Republican Clubs Conventio n Debates Silver Plan
At Cleveland the eighth national convention of Republican clubs resolves that the league lacks authority to adopt a platform. Gold standard supporters stay disappointed while silver advocates claim victory showing western influence. The adopted declaration defers platform to 1896 convention. Local reactions vary with Thurston seeking clearer party authority. Exports rise to the Orient and South Africa with mixed western trade signals. southern cities show mid-summer growth.
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Cleveland
Committee On
League
Krepublicans
Rpublicana
Thurston
Nebraska
Tacoma
Orient
South Africa
Seattle
Mediterranean
Birmingham
Galveston
Convention Hoarses Silver Tariff in Bid for Votes
A convention adjourned with a joint meeting of league officers and committee members. Pennsylvania backed Hymes of Colorado for secretary, opposing Dowling despite New York’s push, amid a tariff oriented silver agitation. Governor McKinley, greeted by local clubs, declined to speak. Michael J. Dowling, Minnesota, named Republican National League secretary, described as a 28 year old Massachusetts native and former editor.
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John L. Webster
Nebraska
MecApin
Churchill
Colorado
Green
New York League
George G. Gunton
New York
Pennsylvania
McAlpin
Dowling
Hymes
Tippecanoes
McKinley
Iowa
Allison
Resolutions Committee
M. J. Dowling
Minnesota
Ottaws
Kans
Suv Union Station
Tippecanoe Club
Forakers Club
Flows
Hollenden
National Republican League
St. Pau
Michael J. Dowe Ving
Republican National League
Massachusetts
Fne
Renville Star-Farmer
House of Representatives
Bascom Riot and Police Crackdown Reported
Police arrested thirty-one Bascom residents after a riot sparked by a local elections vote and a restaurant accused of liquor sales. A mob led by United Brethren minister Rev W K Arnold seized furniture, loaded it on a wagon, and burned it outside the village. Sues planned for $400 value of destroyed property.
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TirFin
Bascom
Opiion
S. J. Patterson
United Brethren
W. K. Arnold
Patterson
Lynching in Port Gipson Miss Ends in Death and Threats
June 22 report from Port Gipson Mississippi describes James Sanders a colored man hanged by a mob after an incest accusation. The case sparked a deadly sequence with Sanders's wife killed in a confrontation and his daughter involved, as about 70 blacks and 50 whites gathered. Sheriff Walker and Bosse rushed to the scene to avert further violence against the woman.
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Port Gipson
Miss
Jstmea
Sanders
Sander
Bsen
Ifty
Walker
Bosse
War Between the States Shocks Wisconsin Front
In Kenosha County Wisconsin on June 22 a border incident erupted after Wilmot residents attacked a dam project claimed by a McHenry Illinois company on Fox River. Wisconsin workers stormed the bridge and seized a cannon, ending with calm as settlers returned home.
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Kenosita
Wis
Fox River
Wisconsin
Ilinois
McHenry
Ills
Wilmot
Badgers
Amalgamation of Pressmen and Typographical unions fails
In Philadelphia on June 22 the attempt to unite the International Pressmen's union and the Typographical union collapsed, driven by opposition from the former. A conference with three reps from each union and the Brotherhood of Bookbinders proposed three unions work in strikes together only if each unit agrees to act in tandem, with the original strikers covering costs.
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Philadelpha
International Pressmen's Union
Typographical Union
Proussmen’s Union
Gpographical Union
Brotherhood of Bookbinders
Illinois League of American Wheelmen Vet Ends Public Meet
The annual vet of the Illinois division closed in Gale s bur Illinois. King delivered a strong ride and drew big crowds as the meet proves financially successful. In class A five miles forty starters produced a hot race with Stuart crossing second and Bert Repine of Galeston winning. Top prize getters included FL Wing from St Louis A Gardiner of Chicago A A McLain of Aurora and Bert Repine.
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Galesbur
Uls
Illinois
League of American
Stuart
Burt Repine
Galeston
FL Wing
Ss. Louis
A. Gardiner
Chicago
A. A. McLain
Aurora
Bert Repine
Philadelphia case outlines depot verdict instruction
In Philadelphia on June 22 the case against W and Somerby ex supreme justice C I Baker supreme medical examiner Joseph Glading and James E C Kersley deputy committee members alleged they deposited 21000 of Iron Hall money in Mutual Trust Company where they served as officers and directors. The district attorney urged a not guilty verdict contending the depot was authorized. The judge instructed the jury accordingly.
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Philadelphua
W. & Somerby
Oder
Tron Hall
C. I. Baker
Joseph Glading
James E. C. Kersley
Iron Hall
Mutual Trust Company
Philadelphia
Coffee Industry in Hawaii Seeks Annexation Plea
Consul General Mills reports to the state department on Hawaii coffee labor, noting sufficient workers now but potential shortages that could cripple the industry. The labor commission's report essentially urges annexation to stabilize the sector.
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Washington
General Mills
Honolulu
State Department
Labor Commission
Hawaii
Markets drift as rates and quotes shift in New York
New York financial notes show money rates near 1 percent, sterling steady, and U S government bonds firm. Bord of Trade quotations list unsettled grains with June to September spreads, pork and lard futures quoted, and produce prices for butter eggs and poultry. Chicago livestock activity weak, with hogs and cattle trading amid fluctuating receipts.
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New York
Bradatreet’s
Thia
New York Financial
Pri
Mercantiis Pepsi
Sterling Exchange
Vilis
United States
U's
Chicago
Carcano
Voituy
HersEyse
Michigan
Thirty Year Sleep Man of Ringoes Predicts Weather
In Ringoes New Jersey John Stipple has slept nearly thirty years since a 1865 sleigh accident. He awakens briefly to drink milk then sinks back into a trance. Neighbors seek forecasts from his uncanny sleep state, and Mrs. Stipple uses the income to sustain their farm lifestyle. Local physicians are puzzled by the long slumber and sporadic awakenings.
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Flemington River Valley
Ringoes
N. J
John Stipple
Stipple
Copper Hill
Flemington
Stippto
Henry Wilcox
Jason Dalton
Wilcox
Dalton
Hisangi
Walefuness
Critic’s savage portrait of Nazrullah Khan in England
A Cincinnati Enquirer reprints a harsh editorial attacking Nazrullah Khan son of the ameer of Afghanistan. It ridicules his manners and religion, mocks royal hospitality, and urges London to treat him as a lesser visitor, comparing him to Indian delegations and police tolerances.
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Nazrullah Khan
Afghanistan
England
St. James
Nazrul- Ish Khan
Ameer
Great Britain
Victoria
Buckingham Palace
Washington
Prince of Wales
Nazrullah
New York
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Enquirer
Vienna clubman dies amid letters on marriage bondage
A famed Vienna clubman, who detested women, died leaving 62 letters from 1845 to 1894 found among his papers. He loved theater and sat in three end seats to avoid women, with an empty end seat, himself in the center, and his servant Franz on his right. His will ordered three burial plots with him buried in the middle, insisting he would not rest beside a woman.
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Vienna
Franz
Chicago Tribune
Jose
Adrian
Nana
Europe
Patti de Foy Gras
Hickory
N. C
New York
Howells
Twenty-third Street
Patti
Monument to Father Marquette in St Ignace
Citizens of St Ignace Michigan plan a state memorial on August 6 to honor Pere Marquette and place a monument at his grave noted by Father Jacker. A larger memorial would celebrate the explorer and Jesuit mission founder who established a college and military station in 1670.
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St. Ignace
Mich
Father Marquette
Father Jacker
Pere Marquette
New York Tribune
President Cleveland jokes about weight of new cabinet
The Chicago Times Herald recalls a quip by President Cleveland after learning Judson Harmon, his new attorney general, weighed 225 pounds. Cleveland joked that after exchanging Bissell's 275 pounds for Wilson's 125, they needed to add weight to the administration.
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Cleveland
Judson Harmon
Bissell
Wilson
Chicago Times- Herald
Australians in Paraguay Split Bel lamy Teachings Clash
A colony of Australians in Paraguay sought to live by Bellamy’s teachings but now feel they are ruled by the devil. The Plain Dealer notes conditions for millennium living are not yet met. The Star adds a quip about a wife denying her husband a sealskin overcoat each winter.
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Paraguay
Bellamy
Millennium
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Washington Star
Fills a Long Felt Want Wheel Fry Term
A Boston Globe note defines a bicycle store as a wheel fry, a cheeky coinage offered as another word for the dictionary makers. The quirky term reflects playful language from the era.
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Boston Globe
Culinary Tips From A Dinner Etiquette Guide
The excerpt lists kitchen and dining practices from a dinner etiquette guide. It covers sequence of courses, cleaning methods with benzine or naphtha, using old tin pans for baking, serving in uncovered dishes, preferring little neck clams, salt on fingers when cleaning fowl, table service practices, renovating black silk with stale beer, and bread making as a manicure.
Groom Elect Practices Quirky Hotel Registration
A Syracuse Post item notes a groom elect rehearsing how to sign a hotel register with his Gibson wife to avoid clerks asking if they are newly married. The anecdote highlights etiquette and social norms around marriage in a playful tone.
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Gibson
Syracuse Post
Stern Father Confronts Suitor in Parlor Exchange
A Boston Globe quip frames a scene where a stern father warns a young man about kissing his daughter. The terse dialogue captures social tension and parental authority in a domestic setting.
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Boston Globe
Too Much of a Good Thing in a Gentlewoman's Tale
A fragmentary exchange shows a witty dialogue where a lady laments becoming more worn yet insists her companion has long warned her. The tone hints at social satire and evolving manners, with character names like Geht-Mademoiselle and Mustration appearing as playful codifications.
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Mademoiselle
Advice on Etiquette and Engagements From A Society Column
Reader letters from Violet to various correspondents discuss etiquette, engagement breakups, and social manners. Advice covers liquor, parental authority, photograph theft, letters, and even humorous anecdotes about table manners, romance, and propriety in late 19th century society.
Ye and Alfred Amid Silent Revelation
A fair girl declares trust and love to her fiancé Alicia P, while he turns pale confessing a hidden past. The dialogue hints at a grave secret to be faced by the couple, signaling dramatic tension and moral consequence to come.
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Alfred
Hero
Alicia P
Pie a la Mode Pie Sign Trick Reveals Mayor Swift
Paddy Carroll helps a hungry looking man before a Dearborn street pie shop and discovers the man is Mayor George B. Swift. Carroll loans a quarter to the stranger, who is identified by friends as the mayor, in a lighthearted moment.
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Paddy Carroll
Dearborn Street
Paddy
George B. Swift
C ‘Cago Times-Herald
Anglomaniac Angler and New Woman Jokes
A neighbor notes a husband’s fishing fever as Mrs Watts jokes about mud cats and creek banks. Timmins defends the “new woman,” saying she brings three jokes and a poem weekly, in light, humorous snippets from Texas Siftings and Indianapolis Journal.
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Timmins
Indianapolis Journal
Niagara Falls Excursion Offers Low Fares and Side Trips
The Niagara Falls excursion on August 8 1895 by the Lake Erie and Western R R promotes low fares to Cleveland and nearby points. Special side trips include Lewiston on the Lake with steamboat ride, Toronto return by lake, and Thousand Islands. Brockton Junction to Chautauga Lake trip free for Sunday at the Falls. Tickets available with Niagara Falls ticket purchases or at train time. return validity through August 18 1895.
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Lake Erie & Western R. KR
Cleveland
Chautauqua Lake
ButTalo Ap Niavare
Lewiston-on-the-Lake
Lake Ontario
Toronto
Lewiston
Thousand Islands
Niagara Fal
Falls
Brockton Junction
Chautauga Lake
T Cketa
Niagara Falls
Elya
Whirlpool Rapids
Niagara Fall
Garfield
Anguatte
A. W. Johnston
K. Horner
O. M. . Baker
Fort Wayne
Indiana
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Troutall
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van Henpenser
Dixbury
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Nye
Edgar W. Nye
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Adil
Yahoos City Express
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Indianapolis
Tignopotia
la Ty Pau
Rapids and Indiana Railroad
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North
Nescute
Richmond
Richmond and
Broadway
Washington Boulevard
Geller
W. F. Geller
A. Hattersley & Sons
E. Main ST
J.C. Peltier
Undertaker
Embalmer
West Wayne St
Telephone
Damilton National Bank
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Charies Et ‘T Li.och
John Mor PR. Csabtar
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