Bryan's Key Note Opens Campaign in Lincoln Meetings
The informal start of the Democratic Presidential campaign unfolds in Lincoln Nebraska with two ratification meetings. Bryan Towne Weaver and other leaders outline campaign goals as about 6900 attend the afternoon session and 309 the Capitol Grounds in the evening.
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Lincoln, Neb
Lincoln
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William J. Bryan
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James B. Weaver
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Boers Engage In Fiji Style Pacific Front Amid Rail Threats
Entreaties from Lord Roberts report Boer forces attacked rail lines near Bronkerspruit as Mahon led a mounted infantry reinforcement. Casualties include two officers and twenty six men. Rustenburg garrison held firm against Boer demand to surrender.
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Plot to Kill Presidents Foiled by Secret Service Vigilance
A World newspaper report describes a plot to assassinate the President involving Spaniards and Cubans with a fortuitous thwarting. Investigations traced the letter to committee members and led to heightened security as officials pressed for secrecy and swift action.
Outlook in China Shows Brighter Tone Amid Turmoil
Dispatches report cautious signs of improvement as the Protectorate of foreign legations averts a crisis. Conflicting rumors about the Dowager Empress and date changes create anxiety while officials in Shanghai and Washington clash over protection orders and access to outside comment.
Silver Republican Party nominates Bryan for President
The Silver Republican national convention in Kansas City last week unanimously nominated William Jennings Bryan for President. After Friday's debate the vice presidential nomination was referred to the national committee. Mr. Towne would have been nominated but protested. The national committee endorsed Adlai Stevenson for Vice President.
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Allies Advance as Chinese Battle Continues Near Tien Tsin
Shanghai reports say Russians and Japanese joined forces moving from Tien Tsin toward Lang Fang and attacking Chinese forces eighteen miles north, with about 1,000 Chinese killed. British and Indian troops bolster the allies while civilians flee to Shanghai and Taku amid renewed bombardments.
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Eleven Americans Killed and Sixteen Wounded in Week of Combat
The report notes eleven Americans killed and sixteen wounded amid heavy fighting with guerrillas. Thirty plus Filipinos were killed, with eight Americans released from captivity and about one hundred remaining prisoners in dispute. An ambushed wagon train and a three hour running fight in Panay are described with multiple casualties on both sides.
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Glorious Fourth Fireworks Killings Injure Dozens
The Independence Day celebration in Chicago caused up to thirty deaths and fifty injuries as firearms, toy pistols, toy cannons, and explosive displays misfired. Skyrockets and cannon blasts produced fires with a loss of 122305 dollars and numerous human injuries.
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A Mother's Crime Shocks Cincinnati Woman Kills Baby Then Leaps
Mrs Mary Lemish a widow formerly of Norwood killed her infant with chloroform and tried to gas her 2 year old. She jumped from a railroad bridge into the Ohio river. her body is not recovered. Her husband Charles Lemish worked for the railroad. The three year old was saved.
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State School Funds and Local Oil Strikes Highlight June Totals
State public instruction apportionments show a total of $2 104.10? and a per capita of $29 104.10, with Monroe County noted. Rich oil strikes reported in Grant and Marion counties describe several wells producing up to 1.0 barrels daily as Marion’s oil field expands toward city limits amid a weak market. A series of local incidents includes a buggy runaway in Kokomo injuring Samuel Spitler and James Cunningham, and Ex-Judge Thomas B. Long’s death by his own hand amid financial distress after a long tenure in Terre Haute.
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Standard Oil order halts drilling in Indiana oil fields
The Standard Ov Company notified workers to stop drilling in Indiana oil fields causing panic among independent producers. They had invested heavily in wildcat territory with wells yielding 200 to 1.06 barrels per day. profits vanished as crude prices collapsed from dollars to cents.
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Shelbyville forgery case ends in two to four teen years
Carl C. Wilson son of ex treasurer J Marsh Wilson pleaded guilty to forging the name Alfred Haymond on a $135 note sold to Commissioner John T. Roe. Judge Morris gave the indeterminate sentence of two to four teen years. Wilson was arrested while preparing to leave town and had sold other forged notes totaling over $1,000. his father, confined at the sheriff’s residence, initially would not see him.
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Muncie Police Crack Down On Juvenile Thieves
In Muncie police report a surge of youth thefts with daily arrests. Ten year old Willie Brown was taken into custody Monday for robbing a 10 cent store the previous Sunday after entering through a broken window and stealing fireworks and cash from the drawer. Howard
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Band of wire capers whip a couple near Pleasant Meadows
About a dozen men broke into the Dixon home northeast of Bloomington on Monday night. They dragged Mr and Mrs Dixon to a nearby gate and whipped them with a bogey whip and wire cracker. The couple then told to return to Lawrence county. Dixon and wife later filed affidavits naming five farmers as involved. The accused woman had recently been jailed for dissolute conduct, with neighbors allegedly using the attack to remove her presence.
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United States Defines China Policy In 1857 Peacekeeping Stand
Washington released the identical note to powers detailing U S position on the Chinese troubles. The policy aims to localize disturbances in Chi Li province, protect American life and property, and preserve Chinese territorial integrity while seeking peace and equal trade. The note emphasizes adherence to treaty rights and law of nations.
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Like Assailing the Air War Advice on China by Young
The excerpt reflects John Russell Young's view that China moves like a glacier not a volcano yet resists conquest. It argues that defeating Chinese forces or capturing Pekin would not yield lasting gains for the United States, likening war to striking at air and surf.
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Optimistic Hopes For Pekin Legationers Amid China Turmoil
Official circles in Washington echo a cautiously optimistic mood about the safety of the Pekin legationers. No new dispatches have arrived from U S consulars in China, but daily empirewide reports up to a recent time show the diplomats as safe, barring corroboration of murder. Mr Wu remains hopeful, citing southern province communications.
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Emperor Kwong Hsu Appeals to World Over Boxer Rebellion
A Daily Mail Shanghai report relays a July 2 dispatch from Emperor Kwong Hsu to the Russian, English, and Japanese governments. The message rejects Boxer protection of Christians, pleads for aid to suppress the rebellion, and laments the Legation Chancellor Sugiyama’s murder.
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Miss Mary Krout Lectures on China in Noblesville
Crawfordsville author Miss Mary H. Krout lectured at the Presbyterian Church in Noblesville on her China trip. She urged sympathy for Chinese amid foreign troubles, recounting a boy killed by foreigners and a powerless Chinese magistrate. She warned Russia poses greater risk than other powers.
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Prince Ching Attacks Rebels Amid Beijing Uprising
A Shanghai dispatch reports loyal forces under Prince Ching attacking rebels in Pekin as two legations held out on July 2. It says the Shan-Tung governor refused to obey Prince Tuan and Nan King seizure orders, with legations repulsing rebels by July 3 and Boxers discouraged after a 2000 loss.
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Britain warns Chinese over Taku forts plan
In the House of Commons the Foreign Office official said no information supported Admiral Kempff opposing the Taku forts attack to avoid Chinese regulars allying with the boxers. He added a Japan reply was expected and warned Pekin authorities would be held responsible for European injuries, with a message conveyed to viceroys.
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Storm Sweeps Erie Ship Fleet. Heavy Damage Feared
A terrific storm hit Lake Erie Saturday night sweeping many vessels from moorings and causing heavy damage to shipping. The full extent remains unclear but is believed substantial.
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