Bryan Nominated for President at Denver Democratic Convention
The Denver Democratic Convention nominated William Jennings Bryan for president on a single ballot after a day of tumult and disorder. Gov. Johnson of Minnesota and Judge Gray of Delaware were also in contention. The platform was adopted unanimously. John Worth Kern of Indiana was named vice president by acclamation. Towne McNefill and Howell had their names withdrawn before any ballot.
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William Jennings Bryan
Denver
Gov. Johnson
Minnesota
Judge Gray
Delaware
John Worth Kern
Indiana
Charles A. Towne
Archibald McNefill
Clark Howell
Bishop Potter 80 and able to sit up briefly for a time
Bishop Potter of New York, age 80, is reported quite improved and was able to sit up for a short period. Other notes include John L. Sullivan filing for divorce from Annie after 25 years of marriage begun in Boston. Walter R. Ceperly elected president of the Illinois Christian Endeavor Union in Urbana. Charles E. Brown of Danville arrested for counterfeiting with a cellar outfit. James S. Sherman announcing retirement from the Republican congressional committee. Thomas E. Watson formally nominated for president by the Populists in Atlanta. Gov. Sanders of Louisiana to create a permanent state board of arbitration to handle labor troubles.
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Bishop Potter
New York
John L. Swilivan
Annie
Boston
Walter R. Ceperly
Chicago
Illinois Christian Endeavor Union
Urbana
Charles E. Brown
Danville
Ill
Secret Service
James S. Sherman
Republican Congressional Committee
Thomas E. Watson
United States
Atlanta
Opening Day Rain Dampens London Olympics
Rain mars the London Olympic opener while Americans shine in preliminaries. The lord mayor hosts the athletes as other world news unfolds, including a murder suicide in Northport and a Navajo uprising in New Mexico.
Multiple killings and disasters mark turbulent era across nations
A sweep of brief items reports stab and murder in Kansas City. Honduras rebels flee Choluteca. a 14 year old rescues relatives in Washougal. Thaw case adjourned. church fire panic injures dozen in Minnesota. a Harvard player dies from a pitched ball. Austrian miners clash near Brigham Utah with several deaths. crashes injure six in Kentucky. drownings after a launch explosion off Marion Massachusetts. heat bathe drownings nationwide. Olympic Games open in Lonaca with 2000 athletes. Chicago pier drowning. Panama elections calm. Obaldia elected in Panama. fire in Sault Ste. Marie. Honduran revolutionaries driven from Gracias. Ridder backs Bryan. Magill murdered in East St. Louis studio.
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F. L. Mackay
Western Commission Company
Kansas City
James H. Chandler
Honduras
Choluteca
Cora Hosford
Washougal
Wash
Harry K. Thaw
Supreme Court
Westchester County
New York
Binabik
Minn
Frank Howard
Harvard
Ill
Brigham
Utah
Smithville
Louisville
Marion
Mass
Roland Worthington
Boston
John T. Trull
Woburn
Joseph S. Beal
Milton
George Savory
Marblehead
A P. Tarbell
Edward Pecker
Lonaca
Chiccago
Panama
Don Jose Domingo de Obaldia
United States
Sy. Amador
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Gracias
Herman Ridder
Bryan
New York Staats Zeitung
A. J. Magill
East St. Louis
Earl of Clancarty
Arnold Marcus
George W. Smith
St. Louis
J. T. Rock
Iowa
Travelers’ Protective Association
South Carolina
Cramps
Philadelphia
Robert Roman
Great Northern Road
Idaho
Grover Cleveland
Princeton
Cleveland
Herbert J. Hapg
Senor Veloz-Gollicoa
Bacon
Washington
Venezuela
Nevada
Fort Hamilton
Paraguay
E. C. O’brien
Brooklyn Arion Choral Society
Philharmonic Hall
Berlin
Backusburg
Wayne Lawrence
Annie Bannister
Party Leaders Meet Bryan in Chicago July 25 Meeting
National Committee to elect a chairman at Chicago on July 25. W J Bryan and J W Kern present at Fairview. sub committee of four to name chair and a campaign contributions rule adopted. Debate over Atwood as potential manager, other candidates listed. resolutions limit individual contributions and require publishing dates. Notification times set for Bryan in Lincoln August 12 and Kern in Indianapolis later.
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National Committee
Chicago
Lincoln
Neb
Democratic National Committee
W. J. Bryan
J. W. Kern
Fairview
John H. Atwood
Leavenworth
Kan
Denver
Atwood
PD. J. Campau
Michigan
Tom L. Johnson
Urey Woodson
Ollie James
Bryan
Kern
Indianapolis
Brothers Suicide Following Farmhouse Battle in Michigan
In Benton Harbor Michigan August Gross and his brother Fred killed deputy and faced off with Sheriff Tennant’s posse at the Gross home. After brief exchanges August fled to the house and Fred shot himself when wounded. August was found dead in bed from a shotgun blast. Authorities cite possible insanity linked to financial worries.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
August Gross
James Kirk
Fred Gross
Tennant
Gross
Gross Brothers
Kirk
Fred
Gross Farm
August
Picked Up in a Moving Wagon Wheel Tragedy
A four year old John Mason of Greene County was seriously injured after being caught in a wagon wheel. Heavy rain damaged crops and washed out sections of the plank road, the main auto thoroughfare between here and Pittsburg.
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Par's
John Mason
Greene
Butler
Here
Pittsburg
Freight wreck at Bradenville demolishes engine and ten cars
In a Bradenville freight wreck an engine and ten cars were demolished. Engineer J. H. Hirsch of Irwin was seriously injured.
Fire destroys Bourge store and Drobesch residence
A blaze at Hackett Station near Finleyville leveled Louis Bourge’s store and residence and the nearby Drobesch home. Estimated loss seven thousand dollars.
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Finleyville
Hackett Station
Louis Bourge
Matthew Drobesch
John Tanner Returns After 30 Years Missing
After decades believed dead, John Tanner arrives home in West Finley township to reunite with his aged mother who fainted from joy.
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Washington
John Tanner
West Finley Township
Child Hit by Car Hurts Crowded Crossing Scene
Greensburg report: Eleanor Troy, nine, struck by automobile as chauffeur plowed into a crowd of children crossing the street. Recovery is doubtful.
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Greensburg
Eleanor Troy
Dynamite Accident Blows August Stock to Pieces
In Greensburg a dynamite stick placed under his left arm by August Stock exploded when he touched the fuse. The blast killed him instantly at Edna No. 2 near Greensburg.
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Greensburg
August Stock
Edna No. 2
Here
Universal Rolling Mill Co Charter Filed in Washington
The Universal Rolling Mill Co of Washington has filed its charter. It will manufacture steel sheets and plates, with the plant located in Washington.
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Washington
Universal Rolling Mill Co. of
Miner Franks Jurasko Scalded At Home After Drinking
Greensburg report says Frank Jurasko a Donohoe miner returned home intoxicated and was met at the door with hot water from a kettle causing burns to his face arms and chest.
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Greensburg
Frank Jurasko
Donohoe
Jurasko
Boiler Explosion Wrecks Monongahela Water Plant
One man was killed and three others injured when a boiler exploded at the Monongahela Water Co plant. The blast wrecked the facility and caused extensive damage to equipment and structures. Authorities investigated causes and secured the site.
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Monongahela
Monongahela Water Co
Water Co Sues Charleroi Borough for 2275
The Charleroi Water Co. sues Charleroi Borough for 2275 dollars claiming the borough is delinquent in payment for water used.
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Washington
Borough of
Charleroi
The
Charleroi Water Co
Bride Seeks Support From Six-Week Husband
In Kittanning Mrs. Benjamin Goldpart of Manor township asks the court to compel her husband to support her while he is reported to be in Pittsburg.
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Kittanning
Benjamin Goldpart
Manor Township
Goldpart
Pittsburg
Death from horse accident at water pipe leak repair
Henry White died here from injuries after a runaway horse fell into a deep excavation where he was repairing a leaking water pipe on June 27. The incident occurred at a site described as a water works or excavation location in the city.
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Washington
Henry White
Tragic Lightning Strike Kills Teen Aboard River Skiff
In Harrisburg a bolt of lightning struck Roy Spencer aged 17 and Earl Paxton as they rowed a steel skiff on the Susquehanna River. Spencer died instantly, Paxton survived. The incident occurred during a river crossing near Steelton.
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Harrisburg
Roy Spencer
Af Steelton
Earl Paxton
Susquehanna River
Spencer
Italian youth shoots bride at sister's home in Scranton
Nicholas de Mazo, 22, an Old Forge Italian, fatally shot his 14 year old bride of seven months at her sister's Scranton residence. She had left him after brutal treatment and rumors he already had a wife in Italy.
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Scranton
Nicholas de Mazo
de Mazo
Italy
Centerville Farmer Injured by Mower Cogs
W H Farquhar a Centerville farmer was caught in mower gears and his foot crushed He was alone in the hay field and it was several hours before help reached him He had stopped the horses but could not free himself
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Washington
W. H. Farquhar
Centerville
Farquhar
Counties seek bond to fund Monongahela River bridge
Washington and Allegheny counties petitioned the court for permission to authorize a bond issue not to exceed 125000 for the construction of the bridge over the Monongahela river at Monongahela. The expense will be shared by both counties.
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Washington
Monongahela River
Monongahela
Allegheny
Farmer Henry Deardorff kills infant son in field accident
Hanover report states Henry Deardorff of Bonneauville decapitated his 19 month old son Charles while mowing grain. While driving a reaper through a field the child ran into tall grain and was cut down. The father found the body on a second pass.
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Hanover
Henry Deardorff
Bonneauville
Charles
Postmen May Act as Notaries in Rural Mail Service
Assistant Post master General Degraw authorizes rural letter carriers to serve as notaries public without disrupting their duties as rural carriers.
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Washington, D. C
Degraw
Lightning kills two youths in Allegheny river swim
In East Brady during a heavy rain J R Audley Lindsay aged 23 and James Quenn aged 16 went swimming in the Allegheny river. A bolt of lightning struck via a pipeline into the water killing both men.
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East Brady
J. R. Audley Lindsay
James Quenn
Allegheny
Boy's foot cut by mowing machine near Dayton
In Kittanning a child, about to three years old, ran in front of a mowing machine driven by Mack Beatty of Dayton. The foot was severed before the horses could be stopped. Authorities were summoned and an investigation followed.
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Kittanning
Mack Beatty
Dayton
Doubly Fatal Accident at Pittsburg Department Store
Three boys were injured Tuesday when the fire escape balance weights cables broke at a Pittsburg department store. Two boys died from their injuries and one was reported in critical condition.
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Pittsburg
Wealthy merchant swindled over bank note making device
In Altoona a wealthy merchant was defrauded by a stranger who proposed selling a device claimed to make bank notes. The man attempted to show money by inserting blank paper and turning a crank to generate cash, but details of the transaction remain unclear.
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Altoona
Drowning in Kiskiminetas River Near Roaring Run
In Roaring Run area of Kittanning Robert Schrecengost fell from a boat into the Kiskiminetas River and drowned while crossing the river.
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Kittanning
Kiskiminetas River
Roaring Run
Robert Schrecengost
Outbreak Fears Rise in Summerville Over Diphtheria
Brockville reports Summerville, six miles away, is greatly wrought up over an expected outbreak of black diphtheria at that place.
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Brockville
Summerville
Wheat Harvest Fatality in Ligonier Township
Greensburg reports William Clark died on his Ligonier Township farm after collapsing from heat while harvesting wheat and failing to regain consciousness.
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Greensburg
Ligonier Township
William Clark
Boy Dies of Tetanus After Wire Cut
The eight-year-old son of Thomas Short of Baird Station died from tetanus after stepping on a sharp wire while barefoot.
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Monongahela
Thomas Short
Baird Station
Gongaware Fined for Killing Two Turtle Doves
Emanuel Gongaware paid a seventy dollar fine after a game warden found two dead turtle doves in his possession. The incident related to wildlife violation details remain in the report.
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Irwin
Emanuel Gongaware
Gongaware
Six Year Old Florence Stillwagon Fatally Burned Near Bonfire
Greensburg reports Florence Stillwagon six years old, living near grandparents Mr and Mrs W F Stillwagon, was probably fatally burned while playing near a bonfire.
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Greensburg
Florence _ Stillwagon
W. F. Stillwagon
Fire Burns Two Barns at State Hospital for the Insane
Two large barns at the State Hospital for the Insane in Norristown burned, causing about 50 000 dollars in damage. All livestock was saved and around 2 000 patients reacted with great excitement as firefighters battled the blaze.
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Norristown
State Hospital For the Insane
New Castle Italian Interpreter Fatally Shoots Brother-in-law
In New Castle Frank Rossena a prominent local Italian who serves as court interpreter fatally shoots his brother-in-law John Chocco of Pittsburg after a family quarrel.
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New Castle
Frank Rossena
John Chocco
Pittsburg
Italians and Hungarians clash in race riot near Hazleton
In Hazleton a race clash broke out as Italians and Hungarians fought en route to a swimming dam on the city outskirts. Three Hungarians were stabbed, with one likely fatally wounded according to reports.
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Hazleton
Boy Finds Diamond Stickpin While Fixing Bicycle Tire
In Altoona a boy named Thomas Keller stopped to repair a punctured bicycle tire and discovered a valuable diamond stickpin embedded in the rubber on the street. The find was reported as a notable local incident.
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Altoona
Thomas Keller
Franklin Governor Grants Postponement in Slaying Case
Gov. Stuart grants a respite to Mike Holka until August 18 after his July 14 sentencing for the murder of Police Captain Edward Meehan in Franklin. Efforts will be made to reopen the case in the supreme court.
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Franklin
Stuart
Mike Holka
Edward Meehan
Supreme Court
Tragedy at Twilight Game Tortures Brownsville Scene
Two men died and eight injured when a flat car carrying 15 ball players and friends to a twilight game at Brier Hill derailed, throwing passengers off. The incident halted the event and prompted investigations into rail safety and transport for teams.
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Brownsville
Brier Hill
Kittanning Area to Build Water Works for Fire Protection
Avonmore townsfolk along the Kiskiminetas River plan a water works project to establish fire protection. A hillside reservoir will be built and several artesian wells drilled to supply the system.
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Kittanning
Avonmore
Kiscninetas
Boy Sets Pipe On Rails Causing Local Train Stop
Nine year old John Socick of Morea near Pottsville admitted placing iron pipe and stones on the railroad track to see the engine jump the track as the Pennsylvania flyer neared. The incident halted the train and authorities intervened.
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Pottsville
John Socick
Morea
Pennsylvania Railroad
Breaker of Maryd Coal Co Burns Again
The Maryd Coal Co breaker near Pottsville was destroyed by fire for the second time in eighteen months. Authorities suspect incendiary origin in both blazes.
Disease kills horses in Mercer county outbreak
A parasitic horse disease has struck Mercer county with seven horses dying near Orangeville. The illness first robs hair and, if untreated, leads to death. Several cases have been found near Clarks Mills.
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Oil City
Mercer County
Orangeville
Clarks Mills
Monongahela men sentenced for counterfeit note joke
Tony Domroskey and Tony Keveakey were sentenced to six months in the workhouse for attempting to pass a counterfeit bank note. The note was a humorous invitation from the Cassie Chadwick Greenback novelty house.
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Washington
Tony Domroskey
Tony Keveakey
Monongahela
Cassie Chadwick Greenback
Railroad board dismisses Keller cattle delay complaint
Harrisburg. The state railroad commission ordered dismissal of J. B. KellerMount Joy complaint against Pennsylvania Railroad Co. The charge claimed unnecessary delay in cattle delivery to Mount Joy.
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Harrisburg
State Railroad Commission
J. B. Keller
Mount Joy
Pennsylvania Railroad Co
Pittsburg Steel Co. Starts First Firing of Monessen Furnaces
After a year of construction and several million dollars spent, the Pittsburg Steel Co. fires four of eight new 60-ton open hearth furnaces at Monessen for the first time.
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Monessen
Pittsburg Steel Co
Thomas Jamison Scholarship Awards At Allegheny Seminary
New Wilmington reports the Thomas Jamison fund at Allegheny Theological Seminary honors Westminster graduates. In each of three departments the top grade earns a $100 scholarship.
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New Wilmington
Thomas Jamison
Allegheny Theological Seminary
Westminster
Odd Notions of Disloyalty in a German Alsace Trial
A Barr Alsace laborer is accused of seditious conduct for whistling La Marseillaise. The gendarme insists the tune is seditious though the worker says he whistled the Brunswick Hussars march. After hearings the court orders three days’ confinement for the accused, praising his whistle and character.
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Barr
Alsace
Toilor
Brunswick Hussars
Sunday Magazine
A Woman's Reason About Marriage and Visiting Cards
A dialogue about marriage motives and Mrs on visiting cards versus tombstones. Miss Afternoon Tea notes the oddity of desiring a tombstone inscription she cannot see. Clarice agrees and recalls Jane Smiley’s rush to marry to have her new name on cards.
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Mrs
Clarice
Jane Smiley
Mystery of Natural Gas
A Kansas gas man with years in the business says natural gas is capricious and that even seasoned experts give up when explaining its unpredictable behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Enormous Banana Export Trade Reported
A single fruit company exported last year 40,000,000 banana bunches to Europe and the United States from Central and South America and Jamaica.
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Europe
United States
Central
South America
Jamaica
Markets Update Across Cities with Grain and Livestock Notes
Money on call 1.1 percent. Sterling $4.87.15. Government bonds steady. Wheat No 2 red 99 3/4 cents. Corn No 2 82 1/4 cents. Oats 57 58 cents. Cattle and sheep steady. hogs steady. Minnesota flour prices and regional grain figures listed. Chicago wheat July 91 cents. East Buffalo cattle and hog prices given. Pittsburg cattle and lambs priced.
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New York
Sterling Exchange
Cleveland
Minnesota
York State
East Buffalo
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Gov. Sanders
Louisiana
State Board of Arbitration
General News
London
James Weddell Simpson
Northport
N. Y
Bainiey T. Horner
John Bruhn
Donnybrook
N. D
Rose Bruhn
Mystic Shrine
St. Paul
the Elks
Dallas
Tex
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Federation
William J. Kryan
Taft
Hitchcock
Sheldon
Republican National Committee
Martz Martini
Homer L. Castle
Pennsylvania
Charles Hunter
D. C. Massington
Collingswood
N. J
Arthur F. Williams
H. F. Aspinwall
Freeport
Title and Trust
New Mexico
Medicine Hat
Petoskey Fiber Paper Company
Grace Goodsell
Messiah
Democratic Campaign Fund
Toledo
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