McKinley Roosevelt Ticket Praised In National Convention
A Philadelphia Republican Convention summary lauds McKinley and Roosevelt as a strong ticket. Speakers hail Theodore Roosevelt’s energy and rugged credentials, while praising accessions by Hanna Fairbanks Foraker and Walcott. The piece notes West East alignment and calls Roosevelt a unifying force for the party.
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Philadelphia
Hanna
Fairbanks
Foraker
Platt
Quay
Ohio
Indison
New York
Pennsylvania
Chauncey M. Depew
Indiana Prominence Noted At Convention
Indiana's prominence at the convention is described as highly gratifying, with emphasis on recognition and the impact on state representation and influence within the event.
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Indiana
Sen
Indiana Republicans Hold Notable State Convention
Gov Mount praised McKinley in a strong convention speech. Indiana leaders including Captain Harry New, Charles L. Jewett, Winfield Durbin, Perry Heath, George Allen and many Hoosiers attended. Delegates Amsden Vanosdol Platt and others from Jefferson, Switzerland and surrounding counties were noted for their prominence and support.
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Ator Pairbanks
Gov. Mount
McKinley
Marshal Kercheval
Harry 8. New
Indiana
New
John ©. New
Charles L. Jewett
Jefferson County
Winfield T. Durbin
Perry
Heath
George M. Allen
Watson and
Overstreet
Joseph B. Kealing
Warren J. Bigier
Cary B. Cowgill
Scholz
Oscar H. Montgomery
W. W. Dudley
A. A. Young
Masters
Will S. Amsden
Marion
Switzerland County
James A. Vanosdol
Col
A. D. Vanosdol
Amsden
Hrainard Platt
Louisville Courier-Journal
O. O. Stealey
Platt
Madison
Nathan Powell
Congress
J. B. Wright
M. 0
McGinnis Appointed Postmaster of Indianapolis
The State recognizes General George B. McGinnis as postmaster designate in Indianapolis praising his long service in the Mexican and Civil wars and lauding his character. An accompanying Farmers' Guide article defends Gov. Mount for Purdue presidency, noting Mount's educational and executive abilities and comparing him to Purdue founder Dr. Smart.
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George B. McGinnis
Indianapolis
Gov. Mount
Purdue University
Dr. Smart
Purdue
White workers mob Negro workers over sewer project in Martinsville
In Martinsville Indiana a mob of about 200 white men gathered near a camp of Black workers building a sewer system. They stoned the workers and fired a shot but no injuries were reported. Contractors promise to hire whites to replace the Black workers.
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Martinsville
Ind
Relief Force Near Tien Tsin Reported Surrounded
A cablegram from Admiral Kempfi to the Navy Department notes Tako on June 25 that the relief force, which departed Tien Tsin on June 10, was ten miles from Tien Tsin and surrounded. Another force left Tien Tsin on June 24 to aid the situation.
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Wasuinaron
Navy Department
Kempfi
Col Bright in New York Amid DNC Chairman Rumor
Col Dick Bright of Indiana long serving Chief Sergeant at Arms in the U S Senate is in New York. Rumor suggests he plans to become chairman of the Democratic National Committee, though the tale lacks strong credibility.
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Col
Dick Bright
Indiana
United States Senate
New York
Col. Bright
Democratic National Committee
Durbin Heads to Seaside Resort After Campaign Strain
W. T. Durbin the Republican nominee for Governor leaves Philadelphia with his wife seeking a quiet seaside resort for at least a month of rest before resuming campaign duties in Indiana. The couple seeks quiet and recovery from the exhausting tour.
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W. T. Durbin
Philadelphia
Indiana
Woman's health trials and Pinkham's remedy ad
Woman's health issues are discussed with claims of menstrual related troubles. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is promoted as a health restore, with letters from grateful women and free personal advice offered from Lynn Massachusetts.
River Gauges Report Varied Water Levels Across Regions
Prrrestine Pa on June 26 shows the river at 3.1 feet and falling while Cincinnati logs 129 feet and falling. Louisville June 25 notes falling river with 7 feet in the canal and 13 feet at the foot of locks as business remains brisk. The Mississippi River Commission sits in New York hearing claims for a 2,225,000 appropriation to improve the river.
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Cinciminati
Wranxfort
Hismxna
Ind
Wuexztine
Loouisville
Monterey
Kentucky River
King, Stewart and Pratt
Mississippi River Commission
New York
Fairbanks Receives Warm Welcome in Indianapolis
Senator Charles W. Fairbanks walks to the Ingalls building on Pennsylvania Street at 10 30 AM amid hearty praise for his role in the convention He plans a busy summer in Indianapolis and says he will campaign in Indiana and other states Roosevelt may tour the state He hints at no fixed campaign start date and notes platform work was collaborative The senator also mentions China tariff talks and a federal building site purchase with competitive bidding and title matters pending Wishard in Washington handles titles Cuban postal scandal perpetrators to be punished
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Teddy
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Pretty Butte
Theodore Roosevelt
Plains
Henry Watterson
Louisville Courier-Journal
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Pittsburgh Chronicle
Philadelphia Bulletin
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Philadelphia Inquirer
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Fire destroys Consumers' Coal & Ice Company buildings at Bayonne
New York reports fire gutted the Consumers' Coal & Ice Company complex in Bayonne, a full city block, including a three story ice house. Loss estimated at $100,000. Office, coal sheds, trestles, a grain warehouse, and hundreds of tons of coal burned. ice remained largely intact. Fire believed to start from spontaneous combustion in the ice house.
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New York
Consumers’ Coal & Ice Company
Bayonne
Forces Reach Tien Tsin as Pek ing Surrounds Surrendered
Rear Admiral Kempff reports that combined forces entered Tien Tsin on June 22 after a torpedo boat delivery. The force started relief of troops last seen near Pek ing on June 10 and believed surrounded. Admiral Seymour reported captured with ministers leaving Peking guarded by Chinese soldiers.
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Kempff
Tien Tsin
Cma'l
Peking
Seymour
Boer Envoys Urge American Sympathy for Cause
New York reports Boer envoys issue an address to the US public. They regret being unable to accept many invitations but thank Americans for sympathy toward the two republics. They discuss Britain Boer relations and vow the Boers will not be conquered, while seeking continued public support.
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New York
United States
Great Britain
Pitching shines as Reds blanked by Powell in St Louis
St Louis beats Cincinnati 2 to 0 as Powell in dominant form limits Reds to two scratch hits. Breitenstein also pitches well for St Louis while Cincinnati’s Breitenstein struggles.
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Powell
Reds
Breitenstein
Cincinnati
Powell and
Baseball score roundup from major league games
Cleveland defeats Buffalo 7 to 3 while Detroit tops Indianapolis 8 to 7. Minneapolis earns a 3 to 4 win over Chicago and Kansas City loses 4 to 17 against Milwaukee.
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Cleveland
Buffalo
Detroit
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Chicago
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted as Cure-All Remedy
An old advertisement claims Kor impure blood and a range of ailments including humors scrofula salt rheum dyspepsia weak nerves and rheumatism can be cured by Hood's Sarsaparilla. The tone mimics regional medical boosterism and emphasizes quick relief.
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Dr. Pierce
Brest
Hood
Yellow fever improves at Quemados with four deaths
Havana reports the yellow fever outbreak at Quemados showing improvement with only four deaths. Among the deceased are two Americans, including Major Frank A. Edmunds, Acting Inspector General on Gen. Fitz Hugh Lee's staff, who died June 18. General Lee remains at his headquarters, though he allows staff to depart if they choose.
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Havana
Quemados
Frank A. Edmunds
Fitz Hugh Lee
Lee
Viceroys Seek Chinese Troop Move Delay in Pekin Visit
Six Chinese Viceroys led by Li Hung Chang renew efforts to keep foreign troops out of China until Pekin visit. They sign the request through the Chinese Minister in Washington. The U S government declines the request.
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Washington
China
Li Hung Chang
Pekin
United States
Boss Croker Denies Ice Trust Ties Over Price Hike
Boss Croker claims he bought his shares before the ice trust formed and that his wife and son did likewise. The critic says this fails to exonerate him as he held stock when ice prices rose to 60 cents per hundred and doubled afterward, while he remained silent.
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Boss Croker
Ice Trust
Aguinaldo Likely to Reject Amnesty Over Independence Promise
The text suggests Aguinaldo might accept amnesty if Bryan promised independence. however Bryan’s speeches pledge independence and his own election, making it likely Aguinaldo will reject amnesty offers.
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Aguinaldo
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Wheat jumps while silver stays in place in PTCE
A fragmented phrase notes wheat rising as silver remains fixed in PTCE amid mounting criticism of Mr. Bryan’s reputation as a statesman.
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Mr. Bryan
Caramel Cereal touted as substitute for coffee
It claims to fully replace coffee for addicts, describing Caramel Cereal as the only original wholesome substitute. The product is manufactured by the Battle Creek Sanitarium Health Food Co in Michigan and sold in pound packages for 15 cents, through grocer T. Branham on select days.
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Hattle Creek
Mich
Sanitarium Health Food Co
T. Branham
Grocer
Dtues-Thur-Sat
Navy Plans Move of Marines and Ships to Far East
The Navy Department says the cruiser Brooklyn will transport 300 Marines from Manila to Taku. The gunboat Princeton is ordered to Swato Amoy and Foo Cho then to Shanghai.
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Wasu Hineton
Navy Department
Brooklyn
Manila
Taku
Princeton
Swato Amoy
Foo Cho
Shanghai
Havana University Sinecures Under Spanish Rule Ended
The administration denies responsibility for the Havana University scandal. The institution allegedly held sinecures during the Spanish regime and after occupation General Ludlow ended them. The professors who held sinecures were not Americans.
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Havana University
Havana
Ludiow
Ohio Supreme Court Rules Against Toledo Centennial Project
The Ohio Supreme Court today ruled against the Toledo Centennial project, finding that the half a million dollars sought by the Centennial Board is not available.
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ColumBus
Ohio Supreme Court
Toledo
Centennial Board
Witty Parade of Quotations From City Papers
A collage of humorous quotes and anecdotes from Chicago Baltimore Pittsburgh Philadelphia and Cleveland papers. Jests touch marriage time women and bargains with light romantic and social satire.
Echoes From Stageland and Paris Arts Notes
J M Barrié will not run for Parliament. Johnstone Bennett performed a daring balloon ascent at the Paris exposition, narrowly escaping harm. Sousa and his band win Paris crowds. a Viennese visitor calls them a living organ. Gilbert named deputy lord lieutenant of Middlesex. he wrote librettos for Sullivan shows. Strauss manuscripts yield a Cinderella ballet and other works for Berlin. The Chicago Record notes the comedy truth about making people laugh and cry with you.
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Johnstone Bennett
Sousa
Paris
Wiliam S. Gilbert
Middlesex
London
Patience
Sullivan
Johann Strauss
Berlin
Chicago Record
Home Hints and Helps From an Early 20th Century Column
A compilation of folk remedies and household tips including cures for warts castor oil regimen for skin, orange juice to stimulate appetite, mutton tallow with carbolic acid for sores, celery tea for rheumatism, horseradish for cough, and a note on chicory as a coffee adulterant sold cheaply as a fraud warning.
Caramel Cereal Offered as Coffee Substitute
Better than gold. Those suffering from nervousness and stomach troubles attributed to coffee can switch to Caramel Cereal. A few days’ change will be worth more than gold to the sufferer. Pound packages sold by C. T. ranbam, grocer, at 15c, Tuesdays Thursdays Saturdays.
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C. T. Ranbam
Grocer
Dtues-Thur-Sat
Madison Market Grain and Grocery Prices Listing
A dense notice lists Madison wholesale market prices for flour grain seeds and groceries with figures for wheat corn oats timothy red top orchard grass blue grass and mixed seeds. It includes livestock and poultry values along with coal prices and various commodity per unit costs.
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Arico
Q. i
California
Yale Farad
New Orleans
Pittsburg
The Memories of Fifty Years serial begins in Everybody's
In the July number of Everybody's Magazine the first instalment of Robson's autobiography titled The Memories of Fifty Years appears. The series promises interest for theatrical people and readers who enjoy history, biography, and storytelling. New York.
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Everybody's Magazine
Robson
Apa
New York
Railway Development in China and Bret Harte Story
McClure's July issue features Railway Development in China by Barclay Parsons with photographs and maps. Bret Harte contributes a romantic mining camp tale, highlighting California frontier life.
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McClure
China
Barclay Parsons
Bret Harte
California
McGare Co
East 25Th St
Newark
Roosevelt plan to reinstate Union veterans to public service
In 1889 Theodore Roosevelt as civil service commissioner created a rule allowing veterans dismissed from the public service with good records to be reinstated. Under this policy hundreds of veterans dismissed 1885 to 1889 were restored. The rule also enabled scores of Republican veterans to return to service since 1897.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Residency Requirements in States Mentioned
The note states Rhode Island and Mississippi demand more than one year of residence for citizenship. Minnesota is cited as requiring only four months, with a reference to sixteen months elsewhere.
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Rhode Island
Mississippi
Minnesota
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