Buckeye Politics Opening of Ohio Republican Convention
Zanesville Ohio May 29 Republicans gather for the state convention with Col Joseph C Bonner as chair. Senator Sherman addresses a packed hall amid demonstrations as ex Governor Foraker appeals for order. Key figures include Herman Dennison Harry Garfield and George Edmunda. free silver advocacy noted by ex Speaker Crisp in Atlanta.
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Toledo
Herman G. Dennison
Harry Garfield
Foraker
Zanesville
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Assembly
Ohio
Crisp
Atlanta
Americus
Bitter contests for seats at Ohio Republican convention
The Ohio Republican gathering to nominate a governor candidates list includes J. W. Barger J Warren Keifer J H Hoyt George K Nash Robert M Nevin A L Harris and KB W Poe General Bushnell’s name not presented after six ballots Bushnell declared nominee by party leaders platform calls for protective tariff gold standard and honest money backed by national faith and honor Foraker congratulated Bushnell Ex Secretary Charles Foster read resolutions adjourned for night with platform praising McKinley and endorsing Foraker for senator
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Springfield
Charles Foster
T. W. Grandon
J. H. Bramwell
R. M. Nevin
D. J. Gaskill
R. B. Heller
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George C. Rawlins
J. L. Conever
J. K. Richards
Charles H. Grosvenor
Henry C. Taylor
W. 5. Kerr
H.C. van Voorhis
Lorenzo Dinford
A.S. McClure
R. W. Taylor
S.A. Northway
J. B. Burrows
H. G. Wilder
C. P. Griffin
J. M. Ashley
Bushnell
Nash
Hays
Woodmansee
Miller
Republican League of Ohio
Foraker
Hawaii
Nicaragua
McKinley
Nicaragua Canal
Joseph B. Foraker
Gresham
Weather bulletin outlines past week crop conditions in Illinois
Chicago May 29 The weather crop bulletin from the Auditorium tower reports a generally dry cool week with sharp frosts in northern counties. Temperature averaged about four degrees below normal and rainfall was scattered. Oats and grasses deteriorated while corn slowly recovers. Hessian fly and chinch bug damage endure. fruit promising in southern counties but limited elsewhere. potatoes reappearing with slow growth and poor prospects.
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Chicago
Auditorium Tower
Uncle Sam
Clinoin Farms
Fire Destroys Toledo Knitting Factory With 450 Out of Work
A Toledo four story Roth and Friedman knitting factory burned destroying the building and wiping out about 165000 in value. Walls collapsed within twenty minutes, injuring firemen and bystanders with bricks and debris. Building valued at 40000 and machinery stock at 125000 were insured. The blaze likely started from a bonfire in the rear alley. About 450 workers lost their jobs.
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Toledo
Roth & Friedman
Parsons
Illinois Legislature Adopts Sorrow Resolutions and Votes
In Springfield on May 29 both houses adopted resolutions of sorrow for Secretary Gresham. A ban on saloon licenses near state institutions was amended to exclude Champaign University and moved to third reading. Littler's revenue bill failed but was reconsidered. A street franchise bill was defeated by the presiding officer's casting vote. Callahan’s election law revision moved to third reading. A death-penalty bill for rape was introduced. Bills passed include abolishing the day of grace and appropriations for the University of Illinois, militia, and the Chicago blind asylum.
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Illinois
Gresham
Senate
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Littler
Callahan
Day of Grace
University of Illinois
Chicago
Lansing adjourns sine die after tense senate session
The senate killed anti-treating and semi-annual tax bills and measures on express carrier charges, county livestock transport, and trust company incorporation. The house passed a $500 liquor tax for social clubs except Arbeiter clubs, and the Shaw libel bill. Capital punishment bill died. About sixty bills remain for the governor in a five day window.
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Lansing
Senate
House
Shaw
Fires destroy Fort Pembina barracks and prison escapes
Fort Pembina Minnesota barracks burned. Six jailed Black inmates in Lake City Florida escaped by burning a hole through their confinement floor. Other items include police chief Byrnes retirement comment, bank liquidations, a New York murder of Walter Harris, a banker’s death by suicide, and various obituaries and cases including Governor Altgeld’s stance on hangings.
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New York
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Mich
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Camp Clark
Neb
F.W. Bozarth
Fawcus
Cincinnati
Henry Lindley Fry
Woodcarver
Birmingham
Ala
Cox
Goldsmith W. Hewitt
Sing Sing
James KB. Swain
Lebanon
Ind
Mra
Catherine Adney
Nesnah
Wis
Joseph H. Price
Marti
Santiago
Juarez
Mexico
Altgeld
Henderson
Jeffrey
Murphysboro
Baltimore Mother Kills Daughter Then Takes Life
Mrs Marian Curtin of 1713 Asquith Street is reported to have murdered her 14 year old daughter Mamie by slashing her throat and then died by suicide in a similar manner.
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Marian Curtin
Asquith Street
Mamie
Fashioned for Spring The Bloom of New Dress Styles
The article discusses spring fashion trends emphasizing pantaloons versus skirts, luxurious trains and draperies, new waistlines, and novel parasols. It critiques fashion’s cost, complexity, and health impact, noting French influence, bloomers in use, and warnings about rapid style changes. It includes portraits of garments, accessories, and street customs, plus a critique on the burden of fashion. It also mentions suffrage literature and road improvement efforts in Oakland, with social commentary on women’s attire and labor expectations.
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Press Associate
Justi
France
Tere
Apollo Society
Japan
Lack of System Hinders Michigan Road Improvement
Freeman Lathrop cites Macaulay on national power and notes Michigan’s fertile soil and workshops but poor road transport. He critiques the lack of a unified road system, the town pathmaster scheme, and uneven gravel work, urging state action to fund and standardize country roads for public benefit.
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Freeman Lathrop
Macaulay
Michigan
France Germany and Switzerland regulate wagon tire widths
In France every freighting part is a roadmaker. Their tires range from four to six inches, sometimes up to ten. German law requires heavy wagons for coal brick earth and stone to have tires at least four inches wide. Switzerland mandates tires proportional in width to the largest load allowed.
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France
Switzerland
Real Road Reform in Morris County New Jersey
Morris County begins 100 mile road improvement project with about 2,000 workers for four months. A four percent maximum grade will be used to avoid costly resurfacing, following General Roy Stone’s recommendations. State control is urged to ensure better roads and broader prosperity, with farmers gaining access to four‑ton loads.
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Morris County
N. J
Roy Stone
Camden
Burlington
Making Roads From Sand And Clay In Sparse Areas
A Bulletin notes methods to build roads where stone is unavailable by mixing clay with sand and rolling. Wisconsin examples show roads formed with sand and wood shavings. It asserts good roads improve people and civilization, while savages have no roads.
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Wisconsin
L. A. W. Bulletin
Rubber Shoes Sunk in Mud, A Satirical Quote
A folk verse from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch laments a rubber shoe stuck in mire after floods, claiming mud hid its path and fate. The piece from the Philadelphia Press praises wide tires, arguing they resist weather damage and suit improving roads and stone road construction.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Philadelphia Press
Influence of roads on staple lines noted by Bradstreet
Not the least unfavorable influence in staple lines has been that of bad roads, the effect of which is plain from Nova Scotia to Texas, according to Bradstreet's Report.
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Nova Scotia
Texas
Bradstreet
Land buy tale with flat world boast and Allport bluff
Detroit Free Press recalls a comic frontier encounter where Colonel and a landowner Allport haggle over a $3000 tract near a river. The discussion covers religion, politics, temperance, women’s rights, and a flat earth claim, ending with the man admitting the world is round after a pair of misfortunes.
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Arkansas ‘River
Allport
Mexico
Wimmin
Knrnel
Jonah
Doorway Transoms Cruise Into Modern Decor Trends
Fretwork transoms now dress doorways with portieres and lattice work. They suit irregular shapes like elliptic arches and arched tops, and can modernize 80 year old houses. Decorator and Furnisher notes lattice designs in many woods cost from $1 per foot and up. A cream and gold woodwork with pale blue plush draperies and silver fringe creates a stylish, cohesive look.
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