Dewey Signals Willingness to Seek Presidency
Admiral Dewey confirmed he would consider a bid for the presidency and said he would not discuss party plans. He noted health improvements since Manila and said public support urged him to run, while Republicans and Democrats weighed potential impact on McKinley and Bryan.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Admiral Dewey
White House
Capitol
Hanna
Dewey
Senator Jones
Arkansas
Jones
Bryan
McKinley
Aerialeer
Spain
Morgan, Whitney
McLean
Mr. Bryan
Chicago
Morgan
Mr. Whitney
Ambitious Wife Shapes Admiral Dewey Presidential Bid
Washington observers dismiss Admiral Dewey as a candidate with pity not scorn. The piece attributes his announcement to his wife’s strong ambition and notes leaders see the bid as a crowning error in a career once honored.
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Dewey
John R. McLean
Admiral Dewey
Whitney
Gorman
McLean
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Philippines
Admiral Newey
Henry Watterson Says Dewey Should Have Consented in 1898
Louisville April 4 Henry Watterson declares in an editorial he will not back the Democratic ticket. He says Admiral Dewey could have challenged Bryan in 1898 if he had consented then, but he did not and the opportunity passed. The editorial was written after his return from the East.
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Henry Watterson
Dewey
Commercial Tribune
Louisville
Admiral Dewey
Manila Bay
Kansas City
Mr. Bryan
Wheeler
Bryan
Watterson
Nash
Senate
John R. McLean
Kilbourne
Dewey Backing Wins Press Post Support in Columbus
In Columbus the Democratic Press-Post endorses Admiral Dewey for President prompting editor Webster Huntington to resign over the shift. Publisher Clarence M. Jones cut Huntington’s valedictory line and Huntington, a Bryan supporter, refuses the new alignment while the paper pledges Dewey’s nomination as American policy.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Admiral Dewey
Press-Post
Bryan
John J. Lentz
Dewey
Clarence M. Jones
Webster P. Huntington
Huntington
Jones
Press Post
Mr. Bryan
Kansas City
George Dewey
Toledo centennial fight over million dollar appropriation
Columbus dispatch reports Friends of Griffin push to defeat House concurrence and hold out for a million dollar appropriation for the centennial. Administration allies insist no extra funds and aim to use conference committees to force a compromise. Governor Nash weighs a mid sized commission, with names like McLean discussed and Kilbourne possible.
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Commercial Tribune
Representa
Griffin
Friends of the
Senate
House
Friends of
Furtough
Putnam County
Elmer
Dodge
Cleveland
Senator Dunham
Prince of Wales' Brussels assassination attempt shocks city
A 16 year old Belgian, Sipide, fired at the Prince of Wales on a Brussels train leaving the north station. He was arrested after a second shot failed. The Princess of Wales and others were unharmed. Sipide claimed he acted to avenge South Africa losses and had Boers sympathies. Authorities and King Leopold conveyed reassurance.
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Brussels
Prince of Wales
Iice
Jatinsmith
Sipide
Brinseels
Thorities
L Forge
Saint Gilles
South Africa
Princess of Wales
Leopold
Queen Victoria
Dublin
Prince of Wales Faces Assassination Attempt in Brussels
Special dispatch notes the Prince of Wales surviving a 19th century Brussels attack amid a long career marked by immunity to violence. It recalls his typhoid battle in 1872 and links the plot to hostile French press attacks on the Queen and the realm.
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Wales
Brussels
Commercial Tribune
London
Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales Arrives in Cologne with Poise at Midnight
The Prince of Wales reached Cologne at midnight amid minimal ceremony due to the late hour. Telegrams of congratulation are pouring in, and an entourage member says he remained perfectly self possessed during the arrival.
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Cologne
Prince of Wales
The Prince of Wales Escapes Assassin in Brussels
The Prince of Wales, heir to the British throne, narrowly escaped an assassin's bullet in Brussels yesterday, according to witnesses and reports from the scene. The incident prompted a swift security response as the royal returned to his entourage unharmed.
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Brussels
Wheeler Takes Up Gauntlet Over Kentucky Election Law
In Washington on April 4 the House witnessed a sharp clash between Kentucky Democrats and Republicans over the Goebel election law. Rep. Boreing urged a federal election law, while Rep. Wheeler defended Kentucky's statute, denying fraud under its provisions as Louisville votes were challenged.
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Washington
Kentucky
Wheeler
Pugh
Boreing
Kentuky
United States
Abraham Lincoln
Henry Clay
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
Republican Party
Congress
Mr. Wheeler
Mr. Boreing
Ohio
Louisville
Taylor
Hillis Declares Lay Status After Resignation
Rev. Dr. Newell Dwight Hillis says he will not withdraw his resignation and will keep a presbytery post until a committee visits him. He asserts he demitted his ministry and is now a layman with no ministerial standing. He notes possible future Congregational ties but jokes the association may not receive him.
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New York
Newell Dwight Hillis
Chicago
Hillis
Presbyterian Church
Congregational Association
Freight wreck injures trainmen and passengers at Piqua
Open switch caused the southbound passenger train on the H and D to collide with a siding freight train. Engineer Jacob Meyers and assistant George Ireland were bruised. Express Messenger W A mera escaped injury. B L Edwards blamed for failing to lock the switch. merchandise worth damages shipped to local firms.
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PIQUA
Jacob Meyers
Lima
Wapakoneta
George Ireland
W. A. 1Er
Jaima
B.L. Edwards
Continental Tobacco to Concentrate Plug Business in Louisville
The Continental Tobacco Company plans to move plug production to Louisville and St. Louis, shutting non gateway factories and shifting Sorg and Lorillard plants to Louisville for a 50 million pound annual capacity. A Duke resignation and a shake-up in plug management are anticipated.
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Continental Tobacco Company
Commercial Tribune
Louisville
St. Louis
Finzer
Scotten
South
Liggett & Myers
Malde Trust
Duke
Smoking Tobiacco
Big Trust
P. J. Sorg
Middletown
Lorillard Tobacco
Bagdad Bank Cashier’s Son Shoots Self in Kentucky
Frankfort Kentucky April 4 Marshall Eddins four year old son of Cashier Richard Eddins of the Deposit Bank at Bagdad Shelby County died by self inflicted gunshot with no cause given for the act.
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Frankfort
Two Men Die in Rabun County Fire
Clayton Georgia April 4 Albert Garrett and Albert Benfield both Rabun County residents were burned to death in Garretts home late last night Both men were intoxicated and perished in the blaze authorities said
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Clayton
Albert Garrett
Albert Benfield
Rabun County
Garrett
Queen Victoria Welcomed Enthusiastically to Dublin
Erin records the Dublin crowd cheering Queen Victoria during her warm welcome, noting the monarch’s reception as especially hearty and festive in the city.
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Queen Victoria
Dublin
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