Wilson Renominated for President at Democratic Convention
Woodrow Wilson was renominated for president by acclamation at the Democratic convention in St Louis just before midnight. Vice President nominee Thomas Riley Marshall was renominated moments later by acclamation amid a largely united party. Burke opposed Wilson with a roll call demand, but the final vote stood 1092 to 1 in favor of renomination.
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Osix Iinutes
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas Riley Marshall
Wilson
Robert Emmett Burke
Illinois
Hughes
New Jersey
Burke
St Loui
James
Marshall
Mexico
Baltimore
Panama Canal
Senator Hughes
House
Chicago
John W Kern
Roger C Sullivan
Wilson nomination effort marks surging convention turnout
At the St Louis Democratic National Convention after 9 pm Thursday the aim was to stay in continuous session to renominate Wilson and Marshall adopt a platform and finish business. William Jennings Bryan urged party harmony and received an ovation after entering the Coliseum with help from Chairman Ollie James. Senator Thompson of Kansas urged rules suspension to let him speak. Judge John W Westcott nominated Wilson as the roll call began amid a roaring crowd and a banner bearing Wilson’s likeness was raised.
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Wilson
Marshall
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Ollie James
Thompson
Kansas
Hrgan
Alabama
New Jersey
John W Wescott
Woodrow Wilson
Wescott
Democratic Platform Endorses Tariff and National Unity
The Democratic convention adopts a platform urging unity and strength, endorsing the Woodrow Wilson tariff and nonpartisan tariff commission. It stresses preparedness, a strong navy, and protection of free seas, while upholding the Monroe Doctrine and eventual Philippine independence. It also supports woman suffrage and anti foreign influence, calling for efficient investigations and fair domestic policy.
Elect Epworth Officers and League Convention Elected
Epworth officers were elected at the Findlay district Epworth League convention held in McComb. New officers include President Ralph Harshnan, Vice President Ralph Stearns, Secretary Isel Wallesda, Treasurer Con Good, Superintendent Bret Sterling, and executive committee members Tom Shiner and Kev Gibson.
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Epworth
Finelass Obie
Findlay Distreet
Epwerth League
McComb
Bluffton
Atre Adent
Ralph Harshnan
Ralph Stearns
Frances McCormick
Peston
Geteva Stermer
Rawan
Ralph Weaver
Fostoria
UL Isel Wallesda
Con
Broomdale
Bret Sterling Kindlay
Tom Shiner Rey Hoo Araacost
Kev Jn Gibson
Gompers Urges Eight Hour Day for Striking Youngstown Workers
Samuel Gompers spoke to about 2,000 at a United Labor Congress event urging a voluntary exile from the Mahoning valley if no settlement is reached. He backed an eight hour day, denounced the twelve hour day as barbarous, and proposed a public committee to seek resolution.
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Youngstown
Mahoning Valley
Samuel Gompers
Mr Gompers
American Federation of Labor
United Labor Congress
East Youngstown
Gompers
Labor Congress
Education costs rise with Carnegie report
The Carnegie foundation reports tuition at colleges and private schools increased about twenty percent over ten years. Princeton raised its annual fee from 160 to 170 dollars while Harvard plans a jump from 150 to 200 dollars, following Columbia and Yale.
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New York City
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching
Columbia
Yale
Princeton
Harvard
Dario Resta Sets Speedway Record in Chicago Victory
Dario Resta won the American speedway title by defeating Ralph De Palma in straight heats in a 350 mile race and a 24 mile race at Speedway Park. He broke the 70 mile American speedway record with a 31 minute 25 second time.
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Chicago
Dario Resta
Ralph de Palma
Speedway Park
Resta
Count Von Moltke Dead in Berlin Telegrams Say
The Hague reports Lieut Gen Count Helmuth Von Moltke died of heart apoplexy in Berlin. He headed the supplementary general staff and died during a Reichstag session. He was nephew of the late Field Marshal Von Moltke, famed Franco Prussian War strategist.
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The
Hague
Holland
Helmuth von Moltke
Berlin
Supplementary
Marshal van der Goltz
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Marshal von Moltke
Franco Prise
Warfie
Aaft
Town Threatened by Mexican Force
Refugees arriving at El Paso report seven troop trains moving toward Juarez as Carranza forces push toward Del Rio Texas. Gen Sibley commands the Del Rio area with a reinforced garrison while Gen Funston doubts an attack but girds for defense.
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Mexican Central
Juarez
San Antonio
Tex
del Rio
Hwa Greene
Border Patrol
Eagle Pass
Carranza
Texas
Frederick W. Sibley
Hoynillas
Funston
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Francisco Serrano
Obregon
Mexico City
Mexico Northwestern
Madera
Trevino
Pershing
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el Valle
Pulpito Pass
Sonora
Russians Pressing On Toward Lemberg From Czernowitz
Amsterdam reports Russian forces after occupying Czernowitz advance toward Lemberg along the Sereth river. Three thousand prisoners taken as Czernowitz fell. German and Austrian claims say Russians faced several repulses. Rome and Paris offices note ongoing battles near Verdun and Dead Man’s Hill with limited gains for Italian and Allied forces.
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Lemberg
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Russia
Rome
Asiago
Franzela Valley
Verdun
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Paris War Office
Dead Mans Hill
Meuse
Aviator Falls 500 Feet but Survives in Sapporo Crowd
A那 unnamed aviator plunged hundreds of feet during a flight in Sapporo Japan before a large audience. He sustained a broken right leg and cuts but remained conscious briefly before the plane crash. Rescue and medical teams attended as authorities investigated possible mechanical failure.
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Sapporo
Hakhade
Japan
Arthur Smith
War Seems to Be Inevitable Invasion Plans
The United States mobilizes for possible war with Mexico as Carranza pushes for intervention. A presidential note to Carranza will reject withdrawal demands and back commitments with army mobilization and militia orders. Thousands join National Guard as Funston leads a force toward an invasion plan.
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Mexico
Carranza
United States
Wilson
War Department
National Guard
Mexico City
Congress
Funston
Administration
Annapolis
Mazatlan
Snake halts Hoosier limited in Lafayette switchbox
A 15 foot long snake crawled into a Monon line switchbox at Dyer causing the Hoosier limited to stop. The reptile cut electric connections and was shocked into paralysis. it survived when dragged out.
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Lafayette
Ind
Monon
Dyer
Hoosier
Player Dies After Ball Hit in Mobile Southern League
Johnny Dodge, third baseman for Mobile in the Southern league, died from a concussion after being struck on the head by a pitched ball. The incident ends his season and prompts safety concerns for the league.
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Mobile
Johnny Dodge
Lima War Brides Tie The Knot In Quick Mobilization
Lima Police Judge Emmett J Jackson a private in Co C 2d Marines wed Miss Klerence Morrison daughter of oil magnate T C Mor sen. A second rush to arms prompted a rapid ceremony at Ada where Clatter son of the Ada mayor attended the home of his fiancée Tressa Fisher for a quick marriage.
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Lima
Emmett J Jackson
Co C
Ormeiant
Klerence Morrison
T C Morsen
Clatter
Clutter
Ada
Tressa Fisher
Wooster College 46th commencement exercises
The 46th Wooster College commencement week climaxed with a class of 54 graduates receiving diplomas in Memorial Chapel. A 1000 plus crowd attended, with President J Campbell White hosting a reception at Beall Avenue afterward. Honorary Doctor of Divinity degrees were awarded to four ministers from Columbus Toledo Peking Ningpo Chicago.
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Union New Service
Wooster
Wooster College
William Houston
Columbus
David Henry Johnson
Toledo
David Willard Lyon
Peking
China
Robert Ferris Fitch
Ningpo
Frank Alvin Hosmer
Chicago
Demand for Higher Wages at Ohio Quarries Plant
About 300 workers at the Ohio Quarries Company in South Amherst demand a one cent hourly raise. They warned Supt Samuel Evans they would strike if the raise is not granted. Current pay is 24 cents an hour.
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Lorain
Ohio Quarries Company
South Amherst
Samuel Evans
Hunt for Missing Lima Man
Lima police search for Philip Zimmerman 40 of Spencerville manager of the Spencerville Telephone Co who has been missing from his home for a week. Foul play is feared by his family.
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Lima
Policme
Philip Zimmerman
Spencerville
Spencerville Telephone Co
Tragedy on excursion train near Stanleyville
Marietta William Matters and Henry Perkins both of this city were killed when they fell from an excursion train near Stanleyville as they were bound for Cleveland.
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William Matters
Henry Perkins
Stanleyville
Cleveland
Sandles to Address Grange Picnic in Holmes County
Holmes county grange secures A P Sandies to address the annual picnic in Millersburg on August 19.
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Sandles
Grange
Millersburg
Holmes County
P Sandies
City Hall Gets Library in Cleveland Upgrade
Cleveland plans a new 4.1 million city hall with a public library. The expanded department will replace the current municipal reference library, growing from about 2 000 volumes to roughly 15 000 volumes and pamphlets. Miss Adam McCormick serves as reference librarian.
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City Hall
Cleveland
Adam McCormick
Cupid's Wiles Tie Oberlin Grads in Three Weddings
Oberlin College graduates staged three weddings as part of the graduation celebrations. Miss Juanita Davis of Gladstone Michigan wed Harlow Stahl of Bellevue after receiving her diploma. Miss Muriel E Poor of Buffalo and Lyman V Cady of the 1916 theology class also married, as did Miss Alne E Henderson daughter of President J T Henderson, to George Lytle Clouse, a business college teacher.
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Oberlin
Oberlin College
Juanita Davis
Gladstone
Mich
Harlow Stahl
Bellevue
Muriel E Poor
Buffalo
Lyman V Cady
Graduate School of the Theology
Alne E. Henderson
J T Henderson
Oberlin Business College
George Lytle Clouse
Tag Shortage Ends in Columbus as 2000 Tags Arrive
A shipment of over 2000 license tags reached the Cleveland Automobile Club at the Hollenden. Secretary of State C A Hildebrandt promised continued supply to local bureaus as Ohio anticipates issuing more than 220000 sets of numbers this year.
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Columbus
Cleveland Automobile Club
Hollenden
C A Hildebrandt
Ohio
Believe Girl Fatally Struck by Auto In Toledo
Police pursue theory that Nellie Stoelstra was killed by an automobile whose driver fled. Postmortem shows five other girls crushed and chest cavity filled with clotted blood.
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Auto Toledo
Nellie Stoelstra
Woman Dies After Saving Pet Dog in Columbus
Mrs Jennie K W Warner aged 62 wife of an N and W conductor stepped from her husband’s automobile in Columbus to rescue a dog that had jumped from the car fearing passing traffic. She was struck by a passing vehicle and killed almost instantly.
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Columbus
Jennie K W Warner
Youngstown Wins Suit Over Insurance Claims
In Youngstown the Common Pleas Court handed a decision by Judge C M Wilkins favoring the city in a case seeking $5000 liability insurance from each jitneys operator.
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Youngstown -Hy
Common Pleas
C M Wilkins
Youngtown
Gas Blast Injures Cincinnati Firemen
Five Cincinnati firemen were injured two seriously after a gas explosion during street work. Workmen tearing up the street reported a leak igniting as fire crews tried to smother the flames.
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Cincinnati
Akron Rubber Works Fire Damages Plant Top Floor
A fire at Goodrith rubber works in Akron caused $5,500 in losses with $3,500 attributed to the top floor of Plant No 1. The origin of the blaze remains unknown.
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Akron
Goodrith Rubber Works
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