Denver welcomes noisy throngs as 1896 allies vie for Bryan
Delegations flood Denver on July 6 with bands and crowds in hotel lobbies and at the Auditorium. Murphy turns to Bryan. Guffey fights back. Burton signals support, while labor leaders Mitchell and Gompers arrive to shape platform.
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Lincoln
Explosion at Portland quarry loosens stone and harms workers
A. & C. stone quarry in Portland experienced a blast that touched off seventeen charges of dynamite. The explosion loosened quarry stone and exposed workers to danger as men worked nearby.
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Portland
Arias Quits the Race in Panama Presidency Race
Panama reports Senor Arias resigns as presidential candidate. The move calms tensions, ends war cloud fears, and signals an orderly national election. Analysts tie resignation to Obaldia supporters' municipal victories, noting the historic defeat of an official candidate backed by a regional government.
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Panama
Senor Arias
Senor Obaldia
Woman Dies After Jumping From Runaway Near University
Mrs Nathaniel B. Treat of Monroe Wisconsin wife of Capt Treat a noted state politician banker and capitalist was riding with her husband on the university grounds Sunday when she jumped from a runaway horse. She sustained injuries and died an hour later at the city hospital.
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Madison
Wis
Nathaniel B. Treat
Monroe
Treat
State University
Evangelist Ely Dies After Streetcar Fall
Rev. Simpson Ely aged 59 dies from injuries after a fall from a street car in Joplin Missouri on Sunday night while en route to deliver a sermon He had conducted services in every state and served as president of Christian University in Kenton Missouri.
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Joplin
Simpson Ely
Christian University
Kenton
Automobile Explodes in Park Crash Injures Five
Five persons were injured and two may die after an automobile exploded when the gas line tank ignited from a flame at Priester's park. The car overturned and caught fire as it ran at high speed Sunday in East St. Louis, Illinois.
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East St. Louis
Priester’s Park
New Yorkers Die From Heat Wave Toll Rises
New York July 6 The heat wave intensified with high temperatures and humidity producing four heat deaths and nine heat prostrations on Sunday. One victim reportedly became insane due to the oppressive conditions.
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New
Barn Fire Destroys Dye Family Barn in Jolietville
A Jolietville barn owned by Charles and David Dye was burned by a skyrocket, four horses perished in the blaze, officials report.
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Charles and
David Dye
Jolietville
Paraguay Rebels Victory Brings New Government
Advices from Asuncion confirm a Paraguayan revolution success with a new cabinet led by Emiliano Gonzales Naveiro. Opposing officials seek refuge in foreign legations as street fighting damages public buildings and fatalities top about 500. Telegraph links to Asuncion expected to resume by Monday night.
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Buenos Ayres
Paraguay
Revolutionary Party
Legation
Emiliano Gonzales Naveiro
Manuel Gondra
Brazil
Busebio Ayala
Alviro Jara
Adolfo Riquime
Manuel Franco
Liberal
Colorado
Manuel Benitz
Cecilio Baez
Gen. Rios
Adolfo Soler
Charles Isasi
Atlantic Fleet sails for Honolulu after overhaul
San Francisco reports the 16 battleships of the Atlantic fleet ready to sail for Honolulu on Tuesday ending a 13 000 mile voyage. Rear Admiral C S Sperry leads the Connecticut and the fleet now fully equipped with a modern fire control system. The Maine and Alabama of the special service squadron arrived in Guam one day ahead of schedule under Capt C B Harber.
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Hampton Roads
Atlantic Fleet
Honolulu
Golden Gate
Flower
Connecticut
C. S. Sperry
Guam
Maine
Alabama
C. B. Harber
Swiss Ban on Absinthe Adopted by Cantons
Swiss cantons except Geneva ratify proposal to prohibit absinthe in Bern with July 6 radio coverage noting nationwide move against the spirit. The accord gathers support across cantons, signaling a uniform ban pending final implementation.
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Berne
Switzerland
Geneva
Princeton Woman Dies of Heart Failure in Street
Mrs. Mary Fanning, an aged woman from Princeton, collapsed and died in the street due to heart failure.
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Mary Fanning
Princeton
Party Chiefs Gathering Near Taft in Hot Springs
Senator Murray Crane and Representative Lawrence arrive at Hot Springs Virginia to join Taft in discussions on selecting a chairman and treasurer for the Republican national committee ahead of the executive committee meeting. Taft says Beveridge McKinley Hemenway and Watson will attend. Crane unlikely for any post.
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Murray Crane
Lawrence
Massachusetts
William H. Taft
Republican National Committee
Taft
Beveridge
McKinley
Illinois
Hemenway
Watson
Indiana
Representative Cooper
Wisconsin
Crane
Representative McKinley
National Committee
Major Fire Devastates Port au Prince Block by Palace
A large Sunday fire in Port au Prince Haiti swept the palace and senate area with high winds. Four hundred buildings burned including the courthouse and prison. Prisoners were moved to safety as the arsenal exploded amid powder stores.
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Port Au Prince
Hayti
Senate
Three Drown in the Mystic River Canoe Accident
In Medford Massachusetts three canoes collided with a hawser across the Mystic River causing sixteenth occupants to capsize. Three people died: Mrs John J Burns age 25, her son John J Jr age 3, and Miss Reta Cooper aged 8, all of Medford.
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Medford
Mass
Mystic River
John J. Burns
John J. Jr
Reta Cooper
Burns
Funeral of Admiral Thomas in Del Monte
Funeral services for Rear Admiral Co M Thomas retired who died Friday night were held Sunday at Del Monte chapel. Many naval and army officers attended and floral tributes arrived from San Francisco and other points.
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Admiral Thomas
del Monte
Cal
Episcopal Church
Co. M. Thomas
San Francisco
Cooks Who Cook Featured in Reporter Local Column
A Reporter local column spotlights cooks who provide home style meals, highlighting their techniques, community role, and signature dishes presented to readers.
Nine Balloons Down in Illinois Pentagon Flight Race
Nine balloons completed a long distance aerial race from Chicago to Canada and Lake Ontario. Fielding-San Antonio claimed a new world long distance flight record with about 895 miles, while Ville de Dieppe and Columbia faced dramatic near misses.
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Fielding-San Antonio
Frederick J. Fielding
San Antonio
Tex
H. E. Honeywell
West Shefford
Que
Ville de Dieppe
Lake Michigan
Illinois
Lake Ontario
Columbia
Canada
Fred T. Bailey
Pommern
United States
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Ont
Bay of Quinte
J. L. Chase
C. H. Perrigo
West Shore
A. E. Mueller
George Schoeneck
Capt
Mueller
Car Hits Carriage Killing Children Near Watts
An electric car on the Pacific Electric Railway Santa Ana line struck a carriage carrying eight children, two men and a woman near Watts, ten miles from Los Angeles. Four children were killed instantly.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Santa Ana
Pacific Electric Railway Company
Watts
Joel Chandler Harris Buried in Atlanta
During a heavy thunder storm the body of Joel Chandler Harris author and journalist known as Uncle Remus was laid to rest in West View cemetery on the outskirts of Atlanta Sunday night fading into a drenching storm.
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Joel Chandler Harris
Atlanta
Remus
West View
Five Hundred See a Murder at Maiden Theater
At an open air theater in Maiden Missouri on July 6 a performance drew 500 spectators. Joe Scales was shot dead and G L Cox was arrested. A coroner's inquest returned a verdict that Cox shot Scales.
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Maiden
Joe Scales
G. L. Cox
Scales
Cox
Husband and wife found dead in orchard near Reynoldsville
In Reynoldsville Pennsylvania on Sunday the bodies of Reed W Brocius and his wife were found in an orchard. authorities say Brocius shot his wife then killed himself in a double tragedy.
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Reynoldsville
Reed W. Brocius
Brocius
Shelbyville man jailed for pocket book theft case
James Lockridge of Shelbyville was sentenced to the reformatory after finding a pocket book containing 26 dollars and failing to return it.
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Shelbyville
Reformatory
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