Ohio Democratic Conventio n Chooses Clarke for Senator and Local Issues Emphasized
At Columbus Ohio on August 27 the Ohio Democratic convention nominates John H Clarke of Cleveland for United States senator amid a shift toward local issues and away from free silver The convention endorses Tom L Johnson's strategy to defeat the Republican machine and downplays Bryanism despite inviting William Jennings Bryan to participate in the campaign The resolutions condemn free silver and pledge adherence to Kansas City platform principles while prioritizing state issues over national matters
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Columbus
Ohio
Tom L. Johnson
Sinal
John L. Zimmerman
Springfield
Cleveland
Johnson
United States Senate
John H. Clarke
Clarke
Bryan
Brynshame
Platte
Louis Post
Chicago
Altgeld
Kansas City
Father Pleads With Doctors To End Suffering Boy
In St Louis on August 27 a father urged doctors to kill his 14 year old son Joseph Hammer, run over by a train, after injuries left him crippled. The boy’s arm was amputated at the shoulder and a leg was removed below the knee.
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St. Louis
Joseph Hammer
Wealth Case Ties Goodwin Misappropriation To Books Sale
A Philadelphia bill in equity seeks an accounting from Lizzie K. Goodwin executrix of Howard T. Goodwin estate for allegedly misappropriating cash stock and bonds worth 1 000 000 or more during his tenure as manager of Casgett & Co. The suit links his death by his own hand in the Arcade building to a long pattern of stock market speculation and lavish purchases including a Dickens special edition catalogue of rare volumes valued at tens of thousands of dollars with some items costing 130 000 for three volumes and a satin lined box.
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Philadelphia
Howard
Chad
Casgett & Co
Goodwin
Common Pleas Court
Lizzie K. Goodwin
Judge Wood Thwarts Governor Davis in Arkansas Campaign
In Bismarck Judge Carroll L. Wood faced the governor and knocked him from a speaking stand. Davis was unhurt as peers intervened. Wood was arrested for assault and battery and later returned to Little Rock after an agreed settlement.
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Little Rock
Ark
Carroll L. Wood
Arkansas Supreme Court
Davis
Bismarck
Wood
Result summaries from major baseball leagues
Detroit beats Chicago 4 to 3 while Cleveland outscored St. Louis 12 to 2 and New York defeated Boston 3 to 0 in American League action. National League results include New York 5 Boston 3 and Brooklyn 6 Philadelphia 3. scores across other leagues noted.
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Detroit
Chicago
Cleveland
St. Louis
Washington
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Louisville
Kansas City
Columbus
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Toledo
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Terre Haute
Grand Rapids
Wheeling
South Bend
Evansville
Marion
Davenport
Springfield
Denver
Omaha
Colorado Springs
Des Moines
Miners Die In Bluff At Delaware and Hudson Colliery
August 27 report from Wilkesbarre says a massive fall of top coal in No. 5 colliery of the Delaware and Hudson Coal company at Plymouth instantly killed miner J. W. Stevers aged 52 and laborer Peter Kronok aged 32. Tons of coal sand and rock crushed them and mangled their bodies beyond recognition.
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Wilkesbarre
Delaware and Hudson Coal Company
Plymouth
J. W. Stevers
Peter Kronok
Ambassdor in Danger Rumor of Assassination Plot
St Petersburg August 27 rumor-stated to have an assassination attempt on the Russian ambassador in Constantinople. The report is published under reserve and not confirmed.
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St. Petersburg
Viedomosti
Constantinople
Extend Boxboard Trust Consolidation Effort Reported
A movement is on foot to consolidate 90 percent of the boxboard manufacturers nationwide, including many not currently in the trust, as of Aug. 27 in New York.
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Boxboard Trust
New York
Dickens Birthplace Item Comes Up For Sale in London
Dispatch from London notes the sale of the birthplace of Charles Dickens. The listing appears in a Commercial publication with Portsmouth references and an August date.
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Dickens
New York
London
Charles Dickens
A . Portamouth
Convicted Mob Leader in Danville Rioting Case
Danville Illinois August 26 a mob terrorizing the town July 25 saw one lynched and others indicted. Winfield Baker a Kentucky native and self styled bad man was convicted on assault to kill Sheriff Whitlock and rioting and will serve an indeterminate term. Other rioters face trial as the court proceeds, with eight more defendants named and jurors selected as a second venire is planned.
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Danville
Ill
Whitlock
Winfield Baker
Kentucky
J. W. Keesler
Vermilion County
Blakesley
Baker
Phillips
Hardy Whitlock
Henry Slade
Clay Biddle
Thomas Bell
John Walton
John Robertson
William Redwine
Adam Murray
Salmans & Brown
A. B. Denis
Will Beckwith
W. R. Chambers
J. D. Mann
A. R. Church
W. B. Russell
C. H Clayton
H. G. Barker
William Leonard
William Pate
C. W. Huffman
Thomas Moore
Thompson
Wolves Attack Boy Near Berlin Wisconsin
An 11 year old boy, son of Louis Schroeder, tending cattle on his farm six miles west of Berlin, was attacked by a wolf pack including an old she wolf and three pups. The dog accompanying the boy aided by fleeing as the wolves suddenly charged from the woods.
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Wisconsin
Berlin
Wis
Louis Schroeder
Storm Varies Coastlines as Yacht Race Fleet Survives
Reports from New Jersey to New England recount wrecks and loss of lives from a sweeping storm. Sir Thomas Lipton helped rescue four women near Sandy Hook as the Shamrock fleet faced drifting anchors and downed wires. Bridges flooded, a Newark theater stampede injured several, and yachts struggled to hold moorings while lifelines of telegraph and telephone failed across coastal communities.
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New Tersey
New York
Pennsylvania
New England
Thomas ‘Lipton
Sandy Hook
Shamrock III
Newark Bay
Long Island
Ocean Beach
Newark
Shamrock I
Ili
Reliance
State wins telegraph suit in Minnesota
Minnesota wins a major suit against Western Union as Judge Simpson sustains the state attorney general Somerby’s demurrer to the answer. The case arose over lack of license and compliance with the Somerville law, with Western Union arguing exemption under interstate commerce law.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Minnesota
Western Union Telegraph Company
Simpson
Somerby
Western Union
Child Found Buried Alive in Canyon Hunt
Claus Christenson a 12 year old boy from Callaway Nebraska was killed when earth collapsed on him while he and his dog were gopher hunting. Nightfall delayed searchers who found the dog near the dirt walls and his feet protruding from the mass. He apparently tried to crawl into a hole after a wild animal and died when dug out.
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Callaway
Neb
Claus Christenson
State Board To Test Water To Stamp Out Typhoid
Springfield announces a statewide program by the state board of health to examine municipal water supplies. The effort aims to curb typhoid fever by warning against polluted water and tracing outbreaks to impure sources.
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Springfield
State Board of Health
Strange Tale of Chino Negro in La Crosse Arrests
Aug 26 La Crosse Wisconsin reports eight men including George Barns a Chinese Negro were arrested charged with a crime. The brief item notes a tense episode involving ethnic labels and law enforcement actions.
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la Crosse Wis
George
Barns
Vas
Boxer Uprising Incident Reported in Chicago Firecracker Gone
Fragmentary account describes a July 4 clash in Chicago involving Chinese parties. A goat named Billy ingested a packing sheet and fuse from a firecracker causing an explosion. No diplomats acted yet and witnesses say the scene left a bizarre aftermath with a goat severely injured.
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Chicago
Gir
Decline of Domestic Help Sparks Household Concerns
An old misgiving about reliable help fades as modern women struggle to hire steady maids. Rife talk about the fatigue of domestic labor contrasts with the era of capable waiting and supervising. The piece notes shifting expectations for housework and fatigue from long hours and heavy chores.
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Charles Kloeb
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Winfield
Stirs
Earl Brown
Newlin
Vansickle
Byron Williams
Thomas-Cat
Waale
Nebraska
Mr. D. “Kauble
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