Americans Sweep Most Events at Paris Exposition
Twenty one championship contests at the Paris exposition end with the United States winning sixteen events, securing thirteen seconds and twelve thirds. In nine events today Americans took six firsts six seconds and seven thirds, winning the 200 metres hurdle stand ing high jump three standing jumps long jump hop and a jump hammer throwing and standing long jump. English and other competitors won three events. Orton failed to place in the 4000 metre steeplechase, finishing fifth after yesterday's strong showing.
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Paris
America
Tysoe
Orton
Rimmer
McClain
Grant
York Athletes At Exposition Meet In Immense Trials
A sprawling Exposition program saw Rimer set a fast time, beating the French record on the course as Americans star in hammer throw and standing high jump events. Truxton Hare and J C McCracken led Penn entries, while Ray Ewry captured the standing high jump twice, and John Flanagan won the hammer event with 167 feet 4 inches. The Swedish team seized the tug of war from the French, with no American entry.
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Rimer
Flanagan
Truxton Hare
University of Pennsylvania
J. C. McCracken
Pennsylvania
A. C. Kraenzlein
N. G. Pritchard
India
Walter B. Tewksbury
Ray Ewry
New York Athletic Club
I. K. Baxter
Richard Sheldon
Ewry
Prinstein
Syracuse
Connelly
Boston
A. E. Tysoe
Captain Cregan
Princeton University
David C. Hall
Brown University
Garrett
John Flanagan
Rally remarks defend Bryan and oppose Roosevelt at public event
In an early 20th century speech at Faneuil Hall, Adlai Stevenson lauds William Jennings Bryan as the peoples’ conservative choice and denounces Roosevelt as quarrelsome and warlike. He rejects imperialism, trusts, and monopoly while warning against four great dangers: aristocracy militarism slavery and imperialism.
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Adlai’ Stevenson
Titneis
Jause
New York
Teddy
Roosevelt
Kansas ‘City
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Kansas City
Anna
Mark Hanna
Universities suffer in changes to athletic events
The University of Michigan and Syracuse with their top athletes, including Kraenzlein of Penn, endure altered competition as travel disrupted pole vault and high jump events. Pennsylvania protests Sunday games but is admitted. French officials stand by yesterday's results with a declined offer of a special series.
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University of Michigan
Dryorack
University of Syracuse
Prinstein
Princeton
Jamison
Pennsylvania
A. C. Kraenzlein
University of Pennsylvania
Endeavor Famine Strikes London Convention Food Shortage
At the Christian Endeavor convention in London shortages hit dining halls with hundreds waiting hours for meals as caterers report exhausted supplies. Dr Lorimer of Boston urged a Brotherhood and no vengeance stance on China. Dr Eddy of Auburn leads a conference with Ambassador Choate slated to speak. speakers include Rev Eberson, Rev Pierce, and Canon Richards as delegates observe warship Kentucky’s arrival in Havre.
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London
Lorimer
Boston
D. B. Eddy
Auburn
N. Y
India
United States
Choate
Clarence Eberson
Robert Pierce
Pennsylvania
Endeavor
Chester
Kentucky
Havre
Canon ‘Richards
Osamada
Plymouth Man Safe in Shanghai Cable Report
A Shanghai cable dated July 14 confirms the safety of Edward Bangs Drew and his family of Plymouth. Drew, long an interpreter in the imperial customs service, has been made a third order mandarin for his service and was posted at Tien Tsin before rejoining his family in Shanghai.
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Plymouth
Shanghai
Edward Bangs Drew
Drew
Imperial Customs Service
Tien Tsin
Heat Wave Grips Marlboro with Record Temperatures
July 16 in Marlboro sees the hottest day in years with afternoon averages above 100 degrees. A thermometer reportedly hits 110 in the shade and 102 in several spots, causing prostrations and halting highway work for many laborers.
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Marlboro
Republic or empire the lasting issue in campaign
In a fiery speech, a Democratic leader denounces imperial drift and plutocracy. He warns against executive overreach in Cuba and Porto Rico, recalls republics of old, and urges fidelity to the Declaration of Independence and Constitution. He predicts battles in five states and insists the era of government by the people must endure.
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Istic
Porto Rico
Cuba
China
McKinley
Athens
Rome
Florence
Carthage
American Republic
Thimes
Thomas J. Gargan
Kansas City
Republican Party
Julius Cesar
United States
North American
Ginoudh
Wisconsin
Philadelphia
Minnesota
Michigan
Iowa
Indiana
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Republic
Address by John F Fitzgerald on liberty and imperial policy
The address recalls historic American ideals from Faneuil Hall and cites Phillips, Adams, and Otis defending liberty. It critiques new imperial policies, criticizes leaders Hoar McCall Littlefield Lodge and Porto Rico policy, and questions double standards in US colonial reach.
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John F. Fitzgerald
Faneuil Hall
Union
Wendell Phillips
New England
Abraham Lincoln
Samuel Adams
Otis
Colonies
Republic
Congress
Fathers of the Republic
Hoar
McCall
Littlefield
Henry Cabot’ Lodge
Philadelphia
Philippines
Republican Party
Portof Rico
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement in Boston Letter
A Boston resident recounts relief after three years of back pain using Doan's Kidney Pills from Bradbury's drug store. The testimonial highlights initial first box benefit, second purchase, and continued treatment proving the product’s effectiveness. The ad-like piece urges readers to remember the Dean's brand and to avoid other options.
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Boston
San Francisco
New Orleans
Mary McCarty
Albany Street
Mass
Dean
Bradbury’s Drug Store
Doan
Senator Kelshers remarks on Massachusetts campaign tone
Senator Kelshers remarks frame the Massachusetts campaign as warmly opened and closely contested while noting the nation's focus on key issues. He asserts the Republican party has syndicated everything else and began its campaign, signaling a broader political strategy.
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Keliher
Massachusetts
Republican Party
Syndicate of the Presidency Dominates McKinley Era
The passage notes Mark Hanna's continued influence through William McKinley, describing how Hanna's control over McKinley backed by financial support kept him afloat. It highlights the enduring power of political allies in shaping leadership.
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Mark Hanna
William McKinley
Massachusetts session vows to ratify presidential nomination
Representative Charles A. Dean of Wakefield said the legislature stayed in session to ratify the nomination in what he claimed would be the great year for the Democratic candidate. He asserted the people would indorse the choice at November polls amidst applause.
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New York
Boston
Sooo
United States
Massachusetts
Phills
MacArthur
Republican Party
Philippines
War Department
Philippine Islands
Senator Hoar
Samuel J. Tilden
Hoar
Senate
Electoral Commission
Professor Seeley
Henry L. Pierce
Democratic Party
Boston Herald
Hisses
Macfarland
Charles A. Dean
Wakefield
Althou
Boston Banquet Echoes Bryan Voice for Democracy
Representative W T A Fitzgerald recalls a Boston banquet where he heard William J Bryan praise democracy wisdom and justice. He asserts Bryan will be elected in November, contrasting Bryan with McKinley on imperialism and trusts amid large audience at Mechanics Hall.
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W. T. A.fitzgerald
Boston
J. Bryan
Mechanics’ Hall
William J. Bryan
William McKinley
Bryan
No title available from fragment
The excerpt argues that distrust in American tariffs and postal conduct in Cuba and Porto Rico fuels resistance to American sovereignty. It questions why Filipinos would accept governance seen as oppressive after centuries of Spanish rule and ongoing struggles for liberty.
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Cuba
Spain
Boston's Faneuil Hall Urged to Speak for Liberty Abroad
A fiery speech argues against imperial rule in Porto Rico and calls for ending the flag as symbol of oppression. It recalls the Revolution and urges town meeting action at Faneuil Hall to demand freedom at home and abroad, inspiring a new Boston slogan for liberty.
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United States
Porto Rico
Council
Senate
Republican Party
Sultan of Sulu
Roberts
Utah
Boston
Setion
Faneuil Hall
Horkdn Urges Democrats to Reaffirm Allegiance to Liberty
Representative Francis J. Horkdn of Boston argues Democrats must reaffirm loyalty to the flag and Constitution during a critical national moment. He cites the Kansas City convention and the Declaration of Independence as guiding principles behind the party's laws.
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Francis J. Horkdn
Boston
Cradle of Liberty
Commonwealth
United States
Kansas City
Sullivan Defends Bryan Labor Platform Contrast
Rep. Sullivan of Charlestown says Bryan favors a secretaryship of labor and a department for workers, criticizing the Republican platform. He credits Theodore Roosevelt for San Juan charges while ignoring the Ninth and Tenth U.S. colored cavalry that saved the Rough Riders.
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Charles A. Sullivan
Charlestown
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Texas Tornado Destroys Peoria and Coleman After Storms
Peoria is wiped out by a tornado sixty miles southwest of Dallas. Mrs. Nelson and her two children die. Two churches and multiple homes are destroyed with extensive farm losses. In Coleman, twelve are reported dead after a severe cloudburst and floodwaters rise along the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe rail line.
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Dallas
Tex
Peoria
John Nelson
Galveston
Coleman
San Angelo
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe
Roxbury burglar arrested after leaving residence
Police arrested George Turner alias Coyne, 39, of Roxbury last night on a breaking and entering charge at 194 Magnolia Street. Officers found a suit and $5 on him. Turner, a former state prisoner, had just completed a six year term for the same crime under the alias Coyne.
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George Turner
Coyne
Walla
Division 9
Oliver ‘Gay
Magnolia Street
Roxbury
Eies
Isi CO
Copléy
Dunlow Street
Turner
George Coyne
Skirmish Drill Highlights Hingham Cadet Camp
July 16 report from Hingham notes a cool breeze easing heat during skirmish drill on the hill north of the camp. The Saturday bridge proved vital as a heat relief aid when a cadet was carried back to camp. Governor Crane is set to review the corps at 4 o clock tomorrow with many visitors expected.
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Hingham
Crane
Yaataete
Sonia
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