Democratic National Committee Adjourns Without Vote in Parker Fight
Baltimore dispatch reports the Democratic National Committee adjourned after a bitter session over the temporary chairmanship. Alton Parker was nominated by the arrangements subcommittee, while Bryan threatened a floor fight. Peace talks were ordered, Bryan indicated he might run for chair if needed, and a tense mood persisted as delegates' contests loomed.
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Baltimore
National Committee
Alton B. Parker
New York
P. L. Hall
Nebraska
Parker
William Jennings Bryan
Hall
Norman B. Mack
Bryan
G. S. Gillan
St. Paul
Nebr
Gillan
New Yorker
Democratic National Committee
Pennsylvania
National Committee For
A.B. Parker
G. P. L. Hall
W. J. Bryan
Mr. Daniels
Mack
PT. Hall
Harmony
Labor leaders jailed for contempt in Bucks Store boycott
Justice Wright sentenced Samuel Gompers to twelve months and Frank Morrison to six months for contempt of court over a boycott injunction. John Mitchell faced no sentence due to absence. Appeals filed. defendants released on bond while higher courts review the case. The decision cites edited statements and editorials as evidence of defiance. Two Dublin Ga women bitten by a mad dog survive after rapid Pasteur Institute treatment following a 160 mile chase to Atlanta.
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Washington
Justice Wright
District Supreme Court Today
Samuel Gompers
Frank Morrison
John Mitchell
American Federation of Labor
Bucks Store and Range Company
Mitchell
District Court of Appeals
Gompers
Federationist
Wright
Morrison
United States Supreme Court
District Supreme Court
Pasteur
Julia Ernest
Frances McGeckin
Dublin
Atlanta
Institute
Frances McGecken
R. B. McGecken
Stubbs Park
Miss Ernest
Miss McGeeken
John Tompkins
Tompkins
Atlanta Pasteur Institute
Tennille
Atlanta Man Loses $50 From Pocket At Tybee
C E Stewart of Atlanta, head of Underwriters Salvage Company adjusting cotton fire losses from the Atlanta Coast Line wharves, reports a $50 loss at Tybee. He says money vanished after boarding a train following a surf outing and a dense crowd on the platform. He suspects it was taken while boarding.
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Savannah
C. E. Stewart
Atlanta
Atlanta Coast Line
Tybee
Stewart
Woman uses jiu jitsu grip to detain guest over unpaid bill
Mrs J Brandenberg, owner of Fairlie house, described holding R J Faulk in a jiu jitsu hold until police arrived to stop him from leaving with a $73 board bill unpaid. Faulk testified fear drove him to depart. He was fined $10.75 and a warrant issued for the board bill.
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J. Brandenberg
Fairlie House
Fairlie Street
Broyles
R. J. Faulk
Mitchell
Faulk
Bryan's Challenge to Seek Temporary Chairmanship
A manifesto quotes Bryan threatening to run for the temporary chairmanship if needed to defeat reactionaries led by Mr. Parker. He vows to campaign before the national committee and continues the fight to shape party leadership.
Husband Charged in Shooting of Athens Councilman
In Athens Georgia on June 24 J H Potter shot his father in law Councilman A H Richards in front of Richards home. Potter said Richards accused him of neglecting his wife and attacked him with a brick before Potter fired three times at Richards legs. Doctors fear for Richards life after immediate operation. The case draws wide attention due to the family’s prominence.
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Athens
A. H. Richards
J. H. Potter
Field Marshal Sir George White Dies at 77 in London
London reports the death of Field Marshal Sir George Stuart White aged 77, renowned for defending Ladysmith in the Boer War. A veteran of India and the Indian mutiny, he earned numerous bravery medals across his long service.
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London
George Stuart White
Ladysmith
George
India
Houn' Dawg Clubs Plan Parade for Champ Clark in Baltimore
Baltimore crowds plan a monster demonstration for Champ Clark the Missouri candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination. The parade will include 10 000 people in four divisions led by 25 National Chamy Clark association boys banners state pledged to Clark and delegations from Kan City Pittsburg St Louis Boston and Chicago. Er Kelso Kansas City leads parade plans and Maryland delegates foresee Clark receiving nomination on the second ballot.
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Champ Clark
Missouri
National
Chamy Clark Association
Washington, D. C
Clark
Kan: City
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Thomas Little
Maryland
New York
Nomi
Vacation Warning: Pay Grocer Before You Leave
Chicago dispatch reports the thirteenth annual notice urging residents to settle grocer meat and other bills before vacations. Issued by Rev William E Burton, First Congregational church pastor, the notice asks the able to fund at least one needy person in the congested city for a short country trip. In Harlotte a separate item describes Tom Adams 23 died in a police cell by hanging, neck broken, after attempt to commit suicide in custody.
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Chicago
Oak Park
West Side
William E. Burton
First Congregational Church
Pastors Union
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