Ballot chaos as Blaine leads early at Chicago convention
At Chicago convention hall on June 22 the first ballots show Blaine gaining support while Gresham Depew and Harrison crowd the field. Illinois Indiana New York Ohio and Michigan back Blaine or rivals, with Sherman leading the totals but not breaking away. Third ballot totals reveal volatile shifts as delegates reassess alliances and expects no choice before Saturday.
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Boom. Blaine hopes rise at Chicago convention
Chicago June 22. Delegates rally around Blaine amid revived Maine man excitement. Observers note possible multiple ballots before Friday adjournment. Chauncey Depew acts as broker, while Foraker gains early support. Delegates expect lively session with no nomination on Friday and watch for stampede attempts.
Indiana Delegation Packs Chicago Convention City
The Indiana delegation sends 8000 plus sons and daughters to Chicago to nominate Harrison and stay in the main reception area until the convention. They keep up strong Indiana yells despite heat and inability to enter the convention hall.
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Foraker Receives Silent Ovation At Curacao Convention
Gov Foraker drew an enormous ovation as he entered the Curacao convention hall on Friday. Delegates and galleries joined in the applause, but he sat quietly, ignored the cheers, and began conversing with associates. The crowd’s energy ebbed as the moment passed.
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Morse's Disciples Transacting Business of Import ance to Their Organization
Thursday afternoon session of the railway telegraphers' convention heard credentials seating over 150 delegates. Reports from grand secretary and treasurer praised the young organization, with the grand chief telegrapher noting doubled success since the last meeting. Friday resumed grinding of business. bills referred after roll call of divisions.
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C. C. McCulloch
Plymouth
Hanging of a Black man in Louisville jail shocks witnesses
Wm Patterson colored man was hanged in the county jail in Louisville on Friday morning for the April 1887 murder of Jennie Boemer. The execution, described as a horrible sight, lasted four minutes after the drop when Patterson cried out Lord take me.
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Jennie Boemer
Stanley Wounded in Africa and Local Labor Meeting
A west coast of Africa dispatch confirms Stanley is wounded and surrounded by hostiles with deserters from his force. A Knights of Labor mass meeting is planned for Tomlinson hall next Tuesday evening with processions from city assemblies to the statehouse and speeches by Rev. Oscar Mc Culloch W H Messenger and newspaper representatives. David White a Merryweather's restaurant cook in Greencastle Ind was struck by lightning while drawing water from a hydrant at 2 PM Friday. his injuries are serious but not necessarily fatal.
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Merryweather’s
Civil Service Examination For Patent Office Officials
A civil service examination will be held in the U S courtroom Saturday for a special pension examiner and several assistant examiners for the patent office. The examinations will be conducted by Examiner Montgomery Cummings.
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Montgomery Cummings
Diverse Notices From Courts to Friction in Trade
Divorce filings reveal Anna Smith and Margaret Davis citing abandonment and adultery. Eliza Husted legally separated from David Husted by Judge Howe. Wm Jones transferred from Richmond custody amid an embezzlement case. Chal mers building association files incorporation papers with $4000 capital. A grand masonic picnic planned for St Johns Day weekend at Rushville on the C H D road. Association of surgeons of the Pennsylvania railroad convenes at Bates house. G W Brown to address YMCA youth on What Christ is Able to Do. Bessemersteel company sues Indianapolis Rolling Mill over a patent feed table. Plumbers fear delayed work as fall contracts loom. Severe wind storm damages shade and fruit trees in Indianapolis with minor rainfall.
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Association of Surgeons of the Pennsylvania Railroad
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Chalmers Building Association
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Calvert
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Bessemerstee] Company
Pittsburg
Petite photographs advertised at Staples by Illinois street
An advertisement notes cheap Petite photographs cheaper than tintypes at 1.00 per dozen with reference to Staples' ground flour gelery at 885 Illinois Street.
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Harrisonites Denounce Fort Wayne Delegate on Ballot News
News from the city shows Harrison supporters furious over Indiana’s delegate backing Gresham on the third ballot. Bettors eyed dark horses like Foraker Porter McKinley as telegraph updates tracked shifts. Harrison’s camp hoped the delay would revive combinations while Gresham backers urged Indiana’s delegation to switch.
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Baseball notes on Hoosiers and rivals in Detroit league play
New York not disappointed in youth. Lafayette interstate league struggles. Baldwin of Chicago set to play soon as Indianapolis slides to last. Detroit trip ends with injuries to Seery and Glasscock. Healy and Getzein start in 1 2 defeat. Pittsburgh and Chicago clash. Staley debuting for Pittsburgh boosts hopes. Multiple games: Chicago 1 0 Pittsburgh. Washington 6 5 Philadelphia. Louisville 17 9 Cincinnati. Brooklyn 6 Athletics. Baltimore 11 Cleveland 1. Commentators allege dirty play by Dunlap. Anson on Detroit’s batters and Boston’s pitching. Ward praised as potential captain for New York. Spalding backs Ward’s organizational talent.
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Deluge Devastates Ze Los and Leon Mexico Towns
A massive storm swept Ze los and Leon causing widespread destruction. Winds battered buildings and heavy rains turned areas into floodwaters. In Zelos over 500 houses were wrecked. Leon suffered over 1,000 deaths with survivors left homeless. Crops ruined across the region from Celaya to Logas.
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Great German Sensation Over Emperor Papers
Berlin observers are agog as private papers of the late emperor are published. The sensational disclosure covers family affairs and political matters, shocking the nation and triggering widespread reaction.
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Germany
Real Estate Deals Show Strong Volume In Early Week
The real estate market faces a tough week with transfers totaling 57,485 across the first three days. Spann's Woodlawn addition led with 213 lots sold for 29,000, while other transfers stayed under 85,000 though several exceeded 1,000. Building permits totaled 26,945 by Thursday, including an 18,000 three story block at Georgia and Pennsylvania streets by Henry Krippenberg, an 8,000 storehouse at 194 Virginia Ave by J. T. Bellows, and a 1,500 cottage on Butler Street near Park Avenue by C. A. Schnabel.
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Spann
Woodlawn_ addition
Park proposal would make Garfield a sports ground
Dr Swain of the M C A suggests Garfield park could be converted into an athletic ground. The city needs outdoor sports space and this park might serve nicely. Weather notes Indiana and Illinois cooler westerly winds brisk to fresh with occasional light rain followed by fair conditions.
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Grain market report and bids from Indianapolis and Chicago
Market notes show weak demand for wheat with no bids at ruling prices. Corn and oats offerings mixed while prices hold steady on some quotes. hogs receipts at Indianapolis seen strong with modest gains. Chicago futures show varied movement across wheat corn and oats with near term shifts. Local call bids list No. 2 red wheat at 86 1/4 cents and No. 2 white corn at 55 cents with several No. 2 oats and rye bids noted.
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