Taft lauded at Yale as 14,000 cheer Old Eli
Yale campus erupts with fanfare for Secretary Taft during commencement events. He marches with his class, attends Ledyard Memorial dedication, and enjoys Yale Harvard baseball, praising a sunlit "ball game for blood" won by Yale. Taft plans visits to Water Town and New York, while mourning his running mate Sherman’s illness.
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Cincinnati
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Horace S. Taft
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Conn
New York
Luke E. Wright
Representative Sherman
Cleveland
Great Ovation for Taft After Game and Campus Return
Secretary Taft received a long ovation after the game as he left the stands with friends. He led a procession to President Hadley’s home where Hadley recalled their first meeting during freshman rush. The class of 1876 and 1878 greeted Taft at Hadley’s residence and later at Edwards House with band serenades and a Yale-flavored yell.
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Parts of a man’s body found along city streetcar lines
Parts of a human body were found scattered along more than four miles of streetcar lines in New York. Hands at the Williamsburg Bridge crossing, legs at Desbrosses Ferry, and a mutilated torso on the Kent Avenue bridge were recovered. Authorities doubt an accident and favor murder, with the body placed on tracks near Williamsburg Bridge.
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Sherman Alive Sherman Suffered Gall Stone Crisis in 1900s
Representative James Schoolcraft Sherman, Republican vice presidential candidate, was moved from ex-Governor Herrick’s home to Lakeside hospital in Mereland, O., with gall stones. Doctors reported no immediate operation, noting abstemious habits bolster strength. A telegram to Taft’s secretary stated illness not critical and Sherman hoped to return home in a few days. Mrs. Sherman and son Richard arrived from Utica. a planned homecoming was disrupted as Sherman’s condition worsened.
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Chicago
Herrick
Baltimore
New York
Richard Sherman
Waiting Doctor to Arrive on Special Train
A formal arrangement with Dr. Bull of New York has been made to position him in waiting. If needed, he will travel on a special train to respond promptly.
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Dr. Bull
New York
Sunday Gives His Ring At Decatur Fundraiser
Danville June 24 Billy Sunday the baseball evangelist declared he did not want the diamond ring if it blocked entry to God. He handed the ring to the Y M C A fund treasurer after purchasing it for 300 dollars. An audience bid reached 400 dollars with more offers. Sunday raised 10000 dollars for the building fund in one meeting and his wife contributed 100 dollars.
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Jean Reid Weds John Ward in Royal Chapel of St James
In London the marriage of Jean Reid daughter of Whitelaw Reid to Hon. John Hubert Ward took place in the chapel royal at St James Palace with King Edward and Queen Alexandra approving. The ceremony in the ancient Tu dors chapel was followed by a Dorchester House reception for about 1,000 guests including the royal family.
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Mother's Efforts Were Vain in Train Tragedy
Deputy Sheriff William Fenton aboard the train that struck Clarence Klein at Uraser reports the boy’s mother was about 1,000 feet from the oncoming train as she frantically waved her skirts to halt it. The child’s severed limbs and head were recovered and taken to the Klein home. a jury was impaneled and an inquest held before Justice Steffens of Mount Clemens.
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Mich
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Clarence Klein
Uraser
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Klein
Steffens
Mount Clemens
Forth Bridge Structures And Global Oddities
The Forth bridge carries 48 000 tons of steel. UK records show 30 000 annual inquests with 250 verdicts of hunger death. In Chihuahua Mexico authorities ban Talshumere races over betting evils. A London scholar condemns the ambidexterity craze as common among the idiots.
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Curfew for Girls in Pittsburg Proposed by Comptroller
Pittsburg seeks an ordinance to require girls under sixteen to be off the streets after 8 PM from October 1 to May 1 with a later 10 PM curfew the rest of the year. Exceptions apply only to those with bona fide parents or guardians. a male friend cannot serve as guardian without credentials.
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Pittsburg
Morrow
Strength Giving Dance and White Fir Commercial Value
Secretary M Lefort of the French Choregraphic association lauds a new wave dance as broad, expansive, and suitable for drawing rooms. He contrasts it with America's cake walk, noting a shift away from waist hold dances. Separate note on White Fir: forestry experiments find Pacific coast white fir can yield quality pulp for paper, with much of it unused.
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French Choregraphic Association
America
Boston
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Pacific
Markets Chicago Hogs and cattle report June 24 1908
Chicago markets show hogs and cattle activity with receipts and ranges. Hogs mixed packers depart 5 70 to 6 30 shipping grades. cattle and sheep hold steady to higher, heavy demand on bulk and beef beves and western stockers. totals indicate large day and next day estimates.
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John A Babcock With The North American Commission
John A Babcock is linked with The North American Commission Company in Chicago. The note invites timely communication and promises a square deal.
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North American Commission Company
Grover G. Lan Head Last Ex President Dies at Princeton
Grover G. Lan head, former president of the institution, died this morning in Princeton New Jersey. Funeral plans are expected to be announced by the family. The death marks the passing of a prominent academic leader associated with the university.
Death of ex President Grover Cleveland in Princeton
Grover Cleveland died suddenly at his Princeton home after a three month battle with rheumatic gout and acute indigestion. Physicians cite heart failure with pulmonary thrombosis and edema as the immediate cause. The death leaves all ex presidents dead, as Cleveland had long been known as the first citizen of the land.
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Evening Journal
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Longest married couple in southern Illinois celebrates 68th anniversary
The Rev. and Mrs. Daniel B. Leach of Bone Gap IL marked their sixty eighth wedding anniversary. They head a family of 119 souls across ten states and Canada, including children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren.
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Canada
Scout Cruiser Salem Sets Record on Rockland Trial
The new scout cruiser Salem built by the Pere River Shipbuilding company Quin cy Massachusetts completed the standardization trial on the Rockland course. She covered the measured mile at 26.85 knots with the average of the five highest runs at 25.95 knots.
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Diggins Sees Brightening Lumber Markets In Michigan
Fred A. Diggins president of the Michigan Hardwood Manufacturers' association and vice president of the National Lumbermen's association says lumber conditions are improving and more lumber is being moved than since last summer at Cadillac Michigan on June 24.
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Mich
Fred A. Diggins
Michigan Hardwood Manufacturers’ Association
National Lumbermen’s Association
Lightning Kills Cow in Elwood Storm
During a June electrical storm in Elwood Indiana a boltfirst struck a street car rail then jumped to a cow owned by Peter Dugan near Dundee tearing through its spine in a clean split described by locals as knife sharp.
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Ind
Peter Dugan
Dundee
Fort Ridgely Battle Forty-Sixth Anniversary Planned
New Ulm Fairfax and Redwood Falls residents arrange a reunion to mark the August 22 1862 Indian raid on Fort Ridgely. The gathering will honor old settlers and the historic struggle.
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Fairfax
Redwood Falls
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Beautifully Arranged Conversation About a Visitor
A lettered exchange describes planned arrivals and lighthearted misdirection. The speaker confirms a sister may visit, mentions telling her it was someone else, and jokes about rushing to change into clean attire. The tone is casual and witty.
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Charley Jones
Not Surprised Skipper bylines on creditors encounter
The speaker notes an unusual sensitivity to uncongenial surroundings and a nervous shudder at certain people. He claims most people share a tendency to shrink from meeting their creditors, illustrating a sardonic view of social discomfort.
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