Teachers Meet at the Convention Inter-City Spelling Match
The National Education association opened in Cleveland with 6,000 attendees as 14 Cleveland students won the Hippodrome spelling contest surpassing 500 words with only 40 missed, and Marie Bolden achieved a perfect score while Pittsburg and New Orleans placed behind. Protests continued in Washington over Arthur J. Vorys's exclusion from the Republican national committee chairmanship, with Taft summoning Vorys for talks on Wednesday.
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Citizens’ Committee
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Charles F. Thwing
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Libersti
Nathan C. Schaeffer
London
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Pellers
Marie Bolden
Pittsburg
New Orleans
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National Education Association
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Ohio
Tatt Politics
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Phairman
Walter Brown
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State Sulktor
Robert, Wolfe
Columbus
Taft
Foraker Denies Story in Cincinnati Negotiations
Washington reports Senator Foraker denying a plot with mutual friends to secure Secretary Taft’s support in exchange for backing him as the Republican candidate for the Senate. He says the senatorial question will be considered after Ohio’s Republican legislature is secured.
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Troops to Patrol Mexican Border from Washington Dispatch
Washington dispatch reports the war department orders troops to Del Rio and Texas points to maintain order and prevent neutrality violations. The note mentions a 10 percent rate and a plan that could affect personnel starting August, with several thousand men potentially affected.
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New York Plans 62Story Equitable Skyscraper
Plans filed Monday show the Equitable Life Assurance society will build a 62 story flagship on lower Broadway, with a 909 foot tower and a 74 foot flagpole extension. The block site will include a 24 story base, a 28 story tower, and a cupola, all brick and granite, at an estimated cost of 10 million dollars.
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Equitable Life Assurance Society
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Heleht
Multiple Disasters and Trials Reported From Cities
A fire in Jerany City’s dry goods district destroyed $100000 in property with two firemen injured. In Chicago an auto rear ended a wedding party vehicle, killing a woman near Lincoln Park. The Berlin trial of Prince Zu Kolenburs on perjury and incitement to perjury began amid round table revelations. Railroads and shippers faced new packing rules as 416 classifications demand securer crates. A Chicago woman attorney earned $20000 in fees. Mary Miller successful in distributing $2 million estate for Jute Winiaw Bross grandchildren. Louisiana liquor bill advances with license taxes set and rates defined. Dr Peter Burnett commits suicide after leaving Mount Sinai hospital. Jobo Marshall killed his wife then himself in Pennsylvania. Count Zeppelin’s airship achieves six hours forty-five minutes aloft at 44 mph.
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Grant Monument
Lincoln Park
Chicago
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Round Table
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Hue
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Winiaw Bross
Revenue Cutter Captures Pirate in Major Seaway Case
Chicago reports John Seavey arrested aboard the schooner Nellie Johnson near Frankfort Michigan by United States deputy marshals aboard the revenue cutter Tuscarora. Seavey, accused of stealing the vessel with two accomplices, faces hard labor or more than ten years. companions fled. Also noted: Sir Edward Malet death in London and a rash of accidents and murders at Beckield West Virginia with nine dead and one wounded.
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John Seavey
Nellie Jotnson
Frankfort
Mich
United States
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Seavey
Milwaukee
Tuscarora
Nelle Johnson
Torgether
Willian Loquiot
Hugh Colton
Philips
Bivefeld
W. Va
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Weeekedf
Owls Attack Watchman in Sharov Pa Plant
Three large owls at the Berwart Co plant attacked night watchman James J. Jamieson injuring his face and hands before Jenison killed the birds after a fight. Police report details include a separate Chicago incident about a protest over an arrest and a night patrolman’s shooting.
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Sharov
Btéwart Coment Co
James J. Jamieson
Night Watchipen
Jenison
Woman Confesses Hidden Cash Stolen by Boarder
Cleveland dispatches report Kate Kelly of Collins Place sold a house for $2,000 and kept $3,000 hidden in a cigar box. A boarder allegedly stole $2,000 Sunday night, leaving $1,000 behind. Separate items detail a man killed at dockyards and car service rule updates in Ohio.
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Cleveland
Kate Kelly
Collins Place
Doubly Fatal Fight at Barton Camp
In Barton Belmont county on Monday Julian Bevan armed with a knife went to a mining camp house occupied by Hungarians. After being refused entry a fight broke out. One man died, another was dying, a third had eyes gouged out and a fourth wounded requiring medical treatment. Bevan is at large.
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Julian Bevan
Barton
Belmont County
Oil men curtail production until market for oil is found
Donnell general manager of the Ohio Oil Co says drillers should limit output until a market exists for current oil supplies. He notes tankage issues and that production is required to be managed amid an over 100000 barrel surplus. Mount Union College proposes George Vincent as president candidate and Dr A B Riker not expected to seek reelection. Vincent is son of Bishop John H Vincent and a Northwestern University teacher. A church theft at St Joseph’s in Massillon involved theft of the blessed sacrament and two solid gold vessels, valued at 200 each. In Pomeroy a poisoning case reports from canned beans affecting Seventh Regiment Ohio National Guard. Dayton leader John K McIntyre, banker and grocer, dies.
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Reese Donnell
Ohio Oil Co
Nilance
Junos
Mount Union College
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A. B. Riker
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John H. Vincent
Ristee
Northwestern University
Masaillon
St. Joseph's Komen Cottolie
Suntoy
Mhlef
Weaver Pushes Prohibition Plank At Democratic National Convention
The Weaver faction aims to insert a pro prohibition plank into the Democratic platform with southern delegates backing the effort. Contests over 45 seats involve multiple districts as anti injunction language sparks debate among party leaders while Gov. George Chamberlain of Oregon surfaces as a possible vice presidential pick.
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James B. Weaver
Iowa
Weaver
District of Columbia
Pennsylvania
Cutengo
Brooklyn
George Chang
Beriaix
Oregon
Walt
Bryan
JUDGE MILLS FAVORS THAW FOR JURY TRIAL
White Plains June 30 The chances for a jury trial on Thaws sanity appear strong Judge Allion Slondgy stated it should be only a matter of time before a jury allows Thaw a trial He ordered Thaw detained in the Poughkeepsie jail and adjourned to July 14 for new arguments and affidavits. Thaw was returned to Poughkeepsie New York Justice Dowling denied Thaws petition to be moved from Mattoawan asylum to another institution, but kept in custody under habeas corpus until a proper transfer is found if observation warrants it.
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Harety Thaw
Allion Slondgy
Poughkeepe
Thaw
Poughkeepale
New York
Juattee Dowing
Harry K. Thaw
Mattoawan State Asylum
Dowling
Lempt
White Platow
Glass plants suspend operations nationwide for up to sixty days
Glaze Factories Clo Bt louth 600 workers at Val ley Park Val ley Park So suspend two weeks The Pittsburg h Plate Glay Co Crystal City Mo 1000 men close for 30 days One plant remains in operation Fur City Pa Twen ty large glass factories across the United States will close for periods of 10 to 60 days
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Bt Lewis Plate Glass Co
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Pittsburgh Plate Glay Co
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Johnson Declines Denver Trip in 1900s Political Talk
Gov John son of Money declares he will not attend a Denver gathering and will focus on Minnesota affairs. He answers questions about Bryan and the presidential nomination, stating he would only seek the top slot if not otherwise running.
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Denver
Dow Malons
AniViox
Ron
Minne
Bryan
Tam
Engagement Shock Sparks Regret and Plans
In the society page a notice announces Mia Rose Burlingame’s engagement to Davie Jenkins. Bluthorpe, tormented by jealousy, contemplates confronting Rose while grappling with his own failings. He attempts to plan a measured approach, fearing the change will erode their past connection and his chances.
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Mia Rose Burl Ngame
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