Illinois Silver Platform Leads Illinois Democrats to Free Coinage
Springfield June 6—Illinois Democrats pushed free coinage of silver at a 16 to 1 ratio at a statewide silver convention. The call, led by Secretary of State Hinrichsen, aimed to unify delegates behind silver and the selection of delegates to a national monetary convention. Bryan’s speech drew loud applause as the platform favored both metals and urged a 16 to 1 ratio and unrestricted legal tender.
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W. HL. Hinrichsen
Altgeld
Tne
Fithlan
Resolutions Committee
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Hinrichsen
Case
Samuel H. McConnell
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Bryan
Iver Haa
Free Us
Uted
United States
MT. Ing
Thin Canyer
Democratic National Committee
National Committee
Democratic State Committees
Congress
Senate
Illnois
Hall of Representatives
Jon
Hinrichaen
Democratic State Central Committee
Monroe C. Crawford
Union County
Arthur C. Bentley
Pike
William C. Crane
Polk
W. P. McDowell
Vermilion
John D. Breckinridge
Fulton
Robert Hustel
Macon
William Stoeffel
McHenry
H.T. Eberstein
T J. Sparks
McDonough
Crawford
Bush
Cleveland
Thamas Merritt
Marion County
Hunter
Hunyr
Palmer
Seventeenth
Committee
Timothy T. Beach
Committee On
McConnell
Troquois Club
Chicago
Judge McConnell
Plan to reorganize Central Railroad and Banking Georgia
New York June 5 Thomas YF Ryan and Sam Thomas unveil a plan to form Central of Georgia Railway Company by foreclosing the tripartite mortgage. It would issue new bonds and common stock, reduce fixed charges to 1,815,000 annually, and exchange bonds for holders of mortgages and certificates of indebtedness. The Mercantile Trust Co. acts as agent. plan underwritten and approved by major bondholders and stockholders.
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New York
Messrs
Thomas YF. Ryan
Sam Thomas
Central Railroad and Banking Company of Georgia
Central of Georgia Railway Company
Atlinta
Savannah
Milledgeville
Mont- Romery
Eufaula
Mobile and
Girard
Savannah and Western
Macon
Northern
Chattasooga
Rome
Columbus
Atlantic
Lechimec
Bonn Holiers
Savannah Aid
Chattanooga
Georgian Central
Chattanooga, Home and
Georgia Central
Columbus and Western Railroad Company
Carrollton
Mobile and Girard Railroad Company
Mae
W. D. Harden
Susannah
Augusta
Gratton
Georgia Central Plan Favored by Security Holders Supporters Say Plan Is Sound
Statement from Thomas F. Ryan and Richmond Terminal Reorganization committee endorses a plan to reorganize Georgia Central. They claim the plan will be fair to all stock and bond classes, reduce fixed charges, and place the system on a creditable financial footing with backing from Southern Railway Company and J. P. Morgan & Co.
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Georgia Central
Thomas F. Ryan
Richmond Terminal
Southern Railway Company
Messrs. J. P. Morgan & Co
Tha
Cuban Revolution Leaders Visit Fernandina Stirring Local Interest
In Fernandina on June 5 special dispatches report Cuban and Spanish factions in Florida reacting to a covert visit by notable revolutionaries led by Gonzalo de Quesada. The group, including Collazo, Colla zo, and Decespedes, aroused excitement as they toured Jacksonville en route to the coast, with suspicions high and plans unclear. A Boston yacht and a port vessel’s sale hint at impending expeditions to Cuba, while Quesada’s guarded posture suggests decisive action may follow.
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Madrid
Jacksonville
Cuba
Whit
Quesada
Boston
Florida
Satilla
Maru
Marti Speechs Planned in Tampa After New York Arrival
Telegrams report Jose Marti reached New York safely and Cuban residents in Tampa rally in large crowds on Fourteenth Street. A grand Ybor City procession formed to Manarras factory area where leaders deliver speeches. Colonel Figueredo says Marti will speak Friday night as preparations escalate.
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New York
Tampa
Fia
José Marti
Fourteenth Street
Ybor City
Conspiracy charge in South Carolina liquor case courts wary
State Commissioner Mixson and Liquor Constable Beach faced conspiracy charges under a federal act in a Columbia matter tied to Interstate commerce. Arrested on a warrant by two citizens, they awaited a preliminary hearing before U S Commissioner Reid. Mixson was held in contempt and bound over to the November district court term on a $1,000 bond.
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Dr. Pope
Ludge Townsend
United States District Court
Kera
Hood
Japan's War Victory Tarnished by Peace Terms and Burden of Reform
Kioto May 25. Japan laments surrender terms after seven months of victories over China. The emperor and cabinet defend the peace as a larger duty, while public anger grows toward foreigners and the ministers. Opposition figures in Kioto and Tokyo mobilize, fearing instability and potential insurrection as cholera decimates crews in the Pescadores, Formosa campaigns loom, and a clampdown on dissent tightens.
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Spield
Vancouver
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China
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Orient
Lttle Island
Formosa
Tokio
Shimada Saburo
Taguchi Ukichi
Kashiwada Koribumi
Kawashima Jun
Kokumin Kyokwai
National Unionists
Jlyu-to
Kakushin-toe
House of Representatives
Ching
France
Germany
Pescadores
Barhett
Clavija Executed After Shooting General Rivera
Madrid June 5 Major Clavija, who shot Captain General Primo Rivera, was executed at San Isidro by a three shot volley. The condemned man faced the firing squad with military bearing as priests and guards surrounded the scene. Three bullets struck his head chin and heart before pronouncing death. A large crowd groaned at the display.
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San Isidro
Clavija
Brotherhood of Penance and Charity
Claysja
Clarya
NO FOREIGN CONTROL The Refusal of the Porte Regarded as a Success
Constantinople June 5 amid standstill talks on Armenian administration the powers await instructions while the porte resists foreign control a move seen as a victory for Grand Vizier Dievar Pasha averting a ministry shakeup. Russia behind the sultan London June 5 English commentaries question Turkic gains and warn against Turcophobe zealots.
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Constantinople
Parte
Armenia
Diévar Pasha
Russia
London
Pail Mall Gazette
Lord Satfisbury
St. James Gazette
Death of the Sultan of Johore in London
The sultan of Johore died in London this morning. He gained notoriety in 1893 from a breach of promise suit by Miss Jenny Mighell under the alias Mr Albert Balsor. He won the case by arguing he was a weighing sovereign, denying English court jurisdiction.
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Johore
London
Albert Balsor
Misa
Jenny Mighell
Jellico Birdeye Coal Company reports evignment
The Jellico Birdeye Coal Company formed two years ago on a cooperative plan with stockholders across the south. It is reported to have made an evaporation today. The company owes $2 to a bank in Houteville Kentucky and small debts totaling about $10,000 or SEN.
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Straits
Knoxville
Tenn
Jellico- Birdeye Coal Company
South
Houteville
Fuller may miss South Carolina case hearing
Richmond June 6 Chief Justice Fuller’s appointments may keep him away from a South Carolina registration case tomorrow. He received a telegram requesting the case be continued to Tuesday next week, a move that is also believed to align with the Justice’s wish to hear the case in Baltimore instead.
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Fuller
South Carolina
Cael
Dedtimore
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