Moosers Refuse Lodge Candidacy at Convention
Delegates name Charles E. Hughes of New York for president and Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana for vice president by acclamation. Fairbanka and Parker of Louisiana are cited as running mates. The text records a Massachusetts senator Lodge proposal rejected at a convention.
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Fairbanka and Parker
Louisiana
Charles E. Hughes
New York
Charles W. Fairbanks
Indiana
Roosevelt and Hughes Lead Party Nomination Reports
The Republican convention in this city named Theodore Roosevelt for president with John M Parker as vice president on the third ballot while Charles Fairbanks was chosen for Indiana. The Progressive convention unanimously named Roosevelt for president and John M Parker for vice president amid heated demonstrations in the Coliseum.
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Chicago
Charles HH. Hughes
New York
Charles Warren Fairbanke
Indiana
Hughes
Wairbanks
John Wanamaker
Philadelphia
Theodore Roosevelt
George W. Perkins
Hughea
Rombicans
John M. Parker
Loulalana
Supreme Court of the United States
Progresaryos
Nomination debates at convention hint Hughes chosen by GOP
The convention met at noon Saturday with Hughes favored by the majority, receiving 94934 votes while Roosevelt, DuPont, Weeks, Lodge, and LaFollette trailed. Roosevelt urged Lodge as a compromise candidate, a plan rejected by Progressives. Harding chaired the opening, with a joint conference seeking a unifying presidential candidate for both parties.
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Hughes
Alabama
Roosevelt
DuPont
Weeks
Lodge
LaFollette
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Harding
Senator Lodge
Hughes Career and Governorship in New York
Born April 1862 Hughes was admitted to the bar in 1884 and elected governor in 1900, serving a second term in 1908. Appointed to the Supreme Court in 1910, his tenure saw reforms in utilities insurance banking and tax law and involvement in major investigations including the Equitable Life affair. He refused Republican nominations for New York mayors in 1905 and is known for two famous remarks in 1907.
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New York
Supreme Court
Equitable
Fragmentary historic quote on progress and welfare
Fragmentary OCR shows a quotation asserting that human society requires progress for stability and that the common welfare should be the supreme law. The text appears incomplete and lacks context or attribution.
Self-Preservation at Ohio Fair Showdown
A New Yorker recounts a married couple at an Ohio country fair caught in a crowd near an amusement booth. The husband asks his wife for the lunch blanket in a playful domestic moment.
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Ohio
Tsay
Hughes Accepts Republican Nomination and Resigns Supreme Court
The article reports Charles Evans Hughes accepting the Republican nomination for the presidency and resigning as associate justice of the U S Supreme Court. It quotes Hughes affirming loyalty to American rights at home and abroad, support for prepared national defense, and a call for firm neutrality and diplomatic steadiness. He criticizes prior foreign policy and pledges to restore diplomatic influence while maintaining national interests.
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Washington
Charles Evans Hughes
Supreme Court of the United States
Ihereby
Supreme Court of the ‘United States
Charles EH. Hughes
Hughes
Warren G. Harding
Republican National Committee
Chicago
Ill
Mexico
Party Fusion Efforts Flagged In Chicago Meetings
At Chicago clubs both Republican and Progressive factions reported no progress toward fusion. Senator Reed Smoot and others led the Republican group while Gov Hiram Johnson and George W Perkins headed the Progressive side. Nominating speeches began Friday afternoon and balloting started soon after with two ballots cast. The Progressives hailed their fiery convention, while conservatives hoped for a merger with the Republicans. The radical wing pressed for Theodore Roosevelt.
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Chicago
Republican A
Reed Smoot
Utah
W. Murray Crane
Massachusetts
William Be, Borsh
Idaho
Nicholas Murray Butler
New York
Columbia University
A. R. Johnson
Ohio
Hiram Johnson
California
Horace
Wilgeneral
John M. Parker
Louisiana
George W. Perkins
Raymond Robing
William Allen White
Victor Murdock
Roosevelt
Teddy
Crowd prompts worry as couples drift apart
In a crowded setting one speaker warns that amid the bustle lovers risk losing track of each other urging careful attention and signaling the value of steady companionship in social gatherings.
Germ definition debate in scholastic exam hints at science basics
In a recent examination a definition of a germ was explored. The answer described a germ as a tiny unseen thing and discussed the idea of killing it with oxygen.
Cavalry Overcomes Largest Villa Band Near Santa Clara
U S Cavalry under Capt Otto Rathorse routs twenty five Villa bandits twenty miles north of Santa Clara at daybreak. They kill three, wound several, capture horses and rifles, and seize thousands of rounds. Pursuit lasts hours as Americans rout the remnants and return to bivouac. The band linked to Cervantes, killed weeks earlier, marks a major campaign triumph.
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Jung
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Cafion
Candelario Cervantes
Democrats Meet in St Louis for National Convention
The Democratic National Convention met at the Colosseum in St Louis on June 14. William F. McCoombs, former Governor, chaired the session. Martin H. Glynn of New York was elected temporary chairman and delivered the keynote. Committees were named by state delegations.
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Wm. F.mccoombs
Martin H. Glynn
New York
Verdur Verduins Attacks Resume in Verdun Area
Verdan dispatch says the Verdun battle resumed with extreme violence on the east bank of the Meuse after Fort Vaux fell. German assaults reportedly used up to 30 000 infantry, with attacks following in rapid succession near Fort Vaux and Thiaumont. In other theaters Russian and Italian fronts saw counter offensives and gains, while a Baltimore harbor elevator fire caused up to three deaths and massive grain losses.
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Auch
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Stripa
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Petrograd
Lagarina
Rome
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Pennsylvania
Canton
Hfe
Othir
Willem
Welbeck Hall
Toading
Price of Pride and a Foghorn Umpire Tale
A vivid slice from a past game in the Atlantic Isogue era where Bill McCabe of Poughkeepsie faced Kingston. With two outs in the ninth tied and one man left on bench, a pinch hitter from the stands filled in after hesitation. He clubbed a homer and refused to run, claiming he had the money to pay for the lost ball.
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Bill McCabe
Poughkeepsie
Kingston ‘Gym
Atlantic
Fogarty
McCabe
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Fathead
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Mismatched Engagement Ring Sparks Widower’s Doubtful Claim
A dialogue unfolds where a fair maid questions a widower about his first wife Katharine and whether the name matches hers. The widower confirms the name and recalls moving her dearly, fueling the desire to obtain a duplicate engagement ring.
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Katharine
Man's worth linked to power to produce value
The passage asserts that a man's worth rests on his ability to create value, rooted in the power of mind and body influenced by the food he eats. It emphasizes well-balanced bodies and brains require proper nutrition for peak performance.
Grape-Nuts Promotes Nourishing Economical Diet
The article extols Grape-Nuts as a wholesome cereal containing all the nutriments of whole wheat and barley. It highlights minerals often missing in ordinary diets and praises the product as nourishing, economical, and delicious, a help in building men of worth.
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