Democratic Platform Pledges People Rule and Reform
Bryan receives formal nomination by the Democratic Party in Lincoln Nebraska. Henry D. Clayton announces the committee, and Bryan pledges to pursue platform reforms including campaign finance transparency, populist taxation, and populist government aimed at reducing corporate influence and ensuring the people control government.
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Lincoln, Neb
William Jennings Bryan
Democratic Party
United States
Henry D. Clayton
Alabama
Brian
Renee Aod
Tomas
Isese
Mberts
Saath
Populkar
Republican Party
Imyself
Amouz
House of Representatives
Pauiiy
Wolves Attack Missouri Boys on Farm in Wolf Encounter
MISSOURI NEWS Columbia Willie Olds aged 20 and Walter Bennett 15 were attacked by seven wolves on the farm of Olds aunt Mrs. Mattie Rice south of here. Olds fired twice, killed one, Bennet tripped as he charged, his gun misfired, wolves fled into timber. A mix of other items follows including aDefiance Starch ad and a humorous anecdote about Tommy and an aunt.
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Columbia
Willie Olds
Walter Bennett
Olds
Mattie Rice
Here
Bennett
Tragic Crossroad Death of Miss Casey at Potosi Track
Miss Catherine Casey of Potosi daughter of Andrew Casey former St. Louis Court of Appeals marshal died minutes after being struck by a traction company work train while crossing to the State Normal School. Witnesses including Normal President W. T. Carrington report she walked with head down, intent on study, as the train severed and rolled her forty five feet.
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Springfield
Catherine Casey
Potosi
Andrew Casey
St. Louis Court of Appeals
Traction Company
State Normal School
W. T. Carrington
Normal
Miss Casey
Kennett man shoots rival in election crowd
Kennett Henry Culp shot and killed Harry Champ at Senath, about ten miles southwest. Culp, whose wife is Champ's sister and recently sued for divorce, fled after the shooting. Two bystanders were wounded as the two men clashed in a large election crowd.
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Kennett
Henry Culp
Harry Champ
Senath
Here
Culp
Champ
It is one thing to see your road noother to cut it
Quote attributed to George Eliot about choosing paths and resisting forced change.
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George Eliot
Proof and politics of poultry and tobacco ads
A compact reading of a 19th century style page features a joke about chickens crossing into a neighbor's garden and not returning. It also advertises Lewis' Single Binder straight 5c cigars and a Charleston Peoria location and a quotation from F. W. Farrar on the will.
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Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria, Gl
Laxative Syrup of Fig and Senna Promoted
The General Demand for a simple pleasant liquid laxative is described, praising the Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna by the California Fig Syrup Co. as a known value remedy. It emphasizes ethical supply, wholesomeness, gentle yet prompt action, and urges buying the genuine product from leading druggists at fifty cents per bottle.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Parker Held Insane After Train Incident Near Danville
George W Parker, who ran amuck on a Wabash passenger train near Danville, NL, was adjudged insane in probate court and ordered committed to the state hospital for the insane for treatment. His son George William Parker was appointed guardian.
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George W. Parker
Farmington
Geo. W. Parker
Danville
State Hospital
George William Parker
Drowned Boy Found Near Intake Pipe in Mine Pool
Edward Smith, the drowned boy, was recovered near the intake pipe of an eight inch centrifugal pump in a water filled, abandoned mine pit. The body lay across the pool indicating he fell in and drifted under the ground.
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Joplin
Edward Smith
Centaur Man Loses 297 Dollars in St Louis Robbery
Centaur firm trader H FE Bates reported to police in St Louis that 297 dollars drawn from a bank disappeared from an inside coat pocket after he reached the corner of Fourteenth street and Franklin avenue. The envelope in which the money was kept vanished, leaving Bates seeking help.
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Centaur
St. Louis
H. FE. Bates
Fourteenth Street
Franklin Avenue
Sedalia man Kaiser dies by own action in family plan
Sedalia resident Oscar Kaiser aged 28, youngest son of hotel proprietor John Kaiser, shot himself after leaving a coroner note. He stated that he and his wife had made a death by own action pact and that he intended to murder Mrs Kaiser before taking his own life.
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Sedalia
Oscar Kaiser
John Kaiser
Snake incident ends with boy’s gunfire rescue
Joplin youths Francis Davis 15 and Herbert Davis 14 witnessed a rattlesnake coil around a boy. Francis shot the snake after the creature surfaced from a lake rock, as Herbert stood about a hundred feet away. The incident followed the boy grabbing the serpent thinking it was a fish.
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Joplin
Francis Davis
Herbert Davis
Davis
Jealous wife attacks show girl in street brawl
Rollen accuses husband of attention to Mrs. L Lehman, a carnival show girl. Mrs. T E Cox, 20, confronts Mrs Lehman on the street and a fist fight and hair-pulling melee follows.
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Rollen
County Seat Removal Petition Presented in Stoddard
A petition signed by more than 160 voters was presented to the Stoddard county court asking for the removal of the county seat from Bloomfield to Dexter. The court deferred action until August 25.
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Dexter
Stoddard County
Bloomfield
Bake Is Scalded to Death in Home Accident
Joplin report states a man returning home found infant Clyde scalded by boiling water in a kettle. The child died and the father threatened suicide with dynamite before police arrived. Neighbors say Yosina is alive.
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Bake
Joplin
Clyde
John Bowla
Yosina
Held for Assaulting Girl in Mexico City case
William Anderson aged 17 is bound over on charge of assaulting Garnet Jeffries, an eight year old girl, following an incident in Mexico. Evidence presented and warrant issued for further proceedings in juvenile court.
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Mexico
William Anderson
Garnet Jeffries
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