Bryan Day in Omaha prompts pledge for Bryan at Denver
In Omaha on March 5 delegates from across Nebraska gather for Bryan Day. The Democratic State Convention endorses Bryan for the presidency and adopts a platform attacking monopolies, supporting tariff reform, income tax, and direct election of U S Senators. The body instructs delegates to vote as a unit for Bryan.
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Bryan
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Democratic Party of
William Jennings Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Crisis at Oriental Bank Exposed by Receivers
Receivers report a troubling state of affairs at the Oriental Bank, including defalcations, manipulated accounts, and loans to directors and related parties. They detail transfers between accounts, canceled claims, and complex ties with International Trust and Borough Bank, with warrants of impropriety and weak collateral cited.
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William Hermaneeg
Mark IG
iWever
Brooklyn
Borough Bank of
Oriental Bank
Oriental
the Oriental
International Trust Company of New York
Gorough Bank of
International Trust Company
Borough Bank
International Trust
International
Grape-Nuts Advertisement Claims Brain Power Benefits
Grape-Nuts is praised as a nutritious product made from wheat and barley. The copy asserts it supplies the phosphate of potash to rebuild brain and nerve cells and aids digestion, promoting steady, clear, dependable brains. There's a Reason.
Populists Also For Bryan At Nebraska Convention
At Washington Hall Omaha 2 pm the Populist State Convention opened with the largest delegate count in four years. Resolutions reaffirmed the Omaha platform and urged all Populists to support Bryan. After two hours of debate leaders spoke fiery words before choosing to send 37 delegates to the National Convention in St Louis to back William Jennings Bryan.
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Felix J. Hale
W. H. Thompson
Grand Island
Hale
Thompson
I. J. Dunn
Omaha
DP. V. Stephens
Fremont
F. W. Brown
Linevin
James Dahlmann
P. L. Hall
Lincoln
Denver
Mn Bryan
Nebraska Bryan Volunteers
State Central Committee
G. H Hitchcock
Nebraska
Washington
Bryan
National Committee
St. Louis
J. Bryan
Two Iowa Votes for Taft Elect Delegates in Sth District
Creston Iowa March 5 Republicans of the Sth Congress District choose John W Harvey of Leon and T N Abbott of Creston as delegates to the national convention in Chicago and instruct them to vote for Secretary Taft.
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Iowa
Taft
Creston
Sth
John W. Harvey
Leon
T. N. Abbott
Chicago
Landis Renominated for Ninth Congress Representation
Charles B. Landis was renominated today by the Republican party for Representations of the 9th Congress. The nomination occurred at Frankfort Indiana as the party moved to secure a candidate for the district.
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Charles B. Landis
Frankfort
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Prosperity Convention Ends at Lyric Theater Event
Fragmentary copy notes a March 5 conclusion to a “prosperity convention” and a performance at the Lyric Theater attended by guests. The text is unclear on dates, names, or organizations beyond Baltic era framing and a theatrical setting.
Governor Fort Praises the President at Jersey City Dinner
Governor J Franklin Fort of New Jersey spoke at the Minkakwa Club annual dinner in Columbia Hall Jersey City praising President Roosevelt as a grand leader. He credited Republican gains to earnest work, warned against Democratic nominee, and urged capable men to seek office.
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Cator Avenue
Jersey City
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Roosevelt
United States
Hudson County
Reed
Memorial Tributes Honor Senator Redfield Proctor
Washington March 5 Vermont Senator Redfield Proctor is remembered in a brief Senate session with prayers and emotional readings. Dillingham notes a life of achievement and service to Vermont as the House and Senate adjourn in sorrow. a funeral is set for Proctor in Proctor Vermont with a special train and half mast flags.
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Proctor
Dillingham
Senator Proctor
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Littlefield
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Parker
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Virginia
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Congress
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Taft
Harrison
Proctor Union
H. H. Seaver
Rutland
Proctor Mausoleum
Vermont Marble Company
Magoon Commended by Washington Leaders on Cuba Mission
Provisional Governor Charles E Magoon concluded his Washington visit with high praise from the President the Secretary of War and the Secretary of State for his handling of Cuban affairs Four key questions were settled or moved toward settlement A White House conference discussed the Havana telephone concession and Magoon will report on renewal prospects after returning to Cuba and submitting a written Washington report
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Charles E. Magoon
Cube
Havana
Taft
Magoon
Root
Cuba
Magnon
White House
Record Of Canal Excavations In Panama February Output
Panama March 5 reports praise for February canal digging with 55 064 cubic yards removed from the Culebra Cut in eight hours by 48 steam shovels on a hot day. The feat exceeds prior records since American work began and suggests possible opening of the canal before 1917. Lieutenant Colonel George W Goethals chief engineer returned from Washington for the celebration.
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Panama
George W. Goethals
Washington
Culebra
Dr Wiley denies urging young men to drink alcohol
Washington March 5 in a signed statement Dr Harvey W Wiley chief of the bureau of chemistry at the Department of Agriculture rejects reports that he urged young men to drink whiskey or that he favored prohibition ending booze. He says distilled beverages may have some minor effects but overall alcohol is always bad and he never advised drinking.
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Washington
Harvey W. Wiley
Bureau of Chemistry
Department of Agriculture
Wiley
University Club
Dr. Wiley
Congo Treaty Terms and Belgian Annexation Plans
Brussels reports outline Premier Schollaert presenting the Congo annexation treaty to parliament with King Leopold surrendering crown domain rights while Belgium assumes Congo obligations totaling about 21.9 million dollars. The accord funds royal usufruct in Congo revenues for Leopold’s lifetime and reserves large concessions for American investors, triggering mixed reactions in parliament and potential French intervention if ratified.
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Schollaert
Leopold
Crown Foundation
Belgium
Congo
Thomas F. Ryan
Prince Albert
Count of
Flanders
Ter- Poild
Clementine
Africa
Leone'd
Mayumbe
France
Congo Foundation
M. Vandervelde
Baron Deschamps
Basid Ne
Patent Office Needs Reform Under New House Bill
The Tribune Bureau reports a practical reorganization of the Patent Office is planned within the next fiscal year under a legislative appropriation bill. A $1000 increase for clerical staff and higher salaries is requested to address a backlog of about ninety thousand cases and brain drain to private firms, with concerns about qualifications and foreign recognition of patents.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Patent Office
Senate
House
Bit
Civil Service
German Influence Alleged in British Naval Policy
London reports that Emperor William recently sent a letter to Lord Tweedmouth the First Lord of the Admiralty regarding British and German naval policy. The Times urges Parliament to produce the letter and Tweedmouth’s reply, labeling it an attempt to sway the British minister handling German interests.
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London
William
Lord Tweedmouth
Admiralty
the Times
Nerman
French Academy fills seats after three deaths
Paris on March 4 reports Francis Charmes Jean Richepin and Henri Poincare elected to the French Academy. They fill vacancies created by the deaths of Berthe lot Theuriet and Sully Prudhomme.
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Paris
Francis Charmes
Jean Richepin
Henri Poincare
French Academy
MM. Berthetot
Theuriet
Sully- Prudhomme
Health of Tschaikovsky News From Petersburg
Tschaikovsky awaiting trial in the fortress of St Peter and St Paul was examined this afternoon by Doctors Kekhtereff and Volk to determine his health, with permission from Russian authorities. Mme Tschaikovski plans to present an English petition to Premier Stolypin, signed by three hundred leading clergymen and nobles, after Count Benkendorff declined to forward it to St Petersburg.
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Count Benkendorff
London
St. Petersburg
German Theatre Burned at Meiningen
The Court Theatre in Meiningen Germany burned out this afternoon. No performance was underway and no lives were lost.
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Meiningen
Germany
Emperor William to Meet Victor Emmanuel in Venice Visit
Berlin reports an official note that Emperor William will meet King Victor Emmanuel of Italy in Venice during his Mediterranean cruise. He will later visit Emperor Francis Joseph in Vienna.
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Berlin
William
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Venice
Francis Joseph
Vienna
Prohibition Candidate Rev Dr Silas Swallow Ill With Typhoid Pneumonia
Harrisburg reports Rev Dr Silas Swallow of the city, once the Prohibition party presidential candidate in 144, is seriously ill at home with typhoid pneumonia after a restless night. His condition today is not favorable. The piece notes a Crawford serial, The Diva's Ruby, begins in The Sunday Tribune of Marble next Sunday.
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Penn
Silas ©. Swallow
United States
F. Marion Crawford
Sunday Tribune
Suniay
Tribune
Japan Demands Unconditional Release In Tatsu Maru Case
Tokyo reports the government will not use force to recover the Tatsu Maru seized by China on February 7. Japan seeks unconditional release and cargo protection, rejects joint tribunal, and may seek mediation by Britain or the United States if China delays. Baron Harashi conveys Tokyo’s firm stance while Washington cautions for a settlement within a day.
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Oklahoma
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Tokio
Maces
China
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America
Wrepetrer
Hayashi
Foreign Office
Associated Press
Peking
Baron Harashi
Arthur William Moore
China Station
Foreign Board
Chang Jen-Chun
Canton
Macao
Portugal
Washington
Bares Takahira
King Edward Heads for Biarritz on Month-Long Holiday
King Edward left London for Biarritz for a month long holiday and will then cruise the Mediterranean with Queen Alexandra. He arrived from London and was met by Sir Francis Bertie who escorted him to a private hotel while incognito as the Duke of Lancaster. The King plans to visit President Fallieres before departing for Biarritz on Saturday and witnessed Paul Bourget's DivorceTM tonight amid heightened security due to anarchist activity. An enterprising photographer triggered a flashlight scare at the hotel curb as the King alighted from his car.
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Paris
Edward
London
Francis Bertie
France
Duke of Lancaster
President Failfares
Biarritz
Paul Bourgets
King
Sherman marries Miss Spiller in Effingham village
Lieutenant Governor Lawrence Shermar wed Miss Mary Estelle Spiller aged twenty two yesterday in Montrose near Effingham. The couple, longtime acquaintances, plan to travel to Mexico and Hawaii. Miss Spiller, daughter of Mrs Mary Spiller, is a graduate of Illinois Women's College in Jacksonville.
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March
Lawrence ¥. Shermar
Montrose
Mary Estelle Spiller
Sherman
Mexico
Hawaii
Mary Spiller
Ilinois
Jacksonvile
Lifesavers to Get Higher Pay and Widows’ Relief
Washington March 4 Senate or Frye proposed boosting pay of lifesaving district superintendents and station keepers. The bill also provides relief for widows and minor children of men who lose their lives in perilous service. Senate Commerce Committee favorably reported it. The measure mirrors Lovering MUL as reported in the House committee.
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Ludwig Nissen
Charles Levy
Metropolitan Trust Company
Wit
Charles E. Levy
Stein
Menken
Bank
Washington
Senate
Frye's
Senate Committee On Commerce
House
Electric street cars begin operation in Shanghai
The first section of Shanghai's electric street car line ran today amid crowds of natives. The system, once fiercely opposed by locals who feared power and business disruption, proved safe and orderly, signaling promising new transportation for the city.
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