German Democrats in Cincinnati oppose free silver
A Republican leaning shift is forecast as German Democrats in Cincinnati and Ohio respond to the Chicago Democratic platform debate. Business leaders and figures like Prof. H Pfitzenreiter Col. Gustav Tafel and Huesmann affirm gold standard support, with many likely not voting or backing McKinley.
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Chicago
Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune
McKinley
Ohio
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
H. Pfitzenreiter
Pfitzenreiter
Democratic Party
Rivas
Hobart
Col
Gustav Tafel
Huesmann Tere Ae
Pacha
Banner
Huesmann
Hill
Toin
Whitney Party
Ce Ittee
Caalvauin
Infante Seeks Cavalry Command in Cuba as War Expands
Anxious to face Maceo, the Spanish Infante Don Antonio petitions the War Department for a western trocha cavalry post. Weyler forms a new Pinar del Rio column while Cuba's budget rises to over 28.5 million pesos, with taxes boosted. clashes erupt as Maceo’s forces win several engagements and a hunt for him continues.
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Havana
Don Antonio
Cuba
War Department
Trocha
Maceo
Weyler
Pinar del Rio
Lee
Julio Sangully
Cortes
Madrid
Zayas
Ochoa
Jury Disagrees in Bermud a Case of Cuba Expedition
The jury in New York delivered a sealed statement of disagreement in the neutrality case against John D. Hart Captain John O'Brien Mate Edward Murphy and Colonel Emilio Nunez of the Bermuda. The jurors were discharged.
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New York
John D. Hart
John O'Brien
Edward Murphy
Emilio Nunez
Bermuda
Cuba
Brown
U. S
Rival to Fairbanks Stirred by Canton Friction in Indiana
Indiana scene heats as Hiram Brownlee of Marion challenges Fairbanks for the U S Senate seat. Terhune loses joint Madison Grant county bid after Marion delegates push support for Brownlee. Fairbanks clashes with Brownlee at Canton during notification events.
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Commercial Tribune
Anderson
Ind
J. H. Terhune
Madison
Grant
Hiram Brownlee
Marion
Terhune
Madison County
LD. W. Voorhees
Marion County
Lake Johnson
Charles W. Fairbanks
Indianapolis
Fairbanks
St.Louis
Friends
Brownlee
Airbanks
Canyon
Italia Disabled Off French Coast En Route to Genoa Naples
Anchor Line steamship Italia captained by Ward, sailing from New York June 30 for Genoa and Naples, passed Gibraltar near Nice in a disabled condition. She signaled no assistance was needed.
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Lasndon
Italia
Wards
New York
Genoa
Naples
Gibraltar
I Caroupe
Nice
Rioting at Brown Hoisting Works Endangers Protesters
A Cleveland labor clash near Brown Hoisting Works sparks rioting as 250 police guard 53 non union workers. A student, Albert Saunders, is wounded and arrested after a fatal shot hits William Rettger. a lynch mob forms, militia arrives, and Company F guards the scene.
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Brown Works
Albert G. Saunders
Case School of Spec Science
Prospect Street
Brown Company
Ete
Hamilton Street
William Rettger
Headly Street
Pitcher Rettger
Milwaukee Ball Club
Gibbons
Young Saunders
Bishop Babcock Company
Saunders
McKisson
Abbott
Whitney
Fifth Regiment
Bishop Babcock
Cleveland City Yards
Company ¥ F
Company F
Detective Sprosty
Central Police Station
Rettger
Slajor Lie
Liebeck
Socialist Trade and Labor Alliance Ends Convention
A Special Dispatch reports the Socialist Trade and Labor Alliance convention resolves to aid Pittston mine victims and Berea clash workers. Lucien Senial drafted the measures condemning capitalist violence as murderous policy and instructing the Executive Board to offer aid and protection.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
The
Socialist Trade and Labor
United States
Canada
Lucien Senial
Pittston
Berea
Socialist Trade and Labor Alliance
Pittston and
Bushnell Ready to Go to Ohio if Berea Trouble Reignites
Gov. Bushnell left Saybrook for New York and ordered readiness to depart for Ohio if Berea disturbances resurfaced. He planned to deliver the Fourth of July address at Canton before returning to Cleveland. Quarry strikers at Berea have quieted.
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Commercial Tribune
Colum US
Bushnell
Saybrook
New York
Ohio
Fifth Avenue
Rodgers
Col. Hodgens
Ceanenut
Vis
Majeen
Canton
Turmoil as Crowd Clashes with Workers at Waterpipe Site
Reported night disturbance near Ry 0 6 where workers damaged a waterpipe and faced a mob of Polish women armed with clubs ceding them to seek shelter in a shed. Two special officers arrived and dispersed the crowd after drawing revolvers.
Ammunition Destined for Cleveland Not Berea, Report Clarifies
A dispatch to the Commercial Tribune reports no ammunition was sent to Berea. Gen Axline previously shipped four Gatling guns to Battery B, Light Artillery in Cleveland. the accompanying ammunition was not ready and went to Cleveland during the morning. The issue is unrelated to any strike.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Axline
Berea
Lighttillery
Cleveland
Deputy Gorham Called to Cleveland for Urgent Report
Special Dispatch reports Deputy Sire W. H. Gorham of Cleveland received a telephone order to report to Sherri Beck of Cuyahoga County in Cleveland. He was at Columbus Union Station awaiting the train to head to the Forest City House for immediate briefing.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Sire W. H Gorham
Cleveland
Oper
Sherri Beck
Cuyahoga County
Forest City House
Free-Silver and Sound Money Fight Among Delegates in Columbus
A July 2 dispute aboard a train and at the Union Depot in Columbus over free silver versus sound money led to punches and blackened eyes among Democratic delegates en route to Chicago. Gen. A. J. Warner argued for silver. conflicts interrupted his platform moment as depot officials blocked further remarks.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Chicago
Union Depot
Gen. A. J. Warner
Marietta
Warner
West leaders warn of a stabilizing fall in markets
In New York on July 2 Hon. TM. E. Ingalls and Judge J. W. Bookwalter discussed market fears sparked by the free silver movement. Ingalls predicted a serious revolution to business akin to 1860, saying no real business until the silver agitation ends.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
E. Ingalls
J. W. Bookwalter
Springfield
Columbus
Chicago
Ingalls
Hot Springs
Virginia
Bookwalter
Ohio
Trunk
Canadian Pacific the Association
Fears for Astronomers Missing After Japan Earthquake
Grave fears grip Ottumwa as a California led astronomy party bound for Japan to observe the August sun eclipse has not reported since a recent Japanese earthquake. The group, led by Charles Burkhaiser of Chabot University, includes Mrs Vogel of Ottumwa and astronomers from Schaeberle Lick Observatory, Dr E Shuey, Louis N Masten, and a Japanese nobleman.
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Ottumwa
Japan
California
Vogel
Charles Burkhaiser
Chabot University
Oakland
Schaeberle
Lick Observatory
E. Shuey
East Oakland
Louis +N Masten
Smothered Babe Found Dead in Portsmouth Home
Mrs. Levi Devel awoke to find her five months old baby dead beside her after becoming tangled in a sheet while she slept in Portsmouth Ohio. The mother reported the infant suffocated by the bedding.
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Commercial Tribune
Portsmouth
Levi Devel
Rhodes couple sentenced for horse stealing in Celina Ohio
John Rhodes and his wife Isabella were each sentenced to two years in the Ohio Penitentiary for horse stealing. A Coldwater horse thief loss last August and a Portland Indiana theft by a twelve year old named Willie Rhodes were linked to the couple. The owner identified the horse at a sale and the pair were jailed and later sentenced by Judge Mooney.
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Commercial Tribune
Celina
John Rhodes
Isabella
Ohio
J. H. Smith
Coldwater
Willie Rhodes
Portland
Ind
Mooney
Weaver Fatally Shoots Wife in Domestic Dispute
John Caton a German carpet-weaver in East Liverpool Ohio shot his wife through the breast above the heart after she tried to dictate to him. He was intoxicated and arrested after a struggle during the arrest attempt. He is jailed and Mrs. Caton will die.
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Commercial Tribune
East Liverpool
John Caton
Caton
Mrs McKinley Leaves for Somerset as Visitors Wait
Governor McKinley and Abner McKinley escort Mrs Nancy Allison McKinley to a special car bound for Somerset. A steady stream of callers fills the McKinley home while Ohio delegates gather for the state convention. Burchard Hayes improves. doctors attend him as plans for Tuscarawas County events unfold.
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Canton
M’kinley
Abner
Nancy Allison Mcikinley
Abner McKinley
Somerset
McKinley
Christian Endeavor
Chicago
George W. Ker
Akron
Memorial Cornerstone Laid for Jefferson Davis Monument
In Richmond on July 2 a large Confederate parade fed into the laying of the cornerstone for a Jefferson Davis monument in Monroe Park. Veterans, followed by thousands, marched under sun with bands, flags, and a teeming crowd while Masonic ceremonies and remarks by Gen. Stephen D. Lee marked the event.
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Richmond
Monroe Park
Jefferson Davis
Lost Cause
Oys
Gordon
O’ferrall
Sons of Veterans
Kentucky
Grand Lodge
Knights Templar
George H. Ray
Lee Monument
J. Taylor Miyson
Davis Monument Associardation
Johnson C. Granberry
Stephen D. Lee
Rosser
New Health Law Proposal for Indiana Board of Health
Secretary Harry of the State Board of Health circulated a draft law to physicians outlining creation of a seven member State Board of Health appointed by the Governor. The board would include four physicians a lawyer an engineer and a businessman and would appoint a State Health Commissioner with a sanitary laboratory offering free analyses. It also envisions reorganizing county boards on a sectional plan.
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Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
Harry
State Board of Health
Republican National Committee to Base Headquarters in New York
The Republican National Committee declares its headquarters will be in New York City with no state branches. The executive roster, to be announced after the Democratic Convention, faces opposition over Major McKinley's cousin Osborne as secretary amid regional discontent and party rivalries. Cleveland businessmen press for the headquarters to remain in their city.
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Commercial Tribune
Cleveland
Republican National Committee
New York City
Mark A. Hanna
McKinley
Hobart
Hanna
Mark Hanna
Charles G. Dawes
Evanston, Ill
W. T. Durbin
Anderson
Ind
Cyrus Leland Troy
Kas
John S. Long
St. Augustine
Fla
Jos. H. Manley
Augusta
Warner Miller
Herkimer
N. Y
Henry C. Payne
Milwaukee
Wis
Matthew 8. Quay
Beaver
Pas
William McKinley Osborne
Roxbury
Mass
Chicago
Marship
Kerens
St. Louis
Jess
Indiana
Durbin
Wisconsin
Payne’s
Illinois
Dawes
William
McKinley Osborne
Mayer
Osborne
Major McKinley
New England
Massachusetts
J.G. W. Cowles
Chamber of Commerce
Tippecanoe Club
Chicago Protestant boys brigade camps eight days at Camp Howard
Six hundred Chicago boys from West, North and South Side Protestant Sunday schools march to Illinois Central trains at Battery D and Thirty-fourth Street, forming Camp Howard at Kankakee. The event features marching regiments, a brigade band led by Prof. Winkler, and a military style program under Brigadier-General H. W. Olton.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Kankakee
Ill
West Side
North Side
Battery D
Pickard
Twelfth Street
Illinois Central
South Side
Howard
Winkler
Pogea
H. W. Olton
Herbert Sees Armor Made at Pittsburg Works
Secretary Herbert returned to Washington after inspecting Carnegie Steel Works and nearby sites with Capt. Sampson, Naval Constructor Taylor, and Finney. He observed armor under old contracts nearly finished while new contracts lag in casting. could see intermediate processes later at Bethlehem Works.
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Washington
Herbert
Carnegie Steel Works
Pittsburg
Sampson
Ordnance Bureau
Naval
Taylor
Finney
Edgarampson
Duquesne Mills
Bethlehem
Misguided Brethren Manifesto From Silver Republicans
Silver Republicans in Minnesota issue a manifesto breaking with the party over the single standard platform. Bi metalism is urged as the core Republican principle and monometallic finances are warned of dire outcomes. Signers include G Town of Duluth, John Lind of New Ulm, Frank M Nye, John Davismith of Minneapolis, John B Sanborn of St Paul, with other listed supporters from Cass, Clinton, and Hennepin counties.
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Minneapolis
Min
Amone
G. Town
Duluth
John Lind
New Ulm
Frank M. Nye
John Davismith
Johnb. Sanborn
St.Paul
F. Morgan É Cass
Snaries Rogers
Clinton
Munger
Meisger
D. Stocker
Porter refuses circus offer from Chicago museum
Dow McKinney, an eighty year old Portsmouth resident, declined a $100 weekly proposal to exhibit himself in a Chicago museum, saying he has no use for circuses and rejects the glittering proposition.
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Commercial Tribune
Portsmouth
L. Dow McKinney
Chicago
Fire At Lucky Baldwin Stuns San Francisco Court
Miss Lillian Ashley of Boston fired at BE J Baldwin in the Superior Court courtroom before a bystander diverted the shot. The revolver grazed Baldwin’s scalp. Ashley was taken to the city jail and her sanity is questioned.
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San Francisco
Lillian Ashley
Boston
BE. J
Lucky) Baldwin
Baldwin
Torch Fiends Ravage Muncie Fire Scene
Firebugs in Muncie caused multiple blazes including O W Crabbs grain house and Slack Bros hay and oats, destroying 20 tons of hay 10 tons of straw and 1 400 bushels of oats with about 2000 dollars in losses and 1000 dollars insured. Additional barns owned by L L Lockwood Wm Par and Chris Brown suffered damage with livestock losses.
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Commercial Tribune
Muncie
Ind
O. W. Crabbs
Slack Bros
Indianapolis
L. L. Lockwood
Palmer
Este
Christopher Brown
Row Before Bradley Sparks Executive Office Tension
In Frankfort July 2 a sensational episode in the Kentucky Executive office involved Governor Bradley Attorney General Taylor and ex prison guard R O Newman. Newman says Bradley acted to remove him and accuses Taylor of lying while Taylor allegedly called Newman a liar. The dispute cooled relations between the Governor's office and the Attorney General.
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Taylor
Newman
Taylor and Bradley
Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
Bradley
R. O. Newman
Consul protests embargo on Bahamas export from Cuban ports
Consul General Lee protests U S against the prohibition of Bahamas exports from Gibra Nuevitas and Obeyes ports ordered by Captain General Weyler as vessels aid insurgents. Smallpox spreads to Placetas Santa Clara province as aro forces concentrate near the Trocha in Finar Del Rio.
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Havana
Lee
U. S
Bahamas
Gibra
Nuevitas
Obeyes
Weyler
Placetas
Santa Clar
Aro
Trocha
Finar del Rio
Bache & Co Bet McKinley Likely Next President
New York July 2 Bache Co a well known firm on the stock exchanges offers to lay 10000 to 4000 that McKinley will be the next President. The wager reflects speculation on the political outcome ahead of the election.
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New York
McKinley
Commercial Tribune
Bache & Co
Huckangs
Rival WV Town Feud Over Potomac Romance
Oldtown Maryland and Green Springs West Virginia spar over romance. Franklin Parke of Green Springs courted an Oldtown belle, was nearly beaten, and now about 30 Green Springs youths marched to Oldtown. A violent clash lasted an hour with clubs rocks and knives. ten youths injured. Authorities and citizens intervened. tensions threaten further visits.
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Commercial Tribune
Piedmont
W. Va
Oldtown
Maryland
Green Springs
Potomac River
Franklin Parke
Greek Springs
Tin-plate wage talks in Pittsburg end with tentative scale
In Pittsburg on July 2 the Amalgamated Association and Manufacturers' Committee held a conference to fix this year's tin-plate workers wage scale. A final agreement matched last year’s terms but individual signers were absent, leaving the lockout in force with manufacturers free to sign or not. New Celpheret consignments reached the Amalgamated scale from Detroit Steel Spring Co. and Atlante Steel and Tinplate Co.
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Pittsburg
Amalgamated Association and Manufacturers’ Committee
Detroit Steel Spring Co
Atlante Steel and Tinplate Co
West Point Cadets Appointments Announced
Washington July 2 The following cadet appointments to the West Point Military Academy are listed Hugh B Holman Rochester Ind with John B Murphy Notre Dame Ind as alternate Robert E Boyer Heath O with George Helling Martins F Q as alternate Joseph D Neel Stoneboro Vy with Joseph Taulbee White Oak Q 23 alternate and 8 M Shindle Higginsport Q
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Washington
West Point Military Academy
Hugh B. Holman
Rochester
Ind
John B. Murphy
Notre Dame
Robert E. Boyer
Heath
No Joke About His Candidacy Is Interview of McLean
Chicago dispatch reports Ohio candidate John R. McLean touring the scene of action. He and his family arrived from Washington and attended events at Fiat D Auditorium. McLean joked about signs and photographs labeling him as a good looking man.
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Ohio
Auditorium
McLean
Bland
Boies
Kentucky
Blackburn
Silver
Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Pris
Washington
Fiat D
Icture
J. R. McLean
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