Reed Fails to Block McKinley Nomination and Hotel Promise
St Louis reports Speaker Reed will not be nominated for vice president as the convention backs McKinley on the first ballot. A hotel accommodation crisis for colored delegates ends with a pledge from the Southern, St Nicholas, Lindell, and Laclede hotels to provide equal rights and no discrimination during the Republican convention.
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St. Louis
Reed
Jos. H. Maniex
Maine
United Press
Gov. McKinley
National Committee
Alabama
New England
Royal
Guy
McKinley
Henry ©. Lewis
Southern Hotel
Str. Louis
National Republican Committee
Business Men's League of
Allen
Southern Hotel Co
McKinley to Be Nominated by Acclamation
In St Louis on June 11 the national committee ended Alabama contest opposition, clearing the way for William McKinley to be nominated for president by acclamation.
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Sr. Louis
William McKinley
National Committee
Alabama
Mass Meeting in Chicago Over St. Louis Hotelier Insults
About two thousand Negroes gathered in Chicago to protest alleged insults by St. Louis hotelkeepers and citizens. Resolutions urged the Republican National Committee to call off the St. Louis convention and instead plan a meeting where colored people will not face insult. They will be sent to Chairman Carter of the national committee.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Curiiaco
Republican National Committee
Carter
National Committee
Magnificent republican convention auditorium dedicated in St Louis
The new St Louis auditorium hosting the republican national convention was formally dedicated with a 10 000 strong crowd. Mayor Walbridge Governor Stan ard and Samuel M Kennard spoke as the audience joined in the Red White and Blue.
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St. Louis
Helk
Walbridge
City of
Samuel M. Kennard
Business Men's League
E. 0. Stanard
Prompt action saves girl after assault near French Lick
In West Baden Indiana on June 11 a man named Alexander Breedlove allegedly assaulted Effie Stogsdill aged 11 near French Lick Springs. A large posse pursued him and he was captured and taken to Squire W J Prow at West Baden. Breedlove pleaded guilty and was spirited to Paoli jail to await circuit court action. the girl was seriously injured.
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West Raven
Ind
French Lick Springs
Alexander Breedlove
Effie Stogsdill
Sreedlove
Squire W. J. Prow
West Baden
West Baden Springs
Breedlove
Dickey
Paoli
Fatal Fire At Whiting Incendiary Origin Kills Three
Three people burned to death in Whiting Indiana in a fire that started in the saloon of Joseph Pulasky and destroyed adjacent houses. The loss is about 12000 dollars with partial insurance. authorities call the blaze incendiary.
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Whiting
Ind
Waitin
Annie Honan
Mamie Honan
John C. Honan
Joseph Pulasky
Deaths and Local Notices From Franklin and Decatur
Death of a Postmaster in Needham Franklin Indiana reports J Duncan McClain aged 62 former Needham postmaster is dead. Prominent physician missing in Decatur Indiana Dr J W Stoneburner is missing. City salaries advanced in Hartford City Indiana common council raises all city officers salaries. Hon D A McDonald ex lieutenant governor of Ontario died in Montreal Ontario father of public life obituary adds context.
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Franklin, Ind
J. Duncan McClain
Needham
Hartrord City
Ind
Decatur
J. W. Stoneburner
D. A. McDonald
Montreal
Ontario
National convention of state boards of health opens
At the Eleventh annual gathering in Chicago delegates from multiple states and Canadian provinces attend. Gov. Altgeld and Mayor Swift welcome them as Dr. J. N. Taylor presides, with topics on vaccine farms, corpse transport safety, immigrant smallpox, and the Chicago drainage channel's sanitary aspects.
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Cnicaco
National Convention of State Boards of Health
J. N. Taylor
Crawfordsville
Ind
Altgeld
Swift
Taylor
C. O Probst
Columbus
Ontario
Quebec
la Chappelle
Peter H. Bryce
Toronto
Gardner T. Swarts
Rhode Island
J. W. Scott
Ilinois Board
Scott
Chas. N
Benj. Lee
Pennsylvania
Congress
Lyman E. Cooley
Chicago
Man shoots stepdaughters in home drunken rage
William Otter of 469 McLean Avenue returned home intoxicated and fired on his two stepdaughters and their mother, wounding the 17 year old in the breast and the seven year old in the abdomen. Both children were hospitalized with the younger girl likely to die. Otter was arrested.
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Cimmence
William Otter
McLean Avenue
Reed Forbids Vice Presidential Nomination Stance
Washington reports Speaker Thomas B. Reed will not accept a vice presidential nomination. The congressional delegation heads to St Louis with assurances he will not be pressured. Many Republicans plan to attend the convention as delegates or spectators amid a large congressional exodus.
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Washington
St. Louis
Thomas B. Reed
Senate Passes Letter Carriers Pay Increase Bill
The Senate approved a bill to raise letter carriers' salaries starting July 1. In cities over 15 000, pay would be 600, 800, 1000, then 1200 over four years. in smaller cities, 500, 800, 1000 in successive years. The measure heads to the House for action.
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Senate
Wasnhington
House
May bolt forces vie for control of GOP convention
St Louis June 11 The Silver Republicans plan a hard fight at the convention for a silver coinage plank. C W Fairbanks Mer riam Knight Redfield Proctor named as possible temporary chairman. Teller may offer an open convention substitute if the platform committee rejects unlimited coinage. A walkout is threatened if the substitute is defeated. Mark Hanna arrived by special train.
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St. Louis
C. W. Fairbanks
Indiana
Merriam
Minnesota
Geo. S. Knight
California
Redfield Proctor
Vermont
Teller
Mark Ijanna
H. Clay Evans
Tennessee
Mlean's Latest Card and National Gossip
News digest from Washington and other cities on June 11 reports a proposed democratic ticket with Bland for president and John R. McLean for vice president. Other items include the Mascot tug crew missing since November, Southern hotel welcomes delegates of all colors, an American locomotive plant in Russia, and political shifts in Ohio and Tennessee with final adjournment set for Thursday.
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Wasninctos
Bland
John R. McLean
Boies
Daniel
Ohio
Missouri
McLean
Cuba
Cape Henry
Capes
Russia
Puiilavelpa
Edmund D. Smith & Co
Philadelphia
Walter F. Dixon
Rogers Locomotive Works
McKinley Boom Arrives in St Louis Ahead of Convention
On June 11 in St Louis the McKinley campaign gathers support as Mark Hanna arrives aboard the Big Four train with delegates and observers. A tally shows McKinley at 681 first ballot votes, with 180 contested and other candidates receiving smaller shares. Hanna begins a push for a compromise to protect western free coinage positions.
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St. Louis
Cleveland
Mark Hanna
Mr. Hanna
Superintendant Miller
C. W. Haskell
John H. Bothwell
Sedalia
Oscar Myer
Portland
Ore
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Foraker
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Missouri
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Nebraska
Ceeeee
Wege
Nevada
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New Mexico
New York
North Carolin
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Pennsylvania
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
District of Columbia
Idaho
Iowa
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Bradley
Quay
Morton
Reed
Allison
Cameron
Teller
Cullom
Wailing Trial Conductor Testifies On Pearl Bryant Case
Newport June 11 Col Washington and Col Crawford seek to keep the case moving amid ill health. Conductor Ben McGraw testifies at Central Station about the man with the girl in distress not being Alonzo Walling. The trial central figure Jackson faces a challenge to his story as witnesses recount events at the Grand Central station.
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Southern Railway
Pearl Bryan
Central Depot
Newport
Washington
Col. Crawford
Shepherd
Jackson
Ben McGraw
Queen & Crescent
Grand Central Station
Kinney
McGraw
Alonzo Walling
Notorious thief escapes jail at Point Pleasant
John Carsey, a known thief, escapes from jail in Point Pleasant West Virginia on a Wednesday. The report notes other national items including a presidential approval of naval and Indian appropriation bills and a Canton Ohio crowd awaiting McKinley’s nomination.
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John Carsey
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Beniie Falcon
Cabanas
Canton
McKinley
Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad Co
T. C. Platt
Charles W. Hackett
Republican State Committee
B. B. Odell
Louis F. Payne
New York
St. Louis
Baltimore and Ohio
United States
James S. Clarkson
Iowa
National Republican Committee
Spring Lake
N. J
Clarkson
Ohio Kentucky Indiana Weather Forecast Summary
Washington forecast for Thursday notes slightly warmer weather. Ohio will be fair with light to fresh variable winds. Kentucky sees generally fair weather and a bit warmer with northerly winds turning variable. Indiana expects fair skies and warmer temperatures with northerly to easterly winds in the north.
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Washington
Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
Market Notes From Cincinnati and Other Cities
Regional and national price quotes across wheat corn oats and livestock. Notable levels include No 2 red wheat around 64 cents in Chicago and 65 cents in Baltimore. cattle and hogs varied by grade with midweek highs and lows noted. Prices across New York Toledo Pittsburgh and Baltimore reflect wide commodity activity and cautious trading.
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Cincinnati
Flaoor
Northwestern
New York
Baltimore
Buffalo
Chicago
C. Pitgsburgh
Ind
Carrie Market
Stoue
Object Lesson From Exports Rise Under Wilson Tariff
The Herald argues that February exports of American manufactured goods reached 17.3 million dollars and 1896 prospects exceed 215 million. It credits the Wilson tariff for steady growth, notes exports up 20 percent from McKinley-era highs, and urges continued effort to expand foreign sales benefiting wage earners.
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Congress
Bureau of Atatistics
Schouler
Treasury
Blaine
Amer
Wilson
Ite
Jacksonian
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