National ticket nominees led by Weaver and Kyle
The Afternoon Session reports nomination of Gen. James K. Weaver of Iowa and Senator Kyle of South Dakota for president with first ballot results showing Weaver and Kyle and a push for unanimous support. Vice presidential choices include Ben Terrell of Texas and Gen. James Field of Virginia amid heated party maneuvering. The convention adjourned sine die after stirring addresses and delays.
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Omaha
Loucks
Resolutions Committee
Committee On Resolutions
Gresham
Ward
Missouri
Gresham Mnen
Illinois
Ellington
Georgia
K. of L
Chicago
J. B. Weaver
Ignatius Donnelly
Ben Terrell
John W. Hayes
Orr
W. Q. Gresham
Alabama
Manning
James Kd. Weaver
Iowa
Colorado
S. F. Norton
Jhinvis
IK Kyle
South Dakota
Weaver
Kyle
Schilling
Wisconsin
Washburne
Massachusetts
Montana
F. Gaither
Texas
Beverly
Arkansas
James G. Field
Virginia
Florida
Lalloting
Feld Terrel Weaver
Field
Disturbing incidents reported from several towns
In Seymour Indiana Dr I M Kooth ate an emetic and vomited a six inch live lizard. In Kansas farmers struggle to hire harvest labor for a record wheat crop. In St Marys Ohio 92 year old Clark Stewart was killed by hogs in a barnyard. Odell bitten by mad dog bites trees then dies after confrontation with a hunter. In Homestead Pa tension runs high as workers protest. mills shut and potential lockout looms. In Cleveland a Meadville doctor bound over for trial on hypnotizing two siblings.
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Miami County
Ile
Sergiovitir
Ohio
Odell
Hension
Odel
Odels
Hommestead
Carnegie
Homestead Steel Works
Theimen
H. C. Frick
William McBroom
Cleveland
John Jienny Thomas
Meadville
Alice Turner
Denver Bank Robbery Ends in Shootout and Arrest
An 18 year old Herbert Sullivan attempted a $4000 hold up at the Bank of Commerce in Denver at 12:20. A teller’s note prompted a revolver draw and a quick gunfire that sent bystanders fleeing. Sullivan fled but was captured by George Hopkins and jailed. The incident recalled a prior Moffatt robbery.
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Denver
Herbert Sullivan
Bank of Commerce
Sullivan
Burton
Marton
Barton
Knight & Atwood
George Hopkins
Baltimore
D. H. Moffatt
ChicaGo
John I. Fitzgerald
Fred S
Laura A. Ashley
Fitzgerald
Charles W. Whaley
Ashley
Whaley
San Francisco
Frank Edmonds
The
Coast Survey
Mount Conners
High Sierras
Edmonds
Jarwin
Mount Diablo
Siberian
Russia
Albatross
Smithsonian Institution
Jehring
Seattle
Wash
Schwabacher Frothers
Foreign Jottings Chronicle Turbulent Irish Meeting
During a special event Dr. Tanner protected by police tried to address a Tuam political meeting. Pickets loyal to Parnell overwhelmed him, platform torn down, fights erupted on the street, police used batons and swords to disperse the mob. a £5 note was stolen from Tanner amid the melee.
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Durnig
Tanner
Dr. Tanner
Guadalajara
Mexico
Igt
Russia
Germany
Austria
Rome
H. C. Porter
Lord Vivian
Signor Brio
Humbert
United States
Great Britain
Behring Sea
Memphis Attorney Brooks Dies After Bichloride Treatment
J J Brooks a prominent Memphis attorney and former assistant attorney general died at the Southern Bichloride of Gold Institute from suspected treatment effects. He entered the institute two days earlier after a whisky habit. first injection caused mania and convulsions. The institute is new and not Keeley operated.
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Memphis
J. J. Brooks
Southern Bichloride of Gold Institute
Brooks
Gold Institute
Keeley
Cuarranooga
Tenn
Coosa
Columbus & Western
Columbus
Birmingham
Ala
San Antonio
Jordan Pennett
Alpine
Southern Pacific
John Good
Bennett
Good
Lirrie Ror
Ark
Haynes
Lee County
Donnelly
Altheimer
Four Year Term Limits for South Dakota County Offices
The South Dakota constitution restricts county office terms to four years in succession. In Yankton County new nominees are needed for Sheriff Register of Deeds State's Attorney Surveyor and Superintendent of Schools as incumbents with three or four years face ineligibility for further terms. The 1889-90 election history explains why many officials have reached the four year mark. Those with three years feel particularly unlucky this year.
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South Dakota
Unon
Yankton County
Register of Deeds
Black Hills Veterans Reunion Draws Big Crowd in Hot Springs
The sixth annual reunion of the Black Hills Soldiers and Sailors Association met in Hot Springs with Dr. A. S. Stewart presiding. Rev. E. E. Clough led a prayer, Mayor Dick Over welcomed attendees, and Col. W. V. Lucas and Col. A. R. Z. Dawson addressed the gathering amid applause. Northern Nebraska and Eastern Wyoming posts considered uniting with the Black Hills group, as about 1,000 strangers attended.
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Hot Springs
Black Hills Soldiers and Sailors Association
A. S. Stewart
Sturgis
E. E. Clough
Dickover
W. V. Lucas
Weather and crops in South Dakota for week ending June 21
The bulletin notes above average rainfall across the state with heavy showers in parts of the Black Hills and several counties. Temperature was below average with cool nights, hindering corn. Wheat shows moisture effects in some areas. rye and barley advance. Grass and hay prospects are excellent, with small grain vigorous and deep roots.
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South Dakota
Government Weather Bureau
Huron
Black Hills
Clay, Davison
Hughes, McCook
Miner
Minnehaha
Immigrant Excursions Considered For Ceded Lands
The ceded lands west of the Missouri River may attract heavy immigration this fall and next spring. The Milwaukee and Northwestern Railroads plan several excursions to Pierre and Chamberlain with a single round trip fare from the East. The Vierre Louard of Trade aids the Northwestern Road with advertising to promote the region’s farming and grazing lands open to homestead entry.
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Missouri River
Milwaukee and Northwestern
Pierre and Chamberlain
Vierre Louard
Northwestern Road
Divorce and gift rejection spark local boycott in Sioux Falls
In Sioux Falls the official church organ reports Bishop Hare refusing a stained glass gift from Mrs. Zbor owski. The piece notes the community’s embarrassment over visitors coming to South Dakota to seek divorce and suggests such visitors will not be accommodated.
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Bishop Hare
Sioux Falls
Zborowski
Clawed News
South Dakota
Church Law on Divorce Sparks Discourse in Episcopal Group
The church debates divorce grounds and abstaining from intimate connections before court decision. Bishop Hare previously urged the St Agnes guild to bar divorce seekers and suggested seating arrangements for a woman involved in a choir matter, stirring controversy in the colony.
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Hare
St. Agnes Guild
Episcopal Church
South Dakota’s Rain Brings Prosperity and Prospective Buyers
Across Corn Belt counties Jerauld Buffalo and Aurora rains from 1.5 to 2.75 inches boost small grains and corn. Investors from the East stream into South Dakota farm lands while locals look to buy and prices firm. The South Dakota Dairymen meet in Watertown with officers elected and prizes awarded for butter. A jailed man’s attempted suicide is reported, and Yankton–Norfolk railroad work progresses with subcontracts. Sioux Falls druggists form a new association ahead of the state meeting. A Yankton warehouse burns with about 2000 loss.
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Jerauld
Buffalo
Aurora
South Dakota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Illinois
South Dakota Dairymen
South Dakota Dairymen’s Association
Watertown
Martin
J. E. Bennett
Wheaton
Hoard
A. L. van Osdel
Yankton
Smedley
Mil
Clark
Geo. Dixon
Aberdeen
A. P. Whitten
Aa. B. Smedley, Jr
W. J. Campbell
Chas. N. Keith
A. B. Smedley
N. L. Barnett
Norfolk
William Larson
Michigan
Yankton & Norfolk
Wausa
Neb
John Naughton
Sioux Falls
Missouri River
Larson
Naughton
Sioux Arts
A. H. Stiles
Geo. W. Lowry
State Pharmaceutical Association
John W. Foster Named Secretary of State of Indiana
John W. Foster of Indiana is nominated and confirmed for Secretary of State. Born March 2, 1836, in Indiana, he rose from law practice in Evansville to Union Army service, later serving as minister to Mexico and Spain and as diplomat for the State Department before pursuing private legal work.
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John W. Foster
Indiana
Senate
John Watson Foster
Indiana State University
Harvard Law School
Evansville
Union Army
Indiana Infantry
Grant
Sherman
Washington
Foster
Spain
Arthur
United States
Cleveland
Department of State
Coal price surge by Eastern agents raises rates across sizes
New York report notes sharp coal price increases decided by Eastern sales agents at a Central Building meeting. Chestnut and stove sizes up 35 cents a ton, egg 25 40? cents, grate 15, effective immediately. July production figures and a West meeting confirming a 25 cent per ton rise are listed.
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New York Special
Central Building
Liberty Street
World’s Columbian Commission Runs Out of Funds
The commission has exhausted its entire $59,600 appropriation and Secretary Dickinson lacks funds for office stationery. Director General Davis and Colonel Dickinson have foregone salaries, while clerks’ pay is pending in August. Few members who attended April’s session have been reimbursed for travel and lodging.
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World's Columbian Commission
World’s Columbian Commissions
Dickinson
Davis
National Board
Foster
National Commission
Tragic Aeronautic Crash at Crystal Palace
A balloon voyage by Captain Dale at the Crystal Palace ended in disaster when the balloon burst and collapsed during a public display. The aeronaut died on the ground and three passengers were seriously injured as thousands watched, including many children.
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Crystal Palace
London
Palace
Dale
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Black Hills Veterans
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Yankton Asylum
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