Roosevelt and Taft deadlock loom in Chicago nomination race
Belligerent camps sharpen efforts as Roosevelt and Taft fight for contested delegates in Chicago. Leaders predict deadlock or a dark horse as La Follette's strength grows and pledges to obey instructions are contested. Delegates from Missouri Wisconsin North Dakota Iowa debate influence and strategy.
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Taft Biases Against Progressive Nominating Scenarios
President Taft signals opposition to Cummins or La Follette as compromise nominees, citing court and judge recall stances. He implies a first ballot nomination with votes to spare, and suggests Root or Fairbanks as alternate choices. Maryland electors reportedly back Taft. southern delegates may surprise managers.
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Plant attack by strikers leaves one dead in Perth Amboy
A thousand striking laborers stormed the American Smelting and Refining plant in Perth Amboy New Jersey. One striker was killed and three wounded by a volley fired by deputy sheriffs. The incident marks a violent labor dispute at the facility.
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One More Elgin Banker Is Taken
Chicago reports Melvin C Jocelyn former assistant cashier at Elgin National Bank arrested in Elgin on June 14. He is held to the grand jury in 10000 dollar bond. Charges mirror those against former cashier Seaman of the Elgin bank who was recently arrested in Los Angeles.
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Weather report for Rock Island area with storms forecast
The forecast covers Rock Island Davenport Moline and vicinity. Showers and thunderstorms expected this afternoon and tonight with cloudy Saturday and little temperature change. Winds from the south to west light to moderate. Temperature 67 at 7 am yesterday high 89 lowest last night 60 precipitation 1.29 inches humidity 88 at 7 pm. Astronomical notes list sun set 7 22 and rise 4 28 with Mars Jupiter Venus Mercury Saturn visible.
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Rival Partisans Clash Outside Chicago Committee Rooms
A fist fight erupted between Grant Victord a U S marshal for eastern Oklahoma and Taft supporters and L J Disney and Patrick Dore Roosevelt adherents in Chicago. Detectives broke up the scuffle after a Heney motion to exclude Victord from voting.
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Daring Death: Two Men Die After Strychnine Dare
In St Joseph Missouri on June 14 Philip Scheibe and Henry Ellmore were found dead in their room. They had swallowed strychnine in beer the night before after daring each other to do so.
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Lieutenant Hazlehurst Buried at Arlington Cemetery
Lieutenant Hazlehurst, an army officer killed in a biplane crash Tuesday, was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. He rests beside Lieutenant Selfridge, another U.S. Army aviator honored for contributing to aviation development.
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Turks Beat Italians In Tripoli Victory Report
A correspondent from Tripoli reports Turkish troops defeated Italian forces on Wednesday. The action caused many Italian casualties while Turkish losses were 59 killed and 13 wounded.
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Chicago Snapshots A L Orgs Endorse Roosevelts Nomination
Chicago notes by A L Orgs, national committee man from Ohio, say the country will go to the dogs if Roosevelt is nominated.
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Roosevelt To Chicago After Roosev elt Delegates Demand
Roosevelt will leave New York for Chicago at 5 30 this evening with Regis Post to answer the unanimous demand of Roosevelt delegates. He says the action of the national committee shows people must choose their own candidates or have them stolen by politicians. He travels to Chicago to represent principles of the party as expressed in primaries.
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Police Prepare to Guard the Taft Convention in Chicago
National committee officials told Mayor Harrison they feared a mob would disrupt the Taft convention at the Coliseum. Harry S. New led the delegation, seeking 250 uniformed officers and police guards at entrances to prevent rioting and door-rushing.
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Democrats in Baltimore Back Unit Rule and Two-Thirds Nomination
Democratic national committeemen meeting in Baltimore on June 14 expressed that no moves would abrogate the unit rule or the rule requiring a two thirds vote to nominate a candidate.
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Gen Wood Targeted in Army Plot Allegations
Washington stockpiled with sensational charges as Hanna plotting against Major General Leonard Wood rose during debate on the army appropriation bill. References to Pershing and Humphrey surfaced, set against a push to depose Wood and appoint a commission to control posts. The house adopted the conference report, sending it to the president amid questions of constitutionality. Civil service tenure was also debated with a five year limit rejected and an examination system proposed.
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Three Linemen Die On High Tension Wire
Three linemen die after contact with a high voltage wire in Elizabeth New Jersey on June 14. Their bodies hung from a metal crossarm for over an hour before firefighters removed them.
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Hanley Stricken in Chicago Street Collapse
John A. Hanley vice president of the Rock Island Southern railroad suffered an epileptic fit Thursday noon and collapsed on La Salle and Washington streets. He was moved to Iroquois hospital then Wesley hospital where doctors said his condition is critical. Hanley, who lived at the Great Northern hotel since February, previously resided at the Auditorium hotel and reportedly had a similar stroke last fall.
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