Smith to Campaign for Bryan Sewall in Georgia Visit
Washington reports Secretary Hoke Smith surprised Democratic managers by announcing plans to speak for the Bryan Sewall ticket in Georgia. The Georgia canvass will include his modest public aid as he meets with Senator Faulkner and other leaders amid cordial exchanges. Subsequent listings note upcoming campaign speakers Sereno W Payne, John M Thurston, Curtis Guild Jr, E H Grovenor, John S Wise, and George Edmund Foss with scheduled dates.
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Washington
Hoke Smith
Congress Committee
Faulkner
Bryan-Sewall
Georgia
Hoke
Little Pine
Smith
Fifteenth Street
Carlisle
Morton
Wilson
West Virginia
Chicago
Sereno W. Payne
Auburn
N. Y
John M. Thurston
Nebraska
Curtis Guild, Jr
Boston
E. H. Grovenor
Ohio
John ‘S$, Wise
New York
George Edmund Foss
Illinois
Tammanys Plot Over Bryan Endorsement Mocked in New York
Local pols in New York comment on a Journal article purporting a Croker letter backing Bryan. They see a bid to quell a potential Tammany revolt as Sheehan tightens control to back the Bryan ticket. Rumors say the real boss is silent amid the controversy.
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New York
Journal (Silver
Richard Croker
John C. Sheehan
Bryan
Tammany Hall
Croker
Tammany
Sheehan
Republican County
Elliott F. Danforth
Senator Hill
Hill
Sewall
Danforth
Buffalo
President Finds Free Silver Advocates in East
Bozeman Mont Aug 21 President James Reid of the Montana college of Agriculture and Mechanics says he found sentiment favorable to silver in eastern states after an extended trip. He cites a harsh letter to Rev Dr MacArthur criticizing his recent sermon on the money question and lamenting pulpit politics.
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Bozeman
Mont
James Reid
Montana College of Agriculture and Mechanics
Reid
Dr. MacArthur
New York
On the Qui Vive Air of Activity at Republican Quarters
In New York on August twenty first a flurry around the Republican national headquarters gathered a crowd awaiting Chairman Mark A. Hanna. He arrived from Waldorf at 10:30 am to find a large mail pile as John E. Milholland and Frederick Gibbs met him. General Osborne, secretary of the executive committee, reported a telegram from Senator Quay indicating an northern start within days, likely arriving in the city before September 1. The speakers bureau named Hon. Emory Smith for the Maine omen, scheduling August 26 to September.
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New York
Republican National
Mark A. Hanna
Hanna
the Waldorf
Mr. Hanna
John E. Milholland
Frederick Gibbs
General Osborne
Executive Committee
Senator Quay
Maine
Emory Smith
Nonpartisan dry goods club forms in New York
In New York the dry goods community shifts from party rivalry to a single non-partisan club for the upcoming presidential campaign. Mayor Strong and Walter Stanton, former Republican and Democrat organizers, join forces under a banner still to be named. Strong says non-partisanship has new meaning for him.
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New York
Mayor Strong
Walter Stanton
Sound Money Dry Goods Merchants’ Campaign Club
Dry Goods Men’s Campaign Club
Strong
Swede brewer swindles Swedes in three cities
John Malm, a Swedish immigrant, opened Swedish beer plants in New York Hartford and Boston, selling each for sums up to 1100 before revenue agents shut them down. Oscar Johnson and others profited briefly. Malm fled, was released, then faced retirement from business as tax agents pursue him. Swedes organize to retaliate while internal revenue officers hunt him.
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Bridgeport
John Malm
New York
State Street
Malm
Oscar Johnson
Hartford
Boston
Internal Revenue Officers
Toomey
Johnson
Man Died From Rough Handling On Steamer Gov. Andrew
Boston August 21 A Boston man sues Nantasket Beach Steamboat Co. for 10000 over the death of his brother James F Holland on July 2 aboard the Gov. Andrew. Holland alleges forcible removal by deck hands caused an apoplectic collapse. Medical examiner saw the body at noon. The writ is returnable the first Monday in October.
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Boston
Nantasket Beach
Edward J. Holland
Holland
James F. Holland
Nantasket
Gov. Andrew
Gaston
Spooner
Noom
Pavilion Destroyed Near Haverhill by Fire
At about 11 o'clock last night the Pavilion owned by Charles I. Bickum at Stiles grove Johnson's pond was totally destroyed by fire. Loss including contents $400 with $150 insurance. The pavilion drew city parties and this season had been successful. Bickum laments the depredations at the pond over the past two years and this season. The matter is with State Officer Hammond and Fire Marshal Whitcomb.
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Haverhill
Charles I. Bickum
Stiles’ Grove
Johnson's Pond
Bickum
Hammond
Whitcomb
Americans Arrested for Smuggling in Guatemala
Two American men, R. E. Caldwell and a partner, were arrested at Ponte Barrios Guatemala on smuggling war munitions. The contraband, shipped from Cincinnati via Louisville and Nashville Railway to Ponte Barrios aboard Macheca line steamers, was hidden in hay bales. One shipment of 12 hay bales contained 82,000 rounds of ammunition. Caldwell claims ignorance. Sylvanus Miller and Macheca line managers seek the true shippers amid ongoing hay-transport seizures.
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New Orleans
Ponte Barrios
Guatemala
R. E. Caldwell
Caldwell
Sylvanus Miller
Cincinnati
Louisville & Nashville
Macheca
Miller
Macheca Line
Desperate NY criminal captured in Nashua case
Louis Purquer, a notorious thief and arsonist with a long crime record, was arrested in Nashua by Deputy Marshal Wheeler and Inspector Flood after a months long pursuit. He had hidden among residents, resembled a famed outlaw, and planned to be taken to Chateaugay NY to face charges including horse stealing and burglary.
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Nashua
N. H
New York State
Louis Purquer
Warren Street
Fred Watson
Gregg & Sons
Purquer
Clinton
N. Y
New Hampshire
Frank Co. Almy
Christie Warden
Dubray
Clinton Prison
Purvuer
Chateaugay
John Chapelle
Puryuer
Allensburg
Chapelle
Troy
Franklin
Canadian
Queen’s Dominions
Pratt Hill
Canada
Ontario
Chapelle Wa
Marshal Wheeler
Flood
Sawyer
Hill
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Health Benefits
An advertisement urges readers to take Hood's Sarsaparilla to purify the blood improve digestion and build up health during summer heat. It emphasizes choosing only Hood's Sarsaparilla for best results.
Lynn Court Hears Assault Case At Factory Row
In Lynn, the police court held George Pearson and Charles Barlow on $500 bail each for assault on W J Whitton, who shot Barlow in the leg during a dispute near the Plant factory. Whitton was arrested on a bench warrant for assault with a dangerous weapon. Brenton Hines was fined $20 for disturbing conduct as pickets mobilize.
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Lynn
George Pearson
Charles Barlow
W. J. Whitton
Berry
Whitton
Barlow
W.H. Niles
Plant
Brenton J. Hines
Milton Mansfield
William H. Niles
Committee On Police
Marshal Wells
Bessom
Weiss
Consternation in Waltham as factories shut down
Waltham August day reports mass layoff actions at major plants. American Watch Factory closed Thursday with pay to be distributed next Thursday at 1 pm, though fears of wholesale discharges rise. Workers including long serving women seek work elsewhere as O'Hara Dial Factory also announces indefinite shutdown from September 1. About 3000 are unemployed.
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Waltham
American Watch Factory
Tme
Fitch
Watch Factory
O’hara
Collision in Fog Aboard Flyer and Utopia Near Tacoma
In dense fog off Brown's Point near Tacoma, the swift Flyer and the steamer Utopia collided. About 50 aboard the Flyer were transferred to the Utopia as the Flyer took on water but no one was killed or seriously injured. Both vessels remained afloat despite the damage.
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Seattle
Wash
Brown's Point
Tacoma
Flyer
Utopia
Maine News Highlights From Portland to Ellsworth
Maine items note freight car schemes near Portland, salmon fishing limits in Calais, and a busy dairy week with Judkins in Dexter supplying eggs butter and cream. Reports cover a German blackberry bush in Stillwater, a leaky yacht near Old Orchard, Sled factory orders in South Paris, and dam work for a new Ashland saw mill.
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Cape Elizabeth Road
Portland
Calais
H. G. Judkins
Dexter
Old Orchard
A. Rigby
Stillwater
Vixen
J. C. Richardson
St. Louis
South Paris
Ashland
Presque Isle
Bangor & Aroostook
I. C. Libby
Burnham
Montana
Faulkner Woolen Mills
Turner
Gardiner
Linn Woolen Company
Hartland
Buenos A
Eugene Hale
The
Pines
Ellsworth
Fr. H. Stratton
Elsworth
New England
Bath House
Norway
Lewiston
Mechanic Falls
Karl Kaliss
William Wall
West Paris
Maine
Leroy Packard
Mexico
New England News Briefs One Week Summary
A Worcester teacher Frances Durrah killed by a runaway horse. Amesbury’s Jane Follansbee, oldest Pythian sister, observed 82nd birthday with gifts including a clock. Boston tax rate rises to 12.90 per thousand for higher state and city appropriations. Decker Worcester factory burned, $25,000 loss, sale pending. Cambridge dealer Robt Fawcett loses cash and checks. bag recovered by a bicyclist near the Cambridge line. Lasell Seminary Auburndale receives World's Columbian Exposition medal and certificate of award for equipment and work. New truss bridge planned over Bellamy river at Madbury, N H. Rye resident Horace L. Trefethen dies after a fall. Burglars strike D C Wirrs and G A Speed stores at Newfields. Six year old Martin Cronin of South Poultney dies from lantern fire accident.
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Frances Durrah
Worcester
Jane A. Follansbee
Amesbury
United States
Boston
Decker Bicycle Manufacturing Company
Robt. Fawcett
Cambridge
Lasell Seminary
Auburndale
Columbus
Lagell Seminary
Columbus Landing
Bellamy River
Madbury
Horace L. Trefethen
Rye
N. H
D. C.wirr's
G. A. Speed
Newfields
I. N
Martin Cronin
South Poultney
Dr Ile in Luck At Dartmouth College Lectures
Suncook New Hampshire August 21 Dr John M Ile of the state almshouse at Tewksbury Massachusetts has been appointed lecturer on the Science and Practice of Medicine in the medical department of Dartmouth College He is a 1887 graduate Pure blood and good digestion protect against disease Burdock Blood Bitters promotes blood purity and digestion
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Suncook
N. H
John M. Ile
Tewksbury
Mass
Dartmouth College
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