Debates Over Silver Dominates Republican Club Convention
At Cleveland on June 2 the Republican clubs convention wrestled with silver policy. A subcommittee report ignored the silver issue, angering anti silver factions, while a Patton substitute urged deferring all public questions to the 1896 national convention. Gener alpin, age 65, was mentioned as a potential Morton ally for president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ey Slusso
Ayu Alpin
Cleveland
National Convention of
Republican Clubs
Dubois
Idaho
Allen
Utah
Patton
Michigan
United States
National League
Louisville
Rubinson
Pennsylvania
Denver
No Opposition to Gen McAlpin for President of League
The convention elected General J A McAlpin of New York as president after a morning session with Warner Miller and a letter session from notable figures. Resolutions filled the afternoon, many duplicative on finance and silver, as committees reported league work and Milwaukee as next meeting site. McAlpin was greeted with an acclamatory election, and officers, vice presidents, and an executive committee were chosen under his leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner Miller
New York
Allison
Clarkson
Lodges and Walcott
Chauncey M. Depew
Yom” Reed
McKinley
Buffalo
Pittsburg
Milwaukee
Charleston
Cleveland
Offcera
J. A. McAlpin
Illinois
Hioe
McAlpin
John F. Byrnea
Colorado
William Grane Eden
Hinots
LB. Walker
Nebraska
Michigan
E N . Dingley
Wilpin
Georges R. Bay
P.m
Convention Questions in Missouri to Discuss Silver Question
Chairman Maffitt of the Democratic state central committee announced that following a county committee vote the state committees will be reconvened to decide whether to call a state convention to discuss the silver question.
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St. Louis
Maffitt
Democratic
Large Crowd Witnesses Illinois Bicycle Meet in Galesburg
June 21. About ten thousand spectators plus 15,000 in total watched races at the Illinois bicycle meet in Galesburg. Parade of wheelmen had 400 in line. Peoria won silk banner for largest club. Winners included C Ridgeley 1 mile handicap in 2:28 and 1 mile open in 2:18.4. A Gardner won half-mile handicap in 4:01. McClain 1 mile championship in 2:33. Turnhill won half-mile open in 1:49 4. Lawson won 5-mile championship in 19:41 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesburg
Ila
Peoria
C. Ridgeley
Bert Repine
Knox County
Chicago
Linnois
J. Lawson
City Shortage Rumors Grow In Omawa
June 21 report from Omawa indicates city treasurer Holl’s cash shortage could reach $40,000 or more. Discrepancy centers in the cash drawer with checks and assignment slips. Authorities note accommodations for friends seeking quick money and discounting of unearned warrants. A separate cable from Pera says Lenz the bicyclist was murdered near Dahur by Kurds and demands punishment.
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Omawa
Holl
Bolin
Sam
Waashingio
Lenz
State Department
Unitd
Terrill
Pera
Constantinople
Erzeroum
Dahur
Porte
Narrow Escape From Collision on Lake Superior
The captain of the steamer Biginaw Valley reports a close near miss with the palatial steamer Northwest on Lake Superior during the up trip. Fifty tons of giant powder forward could have caused an explosion if bows had collided. Fog hid both vessels until within dangerous proximity requiring hard steering as they passed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Superior
Wis
Biginaw Valley
Northwest
Lake Superior
Saginaw Valley
Near Relative of Abraham Lincoln Dead
Reaping Pa June 21 John Lincoln eight years old died in Berlia county alms house after months of general debility. He had been an inmate since February 16 1887. He leaves three children a married daughter and two singles residing in this city. McAlpin Robbed of His Watch
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Reaping
John Lincoln
Abraham Lincon
Berlia County
Cleveland
McAlpin
New York
Lis
Pension Disbursements Totaling 13.33 Million Planned
The quarterly pension payment will total 13 330 000 with distributions to Chicago 800 000 Des Moines 2 100 000 Milwaukee 1 050 000 Detroit 150 000 Indianapolis 10 000.
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Washington
Chicago
Des Moines, Sr
Ve Waukwo
Detroit
Indianapolis
London lord mayor hosts W U reception at Manston House
The lord mayor Sir Joseph Retiala and Lady Renals welcomed delegates at Manston House in London. Festive speeches marked the occasion and delegates received the freedom of the historic mission amid the eventful gathering. Madrid dispatch notes Cuban insurgent Goties captured in reported sports update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Ceu
Wanston House
London
Utayor
Joseph Retiala
Lady Renals
I. U
Manston House
Gaprirda
Madrid
Emperors Naval Parade Opens Baltic North Sea Canal
Emperor William led a grand naval display on the Ho hen zollern with the Hohenzollern voyage marking the Baltic to North Sea canal opening. Thousands cheered as German, French, and other navies paraded, with the New York and other U S ships prominent in the mixed fleet.
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Kizl
Emperor William
Hohenzollern
Baltic North Sea Canal
Brunsbuttel Tan
Holtenau
Hohenau
Gessnan
Friedrich Wilhelm
Ekimperor William
Houdenpzollern
Kid Bay
Baltic
North Sea
Ner
Aloxis
Auasius
Saxony
Wudemburg
France
William
Empress Augusta
Reichstag
Admiral Menard
Kiel Canal Naval Parade Ends Amid Mishaps and Cheers
A grand imperial procession along the Kiel Canal saw the Kaiser Wilhelm II grounded briefly and the Russian gunboat Grossjashotzchi damaged by grounding. The British royal yacht Osborne also grounded causing a temporary halt. US ships New York Columbia San Francisco and Marblehead stood out with white hulls while French gunboat Surcoat drew cheers and a Maisseillaise salute.
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Kaiser Wilhelm II
Grossjashotzchi
Rendburg
Osborne
Holtenau
Hach
Canal
Kiel
United States
New York
Columbia
San Francisco
Marblehead
League of Patriots
Paris
Governors Morrill and McKinley Meet at Kansas Chautauqua
On G A R Day at Ottawa Kansas the governors Morrill and McKinley shared a speakers stand amid cheers. Morrill welcomed McKinley as Ohio governor and a loyal comrade of the Union. McKinley recalled service with Morrill and praised his flag devotion, then both faced an emotional reception before McKinley departed to Cleveland.
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Ottawa
Kan
Angus Chautauqua
McKinley
Governor Morrill
Morrill
McKinlay
Ohio
Bost
McKxinley
Grand Army of the Republic
Hilo
National House of Representatives
Grand Army
Kansas
Cleveland
Obituary notices and assorted 1900s notices from LaPorte and New York
Obituaries and incidents include Dexter A. Buck 59 at Princeton Indiana. Thomas Long 76. Lt F S Strong relieved from Michigan Military Academy duty to join his battery. Belgian flour duty vote. William Henry acquitted of murder. John Curtin sail for U S after Portland prison release. C H Fennimore arrested in Detroit. Benjamin M Post dies of stomach cancer. fire at Los Pinos Altos Mining company in Chihuahua destroys stables and offices, with loss of $16,000 Mexican paper money.
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LaPorte
Ind
Dexter A. Buck
Princeton
Thomas Long
F. S. Strong
Fourth Artillery
Ben
Michigan Millitary Academy
Orchard Lake
Williem Henry
South Portland Avenue
Brooklyn
N. Y
John Curtin
Portland
United States
C. H. Fennimore
New York
Detroit
Chicago
Benjamin M. Post
Allaire Iron Works
Los Pinos Altos Mining Company
Chihuahua
Market Reports and Chicago Grain and Live Stock Prices
The Markets section reports on New York money and exchange rates, mercantile paper, government bonds, and U.S. silver certificates. It also gives Chicago grain quotes for wheat corn oats pork lard and produce, plus Chicago live stock prices including cattle hogs and sheep with receipts and price ranges.
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New York
United States
New 4
Pacie Wa
Ochicago Grain and Produce
Chicago
Board of Trade Today
Michigan
California
Uilou
Rangal
Ateory
Shawnee City Emerges From Indian Territory Boom
The Kansas City Star profiles Shawnee in the Kickapoo country as a three month old town born from open settlement. It details a thrifty but rough original town, the coming Choctaw Oklahoma and Gulf railroad, rapid boom, new hotels and saloons, two banks and newspapers, and residents hustling to build a hopeful metropolis amid dust and tents.
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Kickayfoo
Indian Territory
Kentucky
Kickapoo
Georgia
Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad
Tecumseh
Shawnee
New Shawnee
With & Roundhouse, & Machine Shop
Texas
Kansas City Star
Garden and agricultural tips from a 19th century issue
Reports on Hessian fly damage to wheat and pest bulletins from Geneva New York New Brunswick New Jersey and Ohio. Advice on avoiding mixing wood ashes and hen manure to manage asparagus and cucumber beetle control through manure spray. Notes on bush lima bean varieties and a brief dialogue from the Boston Transcript.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
N. Y
New Brunswick
N. J
San Jose
Ohio
New Yorker
Henderson
Creer
Thorburn
Burpee
Excursion to Niagara Falls from Lake Erie & Western R R
The Lake Erie & Western Railroad launches an Aug 8 1895 excursion to Niagara Falls with trips to Cleve land Chautauqua Lake Buffalo and more at low rates. Side trips to Lewiston on the Lake Thousand Islands and a free Brockton Junction to Chautauqua Lake run are offered plus discounts on special interest sites near Niagara Falls. Tickets good for return on regular trains through Aug 18 1895 and seating in chair or sleeping cars available.
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Lakerie & Western R. R
Cleveland
Chautauqua Lake
Buffalo
Niagara
Lewiston-on-the-Lake
Lake Ontario
Toronto
Lewiston
Thousand Islands
Niagara Falls
Falls
Brockton Junction
Whirlpool Rapids
Niagara Fall
Garfield
Lake Erie & Western R. R
Gale
A. W. Johnston
Bb. F. Horner
M.C. Bagen
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Record of a massive log cut in Mason county Washington
A log 82 feet long and 634 feet in diameter containing 10158 feet of lumber was cut from a tree felled in Mason county last week. The log was cut off 26 feet from the butt. Short logs 11 feet in diameter were cut from the lower part. Davis A US stationed at the Presidio California seeks a divorce from Blanche Bates the actress after a year of marriage. The wedding was a local society event but she deserted him after three months to return to the stage. Forty thousand dollars in supposed sewer and public improvement bonds backed by Los Angeles credit are being peddled by some eastern houses and are claimed to be forgeries. The bonds purport to bear 10 percent interest.
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Mason County
Wash
Davis
Presidio
Cal
Culth
Blanche Bates
Miss Bates
Los Angeles
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
National Convention of Republican Clubs
Levi P. Morton
Morton
Alpin
Bhut
New York State League
J. Wen Foster
Woodmansee
City Club League
Senator Burrows
H. Clay Evang
Columbian Horticultural Department
Depew
Gen. McAlpin
League
McAlain
Missouri
Bolln
Barrett
Burrr
Neb
Miss McWhirter
Scott
Barrett Scott
Muse Elliott
Seattle
Seattle Consolidated Street Rathway Company
Abraham Lincoln
Kaiser Billy
Hruosbattel
Holiawau
Uncle Sam
Surcouf
Bande
Peacsa
Hamburg
Matin
Rathaus
M. Herbette
Germany
Kiel Bay
Dinnar Wag Cau
Om Hoord Af
Kansas Ohautauqua
Financis
Brown
Boston Transcript
Lorg
Erie & Western
R. R
Cincinnati
Fjui Z
FL Daly
Gel Pass
I. C Parker
Broadway
Washington Boulevard
Geller
W. F. Geller
A. Hattersley & Sons
E. Main ST
Lake Erie and
Western
Poorin
Muncie
Inomington
Couriersvill
Wakayette
Russville Rta Michigan
New
Cambridge
Vipton
Mremont.ee
Gilman
Seaedlusky
Atk Wort Wayne
C. F. Daly
Gen. Passe
Pennsylvaniatation
Central Time
Pennsylvania Station
Wayne, Ined
West Bound
Ickel
X.Y
Boston
tNodieveland Mail
Eastern Express Uocal Freight
Sisago Express
Ticngo Mail
Western Express
Ocal Freight
Deeane
Ft. Wayne, Sincaneti
Lake Erie & Western Railroads
Fort Ways
Vrives
Jim
LEAVE
Fort
Wayne
Stk Banenger
Peter Ae
Ss. Philley
L Uilround
Ucb Daly
HC Parker
Indianapig
York and
Noam Ph Pan
Indianapolix
Town
New York Palace
Estitute Limited
Kansas City Express
Almanen Ball
Cary
Kasas City
R. G. Thompson
Purt
Wwesne
Raid Rapids and Indiana Railroad
Tu Effeet
Hong Porth
Grand Apis
North Rand Rapids
Grand Rapids
North
Richmond
Richmonland
J.C. Peltier
Alm Empeimey
West Wayne St
Telephone
Femiiten National Bank
Haguten National Bank
Area
Charles Me Jgees More Srl
Oxebler
Emery
Cor
Cass and
Wells Streets
I T
Erme
White National Bank
Safu
Fort Wayne, Ind
ckKinnle
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