Bryan Praises Populist Support Across Rural Iowa
William J. Bryan arrived in Sioux City after an all night ride and spoke to several thousand from a truck in the Union station shed. Crowds gathered at Wall Lake Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Danbury Mapleton Onawa and Whitin as the Populist favorite delivered brief remarks amid rain and shouts of Let’s see him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
William J. Bryan
Marshalltown
Union
Mr. Bryan
Wall Lake
Odebolt
Arthur
Battle Creek
Danbury
Mapleton
Onawa
Whitin
Bryan
Bryan in South Dakota stops in Elk Point and Canton
Bryan’s train tour reached Elk Point where he urged farmer voters to defend themselves with the ballot. He argued for lower taxes and debt relief tied to corn prices while noting gold demand and money value. The trip then moved to Hawarden with strong crowd enthusiasm and Canton noted as the next stop amid McKinley supporters.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Elk Point
Bryan
Missouri
Iowa
South Dakota
Hawarden
Canton
McKinley
Bryan Arrival Draws 10000 in Sioux Falls Parade
William J. Bryan drew 1200 men and women through rain in Sioux Falls as 10000 spectators from South Dakota Iowa and Minnesota cheered. He rode to C. E. Jewett’s home and spoke eighteen minutes defending Senator Pettigrew from disloyalty charges tied to the St Louis split with Teller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
William J. Bryan
South Dakota
Iowa
Minnesota
Bryan
C. E. Jewett
Senator Pettigrew
Teller
St. Louis
Bryan Campaign Stops Across South Dakota Tour
William J. Bryan arrived in Huron at 8:30 with Senator Pettigrew and party after stopping at Montrose, Salem, Canova, Vilas and other towns. Large crowds greeted him as he argued that under the gold standard prices for farm goods would fall regardless of tariff levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron
William J. Bryan
Pettigrew
Sioux Falls
Montrose
Salem
Canova
Vilas
Bryan
Bryan's Reception Brief. Bryan Moves On At Aberdeen
William J. Bryan arrived late for his Aberdeen reception preventing full ceremonies. He spoke briefly to a large Grain Palace crowd before returning to his train for an all night journey to Fargo North Dakota.
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Aberdeen
8. D
William J. Bryan
Grain Palace
Fargo
N. D
Claims for Bryan Pace Democratic Confidence in States
Democratic headquarters issue bulletins predicting Bryan victories across Tennessee Pennsylvania Ohio and South Dakota with large margins in Alabama and a GOP concession of the state’s electoral vote The notes claim a 1200 lead in Tuscarawas County and Stark County favoring Bryan and a 5000 lead in South Dakota while noting gold Democrats’ weak role in Pennsylvania.
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Washington
Congress
Tennessee
Republican Committee
Bryan
Pennsylvania
Tuscarawas County
Ohio
McKinley
Stark
South Dakota
Alabama
Percy Clark
Siel
Prayer Meeting Against Bryan Held by Cav alry Church
In New York on October 8 Rev. Dr. Robert S. MacArthur pastor of Cav alry Baptist Church led a prayer meeting with his congregation seeking divine aid to stop William J. Bryan from being elected. Speakers avoided naming McKinley or Bryan but the remarks clearly targeted the Democratic candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert S. MacArthur
Cavalry Baptist Church
William J. Bryan
MacArthur
McKinley
Mr. Bryan
Populists press demands on North Carolina ticket
Raleigh dispatch reports Democratic leaders face a tough choice over surrendering the governorship and five of nine Congress seats to Populists. The Populists have joined Democrats on the presidential ticket while allying with Republicans on the state ticket and many county races. If a Democratic fusion occurs the existing contract would be broken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N. C
Democratic State Committee
Krebs for the House Endorsed by Ward 9 Caucus Club
The Ward 9 Caucus Reform Club opened headquarters at Hanson and Tremont streets and endorsed Representative Franz H. Krebs Jr for re election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward 9 Caucus Reform Club
Hanson and
Tremont Streets
Franz H. Krebs, Jr
Legislative nominations in Hampden and surrounding districts
The document lists Democratic and Republican nominees for multiple Massachusetts House districts. Charles P. Davis of Agawam and several other incumbents or candidates from Hampden, Norfolk, Essex, and surrounding areas are named, including Simon Sullivan, Thomas Donahue, Benjamin Ames, John Maloney, Mark Manahan, J Gilman Waite, John R. Morse, Martin Niles, Charles Allen Taber, William T. Litchman, and D W Crowley with party affiliations noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampden
Charles P. Davis
Agawam
Norfolk
William B. Orcutt
Michael B. Deany
Simon 8. Sullivan
Thomas Donahue
Benjamin C. Ames
John T. Maloney
Mark Manahan
J. Gilman Waite
Eleventh Essex
John R. Morse
Lynn
Martin Niles
First Essex
Charles Allen Taber
People’s
Second Essex
William T. Litchman
D. W. Crowley
Liquor Case Against Hingham Shoe Merchant Continued
In Hingham district court Judge Kelley heard George A. Smith charged with illegal liquor selling. Humphrey Sullivan testified to purchasing liquor from Smith, while police search found none at his Beals Street boot and shoe shop. Trial adjourned to October 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hingham
Kelley
George A. Smith
Liquor Committee
Humphrey Sullivan
Holliston
Smith
Beals Street
Boston University Freshman Sophomore Reception and Cane Race
One of the year's leading social events at Boston University saw freshmen welcomed by juniors. The reception, with a long pink shaded candlelit table in the chapel, featured addresses by Miss Lillian Moulton and others. Earlier, the cane rush and ball game at Franklin Park ended with the freshmen winning 6 to 4 and 16 to 8 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston University
Lillian Moulton
Annie Gray
Ernest Perry
Ralph Stratton
Borden P. Bowne
Marshall M. Warren
F. Spencer Baldwin
Lindsay
Dean Huntington
Taylor
Perrin
Coit
Moulton
Gage
Wranklin Park
Corning Fire Destroys Elevator and Much of Town
A major blaze in Corning Iowa started at Reynolds grain elevator and swept two blocks north. The fire destroyed the elevator and many businesses including the Johnson Hotel and the National Bank of Corning. a man was burned to death and losses reach about 300000 with partial insurance on most properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston
Corning
Reynolds
Johnson
Adair County Union
National Bank of Corning
A. B. Turner
Lon D. Sheets & Co
Bemis Hardware Company
Shiveley Furniture Company
Downing
Harris & Westrodge
Ella Bixby
Anthony & Carmichael
Ex Governor Levi Fuller, Brattleboro Leader, Dies at 74
Levi K. Fuller former Governor of Vermont died at 1 15 AM in Brattleboro Born February 24 1841 in Westmoreland New Hampshire He was long associated with Estey Organ Company serving as vice president and superintendent His public career included Vermont State Senate Lieutenant Governor and Governor He traveled to St Augustine Florida for health relief and died after gradual decline in June Survived by Abby Estey his wife a Brattleboro father and one brother plus an adopted daughter.
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Brattleboro
Levi K. Fuller
Fuller
Westmoreland
N. H
Washington
Lucinda
Constantine) Fuller
Windham County
Windham County Agricultural Society
Boston
Merchants’ Exchange
Jacob Estey
J. Estey & Co
Estey Organ Company
Estey Company
Grant
American Society For the Advancement of Science
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Vermont
Vermont Academy
Saxton’s River
Fuller Light Battery
Converse
Brattleboro Savines Bank
Brattleboro Free Library
State Senate
St. Augustine
Fla
Philadelphia
Colonel Fuller
Abby
The Value of Hard Work and Dr Pierce’s Discovery
The piece urges endurance in labor and nutrition, warns against harsh forcing and spurring, and promotes Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a blood builder and digestives aid. It claims constipation as a primary cause of sickness and touts Pleasant Pellets as a cheap, effective cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
East Boston Milk Dealers Fined In Inspector Crusade
Milk inspectors crackdown in East Boston targets long time dealers for selling milk not up to standard. Local court fined several, including Fred E. Murdock and William F. Kendrington at $50 each, with others at $100. appeals planned to higher court. The probe began after complaints from East Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Boston
Noddle Island
Boston
Post
Fred E. Murdock
William F. Kendrington
John Cromsett
Charles H. Deane
Kendrington
Murdock
Emmons
Cromsett
Deane
Poisoning scare in South Weymouth coffee
Police probe a possible poisoning after Louis Heckstrasser family found a greenish substance in their coffee on October 9. Officials believe the material may be paris green and say it was discovered before use, leaving the family puzzled about a potential culprit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Weymouth
Louis Heckstrasser
Three Injured In Runaway At Whitinsville
A horse pulling a two wheel sulky on Railroad avenue in Whitinsville frightened and the sulky struck a telephone pole at East street, throwing Timothy Manning his wife and their 1-year-old child. Mrs Manning suffered facial bruises while Manning may have internal injuries and the infant escaped with minor bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitinsville
Timothy Manning
Slatersville
Railroad Avenue
East Street
Dedham Man Arrested in Larceny Charge at Food Fair
Charles W. Goodwin aged 50 of 2 Bradford Street was arrested by Dedham Street Station officers last night on suspicion of stealing 2000 admission tickets to the World’s Food Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Goodwin
Bradford Street
Dedham Street
Paper on Edu cation in France and England Presented
The New England Association of College and Preparatory Schools heard Dr. Alice Freeman Palmer of Cambridge discuss recent educational trends in France and England at a city event last evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Association of College and Preparatory Schools
Constan Carakase
Tyler Street
Tallahassee
Fla
Jerence McGrath
Boylston Street
Brookline
Maloney Brothers
Dr Greene's Magnificent Free Lectures Begin at Music Hall
Dr Greene of 34 Temple Place Boston opens a series of free illustrated lectures at Music Hall. Monday Oct 12 at 8 pm features a grand free talk for all. Tuesday Oct 13 at 8 pm a men only private illustrated lecture. Tuesday Oct 13 at 3 pm a women only private illustrated lecture. An editor praised the format. All lectures are free.
McKinley Praises Reunited North and South at Canton
Major McKinley tells Confederate veterans from Shenandoah Valley and others that sectional lines are erased and the Union endures. He notes reconciliation, promotes patriotism, and calls for unity under the Stars and Stripes as the campaign continues. Ex Confederate groups travel from Virginia to Ohio for the event. He later meets delegations from Warren and Forest counties and Monongahela and Clinton counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Shenandoah Valley
McKinley
Appomattox
Ulysses S. Grant
Shenandoah
Virginia
Stars and Stripes
Republican Party
Republic
Ohio
Major McKinley
Warren
Forest Counties
Penn
Monongahela
Clinton County
Pittsburg
Americas Club
Charles A. Boutelle
Maine
Dow's Body Found in River in New Hampshire
The body of 44 year old Charles Dow, who disappeared from home Tuesday, was recovered from the river. It is unclear whether he died by his own action or by accident. Dow was unmarried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wpare
N. H
Charles Dow
Harvard Union Debates Bryan Election Question
In Lever Hall Cambridge Harvard Union staged its first debate of the year on whether Bryan's election benefits the United States. Negative speakers Warren Parker and Sayre argued against Bryan while Howe and others defended the issue. The audience voted 112 to 29 against the Bryan position.
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Lever Hall
Cambridge
Harvard Union
Union
William Jennings Bryan
United States
Wirt Howe
L. S
W. B. Parker
Yale
A. M. Sayre
J. P. Warren, Jr
Princeton
Howe
Warren
Bryan
Parker
Sayre
Chicago
No Opposition Nominates Three Court Clerks by Acclaim
At the Suffolk county Republican convention in Wes leyan Hall John Noble clerk of the Supreme Court Joseph A Willard clerk of the Superior Criminal Court and John P Manning clerk of the Superior Civil Court were unanimously nominated for another term. The credential committee listed 258 delegates present and the trio received no dissent after Halsey J Boardman moved for acclamation. The convention adjourned to Youngs Hotel for a reception for the nominees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Noble
Supreme Court
Joseph A. Willard
Superior Criminal Court
John P. Manning
Superior Civil Court
Suffolk County Republicans
Wesleyan Hall
E. W. Burdett
Andrew P. Fisher
Committee On
Halsey J. Boardman
Jesse Gove
Young’s
Prohibition Party Files Nominations with 1302 Signatures
The Prohibition party submitted nomination papers to the Secretary, listing 1302 signatures. Electors at large include Edward Kendall and Alfred W. Richardson. district candidates span Cambridge to Swanzey. Other statewide roles name Allen Coffin for Governor and Willard O. Wylie for Secretary among listed offices.
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Prohibition Party
Lst
Edward Kendall
Cambridge
Alfred W. Richardson
Springfield
Edward S. Rogers
Lee
Hubbard Lawrence
Palmer
John Holt
Sutton
Edward G. Watkins
Gardner
James K. Fellows
Lowell
Albert B. Coats
Beverly
Seth Weston
Chelsea
Hyde Park
Thomas A. Frissell
Hinsdale
Wolcott Hamlin
Letter to Congressman Fitzgerald Questions on Chicago Platform
East Boston Oct 8 1896 Anselmo Martin chairs a request from the Bryan Sewall Williams Club asking John F Fitzgerald to state his positions on Bryan and Sewall Chicago platform and the 16 to 1 silver coinage. The letter seeks clear responses and immediate reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anselmo Martin
Bryan-Sewall-Williams Club
East
Boston
Congressman Fitzgerald
East Boston
John F. Fitzgerald
Bryan- Sewall-Williams Club
Chicago
Bryan
Sewall
Congress
Autopsy Indicates Heart and Lung Wounds in West Parsonsfield Case
Physicians report to County Attorney Emmons state some shots penetrated the heart and lungs. Emmons believes the death was an accidental shooting by a gunner who dragged the body into the house and set fire to it to hide the gunshot injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddeford
Emmons
West Parsonsfield
Rockland Quarryman Dragged by Runaway Horse
William Erskine a Rockland quarryman was seriously injured when a horse- driven cart dragged him in late October. His head struck the pavement and doctors fear brain concussion with possible fatal consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockland
William Erskine
Nashua Bank In Trouble Enjoined From Doing Business
Nashua New Hampshire October 9 Judge Parsons enjoined the Security Trust Company of Nashua from doing business and appointed L F Thurber as assignee in bonds of 60000 The bank a savings institution incorporated in 1889 suspended in 1893 during the panic and closed to protect depositors It resumed in 1894 and now enters liquidation with 200000 capital 40000 surplus and deposits of 125000 Causes cited include slow collections and inability to borrow money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashua
N. H
Manchester
Parsons
Security Trust Company of
L. F. Thurber
Father Explains Leo Putnam Theft Suspicions
Leo R Putnam 18 faced Malden police for house break ins at Cliftondale Centre The Putnam family story links his alleged thefts to presumed mental illness after a sunstroke and social isolation The father recounts the boy's piano work and dressmaking while noting a bail of 1300 posted by the father and possible non prosecution by the victim's wife
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker’s Hill
Faulkner
Leo R. Putnam
Malden
E. L. Neera
Cliftondale Centre
Putnam
Mr. Putnam
Noera
Leo
Bold burglar strikes Beach Street residence in broad morning hours
Police report a major burglary at James F. Clifford’s Beach Street home in Revere. A stranger entered from the front door about 9 am while residents were away and stole jewelry and silverware including rings cuffs and a gold watch. An old suit found nearby is believed tied to the thief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Revere
James F. Clifford
Clifford
Beach Street
Boston & Maine Bridge
Charles H. Putnam
Jail Awa its McNerney on Bost on break in and larceny
Michael McNerney twenty one of 254 East Eighth street South Boston was arrested on an indictment warrant for breaking and entering the dwelling of Charles A Jansen 221 West Fourth street on April 26 and stealing 100 dollars. He is also wanted in Gardiner Maine for escaping from jail before term expired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael McNerney
East Eighth Street
South
Boston
Charles A. Jansen
West Fourth Street
Gardiner
Engineers Meet and Dine in Fall River Convention
In Fall River on October 9 a public meeting preceded a banquet after the stationary engineers convention. John W. Lane of Providence spoke on license laws, State Inspector Hawley of Boston discussed license legislation, and George R. Babbitt of Providence presented The Engineer of the Past and Present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
Convention of Stationary Engineers
John W. Lane
Providence
National Association of Stationary Engineers
Hawley
Boston
George R. Babbitt
Gloves Stolen From R H Stearns Co Arrest Of John Horan
Officers of Division 2 arrested 27 year old John Horan of 29 Crescent Place for larceny of fifteen pairs of gloves worth fifteen dollars from R H Stearns Co. The gloves were recovered at the time of arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Division 2
John Horan
Crescent Place
R. H. Stearns & Co
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Ley
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Krebs
University Notes
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Charlestown
Mass
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Anne
Lev
K. Fuller
Wilk
Boston Dealets
Weymouth
DR. Greene
Alland Bros
Tremont How
Dow
Weare, N. H
Noble, Willard and
Manning
Republicans
Prohibition
Fitzgerald
Parsonsfield
Nashua Bank
Leo Putnam
Mrs. Putnam
Bey
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McNerney
Furl
Ee H. Crine
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