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Newspaper
Sioux County Herald
Location
Orange City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1912
Page
3
Henry Allen of Kansas read a Roosevelt statement and argued Progressives reject backing the Taft era. Roosevelt adherents booed, calls for “we want Eddy” echoed as delegates clashed over roll recalls and minority rights in a fractured convention.
Des Moines Iowa June 22 writer Walter Harrison of Sioux City who covered the Chicago convention for Des Moines papers collapsed with a nervous breakdown and was brought here by Neal Jones his brother in law. He will be sent to Sioux City as his third attack is reported serious.
Finis Ernnest. a millionaire real estate dealer from East St. Louis and Denver, was taken from a train at St. Joseph Missouri after suffering heart failure on his way to St. Louis. He is in a serious condition.
The Douglas company of starch manufacturers in Cedar Rapids Iowa filed a complaint with the Interstate Commerce Commission urging Illinois Central and 64 other railroads to implement milling in transit rates on corn so starch can claim the remaining through rate to consumption points.
Chicago June 22 George F Stone secretary of the Chicago Board of Trade died yesterday afternoon. Stone long served as board secretary and was well known to grain dealers nationwide after several weeks of illness.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw sobbed during cross examination in the Harry K. Thaw case as she recalled her relationship with Stanford White. She protested being pressed for intimate details and urged that she should not have to relive past events. The hearing paused with Thaw still on the stand and adjournment set for Monday.
Chicago June 4 The Republican national convention nominated William Howard Taft of Ohio for president and James Sherman of New York for vice president after Roosevelt delegates largely abstained. Taft won 601 votes, a clear majority, as the convention adjourned amid cheering and groans. The platform affirmation drew 666 yes votes while many Roosevelt supporters remained silent during state-by-state balloting.
The trial of Clarence Darrow in Los Angeles proceeds with expected testimony by John Harrington about conversations possibly recorded via a phonetic device. Harrington offered brief replies, denying involvement in any plotted betrayal while recalling a jail date for contempt of court.
Bandits disguised as soldiers looted shops in Canton, with 47 stops reported. A detachment of British troops has been rushed from Hong Kong to protect the foreign settlement. Some reports of foreigners killed lack confirmation. Reserves are being organized to travel by boat and train to Canton. city gates are closed and guards patrol. The Rosaria warship was sent to Shameon to bolster defenses amid eleven warships offshore.
Washington reports the House judiciary committee’s findings accuse Judge Robert W. Archbold of misconduct in a pending case. The panel will present the report to the House with charges and specifications and may appoint five to seven members to prepare the trial. A subcommittee is drafting presentment details as the path to Senate action unfolds.
An item at the National Association of Real Estate Exchanges convention features a gavel carved from wood taken from Captain Sigshee's cabin table aboard the Maine. J. B. Wead of Havana presents the historic piece amid session highlights.
An American citizen named Michael Whaten was elected chief executive of the leper colony republic established by the Philippine government. He is noted as the first president of the first leper republic on the island chain.
Washington June 24 Justice Wright of the district supreme court will announce Monday a decision in contempt proceedings against Samuel Gomper s Frank Morrison and John Mitchell of the American Federation of Labor. They are charged with violating a court injunction in the Buck Stove and Range boycott.
President Taft issued a statement Saturday night noting that a national convention of one of the reform parties is typically significant mainly as a prelude to a national effort. He spoke from the capital on the June 24 note, emphasizing the political impact of party conventions and wider public interpretation.
Havana June 22 The immunity period for insurgents under the decree of government commander Alomeaguedo expires tomorrow. In the last ten days hundreds of black fighters sought immunity, none of whom were owned. Remaining in the field are armed bands totaling from a few to several hundred men. Government troops have been active for days with numerous small encounters reported.
Doeberitz Germany an other army aviator Lieut Von Falkenharn of the German army was killed tonight after a combat flight near the military aerodome He attempted to land but made a faulty movement causing the machine to crash and fall Injured is not reported in the fragment
Fragmentary note indicates Taft renominating ballot activities in Chicago with garbled phrases. Mentions Wall and Cork and a tune fragment. No clear dates or outcomes.
New York June 22 A $200000 damage suit is to be brought by the women suffragists against anti suffragists for accusing them of hiring some marchers in the May 4 suffrage parade This decision came at a meeting of the Woman s Political Union board The protest notes alleged underage marchers many college students paid per head and working girls paid to march with the parade headlined by Mrs Arthur M Dunlee and Mrs Morgan G Tulkeley with the Protest as its organ
The chief officers of the General Federation of Women's Clubs arrive in San Francisco ahead of the 11th biennial convention to open next Tuesday. President Mrs. Philip N. Moore of St. Louis, Vice President Mrs. L J Blankenberg of Philadelphia, and others are joined by Mrs. Cowles, chairwoman of the biennial committee, in organizing local arrangements with Mrs. Blankenders and Mrs. A. P. Black of San Francisco.
In Long Island City a double wedding is planned this week for Mrs Ida Reilly and her daughter Josephine Reilly. The pair will wed in a ceremony that unites generations and marks a notable family event in the local community.
Sixty or more houses in Kaylor OBL were smashed in a terrific gale. The village population of about 200 reported no fatalities and only two or so injuries. Not a building remained standing, according to the received message.
El Paso June 24. Mexican federal officials outline plans for a northern border campaign as insurgents flee toward Juarez. Texas militia leaders Hutchins and Walker prepare to act without federal orders, with 2000 troops under Sanes, De Los Blanco, and Garibald to sweep toward Fuurex and to block rear attacks. Llorente says bombardment along the boundary may occur, bullets aimed away from the United States, though some in El Paso doubt fighting will cross the river.
Washington reports the Strawberry tunnel nearly four miles through the Wasatch Mountains completed to divert Strawberry river waters from the Colorado basin. Government engineers describe a high risk project with 60 square foot cross section, timber support, and cement lining, built without a single life lost.
Washington reports that the House will adjourn from June 27 to July 1 to accommodate members in Baltimore, halting business for a week. Senate follows a similar pattern. New appropriations are needed after July 1, the start of the new fiscal year, as vetoes affect armies and wars office funding. The army and naval bills await action, while the continuing resolutions will cover operations in the interim.
United States Judge Hanford denied the motion for a rehearing in the Leonard Oleson naturalization case. Oleson, a socialist, had his naturalization papers revoked for alleged fraud. The matter figures in charges by Congressmen Berger seeking Judge Hanford's impeachment.
Kansas City June 24 Fire yesterday afternoon destroyed the Union Ya grain elevator in Armis Kans with half a million dollars worth of grain. Thirty houses burned and the Union Packing station caught fire. The Swift and Morris packing plants were endangered. The loss will be heavy.
Los Angeles June 22 Judge Hutton eyed whether John T Harrington a Chicago lawyer held a position with Clarence Darrow that barred him from testifying against his former chief now on trial for alleged jury bribery The prosecution argued Harrington acted as an investigator rather than a lawyer secretary or clerk The move surprised prosecutors prompting adjournment to gather authorities Harrington testified he has known Darrow about 16 years and was hired to interview and investigate witnesses in the McNamara case He is also said to have supplied information leading to Darrow’s indictment for juror corruption
Harry Bingham Broun, a Finglish airman training near New York, reports two men in a car robbed him of 208 dollars after his plane engine failed. He landed near Meadow, east of Hemstead, where the robbers seized his money and fled. Broun plans to carry a passenger on future flights.
In early June in Bokchito and nearby towns, scores of armed men hunted bandits who raided the First State Bank of Bokchito. An exchange of over 40 shots followed a dynamite blast as residents fought the robbers, who escaped with about $3.00 in cash. one man, Robert Reilly, was fatally wounded and Dudley Alorian injured.
Cincinnati officials approve amendment to intoxication rules allowing a person to drink in public without arrest unless peace is disturbed. The change, aligning with state law, preserves individual liberty while protecting the sober population.
Hempstead June Henry Turner a 22 year old aviation student was fatally injured when the biplane he attempted to fly collapsed after a 25 foot fall. He reportedly disobeyed instructor orders and the aircraft was demolished with debris injuring him.
A bandit who attacked passengers aboard two San Joaquin Tiger launches about 40 miles south of Stockton yesterday shot Samuel M. Griscom, engineer, in the shoulder and was then captured and beaten to death. The incident followed an assault amid a chase involving local crews and passengers.
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