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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1892
Page
2
A fatal accident aboard the French cruiser De Poy de Lome during machinery trials caused boiler steam exposure and a deadly fire. Officers and a guest perished climbing from the fire room as rescue efforts failed and the ship reached San to her moorings.
A garbled column from a Pittsburgh area page mentions German actions, a 23 year old woman Adolene Bulines, and a self-inflicted wound. It also references James D. Roggles, a Redding stage incident, and economic notes on wheat and coal prices, with scattered place names and dates.
A chaotic Chicago convention scene is captured, noting Grover Cleveland and a dramatic first ballot nomination amid stormy weather. The hall and roof endured a heavy downpour that drenched the venue, with the crowd and proceedings reflecting a tense political moment.
A Democratic presidential nominating event opened with a thunderstorm at the Wigwam. Temporary chairman W C Owens of Kentucky presided as officers were announced including S P Sheerin of Indiana and W H Doyle of Pennsylvania.
Seven members of the Executive Committee of the New York State Labor League are to present resolutions to the Democratic convention’s Committee on Resolutions. The resolutions, passed last Saturday by New York workers, support an 85,000,000 appropriation by actions. Mentioned are James W. Kreigh J D Berfield Evan George James Casey James Gallager George P Stinson and T P Alasterson. The Tammmarsy Cations note the New York canons held this morning at the Auditorium showed little new beyond what Cleveland had seen. Continuous coverage of representatives from New York indicates continued push for the large appropriation.
An intense Democratic National Convention session unfolds with speeches for Grover Cleveland, tentative adjournments, and chaotic demonstrations. Delegates cheer, banners clash, and discussions focus on Hill and Boies, while voting begins for president with Cleveland leading.
Unclear OCR fragments list names Aja Clayton Mont AJ Davidson Alaska and references KDeleney Neb rabael Casio Aziz C MShanoon Revada and B MGlark, suggesting a historical archival item with scattered personal names and regional tags.
Describes the Democratic camp’s appearance in Chicago as a vast tentlike structure with white pendants and mammoth canopies, comparing it to Minneapolis’ Republican tent. Notes colors, seating tiers, and the sense of pageantry as delegates gather to name the likely winner.
At the Democratic National Convention in Chicago a ballot is cast nominating Grover Cleveland for President. Delegates unite behind Cleveland as the party chooses its standard bearer for the upcoming campaign and election.
Five Pittock children aged 3 to 14 drowned on Neville Island along the Ohio River near Pittsburg while riding in a buggy that tipped into the water. The accident occurred Friday afternoon as the buggy toppled into the river. Authorities fear the Pittock mother may lose her reason. Israel Solomon, a milkworker, also drowned nearby in the Monongahela River.
A historical platform condemns centralized federal control of elections, urges return to free popular government, and denounces the Force Bill. It attacks tariff policy, calls for internal improvements, education funding, and labor protections, while supporting state rights, immigration controls, pensions, and territorial statehood.
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