Bryan Urges Democratic Papers to Raise Record Campaign Fund
William J. Bryan calls on Democratic newspapers to collect funds from subscribers to fund a larger campaign than ever. He argues individual contributions can curb corporate influence, praises limits of ten thousand dollars with pre election publicity, and hopes Republican support will follow. He notes Oklahoma City’s Oklahoman and Memphis News Scimitar have started dollar subscriptions.
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Lincoln
Neb
William J. Bryan
Oklahoman
Oklahoma City
News Scimitar
Memphis
Bryan
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Exiles Endorse Story on Guatemala President Estrada Cabrera
Mexico City July 21 exiles from Guatemala and El Salvador now in the capital back Dr. Herman Prowe’s claim that Estrada Cabrera contributed to the 1904 Republican campaign fund. They cite U S naval presence at Amapala and Puerto Cortez as evidence and allege Cabrera orchestrated Honduran turmoil to unseat Zelaya and Davila.
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Mexico City
Guatemala
Salvador
Herman Prowe
Estrada Cabrera
Prowe
United States
Albany
Amapala
Marietta
Atlantic
Puerto Cortez
Emigradoes
Cabrera
Figueroa
Honduras
Zelaya
Davila
Taft Opens Germantown Courthouse Dedication
William H. Taft attended the dedication of a new courthouse at Germantown Virginia near Hot Springs on July 21 and officiated at the opening session. He gave an address on the administration of justice by the courts drawing a large Virginias crowd anticipating the Republican presidential candidate's presence.
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Hot Springs
William H. Taft
Germantown
Trunk Merchant John D. Wood Ends Life After Business Loss
In St. Louis on July 21, John D. Wood aged 52 a former trunk merchant who had spent two months paying off liabilities after a recent business failure died by suicide. His body was found at home with a gunshot wound to the mouth details partially obscured.
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St. Louis
John D. Wood
Wood
Prohibition Nominees Chafin and Watkins Chosen at Convention
The Prohibitionist national convention in Columbus Ohio chose Eugene W Chafin of Chicago for president and Aaron S Watkins of Ada Ohio for vice president. After three ballots Chafin won with 636 votes and Palmore declined the VP post. Watkins was later named by acclamation. Both nominees run for governor in their states.
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Columbus
Eugene W. Chafin
Chicago
Aaron S. Watkins
Ada
Chafin
William B. Palmore
St. Louis
Palmore
Professor Watkins
Gould Divorce Case Again on New York Court Docket
Mrs. Frank J. Gould and her husband remain apart as the divorce suit stays on the supreme court motion calendar. Friends failed to settle their differences out of court and detectives are gathering evidence for trial. Two Nova Scotia men reportedly ready to testify about a yachting trip in 1905.
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New York
Frank J. Gould
Gould
Supreme Court
San Gabriel disaster off Manila claims many lives
About thirty perished when the pleasure launch San Gabriel foundered en route from Manila to Corregidor. Sixty one crew and passengers were rescued from a probable total of about ninety. Fifty or more endured hours at sea, lifebelts failed, and panic ensued as the vessel tore apart.
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Manila
San Gabriel
Corregidor
Suveric
Bridges Reopened Soon After Duluth Breakage
Traffic to resume as two broken Duluth bridges near the harbor are repaired. The Northern Pacific bridge is tested and ready for trains, with trains routing around via West Duluth. The Great Northern streetcar bridge, toppled by a steamer two years ago, is also ready and expected to open shortly.
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Duluth
Northern Pacific Railway
West Duluth
Great Northern
Iowa Telephony Merger Seen Forming 20-Million Company
Webster City July 21 reports Iowa telephony tensions push toward a single large merger. Independent lines unite with allies to form a 20 million dollar company, anticipated to wage a major battle against the Bell Telephone monopoly.
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Webster City
Iowa
Bell
Telephone
Big Bell
Peary Sails for the North Pole Expedition
Commander Robert E. Peary began another voyage aboard the Roosevelt from Sydney on July 18 aiming to reach the North Pole. His final remark as he boarded suggested confidence in achieving the goal.
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Sydney
N. S
Robert E. Peary
Roosevelt
North Pole
Love Sick Youth Seeks End at Chicago Tracks
A fifteen year old boy Kirby Smith faced a personal crisis in Chicago on July 18. He attempted to end his life by climbing onto the tracks of the Northwestern Elevated railway near Addison Avenue. Local rescuers intervened and prevented tragedy.
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Chicago
Kirby Smith
Northwestern Elevated
Addison
Negro Voters Conference Ties Bryan to Farnsworth Visit
In Lincoln Nebraska on July 20 W. J. Bryan and Don Farnsworth discussed organizing Negro Democratic clubs in Indiana Illinois and Ohio. Farnsworth advised by Denver leaders travels to Chicago to meet Democratic sub committee and plan a broader campaign in the Middle West to maximize Negro votes.
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Lincoln, Neb
Indiana
Ilinois
Ohio
W. J. Bryan
Don Farnsworth
Chicago
Charles A. Towne
Middle West
Farnsworth
Denver
Bryan
Democratic National Committee
Hitchcock Heads West for Republican Conference
Frank H. Hitchcock and Western GOP leaders travel from Chicago to Colorado Springs for a high level meeting. James T. Williams Jr and Fletcher Maddox accompany, with most Western state chairmen invited. A split HQ plan is discussed, balancing East and West locations.
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Chicago
Frank H. Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Colorado Springs
James T. Williams, Jr
Fletcher Maddox
Internal Revenue Bureau
Montana
National Committee
Missouri River
Hitchcock
New York
Woman Burns Husband and Self in Apparent Suicide Attempt
Mrs. Phillip Mitchell of Mount Clemens Michigan, described as mentally troubled, poured lamp oil on her sleeping husband and herself then set her nightdress ablaze and lay down. Mr. Mitchell woke, escaped, and smothered the flames. he suffered burns while his wife is critically burned and dying.
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Mount Clemens
Mich
Phillip Mitchell
Mr. Mitchell
Mrs. Mitchell
Quiet in Alabama mining district as troops deployed
Reports from Birmingham say the strike area remains calm. Captain L Brown and three military companies with a field gun are at Blossburg, Jefferson county, inspecting the scene. Despite many strikers presence, no disorder is seen and troops will stay a day or two.
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Birmingham
Ala
L. Brown
Blossburg
Jefferson County
In Honor of the Fleet at Waiaki Beach Pavilion
A grand ball at the Wai kaki beach pavilion drew thousands as ships in Honolulu harbor lit the scene with searchlights. Rear Admiral Sperry attended the dancing and gave an impromptu reception amid tropical decorations and glowing illumination.
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Honolulu
Waikaki Beach
Sperry
Doctor Sent to Prison for Manslaughter Verdict
Troy Missouri July 20 Dr W H Hemphill found guilty of manslaughter in the death of Miss Elizabeth Gleason a young schoolteacher and sentenced to three years in the penitentiary He was charged with assisting in an operation at the solicitation of Rev Clyde Gow which led to the death of Miss Gleason
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Troy
W. H. Hemphill
Clyde Gow
Elizabeth Gleason
Hemphill
Mr. Gow
Gleason
Oil gush er fire at Tampico confined by earth embankments
In Tampico the oil well fire continues to burn but is limited by newly built earth embankments. Flames rise up to about 250 feet as crews work to control the blaze amid the ongoing effort to extinguish it.
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Mexico City
Tampico
Double Electrocution at Sing Sing for two killers
Ossining N Y July 21 Charles H Rogers and Angelo Laudiero were executed at Sing Sing for killings in 1905 and 1906. Rogers murdered the Olney brothers near Middletown and their housekeeper Alice Ingerick during a robbery attempt. Laudiero killed Michael de Ambro in an old feud.
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Ossining
N. Y
Charles H. Rogers
Angelo Laudiero
Sing Sing
Rogers
Laudiero
Willis
Frederick Olney
Middletown
Suitcase of Securities Stolen from Federal Building
Chicago July 21 a suitcase containing stocks bonds and other securities valued at 10000 belonging to John Burford of Chattanooga Tennessee was stolen by a thirteen year old boy. Police learned the theft occurred in the federal building while Burford listened to a United States court trial.
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Chicago
John Burford
Chattanooga Tenn
Federal
Six Men Killed by Trains in South Buffalo Yards
Six unidentified foreigners were run down by trains in the South Buffalo railroad yards between midnight and daybreak. The deaths, occurring within hours of each other, spurred talk of a possible own action pact among unemployed laborers, though it is more likely the men were headed to work or seeking jobs in foggy conditions.
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Buffalo
N. Y
South Buffalo
Kearsarge boiler burst injures five in Honolulu
Five fireroom workers on the battleship Kearsarge in Honolulu were seriously injured by a steampipe burst from the forward starboard boiler. New law in Louisiana makes drunken on trains a misdemeanor with fines or imprisonment. Leslie Carter of Chicago deemed mentally incompetent. Judge Cutting to appoint conservator. Chinese restaurant business in Chicago declines as several chop suey venues close.
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Kearsarge
Honolulu
Louisiana
Leslie Carter
Chicago
South Side Elevated Railroad Company
Cutting
Wheat price quotes in Minneapolis market report
Market quotations from Minneapolis dated July 20 show wheat prices for July at 1.17 dollars and September at 98 3/4 to 98 3/4 cents. On track values list No. 1 hard at 1.19 1/2 dollars, No. 1 Northern at 1.17 1/2, No. 2 Northern at 1.15 4 to 1.12, and No. 3 Northern at 1.10 to 1.12.
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Minneapolis
Northern
Livestock Prices From St Paul Market Report
St Paul market round up shows cattle good to choice steers 6.00 to 6.75, fair to good cows and heifers 4.00 to 5.00, hogs 6.25 to 6.65, sheep wethers 4.00 to 4.35, yearlings 4.25 to 4.75, spring lambs 6.00 to 6.35.
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St. Paul
Wheat and flax futures note prices in Duluth market
Wheat To arrive and on track No 1 hard 1.17 percent No 1 Northern 1.16 1.16 percent No 2 Northern 1.121 percent July 1.16 Sept 1.14 Flax To arrive on track and July 1.215 percent Sept 1.20 Oct 1.1936 Nov 1.19 Dec 1.17
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Duluth
Northern
Market quotes for grains and livestock in Chicago
Wheat July 90 3/4 cents Sept 90 5/ 8, Dec 92 3/4. Corn July 75 3/4, Sept 76 1/4, Dec 61 1/4, May 60 1/2. Oats July 51 1/2, Sept 42 1/2, Dec 42 1/2, May 44. Pork July 15.45, Sept 15.60, Oct 15.67. Butter Creameries 18 1/8 to 20c. Eggs 17 cents. Poultry Turkeys 14c, chickens 11c, springs 17 to 20c.
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Chicago
Chicago Union Stock Yards Prices July 20
Chicago July 20 cattle prices list shows figures for Beeves Texans and Western cattle stockers and feeders cows and heifers calves with price ranges. Hogs for light mixed heavy rough and good to choice heavy categories are noted with price ranges and a garbled line for pigs.
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Chicago
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Watkins
Frank Gould
Peary
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Sing Prison
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C. A. Longstaff
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