William Jennings Bryan Receives Warm Madison Square Welcome
William Jennings Bryan returned from foreign travel to Madison Square Garden where more than 20 000 people greeted him with colored flags and thunderous cheers. He praised Governor Folk Tom Johnson and urged Democratic goals including direct senatorial elections and stronger Sherman anti trust enforcement. He emphasized trusts as a major issue and called for regulation of corporations and arbitration over force in disputes.
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New York
William Jennings Bryan
Madison Square Garden
Commercial Travelers’ Anti-Trust League
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Tom L. Johnson
Firat
Bryan Rose
Missouri
Tom Johnson
United States
Bryan Praises Roosevelt Farewell Speech After Campaign Stop
William Jennings Bryan criticized Republicans for not backing Roosevelt's urged legislation and for campaign contribution publicity while praising the president's adoption of Democratic ideas. He urged constitutional reform for an income tax, noted insurance probe disclosures to curb future big donations, and reflected on gold standard and bimetallism.
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Roosevelt
Bryan
Sulzer
New York
Glenn
North Carolina
Dahlman
Omaha
Bryan's New York Homecoming Draws Massive Ovation
Mr. Bryan’s arrival in New York from Aug 31 sparked an exuberant welcome at the Battery and Victoria Hotel. Thousands cheered as he entered, with police guiding the crowd. He thanked supporters and hinted at pursuing further study in college while recalling past travels in London.
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New York
Mr. Bryan
the Battery
Victoria Hotel
Twenty-seventh Street
Broadway
Bryan
Washington
White House
Nebraska
Missouri
London
Democratic Party
United State
National Committees
Meat label reform urged by Secretary Wilson in Washington
Secretary Wilson told forty packing houses in Washington that meat product labels must clearly describe the item and reveal exact ingredients. Labels should not mislead the public and must indicate if sausage is pork only or contains beef or other contents. The rule will also curb misleading advertising features on labels.
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Washington
Wilson
Agro
Open shop principle to govern postal service
Washington reports a conference among Postmaster Busse Acting Postmaster General Hitch cock and Second Assistant Postmaster General Shallenberger determines that postal clerks may join unions if they follow office rules and do not coerce others. The department will protect workers who opt not to join the union and will apply the open shop principle.
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Washington
Postal Service
Busse
Chicago
Hitchcock
Shallenberger
National Labor Union
American Federation of Labor
Handful Harry Latimer Surrenders After Fugitive Run
William H Latimer known as Handsome Harry, former manager of the Provident Investment bureau, surrendered in Philadelphia after eighteen months as a fugitive. He is held on $2,000 bail for trial in federal court.
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Handsome Harry
Philadelphia
William H. Latimer
the Provident Investment Bureau
Earthquakes Surge to Record Levels in Germany
Berlin reports eight earthquakes last week and twenty the prior week, the Geophysical Institute of Gottingen University notes. The figures mark the highest totals ever recorded.
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Berlin
Geophysical Institute of Geottingen University
Weather and World News Snippets From Cripple Creek to France
Snow and hail fell at Cripple Creek Colorado with vivid lightning. Lady Campbell-Bannerman wife of the British premier has died after years of invalidism. Northwest weather lifts pressure on Chicago wheat. Nevada Governor John Sparks renominated by acclamation. Volga peasantry whisper uprisings. France enforces compulsory weekly rest day. Mississippi Rep John Sharp Williams returns from Europe. Japan to open a 5 million dollar grand exhibition. Ohio administrator Frank M Connor named Indian bureau chief clerk. British battleship Dreadnought commissioned for reserve service before main assignment.
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Cripple Creek
Col
Lady Campbell-Bannerman
Northwest
Chicago
John Sparks
Nevada
Saratov
Volga
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
House
Hies
Frank M. Connor
Ohio
Indian Bureau
Mies
Congress
Embezzlement Ties Hipple to Missing Funds at Real Estate Trust
Philadelphia August 31 examination of securities of the defunct Real Estate Trust Co shows president Frank K Hipple stole funds. Receiver G H Earl Jr says Hipple hypothecated 65000 of paper securing 50000 not returned and embezzled 6000000 loaned to Adolf Segal in personal transactions. Earl opposes permanent receivership to protect trust funds. Hipple killed himself Thursday after last school visit to Bryn Mawr.
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Philadelphia
Frank K. Hipple
G. H. Earl, Jr
Earl
Hipple
Adolf Segal
Miss Wright
Select School For Ladies
Bryn Mawr
F. Wharton Hipple
Gal
Demonstrators in Galatz Riot Against Greeks
In Galatz Roumania on August 31 a thousand anti Greek demonstrators marched through streets after fiery speeches wrecking Greek shops and gathered before the Russian consulate whose windows were smashed before rioters were dispersed.
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Bucharest
Roumania
Galatz
Notable Cuban arrests tied to insurrection
Havana reports J. M. Gomez ex congressman Mendietta General Castillo Coronel Piedra and ex senator Montang moved from the city jail to the Presidio for safety after arrest on charges of insurrection.
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Havana
J. M. Gomez
Mendietta
General Castillo
Coronel Piedra
Montang
Presidio
Double Charge in Pike County Jail Linked to Carbon Wreck
Petersburg Ind August 31 Pinkerton detectives aided by Southern Railroad investigators say Will Aubey and Shirley Erwin are charged with train wrecking and murder in the Carbon Pike County wreck that killed four and destroyed $150000 in property. Both suspects deny involvement while authorities promise further arrests.
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Petersburg
Ind
Pinkerton
Southern Railroad Company
Southern Railroad
Carbon
Pike County
Will Aubey
Shirley Erwin
Aubey
Elberfeld
Whiting
Gibson County
Erwin
Aubrey
Fort Brench
Mysterious Tragedy in Clay City Woman Killed by Shotgun
Mrs. Katharine Crase was instantly killed in Clay City Indiana when a shotgun discharged. Her eight year old son says he loaded the gun to hunt squirrels and that she took it from him and went into the house. He later varied his account of where he was at the moment of the shot.
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Clay City
Ind
Katherine Crase
Thinks He's a Detective Near Columbus Farm
Albert W. Pyatt a farmer five miles southwest of Columbus is said to be insane over the belief he is a detective assigned to solve the Schafer murder at Bedford. He armed himself with a revolver and hunted his farm hour after hour fearing the killer might be on his property, and neighbors fret over mistaken identification leading to insanity proceedings.
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Columbus
Ind
Albert W. Pyatt
Schafer
Bedford
Pyatt
Polish laborers witness fatal pistol chase in Hammond
In Hammond Indiana Aug 3 Mrs Frank Moats shot at her husband as he fled from their home after being struck in the leg. All shots except the first went wide and about two hundred Polish workers watched from a distance afraid to intervene. Congressional nominations reported from Plymouth and Rockville Indiana with B F Shively and Claude G Bowers named respectively.
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Nelighborn
Hammond
Ind
Frank Moats
Plymouth
B.F. Shively
South Bend
Rockville
Claude G. Bowers
Terre, Haute
Market Report and Gambling News From Various Cities
Indiana grain and livestock prices listed with bids for wheat corn oats hay cattle hogs sheep lambs and receipts across markets in Cincinnati Chicago New York East Buffalo and Toledo. Gambling crackdown in Sydney and a prohibition raid on Dickinson county Abilene Kansas report multiple arrests.
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Indiana
Clis
Cincinnati
Chicago
New York
East Buffalo
Early Morning Breakfast and Baseball Scoreboard Recap
In Philadelphia and New York, multiple games unfold with varying scores. Highlights include New York defeating Philadelphia 6 0 in one game and 9 8 in another, while Boston edges Philadelphia 3 2. American League and Association results show Indianapolis 2 Columbus 4 and Toledo 1 Louisville 6 among others.
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Gasetz
Kattconal Besenr
Philadelph
New York
Secord
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cincinasti
Brooklyn
Boston
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Washington
Indianapolis
Columbus
Toledo
Louisville
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Kansas City
St. Paul
Famine Expected to Reach Russian Provinces by Fall
By the end of September famine will spread to Kazan Simbirsk Samara and Saratov provinces. Rematvo treasuries exhausted and central government bears full cost of feeding people. Grain needed for food and sowing in these provinces estimated at 21.5 million dollars.
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St. Petersburg
Kazan
Simbirsk
Samara
Saratov
Rematvo
Restoration of Health Mentioned by Brano Resident
A Brano resident, H. L. Stanley, credits prolonged coughing and bleeding relief to a treatment described as Socratepace. He calls himself one of the luckiest men in Arkenene for his wife’s restored health after five years of illness.
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Arkenene
H. L. Stanley
Brano
Ethoe
Sali Ey
Broadway Casting and Returns for Upcoming Season
Frederic de Belleville will stage Cohan and Haris new play Popularity with George M Cohan. Thomas W Ross to star. Edith Wynne Matthison plans early fall return to America for a new play. Charlotte Walker to play Constance Pinckney in On Parole at the National theater Washington. Bertha Kalich joins the Manhattan company for The New York Idea. Nella Webb debuts in Honor the Mayor at the New York theatre with encores. Charles B Pringham reports London managers receptive to American productions and star tours next spring.
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Cohan
Haris
Frederic de Belleville
George M Cohan
Thomas W. Ross
Edith Wynne Matthison
America
England
Mattis Son
Edward A. Braden
Charlotte Walker
Constance Pinckney
Louis Evan Shipman
National Theater
Washington
Harrison Grey Fiske
Leonard Shepherd
Bertha Kalich
Therese Laquin
Manhattan
Mrs. Flake
Langdon Mitchell
New York Idea
Nella Webb
Daisy
Honor the Mayor
New York Theatre
Mabel Hollins
Miss Webb
Charles B. Pringham
London
Frits Scheff
New York
Deadly Snakes and Their Fierce Mannerisms
The article discusses various snakes including the mamba in Africa and the king cobra in India, noting their aggressive behavior and lethal venom. It mentions a man chased by a bamadryad and the danger posed by pit vipers in West Africa.
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India
Bamadryad
Antyatian
Cohrun
London to Newcastle bridge length and other notes
The sequence notes the King Edward VII bridge length of 1,150 feet between Newcastle and Gateshead. It mentions a Surrey canal brick kiln kept lit for 100 years, and English artillery volunteers painting obsolete pieces. Also, about 600 Togos sailors in London, and gas prices in Widnes.
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London
Newcastle
Gateshead
Surrey Canal
Togo
Widnes
Lancashire
England
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New Albany
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France
Goepei
Wree
National Biscuit Company
Market Report
Sydney
Assembly of New South Wales
Abilene
Kan
Dickinson County
Rocky Mountain
Manin
A. Lindemann
East Market St
Ayer
Lowell, Mase
Englich
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