Bryan's Name Arouses a Frenzy at Democratic Convention
Kansas City July 4 1900 Amid a sea of color and cheers the Democratic convention opens with demonstrations for William J Bryan while debates over the platform and 16 to 1 tariff stance unfold Delegates and spectators fill the hall as Hill is honored and Bryan becomes a central figure in the day’s whirlwind events
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Democrats In Session Opens National Convention
The first day in Kansas City begins with chairman Jones taking the platform at 12:02 p.m. as delegates convene in Convention Hall to start the Democratic National Convention proceedings.
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Tacoma Fourth of July wreck kills dozens in chute collapse
A crowded Edison line streetcar derailed on Tacoma WA during Independence Day events, sending nearly a hundred passengers down a steep gulch. Dozens died or were maimed. sixty plus wounded crowded area hospitals as rescue efforts and morgue arrivals continued. The list of dead includes Louise Drake Annie Glass Lettie Suiter Dorsey Moser Louis Moser Edward Bray and others with many injured still hospitalized. The accident occurred after the car sped down a hill toward a bridge, with theories differing on whether the operator failed to stop or lost control.
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Calamitous oil tank explosion in Parkersburg claims six lives
At 7 20 am in Parkersburg West Virginia a train collision with a six thousand gallon oil tank caused a massive fire. Executives J H Hamilton and E R La Lime died on site and six other men perished or were fatally injured including Charles Mohler G O Shannon Bradley Reeves Jim Ruth and Will Carr Jr Two more workers were badly hurt and about forty more sustained injuries. The blast sent flaming oil across yards and launched a tank piece over 200 yards away killing or injuring several near the Shops.
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Allies vow no Pekin relief as Tien Tsin siege deaths rise
London reports 12 000 international troops at Tien Tsin and 8 000 at Taku struggle to reach Pekin amid Chinese forces and Boxers. Timely dispatches describe brutal violence, prisoners feared, and calls for large reinforcements to rescue Europeans in Pekin.
Two Edicts from Berlin on Boxer Rebellion and Foreign Powers
A dispatch from Canton dated July 3 reports two edicts of the dowager empress on the Boxers and foreign attack on China. The edicts reject reconciliation with Christians and urge governors to raise troops, while claiming protection for Pekin legations and probing whether foreigners or Chinese are stronger.
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Foreign legation burns as Chinese force killed foreigners
Shanghai reports three Chinese servants claiming all foreigners inside the British legation were killed after a siege. They say about 1,000 foreigners resisted with 400 soldiers and 100 customs officers before their commutation ended. Empress dowager and Kwan Hau may be poisoned.
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Boxers Repulsed at Pekin Legations as Tien Tsin Falls
London reports via Times correspondent dated July 3 that 10percent Boxers and Chinese troops attacked the legations but were repulsed. Emperor and empress dowager remain inside the inner palace with attendants. Boxer rites held at an imperial palace altar. Allied forces began assault on Tien Tsin, with city taken by 2 p.m. Japanese troop total cited as 1,000, plus 400 more mobilized.
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Russian admiral rules out Pekin advance without reinforcements
A St. Petersburg dispatch reports Vice Admiral Alexieff stating that advancing on Pekin is impossible without reinforcements pontoon bridges and stores, a declaration that has caused widespread despair and is viewed as a signal of abandoning European positions.
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Telegram on Pekin British legation date questioned
A Shanghai telegram says the British legation in Pekin was still engaged on July 1, but the July 1 date is in doubt. The report notes uncertainty about the exact timing of the engagement.
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Resolutions Committee Backs Free Silver Policy
The resolutions committee endorsed an explicit declaration for free silver coinage at toll. The vote was 27 to 9 in Kansas City on July 5, taken at 3 30 o clock.
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