Emmons Blaine Dies at McCormick House in Chicago
Emmons Blaine son of James G. Blaine died at 11:15 a.m. at the McCormick mansion 185 Rush Street Chicago after a brief illness septicemia from bowel trouble. He had been director for his father at the Minneapolis convention and collapsed while aiding the Harrison nomination effort.
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The Dam Breaks Over Mahonoy City Flood
In Mahonoy City Pennsylvania on June 20 a dam burst sending a torrent through Main Street. The flood swept away telegraph poles logs and wagons blocking streets and washing out tracks. Two people are missing and property losses are reported across the lower town with several houses carried away nearby.
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Fairbury Under Water After Chatsworth Cloud Burst
A cloud burst near Chatsworth at 4 pm floods Fairbury and surrounding areas. The Toledo, Peoria and Western and Illinois Central tracks show craters over two feet deep. High winds topple small buildings and twist storefronts. At Forest the Wabash line floods but wind is weaker than Chatsworth.
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Iowa Delegation Delves Into Boies Support At Palmer House
The Iowa contingent at the Palmer House in Chicago reported strong prospects for Governor Boies as Colorado and Connecticut delegates showed leaning toward a Western candidate. James H. Shields led a large Iowa caucus praising Boies while Bryan urged strong effort to back the Iowa campaign.
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Five Children Drowned in Ohio River Accident
At Neville Island near Pittsburgh, near Neville Island Ohio river, five children ages from 3 to 18 were drowned when a muddy buggy toppled from a bank into deep water while they were cleaning it after playing in the Pittock barn. Mrs Pittock mourns deeply and Mr Pittock is heartbroken.
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Public Interest Briefs From Various Cities
Vario nuggets of news cover rail dispatch leadership in New Orleans, post offices elevated to presidential status on July 1, 1892, and a long list of minor events. Notable items include oldest couple in Carson, Nev. awarded infants, Chicago board of trade quotas to Western Union, South Dakota funds for exposition, Wisconsin educational exhibit space, and Good Templars adjournment in Redfield S. D. Deaths from an electric star at Grant monument in Chicago. Freight handlers in Indianapolis seek wageIncrease to 1.60 a day and overtime pay.
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Western Union Telegraph Company
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