Tri City Press Club Event Honors Secretary Taft
A Davenport gathering of the Tri City Press Club featured General Crozier and Colonel Blunt as high honors guests. The evening included a ceremony, military salutes, and toasts praising unity, patriotism, and the press, with Rabbinic blessing and remarks by toastmaster Mr. Tillinghast and President Sundine.
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Judge Taft
General Croater
Stanhope S. Blunt
Rock Island Arsenal
C. 8, Ridhe
United States Engineers
J. Franklin Bell
United States Army
William Butterworth
Moline
John Sundine
Press Club
B. F. TillInedast
Robert Rexdale
Rabbi Pineshri
Towine
Holm Simdine
Eloh
Bop
Commander Peary
Janes Whitcomo Riley
George Ade
Mee Weheon
Richard Henry Little
Henry Waterson
William J. Bryan
Edward Howard Griznd
Himal Red Cross
Theodore Roosevelt
The
United
Taft
Taft at School in Iowa City With 3000 Visitors
Secretary Taft was enthusiastically greeted by about 3000 out of town visitors and the entire faculty student body of Iowa State College. He joined the college procession, delivered an address, spoke at the Alumni dinner, and addressed citizens in the open air. An evening bar dinner was planned.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Taft
Iowa State College
Illinois passengers fight new rail fare act in Chicago session
Illinois railroad representatives in Chicago push to withdraw special rates for convention delegates and merchants. Officials argue a 2 cent per mile fare will harm wholesale traders, with 1.5 cents and 1.0 cent options considered. Legislative timing for Missouri, Illinois and nearby states noted as different.
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Illinois Railroad
Chic
Chicago
TL C. Barlow
Association
Itsse Heer
Tiinois
N York Central
Pennsylvania
Mayor Griffiths Drowns Afire While Fording Stream
Springfield Illinois June 12 Mayor Griffiths of this city was drowned this afternoon while attempting to ford a stream on horseback near Springfield. The unexpected flood waters proved fatal for the mayor who sought to cross the swollen current.
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Springfield
Griffiths
Roosevelt and limits on private power praised at club event
The Try Press Club program featured remarks lauding Theodore Roosevelt for seeking to curb private power abuses during a time of prosperity. Speakers argued strong regulation can prevent misuse by the few and praised Roosevelt for guiding future policy while acknowledging ongoing challenges. Robert Rexdale read two poems, including Yankee Guns at Manila, and General Crozier was introduced for continued remarks on Page Four.
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Ae Wieller
Hanya Elven
Willian Crozier
Davenport
Wien
Divivinol
Athens
Pross
Elu
Powe Wien
Theodore Roosevelt
Hear Club
Taft
Mr Tillinghast
Robert Rexdale
Try Press Club
Rexdale
Manila
Press Club
William Crozier
Mr. Tillinghast
Harry Orchard Watched 12 Nights to Shoot Officer
Boise June 12 With the Haywood trial resuming the cross examination of Harry Orchard continued into its fifth day. The session revisited the reward plan against Governor Peabody at Canon City and the dynamiting cases to test Orchard’s credibility. A sharp wrangle with Attorney Richardson occurred over coaching claims while Orchard denied being instructed and claimed to tell the truth. Orchard recounted waiting twelve nights to kill General Sherman Bell in Denver, aided by a dog’s bark at his target.
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Boise
Haywood
Harry Orchard
Peabody
Canon City
Richard and Gabbert
Richardson
Orchard
McParland
Bell
Gral Sherman Bell
Denver
Ruef testifies to payments to Schmitz in Fillmore street house
In San Francisco on June 12 Abraham Ruef answered affirmatively to questions about giving Eugene E Schmitz $2,500 in January 1905 at 2849 Fillmore Street. Ruef said he told the mayor the sum was Schmitz's share of $5.04 received from French restaurants.
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Cal
He Schmitz
Abraham Ruef
Fillmore Stre
Eugene E Schmitz
Ruef
Schmitz
Car H it s Auto Tracks Fatal Wreck in Indianapolis
Two women were killed a man fatally injured and two other women seriously hurt when a street car struck an automobile carrying a party near Thirty eighth street and College avenue Indianapolis. Driver J F Himes said he slowed to let a northbound car pass then entered the crossing on the double track and the southbound street car struck the auto. Mrs Love died instantly and Mrs Gordon died after hospital admission.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Emma Gordon
Mols
J. F. Himes
Broad Ripple
Fay Himes
Bearillas Kaster
Thomas Love
Thirty Eighth Street
College Avenue
Himes
Love
Gordon
Roosevelt party leaves Washington for Oyster Bay by private car
President Roosevelt and Mrs Roosevelt with Mrs Cowles and others depart Washington in the private Magnet car attached to a Pennsylvania train for Oyster Bay to spend the summer. In Ottumwa Iowa Earl Brown, 13, was declared insane after being struck on the head with a baseball bat during an amateur game.
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Washington
Cowles
Loeb
M. Clatta
Pennsylvania Railroad
Oyster Bay
Ottumwa
Towa
Earl Brown
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