Indiana Democrats Name Kern for Governor at 1896 Convention
At Indianapolis on June 7 the Indiana Democratic State Convention nominated John W. Kern for governor after a ballot contest with Burke and Bozarth. The body endorsed William Jennings Bryan and adopted a platform pledging support for monetary reform, direct senatorial elections, and aggressive anti tariff positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Kern
Frank B. Burke
Indianapolis
Nelson J. Bozarth
B. F. Shively
Kern
Shively
Burke
Bozarth
C. H. Conn
Elkhart
Ralston
John C. Lawler
John R. Simpson
Johannes Kopelke
Mason J. Niblack
Lawler
Simpson
Kopelke
Niblack
John CC. Lawler
Salem
Kopetke
Adam Heimburger
New Albany
John W Minor
Jerome Therlf
Peru
Co. P. Drummond
Plymouth
Henry G. Yergin
Newcastle
Supreme Court
Yergin
Mace
Chas. A. Greathouse
Mt. Vernon
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Edward Horuff
Madison
Geo. L. Reinhart
Bloomington
School Picnic Rescue at White River
In Muncie Indiana on June 7 Mrs Ida Frazier nearly drowned while fording White River. Swift current swept her away as two 10 year old boys jumped in and pulled her to shore. Her screams drew teachers and students to assist and she is expected to recover.
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Muncie
Ind
Ida Frazier
White River
Bulletin office robbed of mileage at Marion Indiana
The Marion Indiana Bulletin business office was robbed at dawn on Wednesday taking 5000 miles of newspaper mileage from a broken desk. Managing editor J G Hacker has disappeared.
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Marion
Ind
The
Bulletin
J. G. Hacker
Two Girls Thrown From Horse Near Brazil Ind
Mary Nus sel, 12, daughter of Henry Nus sel, and Eva Lehman, 13, were riding a family horse without a bridle when they were thrown. Mary Nus sel died from internal injuries and Eva Lehman is in critical condition.
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Brazil
Ind
Mary Nussel
Henry Nussel
Eva Lehman
Nussel
Drownings Reported in Mishawaka River Visit
William Dinsell of Scotts Ohio and his family learned of their son Leroy 20 who visited Mishawaka. He went bathing in the river and was drowned in the afternoon. The grieving mother remains in Scotts as authorities investigate the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mishawaka, Ind
William Dinsell
Scotts, O
Albert
Leroy
Scotts
Wabash College Alumni Banquet Held in Crawfordsville
In Crawfordsville Indiana the Wabash college alumni banquet was hosted at the Crawford house and drew a large attendance. James F Statenmen of Peru presided over the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Ind
Wabash College
Crawford House
James F. Statenmen
Peru
New Indians Postmasters in Indiana
Washington June 7 The following fourth class postmasters were appointed in Indiana Leesburg Kosciusko county D L Kemper Stilesville Hendricks county Sudee Miller Also Flora Ind June 7 Rev J C Little pastor Rossville Baptist church dismissed from the ministry after a trial for immorality.
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Washington
Indiana
Leesburg
Kosciusko County
D. L. Kemper
Stilesville
Hendricks County
Sudee Miller
Flora, Ind
J. C. Little
The
Baptist Church
Rossville
Roberts to Lead Long Chase After Boers in South Africa
Troops rest as Gen. Lord Roberts prepares Pretoria base for a protracted pursuit of the retreating Boers toward Lydenburg. Dispatches report Botha fighting a rear guard action to delay Roberts while railway stock is shifted and the main Boer army withdraws.
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London
South Africa
Lord Roberts
Pretoria
Lydenburg
Botha
Lourenco Marques
Philadelphia
Laurence Marques
Laing
Nek
Rundle
Brabant
Baden-Powell
Marico
North Lichtenberg
Mafeking
Huber
Mystery Package At Muncie Post Office
A mysterious unregistered package addressed to Chas F W Neely care of Union National Bank in Muncie Indiana has the San Jose Costa Rica postmark. Government officers led by Assistant District Attorney LaFollette seek possession and information via garnishment summons to Muncie postmaster David Commack.
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Muncie
Ind
Chas. F. W. Neely
Union National Bank
San Jose
Costa Rica
Neely
LaFollette
Indianapolis
David Commack
No Settlement Seen In St Louis Strike Talks
Absence of ex Governor Stone delays talks between striking employees and the company. Edwards, head of the grievance committee, says no settlement steps will occur until Stone returns. The report notes thirty one affidavits filed in support of a permanent federal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Stone
Edwards
Mail cars and labor unrest tied in St Louis court filings
Federal injunctions restrain strikers from interfering with mail car operations in St Louis as affidavits from Transit Co employees, police and detectives, led by Edward S. Whitaker, cite disruption. Reports describe Boer forces, Pretoria defense, and German navy expansion debates in Berlin and Pretoria context.
Congress Delays Adjournment Over Naval Bill Battle
In Washington on June 7 the senate failed to adopt the house adjournment resolution due to unresolved naval appropriation disputes and the armor plate issue. In the House the debate stayed calm as lawmakers pressed for printing testimony from the Coeur d Alene inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Congress
Lentz
Ohio
Coeur d’Alene
Telegraphic Brevities Collection Highlights Political and Economic Fluctuations
John H. Holt of Huntington is nominated for governor by the West Virginia Democratic convention. A fire destroys Virginia and Carolina Wheel Works near Richmond. Chicago contractor Charles D. Crouch files bankruptcy with liabilities of 123 636 dollars, creditors include Chicagoans. Edgar M. Levy of Philadelphia chosen as chaplain to the national Republican convention. Internal Revenue Service rules broker special tax not required for tax title purchases. Ft Wingate New Mexico post exchange and canteen buildings burn, some stores saved. Lima crude oil prices drop three cents, North Lima at 95 cents, South Lima and Indiana at 90 cents per barrel. Philadelphia electrical workers strike ends, wage increase from 2 50 to 2 80 a day.
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Charles D. Crouch
Chicago
Edgar M. Levy
Philadelphia
Hanna
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Post Exchange
Ft. Wingate
N. M
Lima
North Lima
South Lima
Indiana
Daily Brief: Quarantine Impacts Prices and International Tensions
San Francisco reports doubled food costs since Chinatown quarantine. Ex Congressmen Dockerey named Democratic candidate for Missouri governor. Philadelphia convenes prominent Black leaders to form a national Negro party and presidential ticket. Conger ordered to assist Adm. Kempff at Taku to protect the American legation. Japan halts Russian landing near China amid possible war. Boxers clash with Chinese troops near Pekin. foreigners face danger as forces close on the capital. The North Atlantic Squadron mobilizes at Newport News with Indiana Massachusetts and Kearsarge. Helena sails from the Philippines to join Kempff.
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Dockerey
The
Democracy
Missouri
Philadelphia
Conger
Adm. Kempff
Taku
Legation
Japan
Russia
China
Pekin
North Atlantic
Newport News
Indiana
Massachusetts
Kearsarge
Helena
Philippines
Rr. Adm. Kempff
The National Game: Yesterday’s Scores By City Teams
Yesterday’s games saw Brooklyn Pittsburgh Cincinnati and St Louis emerge victorious. The New York and Cincinnati tilts featured strong pitching and timely hitting while Boston St Louis and Chicago Brooklyn produced notable comebacks or steady offense.
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Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
St. Lonuia
R.H. E
New York
Doheny
Hawley
Warner
Breitenstein
Peitz
Emslie
R.H.E. Boston
St.Louis
Cuppy
Willis
Clarke
Hughey
Robinson
Swartwood
Rae
Philad’a
Waddell
Zimmer
Orth
Douglass
Hurst
RHE
Chicago
Garvin
Donahue Kennedy
Farrell
O'’Day
Philadelphia
Weer Oneee
Eae Eeewaee
St. Louis
Chicago Csvesveevesees
Boston
Seres Yeas
Market Summary and Economic Vignettes From June Markets
The report details Cincinnati and Chicago grain and live stock prices with standard items like flour, wheat, corn, oats, hogs, cattle, sheep, lambs, and veal calves. It also recounts anecdotes about inventor John Holland and alongside wealth legends including the Smith estate and the invisibility of great fortunes in New York and London society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
City
Chicago
Editorial shifts and social editors in New York press
The piece discusses editor appointments in major papers, noting Buckie’s London Times appointment and Hammond Lamont’s hire at the Evening Post. It compares newsroom training with university credentials, mentions salaries, and sketches other media figures including Prof Giddings and Miss Gilder, situating them in New York society and literary circles.
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Buckie
London Times
American Press
New York
The
Evening Post
Hammond Lamont
Brown University
Lamont
Giddings
Columbia University
Springfield
Mass
Quo Vadis Dramatization Noted by Gilder Kin
Jeannette B Gilder, of the Gilder family, reportedly made a probable ten strike in her dramatization of Sienkiewicz Quo Vadis. The Gilders include explorer Col Gilder and Richard Watson Gilder editor of Century, among others.
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Quo Vadia
Jeannette B. Gilder
Sienkewicz
Miss Gilder
Gilder
Arctic
Col
Richard Watson Gilder
Giger
Earl of Yarmouth to Star in Newport Summer Comedies
The Earl of Yarmouth plans a Newport summer season of light comedies with a professional company and society roles. He aims to earn from the season to partially repair losses caused by his predecessors while Newport seeks fresh spectacles each season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl of Yarmouth
Newport
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Wm. J. Bryan
Parks M. Martin
State Central Committee
Committee On Permanent Organization
Samuel M. Ralston
Chairman Ralston
Mr. Ralston
Dingley
McKinley
Democratic Party
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William J. Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Committee On Credentials
Committee On Resolutions
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Claude Matthews
Holtzman
Republican Party
Republian Party
Sulu
Hawaii
Cuba
United States
Transvaal
Orange Free States
Nicaragua Canal
England
Pension Department
Allen Zollars
Ft. Wayne
Nicholas Cornett
Versailles
al E. Morse
Dougherty
Bluffton
James
Murdock
Lafayette
George B. Menzies
Mount Vernon
Chas. F.W. Neely
Stonne
Germany
Berlin
Reichstag
Adm
Tirpitz
Volkepartei
Fat Baby
Selma
Ala
Birdie Suttles
Lake Lanier
Here
Ed Suttles
Maude Suttles
Albany
J. K. P. Keaton
Walter
John H. Holt
Huntington
West Virginia
Virginia
Carolina
Richmond
Chinatown
San Francisco
Holland Boat
Navy Department
Spain
Mr. Holland
Lewis Nixon
Navy
Elizabethport
Nixon
War Department
Hiram Maxim
Maine
Hotchkiss
Connecticut
John J. Blair
New Jersey
Smith
Bond
George Smith
New York City
James Henry Smith
Michael Nlicks Beach
Sas
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Mr. Smith
Daniel Fayerweather
Inventor John Pp. Holland
Gilderhas
Richard
Miss Marbury
Elsie de Wolfe
Ming Jeanette L
Glider
the Earl of Yarmouth
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