Bryan Arrives in New York Quietly After Trip with Bland
The Boy Orator of the Platte, William Jennings Bryan, arrives in New York at 8:25 PM with Bland and the Bland ticket entourage. He stays with millionaire banker hosts including J A Creighton and W P St John, plans a reception and Madison Square Garden event, and appears subdued after a grueling daylight overland tour from Lincoln to New York.
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Platte
Carl Browne
Coxey
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Mr. Bryan
J. A. Creighton
Omaha
Democratic National Committee
Maine
Brewall
Bryan
Lincoln
Bland
Missouri
Bryan Sewall social roundups and guest details
A reception held by the George Fred Williams Club precedes a visit to Bath Maine to stay with Mr. Sewall. It is understood arson will not be invited. Mr and Mrs Bland arrived at the Fifth Avenue tonight. No mention of Silver Dick in connection with the Bryan Sewall events this week. W H Eggleston.
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Pittsburg
Silver Dick Bland
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James Kerr
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House of Representatives
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Blands
Bryan
Hogg
Texas
Greensburg
John Guffey
Astmoreland County
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Gity
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Quaker City
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New York City
George Fred Williams Club
Bath
Arson
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Fifth Avenue
Silver Dick
Bryan-Sewall
W. H. Eggleston
McKinley
Democratic Party of the Nation
Chicago
Roofer Survives Five-Story Fall Without Serious Injury
James Riley, a roofer from 31 Fruit Street, fell from the roof when a derrick broke and ropes entangled him. He landed on his feet near a tree, escaping with a small wrist cut and returned to work on the roof within thirty minutes.
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Commercial Tribune
Boston
Mass
James Riley
Fruit Street
Riley
Miracle Escape After Thirty-Five Foot Fall From School Window
Little Walter Knuckles fell from a third floor window at a deaf mute department of the public schools, a height of about thirty five feet. He survived with only a slight shock and was placed to rest in bed, while doctors deem no serious injury likely.
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Little Walter Knuckles
Little Walter
William Judkins
Eighth Street
Armour enters politics to show wage earners free trade evils
Chairman Hanna of the Republican National Committee plans to inform Chicago and other cities' wage earners on tariffs and the money question by direct talks in business settings. Philip Armour will back the plan, with campaigns aimed at workers in packing houses and among firm leaders, emphasizing protection and the impact of free coinage.
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Chicago
Hanna
Republican National Committee
Philip D. Armour
Armour
Republican Party
No More Kisses at Ohio Penitentiary Visitations
Columbus reports a ban on kissing between inmates and visitors. The Warden orders a heavy netting barrier in the guardroom to separate prisoners from guests and to curb smuggling of cigars tobacco and other forbidden items to inmates.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Sunday School Teacher Fatally Shoots Jealous Husband
Elizabeth Davis, a Sunday school teacher in Vincennes Indiana, shot and killed her husband William Davis last night in Knox County. The couple quarrelled after he claimed she went to meet the superintendent to which he was jealously opposed. she fired twice with a revolver, killing him.
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Commercial Tribune
Vincennes
Ind
Knox County
Elizabeth Davis
William Davis
Parents Accuse Each Other in Baby Murder Case
In Columbus Ohio on August 11 Mrs Frances Still, charged with murdering her baby whose body was found in Licking Reservoir, was arrested and taken to Thornport Perry County. The child was stabbed and its head crushed. The father was arrested and charged against his wife who claims he is guilty.
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Columbus
Frances Still
Licking Reservoir
Thornport
Perry County
Largest Woman in Virginia Dies in Heat Suffocation
Mrs. John Waters, touted as the largest woman in Fayette County and likely Virginia, died from suffocation caused by intense heat. The report notes she weighed about four score and ten pounds and preferred a simple home life.
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Commercial Tribune
Charleston
W. Va
Fayette County
New Pittsburg sect leader drives clash in coal camp
In New Pittsburg Hocking County a religious sect named The People of God, led by Martin Surrell and his brothers, has split the coal camp by preaching rebellion against churches. Surrell, once in Athens County Insane Asylum, urged a creed of force over faith, inflaming Methodists and other denominations and prompting a mass exodus threat.
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New Pittsburg
Hocking County
People of God
Ohio
Martin Surrell
Robert
Samuel
Jackson
David
Athens County
Martin
Methodist Church
Surrell
B. Drum
Mr. Drum
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Drum
United Brethren
Rurele
Reds Shut Out as Crowd Pleads for Fire in Theater Night
Baseball fans at the People's Theater yesterday saw the Reds fail to score while the crowd enjoyed the entertainment. One critic urged manager Howell to stir the team, hoping for more ginger in the lineup. Electric fans kept the house cool as the second game between the Reds and Chicago soared to a late-afternoon finish.
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Howell
Andree Balloon Expedition Reported With Four Leaks
A Vadsoe dispatch via Veranger Fiord said Spitzbergen notified that Prof. Andree found four rents in his balloon. By Aug 2 or 3 the aeronaut had not yet sailed and prospects for a voyage remained poor.
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Vadsee
Veranger Fiord
Spitzbergen
Andree
Cleveland silent on Cabinet resignation rumors
Buzzard's Bay Mass August 11 President Cleveland would say nothing on reports that Secretary Hoke Smith has resigned from the Cabinet. He stayed at home all day.
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Hoke Smith
Queen Victoria Seeks 60 Year Reign Celebration Delay
Queen Victoria thanks nations for loyalty as her reign nears sixty years and asks that public celebrations be held only after she surpasses the fifty eight year mark. She was crowned June 28, 1838, and the message emphasizes restraint until the milestone is reached.
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London
Death but Not Capture General Zayas Ends Fight
Cuban chieftain General Bruno Zayas killed himself rather than surrender after a cafe battle in Havana Province. With ten to one odds, Zayas and five staff fought to the death. sixteen Spaniards died and eleven were wounded as the Cubans in open combat held firm.
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Key West
Fla
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Kate ‘Castro
Jose Rosello
L. 73
Cardenas
Cuba
New York
Jewett
Zayas
Gabriel
Havana
Elderly con artist Gillard arrested in Melbourne case
Indianapolis August 11 Detective Thornton arrested Dr E R Gillard a Melbourne Australia native accused of obtaining money under false pretenses. Gillard arrived July 31 from Chicago and deposited three drafts for 12666 66 each at the State Bank of Indiana payable to E A Howard cashier of Melbourne s Merchants Exchange Bank. He carried two drafts on Chicago banks for 1260 66 each and failed to raise money when needed. Gillard 58 is linked to a prior gold brick scam against a man named Outland years ago.
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Thornton
E. R. Gillard
Melbourne
Australia
Chicago
State Bank of Indiana
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Outland
Great Norfolk Fire Destroys Mills Warehouses
A massive blaze in Norfolk Virginia at 8 30 tonight razed the Atlantic Saw Mills the Old Dominion guano factory and the Merritt wrecking warehouse and docks. Twenty five firefighters were stricken and treated as hospitals and homes. Estimated loss runs near 100000 with cause listed as unknown.
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Man Stricken by Heat Prostration On City Street
At 12 20 this morning Patrol No 8 was called to Corry and Vine streets where a man was found unconscious on the sidewalk. He was taken to the hospital where physicians pronounced a serious case of heat prostration. The man proved to be William Meyers a member of Weber s Band.
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Vine Streets
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Weber
Fatally Beaten in a Fight with the China in Scioto County
A man died after a fight with a person or group referred to as China in Scioto County. Authorities investigated the incident and no further details were provided about suspects or motive.
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Scioto County
Six Story Brick Building Destroyed by Fire in New York
At least three people died in a blaze that gutted a six story brick building at 465 Greenwich street this afternoon. Several others were injured by smoke and heat as investigators probe an explosion believed to be the cause.
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New York
Greenwich Street
Mill Fire at Duncan's Falls Destroys Miller Mill
In Zanesville Ohio on August H a large flouring mill belonging to John Miller at Duncan's Falls burned today with a loss of 25000 dollars. Built in 1840 the mill collapsed into the river at eight o clock sparing the village from annihilation. Several dwellings were endangered but saved by rainfall aiding firefighters and there was no insurance.
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Zanesville
John Miller
Duncan's Falls
William Gray
Felix Hass
A. K. Warren & Co
New York
Julius Cohen
P. Taut & Bros
Alexander Klinkenstein
John Laney
New York Pan Company
Kelsal & Co
Gray
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Warren & Co
Frank Prebble Sues Orangemen for Injuries
Boston August 11 Frank A Prebble of Waltham has filed suit against the Order of Orangemen of that city seeking damages for injuries suffered in an incident. The action names the organization as defendant and seeks redress for personal harm.
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Order of Orangemen
Commercial Tribune
Boston
Frank A. Prebble
Waltham
Gold Democrats Spark Talk From Governor Matthews
Indiana governor Maurice Matthews denounces the so called gold Democrats calling them bolters from the party. He says their meeting was a sham and predicts the Democratic ticket will prevail with Bryan winning Indiana by a large margin in a presidential year.
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Matthews
Vermillion County
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Frenzel
Pickens
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Bryan
Indiana
Nicaragua seeks tariff to violate free port pact
San Juan del Norte residents press President Zelaya to abolish the free port and set a twenty percent ad valorem duty on imports. The Managua treaty with Great Britain guarantees free commerce, and the English and German representatives have refused to sign the petition.
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Commercial Tribune
Nicaragua
Senor Don Guerrero
Zelaya
Managua
SORG OR KAHN NAMED FOR CONGRESS BY SCHWAB
Special Dispatch from Hamilton Ohio August 11 reports Hon. Peter Schwab praising Sorg as an excellent representative and likely nominee for Congress. If Sorg declines, Lazard Kahn the store man would be the alternative nominee in the district.
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Commercial Tribune
Hamilton
Peter Schwab
Congress
Sorg
Lazard Kahn
Black bass in buckets scooped from Salomonie River
At Mt. Ena Huntington county, over three hundred pounds of black bass were gathered from the Salomonie River with buckets. Oil from the nearby oil belt covered the river during a freshet, driving the fish toward the shore where they were collected.
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Mt. Ena
Dienatch
Commercial Tribune
Huntington
Ind
Salomonie
A Girl and a Burglar Flee and Alarm Is Given
Miss Helen Matthews daughter of Gov Matthews encountered a burglar in her home after locking herself in an upstairs room. The crowd later burst into the room but the thief had escaped through the back, having borrowed a chisel from the next door house.
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Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
Helen Matthews
Gov. Matthews
Dispatchers held over fatal Toledo and Ohio Central wreck
In Columbus Ohio Aug 11 two night dispatchers Ponds and Treaster were arrested for manslaughter after a Toledo and Ohio Central wreck killed freight engineer Charles Vance. Discrepant statements and stormy conditions suggest the receiving instrument failed to log Treaster s signal. Treaster remains bonded while Pond posted 1000. Fireman William Sinclair and brakeman Charles Delapp died in the crash.
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R. C. Treaster
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Kenton
Treaster
Toledo
Wm. Sinclair
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Li Hung Chang on bimetallism united action with Japan
The Times reports Li Hung Chang at the Bank of England says only silver using nations can settle bimetallism. He calls for unity with Japan and proposes a fixed ratio. He notes China, Japan and America must decide and that Russia's interests may block progress if aligned with other powers.
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Rebel lion roams Formosa center amid uprisings
San Francisco reports a rebel lion outbreak in Formosa with attacks on Hoonim camphor center on June 27. About a dozen Japanese including gendarmes may have died and a European named D. D. Ollia is feared killed. The town allegedly sacked, foreigners face heavy losses amid Japanese cruelties.
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Heat Death Toll Rises in New York City
New York on August 11 reports record heat with 125 expected deaths by morning and hundreds more prostrated. The city battles with water-relief crews flooding tenement districts as hospitals fill and workers collapse. Death tally lists numerous individuals. Jersey City and nearby areas report additional fatalities and prostrations.
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Cool Wave Brings Relief to Central Eastern States
The Weather Bureau expects moderate relief for the Eastern and Central States within 24 hours. A cool wave moved from Montana through Nebraska bringing 10 to 15 degree drops, traveling about 500 miles in a day. Major Dunwoody notes it will drift east and reach the Atlantic coast by Thursday, not a cold spell but relief from heat.
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