Harrison Opens Indiana Campaign with Vigor and Welcome
Gen Harrison launched his Indiana campaign with strong energy and broad public support. From the moment the train crossed the Ohio border, thousands lined tracks and cheered as he and Mrs Morrison rode to Hamilton's grove. A flowered reception from fifteen white-clad girls greeted him, and he spoke to 3,000–4,000 people, later touring Huntington, Peru, Kokomo and other towns before reaching Indianapolis where a long processional escorted him to his home.
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Indianapolis
Harrison
Indiana
Ohio
New Haver
Union Depot
Fort Wayne
Gen. Harrison
Hamilton’s Grove
C. D. Laws
Fort Wayne Road
Middle Bass
Huntington
Peru
Kokomo
Morrison
Old Roman Progress Hearty Welcome Thurman East
Hon Allen G Thurman passed through Harrisburg on his way to New York with two sons and several escorts. About 2000 Democrats and Republicans, including women and children, crowded the Pennsylvania depot to extend greetings in an informal reception. A short speech followed before the train continued eastward. Washington interests plan to urge Thurman to visit the capital on his return from New York to Columbus.
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Harris Bure
Allen G. Thurman
New York
Pennsylvania Depot
Judge Thurman
Allen G., J
E. W. Thurman
Wilkins
W. N. Taylor
Allen O. Meyers
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Washington
James L. Norris
Mr. Dickson
Lawrence Gardner
Mr. Thurman
Columbus
Vermont Election Returns Show Republican Lead
Vermont returns indicate a Republican majority of about 26,000 for governor with Dillingham leading over Shurtleff and Zeley. Congressmen Stewart and Grout are re-elected by larger margins. Republican gains appear in both legislative houses. The rest notes Blaine in Maine on temperance, and commentary on the Campaign Text Book from New York and London newspapers.
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Burlington
Dillingham
Shurtleff
Zeley
Stewart
Grout
Canada’s fishery talks and imperial unity stance
The Times Ottawa special reports on the cabinet council and Sir John Macdonald arguing Canada cannot back away from the fishery position. He predicts that a postponed policy will ease matters after the U.S. presidential election and notes imperial unity could grow thirty years if Cleveland issues a retaliation proclamation. An Imperial note cautions restraint yet no further concessions beyond Chamberlain terms.
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Crea
New Yorks
the Times
Ottawa
Cabinet Council
John MacDonald
Canada
John
Cleveland
Imperial Unity
Hudson River Tunnel prospects in England capital to resume work
Henry S. White states English capital may resume Hudson River Tunnel work soon. A 5 million pound loan has been negotiated, with first installment expected daily. Trustees include Lord Balfour Reginald Capel and others from Great Northern and Great Western railways. Sir John Fawler and Benjamin Baker named as supervising engineers.
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New York
Henry S. White
Hudson River Railroad Tunnel Company
England
Lord Balfour
Reginald H. Capel
Great Northern Railway
Claude J. Hamilton
Great Eastern Railway
Alexander Stubbard
The Secret Out. Briton Discovers US Torpedo System Details
Washington reports that a British representative, once hobnobbing with US naval officers, has learned that US torpedoes and their use drawings are patented by inventors. He sent these materials to London, raising fears he knows the secrets of the American torpedo system.
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Washington
Great Britain
Chicago
War Department
Patent Office
War Office
London
Navajos Warlike Threat Sparks Utah Rancher Settlements
Salt Lake City Utah September 6 United States Deputy Marshal Bowman Cannon reports Utah ranchers moving families into settlements amid uneasy San Juan Ute activity. Ranchers fear a possible outbreak and consider appealing to Governor West for protection as settlers seek defense in numbers.
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Salt Lake
Utah
United States
Bowman Cannon
Moab
Emory County
San Juan
Mr. Allen
Dolores Cattle Company
la Salana Blue Mountains
Governor West
Brooklyn Postoffice Contract Delayed by Illness
The Brooklyn postoffice contract awarded to F. Gobel of Chicago has expired. Gobel reports illness from Clemens, Michigan, delaying execution. Treasury will decide on re advertising. Gobel’s bid was 623000, $20000 less than the next lowest bidder. $1000 forfeiture applies.
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Brooklyn Postoffice
Washington
F. Gobel
Chicago
Gobel
Clemens
Secretary of the Treasury
Wealthy travelers slain on Wyoming hunting trip
Report from Philadelphia states S Morris Waln of Philadelphia and Charles Livingstone Strong of New York, both wealthy young men, were murdered near Rock Springs, Wyoming, during a summer hunting trip, possibly by their guide while they slept. In Ohio, Emanuel Rolandt of Caxton reportedly lay on a railroad track and was killed by an oncoming freight train, believed to have come from Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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Philadelphia
Rock Springs
Wyo
S. Morris Waln
Charles Livingstone Strong
New York
Far West
Caxton
Ohio
Emanuel Rolandt
Cleveland and Canton
Fort Wayne
Ind
Big Winnie Dead At 850-Pound City Exhibit Star
Baltimore September 6 Winnie Johnson known as Big Winnie the fat woman who appeared in dime museums around the country died here from heart enlargement. She weighed 850 pounds and claimed to be the world s largest woman. Her coffin measured 5 feet 11 inches long 4 feet wide and 3 feet 2 inches deep.
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Baltimore
Winnie Johnson
Big Winnie
Wood bagging hopes threaten cotton trust
In Columbia South Carolina Captain J A Peterkin orders heavy machinery to produce wood bagging for cotton at five cents a yard claiming two hundred feet daily output. The piece argues duties do not raise domestic prices and cites wool blanket prices as example of hidden costs in government sales.
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Columbia
S. C
J. A. Peterkin
Wisconsin Democratic convention opens in Milwaukee
The Wisconsin Democratic state convention convened in Milwaukee with temporary officers chosen. J B Doe of Janesville named temporary chair and John Ure Sr of Eau Claire as temporary secretary. Committees on credentials resolutions and permanent organization formed. adjourned to 3 pm. Two gubernatorial contenders are James Morgan and John D Putnam, with a fusion bid possible for the labor party attorney general candidate.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Usher
State Central Committee
J. B. Doe
Janesville
Grover Cleveland
John Ure, Sr
Eau Claire
James Morgan
John D. Putnam
River Falls
Labor Party
Political conventions open with nominations in Minnesota and Colorado
At St Paul ex Governor Pillabify called the Republican state convention to order at 12 30. John D Gibbs was elected chairman by unanimity. A credentials committee to ensure equal representation was approved. A 13 member resolutions committee and a credentials panel were named. The convention adjourned to 8 pm. In Denver ex Senator Tabor led the Republican gathering naming Governor nominees and a ballot later showed Tabor leading with 160 votes for governor with a morning nomination anticipated.
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Merriam
McGill
Sheffer
St. Paul
Naaely
Pillabify
John D. Gibbs
Freeborn County
Dexver
Colo
Tabor
Routt
Chaitfman
Hoset Townsend
Custer County
Congress
David Moore
J. A. Cooper
Wolfe Landerer
N. H. Meldrum
Connecticut Democrats Nominate State Leaders at New Haven
New Haven Sept 6 Democrats nominated Judge Luzerne B Morris of New Haven for governor on the first ballot Senator Kirkham of Newington was nominated for lieutenant governor by acclamation Rony Bishop named for secretary of state James G Martin unanimously chosen for state treasurer and Nicholas Staub for comptroller In New York 63 county Democracy members bolted from the Twenty third district led by Judge Andrew White They will likely align with the Purroy faction In Springfield Mass William E Russell mayor of Cambridge was nominated for governor by the Democratic state convention
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New Haven
Luzerne B. Morris
Kirkham
Newington
Rony Bishop
James G. Martin
Nicholas Staub
Cdamptroller
New York
Twenty-third Assembly District
Andrew White
Purroy
Massachusetts
Springfi“Lld
Mass
William E. Russell
Cambridge
Pes
Coast Veterans of War En Route to Columbus Encampment
The California G A R delegation arrived in Ponland on an overland train heading to Columbus Ohio for the national encampment. About 400 delegates and Ladies Relief corps members are aboard. Oregon joins here and Tacoma will unite with Washington territory, then St Paul and finally Columbus.
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Pontland
Ore
California
Columbus
Ohio
Ladies’ Relief Corps
Oregon
Tacoma
Washington Territory
St. Paul
Northern Pacific
Astronomer Discovers Nebulous Object Believed To Be Comet
Rochester report says Professor Barnard of Lick Observatory found a nebulous object he thought was a comet. He telegrammed Professor Swift to verify for the Warner prize of $100, and the finding was confirmed at Warner Observatory.
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Rochester
N. Y
Barnard
Lick Observatory
Warner
Facta
Swift
Warner Observatory
To Send Back the Pauper Deserced Wife to England
The secretary of the treasury authorized the Philadelphia customs commissioner to spend $10 to return Charlotte A. Devine to Bradford England. She arrived July 10 and was left destitute July 31 after her husband deserted her.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Frosts Damaging Work Drops Acres in North Dakota
A heavy frost across the region on Sunday ruins thousands of acres that had escaped earlier damage. Whole fields will remain uncut, leaving farmers facing losses as crops fail to mature in time. The article notes extensive agricultural damage across the area, with frost affecting multiple counties and farm outputs.
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NeEcukr
Dak
Sugar trust case answers deny corporate acts
Defendants in the sugar trust forfeiture case filed responses in New York on September 5. Henry O. Havemeyer John H. Searles Jr and John Jurgensen with F O Matthieson deny they ever acted as a corporation or exercised corporate rights. North River Sugar Refining Co opposes any charge of a combination or stock transfers among refiners.
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Dsay
New York
Sugar Trust
Henry O. Havemeyer
John H. Searles, Jr
John Jurgensen
F. O. Matthieson
North River Sugar Refining Company
American Bank Plan for Mexico City Investors
Arrangements are under way in Mexico City to start a mammoth bank serving American interests. Over 150 million dollars of American capital are invested in Mexico but no American bank exists. A New York and European syndicate led by H. B. Hollins & Co and Robert Colgate aims to secure a charter with government support.
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City of
Mexico
New York
Europe
H. B. Hollins
War on the Telegraphers Em ployed by Michigan Southern
In Cur ia co on Sept 6, telegraph operators on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern line fear a company order to sever ties with the Order of Railway Telegraphers or quit. The firm reportedly prepared for three months to fill vacancies with nonunion workers. Chicago Telegrapher members declined to confirm or deny the report.
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Michigan Southern
Curiaco
Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern Railroad
Order of Railway Telegraphers
Chicago
Heavy rains damage Alabama cotton crop. relief unlikely
Damaging rains across Alabama over ten days injure cotton plants. Poor quality, rotting, and delayed picking reduce yield. Estimates show Montgomery’s cotton for the year may fall by 7 000 to 10 000 bales as streams rise but overflow stays limited. Elsewhere fall wheat plowing slows, buckwheat prospects grow, acreage expands.
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Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
Middle
Good Wheat and Corn Crops Columnus Report
The corn crop in this section was never known to be held in bottom lands. It is now turning and out of reach of frost. Heat is all thrash and was a good crop.
Scarcity of Wheat Worries Local Mills and Farmers
The Waterloo area faces wheat scarcity with little good grain available in the district and northern states. Milling is down as Minnesota supplies dwindle, affecting local millers. Separate note from Milwaukee records a national convention of stationary engineers with ongoing organization expansion and a Friday closing of sessions.
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Waterloo
Lows
Minnesota
Southern Dakota Bar association meets but stalls on plan
The South Dakota Bar association met at Hounroy but failed to form a permanent organization, awaiting a pagaa meeting slated for September 25. Also reported: Grand Forks mayoral clash ends with Alex C. Mather confirmed as city auditor. Fargo indictments total 143 with bonds at $500. Local option vote ordered in Wahpeton. Wheat hits 81 cents in Fargo, highest since 1888. Milwaukee closes all gambling houses. Public commentary contrasts tariff debate with England’s farm declines and cheaper imports.
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Southern Dakota
Hounroy, Dak
South Dakota Bar Association
Pagaa
Territorial Officers Delegated in Congress List
A long roster lists territorial officers, judiciary, county and city officers, and various fraternal and church groups across North and South Dakota. It includes Governor Louis K. Church, Attorney General K. I. Sempleton, U.S. District Atto. W. J. Vureell, and many local officials in Grand Forks, Yankton, Mitchell, and beyond.
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Gitford
Louis K. Church
M. L. McCormack
John D. Lawher
Jaimes A. Ward
Ener
Maris Taylor
Jon—Eulipene A. Dye
U.S
Atto —W. J. Vureell
United States
Dan Maratia
K. I. Sempleton
Coun
P. McClure
Tyler
North Dakota
Chas
Harris
South Dakota
J. EF. Jenkins
Board of Health
C. J. Ing
Territorial
Dr. Alloway
Grand Forks
Judiciary
Bartlett Tripp
Yankton
Ass Elate
J. J. Garland
Sioux Falls
W. H W. Francis
Seve Cessey Lvcusupol
John McBrierk
District Court
J.n.crow
QO. O. Stanchfield
Reriee Sherif John Tait, Sr
Sess Eees Ees
Capomer H. AL. Bras
J. L. Hannett
Wees
B. A. Bennett
W. Adams
W. W. Gardner
John Cook
E. C. Mahusberry
McCormick
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Hudson River Tunnel
the Secret
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Coast
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New York Sun
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White House
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Monttpelien
Milliwaukee
National of Stationary Engineers
Eeosition
Eee Iy
Ming SC
Grand Forks, Dak
Griggs
Alex C. Mather
Fargo
Fanco
Wahpeton, Dak
Brainerd, Minn
Sleeper Opera House
India
America
Australis
South America
New York Press
Royal Royal Fatite
Ath
Rovatl Baking Rowbkk Co
Will
General Directory
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
Melaet
Wast
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Pan
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Thu
Passiti
Yeatns Alon Ciskot
Sane
OS Freight
Freiglit
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VROM
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T. F. Menizer
D.W. Ward
Winslow Abbe
J. ¥. Kimball
A. E. Hitchcock
Irvine
Mjiyer
H, J. Mohr
J. W. Beattie
Board OF Aldermen
First Ward
Thos. Clyde
H. B. Rogers
K. D. Welch
D. W. Collins
W. G. Davison
GT. McDonald
J. E. Gilbert
L. W. Lewis
Board OF Education
A. J. Edgerton
M Wallace
J. E. Wells
Stinchfield
K. W. Wheelock
Mitchell
Masonic Hall
Bracy
H. P
Geo. H. Lathman
A . Bt
Bernard Commandy
K. T
Masonic Nrail
T. PF. Singiser
J. C. McBride
Qhanku
O. O
Dakota
Jerome Wiltze
N. G
B. van Alstine
O F Mitchell
Qalkota
Odd Fellows’ Ball
J. M. Adams
C. P
H. J. Bingham
Ranson
G. A. J. Mitchell
W. Kress
PW. Spelt
Adj
Ferguson Lodge
Odd Fellows’ Hall
W.S. Crandell
E. B Hughes
W.A. Rogers
al. C. Clark
M. W
Odd Fellows All
ST. Mary's Church
Protestant Episcopal
John N. Babcock
PRESBYTERIAN—The_ Leyland
Serviant Lg Babbath
Methodist Episcopal
A. W. Adkinson
J. Winegar
A. A. Brown
Calholig—Church of the ‘Holy Family
George Sheehan
Rev. Co. Win
Wurrsenmidt
Congregational
Mircun
Seir New Steadiig
Cor. Kirst
Main Sts
C. McFarnd
the Mitchell Weekly Capital
N. B
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