Illinois delegates to national convention selected this week
Illinois will elect 68 Republican and 68 Democratic delegates this week. Republicans choose district delegates in conventions with Roosevelt or Taft influence and eight at large. Democrats name all presidential delegates in Peoria. Chairman dynamics and potential deadlock amid Deneen and Roosevelt factions loom.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Taft
Ali
Peoria
Republcan
Springfield
Champ Clark
Woodrow Wilson
Clark
Deneen
Illinois
United States
Shelby M Cullom
Albert J. Hopkins
Cannon
Custom
Lorimer
Alexander H. Revell
Edward F. Dunne
James Hamilton Lewis
Roger ©. Sullivan
Hearst-Harrison
Cook County
Western Union Announces Employee Pension Plan
Western Union will pension its 80 000 employees with a plan announced by President Theodore N Vail It becomes effective July 1 and provides graduated monthly pensions based on length of service and average salary The scale increases with years of service and requires at least twenty years of service for eligibility No pension will exceed 100 a month without special authorization and severance cases will retire from service
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Theodore N. Vail
Executive Committee
Severty
Gan
Carnegie Fund Gift From American Minister to Copenhagen
The American minister paid $125,000 to the Danish foreign office for the Carnegie hero fund. The fund committee includes the foreign minister the minister of the interior the king's secretary the American minister and others to be added later.
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Copenhagen
Foreign Office
Carnegie Hero Fund
Interior
Church Celebrates 225th Anniversary in Charleston
The French Huguenot church of Charleston marked the 225th anniversary of its parish founding. The present Gothic edifice is the fourth on the site after three earlier buildings were burned.
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Charleston
D. C
Water glass eggs save state funds in egg preservation method
Dennis McCarthy of New York state charities reports success using water glass to preserve eggs. Fresh eggs are immersed in a diluted sodium silicate solution in tight jars kept cool and covered. For twelve dozen eggs a four gallon jar is used, with added water to maintain liquid level above the eggs.
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Dennis McCarthy
New York State Charities
Patent records overflow prompt congress for new wing
Washington officials report patent records would stretch three times around the world if laid end to end and rise to the Washington Monument in height when stacked ten feet high. The Interior Department proposes a $220,000 appropriation to build an extra wing at the patent building to relieve congestion and improve storage.
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Washington
Washington Monument
Interior Department
Secretary of the Interior
Congress
Court of the Patent
Governor West Will Ride 500 Miles to Attend Meeting
Oregon governor plans a horseback trek from Salem to Horse Ida over 500 miles to join a western governors meeting next fall. He will preach good roads along the route, says his $500 travel fund is exhausted and he cannot afford rail travel or ask for a refund. His luggage consists of two saddlebags.
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West
Oregon
Salem
Ida
Shoes Loaned to Poor Children at Walworth Road
A fund of £100 at the Robert Browning settlement in Walworth Road London rents shoes to needy children. All 238 pairs were loaned and a total rent of £18 was collected.
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Robert Browning
Walworth Road
London
To Raze Two Old Taverns in Dock Square Boston
The Sun and the Bite two of New England I think oldest taverns will be demolished as fire hazards. Both stand in Dock square under the shadow of Paueul ball Boston.
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The
Sun
Bite
New England
Dock Square
Paueul Ball
Boston
Campaign Sparks in Cuba as Parties Name Candidates
Havana April 15 Cuba begins a presidential campaign after party conventions name candidates. Alfredo Zayas seeks Liberal nomination with a large following while Gomez faces calls to run again. Conservatives nominate Gen Mario Menocal, widely popular, with editors hinting Gomez seeks another term.
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Oo Party
Alfredo Zayas
Friends of
Zayas
Gomez
Mario Menocal
Menocal
The
Mundo
Foley Kidney Pills Help Roch ester Man Recover
C A Glossner of 24 Ontario St Roch ester New York says a long kidney illness ended after using Foley Kidney Pills. He reports backache vanishing within days, kidneys stronger, dizziness gone, and nighttime annoyance relieved improving 100 percent.
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C. A. Glossner
Ontario St
Rochester
N. Y
Poor Girl in Fragmented Passages from Chicago Record Herald
Descriptive portrait of a refined young woman with graceful dancing, artistic tastes, poised letters, and a proud nose. Claims of wealth, family background, and charm contrast with a hinted missing quality. Fragmentary OCR tone suggests a social profile from a Chicago newspaper.
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