Cleveland and Hendricks dominate Democratic nomination
The Chicago Democratic Convention advances Grover Cleveland for President and Thomas A. Hendricks for Vice President. Morning and evening sessions reveal intense ballots, shifting majorities, and rousing demonstrations as Cleveland and Hendricks gain near-unanimous support amid cheers, flags, and band performances.
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Cholera Death Toll Rises in Marseilles and Abroad
Cholera claims nearly six hundred lives in Marseilles since its appearance with 53 deaths in the last 24 hours bringing the total to 578. Reports from other cities note new fatalities including officials and a wife of Admiral Fes quel, while rumors of spread to Alexandria circulate and U.S. measures on ships and goods from infected regions are discussed.
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Week Ended July 17 Highlights From Across the Nation
Reports list oil and gas finds in Indiana, prison for gilded coins sales, Atlanta mills cutting output, immigrant returns, North Carolina graft canvass plan, brick production cut in New Jersey and New York, Diaz elected Mexico president, California wheat and barley losses, Michigan youth suicide, Marion jail break, Cedar Rapids killer recaptured, Lincoln capitol cornerstone laid with Masonic ceremony, poor children sent to country under Fresh Air Fund, bounty dispute in Illinois, Texas property tax rise, New York political meet, California beer shipment to Chicago, cattle disease in Missouri, Boston Independents choose delegates, Cuban sugar warehouse fire, Baltic North Sea canal plans, St Louis bridge accident, New Jersey penitentiary incident, New Jersey preacher’s wife disruption, and Dublin minister wife preaching controversy.
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Fletcher & Sharpe Bank Suspends Operations in City
The oldest banking house Fletcher and Sharpe did not open today with a posted suspension notice. Assignee William Wallace reports liabilities around 1.8 million with assets near 2 million, amid market chatter of large advances to grain traders and pork dealers. Nine other banks face concerns, though none deemed as severe as Fletcher & Sharpe.
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Harper's Weekly Endorses Cleveland for President
Harper's Weekly prints a leading editorial endorsing Governor Cleveland for the presidential nomination. The piece argues the party system matters more than individual trust, criticizing opponents who question the Democratic party. Mention of Des Moines to brewing interests appears in the surrounding copy.
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