Convention Called New Platform and a Ticket
The provisional committee quickly organized a new platform and ticket for the sound money Democrats. Delegates from 33 states attended the Indianapolis meeting with about 260 Democrats. A national convention is set for September 2 in Indianapolis to announce the platform and nominate candidates for president and vice president.
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sound money democrats
democratic party
Cleveland
United states
national democratic party of
noud
Chicago
Jersey City
New Jersey
Taxgiers hotel
John Horne
Wiliam J. Curtis
Jer
national committee
Political notes and campaign denials from press dispatches
A Buzzards Day telegraph quotes a president denying advice on the Indianapolis conference. Philadelphia papers report Marcus A. Kanna’s conference prompting the Bickinley Hobart business men groups to form a national business men organization. H Clay Bryan declined and Sil Clay Evans refuses a Republican governor bid in Nashville on August 12.
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Buzzards Day
Indianapolis
GROVER CLEVELAND
Philadelphia
Marcus A. Kanna
Bickinley and Hobart business men’s national campaign committee
H. Clay Bryana
Chattanooga
Tenn
SiL Clay Evans
Cleveland Strike Trouble
Hearing opened in injunction case by William Stanley, a locked out Frown Hoisting employee, challenging Mayor McKisson to stop arming nonunion workers and to enforce July 27 agreement with Brown company. Union attorney criticizes prolonged military presence as unnecessary and political.
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Wm. Stanley
Frown Hoisting company
McKisson
Brown company
Nobie
Wing
Alexander Brown
Hrown company
scyas
L. A. Russell
Chicago
Chancellor Hohenlohe Resigns and Leaves Berlin
Berlin reports Prince Hohenlohe the imperial chancellor has resigned and left Berlin for Kassel. Further changes are expected in the finance ministry as the government reorganizes.
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Prince von Hohenlohe
Berlin
Nenesten Nachrighten
Prince Hohenlohe
Kessel
Mills In Lipwellyn Trust Handed To Receivers
Receivers take control of the extensive Lipwellyn and West branch mills after a receivership filing led by Howard Iros. Creditors including Chester grocers claim over 10,000 in debts from grocery supply to the struck mills. Mrs Anne Rhodes, wife of Isabm A Rhodes, heads the company with 260,000 worth of stock on hand and assets likely to cover all claims.
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Lipwellyn
West branch
reveivers
Howard lros
grocers
Chester
Llewellyn
Anne Rhodes
Isabm A. Rhodes
Sim
Augustinian Provincial Driscoll Sails for Rome
Rev. Charles M. Driscoll O S A provincial of the Augustinian order in America has been summoned to Rome and sails from New York. The move follows reports that Father Sarelli has been recalled and Mgr Sebastian Martinelli has been named papal delegate to America to assist in electing a new prior general of the order.
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Philadelphia
Charles M. Driscoll
America
Rome
New York
Father Driscoll
Mer. Sarelli
Mgr
Sebastian Martinelli
Martinelli
California Fruit Disaster Hits London Market
Report from London dated Aug 8 notes California fruit sold yesterday at poor quality levels. Bartlett pears valued at 9d to 4d, other pear cases up to 63.54. Peaches and plums fetched low prices from js. L to 1s. Gd. Varying blame falls on packing boxes for restricting ventilation, tainting overall sale.
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Londin
California
Two Chicago Robbers Released Without Evidence Found
Sherk Saapavets Relessed and Paul Seibert also called Chicago Taul along with est Bish were arrested among spectators but released as no evidence emerged. They were linked to recent robberies of Chicago carekeepers with compensation and jewelry returned to victims.
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New York
Suj
Paul Seibert
wtter
Chicago
Taul
Bish
Heat and deaths recorded in Philadelphia incident
Police reported three prostration cases and three deaths linked to an egg yesterday. The city thermometer showed extremely high temperatures, indicating a heat-related emergency in Viniladelphia.
Proposed Grand Naval Display for Li Hung Chang Visit
Washington August 3 President Cleveland and Secretary Olney consider a welcome plan for Li Hung Chang arrival next month with a North Atlantic squadron rendezvous in New York and Army participation. Ex secretary Foster will host and officials may attend. Li Hung Chang sails from Tendon August 22 aboard the St Teguis.
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Washington
state department
Li Hung Chang
Cleveland
Olney
New York
John W. Foster
America
Davis
Infanta Eulalia
Ei Mang
Tendon
England
St. Teguis
Lamont commends Batchelder as he retires from service
Secretary Lamont writes to General Batchelder praising his economy and leadership of the quartermasters department as he retires on July 27. Lamont extends best wishes for health and happiness in a formal War Department note from Washington dated August 8.
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Washington
Lamont
Batchelder
army
quartermusters
venir corps
DANIEL $, LAMONT
Catholic Plattsburgh lecture on Macauley and Lamb
Tr Johnston closed his course with a large audience at the Catholic Schooner School of America in Plattsburgh New York last evening. He spoke on Thomas Hahington Macauley and Charles Lamb and their influence in literature.
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Plattsburgh
N. Y
Johnston
Catholic schoner School of America
Thomas Hahington Macauley
Charles Lamb
Swedish oarsmen arrive after voyage to Havre
The rowboat Fox from New York arrived in Havre after being sighted off the Seilly Islands on August 1. On board were two sailors, Frank Samuelson and Ceo Yarbo, who had departed June 6.
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Havre
Fox
New York
Frank Samuelson
Yarbo
Seilly islands
Reed Sponsors Cadet Appointment From Ex Speaker
Washington Aug Harold J Ramery of Portland Maine has been appointed a cadet in the United States naval academy at the instance of ex speaker Reed.
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Washington
Aug
Harold J. Ramery
Portland
United States suval academy
Reed
Guilty verdicts in Meadow Tower railroad disaster case
A coroner case jury at Atlantic City returns three verdicts over the Meadow Tower collision of July 20, 1896. They fault Engineer Edward Farr for not controlling his express train No 23, censure tower-man George Hauser for not yielding right of way, and fault Engineer John Greiner for not taking greater care. The third verdict blames Farr for ignoring semaphore signals and Hauser for poor distance judgment. signatures vary.
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Atlantic City
N. J
meadows
snonner
Farr
George Hauser
Meadow tower
Edward D. Farr
Atlantic City railroad
George F. Hauser
West Jersey
John Greiner
Edward Farr
George F Hauser
West Jersey and Seashore
Bank robbery attempt ends in gunfire wounding thief
In Jacksonville a robber demanding 35000 with acid threats confronted teller Archie Hubbard at Southern Savings and Trust. Hubbard shot the assailant in the abdomen. the wounded man named Chamberlain faces likely death as the incident unfolds at noon.
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Fla
S.W
beriain
ank
bank of the Southern Savings and Trust company
Archie ilubbard
Hubbard
Chamberlain
St Louis Sets New Westward Ocean Record From Southampton
The St Louis of the American line beat the St Paul by nearly three hours on the westward Southampton to New York voyage. The ship left Southampton last Saturday and arrived with a time of 66 days 2 hours 34 minutes. The log shows daily speeds and a total of 3055 miles with an average speed of 20.26 knots.
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American line
St Louis
Southampton
St. Paul
St. Louis
Needles
St Paul
Senator Hill Returns Home From Chicago Visit
Senator Hill arrived in Albany last evening and will stay about ten days. He will not preside at the Bryan and Sewall notification meeting at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday. No public statement of his views has been made since leaving Chicago. His position remains undecided until the New York state convention on September 15.
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Texas
McGreegor
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McKintey
Yurrows
Illnois
Chicago
Julius ¢C. Lurrows
Michigan
national republican
Tie
Kalamazoo
Yellowstone park
Jacksonville
La Grange
Ind
Clevelandl
Daniel
New York
Cleveland
Albany
Senator Hill
Bryan
Sewall
Madison Square garden
LUrgan
Movement to Bring Hate Field's Body Home
San Francisco letters Aug 3 A fund drive grows to repatriate Miss Rate Field from Hoanluin to Mount Auburn family plot. Her last wish was burial in her native land but no friends have yet acted. The Examiner offers to collect subscriptions from press clubs and groups to cover transport to the United States.
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San Francisco
Miss Rate Field
Hoanluin
Mount Auburn
Miss Field
United States
Chinese Smugglers Gang Leader Identified in Plattsburgh Escape
Montreal reports one escapee from Plattsburgh jail last Wednesday is Edward Eaton of this city. Eaton, an artist, led the smuggling gang and spent years in China, where he married a Chinese woman. He is said to know all the gang's methods for importing Chinese into the United States.
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Montreal
Plattsburgh
N. Y
Edward Eaton
Eaton
China
ganmg
United States
Maine repairs extend to twenty days in dry dock
Washington August 8 closer inspection of the United States steamer Maine in the Norfolk navy yard shows more extensive damage from grounding in Key West harbor than feared. Navy yard officials deem it prudent to repair the ship before returning to sea, a process expected to take twenty days.
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Washington
United States
Maine
Norfolk navy yard
Key West harbor
navy yard
United States Protests Loss of German Cruiser Iltis
The United States embassy has informed the German foreign office of a message from the president and people of the United States over the sinking of the German cruiser Iltis off the Siang Tung peninsula on July 23 with the drowning of Air Bombes.
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Berlin
United States
messi
gonfaienes
presi dent
Iltis
Siang-Tung
Montreal merchants reject American money report
The St Syacinth district commerce body passed a resolution approving a bank discount of 10 percent and warned merchants and the public to refuse American currency. The notice urges local merchants to avoid circulating American money and to accept Canada issued money instead.
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Aug
St. Syacinth
banc
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