Republicans On The Field Ready For First Skirmish
Chicago June 5 The Taft anti Taft fight heats up as delegates and party workers pour into the city. The national committee begins hearing contending claims with a full convention a week away. Charles P Taft predicts Taft will be nominated on the first ballot as Crane leads anti Taft forces in organizing. Foraker and Cannon camps mobilize supporters and preparations intensify among rival factions.
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Covention
Onion
National Committee
Batthe
Masten
Prean
Secretary of War
Union Station
William H. Twit
Taft
Joseph B. Keallig
Unitedtates
Indianapelig
Fairbanks
Keellige
Kealing
Beccary
Murray Crane
Massachusetts
Hilachief Neutenant
James A. Heminway
Indiana
James Th. Keating
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Kuntz
Columbus
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Foraker Corps
Ohio
Foraker
Great Nartern
Charles J. Kurtz
Kurte Haw Wen Fomker
Tuirky
Hemellie
Uinole
Cannon
Rodenburg
Miinoig
Night Rider crackdown spreads through Kentucky and Ohio
Ohio and Kentucky authorities coordinate a crackdown on night riders after a farmer’s confession names five Kentuckians tied to the Boudes Ferry arson and tobacco bed damage. Troops guard roads and beds as arrests loom, with Wendell Holden among those jailed and a broader raid planned against about thirty alleged riders.
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Ripley
Critchfeld
Berlin
Roger
Kentucky
Bute
Ambrose
Boudes Ferry
Ohio
Critchfelt
Williame Fa
Haye
W. C. Bishop
Moravia
Genral Critchfield
Tauna
Lee Evans
Brown Cowmty Burley Tobacco Society
Critchfield
Rail disaster near Lackawanna described in brief
Report of a derailment on the Lackawanna express train near West of here. The rails spread under the train causing many injuries and possible fatalities. Rescue efforts ongoing as authorities assess the scene and transport the wounded.
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Lackwanna
New York
Here
Montana Floods Hit Helena and Rail Lines
Dispatches report widespread flooding in Helena Montana. The Great Northern and Northern Pacific rail corridors are disrupted as waters rise and debris blocks tracks. Several towns face washouts and stranded travelers, with crews racing to restore service and safety.
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Lawson Prophesies On Roosevelt and Taft at Chicago
Jim Howton reports Thome W. Lawson foresees the Republican ticket dominating. Lawson claims Taft and Roosevelt will split the party, Roosevelt sentiment will rise against the administration, and a third movement grows without the president’s knowledge. He says fiends and terror over policies have unsettled the nation for months.
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Howton
Jim
Taft
Thome W. Lawson
Lawson
Chicago
Hoke Smith Loses Out in Georgia Governor Race
In Atlanta Georgia Joseph E. Terrell defeats incumbent Hoke Smith by about 14 000 votes a decisive victory shaping Georgia’s gubernatorial contest with Terrell securing the governorship.
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Atlanta
Joseph KE
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Discharged miner kills mine boss in Steubenville
Albert Thorpe, mine boss at Jefferson Mine No. 2 in Steubenville Ohio, was killed in the morning by Harry Richards. Thorpe discharged Richards, who struck Thorpe twice with a belt wire and fled toward the woods as deputy sheriffs pursue him.
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Albert Thorpe
Jefferson Ming No. 2
Ping Mork
Harry Richards
Hegro
Thorpe
Richards
Strick Thorpe
Wildcat Attack Near Cedar Leaves Farmer Injured
Delma Allison, a young farmer from Pretty Town, Vinton county, was ambushed by a wildcat on a rock ledge near the roadside while returning home at daybreak. He shot at the animal, but the bullet struck his foot. The cat mauled him as neighbors with a shotgun and crowbar killed the beast. Allison was brought home unconscious with torn clothes and bleeding injuries. Residents fear a broader presence of wildcats in the area.
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Marshal Miller
Clarence Holden
Single Bridge
Higginspont
Holden
Ripley
Edward Martin
Eagle Creek
Bills
Martin
Hamden Junction
Delma Allison
Pretty Ttun
Vinton County
Cedar [Iere
Hocking County
Allison
Lange
Probers Named to Investigate Death at State Hospital
Columbus officials and members of the state board of charity including HM I McPadden and C. Burton form a committee to investigate the death of John Adams. They, with Secretary Shirer, will meet at Mansfield state hospital next Tuesday for the inquiry.
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Hurris
HM I McPadden
Steubenville
Bhatt
Columbua
Neave
Olelnjuat
C. Burton
Zanewville
State Board of Charity
Shirer
Maswillon State Hospital
John Adams
Maswillon Hospital
President to hunt big game in Africa journey planned
Washington reports the president and his son Kermit will travel to Africa for a hunting trip next March, sailing from Cairo in April with intent to stay until he obtains desired big game specimens. The trip is linked to a quieting of nomination talk and may extend as needed for hunting.
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White House
Washington
Africa
Kermit
Ofa
Cairo
Egypt
Trolley Passenger Car Hit By Freight Train Near Joliet
A Joliet incident reports a trolley passenger car struck by a freight train at IL interurban crossings. Walter Peet of Chicago and Worsfeld of Aurora died. Motorman Willington of Hinsdale and engineer Shaw are dying. Twenty others injured.
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Joliet
Illinois
Elgin
Here
Montenegro and Servia on the Verge of War
Diplomatic relations broke between Montenegro and Servia after the Servian minister at Cetinje was recalled. He deemed it unsafe to stay amid disclosures from yesterday’s conspiracy trial where witnesses accused Crown Prince George of Servia of guiding recent bomb outrages. The Servian minister evacuated under heavy guard.
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Cettinje
Bervia
Montenegro
George of
Servia
Cottinja
Servina
Feeling in France Still Running
Paris scene remains tense after the attempted assassination of Major Dreyfus at the Pantheon. Demonstrations by students in Rue Sever spread through the night into today, police clash in the morning, about 500 arrests reported as students were dispersed. Dreyfus eats quietly and denies any plot.
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Paris
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Dwayfus
Dreytum
LODGEMAN INA 7TAND TO BAND FIGHT IN Lima
A hand to hand clash erupted last night between Home Guards of America and the American Insurance Union at their Wheeler block hall. The Insurance Union, subleased by the Home Guards, faced eviction after an injunction suit. The Pathfinders had ordered the Union to vacate June 1, with the Union claiming a four year lease.
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Lima
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American Insurance Union
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Insurance Union
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Pathfinders
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