Kern Accepted as Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee
Indianapolis August 25 John W Kern of Indianapolis accepted the Democratic party vice presidential nomination after a Denver convention notification. Theodore Bell delivered formal notice as Bryan attended with a large Indiana crowd, in the new coliseum before 14 000 observers. Bryan closed with a speech on trusts as Kern received an ovation and Governor candidate Marshall spoke briefly.
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Indianapolis
Wiliam J. Bryan
John W. Kern
Kern
Hrgan
Theodore A. Bell
California
Denver
Bell
Bryan
Indiana
John Kern
Nottification Committee
State Fair of Funds
Monster Cologseum
United States
Thomas Taggart
Norman E. Mac
Buffalo
Thomas R. Marshall
Mr. Bryan
Mr. Mack
Mr. Kern
Pennsylvania Street
Denison Hotel
Fitzgerald examination postponed in $173000 theft case
Chicago August 25 George W Fitzgerald accused of stealing 173000 from Assistant Treasurer William Boldenweck in 1907 was admitted to 10000 bail. Judge Chetlain postponed the examination to August 31 to allow the state to gather more evidence. He claimed all his money was used in speculation.
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Chicago
George W. Fitzgerald
United States
William Boldenweck
Chetlain
Fitzgerald
General Luard's Wife Murdered Near London Wood
The wife of Major General Charles Edward Luard was found murdered Monday afternoon in a desolate wood near Seven Oaks outside London. No murderer is yet found. motive appears robbery as valuable rings were taken from her fingers.
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Luard
London
Charles Edward Luard
Seven Oaks
Miner Dies in Collision as Train Strikes Cart
Linden Indiana Aug 25 David Kind ley forty living between West Point and Rabb s Station struck by a gravel train at Rabb s Station his body cut to pieces The horses drawing the cart were killed His widow and nine children survive Also reported Rev E E Banta fell from a peach tree at Algiers Pike county injures may prove fatal Four trainmen killed near Eugene Oregon when a local train struck a bull on the track and piled up in a ditch
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Linden
Ind
David Kindley
West Point
Rabb’s Station
Monon
Jasper
E. E. Banta
Algiers
Pike County
Eugene
Ore
Southern Pacific
Bloomington
Monroe County
Indianapolis Southern Station
German ambassador Speck von Sternburg dies in Heidelberg
Baron Speck von Sternburg in Heidelberg dies at 56 after lung inflammation. Ambassadorship to Washington, close friend of President Roosevelt, and wife Baroness von Sternburg Miss Lillian Langham of Louisville were with him. He had recently consulted a skin specialist and was to travel to Berlin for an audience with Emperor William.
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Heidelberg
Germany
Baron Speck von Sternburg
United States
Roosevelt
Victoria
Lillian May Langham
Louisville
Hamburg
Vincent Czerny
Baron von Sternburg
Czerny
Berlin
Emperor William
Washington
Dresden
New York
Baroness von Sternburg
William
India
Ceylon
Sporting events and public notices in early reports
The American Bar association holds its annual convention in Seattle. the American Press Humorists association convenes in Denver. Christiania boards up schools due to smallpox. Roosevelt to meet Olympic athletes at Sagamore Hill. Emmett E McLeod arrested for embezzlement in New Orleans. wheat prices hindered on Chicago exchange. Keir Hardie to attend Halifax convention. New York leads NL pennant race vs Pittsburgh. Mrs Parker sues for slander in South Bend for 5000 dollars.
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American Press Humorista’ Association
Denver
Christiania
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Emmett E. McLeod
United States Engineers
New Orleans
Chicago Exchange
Keir Hardie
Montreal
Dominion Trade and Labor Congress
Halifax
New York
Pittsburg
Pennewil for Governor Leads Republican State Convention
Delegates meet in Delware on August 25 for the Republican convention. Simeon Pennewil of Greenwood is slated to hear the ticket and address the gathering.
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Pennewil
Dever
Del
Simeon
Greenwood
All Doctors are Good But Specialists are Best Trial
A historic ad promises trial treatments for men from the country. It touts cures for boils moles hair loss dandruff worm infestations bed wetting stuttering and forgetting with a monthly fee five dollars a month for certain remedies and fifteen dollars for others claiming cures for dyspepsia tapeworm and fat removal without fasting plus asthma and St Vitus dance treatment offered at set rates.
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St. Vitus
Race for Ti Pennant How the Teame in the Big Leagues Stand at This Time
Baseball standings and game results across National American Leagues. Teams like New York, Chicago, St Louis, Boston, Cincinnati and Philadelphia are listed with records, runs, and recent scores. Note on Foley's Kidney Remedy included.
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National League
Potew York
Tteburg
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Boston
Brooklyn
St. Louia
R.H.E
Pfiester, Fraser
Overall
Kling
Wilhelm
Bergen
St. Louis
R.hle
Ferguson
Smith
Raymond
Ludwig
R.H.E. Cincinnati
Campbell
McLean
McQuillen
Dooin
Pittsburg
R.H.E. Pittsburg
New York
Willis
Gibson
Wiltse
Bresnahan
Leifield
Camnitz
Leever
Phelps
Matthewson
Detroit
Cleveland
Boston Oo
Washington
Glee
RULE
White
Sullivan
Wood
Steele
Criger
Donahoe
Rhe
Johnson
Street
Donovan
Schmidt
Burles
Liebhardt
Remis
Coombs
Schutzer
Powers
R.ele
Waddell, Smith, Hogg
Sweeney
WRECKED TRAIN CREATES SCENE AT ELWOOD HOTEL
A gravel train descending a hill struck a split switch and piled eleven cars in Elwood Indiana. Miss Bessie Cray seated on the Callaway hotel veranda narrowly avoided harm as a dump car landed on the porch and gravel filled her lap. She escaped with minor scratches. Traffic halted for nine hours while crews cleared debris.
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Elwood
Ind
Bessie Cray
Callaway
Reading
Anderson
Steers Blown Up By Exploding Dynamite Dinner
Oscar Huff of near Bremen loses two steers after they eat dynamite placed to blast stumps. When driven home one steer bursts from the dynamite in its stomach and blows up, startling observers for miles. The other steer also explodes from the shock.
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Plymouth
Ind
Oscar Huff
Bremen
Auto crash near Kokomo injures Jenkins family
In an accident twelve miles north of Kokomo Anna Jenkins wife of D C Jenkins president of Jenkins Glass Manufacturing sustained serious injuries after being thrown from a touring car. Her left arm broke and left thumb nearly severed by barbed wire. Son Addison Jenkins injured with a broken nose and facial laceration.
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Kokomo
Ind
Anna Jenkins
D. C. Jenkins
Jenkins Glass Manufacturing Company
Addison Jenkins
Rvin Moss
Peru
Jenkinses
District Attorney Seeks Sensation-Free Annis Murder Case
Corning New York August 25 District Attorney Darrins of Queens County visiting his old home said by agreement with Attorney McIntyre counsel for the Hains brothers the Annis murder case would be shorn of sensationalism. He added the people are sick of the Thaw case and want no more sensationalism.
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Corning
N. Y
Ra Darrins
Queens County
MclIntyre
Hains Brothers
Annis
Electric Bitters Endorsement in New York Ad
Frank Conlan of 486 Houston Street New York praises Electric Bitters as a grand family medicine for dyspepsia liver complications and weak kidneys. The product is advertised to regulate digestion purify blood and restore vigor, sold with guarantee at Knoefels drug store for 50 cents.
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Spesk
Frank Conlan
Houston St
New York
Knoefels
Effort to Release Man's Stayer in Indiana Case
Wilbur Gibbons seeks a writ of habeas corpus in Terre Haute as prosecutors plan to free him after he killed Edward Rosenrath two months ago when Rosenrath confronted him with Mrs. Gibbons. Eye witnesses say Gibbons fired only after Rosenrath picked up a brick. Mrs. Gibbons offers testimony favorable to her husband.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Wilbur Gibbons
Imaginary Speeches: Bryan as an Enigma in 1900 Politics
R S Taylor portrays William Jennings Bryan as an unstable force in American politics. The speaker mocks Bryan’s free silver stance, imperialism critique, and world tour, contrasting him with Theodore Roosevelt and arguing Bryan lacks a stable governing program. The oration questions Bryan’s motives and consistency, framing him as either a demagogue or misguided idealist.
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Bryan
Congress
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Mr. Bland
St. Paul
Mr. Bryan
Paris
Philippine Islands
Campaigon
Taft
Aguinaldo
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Buch
White House
Ayer's Non-Alcoholic Sarsaparilla Ad
If you are run down and tired go to your doctor and ask his opinion of Ayer's non alcoholic Sarsaparilla. No alcohol no stimulant. A blood purifier a nerve tonic a strong alterative and an aid to digestion. Sail message.
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Ayer
Questioning Bryan in Roosevelt Era Reform Debate
The author argues against Bryan citing his personal ambition and proposes another candidate with proven fidelity to reform and prudence. The piece frames Roosevelt’s reforms as a standard for the next leader, asking for a trustworthy figure to advance progress. An endorsement note for Foley's Kidney Remedy appears as a separate ad snippet.
Sea Bathing and Sea Air for Children Benefit
An Italian physician Gerosa argues sea air and sea water are vital to life. He says all living beings originate in salt water and blood contains marine life relics, so seawater helps replenish essential salt, especially aiding weakling children.
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Gerosa
Tramps Suspected in Hammond Detective Assault
Hammond Indiana August 25 Erie railroad detective Peter Young was found unconscious near the Erie tracks at Burnham with a broken right arm and internal injuries. Police suspect he was slugged by tramps he was attempting to eject. Young is a well known Erie detective and his son Barnie Young is a Chicago bandmaster and composer.
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Hammond
Ind
Peter Young
Erie Railroad
Erie
Burnham
Young
St. Margaret's Hospital
Barnie Young
Chicago
Can't Sail Under False Colors
Judge Thomp son in the United States court denied the petition by Union Distilling company and others for a temporary injunction to block the government order that imitation whisky must be branded as such.
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Cincinnati
Thompson
United States
Union Distilling Company
Lowestoft china and its rare earthenware legacy
The Lowestoft story traces the rise of a famed earthenware and soft paste porcelain factory from 1730, its peak 1770s to 1800s, and decline after exhausting local clay and rising competition, noting key figures Hewlin Luson and Cornwall clay sourcing, with a London Globe citation. It also mentions Lester M. Nelson praising King’s New Discovery for coughs and colds and its advertised throat and lung benefits.
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Lowestoft
Warren
China
Hewlin Luson
Grunton Park
Cornwall
London Globe
Food for Cannibals on the Island Rossel
From Pearson's Weekly an account recalls the 1858 wreck of the St Paul off Rossel Island. Captain Pennard and eight crew members searched for help and were rescued, while 820 people aboard the ship were massacred and eaten by islanders.
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Polynesia
St. Paul
Pennard
Hongkong
Sydney
Rossel
Prince of Denmark
Styx
Pearson's Weekly
Market quotations for grains and Livestock by region
Indianapolis grain and livestock prices list wheat corn oats hay cattle hogs sheep and lambs with receipts for hogs cattle and sheep. Cincinnati Chicago New York East Buffalo and Toledo markets show bid ranges for wheats corns oats cattle hogs sheep and lambs with seasonal notes.
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Indianapolis
Timothy
Cincinnati
Chicago
New York
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Foley
O. D Knoefel
Miss Bessie Cray
Marshall County
Richmond
N. R. John F. Robbins
Hunter Valley
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James Tell
Nicholas Scott
R.S. Taylor
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London Graphic
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Dr. King
Chas. D. Knoefel
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