Gray Is The Favorite For Vice President Nomination
Denver July 1 The Gray for Vice President boom grows as Delaware judge George Gray appears favored for second place if he accepts. Bryan would prefer Gray as running mate, but Gray won’t declare candidacy. Campaign HQs opened at the Savoy hotel. Democratic leaders prepare for the convention with assistants appointed by national secretary Woodson.
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Delaware
Denver
George Gray
Gray
Bryan
Marvel
Judge Gray
Savoy Hotel
Anti-Injunction Plank Stirs Policy Fight at Convention
The anti-injunction plank faces a likely clash in the resolutions committee and perhaps the convention. Lincoln indicates Bryan backs a somewhat radical plank while Sullivan and Taggart oppose it. Sullivan backs equal rights before the law, signaling restraint on a strong anti-injunction stance amidst possible Illinois bolt concerns.
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Committee On Resolutions
Lincoln
Bryan
Sullivan
Illinois
Taggart
National Committee
Labor Plank Fight Shapes Up Across Regions
Sullivan asserts Illinois will adhere to current program despite platform disputes. Helfner from Washington brings proxy of John Y. Terry and declares Pacific coast opposition to the Chicago plank urged by Gompers. Reports say Littleton will oppose radical injunctions while New England and several states resist. central and southern states back Bryan’s allies.
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Sullivan
Illinois
Charles G. Helfner
Washington State
John Y. Terry
Helfner
Pacific Coast
Washington
Chicago
Samuel Gompers
Martin W. Littleton
New York
New England
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Bryan
Hearst Contests McClellan Mayoral Victory Upheld
Justice Lambert orders a verdict proving McClellan duly elected mayor in 1905 after Hearst challenged the result. The recount showed McClellan leading by 2965 votes. legal challenges failed, with ballot stuffing and registration claims rejected. McClellan notes the trial cost him about 40000 dollars plus counsel fees.
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New York
McClellan
New York City
Justice Lambert
Supreme Court
W. R. Hearst
W. S. Jackson
People
Hearst
Clarence J. Shearn
Jackson
Shearn
Taft Ends War Role as Wright Becomes Secretary
Washington reports Taft’s last day as secretary of war with Luke E. Wright taking office. A political conference with Rep. Burton suggests Arthur T. Vorys will not chair the Republican national committee but may hold a key campaign position.
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Washington
Wm. H. Taft
Luke E. Wright
Taft
Representative Burton
Ohio
Arthur T. Vorys
Republican National Committee
Germans Try a New Balloon in Berlin Trial
Berlin July 1 A new military steerable airship designed by Major Gross chief of the balloon corps of the army made its first ascent at Tegel. The 200 foot long airship with 33 foot diameter is propelled by two 75 horsepower motors. The hour and a half trial was highly successful and experiments will continue.
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Berlin
Major Gross
Balloon Corps of the Army
Tegel
Woman of Decatur Ends Life in Attic Home
Mrs. J N Hill, aged 55, hanged herself in the attic of her Decatur home. Her husband found her body a few hours later. She had been in ill health for several weeks and was the wife of a wealthy, prominent local citizen.
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Decatur
J. N. Hill
Trade Unions and Sociology Open Sagamore Conference
Sagamore Beach Mass July 1 Nearly one hundred attendees gather for the Sagamore Sociological Conference focusing on trade unions and socialism The opening session features John Mitchell ex president United Mine Workers delivering a paper The Philosophy of Trade Unionism praising unions for reducing hours increasing wages and pushing for protections against sickness accidents and degrading toil for women and children He notes unions grow with experience and will become more conservative while stressing the need for trade agreements to foster peaceful relations between labor and capital.
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Sagamore Beach
Mass
Sagamore
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Mitchell
Harvesting Jobs Ahead in Two Weeks in New York
New York reports that in two weeks time harvesting opportunities will open, with planned job slots expected to boost labor activity and provide seasonal employment to workers seeking harvest season work.
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New York
Labor Demand Shifts As City Men Flock to Farms
Assistant city official Henry Kracke notes about 8,000 men from the city head to rural work. Experienced farm hands are in demand now, with farmers soon needing any help. Wages for English speaking workers run from 18 to 22 dollars monthly plus board and lodging.
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Henry Kracke
Death of Professor Wright at Olivet College
Olivet Mich June 29 Dr Walter C Wright longtime professor of evidences of Christianity at Olivet College is dead at his home in Olivet aged sixty five. He was born at Whitehall Michigan.
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Wright
Olivet
Mich
Walter C. Wright
Olivet College
Whitehall
Weather forecast for Illinois Indiana and surrounding states
Official forecast up to 8 PM calls for fair conditions across Illinois Indiana Lower Michigan Iowa and Wisconsin with cool temperatures. Clear to partly cloudy skies and light winds expected. no significant precipitation anticipated in the period.
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Illinois
Indiana
Lower
Michigan
Iowa
Wisconsin
Markets Report From Chicago and East Buffalo
Chicago Board of Trade quotations show mixed grains with July wheat at 85 ¾ cents and December futures at 87 ½ cents, corn around 69 to 70 cents, oats near 45 to 46 cents, and pork and lard futures around 14.60 to 9.32 dollars. Live stock receipts include hogs, cattle, and sheep with varying prices, while East Buffalo traders report slower cattle and higher hog markets and lambs at 7.25 dollars for best spring lambs.
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Chicago Grain
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Ewes
Oalvea—Best
Soldiers Vandalize Port Townsend Newspaper Office
White soldiers object to a published critique and riot at The Evening Call offices in Port Townsend Washington. Fort Worden artillery garrison members arrived, glass front smashed, Chief Barclay beaten, provost guards mobilized, soldiers arrested and taken back to the fort.
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Port Townsend
Wash
Fort Worden
Nieh
Evening Call
Barclay
Cummings
Grover Cleveland Memorial Portrait of a President
The poem recalls Grover Cleveland as a steadfast force behind law and state. It praises his strength, wisdom, and duty amid abuse, portraying him as a virtuous figure who faced condemnation yet remained true. Years pass and the nation honors him as president, citizen, and man in New York World.
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Lampton
New York World
Chicago Hog Market Report July 1 1908
Chicago hog market slow and lower with receipts and shipments tallied. Estimated today 32000 hogs with prices from 5 to 6.60 for various grades. cattle and sheep also listed with mixed declines and volume figures.
John A. Babcock with The North American Commission Company
John A. Babcock announces affiliation with The North American Commission Company promising a square deal and reliable service. No further details or dates provided.
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The
North American Commission Company
Border unrest and U S forces seek to enforce neutrality
Reports from El Paso Del Rio and Washington describe revolutionists attacking Palomas and Las Vacas in Chihuahua. Rural patrols claim killings and no prisoners as U S troops prepare to enforce neutrality laws along the Mexican border, amid delicate cross border policing questions.
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el Paso
Palomas
Chihuahua
el Paso and Southwesten Railway
Mimbres
N. M
Immigration and Customs
Columbus
Washington
United States
Myer
Department of Texas
War Department
del Rio
Great Fleet Mobilized for Naval Manoeuvres
London reports a full mobilization of British home waters warships for annual manoeuvres under Admiral Lord Charles Beresford. The fleet totals 301 ships with about 68 000 officers and men on active list, excluding coast guards, claimed as the largest ever assembled and contrasted with Germanys recent North Sea exercise.
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London
Lord Charles Beresford
Coast Guards
North Sea
Germany
Wayne vet woodcutter named state factory inspector
Wayne Mich July 1 William Brown a veteran woodchopper has been appointed state factory inspector by Governor Warner and assumed duties today Brown formerly worked as a sailor on salt and fresh water replacing prior appointees and beginning new duties in Wayne
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Wayne, Mich
Wm. Brown
Warner
Brown
Heavy fine and jail for Bloomington drunk in Marion Hat field
Linton Indiana July 1 report states Marion Hatfield of Bloomington was fined 100 dollars plus costs and given a 30 day jail term for intoxication. The mayor’s harshest penalty yet for a plain drunk case.
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Linton
Ind
Marion Hatfield
Bloomington
Billiards and Pool Tables Barred in Indianapolis Salons
A July 1 decision by Judge Pritchard in the criminal court declares billiard and pool tables in saloons illegal attachments and must be disposed. The ruling tightens equipment rules for Indianapolis establishments, affecting gaming and nightlife venues statewide.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Pritchard
Criminal Court
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Wilmington
Del
Johnson
Nebraska
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C. A. Nash
Perry
Edward Cahill
Springfield
Frank B. Ross
William McEniry
Rocky Island
Ill
Joseph L. Reilly
Tally
Convention City
Donahey
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Sociology
Grover Cleveland
Texas
Beach-Wickham Grain Company
John A. Babcock
Chicago, Ill
Hebs
Uncle Sam
Mexican
Amy
Mexico
Beresford
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