National Democratic Convention Opens in Kansas City
Kansas City July 4 1900 delegates assembled as Chairman Jones called the National Democratic Convention to order Secretary Walsh read the formal call Rev M S Neel offered opening prayer Mayor Reed welcomed the delegates and Senator Hill received an ovation Governor Thomas of Colorado spoke as temporary chairman.
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Kansas City
Jones
Walsh
M.S. Neel
Central Presbyterian Church
Reed
Ivy
Senator Hill
Thomas
Colorado
Reereat
Republic
Thomas Jefferson
Diarrisot
The Dragon Abhome and Sap Everence Duel
A fragmented note mentions DP Borghe and vapors at an event involving Sap Everence and The Dragon Abhome. Details are unclear but reference a dramatic confrontation and brewing tension around a pageantry.
Fragments Describe Fire Alarm and Emergency Evacuation
A garbled report notes a large explosion and fire incident at a Daly area site. The text references a missing person, nearby residents, and emergency responders, with mentions of Meertre, Alger Jr, and partial times and locations.
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Daly
Baurssis SN
Alger
Eraecker
Mrs Mary Beecumen's Prolonged Fast Breaks Record
Mrs Mary Beecumen began a fasting regimen on May 2 with physician consent after years of stomach trouble. She aimed for ten to fifteen days but, feeling better after ten days, continued fasting seven more days, surpassing Pro Tanner's record by seven days.
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Santa Ama
Mary Biecumen
Tanner
Beeanon
Merchant robbed of 4.4 cash in Chicago street assault
Louis M. Stein of Southfield Indiana, robbed of 4.4 in cash by two men at Twelfth street and Fifth avenue in Chicago. He was beaten into unconsciousness and left in the street, found by Policeman Mi rondo who assisted him to the police station. Stein was waiting for a car when seized from behind, a second assailant struck with a billy and took his valuables.
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Louis M. Stein
Southfield
Ind
Twelfth Street
Fifth Avenue
Chicago
Policceman Mironde
Stein
Billy
Mob retrieves suspect in Suwano county slaying incident
In Florida a Black man named Jack Thomas who attacked widow Mrs. Keene near Live Oak was seized by a sheriff’s posse Tuesday. He died from bullet wounds in a tree during the capture. He reportedly made a confession before death.
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O’brien
Fla
Jack Thomas
Oregon Off the Rocks Stranded Battleship Near Che Foo
Shanghai reports the United States battleship Oregon that ran ashore June 3 off Hook Ie island in the Miaotao group thirty five miles northeast of Che Foo has been refloated and is expected to reach Port Arthur.
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Shanghai
Oregon
Hookie
Miao Tao Group
Che Foo
Port Arthur
Germans Dismayed by Kaiser's China Policy
A high foreign official in Berlin says the old theory of war avoidance remains, with no new notes exchanged. He notes German dissatisfaction as press reports overstate diplomacy and that China ministers have not faced dismissal. The British chargé d affaires and Chinese minister Tari Hiad Hauan describe cautious stance and planning, with troop deployment debates in Europe.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Japan
Eyrene
Lord Gough
Wvaffaires
Awful Havoc in New York City After Mass Casualties
Fragmented remains found after a deadly incident in New York City leave investigators with few clues. Charred bodies are so dismembered that identity may only be possible via small fabric tokens and unrelated trinkets recovered at the scene.
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New York
Buenee
Governor approves Abilene epileptic asylum plan
Governor Sayer Saturday approved the building of the State Epileptic Asylum at Abilene. Twenty colony buildings will house twenty five patients and two attendants each at a total cost of $20.0. Abilene citizens donated 640 acres for the site with a New York State style colony system.
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Austin
Tex
Sayer
Abilene
New York State
Fire Destroys San Juan Training School and Records
A fire in San Juan, an Insular possession, destroyed the model and training school built over winter at a cost of $10,000. It housed the Insular board of education offices and records for fifty years, with losses estimated at $25.00.
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San Juan Cable
Insular
Insular Board of Education
Neely Case Postponed In Cuban Embezzler Extradition
In New York a federal court motion for the extradition of Cuban postal embezzler C. F. W. Neely was postponed until July 2.
Tin Plate and Steel Mills Idle Amid Wage Scale Expirations
Indiana tin plate workers plan two month layoffs as wage scales expire this month. Glass and other facilities shut until September. Western tin plate committee to meet American Tin Plate Company in New York to seek a 6 percent raise. Wire mills idle. large plant closed without notice, awaiting restart.
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Anderson
Indiana
Were
New York
American Tin-Plate Company
American Steel and Wi Company
Ammmense
MB Omen
Fis
C.e
Herec
Delph i Swindle Case Involves Farm Land Deal And Forged Signatures
A man using the name Alonzo Howell of Muncie posed as a farm buyer in Delphi. He arranged a deal on the Sandifer Place, had an abstract prepared, forged signatures, and obtained a loan with a cashed check. Sandifer challenges the signatures claiming forgery and questions the notarization by H H Hays.
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Delphi
Greencastle
Alps
Gard
Sandifer
Howell
Cuarral
Logansport
Haney
Carroll
Sandifer Promeunes Ure
Devi
HH. OH. Hays
Greensburg Murder Leads to Arrests in Weave Slaying
In Greensburg a man named Robert Weaver was stabbed to death during a quarrel with Charles Suttles Jr and Oscar Speer. Witness Robert Morton, hindered by darkness, saw Suttles leave Weaver and return as Weaver cried out. Police pursued suspects. one youth was caught entering town. Weaver, 47, left a widow and six children. Suttles and Speer, both single, were raised in Greensburg. Grand jury to convene.
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Greensburg
Robert Weave
Charles Suttle Jr
Oscar Speer
Surdles
Speer
Weaver
Robert Morton
Suttles
Man with One Hand Arrested for Local Robberies
John McNeeley, vice president and general manager of the Hight plant, was arrested Tuesday by Sheriff McCord for the Colon nes office robbery and a six month spree of break ins. He confessed, claimed access via keys, broke from Deputy O Dun, and was later captured in a field two miles from town and taken to Washington.
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Ulap
John McNeeley
McCord
Colonnes
McNeeley
Stectrie Hight
Indianapolis
Alexander O'Dell
Washington
County approves new trolley franchise with snap vote
Terre Haute county commissioners granted a franchise to a new company for trolley lines over several roads leaving the city. The decision came without a hearing and was acted on immediately after the petition was filed. No provision for compensation to the agmats.
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Terre Haute
Flood Devastates Kokomo Area Farms After Heavy Rains
In Kokomo county the recent rains caused extensive agricultural losses. Farmers report ruined buildings and fences, drowned livestock including hogs and chickens, and thousands of dollars in ruined crops such as potatoes and tomatoes. A large watermelon farm near town was overwhelmed by floodwater.
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Kokomo
Forine
Rushville Suit Alleges Murder by Charles K Date
Plaintiffs John H Frazee Mrs Madeline Chirk and Mrs Filmer Humes file in Circuit Court accusing Charles K Date of murdering Edward Frazee and several relatives by poisonous drugs and gases to gain a share of Ben Frazee s estate.
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Rushville
Charles K. Date
Edward Frazee
Ben Frazee
Laura Dale
John H. Frazee
Madeline Chirk
Filmer Humes
Thale
Ben Frazer
Quarrel Ends in Ax Violence Near Kokomo
Willard Gitsoen and his stepfather William Gibbs fought over past life and alleged affair. Gibbs killed Gitsoen with an ax, then fled and remains at large. The family resided in a small house about a mile west of town.
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Kokomo Speciel
Willard Gitsoen
Willaam Gibbs
Gibson
Gibbs
Governor to receive plan to straighten Kankakee River
Attorney General Taylor and George A. Kingham will tour Starke and Laporte counties along the Kankakee to study river straightening. They aim to propose a plan that would reclaim 1.50 acres of state meandered lands and report findings to the Governor after the inspection.
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Taylor
George A. Kingham
Hind Department
Auditor of State
Kankakee River
Starke
Laporte
Kankakee
First National Bank of Russiaville Organized
The First National Bank of Russiaville was organized Saturday at Dr. J. C. Wright's office with twenty four shareholders and capital stock of 25000 dollars. The stock, paraphernalia and good will of the old Russiaville Bank were taken over by the new institution, formerly organized by Sheridan men two years prior.
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Russiaville
First National Bank of
J. C. Wright
Bank of Russiaville
Sheridan
Goshen Special Arrests in Indiana Horse Theft Ring
Andrew Perry and Louis Sprout of Lagrange were arrested Sunday on horse stealing charges. The pair, linked to at least nine thefts since June 1, have terrorized Lagrange County farmers as a posse formed in Lagrange disbanded after Sheriff halted the effort.
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Goshen
Andrew Perry
Louis Sprout
Lagrange
Indiana
Lagrange County
Fall of Tien Tsin
London reports from July 3 that allied forces face overwhelming imperial troops and Boxers between Tien Tsin and Pekin. Tien Tsin reportedly fell June 30, with high Chinese losses and alleged cruelties against wounded captives and prisoners.
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London
Tien-Tsin
Pekin
Paku
Shanghai
Che Foo
Express
Admiral Seymour
Seymour
Proclamation Claiming Aguinaldo Denounces Civil Commission
Manila May 24. A circulated Filipino document purportedly from Aguinaldo warns against the civil commission and promises of future benefits. It asserts McKinley and not Congress appointed the commission, says it has no US government authority, and forecasts a Taft commission fate. Signed Aguinaldo, dated May 4 from Pollilo island Luzon.
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Manila
Aguinaldo
McKinley
United States
Taft
Peace Commission
Pollilo
Luzon
Boers Active in Multiple Engagements Reported to War Office
London dispatch cites Lord Roberts reports from Pretoria dated June 29 detailing June 2 engagement at Lindley with 10 killed and four officers and about 40 men wounded, plus a convoy attack near Lindley. Casualties total three killed and twenty three wounded across two columns. Boer irregulars active in Orange River Colony with several skirmishes and a British convoy incident near Winburg.
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London
War Office
Lord Roberts
Pretoria
Paget
Lindley
Grenfell
Ireiper
Brabant
Ficksburg
Bove
Methuen
Veehkop
Spitzkor
Punter
Vaal River
Springs
Johannesburg
North
Orange River Colony
Muchadeterpover
Winburg
Leurenza Marques
the Times
President McKinley Heads to Canton for Restful Interlude
President McKinley and his party left Washington and arrived in Canton on Saturday where a monster reception awaited him. The MeceWinley home has been renovated and refurnished as he seeks a season of comparative rest before returning to the capital. Only major matters will be sent to him. routine duties will be handled in Washington.
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Pars
United States
Richardson
McKinley
Washington
Canton
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Princess von Chotek Wed
Reichstadt bohemia wedding unites Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Princess von Chotek in a castle chapel. He renounces throne claim for the bride whose birth barred her from a crown, among close relatives.
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Reichstadt
Bohemia
Casle
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Princess von Hohenberg
Chotek
Mob attacks suspect after Kingsford incident in Mulberry
A mob fatally injured Samuel Smith a Black man after he was captured following a Monday night assault by Joe Hendricks a white man in Kingsford Mulberry Florida. Deputies pursued Smith but were overpowered by the mob who dragged him away and struck him to death.
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Mulberry
Fla
Joe Hendricks
Samuel Smith
Kingsford
Explosion at Parkersburg Oil Tank Kills Six
An engine ran into a car tank holding 6,000 gallons of oil in Parkersburg West Virginia on Wednesday. The collision sparked an explosion and fire that killed six men and left numerous workers seriously injured.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Public Debt and Mint Coinage June 1900 Report
The monthly statement shows public debt at 71258 after cash adjustments, with a $14.9 million month decrease due to cash on hand and redemptions. Receipts in June totaled $51.44 million, expenditures $33.34 million, leaving a $17.90 million surplus. The year’s receipts reached $568.99 million, expenditures $487.75 million, and a year surplus of $81.23 million. National bank note circulation stood at $269.0 million with $274.1 million secured by bonds. coinage for the year reached 14,323,793 pieces valued at $141,201,080.
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Washington
Treasury
War Department
Navy Department
Comptroller of Currency
United States
Massacre in Pekin Forces Kill German Minister
Telegraph reports from Shanghai and Washington detail the murder of Baron von Ketteler, German minister to Pekin, by native troops on June 18. By June 23 three legations remained undestroyed, with fear for other ministers as dispatches indicate foreign protection waned.
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Shanghai
Che Foo
Baron von Ketteler
Pekin
Yang Li
Washington
Hay
Day
United States
Goodhow
Oklahoma and Indian gallant offer for China war service
Wichita special reports A. M. Baldwin of El Reno Oklahoma offers a 10 member Indian and cowboy company to Gov Barnes for government service if more troops are needed in China Capt B W Benson of Ardmore Chickasaw Nation offers 78 men including many Indians to the Interior Secretary for China war contingency
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Wichita
Kan
A. M. Baldwin
el Reno
Oklahoma
Gov. Barnes
China
B. W. Benson
Ardmore
Secretary of the Interior
Lively Time in Baton Rouge Hotel Fight Leaves One Dead
In Baton Rouge at the Mayer Hotel a pistol skirmish between three brothers George Duncan and Leon and J E Besson versus Gordon Reddy and Robert Askew left Askew dead and Reddy seriously wounded. E Stocking was shot in the leg while a bystander. The trouble arose from unsettled business dealings.
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Baton Ronoge
Baton Rouge
Mayer
Betwen
George
Duncan
Leon
J. E. Besson
Gordon Reddy
Robert Askew
Askew
Reddy
E. Stocking
Japanese Exiled From Redding by Local Miners
About 200 miners and smelter workers in Keswick and vicinity forced 21 Japanese railroad workers to leave the town on Wednesday night. The group boarded a train and were put off at Redding by the conductor. No violence occurred though miners object to Japanese employed over white workers.
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Redding
Cal
Keswick
Crowding Colorado Tourists Move from Denver Depot
About six thousand summer travelers departed from Denver Union Depot to Colorado mountains and plains last week. Many came from points east of the Missouri River including Illinois towns and farms.
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Colorado
Glenwood
Col
Union Depot
Denver
Plains
Missouri
Illinois
Actress Della Fox Discharged as Cured
New York special reports actress Della Fox who was declared insane from drug use is discharged as cured from the sanitarium on Saturday.
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New York
Della Fox
Supreme Court Rules Gas Cannot Be Legally Pumped from Wells
The Indiana Supreme Court affirmed a lower court ruling in Manufacturers' Gas and Oil Co et al v Indiana Natural Gas and Oil Co holding that natural gas cannot be pumped from wells as a means to deprive neighboring landowners of their share. The decision recognizes surface owners' right to possession of gas beneath and coequal rights among all well owners to draw from a common reservoir, prohibiting actions that gain an undue proportion for one party.
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Manufacturers’ Gas and Oil Company
Indiana Natural Gas and Oil Company
Supreme Court
Grant ‘County
Admiral Dewey Signals Presidential Bid In West Outlook
Newport R I special Admiral Dewey in an interview Wednesday night said he would be ready if the American people want him as their President candidate. He declined a vice presidential nomination. He noted strong Western support for Bryan and predicted Bryan would win if he runs.
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Newport
R. I
Dewey
Bryan
Uprising Rages on Raratonga Island in South Seas
A native insurrection grips Raratonga in the South Seas. Despite British control the authorities appear powerless as ongoing carnage claims more victims with over fifty Europeans reportedly killed.
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Raratonga
South Seas
Ex Speaker Reed Opposes Expansion Policy Support
A New York special reports ex Speaker Reed disagrees with the administration expansion policy and will not back McKinley and Roosevelt. His caustic criticisms are said to have alienated many of his friends who might have supported the ticket.
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New York
Reed
McKinley
Roosevelt
Hill and Bryan Confer as Hill Seen as VP Nominee
Ex Senator David B. Hill of New York met Col. W. J. Bryan in Lincoln on Saturday for an extended conference with the Democratic leader. W. E. Curtis reports in Saturday's Chicago Record that Hill will be the Democratic nominee for Vice President beyond a doubt.
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Bryan
David B. Hill
New York
Col. W. J. Bryan
Lincoln
W. E. Curtis
Chicago Record
Hill
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