McCarren Delegation Granted Place on Temporary Roll
The New York Democratic state convention at Carnegie Hall set a temporary organization with Thomas Carmody chosen as chairman. Leaders plan four national delegates at large in Denver, likely Parker Conners Murphy and Nixon, and may seat McCarren’s Brooklyn delegation after a disputed injunction. Delegates from districts will be ratified and probably uninstructed, with the session adjourned after committee appointments.
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New York
Carnegie Hall
W. J. Conners
State Committee
Thomas Carmody
Pennyan
Denver
Alton B. Parker
Court of Appeals
William J. Conners
Charles ¥. Murphy
Tammany Hall
Lewis Nixon
McCarren
Brooklyn
Duel in Estes hotel corridor ends in police deaths
Warrensburg mourns after April 21 shooting in the Estes hotel. Police Chief James Ryan and officer Byron Hall were killed while night officer James K. Basham and Robert Pollock were wounded as Hall opened fire to resist a weapon seizure. Hall was shot twice in return fire.
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Warrensburg
James Ryan
Byron Hall
J. E. Hall
James K. Basham
Robert Pollock
Estes Hotel
Hall
Despondent Wife Drowns With Baby in Delaware River
Mrs. Claudia Smith of Yardley Pennsylvania walks into the Delaware River with her infant in her arms and drowns. She had been ill for a long time and is believed to have taken her own life. She was forty, mother of eight.
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Trenton
N. J
Claudia Smith
Yardley
Delaware River
Julia Marlowe III Prostrated by Notoriety From Divorce Case
Famous actress Julia Marlowe lies seriously ill at the Plaza hotel after being named as co respondent in a sensational divorce suit. Mrs. Clara Louise von Hermann of Hamilton Mass seeks a decree from Karl von Hermann alleging improprieties with Marlowe. doctors have ordered engagements canceled for the next two weeks.
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New York
Julia Marlowe
Plaza Hotel
Essex County
Salem
Mass
Clara Louise von Hermann
Hamilton
Karl von Hermann
Miss Marlowe
Shuberts
Lyric Theater
Turkey Backs Down on Naval Demonstration After Italian Demands
Rome and Paris dispatches report Turkey agreed to Italian post offices in Turkish territory to avoid a naval show of force in Turkish waters. Italy may gain rights to property purchases and coast navigation, with dispatches exchanged between Constantinople and Rome. The incident is regarded as closed and a broader eastern question looms.
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Porte
Rome
Turkey
Italy
Ottoman Empire
Constantinople
Beadle County States Attorney Candidate Files Candidacy
O S Hacen announces for Beadle county states attorney on the Republican ticket at June primaries. He pledges a square deal and economy, to avoid graft, and to serve with honesty and duty without prejudice. He outlines his legal background in Illinois and Wisconsin and asks voters for their trust.
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Beadle County
Grundy County
Illinois
Law School
University of Wisconsin
Kent College of Law
Chicago
Morris
Huron
Hacen
Beadle County Sheriff Candidate Declares Nominating Bid
Dan W. Snyper announces his entry for the Republican nomination for Beadle County sheriff in South Dakota for the term starting January 1, 1909. He cites fifteen years in the county, commitment to upholding laws, and a pledge to duty free of factional influence, asking voters for a fair primary in June.
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Beadle County
South Dakota
Dan W. Snyper
Coal briquetting plant planned near Minot North Dakota
April 14 Minot North Dakota news reports American Briquetting company bought one thousand acres of coal land near the city to build a briquetting plant. A Williston plant will start operating within two weeks with 200 tons daily capacity and later 600 tons. The Minot plant will be larger than Williston's.
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Minot
N. D
American Briquetting Company
Williston
Wilston
Jefferson's Birthday Dinner Hosts 400 Democrats
In New York on April 15 the National Democratic club marked Jefferson's birthday with 400 attendees at the Knickerbocker Hotel. Speakers included Senator Owen of Oklahoma Senator Simmons of North Carolina and President Woodrow Wilson of Princeton. Senator Taylor of Tennessee and Edward M. Shepard were unable to attend.
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New York
Knickerbocker
Thomas Jefferson
National Democratic Club
N. Hess
Robert L. Taylor
Tennessee
Edward M. Shepard
Warren W. Foster
Court of General Sessions
United States
Owen
Oklahoma
Simmons
North Carolina
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton University
State Police Clash With Chester Traction Strike Crowd
A strike by conductors motormen and other Chester Traction employees led to the importation of about 150 strike breakers and a state constabulary detachment. Clashes broke out as strikers confronted police. officers and civilians were hurt but none seriously.
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Chester
Chester Traction Company
State Constabulary
American racing car arrives in Valdez for Alaska run
The American racing automobile reached Valdez on the steamship Santa Clara and was greeted by a brass band. It will travel twenty miles through Keystone canyon then be sledded to Teikhill due to a narrow trail, then continue to Fairbanks with the trail prepared for double sleds and the car to move under its own power.
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Valdez
Alaska
Santa Clara
Keystone Canyon
Teikhill
Fairbanks
Locomotive Crash Derails Train Near Kenora Ontario
A thaw loosened a huge rock that toppled on a Canadian Pacific Express engine near Kenora Ontario. Four coaches derailed but no passengers were hurt. Engineer George Love was pinned under the engine and died from scalding.
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Winnipeg
Man
Canadian Pacific Railroad Express
Kenora
Ont
George Love
Plague Rumors Spread From La Guayra Venezuela
Reports from Venezuela describe a bubonic plague like illness in La Guayra with deaths and terror among residents. Doctors and officials are accused of moving patients at night to crowded hospitals to hide the crisis while steamship lines limit calls from the port.
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Washington
la Guayra
Venezuela
Caracas
Peraza
Oriental Limited No 2 Wrecked Near Summit Montana
Spokane report says the Great Northern eastbound Oriental Limited No 2 struck a landslide near Summit in the Rockies. The engine was demolished and cars derailed or destroyed by fire, with only the standard sleeper and observation car spared. No one was seriously hurt.
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Spokane
Wash
Great Northern
Summit
Mont
Rocky Mountains
Supreme Court Refuses Nebraska Writ in Railroad Case
The Supreme Court declines Nebraska's writ of mandamus in a dispute with the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad. Nebraska sought to force U S Judges William D and T Munger to send back to Nebraska Supreme Court the suit over intrastate rates claimed to exceed state statute limits.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Nebraska
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
United States
William D. and
T. Munger
Supreme Court of Nebraska
Defenders of Texas Pension Bill Passes Senate
Washington April 21 The senate has passed a bill pensioning the survivors and the widows of Texas volunteers who defended the frontier of Texas against Mexican marauders and Indian depredations from 1855 to 1860 inclusive.
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Washington
Senate
Texas
Prisoners Appeal for Protection from Evil Spirit Haunting Jail
A petition signed by all inmates at the county jail in Asheville North Carolina requests protection from an evil spirit they say haunts the jail. The document was sent to the jailer and the sheriff. The signatories include both white and black prisoners.
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Asheville
N. C
Beadle County Sheriff Democratic Primary Campaign Appeal
A Beadle County voter appeal requests support for the Democratic candidate in the primary on Tuesday June 9 1908. The candidate pledges to fulfill duties to the best of ability accept legal fees only as provided by law and to provide an economical efficient county administration.
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Beadle County
Candidacy filed for Beadle County sheriff by W D Lown
Beadle County sheriff candidate W D Lown announces his bid subject to June primaries and asks for voter support. He thanks supporters in a formal message.
Candidate Declares Sheriff Bid in Beadle County
Grorcie Kerr announces for the Republican nomination for Beadle County sheriff subject to June primary voters. Kerr thanks supporters and signs with respect.
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Myelf
Beadle County
Grorcie Kerr
Sheriff Ticket Seeks Support in June 9 Primaries
On the republican ticket Joun W Boyte appeals for voter backing at the June 9, 1908 primaries, urging support for his campaign for sheriff.
Beadle County Sheriff Primary Race Cites Democratic Will
Dates and names reference Beadle county sheriff election. The note states the office is subject to the will of Democratic voters at the June primaries and names Wma. Hecxman as a candidate.
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Beadle County
Wma
Hecxman
Sheriff Race Date Set by Republican Voters in 1908
The office of sheriff is subject to a Republican voters on June 9, 1908. The notice names Arcnriz L. Brown as a candidate or related figure in the district.
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Arcnriz L. Brown
Contemplating 5 Acre Tracts Buyers Inquire About Lots
If contemplating buying lots of 5 acre tracts see Geo. W. Longstaff or the Mor tis Land Agency.
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Geo. W. Longstaff
The
Mortis Land Agency
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J. H,. Mahaffy
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