McLean Dominates Ohio Delegation at Narrow Nomination Meeting
Special Dispatch reports in Chicago July 6 that Ohio Democrats held a closed session to back John R. McLean for president. McLean led delegates, set National Committee members, and faced contest from silver supporters and Brice loyalists.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Ohio
John R. McLean
Calvin
Brice
Isabe R. Hill
George Gilliland
Palmer House
National Committee
Gilliland
McLean
Bernard and
McConville
Mr. Whitney
Mr. McLean
Miles Lindley
John Keller
Hamilton
W. H. Eggleston
Toledo Forger Lyman Rowe Linked to Major Frauds
Special Dispatch reports Lyman Rowe who killed himself after despondent fears over domestic troubles was a forger to the tune of at least 5 000 and possibly 9 000 dollars. Much of his paperwork bore his father's name. A friend victimized by Rowe threatened prosecution if the forgery was not repaid, and Rowe died by his own hand the next morning. An appraisal is underway to gauge the scope of his dishonest papers.
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Commercial Tribune
Toledo
Lyman Rowe
Rowe
Adlai Stevenson Boosts Hope for Vice Presidential Bid
A Chicago dispatch reports Adlai Stevenson drawing cautious support from silver factions and Southern statesmen as he weighs a possible run for vice president. The piece notes ongoing factional maneuvering at the convention, with Bland supporters active and McLean resisting a VP role while pursuing the presidency.
Bland Club of Kansas City Joins National Rally
The Bland Club of Kansas City brings 175 members to the lobby of the Auditorium where they sing patriotic lines urging voters to support silver. The Topeka Flambeau Club, the Ducks, and Joe Dowling's Gravel Hall boys of Dayton are also present as Tammany signals a lively convention eve scene.
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Kansas City
Mr. Bland
Bland Club
K. C
Topeka Flambeau Club
Ducks
Joe Dowling
Gravel Hall Boys
Dayton
Tammany
W. H. Eggleston
Grover Buys A Hammock Made In Zanesville Ohio
ZANESVILLE OH July 6 Jesse Arter a professional weaver of nets hammocks and fish seines says he built a strong three double strength hammock for use at Buzzards Bay by the President He notes he previously sent a dip net to the President and received an after letter and duplicate orders from the President and actor Joseph Jefferson He is at work on a hammock destined for Joseph Jefferson
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Commercial Tribune
Zanesville
Cleveland
Jesse Arter
Buzzard’s Bay
Arter
Joe Jefferson
Joseph Jefferson
Fairbanks Notification of Hobart Nomination in New York
Col Charles W Fairbanks temporary chairman of the St Louis National Convention arrives at the Fifth Avenue Hotel to notify Garret Hobart of his nomination for Vice President He predicts Bland will be nominated in Chicago the platform will favor silver Indiana politics rely on McKinley ticket and a Republican legislature untill Voorhees successor. Delegations will travel to Paterson then Hobart house for a 1 pm arrival tomorrow.
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Altgeld
Journal
Senator Jones
Arkansas
National Committee
Senator Hill
Daniel
Nes
Hill
Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Bland
Stevenson
Adlai
Jamesy
New York
Charles W. Fairbanks
St. Louis
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Garret M. Hobart
Col. Fairbanks
Matthews
Indiana
McKinley
Voorhees
Paterson
N. J
Hobart
Man dies after morphine crisis in North Manchester
WABASH Ind July 6 At North Manchester yesterday morning James Cowsill aged about 60 took morphine in a personal crisis. His family found him and tried to help but he resisted and died at about 10 o'clock last night. He had threatened suicide for ten years and was thought deranged.
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Commercial Tribune
Wabash
Ind
North
Manchester
James
Cowsill
Tornado Deaths and Alimony Cut in St Louis Aftermath
In St Louis on July 6 a tornado death of eight year old Jacob Canmann is reported. Thomp son Woods, once a clerk on the steamboat Odill, is found at St Genevieve after the cyclone wrecked the boat. Louise Schultz sues for divorce and her husband, ordered to pay $4 weekly alimony, had arrears. court cuts alimony to $3 per week citing household damage from the disaster.
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Commercial Tribune
ST. Louis
Jacob Canmann
Thompson
Woods
Odill
St. Genevieve
Louise Schultz
Whatnet
A Thieving Count Sentenced in Detroit Jail
Count Waldo Zn Waldenburg of a German family was jailed thirty days for simple larceny in Detroit. He claimed Schlesiengen estates and German nobility, said he arrived with 6000 francs, spent it, and sold two meal tickets before being caught. He received a $15 fine or thirty days.
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Commercial Tribune
Detroit
Mich
Waldo Zn
Waldenburg
Schlesiengen
Germany
Henry M. Stanley Failing Amid Illness Relapse
Henry M. Stanley, prominent local figure, remained seriously ill after another relapse at Oncom hospital. A brief improvement the previous evening had given friends hope, but his condition worsened this morning causing concern among his supporters.
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ONCOM
Henry M. Stanley
Career of Judge Samuel Shellabarger Nearing Death
Washington July 6 Judge Samuel Shellabarger a veteran Washington lawyer who served Ohio in Congress during the war awaits death in his eightieth year. He appeared in 1861 with leaders like John Sherman and Tom Corwin shaping reconstruction era legislation. He practiced law long with Judge Jere Wilson and leaves a wife and two daughters.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Samuel Shellabarger
Ohio
Lincoln
Shellabarger
Clarke County
John Sherman
Senate
Tom Corwin
Ashley
Cox
Bingham
Riddle
Vallandigham
Clarke
Franklin
Egleston
Hayes
Bundy
Delano
Rufus Balding
Garfield
Hoosier row delays National Committeeman vote
Indiana delegation fights over gold and silver stances as they postpone electing a National Committeeman. Sheerin, secretary of the National Committee, holds a $5 000 annual salary amid renewed calls from free silver advocates.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Indiana
Sheerin
National Committee
Democrats
General Young Dead Minister to Guatemala and Honduras
Gen. Pierce M. D. Young, A. S. Minister to Guatemala and Honduras, died in New York’s Presbyterian Hospital. His brother-in-law Dr. Jones of Georgia was present. Hospital officials cited no public illness details, calling it a medical case. Young had sought retirement and asked the hospital to respond that he was there for rest.
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New York
Pierce M. D. Young
A. S
Guatemala
Honduras
Presbyterian Hospital
Dr. Jones
Georgia
Gen. Young
Janeway
Hosital
Political Dealings Shape Ohio Delegation and Veep Talk
The article reveals intraparty maneuvering as David B. remains the first choice, securing the state delegation under the unit rule. It notes Campbell’s influence, McLean’s concession stance, and potential for Campbell to stay a factor. It mentions a Thurman vice presidential movement led by the California delegation courting Allen W. Thurman.
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Allen Thurman
Col
James Kilbourne
Columbus
McLean
Allen W. Thurman
California
Allen
Delegation Stands by Gov Matthews in Party Caucus
In a tight caucus, John G. Shanklin failed to derail Secretary Sheerin as National Committeeman, withdrawing after securing only 16 of 30 votes. The delegation will postpone the race until after the convention’s permanent organization, keeping Sheerin in place and backing Gov. Matthews. State picks for key committees followed.
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John G. Shanklin
Evansville
Sheerin
National Committee
Gov. Matthews
Bland
Boles
E. B. Henderson
Judge McCabe
Eli Marvin
Messrs. Jackson and Simms
Croquet Quarrel Ends in Fatality as Man Flees
Special Dispatch reports in Noblesville Indiana on July 6 that Frank Ross eighteen and Willie Lock eighteen argued during croquet. Ross struck Lock on the head with a mallet and Lock died next morning. Ross is at large with the Sheriff pursuing him.
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Commercial Tribune
Noblesville
Ind
Frank Ross
Willie Lock
Ross
Lock
Catlettsburg Council approves business tax measure
Special Dispatch reports the City Council passed ordinances taxing all fee and business houses of all kinds while a bond issue was voted down. Tax amounts ranged from 1 to 100 dollars.
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Commer Tribune
Catlettsburg
Children of the American Revolution Parade in Saratoga
Saratoga hosts a patriotism festival with a large Children of the American Revolution procession in white costumes and star spangled banners. Mrs. George P. Lawton welcomed attendees, followed by responses from Mrs. Daniel Lathrop and Bishop John P. Newman. A letter from Mrs. Ellen Hardin Walworth was read.
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Commercial Tribune
Saratoga
Federation of Women’s Clubs
George P. Lawton
Daniel Lathrop
Boston
John P. Newman
Draper
Ellen Hardin Walworth
Andrew W. Smith
Ballston Spa
Tramp Fined After Insulting Kentucky Justice
A tramp in Nicholasville was fined $1 and costs by City Judge Crutcher for a minor offense. He insulted the judge who then struck him with a chair, injuring the tramp. The judge then increased the fine to $10 and sent the wounded man to the workhouse.
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Kentucky
Commercial Tribune
Nicholasville
Crutcher
Haas' Case Continued Slaying of Mrs Brader
William Haas, the youth accused of killing Mrs. Brader, was arraigned before Judge Gregg in Police Court. Haas' deteriorating appearance and the absence of an inquest were noted as the judge continued the case until a later date and ordered detention at the County Jail.
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William Haas
Brader
Gregg
Haas
Wheeling Area Swept by Cloudburst Fatalities
A morning cloud burst in Wheeling West Virginia and vicinity floods Weg ee Creek. Three people died as the flood swept them away in the rushing stream.
Destructive Rainstorm Wrecks Rail Bridges at Wheeling
A severe storm near Wheeling West Virginia crippled the Baltimore and Ohio and Ohio River railroads, washing away bridges and tracks. Two deaths occur as Wheeling Creek wrecks the B&O bridge and depot, with many houses flooded and roads cut. The Ohio River line closes for at least two days as repairs and diversions are arranged.
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M Grove
Baltimore and Ohio
Main Street
Moundsville
Cameron
Pere Narrows
Moundeville
Enwood
McMenhen
J. H. Rosenberg
Ohio River Railroad
Pittsburg
Flood Devastates Bellaire Area Destroying Bridges and Homes
A July morning cloudburst swept over Wegee and Pipe Creeks near Bellaire Ohio washing out bridges and track. The Bellaire Zanesville and Cincinnati Railway suffered massive losses with ten bridges culverts and two miles of track washed into the Ohio River. Homes barns a canning works and a school were damaged or destroyed. All houses in Businessbury were swept away and two residents drowned. Pittsburg and Ohio Valley Railway also reported major trestle damage and a ruined roadbed.
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Commercial Tribune
Bellaire
Wegee
Pipe
Bellaire, Zanesville and Cincinnati Railway
Ohio River
McMillen Ros
Henry Fisher
Nicholas Truax
Saml. Heath
Ambler Post Office
Presley
Irwin
Pipereek
Businessbury
James Berry
Pittsburg and
Ohio Valley Railway
Arguments For Cotell Start In Akron Murder Trial
The Akron murder case Cotell nears verdict as prosecutors led by R M Wanamaker present the case from 9 to 2 with a noon recess. Defense counsel Harvey Musser spoke for about three and a half hours before adjourning. Ed F Voris and R W Sadler expected to finish the defense with a verdict anticipated Wednesday morning.
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Commercial Tribune
Akron
Cotell
R. M. Wanamaker
Harvey Musser
Ed F. Voris
R. W. Sadler
Settlement of Dow tax collections in 31 Ohio counties
Thirty one Ohio counties have paid the state share of the Dow tax totaling 120376 13, compared with 62473 90 last year, reflecting a 92 percent rise. The number of saloons in these counties declined by 3 percent.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Dow
Rumor of Three Friends Firefight Denied by Key West Officials
Report of the steamer Three Friends firing upon by a Spanish warship Alphonse Xil denied by officers. A schooner arriving later confirmed no engagement with the United States steamer Ralei. The Three Friends was seen near Key West light with no cargo, and speculation swirled about crewed arms landing from Cuba.
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Key West
Fla
Phonso Xil
Alphonso Xil
United States
Jes
Cuba
Three in Jo Blackburn Club Heads to Chicago
Lexington reports that the Jo Blackburn Club from Lexington to Chicago includes only three members Senator Bronston ex Mayor Davidson and Dr Charles E Mooney a traveling party for several railroads sought to carry the group but lacked numbers. locals mock the effort as only three members travel with one paper pass and no enthusiasm from railroad agents.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
Jo Blackburn
Ducks Parade Through Chicago by Cincinnati Club
The Duckworth Club of Cincinnati arrives in Chicago aboard the Big Four special, met by the Cook County Democracy band and about 150 members led by Commander Dalton. Spectators flood Michigan Avenue as the procession forms, with officers Peter Conroy and Luke Drout among those present.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Big Four
Duckworth Club
Illinois Central
Twelfth Street
Cook County Democracy
America
Dalton
Head or Tail Which End of the Ticket
A short public notice questions which end of a ballot is considered the ticket’s head or tail. The item discusses potential labeling or alignment issues for ballot design and voter understanding. Local election officials advise on standard practices and reader clarity.
Parade of visiting clubs sparks Chicago welcome
Thousands cheered as a touring club arrived in Chicago strolling via Michigan Avenue to the Palmer House. John R McLean was serenaded by the First Regiment Band but dates were missed and flowers sent by Mrs McLean arrived for the group. Louisville clubs Blackburn and Democratic groups also noted for support.
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John R
Kentucky
Blackburn
Democracy
Watterson Club
Young Men’s Democratic Club
Louisville
Blackburn Club
Lexington
Gaumer Withdraws From Congressional Race In Ohio
Zanesville Postmaster and former State Senator D H Gaumer withdraws from the Democratic nomination race in Ohio's district. He favors Frank Southard, brother of former Congressman Milton Southard, is resting at Middle Bass Island, ending a brief free silver campaign.
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Commercial Tribune
Zanesville
D. H. Gaumer
Middle Bass Island
Cleveland
Slain in the Chapel at Northern Indiana Prison
Elmer Thomas an Indianapolis colored convict serving five years for burglary was fatally stabbed during chapel services by fellow convict Henry Jones from Marion County. Jones, also serving time from Marion County, inflicted the attack during morning services at the Northern Indiana State Prison chapel.
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Commercial Tribune
Michigan City
Ind
Elmer Thomas
Indianapolis
Indiana
Henry Jones
Thomas
Marion County
Jones
Eberts
Inapolis
On Eve of Convention Silver Fortunes Loom Large
CHICAGO July 6 on the eve of the Democratic National Convention debate centers on silver. Bland leads with about 250 votes, Boies around 200, while neither secures two thirds. Gold and silver camps wrestle over strategy, possible bolt threats, and the path to a nomination as the convention opens tomorrow.
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Lake Front
Bland
Boies
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