Saratoga Republican Convention Nominates State Leaders
The Saratoga Casino convened to nominate governor and lieutenant governor, judge of the court of appeals, and four electors at large. Gen J F L Tracey of Brooklyn elected temporary chairman. Speeches defend protection, denounce free trade, and urge immigration law reform. Delegates organized committees and adopted resolutions. proceedings paused for votes and adjournment.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Casino
Govvernor
Court of Appeals
V. Leech
Albany
State Senate
N. M. Curtis
St. Lawrence
Yates
Willets
Kings
J. FL Tracey
Ofrooklyn
Tracey
Cleveland
Richmond
Sherman
Republican Party
Benjamin Farrison
William W Henry Harrison
Latjre
Powell
New York
Knapp
Spooner
Mills of Texas Speaks at Wilson Westvit Lawler Visit
Mr Mills of Texas delivered a brief tariff speech at the Union stock yards after a dinner at the transit house. He and Messrs Wilson and Lawler addressed about a thousand people in the exchange rooms, with President Cody introducing Mills. Lawler concluded with a glowing eulogy of President Cleveland.
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Wilson
Westvitat
Lawler
Ilinois
Union
Tansit House
Exchange Building
Exchange
Cody
County Democracy
Mills
Cleveland
Minnesota Boss Contributes 120000 To Campaign Fund
The Evening Critic reports P. H. Kelly giving 10000 to the Democratic campaign fund and that William T. Barnum Herman Oelrichs Oliver Payne Secretaries Whitney Endicott Dickinson Chairman Bryce and President Cleveland each gave 10000, with William L. Scott giving 20000, totaling 120000 as a starter.
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Washington
P. H.kelly
Democratic Campaign Fund
William TW. Barnum
Herman Oelrichs
Oliver Payne
Whitney
Endicott
Dickinson
Bryce Aind
Cleveland
William L. Scott
Indianapolis Journal Sold to Syndicate for 150000
Indianapolis reports a syndicate led by William Diddley Foulke has purchased The Indianapolis Journal for 150000, with transfer expected in a week. The deal follows a June compromise between General Harrison supporters and Republican managers to resolve disputes with the paper’s printers.
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Indianapolis
William Diddley Foulke
Indianapolis Journal
Harrison
Lynch of a Negro at Beaswell sparks mystery
A Rockmart Ga telegram reports a meson lynched at Beaswell along the East Tennessee road. His body was found hanging from a high trestle by a train flagman. The incident is shrouded in mystery and details are scant.
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Atlanta
Rockmart
Beaswell
East Tennessee
Wexford Police Nabs Three in Transit of Crimes
Wexford police arrest Ma. John Tudmond and his brother Mr. Wmn Redmond for offenses under the Smallest Work Act and seize editor Edward Welsh of The Wexford People. Also noted is Margaret Petinisil, a tiny 60 year old woman at thirty inches tall who died at her home, avoiding exhibition.
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An Montoy
Dennis
Aus
Wexford
John Tudmond
Wmn. Redmond
Persieh
Edward Welsh
Wexford People
Elias
Margaret Fpetinisil
Analysis of Scarlet Fever Liability Over Time
A early 20th century summary notes that liability to scarlet fever is light in childhood with risk rising in adolescence and diminishing after infancy. The analysis cites over 6 000 cases and suggests fatalities are higher among older children and young adults, reflecting vulnerability shifts by age.
BILL SCOTT OF ERIE Declines renomination
A special dispatch from Erie, Pa., reports Congressman William L. Scott has declined to seek re election due to ill health. He is described as worth about 15 million dollars and noted as the richest man in Congress, suggesting retirement from politics.
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New York
Herald
Erie
William L. Scott
Democratic Campaign Committee Emulates President in Campaigns
The Star reports Chairman Barnum and Bryce of the National Democratic Campaign Committee met in Washington after a presidential summons to discuss retaliation policy. After reading the president’s message, they presented their campaign plan and asked for changes, but he had no suggestions, saying they were doing everything as he would have it.
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Democratic Campaign Committee
Washington
the Star
Barnum and
Bryce
National Democratic Campaign
Messrs
Barnum
Ile
Congress
Cleveland
London Chronicle
England
United Kingdom
Ireland
New York Tribune
Democratic Caucus to Tackle Cotton Bagging Duty Reform
Washington Aug 20 The Democratic members of the house will hold a caucus within days to decide on the Hooker joint reduction authorizing the president to spend customs duties on cotton bagging to disrupt the bagging trust. The session will also cover tariff bills from Breckenridge of Arkansas and the general legislative outlook.
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Washington
House
Iage Trust
Breckenridge
Arkans
Presidential fund gift questioned by Lamont
Lamont says a $10,000 contribution to the Democratic campaign fund is not startling. He expects the president to aid the Democratic party as he thinks fair and proper, similar to Republican and Prohibition party leaders. He does not know the exact amount but says $10,000 is not unusually large.
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Washington
Democratic
Col. Lamont
Harrison
Gen. Fisk
Prohibition
Wisconsin Seeks Pere Marquette Statue in Capitol Hall
Representative Thomas introduced a bill authorizing Wisconsin to place a statue of Father Pere Marquette in the Capitol’s Statuary Hall. The Jesuit missionary traveled the Lake Superior country over two centuries ago, exploring and preaching in the rugged region.
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Washington
Thomas
Wisconsin
Statuary Hall
Capitol
Father Pere Marquette
Lake Superior
President returns bills without approval for Sioux City building and Lounsberry relief
Wasieroy August 29 The president returned to the senate without approval the bill to erect a public building at Sioux City Iowa. He returned to the house without approval the bill appropriating 12 451 for the relief of Clement A Lounsberry late postmaster at Bismarck Dakota.
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Wasieroy
Senate
Sioux City
Iowa
House
Clement A. Lounsberry
Bismarck, Dak
Cotton Bagging Trust Investigation Planned
Washington reporters say the house committee on manufactures will proceed with an investigation into trusts and will take up the cotton bagging trust next Friday.
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Cotton Bagging Trust
Washington
House Committee On Manufactures
Grover's Gone Fishing
The president and Col Lamont with Internal Revenue Commissioner Miller left on a fishing trip to Clifton Forge in the Blue Mountains Virginia. They will be gone two or three days.
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Grover
Washington
Col. Lamont
Internal Revenue
Miller
Clifton Forge
Blue Mountains
Virginia
World’s Harvest Reports Mixed European Grain Cuts
Vienna report shows wheat crops in Italy France Britain and Russian Podolia 20 to 25 percent below average while Austria Hungary Southeastern Europe and Egypt run 7 to 30 percent above average Barley crops show deficits of 1 to 25 percent in Great Britain Austrian Hungary France and Egypt with Germany near average Moldavia reports 25 percent above average
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Vienna
Italy
France
Great Britain
Russian
Podolia
Austria
Hungary
Europe
Egypt
Austrian
Germany
Moldavia
International corn and seed market opens in Vienna
Vienna August 29 The international corn and seed market opened with about six thousand people in attendance. Exportable supply excludes old stocks and includes five million centners of wheat and flour and two and a half million meters of barley and malt. There is no rye or oats available for export.
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Vienna
Egyptian Crops Deteriorate In Egypt Report
Reports from Alexandria indicate the Egyptian corn crop has seriously suffered and that wheat cannot be grown in Upper Egypt in 1889. The remaining crops may require higher costs to cultivate.
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Alexandria
Egypt
Upper
Tasypos Presents Funds From Religious Debate
Aus 29 Mr Gladstone has presented to two churches in Flintshire the money he has received from the publication of his reply to Col tie Vt in the recent religious discussion between them.
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Tasypos
Aus
Gladstone
Tow Church
Flintshire
Col
Tie Vt
Emperor William at Dr Ang. Crowds Attend Reception
Memorial services for the late Bishop Harris of Michigan were held in Westminster Abbey with the Bishop of Minnesota delivering the funeral sermon. The event occurred as Emperor William, in Saxony’s crowd of 12 050, was publicly received and dined with the queen.
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Saxony
Ife
Lespes
Mishop Tharris
Michigan
Westminster Abbey
What Might Be Expected in President Tana’s Reform Drive
A fragmented column questions President Steve Tana’s failure to fulfill civil service reform promises from his first term. It notes efforts to boost his record for the next election and asks whether entanglements with spoils era allies could undermine his reform agenda. The piece reflects skeptical, opinionated commentary from the Cleveland Post.
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Steve Tana
Iit
Cleveland Poselow
Dead and dying soldiers after train collision at Lima
An extra freight train on the Cincinnati Hamilton and Day ton railroad collided with a train carrying soldiers to the Columbus encampment twelve miles north of Lima Ohio. A large number are killed or wounded and physicians have been sent from the city.
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Lima
Ohio
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad
Columbus
Three Train Men Killed In Iowa Collision
A westbound freight extra on the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad collided with the rear of a construction train at Rock Creek nine miles west of Fairfield Iowa. Roadmaster C A Rost of Burlington and section men Patrick Ready and Patrick Griffin were killed instantly. John Kelly and Jim Murphy were injured. The construction crew had orders to pass a passenger train at Batavia but reportedly backed into Ixrum and appeared to be going over twenty miles an hour. The wreck showed heavy impact and Rost remained trapped under debris at night.
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Fairfield
Iowa
Chicago, Burlington and
Quincey
Rock Creek
Here
C. A. Rost
Burlington
Patrick Ready
Patrick Griffin
John Kelly
Jm. Murphy
Batavia
Ixrum
Krum
Rose
Platform Collapse At New York Political Meeting
A raised platform at an open air political meeting at Houston and Norfolk streets collapsed injuring many. A boy named Henry Greenbaum was killed. Alderman Benjamin and others were seriously hurt. Charles Landsman, the platform builder, was arrested on a criminal charge.
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New York Falls
New York
Houston
Norfolk Streets
Henry Greenbaum
Levy
Alderman Benjamin
Charles Landsman
Miraculous Escape After Electric Train Crash at Mount Oliver
At 9 a m on the St Clair electric road motor No 4 with a passenger car attached ran out of control down Mount Oliver. It jumped the rails at Pine street, turned over several times, stopping against a telegraph pole. The motor and car were wrecked and three women were seriously injured. Other passengers suffered numerous bruises. Miraculous that anyone survived.
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PittTsnune
Mount Oliver
St. Clair
Pine Street
Twelve Die In Hamburg Warehouse Fire At Meinwarde
Aug 20 Hamburg dispatch reports twelve killed and many injured in a large warehouse blaze at Meinwarde. Fire crews battled flames through the night as casualties mounted and authorities urged caution in nearby districts.
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Hamburg
Hampwing
Meinwarde
Dragged to His Death and Balloon Disaster Reported
A teamster Michael Kenny was dragged to death after his mule team hooked him, in Iowa. London reports balloonist Mr Simmonds and two companions fell from a balloon during descent near Essex. Simmonds died and others injured. In Minnesota two boys drowned at Wolf Lake, a rescue attempt left a third boy in peril. A factory fire in Cincinnati left 100 workers unemployed and Governor Jackson’s barge wreck near Cape Henry claimed a cook and family drowned.
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Drs Moines
Iowa
Michael Kenny
Rock Island
Kenny
London
Simmonds
Essex
PeniaAm, Minn
Leo Alstadt
Joe Dietrich
Wolf Lake
Providence
R. J
Jackson
Cape Henry
Delana
Richard Blizard
Loaded revolver found on shipboard cook at Queenstown
Katharine Murphy a cook was arrested on landing from the steamship Catalonia at Queenstown for carrying a loaded revolver concealed in her dress. The notice references other political items and opinions from London and New York newspapers on tariff policy and American politics.
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Dupiaix
Catherine Murphy
Catalonia
Queenstown
Nun Vs Priest Controversy Over Ursuline Academy
In Pirrspuna Pa on August 29 Judge Stowe heard proceedings over a dispute between Sister Marie Alphonse and the Ursuline academy board against Bishop Phelan. The plaintiff seeks an injunction while alleging a pope settlement of 25,000 dollars instead of 56,000 and questions the August 14 election of civil officers. The judge indicated the core issue is the legality of the election, with a ruling awaited.
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Pirrspuna
Marie Alphonse
Ursuline Academy
Phelan
Pittsburg
Stowe
Academy
Gertrude
Holy Father
Ursuline Sister’s
Consul predicts Brazil empire’s downfall from Colonia remarks
In Washington on leave, Capt. Benjamin D. Manton US consul in Colonia Uruguay predicts Brazil will break up. He says slave emancipation was a token to liberals, the six southern provinces will revolt and form a republic after Dom Pedro’s death, while Uruguay prospers and Argentina attracts migrants.
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Manton
Uruguay
Brazil
Washington
Benjamin D. Manton
U.S
Colonia
Isabella
Dom Pedro
Argentine
Picayune reports grave yellow fever spread in Jacksonville
The Jacksonville special notes four deaths and seven new cases as the yellow fever scare grows. Exposed remains of BE. McArthur were left unguarded for twelve hours at La Villa, causing public outcry. Most Sand Hill patients are recovering, but William Smith and Thomas Marshall face likely death amid rising alarm.
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Jacksonville
New Orleans
the Picayune
la Villa
BE. McArthur
Sand Hill
Smith
Thomas Marshall
New Enterprises Growth in U S Manufacturing Week Summary
New York August 29 The following summary reports the progress of the nations manufacturing industries for the week ending August 25 including elevated building costs bridges churches electric light gas manufacturing and millinery firms railroads water works and stills totals for each category show substantial investment and expansion across several sectors including bridges churches and fuel/gas operations.
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New York
Diphtheria Epidemic Hits Mount Holyoke Area
Diphtheria outbreak at South Hadley near Mount Holyoke Female College and Seminary reports 64 cases and four deaths in four days. Officials urge caution as the epidemic spreads through Cucorpe Massachusetts and surrounding communities.
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Mt. Holyoke
Cucorpe
Mass
South Madley
Mount Holyoke Female College and Seminary
Ohio Knights Templar Conclave Opens in Cleveland
The city hosts the annual state conclave with about 600 present as Knights Templar converge. Public buildings are decorated and thousands of banners flutter. A reception awaits guests on Euclid Avenue and Wednesday offers a lake ride to points of interest.
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Ohio
Knights Templar
Cleveland
Euclid Avenue
Chamberlain Is a Clain. August 29
Aug. 29 reports show Joseph Chamberlain declined to comment on the U S senate rejection of the fisheries treaty. In Rhode Island 112 Harris Woolen mill weavers strike over fines from a new overseer. In Flintshire Chadstone donates funds from his reply to Robert G Ingersoll. In St Petersburg the czar and czarina plan a monastery in Abyssinia.
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Chamberlain
Lonpoy
Joseph Chamberlain
United States
Senate
Weoxsocker
R. I
Harris Woolen Company
St. Petersburg
Czarina
Abyssinia
Lawn Tennis Suits Match Raceset Color Trend
A observer notes lawn tennis attire this year runs loud in color to pair with the raceset. The remark highlights a shift toward bold fabrics and coordinated outfits in the sport’s wardrobe.
Gen Harrison Speeches Draw Civic Fire
Democratic papers mock Gen Harrison for too many speeches as a presidential candidate. The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette notes that even critics would stay silent if they believed the speeches were of poor quality.
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Gen. Harrison
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
North Dakota Politician List Read Like a Roll Call
A long roster of names from Cass to Yankton is recorded, listing individuals such as Harrison Allen, George Palmer, P J McCumber, W M Swarth, C M Warrison, G P McCoy, J J Maggart, Budd, Alex Hughes, R J Wallace, Fred Snorr, G W Stafford, B A Dodge, O T Howard, J U McManinit, Sarles, John M Bennett, Hi W Coe, P J McLaughlin, John A Percival, John L Turner, Mentzer, Q S Pendar, Driscoll, Becker, A Sherman, Seth Bullock, Kirk Phillips, A J Pruitt, A Sebring, William Lockhart, William T Coach, Ringsrud, J H W Baldwin, Frank Parsons, Jacob V Hager, V P Melagh, A W Toward. The list spans many counties from Bottineau to Union and Yankton.
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Harrison Allen
Cass
George R. Palmer
Miner
P. J. McCumber
Wiehland
W. M. Swarth
Aurora
C.M. Warrison
Beacle
G.P. McCoy
Brown
J. J. Maggart
Budd
Codington
Alex Hughes
Burleigh
R. J. Wallace
Stutsman
Fred Snorr
Benson
G. W. Stafford
Duty
B.A. Dodge
Grant
O.T. Howard
Spink
McManinit
Wuphes
Sarles
Vraill
John M. Bennett
Barnes
W. Coe
Morton
P.J. McLaughlin
Grand Parks
John A. Percival
Ramsey
John L. Turner
J3an Ilomme
F. Mentzer
Davison
Q.S. Pendar
McGook
W. Driscoll
Walsh
Becker
Pembina
A. Sherman
Minnehaha
Seth Bullock
Lawrence
Kirk G. Phillips
A. J. Pruitt
Potter
A. Sebring
Holdy
William G. Lockhart
Dickey
William T
Pennington
A. QO
Ringsrud
Union
J. H W. Baldwin
Tland
Frank Parsons
Stamlin
Jacob V. Hager
Bottineau
Melagh
Cavalier
A.W. Toward
Yankton
The Daily News of Chicago A Founding Low-Cost Powerhouse
The Chicago Daily News boasts a historic rise since 1870 as the largest daily with 165,376 average daily circulation in 1887, praising its independence, concise presentation, and blanket-sheet approach. Publisher Victor F. Lawson argues the paper offers all essential news for one cent per day, asserting it leads in market coverage and reader value.
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America
CubcAce Daily News
New York World
Graphic Today
West
Daily News
United States
Associated Press
Chicago Daily News
Farme. Coéte
Fay Nerit
Seagca
Victor F. Lawson
Fag Dares News
Chicago
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