Roosevelt and Bryan Meet Cheerfully in Alton Train Scene
Report covers a chance meeting between Theodore Roosevelt and William Jennings Bryan aboard private cars in Alton. They exchange friendly exchanges about voice and politics as crowds cheer, with supporters of McKinley and Bryan present. An odd interlude includes unrelated, garbled prose about Asia and an imperial journey.
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St. Louis
Bryan
Roosevelt
Alton
Keach
Billy
Teddy
Hoosevelt
Lincoln theme dominates Roosevelts Springfield speech
Governor Ricacrelt addresses 9.00 percent in Illinois Peat Camp grounds at Springfield. He denounces Democratic Lincoln as authority and mocks affiliations with the May platform. He cites Lincoln’s memory to urge unity, praise the Union and condemn mob violence and disloyalty.
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Ricacrelt
Illinois
Springfield
Raham Lincoln
Lincoln
Ral Troef
Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
North
Carrolina
Vieter
Cal
Chicago
Bryan addresses Alton crowd in 1900s campaign swing
Mr Bryan spoke at 7 AM Monday in Alton to about 32,000 people, recalling boyhood days and traditions. He warned that Republican funds from monopolies would buy and coerce votes, threaten laboring men, and taint counts, noting large crowds across the southern part of the state.
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Mr. Bryan
Repubcan
Bryan
Monon Passenger Trains Crash Head On Near Monticello
Two Monon railroad passenger trains Nos 3 and 31 collided head on just south of Monticello station around 2 PM Sunday. Both engines and baggage cars were destroyed, several passengers injured lightly, none seriously. The southbound train had begun to pull out slowly. the northbound was slowing for a stop. A curve prevented crews from sighting each other.
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Monon
Monticello
No. 31
Monticco
Trane
Floods in Mexico Devastate Tampico Region
Telegraph from Tampico reports the Panuco and Tames rivers bursting their banks in San Luis Potosi area causing widespread destruction. The Chila Station vicinity saw the Tames exceed fifty miles in width sweeping away hundreds of houses and provoking numerous deaths.
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St. Louis
Tampico
Mexico
Panuco
Tames
Gulf
Chila Station
Mexican Central Railroad
San Luiz Potos
Cadet Mess Waiters Strike At West Point
Twenty two waiters in the cadet mess at West Point stopped work before dinner Sunday night and refused to handle rations without a one month raise. Major Halt, commissary treasury, was summoned and granted the demand. A strike also looms in two other departments. The raise stems from more cadets increasing work for civilians. The old wage was 70 dollars a month with rations.
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Mess Hall
Russian Sailor Arrested in Cleveland Yacht Tragedy Loot
Charles Samuels, a Russian sailor, is arrested in Pittsburgh on suspicion of robbing Miss Jane Corrigan's body of 710 900 in jewelry after the yacht wreck and death on Lake Erie. He was traced after the wreck was raised and the cuff buttons marked J C found on him. He will be sent to Cleveland for trial.
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Pitsburg
Charles Samuels
Jane Corrigan
Cleveland
J. C
Woman in Inwood Kills Two Children Then Self
Mrs. Lilian Smith of Inwood Manhattan shot her children Exhel twelve and Theodore eight then killed herself Her other child Hes in Fordham Hospital with carbonic acid burns Doctors cite long illness and death fixation as causes A stray line notes Roosevelt at a church in Chicago not fully readable.
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New York
Lilian Smith
Inwood
Borough of
Manhattan
Exhel
Theodore
Fordham Hospital
Outburst at Goebel Trial Sparks Courtroom Turmoil
The courtroom erupts as Zeutsey denies speaking to Goebel amid tense questioning by Ben Williams. Goebel remains unresponsive in the chair while Youtsey clashes with officials and judges threaten fines during a chaotic hearing. Youtsey is carried to jail in a distressed state with his condition described as critical.
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Dee Armetreag
Yourney
Arthur Goebel
Ben Williams
Zeutsey
Frankfort
Youtsey
Colonel Crawford
Hell
Sheriff
Judge Cantrill
Judge Williams
Col. Crawford
Condh
Franklin
Commonwealth
Jallor Reed
Goebel
Rockefeller and Flagler Requisition Sought by Texas
Texas Governor Sayers issues requisition papers for John D. Rockefeller Henry M Flagler and other Standard Oil magnates on anti trust charges. Governor Roosevelt at Planters Hotel in St Louis says he cannot act while out of New York state and will review upon return.
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St. Louis
Sayers
Texas
Roosevelt
Planters
John D. Rockefeller
Henry M. Flagler
New York
Dowie in London Attacks Church of England
J A Dowie arrives in London to recruit followers and launch a crusade against the Church of England. He brands the Archbishop of Canterbury as incompetent, provoking a crowded attendance and tense reception.
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Chicago
Bealec
London
J. A. Dowie
England
Church of England
Canterbury
von Heeman
Unclear archival note on Havana port and Catan festival
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Havana port and a Catan festival with unclear phrasing. No identifiable people or organizations are readable. The snippet lacks coherent events or dates to card.
Bryan defeat claim echoed by Republicans in campaign push
Henry C Payne, vice chairman of the Republican national committee, declares Bryan admits he is defeated and cries fraud as in 1900. Republican leaders say the Democratic campaign is set to fail with limited funds and speakers. John P Altgeld predicts Bryan victory, saying McKinley cannot carry eight states and cites German voters shifting to Bryan.
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Cudoago Special
Henry C. Payne
Hairman
Republican National Executive Committee
William Jennings Bryan
Payne
Mr. Bryan
Balem
Republican Party
Mr. Payne
Bryan
McKinley
Roosevelt
New York
John P. Altgeld
Ilinois
Fifth Avenue
Ohio
Illinois
McKinney
Toward Evening in a Sermon on Age and Temptation
A preacher reflects on nearing old age and death, urging readiness without dwelling on death. He recalls biblical figures and modern temptations, urging faith in Jesus to endure the evening of life and find peace as day fades.
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Satan
Trening
Jesus
Paul
Felix
Mediterranean
France
Iim
Christ
Latimer
Emmaus
Fces
Jess
Earth
Rachael
David
Absalom
Chinese Bargain Etiquette in Pekin Markets
The article describes how Chinese merchants set prices after assessing a buyer, expecting inflated sums but valuing fair sales. It portrays rivaling maneuvers, arguments, and eventual cordial endings, noting public decorum in price discussions and the social tension during bargaining.
Riots and Fatalities Amid Puerto Rico Tension
In San Juan Puerto Rico riots erupted amid electoral unrest. A federal party member shot a republican and a mob attempted lynching, leaving three men and a woman dead and many injured as disturbances spread from Guaymas to nearby areas.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Cable
Guaymas
Federal Party
Frien
Faba
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