Illinois Republicans choose Oglesby ticket at state convention
The Illinois Republican convention at Peoria outlines Gen. John A. Logan as presidential candidate favorite, nominating Richard J. Oglesby for Governor and listing delegates to the Chicago national convention. The platform calls for labor protection, civil rights and strong civil service.
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Peon
A. M. Jones
Chigsgo
State Central Committee
James A. Donnelys
Coles County
Daniel " Herd
Cook
Jones
Illinois
Bissel
Yates
Oglesby
Palmer
Rivers
Oultom
Hamilton
Ilinois
Lincoln
United States
Chicago
Mlinois
Mr. Connolly
Logan
Biniie
Cook County
Richard Rowett
Adams County
Richard J. Oglesby
J. Smith
Jno. O. Farbanks
John I. Riniker
Macoupin County
Smith
Fairbanks
Riniker
Republican Party
Great Britain
J. L. Woodward
Abner Taylor
Charles E. Piper
W. H. Ruger
George EB. Davis
J. R. Wheeler
B. Raymond
L. O. Collina
Tor
D. Dement
Lous P. Wolf
Capt. Dement
Chas. 2
Swigert
Jacob Groas
Crook
Charles Lecker
St. Clair
David T. Littler
Sangamon
Fredrick Reaman
Fayette
Gross
Becker
F Sa
Littler
Ifleaman
Committee On
J. H. Howard
George Huht
James McCartney
McCartney
Hunt
Bissell
Hamilton H
Commonwealth
Republican Party of
Congress
John M. Hamilton
Shelby M. Cullom
United States Senate
Arthur
John A.logan
Army of the Union
Dan Shepherd
Philip Maas
John Vanderpool
Sixth Ward
Oo.omober
E. M. Bragton
Internal Revenue
W. N.taft
Charleston
Robert Small
Samuel Lee
J. M. Freeman
A. Webster
Harris Simkins
Lk. F. Bridgett
R. W. Boone
Wilson Cook
Co. M. Wilder
O. O. MaQoy
EB. H. Dibble
D. 'J. Corbin
EH. Deus
F. J. Johnson
Geo. H. Thompson
Gen. Grant
Harrissune
Ile
Fourth
Allegheny
Waddell
Washington
Pennsylvania
Blainu
Not Guilty for Sheriff Davidson in Extortion Case
Trial testimony led the District Attorney to concede the indictment would not have been found from the cross examination, the judge directed acquittal and the jury found Sheriff Davidson not guilty. Two related indictments were quashed on motion.
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Sheriff Davidson
Choate
English lady offers £20000 to rescue Gen Gordon
Brief items report an English lady offering 20000 pounds for Gen Gordon's rescue. A factory strike in Tetschen Bohemia ends. Cholera deaths are reported on the Suez canal troopship Crocodile. Most business places in Trenton Ind. burn, save three. Lower Brothers mill in Princeton Ill. burned with 38000 loss and 11500 insurance.
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Gordon
Tetschen
Bohemia
Suez Canal
Crocodile
Trenton
Lower Brothers
Princeton
Ill
Riot at Brandnock steel works leads to arrests and injuries
Reports from Brandnock Pa describe a two hour riot at Edgar Thompson’s steel works with 30 to 40 Hungarian and Polish workers clashing by 1 o’clock. Three men injured seriously, several others hurt. rioters arrested on bail. Men identified include Joseph Biller Polish and Albert Woloski Hungarian. Police and citizens formed a vigilance committee to quell the violence.
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Piorepure
Edgar Thompson
Stoel
Brandnock
Joseph Biller
Pole
Smith
Albert Woloski
Braggeman’s Row
Hungarinos
St. Louis
Clara Weber
Atchison
Kansas
Polios
E.P. Leggett
Washington Street
Shoe
French Fleet Seizes Amoy Amid Indemnity Talks
Paris reports the French fleet occupied Amoy to secure payment of an indemnity from China. Hunghosa’s capture ends the Tonquin campaign. French demands are expected to be heavy as negotiations with Obins stall. Shanghai dispatches note Chinese officials punished for reverses and a general levy ordered.
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Oll
Namesa
Shanghai
Hongkong
Amoy
London
Paris
China
Tha Pesse
Patenotre
Pekin
Tonquin
Actie
Canton
Yunnan
Taris
Ces
Tomiin
Pionghoa
Millett
Honghoa
Osnton
So-An
Li Pu
Prince Chand
Grand Coun
Disasters Reported in Several U S Cities on April 17
A string of accidents and drownings reported from Quincy to Newport includes Mark Phelps and three others drowning after a boat capsized near five miles above Quincy, two boys aged 11 and 18 drowning off the bay, an explosion under a bridge in Boston, a freight wreck at Hanover on the Panhandle road killing one worker, and a broken driving wheel injuring a fireman on a Louisville short line train with no passenger injuries.
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Quincy
Mark Phelps
Phelps
John O. Munsphy
Olof Magmesson
Boston
Cragies Bridge
Pirrepuna
Hanover
Newark
Panhandle
Wm. McCarty
Ooshoocton
McCarty
Oinormatr
Louisville Short Line
Newport
Daniel Huffoagle
California Wheat Crop Outlook and Risks From Spring Winds
Ed win F. Smith reports California wheat yields likely to exceed 1880 and last year by about 60 percent if May and June winds do not harm matur ing grain. Hessian fly reports are sparse and unverified. Also noted is the death of Rev. Father Sanchez, pioneer Franciscan missionary, aged in Santa Barbara, and the arrival of the first fast overland Central Pacific mail train on time in San Francisco.
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Smith
Bloomingtonys
Cullom
Hamilton
Magee
Massac
State Central Committee
Supreme Court
A. H. Taylor
LaSalle
Ward Reed
Bond
Clarke
Jno
J. Healey
Cook
Henry Coombs
Charles Becker
St. Clair
Logan
Cook County
San Francisco
Cal
Edwin F. Smith
State Agricultural Society
California
Sacramento
San Juan
Santa BanpaRa
Father Sanchez
Bread Shortage Reported Across Marion County
The Peedee Index from Marion, South Carolina notes widespread bread shortages as war-time provisions are scarce. County residents face hunger with hundreds unable to obtain sufficient food. Agricultural reports say last year’s crops were short, and township correspondents warn of possible starvation in some areas.
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Coxromeu
Legislature Adjourns For Year As Committees Probed
A fragmented note states the legislature adjourned this morning until January and appointed committees to investigate election frauds in Cincinnati.
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Oro
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Cincinnat
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Dick Oglesby
Gen
Peoria
Charles A. Fuller
L. M. Kane
O. D. Towne
Norman Lewis
Henry T. Noble
G. Baldwin
P. W. Willett
J. A. Bell
T. Rogers
Thos. Vernam
R. H. Whiting
W. W. Wright
Charles Stratton
Wm. McAdams
F.M. Simpson
Senator Cullom
Gov. Hamilton
Burton O. Cook
Clark E. Carr
John W. Burr
Bangamon
J. R. Tanner
Clay
H. O. Parker
Geo. Boas
China Tegtreyer
John AI Smythe
James A. Cextor
A.J. Hoypkus
Gonrad J Fry
William H. Shephard
AL Childs
D. McWimame
Wufon Bilas
A.J. Harvay
C Matthewn
Humphrey
Alabama
Folk Claine
Toxkuanaxur
Pao
Golasha A. Grow
House of Representatives
J. F. Lyon
Blaine
Shierive Davidson
Gcouke
Puinave Enraia
Jay Cooke
Pennsylvania Canal Company
New York City
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Bargen
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Minn
Webster County
Iuwea
Ashland
Wisconsin
Lake, Carlton
Anoka
Isanto
Chicago Couunties
Johnson
New York
Edward_H. Wierman
Andrew Johnson
Coleman House
Kentucky
Franklin, Mass
Franklin Rubber Company
Laweenox
Mass
Poles
Braddock
James
Honraville
Frank James
A. J. Smith
Lawrence
Thos. Peden
Muscle Shoals
Cuba
Havana
Aquoxo
Dix Patohea
Aquero
Insurgenta
Hia
Partisana
Clarence O. Ford
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