Administration Victory in Kentucky Free Silver Fight
Washington dispatch reports a substantial administration victory in the Kentucky state convention with the defeat of Jo Blackburn for the Senate on a narrow vote for the resolutions committee. Federal patronage allegedly shifted solidly, weakening the free silver faction and signaling a likely retirement of Blackburn from politics. Green Clay Smith is dying in Washington. Indiana tax case awaits court ruling as Western Union appeals. Olney approves paying customs inspectors from diplomatic funds. Big guns project advances at army ordnance board. Yellow fever rages in Brazil and Gen. Harrison named Purdue trustee. Novice mile bicycle record broken in Los Angeles.
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Washington
Kentucky
Jo Blackburn
Committee On Resolutions
Cleveland
Carlisle
Post Office
Internal Revenue Office
Blackburn
Senate
Green Clay Smit
Washaton
Green Clay Smith
Covington
Massachusetts Avenue
Washington Metropolitan Baptist Church
Indiana
Supreme Court
Indiana Supreme Court
Western Union Telegraph Co. Appeals
Tuesday's Baseball Scores Highlight Major Wins Across Leagues
Cincinnati, Chicago, Philadelphia, Cleveland and Washington top their rivals as Braves and Cardinals display offense. Key hitting includes Smith Phillips Hoy and Hay with multiple stolen bases and pitchers Rhines Phillips Ehret delivering strong outings. Rain shortens a Kansas City Minneapolis game in fourth inning.
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Cincinnati
St. Louis
Smith
Phillips
Hoy
Miller
Rhines
Ehret
Latham
Fagan
Keefe
RAE Chicago
Pittsburgh
Terry and
Donohue
Hart
Merritt
Galvin
RAE Grand Rapids
Voledo
Hkilroy
Sibley
Gear
Roach
McDermott
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Macon Fire Works Robbery Suspect Firebugs
Fire destroyed a large portion of Macon Mississippi early Tuesday. losses near fifty thousand dollars with about half insured. Authorities say repeated arson attempts targeted the town and the blaze appeared to be a deliberate robbery.
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Mempian
Miss
C. L. Heinrich and
Trion Brothers
Macon
Cabinet Announced With Salisbury As Prime Minister
June 26 report lists the new ministry with Salisbury named prime minister and foreign affairs head on temporary basis. Chamberlain remains colonies secretary and Hicks Beach is chancellor of the exchequer. Goschen becomes first lord of the admiralty, Devonshire presides as lord president.
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Colonies
Joseph Chamberlain
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach
Londox
Marquis of Salisbury
Duke of Devonshire
the Treasury
Arthur James Balfour
Michael Hicks-Beach
The
Admiralty
George Joachim Goschen
United Press
Lord Salisbury
Marquis of Dufferin
France
Molnar Hanged at Ohio Penitentiary in Midnight Ordeal
John Molnar, the Cleveland murderer, was hanged at the Ohio Penitentiary after midnight. He walked to the scaffold with calm indifference, spoke little, and appeared unable to comprehend his fate. Chaplain Winger and Pastor Alexander Harsnay had prayed and consoled him as Ward en James read the death warrant.
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Cleveland
Ohio Penitentiary
Commens
John Molnar
Molnar
Bowman
Winger
Alexander Harsnay
James
Pedro
Blackburn Beaten in Kentucky Silver Fight at Louisville
In Louisville on June 26 the Kentucky state Democratic convention battled over gold and silver. Hardin and Clay factions clashed as Beckner won the temporary chair, with 28 Kenton votes and a close roll call showing a split on credentials and resolutions. The hall was crowded in heat as party lines hardened and no final platform emerged.
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Louisville
Gus Colton
W. T. Ellis
John 8. Rhea
E. B. Walker
J. H. Atherton
Robert
Kenton
Campbell
Boone
Gallatin
Carroll
Grant
Trimble
Pendleton
Rod Perry
James T. Willis
Leslie T. Applegate
Robert Brown
C. J. Helm
R. H. Ellison
John M. Lassing
Judge Menzies
Gen
P. Watt Hardin
Willard
Alexander
Leutenant
Urey Woodson
Owensboro
Woodson
Hardin
Clay
Galt House
John T. Hinton
Paris
Cleveland
Carlisle
Messrs
Coulter
Ellis
Rhea
Alford
James DD. Carroll
State Democratic Committee
Chas. M. Hemphill
Lyon County
Wm. Beckner
Clark
Hardin Silver
Billy Brent
Covington
Kenton County
J. M. Patrick
Breathitt
Beckner
Stone
Tim
Democratic Party
Wm. R. Cromwell
Franklin
J. H. Shrader
James E. Stone
Jefferson
Committee On Resolutions
Hann
Committee On Credentials
John Rhea
Pierpont Morgan
Chicago
Blackburn
United State District
Wallace
William Cromwell
Permanent Organization Committee
Americans to travel to Europe at record pace this summer
Passport bureau figures show the United States will send more travelers to Europe this season than since the Paris exposition of 1889 and the prosperous year 1891. Nearly 1,700 passports issued so far, likely reaching 2,300, with June totals from 1893 to 1894. A notable share of travelers are non naturalized citizens.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Europe
Death by own action shocks U S circuit court inmate
Dr George Walker alias Jones White and Johnson died Tuesday while awaiting trial for pension frauds in a U S circuit court he retired from his chair and officers found his throat cut from ear to ear Middleton a suburban gardener in Denver was robbed of 615 dollars and scalded by two counterfeiters posing as officers Runkle received three months for assaulting Snowden who served as minister to Greece and Roumania and to Spe three months imprisonment in Philadelphia court
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New Oceans
George Walker
Jones
White
Johnson
United States Circuit Court
Walker
Denver
Col
Wm. Middleton
Colfax
Middleton
Philadelphia
Biddie
William M. Runkle
A. Louden. Snowden
Greece
Roumania
Spe
Mixed global and regional incidents across nations and states
A compilation notes George Schick of Elwood Indiana missing M. Patenotre the French ambassador arrives in Paris a riot in Ingalls Oklahoma leads to a death and a man named Hayes. David Yeo of Elwood attempts to kill his wife and child. A Rayser lynching of Bill Stokes occurs in South Carolina. Samuel Ronelline elopes with Farmer Robert Stephens’s wife and belongings. NSW parliament faces dissolution after tax bill rejection. China reportedly refuses Russian loan sanction per London Daily News dispatch. Akron Ohio farmers fear hay shortages and harvests are stressed. George F. Bissell head of Hartford Insurance Co dies in Asheville NC. Illinois barber shops to close Sundays after July 1. Cody bill becomes law. Gov Altgeld silent. Amanda Ohio tissue mill strike over reduced ream price. Leporte Indiana plans large bicycle plant and a racing wheel sensation. Secretary Carlisle and family travel to Marion Massachusetts to visit Hamlin relatives. Graves gains consular permission for Erzurum murder inquiry into Frank Lenz. Mrs Alice Patchin of Cuyahoga County Ohio attempts laudanum during domestic crisis. stomach pump fails to restore health.
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George Schick
Elwood
Ind
M. Patenotre
United States
Paris
Ingalls
O. T
Hayes
David Yeo
Raysers
S.C
Bill Stokes
Samuel Ronelli
Geo. F. Bissell
Chicago
Hartford Insurance Co
Asheville
N. C
Illinois
Cody
Altgeld
Amanda
Leporte
Carlisle
Morton
Washington
Marion
Mass
Hamlin
Treasury Department
Erzercum
Philip Currie
Turkey
Graves
Frank Lenz
Alice Patchin
Cuyahoga County
Markets Report from Cincinnati and Other Cities
Cincinnati markets detail flour, wheat, corn, oats and rye prices with bid levels and track sales. Prices for cattle, hogs, sheep and wool are listed with varying quality grades and futures. Regional quotes from Baltimore New York Toledo and Buffalo accompany the report.
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Cincinnati
Northwestern
Baltimore
Chicago
Jane
Hinges of Fate romance blooms on a streetcar
A Washington Post note tells how George W Curtis met Bessie in a chance encounter on a Seventeenth Street streetcar. A dull conductor causes a fare mix up and the pair end up sharing rides and courtship from Rhode Island Avenue to the White House grounds. Their letters grow warmer over two years ending in a betrothal omen.
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Washington Post
George W. Curtis
Seventeenth
F Street
George W.W. Curtis
George
Bessie
W. Curtis
Richmond
Rhode Island Avenue
George W.curtis
White House
Cartin
George Wincet
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