Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription Promotes Healthy Women
The passage extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a tonic for women, claiming thirty years of practice at the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute in Buffalo. It asserts the medicine strengthens purifies and steadies feminine organs, aids bearing healthy children, eases pain and inflammation, and cures weaknesses peculiar to women.
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Dr. Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
Senator Hill Denies Bolting Michigan Gold Convention
In Chicago on July 8 Senator Hill denied he advised gold standard supporters to bolt the convention if Michigan's delegation were unseated. He told an Associated Press reporter the quoted statement is absolutely false and that only his interview with the AP exists.
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Onicaago
Senator Hill
Michigan
Associated Press
Yale Can Not Win Henley Grand Challenge Cup
Robert J. Cook states Yale cannot win the grand challenge cup at Henley this week. He doubts Yale can beat Leander or New College and predicts New College as the fastest crew likely to win. If Yale wins, Cook says it would be the pleasantest surprise of his life.
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Yale
Henley
New York
Robert J. Cook
Leander
New College
Henry
Cook
England
British House Rejects Morley Amendment on Indian Troop Costs
London July 8 The House of Commons rejected Mr Morley’s protest against bearing the cost of Indian troops sent to Suakin for the Nile expedition by a 275 to 190 vote. The proposal’s popularity threatened the government but the original proposition passed after some Unionists backed or abstained.
Desperadoes Escape Guthrie Jail In Wide Breakout
Fourteen prisoners overpowered guards at the United States jail in Guthrie Oklahoma Territory. Bill Doolin and Dynamite Dick, last Dalton gang survivors, led the escape among 59 inmates. Officers pursue the fugitives as the escape unfolds.
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Guthrie
O. T
Chlorine Works Destroyed in Deadwood Fire
Incendiary blaze at the consolidated Mining and Milling company chlorine plant in Deapwood D destroys works that process Portland group ore. Loss exceeds $100,000 and many workers face idleness.
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Deadwood
Deapwood
Consolidated Mining and Milling Company
Portland Group of Mines
Keeley Law Upheld in Wisconsin Circuit Court
Judge Johnson upholds the Keeley law in the circuit court and dismisses the county demurrer in suits by institutions seeking treatment ordered by the county judge. Notice of appeal to the supreme court will be filed, placing the case on the next calendar.
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Wisconsin
Keeley Law Good
Milwaukee
Johnson
Keeley
Supreme Court
Movement Seeks Sewall as Vice Presidential Candidate
A movement has begun to favor Hon. Arthur Sewall of Maine for the vice presidential nomination. The suggestion is reportedly well received by many silver men and supporters.
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ChicaGo
Arthur Sewall
Maine
Turpie Denies Candidacy Promise Support
In Onicaco on July 8 Senator Turpie declared that his name as a possible compromise candidate was unauthorized and said he would support Matthews to the end.
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Turpie
Onicaco
Matthews
Hill chosen temporary chairman as Gold bloc gains
Chicago July 8 The national committee selected Senator Hill as temporary chairman. The body, behind closed doors, also settled contested cases including Michigan and Nebraska. Nebraska backed gold 26 to 23, Michigan gold delegation seated despite silver opposition. South Dakota gold delegation seated unanimously. A silver minority planned to nominate Daniel for temporary chair, signaling a convention fight after Hill's victory.
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ChicaGo
National Committee
Senator Hill
Republican Committee
St. Louis
Michigan
Nebraska
Hill
McLean Boom Quietly Bides in Ohio Delegates Race
In Cuiiaco on July 8 the McLean bid has not surfaced among Ohio delegates yet. Supporters anticipate a chance to maneuver as Bland and Boies vie for the lead, with McLean offered only a potential place at the ticket’s tail unless intervention alters the convention dynamics.
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Cuiiaco
McLean
Ohio
Bland
Boies
Matthews Declares Boomer Candidacy Secondary Note
At Indianapolis depot Governor Matthews tells the Matthews club to make 16 to 1 their first consideration and treat his candidacy as a secondary matter, a remark met with loud cheers and strengthened supporters before the convention voyage.
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CuicaGco
Indianapolis
Matthews Club
Matthews
Delegations organize on silver and gold tariff views
Curiaco July 8 Northwestern delegations form with Iowa Wisconsin Minnesota South Dakota and North Dakota. Iowa favors silver for resolutions while Wisconsin supports gold and tariff for revenue. Minnesota leans gold 12 to 6. Other states list resolutions credentials and permanent organization details.
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Curiaco
Northwestern
Iowa
Samuel B. Evans
Charles A. Walsh
J. T. Murphy
Wisconsin
Edward S. Bragg
E. C. Wall
William F. Vilas
Minnesota
P. B. Winston
D W. Lawler
James E. O’brien
South Dakota
B. M. Steele
S. A. Ramsey
George Culver
North Dakota
W. N Roach
J. H. Holt
H. E. Hartman
Boies Campaign Moves Forward on Ground Delegations
Boies campaign managers in Chicago report strong progress as ex Governor Boies need not appear in person. canvassers relay favorable delegations while Grand Master Sovereign of the Knights of Labor backs Boies and strengthens labor support amid opposition over the 1894 strike.
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ChicaGco
Boies
Chicago
Whitney Seated as Delegate at Convention Debate
Curiaco July 8 William C Whitney will hold a delegate's seat on the convention floor. He replaces A P Fitch of the Fifteenth New York district enabling him to join the post silver men debate. His selection came unexpectedly as he had not been elected a delegate from New York upon his own request.
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Curiaco
William C. Whitney
A. P. Fitch
New York
Thomas Declines Temporary Chairmanship Amid Silver Tie
The silver men canvassing for a temporary chairman backed Charles S. Thomas of Colorado but he declined the honor. He urged selecting a chairman from a state not notably a silver producer, preferring broader representation.
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Thomas
CubcaGco
Daniel
Virginia
Charles S. Thomas
Colorado
Georgia Delegation Prefers Teller for President
Georgia’s delegation discussed presidential candidates and favored Teller in sentiment. They decided not to vote for him on early ballots, with Bland or Boies slated to receive the delegation’s first ballot support.
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Georgia
Teller
ChicaGo
Bland
Boies
Louisiana Delegation Splits Over Candidates at Hearing
The Louisiana delegation held a long hearing for multiple candidates including free silver Republicans backing Teller. Sentiment divided among Boies Bland Teller and Matthews, but no vote was taken.
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CubcaGco
Louisiana
Teller
Boies
Bland
Matthews
Will Name Judge Jackson for Second on WV Ticket
Chicago July 8. The West Virginia delegation will bring James Jackson of Parkersburg to the convention for second place on the ticket. Judge Jackson is the oldest U S judge, appointed by Lincoln in 1862, now 76 years old.
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ChicaGo
West Virginia
James Jackson
Parkersburg
Judge Jackson
United States
Lincoln
Gold Leaders Refuse to Bolt in Convention Split
Eastern gold standard leaders say they will stay in the convention and decide later. They back majority rule and may follow Montana's plan to remain in the hall while acting in their states on the platform and ticket. Rumors link eastern delegates and state plans with Pattison and Stevenson projections.
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Curiaco
William OC. Whitney
Montana
St. Louis
Cantor
Sulzer
John C. Sheehan
New York
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Boies
Stevenson
Dicker
Pattison
Altgeld
Senator Jones
Pension rulings expand eligibility and safeguards for veterans
Washington July 6 many new pension adjudications are issued by Assistant Secretary Reynolds. Key rulings include widow eligibility for additional paymaster benefits, presumptions of service-connected death in a register hospital, and limits on morphine related claims. The decision also clarifies minors and dependents rights to pensions and protections against double payment under the June 27 act.
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Washington
Reynolds
Interior Department
Pension Bureau
C. B. Guichess
Michigan
Silver men push for chair in heated silver conference
Night session centers on temporary chairmanship as O'Donnell of Colorado calls roll. Delegates present counted at 470, a bare majority, prompting a sub committee to visit absent delegates and secure wider pledges for support.
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Michigan
Campau
Thomas
Colorado
National Committee
National
South Dakota
CubcaGo
O'Donnell
Woman shoots daughter then kills herself in Sumner
Mrs Ida Fussell, formerly of Fayette, Iowa, and for a year the Hotel Tibbitts first cook, shot her 9 year old daughter then killed herself in Sumner Iowa. The child may live.
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Sumner
Ida Fussell
Fayett
Investigation Opens Into Twin Shaft Mine Disaster
In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania officials begin the official probe into the Twin shaft disaster as workers search for causes and witnesses. Rumors of rappings heard in the mine receive little credence from investigators.
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Wilkesbarre
Stanley’s Condition Unchanged
July report states Mr. Henry M Stanley’s condition remains unchanged and no new complications are reported.
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Stanley
Henry M Stanley
Grand Trunk to adopt American rules in Canada
Toronto officials say General Manager Hayes plans to introduce American standard rules across the Grand Trunk system in Canada. Old staff face exams and possible dismissal. About 10,000 employees affected. many dismissed and replaced by Americans. Some urge Canada to enact alien law akin to U S. measures.
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Toronto
Ont
Grand Trunk Railway
Hayes
Grand Trunk
Canada
United States
Funeral of Harriet Beecher Stowe Held Quietly
In Hartrorp Connecticut the burial rites were performed at the author Harriet Beecher Stowe’s home with Episcopal ceremony and no ostentation. Relatives and close friends attended as plans call for burial at Andover Seminary in Massachusetts on Phillips Academy grounds where her husband and son rest.
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Hartrorp
Conn
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Elaborate Fete on Gould Money in Paris
Paris July 6. The Countess Castellano formerly Miss Anna Gould of New York hosted an elaborate fete that was dampened by rain. Three thousand invitations were issued and about 500000 francs were spent on guest entertainment despite some withdrawals.
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Gould
Paris
Countess Castellano
Anna Gould
New York
Forfeiture action against Duluth Gas and Water Company
Duluth seeks to force the Duluth Gas and Water Co to show cause why its charter should be forfeited. Attorney General Childs will hear the case Monday in St. Paul on charges the company failed to provide wholesome water and allowed intake near sewage discharges from Duluth, linked to typhoid outbreaks and deaths.
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St. Paul
Duluth
Childs
Ellsworth Benham
Duluth Gas and Water Company
Supreme Court
Lake Superior
Theft ring clues pin equine abductors near Faulkton
Reports from Faulkton say Sheriff Hays located a rendezvous of stolen horses in North Dakota 175 miles north. In recent months many horses and stock vanished along the Missouri river. Last week a horse was stolen here and caught near the 90 mile northern rendezvous.
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Mitler
S. D
Faulkton
Hays
North Dakota
Missouri River
Rescuers Hear Rappings From Pittston Mine Entombed
A Pittston report says rescuers heard distinct rappings from men trapped in Twin Shaft mine, Wilkes Barre, Pa, suggesting some may still be alive. Local crews continue rescue operations as details remain uncertain.
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Pittston
Wilkeesbarre
Pittston, Pa
Twin Shaft Mine
Texas Gold Democrats Seek Full Hearing on Credentials
The gold standard Democrats of Texas plan to pursue their claims through the executive committee to the credentials committee and to the convention, seeking a full hearing of their representation in Texas democracy.
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Texas
Corsicana
Tex
Gravel Train Men Strike
In Melrose Minnesota two hundred work train laborers walked off the job in the morning demanding a raise from $1.25 to $1.50 per hour. Strikers pledged to bar nonstriking workers from reporting for duty.
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Melrose
Minn
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