National People's Party meets in Nashville to condemn fusion
The National conference of the People's Party convened in Nashville Tennessee on July 1 with about 350 delegates. Milton Parkes of Texas was elected chair and the body adopted plans for organization and autonomy, electing officers and an executive committee. The session included remarks by ex governor Buchanan and heated debates on strategy and reforms.
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National Conference of the
People's Party
House of Representatives
Nashville
Tenn
Milton Parks
Texas
Omaha
St. Louis
Pradley
J. &. Puark
Iintheky
John Prp
Buchanan
Bucharain
Jesse Fierper
Lindsley
Sahiee
Addius
Hetty Beam
Pearce Ristic
Ofan Te Edi
Pes Bis
Forimittiee
Amb
Wati
Amathanal
Eact
Vegas
Co-Operative
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National Reform Press
Memphis
J. H. Ferris
Joliet, IL
National Organization Committees
People’s Party
Milton Parkes
Dallas Tex
W. S. Morgan
Arkansas
Dr. Crowe
Alabama
A. A. Gumiley
Louisiana
Clone
Peak
Georgia
Ienatius Lunnelis
Minnesota
Abe Steinburg
Sumter Campaign Meeting Sparks Dramatic Speaker Clash
In Sumter South Carolina the first meeting of the campaign for the Democratic nomination for U S Senator to replace John L McLaurin drew a sensational scene. McLaurin spoke first to praise and approval before Irby attacked him for dishonesty treachery and conspiracy over dramatic exchanges on the stage.
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Sumter
S. C
United States
John L. McLaurin
Ellerbee
Senator McLaurin
John L. M. Irby
Irby
McLaurin
President McKinley’s mother injured in fall at home
Canton special reports President McKinley found his mother on the front porch and after walking with her, she fell injuring her forehead on a doorstep. A doctor was summoned as blood flowed and she endured the fall without anesthesia.
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Canton
McKinton P Resento
Mother McKintey
Sa Deen
Taresquire
Sip
Glorious Fourth Suffered Deadly Dangers Across City
A damaged report recalls a chaotic Fourth of July with explosions and injuries. One man died and several others were hurt in incidents linked to fireworks in Gepea Paate and nearby areas as authorities investigated.
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Theo Oeetlemen
Fay Cannon
Sear
E Nilstom
Gepea Paate
Henry
Chicago
Lea
Stamp Tax on Transfers of Stock and Corporate Shares
The text outlines stamp tax requirements on transfers of stock or shares in corporations or associations. It notes that exemptions apply for state county and municipal bonuses and for stocks and bonds of cooperative building associations.
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Abil
Company OT Corporation
Bubontie Plague Report From Vienna Commission
A Vienna special commission reports that the Bubontie Plague mostly enters through the skin inside beds, sometimes via lungs or tonsils. The fan period lasts four to five days, with rats the only likely spontaneous vector. Europe’s entry risk remains low under current supervision, except possibly via shipping rats.
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Vienna
Cabte
Special Commission
Bubonte Plagsue
Europe
Death of John Reynolds, Odd Fellows leader
John Reynolds longtime treasurer of the Grand Encampment and publisher of the Odd Fellows Talisman died in Indianapolis on July 6 from heart disease He was seventy years old and a prominent Odd Fellow in the state Four people died and eighteen or twenty were injured in a Forbes street line street car wreck in Pittsburgh Pa
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John Reynolds
Odd Fellows’ Talisman
Indianapolis
Mrr. Reynolds
Ini
Forbes Street
Consolidated Traction Company
Pittsburg
Veranda Screens Handy For Summer Use
Those who use the veranda as a sitting room in summer will find a screen useful to shut off the ham mock or couch from the gate or enclose a corner for children’s play. It is movable and inexpensive, with DIY options of light wood and paper.
Hoodooed Editor Linked to Slander Threats and Raspy Hoosier News
A Wabash Tribune editor received a menacing note vowing a curse if he did not apologize for alleged slander of a traveling sorceress. Hartford City reports Bailey Twin Sisters show parade and crowd. cholera hits hog farms statewide. Admiral Brown retires amid din of wartime lore. A precocious Indiana boy masters languages and math, while Evansville witnesses arsenic-linked murders and exhumations.
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Wabash Tribune
Wild show disaster and fires call labor reined in crowd
The entrance was forced by lums without tickets. A fight broke out when a father tried to hold back the crowd as someone set off a firecracker in a tent. A savage dog was released and white rats attacked. Bailey sisters were injured. the show fled Sunday night amid reports of earlier trouble in Dun kirk Easton and Albany.
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Mannser Bailey
Bailey Sisters
Dunkirk
Easton
Albany
Sudden Death Reported After Brief Illness
An examination reveals the individual died suddenly about three days ago. The report notes no further details of cause or circumstances available at this time.
Hoosier News Roundup Reflects Populations and Local Struggles
Indiana notes include Muncie population 20 527 and Portland 6 143 as Greensburg Review marks its 19th year. Dysentery outbreak in West Marion, new churches planned in Greenfield, and disputes over liquor licenses in Martinsville. Richmond's Nixon mill to restart and German court success for General Wallace of Crawfordsville.
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West Marion
Daviess County
Richmond
Greenfield
Greensburg Review
Portland
Crown Point
Indiana
Nixon Paper
G. W. McFadden
Board of Pension Examiners
Shelby County
John Spraker
Spraker & Son
Kokomo
Labor Commission
Washington
Martinsville
Formal Japanese Protest Against Hawaiian Annexation
The Japanese government on June 19 submitted a formal protest to Secretary Sherman opposing the annexation of Hawaii. It warns that maintaining the status quo protects Pacific powers, preserves Japanese rights in Hawaii, and counters rumors of anti Hawaii designs. Sherman replies that Hawaii and the United States have signed a treaty of annexation and that the U S does not assume obligations of Hawaii under other treaties.
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Washington
Hoshi
Japan
Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands
United States
Ifth
Pacific
Sherman
Senate of the
Balloon accident claims young observer in Oakland
Six year old Bertram Hill son of Chauncey Hill architect perished after clinging to a balloon rope during a hot air ascent by Charles Cohlan of the Acme Athletic Club near Blair's Point Oakland. The aeronaut attempted rescue but the child fell to the ground and was killed.
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San Francisco
Bertram Hill
Chauncey Hill
Miss Qincy
Blair’s Point
Oakland
Charles Cohlan
Acme Athletic Club
Destructive Floods Across Paris Area Cause Heavy Losses
Advices from southern France report floods surpass earlier estimates with losses around 200 million francs. Few villages escape damage and about three hundred people are displaced.
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Paris
France
White and Black Wedded in West Philadelphia Quiet Home Ceremony
Miss Constance Mackenzie daughter of the late Dr. R Shelton Mackenzie and John S Durham a nationally noted graduate of the University of Pennsylvania wed at the bride’s residence in West Philadelphia. The ceremony was conducted by Reverends N McVicker and H L Phillips with immediate family present. Afterward the couple joined Durham’s sister’s nuptials and then traveled to Milwaukee for the National Educational Association convention. Durham served as minister to Haiti following Frederick Douglass. The bride has long been active in education and her father was an esteemed author and critic.
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Philadelphia
Constance Mackenzie
R. Shelton Mackenzie
Porter School
John S. Durham
University of Pennsylvania
West Philadelphia
N. McVicker
Holy Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church
H. L. Phillips
Protestant Episcopal Church
Rockefeller Gift Nears Full $250000 Goal For Baptist Missions
New York reports Rockefeller will meet his $250000 pledge to the American Baptist Home Missionary Society and American Baptist Union. About $236000 has been raised by July 1 with a comfortable margin expected, according to H L Moorehouse field secretary. He notes the full amount secures the gift and thanks donors for cooperation.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller
American Baptist Home Missionary Society
American Baptist Union
H. L. Moorehouse
Rockefeller
Five Dead Indians at Ma Lone's Point
Five Indians including Chief We Sug are dead at Ma Lone's Point on Mille Lacs Lake after drinking patent medicines containing alcohol. More deaths feared as riders scour the reservation seeking the band. Tensions mount as residents blame Malone and fear trouble if whisky is found.
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Brainerd
Minn
We Sug
Malone’s Point
Mile Lacs Lake
Red Skins
Malone
Miners Extend Strike Across Five States Over Wages
An order from United Mine Workers to 250000 miners in five states calls a July 5 lay down of tools. Indiana miners show near total abstention with potential suspensions in Illinois Ohio Pennsylvania West Virginia and Tennessee. Ohio operators may follow Pittsburgh’s lead but may resist if prices rise. chiefs would prefer higher pay to keep mines running.
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United Mine Workers
Indiana
Illinois
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virgina
Tennessee
Pittsburg
Cloud burst damages Henderson area and other late dispatches
A cloud burst near Henderson Kentucky caused extensive damage. Other items note Frank Conroy was sentenced to die at Dannemora New York in the week starting August 6, a US Mexico weather report exchange agreement, Bell Telephone Missouri increasing capital from 400000 to 2000000, Calcutta plague disturbances ended, Nashville expo admissions totaling 507793 across May and June, the First Minnesota monument dedication at Gettysburg costing 20000, two Chicago deaths by suicide linked to despondency, Bainbridge Ohio volcanic eruption rumors tied to cave collapse theories, and related local reports.
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Evansville
Bedelia Geiger
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Oscar Moore
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Greensburg
D. J. Mackey
William Magness
Mackey
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Penman
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New York City
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H. Champlin
Cincinnati
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Purdue University
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John
Durham
J. D. Rockefeller
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Frank Conroy
Dannermora
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Gettysburg
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