Debate on Gold or Silver Standard Sparks Democratic Platform Talk
At Saratoga on Sept 29 former Senator Hill and other leaders discussed likely planks for the Democratic state convention. A tentative platform was agreed, with debates over the financial plank pitting gold standard advocates against pro silver voices. John Cunneen for attorney general and Judge C Gray for court of appeals named. contest over comptroller post centers on Edwin Atwater versus Finch backers.
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Saratoga
Hill
Frank Campbell
State Committee
William Sulzer
McCarren
William Hepburn Russell
Jacob A. Cantor
James P. Shevinn
Kansas City
Chicago
Sulzer
Norman E. Mack
Bryan
John Cunneen
Erie
Judge C. Gray
Court of Appeals
Edwin Atwater
Poughkeepsie
Finch
Glen's Falls
Atwater
Alger Accepts Senate Seat to Fill McMillan Death Term
Detroit Sept 29 General Russell A Alger former secretary of war has formally accepted Governor Bliss offer to become United States senator to fill the unexpired term caused by the death of Senator McMillan.
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Detroit
Russell A. Alger
Bliss
United States
McMillan
Montana Foreman Killed Flagging Northern Pacific Train
Missoula Mont Sept 29 William Johnson a section foreman was struck by the engine of a passenger train while trying to flag it after detecting a broken rail He saved the train but was hurled into a ditch and died two hours later aboard the train heading for medical help He leaves a widow and two children.
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Missola
Mont
William Johnson
Northern Pacific
Johnson
President's condition after wound reported satisfactory
Washington reports the president's doctors say the wound is satisfactory with normal temperature. The patient slept well Sunday night and remains in a rolling chair. He is cheerful and has shown no impatience or restlessness while following physician directives with scrupulous care.
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Washington
Grave Robbery Ring Brought Down Near Indianapolis
Seven negroes are arrested in a wholesale grave robbery ring near Indianapolis. Warrants issued for a prominent physician and anatomy demonstrator at a local medical college where two stolen bodies were found ten days ago. Rufus Cantrell confessed and implicated others.
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Indianapolis
Rufus Cantrell
Trains Run Regularly on Panam Railroad Amid Insurgents
Washington reports Vice Consul Ehrman in Panama says trains operate on the Panam railroad with no disturbance anticipated. Bands of insurgents are seen along the line but do not impede service.
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Washington
Navy Department
Ehrman
Panama
Panam
Irish Nationalists to Convene for Session Program
Dublin Sept 29 John Redmund chairman of the Irish parliamentary party has summoned Nationalist members of parliament to meet on Oct 7 to prepare a program for the coming session.
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Dublin
John Redmund
Irish Parliamentary Party
Freight Wreck Dents Katy Yard Near Denton Switch
Fourteen freight cars derailed at a switch south of the freight depot in Denton Texas. Cars were torn into splinters after the Saturday night wreck along the Katy yard.
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Denton
Tex
Katy
Emile Zola Dead in Paris Home
Paris dispatch reports novelist Emile Zola born April 2, 1840 found dead from asphyxiation likely due to a stove outage. His wife gravely ill, doctors say Mme Zola revived after resuscitation efforts. Zola and spouse had returned to Paris from the countryside the prior day.
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Paris
Emil Zola
Zola
Medan
Mme. Zola
Train Stoned by Mob Near Richards Colliery
A miners' train bound for Richards' colliery near Mount Carmel, Pa., was halted by a mob that stoned the cars, leaving only two window panes intact. Passengers, including carpenters and pumpmen, escaped injury by sheltering under seats. Separately, three men en route to the Pennsylvania colliery at Green Ridge were pulled from a trolley and badly beaten.
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Pottsville
Pennsylvania Railroad
Richards
Mount Carmel
Richards Colliery
Pennsylvania
Green Ridge
Coal strike widens but mining crowds stay scarce
Wilkesbarre Pa Sept 29 The twenty first week of the coal strike shows little change. Operators report more men at work than last week while strike leaders say ranks remain unbroken. Troops scour the Wyoming region but find no mine crowds as Sheriff Jacobs vows no police duty for soldiers.
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Wilkesbarre
Wyoming
Jacobs
Plan to salvage coal from Long Island Sound wrecks
A Bridgeport dispatch says New York will start an organized effort this week to recover anthracite coal from shipwrecks in Long Island Sound using sweep boats and divers. Pumps will suck coal onto screens and into dredges if conditions allow. Commander Peary arrives in New York to report to the Navy and touts Arctic health benefits for pulmonary patients with claims of improved cases from Bala Tow.
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New York
Long Island Sound
Bridgeport
Robert F. Peary
Washington
Navy Department
Arctic
Fire destroys Stockton agricultural pavilion and two residences
Fire at Stockton California on Sunday night devastates the agricultural pavilion and two residence blocks with only a few buildings spared. Firemen prevent further spread aided by thick shade trees, with total losses estimated at 500000 dollars.
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Stockton
Cal
Queen Marie Christina reportedly wed in Austria
Madrid dispatches report Queen Marie Christina mother of King Alfonso married her master of horse count Dela Escosura while in Austria recently. The claim mentions the union occurred during a visit, with no official confirmation from Spanish sources yet.
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London
Madrid
Marie Christina
Alfonso
Dela Escosura
Austria
Samuel elected Lord Mayor of London for year
London announces Sir Marcus Samuel elected Lord Mayor to succeed Sir Joseph C. Dimsdale for the ensuing year in a formal city ceremony held Sept. 29.
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London
Marcus Samuel
Joseph C. Dimsdale
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