Loss of Negro Vote Prompts Rhetoric on McKinley Era
Readers from Clifford H. Plummer to Edward Everett Brown weigh in on black voters after the Southern trip and wartime stance. They warn that white policy and lynching silence could erode Republican support in northern states, with figures predicting dramatic losses if policy remains unchanged.
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Clifford H. Plummer
America
William H. Thomas
James H. Wolff
M’kinley
Isaac B. Allen
M'Kinley
Edward Everett Brown
North
Philippines
McKinley
Republican Party
South
Fie
Colored voters in Boston rally against Republican party
Hundreds of Black residents convene at First Baptist Church Tremont to declare allegiance to the Anti Imperialist League and oppose McKinley era policies amid reports of lynchings in the South. Leaders and clergy discuss loyalty to the Union and possible armed action debated by several speakers.
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Boston
Anti- Imperialist League
Republican Party
First Baptist Church
Tremont Street
New England
South
Clifford H. Plummer
National Colored Protective League
Spain
Uncle Sam
Mr. Plummer
America
Philippines
William H. Thomas
First
Charles Street
Anti-Imperialist League
I. D. Barnett
Union
Actress Mrs Yeamans Seeks Divorce for Isle of Man Clash
The article tells of Mrs. Yeamans seeking divorce after a romance with Sir Roger Llandilo of the Isle of Man who had been a member of Parliament. Born on Man, she became a noted actress in Australia and the United States, with long ties to Daly's and Harrigan’s companies. She celebrated fifty years as an actress in Chicago last year and has two daughters, Lydia and Jennie Yeamans, both on stage.
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Man
Isle of Man
Mrs. Yeamans
Yeamans
Roger Liandilo
Broadhurst
Smith
London
Sir Roger Llandilo
Chicago
Yeamanse
Australia
United States
Daly’s
Harrigan
Cordelia Mulligan
Lydia
Jennie Yeamans
Pullman Son at Long Branch as Divorce Rumors Surface
Chicago July 16 George M Pullman son of the late palace car magnate is at Long Branch where his wife Miss Lynn Fernald is at her father's Chicago home. Reports say a divorce suit may be filed on grounds of desertion with possible liberal alimony. The couple wed unexpectedly after trouble in their marriage with clergymen refusing to perform ceremonies and the pair touring for a minister before a New York Episcopal clergyman married them.
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Plummer
United States
Spain
Cuba
Maine
Maceo
Megro
Philippines
Chicago
George M. Pullman
Palace Car
Long Branch
Lynn Fernald
Greenwood Avenue
Pullman
Hollywood
Fernald
Miss Fernald
Freehold
Theodore Heisig
New York
Militia Expect Frye to Succeed Dalton as Adjutant General
Prominent militiamen in the state believe the incoming governor will relieve Adjutant General Samuel Dalton. They anticipate James A. Frye, recently named inspector general of rifle practice, will succeed Dalton. Frye is popular across military branches and has served on the Governor's staff and as major of the First Regiment, M. V. M.
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Samuel Dalton
W. Murray Crane
Dalton
James A. Frye
Dwarfs Seek Divorce in Unusual Young Marriage
Anthony Schwoerer as guardian seeks absolute divorce for Jacob Schwoerer and Clara Louise Schwoerer, both under seventeen. The couple married February 2, 1897, amid early happiness, later quarrels, a child, and desertion by Jacob. Guardian and court actions raise alimony, counsel fees, and new guardian ad litem for Clara.
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New York
Anthony Schwoerer
Jacob Schwoerer
Clara Louise Schwoerer
East Sixty-third Street
Schwoerer
James Williams
East Fifty-seventh Street
Jacob
Clara
Potter
Flammer
Williams
Actress Annie Yeamans Rumored to Return to Stage
Gossip from New York in mid July claims the veteran actress Annie Yeamans will return to the stage, with whispers of orange blossoms and a revival that would delight audiences nationwide.
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Reek
York
Broad Way
Annie Yeamans
Miss Nina Morey Posts $20,000 Bail For Mother
New York reports Miss Nina Morey of Coney Island posting bail for her mother Mrs. Elizabeth Morey charged with selling real milk without a license. The daughter declares ownership of five Brighton Beach houses and two Bowery lots as security.
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New York
Nira Morey
Coney Leland
Elizabeth Morey
Nina
Brighton Beach
Bowery
Nina Morey
Surfavenue
Effect of trusts conference questions circulate to trusts
The Civic Federation of Chicago has mailed circular letters to about 60 trusts and combinations nationwide seeking twenty six questions on their structure prices wages and employment. It targets 500 national and local traveling men organizations and wholesale dealers to measure impacts on trade, labor, wages, and consumer prices.
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Chicago
Conference On
Combinations and Trusts
Civic Federation of Chicago
Open Air Concert in Union Square Somerville Tonight
Somerville Board of Trade presents an evening concert by the Somerville City Band led by William M. Perkins. Directors plan a properly lighted band stand for the event.
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Union A Square
Somerville
Somerville Board of Trade
Somerville City Band
William M. Perkins
Board of Trade
Bricklayer Thomas Fell On Street in Rochester Sorrow
A bricklayer named Thomas, aged 31 from Rochester Street, reportedly fell on the street yesterday injuring his face. Details are unclear from the report.
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Thomas
Rochester Street
Ventertay
Soros
Death in Fire at Minden Street Stable
John Kelley, 19, an employee at the William Smith stable on Minden Street, burned to death in the hay loft during a fire discovered around 2 30 AM. Firemen saved four horses. Kelley’s charred body was found after the blaze was extinguished and taken to City Hospital morgue. Loss is estimated under 9500 dollars.
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William Smith
Minden Street
John Kelley
Young Kelley
City Hospital
Kelley
Ulmer Street
Roxbury Crossing
Undertaker Cleary
Draper
Devastating Bainbridge Fire Destroys Twenty-Seven Businesses
A midnight blaze in Bainbridge Ga. destroyed twenty seven business houses along Broad and Water streets including Belcher Bros. brick block, Subhers and Born buildings, and Stults stores. The fire consumed Clark street facilities, the fire engine house, guard house, and water works pumping station. Estimated loss about 60000 with about 35000 insured.
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Bainbridge
Fie
Belcher Bros
Broad Street
Water Street
M. W. Subhers
E. Born
W. H. Merrows
Dr. Wardell
North Atlantic Squadron Drops Anchor Off Squirrel Island
Boothbay Maine July 16 The North Atlantic squadron led by the flag ship Indiana steamed into the harbor just before dark dropping an anchor off Squirrel Island. The squadron, coming from Portland, will stay here a day or two.
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Boothbay
Indiana
Squirrel Island
Portland
Rain Dampens North Shore Beach Day
A dull Sunday along the North Shore saw rain curtail outdoor fun at Revere and Winthrop Beach. Attendance fell since June 1 and few bathers were present at both parks. Police raided two houses on Pontus Avenue and Baker Avenue in Revere, arresting five at Alice Fellows’ premises for liquor, finding no contraband at John Harney’s raid.
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Revere
Winthrop Beach
Alice Fellows
Pontus Avenue
John Harney
Baker Avenue
Col W P Johnston Dead President Tulane Dies in Virginia
Colonel William Preston Johnston, 67, president of Tulane University, died at the home of his son in law Hon Harry St George Tucker in Lexington Virginia after illness that began in late June. He was cheerful and of clear mind at death with wife and daughters beside him. He was born in the same bed sixty seven years ago.
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Lexington
William Preston. Johnston
Tulane University
New Orleans
Harry
St. George Tucker
Johnston
Virginia Hot Springs
Eker
Richard Arp
Whilkesbarre
Endowed Bed Proposed for Holy Ghost Hospital
A Cambridge hospital charity vote honors Holy Ghost Hospital for Incurables with a proposal to endow a bed. The plan follows the claim about Lettie Levyne and the hospital’s care in her last hours.
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Holy Ghost Hospital
Lettie Levyne
Cambridge
Good Samaritan
Man Found Dead at Ward Street Room
A man named Joseph Tuck was found dead in his room at 17 Ward Street yesterday by fellow occupants. The body was taken to City Hospital morgue. A physician's examination reportedly found heart trouble as the cause of death.
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Joseph Tuck
Ward Street
City Hospital
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