Harmony program in Democratic convention aims to unite ticket
Denver dispatch reports the Democratic National Convention sees a unity plan to nominate William Jennings Bryan for president and George Gray for vice president with a platform pleasing both radicals and conservatives. If the harmony program holds, east votes may align for Bryan or Gray, and Johnson aides say they will not oppose Bryan. Continued on page 7.
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James P. Hornaday
Indianapolis News
Denver
William Jennings Bryan
George Gray
Delaware
Bryan
East
Gray
New York
Pennsylvania
Johnson
John A. Johnson
Frederick B. Lynch
Man Kills Ex Wife Then Slays Self in Huntington
Aa Wells of Peru shot and killed his former wife at the mother-in-law’s home on Court Street, then fatally wounded himself. The couple, divorced over a year, had been drinking. Wells burst in after a failed earlier attempt. The tragedy left the town in gloom. The victim was 35, the killer 55. License granted to Fred Sams and May McClish in Steuben County.
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Journal-Gazette
Huntington
Ind
SF Wells
Peru
Wabash
C. E. Wells
Sarah Price
Court Street
Lime City
Wells
Prite
Steuben County
Democratic Conventions Through 1904 Quick Recap
A compact ledger of Democratic national conventions from 1832 to 1904 listing host cities, first ballots, final ballots, leading candidates and vote totals. Includes Baltimore Charleston Cincinnati Chicago St Louis and New York proceedings with names such as Van Buren Cass Pierce Buchanan Douglass Cleveland Bryan Parker Hearst Parker and Parker among others.
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Baltimore
Jackson
van Buren
New York
Cass
Michigan
Johnson
Kentucky
Buchanan
Pennsylvania
Polk
Tennessee
Woodbury
New Hampshire
Calhoun
South Carolina
Worth
Dallas
Marcy
Douglas
Illinois
Lane
Oregon
Pierce
Scattering
Cincinnati
Charleston
S. C
Douglass
Hunter
Virginia
Guthrie
Georgia
Dickinson
Lake
Jefferson Davis
Mississippi
Toucey
Connecticut
Davis
Breckenridge
Seymour
Bocock
Breckinridge
Chicago
McClellan
New Jersey
Pendleton
Ohio
Hancock
Dolittle
Wisconsin
Hendricks
Indiana
Greeley
Bayard
Delaware
Black
Grosbeck
St. Louis
Tilden
Allen
Parker
Broadhead
Missouri
Payne
Thurman
Field
California
Morrison
Randall
Handall
Cleveland
McDonald
Hill
Boies
Iowa
Gorman
Maryland
Stevenson
Carlisle
Campbell
Russell
Massachusetts
Pattison
Whitney
Bryan
Nebraska
Bland
Boles
Kansas City
William J. Bryan
Alton B. Parker
William R. Hearst
Francis M. Cockrell
Richard Olney
Edward C. Wall
George Gray
John Sharp Williams
George B. McClellan
Arthur Pue Gorman
Nelson A. Miles
District of Columbia
Charles A. Towne
Bird S. Coler
Indiana Democratic club Denver special to visit Bryan at Lincoln
Indiana Democratic club's Denver special left Indianapolis for Chicago and on to Denver via Omaha and Lincoln. About eighty members will travel with Thomas R. Marshall aboard as gubernatorial candidate. A Sunday visit to Mr Bryan at his Lincoln farm is planned with luncheon and buttermilk. The party expects to reach Lincoln Sunday afternoon and Denver Monday morning.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Democratic Club
Denver
Big Four
Chicago
Rock Island
Omaha
Lincoln
John E. Hollett
Linne
W. J. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Indianapolis: “Hon, W. J, Bryan, Lincoln, Neb
Fairview
Peaceful Tom Marshall Proposes Clean Indiana Campaign
Democratic governor candidate Thomas R. Marshall vows no mudslinging against Republican rival James E. Watson. He aims for a fair, honest race and says the state committee will handle campaign details while he travels the state and speaks to supporters.
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Thomas R. Marshall
Indiana
James E. Watson
Marshall
Tom
Grand Hotel
Indiana Democratic Club
Denver
Mr. Marshall
Mr. Watson
Watson
Som
State Committee
Democrats to challenge autocracy in House rules
Denver July 4. Democratic leaders push to brand Speaker Cannon led autocracy in the House rules. Two planks prepared by National Committeeman Wade call for open sessions and rule reform to restore representative character and public access to legislation.
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Denver
Colo
House of Representatives
Cannon
Committee On Rules
Kansas City Star
Philadelphia North American
Wade
Iowa
National House of Representatives
Democratic Party
Congress
House of Congress
Weather Prospect for Midwest and Great Lakes
Forecasts show Washington on July 4 with fair weather. Ohio to experience fair conditions Sunday and Monday with fresh south winds. Indiana Illinois and Lower Michigan also fair and warmer with fresh south winds Sunday and Monday.
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Washington
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Fourth of July Peaceful Adherence to City Orders
The city marked a quiet Fourth as Mayor Hosey and Police Chief Ankenbruck reported near total compliance with orders. Only minor incidents appeared with some noisy giant crackers and a few drunks held for public intoxication.
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William J. Hosey
Martin J. Ankenbruck
Wheelman Struck by Freight Train Near Home
William F. DeVilbiss, a Goshen Road farmer and fruit raiser, was struck by a G R L freight engine at a crossing near his home about 7:30 pm. He suffered two broken ribs, a fractured left elbow, and a concussion, being unconscious for a time. He was taken home and treated. doctors expect possible recovery barring brain complications.
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Wiliam F. DeVilbiss
Goshen Road
DeVilbiss
Mr. DeVilbiss
L. P. Drayer
Drayer
Alameda Mole collision kills eight and injures thirty
A narrow gauge local bound from Alameda Mole to Oakland collided with Santa Cruz train No. 57 headed to Oakland Mole last night. Eight people were killed and over thirty were injured in the crash, with the smoking car of the Santa Cruz train most affected.
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Oakland
Cal
Alameda Mole
Santa Cruz
Oakland Mole
Lightning’s neat job at Ridgeville quarry blast
In Portland Indiana on July 4 the A and C Stone and Lime quarry workers drilled seventeen dynamite charges tied to a battery. Lightning struck the wiring during dinner break, exploding all charges and blasting fifty carloads of stone. No injuries or damage to nearby property were reported, seen as a gain for the company.
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Portland
Ind
A. & C. Stone and Lime Company
Ridgeville
Denver Welcomes Delegations With Bright Fourth of July Festivities
Denver on July 4 hosts a festive, noisy celebration as delegations arrive from many states for the upcoming convention. Politicians gather in hotel lobbies while 20 000 visitors are present and 60 000 more expected, with the Capitol lit in fire and crowds filling streets, yet national leaders remain largely absent. Governor Glenn withdrawing his vice presidential bid and figures like Parker, Clayton, and Haskell attract attention amid a restrained crowd.
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Colo
American Eagle
Democratic Rooster
State Capitol
Missouri
Stone
North Carolina
Glenn
Judge Parker
Clayton
Alabama
Nurphy
Tammany Hall
Haskell
Oklahoma
Tillman
Bailey
Culberson
Champ Clark
John Sharp Williams
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Roy Gaskill
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