Odell Wins Key Vote to Control New York GOP Convention
In a tight 1 vote result the Odell faction secures temporary chairman position at the New York Republican convention setup. Jacob A Livingston switches to Odell after a test vote, prompting reconciliation with Sen. Platt and a tense room as Aldridge and Quigg maneuver behind the scenes.
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Woodruff
Kings County
Odell
Higgins
Washington Post
New York
Saraoya
Wiggins
M Linn Bruce
Friends
Gov Higgins
Jacob A Livingston
Republican State Convention Nominates Ticket at El Paso
The El Paso convention reelects Cecil Lyon of Sherman as State chairman and nominates a full ticket led by Governor Irwin. The platform condemns Democratic extravagance, GOP nepotism, and opposes Texas Congressmen opposing the Roosevelt administration while praising Republican aid to Texas.
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el Paso
Tex
Cecil Lyon
Sherman
Ornor
Fannin County
Pederich Hofheins
Dallas
F van Dervoort
Carrizo Springs
Court of Criminal Appeals
Foster
Roosevelt
Texas
Nebraska Banker Declines Congressional Nomination
At the First District Democratic Convention in Lincoln on August 15 H W Hanks a Nebraska City banker served on the resolutions committee when the convention nominated him for Congress He declined to accept the nomination after learning of the action T J Doyle of Lincoln had already withdrawn in favor of Hanks and was nominated earlier in the proceedings
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T J Doyle
Lincoln
Nebr
H WN Hanks
Nebraska City
Congress
Hanks
Doyle
Bargain Day Rush in St Joseph Ends Securely After Police Move
At a crowded department store in St Joseph on August 15 a bargain rush left Mrs Gusan Woland fatally injured and many shoppers hurt. The city police chief ordered the store closed but rescinded the order as ten officers controlled the scene. Several women were fainted from heat but could return home without medical care. Mrs Weiland also affected.
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St Joseph
Gusan Woland
Weiland
Five Injured In Wreck On Franklin and Pitts Railway
A mixed southbound train on the Franklin and Pittsylvania line leased by the Southern Railway derailed at Redwood early today. Three passengers and two other crew members were hurt, none seriously. Two cars left the track. the injured were taken to Rocky Mount for treatment. Officials said the cause is not yet known. Redwood lies near Rocky Mount, the branch line terminus.
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Danville
Franklin and
Pittsylvania
Southern Raiway
Redwood
Ribrer
Rocky Mount
London
Edward
Properoe
William
Friedrich
Foreign Office
Charles Hardinge
Ward
Germany
Persia
Persian Gulf
Bagdad
Great Britain
Associated Press
Gulf
Kianchau
China
Dempsey Forces Defeat in Cincinnati County Convention
In Cincinnati Ohio on August 15 the county Democratic convention split into old ring and new wing factions over delegates to the state convention. Mayor Edward Dempsey aligned with the new wing helped by Bernard’s supporters, but John J Molloy won the chair amid tumult. Administration delegates prevailed though Bernard’s delegation was seated, leading to clashes and a largely split outcome.
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Washington
Cincinnati
Ohio
Edward Dempsey
George B Cox Lewis
Bernard Long
Democracy
Iine
Dempsey
Bernard
C J Noble
Eiven
Lmne
Bernards
Terrorist Attacks in Poland Stir Citywide Terror
Warsaw and other Polish cities endured coordinated bomb and pistol attacks by revolutionaries. Police and military posted heavy losses, with over twenty killed in Warsaw and dozens wounded. attackers captured or dispersed as infantry and Cossacks patrolled streets. The events followed arrests of socialist workers in Praga and occurred on a calm Catholic holiday with heavy civilian crowds nearby.
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St Petersburg
Poland
Samara Afa Yalta
Kiev
Chita
Gorpvichenko
Warsaw
Wolsh Precinct
Lodz
Radom
Cantain
Vlatslossk
Plock
Praga
Ostrovebovin Street
Torgovia
Choladena
Fear to Call Recruits Delays Government Plans
Special dispatch from St Petersburg reports the government delaying autumn recruitment due to fear of unreliability among 470,000 enrolled recruits as famine and unrest spread through South Russia. Widespread starvation, looting, and strikes by laborers and farmers strain the regime while pockets of mutiny and disloyalty surface within troops.
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Washington Post
St Petersburg
South Russa
Nicholas
Krasnoy2-Selo
Krasnoye
Woman Whipped by Russian Guards After Taunting Soldier
In St Petersburg on Nevski Prospect Mile Smirnoff and a companion were taunted by guardsmen as they passed. A cavalry squadron charged the crowd using whips, pursued the women, and forced them into a cab to guards barracks. Smirnoff was taken to the yard and received twenty seven lashes. The incident stirred calls for trials of officers and men involved.
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St Petersburg
Mie Smirnoff
Chevalier Guards
Nevski
Mile Smirnoff
Port Arthur
Mic Smirnoff
Guards Barracks
Col Stenbock Formor
Cit Yard
Nelka de Smirnoff
Nelka de Smirnoffs
Washington
Red Cross
Belmont
A L Barber
Fourteenth
Clifton Streets
Mie de Smirnof
Miss Blow
Wadsworth
Mme
Paveloff
Belgium
Martha Hoy
Rojestvensk
China
One Dead in Buffalo Fire at Main Street Foot
A devastating blaze at the foot of Main Street near the Buffalo Ship Chandlery and Supply Company on Main Street killed Captain James Robinson and fatally injured sail maker Charles Johnson. Firefighters recovered Robinson's body after his escape was cut off by flames. The fire spread to the St Charles Hotel but was contained with limited additional damage. property loss tallies at seventy five thousand dollars.
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Buffalo
James Robinson
Charles Johnson
Main Street
Maine Street
Buffalo Ship Chandlery and Supply Company
Johnson
Robinson
St Charles
Pickpockets Nabbed After Chase In City Streets
Two men identified as Salvatore Audette and Frank Knapp were arrested after robbing a man on Houston Street and pursued to Mulberry Street station. Both suspects are known to police as expert pickpockets. One suspect boasted of aiming to steal watches from three detective sergeants, claiming two already in one day.
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New York
Ang
Houston Street
Mott
Houston
Mulberry Street
Salvatore Audette
Frank Knapp
Virginia Mountains
White Sulphur Hot Springs
Seoule
Sullivan Replies to Bryan in Open Letter to Democrats
Democratic National Committeeman Roger C Sullivan of Illinois issues a mailed response to William J Bryan’s demand he resign from the national committee. Sullivan defends his seat, accuses Dunlap and Thompson of stirring trouble, and asserts the convention affirmed his committee membership and rejected fraud claims against his election.
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Bryan
Chicago
Democratic National
National Committee
Sullivan
Democrats
Dunlap
Thompson
Mir Bryan
Millard Fillmore Dunlap
Owen P Thompson
Jacksonville
Treasurer sought for $145000 shortage abroad
Government moves to extradite William Cann treasurer of the Benevolent Society of Postal Employer after he absconded to the United States with a $54,000 deficit. He fled to Texas then vanished again. authorities report updated locations remain unclear. Rub your poor tired, acting bottle and lumber ad details appear in the same column.
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Jondon
William Cann
Benevolent Society of Postal
United States
Cann
Texas
Armed Revolt in Persia Forces Reforms After Defeat
Dispatch from St Petersburg reports the Shah may have granted reforms after military defeat. Telegrams note reform factions presented sweeping changes and the Shah gave tentative consent following revolutionary fighting in which many killed by troops. Censor reportedly blocked further details.
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Shah
St Petersburg
Persia
Bryan's Train Delayed Near PorreRes on Madrid Journey
William J Bryan and party left Paris for Madrid aboard a train delayed by a slight accident near Porres for about thirty minutes. The trip may shift to Tangier with only a few hours in Madrid planned for Thursday.
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Portreres
Madrid
Paris
William J Bryan
Bordeaux
Porreres
Bryan
Grenada
Tangier
Kaiser greets king hold conference at castle
King Edward arrived by special train from Frankfort and met Emperor William at Friedrichshof. The cordial welcome featured cheek kissing and formal introductions. They toured, dined, and discussed politics on the castle terrace alongside officials, amid hopes for improved Anglo-German ties and talks on European issues.
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Hesse-Nassan
Prussia
Edward
Frankfort
Emperor Willam
Frederick Charles
Hesse-Naswa
Hang
Prince Albert
Posen Jeeger
Charles Hardinge
Foreign Office
Stanley Clarke
Frederick E G Ponsonby
Frank Lascelles
Germany
Francis Oppenheimer
Luuncheon
Baron von Tschersthcky
Darmstadt
Edward Can
Ambessader Lascellanes
Yschirschhy
Berlin
Lokal
Angseger
Luxemburg
All Seasons
William
Hum
Cologne
Great Britain
Wiech
Cologne Gazette
National Zeitung
Neuste Nachtien
Two Civil War Veterans Die After Parade Heat
Thomas H Martin of Washington and Col Charles W Keeting of New Orleans, both Civil War veterans, died after marching in a Grand Army of the Republic event. Martin, a senior vice commander, collapsed from heart exhaustion during the parade and died en route to hospital. Keeting, former commander of the Department of Louisiana and Mississippi, also succumbed to heat and exhaustion after leading a division.
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Minneapolis
Grand Army of the Republic
Thomas H Martin
Washington
Charles W Keeting
New Orleans
Department of Louisiana
Missianipi
Keeting
Customs Department
Menthel
Martin
Maj Webster
Raceury
Mfart
Fk Auatter
Tak
Hia
T Street
Entriken
A. R
the Blue
Bull Run
Shappanville
Center County
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Akta
Iulan
Mr Martin
Treasury
Pennsylvania
Nancy J Kinc
Edwin A. Martin
War Department
Lves
Orlando
Nina L Maynard
Mildred Martin
Nina Maynard
Edwin Martin
GARL
Hamline
Hamiline
Benjardin F Graham
Kit Carson
Fost
Grand Army Hall
At & Oclock
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Long Island
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Department of the Potomac
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