Iowa Populists Rally for Complete State Ticket
Des Moines notes report a mass convention of bolting middle of the road reformists aiming to nominate a full Iowa state ticket. State Chairman A W Weeks warns the reform movement’s life is at stake and calls loyal members to rally for the Omaha and St Louis standards against fusionist opponents. Washington dispatches detail Yukon placer mining regs with shorter creek claims, lower entry fees, and revised royalties.
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Des MoINes
A. W
Weeks
Iowa
Union
people's party
Omaha
St. Louis
WASHINGTON
state department
Ottawa
Yukon district
Irish Textile Exhibition Opened by Duke and Duchess of York
In Dublin on August 19 the Irish Textile Exhibition opened with Lady Cadogan promoting it. The duke and duchess of York attended and toured the display from raw materials to finished fabrics, receiving enthusiastic cheers from the vast crowd. They then visited the horticultural show for an hour, amid continued public acclaim.
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DUBLIN
Cadogan
duchess of York
Mutual Life Insurance Compared With Stock Companies
The piece explains that mutual life insurers distribute profits to policy holders, making them cheaper than stock companies. It notes Equitable, INA, Travelers, and Germania use profits for stockholders, reducing dividends, while THE MUTUAL LIFE OF NEW YORK gives all profits to policy holders.
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Mutual
Equitable
Ina
Travelers
Germania
MUTUAL LIFE OF
NEW YORK
President cancels Saratoga trip for fatigue fears
The president abandons plans for a Saratoga visit on Saturday, citing fatigue for Mrs. McKinley and other women in the party. He will instead go to Troy tonight to stay with Gov. Blair and tour the Watervliet arsenal tomorrow to see parts of the 1 inch gun assembled. The party will return to Lake Champlain for Sunday and depart for Buffalo on Monday.
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WASHINGTON
Saratoga
Fire at G uoose Sugar Refining elevator kills three
An explosion ignited the Goose Sugar Refining Company elevator in Davenport Louisiana. The blast badly damaged the crane and caused a fire with losses estimated at 15 000 dollars. William Wolf and his daughter died when a wall toppled on them. Frank Stevens John Mann and John Rapp perished from falling bricks.
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DAVENPORT
G uoose Siugar Refining Company
William Wolf
Frank Stevens
John Mann
John Rapp
Missouri free silver advocates to hold October convention
The executive committee of the Democratic Editorial Association of Missouri plans a three day convention for free silver adherents from Missouri Nebraska Kansas and possibly Colorado. Revan Altgeld Bland and others will be invited to attend.
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KANSAS CITY
democratic editorial association of Missouri
Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Revan
Altgeld
Bland
Bandit caught near Southwest City after Pineville bank raid
Reports say one of the Pineville bank robbers was captured about twenty miles from Southwest City amid threats of lynching if he reaches the scene. Also noted are Steinway & Sons sale to English bankers and the Seligmans for six million, wool price hikes in Boston, a marriage notice for J. L. Wilson and Ina Sexton, and Lord Wolseley’s throat cancer with slim recovery prospects.
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SOUTHWEST City
Pineville
Steinway
New York
Steinway & Sons
London
Hamburg
Seligmans
Lord Wolseley
Minister stoned to death over unpaid bill in Cumberland
Rev. H. Burgerine aged 60 a respected Methodist minister was stoned to death in Cumberland after failing to pay a bill Coleman Petter and his brother Lewis are jailed on the charge.
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CUMBERLAND
Rev. H. Burgerine
Coleman Petter
Lewis
Shortage Found in Fible & Grab Accounts
In Louisville on August 19 a $42,000 shortage was found in the books of Fible & Grab distillers who failed two weeks earlier. Banks in Louisville report involvement as warehouse receipt duplications were used to commit the fraud.
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LOUISVILLE
Fible & Grab
big destillers
Memphis hangings end in protest after reprieve
Harvey Ducerry aged 27, colored, was hanged at 10 31 for criminal assault. He had been reprieved thirty days earlier and died protesting his innocence.
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MEMPHIS
Tenn
Harvey Ducerry
Murderer Breaks Jail Ahead of Hanging
Albert Vokres of the Lewis gang, sentenced to hang next Tuesday in Payetteville West Virginia, escaped from jail this morning. The escape follows the notorious spree linked to the gang. Local authorities seek capture and rerun the hanging plans.
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PAYETTEVILLE
W. Va
Albert Vokres
Lewis
Condért Ill at Bar Harbor From Nervous Prostration
New York August 19 Fred W Condért the famous lawyer is danger ously ill at his summer cottage at Bar Harbor today from nervous prostration.
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NeW YORK
Fred W. Condért
Bar Hlarbor
Metal Market Silver Lad Market Note
New York August 19 report notes Silver Lad trading figures at 3.6a and 5a in the metal market update.
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NeW YORK
Silver Lad
The Man Identified in El Paso Operator Murder
Denver reports the operator of El Paso, John Nertney, was murdered. Suspect “Stock Yards Mike,” a prize fighter, has been arrested. Nertney’s payroll record in the Santa Fe office shows a signed entry of December 7 196. He traveled to Mexico briefly and returned, was from Illinois, with a mother on the Illinois Central line.
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DENVER
McDonad
El Paso
John Nertney
Mike
HERALD
John P. Nertney
Santa Fe
Nertney
Mexico
Latta
Western Union
Illinois
Illinois Central railroad
Reverend Meese’s 1200 Weddings Reunion In Auburn
In Auburn Indiana on August 19 a reunion brings together Rev W L Meese who tied 1200 couples in marriage none ever divorced. Thousands attend as papers are prepared to form a social organization for those couples and their union.
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AUBURN
Ind
Financial troubles in Mexico push gold premium higher
In Mexico City on August 19 the premium on gold exchange rose to as high as 2.45, sparking consternation as the upward spike widens. The exchange notes the highest level in the republic and sees little sign of the silver decline slowing.
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Mexico
MEXICO City
republic
Woman Rescued After Lake Attempted Suicide in Cleveland
A well dressed young woman jumped into a Cleveland lake at noon. Two men swam to her rescue and brought her ashore. She asked to see Rev. Dr. Noakes, who later talked with her privately and took her away in his carriage, declining to identify the girl or disclose her motive.
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CLEVELAND
Dr. Noakes
Veterans encampment business session opens in Springfield
Springfield Ohio August 19 the business session of the encampment of the Union Veterans union was called to order by Commander in Chief Wood after a singing of John Brown and short talks a recess was taken H L Street of Washington will probably be elected commander in chief this afternoon
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SPRINGFIELD
Ohio
Union Veterans’ union
Wood
John Brown
H. L. Street
Washington
Woman Dies After Seventy-Five Day Fast in Quarrel
Lena Callingsworth died in Middlesboro Tennessee after a seventy five day fast she began following a quarrel with her husband. They had separated and she vowed to starve herself until his return. Friends and relatives efforts to intervene failed.
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MIDDLESBORO
Tenn
Lena Callingsworth
Earthquake Shocks Buffalo Area Briefly. No Major Damage
A severe earthquake shock was felt in Buffalo this morning. Homes rattled but suffered no serious damage. The tremor extended across Lake Erie and was followed by a severe electrical storm.
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BUFFALO
Lake Erie
Resolutions Call Pension for Ex-Slaves and End Lynchings
At a territorial meeting in Peerry Oklahoma on August 19 the gathering of African Americans adopted resolutions demanding pensions for ex-slaves and an end to lynching.
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PeERRY
O. T
Oklahoma
A Butcher's Revenge in Cuba Hunger Crisis
Havana reports from La Esperanza where stores and markets were closed for over a month by order of General Weyler. The town of 8 000 faces hunger and deaths rising as relief is sought amid insurgent raids and a famine induced by the decree.
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NEW YorK
Havana
La Esperanza
Weyler
Suspect Arrested in Library Murder Case
Philadelphia August 19 a man covered in blood and very nervous was arrested on suspicion of involvement in the murder of Major William Wilson in his library Monday night. The suspect named John Biehling 21 said the blood spatter came from killing a pigeon.
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PHILADELPHIA
William Wilson
John Biehling
Wealthiest Polk farmer killed in dynamite blast
Wa B. Davis of Polk county was killed when dynamite charges exploded while he attempted to dry damp powder by a stove. The blast shredded the house and left Davis horribly mangled as the dynamite failed to dry.
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CEDARTOWN
B. Davis
Polk county
Davis
Death of Young Printer in Grand Junction Park
Harry Wright a young printer from West Virginia was found dead in Grand Junctions city park this morning. He was a member of the Typographical Union and a Knight of Pythias and was described as popular and bright.
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GRAND JUNCTION
Col
Harry Wright
West Virginia
Typographical Union
Pythias
United Miners Meet For Radical Action
Columbus Ohio August 19 The executive committee of the United Miners convenes this afternoon to adopt measures as radical as those taken by mine operators according to President Ratchford.
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COLUMBUS
executive committee of
the
United Miners
Ratchford
Electric Cabs Debut in London Competition
Electric cabs appeared in London today with fourteen vehicles entering the field against ordinary hansom and growler cabs marking an early stage in electric taxi service.
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London
Boy Porter Park Hangs Himself in Quincy
In Quincy Illinois Porter M Park aged 13 hanged himself at noon today after his mother sent him upstairs as punishment. The tragedy is reported from local authorities.
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QUINCY
Ills
Porter M. Park
Hendrix Elected President of Bankers Association
Hendrix of New York was today unanimously elected president of the Bankers Association at the annual meeting in DerroIt August 19.
Killing Near Silver City Points at Black Jack Gang
Shorty Miller, cattle thief, was shot in both legs at his Mule Creek ranch. Two men in the attack are suspected members of the Black Jack gang. A posse including Elgie Holt Ed Moss and two Wilson brothers pursued after a clash seven miles from Dry Creek. Ed Moss was killed and Elgie Holt remains missing. Sheriff McAffee heads to the scene.
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Black Jack
the Herald
SILVER City
Shorty Miller
Mule Creek
Miller
McAffee
Heather
White house
Mule springs
Elgie Holt
Ed Moss
Wilson brothers
Bishop
Dry Creek
Frisco
Socorro county
Elgin Holt
Moss
Colorado Springs Carnival Dazzles Town With Floral Procession
COLORADO SPRING AUGUST 19 The city at the foot of Pike's Peak hosts a statewide carnival. A two hour floral parade streams through tree lined avenues with Fort Logan division and state militia present. Prizes crown the most artistic garlands as revelers end with street illuminations and a masque ball at the Temple theater.
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COLORADO SPRING
Pike’s Peak
Fort Logan
Temple theater
Kidnapping Plot Foiled. Child Recovered in Albany
In Albany on August 19 the kidnapped child of ex Surrogate Conday was returned to parents. Police nabbed Hardy a vagabond in the plot and caught the four abductors including Blake. The gang sought 3000 dollars, guarding a concealment spot as mob crowds gathered. Hardy confessed to Mayor Thacher and the chief of police at noon, with details kept secret until all conspirators are caught.
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ALBANY
N. Y
Conday
Hardy
Thacher
Blake
Indian Government Masses Troops on Frontier
The Indian government has massed troops on the frontier near Simla as a potential crisis looms. Native and colonial forces guard the mountain passes while rebels conduct guerrilla warfare, with officials predicting a long campaign to subdue them.
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SIMLA
India
Bruix Returns to Dunkirk Disabled While Escorting Faure
The French warship Bruix, part of the escort for President Faure aboard Pothum, has returned to Dunkirk in a damaged condition. The incident occurred as the flotilla was traveling toward Cronstadt.
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PARIS
Bruix
Pothum
President Faure
Cronstadt
Dunkirk
Passenger Trains Collide on Lehigh Valley Road
Two passenger trains on the Lehigh Valley line collided at noon in Rochester. The conductor and four passengers sustained serious injuries in the crash.
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ROCHESTER
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S. STEWA
SIDENT
M. W. FLOURNOY
JOS
F. WILLIAMS
ASST. CASHIER
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Texas
H. L. NEWMAN
Banker
W. H. AUSTIN
Ass’t Cashier
Vexas
Mexican Money and Exchange
C. R. MOREHEAD
JOSEPH MAGOFFIN
J.C. LACKLAND
J. H. RUSSELL
Ass’t
State National Bank
United States
PEW & SON
TUTTLE PAINT AND GLASS CO
San Antonio St
MASONIC BUILDING
Shedd's Bicycle Shop
San Antonio Street
WORK GARANTEED
convincradel
SL PASO
RINGER
STATE NATIONAL LOAN AND TRUST
Chas P. Zoerb
Bronson block
KE, Krause
Pres
J. H. Little
V.Pres
J. A. Smith
Sec
Treas
A. G. Foster
Atty
R. H. Thorne
Dan Kelly
Fred Grandover
McCutcheon Payne & Co
SHELDON BLOCK
East
J. Bb
Watson
The Grocer
Phone 5
San Antonio
Stanton Street
EL PASO, TEXAS
Kodak
Eastman Kodak company
Read
Chicago Chronicle
Irish Textie Workers
W. G WALZ COMPANY
S. H. NEWMAN
Mutual Life
Boston
Metal Market
The Veterans’ Union
CUBA
Royal
ROY
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO
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