Order of Candidates Remains From First Choice in Alaska Race
Cordova and Fairbanks dispatches report slow precinct returns but maintain the initial order of candidates as Wickersham Gilmore Krauczunas Jennings and Harrass. Seward wireless updates are expected. near cannery steamers aim to flash results. In Juneau the Nugget notes Gilmore and Wickersham hold leads with Krauczunas and Jennings trailing. The Nugget predicts a one thousand vote plurality for the territory’s delegate Devega, asserting Gilmore’s strength in the Fourth District.
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Cordova
Wickersham
Gilmore
Kauczunas
Jennings
Harrats
Seward
Wick
Fairbanks
Krauczun
Juneau
Devega Wickersham
Quartz Mine to Start Up Tomorrow in Montana Camp
The New Era Mining Company will begin pounding ore at its mill near a gulch on the Glacial divide tomorrow. E H Bergquist supervises the mill with a test run and a board of directors to visit Sunday. Chris Gunderson has prepared a hundred tons of ore for the mill as stamping continues.
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New Era Mining Compa
Tom Seco
E. H. Borgquist
Noe
Montana
Board of Directors
New Era Mining Company
Chris Gunderson
Segerstrom & Hagen
Zehner’s
Taft vetoes steel bill as party pledge tensions rise
President Taft refused to sign the steel bill, citing conflicts with country needs and Republican principles. The veto comes amid broader use of executive power against several Democratic measures from the current session. In other notes, results from precincts in Circle show Wickersham 666 and Gilmore as votes update. Dr. Andrews resumes practice in the Board of Trade building.
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Washington
BD. C
Taft
Congress
Taft Nominates Jacob Gould Schurman as Minister to Greece
President Taft has sent to the Senate the nomination of Jacob Gould Schurman, president of Cornell University since 1892, to serve as United States minister to Greece. Schurman is noted as a leading American scholar and writer and was a member of the commission on the Philippines.
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Washington, PD. C
Taft
Senate
Jacob Gould Schurman
Cornell University
United States
Greece
Cornell
America
Joint Commission
Philippines
Seattle aviator sues Times for thirty thousand dollars
Jamen Vitin, a Seattle aviator, sues the Seattle Times for 30000 dollars claiming articles in Plane4 damaged his reputation as a birdman. He names Colonel Blethen and his sons as defendants in the Times Publishing Company dispute.
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Seattle
Jamen Vi Tin
Seattle Times
Birdman
Blethen
Ing
Times Publishing Company
New York Policeman Becker Linked to Murder and Graft
Investigation ties Officer Becker to the murder of Rosenthal and graft within the New York police, with reports that he deposited sixty thousand dollars from November last year to August this year. His officers’ salary fails to explain his lavish lifestyle, as shown by bank records.
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New York
Pliceman Becker
Ross Rosenthal
Police Department of
Oifficer Hecker
House Refuses Senate Canal Amendments in Conference
Washington August 15 The house in conference refused to accept the senate canal amendments. The action showed a desire to pass bills without amendments and a reluctance to adopt the Panama canal changes, seen as a Republican measure favored by Taft rather than on merits.
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HOUSE
Washington, D. C
Senate
Taft
FIGHTING TO GAIN POSSESSION OF SCHEPPS
Sam Schepps the gambler wanted in New York in the Rosenthal killing is hidden in Hot Springs awaiting state officials. A custody fight erupts between Greater New York police and Prosecuting Attorney Whitman as Schepps vows to confess and name others, risking harm to many.
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Hot Springs
Sam Schepps
Rosenthal
New York
Police Department of
Greater New York
Whitman
Wickersham Likely Wins First Division by Plurality
Juneau dispatch reports James Wickersham leading the First division by about 200 votes. The wire indicates the preliminary tally favors him, with final results awaited from the remaining precincts.
Valdez Postmaster Nominated for New Term
The president re nominated Jefferson as postmaster of Valdez Alaska for another term. Jefferson has served Valdez as postmaster for four years and has earned strong support from local residents and leaders. The confirmation and details reflect ongoing postal service administration actions.
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Valdez
Jefferson
Wilson Endorses Democratic Acts Amid Veto Clash
The article reports Woodrow Wilson praising Democratic lawmakers for passing measures after President Taft vetoed them. It notes party duty to override vetoes and defend the majority's policy agenda despite Republican opposition and broader political tensions.
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Sea Grit
Gover
Woodrow Wilson
Taft
Parcels Post Bill Clears Senate With Amendments
The Senate passed the parcels post bill after approving amendments and sending the measure back to the House. The bill aims to establish a delivery system for parcel shipment across the United States with specified rates and venues for service.
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Senate
C. Aw
Post Office
Ile Te
Baby boy for Mrs John Jacob Astor
New York Aug 15 The stork arrived as expected and Mrs Miss Moduling Force Astor gave birth to a son named after his father the late John Jacob Astor. The infant inherits a legacy of three million dollars per the late will and testament, with the Astor family awaiting the heir amid public interest in the wreck and the late husband’s fortune.
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York
John Jacob Aster
New York
Shane
Astor
Unseating Craze Hits Democrats in Congress
Washington D C August 15 Democrats in the house move to oust members amid a growing unseating trend. Theron E Catlain of St Louis was unseated two days ago with opponent Gell seated. The elections committee urged unseating Charles C Bowman of Pennsylvania for overspending to win his seat. Bowman is a Republican tied to Florence and his home coal interests.
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Washington, D. C
House of Representatives
Senate
Congress
Theron E. Catlaln
St. Louis
Hon. Gell
Committee of Elections
House
Chas. C. Bowman
Pennsylvania
Bowman
Florence
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