Cleveland Likely to Campaign as Nominee at Chicago
The Daily Journal prints Grover Cleveland’s letter replying to General Bragg urging him to run, asserting willingness to be nominated if the convention chooses him, and detailing Bragg’s appeal and political context.
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Milwaukee
The
Daily Journal
Grover Cleveland
Chicago
Cleveland
Edward 8
Bragg
Wisconsin
Fond du Lac
Wis
Mob Violence In Memphis After Saturday Shooting
Memphis tense as mob violence escalates after three black men were shot dead by seventy five jail intruders. Authorities vow to punish lynchers. armed whites guard The Curve area while rumors of retaliation and secret negro meetings ripple through the 80 000 population.
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Memphis
Calvin McDowell
Mississippi and
Walker Avenues
DuBose
McDowell
McDowell’s
Tom Moss
Will Stewart
du Bose
General Peters
Casper
Clapp
Washington Legislature Report Full of Bills and Debates
National lawmaking items from Washington show protests by fishermen against seal protection, tariff and free wool bills, post office construction, navy funding, and deferrals. Multiple sessions discuss presidential term limits, charts on China policy, and liquor legislation amid adjournments and executive sessions.
Cleveland Replies On Presidency And Democratic Nomination
President Cleveland writes from Lakewood New Jersey to Mr Deak Stir asserting the presidency is a people's office and that voters should nominate candidates through open party processes. He says he will not lead a self seeking canvass and urges Democratic thoughtfulness and party unity for national prosperity.
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Democratic Party
National Democratic Convention
Edward 8
Bragg
Great Office
Cleveland
Lakewood
N. J
Deak Stir
People’s Office
The
United States
Gen Alger War Record Published by Detroit Tribune
The Detroit Tribune prints two pages of General Alger's reply to critics of his war record. It reproduces the official papers on file in the War Department about his absences promotions and final discharge. Custer's report on Alger's absence is included as well as endorsements and a note on his dismissal for absence without leave.
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Alger
Custer
Eutaw House
Baltimore
Washington
Merritt
Cavalry
Torbert
Phil Sheridan
WAR Department
T. M. Vincent
Shenandoah Valley
Secretary of War
E. D. Townsend
United States
Meade
Grant
Sheridan
Stanton
Johnson
Detroit
Detroit Tribune
New York Sun
Great Cavalryman
A. E. Dana
A. G
Halltown
Something Like the Quay Case
John Schoen gen Democratic candidate for school board sues the Nonpareil in Council Bluffs for 10000 dollars claiming libel. The paper had charged Schoeneng with embezzlement in Des Moines years ago and alleged William Groneweg aided in the crime and is now in prison.
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Quay
MAHA
John Schoengen
Council Bluffs
Nonpareil
Sehoengen
Des Moines
William Groneweg
Bayard Opposes Free Silver in Open Letter Interview
Delaware statesman Thomas Bayard denounces the free silver bill in an open letter published as an interview in a Wilmington afternoon paper. He argues a cheap dollar harms labor and condemns House passage of the measure.
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Bayard
Wilmington
Del
Democratic Party of the United States
Thomas Bayard
House
Third party gains in Missouri reapportionment bill
Jefferson City Mo March 15 The congressional reapportionment passed first reading in the house and Henderson a third party man said the bill was just what the third party wanted This arrangement will insure third party representation in congress from Missouri.
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People’s Party
Jefferson City
Hendricks
Congress
Missouri
Weihe Shot at Grand Hotel by Discharged Messenger
F F Weihe manager of the American district office in the Grand hotel was shot and slightly wounded yesterday by a discharged messenger boy. Five shots were fired in a wage dispute that sparked the violence.
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San Francisco
F. F. Weihe
American District Office
Grand Hotel
Prohibitionists Capture Republican County Convention in Des Moines
Des Moines March 14. Prohibitionists captured the Republican county convention Saturday. A. B. Cummins, an anti Prohibitionist, was chosen temporary chairman for the state convention, provoking protests from Prohibitionists who plan to defeat him as a delegate. Eight Iowa counties held conventions to choose delegates. eight sent delegations, with divisions over Harrison and Clarkson.
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Des Moines
State Central Committee
A. B. Cummins
Cummins
Harrison
Iowa
Carrison
Polk County
Clarkson
Frightful Disaster Buries 200 in Belgian Mine
At Anderlius colliery near Charleroi an explosion in the second gallery traps over 200 workers. Rescue teams face collapsed passages and uncertain deaths as hundreds of families gather to mourn. Only eighty reached the surface, thirty dead and seven wounded. forty escaped via a second shaft.
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Brussels
Anderlius
Charleroi
Secretary Blaine Still on the Mend
Secretary Blaine showed marked improvement and appeared cheerful as James G. Blaine Jr. said he may be able to go out in a day or two. The report came from Washington on March 14.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Senator Hill
Roanoke
Radford
Pulaski
Wytheville
Bristol
Morristown
Cay
Chattanooga
Blaine
Washington
James G. Blaine, Jr
Mrs. Sarah Althea Terry Adjudged Insane
In San Francisco on March 11 Mrs. Sarah Althea Terry was declared insane and committed to Stockton insane asylum the day after the ruling.
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San Francisco
Sarah Althea Terry
Stockton Insane Asylum
Notable Americans and Europeans Titled and Noted Figures Listed
A roster of prominent individuals with titles and origins including Mooney and Boland detective James Mooney of Chicago, pioneer John F Winslow of Poughkeepsie, banker William Lindke of St Paul, and others such as Rev. Dr Cairns of Edinburgh and the Grand Duke of Hesse in Berlin.
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James Mooney
Mooney & Boland Detective Agency
Chicago
Jonh W. Jackson
Pioneer
Bakkows
Davenport
John F. Winslow
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
William B. FieLpina
Earl of
Troy
Catherine Miller
Samuel T. Richardson
Bloomington
Ills
Fred O. Suir
Norwalk
Mother Deshanyal
St. Navier’s Convent
Ottawa
James H. Bell
Supreme Court of Texas
Austin
George W. Knox
Washington, D. C
Grand Duke of Hesse
Berlin
History of a Week Highlights Crime and Politics Across Nations
March 9 items note Charles Wall hanged in Pennsylvania for wife murder and a death sentence in Alabama. A 12‑foot skeleton is found in West Virginia, while ex‑Speaker Reed hosts a reception in Washington. Other items cover Irish funds disputes in France, Butler’s note liability, a petition for Britain‑US arbitration, and grain shipments to Russia.
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Charles Wall
Tunkhannock
Green Campbell
Birmingham
Ala
Trace Creek
Lincoln County
W. Va
Reed
Washington
Otterville
Africa
Justin McCarthy
Parnell
B. F. Butler
Boston
Great Britain
United States
North Dakota
Missouri
New York
Russia
Canada
Maria Rix
Ashland
Wis
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Multiple 19th century items touch finance crime and weather
San Francisco resident Sarah Althea Terry faces commitment to an insane asylum while Capital National Bank Guthrie advances start of business. Bills discuss statue for Sam J. Randall in Washington and a state bank permit in Evanston. Fires in Pittsburg destroy Duncans & Sons glass plant and iron workers take pay cuts in Birmingham. London trial sentences Florence Osborne for larceny and perjury. Mob violence frees suspects in Memphis. Blaine Jr. responds to heart condition. Severe Minneapolis storm halts business as Des Moines reports a 48 degree drop.
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Sarah Althea Terry
San Francisco
Capital National Bank of Guthrie
O.T
Capital
Hatch
Sam J. Randall
Washington
George
Duncans & Sons
Pittsburg
Birmingham
Ala
Florence Ethel Osborne
London
Judson C. Clements
Georgia
Walter L. Bragg
William Lindsay
Evanston
Ills
Robert D. Sheppard
John Li. Lindgren
Memphis
James J. Blaine, Jr
New York
Minneapolis
St. Paul
West
Des Moines
Various 1901 Highlights Include Courts and Crimes Across States
A roundup notes Mrs L F E Steiner of Chicago mother to two children differing by three months. Kentucky bills seek to forbid Sunday baseball. East blizzard affects Atlantic coast. South Dakota court allows prosecutions of national banks for intercast. Georgia's John C Clements named ICC appointee will serve. Conductor Metall and Drakeman Myers killed in Big Pour collision at Acton. Robert Maroney perishes in Jackson Tenn Hopper block fire. New York legislature favors replacing electrical chair with hanging. George Golden of San Diego commits suicide after bank failure. Windsor marks twenty ninth wedding anniversary of the Prince of Wales. Mrs Palmer injured by streetcar in Washington. Lancashire miners vote to limit vacation to one week but five days of work thereafter. Austrian prince offers to share wealth with a US girl if she has 7 million dollars.
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Big Pour
Acton
Robert Maroney
Jackson
Tenn
New York
George Golden
San Diego
California National Bank
Prince of Wales
Windsor
Senator Palmer
Washington
Adam
Reading combine legalized by New Jersey legislature
March 12 report notes New Jersey passes a bill legalizing the Reading combine. Other items include Holman’s lightning rod claim in a Washington paper, Lyons medical college closure amid student disturbances, Ohio Beneficial Society of Cleveland facing substantial liabilities, and Kentucky Republicans largely backing Harrison with twenty six counties holding conventions. Detroit matches Jack Collins over Harry Gilmore in eight rounds, Collins prevailing. John F P O'Brien, former Boston pitcher, has died. Tommy White defeated Charles in a separate bout.
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New Jersey
Reading
Washington
Holman
Lyons
France
Ohio Beneficial Society
Cleveland
Kentucky
Harrison
Detroit
Jack Collins
Harry Gilmore
Chicago
Collins
John FP. O'Brien
Boston
St. Louis
Tommy White
Charles
Fire at Bloomfield Iowa Burns 200000 Property Value
A blaze in Bloomfield Iowa destroyed about 200000 dollars of property with 125000 dollars in additional losses noted. Other items report Bishop Bedel of Ohio dying in New York City, the Darlington Wisconsin lynching defense claiming all involved were sane, and total World’s Fair costs reaching 8572801 by February 1.
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Bloomfield
Bedel
New York City
Darlington
Wis
Sieboldt
Kansas Braces for Severe Blizzard and Strikes Across Nation
Reports describe a devastating blizzard in Kansas halting railways and business. Other items note a subterranean river feeding Plainfield water, a plot to assassinate a Turkish successor in Constantino ple, arrests of conspirators, and a mass move of two thousand blacks to Oklahoma in the coming months.
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Kansas
Plainfield
N. Do
Succan
Tuckey
Constantinople
Uorler
Live Stock and Produce Market Quotations and Prices
Market brief lists wheat corn and pork futures quotes with March May and June openings and closings. Union Stock Yards prices show hogs and cattle activity with ranges for heavy packing, steers, cows, bulls, veal calves, and sheep. Produce lines cover butter eggs poultry potatoes apples and regional price notes. New York price levels for wheat corn oats rye barley pork and lard accompany the market snapshot.
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Board of Trade
Bae
Siige
Ssige
Union
Hebrons
Burbanks
New York
Milwaukee
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Gen. Alger
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South
Hill
National Legislature
Hale
Senate
Morgan
Newberry
McMillin
Dingley
Fon du Lac
Dolph
Stevens
Massachusetts
Montgomery
Brookshire
Ray
Coombs
John K. Gamble
South Dakota
United States Circuit Court
Woods
Indiana
Secretary of Agriculture
Spain
Columbus
Drs Mores
MR. Cleveland
Belgium
Dudley SS. Steele
Orange
Syeenberg
Copenhagen
Cairns
Edinburg
Gregory Thurston Bedell
Ohio
James Ogden
Oxford
Mareh, Br
Marie Nevins-Bline
Chihuahua
Mex
Whisky Trust
Morcis
Gually
Ashinger
Lamb
Martin
Grand Raypils
Henry Somerset
W. C
T. U
Arkasas
Oklahoma
United States Circuit
Judge Woods
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Hunt Street
Broadway
Harry Keiser
Frank Cohn
Ilugh Dally
Rohan Bros
Freigt
Rio Grande
Rourke
United States Army
Garza
Fred J. Hamilton
Philadelphia
Benjamin Bailey
Lockport
N.Y
Chisue
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