Democratic Convention 1896 adjourns after fifth ballot
National Democratic Convention adjourned sine die after a night of caucuses and balloting that left McLean alive briefly. States split votes with Sewall and Williams receiving support as Illinois, Ohio, and Wisconsin weighed in. Final totals showed Williams and Sewall leading, with other candidates drawing scattered votes as delegates stayed in place for further action.
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Dent
Alabama
Arkansas
Sewall
Indiana
McLean
Illinois
Nebraska
Ohio
Sloane
Allen Thurman
Stewall
M Johnson
Fithian
Daugherty
Williams
Massachusetts
Siddall
Alver and
Foster
Sibley
Claypool
Long
Smith
Gordon
Kilbourne
Holden
Crowded Democratic nominating scene and Bryan visits
Delegates protest vote apathy as vice presidential picks unfold with O'Sullivan and Sewall named amid confusions. In Chicago Bryan endures constant visitors at Clifton House, greeted by congratulatory telegrams while his wife hosts receptions and he.
Bodies of Aliced Roberts and Kate Roberts Found Missing
Special Dispatch reports in Wheeling West Virginia on July 11 that the bodies of Aliced and Kate Roberts or their companion James Lloyd have not been found. Lloyd’s father is reported to be in a state of heart disease from the shock.
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Mr. Richardson
Tennessee
Senator White
Commercial Tribune
Wheeling
W. Va
Aliced
K Kate Roberts
James Lloyd
Young Lloyd
One Grand Jubilee Review of the Chicago Crazy Quilt Party
The Chicago Crazy Quilt Party drew crowds for a festive grand jubilee. Performances and music highlighted by community groups showcased local talent and cultural heritage in a lively celebration.
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Chicago
Democratic National Convention 1896 Nomination Fallout
Chicago reports a volatile Democratic gathering with Populist and Silverite influence. Bryan wins the presidential nod after a pivotal closing speech, while Bland loses support amid party realignment and a chaotic roll call amid states like Maine and Iowa shifting allegiances.
Kentucky Gold Bolt Nomination Report
Carlisle and Hill may be nominated August 28 for a Kentucky gold bolt honor. Local officials expect formal action to confirm eligibility and recognition of their contributions to the project.
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Carlisle and
Hill
Bryan's Great-Grandma Separate Convention May Be Held
State plans a separate con vention for Bryan's great grandmother with possible sites in Louisville or Lexington. The announcement mentions McKinley receiving 40 000 in connection with the arrangement.
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Louisville
Lexington
McKinley
Wreck near Logan IA. excursion train collision kills twenty seven
A Chicago and Northwestern pioneer excursion train collided head on with fast freight No 38 near Logan Iowa during a return trip to Omaha. Twenty seven were killed and many more injured. Crowded coach telescoped, morgue scenes described, officials say negligence suspected amidst chaotic aftermath. Names of the dead and injured listed with local relief efforts underway.
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Logan
Chicago and Northwestern
Union Pacific Pioneer
Omaha
Funeral for Frank Hurd to be held at Mt. Vernon church
Remains of the late Frank H. Hurd and relatives arrived by train in Mt. Vernon Ohio. The funeral is set for Sunday at 3 30 p m at St Vincent de Paul Church with Rev Lawrence W Mithane presiding. Interment follows at Mount View. A large crowd greeted the train. rumor of President Cleveland attending was denied.
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Commercial Tribune
MT. Vernon
Frank H. Hurd
Toledo
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Clarke
Hurd
St. Vincent de Paul’s Church
Lawrence W. Mithane
Mount View
Cleveland
Bryan
St. Louis
Omaha Herald World
Southern
Frank P. Morgan
Washington Times
District of Columbia
Morgan
Frank
Chicago
Bull Footage Gone Bad on Holman Hill
A photographer named Benjamin D. Q. Donhue, traveling for a Chicago firm, was attacked by a bull while filming a herd on Holman Hill. He fled down the hill, slipped over a bank, and suffered head and body injuries as his $300 camera was broken beyond repair.
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Commercial Tribune
Aurora
Ind
Benjamin D. Q. Donhue
Chicago
Holman Hill
Highwaymen rob two society girls on Julian Street
Two highwaymen stopped Misses Laura Despard and Belle Clemens on Julian Street near the Chancellor mansion in Parkersburg at about 10 this morning. The women resisted and cried out, drawing help. the robbers escaped. Later a man named Dawson, claiming relation to a recent murder suspect, was arrested and confessed to being one of the robbers.
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Commercial Tribune
Parkersburg
Laura Despard
Belle Clemens
Julian Street
Chancellor Mansion
Dawson
Albert Dawson
Bryan Nomination and Money in VP Talk
Speech notes raise Bryan’s push for a poor man ticket while recalling three wealthy VP contenders. Commentary claims Bryan wanted a poor campaign though some objections cite Sibley’s Standard Oil ties and Sugar interests.
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Bryan
Mr. Sibley
Talk of a McKinley Tour Across the West
Canton Ohio July 11 1896 The Republican candidate McKinley may tour the West with speeches while Bryan could join a personal campaign. Residents discuss whether McKinley will follow Bryan onto the stump and if Republican managers will push a Westward tour.
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West
Canton
Bryan
McKinley
Listless Ratification Rally Draws Small Crowd
In Wooster Ohio on July 11 a Democratic ratification meeting drew about five thousand onlookers but only three hundred gathered near the speakers' stand as the event failed to stir much enthusiasm.
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Commercial Tribune
Wooster, O
Victims in West Virginia Mill Collapse
Crushed in a Falling Mill in West Virginia on July 1, Lincoln Ocul Q Pullen and Thomas Sharp were fatally injured. James Skeens, Fred Alberts, and a son of Sharp were seriously wounded.
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W. Va
Lincoln Ocul Q Pullen
Thomas Sharp
James Skeens
Fred Alberts
Sharp
Drownings Spark Colored Community Outcry in Richmond
In Richmond Kentucky on July 11 the death of John Lackey at Waterworks lake provokes a racial dispute as locals claim white assailants caused his drowning. A coroner's jury ruled the death accidental despite an indignation meeting by the city's black community condemning the incident.
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Commercial Tribune
Richmond
John Lackey
Lackey
Train Breaks in Two Near Valparaiso
A freight train on the Pittsburg Ft Wayne and Chicago line westbound broke in two this afternoon near Valparaiso Indiana. The wreck injured three, including Saree Maple and Daffy Penny, fatally wounding one, while two Columbus Ohio men suffered serious cuts. The two halves came together again after the break.
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Commercial Tribune
Valparaiso
Ind
Pittsburg
Ft. Wayne
Train Collision Near Logan Kills and Injures Many
A misreading engineer led to a head on crash between a freight and east bound passenger train three miles west of Logan. Montgomery escaped with a broken arm as officials withhold details. Doctors and rail officers rushed to the scene from Council Bluffs while victims lay alongside the tracks.
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Logan
Montgomery
Council Bluffs
Democratic National Convention of 1896 adjourns
The Chicago July 11 report states the Democratic National Convention of 1896 completed its work and adjourned. A majority have begun returning home while remaining members claim no sores to be healed and insist on their continued stance amid postconvention chatter.
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Chicago
New Democracy
Two Years for Bribery Ex-Senators Abbott and Iden Sentenced
In Columbus Ohio Judge Pugh overruled requests for new trials for J Q Abbott of McConnelsville and George Iden of Newark ex state senators. Each is sentenced to two years in the penitentiary but the term is suspended until September to allow appeals. Abbott was convicted of bribery related to a pharmacy bill. Iden of offering to influence the House clerk over roll call records for the Newark O N G encampment. Both protested their innocence and showed grief at the sentence delay.
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Mai Tribune
Columbus
Pugh
J. Q. Abbott
McConnelsville
George Iden
Newark
State Senate
Abbott
Iden
John R. Malloy
House of Representatives
Newark O. N. G
Ken
Murder Near Greenfield: Farmer Alex Gindelsberger Slain
Porter Smith reports in Portsmouth Ohio that near Greenfield farmer Alex Gindelsberger was abducted at 3 am Friday by unknown men and murdered. His thirteen year old daughter Mary described waking to hear voices and a late night dream of her father’s death, followed by disturbances in the house. Mr Cook of this city and family learned of the murder at about 8 am. Mr Cook belongs to Armstrong and Cook brick manufacturers.
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Commercial Tribune
Portsmouth
Alex
Gindelsberger
Greenfield
Mary
Ill Cook
Gindelsberg
Mr. Cook
Cook
Armstrong & Cook
Man Fatally Shot After Political Dispute in Cave City
In Cave City Kentucky on July 11 Will McClanahan a farmer fatally shot John Grimes following a quarrel over support for the Chicago Convention ticket Grimes attacked McClanahan with a knife before the fatal shooting both men are farmers in Barren County trail of the incident details the motive and sequence of events for the crime report.
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Lexington
Cave City
Barren County
Will McClanahan
John Grimes
McClanahan
Chicago
Grimes
Canadian Bankers Fear U S Move Endangers Investments
Toronto bankers express concern that U S policy will affect business relations and Canadian investments as gold is drawn from New York banks. The city is seeing large gold withdrawals, and notable financiers warn of adverse effects on cross border finance.
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New York
Toronto
Ont
United States
Parka
Nominating turmoil splits gold and anti silver camps
The piece details factional splits at the Democratic convention with gold standard delegates and Bryan supporters, noting desertions from Maine and other states. It recalls Bryan’s Chicago bid and a Washington Times reporter’s encounter, highlighting newspaper bolts against the platform and nominee.
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Maine
John R
Alice Sloane
of the Great Circus
John McLean
Modest
Nevada
Michigan
New Hampshire
Flower
Massach
George Fred. Williams
Pennsylvania
Pattison
Wisconsin
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Oregon
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Boies
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O'Sullivan
Sullivan
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Louisiana
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Maloney
Washington
James Hamilton Lewis
Cry
North Carolina
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Curry
South
Tom Johnson
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Johnson
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Newton
Tom
Sylvester Pennoyer
Burke
California
Arthur Sewall
Showalter
Missouri
Joseph C. Sibley
Only
Congress
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Colorado
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Texas
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John W. Daniel
Virginia
Jones
Morris
Ilinois
Bibley
Virie Sloane
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Mrs. Bryan
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Maerre
R. P. Bland
Lebanon
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Cincinnati
White House
J. W. Patrick
W. F. Cody
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Menton
Silverites
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Democratic Party
Richard P. Bland
Altgeld-Tillman
Minneapolis
L. A. Russell
Allen W. Thurman
Coliseum
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Pennoyer
Lemme Segne
No . Wall
Filame
Mass
Kentucky
Northwestern
Wiliam Wilson
Engineer Peterson
Council Blufts
Patrick Scully
J. C. Lare
Frankfort
Courier-Journal
Gold Standard Democrats
Courier-Journal and Post
Richard W. Knott
Louisville Post
Boyd Winchester
John M. Atherton
Dembi
Carlisle
Kokomo
William J. Bryan
New London
Mary F. Cobb
Moses McDaniel
Cobb
Susan McDaniel
Charles Heiman
Missouri Valley
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P. J. Carroll
Charles McDermott
John Cosgrove
James
Cosgrove
George
Lawrence
Bragiey
Child
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William Summit
Fred Neilson
William ‘Neilson
John* Perkins
Péirson
Mrs
John McKenna
Taylor and_baby
Tracy
Robbie
Claire
Jack Taylor
Scully
John McKean
Leonard Mack
Michael Shannon
Henry Conrad
Dayton
C. James Fitzgibbon
Woodbine
Dunlap
Grover
Frank Hurd
Bull
Society Belles of
Joe Sibley
M’kinley
Hart
Atention
Watterson
Bolter
Farmer
Silver Ghost
Brgan
the Tribune
Minnesota
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