Roosevelt urged for national ticket at republican conference
The article describes Senator Wolcott praising Governor Roosevelt at a New York event and Roosevelt accepting to back President McKinley. It covers the conference at Senator Hanna’s office arranging the national committee, personnel, resignations, and upcoming photographs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican National Committee
Charles F. Dick
Post Office Department
Harry S. New
Indianapolis Journal
National Executive Committee
Senator Hanna
Hanna
Hanna To Discuss and Decide Upon the Personnel of the New Executive Committee
National Committee
George B. Coxe
Ohio
Chairman Hanna
Cornelius W. Bliss
Perry & Heath
Henry C. Payne
Charles Dawes
Myron T. Herrick
R. C. Kerens
Grame Stuart
H. B. Scott
Harry S&s. New
Frederick Gibbs
Gramé Stewart
Minois
Wisconsin
Richard C. Kerens
Missouri
J. H. Manley
Maine
M. B. Scott
West Virginia
Frederick 5. Gibbs
New York
Heath
McKinley
Bryan and Stevenson to Attend Indiana Democratic Gathering
William Jennings Bryan and Adlai E. Stevenson will visit Indianapolis on August 8 to receive official notification of their nominations for president and vice president. The event aims to assemble Indiana’s largest Democrat gathering with special trains expected from railroads and a favorable fare.
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Indianapolis
Ind
William Jennings Bryan
Adlai E. Stevenson
United States
Indiana
Kansas City
Bryan poised to retire from public life before Indiana nomination
Speeches before the three Nebraska state conventions last night are poised to be Bryan’s final public utterances for days. He seeks rest before heading to Indianapolis to receive official notice of his nomination. Today saw the departure of most prominent politicians who had been in town since Saturday.
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United States
McKinley
Wolcott
Roosevelt
Nebraska
W. J. Bryan
Indianapolis
Bryan plans solidify August nominating notice
Lincoln Neb July 13 The date August 8 for official notification of his Democratic nomination suits Mr Bryan. He may stay in Lincoln until then and plans no advance speeches. He works with his stenographer on campaign material with Charles Towne likely to be a key lieutenant.
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Lincoln, Neb
Democrats
Bryan
Lincoln
British Hard Hit at Nitral's Nek in Boer War Action
London reports detail a heavy Boer attack on Nitral's Nek held by Scots Greys Royal Artillery and Lincolnshire regiment. The garrison was overpowered as horses fell and a large force seized the position with casualties feared heavy. Reinforcements arrived too late.
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London
Lord Roberts
War Office
Pretoria
Nitral
Nek
Scots Greys
Royal Artillery
Lincolnshire Regiment
Crocodile River
Rustenburg
Godfrey
King's
Greys
Lincoln Regiment
Indianapolis Chosen For Democratic Nomination Notification
Chicago report says Bryan and Stevenson will be notified of their nomination in Indianapolis on August 8 if Democratic managers’ plan holds. Mayor Thomas Taggart, Indiana’s new national committeeman, urged Chairman Jones that Indiana can be carried if ceremonies occur in Hoosier capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Bryan
Stevenson
Indianapolis
Thomas Taggart
Indiana
Jones
Hoosier
Poynter Renominated by Populist Fusion Wing
Lincoln July 12 William A Poynter was renominated for governor of Nebraska by the populist wing of the fusion state conventions. An accord split remaining state offices and presidential electors among Democrats silver Republicans and populists after overnight sessions. The deal gave Democrats two state offices, silver Republicans one and populists the rest. Nominations for governor were in order before the result.
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Lincoln
Wm. A. Poynter
Nebraska
Poynter
Indiana wheat crop nearly total failure in state
Indiana wheat crop is described as an almost total failure with only scattered hope. Authority notes the best wheat lies between Vincennes and Evansville, while southeastern Indiana shows heavy plowing of sown wheat and central regions report near total loss. Corn production is forecast at 175 million bushels with a 101 percent increase in corn acreage over last year.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Food Authority
Vincennes
Evansville
J. W. Egnew
State Statistician
Accident pierces Harmon's son during gun cleaning
Daniel Harmon, son of the former Harmon house proprietor, was cleaning a revolver on Thursday when it discharged. He was struck in the left thigh and the bullet lodged behind the knee. Dr. G. C. Siemens attended and a possible X ray examination is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Harmon
Harmon House
G. C. Siemens
Cadets Reach Europe on European Tour
A cablegram from Lawrence J. Younge in Hamburg confirms Culver Military Academy cadets have safely arrived in Europe. The group departed New York on June 30 and plans to return in early September.
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Lawrence J. Younge
Hamburg
Germany
Culver Military Academy
Europe
New York
Yellow jaundice sufferers aid by Electric Bitters
A Lexington Kentucky man M A Hogarty turned yellow with jaundice and suffered severe symptoms. He received treatment from top doctors but found no relief until Electric Bitters were advised as a remedy.
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M. A. Hogarty
Lexington
Analysis of Failures Shows Mixed Economic Virility
New York July 14. R G Dun reports major shift in failures in 1900 first half with total $100,570,134 against 49,664,661 last year. Banking, brokerage real estate, and building sectors drive the rise, while wheat and corn shipments show variable weekly totals. Trade steadiness and wage accords temper the outlook as demand growth remains tentative.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade Today
United States
Canada
Bradstreet
Four Guns Held by Commandant Grobler at Nitral’s Nek
Pretoria reports Commandant Grobler who led federals at Nitral's nek possessed four guns. The brief dispatch notes the armament but provides no further details on actions or outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pretoria
Grobler
Nitral’s Nek
Boer setback reported near Pretoria by Lord Roberts
London dispatch notes a Boer victory eighteen miles from Pretoria with the capture of a Scots Greys squadron part of five Lincolnshire companies and two guns, causing deep chagrin in parliamentary lobbies at midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lord Roberts
Pretoria
Scots Greys
Lincolnshire Regiment
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure for All Stages
A 19th century advert claims Hall's Catarrh Cure, taken internally, cures catarrh by addressing constitutional disease. It guarantees one hundred dollars for any case not cured and invites readers to request testimonials. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills and lists F. L. Cheney & Co. of Toledo as publishers.
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Hall
Oathre
Old Court Customs At Frognal Manor Paused
A mediaeval sentence describes a quaint procedure at Frognal Hampstead court where an absentee was mulched in the gum of one shilling and the bailiff placed him in stocks. The record notes the formal ritual and its persistence in local tradition.
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Frognal
Hampstead
Chinese minister aims to pass cipher message to Pekin
Washington reports Wu the Chinese minister plans to relay a cipher message from Secretary Hay to United States Minister Conger in Pekin and to deliver Conger's reply if alive. Wu offered to write in cipher to prove authenticity, fearing open messages could be suspected as boxer-originated. The plan awaits progress as runners prepare to carry the communications.
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Washington
Hay
United States
Conker
Pekin
Conger
State Department
Apres
Ita
Unintellis
Abel Erasmus: Transvaal Boers' feared figure and ally of Kruger
The letter portrays Abel Erasmus as a powerful elderly Transvaal native commissioner and Boer patriarch. It praises his influence and ruler-like stance over natives, claims he often acts independently of Pretoria, and contrasts him with Paul Kruger while noting his cautious stance during the Boer rebellion. It references the Ohrigstadt Valley and Delagoa Bay context.
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Natal
Ohrigstadt Valley
Aldershot
Free State
Abel Erasmus
Lydenburg
Transvaal
Lydenburrg
Delagoa Bay
Ohrigstadt
Cape Colony
Paul Krueger
Abe
Erasmus
Pretovia
Paul Kruger
South Africa
Abel
Impregnable Ohrigstadt Defenses in Transvaal Valley
The Times of Natal notes the Ohrigstadt valley as the strongest Boer position. It highlights Kasittipoort as the key frontier, Abel Erasmus as its defender, and describes a fortified, irrigated garden valley that could sustain two thousand Boers against 206,000 British troops.
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Ohrigstadt
Qohrigstadt
Givde
Ohriestadt
Oteelpart
Ohkopjes
Whant
Abel Eririvu
Ladysmith
Chrigstad Vaily
Transvaal
Yio
Abel Prasso
Maedo
Kasittipoort
Granivaal Frontier
Delagoa Bay
Ohrigstadt Valley
Abel Erasmus
Times
Natal
Mrs Birney Weismantel Visits Friends in Decatur
Mrs Birney Weismantel is visiting friends in Decatur during a brief stay. She is staying with local acquaintances and plans to return home soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Birney Weismantel
Decatur
Burdock Blood Bitters Proclaimed Cure testimonial
Mrs. Charles Hutton of Berville Michigan credits Burdock Blood Bitters with curing her scrofulous sores and restoring her health, declaring she is now a perfectly well woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hutton
Berville, Mich
Household remedy claims by Dr. Thom as Eclectric Oil
Advertisement touts Eclectric Oil by Dr. Thom as a universal healer for burns cuts and wounds and sore throat croup catarrh and asthma promising relief in a night. Dean's Ointment is said to cure itching piles with instant effect and is sold at drug stores for 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Dean
Forty years of Dr Fowler’s Extract of Wild Strawberry
A historical note describes the long running use of Dr Fowler’s Extract of Wild Strawberry, highlighting its forty year presence in domestic pharmacopoeia and its place in traditional remedies.
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Luoks
Gshall
Oyster
Bes
Hoosier Capital
Bryan and
Fusion
MR. Bryan
Nitral's
Ments
General Grobler
Shanghai
China
Mr. Conger
Shanghisi
Krueger
Kruger
Ulllanders
Uitlanders Werlingy
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