Hitchcock Meeting Signals Unified Western Campaign Effort
Frank Hitchcock arrives in Colorado Springs to coordinate western Republican leaders for Taft and Sherman. A two day conference opens with plans to pool resources across states and improve coherence. Denver and Salt Lake City delegations push for western headquarters while Hitchcock refuses to predict election outcomes.
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Salt Lake City
Taft Says No Corporations Will Be Accepted
Taft reiterates that the national Republican committee will accept no corporate contributions. He notes New York publicity requirements on campaign funds will be followed and federal limits on corporate donations for federal elections will be strictly observed. Taft also states the national law will apply to electors without raising validity questions.
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Hot Springs
National Republican Committee
William H. ‘Taft
Republican Party
New York
National Republican
Congress
Inundations in Asia Minor Claim 2000 Lives
A private letter from Samsun reports floods near Tokat, Asia Minor, killing about 2,000 people. Among the dead are 300 prisoners drowned after being trapped in a jail during the inundation.
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Asia Minor
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Peary Enters Belle Isle Passage
July 20 The bound steamer Roosevelt has crossed the gulf of St Lawrence and is nearing the Belle Isle strait at six last evening The message was sent to The Associated Press by Commander Robert B Peary confirming the progress of Peary on his Arctic voyage
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Robertsen
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Peary
Belle Inte
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Strait of Belle Inte
Associated Press
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Quadruplets See Daylight in Kansas City Births
Kansas City reports Mrs Susan Turner wife of Louly Turner of Argentine Kansas born yesterday morning seven forty seven to Mr and Mrs Turner quadruplets three boys and a girl the girl died shortly after birth the three boys survive and appear healthy the nurse believes all four may live with hopeful outlook
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Bravery and Love as Ship Breaks on Rocks
A ship sinks near jagged rocks as a brave couple, Marian and a unnamed man, choose to face death together. Life-belts and a rope rescue keep them linked as they descend through foam toward the beach, where they rejoice in life and vow to endure together.
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Theother
Ventire
Ife
Darling
Marian
Sabor
Beer Label at Cold Stamp in Nah Colony
In West Africa a commissioner asked a dusky chief for a copy of a trading agreement and found the chief had labeled the document with a bottle label from a well known brand. The piece notes the humorous use of trade labels in colonial dealings.
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West Africa
Dentist Complaints About Make Up Smudges in Chair
A Philadelphia Bulletin dentist laments patients arriving with heavy make up. He describes wiping lipstick rouge and blue veins from faces as the bright dental light exposes the cosmetic layers. He jokes about the daily struggle with powders and perfumes in the operatory.
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Philadelphia
Imaginative remark on a morphine habit case
A trained nurse describes a private patient with morphine dependence. The doctor substitutes quinine powders in capsules to break the habit while the patient remains sleepily tranquil, prompting the speaker to reflect on Christian Science perspectives.
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Tam
Christian Science
Strenuous Spanish King Sportsman of the Realm
King Alfonso of Spain is praised as an indefatigable sportsman and all around enthusiast. Despite threats of assassination, he proceeded with a Barcelona visit, showing the same resolve in his sporting life as in royal duties. He is renowned as an ardent automobilist and once a daring figure before his marriage.
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Alfonso
Barcelona
Spain
No Getting Away And The Borby Visit
Jimson and Finisington share a quiet evening as 35 minutes of toil on a curls routine sets the mood for romance. A sudden knock at the door interrupts, and the arrival of the “horrid little Borby” threatens to derail plans for a snatched kiss or even a wedding.
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Jimson
Finisington
Iya
Alaska Seeks More Dredgers From Across Nation
A New York dredger manufacturer manager arrived in Tacoma to study Alaska demand. He notes Alaska will see more dredgers shipped this summer than currently operate in northern camps. Inquiries are rising from previously unheard of Alaskan districts, with large orders expected from areas already using heavy dredging machinery.
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Alaska
New York
Tacoma
San Francisco Chronicle
Where They Were at Home Bishop Story
A Gallican bishop dining in Rome tells of his diocesan titles. He declares he is Bishop of Angouleme and then of Charente, then adds Cognac. Lacking geography, the guests exclaim Cognac, Cognac, Cog nac, deeming it a bishopric.
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Angouleme
the Charente
Cognac
Sad Sign of the Times in Clark Street House
A New Yorker recently from Chicago recalls a melancholy sight in the metropolis a fine old house facing the lake on Clark Street with a grand front door bearing Op tlcists' Club in gold and large placards reading To Let a sad plan of fire times from Harper’s Weekly reflecting a somber mood about urban life.
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Chicago
Lake Front
Clark Street
Wan’s remark on wedding discipline sparks debate
In a terse exchange, T. Meekten defends a strict view of discipline, claiming the value lies in training for an unwavering career. The remark critiques public decorum and the role of personal restraint in high profile ceremonies.
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