Ultimatum by Gray Boosts Bryan Nomination Fight
Denver July 2 Followers of Bryan push for early ballot strength while Gray and Johnson factions claim independent runs. Gray rejects a ticket coalition and Johnson backs only Johnson. Illinois hints at John Mitchell as vice presidential nominee with solid backing if he runs, decision after Mitchell arrives Monday.
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Denver
Bryan
Taft
Chicago
Gray
Johson
John Mitchell
Roger C. Sullivan
Illinois
Sullivan
Mitchell
Bryan ally Monett pushes anti injunction plank details
Frank S. Monett ex attorney general of Ohio arrived in Denver to urge the resolutions committee on a strong anti injunction plank. He outlined points to Bryan including notice and full hearing before writs, trial before another judge, and jury for contempts outside court. Monett supports labor unions and says injunctions are vital for the Democratic convention.
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Lincoln
Bryan
Frank S. Monett
Ohio
Denver
Resolutions
Monett
Samuel Alschuler
Committee On Resolutions
Illinois
Resolutions Committee
Taft
Towne Visits Fairview in July Reception Run
Lincoln Neb July 2 A motor car packed with local reception committee rolled up the brick paved drive in Fairview as the town prepared to host Towne while Bays New York should provide the running mate for Bryan.
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Bays New York
Bryan
Lincoln, Neb
Towne Visits Bryan On Vice Presidential Hopes
Charles A Towne, a Democratic vice presidential candidate, met with William J Bryan at Fairview to discuss the campaign talks. Towne said New York is key to the nomination and asserted broad support from national Democrats, while both men offered no details of their private discussions.
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Wilmington
Del
Towne
New York
Bryan
Minnesota Republicans Nominate Slate for Governor and State Officers
In a three hour session at St Paul the Minnesota Republican convention nominated Jacob I. Jacobson of Madison for governor with a pledge to continue railway regulation and indorse Chicago convention work. Other nominees named include Lieutenant Governor Adolf O. Eberhart of Mankato Secretary of State Julius A. Schmahl of Redwood Falls State Treasurer Clarence C. Dinehart of Slayton and Attorney General George T. Simpson of Winona.
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St. Paul
Minnesota
Jacob I. Jacobson
Madison
Chicago
Adolf O. Eberhart
Mankato
Julius A. Schmahl
Redwood Falls
Clarence C. Dinehart
Slayton
George T. Simpson
Winona
Two Little Boys Cremated in Wisconsin Shed Fire
Ricg Lake Wisconsin July 2 Zane and Lona Robarge aged four and six were burned to death in a shed fire. The family includes eleven children.
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Ricg Lake
Wis
Zane
Lona
George Robarge
Leland Hotel To Be Rebuilt After Springfield Fire
Insurance firms and owners settle loss at 53000 from the Leland hotel blaze in Springfield Kl. A new hotel will be constructed, signaling recovery and renewed presence in the city.
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Leland
Springfield
Kellogg Declines NRSC Chairmanship Amid GOP Ties
Frank B. Kellogg, government counsel in the Standard Oil cases, declines the chairmanship of the National Republican Committee. Wilbur F. Parker, a prominent St. Louis real estate figure, is found dead by suicide at his home, health cited as reason. Across the border, Mexico Texas fighting has ceased for now. Bishop Potter remains near the Great Divide. Public debt ends June 30 at 908,152,409 dollars, up 1,798,794 from May 31.
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Frank B. Kellogg
Standard Oil Trust
National Republican Committee
Wilbur F. Parker
St. Louis
Mexico- Texas
Mexico
Bishop Potter
Robber sought in $50,000 mail pouch theft case
Kansas City officials probe a missing registered mail pouch carrying about $50,000 in cash and jewelry from Union Station substation. A suspect, a former post office thief known for mail robberies, was linked to the case but denied involvement. Monroe, Mich, police later detained a man matching the description, claiming to seek funds for a Macon negro home, with authorities confirming no mayoral signature on his letter.
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Kansas City
Union Station
Los Angeles
New York
Kans
Charles Stevens
Monroe, Mich
Charles Savage
Duclo
Stevens
Macon
Post Office Inspector Arrives. Suspect Seized After Arrival
A suspect is seized only after a post office inspector arrives on the scene. Details on motive, location, and individuals involved are unclear from the fragment.
YMCA graduates sail for Europe for study tour
Six college graduates linked with the Young Men's Christian Association sailed from New York aboard the Holland American liner Rotterdam for a year of study in Europe. They will visit Bohemia Poland Hungary southern Russia Servia and Italy with a pledge to return to devote five years to YMC A work among foreigners in coal regions and manufacturing centers.
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New York
Young Men’s Christian Association
Europe
Rotterdam
Bohemia
Poland
Hungary
Russia
Servia
Italy
Edward A. Steiner
Iowa College
E. E. Bonner
Pennsylvania Y. M. C. A
V. C. Harts, Jr
Association Institute and Training School
Chicago
B. L. Dawson
C. D. Blachly
H. A
Armored cruisers sail toward San Diego with torpedo flotilla
San Francisco on July 2 reports the armored cruisers California Tennessee and Washington have sailed for San Diego each towing a torpedo fleet vessel. Destroyers Preble Perry and Farragut will follow. The voyage tests transporting torpedo craft across the Pacific by tow.
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San Francisco
California
Tennessee
Washington
San Diego
Preble
Perry
Farragut
Pacific
Open Shop Viaduct Underpass Damaged by Dynamite Blast
In Buffalo on July 2 two dynamite charges exploded under the Lehigh viaduct, displacing two iron girders, twisting rails and breaking ties for many feet. The structure was built by McClintock & Marshall, a firm operating an open shop.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Lehigh Viaduct
McClintock & Marshall
W H Urbahns Killed In Des Moines Train Collision
A Great Western work train crashed into the Rock Island Indianola local at the east Sixteenth street crossing in Des Moines. W H Urbahns of Valley Junction was killed. H C Fowler of Chillicothe and E G Ruggles of Oelwein La were seriously injured. About a half dozen others were slightly hurt.
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Des Moines
W. H. Urbahns
Valley Junction
Rock Island
Great Western
Caddies Strike Ends After Post Mediation At Country Club
In Battle Creek on July 2 caddies at the country club golf course walked off for 25 cents an hour rather than 15. Charles W. Post, cereal magnate, summoned a meeting and after a prolonged conference secured their agreement to return to work. The paper does not reveal the arbitration method used by Post.
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Battle Creek
Charles W. Post
Post
Will Appraise Traction Properties
Chairman Willcox of the public service commission announces that Bion J. Arnold of Chicago, noted for substantial work with the commission, has been engaged to supervise the appraisal of traction properties in Manhattan and the Bronx.
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New York
Willcox
The
Public Service Commission
Bion J. Arnold
Chicago
Commission
Manhattan
Bronx
Jealous husband shoots wife in Coldwater and lightnin strikes man
In Coldwater Michigan on July 2 Homer Bunnell aged thirty five shot his estranged wife twice after she refused to reunite with him. She is in serious condition at a friend's home while Bunnell is jailed awaiting charges. In Dowaginc Michigan lightning struck a tree near Indian Lake and traveled down the umbrella pole into Charles Waterman’s wagon rider, with Waterman dying.
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Coldwater
Mich
Homer Bunnell
Dowaginc
Indian Lake
Charles Waterman
Expressman
Waterman
Neighbor John Austin jailed for corn theft in Danville
Danville Indiana July 2 John Austin Regro south of town was jailed on larceny charges after neighbors reported missing corn from Cain’s crib. Harvey Cain and Elmer Chamness spotted Austin taking corn, ordered him to halt, and Cain fired shots at his legs when he failed to stop.
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Danville
Ind
John Austin
Regro
Harvey Cain
Elmer Chamness
Austin
Cain
Daily hog and cattle market report from Chicago July 2 1908
The Chicago markets show receipts estimated at 25 000 hogs and 12 000 sheep with mixed grades and heavy shipper categories. Hog prices range from 5 85 to 6 55 on light to heavy classifications, while beef and sheep entries vary with cattle at 4 70 to 8 25 and sheep from 2 75 to 4 40, reflecting a weak to steady overall trend and activity concentrated in early trading.
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Texas
John A. Babcock Seeks Square Deal Promise
A fragment notes a person named John A. Babcock asserting a commitment to a square deal. The text hints at a promise or assurance likely from or about Babcock, but lacks full context or a clear event. No dates, places, or organizations are identifiable in the readable portion.
Mercy for Orchard Was to Be Hanged Tomorrow
White hot case from Boise Idaho reports that Harry Orchard, condemned for the murder of exGovernor Frank Steunenberg, had his death sentence commuted to life imprisonment. Orchard long resisted commutation while alleging corruption and that Western Federation of Miners officers ordered the murder. The pardon board, following judge Wood’s recommendation, spared Orchard on the eve of his scheduled execution. Orchard had pleaded guilty to first degree murder and remained steadfast against any reprieve until the board’s action.
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Idaho Pardon Board
Boise
Ida
State Board of Pardons
Harry Orchard
Frank Steunenberg
Orchard
Steunenberg
Caldwell
Idaho
James Mea
Western Federation of Miners
Charles H. Moyer
William D. Haywood
Charles D. Pettibone
Deaver
John Simpkins
Federation
Haywood
Pettibone
Pettbone
Moyer
Rescued Just in Time Off Antipodes Island
Twenty two starving French sailors from the Fell Faure were rescued by the British warship Pegasus near Antipodes Island and brought to Sydney days before the Marama’s arrival. The castaways, living a Crusoe like improvised life, awaited relief as the Pegasus appeared after months of peril. They were ravenous at rescue.
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Victoria
B. C
Antipodes Island
Pegasus
Sydney
Juan Fernandez
New Zealand
Aged Man Murdered by Thugs in Joliet Grocery
August Beltzner, a 65 year old prominent Joliet businessman, was shot and killed while resisting two holdup men who entered his grocery store after 8 pm. He was counting receipts when the criminals demanded cash and opened fire.
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Joliet
Beltzner
Beltazner
Family quarantined for rare lazy disease in Mount Vernon
Twelve members of the Masce family are quarantined in tents on the Mount Vernon hospital lawn. The Brazilian immigrants, Giuseppe Masce, his wife, and ten children, arrived two months ago and are suffering from uncinariasis, described as a rare medical malady.
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Mount Vernon
N. Y
Mount Vernon Hospital
Giuseppe Masce
Brazil
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Johnson
Fairview
Michigan
Post Office
Beach-Wickham Grain Company
Bry Close
John A. Babcock
North American Commission ‘Company
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