Frantic Democratic Convention Sees Bryan Rally
Wearied delegates packed the arena as the convention nominated William Jennings Bryan for president amid tumult and dramatic moments. The scene featured a mid-session surge of support, a final vice presidential reading, and a wave of cheers that carried Bryan’s name from gallery to gallery.
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Iern
Burke
Indiana
Bryan
Columbia
Em Fordi Ag
Jennings Bryan Way
Tom
Mai
Sketch of court room scene in impeachment trial of Hanford
Witnesses testified about Judge Hanford's alleged drunkenness during the impeachment inquiry. Seventeen witnesses described incidents on trains and streets, including a 1908 fall and late night car rides, while others defended his conduct as fatigue or nodding off.
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SN Rete
Hanford
Congressional Committee
Ithe Hanford
Robert D. Jones
Holt
Jones
Hugh C. Caldwell
C. F. Riddell
Karl Young
Judge Hanford
Taft
Galer St
Hughes
Graham
Allen
Manford
Judge Manford
E. J. Brown
Thesiff Ed Cudihee
HC. Littey
Brown
Dr. Brown
Mqnor
Attor Hughes
Rown
Dreamland Rink
Jutze
Olsson
Hattie W. Titus
Hermon F. Titus
Seattle
Bellevue Summit
Little White House at Sea Girt Beckons Delegates
Sea Girt New Jersey July 3 crowds swell the little white house as tents rise for telegraphers visitors and ropes guard the grass. The Texas delegation and others plan on calling on the nominee Governor Wilson learns Gov Marshall was nominated for vice president and calls on him. Mrs Wilson explains his calm during the balloting and a message of congratulations from Charles Murphy arrives.
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United Presse
Sea Girt
N. J
White House
Texas
Baltimore
New Jersey
Tennessee
Pennsylvania
Wilson
Gov
Marshall
Indiana
Mr. Wilson
Final Action by Democratic Convention Adopts Wilson Marshall Ticket
The Democratic National Convention nominated Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey for president and Gov. Thomas R. Marshall of Indiana for vice president. A strong progressive platform was adopted and the convention adjourned at 1 56 a.m. on July 3 after sessions begun June 25.
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Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Thomas R. Marshall
Indiana
Portraits of resolve amid party turmoil and street attack
The article describes a political rally where a speaker vows renewed fighting for progress, receiving loud applause as he relinquishes leadership. In Portland, July 3, Mrs Johnston and her mother suffer severe injuries after being savagely attacked by A M Tracher, who fled the scene with a Seattle employment letter and a Bremerton bank book.
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Portland, Or
R. Johnston
C. R. McLeod
A. M. Tracher
Tracher
Poindexter Split Sheds Light on Payne Aldrich Bill
Senate rejected the House revised chemical schedule bill 26 to 23 on July 3 with Poindexter the lone Republican vote against the party line. In Washington Cox introduces a treasury probe proposal. referred to the expenditures committee to decide on investigation scope and report.
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Washington
House
Senate
Poindexter
Treasury Department
Cox
Dem
House Committee On Expenditures
Elks Leader John Sullivan Arrives in Seattle for Reunion
John Sullivan grand exalted ruler of the Elks arrives in Seattle from the East at 8 tonight on his way to the Elks reunion in Portland. He will depart Seattle for Portland at 11 46.
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John Sullivan
The
Elka
Seattle
Elks
Portland
Franklin D Roosevelt reports reaction to Clark nomination
Franklin Roosevelt of New York, nephew of Col. Roosevelt, visited Gov. Wilson at Oyster Bay and said Pop has been praying for Clark. He described Col. Roosevelt's reaction as not exactly gratifying, conveying the mixed sentiment after the Democratic presidential nomination.
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Clark Sea Girt
N. 4
Col. Roosevelt
Gov. Wilson
Franklin P. Roosevelt
New York
White House
Clark
Kermit
Oyster Bay
Franklin Roosevelt
Gov.Wilson
Treasury official resigns amid critical letters to Taft and MacVeagh
Piatt Andrew assistant secretary of the treasury resigned charging Secretary MacVeagh with indecision and hostility toward minor officials. He sent frank letters to Taft and MacVeagh naming bureau heads facing trouble, while MacVeagh travels to Dublin Massachusetts for the Fourth.
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The
Treasury
Macveagh
Taft
Treasury Department
Dublin
Mass
Aldrich Monetary Commission
Aldrich Central Bank
White House
Love Lures Bride To 7000 Mile Liberia Mission
Miss Luella Hesse of Sunbury Pennsylvania plans a 7000 mile trip to Liberia to marry Rev. Charles H Brosiva a Lutheran missionary there. The couple met in Liberia and the romance unfolds in classic fashion as she prepares for the life abroad.
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United Press
Philadelphia
Luella Hesse
Sunbury
Liberia
Africa
Charles H. Brosiva
Relic of Cromwell room to be moved from Banbury
Historic Globe room and ceiling from the Reindeer inn Banbury linked to Cromwell are being removed and shipped to London for reassembly. A prominent American bought the pieces but was advised they should stay in the country. A second item notes dynamite blasts near the Akron recovery site. Calvin Vaniman’s body was identified among the wreck’s detritus.
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London
Globe
Reindeer Inn
Banbury
Cromwell
Edgehill
Atlantic City
N. J
Vaniman
Akron
Melvin Vaniman
Walter Guest
Fred Elmer
Calvin Vaniman
Man shoots Brintnall then kills himself in office
Prank Williamson a log man shot B W Brintnall in his office at 525 New Block then fatally shot himself. Brintnall, ex Seattle high school principal and Olympia superintendent, died shortly after. The motive cited a money dispute over a timber loan. Williamson, 65, was a Coast lumberman known for a calm temper.
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Prank Williamson
B. W. Brittmall
New
Wil Brintnall
Brintnall
Williamson
Tall
Seattle
Olympia
Pacific Teachers’ Agency
Frank Williamson
Frank
Seattle Sees World’s Lowest Death Rate Record
Emerson Efficiency Engineers of Boston report to Seattle city council on a five year decline in deaths from 15 per thousand to under 10. Samuel S. D. Emerson says the city’s garbage collection efficiency under the health and sanitation department contributed to the improvement after three weeks of study.
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Seattle
Samuel S. D. Emerson
Emerson Efficiency Engineers of
Boston
Emerson
Department of Health and Sanitation
Cheers for Champ Clark in House as votes settle
In Washington on July 3 enthusiastic ovations greeted Speaker Champ Clark and Majority Leader Underwood as defeated candidates were cheered by Democrats and Republicans. Clark struck the gavel, Underwood appeared with his signature smile, and the session resumed while the chaplain prayed for grace to endure political vicissitudes.
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United Leased Wire
Hington
House
Champ Clark
Underwood
Democratea
Clark
Return of Johnson Flynn Fight Read by Megaphone Club
The Star invites readers to attend the Johnson Flynn boxing return, to be read round by round from the United Press wire. Five thousand may enter, with no streetcars to disturb the crowd.
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Star Office
Johnson- Flynn
United Press
Clara’s Inheritance Delayed to Age Thirty
A joke outlines Clara’s inherited funds held by her father until she reaches thirty. The punchline reveals she will not acknowledge the windfall, highlighting a humorous family dynamic and the delay in access to money.
Spreckels Backs Wilson in National Politic Showdown
Rudolph Spreckels of San Francisco, a graft prosecutions financier and La Follette supporter, endorses Woodrow Wilson for president in a telegram to New Jersey Governor. Governor Johnson in Sacramento says Wilson's nomination will not alter Roosevelt progressive plans.
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San Francisco
Rudolph Spreckels
Robert M. la Follette
Woodrow Wilson
Spreckles
New Jersey
Sacramento
Johnson
Wilson
Abduction case suspect located in Heppner Oregon
Reports from Roseburg say George Gray, sought in the alleged abduction of 19 year old Ethel Metcalf of Oakland, Oregon, is said to be in Heppner Oregon. Miss Metcalf remains unfound.
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Roseburg, Or
George Gray
Roseburg
Ethel Metcalf
Oakland
Heppner
Miss Metcalf
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