Democratic Platform Endorses War and Navy Growth
The Indiana Democratic state convention met in Tomlinson hall with 1,528 delegates. The platform praises Dewey and calls for vigorous war prosecution, navy strengthening, and expanded coast defenses. It supports liberal pensions, income tax, and tariff reform, reaffirms Bryan, and honors late Senator Voorhees. The ticket includes Rals ton, Minor, Dougherty, McNutt, War ram, Sinclair, Guthrie, Barricks, Hackney, McCabe, Howard, Taylor, Kollinger, Brown, Diven, Kopelke.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Tomlinson Hall
United States
David Turpie
S. M. Bristow
Blackford County
Martin
Turpie
Indiana
Spain
Democratic Party
Congress
Dewey
Bagley
Hobson
Democratic Party of
Chicago
Laber
Incorporated
William Jennings Bryan
Daniel W. Voorhee
Ito
W. B. Sinclair
Starke County
James S. Guthrie
Brown County
Edward Barricks
Hendricks County
Supreme Court
Leonard J. Hackney
Shelby County
James McCabe
Warren
Timothy E. Howard
St Joseph County
Edwin Taylor
Vanderburg County
C.G. Kollinger
Bartholomew County
Edgar Brown
Marion Coun
Raw Recruits and Street Car Robbery Report
Up to 10 o'clock Wednesday night nearly fifteen hundred recruits arrived in Chattanooga for Gen. Broocke's army, with 600 from several states and 140 in the latest wave for New York, Illinois and Pennsylvania regiments. The force is estimated at 47,000. Also reported, four men attempted a street car hold-up in Chicago. "Red" Graves was shot by the conductor and taken to hospital, another suspect, John Haggerty, was arrested.
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Chickamauga Park
Chattanooga
Broocke
Union
Arkansas
Kansas
Illinois
Nebraska
Missouri
Ohio
Tampa
Chickamauga
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
New York
Cutcaco
Twenty-second
Loomis Streets
Red” Graves
John Haggerty
Wyoming Troop Heads to Jacksonville for Gen. Lee
The Tor rey rough riders, about 1200 cavalrymen from Wyoming Utah Colorado Nevada and Idaho, left Cheyenne with horses and full gear for Jacksonville to report to Gen. Lee. The regiment is well drilled and expected to compare favorably with any service unit.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Torrey Rough Riders
Wyoming
Utah
Colorado
Nevada
Idaho
Jacksonville
Lee
Berlin Storm Drenches City With Floods and Hail
Berlin reports a ferocious hail and rain storm at 11 pm Wednesday causing flooded basements and widespread damage to windows and trees. The fire brigade logged 30 calls for flood relief and there were multiple near drownings.
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Berlin
Enlisting Volunteers Under Second Call For 75 000 Men
The War Department issues guidance for officers of the volunteer army to recruit up to 75 000 men under the president’s second call. Applicants aged 18 to 45 of good character, married men with regimental approval, and minors with parental consent may enlist for two years. Infantry weight 120 to 190 pounds, cavalry up to 165. officers to cap 1,326 infantry or 1 cavalry. Maximum company quotas: 106 infantry, 100 cavalry, 173 field artillery, 200 heavy artillery. Recruits should join a regiment’s company when possible.
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War Department
Volunteer Army
Wildlife report from Yellowstone notes milder conditions
Secretary Bliss reports to Lieut. G W Cross that elk and bears show unusual outcomes. Bears died from gas exposure after claw removal attempts. Poaching observed. one poacher will be punished. Buffalo and other protected animals increase. wolves and elk counts affected by harsh conditions.
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Bliss
G. W. Cross
Yellowstone National Park
California Not Kicking War Vessels Protest
Senator Perkins in Washington urged President Craig of the chamber of commerce to protest the Pacific coast sailing of armored warships Monterey Monadnock and others. Craig replied that California will press its protest and seek new outlets for energy and employment amid Dewey’s aims and a broader colonizing future for San Francisco merchants.
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Perkins
Washington
Craig
Chamber of Commerce
California
Pacific
Monterey
Monadnock
Dewey
San Francisco
Postal Runners Deliver Messages Through Indian Highlands
The postal service reaches Kolghur in the Himalayas where a native runner carries missives in a split end of a stick. He delivers the letters at journey’s end in pristine condition, extending communication far into the northern frontiers.
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Postal Service of
India
Kolghur
Himalayas
Nerve Cells in Human Brain
A German study notes that the human brain comprises nerve cells. The report outlines that neurons form the brain's functional network, enabling thought, sensation, and movement through interconnected signaling pathways.
Down on the Fads in a Detroit Press style
A husband reproaches his wife for faddism and impractical childrearing. He urges focusing on practical education, asserting Loretta, Tom, and Isabel lack real skills while pursuing botany, fancy cookery, and astronomy. He plans to move children toward a business basis to become self supporting.
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Loretta
Isabel
Tom
Ferest
Mars
Detroit Pree Press
Naval Hero Clark Recovers Then Rises to Practice
L. J. Clark of Warren Ohio joined the Union mortar fleet in 1861 and served in the Army of the Potomac. He was wounded near Richmond and later studied veterinary surgery. Now practicing in Chicago he credits Williams Pills for Pale People with restoring his strength after years of illness and battle injuries. He is a member of Hatch Post, UG. A. R., living at 4935 Ashland Ave.
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Lincoln
L. J. Clark
Arren
Clark
Ohio Volunteers
Army of the Potomac
Richmond
Ohio Village
Chicago
Hatch Post
UG. A. R
Ashland Ave
Igor
Illiams
Dr. Clark
Portrait Sparks Ready Vows In India Regiment
In a Household Words anecdote a beautiful portrait of Miss Vanderdecken reaches India. The regiment’s men flirt and jest, blaming a photographer for a missed engagement while Jill notices a witty caption on the back of the photo.
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Miss Vanderdecken
India
Jill v
Pounders of Edges and Quotes in a Fractured Column
A collection of quips and testimonials appears in a clipped column, including a harsh remark about Cubans and serfdom, a customer note claiming recovery from lung hemorrhage using Piso's Cure for Consumption by Louisa Lindaman of Bethany Missouri dated January 8 1894, and later aphorisms about forgetfulness and immunity in love affairs from the Atchison Globe.
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Louisa Lindaman
Bethany, Mo
Mrs Lucy Goodwin Credits Lydia E Pinkham Remedies
A reader reports four years of female troubles including falling of the womb and nervous distress followed by recovery after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Sanative Wash and Liver Pills. She says she could not sit up, but after three bottles she is cured and feels stronger than ever.
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Lydia
Pinkham
Ayer's Pills Praised by Quitman Resident
C F Alston of Quitman Texas extols Dr J C Ayers Pills as invaluable for constipation biliousness and malarial locality disorders. He notes small frequent doses stimulate the liver aiding its effort to throw off malaria and restore natural function.
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Dr. Ayer
C. F. Alston
Quitman
Texas
J. C. Ayer
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Vigo County
Henry Warram
G. W. Diven
Madison County
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Lake County
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the Torrey Rough Riders
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