Democrats Talk Judge Corcoran On Chicago Position
Senator Joseph J. Corbett, Boston Democratic city committee president, outlines party unity, registration drive, and support for Bryan and McKinley debate. He defends Chicago convention choices, urges calm analysis, and vows to push Democratic registration ahead of election day. He highlights regional splits, tariff and silver issues, and the aim of party cohesion.
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Chicago
Boston
Democratic City Committee
McKinley
Judge Corcoran Refuses Position On Chicago Platform
Judge John W Corcoran, Massachusetts State Democratic chairman, declines to state stance on Chicago platform and nominees. He denies opposing Williams for vice presidency, asserts loyalty to party principles, and refuses to be drawn into attacks. He confirms offering Williams his credentials but says Williams chose not to attend. Corcoran says he will not resign and will speak for himself when ready.
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John W Corcoran
State Democratic Committee
Chicago
Williams
Corcoran
Massachusetts
George Fred Williams
Senator Corbett
State Committee
Vanderbilt In Paralysis Case Improves At Home
New York dispatch reports Cornelius Vanderbilt stricken by paraly sis, with Dr Draper in charge and Drs McLean and Delafield consulting. By afternoon Vanderbilt is described as conscious and improving though resting. Relatives stay by him. guards manage visitors and traffic to prevent disturbance as physicians monitor his condition.
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New York
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Will'am H. Draper
Vanderbilt Mansion
McLean and
Delafield
Draper
Hamilton McK. Twombly
Orange
N. J
Mr. Vanderbilt
Seward Webb
H. Walter Webb
New York Central Railroad
Webb
Grand Central Station
Dr. McLean
Dr. Janeway
Vanderbilt House
Vanderbilt
Fifth Avenue
Massachusetts Silver Campaign Moves Toward State Organization
He arrived from Dedham and met with Vice Presidential Candidate Sewall at Youngs Hotel to plan a New England push. Senator Jones, new national chair, may visit Boston Monday with a Massachusetts leaders meeting slated for Tuesday. Silver supporters favor a finance committee seat for James H. Mellen or Charley Lewis, amid talk Adams or Brooks Adams for the post. Williams praised the Faneuil Hall rally yet warned no campaign decisions, expecting a strong silver vote and education drive. Local politics focus on countering the machine led by Patrick Maguire after Chicago.
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Dedham
Sewall
Young
New England
Williams
Chicago
Jones
National Committee
Boston
Massachusetts
James H. Mellen
Charley Lewis
Lewis
Democratic State Committee
Brooks Adams
Faneuil Hall
Patrick Maguire
Case School Engineers Flee Strikers In Cleveland
About twenty Case School of Applied Science engineering pupils at Brown Hoisting Works were chased by nearly fifty strikers armed with clubs and stones. The students escaped unharmed due to speed, with a dozen police in pursuit. They returned home and abandoned work for the day.
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Cleveland
Case School of Applied Science
Brown
Case
Pipe Line Go Organized by Massachusetts Company
The newly chartered Massachusetts Pipe Line Company organized yesterday with Henry M. Whitney as president, Frederick Tudor Jr as treasurer, George H. Fowler as clerk, and directors including Albert N. Parlin, Henry F. Dimock, Fred S. Pearson, George B. M. Harvey, and James Phillips Jr. Capital stock is set at 1,009,000 dollars, divided into 10,000 shares of 100 dollars each. A 15 percent call on capital stock is due in thirty days. President Whitney spoke to a reporter.
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Massachusetts Pipe Line Company
Henry M. Whitney
Frederick Tudor, Jr
George H. Fowler
Whitney
Albert N. Parlin
Henry F. Dimock
Fred S. Pearson
George B. M. Harvey
James Phillips, Jr
Clerk Fowler
Boy Lightning Strikes North Adams Boy and Groes
In North Adams on July 15 William King aged 10 son of Mitchell King of Greylock was fatally struck by lightning while in a pasture with cows. His companion Charles Anderson also aged 10 was seriously injured.
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North Adams
William King
Mitchell King
Greylock
Charles Anderson
Somerville Special Meeting Calls By City Hall Tonight
Mayor Perry orders a special Somerville meeting at 8 pm on sanitary improvements at Foster School house. The Board of Health holds a long session in the chamber, expected to include lively exchanges as they begin their work and resolve the issue.
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Perry
Somerville
Foster School House
Board of Health
Sewall Talks On National Campaign Across States
National committee member Sewall predicts a sweeping Democratic victory with Bryan as president and a silver Congress. He cites expected gains in Illinois Indiana Iowa and New York and aims to expand into Maine and New England while stressing the political impact of tariff and finance issues.
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National Committee
United States
Bryan
Virginia
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Wyoming
Oregon
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
East
House of Representatives
New York
Jones
New England
Maine
Baltimore
Rusk
Democratic
William Jennings Bryan
Maryland
Sewall
Hill to Make a Statement on Bryan Ticket in New York
Semi official word says gold standard Democratic leaders in New York will define their position on the Bryan ticket in a formal statement to be released by week end. Senator Hill held talks with Whitney and Hinckley, then traveled to Normandie by the Sea to confer with Murphy and other leaders. Locals anticipate a plan to denounce the 16 to 1 plank while urging sound money Democrats to Congress, and possibly support Bryan.
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New York
Bryan
David B. Hill
William C. Whitney
James W. Hinckley
Senator Murphy
Senator Hill
Senator Gorman
Fifth Avenue
Whitney
Hill
Congress
Attempt on Ex President Ezeta in San Salvador Exile
In San Francisco on July 14 Pedro Jiminez attempted to shoot Antonio Ezeta former President of San Salvador at his hotel dining room. Ezeta grabbed a chair and challenged the assailant who was then arrested. Jiminez says he once served as district attorney under Ezeta and was tortured for displeasing him.
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San Francisco
Cal
Antonio Ezeta
San Salvador
Pedro Jiminez
Ezeta
Salvador
Jiminez
Peculiar Weather Sparks Warm, Muggy Boston Day
The weather report notes an unusually hot and muggy day in Boston with a high around 86. Morning showers worsened the heat, while a passing evening shower brought a brief breeze. Forecasts expect fair morning, then scattered showers and cooler temps later.
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Weather Bureau
Boston
Man Struck by Lightning Injures North Cambridge Resident
Mr. Fred Gerard of 210 Malden street North Cambridge was struck by lightning at the home of Mr. Cavanagh No 88 Sherwin stored. The bolt entered a third story window tore up a five inch woolen floor then struck Mr. Gerard injuring him about the body. Dr La Marche attended and said injuries are not serious.
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Fred Gerard
Malden Street
Cambridge
Cavanagh
Sherwin
Gerard
la Marché
Was He A Boston Man Hartford Cattle Man
The man found dead on a Hartford railroad track is believed to be Andrew Hall a cattle man from Boston. A pass issued to a man named Hall granting passage on a cattle steamer was found in his pocket. He was buried by the town today.
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Hartford
Conn
Andrew Hall
Boston
Bayard Bayard Smith Cables Bayard on Taxation
Mr Ballard Smith reports Ambassador Thomas Bayard warning that a taxation based excessive monetary change would cause national distress and ruin. He argues against free silver, warns of financial social and political disasters, and cites McKinley era tariffs as harming foreign trade and agriculture while delaying prosperity.
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New York
Mr. Ballard Smith
Thomas Bayard
McKinley
Vice President Stevenson Silent on Convention Outlook
Bowling Green reports that on July 15 Vice President Stevenson and his wife arrived from Bloomington Illinois. He said he would support the Chicago convention nominees but is not yet well enough posted to form an opinion on the outlook.
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Bowling Green
Stevenson
Bloomington
Ill
Chicago
How 123 Papers Stand. Public Opinion survey on the Democratic ticket
The Public Opinion weekly prints a nationwide symposium from 123 papers on the Democratic convention and campaign issues. It shows 58 Democratic papers split, 28 Republican ones mixed, and 37 independents or special organs divided, with varied stances on silver, the platform, and candidate support.
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New York
Public Opinion of
McKinley
Bryan
German Papers Bolt Chicago Ticket Reported
Cincinnati reports German papers opposing the Chicago ticket with the Volks freund and the German-American Sound Money League forming. Davenport notes the Der Demokrat opposes the Chicago convention action while Chicago's Abend-Post repudiates the nominees and platform.
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Cincinnati
Volksfreund
Her
Ohio
Chicago
Kleybolte
Davenport
der Demokrat
Iowa
Holts
Jay Cooke Opposes Free Coinage and Gold Standard
Jay Cooke denounces opposition to free silver as a crime and argues the gold standard would ruin the nation. He calls for a return to bimetallism to restore prosperity and says he will vote McKinley hoping the Republicans reform on silver.
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Philadelphia
Jay Cooke
Bryan
Sewall
McKinley
Bryan Populist Platform Endorsed After Heated Debate
Two 10 One for Bryan Huron South Dakota July 15 platform urged prohibition of private monopoly of public necessity reclaim unused railroad lands by government and sell to actual sellers demand government ownership of sufficient railroad mileage to control transportation advocate free silver at 16 to 1 The council voted 2 to 1 in favor of indorsement after a lengthy session.
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Huron
S. D
Indorsing Bryan
Teller for Bryan in Colorado campaign stance
Senator Teller returned to Denver after meetings with Senator Dubois and Congressman Hartman to discuss silver Republican strategy. He openly backs William Jennings Bryan for president, asserting Bryan will prioritize the financial question and push for a return to national bimetallism if elected.
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Col
Teller
Manitou
Dubois
Idaho
Hartman
Montana
Bryan
Topeka
Kan
George Plumb
Arthur Plumb
United States
Plumb
Oakland Naval Officer Rebukes Presidential Platform
John P. Irish, a naval officer from Oakland, California, traveling through Iowa City, declares he will not support the platform or candidate, affirming he is a Democrat not a dynamiter. He predicts California will deliver a 15,000 vote majority against the platform and candidate.
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Iowa City
John P. Irish
Oakland
Cal
San Francisco
Chicago
Bryan’s Tax Record Reveals Small Lincoln Property
An 1895 county treasurer examination shows the silver presidential candidate, William Jennings Bryan, owns a $70 footnote land parcel near Lincoln, with personal property valued modestly. Tax entries list a horse, watches, household goods, and stock, with erasures over jewelry values, and a separate current-year update lowering goods to reflect modest holdings.
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Lincoln
Neb
Bryan
Mr. Baird
Cabinet Rumors Stir Cabinet Split Over 1896 Nomination
Washington reports indicate Secretary Carlisle may bolt the silver ticket amid Kentucky bitterness. Olney dissents from the start yet rejects McKinley, Wilson expresses disgust with the nomination, and Secretary Smith faces a high risk in his home state for defying the party line.
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Carlisle
Kentucky
Blackburn
Chicago
Olney
McKinley
Wilson
Smith
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