Big Men of Party Arrive to Back Bryan Opposition
Denver July 7 delegates flood the city as allies push to form a formidable anti Bryan movement. Notable arrivals include Theodore Bell Tom L Johnson Gov Folk Pettigrew Smith Overman and Mrs Alice Roosevelt Longworth while chief Murphy holds back.
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Bryan
Murphy
Tammany
Kansas City
Cook ‘County
Florida
Alabama
Iowa
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Maryland
Kentucky
Minnesota
California
Theodore Bell
Ander
Cleveland
Tom L. Johnson
Gov. Folk
Missouri
Dubois
Idaho
Pettigrew
United States
Senate
James Smith, Jr
New Jersey
Overman
North Carolina
Alice Longworth
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Grain stocks in Superior elevators fall below year ago
Grain in elevators at Head of Lakes runs short with 2,250,000 bushels in stock versus over 8,000,000 a year earlier. July 7 Superior Wisconsin reports excess shipments over receipts. Wheat carriers prepare for an early rush due to promising crop conditions.
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Superior
Wis
Superior-Duluth
Miniature home made gun blinds Barnesville youth
Gottfried Nelson, 18, son of Leonard Nelson of Winnipeg Junction, accidentally shot himself while firing a miniature firearm crafted from an old gun barrel. One eye is destroyed and the other badly injured, with his condition listed as serious.
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Barnesville
Minn
Gottfried Nelson
Leonard Nelson
Winnipeg Junction
Drowned Man Reported After Riverside Bathing Incident
Minneapolis July 7. Charles Blazeposky reportedly drowned yesterday afternoon at the intersection of Ribe’s Creek and the Mississippi River, seven miles north of the city. He was said to have been stricken by cramps while bathing.
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Minneapolis
Charles Blazeposky
Ribes¢ Creek
Mississippi River
Deven
Here
Turmoil in Tabriz Surges as Forces Clash
London reports severe fighting in Tabriz Persia with barricades in streets. Azerbaijan province holds revolutionary strongholds as shah loyalists under Rabin Khan press the city. Dispatches warn of intensified bloodshed before the crisis ends.
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London
Tabriz
Persia
Azerbaijan
Rabin Khan
Shah
Mae Wood Indicted for Perjury in Platt Divorce Case
New York July 2 Mae C Wood of Omaha was indicted by a grand jury on perjury and forgery charges in a divorce action against United States Senator Thomas C Platt. She allegedly signed Platts name to a document naming her as his wife and testified that they married at the Fifth Avenue hotel in 1901.
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New York
Mae C. Wood
Omaha
United States
Thomas C. Platt
Miss Wood
Senator Platt
Fifth Avenue
Boy in Ironwood Crushed Under Ore Cars
In Ironwood Michigan on July 2 ten year old Nicholas Drogises was crushed under the wheels of a moving string of empty ore cars as he crawled from beneath the cars after picking up chips. The engine coupled to the train began moving and he died instantly.
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Ironwood
Mich
Nicholas Drogises
Markets Edge Higher Across Grains and Livestock
Grain prices span several markets with wheat at about 1.08 per bushel in St. Paul and Minneapolis, corn around 67 to 68 cents, oats near 49 cents, and flax at 1.20. Cattle, hogs, and sheep show varied quotes from Chicago, Sioux City, and South Saint Paul with typical ranges for beves, stockers, dairy cows, hogs, and lambs.
Helene Grutsch Arrested in Dahl Killing Case
Helena July 2 Willam Grutsch was taken into custody on a charge that he struck Charles Dahl Sunday night causing his death. Grutsch a tile roofer came from Denver and admitted to slapping Dahl and knocking him down.
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Helena
Mont
Willam Grutsch
Charles Dahl
Grutsch
Dahl
Twig
Denver
Montevideo Declared A City In Minnesota Charter
Montevideo Minnesota voters approved a charter making Montevideo a city. In a special election held yesterday the charter received 118 votes for and 18 against. A subsequent special election will be held to formalize the charter requirements.
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Montevideo
Minn
Lehigh Bridge Dynamited in Buffalo
The Lehigh railroad viaduct at Selkirk and Perry streets in Buffalo was damaged yesterday by dynamite. The construction firm that built the structure maintains the open shop principle and has had several bridges wrecked by dynamite during the past year.
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Lehigh Bridge
Buffalo
N. Y
Lehigh Railroad
Selkirk and
Perry Streets
3500 Men Resume Work In Santa Fe Shops
In Topeka Kansas on July 10 1900 about 3500 workers were put back to work in all Santa Fe shops as the company resumes its retrenchment system. The move restores labor in the entire system after a period of reduced employment.
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Topeka
Kan
Three Die in Lightning Strike at Plata Missouri
A report from Plata Missouri states three men were killed by a lightning strike yesterday while working on a building. A fourth man was knocked from the structure and severely injured as rescuers responded.
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Plata
Sayers
Balloon Race Ends in West Shefford After Tense Flight
Chicago to ocean balloon race concludes with F J Fielding’s Wielding winning by distance and duration. Nine balloons landed across Quebec Ontario Michigan and Ontario with several near drownings and rescues including Ville de Dieppe and Columbia incidents.
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Chicago
West Shefford
Quebec
F. J. Fielding
San Antonio
Tex
Ville de Dieppe
Lake Michigan
A. H. Mueller
George Schoeneck
Ats
Benton Harbor
Mich
C. H. Pérrig
J. D. Case
Illinois
Lake Ontario
Bay of Quinte
Glen Island
Perrigo
Case
Clinton
Ont
Columbia
M. Peterson
C. H. Leichleiter
Fielding
America
Carsonville
King Edward
Port Huron
Atwood
United States
Pinkerton Station
Cinocinati
Covert
Cion Island
Senton Harbor
Socialist Labor Party Nominates Preston Munro Ticket
The Socialist-Labor party national convention named Martin R. Preston of Nevada for president and Donald Munro of Virginia for vice president. Preston’s presidential nomination was unanimous as the party adopted its platform in New York.
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Socialist-Labor Party
New York
United States
Martin R. Preston
Nevada
Donald Munro
Virginia
Preston
Young Hero Perishes Saving Friend in Superior Bay
In Superior Wisconsin on July 7 George Thompson ten and Percy Day thirteen were drowned in Superior Bay. The elder boy could not swim well and drifted too far out. Thompson left a raft to rescue him but both could not be saved. Their bodies were recovered shortly after.
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Superior Bay
Superior
Wis
George Thompson
Percy Day
Thompson
Accident Hurtful Rifle Accident Kills Wife
In Grand Forks North Carolina on July 7 C W Lining a laborer accidentally shot his wife while handling a repeating rifle at home. The bullet struck her in the abdomen and passed through her body ending lodged in the wall. She was rushed to a hospital where she died two hours later.
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Grand Forks
N. C
C. W. Lining
Double Tragedy Near Reynoldsville In Orchard
In Reynoldsville Pennsylvania on July 7 the bodies of Reed B Brocius and his wife were found in an orchard. It is alleged Brocious shot his wife and then himself in a murder suicide.
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Reynoldsville
Reed B. Brocius
Brocius
Himsself
Merchant Henry Berg Takes Own Life in Clayton Center
In Elkader Iowa on July 7 Henry C Berg a Clayton Center merchant cut his throat from ear to ear. Despondency over ill health was given as the cause in this distressing death report.
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Iowa
Elkader
Henry C. Berg
Clayton Center
Falls From Launch In St Marys River Drowns Clarke
Charles E. Overton Clarke fell overboard from a launch on the St. Marys River during a trip near Sault Ste. Marie and was drowned. The incident occurred in mid July with local authorities investigating the accident.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Charles E. Overton Clarke
St. Mary's River
Brothers Drowned in Root River at Racine
Racine Wisconsin July 7 John and Hermann Severin brothers drowned while bathing yesterday in the Root river.
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Racine
Wis
John and
Hermann Severin
Root
River
Four Children Killed in Los Angeles Electric Railway Crash
An electric railway carriage carrying eight children and a man and woman collided last night near the Santa Ana line area. The incident resulted in multiple fatalities and injuries. authorities are investigating the cause and securing the wreckage for a detailed inquiry.
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Aes
Angeles
Santayana
Pa‘elfic
Istrae
Cits
Atlantic fleet sails from San Francisco on world cruise
Fresh from dry docks the sixteen battleships of the Atlantic fleet anchor in San Francisco ready to sail for Honolulu on the second half of a long voyage around the world. Led by the Connecticut under Rear Admiral Sperry the fleet will visit Auckland Sydney Melbourne, Manila and Japanese ports, returning to Hampton Roads nearly fourteen months later.
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San Francisco
Hampton Roads
Atlantic Fleet
Honolulu
Golden Gate
Flower
Connecticut
C. S. Sperry
Auckland
Sydney
Melbourne
Manila
Atlantic
Globe
Young Balloonist Killed in Nebraskas Wind Collision
In Columbus Nebraska on July 7 amateur aeronaut Paul Haunstocker was killed during a balloon ascent a gust drove the balloon into electric light wires and a brick building he clung to the ropes but was dashed to the ground dying at once.
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Columbus
Neb
Paul Haunstocker
Haunstocker
Wreck Fatal to Five in Boonville Collision
North bound Passenger Train No. 55 on the Rome Watertown and Ogdensburg line collided head on with a southbound freight near Boonville New York. Four people were killed at once and one died later in a Utica hospital. Eight or ten others were injured.
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Boonville
N. Y
Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg
Utica
Water Main Burst Drowns Sleepers at Canal and Harrison
A 36 inch water main burst at Canal and Harrison streets in Chicago floods basements for blocks. One man drowned while another man sleeping under the sidewalk was seriously injured as waters rushed through the area.
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Chicago
Canal
Harrison
Train kills athlete Reynold Donnan in Iowa incident
Reynold Donnan of Independence Iowa was killed at Kansas City while working with a bridge gang. He was struck by a train and died shortly afterward.
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Reynold Donnan
Independence
Iowa
Waterloo
Kansas City
Market Summary of Wheat Corn Oats and Cattle
Regional price quotes for July 7 show Wheat near 1.06 at St Paul Minneapolis and Duluth with No 2 Northern around 1.04 to 1.06 and Oats around 49 to 52 cents. Cattle and hog quotes appear for Chicago Sioux City and South St Paul with steers to 3.75, hogs around 6.15 to 6.25, lambs to 6.25, and stockers 3.50 to 4.50 in varied markets.
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St. Paul
Northern
Minneapolis
Duluth
Chicago
Milwaukee
Sioux City
Iowa
South St. Paul
Worthern
Minnapolis
Russian Emperor and Empress to England Visit Planned
The Chronicle reports a visit by the emperor and empress of Russia to England. They will attend the Isle of Wight Cowes yachting week as guests of the king.
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Czar VII
England
Lonton
the Chronicle
Russia
Isle of Wight
Cowes
Evangelist GiNotea Mossguly L.Reyr Simpson Ely Dies
Joplin mourns the death of evangelist GiNotea Mossguly L.Reyr Simpson Ely who led services for the Union. He died last night from injuries after a street car accident. He was fifty‑one years old.
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GiNotea
Joplin
Mossguly ‘L.reyr
Simpson Ely
the Union
Pola
Norway News Roundup From Tromso To Stockholm
A northern diary notes a June snow storm at Tromso and a fire ruins Tune church in Norway. Amundsen tours Fram at Horten while Bergen eyes 7 million crown loan. Oslo fears cheap salted herring and March salmon exports rise. Royal and civic events, pensions, and a large English fleet visit Christiania as Stockholm braces for Olympic competition with Sweden sending 156 athletes.
Stockholm Brewers Strike Ends and Royal Regency Notes
The Stockholm brewers' strike is settled while the duke of Skaane acts as regent in King Gustaf's absence in Europe. Sweden reports over 2,000 annual accidental deaths not counting sea losses, and the 1909 appropriations tally 216,932,000 crowns. Dr. Anton Nystrom retires as president of the Laboreres' Institute. Dr. Knut Kyelihere succeeds him.
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Duke of Skaane
Gustaf
Europe
Sweden
Mksdag
Anton Nystrom
The
Laboreres’ Institute” of
Stockholm
Knut Kyelihere
Hns
Denmark Names Emperor Franz Joseph Honorary General
King Frederick elevates Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria to an honorary general in the Danish army, noting prior willingness to accept the title if offered. The Danish home mission society held its annual convention June 30 to July 3 with large attendance and good interest, while many landsting members intend not to seek re election this year for age, other duties, or concerns about candidacy. A Danish parliamentary record book reports party group sizes in the folketing and landssting, and a large Iceland Faeroe fishing company consolidates Esbjerg operations with Johan Valslev's Copenhagen firm to fish off Iceland and the Faeroes.
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Frederick
Franz Joseph of
Austria
The
Home Mission Society of Denmark
Iceland-Faero Company
Lauritzen
Esbjerg
Iceland Commission
Johan Valslev
Copenhagen
Iceland
Denmark
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Hay Stanley
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Wood
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Martin W. Odland
Tromso
Tune
Varangerfjord
Roald Amundsen
Horten
Dr. Nansen
Fram
R. J. Katcher
Christiania
Grefsen
Haugesund
Bergen
Aimar August Sorenson
Gipsund
Rygge
Otto Thorsen
Isabella
Hvalstad Station
Alfredheim
Nordaags
Hjorundfjord
Society of Household Economics For
Stavanger
North Sea
Channel
Riksdag
Society of Household Economics
Academy of Agriculture
William
Emperor William
King Gustaf
Duke of Sormland
Academy of Science
Wollmar Bastrom
Department For Foreign Affairs
Elizabeth
Maria Paviona
Prince Wilhelm
Arvid Gamaelius
General Insurance Society
Gamaeliusk
Orehro
Svanberg
Tornes
Daal
George Peterson
Lindberg
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Kretz
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