POPULISTS TO MEET INDEFINITE VICE PRES NOMINATION FRICTION
Sioux Falls May 9 delegates discuss the vice presidential question amid splits over Towne and alternative candidates. Senators Allen Butler Pettigrew clash on strategy while Illinois delegates float Stevenson and Sulzer. Donnelly gains talk of top ballot with Howard and Deaver. platform leans toward referendums money reform railroads and trusts with limited expansion.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Nebraska
Kansas City
Allen
Butler
North Carolina
Pettigrew
United States
Ilinois
Adlai E. Stevenson
New York
Sulzer
Stevenson
Towne
Bryan
Democratic populists plan routine national convention in Robinson's opera house
Cincinnati reports a protracted national committee meeting setting the agenda for the middle-of-the-road populists. Howard of Alabama may be named temporary chairman. resolutions and experience sessions follow as states weigh opinions before the resolutions committee acts.
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P. M. Kingdell
Minnesota
R. E. Bray
Oklahoma
Eugene Smith
Illinois
Leo Vincent
Colorado
Exigerton
California
Cincinnati
National Committee of the
Robinson's Opera House
Howard
Alabama
Committee On Resolutions
Resolutions Committee
Charles G. Dawes
John J. Brown
Vandalia
Charles G Dawes
Dawes
Tanner-Hanecy
Brown
C. W. Peters
David Shannahan
Committee On Credentials
Haneey
Dolliver Renominated by Acclamation at Iowa GOP Meet
Algona Iowa May 9 The Tenth Iowa district republican convention renom inated J P Dolliver for his sixth term by acclamation.
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Algona
Iowa
J. P. Dolliver
Shorter Work Day Drive Promoted in Congress
Washington May 9 report on the Gardner eight hour bill argues shorter daily hours improve morals, homes, and consumption, noting reduced labor hours raise wages without price rises. It reviews eight hour laws, labor conditions, and economic impact across states.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Gardner
Committee On Labor
Dewey Receives Grand Ovation in Memphis
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey concluded a three day recall of Memphis entertainments with two final receptions. A Daughters of the American Revolution chapter hosted Gen Luke E Wright at home, while the Peabody hotel hosted a large patriotic gathering. Dewey departs for Nashville in the morning.
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Memphis
Tenn
Luke E. Wright
Peabody Hotel
Dewey
Fires Rage Across Marinette Area Amid Smoke Shrouds
In Marinette Wisconsin on May 9 rain failed to quit fires raging across the region. Superintendent Stephenson of Boom company returned from Norway Michigan reporting widespread forest fires and danger to the Menominee River Lumber company farm. Dense smoke blankets Green Bay hindering navigation and triggering fog whistles while Marinette city endures worsening fires and heavy smoke.
Fire in West Brook field and Navarre devastates several homes
Massillon Ohio reports a Tuesday blaze destroying thirteen residences in West Brook field and damaging Navarre. Water shortages hampered firefighting from Massillon engines until a heavy rain limited the flames. Total loss roughly 62,000 with partial insurance coverage.
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Massillon
West Brookfield
Navarre
Levy and Bro Sell Cedar Brook Whisky to Kessler Co
James Levy and Company of Cincinnati sold 12 000 barrels of Cedar Brook whisky to Julius Kessler and Company of Chicago. Levy formerly controlled Cedar Brook output. The Cedar Brook distillery was bought by the trust and output redirected to Kessler who bought from 1893 to 1899. The consideration exceeded 1 44000 dollars.
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Cincinnati
James Levy & Bro
Julius Kessler & Co
Chicago
Levy
Cedar Brook
The
Trust
Kessler
Boat Sinking Drowns Two Women in St Johns River
In Jacksonville on Monday night Mrs M. Rutt and Mrs Eliza Flowerday drowned when their boat leaked during a river crossing with eight aboard. The craft took on water and capsized, throwing all passengers into the water as they struggled.
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Jacksonville
Fila
M. R. Vutt
Eliza Flowerday
St. Johns
Steel Mill in Terre Haute to Close Indefinitely
Terre Haute Ind May 9 word has been received that a major steel trust mill will close indefinitely on June 1 affecting many workers and also laying off the entire office staff. The orders were received Tuesday.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Steel Trust
Forest fires destroy mills and timber in Webster County
Parkersburg May 9 Forest fires in Webster county destroyed over 2 000 000 feet of fine timber in the stick and sawed and burned two of the largest lumber mills in the area. The loss will be close to 50 000.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Webster County
Missouri Supreme Court Hangs Six Murderers on June Fifteen
Jefferson City Missouri May 6 The Missouri supreme court sentenced six murderers to be hanged on June 15 1900 The condemned are Ernest Clevenger Robert Cushenberry John A Hollo way Sam Waters David Miller and Jack Bradford.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Supreme Court
Ernest Clevenger
Robert Cushenberry
John A. Holloway
Sam Waters
David Miller
Jack Bradford
Telegraphers Strike Ends on Southern Railway
President W. W. Powell of the Order of Railway Telegraphers orders an 11 a.m. Tuesday effective date to formally discontinue the strike declared April 12, 1900, by Southern railway telegraphers in Atlanta.
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Atlanta
W. W. Powell
Order of Railway Telegraphers
Southern Railway Telegraphers
Window Displays Boost Local Grocers and Egg Shell Grit Use
Muscatine market reports show midweek dull trade while grocers rely on window displays to attract shoppers. The piece highlights a Second Street store with fresh eggs and butter that drew customers, and promotes use of crushed dried egg shells as chick grit to reduce mortality in young chicks.
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Second Street
Muscatine Markets Listing Daily Prices Across Commodities
Market report lists Wood Pine Wood and Hard Soft coal prices. Grain and flour items include Flour Spring and Winter, per sack. Live stock shows hogs, sheep, calves, cattle, lamb prices. Butter eggs cheese and miscellaneous items with varied shop rates. Hardware prices cover nails and barbed wire. Prices presented as per unit or per hundred as read.
Chicago Markets Special Dispatch Item
I J Toner and H E Mckay manage Muscatine office posts for Chicago markets. Office connected by telephone to Chicago, dated May 1900.
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I. J. Toner & Co
H. E. Mckayanager
Muscatine Office
Chicago
Summer Schedule of Street Car Services
The schedule shows routes for South Muscatine Park Place Fair Grounds Cemetery and general office departures. First cars depart at 5 50 a m and 6 00 a m with 20 minute intervals to late evening. cemetery line starts at 6 00 a m with 20 minute repeats to 11 10 p m. a final note states no passenger delivery after 11 10 p m and varied half hour to 10 15 p m from line end.
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South Muscatine
Park Place
Fair Grounds
Constipation and Its Far Reaching Effects
A health note links constipation to skin problems headaches vertigo and hemorrhoids. It emphasizes the liver and bowels in maintaining health and notes natural outlets for waste. Regular evacuation prevents inflammation and supports Nature's balance.
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Illinois Republicans
M. W. Howard
D. Clem Deaver
Barker
Donnelly
Deaver
Cencinnate
Tanner-U Haneey
Peoria
Ill
Vanner-Hanecy
State Central Committee
Philadelphia
Joseph G. Cannon
Danville
John J Brown
Hale D. Judson
Kane County
John M. Smyth
C H. Castle
Adair
E. H. Morris
Norman H. Moss
Mount Vernon
Maurice Rosenfeld
Committee On Electors At Large
John M Herberts
Jackson County
H D Pierce
Cook
Pierce
Oak Park
House Committee
Esting Report
Congress
Neeley
House
Tuesslay
Commissivnr
Clhaimne
Union Iron Works
San Francisco
Monterey
Ways God Means Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Office
Committee On Agriculture
Senate
Internal Revenue
Naval Academy
United States Navy
Ohio Towns
Sis
Muscatine Markets
Muscatine, Iowa
Graham
Fruit and Vegetables
Street Car Company
Dr. 4
V. Barnes
A. V. Barnes
Shsogns College
Fairfield
Rock Island
Rado Springs and Scenic Route
Tesday
Ft Worth
el Paso
Los Angelecs
John Sebastian, G. Pa, Chicag
Bureau of Civil Service
Lastrue
Washington, D.C
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