Fayette man enters United States senate race
Matt Collmer of Fayette Rockwall county filed his senatorial bid sending his application to Democratic county chair L Bailey. In Boston delegates at the national city planning conference discussed paying the bills for city improvements with papers by city and state officials. A North Dakota resident claimed relief from rheumatism after using Foley Kidney Pills and Edwards King Drug Co.
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Associated Press
Sherman, Tex
Matt Collmer
Fayette
Rockwall County
United States
L. Bailey
Nelson P. Leads
Board of Estimate
New York City
James A. Gallivan
Boston
Leroy Thacker
Watertown
Dak
Foley
Edwards King Drug Co
Wm. A. Alten
Chacon
Mexico
Allen
New Jersey Primary In Full Swing For Taft Roosevelt Fight
New Jersey voters go to the polls to influence national nominations with Taft and Roosevelt each seeking large pluralities. Roosevelt rests at Oyster Bay before a Gettysburg trip. Taft arrives in Atlantic City for a Glassboro speech as weather turns sunny and voting hours run from 1 to 9 PM.
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Associated Press
Newark
N. J
New Jersey
Chicago
Baltimore
Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Gettysburg
Taft
Atlantic City
Glassboro
New York
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
LaFollette
Wilson
Grace Benson Promotes Hand and Arm Beauty Remedy
Grace Benson claims fame for the beauty of hands and arms and offers a viewing free recipe. She writes a lotion using Kalux Compound witch hazel and water for nightly use to make skin transparent and remove defects. She says the treatment is harmless and may even improve the neck when worn with low collars.
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Grace Benson
Taft Starts Last Lap of New Jersey Campaign
President Taft left Atlantic City by special train soon after 7 AM for a dozen small town speeches before noon. After midnight dinner he did not sleep, and with ex Gov Murphy Maj Rhoads his aide and three secret service men walked the boardwalk with reporters and watched the moonlit ocean.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
N. J
Taft
New Jersey
Franklin Murphy
Maj
Thomas L. Rhoads
Bitter fight in Kentucky convention looms
Louisville May 28—Democrats seek control of the Kentucky state convention with Ollie M. James and J. B. McCreary as temporary chairman contenders. The battle draws nearly all Kentucky Democrats while Henry Watterson and J C W Beckham spark a potential side clash. Contests loom over Franklin and Jefferson county delegations. Prendergast improves in New York and plans to speak at Chicago.
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Associated Press
Louisville
Champ Clark
Kentucky
Clark
Ollie M. James
J. B. McCreary
Henry Watterson
J. C. W. Beckham
Watterson
Jefferson County
Beckham
Franklin County
Franklin
Mr. Beckham
Prohibition Party Convention Opens in Louisville
Prohibitionists in Kentucky meet for the state convention in Louisville with business expected to finish this afternoon. The gathering focuses on party platform and organizing efforts statewide.
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Associated Press
Louisvile
Prohibition Party
Deportation of I W W members and bomb plan surfaced
Los Angeles reports say two I W W members, Albert Dumont and Albert Wilson, were ordered deported after immigration found them in violation of anti alien law. About 200 men were sent to San Diego and Jos eph Meyers of the San Diego police arrived with several bombs tied to a plan to harm San Diego officials. In Seattle, Mayor Cottrill vetoed a city council anti red flag ordinance after a May demonstration.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Industrial Workers of the World
San Diego
Joseph Meyers
Albert J. Dumont
Albert Wilson
United States
Seattle
Wash
George F. Cottrill
Texas Power and Light to Merge North Texas Plants
Allan D. Sanford reports the Texas Power and Light Company plans an $18 million merger creating a single system. The deal would unite Waco Electric & Gas, Waxahachie Electric & Gas, Cleburne Electric & Gas, and Hillsboro Electric & Gas, among others, under Dallas headquarters.
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Texas Power and Light Company
Austin
Tex
Allan D. Sanford
Waco
Department of Insurance and Banking
Texas Power & Light Company
Dallas
Northexas
Waco Electric & Gas Company
Waxahachie Electric & Gas Company
Cleburne Electric & Gas Company
Hillsboro Electric & Gas Company
Centralized electric trust eyed for Texas cities
Sherman Electric & Gas and Bonham Electric & Gas join Temple Light & Power under one central management to supply light and interurban power. A large new central plant is proposed, likely at Waco, with M. B. McCullough as major stockholder and other owners named.
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Sherman Electric & Gas Company
Bonham Electric & Gas Company
Temple Light & Power Company
Mr. Sanford
Sanford
Waco
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Ise
Castoria
the Centaur Company
Watt Collmer
Ther Associated Press
Dane
Coca-Cola CO
Atlanta, GA
Hope
Pt Ae
Chattanooga
Coca-Cola
Prendergast
Postum Cereal Company, Limited
Battle Creek, Michigan
Normandy
Princess
Pat
Wolfson
Mother Hubbard
Saul Woetso
M. B. McCullough
Booneville
Emmet Bank Unincorpora
Thos
D. Conroy
E. J. McCormick
J. Frank Gallagher
Bexar Drug Company
Union Meat Company
Beef and Pork Packers
Union Stock Yards
San Antonio, Texas
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