Bryan Goes Under In First Bout With Reorganizers
At the Democratic National Convention in St Louis on July 7 William Jennings Bryan faced a fierce party split. The Hearst faction backed Bryan as opponents urged Parker, and a dramatic gallery tumult produced the day’s loudest ovation for Bryan yet. The credential fight and platform debates dominated the session as leaders aimed to tire Bryan out while shaping a conservative platform for tomorrow.
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Cleveland
St. Louis
Washington Post
St Louis Mo
William Jennings Ryan
Tim
Jug- Bernaut
Bryan
Hearst
Chicago
Committee On
Hopkins
Republic i
Quinn
Ilinois
Fithietix
Judge Menzies
Indiana
Head
Tennessee
Parker
Bryans
South Carolina
Wisaconsin
Parkers
Nebraska
Hearst States
Champ Clark
Bailey
Hil Gs
Committee On Resolutions
Williams
Daniel
Hil
Pattison
Hamlin
Cable
Poe
Dayia
Gubers
Shively
Newlands
Messrs
Democratic Party of the
Democratic Platform Plank on Gold Standard Debated
Subcommittee work on the Democratic platform drags on as the gold standard plank faces full committee scrutiny. Bryan absent amid split votes. draft calls for economy, anti corruption probes, and Jeffersonian simplicity. Tariff, trusts, and Isthmian Canal policy outlined with emphasis on fair taxation and restraint of monopolies.
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Bryan
Horesty
Senate
House of Representatives
Congress
White House
United States
Isthmian Canal
Interstate Commerce Commission
Illinois Holds The Balance Of Power In Convention Fight
Political maneuvering surrounds the Illinois delegation as Hearst supporters seek to unseat them. Parker backers aim for a first ballot nomination with hopes from 34 Illinois votes and 62 Parker aligned votes from other states. Debate centers on a gold standard plank and potential defections as Tammany hints at resignation and vice presidential rumors swirl among delegates.
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Hearst
Qutset
Hopkins
Parker
Sawth Carolina
Kentucky
Louisiana
Massachusetts
MIT
Ilinois
Tinois
Subcommittee On
South Carolina
Mississippi
Texas
Belmont
Hill
Dre
Judge Parker
Cable
Mr. Hearst
lUnoss
Quinn
Vice Presidential Watch Draws Kentuckians to St Louis
Enthusiastic Kentuckians with a My Old Kentucky Home banner parade hotel lobbies in St Louis. Beckham leads a strong vice presidential boom though belief in nomination remains low. Parker leaders seek the ticket mate to match his will, while Missouri’s focus stays on figures like Francis and Stone amid shifting support. Congressional limited travel offer ends with rail notices.
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Francis
Miles
Hobson
Kern
Washington Post
St. Louis
Kentucky
Gov. Beckham
Parker
Missouri
Stone
Palmer
Buckner
Bryan
Henato
Stones
Dockery
Folk
Mary
Williams
Illinois
Indiana
David Overmeyer
Kangas
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Alabama
Santiago
John W. Kern
Jim’ Guffey
Pennsylvania
August Belmont
Sheehan
Tom Teggart
Mit
Index to 10 Day's Issue
Contents list highlights Bryan's defeat Parker on first ballot. Japanese forces near Kai chou. Woman's Negro assailants caught. St Louis session notes. Credentials report and financials. Prince sent to monastery. Washington visitors. Social and personal. Baseball racing sports. News of Virginia Maryland. Korean gulf battle details. Washington man's tragic death. District government affairs. Jesse Brown victory filed.
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Parker
Kai-chou
St. Louis
Champ Clark
Prince
Washington
Virginia
Maryland
Jesse Brown
Floods Sweep Armourdale and Wichita Leaving Tens of Thousands Homeless
Floods on the Kaw and Arkansas rivers cause severe damage across Kansas City Kansas Wichita and surrounding areas. Five thousand Armourdale residents flee as rivers rise with several deaths reported and rail service disrupted. Officials appeal for aid as floods inundate farms towns and urban districts.
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Armourdale
Kans
Connor
Kansas
Oklahoma
North Topeka
Wichita
Emporia
Winfield
Cottonwood
Neosho
Arkansas
Chinton
Okla
Missouri River
West Bottoms
St Louis Avenue
Hickory Street
Union Station
Gilbert
Taft
Fort Leavenworth
Hood
Russians Claim Victory Near Port Arthur
A Chinese traveler reports Japanese forces reaching Takushan Mountain near Port Arthur on July 6 and advancing toward the marine camp. Fort No. 16 is said captured, with claims of Japanese regiments wiping out Russian units north of Port Arthur. Reports lack confirmation. Russians expect a relief army, while multiple Japanese divisions move along Kaiping and Niuchwang routes toward Britamho.
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Kwangtung Peninsula
Port Arthur
Takushan
Tskushun Mountain
Gen Oku
Kaiping
Foochow Road
Yinkow
Niuchwang
Britamho
Wasaing
Russians Fight to Hold Kal-chou Front in Japanese Advance
A July 6 dispatch details Japanese forces advancing toward Kal-chou as Russian troops under Gen. Chirikoff and Gen. Samsonoff fall back from Nan-tay and Kai-chou. Reports describe patrol skirmishes near Vafungow and Yan-shan-fan, with troops concentrating at Tatche-kiao and Waofusen. The crisis centers on Kal-chou and the risk of Japanese seizure of Niuchwang and Yinkow, amid weather that favors continued fighting on the Liaodong front.
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Eia-chou
Mukden
Ta-tehe-kals
Kai-chou
Chirikoff
Kal-chon
Samsonoff
Kal-chou
St Petersburg
Peror Nicholas
Kuorathin
Vafungow
Senuchen
Potaitza
Slabenum
Halo Heights
Siadama
Yan-shan-fan
Tchaima
Duamaritza
Waofusen
Datchiyangkhe
Takushan
Sakharoff
Kuropatkin
Sakharov
Dio-din-shan
Associated Press
Kalchou
Tatche-kiao
Niuchwang
Yinkow
Liaoyang
Sidian
Siadiaman
Kal Ohou
War Office
London Daily Telegraph
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