Bryan at State Fair Attacks Republican Extravagance
William J. Bryan spoke at Hamline state fair grounds on Republican extravagance and imperialistic policy. He urged economy, cited vast officer increases, and criticized tax burdens on farmers while urging Democratic reform and lower government spending.
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St. Paul
William J. Bryan
State Fair Grounds
Hamline
Bryan
Army Department
Navy Department
Republican Party
Res Pomsi.c
Cleveland
McKinley
Democratic Party
Bryan to Write Letters Advancing Democratic Campaign
William J. Bryan will craft weekly letters to every precinct Democratic club nationwide advising on campaign lines. John L. Tomlinson of the Democratic national committee announces club organization plans across Eastern states. State Chairman Connors provides a 6000 precinct committeemen list to mobilize immediate club setups. Mack asks John W. Atwood to map an itinerary for John W. Kern in Northwest states.
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New York
William J. Bryan
John L. Tomlinson
Bureau of Club Organizations
Democratic National Committee
Bryan
William J. Connors
Tomlinson
New York State
National Committee
Mack
John W. Atwood
Chicago
John W. Kern
Northwest States
Bureau
Debs To Cover Many States in West and East Tours
Debs and other Socialist speakers will depart Chicago August 31 and return September 26 on a Western itinerary spanning eighteen states and about 10000 miles. A subsequent Eastern tour will follow the Chicago stopover.
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Debs
Chicago
Eugene V. Debs
West
Train Hit by Bull Kills Four Near Eugene Oregon
Four men died when the Cottage Grove local of the Southern Pacific struck a bull on the track and derailed near Eugene Oregon. The victims were John Nichols engineer, Frank Bolter fireman both of Portland Oregon Ray Swartz of Junction City and George Batley of Eugene Oregon.
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Eugene
Ore
Here
Sottage Grove
Southrn Pacific
John Nichols
Portland
Frank Bolter
Ray Swartz
Junction City
George Batley
Mugene
American fleet in Melbourne greeted with cheers and welcomes
Admiral Sperry and staff landed at St. Kilda pier and were driven through crowds to Melbourne. Street decorations flourished as the fleet paraded past Swanton and Collins streets to the town hall and treasury, where Governor Carmichael received the visitors and later visited the flagship.
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Melbourne
Port Phillip Bay
Hobsons Bay
St. Kilda
Princess Bridge
Queen Victoria
Swanton
Collins
Town Hall
Treasury Building
Victoria
Gibson Carmichael
Favors Guarantee of Bank Deposits
William J. Bryan spoke in Topeka urging a state backed deposit guarantee. He cited fear of bank runs as cause of distrust, noted postal savings options, and cited Oklahoma data showing secured banks gaining deposits while unsecured ones lost.
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Topeka
Kan
William J. Bryan
Bank Officials Indicted Over Localbank Failures
Owensboro Ky August 28 The grand jury investigating the Owensboro Savings Bank and Trust and Davies County Bank and Trust returned indictments against four bank officials for alleged failures at the two institutions.
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Owensboro, Ky
Owensboro Savings Bank and Trust Company
Davies County Bank and Trust Company
Dog saves family as building walls collapse
A loyal pet alerted a family, guiding them to safety as the structure's walls fell, burying the brave dog who gave the warning.
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Pet
Folsom Flood Claims Dozens as Town Is Wiped Away
Trinidad Colorado reports twenty to thirty dead after a flash flood swept Folsom New Mexico residents from homes. Eyewitnesses describe collapsing buildings jammed into a narrow canon and livestock losses as volunteers report a brave operator lost while warning others.
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Folsom
Trinidad
Colo
N. M
J. Rooke
Trickett Claims Brewery Offer to Resign
Kansas City Aug. 31. Assistant attorney general C. W. Trickett says breweries offered him 50 000 to resign after he began closing saloons in Kansas City and Wyandotte County. He refused the bribe and says the attack is by brewery interests. Trickett seeks a new trial. sentence is suspended until next Wednesday.
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Kansas City
C. W. Trickett
Kansas
Kan
Wyandotte County
Mr. Trickett
Joseph Taggart
Trickett
Sensation in Beech Hargis trial in Kentucky venue fight
In Jackson Kentucky on August 31 the Beech Hargis trial heard testimony on a change of venue. Witness George Clemmons said locals believe influences would block a fair trial and accused Judge Redwine of having jury fixing influence due to years on the bench.
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Jackson
Beech Hargis
George Clemmons
Commonwealth
Redwine
Life convict's daring escape from Kansas penitentiary
Fred Proctor a life convict from Oklahoma serving a murder sentence escaped from the Kansas penitentiary at Lansing. He had been Warden Haskell's cook and donned clothing belonging to the warden's son before walking out the front executive building entrance into the street.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Fred Proctor
Oklahoma
Kansas Penitentiary
Lansing
Proctor
Haskell
Write Letters to Each Precinct Democratic Club Promised
New York on September 1 William J. pledged to send one letter weekly to every precinct Democratic club. The brief report notes an organized effort to engage local party committees and mobilize volunteers.
Secretaries Sudden Leap Ends in Drowning on Ice Outing
Chicago Sept 1 Charles A Lawson confidential secretary to J T Harahs president of Illinois Central railroad jumped from the steamer City of Benton Harbor with body weighted and drowned. Family says overwork and fever drove him to seek a health outing on the ice.
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Chicago
Charles A. Lawson
J. T. Harahs
Ilinois Central Railroad
Benton Harbor
Lawson
Hains Brothers Ready to Stand Trial for Annis Slaying
New York reports counsel for Peter C. Hains Jr. and his brother T Jenkins Hains told that the district attorney will be ready to try the case on the opening day of the October term, expected October 5, in the slaying of William E. Annis.
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New York
Peter C. Hains, Jr
T. Jenkins Hains
William E. Annis
Gains in Volume of Business and Sentiment Improve
Dispatches to Dun's Trade Review indicate further gradual gains in the actual volume of business and marked improvement in sentiment. Production steadily increases in the leading industries.
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New York
Dun
Trade Review
Kodol Digestive Aid Promises Quick Stomach Relief
An advertisement touts Kodol as a digestive aid that starts digestion in the stomach and supports meals with wholesome food. It claims safe use, recommends limited use, and notes production by E C De Witt & Co in Chicago with bottle directions.
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Kodol Notur F
E. C. de Witt & Co
Chicago
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Topeka, Kan
Quma
New Mexico
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Withede
Huron
Moore
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Gseyan
Harahan
Kodol
Dante
Steele Brothers
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Aos
Steele ‘Brothers
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