Eve of the Democratic State Convention in Harrisburg
Harrisburg crowds fill streets on the eve of the Pennsylvania Democratic convention as factions form around Judge Smith and Judge Mestreza. Guffey stays neutral while Pattison seeks influence. Fitzsimmons and Jennings direct Smith headquarters as delegates arrive and plans for a possible Smith nomination unfold.
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Hope
Fitzsimmons
Pattison
Harrishure
Harrisburg
Bolton
Commonwealth
Lochtel
Supreme Court
F. J. Fitzsimmons
J. Jennings
Smith
Walnut Street
Fite Silmmons
Judge Smith
Jude
Superior Court
Harrisburg Dispatch on Lackawanna Delegation at Convention
Harrisburg June 13. The Lackawanna delegation works hard to influence the Supreme court nomination and party leadership. Key figures include Judge Ermentrout, ex-Senator Wolverton, Judge Krebs, and Judge Smith with supporting factions and arrivals from Scranton and Luzerne.
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Harrisburg
Lackawanna
Ermentrout
Reading
Firmentrout
Erniertrout
Supreme Court
Krebs
Clearfield County
Wolverton
Northumberland
Northumberland ex-Tuadge Kreha
Wallace
W. HL. Wallace
Drudge Krebs
James Guy Gordon
James L. Kerr
Pennsylvania Millroad
Nemedy
Allesheny
Yerkes
Bucks
Kreby
Clearfield
Smith
Kennedy Cinnot
Superior Court
Robert
Patison
Philadelphia
Judge Smith
Lawrence Band
F. J. Fitzsimmons
Dalton House
Judge Lynch
Tide Lynch
John M. Garmin
Luzerne
Lackawanna Delegation Elects Officers at Convention
The Lackawanna delegates held a meeting and elected Joseph O'Brien as chairman to count the vote tomorrow Frank M. Wandling was named vice chairman and John J. Coyne secretary The slate for committees includes Creden Thus W M O Malley organization James K ONeill resolutions and Hon Frank St Coyne J FF Mitchell.
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Lackawanna
Joseph O'Brien
Frank M. Wandling
John J. Coyne
Credenthus
W. M. O'Malley
James K. O'Neill
Frank St. Coyne
FF. Mitchell
Result Still a Puzzle Indications of Western PA Nominee
Indications point to a Western Pennsylvania nominee for the supreme court judge race. The Associated Press reports the contest outcome remains unresolved and continues on page six.
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Pennsylvania
Associated Pros
Harrisburg
Supreme Court
Desolation at New Richmond after devastating tornado
Destruction covers New Richmond Wisconsin as 200 of 500 buildings are wrecked or burned. Fifty four bodies found with the death toll expected to top one hundred. Injured are transported to St Paul and Minneapolis. churches serve as temporary morgues while residents search for missing relatives.
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New Richmond
Wilc
Tully
Debria
Clites
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Hudson
Tre
Atracken Morales
John Glidden
Main Street
Ship movements and arrivals list from New York June
Compiled records show vessels arriving and clearing ports including Antwerp Bremen Liverpool and Havre. Entries mention Lisard June 13 passings and routes to New Jersey Havre and Charleston with multiple European port calls.
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New York
Southwark
Antwerp
Vieutenlc
Liverpool
Friewland
Sallad
Lahn
Bremen
Tauric
Boulogne
Salled
Palmeria
Hombure
Lisard
Spaarmdam
Bevlogne
Hottendam
la Ganecosne
Havre
Armor Plate Load Confused By Garbled Report
A Pennsylvania railroad freight car carried a heavy armor plate load described as 1.09 pounds destined for a Kuselan buttitenhip group. The report is muddled with mis-spellings and unclear references to the War and project teams.
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Bethlehem
Dathlehem Steel Company
Japan to Return Warships From Late War
Seattle reports from the Orient say Japan will return warships captured in the late war to China under a policy to protect neighbors from European encroachment. China must invest in new vessels built under Japanese direction. Japan also restricts repairs at government yards to emergencies. Hong Kong papers warn of trouble around the Dowager Empress and Generalissimo’s Pekin review of 200,000 Chinese troops, amid Western objections.
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Mikado
Seattle
Orient
Japan
China
Tt T
Mae
Hong Kong
Jong Ielet
Pekin
Tornado Ravages Herman Iowa Territory Strikes Omaha Area
A tornado hit the village of Herman tonight causing widespread destruction and many fatalities. Twelve dead already confirmed with fears the toll could rise toward a hundred as trains and wires were disrupted and most buildings were destroyed. Wreckage and bodies lay scattered as rescue crews searched the devastated streets.
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Omaha
Herman
Bltalr
Hermania Seth
Easy Cure of Appendicitis by Nonoperative Twist
New York reports Dr. George J. Helmer curing appendicitis in a young woman without surgery. He placed one hand on the abdomen and grasped the right leg at the knee, then gave a quick silent twist to expel clogging particles from the vermiform appendix.
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New York
George J. Helmer
Strike at Cleveland Ended Quietly in Large Crowds
In Cleveland on June 1, officials of Big Consolidated Hallway Co. faced a strike with a surrounding mob around every car. Police kept crowds from causing disturbances, and the strikers did not attempt to recruit non union workers, leading to a peaceful outcome.
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Clevelaw
Big Consolidated Hallway Company
General Luna Killed in Aguinaldo Quarters Clash
Junt information reports that Oe Opener Tama and Aidedmewnp Lieutenant Dsea Ruameon dined at Aguinaldo’s HQ when Ian and Heanon clashed with a guard. A revolver was drawn and Tima and Ramen were killed by the guard.
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Tama
Dsea Ruameon
Acuinabdo
Aguinaldo
Ian
Heanon
Amilialdo
Dolain
Tima
Ramen
Huntingdon Republicans nominate anti-Quay leader at county convention
State Senator Chisholm led the anti-Quay faction at the Huntingdon county convention and won the organization. The group nominated a candidate to succeed Chairman Gutz as county chairman, signaling a shift in focal leadership ahead of the election.
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Hunthuden
Huntingdon
TNS
Chisholm
Gutz
Strike Widens as Workers Quit At Pelaware and Lackawanna
Unionists at the Mocks hig extended to the coal hewvurs with 100 men quitting today. Show of sympathy by freight handlers spurs labor action amid unclear local details and alignment.
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Billalo
Pelaware
Lackawanna
Zanceville Update on Bluie Bintan Lasch
In Zanceville on June Op the patient Bluie Bintan Lasch shows improved condition. He regained consciousness this afternoon and displays signs of enlivened health. Doctors believe he may recover enough to return home.
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Zanceville
Huiin
Senator Wy and Abidin Urge Elect Vien Over McKinley Hobart
A not fully clear statement shows Senator Wy and Abidin advocating for Vien as presidential candidate over McKinley and Hobart. The fragment references political names and a push for a specific ticket. The text appears as a quoted stance from a political dialogue or communication.
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Dutique
View Presilent
McKinley
Hobart
Vien
London Doctor Lawson Tait, Pioneer of Abdominal Surgery, Dies
London physician Dr. Lawson Tait, renowned as a pioneer of abdominal surgery, died today in his seventy third year. He achieved landmark innovations and influenced surgical practice worldwide.
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London
Lawson Tait
Poincare Seen As Likely Dupuy Success In French Crisis
Paris reports President Loubet pressed Senate and Chamber leaders to end the cabinet crisis swiftly after Premier Dupuy and his ministers resigned. M. Poincare is summoned and reportedly ready to form a cabinet with names including Deleasse Bourgeois and Waldeck-Rousseau, among others.
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Paris
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M. Dupuy
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Prous
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Colleaigues
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Rouvier
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Bourgeois
Loubet Assailant Baron Christiani Sentenced Four Years
Paris June 19 Baron Christiani who assaulted President Loubet with a cane at the Auteuil races June 4 was sentenced to four years imprisonment. The court noted the penal code range from two to five years and ordered payment of trial costs.
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Auteuil
Aaron Christiani
Christiant
Royalist Club
White Carnation Club
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M. Foullfolley
Feneral
Christian
Poller
Prince de Broilie
Comte de Labord
Marquis de Broc
Death of William L Cox Harnessmaker and Mason
William L Cox a renowned harnessmaker and leading citizen of Montrose died today at his chair from heart disease. A longtime Mason and father of Charley Cox of Scranton his age is given as 71 years.
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Montrose
William L Cox
Ile
Charley Cox
Scranton
Manila and Las Pinas Fight Rages In Philippine Campaign
The report details intense combat south of Manila around Las Pinas and Zapote river. General Lawton directs a stiff defense as American forces, aided by gunships Monadnock and gunboats, push to repel a large Philippine insurgent battery across a fortified river line.
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Lawton
Las Pinas
Twenty-first Infantry
Americana
United States
Flelona
Zafiro
Hawadir
Baceor
Lawson
Fourteenth
Twenty-first
Beott
Fourteenth Infantry
Manila
Galt
Shet
Linten
Jan Pinas
Dinos
Mich O Flores
Bedlea
Svt
Heyoss
Weather and World Tensions Loom in Early Morning News
The morning paper reports mixed weather outlooks along with chaotic political clashes between General Americans and Pilipinos amid rising tensions. It notes French Camer riple and a Missouri village evacuation, plus local updates on governance, a one day accident, commentary, and legal proceedings in Scranton and surrounding areas.
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Riple
Missouri
Pension certificate restoration and increase in memory
Washington June 1 pension certificate restoration and increase noted for Abm eo Barnes in Stroudsburg with an amount of $10.
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Washington
Abmeo Barnes
Stroudsburg
Weather note for Pennsylvania showers and wind
June weather outlook for Pennsylvania shows light variable winds and showers expected Wednesday and Thursday. Forecast hints at continued unsettled conditions with possible showers during the period.
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Wiphington
Pennsylvania
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