Cortelyou Chosen Republican National Committee Chair
Jorge B Cortelyou selected as chairman at the convention adjournment. He vows independence from dictation and will split time between New York and Chicago headquarters. New secretary Ebner Dover, treasurer Cornelius Bliss, and sergeant at arms William F Stone named. Washington reaction from President Roosevelt noted with subdued activity at the White House.
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Jorge B. Cortelyou
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County Land Labor
New York
Ebner Dover
Ohio
Cornelius N Bliss
William F. Stone
Maryland
Campaizon
Pardon Granted After Confession Links Two Murders
In Helena Montana Governor Toole pardoned William Walton who received a life sentence twenty years ago for the murder of John Edwards near Deer Lodge. The act follows William Miles confession in Kansas City on June 12 that he killed Edwards. Walton admitted the crime but is believed insane at the time of the confession. Miles has been released by Kansas City police with Montana authorities’ consent.
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Mont
Kiel Regatta Opens Amid Kaiser Edward Meeting
Kiel scene centers on the Kaiser and King Edward VII set to confer during Kiel week. German officials and the British ambassador arrive as speculation swirls over the private talks and the cooling of German British relations amid reported German hostility toward Edward.
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King Edward Viewed As Europe’s Key Diplomat Amid Kiel Regatta
A German source claims King Edward shapes diplomacy against Germany, aiding France and Italy while undermining the Kaiser. The Kiel regatta saw the crown prince on Angela and Prince Henry on Tilly, with over forty yachts racing in six events on the Baltic.
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England
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Husband kills wife and infant then shoots himself
Ludington Mich June 24 At Amber three miles from this place Rennie Smith aged 4 years shot his young wife through the neck killing her instantly In her arms the woman carried her infant child and as the babe fell the inhuman father put a bullet through its brain Nethen shot him self through the head death resulting soon after Smith and his wife had not been living together for a year Of the entire family only a 23 year old child survives Joseph Smith a Pollock salt lifter employed at Butterville made a fierce and unexpected assault upon Jay Bacon a fellow workin and a crip pie The tatter was remiered unconscious by several terrific blows over the head with a heavy clinb The two men had quarreled previously Smith ran away after the assault but was pursued Fearing capture he plunged into the lake and started to swim to Ludington nearly a mile distant Men followed to a boat however and capt ured him
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Joseph Smith
Butterville
Jay Bacon
Roosevelt Announces Cabinet Changes In 1920s Style
President Roosevelt announces appointments and resignations within the cabinet. William H. Moody of Massachusetts to attorney general. Paul Morton of Illinois to secretary of the navy. Victor H. Metcalf of California to secretary of commerce and labor. Resignations of Cortelyon and Knox accepted to take effect July 1.
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Roosevelt
William H. Moody
Massachusetts
Paul Morton
Illinois
Navy
Victor H. Metcalf
California
Commerce and Labor
Cortelyon
Knox
Bell Girls Enter New York Hotel at Martha Washington
New York June 24 The first bell girl has appeared at the Hotel Martha Washington replacing the bell boys. Patrons may be greeted by Front Miss and all cards handled by female attendants if she proves popular. The six bell boys eye the change with mixed worry and curiosity while remaining on duty. Bell girl No 1 is short and wears a lingering fog braid.
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New York
Martha Washington
Disaster hits Kiel regatta with boats capsizing
Kiel June 24 A gale swept the regatta causing a sea to rise. About 120 competitors raced long matches from German warships when a disaster struck. A score of boats capsized six crews drowned and others were rescued with difficulty.
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Street Car Collides With Suburban Train Killing Child
In Lima Ohio last evening a street car and a western Ohio special suburban car collided while entering a switch. One child was killed and twelve passengers were injured. Many riders were returning from a Knights of Columbus outing.
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Rescue plan tests Supreme Court ruling in mining case
Butte Miners union pledges 25.4 to aid Colorado miners seeking a legal test of the state supreme court decision upholding military government and habeas corpus suspension. Other tests target President Moyer's jail without charge and governor power to deport miners without trial. Dr Andreen, St Louis, speaks at broader convention notes.
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Deaths Result of Colorado Trouble.
Four tragedies in a week mark the Western Federation of Miners strike in Denver Colorado. Emil L Johnson killed himself by inhaling gas after cursing Gov Peabody for splitting his family. A miner with a card was slain under a viaduct. Paul Menapace, Austrian deported as a strike sympathizer, buried after heartbreak. Nels Olsen, Victor miner card holder, died after brutal military confinement.
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Gov. Peabody
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Trinidad
Nels Olsen
Victor
Fire at the Fair Destroys a House
A fire at the world’s fair consumed the house of Hoo Hoo with all contents. Loss placed at 50,000 dollars. The blaze, believed caused by a defective electric light wire, threatened nearby buildings but was contained.
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St. Louis
Dollar Watchman Bride: From Ten Bucks to Millionaire
Muskegon Michigan on June 24 Marcia Bannister married Robert H W Ingersoll of New York. The groom arrived by special train from Lansing with fifty friends from New York Detroit and Chicago. Ingersoll left Lansing twenty five years ago with ten dollars and is now a millionaire after inventing the dollar watch.
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Marcia Bannister
Robert HW. Ingersoll
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Lansing
Detroit
Chicago
Ingersoll
Dingley Tariff for Canal Strip Ordered by Taft
Secretary Taft issued orders applying the Dingley act tariff rates to the canal strip on the Isthmus of Panama and ordered the establishment of post offices there.
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Taft
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Panama
National Politics Echoes From Roosevelt Rise
A 50 year survey of American politics highlights Theodore Roosevelt as the first vice presidential successor to reach the presidency and seek a full term. The piece notes party histories, key states, and the shift of the Republican nomination toward New York. It contrasts Democratic nominees from New York and the evolving national landscape.
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Chicago Record-Herald
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Fairbanks and Roosevelt Nomination Tone in 1904
Historical article recalls Senator Fairbanks born in Ohio and his political rise. It notes his 1897 and 1903 Senate terms, 1904 Republican nomination alongside Theodore Roosevelt, and historical party victories and debates about future electoral outcomes. It ponders whether Roosevelt can secure a full term and electoral college majority.
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Donovan Files $3 Million Timber Damages Suit
James Donovan sues Senator Thomas C. Platt of New York and J Platt Underwood of Chicago for 3 million in damages claiming timber worth 3 million was cut from Donovan lands in Michigan and Wisconsin without valid title. Suit filed as praecipe served at Coliseum during Republican convention. Deputy sheriffs target Platt and Underwood for summons.
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Thomas J Flynn
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Old Colony
Gup hill Wins In Handicap Shoot Grand American Finish
Indianapolis June 24 With a thousand enthusiasts crowding the lines Richard L Guphill of Aitken Minn handicapped at nineteen yards yesterday afternoon won the Grand American trophy a silver tea service and 1000 dollars in cash in the third shoot off of a tie with William Randal of Telluride Colo at ninety six breaks
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Aitken
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Snow storm raging in Butte Montana June 24
Butte Montana reports an intermittent snow storm since last night with temperatures between 30 and 40 above zero. The storm seems widespread across the state and ongoing.
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Haytians Insult Foreign Nations
Paris reports the Haytian government plans to send warships to Port au Prince to demand reparations after an attack on the French minister by the palace guard. A June 22 note from Minister Powell in Port au Prince says French and German ministers and their wives were stoned, with minor injuries, and no apology given. The incident links the Haytian government to the attack, tied to ongoing Haytian bank troubles and the detention of foreign bank officers.
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Government inspection opposed by grain dealers
The Nation of Grain Inspectors, an arm of the Grain Dealers National association, met in annual session and adopted resolutions urging uniform grain grading nationwide while opposing federal grain inspection and backing terminal market inspections under boards of trade supervision.
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Nation of Grain Inspeectors
Deslera’ Nateal Association
United States
Boards of Trade
Milwanh Tical Asse
Davenport Youth Reads Ode at Harvard Exercises
Arthur D. Frick of Davenport Iowa delivered the ode at Harvard University closing exercises in Cambridge Massachusetts on June 24.
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Arthur D. Frick
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Russians Repulsed At Port Arthur In Heavy Fighting
Heavy firing near Port Arthur reported by Che Foo and Tokio dispatches on June 24. Russian force of two cavalry regiments, one infantry regiment, and artillery attacked Japanese outposts but were defeated and withdrew toward Shintailing, with Japanese casualties including Major Kubota killed and nine wounded.
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Tsuo River
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Tragedy on Eleven Floors Ends in Double Death
Detroit reporter Charles A. Swayne fatally shot Effie L. Alvord of Saginaw in a hotel corridor on the eleventh floor of the Chamber of Commerce building. He then leapt from a window to the pavement, dying instantly. The injured woman likely recovered.
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Charles A. Swayne
Effie L. Alvord
Saginaw
Chamber of Commerce
Swayne
Cholera Epidemic At the Center of Rug Industry
Washington dispatch reports 250 cholera cases in late May at Sultanabad, the main Persian carpet trade hub with the United States, as Vice Consul John Tyler in Teheran informs the state department. In Michigan, the Atlantic mine shuts and 700 workers idle due to a strike of 120 trammers, mainly Finns and Austrians.
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State Department
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United States
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