McKinley Renominated by Acclaim at Republican Convention
At the Philadelphia convention on June 20 McKinley was renominated by acclama tion amid vast crowds. Lodge served as permanent chairman as speeches praised the president and warned of Democratic opposition. Foraker and other leaders addressed delegates as the platform outlined expansion and national prosperity.
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William Mcinley
United States
Rass
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Opew
Platt
Lodge
George . Nash
Ohio
Wolcott
Cole
Audium
McKinley
Philippine
China
Philippines
Committee On Rules
National
House of Representatives
George B. Cox
Committee On
McKinley Nominated as Republican Candidate at Convention
The Republican national convention rises in acclaim as Senator Foraker nominates William McKinley for president. Theodore Roosevelt seconds with a tribute to McKinley's worth amid a sea of cheering delegates and waving flags. The Addicks-Dupont Delaware fight over credentials continues, with 88 to 9 seated for the Addicks faction.
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M’kinley
United States
Ohio
Foraker
William McKinley
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Addicks
Delaware
Committee On Credentials
Dupont
Elevator Fall Injures Five At Hotel Walton
In Philadelphia on June 20 the hotel elevator plummeted several stories at midnight injuring five passengers and the elevator boy. Among the injured, the two most seriously hurt were J. G. Pringley a delegate from Oklahoma Territory and B. F. Hall a delegate from Belding Michigan.
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Walton
J.G. Pringley
Oklahoma Territory
B. F. Hall
Belding
Mich
German Officials Cautious Over China Situation
Berlin reports show the German government weighing its stance with care amid the Chinese crisis. Officials avoid the term war and doubt British press claims that the gun boat Iltis was damaged and its captain killed. The foreign office denies joint action talks and says decisions are left to individual powers.
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Berlin
China
Peking
Foreign Office
Iltis
Quiet at Kiao Chou as police duty continues
An official dispatch reports the situation at Kiao Chou remains quiet with authorities performing police duty. Meanwhile Baron Von Ketteler’s mother in Munster has learned a telegram claims her son’s death story is false.
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Kiao Chou
Peking
Baron von Ketteler
Munster
China
Russian Relieving Force Opens Fire Near Peking
Shanghai reports the Russian relieving force arrived outside Peking and began two‑sided artillery attack. Chinese forces attacked the legations June 16, five European buildings burned, rumors of massacres circulate. Japanese mobilization and naval actions cited. Li Hung Chang summoned to Beijing signaling a front shift.
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Daily Express
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Tung Fah Siang
Tung Ching
Taku
Korietz
Mandschur
Japan
United States
Thomas
Manilla
Nagasaki
Admiral Seymour
Li Hung Chang
British losses rise in unreported engagements
War office releases reveal casualties including missing personnel. In an attack on a reconstruction train at Leeuw Spruit on June 14 three killed, five wounded and 60 captured, 40 miles north of Kroonstad. A second action at Vrecefort on June 7 leaves nine wounded and 11 missing. Boers under Devilliers and Hermann mass near Ficksburg as British lines weaken. Burial of Mrs. Gladstone takes place at Westminster Abbey with private service easing into public attendance.
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Daily Mail
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Steyn
Bethlehem
Free State
Mrs. Gladstone
Fire destroys two plants in Pittsburg area
The Carroll Porter Boiler and Tank company and the James Rees & Sons company engine builders suffered a large fire that destroyed their adjoining plants. Loss estimated at 115000 dollars, fully covered by insurance.
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Carroll Porter Boiler and Tank Company
James Rees & Sons Company
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