Democratic State Convention Plans and Harmonious Outlook
Columbus and Cleveland report on the Democratic State convention likely to meet in Columbus August 21 22 with John J Lentz as temporary chair and harmony expected. The piece notes preparations for a vigorous campaign, opposition to bossism and support for Bryan with Mayor Johnson not seeking national chairmanship. Collected reports confirm McCann of Dayton chosen temporary chair at a post noon meeting.
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Columbus
John J. Lentz
Price Russell
Wayne County
Bert Bartlow
Hamilton County
Gov. Pattison
Cleveland
Johnson
Democratic State Committee
Harvey Garber
W. L. Finley
Louis Bernard
Democratic National Committee
State Committee
Dempsey
Bryan
Wm. J. Bryan
National Committee
Toledo
Dayton
Cincinnati
Garbers
B. F. McCann
Mine Workers Plan to Nominate Mitchell as VP with Bryan
Wilkesbarre July 19. Announcement of a plan to nominate John Mitchell president of the United Mine Workers as vice president on the Democratic ticket, provided Bryan is chosen for President. Mitchell, in Carbondale, declined to discuss the report or indicate whether he would welcome a boom for him. Many mine workers believe he would carry the labor vote nationwide. Mitchell has repeatedly refused political offices, and is likely to refrain from aiding any movement for his own preferment.
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Wilkesbarre
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Bryan
Mitchell
Carbondale
A Dog Tag in a Can of Wienies Leads to Meat Scare
The President read a Richmond Virginia clipping about a Chicago license tag found in a can of wienies. He sent the clipping to Commissioner Neill with a bold note praising the matter as part of the ongoing meat agitation.
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Washington
Richmond
Chicago
Neill
Chicago Livestock Prices Hold Steady Across Bulls and Hogs
Chicago market report shows cattle 55 006 steady, hogs 18 000 steady, sheep 16 000 steady on July 19. Strong entries and stable demand linked to steady prices across major categories.
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Chicago
Surrender of Port Arthur leads to death sentence
St. Petersburg report of the war inquiry finds General Stoessel should be executed and General Fek condemned to twenty years in the galleys for urging surrender. The commission pressed harsh penalties against Stoessel and his staff during the siege.
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St. Petersburg
Arthur
Stoessel
Fek
President Roosevelt Takes Day Off for Picnic
President Roosevelt left Sagamore Hill with family members for a shore picnic at Oyster Bay. They will be largely out of the public eye until they choose to return.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Mayor Johnson Eyes Bryan Campaign Role in National Rise
Cleveland July 19 Mayor Johnson now aims to be campaign manager for William Jennings Bryan, believing Bryan will be nominated and elected. He hopes to secure a national position by guiding the Bryan campaign. The city’s three cent street car dispute near resolution as the company offers 7 tickets for 25 cents plus transfers.
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Cleveland, O
Johanson
Wm. J. Bryan
Bryan
Post Office Robbed in New Lexington and Crooksville
Robbers blew the Crooksville post office safe this morning taking a small sum of money postage stamps and several registered letters before escaping to the hills. The incident occurred near New Lexington Ohio on July 19 as detectives pursue clues.
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New Lexington
Ohio
Crooksville
Steamer Mississippi Renamed Samland for Uncle Sam
The Mississippi, built for Atlantic Transport and sister to Massachusetts Maine and Missouri, will be renamed Samland when she arrives Friday. The change honors Uncle Sam amid numerous steamers with names like America United States and others, with Red Star service under IMMC.
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New York
Earthquake Disturbance Spreads Through New Mexico Camping in Destruction
The July report from Albuquerque describes a 30 by 10 mile earthquake zone stretching from the La L drone mountains through Socorro to Sanmar eial. Nearly 2000 people camp outdoors as houses and businesses are damaged and many flee by train or wagon toward El Paso Albuquerque and Santa Fe. Shocks are short jerks with loud thunder sounds, blamed on rock adjustments in the Ladrone and Magdalena mountains. Water ripples in bowls during aftershocks.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Ladrone Mountains
Socorro
San Antonio
Sanmareial
Senor Baca
el Paso
Santa Fe
Ladrone
Magdalena Mountains
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Copyists Strike Over Pay Rates in Albany
Albany July 19 Work on copying 1 800 000 names and addresses for the International Policy Holders Committee is stalled by a strike of 80 New Yorkers brought from New York City. They demanded higher pay, saying promised wages of 2 to 3 dollars a day were not met. The Albany based workers face no extra expenses, and even the fastest writers could not earn more than about 1 dollar daily at the rate of 85 cents per thousand addresses with fare advance deductions.
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Albany
New York and Mutual Life Insurance Company
New York City
Vicinity
Eighteen Deputies Mobilize For Bradley Mine Incident
Sheriff Vorkes leads eighteen deputies with Grand Deputy James Murray by train from Bradley on the Wabash railroad at 7 a m to relieve mine guards. United States Coal Company will board, house, and supply arms. Court Bailiff George L Whittaker acts as deputy in sheriff's absence until Murray returns.
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Vorkes
James Murray
Bradley
Wabash
United States Coal Company
George L. Whittaker
Murray
Cattle and Hogs Market Report from Pittsboro
Pittsboro on July 19 reported cattle light and steady and sheep light and slow while hogs were 10 cents lower in a generally active market with some 5 and 10 cent declines noted.
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Pittsboro
Lower
Damage suits file against United States Coal company
Bradley coal miners James Fiske and William Williams sue the United States Coal company for 25,000, alleging mine guards shot them without cause during a July 1 incident. Fiske lost an eye. Williams says a bullet broke his left arm and damaged clothing and hat.
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James Fiske
William Williams
Bradley
United States Coal Company
Fiske
Williams
Two Small Accidents Reported At Local Worksites
Frank Masnick a laborer on the W. 1. KB railroad had three fingers smashed this morning when a rail he was lifting on the trestle fell unexpectedly. L. Swickard an employee of Mc Feeley Bros in the planing mill yards had his left thumb split mashed and broken at the joint when it was caught between lumber and a moving wagon. Dr. McCoy attended both cases.
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Frank Masnick
W. 1. KB
L. Swickard
McFeeley Bros
McCoy
Minister Combes Arrives at San Jose for Central American Peace Talks
Washington dispatch reports Minister Combes arriving at San Jose Guatemala and boarding the Marblehead to join Minister Merry of San Salvador in negotiations of the peace commissioners of the belligerent Central American States.
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Washington
State Department
Combes
San Jose
Guatemala
Marblehead
Merry
San Salvador
Enthusiastically Received in Para Brazil
Dispatches report Secretary Root was enthusiastically received by authorities and the people of Para Brazil on July 19. The warm welcome reflects strong relations as Root engages with regional leaders and communities during his visit.
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Washington
Root
Para
Brazil
Four miners injured in Amsterdam mine blast and river suicide attempt
An explosion at the O. & P. coal mine in Amsterdam injures Joseph Sambur, John Toga, James Turvey, and Charley McAbier, leaving Sambur blind and Toga severely burned, while Turvey and McAbier suffer major chest and shoulder injuries. Separate incident at Lorenzo Di Carlo saloon ends with Pascual Finni wounded in the right arm by Domnenci Aginaldo. A seventeen-year-old girl, Wilma Hardy, narrowly survives a botched drowning attempt in the Ohio river after a dispute with her stepmother. rescue by Harry Kelley and Olive De Silvey follows.
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Amsterdam
Joseph Sambur
John Toka
Sambur
Toga
Tokas
James Turvey
Charley McAbier
Wilma Hardy
South Street
Ohio River
Adams Street
Harry Kelley
Olive de Silvey
Mardy
de Silvey
Kelley
Miss DeSilvey
John
Hardy
Wisconsin
Wise Arrested in Beating of James Wilson at Follansbee
William Wise alias Slim Wise is charged in the brutal beating of James Wilson and another man at Follansbee W Va on June 8. Arrest reported in Chicago by Pittsburg detectives, with requisition papers to follow. Reward offered by Fort Pitt bridge works and Brooke county. Wilson lingered near death but has recently improved enough to walk.
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Pittsburg
William
Slim” Wise
Chicago
William McKelvey
Detective Bureau
Wise
Fort Pitt Bridge
Brooke County
Jack Foley
John Davis
James Wilson
Follansbee W. Va
Wilson
Gill Hospital
Mysterious Disappearance of Mingo Worker Mike Sipos
A Slavish laborer at Mingo mills vanished Thursday after placing his dinner pail beside his wheelbarrow. Fellow workers found the bucket and feared he fell into the river or into a metal vat. His wife and two children are distraught as search efforts continue.
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Mingo
Mike Sipos
Grain Market Prices Reported in Chicago
Grain market notes from Chicago dated July 19 show July wheat at 77 1/2 cents per bushel, corn at 36 1/2 cents, and September pork futures at 17 dollars 60 cents per hundredweight.
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Chicago
Pension roll in Columbus shows 99075 pensioners and big gains
Annual report to Washington details a large rise in pension values for year ending June 30 1906 with a net roll increase of 1707. Total pensioners on July 1 1908 listed as 99775. additions totaled 4118 and losses 5820. Major categories include original pensions restorations renewals and additions while deaths and remarrying drive losses.
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Pontius
Columbus Pension Agency
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
Spain
Judge Hollingsworth Hospital In Wheeling
Judge Jesse W. Hollingsworth of Belmont county Common Pleas Court was taken from his St. Clairsville home to Haskins Hospital Wheeling on a stretcher due to extreme weakness. He has a long standing rheumatic condition affecting a leg near the hip and will undergo an operation once he can stand.
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Jesse W. Hollingsworth
Common Pleas Court
Belmont County
Haskins Hospital
Wheeling
St. Clairsville
Bridgeport
Hollingsworth
Judge Hollingsworth
Fheering
Weather forecast for Ohio showers tonight and Friday
The weather summary from Washington reports showers in Ohio tonight and Friday with warmer temperatures noted for tonight. No additional regional specifics or timing details are provided in the accessible fragment.
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Washington
Ohio
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