Bryan Informed of Nomination in Lincoln Ceremony
Lincoln August 12 under a hot sun Henry D Clayton informed William J Bryan of his nomination for President. Bryan accepted with evident pleasure amid a non partisan parade through Lincoln. Crowds packed capitol grounds as Norman E Mack and John W Kern spoke, Bryan and Kern receiving cheers and a reception at the state house.
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Henry D. Clayton
Alabama
United States
Bryan
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State House
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Fairview
John W. Kern
Committee On Notification
Taft
Nebraska Regiment
Norman E. Mack
Democratic National Committee
Kern
Mr. Kern
Capitol
Mrs. Bryan
Ruth Bryan Leavitt
Grace Bryan
Spangier
T. F. Allen
Winger
Henry D. Clarton
Democracy
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Sheldon
F. W. Brown
Committee On
Bet on Woodchopper Sets Burlington Bets In Vermont
Maxwell Evarts, son of the late Senator Evarts, will bring twenty guests to Amsden Vermont on September 26 to contest a wood chopping feat. Wagers totaling about $10 000 were laid at a Washington dinner including C H Treat and other Senators. Ed Moore allegedly could chop thirty cords a week, with five cords in a day as the challenged mark.
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Tribune
Amsden
Maxwell Evarts
Senator Evarts
Vermont
Southern Pacific Railway Company
New Willard Hotel
Washington
Evarts
Moore
Charles H. Treat
United States
Treat
Mr. Evarts
L. C. White
Amsden Lime Company
Fires Near Banff Reach Canada National Park
Winnipeg reports forest fires from Fernie spread to Banff National Park in Spray Valley. Goat Mountain flames were controlled in the valley. Castle Mountain fire grew eight miles in half an hour. Relief funds reach 75000 with supplies sent. total individual losses hit 2250000. Michel rains began easing fires threatening the town.
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Fernie
Canada
National Park
Banff
Spray Valley
Goat Mountain
Castle Mountain
Canadian Pacific Railway
Michel
Doctor Wheat Found Dead Amid Spiritualist Rites
Philadelphia police found Dr. L. Emerson Wheat dead at his home. Two women, Fannie Soult and Florence Beckman, knelt beside the body in prayer, claiming the physician was sleeping. Investigators believe natural causes. the women say they were treating him magnetically.
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Philadelphia
Fannie Soult
Florence Beckman
Dr. Wheat
Noted tunnel builder Higbee killed near Glenwood Springs
Charles E. Higbee of Denver, renowned tunnel builder, was killed when a broken guy wire snapped at Shoshone camp of the Central Colorado Power Company twelve miles east of Glenwood Springs. He had built forty nine tunnels and reportedly set a fastest-boring world record in Italy. He planned the Tennessee Pass tunnel on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. He was fifty two.
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Denver
Charles E. Higbee
Shoshone
Central Colorado Power Company
Glenwood Springs
Higbee
Simpson
Italy
Tennessee Pass
Denver & Rio Grande
Lipton's Nephew Missing Seeks Help in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia, Captain Gallagher received a letter from Mrs. James Bullard of New York requesting help to locate her husband, a Tiffany & Co. clerk believed to be Sir Thomas Lipton's nephew. She says he left home last April and may have arrived in the city.
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Tribune
Philadelphia
Gallagher
James Bullard
West 42d Street
New York
Thomes Lipton
Church Gifts Election Expenses Question Echoes in Court
Elisha Ringrose, former Columbia County candidate for County Commissioner, faced charges for giving $20 to Rev. Harman of West Berwick Methodist Church amid a dispute over whether church contributions in campaigns count as regular election expenses. Ringrose admitted giving funds to churches and challenged prosecutors to prove election law violations. The case centers on how campaign expenditures are categorized under law.
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the Tribune
Wilkes-Barre
Penn
Court of
Columbia County
Elisha Ringrose
Harman
West Berwick Methodist Church
New York transfer rules face court test after Lacombe ruling
Metropolitan receivers confront Judge Lacombe's guidance to challenge Public Service Commission power in restoring transfers with Central Park North East River lines. The judge notes state law governs exchange of transfers and questions the ability of two independent roads to agree on joint rates amid financial strain. Both sides signal caution, while the commission prepares to act by August 24, and carriers discuss potential revenue splits if transfers resume.
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Central Park, North & East River Railroad Company
Metropolitan
Arthur H. Masten
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Metropolitan Receivers
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Athens
Greene County
Public Service Commission
Lacombe
Metropolitan Company
59Th Street Crosstown
Masten
Douglas Robinson
Roosevelt
Henry Thompson
Vanderpoel, Thompson & Freedman
Mr. Thompson
Thompson
Judge Lacombe
Taft Sees Hitchcock Plans Porch Campaign in Virginia
William H Taft will not accept public speeches during the coming campaign. He will speak only from his brother's Cincinnati porch and will not intervene in state factional contests. A long Hot Springs conference with Frank Hitchcock and Arthur I Vorys set these terms, with Hitchcock coordinating the party advisory slate and West Virginia and New York issues discussed for a future committee review.
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J Hot Springs
William H. Taft
Cincinnati
Fice
Frank H. Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Hot Springs
Taft
Arthur I. Vorys
Messrs
Hitchcock
Vorys
T*t
Republican Advisory Committee
Chicago
New York
Empire State
Hughes
West Virginia
Messrs. Taft
Hitchcock and Vorys
Ohio
Maine
Vermont
New England
James T. Williams
Washington
Hayward
National Committee
John Hays Hammond
Young Men’s League of Republican
League
Mr. Rockefeller
Six Sailors Die In Gun Area Accident Aboard Couronne
Toulon reports six killed and eighteen injured when a 164 millimetre gun exploded during training aboard the Couronne off Les Salins d Hyères. Experts cite gunpowder decomposition, while crew claim overheating from rapid firing. The Couronne, laid down 1861 with 622 crew, has seen three fatal accidents in sixteen months.
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Couronne
Les Salins d’Hyères
Iéna
Les Salins d’Hyeres
English Doctor Murdered by Moroccan Tribesmen
News from Kasr el Kebir Morocco reports that an English doctor traveling to Fez was killed by Ermequi tribesmen allied with Murat Hafik. Daouda forces opposing Sultan Abd el Aziz defeated the Ermequi. The doctor reportedly led Daouda in the attack, was tortured, and a cry of holy war followed the murder.
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Morocco
Fez
Murat Hafiq
Sultan Abd-el-Aziz
Criers
Turkish Labor Strike Amid Free Turkey Emerges
Aug 12 Constantinople reports free constitution prompts worker protests among dock laborers tramway men and tobacco factory employees. Movement seen as disorganized and unlikely to grow. Fuad Pacha, famed Russo Turkish War officer linked to Young Turks, returns greeted by crowds. Armenian paper claims Ottoman troops intervened at Eregli to shield Armenians, with 150 Turks dead before order restored.
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Turkey
Fuad Pacha
Young Turk Party
Eregli
Asia Minor
Black Sea
Thousand Men Mutiny Near Wu-Chow In China
Hong Kong report details a mutiny by about one thousand Kong Hau soldiers after a comrade was arrested for gambling. The mutineers killed the commander and two aides, looted the village, and seized about $100,000 before joining rebels in the Tsking Mountains. Troops moved to arrest the mutineers.
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Kong Hau
Wu-Chow
Onyung
Tsking Mountains
Mrs W Collier Held Over Atlantic City Hotel Fraud Charge
A woman claiming to be Mrs Louise Allen Collier, wife of actor William Collier, was arrested at Pennsylvania Station Jersey City after a telegram from Atlantic City Police Chief Woodruff and a warrant for Mrs William K Collier for defrauding the Grand Atlantic Hotel. Bail set at 500 dollars.
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William Collier
Pennsylvania Station
Jersey City
Woodruff
Atlantic City
William K. Collier
Grand Atlantic Hotel
Cumberland Hotel
Sherman Heads to Wolfe Island for Rest
Congressman Sherman departed Utica with his physician for Wolfe Island in the St. Lawrence River for a few days rest, staying as guest of Walter Clark. He will arrive back in Utica Monday evening after word from Senator Burrows, head of the notification committee.
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Sherman
Wolfe Island
St. Lawrence River
Walter Clark
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Taft Stevenson Clubs Form in Illinois Push
A Taft Stevenson Club organized under Illinois law plans branches statewide to back William H Taft for President and Adlai E Stevenson for Illinois Governor. An advertisement touts Budweiser as the world’s most popular beer with strong dealer profits due to high sales.
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Illinois
Tribune
Chicago
Taft-Stevenson Club
William H. Taft
Adlai E. Stevenson
Hughes or Ris Like Opponents Concede It at Saratoga
At the Republican State Committee meeting in the Republican Club room the anti Hughes leaders admitted that if Hughes is not renominated the candidate will reflect Hughes principles. Names discussed include Secretary Root Choate General Porter and ex Mayor Low with Choate slated as permanent chairman while pledging Hughes allegiance.
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Great Britain
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Seth Low
Committee On Permanent Organization
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Binghamton
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Elmira
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Roosevelt
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George W. Aldridge
Rochester
Gleason
William Barnes, Jr
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