Middle-of-the-Roaders Nominate Ticket at Cincinnati Convention
The middle-of-the-road Populist convention in Cincinnati opened its second session led by W L Peek. Nominations named M W Menard Alabama Wieuten Barker Pennsylvania and Ignatius Dons Nelip with Barker ultimately nominated for president on the second ballot and Lonatin Donnelly chosen for vice president after a supportive motion.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
W.L. Peek
M. W. Menard
Alabama
Wieuten Barker
Pennsylvania
Ignatius Dons Nelip
Howard
Barker
Donnelly
Norton
Ohuier
Wharton Barker
Pentsylvania
Chenault
Kansas
Bryan and Towne Nominated by Acclamation at Populist Convention
Sioux Falls South Dakota May concluding session adjourned sine die nominating William Jennings Bryan for president and Charles A Towne for vice president. Towne nomination followed hours of debate with a motion to refer to a conference committee defeated 268 to 492. Both candidates were nominated by acclamation amid widespread enthusiasm.
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Sioux
Sioux Falls
S. D
W. J. Bryan
Ben
Charles A. Towne
Des Moines Republicans pick delegates for Philadelphia
Iowa Republicans at Des Moines choose a full slate of delegates and alternates to the national convention in Philadelphia. The session opened with temporary chairman Cousins and then permanent chairmanship by Funk. Notables like Hepburn and Lacey spoke, pledging adherence to party promises. Delegates include Gov. Shaw, G. W. French, and E. H. Smith, with district selections across eleven districts.
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Des Moines
Philadelphia
Iowa
Weaver
Bob? Cousing
Cousins
E. Funk
Dulliver
Hepburn
Lacey
Geo. . Perkins
Farge Ty
Philadelpha
Gov. Shaw
George UW. French
Davenport
E. H. Smith
Cedar Rapids
Lafayette Young
Warren Berkwith
Mr. Pieasant
James Etflerick
Keosauqua
W. L. Roach
Muscatine
J. N.W. Rumple
Marengo
C. E. Mancer
Independence
E. Albrook
Ellora
J. J. Marsh
Decorah
Ka Werder
Charles City
M. J.robin
Vinton
M. Sargent
Grondy Center
C. M. Winsdale
Newton
Dun
Davis County
W.H. Shuinull
Dallas County
W. O. Payne
Nevada
William Eaton
Sidney
J. C. Mabry
Centerville
Agnius Laysen
Audabor County
John A. Story
Greentigh
J. K. Alten
Lauren
Roberts troops push toward Transvaal capital amid retreat claims
London reports the war office cites Roberts May Lu dispatch noting enemy retreat and positions twenty miles away. Casualties are not yet known, but Allied forces appear to be advancing along multiple roads as cavalry and horse artillery pursue. In the United States, a strike at a Wyoming mine injures several, including a superintendent, as sheriff grapples with dispersed workers. Vesuvius erupts anew with crater explosions ejecting lava and rock.
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Roberts
Transvaal
London
War Office
Jowett
Reine
Jacky
Toletresa
Miles
Ari
Gussie
Esmer
Milea Brabazon
Misa
Eyme
Mr. Hogben
Esme
Odigus
Vole
Roca
Benbazon
Jacobs
Miracaiias Escape of a Young Child on Railroad Track
An infant, Ernest Sharp aged two, rode in a cab struck by a moving train near Olds. Conductor Anderson and Engineer Denny Collins slowed and stopped the engine, rescuing the unconscious boy with a slight skull fracture. He is expected to recover, while the cab’s wheel became stuck in the cattle guard causing the mishap.
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Central
Olds
Moses
Anderson
Denny Collins
Collins
Charles Swanson
Sterp
Ernest Sharp
Dispute Over Farm Road Ends in Tragedy
Webster County farmer 4 Landreth was shot and clubbed by neighbor William Fry amid a roadway dispute on a private farm road. Landreth, attempting to move a pulverizer along the muddy path, was halted by Fry who then fired both shotgun barrels and attacked him, breaking the gun stock. Landreth sustained serious injuries.
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Webster County
Landreth
William Fry
Fry
Onawa Dry Ahead as Saloons Fail to Gather Names
In Monona County efforts to secure saloon consent faltered when about 150 names short. A Sioux City meeting of interested parties decided to drop the drive for now. Other items note the Iowa foresters electing Sioux City as next meeting place and officers, a manslaughter case against Mrs. Yates dismissed, a switchman injured near Marshalltown, smallpox quarantine measures in Sioux City, a Fremont Millas bridge condemned, and Mrs. Barnes injured in Carson after a fall into a trap door.
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Monona County
Partes
Onawa
Meyer Brown
Donald ‘J. Grant
Grant
Law An Order League
B. P. Yates
Council Bluffs
Killpack
Yates
South Omaha
James
Italians Discharged and Ballast Work Resumes on Storm Lake Line
Superintendent Horton of the Milwaukee road discharged about 100 Italian workers from a travel pit on the Storm Lake division after a strike. A steam shovel was rigged to resume ballasting the new extension ongoing since spring. Dulliver renominated at Algona convention.
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Italaos
Horton
Milwaukee Road
Storm Lake Division
Gov. Shaw Vetoes Valued Policy Insurance Measure
Gov Shaw rejects the valued policy act arguing it would raise insurance costs. He cites experiences in other states where similar laws increased rates and burdens on policyholders. He prepared a summary of facts accompanying his veto and said opponents misjudge the bill as beneficial to insured people.
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Gov. Shaw
Towa
Ile
Au Ta
Miles
Augusta
Kame
Burmah
Flo
Gussie
James the First
Eizabeth
Esme
Chornshire
Bel
Las Lota
Judge Gaynor Reverses Monona County Ditch Action
Judge Gaynor ruled in the Woodsbury Monona County ditch case, reversing the county supervisors. Woodbury County landowners petitioned for the ditch. Monona County objected citing insufficiency of petition and missing majority landowner names. The court ordered the ditch established and contracts to let, with appeal possible.
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Gaynor
Monona
Woodsbury-Monona County
Board of Supervisors
Monona County
Tudge Gaynor
Ounna May
Adams
Starrison County
A. L. Garretson
Willian McFarlain
R. S. Fessenden
Snd Veyor
W. L. Smith
Manona County
Jind
Banks Change Hands Under New National Act
Four Iowa banks have leveraged the new national bank act to convert to national institutions. The State Bank of Crystal Lake and Guthrie State Bank, each with 25000 capital, plan to dissolve their state banks after affidavits ensure stockholders’ interests, with action pending approval. Also reported: smallpox surges in Marshalltown with 100 plus cases. church, lodge, and theater closures. 100 cases described as mild.
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Iowa
State Bank of
Crystal Lake
Guthrie State Bank
Marshalltown Board of Health
State Convention of Christian Sunday Schools
Tyne
Explosion and Fire Gut Ebinger Grand Opera House
A gasoline stove explosion used to heat water for scrubbing floors at the Ebinger Grand Opera House in Fort Madison started a fire that gutted the building. Losses estimated at 36 000 dollars with about 10 000 dollars insured. Also notes McLare named as a Republican county convention candidate in Iowa City for Supreme Court judge.
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Iowa Opera House
Ebinger Grand Opera House
Fort Madison
Esme Brabazon and Miles in a Country Encounter
In a sunlit Thornshire estate, Esme Brabazon and Miles share a tense, humorous exchange during a pony chase and gate scene. Miles compliments Esme’s looks while Esme’s sharp wit and pride clash with Miles’s casual cousin charm as they navigate Jacky the pony and family tensions.
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Thornshire
Miles
Augusta
Lalen
Eame
Mrs. B
Gussie
Aupie
Stove
Florian
White House
Esme
Jacky
Eenie
Hume
New York Harbor Tug Service and Shipping Volume
New York harbor hosts about 400 tug boats with daily runs around $30 each, Tile generates $12,000 daily, $72,000 weekly, and $3,744,000 yearly, illustrating annual port shipping scale. Up to 300 ships enter the harbor each day, tugs cost between $5,000 and $12,000, and a fully equipped twenty inch hull and engine vessel is valued at $310,000.
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New York
New York Harbor
Disinterred Dr Norama Kerr Dies in Hastings England
The temperance advocate Tobaco or a Disinterant Dr Norama Kerr died recently at Hastings. He studied inebriety extensively publishing about thirty volumes and many medical articles. He also opined tobacco serves as a disinfectant and may confer immunity to those exposed to infection.
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Norama Kerr
Hastings
England
A Wise Precaution
A humorous exchange notes the danger of thinking while eating. The speaker cites that thinking hard diverts blood to the brain, hindering digestion, and therefore advises not to plan or make excuses during meals. The Chicago Times-Herald is cited as the source.
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Chicago Times-Heralt
Blues in the Blood A Patent Cure Ad for Cascaret Tablets
An old advertisement warns that laziness of the liver causes misery and urges readers to take Cascarets Candy Cathartic to restore digestion. The copy promises guaranteed results or money back and notes price, where to buy, and the magic CCC marking on genuine tablets.
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W. E. Baker
Milford
Ohio
Hood
C. Hood & Co
Lowell
Mass
Mantlent
Addrews Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
Montréal
Cunsor
New York
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James Barnes
Carson
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Henry Retchers
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Cluento and Northwestern Railway Company
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Dan Campbell
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Fred Jaeger
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Johm Ellwanger Company
Zollicoffer Lake
Grand Lodge of Iowa
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