Democratic convention in St Louis meets amid rowdy scenes
The Democratic national convention opens in St Louis with a packed hall as delegates and visitors flood the venue. Temporary chairman John Williams faces interruptions from a raucous crowd after praising Grover Cleveland, while William Jennings Bryan briefly enters unnoticed and is later hailed by supporters.
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ST. Louis
National Committee
David B. Hill
William J. Bryan
Clevd
Williams
California
W. J. Bryan
Montana
Jones
Canmon
Grand Avenue Baptist Church
John 8. Williams
A. Walsh
John I. Martin
J. M. Guffey
Pennsylvania
M. F. Tarpey
Grover Cleveland
Republican Party
Grover Cley
New Hampshire
Iowa
Hearst
Alabama
Nebraska
Mr Bryan
Mr. Williams
Tim Murphy
John Martin
Ned
Murphy
Martin
Cleveland
Dewey
Schley
Miles
Willams
Varius
Convention Adjourns After Motion To Next Morning
A motion by Bourke Cochran to adjourn the convention was adopted. The session ended at 2:60 p.m. and attendees will reconvene at 10 a.m. the next day.
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Ings
Bourke Cochran
Opposition Weakening in Parker Candidacy Fight
In St Louis on July 7 advocates for various presidential candidates were active. Some supporters of non Parker candidates still predicted around 400 votes against Parker, while others warned a hard push is needed to stop him on the first ballot. The Michigan delegation chose Parker after a lengthy debate, and Maryland shifted to Parker as well.
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St. Louis
Parker
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Maryland
Demand a closed shop strike hits Chicago garment workers
Chicago July 7 2200 garment workers 200 cutters 1500 tailors 500 pressers ordered to strike for closed shop and union recognition. All affected firms belong to Cloak and Suit Manufacturers' and Chicago Employers' associations. Last year’s contract expired three weeks ago. employers refused renewal preferring individual two year contracts.
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Chicago
Cloak and Suit Manufacturers’ Association
Chicago Employers’ Association
Employers’ Association
Norge Refugees Picked Up
A yawl arrived in Aberdeen Scotland July 7 carrying survivors from the ill fated days. The rescued boat reported two more Yon boats with one rescued. Six hundred twenty seven persons remain missing.
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Aberdeen
Scotland
Fourth of July Casualty Toll Grows Across Nation
The Chicago Tribune reports 52 killed and 3,049 injured nationwide from Independence Day celebrations. In Chicago 1 dead and 101 injured, with fireworks and firearms causing many injuries. doctors see more blank cartridge wounds and some antitoxin use. The year’s deaths are one fewer than 1903, while injuries and fire losses are down.
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Chicago
the Tribune
Birth of the Republican Party Celebrated in Jackson
Five thousand people gathered in Loomis Park Jackson Michigan to mark the anniversary of the birth of the Republican party. John Hay the orator, joined by Speaker Cannon Senator Fairbanks and Michigan Senators Alger and Burrows. A Fremonter faction with Pathfinder supporters attended the ceremony.
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Jackson, Mich
Loomis Park
John Hay
Abraham Lincoln
Cannon
National House of Representatives
C. W. Fairbanks
Indiana
United States
R. A. Alger
J. C. Burrows
Michigan
Pathfinder
Charter
Nominated by Populists for National Ticket
Springfield New Jersey reports Thomas P Watson of Georgia for president and Thomas H Tibbles of Nebraska as nominees. The platform cites adherence to Omaha 1892 and later platforms, calls for stable prices and full legal tender, and argues intelligent labor organization raises workmanship and wage earner standards.
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Springfield
Italy
Thomas P. Watson
Georgia
Thomas
Nebraska
Omaha
Naval clash near Gensan claimed as Russian victory
Reports circulating from Efaoyang on July 7 claim a sea engagement north of Gensan between the Russian Vladivostok squadron and Japanese forces ended in favor of Russia. Verbal accounts from Vladivostok sources. no official confirmation.
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Efaoyang
Gensan
Vladivostok
Jealous Lover Slashes Wife Then Self in St. Louis
Edgar L. Evans, 23, fatally wounds Mrs. Marietta Kerr, with whom he had lived for a year, then slashes his wrists and cuts his own throat in front of their lodging. Mrs Kerr dies. Evans is hospitalized in serious condition but may recover. Kerr's maiden name is Lyons.
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St. Louis
Marietta Kerr
Edgar L. Evans
Evans
City Hospital
Italian Army Officer Arrested on Treason Charge
Italian officer and his wife arrested in Messina Sicily on treason charges for selling to foreign agents mobilization plans for Italian forces. Rome reports the pair allegedly passed designs to a foreign power through agents, implicating high treason in wartime operations.
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Messina
Sicily
Baik
Rome
Bane
Nivantee Gagegin
British Troops Capture Tibetan Jong After Fierce Resistance
July 7 report from Gyangtse, Tibet, says a British storming party of Ghurkas and fusileers seized the jong fort in the afternoon after heavy resistance by Tibetan defenders. Lieutenant Guerdon of the Thirty-second Sikhs is among the dead. British casualties not heavy.
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Gyangtse
Tibet
Jong
Guerdon
Thirty-second Sikhs
Bailey Agreed On For Permanent Convention Chairman
St Louis July 7 Senator Hill announced that United States Senator Bailey of Texas had been agreed upon as permanent chairman of the convention. In New York headquarters only a clash over seating for 400 Tam many Braves dominated the morning as Grady pressed Hill for help but was rebuffed and accused Hill forces of bad faith by excluding Tammany to favor Parker.
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Jobo
Mr. Williams
Abraham Lincoln
Jake Smith
Orfer
Williams
H Pancers
Bos
Presgland
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Powers
Michigan
Pan
St. Louis
Hill
United States
Bailey
Texas
New York
Mack
Grady
Parker
Russian ships halted by Turkish forts in Bosphorus incident
In Constantinople on an early morning voyage from the Black Sea the Russian volunteer fleet steamer St Petersburg, with the Sevastopol, flying Red Cross and painted white, was stopped by blank shots from Turkish forts. After hours of delay, explanations were exchanged and the vessels were allowed to proceed.
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Constantinople
St. Petersburg
Bosphorus
Black Sea
Sevastopol
Red Cross
Porte
Vla ‘Ivestok
Dutch Kill Many Achinese in North Sumatra Campaign
Amsterdam reports the expedition to North Achin attacked Likat on June 20 with 432 Achinese killed and 54 wounded including 281 women and 88 children. On June 23 Dutch forces struck Langatbars causing 654 more deaths, 186 women and 130 children among the dead and 49 wounded.
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Amsterdam
Achin
Sumatra
Likat
Langatbars
Negro National Democratic League holds St Louis convention
In St Louis on July 7 the Negro National Democratic League convened with 550 represented in person or by proxy to elect officers organize a campaign committee and draft an address. Herbert A Clark of Mississippi chaired the session as campaign committee chairman.
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Negro Democratic League
St. Louis
Negro National Democratic League
Herbert A. Clark
Mississippi
Denver Saloon Brawl Ends With Self-Defense Shot
Denver police report a saloon fight at Fort Logan where ward politician Mike Ryan, aligned with the Greenwich Village gang in New York, claims he acted in self defense after being tied by town marshal Michael Hooli han who says Ryan was shot.
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Denver
Mike” Ryan
Fort Logan
Michael Hoolihan
Ryan
Greenwich Village
New York
Russian View Of Situation At Port Arthur
In St Petersburg in July military critics portray a grim view of the siege of Port Arthur. They fault Generals Kuroki and Oku for indecision and suggest that Japanese forces may have landed from Port Dany, draining Manchurian troops.
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Maineteer
Port Arthur
St Petersburg
Kuroki
Oku
Port Dany
Manchuria
Daring Feat of Japanese Torpedo Boats at Port Arthur
A report from St. Petersburg dated July 7 describes Admiral Togo’s attempt to send Japanese torpedo boat destroyers into Weihaiwei harbor to sink anchored ships during the China-Japanese War. Four boats entered the harbor but all were destroyed. the mission failed disastrously and drew admiration for the bold but futile gamble.
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St. Petersburg
Togo
Weihaiwei
Port Arthur
Westhaiwei
Cheltenham Detained In Prize Court For Carrying Rail Material
British steamer Cheltenham of 3700 tons built 1901 owned by Galbraith Pembroke & Co of London was brought in July 2 and awaits prize court trial. Insured against capture for 200000 dollars. Alleged to have carried railroad material from Japan to Korea.
President Roosevelt's Day Outing with Family
President and Mrs. Roosevelt with their children left Sagamore Hill for an afternoon outing across the bay. With no visitors to see the president he spent the day with family on the water and in the woods away from official duties.
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Oyster Bay
L. I
Roosevelt
Sagamore, Hill
Yale Graduate Dies After Rocket Injury at Irvington Home
Yale graduate and secretary of Diamond Match company Ralph E Baye is dying at D G Reid's country home in Irvington on the Hudson after being struck behind the right ear by a rocket. The projectile pierced the skull causing a base of skull fracture. New York reports on July 7.
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Yale
Diamond Match Company
D. G. Reid
Irvington-on-the-Hudson
New York
Ralph. E. Baie
Imperial ukase calls up remaining naval reserves
By imperial ukase the remaining naval reserves in European Russia except Orenburg and Finland are called out to form the full reserve at Baltic ports. Naval reservists in some Don districts are also summoned and ordered to Sebastopol.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Orenburg
Finland
Baltic
Don
Sebastopol
Defense Against Japs Torrent at Liaoyang Forces Rivers
July 7 dispatch from Torrent Liaoyang reports heavy rains swelling the Taitse river into a dangerous torrent acting as a defense against Japanese forces. Russian detachments continue difficult marches despite poor roads. General Kuroki commands reserves armed with older rifles.
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Liaoyang
Kuroki
General Oku’s Army Retiring From Liaoyang
General Oku's army is retreating from Liaoyang as two divisions head to the seat of war. Reports from Nagasaki confirm the move and indicate the forces are repositioning with guns still in position at Kinchou.
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Oku
Liaoyang
Kinchou
Nagasaki
Mukden Rainfall Report From Chinese Frontline
Rain falls heavily in Mukden as weather reports describe limited visibility and disrupted movement amid ongoing conflict near the Chinese front. Local observers note damp conditions affecting patrols and supply routes.
Striking Painters Return to Work in Boston
About 500 union painters resume work after a months long strike to push wage gains. The majority are attributed to have received the $3 daily rate sought by the union.
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Boston
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Cheltenham
New Yorker
Imperial Ukase
Mukden
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