Indiana and Ohio Republicans Rally Behind War Policy
At Columbus Ohio and Indianapolis platform pledges support for the war and McKinley administration. The convention endorses the Dingley Tariff, reaffirms the national Republican platform, and congratulates Admiral Dewey while praising Hanna Foraker absence and new Senate choice Marcus Hanna.
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St. Louis
Congress
Hawaiian Islands
Spain
Cuba
McKinley
Admiral Dewey
Manila
Foraker
Hanna
Marcus A. Hanna
Senate
United States
Cleveland warns against conquest and annexation at Lawrenceville
Former President Grover Cleveland warned against conquest and territorial expansion during the Lawrenceville School commencement in Princeton New Jersey on Founders Day. He argued good citizenship does not support empire building and signaled opposition to retaining islands won from Spain amid the Cuba conflict.
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Princeton
N. J
Grover Cleveland
Lawrenceville School
Cuba
Cleveland
Spain
Indiana Democrats Indorse War at Indianapolis Convention
The Indiana Democratic state convention met in Tomlinson Hall with 1,528 delegates. Senator David Turpie presided. the platform backs the Spanish American War as just, calls for navy and coast defenses, liberal pensions, Panama Canal control by the U.S. with no private loans, free coinage of gold and silver, opposition to the gold standard, tariff reform, direct senatorial elections, and strong backing of William Jennings Bryan.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
William J. Bryan
Ind
Tomlinson Hall
United States
David Turpie
S. M. Brison
Blackford County
Martin
Turpie
Spain
Dewey
Bagley
Hobson
Nicaragua Canal
Chicago
Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
Michigan Conventions Seek Harmony at State Gatherings
Grand Rapids May 22 Desires for harmony marked opening of the state democratic and populist conventions. Populists oppose renaming the party to democratic people's union silver while silver Republicans back a triple alliance. Ex congressman Justin R Whiting of St Clair was nominated for governor and Daniel J Campau of Detroit named chairman of the democratic state central committee.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Democratic People’s Union-Silver
Justin R. Whiting
St Clair
Daniel J. Campau
Detroit
Democratic State Central Committee
Fred A. Baker
State Central Committee
Thomas F. McGarry
Dr. Nichols
Greenville
Stanley Parkhill
Owosso
Royal Betrothal Reported for Princess Victoria and Baron Revelstoke
London reports a probable engagement between Princess Victoria of Wales and John Baring Baron Revelstoke awaiting Queen Victoria's approval. Princess Victoria is the prince of Wales’s second daughter born July 6 1868. Baron Revelstoke is the second holder of the title and is 34 years old.
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London
Princess Victoria of Wales
John Baring
Baron Revelstoke
Queen Victoria
Princess Victoria
Alexandra Olga Mary
Prince of Wales
Lord Revelstoke
Resolution to revive the grade of lieutenant general
Washington June 22 The house committee on military affairs favor a joint resolution reviving the grade of lieutenant general in the army. It authorizes the president to appoint a lieutenant general from officers in the military service distinguished for courage, skill and ability whenever expedient.
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Washington
House Committee On Military Affairs
Senator Foraker introduces colored volunteer division bill
In Washington on June 22 Senator Foraker proposes a bill to organize a division in the volunteer army for colored men. The unit would have up to six regiments with nationwide recruitment and presidential appointment of officers.
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Washington
Foraker
Merritt to sail for Philippines on Newport next Wednesday
San Francisco June 22 It is stated that Maj Gen Merritt will sail for the Philippine islands next Wednesday aboard the steamer Newport. The third fleet of transports will likely depart Monday. The Seventh California regiment hopes to join Merritt on the Newport.
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Merritt
San Francisco
Philippine Islands
Newport
Seventh California
Beloit College Ends Endowment Drive With 200000 Gain
At Beloit college commencement President Eaton announced success in raising a 200000 endowment, including a 50000 gift from D K Pearsons of Chicago conditioned on reaching the goal.
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Beloit, Wis
Beloit College
Eaton
D. K. Pearsons
Chicago
Elocutionists Convention to Draw 300 Delegates
Cincinnati committee reports the National Association of Elocutionists convention will run June 27 to July inclusive with about 300 delegates expected to attend, making it the most important gathering in the group’s history.
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Cincinnati
National Association of Elocutionists
Kansas Day Observed at Omaha Exposition
Kansas day festivities marked the exposition with a dedicated Kansas building elaborately decorated. Gov. Leedy, his staff, and numerous state leaders attended the Wednesday ceremonies in Omaha Nebraska.
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Omaha
Neb
Leedy
Murderer Hanged in St Louis Jail
John Thomas schuetz was hanged at 6 15 a m in the city jail for the shooting death of his sweetheart Annie Rausch age 18 on April 6 1897.
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St. Louis
John Thomaschuetz
Annie Rausch
Actor Willard Reaches London in Improved Health
London June 22 Mr E B Willard the actor has arrived here greatly improved in health after treatment and rest.
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Willard
London
Fourth Biennial Convention Opens of Women’s Clubs
Denver June 22 The fourth biennial convention of the General Federation of Women's Clubs opens with two thousand women in the Broadway theater. Mrs Ellen Henrotin of Chicago presides with a beaming face and brilliant gown as officers and speakers fill the stage.
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General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Mra
Ellen Henrotin
Chicago
Denver
Col
Broadway
General Federation
Buffet Luncheon Honors Mrs Henrotin at Mrs Brown’s Residence
A luncheon was hosted in honor of Mrs. Henrotin at the home of Mrs. James Brown. Guests included speakers, General Federation officers, and state presidents.
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Henrotin
James Brown
General Federation
Biennial Meeting of War of 1812 Society Convenes in Baltimore
The General Society of the War of 1812 met at Baltimore City Hall in a biennial session with delegates from Pennsylvania Maryland Massachusetts Connecticut Ohio Illinois Delaware New York and the District of Columbia. Vice President-General James Carr Jr welcomed attendees as Gen W Leo Knott spoke, and John Cadwalader of Pennsylvania was reelected president general. The registrar-general Albert Kimberly-Hadel noted growth across state societies.
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Baltimore
General Society of the
City Hall
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Ohio
Illinois
Delaware
New York
District of Columbia
John Cadwalader
Pennsylvania Society
James Edward Carr, Jr
Maryland Society
Society
Leighton Coleman
Desperate Cuban and Spanish War Developments Logged
A Santiago dispatch reports Admiral Cervera ready to break out of port to save ships while Blanco and Shafter race to reinforce Santiago. Kingston sources note eager Spanish troops at Cienfuegos and cargoes for Trinidad including gold. Key West reports intense fortification and an injured crewman from a blockade ship amid expanding Spanish tensions.
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New York
Santiago de Cuba
Kingston
Jamaica
Sampson
Cervera
Santiago Harbor
the Tribune
Santiago
Blanco
Garcia
Shafter
Pando
Adula
Cienfuegos
Yankee
Purissima Concepcion
Trinidad
Province of Santa Clara
Wisconsin Convention in Milwaukee August Thirty First
The Wisconsin democratic state convention will be held in Milwaukee on August 31. Reports say the president may soon call for more volunteers to bolster the war effort.
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Milwaukee
Isaac Staples
Stillwater
Minn
Collingwood
Georgia Bay
Lake Huron
Michigan
Sullivan Cook
Hartford
Constantinople
Akron
Cuyahoga
Madrid
Don Carlos
Spain
D. J. Thayer
Chariton
Burlington
Havana
Blanco
Santiago de Cuba
Deutsch Eylau
Osterode
East Prussia
von Rabe
Samuel L. Lindsey
Herbert G. Everingham
St. Louis
United States
Horr
Key West
Fla
Washington
Gates
Amherst College
Camebridge
England
Falls River and Machine Company
Cuyahoga Falls
Casis
Santa Clara
New Jersey Admitted By Unanimous Vote
The report urged adopting a resolution extending sympathy to the struggling Cubans and offering a hearty welcome to American soldiers on their victorious return. The state society of New Jersey was admitted by a unanimous vote.
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State Society of
New Jersey
Philadelphia cruiser on schedule for sea by July
Mare Island Navy Yard reports rapid progress on the cruiser Philadelphia with sea readiness in the first week of July. Tug Active and Fearless prepared as auxiliary cruisers. Fearless to carry seven guns and a large searchlight, while Active and other government tugs to carry five guns each.
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Mare Island Navy Yard
Cal
Philadelphia
Active
Fearless
Nevada Increases Call For Volunteers To Four Companies
Carson City Nevada June 22 four companies instead of three have been allotted to Nevada to fill the latest call for volunteers Each company will consist of 103 men The state militia totals six companies aggregating 385 men At least 85 are disqualified for service in the United States army The governor made his call upon the militia Tuesday.
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Carson City
Nev
Nevada
United States Army
Knights of St. John nominate S. P. OConnor for supreme secretary
Cincinnati officials of the Knights of St. John announce S. P. OConnor of Cincinnati as the candidate for supreme secretary at the Detroit convention opening June 28. The order fields a large Cincinnati membership in the lead up to the event.
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Cincinnati
Order of Knights of St. John
S. P. O'Connor
Detroit
May Morn Wins North Sea Cup Dover to Heligoland
The yawl-rigged yacht May Morn won the North Sea cup race from Dover to Heligoland. The event started on June 18 with Gordon Hodgkinson as the cup’s sponsor.
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Dover
England
Gordon Hodgkinson
Heligoland
Michigan Troops Move from Camp Alger to Fortress Monroe
The Thirty third Michigan and a battalion of the Thirty-fourth Michigan left Camp Alger Wednesday for Fortress Monroe en route to Santiago, signaling advancement toward active duty in Cuba.
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Michigan
Camp Alger
Washington
Fortress Monroe
Santiago
Mayor Maybury Welcomes Credit Men Delegates in Detroit
Detroit June 22 Mayor Maybury welcomed 150 delegates to the third annual convention of the National Association of Credit Men. The event gathers credit professionals in the city, highlighting a major gathering of industry leaders in Detroit.
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Detroit
Mich
Maybury
National Association of Credit Men
Steamer Transfer No 1 Reaches Vancouver with Alaska Cattle
Steamer Transfer No 1 arrives in Vancouver from Alaska carrying about 1000 cattle and many horses bound for the Klondike. The vessel says three Moran steamers out of 12 are disabled at Juneau after leaving Seattle for the Yukon river mouth.
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Vancouver
B. C
Transfer No
Alaska
Pyramid Harbor
Klondike
Moran
Seattle
Yukon River
Juneau
Flooding Near Kaslo and Kootenai Lake Rises Four Feet
Heavy rains and snowmelt raised Kootenai Lake four feet in a week. Lower Kaslo is flooded with trains boarding from the hill top and boats used in town. Business halted with more high water expected and substantial financial losses forecast.
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Vancouver
B. C
Kootenai Lake
Kaslo
Bold hangings mark execution in Missouri jail yard
Jefferson City, Mo. June 22. Tobe Lanahan and Ed McKenzie were hanged at 9 10 a m. A high stockade enclosed the scaffold in the jail yard. Few spectators attended. McKenzie killed a farmer for his money and Lanahan murdered a 12 year old girl after assaulting her.
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Jefferson City
Tobe Lanahan
Ed McKenzie
McKenzie
Lanahan
Mellinger Dies by Morphine in Bloomington Prison
Frank Mellinger, held in Bloomington for counterfeiting, died overnight in the city prison by taking morphine. Authorities found a large quantity of materials and machinery at his home.
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Bloomington, Lr
Frank Mellinger
Bloomington City
Mellinger
Steamers sail for Yukon as Klondike rush continues
Seattle on June 22 reports 60 men and women depart for the Yukon river in two steamers the Alfred J Beach and the W H Evans in tow of the Noyo. The Beach hosts 23 men and two women from the Alaska Mutual Transportation and Mining association many from Chicago. The Evans carries 35 people from the Evans Klondike company. The Charles Nelson also clears for St Michaels with about 300 passengers.
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Seattle
Wash
Yukon River
Alfred J. Beach
W. H. Evans
Noyo
Alaska Mutual Transportation and Mining Association
Chicago
Evans
Evans Klondike Company
Charles Nelson
St. Michaels
Pare steamship crushed by ice near Notre Dame Bay
The British steamer Pare, Captain Gansden, sailing from Dunkirk to Tilt Cove to load copper for Swansea, struck heavy ice off Notre Dame bay on Saturday and sank within two hours. Twenty one crew members survived to reach Tilt Cove Sunday, after harrowing escapes in darkness. The crew described unusually heavy, vast ice making navigation perilous.
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St. John’s
N. F
Gansden
Dunkirk
Tilt Cove
Swansea
Notre Dame Bay
Alfredo Sloops for Cuban Coast, Commanded by Capt Johnny O Brien
The sloop Alfredo, first vessel of the Cuban navy, sailed from New York on June 22 with seven crew. Captain Johnny O Brien leads the vessel, destination kept secret, aboard a 60 foot yacht sloop with an auxiliary screw powered by a naphtha engine.
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New York
Alfredo
Johnny” O’brien
Mount Holyoke Alumnae Recommend Arts Degree for Dr D K Pearsons
South Hadley June 22 The Mount Holyoke National Alumnae Association has advised the board of trustees to award the master of arts degree to Dr D K Pearsons of Chicago a friend of Mount Holyoke and a supporter of Christian education.
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South Hadley
Mass
Mount Holyoke
Harding suit against American Glucose Manufacturing dismissed
Peoria Illinois June 22 The case of George Harding versus the American Glucose Manufacturing Company to annul the sale to the trust was dismissed by the court after testimony from Conrad Matthieson manager of the trust.
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Peoria, Ill
George Harding
American Glucose Manufacturing Company
Conrad Matthieson
Sultan’s Sister Seized by Band of 40 Bribe Gands Near Istanbul
A special dispatch from Constantinople reports that a band of 40 brigands abducted the sultan’s sister while she walked near Kizil Toprak, a few miles from Constantinople, where she resided.
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London
Constantinople
Kizil Toprak
Constanetinople
Markets Report Chicago Wheat and Prices
Chicago market update June 22 shows wheat weak on July at 72½ to 68c for Sept and 67¾ to 68c for Dec. Corn soft with cash and July around 224 to 232⅓c, oats fair and easier with No 2 60c, barley steady, pork lard and ribs down with Sept hog futures around 9.60 to 9.75 and lard near 5.75 to 6.82. New potatoes steady with Arkansas Triumphs at 2.10 to 2.15 per lb and Mississippi Triumphs 2.15 to 2.25. Eggs firm at 11 to 11⅔c, butter steady 4½ to 4¾c, live poultry steady with turkeys 5 to 7c, chickens 4 to 7c, geese 3.00 to 4.00 per dozen, whisky steady at 1.22.
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Chicago
Deemand Fair
Choice Arkansas Triumphs
Mississippi
Ife
City
Hog and Cattle Prices Slip in Chicago Market Report
Hogs show good quality with active but softer demand. Prices fall about 10 cents across pig and packing categories, with ranges from 2.60 to 4.00 dollars. Cattle ease modestly with prime to extra steers around 5.10 to 5.30 and other grades from 4.15 to 4.85, including bulls and feeders.
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Chicago
Fed Texas
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W.G. Johnson
Basler
Dayton
McKisson
Cyrus Hulin
P. W. Dorr
C. C. Hildebrand
Democrats
Indianapo
Lis
Women IN Convention
Denver, Col
General Society of the War of 1812
States
van Antwerp
Washington Park
Cienfeegos
W. Henderson
J. Herman
Henderson
Herman
Marine Hospital
Cadiz
Lingrock
Federation
Unity Church
Celia Parker Woolley
Alva Adams
Colorado
T. M. McMurray
M. D. Thatcher
Colorado Federation
Sarah Pratt
Denver Woman’s Club
James B. Grant
William H. Kistler
C. P. Barnes
Louisville
Philip N. Moore
Kloondike
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