Indiana Democratic Platform and Ticket Nominations
The Indiana Democratic state convention opened in Indianapolis with a vigorous speech by Chairman Kern attacking the Philippine war and tariff reform. The platform denounces the current administration, calls for independence for the Philippines, and denounces trusts. nominations filled by acclaim: Alfred Schoenover for Secretary of State, James P. Riggs as State Auditor, Jerome Herff for State Treasurer, William D. Stilwell for Attorney General, Samuel Scott for Superintendent, P. L. Downey and Myron D. King for State Statistician, Edward Bassett for State Geologist, and T. P. Howard for Supreme Court. The Indiana Populist convention also named a full ticket.
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AL End Schoenerer
Action
William EL Stilwell
Princeton
Shire
Clay County
Henry G. Zimmeriman
Alton, and
Dimes
Jollianopolis
Didianapolis
Kern
Republican Party
South Africa
Democratic Party
Washington
Lincoln
William Jennings Bryan
Grover Cleveland
United States
Bryan
Snively
Iberry
Republic
Vibkorty
Our
Commonwealth
Indiana
Alfred Schoenover
Attica
L. Ballou
la Grande
Adam Heimberger
Supreme Court
William D. Stil
Gibson County
Stilwell
Neelanation
Tor
Samuel TL. Scott
Jeffersonville
James L. Glasscock
Scott
Glasscock
Pls. Downey
DeKalb County
Myron D. King
Marion County
Downey
Mr. King
Edward Bassett
Reclamation
TP. Te. Howard
South Bend
Indianapolis
Henry Brecksmith
David FL Bager Merk
Barker T. Brown
Louis Patterson
Edwin S. Pope
Albert
Eee
Willam Gildoseph B. Cline
Digestion of Boys Astonishes English School Master
An English school master studies boys eating capacity and notes that children can surpass adults in food intake after cake fruit and condensed milk. He describes a ten year old who consumes foods fit for twelve adults and shows little ill effect beyond brief unease. The contrast with adults highlights differences in physiology and endurance.
British Earthquakes and Seasonal Differences
The British Isles account for 255 of 6831 recorded earthquakes up to 1850. Comrie in Perthshire is a noted hotspot with 140 quakes in winter 1839. In England and Scotland autumn is the peak season with 79 autumns, 74 winters, 44 springs, and 58 summers.
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British Isles
Comrie
Perthshire
England
Scotland
Bright Youth Stern Father Wind Marriage Exchange
A comic exchange shows a young suitor arguing that marrying the daughter requires no money while the father warns he must live on wind. The young man responds with thanks and a sly pledge to raise the wind.
Coal Strike Trusts Hold 3500 Guards as Pumps Keep Mines Afloat
The coal strike tightens as 3,500 police guard anthracite mines to protect nonunion crews and pump systems. Operators refuse arbitration while miners press for about seven cents a ton wage rise, hoping many workers will quit, prolonging the stoppage.
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Columbia
Schinylkill
Northumberland
Carbon
Lackawannah
Luzerne
Corruption in Two Cities Exposed in Grand Jury Indictments
The article reports new indictments in St Louis and a broader probe into municipal corruption. It cites former mayoral and other city officials accused of private gains from public funds, printing contracts, and falsified supplier vouchers, with Philadelphia school directors also implicated in bribery and extortion attempts affecting promotions and elections.
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St. Louis
Municipal Combine
House of Delegates
Clly
Philadelphia
Orde
Bec
Miner survives Fraterville blast with injuries in Tennessee
W B Morgan the sole survivor of the Fraterville mine explosion at Coal Creek Tennessee was blown 1400 feet to the mouth of the mine where he was found He had a shattered leg a sprained back and head injuries He had survived two prior mine disasters as well
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W. B. Morgan
Fraterville
Coal Creek
Tenn
Hill Urges Farm Return At Illinois Manufacturers’ Banquet
James J. Hill, president of the Great Northern Railway, addressing the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association at the Chicago Auditorium banquet, urged a return to farming as the nation’s livelihood. He warned that lands without population become a wilderness and argued irrigation as a government-driven, self-sustaining aid to boost farm settlement and commerce.
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James J. Hill
Illinois Merchants’ Association
Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
Chicago
Mr. Hill
J. J. Wild
Great Northern Railway
Northern Securities Company
Aong
Canadian Northwest
United States
First Lady of Cuba Simple Life of Mrs Palma
Mrs Tomas Estrada Palma wife of Cuba’s first president is described as a simple, modest woman with raven hair and dark eyes. She avoids attention living nineteen years in Central Valley New York area with her husband teacher and six children.
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Cuba
Tomas Estrada Palma
Cuban Republic
Palma
Patina
Fragmented observations on coal prices and global affairs
The notice surveys a range of topics from coal pricing and Franco Russian relations to the Boers, Cuba, and the Philippines. It notes quiet coal tensions, rising dealer prices, and broader geopolitical chatter, while contrasting Kansas drought with changing household gear expectations.
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Martinique
Mount Pelee
Cuba
Philippines
Senate
Kansas
Congress inched through Philippine debate amid rival wit
Senate discussions on the Philippine government measure continued with Spooner and Hoar trading barbs over colonial precedents. Carmack challenged the remarks as debates shifted to canal, anti-anarchy bills, and cabinet issues while House and Senate advanced or blocked various measures and memorials.
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Senate
Spooner
Wis
Senator Hoar
Massachusetts
Hoar
Colony of
Gen. Smith
House
Stite Hay
McKinley
Ray
Judiciary Committee
Lanham
Texas
Roosevelt Sends Hope Lee Copies Of His Writings
President Roosevelt has sent Hope Lee copies of all his literary works. A House resolution bans the sale of intoxicating liquor in the national capital. Roosevelt plans a fall trip through Chicago Springfield IL Detroit and Mississippi hunt and several Western states. Letter carriers fear delays in reporting the reorganization bill in the House. US consuls note American goods face German imitation in Germany.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hope Lee
National Capitol
House
Chicago
Springfield
Detroit
Hunt
Mississippi
United States
Germany
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Mike
Ww. B. Morgan
First Lady OF
Congress
State Hay
DeArmond
Clark
Gen. Hooker
Miss
Hay
Agricultural Department
Sternberg
Alaska
John BR. Brooke
Minnesota
Moran
Jenkings
Parker
N. J
Powers
Mass
Nevin
Ohio
Secretary of War
Gen. Wood
West Point
Messrs
Sibley
de Armond
Williams
Wooten
McDermott
Joud
Crumpacker
Ind
Maddox
Ball
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