Bryan at New York Madison Square Garden Attraction
William Jennings Bryan the Democratic candidate spoke at four Madison Square Garden events and other venues including Tammany Hall cooper Union. The crowds cheered as he defended democracy against trusts and warned of imperial policy while urging ratification of the treaty and framing his reform agenda.
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New York
William Jennings Bryan
United States
New York City
City
Cooper Union
Bryan
Madison Square Garden
Madison and
Twenty-fourth Streets
Tammany Hall
Bryan and Stevenson Send Cheer Through Diminishing Crowd
As he left the platform Mr. Bryan received applause while Adlair Stevenson prepared to speak. The crowd’s noise prevented a full hearing, and by the time Stevenson spoke there were few attendees remaining in the hall.
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Mr. Croker
Mr. Bryan
Adlair Stevenson
Mr. Stevenson
Dinamite destroys Ark family home near Hot Springs
In Sells, Montgomery County, a dynamite explosion at supper time killed Jefferson Jones, his wife Maggie, and their four children aged six years to four months. Authorities moved quickly to pursue suspects, suspected over a homestead claim dispute.
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Niot Springs
Ark
Special
Sells
Montgomery County
Hot Springs
Jefferson
Maggie Jones
Tagal Treachery Renewed Hebel Activity in Secoa
A Twenty-fourth Infantry detachment repairing telegraph wires near San Jose Neuvo Ecija province Luzon was attacked by 200 rebels. Seven soldiers reached San Jose. others likely captured. A Forty-third Infantry scouts party near Takloban Leyte was ambushed, three killed, two escaped to warn. Takloban native police conspired to surprise the Americans. Bodies were badly mutilated.
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Manila
Twenty-fourth Infantry
San Jose
Neuvo Ecija
Luzon
Forty-third Infantry
Takloban
Leyte Island
Democratic address urges report of voter coercion in Chicago
A Democratic national committee released an extraordinary address signed by two eminent Democrats. It calls on every citizen to report promptly any attempt to coerce or intimidate voters by employers or others. The note warns offenders deserve to be hunted as felons and publicizes who they are.
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Mer. Bryrg
Keroine
Reese
Democratic Party
Bryan
Republican Party
Hanna
Hannat
Chicago
J. K
Republic
McKinley
Cain
Mining Men Disappointed Over Transvaal War Delays
London reports that South African mining companies are frustrated by delays in ending the military campaign. Engineers observed in Cane Town and Johannesburg found pumping operations halted and mine production unlikely to resume for six months, with possible twelve months before returns on vast Transvaal investment materialize.
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London
Cane Town
Pretoria
Johannesburg
Transvaal
Silk Waist Swindle Report Hits St Joseph Women
In St Joseph Missouri over 1000 women allege they were swindled by three men posing as agents for Quincy Woolen and Silk Mills of Quincy Illinois Chicago listed as headquarters. Customers were told orders would be filled from Chicago stores with a ten day delivery limit. The limit expired and many letters to the Chicago addresses were returned unopened.
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St. Joseph
Quincy Woolen
Sili Milis
Quincy
Ill
Chicago
Ressias Pole Held Up While Tiyter Take His Earnings Abroad
A robbery disrupted Ressias Pole as Tiyter moved funds overseas. Police reported the incident as a hold up at a local business with suspects fleeing the scene before officers arrived. No injuries were reported and investigations continue.
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Ressias Pole
Tiyter
Posters Depicting Defeat in China Stir Controversy
The piece recounts Chinese posters and lithographs portraying Allied forces as defeated in China. It notes claims of losses at Taku and Tianjin, and asserts Chinese propaganda distorts events while depicting invaders fleeing small Chinese troops.
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Pein
China
Pekin
Taku
Tien-Tsin
Empire
Satisfactory little affair near Frankfort reported in Boer war
Lord Roberts reports a dawn assault near Frankfort by West Kenters resulting in sevenBoers killed nine wounded and eighteen captured. De Wet proclaims burghers who refuse to fight will be prisoners. Dutch dispatch notes Boer harassment near Lindley to Kroonstadt and a Cheahtre detachment capture. Prince of Wales intercession aided Danish prisoners released at Bimiston.
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London
War Office
Lord Roberts
Pretoria
Frankfort
Grove
West Kents
Cape Town
Kroonstadt
de Wet
Lindley
Wiltshire
Copenhagen
Daily Telegraph
Bimonstown
Cape Colony
Castle for Kruger's home offered residence to Kruger
Brussels cable reports Transvaal Delegate Fischer with Dr Leyd's secretary and a reception committee touring the castle offered as a residence to Presi dent Kruger. They admired Gothic rooms and modern appointments and will recommend it to the ex-President. The castle was built by Monk around 168 and Leopold II slept in the Dom Paul room.
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Brussels
Transvaal
Fischer
Dr. Leyd
Kruger
Monk
Leopold L
Dom Paul
Religious Crank Charged In Atlanta Case
In Atlanta a man was charged with cruel and inhumane treatment over religious fanaticism. He confronted Mrs Homer Ww Hodge with accusations after she allegedly placed a Bible on her plate at a meal.
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Atlanta, Ga
Homer
Hodge
Arcola
Counterfeiter Arrested at Elkhart and Missing Girls Appeal
Elkhart reports the arrest of Westley Hummer, a St. Joseph county farmer, on counterfeit five dollar pieces with related die and nine ten dollar coins found. Carey Young identified as an accomplice. Separate Huntington item notes missing Miss Sarah Wybourn and Miss Milas Webster as authorities hunt kidnappers and morphine-influenced witnesses.
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Elkhart
Westley Hummer
St. Joseph County
Hummer
South Bend
Plymouth
Carey Young
Mysteri
Huntington
Andrews
Sarah Wybourn
Milas Florence Webster
Webster
Miss Webster
Miss Wybourn
Indiana Baptist State Convention Opens in Fort Wayne
The Indiana Baptist convention opened in Fort Wayne with broad representation. Al len Zollara and Rev L L Henson delivered the welcome. President W T Whittington responded. Rev J T Villers of Indianapolis preached the annual sermon to 56,602 members and 500 plus ministers, about 3 percent in active preaching work. Dr O P Gifford gave the midweek sermon. William R Harper spoke at the educational meeting on the modern university in denominational education.
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Indiana Baptist State Convention
Ft. Wayne
Indiana Baptist Convention
Allen Zollara
L. L. Henson
W. T. Whittington
J. T. Villers
First Baptist Church of
Indianapolis
Hoosier State
O. P. Gifford
Buffalo
N. Y
William R. Harper
University of Chicago
Fatal stabbing at Sugar Branch lawn social ends in riot
At James Saunders home near this city a Tuesday night lawn social turned violent over a love affair. Razors pistols and knives were used as a fight broke out between Henry Yates and Thomas Craig leaving Yates dying from deep gashes. Craig was arrested and jailed while others suffered non fatal wounds.
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James Saunders
Sugar Branch
Henry Yates
Thomas Craig
Yates
Craig
Terre Haute Streetcar Strike Halts City Transit
Terre Haute suffers a day of no streetcars and widespread power outages due to a strike by Terre Haute Electrical Railway Co employees. The interurban line to Brasil is idle and no cars ran as General Manager Kidder refused to meet demands.
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Terre Haute
Terre Haute Electrical Railway Company
Brasil
Kidder
Four hurt in street fight over Nicholson law enforcement
Town Marshal Goldman and two saloonkeepers Theo Craig were involved in a clash on the street. Goldman reportedly struck Craig with a club, and Craig retaliated, severely beating the marshal and two deputies. Craig was arrested but released on bond.
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Goldman
Theo Craig
Craig
Housekeeper awarded $1800 in Masters estate suit
Mrs Emma Husted sued the estate of Aaron Masters for $5000 for housekeeping services. A verdict of $1800 was rendered Wednesday morning. The case came from Union County on a change of venue.
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Richmond
Emma Husted
Aaron Masters
Union County
DePauw Alumni Seek $1 For Ridpath Portrait
Minnetta Taylor of Greencastle presides over requests to alumni for $1 contributions to place a portrait of the late Dr. John Clark Ridpath in Meharry Hall at DePauw University where he once served as professor of history. Fulkes W. Taylor of Indianapolis is collecting the funds.
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Wrens Sor
D- Ridpath
Minnetta Taylor
Greencastle
DePauw
John Clark Ridpath
Meharry Hall
Fulkes W. Taylor
Chalfant
Indianapolis
Cudahy Line Tasked Against Standard Oil Firm in Indiana
Hartford City reports the old Cudahy pipeline extending from Momence Illinois to a Nottingham Township pump station in Wells County Indiana fights Standard Oil. Built in 1896 by John and Michael Cudahy, the six inch line covers 170 miles with five pumping stations and a Kankakee refinery, costing about 2 million dollars. Between 40 and 300 men were employed. work aims to finish before ground freezes.
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Cudahay
Hartford City
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Cudahy
Momence
Chicago
Nottingham Township
Wells County
John
Michael Cudahy
Kankakee
Two Bet of City Offcers In South Bend
Republicans in South Bend moved to fill key city posts during the absence of Democrat Councilman Montgomery. They elected a fire chief, city sexton, health officer, and street commissioner, despite the evenly split council. Democrats vow to challenge the appointments in court.
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South Bend
Montgomery
Wabash bridge contractor dies after timber accident near Del Ray
Ed Gribben of Wabash, a bridge contractor on the Wabash Detroit division, was fatally injured Tuesday while helping handle a heavy timber near Del Ray. The timber fell across his back, crushing him, and he died at the railroad hospital. The Rev. D Powell, pastor of the Portland First Christian Church, has fe...
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Ed Gribben
Wabash
del Ray
Detroit
Portland
First. Christian Church
Roosevelt Speaks to Columbus Crowd on Philippine Policy
Governor Roosevelt, in Columbus, denounces Bryan's Philippine stance and urges retention of US control. He cites insurrection details, cites Aguinaldo, and recalls Lawton’s dying words to argue for force if peaceable possession is refused. Roosevelt departs Wednesday morning for second Ohio day.
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Columbus
Blaine
Ses
Roosevelt
Cincinnati
Bryan
Philippines
Mr. Bryan
Philippine Islands
Islands
Aguinaldo
George Washington
Hong Kong
Guild
Fitzhugh Lee
Massachusetts
Ohio
Anthony Wayne
Fallen Timbers
Thomas Jefferson
Louisiana Purchase
MacArthur
Lawton
General Clarke
Santiago
America
Hocking Valley
Payne forecasts party vote by states in GOP meeting
Chicago special reports Henry Ce. Payne vice chairman of the Republican National Executive Committee issued his first forecast Sunday night. He estimated votes by state and divided the states into four classes, noting twenty four states have a certain level of support.
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Chicago
Henry Ce. Payne
Republican National Executive Committee
Mr. Payne
Walsh Sees Bryan Victory With 107 Doubtful States
Secretary Charles A Walsh of the Democratic national committee claims Bryan would win with 107 doubtful votes. He lists seven secured states Maine New Hampshire Rhode Island Vermont Massachusetts Pennsylvania and Iowa. Doubtful states include California Connecticut Michigan Minnesota North Dakota Ohio Oregon Wisconsin and Wyoming. Walsh moves New Jersey into the sure Bryan column alongside New York, citing ten days of developments.
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Chicago
Charles A. Walsh
Democratic
Bryan
Republie
McKinley
Maing
New
Hampshire
Rhodes Ialand
Vermont
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Itowa
California
Connecticut
Nois
Michigan
Minnesota
North Dakota
Ohio
Oregon
Wisconsin
Walsh
New Jersey
New York
Four Native Uprisings Reported Across China
London and Shanghai dispatches describe four anti dynastic uprisings in Kwang Tung Kwang Si Sze Chuan and the Yangtze region. Reports claim imperial troops have captured Sun Yat Sen supporter Wei Chou and that rebels were defeated near Canton. Russian forces consolidate in Manchuria as negotiations with Peking loom and Yung Lu is to be excluded.
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London
Shanghai
Morning Post
Kwang Tung
Kwang Si
Sze Chuan
Yang Tse
Sun Yat Sen
Prince Tuan
Tung Fu Hsiang
Nam Shih Tu
Canton
Standard
Tien-Tsin
Toh Anto
Pekin
II Hung Chang
Tsung Li Yamen
Yung Lu
The
Times
Niu Chwang
Bhan Hai Kwan
Amur
Tciling
Mukden
Manchuria
Liae
Russia
Hundreds of Boers Flee to Europe and America for New Homes
Lourenco Marques reports hundreds of Boers and their families fleeing South Africa. Most aim for America, using French and German ships and special trains to Marseilles and France, then Holland as a temporary refuge. Holland is crowded and America remains the hoped-for final destination.
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Lourenzo Marques
America
Pauport
Pense
Marseilles
France
Holland
Land
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