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Atlantic crowd and political chatter fill the scene
The Atlantic tournament drew a record crowd with praise for the rail brand service. Murat Halstead is dead after long illness, and Father Patrick Smith of Council Bluffs has passed away. Charles A. Towne travels to Denver seeking the Bryan stamp of approval for a vice presidential nomination. Des Moines rumors suggest Taft will keep his Des Moines speech at the state fair. Reports note strong feelings about Hearst and the Independence League, while fire department officials earn public thanks for tournament management. Bryan faces anti-Guffey sentiment in Lincoln and debates party integrity with colleagues like Sullivan and Johnson, reflecting factional tensions within the Democratic camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Towne
Denver
Bryan
Hearst
Independence League
Lincoln
Pennsylvania
Guffey
National Committee
Johnson
Minnesota
Roger Sullivan
Illinois
Sullivan
William Wagner
Anita
Nelse Johnson
Claude Hansen
Carl Hansen
Andy Chambers
Hattie Stager
Albion
Neb
A. E. Becker
Sylvia Crozier
Bessie Weston
Knoxville
Christian Endeavor
Evergreen Cemetery
A. F. Becker
John Stoker
Maggie Branson
Montieth
Vera Hook
Branson
Extra
Clarence Morrison
Nebraska
Frank Morrison
A. Q
H. R. Robison
Marie Wilburn
Ruby Wilson
Council Bluffs
MecNichols
Stuart
Greenville
Mich
W. R. Koob
Roy Myers
Omaha
Brayton
Myers
I. O. QO. F.hall
Main Street
Wagner & Winder
Bank of
Donahue
Adair
H. W. Chemock
Grinnell
Professor Chehock
Des Moines
State Board of Education
Araminta Bartlett
Walter Hook
Colorado Springs
Salt Lake City
Green River
Ralph Calkins
R. W. Calkins
Redfield
S. D
Caroline Rake
Marshalltown
Dana B. Ward
Kansas City
Ward & Crellin
Ward