Twelve Speakers Hear Peace Rally In Hyde Park
A London Hyde Park demonstration by the International Socialist and Trade Union Congress heard twelve speakers on peace and antiwar aims. Despite rain, delegates from France Germany Austria and Britain backed international arbitration, eight hour workday, universal suffrage, and denounced capitalist war aims. Simultaneous platforms and multilingual addresses highlighted the protest against rulers and capitalists who drive conflicts for markets.
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London
Hyde Park
Organization Committee For the
International Socialist and Trade Union Congress
St. Martin's Hall
Commissioner of Works
People's Forum
Car Men's Union
Tom" Mann
Ben Tillett
Bernardshaw
Edward Aveling
Gas Workers’ and Central Laborers’ Union
F. W. Wilson
Herren Bebe
Liebknecht
Peror William
Dr. Jameson
Cecil Rhodes
Thieves Hold A Carnival In Johnstown Raid
Two men robbed Johnstown near Newark in the western Licking County area last night. They held up Jehiel Tedrich and Martin Barker, then raided a hardware store and post office, and later looted a hotel keeper’s home. Police hunt the pair as similar thefts occur nearby.
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Commercial Tribune
Newark
Johnstown
Licking County
Marion Hes
Hartford
Appleton
Jehiel Tedrich
Martin Barker
Frederick
W. A. Ashbrooke
George W. Lewis
Shot in His Own Home. Tennessee Doctor Fatally Wounded
Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune from Chattanooga reports the fatal shooting of Dr B Duncan a leading Jellico mine physician. After a week of heavy drinking he returned home at eight the wife scolded him neighbors heard a pistol shot found him on the floor with a pistol at his side the wife offered no statement and Duncan refused to speak. The ball struck his abdomen and he cannot survive.
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Commercial Tribune
Chattanooga
Tenn
Jellico
B. Duncan
Washington
Tom Watson
Georgia
Bryan
Watson
Nebraska
Cleveland Strike Expected to End Soon
Cleveland Ohio July 2 This report says strike leaders at Brown Hoisting Works expect a settlement within a day or two and resumption of work before week’s end Propositions have been made likely to be accepted but workers refuse to disclose settlement details
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Cleveland, CO
Brown
Mangled by dogs in Westport store incident
Frank Harding of Harding & Harding general merchants at Westport Indiana suffered severe injuries when a mastiff and a coon hound viciously attacked him in a rear wareroom. The dogs locked and, as he tried to separate them, bit his left hand tearing flesh from the thumb before physicians treated the wounds.
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Commercial Tribune
Seymour
Ind
Westport
Frank Harding
Harding
Mr. Harding
Reorganization Rumors Hit Washington Cabinet Squad
A Washington confidant tells a Commercial Tribune reporter that Hoke Smith will resign from the Cabinet probably this week and Josiah Patterson of Tennessee may be named to replace him. Field may resign with Carlisle succeeding, leaving Treasury open for J H Van Alen who was nominated to Italy but rejected.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Washington
Hoke Smith
Josiah Pattison
Tennessee
Justice Field
California
Carlisle
J. H. van Alen
Italy
Man Killed in Mistaken Burglar Fire in Chicago Suburb
Daniel Schroyer of Park Ridge was shot to death by his son-in-law George B. Pottinger a Chicago real estate dealer who mistook him for a burglar at Pottinger's Ingle side avenue home Schroyer was a guest there for weeks Pottinger fired when approaching figures were seen and Schroyer died within an hour despite his voice being recognized later Pottinger distressed and his wife prostrated.
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Chicago
Daniel Schroyer
Park Ridge
George B. Pottinger
Pottinger
Ingleside Avenue
Schroyer
Trains Move Again After Flood Repairs
Parkersburg West Virginia July 26 traffic on the Ohio River Railroad resumed today with trains running near schedule. The Baltimore and Ohio expects the eastbound train tonight and normal service to Grafton by tomorrow night. Passengers delayed by floods were well cared for and are in good condition.
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Commercial Tribune
Parkersburg
W. Va
Ohio River Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio
Grafton
Three Lives Lost As Flood Ravages Wheeling WV
Floods in Wheeling and surrounding valleys claim three lives. Frank Cunningham, 19, drowned in Wheeling Creek while trying to catch drift. Mrs. Sylvester Long and her daughter Daisy perished when their scull boat passed the snagboat Woodruff. Railroads and industries suffer heavy losses totaling about 1.5 million dollars.
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Commercial Tribune
Wheeling
W. Va
Frank Cunningham
Wheeling Creek
Sylvester Long
Daisy
Taylor, Marion
Lewis Counties
Mannington and Vicinity
West Virginia
Tygart’s
West Fork
Little Kanawha Valley
McKinley Home Life and Library Aide Highlight Canton Visit
Canton July 26 Mr and Mrs McKinley enjoy quiet at home while crowds send letters and papers, an ex librarian Jos Smith serves as secretary and political encyclopedia, McKinley plans to return to Washington as porch wear shows time. Indiana silver sentiment grows as Mt Union College honors him with LL D.
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Commercial Tribune
Canton
John R. Musick
Poland
Silas Wegg
McKinley
Whittier
Cleveland
Charles J. Bockius
Marion
Ind
Hoosier State
Bockius
Marion Glass Works
Indiana
Mt. Union College
Flood damage hits crops and rail lines near Clarksburg
Floods in the Clarksburg area ruin crops including corn oats grass and potatoes. The B and O Railroad brings in workers from Wilmington to clear slips with trains hoped by Monday night. West Virginia and Pittsburgh line expects days of closure after trestles and roadbed washouts. The M R road managed a train today.
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Commercial Tribune
Clarksburg
W. Va
B. & O. Railroad
Wilmington
Delaware
West Virginia
Pittsburg
M. R
Sanity in Question Ends in Tragedy for Col Phelps
Col Lewis A. Phelps, 68, former Virginia legislator and war officer, died by suicide in his Jackson County room near Valley Bank. Once prominent, he was impoverished at death after a rambling letter claimed sanity and referenced Grover Cleveland and Bryan.
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Commercial Tribune
Parkersburg
W. Va
Lewis A. Phelps
Valley Bank
Jackson C. H
Virginia House of Delegates
Virginia
Col. Phelps
Grover Cleveland
Bryan
Springfield Flood Reaches New High. Dam Gate Holds
The Springfield flood measured 9% feet above the 1886 level with water overflowing despite the dam gates being closed. Weed growth in the race shows the creek was higher than ever. Warder Bar nett Park sustained no damage and property losses were minimal despite earlier reports.
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Commercial Tribune
Springfield
Warder & Barnett
Bowling Green Youth Charged in Fatal Stabbing
Special Dispatch reports Young Boulton jailed in Bowling Green Ohio for stabbing James Steinhart with intent to kill. Steinhart, four miles northeast of the city, lies dying from a four inch deep wound after a dispute over groceries. A neighbor disarmed Boulton after he delivered a second thrust.
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Bowling Green
Boulton
James Steinhart
Steinharts
Young Steinhart
Steinhart
Miss Cora Smith Dies After Swallowing Matches
Miss Cora Smith a 27 year old woman from Greenfield Township Lancaster County Ohio suffered dementia and believed friends ridiculed her. She swallowed the heads of twenty four matches dissolved in water and died this morning after a delayed medical response.
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Commercial Tribune
Lancaster
Cora Smith
Greenfield Township
Farmer Joseph Brant Killed by Train Near Noblesville
In Noblesville Indiana Joseph Brant a 45 year old farmer was struck and killed by a Lake Erie and Western train while walking home after dark. The fatal accident occurred last night according to local railway and police reports.
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Commercial Tribune
Noblesville
Ind
Joseph Brant
Lake Erie and Western
Campaign speech hints from Hanna to Harrison stir 1896…
Cleveland July 26 Harrison and Hanna exchanged letters after the St Louis Convention. Hanna urged an early campaign start with tariff as the main issue and money as a siding topic. Harrison replied that money may lead the field and tariff trail.
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Commercial Tribune
Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
Mark A. Hanna
Republican National Committee
St. Louis
Gen. Harrison
Harrison
Adirondacks
Indiana
Resolutions Committee
A Chance to Bet on Bryan in Lexington
Col A L Hunt of the Phenix Hotel bets five to four that McKinley will be next president. He will pay ten dollars to any person who brings him a hundred dollar bet. Hunt is a free silver Republican but supports McKinley.
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Hanna
Gen. Harrison
Mr. Hanna
Maj
Harrison
Commercial Tribune
Lexington
Hunt
Phenix Hotel
Kentucky
McKinley
United States
WHAT ST JOHN THINKS
Springfield Colorado July 2 Ex Gov John St John says Bryan will be elected and his forecast reflects the political climate of the era.
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ST. John
Commercial Tribune
Springfield, CO
John St. John
Bryan
Steep on Rural Hospitality in Roddy Tennessee
T Willowy Steep visits Roddy Tennessee and praises the county roads for their hospitality. He traveled by Southern Railroad to the town and plans to branch onto local roads, noting the comfort of county routes.
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Commercial Tribune
Roddy
Tenn
T. Willowy Steep
Southern Railroad
Tramp Shoots A Brake Man Near Huntington Job Incident
In Huntington West Virginia on July 26 a brake man from the Ohio River Railroad named J Taylor was shot by a tramp one mile east of the city. The train had just left the station and the victim was reported in critical condition.
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Commercial Tribune
Huntington
W.va
J. Taylor
Ohio River Railroad
Ieee
Beer War In Wheeling Shifts The Trade On Water Street
In Wheeling West Virginia July 26 a fierce rivalry erupts among six saloons on Water Street between Eleventh and Fourteenth. Each taps laborers and roustabouts with enticing incentives. The contest started when the Hotel Howell bar offered nine ounces for a Mickel and others followed by upping glass size to a 25 ounce serving.
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Commercial Tribune
Wheeling
W. Va
Water Street
Howell Bar
Neighbor Shot and Killed After Church Outing
Carl Hightower, a farmer boy from Williamstown, was shot and killed by neighbor Noah Readmower while returning from church at Dry Ridge. Hightower fired back, hitting Readmower in the arm and leg. Readmower fled. The dispute began over a woman at the church.
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Carl Hightower
Commercial Tribune
Williamstown
Noah Readmower
Dry Ridge
Hightower
Readviower
Fostoria Glass Works to Resume Operations After Strike
In Moundsville West Virginia the Fostoria Glass Works employing 300 men will resume operations within a week. The strike over piece work payments on specific ware lines has been settled after the National Officers of the American Flint Glassworkers Union sided with management.
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Commercial Tribune
Moundsville
W. Va
Fostoria Glass Works
American Flint Glassworkers’ Union
Mr. Hanna
Major McKinley
H. M. Hanna
Pennsylvania
Cholera Drops in Egypt as New Cases Decline
Cairo reports 310 new cholera cases and 100 deaths on Saturday across Egypt. Among the dead are Capt. Fen wick of Firket and Surgeon Capt. Trask of Kosheh, both members of the Nile expedition.
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Cairo
Egypt
Fenwick
Firket
Trask
Kosheh
War in Macedonia Greek Insurgents Battle Turkish Forces
Athens reports fresh clashes at Kosani in Macedonia as Greek insurgents invade and attack Turkish troops near Kara Teari by Moussa. The piece notes Crete sympathy, unclear links to last year Bulgarian-frontier outbreaks, and mentions a Sofia-backed Macedonian central committee seeking real autonomy.
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Athens
Kosani
Macedonia
Kara Teari
Moussa
Crete
United States
Sofia
Crete Rebellion Grows as Turkish Defenses Hold
The Porte plans a defensive stance in Crete and leaves it to powers to pressure insurgents to accept concessions. News from Canea reports two vessels landed arms at Candia fueling eastern island unrest, while Mussulian deputies refuse Christian demands in a note to foreign Consuls.
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Constantinople
Porte
Crete
Canea
Candia
Hanna to Open Republican Headquarters in New York
Cleveland July 26 Chairman Hanna of the Republican Committee will travel to New York to arrange for the party headquarters. He denies refusing a labor representative and says no definite plans are set until the New York meeting. He defends his labor record and notes his firm employs thousands with several past strikes.
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New York
Valhalla Hall
Charles L. Phipps
State Board of Arbitration
Cleveland
Hanna
Republican Committee
Central Labor Union
Labor Union
Witt
Labor
Bryan to the Pops Declares Limited Campaign Platform
A Chicago despatch summarizes a Bryan message to Senator Jones stating he will not discuss issues beyond the Chicago platform if nominated by the Populists He emphasizes support for free coinage of gold and silver at 16 to 1 and opposition to mixed appeals The dispatch mentions Sewall support and the convention reading dispute with Senator Allen.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Bryan
Jones
National Democratic Committee
United States
West
Sewall
Allen
Peeped Into Lodge. Man Fined by Mechanicsburg Mayor
Amos McLaughlin, Tioga Tribe No 91 member, was arrested for peeping into the Daughters of Pocahontas Lodge in session. He pleaded guilty before Mayor Pangborn and was fined one dollar and costs. The case may be reviewed by the O R M at its next meeting.
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Commercial Tribune
Mechanicsburg
Amos McLaughlin
Tioga Tribe
No. 91
Imp. O. R. M
Daughters of Pocahontas Lodge
Pangborn
A. T. Gross
Taylor
Dynamite Blast Wrecks Tent Organ in Williamsport
Rev. W. M. Yeakley, a Christian evangelist, was conducting meetings under a big tent in Williamsport when a dynamite charge was placed under the organ and exploded. The organ was shattered and the tent split, leaving a large hole where the organ stood. A watchman guarding the tent slept through the incident.
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Commercial Tribune
Martinsburg
W. M. Yeakley
Williamsport
The Only Person Able to Fill the St. Louis Auditorium
A detailed critique of the 1896 Populist National Convention in St. Louis. The piece mocks the leaders and delegates, notes Bryan’s stance, and highlights various Senators and figures with extravagant facial hair. It portrays internal party clashes and guesses at cabinet plans.
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St. Louis Auditorium
McKinley
Commercial Tribune
ST. Louis
Lindell
Senator Jones
Democratic National Committee
Guv. Stone
Missouri
Oklahoma
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