Roosevelt notification marks formal progressive nominating step
Chicago Aug 8 Roosevelt formally notified as progressive presidential nominee after lobby ceremony with Governor Johnson and Beveridge. The delegation planned four regional campaign centers with finance, tours, and headquarters in New York San Francisco Chicago and New Orleans. Col. Roosevelt to tour West while Johnson campaigns East as Perkins Dixon and Beveridge organize leadership and funding.
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Progressive
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Johnson
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Dixon
O. K. Davis
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Col. Roosevelt
New York
Oyster Bay
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Geo. Perking
San Francisco
New Orleans
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Joseph M. Dixon
Progressive National Committee
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Perkins
Senator Dison
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Ben B. Lindsey
Colorado
John M. Parker
Louisiana
Chas. H. Thompson
Vermont
Meyer Iissner
Col
Confed erate Money Being Distributed
Washington August 8 The vast hoard of Confederate currency seized by the Union Army during the Civil War and stored in the federal treasury for fifty years is being distributed to 800 colleges and 350 libraries as historic relics. Sets of notes across denominations are sent, with larger institutions receiving priority per Secretary MacVeagh.
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Washington
Federal Treasury
MacVeagh
Prominent Roosevelt Boomer Workers in Chicago Convention
Chicago August 8 Governor Hiram Johnson of California was nominated for vice president and led Roosevelt boomers in Chicago. Delegate M Lissner also worked intensely, while Charles E Merriam a former Chicago mayoral candidate drew admiration from supporters.
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Chicago
Hiram Johnson
California
M. Lissner
Charles E. Merriam
Anathas
Dam No. 26 in Ohio River Washed Away
Gallipolis, Aug. 8. Dam No. 26, built by the federal government at no cost of $1,000,000, was washed away today after its concrete foundation failed. Estimated damage set at $300,000? The report notes the dam’s destruction and financial impact.
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Galliapolis
Ohio River
Taft Prepares Tariff Veto After Cabinet Meeting
President Taft arrived in Washington from Cincinnati where he attended John W. Herron’s funeral. He held a special cabinet session to discuss the tariff bills and read his veto message draft. The cabinet planned a regular meeting for tomorrow with Secretary Meyer absent in Massachusetts.
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Washington
Taft
Cincinnati
John W. Herron
Meyer
Massachusetts
Taft backer F B Clark enters congress race
Ottumwa Aug 8 United States Marshal Frank B Clark announces candidacy for congress to fill Kendall vacancy He served as sergeant at arms for Iowa delegation at 1912 1948 conventions and backs Taft Ellsworth Rominger of Bloomfield also declares for the nomination On the border Mexican fire hits El Paso troops as War Department reports incidents Havana cigar brand note
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Ottumwa
United States
Frank B. Clark
Congress
N.E. Kendall
Clark
Iowa
Taft
Ellsworth Rom- Inger
Bloomfield
Washington
el Paso
War Department
Contents of the human body seen in a French medical note
A Paris Bulletin article on human chemistry claims a 150 pound man contains in reducible nutritive principles the equivalent of 12,000 hen’s eggs and gas enough to inflate a 10,000 cubic foot balloon. It cites fats for seventy five candles, phosphorus for 8045 boxes, and other contents.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Jim’ Wilson
France
Bulletin Des Helles
Tive
Monte Do Picto
Miners Feared Dead After German Mine Disaster
In Bochum near Gerthe Lorraine pit a mine disaster imperiled 650 workers. Rescue teams failed to reach the fire damp gallery where 50 to 190 miners may be entombed. More than 100 bodies recovered, families gathered at the pithead awaiting news as officials withheld details. By 6 PM 15 more bodies found, total deaths at least 40.
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Bochum
Germany
Brakeman Killed by Fast Passenger at Masonville
Jesup August 8 Special Frank Rickert 29 a youth of six feet tall and strong was killed last night while switching a freight train at Masonville He stepped onto the main line in front of a Faust passenger and was instantly killed His body was mangled and taken to Manchester for burial He lived in Jesup all his life and attended local schools the accident occurred shortly before 3 o'clock this morning remains brought here today for interment
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Jesup
Frank Rickert
Masonville
Illinois Central
Manchester
Rickert
Faust
Little Girl Dies After Ingesting Fly Killer
In Jesup Iowa Aug 8 a three year old girl daughter of Ira and Mrs Jesse living between Littleton and Otterville drank Daisy fly killer and died at 4 PM Tuesday after medical treatment. The accident grieves the young farmer family as the child had shown no prior awareness of the poison in the fluid.
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Daisy
Ira Jesse
Littleton
Otterville
Independence
Jesse
Stubbs and Curtis Both Claimed Victory In Kansas
Topeka Kansas August reports show Senator Charles Curtis and Governor W R Stubbs still claiming the U S Senate nomination as late returns trickle in the close contest. House passes general deficiency bill carrying 6182 KAS.
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Aug
Charles Curtis
W. R. Stubbs
United States
HOUSE
Rita
Washington
Fire Devastates Ottumwa Hardware Building in Blaze
A four story wholesale hardware building in Ottumwa Iowa covering a half block was destroyed by fire with losses estimated at 175000 for the firm and over 200000 total including adjoining property. Explosions of powder and cartridges added danger as flames threatened the business district and fire walls saved nearby establishments. External calls for aid were canceled after the blaze subsided.
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Calla
Abolish Time Guarantee on All Jewelry
Kansas City August 8 purchasers of gold plated watches now bear risk as the American National Retail Jewelers' Association adopts a resolution abolishing the time guarantee on gold plated watches and jewelry. The old 20 year guarantee stamp rose on plated wear from many firms and left retailers to cover losses when plate wore thin.
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Kansas City
American National Retail Jewelers' Association
Oldest Iowa Woman Nancy McKee Urash Dead at 102
Creston Iowa August 8 Mrs Nancy McKee Urash aged 102 said to be Iowa s oldest woman died yesterday in Hopkins Missouri where she had been living recently She remained active until three months ago and was famed for her knowledge of state history Her funeral is set for Friday in Creston
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Creston
Nancy McKee Uarsh
Iowa
Hopkins
Johnston Fails to Hold Senate in Panama Bill Action
Washington Aug Senator Johnston tried to force a continuous Senate session until the canal bill passed and to limit speakers to five minutes but failed. He urged action on canal legislation rather than extended debate. Ernest Davies Married in Chicago ceremony to Miss Irmegard Esch. Davies is son of Daniel Davies of Waterloo.
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Johnston
Senate
Ernest Davies
Chicago
Ill
Ernest
Daniel Davies
Waterloo
Irmegard Esch
Police Inspectors Face Grand Jury Over Blackmail Scheme
Cumulative evidence before the grand jury in New York ties four to five police officials to a blackmail ring run through gambling houses. Witnesses corroborate Jack Rose’s confession listing gamblers and inspectors who extracted profits, while one inspector allegedly skimmed profits from books. Rose is ready to identify four gunmen in a related murder case.
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Whitman
Jack Rose
Hecker
Grand Jury
EBYO
Becker
Theas
Webber
Rose
Herman Rosetthal
Iron Monger Posing as Lord Arrested in Oakland
Finger prints and Bertillon measurements identify Thomas Batley Henry as Joseph Harold Fendell of Surrey England. The ironmonger, once arrested for grand larceny, was returned from Chicago where he courted heiress Nellie D Kannar Ingal. He had a wife and two children in Oakland.
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Cal
Thomas Batley Henry
London
Joseph Harold Fendell
Surrey
England
Henry
Chicago
Nellie D. Kannar Ingal
Governor Wilson to Have His Face Shot
Governor Wilson travels to New York to sit for a portrait to be used as campaign photographs. He arrives cheerful after the acceptance ceremony and receives telegraphic congratulations from supporters as he boards the train.
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Seagirt
N. J
New York
Temperature Report Reflects Daily High Differences
The record notes a maximum temperature of 4 degrees at 3:30 p.m. with comparisons to a year ago when the high reached 87 degrees and the low 65 degrees, alongside markings by Buchanan Optical Co. and Syndicate block.
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Buchanan Optical Co
Syndicate Block
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