Bryan and Bryan Party Targeted by Pickpockets at Chautauqua Tour
Report from Jamestown New York notes Mr and Mrs Bryan attended church and spoke at Celeron Lakewood and Ripley with Norman E Mack as host. A massive crowd at Celeron led to pockets being picked by an organized gang. Two victims lost pocketbooks and watches as the Bryans traveled toward Cleveland.
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Jamestown
N. Y
Bryan
First Presbyterian Church
G. M. Colville
Celeron
Lake Chautauqua
Sherman House
Lakewood
Chautauqua
A. M. Sherman
Toledo
Norman E. Mack
Buffalo
Kent House
Bryans
Chautauqua Lake
Ripley
Lake Shore
Cleveland
Slawson’s Grove
Knowlesville
Boies Campaign Speech Opens Democratic Push in Waterloo
Ex Governor Horace Boies addressed a large East Side Park crowd detailing the gold versus silver monetary issue. He argued depreciation of farm prices hurts Western farmers and cited Iowa data showing corn costs above market price, urging bimetallism as relief and warning against a national gold standard.
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Waterloo
Iowa
East Side
Horace Boies
Boies
McKinley
New York
Chicago
Congress
Labor leader leaves Cleveland for New York after trip
Isaac Cowen chairman of the Cleveland Central Labor Union warns against McKinley’s manager Mark Hanna before departing for New York. He has been in the city two weeks supporting locked-out Brown Hoisting Works employees and reiterates his charges as he heads east.
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Isaac Cowen
Cleveland Central Labor Union
Brown
New York City
McKinley
Mark Hanna
Manna
Wages Debate At Globe Shipbuilding Sparks Vote Pressure
The Globe Shipbuilding Company faced wage talks with workers. Mr Hanna allegedly offered to raise pay to $1.75 per day if employees voted for McKinley, otherwise wages would stay at $1.34. The report cites Mr Cowen detailing the committee’s discussion and threats.
Cambridge Prohibitionists Back Republican Ticket
Cambridge Prohibitionists met at Temple of Honor Hall with Deacon Edward Kendall chairing and A. J. Bailey as secretary. They authorized 34 delegates to the state convention and favored backing the Republican presidential and congressional nominees, while a minority urged maintaining party unity by supporting its own national ticket.
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Prohibitionists
Cambridge
Temple of Honor Hall
Temple Street
Edward Kendall
A. J. Bailey
Bailey
Prohibition Party
Quinn Backing Fitzgerald in Suffolk Delegations
Senator Quinn, running in the fourth Suffolk district, told a Post reporter Ward 7 will unite for Fitzgerald in renomination at the congressional convention. Ward 9 also pledges support, making Fitzgerald’s nomination in the regular Democratic convention an assured fact.
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Quinn
Senate
Suffolk
Post
Ward 7
Fitzgerald
Ward 9
Bakers Indorse Krebs by Bakers and Confectioners Union No 4
Bakers Union No 4 met largely at 16 Howard Street and endorsed Representative F H Krebs for reelection. A resolution thanked Krebs for his Legislature actions to secure better sanitary inspection of bakeries.
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Bakers’ and Confectioners’ Union No. 4
Howard Street
F. H. Krebs
Krebs
Somerville Police Captain Reports New Gold Mine Discovery
Captain Robert Perry exhibits a gold bearing specimen from a mine in his back yard in East Somerville. The vein is said to connect with the West Somerville strike near the Tufts estate and may outproduce the nearby mine as workers dig along the underground ledge. Perry plans kitchen enlargement requiring blasting as he renovates 15 Oliver Street. Local men confirm optimism about the find.
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Somerville
Robert Perry
West Somerville
Tufts
Captain Perry
Oliver Street
East Somerville
Monster centipede spotted at Crescent Beach park office
A large centipede allegedly landed on a park officer at Crescent Beach yesterday morning. The creature is described as over three inches long with horn-like appendages and extends possibly six inches in length, suggesting an escapee from a private house. It reportedly remains active at night.
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Metropolitan Park Polt
Crescent Beach
Viceroy Li Hung Chang Visits Grant Mausoleum Site
Li Hung Chang and suite arrived at Riverside and Morningside drives to view the Grant mausoleum. He laid a wreath on the iron casket, bowed, and thanked Colonel Grant and U S Grant junior. The party toured Central Park and the Waldorf, meeting Mrs. Grant before leaving aboard the Dolphin for further travels.
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LI Hung Chang
General Grant
Riverside
N. Y
Morningside
Governor's Island
A.S. Grant
Riverside Drive
Fred Grant
U. S. Grant
Lo Fung Lu
Ruger
Horace Porter
J. J. McCook
J. H. Seward
Mills
Lord Li
Grant
America
John Russell Young
Morningside Park
Central Park
Fifth Avenue
Colonel Grant
Lerge
Dolphin
West Point
Ypsilanti Specific Co Remedies Offered to GIs
The Ypsilanti Specific Co invites druggists and grocers to supply their remedy in any quantity at regular price and promises direct delivery if a dealer cannot supply it. Send name and address by mail to 1104 Bread Street.
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Ypsilanti Specific CO
Diplomats Demand End to Atrocities in Constantinople
Foreign diplomats in Constantinople issued a note to the sultan amid Armenian massacres and house burnings. They warned of grave consequences if violence continued, while the city remained quiet and residents faced decisions on tomorrow’s illumination. Six Armenians were arrested after last night’s gunfire and bombings in Galata.
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Constantinople
Yildiz
Galata
Credit Lyonnaise
Tobacco Regie
Armenian Bank Siege Hosts Hostage Interview in London
Constantinople dispatch says Barker, not Governor Vincent, was held by Armenian captors who took the Ottoman Bank. They claim origins in Macedonia and threaten to attack the Porte and Patriarchate, blow the Voivoida station, and seize Credit Lyonnais, while insisting on 1889 reforms and autonomy for one province.
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London
Constantinople
Barker
Vincent
Macedonia
Porte
Patriarchate
Voivoida
Credit Lyonnaise
Conventions Roll Ready as Florida Delegation Supports Cleveland
The Democratic national committee completes the temporary roll for the upcoming convention with 41 states expected to participate. Florida officially backs Grover Cleveland with a banner order for the delegation, while talks hint at a Bragg Buckner ticket and potential electoral college impact.
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Wilson
National Committee
National Democratic Party
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Texas
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Delaware
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Nebraska
New Hampshire
Virginia
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New York
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Mississippi
Montana
Idaho
Wyoming
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Utah
Messrs. Ehrich
Fellows
Breckinridge
Eckels
Outhwaite
Grover Cleveland
Arthur Meigs
Cleveland
Bynum
Bradford
Bragg
Buckner
Mystery on Breakwater: Woman Found Dead After Struggle
A woman’s body was found on the breakwater with signs of a fierce struggle. Autopsy found fatal wounds from blunt force and a fall, while investigators scrutinize alibis, receipts, and sightings to determine if foul play or accident caused the death. Police pursue leads, including a husband’s past crime and a possible sighting near Nahant.
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Marshal Wells
Donahoe
Wells
Marshal
Ringwood
Nahant
East Lynn
Thomas Feeney
Adams Street
Lynn
Timothy Leonard
Pine Street
Brockton
John E. Smith
Inspector Rowe
Arthur Newcomb
Ocean Street
Democrats Convene in Syracuse for Sound Money Delegates
Influential New York Democrats gather in Syracuse to select 68 delegates and four at large for a sound money convention. The reform group underwrites the event, with most Assembly districts represented, and the platform will back a single gold standard and Cleveland’s administration. Likely delegates include Roswell P. Flower Edward M. Shepard Hewitt and John G. Milburn.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Sound Money
New York State
Democratic Party Reform Organization
Cleveland
Roswell P. Flower
Edward M. Shepard
Hewitt
New York City
John G. Milburn
Buffalo
Footpad Gangs Rob Newton Man On Brighton Road
A 30 year old Newton resident Stansii Golls was robbed of about 60 to 66 dollars by two men on a Chestnut Hill car near the Chestnut Hill Reservoir. He was knocked unconscious after a drink invitation and left on the roadside with injuries. Police cite a similar prior street robbery within 300 yards last week.
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Newton
Brighton
Chestnut Hill
Stansii Golls
Chestnut Street
Newton Upper Falls
Boston
Boston & Albany
Beacon Street
Golls
Reservoir Lane
Fatal kick ends life of veteran Sayward in Fall River
Edward Miller stole a horse and wagon belonging to Owen Barry and, during transport to the central station, assaulted driver Valorous C. Sayward, kicking him in the stomach. Sayward, 50, a war veteran, died at 1 o'clock today. a widow and four children survive. The kick is believed to have aggravated a chronic ailment.
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Fall River
Edward Miller
Owen Barry
Miller
Central Station
C. Sayward
Sayward
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