Verndale delegates triumph at Crookston convention
Verndale delegates returned Tuesday night to booming cannon after winning seats at the Crookston convention, beating Wadena contestants and signaling strong local support for their bloc in county politics. Major Burrez of Gull River is a likely candidate for representative in the 46th district, with broad backing across neighboring counties.
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Verndale
Crookston
Wadena
Major Burrez
Gull River
D. J. Knox
Motley Register
Railroad chiefs meet to seek arbitration with Burlington
A car from the Cleveland general offices asks the chairman of railroad grievance committees to assemble the 17th in Cleveland. Rumor says the aim is to press other railroad managers to back arbitration with Burlington officials. If this fails, open warfare is planned against roads suspected of sympathy with the Q.
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Cleveland
Ceral Griggance
America
Burlington
Buckman Pressed as Fifth District Congressional Candidate
Senator Buckman of Sauk Rapids says he has allowed friends to push his bid for Congress in the Fifth District after persuasion. His own senatorial district supports him, while Comstock and Stearns enter the convention with roughly equal delegate counts and Buckman remains the preferred candidate for many.
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Hon
G. G. Hartley
Chicago
Gil
Crow Wing
Buckman
Sauk Rapids
The
Herald
Benton
Morrison
Mille Lacs
Comstock and Stearns
Anoka Herald
Four Million Dollar Ship Victoria Towed From Newcastle
The warship Victoria was towed from Elswick down the Tyne by seven steam tugs to sea amid crowds. The Swing Bridge passed with little margin and deep water at the bar allowed safe crossing. En route to Sheerness she receives engine checks then is handed to Medway authorities and prepared for service. The ship cost the country over 4 million dollars.
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Victoria
Elswick
Tyne
Sheerness
Medway
Scientific American
The Coming Man and the 1896 Republican Prospect
The piece argues Blaine was the party’s first choice for president but his interview ends his candidacy. It weighs Gresham’s western support as likely temporary and praises Depew as a potential nominee. If Gresham secures the nomination, the editor believes he could win, but Blaine remains the preferred standard.
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Blaine
Republican Party
Chicago
Gresham
West
Mr. Gresham
Chauncy
M. Depew
New York
Depew
Delegates head to Chicago as Crookston convention convenes
The Brainerd delegation along with Aitkin St. Cloud Little Falls Verndale and part of Duluth traveled by train to Crookston for the state convention. Taylor of St. Cloud and Steenerson of Crookston were set as delegates to Chicago with a Kemp of lines and party factions in dispute over allied counties and leadership. The report notes contested votes and a settlement leading to Gresham Lewis as delegates with careful ballotings and alternates chosen. The piece ends with a temperance warning about baking powders and a light column on babies and household life.
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M.D. Taylor
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Crow Wing
Clay County
O. M. Torrison
G. G. Hartley
Otter Tail County
Train Derails in Superior After Switch Misalignment
A Northern Pacific freight train with twenty five cars left the tracks Tuesday afternoon near Superior due to a misplaced switch. The engine and five freight cars were wrecked, a wheat car injured, and 15000 feet of lumber was scattered. The engineer and fireman escaped unharmed after jumping to safety.
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Superior
Enine
Caxtreto Takes Lead at News as McKenzie Departs
Col. G. S. Caxtreto is now at the helm of the News, with Mr. McKenzie severing his connection to the institution.
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G. S. Caxtreto
The
News
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Institution
Northern Pacific Cuts Passenger Fares In State Lines
The Northern Pacific reduced passenger rates from four to three cents per mile across its state routes. While the move may reflect the Supreme Court ruling affirming the commission’s rate powers, it applies on main US chartered lines and state jurisdiction leased and branch lines. Vice President Oakes cites rising travel as the reason, though he avoids acknowledging the commission’s authority.
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State Railroad Commission
Northern Pacific
Supreme Court
United States
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Railroad Commission
Pioneer Press
Elopement at Cubbington Ends in Secret Marriage
In Cubbington a romance ends in a elopement as Ferdinand Capel Hanbury Williams learns of his daughter’s liaison with James Alfred Levy. The couple marry under the parental nose, flee with funds, and depart for a continental wedding tour after weeks of elation and concealment.
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Eamington
England
Ferdinand Capel Hanbury Williams
Soot
James Alfred Levy
Dover
Excursion Ticket Sale From Northern Pacific Railroad
The Northern Pacific Railroad offers low rate excursion tickets to Detroit and Perham. Tickets are sold Saturdays for return Mondays at one regular rate for a round trip. Thirty day round trips are sold daily at one and one fifth regular rates. See your local agent for details. May 18-10t.
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Northern Pacific Railroad
Rail Excursion Fare Announced for Conventions
The Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway offers one fare round trips to St. Louis for June 2 to 5 and June 6 to 11, and to Chicago for June 16 to 19 and June 20 to 25. Tickets valid for travel to convention points with full information from local agents or E A Whitaker Minneapolis.
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Minneapolis &St. Louis
Administrator Sale of Real Estate in Crow Wing County
Notice of sale under probate order in the estate of William A. Culbertson. The St. Paul Trust Company as administrator will offer at public auction all real estate described in Sleeper's Addition Brainerd on June 13, 1888 at ten o'clock in the forenoon at the Courthouse front door Brainerd Minnesota. Estate details include blocks and lots in Sleeper's Addition with all buildings and appurtenances. Sale held by order of the Ramsey County Probate Court extended January 9 1888 for one year from December 20 1887. S. B. McConnell Secretary Harvey Offices Attorney for Administrator.
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Sleeper
Brainerd
Office of Register of
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Anp Wuengas
Crow Wing County
THE
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