Republican National Convention Set for June Sixteen in St Louis
The Republican National Committee confirmed June 16 as the site date for the national convention in St Louis after two hours of balloting. San Francisco led early, with St Louis gaining on each ballot and ultimately winning as Pittsburg and Chicago fell short. Mrs J Ellen Tosin of Iowa spoke on behalf of the party advocating women's influence.
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Washington
St. Louis
Republican National Committee
Leuman
Utah
de Young
California
Young
San Francisco
Pittsburg
Chicago
Missouri
Clark H. Sampson
Joy
Bartold
Cobb
New Mexico
Arizona
Oklahoma
Addion
J. Ellen Tos
Iowa
Harry Hayward Executed After Nervous Final Moments
Harry Hayward was hanged at 3:30 a.m. after a lengthy final statement. He refused a last request to pull the trap, spoke of forgiveness, and died when the trap released his neck broke, surviving a few moments.
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Gatlows
Minnespouis
Harry
Hayward
Megarden
Harry Hayward
Thaddeus Hayward
Holmberg
Party of Apaches Arrested in Merrill Murder Near Solonville
White Mountain Apaches missing from San Carlos were arrested and brought to San Carlos by Captain Bell's Seventh Cavalry detachment and Indian police. Seven heavily armed men, two with carbines firing the same bullets as Merrill and his daughter, were held for investigation near San Carlos.
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Merrill
Hs Daughter
Solonville
Ari
Torr Grant
Dee
White Mountain
Fort Thomas
Gila Bonita Valley
San Carhoy
Captain Bell
Wilson fires clerks for leaking post office information
Postmaster General Wilson dismisses William M. Hill of Mississippi Samuel Beight of Indiana and another clerk Sullivan from the dead letter office for giving out official information and conspiracy to belittle the department. Distinguished journalist George Augustine Sala dies in London at age noted in obituary.
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Washington
Wilson
William M. Hill
Mississippi
Free Delivery Department
Samuel Beight
Indiana
Free Delivery Bureau
Sullivan
Dead Letter Office
Santa Fe Sale Sets World Record In Railroad History
Topeka December 12 the Santa Fe railroad was sold for 60 million dollars to Howard King in the sole bid. Judge Henry O Caldwell opened the United States court to confirm the sale while union trust officials and reporters gathered at the Santa Fe depot. The transfer to the new company will delay until May 1 to allow closing current accounts.
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Topeka
Howard King
Henry O. Caldwell
United States Court
Santa Fe
Union Trust Company
New Santa Fe
Durrant Granted Appeal After Hanging Sentence Delayed
Superior Judge Murphy denies Durrant's motion for a new trial and sentences him to be hanged for the Blanche Lamont murder but sets no execution date. Durrant to be sent to San Quentin within 10 days, with his attorney filing an appeal to the supreme court.
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Durrant
San Francesco
Murphy
Blanche Lamont
San Quentin
Supreme Court
Morgan Found Guilty in Ida Gaskell Case
Omana report: George Morgan found guilty of murder in the rape and slaying of 10-year-old Ida Gaskell. Jury assigns death sentence under new law linking degree of murder to fatal outcome.
Secretary Smith Returns from Georgia Visit
Washmatox December 10 Secretary Smith sits at his desk after returning from a trip to Georgia.
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Secretary Smith
Washmatox
Bulls Push Wheat Down in Chicago Markets
Chicago grains report shows wheat dropping 31 cents with December at 4 cents and May at higher, corn weak on larger receipts, oats soft, and hogs firmer prompting mixed effects in pork and lard prices. South Omaha stockyards record cattle and hog receipts and price ranges amid varied demand.
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Chicago
South Omaha
Texas
Happenings From Home and Abroad Briefs
Happenings cover a December page with varied items. Utah constitutional action sent to President Cleveland. Arkansas Supreme Court upholds Cherokee Bill death sentence. Allen delivers Senate speech. Judge Caldwell seeks quick transfer of Santa Fe property after Dec 10 sale. Kansas caucus pushes presidential Waller case correspondence. Southern cotton men plan Chicago exhibit. Women’s National Indian Association holds two day Philadelphia conference. Canadian mail contract set for Alaska dispute region. Kipkor State Express speeds NY to Buffalo record 638 5 miles per hour. William R. Castle presents credentials. Hatch succeeds Hawaiian minister. Molino Illinois limits Sunday theaters. John Sharp of New Martinsville found frozen dead. Kiowa County rabbits hunt yields 6 000. Senator Fair heirs sell San Francisco claims for 400 000. Northern Pacific receivers filed in Milwaukee court. Wichita gas boring hits underground river with swift current. Chicago faces 175 000 thefts from city Democratic campaign fund.
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Utah
Cleveland
Arkansas Supreme Court
Senate
Allen
Caldwell
Kansas
South
Chicago
Women’s National Indian Association
Philadelphia
New York City
Buffalo
Kipkro State Express
Wiliam R. Castle
United States
Miwaukeee
Wichita
Kan
City Democratie Cmnpaign
Diverse 1914 News Snapshots From Various Cities
A digest of scattered items reports Hastings Nebraska business troubles and a cruise plan, Chicago school suppliers closing, Austria’s Austrian counsel resigning, Fairbury iron works fire, a lottery claim, a Kansas murder verdict, dividends by Chicago and Northwestern, a boxing outcome, Senate committee appointments, Storm Lake hotel fire, winter carnival rates, golden wedding in Indiana, railroad rate refusals, Wisconsin school closures, John Adams Baller’s death, Kansas Farmers Alliance session, Rito Grande Western link, and L H Barnes death in Grinnell Iowa with interment in Ohio.
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Charles J. Stone
Hastings
Neb
Cleveland Jeff Washington
North Carolina Sounds
A. H. Andrews & Co
Chicago
Theodore Hayemeyer
Austria
New York City
Fairbury
Pindell
Cooksville
Drs
BP. Hickson
Wichita
Kan
Charles Himble
Holton
Clint
Osborne
Lawrence
Northwestern
Dixon-Hene
Gear Way
Republican
Senate
Buens Vista
Storm Lake
St. Paul
WH. Sinotiso
Washington
Knights of Pythias
Minneapolis
Cumberland
Wis
John Adams Baller
Pennsylvania
Perry Freeman
Kansas Farmers’ Alliance
Topeka
Alliance Insurance Company
Rito Grande Western
Cyloriday Midland
L. H. Barnes
Grinnell
Ohio
Boxing Instructor Engaged at Manhattan Athletic Club
Saturday December 7 reports Steve O Donnell hired as boxing instructor for the new Manhattan Athletic club. Other items note excavations at Larned Kansas uncover five skeletons, Frederick Baker of Fort Scott learns of brother’s death in Bloomfield Pa and collapses, and various brief notices including a bank liquidation in Pratt Kansas and a Dallas killing due to wrong medicine.
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Steve O'Donnell
New Manhattan Athletic Club
Larned
Kan
Frederick Baker
Fort Scott
Bloomfield
Baretta
Mgr
Satolli
W.J. Murray
Toledo
Ihnois Central Railroad
East St. Louis
Quebec
Can
Marinette
Wis
Nisle
Congress
Henry Watterson
Webster City
Abraham Lincoln
de Pauw
Ind
Alexandria
Fred A. Cartwright
Villista
First National Bank of
Pratt
James Hickey
Produce Commission
Dallas
Tex
Simon James Sells Fast Trotting Mare in Hamilton Sale
Simon James of Hamilton Ontario sold his fast trotting mare in a Monday sale. The jockey or buyer listed is John DB Rockefeller. The document notes the horse’s speed and the sale details though other specifics are unclear.
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Simon James
Hamilton, Ont
John
Rockefelier
Defenders of Hight and Liberty Robbery Report
Burglars entered a private bank at Orono Missouri and blew the gate open stealing $1000 in cash and valuables. Several deaths and legal notices reflect a turbulent period with political and wartime echoes across the nation.
Long list of world events mixing finance, deaths and travel
Tuesday December reports note the budget submission to the Reichstag, the Ringsend steamer sinking off Liverpool with six missing, Said Pasha leaving the British embassy, and Swango in Frankfort owing a thousand. Marsillon miners threaten strike, Mary Thurman reportedly finds gold near Yuma, and Devor dies after chloral overdose. Willett dies at 98 in Jersey City, Corona feared at Duluth, and Harvey speaks on silver in Nashville. The Wheelmen spend 120000 on roads, Sam Franklin claimed outlaw status in Ottumwa, Cornell to Henley, Mackay challenges rivals, Selfridge reaches Bayrout, Hoke Smith returns to Washington, dynamite guns tested in San Francisco, Reed and McKinley arrange St. Louis accommodations, and Danial Miller dies in Omaha with interment at Keokuk.
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Reichstag
Ringsend
Liverpool
Pasha
Swango
Frankfort
Marsillon
Mary Thurman
Judge Thurman
Columbus, O
Colorado Desert
Yuma
William M. Willett
Jersey City
Corona
Duluth
W. H. Harvey
Nashville, Tenn
League of American ‘Wheelmen
Chicago
Sam Franklin
Ottumwa
Cornell
John W. Mackay
United States
Admiral Selfridge
Bayrout
Syria
Secreary Hoke Smith
Washington
Georgia
San Francisco
Reed
McKinley
St. Louis
Jon. Danial FL. Miler
Nestor
Omaha
Keokuk
Sanitary notes and assorted incidents across ice and air
A scattered digest reports a Chilton Wisconsin fire of unknown origin destroys property. Viola Mulle, an actress, proposes to drift Niagara in a barrel from a balloon. Other items include a Minneapolis execution for murder, Republican planning in St Louis 78 convention, a Massachusetts representative’s resolution, guarding ships via the Dardanelles, and various local misfortunes and crimes across Iowa Kansas Illinois and Indiana with deaths, insanity, and wrecks.
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Chilton
Wis
Mulle Viola
Niagara
Harry
Hayward
Minneapolis
Catherine Ging Dee
Republican National Committee
St. Louis Ag
Barrett
Massachusetts
Bayard
Dardanelles
Wivian O. Bradley
Kentucky
National Federation of Labor
Boston
Edward Stewart
Sheridan, Wy
Jay Newell
Ransom Vethoy
Bellevue
J. B. Schnauber
Creston
Harper
Barber
Summer County
Kansas
Frank Carney
Piper City
Toledo
Peoria
Duluh
George Eby
Watscha
Roy Hollingsworth
Marshall
Ils
John Flatterly
Fort Dodge
Coal Creek
Colo
William Ray
Sand
Des Moines
Kirkham
Anderson
Ind
Gaither
John Porter
Eldora
Enterprise
Walker
Lenoir Under Police Watch After Deputies Revolver Firing
Paris police monitor lodging of Gilbert Lenoir after he fired a revolver in the chamber of deputies. Investigators report anarchistic literature found at his residence. Remarks suggest motive linked to political extremism.
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Paris
Gilbert Lenoir
Chamber of Deputies
Representative Barrett Charges Bayard With High Crimes
Representative William E. Barrett proposes impeachment of Thomas F. Bayard over remarks at a Edinburgh institute describing protectionism as state socialism. The House debates privilege and grounds for impeachment, with Republicans urging rebuke and Democrats opposing. The resolution passes on party-line voice vote after lengthy debate.
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Washinetox
William E. Barrett
Mass
House of Representatives
Thomas I’. Bayard
United States
Court of St. James
Bayard
Edinburgh
Scotland
Philosophical Institute
Foreign Affairs Committee
Barrett
McCall
Reed
Crisp
Turner
Judiciary Committee
Brief Senate Session and Morgan Hering Sea Speech
The brief senate session featured Chandler's bill for free coinage of silver if Western powers enact similar measures and Gallinger’s resolution against retiring greenbacks. Call urged recognizing Cuban revolutionists as belligerents while Baker clashed with Morton over seed appropriations. Morgan delivered a speech on the Hering Sea liability issue, opposing the president's $425,000 settlement.
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Senate
Washington
Chandler
N. H
England
France
Germany
Gallinger
Republicans Seek Records in House Short Session
The house met briefly in Washington on Monday to discuss officer appointments and to consider Republicans requests for Wal ler case correspondence, pensioner roll changes since March 4, 1898, and Secretary Smiths land office orders on Pacific railroad grant lands, all of which were objected to. Senate debate touched on the Monroe doctrine with Sen ator Cullums manuscript remarks, urging an affirmative policy to persuade other nations of their prior claims.
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Baker
Morton
Wasixutox
N. H
Agriculture Morton
McMillan
Washington
House
Waller
Smith
Land Office
Pacific Railroad
Utah
Nebraska
Senate
Cullum
Central Labor Union meeting celebrated with cheers
Transacted today with the opening ceremonies and the committee on credentials report. At last night’s Central Labor Union meeting delegates were received with hearty cheers and applause as Mr. Dewey from the coal miners of Great Britain spoke of labor unity.
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Committee On
Central Labor Union
John M'Brida
Dewey
Great Britain
Widow Wins Insurance Suit in Federal Court
In Kansas City a federal court awarded Delia E K McElroy widow of James E McElroy $34067 against Equitable Life Assurance on her late husband’s policy. The insurer contests the policy as secured by misrepresentation and will seek a hearing. McElroy was a prominent figure with interests in Kansas City Chimato and New York. he died in New York ten days after issuing the policy.
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Kansas City
Kansas
McElroy
Chimato
New York
Americans Secure Chinese Rail Concession to Peking
A syndicate of American capitalists has won a concession from the Chinese government to construct a 200 mile railroad from tidewater to Peking. The project will be led by Chinese officials but financed and engineered mainly by Americans. Prominent names connected include Senator Calvin S. Brice, Whitelaw Reid, and ex-Secretary of State John W. Foster.
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Port Townsend
Was
Peking
Calvin 8. Brice
Ohio
Whitelaw Reid
The
New Yorker Tribune
John W. Foster
Big School Supply House Falls in Cutwaco
A. H. Andrews & Co. the world’s largest school supply house closed after admitting judgment for 26 744 in favor of Globe National Bank. The firm made an assignment to Frederick A. Halbrook, assets estimated 500 000 to 600 000, liabilities 350 000 to 400 000. Judgment covered two notes dated November 18 for 16 500 and 25 000.
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Cutwaco
Dee
A. H. Andrews & Co
Globe National Bank
Frederick A. Halbrook
Factional Senate Fight Looms In Kentucky After Elections
Frangforth Ky December 9 A heated senatorial contest forms as Democrats re elect Carsol at Louisville and candidates for Senator Blackburn's seat rally with managers. Governor elect Bradley arrives and could influence the race likely backing Congressman Hunter who led the recent GOP victory.
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Kentucky
Frangforth
A. J. Cars
Louisville
Blackburn
Bradley
Hunter
Thane Miller Dies in Cincinnati Institute Leader and Singer
H Thane Miller president of Mt Auburn Institute died of heart disease in Cincinnati. He founded the institute thirty years ago and led it throughout. Though blind for years he was a prominent Y M C A leader and notable singer. He leaves a widow and a daughter married to H P Boyden, a leading editorial writer of The Commercial Gazette.
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HW. Thane Miller
Cincinnati
H. Thane Miller
Mt. Auburn Institute
H. P. Boyden
The
Commercial Gazette
Taylor Gets No Favors
Sioux Falls Farms 8. D. Dec. 10 There is no truth to the claim that W. W. Taylor has wide liberty or dines at the Cataract hotel. He has not left the prison walls since his sentence began and receives the same treatment as other inmates at the penitentiary.
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Taylor
Sioux Farms
W. W. Taylor
Stone Walls
Sixteen Sailors Rescued From Damaged Pilot Boat No 5
Lonpoy December 9 The 16 crew members of pilot boat No 5 were rescued after their boat was damaged by the British steamer Cambroman of the Mersey. They took to a small boat and were landed in the Mersey.
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Lonpoy
Cambroman
Mersey
New Counterfeit Note Found in Chicago Bank
Washington Dec. 9 The secret service bureau reports a new photographic counterfeit five dollar note from the Fort Dearborn National Bank Chicago series 1882 bank No 6197 charter No 3698 Garfield portrait colors weaker than genuine. Jack Harris Murdered Exports Kau Dec 9 Jack Harris a printer proof reader in the state printing office murdered outskirts town allegedly robbed by trampe. Spain Granted an Extension Mapiki Dec 9 finance minister Navarro Bank of Spain extend treasury bonds six months. Special Prayer For Armenians New York Dec 9 Bishop Potter issues prayer for Armenia to churches in his diocese.
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Washington
Secret Service Bureau
Fort Dearborn National Bank of Chicago
Garfield
Jack Harris
Kau
Jack’’ Harris
State Printing Office
Trampe
Spain
Mapkip
Senor Navarro
Bank of Spain
Treasury
New York
Potter
Armenia
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Ublicans
Patel
J. Ellen Fonter
George Augustine Sala
London
Telegraph
Dorchester
Defenders of Hight and Liberty
Orono
A. CG. Hargrave
Alabama Senate
Tuscaloosa
Richard C. Meade
Leavenworth
John BH. Borne
Elizabeth
N. J
Central Oil Refining Company
Lima
Price
Jefferson City
State University
Cronstadt
Mariestad
Sweden
Cuba
G. M. Lamb
Fourth Indiana Artillery
Louise Dow Benton
Jacob Benton
Neal Dow
Potland
Lancéter
N.H
James Johnson
Jewett
Asthie L. N. Casebelt
Round Mound
Dubquy
Richard Bartholdt
Lincoln
Lenoir
Mr. Bayari
Kdleburg
Morgan Makea
Hering Sea
Morgan
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Paris Bering Sea
Lord Kimberly
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