Bryan Nominated on First Ballot at Democratic Convention
Reports from Denver indicate William Jennings Bryan secured the presidential nomination on the first ballot as the Democratic platform was adopted unanimously. The convention featured fervent demonstrations, speeches praising Bryan, and a scrambled schedule as resolutions and platform details were presented.
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Bryan
Denver
Colo
Resolutions Committee
Ares
Abraham Lincoln
Committee On
Taft
Ignatius Dunn
Omaha
Minnesota
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
Georgia
Connecticut
Ellis Meredith
Mark Hanna
Medill McCormick
Grant
Lincoln
Committee On Resolutions
Gompers
Roosevelt
Associated Press
Ollie James
Kentucky
Artist Otto Wiegels Ends Life After Repeated Attempts
Otto Wiegels a 25 year old German painter from Berlin known for strange Bohemian subjects committed suicide in his studio after inviting friends to tea to witness the act. He had attempted to take his life ten times before and previously had cut down ropes distributed to students as luck tokens.
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Marke
Otto Wiegels
Bohemia
Mont- Datoasa
Berlin
Million Dollar Dock Fire Kills Watchman and Sparks City Loss
A three story tenement at 295 Cambridge Street burned in Boston with three dead and ten missing. Fire destroyed a waterfront quarter including piers and a grain elevator, with losses over 1 million dollars and Daniel Sullivan the 70 year old Cunard watchman killed. The Devonia and six vessels were saved by fire boats and tugs.
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Boston
Mass
Cambridge Street
James Brown
William Austin
Flora Austin
Mia
Fannie Neil
Chelsea
Cunard and
Leyland Line
Boston and Albany
Grand Junction
Daniel Sullivan
Cunard Line
Weather Wyoming Forecast Sees Showers and Cool Weekend
Washington July 9 forecast for Wyoming calls for fair weather Friday followed by showers and cooler conditions Saturday.
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Washington, D. C
Wyoming
Bomb Explodes Near Gambling Hubs Shocking Chicago Crowd
In Chicago on July 9 a bomb exploded behind 260 State Street injuring no one and scattering glass across the rear of a six story building. The blast sent audiences from nickel theaters and hotel guests fleeing as police searched for dynamite while gunpowder odor suggested the cause.
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Chicago
Chicago Automobile Club
State Street
A. 260
Automobile Club
Plymouth Court
Escaped Prisoners Still At Large From Fort Hamilton
New York July. The three soldier prisoners who escaped from the Fort Hamilton prison on Tuesday remain uncaptured. Police have issued a general alarm. The men are George Carney a six month veteran of a two and a half year sentence for desertion and fraudulent reenlistment William Mallory six months of a two year sentence for the same offense and Jeremiah Sheehin sentenced to four years for sleeping on post and desertion reduced to two years after seven months served.
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New York
Fort Hamilton
George Carney
William Mallory
Jeremiah Sheehin
Operator 18 Blamed for Eight Death in Train Collision
Sedalia Missouri July 9 Charles Taylor a Missouri Pacific telegraph operator of Lamonte on duty the night of two MP passenger trains colliding near Knobncaster was arrested at Dresden on charge of manslaughter Eight persons killed about thirty injured coroner held Taylor and dispatcher F W Strang responsible Strang not yet arrested
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Sedalia
Charles Taylor
Missouri Pacific
Lamonte
Knobncaster
Dresden
Taylor
F. W. Strang
Strang
Governor seeks deportation of Cree Indians from Montana
Governor Norris sent a letter to the Canadian Indian Affairs commissioner seeking the deportation of Cree Indians roaming Montana. The group, tied to the Riel rebellion, came to Montana after suppression and were later restored to Canada, then returned to Montana and now face hardship. Some have agreed to go back.
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Helena
Mont
Norris
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Ottawa
Riel
Montana
State Department
Canada
Man Returns Stolen Ball Payment to Hall in Arkansas
Hot Springs Arkansas reports a man named Oscar Lee from St Paul Minnesota sent a remittance of 1.40 to league officials explaining he had stolen a ball two seasons ago and asked manager Riggs how to clear his conscience.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Riggs
Oscar Lee
St. Paul
Minn
Wyoming publicity bureau boosts Cheyenne at Denver convention
George C. Walker reports the Cyenne Industrial club publicity booth in the Albany hotel lobby drew attention with electric Wyoming signage and distributed thousands of Cheyenne literature and state booklets. Frontier Days boosters also showed strong presence with show novelty decor and buttons among the crowds.
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George 8. Walker
National Wool Growers’ Association
Denver
Cyenne Industrial Club
Albany Hotel
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Burns
The
Industrial Club
Albany
Publicity Bureau
Walker
Barnett
Judge Defends Leniency in Prince Zu Rulenders Case
The chief judge of the Zu Rulenders trial asserts the prince is treated no differently than other prisoners, citing health as the sole factor. The court continues testimony while the state appeals for the prince to stop denying charges.
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Berlin
Philip Zu Rulenders
Round Table
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Haskell
Interstate Commerce Commission
Edwin L. McCulloch
Scott
John Son
Irving Handy
Gray
William Jennings Bryan
Watchman
Operator 18
Hall
Industrial Club Publicity Bureau
Frontier Days Boosters
Sers
Sherman
Allen
N.Y
Joe Cannon
Loudenglager
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Tt Ja
James A. Tawney
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