Illnesses and local notices on South Calhoun street
Miss Lavon Sperry and Mrs. William Wetzel are ill at home on South Calhoun and No 74 John street respectively. Mrs. A Perry and others suffer ailments, while Carl Merchans and Miss Ella Dalton are injured in separate incidents. Dr. VanBuskirk treats several fractures. A reservoir lake skating crowd prompts calls for a streetcar band to boost business and morale.
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Decatur
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Smith Street
Ella Dalton
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Walnut Street
Thomas Sinclair
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Democratic National Convention Set for Chicago July 7
The Democratic national committee chose Chicago as the 190? convention city for July 7 after a lengthy session. Balloting through 29 rounds settled with New York delivering its final votes to Chicago. The vote details show St. Louis and Chicago contending for the honor amid a quiet celebration by Chicago supporters.
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Allen W. Thurman
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New Mexico
Hugh Wallace
Washington State
St. Louis
Cincinnati
New York
Building for the Convention in Chicago Twenty Thousand Seated
Chicago poised to host a large convention with the Coliseum, under construction on the former Buffalo Bill site, capable of seating 20 000. The Arena will be twice Madison Square Garden size and near transit lines and hotels. Tattersall's also offered as a venue in the city.
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City Hotels Ready to Accommodate Jackson Park Visitors
The city has sufficient hotels downtown and within ten minutes walk of Jackson Park to host all visitors. No matter which of the two localities guests prefer, accommodations are available to meet demand.
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National convention plans grow in reform circles
At St Louis Jan 17 several People's party leaders arrive to select the national convention site while bimetallic unions form, with Chicago St Louis Milwaukee and others bidding. The LANSING talk on free silver split between waiting on major parties and forming a new party if needed. Cincinnati sketches Robert Todd Lincoln as a modest potential Republican figure.
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Democrats Plan State Convention Before National Meet
Indianapolis January meeting of the state Democratic committee weighs holding the convention before the national gathering to benefit Governor Matthews and potential senatorial bids. Voorhees enjoys support for reelection. Kern defers comment. no firm ticket decisions emerge as Jackson League expands county-by-county.
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Orange County
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Charles Gerard
Indianapolis Figures Claim Kin With Boer President
Indiana notes across cities recount kinship with Transvaal leader Kruger. David Haywood and Henry Honey plus Charles Kruger, all from Indianapolis, claim first cousin ties. Details describe Kruger’s Germanborn mother, childhood wanderings, and family links to Philadelphia and Mauch Chunk.
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Charles and
Henry Honey
Charles Kruger
Kruger
Transvaal
Haywood
Germany
America
Maunch Chunk
Mauch Chunk
Philadelphia
Joseph Kruger
Quintuple assassination claims shock London exiles
A London exile letter details that Serge Kravchinsky known as Sergius Stepniak performed five killings for the nihilist secret circle before fleeing Russia. It recounts a final mission against a czarist favorite, involving a carriage ambush and a dagger, with remorse cited as a factor in his later years and death. The account also notes a Philadelphia marriage case and a labor debate in Cleveland, plus a fragment on a chili Argentina boundary dispute.
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Serge Kravchinsky
Sergius Stepniak
Russia
Nihilist
Stepniak
United States
Shane After a Three Days Trial
A report notes Shane underwent a short trial lasting three days or less, with the subject observed for only three hours. The brief session ended without longer detention or formal outcome.
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Obituary and assorted items from Amesbury and beyond
Obituaries note Dr. Hirnam Collins 87 Amesbury Boston James Winchell 63 Decatur Ills David L Hughes 75 Chicago shoe merchant William Charles chased a thief who tried to steal shoes Charles was cut by a knife Edward Amann Cincinnati distiller convicted of counterfeiting Old Pepper Whisky labels Nikola Tesla claims a device cures diseases by shaking the body D T and J H D Stanley Bank of Commerce officials arrested for fraud Des Moines The Argentine chamber passes sugar export bounty Manitoba election Greenway government returns St James Gazette balks Monroeism Senate ballots Wellington Goldsborough Westcott Dryden Mulliken Dizon Smith Page Ramsay seeks probate costs Madison Jackson admitted to practice in South Dakota courts Weather for Indiana Illinois Lower Michigan Cloudy, snow flurries Northerly winds Upper Michigan Wisconsin Cloudy, light snow Northerly winds Iowa Cloudy, snow flurries Easterly winds.
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Eckles Calls Greenbacks a Hazard to Public Finances
Chicago Jan 17 Comptroller James H Eckles told the real estate board the governments greenback currency endangers the financial system and must be redeemed and retired. He argued that bond issues rely on gold reserve confidence and only full cancellation of greenbacks can restore safety.
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James H. Eckles
Real Estate Board
Central Stamping Co Enjoined in New York Case
In New York on January 17 a court enjoined the Central Stamping Company, a firm sometimes designated as H. The brief item notes the legal action and the injunction status without further details.
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The
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