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The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-07-11
CUMMINGS
- WILL STICK
Senator Who Went Down Under
the Taft Road Roller Declares
Against Third Party.

Washington, July S.-Senator Cum
minis, of Iowa, progressive Republican
candidate for the presidential nomina-
ton at the Chicago convention, today
formally declared against the new par
ty movement led by Theodore Roose-
welt and announced his allegiance to
the old party. In so doing Mr.. Cum
Minis said bosses could not be escaped
by organization of new parties and
that to those Republicans who, after
intelligent inquiry, concluded that
President Tafts denomination was the
result of fraudulent votes, "the nominee
of the convention is not the nominee
of the Republican party" He point
Ell out, however, that disappointment
or individual dishonesty cannot be a
foundation of new party.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-07-11
CREEKS OUT OF BANKS
CARRY AWAY MUCH WHEAT
Considerable Damage Reported From Floods in the Vcn-
ity of Chestnut Hill and Trion, Where Lowlands Are
Flooded and the New Roads Are Badly Hurt

Heavy rains, bordering onto cloud
burst in some sections has caused sew
eral creeks TO get out of their banks,
and considerable damage has been
done. In the vicinity of Chestnut
Hill and Muddy creek and along the
Indian creek in the Trion section the
waters became so high that land was
badly washed, and many acres of
smaller corn were swept away. Bot
tom lands were covered several feet
under water, while shocked wheat was
carried away and destroyed. Much
fencing, too, was carried away by the
swell on streams, Damage was suf-
fered by the crops and the newly made
pike about Chestnut Hill, where the
storm is said to have been most severe,
was badly washed. The downpouT
was very heavy and Indian creek was
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-07-11
A FORMER COOKE COUNTY
RESIDENT SHOT TO DEATH
M. c. Hxon Engages in Duel With Cowboy ard Both
Are Almost Instantly Killed. Tragedy Followed Game of
Cards and an Idle Threat on Part of the Cowboy.

In duel with cowboy NJ. {. Hix-
on, son of ANDY Hixon of Midway
was killed In Montana. Andy Hixon
who is a brother of j. U. Hixon of this
place, and is nephew of the aged
Amy Hixon who is in Jail awaiting
trial for the death of Jessie b. Huff, re-
sided for a while at Parrottsville and
later at Cedar Creek, but at present he
is living at Midway.
The boy who was killed has been
known as wild one. Some few years
ago he he shot at negro woman near
Greeneville and she died on the spot,
although the bullet never touched her
body, death being due to fright.
Hixon met his death at Lewiston,
Montana. 1t is said that he and a
cowboy named II. o. Duvall engaged
in game of cards, in which Hixon
won all of the cowboys money. The
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-07-11
Delegates From this State
Had Small Part in
Nomination.
WERE UNABLE TO AGREE
On the First Twenty-seven Ballots
This Delegation Did Not Cast
Two Similar Votes at the Bal.
timore Convention-On the
Critical Ballot Wilson Secured
Nine Votes. ,ss So

The Baltimore convention is a thing
of history. Tennessee had but little
who is destined to be the next presi-
dent of the United States, as this was
one Of the states which had a strange
ly divided delegation, and when the
critical tests came, this Tennessee dele
cation was found 10 be unable TO agree
on anything,
The first test in Tennessee came in
the fight for Temporary craftsmanship
when seventeen of the delegates lined
up for Mr.. Parker and seven for Mr.
Bryan. On the Ohio contest which
involved the breaking of the unit rule
the same vote resulted. Those voting
with the prOgressives on the ballots
were MessrS Lea, Young, Upton, Mil
ton, Coleman, smith Newman, draper.
Fisher and Simonton, the first four
and the last two named having but a
half vote each. This was the real pro-
gressive strength in the delegation, and
1t was the Wilson strength, too, as
Mr.. Alderjoined hands with the Will
son crowd on the votes for president
while Senator Lea voted solidly for Mr..
Underwood, for whom he was intruct-
ed.
The Tennessee delegation was the
Joke OF the convention. On the first
twenty-seven ballots, there were no
two ballots alike, but on Monday and
Tuesday there was very little fiuctua-
ton in the voting. Through the de-
parture of delegates and the moving
up of alternates, it developed that the
Wilson strength had increased to eight,
while Clark had lost one and the I'm
derwood forces had not been moved.
Where the delegate and his alternate
were both absent, by consent the Ten
nessee votes were cast for that delegate
as he had last been voting.
On Monday poll of the delegation
showed the following lineup:
For CIark:-Lyle, Upton, Cox Smith,
WEIGH, Stewart, Carter, Hudson, Je-
ter, Simonton, total 8. .r... ~.
For Observation-Disclosures, Rea Elem
niken. Williams, Frost, Howse, Baird,
! total 6.
For Wilson:--Allison, Milton, Young,
Alder, Susong, Coleman, Garner, New
man, Parks, Allen, Norman, Fisher,
total 8.
The Tennessee delegates voted
throughout Monday and Tuesday with
approximately the above totals, Mr..
Parks at time being lined up with the
Clark vote, but the Wilson vote never
dropped below eight during the last
two days.
There was absolutely no harmony in
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-07-11

cowboy desired to borrow some of his
own money, but Hixon refused to let
him have any, and the it is stated that
Duvall pulled out big revolver and
threatened TO kill Hixon. Hixon said:
"Damn you,you are not game" Duvall
then placed the revolver against Hix-
on's breast, and Hixon who was carry
ing an automatic revolver in an outer
coat potket, fired from the pocket, sew
eral shots striking Duvall, but they
did not fell him quickly and Duvall
shot Hixon through the heart before
falling. Then he crawled overto Hix-
on's body and said: "Are you dead,
HiXon?,' and when he received no re-
SPONGE he said:"We will be together
in another world" and he expired a
few moments later.
Both bodies were buried at Lewiston
the following day.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-07-11
Sixty-three Deaths Recorded
In Two Accidents in
the East.
rWO SEPARATE ACCIDENTS
Twenty-One Killed on Small Road
When an Excursion Car is
Pushed Against Double-header
Freight Train and Forty-two
Excursionists Die When Ex-
press Crashes into Stalled Train.

Latrobe, Pa, July 5.-Twenty-one
persons were killed and thirty injured,
a number fatally in wreck at $40
O'Clock this afternoon on the Ligonire
Valley railroad at Wilpen.
An overloaded passenger coach,
pushed by an engine, was struck by a
doubleheader freight train of coal cars,
crushing the coach like paper and
spreading death and injury TO all but
one aboard the train.
Only one passenger escaped without
injury.
The accident occurred at the Fair
Grounds at Wilpen, one and one-aalf
miles from Ligonier, summer resort.
The passenger train consisted Of but
one coach being pushed 10y an engine
and while, generally speaking, the
freight struck the rear of The train, the
collision was head-on. The freight
train was being pulled by two locomo-
lives and the impact, when they crash
ed into the crowded coach was terrific.
That any escaped death seems mirac-
u!ous, as bodies of dead and injured
were hurled through the air or crushed
in the debris when the locomotives
split the coach almost in twain.
This is said TO be the first fatal ac-
cident on the Ligonier road in forty
years.
Corning. n. Y, July Nv estbound
'Lackawanna passenger train No. 8,
from New York, composed of two en-
gines, baggage car, three Pullmans
and two day coaches, in order named,
was demolished at Gibson, three miles
east of Corning, at 5:25 O'Clock this
morning by expires train No. IL. Forty
two persons were killed and between
fifty and sixty were injured. Many of
the victims were holiday excursionis,s
bound to Niagara Falls.
The atmosphere was heavy with fog
and to this Engineer Schroeder of the
express attributes the wreck. He said
he failed to see signals set against his
train, whipped around curve at SIX
ty-five miles an hour Snd crashed into
the stationary No. SHIELD up by Grip
pied freight engine. The train had not
been stopped long enough for flag
man get back to protect the rear. The
wreck was the worst in the history of
the Lackawanna.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-07-11

soon raging torrent, higher than
known in many years. The newly
graded road from the Cowan ferry
was badly damaged by The overflow.
and large bridge over the creek was
washed out. Charles Cowan, at the
ferry, is reported TO have lost about
400 bushels of wheat from his. fields.
The river at this point was literally
covered for some time with floating
wheat shocks. The damage done i'm
crops, lands and to the new roads is
estimated at several thousand dollars.
Thisis not the only section that suf-
fered, for Yellow Springs, mile from
bridgeport, was visited by a regular
cloudburst and the little stream there.
became so high that it washed away
the shacks of the campers and dir
other damage.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-07-11

the Tennessee delegates. The feeling
was started in The fight between Messrs
Mountcastle and Baxter, IN which Mr..
Mountcastle won, the first district
votes being instructed for Mr.. Mount
castle. There was considerable i'll feel
ing manifest at that time and it was
expressed throughout the convention.
Col. Nat Baxter, Mayor Howse and
his friends kept exclusively TO them
selves, and would not agree to a COM
promise on any subject. ,
Governor John I. Cox kept in close
communion with the Tennessee dele
CATION and he was greatly annoyed
through the constant change of ballots
on the first score of tests, but he was
in high good humor when Speaker
Clark took the lead and Mr.. Clark
gathered as high as fourteen and IA
half votes in Tennessee, the vote for
Wilson getting as low as six. When
the tide changed Governor Cox was
notfeeling SO well, although he prom
Used his support to the nominee after
the fight was over. Tennessee had three
representatives on the stage. Senator
Luke Lea was one of the floor mana
! gers for the progressives. while Cy
Lyle was an assistant secretary and
Kyle Price of Rogersvile had some sort
of a position which enabled him to call
the roll at times.
Not many Tennessee alternates be-
ing present the badges and cards were
distributed among Tennesseeans pres
ent, and four or five of the congress-
men from the state, sat with the dele
CATION throughout the better portion of
the convention. 49,.
1t was a great convention. A con-
vention which will never be forgotten
by those fortunate to witness it. The
great crowd, which at one time, it is
stated numbered thirty-three thous-
and, and the inspiring scenes bOrding
on the dramatic at all stages offered
the finest of shows.
To Tennesseeans it was not Ollie
James who was presiding, but it was
II. l.. w. Taylor, for the presiding Of
ficer distance looked enough like
Mr.. Tavlor to be twin. Mr.. Bryan's
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-07-11
DIES VERY
SUDDENLY
William c. Woods, well Known
Denton Citizen Expires while
Climbing Mountain ".

While endeavoring to climb monn-
tain opposite the river from his home,
at Denton, William G. Woods, one of
the best known men in that section,
suddenly expired. Physicians sum
moned pronounced it case of sun
stroke, but Mr.. Woods friends believe
that it was due to fall which he had
sustained several months ago, when
he fell from barn ard hurt his side.
Death came to him on the Fourth.
lie had crossed the river TO the, home
of his son-in-law and was apparently
in usual health and had gone a short
distance up the mountain when he sat,
down to rest and quickly expired
NThe deceased was proprietor of the.
Denton mill. He is. survived by, a.
widow and six children, Charley,
Bruly, Oscar, Mary, Fannie and Cora.
James Allen Stokely is wearing COL :
ored glasses, through an eye affection,
when is worrying him considerably.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-07-11
PRIMARY
BOARD NAMED
Five Democrats Who Will be
in Charge are Selected for
. Cooke County

The primary board after a several
days sitting at Nashville named five
men in each county who will have
charge of the primary election. The
board found considerable difficulty in
selecting their boards, but representa-
tive democrats were finally named.
In Cooke county the board named as
follows:
r.. b. Hickey, w. o. Minis, j. A.
Susong, VIM. Wood of Newport, and
r. N. Huff of Del Rio.
In Greene county the following were
named: John 4. Mitchell, Jas. Allen,
o. M. Digger, w. H. Hawkins, of
Greeneville and J.. Il. Tedd of Tuscu-
lum.
In Hamblen county the following
were named: r. M. Hickey, W. f..
Howell, w. N. Hickey, +. r. Taylor
and s. w. Jack.
In jefferson county the following
were named: M. l.. Beeler, Jefferson
City; l.. B. Mitchell, w. b. Bruce of
cambridge; +. f. Bartlett of White
Pine and John May, Jr. of New Mark
ct.
In Sewer county the following were
named: NJ. r. Rawlings, 3. w. Me-
Mahan, r. A. Murphy, A. M. Payne
and Y. G. STAFFORD.
The above named boards will have
charge of the August primary, only.
They will appoint the officers and can
vass the returns. Another set will be
appointed to hold the November pri-
mary.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-07-11
Remains of John Lane Found
in French Broad River
.. Below Rankin.
IDENTIFIED BY CLOTHING
Remains Badly Decomposed But
the Fathers Identification Was
Such That it Was Not Neces-
sary to Hold an Inquest The
Remains Taken to Late Home
for Burial.

While endeavoring to find the source
of an odor which had been noticeable
for three days, Charley Gorrell on
Sunday evening discovered, lodged on
the limb of tree, few miles below
the farm of Murph Hill, two miles
from Rankin, badly decomposed
body. The body had become fastened
IN the fork CT tree ami was almost
entirely out Of the water, the riveN
which had been up few inches, haT
ing receded. Word was sent to Coro-
ner Myers and number of Newport
people went to the scene Monday
morning. Dave Lane, father of John
Lane, the youth who was drowned in
Cosby creek last week, accompanied
the party and as soon AS the body was
brought to shore, he identified It as
that of his boy. The features were
swollen in such way that the only
means of Identification were the cloth
ing and these were easily identified.
The body was placed in rough box
and hack sent after the remains,
which were conveyed TO the boys
home on the Ros Allen place on Rou-
gard, where interment was made inn.
mediately after arrival.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-07-11
SHIPPED MINI
TO BALTIMORE

W. M. Webb on Monday shipped to
G. A. Sabine at Baltimore Maryland,
three mink which he had caught in
the mountains. A frying sized chick
en-, alive was put IN the box with the
mink, which was supposed to furnish
food for the mink until their arrival
at Baltimore. The three little animals
were sold for sum of $40.
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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-09-19

Iaeeting The state president win he
here today TO assist In the prrpara-
tions.
The convention sessions will lCwu
with meeting Of the executive com-
uittee on September "a, on the fo'-
lowing day, Wednesday, September . p.
the convention proper will be- called
GO order at 3 o'clock a. M The FirsI
lreshyterian church win be the scene
~ AN sessions. Prominent W, q. r. l,
workers from many parts Of the ouun-
uy viii be in attendance, Delegates
win be here from every branch OF the
CrRanl2allon In the state,
ON October ~ members ~ thr
Knights of Columbus from an over
the state win gather here to celebrate
Columbus Day big program Is be-
Ing arranged for their entertainment
by members Of the local lodge A
fl,ld meet at the South Main street
park in the afternoon will be one of
the events ~ the day. There viii he
the usual impressive religious ohsrr-
NGnces AZ the Holy Family Cathol.o
church IN the morning. At night a
hig musicale ana program viii be
given at the Grand opera house Some
~ the most prominent men In OK
lhhoma viii speak,
October 20 and % viii see the stat
convention ~ the oklahoma Associa-
ton Of Graduate Nurses, over 100
trained nurses will attend the oouvcn-
tion and they will be addressed 10y
eminent physicians and nurses from
Various points The local members Of
the association have not completed
their plans for the entertainment of
the visitors.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-09-19
BIG INDUSTRIAL
PAGEANT TODAY
\TtPF INENT on TnE Dll..
BhR PROGRhM Tuls
AFTERNOON,
FIRE EXHIBITION TODAY
" risth and Main The Fire Depart,
mcnt Nill Give Thrilling IN
h.b.uun Of Fire Fighting.

Win nearly $50 floats already en-
trryd ana NOR. t1 com. in today.
there is every assurance that today
great industrial parade VIII far cN.
coed thc expectations uf thc most up-
timisti.. lhs parade VIII ,urru.ly
portray every lino of husu ss indus
try in eastern oklahoma Many Of The
floats in y.stcrd y.s floral parade VIII
be- Ia todays pageant Several sur-
rounding towns viii have large dplo.
CATIONS or floats In thc parade
The Industrial parade viii start 20
promptb ] O'Clock This afternoon. IA
will orm on North Main street. ana
viii move south on Main to Sixth, II
Will then weave iu ANA uut The ya-
rious business streets. ANA finally pro-
coed hy the way or Admiral bomo-
ward TO th, fair grounds. where il vl
march twice AROUND the race course
aud m II dispcrsc.
Tonight the Tulsa lro department
great spectacle Fighting the Flames
viii occur A fram.vork. represents
lHk llt II hlll N| ~ l.hI NI'H lNIII.
ing, has been erected at S'Ath and
Main streets, TO b used in this event,
which win begin promptly az s.
O'Clock.
Nothing more r>citiug could ho
conceived than this hp spectacle Tho
wild west" and stage robbery
scenes Of our large shows are tn,u,.
indeed, compared with This genuine
and realistic exhibit of Tusas tru
fighting equipment and brave l.ro
laddics.
At signal the building erected
for the purpose and filled with fire.
works ana other ufnmmHblr mp-
tclial Will b. fired, A An alarm viii
be turned in, and the entire depar-
mcnt viii respond, r. ing to see which
equipment will arrive, hook up and
have water on the fire i'm the least
time.
Tn occupants Of the huildIng nill
be rescued by two methods; one the
ponpian ladders, with which the fire
men scale the walls from window tp
window, and the other by the occr
pants leaping bodily from the build
ing into the llfenets below.
All this will take place while
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A POPULAR CITY
FOR Conventions
WILL ENTERTAIN THREE CON.
MENTIONS IN THE NEXT
THREE WEEKS.
THOUSANDS OF VISITORS
NJ Mlll BE Impressed with the Pro-
grcssivc Spirit Of the Best
Town la the State.

Three state conventions viii be
rcld In Tulsa during the next three
weeks.
Beginning September "a and lasting
four days the big Oklahoma state con-
,cntion Of tho Womans Christian
1cmperal ce Union will be held here,
The local w. c, 4. L. will hold a meet
ing at the women's rest room In the
courthouse AT 2:3O O'Clock this after
noon to arrange the program for the
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-09-19
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to learn what our fire department
men can do when the necessity shat
arrive.
Police aud militia viii keep vehicle,
of Of Main street, from I'ifth -
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SiNth, and sixth from Main to Goul-
der while the spectacle is being given.
Many persons viii watch the show
from the vacant space ON the court
house block.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-18
HELLER LEAVES
 SPRINGFIELD CLUB
WE'LL KNOWN MANAGER SELLS OUT TO CAREY BECAUSE OF
 ILL HEALTH.

John A ZelIer, for the past four years manager and ha1f-owner of the Sprin gfield baseball club, has disposed of his stock in the club. William T. Carey, who has been his partner since the pair bought out .sDan O'Neil, about four years ago, has secured Ze1ler's interest and now assumes con- trol of the entire club stock. The deal has not been exactly closed yet, but the parties have agreed to terms and have al but gone through the de- cisive motions. Both parties are sat- isfied with the price involved in the transaction, but the figures are not given out, and anyway are of interest to only the two men concerned. MT. Carey has looked after the business end of the club, MT. Teller the baseball end
 The breaking Of the partnership,