Republicans Name National Ticket and State Officials
The Republican list declares Benjamin Harrison for president and Whitela w Reid for vice president with a full slate of electors and Congress members. It also names governor and other state officials alongside extensive commentary on the Homestead affair and tariff debates. The Sioux Falls Press highlights reactions from Argus-Leader and Mitchell Republican.
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National
Benjamin Harrison
Indiana
Whitelaw Reid
New York
Geo. A. Silsey
Davison
G. W. Kingsbury
Yankton
J.h.prothero
Codington
C. J. Buell
Pennington
John A. Pickler
Faulk
W. V. Lucas
Fall River
C. H. Sheldon
Day
C. N. Herreid
McPherson
Thos. Thorson
Lincoln
W. W. Taylor
Spink
Sioux Falls
H. C. Frick
Homestead
Prick
Congress
Argus-Leader
Bret Wheelock
Carnegies
Pennsylvania
Grover Cleveland
President actions in Idaho riots praised for law and order
Washington Post lauds the president for deciding on measures in the Idaho riots, asserting the move secures life and property under his administration. It credits Mr. Tarrison with acting for public duty over personal gain amid a national campaign.
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Washington Post
Idaho
Tarrison
Gath in New York Press on Currency Planks
A New York Press column recounts a talk with Henry Watterson about state bank notes. Watterson calls restoring currency via tax repeal a grave error and warns against allowing private note issuance, calling it a step back to barbarism. The discussion touches on platform dynamics and political alignments.
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Watterson
Artemus Ward
Georgia
Hill
Cleveland
Harvest drought spurs manhunt for Kansas harvest workers
Atchison Globe laments political figures slandering Kansas and urges them to return home to work in the harvest fields. The state faces distress from a shortage of harvest labor as the crop needs hands.
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Atchison Globe
Kansas
Trade is Still Growing Bigger
A fragmented ad notes growing trade and promotes a forthcoming sale inviting readers to return tomorrow for children’s vests priced at 9c 19c 5c 15¢ with emphasis on value and variety.
Heat Waves Roil Nation With City Fatalities
Across Chicago Detroit and Cincinnati the heat wave claims lives and presses officials to warn of continued extreme temperatures. Reports from health offices weather bureaus and city hospitals note numerous sunstrokes prostrations and deaths amid afternoon highs near and above 90s.
Hottest Weather and Local DispatchesAcross the Nation
Reports from Burrano New York to Denver and Des Moines chronicle record heat across multiple cities on July 26. Observations note temperatures from 80s to mid-90s with little wind, some regions fearing records. Other items include the Seabury divinity school chair resignation and local disturbances linked to a shell game incident in Mascouran Illinois.
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Mascouran
Ills
Queens Lake
Peter Miller
David Shelton
Joseph Miller
George Kraut
Herman Miller
Smallpox Reported in Gretna on Canadian Side
Seven smallpox cases are reported at Gretna, a border town near Winnipeg. The cases trace to Chinamen from Victoria. Only two are detained for quarantine, the rest have papers and have crossed back into the United States. Authorities vow strict measures to stop spread.
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Gretna
Winnipeg
United States
Victoria
Pacific
RosCopy: Turbulence claims tower in Moravia
A famed medieval robber tower at Znaim in Moravia collapsed and killed five people. The incident occurred near Vienna on July 26.
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Vienna
Znaim
Moravia
Arms and Ammunition Taken From Fort McKinney
Private Johnson of the Sixth Cavalry, convicted of stealing government guns and pistols at Fort McKinney last April, escaped from the guard house with steel shackles. An organized civilian-backed soldier band aided the escape. others confess involvement. A new wave of arrests follows, amid a broader plot to plunder arms nationwide.
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Burra O, Wyo
Johnson
Fort McKinney
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J. E. Hipple
Hutchinson
Coe I. Crawford
Hughes
Cortez Salmon
Turner
Thos. H. Ruth
Kingsbury
Walter McKay
Lawrence
Carnegie Company
Mitchell Republican
Republican
Harrison
Wise
Field
Pattison
Court House
Gen. Wicld
People’s Party
Webster
Mr. Warrison
Mowlers
Childrens
Chicago
Detroit
Cueaco
Health Office
The
Weather Service
Washinaton
Weather Bureau
Mich
John Hughes
Annie Carson
William Bell
Cincinnati
Signal Service
Champeny Bros
Burrano
N.Y
Seabury
Washington
B. McBride Sterret
Seabury Divinity School
Faribault
Minn
Columbian University
Baltmore
Omata
ColumpEts
Des Moines
Boston
Troy
N. Y
Auburn
Rochester
Knights Templar
Denver
Saunta Fe
Templars
America
Wienkers
Roa
WN. L
Siney
Cartwright
Man
Schindler
Sarsasier
Charles Lokett
Claude Fiburg
Carrie Roberts
Alfred Wells
Roberts
Listoe
Wasnixaron
Senate
IF. B. Loomis
Ohio
Sti Etienne
Soren Listoe
Minnesota
Dusseldorf
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