Isle of Wight and Spotsylvania Democrats Back Bryan in Mass Meetings
Democratic mass meetings in Isle of Wight and Spotsylvania counties adopted resolutions endorsing William Jennings Bryan and backing the primary system. Six delegates were chosen for the Roanoke convention and state conventions were planned, with emphasis on party unity and primary reform amid Iowa primary activity and Cummins Garst, and Republican contests for U S Senate nominees.
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Hugh Tyler
Suffolk
Isle of Wight
Court House
Bryan
Roanoke
Fredericksburg
Spotsylvana
Two factions contest party delegates chosen in district event
An OCR fragment reports a district political gathering where two factions presented delegates. Names and precise details are garbled but indicate a split slate with legible mentions of certain individuals and local party structures. The result shows a division without a clear contest outcome.
Unclear fragmentary report on Br yan and city events
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Ryan and Bryan with unclear context and scattered place names. No clear event, date, or outcome can be determined from the readable portions.
Taft Speech At Memorial Day Draws Criticism Of Weakness Allusion
Discussion swirled as Taft cited Gen Ulysses Grant in a Memorial Day address at Grant's Tomb. Senator Foraker and William E Chandler criticized the remarks as inappropriate while Gen Howard defended Taft, noting the memory of the great soldiers. reactions spanned politicians and the public.
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William E Chandler
Senator Foraker
Gen Howard
Taft
New York
Tafts
Wattngs
Gerred BD
Grant
Governois Island
Tatts
Taft Memorial Address Frames Grant’s Early Flaws
In a New York memorial address Secretary Taft notes Grant’s early failings including drinking and business losses, but uses them to underscore a later rebirth. The speech emphasizes Grant’s transformation from faltering years to a hero who led the Union, likening it to military milestones and a personal victory.
Dalzell speech stirs debate on Taft and Grant eulogy
The address questions proprieties in honoring General and President Grant. The discussion centers on Secretary Taft’s remarks and whether his eulogy crossed lines of decorum. The tone analyzes whether the grave tribute justified noting military critics within Grant’s era.
Brand questions loom over Grant drinking tale in wartime chatter
A salvaged excerpt reports Gen Noble and others disputing claims Grant was forced from the army by court martial fear. They discuss his sobriety, possible drinking, and Taft's remarks, noting sources may rely on War Department records. The debate centers on motive and timing of Grant’s resignation.
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Jon
Grant
Taft
Hdn
Loyal Legion
Wai
Beng Court
Taft Mays
War Department
Troop at Winchester Welcome Soldiers and Cancelled Train
Citizens and Mayor welcome Company G National Guard troops encamped at the Winchester recruiting site. Expedition planned to keep them through June 6 for Confederate Day events with a ball game and excursions to boost morale. The wagon train was captured near Opequan Creek after a pursuit.
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Virginia City
Winchester
District National Guard
Sheridan
Cedar Cree
Washington
Lieut Johnson
Ant
Opequan Creek
Harry Biker
Winchestr
Lherty
Yoster Yims
Rouss Syayty
Company Nine
Tean
Shenandoah Valley
Victary Academy
Copper Company Elects Directors At Annual Meeting
At the annual meeting of the Amalga Metal Copper Company the board elected James Smin as president of National City Bank and Benjama Thayer John Feet and Join Bushnell as directors to fill vacancies. Stockholder notes report a net income of 6707 and a surplus of 571041 for the year ending April 30, down from prior year. The Amalga owned copper producers yielded about 24 990 000 pounds for internal and custom use, with a surplus of copper nearly exhausted in February 1908 amid operable changes in the copper business.
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New Oeak
Sterkhold
Amalgimited Copper Company
James Smin
National City
Bink
Opr Temory Benjama Thayer
Jle Ag
Inig
Amelgimaed Copper Company
Abor
Mmen Ie
Two Dead in Ocean Parkway Car Crash in Kings County
Specal to The Washington Fox Newark June 1 recounts a fatal two car wreck near Ocean Parkway and Fort Hamilton Avenue. Six men were riding in a car driven at speed toward Cony Island when it overturned in twisted steel. Four men perished. two survivors identified as Lansons fienls and others were wounded. Thomas Bolan a longtime Kings County supervisor candidate and Democratic figure left a wife and several children. Victor Vrandes and James Mibenna are named as survivors.
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Washington Fox
Newark
John Tanyon
Cony Island
Ocean Parkway
Fort Ham
Eros
Puk
Lansons Fienls
Mortell
Willam P Goubeaud
Citdren
Thomas Bolan
Board of
Kings County Supervisors
Sevral
Victor Vrandes
Ames Mibenna
New York Loses Horse Cars On Fulton Street Line
Five ancient Fulton Street horse cars are withdrawn ending a historic era in downtown Manhattan. The NY Club Rail and associated firms recall the fleet, with cars leased to bondholders and a few retained for limited trackage, signaling the end of horse-drawn service in the area.
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Fulton Street
New York Dane
Lire
New York Club Rail Teid Company
Vingh
Fulton Eh Et Ice
Bullon Steel Railroad Company
Strees
Manhattan
Taft Grant Speech Divides Mansfield Panel
Senator Hopkins of Illinois says Taft stated facts army men know and would not affect the Chicago convention or polls. He praised Grant for self control in crisis despite past drinking, noting Grant’s resignation to protect the nation. Senator Warren of Wyoming says he has not read Taft’s remarks but hears they echo Grant’s own autobiographies.
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Danzer
Brookl
Frederik Dent Grant
Paift
Osur Nes
Colendge
Grand Army of the
Rembie
Grant
Senator Warren
Wyoming
Fieids
Grants
Warren
Naval ousting board meets to organize retirements
The board of rear admirals appointed by Secretary Metcalf to select fifteen officers for compulsory retirement met at the Navy Department. The session, led by Rear Admiral Leutze, organized the panel and reviewed early retirement applications, with Caspar F Goodrich replaced after his wife’s death by Rear Admiral C H Arnold. The board, created by the 1899 personnel act, plans July 1 retirements to ensure vacancies for junior officers and avoid congestion in lower grades.
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Metcalf
Navy Department
E C H Leutze
Washington Navy Yard
Caspar F Goodrich
New York Navy Yard
C H Arnold
Naval War College
Cam Dasid E Sellers
Naval Academy Middies Parade and Board Visit at Annapolis
Annapolis June week report covers the formal reception of the board of visitors inspecting the Naval Academy. Cadets perform an infantry parade and a seamanship drill on the practice ship. Officers and dignitaries named include Gen Horace Porter and Senator Gailinger with more expected.
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Annapolis
Wis
Naval Academy
Board of Visitors
Badger
T. S
Horace Porter
JH Gailinger
New Hamphire
H Daale
Washington
John C Bortick
New Orleans
Vactriane Coxe
Mithfield
A Sanderson
Chicago
D S Barry
Providence
Walter Smith
Mary Sind
AL Bates
Pornaylvvitt
John P Wathen
Tomsiana
Dee
Mdahioman Arthur
Marguerie Clarke Austin
Tex
Fourenays
Coipiny
Trank J Lowry
Lowt
Itasca Embarks on 10000 Mile Revenue Cutter Cruise
The Itasca, crewed by 40 Revenue Cutter Service cadets under Capt J F Reinberg, sails from Norfolk Harbor for a six month training cruise of 10000 miles. The ship, formerly Bancroft, will stop at Azores near Tazal then Yorktown for stores before going to sea.
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Washington Post
Norfolk
Revenue Cutter Service
Itasca
Fundoat
Bancroft
J F Reinberg
Sul
Jorktown
Sea Tazal
Azores
Norfolk Navy Yard
Will contest over gambling house keeper Theodore Alien estate
Objections to the probate of Theodore Alley’s will, alleged to be invalid and procured by fraud. The attackers claim he was not of sound mind, memory, or capable of making a will on July 19 193, and that the will was executed under undue influence. They urge that the likeliest heirs and an adopted daughter be recognized, with proceedings set to begin Thursday.
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Ag Lens
Feer
Auto Takes 60 Foot Drop in Yard Embankment
Chiprena Falls Wisconsin reports Olaf Engers drove a car down a sixty foot backyard embankment into a stream of water. Engers escaped injury as the vehicle became unmanageable while mounting the bank and backflipped into the ermeek without serious harm.
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Chiprena Falls
Wis
Olaf Engers
Aileen
Deen Tinay
Enger
Murder mystery in Paris over stolen jewels linked to model
A Paris crime tale centers on a model, a concealed safe, and a missing jewels claim by Mme Steiner. Investigators found finger rings and a glove clue tied to a Bertillon method suspect, with a magistrate pursuing preliminary processing as the city watches for a breakthrough.
Unclear fragmentary report referenced by OCR
Patchy text references a woman, a model, and officials but fails to form a coherent event or outcome. Names, places, and actions are unreadable, yielding only scattered, non-specific hints of a preliminary or interrupted discussion without a clear reportable incident.
Maj George Put On Trial At Fort Des Moines
Major George is on trial before a general court martial at Fort Des Moines on charges of irregularities in his accounts. The record states he pleaded not guilty to most charges, pleading only to a single specification while the defense objected to the plea as not intelligent. The case concerns alleged misstatements of mileage and meals during his command of Iowa recruiting stations.
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Iowa
Prihes
Gov A B
Tratr
Fort Des Moines
Maines Lowa
Charles i George
Fort Des Maines
George Allegn
Mac George
Whdows
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