25 Aug 1896
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1896
Page
1
President Cleveland announced the appointment of David R. Francis former Missouri governor as Secretary of the Interior succeeding Hoke Smith. Francis will assume duties on September 1 at the Interior Department in Washington.
The voyage is expected to reach 22 knots with a potential 200000 dollar bonus for the Cramps as preparations completed smoothly yesterday.
The Brooklyn sped on a preliminary trial past Thatcher's Island and Cape Ann, averaging about 21 knots toward a potential 21 during regular trials. From Boston Light to Cape Ann and back, Captain Sargent and Chief Engineer Patterson supervised a tense, crowded deck as engines roared and the ship surged through the harbor.
The Brooklyn cruiser reached 21.28 knots on the return leg with an overall 20.97 knot average across the voyage of 1 hour 57 minutes. Captain Miyawda praised the engines while Captain Sargent called the trip largely satisfactory despite a rough run to Cape Porpoise.
The Chicago to Pittsburgh and Western line express derailed near Valencia twenty miles west of Pittsburgh at 11 30 after a freight train collision. More than twenty passengers were injured, four fatally possibly. Freight cars loaded with iron piping pierced coaches as crews and Valencia residents aided survivors.
David R. Francis born October 1 1850 in Richmond Kentucky of Scotch Irish parents rose from common schooling in Kentucky to a 1870 degree at Washington University St Louis He later organized D R Francis & Bro Commission Company and is noted as ex Governor of Missouri chosen as successor to Hoke Smith as Secretary of the Interior
The subject, a lifelong Democrat, rose from Soto at the Merchants' Exchange to Missouri state governor. He served as Legislature president in 1884 and mayor of St Louis by a sizable majority the next year. His reforms and sound money stance marked his tenure as governor, noted for large party majorities and lasting influence.
The forty third general assembly of Catholics in Germany opened in Dortmund with thousands in attendance. Mr Bachum, Centrist party leader in the Reichstag, delivered a forceful address urging continued adherence to party principles.
At Saratoga on August 24 Thomas C. Platt moves toward accepting the Republican nomination for governor after two days of effort to block it. Leaders from across the state express belief he will assume the post if no unforeseen events arise before the convention. News of his likely nomination causes a sensation among politicians at the hotel corridor.
A Cleveland, Ohio convention room echoed with enthusiasm after leaders reported President Cleveland had written a letter endorsing the sound money movement. The gathering in Cleveland and Chicago drew strong support from attendees.
Albert George Whitehead, released after thirteen years of life imprisonment in Portland Prison, arrives in Skibbereen to a large welcoming crowd. Bonfires and fireworks mark the homecoming as a torchlight procession escorts him to relatives.
Fire in a barn owned by Captain James H. Kent in Chatham village spread to the haymow but did not reach nearby houses. Firefighters wet down the captain's residence as Kent collapsed and died within minutes from heart disease, with a calm breeze preventing greater destruction.
The Porte signals willingness to accept a proposed settlement for Crete. A new Christian‑led governor would rule Crete with financial autonomy and annual tribute to the Sultan, under European power guarantees, based on island revenues.
The August 24 report details the Whitney Vanderbilt nuptials with a noon ceremony in The Breakers drawing room. Guests include Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr and family. the bride Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt wears white silk with lace and pearls. The event features grand decorations, a large banquet, and a cruise to New London then Berkshire hills for the honeymoon aboard the Valiant.
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