Yates Nominated for Illinois Governor by Republican State Convention
At Peoria on May 10 Richard Yates of Jacksonville secured the Republican nomination for governor on the fourth ballot as the convention endorsed the McKinley administration and set the full ticket including W A Northecott secretary of state and James A Rose auditor. Delegates also approved platform aims, backed election of electors at large, and added John W Bunn and others to the state committee. Des Moines reports show Iowa delegates arriving with plans to support the St Louis platform and trust regulation.
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Peoria
Richard Yates
Jacksonville
Cook County
Hancey
Lorimer
Yates
Reeves
Judge Yates
Hinds
Rotary
Illinois
Philadelphia
Jo” Fifer
Charles W. Peters
Chicago
Sangamon
Edgar
Edwards
Wabash
Tanner
Jefferson
Union
Joseph G. Cannon
John J. Brown
Hale Judson
John M. Smyth
H. Cassell
W.h.jamieson
Norman Moss
Horace Rosenfeld
Pointa
H. Db. Pierce
John M. Herbert
John W. Bunn
H. Watson
Charles Bent
Joseph Robbins
E. H. Morris
Joseph Brucker
Bernard G. Anderson
W. A. Northecott
James A. Rose
James S. McCullough
M. O. Williamson
H. J. Haimlin
State University
S. A. Bullard
Alex McCain
Carrie T. Alexander
McKinley
Miles Kehoe
Des Moines
St. Louis
L. M. Shaw
George W. French
Davenport
Lafe Young
J. H. Smith
Cedar Rapids
Detroit
Michigan
D. M. Ferry
Wayne
Milo D. Campbell
A. A. Bliss
Justus S. Stearns
Chase S. Osborn
Upper Peninsula
Populist National Convention Opens in Sioux Falls
The Populist party convened in Sioux Falls South Dakota with 500 delegates and about 600 visitors in the big hilltop tent. Bryan Towne banners from Minnesota drew applause as Senators Butler Allen and Heitfeld and Pettigrew received warm welcomes. Governor Lee’s Boers remark drew notable cheers.
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Sioux Falls
N. D
The
People’s Party
Washington
Jefferson
Lincoln
Bryan
SOC
Minnesota
Butler
Allen
Heitfeld
Pettigrew
Gov. Lee
Populist Convention Opens in Cincinnati
National Chairman Clem Deaver called the middle-of-the-road Populists to order at 1 50 p m in Cincinnati. Mayor Tafel welcomed delegates in a brief speech as 470 seats held by delegates and 75 observers filled the opera house galleries.
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Cincinnati
Clem Deaver
Tafel
Deaver
Opera House
Gage Seeks Record of 400 Million in Gold Coin
Secretary of the Treasury Lyman J Gage orders M L Muehlmann to locate $400,000,000 in gold coin missing from the nation. A 1870s balance suggested $1,000,000,000 held in treasury sub treasuries and banks, yet $400,000,000 vanished. A nationwide jeweler survey and inquiries aim to reveal current gold totals and possible calculation errors.
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Washington
Lyman Jage
the Treasury
M. L. Muehlmann
New York
Treasury Department
Gage
Methodist Delegates Cheer As Flags Unite At Conference
Bishop Foss presided at the Methodist general conference session in Chicago and placed American beauty roses with two mini flags American and Union Jack on the stand. Delegates erupted in applause as he noted the harmony of the flags among flowers. Rev. William Hunter from Canada joined in with a speech and a toast to the symbols.
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Chicago
Foss
Oas
William Hunter
Charles Wesley
League baseball games postponed for weather and strike
Chicago May 11 reports all yesterday's League games postponed. Milwaukee beat Cleveland 7 to 5 at Cleveland, Buffalo defeated Minneapolis 10 to 3, Detroit triumphed over Kansas City 20 to 6, and the tuesday schedule at Indianapolis was also affected by wet grounds.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Buffalo
Minneapolis
Detroit
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Rough Side Wins Chester Cup at Chester Meeting
London May 10 The Chester cup of 3350 sovereigns run yesterday at the Chester meeting was won by C A Brown's Rough Side ridden by Sloan. Fourteen horses ran on the old cup course nearly two miles and a quarter.
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London
C. A. Brown
Sloan
Rain halts forest fires near Iron Mountain, Michigan
Heavy rainfall Monday night stopped fires threatening homes around Iron Mountain Michigan relieving homestead owners and easing fear of property loss.
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Iron Mountain
Mich
Bad Boy Goes to Reform School
Owosso Mich May 10 Willie Ep ple a year old boy who has engaged in several robberies here lately was taken to the reform school at Lansing Tuesday to remain until he is 17 years old.
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Owosso, Mich
Willie Epple
Reform School
Lansing
Quiet second day of St Louis street railway strike
On May 10 the St Louis street railway strike entered a calmer phase as the Transit and Suburban lines stayed idle until police guarded a single line. Massed police kept crowds moving and prevented gatherings while officials and citizens urged peace and protection. A limited Suburban car run began at 3 p.m. with officers at crossings and few visible protesters.
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St. Louis
Great Street Railway
Zeigenhein
Mercantile Club
Street
Campbell
Boers Show Their Teeth and Trek After Train
From Smaldeel dated May 8 General Hutton tried to seize a Boer convoy leaving the Zand river. Boers opened fire with ten guns and threatened the flank as reinforcements arrived. Hutton ordered retirement to Welgelegen while Boers shelling continued during the retreat.
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London
Smaldeel
Hutton
Zand
Welgelegen
Man who fired at Goebel surrenders in Frankfort
London Kentucky May 10 Jim Howard arrived from Clay County and boarded the 10 a m train to Frankfort to surrender to authorities He declares he will prove his innocence and faces the Goebel case with confidence Ongoing pursuit centers on Howard as the investigation unfolds in the wake of Goebel’s death authorized county authorities and state police coordinate the action.
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London
Jim Howard
William Goebel
Clay County
Frankfort
Hioward
Dolliver Renominated by Acclaim in Iowa District Meet
Algona Iowa May 10 The Tenth Iowa district Republican convention renominated J P Dolliver for his sixth term by acclamation. Dolliver delivered a speech that drew strong applause and wide enthusiasm from attendees.
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Algona
Iowa
J. P. Dolliver
Dolliver
Governor Tanner Likely to Skip Surgery Says Doctor
Peoria May 10 Governor Tanner probably will not need a surgical operation. Dr L C Taylor of Springfield, his physician, said that hardened bile secretions passed and the governor has gained strength. If pain does not return, rest and quiet for weeks should restore his health and vigor.
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Peoria
Tanner
L. C. Taylor
Springfield
Gail Stone
Taylor
Alton Stock Dividend Sparks Wall Street Note
A 30 percent dividend on the Chicago and Alton Railroad old property stock was paid Monday by order of directors. The stock is largely held by the same syndicate led by Gould Schiff Harriman and Stillman, with little public float left. The payment signals the old line's continued financial maneuvering under leased operation.
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New York
Wall Street
Chicago and Alton Railroad Company
Alton
Chicago and Alton Railway
Chicago
Chicago and Alton
George J. Gould
J. H. Schiff
E. H. Harriman
James Stillman
Notable Early 1900s News Snaps From Wisconsin and Beyond
General R A Alger and associates buy 230000 acres of long leaf yellow pine lands in Alabama. Rev George S Bryant and wife mark their 64th wedding anniversary in Palmyra Wisconsin. Thomas Towner sustains five knife wounds in Chicago. Edward Christy is accused. A forger swindles Green Bay merchants of hundreds. The Chicago Wanekusha pipe line to be torn up for old iron. Dr Tanner of Kaukauna files expenses for congressional race at 1847. H A Taylor reelected president of the Wisconsin State Journal. Dr Florence Ziefeld sues Arturo Buzzi Pec cia for 50000 dollars in reputation damages. Forest fires in Germany destroy 1000000 marks. troops fight blazes. Ernest T Hooley allegedly received Siberian mining concession from czar covering 8000 square miles. F A Adams train to reduce atmosphere pressure tested on B and O railroad reaching 96 mph briefly. Austria's parliament ends session in a violent language dispute. may dissolve. Sir Richard Webster named master of the rolls and elevated to peerage. A dog chicken quarrel in Columbus Wisconsin leaves Fred Huebner badly wounded and likely to lose an eye. Margaret Sheehan a Chicago girl 12 years old has hair clipped by unknown man.
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R. A. Alger and
Alabama
George S. Bryant
Palmyra
Wis
Thomas Towner
Chicago
Edward Christy
Green Bay
Chicago-Wanukesha
Tanner
Kaukauna
Congress
H. A. Taylor
Madison
Wisconsin State Journal
Florence Ziefeld
Chicago Musical College
Arturo Buzzi-Peccia
Germany
Ernest T. Hooley
Russia
Siberia
F. A. Adams
Baltimore and Ohio
Austria
Richard Webster
Carl Tanse
Fred Huebner
Columbus
Margaret Sheehan
Bragg Thrown From Horse. Right Leg Broken
Fond du Lac Wisconsin May 10 General Edward S Bragg was thrown from his horse on an early ride at Main and Eleven streets. The horse reared after contact with a street car and a dog named Romulus spurred the animal causing the fall. The general suffered a broken ankle and leg injuries with muscles also harmed. Recovery is expected to be slow due to age and shock.
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Fond du Lac
Wis
Edward
Bragg
Main
Eleventh
Romulus
T. S. Mayham
Burt Sues Rockefeller Over Iron Ore Monopoly
Wellington R. Burt of Saginaw filed a Duluth suit against Lake Superior Consolidated Iron Mines and Rockefeller entities alleging monopoly attempts in Mesaba ore. He seeks to set aside Rockefeller lease and claims under-mined development by withholding ore and fixing rail freight. Colonel Leander E. Dyer dies at 85. Bartosh brothers in Burnett county shootout ends with Adolph Bartosh dying and Rudolph Bartosh critically wounded. incident in Orange, Wisconsin.
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Saginaw, Mich
Wellington R. Burt
Duluth
Lake Superior Consolidated
Iron Mines
Rockefeller Iron Ore Corporation
Rockefeller
Shell Lake
Wis
Rudolph
Adolph Bartosh
Orange
Burnett County
Adolph
Nickel Plate trains offer fast routes to East and New England
From Chicago, the Nickel Plate Line provides daily service to Fort Wayne Findlay Fostoria Bellevue Lorain Cleveland Painesville Ashtabula Conneaut Girard Erie Chautauqua Lake Dunkirk Buffalo and via New York Boston. Through dining and drawing room cars, arrivals in New York by 7 25 p m with an observation car on the 3 30 p m Chicago to New York route. Reserve sleeping space by contacting J Y Calahan Central Chicago.
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Ft. Wayne
Findlay
Fostoria
Bellevue
Lorain
Cleveland
Painesville
Ashtabula
Conneaut
Girard
Erie
Chautauqua Lake
Dunkirk
Buffalo
New York
Boston
New England
New York State
Chicago
New York City
Lackawanna Road
Central
J. Y. Calahan
Omaha to Minneapolis Via Illinois Central and Minnesota Lines
New fast line inaugurated January 2, 1900 connects Omaha to Fort Dodge and then to Minneapolis and St. Paul via Illinois Central and Minneapolis and St. Louis routes. Daily vestibule night train offers through Pullman sleeping car and couches with Omaha to Minneapolis and St. Paul timings around 7:35 p m to 7:30 am. Also a daily express with through parlor car and coaches operating to Omaha from Minneapolis and St. Paul, with arc times near 7:50 am to 9:40 pm and Sunday exceptions.
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Chicago Sv
Omaha
Illinois Central
Fort Dodge
Minneapolis
St. Louis
St. Paul
Paul
Minneapolis Ly .Minn
Pullman
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Odessa
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Nickel Plate
H. T. Salisbury
Follett Street
Pawtucket, R.I
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Carlos L. Rogers
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