Roosevelt Put Up As McKinley Backer In 1900 Campaign
The piece recounts how Theodore Roosevelt rose to prominence after the Spanish American War and how New York Republican bosses led by Thomas Platt maneuvered to push him from governorship to national ambition. It notes McKinley’s renomination and Bryan’s continued influence, with Roosevelts’s ascent seen as key to the era’s political realignments.
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Bryan
Spain
Hanna
Cuba
Butcher Weyler
Roosevelt
New York State
Albany
Thomas C. Platt
Platt
Philadelphia
Theodore Roosevelt
Taft
The
Philippines
England
Monuments Planned For Dead Officer At Ft Myer
At Ft Myer a stake marks the spot where Lieut Thomas R Selfridge fell as the Wright brothers aeroplane crashed. A formal inquiry by the Signal Officers Board investigates the accident and a monument is planned.
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Washington
Ft. Myer
Thomas R. Selfridge
Signal Corps
Orville Wright
Wright
War Department
Selfridge
Aeronautical Board
Taylor
Furnass
Arlington National Cemetery
Catherine Wright
Dayton
Charles R. Flint
Wright Brothers
Octave Chanute
C. BE. Taylor and Co. W. Furnass
George O. Squier
Army
Board of Signal Officers
Board of
Squier
First Field Artillery
Indiana Assembly Convenes for Night Rider Law and Local Option
A special session of Indiana's Sixty-fifth General Assembly opened in Indianapolis under Gov. J. Frank Hanly to consider four measures. The key item is a county local option bill backed by Republicans, with Democrats largely opposed. The session also debates a governor's power bill to prevent night rider property damage in Southern Indiana, a veto over Vincennes University funding, and a correction on unexpended state funds. Party debates and caucuses followed as campaigns gear up for the upcoming election.
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Indianapolis
Sixty-fifth
General Assembly of
Indiana
J. Frank Hanly
Vincennes University
Antisaloon League
Senate
House
Robbery at Home of Mark Twain in Redding
In Redding Connecticut two burglars broke into Samuel L. Clemens house late last night. They fled with silver from a sideboard but were captured on a train between Bethel and Redding after a fierce chase in which Deputy Sheriff Banks was shot twice. Clemens posted a humorous notice on the door mocking future intruders.
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Redding
Conn
Samuel L. Clemens
Mark Twain
Bethel
Banks
New York
Clemens Villa
Miss Lyon
Mr. Clemens
Sheriff Banks
Clemens
Ss. L. Clemens
Cuban editors back Diario Espanol over meat smuggling charges
Havana editors adopted resolutions in support of The Diario Espanol after its editorial accusing the United States Army of smuggling large quantities of meat and other goods into Cuba. Governor Magoon ordered an investigation and threatened action if the paper did not substantiate the claims.
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Havana
Diario Espanol
United Sta
Cuba
Magoon
Bryan Addresses New York Rally at Carnegie Hall
William Jennings Bryan spoke over an hour at Carnegie Hall on Republican tendencies after an outdoor rally and noon meeting in Manhattan. He denied claims about using the phrase workmen are beggars and said he would not comment further without Republican endorsement.
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Carnegie Hall
New York
Greater
William Jennings Bryan
Tammany Hall
Bryan
Melbert E. Cary
Congress
Organized Labor
Eagle Attacks Child In Helmetta New Jersey
Blanche Cribier a 3 year old daughter of Fred Cribier was playing near her home when a large eagle swooped down and tried to seize her. Her father fought it off and her brother fired a shotgun wounding the bird. The child was uninjured aside from scratches and the eagle will live. Cribier plans to keep it in a cage.
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New York
Blanche Cribier
Fred Cribier
Helmetta
N. J
Cribier
Mare stolen from East High street recovered in Cincinnati
A valuable mare and runabout were taken from John Dck in East High street. Detective H. A. Metcalf recovered the outfit in Cincinnati and arrested the person in charge, who was brought back here for further investigation.
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Commercial Tribune
Hamilton
John Dck
East High Street
H. A. Metcalf
Cincinnati
Woman Shoots Self Over Inability to Support Family
Flora Small, 40, of Vincennes Indiana killed herself after leaving a note stating she could not support her three children following the death of their father six years earlier.
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Commercial Tribune
Vincennes
Ind
Flora Small
Water famine hits Alliance Ohio as river bed deepened
Alliance Ohio endures a water famine drought. About one hundred men deepen the river bed and race to intake pipes for temporary relief while the Ma honing River nears exhaustion. Water is polluted and the Board of Health orders boiling. Industries lose supply. a water train runs on the Lake Erie Alliance and Wheeling line for relief.
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Alliance
Mahoning
City Board of Health
Pennsylvania Railroad
Lake Erie, Alliance & Wheeling Railroad
Struggle for Tabriz Grows as Shah Forces Move
In Tabriz Persia Ain Ed Dowleh demands surrender from Satar Khan within forty eight hours or faces bombardment of the capital and a national assault. Satar Khan vows defense while foreigners in the city fear danger and nationalists bar them from leaving to avoid interference.
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Ain Ed Dowleh
Satar Khan
Creditors sue fish firm in bankruptcy case
Creditors of A. Booth & Co. filed a petition in bankruptcy in the U S District Court in Chicago. The filing came from holders of the firm’s smaller notes who claim banks under the current arrangement would be preferred creditors. They seek liquidation and pro rata distribution of proceeds.
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Chicago
A. Booth & Co
United States District Court
Gompers Contempt Hearing Ends Briefly as Gompers Refuses Answer
Testimony in the contempt case against Samuel Gompers and other Federation of Labor officers halted when Gompers declined to answer Davenport's question about editorials in The Federationist. The editorials referenced post petition filing.
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Labor
Washington
Messrs. Gompers
Mitchell
Morrison
Federation of Labor
Davenport
Gompers
Federationist
General Luard Commits Death By Own Action
Major General Charles Howard Luard retired, linked to the August 24 London area murder of his wife, killed himself by stepping in front of a train near Wateringbury England. He left a letter blaming scandalous accusations and cited not facing his son. The inquest into Mrs Luard’s death continues.
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Wateringbury
England
Charles Howard Luard
London
Luard
Charles Edward Warde
Teston
Warde
General Luard
Teston Crossing
Southampton
Transvaal
Taft Bryan to Meet at Chicago Banquet on Oct 7
Taft and Bryan will share the stage at the Business Men's Association banquet in Chicago on October 7 after Taft’s Galesburg speech. Senator Dixon announced a revised itinerary with stops through Wisconsin Iowa Minnesota Nebraska and other states to fit the Chicago appearance. The day included Taft meetings and quotes from Dr Silas McBee praising Taft's record and labor policy.
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Judge Taft
William Jennings Bryan
Business Men's Association of Chicago
Chicago
Senator Dixon
Speakers’ Bureau
Galesburg
Taft
Dixon
Wisconsin
Des Moines
Cincinnati
Adel
Ind
Chicago Railway Men’s.Taft Club
Madison
Wis
Milwaukee
St. Paul-Minneapolis
Minneapolis
Grand Forks
N. D
Fargo
Mitchell
S. D
Sioux City
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Beatrice
Falls City
Nebraska City
Omaha
Cheyenne
Wyo
Denver
Col
Topeka
Kan
Kansas City
St. Joseph
St. Louis
Szechenyis in Auto Wreck in Hungary
Vienna dispatch reports the Count and Countess Szechenyi injured only by shock and bruises after their car struck a bridge pillar in Hungary. The Countess was Gladys Vanderbilt of New York. They were returning from Hungarian army maneuvers when the wreck occurred and all escaped serious harm.
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London
Vienna
Szechenyi
Hungary
Gladys Vanderbilt
New York
Milk Scarcity Threatens Hamilton as Drought Bites
Hamilton Ohio faces a milk shortage as supply rapidly declines amid ongoing drought. Officials say the situation could become serious if the drought persists, though prices have not yet risen.
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Commercial Tribune
Hamilton, O
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