Palmer Nominated by Gold Convention at Indianapolis
The 1896 Democratic National Convention in Indianapolis rapidly moved to nominate Adlai E. Palmer of Illinois for president, with Buckner of Kentucky chosen as vice president. Flower of New York attacked Bryan and the silver wing as dangerous to the party, while Caffery of Louisiana presided and the platform was adopted before adjournment.
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Keystone
Towa
Hoon
Palmer
Illinois
National Committee
Florida
Cleveland
Syaton
New York
New England
Nao
Palmer Rana
Bénatat Palmer
Goentluinon
White
Indiana
Bishop White
Cousin Outhwaite
Ohio
Jefferson
Oath- Waite
Idaho
Nevada
Utah
Wyoming
Alauka
Arixons
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Himael
Brennan
Wisconsin
Coho
Flower
John R. Wilwon
Governor Jones
Alabama
George F. Peabody
Massachusetts
Govarnor
Bryan
Piower
Korie
Curtis
New Verney
J. H. Brennan
Kr. Tivokott
Mastnohasatty
Bullitt
Pennsylvania
Lawler
Minnesota
Antaeus
Osffery
John P. Irish
California
Committee On Platform
Golepatton
Ena Tatahare
Griffth
Mr. Cleveland
Bueyard's Bay
Louew
Claveland
Caffery
Oantry
Committee On Revolutions
Breckenridge
Kentucke
Chicago
Mr. Bryan
Bynum
Hammond
Georgia
South
Wilne
Breckinridge
Kentucky
A. J. Carroll
Henry Watterson
Lemuel L. Kilbourn
Michigan
Ilinoia
Burr W. Jones
Bragg
Iron Brigade
Thomas FP. Corrigan
Missouri
Nebraska
Montgomery Arone
Browder
Buckner
Buckner Nomination Seen as Certainty for Vice President
Visitors and delegates Thursday morning focused on nominations. Buckner was viewed as a certain choice for vice president. Daniel G. Griffin, chairman of the New York delegation, argued against Grover Cleveland's nomination.
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Buckner
Gice
Grover Cleveland
Danial G. Griffin
New York
Grout Wins Vermont Governor Race by Wide Victory
Corrected returns from most towns show Grout, Republican, with 52,566 votes, Jackson, Democrat, 14,645, Battell, Populist, 621, Whitmore, Prohibitionist, 572. Grant's plurality stands at 87,820 with an overall majority of 86,787.
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Vermont
Grout
Jackson
Battell
Whitmore
Grant
Gold Platform As Adapted by the Indianapolis Convention
The document endorses a gold standard and tariff revenue policy, opposing free coinage of silver and partisan free coinage schemes. It praises President Cleveland, supports arbitration, pensions for veterans, and the independence of the Supreme Court, stressing fidelity to law and constitutional order.
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Indianapolis
Union
Republican Party
Chicago
St Louis
Republic
United States
Democratic Party
Cleveland
Fathers of the Republic
Supreme Court of the
Trust and Civic Duty Outline for American People
Legal language asserts that safeguarding rights of property and public order is essential to national peace and happiness. It argues these principles should be enshrined annually to support the republic and invites consideration by the American public.
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Republic
Bryan in Milwaukee Scored Gold Convention Critics
William J Bryan spoke to about 14,000 Milwaukee listeners on Saturday. He attacked supporters of a gold convention at Indianapolis accusing them of dishonesty in nominating a third ticket. His heavy focus on government bond issues linked to the bond syndicate drew strong cheers despite a pouring rain that scattered attendees at National Park and filled Sollitz Park with 2,000 indoors and 5,000 outside.
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William Z. Bryan
Milwaukee
Democratic Canidate
Indianapolis
Bryan
Bind Syndicate
National Park
Sollitz Park
Baldwin Resigns Second Vice Presidency of Southern
William H. Baldwin Jr resigns as second vice president of the Southern railway to become president of the New York and Long Island railroad. W W Finley new second vice president, moving from Great Northern where he was traffic manager and former third vice president in charge of traffic. Change effective September 15th.
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Southern
Finley
William H. Baldwin,Jr
The
Southern Railway
New York and Long Island Railroad
W. W. Finley
Great Northern Railroad Company
Baldwin
New Southern
Old Southern Passenger Association
Great Northern
James Hill
St. Paul
Pacific Coast
Passenger Association
Evans and Mixson Roast Each Other in Unmerciful Press
In Columbia, South Carolina a recreation state scandal unfolds as Governor Evans accuses Liquor Commissioner Mixson of deals that enriched him personally and accepting gifts from liquor dealers. Mixson replies with a sharp rebuttal portraying Evans as hasty and biased, with tensions rising between the two officials.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Evans
Mixson
Evane
Eyang
Tillman
Scruggs
Hoke Smith Makes a Cut at the Atlanta Journal
Ex secretary Hoke Smith returns from Washington and plans active involvement in the Atlanta Journal. A sweeping 20 percent cut applies to all salaries from the lowest to the highest, a surprise to all employees as the newsroom adjusts to his leadership.
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The
Atlanta Journal
Hoke Smith
Washington
Reflections of a Bachelor
A Detroit Free Press column mocks marriage with miswritten quips about trust, manners, and domestic life. It jokes that a husband’s acts after marriage reveal true character and warns against neglecting chores and respect in a satirical style.
Fools Borh and Golf Conversation in City Humor
A Chicago Post item records a light exchange where a bicyclist questions a man in a suit about riding, asking if he golfed. the man replies that cyclists assume he plays golf, while the onlooker suggests mislinked hobbies and vacant-lot golf.
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Chicago
Fragmented Readings Mixes Laments and Ads in Obscure Notice
The fragmentary OCR blends a grandmother's death lament with a joke about missing a game, medical quackery references, and a product pitch for Dobbins Electric Soap and Planters Cure for Consumption. It cites unrelated names and places, resembling a garbled newspaper page.
Queen Victoria in a Siamese romance on stage
The Queen Victoria figure in a melodramatic plot unfolds in Ceylon where she is to wed the Siamese king, only to have the match halted and the queen invade, suffer heavy losses, then see the king relent and marry Victoria amid a national backlash against the English.
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Victoria
Ceylon
Siam
Queen Victoria
Syrian Women’s Club Forms Near Beirut Apace
Mrs. Hanna Kornay, a prominent Syrian visitor to the World’s Fair, started a women’s club at her Beirut area home. It is the first in that region and growing fast with strong local support from influential figures.
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Hanna’ Kornay
America
Beirut
Syria
Lydia E Pinkham Letter Reel Mentions Trustworthy Names
A fragment notes widespread letters of thanks from across the country addressed to Lydia E Pinkham, associating trusted names with honest, reliable content from Atlantic to Pacific. The passage hints at consumer gratitude and a broad audience for her remedies.
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Atlantic
Pacific
Lydia HE
Pinkham
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