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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-08
COLONEL GETS AS
RUNNING MATE
A STATE LEADER
First Conv ention Of Progressive
Party Ends the Greatest
Of Enthusiasm
BOTH CANDIDATES ACCEPT
Not a Roll Call Is Taken in Entire
Three Days Session Of
Body
BOTH CANDIDATES ACCEPT

Chicago, H., Aug. Theodore
Roosevelt was nominated for the
presidency by the National Progress
i've convention at 5:3s o'clock to-
night with q great chorus Of ayes"
All resolutions being opened on the
motion of Gov Carey, of Wyoming.
Col. John NJ, Parker, of Louis
lana, Immediately placed Gov.
Hiram w Johnson, of California, in
nomination for the vice presidency.
The reading cf the platform was
concluded at 5,35 and was adopted
without a dissenting vote.
Gov. Carey, Of Wyoming. then
mqyed ~ suspend the rHles and de-
clared Theodore Roosevelt the nom
inee convention for president
Docs the chair hear second
from two states," demanded Bever-
idge, and a roar swept the hall
If IL didn't take so long
would name all the states as sec
onding the notion" said Beveridge.
Those ih favor of the motion
vii. answer aye. "
From the floor there arose roll
ing roar Of AYE" A dull silence
greeted the call for noes"
"The ayes have It," he concluded,
when he could hear, and Theodore
Roosevelt is declared the nominee OF
this convention
Beveridge halted an incipient
demonstration and John M. Parker,
of Louisiana, took the platform to
nominate Gov. Hiram w Johnson,
of California, Tor vice president.
Nominees Arrive.
While former Representative Lam
dis, of Indiana, was seconding Gov.
Johnson's nomination, both Roose-
welt and Johnson arrived at the
convention hall to be on hand to
accept the nominations. When
Beveridge put the motion OF Judge
Lindsey to nominate Johnson by ac-
clamation the motion was greeted
with a roar of ayes"
AS permanent chairman of the
convention hereby declare Theo-
dore Roosevelt. of New York, to be
the candidate Of the convention for
president of the United States and
Hiram Johnson, of California, for
vice president"
Resolutions of thanks to officers
were passed and Beveridge ordered
the notification committee to bring
in the candidates, AS Roosevelt
and Johnson took their places
demonstration broke loose The
delegates leaped to their chairs and
cheered Col Roosevelt waved his
hand tc the crowd. but Johnson
stood evidently u little i'll at ease
The demonstration lasted ten
minutes, and Beyeridge introduced
Roosevelt as "the next president OF
the United States"
II come forward" said the Col.
onei. ''to thank you from my heart
fer the honor YOU have conferred
upon me and to say. of course, ac.
cert. ! have been president.I have
seen and known much of life and I
hold it by far the greatest honos
and opportunity that has ever come
to me, to be called by You for the
time being to the leadership of this
great movement for the eomon peo-
pie | thank the convention for my
running mate"
When the cheers that greeted the
close Of Roosevelt's speech subsided
Beveridge introduced Johnson
Johnson Speaks.
When Johnson finished Beveridge
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-08

Thomas ri. Sheridan editor of the
News of Vienna. spent yesterday
evening In the city,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-08
WEATHER.

Illinois Showers and probably
thunder showers Thursday; FRIDAY,
unsettled, probably showers east and
south.
Kentucky and Missouri Showers
and thunderstorns Thursday and
probably Friday.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-08-08

Concluded On Third Pass. ! Z
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-23

(3o) feet south Of the north line of
said West Twenty-Eighth street. to
the brick manhole IN the interscc-
ton of West Thirty-Third street
a vitrifed tile pipe sewer. with
vftrified tile pipe "Y' branch
house connections placed in the
said sewer on the west side thereof
at distances twenty-five t25) feet
apart between street crossings, and
for the construction in the said st.
Marys Place West of three (3)
brick manholes and supplying cast
iron rings and cast-iron covers
therefor, and for otherwise improv-
ing said st. Mary's Place West, I'M
der Ordinance No. 243 of said City of
Cairo, adopted March 2Sth, 1911,
and approved March y 10th, 1911,
as will more fully appear from the
certified copy of the judgment on
file in my office; that, the warrant
for the collection of such special tax
Is in the hands of the undersigned.
Said special tax is levied to be
paid in ten annual installments, and
the amount OF the first installment
thereof is the sum of One Thousand,
Four Hundred and Twelve Dollars
and Seventy-One Cents ($1,412.71),
and the said installment became
and was due and payable on the
second day of January, A. d. 1912,
and is now due and unpaid.
The nine remaining instaliments
of said special tax are for the sum
of One Thousand, Two Hundred
,200) Dollars each, and the same
become due and payable on the sec
ond day of January, A. y. 1918, the
second day Of January. A. d. 1914,
the second day of January, A. d.
1915, the second day of January, A.
d. 1916, the second day of
January, A. D. 1917, the second
day of January, A. d. 1918, the Sec
oRd day of January, A. D. 1919, the
second day of January, A. D. 1920,
and the second day of January, A.
ID. 1921, respectively, and each and
all of said ten installinen.s rear in
terest at the rate of five 60 per
cent. per annum from the second
day Of December, A. y. 1871, pay,
able annually at the same time that
the said several installments be-
come due and nayablc, respectively.
All persons interested are hereby
notified to call and pay the amount
assessed, at the City Treasurer and
Collectors office, at the First Bank
and Trust Company's Bank. Nos.
609-611 Ohio street, in the City of
Cairo, Illinois. within thirty 900
days from the date hereof
Dated this 9th day of January, A.
ID. 1912.
JAMES QUINN,
City Treasurer and Collector.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-23
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE,
Special Warrant No. 23.

Notice: Public notice Is hereby
given that the county court of Alex
auder county. Illinois. has rendered
a Judgment for special tax upon
property benefited by the following
Improvement: For the filling with
earth of the untitled portions of
Commercial avenue. from the north
line of Second street to the south
line of Thirty-fourth street, in the
City of Cairo, Illinois, for its entire
width, from lot line to lot line, and
for the construction upon the said
Commercial avenue, from the said
north line of Second street to the
said south line of Thirty-fourth
street, Of vitrified brick pavement,
with a combination concrete curb
and gutter on both sides of said
brick pavement. at the outside
edges of said brick pavement, under
Ordinance No 224 or said City Of
Cairo, adopted April 14th. 1910,
and approved April 18th. 1910, as
will more fully appear from the GER
tilted copy OF the Judgment on file
In my office, that the warrant for
the collection of such special tax is
In the hands of the undersigned,
Said special tax is levied to be
paid in ten annual installments,
and the amount of the first INSTALL
ment thereof originally was the
sum of Fourteen Thousand, Eight
Hundred md Twenty-Six Dollars
and Twenty-Three Cents fs14,-
S36.23), but the said installment
has beenfreduced thskslrp OF Three
Hundred and Forty Dollars anc.
Torty-Flve Gents (s34e.45) by the
Judgment Of the county court Of the
County of Alexander, Illinois, and
the amount of the said installment
Is now the sum of Fourteen Thous-
and. Four Hundred and Efshty-Five
Dollars and Seventy-Eight Cents
(s1i.4s57S),, and the said Install
meut became and was due and pay
able on the second day of January,
A. d. 1911, and has been paid,
,,dThe second installment Of said
special tax originally was for the
sum of Fourteen Thousan~ fl4,000)
Dollars. but the said installmentN has
been reduced the sum of Two Thous-
and, Seven Hundred vz.700) Dol
lars by the Judgment of the county
court of the County of Alexander,
Illinois, and the amount of the SAID
installment is now the sum of
Eleven Thousand. Three Hundred
ui,300) Dollars. and the said in
stallment became and was due and
payable on the second day of jan
uary, A. d. 1912, and is now due
and unpapid
The eight remaining installments
of sal special tax originally were
for the sum of Fourteen Thousand
14.000) Dollars each, but all of said
instalments have been reduced the
sum Of Two Thousand, Seven FUN
dred (2,700) Dollars each by the
Judgment OF the county. court OF the
County Of Alexander, Illinois, and
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-23

the amount of all of said installme nts
II now the sum of Eleven Thousand,
Three Hundred (1l,30O) Dollars
each. and the same become cue and
payable on the second day of Jan:
uary, A. d. 1913, the second day or
January, A. d. 1914, the second day
OF January, A. d. 1915, the second
day of January. A. D. 1916.
the second day Of January, A. d
1917, the second day of January. A..
D. 1918, the second day of January.
A. d. 1919, and the second day Of
January, A. d. 1920, respectively,
and each and all of said nine in
stallments bear interest at the rate
of five (5) per cent. per annum from
the fourteenth day of November,
A. D. 1910, payable annually at the,
same time that the said several In
stallments become due and payable,
respectively
All.s persons interested are hereby
notified to call and pay the amount
assessed, at the City Treasurer and
Collectors office, at the First Bank
and Trust Company's Bank, Nos.
609-611 Ohio street. III The city Of
Cairo, Illinois, within thirty (3O)
days from the date hereof.
Dated this 9th day of January,
A. D. 1912.
JAMES QUINN,
City Treasurer and Collector.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-23
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE
Special Warrant No. 30.

Notice: Public notice is hereby
given that the county court of Alex.
ander county. Illinois, has rendered
Judgment for special tax unor
property benefited by the following
improvement. For the construction
upon st. Mary's Place West, from
the north line Of West Twenty
EIghth street to the south line Of
West Thirty-Third street, in the
City Of Cairo, Illinois, of a vitrified
brick pavement, with combination
concrete curb and gutter on both
sides Of said, brick pavement, at the
outside edges OF said brick pave
ment, and with natural limestone
marginal curbs set at the south line
of West Thirty-Third street, at the
end Of said brick pavement and be-
tween the inside edges Of the gutter
flags of said curb and gutter upon
the said st. Mary's Place West, and
for the construction OF brick catch
basins upon the said st. Mary's Place
West, and supplying cast-iron
traps and cast-iron covers therefor
and for the construction in the said
st. Mary's Place West, from the
northerly end of the twelve (12)
inch tile pipe sewer in West Tween
ty-Eighth street, at a point thirty
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-23
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE.
Special Warrant No. 81.

Notice: Public notice is hereby
given that the county court of Alex
ander county. Illinois has rendered
a judgment for a special tax upon
property ,benefted by the following
Improvement: For the filling with
earth of the untitled portions OF
sycamore street, from the north line
of Thirty-fourth str Iet to the north
corporate limits OF the City OF cairo,
in the said City OF Cairo, Illinois,
for its entire width, from lot line
to lot line, south If Union street,
and for the width OF sixty COO feet
north of Union street, and for tho
construction upon the said Sycamore
street. from the said north line of
1hirty-fourth street to the said
north corporae limits of said City
Of Cairo. of vitriiied brick Spave-
ment, with a combination concrete
curb and gutter on both sides OF
said brick pavement, at the outside
edges of said brick pavement, and
for the construction upon the saia
Sycamore street of brick catch-ba-
sins and supplying cast-iron traps
and caN-iron covers therefor, and
for the construction NJ one ~ gut
ter-drain ON each side of certain
portions of said Sycamore street,
under Ordinance NJ. 223 of SAID
city Of Cairo. adopted April 18th.
1910, and approved April 5th, 1910,
as will more fully appear from the
certified copy of the Judgment on
mi nfft -
for the collection Of such special tax
~ in the hands Of the undersigned,
Said special tax is levied to r.
paid In ten annual installments, and
the amount Of the first installment
thereof Is the sum of Five Thous
and, Four Hundred and Eighty
Four Dollars and Ten Cents 49,
4S4.l0), and the said installment
became and was die and payable
on the second day of January, A. D.
1871. and has been paid.
The second installmeat of said
snecial tax Is for the sum Of Four
Thousand, Nine Hundred st4,900)
Dollars, and the said nstallment
became and was due and payable on
tho second day of January, A. d.
1872. and Is now due aud unpaid.
The eight remaining install,ncnts
Of said snecial tax are for the sum
of Four Thousand, Nine Hundred
$4,000 Dollars each. and the same
become due and payable on the Sec
ond day of January. A. d. 1913, the
second day Of January. A. d. 1914. !
the second day Of January, A. D. |
1Jt5. tNe second day of January, A.
j. 1915. the second day Of January |
A. r. 1917, the second day of Jan
rarv. A ID. 1918. the second day of
January A. D. 1919. and the second |
day OF January, A. b. 1920, respec-
lively, and each and all of said nine |
jnstallments bear interest at the
rate OF five go per cent per an
nun from the twenty-third day OF |
December, A. ID. 1910, payable an
nually at the same time that the |
said several installments become |
due and payable, respectively.
All persons interested are hereby |
notified to call and pay the amount |
assessed, at the City Treasurer and !
Collectors office. at the First Bank |
and Trust Companvs Bank Nos
G0a-611 Ohio street, in the City OF |
Cairo. Illinois, within thirty tt3344) |
days from the date hereof.
Dated this 9th day of January, |
A. d. 1912.
JAMES QUINN,
City Treasurer and Collector.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-23
N the pays q the Flowing eosM.

In the eighteenth century II was ~
garded as a qualification for Clergy
man II he could drink abundantly
without showing the effects. The lead
er OF the moderate party Of the
church Of Scotland In 1851 was Or.
Patrick Cumming. OF whom II was ad-
miringly written: He had both learn
ing and sagacity. and q very agreeable
conversation. with e constitution able
10 bear the cony1viality u the tiusa.@
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-23
The lmpercabie Sardire,

They can be given to children with
out fear OF their choking II can cas-
lily be recognized that the bones are
taken away. A large number Of con-
sumers evidently Judge thus, az sar.
dimes so prepared have nrst class
reputation. They are to be found on
all tables where the iady OF the house
wishes TO show she lives In style
r.om an earnest advertisement
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-23
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE.
Special Warrant No. 20.

Notice: Public notice is hereby
Given that the county court Of Alex
ander county. Illinois, has rendered
a judgment for special tax upon
property benefited by the following
improvement For the construction
upon Fifteenth street, from the west
line of Washington arenue to the
west lire of Cedar street, in the
City of Cairo, Illinois. except the in
tersection Of Walnut street with
said Fifteenth street which has al
ready been paved with vitrilied
brick and curbed and guttered and
ayrent enc hundred and twenty-five
G22) feet Of combination concrete
curb and gutter on the north side Of
said Fifteenth street beginning at
the west line OF Washington avenue
and extending west the distance of
one hundred and twenty-five l22j
structed, of a vitrified brick pave
ment, with q combination concrete
curb and gutter on both sides of said
brick pavement at the outside edCes
Of said brick pavement and
with natural limestone marginal
curbs, set on a natural earth
at the outside edges
of said brick pavement and
between the inside edges of the
of said curb and cutters
as turned and extended around and
out to the lot line on both sides of
the said Fifteenth street and also
at. the westerly end of saiH brick
aud for the construction
of brick catch-basins upon the salt
Fifteenth street and Supplying cast
iron traps and .cast-iron covers for
said catch basins, aud for Otherwise
said Fifteenth street
under Ordinance No c42 Of said
City of Cairo, adopted March 2Sth.
1871. and approved March 29th,
1911, as will more fully appear from
the certified copy OF the judgment
on file in ny office; that the war
rant for the collection Of such spec
ial tax Is in the hands Of the under
signed
Said special tax is levied to be
paid in ten annual inetallmcnts
aud the amount of the first install
ment thereof Is the sum of One
Thousand, Three Hundred and
Dollars md Fifty
Three Cents (st,384.53) and the
said installment became and was due
and payable on tho second day OF
January. A. d. 1917. ana is now due
and unpaid
The nine remaining instruments
IF said special tax are for the sum
# Six Hundred f600) Dollars each
and the same become due and pay
able on the second day OF January
A. II, 1919, the second day or jar
Nary. A. n. 1914. the second day OF
January, A. y 1915, tre second day
VI January. A. d. 1916. the second
lay of January, A. D. 1917, the Sec
nd day Of January, A. -. 1918, the
second dav of January. A b. 1919
'hc second day of January, A. d
1920, and the second dav Of Japu-
lry. A. D. to2t. respectivelv and
each and all of said installments
hcag interest at the rate Of five 90
per cent. per annum from TIE sec
ond day of December, A. D. 1911
nayabic annually at the same tim
that tho said several installmentS
become due and payable, rcspec-
lively.
All persons interested are hereby
notified to call ard pay the amount
assessed. at the City Treasurer anc
Office, vt the First Bank
and Trust CompaAy's Bank, Nos.
609-6II Ohio street. in the City OF
Cairo. lllNois, within thirty 900
days from the date hereof
Dated this 9th Cay " January,
a. d, 1912.
tA JAMES QUINN.
2 city Treasurer and Collector
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-23
RUSSELL
IS NOW IN CHINA
Minister Pays a Warm Tribute to
The Patient Courtesy Of the
Monaghan

Fl 0 n & * on s,
China, Jan. 21st.
The Foreign MID
81 0 n 8 Investiga-
ton Committee
Of the Internal
tional Bible Stu
dents Association
spent several days
in Hong Kong.
Canton and vicin-
ity. For effcien-
cy they divided,
some giving more
attention to one
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-23

Not Always.
Opportunity doesn't always present
a snxrayed calling card.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-23

Always Unpopular 5ae,c,o,
Bachelors were taNec nn,
IAN u. Of England.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-02
TORPEDO BOAT EXPLOSION
WITH FATAL R!aSULT
Harry Wilder. Son OF Orlando. Fla
Citizen Is Among the Dead.

Newport Il t. Oc' The ~
poSion OF the forward end of the
turbine. together With III. steam
nos, o. tine .orlrdu boat destroyer
Wake. of lIrrnton's Reef liph'ship
yesterday instantly killed l.icutcn-
AM Donald = Morrison. the chief
engineer. ANA wounded eight others.
Two ri which number, machnists of
rhc lirs, class. a. 'on'"h' on Tho
hospital ship SOFA
Lieutenant Morrison was tn" son
o the late General Jasper VI. Nor
rison, Of the advocate generals de
pertinent. and his mother. who was
oh a Hisi, IN the south still makes
her home here
Besides hi, MOTHER. Lieutenant
Morrison is survived b. brid" of Il
year He Wa, torn IN Missouri
twenty-five years ago
Harry bee Wilder, machinist's
mat. who dicd last night, was TWEEN
t,-cight years old ana a native OF
S,arks, Nov His father, Robert J..
VI lder. lives at Orlando, Fla
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-02
PROF JANOWSKI MAKING
SUCCESS OF MULBERRY BAND

Tie AhliberrN Corn,i baud which
ill., Aen undyr TIN Instruction of
Prot Il lanowski iir The last fout
weeks. has been making strides IN
mastering their instruments. rs was
shown on Tuesday night OF the cur
rent week. when The band practlcrd
lie piece Bon Hons. and .rndcrcd
il yerl crcdirahly The plariua was
the more rrmai nahie from the fact
that the notes We're not fingered,
which IN itself is considered a very
difficult task Many OF our people
are nor than proud Of he ueN band
aud ar ready TO ahe il all the On
unras nrnt thrl can
Prof Ianow,h stated TINT the
iir,I namb,r i'll publ, concert win
iH rendered on Friday niah, nee 6,
dis t'ai Nil ar looked forward
10 with great dcal OF mpatlcu,c ON
tsc part OF upr nuhlt The Herald
Wishes IL roucltulatr both Prof
lduoWah ana lii, members Of tn,
.d.ar. ormi haud III lArir N,ad\
inmoNemeul Mulberry Herald
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-02
AT THE MAJESTIC TONIGHT.

The Illumination depicts the last
day of Christ, His death and burial
In and about Jerusalem. under the
Roman rule and occupancy; during
the reign OF Caesar This production
is phenomenon in motion pictur,
ART Ii brings before us His intlu-
rnce and power among men \ pie
ture in which the spiritua. prescnc"
y. Christ is ever before Ms He can
~ plainly discernrl although not
sven in actual or material form
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-02
THE FLORIDA GUAVA
AND ITS NATURE

II The GOAT is the poor m5n AMI
mai. tie g.aya is his fruit, i has
been called the apple OF florida
Nhpn frozen 10 the ground ~ Ahrh'
by fire spreading from the forest Y"
orasS-creen clcarins>. i SPRINGS
Phocnix-like from its root. soon
yielding again an abundant supply
% lis welcome fruit | believe Inc
Sulava could be dried and chcaply
shipped 10 all parts of the world. u
50. il would be the cheapest dried
fruit on the market. GuaNas III Tor
jelly are usually worth one cent a
pound
/ The smell of the ripe fruit dis
/ Susls newcomers. Some time ago
some Northern people claimed that
there was a dead rat under their
floor The smell grew worse from
day to day because il was all due to
- 80, !, =, MI,
dow r;n,,;, ,,,,, .r,n =, ,rr;,
>ow ~. v.h,, t,m;i, !. ..,inu IN.
fruit.
Nany are hr storc, told Mhic !
hinge uren ,hr emcll - I'll, plchian
u ps.nl au,, MN ,n..
sht,nsa cam. - r6e :, !,
ri,r1 81 rhe Norm 3a - i,
~t;n4sa Na. !. 1.s.
ualisn I'LL, .eat J.,
if- atna onl s., a,,g
,Aink bes do,d
~, tl,. , h,J-.o.lli,. .,.,-
Il. - which sn,,.. mani. ,.ll ,..,,,,,
fno,rr fri.ui Ina. .,sa..,.d nm,
mis- would IL. an .,,,.,nr,,, ,,
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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-02
Go After Rare Specimen.

A musvum might seem the last
place in the world to foster Il spirit
OF adventure. Yet we read that mem.
hers of the STAFF oi the american Mu'
scum of Natura! History have sailed
for Japan 70 hunt the gray California
whale. Il specimen ol which is needed
for the collection
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-02
II New
Tailor SHOP

Mr.. Pittman, the hcw tailor, 10
begun work in the Raymondo bui,c
ing, room 9. He comes well recoa
mended lie has the best line %
woolcns. latcs. styles Work.,
slip guaranteed. Also ladic,'
coat slits, jackets, skirt
your own individual me- II.
also pressing and cleaning
rcen's and ladies goods. Mr. IT,.
nan is one Of the very bc-- -
and filters in the State TRf lil-.
Room >, Raymordo b1il.l.n~ r
phone 300.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-02
Cruel Papa.

Your daughter loves me" insisted
the impccunious youth and you re.
fuse to let her have Il hus band OF her
own choosing. Yet you say you would
deny her nothing. THAT said tho
old man grinly. lis exactly What am
doing