Convention Notes From the 1908 Republican Meet Chicago
The Chicago convention nominated William Howard Taft on the first ballot for president and James S. Sherman for vice president. Roosevelt received loud cheers as delegates debated platform planks and seating. Other news included legal defeats for Veepanian Warner, a Bryn Mawr scholarship for Taft's daughter, and various incidents from sports to crime and industry.
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New York
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Cincinnati
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Fairbanks
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Democratic Party
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Mlinois Supreme Court
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Korea
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Toledo
Broadway Bank
Oliver H. P. Belmont
Pennsylvania
Bryn Mawr
District of Columbia
Washington
Roosevelt names Wright to War Secretary post
Roosevelt accepted Taft resignation effective June 30 and chose Luke 2. Wright of Tonnesden as Taft successor. Wright, former Philippines governor, was the first American ambassador to Japan. Other items note a Monongahela mine explosion killing three and entombing fifteen, a Philadelphia extortion verdict, a Little Rock bank receiver, a Saenger fest opening in Indianapolis, and various other 1900s events.
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Tonnesden
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Monongahela
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New York
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O'Brien
Philadelphia
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Saenger Band
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Oklo
Mra
J.D. Tuthill
Brooklyn
Slater
Pomeroy
Security National Bank
Minneapolis
Lake Minnetonka
Breezy Pont
Mary Stuart Coffin
Almerica
Grand Army
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Louisiana House of Eee Tiven H Dee Carntion
Doussanding
Bookseller of Harvard Square dies at 76
Obituary notes Benjamin H. Richardson known as the bookseller of Harvard Square and landlord to a former president during his college years dies at age 76. Also listed are State Senator James W. Milliken of Michigan who died of apoplexy on a New York Central train. Dr Thomas W. Small who shot himself aboard the steamer St Louis. William Hamilton Young head of Western Union Telegraph's Washington office who died in Chicago. Gilbert Wadsworth Barnard a Chicago Mason. Charles Ray of near Jasper Missouri shot by his wife Fannie Ray. Louis Eypinger manager of the Grand Hotel in Yokohama, dead at age 17 in the Orient.
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Iron & Steel Trades Journal of London
National
New York
Fort Wadsworth
Missouri River
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lacksawanna
Pocono Mountains
Bakertown
Mary Farmer
Watertown
Mra
Sarah Brennan
Frank Stira
Cudahy
Milwaukee
Antony Kriz
Mount Washington
Gen. Khoroshna
Vorknnskan
Uralak
New York National Guard
Shelby Steel Tube Company
Shelby
United States Stel Corporation
Sioux City
Dominga Schisppa Pietra
Lnte
Leopold Pietra
Los Angeles
Frederico Pietra
Aberdeen (G.) Banking Company
Fawcett
Martin Finn
Salisbury
A. le Stairs
Sandy Creek
W. Va
Lasaris Levy
L. Levy & Co
Susie A. Merrill
Hia
Alfred OH. Curtis
Charles W. Morse
National Bank of North America
New Orleans
Wadsworth
Hamilton
Miriam Frances Bloomer
James F. Bloomer
Cincinnati
Thomas Hagen
Mississippi
Philadelphia
Joseph Fangele
Gallitzin
Benjamin H. Richardson
Harvard
Harvard Square
Roosevelt
James W. Milliken
Traverse City
Mich
Thomas W. Small
St. Louis
William Hamilton Young
Washington
Western Union Telegraph Company
Taft Wins Nomination at 1908 Republican Convention
Theodore Roosevelt is lauded by Lodge as the nation’s most popular leader. Taft leads in the roll call with 702 votes and is nominated for president while James Sherman secures the vice presidency after a dynamic convention in Chicago.
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New York
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la Mollette
Ohio
Buckeye
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Lodge
Joseph B. Foraker
Charles W. Fairbanks
Indiana
Joseph Cannon
Miinois
Robert la Follette
Wisconsin
Charles E. Hughes
Philander C. Knox
Pennsylvania
William H. Taft
Cannon
Hughes
Tim Woodruff
Stat
Curtis Guild
Massachusetts
Senator Lodge
Franklin Murphy
New Jersey
Thomas N. McCarter
Senator Crane
Chinese Colleges for Teachers in Pe king
The Chinese board of education plans a Shih fan Hsueh tang civil normal college in Pe king to train teachers for civil schools and colleges across the empire. It will teach Chinese classics and languages including English French German Russian and Japanese by experienced instructors. The college will be located in Chinaxi city this year. Tip wages ruling by English appeals court
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Chinese Board of Education
Peking
Chinaxi
New Method of Preserving Eggos by Fard Coating
A French journal reports a discovery of preserving eggs by a light fard coating which seals pores and prevents evaporation. The method stops air exposure, extending freshness.
Prize Bunch of Asparagus Grows Milltown Grower
Enos B Hoops of Milltown Pennsylvania wins a prize for a big bunch of asparagus. The stalks measure twenty inches and the tender spears weigh about four pounds for the top quality display.
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Enos B. Hoops
Milltown
Han
Reason of the Mad Pastor in German Evangelical Church Tragedy
Rev Valentine Birnans of the German Evangelical church opened fire on about a dozen worshippers after a two month manic episode. He was shot by armed congregants at the Max Kuleche forge, dying after pleading for forgiveness for his assailants. His wife fled, but stood nearby as the mob closed in and he fell.
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Valentine Biranes
German Evangelical Church
Straw
Hotteldal Manta Hy
Nin
Staple
Here
Predericksburg
Max Kuleche
Birnuss
Knieche
Eros
Gasconade Couny
Last Kiss of Two Women at Burlington Wharf
Readable fragments describe a crowd at Burlington wharf as Columba Douk ed sinks after a farewell kiss between Mrs John Collins and Mrs James Mare per, a baby nearly drowning, and a dramatic rescue. White Wings volunteers plan to clean St Louis streets next week, while other reports note a drowning survival, a Georgia navy ship boast, a fatal Texas rode accident, a circuses train wreck, a Nevada duel, and a speed test of the Salem cruiser in Maine with varied incidents across the nation.
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Steiner Columba
St. Louis
City
Swiss rifle clubs and citizen militiamen in Switzerland
The Swiss system trains civilians from age 20 with 65 days in the first year and annual drills, while rifle shooting is organized by shooting societies under government oversight. Citizens keep service rifles at hand, holding regular compulsory shooting and village competitions, funded by grants and state support.
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Manchester Guardian
Switzerland
Landwehr
Schutzengese Iachaften
Societes de the
Cantone
Uler
Foothill
Private’s View Of Antietam From A Soldier’s Eye
A correspondent recalls the Antietam campaign from a private’s stance. He describes Pleasonton’s cavalry actions, the crossing of Chain Bridge, daily contact with Stuart, and the ascent toward South Mountain as Union troops advanced toward Frederick. He laments lack of strong leadership at the helm.
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Zonal Tribune
Antietam
Pleasonton
Chantilly
McClellan
Pope
Chain Bridge
Stuart
South Mountain
Frederick
Grant
Sherman
Sheridan
Tampa Cigars Rise: City As World Leader in Output
The narrative places Tampa Florida as a wilderness backdrop in Golding's tale The Young Marooners. Today it is Southern Florida’s business hub with 165 cigar factories, 11,000 workers, a $10 million payroll, and 289 million cigars produced last year, supporting a 43,000 population.
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Tampa
Fla
Golding
Florida
No Such Good Luck Master of the House
A fragmentary exchange shows a master of the house addressing Mary with a puzzled tone as a mistress dismisses a caster. The dialogue hints at tension and a formal gesture of congratulations amid an unsettled domestic scene.
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Mardh
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