Convention Platform Presented and Adopted at GOP Meet
The second day of the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia featured the transfer of the chair to permanent president Lodge, a formal platform adoption, and tributes to pioneers. Senator Lodge outlined four years of McKinley era gains, Cuba and island possessions, and pledges for tariff, gold standard, and national credit along with new policies for naval strength, merchant marine, and overseas territories. The platform reaffirmed gold standard, opposition to silver coinage, antitrust safeguards, protection, and expansion of education, labor protections, and infrastructure programs.
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Philadelphia
Wolcott
Wesry Cadot
Fusion
Gaarles M. Boswell
Pittsburg
McKinley
Representative Payne
New York
Committee On Credentials
Ledge
Gen
Gosvenor
Committee On Permanent Organization
Senator Lodge
Roosevelt
Shaw
Lodge
Cuba
Spain
America
Porto Rico
Philippines
Way
Merchants Marine
Democratic Party
Chicago
Hawaii
United States
Lodge Takes the Chair at Republican Convention
Chairman Lodge praised the honor of presiding over the Republican convention and noted the party would nominate the next U S president. He recalled four years since the soldier-statesman’s nomination and described a term crowded with events, promising record and work accomplished for Republicans.
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Lodge
United States
Weather Notes and News From Illinois and Chicago
Illinois weather report details heavy rain in the south and central areas, plus cooler conditions and improved hay prospects. Other items note Chicago mob incident with two monkeys aiding a woman’s protection, a fatal shooting in Pittsfield, and various Illinois happenings including music teachers conference, insurance injunction, murder arrest, congressional nomination, and a Tower Hill fire.
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Springfield
Ills
Weather Bureau
Illinois
Two Young People Killed in Railroad Crossing Crash
Galesburg Illinois June 20 Otis Fox Knox county student and Miss Willcox a prominent local young woman were killed when their car was struck while crossing railroad tracks. News from Lincoln Nebraska reports a clash between Governor and an asylum official in Beat rit e with records seized and a siege like atmosphere. Engineers discuss a 10 foot wide channel between Lake Superior and Grand Forks North Dakota as a feasibility.
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Galesburg
Ills
Nebraska
Lincoln
Neb
B. F. Lang
Beatrice
Poynter
Lake Superior
Grand Fork
N. D
Fort Meigs
Toledo
Japan
Lloyd Wheaton
Radziwill
London
Scotch Iron and Steel
Ohio
Chicago
W. P. Ogden
Ienry Schneider
Dr. Murrman
Montreal
South Africa
Mexico
Thirates
Tabasco
Yucatan
Chiapas
Campeche
Egypt
France
Baraboo
Wis
Turmoil in China as relief column reaches Peking
Wireless dispatches report the worsening crisis in China with Russians landing troops at Taku and legations at Peking under attack. Reports conflict on casualties and minsters killed while Admiral Seymour advances with a relief column. Massacres of Christians noted at Yum-Nan-Fu and Wu-Hu.
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San Chow
Taku
London
Shanghai
Pekin
Admiral Seymour
Pek
The
Times
Peking
Daily Express
Tung Fah Siang
Tung Ching
Berlin
Undaunted
Daily News
Seymour
Yum-Nan-Fu
Wu-Hu
Czechuan
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Manila
William McKinley
Lodge Takes the Chair
Perman
St. Louis
Mary Yore Larr
Poy
Porquer
Desplaines
Tony
Grady
Maxwell Street
Pittsfield
William Henry
Nebo
Charles Jennings
Calhoun County
Henry
Jennings
Miinois Music Teachers
Illinois Music Teachers’ Association
W. D. Armstrong
Alton
Stella R. Root
Carthage
van Cleave
Citizens’ Insurance Camp
Glenn
Arter
Pana
Harry Shoemaker
Kentucky
Shoemaker
Ill
Tower Hill
China
Fowler
Chefoo
Russia
Washington
State Department
Tak Arcus
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