PopulistsNominate Peffer for Governor in Kansas
The Kansas Populists vote to run Senator Peffer for governor. The scene features political shifts and party strategy as they align for state leadership amid a broader national political backdrop.
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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1896
Page
7
The Kansas Populists vote to run Senator Peffer for governor. The scene features political shifts and party strategy as they align for state leadership amid a broader national political backdrop.
Mrs Abnuzali Anayon folman wife of Congressman W S Holman died suddenly at W Dna on March 18 Funeral held in Aurora Ind The item also notes W I Kokema horseman saved from a burning stable during a fire and other scattered railway and industry references from the era
A March 21 riot in Indianapolis erupted between Chandler & Taylor non union workers and strikers and sympathizers. Three men were shot, with Davis fatally, as stones and bricks struck those in crowds. Police had kept order amid repeated clashes as tensions over union membership and job access at the works boiled over.
A wartime dispatch from Rome reports menaces around Asmara and continued advances on Massowah as negotiators seek terms. A royal decree signals readiness to proceed toward settlement after declarations, with envoys awaiting full peace. The scene centers on negotiations between Ethiopian and allied representatives and the pursuing forces.
In the Sixti district campaign feud between Congressmen Peary UU Johnson and James EL Watson, charges of dress and abuse surface. Watson faces claims of improper conduct as Johnson denies all allegations while departing Washington and supporters push positions amid a charged political climate.
Amid island turmoil a general amnesty for Crete insurgents is decreed by the Sultanate authorities. In foreign affairs, Britain, Holland and Belgium engage in cross border moves while Germany backs England in the press. Military tensions rise as European powers discuss Crete and colonial conflicts.
The Times-Herald reports Edison has used X rays to image the heart arteries and blood vessels during a live test. A Lebanon taxpayers committee faults the street lighting contract as exorbitant and seeks to overturn it, urging a citizens ticket for the upcoming municipal election.
In New Castle on March 23 congressmen Mr. Johnson and Mr. Watson met after Johnson returned from Washington. Watson denied circulating personal slanders and disavowed his friends' Rose pamphlet. Johnson apologized for recent remarks and they shook hands before departing for their respective posts.
Republican district conventions on March 19 elected delegates to the St Louis national convention and nominated congressional candidates. Delegates, electors, and nominees span the First, Second, Fourth, and Twelfth districts with McKinley support shown by many uninstructed or pledged delegates. Congressional nominees named: Hemenway Boonville First District Marcus Salzer Madison Fourth District Jacob Leighty St Joe Twelfth.
A dead white baby was found wrapped in brown paper inside a street mail box in Washington D C after late Saturday night sorting. Clerks said they never heard of a body being sent through the mail and there were no marks on the wrapping to indicate origin.
Trading figures from regional shipper markets show poultry prices per pound for hens spring chickens turkeys and ducks with cull rates and fat yields noted. Grain and livestock quotes cover wheat corn oats and hogs with regional variations and national benchmarks from New York Baltimore and St. Louis.
The House debated censuring Ambassador Thomas F Bayard for speeches in England and Scotland while the Senate pressed Cuba resolutions. Key figures included Mr Slitt Mr McCreary Mr Draper Mr Cousins and Mr Vest. The Bayard censures passed the House 210 to 58 with notable partisan splits.
A London cable reports Lord Salisbury replying to the Peace Society memorial for Anglo American arbitration of the Venezuelan question. He says the government is considering the proposals and they are before the U S government. The Daily News calls the letter hopeful and hints it could signal a brighter era in world affairs.
Crawford Goldsby or Cherokee Bill, a notorious Western robber and murderer, was hanged at Fort Smith Arkansas on March 17. He had killed Ernest Melton in Lenapah Cherokee Nation on November 8 1894 after a lengthy crime spree. His initial execution date was set for April 1 but was stayed by the Supreme Court. During the stay he killed guard Lawrenc Kouling on July 26, adding to his crimes.
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