Convention Opens as National League Debates Leadership
Detroit dispatch reports the National American League Convention opens with broad representation and lively debate over leadership. Crawford of Kentucky and Fleitz of Pennsylvania vie for the presidency as Illinois caucus sacrifices Pollasky and Chipin. Governor Pingree’s welcome emphasizes anti-corporate stance while Duffield is chosen to address delegates. The group anticipates mass meetings and a Chicago bid for the 1898 convention, with President Woodmansee praising debts paid and unity within the league.
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Commercial Tribune
Troit
Mich
National Alican League
League
H. M. Duffield
Welframe
Pingree
Duffield
Republican Party
Woodmansee
Dingley
Michigan
Hanna
Thurston
Crawford
Kenny
Fleitz
Pennsylvania
Metal
Pol= necky
Dowling
Illinois
Pollasky
Judge Chipin
Chicago
Orrow
Republican College League
National League
D. D. Woodmansee
Cinpitpats
Wali
Late Senator Harris Buried in Elmwood Cemetery
The body of Isham G. Harris was brought to Memphis and laid in state at First Methodist Church before an Elmwood Cemetery interment. Washington and Nashville escorts, Confederate Veterans in uniform, and large crowds witnessed the procession and funeral services at 4 o clock.
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Memphis
Tenn
Isham G. Harris
First Methodist
Elmwood Cemetery
Washington
Nashville
Teenager Stepped Before Train After Lover’s Refusal
Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune. Crown Point Ind July 13 Clarence Davis a 17 year old youth killed himself by stepping in front of a train after his sweetheart Artie Phillips refused to marry him. He had threatened suicide several times in her presence.
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Commercial Tribune
Crown Point
Ind
Clarence Davis
Artie Phillips
Women Prisoners in Kansas City Made to Break Stone
Kansas City police assign female prisoners to stone breaking, dressing them in coarse overalls like male inmates. Chief Quarles notes that the women do not object to jail and seem to like it. The program starts this morning with prison labor under an all-male system until further notice.
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Kansas City
Police Department of
Quarles
Notable Galt House Hosts Democratic Delegates Convention
The Galt House in Louisville hosts a large gathering of national Democratic delegates for a Kentucky State Convention. Famous men attend as the defunct party’s leaders reconvene to reassert party principles, drawing national attention to the historic hotel and city.
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Commercial Tribune
Louisville
Galt House
Dickens
National Democratic Party
Kentucky
Democratic Party of
Old Commonwealth of Clay and Breckinridge
Marshalls
Ben Hardin
Elijah Hise
Indianapolis
Mrs Harris Goes Away and Merritt Killing Sensation
Mrs Harris, wife of Jacob F Harris, left Lexington with her two sisters and children after Merritt's killing at Gratz Park. The case reveals jealousy over Merritt courting Harris's sister-in-law Miss Ireland Thompson. Harris, awaiting trial, showed cheer after his mother’s visit. The piece also previews Kentucky Democratic conventions amid debates over sound currency and fusion with Republicans.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
Jacob F. Harris
Thomas H. Merritt
Gratz Park
Shelby County
Harris
Merritt
Ireland Thompson
Miss Thompson
Sixth Street
Accuse Their Stepmother Over Widow's Allowance Increase
John Mc Call and Martha Crabtree, children of the late John McCall by his first wife, filed a petition in Portsmouth Ohio objecting to the administrator approving an increased widow's allowance. They allege the widow had a living husband, Louis Mensel, at the time of her second marriage, and that several children arose from that marriage. John McCall, a wealthy Sedan farmer, died in April.
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Commercial Tribune
Portsmouth
John McCall
Martha Crabtree
McCall
Louis Mensel
Sedan
Invalid Panhandle train kills convalescent visitor
In Kokomo Indiana a Panhandle special train struck Mrs John Dabney as she left her home for the first time in weeks. The invalid woman was killed instantly and hurled about 100 feet. The accident occurred near Kokomo while officials of Pennsylvania were aboard the special.
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Commercial Tribune
Kokomo
Ind
Panhandle
Pennsylvania
John Dabney
Edmonds Identified in Conductor Haley Murder Case
Youngstown Ohio July 13 Thomas Edmonds charged with the murder of Conductor Haley was held for grand jury after a hearing and waived examination. Edmonds has been fully identified as the murderer and is committed to jail awaiting grand jury action.
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Commercial Tribune
Youngstown
Thomas Edmonds
Haley
Edmonds
Brother of Barnato Becomes Montreal Merchant After Bank Wreck Trial
J Roland Gideon Israel Barnett of Montreal declares he is elder brother of the late Barney Barnato also known as Isaac Barnett. Once a banker in America, he served seven years for involvement in a Central Bank wrecking in Kingston Penitentiary. Now he runs the Standard Discount Company in Montreal and presents evidence of his kinship to the South African diamond king. Attorney Crankshaw in Montreal handles his interests while Liverpool contacts are pursued.
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Commercial Tribune
North Tonawanda
N. Y
J. Roland Gideon Israel Barnett
Montreal
Canada
Barney Barnato
Barnett
Diamond King
Isaac Barnett
Barnett Brothers
London
Roland
Isaac
Noel
South Africa
America
Central Bank
Kingston
Standard Discount Company
St. Monique Street
Crankshaw
Liverpool
Damages Awarded to Flora Henley Against Telegraph Company
Flora Henley sued the Western Union Telegraph Co for failure to deliver a message. A jury in Bedford Indiana awarded $5,000 in the Circuit Court, after previously ruling $350 in February in a Monroe County case.
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Commercial Tribune
Bedford
Ind
Flora Henley
Western Union Telegraph Company
Monroe County
Poison ivy blamed for local skin disease in Marion
Health Officer in Marion Ohio orders immediate removal of poison ivy planted for lawn and shade tree ornamentation after tracing outbreak to the creeping vine. The initiative applies to all properties in the city regardless of ownership.
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Commercial Tribune
Marion
Reverend Nulton Accused Of Cruelty To Animals
Marietta Ohio July 13. The Rev Mr Nulton a Methodist minister from Beverly was brought here by a constable on a cruelty charge. He allegedly drove a harvesting team all day without food or water, prompting the accusation of mistreatment of animals.
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Commercial Tribune
Marietta
Nulton
Beverly
Governor Bushnell to Move from Broad Street House
Special dispatch from Columbus Ohio reports Gov. Bushnell and his wife will not occupy the Broad street residence this summer due to Mrs. Bushnell’s ill health. She will stay at their Springfield home while the governor lives at the Chittenden Hotel and campaigns restart mid September. He may review the Third Infantry near Cincinnati between July 15 and 20 and plans to spend Sundays with the family in Springfield.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus, CO
Third Infantry
Cincinnati
Harvey Asks New Trial in Murder Case
Wilmington July 13 A motion for a new trial was filed by James Harvey’s attorneys after his second degree murder conviction for killing his wife Ida. They present twenty six reasons why a rehearing should be granted.
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Wilmington
James Harvey
Ida
Boy Follows Father in Fatal Hay Wagon Accident
In Urbana Ohio on July 13 twelve year old George Baker son of Upton Baker died when a hay trace snapped striking his jaw and breaking his neck as he unloaded hay at farmer George Criffield’s place two miles north of the city. The tragedy follows the father’s death at the courthouse riot five weeks earlier. The mother is prostrated and the family had been pressed to work to help support themselves.
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Commercial Tribune
Urbana
George Baker
Upton Baker
George Criffield
Sword Presented At First Regiment Encampment
The Second Day at Presque Isle open with better weather. Captain W A Latourette led as officer of the day and Lieutenants Davis and Levee assisted. A sword was presented to Captain Paul M Millikin by Company I. About thirty men reported at the hospital and a rat bite was the only notable incident. Captain Andrews, US Army Inspector, is expected tonight. Mandolin and guitar clubs entertained officers and companions in the afternoon and evening.
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Commercial Tribune
Toledo
W. A. Latourette
Middletown
Davis
Levee
Andrews
United States Army
Paul M. Millikin
Hoke
Millikin
Missing Brookline woman believed abroad in Ireland
Grace Stevenson, daughter of James Stevenson of Brookline, may have sailed to Ireland from New York within days of her disappearance. Her uncle in Ireland is cited as offering $5,000 for her return. A Lexington to Cincinnati sighting prompted questions of her whereabouts as authorities trace a resemblance to a woman seen in Cincinnati. John Stevenson of Belfast, her uncle, is a clothing manufacturer.
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Commercial Tribune
Boston
Grace
James Stevenson
New York
Ireland
Brookline
John Stevenson
Belfast
James
John
America
Body Tied to a Bush Murder of Rene Williams Near West Point
The mangled body of Rene Williams was found tied to a bush near West Point Tennessee after she went blackberry picking. Authorities wired for bloodhounds and armed men scour the countryside in pursuit of the killer.
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Dispatch
Commercial Tribune
Chattanooga
Tenn
Rene
Williams
West Point
Decatur
Ala
Coup Planned by Operators During Miner Strike
Pittsburg July 13 report says operators plot to equip mines, import workers, and bar access with guards, reminiscent of 1892. District unrest grows as Cannell Warner Morgan pits join general strike. 2,000 miners allegedly ready to march on the mine amid fears of evictions and renewed violence.
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Carnegies
Cannell
Warner
Morgan
Beaver County
Mercer County
Hallville
Spear, Ridge and
Diamond
Eagle
Monongahela City
Brownsville
Knob
Beaumont
Umpire
Albany
M. D. Rathfory
The
United Mineworkers
Patrick Dolan
Fatal stage shooting in Pittsburg suburb theater
In an Atlanta area amateur play a gun scene ended in tragedy when John Singleton was accidentally killed. Gary Brown, who played the rival, used a pistol loaded with live ball by mistake, prompting applause before the fatal moment was revealed.
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Gary Brown
Singleton
Brown
Head of Guldensuppe Said Found by Boys in Branchport
Report reached New York on July 13 that boys in Branchport New Jersey found the head of William Guldensuppe. Acting Inspector O'Brien is said to have received the information last night. The head was wrapped in oilcloth and plaster of Paris, but Branchport officials could not confirm the report.
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New York
Wm. Guldensuppe
Branchport
N. J
O’brien
Paris
Guldensuppe
Persian troops face ultimatum over Kerbela clash
Berlin reports the Porte has issued an ultimatum to Persia demanding withdrawal of Persian troops from Turkish territory near Kerbela. A refusal would be considered a declaration of war. Russia is suspected to be backing Persia, though Tehran may disregard the demand.
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Berlin
Vossische Zeitung
Constantinople
Porte
Persia
Kerbela
Russia
McMillin Named as Senator Pick Expected in Week
Governor Taylor arrived for Senator Harris funeral in Memphis and said he would appoint a successor within a week but had not chosen the man yet. Congress Benton McMillin is the likely appointee while Taylor plans to run for Senator Bate’s seat in 1899. Pressure from supporters favors former Harris partner Thomas B Turley.
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Commercial Tribune
Memphis
Tenn
Taylor
Harris
Benton McMillin
Bate
Thomas B. Turley
Lightning Fires Wells Near Muncie Indiana
Eight Richmond Natural Gas wells on James Hensley farm ten miles west of Muncie are burning after a July lightning strike. The wells, totaling 30 million feet daily, feed into a single pipe and were ignited during the storm. Flames reach high into the air and draw large crowds as pipes at two wells were torn from the ground. Extinguishing the blaze will be difficult due to gas flowing from the earth.
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Commercial Tribune
Muncie
Ind
Richmond Natural Gas Company
James Hensley
Oil Fire Rages At Elk Fork Two Wells Burn
Two oil wells in Elk Fork catch fire after geological layers ignite while drilling. Treat & Crawford No 1 Farrel farm started the blaze, and Henry Oil Company's No 1 Williams also burned. About 700 barrels of oil are burning daily, with losses near $5,000 to date.
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Sistersville
W. Va
Elk Fork
Treat & Crawford
Farrel
Henry Oil Company
Williams
Bledsoe cousins renew quarrel and fight in Shoals
SH OALS Ind July 13 John Bledsoe and Ellis Bledsoe cousins living three miles south of Shoals met this morning and renewed an old quarrel John rushed at Ellis with an open knife and struck him in the right breast causing a six inch gash There is no hope of Ellis recovery Marshal Evans arrested John Bledsoe.
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Commercial Tribune
Shoals
Ind
John Bledsoe
Ellis Bledsoe
John
Ellis
Marshal Evans
Kidnapped Adopted Son Recovered in Gosport
John Otto, adopted son of Mr and Mrs James Otto of Watseka Illinois, kidnapped some time ago, was recovered last night in Gosport from a tramp nicknamed New Orleans Frenchy, according to Martinsville reports.
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Commercial Tribune
Martinsville
Ind
John Otto
James Otto
Watseka, Ill
Gosport
New Orleans
Grace Stevenson Disappearance After Family Rift
John Stevenson had built a sales network in the United States and visited his Boston brother James Stevenson. Grace, his daughter, bonded with her uncle, but Grace’s parents quarreled. Stevenson left home and later promised to return. Grace left for her father and vanished. Stevenson reportedly offered a $5,000 reward for Grace's return.
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John
John Stevenson
America
New York
Boston
James
James Stevenson
Stevenson
Grace
Clarendon
Wife held in murder of Eckhard as exhumed evidence grows
In Parkersburg West Virginia authorities say Abraham Eckhard 60 died after strychnine poisoning with signs of beating. The body was exhumed revealing marks on the throat and possible murder by wife Mrs Eckhard and son Frank. The couple fled. she was captured while Frank remains at large. The case connects to a nearby murder investigation of liveryman Emanuel Crull. Preliminary hearing for Mrs Eckhard continues.
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Commercial Tribune
Parkersburg
W. Va
Abraham Eckhard
McFarland
Ritchie County
Eckhard
Woman in Kentucky Tells Her History as Grace Stevenson
A tall dark-haired young woman in Lexington, claiming to be Grace Stevenson from Boston, is traveling under an assumed name and admitted her identity after a reporter showed her a photograph sent from Boston. She previously lived in Boston and is now staying on Dewees Street near Main.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
Grace Stevenson
Boston
Dewees Street
Main
Stevenson
Bos
Missing Hibernian official traced to Pittsburg in study
Thos O Hara secretary of the Hibernian Building Loan and Savings Association is traced to Pittsburg after inquiring for Eastern trains and may be in the East or Ireland. An attachment and garnishee papers were issued on the First National Bank to seize 500 dollars O Hara had on deposit. President Michael Stanton of the Ancient Order of Hibernians is expected to take possession of the A O Hibernians books O Hara kept.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Thos
O’hare
Hibernian Building, Loan and Savings Association
Pittsburg
Ireland
First National Bank
Michael Stanton
Order of Hibernians
Baby With Gray Hair Birth Report From New Castle
New Castle Kentucky July 13 Mrs Lucy Wilson of this place gave birth to a baby with gray hair the unusual condition drew curiosity from locals and a brief medical note accompanies the report.
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New Castle
Lucy Wilson
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