Forecasters disagree as parties predict electoral votes
Chicago October forecasts from both parties place Bryan at 272 electors and McKinley around 204 with 89 in doubt. Democratic chairman endorses the table, suggesting McKinley may reach 305 if Nebraska Utah Colorado Idaho and Nevada lean, while Payne asserts a near even race with Nebraska Utah and two bonus electors possible.
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Conference for farmer organizations to choose candidates
In St Paul Minnesota on October 23 leaders of national farmers organizations will meet to discuss the political situation. No address will name favored candidates soon. Demands call for expanded foreign trade and merchant marine restoration. Societies claim 3,500,000 members and nonpartisan politics but will back candidates pledging to advance farmer interests.
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St. Paul
Minn
McKinley
W. Jd. Dvyan
United States to Endorse Anglo German China Accord
Washington reports the United States favors the Anglo German agreement on China and plans a formal approval note. Secretary Hay welcomed the text presented by Count de Quadt, signaling harmony with U S policy on China and the empire’s territorial integrity. A cautious reply is expected, likely a note of approval without full adherence to the alliance.
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China
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Hay
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Germany
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Canton
German
Great Britain
Alt Wil
Cholera to Increasing in Japan and Other Happenings
A compilation of diverse mass news notes from the era including outbreaks in Japan, political moves in Spain and Britain, a Chicago shooting death of a bartender, a London college protest, railroad stock sales to Burlington, a New York woman named president of a missionary society, a former postmaster general backing McKinley, and various legal cases.
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Japan
Otis
William Kelly
Chicago
Albert Hoberlin
Ascarraga
Dowle
London
Burlington
Clinton B. Fisk
New York City
Methodiat Woman's Home Missionary Society
Don M. Dickinson
Cleveland
McKinley
Mandergon
China
William B. Dunton
Union National Bank
Federal Grand Jury
Hudson Bay
Harry Bettis
Daisy Blydenburg
Levers
Corry
Bank Robbery at Union First National Bank
A La Grande dispatch reports the Union First National Bank was blown open between two and three in the morning using nitroglycerin. The robbers attempted to pry the safe but fled as citizens alerted police. Estimated loss about $3,000. No arrests. Also noted is President McKinley and Mrs. McKinley leaving Canton, Ohio, to vote on November 6.
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Boise
Idaho
Statesman
la Grande
Ore
First National Bank
Union
Johanna the Gorilla Dies of Pneumonia in Nuremburg
Berlin reports Barnum and Bailey's famous gorilla Johanna has died of pneumonia in Nuremburg at age unknown. The incident marks a notable loss for the traveling act remembered for its urban uproar and zoological spectacle.
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Berlin
Johanna
Barnum & Bailey
Nuremburg
Political Meetings and Local Social Notes in Albion
Hon L. Cox Republican speech planned in Albion on November 2. Judge R J Kelley and Col Bradshaw to speak October 29 at the opera house. Expect large turnout for campaign discussions. Mrs Edith Face visiting her parents Mr Budd and wife. Budd ill. May Peppit of Homer with Jessie Olney. Mrs Jennings and son Frank in Chicago. Claud Hess stayed with grandparents W Hess and wife. Powers family visiting relatives. Mrs Kennedy visiting sister in Butler. Miss Ella Dewey spent Sunday with grandmother in Clarendon.
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R. J. Kelley
Col. Bradshaw
Opera House
Edith Face
Mr. Budd
Misa May Peppit
Homer
Jessie Olney
Mra Jennings
Frank
Chicago
Claud Hess
W Hess
Mr Powers
Kennedy
Butler
Ella Dewey
Clarendon
Irrigation boom in Yakima Valley attracts buyers
The Yakima Valley in Washington is pitched as the top irrigation proposition in the United States offering lush crops including alfalfa. twenty acre ranches can be bought for $600 on easy terms. The Northern Pacific Railway runs the length of the valley, with good transport, schools, churches, and rural mail routes. The climate is mild and beneficial for consumptives and bronchial ailments. Interested readers are asked to write C. W. Mott, Gen Emigration Agent, Northern Pacific Ry, St Paul Minn.
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United States
Northern Pacific Railway
C. W. Mott
Northern Pacific Ry
St Paul Minn
Currency Shipments From Subtreasury To West And Southwest
Currency shipments from the subtreasury to western and southwestern points from late August to Saturday last totaled 14 026 000 dollars. Chicago received 2 750 000, St. Louis 3 300 000, Kansas City 200 000, and New Orleans 8 467 000. New Orleans has long seen large shipments this season, with funds favoring the cotton movement due to the Galveston disaster improving market activity.
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Menvy
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
New Orleans
Galveston
Marshall Board Of Registration Session In City Hall
Marshall Mich October 16 1900 The board of registration of the city of Marshall will be in session at the council room on Friday and Saturday November 2 and 8 from 8 am to 8 pm for completing the list of qualified voters Residents not yet registered may have their names registered under the statute James Court ward 1 Ward Free Zancin 2d Ward W B Borotye 3rd Ward A W Pauwer 7th Ward Board of Registration Jacob Goodrich to open a market next week The News the largest weekly one dollar per year
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Marshall
Thatommon
James Court
Free Zancin
W. B. Borotye
A. W. Pauwer
Board of Registration
Marshall, Mich
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