Kansas City Bribes Over Convention Date Cause Panic
Kansas City frets over a $50,000 gold brick and a possible clash with Bryan's Independence Day events. Railroads warn they cannot handle expected crowds on July 4, pressing plans to delay or move the Democratic convention. Local leaders seek Vice-Chairman Stone's help to shift dates, while hotel rates soar for the convention week.
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Bryan
Jewett
Missouri Pacific
Stone
National Committee
Judge Townsend
Oregon
Washington
New York
Baltimore
Gas Blast Wrecks Chandler Street Dry Goods Store
A gas burner explosion at 6:19 pm destroyed Clara J. Ginn’s dry goods store at 100 Chandler Street and ignited a blaze spreading to the second floor occupied by Mary J. Foote. Estimated total loss about 6000 dollars, Ginn’s 4000 and Foote’s half of that.
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Clara J. Ginn
Chandler Street
Mary J. Foote
Weather outlook for New England and eastern New York
Fair and continued cold in New England and eastern New York on Tuesday and Wednesday. Tuesday brings increasing cloudiness and diminishing westerly winds with warmer conditions on Wednesday.
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Washington
New England
New York Fair
Republican Convention Plans Active in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on February 26 the Republican national convention's social program takes shape. The allied Republican clubs executive committee, representing all city clubs, handles arrangements and details as planning accelerates.
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Allied Republican Clubs
Man Dies After Train Collision in Somerville
A laboring man about 40 is killed when struck by an inbound passenger train near Dane street crossing Somerville. He dies in a police ambulance before reaching hospital. identity and home presumed to be Abrams of the South End, Boston. A Chinese laundry check and pawn ticket link the victim to M Abrams. Body awaiting identification at KF M Wilson undertakers.
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Fitchburg
Somerville
Park Street
Somerville Hospital
Charles KB. Mongan
KF. M. Wilson
Cross Street
Mast Somerville
Subway Loan Company
Shawmut Avenue
Boston
M. Abrams
Abrams
Rollins Street
South End
Boy Hit by Horse Injures 11 Year Old in Wall Street Incident
Joseph Rosenstein an 11 year old resident of 62 Lowell Street was knocked down at 6 pm in front of 50 Wall Street by a horse owned by G B Govard of 6 and 7 Blackstone Street causing a serious spinal injury.
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Joseph Rosenstein
Lowell Street
Wall Street
G. B. Govard
Blackstone Street
Three men arrested for fire at Kemble Street stable
Anthony J. Connell 37 of 29 Adams Street Frederick F. Drury 21 of 16 Dewey Street and Peter J. McGuinness 25 of 20 Flagg Street were arrested by Division 9 officers on charges of setting fire to John Harrington’s two-and-a-half story wooden stable at 74 Kemble Street. The blaze was reported at 4 15 Friday with a second alarm three minutes later. flames were extinguished with $25 loss before the second crew arrived. Harrington says Connell has had prior trouble over a horse.
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Division 9
Anthony J. Connell
Adams Street
Frederick F. Drury
Dewey Street
Peter J. McGuinness
Flagg Street
John Harrington
Kemble Street
Kemble Street. At 4:15 Lags Friday An Alarm Was Turned In From Box Sil
Flarrington
Harrington
Connell
UT President Dabney named to Paris Exposition committee
Dr. Charles W. Dabney president of the University of Tennessee has received notice from the French government of his appointment as a member of the committee on international awards at the Paris Exposition. He will consider the matter.
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Dabney
The
University of Tennessee
Committee On Awards
Knoxville
Tenn
Charles W. Dabney
Republicans Narrow Porto Rico Tariff Bill Faces Vote
At a House Republican caucus on the Porto Rican tariff bill leaders said the President backs its constitutionality and the measure will pass with minimal opposition. Amendments limit the act to revenue for Puerto Rico and a two year window with duties reduced to 1 6 percent, while McCall Littlefield and Lorimer resist.
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House
Messrs. McCall
Massachusetts
Littlefield
Maine
Lorimer
Illinois
Crumpacker
Indiana
Cannon
Ways and Means Committee
Porto Rico
Ways and Metuas
McCall
White House
Payne
New York
General Shattuck
Ohio
Shattuck
Corliss
Michigan
Mr. Payne
Grow
Pennsylvania
Marsh
Republican Standard
Jettlefield
H. C. Smith
Henderson
Canton
Porto Rican tariff bill debate extends into tomorrow night
In Washington today the general debate on the Porto Rican tariff bill was extended to tomorrow night. Attention focused on conferences among Republican leaders and dissenters as discussions continued.
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Washington
Republi
British report on Cronje a Boer army near Bloemfontein
London reports a large Boer force gathering at Bloemfontein as General Cronje delays Lord Roberts to fortify a strong position. The strategy aims to thwart the British advance, with Cronje likely to strike the investing lines and retreat to the fortified position. Guns once with Cronje reportedly vanished before the retreat.
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Bloemfontein
Orange Free State
Cronje
Roberts
South Africa
Magersfontein
Kimberley
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Minetto Shade Cloth Company
Minetto
John Breggan
Silver Street
F. F. Drury
P.J. McGuinness
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House Republicans’ Caucus
McKinley
Ted Cronje
Buller
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Mig Clothier
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