Disaster and wreckage sweep across coastal front
Reports from multiple locations describe disastrous conditions along a coastline with wrecked vessels and many deaths. A beach area is littered, 68 steamers see only five afloat, 72 barges with seven riding, and twenty bodies sent to the morgue. Nearby Manila reports the Futaji Maru foundering near Mindanao with two casualties. Other noted items include a strange medical case in Illinois, a reception plan for William J. Bryan, and grievances from Mosquito Reserve delegates seeking intervention.
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Tockslager
York
Teller City
Amiches Oly
Dead in a Bathtub at Rockingham Hotel
Report from Portsmouth Ohio dated August describes a man from St. Louis found dead in a hotel bathtub. Evidence suggests he intended to take poison but struck his head on a light bracket, fell face down into a tub of water and drowned.
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Portsmouth
Tore H Fiman
St. Louis
Rockingham Hotel
Populist Bryan notified as candidate at Topeka rally
Large crowds witnessed the Topeka notification of Colonel William J. Bryan as the Populist presidential nominee. The event drew attendees from across Kansas, with speeches by Party leaders and Bryan addressing imperialism, militarism, and the trust issue amid a lively public reception and parade atmosphere.
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William J. Bryan
Sioux Falls
Bryan
Atchison
Sioux Falla
People’s Party
Butler
Edminston
T. M. Patterson
Colonel Bryan
Kansas City
A. W. Rucker
Colorado
Dolliver Appointed U S Senator To Fill Vacancy
Governor Shaw announced Congressman J P Dolliver of Ft Dodge was appointed as United States Senator to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Juin Howear. The appointment runs to March 4, 1901. Plus scattered items on disappearances riots famine relief and other 1900 era news briefs.
Political plea urges Cuba freedom beyond party lines
The speaker appeals for unity at a Cuban convention urging honest capable men to attend. He argues Cuba’s future is independence and stresses liberty for all rather than partisan gain, urging the United States to set aside political differences to support the convention.
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Paris
McKinley
Cuba
United
Unite States
Convention
United States
Ice Cream Illness Fatality and Hospitalized Children
In Atlanta on December 24 Mrs. Elizabeth Hutson died and four of her children were left in serious condition at Grady hospital after consuming ice cream traced to a freezer not properly cleaned.
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Moorhead, Minn
Charlotte Gibbs
Andrew Talnter
Menominee
Wis
Atlanta, Ga
Elizabeth Hutson
Grady Hospital
Fitzsimmons Knocks Sharkey Cold at Coney Island Bout
In under two rounds Robert Fitzsimmons defeated Lattor Sharkey before 6,000 spectators at the Coney Island Sporting Club. Sharkey attacked early, but Fitzsimmons outboxed and outslugged him, delivering crushing rights to the body and sharp lefts to the jaw, ending with a final left hook that sent Sharkey down and out.
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New York
Lattor
Pam Sharkey
Robert Fitzsimmons
Coney Island Sporting Club
Fitzsimmons
Rubin
Sharkey
Fitz
Bob
Tom
Shirkey
British tramp steamer India wrecked near Africa with nine feared dead
Information from Philadelphia reports the British tramp steamer India captained by F J Burkell ran aground during a hurricane off Gardaful at the Gulf of Aden. The ship carried sugar from Samabaya Java to Philadelphia. Of 38 crew, 29 were saved. 9 believed lost or captured by natives.
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Philadelphia
India
F. J. Burkell
Samabaya
Java
Gardaful
Africa
Gulf of Aden
Riots erupt after white messenger shot by black man in New York
In New York on Sunday a rash of incipient race riots followed the Saturday night shooting of John Brennan, a white messenger, by John Davis alias Lamplighter. Brennan, wounded in the stomach and chest, is hospitalized and likely to die. Whites taunted Davis, mobs attacked several black individuals, and police arrested multiple rioters as tension flared across the city.
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New York
Police Board
Chief Devery
Devery
John Brennan
John Davis
Brennan
Davis
British Trapped. Boers trap Liverpool regiment at Surprise
London reports from Won derfontein quote Lord Roberts on Aug 23 when Boer fire opened on British cavalry. Two Liverpool regiment companies moved 1,500 yards into a hollow unseen by the main force and were surrounded, suffering heavy losses. General Dewet evaded to the Orange river country.
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London
Lord Roberts
Wonderfontein
Dewet
Orange River
Whitch
Bryan’s stance on the Philippines and the ratified treaty
The piece argues Bryan led Democratic and Populist critics to back the 1898 peace treaty ratification despite an ongoing insurrection in the Philippines. It notes Aguinaldo’s war declaration two days after ratification, cites Democratic votes aided by Bryan, and claims the treaty’s approval placed duties on the president to suppress the rebellion. It lists Congress members who voted for ratification and closes urging readers to subscribe to the Republican.
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Aguinaldo
William Jendings Bryan
McKinley
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Banking Deposits Show Strength Despite Criticism
An extended critique questions Democratic claims of prosperity and federal stewardship. It argues that large banks report billions in deposits, contradicting calls for systemic collapse. The piece asserts savers have flocked to banks over four years, challenging the idea that the government favors the rich and that prosperity is unsustainable.
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Populist Vacancy Debate and Denby Letter on McKinley
Chicago dispatch reports Populists in credentialed session debate potential Stevenson as Bryan’s running mate with unity forecasts despite opposition from Butler and others. Denby, a Indiana Democrat, urges McKinley’s re election arguing Bryan’s stance on the Philippines risks imperialism and that Democrats depend on war casualties for hope.
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Uwnrose
Adlai E. Stevenson
Charles A. Trowne
National Committee
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Bryan
Ough
Marion Butler
Eugene Smith
Bhyan
Hanna backs Tennessee GOP unity against faction splits
Senator A. A. Hanna says in a letter to A J Tyler that the national committee plans to sustain the organization recognized at Philadelphia. He argues no good can come from the movement and urges loyal Republicans not to influence or join the rival faction.
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A. A. Hanna
Brownlow
H. Clay Evans
A J. Tyler
Hanna
Natonal Committee
National Committee
Philadelphia
Bryan Plans and Campaign Notes
Bryan returns to Lincoln after Omaha and plans begin with a Wahoo speech. He delivered 11 addresses that week along with several brief remarks. Brady confirms Fitzsimmons and Jeffries have a $7,500 deposit for a championship bout and will decide on time and place after meeting.
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Lincoln
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Wahoo
Jeffries
New York
W. A. Brady
Fitzsimmons
Five Canton farmers named in McGany hanging warrants
Warrants issued for five prominent Canton area farmers alleged to have been members of the mob that hanged William M. McGany near his employer's home. In Dujbar, Pa the Cambrian Steel plant at Johnstown ordered an indefinite shutdown of all works due to furnace excess. The Cambria Steel company owns Mahoning Atlas Anchor Uniondale and Great Bluff plants with over 400 ovens affected.
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Uvens
Lions Dujbar
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Cambria Steel Company
Mahoning
Atlas
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Uniondale
Great Bluff
Rights and Duties in China War Debates
A pro US stance argues Washington must defend Americans in Peking, secure reparation for losses, and protect treaty rights. It cites decades of Sino US treaties, extraterritorial privilege, and security of missionaries, with Europe sharing the burden as Boxers threaten foreign access and trade.
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China
Li Himg Ghang
Piking
Peking
Legation
Allieés
Ees
Asmertt
Inc
Shanghai
Tien Tsin
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Wei-Hai-Wei
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Macao
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Hoor
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1899 Savings Bank Depositors Rise and Prosperity Debate
On June 30, 1899 experts note over 5.2 million depositors in savings banks with average deposits rising from 369 to 419 per person. Wage-earners profits questioned while farmers hold three times more capital than manufacturers. They are prosperous and likely to back McKinley to sustain wealth. The piece ponders U.S. population growth and state totals.
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McKinley
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