The Governor Goes West After NYC Campaign Meetings
Governor Theodore Roosevelt travels from Oyster Bay to New York City meetings with B B Odell Jr and Senator Platt at Republican headquarters and social talks. He heads to Chicago and Oklahoma for Rough Riders reunion with plans for a future VP campaign and a stop in Minneapolis for the National Republican League event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Republican
Fifth Avenue Hotel
B. B. Odell, Jr
Republican State Committee
Newburg
Odell
Lawyers’ Club
Thomas ©. Platt
Union League Club
Francis Vinton Greene
Lemuel E. Quigg
Republican County Committee
Messrs. Platt
Platt
Frederick W. Hollis
William Church Osborne
Benjamin T. Wheeler
Paul Morton
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fé Railroad
Chicago
Oklahoma
Mr. Morton
Kansas City
Oklahoma City
Rough Riders
Philadelphia
Gov
Roosevelt
Wastdorf- Astoria
Albany
Ice Trust
Davies
Eee
Long Island
Hood
Pollock
Troop E
National Republican League
Minneapolis
W. J. Youngs
Govenor
Brooklyn Saengerbund
Charles A. Schieren
Brooklyn
Election Officers List Set For August Primaries
Republican County Committee approves a split method for officers naming half by Abraham Gruber and half by the Austin faction. The list will be filed with the Bureau of Elections the morning after last night’s meeting. Gruber plans active involvement in the campaign and many leaders favor compensating his role.
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Elections Committee
Republican County Committee
Bureau of Elections
Austin
Twenty-first Assembly District
Gruber
Abraham Gruber
Odell
State Committee
Whitehead Named Porto Rico Customs Collector
George W. Whitehead of New York has been appointed Collector of Customs for Porto Rico with headquarters in San Juan. He has long been connected with the customs service and was chosen on merit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George W. Whitehead
New York
Porto Rico
San Juan
Whitehead
Customs Service
Payne and Overstreet Plan GOP Campaign in Chicago
Henry C. Payne vice chairman of the RNC and Congressman Jesse Overstreet of Indiana arrived in Chicago to map the campaign strategy. They expect to open formal operations in early August and may reuse the Auditorium Building as campaign quarters from four years ago.
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Chicago
Henry C. Payne
Republican National Committee
Jesse Overstreet
Indiana
Congressional Committee
Senator Hanna Denies Campaign Fund Solicitation
Information reaches Senator Hanna that individuals in New York and Philadelphia are soliciting funds for the Republican National campaign. Hanna says no one is authorized by him or the National Committee to solicit or receive money for that purpose.
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Cleveland
Senator Hanna
New York
Philadelphia
Hanna
National Committee
Missouri Fifth District and Vermont and North Carolina district names
The record lists district designations with representative names and party affiliations: Missouri Fifth District W B Brown term Quep, Vermont First District D J Foster Rep, North Carolina Third District Charles Thomas Dem.
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Missouri
W. B. €. Brown
Quep
Vermont
D. J. Foster
North Carolina
Charles Thomas
Intrigue Rises in Four Tammany Districts for Leadership
Fights threaten Tammany Hall in the Seventh Ninth Thirteenth and Thirty first districts as candidates push to oust leaders. Keahon attacks Boyle in the Seventh over alleged abuses and patronage. Goodwin and an anti Sheehan bloc contend in the Ninth. O'Brien backs J J O'Brien in the Thirteenth. Welde opposes Hopper in the Thirty first with Kennedy as challenger. Croker praises the clashes as strengthening the organization.
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Tammany Hall
Patrick H. Keahon
James W. Boyle
Keahon
Boyle
Naughton & Co
Third Avenue Railroad Company
Gaffney
Murphy
Frank J. Goodwin
Thomas J. Smith
Croker
John C. Sheehan
Goodwin
Kansas City
Sheehan
Peter J. Dooling
Thirteenth
John J. O’brien
Dooling
O'Brien
Charles A. Welde
Isaac A. Hopper
Hopper
William J. Kennedy
Welde
John F. Carroll
Peter F. Meyer
Mr. Croker
Tammany
Defense outlines case in BRt stock price conspiracy trial
Trial of A R Goslin Eugene L Packer Charles T Davis and Henry Bogaert resumed in the Supreme Court before Justice Fursman. Witness Timothy Williams said BRt is solvent. defense argues assets are paper and hidden deficits. An indictment dismissal motion was denied and court adjourned to Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Goslin
Eugene L. Packer
Charles T. Davis
Henry Bogert
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Supreme Court
Justice Fursman
Timothy Williams
Rapid Transit Company
Frederick D. Bard
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Brooklyn Heights Railroad
Black
Robert Cuthbert
Brooklyn Heights Railroad System
State Railroad Commission
Brooklyn Heights Railroad Company
Brooklyn Heights
Oil Refinery for Japan shipped from Pennsylvania
The British ship Hudson loads at Point Breeze a complete oil refinery for Japan the first ever shipped to that country. All equipment was made in Pennsylvania and the refinery will be placed at Kobe or Yokohama. American prospectors have found large oil reserves in Japan and will oversee operations with American directors while Japanese workers assist.
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Philadelphia
Hudson
Point Breeze
Japan
Pennsylvania
Kobe
Yokohama
Alabama coal operators and miners deadlock after talks
In Birmingham Alabama after two weeks of talks both sides rejected each other’s proposals. Miners plan a work suspension at midnight as the current wage scale expires. Projections say the shutdown may be short lived but the situation remains an absolute uncertainty with no agreement in sight.
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Pirmingham
Ala
Alabama Coil
Japan in Flower and Flame to Feature Takezawa Troupe
A novelty tonight at Pain's Open-Air Theatre in Manhattan Beach with a spe cialty by the Takezawa Imperial Japanese Troupe during the performance of Japan in Flower and Flame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan Beach
Japan
Takezawa Imperial Japanese
New Jersey Opposes Bryan Nomination for 1901
Reporters note New Jersey leader Robert Davis plans to skip the Kansas City convention while the state delegation, led by William Daly, moves to distance itself from Bryan. Davis conducts a Jersey City tax sale as Daly takes charge, with other delegates named and questions about future party prospects for 1901.
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Robert Davis
New Jersey
Kansas City
Davis
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Straightway
William D. Daly
Jersey City
Hoos
Hudson County
Gourney
Paterson
Salmon
Morris County
E. P. Meaney
Essex
Eeen
United States
State Senate
Democratic Party
Daly
Harrity Refuses Kansas City Convention Attendance
William F. Harrity ex-Chairman of the National Democratic Committee says he will not attend the Kansas City Convention. He aligns with the Chicago four-year platform on currency and will wait for Kansas City action before commenting further. He regards William Jennings Bryan as the personification of the free silver issue and believes the nomination would elevate that issue in the campaign.
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Philadelphia
William F. Harrity
National Democratic Committee
Kansas City
T!e
Chicago
Bryan
Captain Stole Wheel In Civic Chase Gone Wrong
Acting Police Captain Thomas McCormick in plain clothes tried to ride a bicycle for a lesson, triggering a chase across Manhattan. He collided with patrolman Bosatka and was tackled, sustaining injuries before being taken home for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas McCormick
McCormick
Eighth Avenue
Thirty-second Street
Frank C. Bockell
Bosatka
Policeman Bockell
Rosatka
Grand Circle
Bedford Park
Insurance Men Win in Mississippi Court Quashes Indictments
In Jackson Mississippi on June 29 Judge Powell quashed the indictments against the Southeastern Tariff Association insurance companies charged under the Mississippi Trust law. The ruling cited a repealed code section as the basis for dismissing the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
Hinds County
Powell
Southeastern Tariff Association
Mississippi
Croker and Murphy Lead Tammany Delegates to Kansas City
Mr Croker and ex Senator Murphy and a large Tammany entourage travel by private car to Kansas City for the Democratic National Convention. The group includes Freedman Cosby Nixon Malloy and others with preconvention stops at Red Bank and Jersey City. Croker warns against English policy and jingoism while urging Bryan for president.
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Richard Croker
United States
Edward Murphy
Kansas City
Pennsylvania Railroad
Andrew Freedman
Croker
John F. Cosby
Lewis Nixon
New East River Bridge
E. H. Sheehan
Whalen
Francis J. Malloy
Murphy
James W. Boyle
Tammany
Seventh Assembly District
Mr. Croker
Long Branch
Elberon
Senator Murphy
Red Bank
Randolph Guggenheimer
Council
Jersey City
Democratic
Clark
Croker Party Arrives in Philadelphia En Route to Kansas City
Richard Croker and retinue arrive aboard a special car attached to the St. Louis express on the Pennsylvania Railroad. Croker denies a million dollar campaign fund claim, cites good health aside from a leg injury, and keeps to a private car with a few Republicans aboard. Senator Fairbanks and Congressman Anderson aboard discuss party prospects with emphasis on New York and the 1896 state loyalties.
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Philadelphia
Richard Croker
Kansas City
St. Louis Express
Pennsylvania Railroad
Croker
W. A Clark
Montana
Clark
Fairbanks
Indiana
Anderson
Ohio
J. E. Ran
Croker Friends Play Cards in Harrisburg VP Talk
In Harrisburg on June 29 the Croker party spent the evening playing pinnachle while praising all New York VP candidates without showing a preference. Croker denied knowledge of any plan to trade the New York nomination for unity on one nominee. The heat lingered, a heavy rain near Lancaster cooled the air as the train ran late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Penn
Croker
Croker outlines Democratic platform issues and militarism risks
Richard Croker discusses trusts and imperialism as Democratic concerns in a Rural Union interview. He warns that a standing army and high war costs would redefine civilian life, and criticizes McKinley and Roosevelt for leveraging militarism to appeal to the masses.
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Weekly
Union
James W. O’brien
Richard Croker
Democratic Club
Tammany Leader
William Jennings Bryan
Croker
Germany
France
Mr. Croker
England
Williams Views on 16 to 1 Platform At Democratic Convention
George Fred Williams a Massachusetts delegate arrived in Kansas City and rejected any deviation from a 16 to 1 platform ratio. He criticized ex Senator Hill and praised Croker and Murphy, arguing the convention must reaffirm the Chicago platform, support bimetallism, and keep Bryan aligned with the party’s historic core. Williams also attacked Cleveland’s administration, warning against concessions that would liken Bryan to McKinley.
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Kansas City
George Fred Williams
Massachusetts
Hill
New York
Chicago
Croker
Murphy
Mr. Williams
Bryan
Williams
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Democratic Party
McKinley
Ex Senator Hill Leaves Albany on Southwestern Limited
Ex Senator David B Hill departed Albany on the Southwestern limited bound for Kansas City this afternoon. Initially to be followed by Frank Campbell and J Elliott Danforth, the plans changed and they will take another route. Col John S McEwan and Hill's secretary Peter Manweiler joined Hill on the trip.
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Albany
David B. Hill
Southwestern Limited
Kansas City
Frank Campbell
J. Elliott Danforth
Col
John S. McEwan
Hill
Peter Manweiler
Bids Opened for Yazoo Canal Digging Contract in Mississippi
Three bids were opened by Major Casey for the Yazoo Canal project in Vicksburg Mississippi. Southern Dredging of Galveston offered 134 cents per cubic yard, Rittenhouse Moore of Mobile 129 10 cents, and Atlantic Gulf Pacific of New York 124 10 cents. The New York firm is favored pending chief engineer approval. Company president George W. Catt says work could start within sixty days, with a $75,000 bond and a plant to move 250000 square yards monthly, for a total estimated cost of $997,000 of which $420,000 is available.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Yazoo Canal
Major Casey
United States
Southern Dredging Company
Galveston
Rittenhouse, Moore & Co
Mobile
Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific Company
New York
George W. Catt
Weather forecast and temperature report across regions
Showers, cooler conditions with west to northwest winds affect the northern country while the plateau remains hot with readings up to 100 in Salt Lake City and Grand Junction. Local rains in the Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio valleys, and northern Lake region. cooler weather extends toward Tennessee and Atlantic states. Tomorrow looks fair with mild eastern temperatures and brisk winds along coastlines.
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Rocky Mountains
Salt Lake City
Utah
Grand Junction
Col
Missouri
Mississippi
Ohio Valley
North Atlantic
Lake Region
Pacific Coast
Tennessee
Middle
New England
Middle Atlantic
South Atlantic
NEW York Times
Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau— Times
Ee AG
TIMES
Printing House Square
Hotels Travel Register Listing of Names and Places
A compiled roster lists numerous individuals and their origins at various hotels including Albany Cambridge and Manhattan. The long mix includes state senators city officials military officers university personnel and international names with cities such as Boston Winnipeg Tokyo and London.
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Albemarle
Peyton F. Miller
Albany
Frank W. Higgins
Olean
Cambridge
James Gailer
Boston
F. W. Heubach
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Fifth Avenue
Commissioner of Patents Co
H. Duell
Washington
R. O. Gonsalves
Mexico
Gilsey
W. P. Craig
Philadelphia
Stanford University
Europe
Hoffman
S. K. Behrends
Imperial
M. Takaki
Tokio
W. Mackenzie
E. C. Howard
Omaha
M. Orizaka
J. A. Manning
Owensboro
Henderson
Toronto
Manhattan
James G. Lindsay
Philadelpphia
G. T. Patterson
United States Army
Marlborough
J. W. Bacon
Chicago
J. Maximo Segui
Argentine Republic
Normandie
M. M. Kamio
Japan
George Curtis Treadwell
J. Vertion
Ite
Detroit
Arrival of Buyers in East Coast and Midwest Markets
A roster lists buyers and milliners visiting major cities. Butler, Schultze & Co. of San Francisco with F. Schultze. Deweese & Riddleman of Dayton. Hart Bros. of Chicago. Kleeman Bros. of Springfield. Rothschild Millinery Co. of Detroit. Farwell Co. of Chicago. Reid & Hughes Co. of Norwich are among firms with representatives and shop addresses including Belvedere House, Hotel Marlborough, Hotel Cadillac and 52 Franklin Street.
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A Butler
Imperial
Rothschild Millinery Co
Detroit
Mich
R. Rothschild
Millinery
Cadillac
Farwell
Chicago
F. P. Potter
Woolens
Worth Street
Reid & Hughes Co
Norwich
Dry Goods Firms and Hotels Listed in City Directory Notice
A scanned directory fragment lists Dey Bros Co Syracuse Dorion and several retailers such as JF Carroll Schlesinger Mayer Ely Walker Minch Abercrombie Kuhn Fitts Heiser Muhlfelder Beard Beard Thornton Frank with addresses and hotel connections including Hotel Imperial Marlborough Herald Square Hotel and Broadway locations detailing dry goods notions laces carpets and millinery across cities from Syracuse to Savannah with multiple contacts and establishments.
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Dey Bros. & Co
Syracuse
Dorion
Grand Street
Park Avenue
Handley, Frazier Dry Goods Co
St. Joseph
T. R. Woll
Leonard Street
Schlesinger & Mayer
Chicago
Ill
J. F. Carroll
Broadway
Imperial
Ely & Walker Dry Goods Company
St. Louis
A. Jungle
Church Street
Herald Square
Minctt & Elsenbrey
Baltimore
W. H. Minch
Abercrombie
Wheeling
West Va
Co. H. Abercrombie
Nations
Broadway Central
Kuhn
Ogden
Utah
A. Kuhn
Fitts
C. N
Northampton
Mass
Imperiial
Heiser, Muhlfelder & Co
Albany
N. Y
D. Muhlfelder
Beard L., & Co
Topeka
Kan
L. Bea Laces
H. J. Beard
Marlborough
Thornton Brothers
Allegheny
Penn
A. Thornton
Frank & Co
Savannah
Thomas Street
The Gas Range Reigns in American Homes
A discussion on domestic life notes the gas range easing the servant question. It highlights quicker breakfasts and lunches, easier cooking during hiring scrutiny, and apartment living where gas cooking replaces coal ranges in many new buildings.
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Bridget
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China
State Department
Foreign Office
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