Bryan to Deliver 6000 Word Acceptance Speech
William J. Bryan will outline a 6000 word acceptance speech focusing on Shall the people rule and the measure of rewards. He postpones other major topics to future speeches and will address tariff trusts banking labor imperialism and state nation issues in planned tours and regional talks.
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Fairview
Lincoln
Neb
William Jr. Bryan
Ance
Bryan
Aviat
Indianapolis
Kern
Topeka
Chicago
Peoria
William J. Bryan
Atlantic
Pacific States
Norman E. Mack
National Democratic Committee
John W. Kenny
Mr. Bryan
Thirty-Eight Die in Canadian Brush Fire in Elk River Valley
Vancouver dispatch reports the Elk River valley fire destroying Fernie and threatening Michel Hosmer and Cranbrook. Death toll reaches thirty eight with property losses estimated at five to six million dollars. Aid arrives for Fernie residents as nurses treat injuries amid fire threats and smallpox cases emerge.
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Vancouver
B. C
Elk River Valley
Fernie
Michel
Hosmer
Cranbrook
New York Heat Claims Local Preacher in Fatal Collapse
Extreme humidity and high temperatures in New York crowded districts caused severe suffering last night. Rev. Dr. Edward Wallace Nell, longtime pastor of St. Edward Church on East One Hundred Ninth Street, died suddenly during the heatwave.
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New York
Edward Wallace Nell
St. Edward
Hast One Hundred and Ninth Street
Melba Accepts Return to New York Ahead of Australia Visit
Melba agrees to return to New York on December 5 after accepting Oscar Hammerstein’s invitations. She plans to depart England to catch a steamer for Australia where she will visit her father after several years away.
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Melba
America
London
Mme
Oscar Hammerstein
New York
England
Australia
Deaths from Heat Hit Chicago as Temps Soar
Eight deaths and at least a score of prostrations marked Chicago scorching day. Two mad dog incidents are noted while no relief is promised. Forecasts show no important temperature changes today or Thursday.
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Chicago
Monarch Vinegar Plant Fire in Kansas City
Fire destroyed the Monarch Vinegar company plant in the East Bottom district of Kansas City Missouri at midnight. Loss is estimated at 100000 dollars. A night watchman reported the blaze originated by incendiary means.
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Kansas
Kansas City
Monarch Vinegar Company
Harriman Heads to Summer Camp After Stop in Salt Lake
Edward H. Harriman passed Ogden at noon en route to his Siskiyou summer camp in southern Oregon. He planned no Salt Lake City visit before his Oregon vacation, while W. H. Bancroft and J. M. Davis traveled to Oregon to confer on Harriman system matters.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Edward H. Harriman
Ogden
Siskiyou
Oregon
W. H. Bancroft
Oregon Short Line
J. M. Davis
Mr. Harriman
Harriman
Farman Plans Westward Aeroplane Flights
Henry Farman will end New York appearances at Brighton Beach soon and then fly to Philadelphia and a planned sequence to Cincinnati St Louis Kansas City Denver East Lake City San Francisco. Thomas R MacMechan of the St Louis syndicate says Farman’s New York shows attract poor attendance.
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New York
Henry Farman
Brighton Beach
Thomas R.’ MacMechan
St. Louis
Farman
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Kansas City
Denver
East Lake City
San Francisco
Japan
Washington
R. H. Chibasd
Icdeevessesaen
O Beaton
H. Pueblo
Ate
Peepeenes
R. H
Lincoln
Heer
Des Moloea
Bronx City
Omaha
Cavalry Scouting At Crow Creek Reserve Telecommunication Test
Crow Creek Reserve Wyoming hosts Camp Emmet Crawford where Fifth Cavalry troops reported lost then found. Signal corps from Colorado and Utah test field lines over ten miles and wireless links enabling rapid setup in twenty minutes amid ongoing maneuvers ahead of a major exercise tomorrow and Friday.
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Emmet Crawford
Crow Creek
Wyo
Ag. I
Fifth Cavalry
O. K
Signal Corps
Colorado
Utah
Zeppelin's Life Work Ended by Storm
In Echterdingen on August 5 Count Zeppelin's dirigible collapsed after a storm. The airship landed damaged, the front motor failing from piston rod friction, then reignited and burned as the frame was destroyed by exploding motors. the Count left for Friedrichshafen.
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Zeppelin
Echterdingen
Friederichshafen
Wyoming Coal Miners Strike Throttle Wyoming Coal Fields
About 7,000 Wyoming miners face unemployment as September 1, when the current wage scale expires, approaches after a failed Denver conference. UMW leader Thomas Gibson heads to Indianapolis to brief national president Thomas Lewis as operators resist wage cuts of 10 to 25 cents daily.
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Denver
Colo
Wyoming
Thomas Gibson
Wyoming District
United Mine Workers
Indianapolis
Thomas Lewis
Lewis
Montana
Funeral of Senator Allison Saturday in Dubuque
The funeral for Senator Allison will be held Saturday at 4 PM at his residence with Rev J T Bergen officiating. Burial follows at Linwood cemetery. the body will lie in state Friday. City business will suspend for the ceremony and flags fly at public buildings as sympathy telegrams pour in.
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Dubuque
Allison
J. T. Bergen
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Linwood Cemetery
Wat
New York Banker Sues Millionaire Over Alleged Alienation
Charles H. White, a New York banker, sues Augustus Mott, vice president of the Mott works, for 25000 alleging his wife Jo seppine B. White was alienated through clandestine meetings at a West End Avenue house. The plaintiff’s wife divorced him in May 1907. Mott is linked to the New York and Larchmont Yacht clubs and is brother in law to Supreme Court Justice McLean. Bernard H. Sandler is noted as attorney of record for White.
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New York
Charles H. White
Augustus Mott
Mott Works
Joseppine B. White
Mott
Larchmont
Supreme Court
McLean
West End Avenue
Bernard H. Sandler
Goff
Crack Shots of Army in Annual Tournament
The United States Army rifle competition shoot begins August 7 at Fort Sheridan Illinois. Top marksmen will compete for a team to represent the army at the national event with all military services and militia involved.
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ARMY
Chicago
United States
Fort Sheridan
Wyoming Weather: Showers Then Fair and Warmer
Weather forecast for Wyoming calls for showers Thursday, Friday fair and warmer. Local data show 24 hour temperatures from August 5 to 6 include a max of 88 and min of 57 degrees with no precipitation. Data from W.8 Palmer, Section Director.
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Washington, D. C
Wyoming
Palmer
Anonymous letter attacks Senator Guggenheim sparks Colorado feud
Denver reports a sensational anonymous letter denouncing Senator Guggenheim as bought and unworthy, with threats of exposure, possible jail action, and calls for further letters revealing alleged bribery and corruption. The piece traces alleged Evans faction links and predicts a deep partisan split as Republicans brace for more disclosures.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado
Guggenheim
Evans
United States Senate
Denver News
Senate
Post Office Department
United States
Dismembered Boy Found Near Mud Lake Chicago
Police face a baffling case after a boy’s dismembered body is found in Mud Lake near the stockyards. The limbs are severed at hips and knees and wrapped in a newspaper, with a shirt bearing the initial C. The torso shows arm hacks and confirms the victim is a boy, not a girl, as first thought.
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Chivnngo
Aug
Battleship Fleet Aims for Auckland Landing
The Atlantic cruiser fleet from Honolulu to Auckland nears New Zealand shore with Vermont Glacier and Suva as routing points. Sailors polish uniforms and equipment in prep for a likely dawn sighting by August 9, with expectations of an earlier greeting as the fleet closes on Auckland Harbor.
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Vermont
Suva
Fiji Islands
Honolulu
Auckland
New Zealand
Heat Wave Continues in New York City
Six deaths and many prostrations mark the ongoing heat wave gripping New York. Temperatures fluctuated from 79 at midnight to a slight rise after 8 am, with humidity around 85 percent during the early hours as the city endures a second day of extreme heat.
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New York
Broker Eastman & Co. Suspended amid arrest in Chicago
The Eastman & Co. stock brokerage firm was suspended on the Consolidated Stock Exchange floor. Robert B. Eastman, its head, was arrested in Chicago after A. A. Knowles of the Mechanics National Bank of New York provided evidence. Police found Eastman in possession of bonds and certified checks totaling $64,000, including $12,000 in government bonds and $27,000 in other bonds.
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New York
Eastman & Co
Consolidated Stock Exchange
Robert B. Eastman
Chicago
A. A. Knowles
Mechanics National Bank of New York
Robert Eastman
Boy of Bright Fires Six Year Old Brother
Ol ver Gilmore eight years old discharged a loaded revolver yesterday at the Weldona home of his parents. The bullet entered the left side of the head, ranged down the cheekbone, and lodged in the neck injuring his six year old brother who may recover.
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Boy OF Bright
Fort Morgan
Colo
Olver Gilmore
Parenta
Weldona
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