Morton Named Vice President on First Ballot at Convention
At Chicago June 27 Levi P Morton of New York won the vice presidential nomination on the first ballot. Details recount Morton’s career from congressman to minister to France and honorary degrees. The convention approved Alaska representation in four years, adopted a temperance platform, and adjourned.
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Vanity of crowds at Chicago convention for VP nomination
Evening session shows many empty seats as delegations set to finish business and return home. Mgr Griggs of New Jersey presents William Walter Phelps for vice president with several seconds. Warner Miller of New York voices support for Depew’s withdrawn candidacy amid applause.
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New York
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New York Delegates Press for Morton as Vice Presidential Pick
A speaker urged the convention to name Levi P Morton for vice president to unite factions and win key states. He argued New York could push Indiana and New York become safely Republican with Morton as a ticket partner alongside Harrison. The plea emphasized national wages, markets, and protection for American homes.
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James G. Blaine
Morton Nominated for Vice President Delights Home Folks
News from New York that Levi P. Morton received the Republican nomination on the first ballot in Chicago sparks jubilant scenes in Ruineneck New York and Rondout across the Hudson. Morton accepts with gratitude as crowds, cannons, and firecrackers fill the night, while Mrs. Morton shares in the triumph.
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Trains Collision Injures Baltimore Delegates at Attica
In Ohio near Attica on June 27 the Baltimore and Ohio fast express colliding with a freight train fatally injures the engineer. The Chicago delegates aboard the express suffer injuries and cars are wrecked with baggage cars smashed amid the disaster.
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London comment on Blaine's grip in U S government
English papers discuss Blaine in relation to a possible Republican ticket and U S election. They note New York politics may decide the result, with Harrison possibly leading to Blaine becoming a powerful minister, while Simes and Pall Mall Gazette cast doubt on such a rise.
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Greshams and Allison Defeated by Rail Interests
The Chicago Tribune editors explain Gresham and Allison loss as driven by a coalition of railroad and financial interests. They accuse Central Pacific Stanford Crocker Huntington and Union Pacific Credit Mobilier crowds, with Depew backing Vanderbilt and Spooner backing Wisconsin railroads, while the Tribune oddly supports the ticket despite opposition.
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Triple tragedy in Minneapolis ends in suicide after jealous murder
In Minneapolis near Tivoli house a man named Silas Robinson shot two people, killing his wife and a young man named Nick Weiss, then shot himself. The killer and his wife had lived apart due to abuse, and the wife was widely regarded as respectable despite her husband’s drunken, disreputable behavior.
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Fatal clash of Alaska tribes shocks Seattle miners
The Leo arrives from Alaska with twenty two miners reporting a deadly fight between the Chilcats and Sitkas. The Chilcats allegedly monopolize freight and extort high prices, killing Sitka Chief George after a confrontation near chains white settlement. Whites sought aid from the coast, bringing a man of war to curb violence.
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Stevens County Kansas Riot Quelled but Tensions Likely to Recur
The militia returned from Stevens county where they had been called to quell a feared riot between Hugoton and Woodsdale over railroad bonus gates. County commissioners met in Hugoton. authorities disarmed a party entering Hugoton from Woodsdale. The canvass showed bonds defeated by a small majority. The issue remains unsettled and headed to the supreme court. Trouble is expected to resume as the company may return to Hugoton soon.
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Militia Ordered to Pikeville Over Hat Field Feud
In Kentucky Adjutant General Hill reports a band to recapture the Hat fields is forming to free a jail in Pikeville. Governor Buckner orders militia to guard the jail as the Hat fields face murder charges tied to the McCoy feud. Separately in New York Gen Adam Badeau sues the Grant family for memoir services. postponement denied and case set for trial this term.
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Pitcher Remanded Over Providence Bank Heist
Montreal reports Pitcher, the abetting teller from the Union Bank of Providence, Rhode Island, remanded as authorities arrive. Twenty thousand dollars in gold and notes recovered. bonds suspected as hidden. Extradition sought on forgery charges.
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Defaulter Picher Arrested in Montreal Flight to England
Mont Treal June 28. Defaulter Picher of Union Bank Providence R I arrived in Montreal and was arrested. He had bought an Allan Line ticket to sail for England. In his room detectives found securities and cash totaling $700000.
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Diggle Wife Bound Over In Poisoning Case At Cramox
Mrs. George Diggle, awaiting preliminary examination on charges of poisoning her husband, was bound over to await grand jury action. Diggle, a local barber, stirred much comment in Cramox Iowa as the case drew attention.
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George Diggle
Diggle
Had to Hang Just the Same
George Wilson, the wife murderer, was hanged in Albion New York on June 28. He protested his innocence to the last, claiming his wife died of heart disease. At Effingham Illinois a boiler exploded at Hogues mill on June 24 killing two men and injuring three others.
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Superstition of Mexican Indians Examined in Child Ailment Beliefs
A San Francisco Chronicle summary reports on Mexican Indian superstitions regarding child illness. The mother tests enchantment by placing a new earthen pot with water at the cradle and breaking an egg into it. If an eye-like appearance appears in the curdled egg, the child is believed enchanted and must be treated accordingly.
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Francisco Chronte
A Heavenly Visitor Scatters Sparks After Meteor Strike
A flying ball of fire fell on Twenty-fifth Street New York striking ground and exploding showering sparks and stones up to twenty feet in all directions between Second and Third Avenues. Residents and pedestrians nearby fled in shock as the meteor flash blinded and stunned passersby yesterday afternoon.
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Minnesota Democrats Set August 15 Convention Date
Minnesota Democratic leaders meet at the Merchants hotel and decide to issue a call for a state convention on August 15 in St Paul at 11 o clock. Market hall is likely as the gathering place with 35 total delegates based on county and voter representation.
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Minneapolis
Ansel Oppenheim
St. Paul
John C. Wise
Mankato
H. R. Wells
Preston
M. J. Flynn
Litchfield
William Anglin
Crookston
T. C. Kurtz
Moorhead
T. G. Mealey
Monticello
Robert Miller
Market Hall
Free Trade or Protection Debate Captures Nation
Chicago dispatch reports Congressman Owen of Indiana at the Richelieu voicing uncompromising protectionism. He attacks free trade as disaster for workers and homes, opposes tobacco tax repeal, and calls for removing sugar tariffs first, arguing protection strengthens industry. campaign will frame the issue as upbuilding America against global forces.
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Fitting for the Fray Republican League Opens Campaign
The Republican League of the United States, with over 500000 members, convened a subcommittee meeting in Chicago to plan a national campaign. A July 11 conference in New York at 202 Fifth Avenue will align state leagues and local clubs with the national committee to ratify the platform and ticket and begin uniform campaigning.
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Monopoly’s Triumph Denounced by Labor Press in Chicago
The Chicago Labor Press denounces Harrison’s nomination as a monopoly victory. Editor J R Buchanan says Harrison is weak in the West and cannot carry California or Nevada, possibly losing Indiana. He cites ties to railroads, anti Chinese policy, and alliances with Standard Oil and land syndicates. Michigan Prohibitionists meet in Detroit with 400 delegates electing temporary officers and adjourning to morning.
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Prohibition State Convention Opens in Syracuse
New York Prohibitionists meet in Syracuse with about 900 delegates. Gubernatorial candidates named include C. R. Powell of Chatham W Jennings Demorest of New York and Benson J Lossing of Poughkeepsie. The item notes a separate humorous reference to a stingy English duke and his removable coat buttons.
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N. Y
C. R. Powell
Chatham
W. Jennings Demorest
New York
Benson J. Lossing
Poughkeepsie
Duke of Edinburgh
Chicago Herald
A Philosophical Reason. Wife and Band Exchange Question
A brief theatre vignette shows a wife tearfully asking why her husband always comes home full. A band member soothes with a quip about nature abhoring a vacuum, reflecting light humor amid domestic tension in a Washington Critic snippet.
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The Admission of Dakota in Republican Platform
The Chicago News endorses the Republican plank that South Dakota should be admitted as a state immediately. It condemns Democratic Congress for delaying statehood, arguing territories should become states when local government is stable and no party politics should block this. It also supports swift statehood for other territories.
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The Mystery Death and Patent Remedy Ad
A sudden death is recounted with hints of unnoticed illness and a warning about Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Purgative Pellets. The Jamestown Alert discusses party platforms, tariff views, and Dakota statehood as a contrast to a looming November election.
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Cleve lands platform hits northwest industry
The Pierre Free Press argues Democrats target western and northwestern industries with the Mills bill while Cleveland’s platform is criticized as a direct stab. It notes the administration’s stance as damaging to the great west and northwest, reflecting regional political tension. A brief advertisement promotes Syrup of Figs as a kidney and liver remedy, sold by H. Scallin.
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Sioux Falls Candidates Debate Pettigrew and Grigsby
A Sioux Falls correspondent likens Pettigrew and Grigsby to old feuds noting Grigsby would not improve or learn quickly. The Aberdeen News says Pettigrew, though a strong Dakota voice, remains the lesser evil. Caldwell’s bid is dismissed as too eager and tinged with church influence.
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For Sale 160 Acres Near Mitchell Dakota
For Sale 160 acres farming land six miles from Mitchell deeded and patented taxes paid asking 675 dollars with a small cash payment and balance on time. Enquire of J J Simpson South Side Mitchell Dakota
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