Hannah Hanna Talks Campaign Energy in Philadelphia Visit
Mark Hanna arrives in Philadelphia to meet the newly organized Business Men's Republican Committee. He expresses confidence in McKinley’s victory, explains campaign funds are open, and discusses organizing in cities while staying in Canton until votes are counted. He notes he will travel, but appreciates Philadelphia's support and plans further outreach with executives and donors.
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Business Men's Republican Committee
McKinley
Canton
Stratford Hotel
Union League
Cleveland
Broad Street Station
Business Men’s Republican Committee
Mark Hanna
Charles ©. Harrison
Butterworth
Ben
Buterworth
Mr. Hanna
Washington
Marcus
Times
Hanna
Philadelphia
Major McKinley
Bryan
McKinley and
Hobart Business Men's National Campaign Committee
Rudolph Blankenburg
Blankenburg
National Committee
Francis Murphy
Republican State Committee of
New Jersey
Business Men’s Committee
Newark
Murphy
Chicago
Leo Loeb
Snow, Church & Co
L. S. Landreth
John 8. Croxton
Drowning Tragedy Amid Heat Leaves Pittsburgh Boy Dead
A heat wave drives crowds into Allegheny River where 13 year old George Itel drowns after getting beyond his depth. His mother, shocked by the news, attempted to swallow Paris green poison and is now insane.
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Pittsburg
Allegheny
George Itel
Paris Green
Man Terribly Injured By Train At May's Landing
D 8 Briggs of Richland was severely injured at May's Landing when he tried to board the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad Newfield accommodation train going ten miles an hour. His right leg and foot were crushed with internal injuries. He was carried to Cooper's Hospital, Camden, on the same train.
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May's Landing
Briggs
Richland
Newfield
West Jersey and Seashore Railroad
Cooper's Hospital
Camden
Heat Drives Prostration Across City Amid Severe Heat Wave
Philadelphia endures extreme heat with highs near 96 degrees and humidity around 85 percent. Hospitals brace for heat illness as dozens collapse. officials warn only partial relief possible today though scattered showers may drift north.
Heat Wave Overwhelms City Victims Twenty Dead or Treated
Dozens of residents from all walks of life collapsed from extreme heat and humidity across Philadelphia. One man, Anthony Decha, 35, died after being overcome near Manayunk while working on the railroad. Several others, including Mary McShane, Annie O'Donnell, and Samaritan Marees Kelly, were hospitalized with heat related ailments.
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Anthony Decha
West Manayunk
Manayunk
St. Timothy's Hospital
Mary McShane
Tenth
Vine Streets
Philadelphia
Fritz
Annie O’donnell
Clearfield Street
Kennedy and
Nicetown
Samaritan Hospital
Marees Kelly
Mutter
Asbury Park Collision on Deal Lake Bridge
A Pleasure Bay trolley struck a free line on the Deal Lake bridge tonight about 9 30. The trolley car went into the water and a bus followed with about ten passengers. Henry Klein, a horse, and the bus driver Jon Renard were injured. Renard suffered serious leg and facial injuries while Klein had a scalp wound. Mortimer Corwin sustained a spine injury. Passengers escaped with minor injuries. The motor man slowed and rang the bell. water chute noise may have blocked warnings. No blame attached to the crew.
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Asbury Park
Deal Lake
Pleasure Bay
Asbury Park Beach
Henry Klein
Klein
Jon Renard
Renard
Mortimer Corwin
Determined to Wed Prompts Chattanooga Scandal
August telegram reports Dr L B Sampson, pastor at Athens, Tenn., pursued Ida Mitchell in Chattanooga after meeting her July 4. He asked to marry, she refused, he vowed to marry or die. He secured a license with Dr Newcomb and sought her at her home, she fled to a neighbor. He threatens suicide or marriage, causing a city sensation.
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the Times
Chattanooga
Tenn
Nell
Dr. L
Sampson
Thethodist Episcopal Church
Athens
Ida Mitchell
Dr. Newcomb
U. S. Grant University
Miss Mitchell
Bold attempt to poison Lebanon family shocks town
A bold poisoning plot in Lebanon Maine targets Mrs. David Legro and her two daughters Etta and Minnie aged 12 and 14. Paris green found in a meal of string beans fed to the girls. authorities investigate while the husband is said to have transferred property and left home amid accusations.
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Lebanon
Maine
David Legro
Etta
Minnie
Paris Green
Farmers Slay Each Other in Heat Near Greenville
In Greenville Kentucky yesterday Tom Hall and Terry James fought over a neighborhood discussion about a protracted meeting. James was stabbed five times and died this morning. Hall was cut in seven places and expected not to survive the day. The men were alone when the fight occurred under a broiling sun.
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Greenville
Tom Hall
Terry James
Hall
Situation at Heraklion Critical
The situation at Heraklion on the island of Crete is critical with Mussulmans breaking into foreigner dwellings and authorities powerless to prevent the incidents.
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Athens
Heraklion
Crete
Mussulmans
More Light Turned On in Martin Case Says He Will Appear
The Combine chieftain calls for his lawyer to defend him as Porter seeks White’s stock. The senator seeks to recover and a councilman’s held certificate is noted after his death.
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Martin
Persch corroborates brother testimonies in Mutual Automatic inquiry
Charles Persch confirms parts of his brother John P Persch and George A Persch testimony and reveals that he carried messages between Martin and John P Persch and that they held frequent meetings during the Roberts Councils investigation. Witnesses described interactions among Martin Porter and other officials as the inquiry continued.
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Charles Persch
John’ Etary
George
Martin
John P. Persch
Conncllman
Mutual Automatic’s
James J. Breen
David Martin
Republican Combine
Charles A. Porter
Criminal Court
Andrew .J. Maloney
Mercantile
William Harkness
Charles Roberts
Oscar Beasley
Grady
Boston
McCarrell
Thomas
Mutual Automatic Company
George A. Persch
John
Drowned While Bathing on Pleasure Outing Near Ashland
A day of leisure at dee Island near Ashland ended tragically when Miss Sarah Kinney and Thomas Horan, both 18, slipped into a pond while swimming. Kinney was saved by John McBreity after she clung to him, but Horan sank and was later found dead.
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Ashland
Dee Island
Girardville
Sarah Kinney
Thomas Horan
John McBreity
Miss Kinney
Young Horan
Attempt to wreck a train near Waynesboro
A large stone wedged on the Western Maryland track near Waynesboro damaged the train’s air brakes and tracks but caused no injuries. The engine survived the impact, the crew resumed, and the incident halted service briefly. It marks the third such attempt at that spot, linked to a nearby tramp rendezvous.
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Twe Times
Chambersburg
Western Maryland
Waynesboro
Wanderer Returns After Fifty Seven Years from War Veterans
William Stone, who left Bartville in Colerain township fifty seven years ago, returned to the village today to the surprise of its residents. He had long been mourned as dead. He served in the United States Army in the World War and was severely wounded. He also fought in the rebellion and spent years at sea visiting many countries. He stated he came to be buried beside his parents.
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Lancaster
William Stone
Bartville
Colerain Township
Moes
Harrisburg
Stone
Fatal Mount Lefroy ascent ends in Abbott’s death
In Victoria B C on August 6 a fatal fall during a Mount Lefroy ascent is reported. P Abbott, assistant solicitor of the Wisconsin Central Railway, slipped about 1 000 feet near Laggan while climbing with Professor Fay and Messrs Little Abbott and Thompson of the Appalachian Club of Boston. His body lies on a glacier and recovery is difficult. Railway workers with ladders and ropes aid in retrieval for burial in Boston.
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Abbott
Boston
Robbed by masked men in Honolulu style tale
James A. Campbell, a Honolulu millionaire, reappeared in San Fico with a bullet in his hat after an encounter with two masked robbers. He says he resisted their demand for money in a saloon room, was held for two days, and released last night with a nickel for a car fare.
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San Fico
James A. Campbell
Honolulu
Campbell
Reception to Lord Russell in New York
August 6 report: Cabinet members invited to a reception for Lord Russell the Chief Justice of England at Henry Villard's Dobbs-on-the-Hudson residence, on August 12 in New York.
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Chief Justices
England
Washington
Lord Russell
Henry Villard
Dobbs-on-the-Hudson
New York
A Divers Fatal Plunge In NorRriGtown
Edward Eagans aged 42 of this borough died at noon from concussion of the brain suffered last night when he struck his head while diving. The tragedy occurred in NorRriGtown on August 6.
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Norrrigtown
Edward Eagans
Weather Outlook for Friday in the Northeast
Forecast for Friday covers Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey with increasing cloudiness and a chance of local thunder storms. Temperatures will be cooler inland with westerly winds and a not so warm interior. Yesterday's temperature data is incomplete.
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New Jersey
Municipal Band concert and Prohibitionists excursion schedule
Today features a Municipal Band concert at Ontario Park in the evening, an excursion by Prohibitionists to Atlantic City, and a Gold Democrats conference in Indianapolis. Also listed are a Christian Alliance Bible study at Dental Hall, 3 PM, a hearing of property owners charged under the fire escape act at Central Station 10 AM, and Coroner Lippincott's inquiry ongoing.
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Ontario Park
Atlantic City
The
Gold Democrats Saan
Indianapolis
Christian Alliance Bible Study
Dental Hall
Thirteenth and Arch Streets
Act of Assembly
Central Station
Lippincott
Quay Wilk Ends Political Career Plans
Senator Quay declares to friends at his home he will refuse renomination and retire from politics at the end of his Senate term. He wishes to spend more time with his devoted family and plans hard work before leaving office. He doubts Cameron will run again and aims to support the upcoming presidential campaign.
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South
Quay
Senate
Cameron
Ao National
Quay signals retirement after Senate term
August 6 report cites Senator Quay saying he will refuse re nomination and retire from politics at the end of his current term to spend more time with his family. He plans to continue serving constituents until then, remains active on the national committee, and aims to push reform legislation when the legislature convenes next April.
Trolley Men May Strike in Pittsburg Reported Importing Replacements
Telegram notes employes of Consolidated Traction Company from Philadelphia warn of imported car men to replace striking workers. Union Station watchers report arrivals and two Philadelphia men gripped here. Locals fear L. Magee’s political moves could trigger a crisis. The Times will feature an illustrated piece on the National Library in Washington next Sunday.
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Times
New National Library
Washington
Large Trenton Fire Kills Fireman as Roof Collapses
A major blaze at the Trenton Terra Cotta Company factory and warehouse owned by C. O. Bowman & Co. destroyed the main building this afternoon. Fireman Charles Wood died when a roof collapsed and several others were injured but not seriously. Loss estimated at 80,000 dollars with 60,000 dollars insured.
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Trenton
Trenton Terra Cotta Company
C. O. Bowman & Co
Charles Wood
Shoe sale at Hallahan's on Chestnut Street
A promotional notice from Hallahan's at 926 Chestnut Street advertises shoe deals with various price points. It touts a cool russet shoe today and mentions discounts from $3 to 2 cents, with several listed price categories for men and boys.
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Hallahan’s
Chestnut St
Great Sale of Skeleton Coats and Vests Ends Tomorrow
Perry & Co. cuts deep on skeleton serge coats and vests at 33 to 46 breast sizes. Prices range from two fifty to four fifty, with single and double breasted styles still available as the stock dwindles. We will redeem unworn garments at current sale prices any time before closing tomorrow evening at 3530 Chestnut Street.
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Frank Thomson
John Russell Young
Frank Talken Politics
Stratford
John Wanamaker
William M. Singerly
Joseph F. Sinnott
John H. Converse
Boies Penrose
John Russell Youne
Howard B. French
Warwick
Thomas Dolan
William J. Sewell
Thomas McKean
John G. Croxton
Joseph Brumley
Mahlon N. Kline
Ee T. Kearapeitinh
Hisaesenburg
Eodore Justice
Wi Sellera
James Butterworth
Hobart
York
Wanamaker
Bight
Bureau
Hospitala
St. Louis
Memphis
Palestine
Texas
Cape May
Fairmount Park
Colored Supplement
Morrel Strane
Sixtieth
Thompson
Otis
St. Mary ‘S Hospital
Rn Denner
North
Erelink Fitreenth
South Streets
Presbelas Hospital
John C. Richmond
Fly Street
Ovecome
Overbrook
Trerian Hospital
Patrick Mecken
Alder Street
Franklin
Pennsylvania Hos
Case Seous
P. P. Raulston
Modena House
Twelfth
1St
Broad Street
Pennsylvania
William Marwell
Catherine Street
Pennsylvania Hospital
Porter
White
Gale
Tam Times
Timms
P. Abbott
Mount Lefroy
San Francisco
Will
St. Lucie
Perry & CO
Chestnut Street
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