American Political Nominating Struggles Split Over Harrison
Telegraphic dispatch analyzes Republican opposition to Harrison for renomination. It weighs electoral math with New York and Indiana as must-win states and notes Blaine as a possible counter to carry West Virginia and Connecticut. Dome dwindling Hill challenge weak, Gorman rises as Democratic fallback amid Georgia loss.
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New York
Indiana
Harrison
Empire State
Blaine
West Virginia
Connecticut
Gorman
Hil
AG Sseese
New Hampshire
Lotro
North Dakota
Penh
O . Aecyoeenee
Mhedo Island
South Dakota
Masexehusette
Vermont
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Cleveland
North Carolina
South Carolina
Kentucky
Virginia
Maryland
Minaiochy Whrvevens
Balesena Selva
Montana
Colorado
Elkins
J. Sloat Fassett
Platt
Elaine
Lightner Confirms Uncertainty Over National Convention
The speaker declines politics at the moment and avoids predicting attendance at the national convention. He denies knowledge of Mr. Blaine's candidacy and says there is no opposition to Mr. Harrison's nomination as far as he is aware.
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Blaine
Mr. Blaine
Harrison
Fet
Consul General John C. New Arrives in New York
John C. New, U S Consul General to London, lands on the City of Chicago with his daughter. He predicts Harrison’s nomination and election but states he is in New York on private business and will remain six weeks.
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New York
John C. New
London
Inman
Chicago
Harrison
Mr. New
Tammany for Cleveland and the New York Del again
A Mugwump report from Boston dated May 21 describes pressure by Croker and allies to withdraw Hill in favor of Cleveland. It says Tammy supporters want to block Chicago delegates, push 200000 remonstrance names, and suggests Whitney’s return hints at a broader plan. Cleveland may withdraw if pressed. New York may back an Eastern candidate with Russell for VP if Cleveland exits.
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Mugwumps
New York
Washington
Richard Croker
Hill
Syracuse
Cleveland
Seni
Chicago
W. C. Whitney
Europe
Tammy
McLaughlin
Kings County
Democrats
Congress
Severne
Russell
Whitney
Palmer
Clarkson for Blaine The National Chairman Delivers Preference
The Plaza rooms host General James Clarkson as Republican National Committee chairman, with Eastern members visiting and speculation about James Blaine’s presidential nomination. Clarkson asserts Blaine owes a duty to his party and dismisses Blaine declining the nomination, noting wide Democratic interest and Trumpeting Blaine’s popularity.
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Maine
New York
Plaza
James 5. Clarkson
Republican National Committee
Tracey
Gilsey
John C. New
Fifth Avenue
Platt
Henry G. Burleigh
John W. Vrooman
Charles W. Hackett
Warner Miller
Miller
Minneapolis
Mr. Miller
Harrison
General Clarkson
United States
Washington
Grant
Blaine Heads to New York for Blaine Visit
Hon James G Blaine will arrive in New York from Washington tomorrow night and stay at the Fifth Avenue Hotel with Mrs Blaine.
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New York
James G. Blaine
Washington
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Mra. Blaine
Harrison Endorsed at Dayton by Third District GOP
In Hamilton today the Third district Republicans chose William E. Crume of Dayton and Robert McKinney of Hamilton as delegates to the National Convention. M. K. Hinset of Eaton was named elector and C. C. Donnelly of Middletown as candidate for Congress as Harrison administration supporters rally statewide.
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Dayton
Carrions
Hamilton
William E. Crume
Robert McKinney
M. K. Hinset
Eaton
C. C. Donnelly
Middletown
Democratic primaries pass with little local interest
May 21 in KirtasNine the county Democratic primaries were held with little excitement as the candidate had been announced. The County Committee meets Monday to nominate the ticket and John T Crawford is expected to be elected County Chairman.
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Wasarsotos
D.C
Harrison
General Clarkson
KirtasNine
John T Crawford
New Jersey Democratic Primaries Favor Cleveland Delegates
New Jersey primaries held today elected delegates to the state convention and reported strong support for Cleveland. Resolutions in his favor or instructions to back him were noted across the selections in Cleveland’s favor.
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N. J
New Jersey
Cleveland
Utah's Democratic Delegates Named at Lake City Meeting
The Democratic Central Committee met in Salt Lake City and named delegates to the Chicago convention, selecting O. W. Powers of Lake and Fred J. Kiesel of Ogden as representatives. A mass meeting was held up.
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Satt Lake
Utar
Democratic Central Committee
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O. W. Powers
Lake
Fred J. Kiesel
Ogden
Marquis of Ailesbury and Kenbridge Baccarat Dispute
A Scotch guest and the Marquis of Ailesbury gamble at the Ship Hotel Brighton. Kenbridge signs a 5000 pound bearer check, later dishonored, with court action pending in Dumfries. A bankruptcy hearing flags a life of betting and a plunge into insolvency, blamed on gambling and turf speculation.
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Ship Hotel
Brighton
John Benjamin Taylor
George Kenbridge
Galloway
Kenbridge
Taylor
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Mr. Kenbrides
Lord Ailesbury
Dumfries
Scotch Court of Sessions
James Smith
Brixton
Sobu
Smith
Bettin
Secon
Anti-Gambling League
Mercy for Deacon Likely Prison Term Reduction Said
After meeting the Prefect Austin Deacon said authorities favor a modified term for his brother. The sentence could drop to 44 1/2 months with special conditions. the brother would be a state prisoner in name only and allowed personal clothing and meals.
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Austin Deacon
Descon
Mr. Deacon
Abeille
M. Demange
Vatican letter to US Catholics ends Cahensly efforts
Cardinal Ledochowski says Rampolla Gibbons correspondence did not fully quash the Cahensley movement in the United States. He notes rival national factions push for bishops aligned with their own nationality to preside over local sees, as the Vatican remains immovable on the issue.
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Cardinal Ledochowski
Congregation of the Propaganda Fide
United States
Cardinal Rampolla
Cardinal Gibbons
Cardinal Ledochowsk
Vatican
Baltimore Conference Adopts Strict Immigrant Policy
A statement vows strict adherence to Baltimore Conference rules as European immigrants in the United States are urged to unite and form one nation amid ongoing immigration debates.
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Baltimore
United States
Northern railroads cut iron rate to Pittsburg for one week
Northern railways slash pig iron rates from Birmingham by 50 cents a ton to Pittsburg and points, effective May 24 for seven days. The move mirrors Southern rate cuts, aims to grab Southern pig iron traffic, and may target water carriers and river shippers.
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Pittsburg
Ohio River
Erie
Wheeling
W. Va
Cleveland
Chicago
New York
Pocahontas
Chattanooga
Connellsville
Youngstown
Geal
Flood News From Sioux City and Across the Midwest
The Big Sioux river rise near Sioux City causes concern though not yet a wave. Relief committees report losses far above initial estimates and seek aid through Marius Pierce and J. C. French. Reports from St. Louis Kansas City and Arkansas describe worsening damage with drownings and sewers bursting amid backwater. Snow frost hits Northwest fruit and vegetable crops as Arkansas river flood overtakes 1844 rise.
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Sioux City
Bronx City
Big Sioux
Marius Pierce
J. C. French
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Kansas City
Galesby
Arkan
Arkansas
Redfield
Floods in the East Swell Ten Mile River Dam Breach
In Attleboro Massachusetts heavy rainfall raised the Ten Mile River, bursting the Farmers' dam at 12:10 PM and flooding about 100 acres. Water entered the electric station boiler room rising 30 inches while Old Colony Railroad tracks washed out for 150 feet. A. Bushee & Co jewelry shop boiler room flooded and fears grow for other nearby dams.
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Electric Light Station
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A. Bushee & Co
Harvard Professor Critiques U S Grammar School System
President Eliot of Harvard argues in Hartford that no northern European country ranks below the United States in education. He says immigrants find better training in common branches abroad and that US grammar schools close access to science and literature after age eighteen, hindering high school opportunities.
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Hartworp
Connecticut Council of Education
Eliot
United States
Europe
Four Bold Robbers Attack Express Train in Florida Woods
A West India fast mail train on the Jacksonville Tampa and Key West route was boarded near Monroe Junction by ten men. They killed Messenger Saunders and wounded Special Agent Coxe, then fled into dense woods as a statewide manhunt began.
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Key West
Monroe Junction
Sanford
West India Fast Mail
Ocala
United States Mail
Dumas
W. N. Saunders
L. M. Coxe
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Coxe
Myers
Palaska
Enine
Monroe
Riverside
Neal Mitchell
Messenger
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Express Company
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Special Express
Hold Up Report On Rock Island Train Near Des Mores
A report from Des Moines dated May 2 states the Rock Island eastbound train due at 11:50 was halted by a barricade across the track. A night watchman was shot at but signaled the train to stop. robbers fled after removing ties and no passengers were harmed. Authorities suspect a gang inspired by recent train robberies.
Redding Robbers Identified by Wells Fargo Detectives
Wells Fargo detectives identify the Redding stage robbers who killed Messenger Montgomery. The wounded robber captured confesses to being Charles Ruggles, son of Tulare county farmer T. B. Ruggles. The other robber is John D. Ruggles, Charles's elder brother. John Ruggles was jailed in 1878 for robbing a man and a woman in San Juan can be pardoned in 1880. Rewards total $1,100 for the capture.
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Wells- Fargo
Redding
Messenger Montgomery
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T. B. Ruggles
Tulare County
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John Ruggles
San Juan
Cocoa brown powder used to time projectile through nets
An experiment used cocoa brown powder as motive power and a corded net system. A man stood at each net with a stop watch. only the first net recorded a tug, so no time was taken for the others. The test was declared a complete success.
Hetheringtons Back After Acquittal Controversy
Lt J T Hetherington and wife arrive from Yokohama on furlough after acquittal in murder case. They refuse to discuss troubles with reporters. Japan papers debate verdict and allegations against Robinson, questioning justice and wife’s honor.
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San Francisco
J. T. Hetherington
Yokohama
Sharge
Gower Rov
Tetherington
Japan
Navy Department
Hetherington
Mia Hetherington
Japan Mail
Hartford Fireworks Plant Explodes Killing Six
A blast at the Alma Pyrotechnic Company in Hartford on May 21 collapses the factory. Six people die, five escape, and three remain trapped in rubble. Rescue teams recover bodies, while four others are saved or treated. facilities suffer extensive damage as firefighters control the blaze and continue searches.
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Emma
George Zinso
George Stevens
Rose Harvey
Kittie Golden
Minnie Taylor
Stevens
James Berry
Hyde
French Minister Fails in Mission to China
Singapore May 21 The French Minister to China returns to Peking from an unsuccessful mission to Tientsin where Li Hung Chang the Viceroy resisted the minister s demands on missionary and commercial issues.
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China
Pekin
Tientsin
Li Hung Chang
Fragmented Digest Teases Busy Readers With Skimmed Contents
A cluttered classified style page lists diverse items from FitzPaTaick's Execution to The Mystc World and Women at Chicago. It highlights sections on Real Estate News Society Military Educational gossip and various features across pages 9 to 23 with scattered names and topics.
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Sinking the Torpedo Gun Test at Brooklyn Navy Yard
The torpedo board reports a successful test of the destroyer’s submerged 12 inch breechloader at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The 1500 pound copper tipped projectile flew with speed under water, despite nets laid across the dry dock to foil torpedoes, following yesterday’s failure.
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Torpedo Board
New York
G. A. Converse
T. C. McLean
A. Bradbury
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Mandamus sought to force Allegheny tax collection chief
Senator Rutan backs a court bid to compel City Treasurer Macferron to receive this year’s taxes and grant a 5 percent rebate to early payers. The move targets delinquent Tax Collector Grier, seeks quo warranto against him, and argues Pittsburg law governs Allegheny taxes.
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Johns McCleave
Macferron
Allegheny
Grier
Wrgnan
Pearson
Pittsburg
Ratan
Uel Grier
Rutan
Alegheny
Money Searce
Liquor Sellers Propose Flood Aid Fund in Sioux City
In Sioux City Iowa May 21 liquor sellers closed by Mayor Pierce propose a 10000 fund to aid flood relief and ask to reopen their business with one third cash and instalment balance plus a $50 city license. The mayor refuses to consider or receive the proposition.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Pierce
Grant's Letter to Conkling Denied by Family
The alleged Grant to Conkling letter fueling feud rumors was dismissed by Mrs. Grant Jesse Grant and Horace Porter as inauthentic. New York observers shift from initial alarm to skepticism about the document’s legitimacy.
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New York
Grant
Conkling
James & Bisine
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