Emperor Kwangsu death by opium suicide reported abroad
A dated dispatch reports Emperor Kwangsu of China took poison to end his life on June 18 at Prince Tuan's instigation. The dowager empress reportedly followed the act, driven insane by the drug. Reports detail foreign defense of the British legation and ongoing fighting near Tien-Tsin with mixed troop actions and reinforcements.
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Shanghai
Conular
Pien-Tain
Pien-Tein
Pekin
Giuneae
Tien-Tsin
Baptists Said to Be Safe Despite Refugee Crisis
A dispatch from Bhanghal dated July 4 reports the British legation at Pekin and 1,600 refugees remain safe. The New York dispatch adds that Baptists are said to be safe, according to advices received in the city.
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Bhanghal
Pekin
New York
Wu faulted empress edicts as forgeries amid Pekin danger
Washington reports Minister Wu dismisses edicts as forged likely by Prince Tuan and party. He says China’s viceroys won’t accept them and laments Conger’s death. Wu believes mobs could overwhelm legations and that relief forces should have reached Pekin. he fears foreigners in Pekin are killed.
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Washington
Tuan
China
Conger
Pekin
Hale-Wit Confesses to Fires Across City
Henry Bruntz, described as half witted, confessed to Superintendent Quigley about firing multiple buildings including the Anson-Dixon factory. He detailed fires at Henry Kline's stable, a barn on Harthon Street, a woodshed on Meridian Street, and an attempted double-house arson, claiming a wish to aid firemen and be a fireman. Police consider him a South-side incendiary.
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Janson-Dixon
Henry Kline
Harthon-st
Meridian-st
McCarty
McCarty-st
Madison-ave
Quigley
Bruntz
Julieta Hospital
Weather Proves Bountiful for St. Joe Cupid Fest
Ot weather brings a corking harvest for Cupid as Joseph County records show many marriages and a bustling visitor turnout. The St. Joe Press band performed with three groups, while the County Clerk Needham presided over hundreds of ceremonies in a lively midweek program.
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Cupid
I -Joseph
Mich
Joe
Needham
St. Joe Press
Black Baby Back Song Fragments Echo Old Time Ballad
Fragment text includes requests for a missing child and a refrain about a beloved black baby. The lines mix dialect and familiar bluesy phrases, suggesting a folk or minstrel style opening toward a sentimental plea. No clear event or place is specified.
Black Diamond Express Leaves Buffalo for New York
A brief railway note describes the Black Diamond Express departing Buffalo at noon via the Lehigh Valley Railroad bound for New York. It highlights dining car service and luxurious parlor and day coaches. Also itemized are a dentist relocation to 433 Stevenson Building and a medicinal ad for Hoyt's Poisoned Blood Cure.
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Buffalo
Lehign Valley
New York
Streetcar Repair Plea Ahead of Trolley System
Street car company calls for emergency wagon horses to repair the streets and speed upgrades as the underground trolley system nears completion, a move seen as making horse-drawn vehicles unnecessary.
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Street Car Company
Radical Silver Men Outsmart Conservatives In Party Contest
Kansas City dispatch says the platform committee defeat signals a convention loss for conservatives. It points to a vice presidential candidate tied to the 15 to 1 plank. Charles A Towne leads against the field as conservatives push toward Adlai Stevenson while urging the 16 to 3 faction to choose Bryan's running mate.
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Kansas City
Platform Committee
Chas. A. Towne
Adlai Stevenson
Bryan
Imperialism Declared Main Issue At Democratic Platform Fight
At the convention hall in Kansas City on July 5, delegates push a resolution declaring imperialism the central issue. The fierce debate, led by Daly of New Jersey, culminates in a chosen platform aligned with imperialism and a 16 to 1 silver plank amid strong opposition from many states.
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Daly
New Jersey
Indiana
Ball
Texas
Chicago
Illinois
Maryland
West Virginia
Ohio
New York
Missouri
Baughman
Gold Democrats face 1900 platform split on silver stance
John P. Frenzel argues gold Democrats would back their old line on July 2 and oppose Bryanism if a Townes ticket supports silver. He warns that nominating a free silver ticket could end Bryanism and populism in the Democratic party, signaling clear choice for sound money.
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John P. Frenzel
Free and Independent
Mississippi River
Towne
Bryan
Democratic Party
Dunn Welcomes Dual Reports At Convention Fight
Jacob P. Dunn expresses satisfaction that two reports will go to the convention. He says this shows no bossism and allows debate on the floor. He doubts press dispatches claiming Bryan will not run if a 16 to 1 plank is adopted and notes the resolutions committee's close vote indicates Bryan is keeping hands clean.
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Bryan
Resolutions Committee
Comfortable rooms advertised in Sun liners page seven
An issue promotes warm, cooling rooms as a seasonal blessing. The Sun’s liners on page seven feature comfortable room ads promising value and prompt payments.
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THE
SUN
Pearson evasive on Indianapolis gas plant value and meter plan
A Sun reporter questions John R. Pearson assistant president of the Indianapolis Gas Company about the plant value and a meter rate. Pearson dodges the valuation and avoids commenting on circulars, convention talk, and the council meter ordinance.
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SUN
John R. Pearson
Indianapolis Gas Company
Kensas City
Croker backs Jones on New York votes in GOP fight
Richard Croker informed Senator Jones that New York's 72 votes would align with the 16 to 1 plank if a fight erupts. Conservatives threaten harsh retaliation against Jones and may seek to depose him as national committee chair. Congressman Daly vows to offer Tom Taggart of Indianapolis if possible.
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Richard Croker
Senator Jones
New York
Jones
National Committee
Tom Taggart
Indianapolis
Congressman Daly
New Jersey
Indiana Delegates Rally for Bryan Amid Imperialism Debate
After a prayer by Bishop Glennon, speeches were made by Gov. Hogg of Texas Dockery of Missouri Mayor Rose Milwaukee and J E McCullough of Indiana. McCullough urged gains from great states and pledged Indiana's electoral vote for Bryan if a platform all could stand on was adopted.
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Bryan II
Glennon
Gov. Hogg
Texas
Dockery
Missouri
Conference Among Silver Republicans Populists and Democrats
In the afternoon a conference was held among the silver Republicans populists and democrats to discuss policy directions and potential joint measures amid partisan divisions.
Convention Hall Crowds Rally as Kansas City Opens
At the Kansas City convention, Texas caucused at 10 a.m. to urge Ball not to sign a minority report on a silver plank. Delegates filled the pit by 10:25, Chairman Richardson arrived at 10:35, and the hall hailed with a Dixie shout as the convention was called to order at 11:03 a.m.
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Convention Hall
Kansas City
Texas
Ball
Resolutions Committee
Richardson
Convention Recess Delays Platform Vote Amid 16 to 1 Debate
The convention recessed at 12 45 PM and resumed at 3 30 PM with the platform committee reporting. David B Hill and allies push for a floor fight over the 16 to 1 plan while Bryan remains pledged to resist nomination unless 16 to 1 is named. Conservatives fear defeating 16 to 1 could drive Bryan from the race.
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David B. Hill
Bryan
Platform Committee
Lincoln
Neb
Grand jury session elects foreman and members
The new grand jury met Thursday morning with J. F. Fesler of Perry township chosen as foreman. Other members named were Wallace Sfames Pike township Anthony H. Bates Jr Center township George Hanck Wayne township William Moore Pike township and Thomas P. Shufelton Center township. Judge Alford gave no special instructions.
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J. F. Fesler
Perry Township
Wallace Sfames
Pike Township
Anthony HW. Bates, Jr
Center Township
George Hanck
Wayne Township
William Moore
Thomas P. Shufelton
Alford
Man Sues for Custody of His Daughter Leela Yeager
Nathaniel E Yeager sues Thursday to regain possession of his nine year old daughter Leela Yeager from grandmother Nellie Dauer who allegedly refuses to return her. He says he placed the girl in the grandmother’s care only temporarily after his wife's death.
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Nathaniel E. Yeager
Leela Yeager
Nellie Dauer
Fire in Box Car at Jersey Yard Fumes Nitric Acid
A box car loaded with nitric acid caught fire in the New Jersey st Panhandle yards Thursday morning. No casualties. An acid bottle broke and started a blaze at the bottom of the car. The yards reeked of acid for the day. Fred Daniels and Claud Evans near Reno were fined after attempting to pass a Confederate five dollar bill in a resort. Each was fined fifteen dollars plus costs, totaling twenty seven, extending their city visit by that many days due to inability to pay.
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New Jersey St. Panhandle
Fred Daniels
Claud Evans
Reno
Woman Injured After Wheel Struck by Street Car Wire
Mrs. Clara Rossen of 21t W Fifteenth st fell from her wheel Thursday after hitting a hanging street car line wire at Fifteenth and Niinoissts. She suffered back and knee injuries. Dr Wheeler treated her.
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Clara Rossen
Fifteenth St
Fifteenth and
Niinoissts
Wheeler
Bernhamer Loses Secretary Post Amid Indiana Delegation Split
Kansas City July 5 W F P A Bernhamer once of Indianapolis now in Chicago failed to secure the secretary position of the national convention as Indiana delegates refused to endorse him Cyrus Nixon remained in contention with Walsh of the national committee for the post and other delegates aligned with Nixon.
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W. F P. A. Bernhamer
Indianapolis
Chicago
Indiana
Cyrus’. Nixon
Secreary Walsh
National Committee
Bernhamer
Nixon
Othe
Grant cites limits on streetcar service at fair grounds
Assistant-general-manager Grant of the street railway company explains that service could not have handled a larger crowd. He notes a four mile string of cars would be needed to move people in time, given a 10,000 per hour capacity versus an estimate of 65,000 attendance, calling the service marvelous under the strain.
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Street Railway Company
Fair Grounds
Police seek father of man run over by train in Quincy
Police are searching for the father of James Dillion a 24 year old man found with both legs severed by a train in Quincy Missouri on Wednesday. He is not expected to survive.
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James Dillion
Quincy
Morton-lace lot sold at Central Ave to Julia Reyer
Abner Lewis sold a Morton lace lot at Central Ave and Twenty First St for six thousand dollars to Julia A. Reyer. George Reeder faces trial Friday on charges of striking a man with a beer bottle at an EE Washington Street saloon last October. He has been in Lebanon and came to Indianapolis to spend the Fourth. officers recognized him.
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Abner Lewis
Central-ave
Twenty-first-st
Julia A. Reyer
George Reeder
Washington St
Lebanon
Indianapolis
Eficera
Campaign buttons loom large as 1,000,000 order placed
Manufacturers and party leaders plan a wave of new campaign buttons in seven colors. An order from Cincinnati for 1 000 000 pieces signals big production for the year. The larger buttons, featuring candidates, aim to boost patriotism and prosperity on the street.
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Cincinnati
Hirshfield
Indianapolis
Whitehead & Hoag Co
Arrest of Jan Old Maw and Richard A Connor on concealed weapon charge
Richard A Connor of Lebanon was arrested on Thursday for carrying concealed weapons. The complaint from Mr Day of Smith Day & Co alleges Connor challenged Day over personal matters and carried a two caliber revolver.
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Day
Smith, Day & Co
Law
Connor
P Bt
Moy Celebrates With Fireworks At Chinese Grocer Event
John Celebra Moy Sang, a Chinese grocer, hosted a crowd of countrymen for a celebration at Moy's E. New Tower on Wednesday night. Fireworks lit the sky as a long display unfolded, drawing the local community into the observance.
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Moy
E. New Tower
Weather Summary for Forestist Suv Area
Forecast notes fair weather with temperatures rising from 78 degrees at 7 am to 85 at noon and 88 by evening. Data covers the 36 hour period ending at 6 p.m. July 6 in a concise meteorological bulletin.
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Forestist Suv
County Board Review On Wiring Incident At Court House
Scattered fragments show a county board review of a wiring incident at the court house. Figures cited include Central Telephone Company $3080, Newt Phone Company $4960, and Western State Telephone Company $1008 in a disputed repair claim.
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County Board of
Central UN Telephone Company
Newt Phone Company
Western ‘Wa Tatephone Company
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