Cuban teachers visit Philadelphia for Independence Hall tour
More than 1 000 Cuban teachers aboard Sedgwick Crook Rawlins and McPherson ships arrived off Chestnut wharf and disembarked for a city welcome. Mayor Ashbridge addressed them at Independence Hall with Senator Boise Penrose present as guides led the delegation through the Cradle of Liberty and the School of Industrial Art.
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Philadelphia
Sedgwick
Crook
Rawlins
McPherson
Chestnut Wharf
General Committee
Independence Hall
Ashbridge
Edward Brooks
Edward Fornias
United States
Boise Penrose
School of Industrial Art
Theodore C. Search
W. Mill
Board of Trustees
Baby born at Biltmore estate Cornelia Stuyvesant Vanderbilt
A girl named Cornelia Stuyvesant Vanderbilt was born at 9 p.m. at Biltmore House to Mrs. George Vanderbilt and heir to about 30 million dollars. The Vanderbilts married in Paris two years ago and reside at the North Carolina estate famed for its vast grounds, rivers, and marble palace.
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Asheville
N. C
George Vanderbilt
Biltmore House
Cornelia Stuyvesant
Rious
Vanderbilt
Dresser
United States Army
Geo. Vanderbilt
Paris
Marble Palace
North Carolina
Peking
America
Biltmore
Notatere
Chateau
Chicago
Mansion House
London
South Fund
Mob ruins toll gate in Indiana dynamite attack
A mob of twenty five men blew up the north tell gate of the Burlington pike in Logansport Indiana at midnight. The blast wrecked the house walls and roof and was heard six miles away. The town notes a $2000 reward for the attackers tied to recent arson and gate vandalism.
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Logansport
Ind
North Tell
Burlington Pike
Ebenezer Smith
William Myers
Rock Creek Bridge
Wheeling Toll House
Standard Company
Standard Hard Wire Company
Robinson's
Dipe Vard
Bandit Silvestre Rico Shot Dead by Cuban Guard
Santiago Cuba Aug 24 Lieutenant Marino Moncada of the rural guard killed feared bandit Silvestre Rico whose real name was Silvestre Bueno. Rico faced charges of hose stealing and arson and his death is seen as a major blow to banditry in the district with only a few outlaws believed at large.
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Santiago
Cuba
Silvestre Rico
Marino Moncada
Songo
Silvestre Bueno
Bii
Populists Ratify Democratic Presidential Electors in Wisconsin
Milwaukee on August 24. At the convention the Populists abandoned a state ticket and ratified the Democratic state's chosen presidential electors. Robert Schilling was elected chairman of the state central committee.
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Milwaukee
Robert Schilling
Markets activity across cattle hogs and grains in Midwest reports
Chicago markets show cattle firm with prime beef at 5.85 to 6.00, hogs mainly 5.15 to 5.35, and sheep near 3.00 to 5.10. East Buffalo quotes steady to lower hogs and lighter cattle, St. Louis and Milwaukee grain markets list mixed gains and steady cash bids for wheat rye oats and barleys.
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Chicago
Choice Western
Eastuffalo
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
St. Louis
Milwaukee Grain
Milwaukee
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Buffalo
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Detroit
Kansas City
Allies in Dissension and Chinese Turmoil Across Peking
Dispatches from Peking report fires and street fighting after relief of the city. Russians and Americans clash over palace access while Japanese and British forces defend the Pei Tang cathedral in a siege. Washington announces no new troops sent to China. 1900 context and political coverage follow.
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London
Peking
Daily Mail
Imperial
Chaffee
Associated Press
China
Pei Tang
Imperial Palace
St. Petersburg
Linevitch
Pe-Chi-Li
Washington
Far East
Manila
Nagasaki
Root
Japanese report on Peking siege and international role
The Tokyo foreign office cites a telegraphed report from Peking detailing the siege of the imperial palace. It notes the palace gate captured, the imperial family moved to Sian with 38,000 troops, district administration by allied powers and casualties among the Japanese naval detachment. It also mentions rescue efforts for Christians. Springfield tale recalls 1849 Madeira emigrants now in central Illinois with four survivors.
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Foreign Office
Tokio
Taku
Peking
Imperial Palace
Sian
Tung Fuh Shiang
Japan
United States
Great Britain
Russia
France
Prince Tuan
Springfield
Lls
Madeira
Illinois
Stevenson Arrives at Bloomington Home After Sedalia Visit
Adlai E B Stevenson traveled from Sedalia to Bloomington Minnesota? arriving at his residence yesterday afternoon. Stevenson’s stop followed a campaign tour and signals continued activity ahead of upcoming events.
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Stevenson
Bloomington
Adlai EB. Stevenson
Sedalia
Bryan Receives Second Presidential Nomination Notification
Populists notify Bryan as the Monetary League and a large Topeka gathering mark a major party event in Kansas. The post announcement confirms Bryan’s official nomination for the presidency.
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Monetary League
Great Bryan
Topeka
Kas
Bryan
Dolliver Named U S Senator Provokes Fort Dodge Jubilation
Fort Dodge fans erupt in wild demonstrations bells fireworks and horn blasts to celebrate Governor Shaw appointing Representative Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver as United States senator to replace the late John H Gear. Dolliver away on tour with Champ Clark but will receive a monster homecoming upon return.
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Fort Dodge
Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver
United States
John H. Gear
Shaw
Dolliver
Champ Clark
Missouri
Akron mob burns city buildings in violent rioting
A 1500 strong mob rioted in Akron Ohio destroying the city building and Columbia hall, looting the gun store and seizing explosives. The National Guard arrived and a police chief reportedly went insane, with 1 dead 2 adults fatally wounded and many injured amid widespread destruction.
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Akron
Harrison
Elehth
Ohio National Guard
Columbia Hall
Glen Wade
Frederick Warwick
Alva G. Greenlesse
Rhoda Davidson
W. H. Dussel
Park Strait
John J. Washer
Arthur J. Sprague
Teamister
John Ahren
A. KK. Chemlossky
Albert Grant
Frank Sours
L. Manchester
W. Roepeke
Minor Fritz
A. Eberly
John King
Edward Dunn
Albert Stevens
Graham Station
East Akron
Wailitia
Glass Flatteners Refuse Wage Scale Triggering Strike
In Marion Indiana on August 24 the window glass flatteners refused to sign the wage scale offered by the window glass trust and declared a strike. Factories had planned to open September 1 as others in the trade had signed, but the unified refusal spreads gloom and could trigger a broader walkout affecting about 10000 workers.
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Marion
Ind
Window Glass Trust
Burns
Window Glass Workers’ Union
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