Campaign talk and partisan jabs fuel 1900 race
A muddied volley of preconvention commentary critiques Bryan and the popocrats. Tillman and Cleveland figures draw mixed reactions as labor leaders, farmers, and Democrats debate loyalty, unity, and the nation’s political fate amid rhetoric of anarchy and redenomination.
Bandits Hold Up Carney Town in Rural Raid
A six-strong gang swept into Carney Nebraska, held up twelve stores and the post office, looting about 800 dollars and forcing residents to flee. They fired on townsfolk as armed pursuers organized, with reports of deputies and volunteers pursuing the outlaws across the region.
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Citvena
Carney
Wand
Ais
I. Fous
Emalier
Outhaws
Chandler
Bergen
Mulhall
United States Marshal's Office
Here
United States
Colcord
Wild market drives Chicago wheat to new peaks in Oct
Chicago traders report the wildest wheat market since wartime, spurred by Liverpool price jumps and bullish activity from Armour as December options rally. San Francisco also shows gains on world supply fears, with May and December futures climbing despite cautious dealer sentiment. London notes a consternation driven by Amelia letter prices and Indian demand.
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New York
Seocal
Liverpool
Sky
Chicago
Portland
Danube
Formet
Iisco
San Francisco
London
Times
Amelia
India
New York Financial
New You
Gaui
United States
Konla
Pacific
Omieaga
Board of Trade
Ube
MaeTe
Keys Press Atock
Lige
Typographical Union debates silver coinage at Pike's Peak meeting
The International Typographical Union votes to strike a resolution backing free silver at 16 to 1. Officers elected include W. P. Prescott as president and John M. Bramwood as secretary-treasurer. Nine-hour labor law approved. eight-hour effort defeated. Subsequent notes cover Wheat futures rise in Chicago and Loyal Legion meeting in Philadelphia elects Rear Admiral Bancroft Gherardi as commander in chief.
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Colorado Springs
International Typographical Union
Pike's Peak
Bryan
W. P. Prescott
Toronto
Ont
John M. Bramwood
Denver
American Federation of Labor
Cincinnati
United States
Canada
Childs-Drexel
LL. C. Shepherd
Grand Rapids
Mich
James J. Daly
Philadelphia
Thomas McCaffery
J. W. White
Kansas City
Union No. 50
Syracuse
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States
The
Pennsylvania Historical Society
Bancroft Gherardi
John Gibbons
Apple glut and hop decline in October fruit report
October fruit report notes a heavy apple crop with very low prices especially in Michigan. storm damage along the Atlantic coast affected Pennsylvania and New York. Hop yields rise in New York and Wisconsin, fall in Pacific states, with many yards neglected due to low prices and a push for malt liquor production. Six children die in a Linden, Washington fire. another man and child burned. Alexandria warehouse fire causes about 100000 dollars loss with most insured.
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Washington
Agricultural Department
Michigan
Atlantic
Pennsyyvania
New York
Middle West
Wisconsin
Pacific States
New Whatcom
Wash
Miller
Linden
Frank Boise
Boise
Illinois Fires Plotters Nabbed in Militant Town
A gang of five ex volunteer firemen tied to a long arson campaign in Blue Island Illinois is captured after a woman provided key evidence. Leading suspect Polsen aimed to head the new paid department while others executed fires from barns to buildings, with $150000 in losses and a $1100 reward posted.
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Chicago
Oor
Blue Island
Ile
George Duschene
Desplaines Street
Tony Maddy
Emil Polen
Volunteer Fire Department
Central Station
Fred Vogt
George Charland
Wisenein
Deltrich
Polsen
Polson
Lake Steamer Grand Traverse Sunk After Collision
Albertsburg Ont Oct 20 The Lacka Wanna line steamer Grand Traverse sank after a collision with the Living Stone near Colchester light. Grand Traverse crew rescued by Living Stone and Grand Traverse insured for 25000. Built 1879 849 tons. Living Stone returned to Detroit with survivors.
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Albertsburg
Ont
Grand Traverse
Lackawanna Line
Living Stone
Colchester Light
Livingstone
Detroit
Armour
History or A Witch on Oct 14 and other 19th century notes
The page recaps diverse items: Helen Keller enters Radcliffe Young for Harvard exams, Archduke Heinrich’s bicycle parade incident, a fatal Great Barrington fire destroying Kennedy Hotel, a Trave steamship cargo of 190 000 ores of silver, and various political, legal, and social updates from Chicago to Pittsburg. Also notes about Russian officials in Chicago, art rejection in Boston, and a Roman Catholic province rumor.
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Good Hope
SiMa
Goo
Run
Joe Greenleaf
Helen Kellar
Amell
Harvard Examineron
Radcliff
Hartford Annex
Archduke Heinrich
Vietina
Great Sarrington
Mass
Kennedy Hotel
Lars
Trave
New York
Europe
Prince Michael I
Ikoff
Imperial
Waya
Russian Empire
Chicago
Boston Art Commission
MacMonnies
Milwaukee
McKiiler
Bryan
Arctic Perils and Mr Jansen's Arctic Tales
Jansen, a Copenhagen native aboard the Portia bound for New York from St Johns, recounts four years in Baffin Land with Captain Chisaby. He aided a sick American, faced six days at sea, lost toes and a heel to frostbite, and later endured the death of Captain Clisby and four Eskimos in a gales on a salmon hunting voyage. He returned with whale bone and ivory left behind.
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Portia
St. Johns
N.fl
New York
Arctic
J. Jansen
Copenhagen
Hope
Greenland
Peary
Jansen
New London
Conn
Chisaby
Baffin Land
Olisby
Bia
Clisby
Seotcb
Dr. Parker
Mr. Hall
Straits
Janeen
New York Sun
Suit Over A Dead Man S Money In Iowa Trial
The Mott-Watson suit before Judge C. M. Waterman in Majuoketa, Iowa, seeks $40,000 plus fees over a batchelor’s estate valued at $500,000. Some 500 witnesses and a year of evidence mark the case, with alleged robbery of $15,000 and a fight over an illegitimate heir.
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Hing
Majuoketa
Mott- Watson
Co. M. Waterman
Matt Watson
Batchelor
George D. Niles
San Antonio
Tex
Certaim Hotve
Towa
Admirers await return of famed American actress Mary Anderson
The Atlanta Constitution reports great anticipation for Mary Anderson’s staged return from England to America. Critics note her enhanced beauty and voice, with speculation on how her husband’s business reverses may influence her comeback. Born in San Francisco but linked to Kentucky, Anderson rose from Louisville to New York and London, gaining praise from Cushman, Bernhardt, and Ristori. Her reentry would captivate audiences who hailed her Shakespearean prowess and star status in both nations.
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Mary Anderson
England
America
San Francisco
Kentucky
Louisville
Macaulay Theater
Philadelphia
New York
Hamilton Griffin
Noble Butler
Edwin Booth
Cincinnati
Charlotte Cushman
New Orleans
Meg Merrilies
Pauline
Boston
Europe
Sarah Bernhardt
Mme. Ristori
Henry E. Abbey
London
Parthenia
Antonio Navarro
Atlanta Constitution
Negroes Hold the Fort in Salt Lake City Dispute
The Salt Lake City controversy centers on whether the Twenty fourth United States infantry of colored men should replace a white regiment at Fort Douglas. The Sixteenth infantry has been ordered away, its white officers and families integrated into local society, provoking social upheaval and calls to intervene by Secretary Lamont.
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Salt Lake City
Twenty-fourth United States Infantry
Fort Douglas
Sixteenth Infantry
Cannon
Washington
Lamont
Mason and Dixon
Springfield Republican
Indian Society Accused of Threats Against U S Official
Rumor says Ca-too-ahs, an Indian criminal group, trail United States Commissioner David W. Yancey of Tahlequah in Cherokee country. Yancey denies involvement and doubts the group's existence. The case links to the Madden assassination at Braggs station six months ago. Descendants of Jacob Royer plan suit for a $60 million real estate tract in central St Louis and pursue a claim against the French government for millions.
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Thoresay
Get
The
Brotherhood of St Andrew of the
United States
Trinity Church
Pittsboro
Howard Himes
Rush Medical College
Chicago
Jaroh Roger
St. Louis
Dave
Missouri
I. Ft. Johnson
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
West Fortieth Street
New York State
John J. Keane
David W. Yancey
Tahlequah
Yanery
Thomas H. Madden
Braggs Station
Kansas City Times
Jacob Royer
Akron
Illinois
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
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Jota A Brown
Covington
Tenn
Evie
Jarret
Maley
Sherod
Mra. Jouta A. Town
Miles
Miles Nervine
Itlia A. Brown
Dr. Miles Medical Co
Elkhart
Ind
Lanark Gazette
Wo. Wlm
WM. Morisley von Vigo Tresifent
Thorcerivant
Sons
Till
Pitchfork
Tillman
McKinley
S.C
Cleveland
Tom
Arthur Sewall
Altgeld
Popocrats
John A. Joyce
Tom Watson
Chauncey Depew
Nebraska
Maine
Georgia
Thomas Wilson
Minnesota
Ryan
Anarchy
Oklahoma
Upover
Missionary Women IN Council
Springfield
Ils
Springfeld
Christian Woman’s Board of Missions
American Christian Missionary and Foreign Christian Missionary Societies
State House
Board of Church Extension
Board of Negro Education and Evangelization
Board of Ministerial Relief
Board of Education
W. Burgess
Indianapolis
Caroline M. Kane
Louisa White
A. M. Atkinson
Wabash
C. C. Smith
Tamain
Clara E. H Babcock
Thompson
Ill
W. 8. Keene
Winchester
Marie Jameson
Louise Kelly
Kansas
Mattle Pounds
Sturgeon Hay
Wis
Australasia
James Corrigan
Lake Michigan
Whitefish Bay
Military Order of the Loyal Legion
Alexandria
Alexandria Chemical and Fertilizer Works
Chemical and
Telegraph
Shea
Conway
Riveraland
Thane
Maddy
Volsen
Woman's Board of Mission
Mls
Christian Women's Board of Missions
F. J. Longden
Florida
W. T. Moore
North Pole
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St. Clair
Antionette Thurgood
Pennsylvania
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Andrew Groves
Bushnell
Deepeoot
Main Street
Prairie City
Tom Kane
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Tllinois
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Frank Elliott
Jacksonville
Edward Tilden
Gillham
H. N. Higinbothamn
Hamilton
Marine Hospital Service
Wyman
Bureau
Treasury
Mdlter
Priday
Herman Rakenlua
Risa
Carl
Marper
Lizzie Cline
Perry
O. T
C. A. Cline
Prince Michael Hiikoff
Ways and Communication
Russia
Pittsburg
Carnegie
Bancroft
Mediterranean
Smyrna
Merchants’ Bank
Atlanta
Misa Rita
Josie B
Mia
W. EF. D. Stokes
Pacers
Lexington
Chicago Stock Exchange
Archbishop of Canterbury
Canterbury
J. W. Cowley & Co
New Jersey
Union County
Eoort
George M. Grant
Jersey City
New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad
J, Dpd. Walker
Port Royal
8. C
L. L. Dyche
Alaska
Abbey, Schoeffel & Grau
Osborne
New York City
Abbey
Brotherhood of St. Andrew
Samuel Ralston
House of Refuge
Randall's Island
N. Y
Rebecca M White
Edmund K. Kearsley
American Street Railway Association
Mary Gwendolin Caldwell
Divinity School
Catholic University
Washington, D. C
St. Joseph's Church
Paris
Marquis Des Monstriers-Merenville
Spaulding
Peoria
Ills
Dauntless
Cuba
Joseph Vantacage
C. H. Hamilton
Wallace
Union Station
Knights of Labor
Rochester
Wichita
Kan
Ma Sonic
Erd Rereek Jos
L. Bintan
Mr. Jansen
Battin Land
Pat Tebeau
Cleveland Baseball Club
Elmer Pasco
Kennard House
Tebeau
Pasco
McAleer
Tynan
Boulogne-Sur- Mer
France
Columbus
Corning
Tir Anie
Texas
Western Rangers
St. Loris
Tige
Gabige
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DeWitt
de Ray
Wm. Hogan
Hogans
DeWitt's
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Bidlack
Wat. Hogan
de Witt
We. Hogan
Bidlacke
Josh Bidlack
West Virginia
Ont States
T. J, Batko
Lakota
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Greele
Bette
K. Whitney
Paul Minn
Northwest
Falerio Bell
A.M. Powell
Devils Lake
Vlathead Valley
Montana
Bo Coaurad
Kalispell
Wicebanks
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Whitney
St. Paul Minn
U.S
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Steph, St., Freeport
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Sioux City
Seo Sity
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Rock Island
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Savanna
Kirkland
M. M. Olln
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H Buw Dad
Lanark, Ill
Amos Wor
Davin WoLf
Jonny K. Wolf
Kowsash
Amos Wolf
Notary Public
DC. Bose
W. L. Peanon
Cash
First National Bank Capital
Heveman
G. Kinlade
K. Gotaholn
Scott Snively
D.C. Bose
C. W. Middlekauff
Mtrnea Counsi la
Reorner
Exchange Bank
Lanark
Levi T. Bray
Eost of PO
J. T. Jacobs
Justice OF the Peace
Hinds
Petr
DVO
Peter Horner
H. Reid Staley, Lien Tistt
J. R. Snively
Ontario Veterinary College
Lehriner’ Barn
Ay Ivanhoe
M. W. Amm
F. Hall
C. Gaur
V. C. Lampert
Rock Creek
Rhodes
Selstoe
JT Jacons
Lee
Lamrent
K. OF. P. Independence Lodge No. 364
Castle Hal
WM. Strickler
Frank Yeager
K. of Roana
Knights OF the Globe
Oud
Dakotas
Debot
Toney and Homes
I. 1
A. Snow &Co
Washington, D
Ll. L. May & CO
St Paul
Rocky
Burlington
Hants
Milledgeville Station
KM. Pukoes
Chadwick
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Atha
ILM
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