St Louis Aud Prime Spot for National Convention Seating
St Louis prepares to host the Republican National Convention in a 14,000 seat auditorium with 909 delegates and 53 national committee members expected. Timothy Byrnes to distribute tickets. seating decisions and contest handling to be decided by the National Committee ahead of the assembly.
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T. Louis
Chicago
Jane
Minneapolis
St. Louis
National Committee
Ohio
Iowa
Buckeye
Timothy E. Byrnes
Byrnes
Conkling Splits Minnesota In 1880 Nomination Fight
In the Minnesota Journal account, Conkling’s push to thwart Blaine by naming a favorite son swayed Minnesota to Windom. With only ten delegates, Windom’s supporters held solid during Chicago balloting, shaping the state’s presidential nominating history.
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Minneapolis Journal
Windom
Minnesota
Blaine
Conkline
Chicago
Stea
Delegation Seating by Telephone Links at National Convention
A plan proposes wiring each convention hall section to the chairman's desk so he can instantly identify which delegates seek recognition. The system would reduce secretary workload, with contesting state delegations heard and a sub committee deciding which delegates are entitled to representation.
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St. Louis
Chicago
New York
Thomas H. Carter
Montana
National Committee
General Clarkson
Iowa
An Old Loaf Becomes Soar Family Heirloom
In Ambaston Derbyshire England the Soar family preserves a six century old loaf with a writ and deed. The loaf was part of land grants from King John to the Soars and remains kept as a sacred relic alongside the original writs.
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Soar
Ambaston
Derbyshire
England
John
Early and Coyne clash over signing and debt
In a Life magazine exchange Bryton accuses Minos Coyne of failing to save money after re signing from the club. Coyne replies that the debt burden remains high and visible.
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Bryton
Minos Coyne
Baseball Gossip on Bert Abbey and Western League clash
The piece profiles Bert Wood Abbey of the Brooklyn Club born November 29 1869 in Essex Vermont his Vermont roots University leadership and short major league stints with Washington Chicago and Brooklyn. It also discusses Dad Clarke Petersen Phelan Jr and a Western League submission to the National Board amid Toledo Grand Rapids and Minneapolis player moves plus Washingtons rise and new pitchers.
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Hert Wood Abbey
Hrooklyn
Phelon
Dad” Clarke
Ert Wood Abbey
Brooklyn
Essex
University of Vermont
University
Washington
Pittsburg
Macon
Gumbert
Chicago
Abbey
Chicagos
Brooklyns
Barre
GedGuard Seminary
Weig
Phelan, Jr
William H. Clarke
New Yorks
Chicago End
Dad
Clarke
Willie
George
Danny
Dibby
New York
Old Fiegel
Dad Clarke
Osewego
Bert Wood
National Board
Western League
Denny Long
Toledo
George Ellis
Grand Rapids
Long
Mineappolis
Conors
Ban Johnson
Minneapolis
Johnson
Connors
Authors Fancies and Notable Homes Across Lives
Amelia Barr resided at Cherry Croft while William Cullen Bryant lived at Cedarmere Edgar Allan Poe called Fordham home and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow occupied Craigie House Hawthorne lived at The Manse and The Wayside Bayard Taylor dwelt at Cedar Croft Hjalmer Hjorth Boressss named his estate the Morelands.
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Amelia Barr
Cherry Croft
William Cullen Bryant
Cedarmere
Edgar Allen Poe
Fordham
Lowell
Elmwood
Hawthorne
Wayside
Longfellow
Craigie House
Bayard Taylor
Cedarcroft
Hjalmer Hjorth Boressss
Morelands
Fragmented 19th Century Ad Snippet Mix
A collage of old advertisements and notices. mentions Apfel wholesaler in Los Angeles California, freight terms, bank vaults in England, Yvette Guilbert, teething remedies, shirt waists pricing, Dr Kiine’s Restorer, peppermint oil production, Hall’s Catarrh Cure, a street sprinkling cart in Athol Maine, a claim about breaking up a cold, crematories in Fogland, and the Mar family dating back to 1003.
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Fogland
Manchester
Woking
Liverpool
British Isles
Mar
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ST. Louis Auditorium
J. Sloat Fasaett
Cleveland
Committee On
Henry Watterson
Cleveland Committee
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James
Grant
Conkling
Garfield
Lincoln
Baseball
Demontreville
McAuley
Rogers
Win Mercer
Kutz
Capt. O'Brien
W. Nichols
Breitenstein
Payne
Detroit
Baldwin
Louisvile
McClosky
O'Brien
John M. Ward
McCloskey
O’brien
Billy McGunnigle
Billy Watkins
Indianapolis
la Chance
France
Anderson
Scheeh
Stein
Samuel
Posen
Kennedy
Griffin
Daly
McCarthy
Tom Brown
Moe- James
Selbach
de Montreville
McGuire
Ireland
Boston
Geore
Lewis
Hutchinson
Manning
Parker
Wise
Robinson
Murphy
Kelly
Arliee Latham
Harry Diddlebock
Chris von der Ahe
Chris
Diddlebock
Letham
von der Ahe
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Nichols
Buffalo
McKean
Mater
Young
Aneon
California
Apfel
Los Angeles
Cal
The
Bank of England
Wm. B. McClellan
Chester
Florida
Yvette Guilbert
Man Winslow
Queen of May
Kiine
Hulle
Filmore
Hall
Athol
Des Moines
Iown
Hlinvis
L Mann
West Fifth Street
Hood
Lyon & CO. Tobacco Works
Durham, N. C
Great Resorts of
America
Railroad
New York Central
Buckinchaw’s
Nashua, N. E
All Druggiste
Hires Rootbeer
Charles F. Hires Co
Philadelphia
HCI
Er Bicycle Co
Des Moines, Ia
SFO Pee Eset
IEEE
Association
Moines
Tere
Chotapson
al Kee
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