Northwest Republicans Try to Endorse Gifford Move
A chaotic Watertown convention unfolds as delegates scramble to form a temporary leadership slate. Central Dakota and North Dakota committees draft a plan to back Gifford with Grigsby, Palmer, and Matthews in a broader combine. Campbell may secure 44 votes, Gifford 33, Grigsby 46 on first ballot.
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North Dakota
Central Dakota
Gifford
Grigsby
Palmer
Matthews
Combine
Foster
Spink
Huntington
Day
Bullock
Lawrence
Campbell
Watertown
South Dakota
Tierrison Allen
Red River Valley
North
Missouri
Hughes
Mathews
Skillman
Beadle County
Wisconsin Republican Convention Opens in Milwaukee
The Wisconsin Republican state convention met at West Side Turner hall with temporary chairman Philo Orton of Darlington presiding. Decorations honored Blaine Grant Lincoln and Phil Sheridan, while the hall bore the slogan America is good enough for us before adjourning until 2:30 p m.
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Milwaukee
West Side
Turner Hall
Henry C. Payne
Blaine
Grant
Lincoln
Phil Sheridan
America
Philo Orton
Darlington
Iowa State Ticket At Republican Convention In Aug
The Republican state convention met at 11 o clock with full county representation. Gen J M Tuttle elected temporary chairman. Secretary of State Jackson and Auditor Lyons likely renominated. Treasurer contest between Twombly and Gen Beeson expected to be close. John Mahone likely named for railroad commissioner third place. Granger likely nominated for supreme judge. Baker favored for attorney general. Platform to support Governor Larrahbee and call for liberal pensions and protective tariff.
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Drs Moiners
Iowa
J. M. Tuttle
Jackson
Lyons
Twombly
Beeson
Marshalltown
John Mahone
Muscatine
Granger
Allamakee
Baker
Larrahbee
Remonstrances Withdrawn as Wind Lake Canal Moves Ahead
In Racine County Wisconsin remonstrances against the Wind Lake canal were withdrawn and the court entered an order confirming the committee report. Contracts will be awarded and work begin immediately. the canal will reclaim thousands of acres and span thirteen miles.
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Racinke
Wis
Wind Lake
Racine County
Political Nominations and Local Notices Highlight Brief Iowa Minnesota News
Republican figures nominate James A Holroyd in New Yorks Nineteenth district while Ohio holds a Fifth district convention nominating Wilson Vince by acclamation. Surgeon General travels to Georgia fumigation stations. Everhart near death from dysentery in West Chester. Bishop Harris dies after apoplexy in Winchester. Tannery sale in Ridgeville Pa. French official to Madagascar due to Hovas Sakalavas threat. Minnesota reports cattle deaths from red clover and storm deaths. blueberry harvests and a near-drowning incident. Numerous local incidents include burglaries, a runaway team, and a council Bluffs police hold up. New Iowa fair feature a grand barbecue with whole roasted steer.
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Albany
N. Y
James A. Holroyd
Congress
Harris
Michian
Winchester Cathedral
England
Schultz
New York
Great Fagle Valley
Ridgeville
Horton, Crary Co
Warren
County
Pennsylvania
M. de Villers
France
Madagascar
Market quotations for Aug 22 and grain prices
Market notes list wheat, corn, oats, barley and other grains with bid prices and futures for August September October May delivery. Stockyard figures from St Paul Minneapolis and Chicago show bids for hay and numbers for hogs cattle sheep and lambs along with live market receipts. A separate brief notes the Queen Vic diary and a Montreal defalcation involving Benjamin McPherson & Co. hardware.
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Chicago
Bard
St. Paul
Upland
Timothy Hay
England's Great Interest in Cleveland Policy
Read extracts from British journals showing sympathy for Cleveland and opposition to Harrison. The London People, Edinburgh Scotsman, Manchester Examiner, London Globe and The London News assert free trade favors Cleveland, while protectionism hurts Republicans. The London Times notes Irish voting for free trade. Buffalo News urges Americans to consider the British stance before November.
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Cleveland
England
Grover Cleveland
Harrison
London
Edinburgh Scotsman
Manchester Examiner
London Globe
London News
London Times
America
Buffalo News
English Journal Notes Cleveland Election's Global Significance
A New York dispatch to the Philadelphia Press discusses how English free trade papers monitor Cleveland Blaine politics and U S tariff policy. The London Sunday Times quotes the view that the American election greatly affects England, with Cleveland favored over Blaine and Harrison as secretary of state.
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Cleveland
London Sunday Times
America
Republic
Blaine
Harrison
Sunday Times
Great Britain
New York
Dream voice from the sea lover’s return in verse
A narrator hears a familiar voice in a dream and recalls brighter days with a loved one at sea. The voice promises reunion and joy, fueling longing for the lover’s homecoming and the light of day. The poem paints a wistful, hopeful vigil for reunion.
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Butt
George Birdseye
Detroit
Reo Press
Minister's visit leaves mother unconvinced
A husband and wife discuss a visiting minister, the wife criticizing him for ignoring their baby during a lengthy call. She questions his sympathy and suitability, despite praise for his sermons and character. The dialogue reflects tension after the minister's departure.
Forgot His Other Name
A Detroit Free Press piece recaps a Sunday School skit where a boy hesitates over the distance from Dan to Beersheba while trying to recall Dan’s other name, highlighting a small moment of memory and humor.
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Bobby
Dan
Beersheba
Detroit Free Press
It Didn’t Take Much Widow Hardfare and Boarder Dialogue
A brief exchange from Texas Siftings features a widow landlady Mrs Hardfare claiming her late husband preferred a slight hunger at meals. A sarcastic boarder, behind on board, quips that the husband felt good anyway highlighting a moment of domestic humor in a 19th century snippet.
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Hardfare
Texas Siftings
Hood
Whirl and High Pressure Reign Over Minds and Bodies
A critique warns that modern fast living and rapid technologies create a mental intoxication. Continuous rushing destroys precision, memory, and sleep, risking insanity. The piece riffs on owning vast land as a satire of personal imprisonment by ambition.
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Insane Asylum
New York
United States
Rantie Mulford
British Consul Trapped by Cannibal Natives on Cross River
Mgr H H Johnston, British consul at Cameroon, travels up the Cross river and faces hostile villagers. He reports cannibalism, human remains, and threatening natives debating whether to eat visitors or Kroo boys. He escapes by turning downstream as canoes chase him, avoiding any shooting.
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Mgr. H. H. Johnston
Cameroon
Cross River
Gulf of Guinea
Niger
Mr. Johnston
Congo
Kilima-Njaro
Royal Geographical Society
Johnston
New York Son
Naturalization as a parable of life in marriage
Charles Dudley Warner questions whether naturalization into a new family is ever complete. He argues marriage separates one from race and country, and ponders if women can ever be truly naturalized, noting women's stronger ties to kin and enduring sense of family.
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Ruth
Charles Dudley Warner
Harper's Magazine
Interesting School Statistics From the 1887 Abstract
The 1887 Statistical Abstract shows that in 1871 72 there were 12 828 847 children of school age with 7 479 656 in public schools. There were 81 509 male and 124 180 female teachers paid 27 600 800 in salaries and total public school expenditure 70 801 874. In 1884 85 pupils rose to 17 764 658 with 11 464 661 in public schools. Male teachers 109 632 and female 199 422 earning 73 932 068. total expenditures 111 521 542. The Toronto World notes Canadian reaction to Cleveland free trade views.
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Aes
Lies and Liars in the Harrison Campaign
The Minneapolis Journal catalogs alleged Democratic lies about Gen. Harrison, naming repeated false claims from 1877 to modern times. It labels the accusers and reporters as liars and slanderers, urging readers to view the accusations as baseless.
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Harrison
Arrison
Gen. Harrison
Ben Zahm
Roadhouse
Dls
E. F. Gould
New York Herald
Journal
Pittsburg
Fort Wayne
Chicago
Milwaukee Daily Review
Attica
Ind
Blue Jeans Williams
Ondent
Reed
Pennsylvania
Colo
Condon
Bloomington
Ben Harrison
Curly Hall
Cleveland
Minneapolis Journal
Chicago Democrats Split Over Patronage History
The Chicago Democrats are divided into factions the short hair crowd led by ex Mayor Carter Harrison and the Cleveland policy era left them without patronage. John A. was appointed postmaster marking a rare concession as Col George R. Davis notes the move aims to placate all party elements in order to carry the state.
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Chicago
Carter Harrison
Cleveland
Carter 2
John A
George R. Davis
Ane
New York Tribune
Labor and tariff debates sweep Troy and Lynn shipping towns
The Troy Times compares wages in Troy factories to Londonderry, noting high pay and tariff support among Troy workers. A Lynn shoe maker condemns free trade as driving firms to country shops with far cheaper labor. A Democratic fundraising circular hints at defeat for Cleveland if funds do not arrive.
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Troy
United States
Londonderry
Great Britain
Ireland
Troy Times
Lynn
Luther 8. Johnson
Mass
Boston
North Carolina
Cleveland
Jay Gould
Standard Oil
Tariff Debate Sparks Free Trade Backlash In Washington
Washington readers are warned that a tariff clash will expose the free trade campaign’s flaws. Officials say Treasury accounts hide true assets and liabilities, suggesting receipts over expenditures are not as robust as claimed. Watertown reports Dakotan leaders arriving, with Central Dakota caucus plans and delegate tallies shaping the contest for temporary chairman and key delegates.
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Shell
Treasury
The Sioux Commission Sails to Crow Creek
The Sioux Commission left on the Rosebud for Crow Creek and secured about twenty five signatures at Bismarck as of August 22. H. F. Douglass is noted among those involved.
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Uch
Wilmar
Sioux Cochs Oon- Marsiall
Minn
Saison
Wilm
Tikee
Northern
Norinnesota
Bismarck, Dak
Crow Creek
H. F. DouGass
Harrison's Logic on Race and Labor in a Delegation Address
A 2000 workmen delegation including several colored men heard General Harrison argue that Republicans protected colored people poorly and that domestic work creates higher wages. He warned against shifting work to foreign mines and factories, stressing steady employment and best wages at home.
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Harrison
South
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Castle Garden
Lake Superior Ozone Tour to Bayfield and Lake Points
Summer travelers are urged to escape heat by visiting Bayfield Wisconsin or Lake Superior locales reachable via the Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and Omaha Railway. Special tourist rates apply for routes via Ashland Washburn Bayfield Superior or Duluth with steamer legs included for a cool breeze filled trip. Apply to C St P M O agents or to T W Teasdale General Passenger Agent St Paul for details.
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Bayfield
Wisconsin
Lake Superior
Northwestern
Chicago, St. Paul
Minneapolis & Omaha
St. P
Ashland
Washburn
Superior
Duluth
Marquette
Sault Ste. Marie
Port Arthur
C. St, P
T. W. Teasdale
Mrs Langtry plans westward tour and California ranch
New York reports Mrs Langtry in good health after recent tragedies. She says she will travel west Thursday to California ranch duties and to await her season in Omaha on October 15. She has one new play, The Love Story, in England, with Mr Le Clerq, and denies divorce or remarriage plans.
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New York
California
Omaha
Love Story
LeClerq
Charlotta
Charles LeClerq
England
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Ponta, Is
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Minnesota
Hader
Ida L. Geddes
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Charles Johnson
Wheaton
Donelly
Madeira
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Christ Anderson
Polk County
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Lawrence G. Dodge
Glencoe
Dakota
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Patrick Mearty
County Line
Racine
Hans Nelson
West Point
Dane County
Appleton Light Infantry
Ripon
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