Lorimer Ousted From Senate After 55 to 28 Vote
Washington July 15. William Lorimer lost his Senate seat by a 55 to 28 vote on the Lea resolution declaring his election invalid for corrupt methods in Illinois. Several senators changed sides, including Cullom, Briggs, Curtis, Simmons, and Watson. Lorimer resigned from the chamber amid a solemn roll call and sympathy from supporters outside.
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Washington
William Lorimer
United States
Senate
Lea
Senate of the
Iainois
Lorimer
Briggs
New Jersey
Curtis
Kansas
Simmons
North Carolina
Watson
West Virginia
Jones
Investigating Committee
Inols
Chamber
Dixon
Montana
Roosevelt
Brose
Taft
Tillman
South Carolina
Deneen
Cullom
Lawrence Y. Sherman
W. A Clark
Strike Crisis Reaches Seamen Amid Brussels Fire
A maritime strike crisis escalates as a fire breaks aboard a ship near Brussels amid ongoing labor actions by seamen. The incident compounds tensions during the strike period, with crews affected and authorities monitoring the situation for safety and negotiation outcomes.
Britain asks delay on Panama canal bill amid note from Innes
Washington reports that Great Britain asks Congress to hold the canal administration bill in abeyance until British charge d affairs Mitchell Innes presents a note. The move may not delay passage, as senators foresee, and concerns include free passage for American coastwise vessels and tolls linked to Hay-Pauncefote. Canadian railways also weigh in. The bill sits in senate interoceanic canals committee en route to conference with the House.
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Washington
Great Britain
Mitchell Innes
Congress
State Department
Senate Interoceanic Canals Committee
Kinco
Innes
Bryce
New Zealand
Canadian Railways
Senate
House
International committee rejects Malapy appeal and exonerates Feehan
Indianapolis report says the international committee did not sustain the appeal of Michael Malapy former editor of the United Mine Workers Journal. The special committee exonerated Francis Feehan former Pittsburg district president from election frauds.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Michael Malapy
United Mine Workers’ Journal
International Committee
Special Committee
Francis Feehan
Pittsburg
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Vincent Astor
Sall
Europe
Ava Willing Astor
England
Washington
Honduras
State Department
Coffeyville
Kan
Misouri, Kansas & Texas
Elks Elect Officers and Set Rochester as Next Meet
In Rochester New York the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks held grand lodge sessions electing officers including Grand Exalted Ruler Thomas Mills Grand Esteemed Leading Knight James King Grand Esteemed Loyal Knight Charles Ward Grand Esteemed Lecturing Knight Lloyd Maxwell Grand Secretary Fred Robinson Grand Treasurer Edward Leach and Grand Trustee John Faulk. The next annual grand lodge reunion will be in Rochester New York.
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Portland
Ore
Rochester
N. Ye
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Thomas B. Mills
Superior
Wis
James L. King
Topeka
Kan
Charles P. Ward
Taggart Burned the Books After Parker Campaign
Washington report recalls Thomas Taggart former DNC chairman saying after the Parker campaign he did not figure receipts and expenditures. He testified he burned the treasurer's books and other records before handing organization papers to Norman Mack in 1908.
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Washington
Thomas Taggart
Democratic National Committee
Senate Campaign Expenditure Committee
State Senator Isaac Huffman Sentenced for Bribe Tampering
Ohio state senator Isaac E. Huffman of Oxford was sentenced by Judge Frank Rathmell to the penitentiary for receiving bribe money to influence his legislative vote. The July sentence follows a Columbus court case reporting the bribery scheme and Huffman's conviction.
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Columbus
Isaac’ E. Huffman
Oxford
The
Penitentiary
Frank Rathmell
Prohibition Convention Nominates Chafin Watkins for 1908
Atlantic City July 15 Delegates at the national Prohibition convention ended three days of tumult and factional strife to nominate Eugene W. Chafin of Illinois and Arizona for president and Aaron S. Watkins of Ohio for vice president. Chafin won on the first ballot and Watkins was acclaimed. The session adjourned amid disputed votes and protests.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Spain
Eugene W. Chafin
Illinois
Arizona
Aaron S. Watkins
Ohio
Chafin
Watkins
F. J. Sibley
Resolutions Committee
Afr
Siblex
Chan
F. W. Pearson
Virgil G. Hinshaw
Clinton N. Howard
Rochester
Fosse Abandon Bandit Hunt Ends Near Plattville
A weary posse of constables town marshals and farmers pursuing the mysterious shooting bandit near Plattville NL dispersed after tiring advances through bog woods. Nervous excitement and hot weather exhausted the search.
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Fosse
Aurora
Plattville
Canal Contract Awarded for 272400 by Inlet Drainage Board
The Inlet swamp drainage commissioners awarded the first contract for earth and rock work in the big canal to Northern Construction company of Elkhart Indiana for 272400. The decision was announced Friday July 15 as part of the canal project.
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Dixon
Jury for Contempt Cases Tested by Recent Vote
Washington July 13 The House passed the Clayton contempt bill by 232 to 18. It provides for trial by a jury for indirect contempt of a federal court.
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Washington
House
Wisconsin Democrats Name Five Ticket for September Primaries
Milwaukee July 15 The Wisconsin Democratic convention adopted a platform and named candidates for the five top state offices subject to September primaries. The slate includes Governor A. J. Schmitz and J. C. Karel. Lieutenant Governor Henry Mollenpah and Harry W. Bolens. Secretary of State Andrew P. Kealy and State Treasurer Nicholas Schmidt with Jacob Leonard for Marshfield. Attorney General Charles A. Kading and John F. Doherty.
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Milwaukee
Wis
A. J. Schmitz
J. C. Karel
Henry Mollenpah
Clinton
Harry W. Bolens
Port Washington
Andrew P. Kealy
Hudson
Nicholas Schmidt
Marathon City
Jacob Leonard
Marshfield
Charles A. Kading
Watertown
John F. Doherty
la Crosse
Schmitz
Karel
Baltimore
W. J. Bryan
South African Wins Marathon at Stockholm Olympics
South Africa’s K. K. McArthur won the Olympic Marathon in Stockholm on July 16 with a time of 2 hours 5 minutes. Fellow South African G. W. Gitshaw finished second, while Gaston Strobino of New Jersey placed third for the United States in 2 hours 38 minutes 42 seconds after a remarkable late sprint.
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Stockholm
K. K. McArthur
South Africa
G. W. Gitshaw
Gaston Strobino
South Paterson
N. J
United States
Nicaragua Returns Knox Visit En Route to Washington
Nicaragua sends Senor Salvador C Ramirez as special envoy to return Secretary of State Knox’s visit. Ramirez proceeds to Washington after concluding Central American tour.
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Nicaragua
Knox
Washington
Senor Salvador C. ‘Ramirez
Senor Ramirez
Mock Duck Plans China Voyage From New York
Mock Duck, famed as a Chinese leader in the country, will sail for China in a few weeks. He intends to live at ease on an estate near his birthplace after this journey.
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China
New York
Night train wreck near Chicago claims multiple lives
A rear collision between the Omaha mail train and the Denver Limited near Western Springs, Illinois, killed 13 instantly and left about 40 injured as the 60 mph crash tore through sleeping cars. The dead include E A Bunch and P A Barclay among others. officials blamed the passenger train engineer after a hot box forced a stop.
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Chicago
Omaha
Chicago, Burlington , Quincy
Denver
Western Springs
E. A. Bunch
P. A. Barclay
Notre Dame
Ind
C. M. Hart
Canton
Lillian Kelly
Boise
Idaho
M. EB. Stern
George Bronson
G. W. Tudor
Oskaloosa
Mre
E. G. Pohlmann
San Francisco
Warren P. Dudley
Belmont
Mass
H. O. Crain
Warren FP. Dudley
Gregory Scholz
Columbus, O
James W. Flach
Cincinnati
W. Blach
J.C. Krehl
Girard
H. F. Joy
Katherine Griswold
Milwaukee
Lyne Johnson
William McNair
E. W. Francis
Bedford
O. R. Marsh
John E. Parsons
Dixon
Frank D. Slughes
P. S. Eustis
Hinsdale
Fernwood
Garfield Tea Promoted As Pure Herbal Laxative
An item claims Garfield Tea is a free laxative composed wholly of pure herbs. The ad suggests that when God calls, the safest step is straight ahead and that some people’s humor is so delicate they should take a tonic.
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God
Stop the Burn with Cole’s Carboli Salve Ad
An old advertisement promotes Cole’s Carboli salve to stop hurt from burns or cuts and aid healing with no scar. Priced 25 and 50 cents, available from druggists. Free samples offered by J. W. Cole & Co. of Black River Falls Wisconsin.
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Cole
Ruggists
J. W. Cole & Co
Black River Falls
Wis
Moon Sees Egg Shaped Visitor in Night Sky
A child Marie admires the bright full moon in the eastern sky and Jupiter shining nearby. She tells her mother the moon has laid an egg in a charming, imaginative moment of wonder.
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Marie
Jupiter
Moother
Skin Eruption Cure Advertised By Cuticura Trio
Mrs Kathryn Krafft of Warrenville Illinois reports eighteen years of skin eruptions and blood poisoning. After a two month nightly use of Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent she claims full cure and offers the free sample and Skin Book from Cuticura Dept L Boston.
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Warrenville
Kathryn Krafft
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Making Cheese In Olden Days Cooperative Dairying
In summer, old-time farmers made cheese on a cooperative plan with four cattle owners sharing milks from about 14 milch cows. Two families with five cows each exchange yield, yielding five cheeses for two owners in two weeks, with distribution showing differing numbers but equal quality. one cheese arises for a smaller contributor yet matches others.
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Charles Winslow Hall
National Magazine
Arizona ranchman’s threat shocks waiter in motel dispute
A waiter recalls the ranchman’s violent warning to stop lively talk, saying he would blow the top of his head if interference continued. The exchange was reported from a motel setting.
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Arizona
Postum Claims to Clear Complexions by Tea and Coffee Elimination
A Washa family testimonial supports Postum as a remedy after years of tea and coffee causing stomach trouble and a sallow complexion. They report nerves and pimples, trying Postum and finding it delicious, with beliefs shared after reading public statements.
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Dhorrow
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