Notification Speech of Senator Thurston to McKinley
The June 29 ceremony in Canton, Ohio, saw Senator Thurston deliver the notification speech to Maj. McKinley, praising the popular support and the Republican platform. McKinley responded with a sober call to unite the party, emphasize protection and currency policy, and uphold national credit and domestic prosperity.
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McKinley
United States
Thurston
Maj. McKinsey
Moe
St.Louis
Republican ‘Party
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Maj
MHH
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van Denie
American prisoner Milton details Cabanas fortress incident
In Havana’s Cabanas fortress on June 13, Owen Milton, an American held at the prison, resisted Gen Olivera’s demand for the writer of an anonymous Key West letter and money. Milton describes threats and sword-waving before being sent back to confinement. He alleges Olivera used Lee’s name without authority while trapping other prisoners. Milton cites new detainees daily and a village massacre report near Cuajay. He longs to see the U S flag again.
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Washington
United States
Republican Party
National Credit
Lindfoln
Republiccan Party
National Republican Convention
Ines
Y' Ug Tieiaen
Owen Milton
Caba
Olivers
Cabanas
New York
Herald
Key West
I'l
Lee
Gen. Olivers
Olivera
Gen. Lea
Milton
Ciprian Perez
Cuanajay
Jose Gonzalez
Serafin Caravaja
Pedro Hanero
Jose Castro
Juan Gonzalez
Meregito Perez
Julian Castenada
Perez
Lieut Clark Exonerated For Fort Niobrara Shooting
Omana Neb July 3 The board appointed by Col Andrews at Fort Niobrara says Lieut Clark was perfectly justified in ordering a guard to shoot Private Weaver who had killed Sergt Livingston and was firing on others. Weaver died from a vital wound. Headquarters found no suspicion and upheld the decision.
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Neb
Col. Andrews
Fort Niobrara
Weaver
Clark
Lieut
Sergt
Livingston
Lieut. Clark
Death of Gen Alexander R Lawton from Savannah and New York sketch
General Alexander R. Lawton of Savannah Georgia died at Clifton Springs sanitarium after a paralytic stroke. Born in 1816 in Beaufort District South Carolina he entered West Point in 1835 with notable classmates. He led First Georgia volunteers at Fort Pulaski in 1861 and served as brigadier general for the Confederacy through the Civil War. After Richmond fell he returned to Savannah to practice law and later served as minister to Austria under President Cleveland.
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N. Y
A. R. Lawton
Savannah
Clifton Springs
Alexander R. Lawton
Beaufort District
S. C
West Point
Halleck
Stevens
Canby
Gilmer
Georgia
Fort Pulaski
Richmond
Lawton
Austria
Cleveland
Mistrial Declared in Hart and Co Defendants Case
In New York on July 3 the jury in the Hart Nunez O'Brien Murphy case could not agree after a long deliberation. Judge Brown discharged the jury and discussed bail bonds, maintaining 2500 dollars in each case for most defendants while reducing Murphy's bail to 500 dollars. Witnesses held at Ludlow Street jail were discharged.
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John D. Hart
New York
Emilia Nunez
Capt
O’brien
Mate Edward Murphy
Cuba
United States Court
Mate Murphy
Brown
Murphy
Ludlow Street
Kaaitslat
Red Cross in Philadelphia issues widows and orphans fund note
In Philadelphia on July 3 the Red Cross executive committee announced a plan to aid widows and orphans of miners affected by a Pittston mine disaster. The appeal urges public support to assist families left penniless by the tragedy.
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Pittston
Philadeee Hla
Duisanivate Bock Loty
Delegates Rally In Chicago For Silver Platform
In Chicago the silver movement gathers delegates from the silver and populist camps as Dr J J Mott arrives to push for unity and a platform of free coinage. Talks favor naming Stone of Missouri or Bryan of Nebraska as temporary chair and Harris as permanent chair, with efforts to unite independents for a St Louis convention.
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Impr i
Bugs
New York
ae _ CuscaGo
Tosday
National Committee
Amorrow
A.l
Chicago
J. J. Mott
North Carolina
Independent
New Silver Party
Washington
Sherman House
St. Louis
Independent Silver Party
United Action
Gov. Stone
Missouri
W. J. Bryan
Nebraska
Isham Harris
Tennessee
Maj. Towles
Harris
Jones
David B. Hill
Senate
Hill
Bland
Palmer
Sherman
Demograderat Zis Committee
de la Fé
Ates Rathe
Mining pioneer William Hall of Butte recalls steel drills and safety fuse evolution
English miner William Hall, long superintendent of the Alicé mine and now active in British Columbia, reflects on mining’s rapid progress over the past fifty years. He recalls early iron drills, dull hammers, and the shift to steel, the advent of safety fuse, and the dangers of old blasting methods, describing evolving practices and tools.
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William .Hall
Butte
Alicé
British Columbia
Hall
Norway
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