Semi-weekly herald., 1908-07-16
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| hicsuehl hoOSeNelt made nm ad-
| dress at Oyster Bay Saturday In which
he denounced Socialism.
Twenty OF the Mexican revolution.
lists are en- route to the penitentinry
at Chauhuahua to be beheaded. A fate
| of rebels.
Owing TO the attacks made on Roose.
welt by permanent chairman OF the
convention the president may take
the stump In Taft's behalf.
The selection OF F. II. Hitchcock
was the only logical thing for the
Republican committee to do. As
chairman he will make winning
fight.
Vice President Fairbanks will pre-
side at n non-partisan reception to
lie rendered Mr.. Kern upon his return
10 indianapolis. Four years ago Mr..
Kern presided at q similar reception
rendered Mr.. Fairbanks and now the
compliment is to be returned.
Mayor John Reyburn Of Philadelphia
instituted proceedings against e. A.
Vanvalkenburg, editor and president
OF the North American and six mem
bers OF the staff of the newspaper
charging them with criminal libel.
The charges are based on articles and
cartoons appearing in the newspaper
during the last two years.
Americans are champion shots OF
the world. The great International
Team match shoot, the most important
event OF the Olympic rifle contests,
has been won by America and the
American marksmen thus become the
champions Of the world. The Ameri
can aggregate score was 1868, that
OF the British team 2,4S6, while the
Canadian team score was 2,439.
One OF the worst hail storms Of re-
cent years occurred Saturday after
noon near Laramie, Wyo., doing dam
age only in the eastern part of that
city, where birds were killed, stock
pelted and gardens and flower beds
rained. At the city springs, two miles
east Of Laramie, hail to the depth Of
six inches fell with a flood OF rain.
No lives were lost and the damage
was confined to destruction Of grow
ing vegetation and birds.
That the publicity Of campaign funds
Is to be made q feature of the coming
campaign has been made very clear.
Mr.. Taft held extended talks with
Chairman Hitchcock and with George
r. Sheldon, treasurer OF the national
committee. and the necessity for the
strictest possible compliance with the
New York law in relation to the pub
licity Of campaign funds Of the nation
al committee was the chief topic.
During q severe electrical storm
Friday afternoon lightning struck the
Chronicle-News building at Trinidad
which caused panic among the ern.
ployes. The force of the shock knock
ed the city editor, r. e. Gore. from q
chair TO the floor but he was unin
jured. The lightning struck the flag
pole and followed a water spout to the
ground without doing any damage tc
the building.
Again the fastest steamship In the
world has broken her own best pre-
vious record and the Lusitania of the
Cunard line. which arrived in New
York Saturday. after passage owe
the long course of 1881 nautical milei
. from Daunt's Rock TO Sandy Hook
! now holds the mastery Of sea speed
with recorded westward passage o
. four days nineteen hours and thirty
!. two minutes. This is thirty-two min
utes better than her next best run
while she also broke her best previous
days run Of 641 miles by a gain 0
!, two miles.
Betting on the national election ha
opened briskly In Chicago sporting
circles. Odds against the Denver nom
inee were TWO TO one. In the st0c
yards district, where union labor ha
!, its stronghold. plenty OF Bryan none
was In evidence. The heaviest be
recorded was one OF u 900 to $500 o
Taft. H. @. Merry Of Baltimore too
y the Taft end. while N. X. Mcbride {
y the Auditorium Annex pinned his fait
= to Bryan for the smaller amount M
: Merry has 460,0oo to wager on III
outcome. Dispatches from Milwauke
y say the reelection Of national commi
y teemAn Ryan win rend the Dem
: cratic party and destroys sll hope ,
carrying Wisconsin.
y To save babies lives, the city cou
% ell Of Chicago made . special appr
10 priation Of $4,000 Intestinal di
eases among infants caused chief
'e by the hot weather have been Of su,
70 frequent occurreacs In Chicago. IN
nt according to relative figures the tot
!: deaths due to The Complaints this ye
RI win reach tie startling total Of 3
n 414. Alarnsd at ths prospect Of u
y wholesale slAghtsfs Of the innocent
~ tha conne11 an1hoe1se1 The transfer
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