Anti Goebel revolt gathers in Lexington for state convention
Ex Governor John Brown leads anti-Goebel Democrats toward a advisory convention to call a full state ticket. Delegates from many counties, including kenton anti-Goebel leaders, plan resolutions repudiating the Goebel Louisville ticket and pushing a separate Democratic slate. Brown arrives with a core group as Populists face skepticism over crossover support and early speeches set for next Monday.
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Lexington
William Goebel
Louisville
Kenton County
Kentucky
John Brown
Theodore Hallam
Covington
E. L. Hines
F. P. Smith
McKenzie Moss
T. G. Chapman
R. B. Hurd
W. F. Dial
Bowling Green
James W. Todd
J. H. Dorman
Henry Vist
Owen County
Mallory Gill
J. H. Viers
J. E. Penick
B. L. Penick
Todd County
D. H. Severs
F. Fraize
Cloverport
Breckinridge County
Thomas Turner
Mt. Sterling
Lawrence P. Tanner
Owensboro
J. C. Flournoy
Fulton
John H. Whallen
James T. Williams
John M. Green
Princeton
W. C. P. Breckinridge
C. B. Lowry
J. R. Terhune
Ths City
Goebel
Main Street
Palace Hotel
Frankfort
J. C. Penick
Brown
Harvey Myers
George F. Ahlers
John C. Grote
X. W. Culbertson
John Woodscroft
Jas. W. Finnell, Jr
Mayfield
Evan E. Settle
Charles K. Wheetsl
Hopkinsville
G. G. Gilbert
Richmond
Henry D. Allen
Dixon
R. F. Peak
Lebanon
J. C. W. Bickham
Burlington
I. H. Goodnight
Madisonville
Holden Chosen President of Wooster University
Special dispatch notes Rev Louis E Holden of Beloit College chosen unanimously by Wooster trustees to lead the University of Wooster. Born 1863 in New York, he pursued education amid early work in Utica and Chicago, attended Beloit College and Princeton, and has long directed Beloit’s financial growth.
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Wooster University
Louis E. Holden
Beloit
Wis.) University
University of Wooster
Louis Edward Holden
Rome
N. Y
William R. Holden
Utica
Holbrook & Ludlow
Westminster Church of
T. J. Brown
T. J. Brown, D.D
Nfe
Chicago
A. H. Abbott
Mr. Abbott
Bedoit College Academy
Col
Princeton Theological Seminary
Beloit College
Princeton
Hattie E. Simmons
Eaton
Knapp
Oratory
Prohibition Slate Headed by Demaree in Kentucky
Madison County politics loom as T B Demaree likely leads the state Prohibition ticket. The convention opens at Music Hall with Mrs Frances Beauchamp as temporary chair and Samuel Dickie expected to speak. Gov nominee Hunt declines. The slate lists Demaree for Governor Givens for Lieutenant Governor Winston for Attorney General Likens for Auditor Mayor for Treasurer Comer for Secretary of State Hancock for Superintendent and Carpenter for Agriculture.
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Louisville
Music Hall
State Central Committee
T. B. Demaree
Frances E. Beauchamp
Samuel Dickie
Michigan
M. P. Hunt
Madison County
M. C. Givens
Henderson
H. B. Winston
Carrollton
W. M. Likens
Populists Aim to Indorse Ticket in Kentucky Election
In Frankfort on August 1 observers say the Populist party plans a strong showing in the state fall election. They displayed nerve by rejecting a proposition to nominate former Governor John Young.
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Frankfort
John Young
Boston Alderman Opposes Dewey Hospitality Fund
The Boston Board of Aldermen voted to ask the Board of Estimates to allocate funds for extending city hospitality to Admiral Dewey. Alderman Michael Brick, a Democrat, opposed the measure arguing against adulating a hero and resisting being made a second Boulanger in America.
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Board of Estimates and Apportionment
Dewey
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Grant
Sherman
Boulanger
America
Panhandle wreck kills Marion Kephart near Kokomo
In Kokomo Indiana Marion Kephart was killed when a Panhandle wreck occurred a mile south of town this afternoon. Five wheat cars were demolished and the track obstructed as the train broke in two suggesting the cause of the crash.
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Kokomo
Ind
Marion Kephart
Here
Secretary Alger Farewell Attended by General Miles
Root is sworn in as secretary while farewell is given to the retiring chief. General Miles is present and shakes hands with the departing officer as successors take charge.
Root Enters Office as War Department Rites Unfold
Elihu Root takes oath as Secretary of War in Washington with Alger Hitchcock and Gage present. Ceremony includes duty officers, a farewell for Alger, and a notable Miles greeting. Pauncefote’s elevation to peerage draws favorable comment among diplomats.
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Washington
Elihu Root
War Department
Mr. Alger
Mr. Root
Gage
Hitchcock
Meiklejohn
Corbin
Charles C. Cole
Supreme Court of
District of Columbia
Root
Cole
Alger
Detroit
Gallia County Bonds Sold Privately At Premium
Gallia County Commissioners sold 60000 turnpike bonds to L M Beman of Centerville in a private sale after bids received for sealed bids were rejected due to a pending injunction. Beman paid 63000 total, including a 3000 premium, avoiding Cincinnati bids contingent on the suit outcome.
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Gallipolis
L.M. Beman
Centerville
Cincinnati
Beman
Ohio Creditor Bankruptcy Case Filed for A J Padan
A J Padan an insurance agent filed a bankruptcy bill in the U S Circuit Court in Los Angeles California. He acknowledges a debt of 158655 dollars with Ohio creditors and payments set at Portsmouth Ohio. His sole property is household goods valued at 140 dollars claimed as exempt. He says he assigned Ohio three and a half years ago but relief was not granted.
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A. J. Padan
United States’Circuit
Yellow fever cases rise at Hampton Home. thousands flee
Norfolk reports thirty seven yellow fever cases at the Soldiers Home in Hampton with seven deaths. Dr White leads the sick care, while Governor Woodfin pleads to move veterans and ship medicine. Panic spreads as four thousand leave Norfolk by boat or rail.
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Woodfin
Hampton
Phoebus
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Hampton Roads
Johnston
Tyler
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William Lamb
Ft. Fisher
Virginia
Lamb
Buckroe Beach
Peninsula
Chesapeake Bay
Buckroe
Trial delays as Dee Baker sought over murder case
In Barboursville Kentucky on August 1, the Jim Baker case is postponed due to the Hicks Brunk murder case. A bench warrant is issued for Dee Baker who missed court after a charge of killing Will White of Manchester. The incident traces to December 23, 1898 when Jim Beard shot Riley Hicks and Brunk. Brunk faces trial while Hicks may be skipped this term.
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Barboursville
Jim Baker
Hicks and Brunk
Dee Baker
Will White
Manchester
Jim Beard
Riley Hicks
North Jellico
Hicks
Andy
Ed Brunk
Beard
Brunk
Baker
Gome
Drowned Travelers From North Baltimore in Klondike Trip
Ohio news reports Dr. A. L. Lee and Gideon Kratzer of North Baltimore among twenty drowned at Crook's Inlet during a Klondike expedition. Details of the accident have not reached the city yet.
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Astor Naturalized as British Subject Amid Tax Dispute
London reports William Waldorf Astor was naturalized as a British subject on July 11 amid objections to taxes on a $2,000,000 property. Astor, with an $86,000,000 English estate, claims distinguished ancestry and seeks American economic ties.
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Astor Challenged by Tax Board Over 82 Million Assessment
News reports that William Waldorf Astor faced a New York tax dispute over an $82 million assessment on personal property. The Tax Commission first excused him, then reversed after his residency appeal, noting his nonresidence claim did not hold.
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New York
William Waldorf Astor
Great Britain
New York City Tax Commission
Astor's Move to Great Britain Raises Public Interest
The Astor family story unfolds with William Waldorf Astor now a British subject. His wealth stems from the United States, with political ties and a life split between Cliveden in England and Berkeley Square. A contentious genealogical claim and a rumored slight by the Prince of Wales mix with London chatter about his status.
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London
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France
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Prince of Wales
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Astor Naturalization Sparks Anglo Saxon Tension
The Chronicle mocks the naturalization of Mr. Astor as a new obstacle to Anglo-Saxon understanding. It predicts strong domestic resentment and trouble ahead, notes Kruger should be impressed, and claims the Home Secretary approved the application without denying it.
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the Chronicle
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Croker Coming Home
Richard Croker has spent the past month in seclusion with a few friends. He said he may sail on Saturday if arrangements are in place, possibly a fortnight later. He dismissed reports of buying the Lakes of Killarney and the Muckross estate as untrue.
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The
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Richard Croker
Muckross
Cephalonia Collides With Bark Near Queenstown
Cunard liner Cephalonia bound for Liverpool from Boston reports a night collision near the Irish coast with a sailing vessel believed to be a bark. The two ships parted, a lifeboat was launched, but no sign of the other vessel. Cephalonia escaped damage and resumed its voyage.
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Reed and Choate Visit House of Commons Gallery
Thomas B. Reed former Speaker of the House of Representatives and Joseph H. Choate Ambassador sat in the strangers' gallery in the House of Commons at Westminster. They were accompanied by the son of Rt Hon William Court Gully who guided them and highlighted notable places and people.
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Thomas B. Reed
House of Representatives
Joseph H. Choate
Strangers
House of Commons
William Court Gully
Reed
Choate
Sardinia Brigands Routed but Moni Remains At Large
Rome reports the anti brigand drive has killed or captured eighty brigands in Sardinia. Leader Moni and his band are still free, with a 20000 lire reward on his head. A manifesto appeared on a church door near Sassari. Moni asked King Humbert for safe conduct.
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Rome
Sardinia
Moni
Sassari
Humbert
Lawyer Shakespeare Committed to Insane Asylum
New York August 1 Law yer James H Shakespeare of Philadelphia once a brilliant attorney has been committed to an insane asylum Friends blame his downfall on his wife who allegedly ran away with Palmist Onequi Mrs Shakespeare denies the reports stating she has supported him nursed him and returned to the city to see him She says she has sold horses and carriages to aid his welfare and cannot add more to the tale
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New York
James H. Shakespeare
Philadelphia
Palmist Onequi
Onequi
Palmist
Need Room at Rennes Press Seeks Dreyfus Trial Move
London reports that Rennes Salle de la Manutention, chosen for Dreyfus court martial, is too small to hear proceedings. About three hundred newspaper men await seating in sixteen rows with poor acoustics. The Pall Mall Gazette confirms, noting demand to move to the Lycee near the prison.
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Pastor Sues Priest for Slander in Toledo Court
John Berecz sues Rev. Paulovits for 10000 damages in Common Pleas Court alleging slander. The pastor of St. Stephen's Church Ironville suburb allegedly made the remarks during a talk with Miss Ethel Berecz, daughter of the plaintiff.
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Toledo
Common Pleas
John Berecz
Robert Paulovits
Paulovitz
St. Stephen’s Church
Ironville
Ethel Berecz
Kruger Disability Proposal Rejected by Volksraad
In Johannesburg a secret session of the Volksraad is said to have rejected President Kruger's proposal to remove religious disabilities that barred Jews and Catholics from the franchise. Reports also note daily arrivals of military supplies at Pietermaritzburg, Natal.
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Johannesburg
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South Africa
Admiral Dewey Calls Olympia Toward Naples
The United States cruiser Olympia, under Admiral Dewey, left Trieste for Naples at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
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Naples
Aged Woman 106 Passes in Wisconsin
Margaret Garvin died at 106 years and 7 months in York town. She was the oldest person in the state and is survived by four children, thirty grandchildren, forty four great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild.
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Margaret Garvin
York
Cause of the Outbreak Their Territory Has Been Invaded by White Men
Territorial tensions are described as the cause of an outbreak as White men reportedly invade native lands. Local chiefs and scouts fear further clashes while authorities call for restraint and dialogue.
Troops Bolster Field as Yaqui Uprising Spreads
Reports from El Paso indicate Yaqui Indian bands kill Mexicans and Americans in the Yaqui River country. Uprising is declared general with about a thousand regulars deployed to scour the valley and quell the revolt amid fears for American prospectors in the Sierra Madre.
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Sierra Madre
Diaz
Mexican Yaqui Uprising Sparks Minute Men Guard in Potam
A Yaqui raid near Potam leaves Don Lorenzo Abrellia dead and Lt Celso Aguilar wounded. General Torres reports 14 Mexican and 43 Yaqui deaths. Potam forms an eighty man night guard as Yaquis attack outposts. Mexican forces remain at Mazatlan Acapulco Durango and Chihuahua ready to move if needed.
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City OF Mexico
Mex
Mexican Herald
Guaymas
Potam
Turin
Lorenzo Aberelia
Cutagota
Celso Aguilar
Torres
Mazatlan
Acapulco
Oaxaca
Durango
Chihuahua
Not Alfred Dreyfus Charges Referred to Another Dreyfus
Paris reports reveal anonymous witness used by M Quesnay de Beaurepaire to allege Dreyfus gambled and lavished money on women. Police records show Dreyfus never visited Tours or gambling venues, and that the claims pertain to a different man with the same name.
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Dreyfus
Commercial Tribune
Paris
M. Quesnay de Beaurepaire
Miners Granted Wage Increase in West Virginia Fields
About 3000 miners in the Flat Top and Elkhorn coalfields of Bluefield West Virginia received a fifteen cent raise this morning. The move follows a rapid drop in miners as over 2000 have left for Kansas and Indian Territory in the last ten days. Possible similar raise in Thacker coalfields reported.
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Bluefield
Flat Top
Elkhorn Coalfields
Kansas
Indian Territory
Thacker
Hoosier Poet Invited to Write for National Encampment
James Whitcomb Riley the Hoosier Poet has been invited to write a poem for the Grand Army National Encampment and to attend and read it at the camp fire on Tuesday night of encampment week.
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James Whitcomb Riley
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