Gompers Visit Highlights Bryan Campaign Efforts
In Fairview Nebraska Samuel Gompers says he will back William J. Bryan in the coming campaign but expects no public stump speaking. The visit includes Bryan and Kern with labor leaders and party delegates as discussion moves to national committee chairmanship with Campau and James leading a possible choice.
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Fairview
Lincoln
Neb
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
William J. Bryan
John W. Kern
Gompers
Bryan
National Committee
Halt
Nebraska
James
Kentucky
Campau
Michigan
Lamb
Indiana
Atwood
Kansas
Taft to Address Injunction Issue in Cincinnati Nomination Speech
Hot Springs Va July 14 Judge Taft studies Democratic and Republican platforms and candidate acceptance speeches. He will incorporate views of party leaders, focusing on injunctions. Warner’s notification speech will be brief, acceptance speech concise, with public questions covered later in a longer letter.
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Hot Springs
Cincinnati
Taft
Warner
Hitchcock to Lead Republican Campaign HQ Move to New York Tower
Frank H Hitchcock, Republican national committee chair, selects quarters in Metropolitan Life building New York to serve as headquarters for the presidential campaign. He plans to base operations from New York, mapping strategy with conferences over the next two weeks and opening formal HQ on August 1 on the tenth floor of the Metropolitan tower. He will spend most campaign time in the city before returning to Washington.
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Taft
New York
Frank H. Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Metropolitan Life
Metropolitan Tower
Hitchcock
Sherman
Utica
Washington
Prohibition Convention Opens In Ohio With Single Issue
Temporary Chairman Peeke of Sandusky opens the Ohio Prohibition convention arguing against woman suffrage and criticizing the Anti-Saloon League. He contends women drink more and laws are weaker in suffrage states. Bearded delegates predominate. about a dozen women are alternates. forty back St John. Peeke loses chair to EF J Binmer as permanent organization is just begun.
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Columbus
Peeke
Sandusky
Colorado
Idaho
Utah
Wyoming
John P. St. John
EF. J. Binmer
Cleveland
Iain Mars The Great Opening: Our Boys Reach Finals
London hosts the fourth international Olympic games opening hindered by rain at Shepherds Bush. Melvin Sheppard and J. P. Sullivan lead in the 1500 metres, Hallows shatters the record, and British swimmers top the 400 metre heats while Englishmen hold early control.
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London
Shepherd's Bush
Melvin W. Sheppard
England
Thousands of Shrines Conclave Opens in St Paul
Thousands of Shriners from across the United States converge on St Paul for the 34th annual conclave. Early arrivals include Almas Temple Washington Medipah Chicago Boumi Baltimore El Kalah Salt Lake City Moolah St Louis and Syria Pittsburg. To handle crowds, private homes will host visitors while Zurah Temple Minneapolis keeps open house. City streets and hotels are elaborately decorated for the event.
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St. Paul
United States
Order
Almas Temple
Washington
Medipah
Chicago
Boumi
Baltimore
Zurah Temple
Minneapolis
Mill City
New England woods aflame in New Hampshire
Fires sweep multiple sections of New Hampshire with heavy damage. Bath sees three days of burning near Lake Gardner. Allenstown and Mount Major areas report active fires. Pine timber scorched on Potter and Watson mountains in Gilford. Laconia fire squad helps. Nashua Lumber pine boards valued at $18,000 and totaling about 1,000,000 feet burned at Petersboro.
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Manchester
N. H
New Hampshire
Lake Gardner
Bath
Allenstown
Hooksett Line
Mount Major
Pine Mountain
Alton
Lake Winnipesaukee
Potter and Watson
Gilford
Laconia Department
Petersboro
Nashau Lumber Company
Roosevelt Confers With Root Bacon at Sagamore Hill
Assistant Secretary of State Robert Bacon traveled from Westbury to Sagamore Hill as Secretary Root stayed overnight with President Roosevelt after a Sunday conference. A renewed consultation occurred on Monday with no public details on the Central American situation. Loeb said no information was available for release.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Robert Bacon
Sagamore Hill
Westbury
L. I
Root
Roosevelt
United States
Loeb
Bacon
New York
Lapland Snow Season Dates Reported
A note states snow arrives in Lapland on July 1 and returns on August 13, marking a rare mid summer snow period. Local observers describe unusual weather patterns affecting seasonal activities and tourism.
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Lapland
Hazel Drew identified as Teal’s pond victim in Troy
The body of 19 year old Hazel Drew, daughter of John Drew of Troy, was identified after autopsy showed no water in the lungs and a fatal skull fracture from a blow to the back of the head. Initial suicide theory was ruled out.
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Troy
N. Y
Teal’s Pond
Hazel T. Drew
John Drew
Miss Drew
Prowl near Governor Deneen’s mansion fires shots miss
Springfield July 14. Governor Deneen’s household was startled by a man lurking near the executive mansion. A patrolman on duty fired two times as the intruder fled, but both bullets missed and the prowler escaped into the bushes.
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Springfield
Smallpox Outbreak Sees Thirty Active Cases in Houghton County
Houghton Michigan July 14. The county detention hospital reports thirty smallpox cases under treatment including two entire families. About seventy cases have occurred in this outbreak with no deaths reported.
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Houghton, Mich
Cleveland City Council Bars Fireworks on Fourth of July
In Cleveland Ohio a new ordinance passed 21 to 7 bans private Fourth of July celebrations using firearms or fireworks. The measure prohibits individual displays within city limits to curb noise and hazards.
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Cleveland, C
Thaw jury trial continued in White Plains N Y
The jury trial for Flarry K Thaw to test his sanity has been continued at White Plains New York to September Thaw will stay meanwhile in Poughkeepsie New York. The report notes the continuing legal process and location details.
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Flarry K. Thaw
White Plains
N.Y
Thaw
Poughkeepsie
South Dekota
Mitchell
Baltimore
New Castle
Brighton Beach
N. Y
Thomas H Williams
California Jockey Club
Big Chief
Washington
James A. Fowler
Knoxville
Tenn
United States
Moving Pictures Cause a Panic in Biwabik Church
In Biwabik on July 14 a stampede broke out during a Passion play showing in a Roman Catholic church when celluloid films ignited in the dark. About a dozen were injured and Mrs. Joseph Attilek suffered severe injuries after leaping from a ten foot window in the panic.
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Duluth
Biwabik
Joseph Attilek
Sullivan predicts Iowa to vote Democratic in midwest campaign battle
Lees Moines Iowa July 14 Hon Jerry B Sullivan states the presidential campaign battle will be centered in the middle west and he expects Iowa to cast its vote for the Democratic column by the end of the process.
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Lees Moines
Middle West
Iowa
Jerry B. Sullivan
Hogs and Sheep Prices from The Markets Chicago 1908
Markets report from Chicago on July 14 1908 shows estimated receipts 13000 with 7238 left over yesterday. Hog market slow at prior averages with light hogs 6 35 to 6 90 mixed packers 6 35 to 7 00, others 6 35 to 6 65 about 3500 slow weak and mostly 25 lower than last week’s close. Sheep at 14100 strong.
Chicago Market Receipts and Shipments July 14 1908
Official receipts yesterday 33 203 official shipments 10 257 estimated receipts today 15 000 market notes weak to shade lower than yesterday with varied prices by grade for bulk light mixed packers rough porkers pigs cows heifers Texas Western stockers and feeders and western cattle sheep and lambs show firmer early activity with steady to stronger prices for western lambs and light feeder grades furnished by Beach Wickham Grain Chicago postal telegraph bidghicago
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Ieee Ttne
Texas
John A. Babcock With North American Commission Co
John A. Babcock is with the North American Commission Company in Chicago Illinois and offers service and reliability. He promises a square deal and invites contact for all business matters.
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The
North American Commission Company
Ready With Her Gun Puts A Bullet In His Liver
Northfort New York July 14 A dentist from New York Dr James Weddell Simpson was shot and wounded by his mother in law Mrs Bartley T Horner who had just earlier shot at him inside the Horner home He was carried to Roosevelt hospital after a bullet lodged in his liver and doctors fear for his recovery Horner claims justification saying Simpson had unwelcome visits and tried to draw a pistol Mrs Simpson and her lawyer describe the shooting as deserved and deny witnessing details of the confrontation
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M. F. Hallows
Oxford
Hallows
United States
Sheppard
Sullivan
Walsted
Lightbody
H. L. Coe
University of Michigan
BE. V. Loney
England
Coe
Northfort
N. Y
James Weddell Simpson
New York
Bartley T. Horner
Dr. Simpson
Horner
Rowland Miles
Mrs. Simpson
Dr Simpson
Transportation Trouble Over Aeroplane Shipment
A Paris cablegram reports steamship lines refused to transport Henry Farman's aeroplane to the United States. Officials of the Aero Club of America and the St Louis syndicate financing aerial exhibitions vow to overcome the obstacle by directing agents to carry the aircraft on deck or by other means, regardless of cost.
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New York
Paris
Henry Farman
United States
Aero Club of America
St. Louis Syndicate
Royalists Rob United Consulate House in Tabriz
A dispatch from Consul Duty at Tabriz reports royalists looted the U S consulate chancellor s residence and business house for 380000 dollars. The chancellor is described as a clerk. it remains unclear if any United States funds were taken.
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Washington
State Department
Tabriz
Persia
United Consulate
United States
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Hern
Ohio
Frank Morrisson
Federation
James Duncan
Organized Labor
Kern
Abram Simmons
John E. Osborne
State Central Committee
A. 8. Jackson
Tabor
Dark Horse
Davenport
New York Mail
Iain Mars the Great
G. Butterfield
J. P. Sullivan
A. C
Meadows
Canada
New England Woods
Deneen
Jerry Sullivan
Beach- Wickham Grain Oe
Jose Wheat
John A. Babcock
Chicago, Ill
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