Democrats Open Convention With Bryan Backing Grows
Denver July 7 The Democratic national convention opened as Thomas Taggart declared the gathering in order Theodore A Beall of California delivered the keynote to enthusiastic crowds His speech boosted Bryan as the likely nominee while Pennsylvania New York and other delegates firmed up in support or opposition New York silent Murphy leadfends the allied opposition for now and an unresolved vice presidential race looms.
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Thomas Taggart
National Committee
Taggart
Theodore A. Beall
California
Mr. Bell
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Pennsylvania
James M
New York
Democratic National Committee
McCarren
Roger Sullivan
Illinois
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Delaware
Georgia
Maine
Mr. Bryan
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Ohio
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Alaska
Porto Rico
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William A. Kinney
Honolulu
Mr. Kinney
Hawaiian
Tornado Hits Western Allen County Causing Major Damage
A tornado swept across the western part of Allen County yesterday causing thousands of dollars in damage. Local officials reported property destruction but no immediate reports of serious injuries. Emergency crews surveyed affected areas and advised residents to avoid the affected zone.
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Allen County
Attempt to Burn Cardinal Village in Ontario Fire
Incendiaries set fires at Cardinal Ontario causing widespread destruction. Butcher B McKnight faced loss as his slaughter house cattle were killed and his market, three stores, the Dillon hotel and several barns were burned. Alarm box was found broken as locals reacted to the blaze.
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Cardinal
Ont
B. McKnight
Dillon
McKnight
St Paul Balloon Race Entries Announced
L N Scott announced five balloons entered for the July 18 race from St Paul at Lexington ballpark. Entries include America for St Paul United States for Minneapolis San Antonio winner from last Saturday for San Antonio and Chicago and Illinois from Chicago. Leo Stevens of New York will supervise the event.
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Minn
L. N. Scott
America
United States
Minneapolis
San Antonio
Chicago
Illinois
Lexington
Leo Stevens
New York
Socialist Nominee Preston Ratified Amid Goldfield Shooting
The Socialist Labor party presidential candidate Martin B. Preston had his nomination ratified at Cooper Union on Monday night. Preston is imprisoned for shooting his employer in Goldfield New Mexico and speakers praised his courage in the act.
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Martin B. Preston
Socialist Labor Party
Cooper Union
Preston
Goldfield
New
Ruef Bailed for Record Sum in California
Abraham Ruef was released from county jail on bonds totaling 1 560 000 dollars the largest in state criminal history. Twenty sureties including Ruef his father and sister signed the bonds in San Francisco on Monday night July 7.
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San Francisco
Abraham Ruef
Evansville men arrested for saloon robbery
Robert and Charles Cartright of Evansville were arrested on the charge of robbing Jesse Mussen of $1500 in a saloon.
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Charles Cartright
Evansville
Jesse Mussen
Peary Arctic Quest Begins Aboard Roosevelt At New York
Commander Robert E Peary sails from East Twenty fourth Street aboard the Roosevelt with a government tug, heading to Oyster Bay for the president to bid farewell before proceeding to Sydney Cape Breton to coal and launch a new bid for the North Pole. Assistants Donald McMillan George Borup J W Kensall and Ross Marvin join the expedition while 21 Bibles are added to the ship's stores. The captain anticipates reaching 90 degrees north in August with sledges carrying Peary toward the pole.
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Maine
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Yale University
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New Kensington
Ross G. Marvin
Cornell University
Marvin
New York Bible Society
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Slays Divorced Husband in Tola Restaurant
Mrs Artie M Heaton shot and killed her divorced husband Clint M Heaton in his Tola Kansas restaurant, then tried to shoot Mrs Ella Gill who Heaton was said to be engaged to. She threw the revolver at Gill after two misfires. Gill fired twice ineffectively. Heaton relatives live in Indiana and have been telegraphed.
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Artie M. Heaton
Clint M. Heaton
Ella Gill
Heaton
Allridge Arrested for Embezzlement in Alabama
Charles Allridge also known as E C Williams, once city recorder of Jackson Michigan, held in Mobile Alabama on embezzlement charges. He plans to return to Jackson without requisition papers to stand trial over an alleged $14 000 theft.
Fatal shooting at Evansville camp meeting
In a quarrel over a woman at a camp meeting near Evansville, William Osbey was shot and killed by Matthew Tolliver.
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William Osbey
Matthew Tolliver
Statesmen Defeat Correspondents In Hot Springs Ball Game
Hot Springs Virginia July 7 Senator Beveridge of Indiana Representative McKinley of Illinois and Representative Burke of Pennsylvania arrived here Monday. Taft played for the statesmen in a charity game against reporters, with Crane Burke Eversman Burton Lawrence McKinley Beveridge and Taft forming the lineup. The statesmen won 14 to 11 after eight innings, ending the conferences for the day.
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McKinley
Illinois
Burke
Pennsylvania
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Frank B. Kellogg
Taft
Murray Crane
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Representative Burke
John Co. Eversman
Burton
Ohio
Lawrence
Massachusetts
William H. Taft
Lincoln Flood Strikes City with Loss of Five Lives
Lincoln Nebraska faced what may be its worst flood on record with five confirmed deaths and possibly two others. Rail traffic halted and hundreds rendered homeless, sheltered in public buildings and private homes. The known dead include John Nelson and three children of Henry Amed and Mrs Schuester.
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Lincoln
John Nelson
Henry Amed
Schuester
Purdy Succeeds Lochren as Minnesota Judge
The president accepted Judge William Lochren's resignation from the U S district court for Minnesota and named M D Purdy to fill the vacancy. Purdy, an assistant to the attorney general, will likely begin duties next Monday and previously served as Minnesota district attorney with exclusive prosecutions under Sherman antitrust and interstate commerce laws.
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Washington
William Lochren
United States District Court For
District of Minnesota
St. Paul
M. D. Purdy
Purdy
Minnesota
Fire Claims couple in Cleveland home blaze
In Cleveland on July 7 Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kay were fatally injured in a Monday fire. Mrs. Kay escaped through a blazing hallway but was burned, while her husband suffered a fractured skull from leaping from a second story window.
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Albert Kay
Revolution begins in Honduras amid Bonilla faction
Reports from Managua on July 7 claim a revolution has started in Honduras led by supporters of ex-President Bonilla. The movement is said to have backing from Guatemalan and Salvadoran groups.
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Nicaragua
Honduras
Bonilla
Wealthy lumberman Henry Maley dies in Edinburg
Henry Maley a millionaire lumberman died at his Edinburg home after a brief kidney illness. He was 67. The death occurred Monday night and he was well known in regional business circles.
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Edinburg
Ind
Henry Maley
Cooks Who Cook Feature Bets on Local Talent
A Reporter local column spotlights cooks who train, compete, and showcase dishes in community gatherings. The piece highlights neighborhood eateries, amateur chefs, and the growing interest in home cuisine as a cultural bridge.
Bel lo Wall 10 BRYAN A COMEDY Bellos Rescue and Denver
The arrival of Theodore A. Bell as temporary chairman of the Democratic national convention becomes a comic farce as floods hamper trains and a Melcher aided special train arrives. Bell trudges through water to Lincoln then reaches Fairview in time for Bryan to prepare for the Denver convention.
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Theodore A. Bell
W. J. Bryan
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Tran. Mercher
Melcher
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Denver
California
Bryan
Nathan Cole
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Rock Island Railroad
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Mr. Bryan
Wilson embezzler jailed for 2.5 to 5 years in Michigan reform school
Port Huron, July 7. William L. Wilson embezzled more than 75000 from the United Home Protectors' Fraternity based in Port Huron. He was sentenced Monday to between two and a half and five years in the Ionia State Reformatory, with a recommendation for the longer term. The shortage was revealed March 19 and ruined the fraternity.
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Port Huron
Mich
William L. Wilson
United Home Protectors’ Fraternity
Ionia
Wilson
Prayer-Borne Fire Destroys Excelsior Park in Chicago
A public prayer by Rev. George Edward Lewis asking to burn Irving Park amuse ment resorts that serve liquor coincides with a fire that destroyed Excelsior Park. The blaze raged for hours, leaving substantial damage and questions about the causes.
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Chicago
George Edward Lewis
Irving Park
Excelsior Park
Millikan Stabbed Paddy Ryan Over Gas in Gary Restaurant
George Millikan of Gary fatally stabbed Paddy Ryan after Ryan refused to turn on the gas in a local Gary restaurant. Police reported the deadly incident occurred during a dispute over the establishment’s gas operation with witnesses to the confrontation.
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George Millikan
Gary
Paddy Ryan
Property Transfers Around Lincoln City In May
James Bell and others transfer lot 66 on Lincoln Parkway to Mahlon Bell for $11. May Lux and spouse sell to Jennie Hammond the 1-2 of lot 25 in W. H. Stanley's odd city on the west side of Washington Street south of Lincoln City for $125. Christine Jensen conveys lot 18 in John B. Schultz's 3d addition on Bartlett Street between Stanley and Kloenne streets to Oscar M. Seybold.
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May Lux
Jennie Hammond
W. H. Stanley
Washington Street
Lincoln City
Christine Jensen
Oscar M. Seybold
John B. Shultz
Bartlett Street
Stanley
Kloenne
Real estate and chattel mortgage filings reported
Mortgage activity totals show $525 in real estate filings and $4,094.59 in chattel filings, plus $995 in releases and $1,175 in releases of mortgage. The notices enumerate secured obligations and releases impacting lenders and borrowers.
Future archivists Avoid Reprinting English Joke Series
A century hence researchers will not clip the Merry Widow jokes from the humor archive of English weeklies, reflecting changing tastes and the long memory of past entertainment.
Indianapolis man kills wife then takes own life
C. H. Barber of Indianapolis shot and killed his wife and then fatally shot himself, ending the violent incident.
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C. H. Barber
Indianapolis
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