Middle of the road Populists clash over Butler and Kirby
In St Louis on July 22 delegates dispute temporary chairmanship after the national committee backs Marion Butler. Cyclone Davis faces anti Bryan sentiment as Georgia Texas and North Carolina factions push for a Populist path. A tug between Butler and Kirby fans grows heated with accusations of selling out and calls to stand for a own ticket as the meeting adjourns amid planned nominations.
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Marion
Kirby
Pujuilst Nommentor Severnor
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Miagour
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Women for Bryan Organizes in New York City
The Women’s Bryan and Sewall club organized at ex Senator John Gilmore Boyd’s office in New York City. Mrs Mary A Mullen was elected first vice president, Miss Josephine Luhrs second vice president, Ella Cameron secretary, and Adolph Luhrs treasurer. A president’s election was postponed to next week. Resolutions commit members to support the Democratic ticket of Bryan and Sewall and to work for victory.
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Bryan and Sewall Club
John Gilmore Boyd
Mary A Mullen
Josephine Luhrs
Br Ella
Cameron
aAdolph Luhrs
Chicago
Democratic Party
Women's Bryan and Sewall Club
William J. Bryan
United States
Arthur Sewall
PAVORS TO POPULISTS Move toward Populist presence on Democratic committee
St Louis July 22. Populist delegates believe that if Bryan and Lew are chosen by the Populist convention the party will gain representation on the Democratic executive committee. They expect substantial influence in the arrangement and strategy.
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Democratic Executive Committee
St. Louis
Bryan
Lew
Democratic Execuive
Committee splits stir Bryan campaign management
The report claims two or three committee members and Republican figures opposing the Bryan area will influence campaign leadership. Chatain Jones of the Democratic communities declined to confirm but warned no definite arrangements exist and no aquabbles in the ranks.
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Jens
Bryan
Chatain Jones
Democratic
Denounce Election Steals Split Reform Press Aims Populist Unity
In St Louis on July 22 reform press resolutions condemn ballot box outrages and party manipulation. They urge Populists to support independence from the five old parties, defend southern allies, and back Bryan and Sewall on a Populist platform. Twenty signatories endorsed the measure.
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Reform Press Association
Reform Press
People’s Party
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Watson
Georgia
Misissippi
Hun
Washington
Nebraska
Oregon
Kansas
Maine campaign rifts pit Sewall opponents against Winslow
July 2 St Louis reports a staged struggle in Maine over the Democratic and Populist lines for governor. L Bateman’s faction supports the silver plank, while Greenbacker Ratenman battles Sewall’s Democratic bid. Winslow is the favored Democratic gubernatorial candidate amid reform calls.
Kansas Populist Editors Walk Out Over Endorsement
In St Louis on July 22 Kansas Populist editors halted affiliation after the national editors refused to back Bryan and Sewall. They drafted a framework for a Populist platform, naming Girvan and Swall as nominees and attaching signatures of local editors and supporters.
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St Louie
Kansas
Girvan
Ay, Naugie
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George Harm
Wot Logan
A Windle
W. C. Holdep
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George W. Brewster
John W. Cook
PF. Yeoroul
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EL ‘Tiffany
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CE Dedrick
H.W. Young
Iniow
Washington Wants Delegation Resolution Favoring Populist Unity
In St Louis on July 22, the Washington delegation adopted a resolution calling for preserving the autonomy of the People’s Party as the only way to uphold its principles. It endorses uniting reform forces and indicates willingness to nominate Bryan if it secures broader reformist support, and to meet the nomination of a Populist for vice president.
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Washington
People’s Party
Pew
Beopics
Nomi- Bryan
Plactorrs
Butler Named Choice for Temporary Populist Chairman
The Populist national committee in St Louis on July 22 nominated Senator Marion Butler of North Carolina for temporary chairman with no opposition. The selection united the party, as Hines withdrew and Field faded. Butler was praised as a patriot and farmer’s son, acclaimed by members and supporters. Butler favors endorsing Bryan but prefers a Populist vice president.
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National Committee
Marion Butler
North Carolina
Butler
Bryan
Sewall
General Weaver
General Field
Virginia
Mr. Hines
Georgia
Hines
Mot
Bryan Dismisses Pledges for Populist Endorsement
St Louis dispatch reports Mr Bryan declines to pledge Populist support or promises of nominations. He says he is not opposed to the Populist endorsement but believes he will win regardless and cannot promise appointments. Senator Jones views the Populist endorsement as potentially valuable.
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St Louis
Lincoln
Bryan
Jones
Invasion of mosquitoes aboard the Lake Ontario
The German bark Lake Ontario arriving from Chile was boarded by thousands of Carolina mosquitoes near Cape Hatteras, driving the crew to sleep aloft. The insects subsided after entering the Delaware River and Port Richmond, while the ship carried nitrate of soda from Pisagua for local powder manufacturers.
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Lake Ontario
South America
Cape Hatteras
Delaware River
Ontario
Port Richmond
Pisagua
Harper Brothers Publisher Dies After Gout Sufferer
Joseph Wesley Harper of the Harper Brothers publishing firm died yesterday in New York after a three week illness caused by gout. He was the senior member of the firm, born March 12, 1830, and a founder of the business. He leaves three children, Harry P, William A, and Josephine, wife of Lieutenant Fiske US Navy.
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New York
Joseph Wesley Harper
Fie
Harper Bros., Publishers
Harper
Brooklyn
Columbia College
Per
Fez
Harry P
Willar A
Josephine
Fiske
United States Navy
McKinley Plans Quiet Campaign Home Stay
During a July 22 campaign inquiry Major McKinley said he would remain at home in Canton with his wife as the heat of the campaign passes. He noted they had reconsidered a summer vacation plan and would stay put.
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Cleveland
Tno
Canton
Grst
Bryan at Omaha First visit since nomination draws nonpartisan ovation
Omaha July 22 crowds greet W. J. Bryan upon arrival from Lincoln at 1:43 p.m. A large platform on Fifteenth and Douglas teems with spectators as Bryan thanks supporters and defends his party principles amid cheers. He pledges to fight for the platform he endorses and to leave the outcome to voters. He plans to visit Cornell Pius at 1:60 p.m. and return for an evening event.
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W. J. Bryan
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Mr. Bryan
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Contest for seats in Chicago delegations ends in tie
National Populist Committee hearings in St Louis reveal contested Chicago delegations led by H S Taylor and William Burns. A split vote and police presence marked the session as the committee split 20 to 24 to seat the Taylor delegates after reopening the contests, with tensions rising between factions and threats to party leadership.
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Uiinols
Chicato
HS Taylor
Wil-lam Burns
American Railway Union
Eugene V. Debs
Chicago
Tesatius Donnelly
Ohio
H. M. Smith
J. B. Miller
Carl AM. Newton
Hoge Pryor
John Rlley
Pryor
Haila
National Committee
Blindis
Efaln
Taylor
Dellhorn
Was Jay Gould's Wife Testimony in Montreal Case
Mrs Ed Ford testified at Armontown Quebec in a suit by Sarah Angel against Jay Gould's heirs. She claimed to have been married to Gould and described the wedding at a Champlain preacher's house. Despite cross examination by Elin Root, her testimony remained unshaken.
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Ed Ford
Armontown
Quebec
Sarah Angel
Jay Gould
Plains Sion
Gould
Witena
Me. Leighton
Champlain
Sarah Brown
Althoush
Elin Root
New York
Mystery of John Jones Forebears Traced in Ward Deaths
A newspaper clip recounts a debate over how John Jones Sr and John Jones Jr should be named in a firefight death. The exchange reveals a puzzle about who died first, sparking a quarrel and a toppled paperweight. A separate cartoon caption notes Teddy Vanderchamp’s head rush riddle.
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John Jones
Tapatin al Ehoer
John Jones, Jr
Staire
Ottert
Highly Favored Teacher Keeps Student Nearby at School
A fragment from a Poston Tribune item notes a teacher who is greatly fond of a boy named Tommy and keeps him close during the school day, letting him stay by her side after class. The passage hints at ongoing closeness and daily presence in or near the classroom.
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Iim
Poston
Sixteen to One Town and Sunday School Exchange
A fragment shows a chaotic street scene where a drummer questions a native about a town and a man named Yank Sirlem plans to go fishing and attend church. A Cincinnati Enquirer quotation hints at a Sunday school invitation and alleyway taunts from a household table.
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Sundlay
Cincinnat! Enquirer
Marriage parody and summer wave in New York satire
A chaotic verse from the New York Sunday World titled The Redheat Summer Wave blends mock dialogue on alimony and wives with a sprawling, rhythmic panorama of urban life. It lampoons societal pretensions, summer heat, and public spectacle through a stream of surreal, phonetic imagery and tossed phrases.
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New York Sunday World
Orime
Bottled Up Blood Disease Cure Ad Promises Swift Specific
An early 20th century advertisement denounces mercury and potash as dangerous treatments for blood diseases. It touts S.S.8, claiming a safe, guaranteed cure for contagious blood poison, scrofula, eczema, rheumatism, and cancer, offered by Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta with free booklets.
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Swift Specific Co
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Senator Wilson Trails Free Silver, Backs Gold Standard
Seattle July 22 United States Senator John L. Wilson of Spokane spoke in Seattle outlining his campaign stance. He defended voting in Congress for free coinage yet urged support for McKinley and Hobart, favoring an international agreement or gold standard instead of unlimited silver. He said free silver supporters are not all reformers and cited Washington voters.
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United States
John L. Wilson
Spokane
Senate
Messure
McKinley
Hobert
Denver
Washington
Waenington
United
West Virginia Bolts Fusion Claims At Convention
Jerome J. Maddox a West Virginia delegate at large said reports misstate the state as solid for fusion. He claimed ten delegates oppose fusion and Bryan. He warned West Virginia will leave the Democratic party if Bryant is endorsed or nominated at the convention.
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Louis
Jerome J. Maddox
Bey
Fusion
Bryan
Democratic Party
Bryant
Democratic group backs Bryan and Bewall at Idaho convention
The Democratic state committee directs the Baise Idaho convention to back Bryan and Bewall with one percent support. An editorial urges Bryan and Bewall, citing the upcoming event and urging strongest possible support.
Fractured Son of BC Fite in Auburndale Incident
The year-old son of BC Fite residing in Auburndale fell on the sidewalk yesterday morning and fractured his right arm near the wrist and dislocated the wrist joint. The injuries are painful but not serious. We can launder ladies' wear to suit the public's taste at Steam Laundry. Phone a.
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Auburndale
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