Indiana indorses Taggart for national Democratic chair
The Democratic National Committee recommends Taggart for national chairman after a compromise between Parker and Taggart factions. Election postponed while Judge Parker is consulted, with a New York meeting planned if Parker approves. Louis, July 12. Thomas Tay.
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Louis
Thomas Tay
Indiana
Democratic National Committee
Parker
National Committee
New York
Jones
Dramatic Moments Close Democratic National Convention
St Louis July 12 dramatic closing hours featured heated debate and a telegram from Judge A B Parker casting doubt on the monetary standard. The convention voted to abide Parker's reservation while nominating Davis for vice president. Williams Turner Harris placed in voting, Iowa abstained.
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St. Louis
A. B. Parker
Edward F. Sheehan
Convention Hall
James R. Williams
Illinois
George Turner
Washington
Henry G. Davis
West Virginia
William A. Harris
Kansas
Williams
Turner
Davis
Harris
Iowa
Plans for the Campaign in Oyster Bay
National figure George B Cortelyou arrived with secretary H Weaver in Oyster Bay after leaving Washington where he set up temporary headquarters Preparations fore the opening of Republican headquarters in New York and Chicago He will be a guest of President Roosevelt for a day or two Senator Fairbanks and Cornelius Bliss also visited the president as guests of the White House.
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Oyster Bay
L. L
George B Cortelyou
H. Weaver
Washington
Cortelyou
New York
Chicago
Roosevelt
St. Louis
Fairbanks
Cornelius N. Bliss
Republican Rational Committee
Funston reassigned to command of the Department of the East
An order from the War Department detaches Brigadier General Funston from the Department of the Columbia and places him in command of the Department of the East. Major General Corbin, in command of the Atlantic division, retains oversight of the Departments of the East and the Gulf.
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Washington
War Department
Funston
Columbia
Department of the Fast
Corbin
East
The
Gulf
Seven Thousand Teamsters Threaten General NYC Strike
New York City faces a possible general strike by about 7000 teamsters against the New York Truck Owners association. An agreement for one year was signed recently but the teamsters charge that some owners failed to honor it.
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New York
Teamsters
New York Truck Owners’ Association
Parker telegrams seek verification for Kingston church visit
Judge Parker attended a service at the Episcopal mission church of the Holy Cross in Kingston with his wife and son in law Rev Charles M. Hall. He later sent a telegram of congratulations to Henry G. Davis, praising his vice presidential nomination. A separate telegram in support of the gold standard was awaiting formal delivery after verification by a Western Union operator in Esopus.
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Kingston
William F. Sheehan
Judge Parker
Sheehan
Western Union Telegraph Office
Esopus
St. Louis
Miracle statue crowned by pope permission
By special permission of the pope the miraculous statue of Our Lady of Mount Carmel at the church of the same name was crowned by Archbishop Farley on Sunday. The ceremony, rare and the first in the United States, was read as a document from the pope granting permission.
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Aire
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Farley
United
Notable Briefs From Across The Nation
Charles McLean mayor of Mobile is dead. William J. Bryan is slightly ill in St Louis at Dr Jennings’ home. Richard Gilder of New York editor of Century is ill in Tringham Mass with appendicitis. Two strong earthquakes hit Guayaquil Sunday night and other towns. Unknown fire destroyed Jefferson Ice houses at Powers Lake near Kenosha causing 80000 to 90000 dollars loss. The Heirschoffs of Bristol will build a duplicate of Ingomar for Emperor William. About 150 longshoremen from US and Canada attended Milwaukee session of the Longshoremen Marine and Transport Workers’ association. Fall River mills mostly resumed after brief shutdowns as curtailment policy wears on.
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Charles McLean
Mobile
Ala
William J. Bryan
Jennings
St. Louis
Richard Watson Gilder
New York
Tringham
Mass
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Republic
Jefferson Ice Company
Powers Lake
Kenosha
Wis
Bristol, LL
Emperor William
Ingomar
Morton F. Plant
United States
Canada
Milwaukee
Fall River
Baseball scores from Chicago to Kansas City
Baseball results list multiple games with scores across leagues. Highlights include Brooklyn 2 Chicago 3 in Chicago, St Louis 3 New York 2 and 1 3 in a doubleheader, Philadelphia 4 Cincinnati 7, St Louis 1 New York 3 in another, and American League St Louis 1 Chicago 2 with a second game 6 5. American Association games show St Paul 1 Louisville 2, Minneapolis 1 Columbus 0, Milwaukee 4 Indianapolis 2, and Kansas City 6 Toledo 4 with a second Kansas City 9 Toledo 8.
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Chicago
Brooklyn
St. Louis
New York
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Philauna
American Association
St. Paul
Louisville
Minneapolis
Columbus
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Toledo
Wheat futures steady on tracks and grades
Minneapolis market report notes July wheat at 97 percent, July on track 99 percent, with Sept at 85 percent, Dec at 82 percent. Domestic grades show No. 1 hard 99 percent, No. 1 northern 98 percent, No. 2 northern 94 percent.
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Minneapolis
Wheat and flax price quotes for Duluth market
On July 11 in Duluth the market listed arrival and track quotations for wheat and flax. Wheat No 1 northern 98 3/4 to 99 cents, No 2 northern 95 1/2 to 95 3/4 cents. July 98 1/2 cents, Sept 85 1/2 cents. Flax to arrive and on track at 1.17 1/4 to 1.184 4 dollars, with July 1.17 dollars, Sept 1.18 4.
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Duluth
Northern
Cattle and hog prices in St Paul market report
St Paul market notes dated July 11 show cattle prices with good to choice steers at 5.40 to 5.90 and common to fair at 3.50 to 4.75. Good to choice cows and heifers fetch 3.50 to 4.50, with yields 2.50 to 5.00. Hogs range 4.90 to 5.25. Sheep offer yearling wethers 4.50 to 4.75 and good to choice lambs 6.25 to 6.75.
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St. Paul
Chicago Live Stock Prices Across Classes
Chicago market reports list prime steers at 5.50 to 6.40, medium grades 4.50 to 5.10, stockers 2.25 to 4, cows 1.50 to 4.40, heifers 2.00 to 4.75, calves 2.50 to 6.00. Hogs show mixed and butcher frames 5.25 to 5.40, good to choice heavy 5.35 to 5.45, lighter ranges 5.25 to 5.35. Sheep prices for good to choice weth ers 4.75 to 5.50, western sheep 4.60, native lambs 4 to 4.75.
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Chicago
Chicago Grain and Provisions Market Report Summary
Chicago prices for wheat corn oats and fats show July and Sept futures with fractional cents. Wheat values range from 90 3 4 to 107 3 4 cents with December at 84 4 4 1 4 cents. Corn quotes feature July 48 1 4 cents and September 45 cents with May at 44 1 2 cents. Oats move around 38 1 2 to 32 3 4 cents with May at 34 cents. Pork July at 12.90 dollars. Flax cash Northwest at 1.17 1/2 dollars and Southwestern around 1.12 dollars with Sept at 1.12 to 1.13. Butter creameries around 13 1/2 to 17 1/2 cents.
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Chicago
Southwestern
Collision Kills Seventeen on Erie Greenwood Lake Run
A Midvale New Jersey crash between a regular Erie line and a halted excursion train bound for Hoboken injures about fifty and kills seventeen. The special carried 800 passengers from Hoboken and the wreck is blamed on signal errors. Residents and passengers aid in rescue as two rear coaches telescope.
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New York
Midvale
N. J
Greenwood Lake
Erie Railroad
Hoboken
Jersey City
D. W. Cook
Plattdestcher Association of
Flood recedes in Kansas City suburbs and Armourdale
Flood waters in the Kansas City Kansas suburbs have nearly disappeared except for parts of Armourdale where deeper drainage is needed. West Bottoms are dry and the stock yards are receiving stock. Armourdale packers expect to kill soon and some factories may take two to three days to resume. Wichita reports improved flood conditions with downtown Douglas avenue cleared of mud.
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Kansas City
Kansas Avenue
Armourdale
Kan
Wichita
Douglas Avenue
Dynamite destroys Wakefield mine official home
Ironwood Michigan July 12 The residence of Earl Walton superintendent of the Brotherton and Sunday Lake mines Wakefield was wrecked by dynamite early today using at least twenty pounds of explosive. A lighted fuse likely triggered it. No wires found. Walton and family slept upstairs escaped serious harm. Strike in January cut wages 10 percent. many former workers found new jobs when mines resumed shipping.
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Ironwood
Mich
Earl Walton
Brotherton
Sunday Lake
Wakefield
Gogebic Range
Walton
Confession of Chicago Robber Surrenders Pawn Tickets
A man identifying himself as Charles B. Floet confessed to robbing employers in Chicago and other cities. He turned himself in at a religious meeting in Chicago and surrendered fifteen pawn tickets and jewelry as part of his confession, which is under investigation.
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Chicago
Charles B. Floet
Four Cars Derail On Missouri Pacific Excursion
An eastbound Missouri Pacific excursion train derailed after the tender jumped a switch near Larabee forty miles west of St. Louis. Four cars were thrown down an embankment injuring thirty eight people, with only three seriously hurt and no expected fatalities.
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St. Louis
Missouri Pacific
Larabie
Here
Valuables Found in Greenwich Street Hotel Debris
Certificates of stocks and bonds with a face value of 208000 dollars were unearthed from rubbish in a hotel storeroom on Greenwich street. The owners and how long they were stored remain unknown.
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New York
Greenwich Street
Chicago Merchant Fatally Shot
Andrew Cunio of Cunio & Bros., wholesale fruit dealers, was fatally shot in front of his store by a man named Crescio. No motive is known and Crescio is believed insane.
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Chicago
Andrew Cunio
Cunio & Bros
Crescio
Rosebud land opening draws vast migration to South Dakota
The July 12 report from Chamberlain notes that the Rosebud opening will spur widespread settlement across western districts and into east border counties along the Missouri River. Officials expect overflow into Lyman and Stanley counties and anticipate a heavier filing on Sioux lands in the coming two months as people arrive to claim what is available.
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Chamberlain
Missouri River
Rosebud
Lyman
Stanley
General Land Office
Sioux
May Tie Up Packers Strike Looms Across Nation
A general strike involving about 40 000 union men in the nine major packing centers is seen as imminent. Talks between Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of America and large packers have collapsed, with Chicago members set to vote on striking. The union seeks wage and labor condition gains while packers push for open shop and have offered 17 to 18 1/2 cents per hour for unskilled laborers and about 17 1/2 cents for cutting, loading, and shipping workers.
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Chicago
Amalgamated Meat Cutters
America
Michael Donnelly
Amalgamated Meat
Mob Bent on Lynching After Shootout in New Mexico
A posse led by Under Sheriff Edward Newcomer went to Las Padillas to arrest three cattle thieves trapped in a house. Deputy Constable Joseph Padella was killed as a running gun battle erupted. a mob of hundreds surrounded the siege and exchanged fire with the fugitives.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Edward Newcomer
Las Padillas
Here
Joseph Padella
Padella
Anti Christian Riots Reported in China Near Tengchoufoo
London dispatch dated July 9 says anti Christian riots broke out at Chaoyuen about sixty five miles south of Tengchoufoo and eighty five miles west of Chefoo. The American consul general John Fowler received the news. Taotai dispatched troops and authorities were alerted to send aid if needed. Foreigners not believed to be in danger. The cause remains unknown.
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London
Chefoo
The
Standard
John Fowler
Chaoyuen
Tengchoufoo
Taotai
Hwang Hsian
Still Sell The Cigarettes
Des Moines reports a $300 tobacco license tax for cigarette vendors has not stopped sales. Seven Des Moines dealers paid the tax last week while some merchants quit the trade as unprofitable. The tax is due quarterly at $75 per quarter.
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Des Moines
Havana Strikers Resume Work After Conference
Havana reports that all classes of striking harbor workmen resumed work today following a conference with Senor Rivera and the customs administrator. Rivera pledged to press to keep nonunionists out of Havana harbor and to prevent U S stevedores from being employed by steamship companies.
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Havana
Senor Rivera
Rivera
Prize fights must stop in Chicago under mayor order
Mayor Harrison ordered all prize fights in Chicago halted including glove contests. He summoned Police Chief O'Neil and demanded strict enforcement after numerous exhibitions had been arranged.
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Chicago
Harrison
O'Neil
Mayor Jones Near the End
Toledo July 12 Mayor Jones lay unconscious at 8 am with high fever and signs pointed to imminent death.
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Toledo
Jones
Kuropatkin Abandons Stand at Tatchekiao in War Update
From St. Petersburg on July 12 general Kuropatkin will not make a major stand at Tatchekiao as Japanese forces press toward Newchwang. Liuyan road moves tighten Russian defense near Haicheng and Liaoyang while Keller shifts south to block the Feng wangcheng route. Heavy losses mark the latest fighting with bayonet charges reported in the Halyan area.
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Liaoyang
Fengwangcheng
Haicheng
Nenchwang
Liaohung Peninsula
Fenshui Tange
Mukden
Kuropatkin
Tatchekino
Movement at hand signals new front advance
Washington reports suspect activity as the Second Army eyes a front move on the 20th with foreign military attaches and press correspondents slated to accompany. General staff notes indicate a carefully planned blow may begin as reporters reach the area.
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Washington
Port Fe
Griscom
Tokio
State Department
Russian Retirement From Kaichou Seen as Skirmishes
July reports from St Petersburg recount Lt Gen Sakharov's Eastern army claim that the Kaichou retreat was a sequence of skirmishes with about 200 Russian losses. Oku's four‑division force presses forward. Jap forces near Tatchekiao and Paicheng, while Port Arthur squadron activity remains unconfirmed.
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St. Petersburg
Kaichou
Tokio
Sakharoff
Oku
Newis
Conrad Shear Cheese
Tatchekiao
Siugen
Paicheng
Admiralty
Port Arthur
Vladivostok
Chinese carriers report Russian dead after siege actions
Chinese junkmen arriving from Port Arthur say July 5 losses include many Russians for Port Arthur defenses. They claim a Japanese force moved within six miles of the besieged town and captured another eastern fort, with two high Russian officials among the dead.
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Chefoo
Port Arthur
Igh
Japanese Attachés to Move to Front This Month
Tokio dispatch reports that foreign attaches to the Second Japanese army will depart for the front around July 20. Journalists estimate the second army will be ready by about July 23 and proceed to the front.
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Tokio
Second
Ead
Second Army
Port Arthur fighting detailed in Chefoo copy
A July 7 Port Arthur report, received in Chefoo, describes three days of heavy infantry and artillery combat around Port Arthur from July 1 to July 3. It notes large enemy forces, naval gunboat support, shelling on both sides, and repeated Japanese fleet activity near the defenses.
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Chefoo
Port Arthur Novi Krai
Port Arthur
Deseo Amas Dur
Kinchou
Novik
Dally
Evik Tely
Russian General Reports Theft of Japanese Occupation
In a dispatch from St. Petersburg dated July 12, General Sakharoff confirms theft of the Japanese occupation of chou with Russian losses under 150 killed or wounded. He notes Japanese advance north of Siugen but not occupying Sianchan. ambushes involved one officer and eleven dragoons.
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St. Petersburg
Sakharoff
Chou
Bakharoff
Yinkow
Eral Sakharoff
Siugen
Sianchan
Japanese Forces Attack Russian Vessels at Port Arthur
Japanese flotilla comprising Bayan Diana Pallada and Nobik with gunboats and torpedo destroyers attacked Russian ships from Port Arthur on Saturday. Russian steamers clearing mines joined the action between Sensikat and Lunwantang before nightfall. A Japanese boat crew reported one cabin boy slightly wounded while the Russian vessels sustained no damage and withdrew to harbor.
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Ers Bayan
Diana
Pallada
Nobik
Port Arthur
Sensikat
Lunwantang
Togo
Sweeping Russian Reform Abolishes Arbitrary Political Prisoner Condemnation
In St. Petersburg on July 12 an imperial decree ends administrative orders for condemning political prisoners. Accused political crimes will now be tried by regular courts, ending exile without court intervention. The reform, urged by the empire council and approved by Interior Minister Plehve, marks a major shift.
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St. Petersburg
Council of the Empire
M. Plehve
Naval Developments Expected After Kaichou Engagement
From St. Petersburg on July 12 no new details were released about the Kaichou engagement. No newspaper has a special dispatch, but important sea developments are anticipated.
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St. Petersburg
Kaichou
Vladivostok prize court confiscates Cheltenham ship cargo
London July 12 Galbraith Pem broke Co. of this city owners of the British steamer Cheltenham report the Vladivostok prize court has confiscated the ship and cargo.
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London
Pleads Guilty to Bribery in St. Louis Case
Charles J. Denny, a former member of the St. Louis municipal evi, pleaded guilty to bribery. The case centers on his role in offering or accepting improper payments related to city affairs. Prosecutors described the conduct as a breach of public trust.
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St. Louis
Charles J. Denny
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