Bryan Fight Clouds Nebraska Democratic Convention
At Grand Island Nebraska the state Democratic convention challenged long time leader William Jennings Bryan. A motion by Hitchcock to limit platform speeches passed 465 to 39, signaling a shift away from Bryan and prompting heated reactions from his allies. The gathering approved a temporary setup and named a resolutions committee with Bryan as a member.
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Grand Island
Nebs
Twig
Lam Jennings Bryan
Nebraska Democracy
G. M. Hitchcock
Bryan
Lancaster County
Brybe
Hhitchcock
Dahlman
Omaha
Shallenberger
Columbus
Ohio
Taftepi Ae Sas
Nicholas Longworth
Resolutions Committee
Longworth
Ehoers
Bitter Cold and Hardship Reported in Alaska Territory
Government report details extreme conditions in the interior of Alaska Territory. Chief Special Agent McKeasle’s field notes describe deep cold reaching minus thirty to minus seventy degrees, wind and inaccessible terrain, with sparse habitation and limited federal presence.
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Bicht
Eighth
Tattan
Akiake
McKeasle
Courth
Durand
Hirsute Jungle Is Relic of War After Gaining Point
Lexington Kentucky July 26 being described as a relic of war a patient with long flowing whiskers submitted to an operation at a local hospital. Robert Dedman an 88 year old Lauras Kentucky resident aired with a corps of surgeons who sought to remove the whiskers.
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Lexington
Lee
Robert Dedman
Dedenebo Fe
Laurs
Welaloiat
Cummins Attacks U S Steel In Iowa Speech
Senator Albert B. Cummins of Iowa denounces the United States Steel Corporation over the Carnegie plant sale in 1901 arguing it was overvalued and that much of the steel firm’s capital is “water.” The Chicago and New York reports note U S Steel’s quarterly earnings totaling over 40 million dollars with net income rising to about 33.88 million.
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Olathe
Kansas
Albert B. Cummins
Iowa
United States Steel Corporation
Carnegie
Corporation
Carnegie Company
Steel Corporation
Dalzell
Pennsylvania
Payne
New York
Aldrich
Rhode Island
Hale
Maine
Lodge
Massachusetts
Steed Company
Powers Stand Idle While Stocks Tumble
New York reports a sensational stock market drop with 1,279,259 shares traded and only 36 of 146 issues avoiding a yearly low. Analysts say the financial chiefs agreed to a drastic purging of securities amid unclear causes and grim outlook.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Financial World
Government to defend Lone Star in murder case
The Interior department asked the Justice Department to appoint an attorney for Lone Star, a Cherokee Indian charged with killing a negro in an incident dated July 11. The move aims to ensure a fair trial and follows bureau of Indian affairs inquiries into published reports of the alleged crime.
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Washington
Lone Star
Interior Department
Department of Justice
Soe
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Bureau
Automobile and goat collide in New Jersey traffic incident
Report from Glen Ridge New Jersey describes an auto bicycle accident when Edward Develing of West Orange, riding a bicycle, swerved to avoid a goat and was knocked unconscious. The car driver and goat owner were not identified and details are partially garbled.
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Glen Ridge
N. J
Gaia Lelong
West Orange
Martial Law Clamps Barcelona Amid Spy Threats
Government spies warn of a coming revolution as 10000 troops and 2000 gendarmes seize strategic positions across Barcelona. Martial law conditions tighten with censored telegraphs and ready reinforcements from Saragossa and Valencia. Labor agitators call for a general strike starting July 29 in Barcelona.
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Barcelona
Saragossa
Valencia
Spain
Weather Delays Mime Franck’s Channel Flight Attempt
Calais France July 26 Mime Franck wife of Frank Hart shorn Farish aviator waits for clearer weather to attempt a cross channel flight from Calais to Dover. She prepared since last Friday in a Bnu biplane taught by Henri Farman but conditions have remained unfavorable.
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Calais
France
Mime
Matilde Franck
Frank Hartshorn
Dover
Franck
Greas Channel
Manay
Henri Farman
Hubband Hilled By Train At Hanulba Bridge
Kennas City Mo July 26 Qeo L Wright a paving cone Liberty Mo was killed by a Burlington train on the Hanulba bridge over the Missouri River here The bridge while only wide for the railway tracks Js alg tor yohlo Mr Weight ith his wife started across in Wiley the way of the bridge tree e struck them Mire Wright June was tied
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Kennas City
Qeo
L. Wright
Liberty
Uiley
Wright
Scotland Yard Questions Crippen Arrest Tale
London officials dispute a report that Dr. Hew Crippen and Miss Ethel Le Neve were arrested at sea aboard the Montrose. They cite weak wireless range and uncertainty of identity, warning a conviction would be difficult without a confession or admissible proof.
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London
Hew Crippen
Mies
Ethel Clare Leneve
Canada
Montrose
Miss Lenovo
Cripper
Miss Leneve
Crippen
Miss Lenéve
The
Neve
England
Corps Dellen
Suing for divorce after fifty years apart
Grand Rapids, Mich. Charles M. Tuttle, 50 years separated from his wife, has filed for divorce while at the Soldiers Home. He testified his four year wartime service began the marital trouble and his wife Elizabeth never recovered from anger at his departure. The couple wed in 1850 and he served in the Civil War before returning home, though she would not resume living with him. She has since resided in Wisconsin.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Charles M. Tuttle
Solldiers
Tuttle
Elizabeth
Wisconsin
Nebraska Republicans adopt platform endorsing Taft and insurgency
The Nebraska Republican convention adopts a Taft endorsement platform while opposing Can nonism and expressing sympathy with insurgent methods inside and outside Congress. It backs county option for regulating liquor and a direct legislation constitutional amendment amid strong votes and protests.
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Lincoln
Neb
Taft
Congress
United States Brown
Serament
Norris
Record shows 13 arrests per year for 15 years
Margaret Cunningham aged 61 was taken into custody by police for the 169th time, marking 13 arrests annually over 15 years. Her 16-year-old son John is in a state reformatory, and another son Barney awaits trial on robbery charges in the county jail.
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Chicago
Wig
Ade
Margaret Cunningham
John
Barney
Aged Woman Rescued From Culvert Near Denver
An elderly woman, Mrs. Catherine Krause, age not specified, survived seven days wedged in a culvert under Union Pacific tracks near Denver after fleeing from her daughter's home. She was rescued by train crew when the stalled train alerted workers. She sustained severe injuries but recognizes family members and is under medical care. her recovery remains uncertain.
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Denver
Colo
Union Pacific
Catherine Krouse
Mire
Michael Canning
Mya. Krousels Tality
Jim
Dinal
Krowse
Cannin
J. O. Mierley
Bidy
Mierley
Krause
Hep
Mallid & Os Diskance Gant
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Jess
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