Democratic convention moves pace Independence Day tone
Washington letter reports Wisconsin Democrats accept Kansas City as the national convention site and favor majority rule. Indianapolis chosen for a Democratic clubs convention, leadership changes noted, and McKinley offers Philippine commission spots to two Democrats. Butler predicts Bryan across three factions. House steel, sugar, oil trusts expand, gold standard bill harsher, Porto Rican tariff amended as party win. Quay nears success in Senate seat election.
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Tennessee
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Bryan
House
The Bye Ways of Crime and the Cover Used by Women
A London born author discusses common criminal devices and how women serve as covers for thieves. Highlights include pickpockets using confederates, a glove with a pocket hiding stolen goods, flower girls distracting victims while steals occur, and umbrella thieves exploiting rain days to stash items.
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Honolus
R. J. Power-Berrey
England
Lquor
Bound Them To A Tree In Public Scornful Scene
Big John Gillen of Mountain View road near Hilton West Virginia restrained his wife and Frank Donaldson in a rural confrontation. A detective aided by staged surveillance led to Gillen binding the couple to a tree, stripping them and parading them before about twenty witnesses before release.
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Mountain View Road
Hilton
W. Va
Gillen
Sarah Stack
Frank Donaldson
Donaldson
Fool With Strange Woman Causes Loss of 820 in Boston
James Lee of 32 Emerald street Boston prepared for a voyage to England by withdrawing 850 dollars from a bank and carrying it in a handbag. At Washington street and Temple place a 32-year-old, 5ft 4in, 225-pound woman lured him to Hayward place and a Brookline car. After entertaining her, Lee found only 30 dollars left and reported the loss, with police seeking the woman.
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James Lee
Emerald Street
Boston
England
Washington Street
Temple Place
Hayward Place
Brookline
Edna May Sues For Absolute Divorce In London Evidence
Edna May Titus the actress known as Edna May sues Frederick Titus bicycle rider for absolute divorce. A commission from Justice Scott of the New York Supreme Court will permit her evidence to be taken in London. She married Titus in New York on April 14, 1896 and accuses him of intimacy with a chorus girl in The Belle of New York where she played the Salvation Lass. Patrolman M P Brown of Boston died recently after 35 years on the force. Jerusalem plans cleansing by a sanitary committee.
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Edna May Titus
Edna May
Frederick Titus
Cure for insomnia New York physician finds instant sleep method
A famous New York physician claims a self asphyxiation technique can induce sleep quickly. He says a long breath held until discomfort is released, repeated a few times, results in sleep within a minute. He argues brain fatigue and carbonic acid in venous blood trigger sleep, warns against drug use, and advises regular hours and a light meal before bed.
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New York
Mystery of twin babies delays verdict in Atlanta case
An old witness questioned whether Miranda Johnson was her daughter amid a twin baby mix up. The Recorder fined Miranda ten dollars and seventy five cents, allowing the old woman to choose punishment or three weeks in the stockade.
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Miranda
Bekase
Dar
Oman
Ike
Cote
Atlanta Constitution
Wheeling Versus Walking for Invalids and Fitness
The piece argues cycling done with moderation and proper posture is less tiring than walking for delicate or heart condition patients. Four miles at five mph may fatigue an invalid less than one mile on foot, and cycling offers exhilaration that tones the body. It distinguishes slow pedalling from scorching, claiming injury comes from abuse not use.
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