McKinley Nominated At St Louis Convention
William McKinley won the Republican nomination at the St Louis convention amid fireworks, speeches, and a fractured faction over the free coinage issue. Senator Teller’s silver plank was tabled, the financial plank adopted, and foraker and Depew led the push to unity as Quay Hastings Reed Morton and others urged broad support.
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Thurston
John R. Scott
Florida
Committee On
Foraker
Ohio
Foraxer
Teller
Colorado
Republican Party
Levi P. Morton
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Senator Lodge
Reed
Henburn
Allison
Hastings
Quay
Depew
Platt
Morton
McKinley
William McKinley
Mantle
Montana
Brown
Utah
New York
Sutherland
Rochester
Rose
Chauncey M. Depew
Mr. Depew
Gov Orton
Mr. Foraker
Massachusetts
Idaho
Senator Teller
Dubois
Frank Cannon
Nominating Hobart on First Ballot as Vice President
Reports from a crowded convention detail Garrett Hobart winning the vice presidential nomination on the first ballot after speeches from New Jersey and Connecticut delegates. The lengthy session included adjournment plans and committee appointments to notify nominees.
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Tetewee Oeklahoma
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Ae Dist. of
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Aloabka Wescsensenenes
Ceeeeercees
Artice
James Walker
Dipuitt
Reed
Depew
Hurston
Fred Grant
Morton
United States
Nomination of McKinley and Hobart at National Convention
The St Louis convention named William McKinley of Ohio and Garrett A Hobart of New Jersey for president and vice president after ten hours in heat and noise. The selection followed no bold effort and concluded the party ticket.
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St. Louis
Vth
William McKinley
Ohio
Garrett A. Hobart
New Jersey
United States
Unanimous Nomination Declared For Rickinlay President
The question Shall the nomination be made unanimous was carried by rising vote. The chair announced William Rickinlay of Ohio as the Republican party candidate for president of the United States.
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Union Army
Pension Bureau
West Indies
Maassacres
Armenia
United States
Turkey
William Rickinlay
Ohio
Repub Ycar Party
United Bteb
Republican Platform Text from St Louis Convention
The platform declares, for the first time since the Civil War, the Democratic administration caused unparalleled deficits, rising debt by 262000000, and a deteriorated economy. It condemns unrestricted Democratic control and credits 380 years of Republican rule with past achievements. It frames fiscal mismanagement, trade deficits, and credit concerns as the nation’s current peril.
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Ohio
Republican Party
St. Louis
National Republican Convention
United States
Republican Party Platform Advocates Imperial, Domestic Reforms
The platform outlines support for Cuban independence, naval expansion, strong harbor defenses, strict immigration enforcement, Civil Service integrity, free ballots, anti lynching, national arbitration, and homestead policies. It calls for territorial representation, women’s broader roles, and equal pay, urging swift passage of key measures and elections to restore republican prosperity.
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Republican Party
Congress
House
Senate
Territories
United States
Alaska
Congress of
Chicago Thief Shot Dead in Saloon Hold-Up
Birdie Maroney, a known Chicago thief, was killed Monday night during a saloon hold-up at Clark and Taylor streets. James Bartley was seriously wounded and taken to county hospital. John Clark, the bartender Jim Harris, and a crowd of town characters were present as chaos followed, with Clark firing on the robbers after Maroney struck him.
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Chicago
Birdie Maroney
Clark
Taylor
James Bartley
John Clark
Jim Harris
Maroney
Bartley
Murderer Robertson Slashes Throat Before Execution
In Aiken County South Carolina Dan Robertson, condemned for murder, slashed his throat during preparations for hanging, severing his jugular. governor granted a one week reprieve, but Robertson died. In London William R Brown was found to be the wrong man and discharged by Bow Street police.
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Gaillowa
Columbia
D. C
Aiken County
Dan Robertson
Alderman
London
William R. Brown
Liverpool
New York
W. W. Damon
W. RR. Brown
Bow Street
Brown
Fort Valley
Canada Premier Tupper denounces U.S. alien labor law
Sir Charles Tupper, premier of Canada, told a Catherines speech that he repels the United States alien labor legislation and warned Americans that Canada may pursue protection for its industries and people in response. He spoke Sunday in Ontario.
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Catherines
Ont
Charles Tupper
Canada
United States Congress
North American Turnerbund picks San Francisco for next convention
Louisville Ky June 23 The North American Turnerbund chose San Francisco as the site for its next biennial convention while St Louis remains the headquarters city.
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San Francisco
Louisville
St. Louis
McKinley Visit Sparks Canton Rally and Speech
Maj McKinley welcomed by thousands in Canton Ohio after a Zanesville Muskingum County delegation parade. He argues for full work paid in a full dollar and praises protective tariffs and reciprocity amid a large crowd.
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H. C. van Voorhis
Maj. McKinley
Republican Party
Paterson
N.J
Garret A. Hobart
John Hopper
Braun
Stobart
Hobart
Ten Thousand Dead In Yesso Tidal Wave Disaster
Yokohama reports estimate the loss of life at about 10 000 from a devastating tidal wave that struck Yesso after a long earthquake sequence of about 20 hours. Kumaishi was destroyed and other coast towns partially or wholly washed away. The island Yesso is the northernmost of Japan’s four main islands, with Matsmai as the chief town and Hakododl as a major seaport.
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Yesso
Japan
Kumaishi
Jesso
Empire of Japan
Nipon
Matsmai
Hakododl
Benjamin Bristow Dead Former Treasury Secretary and 1876 Presidential Candidate
New York notices the death of Hon. Benjamin H. Bristow, longtime lawyer and former secretary of the treasury under Grant. Born 1832 in Elkton Kentucky, he served as lieutenant colonel in the Twenty-fifth Kentucky Infantry, Kentucky Senate member, and U.S. district attorney before his 1874 76 tenure as attorney general nominee and treasury secretary. He died of peritonitis at his New York home after a career spanning Civil War service and high federal office.
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Grant
New York
Benjamin H. Bristow
Secretary of the Treasury
the Treasury
Rutherford B. Hayes
Benjamin Helm
Bristow
Elkton
Todd
County
Jefferson College
Pennsylvania
Twenty-fifth
Kentucky Infantry
Kentucky Senate
United States
Louisville
Senate
New York City
Frame building collapse in San Francisco kills five
A three story frame building on Fifth Street and Mint Avenue collapsed Monday afternoon in San Francisco killing five and injuring 17. An unknown woman passerby was killed by falling timbers. Workers and guests of a nearby restaurant survived. two or more people remain buried among the wreckage.
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San Francisco
Fifth Street
Mint Avenue
Milwaukee Boycott Ends Tense Street Car Strike
Milwaukee on June 20 reports the boycott over the May 4 street car strike is officially ended by the union. President James Flint of the Amalgamated Association of Street Employees says buses are discontinued and the public is not asked to ride cars, though the strike remains ongoing.
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Milwaukee
James Flint
Amaheamated Association of
Des Moines Hosts 31st Sunday School Association Convention
At the 31st annual Des Moines convention of the State Sunday School Association officers for the coming year were elected. President McCash of Des Moines. first vp C W Sweet Ida Grove. second vp R A Ferguson Story County. third vp Eugene Secor Winona. recording secretary Mrs M M Bailey Shenandoah. treasurer J F Hardin Hardin County. executive committee J W Planalp Storm Lake. George B Slentz Ringgold. William Tackeberry Woodbury. Rev W H Blanche Davenport. F Stowart Tainn.
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McCash
C. W. Sweet
Ida Grove
R. A. Ferguson
Story County
Eugene
Secor
Winona
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Bride and Fortune Tie the Knot in Des Moines
John Van Linden and Mary Annie Buckley Roland wed at the Kirkwood hotel Des Moines, Justice Blake officiating. The bride, an heiress valued at $200,000, left relatives' opposition in Europe to marry her sweetheart who later worked in the Des Moines insurance business.
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John van Linden
Mary Annie Buckley Roland
Kirkwood
Des Moines
Justice Blake
America
Benning Proposes Hydro without Dams in Boone
William J. Benning of Boone patents a contrivance that uses undershot wheels to utilize stream currents without damming and convert power to electricity. A model at Purdum Neb shows success and the Benning Current Motor company forms in Boone with $50,000 capital to develop the invention.
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William J. Benning
Boone
Purdum Neb
Benning Current Motor Company
Millionaire lumberman W. J. Young dies in Clinton
W. J. Young, famed lumber magnate and philanthropist born in Belfast on February 27, 1827, died in Clinton. He arrived in 1858, built his first mill in 1860, and by retirement three years ago led the world’s largest lumber plant. His fortune was reported between six and ten million dollars.
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W. J. Young
Clinton
Belfast
Ireland
Murder of Muscatine Policeman in Handling Tramps
Veteran policeman Jacob Neibert was killed while attempting to arrest a tramp pair near Hershey company upper mills. He confronted them as they occupied a Rock Island railroad box car and was shot when one tramp resisted, dying almost instantly.
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Jacob Neibert
Muscatine
Hershey Company
Upper Mills
Rock Island
Pastor's Expulsion Case Yields $500 Damages
The Sheldon Episcopal church rector Doroty expelled Mrs. A. Cram from church for alleged improper conduct. The Primghar court awarded her $500 in damages, after she had originally demanded $3,500.
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Doroty
Sheldon Episcopal Church
A. Cram
Primghar
Grinnell Farmer's Daughters Die In Strychnine Suicide
Two daughters of farmer Frank P. Hipps near Grinnell took strychnine and died by their own hand at their father's house. Bertha had left her husband. Eva's motive remains unknown.
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Frank P. Hipps
Grinnell
Bertha
Eva
News in Brief from Iowa and Surrounding Areas
A stream of brief notices reports deaths, appointments, trials, accidents, and local events across Iowa. Highlights include S. F. Lathrop of Steamboat Rock death. C Bayan Oldfield named receiver for Sioux City’s Bonus Milner Co.. Iowa battleship Iowa silver service contract to J Caldwell & Co.. West Point cadetship won by Carlos E. Jones. Paul Reynolds dies in Chicago. Gov Drake appoints W S Winthrow as judge. Additional items cover resignations, escapes, suicides, fines, runaways, court sales, business failures, quarry accident, sudden deaths, and a state firemen’s tournament.
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S. F. Lathrop
Steamboat Rock
C. Bayan Oldfield
Bonus Milner Company
Sioux City
Executive Council
Des Moines
Iowa
J. Caldwell & Co
Philadelphia
Waterloo
West Point
Carlos E. Jones
Independence
Paul Reynolds
Polk Street
Chicago
Johnson
Christian Church of
Mason City
Charles Norton
Creston
Washington
United Presbyterian
Sebastian Wingert
E.G. Pace
Muscatine
Pace
O. W. Delano
Delano
Burlington
A. W. Coats
William Adams
W. A. Beggs
Falls
Jacob Schandelmier
Boone
Colfax
John Perkins
Eldora
Hardin County
Freeport
Ill
Marshalltown
Harlan
John Andre
Liberty Township
Young People's Societies of the Baptist Church of Central
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Thomas C. Platt
Mark Hanna
Hanna
William M'Kinley
Lodge
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Samuel J. Fessenden
Gary
Morgan C. Bulkeley
J. Franklin Fort
Repubican Party
Garrett Hobart
Allen
Charles Warren Lippitt
Randolph
Henry Clay Evans
Smith
I. C. Walker
Ofirginia
James A. Walker
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John M. Thurston
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