Nomination of McKinley Roosevelt Ticket at National Convention
Philadelphia dispatch describes the Republican convention as unanimous in nominating William McKinley for president and Theodore Roosevelt for vice president. Crowds flooded the Expiration Building area with processions, waving standards, and a vivid display of enthusiasm as Lodge announced the tickets amid a huge turnout and elaborate demonstrations.
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Philadelphia
McKinley
Roosevelt
Lodge
Schuylkill
Exption Building
Municipal Band of
Sonia
Republican convention records and key speeches
The convention made permanent its chairman and adjourned to 10 o'clock Thursday after nominating McKinley for president and Roosevelt for vice president. Senator Lodge led the roll call. speeches by Roosevelt Foraker Yerkes Knight Mount and others followed. A bronze gavel honoring Rhode Island history was presented to the chairman.
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Lodge
Wolcott
Charles W. Johnston
Minnesota
The
Philippines
Porto Rico
Ciry
Gov. Roosevelt
Senator Foraker
John W. Yerkes
Kentucky
George Knight
California
Gov. Mount
Indiana
Senator Lodge
Mccinley
Delegate Child
Rhode Island
Congress
Cuba
Spain
McKinley
Republican Party
Atlantic
Pacific
Isthmian Canal
Nicaragua
Panama
United States
China
Archbishop Ryan
Committee On Rules
Alabama
Ohio
Mr. McKinley
Henry Cabot Lodge
Masschusetts
Elaborate Decorations Ignite Philadelphia Parade Showing
Philadelphia showed its best display of bunting and electric lights in front of Chestnut and Broad streets. The lights and colors surpassed four years of conventions, rivaling Chicago and St. Louis in late nineteenth century pageantry.
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Philadelphia
Chestnut
Broad
Chicago
St. Louis
Opening of the Republican Convention in Philadelphia
Journal reports the opening of the 1900 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia. Delegates applaud as the crowd sings and banners pass by. Rhode Island surprises Lodge with a bronze gavel while photographers capture every moment and delegates stand for the Star-Spangled Banner.
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Rhode Island
Lincoln
Washington
Jefferson
Alaska
Hiawathan
Rhode
Hanna
Wolcott
Gov. Roosevelt
Seventeenth Annual G A R Encampment at Mitchell
Seventeenth annual G A R encampment in Mitchell drew about 45 000 attendees for picnics parades and ceremonies on June 19 21 and 22. Gen Palmer led meetings and presented a gavel from the keel of the Porcupine ship.
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Relief Corps
Mitchell
Palmer
Grand Army
Porcupine
Perry
Lake Erie
Palner
Alice Pickler
Col. Morris
The
Sons of Veterans
National Military College
Spanish War Veterans Command
O. L. Sues
State Command
Omaha
Jim River Grove
H. C. Preston
N. C. Nash
W. V. Lucas
Col
Melvin Grigsby
Co. E. Clark
Corn Palace
Sioux Falls
Philip Lawrence
DeSmet
F. D. Bowers
Jenior
Henry Wittenbach
Sturgis
Oliver Williams
Scotland
E. M. Foster
Armour
T. E. Blanchard
A. B. Nelson
Pierre
J.S. Perriton
Ashton
John Morris
T. C. de Jean
Plankinton
Hailstorm in Black Hills Damages Homes and Stock
A severe rain and hailstorm swept Deadwood and nearby areas over about 200 miles causing extensive property damage. Glass shattered at a photograph gallery, a 75 foot stone wall collapsed with $700 in losses, and three new houses along Main Street were endangered. Mystic on the Burlington Railway saw large trees felled and homes torn. No lives were reported lost though much range stock was killed by lightning.
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Deadwood
Lock & Peterson
Forest Hill
John Gorum
Main Street
Mystic
Burlington
Gamble Critically Ill South Dakota Congressman Gambles with Meningitis
Congressman Robert J. Gamble of Yankton lies critically ill after an acute meningitis attack on February 21. Physicians held a consultation the next day and hopes for recovery are small. he has endured prior illnesses including a bout of grip with erysipelas.
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South Dakota
Robert J. Gamble
Yankton
Bulldozing Troubles Spur County Cattle Conflicts
In Lyman County area cattlemen clash over range rights as Ed Cherrington loses livestock to rival drive offs. Sheepmen report arson attacks and threats of artillery to defend property amid ongoing bulldozing tactics in the region. A separate incident notes Ernest Carter’s sudden death during a thunderstorm.
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Lyman County
Ju I
Missouri Richamberlain
Ed Cherrington Hin
White River
Ile
Cherrington
Ernest Carter
Providence
Congregational Church
Wagner
W. Hi. Thrall
Charlies M. Daley
Armour and
Tyndall
Philip Beeh_tel
Hailstorm Ravages Brown County Crops in East
Destructive hailstorm damaged crops extensively in the eastern Brown County area. A strip three miles wide and up to twenty miles long was heavily affected, wiping out much of the yield in the belt.
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Brown County
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Acclaim
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Himectf
Iowa
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Willian
Kinley
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Termoor
Chas. M. Boswell
Fremont Association
Cullom
America
Fremont Association of Republican Clubs
Pittsburg
Serena B E. Payne
New York
Delaware
Gus” Adicks
Friends of the Delaware
Payne
Gen. Grosvenor
Committee On Permanent Organization
Massachusetts
Gary Roosevelt
MacKinley
Mus.c
Dom Paul Kruger
Michigan
Transvaal
W. H. C. Mitchell
Americen Aah
Black Hills
Gamble
Edmund Hart
Columbia
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Hohensbuch
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George McNickle
John Thompson
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Deadwood School
Parker
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Secretary of State
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Chicago & Northwestern
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Clay
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Davison
Ed Day
Deuel
Gigli Douglas
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Tee Fall River
Faulk
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Harlin
Hanson
Hughes
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Miner
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Moorly
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Sanborn
Spink
AGM
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Cattle Men
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