Labor Day parade in Chicago greets Bryan and Roosevelt
Chicago Sept 3 The Labor Day pageant in progress drew 20 000 oilers and a huge crowd in downtown Chicago as William Jennings Bryan and Theodore Roosevelt arrived to mixed cheers. Mayors and candidates joined the parade and later spoke at Electrical Park praising wage workers and labor legislation.
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Bryan
Roosevelt
Lavor
Grand Army
Contractors Council
Auditorium Hall
Harrison
Alschuler
Tollera
Electrical Park
Alachuler
Gates
New York
Transvaal Proclaimed Part of Queen's Dominion
London dispatch reports Lord Roberts in Belfast issuing a proclamation under July 4 warrant that the Transvaal will henceforth form a part of her majesty's dominion. The announcement marks annexation under imperial authority.
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Transvaal
London
Lord Roberts
Belfast
Electric Light Case Set For Fargo Court
Fargo Gas and Electric Co. brings suit against Hughes Electric Co. and Fargo Edison Co. over rights to operate under a city council franchise from 1881. Judge Pollock convened a term to decide if Fargo may grant perpetual exclusive rights and if Edison has a valid operating franchise under the historic agreement.
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Fargo
Pollock
Fargo Gas and Electric Co
Hughee Electric Co
Fargo Edison Co
Edison Co
TASK OF SURRENDER LOOMS IN PRETORIA
Pretoria reports Commandant Grober who operated with Oliver is negotiating with the British to surrender its forces. He asks for terms and safe conduct as the process moves forward.
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Oliver
Beet sugar prospects in North Dakota and U S demand
The prospectus of the North Dakota Beet Sugar company notes 40,000 tons of beet sugar produced in the U S in the year ending June 4 1897 while only 2 percent of sugar consumed came from beets. cane sugar output rises slowly as arable land is limited.
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North Dakota
North Dakota Beet Sugar Company
U. S
Germany
France
Ladd
State Agricultural College
Sargent
Dickey
Odell and Woodruff Nominated by York State Republicans
At Saratoga on September 5 the New York State Republican convention nominated Odell by acclamation after Black’s speech. Chauncey Depew lauded Woodruff, declaring the flag would protect lands and people. Roosevelt entered to cheers as the gathering adjourned amid reports of diphtheria in Fargo and notes on cigarette use in Europe.
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New York
Saratoga
Black
Odell
Chauncey Depew
Woodruff
Depew
Bryan
City switches to general law charter for Bismarck
Bismarck voters approved incorporating under the general state law, shifting to two year terms for mayor and aldermen, creation of a city assessor and board of equalization, new elective and appointive posts, sidewalk assessments, and districts for paving and sewers, with old charters’ rights transferring to the new system. An unrelated tram incident near the depot ended without severe injury.
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Bramarck
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Sheriff Seizes Liquor at Jail in Closure Action
Sheriff Bogue seized about twenty gallons of liquor and forty bottles of beer plus 1,300 cears yesterday at the French place closing. The items appear to include liquor and beer and were locked up in the jail pending trial of the injunction case.
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Bogue
Narrow Escape On Noon Pullman Train
A colored Pullman porter on a Northern Pacific noon train narrowly avoided serious injury when he swung onto a closed vestibule platform, fell just short of the moving wheel, and barely avoided being dragged under as the train started. He had been assisting a passenger aboard and waited for the next car with the vestibule closed.
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Northern Pacific
Sugar Beet Company Formed at Fargo to Grow and Process Beets
The North Dakota Beet Sugar Co was organized in Fargo with a 100000 capital. A Jamestown mill will process 500 tons daily, using 4000 acres in the first year. Profits hinge on sugar yields averaging about 14 to 15 percent, plus a beet stock feed byproduct sold for 50 cents a ton. The venture aims to revolutionize North Dakota farming, especially along the James River valley.
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Fargo
North Dakota Beet Sugar Co
S. L. Glaspell
W. B. 8. Trimble
C. L. Churchill
John A. Matthews
Jamestown
J. W. von Nelda
J. E. Hyde
James Kennedy
J. H. Worst
E. B. Ladd
J. A. Johnson
T. R. C. Crowell
Ety
Minnesota
Agricultural College
North Dakota
James River Valley
Odell Named Governor Nominee by New York Republicans
The New York state Republican convention nominated B B Odell for governor and Timothy Woodruff for lieutenant governor. Odell chaired the session, Woodruff elected temporary chairman, and the party pledged responsibility from the Spanish American War with a stance favoring a Philippines and Porto Rico government for colonial subjects.
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New York State
B. B. Odell
Saratoga
Sept
Philippines
Porto Rico
Outlook: Republicans Confident in Presidential Ticket
Washington dispatch argues Democrats alarmed by McKinley China policy. Troops in China to protect minister and citizens, not to conquer. Editorial urges unity in foreign policy, warns of Democratic return bringing hard times, urging voters to support Republican prosperity.
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Pekin
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Spain
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Escape of Mrs Smith from Carrington Sheriff
MrsJennie Smith, held on fugitive from justice charges from Quincy Illinois, escaped custody Saturday afternoon or evening from Carrington. Sheriff McKechnie and night watchman John Park guarded the house. the old lady hinted at a windy evening as cause. Sheriff Roth of Quincy arrived with requisition papers, but Smith was gone. The case centers on alleged procuring activities and efforts to return her to Illinois continue.
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Illinois
Carrington
Jennie Smith
Tuesaday
Quincy
Ill
McKechnie
John Park
Fark
Park
Vermont election shows large Republican lead in governor race
Vermont returns from 24 towns show Stickney Republican leading Senter Democrat for governor 36 077 to 13 077 with additional small candidate totals and a Republican plurality of about 23 400. Other regions report similar GOP strength and a Democrat share of representatives in the assembly. Analyses noted alcohol in seized malt in Can County cases.
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Vit
Stickney
Senter
Grant
Jackson
White River Junction
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