Sherman Chosen Uncle Joe Seconding Speech Sparks Ovation
At the Republican convention in Chicago on June 20 James S. Sherman of New York was nominated for vice president amid a tumultuous roar. Ex-Lieutenant Governor Woodruff nominated Sherman, then Speaker Cannon seconded the motion to unanimous applause as the crowd honored the long-time colleague.
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Chicago
Taft
Sherman
Repubican Party
James 8. Sherman
New York
Republican Party
Joe
Delaware
Woodruff
Cannon
Illinois
United States
Jamess. Sherman
Cheers For The Speaker At The 1908 Republican Convention
The article recalls the 1908 Republican convention where Uncle Joe received loud cheers as he approached the platform and concluded his speech. Lodge nominated Guild and McCarter nominated Murphy, with Sherman seconded by several states. The ballot results showed Murphy 77, Guild 75, Sherman 16, Sheldon 10, Fairbanks 1. total 680.
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Joe
Senator Lodge
Guild
Thomas EK. McCarter
Murphy
New Jersey
Sherman
Michigan
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Virginia
James S. Sherman
Curtis Guild
Franklin Murphy
George Sheldon
Charles W. Fairbanks
National convention adjourns after nominating ticket
Committees from multiple states prepare to notify the presidential and vice presidential candidates of the nomination action. Plans for the coming campaign are discussed as the national committee meets. The Chi Friends are praised for a well organized convention as cheers fade and the anthem resounds.
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National Committee
Taft Resigns as Secretary of War Effective June 30
Secretary Taft resigns as secretary of war with effect June 30. Luke E. Wright is appointed to succeed him.
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Washington
Taft
Luke E. Wright
Boom forecast for railroad expansion and crops in the West
Roswell Miller, chairman of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad, predicts improved business this autumn if crops stay strong. He notes crops across the territory look excellent, with some rain and cold affecting corn but likely to recover with warmer weather. He says extension work is advancing and trains may reach the Pacific by May 1909, with Lombard, Mont., already in operation.
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New York
Roswell Miller
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad
Pacific Coast
St. Paul
Pacific
Lombard, Mont
Philippine assembly votes for independence goal
On the eve of adjournment the Philippine assembly voted 57 to 15 that independence is the goal of the Philippine people and that they are ready for immediate independence. Speaker Osmena expressed that independence is his aspiration while progressists urged a separate vote, saying the people are not ready for full independence.
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Manila
Philippine Assembly
House
Osmena
Progressists
Port Workers Refuse Baggage Handling at Cherbourg
At Cherbourg on June 19 agents of the North German Lloyd line banned dock workers from accepting gratuities for moving passengers baggage. The workers in response refused to handle any passenger baggage at the port.
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Cherbourg
Lloyd Line
Mulai Hafid's Men Defeated in Morocco City Fight
A dispatch from the French consul at Casablanca reports that Mulai Hafid's followers were defeated by Straghna tribesmen in a series of engagements at Morocco City.
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Paris
Casablanca
Mulai Hafid
Morocco
Bell's Flying Machine Ready for Trial
Hammondsport New York June 20 The Aerial Experiment Association declares its new flying machine completed and ready for trial Dr and Mrs Alexander Graham Bell are on site preparing for a trial flight.
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Bell
Hammondsport
N. Y
Aerial Experiment Association
Alexander Graham Bell
Twenty Five Indicted Over Wrapping Paper Combine
Twenty five wrapping paper companies face Sherman antitrust indictments for forming a trade restraint. John H Parks led the Fiber and Manila association founded in 1906. Attorney Stroock claims forced consolidation to stave bankruptcy amid price cutting by paper buyers. The judge will sentence the defendants after guilty pleas were entered.
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New York
Hough
United States Circuit Court
Fiber and Manila Association
John H. Parks
Federal Grand Jury
Combine
Stroock
Allen Bros. Co
Sandy Hill
N. Y
Petoskey Fiber Paper Company
Petoskey
Mich
Parks
Europe
United States
Stimson
Five Italians Die In Explosive Blast At Lehigh Pocono Worksite
Five unidentified Italian laborers employed by Burke Bros. on the Lackawanna railroad cutoff at Lehigh on Pocono Mountain were killed when a delayed blast exploded after a foreman used an iron rod to probe a misfiring stick. The men were known only by numbers.
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Scranton
Burke Bros
Lackawanna
Lehigh
Pocono Mountain
Scoring Report From Early Baseball Games Across Cities
Scores on the ball fields show Cincinnati beating Philadelphia 5 to 0 in Philadelphia, and St. Louis defeating Boston 6 to 0 in Boston with 12 hits to 11. Brooklyn lost to Pittsburgh 8 to 4 in Brooklyn, while New York edged St. Louis 4 to 3 in St. Louis. Multiple innings noted with rain delays and various battery pairs listed.
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Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Campbell
Schlei
Moren
Dooin
Boston
St. Louis
New York
Chesbro
Kleinow
Dineen
Ste
Sheve
Vic Ave
Cscces
Coombs
Powers
Liebhardt
Bemis
Detroit
Washington
Smith and Oates
Warner. Com
Des Moines
Denver
Chicago
National
L. P.C
Pittsburg
HOG
Incinnati
York
Brooklyn
Pfeister Kling
Crandall
Bresnahan
American
Cleveland
New York Philadelphia
Lboston
Winter
Criger
Owen
Walsh
Sullivan
Hogs and cattle markets in Chicago June 20 1908
Chicago market notes show hog receipts and prices with estimates for today and tomorrow. Hog classes range from light to heavy with values from 545 to 640, while cattle and sheep trading appears dull to steady with mixed responses across grades. Grain company furnishes the report from Chicago.
Drowning Toll From Oklahoma Floods Reported
As floods swept Oklahoma near Guthrie an estimated forty people drowned and many more were killed by lightning. In Hoffman area alone about 15 drownings were recorded amid the disaster.
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Oklahoma
Hoffman
Henry McCarthy Escapes, Returns, Attacks Wife. Shot by Police
Muskegon reports Henry McCarthy who escaped from a Grand Rapids jail sentinel and telephoned his wife to lure her. He beat his wife until unconscious then appeared on Western avenue. Officers have orders to shoot him on sight and fired seven times, wounding him. He was taken to Hackley hospital and may die. In Indiana, H L Strickland credits a lightning storm with easing rheumatic pain in his right foot.
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Muskegon, Mich
Henry McCarthy
Detroit House of Correction
Stauffer
Grand Rapids
Muskegon
Western Avenue
Westerlund
Santime
Hackley Hospital
Owensville
Ind
H. L. Strickland
Hafid’s Marriage Ties and Cabinet Move in Fez
In Fez on Sunday June 14 Munilal Hafid wed his cousin, daughter of Mulal Ismail. After the ceremony the usurping sultan announced his new cabinet and issued orders banning European innovations, excluding automobiles.
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Fez
Morocco
Munilal Hafid
Mulal Ismail
Hafid
Pavia Varvara Orion
SVG Pre Fk Sey
John A. Babcock Offers A Square Deal
A note from John A. Babcock promises consistent fair treatment and reliable service. He states you will receive a square deal and that he is available any time for assistance.
Suburban Handicap At Sheepshead Bay Draws Small Crowd
Keene's Ballot wins at Sheepshead Bay as the Suburban Handicap is run under a new antibetting law. About 20 000 attend, far fewer than the 40 000 expected, due to restrictions and an injunction easing police presence. No arrests reported.
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New York
Sheapshead Bay Racetrack
Keene
Coney Island Jockey Club
Attempt on Governor Buchtels life at Colorado State Capitol
June 20 Denver report says Mrs Annie Jereheim, an insane woman, sought to shoot Governor Henry A. Buchtel, believing he held $40,000 from W. S. Stratton. She concealed a revolver, failed to enter the executive chamber, was deterred by humane society staff and Private Secretary Montgomery Dougherty, then detained after a warrant for insanity was sworn at the courthouse.
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Denver
James E. Dougherty
State Humane Society
Henry A. Buchtel
Annie Jereheim
W. S. Stratton
Buchtel
The
Humane Society
Montgomery Dougherty
Broadway
State House
Morison and Genery tied to Lighthouse Mystery
Grand Marais Michigan reports the coroner’s theory on the deaths of assistant lighthouse keeper Morrison and keeper Genery. Both left the light to lift nets, Genery fell overboard and drowned, Morrison unable to manage the boat was carried into the lake.
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Grand Marais, Mich
Er. E. Morrison
Genery
Morrison
Car of Dynamite Explodes Near Sargent
A carload of dynamite exploded near Sargent Colorado splitting a freight train on the Denver and Rio Grande. Two tramps were killed and several trainmen injured. One man died later. A forty foot deep hole was blown in the ground.
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Sargent
Colo
Denver and Rio Grande
Denver Judge Rules Race Betting Unlawful in Colorado
Denver June 20 In Overland park cases Judge Carlton M Bliss of the district court held betting on horse races unlawful under Colorado statutes and dissolved the writs of prohibition against the justices who issued warrants for bookmakers.
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Denver
Overland Park
Carlton M. Bliss
District Court
Colorado
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John A. Babcock
North American Commission Company
Chicago, Ill
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