McKinley Notification Committee to Visit Canton Today
Canton prepared for the national notification committee from St. Louis to deliver official nomination notice. Senator Thurston of Nebraska will speak for the group, outlining campaign lines while McKinley plans a rest and short seaside visit before the acceptance letter is public. He may tour the lakes or stay in Canton, with possible speeches later in Indiana Illinois Michigan Missouri Kansas Nebraska depending on health and demand.
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Canton
McKinley
MceKinley
St. Louis
Major McKinley
John M. Thurston
Nebraska
Thurston
Newport
General Osborne
Roxbury
Mass
Mr. Hanna
Ohio
Major Mc
Charles Emory Smith
Smith
Quay
Pennsylvania
Cleveland
Rogers
Utah
Colorado
Nevada
Idaho
Montana
Teller
Dubois
Senate
Hanna
Executive Committee
Phrenograph of McKinley and Hobart from Parks reading
A New York paper presents Charles Todd Parks phrenographic outlines of Republican candidates Major McKinley and Mr Hobart. It details McKinley as strong minded, cautious, and loyal yet money-averse with a conservative presidency potential while Hobart is described as energetic, suave, and ambitious, a keen politician prone to impulses and luxury.
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New York
Charles Todd Parks
Mr. Parks
Major McKinley
Hanna Honored at Union Club Reception in Cleveland
Ohio delegates to the late Republican convention hosted M. A. Hanna with a dinner and reception at the Union Club. Congratulatory toasts praised Hanna’s leadership. Attendees included C. W. Fairbanks and members of the notification committee. Hanna received a commemorative porcelain wine cup honoring his role in McKinley’s St Louis victory.
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Cleveland, CO
Ohio
M. A. Hanna
Union Club
Hanna
C. W. Fairbanks
St. Louis
Marcus Aanna
McKinley
Cambridge City Council plans widening of Boylston Street
The council votes to widen Boylston Street from Harvard Square to the Charles River starting July 1. Property owners oppose the compensation offered and threaten court action. one small wooden building has already been torn down. An injunction may halt further progress. The West End Railway must move its tracks. The completed boulevard will connect Brighton with Harvard Square.
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Cambridge
Boylston Street
Harvard Square
Charles River
West End
Brighton
Watertown hearing sought on Newton & Boston Street Railway location
At 10 AM in Boston, the railroad commissioners will hear Newton & Boston Street Railway Company’s petition for a North Beacon street location from the Watertown line to Allston Four Corners. Local citizens, led by Nonantum Improvement Association, push for the franchise while West End supports double tracking. issue includes possible street widening and a 5-cent fare. Tonight town meeting considers Mt. Auburn street widening to eighty feet, with funding needing a special act if ordered next year.
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Railroad Commissioners
Beacon Street
Boston
Newton & Boston Street Railway Company
North Beacon Street
Watertown
Four Corners
Allston
West End
Newton & Boston
Nonantum Improvement Association
Mt. Auburn Street
Prisoner Falls to Death at Deer Island House of Industry
Reports say William Quigley, a Deer Island prisoner, died after plunging from a six story window. Officials insist he jumped voluntarily and express doubt about broader claims of abuse, noting he had only ten days on the island. Commissioner Heath sees no evidence of foul play.
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House of Industry
Deer Island
William Quigley
Quigley
Gerrish
Maine
William B. Heath
Public Institutions
Boston
Heiress and Uncle in Ireland Estate Quarrel
Waterbury Connecticut June 28 Mrs Margaret Reed and her children returned from Ireland. Sir John Sutcliffe sent $1 to cover expenses and invited her to live with him in old age. He is over 80. Reed refuses to explain reasons for return amid reports of two other Waterbury women as potential heirs. The estate is valued at $1,000,000.
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Waterbury Conn
Margaret Reed
Ireland
John Sutcliffe
July Vacation to Chicago Tempts with Low Democratic Rates
July offers low rates to Chicago tied to the Democratic national convention. Travelers are advised to use the Hoosac Pup repeate line for travel. The note promotes July travel by rail with favorable fares.
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Chicago
Thornton brothers involved in fatal shooting incident in New York
Thomas Thornton was shot and killed on West Twenty-fifth Street while fleeing Officer William J. Allington after being arrested for attempted highway robbery. Brother John Thornton faced assault and battery charges with bail set at 5000. Agnes Thornton, wife of the deceased, was jailed for intoxication and disorderly conduct.
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New York
William J. Allington
Thomas Thornton
James Thornton
West Twenty-fifth Street
John Thornton
Kudlich
Claus A. Melander
Agnes Thornton
Gould Money to Be Burned in Paris Celebration
Count and Countess Boni de Castellane host a grand fete at Cercle des Acacias Bois de Boulogne with 3000 invitations. A Versailles style recreation of Louis XIV and Maria Theresa era dances features 600 performers under M Vidal, followed by fireworks visible from the avenue and dancing on a lawn inside the former skating pond.
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Paris
Boni de Castellane
Cercle Des Acacias
Bois de Boulogne
Cercle Des Patiners
Versailles
Louis XIV
Maria Theresa of Austria
M. Vidal
Addicks Faction Seeks Peace in Delaware Convention
The Republican State committee meeting at Dover announced a July 4 state convention to unite Addicks and Higgins factions. A plan will form a joint committee to pick candidates for presidential electors, governor, and Congress, acceptable to both sides.
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Wilmington
Del
Republican State Committee
Addicks
Dover
Georgetown
Hi Tion
Higgins
Congress
Rty
New Boy Poet From Slums Attracts London Praise
NEW BOY POET EDMUND CURTIS, 15, emerged from Silvertown slums to captivate critics. Born to an Irish architect ruined by investments, Curtis’s verses hailed by Andrew Lang and The Westminster Gazette as promising, with early pieces like The Factory Bell showing social insight. The London paper notes intense public interest and offers of support, while Curtis remains a factory-town figure amid acclaim.
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London
Silvertown
Edmund Curtis
Young Curtis
Andrew Lang
Walter Scott
Westminster Gazette
Curtis
Cuban liberty talk fills Tremont Temple by Diaz and Lorimer
Tremont Temple hosted a Cuba relief forum at 3 pm with Dr. Alberto Diaz, expelled Baptist preacher from Cuba, and Dr. George C. Lorimer. Diaz discussed his conversion and mission, while Lorimer urged Cuban self government and religious liberty. Minton of Somerville criticized the White House on Cuba policy.
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Tremont Temple
Cuba
Alberto Diaz
Barnes
George C. Lorimer
Lorimer
Canada
Dr. Barnes
Diaz
Lfe
Spain
New York
Christopher Columbus
Er. Minton
First Baptist Church of
Somerville
St. Louis
Sunday on Crescent Beach Crowds Beneath Threatening Weather
A large beach crowd gathered on Crescent Beach despite afternoon clouds and a storm threat. Park officials Curtis and Jones toured the shore with West noting improved cleanliness and planned sanitary facilities and a drinking fountain. Police seized beer from Daly House. two locals were drunk and a shoemaker jailed for bathing attire issues. A 12 year old boy, George Jacobs, was rescued from drowning after trouble near Captain Simpson’s bath house. he was revived and sent home. Notable bathers and experts, including W B Hayes and Captain Simpson, were observed along with a gala group of swimmers and spectators.
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Crescent Beach
Curtis
Jones
Boston
The
Park Commission
West
Point of Pines
Strathmore
Park
Daly House
Fred Plaisted
Thomas L. Neale
Arthur Grover
Revere
Frank Doyle
George Jacobs
Gardella
Captain Simpson
Charles Thomas
E. B. Forrestall
May Fullick
Nellie Foley
Simpson
Peter Mee-Nally
Williamh. Murphy
C. W. Brown
T. F. Tayne
Tom Connolly
Thomas Talbot
Who is Jere Sweeney Malden tragedy details
In Malden on June 28 a man fatally injured on electric tracks was believed to be Jeremiah Sweeney of the city. Everett police relayed a card reading Jere Sweeney found in his pocket. two men named Jere Sweeney were located but neither proved to be the deceased. The man was about 40, 5 ft 10 in, with a dark complexion.
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Malden
Everett
Jerimiah Sweeney
Jere Sweeney
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M’kinley
Hobart
Mark Hanna
Reed
Ohio Republicans
Swampscott
Lynn
C. W. Peffer
Burrill Street
Curtis & Bubier
Jackson
Lincoln House
Chelsea
L. A. Palmer
Baptist Church
George A. Jackson
Alfred C. Skinner
Watch and Ward Society of
England
Tias
DR. Lorimer
Washington Street
Wathan Hilton
Waltham
John Rourke
School Street
Henry Street
East
Irving Associates
Tims
Tar Braxenerx Co
Cana Sr
N.Y
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