Taft and Field Battle Over 229 Republican Contests
Chicago hosts the national committee hearings as 229 disputed seats loom large. Taft factions seek a majority and advocates for the Field push claims in southern states where black voters are alleged to have been requalified out of primaries. Alabama dominates early agenda with nine districts contested and the pivotal role likely deciding the nomination.
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Tull Republiss National Committee
Flock
National Committee
Credentials
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F. G. Bryan
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D. C
Chicago
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Florida
Geora
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Mississippi
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennssee
Texas
Virginia
Amed
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Chiiaman New
Alabi
Robbers Crack Fairland Bank Safe for $10000
Desperadoes struck the Bank of Fairland in Pattland Oklahoma near Pittsburg on June 5 and carried off about $10 000 after cracking the safe. The three armed bandits escaped on horseback and pursuit is under way in the area. Also reported in brief the Monongahela Coal and Coke store robbery in Boston Pennsylvania and a Rawhide Hotel robbery in Reno Nevada with multiple hold ups and a fatal police shooting in San Francisco.
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Tulea
Okla
Bank of Fairland
Pattland
Here
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Monongahela Consolidated Coal and Coke Company
Boston
Reno
Nev
Rawhide
San Francisco
W. H. Beins
T. O. Young
Starving Chinese Found in Sealed Box Car
In San Francisco a sealed box car from Galveston carried 16 half-starved Chinese passengers, plus a load of heavy steel. The car, ten days on the road and in the yards 48 hours, held water and crackers but left the men weak. One bore a country entry certificate. others were handed to immigration officials. Officials suspect smuggling from El Paso with car seats swapped, an intended release that failed.
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Galveston
Southern Pacific
el Paso
German Baptist Brethren Gather For Des Moines Assembly
Des Moines Iowa June 6 large fair grounds host over four thousand churchmen as thousands more arrive. A millennium of celebration marks the churchs 200th anniversary with daily services while the conference nears its formal start. Washington June 6 former Senator James K Jones of Arkansas is buried at his family home with colleagues attending and the burial in Rock Creek Cemetery.
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James K. Jones
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Landslide Stalls Nine Trains.
Helena Mont June 6 A ree Union landslide blocked nine trains forcing delays across the line. Crews work to clear the tracks while travelers face extended waits and detours as repairs begin.
Mae O'Reilly Alive. Confession of Murder Proved False
Mae O Reilly who Julius G Truelson Jr claimed was murdered by Mrs Gunness on the Gunness farm in Laporte Indiana is alive in Saratoga New York She arrived from New York City last Friday and is a guest of friends here She denied then admitted her identity and said she has worked in New York City this past winter She has had no correspondence with Truelson since his transfer to Blmbra June 6 1907 Truelson alleged in a confession that he and Mrs Gunness killed her in Rochester New York June 1907 Meanwhile Belle Gunness mystery probe gains official support as county commissioners back Sheriff Smutzer in pursuing the case and funding further investigation
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Saratoga
N. Y
Mae O’reilly
Julius G. Truelson, Jr
Gunness
Laporte
Ind
New York City
Miss O'Reilly
Daniel F. Welch
McNichol seeks warrants in Philadelphia libel perjury case
State Senator James P. McNichol moved in Philadelphia to issue warrants against Max Kaufmann secretary to Mayor Rayburn on perjury charges and D Clarence Gibboney secretary of the Law and Order society on libel charges. The action followed McNichol's earlier Libel accusation against the Republican organization leader.
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Philadelphia
James P. McNichol
Max Kaufmann
Uni
Rayburn
D. Clarence Gibboney
Law and Order Society
Kaufmann
Gibboney
McNichol
Republican Organization
Kietust
Kaufmann Denies Payoff Claim at McNichol Hearing
At a hearing on Senator McNichol’s alleged payoff, Kaufmann testified he did not receive $10,000 from McNichol and denied representing himself as an agent of Gibboney. Mayor Reyburn then discharged Kaufmann from the secretary post. Gibboney’s warrant stems from a letter about city conditions. Camden's Slayer Identified in Minnesota. James Flood, formerly James Montague, is named as the Chicago victim’s killer. his family now in Lyle.
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John Weaver
Kaufmann
McNichol
Gibboney
Reyburn
Camden
Austin, Minn
The Game of Life Among Lucky Players and Umpires
The text contrasts fortunate individuals gaining accidental fame with others serving as umpires. It frames life as a game where some win notoriety while others remain impartial judges. The tone suggests reflection on chance, fame, and responsibility.
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