Democratic State Conventions Agree on Bryan Support
Reports from Pennsylvania Michigan Missouri Alabama and South Carolina show Democratic factions moving toward endorsing William Jennings Bryan. Delegates in Harrisburg Lansing Jefferson City Montgomery Columbus and Columbus favor instructing or endorsing Bryan for the Denver nomination.
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Committee On
Michigan
Bryan
Lansing
Mich
William Jennings Bryan
Denver
Michigan Democracy
Winship
A. M. Cummins
Jefferson City
Johnson
Montgomery
Ala
Dr. Cunningham
South Carolina
Columbus
D. C
Weather outlook for Illinois and Iown area
Showers and thunderstorms are likely tonight and Thursday with colder conditions Thursday especially in the west. Warmer in the north tonight with cooler Thursday afternoon or night. Sunrise at 4 25 and sunset at 7 09.
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Illinois
Buttercup Claimed to Cause Cancer by Doctor Chalfant
Philadelphia report on Dr. W W Chalfant cancer expert who links field buttercup poison to cancer origins citing authorities from three centuries and his experiments. He urges a law to destroy buttercups in pastures using government whitewash a salt and lime solution.
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Philadelphia
W. W. Chalfant
Gould Again Victorious in Olympic Court Tennis
London May 20 Jay Gould of New York defeated former British champion W H Pennell in the Olympic court tennis preliminaries and will meet Lage in the semi finals.
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Gould
London
Jay Gould
New York
W. H. Pennell
Lage
Wealthy inventor faces hydrophobia after pet dog lick
William H. Marsh of New York, an inventor and manufacturer, was told at the Pasteur Institute that he has hydrophobia and will die within days. He contracted rabies when his daughter's pet dog licked a finger, not from a dog bite, and doctors plan to keep him sedated as he nears death.
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New York
N. Y
William H. Marsh
Pasteur Institute
Marsh
Institute
Seven Drownings When Gasoline Launch Exploded
In Claredon Arkansas on May 20 seven prominent young society people were drowned when the launch tank exploded wrecking the boat. Other members of the party were rescued with difficulty.
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Claredon
Ark
Young Society
Young Widow Carrie Shaw Found Mutilated in Mill Pond
In Appleton Wisconsin May 20 the badly mutilated body of Carrie Shaw a wealthy young widow of Hortorville was found in a mill pond The man Charles Abrams who had been seen with her is in custody at New London He reportedly had visited her last evening to reconcile a dispute and the case is treated as a brutal murder
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Appleton, Wis
Carrie Shaw
Hortorville
Charles Abrams
New London
Abrams
Fair coeds clash with bold Iowa burglar at dawn
At Iowa City a lone burglar tried to break into M S Shaffer’s home. Libbie Hruska and De Nora Skinner alerted others while Nettice Pierson hurled a window screen at the invader. The burglar escaped as police praised the students' actions. Bank statements followed with a national banks call for May 14.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
M. S. Shaffer
Libbie Hruska
Cedar Rapids
de Nora Skinner
Washington, D. C
Comptroller of the Currency
Methodists Vote On Bishops In Baltimore Conference
Baltimore May 20 The general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church began voting on eight new bishops with a large gathering present. A recess was taken after the first ballot to tally votes and the result will be announced this afternoon.
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Baltimore
Methodist Episcopal Church
General Conference
Pittsburg
Methodist Protestant General Synod
United States
United Brethren Church
Trimat
Congregational Church
United Brethren
Congregational Churches
Muscatine Boy Wins First Prize at University
Walter L. Myers of Muscatine now West Branch wins $16 for best short story in the Junior Annual Hawkeye contest. Miss Hilda V. Ellyson of West Branch earns $5 second prize for the next best short story amid university field meet festivities.
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Muscatine
University
Iowa City
Walter L. Myers
West Branch
Hilda V. Ellyson
Gotch Fails to Throw Olsen in Exhibition Fight
Frank Gotch world champion wrestler met Charles Olsen on the mat at a theater in St. Louis. Olsen lasted fifteen minutes before Gotch paid him 109 dollars. The bout concluded with Olsen not being thrown within the time, marking an exhibition display rather than a formal match.
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Gotch
St. Louis
Frank Gotch
Charles Olsen
Olsen
Rayner Moves to Appoint Inquiry as Injunction Debate Gathers
Sen Rayner of Maryland calls up a resolution to urge a court of inquiry into charges against Col William F Stewart at Fort Grand Arizona. A Republican House caucus tonight aims to set stance on anti injunction bills with no anticipated passage.
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Washington, D. C
Rayner
Maryland
Senate
William F. Stewart
Coast Artillery
Fort Grand
Ariz
Committee On Military Affairs
Congress
House
Maloney Marriage Annulled. Osborn Not Married
New York May 20 Miss Helen Maloney daughter of Martin Maloney of Philadelphia was never legally married to Arthur H Osborn according to Referee Cohalao. The supreme court decision affirms the annulment and declares Maloney married to Samuel Clarkson a valid union.
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New York
N. Y
Helen Maloney
Martin Maloney
Philadelphia
Arthur H. Osborne
Cohalao
Supreme Court
Miss Maloney
Samuel Clarkson
Black Hand Gang Blows Up New York Tenement
A wealthy Italian physician refused Black Hand ransom demands and a bomb exploded in a tenement on 11th Street, New York. Four people were injured and the building heavily damaged, endangering about 190 residents for a time.
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New York
N. Y
11Th Street
Fleet Battles in Heaviest Seas Reported Off Oregon Coast
A wireless message from May 20 states the Atlantic fleet faces the heaviest seas since Hampton Roads off Oregon. The ships contend with a stormy head wind and make slow progress as they battle the rough Atlantic.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Oregon
Hampton Roads
Search for trace of Gunness victim in Indiana
La Porte Indiana May 20 Mrs H Whitter of Toledo Ohio arrives to investigate if her daughter who attended Valparaiso University nine miles west of La Porte in 1962 was among Mrs Gunness victims. The daughter disappeared after writing she would visit.
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la Porte
Ind
H. Whitter
Toledo
Ohio
University At
Valparaiso
Gunness
Platt Denies Marriage Claims In Mae Wood Divorce Case
Senator Thomas C. Platt testified in a New York divorce case denying ever marrying or promising to marry Mae C. Wood. He stated they met in 1901 and described her as an agreeable woman while denying endearments, photos, or a wife’s designation. He admitted paying his son 10000 for settlement talks amid alleged government involvement in love letters.
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New York
N. Y
Thomas C. Platt
Mae C. Wood
Platt
Miss Wood
Oriental Hotel
Frank
Home and Hummel
Washington
United States
Mae K. Wood
J. Martin Miller
Peace talks enter decisive phase in Cleveland street car strike
Arbitration board and Municipal Traction President Dupont pressed through the night as talks continued. Dupont agreed to drop all points except seniority, affecting reinstatement of strikers. Rioting erupted with shootings in Lakewood, a car fire, and a boy decapitation on East Woodland avenue, prompting police intervention.
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Cleveland
State Arbitration Board
Dupont
Municipal Traction Company
Arbitration Board
Lakewood
Charles Marvin
Lakewood Boulevard
Sloan Avenue
Woodland Avenue
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw May Pause Annulment Proceedings
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw may abandon the annulment case against Harry K Thaw. Her counsel Daniel O'Reilly said they have not decided and may seek further postponement, delaying further action if not ready by Tuesday next.
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New York
N. Y
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Daniel O'Reilly
O'Reilly
Devo
Boat Scandal Boomerang Reaches House Report
Washington May 20 The special committee concludes Lilley was not justified in charging colleagues or press members regarding Electric Boat company dealings. Lilley is accused of bad faith and using the Lake Boat company as a weapon. The House continues work with adjournment in view and passes multiple bills including a 1.5 million dollar Tokio exhibition appropriation and land related measures.
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Washington, D. C
George L. Lilley
Connecticut
House
Electric Boat Company
New Jersey
Congress
House Today
Boutell
Lilley
Lake Boat Company
Woman testifies to assault before grand jury
Mrs Mary Mann told the Des Moines grand jury the story of a criminal assault by Frank Brown on Wednesday night. Jurors heard the testimony all afternoon and continued the inquiry the next morning. Sheriff J H Loper served the papers and Mann expressed reluctance to recount the horrific experience.
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Des Moines
Mary Mann
Frank Brown
Deaf and Dumb Man Killed at Algona Crossing
Charles A. Locke a deaf mute resident of Fort Dodge died after being struck by a Northwest ern passenger train at a street crossing in Algona Iowa. He stepped onto the tracks unaware of the engine and suffered fatal head and leg injuries.
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Algona
Charles A. Locke
Fort Dodge
Northwestern
Locke
Speer Re-elected Mayor of Denver by 2500 Vote Margin
Speer, Denver's mayoral candidate from a local democracy faction, won re-election yesterday by about 2500 votes over Republican Horace Phelps. Phelps drew backing from former Senator Thomas M. Patterson and his faction.
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Denver
Robert W. Speer
Local Democracy
Horace Phelps
Phelps
Thomas M. Patterson
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