Forty Hines for Taft as Allies Concede Narrow Edge
Chicago June 12 The Republican national committee in Texas closed contests for the convention temporary roll. Taft may have as many as fifty delegates with one Tennessee holdout. Allies estimate 539 instructed delegates, as Tennessee and Texas hearings end for the day. The day’s work left seven Texas district contests undecided for today.
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Chicago
Republican National Committee
Texas
Taft
Tennessee
Oliver
Platform Custodian On Hand At Chicago Convention
Wade H Ellis Ohio attorney general arrived with a draft platform and predicted it would be the best in recent years. A fight looms over planks from the American Federation of Labor and the National Association of Manufacturers. James W Van Cleave of St Louis attacked union labor leaders and said they belong to the Democratic party. McKinley urged reapportionment to curb southern representation. Fred Upham denied Illinois committee nomination, leaving Lowden as the likely committee member.
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Wade H. Ellis
Ohio
Resolutions Committee
American Federation of Labor
National Association of Manufacturers
James W. van Cleave
Vof
St. Louis
Republican Party
Samuel Gompers
Chicago
Denver
McKinley
Cannon
Fred W. Upham
Illinois
Frank O. Lowden
Hull Four Votes Ahead In Tight Iowa Nomination Race
Des Moines reports a razor thin contest in Iowa's Seventh District as three counties remain. Prouty leads Hull by twenty seven votes, with Hull just four votes in front overall as returns trickle in.
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Hull
Des Moines
Iowa
Prouty
Veterans Parade Marks Southern Confederate Reunion
Birmingham June 12 Several thousand veterans joined the annual United Confederate Veterans reunion parade led by General Clement A Evans the new commander in chief with Generals Cabell Gordon and Walker in attendance Sixty thousand people witnessed the event as Sons of Veterans and Woman's Relief Corps escorted the march Governor Comer and his staff joined the line signaling strong state support for the gathering
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Birmingham
Ala
United Conederate Veterans
Clement A. Evans
Cabell
Gordon
Walker
Sons of Veterans
Woman’s Relief Corps
Gray
Comer
Alabama
Tragedy at Mercy Hospital Ends in Suicide
In Big Rapids Michigan a woman identified as Katharine Murray of Madison Wisconsin hanged herself in her sister’s hospital room after arriving for treatment for stomach trouble. She was found by passersby and hospital staff.
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Big Rapids
Mich
Mercy Hospital
Katherine Murray
Madison
Wis
M. Murphy
Auto Line Incorporated forms in Waterloo to operate regional line
Auto Line Incorporated of Waterloo files articles of incorporation to run an automobile passenger and freight service from the Mississippi River at East Carondelet to Bixby, then to Columbia and Waterloo, a route about twenty five miles long.
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Auto Line Incorporated
Waterloo
Where Br'er Rabbit Got Left
Russell M. Rabbit sought a divorce in the superior court of South Bend Indiana but learned Pearl E. Rabbitt had already secured a divorce in Wabash county more than two months earlier.
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Rabbit
South Bend
Ind
Russell M. Rabbit
Pearl E. Rabbitt
Five Die In Train Wreck At Tournai Belgium
In Tournai Belgium a passenger train from Mona left the track June 12 causing cars to derail and a fire that destroyed the wreckage. Five people were killed and several others were injured.
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Tournai
Belgium
Mona
Dress Question Postponed by Church of the Brethren Conference
Des Moines June 12 Striving to keep peace the presiding elders and standing committee postponed indefinitely the radical dress change question. Merry Widow hats and bonnets appeared but did not trigger debate. The conference aims to reconvene dissident factions the older brethren conservatives and progressives to reunite with the main body. Attendance exceeded 20 000 on the biggest day and funds will go to general maintenance.
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Des Moines
Church of the Brethren
Citizen and Missionary Fund Aims for One Hundred Thousand
The citizen and missionary committee reports progress toward a $100,000 goal. Donations and pledges are accumulating, with organizers optimistic about hitting the target through community support and appeals this season.
They Keep Tab on Him
New York reporters note ongoing vigilance by Lieutenant Vachris and Brooklyn police regarding Raffaello Palizzolo, former Palermo deputy. Palizzolo, welcomed by Italian circle, says he came to thank subscribers who funded 20 000 to secure his release during Italy trial.
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New York
Raffaello Palizzolo
Chamber of Deputies
Palermo
Vachris
Brooklyn
Valizzolo
Italy
Palizzolo
Emanuele Notarbartolo
Bologna
Court of Cassation
Florence
Boy Bridegroom Seeks Divorce from Julia Colvin in Indiana
Marion Indiana June 12 Bar r Colvin once titled Indiana s boy bridegroom because he wed at Sullivan aged under fifteen has filed for divorce in Grant superior court alleging cruelty for refusing to cook his meals He and Julia Colvin who is two years older lived in Marion most of their marriage They are parents to a two and a half year old child Counsel advised only the divorce court can grant relief due to four years of cohabitation.
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Marion
Ind
Barl Colvin
Julia B. Clark
Sullivan
Indiana
Grant Superior Court
Colvin
Champion in two classes in bigamy trial at court
In Chicago on June 12 Judge Kersten heard John Byron Riley charged with bigamy. The defendant, about thirty, married Grace Starr in Philadelphia on June 5 1809 and deserted her after a son was born. He then wed Laura Gould on July 4 1906 at S810 Commercial Avenue. The two wives sat together in the courtroom and shared their married life stories while Riley faced trial.
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Chicago
John Byron Riley
Kersten
Riley
Grace Starr
Philadelphia
LaPorte
Laura Gould
Commercial Avenue
Fair Assassin To Be Aided In Trial
New York June 12 Sarah Koten jailed in the Tombs for shooting Dr. Martin W Auspitz last Sunday night will have the best legal defense obtainable. W H Weisiager counsel for the girl said a wealthy unnamed person promised all funds needed for the trial.
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New York
Sarah Koten
Tombs
Martin W. Auspitz
W. H. Weisiager
Hackley to Seek Sight Restoring Germany Medical Aid
Muskegon Michigan June 12 Charles M Hackley the young Muskegon millionaire who lost his sight in a dynamite blast while clearing stumps from his farm will soon depart for Germany to consult eye specialists. He was advised that renowned German oculists might restore his sight.
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Muskegon, Mich
Charles M. Hackley
Muskegon
Germany
Hackley
Union Favors Nationalization of Mines
Paris report says the international miners congress passed a resolution in favor of nationalization of mines with a condition that miners retain their union rights and organizations. The action reflects growing labor support for state control while protecting collective bargaining.
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Paris
International Miners’ Congress
Death of Eliott Cheeseman After Catfish Injury
Noblesville Indiana June 12 Eliott Cheeseman dies from blood poisoning after being finned by a catfish while removing it from a hook in Cicero creek. CheEsemans fate confirms fatal consequences of the incident.
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Noblesville
Ind
Eliott Cheeseman
Cicero Creek
Markets in Chicago Hogs Cattle Sheep Prices June 12 1908
Market report from Beach Wickham Grain Co lists official receipts and estimated arrivals for hogs cattle and sheep. Prices vary by grade with strong hogs and cattle, mixed packers and heavy ship grades showing wide ranges in the Chicago market.
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Chicago
Beach- Wickham Grain Company
Judge Landis Stays Billik Hanging Pending Appeal
Judge Landis halts the execution of Herman Billik as he pursues an appeal to the Supreme Court. The stay suspends the hanging order while legal proceedings continue.
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Landis
Herman Billik
Fire in Kansas City causes heavy damage and two deaths
A major blaze in Kansas City, Kansas, inflicted extensive damage estimated at $1,500,000. Officials report two lives lost. In unrelated news from Chicago, Judge Landis granted a stay on the hanging of a man named Billik pending appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Fire Devastates Nelson Morris Plant in Kansas City
Two lives are reported lost after a blaze largely destroyed the Nelson Morris packing plant in the flooded district of Kansas City Kansas. The plant is valued at about 1.5 million dollars. Fire crews used dynamite to confine the flames.
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Kansas City
Kan
The
Evening Journal
Nelson Morris Packing
Miss Peck the Climber Heads for Peru Summit
New York June 12 Miss Annie Peck the climber will depart for Peru with two Alpine guides to retry Mount Hauscaran. She plans to gauge height from her previous 17,000 foot ascent and aims to surpass all women and men if successful, challenging the Himalayan record of 23,800 feet by W. W. Graham.
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New York
Annie & Peck
Peru
Mount
Hauscaran
Alexander Seller
Zermatt
Miss Peck
W. W. Graham
Himalayas
Hitchcock On Bail Again
New York reports Raymond Hitchcock acquitted on one of four indictments arising from charges by several young girls. He was released from Tombs prison on $7,000 bond approved by Justice Goff. Upon acquittal, prisoners woke all night. cheers rose from lower cells and echoed through the Tollhouse.
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New York
Raymond Hitchcock
Bia
Tombs Prison
Justice Goff
Supreme Court
Hitchcock
Ambassador Charlemagne Tower Departs Berlin for Paris
Berlin on June 12 saw Charlemagne Tower the United States ambassador depart with his wife and children for Paris. Representatives of the government and nearly the entire diplomatic corps gathered at the railroad station to bid him farewell. Foreign Secretary von Schoen presented Mrs Tower with a handsome bouquet.
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Berlin
Charlemagne Tower
United States
Paris
von Schoen
President Suggests the Probe
President Roosevelt has taken notice of the collapse of an apartment house under construction in Washington and asked Secretary Loeb to have District Attorney Baker investigate and prosecute those responsible, especially contractors or the district building inspector, to the fullest extent of the law.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Loeb
Baker
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