Bryan Addresses Anglo American July Dinner in London
William Jennings Bryan delivers 1890s style oration at the American Society’s Independence Day dinner in London, urging Christian nations to spread education and liberty. He clashes playfully with Ambassador Reid while calling for peaceful progress and the uplift of Oriental peoples through civilization and language.
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London
William Jennings Bryan
Orient
Cecil
United States
England
Kiplinge
Society
Whitelaw Reid
Bryan
Japan
China
India
Philippines
Egypt
Turkey
Asia
America
Fourth of July sparks mark Indiana town news
Reports from northern Indiana recount a July Fourth reunion for Capt Simonson’s Fifth Indiana battery in Columbia City with 19 survivors attending at the widow and daughter’s home. A Bellefontaine rail line history notes Muncie’s first train fifty four years ago. In Albion boys set a dynamite charge in the water tank, blowing it apart and landing five in jail. Preston H Robinson, jailed for train riding, is identified as Plain City, Ohio resident with a $20,000 net worth. Bluffton refuses William Clark’s liquor license on moral fitness grounds following a temperance remonstrance by George Cotton. Garret family’s cannon firecracker explosion may cost two young children their sight.
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Henry Harris
Kendallville
Capt. Simonson
Fifth Indiana Battery
Columbia City
Muncie
Preston H. Robinson
Logansport
Panhandle
Plain City
William Clark
Bluffton
George Cotton
David Yarde
Garrett
Pinesalve touted as superior antiseptic salve at Meyers Bros
The cleansing antiseptic and healing properties of Pinesalve are highlighted as superior to family salves. Sold by Meyer Bros. Drugstore.
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Meyer Bros
Wreck victims memorial urged in Salisbury cathedral
Bulletin reports injured July 1 wreck of steamer express from Plymouth remain in poor condition, notably Robert Crittchell of Chicago who kept restless night. Salisbury town council discusses memorial at Salisbury Cathedral for victims, with committee assigned. Mayor says no evidence found to support robbery allegation.
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Salisbury
England
Plymouth
Robert
Critchell
Chicago
Citiens
Salisbury Cathedral
Cure a Cold in One Day Promises Bromos Quinine Tablets
An advertisement touts a quick cure for a cold in one day using Laxative Bromos Quinine Tablets. The box claims a speedy relief method with a bold price and instruction line.
Roosevelt Fourth of July Address at Oyster Bay
President Roosevelt delivers a Fourth of July talk at Oyster Bay amid rain, urging curb on great wealth corporations without hatred. He warns against demagogues and stresses decent citizenship, accountability, and restraint in using power to reform abuses.
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Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Republic
Ahates
Count Boni Castellaine Bribery Case Hits French Assembly
Paris July 4. The French chamber of deputies invalidated Count Boni de Castellane’s election for the Basses Alpes by a 253 to 221 vote amid bribery accusations and clerical interference. Castellane denied guilt calling the charges unfounded while noting family difficulties and a long electoral record.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Boni de Castellaine
Anna Gould
Basses Alpes
M. Regnier
Count Castellane
Boni
Castellano
America
Chamber
Jockey Club
Bryan Says He Won't Seek 1908 Indorsement for Two Years
London July 4 William Jennings Bryan states he will not sue for breach of promise if state conventions back away from him for president in 1908. He will not announce candidacy or publish letters, preferring to wait until the political horizon clears. He cites desire to avoid sitting in a stool and looking pretty for two years and plans to write and speak freely in the interim.
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Roosevelt
America
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham
Lincoln
London
William Jennings Bryan
Democratic Party
Bryan
Hotel
Cecil
Norway
Newcastle
Mr. Bryan
John Burns
William T. Stead
Stead
Messrs. Burns
New York
Commercial Travelers’ League
Hoge
League
Hearst
Bailey
Folk
George B. McClellan
McClellan
Salisbury
American Society
Ambassador
Reid
Wrest Park
Italy
Mrs. Bryan
Scotland
France
Spain
Piles Sufferers Told to Try ManZan by Meyer
An advertisement promotes ManZan as a quick remedy for internal piles. The copy urges sufferers to treat the ailment with collapsible tubes and a nozzle for targeted application. Meyer markets the product locally.
Benedicts Defeated by Bachelors in Hoagland Baseball
In Hoagland Indiana on July 5 the married men lost to the bachelors 10 to 2. Brown pitched for the married men and McIntosh starred for the bachelors. Batteries were Brown Rohner and Smith for the married men and McIntosh Miller for the bachelors. The piece also advertises Cade's Little Liver Pills from Meyer Bros Drugstore. Blaine Whipple of Portland is noted as among nine lucky winners in Indianajans land drawings.
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Hoagland
Ind
Brown
McIntosh
Rohner
Smith
Miller
Cade
Meyer ‘Bros
Blaine ‘Whipple
Portland
Dunlap to Meet Bryan in Paris After New York Voyage
Jacksonville July 4 M E Dunlap his wife and daughter sailed from New York on the Lucania for Liverpool to meet W J Bryan in Paris for a conference. Dunlap says the invitation stems from longtime friendship and Bryan values his judgment on the U S political scene. The article notes Dunlap planned the 1896 convention coup at his Jacksonville home that secured Bryan's nomination. Pine Tablets advertised with kidney and bladder benefits appear in the piece.
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Jacksonville
Ill
M. E. Dunlap
New York
Lucania
Liverpool
Dunlap
W. J. Bryan
Paris
Bryan
Money to Loan and Real Estate Notes Advertised
An item notes availability of money to loan, with reference to real estate and mortgage sheets. The fragment mentions Hix discussing real estate or reserves, signaling lending activity and property specifics.
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Burden
Far East
Nebraska
W. B. ‘Richmond
Mr Bryan
Whitelaw ‘Reid
Kipling
Africa
Englland
Joseph
Prince of Peace
Russia
Edward
Volstol
Europe
Mérice
Hague
Temple of
Karnak
Windsor Castle
Queen Victoria
Alured
Athene
Northern
Indiana
Castellane
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