Gold Standard Democrats Plan Indianapolis Convention
A large gathering of Gold Standard Democrats met in Todianapolis to discuss unity and a third ticket. Key figures including General Baocknor and Outhwaite urged a single ticket to avoid dividing the movement, with Indianapolis chosen for the September 2 convention and General John M. Palmer named permanent chair of the provisional committee.
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Todianapolis
Thoae Prresa
Democratic Party
Texas
Georgia
Maryland
Poneylvania
Maine
General Baocknor
Kentucky
Outhwaite
Ohio
Bryan
John M. Palmer
Illinois
Garmonionn
W. D. Bynum
Tantad Watanhom
Indianapolis
United States
Hfstory
Chicago
Démocratic Party
Lorge
Jefferson
Jackson
Cleveland
National Democratic Party of the
Fice
Todisaspolis
Jereby
Trade Conditions From Bradstreet's Past Week Review
Bradstreet's weekly trade review notes nearly all lines holding steady with some lifeless sectors. Despite unfavorable regional influences, merchants buy to meet needs while clothing and shoe distribution in Chicago shows modest improvement. bank credit tightens and mercantile collections slow amid broader market unease.
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Bradstreet
Bradstreete
Chicago
Bankera
Nck
Western Packing House
Philadelphia
Portland
Oregon
New York
United States
Middle
New England
Pittsburg
Baltimore
Texas
Galveston
Louisiana
New Orleans
Savannah
Augusta
Many Deaths in St Louis Heat Waves
Sunday heat record in St Louis rose to 100 degrees with a light breeze. Ambulances moved constantly to the dispensary and morgue as a high death toll was tallied. Since midnight Saturday numerous individuals died, including Pauline Tucker and Frank Stelle, with forty prostration cases reported by 9 p.m. Sunday due to the heat.
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St. Louis
Pauline Tucker
North Lefingwell Avenue
Frank Stelle
City Dispensaary
Loretta Mott
McChesaney
J. J. Hartman
Miky
Timme
Evanavillo
Ind
Kangas City
Anderson
Alton
Hillsboro
Springfield
Belvidere
Wabash
Milan
Jefferson
Iowa
Peoria
Inl
Valparaiso
Chicago
John Suites
Michael Hades
James Gorman
Stephen Scherrer
Unknown Man
Vincent Sindky
Jerry Simpson Nominated by Democratic Populist Conventions
The seventh Kansas district held Democratic and populist conventions at Larned with about half the counties represented by delegates and many proxies. The populists nominated Jerry Simpson by acclamation, while anticipated opposition failed to materialize. American game exports reached 17,898 dollars last year.
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Lockless
Jerry
Congress
Kansas
Larned
Jerry Simpson
Yalna
Deadly Heat Grips Cities Across the Nation
The heat wave causes multiple prostrations and deaths from coast to coast. In Evansville Indiana and Kangas City temperatures near 100 and 102 mark record highs, with Anderson Illinois factories and several cities reporting fatalities. Public life slows as heat closes factories, suspends outdoor work, and raises concerns for crops and livestock.
Southern mills pledge curtailment despite continued output
The Southern Textile Manufacturers' Association reports that most mills will curtail production, with an average reduction of 38.1 percent among responding mills. Some will halt operations, others cut 40 to 75 percent, and many expect output to drop until at least October 1.
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Governing Board
Thornton Journal of Commerce
Southern Cotton Mills
Southern Press
Boston
Southern Milla
Southern Textile Manufacturers’ Association
Milla
Consul Lee Protest Delays in Havana Tobacco Shipment
American Consul General General Fitzhugh Lee protests the delay by Havana authorities in sending 1000 bales of Remedios tobacco owned by American firms. Cigar manufacturers oppose exporting Remedios leaf not covered by Weyler decree. Tobacco has awaited shipment since April.
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America
Havana
General Weyler
Fitzhugh Lee
Consul Sparks Dies in Texas After Sudden Heart Failure
Major Jerse W. Sparks United States consul at Piedras Negras Mexico died suddenly on Saturday in Eagle Pass Texas due to heart failure. A former Tennessee governor candidate when appointed by President Gloryeland he also served as vice president of the United Confederate Veterans Association.
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Consul Sparks
Jerse W. Sparks
United States
Piedras Negras
Mexico
Eagle Pass
Texas
Major Sparks
Tennessee
Qgloryeland
United Confederate Veterans’ Association
Bryan at Chicago Denounces Supposed Menace to Free Government
The crowd in downtown Chicago greets William J. Bryan with rapturous demonstrations as he arrives on his way to New York. He speaks amid heat and noise, praising the common people and warning against trusts, quoting Emerson and Lincoln. A royal banner and a blue placard mark the event. Bryan accepts greetings and reiterates his stance against European domination.
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Chicago
William J. Bryan
City
New York
Democratic Party
Cook County Silver Club
People
Cook County Democratic Central Committee
Jock County Democracy Marching Club
van Burentreet
Rock Island Railroad
Bryan
Sam
Toan
Mr. Bryan
Emerson
Abraham Lincoln
South
North
East
The
Platte
Texas Populists Hold State Convention at Galveston
The Texas populist state convention met in Galveston on Wednesday to elect officers and discuss a platform. Speakers condemned Republican ties and gold Democrats, urged eight hour workday mediation, and favored convict law revisions and restricting alien land ownership in Texas.
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Galveston
Stump” Ashby
Burney
Kern County
Calloway
Navarro
Burnett
Dow
Committee On Platform
St. Louis
Hogg
Corbett-Fitzsimmons
Texas
Butler On Watson and Bryan Support in North Carolina
Senator Marion Butler of the populist party announces in a letter from Mails Express, N. C., Aug. 4, that North Carolina will back Bryan and Watson. He resigns as state Populist chairman to serve as national chairman, notes Democrats in the state already favoring the St. Louis ticket, and asserts the Populists offer true republican principles over Chicago Democrats.
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Marion Butler
National Executive Committee
Ias
Atlanta
Watson
Sewall
Atlanta Tabernacle
People's Party
St.Louie
Bryan
Chicago
America
Lincoln
Jefferson
St. Louis
Democratic Party
Bryan Fod Watson
Manion Burure
Florida Populists Nominate Ticket in Ocala Convention
Florida's populists in Ocala nominated A W Weeks for Governor J T Keller for Secretary of State P W Knapp for Comptroller L H Calhoun for Treasurer Frank Harris for Attorney General D L McKinnon for Supreme Court Judge O N Williams for Superintendent of Public Instruction J H Richburg for Commissioner of Agriculture A withdrawal threat against Sewall prompted a debated substitute of Watson, but the resolution was withdrawn and a union of reformers urged while Harvey predicted Sewall would withdraw Watson.
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A. W. Weeks
Walton County
J.T. Keller
Volusia
P. W. Knapp
Hillaborough
L. H. Calhoun
Ocala
Frank Harris
Tampa
Supreme Court
D. L. McKinnon
Jackson
O. N. Williams
Osceola
J. H. Richburg
Santa Rosa
Sewall
F. Norton
Bryan
Watson
Democratic
Harvey
St. Louis
Moore Bros Hope Cash Help to Reopen Diamond Match Board
Chicago dispatch reports Moore Bros expect eastern financial aid to overcome the New York Biscuit Company crisis and permit reopening of the exchange within a few days. The move aims to stabilize their business career and resume trading.
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Chicago Exchange
Chicago
Moore Bros
East End
Diamond Match
New York Biscuit Company
Stock Exchange
Heat wave causes dozen deaths in New York area
In New York City a large number of people were overcome by heat, with twelve deaths reported to the coroner's office by 6 PM. Brooklyn also faced extreme heat, recording nine fatal cases.
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New York
Brooklyn
Getting Ready for Li Hung Chang in New York
The New York World describes a planned Chinatown celebration for Li Hung Chang featuring dense lantern displays, continuous fire crackers, restaurant feasts, opium smoking, and temporary business abstentions. The event signals a grand display of Chinese pride with a prominent flag presentation expected across Mott and Pell streets and surrounding areas.
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Li Hung Chang
New York
Chinatown
Celestial Empire
Mott and Péll
Dovers Streets
New York World
Gifted Genius Newsman Sparks Overnight Rush
A novice reporter, pressed by staff shortages, rushes from an all night restaurant after overhearing a scuffle. He imprudently reports a killing attempt on a waiter at the Australian restaurant, prompting immediate newsroom action.
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Loninville Courier-Journal
Restaurant owner questioned over lodging bill inquiry
A mystery man accused the restaurant proprietor of instructing staff to ignore him so a lodging bill could be charged. The Denver Times reports a tense exchange as the man sought answers about the alleged arrangement.
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Denvyor
Not His Fault in A Humorous Journeyman Tale
A mendicant confronts a weary traveler with empty hands and a plea for mercy. The wayfarer dismisses the complaint, telling him to address the clerk of the weather for the day. The snippet preserves a comic exchange from an amusing journal.
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Wayfarer
Travel aids and health products touted in old notices
A collage of antique promotional blurbs tout Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters for seasickness and health, Dobbin’s Electric Soap for savings, and promotional material for the State Normal College at Troy Alabama and its Exponent monthly. Includes notes on education methods, expansion courses, and endorsements by the State Educational Department and the Peabody Fund.
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Bento Normal
State Normal College
Iroy
Alabama
Ansentia
State Educational Department of Alabama
Posbody Fund Management
Miowleo A Pabody Fund College
State Normal Exponent
B. H. Eldridge
Roy
Untitled historic patent medicine excerpt
Fragmented ad copy listing various tonics and cures for illnesses with names like Pink Pills and Dr Kline. Mentions promises of cures and free trials, with brief testimonials from individuals and locations, reflecting late 19th century commerce and medical hoaxes.
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Midianapolis
Snoh Manter Sa
Sime
Snoh
Stoh
Consul Lee
Butler
North Carolina
Florida
Li Hung
Dobbins
Onzway & Co
Toleda
Hishieneaa
Aleae
Wanorno
Kinnaw É& & Pearyen
Act
Inter
Keive
Noita
Marvelona
Trentisa
Kline
Arch St
Phila
Piso
Gen
Mra
Winslow
Hon
Alinga
Hood
Flood
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