Letters From Bryan and Johnson at Tam many Hall July 4 Celebration
New York reports letters from William Jennings Bryan and Minnesota Governor John A Johnson read at Tam many Hall Independence Day event. Both urged continued fight for equal rights against special privileges, urging civic action beyond party lines. Bryan cites Lincoln and Jefferson on government of the people. Johnson stresses preservation of freedom and voter rights amid rising concerns over equal rights versus special privileges.
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New York
William J. Bryan
Johnson
Minnesota
Tammany Hall
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Lincoln, Neb
Daniel F. Cohalan
Tammany Society
Tammany
Denver
Lircoln
Jefferson
W. J. Bryan
St. Paul
Thomas H. Smith
New York City
the Republic
John A. Johnson
Parker backs up new thinking on Cleveland tribute
Denver July 4 Alton B Parker arrives with New York leaders and moves to quell disputes over resolutions planned to honor Grover Cleveland. His previously taciturn image shifts as he denies any intent to use the tribute to stage a political gesture with Bryan.
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Denver
Alton B. Parker
New York
Grover Cleveland
Bryan
Crossed Wires Claim Ten Victims Six Days
South Bend Indiana July 3 One dead two seriously injured and a fourth man shocked total of ten electrical workers victims of crossed wires on the South Bend and Southern Michigan railway last night All are from South Bend The dead Henry Tingley 63 The injured John Strout 36 bandaged badly burned William Yerrick 45 left hand burned to bone John Reynolds 38 shocked The men were extending feeders for the railway between Buchanan and St Joseph Michigan when the accident happened.
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South Bend
Ind
Southern Michigan
South ‘Bend
Henry Tingley
John Strout
Banda
William Yerrick
John. Reynolds
Buchanan
St. Joseph
Mich
Trolley Line Crash Injures Many Near Norwalk
East bound Lake Shore Electric Railway limited car collided with a work train two miles west of Norwalk Ohio injuring nearly a score of people. Henry Froelick and Herbert Holmes notable injuries. others include R R Strehlan Ankle fracture Emil Koster and family bruises T W Dunn arm broken and Mrs Frommer bruised.
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Norwalk
Lake Shore
Here
Henry Froelick
Fremont
Ohio
Herbert Holmes
Limited
R. R. Strehlan
Lake Shore Electric Railway Company
Bryan sought Hearst support in Commoner editorial
Lincoln July 3. An interpretation of W. R. Hearst's stance in the coming campaign appears in the Commoner. Bryan criticizes Republican assumptions about Hearst and suggests he may back the Democratic ticket this year, citing reformist ties and past platform fights as basis for possible support.
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Lincoln
Neb
W. R. Hearst
W. J. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Mr. Hearst
Bryan
Hearst
Independence Party
Federal Bureau Will Aid Indiana District Dairy Reform
The United States government will cooperate with the Indiana state board of health and its pure food department to improve dairy conditions across the state. Dr J N Hurty and H E Barnard note the plan as Ivan C Weld will visit Indianapolis later this month with a dairy team to promote better dairy practices, including illustrated lectures for dairymen and milk consumers.
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Indiana
Board of Health
Indianapolis
United States
Pure Food Department
J. N. Hurty
State Board
H. E. Barnard
Pure Food Laboratories
Ivan C. Weld
Will Jack
Mr. Weld
Wilk
Injured in trolley line collision near Boyd Park
Two passengers were hurt in a rear end crash on the Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley interurban line at Boyd Park west of Wabash. Both victims were not seriously injured, Bun dy an Indian resident near Boyd Park suffered leg bruises, and a Wabash resident had chest and hip injuries. The eastbound local car from Peru stopped at Boyd Park to adjust a retriever when express car 54 with a trailer struck it in a heavy storm on slippery rails. Conductors Kemery Marshall and Coleman and Motormen from Huntington and Lafayette were aboard respective cars.
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Fort Wayne
Wabash Valley
Boyd Park
Wabash
Bundy
Peru
Kemery
Marshall
Huntington
Coleman
Paul
Lafayette
Joel Chandler Harris Dies At His Atlanta Home
Atlanta July 4 Joel Chandler Harris author of Uncles Remus tales died at his home after a brief illness. He was 60. Born on a Georgia plantation he rose from small newspaper work to editorial posts in Savannah New Orleans and Atlanta. He wrote many dialect stories and twenty books and later published Uncle Remus Magazine. He shunned politics and lived quietly at Snap Beam Farm surrounded by roses.
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Atlanta
Joel Chandler Harris
Remus
Mr. Harris
Georgia
Harris
South
Savannah
New Orleans
Sam Small
Atlanta Constitution
The
Constitution
Captain Howell
Uncle Remus
New York
Jane
Gabriel Tolliver
Mr. Thimblefinger
Mr. Rabbit
Daddy
Teague Potett’s
Mingo
Blue Cave
Riley Talks On Harris in Indianapolis July Fourth
James Whitcomb Riley mourns the death of his friend Joel Chandler Harris creator of Uncle Remus. He recalls Harris as an energetic, busy man and believes Riley knew him more intimately than any other associate.
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Indianapolis
James Whitcomb Riley
Joel. Chandler -Harris
Remus
Riley
Bond of sympathy marks Joel Chandler Harris tale
The reminiscences recount Harris as a man with a boyish heart and deep ties to African Americans. Riley praises his education through reading and observation and notes Harris's frank magnetism and fearlessness in their company. Harris loved his home and avoided social calls, even when Col. Howell urged his attendance at a family anniversary. Harris waited under a tree for Mrs. Harris to join him, signaling his devotion.
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Harris
Riley
Joel Chandler Harris
Col. Clark Howell
Atlanta Constitution
Col. Howell
Mr. Harris
Howell
Col
Needle In Her Flesh Ends Thirty Five-Year Pain
Miss Maggie Feist, living with her sister at 330 Madison Street, underwent surgery by Dr. A. H. Macbeth and Dr. J. W. McCausland to remove a needle four inches from her right hip. The needle, lodged since she was fourteen after a rocking accident, caused years of nervous prostration and eight years of bedridden illness. She now reports feeling better than ever. The needle was kept in a bottle of alcohol as a reminder of suffering caused by a small object.
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Maggie Feist
Mary Haffner
Madison Street
Miss Feist
A. H. Macbeth
J. W. McCausland
Columbia City
Philippines petition asks tariff shift as Independence Day greeting
Manila on July 4 reports a petition to the American people asking removal of tariff barriers and for the Philippines to be placed on the same tariff basis as Puerto Rico. Also note a death in Mendota Illinois where Roy Green 19 of South Whitley died of tuberculosis on a train on Thursday morning while returning from Colorado for health.
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Manila
The
Philippines
Porto Rico
Colorado
Roy Green
South Whitley
Mendota
Marion. Green
Boxboard firm put into receivership in New Jersey
Trenton July 3 Vice Chancellor Howell appointed Thomas F. Raymond Newark New Jersey and Sidney Mitchell Chicago receivers for the United Boxboard and Paper company whose mills span the United States. Current liabilities 962000 current assets 828000 total bonded debt 3880000. Depression blamed for financial strain. assets total 21035000 liabilities 34139000 including 28927000 in capital stock. Plants valued at 14000000 located in Peoria Illinois Rockport Wisconsin Wabash Indiana and Ohio.
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Trenton
N. J
Howell
Thomas F. Raymond
Newark
Sidney Mitchell
Chicago
United Boxboard and Paper Company
United States
Lockport Fell Company
New York
Peoria
Rockport
Wis
Wabash Ind
Ohio
J. H
W. H. Moore
O. C. Barber
Diamond Match Co
Barber
Moores
Board of Trade
Directors Issue Statement on Company Reorganization
The United Box Board company directors inform stockholders the business downturn and competition have reduced product demand. Persistent floating debt and failed bond sales lead to a receiver’s appointment to protect investors. A reorganization plan aims to consolidate properties and reduce floating debt and capital stock.
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Chicago
United Box Board Company Today
Fort Wayne Boxboard stock decline shocks city
Nearly all Fort Wayne investors sold their Boxboard holdings months ago and little stock remains here. Bonds of the company are held locally with July interest to be paid. Receivership announced as a surprise. Only a block of preferred stock remains, bought when price was around 79 and now near 4. Common shares have fallen further.
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Fort Wayne
Water main burst floods basements trapping sleepers
In Chicago on July 4 a 36 inch water main burst at Canal and Harrison streets. One man is believed drowned and John McGuirk is seriously injured as basements flooded within blocks. The two men were sleeping under the sidewalk when swept away.
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Chicago
John McGuirk
Canal
Harrison
Sheriff Hull Injured In Farm Accident
B F Hull former sheriff of Whitley county fell from a binder in a wheat field on his Union township farm. He was dragged about a hundred yards through the stubbie as the seat broke and his foot was caught in the gear. He sustained painful injuries with the accident.
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B. F. Hull
Whitley County
Union Township
Stubbie
Murat Halstead Journalist Dies in Cincinnati at 78
Cincinnati July 3 Murat Halstead journalist politician lecturer and traveler died at his home aged 78 after a year long decline and a cerebral hemorrhage He served as war correspondent in multiple conflicts and was briefly American minister to Germany His career spanned the Cincinnati Commercial Cincinnati Commercial Gazette and Brooklyn Standard Union with later work as an independent writer He authored many books and sketches and helped popularize Paddy's Run through his writings His death follows the passing of his son and his golden wedding celebration last year.
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Cincinnati
Murat Halstead
Halstead
Marshall
Robert
Arthur Stem
Albert Halstead
Birmingham
England
Cincinnati Commercial
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Brooklyn Standard-Union
Germany
Harrison
Congress
Ross Township
Butler County
Ohio
Paddy
Commercial
the Commercial
The
Gazette
Brooklyn Standard Union
Brown
America
Commercial Gazette
John Brown
Harper’s Ferry
Europe
Iceland
Cyrus W. Field
Bayard Taylor
Mary Banks
Woman Thrown On Street In Milan Runaway Crash
Mrs Mary Schmidt of Milan township was thrown from a runaway horse on East Wayne street after dogs barked. She struck her head on bricks, was aided by a resident, then taken to St Joseph hospital where she rests comfortably, reporting head pains.
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Mary Schmidt
Milan Township
East Wayne Street
Louis Stevens
Platter’s Bridge
Dynamite Bomb Sent to Sheriff Beck of Houghton County
In Calumet Michigan a dynamite bomb sent to Sheriff Beck of Houghton County was opened and found to contain five sticks of dynamite and two batteries. It was intended to assassinate him and destroy the courthouse and jail. Beck, known for enforcing liquor laws, had previously received threats but remained vigilant against the lawless element among the local population.
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Calumet
Mich
Beck
Houghton County
Mey
Aig Beck
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Toledo
T. W. Dunn
Mishawaka
John Frommer
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