Cannon Renominated by Illinois Republicans for Congress
Danville August 17 Joseph G Cannon speaker of the national House of Representatives was renominated unanimously by his district convention and endorsed for president in 1908. He declared opposition to anti injunction measures and stood for the tariff, insisting revision is a far cry and should come only if it benefits the masses. The keynote was stand out as the campaign aim.
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Danville
Joseph G. Cannon
National House of Representatives
Congress
United States
Cannon
Springfield
Wll
Republican Party
Gompers
Neces
M. Briand
Cannon’s stance on labor unions and anti injunctive measures
Cannon defends workers rights to organize yet opposes the anti injunction bill backed by Gompers. He warns that enacted labor legislation could release criminal elements during trouble and notes his unwavering political caution before the November vote. He accepts a pro labor sentiment but resists sweeping government limits.
Earthquake Hits Valparaiso Chile Brings Fires and Loss
Cable dispatches report Valparaiso badly damaged by a quake with many dead and injured. Fires rage in multiple directions and the situation is described as possibly as serious as San Francisco. Widespread damage beyond the city is noted amid great excitement.
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New York
The
Evening Journal
Valparaiso
Chile
San Francisco
Crossing It Before the River in 1908
A historical reflection on preparing for the 1908 campaign. The speaker notes it is premature to fix a national ticket and asserts Republicans will broadly back the chosen leader. The call emphasizes party unity and the duty of nomination rather than personal ambition.
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Republican Party
Republic
King Edward Abroad Attends Conference With Sir Charles Hardine
An official notes that Sir Charles Hardine, permanent under secretary of the foreign office, attends royal continental trips but is not a cabinet member. The presence is traditional, yet only a cabinet minister can commit government policy, though foreign representatives may discuss mutual interests.
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London
Friedrichshof
Foreign Office
Charles Hardine
Edward
Charles
Sir Charles
Tragedy on Rails Claims Two Boys in Jeffersonville
In Jeffersonville Indiana on August 17 Harold Kennedy aged 10 and Walter Titts aged 9 were playing on sand beside the Pennsylvania railroad tracks. They rolled under a passing suburban train. Titts was killed instantly and Kennedy is not expected to survive.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Harold Kennedy
Walter Titts
Titts
Kennedy
New Canning Scheme In England Aims Airtight Cans
An improved meat and vegetable canning method is rolling out in England. Cans are made and hermetically closed without soldering or lead. Edges overlap and are pressed to form a perfectly airtight joint.
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England
Loggerhead Bird Kills Pet Canaries in Charleston Cage
A bird known as the loggerhead is killing pet canaries in Charleston. The creature strikes at the birds through the bare of the cage, threatening the remaining pets.
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Charleston
Canaries
Baltimore banker Bernard N. Baker linked to Mutual Life victory
Bernard N. Baker of Baltimore, head of the Mutual Life Policy Holders association and president of Atlantic Transport, returned from Europe predicting a major win for policy holders in the coming Mutual Life trustees election. He is wealthily generous and once donated the steamship Maine to the United States at the start of the Spanish war.
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Bernard N. Baker
Baltimore
Mutual Life Policy Holders’ Association
Europe
Mutual Life Trustees
Atlantic Transport Company
Baker
United States
Maine
Ohio Man Gets There No One Else Is In The Race
A report on Grand Army of the Republic officers including commander in chief R B Brown of Ohio and other national leaders. It notes Saratoga as favored for next encampment, Wirz monument opposition, and membership stats, with details on Tanner report and women’s relief leadership.
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Brown
The
Grand Army of the Republic
Minneapolis
R. B. Brown
Zanesville
William H. Armstrong
Indianapolis
FE. B. Fenton
Detroit
Archbishop John Ireland
St. Paul
W. HL. Johnson
Lincoln
Neb
C. G. Burton
Missouri
P. H. Coney
Kansas
Saratoga
New York
Grand Army
Ohio
Fifteenth Ohio Infantry
Fourteenth Army Corps
Army of the Cumberland
Zanesville Courier
Wirz
Tanner
Tweedale
Carrie Sparkling
St. Louis
Women's Relief Corps
Kate Jones
Sparkling
Grand Army Session Debates Canteen and Wirz Monument
The Grand Army business session opened with about 1,500 delegates. Talks focused on abolishing the canteen at old soldiers homes and proposed monument to Henry Wirz by Southern women. delegates appear evenly split on the canteen issue.
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Grand Army
Henry Wirz
Baseball scores from Chicago and across leagues
Baseball results recap with scores from League games in St Louis Pittsburg Chicago Cincinnati and New York Cleveland Philadelphia Washington Boston New York Detroit in eleven innings plus American Association Western fixtures across Milwaukee Minneapolis Kansas City St Paul Des Moines Omaha Lincoln Denver Sioux City Pueblo with varied outcomes.
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Chicago
St. Louis
New York
Pittsburg
Boston
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
Association
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Toledo
Kansas City
Louisville
St. Paul
Columbus
Des Moines
Omaha
Lincoln
Denver
Sioux City
Pueblo
BAD USE FOR A BOY IN NEW YORK TRADE FRAUD INQUIRY
Collector of Customs Stranahan investigated complaints of deceptive declarations on coffee shipments to Puerto Rico. The fraud involved a boy employed by the firm making the manifests, not a firm member. Stranahan required future manifests by firm members to ensure accountability. Also Buffalo reports Fred O. Murray, ex deputy county treasurer, acquitted of grand larceny in the graveyard scandal case.
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New York
Stranahan
Noften
Puerto Rico
Murray
Buffalo
Fred O. Murray
Corporations Ahead of State in Reporting Refusal
The Pittsburg Brick and Tile company Leavitts burg L T J Anderson East Liverpool Cook & Bro Lronton Hull Bros Umbrella Toledo and Landsman Hirseheimer Cleveland have refused to file required statistical reports with the state labor department. State labor commissioner M J Alttehford will pursue legal action.
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Columbus
Pittsburg Brick and Tile Company
Leavittsburg
L. T. J. Anderson
East Liverpool
Cook & Bro
Lronton
Hull Bros. Umbrella Company
Toledo
Landsman - Hirseheimer Company
Cleveland
State Labor Department
M. J. Alttehford
Tragic domestic tragedy in Jackson ends in double suicide
In Jackson Michigan on August 17 Thomas Roach shot his wife Minnie Welling near her father's home after domestic upheaval. He then shot himself and died on the sidewalk. Minnie is believed fatally wounded. The couple had separated and reunited multiple times.
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Jackson, Mich
Thomas Roach
Minnie Welling
Chicago Markets Report Feature Mixed Hog and Cattle Prices
Chicago markets show varied cattle hogs and sheep as totals indicate steady to slow demand. Officials note receipts from yesterday at 12525 hogs and 2500 cattle with mixed packers dominating price ranges.
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Texas
France Holds Firm in Church-State Split as Briand Rules
Paris August 17 French ministers prepare for cabinet talks on church state policy as Briand says no negotiations with the pope. Briand warns priests to obey the law or face sequestration of church properties after December 11, with edifice control shifting to prefects and charities.
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Paris
Briand
Sarrien
T Tere
Partia
Bri M. Briand
Awakening Predicted by Folk in Missouri Speech
Governor Folk declares a moral awakening beginning now that will end the reign of special privilege. He says the next four years will be known for establishing equal rights and ending corruption, as statesmen respond to a people’s moral sense against liquor interests and corporate power. He urges voters to press candidates to address reform.
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Warrensburg
Joseph W. Folk
Ples
Fair Crank Shut Out Washington Story
Aug. 17. Mrs. Ida Morse a St. Louis actress accused of seeking funds from President Roosevelt to pay congress for expenses, was reported to have relatives in Acton Iowa and in St. Louis.
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Washington
Ida Morse
St. Louis
Roosevelt
Congress
Penses
Agton
Iowa
St. Loui
Unclear Historical Musician Notation Incident Report
Fragmentary OCR notes mention piano and violin names with a possible death reference. Details are unreadable. no clear date, place, or individuals can be reliably identified.
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