Manchester Rally in Mechanics Hall Endorses Chicago Platform
William J Bryan and George Fred Williams were hailed at Manchester's Mechanics Hall. Speakers attacked gold standard and urged ratification of Chicago ticket, denouncing press bias while urging defense of the nation’s monetary system and labor.
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Manchester
Mechanics’ ‘Hall
Bryan and Sewall
George Fred Williams
Massachusetts
Bryan
J. H. Mberly
Concord
Civil Service
Chicago
New Hampshire
J. J. Doyle
Nashua
Williams
United States
Democratic and Independent
Flower
South
Prairies
William J. Bryan
Congress
Father Attacks Children with Razor in Cambridge Home
James Murphy, living at 8 Porter Street with his wife and four children, allegedly choked two children aged 4 and 12 months and threatened more. Police arrested him at the scene after his wife cried for help. a physician aided the revived children but their recovery remains uncertain. Murphy claimed innocence and is an electrician at Atkinson's restaurant. arraignment scheduled for this morning.
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Cambridge
James Murphy
Porter Street
John
Lizzie
Station 3
Gore Street
Corcoran
Sculley
Murphy
Cloyes
Atkinson’s
Washington Street
Busy President Goes Fishing With Don M Dickinson
President Cleveland and Don M Dickinson visit Gray Gables for a fishing trip with Josper and Charles B Jefferson. Mrs. Cleveland and Mrs. Perrine call on Mrs. Olney at Fal mouth. Secretary Olney returns to Gray Gables. At 9 15 p m Eastern time the centennial arch at Cleveland O is illuminated and reported a success. The president reads bulletins from the Populist convention in St Louis and watches the proceedings with interest.
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Charis
Josper
Charles B. Jefferson
St. Louis
Chicago
Gray Gables
Cleveland
Anonymous threats reach Granite mills in Fall River
Deputy Marshal Collamore plans to report to State Detective Shaw after receiving about forty letters to Superintendent Mc Creery of Granite mills. Fifteen are in postal custody. Letters include mutilated pictures and threats to his life near Slade's Ferry bridge. Damaged cloths from the fire shed were shipped to New York for auction.
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Fall River
Mass
McCreery
Granite Mills
Slade’s Ferry Bridge
Mr. McCreery
Granite Mill No. 3
Marshal Collamore
Shaw
New York
Wheelmen Open Three Day Meet at Cottage City
The League of American Wheelmen Massachusetts division opened a three day meeting at Cottage City with about 275 riders arriving. A parade and band concert occurred despite a rain storm. Consul Elliott and staff officers attended. Planned events include excursions, club runs, swimming, coasting contests, a Roxbury Indians baseball game, Ocean Park races, and fireworks at Lake Anthony.
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Cottage City
League of American Wheelmen
Massachusetts
Consul Elliott
Roxbury Indians
Ocean Park
Lake Anthony
Passing Forged Checks Arrest in Lowell
Harry Lenox 22 claiming to be from Derry New Hampshire was arrested by Lowell police for passing forged checks on two local dealers. The checks totalled 10 and 25 dollars and he was with a young woman who says she is his wife.
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Lowell
Harry Lenox
Derry
N. H
Envelope game dupes Chelsea woman in prize ploy
Mrs. Margaret Frank of 22 Spencer avenue Chelsea fell for a flimflam envelope game yesterday. A sandy tall man offered writing paper with envelopes claiming prizes and fake money. She paid $10 and later opened the envelopes to find only writing paper.
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Margaret Frank
Spencer Avenue
Chelsea
Frank
Westerly Girl Missing in Providence Search Continues
Providence reports 16 year old Rosmund Gleitzmann from Westerly missing since July 22. Police found three postal cards and a German note in her room suggesting she agreed to go to Belle Plain Indiana to the family of Mayor Wertheim, a son-in-law of Mrs Stern. Lover Heinrich Liesbuettel named.
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Providence
Rosmund E. Gleitzmann
Westerly
Heinrich Liesbuettel
Germany
Belle Plain
Mayor Wertheim
Stern
Mid-Week Dance At Kebo Club Draws Large Bar Harbor Crowd
Bar Harbor Me July 22 A large crowd attends the first mid week dance of the season at the Kebo Club. Yacht Peregrine from Boston with owner R H White arrives en route to Halifax. Tracy family and W W Thomas U S minister to Sweden also arrive. Tomorrow Dr W Weir Mitchell hosts a large dinner for Mrs Willing mother of Mrs J J Astor. Mrs Jules Reynal of New York to entertain and Dr and Mrs Chapman plan a lawn party.
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Bar Harbor
Peregrine
Boston
R. H. White
Halifax
Tracy
W. W. Thomas
United States
Sweden
Weir Mitchell
Willing
J. J. Astor
Jules Reynal
New York
Dow Held for Murder in Exeter Police Court
In Exeter New Hampshire on July 22 John M. Dow was held for the Supreme Court after the Police Court proceeding for the murder of Josiah E. Brown.
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Exeter
N. H
John M. Dow
Supreme Court
Josiah E. Brown
Falmouth Exposition Day Opens With Crowds and Speeches
The third day of the marine and industrial exposition in Falmouth Mass. drew a large crowd despite cloudy weather. The New Bedford Board of Trade attended in a body. Senator N W Everett of Wareham spoke in the afternoon along with Abbott P. Smith president of the New Bedford Board of Trade. Also on program were John McCullough and the Rev C H Washburn.
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Falmouth
Mass
New Bedford Board of Trade
N. W. Everett
Wareham
Abbott P. Smith
John McCullough
C. H. Washburn
Police arrest Agnes Davis on larceny charges in Roxbury
Police inspectors last night arrested Agnes Davis aged 24 claiming to live in Walnut Park Roxbury for allegedly stealing a diamond ring valued at 100 dollars and a second ring valued at 2 dollars from Rena Howland of 8 Mount Vernon Street.
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Agnes Davis
Walnut Park
Roxbury
Rena
Howland
Mt. Vernon Street
Michael O'Brien Charged In Dorchester Larceny
Michael O'Brien twenty six of Cambridge is under arrest in Dorchester for allegedly stealing eleven dollars from Patrick Feeley on Dorchester avenue yesterday afternoon.
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Michael O’brien
Cambridge
Dorchester
Patrick Feeley
Dorchester Avenue
William Cottrell Falls from Wagon Injures Himself
William Cottrell aged 27 of 38 Moulton Street Charlestown fell from his wagon on Austin Street at 6 20 last evening and was seriously injured about the left side and on his right arm.
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William Cottrell
Moulton Street
Charlestown
Austin Street
Fire alarm at West Fourth street South Boston from smoke
An alarm from Box 112 last evening reported smoke issuing from 92 and 94 West Fourth street in South Boston. Local responders investigated the scene and confirmed smoke in the buildings with no further details available.
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West Fourth Street
South
Boston
Butler Opens Populist Convention in St Louis
The first day of the Populist convention closed with Bryan supporters in control. Debates over leadership surfaced, but a conference decided not to oppose Butler, the Bryan-favoring nominee, for temporary chairman. Governor Stone welcomed delegates and Ignatius Donnelly urged unity as Marion Butler was named temporary chair amid a crowd-rousing start.
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ST. Louis
Bryan
Judge Jones
Missouri
Temporay
Butler
National Committee
Taubeneck
Smith
Governor Stone
Ignatius Donnelly
Stone
People’s Party
Marion Butler
North Carolina
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Tom Henry
Massachusetts Clothing Co
MY Clothier
Hanover and
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Williamson
Ande
Indorsed
New England
Democratic
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Party
Washington
Rueter & Company
Highland Spring Brewery
Tapster
The
Wi, Smith & Sons
Dianon
Columbia
Uhaay
Don M
Cleveland, D
Frost’ Populists Convention
M’creery
Dow
Falmouth's Exposition
Michael O'Brien
N-Carolina
Sen
James Hikyle
South Dakota
St. Joh
PF Jones
Nevada
C.C Henderson
Tennessee
Peffer Kansas
Fred v. Bailey
Oklahoma
GOV
Lewelling
Kansas
Senator Butler
Donnelly
Greenback Party
Valley Forge
Mary Ellen Lease
Robinson’s
C. H. Robinson & CO
Renington Ot
Zene
Charles Lamb
Paine Furniture Co
Canal Street
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