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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1888
Page
5
Election dispatches from Indiana New York Wisconsin Maine and New York report unusually strong early turnout across states and cities. Hewitt Cleveland and Harrison lead in different regions while Milwaukee and Albany show mixed results and turnout remains high.
New York reports presidential electors chosen in 88 states and 85 states electing 818 congress members. Governors and other state officials were elected in 19 states. five states elected minor officers only. 25 states elected legislators. eight territories sent constitutional delegates. Amendments varied by state, with Colorado Kansas Nevada New York North Carolina and others voting on constitutions and laws.
Weather reports for election day describe rain and clouds in the East with some states see crowds in lines at polling places. Central states face cool and cloudy conditions while the West enjoys fair weather.
Reports say Republican wire pullers were arrested and marshals suspended after alleged voter intimidation. Harry C. New was arrested at precinct No 2 for resisting an officer and filed suit for false imprisonment. Dark Derider and Brainard Robson faced similar charges, with suits against Marshal Hawkins. Judge Woods revoked deputy commissions for intimidating voters.
London observers show strong interest in the US election with bets on Harrison. English sentiment favors defeating Cleveland, viewing him as meddlesome, and London prepares with cables and bulletin boards to track results amid crowds at telegraph offices.
A mob of about 200 Black residents attempted to assault James Thompson who voted the Democratic ticket in Savannas Georgia. Police and constabulary protected him after he sought refuge in Julian Schley’s office. ring leaders were arrested amid scattered violence at the polls.
The steamer Saginaw left New York for San Domingo and Haytien ports amid rumors of carrying arms, ammunition, and contraband goods. The Haytien consul requested inspection, a revenue cutter pursued but failed to reach her before she sailed, and returned to dock.
The Freeman's Journal reports that all government prisoners in Ireland sentenced for dynamite plots were offered freedom if they testified before the Parnell commission, but they declined. Also notes political shifts in Jamestown and updates on other cases and incidents.
Desperate attack by a gang of highbinders on a Chinese brothel in San Francisco ends in violence. Chin the leader injures a proprietor and his wife with an iron bar. Wong Too dies from wounds. Police arrest all involved as motive appears to be blackmail. In Manchester New Hampshire a 16-year-old boy Frank Brown is implicated in Reimann’s murder and is now missing.
A saloon keeper Henry Kehler and his wife drowned themselves this morning at the Northwestern railway tracks near Fullerton and Clybourn. Their bodies were recovered around 8:30 AM. The motive remains unknown.
In Birmingham on November 7 Mr. Gladstone told a deputation that he must not retire while the Irish question remains unsettled. The remarks come as weather and political tensions surround ongoing discussions on Home Rule and reform.
Minnesota and Dakota residents receive practice circulars from a national committee chair urging action to shore up campaign finances. The circulars press for fundraising in a bid to avoid ending the campaign with an empty treasury.
A health note warns that open mouth breathing lets in dust and disease, while the nose purifies and warms air for the lungs. It emphasizes the mouth is for eating and speaking, not breathing, and cites risk to the sun fastening area and overall health.
The Republican businessmen parade in New York drew an estimated 60,000 to 75,000 participants with reports of as many as 78,000 lining Wall Street Broadway and Fifth Avenue. The rainy day did not dampen enthusiasm as longshoremen led the procession followed by banners, banners and a steamer on wheels. Notables including Levi P. Morton observed from Madison Square as the route passed from Wall Street to Broadway to Fifth Avenue.
At a Buffalo Democratic mass meeting a telegram from President Cleveland denied Robbins key claim that he would not run with or vote for an Irishman. The note, dated Friday, rebuked the accusation as a lie and praised his Irish backers during prior canvasses. Secretary Fairchild spoke as Mooney noted Cleveland ran with two Irish Catholics in a concurrent year.
The speaker argues wages decide elections as workers' votes outweigh millionaires. He asserts public opinion can defeat the Republican party if farmers and workers withdraw support. He claims Cleveland lacked Senate power to advance tariffs and credits Democratic timing to Republican protection.
Washington reports ex minister Lord Sackville remains in the capital and plans a public statement before departure. Diplomats foresee no severe punishment and speculate he may be sent to the St Petersburg mission after his disclosure.
The Times of Los Angeles reports on the Murchison West correspondence, stating the letter origin in August or September and Murchison as its author. It claims the letter sought Lord Sackville West's opinion, not as a joke, with dates from September 4 to September 20, and notes Murchison’s Canadian address later.
In Derry Connecticut on November 6 Blaine and his party were greeted by about 10 000 at the trotting park. He warned that if the protective tariff is broken down it cannot be restored and urged voters to back a tariff protecting party. He attacked Dickinson’s New England labor claims as libel and pressed the tariff question against Harrison.
Senator Sherman spoke to a large Peru Indiana audience denouncing a proposed pension bill and criticizing Cleveland-era politics. He ridiculed a "big fat man" in an upholstered chair and urged sympathy for veterans while condemning what he called poppycock legislation. The speech followed coverage of the Original Dudley Letter and Indiana political maneuvering. Cynthia Leonard seeks permission to vote amid registration disputes in New York after Lillian Russell's mayoral bid.
The article notes that under a protective tariff California raised raisin production from 5,000 boxes in 1870 to 1,000,000 boxes in 1887 and mentions political shifts with Democrats opposing prosperity and the Mills bill reducing the tariff by half a cent per pound.
A Democratic free trade paper argues clothes are not cheap enough in Ireland. It claims a good suit can be bought there for 6.56 while wage conditions here show starvation levels, urging readers to go to Ireland as a cheaper option.
Bjones asks Miss De Lancey to call on her while she recalls a sharp rebuke about a past meeting in the city. The exchange ends with a wry reference to a previous encounter at the car strap and a public newspaper mention.
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