Republicans Adopt Planks in Wisconsin Convention
Wisconsin Republicans at their state convention approve the national 1908 platform and Taft administration policies applauding his pledges and endorsing a progressive tariff. They call for publicity of campaign expenditures, a state campaign committee, and reorganization across the state with a budget system and regular party councils.
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Taft
Republican Party
William H. Taft
Guy
James C. Davidson
Carroll Leads in Primaries for Supreme Court Clerk and More
From 86 counties the Evening Press reports Carroll renominated over Garst by 4,000 for Supreme Court clerk race. George Cosson leads attorney general with 37,953 votes from 67 counties, Chantland 34,370, Feely 30,000. Garrett leads for clerk of Supreme Court. Bosquet second. Palmer renominated for railroad commissioner with 40,000 plus in six counties. Thorne 34,650. Wilson 33,000. Ottosen 31,342. Pepper wins Democratic nomination in Second District by 200 over DeArmand. Carroll dominates Wapello Ottumwa county with 1,821 to 547.
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Des Moines
Evening Press
Carroll
Garst
George Cosson
Chantland
Feely
Garrett
Ottosen
Porter
Egan Defeats South Dakota Rivals In Primary
Aberdeen June 9 George W Egan a former legal disbarred prosecutor appears poised to win the South Dakota governor nomination in a surprising primary He rose from political joke to likely nominee defeating Vesey the progressive and Elrod the stalwart His comeback followed controversial cases including Mrs Emma Kaufmann and Mrs Julia Ann O Grady He claims the victory vindicates him before the people with polling indicating a strong statewide lead and a likely 5000 margin over the next rival Meantime reports on congressional races favor progressives two nominees for Congress while stalwarts claim Burke and Martin have secured seats with broad margins in the party ticket plurality context remains unsettled for the state house and other races.
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Aberdeen
S. D
George W. Egan
South Dakota
Egan
Bean
Gov Vessey
Elrod
Logan
Emma Kaufmann
Julia Ann O'Grady
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Hran
Sioux Falls
Congress
Martin
Burke
Stalwart
Navy Recruits Play Base Ball Championship Win
The battleship Nebraska crew defended their baseball title by defeating the Hancock crew of the USS Hane cock, keeping their ship’s athletic reputation intact. The June New York contest highlighted naval recruits' prowess in a spirited matchup.
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New York
Nebraska
United States
S. Hanecock
Nebraska Triumph Over Crack Nine Scores 10 to 6
Nebraska defeated crack nine by 10 to 6 with a weeklong celebration planned. Bill League starred, delivering a great game in the navy football championship and holding the navy middleweight title, leading the Nebraska team.
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Bill” League
Navy
Nebraska
Girls Wanted at Water loo Ice Cream Co Ad Draws 70 Applicants
Yesterday the Evening courier ran a Girls Wanted ad for Water loo Ice Cream Co. By noon proprietor Mr Crowell had 70 applicants. The last group of twelve received ice cream cones while he finished interviewing those who had come before.
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Waterloo Ice Cream Co
Will Equitable Life become mutual company again
New York June 2 The Equitable Life Assurance Society could be made a mutual company but legal obstacles loom. Trustees hold power to extend the five year trust. Morgan J O'Brien and George Wastinghouse oversee stock worth 82 million surplus. Majority stock owned by J Pierpont Morgan. charter bans buyback above $100 a share. Some propose legislation to retire capital stock to benefit policyholders. Dr L B Doxey to sue Kate Erder and Erder family in Missouri court.
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New York
Equitable Life Assurance Gallery
Wall Street
Thomas F. Ryan
Equitable
Morgan
J. O'Brien
George Wastinghouse
Ryan
James Hazen Hyde
J. Pierpont Morgan
Lke
Doxey seeks 50000 in divorce murder case posttrial
Doxey announced at Union station that after a conference with his attorney he would sue for 50000 damages for aiding his wife in the William J. Elder poisoning murder. He said the suit aimed to prompt dropping bigamy and perjury charges against Mrs Doxey after her acquittal. Official dispatches from Managua report a ban on fruit imports and a rapid rise in money exchange rates.
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Wiliam J. Elder
Circuit
Nhile
Doxey
Union Station
Columbus
Neb
Murdex
Spanish-American War Veterans Parade in Des Moines Draws Four Thousand
About 4000 Iowa Spanish-American War veterans marched in the state encampment parade in Des Moines under threatening skies. The event featured the Sixth U S Cavalry, infantry, and National Guardsmen, with Commander in Chief Van Sant and Major General Grenville M. Dodge present. The veterans elected officers, including Department Commander E. Johnson and Eugene Waterbury as department commander, and delegates to the national convention. Muscatine vies to host the next state encampment as part of ongoing festivities and patriotic programs.
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Bes Moines
Iowa
Sixth U. S. Cavalry
Iowa National Guards
Ling
van Sant
McDonald
Grenville M. Dodge
Eugene Waterbury
John Hamilton
Des Moines
M. Magowan
Fort Dodge
Charles Heerman
Dubuane
E. E. Beebe
Hampton
AW. Gates
E. C. Worthington
J. J. Hahn
Cedar Rapids
F. Lovingwell
Clinton
George H. Martin
Davenport
W. 8. Conkling
Ch . Hoerman
Dubnuque
G. W. Tremaine
Wkely
Muscatine
Bodies of Hardys in three hearses
The James Hardy family murdered 14 miles south of here had their funeral in Van Cleve, with the remains then moved in three hearses to Colfax for burial. Raymond Hardy traveled with the sheriff to Colfax and was returned to Marshalltown jail.
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Marshalstown
Hvening Press
James Hardy
Here
van Cleve
Colfax
Raymond Hardy
Marshalltown
Young Man Falls From Train In Davenport Injury
William Payton aged 18 of Norway Iowa fell from a Milwaukee passenger car near Davenport this morning suffering a fractured skull. He is in St Luke's hospital in critical condition.
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Davenport
Evening Press
William Payton
Norway
Milwaukee
Here
St. Luke's Hospital
Steamer A. L. Hopkins Sinks in Lake Erie Near Colchester
Wireless message reports the steam er A. L. Hopkins sinking three miles east of Colchester in Lake Erie. In Jubilee Ta a June special note William Weiser and Rosa Gasse wed at the Lutheran church this afternoon with a large reception planned. About one hundred families invited to the Weiser home following the ceremony.
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Cleveland
Ohio
A. L. Hopkins
Lake Erie
Colchester
William Weiser
Rosa Gasse
Weiser
RUN DOWN BY MOTOR CYCLE IN DES MOINES
Des Moines reports J P Johnson manager of the Douglas Shoe company was struck by a motorcycle driven by A R Huff at Twenty fourth street and Cottage Grove avenue this morning He was waiting for a car when the vehicles came together causing confusion He jumped and fellSe verely injured unless internal injury is found he will recover Huff had minor injuries Also Oskaloosa brakeman Anderson Cox died in the Iowa Central yards at Keithsburg late yesterday.
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Des Moines
Evening Press
J. P. Johnson
Douglas Shoe Company
A. R. Huff
Twenty-fourth Street
Cottage Grove Avenue
Huff
Oskaloosa, Ja
Anderson Cox
Iowa Central
Keithsburg
Danville Club Changes Hands in Thren-T League
Danville club in the Thren-T baseball league was bought for 3060 by John Powers son of Chicago Alderman Powers. Jack McCarthy remains manager. In Philadelphia a federal judge ordered trial in Washington for alleged barketshop men previously held here, ruling they must be moved for trial.
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Danville
Tune
John Powers
Alderman Powers
Chicago
Jack McCarthy
Washington
Philadelphia
Tudge McPherson
United States District Court Today
Toma
St Louis Fast Mail Train Wreck Kills Three
A St Louis Iron Mountain and Southern fast mail train wrecked near the city today killing engineer Walter Douglas fireman Robert D Shepherd and clerk Jasper L Lastor. Two others are likely fatally injured brakeman Thomas A Coughton and postal clerk T J Wiggins.
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St. Louis
St. Loui, Iron Mountain & Southern
Miller Manufacturing Co
Walter Douglas
Robert D. Shepherd
Jasper L. Lastor
Thomas A. Coughan
T. J. Wiggins
Orvis Adultery Trial After Elopement Case
Charles Orvis faces trial in Waterloo for adultery charged by wife Gertrude E. Orvis after eloping with 15 year old Eva Spiker to St Cloud and Minneapolis. He is defended by J C Murtagh with Hoxie prosecuting. venue moved from Knapp to Switzer as judge may testify. Police traced couple to Twin Cities. new information drawn. arraignment set at 2 welock.
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Charles Orvis
Gertrude E. Orvis
FL FL Knapp
Orvis
J. C. Murtagh
Hoxie
Eva Spiker
St. Cloud
Minn
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Spiker
Twin Cities
Waterloo
Welock
Justice Switzer
Justice Knapp
Gertrude E. Burke
Switzer
Invited to Cross Cedar River Bridge by Waterloo Shippers
Waterloo west shippers urge Sinois Central to build a Cedar River bridge near the road and enter the factory districts. Assurances of a substantial subscription bonus from Waterloo west shippers and others are reported to help cover bridge costs. Journalists note lingering tensions among Great Western and Rock Island lines and entertain the possibility of Illinois Central entry with neutral Bluff Street trackage.
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Sinois Central Railroad
Cediay
Waterloo
Great Western
Torces Avere
Bluff
Fourth Streets
Rock
Illinois Central
Waterloo West
Bluff Street
Ilnois Central
Cedar River
Iowa Civil War Musicians Stir Veterans in Des Moines Encampment
Des Moines June 9 Iowa's National Association of Civil War Musicians draws hundreds of veterans at the state encampment as drum and fife music revive memories of Union marches. The aging corps, many 62 to 82, marches under B J Freeman while A E Metzer leads as state president, with veterans and onlookers feeling renewed patriotism.
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Des Moines
Iowa
National Association of Civil War Musicians
Sherman
Dream Corps
B. J. Freeman
Audubon
Peo. A. el Metzer
Grundy Center
Not In Her Set. Canal talk from Mars debate estates
Mrs. Camrox questions signaling Mars and learning of its inhabitants. A modest scientist replies that knowing about Martians is desirable while contrasting canal boatmen’s talk with caution about making contact. Washington Star piece reflects playful sci tech dialogue.
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Mars
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J. P. Morgan
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L. B. Doxey
Kate Erder
G. W. Clarke
Managua
Nicaragua
Sixth Cavalry Regiment
Ther
Man’s Relief Corps
Mason City
J.P. Johnson
Danville Club
Taree
ST. Lou
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