Ohio Democrats Meet Nominate Hopeful to Run Against McKinley
In Cincinnati Aug 10 the Ohio Democrats gathered as John J. Lentz called the situation unparalleled. The resolutions committee, with two exceptions, condemned President Cleveland’s message and favored free coinage at 16 to 1. Charles W. Baker emerged as a leading open candidate for the ticket head. The platform was referred to a committee headed by J. J. McMahon and others. Ex-Congressman La Follette and speakers urged tariff reform and stringency blame on Republicans.
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Cincinnati
John Jd. Lentz
Columbus
Charles W. Baker
Cleveland
J.J. McMahon
Dayton
Dayton H. Bohl
Marietta
W. W. Armstrong
W. Ermston
R. D. Marshall
O. H. Clark
Youngstown
Music Hall
Gustave Tafet
la Follette
R. R. Marshall
Lawrence It. Neal
Seven Counterfeiters Caught in Pacific Northwest
Port land August 10 A gang of counterfeiters working through the Pacific northwest was broken up with the arrest of seven. The group shipped small metal boxes to a fisherman named Edward Marshall and George Nordale at Canary near The Dalles. Moulds and silver-dollar making material were found in a cabin on a Columbia River island. Nordale held bogus coins valued at 76 dollars. Deputy U S marshals arrested five confederates as the case unfolded.
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Portland
Pacific Northwest
Canary
Dalles
Columbia River
Field
United States
Edward Marshall
George Nordale
Nordale
Floods Sweep Fuentes Valley Bridges Damaged in Colorado
A cloud burst in Fountain Creek valley at Pueso Colorado caused a roaring flood. Hundreds watch as torrents threaten, with several city bridges damaged and two Union Pacific bridges worst hit. Low-lying areas flooded, about two dozen families displaced. Denver Rio Grande line flooded at a station north of town, washouts on other lines.
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Pueso
Colo
Fountain Creek
Union Pacific Railroad
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
Wealthy Dubuque stock dealer finds long-lost daughter in Chicago
Matthew Mc Mara of Dubuque Iowa, a wealthy stock dealer, traveled to Chicago with his daughter whom he had been seeking for twenty years. She had been given to a Worling family after poverty forced her mother to give her up when she was four. Now working as a seamstress, she was located in Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Matthew McMara
Dubuque
Chicago
Ian
Worling
Vessel Reported Lost In South Sea
Port Townsend Wash August 11 The British bark Gervan bound from Sydney for San Francisco with coal has been lost in the south sea The crew are said to have been saved
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Port Townsenpd
Wash
Gervan
Sydney
San Francisco
South Sea
College Officers Elected at Redfield College
Rev J H Hatch of Oswego Falls New York was chosen president of Redfield college Professor Edson L Whitney of Northfield Vermont was elected to the chair of languages August 10.
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RepFreLp
J. H. Hatch
Oswego Falls
N. Y
Redfield College
Edson L. Whitney
Northfield
Steel Plant to Resume Operations in Colorado
The Colorado Fuel and Iron plant at Buxnie will reopen Monday with 1600 workers after a three week shutdown for repairs. Management cites large orders and aims to operate for a year without further stoppages. In New Orleans, banks limit checks to 50 dollars per day per depositor after a Germania Savings Bank run, following a presidents’ meeting.
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Buxnie
Colo
Colorado Fuel and Tron Company
New Orleans
Germania Savings Bank
Closed on a Judgment at Gillen’s General Store
Ottawa Illinois sheriff closed Hugh J Gillen's general store on a judgment for 8113.84 dollars in favor of First National Bank. Liabilities are estimated at 100000 dollars and assets at 50000 dollars.
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Ottawa
Ills
Hugh J. Gillen
First National Bank
Iron millionaire Herbert H. Coleman assigns assets
Herbert H. Coleman of Lebanon is reported to have executed a deed of assignment. The liabilities are estimated around 3.5 million dollars and it is claimed they will exceed the assets.
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Lebanon
Herbert H. Coleman
Senate Adjourns After Brief Session and Chaplains Eulogy
Washington Aug 10 The Senate met briefly for about 20 minutes with much of the time devoted to a chaplain's eulogy for the late Senator Stanford. Only action was assigning a House appropriations committee bill to fund sessional employes during the current extraordinary session. A motion to adjourn gained 48 to 21. all Democrats and silver-state senators supported adjournment while Republicans opposed it.
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Washington
Senate
Stanford
California
Committee On Appropriations
House
Gorman
Maryland
Platt
Carbonic Acid Gas Well Strikes at Wilcox Place
A curiosity in Saratoga reports a carbonic acid gas well found while drilling for mineral spring water. At 60 feet water appeared briefly, but by 90 feet the water vanished and carbonic acid gas emerged in an unprecedented volume for local mineral spring boring.
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Saratoga
Henry C. Wilcox
Going Back to Europe Laborers Leave Pueblo in Mass Emigration
In Pueblo about 1200 Italian Austrian and Hungarian laborers, many long employed in smelters and Bessemer works, depart at 200 to 300 per week for their native lands. They include women and children and say they will not return to America.
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Europe
Purs O
Pueblo
Bessemer Steel Works
America
Kansas Irrigation Convention Held in Great Bend
A mass convention of Kansans interested in irrigation met in Great Bend on August 10. Resolutions were adopted declaring it the duty of federal and state governments in the arid western regions to render substantial aid in building proper irrigation systems.
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Great Bend
Kan
Postpone Thousand Islands Sale in Canada
Ottawa Aug 1 The Canadian government decided to postpone indefinitely the sale of a large number of Thousand Islands on the Canadian side of the St Lawrence. A principal objection is that the islands would fall into American hands.
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Thousand Islands
Ottawa
Ont
St. Lawrence
Mysterious Death Probes and Daily Harsh News Highlights
Spinnerhip Tennessee state livestock board heads to Edgar county to probe a rag ing cattle disease. A man skinned a dead animal carcass, reputedly poisoned and made very ill. Choctaw election returns show a strong Locke ticket majority. John Beck, 50, died by his own hand in Rossville. San Francisco hit by a heavy quake with two shocks. St Louis saw a fatal injury to Little Willie Finn. George Knoche wed Mary Fossel in St Paul amid parental opposition and a shotgun. Thomas Thomas, colored, jailed in Fon du Lac on attempted assault charges against a 9 year old girl. Sedalia Bazoo ceases publication under J West Goodwin. Catholic University inquiry zed Satolli to head Newark archbishopric. Grand Army CIC Weissart arrives SF for Ohio. Fresno packing houses guarded after fire with anonymous burn threats.
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Locke
John Beck
Rossville
Ill
San Francisco
San Diego
Willie Finn
St. Louis
George C. Knoche
Mary Fosselman
St. Paul
Thomas Thomas
Fon du Lac
Wis
Sedalia Evening Bazoo
J. West Goodwin
Missouri
Catholic University
Washington
Mgr. Satolli
Los Angeles
Ohio
Fresno
Cal
Fresne
President Cleveland Calls for Unconditional Silver Repeal
President Grover Cleveland urges an immediate repeal of the 1890 silver purchase law as unsound finance threatens the nation. He cites depleted gold reserves, rising gold exports, and the risk of currency depreciation, warning that delay harms wage earners and business alike. He prioritizes financial reform over tariff changes, endorsing swift legislative action to restore monetary stability.
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Congress
Grover Cleveland
Abundance Of Popular Music At World’s Fair
Chicago Aug 11 The council appointed Higginbotham and Schwab to arrange bands to replace the exposition symphony orchestra of 114 led by Theodore Thomas. Large crowds attended the Wheelmen’s parade and odd dances on a float. The Algerian village theatre was seized in a suit for 6130 by the Exposition company.
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Worlh
Chicago
Council of Administration
Higinbotham
Schwab
Exposition Symphony Orchestra
Theodore Thomas
Arthur Defler
Davis
Midway Plaisance
Exposition Company
Banker Little Bound Over in Johnston Killing Case
Preliminary hearing for Banker A W Little, charged with killing Lawyer B E Johnston, ends after judge sustains an objection. County attorney seeks hold for trial at September term without bail. defense offers no further testimony. Meanwhile President Cleveland departs for Buzzards Bay with Secretary Lamont to rest until September. he clears pardons and recess appointments.
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Banker Little
Kansas City
A. W. Little
B. E. Johnston
Justice Betts
R. M. Ray
Common Pleas Court
Buzzards Bay
Washington
Cleveland
Lamont
Senate
Hughes court martial recess to August 21
TorEKa Aug 11 due to serious illness of Judge Wiverate the Hughes court martial recessed until Monday August 21 leaving proceedings paused and awaiting restoration of the judge’s health.
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Toreka
Wiverate
Hughes
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Committee On Resolutions
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N.K Fairbank Ge Ch Manufacture
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Rhymster
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Cass County
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Walnut Street
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Keystone Watch Case Co
Philadelphia
Wadham’s Oil and Grease Co
Milwaukee, Wis
Humphreys
Ted Ghart
Humphreys’ Med. CO
Wittianett
New York
Humphrey
Humphreys’ Bed. CO
William St
Miles
Dr. Miles
Louis Gibbs
Bucher & Gibbs Plow Co
Canton
Miles Medical Co
Elshart
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