Palmer and Buckner Nominated by National Democratic Convention
John M. Palmer of Illinois and Simon Buckner of Kentucky were nominated for president and vice president on a brief but emphatic platform. The convention repudiated Chicago doctrines, endorsed Cleveland’s administration, supported gold standard and tariff for revenue, liberal shipping laws, currency reform, civil service, and spending economy.
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Indianapolis
John M. Palmer
Illinois
Simon Bolivar Buckner
Kentucky
National Democratic Convention
Chicago
Cleveland
Democratic Party
Firemen Die In Night Bus Fire At Ypres Opera House
Benton Harbor dispatch reports a devastating blaze at Ypres Opera House in Michigan. Eleven firefighters faced the inferno with five killed instantly and several others badly burned or injured. Names listed include Watson, Hoppman, Kipp, Woopey, Gaxek, Rick, Mirres, Hory Max, Hinn, Seavers, and Rore.
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Free Press
Benton Harbor
Mich
VSG
RG Dhat
Ypres Opera House
Joseph
Frank Watson
Joan Hoppman
Tromas Kipp
Frank Woopey
Ed H. Gaxek
St. Joseph
Drayman
Scott Rick
Benton Hotel
Mirres
Louis Hory Max
Arthur GC. Hinn
St Joseph
Foreman Hose Company
Seavers
Rupert Ll. Rore
Editors Visit McKinley Home Cited by Ohio Editors
The Ohio Editorial association heard Hon. Charles Emory Smith of the Philadelphia Press, then walked to the McKinley home in Cantonia. John Hopely of the Bucyrus Journal spoke for the editors, praising the McKinley tariff and opposing free silver while noting the canal's uncertain future.
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Ohio Editorial Association
Charles Emory Smith
Philadelphia Press
McKinley
Major McKinley
John Hopely
Bucyrus Journal
Arkansas Dems Score Historic Victory for Jones
Jones wins a sweeping Arkansas gubernatorial victory with an estimated 165000 votes and a lead of 60 000 to 65 000 over opponents. Dem turnout surges in Pulaski and other counties, with many areas reporting large gains. results still incomplete due to slow counting and extensive ticket length.
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Jones
Arkansas
Little Rock
Pulaski
Pulaski County
General Miles Starts Northwest Army Post Inspection Tour
General Miles begins an inspection tour of army posts in the northwest stopping first at Chicago then Fort Custer and proceeding to Paget Sound to review coast fortification sites chosen by the fortifications board of which he is president.
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General Miles
Wasshington
Miles
Northwest
Chicago
Fort Custer
Paget Sound
Fortifications Board
Captain Hoyt Stricken at Fort Harrison in Helena
Captain A Hoyt disbursing quarter master in charge of Fort Harrison construction near Helena Montana has been stricken with paralysis and is in critical condition according to reports from the post.
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Hoyt
Helena
Mont
A. Hoyt
Fort Harrison
Wheat closes higher aided by exports and crop outlook
In Chicago trading, December wheat rebounded from an early loss thanks to strong export activity and expectations of an unfavorable government crop report, while corn faded, and oats and provisions were mixed with small gains overall.
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Chicago
Cattle and Sheep Receipts Report From Omaha Market
South Omaha cattle receipts show active demand with stronger native and western steers. Texas steers and cows plus heifers traded around 2.24 to 5.00 for various classes. calved values around 3.30. hogs and lambs also listed with price ranges. Sheep receipts total about 180 with natives and westerns at 2.60 to 3.00. yearling and stock Ewes noted.
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South Omaaha
RSS
Western
Texas
Market News from Cariaco Receipts and Prices
Hogs receipts around 12 000 with steady to poor quality, light demand. mixed prices around 283 08, 324 rough and 250 2 65. Cattle receipts about 6 000 with slow beeves, Texas steers around 2 63 15 after cane and heifers 1 25 94 75. Sheep receipts 13 000 and very dull.
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Cariaco
A.lu
Texas
Happenings From Home and Abroad Reduced To Facts
Treasury cash balance stands at 243575 with gold reserves at 194s 370154. Seaboard Airline reduces bank deposits in West Duluth. Superior mine near Hurley Wisconsin burns. Sultan of Turkey circularizes powers for order and security. Laurada steamer collision avoidance in Port Antonio. Bryan to speak in Louisville and Lexington. Annie Henry dies in Chicago. Daring jail escape recaptured in Arkansas. Palmyra relatives die within 28 hours. Banca Padulese owners missing with 50000. 2 year old at Saginaw drowns himself. Raine fines for sign daubing in Racine. National debt up by 12542683 in August. Currie to act independently in Turkey. Fire destroys major building in Frankfort. Maggie Smith killed by accident. Thief robs Chicago home of 283. McKee feud ends fatally. Chicago hunting accident wounds Kah l. Emil Anderson found pinned. Kate Field cremated per will. Letter Carriers meet Grand Rapids. Annie Livingston dies at Bellevue. Tom Watson to address Dallas on Labor Day. Cambria Tron shuts Johnstown mill 2000 jobs. Bourke Cochran to speak in Omaha.
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San Antonio
Aransas Pass
K. Stillman
New York
Seaboard
West Daluthis
State Bank Examiner
Superior
Hurley
Wis
Odanah Iron Mining Company
United States
Chicago
Sultan of Turkey
Laurada
Anestia
Port Antonio
Jamaica
Wiconsin Silver Republicans
Milwaukee
W. J. Bryan
Owensboro
Louisville
Lexington
Annie Henry
Dave Marks
Mocrilton
Ark
Benjamin W. Briggs
Palmyra
Brooklyn
Pietro Gallo
Hudiv
Wiliam Lee
Saginaw
Mich
B. Hubacheck
Baptist Church
Racine
Treasury
Phillip Currie
Turkey
Moglind
Frankfort
Maggie
Kahl
Emil Anderson
Bishop & Co
Kate Field
Bellevue Hospital
Tom Watson
Dallas
Exas Cambria Tron Works
Johnstown
Bourke Cochran
Omaha
Sept
Various ills and incidents reported in September notices
Friday items note Percy Gaunt ill in New York and Atilanta murder cases. Bank failures and financial crimes include First National Helena collapse and a Minneapolis Masonic suit. International figures discuss Admiral Brin credit request and Baron Fava recall denial. Legal notices cover ex-treasurer sentences and embezzlement cases plus a prison term, with diverse regional mentions.
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Percy Gaunt
Arthurddayne
Atilanta
Will Springs
WL. Dollock & Co
New York City
C. O. Davis
Wintersot
T.S. Clarkson
Omaha
G. A. KR
Buffalo
First National Bank of
Helena
Mont
Supreme Court of Town
Odd Fellows Orphan Home
Indianola
Jefferson
Fowler
West Orange
N. J
Brin
Baron Fava
United States
Farmers’ Mutual Wail Insurance Association
Des Moines
Michigan Masonic Life of
Grand Rapids
Home Life of
Detroit
K. B. Trubey
Minneapolis
American Masonic Accident Association
John Bardsley
Philadelphia
PSO
Multiple Fatalities and Disturbances Reported Across States
A string of violent and tragic incidents spans several states including a lightning fatality in Paducah Kentucky and a fatal collision in Illinois. Other events note drownings in Manistee Michigan and a prison escape attempt ending in suicide, plus a fireman casualties at Benton Harbor Michigan and a train wreck near English Indiana. Authorities and headlines also report medical arrests in Galveston Texas and a hospital cornerstone ceremony in Watertown.
Diverse 19th century notices mix crime, death and industry
On Tuesday September 8 reports include Mrs. Ballington Booth’s plan for a temporary convict home, Maggie Wheeler found dead in St Louis, George Gould’s Arctic expedition interest, Percy Gaunt’s death, and banker Lewis G. Uwcksbury buying Robert Jd. for carriage work. Also: Ottumwa farmer Robert Chambers beaten, William White corpse in Chicago river, jail escape at Fulton Mo, Fred Delisle’s suicide, teen daughter of Chauncey Latimer drowning, German dislike of American bikes, grape crop woes in northern Ohio, and a shooting over a business dispute in Potei Monqueretet with Grey wounded.
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New York
Robert Jd
J. Haumlin
Robert Chambers
Ottumwi
Chicago
William White
Grand Rapids
Ohio
Horace Green
Charles Grey
Pote i. Mon
Grey
Green
St. Louis
Various American Local News Briefs and Disasters
A scattered compilation reports diverse events including La Normandie landing francs in New York, the death of Con sul John B. Gorman in Matamoras, Baldwin elected president of Long Island Railroad, Fifth Wheelworks destroyed by fire in Mechanicsburg, and a Rochester convention of typothetae. Other items mention stock issues, arrests for counterfeiting, contested wills, disappearances, multiple marriages, fatal fights and stabbings, robberies, injuries, burglaries, church thefts, prison escapes, bread contamination allegations, and W. J. Bryan’s nomination by the National Silver Party at Lincoln.
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la Normandie
New York
United States
John B. Gorman
Georgia
Matamoras
United Association Typothea of America
Rochester N. Y
S. A. Hoyt
U.S. A
Fort Harrison
Helena
Mont
Columbus
Hocking
Samuel Walker
Alton
Jacob Homer
Crawfordsville
Ind
Eli
G. M. Fox
St. Joseph
Allen Six
Fort Scott
Kan
Fried
Ed Garret
Brothers
Beverly
James Lucas
St. Louis
Alva Cooper
Thomas J. Boyd
Berwyn
C. T
Smithville
Tex
Will Null
Bank Stagner
Mancderoff Null
Henry Richardson
John G Haywood
Filma
W. J. Bryan
National Silver Party
Lincoln
Engineer shoots robber during attempted train holdup near Sacramento
Near Webster six miles west of Sacramento an express train was halted by a masked robber. Engineer F Ingles shot and killed the offender when he seized the engine. Fireman P Burns aided the escape, as the suspects fled after the fatal confrontation. Police and volunteers scour the countryside for the accomplices.
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Sacramento
Webster
F. Ingles
Patrick Burns
Ingles
Jack Brady
Bryan Receives Birthday Nominating Signals from National Silver Party
William Bryan returns to Lincoln amid a grand homecoming with a mass meeting at the state house grounds and a notification ceremony for his presidential nomination by the National Silver Party. Thousands line streets as brass bands, mounted units, and silver clubs march in support. He cites growing free coinage support among eastern farmers and workers, calling politics a serious duty.
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National Silver Party
Lincoln
Nebraska
William
Bryan
Burlington
Silver Clubs
Post Office
State House
Holcomb
John A. Creighton
Omaha
Ignatius Donnelly
Humphrey
Lincoln Reception Committee
Columbia National Bank
West
Wall Street
Ko Gta
East
New York
TALLYHO ROLLS OVER A HIGH RANK INDIANA COACHING ACCIDENT
A coaching party from Warsaw Indiana facing a wreck when five miles north of the city their horses bolted and the tallyho rolled down a hillside. Six people died and several were injured in the mangled scene. Names and injuries listed. one horse killed and others damaged.
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Indiana
Warsaw
Ind
James Fitzhugil
Frank Merzuen
Mary Cumlifer
Francis Conn
Agnes Levist
Konward Smytiir
James Holloway
May Morrell
Frank Donahoe
Victor Brice
Thurston Addresses 8000 in Richmond Rally
Senator John M. Thurston of Nebraska spoke to more than eight thousand people in Richmond Virginia under Republican state committee auspices.
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Thurston
Richmond
John M. Thurston
Nebraska
Republican State Committee
Fly-Wheel Burst Halts Sioux City Starch Works
A heavy fly wheel burst at the Sioux City starch works damaging the engine room and forcing several days of downtime for repairs. The incident occurred this afternoon.
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Sioux Cry
Sioux City
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General S'Mon B. Buckner
John M. Palmer Jory
Chicagro
W. C. P. Breckinridge
DeWitt C. Warner
A. Hammond
W. Lehman
Missouri
Palmer
Bragg
Simon Buckner
Iron Brigade
Wisconsin
Pater
Standard
General Buckner
Watterson
Caffery
William F. Brodder
Russelville
Benton Harbor, Mich
WeeKinley
South Omaha
Newman
J. Tev
Warmouth
Padueah
Altveld
Watertown
Sam Rogers
Nick Roges
Olagah
I. T
Fordham Hospital
Annie Bass
Carni
Mike Hogan
Madison
Hogan
Frank Price
Warren
George Southern
Burke
James Rawley
Manistee
William Hall
Polk
Dhleven
English
Sharkey
Cincinnati
Thomas F. Reeser
Freeport
Juniata River
Holidayburg
J. H. Stokes
Ohkosh
Mattie McGowan
Spolis
Lockwood Company
Lockwood Manufacturing Company
James 8. Freeland
Czar
Czarina
Kiel
Copenhagen
F Evans
ComumaBia
S. C
Judge Earle
Evans
Tillman
DR. Miles
Green Bay
A.C. Lehman
Din Landsman
Butte
Spokane
Tacoma
Seattle
Portland
Ath
Pacific Mail
St Paul
Points
Montana
Atlantic Mail
Pacific Coast
Pointe
Montana Union Depot
Grantsdale
St. Paul
Fargo
Grand Forks
Winnipeg
Charles
Paul, Minn
Stockmen's Directory
C. Cornett
Dillon
Poindexter & Orr, Dillon, Beaverheards Co
M. T. Brand
Scientific American Agency For
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Broadway
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