Clayton at Lincoln Notification in Presidential Race
Representative Henry D. Clayton arrives in Lincoln to notify Bryan of his presidential nomination. Taft avoids taking sides as Joe Taft conference plans unfold. Bryan awaits Mack and Kern in a week marked by political maneuvering and expectations at the state capital grounds.
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Lincoln
Henry D. Clayton
Alabama
Bryan
St Louis
J. W. McClure
Sedalia
Clayton
Judge Taft
Chicago
Mack
United States
Democratic Party
John W. Kern
Norman FE. Mack
Dover in a New Position
Elmer E. Dover resigns as secretary of an advisory national committee of the Republican National Committee and becomes secretary of a new advisory committee to work with George R. Sheldon. William Hayward of Nebraska City is named secretary of the national committee and will head western headquarters in Chicago in Hitchcock's absence. The nine member advisory body will include prominent business and finance figures from across the country, not drawn from the national committee. Dover's acceptance ends rumors of strained relations with Hitchcock.
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Sheldon
National Committee
Dover
Hitchcock
West Virginia Republicans seek unity at Hot Springs conference
At White Sulphur Springs on August 10 the acute Republican problem in West Virginia will be the focus of a conference at Hot Springs as Judge Taft arrives. Swisher the regular GOP nominee and Schell leading an independent Republican faction will attend, each seeking party support for the governorship.
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White Sulphur Springs
Westirginia
Hot Springs
Taft
Swisher
Schell
Scherr
Illinois Primary Election results in doubt for governor and senator
Chicago news reports the state primary election is unsettled for governor and senator. Deneen holds over 7,500 plurality in Chicago and Cook County, while Democrats nominate Stevenson for governor and Stringer for senator. Returns are slow and few counties have complete totals.
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Chicago
Deneen
Cook County
Stevenson
Stringer
Theyre Slow Those Cubans
Havana reports eight days after provincial and municipal elections only partial results from four of eighty two municipalities. Slow reporting stems from inexperience of local electoral boards and reluctance to assume responsibility. Conservatives win Santa Clara Mantanzas Pinar del Rio. Miguelistas take Oriente and Camaguey. Zuayistas lead Havana. Final mayoral results show Miguelistas thirty three, Conservatives twenty eight, Zuayistas seventeen.
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Havana
Santa Clara
Mantanzas
Pinar del Rio
Oriente
Camaguey
Thaw Bankruptcy Fight Focuses On Sanity Issue
In Pittsburg Thaw’s lawyers plan to argue he is now sane and that a prior verdict of insanity related only to the time of Stanford White’s murder. Ex Governor Stone leads the case and Thaw may be declared sane within sixty days, affecting New York courts. O'Reilly seeks a committee to collect his $37,000 claim.
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Pittsburg
Harry K. Thaw
Thaw
William A. Stone
Stanford White
Matteawan
New York
William R. Blair
Poughkeepsie
Yees
O'Reilly
United States Court
O'Rilly
Daniel O'Reilly
Red Tape Over Cash On Corpse
A sailor's $20 found on a body washed ashore at Key West barracks triggers a dispute between the War and Treasury departments. Life savers claim the money. the judge advocate general rules it to government, but which department benefits remains unresolved as Secretary Wright seeks the lifesavers’ view.
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Washington
Key West Barracks
Florida
Treasury Department
War Department
War
Treasury Departments
Secretary of War
Wright
Secretary of the Treasury
Condition of William F. Vilas
Advices from Madison report ex United States Senator Vilas likely to remain in a precarious condition for months. His right side is paralyzed and he is speechless.
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William F. Vilas
Milwaukee
Wis
Madison
United States
Vilas
E. P. Vilas
Dr. Vilas
New York
Maiden Moonshiner Fouts Beats U S Marshals in Kentucky
In Sergent Kentucky Miss Mary Fouts known as the Maiden Moonshiner fought a long duel with United States Marshal F N Blair and deputies. From a ravine near her still camp she fired on the posse exchanging over sixty shots. Deputy Marshal Hiram Day was seriously wounded before the officers withdrew. This is the third battle between Fouts and federal agents after years of evading arrest.
Tragedy on Livingston Lumber tram road kills four
Four people die and four are injured when an engine on the Livingston Lumber Company tram road strikes a cow and crashes into a ravine near Livingston Texas. The dead are engineer Watson Scott fireman Fayette Rogers Finis Peebles and Henry Young. Brad Hickman and a youth named Clark are probably fatally hurt, with two negro workers less seriously hurt.
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Livingston, Tex
Livingston Lumber Company
Watson Scott
Fayette Rogers
Finis Peebles
Henry Young
Brad Hickman
Clark
Ingenuity in Rascality at Detroit Hotel Jewel Heist
Detroit police traced missing diamonds valued at five thousand dollars hidden in a yarn bell. Ila Ing obtained a Bennett confession after investigators found the jewels in a mail box package. Bennett, a night watchman at the Hotel Normandie, confessed to entering Mrs Bond’s unlocked room in Lansing July 30 and stealing the gems while she slept.
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Detroit
Ila Ing
Ben Bennett
United States
FE. A. Bond
Lansing
Mich
Hotel Normandie
Bennett
Aerial Navigation Co Incorporates in Boston
Boston August 10 The Aerial Navigation company of Boston has incorporated at the state house with capital stock of 50000 to operate freight and passenger airship services between Boston New York and other points
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Boston
The
Aerial Navigation Company
New York
State House
Death of William Tipton Horseman of Kenosha Dies at 61
William Tipton, renowned horse owner and trainer from Kenosha Wisconsin, has died at age sixty one. He was a longtime exhibitor at the Chicago Milwaukee and New York horse shows and won many ribbons, noted for his wealth.
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William Tipton
Kenosha, Wis
Chicago
Milwaukee
New York
Hogs and cattle market report from Chicago August 10 1908
Official receipts and market figures for hogs cattle and sheep show mixed gains and declines. Hogs strong to 5 higher with light hogs 6 05 to 6 80. cattle and sheep vary with Texas steers 3 50 to 5 20 Western cattle 2 40 to 4 50 native sheep 2 40 to 6 25 Western sheep 2 50 to 6 25 lambs 3 60 to 6 35. totals include estimated receipts today about 30 000 and tomorrow about 15 000.
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Texas
Wild man captured proves to be Newark man Kissell
A demented man captured near Michmond by the sheriff proved to be Charles Kissell of Newark Ohio. He escaped from the Ohio Hospital for the Insane in Columbus four to five weeks earlier. J B Kissell of Newark identified him as his son after the prisoner refused to give a name. The father, in charge, left for Columbus.
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Michmond
Ind
Charles Kissell
Newark
Ohio Hospital For
Columbus
J. B. Kissell
Richmond
Haymakers Elect a Chief at National Convention
About 100 delegates attended the Haymakers' National association convention in Atlantic City. The rolls committee reported membership reaching 50 000. R Nobe of Muncie Indiana was elected national chief, with Indianapolis named for the 1909 convention.
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Haymakers
Atlantic City
The
Haymakers’ National Association
Committee On Rolls
R. Nobe
Muncie
Ind
Indianapolis
Three Japanese Held On Illegal Entry Charge In California
Immigration officers in San Diego arrested three Japanese nationals for illegally entering the United States. They were landed at Ensenada in Lower California, then went to Tijuana and crossed the border into California.
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San Diego
Cal
United States
Ensenada
California
Tijuana
Gift horse in the mouth debate appears in The Age Index
Ella argues you should not inspect a gift horse's mouth while Stella questions how to tell if a present is new. The exchange appears in Harper's Weekly syndicated context The Age Index discusses gift giving and perception of value with light humor.
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Ella
Stella
Harper’s Weekly
John A. Babcock Ghigago Sill Message in Ad
A terse personal advertisement from John A. Babcock stating confidence in receiving a square deal. The brief note ends with an emphatic qualifier about trust and fair treatment.
Train Attack Kills Three in Blocton Mine Strike
Three men were instantly killed and eleven injured when striking miners fired on a passenger train near Blocton Alabama. The casualties included conductor Joe T. Collins and deputy sheriff Willard Howell. Deputies and soldiers pursued suspects as authorities call for stronger action to restore order amid a nationwide mining strike.
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Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham Mineral
Blocton
Joe T. Collins
O. S Dent
Sheri
Willard Howell
F. E. Dodge
Tennessee Coal Company
E. E. Cox
A. E. Cross
J K. Johnson
A. C. Bryant
J. B. Cornett
W. L. McAuly
BE. A. Pearson
J. G Martin
A. J. Myer
Robert Sigman
Ex Mayor Robert Smith Breaks Cane on Cowboy Attacker
Ex mayor Robert Smith aged eighty chronicleled as a hardy public figure shows vigor when he cracks a young cowboy with his cane after a street confrontation in St. Paul. City Clerk Reddington intervenes and the cowboy seeks arrest, police nearly eject him.
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St. Paul, Minn
Robert Smith
United States
Smith
Carleton's Home-Coming Day Celebration Set Tomorrow
Carleton Michigan on August 6 announces the annual home-coming tomorrow, August 11. The event features a grand street parade a tug-of-war various sports and a ball game between Carleton and Monroe.
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Carleton
Carleton, Mich
Carleton Va. Monroe
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C. C. Watts
Notification Committee
H. D. Clayton
West Virginia
Politict
Illinois
Thorndyke
Baltimore
American
Stone
Harry
Harry Thaw
Mary C. Thaw
R. W. Archbold
Scranton
United States District Court
James S. Young
Europe
Beach-Wickham Grain Company
Ohio
John A. Babcock
North Americans Commission Company
Ghigago
Blodon
Comer
Hubbard
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