Clayton on Deck He Gives Another Keynote at Fairview
The Jeffersonian Denver crowd salutes Theodore Bell as the Democratic convention opens its second day. Bryan follows the rhythm of public praise while tending his alfalfa crop and a Guadaloupe Triumph watermelon shipment progresses from Seguin Texas to Fairview. Yachting circles in Glasgow discuss Norton Plant backing a 25 meter racer for British waters in 1900 with Herreshoff designing the craft.
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T. M. Guffey
Bryan
Denver
Patrick Ryan
Seguin
Texas
Fairview
J. H. Vaughan
Glasgow
Norton IF. Plant
Larchmont
Spectators praise Bryan daughters at convention as figures of fame
The crowd applauded Bryan and the arts, with two women drawing special notice. Mrs Leavitt, daughter of W J Bryan, and Mrs Nicholas Longworth, daughter of President Roosevelt, captivated eyes as they watched. Both women awaited future political triumphs tied to their fathers.
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Leavitt
W. J. Bryan
Nicholas Longworth
Roosevelt
Bryan's Ear to the Wire at Fairview Neb
July 8 reports busy activity around William Jennings Bryan in Fairview Lincoln as telegraph wires between his office and Denver flashed with telegrams. despite no plan to attend the Denver convention Bryan remained in touch on ongoing political developments and possible contingencies.
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Fairview
Lincoln
Neb
Bryan
Denver
McCullough Freed From Fort Leavenworth After Presidential Pardon
Leavenworth Kansas July 8 Charles E McCullough once a first lieutenant in the regular army has been released from the military prison at Fort Leavenworth after receiving a presidential pardon Roosevelt granted him for irregularities in handling his company funds.
Tragedy on Nemaha River Drowns Five Family Members
Five people from one family drown when a flood tears their house from its foundation and carries it into the Nemaha river near Unadilla Nebraska on July 8. The victims are John Doyle, his wife, and three children.
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Unadilla
Neb
Nemaha_ river
John Doyle
Unions End Strike as Northern Colorado Mines Reopen
Denver July 8 A convention of the United Mine Workers at Lafayette Colorado has accepted the operators final proposition. All coal mines in Northern Colorado closed for several weeks will reopen in a few days.
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Denver
Lafayette
Colo
Colorado
Swedish Explorer Sven Hedin Leaves Tibet for Takestan
Inquiries into Sven Hedin's whereabouts reveal he departed Gartok on the Indus headwaters in early November last year with plans to spend winter at Khotan in Chinese Takestan and to return to Leh in the Indus valley early this summer.
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Simla
Sven Hedin
Gartok
Tibet
Indus
Khotan
Takestan
Leh
Royal Wedding Feast at Milan for Violante Visconti and Duke Lionel
The wedding dinner for Violante Visconti and Duke Lionel son of Edward III in Milan featured eighteen courses. Dishes included suckling pigs fish hares veal quail partridge trout beef capons lamb chickens carp peacocks ducks cheese and cherries with some fish and game crusted in gold.
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Violante Visconti
Lionel
Edward III
England
Milan
Marie Antoinette Bath Decoction Stampted In History
A small round bathtub associated with Marie Antoinette endures in name. The dauphine used baths infused with wild thyme and marjoram, plus sea salt, in historical rituals.
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Marie Antoinette
The Simplon Tunnel Longest in the World At Twelve Miles
The Simplon tunnel extends twelve and a quarter miles making it the longest tunnel globally. It marks a monumental engineering achievement with the new route through the Alps greatly shortening travel distances and improving connections between regions.
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Simplon Tunnel
To Get Rid of Mice
A historical tip suggests mixing equal parts flour and plaster of Paris and placing it on a plate without moisture. Mice are lured by the bait and eat a full portion, then return no more after one repast.
Princess Anna Gould Weds Prince Helie de Sagan in London
Princess Anna Gould and Prince Helie de Sagan wed in a civil ceremony followed by a French Protestant church service. The event, highly publicized and seen as unfriendly, was conducted mostly without social witnesses. The couple, escorted by a small retinue, faced misdirected cabs and traffic as they traveled to the church and later hosted a small wedding breakfast at their hotel.
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Mme
Anna Gould
Prince Helie de Sagan
London
France
United States
Henrietta Street
Covent Garden
Soho Square
St. Patrick’s
Mme. Gould
Prince
Prince Helie
Baron de Fontenilliat
C. Bouchauvin
Ceremony in the Church Documents a Royal Wedding
The couple wed in a church ceremony led by Rev. L. de Gremont with Mme. Ranette playing Abide With Me. Reporters and photographers surrounded the altar while the bride answered the customary questions and the service proceeded in quiet ceremony.
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L. de Gremont
Mme. Ranette
Mme. Gould
Prince Helie
Indian scare in Oklahoma at Snake camp siege
Weleetka Oklahoma July 8 three wag onloads of rifles entered the Snake Tydians camp where several hundred of about two thousand Indians are armed Crazy Snake threatens action if allotment certificates are not delivered today Indian Agent Howe has gone to secure delivery The Snakes now demand their allotment certificates and had previously refused them in a dramatic shift of policy
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Weleetka
Okla
Howe
Snake
Russia Tightens Grip in Tehran as Cossacks Expand Armory
A Berlin dispatch reports growing Russian influence in Tehran with the Cossack brigade gaining control of machine guns and field guns. Persian artillery barracks are placed at Cossack disposal while recruits train under Russian instructors. Russian advisers bolster the shah’s government as czarist aims press for gains before a new parliament.
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Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Teheran
Pope in good health amid Vatican activity
Rome reports deny ill health for the pope. since election, the pontiff has enjoyed best health this summer. Monday he met with Cardinal Merry del Val about reorganizing congregations and received many visitors. He walked in the Vatican gardens, inspected a Lourdes replica, and viewed lions sent by King Menelik.
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Rome
Paris
Merry del Val
Vatican Gardens
Lourdes
Menelik
Abyssinia
Household Hints from Alum to Fireproofing Linens
Household tips advise alum improves pickle crispness and preserves horseradish and nasturtium beds from mold growth. A bedspread trimmed and Hemmed becomes towels for children. Light moustin curtains can spark fire. adding an ounce of alum to final rinse makes them fire resistant and slows ignition.
Industrial Items and Historical Labor Note Summary
The Edison cement works at Stewartstown New Jersey can crush a six ton stone. Pitch pine once deemed worthless now sells for cranberry barrels. It is claimed the U S labor movement began in 1803 with shipwrights organizing. In ten months of 1907 anthracite coal shipments reached 56,661,467 tons, 10,000,000 more than the prior year’s same period.
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Edison Cement Works
Stewartstown
N. J
Pointed Paragraphs From the Atchison Globe
A brief editorial note reflects on self scrutiny and action over mere willingness. It contrasts airing family faults to friendly, strangers, and warns against harming inherited success when it has a real basis.
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Atchison Globe
Hogs Market Report Chicago July 8 1908
Estimated receipts 38000 with yesterday’s left over 5962. Market mostly 10 lower. Light hogs 6.00 to 6.60. Mixed packers 6.10 to 6.70. Heavy shipping grades 6.10 to 6.70. Cats 17000 steady to 10 lower. Sheep 15000 steady.
Chicago Market Receipts and Prices July 8 1908
Official receipts yesterday 12324 and shipments 2409. Estimated receipts today 38000. Monday market expected slow to weak with prices in mixed ranges for bulk 640 655 light 600 660, heavy ships 805 670, pigs 480 586. Cattle steady to down sharply with Texas and Western stockers. sheep weak. Furnished by Beach-Wickham Grain Co. Postal Telegraph Bldg Chicago.
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Beach-Wickham Grain Company
John A Babcock Ghicago Ill Square Deal Message
An ad style notice from John A Babcock Ghicago Illinois states a promise that the mATS sale will be treated fairly and provide a square deal for buyers and sellers. The message emphasizes reliability and prompt communication.
Deliberations Resume at Great Convention in Denver
At the Denver Auditorium this afternoon the Great Convention resumed its deliberations after a break. Delegates, speakers, and observers filled the hall as committee discussions continued on key resolutions and organizational matters.
Enthusiasm at Denver Convention Opens Hall for Day of Reports
In Denver the convention hall opens at 11 a.m. on a sunny day as committees begin reporting. Theodore Bell presides, orders crowd to seats, and Rev. Christian Reister delivers the invocation. Delegates cheer as David S. Rose’s Michigan marching club enters, and Senator Gore addresses the audience noting Oklahoma as a leading Democratic state.
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Denver
The
Evening Journal
Ing Clubs
David S. Rose Marching Club
Michigan
Taylor
Charles Towne
New York
Mr. Towne
Gore
Oklahoma
Union
Bryan
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Alabamian
Falfa
Theodore A. Bell
Herreshoff
Themelves
H. D. Clayton
Sixx
Morris
Seattle Spokesman-Review
Princess Anna
Ance
Crazy Snake
Czar
Persia
Chicago
John A. Babcock
IS Witt
North American Commission ‘Company
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
Mr. Duncan
Committee
Bell
Vention
Rev
Christian S. Reister
Mr. Reister
Senator Grady
Committee On Rule and Order
Mr. Martin
Arkansas
James K. Jones
National Committee
Mr. Woodson
Ollie Jones
Kentucky
Heffner
Washington
Bob Taylor
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