Bryan in Albany crowd as gold standard battle rages
William J. Bryan spoke to 7 000 to 10 000 at Albany in a campaign stop amid social dinners with Senator Hill. He defended the Chicago platform yet signaled support from Democrats uneasy with all platform pledges while blasting the gold standard as a conspiracy against the human race.
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Apany
William J. Bryan
Red Hook
Kensington
Albany
City Hall
State House
Mrs. Bryan
Senator Hill
Woolferts Roost
Chicago
United States
St. Louis
Democratic Party
Vanderbilt Whitney wedding at The Breakers in Newport
Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt wed Harry Payne Whitney at The Breakers Newport in a simple ceremony limited by Mr Vanderbilt's health. Rev George F Magill officiated after Rhode Island law prevented Bishop Potter from performing the rite.
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New York
Newport
R. L
Gertrude Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Harry Payne Whitney
Mr. Vanderbilt
George F. Magill
Trinity Church
Bishop Potter
Rhode Island
Potter
Ontonagon Wiped Off by Forest Fire and Relocation
Ontonagon Michigan, a town of about 2000, was destroyed by a forest fire aided by a gale. The Diamond Match plant and 60 million feet of lumber burned. property losses estimated at 1.5 million dollars. No lives reported, 1500 people in absolute want with 2000 homeless. relief is sought for food clothing and shelter.
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Green Bay
Wis
Ontonagon
Mich
Diamond Match Company
Pori
Rockland
Michigan banker’s son shoots wife then kills himself
Charles Church, junior member of C. J. Church & Co. in Lowell, Michigan, fatally wounded his wife and then died by suicide. The bank closed its doors after the incident as assets could not be realized. Deputy Sheriff Cowan arrived to serve a writ. Church fired three shots as the door opened. The elder Church is missing.
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Michigan
Lowell, Mich
Charles Church
C. J. Church & Co
Cowan
Tin plate strike ends as company signs scale
E twoop Indiana August 27. The tin plate strike was settled at midnight when the company signed the wage scale. The move ends a dispute that had kept workers off the job and returns production to normal.
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E Twoop
Ind
Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets Promote Natural Constipation Relief
The ad touts Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a safe natural remedy for constipation, claiming they aid digestion without violence and resist dependency. It emphasizes that constipation causes much illness in men and women and that pellets work with nature to expel impurities.
Platt Refuses Nomination for New York Governor
In New York on August 27 Thomas C. Platt refused the Republican gubernatorial nomination, creating a deadlock after two ballots with ten candidates. George W. Aldridge led with 2274 votes, Hamilton Fish next with 123, others 1 to 90. Warner Miller was excluded from a seat amid contest claims, sitting as spectator after 30 years. The resolutions back the St Louis platform, oppose free coinage and Cleveland's administration, and endorse Governor Morton.
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Sara Toca
N. Y
Thomas C. Platt
New York
George W. Aldridge
Hamilton Fish
Warner Miller
Miller
Titus Sheard
Hobart Visits McKinley Before Cleveland Stop
Republican nominee for vice president Garret A. Hobart visited Major McKinley in Canton and then left for Cleveland. He said the East is bright for the ticket and that every Eastern state will cast its electoral vote. He noted the campaign battles lie mainly in the Western states and praised McKinley’s plan to avoid stump speeches.
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Canton
Garret A. Hobart
Major McKinley
Cleveland
Hobart
East
Republican Club Convention Opens in Milwaukee
The League of Republican Clubs met in Milwaukee with about 500 delegates present and under 300 in the galleries on the first day. Mayor Rauchenberger and Samuel A. Harper welcomed attendees as D. D. Woodmansee of Ohio received cheers. McAlpin opened with the annual address as talks by Cummings and McCleary followed, with Woodmansee, Gordon, and McAlpin named as presidential contenders.
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Milwaukee
The
League of Republican Clubs
McAlpin
Rauchenberger
Samuel A. Harper
Wisconsin State League of Republican Clubs
D. D. Woodmansee
Ohio
A. B. Cummings
Iowa
McCleary
Minnesota
Messrs. Woodmansee
Gordon
Illinois
New York
Populist State Convention Opens in Minnesota
The Minnesota Populist convention in Minneapolis began at 10 a m with Thomas J Meighan as chair. State Senator Ringdahl presided temporarily as committees were named and a recess taken. Leading contenders emerged for offices including Major J W Bowler and Arnold Keyes, while a clash over presidential electors was anticipated.
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Minneapolis
Thomas J. Meighan
State Central Committee
Ringdahl
Crookston
John Lind
J. W. Bowler
Bird Island
Arnold Keyes
Duluth
Dress Parade Draws Fifty Thousand In Cleveland
Crowds estimated at fifty thousand gathered in Cleveland on August 25 to view the dress parade of the Second Ohio regiment at the Knights of Pythias encampment.
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Cleveland
Knights of Pythias
Second Ohio Regiment
National Democratic Party selects delegates in Tacoma
The National Democratic party met in Tacoma on August 27 and chose delegates for the Indianapolis convention. The platform pledges to fight anarchy and Populism and calls on supporters to rally around the party standard and uphold government by and for the people.
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Tacoma
Wash
National Democratic Party
Indianapolis
Fusion in Michigan at Democratic and Populist Conventions
Bay City Michigan August 27 sessions of Democratic Populist and Silver conventions move little beyond permanent organization and committee reports. Democrats back the Chicago platform and nominees denounce peace time bonds and a bankers syndicate aiding gold supply. they applaud independent Republican papers. Conference committees fail to agree on the triple union name as evening speeches fill time.
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Bay City
Mich
Chicago
Christians Victorious in Crete Mountain Fight
A telegram from Athens reports Christians in Crete marching into the Heraklion district defeated a Turkish force at many villages. Turks suffered 80 killed and 47 wounded while Christian losses were smaller. The Cretans seized hundreds of rifles and thousands of sheep and cattle.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Athens
Crete
Heraklion
Canada Defeats Vendecor to Win First International Trophy Race
The Canadian cup defender Canada defeated the Chicago challenger Vendecor in the first race for the international trophies at Totopo O in Aug 27. The winner completed the course in 5 hours 49 minutes, within 11 minutes of the time limit. The race was largely drifting with light breezes, and wind reached 12 mph twice, during which Vendecor gained briefly but not enough to overturn the result.
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Totopo
Canada
Chicago
Vendecor
Vehdecor
Rates Fall Further as Western Freight Demoralized
The Southwestern Traffic association authorizes a low cattle rate from Texas to Kansas City St Louis and Chicago amid Western freight rate demoralization. The move follows a past squabble among routes through Indian Territory over cattle traffic.
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ChicaGo
West
Southwestern Traffic Association
Texas
Kansas City
St. Louis
Indian Territory
Fire Destroys Monahan Barns Near Charlotte Iowa
A blaze at John Monahan's barns north of Lyons Iowa Charlettes area leveled the structures and most contents including 2000 bushels of oats, harness, and several head of thoroughbred short horns.
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Lyons
Charlotte
Here
John Monahan
All Under One Roof for Democratic Populist Silver HQ
The Populist and Silver national committees plan to open headquarters at Wormleys hotel adjoining the Democratic congressional office and Democratic national committee rooms. Silver’s Stevens and Diddendorfer will run the silver HQ as discussions cite funds and literature needs. Butler says Populists will back Bryan and Watson and insist on loyal support even where fusion occurs, with binding guidance from the national convention.
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Silver Party
Wormleys Hotel
Democratic Congressional Committee
National Democratic Committee
Stevens
Silver Party Committee
Diddendorfer
Democratic Committee
Faulkner
New York City
Butler
Bryan
Watson
People’s Party
Sewall
Hobart
Bryan and Watson
Kansas
Turkey closes to Jewish immigrants
The sublime porte informs the Turkish legation that access to the empire is forbidden to Jewish emigrants from Russia who had moved to the United States and intend to settle in Turkey.
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Turkey
WasurvaTon
Sublime Porte
Russia
United States
National Democratic call for Sioux Falls meeting Aug 27
John B. Hanten of the National Democratic sound money committee issues a call for a mass meeting at Sioux Falls on August 27 to elect delegates and eight alternates to the Indianapolis gold Democratic convention and to set the date for a state convention.
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South Dakota
Mirchett
S. D
John B. Hanten
National Democratic Sound Money Committee
Sioux Falls
Indianapolis
Lord Russell Speaks Before American Bar Association
England's Chief Justice Lord Russell addressed the National Bar Association in Saratoga on international law. He favored arbitration among nations but opposed a permanent world tribunal. The session featured papers from Dartmouth, Johns Hopkins, Yale, and Washington and Lee scholars, with Montague Crackenthorpe delivering a keynote on legal history.
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England
American Bar Association
Saratoga
N. Y
National Bar Association
Russell
Great Britain
Lord Russell
James F. Coiby
Dartmouth College
G. H. Emmett
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Gager
Yale Law School
J. Randolph Tucker
Washington and Lee University
James Colby
George H. Emmett
Bar Association
Montague Crackenthorpe
Democrats Seek Fusion With Populists In Colorado Race
Colorado Democrats choose candidates for state offices pending a conference committee of 11 leading Democrats to seek fusion with the People’s and Silver parties. A fusion ticket for presidential electors includes one Populist, one Silver Republican and two Democrats.
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Proeblo
Colo
Colorado
Silver
strike to spread to eastern cities over Adams Express
The World reports Adams Express Company employees in eastern cities may strike in two days. The Knights of Labor executive board ordered the sympathy action. Switch men in Jersey City yards and the Switch Men's Mutual Aid association reportedly back the walkout.
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Adams Express
New York
Adams Express Company
Knights of Labor
Switchmen’s Mutual Aid Association
Jersey City
Pennsylvania Railroad
Bicycle Manufacturers Form Trust to Promote Understanding
A new association of bicycle manufacturers has been formed to foster good relations among members. The group comprises firms with about 28 million dollars invested in rubber and bicycle plants.
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New York
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