Political mood shifts in 1892 campaign era
The piece analyzes the 1892 race between Cleveland and Harrison, noting economic unease, tariff debates, and party dynamics. It highlights a surprising voting pattern with Weaver’s 1,035,128 populist votes reshaping politics, while Cleveland gains a large electoral majority despite a smaller popular margin.
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Harrison
Democratic
Cleveland
Bidwell
Prohibitionists
Cold Water Party
Wing
Weaver
Greenback
Algsmay
Brennan Granted Continuance in Drunkness Case
Dick Brennan, charged with drunkenness with two prior convictions and facing a hundred forty day term, asked for a trial continuance in May court on Thursday and was granted. The record notes lingering uncertainties with minor details about a boy named Se Reger in relation to earlier statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Brennan
Yaness
Taft Urges Judicial Reform At Virginia Bar Meeting
Former President Taft spoke at Hot Springs addressing delays in law administration and proposing reforms to speed trials. He argued for faster opinions, clearer appeals, and promoters of voluntary avoidance of jury trials to reduce costs while preserving jury participation. He stressed equal justice for rich and poor and cautioned against letting conservatism block needed changes.
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Hot Springs
Henry C. McDowell
Lynchburg
William H. Taft
Virginia Bar Association
Taft
Association
Taft Cleared of Brownsville Action by General Corbin
Lieut Gen Henry C Corbin states Taft bore no blame for the discharge order on the Brownsville battalion. Taft reportedly followed presidential orders after returning from inspection and transmitting a cable directing execution of the suspension. Corbin says Taft acted as a loyal subordinate despite his own views.
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Washington
Taft
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Henry C. Corbin
Ohio
Brownsville
General Corbin
West Indies
Father Shoots Self After Poker Loss as Child Pleads
Chicago August 7 Gus Schoenbeck a foundry foreman lost 750 dollars at poker and returning home with no money shot himself in a room near his Robey street residence. His seven year old daughter Mary asked for a penny for candy and he silently fired. seven holes were found in his intestines. He was taken to county hospital unconscious and he was said to die. He leaves a wife and two babies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Gus Schoenbeck
Robey Street
Mary
Schoenbeck
Leikauf Company Legal Battle Dismissed On Service Flaw
Health department actions against Leikauf packing house in city court ended when a summons service defect led Judge Erwin to dismiss the case. Officials say a new affidavit and service will be pursued. Meanwhile inspectors dispute licensing, citing Dr. Gillie’s view of the facility. The milk and meat ordinance provides the basis for the action. The circus roundup yields varied city court business as judges proceed with dockets and orders to leave town for several arrestees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Department
Leikauf Packing House
R. K. Erwin
George Gillie
Judge Skelton
Jesse Rapp
John Hall
William Serviss
Tim Murphy
George Thompson
John Kelly
James Daly
Thomas Murphy
Harry Jones
Charles Gray
Boyd McKay
State school employee found dead in his room
Philip Schmidt, about 60, an employee at the Indiana school for feeble minded youth, was found dead in his room at 8 a m Friday. Physicians believe death occurred 12 to 14 hours earlier. Deputy Coroner Harrod ordered the body removed for post mortem. Schmidt had heart trouble and had been ill. he recently resumed work plans but appeared to deteriorate. He had worked at the institution since 1905 and has a son in Columbus, Ohio and a daughter who just finished business college in Fort Wayne.
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Philip Schmidt
Indiana School
Harrod
Peltier Undertaking Rooms
Lutheran Hospital
Schmidt
Columbus
Ohio
R. Dancer
Fort Wayne
Noble County settlers hold annual Albion reunion
The Nobles County settlers held their annual Albion reunion on Thursday featuring an elaborate program. An address was delivered by Lot Lagrange as part of the events.
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Noble County
Albion
Lot Lagrange
Trickett Arrest Ties Kansas Liquor Crackdown
Kansas City Kansas Aug 7 C W Trickett assistant attorney general was arrested on malfeasance charges for accepting fees and settling cases before arraignments. He has led a campaign against liquor sales in Kansas City Kansas closing over three hundred joints. Trickett denies the charge and says liquor interests back efforts to oust him.
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Kansas City
Kan
C. W. Trickett
Trickett
Six Hanley Sisters Foreclose On Court Case In Indiana Farm
Bluffton Indiana August 7 Judge Crum acts as receiver with nothing to receive as six Hanley sisters outmaneuver court action over twelve acre farm. Dr Sledd and Crum clash over a threshing machine wheat and a cashed check. The sisters hold funds and probable wheat causing legal wrangling with losses likely for all sides.
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Ossian
Ossian Bank
Hanley
Crum
Sturgis
Fort Wayne Hosts Mission To Attract Hat Factory
Local businessmen led by Louis F. Curdes and C. B. Fitch visit Richmond to woo the Wagner-Simons Hat Co to Fort Wayne. About 200 workers at the firm, founded five years ago after leaving Pioneer Hat, would benefit Fort Wayne if relocation succeeds, aided by superior railroad access. The decision is not expected today.
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Louis F. Curdes
C. B. Fitch
Harry F. Kenneth
H. C. Rockhill
M. J. Barton
Richmond
Ind
Wagner-Simons Hat Company
Fort Wayne
Fitch
Rockhill
Commercial Club
Pioneer Hat Company
Wabash
Richmond Company
Money to Loan On Real Estate or Personal Security
An offer to loan money secured by real estate or personal security. Terms may include pledge against property or valuables. Location noted as Ee Pfelster, Rooms, 67, Base Block.
Allison laid to rest with simple ceremony in Dubuque
Senator William B Allison was buried in a plain, private funeral at his Dubuque residence with limited attendance. The city observed mourning, flags half mast, and crepe adornments as thousands paid tribute. Des Moines officials and Governor Cummins attended, leaving a floral blanket inscribed Iowa.
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Dubuque
Iowa
William B. Allison
J. T. Bergen
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Senator Allison
Loyal Legion
Congressional Committee
Fairbanks
Cannon
Des Moines
Cummins
Washington
Linwood Cemetery
Allison
David B. Henderson
Remains of Mrs Jabas Interred in Catholic Cemetery
The remains of Mrs Mary Jabas, found dead with her husband on East Lewis Street two weeks earlier, were buried Thursday in the Catholic cemetery beside her children. A chemical analysis showed no poison, allowing burial in consecrated ground after Catholic rules on self-inflicted death were clarified. Burial for the husband had previously occurred at Lindenwood on July 30, with the wife’s body stored in a vault until now. Funeral services will be held later from the Cathedral.
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Mary Jabas
East Lewis Street
B. W. Rhamy
Lindenwood
Fort Wayne Dominates Knights of Pythias Boston Encampment
Fort Wayne sends a large delegation to the Knights of Pythias annual encampment in Boston and features the smallest Pythian, Charles C. Nestel nicknamed Commodore Foote, who posed with the seven foot tall Sergeant Kopp of Natick, Mass.
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Fort Wayne
Knights of Pythias
Boston
Charles C. Nestel
Commodore Foote
Nestel
Sergeant Kopp
Natick
Mass
Fort Wayne Pioneer Louis Griebel Celebrates 92nd Birthday
Louis Griebel, a Fort Wayne pioneer, marked his 92nd birthday at his South Hanna street home. He is the father of A. A. Griebel of the Staata Zeitung and, despite advanced age, remains in remarkable health and vigor.
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Louis Griebel
Fort Wayne
South Hanna Street
Operation Recovers Tenth Vertebra From Spine
Arthur A. Haneline Grand Rapids and Indiana fireman injured when he fell on a rail last Monday. Surgeons at St. Joseph's hospital removed the broken pieces of the tenth vertebrae from his spinal canal. The rare procedure aimed to relieve paralysis, with doctors hopeful though outcomes remain uncertain for several days.
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Arthur A. Haneline
Grand Rapids
Indiana
Charles E. Barnett
J. B. McEvoy
J. C. Wallace
John McArdle
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Barnett
Haneline
Mother Stewart Dies A Temperance Pioneer At Ninety Two
Springfield Ohio August 7 Mrs Elizabeth M Stewart known nationwide as Mother Stewart a famed temperance advocate dies at her Hicksville home at ninety two Her body will be shipped to Springfield for burial She founded the first W C T U in Ohio at Osborn in 1873 and later organized the English temperance movement visit in 1876
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Springfield
Elizabeth M. Stewart
Stewart
Hicksville
Ohio
Osborn
England
After Civil War Sufferers, W C T U Lectures South
Following the Civil War she lectured extensively in the southern states on behalf of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, aiding war sufferer relief and evangelizing reform.
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Wyndham R. Meredith
Supreme Court of the
United States
Mr. Taft
Court of First Instance
Corbin
Judge
Liekauf Company
LAW Point
Kas
Will
MR. Griebel
A.L. Haneline
William Jennings Bryan
John Worth Kern
Thomas R. Marshall
Frank J. Hall
James F. Cox
Marion Bailey
John Isenbarger
Walter J. Lotz
Robert J. Aley
Patrick J. Kell’ R
Supreme Art
Congressional
Congress
Cyrus W. Cline
Allen and
Adams Counties
Ss. B. Fleming
Williams
Wells Robert B. Shirley
Adolph Roggen
Albert E. Thomas
William H. Scheiman
Robert Kelly
Aaron M. Reichelderfer
David F. Spindler
A. J. Kesler
James D. Butt
John B. Wyss
Wayne Township Ticket
Henry E. Branning
John A. Bushman
D. D.S
W. Wayne St
Calhoun St
Klacin & Melching
West Maiin
Tri-State Trust Company
Tri-State
THE
Tri-State Loan & Trust Company
C. A. Wilding
G. W. Pixley
H. Pfeiffer
Columbia Street
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