25 Jul 1896
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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1896
Page
1
A brief sales note advertises one sided bargains with prices aimed to clear remaining stock. The writer urges buyers to take advantage since sellers gain little and buyers secure all the profit on their end.
A fragment notes that the current season's buying is dull and lacks enthusiasm, describing the overall purchase activity as uninteresting and unengaging. The statement emphasizes a general sentiment about consumer or market interest during the period.
Auction listing describes Lot 2 as 10 dozen waists and Lot 3 as 80 dozen top notch style waists in exclusive designs. Former price listed at 1.25 dollars.
The Populist convention in St Louis nominated W. Jennings Bryan for president and Mr. Watson of Georgia for vice president. A power outage plunged the hall into darkness as the vote was announced and the gathering adjourned to 9 a.m. The delegates debated the order of nominations and criticized the chairman selection while rallying behind Bryan Sewall as a ticket.
A national convention scene features Gerry Brown and Governor Gibbs resisting unilateral pledges, Cyclone Davis urging peace with pledged support from Nevada Illinois Kansas Nebraska and Minnesota. Tensions rise as the minority and majority reports clash amid a broad platform denunciation of corporate influence and calls to restore constitutional control.
Delegates at St Louis nominate Bryan and Sewall by acclamation with silver advocates signaling ongoing populist unity. A veterans roll call shows four Union four Confederate and four Mexican soldiers, prompting a plan to form an intra party military support group to preserve the Union.
The last session of the national silver convention in St. Louis drew its largest audience as Chairman St John opened the meeting at 3 66 o clock. Mr Baker of California reported the conference committee resolution adopted with Populist delegates.
Governor Evans and Judge Earle engaged in a public fracas during a Florence political meeting. Earle struck Evans in the head drawing slight blood, a fifteen minute uproar followed with pistols drawn and strong exchanges between generals Watts and Richbourg.
The sound money conference committee report was unanimously adopted. It calls for a national committee from each state to meet in Indianapolis on August 7 to issue a call for a national convention by September 2. An executive committee of five will appoint state representatives to arrange state meetings and send delegates. Minnesota and Texas attended Malay's meeting with Daniel Lawler representing Minnesota and reporting a full state organization. Delegates anticipate eastern states joining the push for a national convention despite machine leaders' stance.
A massive cloud burst struck Golden Colorado around dusk, washing away a city block. Death toll estimates ranged from ten to fifty as rescue teams searched rubble for survivors. Fire officials and volunteers organized aid and cordons around the affected area.
The item lists showers then clearing weather with notes on local events. It mentions Bryan and Sewall nomination, Camp John Gibbon closing day, and various brief society, business, and sporting items.
General Snowden ordered Captain Kambeck of Company B and Lieutenant Smith of Company EF under arrest for a minor incident during a camp visit from First to Third brigades. They were released by midafternoon after reviews at division headquarters with Brigadier General Gobin, while the episode drew sharp condemnation from officers who viewed the arrests as unwarranted and trivial.
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