Nebraskans back Gray and labor tilt for Denver ticket
Lincoln dispatch notes Nebraska delegates at the Denver convention favor a New York candidate united by party factions or solidly support Judge Gray to win labor votes. They push a strong anti injunction plank and tariff revision, with Josiah Marvel's visit boosting Gray's Bryan-aligned campaign. Idaho seats contested by Dubois allies, while New England splits prospects for O Neil and McNeil. Prohibition plank urged by Weaver forces, Chanler's bid waning as Chamberlain emerges while several clerical leaders join the list of contenders.
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Lincoln, Neb
Denver
New York
Bryan
Gompers
Josiah Marvel
Wilmington
Del
Gray
Nebraska
Congress
Idaho
Dubois
Bhut
Lornen
England
New Haven
Conn
Alexander Troup
New England
Douglas
Massachusetts
Archibald McNeil
Connecticut
O'Neil
Storimmnion
Committee On Resolutions
James B. Weaver
Iowa
Weaver
Chanter
New
Biggest fleet of war vessels ever in world
London June 30 mobilization of all British warships ready for immediate service completed for annual naval maneuvers. Admiral Lord Charles Beresford commands 301 ships with 68,000 officers and men. This is the greatest fleet ever assembled in world history.
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London
Lord Charles Beresford
Higse
35hop Potter Near Death in Utica Area
Hop Potter of mperstown New York is reported in critical condition after a long illness. Doctors say stomach and liver trouble, worsened by heat, left him near death. bulletin notes bishop Potter prostrated by hot weather and in critical condition.
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E. Jangrin
Bishop Potter
St Louis Woman President Named for Federation
Mrs Philip W Moore of St Louis was elected president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs for the next two years, defeating Mrs May Alden Ward of Boston. The result of yesterday's session was announced today.
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Philip N. Moore
Federation of Clubs
Bolton
Philip W. Moore
St. Louis
General Federation of Woman's Clubs
May Alden Ward
Boston
Troops Sent Out To Guard Mexico Border Areas
President Roosevelt ordered the deployment of federal troops to Del Rio El Paso and other Texas border points following a Mexican request to uphold neutrality laws. Brigadier General Meyer assesses needed forces and may move units from Fort Sam Houston Fort Bliss and Fort Clarke. Cross-border cooperation with Mexico is planned to pursue revolutionists and prevent incidents on U S soil.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Taft
Department of Texas
San Antonio
del Rio
el Paso
Texas
United States
State Department
A. L. Meyer
Mexico‘Texas
United States District Attorney
Tejas
Coahuila
Fort Sam Houston
Fort Bliss
Fort Clarke
Mexico
Collapse of a Building Ends in 25 Deaths
Minneapolis July 30. A livery stable being torn down collapsed trapping many workers. Several bodies recovered and at least twenty five are believed dead.
Equitable Life plans 62 story 900 foot high building
Equitable Life proposes a new 62 story structure on its Broadway Nassau Pine Cedar site in Manhattan. D H Burnham & Co filed Renaissance style plans for a 489 foot main block plus a 28 story tower to 520 feet high, with a 74 foot flagpole ball above the Eiffel Tower, and a 38 elevator system. The project carries an estimated cost around 15 million dollars and seeks absolute control of the entire block, after acquiring the last parcel in Nassau Street from the Schermerhorn estate.
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New York
Sing
Metropolian Life
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Edwards. Murphy
Equitable
Broadway
Nassau, Pine and Cedar
Ve Burs
D. H. Burnham & Co
Nassau Street
Pine Street
Cedar Street
S‘uare
Equitable Society
John E. Schermerhorn
Hearst Loses Bid for Mayor Seat After Jury Instruction
In Van Buren Arkansas an unrest involving many Italian strikebreakers erupts with over 200 shots fired. Two strikebreakers are shot and seriously wounded during the clash as Hearst loses final bid to seize the mayoralty and a jury is instructed against him.
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Hearst
McClellan
van Buren
Ark
No Fraud Proved in New York Election Recount Suit
Justice Lambert directed the jury to find for Mayor McClellan in the election recount suit. He stated no fraud had been proven and warned that disfranchisement on such slight evidence would end the country swiftly.
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New York
Lambert
McClellan
Man who seized Czolgosz dies in Chicago
Albert Gallagher long secret service agent who restrained Czolgosz after McKinley’s assassination died in Chicago on June 30. He was mistaken for the gunman by the crowd and beaten, with physicians attributing his death indirectly to that injuries.
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Chicago
Albert Gallagher
Secret Service
United States
Czolgosz
McKinley
Gallagher
Talk of Science Spelling Contest Sets Opening Day Tone
Cleveland hosts the National Education Association convention with a highlight as Marie C Bolden, 13, becomes the first Black winner after spelling every word in the intercity contest. Delegates discuss moral training and educational policy while rail fare changes prompt budget talks. Governor Forbes named for the Philippines post amid constitutional changes and cabinet announcements.
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Cleveland
National Education Association
National Council
National Educational Asson
Pittsburg
New Orleans
Erie
Marie C. Bolden
Congress
Government Bureau of Education
Charles F. Thwing
Western Reserve University
Poison in Ale Ties to Prominent Doctor Death
Philadelphia reports a sensational murder claim surrounding Dr. William E. Wilson who died after drinking ale from a bottle sent for trial. An autopsy indicates cyanide poisoning and police allege a young man connected to a prominent family may have plotted poisoning to silence the physician. Names and specifics are not disclosed as the investigation continues.
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Philadelphia
William E. Wilson
Th. Wilson
Wilson
Lnto
Wage Cut Reached For 10000 Steel Tin Workers
Pittsburg June 30 wage agreement between the Amalgamated Association and the American Sheet and Tin Plate company cuts wages of 10,000 workers by two to five percent.
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Organized Workmen
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
Pittsburg
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Booth & Co Plead Guilty to Railroad Concessions
A Chicago fish and oysters dealer firm Booth and Co pleaded guilty to accepting concessions from a railroad company. Judge Landis will announce the sentence later.
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Chicago
A. Booth & Co
Landis
Railway Strikers Clash With Breakers at Ft. Smith
A pitched battle erupted last night in Ft. Smith Arkansas between striking shopmen of the St. Louis and Iron Mountain Railway and strike breakers. The clash occurred June 30 with confrontations reportedly involving laborers and security personnel at the railroad yard, as authorities moved to quell the violence and restore order.
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Ft. Smith
Ark
St. Louis & Iron Mountain Railway
Stranger Killed on Rock Island Tracks
A man believed to be Michael Farley, about sixty, was struck and killed by a freight train on the Rock Island tracks near Ferevary Park around 4 am. Identified by pocket note, he was found in the park after being picked up on the tracks. authorities noted he appeared to be a tramp with a sack of eating and cooking utensils.
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Michael Farley
Rock Island
Ferevary Park
Moline Man Joseph Drury Killed in Alaska Road Job
The body of Joseph Drury of Moline arrived home after his accidental death in Alaska last week. He was killed while operating a steam shovel on a road near Cordova when the scoop struck his head, causing instant death. Funeral planned for tomorrow afternoon at his home on Ninth Avenue.
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Joseph Drury
Moline
Alaska
Ninth Avenue
Drury
Cordova
Belde
Rail lines to resume work on Harriman extensions
Official notice from Vice President Mohler states Harriman line extensions will restart July 1 at the points where work paused during the financial unrest. In Omaha officials report a gasoline fire at 2840 Fifth and a Half Avenue. Mrs. Myers was cleaning with gasoline, causing a mattress and bedding blaze. Fire crews contained the flames with little damage to surrounding furniture.
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Harriman
Omaha
Neb
Mohler
Harriman Lines
Fifth and
Myers
Patriotic Jack Tars Judge Chewing Tobacco Quality
A New York Navy Yard board of paymasters begins a week long test to select a chewing tobacco for the United States Navy. Bluejackets from ships at the yard act as expert tasters while samples are numbered to avoid identification. The effort seeks a contract for 100000 pounds with judges relying on sailors patriotic judgment alongside purity tests.
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New York
United States
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Court Stops Out In Transfer Fee
In St Paul on June 30 three US circuit judges issued an interlocutory decree to suspend the ICC order cutting transfer charges for moving live stock from Hiester to Union stock yards from $2 to $1 per car.
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St. Paul
Samborne, Hook and Adams
United States Circuit Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hiester
Hottest Weather Ever Recorded In July 1901
Observer Shelter files show July statistics over 37 years with average temperature near 75 degrees, highest monthly average 83 in 1901, and lowest 69 in 1891. Record high 106 on July 24, 1901, and record low 49 on July 9, 1891, with 3.6 inches average precipitation and 9 days with over 1 inch.
Give Engineer a Watch at 68th Birthday Display
Clerks at Young and McComb's celebrate J. W. Reynolds marking 68th birthday. Reynolds, with the firm for over a decade, receives a gold watch from a purse gathered by the staff. C Robinson presents the gift in a morning ceremony with all donors present.
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J. W. Reynolds
Young & McComb
Mr. Reynolds
C. Robinson
Watch
Reynolds
Prince Zu Eulenberg Trial Halted as He Is Hospitalized
In Berlin on June 30 the perjury trial of Prince Zu Eulenberg was suspended after he collapsed and was guarded to a hospital. The incident halted proceedings and raised questions about his condition.
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Zu Eulenburg
Berlin
Prince Zu Eulenberg
Sherman
Cleveland
Congressman Sherman
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