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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1904
Page
3
California candidate William Randolph Hearst is urged as the champions of the plain people. The appeal frames the paramount issue as defense of labor, opposition to money power, and calls for loyalty to the party and southern unity while praising Hearst’s record and character.
Clarence Darrow in Illinois seconded William Randolph Hearst for the Democratic nomination, urging delegates to remember the broader faith of the party and the yeomen outside the convention. He warns against Wall Street influence, celebrates the pro labor cause, and calls for a candidate who fights for the poor and working class.
Notices state that marriage and death notices inserted in the Washington Post will, upon application, appear simultaneously without extra charge for insertion or telegraphing in the listed morning newspapers including New York Times, Boston Globe, Chicago Record Herald, Philadelphia Public Ledger, Minneapolis Tribune, and others. The offer covers multiple papers across major cities.
Catalog of marriages and obituaries dated July 1904 including Nelson H Goodwin and Marguerie B Goodwin from Virginia and Washington alliances. Notices list weddings for Hedrick Robinson and Floyd and Gness and Halliday and King obituaries for Ruth King Belle Halliday and Maria Stennell with funeral details and addresses.
Health office death records list multiple infants and adults with ages and addresses, including Rebecca Butler two months from Union Court, infant of Anna C Delfus at H stew one day, Walter Fitzpatrick First Street, James Hughes jr Eighth Avenue, Louise Johnson at Rickets et six months, and Washington Jackson at K Street age 58. Other entries note Beatrice Oberton two years and Mary L. Turoer two years at various sw locations, plus Beatrice Oberton and Burkes at sw 17 dollars.
A compact listing of Washington DC funeral directors and embalmers. Names include W R Speare Joseph Gawler R F Harveys Sons John R Wricht William Lee George P Zarhorst with addresses on F Street NW Pa Ave NW Tenth Street NW Capitol Hill and related contact numbers. Reflects 19th century funeral services with commodious chapels and moderate prices.
Four union men deported from Cripple Creek told President Moyer of the Western Federation of Miners they were horsewhipped and robbed of hundreds of dollars by whitecappers. They allege military and deputies helped seize them, and named a dozen Cripple Creek citizens in the mob. Three men had returned on passes issued by Gen. Bell.
New York July 8 Judge George Gray was proposed for the presidency by L Irving Handy of Delaware, who urged the nation to back a candidate who embodies democracy, liberty, and home rule. The speech praised Gray's long public service, Senate tenure, peace terms role, and impartial leadership, calling him a unifying national figure.
The text argues for Judge Allen Brooks Parker of New York as the Democratic candidate to win Connecticut's seven electoral votes. It praises Parker's dignity, self-control, judicial reputation, and alignment with Democratic principles, contrasting him with the Republican nominee and urging cross‑ticket appeal.
Moses Wright, spokesman for Georgia, seconded Judge Parker’s nomination, claiming Georgia blood and Democratic unity will yield victory in 1904. The Georgia delegation pledges a platform opposing trusts and tariffs, with Parker as a trusted leader backed by Georgia and New York’s North and Empire State. The appeal stresses unity, conservatism, and nationwide appeal to elect Parker in November.
Mrs Elsie Biddle, still physically fragile after the Tuesday assault by African American robbers, shows clearer mind and less raving but remains weak. Requisition papers for suspects Aaron Timbers Jonas Sims and William Austin, jailed in Lancaster Philadelphia, have not been sent to Gov Murphy. Prosecutor Atkinson aims to transfer the culprits quietly to New Jersey.
The final state ball at Buckingham Palace drew over 2,000 guests in London during July. King Edward and Queen Alexandra participated in the quadrille. Attendees included Ambassador and Mrs Choate, Henry White, Miss White, Mr and Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt, Mrs Frank Morris Avery of Chicago, Gen William Draper and Mrs Draper, and Lawrence Townsend, minister to Belgium.
A Kansas speaker at a Democratic convention touts Gen Nelson A Miles as the ideal candidate. He is praised as a soldier statesman and champion of peace, with a record from Civil War battles to Western plains campaigns. He is urged as a unifying figure who can unite factions and win nationwide support, including the South and industrial states.
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