Bryan urges campaign contribution plank for Denver convention
In Lincoln Nebraska July 4 W J Bryan told the Nebraska Traveling Men’s Bryan club that unless the Denver convention adopts a campaign contribution plank the party may look elsewhere for a presidential candidate. He spoke as the last speaker praising Richard L MetCalfe and Senator Gore and noted the platform would be drafted by the resolutions committee, though he would press for certain planks if he headed the ticket.
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Lincoln
Neb
W. J. Bryan
Nebraska
Bryan Club
Denver
Roosevelt
Mr. Tutt
Bryan
Richard L. Metcalfe
Congress
Gore
Resolutions Committee
Bryan Faces Hearst Rift in Olive Branch Move
Lincoln Neb July 3 editors weigh Mr Bryan defense of William R Hearst and his Independence party The piece suggests Bryan may seek reconciliation with Hearst offering possible overtures if Hearst is receptive The article notes the potential effect on the Independence party convention and Bryan's presidency prospects while stressing the hoped reconciliation benefits for the Democratic leadership.
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Lincoln
Neb
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
William R. Hearst
Independence Party
Kentucky
Hearst
Democratic Party
Gray Would Not Accept Vice Presidential Nomination
Wilmington Del July 1 Judge Gray declares he will not consent to a presidential nomination and now refuses under any circumstances to be placed in nomination for the vice presidency. He telegraphed the New York Evening Journal denying any positive statement about accepting the vice nomination.
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Durist
Wilmington
Del
Associated Press
Gray
New York Evening Journal
Ridder for Vice President in Bryan Circle
In Denver on July 6 Herman Ridder of New York proprietor of the New York Blatt Zeitung is proposed for vice president. The report places Ridder as Bryan’s favored choice at the moment though Bryan does not aim to dictate the convention’s pick.
Verdict of Natulity in Booth Case Not Guilty
Portland July 6 The jury finds James H Booth ex receiver of the Roseburg land office not guilty after sixteen hours deliberation on charges of accepting unlawful compensation as a government official.
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Portland
Ore
James H. Booth
Roseburg Land Office
Noted author Joel Chandler Harris dies in Atlanta
Atlanta mourns the death of Joel Chandler Harris known as Uncle Remus. The Atlanta writer, born December 9, 1846 in Eatonton, had longtime health issues and died at his suburban home after a period of cirrhosis. He married Essie Larose in 1878 and worked with the Atlanta Constitution before creating Uncle Remus Magazine.
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Atlanta
Joel Chandler Harris
Uncle Remus
Harris
Eatonton
Essie Larose
Canada
Atlana
Atlanta Constitution
The
Constitution
McClellan Prevails In New York Election Recount
Justice Lambert directs jury to find for Mayor McClellan in the election recount suit. A recount of the 1905 mayoralty ballots showed a 3000 vote lead for McClellan. Clarence J. Shearn charged ballot stuffing and alleged Hearst was defrauded of 6054 votes.
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New York
Lambert
McClellan
Clarence J. Shearn
Hearst
Shearn
Taft Returns to Private Life as Presidential Candidate
Secretary of War William H. Taft relinquishes command of the War Department after four years and five months, returning to private life to pursue the presidency as a candidate of a major political party. He presented General Luke Wright as his successor and wished him well in guiding the department forward.
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Washington
William H. Taft
War Department
Taft
Department
Luke BE
Wright
General Wright
Wisconsin man chosen National Education Association president
Lorenzo Dow Harvey Ph D of Menomonie Wisconsin was elected president of the National Education Association at a special general session. The nominating committee's work determined the result after a secret session and three ballots. Other candidates were W C Thompson of Columbus State University and J H Phillips of Birmingham Public Schools.
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Cleveland
Lorenzo Dow Harvey
Stout Training School
Menomonie
Wis
National Hducational Association
Association
W. C. Thompson
The
State University
Columbus
J. H. Phillips
Birmingham
Ala
Protest Against Gag Rule at Democratic Convention
A vigorous protest will be presented to the committee on resolutions by members from New York and Iowa. A conference between representatives of these states prepared a plank for introduction to the committee to be part of the Democratic platform, opposing what they term the gag rule in the national house.
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Denver
House of Representatives
New York
Iowa
Tates
Seven die in store fire at Kresge Five and Ten
Fire at S. S. Kresge's Five and Ten on Ontario street in Cleveland on July 4 causes seven deaths including Emma Schumacher and Marie Wagner and injures at least two, with thirty more hurt as shoppers rush for exits after an explosion at the fireworks counter. Panic drives mass escape from upper floors amid women and girls pleading for help.
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Cleveland, O
S. S. Kresge
Ontario Street
Emma Schumacher
Marie Wagner
Anna Trefall
Frieda Trefall
Elizabeth Reis
Mary Hughes
James L. Parker
Wallace
Admiral Thomas Dies in California After Stroke
Rear Admiral Charles M. Thomas U.S.N. died in Del Monte California from a stroke of apoplexy shortly after dining with Mrs. Thomas and others. He had been second in command of the Atlantic battleship fleet on its Hampton Roads to San Francisco cruise and became fleet commander on arrival at San Francisco. He retired after five days in command and then resided in California.
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California
del Monte
Cal
Charles M. Thomas
Thomas
Swinburne
Hampton Roads
San Francisco
Evans
Sperry
Mae C. Wood Indicted For Perjury And Forgery
New York July 1 Mae C Wood Omaha woman who sued United States Senator Thomas C Platt for divorce was indicted by the grand jury on charges of perjury and forgery. She is charged with signing the senator s name to a document acknowledging her as his wife. The perjury indictment rests on her testimony in the divorce action claiming marriage at the Fifth Avenue hotel in 1901. Miss Wood is under $5 000 bail and will be arraigned in court Monday.
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New York
Mae C. Wood
Omaha
United States
Thomas C. Platt
Grand
Miss Wood
Senator Platt
Fifth Avenue
Mberly
Five Die as Storm Ravages Sunnyside and Fort Sumner
A severe storm on the Santa Fe cutoff in Guadaloupe county, New Mexico, killed five people and seriously injured about forty. Victims listed include Henry Gerhard, his infant son, Miss Mack Alvarado, and two unidentified Mexican nationals, all in Sunnyside, a town of roughly 500 residents.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Sunnyside
Fort Sumnés
Santa Fe
Guadaloupe
Henry Gerhard
Gerhard
Mack Alvarado
Utica Flyer Wreck Near Boonville Kills Four
Four people died and fifteen were injured when a passenger train on the Rome Watertown and Ogdensburg railroad collided head on with a freight train near Boonville. The two engines of the passenger train were involved in the crash.
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Syracuse
Ear
Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg
Boonville
Orchard's Sentence Commuted by State Pardons Board
Boise Idaho July 1 The state board of pardons has commuted the sentence of Harry Orchard from execution next Friday for the murder of former Governor Frank Brennenberg to life imprisonment.
Regicide Plot Claim Shocks Lisbon House of Lords
Dr Joe Maria de Alpoim, leader of Progressive Dis sidents, claims a preplanned regicide plot to kill King Carlos and Crown Prince Luiz. He states leaders of Progressive and Regenerator parties arranged the assassination, with payouts to organizers and cover plans for fugitives. The plan allegedly led to the Crown Prince’s death when guns fired.
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Lisbon
Joe Maria de Alpoim
Carlos
Luiz
House of Lords
31 Boim
Repub-icans
Maria Pia
Manuel Silva Buisea
Alfredo Costa
Franco
Buisse
Costa
Russian Mine Disaster Buries 214 Bodies in Russia
Gas explosion at the Rikoscky mine in Yusovo, European Russia, buried 214 workers and injured 75. Fire trapped 150 inside halls, rescuers battled flames as many perished or suffered severe injuries. Three widowed women collapsed at the pit mouth, others driven mad by the horror.
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Yusovo
European Russia
Rikoscky
Orten
Storm Overturns Boats in Batavia Killing 600 Plus
News from Batavia on July 2 reports a maritime disaster as a storm capsized many overloaded boats in the harbor. Empress of China delivered the tale of over six hundred lives lost with scarce chances of rescue. sharks reportedly fed on some victims. About thirty survivors were saved by fishermen. 359 corpses were recovered in the following week, many mutilated by sharks.
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Batavia
Island of Java
Victoria
B. C
Market Quotations From Minneapolis Wheat and St Paul Cattle
Market data across Minneapolis and St Paul dated July 3 shows wheat prices for July and September contracts with various grades, along with Duluth Wheat and Flax values. St Paul lists cattle prices for steers and cows, hogs, and sheep, while Chicago grain and provisions provide general figures for wheat corn oats and pork. Butter and eggs quotes appear, followed by poultry prices for turkeys and chickens.
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St. Paul
Chicago
Chicago Union Stock Yards cattle and hog prices
Chicago July 3 cattle and livestock prices listed for beever Texans Western cattle stockers and feeders cows calves hogs and sheep along with lumber and miscellaneous items. Prices shown include several ranges and per hundredweight figures across categories.
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Chicago
Hennedy’s Lamative Cough Syrup Gains Gentle Digestive Boost
Patent tone confirms the medicine acts gently on the bowels to drive cold from the system while soothing inflammation and irritation. Mentions Hugene A. Péafferle as a bold figure associated with the product.
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Hennedy
Hugene A. Péafferle
Ineffective OCR Health Claims Advert Abridged
Fragmented sales pitch listing various tonics and remedies. Mentions Electric Bitters and DeWitt’s pills as cures for stomach liver and kidney troubles, weakness and run down condition. Advertises products from multiple sellers including O M Olsen and Eugene Plefferley with mixed testimonies.
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Harden
Silver City
North Carolina
Jamie Buck
O.M. Olsen
Backlen's Azmca Salve Praised by J W Junkins
A Chapel Hill resident touts Backlen's Azmca Salve as the best in the world. He claims it cured a felon on a thumb and consistently heals every sore and burn he applied it to, offered for 26 cents at O M Olsen's drug store.
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Backlen
Sys J. W. Junkins
Chapel Bill
O. M. Olsen
Stranger from Damascus visits Colossus in Rhodes tale
A visitor from Damascus, curious about a great Colossus in Rhodes, asks its purpose. A local explains simply that it is for that purpose and the man, noting there are other wonders, strolls away after a casual remark.
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Damascus
Rhodes
Great Colossus
Singer
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve For Cuts Burns And Scratches
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is recommended for cuts burns bruises and scratches especially for niles. Sold by Eugene A Pfefferle.
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Niles
Eugene A. Pfefferle
Reckless Aaron Burr and the Widow James Marriage
The dramatic account follows Aaron Burr in old age pursuing the widow of Stephen James in New York. After repeated rebuffs Burr arrives with a minister at the James Mansion and is wed to the widow amid tears, a publicized scene, and Burrs lingering reputation as a political figure and controversial exile.
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Aaron Burr
Stephen Tumnel
New York City
Burr
Alexander Hamilton
Stephen James
Logical Conclusion First Burglar Hearpame
Unclear fragmentary OCR-like text mentions a burglar scenario and a warning to flee. Names and concrete details are missing, leaving ambiguous references to Dagney and London. No verifiable event, date, or organization is identifiable from the readable portion.
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Dagney
London
Missing Token Reveals Hidden Tale Beneath Bed
Fragmentary text shows a character named Clover Joyfully discovering a missing token beneath a bed and presenting an apparent tale to New York readers. The garbled OCR fragment hints at a narrative scene involving a surprised reaction and a mock heroic moment.
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Deus Pritsche
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Steinhauser
Masonic Block
U. S
W. Pritsche
Ofice Over Brown Co. Bank
Huw Vim
MINN
Wm. Pfaender Jr
Ted
Inaure
John E. Bobleter
Strickler
Bhas
A. Albrecht
Wabasha Ferae
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Moan & Co
Revere
Scientific American
Munn & Co
D.C
Texas
van Horne
Wexas Colonization
Paul
Lan
Attaek
Medicina
A J. Rees
Henry D. Elayton
Georgia
M'Clellan
W. R. Hearst
Wisconsin
Harvey
National Educational Association
New Mexico
Utica Flyer
Boon
Emi Uly
Houee
Lordu
Minneapolis
Northern
Duluth
Chicago Union Stock Yarda
Sally
Migunda Jere
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Rocky Mountain Ten
Deng
DeWitt
Eugene A. Plefferley
James
Jamel
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James Mansion
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