Altgeld Nominated by Acclamation for Illinois Governor
At Peoria the Democratic state convention renominated John P. Altgeld for governor by acclamation amid unity sentiment. He had urged declining the post but consented as the majority wish, railing against demonetization of silver and pledging a 16 to 1 free silver platform while outlining health and financial reasons for not seeking re election.
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Peoria
John P. Altgeld
Illinois
Altgeld
McConnell
Friends of Free Silver
Chicago
John HR. Tanner
Tanner
Bell
C. K. Ladd
Kewanne
Convention Nominates Its Ticket and Endorses Free Silver
Altgeld delivers a rousing address at 4 10 PM as supporters grow more energized by his words. Despite brief calls of disapproval for campaigning, two thirds of the audience rises to urge him to lead the state ticket. The speech ends at 4 45 PM amid five minutes of cheering and hats tossed in the air. Delegates head to Chicago with positive word about Silver Dick and Perrin site.
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Altgeld
Chicago
Aor Eta
Nicholas Perrin
Scke
Illinois Democratic Gubernatorial Victory Outlook at Convention
Gov Altgeld optimistic after Illinois Democratic state convention asserts party unity and predicts a fall win. He notes a solid slate and discusses the new state central committee and at large members. Regional judicial nominations follow the convention along with ballpark scores from Chicago to Des Moines.
Outlawry at Salem Wisconsin Ends With Tar and Feathering
William Demund of Salem Wisconsin was tarred and feathered and driven from town by about fifty masked residents over allegations of impropriety with Mrs Sib ley. Demund traveled to the city to obtain warrants for his attackers.
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Kenosa
William Demund
Salem
Wis
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Demund
Robert Sibley
Platt Speaks as Rival Rifts Shape New York Politics
At Carnegie Music Hall New York Republican leaders including Mayor Strong and Theodore Roosevelt backed Thomas C. Platt while anti Platt forces were sparse. Frank Black praised Platt and Mark Hanna was labeled a first class boss as Platt urged unity and campaign vigor. New York Democrats in Saratoga and Austin split on gold standard and silver, while Denver plans a July 1 reception for Senator Teller.
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New York
Carnegie Music Hall
Republican County Committee
Thomas C. Platt
Mayor Strong
Whitelaw Reid
Joseph H. Choate
Anson G. McCook
Theodore Roosevelt
Johns. Wise
Edward Lauterbach
Platt
St. Louis
Mark Hanna
Warner Miller
Montauk Degat
Buffalo
McKinley
Hobart
Harmony
Gold Wins in Wisconsin at Democratic Convention
In Milwaukee June 24 the Wisconsin Democratic convention leaned gold standard, with Vilas as chief advocate and Frawley as chair. Delegates to Chicago named Vilas Bragg Flanders Hogan and other alternates. The platform denounced free silver and endorsed gold and tariff for revenue only, while a minority urged a mixed coinage stance. The minority report failed 128 to 217. the majority was adopted by the same vote.
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Texas
Austin
Democrata
Chicago
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Vilas
Thomas F. Frawley
William F. Vilas
Madison
Edward S. Bragg
Fond du Lac
James G. Flanders
James J. Hogan
LaCrosse
John J. Suhr
Dane County
Archie Woodward
Rock County
John W. Hume
Winnebago County
J. J. McCallum
Richland County
Cleveland
EB. J. ‘Dockery
Edward
Bragg
Shively to Lead Free Silver Democrats Orginize Indiana Nomination
Benjamin F. Shively of South Bend is expected to be nominated for Indiana governor by acclamation at the Democratic state convention in Indianapolis. John G. Shanklin confirms he will nominate Shively and push for acclamation as delegates for free silver rise in sentiment. Delegates at large will include Voorhees Turpie and Shively, with Voorhees unable to attend due to illness. District meetings elected delegates to Chicago, with a Seventh district contest producing two sets. The slate includes J. B. Goodwin Evansville and W. B. McCormick Newburg in the First, and other named delegates across districts.
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Illinois
Associated Presa
Altgeld
Springfield
Reddick M. Ridgley
Democratic State Central Committee
Alexander J. Jones
Thomas Byrnes
T. J. McNally
Thomas. Cusack
Thomas F. Little
Joseph Martin
Charles ‘Williams
D. I. Hogan
Charles Nieman
A. W. Bastian
Dan Heenan
P. F. Donovan
W.H. Purcell
F. J. Quinn
P. J. Dudman
A. C. Bentley
J. B. Richards
Frank Miner
H. D. Lee
E. C. Kramer
W. C. Matthews
Reed Green
Ross R. Fuller
Coles County
Thomas Gahan
Theodore Nelson
Joseph P. Mahoney
John W.lanehart
Cook County
George Brennan
Will County
W.H. Hinrichsen
Morgan County
B. J. Claggett
McLean County
Frank W. Havill
Wabash County
Chicago
Indianapolis
Benjamin F. Shively
South Bend
John Gilbert Shanklin
Evansville
Shively
Shanklin
Grand Hotel
John G. Shanklin
Senator Voorhees
Turpie
Voorhees
Matthews
G. V. Menzies
Mount Vernon
W. E. English
Charles M. Cooper
James Murdock
Lafayette
J. BR. Goodwin
W. B. McCormick
Newburg
John H. O'Neill
Washington
Rail and travel notices and sales ads fragment
Train tickets limited to expire after gale date and ten days after sale. Round trip coupons expire after sale date and cover continuous train passage. Nickel Plate Road and Lake Shore lines advertise excursions to Buffalo and other destinations with low rates and seasonal sales. For details write agents or visit offices in Cleveland Cincinnati and Rome City.
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Co. F. Dany
Chicago
Buffalo
New York
Boston
Nickel Plate Road
B. F. Horner
Cleveland
N. Y
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway
Sunday Excursions from Pennsylvanian Company
The Pennsylvania Company offers excursion tickets at one fare round trip every Sunday to Valparaiso and Chicago. Tickets are valid for travel on the sale date with return required on that day. Cigar branding noted as five cents for a Fast Mail promotion.
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Pennsylvania
Valparaiso
Chicago
A. W. Johnston
B. F. Horner
Cleveland
Disaster at San Francisco Leaves Five Missing
Five men remain missing after a building collapse in San Francisco. Crews cleared debris for a second day with no new bodies found. Officials blamed possible careless handling of a jack screw while coroner's inquest will determine responsibility. Mrs Ernestine Silverstein and Jesse May were recovered among the bodies. The missing are George Connen Stein Michael Rourke Charles Riordan and John McCarthy.
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Fire Department
Ernestine Silverstein
Jesse May
George Connen
Stein
Michael Rourke
Charles Riordan
John McCarthy
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