Taft Declines Nomination and West Leads at Cleveland Convention
Delegates and reporters gather in Creve Coeur Ohio with Judge Taft's firm rejection of the nomination. West and Warner gain strength while Curtiss and Lawrence attract smaller early votes as resolutions on labor and finance draw attention. The Ohio State Central Committee reshuffles posts and discussions hint at a potential dark horse candidate as West gains with the party centered on Chicago and Columbus figures.
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Cincinnati Gazette
Crevetano
Lucas Howard Carroll
New York Times
Smalley
The
Tribune
Eaton
Chicago Times
Curtis and Nixon
Inter-Ocean
Taft
George R. Sage
Alphonso Taft
Ben
Alex
West
Warner
Toledo
Hayes
Matthews
Ner
Curtiss
Lawrence
George K. Nash
Columbus
State Central Committee
A. T. Wikoff
Col. W. C. Cooper
Charles Grosvenor
Capt
Wm. Leonard
Millikin
George W. Glover
Harrison
Col. Jas. Burns
Gen. Cox
Young
Bickham
Garfield
Supreme Court
Dwight Crewell
Ashigbula
Johnson
Denial of Governor’s Troop Request In Dispatch
Special Dispatch to the Cincinnati Gazette from Indianapolis notes a denial regarding Governor Jimmy not asking President Hayes for troops. It states the governor sent the dispatch direct to Hayes, denying misrepresentation by the press. Meeker is mentioned as the pardoned convict.
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Indianapolis
Jimmy
Hayes
Meeker
Revenue Force Captures Illicit Distillery in New York
Gen. Weber of the Internal Revenue Service ordered a raid on a block of buildings in Manhattan bounded by avenues A and B and Nineteenth and Twentieth streets after information reached his office. Deputy A. J. Sharks led deputies with police assistance to seize three barrels of whisky a receiver of about twenty gallons of whisky four barrels of molasses a still capable of 400 gallons daily and 900 gallons of mash. The entire distilling operation was destroyed and no evidence remained.
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New York
Weber
Internal Revenue
A. J. Sharks
A Picayune Swindle Hits Linseed Oil Firm
Wood Farrington & Co. of Piqua Ohio report a swindle by Miller and Sweinhart agents at Powers Station Indiana who asked for sacks of flaxseed and 300 in currency. A man posing as Mr Swinehart obtained the cash after contacting the firm last week. The Powers Station postmaster Moracle vanished. his photo matches the man who took the money.
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Piqua
Wood, Farrington & Co
Miller & Sweinhart
Powers’ Station
Ind
Swinehart
Moracle
Assassination at Brookville Ohio shocks town
Special Dispatch to the Cincinnati Gazette reports Cyrus Baker wounded by a across the street shot on the Brookville Hotel porch. Forty six shots struck Baker between knee and chest and his condition is potentially mortal. Brookville excitement grows as arrests follow and a suspect remains unclear. John Greer elected president of the National Christian Temperance Union amid a large contest.
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Brookville
Ohio
The
Cincinnati Gazette
Dayton
Cyrus Baker
Dr. Dove
Brookville Hotel
Baker
John Greer
National Christian Temperance Union
Remains of Custer and His Officers Moved East
The bodies of Gen. Custer and Col. Cook Lieut Reily and Dr DeWoolf arrived at Curcaco from Fort Lincoln Dakota Territory and were sent at 5 15 p m by the Michigan Southern Railroad to West Point for interment in the receiving vault until the October funeral Col Cook Reily and DeWoolf were forwarded to Hamilton Ontario Washington D C and Norwalk Ohio respectively
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Curcaco
Gen. Custer
Fort Lincoln
Dakota Territory
Michigan Southern Railroad
West Point
Col. Cook
Lieut, Reily
Dr. DeWoolf
Hamilton
Ontario
Washington
D. C
Norwalk
Ohio
Boy Struck by Train Wheels Near Arcadia
A ten year old named Mann attempted to board a train on the Indianapolis Peru Chicago road at Arcadia. He fell under the wheels and his legs were crushed. Recovery is doubtful.
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Kokomo, Inc
Mann
Indianapolis, Peru
Chicago Road
Arcadia
Northwestern Crop Prospects Dispatch from Curcaco
Northwestern crop prospects are reported as encouraging with harvest complete in many areas and a generally good yield expected across the Northwest. The dispatch notes strong yields and favorable conditions impacting regional agriculture.
Urbana Water Works Contract Completed in Urbana
Special Dispatch reports that the contract between T. J. McGowan for the Urbana Water Works and the City Council for constructing water works was completed tonight. Work to commence tomorrow.
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Unsana
T. J. McGowan
Urbana Water Works
City Council
The Late Strike Rages Across Ohio and Pennsylvania
Reassuring news from all points says the trouble ends as troops move to Fort Wayne and Columbus. Urbana guards depart with ammunition while strikers retreat. trains resume amid police supervision, and miners in Maryland and Scansville weigh wage demands as pumps halt in Nanticoke.
Mining region turmoil over rail strikes across Pennsylvania
Across Plymouth and Luzerne regions on July 31 miners, rail workers, and mobs sparked disruptions. At Plymouth, a mob shattered a mail and passenger train, halting service with threats of renewed violence. Lehigh Valley trains faced staffing orders, and a Reading district meeting debated wage cuts and potential strikes as operations awaited operator replies.
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Pittston
Plymouth
Lackawanna & Bloomsburg
Lehigh Valley Road
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Parade of Citizen Soldiers Ends Missouri Turmoil
St Louis July 31 report notes trains running normally and troops dispersing. Two East St Louis railroad strike leaders arrested. remaining forces return home or guard mining property. A parade of five regiments under Gen. A J Smith draws vast crowds, demonstrating order and police power to deter mob violence. Mayor Overstolz says lawless violence suppressed and armed force ready if needed.
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Committee of Safety
A. J. Smith
St. Louis
Quincy National Uards
Peoria National Blue
Peoria Veteran Blues
Belleville Guards
TNE
Overstolz
Citiceuiers
Fort Wayne Strikers Maintain Road Control Amidst Tense Standstill
In Fort Wayne the strikers keep the PFW & C line closed with a lighter blockade. The strikers demand concessions from J D Layng and await his signature to end their walkout. Officials say the railroad will not concede and Gov Williams has not sent force. Some workers return to the company to collect pay while others refuse to move trains without protection.
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Cincinnati Gasette
Fort Wayne, Inc
Pittsburg
J. D. Layng
Gorham
Alliance
Crestline
Strikers' Trial Postponed as Judge Delays
Indianapolis dispatch reports the striker cases postponed until tomorrow due to Judge Drummond's absence. Troops ordered to Fort Wayne by Adjutant General Russ. 150 National Guard and Indianapolis Light Infantry men departed at midnight under command.
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Indianapolis
Drummond
FT. Wayne
Russ
Company A
National Guards
Indianapolis Light Infantry
Ht. Wayne
Com
Strikers Face Efforts to Run Freight Trains
Six engineers arrived from Evansville to take out freight trains tomorrow. Strikers refuse to molest trains but will block engineers from going out unless they can talk them out of it. Marshal Wheat barred strikers from meeting, and talks may affect tomorrow’s operation. The workers demand removal of engineer classification and equal pay for apprentices who have twelve months on the job, plus living wages for laborers.
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Columbus
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Newark
Vigorsis
Enpriselon
Avstrike
Luzerne County
Nashville
Tenn
Evansville
United States
Wheat
Lake Shore to Restart Trains as Workers Report
Cleveland July 31 Charles Paine General Superintendent Lake Shore road says operations will resume when enough employees report for duty by 10 a m August 1. He quotes Mr Vanderbilt dispatch about pay when business Justifies it. Erie division chief C B Couch notes about half the men have already returned. freight start time undetermined.
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Lake ‘Shore Road
Cleveland
Charles Paine
Lake Shore Road
Vanderbilt
C. B. Couch
Erie Division
New York Central to Divide $100000 Among Employees
President Vanderbilt announces a payroll based distribution of $100,000 to 12,000 employees of the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad. Fewer than 500 struck and no property damage reported. Women may stay or rejoin during this period, with pay increases as business warrants.
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Saratoga
Vanderbilt
New York Central & Hudson River Railroad
Central Railroad of New Jersey Suspends Engineers and Brakemen
The receiver issues an order suspending all engineers and brakemen not currently employed and states they will be paid only for actual work done when they resume. Previously workers received full month’s pay regardless of attendance. No trains operated on the line today.
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Marcu Cuunx
Central Railroad of New Jersey
Rioters Sentenced in Peru Disturbances and Chicago Killings
The article reports leaders Mack and Ennis receiving four months and others two months in county jail with $50 fines for Peru rioters. It notes a fatal shooting on the Chicago lakefront from an accidental Gatling gun discharge. It also mentions discharged workers at West Albany shops and AR services by Grand Army of the Republic in Chicago. Baltimore & Ohio reports progress with trains between Parkersburg and Baltimore and upcoming freight from Grafton to Wheeling.
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Koch
Lake Front
Chicago
Drummond
Peru
Mack
Ennis
Baltimore & Ohio
Government Prosecute Lumber Thieves Amid National Strike
The July 31 report describes a government stance to prosecute lumber thieves and maintain order. United States troops remain stationed in various cities and along railroad lines to ensure uninterrupted business and orderly conditions. The piece notes praise for troop efficiency and hints at upcoming Congress measures to empower the army, with some former State rights Democrats accepting a stronger central authority and national police to quell disorders beyond state control.
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United States
Artful Dodger Gail Hamilton’s Brother Exiled to Ogdensburg
Washington reports that James Dodge, first cousin of James G Blaine of Maine, moved from a lucrative New York City customs post to easier duties in Ogdensburg New York. Dodge, a middle aged man and Gail Hamilton’s brother, had been a special inspector earning four dollars daily, a sinecure. Two Blaine relatives also hold clerical posts in the City’s Custom House.
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Washiveton
New York Press
Gail Hamilton
Civil Service
James Dodge
Jas. G. Blaine
Maine
Custom House
Ogdenseburg
Dodge
Secretary of the Treasury
Special Treasury
Revenue Office
Senator Blaine
Lumber Thieves Targeted by Interior Department Action
The Interior Department vows strict action against timber depredations on public lands in Louisiana and Texas. Seizures include 80000 dollars in Louisiana and 50000 dollars along the Mississippi and St Croix rivers as government seeks stronger pine land sale laws. Congress will be asked to modify related statutes.
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Washington
Sabine River
Louisiana
Mississippi
St. Croix
Interior Department
Congress
Cabinet Debates Land Officials and Repairs in D.C.
The Cabinet met until 3 o'clock as public land officials and road repairs were discussed. Commodore Va Renssaeler Morgan was named Inspector of Works on District roads. Legal tenders fell by order of the Secretary for the month, and 80 percent of national bank notes issued are deemed unnecessary. Henry W. Hilliard of Georgia was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Brazil, succeeding James R. Partridge. Hilliard previously served as a U.S. Representative from Montgomery, Alabama.
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Va Renssaeler Morgan
Ate
Confederate Navy
Henry W. Hilliard
Georgia
Brazil
James R. Partridge
Maryland
Hilliard
Congress
Montgomery, Ala
Subscriptions and Calls on New Loan as of July 31
Total popular subscriptions to the 4 percent loan reach 6.32 million dollars, with syndicate receipts at 60 million and London subscriptions 10.2 million, totaling 76.52 million. Calls issued for 40 million of 5 20 bonds of 65 and 5 million gold paid into the Treasury leave 31.52 million in bonds yet to be called, with another call expected this week.
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Wasnmorox
London
Summer meeting at Saratoga and Buffalo races results
At Saratoga Sanaroua N Y July 31 Bertram Barone won the one mile purse with Princess of Wales third. Two mile dash winner Tom Ochiltree with Athione second Aunt Betsy third. Sara stakes two year olds Bramelie won, Duke of Magenta second Pride of the Village third. Selling race 114 mile won by Luei fer with Cardinal Wolsey second George the Fourth third. At Buffalo July 31 Hannis won the 2:34 class while White Stocking Mazomanie took the 2:23 class with Blue Mare third and Silversides fourth. The third annual drawing of fourteen numbers for Union Pacific sinking sand bonds held in Boston.
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Sanaroua
N. Y
Bertram Baroness
Princess of Wales
Chiquita
Madge
Tom Ochiltree
Athione
Aunt Betsy
Bramelie
Duke of
Union Pacific Railroad
Boston
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E. Gaskins
J. J. Hight
W. E. Davis
Blue Jeams
W. W
Revenue Force
City of
Custer
Blue Jeans
Ft Wayne
Pennsylvania
Molly Maguires
Piqua, C
Getysburg and Covington
Allery
Urbana
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Ohio State Journal
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Scansville
Hazerton
Bauer Meadow
Nanticoke
Wilkesbarre
Pittston, PA
Reading, PA
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Lost Creek
Mollie Maguire
Wisma
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Northwest
Fort Wayne
Illinois
Iowa
Sheridan
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NEW York Central
NEW Jersey Central
Grand Army of the Republic
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