Cummins Claims 790 on First Ballot for Victory
Cummins supporters claim 790 votes on the first ballot to secure the lead. Officials and allies express confidence despite alarms from rival camps about momentum and turnout.
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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1901
Page
1
Anti Cummins forces unite in Iowa governor race
Cedar Rapids August 6 The anti Cummins camp forms a steering group to block Cummins. Harriman and Trewin are named, with others to guide strategy and block Cummins on the first or second ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
antiCummins
Trewin
Harriman
Herriott
Conger
Cummins
H. G. McMillan
Ed. Knott
E. E. Hart
C. W. Johnstone
H. O. Weaver
N. M. Hubbard, Jr
J W. Blythe
anti-Cummins
Dowager Empress Death Sparks Guarded Berlin Ritual
Berlin reports the Dowager Empress death under unclear cause. Guards post two Hussar squadrons and an infantry unit around the castle with loaded guns. Detectives swarm the grounds and the body will not lie in state. remains to be buried at Potsdam beside her husband. King Edward departs Cowes to attend the funeral in Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Potsdam
Edward
Cowes
Germany
Empress Frederick
Hope for Kansas Crop Prospects Reported by Santa Fe Officials
Vice President Morton and Vice President Roosevelt visited Colorado and returned to Chicago noting Kansas shows better crop conditions than expected. They dispute claims of a total corn crop failure, citing estimates of 25 to 33 percent of a normal yield amid green statewide verdure and improved conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Morton
Colorado
Roosevelt
Kansas
Board of Trade
Reunion set for September in Clear Lake Iowa
Clear Lake Iowa August 6 The Second Iowa cavalry will hold its biennial reunion from September 3 to 10. Reduced rail and hotel rates offered. Members of the Sixth Seventh and Ninth Illinois cavalry living in Iowa are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clear Lake
Second
Iowa Cavalry
Illinois Cavalry
Iowa
British ship Discovery sails for south pole voyage
The British ship Discovery began its long expedition to reach the south pole from Cowes at noon today. King Edward signaled farewell, wishing a happy and prosperous voyage to the departing expedition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cowes
Discovery
South Pole
Edward
Conger Still Seeks Iowa Governorship Nomination
Louis Meyer reports from Honolulu that Edwin H. Conger, US minister to China, remains firm on his Iowa governorship stance. Conger says if nominated on August 7 he will accept, otherwise he will stay in China. He notes a cordial Iowa reception and his health has improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Hawkeye
Louis Meyer
Conger
Honolulu
H. L
Iowa
United States
China
Edwin H. Conger
Hawk- Eye
Iowa corn at forty percent crop forecast
Des Moines reports that Iowa crop reporters expect corn to reach forty percent of a normal yield, implying 16 to 20 bushels per acre. Observers warn that farmers should prepare for possible crop failure despite past beliefs that corn cannot fail in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State of
Iowa
Gigantic Wholesale Grocery Alliance Planned in U S
Philadelphia reports a proposed nationwide merger of wholesale grocery firms with about 2600 establishments joining a capital of 100 million dollars. The effort aims to consolidate distribution across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Robbed Street Railway at Chicago Car Barn
Four men bound and gagged a watchman and a car cleaner at the Suburban Electric Railway car barn at Twenty Second Street and Harlem Avenue. They drilled a hole in the office safe and escaped with at least 700 dollars. The crime was carefully planned and executed with cash and precision, suggesting professional robbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Suburban Electric Railway Company
Twenty Second Street
Harlem Avenue
Daring Gold Theft Tunnels Into Smelting Plant
Vallejo dispatch reports a quarter million dollars in gold bullion stolen last night from the Shelby smelting works. Thieves gained access by tunneling under the building from the waterfront in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Vallejo
Shelby Swelting
Drowned Man Found After River Search in Davenport
After more than a day of dragging the river the body of A. F. Angell of 1139 Fifth avenue Moline was recovered near the spot where he vanished Saturday morning. His disappearance had seemed unusual to those who found his empty skiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
A. F. Angell
Fifth Avenue
Moline
Gasoline blast devastates Locust Street block in Philadelphia
An oil or gasoline explosion on Locust Street above Tenth destroyed five buildings and damaged others, killing up to about a dozen and injuring more than seventy five. Firemen and policemen labored through the night to recover victims as debris filled the area and window panes shattered across a two block radius. The total property loss is listed under fifty thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Locust Street
Tenth
Rider Shatters Five Mile Amateur Record In Buffalo
Walter Smith of New York broke the five mile amateur American paced record with 8:27 1-5 at the National Cyclists meet in Buffalo. He also set new marks for two and three miles at the Pan-American exposition stadium, beating prior records of 3:26 2-5 and 5:53 1-5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Walter Smith
New York
J. R. Dubois
Boston
Mass
Smith
Lawton Oklahoma rumored to be run by Chicago Democrats
Wichita Kansas reports Lawton Oklahoma founded as a modern town under ex Cook County democracy figures. Henry McGurn named mayor Tom Byrne commissioner of public works and Capt Duffy chief of police, all known Chicago politicians, with plans for a fully equipped up to date town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
Lawton
Oklahoma
Cook County
Chicago
Henry McGurn
Tom Byrne
Capt. Duffy
Maryland Republicans Rally at Baltimore Convention
Baltimore on August 6 reports the Republican state convention opening with confidence in victory amid Democratic disaffection Phillips Lee Goldsborough is named as probable senatorial candidate if Republicans gain control of the legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Phillips Lee Goldsborough
Fast Mail Jump Causes Injuries On Rail Line
The Chicago Rock Island & Pacific fast mail bound for Omaha derailed at Auburn Park. Fireman Patrick Coneguan was injured jumping from the engine cab and taken to his Blue Island home. Wet rails and a down grade blamed for the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Fast Mail
Omaha
Auburn Park
Patrick Coneguan
Blue Island
Lehr arrives with bride at Newport villa
Harry Lehr former lord high chamberlain to New York's Forty Four Hundred arrived at Newport with his bride and occupied his wife's villa on Bellevue Avenue. Society watchers await Mrs Astor to extend forgiveness for the marriage and offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
R. L
Harry Lehr
New York
Four Hundred
Bellevue Avenue
Astor
San Francisco Waterfront Strike Deepens After Mayor Withdraws
Mayor Phelan abandons efforts to settle the water front strike. Labor council expected to call out workers, tying up many city industries from Puget Sound to lower California. A large force laboring on the waterfront amid traffic congestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Phelan
Water Front
San Francisco Labor Council
Puget Sound
California
Archdeacon Taylor Consecrated Coadjutor Bishop at Quincy
Archdeacon Frederick W. Taylor rector of St. Paul's Pro. Cathedral was today consecrated bishop coadjutor of the Quincy diocese in imposing ceremonies held in Quincey Illinois August 6. The event raises his role within the church as he assists the diocesan leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincey
Ill
Frederick W. Taylor
St. Paul’s Pro
Quincy
Fair and Cooler Wednesday Weather Outlook
Chicago forecast for Wednesday calls for fair and cooler conditions after possible local showers tonight. Warmer at the east edge and much cooler conditions across the extreme west portions tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Coller
Steel Strike Declines Amid Pressing Plan Difficulties
A planned sympathetic strike faces obstacles as Steel workers weigh action amid internal disagreements and external pressures. Leaders caution unity while negotiating with management over wage and benefit concessions, aiming to avoid broader disruption.
Mystery WN Air at Gon Sparks Rumor of Settlement
Reports from Pittsburg detail Shaffer preparing an order to call out amalgamated men tonight and pressuring steel firms to avoid handling rival products. Rumors of a settlement circulate as Union leaders delay public statements amid contract disputes and desertions continue in Wellsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amalgamated
Shaffer
Carnegie
Corry
Steel Hoop Company
New York
Stock Exchange
James R. Keene
Steel Syndicate
Pittsburg
Lincoln
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