Hughes Is Nominated by Convention in Watertown Style
The convention lands on Charles E Hughes as candidate after laborious bargaining. Smoot reads the Roosevelt letter, Weeks withdraws, and Illinois delegates shift to Hughes. Roll call follows with Hughes sweeping Alabama through New York plus key midwest and western states. Fairbanks chosen for vice president as Indiana predicts victory for the reform wing.
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Roosevelt Refuses Nomination at Progressive Convention
Theodore Roosevelt declines the Progressive Party nomination while proposing a conditional refusal to run. He asks the process be handed to the national committee, leaving room for Hughes to state his stance. Delegates react with silence and mixed judgments as the convention adjourns sine die.
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Roosevelt Declines Progressive Nomination for President
In Oyster Bay on June 10 Colonel Roosevelt says he is out of politics after declining the Progressive nomination for president. He hints he will not run again on a third ticket and suggests future advocacy may come more through writing than public campaigning.
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Convention Message Sent This Afternoon
A brief note dispatched this afternoon to the convention outlines a key point or directive. The communication hints at ongoing negotiations and potential strategy adjustments. Further details remain limited in the fragment.
Roosevelt and Progressives face party split in Chicago
Chicago June 10 Roosevelt's announcement dominates Progressive talk as leaders outline motives. They believe a crisis looms, with expected conflicts with Japan and Germany after the war. Rumors of a Hughes deal and Roosevelt's potential shift threaten the Republican nomination and split the party, with the national committee set to meet June 25 to decide the path forward. John M. Parker declined comment on Roosevelt's stance, saying he had not time to study the message.
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Flood Damage Hits El Reno as River Rises
The North Canadian river flood sweeps away the Fort Smith and Western railroad bridge and four wagon bridges. About 3000 acres in the county inundated and several farms ruined. At Brookside farm near El Reno two hundred registered hogs drowned as water rose three feet higher than previous records.
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Pearce Robinson Undertaking Co Moves to Soledad Street
A note reports Pearce Robinson Undertaking Co has relocated to 455 Soledad Street. The output includes stray lines from a humorous daily excerpt mentioning individuals Mr Fihdub and Mrs Frubdub and a cartoon dialogue about losing an umbrella.
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Hughes Accepts Nomination Resolves to Campaign
Justice Charles Evan Hughes resigns from the bench and accepts the Republican nomination. He pledges to uphold American rights and restore diplomatic strength, criticizing Wilson era policies on Europe and Mexico while calling for unified support from delegates and a clear campaign name.
Hughes Resigns Judicial Post to Lead Campaign
Charles E. Hughes declares readiness to devote himself to the campaign. He emphasizes preparedness and defense sufficiency, economic independence, fair tariffs, labor justice, and promotion of foreign trade. He vows efficient civil service and urges unity in patriotic national progress.
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Plan Summer Class At Stinson School In Chicago
The Stinson School of Flying will open a Chicago summer aviation class on June 15 while the San Antonio South Loop project continues. Headquarters stay in San Antonio. Chicago branch grows with new hangars at Cicero field. Doyle Bradford of Nacoma Texas, a Stinson graduate, assists in Chicago. Miss Katherine Stinson leads part of the Chicago class from headquarters there. Miss Marjorie Stinson and Edward Stinson remain in San Antonio until the local course ends.
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Origin of chestnut name for old jokes
The Indianapolis News notes the term chestnut for familiar jokes exists in American usage. Actor Joseph Jefferson traced it to a stage anecdote from The Broken Sword where Pablo calls a story a chestnut after the captain misnames a cork tree. William Warren repeated the line, popularizing the quip at a stag dinner and spreading the phrase.
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Angelita Martinez Dies at 21 in San Antonio Home
Angelita Martinez aged twenty one died at her Jones avenue residence at 7 30 on Saturday evening. A Del Rio native, she lived in San Antonio seven years and is survived by husband Nicholas Martinez and two infant children. Funeral services will be held at 3 00 pm Sunday from the residence and at 3 30 pm from San Fernando Cathedral.
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Mrs Susie Longoria Dies at 48 in San Antonio
Susie Longoria aged 48 died at 7 pm Saturday at 2128 West Commerce Street San Antonio native. She leaves husband J. C. Longoria and six children Louis John Henry Gertie Margaret Annie all of San Antonio. Funeral from home at 6 pm this evening with burial at San Fernando cemetery.
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Roosevelt Declines Third Ticket Shakeup Delays St Louis Plans
President Wilson presses Democratic platform work at the White House as Roosevelt refuses a third ticket. Hughes resignation opens questions on a new party chairman while James and House support shift. Convention preparations include McCombs successor options and pending St Louis agenda.
Importance of toad salves and dropsy cure hailed by science
The New York Telegraph notes toad skins yield powerful remedies and a crystalline compound behind dropsy cures. While previously mocked, modern research confirms toad secretions hold medical value, with historic practices like New England ointments and Brazilian arrow poison linked to active compounds.
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President Wilson Accepts Justice Hughes Resignation
Secretary Tumulty delivered Wilson’s reply accepting Justice Hughes resignation from the Supreme Court effective immediately. The letter was transmitted from the White House executive office and delivered in person to Justice Hughes.
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Finger Nails A Porch Of Character In Public View
A Omaha World Herald reflection argues that fingernails reveal a person’s habits. Dirty nails imply either hard labor or slovenliness, shaping others' judgments more than clean windows or doors. Teachers should enforce cleanliness in schools to counter parental neglect.
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Gloves of Egg Shell Hidden Gold in Trash
An Philadelphia Inquirer feature notes dustcart contents are sorted for value. Egg shells serve to make kid gloves and printed calico, while corks fetch nine cents a pound and rubber from old tires funds matts and toys. Old cycles and tubes yield salvage for rubber and iron alike.
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