Sewall Dies of Apoplexy at Bath Maine
Arthur Sewall, Democratic vice presidential nominee in 1896, died Wednesday morning in Bath Maine from apoplexy. The Bath native led a prominent Bath firm Arthur Sewall & Co founded 1823 with a large fleet. served as Maine Central Railroad president 1884 to 1893 and held numerous directorships. He married Emma Croaker in 1859 and leaves two sons Harold M. and William.
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New York
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Arthur Sewall & Co
Chicago
Mr. Sewall
Emma DP. Croaker
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William
Halald M. Sewall
Samoa
Hawaii
Harrison
McKinley
Maine
Cleveland and Harrison Accept Hague Commission Roles
Washington Sept 5 President McKinley has received a reply from ex President Cleveland regarding accepting a seat on the Hague commission. Cleveland will not publish his reply but conditions are understood. Former Vice President Harrison agreed to serve as a commissioner in a White House letter received Tuesday.
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Hague Commission
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White House
Census figures show Akron Lancaster and Birmingham gains
The twelfth census lists Akron Ohio with 42,728 people up 15,127 since 1890. Lancaster Pennsylvania records 41,459, up 9,448. Birmingham Alabama has 28,415, an increase of 12,237 from 1890.
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Washington
Akron
Lancaster
Birmingham
Ala
Tennessee Republicans Reach Settlement Split
Brownlee and Evans factions in Tennessee reconcile their rift. J E McCall, Brownlee nominee, to be recognized as the party candidate. Democratic commercial travelers plan a large event in St Louis on September 15. Cornelius Vanderbilt expresses satisfaction with his entry into politics. Silver Republican headquarters supports the Democratic committee and is active in Chicago.
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Tennessee
J. E. McCall
Brownlee
St. Louis
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Democratic Committee
Chicago
Amusements in Kokomo and nearby theaters
The advance sale for Sapho with Alberta Gallatin opens at Englishs Thursday morning. Grand announces The Minister Extraordinary with Thursday Friday and Saturday performances plus Saturday matinee. The Kokomo opera house opens Wednesday night. Grand stock company opens September 17 with Sapho not in Nethersole version. Park dog and pony show delights children and adults. The Heart of Chicago comes next week and The Winding Staircase features Sapho at Englishs next Monday. Carrie Fulton leads Jolly Grass Widows at Empire, succeeding Irwin show next Monday. Dr Fowler Wild Strawberry extract promoted as a preventive remedy.
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Nethersole
Kokomo Opera House
Park
Chicago
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Jolly Grass Widows
Empire Theater
The
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Irwin Show
Empire
Dived to His Death While Dreaming in Anderson
Lon Loyde, recently returned from camping, dreamed of swimming and dived from a second-story window in Anderson Indiana. He sustained fatal injuries landing on the pavement. A six-year-old son of J D Babcock lost part of his underlip in a Tuesday horse attack. The mother tried to help and was bitten in the process.
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Pern Ellis
West
Ben Bot
George W. Warner
Muncie
Shortage of 2167.18 In Silver Creek Township Trustee Admits
Leander McCormick trustee of Silver Creek township told the county advisory board on Wednesday that a cash shortage of 2167.18 exists. He says the funds were used for roads a schoolhouse and bridges and that receipted vouchers were not obtained. No criminal intent is believed, only carelessness and incompetence.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Leander McCormick
Silver Creek Township
Odell and Woodruff Named in New York
Senator Depew attacks Bryan over his flag remarks at Saratoga while a Republican slate led by Odell and Woodruff wins the state convention. The platform praises war victories and insists on preserving U S sovereignty, with Depew defending flag symbolism and labor rights.
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Orange
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Kings
John T. McDonough
Albany
Wm. J. Morgan
Eric
John PP. Jaeckel
Cayuga
John C. Daives
Mexico
Cuba
Tripoli
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Freight Wreck in North Indianapolis injures stock
A rear end collision between Regular freight No. 62 from Chicago and Extra freight 434 near North Indianapolis at 6 a.m. Wednesday killed several hogs, injured cattle, and derailed two cars. Engineers Kennington and Berry escaped without injury, while cattlemen aboard leaped to safety.
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Kelly
Chicago
Berry
Kennington
Iowa
KOSER KILLED NEAR TERRE HAUTE
A man believed to be George Koser, 18, of 836 Delaware street, was killed on the C. E. I. railroad near Terre Haute early Wednesday. Letters on the body indicated his identity. His mother says he left for Chicago ten days ago for a machinist position. she has heard nothing since. The family awaits word as Terre Haute is asked to forward the body.
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Delaware St
Terre Haute
Koser
Chicago
Atkins Saw Works
Bryan and Wellington Draw Big Crowd in Cumberland Rally
Open arms welcome in Cumberland as Bryan and Senator Wellington headline a GOP campaign event. Wellington quits the Republican party over anti imperialism, drawing thunderous applause. In Morgantown the same day Bryan addressed about 20 000 farmers.
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CITY MARKETS PROVISIONS PRICES IN INDIANAPOLIS
Indianapolis market listings show a wide range of groceries and meats with detailed pricing. Smoked hams and bacon, dried beef and sausage, pickled meats, lard, fresh pork loins, and shoulders all priced per hundredweight or per pound. Vegetables, fruits, canned goods, teas, spices, and canned fruits listed with specific per unit costs. Also included are fish and game, seeds, hides, leather, tallow, oats, flour, oil, butter, live poultry, coal, drugs, and office notes.
World News in a Nutshell Snapshots From Chicago to New York
A miscellany of short items notes burglary in Newport Rhode Island a building fire on Huron Street Chicago causing fifty thousand dollars in damage deaths and illnesses including John Solomon Chicago police chief Assumption Illinois died from hiccoughs. Louis Hirsch Milwaukee who married his mother in law deserted her. Louis Radke and John Nordheim Dayton contested a duel with a hatchet and a sword Radke wounded. A million bushels of wheat shipped from Chicago on a single day. P W Danby Rockford sued for nineteen thousand damages after a public whipping by his brother in law. Maj Gen John A McClernand Springfield ill and unlikely to recover. Mrs Julia Mollenhour New York accused of mental incompetence after a cake walk jewels loss. William Bergman New York sent an internal machine to president Wagener of the New York stock exchange. it contained a demand for a job.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Louis Radke
John Nordheim
Dayton
Radke
Chicago
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Rockford
Ill
Inlaw
F. S. Alling
Alling
John A. McClernand
Springfield
Julia Mollenhour
New York
Wiliam Bergman
Wagener
New York Consolidated Stock Exchange
Mayor Woodward Calls Special Meeting and Resigns
Atlanta Chronicle reports that amid impeachment threats Mayor J G Woodward convened a special council session, issued a written apology, and submitted a resignation effective upon dissolving the city council.
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Cashier Clark Missing in Springfield
Springfield, Colorado, Sept 6 Samuel Clark cashier of the American Express company here has been missing since Saturday Foul play is feared and authorities seek clues about his disappearance
Laborers Defend Tobacco Trust Mass Meeting
In St Louis on September 5 a mass meeting of Continental Tobacco Company employees adopted resolutions protesting Attorney General Crow of Missouri and his legal action against the company. The move threatens to deprive 15 000 workers of their livelihoods while organizers claim conditions improved since the absorption by the trust.
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Continental Tobacco Company
Gen. Crow
Missouri
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