There Seems To Be No Doubt As to His Nomination
A Louisville and Lexington contingent gathers at the Phenix Hotel as Kentucky Republicans prepare for the state convention. Taylor leads the field with 1100+ instructed votes. Deboe, Pugh, Boreing, and Stone appear. numerous minor candidates vie for Auditor, Treasurer, and other posts amid talk of Yerkes influence and party unity.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
Kentucky
Phenix Hotel
Chautauqua Auditorium
United States
Deboe
Congress
Pugh
Boreing
Taylor
Franke
Owensboro
R. W. Slack
W. R. Ramsey
London
Charles W. Bell
Committee On
Bowers
Joker
Denny
Pets AM
State Central Committee
Stone
Judge Pratt
Teast
Bradley
Clay County
Kenton
Campbell County
Goebel
Louisville
John Marshall
Charles T. Ballard
R. L. Gwaithmey
W. R. Rameey
Laurel County
Slack
E. T. Franks
Fit
Ramsey
Register of the Land Office
C. O. Reynolds
Sam H. Stone
Lo ® m
Tonight
Finley
Municipal Streetcar Ownership Faces Setback in Cleveland
Cleveland July 10 Special Dispatch reports the Board of Control rejected a council plan to have the city build streetcar tracks and lease them to bidders. Law Director Hogsett argued no Ohio law authorizes municipal street railways and could not draft a valid ordinance. His adverse report was approved.
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Commercial Tribune
Cleveland
Board of Control
Hogsett
Law
Ohio
Laundry girl loses arm in factory mishap
Miss Margaret Sullivan, 19, a laundry worker in Youngstown Ohio, had her right arm mangled when her dress sleeve caught in a collar and cuff machine. Workers had to disassemble the machine to free her. She was taken to the hospital where her arm was amputated at the shoulder and doctors express little hope for recovery.
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Commercial Tribune
Youngstown
Margaret Sullivan
Russia Our Field Opening For Capital
Russians show keen interest in learning Western management methods as the plan to attract foreign capital proceeds. Anxious to understand new techniques, they seek guidance from international experts and organize demonstrations of business practices.
Trans Siberian Route Seen as Key to Russian Trade
In Washington on July 10 Herbert H. D. Peirce says the United States and Russia enjoy cordial relations and that the Trans Siberian railway will open vast markets. He notes American capital, machinery, and steel rails as desired by Russia and cites ongoing improvements and a strong government relief response to famine fears.
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Pacific Coast
Philippines
Russia
Hitchcock
Mr. Peirce
Prince Hilkoff
He Wanted His Wife and Child In Love Letters
Blanche Evans McLure, sister of Major H. C. Evans, was divorced today from Julius A. McLure, a fugitive in Mexico. He escaped from the Tombs in New York after a 1898 worthless check charge and now works on a Saltillo water works plant. He wrote letters to his attorney claiming love for wife and child.
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Commercial Tribune
Cleveland, CO
Blanche Evans McLure
H. C. Evans
The
Grain Steel Company
Pittsburg
Julius A. McLure
City of
Mexico
New York
McLure
United States Ambassador to Dine for Venezuelan Commission
In Paris July 10 the Venezuelan Arbitration Commission session was spanned to 1841 by Sir Richard Webster for Great Britain. Ambassador Horace Porter will host a dinner and reception tonight honoring the commission members and their counsel.
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Paris
Venezuelan Arbitration Commission
Richard Webster
Great Britain
United States
Horace Porter
United States Refuses Austria Arbitrate Hazleton Riot Damages
The United States declined Austria-Hungary’s proposal to arbitrate damages from the Hazleton Pa riot in September 1897. The decision surprised Vienna amid Hague Peace Conference hopes, but officials say the reply is not hostile and expect the matter to be dropped.
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Vienna
United States
Austria-Hungary
Hazleton
The
Hague
Allgemeine Montags Zeitung
Austria
Austria Rejects Arbitration Over Hazleton Riots
Vienna reports that the United States rejected Austria-Hungary proposed arbitration to settle claims from the Hazleton Pa riots. The Pennsylvania jury acquitted the sheriff of murder, prompting officials to conclude the matter has run its diplomatic course and no further settlement plans remain viable.
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Washington
Vienna
Hazleton
United States
State Department
Pennsylvania
Austria-Hungary
Record breaking time for Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
The Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse arrived Cherbourg at 2 45 pm in a record crossing from Sandy Hook on July 4 covering 3 19 miles in five days twenty hours fifty five minutes. The ship averaged 22 62 knots beating its prior 22 56 knot mark with daily legs listed as around 492 to 538 miles under varied conditions.
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New York
North German Lloyd Steamship Company
Kaiser Wilhelm der Groese
Cherbourg
Sandy Hook
British Troops Supplied With Dum Dum Bullets
London reports that George Wyndham told the House of Commons that bullets like the condemned dum-dum rounds are being supplied to British troops in South Africa. Michael Davitt raised the issue as Irish cries of Shame echoed in the chamber.
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South Africa
Peace Congress
London
War Office
George Wyndham
Michael Davitt
House of Commons
Congressman Foss Visits Brest Naval Works
Congressman George Edmond Foss of Chicago and a friend visited the Brest naval works in France. Guided by an officer, they toured the maritime refect and military harbor under authorization of the French Minister of Marine, M. De Lanazan, meeting Admiral Barrera.
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Admiral Barr
Brest
France
George Edmond Foss
Chicago
Sa ‘Er
M. de Lanazan
Admiral Barrera
Military
Boundary Negotiations Delay High Joint Commission Meet
Washington July 10 The high joint commission will not meet in August unless Senator Fairbanks gathers a satisfactory solution and the material for a modus vivendi from Alaska. Unchanged is the tense state of talks between Mr Choate and Lord Salisbury, with no word of progress toward reconvening in Quebec on August 2.
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Washington
Fairbanks
Alaska
High Joint Commission
Mr. Choate
L Ord Salisbury
Quebec
All Express Themselves Against Cession of Territory
A delegation of Congressmen led by Payne Hull Steele Heatwale Dalzell and Warner visited Skagway Alaska and Vancouver BC. Payne stated opposition to ceding any American territory and several colleagues echoed the view. They pledged to amend Alaskan laws at the next Congress to fund courthouses schools and other needed public projects. The party then departed for Sitka.
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Skagway
Vancouver
B. C
Messrs
Payne
Hull
Steele
Heatwale
Dalzell
Warner
Chamber of Commerce
Joint High Commission
Sitka
Congressional party arrives in Seattle from Alaska
The Congressional party including Payne Hull Steele Heatwole Dalzell and Warner arrived in Seattle today from Alaska. They expressed themselves pleased with their trip with Payne focusing on the boundary question as a member of the Joint High Commission.
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Seattle
Wash
Messrs. Payne
Hull
Steele
Heatwole
Dalzell
Warner
Alaska
Conmeesetiah Payne
Joint High Commission
Unrest in Guatemala Amid Coinage Scandal and Economic Crisis
Reports from San Juan steamer arrival indicate a threatened revolution as Guatemala faces a paper money crisis, a silver coinage scandal involving President Cabrera, and cabinet vacancies. Inflation from coffee overproduction, silver subsidies, and ban on silver export worsen public suffering.
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San Francisco
Guatemala
San Juan
Cabrera
Carera
Roconda Devria
Bank of England
Alexander A. Brahmsen
Bank of America
Financial crisis fuels Guatemalan unrest rumors
Reports from Washington warn of a looming Guatemalan revolution driven more by money than politics. The government has issued大量 paper money with little coin backing causing a sharp devaluation and a jump in exchange rates. Several leading financiers tied to local banks have been arrested amid the turmoil.
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Washington
Guatemala
Cabrera
Alien Thurman and Sheriff Retain Banner Stance
Allen O. Myers Sheriff Ross and Alien Thurman emerge as key figures in a dispute over adherence to a banner. The incident centers on leadership and loyalty to the flag amid local tensions and public debate.
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Allen O. Myers
Sheriff Ross
Alien Thurman
Kilbourne Favored for State Democratic Nomination
Columbus July 10 Colonel Kilbourne's supporters push for his nomination at the State convention. They deny being a stalking horse for John R. McLean, pledging a thorough statewide canvass and a united Kilbourne delegation. Mayor Rice and John J. Lentz are contesting for votes as Kilbourne's rivals mobilize.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Kilbourne
John R. McLean
McLean
James Ross
Allen O. Myers
Allen Thurman
Judge Ditty
Ross
Colonel Kilbourne
Cleveland
Harry Wilson
Zanesville
Wilson
Hamilton County
Cuyahoga
John J. Lentz
Mayor Rice
Canton
Zanesville editorial backs McLean for Governor
The Zanesville Signal editor H F Alexander after a Washington trip declares for John R McLean for Governor. The piece denounces Democratic neutrality pledges, praises McLean as capable and compares him to Hanna, and argues the emergency calls for extreme measures. It lauds McLean’s wealth and generosity.
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Commercial Tribune
Zanesville
Bryan to address Western Pennsylvania Volunteer Firemen
William J. Bryan, the Democratic presidential candidate, will speak to the Western Pennsylvania Volunteer Firemen at Scottdale on August 8 after the Firemen’s Committee agreed to pay him 200 dollars. An invitation was also extended to Governor Stone for August 9, with Bryan planning multiple Pennsylvania speeches during the stay.
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Commercial Tribune
Greensburg
William J. Bryan
Pennsylvania
Scottdale
Nebraska Statesman
Stone
Bryan
Mayor Josiah Quincy Urges New Avenues for Democracy
Boston mayor Josiah Quincy said on July 10 that democracy must look elsewhere. He outlined alternatives and expressed cautious optimism for reform paths outside the current system. Officials and residents awaited further details of his proposal.
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Commercial Tribune
Boston
Mass
Josiah Quincy Today
Death by fright ends life of Dr. Mary C. Edmonds
San Francisco reports the death of Dr. Mary C. Edmonds at her home 913 Bush street. A burglar alarm distressed her nerves and she blew a whistle at a window, then fell dead as she opened the door. She was a noted physician, widow of Judge Edmonds, with two sons and a daughter Annie. Frank W. Edmonds works with the Geodetic Survey in Alaska and Harry Edmonds practices medicine in Fresno County.
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San Francisco
Mary C. Edmonds
Bush Street
Supreme Court
Annie Edmonds
Berkely
Frank W. Edmonds
United States Geodetic Survey
Alaska
Harry Edmonds
Fresno County
Hotel Man Swindled by Stranger in Warren
Youngstown July 10. Landlord D. C. Wallace of the West End Hotel Warren was swindled out of 500 dollars by a man who gave his name as D Alexander and residence as Washington D C. He was left with an envelope containing ten pieces of greenish paper as a souvenir. Wallace reported the incident to police but Alexander had already left town.
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Commercial Tribune
Youngstown
Wallace
West End
Warren
D. Alexander
Washington, D. C
Alexander
Umbrella pedlar steals Middlesboro boys in kidnapping
In Middlesboro Kentucky three weeks ago an umbrella mender enticed 10 and 12 year old Tom Sprinnegar and Tom O Mara to travel with him for supposed riches. The boys were found in Mount Sterling and returned. The pedlar fled with two other boys, one from Maryland and one from Virginia. In Massillon Ohio Carl Zimmer 14 reported kidnaped in Cleveland two weeks ago and rescued from two tramps. His parents are deceased and he cannot name relatives.
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Commercial Tribune
Middlesboro
Tom Sprinnegar
Tom O’mara
Mt. Sterling
Maryland
Virginia
Massillon
Carl Zimmer
Cleveland
Teachers in a Wreck Near Newman California
A special train carrying teachers to the National Educational Association convention collided with a freight train near Newman in Stanislaus County. Three women were killed and twelve injured, with most injuries minor aside from head trauma to one man. The wreck caused a fire in the freight train. several cars burned and the forward sleeper sustained fatalities among its occupants.
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Stockton
Cal
Los Angeles
National Educational Association
Newman
Stanislaus County
MicHigan
May Oliver
St. Louis
Helena English
Sallier. Smith
Gertrude Rosenberg
Luella A. Wehmeir
Edwin D. Luckey
Robert G. Mills
Lake Creston
D. Mils G. L. Morse
Philadelphia
Calvin Buttock
Robert Mills
Enemies of France Targeted Anti-Dreyfus Tactics
Paris dispatch reports from July 10 that the Gazette de France outlines royalist funding for anti Dreyfus activities. It notes 5,000 francs to Deroulede and large sums to Hales Guerin, with 300,000 francs spent on the Neuilly barracks incident. Prof. Syveton, treasurer of the League of the French Fatherland, is suspended for attempting to incite agitation at Rennes.
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Paris
Gazette de France Today
Orleans Party
League of Patriots
League of the French Fatherland
College of Rheims
Dreyfus
Rennes
Train wreck near Ashtabula kills brakeman
A Lake Shore train between Unionville and Madison broke in two places and reassembled, smashing two cars. Brakeman Samuel Miller of Collinwood was thrown from the train and killed instantly.
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Commercial Tribune
Ashtabula
Unionville
Madison
Lake Shore
Samuel Miller
Collinwood
Captain Maintains Command After License Suspension
Despite a license suspension, the American Liner’s captain remains in charge. Officials cited regulatory concerns while the vessel continues to operate under its current leadership.
Paris Stranding Report Blames Captain Watkins for Error
New York July 10 The Paris disaster is attributed to an unaccountable error by Captain Frederick Watkins. Inspectors suspend his master’s license for two years though no lives were lost. Watkins records a long seafaring career and says the accident arose from miscalculation, not lack of care.
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New York
Watkins
American Line
Paris
Board of Steamboat
Captain Watkins
Ocean Steamers
Southampton
Cherbourg
Cape la Hogue
Casquets
Frederick Watkins
United States
Lizard
Charles Graham Dead Ballad Writer Found Penniless
Charles Graham a ballad writer died in Bellevue Hospital New York on July 10 at age 60 born in Boston England in 1863 He left with only small earnings despite popular songs including Two Little Girls in Blue He inherited musical talent from his father a musician and composer.
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New York
Charles Graham
Bellevue Hospital
Mr. Graham
Boston
England
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