Bryan Addresses Delaware Voters at Smyrna Opera
William J. Bryan spoke to a large Delaware audience in Smyrna after trains from Wilmington and Philadelphia, praising farmers, criticizing the Republican Party for favoring moneyed interests, and urging reform on income tax and anti trust laws while denouncing imperialism and the war in the Philippines. He met Governor Tunnell and Abner McKinley during travel, and will be in Washington tomorrow.
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Bryan Addresses Delaware Democrats in Wilmington Opera House
The Nebraska Democrat William Jennings Bryan spoke to a large audience at the Clayton House in Wilmington after a Smyrna to Wilmington trip. He criticized the Republican party for alleged failures to improve workers’ conditions and attacked income tax plans as part of his broader campaign rhetoric.
BOURKE COCKRAN FOR BRYAN Lays Down Condition for Nebraskan
New Yorker W Bourke Cockran declares support for W J Bryan renomination for president. He offers a silver question armistice until 14 194 if Bryan agrees, then would adopt the Democratic platform fully. He says unity does not require repudiating past expressions or disguising beliefs.
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McKinley Eyeing Davis as Running Mate in Missouri
The Star reports Webster Davis, former Kansas City mayor and assistant secretary of the Interior, is seen as a potential vice presidential candidate. Davis’s close supporters recall a 1900s conversation predicting his rise, with McKinley’s praise and a note that Davis could carry Missouri for the Republicans. The South Africa trip is framed as a publicity maneuver to boost his prominence.
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Greene Tells How Cadet Wood Died In Action
Washington reports reveal Coxswain Greene and Apprentice Powers recount the Urdaneta rescue during a Filipino attack on September 17. Cadet Wood, in command, fought bravely before the gunboat ran aground and was sunk. Several crew members were wounded or killed as they tried to reach safety amid fierce enemy fire.
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McMillin backs direct election of U.S. senators
Tennessee Governor McMillin declares in favor of electing United States senators by direct popular vote. He notes prior support as a congressman and cites a Tennessee legislature resolution urging Congress to submit a constitutional amendment authorizing popular vote for senators.
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Gubernatorial Contest Vote Stirs Kentucky House
Democrats and Republicans claim control as they prepare for a key constitutional contest on the Fayette county seat held by Berry. A looming US Supreme Court path looms if Goebel loses in the legislature, with Goebel supporters seeking a joint ballot to force a ruling.
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Hunter in Tower Bond Fixed at Thirty Thousand Dollars
Ex auditor Thomas J. Hunter charged with embezzlement faced a Fulton Superior Court hearing in Atlanta. Bond set at 30000 covering three indictments including conspiracy to defraud about 26000 and embezzlement around 21400. Alston urged 10000 but Judge Lumpkin sided with 30000 total. Hunter arrived from abroad with legal and Pinkerton aides, amid a crowded courtroom and public interest.
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Congressmen Pay Tribute to Hobart on Floor
The House session featured warm tributes to Vice President Hobart with speakers Gardner, Stewart, Parker, Fowler, Daly, Payne, Brosius, Richardson, and Griggs praising his steady, principled leadership. A census bill conference and a Manila cable payment dispute also shaped the day before adjournment at noon.
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Forty Shots in Texas Fight From Town Battle
A Mexican man named Antonio Laredo was arrested in Caldwell County Texas after a violent spree in Laredo. He allegedly fired ten blocks worth of shots turning the Texas town into a chaotic battlefield. authorities report multiple injuries and ongoing investigation.
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Divorce Suit Names Laredo as Co-respondent in Local Case
A divorce filing was entered today by Miguel Vernandez against his wife. Laredo is named as a co-respondent in the suit, with no other casualties reported beyond a wounding in a related incident.
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Cannibals Kill Captain and Crew of Schooner
Details from Sidney report the Nika marra schooner crew and captain murdered by natives on an Admiralty Island. All victims, including six New Ireland men, were slain and eaten after a treacherous ambush. Survivors from the Nagara escaped. an expedition from New Britain sets out to seek revenge.
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Burned to Death in Factory Blaze in Philadelphia
The Angora Manufacturing Company plant in Philadelphia burned tonight wounding and missing workers. Lizzie Blackburn, a seventeen year old employee, is believed dead in the ruins after the fire, which started in the mule room from an overheated machine. The factory housed 130 workers and losses exceed 150000 dollars, largely insured.
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Life Lost In Burning House In San Antonio
Fire at 2 30 this morning destroyed the residence occupied by H A Hunsakers. Mrs O C Roose, mother of Mrs Hunsaker, perished in the flames. Loss to house and contents about 318 000, insured for 6 000.
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Plague Ravages New Caledonia Amidst Filthy Quarters
Reports from Noumea describe a deadly plague outbreak since December with sixteen deaths in ten days. The disease, blamed on crowded quarters housing Japanese Tonkinese and Kanakas, led to isolation of Kanakas on a nearby island and demolition of twenty infected buildings. Whites show few infections, but deaths mount among Kanakas and other ethnic groups.
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