Republican Silver Party Opens National Convention in Kansas City
The national silver Republican convention opened in Kansas City with 24 states represented. Delegates criticized the current Republican leadership, decryting the gold standard and denouncing the Philadelphia platform. Chairman Henry M. Teller of Colorado and temporary chairman Towne spoke, praising Lincoln’s era and urging defense of bimetallism, with Bryan and Towne celebrated by delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
National
Silver Republican Party
National Committee
Stanley E. Parkhart
Minnesota
America
Towne
Howard S. Taylor
Chicago
Charles A. Towne
The
Republic
Republican Party
Philadelphia
Washington
Jefferson
Henry
Otis
Rutledge
Adams
Marcus A. Hanna
Abraham Lincoln
St. Louis
Congress
Pettifon
Henry M. Teller
Colorado
Lincoln
Springfield
Ills
Teller
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Tacoma trolley wreck kills twenty five during civic parade
A Tacoma excursion trolley plunges 120 feet into a gulch near Edison while en route to a civic parade, killing 25 and injuring 18. Victims include several children. emergency crews rush to scene, bodies are laid on a bluff, and investigators note possible arrests in connection with the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
Edison
Delia
Lyman Lee
Medford
Carl Mosser
Herman Mosser
South Tacoma
Wm. Nesisen
Spanaway Lake
Emma Fleming
Geo. Fleming
Robert Steele
John Nelson
McMullan
Kellogg
Geo. Benson
Louis Dinger
Fred Sundir
Oil Tank Explodes Blowing Six Men to Atoms in Parkersburg
A catastrophic oil tank car explosion in Parkersburg West Virginia leveled a yard near the Ohio River. Six men were killed instantly and another died later with many injured. The blast followed a collision between train No 35 and a tank car containing six thousand gallons of oil. Dozens injured, some critically, and observers described body parts and debris scattered across the yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
W. Va
Ohio River Railroad
H. H. Hamilton
E. L. Lalime
Charles Mohler
G. O. Shannon
Bradley Reeves
Geo. Chalk
St. Luke's Hospital
Will
J. Ruth
Will Carr, Jr
P. B. Dickson
John Ruth
Charles Smith
J. ©. Chauvront
T. J. Stafford
Jim Bayland
Ed. Kelley
Geo. Huff
Geo. Coleman
BE. T. Hall
George Bradford
Will Carr
George Hupp
Carr
Frank Shaw on Trial in Vermont Murder Case
The trial of Frank Shaw for Deputy Sheriff George W. Hoffman’s killing resumed in Windsor county Vermont with a 60 person jury panel. Prosecutors allege Shaw and his family knew officers and Shaw seized a gun to shoot to kill if needed. testimony covered camp surprise, jail escape, and weapon details as proceedings adjourned to 9:30 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodstock
Frank Shaw
George W. Hoffman
Loveland Munson
Windsor County Court
John Magely
Flanders
Shaws
Daley
Sandy
Hoffman
Eugene A. Thomas
Windsor County
Mr. Thomas
Stafford
James Hatch
Barnard
Frank Shaw O
Silas Capron
Woodbridge
BE. J. Fish
South Royalston
Astor Announces Uninvited Guest Hitting London Talk
London July 3 William Waldorf Astor publishes in the Pall Mall Gazette that Captain Sir Berkeley Milne was uninvited to his concert. Milne, famed naval officer and Royal Yacht Osbourne ex-commander, prompted speculation and mixed public reaction. The event drew a large crowd and no disruption occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
William Waldorf Astor
Pall Mall Gazette
Berkeley Milne
Naval and Military Club
Piccadilly
Astor
Milne
Osborne
Associated Press
Mr. Astor
Mr. Milne
Captain Milne
Fatal trolley crash in Webster injures dozens
At about 8 am on the Worcester & Webster line two streetcars collided near Hast Webster. Two men were killed William Joint of New Boston Connecticut and Hartwell Robbins of North Grosvenor Dale Connecticut. About 40 injured, some badly. Conductor William R Olney of Oxford arrested for manslaughter as investigation unfolds.
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William R. Olney
Oxford
William Joint
New Boston
Conn
Hartwell Robbins
North Grosvenor Dale
Lem Offit
Augustine Rabideux
Southbridge
Flora Serron
Jeremiah Wilcox
Lowell
W. 8. Slater
Hast Webster
Worcester & Webster
American Optical Company
Worcester
Webster & Dudley
Daniel J. Brown
Brockton
Webster
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Norwich and Worcester
Worcester Hospital
Worcester and Webster
East Webster
Webster and Dudley
Maurice T. Clare
Olney
Business Boom in New Hampshire Manufactories
Concord New Hampshire July 3 One hundred sixty eight manufactories in Merrimack county report to the bureau of labor with capital invested 11576872 value of production 8526807 cost of material 4464355 males employed 4791 females 1844 wages paid males 2048263 females 489292 clerks and officials 209 with salaries 178152 taxes 50449 16 insurance 28154 93 invested in permanent repairs 178174 Fifty three manufactories report an increase of production over the preceding year from 2 to 50 percent and six report a decrease Commissioner Carroll notes gains in Concord and Franklin for 1900 expect substantial increases in production.
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Concord
N. H
Merrimac County
Bureau of Labor
Carroll
Franklin
Australian common wealth bill passed by Lords
London reports the House of Lords today passed the Australian common wealth bill. The action marks a significant step in Australia’s constitutional development as the bill gains royal assent and proceeds to the next phase of implementation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Lords
Canadian minister of justice Dickey dies in Amherst drowning
Halifax July 3 reports Hon A. R. Dickey former minister of justice in the last Conservative government of Canada was drowned this afternoon at Amherst Nova Scotia. The incident occurred without warning near the harbor area, leaving colleagues and officials shocked by the sudden loss. Dickey, a prominent legal figure, had returned from Ottawa for a routine visit when the tragedy occurred. Local authorities launched a brief search but recovered no sign of the body as dusk approached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
A. PR. Dickey
Dominion of Canada
Amherst
Real Estate For Sale by Shepard and Fuller Must Be Sold
Real estate ads describe multiple properties for sale in Centralville and Highlands. Listings include two story houses with 9 to 10 rooms, baths, steam heat, gas water sewerage, land from about 5000 to 8000 feet, barns, and fruit trees. Prices range from 1700 to 7000 with easy terms. several estates and farms offered, some with mortgage foreclosures and urgent sale notices.
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Old Ward Five
Highlands
Pawtucketville
Moody Street Bridge
Centralville
L.A
Claire Street
Lowell
L.B L
B. A.S
B. A. K. Centralville
B.L. Centralville
Heights
C. B. Pawtucketville
Lowell Line
W. E. Dodge
Oook
Fish & Plummer
Central Street
Highland Club
Thee City
Central St
Belvidere
High Street
Fish & Summer
Boston and Maine R R timetable June 25 1900
Train schedule for Boston and Maine lines from Lowell and Middlesex Street stations listing numerous daily departures for Boston routes to multiple destinations including Exeter Dover Newburyport Salem and Montreal. Distinct times shown for weekdays and Sundays with special notes for Western Division and peak season operations. D. J. Flanders and H. C. Tapt are listed as agents.
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Lowell
Middlesex Street
Taunton
New Bedford
Newport
Providence
Pawtucket
Marlboro
South Framingham
Way
Boston
Albany R. R
Worcester
Springfield
Albany
Concord Junction
Fitchburg R. R
Stonington
New York City
Mansfield
Peter Clark
A. OC. Kendall
Pass
Merrimack Street Depot
Middlesex Street Station
Lawrence and Haverhill
Reading
Western Division
Salem
Mass
Newburyport
Amesbury
Portsmouth
Haverhill
Hampton
North Hampton
York Beach R. R
Exeter
Dover
Rochester
Alton Bay
Somersworth
N. H
Saco
Old Orchard
Portland
Lewiston
Augusta
Bath
Waterville
Bangor
Belfast
Skowhegan
Rockland
St. John
N. B
Halifax
Montreal
Quebec
Eastport and
Castine
Deer Isle
Sedgewick
Bar Harbor
Jonesport
Machiasport
Frank Jones
Woburn
Winchester
Southern Division
Ayer Junction
Amherst
Milford
Wilton
Greenfield
Peterboro
Bennington
Hillsboro
Keene
Nashua
Manchester
Concord
Franklin
Lebanon
White River Junction
Warner
Bradford
Sunapee
Claremont
Claremont Junction
St. Johnsbury
Lyndonville
Wells River
Montpelier
Essex Junction
Burlington
St. Albans
St. Johns
Central Vermont Line
Boston Air Line
Quebec Express
Plymouth
Sherbrooke
wVila Western Division
Bedford
Willington
D. J. Flanders
H.C. Tapt
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McKinley
Dwinell- Wright CO
ITCO
Corree
Justice Kellogg
N. Y
Davies
Third Appellate Division
Plattsburgh
American Ice Company
Alden Chester
Nussbaum
Ice Trust
Chester
Ice Company
Supreme Court
Hood
West Virginia
New Hampshire
Harvard
Harvard Brew
Lowell, Mass
Shepard & Fuller
Westford Street
North Common
A. J
Wow. J. Howe
Siisen Bldg
Garhan Street
Joel Knap
Upton & Gilman
Aiken Street Bridge
Geo. B. Coburn
Merrimack St
Emery Land
Moody Street
A. J. Ryan
Hildreth H Building
T. HH. Elliott
H. A. King
Billerica
Wigginville
W. H. Wiggin & CO
Market ST
Trinidad Pitch
C. F. Coburn
Agt
City Hall
T. H. Elliott
Mors
Amall
Methuen Street
Philadelphia Co-operative Advertising Space
Witherspoon Building
Mie
Ocean Park
Cook
Central St.om Ju
Shattuck & Son
Mr. Waterman
Courier of
Ice
Jo At
Railroads
Fitchburg Railroad
Hoosac Tunnel
Bostomant
Niagara Falls
Cincinnati
Lake Champlain
Ottawa
A. S. Craine
Mgr
C. M. Burt
Boston & Maine
R. R
ST. Paul
Minneapolis
Pacific Coast
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Tae
Sakae
History of
Morocco
Gourier
Ak Veyed
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