Roosevelt Receives Enormous Welcome in New York City
In New York on October 27 Governor Roosevelt was greeted with massive Republican demonstrations from Grand Central Station to Madison Square Garden. Crowds, bands, fireworks, and Greek fire filled the streets as Roosevelt spoke on free silver, prosperity, imperialism, and the Spanish-American war, drawing repeated applause before a late-night finale.
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New York
Roosevelt
Grand Central Station
Welcme
Teddy
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Madison Square Garden
Gov. Roosevelt
Bartholdi Hotel
Dewey Arch
General Green
Mr. Bryan
Charles S. Fairchild
Rioting Follows Prosperity Wagon Rally in Chicago
A crowd of about 1000 confronted Republican speakers on a prosperity wagon in Chicago. Bricks, blocks, vegetables, bread, and eggs were hurled at Superior and Townsend streets injuring O. H. McConaughey and W. R. Frost as a patrol wagon arrived to disperse the riot after ten minutes of clashes between rioters and police.
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Chicago
Superior
Townsend
O. H. McConaughey
W. R. Frost
Roosevelt Leaves New York for Binghamton Tour
Governor Roosevelt rises early at Mrs. Douglass Robinson’s home and, after breakfast, departs with 70 mounted police escort to Erie Ferry. He travels by special car toward Binghamton, stopping for brief speeches in Sufferin Hillburn Middletown Port Jervis Shola Lackawaven Cocjection Callioon Long Eddy Deposit Susquehanna Great Bend. Crowds cheer at Erie Ferry and Delaware Station.
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Great Bend
Erie Ferry
Delaware Station
Bryan draws crowds in New Jersey campaign swing
William J. Bryan finished a New Jersey tour with steady but smaller crowds than in New York. He spoke in Hoboken Harrison Orange Summit Morristown Boonton Paterson Belleville Newark and Dover. In Hoboken about 6000 German citizens greeted him with a serenade and songs of Germany.
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Paterson
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Dover
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Kruger
McKinley Parade Echoes Prosperity Across Chicago
Chicago observes a prosperity parade with floats and badges reading McKinley was right and Sound money and prosperity. Notables at review stands include Senator Hanna Vice Chairman Payne and Illinois Senators Cullom Mason. The event's mood matches ideal autumn weather as business districts display national colors. Blum, Texas—Christman declines Populist bid for Seventy seventh district rep citing business commitments.
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McKinley
United States
Hanna
Republican National Committee
Henry C. Payne
Stewart
New and
Kerens
Cullom and
Mason
Illinois
Sherman will filed for probate in Mansfield
The late John Sherman leaves an estate valued at 3,000,000 to relatives. Adopted daughter Mrs McCullum receives the largest share while his sister brothers and their children are remembered. He also provides for his biograph and sets aside 10,000 for that purpose.
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John Sherman
McCullum
Child Burned at Strawn Coal Mine Tragedy
In Strawn Texas on October 27 a 9 year old daughter of Mr Roe a miner at Strawn Coal Company was burned to death while lighting a fire with kerosene oil. Her clothing ignited and she died before aid could reach her.
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Strawn, Tex
Roe
Strawn Coal Company
Empress Dowager Seriously Ill in Tai Chuen Fu
Japanese reports state the empress dowager is gravely ill at Tai Chuen Fu with the empire’s top physicians summoned to treat her.
Eager Beats Royal Flush in London Match Race
The English horse Eager ridden by Mornington Cannon won against the American Royal Flush with L Reiff aboard in a match race over the Hurst Tart Club course in London on October 27.
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Eager
Mornington Cannon
L. Reiff
Hurst Tart Club
Boers Capture Jacobsdal After Stiff Garrison Defense
Cape Town dispatch reports the Boers seized Jacobsdal southwest of Kimberley following a stubborn defense by a Cape Town Highlanders detachment. The garrison suffered heavy losses, with 34 killed or wounded among 52 men.
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Jacobsdal
Kimberley
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