Documents by the Million Shape Campaign in Chicago
Major McKinley remained with Chairman Hanna as they discussed campaign strategy in Cleveland. Hanna praised education work and noted 15 500 000 documents sent from Chicago, with rising demand for information on Republican issues. McKinley will not stump this campaign, while Hanna heads to New York after visiting Chicago. Bryan’s speech drew mixed opinions.
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Cleveland
Major McKinley
Hanna
Chicago
West
Republican
McKinley
Republican League
Milwaukee
Mr. Hanna
New York
Canton
Breckinridge
Phil Thompson
Blackburn
Carlisle
Kentucky
Bronston
Indianapolis
A. J. Warner
Ohio
John R. McLean
Warner
Silver League of America
Bryan
Jones
McLean
Thurman
Religious frenzy ends injeopardized life of 13 year old Annie Rutledge
In Crawford Alabama on August 16 1900 Annie Rutledge 13 daughter of farmer John T Rutledge strangled herself with twine after reading a religious work Asleep in Jesus. The discovery followed a family entry into the room and the act appeared intentional and self inflicted possibly tied to her over wrought mind.
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Crawford
Ala
Annie Rutledge
John T. Rutledge
Jesus
Flopped to McKinley in Kentucky Capital Change
The Daily Capital of Frankfort Kentucky will switch to a straight Republican stance to support McKinley and Hobart. The October shift includes a new editor in chief Walter Forrest and associate editor Fred H. Roberts, with Col Samuel Sayre remaining business manager as the paper abandons the Democratic line.
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Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
Daily Capital
Courier-Journal
McKinley
Hobart
Chicago
Walter Forrest
Fred H. Roberts
Bradley
Samuel Sayre
Four Die In Church Meeting Tragedy In Kentucky
At a Little Sandy church gathering in Elliott County Grayson Kentucky four men were killed and two wounded in a fight sparked by whisky sales and a dispute among horse breeders. Two Harrison brothers and two Whitt brothers died instantly. two others were wounded one seriously. Names of victims not fully learned.
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Elliott County
Kentucky
Grayson
Little Sandy
Association
Spicer
Harrison Brothers
Whitt
Harrison
Two More Wreck Victims in Parkersburg Wreck
In Parkersburg West Virginia on August 16 Grant Overly a B and O Southwestern brakeman severely burned by escaping steam from the Toreh wreck yesterday is dying and not expected to live. He is the fourth victim of the disaster. Fireman George Thompson remains in precarious condition and death is feared.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Grant Overly
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railway
George Thompson
Anthrax Affects Texan Pony Handler in Vincennes
Michael Ganey of Vincennes contracted anthrax after inspecting a herd of Texan ponies. Doctors burned the infected area with carbolic acid to save him. The rare disease likely spread via a hoof or cheek abrasion, with recovery uncertain and only one prior local case in 25 years ending in death.
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Commercial Tribune
Vincennes
Ind
Michael Ganey
Dea
Ganey
Ex Mayor Thomas Struck by Special Policeman in Elk City
Charleston W Va Aug 16 Ex Mayor J C Thomas of Elk City was struck with a club by Will Evans a special policeman this afternoon and sustained severe injuries feared to be fatal Evans escaped and has not yet been arrested
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Charleston
W. Va
J. C. Thomas
Elk City
Will Evans
Thomas
Evans
Democrats to Flood Ohio With Top Campaigners
The Democrats plan a strong campaign in Ohio in September sending their biggest names to stump for the ticket. Speakers include ex-Gov Hubbard of Texas Senator Daniel of Virginia ex-Speaker Crisp of Georgia and others from multiple states with Warner directing the Populist efforts in the state.
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Gov. Hubbard
Texas
Daniel
Virginia
Crisp
Georgia
Money
Mississippi
R. H. Hinton
Arizona
Stephen M. White
California
Henry M. Teller
Colorado
Stewart and Jones
Nevada
George Fred Williams
Massachusetts
C. Hodgson
Alabama
Riot and killings after drinking in Bedford area
A riot and fatal shootings occurred at Reed Station, five miles north of Bedford Indiana, when Dan Cline shot and killed Chris Lentz and Max Lentz was fatally injured. Herbert McDowell was seriously wounded as locals sought to eject Cline who fled. The sheriff pursues arrests as the cause is linked to drinking.
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Bedford
Ind
Reed Station
Here
Dan Cline
Chris Lentz
Max Lentz
Herbert McDowell
Cline
Lentz
Max
Wisconsin man dies after Fort Wayne train collision
Charles W. Phillips of Little Falls Wisconsin was injured Friday night in Valparaiso while traveling to Fort Wayne. He died last night and his body will be sent to Wrightson Wisconsin for burial.
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Commercial Tribune
Valparaiso
Ind
Charles W. Phillips
Little Falls
Wis
Fort Wayne
Wrightson
Green Patch Robber Terrorizes Crawfordsville
In Crawfordsville Indiana Aug 16 two merchants Tom Sidner and Will Harding were robbed by three masked men at gunpoint while riding near a junction. Harding surrendered money. Sidner fired and the robbers escaped. Residents report the gang leader wears a green patch over his right eye and is the terror of the area.
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Commercial Tribune
Crawfordsville
Ind
Tom Sidner
Will Harding
Sidner
Harding
Stabbed Without Cause In Tramp Attack On Freight Car
In Marion Ohio on August 16 Frank Burns sleeping in a box car on the Erie track was attacked without provocation by a gang of tramps with dirks. He suffered severe wounds to the throat face head chest and limbs. Help arrived quickly and Burns was moved to the County Infirmary. Several arrests have been made.
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Commercial Tribune
Marion, O
Dirks
Frank Burns
Erie Track
Spain for War She Is Getting Ready to Fight Uncle Sam
Spain readies for conflict as the nation mobilizes forces and rallies public support against potential American involvement. Citizens watch developments closely amid mounting tensions and calls for strong defense measures.
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Uncle Sam
Spain seeks war prep as Cuba crisis grows and navy expands
London dispatch explains Spanish leaders push for vast naval buildup and loans to prepare for possible war with the United States over Cuba. Canovas hints at 500 600 million franc budget while Sagasta urges buying ships, fearing US election and insurgent control. Four Irish prisoners freed by Tory government amid protests from Irish leaders and Redmond.
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Cuba
Senor Sagasta
Liberal Party
Senor Canon
United States
Spain
Cleveland
Europe
Sa Ag Ae
Madrid
Times
Morety Pendergast
Canovas
Bank of Spain
Senor Silvera
Natural Fireworks at Ogdin Oil Field Fire
In West Virginia on August 16 the Newbanks Well No. 2 at the Ogdin oil field caught fire. Oil and gas sprayed from the well forming a 100 foot high fountain and a 50 foot diameter column. Thousands watched as flames and a black smoke halo rose, while owners sought a way to stop the blaze and recover losses.
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Commercial Tribune
Sistersville
W. Va
Ogdin Farm
Ogdin
Newbanks
Centenarian Club Mourns Lexington Member Jacob White
Jacob White, a longtime Centenarian Club member and Friendship Lodge I O O F veteran, was buried in Lexington attended by Odd Fellows. At 96 his longevity was noted among six remaining club members including Mrs Graves and Mrs Robinson. He had been a member in good standing for sixty years.
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Lexington
Jacob White
Centenarian Club
Odd Fellows
Friendship Lodge
No. 6
Graves
James M. Graves
City National Bank
Private hearing for Erd Beasley linked to Deems residence case
Beasley, a Black man charged with entering the Deems home and attempting to murder Mrs Roberts, had a preliminary hearing before Justice Jones. Evidence was strong and he was held on $5,000 bond for further examination Monday. Mrs Roberts’ condition is improving but not yet out of danger.
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Matthew White Ridley
England
James L. Carew
Ireland
Home Green
Dublin
John Redmond
Redmond
Portland
Home Secretary
Daly
America
Bond
Commercial Tribune
Parkersburg
W. Va
Erd. Beasley
Deems
Tragedy in New York as Alois Dinkelman Kills Wife
Alois Dinkelman aged 50 shot and killed his wife at his New York home then killed himself. Once financially secure, alleged business treachery led to his collapse and the family converted their home into a boarding house.
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New York
Alois Dinkelman
Dinkelman
Prominent South Carolinian shot dead in Spartanburg
Capt. John Blassingame, a respected Spartanburg leader and Confederate veteran, was killed this afternoon at his sister's home by Chris Cannon. Cannon, who entered seeking robbery, fled after shots were fired. A second shot victim, the negro, was found with a chest wound half a mile away. Police anticipate legal action rather than lynching.
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Spartanburg
S. C
John Blassingame
Chris Cannon
Blassingame
Cannon
Incapacitated Soldiers In Board Recommendations
In Chicago the Army Retiring Board reviewed six of ten cases with medical examiners Drs. Forwood and Wiste. Recommendations include Lieut. Col. J H Bradford to retire incapacitated by wounds, Maj. John G Turnbull to retire incapacitated by deafness, Capt. Horace B Larson to retire incapacitated by age, and Capt. John B Haden to retire incapacitated by defective sight.
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Army Retiring Board
Forwood
Wiste
J. H. Bradford
Seventeenth United States Infantry
John G. Turnbull
First
United States Artillery
Horace B. Larson
Second
United States Infantry
John B. Haden
Eighth
Painters Strike As Union Leads 1000 Air Labor Walkout
A general strike of painters is ordered for tomorrow in New York. Workers in allied trades will quit in sympathy in shops of contractors paying under union scale of 3.50 for eight hours. About 1,000 workers expected to march out. The New York Painters Union comprises five organizations and 4,000 members. An Executive Board governs the unions and issued the strike order.
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New York
New York Painters’ Union
Nomination feud in Kentucky district heads to official count
Unofficial returns from seventeen counties in Kentucky's Eleventh District show a likely need for an official tally to decide the Republican nomination between ex-Congressman John D. White and Congressman Colson. Early county tallies favor Colson in several counties, while White leads in others, with final results contingent on the official count.
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London
Eleventh
Congressional District
John D. White
Colson
G. W. Albreicht
Middlesboro
Russell
Metcalfe
Adair
Bell
Laurel
Whiteley
Casey
Leslie
Letcher
Spiritualists Gather in Tri State Conclave at Wentworth Grove
In Hicksville Ohio on August 16 a vast Defiance County gathering at Wentworth's Grove drew over 12 000 attendees from major Spiritualist centers nationwide. The week long conclave ends with seances as top mediums perform while Protestant churches observe near deserted pews.
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Hicksville
Defiance County
Wentworth’s Grove
United States
David Justice Returns to Catlettsburg After Shooting Case
David Justice, the sole surviving participant in the Faulkner and Justice shooting in Catlettsburg, Kentucky, returns to town. He resisted arrest when first found years ago, four men had to place him in jail, and a mob threatened him until he was shot. He had been in hiding to avoid capture.
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Catlettsburg
David Justice
Gome
Explosion maims man playing with old musket in Kentucky
In Frankfort Kentucky Dick Murphy and Levi Wade two colored men were handling an antique army musket when it exploded Wade lost his right arm and may die.
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Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
Dick Murphy
Levi
Wade
Thurston Urges A Reply To Square The Boy Orator
A public urging calls for a reply to the boy orator, offering a chance to square differences. The prompt seeks calm, thoughtful discourse and constructive engagement from involved parties.
Thurston Responds To Charges About Bryan Funding
Senator Thurston forwards to the press a letter responding to the Chicago Chronicle charges about William J. Bryan financing his campaigns. He cites editorials and newspaper replies, insists Bryan should publicly answer the charge, and urges Senator Stewart to press editors for a full response.
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Neb
John M. Thurston
Stewart
Nevada
William Stewart
The
Silver Knight
Washington
Chautauqua Assembly
Madison
Wis
William J. Bryan
Chicago Chronicle
Senator Thurston Demands Public Accounts From Circulation Groups
Stewart states that contributions for silver literature were paid by the American Bimetallic League and the American Bimetallic Union and can account for all funds. The Nebraska Senator requests a detailed public accounting of amounts, asserting it would be of interest. He calls for a frank acknowledgment and transfer of the substantiation opportunity to the Chicago Chronicle.
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American Bimetallic League
American Bimetallic Union
Nebraska
Thurston
Chicago Chronicle
Record Heat Waves Shock Dallas as Mercury Rises to 108
In Dallas on August 16 the temperature soared through the day. Readings hit 105 at sunset, 104 at 10 am, and 108 degrees in the mid afternoon, the hottest on record for the region. A brief shower at 11 brought relief and hope the heat period ends.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Man and intruder stabbed in dark burglary
John W. Joyce fought a negro burglar in his home in St. Louis after lightning flashes lit the scene. Joyce’s wife fled with their nine month old baby and loaned him a revolver. Joyce was severely wounded and the intruder killed. The body lay in a ditch near the scene.
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ST. Louis
John W. Joyce
Joyce
Growth of Colored Baptists Recounts 72,000 Members
In Lexington Kentucky on August 16 the General Association of Colored Baptists elected officers for the year. Moderator Rev C C Bates of Louisville Assistant Moderators Rev J F Hummens Covington and Rev R H C Mitchell Henderson Recording Secretary William H Steward Louisville Corresponding Sec retary Rev W H Craighead Louisville Treasurer Rev E P Mars Louisville The association began in 1869 with 12 620 members across 66 churches and now totals 72 000 members at 400 churches It runs the State University at Louisville with aid from the Colored Baptist Women's Educational Association formed eleven years ago.
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Lexington
General Association of Colored Baptists
C.C. Bates
Louisvile
J. F. Hummens
Covington
R. H. C. Mitchell
Henderson
William H. Steward
Louisville
W. H. Craighead
Fatal Whisky Row In Cherokee Nation Convention
At the National Party convention ten miles north of Tahlequah two men were killed and another mortally wounded in a whisky dispute. Tahlequah Chief of Police Eli Wofford and Deputy Sheriff Charley Proctor died, Sheriff Leonard Williams was fatally wounded, and Fan Wofford also died. Eli Wofford reportedly fired first. Williams returned fire.
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I. T
National Party
Cherokee Nation
Tahlequah
Hli Wofford
Charley Proctor
Leonard Williams
Fan Wofford
Eli Wofford
Williams
Wofford
Proctor
Captain J W Goslen Dies After Street Car Accident
Capt J W Goslen editor of the Winston Republican died two hours after a street car fall in Winston, N C He was 55 and had served as a captain in the war Described as a gallant soldier his death followed a concussion from the fall on August 16 1900s era newspaper style
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Winston, N. C
J. W. Goslen
Winston Republican
Sunday drownings claim two lives in river and lake
In Charleston West Virginia wild Terry, 18, drowned in the Kanawha River while bathing. his body was recovered soon after. In Vincennes Indiana Dr J N Merritt of Oaktown drowned while swimming Broady's Lake Saturday night. body recovered shortly after.
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Charleston
W. Va
Wild Terry
Dee
Kanawha River
Vincennes
Ind
J. N. Merritt
Oakstown
Broady’s Lake
Runaway attempt ends with injury in Maysville
About 11 o'clock last night Charles Ramsey, a colored man, tried an assault on Mollie Crawford, a white woman, but was scared away. He ran through the King house on East Fourth street and fell over a stone wall, breaking his shoulder. He was arrested and placed in jail.
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Maysville
Charles Ramsey
Mollie Crawford
King House
East Fourth Street
Police Report Major Beating in Maysville Terrace
Frank Robinson, a Black man, and his common law wife fought in a house behind the County Jail early today. Robinson seriously cut her head, and she nearly bled to death before a doctor arrived.
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Commercial Tribune
Maysville
Frank Robinson
Jalil
Aeronaut Professor G Borson Dies in Dallas Balloon Descent
Prof. G Borson, native of Indiana and noted aeronaut, died during a balloon ascent at Oak Cliff Park Dallas. Descending by his self made parachute, it failed near 400 feet, causing his fatal fall among oak branches after a thousand prior ascents without serious incident. He had just returned from Mexico and was bound for New York.
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Tex
G. Borson
Oak Cliff Park
Oak Cliff
Borson
City of
Mexico
New York
Indiana
Tacoma
Wash
Balloon race tragedy ends in fatal fall in Quincy
A hot air balloon race at Baldwin Park ended when Benjamin Franklin Jacobs fell from a trapeze bar as his parachute failed. He was 32, married, and had been touring as an attache of Andrews & Showers Dog Show Company. Jacobs previously survived a similar incident last Friday.
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Quincy
Ill
Baldwin Park
Boward Durley
Benjamin Franklin Jacobs
Jacobs
Andrews & Showers Dog Show Company
Tornado Devastates Selma Area Killing and Wrecking Homes
W J Holly reports a severe tornado struck near Augustine in Alabama on Thursday leveling fences and uprooting trees. Twelve colored and three white residents died as houses collapsed and crops were ruined. Many families are homeless with extensive damage across the community. Mrs Holly escaped injury after a gateway scare near the post office.
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Commercial Tribune
Selma
Ala
W. J. Holly
Augustine
Marion
Holly
Swarm of Fires Destructive to Hogs and Cattle
Reports along Black Creek describe a large swarm of flies attacking hogs and cattle. Animals suffer festering sores, fever and death after bites as the pest spreads through surrounding country.
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Commercial Tribune
Crawfordsville
Ind
Black Creek
Starving and sunstruck in Delaware man found unconscious
E T Musselman of Crestline Ohio was found in the Big Four yards in Delaware Ohio Saturday night unconscious from heat and hunger. He was taken to the police station and treated for two hours by two doctors before revival. He had not eaten for two days and is in dangerous condition with his wife notified.
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U.S. Senate
Sharon
Stanford
Fair
Jones
Stewart
Republican Party
William J. Bryan
Nebraska
Silver Combine
Congress
Joyce
Commercial Tribune
Delaware
E. T. Musselman
Crestline
Silver Jubilee of a Priest in Wheeling
In Wheeling West Virginia on Aug 16 the Catholic community marked the silver jubilee of Rev Father Mauritius of St Alphonsus Church. The observance began Friday and concluded today with notable events in local Catholic circles.
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Wheeling
W. VI
Father Mauritius
St. Alphonsus Church
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