Formal Notice and Harrison's 1840 Campaign Reminiscences
The report details General Benjamin Harrison's formal notification of the Republican nomination in Chicago. It describes his reply praising the party's platform, the ceremony with committee members, the reception by locals, and a relic badge from the 1840 campaign. It also notes Indiana figures and party maneuvering, plus references to Morton and State Department issues from the era.
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Inpranarouts
Ind
Benjamin Harrison
Chicago
Republican Party
Henry Clay
General Cass
Clay
James K. Polk
Harrison
General Harrison
M. M. Estee
California
Cisen
Bunker Hill
Washington
Lincoln
Yorktown
Appomattox
Shee
Ksbee
Pasen
Genera Harrison
Estee
C. Cheney
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Harrson
Tony
Arp
Depauw University
William Henry Harrison
Eut
Oneran
Orter
Porter
Capines
Committee of Foreign Affairs
State Department
Frelinghuysen
Morten
Morn
Paris
House of Representatives
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Congress
United States
Committee On Foreign
Morton
Minster
Messrs. Morton, Bliss & Co
George Bliss
Suarez
Randall
Ageptao
Credit Industries
Peru
Chill
Randall Apa
Bliss
United
Blaine
M. Grevy
Gia
Robert Fr. Ranall
Association
the Credit Industries of Paris
Belmont
MorIethon Vice Presidency Case Drifted From Memory
In Washington July 6 the ease with which grave charges against public figures fade from memory is shown by Levi P MorIethon the Republican candidate for vice presidency. The report notes that many men in the thousands scarcely recall the allegations or their outcomes despite proof and a unanimous committee finding.
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Wasnixcton
Congress
Levi P. Mori
Five Texans found shot in Kinishi mountains
A traveler found five men dead in a Kinishi range camp about fifty miles from Denson Texas. Four bodies lay in a tent, all still warm, with hunting gear nearby. A sixth man outside the tent suffered buckshot wounds from Winchester rifles. A Choctaw nation community lies nearby as officers head to the scene.
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Denson
Tex
Kinishi Mountains
Five Year Old Katie Starkie Burns In Firecracker Mishap
In New York a stray firecracker from above set Katie Starkie’s dress ablaze as she sat with a doll. The five year old died after flames spread before help could arrive. Isaac Hyams, 13, is accused by the mother of intentional tossing though he denies it.
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New York
Katie Starkie
East Seventy-fifth Street
Isaac Hyams
Kate
Dr. Priestley
Baron Cuvier
Joseph Barker
Philadelphia
Suill
Mr. George
Dr Dye's Celebrated Electric Belt Trade Card Advertisement
Address request for illustrated pamphlet on Dr Dye's Elec tro-Voltaic Belt and Appliances. Claims to restore vigor and health by stimulating nervous debility and manhood.
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Dr. Dye
Townsend's Letter and West Conventions in a Chicago View
GAPILaAsa Md July 7 The writer recalls West conventions and meets Henry George Eugene Field and Lew Wallace among others. He muses on democracy and faith, discusses literature and piracy, notes Chicago railroad speculation, and reflects on American growth and convention impact.
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Gapilaasa
Henry George
Gratz Brown
Gratz
Mr. George
Philadelphia
Hell
United States
California
Uaresa
Dieckons
Bret Harte
Harlequin Miler
Mark Twabeane
Misour
Hugene Field
Mr. Cable
Tourlee
Lew Walace
Todiana
Mexico
Turkey
General Wallace
Chicago
Hen Flarrison
Graham
Ben Harrison
Ben Hur
Mr. Wallace
Harrison
Hawthorn
Franklin Pierce
Howells
Hayes
Cergy
Missionaies
Mark Twain
East
Wallace
Christan
Jesus
Adam Bede
George Sand
Paris
South America
Russia
Northwest
Vicker
Atchison & Santa ® Rai
Determ Nation
Boston
Currents of commerce and Western export freight views
Analyzed views on export freight rates, Western opposition to unified domestic and foreign rates, and their impact on wheat markets. Notes U S surplus, three options for handling rates, and warnings that lowering home rates or limiting foreign competition risk price drops.
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Railroad Gazette
Chambers of Commerce
Minneapoli
Indianapolis
United States
Commission
Chambers A Commerce
Gazette
the Gazette
Seaboard
Behal
Dry Goods Market Outlook and Trade Conditions
The dry goods market shows no material change with a holiday suspension in serbing lines. Agents report satisfactory trade, with strong demand for darvan and cotton flannels, full mill employment, and prices mostly steady. Clothing quiet, spring trade over, West salesmen with samples, and woollen goods market soft with limited machinery use. Stocks scarce as prices hold firm on cotton and blankets.
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Boston
West
Boots and Shoes Trade Sees Quiet Week Then Holiday Push
The boots and shoes market shows a quiet week with steady prices and a brisk outlook ahead. Western jobbers rush early orders, calf boots and slippers seen in demand, wax and hip boots improving, while women’s lines remain subdued though holiday demand looms.
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Buarnest
Lumber Market Dullness Suppresses Building Demand Across Regions
Lumber trade shows little activity with large East deliveries lingering unsold. Prices favor buyers as demand slows, though hardwoods stay steady or rise in value. Dealers anticipate a price drop and a modest improvement by summer’s end amid weak construction prospects.
Leading Markets Quotation Report for Staple Commodities
In New York Chicago and St Louis July 7 cotton spot strong with 319 bales traded across grades from uplands to middling. Flour trade active with exports and large receipts. wheat and corn receipts and exports noted. market closes mixed with some declines and dull notes on barley and rye flour.
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Gail
United Tac
Mess
Western Steam
City Spas
Cutcaco
Louis
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Minnesota
Butter and Cheese Markets Mixed in Boston Report
Boston market notes firm butter on high grade output with steady creamery and imitation lines. cheese firmer than last week but demand slow. Eggs, beans, fruit and vegetables show varied movement. prices quoted for dairy, eggs, produce, and groceries reflect moderate receipts and steady or cautious demand across categories.
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Western Creamery
Franklin Co
Western
Imtation
New York
Vermont
Estern Fine
Qede
Cape
Aroostook
Michigan
Maryland
Bermuda
Arrivals of stock at Begiin and Watertown week
Weekly stock arrivals list shows cattle and livestock at Begiin and Watertown. Eastern cattle and sheep totals include 13 240 head of lambs and 740 veals, with horses numbered 516. Beef cattle dressed weight prices range from 4.50 to 7.75 per hundred pounds. Western cattle prices listed for extra, first, and third quality. Also notes hides and skins prices.
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Begiin
Watertown
CHECKERS CLUB OFFERS DRAUGHTS BOOKS FOR SALE IN BOSTON
The checker editor in Boston invites readers to order a list of draughts and chess books and periodicals post-paid on receipt of price. Titles include Lassie parts, Alma, American Draught Player, Game of Draughts, Elements of Draughts, and Goulds Match Games with prices from 20 to 60 cents and up to $1.50 for deluxe editions.
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Schaefer and
Kelly
Barkers
Amerine Park
Wacludine
Arker
Rker Sd Mars
McCulloch
Goulds
Gould
Anderson and
Weatch 17
R. D. Yates
James
Stricklant
Draughts Move by J Nelson Glasgow Black to Win
Black to play and win from position 1378 in M Culloch's Guide to the Game of Draughts. J Nelson, Glasgow, notes Black to move and secure victory with precise play.
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J. Nelson
Glasgow
Black
M'Culloch
T. W. Kimley
Greenford
Mr. Kimley
Messrs. Campbell
Problem Solving in 1888 Chess by Frank Dunne
Fragment from The American Checker Review dated July 1 1888 lists solutions and prizes for a world problem tournament. It notes Frank Dunne of Warrington England with a position 1373 and sequence outcomes Black wins. Mentions correspondence responses, orders for books, and a Glasgow note.
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Frank Dunne
Warrington
Eng
King
Boston
W. E. Stafford
Stephen Kingman
Jos
W.K Eimer
Glasgow
Penk Bowe
Aldo An
Frank Duans
Sais
Checker players and contests across regions noted
The article records various checker events and remarks. It mentions prizes and entries for a contest, a serious accident injuring George on April 4, and efforts to recover use of his leg. It notes James Ellis meeting strong Denver players and ties to Scottish checkerists. It references a New York correspondent, rival claims to state championships, and Hawes and Mee match outcomes. Willie Gardner and G B Allen are sighted in regional exhibitions and travel.
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Ico
Nver
K. A. Gurley
Tanor
George
Denver
James Ellis
Scotland
Ellis
Glasgow
Martins
New York
Terry
Jackson
Schaefer
Bir
R. Jackson
Alabama
America
Kelly
Flemming
Canada
M. Hawes
Woonsocket
Ed Mee
Hawes
Willie Gardner
Leeds
G. B. Allen
Springfield
Old Orchard
Gigantic Labor Scheme Rumors Stir in Rail Labor Union
Philadelphia July 6 Reports say Knights of Labor and allied unions plan a nationwide consolidation involving up to 8 million workers. Negotiations draft a single umbrella to unite locomotive engineers firemen conductors brakemen and other trades under a national association with influence across industries and regions.
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Philadelphia
Reading
Cincago
Burlington & Quincy
Knights of Labor
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
United States
Minneapolis
Powterly
Knights of Labor Executive Board
Brothers of Locomotive Engineers
Knights
Brotherhood
J.J. Delaney
Chicago
Rene ‘Rhood
Ane Knights of
Bor
Roth
Dwad Kent
New York
Execive Board of
Locomotive Engineers
Henry J. Walton
Powserly
John W. Hayes
Willand Bailey
Th Bary
A. Carlton
J. B. McGuire
Iraine
Wuights of Labor
Seb
Arthur
Brotherhood of Locomotive Ensinsers
Brotherhood of
Smpeve
3Emen
Switchen’s Association
Natiope! Association
Fom Andel
Knights of Lal
Feasts
Atlanta
Arenet
The Bald Little Man And His Safe World
A mother recalls a bald red faced infant who never speaks yet studies the world with wide eyes. The child frowns or chuckles, fears the dangerous world, and cries loudly until the mother arrives with loving comfort and restores calm.
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Calaron
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Chili
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Wily Morton
Townsend
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Lew Wallace
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Bert
Ris
Acre
Renay
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Judge Gresham
Wisconsin
den R. Lawson
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Sierra Leone
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Liverpool
Sucks
Tash
Turk’s Island
Obacco
Yaad
Havana
Baitonica
Watertown Cattle Market
Mass
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Washington Street
Sara
Fife
Whitter
W. C. Parrow
Grover
Parrow
Ae Oe
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Ont
G. Fletcher
R. Cissette
Fletcher
Il B
Switcher-Dyke
F. W. Drinkwater
Cardiff
Vale Black
Jack
Checker News
Little Man
Gleas
Boston Water
Boylston
Brookline Land
Cutler Land
Bello
Boston Land
Frenchman’s Bay Lana
Lamoine Sats
Maverick Land
Newport Rens
Penobscot Bay Land
San Diego
Topeka Land
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Winthrop Land
Sullivan Harbor
Wollaston Land
Erie Telephone
Bell Telephone
Aeee
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Laimaou
Soneee
Pullman Palace
Atchison
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