Democratic Convention Delivers Bryan Demonstration in Pennsylvan ia Row
Denver July 9 A volatile national convention faced a credentials fight as the committee unseated eight of Colonel Guffey’s anti Bryan Pennsylvania delegates, shifting the delegation to Bryan. A noon Bryan rally set records and a dramatic 1 hour 19 minute show of banners and cheers followed, before the session recessed for the night.
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Credentials Committee
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Pennsylvania
Bryan
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Great Bryan
Gore
Nebraska
Roosevelt
Chicago
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
Georgia
Minnesota
Connecticut
Contested Delegates Report Reverses Pennsylvania Seat
Committee approves majority plan seating delegates from Idaho Illinois New York Ohio Pennsylvania District of Columbia with changes that flip Pennsylvania to Bryan. Minority led by Straus argues Republicans voting in Democratic primaries should count. vote 387 to 615 adoption of minority report with a cheer.
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Callaghan
Idaho
Hilnois
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
Neil Bonner
Michael Francis
Ryerson W. Jennings
A. Raymond Raff
Horace F. Fogel
Patrick F. Horan
Paul Wise
P. J. Hallahan
A. Powers
William Watts
Bryan
J. L. Straus
Maryland
New Jersey
Louisiana
Illinois
North Carolina
Georgia
Virginia
Minnesota
Delaware
New Hampshire
Kentucky
West Virginia
Straus
Call
Night Session Opened Amid War Talk At Convention
The night session began late as the credentials committee reported at 8 30 with Temporary Chairman Bell missing briefly. Representative Obson addressed the convention urging war preparedness with Japan, facing laughter and interruptions before ending with a call for a strong navy. He claimed Pacific coast origins.
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Credentials Committee
Bell
Obson
Japan
United States
Svith
Pacific
Brief Platform Remarks Cut Short at Meeting
Colonel Haldeman of Kentucky declares no need to fear Japan or any nation. Charles A. Towne delivers a brief address. Delegate Tarytor of Tennessee urges wiping out sectional lines. Committee on credentials reports and is read by Chairman Callaghan.
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Haldeman
Kentucky
Hobson
United States
Japan
Charles A. Towne
Tarytor
Tennessee
Committee On Credentials
Callaghan
Hitchcock Chosen Nominating Chair and Ohio Campaign Head
Hot Springs Va July 9 Frank H Hitchcock Massachusetts chosen as chairman of the Republican national committee and manager of the national campaign George R Sheldon New York named treasurer and Arthur t Vorys Ohio in charge of Ohio headquarters all eight executive members approved Taft recommendations This arrangement separates Ohio campaign from the national effort Vorys reports to Taft Sheldon’s appointment a surprise drafted by Cromwell and Bliss was among the nominees
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Hot Springs
Frank H.hitchcock
Massachusetts
George R. Sheldon
New York
Arthur T. Vorys
Ohio
Cincinnati
Republican National Committee
Taft
Hitchcock
Vorys
Sheldon
Representative McKinley
Illinois
Wiliam Nelson Cromwell
Cornelius N. Bliss
Taft Told Of Manila Khaki Purchase Policy Change
An official statement from Oyster Bay explains that Taft opposed the Manila khaki contract order and urged the president rescind it for future purchases. The action, taken without Taft’s knowledge, was deemed a policy matter and limited to reconsideration of new orders. Bayside, L. I. context notes a separate home project by Reiman.
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Oyster Lay
N. Y
Philippines
Department
Manilla
Tropics
Taft
Manila
Congress
Panama Canal
Philippine Scouts
United States
Bayside
L. J. Reiman
Winer
Revolving House Plans by New York Jeweler
William Reiman, a New York jeweler, has commissioned drawings for a revolving house to be built at an undisclosed site. The design envisions a rotating dwelling that may redefine residential architecture.
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New York
William Reiman
Juvenile Crime Increase Alarm Reported in New York
Police Commissioner Bingham cites three month data showing 1,814 felony arrests and 1,591 misdemeanor arrests by detectives, with 608 felonies and 904 misdemeanors convictions. Juvenile crime among under sixteen rises, 2,860 arrests this year vs 1,725 last year.
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New York
Bingham
Detective Bureau
Baptist Young People Meet Opens Convention in Cleveland
Outdoor meetings in the public square will feature the convention of the Baptist Young People's Union of America. Services will be conducted in shops and factories. The convention attracted several thousand visitors to Cleveland and began with a musical service in the Hippodrome.
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Baptist
Cleveland
Convention of the Baptist Young People’s Union of America
Hippodrome
Tragedy Strikes Nepon In Domestic Shooting Suicide
Nicholas Cherry aged twenty four shot his sweetheart Anna Weingartz aged twenty in the front yard of 8S. D. Carpenter where Miss Weingartz worked as a domestic before turning the pistol on himself. The incident occurred on July 9 in Nepon.
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Kewanee
Til
Nicholas Cherry
Anna Weingartz
Neponset
D. Carpenter
Miss Weingartz
Snakes In River Bottoms See Unusual Rise In Owensville
Owensville Indiana reports a swarm of snakes in Wabash river bottoms this year. A blackberry party killed twenty in one day. Farmers in Wabash township say it is common to find snakes curled around chair legs and bed posts in homes.
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Owensville
Ind
Wabash River
Wabash Township
Agreement Seeks City Search Ordinance in Terre Haute
Representatives of civil bodies met in Terre Haute Indiana on July 9 to urge the city council to pass an ordinance granting the right of search to curb the pistol carrying habit.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Bishop Potter Still Improving in Cooperstown
In Cooperstown New York on July 9 Bishop Potter shows steady though small daily improvement doctors expressing cautious optimism about his condition as he recovers.
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Bishop Potter
Cooperstown
N. Y
Weather forecast for five states shows fair skies
The forecast covers Illinois Indiana Lower Michigan Wisconsin and Iowa through 8 o clock tonight. It calls for fair conditions with temperatures rising across all five states. Continuous clear to partly cloudy skies are expected with a warm trend developing tonight.
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Illinois
Indiana
Lower
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Potatotomato vines grown by Massachusetts scientist
Alfred Soderman of the Massachusetts state agricultural commission at Worcester experiment station grafted Lorillard tomato plants to potato vines. He reports plants bearing tomatoes above ground while potatoes form underground, eggsized. This caps years of experiments with grafted vines.
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Alfred Soderman
State Agricultural Commission of Massachusetts
Worcester
Maas
Soderman
Pitman M B Church Youth Dig Foundation for New Building
New Brunswick youths from the Pitman M B Church pledge summer labor under Rev Herbert J Belting to excavate the foundation for the upcoming church. Belting will donate his wedding fees for two years to the project and Mrs Belting will waive pocket money for the cause. Also tips for keeping a neat house urge two unused cupboards to collect out of place items with weekly cleanout and forfeits.
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Pitman M. B
New Brunswick
N. J
Herbert J. Belting
Pitmanites
Belting
HOGS AND CATTLE PRICES CLEARING AT CHICAGO MARKETS
Chicago markets July 9 1908 hog receipts estimated 30000 yesterday 7270 market weak to 5 lower light hogs 600 to 655 mixed packers 600 to 6655 to a lone steady sheep 14000 steady official receipts yesterday 35966 shipments 5226 today 32000 estimated 7276 market slow weak 5 lower than yesterday bulk 635 to 650 light 600 to 6524g mixed packers 600 to 6244 heavy ships grades 600 to 665 rough 600 to 630 porkers 640 to 645 pigs 480 to 580 cattle beef steady sheep steady furnished by Beach Wickham Grain Co
Advertisement Snippet From John A. Babcock in Chicago
A fragmentary card shows John A. Babcock of Chicago Illinois promising reliable service and a fair deal in a brief personal notice. The wording emphasizes a straightforward square deal and accessibility to contact.
Convention Proceedings Report Tonight at Night Session
Denver July 9 A special to The Evening Journal reports the convention opening at 11 20 am with permanent organization completed. Bell receives ovation as Clayton named permanent chair and addressed the hall amid cheering and a night session planned after Pennsylvania delegates dispute.
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Colo
Evening Journal
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Resolution Committee
Dallman
Rabbi Samuel
Koch
Rabbi Koch
Mo Question
Sen. McCreary
Committee On Permanent Organization
Harry B. Clayton
Alabama
Pacific Coast
Chairman Bell
Senator McCreary
Louis Nixon
John E. Ricker
California
Clayton
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