Guffey Deposed as Credentials Vote Shifts Party Power
In Denver on July 9 the credentials committee of the national Democratic Convention seated fourteen states' delegates over Guffey thus yielding control of Pennsylvania to Bryan supporters. The panel backed Oklahoma’s eighteen delegates and sustained national committee rulings on New York Illinois and DC contests while Idaho Ohio and Pennsylvania cases drew bitter fights. A minority report by Maryland’s Strausa and signatories from anti-Bryan states loom as Guffey allies prepare to challenge on the floor.
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Virginia
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Democratic Convention Adjourns Amid Credential Contests
A brief Denver session of the Democratic National Convention adjourned until evening as the credentials committee ready its report. Tension centered on Col James M Guffey of Pennsylvania and his bid to organize opposition, with New York signaling potential support amid a dispute over unit voting rules.
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Committee On Credentials
Resolutions Committee
James M. Guffey
Pennsylvania
New York
Guffey
Honor of Denver Convention Demonstration Lasts Long
A lengthy public demonstration at the Denver event began with Senator Gore briefly invoking Bryan. The crowd, described as a grand wave, included participants from several states and left only a few state standards standing, notably Georgia New York Delaware Minnesota. The scene extended beyond an hour with wide participation and a charged atmosphere.
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Gore
Bryan
Fowler
Bryan Views Shaped Platform Planks for Democratic Nation
The subcommittee heard William J Bryan's drafted planks on judiciary reform and injunctions, currency and patronage, plus a tariff stance and press panel support. He urged reevaluation of federal notice rules, three day limits on restraining orders, and a postal savings bank proposal.
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Fire Sweeps College Point Hotels and Cottages
Fire at College Point, New York destroyed two hotels and twenty cottages. City reports no loss of life. Estimated damage around 200000 dollars. Cause under investigation as officials assess the blaze’s rapid spread and impacts on local tourism and housing.
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New York
College Point
L. 1
Count Boni de Castellane Seeks Custody of Children
Count Boni de Castellane announces a custody bid for his three children from his marriage to Miss Anna Gould. His attorney claims Madame de Sagan is not a proper guardian, being under the control of Prince Helld de Sagan, and that the court will hear the case soon after the Princess de Sagan returns to defend her interests.
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Count Boni de Castellane
London
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Maitre Bonnet
Princess de Sagan
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Prince de Sagan
Riviere
England
Mattie Bonnet
Over One Hundred Killed in Paraguayan Revolution
State Department reports from American minister Edward S. O'Brien in Uruguay say Paraguay's recent revolution cost 10 to 150 lives and left 400 wounded. The uprising began July 2 with the capture of the war minister. dispatch dated July 7 from Buenos Aires notes Asuncion was tranquil at that time.
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Washington
State Department
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O'Brien
Urguay
Buenos Ayres
Asuncion
Will Build New Mining Town in Mariana Washington
Contracts for machinery and equipment for the immense Pittsburgh Buffalo Coal Company plant at Mariana Washington were awarded to Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing and other local concerns. Delivery begins by August 1 with plans to build a new mining town of about 15 000 population, involving around 8 million dollars in expenditures.
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Itusburg
Pittsbore-Buffalo Coal Company
Mariana
Wahington
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Distillers Defeated In Branding Rule Suit
Cincinnati July 8 United States Circuit Judge Lurton declined to grant a rehearing in the whisky tax case. Distillers sought to enjoin Internal Revenue officials from enforcing new branding and marking rules, but the court denied the request and upheld the challenge.
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Distillers
Cincinnati
Internal Revenue Officials
United States Circuit
Lurton
Intevea's
Commissioner of Internal Revenus
Yeggs and the rise of the deadly yeggman crime
The Pittsburgh Genette-Times article traces the origin of the term yegg from John Ogg’s safe blowing methods using nitroglycerin. It describes the yeggman as a ubiquitous, organized bandit who travels by freight trains, recruits via a gang king, and uses a kit of younger members called kittens to scout targets.
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United States
Middle West
John Ogg
Altro
Brycerin
Vegg
Your
Pinkerton
Coldwater
Mich
Yege
Idol Worship and Temple Scene in India Described
A lengthy account describes Hindu idol worship and temple life with references to major deities like Vishnu and Shiva, the Jagannath temple at Puri, and ritual practices. The piece notes large numbers of gods in India, pilgrimage, offerings, and the perilous processions and ceremonies amid dramatic imagery and sensational language. It mentions public figures and events, including temple acts and the cultural context surrounding devotional rites.
Mother Carey feed Jer Chickens In The Sea
A fragmentary quote from a Chicago Tribune line features a playful exchange between a young woman and the sea captain. The captain offers a nautical quip about where Mother Carey feeds chickens, followed by a Dutch proverb about the value of a good head and an industrious band.
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Mother Carey
Chicago Tribune
TEXAS WOMAN MURDERED Victim Supposes eon Kidnapped
The body of Ada Relchars of Dallas Texas was found in her Hot Springs Arkansas apartment believed murdered. Neighbors cared for her two boys overnight while a seven year old girl is missing and presumed kidnapped. Police seek a suspect who may have fled to St Louis.
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Ark
Ada Relchars
Dallas
Tex
Theody
Harry Relchars
St. Louts
Coroner Orders Inquest Into Mrs Apel Death
A coroner's inquest was ordered in the death of Mrs. Frank Apel a vaudeville performer from De Rol and known in New York City. An autopsy failed to determine if blood poisoning caused her death at the sanitarium.
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Yor
Frank Apel
Derol
Mra. Apol
Lusitania Sets New Speed Record in Atlantic Run
Record total indicates the Lusitania, after information received by Cunard in New York, extended its own speed record by a couple of notches. Previously the liner held the record at 641 miles per day.
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Declals
New York
Lusitania
Indians Defy Laws in Oklahoma Uprising
July 9 report from Muskogee Oklahoma describes McIntosh and Okmulgee sheriffs investigating a Snake Indian uprising at Old Hickory grounds near Henrietta. They were driven off by about thirty armed Indians and Black individuals as Crazy Snake delivered a defiant message against state and federal authority.
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Oklo
McIntosh
Okmulgee Countiel
Old Hickory Grounds
Henrietta
Crazy Snake
United States
Italian laborers killed as sewer caves in Dayton
Two Italian laborers die and three are fatally injured when a sewer in North Dayton caves in. Governor Sanders of Louisiana plans a permanent state Board of arbitration to handle labor troubles. Rev John Harris Knowles, curate at St Chrysostom's chapel New York, dies at 76. William H Bayn former Cleveland city council president and printer magnate crushed by auto. Mae C Wood to stand trial for forgery and perjury in divorce case with Senator Platt. John D Rockefeller celebrates 69th birthday at Forest Hill and says he is in splendid health.
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Sanders
Louisiana
State Board of Arbitration
John Harris Knowles
St Chrysostom’s
New York City
William H. Bayn
Cleveland
Mae C. Wood
Herult
United States
Thomas C. Platt
Foster
John D. Rockefeller
Forrest Hill
Rockefeller
Market Quotations Summary for Minneapolis and Duluth
Market quotes across Minneapolis and Duluth on July 8 show prices for cattle at St Paul Union Stock Yards with good to fair ranges and cows milking around 3.75 to 5.00, sheep lambs at 6.00 to 6.50, and weathered cattle values up to 6.15. Duluth lists wheat with No 1 hard at 1.18 to arrive and on track at 1.18, with No 1 Northern around 1.20, and flax at 1.22 on track and nearby. Chicago grain and pork futures show wheat July at 88 3 4, Sept 88 1 2, corn July 72 to 72 1 2, Sept 72 1 2, pork July 15.52 1 4, Sept 15.72 3 4, butter at 19 7 8 to 21 6, eggs steady, poultry prices varied.
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St. Paul
Duluth
Northern
Chicago
Chicago Stock Yard Prices Mixed Across Cattle and Hogs
Chicago July 8 cattle prices show varied values for beeves Texans western cattle stockers and feeders cows and heifers calves and hogs with light mixed heavy rough figures and sheep and yearling quotes. data reflects market activity at the stock yards with several categories and price ranges.
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Chicago Union Stock Yards
Chicago
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