Bryan Confident of Victory in New York for Empire State
William J. Bryan wrapped up his New York campaign in Dunkirk, praising county poll signals that show more than an even chance to win the state. He visited Addison and several southwestern towns, then planned a Toledo speech tomorrow at 11 a.m. before touring Ohio.
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Bryan
Empire State
Dunkirk
N. Y
William J. Bryan
New York
Addison
Hornellsville
Elmira
Almond
Alfred
Andover
Wellsville
Belmont
Friendship
Cuba
Hinsdale
Olean
Salamanca
Randolph
Jamestown
Lake Shore Railroad
Ohio
Toledo
Bryan Begins Final Day of New York Campaign in Addison
Hornellsville New York October 20 Mr Bryan started his last day of the New York campaign with a five minute speech at Addison a few miles east of the town He entered his coach in Jersey City around midnight after a taxing day He had agreed to a stop at Port Pervis at the request of supporters and found a vast crowd awaiting his arrival The journalist notes the enthusiasm made it hard for Bryan to proceed and he chose to speak briefly saying he did not feel it necessary to continue beyond greeting the crowd.
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Hornellsville
N. Y
Mr. Bryan
New York
Addison
Jersey City
Port Pervis
Elmira
Roosevelt
Republican Party
Cuba
Pacific
Democratic Party
Philippines
Stanchfield
Corning Club
Fassett
Woolley
Prohibition Party
Bryan
Bath
Corning
Depew
Cobleskill
Bryan’s rail tour voices anti trust and imperial critique
William Jennings Bryan addresses crowds in Elmira Hornellsville Alfred Almond Wellsville Olean and other stops. He rails at trusts militarism imperial policy and Republican leadership while urging equal rights and self government for Filipinos and Puerto Rico. He defends democracy against concentration of wealth and defends a peaceful defense policy.
Debris searches continue after Tarrant Building blast
New York report says 200 patrolmen searched wreckage of the Tarrant building after yesterday's explosion. Authorities estimated about 35 dead with several more bodies likely burned. Remains identified include H. C. A. Schmidt of Brooklyn and partial human remains found at multiple spots in the debris.
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New York
H. C. A. Schmidt
Brooklyn
Schmdt
Warren Street
Schmidt
West End Republican Club
Tarrant
Warren and
Greenwich Streets
Dooner
Washington Street
Weetervelt
Inspector Brooks
Cromer
Health Department
Grover Cleveland Breaks Silence on Reform Club Speech
Ex president Grover Cleveland sends a letter from Princeton to Don Dickinson dated October 28 1900 confirming his 1897 Reform Club dinner speech as part of his record and stating he will not suppress it. He denounced sowing seeds of discontent and warned against free coinage of silver and cheap money.
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Chicago
Princeton
N. J
Grover Cleveland
Don M. Dickinson
Reform Club
Cleveland
Drunkenness and Rowdyism Spark London Uproar
London newspapers express regret over reprehensible scenes that threaten England’s reputation abroad. They criticize authorities for failing to anticipate events and deploying police late, blaming weak early response and law enforcement for the disturbance and its impact on public conduct.
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London
England
Press reaction to chaos fuels national self restraint
Readers in Britain react to recent street violence with concern for the nation’s image. Editorials in The Daily Mail and other papers question the rowdy behavior and drunken excess that tarnish public decency and threaten national reputation.
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The
Daily Mail
America’s New Defender for the America’s Cup
The New York syndicate preparing the defender boat is complete though names are withheld. Funds for building and maintaining the yacht are secured. Vice Commodore August Belmont and Cornelius Vanderbilt are among the members. Herreshoffs expect to launch the vessel by late April for trials and final preparation ahead of international races.
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New York
August Belmont
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Herreshoffs
Kruger to travel in cognito during Europe visit
Paris reports indicate President Kruger will travel in cognito during his European tour. He will briefly exchange visits with heads of state in each capital, with Paris staying 24 to 48 hours. The French government will refrain from formal receptions but allow private demonstrations of welcome.
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Paris
Kruger
Loubet
Volunteers to Manila Sail on Sherman Under Anglum Saxton Herbst
Recruits at the Presidio form a battalion of three companies for service in Manila aboard the Sherman led by Captain Daniel F. Anglum First Lieutenant Isaac A. Saxton and Second Lieutenant George A. Herbst. A transport of 289 mules and two horses arrived from St. Asaph Virginia. Young Middletown New York businessmen aided as amateur hostlers during the journey and will ride back home in a Pullman.
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San Francisco
Presidio
Manila
Sherman
Daniel F. Anglum
Isaac A. Saxton
George A. Herbst
St. Asaph
Middletown
N. Y
Earthquake at Caracas injures president and causes damage
Washington receives cable from Caracas noting a severe quake with great property damage. The president Cipriano Castro reportedly jumped from the second floor at the government house, suffering a leg injury. several people are killed. Further interior details expected later.
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Washington
State Department
Russell
Caracas
Cipriano Castro
The
Republic
Hayti
Government House
Porto Rican’s bid to register denied in New York
Justice Friedman denied Frank Juarbe’s bid for a writ of mandamus to register him as a voter. He ruled that the cession of Porto Rico did not make island inhabitants U S citizens and that Congress must decide their civil rights and political status.
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New York
Frank Juarbe
Board of Registry
Porto Rico
Spain
United States
Justice Friedman
Supreme Court
Friedman
Congress
Byrd urges disbanding Georgia Negro troops in annual report
General Byrd recommends that the state's Negro troops be disbanded and mustered out of service. He argues they cannot be of military service to Georgia from a strategic perspective.
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Atlanta
Geo
Byrd
Boers derail a train near Edenburg
Telegraph lines remain cut and mails delayed as Boers derail a train ten miles south of Edenburg. All Boers over fourteen from outside ten miles of Bloemfontein are surrounded by British troops and brought to Bloemfontein to prevent joining commandoes.
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Bloemfontein
Edenburg
Malicious libel refuted by Hogan and Kelley
Thomas Hogan and Cornelius Kelley publish a signed denial contesting a Butte Miner report that Hogan stated election figures for Folsom Toole and himself. They assert the interview never occurred, challenge evidence, and defend their campaign support for the Independent democratic state ticket.
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Standard
Great Falls
Thomas
Hogan
Cornelius F. Kelley
Butte Miner
Folsom
Toole
S Hogan
Shrist
Great Parls
Democratic State
Roosevelt Tour Battles Mob Violence Across New York
The Roosevelt party travels westward from Elmira to Rochester amid violent incidents. At Elmira and Corning crowds attacked supporters and damaged banners, with six Corning club members wounded. Governor Roosevelt denounces mob tactics and urges respect for law and order during the campaign.
Ballot Contests Put Clark and Bryan Tickets in Jeopardy
In Meagher and Granite counties election cases linger as judges hear petitions to place Clark in the labor party column and Bryan in the Democratic ballot. Relators seek witnesses from White Sulphur Springs while County Clerks Pierce and Arma face injunction actions and rulings on dismissal and writ arguments.
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Standard
Helena
Clark
Meagher County
Armstrong
Labor Party
Supreme Court
Pierce
N. W. McConnell
Granite County
Arma
Against the State in Timber Lands Battle
Helena reports the Secretary of the Interior affirmed last November’s decision by the General Land Office Commissioner. The ruling favors Northern Pacific Railway over the state for about 15 townships of Missoula County timber land. The rail company claimed lands since losing lands to forest reserves, with the commissioner finding prior railway filing rights. The Interior secretary’s approval means the state must seek other lands.
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Standard
Helena
Secretary of the Interior
General Land Office
Northern Pacific Railway
Missoula County
Deportations Continue as Boers Occupy Cape Colony Town
In Craddock Cape Colony in October the Dutch church remains the only standing structure. Additional Boer women are deported from Jagersfontein to Bloemfontein where they are imprisoned just outside the city.
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Craddock
Cape Colony
Jagersfontein
Bloemfontein
Regulations Issued for Newchwang Government in Manchuria
Government of Newchwang Washington reports on Oct 31 that the state department has received a copy of the regulations governing Newchwang in Manchuria. The document outlines the framework for local administration and official duties under the regional authority.
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Washington
State Department
Newchwang
Manchuria
Administrative System under Russian Occupation Described
The text explains the occupied region is governed by Russian authorities but administered by a mix of consuls from various nations. It notes a joint consul-led framework shaping local governance.
Census Figures of Montana Towns
Special Dispatch to the Standard from Helena reports the 1900 census results for Montana leading towns. The population increases over the previous census surprised observers, with a table showing each town’s 1900 and prior figures.
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Montana
Helena
Gas explosion at Kingston Coal mine kills three in Wilkes-Barre
A blast at Edwardsville slope No 3 shaft No 3 mine claims three lives with six injured, four believed fatally. Rescue efforts hampered by after damp. two more bodies found later, Michael Galawehous and Adam Waynaes.
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Andrew Ratoukisk
Joan Bueho
David Evans
Michael Galawehous
Adam Waynaes
Alvord Arraigned On Embezzlement Charge
New York October arrest of C N Alvord Jr in Boston for embezzling notes leads to arraignment in police court. Fisher A Baker for First National bank seeks U.S district court warrant for false entries. District Attorney Gardiner favors U.S. jurisdiction. Alvord committed to the Tombs, with next steps tomorrow.
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New York
C. N. Alvord, Jr
First National Bank
Boston
Fisher A. Baker
United States District Court
Alvord
United States Court
Gardiner
Shhall
Major Hearsey of Daily States Dies at 60 in New Orleans
New Orleans on October 30, Major Henry J. Hearsey editor of the Daily States and a leading Southern newspaper writer died at age sixty.
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New Orleans
Henry J. Hearsey
the Daily States
South
Four Italian robbers kill pay clerk and wound messenger
In Mt. Pleasant Pennsylvania four Italian miners attacked a payroll convoy of the Southwest Connellsville Coke and Coal company. Pay clerk William Hostler was killed, Harry Burgess was wounded, two robbers died, one fatally wounded, and a fourth captured and jailed after a posse pursuit near Alverton.
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Mt. Pleasant
William Hostler
Connellsville
Alverton
Tarr
Longhill
Hostler
Burgess
Mr. Hostler
Squire Thomas
Stops the Cough and Cures a Cold in One Day
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promise to cure a cold in one day with a no cure no pay offer. The ad states price is 25 cents and claims effective relief from coughs and colds.
Maguire Defends Telegram Linking O Farrell to Labor Foe
John Maguire reaffirms stance at Missoula that he did not write a telegram read by Hogan at Anaconda meeting. He asserts the message is genuine and vows to prove O Farrell’s open opposition to labor in British Columbia.
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Standard
Missoula
John Maguire
O’farrell
Maguire
Hogan
Anaconda
O'Farrell
British Columbia
Light Mines Opened in Scranton District
Light mines resumed in Scranton PA as eight Ontario and Western collieries reopened. Forest Mining at Archibald plans to end its strike tomorrow after a conference with a committee. Green Ridge and Clark idle pits are negotiating. United Mineworkers district president Nichola says a general demand for semi monthly pay and checkweight at each colliery will be pursued to guard against unfair treatment.
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Scranton
Ontario & Western
Forest Mining Company
Archibald
Jones
Green Ridge
Clark
Nichola
United Mineworkers
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