Union National Convention at Baltimore 1864
A Cleveland era chronicle describes the Union National Executive Committee call for a National Union Convention in Baltimore on June 7 1864 to preserve the Union and oppose the rebellion. Delegates from Missouri faced seating disputes while Lincoln supporters predominated and Wil liam Dennison of Ohio presided at the first session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Oakleaf
Moline
Republican Party
Union of All Patriots
Chicago
Republican National Committee
Union National Executive Committee
National Union
Baltimore
National Republican Committee
Edwin D. Morgan
Front Street
National Committee
Simon Cameron
Lincoln
Missouri
Radical Union
Unconditional Union Party
Committee On Permanent Organization
William Dennison
Ohio
Committee On
Henry J. Raymond
New York
Delano
United States
Cameron
Abraham Lincoln
Illinois
Union Party
Hannibal Hamlin
Maine
Coghlan Funeral Today With Full Military Honors
Admiral Joseph B Coghlan’s funeral will be held this afternoon in Washington Dor with a large procession and a grand display. The body will be followed to Arlington Cemetery by statesmen diplomats and military personnel, reflecting his worldwide reputation. Numerous fiscal tokens ordered by cable from cities around the world underscored the global esteem for Coghlan.
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Washington, Dor
Joseph B. Coghlan
Cable
Arlington Cemedy
Davis Trial Over Today Prosecution Proves Witnesses Paid
Omaha December 9 The trial of Charles K. Davis for the murder of Dr. Frederick Austin is nearing verdict with final arguments expected today. The prosecution’s rebuttal highlights that several witnesses were compensated for their testimony.
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Omaha
Neh
Chartes SK. Davis
Frederick Austin
Gurley
Detectives Retrieve Elliott Archer Forger Case Ends Quietly
In Seattle detectives Godfrey and Tuite returned empty handed after going to fetch Elliott Archer, the alleged forger. They had been sent by the New Jersey prosecutor who warned Governor Mead against making New Jersey an outlaw state.
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Seattle
Wash
Godfrey
Tuite
Elliott
Archer
New Jersey
Mead
Tug Sunk and Two of Crew Drowned in Collision
A large float crashed into a tug in the North River New York with two crewmen drowning. The wheelhouse man avoided sighting the float due to a passing vessel. The cook tried to escape through a window but failed. Five others were rescued from the water.
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New York
North River
Judge bars Wells Fargo from raising rates to New York
In San Francisco on December 9 Judge Van Vleet issued an order restraining Wells Fargo and Co express from increasing its merchandise shipping rate between San Francisco and New York from December 10 to 13.
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San Francisco
van Vleet
Wells, Fargo & Co
S Express
New York
Weather Forecast For Midwest States
The forecast calls for fair skies across Illinois Indiana and Iowa with warmer conditions in Wisconsin. Lower Michigan is expected to see snow flurries with light accumulation possible.
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Illinois
Indiana
Iowa— Fair
Michigan
Wisconsin—Fair
Markets and stock data from Chicago and Buffalo
Chicago market notes detail wheat corn oats and lime prices by sample with No. 2 red and northern grades, plus live stock bids for hogs cattle and sheep. Buffalo listings show cattle and hog receipts, lamb and sheep quotations, and Elgin butter market prices across creamery categories.
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Chicago
Dec
BitOa
Weaders
Sneath
Searlings
East Buffalo
Mast Buffalo
N.Y
Dee
Wethers
Une
Elgin
Madan Seeks Work From Housewife at City Exchange
A sad eyed unemployed man pleads for a job at a kitchen door asking for a hearty toe and explains work keeps him from accepting work. The exchange ends with the housewife offering speculation of employment while the man says it would interfere with his work.
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Madan
Lorals
National Corn Show Opens with Big Omaha Reception
National Corn Show opens in Omaha attracting large crowds for a ten day expo. Highlights include the Pascal ear from Clinton County Iowa, touted as the finest dent corn and sold for 150 dollars two years ago. Exhibitors include agricultural colleges and universities from New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Missouri, Colorado, Kansas, and possibly Oklahoma and Texas.
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Omaha
Clinton County
Iowa
D. L. Pascal
New York
Ohio
Indiana
Hainois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Wyoming
Missouri
Colorado
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Shot Kills Hirschberg in St Louis Home Mystery
Francis J D Hirschberg a prominent Catholic figure and Louisiana Purchase Exposition director was shot dead at his Lindell Boulevard residence. The exact cause of death remains unsure with blood traces suggesting a shot at the foot of the stairs before he moved to his wife’s room where he died. Mrs Wirschberg, deaf, did not hear the gunfire.
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St. Louis
Francis JD. Hirschberg
Archbishop Glennon
Lindell Boulevard
Hirschberg
Townsend declines speakership bid amid Cannon support
Washington report notes Representative Townsend of Michigan says he is not a candidate for speaker. He suggests Loom for Cannon if he agrees to rules amendments. Meanwhile Representative Murdock of Kansas plans to organize opposition to the speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townsend
Murdock
Cannon
Washington
Dee
Michigan
Kansas
Brathers
Taft to Hold Another Presidential Post Says Taft
President elect Taft will hold a second office at the head of a major national body. At the American National Red Cross session, Mr. Vatisone Ubaceinoisty was reelected president.
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Washington
Dee
Taft
Bein
Andy
United Stat
Carpathiaaelon
American National Sted Cross Society
Vatisone Ubaceinoisty
Canoe Tragedy Near Now Jia State College
A canoe trip on the Creat banks ended in tragedy as students Charles Chase and Jon W. Davis are believed drowned. Professors and students searched the river downstream where the craft was found bottom up. Police and local officials await confirmation.
Tax plan to fund Bay Run project in Washington
Fragmentary report indicates Rene tive Sereno and Payne support a bill to place a tax on the Bay Run project proposal. The measure aims to generate revenue to fund the development, with discussions noting implications for local funding and expenditures.
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Bay Run
Washington
Payne
Proprietors Sell Rings Liver Pill for Bilious Headache
A vintage ad promotes Rings Little Liver Pill as a remedy for biliousness sick headache and constipation. It claims the pill does not gripe and is sold for 25 cents by H. J. Moogk and C. P. Guenther.
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H. J. Moogk
C. P. Guenther
BRB Dye Works Guarantee Pressing Services
A brief note from BRB Dye Works promises cleaning and pressing with a return policy if results are not exact. The message confirms guaranteed pressing and invites customers to ensure garments are processed correctly.
Harriet M. Burbank Piano Teacher at Grove Street
Harriet M. Burbank, a piano teacher, operates a studio at 36 Grove Street. The note lists her as a teacher with a 9 22 date format, indicating available dates or a notice.
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Harriet M. Burbank
Grove St
Land Grubbers Sentenced to Fines and Imprisonment
Frederick A. Hyde of San Francisco was convicted of conspiracy to defraud the United States of large tracts in Oregon and Washington. He was fined $10,000 and sentenced to ten years in the Moundsville penitentiary. Joost I. Schwalder of Tucson, an Hyde employee, was fined $1,000 and sentenced to one year and two months. Both appealed. Hyde released on $20,000 bond and Schwalder on $10,000.
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Washington
Dac
Frederick A. Hyde
San Francisco
United States
Oragon
District Criminal Court
Moundsville
W. V
Joost I. Schwalder
Tucson
Ariz
Hyde
Governor Drops Haskell Libel Charge Against Editor
In Guthrie Oklahoma charges of criminal libel against Omer K Benedict manager of the Oklahoma City Times were dismissed on the governor’s protest for an editorial running in the Times Governor Charles N Haskell withdrew the case citing lack of prosecutable grounds.
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Guthrie
Okla
Omer K. Benedict
Oklahoma City Times
Charles N. Haskell
The
Times
Truth about canal fate claims exposed in World piece
The New York World says a 1906 senate Panama investigation was blocked by William Nelson Cromwell and that Cromwell, Roosevelt, and Root controlled the Panama deal. It accuses them of orchestrating the Panama revolution and the canal purchase terms with $40 million plus $10 million for a manufactured republic, all paid by check to J P Morgan & Co.
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New York
The
New York World
Delavan Smith
Indianapolis News
Roosevelt
Panana Canal
Senate Committee
William Nelson Cromwell
Morgan
Alabama
Panama
Mr. Cromwell
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Blibu Root
Panama Canal
Panama Republic
J. P. Morgan & Co
Law for Birds: Congress May Regulate Migratory Birds
Washington December 9 193? Representative Weeks of Massachusetts introduced a bill asserting Congress may legislate regarding migratory birds including geese swans snipe plover and pigeons and authorize the agriculture department to issue protections under interstate commerce rules aimed at safeguarding feathered species.
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Washington
Congress
Weeks
Massachusetts
Department of Agriculture
Attell Refuses To Pay In $500 Suit Over Gambling Law
In Los Angeles on December 1 Attell faced a civil suit filed by Ro Ate rap assignees for 500 dollars claiming loss in a speculative venture. Attell admitted losing the lottery style bet but refused to pay citing the anti gambling statute. The case hinges on payment of the claimed sum and the defendant’s legal obligation.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Attell
Ransom & C O
New York
Vidio
Ben
Leorey
Rifle Factories Busy Amid Wartime Production
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate German factories in Berlin focused on rifle and cartridge production for the war effort. References to Negeiiurg and Dibecodigort hint at manufacturing centers or supplier towns, with mentions of government and military needs driving output.
General Chaffee's Daughter Weds in Kansas
Miss Helen Clacoe dueuver of Lieutenant General Adna R Chaffee married Lieutenant John tastings loward U S A in Kansas. A bank in Mallee was dynamited with $6000 taken from the vault in the same week.
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Chaffee
Los Andees
Cab
Helen Clacoe
Adna R. Chaffee
John Tastingsloward
U.S. A
Kansas Bank
Mallee
Kas
Dee
State Bank
Suits Pressed at Mal le's on Galloena and Van Buren
Laundry item notes a service for tailoring or pressing 500 suits at Mal le's located near Galloena and Van Buren streets, suggesting a bulk garment handling or sale event with unspecified date or owner.
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Malle's
Galoena
van Buren
Excursion Rates to Omaha on Northwestern Line
One and one half fare for the round trip from Dec. 7 to 17 for the National Corn Exposition in Omaha. Return limit Dec. 22. Full particulars on application to Ticket Agents.
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Omaha
Journal want column item details delivered city wide
Daily Journal offers want column insertion and home delivery to any city area for 10 cents a week. Subscribers receive timely notices and notices reach a broad audience through convenient weekly service.
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Journal
Daily Journal
Advantages of the novelist in fiction writing
The passage notes how a novelist can create an ideal heroine who cannot escape, be more beautiful than any prior heroine, and possess an indescribable quality. A big advantage is the freedom to reveal thoughts and actions at length without time pressure, unlike a leading lady in a play or film who cannot have such limitless exposition.
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Collier's Weekly
Vegetarian Diet Suffices for Human Life and Work
The New York American notes that animal food may not be essential for life as many creatures, including some humans, live on a vegetarian diet. It cites fibrin albumen and fat as core body constituents and argues vegetable sources can supply these, enabling sustained activity and respiration without animal flesh.
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New York American
Lady and Bulldog Clash Over Feared Attack
A Washington Star excerpt centers on Plodding Pete warning a woman about her fierce bulldog. The woman vows harsh punishment for the dog while joking that life around the home makes the beast reach for any food in sight, highlighting tough, humorous dialogue.
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Pete
Washington Star
Don's Kidney Pills Endorsed For Freeport Readers
An advertisement urges readers to treat kidney trouble with Doan's Kidney Pills. Mrs. Scott Best of Ordway Street Freeport Illinois testifies the remedy eased years of kidney pain dull headaches and chronic discomfort after using Doan's from Emmett's drug store and says she will soon be well. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sells the tablets nationwide at 50 cents a box and warns to remember the name Doan's.
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Dean
Freeport
Scott Best
Ordway Street
Ill
Emmett
Doan
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