Shall the people rule Bryan tells voters in Lincoln speech
William J. Bryan asked Nebraska voters at a Lincoln rally if they would rule themselves, a call backed by cheers of "They shall" as he accepted the Democratic nomination. The event drew 12,000 people, with John Worth Kern on the ticket and a large reception after notification at the Capitol.
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Lincoln
Neb
William J. Bryan
William H. Yatt
Bryan
Congress
Amir Bryan
Jefferson
Jackson
Cleveland
Capitol
Chicago
Mr. Kern
Brown
Committee On
Lincoln Commercial Club
Lincoln Hotel
Mr. Bryan
John Worth Kern
Indianapolis
Fairview
Clayton
Mack
Father Nugent
Henry D. Clayton
Evans to be retired after serving naval fleet
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans, recently commanding the Atlantic battleship fleet, will be placed on the retired list August 18. He is currently at Lake Mohonk, New York, on leave of absence.
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Washington
Robley D. Evans
Atlantic Battleship Fleet
Lake Mohonk
N. Y
Apple Growers Organize At Congress In St Louis
At the congress of American Apple Growers held at the Southern Hotel in St Louis a plan to pool production was unveiled. The aim is to unite growers to fight railroads withdraw patronage from commission jobbers and lower consumer prices while boosting grower profits by selling directly to the public. The program includes establishing depots and market houses in major cities controlled by the association to regulate apple prices.
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St. Louis
Congress of American Apple Growers
Southern Hotel
Indiana Tax Values Rise Across State as Land Values Grow
Indiana’s total taxable property rose to 1 767 815 487 in 1907 with gains led by Marion Allen Vigo Lake St Joseph Vanderburgh Madison Grant Delaware Wayne and Laporte counties. Farm land valued at 550 184 796 up from 513 094 456, reflecting reassessment and urban growth effects.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Indiana Bureau of Statistics
State Board of Tax Commissioners
County Boards of Review
Marion
Allen
Vigo
Lake
St. Joseph
Vanderburg
Aladison
Tippecanoe
Grant
Delaware
Wayne
Laporte
Ohio County
Brown County
Mary Stubbs Moore
Bureau of Statistics
Vermont wood chopper wager sparks nationwide bets
In Amsden Vermont Maxwell Evarts son of the late Senator Evarts and chief counsel for the Southern Pacific Railway posts stakes of over 10000 dollars to prove a Vermont man can chop five cords of wood in a day. Bets were placed in Washington with Treasurer Treat and several Senators contributing.
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Amsden
Treasury of
United States
Maxwell Evarts
Senator Evarts
Vermont
Southern Pacific Railway Company
Washington
Evarts
Ed Moore
Charles H. Treat
Treat
Fifty Ears of Green Corn Shown in Court Corridor
In the Criminal Courts building corridor Capt. Ed Coppers acts as referee as David Benson sits before an improvised table and, with witnesses present, consumes fifty ears of green corn in rapid succession.
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New York
Ed Coppers
David Benson
Criminal Courts Building
Cannon Bursts Six Killed at Toulon Aboard Couronne
Six people were killed and eighteen wounded when a 164 millimeter gun breech burst aboard the school ship Couronne during a loading drill in Toulon. The explosion occurred as recruits received instructions.
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Toulon
Cable
Couronne
Troops quell riot after attack on woman sparks deadly race riots
In Springfield a mob attacked after an assault on Mrs Mabel Hallam led to three white men killed and two Negroes lynched. State troops occupied the city under Major General Edward C Young. George Richardson arrested but escaped. Charles Hunter and William Donigan were lynched. Donigan had Lincoln boots. An inquiry probes responsibility.
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Springfield
Second Infantry
Chicago
Edward C. Young
Mabel Hallam
Mabel Hallman
George Richardson
Werner
Richardson
Charles Hunter
Twelfth
Madison Streets
William Donigan
Donigan
State House
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Sankey Evangelist Dies at 68 in Brooklyn
Ira D. Sankey, famed evangelist and hymn writer who toured with Dwight L. Moody, died at his Brooklyn home at age 68. His gospel hymns reached global audiences and his work published many books while his songs circulated in over 50 million copies.
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Ira D. Sankey
New York
Brooklyn
Holland's Hope in Dutch Royal Family Event
An announced event is expected in the Dutch royal family as Queen Wilhelmina stays at Het Loo royal castle near Apeldoorn, Holland.
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Apeldoorn
Holland
Cabie
Wilhelmina
Royal Castle
Het Loo
Here
Richards Acquitted in Fifth Trial for Roanoke Love Murder
In Floyd County Court Floyd teacher John Richards, accused of killing his rival Maurice K. Francis, is acquitted after five trials. Earlier trials yielded one conviction for murder in the first degree and a death sentence, another ended in a hung jury, and a Supreme Court granted a new trial. Francis was slain while en route to see his fiancée Miss Gracie Link to set a wedding date.
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Roanoke
Floyd Court House
John Richards
Floyd County
Maurice K. Francis
Richards
Supreme Court
Francis
Gracie Link
Penny Dreadfuls Spark German Moral Campaign
Berlin Germany Duerer Union claims twelve and a half million dollars are wasted yearly by the poorer classes on penny dreadfuls. They say 750 million of these tales were sold in one year and spread from homes to factories near schools. Courts have heard youths charged with crimes linked to such sensational reading.
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Berlin
Germany
Duerer Union
Airship Baldwin tests set speed records at Ft. Myer
The United States army airship built for the Signal Corps completed a record flight at Ft. Myer. Capt. Baldwin remained in continuous flight for two hours with average speeds around 17 miles per hour during the test. The 28 to 30 mile trial ended with fuel remaining and no engine issues.
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Washington
Special
Baldwin
Ft. Myer
United States Army
Signal Corps
Gen. Allen
Thomas C. Baldwin
Licuts
Feltridge
Creecy
Cherrydale
Government statistics show U S cigarette totals and per smoker use
Government statistics report 55,402,330,115 cigarettes smoked in the United States last fiscal year. About 25,000,000 men and boys smoke, averaging 2,216 cigarettes per year per smoker or about 61 1 4 per day.
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Washington
United States
Two Die In Wreck Near Bicknell Indiana
In Vincennes special report Dr. Alonzo McDowell of Freelandsville loses control two miles north of Bicknell and careens over an embankment. His ten year old daughter and James McDowell aged 17, son of the doctor, are crushed beneath the overturned auto and die instantly.
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Vincennes
Ind
Bicknell
Alonzo McDowell
Freelandsville
Gottlieb Osterhage
James McDowell
Rich Man's Game in Hot Spring Anti-Golf Campaign
In Hot Spring Virginia a special item notes anti golfers have spoken in the campaign. Mr Taft has received letters from several asserting golf is a rich man's game and urging him to quit.
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Hot Spring
Taft
Klondike Town Abandoned After Gold Decline
Edmond Coleman reports Copper Center in Alaska now deserted with about a thousand buildings empty and no residents present. The exodus followed the collapse of gold deposits, leaving the Klondike town forsaken.
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Butte
Mont
Edmond Coleman
Alaska
Copper Center
Klondike
Coleman
All human love and the divine reflection in life
The quote contemplates how love among people mirrors a higher divine essence seen by those who seek meaning. It reflects a spiritual view of affection as a path to recognizing the sacred in everyday relationships.
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Marion, Allen, Vigo
Madison
Grant and
Lows Negro
Illinois
Favous Evangelist
Holland’s
Penny “Dreadfuls
U. S
Colden Rule Rheumatic Remedy CO
Columbus, Onlo
Emblem Bicycles
Emblem Mfc. Company
Angola
Erie Co
Naboth Concord
Naboth Vineyards
Diner’s Digester Company
Des Moines
Iowa
Ren
F. McArdle
Transportation and Mechanical
Clover Leaf
National Correspondence School of
Michigan Ave
30Th St
Harkins & Willis, Manufacturers
Ann Arbor
Mishigan
Heinzelman
Heinzelman Bros. Carriage CO
Dept. H
Belleville
Ill
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