Kern's Boom Arrives In Denver On Taggart Bid
Thomas Taggart, Democratic national committee chair, arrives in Denver with a Bryan Kern vice presidential boom. He predicts Bryan's first ballot nomination with Kern as running mate, and outlines plans for July 4 meetings to hear contest seats from several states. Norman J. Mack cites no railroad government ownership in platform. Jiang’s outlines reflect Iowa Democratic stance and state party organization in Des Moines and Indianola.
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Denver
Thomas Taggart
National Democratic Committee
Bryan
John W. Kern
Indiana
Kern
John K. Tamber
B. ¥. Shiveley
Tageart
Taggart
National Committee
Woodson
New York
Chloe
District of Columbia
Illinois
Norman J. Mack
Lincoln
Mr Bryan
Mack
Mr. Bryan
Vhrance
State Railway Commission
Jerry Bb. Sullivan
Des Moines
Lincoln Price
Indianola
John F. Dalton
Manson
Democratic committee Face Early Campaign Fund Shortfall
Washington reports the Democratic congressional committee under chairman Lloyd faces a money crunch to fund an early campaign push. Lloyd travels to New York to solicit loyalty and funds, aiming to keep plans on track despite advancing deadlines and literature distribution needs.
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Washington
Democratic Congressional Committee
Lloyd
New York
Democratic State Convention Fights Over Liquor Plank
Sioux City June 26. The Democratic state convention ended after four hours of tense debate over the liquor plank, with cheers for William J Bryan and the Iowa state ticket. The plank affirms traditional local self government policy. A concurrent contest saw four leading jurists vying for judicial nominations.
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Sioux City
Wm. J. Bryan
Iowa
Baldwin's Big Balloon to Run Trial at Fort Myer
Captain T A Baldwin announces trial trips for his new government dirigible balloon, the first built for the army, to be tested at Fort Myer around July 15 under General James Allen. The craft is nearly complete and to be sent to Washington next week amid four months of construction.
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New York
T. A. Baldwin
Fort Myer
Captain Baldwin
Washington
Signal Corps Department of the Army
James Allen
Sherman Meneds Rapidly in Recovery From Illness
Sherman shows rapid recovery from illness with no need for immediate operation. Dr. Carter reports near recovery and stability. Mrs. Sherman stays by his side, while H. & Devendorf, Sherman's private secretary, returns to Utica amid a flood of prescriptions and messages from sympathizers.
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Cleveland
Sherman
Carter
Dislocated Shoulder From Heat Strain in Princeton
Thomas Messick of Mount Carmel rolled over in bed due to heat and dislocated his shoulder. A local physician was summoned, and chloroform was administered to reduce the dislocation.
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Princeton
Ind
Thomas Mesicks
Mount Carmel
Messick
Funeral ceremony for Grover Cleveland set in simple form
The burial of Grover Cleveland's remains in Princeton will be starkly simple with no pomp. Four clergymen will take part and guards will keep order only. The services will proceed without bands or a military escort, reflecting the late president's wishes.
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Princeton
N. J
Grover Cleveland
United States
Cleveland's Funeral for President Cleveland Prince ton Home to Cemetery
The Cleveland funeral will pass from Westlind to the cemetery policed by mounted troops and blue coats for police duty, not display. Four clergymen will conduct a simple Presbyterian service at house and grave without eulogy. Only invited guests and a few reporters may enter the cemetery guarded by National Guard. Bearers include Mayor McClellan, Paul Morton, and notable Princeton figures. President Roosevelt to attend.
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Cleveland
Princeton
Westlind
Bayard Lane
Roosevelt
Henry van Dyke
William R. Richards
Brick Presbyterian Church of
George B. McClellan
Paul Morton
Commodore E. C. Benedict
Richard Watson Gilder
Paul van Dyke
National Guard of
New Jersey
Man Wins Name Change to Chaloner After Long Court Battle
Richmond Virginia June 26 After more than twelve years in Virginia North Carolina and New York courts John Arm strong Chanler has won a decree in North Carolina to assume the name Chaloner. He earlier faced Bloomingdale asylum diagnosis and later sanity rulings in Virginia and North Carolina. He says the change aims to shed indignities tied to the Chanler name and restore his old form.
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Richmond
Virginia
North Carolina
New York
Bloomingdale Asylum
John Armstrong Chanler
Superior Court of
Chaloner
Bloomingdale
Chanler
Cleveland's Sister Hears
Mrs Susan Yeomans sister of the late ex president Cleveland visits her son Theron Grover Cleveland a senior at the University of Michigan Homeopathic Medical College in Ann Arbor She is sixty five and spends summers with her son in Ann Arbor Though prostrated with grief she will not travel to attend the funeral in the east
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Susan Yeomans
Cleveland
Theron
Grover Cleveland
Homeopathic Medical College
University of Michigan
Local Option Fight Sequel In Carmi Suit For Damages
The Rev. L. D. Barth filed in the circuit court a $10,000 damages suit naming W. R. Jackson of Mill Shoals as defendant. After a temperance speech in Mill Shoals during the local option debate last spring, Jackson confronted the minister and assaulted him as he left the platform.
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Carmi
Rev. L. D. Barth
Circuit Court
W. R. Jackson
Mill Shoals
Barth
Jackson
Fire destroys abattoir and beef warehouse in Philadelphia
Fire swept the southwestern section of Philadelphia destroying the large abattoir and an adjoining beef warehouse owned by D. B. Martin & Co. The blaze caused an estimated loss of 150000 dollars.
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Philadelphia
D. B. Martin & Co
Hansbrough Defeated in North Dakota Senate Race
June 26 report says Senator Hansbrough is defeated for the United States Senate as Burleigh Spalding, the insurgent candidate, appears set to be renominated for chief justice. With a third of counties still missing, returns unlikely to alter the outcome.
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Fargo
N. 1
Republican Party
Supreme Court
Burleigh Spalding
Hansbrough
United States Senate
One to a Murderer. St. Louis Brewing Fatal duel
June 26. John Gleich a brewery employee is dead while undergoing an operation to remove a bullet fired by Ernest Thon another brewery employee who is under arrest. The two quarreled over the amount of beer they were permitted to drink in the brewery. They secured revolvers and met at a street corner. Before Gleich could draw his weapon Thon fired.
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St. Louis
John Gleich
Ernest Thon
Gleich
Thon
Two Klopfer Brothers Die by Their Own Hands in Munich
Theodore and Max Klopfer of Klopfer Bros. banking firm died by suicide in Munich on June 26. Financial troubles traced to losses from the June 1901 failure of the Leipsic bank precipitated the tragedy.
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Munich
Theodore
Max Klopfer
Klopfer Bros
Leipsic Bank
Hogs and cattle markets in Chicago June 26 1908
Market activity mixed with receipts estimated at 22 000 hogs and 6 000 cattle. Prices ranged for hogs from 5 00 to 6 25 and cattle from 2 40 to 8 40 with light, mixed packers and heavy ship's grades noted. Officials report 22 474 receipts yesterday and 4 975 shipments, with 6 875 leftovers carried over.
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Texas
USEO versus Butter Men on Inspection of Oleomargarine
Washington June 26 argument debated government inspection marks for oleomargarine. Dairy interests urged that oleo must bear the meat product inspection stamp. manufacturers argued the rule is unnecessary and overreaching, claiming papers wrapping the pound are not containers. Both sides to present further at a later date.
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Washington
Agricultural Department
Ss. B. Shilling
Chicago
National Dairy Union
Morgan
New York
American Meat Packers’ Association
Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson
A. D. Melvin
Bureau of Animal Industry
Internal Revenue Bureau
Historic railing corrosion at Bowling Green prompts repairs
The Bowling Green railing, linked to Revolutionary symbols, is reported badly corroded under fresh paint. The rail, dating about 160 years, once fenced the George III statue toppled by Americans and later repurposed for ammunition. The rust removal reveals irregular bars.
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New York
Bowling Green
George III
Exemption System for Japanese Trade in Manchuria Revealed
Evidence from official sources in Mukden indicates a system allowing Japanese commerce in Manchuria to evade inland taxes. Concessions were secured through intimidation and force, with China suppressing the situation to protect revenue from merchandise in transit for noncoercing nations.
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Mukden
Manchuria
China
Italian-Run Private Bank Closes In Cleveland
In Cleveland on June 26 a private bank owned by Antonio Bonnetti at Weedland Avenue and East Ninth Street shut down. The patronage was exclusively Italian. Deposits are reported around $100,000. Bonnetti departed the city several days earlier and said he would return tomorrow.
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Cleveland
Antonio Bonnetti
Weedland Avenue
East Ninth Street
Bonetti
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