Fear of American Intervention Sparks Cuban Campaign
La Follette and Cummins open headquarters in Chicago canvassing delegates for Harmon Havana. Havana interest centers on Restes Fararra mission to Washington thought aimed at proving no intervention is needed. Cuban race tensions fade beside the possible U.S. intervention as battleships Nebraska and New Jersey near Key West.
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Havana
Restes Fararra
Washington
United States
Nebraska
New Jersey
Key West
Republican convention opens headquarters in Chicago hotels
The La Follette and Cummins headquarters opened at Chicago hotels as the Republican national convention staging area is set. Alfred T. Rogers, Wisconsin national committeeman, opened the La Follette HQ near the Taft and Roosevelt hubs. Managers and staff finalize delegate reception plans.
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Chicago
LaFollette
Cummins
Iowa
Taft
Roosevelt
Alfred T. Rogers
Wisconsin
Eight Die in Villisca Ax Murder Case
In Villisca Iowa eight people an entire family and two women visitors were found murdered with ax blows at the Moore home. A neighbor alarmed by silence discovered the gruesome scene and the victims were found in their beds.
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Villisca
J. W. Moore
Bryan Predicts Two Conventions In Chicago Visit
William J. Bryan told reporters in Denver that there will be two national Republican conventions in Chicago. He argued the party’s present situation differs from the conditions that once required silver Republicans.
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Mr. Bryan
Denver
Colo
Chicago
William J. Bryan
Senate approves hospital access to untaxed alcohol
Hospitals may hereafter use alcohol in bond for surgical, antiseptic and bathing needs without fear of internal revenue intervention. The Linthicum bill extends the amity to hospitals, per senate action.
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Bond
Washington
Internal Revenue Officer
Senate
Nebraska Man Convicted of Bribery in Weld County Bridge Deal
Charles G. Sheely head of the Sheely Construction Company of Denver pleaded guilty to bribery in Weld County Colorado over securing bridge contracts. He also paid 26,680.60 dollars by certified check as a refund to the county treasury.
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Nebraska
Greeley
Colo
Charles G. Sheely
Lincoln
Sheely Construction Company
Denver
Weld County
Kansas Needs Harvest Handed Over to Topeka
Topeka Kansas reports a rough figure between 25 000 and a larger unspecified amount as an agricultural harvest need. The note indicates a shortfall or request for harvest labor or resources in the region.
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Kansas
Topeka
Kas
To Unify Harmon Sentiment
Baltimore Maryland reports a general canvasa of all delegates pledged or favorable. The item notes efforts to unify sentiment for Harmon, detailing delegate positions and potential endorsements within the party.
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Baltimore
Mad
Questioning Climate Costs Sparks Tourist Quip
A tourist jokes about paying ten dollars daily for climate, remarking that one man’s meat is another man’s meat bill, highlighting differing views on costs and value.
All for Mr. Taft Fear Racial War at Havana
Colonel protests action of committee as violence in Havana stirs fears of racial conflict. Submarine incident reports suggest many lives lost while volcanic activity continues in Alaska. Columbus watchers note shock and horror.
Taft wins Georgia delegates at Republican convention
The national committee allocated 48 delegates to Taft after contests from Arkansas Florida and Georgia. Roosevelt challengers lost all cases. Georgia split parties, with ten districts totaling twenty delegates going to Taft in a blanket decision, and two remaining districts also awarding Taft two apiece.
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Chicago
Taft
National Committee
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Racial Tensions Rise in Havana as Mob Urges Violence
In Havana a mob of thousands of young men and students gathered in Central Park shouting anti negro slogans. President Gomez issued a proclamation urging calm and warning disturbers of the peace of severe punishment as racial tensions threaten the capital.
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Havana
Gomez
Presidential
Central Park
Colonel Roosevelt Protests National Committee Rulings
Colonel Roosevelt calls on Republicans nationwide to protest the Republican National Committee's rulings on contested nominations and seating in party contests.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Republican National Committee
Taft delegates added from Alabama and Arkansas in Roosevelt disputes
The Taft column gains twenty four delegates from Alabama and Arkansas after committee decisions on Roosevelt contests. All cases presented were decided in Taft's favor, with most decisions by unanimous vote and one roll call showing fifteen anti Taft votes. Delegates include six at large and district selections in Alabama and Arkansas.
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Chicago
Alabama
Arkansas
Republican National Committee
Roosevelt
Taft
Power in. Hands of Five Men Clears House
Clearing House a law unto itself. Effort to defeat Right of Way Bill. Mr. Howell will not contest. Chicago. Purity will govern the Republican nation committee deliberations upon contests for seats in the national convention. This decided without opposition at the opening session per Taft and Roosevelt. Five press associations will represent the press with two men each admitted during deliberations. no executive sessions.
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Chicago
Republican Nation Committee
Taft
Roosevelt
National House of Representatives
Washington
Will Carry Fight to People
Roosevelt plans to go to Chicago and bolt if delegates are not seated. A top adviser confirms a Roosevelt convention is under way and that he will campaign personally to the people, rejecting national committee tactics and continuing the fight to the last ditch.
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New York
Roosevelt
Chicago
National Committee
Wisconsin Socialist Moves Impeachment Against Federal Judge
Representative Berger of Wisconsin begins impeachment proceedings against Federal Judge Hanford of Seattle over the citizenship status of Leonard Olesen, claiming the judge deprived him of citizenship. The action signals a political clash amid a broader debate on judicial power and civil rights.
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Washington
Berger
Wisconsin
Hanford
Seattle
Leonard Olesen
Army Troops From Forts Snelling Sheridan Croop and Brady Mobilized
The United States Army unit assembled here comprises troops from Forts Snelling Sheridan Croop and Brady. They are seasoned veterans equipped with modern firearms ammunition and trappings.
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United States Army
Snelling
Sheridan
Croop and
Brady
Socialists Resent Government Victory
Socialist leaders express anger as Brussels opposition protests the government win over policy. King Albert and Queen Elisabeth canceled plans to depart for Ostend and stayed at Brussels to monitor developments and public reaction.
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Brussels
Albert
Elisabeth
Ostend
Banking committee probes money trust in New York banks
William Sherr, manager of the New York Clearing House Association, testifies as the chief witness at the first hearing of the House committee on banking and currency. He discusses the vast power concentrated in five men and calls for judicial regulation of the money trust.
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Trust
New York
New York Clearing House Association
William Sherr
Sherr
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Money Trust
Night Execution Planned at Nebraska Penitentiary
Lincoln Neb officials consider abolishing daylight hangs and set Albert Prince’s execution for August 30 between midnight and sunrise. Judge Connish ordered the date after Prince, an Omaha man, killed Deputy Warden Davis.
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Lincoln
Neb
State Penitentiary
Albert Prince
Omaha
Davis
Connish
Degrees for Blind Youths at Columbia Commencement
Among the graduates who received degrees at the Columbia university commencement Wednesday rate classmates, but each of the three was obliged during his college career to eke out a slender income by doing private tutoring and other work.
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New York
Columbia University
Plague in China at Tien Tsin Reports Two Deaths
Two plague deaths reported at Tien Tsin China but officials say no alarm is felt. Symptoms resemble those that caused heavy tolls in Manchuria last year, though current threats seem contained.
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China
Tien Tsin
Manchuria
Child mistaken as burglar halts Fremont shop closing
In Fremont Nebraska a child locked inside a store at closing caused alarm until a passerby alerted the manager. Expecting a break in the thief prepared to fight, he instead met a youngster saying he wanted candy with a five cent coin. The mother was notified and collected the child.
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Fremont
Neb
Solémeone
Spun Quips and Riddles From a Humble Page
A humorous collection of remarks on baseball culture snoring and old fashioned manners. A playful barter of lines about explaining baseball to a girl and a girl who still chews wax appears as light, teasing fiction on a back page.
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Diller Record
Diller
Chicago—Democrats
Harmon
Coliseum
MR. Taft
Alaskan
Horror Columbus
Seattle, Wash
Investiga
Tion
Alaska
Republican “Committee
Mr. Howell
Hostetter
Ww, N. Y
Lincoln, NO
Kodaks
Huah Ao Photo Supply CO
Linco, Mok
Lincoln Sanitarium
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