Republican Conventions in Arkansas and Washington
A brief notice notes political conventions in Arkansas and Washington as Republicans organize campaigns. Nominating events and schedules are reported with emphasis on party activity in these states.
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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1884
Page
8
A brief notice notes political conventions in Arkansas and Washington as Republicans organize campaigns. Nominating events and schedules are reported with emphasis on party activity in these states.
The Fifteenth and early April convention activity across Ohio and nearby states produced contested delegate selections. Blaine supporters withdrew after clashes over legally elected Fourth District delegates, electing Jacob Slagle and Joseph D Weeks, while Magee and Flinn backed by regulars prepared to go to Chicago, likely in Arthur’s column.
In Blaine era First Congressional district convention at Aberdeen Mississippi G O Chandler of Corinth won the nomination for Congress with H O Powers and W M Pennon chosen as delegates to Chicago The body adopted a resolution endorsing Arthur administration Delegates are uninstructed but one reputedly supports Blaine and the other Arthur.
Joseph Medill of the Chicago Tribune urged the Senate committee on post offices and post roads to cut newspaper postage from the present two cents per pound. He argued current rates burden publishers, dampen circulation, and harm non profit papers while government revenues from letters rise. Hesing of the Chicago Staats Zeitung supported relief for small papers, noting education and readership would improve with lower rates.
A deadly clash near Jescuon City Wisconsin stemmed from land warnings by Ernest Allen and others. Tim O Connor was killed as a wire blocked school district land while Mike O Connor attacked a Breen man. several suspects were jailed amid a long feud.
Mrs. Anna Schook faces trial in Criminal Court on accusations of cruelty to about twenty children aged 6 to 14 housed at her home near Lagrane. Prosecutors described filthy conditions, a basement used as a cow stable, and inadequate care with a diet of tanish and potatoes while some children were orphans or left by indigent parents.
Reports from Illinois and Springfield indicate the First National Bank faces rumors of cashier defalcations ranging from 3.8 to 5 hundred thousand dollars with concerns depositors may recover only fractions of their holdings. Separate dispatches note wheat sowing 7 percent below 1883 with slower growing conditions.
An official investigation into the loss of the steamer Daniel SteinMayn has begun at Halifax. The annual meeting of the National Studiera’ Tome Board of Managers was held in Washington on Tuesday. J P Cooper of Kay Oliver Wis returns after failing for ten thousand dollars and makes a voluntary assignment. Louisville Board of Trade endorses New York Chamber of Commerce push to stop silver dollar coinage. Typhus breaks out among Poles in New York East Side tenements traced to two arriving steamships. Montreal live stock inspector reports four fifths of sheep in Laprairie county diseased. quarantines imposed.
A withering set of cables reports Khartoum near collapse as Gen. Gordon fights rebels on the Blue Nile and disarms mutineers. Cuba sees Aquero’s force grow to 2256 with planters sabotaged and new filibuster risks. Burma and India note unrest, while a Dublin railway collision injures thirty two laborers.
April 9 in Lyycuzona Virginia miners opened the Pocohontas mine entrances for operation the next day and recovered bodies seen at the site. An order arrived for thirty six coffins. Also Halifax reports two bodies from the wrecked steamer Daniel Steinmann recovered. Tickets to Columbus found on one victim along with nine relatives.
Belle Osborn, colored, convicted of shooting with intent to kill, received eleven years. She begged pitiously as the judge began to modify the sentence for a woman, but the prosecutor protested that she has appeared before the Criminal Court repeatedly and something must be done to relieve the courts, and the judge allowed the sentence to stand.
At Denver April 7 stockholders approved the annual report showing a 160000 surplus over fixed charges. Reforms urged toward restoring harmony with Coal & Iron Co and action on Col Dodge as manager. Old board re-elected except Dodge, replaced by D H Moffat of Denver. The Sioux City case reports a temporary injunction against Governor Sherman to restrain conveyance of uncertified lands.
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