Democratic National Convention Day Two Notables
The second day at Denver featured a Bryan demonstration lasting 1 hour 19 minutes. Eight Guffey Pennsylvania delegates were unseated by the credentials committee after a heated debate. The majority report was adopted. a minority report failed. Theodore A. Bell gave the temporary chair address. Haskell chaired platform hearings. Taggart opened proceedings. Bryan was seen as likely to secure the presidency on the first ballot.
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Httle
Bryan
Credentials Committee
Pennsylvania
Denver
H. D. Clayton
Alabama
Committee On Platform
Gov. Haskell
Oklahoma
Committee On
District of Columbia
Denver Hall
Taggart
Theodore A. Bell
Governor to set up permanent state arbitration board
Governor Sanders of Louisiana proposes a permanent state board of arbitration to handle labor disputes. William L. Wilson, who embezzled over 75000 dollars from the United States Home Protectors' Fraternity in Port Huron Michigan, was sentenced to the penitentiary. The president accepted Judge William Lochren's resignation and named M D Purdy to the vacancy. Mrs August Sleb of New York, 36, was jailed five days for masquerading as a man for nine years. Frederick Gies, a Curtis Publishing foreman in Philadelphia, was held as a suspect in Dr William T H Wilson's murder.
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Gov. Sanders
Louisiana
August Sleb
New York
Frederick Gies
Curtis Publishing Company
Philadelphia
William TH. Wilson
National Republican committee elects Hitchcock as chairman
At Hot Springs Virginia the Republican national committee elected Frank H. Hitchcock of Massachusetts as chairman and appoints him manager of the presidential campaign. George R. Sheldon of New York chosen treasurer and Arthur J. Vorys assigned to Ohio headquarters in Cincinnati. A harbor front fire in East Boston destroys warehouses and an elevator with about 1.5 million dollars in property loss. A watchman is missing. Fire losses also hit College Point and Zehden’s hotel and casino, totaling near 200 thousand dollars. Coney Island fires threaten area with 150 thousand dollars in damage. Revolt in Central America sees Salvadoran revolutionists attack Choluteca after capturing Gracius, held off by residents for three days. Acacia schooner wrecks near Sackett’s Harbor. crew rescued. Richard Alexander shoots himself at Dexter Missouri. likely fatal. Edward H. Evans arrested in Boston for murder in Cincinnati in 1907. Northern Beach hotel burns in Leelanau peninsula. 77,067 dogs and cats destroyed in New York by ASPCA agents since year start. An electric car kills four children near Los Angeles.
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Republican National Committee
Hot Springs
Frank H. Hitchcock
Massachusetts
George R. Sheldon
New York
Arthur J. Vorys
Cincinnati
Boston
College Point
L. 1
Zehden
Condera
Coney Island
Salvador
Gracius
Honduras
Acacia
William Simmons
Kingston
Rock Point
Sackett’s Harbor
S. Gibble
Richard Alexander
Real Estate Board of Brokers of
Dexter
Edward H. Evans
Frederick G. Singleton
Northern Beach
North Port Bay
Leelanau Peninsula
Traverse City
Mich
American Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Los Angeles
Cal
Frank J. Gould
William M. Ingraham, Jr
Waverly
N. Y
Brooklyn
Diamond Point Pen Company
Emil Sandoza
Pine Creek
Neb
F. &. Newman
Roosevelt
Peary
Oyster Bay
Sydney
Cape Breton
San Francisco
Lartford
Conn
Nicholas Cherry
Anna Weingartz
Neponset
Ada Reichars
Dallas
Tex
Ark
United States
Tampico
Mex
Gulf of Mexico
Tuxpan
Gulf
Henrietta
Okla
Nicholas de Mazo
Scranton
Anna Gould
Prince Helle de Sagan
Henrietta Street
Covent Garden
London
Sohosquire
Gracias
Carnegie
Canada
Hague
Paris
Monongahela
John C. Pollock
Kansas City
Great Western Life Insurance Company
Senator Beveridge
W. O. Taft
Indiana
Neendlavies
Cardinal
Chicago
Abner Smith
G. I. Sorrow
Bank of America
Adolph S&s. Levi
St. Louis
Nathaniel B. Treat
Monroe
Wis
Treat
Parsons
Rikovsky
Yosovo
European Russia
Lake Michigan
Quinte Bay
Lake Ontario
San Antonio
West Sefford
Que
Cleveland
Reconciled Goulds and sensational multiple legal cases
Reports say Frank J. Gould and his wife reconciled after the Gould vs Gould case appeared on the court calendar. The list includes a sensational dispute over three children from Miss Anna Gould with Count Bont de Castellane, plus various homicide, embezzlement, desertion, and disaster stories across the United States and abroad.
Tragic Iowa News and Far North Tales
A long Iowa wire service item reports deaths from falls and mine blasts near Dubuque and Massena, a dramatic coffin discovery in Einsiedeln, and a fatal train wreck near Thayer. It notes a Davenport court suit over marital estrangement, a Cedar Rapids clergyman induction, and a Mason City milk inspection push. It also covers a Wapello farmer’s grim discovery, a druggists convention clash, and a Nednada fire fatalities.
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John Hess
John Gleason
Dyersville
Einsiedeln
Switzerland
William Mayer
Omaha
Clinton
Adolph Wettstein
Ames
Stanton Cary
Massena
Cass County
Ole Rosenquist
Dubuque
Royal Prince
Davenport
Lena Kriegge
William Knicegze
Annie Kidegee
A. J. Wiliamson
Wapello
Wil Williams
Wit
Iowa Druggists
Nto
Boynson
Cedar Rapids
Cater
N. J. Stephens
Nednada
Janey Rowers
Roy Stephens
Stephens
Bowers
A. L. Bowers
Modale
Western Grocery Company
Marshalltown
John T., Hancock Sons
Iowa
Burlington Road
Thayer
Fred Thompson
Thompson
Osceola
Bryan Nominated by Democratic National Convention
At Convention Hall Denver July 10 William Jennings Bryan was nominated for U S president after a long cheer. New York cast 78 votes for Bryan under unit rule while various states split or solidified for Bryan or Gray. The roll call proceeded with observers urging polls and cheers lasting well past midnight.
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Denver
Colo
William Jennings Bryan
United States
Wiinels
Bryan
New York
Thomas F. Smith
Tammany Hull
Alabama
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Johnson
Delaware
Judge Gray
Georgia
Illinois
Iowa
Indiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Charles F. Murphy
Fitself
North Carolina
Judge O'Conner
Alien
N. Y
George Brennan
Tammany Hall
Lewis Nixon
Hammond
Gray Murray Vandiver
Blute
H. H. Elders
Democratic Party
Clayton
Bryan declines Denver trip after nomination
Fairview Nebraska July 10 reports that Mr Bryan has no present plan to attend the Denver convention. He told newspaper men there is no reason to go now or later, and he sees no contingency demanding his presence in the convention city, with no hint of a change in the future.
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Bryan
Denver
Fairview
Lincoln
Neb
Colorado
Resolutions Committee Wraps Up After Long Session
Denver July 10 After more than fifty four hours of continuous sessions the resolutions committee finished work on the platform at 11 20 oclock and carried the document to the convention hall Governor Haskell of Oklahoma led the committee with the platform adopted unanimously at 12 56 a m Senator Daniel of Virginia and ex Senator Smith of New Jersey pledged support for the nominee of the convention on the platform
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Denver
Colo
Hasket
Oklahoma
Daniel
Virginia
Smith
New Jersey
Haskell
Vote Begins At Convention Hall In Denver
The vote starts in Convention Hall Denver Colorado at 3 a m with roll call underway as part of the ballot process.
Delegation Splits at Iowa Democratic Convention
A surprise at the Iowa Democratic convention revealed a split in the Iowa delegation. J. M. Saron of Davenport and Anthony Brant of Bellevue voted with the anti Bryan faction against the expected Bryan line. The discord threatened a riot as delegates hovered around the two defiant members. Chairman Porter failed to locate the unit rule instructions.
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Denver Cole
Iowa
Memders
Porter
United States
Robbers Bet His All In Fort Dodge Train Grip Theft
Mr H Meyers of Humboldt lost a grip in the Illinois Central waiting room containing notes and papers worth between 6000 and 6000 dollars. He was traveling with his wife to Indianapolis after leaving a firm where he had worked 29 years earning nearly 5000 in salary and commissions. Police have pursued the case but have not located the missing grip.
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Fort Dodge
H. Meyers
Humboldt
Illinois Central
Indianapolis
Flood Victims Are Lost
Lincoln Neb July 10 Coroner Matthews continued search for flood victims. It is believed ten persons perished and seven bodies recovered. Waters have receded rapidly. Lincoln Gas Electric Light plant may resume operations soon. Northwestern Railway remains blocked with hopes to raise blockade today.
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Lincoln
Neb
Matthews
Lincoln Gas & Electric Light Company
Northwestern Railway
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