Pritchard urged to run for governor at North Carolina GOP meeting
Raleigh dispatch reports the North Carolina Republican state convention may push Senator Pritchard to accept the gubernatorial nomination. Despite his reluctance he faces pressure from delegates claiming he could gain ten thousand votes. The article also covers intra party strife and a disordered Republican district convention in the fourth district with black and white delegates clashing and threats of disfranchisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N. C
Pritchard
W. P. Bynum, I Jr
Senate
Linney
Dening
Congress
Spencer Blackburn
Writchard
McKinley
William P. Bynum, I Jr
Greensboro
Richmond Pearson
Walser
James E. Boyd
Z. V. Walser
Charles McNamee
Onu
Ed A. Johnson
James H. Young
David A. Laus
C.T. Bailey
J. M. Milliken
F. D. Jones
H. B. Pearson
Winslow
Giles
Chatham
John Son
Pum
Etopd
Tennessee Republicans Edge Toward Compromise Accord
Knoxville dispatch reports Mark Kanne mediating a rift between Tennessee Republican factions as Henne calls for a joint agreement on penalties and a move toward reconciliation. Evans and Brownlow urged to seek common ground and friendship amid the factional dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Mian
Evans
Brownlow
Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee
Mark Kanne
Henne
Plans for seating and vote division in Philadelphia convention
Two compromise plans emerge to satisfy factions. One would seat both delegations in Philadelphia and split the vote. The other would seat the Evans delegation with the Evans state ticket withdrawn or seat the Brownlow delegation with the Brownlow state ticket withdrawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shains
Brownlow
Philadelphia
Evans
Evans State
Landslide for democracy in St Paul mayor race
St Paul voters elected Robert A. Smith as mayor in a decisive democratic landslide. Democrats also likely won comptroller and treasurer positions and seven of eleven aldermen, reversing a two year GOP sweep. The GOP conceded Smith's victory by about 1,000 votes, while Democrats project a 3,000 to 4,000 plurality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minn
Bryan
Robert A. Smith
Father O'Brien Near Death in Baltimore Hospital
Rev J M O'Brien longtime Washington Catholic church servant is reported dying in Baltimore after surgery. Rev Bazin of Atlanta travels to bedside as the orphanage caregiver left Washington for the visit to his dying friend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Death’s Door
Washington, Ga
J. M. O'Brien
Washington
Death's Door
Baltimore
Father O’brien
Father Bazin
Atlanta
Father O'Brien
Daughters of the Confederacy meet in Opelika
The annual Alabama state convention convened in Opelika with a large attendance. Mrs. W. W. Williams gave the welcome address. Tomorrow officials will elect a president and consider purchasing the old Jefferson Davis mansion in Montgomery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughters of the Confederacy
Opelika
Ala
the Daughters of the Confederacy
W. W. Willams
Jefferson Davis
Montgomery
Banquet Honors SAR Delegates at Waldorf Astoria
In New York on May 1 a banquet was held for Sons of the American Revolution delegates with about 500 attendees. Mrs. Jefferson Davis and the daughter of General Wheeler sat in different boxes while speakers included General Miles General J C Breckinridge Rev Newell Dwight Hillis General Wheeler Joseph Jefferson and William Gillette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Jefferson Davis
New York
Sons of the American Revolution
Waldorf-Astoria
Joseph Wheeler
General Miles
J. C. Breckinridge
Newell Dwight Hillis
General Wheeler
Joseph Jefferson
William Gillette
Assaulter Pays the Penalty Mob Attacks Graham Jail
A mob of about 150 citizens forced entry to Graham jail at 2 am and demanded keys. They took four or five leaders to Sellers’s cell and mutilated him for the attempted assault on a white girl near Burlington. No further ado or excitement occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
N. C
Graham
Burington
Bryan Tells 10000 in Columbus on Money and Imperialism
Col W J Bryan spoke to about ten thousand at Columbus auditorium about money, imperialism, and trusts. Congressman Lentz chaired the gathering and Bryan later attended a Columbus board of trade banquet. Dupuy de Lome has been named ambassador to Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Columbus
W. J. Bryan
Columbus Auditorium
Congressman Lentz
Colonel Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Columbus Board of Rade
Edwards Not Yet Postmaster Delays Put off Confirmation
Washington May 1 Special The nomination of Harry Edwards faced an unexpected delay as Senator Pritchard of North Carolina, away at Raleigh, asked for time and oblique objections. Senate post office committee will not report for several days, with no opposition implied by Pritchard upon return. The committee later favored Judge Griggs’s bill extending a pound rate for agricultural department official publications, likely passing the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jos. Ohl
Washington
Harry Edwards
Senate
Pritchard
North Coralina
Raleigh
Post Office Committee
Bacon
Butler
North Carolina
Hater
Macon
Edwards
Aphore Edwards
Bacon Do
Grigga
Departments of Agriculture
Shipping strawberries to Cincinnati from Chattanooga
Chattanooga Tenn May 1 Special The shipment of strawberries began today thirty eight crates sent to Cincinnati by express The price is high ranging from 350 to 5 per crate The crop this year will be large with an estimate of 150 000 crates
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Cincinnati
Tenn
Express
Irish Association Formed in Cape Town Meeting
A large gathering in Cape Town on May 1 formed an Irish association. Attendees cheered references to the queen and the deputy may or declared that the voice of the Irish in South Africa was for queen and country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Town
South Africa
Jury in Roberts's Case Disagrees in Utah Trial
In Balt Lake on May 1 the jury in Brigham H. Roberts’s unlawful cohabitation case disagreed and was discharged, prompting a new trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberts
Balt Lake
Brigham H. Roberts
Desperate Rescue As 137 Bodies Recovered After Utah Mine Blast
A Utah mine disaster at Pleasant Valley No 4 claims many lives. By 1 pm 137 bodies have been recovered and rescue work continues. Coroners inquest will follow. Volunteers aid in body removal, washing, tagging, and identification as officials coordinate the grim recovery effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scofield
Utah
Pleasant Valley Coal Company
Salt Lake City
McKinley Stricken Yet Attends Cabinet Meeting
President McKinley, recovering from a slight grip, attended a cabinet session in Washington. Secretary Gage reported progress on refunding old loans under the new currency act with about £26,000 exchanged for the new 2 percent consuls and noted plans for a $1,000,000 currency shipment to Porto Rico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gage
Wewaki
Porto Rico
Presnert Dole
Hawaii
Porto Hico
Department
United States
McKinley
Fusion with the Democrats in Indiana Populist Rally
Indiana populists meet in Indianapolis on May 1 and declare for fusion with the Democratic Party. Delegates to the national populist convention are elected. General J B Weaver from Iowa addresses the gathering, denouncing McKinley and praising William J Bryan as the most statesmanlike American living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
William Jennings Bryan
Indianapolis
Ind
J. B. Weaver
Iowa
McKinley
William J. Bryan
Prominent Newspaper Man Dead in Chicago May Night
Frank Davidson a leading figure in American journalism died tonight at age fifty six from gall stones. He had long served as a principal editor in the New York office of the Associated Press and later held a similar post in Chicago.
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Chicago
Frank Davidson
Davidson
New York
Associated Press
Michigan Delegates Elected at Bryan Towne Convention
At Port Huron Michigan seventy seven counties elected delegates to the national convention and adopted a platform denouncing imperial policies and trusts. Daniel Campau led the ticket as state chair and delegates were instructed to back William J Bryan for president and Charles A Towne for vice president with Towne praised as a native of Michigan and a fit running mate.
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Port Huron
Michigan
Daniel J. Campau
Detroit
Thomas E. Barkworth
Jackson
Wellington BR. Burt
Saginaw
Rush Culver
Marquette
Campau
William J. Bryan
Charles A. Towne
Minnesota
Bryan
Privicg
Republcan
Cango
McKinle
Porta Ri Anid
Spain
United States
McKinley
Arrowgaunt
Unite States
Commonwealth
Wiliam J. Bryan
Political feud ends in gunfire in Citrus County
In a Citrus county clash, Williamson shot Stancell after a quarrel over an editorial alleging Stancell sold influence to the Plant system for $5,000. Stancell was badly wounded but not yet assessed as fatal. Both men are prominent in state and county politics, with Williamson once serving in the state legislature.
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Stancell
Williamson
Wiliamson
Citrus County
Two Million Shad Fry Scattered Across Georgia Rivers
Augusta May 1. Fish commission car No 4 under Captain Charles Burnham distributed 2 007 000 shad fry from Bryan Point hatchery. One quarter placed in Savannah at Augusta Gemulgee near Macon Gemulgee near Millen and Flint at Albany. Burnham notes 200 000 000 fry are shipped annually to rivers nationwide. Government fisheries sustain waters with two year ocean phase before spawning. Bullockville fishery noted as operating for two years.
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Augusta
Fish Commission
Charles Bernham
Bryan Point
Potomas
Savannah
Gemulgee
Macon
Miilen
Albany
Burnham
United States
Bullockville
Million Dollar Sugar Planting and Refining Company Formed
Northern capitalists organized the South Florida Sugar Planting and Refining Company near Tampa Florida to plant sugarcane on a large scale and refine raw sugar. Articles of incorporation under New Jersey laws reveal a capitalization of one million dollars and bonds issued. A large sugar refinery is planned for Tampa.
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Tampa
Fla
South Florida Sugar Planting d Reining Company
New Jersey
Pampa
Flood situation improves as rivers spread over lowlands
The flood situation in the north has improved materially. The Trinity River is spreading over the lowlands and is not likely to cause damage in the lower valleys. The Brazos is rising at Brenham and downstream, with Houston and Texas Contract trains suspended between Blakey and Austin. The Concho flood has not reached the Colorado, which is falling. The Guadalupe and San Marcos have gone out of banks above Gonzales but not below.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Trinity
Gonzales
Arnold Forest Fire Wipes Out Michigan Town
Menominee May 1 The town of Arnold has been wiped out by forest fires marking the fourth town destroyed. A passenger train arrived, lines down and railway traffic suspended. Fires cover about thirty miles west to Swanson and north to Carbondale, spreading with fear for smaller towns along Northwestern Wisconsin Michigan and Northern roads.
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Menominee
Mich
Arnold
Swanson
Carbondale
Menominee County
Wisconsin
Michigan
Politicians pull pistols in street duel near Jacksonville
In Jacksonville on May 1 ex-State Senator A. M. Williamson editor of The Florida Journal and city councilman C. W. Stancel exchanged shots in front of the government building at 9:10 am. Stancel fired four times, one hit Williamson. Williamson returned fire twice toward Stancel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Government
A. M.wiliamson
The
Florida Journal
C. W. Stancel
Stancell
Wiliamson
Williamson
Attorney Held on Charges in Pension Paper Case
Chattanooga May 1. Laurie Giffe the pension attorney disbarred from pension bureau practice by Commissioner Evans was held on charges that he refused to return discharge papers to a pension applicant upon demand. Giffe is a pronounced anti Evams man. Port Said May 1. Three new cases of bubonic plague reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Laurie Giffe
Pension Bureau
Evans
Giffe
Port Said
Democrats to Hear Protests Over Savannah Solicitorship Fight
The Georgia state Democratic Executive Committee will meet in Atlanta on Saturday May 12 at 10 a.m. at the Kimball House to review Solicitor W W Osborne eastern circuit challenge to Chatham county Democratic actions. The protest concerns ballot access purging and representation on the purging committee amid suspicions of self perpetuation and potential conflict of interest.
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State Democratic Executive Committee
W. W. Osborne
Chatham County
KE. & Brown
Fleming du Bignon
Brown
Osborne
du Bignon
Atlanta
Athena
Kimball
State Committee
EF. T. Brown
F. G. duBignon
Democratic Executive Committee
Kimball House
Chacham County
I. T. Brown
Dem
Bavannah
Georgia
Friends of
W. C. Hartridge
Savannah
Chatham County Executive Committee
Chatham Committee
Chatham County Committee
Walter A. Charlton
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Tarheels
Hanna
Pwaebat
Davis Mansion
Harry Stillwell Edwards
Senate Committee
Pleasant Valley
Democrats
Daniel Campau
A. Towne
Wcagdi AS
Divy
Cleveland
Siam
John Barrett
Clark Howell
E.T. Brown
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