Ohio Republicans Shift to Sherman in Minneap olis Convention
An Ohio political surge realigns with John Sherman amid a Republican rift over Harrison. Ex governor Foraker and allies unite with Sherman forces to push a Sherman presidency, while Cox blocks McKinley. Foraker’s move reshapes patronage and Senate plans as Ohio leans Sherman to lead the delegation.
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Sherman
Minneapolis
McKinley
Harrison
Foraker
United States Senate
Ohio
Columbus
New York
Pennsylvania
Senate
Cleveland
Campbell
Sherman-Foraker
Charles Foster
the Treasury
Foster
Opposition to Harrison Focuses on Sherman at Minneapolis Choice
A Massachusetts or Ohio line of thinking suggests a strong opposition coalition could form at the Minneapolis Convention. John Sherman is seen as the best bet to defeat Harrison, with Blaine as a possible headliner if conditions shift. Sherman disclaims candidacy while the movement pivots on whether Harrison secures the nomination on early ballots.
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Shermen
Sherman
Senate
Harrison
Ohio
Minneapolis
John Sherman
Edo
Cincinnati
Blaine
Mr. Harrison
Milne
Ex-Governor Brown Sees Third Party Threat to Democracy
Ex Georgia War Governor Joseph E Brown asserts the People's party could disrupt the Democrats in the South. He predicts Republicans may absorb third parties, uniting white and colored Republicans with the People's party to potentially seize national power. He warns the third party movement risks dividing the Democratic party and the white race in the South.
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Brown
Georgia
People’s Party
Atlanta
Joseph E. Brown
Republican
United States
People's Party
Republican Party
Democrats
South
Democratic Party
Blair County Returns Boost Quay in Primary Victory
May 14 Blair County voters give United States Senator Quay a decisive win with a projected majority between 3500 and 5000. Josiah Hicks leads the campaign from Altoona while Dalzell forces claim a reorganized effort and extensive anti Quay distribution. Legislative candidates Hewitt of Hollidaysburg and Stayer of Roaring Springs named.
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Dalzell
Pittsburg
Raeee
Quay
Baldrige
Dalzell Forces
Benjamin L. Hewitt
Hollidaysburg
Stayer
Roaring Springs
Reeder Likely to Succeed Watres as State Chairman
Philadelphia May 14 Special General Frank Reeder of Easton appears set to succeed Lieutenant Governor Watres as Republican State Chairman. The tacit agreement involves General Lilly E K Martin and Major McDowell with Senator Quay’s influence guiding the vote. Frank Willing Leach is included in the arrangement.
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Philadelphia
Frank Reeder
Easton
Woatres
Lilly
E. K. Martin
McDowell
Reeder
Reeder, His Promotion To the Chairmanship Is Considered Certain. General Lilly
Major McDowell
Quay
Martin
Frank Willing Leach
Editor Named as Barbour Successor Contender Emerges
Norfolk May 14 The death of Senator John S Barbour shocks Virginia politics ahead of the Democratic Convention The likely successor is K C Murray editor of the Norfolk Landmark who organized Governor McKinneys campaign and is favored by many Virginians for the vacant Senate seat Others mention rival candidates but Murray is seen as best fit and trusted by the Governor
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McKinney
Norfolk
John S. Barbour
Virginia
Portsmouth
Suffolk
Tidewater
K. C. Murray
Norfolk Landmark
Barbour
Senate
Murray
British Peerage Turning Into Beerage Says Lady Somerset
Lady Henry Somerset lauds America in Pittsburg and Liverpool visits praising American temperance progress. She contrasts sober American women with British drink culture, argues liquor trade harms social standing, and calls for Britain to emulate America’s virtuous society while noting saloon influence in politics.
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Lonpoy
America
Henry Somerset
Liverpool
United States
Lady Somerset
Pittsburg
British Women's Temperance Association
United Kingdom Alliance
United Temperance Societies of
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
England
House of Lords
Somerset
Harrison
House of Commons
Senator Vance Stricken During Mountain Journey
Senator Vance left Gombroon in the Bisck Mountains at 9 AM and reached the station at noon. He could not eat breakfast and suffered nausea after eight miles of mountain roads. After rest at the hotel he recovered with simple remedies. A previous illness included a cold and lumbago, treated by physicians from Asheville who arrived yesterday afternoon giving morphine injections.
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Asheville
Vance
Gombroon
Bisck Mountains
Senator Vance Boards Train For Washington Visit
The text notes Senator Vance boarding a train this afternoon for Washington, describing a man in very ill health.
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Vance
Washington
Appeal to Congress over lawyers stealing from Indians in Oklahoma land sale
Oklahoma City reports Colonel Lee's investigation into the sale of Arapaho Cheyenne lands to the Government. He claims 867 500 went to attorneys not employed by the Indians, with bribed interpreters and shorted Indian allowances. Chiefs warn of warpath if redress none. The Arapahoe and Cheyenne totals were 190 000 paid of 250 000 due, a split with Interior Department fees cited.
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Oklahoma City
Lee
Miles
Fort Reno
Arapahoe
Chicago
Interior Department
Colonel Lee
Congress
Inians
Arapahoes
Indian Commission
Unsafe Theaters Censure Juries on Central Fire Tragedy
Philadelphia jury censures leasees employes and city officials for gross negligence in Central Theater fire. Report details inadequate exits, blocked stairways, missing fire escapes indicators and dressroom exits. Recommends rigid summer inspections and extensive fire safety renovations including brick walls, iron supports, fireproof curtains, sprinklers and additional exits.
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Philadelphia
Lama Lawa
Central Theater
St Airways
Walnut Street
Rsters
Pro
Board of Fire Escapes
Dacrocensei
A Faith Curist Goes Free in Chicago Case
The grand jury refused to indict RC Stebbins the faith cure exponent in Chicago. Mrs Stebbins was deemed responsible by a coroner's jury for the death of Jennie L Nichols after seeking treatment at Stebbins home. Stebbins was freed on bail as police forced entry to the house. The panel declared it a private matter for those who pursue faith cure.
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America
London
Chicago
RC. Stebbins
Shorter Day and Better Pay for East Cleveland Electric Workers
A committee of 500 employees presented grievances to company officers in Cleveland. They seek a uniform $2 daily wage and a ten hour day for motormen and conductors. Current pay varies with about 12 hours of work. conductors earn $1.92 and motormen $2.00. President Everett will raise the issue with the Board of Directors at their meeting early next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
East Cleveland Electric Street Railway Company
Everett
Board of Directors
Granite Strike Sets 100000 Men to Walk Out
New York May 14 The Executive Committees of the Granite Cutters and Paving Cutters unions announce a nationwide strike beginning Monday. At least 100000 workers will participate, marking the largest action in the American granite industry.
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New York
Granite Cutters
Paving Cutters
America
Prominent Shelby Merchant Missing After State Convention
Benjamin Morse a leading Shelby Michigan merchant vanished after leaving for the Democratic State Convention in Muskegon. Authorities fear foul play and his disappearance has prompted a city wide search and official notices.
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Shelby, Mich
Benjamin Morse
Muskegon
Liberty Island Wedding Joins Private Detective and Bride
Private Detective Gardner marries Florence A. Collins atop the bronze Goddess on Liberty Island after a hurried ceremony. The pair ascended 300 feet of stairs from nautical departure to the crown, vows exchanged before Rev. A. H. Claflin, with Brague and Parkhurst figures linked to the curious event. Gardner outlined plans to return to city life Monday for court proceedings involving Mrs Andrea.
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Florence A. Collins
Elizabeth Collins
Gardner
Stephen B. Brague
Liberty
Brague
Broadway
Collins
Mann Lodge
Astor House
Liberty Island
Liberal Churchmen and Sunday Opening Debates
The piece reports on the Lord's Day Rest Association pressuring Chicago to resist Sunday openings for the World's Fair, while noting British reactions from the bishop of Rochester and royal obligations in London. It cites Queen Victoria, Princess Christian, and Daily News criticisms of Sunday work for court staff and florists.
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Dispatch
Loxpox
Chicago
Lord’s Day Rest Association
World's Fair Commission
Whitechapel
Queen Victoria
London
Christian
Daily News
Windsor Castle
Rochester
Church of England
Aluminum engine tests wow crowd at Osborn shipyard
A Bliven rapid steam generator engine weighing 600 pounds produced 105 horsepower and four minute steam generation during a public test at William R. Osborn & Son yards. The aluminum bronze engine ran smoothly at 300 pounds pressure as inventor Bliven described plans for ships crossing the Atlantic in under four days and a 50 foot launch with speeds up to 24 miles per hour.
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Peeeskill
William R. Osborn & Son
Bliven Palace Steamship Company
A. Perry Bliven
New York
Bliven
Atlantic
Osborn
Reading Baldwin locomotive speeds Washington to Jersey City
The five hour Royal Blue Line flyer between Washington and New York achieved an 85 mile run from Wayne Junction to Jersey City in 87 minutes hauled by Reading Railroad engine No 618 a new Baldwin compound locomotive.
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Philadelphia
Washington
New York
Reading Railroad
Baldwin Works
Wayne Junction
Jersey City
New York Real Estate Valuation Rises Across City
The annual tax commissioners report lists New York City real estate valued at 1,506,579,703 pounds, up 42,5931,883 pounds from last year. The Harlem area in the Twelfth ward and the regions above the Sixteenth ward show the largest gains, with notable increases in the Twenty second and Nineteenth wards reaching 11,403,552 pounds. In Michigan, Charles H. McGuirrin of Kalamazoo breaks the world typing record by typing 200 words in one minute.
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New York
Harlem
Gr. Pav
Charles H. McGuirrin
Kalamazoo, Mich
Ninth Judicial District of Michigan
Runaway Horse Injures Seven on Main Street
A runaway horse frightened by a train wrecked a buggy and bolted along Carson Street injuring seven people. John Lardner and Thomas Reno were tossed from the buggy. Louis Black aged 60 suffered internal injuries. cyclist John Fox sustained a severe scalp wound. Patrick Danehey had a four inch scalp laceration. Matthews and others were bruised. The horse was brought down at Grimes Hotel and casualties were treated at a nearby drugstore.
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John Lardner
Thomas Reno
Sheridan Station
Main Street
Main
Carson Streets
Lardner
Reno
Carson Street
Thirty-fifth Ward
Louis Black
Singer's Mill
Patrick Danehey
Painter’s Mill
Matthews
John Fox
Fox
Grimes
Miller
Graham
Elliott Borough
Allegheny
Wabash Avenue
River barriers broken flood threat grips Greenville
Rumors of a river levee breach near Panther Forest proved true as a 350 foot crevice opened by six this morning. Flood fears spread across the region with rising Mississippi levels reaching 32.8 feet at St. Louis, nearing the 1884 record as Kansas City and surrounding suburbs flooded.
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Greenville
Miss
Panther Forest
Arkansas
St. Louis
Kansas City
The Dispatch Directory. Readers' Classifieds Highlight Issue Contents
The Dispatch Directory outlines this issue with 24 pages and sections to locate news, literature, real estate notices, society news, sports, and special features. It lists pages for Music World, Educational News, Amateur Sports, Gossip, and various literary pieces with several authors and topics noted.
Carnegie Frick plan would create largest Pittsburg steel combination
The Carnegie Frick consolidation would form Cars-Steel Company Limited with $10.7 million capital, rising to $25–$35 million, backed by about $40 million and 12,000 to 14,000 jobs. Andrew Carnegie would stay as large owner while Henry C. Frick would run the operation with a three-man leadership slate.
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Carnegie
Cspital
Pittsburg
Andrew Carnegie
Henry C. Frick
Coke Concern
Iron and Steel
Illinois Steel Company
Chicago
Minnesota Iron Company
Carnegie-Frick
Pennsylvania
Cars — Steel Company, Limited
Carnegie Bros & Co
Carnegie, Phipps & Co
Keystone Bridge Company
Strallers
Carnegie Bros. & Co
Carnegie Brow & Co
Carnegie, Ee Co
Allegheny Bessemer Steel
Duquesne
Beaver Falls
Hartman
H. C. Frick
John G. A. Leishman
Henry M. Curry
Keystone Bridge
New
Carnevia Steel Company
H.C. Frick Coke Oe
Mr. Frick
Great Britain
Henry Phipps
Thomas M. Carenegie
W. L. Abbott
Messrs
Henry Phip
John Walker
Carnegie Iron and Steel Interests
Thomson Steel Company
Edgar
Thomas A. Scott
Andrew Cargie
Thomas M. Carnegie
William P. Shinn
David McCandless
John Scott
David A. Stewart
William Coleman
E V. MaCandless
Ident Thomson
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Strawson
Messrs. Thomson
Scott
Messrs. Colesman
Shinn Socom
Messrs. Scott
FE. V. Mos Candless
D. A. Stewart
Stewart and Scott
Edgar Thomson
Caree Bros. &Co
Stewart
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Blaatne
T. C. Crawford
Captain Robinson
W. G. Kaufmann
Frank G. Carpenter
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Margaret H. Welch
Elizabeth M. Howe
Riley Danwing
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