Nomination Victory at Philadelphia Republican Convention
The Republican National Convention in Philadelphia placed Mainley and Roosevelt as the ticket with unanimous support. McKinley’s nomination by Foraker sparks a wild show of enthusiasm as delegates and gallery members chant and wave state standards.
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Philadelphia
Ledge
United States
Alabama
Ohio
Senator Foraker
Mr. McKinley
Foraker
McKinley
Roosevelt Nominated Vice President by Republican Convention
The Republican National Convention unanimously named Theodore Roosevelt as the party’s vice presidential candidate. Delegates cheered as Col. Lafe Young and Senator Depew praised Roosevelt’s leadership and patriotism. The session, marked by fanfare and applause, adjourned sine die after formal resolutions and notices.
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Col
Lafe Young
Iowa
Lowa
Jonathan P. Deliver
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Col. Young
Cuba
Roosevelt
Rough Riders
San Juan Hill
Gov. Roosevelt
The
United States
Lodge
Gov
Lodeve
Wen
Reinforcements Urged as Tien Tsin Pressed in China
London reports urge immediate aid to Vice Admiral Seymour at Tien Tsin as Chinese defenses tighten. India plans eight infantry battalions plus cavalry and artillery, with two battalions guarding communications. Czar orders Amur district war footing and call of reservists for active service.
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Tien Tala
India
Sendimag
Tien Tsin
Seymour
Taku
Kempff
St. Petersburg
Amur Military District
Siberian Amur
Clyde Jones Convicted in Abduction Case at Peru
A verdict of guilty was returned against Clyde Jones for abducting and assaulting Nellie Berger. The crime carries a sentence of one to twenty years with likely maximum, a retrial request may be denied. The case drew national attention due to the kidnapping to Indian territory and long imprisonment. Berger remains seriously affected.
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Peru
Ind
Clyde Jones
Nellie Berger
Jones
Indian Territory
Jail for Carl C. Wilson in $125 note forgery case
Shelbyville Indiana June 25 Carl C Wilson jailed in default $400 bond on forging Alfred Haymond s name to a 125 note and selling it to County Commissioner Roe He is son of former County Treasurer J M Wilson who was convicted last week of presenting a false claim against Shelby county.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Carl C. Wilson
Alfred Haymond
Roe
Wilson
J. M. Wilson
Shelby County
Storm Devastates Wabash County Bridges and Crops
Reports from across Wabash county confirm Friday's storm caused extensive damage. The Wabash River flooded the bottoms and carved a wide swath through corn, oats, and wheat fields, with damage noted to bridges turnpikes buildings and crops.
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Wabash, Ind
Wabash County
Wabash
Chinese Relief Efforts in Pekin Mission Report
United States Consul John Fowler relays Admiral Kempff on limited communications from Pekin. About 450 foreign troops including 56 American Marines moved to guard legations and open the road to relieve Pekin, with 2,500 total internationals. News last received June 12 from Lang Fang. railroad supply lines cut. Emphasis on aiding Tianjin as a critical priority for Pekin relief.
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Che Foo
Shanghai
United States
John Fowler
Kempff
Pekin
Lang Fang
Pearl Curry in Converse faces severe starvation
In Converse Indiana on June 25Miss Pearl Curry a young woman weighs only 65 pounds and is steadily growing weaker. She has sought help at two sanitariums over the past two months but treatments have failed to overcome her aversion to food.
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Converse
Ind
Tragic double death near Poseyville linked to murder suicide
Poseyville Indiana on June 25 a farmer John Whitehead and his wife were found dead at their home seven miles southeast. The wife lay in an outbuilding and he in the parlor with the top of his head blown off. Authorities believe the husband killed his wife then himself in a murder suicide.
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Poseyville
Ind
John Whitehead
Whitehead
British cruiser Terrible carries news from Che Foo
From Che Foo the Terrible reports 800 casilers and 200 Welch joined American and Russian forces near Tien Tsin nine miles from the besieged area. Allies reportedly able to attack at Tien Tsin as of Sunday. Shanghai dispatch fears Pekin legations and Admiral Seymour may be lost. Nan King unrest increases.
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London
Terrible
Che Foo
Taku
Casilers
Welch
Tien Tsin
Shanghai
Daily Express
Pekin
Seymour
Nan King
Hanna Re-elected Chairman of National Committee
Senator Hanna was nominated and re elected chairman for the next four years at the national committee meeting held after the convention adjourned in Philadelphia. He thanked past supporters from the 1896 campaign and pledged to lead the coming effort with the committee.
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Thurstan
Nebraska
Grosvenor
Naional Committee
Ashluidge
Philadelphia
Payne
New York
Hanna
National
National Committee
Seon
Disappearance Mystery Shrouds Lola Truss in Marion
Marion Indiana June 25 The disappearance of Lola Truss an 18 year old girl six weeks ago remains a mystery with police sheriff and detectives lacking a clue and no money sent by relatives Logansport Indiana June 25 Joseph T McNary manager of the Logansport Rochester Northern Traction company says work on a trolley line from Logansport to Rendallsville will start July 4 Fort Wayne Indiana June 5 Catherine Welch 68 killed crossing the Wabash tracks while carrying a basket of provisions to her daughter and supporting four grandchildren
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Marion
Ind
Lola Truss
Logansport
Joseph T. McNary
Logansport, Rochester & Northern Traction Company
Rendallsville
Fort Wayne
Catherine Welch
War News From South Africa Shows Slowing Waning War
London reports Lord Roberts near the Free Staters as Boers retreat or fall back along lines. Canadians and Shropshires clash at Honing Spruit with losses on both sides. Prisoners and looting are noted, with dispatches from Pretoria and Heidel berg describing shifting positions and crowned towns.
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Rundle
Ficksburg-Seneral
de Wet
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Triglis
Free Staters
Shropshires
Cape Town
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United States
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Pretoria
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Kruger
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Ficksburg
Pretoria Presidency
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Wrynberg
Lindley
Heilbron
Heidelberg
Nancy Hanks Memorial and Domestic Science School Plan
Indiana moves to combine erecting a Nancy Hanks monument near her grave with creating a national school of domestic science. The effort aims to build a major training school for teachers of domestic science close to the burial site of Abraham Lincoln’s mother, with broad public support.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Nancy Hanks
Abraham Lincoln
Helen Gould to Officiate at Dewey Cannon Unveiling
Three Oaks Michigan June 26 The ceremonies for the Dewey cannon unveiling on June 28 are almost set. Gen R A Alger will deliver the Michigan welcome address and William E Barton of Chicago will give the day’s oration on The Victories of Peace and of War. Miss Helen Miller Gould will unveil the cannon.
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Three Oaks
Mich
Fire and Water Do 80008 Dollar Damage at State Street Building
Fire and water caused 80008 dollars in damage to 201 11 State street. The building housed several concerns, including the American restaurant which suffered 10000 dollars in losses. A woman was rescued from the third story, and Fire Captain Michael Ehret suffered serious cuts from falling glass.
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Chicago
State Street
Michael Ehret
Young Couple From Cass County Wed in Michigan
Wabash Indiana reports Chester P. Horn 19 and Miss Maud Pen 17 of Cass County ran away and married in St Joseph Michigan with Reverend Mr Berger officiating. Both come from good families.
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Wabash, Ind
Chester P. Horn
Maud Pen
Cass County
St. Joseph, Mich
Mr. Berger
Wabash Pioneer David L. Tate Dead at 73
David L. Tate aged 73 and among Wabash county’s oldest residents died in Wabash Ind He had lived in the county since 1848 and his passing marks the end of a long local era.
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Wabash, Ind
David L. Tate
Wabash County
Eden College marks semicentennial with two day turnout
In St. Louis the Eden college celebration continued its semi centennial on Monday after a rainy start Sunday. More than 10,000 people attended Sunday and the crowd grew further on Monday despite the weather.
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St. Louis
Eden College
Sixth Cavalry to be Recruited to Full War Strength
An order from Adjutant General Corbin directs the Sixth cavalry at the Presidio to be recruited to full war strength. With the unit recently ordered to Manila and now slated for recruitment, observers speculate the regiment may be sent to China rather than the Philippines. Recruits will be drawn from troops stationed at the Presidio.
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San Francisco
Adjt
Corbin
Presidio
Sixth Cavalry
Manila
China
Philippines
Chinese force left Tien Tein for Pe Kin
The admiralty received a dispatch from Rear-Admiral Bruce stating that the total force leaving Tien Tein with the commander in chief for Peking was about 2,000 men, composed of several detachments and units.
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London
Admiralty
Bruce
Tien Tein
Pekin
Mill Boiler Blast Kills Riley Browler and Daughter Carrie
In Williamsburg Kentucky a steam boiler exploded at a small gust mill near the Scott county line killing owner Riley Browler and his 15 year old daughter Carrie. A Liverpool clergy man’s illness forced substitutes to preach two Sundays in a row with identical sermons, and investigation revealed that both clergy were connected to a buresa aire of uncertain nature.
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Williamsburg
Scott County
Riley Broyler
Carrie
Liverpool
Buresa
Cattle Inspector Gilmore Kills Three in Granite Card Game
In Granite Oklahoma Territory Jeff Gilmore a cattle inspector shot and killed three men after a quarrel over a card game. A woman was present during the incident. The event occurred near June 26. Further details were not provided.
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Wichita, Kas
Granite
Greer County
Jeff Gilmore
Bill Anderson
Gilmore
Prominent Billiard Expert Dead
Renowned billiard expert W. H. Wade died after a ship incident on June 26. Wade was a leading figure in the sport with a long career and numerous championships.
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W. H. Wade
Woodman Spare That Tree Secretary Warns of Forest Loss
Secretary Wilson addresses the American Forestry Association urging forest preservation and wiser land use. He cites soil exhaustion and moisture loss, laments export emphasis, and praises the Yale forestry program as pivotal for training future experts. Papers from Gannett Youmay Cleveland Cross Stewart Craig and others accompany the meeting.
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New York
Forestry Division
The
American Science Association
Wilson
Pinchot
Yale
Henry Gannett
United States Geological Survey
J. W. Youmay
Division of
Minnesota Forestry
Treadwell Cleveland
Division of Forestry
Judson N. Cross
Minnesota Board of Forestry
Minnesota
E. A. Stewart
Canada
John Craig
Iowa Agricultural College
Unprecedented Rainfall Destroys Bridges Across Georgia
Reports from Georgia Alabama and South Carolina describe record rains inundating vast areas and damaging bridges and farms. Crops especially fruit and cotton suffer heavy losses while rivers overflow washing away a new Ocmulgee bridge approach and closing mills in Augusta. A Huntsville tornado causes no reported deaths as conditions show signs of easing.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Alabama
South Carolina
Ocmulgee
Macon
Savannah
Augusta
Tome
West Point
Chattahooche
Huntsville
Ala
Navy Names New Battleships and Cruisers
Secretary Long lists the new fleet names Virginia Rhode Island Maryland Colorado South Dakota St Louis Milwaukee and Charleston for battleships armored cruisers and protected cruisers. Ora Havill an imported Transit Co employee says he will talk if released from jail and his comments would fuel the push. Maj Gen Bis, governor of German East Africa, plans to return to Germany to resume command of an army corps. Washington notes Secretary Root will soon return and final troop withdrawals from Cube are planned.
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Long
Virginia
Rhode Island
Maryland
Colorado
South Dakota
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Charleston
Ora Havill
The
St. Louis ‘Transit Co
Berlin
Bis
German East Africa
Germany
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