Big Demonstration Planned for July Fourth Rally
Denver June 22 The Times says a large demonstration for free coinage and Senator Teller is moved from July 4 to a date within a week, likely July 1. The plan shifts due to opposition from mountain towns and to align with the Chicago political timetable. Delegations from the West will attend to back silver, while Democrats prepare for the national convention.
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Denver
Times Thisfternoon
Peller
Illin
Chicago
National Democratic
Wall Street
Selec
Teller
Emiles
ANS OF GOLD DEMOCRATS INFLUENCE CHICAGO CONVENTION
Democrats allied with W Whitney in New York move to shift Chicago convention toward gold policy. They gather lists of delegates and plan to consult with them by letter to gauge silver leanings and local influence.
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Ashington
W. ©. Whitney
New York
Chicago
Perly
Reform Clubs
Bankers' letters to influence delegates on money question
Prominent bankers and merchants in delegate communities will be written to for information. When received, this information will be used with political pressure from fellow Democrats locally or nationally to push toward administration views on the money question.
Japan's Calamity Reports Vast Japanese Earthquake Toll
Washington dispatch from Tokio notes a tidal wave death toll exceeding 26 000 with no American fatalities. The telegram from Mr Herod, secretary of the US legation, describes the calamity as worse than earlier reports indicated.
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Washington
State Department
Herod
Tokio
Test of new propulsion may end trolley era
A city may house a permanent air and electric propulsion test on General Railway tracks for three months. If successful the experiment could lead to the abolition of trolley service and a battle between compressed air and electricity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enger Transportation
General Railway Company
Yale Crew in England Begins Practice on Thames
Yale University boatmen rowed an hour at twenty six strokes under coach Bob Cook as the Trinity Halls crew led off practice on the Thames in London on July 22. Leander Boat Club also appeared, practicing at twenty eight strokes, with praise for Yale's lengthened finish.
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London
Trinity Halls
Yale
Leander Boat Club
Bob Cook
Ike Cornell
The Republican Candidate
Canton Ohio June 22 Gov and Mrs McKinley took a drive with General and Mrs Hastings after a refreshing rain. Morning mail piled on desks at the governor's house. Private Secretary James Boyle arrives from Columbus to join the campaign. Abner McKinley leaves for New York and national chairman Hanna arrives from Cleveland at 1 10.
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Canton
McKinley
Russell Hastings
James Boyle
Columbus
Abner McKinley
New York
Natonal
M. A. Hanna
Cleveland
Wagon Mail Collections Experiment Proposed for Mails
The Post Office Department plans an experimental daytime wagon mail collection across big districts doubled in size. Manned wagons with sorting boxes will circle all day and deliver outside mail directly to street car lines or depots, while local mail goes to city delivery. The scheme aims to cut transmission delays and was authored by Second Assistant Postmaster General Neilson, with potential trial in Washington and New York.
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Washington
Postoffice Department
New York
Neilson
Shower of Toads Dazzles Chicago Residents
In Chicago on June 22 residents on Stony Island avenue between Sixty-first and Sixty-seventh streets witnessed a brief freak storm spawning a shower of small toads. The toads hopped into stores and homes, with some disappearing into Jackson Park, and the remaining animals were collected by neighborhood children after the rain ended.
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Chicago
Stony Island Avenue
Seventh Street
Arkansas
Jackson Park
Balfour's Resignation Rumor Hits London Cabinet
A hastily summoned cabinet council met at the foreign office and sat for an hour amid rumors Rt Hon A J Balfour has resigned as first lord of the treasury and government leader in the House of Commons. The rumor cannot be confirmed. Balfour later moved to drop the education bill for the present session.
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London
Foreign Office
A. J. Balfour
Treasury
House of Commmons
Balfour
House of Commons
Propaganda Tour Aims Labor Outreach From Montana
Western silver men organize a labor propaganda campaign for East coast workers. The first delegation, led by M J Elliott of the American Railway Union, arrives in Chicago for six weeks of agitation among city trades unions. Delegation from Butte is joined by Daniel McDonald R M Lindsey and M J Geiger.
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Chicago
East
Trade and Labor Assembly
Butte
Montana
M. J Elliott
American Railway Union
Jall
Debs
Woodstock
Daniel McDonald
R M. Lindsey
M. J. Geiger
Spain Prepares for War Over US Conflict Fear
Madrid dispatch reports Spain anxious over US positions after a platform in St. Louis. Government rushes to buy two 12 000 ton ironclads at Genoa as Rothschild loan funds likely finance warships. Madrid plans to resist American positions with government support and hoped aid from other powers.
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London
Madrid
St. Louis
Spain
United States
Genoa
Rothschild
Air Powered Streetcars To Be Tested In Chicago
Compressed air motors will be tested on street cars in Chicago for the first time on July 1. The new motive power for street passenger service aims to improve efficiency and reduce emissions during demonstrations and trials.
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Chicago
Rebellion in Matabeleland Grows as Whites Slain
Dispatches from Bulawayo report a severe native revolt in the Umuli district of Matabeleland with thirty to forty white victims found. Settlers are ordered to move to Fort Salisbury Laager as Sir Frederick Carrington sends reinforcements from Mashonaland and Cape Colony authorities dispatch 200 mounted infantry to the troubled area.
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Capetown
Bulawayo
Umuli
Matabeleland
Fort Salisbury
Frederick Carrington
Mashonaland
Cape Colony
Free Homes for Immigrants in Arkansas Land Opened
Immigrants can obtain nearly 2,000,000 acres of government lands in northern Arkansas free to settle. For full details write to E. V. M. Powell Immigration Agent Harrison Arkansas enclosing 10 cents. See display ad elsewhere in the paper.
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Arkansas
E. V. M. Powell
Harrison
Ant Control Method for Lawn Ants by Professor Snow
The Kansas Bakverety entomologist Professor Snow reports a simple lawn ant control method. He suggests punching holes in the nest with a potato stick then placing a teaspoonful of bisulfide of carbon in each hole and covering the nest with a damp blanket for a short time. A light at the hole mouth ignites the fumes to kill ants.
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Professor Snow
Kansas Bakverety
Denver
Rome Wasnt Bald in a Day Ad Remedy Note
An advertisement promotes Hos tetter's Stomach Bitters as a universal cure for long standing ailments. It claims the product can cure biliousness constipation malaria rheumatism kidney complaints and nervousness in an hour and urges continued use as the rightful practice.
Haskins Becomes a Bronze Mint Amid Political Pause
The article notes Haskins achieving bronze status as a symbol of resilience during Congress adjournment. It frames the moment as a witty nod to political pacing and public memory.
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Haskins
Congress
Stockmen's Saddles and Harness Firm Ad
An advertisement for Hermann H. Heiser of 1528 and 1530 Flake Street Denver promotes saddles and harness as unsurpassed in quality. It highlights prompt reliable service and the claim of the lowest prices in the state with a request to send for their new catalogue.
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Hermann H. Heiser
Flake Street
Denver
Colo
Hall's Catarrh Core Ad and Derby Credit Mention
An advertisement notes Hall's Catarrh Core taken internally at 75 cents. The piece indirectly contrasts fair reporting of the Prince of Wales and the Derby outcome, suggesting the horse received little credit.
Fragmented reader exchange on early teething and food habits
A garbled dialogue fragment shows Mrs DeBiliions answering about tomatoes and cheap Frere wanes as a routine food. The excerpt hints at a domestic scene discussing children and meals with casual humor.
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Yellowstone Park
G. W. Vallery
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