Clans at Chicago Stir Over Convention Hall Seating
A Cincinnati dispatch reports Grant supporters plotting in Chicago to pack the National Republican Convention venue in Springfield tactics. Key figures include Blaine backer William E Chandler and Arkansas’s Powell Clayton discussing Creswell as temporary chairman and controlled credentials.
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Creswell
Springfield
Cincinnati Gazette
Cuicaco
Louisiana
Pelican
Illinois
Chicago
William E. Chandler
New Hampshire
Washington
Blaine
Grand Pacific
Powell Clayton
Arkansas
Palmer House
Memb
Tee
National Committee
Grant
Claquers
Don. Cameron
Logar
John C. New
Filleyy
Missouri
Keogh
Logan
Ninth District Republican Convention Set for August 11
The Ninth District Republican Committee gathered in Marion Ohio to plan the congressional convention. Delegates from Hardin Knox Union Delaware Morrow and Marion counties will meet in Delaware on August 11 1880 to organize the district's proceedings.
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Cincinnati Gazette
Marion
Hardin, Knox, Union
Delaware
Morrow
Payson Nominated for Congress at Eighth District Convention
In Bloomington Illinois May 25 Hon L E Payson of Pontiac was nominated by the Republican Convention of the Eighth Congressional District as candidate for Congress locating the race in central Illinois Prairie State politics with Payson as the district nominee.
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Cincinnati Gazette
Bloomington
Ili
Eighth Congressional District
L. E. Payson
Pontiac
Republican State Convention Opens in Denver With Credentials Debate
The May 25 session in Denver began with ex Governor Fouth as chair and Col John Cleghorn named temporary chairman. A challenge over caucus credentials prompted a protest from eighty one delegates who claimed exclusion for not providing a regular password. The motion to form a Credentials Committee passed, and a Grant-dominated panel was appointed as the convention recessed until 2 PM.
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Denveer
Fouth
State Central Committee
Col. Jno. Cleghorn
Crecones
Chaffer County
Republican Party of
Colorado
Delaware Democratic State Convention Chooses Love Chairman
Dover May 25 The Democratic State Convention met with Charles B. Love named permanent Chairman and delegates chosen for Cincinnati. A resolution to vote for Senator Bayard for President was adopted along with urging adherence to the two thirds rule. Delegation expected to vote as a unit for Bayard despite some members’ personal opposition.
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Dover
Del
Charles B. Love
Cincinnati
Senator Bayard
Bayard
Niu
Missouri Democrats Converge as State Convention Opens
A Post-Dispatch special from Moberly reports anticipation for the Missouri Democratic State Convention opening the next day in St Louis. Although the final complexion cannot be given yet, early indications point to a large turnout and lively proceedings with speakers and delegates assembling tonight.
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Louis
Post-Dispatch
Moberly
Indiana Dems Rally Against Tilden Support in State
The excerpt notes anti Tilden sentiment with D. B. Hard of Indiana aiding Hendricks and C. H. Pierce and Mr. Cooper from Indiana Democratic leadership expected to attend. Congressman Rothwell and possibly Senator West arrive, signaling congressional opposition to Tilden.
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Tilden
St. Louis
D. B. Hard
Indiana
Hendricks
C.H. Pierce
Cooper
Democratic Central Committee of
Rothwell
Congress
West
Rhode Island General Assembly Elects New Governors
Rhode Island's Governor A. H. Littlefield and Lieutenant Governor H. H. Fay were chosen by the General Assembly in Providence on May 25. The vote confirms the administration seeking to lead the state.
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Rhode Island
Providence
General Assembly
A. H. Littlefield
H. H. Fay
Multiple Casualties Reported in 1890s Accidents and Disasters
Special Dispatch to the Cincinnati Gazette details a fatal freight car accident in Cleveland where Louisa Ryne, a 27 year old servant, was crushed between bumpers and died after being taken to Hurga Street Hospital. Reports also cover a sunstroke death in Wheeling, a drowning at Bridgeport, a man found dead in Salt Fork near Homer, a fatal cyclone at Mitchell Dakota Territory with several dead and injured, and a supposed accidental shooting at Stockbridge Wisconsin.
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Cincinnati Gazette
Cleveland
Louisa Ryne
River Street
Superior Street
Hurga Street
Wheeling
W. Va
Martin's Ferry
Benwood
John Harvey
Bridgeport
Champaign
Ill
Buck
J. W. Etler
Salt Fork
Homer
Stolen Black Horse Reported in Gallipolis Ohio
A ten year old black horse with cropped mane was stolen last night from Edward Willis’s stable opposite the Kanawha River mouth. A liberal reward is offered for its recovery. In Kentucky Dan Jones, a Murray saloon keeper, shot Town Marshal Joel Ferguson after a struggle, Ferguson died three hours later. Jones was arrested. Ferguson was a former Calloway County Sheriff.
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Cincinnati Gazette
Gallipolis
Edward Willis
Kanawha River
Papucak
Jones
Murray
Calloway County
Joel Ferguson
Ferguson
Murder twins in adoption case faced five year term
Adrian Rynard and his wife were moved from Tipton County to the penitentiary to serve five years for the murder of an adopted child. They were accompanied by two young daughters. In Hopson New York Charley Jackson six was stolen by two men in a wagon this afternoon and may have been taken toward Albany.
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Nasiville
Adrian Rynard
Tipton County
Indiana Gun Club Shooting Tournament Results
The Indiana Gun Club held its annual shooting tournament in Indianapolis with participants from Illinois Kentucky Ohio and Indiana. Bracket prizes totaled 1250 across five matches with winners including B Bray William M West Dr Henry HH Smith H Palmer and Gib Coup sharing top honors.
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Cincinnati Gazette
Indianapolis
Indiana Gun Club
Illinois
Kentucky
Ohio
Indiana
B. Bray
William M. West
Dr. Henry
HH. Smith
H. Palmer
Gib
Petition drives to remit Wilkerson fine in Indiana case
Petitions circulate in North Vernon praying President Hayes to remit the $1,000 fine and far higher costs imposed on James H. Wilkerson. He was convicted in Jeffersonville for conspiring to import voters into the Fourth Congressional District during the October 1578 election and faces a year in prison, with sentence due to expire July 18.
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Cincinnati Gazette
North Vernon
Ind
President Hayes
James H. Wilkerson
Jeffersonville
Jennings County
Indiana Grand Lodge officers elected in Indianapolis
Indiana Grand Lodge of Masons in Indianapolis announced the election of officers Calvin Prather as Grand Master Bruce Carr as Deputy Grand Master and A. P. Charles as Senior Grand Warden. The vote for Junior Grand Warden was continued until 9 o'clock tomorrow with the lodge called off.
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Indiana
Impeachment Case Proceeded in San Francisco Mayor Kalloch Trial
In San Francisco the impeachment case against Mayor Kalloch advanced in the Superior Court before Judge Carey and a panel of four justices. Attorneys debated court jurisdiction under the new Constitution, with the prosecution asserting ongoing authority and the defense challenging self executing provisions. The court ruled it has jurisdiction and will continue arguments on the relevant statutes tomorrow.
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San Francisco
Kalloch
Superior Court
Carey
Halsey
Sullivan
Latimer
Ferral
Henry ‘P °Ignen
Ieautas
Mr. Highton
District Court
Shipping arrivals at New York ports May 25
Several ships reached New York on May 25 including the Pereire from Havre the Wyoming from Liverpool Titania from Dundee and the Bothnia from Liverpool Also arriving were the Lessing from burg Lexpos the Greece from New York and the Istrian from Boston with the Main noted as arriving from New.
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New York
Pereire
Havre
Wyoming
Liverpool
Titania
Dundee
Bothnia
Lessing
Burg
Lexpos
Greece
Istrian
Boston
New
Gasoline blast kills three in Piqua cellar explosion
A leaking gasoline barrel in Mrs. Fanny Jones's High street home exploded early morning, killing Fred W Amendt and John Perdue, injuring Miss Kate Newland and two Purdue boys. The blast wrecked the two story brick residence, with no insurance, as firefighters battled flames and rescue efforts continued all day.
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Cincinnati Gazette
Piqua
Third Ward
Fanny Jones
High Street
Broadway
Fred. W Amendt
Perdue
Kate Newland
Predue
Mr. Amendt
Miss Newland
John Perdue
James Mikels
Fremont Hardy
Hose Company No. 2
Fred. W. Amendt
Stocks Tumble Then Recover in Volatile New York Sessions
The New York Stock Exchange opened with low mood and rapid swings before finishing with a generally firm tone. Total shares traded reached 572,500, led by coal stocks, while Western Union fluctuated sharply between 90 and 93. Several rail and utility stocks fell to scattered lows, but most close higher than yesterday's levels amid renewed confidence that the worst may be over.
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Cincinnati Gazette
New York
Stock Exchange
Delaware
Lackawanna & Western
New Jersey Central
Western Union
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Delaware & Hudson
Lake Shore
Erie
Northwest
St. Paul
Iron Mountain
Wabash
State Bar Association proposes appellate circuits
Indianapolis May 25 The State Bar Association heard the committee report chaired by Asa Igieheart Evansville on the plan to divide the state into appellate circuits each with four of the current Superior Judges and to create an Appellate Circuit Court whose judgments do not affect liberty character real estate title or validity or construction.
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Cincinnati Gazette
Indianapolis
State Bar Association
Asa Igieheart
Evansville
Divorce and jury reform proposals from a committee
The committee discussed amending divorce law to seize property or debts of a non resident or absconding husband if the wife affidavits property within the state to pay alimony. They also proposed important amendments to the current jury system, with members openly hostile to the existing setup.
Foreign News Roundup From Parliament and Courts
In London reports detail Parliament debate on the Clayton-Bulwer treaty and forthcoming Eastern papers. Dispatches note missions to Abdurrahman Khan and interviews. Vienna reports reveal a prince’s insanity linked to finances. Paris notes on Communist arrests and a duel between Counts Zichy and Karolyi. Granville hints at mediation in South American conflicts. Italy pursues Chilean claims. Russia plans for potential China war. Leon Say elected President of the Senate.
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House of Commons
Charles Dilke
United States
Gladstone
Bradlaugh
Abdurrahman Khan
Presto
Victor Zichy
Tisza
Stephen Karolyi
Count Zichy
Loxpox
Karl Granville
Wolsey arrives from South Africa and Derby seat election
Gen Wolsey lands in Plymouth from South Africa while Sir Harcourt is elected unopposed for Derby. Angelina wins the Woodcote Stakes at Epsom with Vaga tilly second and Voluptuary third. The Paris government plans to banish active foreign Socialists amid rising agitation. The Imperial Bank of Russia issues 4 percent railway bonds totaling 150 million silver roubles. Prussia will keep the Clerical bill in the Diet despite Vatican shifts.
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London
Epsom
Angelina
Vaga Tilly
Voluptuary
Paris
St. Prterssure
Imperial Bank of Russia
Political talk and local appointments fill Wellington news
A Gazette interview with Hon S S Warner of Wellington notes Sherman as Chicago front runner and Windom as fallback if no top candidate surfaces. John Mackey is named judge to fill the Cooper K Watson vacancy. Mary Reardon faces a tobacco sale charge, released on recognizance. Union Telephone Co incorporation in McConnellsville is announced.
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Cincinnati Gazette
CoumBus
Gazette
S. Warner
Wellington
Neil House
Sherman
Chicago
Grant
Blaine
Windom
John Mackey
Sandusky City
Court of Common Pleas
Cooper K. Watson
Fourth Judicial District
Mary Reardon
United States
Guerin
United States Grand Jury
A. K
Dayton
Pan Hangle
Union Telephone Company
McConnellsville
Tan County
Ohio
F. B. Pond
Supreme Court
McLyaine
Collins
Nury Hetumiller
Cincinnati
Columbus
Maysville
Civil Engineers Convene in Washington University Hall
The American Society of Civil Engineers opened its twelfth annual convention at Washington University in St. Louis. Capt James B Eads was elected president with Wm P Shinn as vice chair. Mayor Overstall welcomed delegates and papers on the Hudson River Tunnel and the Chimpate Tunnel were presented and discussed. Afternoon excursions included a rail bridge inspection at St Charles Mo and a return via the steamer Eckert.
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St. Louis
American Society of Civil Engineers
Washington University
James B. Eads
Wm. P. Shinn
81. Louis
Overstall
Eads
Hudson River
New York
New Jersey
Spilman &Brush
Chimpate
Peru
O. F. Nichols
St. Charles
Eckert
Coming Chicago Convention May Bring Stormy Republican Fight
Washington May 25 One prominent Republican officer says the convention will face sharp disputes over district delegate methods and calls for a stormy gathering with Indiana Grant factional tensions. Senator George F Hoar is being mentioned as a possible convention president amid Western support. Washington May 25 The House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously backs measures to obtain compensation for losses from Newfoundland fishermen attacks and to end or modify the fishery treaty clause. The British minister watches Congress closely as parties seek to avoid action this session.
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Cincinnati Gazette
Washington
Chicago
National Committee
Republican Party
Th Grai Bo Aik
Grant
George F. Hoar
Washsnoton
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Newfoundland
Congress
Tss
Tongpipeir Ori
Sinatsbepia Tennie
Presidential Nominates Postmasters for Hillsboro and Logan
The President nominates James W. Patterson for Postmaster at Hillsboro Ohio and Willian S. Cuse for Logan Ohio. Patterson is named to Hillsboro and Cuse to Logan with the appointments awaiting confirmation.
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James W. Patterson
Hillsboro, O
Willian S. Cuse
Logan, OU
Woman Suffrage Meeting in Indianapolis Opens National Gathering
The thirteenth annual National Woman's Suffrage Association session begins in Indianapolis with Susan B. Anthony presiding. Delegates from multiple states attend as committees discuss platform aims and the push for federal suffrage protections while highlighting state efforts and petitions. The event continues tonight with speeches and pero rest of the conference scheduled to adjourn on the eve of the Chicago Republican Convention.
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Cincinnati Gazette
Indianapolis
National Woman's Suffrage Association
Susan B. Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Sara Andrews Spencer
Alabama
P. Holmes Drake
Huntsville
Connecticut
Elizabeth B
Champion
District of Columbia
Evaline
Mason
Jerusha
Jay
Ellen A. Sheldon
Jane H. Spofford
Illinois
Elizabeth Boynton Harbert
Evanston
Ann M. Porter
Danville
Indiana
Mary E. Haggart
Martha Grimes
Zerelda G. Wallace
A. P. Stanton
Salome McCain
Crawfordsville
Helen M. Gougar
Lafayette
Thomas Atkinson
Oxford
Dr. Rogers
Greencastle
Lee B. Clay
Richmond
Presient
Louisiana
Elizabeth L. Saxon
New Orleans
Michigan
Catharine A. F. Stebbins
Detroit
Missouri
Virginia L. Minor
Eliza J. Patrick
Annie ST. Anderson
Caroline Johnson Todd
Eana J. Polk
Phebe Cozzens
M. A. Baumgarten
Emma Neave
Eliza K
Brown
Parker Pillsbury
Chandler
R. T. Brown
Hurbert
Merriam
Lockwood
National Woman Suffrage Association
Tewly
L. D. Blake
New York
Lucius Robinson
Cornell
Kelly
Robinson
Eccleeine
New York City
Additi
Blake
Ilinois Woman Suffrage Association
Congress
Stanton
Chicago
Suffrage Push by American Association for Women’s Vote
The American Association advocates a sixteenth amendment to grant women suffrage and seeks ratification by State Legislatures. Members from both branches participate, aiming for a constitutional right rather than a state grant.
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American Association
Dayton Hosts Grand Parade During Annual Session
Dayton May 2 crowds decorate streets with patriotic colors as the Grand Lodge convenes. The Knights of Pythias display a grand parade, reviews, and a mid summer concert at Tivola Garden as officers conduct session business and prepare for band tournaments.
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Cincinnati Gazette
Dostuma
Court House
Pythias
Castle Hall
Fifth Street
M. C. Kuhn
Cincinnati
F. A. Marble
G.C
Columbus
C. Williamson
Akron
VY. J. Collins
G. P
Toledo
J. W. Coles
Springfield
J. Dowdale
Rand
Jehiel Clark
G. Moof A
Wooster
M. M. Miller
Gel. G
Newark
H. Peterman
Mt. Vernon
W. B. Kennedy
Cincinna
Howard Douglass
S.R
Knights
Grand Lodge
G. c
Order of K. P
Washington City
United States
Ohio
Charles D. Iddings
Iow
J. A. Thompson
Hillsboro
Jd. W. Coles
G.M
Monchesfe
Eos Joseph Dowdall
G. K
J. F. Schumate
G. M
Urbana
P. Peterman
F. C. Bach
Bellefontaine
Wm. B. Kennedy
First Street
Main
O. Britt Brown
Adolph Snyder
Frederick Schutte
Indiana
Lafayette
J. F. Carnahat
Indianapolis
Maury
Terre Haute
J. W. Ebel
Cleveland
Hennemiller
Cincinnat
Harman
Tivola Garden
Knignts
National Soldiers’ Home
Trade and Industry A Suit Over Page Patent In Telegraphy
Western Union Telegraph Company sues American Union Telegraph Company in the U S Circuit Court for alleged Page patent infringement. The case mirrors the Pris cilla Page Holmes Burglar Alarm decision, with potential wide impact on railroad telegraph systems. Similar actions expected against Pacific Wabash and Union Pacific railroads. papers to be served tomorrow.
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Cincinnati Gazette
New York
United States
American Union Telegraph Company
Western Union Telegraph Company
Page
Priscilla Page
Holmes Burglar Alarm Company
Blatchford
Pacific & Wabash
Union Pacific Railroad
Receivers Appointed for Philadelphia & Reading Firms
Gowen Lewis and Caldwell appear in Philadelphia and post $500000 joint security as receivers for the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad and the Philadelphia Coal and Iron Company. The coal firm Bines & Sheaff suspends operations as notes indorsed by Bines & Sheaff are halted pending status. Business continues. A shoe dealer G T Morrow files assignment for creditor benefit at 41 42 Warren Street New York. Liabilities and nominal assets are listed with a preference of $11 211.
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Philadelphia
Gowen, Lewis
Caldwell
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
Philadelphia & Ding Coal and Iron Company
Bines & Sheaff
Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Company
Binexs & Sheaff
New York
G. T. Morrow
Warren Street
Weaver Widow Dies In Clifton Springs Estate To Be Buried In Rochester
Special Dispatch reports Mrs. John C Weaver died this afternoon at Clifton Springs New York where she and her family were staying for the summer. She was a prominent local citizen and leaves a large estate with several children. Burial is planned in Rochester New York.
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Chicinnari Gazeus
Lancaster
John C Weaver
Clifton Springs
N. Y
Fire Destroys A M Davidson Store in East Liverpool
Fire at A M Davidson's store in East Liverpool Ohio destroys the building and its contents. Estimated loss is $10000 with full insurance. Separately a Minneapolis lumber mill fire destroys the saw and shingle mill of Minneapolis Lumber Co with losses about $25000 and insurance of $1000. Sixty workers lose jobs.
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Cincinnati Gazette
Steubenville
A. M. Davidson
East Liverpool
Minneapolis
Minn
Minneapolis Lumber Company
P. G. Lammereaux
Wedding Beils for a Journalist in Louisville
Louisville May 25 Geo H Yenowine city editor of the Mianaes News arrived this morning for Miss Lettie daughter of the late Goompe F Doste. Yenowine, formerly a well known Louisville journalist, was noted at the Louisville Anzeiger.
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Louisville
Geo. H. Yenowine
Mianaes News
Lettie
Goompe F Doste
Etiies
Louisville Anzeiger
Yenowine
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