Insurgents of Kansas push for third party reform
New York dispatch reports Senator Bristow of Kansas denying support for a third party while Albert Cummins of Iowa denounces Cannon and Aldrich. Cummins advocates progressives within the Republican Party to curb monopolies and push tariff reform through an independent tariff commission and flexible schedules.
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New York
Bristow
New York Times
Council Grove
Kas
Albert B. Cummins
Iowa
Aldrich
Cannon
Cummins
James M. Miller
Towa
La Farge Taken to Sanitarium in Providence
Artist John La Farge, after a serious illness and nervous breakdown, left Newport for Providence to seek treatment at a sanitarium. He had been staying at a Newport cottage a short time following his New York illness.
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Farge
Providence
New York
Newport
Garfield favored by insurgents for Ohio chief
Toledo July 23 Judge Reynolds R. Kinkade declines to be candidate under any circumstances. Longworth to lead opposition to Judge Brown. Columbus July 23 Brown has not secured definite assurances from Kinkade. Garfield and Taft factions maneuver for innings, while Kinkade eyes a passive role awaiting signals for a Garfield coalition. Garfield plans a campaign with a mapped strategy forthcoming.
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Toledo
Reynolds R. Kinkade
Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Nicholas Longworth
Brown
Judge Kinkade
Beverly
Kinkade
James K. Garfield
Harding
Thompson
Garfield
Lucas County
Hanna
Ninkade
Progressive Movement
Secretary of the Interior
Four Wireless Towers Planned for Washington DC
The navy department proposes four steel towers between 400 and 500 feet on National Soldiers' Home grounds in DC. Located on the 250 foot hill, the towers would imitate naval wireless masts and enable uninterrupted communication with ships at sea and distant land stations. Tests suggest daytime ranges of 1,500 miles and night ranges of 3,000 miles.
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Washington Monument
Navy Department
Tuppenny Shives for London Cockneys
An anecdotal piece contrasts Indianapolis and London barbering. It pokes fun at London shaves priced at four cents, mocking Cockney barber humor while detailing the uncomfortable rituals from rolling neck grips to hot towels and cold swabs.
Convention Opens As Cox Aims To Lead Delegates
Judge Kinkade hints at a forthcoming announcement but remains tight lipped as supporters press ahead. Saturday marked the convention's real start with hotel managers receiving telegrams and advance agents arriving. George B. Cox will arrive from Cincinnati with Rudolph K. Hynicka, followed by Senator Theodore Burton from Franklin.
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Kinkade
Cox
George B. Cox
Cincinnati
Rudolph K. Hynicka
Theodore Burton
Franklin
Garfield trend strong in Mahoning County delegation
Mahoning County delegates to the Republican state convention failed to endorse any candidate for governor and will wait until Columbus. Majority support appears with the progressives and Garfield sentiment prevails. Senator David Tod was elected chairman.
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Youngstown
Mahoning County
Columbus
David Tod
Progressives Seek Roosevelt Aid If Kincade Nominated
In Akron Ohio on July 23 Progressive Republicans plan to ask Theodore Roosevelt to speak if Garfield or Kincade receives the nomination.
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Kincade
Akron
Roosevelt
Garfield
Kinkade
Valuable Securities Stolen From Bank in New York
In New York a Russo-Chinese bank branch at 32 Pine Street reports a theft of about 70 000 dollars in valuable collateral mostly first mortgage and railroad securities. Police are reviewing a list including Southern Railway, Union Pacific, Southern Pacific L, and Norfolk & Western bonds. Manager Gustave Gortz is abroad on vacation.
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New York
Pine Street
Southern Railway Development and General Mortgage
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific L
Norfolk & Western
Gustave Gortz
Europe
Russo-Chinese Bank
Fruit Store Bomb Destroys Store in New York
A bomb shattered the fruit store of Quidon Raffael at 614 Second Avenue on Saturday, threatening over a thousand people nearby. Police pursue a revenge motive after Raffael dismissed two workers and took business from rivals. he had earlier received a Black Hand note two years ago.
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Quidon Raffael
Raffael
Wages Settled for Cotton Operatives at Manchester Mills
Manchester England July 23. The long pending wage dispute in the cotton mills was settled at a joint meeting of the employers and operatives. Employers withdrew their demand for a 5 percent wage reduction and both sides agreed there would be no wage changes for the next five years.
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Manchester
England
Pioneer Transcontinental Line Sparks Urban Growth and Wealth
The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Co. opens a vital transcontinental route, touting ten thriving cities along the line. It claims rapid freight gains, $100 million in track costs, and further $100 million for shops and equipment, with large labor and farming influx to the new territory. Iots in core towns sell 25 to 100 percent above North West Townsite offers. Down payment options offered by the advertiser.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Tau' Railroad Co
Division Pointe
Northwest Townsite Company
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