Iowa Republicans Nominate Full State Ticket In Des Moines
Iowa Republicans at the state convention adopted a St. Louis platform pledging support for McKinley and Hobart, endorsed international bimetallism and protectionist policy, and named electors and state officers. Committee readings praised McKinley and Allison, with McPherson presiding and Gear and Henderson speaking. The ticket includes electors at large R H Conger and others, secretary of state G L Dobson, auditor C G McCarthy, treasurer John Herriott, attorney general Milton Remley, supreme court A R Ladd, and railroad commissioner E A Dawson. State committeemen named for districts with vacancies.
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Des Moines
St. Louis
Iowa
Hepburn
Omaha
Chicago
McPherson
Smith McPherson
Red Oak
Dolliver
Senator Gear
United States
Towa
McKinley
Hobart
Iowa Repubicans
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Harrison
Repubican
Spanish America
Central
Europe
Fifty-third Congress
G. L. Dodson
C. G. McCarthy
John Herriott
Stuart
Milton Remley
Iowa City
Supreme Court
A. R. Ladd
Sheldon
E. A. Dawson
Waverly
J. M. Kemtie
Muscatine
A. M. Shellfro
Independence
T. I. Green
Fayette County
I. M. Traynor
Council Pluffs
H. G. McMillan
Rock Rapids
State Central Committee
Ancient Assyrian rebuke letter translated by Johns Hopkins
Baltimore readers learn of a 2500 year old cuneiform tablet. Princess Shenmeterat, granddaughter of Ashurbanipal, rebukes Asshur Sharrat for addressing her as sister. Dr. Johnston notes etiquette required strict use of titles and calls out potential court scandal hinted in the phrase daughter in law of Asurbanipal.
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Assyria
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Christopher Johnson
Nineveh
Johnston
Shenmeterat
Asurhbanapal
Sardanapalus
Dr. Johnston
Asshur-Sharratt
Sheruaeterat
Ashur-etil-ilani-ukinni
Hosts
Asurbanapal
Esarhaddon
Asshur-Sharrat
Baltimore Sun
Bugle Saves a Child Life by German Drum Major
A German imperial army regiment on a country road faced a mad bull chasing a child. The drum major urged the buglers to sound, and the high pitched blast frightened the bull. The child reached safety as soldiers rushed in. The incident underscores quick action and the power of sound to influence animals.
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Imperial Army
American party nominates Judge Stone for Missouri governor
The American party executive committee in Kansas City tendered the governorship nomination to Hon. John B. Stone, Jackson county presiding judge, who accepted by brief letter. The nomination was made without a convention via statewide petitions, and Stone’s candidacy is seen as a significant fall political factor.
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Kansas City,Mo
American Party
John B. Stone
Jackson County
Judge Stone
Union Silver Party forms in Michigan free silver drive
The independent free silver convention in Lansing on Thursday drew 225 delegates from nearly all Michigan districts. J. C. Watkins presided and George Richardson served as secretary. Resolutions urged free coinage of silver and directed the 34 St Louis delegates to vote as a unit to unite silver forces nationwide. The group adopted the name union silver party.
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Lansing
Mich
J. C. Watkins
Belding
George’l’, Richardson
Grand Rapids
St. Louis
United States
Union Silver Party
Ten-Year-Old Rosanna Foutch Dies After Storm Fear
In Zanesville Ohio on July 18 Rosanna Foutch ten daughter of Mrs James W Foutch died in peculiar circumstances after nervous prostration tied to thunderstorm fears. She had read widely and feared a hurricane following the St Louis storm and suffered repeated fits of nervous weakness during Wednesday’s storms.
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Zanesville, O
Rosanna
James W. Foutch
St. Louis
Convention of Silver Friends in Minneapolis Endorses Lind
A Minnesota gathering of Silver Men selected 30 delegates and 30 alternates for the St. Louis silver convention. John Lind was endorsed for governor with solid backing from Silver Republicans Democrats and the Populist party. William J Bryan also received unanimous endorsement and the group pledged support for the Democratic nominee.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Friends of Silver
St. Louis
John Lind
People's Party
William J. Bryan
Oregon Railway & Navigation seeks reorganization plan
Articles of incorporation filed in Portland Oregon show EE McNeil W W Cotton and Henry Failing as incorporators. Capital stock set at 35000000 dollars. Plan to reorganize and operate the former system lines both rail and water and to build all contemplated routes.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon Railway & Navigation Company
EE. McNeil
W. W. Cotton
Henry Failing
Skiff Struck by Telegraph Steamer. Miss Howes Killed
In Louisville on July 18 a skiff carrying Miss Fannie Howes of Utica Indiana and Thomas Jarvis of Louisville was rammed by the Cincinnati and Louisville steamer Telegraph en route to Cincinnati. The boat broke apart and Miss Howes was killed by the wheel buckets. Her body remains missing. Jarvis survived by clinging to wreckage.
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Louisville
Fannie Howes
Utica
Ind
Thomas Jarvis
Cincinnati
Telegraph
Howes
Jarvis
Duel Ends in Death in Knoxville Feud Settlement
Farmer Washington Smith and Deputy Sheriff Dave F. Rogers dueled at Knoxville to settle a long feud. Smith was killed and Rogers wounded. Smith left 14 children, including four sets of twins.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Washington Smith
Sherif
Dave F. Rogers
Union County
Smith
Rogers
Death by Hanging at Folsom for Tulare Deputy
San Francisco reports deputy town marshal John E. Howerd, who shot Italian Martin de Larna two years ago amid a political quarrel, was hanged Friday at Folsom state prison. In New York George J. Gould won a suit to block inheritance tax on 5 million dollars bequeathed by Jay Gould. In Philadelphia Judge Yerkes refused a new trial for James B. Gentry, condemned for murdering actress Madge Yorke.
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John E. Howerd
Tulare
Martin de Larna
Folsom State Prison
New York
George J. Gould
Jay Gould
Gantry
Philadelphia
Yerkes
James
Gentry
Madge Yorke
Supreme Court
Uncertain Financial Future Dampens Trade Review Mood
R G Dun & Co reports lingering doubt over the financial outlook causing a gloomy week in markets. Railroad stocks slip from 47.22 to 44.76 while trust stocks fall from 47.83 to 44.48. cotton prices dip as mill closures temper market faith.
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R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Chicago
Texas
Boston
United States
Canada
Bradstreet’s
Laughlin Convicted of Murder Sentenced to Death
Robert Laughlin, a farmer near Augusta Kentucky, was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. He killed his 12 year old niece who lived with him and cared for his invalid wife after returning home drunk last February.
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Robert Laughlin
Fang
Brookville
Laughlin
Augusta
Druggist Gahan fatally shot by man claiming wronged wife
Cheboygan Michigan July 18 D Ga han a prominent druggist was shot and probably fatally wounded by a man calling himself James Appleyard of Minneapolis Appleyard is under arrest He says he learned his wife was wronged by Gahan before their marriage when she visited Cheboygan last year
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Mich
D. Gahan
James Appleyard
Minneapolis
Appleyard
Gahan
Cheboys Gan
Intermarried Whites Organize League in Kiamichi County
In Good Land at Antlers Oklahoma Territory the intermarried white citizens of Kiamichi county form a league to press their national rights and push an active movement for betterment. Also reported are fires murders arrests and an accidental death with injuries in various towns.
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Antlers
I.T
Good Land
Kiamichi County
Public Disclosure of Olney Salisbury Arbitration Talks
Washington July 18 The state department released 13 communications showing the United States and Great Britain negotiating a general arbitration treaty with a permanent tribunal while pressing forward on the Venezuelan boundary dispute. Secretary Olney objects to a five vote requirement and proposes a stricter final award review by a mixed U S and British court. Lord Salisbury replies that a broad applying framework would require adaptations for other states and warns of risks if terms threaten territorial honor.
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United States
Great Britain
State Department
Cleveland
Congress
Venezula
Bayard
Marquis of Salisbury
Lord Salisbury
Venezuela
Olney
Parliament
Julian Pauncefote
Lord Salsbury
Sir Julian
Julian
Whitney Declares Himself Refuses Chicago Ticket Endorsement
William C. Whitney dispatches to press associations denying any desire to endorse the Chicago ticket and stating there are no conditions or circumstances that would lead him to vote for it or aid in. He asks corrections to a reported statement.
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New York
William C. Whitney
Chicago
Bold Thieves Caught in Chicago and Detroit Round-Up
Chicago detectives recovered bonds stolen in March from Miser Schrage totaling 53 000 with 27150 found and 12 000 missing. Jack McLean led police to 5414 Shields Avenue where bonds were buried in a cellar. Edward B. Smith arrested for receiving 21000 worth of bonds. In Detroit, detectives seized three wanted thieves Orme Dempsey and Monahan, planning to rob a paymaster and flee to Buffalo Boston Philadelphia and St. Louis.
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Chicago
Detroit
Miser Schrage
Jack McLean
Bendit
McLean
Shields Avenue
Edward B. Smith
Hittyfirst Street
Christopher Schrage
Jefferson Street
Jacob” McLean
Sidward Smith
Mich
Orme
Dempsey
Monahan
Ben High
High
Downey
Michigan Avenue
Buffalo
Boston
Philadelphia
St. Louis
McKinley Campaign Forecast With Massed Speakers
Canton Ohio July 20 McKinley supporters prepare a large speaking campaign for founders day in Cleveland and Alliance. Maj McKinley will attend ceremonies then return to arrange speakers including Ex President Harrison Senator Foraker and others to cover Pacific slope western states and more.
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Canton
Harrison
J. B. Foraker
Thomas B. Reed
Thurston
Charles Emory Smith
Henry Cabot Lodge
Stewart L. Woodford
J. P
Japan Seismic Death Toll Rises Across Districts
Reports from Tokio dated July 2 cite official tallies of deaths and injuries after a devastating seismic wave. Miyagi Aomori Hokkaido totals show thousands dead and wounded with a large number stranded and rescued by warships. The death list is expected to exceed 30,000 as damage to boats fields and housing grows.
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San Francisco
Tokio
Twaig .Kedececee Ns
Miyagi
Aomori
Hokkaido
Shogyo
Iwate
Tramps Capture a Train Near Lemars Iowa
A Chicago mail train between Fort Dodge and Lemars was seized by about 20 tramps who wounded several crew members and passengers. The assailants were overpowered near Lemars with local help, leading the crew to travel armed thereafter.
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Fort Dodge
Lemars
Chicago
Des Moines State Fair Dates and Improvements
The fair runs in Des Moines from September 4 to 11 with stock entries due August 21. Railroads offer one fare round trip for attendees. The machinery department gains a large addition and additional improvements are planned for opening day.
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Des Moines
Cedar Rapids tobacconist faces first anticigarette cases
Donald C. McGregor a leading tobacconist was arrested in Cedar Rapids on two charges of selling cigarettes. He was arraigned before Justice Ball and fined 25 dollars on each charge. These are the first cases under the anticigarette law that went into effect July 4. It is understood these cases will be settled and action will be brought in the United States court to test the law's constitutionality.
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Donald C. McGregor
Cedar Rapids
Justice Ball
United States
State fair panel weighs novel railroad stunt
Des Moines committee received proposals for a new fair attraction to lay two miles of railroad through the grounds. A locomotive and cars would be started from each end to meet in the middle. The contract reportedly totaled about 15000 dollars.
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State Fair Executive Committee
Des Moines
Murder Confession Ties Brother to Keil Case
Christian Eckelebe in custody at Andrew after arrest for the July 4 murder of Minnie Keil confesses implicating a brother of the victim as his accomplice and instigator. Miss Keil planned a final settlement of her father's estate to divide the farm.
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Christian Eckelebe
Minnie Keil
Andrew
Miss Keil
Sunday Law Enforcement Sparked by Sioux City Citizens League
The Citizens' league organized in Sioux City to enforce Sunday closing forms branches across the county. Saloons in smaller towns oppose the law, and war will be declared. The league aims to prevent sales on Sunday including cigars anywhere in the county.
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Citizens’ League
Sioux City
Murder Near Osceola Acknowledges Political Quarrel
John E Davis, a respected farmer, was murdered eight miles south of Osceola at a neighbor's house during an errand. John Lykens, a 36 year old bachelor with a demented brother, is named as the killer. The motive cited is a quarrel over politics.
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John E. Davis
Osceola
John Lykens
Milwaukee man commits suicide near Sioux City river
Fred Kahn of Milwaukee shot himself at Sioux City and lay in the bushes on the river bank for several days before dying. He was a traveling salesman for Cohen and Niesser jewelry makers and was well known in Sioux City.
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Wis
Fred Kahn
Milwaukee
Sioux City
Sioux River
Cohen & Niesser
Various Iowa items report crimes deaths and losses
News in Brief details a Cran dall & Co. horse buyer attacked in Williamsburgh losing 2500 cash and jewelry. Alfred Swanson found dead by hanging. Julius McCormack found in Cedar Rapids after inheritance news. Gov. Drake commutes death sentences of Weams and Hammill. multiple deaths including Miss Maud Tucker and Miss Anna McConnell. fires destroy multiple buildings. a Creston death from heart disease. Cedar Rapids Emancipation Day plans.
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William Gray
Crandall & Co
East Buffalo
N. Y
Williamsburgh
Alfred Swanson
le Mars
Julius McCormack
Cedar Rapids
Central America
Drake
George Weams
John Hammill
Lucius B. Redpath
Des Moines
George Napier
Foster
Thomas J. Cooney
Dubuque
A. J. Eaton
Osage
Anna McConnell
T. C. McConnell
Burlington
Holbrook
Marengo
Maud Tucker
Waterloo
B. Snyder
Creston
Beftie H. Nelly
Cherokee
Irwin & Marmon
Rippey
Anderson
Albia
Collins
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