Discovery of Son Russell fuels Republican campaign talk
Washington dispatch notes Carter's surprise selection as National Republican Committee chairman amid party tensions. It cites Harrison’s reluctance to appoint big-name leaders, Carter's Western hustler image, and plans for new faces in federal offices if Harrison wins a second term. It discusses campaign messaging on tariff reform and free silver, and Gorman Aldrich speaking plans.
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Sorcal
Carter
National Republican Committee
Washington
Harrison
Tom Carter
Jerry Rusk
Minneapolia
Republican Congressional Committee
Democratic House of Representatives
Minneapolis
General Land Office
Western
Russell Harrison
Zach Chandler
Marshall Jewett
B F. Jones
Quay
Clarkson
Inteer
Eiher
White House
Congress
Senate
Gorman
Maryland
Aldrich
House
Neral Patterson
Tennessee
Whitney
Ublicans
Democrats
Saya
New York
Chicago
New Republican Chairman Hints at Harmony in New York Campaign
July 17 New York special reports visiting Republican statesmen meeting General Clarkson at Long Branch. Thomas Henry Carter becomes National Committee Chairman and aims to form a winning campaign while negotiating harmony with President and New York leaders.
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New York
Republican National Executive Committee
Thomas Henry Carter
Henry C. Payne
William A. Sutherland
Samuel Fessenden
Joseph H. Manley
James S.clarkson
Long Branch
Richard C. Kerens
Coney
Russell Harrison
Philetus Sawyer
Fifth Avenue
John C. Spooner
Repuba
Spooner
New York State
Harrison
Fee C. L. Magee
Pomerlvania
National Executive Committee
Magee
Carter
L. FE. McComas
Maryland
McComas
Harrison Nea St
Republicans Split as Indiana Committee Members Resign
The Republican State Central Committee loses key anti Harrison figures, with H C Hanna of Allen county and Weser resigning. They object to recent land grant road appointments and Blaine faction tensions. Several prominent Republicans in Ft Wayne and Allen county pledge to back Cleveland.
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Indianapolis
Republican State Central Committee
Friends of the President
H. C Hanna
Allen County
Harrison
Gowdy
Lato
Weser
Allen
Hanna
Vesey
Chapin
Ft. Wayne
Bisine
Cleveland
Democrats See Opportunity in Iowa for Cleveland Stevenson Win
National Committeeman Richardson leads Iowa Democrats into Chicago arguing the party stands united in the state. He predicts Boies will back Cleveland and Stevenson, and hopes Whitney will take the National Committee chair while Brice declines another term.
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ChicaGo
Iowa
National Committee
Richardson
Whitney
Brice
Reilly Likely Nominee in Pottsville Primary Race
Schuylkill county returns show Hon. J B Reilly winning nearly all Pottsville precincts and surrounding districts, securing the Democratic nomination for Congress on the first ballot over Watson F Shepherd. The judge race favors incumbent Cyrus L Pershing over John Yan in most districts.
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Rallly
Congress
Pottsville
Schuylkill County
J. B. Reilly
Watson F. Shepherd
Cyrus L. Pershing
John Yan
Chicago Convention committee prepares next Wednesday tribute
An appointed committee will conduct an action related to the Chicago Convention next Wednesday night and will receive a substantial remembrance of the event. Several members of the committee are currently in Washington under the supervision of the Notification Committee.
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Chicago
Cratic
Pardness Sanhieven
Poe White Buckbeen
Washington
Secretary Sheerin Faces Chairman Pick After Brice Move
Secretary Sheerin of the Democratic National Committee said he faces a quandary over a National Committee meeting at 8 p m to elect an Executive Committee and Brice's successor as Chairman. He favored a Thursday adjournment to attend the Madison Square jubilation and mused that Whitney or Harrity could be the next chairman. Claude Matthews will join Sheerin as his guest tomorrow.
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Whitney
New York
Sheerin
Democratic National Committee
Brice
National Committee
Madison Square
Harrity
Claude Matthews
Mr. Sheerin
Third party movements organize in Mississippi counties
Jackson reports Third party activity across several Mississippi counties as meetings aim to form local branches for the Weaver and Field ticket. The movement relies on sub Treasury supporters, greenbackers, and independents, with past Treasuryites defeated two to one.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Weaver and Field
sub-Treasuryites
Treasuryites
sub-Treasury
Stevenson Heads to Buzzard's Bay on 12 P.F. Train
General Adlai E. Stevenson departed New York on the 12 P.F. train for Buzzard's Bay. He was accompanied by General S. Ewing.
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Stenson
Buzzard's Bay
New York
Adlai E. Stevenson
Buzzard’s Bay
Ean 8
S. Ewing
Murder Always Out A Peddler Killers Caught In Montreal
Detectives Reap and Slanson of the New York force arrest Harris Blank and Charles Rosencraz in Montreal after tracing the Towanda Pa victim Joseph Marks. The men traveled through Milwaukee and Western states after the 16 March murder and 17 April discovery. Police gather pocketbook watches and other items linking them to the crime as extradition proceeds.
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Montreal
Edgar J. Reap
S. Slanson
Canada
Joseph Marks
Towanda
Harris
Charley
Dutch Mountains
New York
Milwaukee
Slanson
Reap
Joel
Hebrew Quarter
St. Maurice Street
Harris Blank
Charles Rosencraz
Rosenwey
Yellow fever outbreak aboard Enchantress prompts quarantine
The steamer Enchantress arriving from Santos and Pernambuco was detained for quarantine as yellow fever swept its crew. Captain Hammon and Purser A W Foster died at sea after contracting the illness. Steward Wamaley and engineers Pottinger and Parks fell ill. Parks later recovered in a Pernambuco hospital and returned to New York.
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New York
Enchantress
Hammon
Santos
Pernambuco
Hammond
A. W. Foster
Steward Wamaley
Pottinger and
Parks
Pernambneo
Iron Queen Sinks on Powhattan Rock Trip to Cincinnati
The Iron Queen with 250 passengers mainly Pittsburghers on a round trip to Cincinnati struck a rock at Powhattan early morning and sank to the bottom. A towboat pumped her out and she continued to Cincinnati. Passengers were unaware of the sinking until morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waeewing
Iron Queen
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Powhattan
Forger Arrested After Shadowing His Fiancée
Louis Levinger of Toronto, who forged £2000 two years ago and fled to the U S A., was caught after his affianced and her mother traveled by train to Suspension Bri N and were met by Levinger on the platform. He admitted the meeting aimed at marriage and agreed to return to Toronto without extradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NiaGarka Fats
Louis Levinger
Toronto
Levinger
Train wreck near Florence wipes out cars in washout
Winnimeron N C July 17 A Northeastern Railroad train was wrecked by a washout near Florence last night all six cars left the track except the engine and rear sleeper J & Cinamon the news of and William Moore a colored employee wore
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Winnimeron
N. C
Northeastern
Florence
J. & Cinamon
William Moore
Liberal Resources For Delay Stirs Home Rule Crisis
London dispatch notes cabinet ministers summoned as Balfour and Salisbury discuss strategy to force Gladstone to reveal home rule and policy. Analysts project delayed legislation, with Irish vote absences threatening government stability and funding concerns shaping electoral maneuvers.
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Carlton Club
Lord Salisbury
Gladstone
House of Commons
Mr. Gladstone
Ireland
Government urged to assert control against brutality
The federal government should act decisively to suppress savage brutality amid disorders, with the Poe adding that only strong federal authority can prevent further delays in addressing the issue.
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United States
Sangir Volcano Disaster Reported Killing 12000
A Timor native and a Shanghai bound ship captain report Sangir Island's volcanic eruption wiped out the island's about 12 000 residents. Debris and charred wreckage were seen along the coast as lava streams persisted, though the reports are viewed with caution.
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Dispatch
Sydney
Timor
Sangir
Talantse Islands
Selangen
Chatterthun
China
Philippines
Philippine
Auroral Display Linked to Solar Storm Says Brashear
Local astronomer John A. Brashear explains the sun's activity caused the extraordinary aurora seen Saturday night. He notes solar disturbances correlate with magnetic phenomena on Earth and cites past auroras in 1859 and earlier events, detailing hydrogen outflows and spot activity observed from Observatory Hill.
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Pittsburg
Dispatch
John A. Brashear
Observatory Hill
Carrington
Hodgson
Atlantic
Australia
C. A. Toung
Loomis
Thorong
Father Sidgreaves
Stonyhurst Observatory
Prof
Young
A Victory for Ireland as Home Rule Gains Ground
Thomas Sexton spoke at Listowel declaring Irish national representatives will win a home rule in the next Parliament. Michael Davitt added that nine Parnellite seats were won with Tory money and will be erased at the next election.
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Parnell
Home Rule Party
Associated Press
Scotland
Wales
Ireland
Great Britain
Counco
Duar
Thomas Sexton
Listowel
America
Australia
Ita
Michael Davitt
Hanged but still lives
Fresno California July 17 Michael Blume charged with murder of A G Haskins near Centerville held to answer in Superior Court without bail. Eight men stormed Sanger jail, hanged Blume until insensible then again after revival, cut his wrist and injured windpipe. he names no suspects. Blume brought to the city. rumor says hanging was real but a constable cut him down in time.
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Fresno
Cat
Michael Blume
A. G. Haskins
Centerville
Sanger
Blume
French Arbitator Appointed to Bering Sea Commission
The French Bering Sea Arbitrator in Paris on July 17 reports the appointment of Senator Baron Depar celles, formerly French Ambassador at Berlin, as French arbitrator on the Bering Sea Arbitration Commission. The arbitrators will not meet in Paris next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Baron Deparcelles
Berlin
Bering Sea
Veteran of Two Wars Seeks Pension in Rockland Jail
A 98 year old man, claiming service in the Mexican and Civil Wars, told Deputy Sheriff Blaurelt in Rockland county jail he has a bullet wound and no pension. Arrested as a vagrant in Nyack last Friday, he was jailed for 60 days and spoke of fighting on the Niagara and Lackawanna, near Mobile Bay.
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New York
Theodore Smith
Blaurelt
Rockland County
Drs- Patch
Nyack
Mobile Bay
Farragut
Tug Booth and Barges Reported Missing After Storm
Oswego, July 17. News from Oswego says nothing has been heard of the tug Booth and her tow of four barges bound for Monce Gri after the recent storm. The ships carried crews and were heavily welded, with a slow towing speed in fair weather. Sailors fear they are lost.
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Oswego, N
Booth
Oswego
Monce Gri
Not Such Big Robbery After Al
L A Fuller Pacific Express superintendent said telegraphic reports of the Indian territory robbery overstated the loss. He estimates only 2900 dollars could have been taken.
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St. Louis
L. A. Fuller
Pacific Express Company
Indian Territory
Gobbling Business Again Brings New Oil Company Merge
In Newark New Jersey on July 17 the New Jersey Oil Company has been purchased by the Standard Oil Company, marking a significant consolidation in the regional oil industry.
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Newark
N. J
Newersey Oil Company
Standard Ole Company
Solar Observations Record Simultaneous Eruptions and Auroras
The article reports on synchronized earth tremors and solar eruptions observed with Hale’s electro heliograph at Kenwood Observatory. It notes rapid sunspot changes, a flare drawing at 10 to 11, and predictions of auroral displays over the next four years, with a detailed sunspot sketch using a three inch telescope.
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Kenwood
Hale
Enicuxo
Electro Heliograph
Ain
Tas Distatce
Sunday in Cour d'Alene as deadly crime fears linger
In Spokane and Cour d Alene district July 17, miners hide in schoolhouses and warehouses while troops guard rifles and the hills. Several fugitives including Breen Dale Pettibone Glover Sweeny Scott are at large, and two suspects were booked on murder charges. Officials warn that without a permanent garrison the mines risk ongoing dark and bloody crimes.
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Spokane
Wasu
Cour d'Alene
Insura
Breen
Dale
Butte
Momn
Breen S. 2
Pettibone
Glover
Sweeny
H. & Scott
Review
Cataldo
Scott
Wallace
Bitter Root Mountain
Montana
Cour d’ Alene
Troops Sweep Wallace Mining District For Miners
Twenty mile Wallace area sees eight companies from Fort Keogh deployed to raid hills and arrest miners hiding after a search. Six miners were seized as families gathered at the encampment waiting in fear. Prisoners face contempt trials in the U S District Court with possible murder charges in some cases. A detachment also transported Frank Reed, the suspect in R W Stevens murder, to Wallace for safety amid threats of mob violence.
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Wallace
Idaho
Placer Creek
Fort Keogh
Mont
United States District Court
Murray
Frank Reed
R. W. Stevens
Italians Strike Blockade in Port Reading Camp
Seventy five or more Italian laborers building the Port Reading Railroad camped in a wooded cut near Woopsroes New Jersey and blocked traffic with ties and rails. Pickets lined roads as wages for a week’s work remained unpaid. A sub contractor is said to owe the money. A constable action is pending as tension rises with a revolver brandished to stop train movement.
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Woopsroes
N. J
Port Reading
Port Readin
Philadelphia
Sheriff Acken
Middlesex County
Woodbridge
Union Men Discharged at West Superior Iron Works
About 200 workers at the West Superior Iron and Steel Company were discharged after a secret meeting on July 16. The plant shut down with fires drawn and tools set aside as management refused to recognize the Amalgamated Association amid a demand for a wage scale. Manager Mattes gave no details about plans or broader layoff.
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Surertion
West Superior Iron and Steel Company
Amalgamated Association
Mattes
Disappearance of Express Wagon Driver Albert Mitchell
In Hawkee Grace Missouri on July 17 a sensational missing person case emerged as Albert Mitchell, driver for United States Express, disappeared with his horse and wagon toward the Baltimore tunnel races. The First National Bank of the city reported $5,000 in currency missing, and Mitchell was known for handling large sums up to $15,000.
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Hawkee
President Harrison Spends Quiet Sunday at Cape May Point
President Harrison enjoyed a peaceful Sunday at his Cape May Point cottage. He and Mrs. Sewell hosted tea with General and Mrs. Sewell, and George W. Boyd and wife called in for tea before the President prepared to depart for Washington at 8:55 A.M. tomorrow.
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N. J
Harrison
Cape May Point
Den
W. J. Sewell
Am Cc
Aes
Cape May
Sewell
George W. Boyd
Mass Meeting at Homestead Keeps Residents on Edge
A mass meeting of Mechanics and Laborers at Homestead stalls work stoppage while Pinkerton deaths and battle scars loom. Crowds swell to about 25 000 civilians with 5 000 soldiers overrunning the town as advisory leaders promise calm and wary officials heighten guards after a day of mixed signals and rumors.
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Homestead Borough
Pittsburg
Homestead
Allegheny
Advisory Committee
Duquesne
Snowden
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Protas
Haerrity
Moraritian
England
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Tom O'Connor
Pacific Ocean
MR. Brashear
Michael Daritt
Lexpos
Dundes
Fumor
Parn
The
Temps
Perth
Iron Company
West Superior
Pinkerton
Sam Black
Soldier Boys
Amalgamated
Hugh O'Donnell
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