Wreck at Atlantic City Kills Dozens and Injures Many
A Reading express crashed into a Pennsylvania excursion train near Atlantic City killing 47 and injuring 43. The Reading engine shattered, and relief trains and surgeons rushed to the scene as investigators opened inquiries into which train had right of way and what caused the collision.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Pennsylvania Road
Reading Railroad
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Bridgeton
Millville
Reading
City Hospital
Ocean and
Pacific Avenues
Edward Farr
McLaughlin
West Jersey
McLauglin
Hauser
Camden
the Meadows
Camden and
Atlantic Road
Minnesota fusion ticket outlined by three parties
Democratic leaders set to form a joint ticket with Populists and Free Silverites. Plan assigns governorship to Free Silver forces, lieutenant governorship and attorney general to Populists, and secretary of state and treasurer to Democrats. Elector slate splits among three groups with Watson to Sewall as target. Resolutions endorse national platform and free silver 16 to 1, with revenue tariff.
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Nsota
Mixseapolis
McDermott
Democratic Party
John Lind
T. J. Meighen
Major Bowler
A. Bierman
John Arnold Keyes
Free Silverites
Watson
Sewall
National Party
Populists Join Democrats In North Dakota Fusion
In Farno North Dakota on July 31 the Populist convention settled the fusion with Democrats. Nominees include R B Richardson for governor J T Eager for auditor J E Hodgson for secretary of state Oliver Knudson and O G Majors as railroad commissioners G S Reishus for agriculture and D F Seigfried C A Digness and G C Shortridge as presidential electors. The split of offices favors Populists who gain several posts. Democrats receive congressman lieutenant governor treasurer attorney general insurance commissioner and one railroad commissioner. The platform backs silver at 16 to 1 prohibition union labor and woman suffrage with railroad assessments as a key issue. The coalition targets railroad assessment reforms as campaign focus.
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North Dakota
Farno
N. D
R. B. Richardson
Pembina
J. T. Eager
Stutsman
J. E. Hodgson
Sargent
Oliver Knudson
Nelson
O. G. Majors
Steele
G. S. Reishus
Ward
D. F. Seigfried
Barnes
C. A. Digness
Trail
G. C. D. Shortridge
Burleigh
Fusion Committee
Republican Board of Equalization
Chicago to Host National Democratic Convention in September
In Chicago gold standard Democratic leaders announce a new convention likely to be held about September 1. Arrangements are under way with New York leaders confirming the location and date, while focus shifts to potential candidates.
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Windy
Curiaco
Chicago
New York
Governor Stone Accepts Notification Honor for Bryan
Missouri Governor Stone receives a deputation to notify William Jennings Bryan of his presidential nomination at Madison Square Garden. Senator White initially offers, then restates, the honor after Stone suggests a committee member should deliver the speech.
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Stone
Missouri
St. Jefferson City, Mo
Senator White
California
W. J. Bryan
United States
Madison Square Garden
Governor Stone
Million dollar collapse shocks Chicago stock world
Chicago sources report a sweeping suspension of trading as the Diamond Match and New York Biscuit speculation collapses. The Moore Bros. failed, adjournment to last a few days, with lenders and Bears feared to trigger wider losses amid an immense, unsettled sum across Diamond Match, New York Biscuit, and related securities.
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Chicaco
New York
Moore Bros
Chicago
Chicago Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange Governing Committee
Diamond Match Company
England
France
Austria
Belgium
Italy
Chicago Exchange
New York Biscuit Company
Moores
New York Biscuit
Johnson wins Alabama governorship by large Democratic majority
Alabama voters deliver a strong Democratic victory as Captain Johnston cites a majority between 40 000 and 50 000 with two thirds of the legislature likely Democratic. The silver issue recedes and the campaign centers on honest elections with Republicans backing the Populist ticket.
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Johnson
Montgomery
Ala
Captain Johnston
Alabama
Bryan
Jameson Case Convictions and Sentences in London
The jury found all defendants guilty of violating the foreign enlistment act. Dr Jameson received 15 months, Major Sir John Willoughby 10 months, Major R White seven months, and Capt Henry Coventry, Colonel R Grey, and Colonel H E White five months each. Lord Russell’s charge went unfavorably for the prisoners.
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Mesburg
London
Jameson
Dr. Jameson
Sir John Willoughby
R. White
Henry F. Coventry
R. Grey
H. E. White
Lord Russell
Rumor of Queen Victoria's Retirement Circulates in London
London news reports a renewed rumor that Queen Victoria plans to retire in favor of the Prince of Wales. Circles speculate she will reside at Balmoral or Osborne and grant Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle to the Prince and Princess of Wales.
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Queen Victoria
London
Victoria
Prince of Wales
Balmoral
Osborne
Prince and Princess of Wales
Buckingham Palace
Windsor Castle
Windsor
Vanderbilt-Wilson Privately Married in New York
Cornelius Van derbilt Jr and Miss Grace Wilson wed at noon at the Wilson home in a private ceremony by Rev. William H. Pott. No music or breakfast followed. Congratulatory telegrams arrived from the Prince of Wales, the Earl and Countess of Pembroke, and the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough, the latter being a cousin of the groom.
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Cornelius, Jr
Grace Wilson
New York
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Wilson Residence
William H. Pott
St. Thomas Church
Prince of Wales
Earl and Countess of Pembroke
Duke and Duchess of Marlborough
Spaniards Lose Heavily in Cuban Battle Report
An official report says Spanish troops suffered heavy losses in a clash near Manzanillo Santiago de Cuba with 100 Spaniards facing 1000 insurgents. Lieutenants Gonzales and Pintadon and 50 privates were killed in the engagement. Peck Declines to Run Again as Governor. Milwaukee Aug 1. Ex-Governor Peck rejects requests to run again and says he will not be a candidate.
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Havana
Guapmas
Melones
Manzanillo
Santiago de Cuba
Gonzales
Pintadon
Peck
Milwaukee
Democratic State Central Committee
Late 19th Century Market Roundup Across Cities
Aggregated price notes from Duluth Minneapolis Elgin St Paul and Chicago dated Aug 1896 covering wheat cash and on track prices for No 1 hard and Northern grades, butter offerings, hogs cattle and sheep market conditions, and closing prices for wheat corn oats and pork with regional variations.
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Duluth
Minneapolis Grain
Minneapolis
Northern
St. Paul Union Stockyards
South St. Pau
Chicago Union Stock Yards
Chicago
Texas
Curiaco
Tennessee Populists Name Gubernatorial Candidate Mimms
The weekly roundup notes Tennessee Populists nominating A. L. Mimms for governor. It also reports diverse items: Kansas ex-governor George T. Anthony ill in Topeka hospital, Turkish paper money rumors, and other incidents across the nation.
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Tennessee
A. L. Mimms
George T. Anthony
Kansas
Topeka
C. H. Jenks
Great Northern
Zurich
Frank Connors
Steve Brady
James Maloney
Kansas City
Connors
Northwest crop outlook after threshing backs hopes
St Paul reports cautious optimism from grain experts who say Northwest yields will be average or better. While this year’s crops may seem smaller than last year’s record harvest, Minnesota and the Dakotas are expected to produce at least average crops and total wheat across the three states may reach 100 to 120 million bushels.
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House of Commons
Harrison H. Wheeler
United States
Detroit
Louisville
Denver
Cripple Creek
Rothschilds
Dennison (O.) Bank
Roman J. Seubof
Boston
New York
Halifax
N. S
Gaudaur
Rodgers
Hanlon
Northwest
St. Pau
Minnesota
Dakotas
Tarred and Feathered Death Shock Near Chilton Wisconsin
Wealthy farmer E. E. Granger was found dead near Chilton covered in tar and feathers after reportedly beating his wife. Chemists found paris green in his stomach, deepening the mystery surrounding his death and the suspected tar and feathering incident.
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Chilton
Wis
Clinton
E. E. Granger
Here
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