Republicans Weigh Gubernatorial Timber for Convention
Chicago reporters note divided GOP factions anticipate close contests as the Republican National Committee meets to decide credential disputes. Roosevelt's chances appear limited in southern states while Washington may lean his way. Dixon counters Taft claims, warning against revolutionary tactics that could fracture the party.
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Chicago
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Florida
Georgia
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisiana
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Washington
District of Columbia
Roosevelt
Washington State
Taft
Dixon
the National Committee
High Court
Republican Party
National Committee
Republican National Committee
Col
Scott
West Virginia
Ormsby McHarg
Congressman McKinley
Senator Root
William Barnes, Jr
New York
Prohibition Party Holds County Convention and Mass Meeting
The Prohibition county convention met at the Y M C A auditorium and nominated a full county ticket including A G McBane and A A Arnold. Phil Mehollin was elected chairman with Prescott Gillian as secretary. J Raymond Schmidt addressed the convention and a mass meeting in front of city hall drew a sizable crowd.
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Y. M. C. A. Auditorium
Phil Mehollin
Prescott Gillian
J. Raymond Schmidt
Prohibition Executive Committee
J. C. Keyser
Belmont County
W. A. Cox
A. G. McBane
Bergholz
A. A. Arnold
Cross Creek
T. M. George
Brush Creek
A. K. Householder
Knox
George Stiff
Min
John Peters
Empire
Frank Johnson
E. H. Hottell
Frank Wetheral
Wells
Ross Crabbs
Ross
Lewis — Lupton
Mt. Pleasant
Wmn
FE. Tarr
J. W. Hout
J. Raymond Schamidt
Columbus
City Hall
Prominent Names Weigh Governor Candidates in Ohio
Columbus June 6 Democratic State ticket nominated. Republican leaders discuss second convention on July 2. Names considered for governor include State Auditor Fullington L K Langdon of Lebanon D F Anderson Youngstown W Halfhit Lima and B S Keskine Steubenville.
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Columbus
Fullington
L. K. Langdon
Lebanon
D. F. Anderson
Youngstown
W. Halfhit
Lima
B. &. Keskine
Stetbenville
Nye Trial in Columbus Charged With Soliciting Bribe
Representative George B Nye of Pike county will be tried in Columbus on charges of soliciting a bribe from Detective Frank Smileys. The trial of Senator Cetone, also indicted, was postponed due to illness until the September term.
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Columbus
Ane F
George B. Nye
Pike County
Uth
Frank Smileys
Cetone
Ohio Roosevelt delegates fund report filed in Columbus
The Ohio League of Roosevelt clubs filed its expense account with the Secretary of State showing receipts of 28,241.44 dollars from the National Roosevelt Committee and full expenditure on electing Roosevelt delegates to the Chicago convention. Charles L. Thurber led as organizer and executive officer. Expenses covered organization, salaries, office rent, telephoning and materials. Allen E. Beach drew fifty dollars weekly for nine weeks as an agent.
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Columbus
Ohio League of Roosevelt
Secretary of State
National Roosevelt Committee
Roosevelt
Chicago
Charles L. Thurber
Allen E. Beach
Thurber
Pujo Delays Money Trust Inquiry To Autumn
In New York on June 6 the Pujo committee postponed testimony on the money trust until autumn because Congress had not granted the banking and currency committee expanded powers. J Lawrence Laughlin testified as the first witness while Samuel Untermyer and E H Farrar assisted. Pujo said the committee cannot compel testimony until its authority is settled.
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New York
Senate
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Pujo
Customs House
J. Lawrence Laughlin
National Civic League
Samuel Untermeyer
E. H. Farrar
New Orleans
Puyo
Titanic crewed adequately says director at inquiry
Harald A. Sanderson, a White Star Line director, testified at the Board of Trade inquiry that the Titanic was amply manned and adding more men would have hindered others. He admitted crew unfamiliarity with life boats was due to difficulty in inducing drills, and noted most lifeboats were near first and second class areas, explaining higher third class deaths.
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London
Harald A. Sanderson
White Star Line
Board of Trade
Sanderson
Socialist Strike Paralyzes Belgian Coal Districts
A broad general strike by socialists in Belgium's coal mining districts began in Hamat province, with 15,000 workers in La Louviere joining the action. Desultory demonstrations continued in major cities, while socialists pressed for parliamentary revision after clerical election victories.
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Brussels
Hamat
Belgium
la Louviere
Cor. Con. in Columbus adjourns after voting plan
The Cor.Con. met in Columbus to close its work and adjourn. The key issue was the address to the people with subcommittees agreeing that an explanation of every proposed amendment shall be sent to every voter in pamphlet form.
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Columbus
Cor. Con
Taft Calls for National Commission on Occupational Diseases
President Taft opened the twenty sixth annual meeting of the International Association of Factory Inspectors with a push for workers compensation protections and a commission to study occupational diseases. He urged a national panel to investigate causes in employment and manufacturing practices to improve safety.
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Taft
International Association of
Congress
Ccmanissson
Trades Assembly Backs Market House Auditorium Vote
Councilman Clayton spoke to the Trades Assembly to win support for an auditorium linked to the market house. After interviews by supporters and a Thursday night meeting, delegates split ten to eight in favor, though initial talks showed unanimous opposition to the expense. Clayton left amid applause and thanks to labor.
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Clayton
Trades Assembly
Tail
Columbus
Labor Assembly
Scale committee meeting yields partial agreement in Ohio sub district
The Fifth Ohio Sub district miners and operators scale committee met at Wheeling and produced more results than prior weeks of talk. Both sides reportedly made concessions and reached a partial settlement on major issues. The sticky bottom agitation was agreed to in principle though details were not released.
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Ohio
Wheeling
Chamber of Commerce to hold country dinner and vote
Members will travel by auto to Smithfield for a final summer meeting hosted by the Methodist Protestant Church ladies offering a country dinner. Eight trustees will be elected at Helms' cigar store with ballots from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at North Fourth Street, amid a busy pre recess period.
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Chamber of Commerce
Smithfeld
Methodist Protestant Church
National Exchange Bank
Helms’ Cigar Store
North Fourth Street
J. ©. Cone
A. C. Douglas
Ei Bo Pest
Me Floyd
BE. M. Geary
J. W. Gill
H. FB. Nicholson
J. M. Reynolds
C.D. Sim
Etal
Relair
C. EL Smith
D. Wintringer
Te Loomis
HR. Grier
B. W. Mettenberger
Wao Neiger
Witness Flather to Join Defense in Darrow Trial
H H Flather cashier at Riggs National Bank Washington D C who testified for the State in the Darrow bribery trial will be called as a defense witness. Earl Rogers the chief defense attorney said Flather might be called before night. He testified at length about deposits by Frank Morrison SEC A F L in the McNamara defense fund. Franklin recalled for cross examination defense sought to prove that M and M A promised immunity for pleading guilty to bribing jurors for Darrow but Franklin could not recall any promise.
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Los Angeles
H. H. Flather
Riggs National Bank
Washington
D. C
Darrow
Earl Rodgers
Vlather
Frank Morrison
McNamara Defense Fund
Bert H. Franklin
Merchants and Manufacturers Association
McNamara
Clarence Darrow
Franklin
Federal judge orders quash of U S against Journal Co
Federal Judge Waddill ruled the United States case against the Richmond Journal Company quashed while upholding press freedom. He noted open court testimony reports are legitimate though newspapers should follow common decency. The matter arose from publishing trial testimony of Henry Beattie Jr.
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Richmond
Jime G
Waddill
United States
Journal Company
Richmond Journal
Henry Beattie, Jr
Marshall Executed in Boston Murder Case
Harry Marshall was electrocuted early today in Boston for the murder of Frank Cusumane. Commutation action on Cusumano's wife sentence reported as altered.
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Marshall
Boston
Harry Marshall
Frank Cusumane
Cusumaro
Pittsburgh Marketing Club Eyes Cleveland Market Houses
A Cleveland syndicate plans to build a network of market houses in Pittsburg to serve the city and environs. They pitched the idea to Mrs. John S. Thannery, president of the Pittsburg Marketing Club, as plans for a national federation of marketing clubs take shape with Mrs. Julian P. Heath of New York as head. The push hints at an upcoming convention possibly held in Pittsburg.
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Cleveland
Pittsburg
Marketing Club of
John S. Thannery
Marketing Club
Julian PP. Heath
New York
United States
University Students jailed for Wooster burglary face Canton
Three Wooster University students Forester Tope Arthur Jones and Walter Snyder were taken to Canton workhouse after being sentenced for burglary. Tope 19 received 60 days while Jones 18 and Snyder 17 got 99 days. They vow to return to school and study despite likely labor in the prison factory. A dormitory sympathy resolution and a release petition circulate.
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Canton
Wooster University
Forester Tope
Arthur Jones
Walter Snyder
Wooster
Tope
Cleveland
Jones
Snyder
India
Stark County
Tragedy Near Quaker Valley Station Claims Life
Mrs. Margaret Lillie age 42 wife of Roy Lillie was killed by a fast freight train within 200 feet of her home near the Quaker Valley station of the Ft Wayne Railroad near Sewickey. She had come to Pittsburg to shop and was returning when she attempted to cross four tracks and was ground to pieces. Her mangled body was taken to her home as friends and neighbors mourned with her husband and six children, the youngest only one year old.
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Pittsburg
Quaker Valley
Ft. Wayne
Sewickey
Margaret Lillie
Roy Lillie
Fair to-night and Friday weather outlook
Afy weagher to fair conditions for tonight and Friday with cooler air moving in. Winds light. Temperatures expected to drop modestly, bringing relief from recent heat.
Some Good in Dull Times in Thrift Lessons
The note reflects on thrift as a useful lesson during an industrial downturn. It suggests that prolonged low mood can yield constructive financial discipline and practical value amid economic slowdowns.
June Frosts Devastated Crops Then Brought Hard Rebirth
The 1859 June frost killed wheat and corn, causing hunger and high bread prices. Yet farmers replanted with buckwheat and corn, rode the county for seed, and later harvested a decent season. Many families survived on corn mush and cakes until spring revived health and prospects.
Escape at City Lockup Drives Fearful Search
Fred Ely, jailed for beating his wife, escaped during the night by sawing a rear window bar and sliding down with a hose rope. He was confined upstairs and seen in several places this morning. Police and workhouse officials pursue him.
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Fred Ely
Ely
Prospect
Juniors Rescued After Tug Wheel Breaks On Return From Picnic
A Wheeling High School class on an annual picnic faced a dangerous drift when the warpline tug Charter No. ¢ broke a wheel and, with a barge full of juniors, floated toward Wheeling Creek. A gasoline launch spotted the distress and responders aided the frightened group, one reportedly fainting as they were saved.
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Charter No
Wheeling High School
Wheeling Creek
Explaining the Crush at Local Sale Line
A local ad advance agent remarks on a great sale while spectators report a long line. Box office staff note the same six people nearby and say a woman contemplating buying a agat holds up the queue with her decision.
Tragic Drowning Of Child At Byesville Adventure
While relatives travel to mourn a child’s funeral in Byesville, a fourteen month old from the Elwood family at Cambridge fell into a bucket filled with water and drowned. The child was missed briefly and later found dead partly submerged in the bucket. The exact sequence of events and how the baby entered the bucket remain unknown.
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William Elwood
Byesville
Abraham Elwood
Cambridge
Fixing the Tax Levy for Steubenville Pike County Debt
County Commissioners seek Tax Budget Commission approval to set levies across multiple funds totaling 255000. Items include County fund 90000 Judicial 10000 Election 5400 Blind 5400 Soldiers relief 5000 Bridge 20000 Poor 10000 State and county road 7000 Special road 80000 Infirmary debt 0500 Tuberculosis 5000 Agriculture 1500 Home 10000. Pike debt across townships Steubenville Cross Creek Island Creek Salem Wells amounts to 40900.
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Tax Budget Commission
Steubenville
Cross Creek
Island Creek
Salem and
Wells
Jefferson County Union Convention Program 1912
The eighteenth annual Jefferson County Union convention convenes June 20 1912 at Mount Pleasant Ohio Presbyterian Church. Devotional sessions led by Rev Percy Burt and Rev Rosenberger with multiple addresses by Rev J W Liggitt Rev W B Love Rev A F Stahl and Rev E A Hadil. Committee reports and junior activities occupy the morning and afternoon with revival methods evangelism and the overfowing life as key topics.
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Jefferson County Union
Presbyterian Church
Mount Pleasant
Ohio
Percy Burt
Feist
R. E. Keirn
Allie v Adams
Jenkins
Geo. H. Miller
John
A. F. Stahl
W. B. Love
D. A. Poling
Vening
Rosenberger
E. A. Hadil
Fire destroys Lyric Theatre in Cobalt Ontario
A June 6 blaze caused by a kerosene stove explosion gutted the Lyric theatre in Cobalt Ontario, with flames spreading to nearby buildings. The audience evacuated safely and no injuries were reported. The total loss stood at about 159000 dollars.
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Cobalt
Ont
Lyric Theatre
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Goernorship
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Hiss
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Titanic
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Smithfield
Defense Fund
the Press
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Beattie
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Sewickly
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