Roosevelt Attends Progressive Convention Opens With Roaring Welcome
The second day of the Progressive party convention in Chicago opened with ex President Theodore Roosevelt addressing a roaring crowd after a dramatic entrance. Temporary officers were announced including Beveridge as chairman and Davis as general secretary. The national committee barred Florida and Mississippi Negro delegates, denying them seating despite protests.
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Chicago
National Progressive Party
Albert J. Beveridge Rey
Andrew Spetz
St. Stanislaus’ Parish
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Coliseum
Albert J Beveridge
O. K. Davis
Washington, D.C
Wilson Brooks
William Allen White
Emporia
Kan
Judson C. Welliver
Washington, D. C
John Callan O'Laughlin
George FE. Miller
Detroit
Angus McSween
Philadelphia
E. A. Dickson
Los Angeles
Harry J. Haskell
Kansas City
Edward J. Clark
Connolly
New York City
George Odell
Charles C. Hart
Spokane
Wash
Chauncey Dewey
Tlinois
Granville Fortescue
G. Russell Leonar
Henry F. Cochems
Milwaukee
Wis
J. H. Gregory, Jr
Key West
Fla
Florida
Mississippi
Roosevelt urged. Negro delegates clash at convention
The credentials committee faced protests as negro leaders insisted on seating claims. Florida delegates were barred after a compromise failed. Alabama and Mississippi seats were voided for negro contestants, while Ohio contested seats were barred. Roosevelt referred to his letter to Julian Harris and declined further comment.
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Corvention
Florida
H. S. Anderson
Mississippi
Alabama
Ohio
Chicago
Roosevelt
National Committee
Storm Center
Julian Harris
Atlanta
St. Louis Rowing Club wins six-oared barge race
In Peoria Aug 6 the St. Louis Rowing Club took first place in the six-oared barge race. The Mound City Rowing Club and Central Rowing Club, both of St. Louis, finished second and third respectively. Time 4 07 2.
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Peoria, Hil
St. Louis
Mound City Rowing Club
Central Rowing Club
Wool Bill Passed in Senate with La Follette Compromise
The Senate approved the wool bill by 35 to 28 adopting the La Follette compromise and sent it to the president. The House cotton bill faced adverse reporting, and Panama Canal legislation remained unsettled as Senator Bailey pressed for normal order. Dr George M Rue, a Lexington pioneer physician, died from injuries in a Wabash wreck near Quincy Illinois.
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Washington
Senate
Taft
Bailey
Texas
Bloomington
George M. Rue
Lexington
Quincy
Program of National Progressive Convention
A brief record notes a noon convention opening with the permanent chairman and a prayer by Rev Father Andrew Spetz. It lists Roosevelt's speech, credentials and rules reports, and mentions tomorrow's session with prayers, platform adoption, and nominations and acceptance speeches.
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Andrew Spetz
St. Stanislaus Parish
Theodore Roosevelt
Credentias
Gerson S. Levi
Temple Israel
Army and Navy Aviation Corps Bill Passed
The House approved a measure to create aviation corps for the army and navy with double pay for air service personnel and four year details. It allows restoration to other arms at any time to relieve personnel from aviation duty.
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Washington
Army
Navy
House
Estate of David Graham Phillips Valued at 46189 Dollars
The surrogate’s report states novelist David Graham Phillips's estate is valued at 46189.04 dollars, comprised mainly of royalty rights from novels articles and short stories. A separate dispatch notes the French Cosmao ordered to bombard Agadir following the murder of a German agent linked to Hannesmann.
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New York
David Graham Phillips
Agadir
Rabat
Morocco
Cosmao
Atlantic
Hannesmannn
International Harvester defense to Sherman Act suit details earnings and competition
The company’s answer to the United States Sherman Act suit argues the merger created economies and broader trade rather than restraint. It says earnings averaged 5.92 percent dividends in eight years, with 7.15 percent total earnings, and cites growing competition across binders, mowers, and engines. It notes price changes for binder twine and investments to produce twine from American flax.
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St. Paul, Minn
International Harvester Company
United States
Manila
United
Surge in Harvester Wages and Safety Upgrades
The article notes a $20,000,000 annual expenditure on imported sisal and manufacturing, with wages up 27 percent, profit sharing, sanitation, safety devices, and a broad workers compensation plan including sick and death benefits and pensions for employees.
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Harvester Company
Arrest Col Cornwell Held While Detectives Arrive
Colonel Gibbon Gray Cornwell a Philadelphia society leader and Chester lawyer and Sixth Regiment National Guard commander is jailed at East Twenty second Street station awaiting detectives from his hometown. He represented the Darlington estate and is said to be short 150000 dollars.
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New York
Gibbon Gray Cornwell
Philadelphia
Cornwell & Cornwell
Westchester
National Guard
Kast Twenty-Second Street
Hefe
Cornwell
Darlington
TRAIN CRASH KILLS TWO NEAR CLAYSVILLE AND WOUNDS MANY
Two persons die and 17 are seriously injured when a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train collides head on with a freight near Claysville Pennsylvania about 20 miles from Wheeling West Virginia. Physicians from Claysville and West Alexander rush to the scene, and the injured are transported to Wheeling for treatment.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Claysville
Baltimore & Ohio
West Alexander
Unlucky Exchange in House Over Immigration Test Claim
Illinois Representative Joseph Cannon denounced Alabama's Burnett as making an untruthful claim that an educational test amendment for undesired immigrants failed in the Republican Congress. Cannon warned Burnett to retract while Burnett defended his statement, and the House watched as Speaker Clark kept order with his gavel.
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Washington
Joseph 4. Cannon
Ilinois
House
Burnett
Alabama
Republican Congress
Cannon
Olympic men come home on Lapland steamer
New York Aug 6 More American Olympic athletes returned home on the steamer Lapland. Among them were Lieutenant Commander Harris Laning captain of the victorious American life team F W Belote of the Chicago A A who was fourth in the hundred meter race and Frank Co Trens the Chicago A A jumper.
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New York
Tce
Lapland
Harris Laning
F. W. Belote
Chicago A. A
Frank Co. Trens
Novel Features Planned for Applied Chemistry Conference
New York on August 6 reports plans for the eighth annual conference of applied chemistry. Each speaker will stand under a hoodlike apparatus that records every word on a phonograph cylinder for permanent preservation.
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New York
Conference of
Applied Chemistry
Knights of Columbus Convenes in Colorado Springs
The Knights of Columbus opened its annual convention in the Burns opera house Colorado Springs. Mayor H. F Avery welcomed the visitors as Supreme Knight James A. Plaherty presided and the convention began formal business.
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Knights of Columbus
Colorado Springs
Colo
Knight O of Columbus
Burns Opera House
H. F Avery
James A. Plaherty
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Laura
Mei Brown
Leon Rouge
Lron Rouge
National Progressive Convention
U. S
Leiut, Charles Begreh Geis
Gambler
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Rose
Board of Aldermen
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Criminal Court
Rosenthal
Charles Becker
Jack” Rose
Frank Moss
Gambier
Webber
Feinberg
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Hart
Beckers
Nission
Friand
Roper
Corporation
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Ambler
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Democratic National Committee
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