Democrats Pick St Louis for National Convention
The Democratic National Committee met in Washington at Willard's Hall to decide the next convention site. After debate and ballot changes among Chicago Cincinnati New York and St Louis contenders the committee named St Louis as the convention city with July or early June dates discussed. Gorman urged delaying to July citing tariff talks and attendance concerns.
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President and Party Sight Florida Welcome Tour
The President and party arrived in Savannah and Jacksonville amid cheering crowds. Salutes boomed as trains, factories, and locomotives fired to welcome them. In Jacksonville the Sub-tropical exposition hosted a formal reception with speeches and applause. In St. Augustine the president visited sites with a public reception planned and no formal ceremonies. The day included a Washington bill update and local crime notes reporting an arrest and a burglary attempt in Wisconsin and Minnesota respectively.
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Party Lines Drawn Over Omnibus Statehood Bill
Washington Feb 28 The House debated Springer's omnibus bill to admit Dakota Montana Washington and New Mexico to statehood and to form constitutions. Delegates elected by counties would meet for conventions, with 75 delegates in most territories and 150 in Dakota. Constitutions would be approved by voters in November, sending two senators per new state after admission. The plan includes school lands grants and funding for public buildings and colleges. Major party members split on the measure with a Republican minority report opposing.
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Duluth Disaster Attracts Attention After Explosive Tragedy
Four men died and thirty four were injured in yesterday's explosion. A coroner's inquest began this afternoon with forty witnesses called and a verdict likely not announced until tomorrow. In Minneapolis the eighth annual Minnesota G A R encampment opened at People's Theatre with nearly 500 delegates and a parade. Department Commander Wheelock presented a positive report and posts new and old were praised. A separate Minnesota Union and ex prisoners of war meeting was set for Friday.
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Aerial Navigation Plans for Giant Steel Air Ships
Dr Arthur De Balisset of Chicago, head of Trans continental Aerial Navigation, is arranging steel contracts for several mammoth air ships. Each vessel, 654 feet long and 144 feet wide, will be steel balloons costing 150000 dollars. The project aims to reach the north pole and arctic regions with unprecedented speed, up to 120 miles per hour, signaling a shift from experiment to voyage.
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Blood Floode? The Fall of Banker Flood and Fallout
The San Francisco stock sector suffers as Banker Flood’s holdings collapse amid a bitter split with partner Mackay over last winter’s wheat deal. Flood blames Mackay for losses of about 10 000 dollars while Mackay accuses Flood, the demoralized financier near ruin. Flood has moved his seat to his son after election to the stock exchange board, facing criticism and financial peril.
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Indians at Cheyenne agency seek Washington visit on Dawes bill
A large council of Cheyenne agency Indians led by White Swan Crow Eagle Spotted Eagle and Hump discussed a trip to Washington to study the Dawes bill but orders from Commissioner Uyschaw blocked the visit. Crowne claimed fundraising for the trip would cost the government nothing while Agent Botnesner supported the journey. standing Rock’s McLaughlin denied permission.
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Fisheries Treaty Sparks Outcry in Gloucester and Halifax
Feb 22 reports from Gloucester and Halifax describe sharp criticism of the fisheries treaty. Fishermen denounce rights sacrificed to Canada while political figures in Halifax view it as a near surrender of fisheries. Indignation meetings may be urged to protest ratification.
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