Revolutionists Win in Paraguay and Form New Government
Buenos Ayres reports a Paraguayan revolution success with the overthrow of the past regime. Emiliano Gonzales Naveiro named president, cabinet includes Manuel Gondra and Eusebio Ayala. Former ministers seek refuge. street fighting damaged many buildings. casualties now estimated under 500. Telegraph lines expected to restart soon.
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Buenos Ayres
Paraguay
Tnofficial
Manuel Gondra
Eusebio Ayala
Alviro Jara
Adolfo Riculme
Manuel Franco
Liberal
Colorado
Mel Benitz
Cecilio Baez
General Rios
Adolfo Soloer
Carlos Isasi
Asuncion
Ready for Their Journey Across the Pacific
The Atlantic fleet of sixteen battleships sails from San Francisco for a world cruise led by the Connecticut under Rear Admiral C. B. Sperry. After visiting Honolulu and Australian ports, it will go to Manila, then return to Hampton Roads two weeks after completing an around-the-world voyage. The fleet, recently reassembled after loading at Mare Island, is in better condition than when it left Hampton Roads last December.
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Hampton Roads
Atlantic Fleet
Honolus
Golden Gate
Flower
Connecticut
C. 8. Sperry
Honolulu
Aukland
Sydney
Melbourne
Manila
Atlantic
Globe
Kearsarge
Mare Island Navy Yard
Man-of-Warrow
Sperry
Allies Strive To Rally Opposition At Denver Convention
Denver July 6 delegates pour into the city as bands escort arrivals and leaders discuss strategies to galvanize opposition to Bryan. Key figures include Mayor Dahlman and Charles W. Bryan guiding the Bryan camp while allies push for a strong ticket with possible picks like Gray Mitch ell Towne and Gompers present among diverse delegates.
Husband fatally shoots wife then kills himself in orchard
In Reynoldsville Pennsylvania July the bodies of Reed B. Brocius and his wife were found in an orchard. Authorities say Brocius shot his wife before turning the gun on himself. They had stopped at L D Perkins home when Mrs Brocius fell ill and the dispute escalated.
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Reynoldsville
Reed B. Brocius
Brocius
Drowning of Thompson and Day Boys in Superior Bay
In Superior Wisconsin on July 6 George Thompson aged ten and Percy Day aged thirteen were drowned in Superior bay after Day ventured out on a raft to rescue Thompson. George Thompson left the raft and both boys failed to return. Their bodies were recovered.
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Superior
Wis
George Thompson
Percy Day
Superior Bay
Hitle Thompson
Bishop Potter Improves Amid Illness in Cooperstown
Cooperstown reports Bishop Henry Codman Potter seriously ill from stomach and liver trouble. Doctors see improving condition and increased hope for recovery after he made gains Saturday night.
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Cooperstown
N. Y
Henry Codman Potter
Bryan war of words with Colonel Guffey in reply
Denver July 6 Colonel J M Guffey of Pennsylvania issued a reply to Mr Bryan challenging Bryan's claims of conspiracy against his delegates. Guffey says the Pennsylvania convention voted against endorsing Bryan and cites Bryan's Pittsburg appearance and ticket against regular candidates. He accuses Bryan of political interference in other states and defends his own leadership as not a boss despite Bryan calling him so.
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Hosa
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Nominated for president by Socialist Labor Party
New York July 6 candidates for president and vice president of the United States were nominated at the national convention. The ticket lists Martin R. Preston of Nevada for president and Donald Munro of Virginia for vice president. Preston was nominated unanimously. Daniel de Leon praised him as an honest working man, noting Preston is jailed in Goldfield for a 190? shooting during a strike.
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Towne
Mitchell
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Gompers
Socialist Labor Party
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Nevada
Donald Munro
Virginia
Preston
Daniel de Leon
Goldfield
New
Preston Nomination Rally Prompts Constitutional Debate
The speaker asserts the nominee acted as protector of girls and enraged a restaurant keeper named Silver. Preston is criticized for age not meeting presidential requirements, but the claim hinges on working class electing him. A telegram notified Preston of his nomination while Munro is set for a Cooper Union ratification meeting. The platform calls for a cooperative commonwealth replacing plantless production and industrial conflict.
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de Leon
Preston
United States
Munro
Cooper Union
Cooperative Commonwealth
Illinois Man Murdered in Springfield Vigilante Tension
In Springfield Illinois on July 6 a hoisting engineer named Ballard was stabbed to death in his home after waking to find a negro intruder on his daughter's bed. Ballard died at the hospital after eleven knife wounds. Joseph James was arrested and later beaten by a mob before police intervened.
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Springfield
C. A. Ballard
Joseph James
Ballard
Blanche
James
Nelson Defeats Gans For World Lightweight Title
San Francisco July 5 Battling Nelson won the world lightweight title from Joe Gans at Gold Field Nev. He knocked out Gans in seven teeth rounds after a desperate battle. Nelson fought from start to finish, moved ceaselessly, pressed and never yielded ground, wearing down the veteran champion with bulldog tenacity and stamina.
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Nelson
Goldfield
Nev
Joe Gans
National conventions shaped presidential selection through history
Charles Wadsworth Camp traces how caucus nominating gave way to national conventions from 1824 onward. He notes the 1824 Crawford clash, Van Buren’s 1831 Baltimore convention, and the evolution of two thirds rules and party practices that transformed how presidents and vice presidents were chosen.
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William H. Crawford
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Crawford
Clay
Calhoun
Jackson
John Quincy Adams
Adams
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Henry Clay
Andrew Jackson
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Metropolitan Magazine
One Alternative: Dogs Pampered While Servants Relate
A cynic notes lavish pet care in New York with canine surgeries and wardrobes. At a caller’s visit, a fat butler named Harrison balks at walking Fido, and the mistress insists the servant follow Fi to satisfy the pampered dog.
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New York
Harrison
Fido
Leaving Home Encouragement for Young Men to Work Abroad
Frederic Shelford B Sc urges young men aged twenty five to thirty five to travel to distant countries. He argues that visiting abroad to learn languages see new sights and experience ventures frees them from home life restrictions and offers valuable opportunities for work and growth.
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Frederic Shelford
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