Unusual Heat Wave Spreads Across Nation
Reports from the Weather Bureau show an unusually widespread heat wave hitting many regions. Temperatures topped 90s in Albany Philadelphia and Jacksonville, with Little Rock at 102 the highest in the country. Officials attribute the heat to a high pressure area over the south and a low over the north, forecasting continued warmth toward the Mississippi River and westward to the coast, with possible thunderstorm relief in some areas.
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Albany
Philadelphia
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Jacksonville
Montgomery
Ala
Miss
Little Rock
Ork
Memphis
Indiana
Oswego
Cleveland
Springfield
Ill
St. Kansas City
Fort Dodge
Phoenix
Ariz
Extreme Heat Bakes Wisconsin and Midwest Regions
AUKEE Aug 6 extreme heat sweeps Wisconsin and Northern Michigan with 96 to 102 degree readings and severe windstorms. Racine loses a 66 year old man to prostration. Mrs A J Ramsay also hurt and in critical condition. Milwa factories close amid heat. Escanaba reports damage to the Chicago Western viaduct. St Louis records the day’s peak thermometer at 98 in shade.
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Michigan
Aukee
Wisconsin
Northgan
Racineichsen
A. J. Ramsay
Milwal
Marinette
Northern
Escanaba
Chicago Western Viaduct
Montana Republicans Reach Compromise on Ticket
In Berkeley Friday night, a secret Montana Republican conference led by Senator Lee Mantle debated the Bryan stance. A compromise was adopted: at the state convention the ticket would be nominated first, then silver Republicans would withdraw, allowing gold Republicans to field McKinley electors while preserving party unity.
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McKinley
Berre
Mon
Lee Mantle
State Republican Central Committee
Mantle
Hartman
Bryan
Sanders
Powers
Visited the Queen by Li Hung Chang at Osborne House
Li Hung Chang the Chinese envoy traveled to Osborne House Isle of Wight and met the queen with national honors as the royal yacht Albert arrived at Cowes. He was received by Prince of Wales Duke of York and Lord Salisbury and spoke in Chinese, translated by his son. The queen bowed and welcomed the envoy noting the long journey and mutual goodwill with the Chinese emperor.
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London
Li Hung Chang
Osborne House
Isle of Wight
Albert
Cowes
Prince of Wales
Duke of York
Lord Salisbury
Viscount Li
Many Delegates Present At Catholic Total Abstinence Union Meet
In St Louis the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America began its 26th annual convention in the Auditorium with Rev. James M. Cleary of Minneapolis presiding. About 1,000 delegates attended the daytime session, followed by routine business and a public evening demonstration featuring Governor Stone and Mayor Walbridge among others.
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St. Louis
Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America
James M. Cleary
Minneapolis
Cleary
Professor Winchell vanishes from Park College
Kansas Orry reports professor W. Winchell holder of the Greek chair at Park College Parkville Missouri has disappeared after a vacation in the East. The last communication was a Cincinnati letter a week ago stating he was ailing. Since then no word has come from him.
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Kansas Orry
W. Winchell
Park College
Parkville
Cincinnati
Winchell
Badger Republicans Open State Convention Without Governor Nominee
Mid week, Aug 6, Wisconsin Republican state convention adjourned after nominating speeches with no vote on the governor contest. Names presented include Robert M. La Follette and others. platform endorses St Louis principles, sound currency and protective tariff. Hoard defends La Follette candidacy and denies Bennett law ties.
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State Central Committee
A. Lamoreaux
Ashland
Lamoreaux
Wisconsin
William McKinley
St. Louis
Michael Griffin
Eau Claire
Committee of Resolutions
A. R. Hall
Griffin
Committee On
Hall
Robert M. la Follette
Dane
Ira B. Bradford
Emil Baensch
Manitowoc
Eugene 8. Elliott
C. E. Estabrook
Milwaukee
Edward Scofield
Oconto
Mr. la Follette
W. D. Hoard
Opened the Campaign Milwaukee Mass Meeting
Milwaukee August 6 The Republican campaign in Wisconsin opened with a mass meeting at the Exposition seven thousand attendees heard Senator Thurston Fowler Mason address the crowd The state convention drew hundreds to the city and the Wisconsin Editorial association meeting filled with nearly all the state newspaper workers The speakers were warmly received and applauded.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Thurston
Nebraska
Charles M. Fowler
New Jersey
William C. Mason
Illinois
Wisconsin Editorial Association
Osage Election Sees Half Breed Candidate Elected Chief
Saucy Chief, backed by the half breeds, wins the Osage Nation chief position after a fiercely contested race. The half breeds also claim a council majority including John Palmer, a noted progressive. The result shifts governance toward supporters of allotments and U.S. citizenship.
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Pawnveskte
I. T
John Palmer
Osages
United States
Waiting for populists fusion terms delay Kansas party plan
Kansas Democrats press for a straight fusion at Abilene with Dem electors to be taken and Populists to receive the state ticket. Delegates mob the station as the joint committee travels to Abilene amid speculation the Populists may demand an electoral ticket share and threaten a breakdown if not met.
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Kansas City
Star
Hutchinson
Kan
Abilene
Democratic Conference Committee
Conference Committee
Conferees Cannot Reach Accord In Kansas Conventions
Abilene Kan Aug 6 Democratic and Populist state convention conferees met after midnight without agreement. A second joint conference is planned for the morning to keep the coalition talks alive.
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Abilene
Kan
Missouri Democrats Name Ticket At State Convention
Jefferson City Mo Aug 6 The Democratic state convention endorsed the Chicago platform and Bryan and Sewall backing free coinage of silver at 16 to 1 and making silver legal tender for all debts The administration is commended Senator West spoke D M Williams nominated Lon V Stevens for governor after a five ballot fight for lieutenant governor A H Bolte chosen for lieutenant governor and A O Le Sueur held as secretary of state Ticket to be completed after adjournment
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Jefferson City
Chicago
Bryan
Sewall
West
D. M. Williams
Boonville
Lon V. Stevens
Cooper
James R. Waddill
St. Louis
David Ball
Pike
Mr. Stevens
A. H. Bolte
Franklin County
A. O. le Sueur
Lafayette County
Populist State Convention in Hastings Forges Fusion Terms
Hastings Neb Aug 6 The Populist state convention meets in session amid long wrangling over fusion terms. Governor Holcomb is renominated for governor by acclamation with John Z Harris as lieutenant governor. A conference committee fails to arrange sharing the ticket with Democrats, who are endorsed by their president. An all night session is expected to complete the ticket.
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Neb
Holcomb
John Z. Harris
Central Committee
SQUIRE COMES OUT
A Seattle committee of Dr. W. Calhoun Colonel George G. Lyon and Hon. John Wirey reports Senator Squire supports free silver and will back Bryan and Sewall after confirming his position in New York during the campaign.
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Seattle
Wash
W. Calhoun
George G. Lyon
John Wirey
Henry M. Teller Club
United States
Squire
New York
Bryan
Sewall
Britain Brazil Trinidad Island Sovereignty Talks
Reuters Telegram reports that Britain’s acknowledgment of Brazilian sovereignty over Trinidad Island is premature. It notes a Brazil-friendly solution is not impossible but stresses the statements are not yet established by reliable sources.
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London
Aug
Reuters Telegram Company
Great Britain
Brazil
Trinidad
Robbers Target Stores In Winnipeg Career Scheme
Winnipeg observers report a coordinated scheme by boys and clerks to steal goods from employers and ship them to a central hub for disposal. The plan is said to have operated for some time, with ongoing activity suspected across multiple stores.
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Winnipeg
Locate New Indian Schools in Chamberlain and Rapid City
Washington Aug 6 Inspector Mc Laughlin of the Indian bureau to select sites for two new Indian boarding schools near Chamberlain and Rapid City 8 D Each will cost 25000 dollars
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McLaughlin
The
Indian Bureau
Chamberlain
Rapid City
Manitoba Wheat Loss From Sunday Wind Storm
Winyairee Aug. 6 It is estimated by grain men that the prospective wheat crop of Manitoba has been reduced 2,060,000 bushels by Sundays wind storm. The crops in have been entirely damaged or destroyed in many districts.
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Manitoba
Pingree Leads in Bitter Michigan Gubernatorial Row
At the Michigan Republican state convention in Graxp Raptds Detroit Mayor Pingree leads the struggle for the governor nomination though short of a first ballot majority. The body adjourned after a heated debate over seating St Clair county delegations and parliamentary rulings.
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Graxp
Mich
Pingree
Detroit
D. M. Ferry
State Central Committee
Committee On Credentials
St. Clair County
St. Clair
Committee On
Giddings
Cadillac
Bliss
River erosion threatens Vermillion as Missouri cuts in
Vermillion South Dakota August 6 The Missouri River cut resumed near Vermillion after a weeks lull. The rapid earth tumbling into the water risks engulfing the town within weeks unless caving is checked.
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Missouri
Minnesota official visits Bryan home in Lincouln Neb
Lieutenant Governor Frank Day of Minnesota, a Republican who supports free silver, called at the Bryan home in Lincouln Nebraska during the day. He has been nominated for Congress by Democrats and Populists in his district.
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Lincouln
Neb
Bryan
Frank Day
Minnesota
Free Silver Movement
Ex Governor T Anthony Dead in Topeka August report
Topeka Kansas August 6 ex governor T Anthony died after a three week illness He served as Kansas governor from 1877 to 1879 and later was appointed superintendent of insurance by Governor Bill remaining in that office until his death.
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Topeka
Kan
T. Anthony
Kansas
Bill
Results on the Diamond Western and National Leagues
Western League results from Columbus Detroit Indianapolis Grand Rapids and Detroit with scores Kansas City St Paul Milwaukee and Minneapolis. Standings list St Paul Indianapolis Minneapolis Kansas City Detroit Milwaukee Grand Rapids Columbus. National League results include Brooklyn Philadelphia Baltimore New York Louisville Pittsburg with club percentages and positions.
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Kansas City
Detroit
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Grand Rapids
Minneapolis
National League
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Philadelphia
Baltimore
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Cleveland
Chicago
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St. Louis
Populists Seek Fusion With Democrats for National Ticket
Aug 6 Pirrspure The Dispatch reports County Chairman Leslie says talks are under way to fuse the Populists and Democrats on the national ticket. Populists would withdraw Watson and Sewall, allowing executive committees to pick a mutually acceptable candidate. If Sewall resigns Watson would follow. Leslie says the Populist committee would back Sibley, with a decision by Aug 12 when New York will be notified.
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Dispatch
Leslie
Jones
Watson
Sewall
Sibley
Tangle
New York
Central committee meeting forms sound money Democrats network
Fifteen of the nineteen Minnesota state central committee members attended the first meeting in the New York Life building. The executive committee was instructed to organize the party across the state, forming county committees and clubs as needed.
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St. Paul
Minnesota
Sound Money Democrats
New York
Populist Convention Endorses Omaha and St Louis Platforms
Pennsylvania Populists meet in Pittsburg on August 6 and endorse the Omaha and St Louis platforms. They back the St Louis convention's nomination of Bryan and Watson as part of their resolutions.
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Omaha
St. Louis
Bryan
Watson
Miss Cecilia Charles Escapes Detention in Havana Cuba
Miss Cecilia Charles, a writer on Spanish American topics, arrived by steamer from Havana to New York Aug 6 claiming authorities sought to detain her as an emissary of the Cuban insurgents. She faced a forced stay in a Havana prison before slipping away through the rear of a house and fleeing on a long, sunlit trek with no food or drink for a day.
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New York
Cecilia Charles
Washington
Havana
Miss Charles
Cuba
Bayas
Charles
Revolutionary Party
United States
Won On Pong Arrives in Seattle En Route to Washington
Won On Pong, Li Hung Chang’s first secretary, traveled from Victoria with an interpreter and body servant, arriving in Seattle on August 6. The official, described as nearly six feet tall and about 200 pounds, plans to proceed to San Francisco and then Washington.
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Li Hung Chang
Seattle
Wash
Won On Pong
Victoria
San Francisco
Washington
Legislature Ranks By Party After Elections
Reports show the Alabama legislature with the house at 74 Democrats, 17 Populists and 9 in doubt while the senate stands 12 Democrats, 4 Populists and 1 doubtful.
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Brimmingham
Ala
House
Senate
Nebraska State League of Republicans Convention Opens
The Nebraska Republican League held its annual convention in Lincoln on August 6 with about 2,000 delegates in attendance, Frank Collins presiding as president.
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Nebraska Republican League
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska State League of Republicans
Frank Collins
Lacey Named for Reelection by Iowa Sixth District
Orrumwa Iowa August 6 At the Sixth district Republican convention Congressman John F Lacey of Oskaloosa was unanimously chosen for another term.
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Orrumwa
Iowa
John F. Lacey
Oskaloosa
Prohibitionists Meet in New Hampshire State Convention
New Hampshire Prohibitionists convened with key members from Goxcorp and the party's NH chapter in attendance. The gathering focused on organizing efforts and strategy for the upcoming election season amid party factions and regional concerns.
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New Hampshire
Goxcorp
N. H
Aue
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