davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-06-29
President Wins in Republican
National Convention.
1O7 VOTES FOR ROOSEVELT
Names OF President Taft and Senator
LaFollette the Only Ones Pre-
sented-Roosevelt Dele
gates in Revolt.

President William Howard Taft and
vice President James schoolcraft
sherman were renominated by the Re
publican national convention IN Chi
ago ON the hrst ballot
With nearly cne-third q the dele
gates in the convention IN revolt and
the leaders forming new party, the
president was named ~ 81 votes,
twenty-one moe than the necessary
majority.
OF the 45l Roosevelt delegates IN
the convention, 81 refused to vote on
the selection OF the ticket on the adj
vice OF the colonel, who announced
early in the day his decision TO have
nothing more 10 do with a convention
which he branded as fraudulent. The
other 107 Roosevelt delegates voted
their primary instructions for tbs
former president
The determination of Colonel Roose
Welt not 10 participate in the conven
ton was made az 4 p. m. by Henry J
| Allen OF Kansas.
/ He read statement from the colone
in which he set forth that the conven
| ton had no claim TO represent tn
voters OF the Republican party, tina
the convention represented nothinl
but successful fraud in oyerruling tn
will OF the rank and file OF the party
! Mr.. Roosevelt urged the men electe
as delegates for him TO decline 10 yot
on any matter before the convention
With the mention OF Roosevelt
name bedlam broke loose on the Roose
Welt side of the convention The pre-
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-06-29
$500. 600 FOR P. M. ~
Judge Sessions Holds This Amount Is
Necessary TO Preserve Railroad.

Detroit, Mich, June 27-Judge c.
W. Sessions, in the district court, held
that the issue Of S3.500,000 worth OF
receivers certificates was necessary
10 preserve the Pere Marquette as a
railroad property and therefore made
an order allowing their issue.
The money from the sale Of these
certificates will be used to pay inter
est on underlying bonds due next
Monday, pay equipment obligations
and rehabilitate the system.
The right OF Attorney General
Franz Kuhn to intervene in the case
was denied by Judge Sessions.
The court held that the attorney
general was not entitled to intervene
i'm the case and that the length OF the
road In the state made no difference
in the principle involved He held
that II that was established as a prin
ciple Of law, every municipal corpora
ton that issued a franchise, a street
railway company power company OF
any other public service corporation
would have the right TO intervene In
receiyership proceedings
"The court does recognize that the
state and the people have an interes
in every public service corporation,
said Judge Sessions, mot fnancia
interest, but an interest In which th'
public service is performed But tht
law provides methods and means fully
adequate 10 determine the relation be
tween the public and a corporation"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-06-29
PRISON FOR GOMPERs
John Mitchell and Frank Morrison
Are Indicted.

AT Washington Samuel Gompers,
Frank Morrison, and John Mitch
ell. the labor leaders. were held gully
OF contempt OF court by the supreme
court OF the District OF Columbia in
connection with courts injunction in
the Bucks stove and range boycott,
case. They were once sentenced TO
jail on a similar charge The fedora.
ito nleaders viii attempt 10 appeal
again 20 the supreme court OF the
United States. which reversed their
former conviction.
The court sentenced Gompers TO one
year. Morrison 10 six months and
Mitchell TO nine months. the same as
on their previous conviction.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-06-29
81 $4,000 FOR MIMIC WAR
President Asks Fund for Maneuvers
OF u. S. Troops.

The president sent message 20 con
gress recommending the immediate
appropriation OF sl,350.o0O for use OF
the war department in the Joint man
euvers OF the regular army and the
national guard next month.
Chairman Hay OF the House com
mittee on military affairs indicated
that action would be taken 10 permit
the maneuvers The fund was car.
ried in the army Appropriation bill
which the president vetoed.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-06-29
BIG DOINGS AT DRENTHE
Music, Addresses and Baseball on
Fourth Of July Program.

prenthe. Mich, June 81 Drenthe
is planning a great celebration Of In
dependence day Programs have been
arranged for afternoon and evening,
az which Judge Kirby of Grand Haven.
Rev. DeJonge Of iceland. H. X. Boer
jamestown. and Rev. T, Van Der Ark
Of Drenthe will deliver addresses. Tho
Drenthe band will furnish music
The local baseball team viii meet
the iceland merchants. Henry X
Boer is president OF the day. which
assures the Drenthe people OF the
success Of the occasion.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-06-29
SEVEN SHOT IN STRIKE RIOT
Clash Between Workers and Deputies
at Hastings, NJ. Y.

AT Hastingaon.the.Hu n. Y,
at least seven persons, including a
woman and a small boy. were shot IN
clash between strikers and special
deputies guarding the National Con.
duit & cable company's works, where
a strike has been In progress for
some time The woman was prob.
ably MORALLY wounded and all the
others are In a serious condition The
wounded men were strikers or sym.
pathizes
SO far as could be learned the shots
were fired by the guards and not re
turned by the strikers. The boy In.
jured was playing in the streets.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-06-29
WANTS TO HOLD HIS JOB
Judge Starts Action to Prevent EIeo,
ton Of Successor Till 1916.

Lansing, Mich, June % Judge
Wraner OF Sault ste. Marie, has ap.
piled ID the supreme court for am in.
junction restraining Secretary OF state
Martiudale from accepting the peti.
lions d The various candidates for the
iudReship OF that district
He sets un ID his bill that he was
appointed - hll an unexpired term,
which rs not completed until six years
from the date Of his predecessor
election I'll 1910
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-06-29
Kslamszoo Drives out rramps.

Kalamazoo. Mich, June a. The POI
lice drove nearly seyenty-hSe tramps
out OF the city. The foot.travelers had
established a camp Just east OF the
city on the river bank and we're APP
parently making plans to stay there
for the summer II they return
the hoboes will be put 10 work OIL
the road gang.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-06-29
klIIed BY EalIlna seafoldlnn.

Kalamazoo. Mich. June 27.-Adyices
have inst been received IN Kalamazoo
that James Doyle, former promh
nent resident OF this city. was killed
in Portland. Ore. when scafolding
on building fell Doyle was a we'll
known contractor. Ills body will not
be brought back here for burial.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-06-29

gressives leaDed TO their chairs and be
gan cheering like mad, waving canes.
hats. fans. and cavorting about gem
orally in the eXuberation OF enthusi-
asm
The names Of neither Colonel Roose-
welt nor Senator Cummins were pre-
scented 10 the convention and Senator
LaFollettc was the only candidate
placed In nomination against the
president
The vote on the nomination OF the
rrn-Idnniinl nnnhLhnin MnR.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-06-29

BLOOMINGTON, lNp.-Dr, Harold
w. Johnson, brother-in-law OF
the late Buck" Hinrichsen OF Illinois
famous Lain scholar. member OF the
big Eight college conference and a
leader In athletics, killed himself with
poison After hearing how studiously
ne obtained the drug. how he pro
cured accident insurance the day OF
his death and how he was about to
lose HIS fine home in the city, Cor.
oner Renting returned verde,
finding that DR.. Johnston committed
suicide.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-06-29

ST. LOUIS, Mo.-The executive
committee OF the St Louis conyen
ton bureau Will prepare an invitation
to the Roosevelt third party to hole
it's national convention in 81. LOUIS
The bureau will offer the free use o.
the Coliseum or other auditorium ana
will offer further 10 defray other con.
ventlon expenses
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-06-29

NEEDLES, cAL.-over four hun.
dred miles in either direction from
Needles the lowlands along the Colo
RADIO river are in the grip OF the worst
floods since the river began to rise.
The remainder of the big railroad
protection wall has gone out and the
river Is cutting the bank at an alarm
ing rate A desperate fight is being
made to save Topock. Ariz. The wa.
ter Is carrying trees and, houses out
along the river front. Similar condi.
tions are reported at Parker, Fort
Mojave and Eldorado
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-06-29

ouEBEc-FGre here has DESTROYED
more than 100 buildings, including the
Chateau Saguenay. the cathedral ne
town hall and the Chicoutimi hotel
IN Chicoutimi. in the district o.
saguenay. Several blocks OF stores
and private residences were withir
the fre-swept area. About - resi-
dents were made homeless.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-06-29

NEW YORK - One or the big
gest WASHINGTON market merchants
said that the present high price OF
beef Ia likely 20 persist all SUMNER
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-06-29

LONDON, ENG.-Baroness de Rel.
nach.Werth. whose maiden name was
Diane Morgan-Hill. of Washington
ID. c., where she was married on Dec
G last, committed suicide by jumping
from the window OF a nursing home
near Regents park She had been
suffering from hysteria, When
her nurse was at the other
end OF the room the baroness rushed
10 the window and threw herself out
She fell on the stones eighteen fee,
below and fractured her skull
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-06-29

GEHESsL NEWS.

oRToNvILLE, MlNN.-Three indict-
ments have been returned by a grand
fury here In connection with the Odes.
sa wreck on the Chicago. Milwaukee
and ST. Paul road. in which ten were
killed last winter. The railroad com.
pany has been indicted on a charge
OF negligent use of machinery under
It's control. The charge Is man.
slaughter in the second degree.
l.. Glillo, conductor of the wrecked
Columbian. stands indicted on the
same charge. Roy Law, the hagman
OF the train. is indicted for alleged
violation OF the railroad corhpany's
rules and was arraigned here.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-06-29

WAsHlNoTc N-The national house
passed the srrdrv civil bill carrying
total OF about sil0.0OO0O0 for mis-
cellaneous expenfcs ~ the govern
ment or the next fiscal year.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-06-29

LWAUKEE, Wls-That Senator
Robert NJ. LaFollette OF Wisconsin.
like Colonel Roosevelt will start a
new party OF his own with his back
ers I'm the Badger state as the founda'
ton OF II, was indicated here in an
announcement made by William l..
Houser, campaign manager for the
senator, which did not contain sub
stantially the ideas put forth In the
platform submitted in the minority
report by Senator w. G. Owens.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-06-29

WASHINGTON - That Charles y
Hillcs. secretary TO the president
will be made chairman OF the Repub
lean national committee and thus
manage the Republican campaign
was all but officially announced by
Representative w y. Mckinley OF u
llnois, the Taft pre-convention man
ager after q long conference with tho
president
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-06-29

WAsHINoTON--The national house
judiciary committee voted unant
mously TO report articles Of impeach.
ment against Judge Robert w Arch
bald OF the commerce court, who has
been under investigation for alleged
misbehayior in Office in connection
with culm hank transaction with
the Erie railrod The report viii
be mSde durinp The week OF July /.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-06-29

WASHINGTON The twentysixth
anniversary az the marriage OF
president and Mrs. Tart was celebrat
ed quietly at the White House. In
contrast TO last year, when thousands
Of people filled the White House 10
participate in their silver wedding an
niyersary, the celebration was con
fined to the Taft family and a few
friends Scores OF congratulatorJ
kilograms and flowers arrived.
NEW YoRK-Two heavily armed
men In an automobile held up and
robbed Harry Bingham Brown, a
young English aviator who had de
scended In the road near Hampstead
and had approached the men to ash
for a ride IN their automobile to the
hangar where he kept his aeropano
The men after taking S240 from
him fed al hira speen in their auto
mobile
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-08
MATCHING PENNIES
WAS EXPENSIVE
Stop Over in Washington Cost
Charles w. Farrar $50.
Strangers Got II.

En- route to the funeral OF his brother.
Charles W. Farrar, OF Morgantown, W.
Va, yesterday dropped off in the Ma
tional Capital to see the sights. and fell
OF easy change.
Farrar was wheedled 10 the tone Of SEQ
by two confidence men who undertook to
show him around and initiate him in the
art OF matching pennies. When he
awoke to the fact that he had been
swindled. Farrar said: I've had enough
of Washington. GoOd-by, and good night.
I'm going to the funeral
When Farrar alighted at Union Station
and began looking upward al the mural
decorations ne was approached by a
stranger. The stranger was pleasant. and
showed Farrar through the Capitol
grounds. Then stranger No. appeared.
The trio began matching pennies, odd
man winning. Farrar won few times
in succession. and the strangers &C
cused him OF being a crook. You're a
pair of fOOls"' said Farrar heatedly.
"Why. I'll show you I'm no crook by
giving this man so Of mine TO hold, and
l never saw him before" said Farrar.
referring TO stranger No. l.
The trio separated. agreeing TO meet at
Union Station at o'clock, match a few
pennies. have a bite to eat and see a
bit more Of the town. Farrar kept his
appointment, but the strangers didn't.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-08
NO PAY; ACTORS
ARE STRANDED
Loss of One Weeks Wages a Hard
ship-Casino Under New
Management.

With three young women performers
forced TO seek the aid OF charitable So
cIeties, and some Of the actors stranded
for lack Of funds. the performers at the
Casino Theater are having their troubles.
NJ. :. knight. who was manager of the
theuter, left Wednesday night. and the
actors did not know who to look to or
when the ghost would walk.
\. Wolf. attorney for :. Galesh. OF
Richmond, Va, who held one of the sub
leases. induced the players to sign an
agreement 10 go on with the perform
ances at a prO-rata rate. This they did
for three days, but being unable to make
expenses, they refunded the audience
their money hack yesterday at both
morning and afternoon openings.
At the evening opening, a dramatic
speech to the audience was made by
Samuel Hall, OF the Madeleine Marshall
Company. He described the situation OF
the performers. who ordinarily would
have been paid Sunday night, and de-
ciared they Were broke. The performers
then refunded the money to the crowd.
The Casino Theater has been unfortu-
nate in its management in the past. but
commencing Monday. it will be taken in
charge by a. J. Brylawski. manager of
the Cosmos. who has been very success
full in the management OF that theater,
and under his charge there Is little like
lihOOd OF recurrence of the unfortunate
episode Of yesterday.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-08
Smith Committee
Reaches Ell PaSo

FL PasO. Sept. THE arrival here of
Senator William Alden Smith to begin
an investigation of affairs along the in
ternational boundary found the situation
acute to-day.
dispatches from Douglas. Ariz-, say
that band Of Mexican raiders from the
insurgent- bandit army OF Gen. SalaZar
made another foray upon American soil
last night near Iiachlta. y. NJ, stealing
a number OF horses and cattle.
In view of the critical conditions pre-
valIing. Gen. Steever has ordered an adj
ditional troop uf the Third Cavalry TO
that point.
With the Mexicans growing holder, in
view OF the intention of the United
States not to intervene the situation Is
becoming desperate Hands employed
upon the big cattle and horse ranches
are being armed. and cowboys start their
days work with Winchester rifles at
their sides. In isolated places. ranch
hands work in parties, II being cOnsid-
cred unsafe for men 10 ride alone.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-08
VIRGINIA FARMER MISSING.
Bernard c. Terrell, on Visit T.
washiugtou, Disappears.

Fearing foul play ]. e. Campbell. of
1T Street Northwest, yesterday ap-
pealed TO Capt. Boardman to institute a
search for Bernard c. Terrell. n wealthy
farmer of Orange, Va, who vanished
from the above address last Thursday
noon.
At the time of Mr.. Terrelrs departure he
is said TO have had about 500 in currency.
Mr. Terrell conducts a farm, in Orange
and has been staying with Mr.. Camp
bell since August ~ last. On the Wednes-
day before his mysterious disappearance
thu. missing man is said TO have collect
ed money from the produce he sent TO
the local merchants.
Last Thursday afternoon Mr.. Terrell
left the Street address saying that he
was going to purchase a cigar. On his
failure to return home Friday night Mr..
Campbell decided to appeal to the police
to locate the man.
One theory OF the police is that he was
lured to a near excursion resort and
robbed. Mr.. Terrell is said to have worn
several pieces of attractive jewelry.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-08
WOMEN NOT BARRED
FROM BEING WIRELESS
OPERATORS ON SHIPS

Women's applications for licenses to he
wireless operators on board steamships
at sea are TO be acted upon on the same
has.s as mems. according to the state
mcut Of officials OF the Department Of
Commerce and Labor yesterday. who de-
MED that Miss Mabel Kelso Rad been r.
moved from such I position on the
steamship Mariposa. in the Pacific Ocean.
on account Of the departments objections
IL women operators.
The regulations which hav4 Just been
issued state emphat'cally that women
may hold these positions. and the off,
Gals say they have found no reason Tor
modifying them.
There are now three or <our arplica-
tiors for licenses for women awai:iG :;
action IN the department
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-08
Il. GE|GER MAKES
ALTITUDE FLIGHTS
Army Aviator Thrills Crowds at
College Park with
Exhibitions.
COL. scRlvEN GOES TO CHICAGO

Brilliant flights by Lieut.. Harold Gel
ger, who was awarded his pilots license
two weeks ago, featured yesterdays
Park Lieut.. Geiger assembled twice in
r double-control Curtiss machine, and
on each occasion his performance was
splendid.
On his first flight he was aloft fifteen
minutes, attaining an altitude of LOO
feet, and on his second, he was aloft
twenty-four minutes, and attained an
altitude Of 2,lO0 feet. There was a big
crowd or spectators on the field. and
Lieut.. Geiger thrilled them with his
ability. He made an especially fine de-
scent with his engine cut of, his land
ing being perfect
Lieut.. Il. NJ. Kennedy, in a similar
machine, made two flights, staying
aloft fourteen minutes and attain
ing an altitude OF $50 feet on the
first, and staying aloft ten minutes
and attaining an altitude OF over 800
feet on the second.
To Referee Meet.
The going of Col. George p. Scriven,
of the Signal Corps, to the interna-
tional aviation meet at Chicago, where
several army aviators are TO act as
judges gives the meet an unusual in
tereSt Tor washington ana tHe army.
Col. Scriven will be the official repre-
sentative of the War Department, and
in that capacity he is expected to do
much toward advancing aviation 10
position of recognized prominence as
a valuable resource in war.
Col. Scriven is not only regarded as an
authority on the subject OF aviation in
military use. but he is given credit for
having done a great deal for the army
schools of aviation. and for bringing the
science to its present high standard OF
effectiveness.
Two New Machines.
Two new machines. Wright weight
carrying machine. and n baby Wright,
are expected at the camp in a few days
Aviators here are much interested in
the Washington built aeroplane. which
will participate in the endurance tests
at the international meet at Chicago. 1t
is a monoplane built by the Columbia
Aeroplane Company. OF Washington. Its
seven-Cylinder, 5ehorsepOwer engine
was built by the Gyrn Motor Company.
Of Washington. A motor Of the same
kind was used by Paul Peck when he
won the endurance test at Mineola May
a last. staying aloft four hours and
twenty-three minutes
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-08
NEVER WAS IN JAIL.
Henry A. Eaves Denies He Served
Sentence in California.

Henry a Eaves, who was brought to
this city Thursday from Columbus, Ohio,
to answer charges OF defrauding two
local automobile dealers here out of
sums aggregating s345, last night denied
an allegation reported to Maj. Sylvester
that he had served a jail term in San
Francisco, Cal, as William Ennis, in
1859, for alleged frauds.
''It is true Eaves said last night,
''that used several aliases in my oper-
atoms. but 1 deny that 1 have ever
served previous jail term. The police
are trying to drive me to confess to sew
eral crooked deals Of which l am entire
" innocent"
Emergency Hospital physicians, who
were called in last night when Eaves
was taken I'll, say that an operation
viii have TO be performed on him for
cirrhosis OF the liver.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-08
YARD ENGINE KILLS
EXPRESS EMPLOYE
William E. Ritter Run Down Dur
ing Rainstorm-Body Found
by Conductor.

Crossing railroad tracks in the blind
ing rainstorm early last night. William
+. Ritter. thirty-five years old, an en-
ploye OF the United States Express Com
pany. was struck by yard engine in
the yard OF the Terminal Company near
Union Station and Instantly crushed TO
death.
Just how or when the accident oc-
CURED has not been learned. Ritter left
the express company's warehouse at
Second and II Streets Northeast, about
o'clock TO go to Union Station 10 aid
in handling incoming express. He left
Union Station just as the storm broke.
Shortly before O'Clock a conductor
stumbled across Ritters body. 1t is be-
lieved the body lay in the rain for more
than an hour. An examination by Coro-
ner hewitt revealed that death was in
Simultaneous. A certificate Of death due
TO accident was issued.
Ritter's young wife and five-mOnth-old
baby live at 1905 d Street Northeast.