Bryan's Day Speech Draws Massive Kansas City Crowd
Kansas City crowds swarm the depot area as William Jennings Bryan arrives at 6 30 am. A large turnout surrounds the tallyho coach ahead of a Grand avenue speech. He urges voters to back laws that secure work and fair wages, stressing the ballot's power to redress wrongs and ensure broad prosperity. Edward Warner goes on trial in Colvin a for shooting his brothers in law, with eighty Noble county witnesses present.
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Kansas City
Aellera
Bryan
Costes House
Eleventh Street
Grand Avenue
Mr. Bryan
Edward Warner
Ward Warner
Frank Badger
Noble County
Whitley
Warner
Frank
Ulyases
Turkey's Crime Witnesses Are Killed or Banished Before Inquiry
Constantinople September 14 There is little change in the political scene and Britain weighs action over Sultan Abdul Hamid amid fears of new Armenian massacres. British vessels evacuate refugees guarded by the Dryad while Roumanian refusals to land Armenians spark European concern. The joint inquiry to date struggles as many witnesses are dead or imprisoned. embassies and six powers assert palace complicity.
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Abdul Hamed
Balmoral
Philip Currie
Great Britain
Dryad
Roumania
Softas
Yildiz
Tynan’s Brother Denies British Scotland Yard Arrest Link
John J. Tynan, brother of the Dublin Phoenix Park tragedy figure, rejects British police claims of his brother’s involvement. He cites recent letters from his brother and asserts Scotland Yard fabricates such reports. He fears a police ploy to showcase arrests. A. W. Stevens and family attend the funeral of Thomas Stevens, with Mrs. Stevens staying.
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A. W. Stevens
Logosport
Thomas Stevens
Bridge Collapse Traps Train Holds Four Killed Four Injured
Eureka Calif Sept 15 Four people are dead and sixteen seriously injured after the Arcata and Mad River railroad bridge failed dropping a passenger train about forty feet into the river bed near Arcata. The doomed carriages carried thirty to forty passengers with one survivor, Louis Everding, jumping from the rear platform. A relief train and medical teams rushed to Arcata while the wreckage was cleared and tolls tallied.
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Burke
Kate Minor
David Ward
David Wood
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Mies Winthrop
David Mahoney
Mahoney
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Annie Zentara
Gregory
Child
Steven Johnson
Glendale
A. Sanders
Herman Sanders
Rosie Buddetti
Alta
Korbel
Louis Everding
Riverside Caw Mill
Bryan rally draws large Mount Vernon crowd as Bryan speaks
Mount Vernon Illinois September 14 between five thousand and seven thousand people packed the courthouse square to hear the three time nominee speak. Judge Semple introduced Bryan noting his former Republican ties as crowds surged along the car to the platform. In Louisville the evening stop awaits with arrival from Henderson and a first speech at Pinecrest Hill. In Victor Colorado three men are found dead in a cabin after heavy drinking with two others arrested on suspicion of poisoning. A San Francisco race sees the British ships Ditton and Cedaroank sail toward distant ports laden with wheat in a global trek.
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Willliam Jennings Bryan
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Henderson
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Cox
Piieair Hill
Victor, Colo
Charles McGovern
Charles O'Toole
George Stevens
Victor
Harry Doyle
John McDermott
Bryan in Kentucky Campaign Tour Sparks Rains and Cheers
The Bryan campaign moved through Fra xcroat Eminence Frankfort and Bagdad with a special car train at 60 mph. Crowds greeted the nominee as he urged voter interest and free coinage of silver while noting gold and silver production trends. Rain hammered the events yet thousands packed streets in Lagrange Eminence and Frankfort, cheering through a 15 minute speech in Frankfort and a prior address in Lagrange.
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Kentucky
Ury Woodeon
Bryan
Louisville
Eminence
Frankfort
Anchoria
Beards
Peewee Valley
Lagrange
Ben Schulte
Louisville and Nashville
Mr Bryan
Henry County
United States
Mr. Bryan
Bagdad
Culpepper County
Brian
Court House
Hull Captains Placed Stakes on Sailing Qualities
Sailors and townsfolk discuss Hull captains betting heavily on the sailing prowess of their ships. The race and its outcomes attract much interest, with news of any success eagerly awaited by backers and onlookers alike.
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Hull
Recee
Orioles Invited to Saint Charles College Game by Cardinal Gibbons
Cardinal Gibbons fulfilled his promise by inviting the Baltimore Orioles to a Sept 15 game at St Charles College near Woodstock Maryland. The team played two sides, local players joined the champions, and the 9th inning featured eight runs as the side with local talent won 12 to 11. Afterward clergy hosted the players at a banquet hosted by the college faculty. Miss Abbie C Keegan arrived from Potomac.
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Cardinal Gibbons
Orioles
St. Charles College
Woodstock
Cardinal
Maine Republicans Sweep Statewide Victory in 1896 Election
Avasta Maine September 14 1896 Maine went Republican in yesterday's election with the largest majority in state history. Governor Llewellyn Powers and Representatives Reed Dingley Milliken Boutelle won by large margins. Total vote projected around 110000, with a Republican plurality between 48000 and 50800. All counties backed the ticket. Democrats trailed with about 40 percent less support than in 1892. The third party groups declined, and the GOP carried every county and most towns, with 31 Republican senators and substantial majorities in the House.
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Boutelle
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Frank
Cleaves
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Milliken
Boutell
House of Representatives
Houses of Representatives
St. Louis
McKinley
Hobart
Vermont
Chicago
Masry
Maine and Ohio election returns show Republican gains
Across Maine counties Somerset Franklin Androscoggin York and Washington report Powers as the leading candidate with large Republican majorities and gains over 1892. In Coxton Ohio Major McKinley receives telegram of congratulations from Augusta Maine noting a sweeping Republican triumph.
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Lewistons
Androcoggin County
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Washington County
Duvaer
Piscataquis County
Boutelie
Congress
Paris
Astford County
Republcan
Coxton
Ohio
McKinley
Augusta
Sensational suit claims husband and son seize fortune
San Francisco report details Elizabeth Cavanaugh alleging her husband Morris and son Robert conspired to rob her of wealth. She says they kidnapped her and confined her four months in a private insane asylum. She had built a fortune from laundry earnings, Mission Land Washer investment, and a recent lottery win.
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Superior Court
Piainoff
Elizabeth Cavanaugh
Robert
Morris Cavanaugh
Jesuit College
Center Field Suspension and Rockefellar Steel Rumor
Center fielder McAleer was suspended for the season after an in dressing room incident with Tebeau and Blake following a Cleveland game. John D Rockefeller reportedly eyed the Johnson Steel plant at Lorain amid rumors, denied by company president.
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A. J. Moxham
Johnson Company
Thomas L. Johnson
Rockefeller
Lersin
Lorain
Elyria
Tne
Great Lakes
Superior
Mir. Rockefeller
Noted Hawaiian lawyer dies in San Francisco
San Francisco and Honolulu figures mourn the loss of Joe Nauwhail a leading native of Hawaii. He died in a city hospital yesterday from consumption after a legal and public career including service in the monarchy era legislature and the current Hawaiian legislature. His body will be transported to Honolulu for burial.
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Joe Nauwhail
Hawaiian Islands
Honolulu
A Live Dead Man He Turns Up in Germany Homeward Quest
Christmas Tree Schmidt known in German circles vanishes from home last December. A Chicago death misidentified as his, until a letter from the missing man postmarked Baden explains nothing of his departure. He begs funds to return, promising a tale of travel and possible romance upon arrival.
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John Schmidt
H. Sauer
Baden
Germany
Schmidt
Lured From Home by Traveling Book Agent Case
An eleven year old boy named George Bowen found shelter at Henry Jacobs’ home in Richardson street after being lured from Midland Michigan by a traveling book agent who touted the Pearl Bryan book. The agent left the boy on a Grand Rapids-bound train and vanished, with Humane Officer Schlan dropp taking charge. Police pursue the agent while the boy’s parents are alerted and efforts to locate the missing man continue.
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Henry Jacobs
Richardson Street
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Midland
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Schlandroff
Joseph Watson
Justice France
Willie Bowen
Watson
Harrod
Ryan
Bentley Farm
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Vic Mich
Justice France Today
Wat
Five Stricken Diphtheria Strikes John McMillan Family
Destitution and disease engulf the home on Fletcher avenue as diphtheria befalls the wife and four children. Quarantine traps the head of the household, leaving the family unable to earn bread. the case is referred to Adams township trustee. Separately, Charles I Baldwin begins habeas corpus actions at Logansport against his mother in law over his wife’s shelter dispute.
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Fletcher Avenue
Adams Township
Charles I. Baldwin
Logensp
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