Bryan Makes His Candidacy Position Clear in Illinois Rally
William J. Bryan urged instructed delegates and a fight open to the people as he sought the Democratic nomination. He spoke in Springfield at the state arsenal to a crowd of about 16,000 and helped form the Federation of Bryan clubs. He stressed a platform aligned with his views and demanded campaign leadership by willing supporters. Bryan arrived in Kansas City after a nonstop travel day and prepared to speak in Topeka that evening.
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Topeka
Attempted Hotel Fire At Muskogee Delegates Quell
Early today a tardy arson attempt targeted the Scales hotel in Muskogee Oklahoma as about 100 Democratic convention delegates slept. Oil was poured on floors of two vacant rooms and set alight, but flames were extinguished with no injuries or damage. Local excitement followed the incident.
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Violent storm hits northwest England and Ireland
A hurricane force wind and hail storm struck northwestern England and northern Ireland this afternoon. A Mersey river schooner capsized with eight men drowned. Several small steamers reported in distress and loss and damage occurred along the coast.
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Fire damages Cleveland council chamber and records
Fire of unknown origin swept the Cleveland city hall council chamber causing near total destruction of the chamber and water damage to the rest of the building. Many valuable public records were badly damaged.
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Ohio
BigAuto Factory Destroyed in Dayton Fire
Dayton Ohio February 22 The Dayton Motor Car company plant and its contents were destroyed by fire yesterday The loss is about 309000 dollars covered by insurance The fire is believed to have been caused by spontaneous combustion
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Lincoln portrait of dignity and restraint cited by Carr
Colonel Clark E Carr of Illinois told Cornell students that Lincoln never harbored bitterness toward adversaries and never joined the Ananias club, noting his fairness earned respect and friendship even among critics. Carr spoke at the Washington birthday event, shifting to Lincoln's life and emancipation.
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Brave death to rescue a corpse in ice on Maumee Bay
Five men from the Maumee bay lighthouse rescue party arrived in Toledo with the body of Captain Delos Hayden. After facing death scores of times on thin ice, they traveled 14 miles to retrieve him, narrowly escaping drowning and ending utterly exhausted.
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French Ensign Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Trading Naval Secrets
Toulon scene reports ensign Charles B. Ulmo found guilty by court martial of attempting to sell naval secrets to a foreign power. He is sentenced to life imprisonment and degraded in rank. Separate note from Washington states the Indian appropriation bill totals $9,826,010, up $1,610,000 over house-approved funding.
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Head of failed concern indicted in Kansas City
Kansas City, Feb 22. Eleven indictments accuse J. H. Brady, former president of Merchants' Refrigerating Company, of embezzling 76000 dollars and violating the warehouse act. Transactions in butter and eggs totaling 49000 dollars are cited. The day before the firm failed, 76000 dollars was withdrawn from the National Bank of Commerce and no accounting was made. Also Chicago news: Stuyvesant Fish gives up fight for control of Nickel Road, issuing a statement to stockholders and offering to return proxies.
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Perjured testimony cited in Herman Billik murder case
Chicago and Pittsburgh reports detail sworn confessions claiming testimony against Herman Billik was perjury taught by officials. Billik, the Bohemian fortune teller, faces hanging March 20 after appeals failed. Also reported: two government workers drowned in icy Monongahela River, one saved, then struck by a train.
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P. J. O'Callaghan
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Choate Names Washington Noblest Public Character
Philadelphia February 22 Joseph H Choate spoke at University of Pennsylvania University day exercises naming Washington as the noblest public character in modern history if a vote were held at the last Hague peace conference. He also dismissed rumors on U S Japan relations saying no real cause for apprehension exists today and diplomats can settle any questions.
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University of Pennsylvania
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Japan
Veteran Editor Noyes Dies in Pasadena Hotel
Geosby S. Noyes, veteran editor of the Washington Evening Star, died at 5:20 p m yesterday at the Hotel Raymond in Pasadena. Born in Milne in 1825, he attended Bowdoin College and served as Washington correspondent for eastern papers before becoming a reporter for the Washington Star in 1855 and later gaining an interest in the paper.
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Washington Birthday Address Voices National Confidence
Front page digest notes Joseph E Dubruiel dies of tuberculosis in Topeka while Washington’s birthday observances draw crowds in Chicago. Governor Hughes delivers remarks urging steady policy, institutional faith, and continued American opportunity.
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Wrong Train Derailment Near Otterville Injures Three
Sedalia Mo Feb 22 an attempt to derail an eastbound Missouri Pacific passenger train at Otterville 20 miles east of Sedalia was thwarted when an extra freight train struck the removed rail. Seven cars wrecked and the crew, a fireman and a brakeman were seriously injured. Three injured men were taken to Sedalia hospital in secrecy, condition unknown but serious.
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First Car On The Way To South Bend In Race
The American car left Goshen at 8 35 AM and reached South Bend by 11 as the New York Paris race continues. In Kendallville the Italian car restarted after 30 hours and repairs on the French car continued at St Chaffrey. Andrew Carnegie donated 125000 dollars to the Robert Koch tuberculosis institute in Berlin.
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Yesterday in Congress briefed activities in Senate and House
Senator Perkins defended expenditures for upbuilding of the Americas fleet in the Pacific and the Tillman resolution to prosecute Oregon land grant violators was adopted. The Senate adjourned at 4 10 p m until Saturday. The House focused on the District of Columbia street railway bill extending lines to the new union station with transfers clause strengthened and no amendments.
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