Prohibition plank Rally Sparks Democratic Convention Fight
Denver dispatch reports Gen James B Weaver leading a prohibition push for a specific anti injunction plank backed by southern delegates. The issue dominates resolutions committee discussion as Chanler's VP bid wanes and Gov George Chamberlain of Oregon emerges as a possible running mate. Contests loom for 18 seats across districts including DC and Pennsylvania.
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Denver
Col
Committee On Resolutions
James B. Weaver
Iowa
Weaver
National Committee
Bryan
Chanler
Gov
New York
Norman E. Mack
George Chamberlain
Oregon
Taggart
James J. Keane
Wyoming
C. F. Reisner
Grace M. E. Church
Samuel Kerch
Seattle
Wash
P. T. Ramsey
St. Paul's M. E. Church
South
District of Columbia
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Brook
Five Drownings in Kansas City Ditch Flood
A cloud burst near Wellington Kansas on Sunday night caused five deaths and $75 000 in property loss. The victims include Mrs Shirley Sherman Mrs Ed West Albert Hughes four year old Vene Brothers and Mrs George Jackson. A six foot wall of water swept the ravine bottoms destroying twenty houses and sending them careening two to four blocks.
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Wellington
Kan
Shirley Sherman
Ed West
Albert Hughes
George Jackson
Vene Brothers
Fire at Mountain Falls hotel destroys Colorado resort
Fire caused by kerosene lamp explosion at the Mountain Falls hotel in Green Mountain Falls near Colorado Springs destroys the resort property, costing about 62000 dollars. Guests include visitors from North Carolina and New York. The same report notes the Democratic state convention adjourns at midnight after a week in session with Bryan receiving 538 votes to 194.
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Colorado Resort
Colorado Springs
Col
Mountain Falls
Green Mountain Falls
North Carolina
Bryan
Charlotte
N. Y
William Jenings Bryan
Porch Hospitality as Summer Home Treasure
Describes the joy of a sunny porch as a key summer feature, urging houses to create inviting front or back spaces. Emphasizes modest, cheerful hospitality with screens, curtains, and greenery, plus practical tips for durable decor and storage. Highlights porch play areas for children and the health benefits of outdoor living.
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Elizabeth
Zu Eulenburg On Trial For Perjury In Berlin Scandal
Prince Philip zu Eulenburg appeared before a judge and jury in Berlin to face charges of perjury and subornation related to recent scandals. The trial may last weeks due to many witnesses and possible interruptions from the prince health. Witnesses included Count Kuno von Moltke and others. courtroom was cleared at state prosecutor’s request to protect morals until verdict. Bishop Potter In Critical State In Cooperstown New York bishop Henry C Potter of New York is described as dangerously ill with stomach and liver trouble. Doctors report he is prostrated from heat and in a critical condition.
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Berlin
Prince Philip Zu Eulenburg
Kuno von Moltke
Egypt
Maximilien Harden
Bernstein
Harden
Starnberg
Luebenberg
Potter
Cooperstown
N. Y
Henry C. Potter
New York
J. B. Janvrin
Poitier
Rhodus Brothers Arrested In Mail Fraud Scheme
Birch F Rhodus Edward T Rhodus and Thomas Rhodus were arrested in Chicago for using the mails in a defraud scheme. They organized Central Life Securities and subsidiaries and allegedly obtained 3 000 000 over recent years. Spain leads in lead production, Germany second.
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Chicago
Birch F. Rhodus
Edward T. Rhodus
Thomas Rhodus
Central Life Securities Company
Spain
Germany
United States Sends Troops to Texas Border
President Roosevelt ordered the deployment of troops from San Antonio to Del Rio and El Paso to aid civil authorities after Mexican requests to uphold neutrality laws. Fighting near Las Vacas ended with insurgents defeated. reinforcements patrol the area and guard rivers.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Taft
Department of Texas
San Antonio
del Rio
el Paso
Texas
United States
State Department
Monterey
Mex
Matamoras
Las Vacas
Tex
P. Diaz
Austin
San Diego
City of Mexico
Viesca
Interior, War and State
Pullman Car on Fire Near Gladstone
A Chesapeake and Ohio passenger train bound for Richmond halted at Gladstone when the Pullman Suono caught fire. The crew escaped the burning car as flames spread. the engineer halted the train and raced to Gladstone where the fire was extinguished. No injuries were reported.
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Richmond
Chesapeake & Ohio
Gladstone
Suono
Airship Zeppeli n Tests Impress Count Zeppelin Oversees Flight
Count Zeppelin supervised a six hour and three quarter test of the airship at Friedrichshafen. The craft carried 14 passengers, averaged 34.14 miles per hour, reached 38.5 miles at peak, and performed wireless experiments without incident.
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Friedrichshafen
Count Zeppelin
Dresden
Constance
Romanshorn
Switzerland
Thaw May Get Jury Trial
White Plains N Y June 30 Harry Thaw appears likely to obtain a jury trial on his sanity after Justice Mills expressed the view it should come in time and ordered detention in the Poughkeepsie jail with the case adjourned to July 13 for new arguments and affadavits.
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White Plains
N. Y
Harry Thaw
Mills
Thaw
Poughkeepsie
High License in Louisiana Approved by Legislature
Louisiana will be a high license state for at least two years after the Senate passed the Shattuck Gay liquor bill 29 to 4. The measure, already approved by the House, fixes parish licenses at 500 dollars and state licenses at 200 with maximum licenses reaching several thousand dollars. In Jealousy Causes Bloody Tragedy. Julius Turner 68 a Clay City farmer shot his wife to death from ambush believing her unfaithful and seriously wounded his 15 year old son before attempting suicide.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Assembly
Senate
House
Sailor Springs
Julius Turner
Clay City
NY Paper Merchant Dies by Gas Inhalation in Brooklyn Home
William D. Sloat a New York paper merchant with a Nassau street store committed death by own action in his Brooklyn home on Monday. He had been despondent for some time following an attack of paralysis.
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New York
William D. Sloat
Nassau Street
Brooklyn
Marshal shoots and kills robber in Osborne hardware store
St. Joseph June 30 report says Matthew Ford Osbourne Mo town marshal shot and killed a robber after discovering two men in a hardware store. One robber fled while the other fired a shotgun at Ford, who returned fire. The confrontation occurred Monday in Osborne.
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St. Joseph
Matthew Ford
Osborne
Ford
Tallest of Sky Scrapers in New York Plans
Plans filed by Equitable Life Assurance for a 62 story skyscraper to top New York’s skyline with a 150 foot flagpole. The structure would rise 909 feet to the tip, with the flagpole piercing higher than Paris’s Eiffel Tower by about 74 feet. Drowns Trying to Save Another. Jacob Cohen, an artilleryman at Fort Sill, drowned in Medicine Creek while attempting to rescue a swimmer. Cohen had enlisted three months ago and came from New York.
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New York
Elste
Paris
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Building Department
Equitable
Lawton
Oklo
Jacob Cohen
Fort Sill
Medicine Creek
Cohen
Balloon Cognac crosses Alps in bold Swiss feat
On June 30 the Swiss Aero club reports balloon Cognac has crossed the Alps, a milestone long sought but never achieved, marking a historic aviation feat by Swiss balloonists.
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Brig
Switzerland
Swiss Aero Club
Alps
Cleveland Hosts Big National Education Meet and Spelling Win
Cleveland, June 30. The 46th annual National Education Association convention opens with elaborate programs and city hospitality. A city-wide spelling contest among eighth graders saw Cleveland and Pittsburg students tied for top marks. Mae Thursby of Pittsburg and Marie Bolden of Cleveland had perfect scores.
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Cleveland
National Educational Association
Pittsburg
New Orleans
Erie
Mae Thursby
Marie Bolden
Miss Bolden
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