Where They Stand in the 1900 Republican and Bryan Contests
Frederick B. Lynch and Josiah Marvel issue statements on Governor Johnson and Judge Gray noting Johnson’s name will appear at the convention despite unlikely votes outside Minnesota while Gray’s name remains eligible and not withdrawn. Massachusetts delegates will back Bryan and conference on the vice presidency is in abeyance as Governor Douglas cannot run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Minnesota
Frederick B. Lynch
Judge Gray
Bryan
Gray
Josiah Marvel
Massachusetts
W. J. Bryan
Douglas
John W. Coughlin
National Committee
Funny Hats and High Bar Hype at Denver Convention
Denver reporters chronicle a lively summer scene during the Democratic gathering. Eastern visitors wear eclectic headgear while locals joke about the wind and the great half block bar at the Hotel Albany. J. Ignatius Dunn, a modest yet vocal Bryan supporter, mingles with delegates as Western families arrive with lunch boxes and quirky badges from Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Rocky Mountain
United States
Albany
East
West
Mrs. Haskell Dominates Oklahoma Governor's Persona Abroad
Denver dispatch notes Mrs. Haskell as the Oklahoma governor’s wife and political influencer who opposes woman suffrage, claims authority over the gubernatorial circle, and jokes about pardoning powers while praising her husband’s leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Haskell
Oklahoma
Bell Dodges Washouts to Reach Denver
Temporary Chairman Theodore A. Bell and reporters left Lincoln for Denver after rail lines failed due to floods. A special Rock Island train will carry Bell from Rokeby area to meet the Colorado express in Kansas City, aiming to arrive in Denver four hours before the convention opening. General Manager Melcher ordered arrival on time, even if the train is split.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln, Neb
Theodore A. Bell
Bryan
Denver
Lincoln
Rock Island
Rokeby
Neb
Bell
Convention's New Blood Highlighted in National Spotlight
The upcoming convention will feature little known national figures rising to prominence. From New England come George Fred Williams and Alexander Troup along with Archibald McNeal, while Bryan supporters include Murphy in the East. West harvests Tom Johnson and Judson Harmon, and Indiana leans on John W. Kearn as Bryan’s key ally. Illinois showcases Roger C. Sullivan Carroll C. Boggs Edward F. Dunne M. F. Dunlap. Iowa leans on Wade and Jerry B. Sullivan, with Theodore Bell on the Pacific Coast. Oklahoma backs Governor Charles N. Haskell as chairman of the resolutions committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
New England
George Fred Williams
Massachusetts
Alexander Troup
Bryan
Archibald McNeal
State Senate
Connecticut
Tammany Tiger
Murphy
Jacksonville
Wade
Jerry B. Sullivan
Iowa
Pacific Coast
Theodore Bell
Congress
California
Oklahoma
Charles N. Haskell
Resolutions Committee
Johnson Plan Fuels Fourth Term Bid For 1912
Denver July 6 A Johnson presidential boom outline from headquarters claims the strategy is to let Bryan secure the 1908 nomination. Johnson would stump for Bryan, Bryan defeated, Johnson then withdraw to lecture tours and reemerge as the likely candidate for 1912. The plan relies on Bryan’s political downfall and a revived Johnson bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Johnson
F. B. Lynch
J. H. Knappen
Bryan
Frank P. Day
Minnesota State Central Committee
Minnesota
United States
Vermont Delegation Chooses National Committeeman
After three hours of balloting the Vermont eight member delegation named Thomas H. Brown as national committeeman on the 76th ballot. H. C. Cummings was his opponent. James E. Burke plans a protest charging Peter McGettyrick withheld a vote enabling Brown. The clash deepens the rift between Vermont party factions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
Vermont
Thomas H. Brown
H. C. Cummings
National Committee
James E. Burke
Peter McGetterick
Mr. Brown
Polls Hint Bryan Leads On First Ballot In Democratic Nominating Fight
Canvass of state delegations shows Bryan's first ballot support strong with 889 counted as sure or probable. Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Massachusetts pledged solidly for Bryan, boosting his tally by 22 from prior estimates. Johnson and Gray delegates oppose Bryan, with several undecided. Murphy calls for Tammany support to shift to Bryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
Bryan
Gray
Charles F. Murphy
Johnson
New York
Tammany
Boys Drown While Fishing Near Middleborough
In Middleboro July 6 Albert Kelley eight and Kenneth Sturtevant seven died after falling into the Nemasket River while fishing from a rock. Both boys were retrieved by grappling irons with Sturtevant fully clothed and Kelley in a bathing suit. About 200 residents aided in the search as the bodies were recovered near the raft by early evening and later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleboro
Kenneth Sturtevant
Nemasket
Albert Kelley
Sturtevant
Kelley
Edgar Sturtevant
John Kelley
Mrs Longworth faces hat ban at Democratic gathering
Denver readers report Mrs Nicholas Longworth arriving amid plans for extravagant gowns and a hat ban. The auditorium sets rules forbidding hats while Birmingham social figure Mrs John W Tomlinson plans to wear a dramatic gown to rival the Longworth spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
Nicholas Longworth
Chicago
Auditorium
Longworth
Callahan Named Chairman of Credentials Committee
Denver July 6 George Fred Williams signals a shift as Christopher Callahan of Holyoke Mass is named Massachusetts member and likely chairman of the credentials committee at the national Democratic convention If true Williams may not chair the resolutions committee and Massachusetts would not hold two chairmanships
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Resolutions Committee
Denver
Col
Bryan
George Fred Williams
Christopher Callahan
Holyoke
Mass
Callahan
Massachusetts
Cleveland’s Picture Gone in Denver
In Denver a Kansas artist Kassebaum brought two oil portraits of Bryan and Cleveland for display at the Albany Hotel. When Bryan’s Parker-Cleveland clash erupted, the Cleveland painting was hidden on an ash heap, leaving only the Bryan portrait visible to callers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Bryan
Cleveland
Atchison, Kan
Kassebaum
Albany
Parker- Cleveland
Allies End Opposition to Bryan at Denver Meeting
Allies who had been maneuvering against Bryan decide to quit the fight citing New York's refusal to back the anti Bryan side. Bryan is projected to secure the Democratic nomination on the first ballot with a large margin, with 825 definite votes and 59 probable votes totaling 834.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
New York
William Jennings Bryan
Lincoln
Democratic Party
Bryan
Taft Plays Ball With Senators and Correspondents
In Hot Springs Virginia on July 6 William H. Taft the Republican presidential candidate joined a game with Senator Murray Crane Representative Burke John C. Eversman Burton Lawrence McKinley Beveridge and Taft himself against newspaper correspondents. Taft and Beveridge discussed Indiana politics as two colored boys fielded well. The statesmen won 14 to 11 after eight innings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
William H. Taft
Murray Crane
Senator Crane
Representative Burke
Pennsylvania
John C. Eversman
McKinley
Burton
Ohio
Lawrence
Massachusetts
Representative McKinley
Senator Beveridge
Taft
Beveridge
Indiana
Bryan Aids On Platform In Denver
Governor Haskell chairs the resolutions committee as work on the platform proceeds in Denver. The tariff plank is debated and framed to favor tariff for revenue with no discrimination. Bryan's memorandum prompts revisions on injunctions in labor disputes and other key issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Haskell
Resolutions Committee
Democratic Party
G W. Brown
Lincoln
Nebraska
Mr. Bryan
Plea for Irish Plank
Humphrey O Sullivan's resolution expresses regret at Ireland's failed bid for legislative independence and America's sympathy for Irish home rule. It urges King Edward VII to seek an amicable parliamentary settlement to remove obstacles and foster cooperation among English speaking nations for progress and peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
Humphrey O’sullivan
Ireland
America
Edward the Seventh
Bngland
England
Suits Filed in Middlesex Court At Cambridge
The Middlesex Court at Cambridge heard several new suits. The Moses Williams estate of Brookline is sued for 20000 by Minnie B. E. Shaw over an elevator injury on June 6, 1907. William R. Littlefield sues John R. Gilman of Winchester for 25000 over a September 5, 1906 auto collision. John T. Kingsley and father Loring sue Cambridge Ice Company for 10000 each over a falling cake of ice injuring a boy. John Keating sues Mabel Howe for 10000 over a collision between Howe's auto and his buggy. Irving and Casson and J H Gelach of Cambridge are each sued for 10000 by John T. Boyce after he fell into a pit on June 1, 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesex Court
Cambridge
Moses Williams
Brookline
Minnie BE. A. Shaw
Moses Wiliams
William R. Littlefield
John R. Gilman
Winchester
Cambridge Ice Company
John T. Kingsley
Loring
John Keating
Mabel Howe
Boston
Howe
Irving & Casson
J. H. Gelach
John T. Boyce
Bond Estate Faces Prolonged Questions Over Key Properties
Boston lawyers weigh the Bond estate holdings including the Lyric Theatre the Hotel Brewster Brandon Hall and Oceanside Hotel Magnolia amid trusteeship and possible mental incompetence claims. Contracts for completion face scrutiny and potential voiding if Mr Bond were found incompetent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Charles H. Bond
Lyric Theatre
Brewster
Brandon Hall
Oceanside
Magnolia
Bond
Hotel
Huntington
Irvington Street
Brookline
Boylston Street
Bond Madea
John L. Bates
Salem
Newton Girl Weds in Frisco
Miss Ada S. Wiswell, daughter of Mr and Mrs Stephen Wiswell of Newton, married Ensign W A Hall of the battleship Kearsarge in San Francisco. The fleet sails tomorrow on a voyage around the world. Wiswell, a prominent contralto, studied at the New England Conservatory of Music and trained with noted vocal instructors. Hall's home is North Easton, Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Ada S. Wiswell
Stephen
Wiswell
Charlesbank Road
San Francisco
Ensign W. A. Hall
Kearsarge
Ensign Hall
Philippines
Miss Wiswell
Home of Friends
New England Conservatory of Music
Stephen S. Wiswell
Boston
North Easton
Duke of Abruzzi Sends Constant Despatches to Miss Elkins
It is learned that the Duke of the Abruzzi in command of the Regina Elena at Gaeta maintains daily cable contact with Miss Katherine Elkins. He uses a battleship motor boat to deliver despatches to land up to five or six trips daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Abruzzi
Regina Elena
Gaeta
Katherine Elkins
Boston Detectives Capture Cincinnati Murder Suspect
Edward H. Evans of Cincinnati alias West and Jones was arrested in Boston by Inspectors Hart Conway Gaddis and Dennessy after a months long hunt. He is charged with the murder of Fred G. Singleton in Cincinnati last August amid a case involving Grace Billingsley who implicated a decoy role in the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans
Hart, Conway, Gaddis and Dennessy
Bostom Force
West and Jones
Cincinnati Police
Fred G. Singleton
Boston
Cincinnati
Holels Chambers
Edward H. Evans
West One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Street
New York
Richmond Street
Cleveland
Grace Billingsley
Chicago
Singleton
Highway Men Rob Victim In Bold Boston Robbery
A trio attacked M. J. Mahoney at the Washington and Kneeland streets corner injuring no one but pinning his arms and rifling his wallet containing $18. The incident drew a crowd and police at Lagrange street began seeking the culprits, with no arrests by midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Mahoney
Washington and
Kneeland Streets
Mahoney
Stoddard
N. H
Washington Street
Boston
Lagrange Street
Prescription Stirring Drug Stores Stir Over Stomach Tonic
A widely discussed stomach remedy advertised in this paper prompts busy sales at Riker Jaynes drug stores. The formula combines Compound Tincture of Cinchona Prosene and Sherry Wine with instructions to take a teaspoonful in water before meals.
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Riker Jaynes
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J. Ignatius Dunn
Demosthenes
Omaha
Mr. Dunn
Rector’s
Plains
Herman Ridder
Martin Littleton
Pulp
Littleton
Kansas
Convention
Houghton & Dutton Co
Wm. B. Hunt Co
Woodward Drug Co
Adams House
Klein's Pharmacy
Epstein’s Drug Co
R. H. White Co
Night’s Pharmacy
M. J. McIntire
Wm. Gebber Co
Allston
Brighton
Staples & Towse
E. E B. Eimleim & Co
J. A. Bird's Pharmacy
Needham, Maloney & White
Winthrop Beach
J. W
Jamaica Plain
John B. Sawyer
Riker-Jaynes Drug Co
R. Butler
Temple Ace
Gold St
New York City
Brown
Boy
Nemasket River
Mr. Bond’s
Frisco
Miss Elkins
Eliot
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