Louisiana Favors Taft in Split Delegation Contests
Republican National Committee reachs a compromise granting half a vote to Taft loyalists and to the Lily Whites in Louisiana and Mississippi amid ongoing contest hearings. The arrangement, approved by Taft and Roosevelt, seeks to seat both factions and reorganize Louisiana under a three member committee led by Pearl Wight.
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Republican National Committee
Taft
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
Lily White
Chicago
Washington
Roosevelt
Louisiang
National Committee
Pearl Wight
Louisiaa
Warmoth
Allison
Cummins
National Party
New
Judson W. Lyons
Georgia
Lyons
Second-Place Prospects In Presidential Ticket Weighs In
The opening of headquarters for John Hays Hammond in Massachusetts accelerates the vice presidential talk. Cur tis Guild and other Massachusetts figures press their claims while New York options like Cortelyou Sherman Fassett murmur. Western names Dolliver Burrows and Sherman also surface as contenders with focus on campaign ability. An eastern pick is favored, shaping the ticket debate.
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John Hays Hammond
Massachusetts
Curtis Guild
New York
George B. Cortelyou
the Treasury
Sherman and
Fassett
East
Franklin Murphy
New Jersey
J. P. Dolliver
Burrows
Sherman
Ilinois
Dolliver
Guild
Poem Fragment Echoes Through Quiet Hall
A fragment from a handwritten verse emerges in a quiet home scene. Footsteps ascend the stairs as a man laughs in the hall and a soft eerie lisp echoes, leaving the speaker pondering who would read or understand the unfinished lines.
Belmont Dies After Short Illness in Hempstead
O H P Belmont died at Hempstead Long Island at 3:31 am today after a brief illness from appendicitis. He had been seriously ill less than two weeks and underwent an operation last Thursday.
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New York
The
Evening Journal
O. H. P. Belmont
Hempstead
L. A
Baseball scores and standings from Detroit and other games
Detroit and New York games show pitchers and batters with hits and errors. Scores include St Louis at Washington 14 to 7, Cleveland at Boston 16 to 13, and Toledo and Indianapolis results in the Association schedule. Western games feature Des Moines, Omaha, and Lincoln results with weather note and a Star night slogan.
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Manuel
Sullivan and Weaver
Detroit
New York
Manning
Kleinow
Killian
Schmidt
St. Louis
Washington
Hughes
Warner, Graham and Howell
Stephens
Cleveland
Boston
Winters, Glaze and Cicotte
Crtger and Donahue
Des Moines
Pueblo
Omaha
Denver
Lincolna
P. Ww
P.C. Chicago
St. Te Os
Philadelphia
Chicago
Bender
Powers
Walsh
Oregon Democrats Meet in Tortland Endorse Bryan for President
The Oregon Democratic state convention met in Tortland on June 10, electing four delegates at large and two delegates from each congressional district. A resolution endorsed William J. Bryan for the presidential nomination and urged Oregon delegates to support Bryan as long as his name remains before the convention.
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Oregon Democrats
Bryan
Tortland
Ore
Oregon Democratic State Convention
William J. Bryan
Oregon
Texas Democrats Indorse Mitchell for Bryan Ticket
Dallas on June 10 saw a conference of leading Texas Democrats including many state executive committee members. John Mitchell, former United Mine Workers president, was formally endorsed for vice president on the Bryan ticket.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Democratic State Executive Committee
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
William J. Bryan
Brewers Seek End of Saloons at Teetotalist Convention
Milwaukee June 10 resolutions before the convention urge municipal action to wipe out disreputable saloons with brewer support. Arthur Brisbane contends prohibition not feasible, urging sympathy for sincere Prohibitionists while condemning confiscation. A farmer faces consequences for taking a brewer’s property, warning of broader tax confiscation.
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Milwaukee
United States Brewers’ Association
Brisbane
Star of the
Arthur Brisbane
New York
E. J. Giddings
Oklahoma
Standings and scores from the big league clubs
Chicago reports the National League standings and daily scores with team records and game results. Highlights include Brooklyn and Chicago games, hits and errors tallies, and batter choices.
Market summary hogs cattle and sheep Chicago 1908
Hogs receipts estimated 33 000 with weak tone from prior day mixed bids 5 15 to 5 40 heavy 5 10 to 6 15 shipping grades. Cattle and sheep receipts around 18 000 and 15 000 with mixed trends. cattle 10 lower to steady. sheep strong at yesterday's advance. Official receipts yesterday 16 676 shipments 3 405. estimated today 35 000 tomorrow 27 000. Western and Texas cattle ranges noted with stockers and feeders 4 60 to 6 00. Grain company Furnished quotes Chicago area market activity and classes of hogs cattle and sheep.
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Texas
Wittredge Leads Crawford In South Dakota Senate Race
Special to The Pioneer Press reports early South Dakota precinct returns show Senator Wittredge ahead of Governor Crawford by 305 votes for the United States senate.
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South Dakota
St. Paul
Pioneer Press
Wittredge
Crawford
United States Senate
Man Who Will Nominate LaFollette
Senator LaFollette states that Henry F. Cochems of Milwaukee will nominate him for the presidency at the Republican national convention in Madison Wisconsin on June 10.
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LaFollette
Madison, Wis
Henry F. Cochems
Milwaukee
Watterson to Confer with Bryan in Lincoln
Lincoln advices say Colonel Henry Watterson is en route to Lincoln to meet with William Jennings Bryan and may arrive today. The visit signals potential discussions on political strategy and campaign directions in the state capital.
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Lincoln, Neb
Henry Watterson
Lincoln
Bryan
Collapse of a Building Kills in Washington
A building under construction at Twentieth and P streets Northwest collapsed, killing two workmen Lemuel King and Richard West and injuring five others. The victims were all laborers on the site.
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Washington
Twentieth
P Streets
Lemuel King
Richard West
Legal Tender Coin Introduced in 1216
English coin became legal tender in 1216, replacing rents previously paid in produce as the standard medium of exchange in medieval England.
John A Babcock's Assurance of a Square Deal
John A Babcock promises readers a square deal in a terse message urging trust. The note emphasizes reliability and fair treatment, appealing to customers seeking straightforward service.
Hitchcock Defends Self as Elsie Voecks Tests Consistency
In New York on June 10, Raymond Hitchcock’s trial featured Elsie Voecks, a 15 year old alleged victim, whose testimony partly supported Helen von Hagen but showed contradictions under cross examination. Hitchcock testified, denying improper relations and detailing meetings and rides with the girls, while Flora Zabelle confirmed his awareness of the interactions.
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New York
Raymond Hitchcock
Elsie Voecks
Vic
Helen von Hagen
Hitchcock
Great Neck
L. L
Forty-first Street
Miss von Hagen
Helen
Fortyfirst Street
Grand Jury
Elsie
Brooklyn
Montak Theater
Manhattan
von Hagen
Voecks
Jarden Theater
Elsie Veecks
West Forty-first Street
Flora Zabelle
Three Scout Cruisers to Race Engine Systems
Naval officials plan an ocean race off the New England coast among the Salem Birmingham and Chester to compare engine designs. The Salem uses American turbine engines the Chester English turbines and the Birmingham vertical expansion engines. The three ships are described as the best and fastest of their type.
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New York
Salem
Birmingham
Chester
New England
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Liebmann
Antisaloon League
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H. B. Scharman
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Bergen
Ritter
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Young
Graham
St. Loua
Rbeebe
McGlynn
McQuillan
Doomn
Pittsburg
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McCarthy
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O'Connor
Beach-Wickham Grain Company
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Goss
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