McKinley Hobart Nomination At St Louis Convention
The St Louis convention nominated McKinley on the first ballot and Fr Clay Evans for vice president amid loud demonstrations. Hobart won the vice presidency after a protracted, noisy scene as Foraker’s speech drew long applause and order attempts. The report covers session chaos, speeches, and subsequent nominations including Reed and Morton.
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St. Louis Convention
Tur
Gy. Louis
MecKinley
McKinley
Reed
Quay Gliy
Morton
Allison
Clay Evans
Tennessee
Garrett A. Hobart
New Jersey
Evans
Hobart
Turbulent Republican Convention Splits Party In Twain
At the national convention in St Louis delegates erupt as Foraker backs the platform while Teller defends silver. A roll call over the Teller substitute yields a clash of loyalties, protests are read, and many delegates bolt, singing Columbia and Three Cheers as order briefly returns.
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Teller
Dubois
Connon
Hartman
Pettigrery
Cleveland
Cannon
Thurston
Columbia
Mantle
Montana
Silvaries
Colorado
Idaho
Utah
Pettigrew
South Dakota
Gleveland
Strother
Nevada
Brown
Thuerston
Fourth district Democrats nominate Geo Marshall for Congress
On the 401st ballot the Fourth district Democratic convention nominated Geo. A. Warshall of Sidney for Congress. Delegates to Chicago are R. B. Gordon Jr. and J. C. Clarke. Free Silver Democrats. Baton Rouge. The Democratic convention backs free silver at 16 to 2 and instructs delegates to vote accordingly. Baltimore News to back GOP if St Louis declares gold standard.
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Geo. A. Marshall
Congress
St. Marys
Geo. A. Warshall
Sidney
Chicago
R. B. Gordon, Jr
J. C. Clarke
Baton Rouge
Baltimore
the News
Democrat
St. Louis
President Wyckoff’s Killer Identified as George H Semple
New York reports George H Semple of West Eighty second street confessed an uncontrollable impulse to murder President Wyckoff. Semple alleges the act was impulsive and both Wyckoff and Semple face death.
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New York
President Wyckoff
George H. Semple
West Eighty-second Street
Wyckoff
Semple
Drummond Castle Sunk After Collision Off France Coast
Sinking of the steamer Drummond Castle after a collision with an unknown steamer off Brest France leaves all passengers and 103 officers and crew unaccounted for. Local interest notes Mrs Wm Brandau of Clarksville Tennessee aboard visiting Ohio relatives plans homeward travel via Ripley and Cincinnati. The piece also records a lieutenant colonel election in the Fourteenth Regiment with Major Barton Adams winning over Major Speaks. and brief notices on cottage plans, medical cures and other ads.
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France
Brest
Drummond Castle
Leutenant
Fourteenth Regiment
C. Barton Adams
Delaware County
Jno
Speaks
Adams
Portsmouth
Go. HH
Convention Opens with Fairbanks Elected Temporary Chairman
At St Louis June 16 the Republican national convention opened with Carter calling the assembly to order. Ohio’s Four Hanna Foraker Bushnell Grosvenor sat prominently. Fairbanks of Indiana named as temporary chairman amid applause. He pledged Republican unity on currency and finance while opposing a fifty cent dollar, drawing cheers from gold and silver factions as delegates settled into a lively, colorfully staged session. The day closed with committees appointed and a 1:50 p.m. adjournment until 10 p.m. tomorrow.
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St. Louis
Iowa
Baldwin
Allison
Tose
Gog
James G. Blaine
Laws
William B. Allison
Maine
Lodge
Reed
Great
Republican Party
Lincoln
Congress
White House
Capitol
Jaye
Amercan
National House of Representatives
Thomas B. Reed
New York
Chauncey Depew
Morton
Haas
Minneapolis
Blaine
Democratic Party
Levi P. Morton
Academy
Senate of the
United States
Commonwealth
Swithout
Cilvas
Empire State
Colum
Depew
Ohio
Bushnell
Hepburn
Foraker
Bill
Hepburnz
Dphurston
MccKinley
Hastings
Quay
Tun Tikes
Scott
Florida
Associated Press
Fred Grant
Teller
Alabama
Grant
Sherman
Farragut
Sheridan
Delaware
Carter
Mark Hanna
Platt
National Committee
Hanna
Grosvenor
Manley
C. W. Fairbanks
Fairbank
Chas. W. Fairbanks
Indiana
Fairbanks
McKinley
Middle State
Massachusetts
Cycling News and Local Ordinances in Ohio
The Toledo cycling scene sees two major factories Gendron and Lozier close, 700 jobs lost, while Findlay hosts a two day cycling meet June 19 and 20 with eight events daily and cash prizes of 50 and 100. Ashland and Chillicothe wheel ordinances tighten and relax rules on riding near tracks and at night. In Portsmouth a hotel drama saloon closes after a judgment with a railroad, where Asche attempts to move goods and a later lock dispute ensues involving a constable and legal counsel.
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Gendron
Lozier
Findlay
Trimmer
Cincinnati Crescent Club
Ashland
Asche
Opera House
Portsmouth Street Railroad and Light Company
Squire Shakespeare’s Court
T. C. Anderson
Railroad
Grimes
Anderson
Asce
Sandy Woodrow
Constable Evans
Attorney Anderson
Timmonds
Woodrow
Surprise Party For Mr Geo Reinhardt And Wife
A group of young friends hosted a surprise party for Mr Geo Reinhardt and his wife last Wednesday. The revelers gathered at Mr Bengel's Gallia street home then moved to Offuere street for a late evening of lawn games indoor music and dancing followed by refreshments around eleven.
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George Reinhardt
Geo. Reinhardt
Bengel
Gallia Street
White suits for Portsmouth Cycling Club Fourth of July parade
Portsmouth Cycling Club members vote to wear white yachting suits for the Fourth of July celebration. An order for fifty suits is placed with J Eisman & Co, to be worn all day and saved for future events. City cyclists invited to join the parade with officials named for afternoon track races at the fairgrounds.
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Portsmouth Cycling Club
J. Eisman & Co
Fairgrounds
George Roberts
W. F. Zothman
George Zotiman
Fred N. Tynes
Chas. A. Doerr
Long-Gunning Wedding in Ohio Town
Prof. Ino A. Long, superintendent of Chillicothe schools, wed Mrs. Margaret Warwick Gunning Tuesday afternoon at her father's home in Bmeasville. The quiet ceremony drew about twenty-five intimate friends before the couple left by N. and W. for Chicago for a month or more. The couple, both well known in Portsmouth, were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. John C. Milner. The note adds a rumor of a possible remarriage for L. D. McKinney after funeral services for his son Will McKinney.
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Lucasville
Portsmouth
Bmeasville
Ino. A. Long
Chillicothe
Margaret Warwick Gunning
J. B. Warwick
Henry Need Biggs
John C. Milner
Bockien's Arnick salve offered for sale by chemists
An 19th century advertisement touts Bockien's Arnick salve as the best remedy for burns, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, chapped hands, chilblains, corns and skin eruptions with a money back guarantee. It promises piles relief and costs 25 cents per box from Fisher & Streich, druggists.
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Fisher &Streich
Judge Thompson Praised by Frank Carpenter in St Louis Republic
Frank Carpenter lauds Judge Thompson as a key Hanova assistant in St Louis at the convention. He notes Ohio figures, including Ex-Congressman Shomopson of Portsmouth, steering contested cases and McKinley’s lawyer style drawing critique for bulldozing judges and witnesses.
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Hanova
St. Louis
Judge Thompson
Frank Carpenter
Ohio
St. Denis
Republican Party
National Committee
Shomopson
Portsmouth O
Congress
McKinley
Baltimore Professor Outsmarts Portsmouth Checkers Champs
The Baltimore public schools professor, introduced as Shoalwalter, challenged five top Portsmouth checkers champions Andres Drake Upp and Abbott. In a fair, brisk session the professor defeated each of the four, while Andres fled after Abbott fell. The scene drew reactions from the local champions and their supporters, underscoring the spread of skill beyond the city.
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Portsmouth
Lowman
Shoalwilter
Baltimore
John Grimes
Will Andres
Frank Upp
A. G. Drake
Abbott
Andres
Upp
Drake
Trathial James
Bill Nye
Apdres
America
Shoalwalters
Iis Way
Andres, Et al
Judge Clark Securing Rooms For Judicial Convention
Judge Milton H. Clark arrived to secure headquarters for the upcoming judicial convention. The presiding judge, on the circuit bench eleven years, greeted local lawyers though he noted limited input from Scioto county. Elsewhere, Van Sampson, a Pike county farmer, was jailed on a drunkenness charge after a long drive into town and waiting near the Elk building for a streetcar.
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Milton H. Clark
Judge Clark
Scioto County
Dever
California
van Sampson
Pike County
Sampson
Elk
Fifteen Survivors Reunite of Famous Company G
Fifteen living survivors of Company G First IQ VLV attended their annual reunion and banquet at Palace restaurant marking the June 17 1861 Vienna skirmish. George O Newman hosted, with guests including John Jones and Col. Henry E Jones’s brother. A telegram from Col Wm H Raynor and a letter from Col Sikes were read. The gathering featured stories and reminiscences as they vow annual meetings henceforth.
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IQ. V. L
Vienna
Geo. O. Newman
Palace
George Freshell
John Co
Barber
George Q. Newman
Chas. Soule
J. M. Barker
John Kaps
Thomas Yeager
Thomas Lawson
William Wilson
Pat Kendrick
Wm. S. Witherow
John Wilhelm
Geo. W. Clapper
John Molster
William Stokely
Sam Nickells
John Musser
John Jones
Henry E. Jones
Mr. Froshell
Gol
Wm. H. Raynor
Col. Sikes
St. Louis
Republican National Conception
Thos. J. Cochrane
Los Angeles
California
Annual Meeting of Scioto County Sunday Schools Held in Evans Grove
The Scioto County Sunday schools across ten locales in Ohio and Kentucky plan an August outing at Evans grove near Friendship. Officers elected include W. H. Williams president, L. H. Murphy vice president, Blanche Noel secretary, Allen Givens treasurer, and A. Bi Violet grand marshal. A program of exercises is set. Also notes Pioneer Association plans July 4th gathering for longtime residents. John Getz hired as undertaker. George C. Carlisle dies at 38 and is buried next morning. bottle announcements and health promotion for Hostetter’s Stomach Dieters.
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Scioto County
Evans' Grove
Kentucky
Stone City
Buena Vista
McKendree
Leatherwood
Pond Ran
Friendship
Bethel
Oldtown
Dry Run
Pond Run
Evans’ Grove
W. H. Williams
L .H. Murphy
Blanche Noel
Allen Givens
A. Bi Violet
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John Street
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J. F. Davis Drog Co
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Will Cook
Peep
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Phil Thompson
Fullerton, Ky
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Will McKinney
L. D. McKinney
Bockien
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St. Lomia Republic
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Company G
Poneers
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C. C. Row
John Getz
New Philadelphia
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