Indiana Democrats Indorse Bryan for President in 1908
Indiana Democrats adopted a platform endorsing William Jennings Bryan for the 1908 presidency at their Indianapolis convention, nominating state executives and denouncing the Republican Party and trusts while urging tariff reform and centralization limits. Shively chaired, praising Bryan and condemning Roosevelt era critics.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Benjamin F. Shively
South Bend
Thirtenth Indiana
Bryan
Theodore Roosevelt
William Jennings Bryan
Mr. Shively
Republican Party
Bryan Boom In Chicago Nominates Bryan in 1908 bid
William J. Bryan wins unanimous support from Illinois Democratic editors at the Illinois Press Association meeting in Chicago. Ex Mayor Harrison backs Bryan as the logical choice for the presidential nomination, saying Bryan is the most discreet American in private life for the hour.
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New York Times
Chicago
William J. Bryan
Illinois
Illinois Press Association
Nebraskan
Harrison
Victoer
Bryan
Mr. Harrison
Watterson backs Bryan for 1908 Democratic nomination
Henry Watterson in an upcoming Courier-Journal editorial pledges support for William Jennings Bryan and predicts his 1908 nomination. He calls the Nebraska Democrat capable and urges party unity, denounces the Republican Party as a mammoth trust, and argues overhauling the system is needed.
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New York Times
Louisville
Henry Watterson
Courier-Journal
William Jennings Bryan
Nebraskan
Bryan
Watterson
Nurse Edith Kilmer Dies From Tiny Wound
Edith Kilmer 24 daughter of Dr S A Kilmer of Binghamton New York died in Kilmer Cancer Hospital Jamaica Lt 1 of blood poisoning after a finger cut from a wire strand. She had been head nurse at the hospital and had lived with an aunt in Jamaica for eight years since leaving home at 16 to pursue nursing. Her father attended the funeral.
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Edith Kilmer
S. A. Kilmer
Binghamton
N. Y
Kilmer Cancer Hospital
Jamaica
Miss Kilmer
President Silent on Penrose Push for Barnes as Postmaster
In Washington today the Roosevelt Penrose link to Barnes for Washington postmaster faces Senate opposition led by Senator Tillman. Penrose champions Barnes amid the Morris matter while sources say the White House has not denied any connection, leaving Roosevelt in a delicate position regarding the Harrisburg boss ticket and reform clashes.
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New York Times
Washington
Pennsylvania
Capitol
Roosevelt
Senator Penrose
Martin-Lane
Harrisburg
White House
Penrose
Ohio
Cox
Herrick
Philadelphia
Reform
Benjamin F. Barnes
Barnes
Minor Morris
Morris
Tillman
Senate
Mrs. Morris
Asheville
Washington Evening Star
Miner Buried Alive in Coal Quicksand Rescue
Edward Brady, a coal pruner at the Hotel Gotham, fell asleep amid 300 tons of buckwheat coal. He awoke buried beneath the shifting grains, struggled to the surface, and was rescued after a half hour by hotel staff and an ambulance crew. He recovered with a brandy welcome.
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Gotham
Edward Brady
Christopher Street
Brady
Fifty-fifth Street
Cypelea
Flower Hospital
Platt Enters Campaign as Higgins Tone Sparks Talk
Senator Platt announces active campaign participation while at his country home in Orange County. He refuses to discuss gubernatorial contenders, insists on working two days weekly in his office, and challenges reports of ill health as mere kicks.
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Senator Platt
Gov. Higgins
Gotham
Frank W. Higgins
Platt
Orange County
Senate
Bryan
Roosevelt
Odell
Barnes
Bicycle Policeman Quilty Stops Runaway Horse and Cab
Policeman Thomas J. Quilty known as the Athlete halted a runaway horse drawing a cab on Broadway and Forty-fifth Street. He pursued the horse to Forty-second Street, turned it toward the sidewalk, and used a secure grip to calm the animal. Andrew Wallack thanked Quilty and expressed intent to remember him. A splinter from the shaft had pricked the horse earlier, causing the bolt.
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Thomas J. Quilty
Force
Broadway
Forty-fifth Street
Countess Pulaski
West End Avenue
Quilty
Forty-third Street
Andrew Wallack
West Sixty-ninth Street
Europe
Fifty-second Street
Endurance Scenes During Dinner Chase Around Corner
A brief scene describes a man watching someone swim around a corner with his dinner. The moment carries a sense of movement and focus as the routine is interrupted by an unexpected action.
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Endurance
Miss Rockefeller Returns from Europe in Concealed Identity
Miss Ethel Rockefeller, daughter of William Rockefeller and niece of John D. Rockefeller, arrived Wednesday from Europe aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse under the alias Miss BP Raynor. The captain did not know her identity until she declared her baggage at the Custom House. She said she used another name to avoid attention and declined to discuss plans of her father or uncle, remaining in Greenwich, Connecticut.
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Ethel Rockefeller
William Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
Europe
Greenwich
Conn
Widow Wins Settlement Over Church Bequest
Justice Greenbaum approved a compromise between Mrs. Mary C. Russell and the Duane Methodist Episcopal Church over the estate of $200,000 left by Smith L. Russell. The widow will receive two thirds of the church bequest excess over half the estate, about $50,000, aligning with the statutory limit on charitable bequests.
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Justice Greenbaum
Mary C. Russell
Smith L. Russell
Russell
Duane Methodist Episcopal Church
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Ilinois
Kane
Nuts
Kent
Lewis & Qoncer
Bole
41St St
New York
the Apollinaris Co., Ltd
London
Boss
Velt
Workman
Ion
34Th Street
Miss Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Ansonia
Gos Banisty
Vienna
Phila
Banister
Saks
AB Wenmel Aikeler
Harrison Fisher
Fmspiege &Celsacke
Govers
Minder Retail
Kuppenheimer
the House OF Kuppenheimer
Boston
B. Kuppenheimer & Co
Morgan’s Mineral Water
John Morgan
United States
Baron Berzelius
Struve
St. John Morgan
West 39Th St
Bryant
R. S. Minturn
Treas
Sea Breeze
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