Harvests and meetings mark Nebraska notes across Johnson County
Harvest hands are in demand in Johnson County while the Beatrice chautauqua drew strong attendance. Curtis area received four inches of rain in a week. Elgin to host a ten day meeting series led by Ry. McGregor. Congressman Mercer arrived in Omaha from Washington. the Courier moved from Indianola to McCook. Fort Omaha to be abandoned July 1 with Fort Crook replacing it.
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Johnson County
Beatrice
Homer B. Harey
Grand Island
Nebraska
Tur District Court
Cass County
Mead
Henry Neuman
Thomas Armstrong
Omaha
Costa
Nelson
Farrell
Farrell & Co
North Platte
Missouri
Blyburg
Tildukranz
Turnverein
Plattsmouth
Madison County
Waite Elmer Alyea
Meadow Grove
Alyen
May McCussix
Stromaburg
York
David
Malcom
Harvard
West
al Lanham
George Read
Corporation
Northeast District Court
Red Cloud
George Drake
Drake
Beall
H. O. Dorn
Sioux City
Lincoln
F. W. Bullard
Tiner
Alfred Stockenburger
Bullard
Sentencing at Plattsmouth for robbing Algo store
John Brown pleaded guilty in district court at Plattsmouth to robbing a store in Algo on May 29 and was sentenced to three and a half years in the penitentiary. He claimed nervous prostration prevented work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juper Ramsert
Plattsmouth
John Brown
Algo
Auburn
Brown
Polk County
George Ward
Seymour
Missouri
Nebraska
Tastings
Stock Yards
Round House
Beatrice
Bert Morgan
Grand Island
McKinley Nominated for President by Republican Delegation
Canon Ohio June 30 McKinley notified of nomination by a Republican committee at Hollenden hotel Cleveland then journeyed to the McKinley home where Senator Thurston delivered the official message. McKinley pledged to promote the public good and uphold the nations finance, currency and credit with a protective tariff platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Thurston
United States
America
Washington
Thas
Republican Party
Bill Unpaid Plagues Tippecanoe Club in Cleveland
T M Milter of the St James hotel in St Louis seeks to collect four thousand dollars from the Tippecanoe Club of Cleveland. He claims in February George H Gibson of the club engaged rooms for eight hundred men and did not break the contract until the Sunday before the national Republican convention due to a colored member being refused full rights.
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Tippecanoe Club
Cleveland
Ohio
T. M. Milter
St. James
St. Louis
Ife
George H. Gibson
Bribery indictment hits San Antosto mayor and others
Bribery charges allege Mayor Henry Elmendorf accepted a bribe. Indicted also are J N Hindrey a Denver sewer contractor Colonel Aaron Pancoast city engineer and George H Kulteyer a wholesale druggist for alleged bribe payments to the mayor.
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San Antosto
Tex
Henry Elmendorf
J. N. Hindrey
Denver
Aaron Pancoast
George H. Kulteyer
Twenty Blind Women Seek Citizenship In New York
In New York on Saturday twenty blind women lined up to file for citizenship papers. The group, all pensioned, is affected by a new ruling requiring them to become naturalized citizens.
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New York
Mark Hanna Speaks on Jobs and McKinley Nomination
Mark Hanna urges steady employment at old time wages over free silver as a concern among supporters. He predicts McKinley’s nomination will spur new industries and multi million dollar opportunities, signaling better prospects ahead.
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McKinley
McKinley platform boost urged by Hanna among workers
Cleveland June 27 Mark Hanna Republican manager says silver question matters little to thousands of workingmen who seek better times and wages. He cites 5000 to 6000 in his employ and asserts prosperity will come from protective tariff measures not free silver. He notes foreign capital may return if McKinley gold platform signals stability and quotes delayed millions in projects awaiting St Louis platform decisions.
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United States
Republican Party
Lincoln
Cleveland
Ohio
Mark Hanna
America
McKinley
St. Louis
New York Democrats Adopt Platform At State Convention
The Democratic State convention at Saratoga on June 19 adopted a platform urging support for the Sherman law pledge. It calls for a bimodal monetary system to keep the equal power of every dollar in markets and debt payments. Delegates at large elected include David B. Hill Edward Murphy Roswell P. Flower and Frederick R. Coudert.
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Saratoga
N. Y
United States
Senator Iill
Navy
William C. Whitney
David B. Hill
Edward Murphy
Roswell P. Flower
Frederick R. Coudert
Bland nomination outlook from Illinois convention
John W. Ferris, back from the Illinois convention, says Bland is a sure winner with 364 votes counted and 48 Illinois votes on the first ballot under the unit rule. He notes Teller is being urged in Chicago as the strongest partner if Bland is not nominated, appealing to silver Republicans.
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Lebanon
John W. Ferris
Illinois
Bland
Springfield
Mattle
Teller
Mantle
Chicago
Noted Republican Orator Campbell Committed to Highlands Asylum
Los Angeles reports General A B Campbell a former Kansas lawyer and famed orator, now described as a raving maniac. After his wife’s death months ago he suffered brain fever from constant brooding and was examined by insanity commissioners, leading to his commitment to the Highlands asylum.
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Los Angeles
Cal
A B. Campbell
Kansas
Highlands Asylum
Nominations for State Teachers Association officers
Warre nsburg Missouri June 27 The nominations committee at Perth Springs reports officers: Superintendent W H Martin Lamar president J A Whitford Moberly secretary J A Merrill Warrensburg treasurer J D Wilson Sedalia railroad secretary J S McGhee Cape Girardeau first vice president B F Duncan Maryville second vice president J T Vaughn Shelbina third vice president J Fairbanks Springfield fourth vice president
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Warrensburg
State Teachers’ Association
Perth Springs
W. H. Martin
Lamar
J. A. Whitford
Moberly
J. A. Merrill
J. D. Wilson
Sedalia
J. S. McGhee
Cape Girardeau
B. F. Duncan
Maryville
J.T. Vaughn
Shelbins
J. Fairbanks
Springfeid
Sioux mark 20th anniversary of Custer's defeat at Little Bighorn
Omana Neb June 27 Sioux, remnant of powerful fighters of the American Indians, celebrate the 20th anniversary of the destruction of Custer's command on the Little Bighorn. They gather at the massacre site and, though peaceful, engage in dances and ceremonies of their traditions. A larger celebration is planned for July 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omana
Neb
Custer
Little Bie Horn
Illinois Favorite May Nominate McConnell for President
Chicago reports indicate Judge Samuel P. McConnell may be placed in nomination by the Illinois delegation at the Democratic national convention. Gov. Altgeld may back him as a presidential hopeful, with vice presidency favored for McConnell if McConnell does not secure the top spot. Widespread support exists among Illinois and southern delegates, though some prefer Bland or Roose. The unit rule will bind Illinois delegates, amid ongoing political maneuvering in Peoria and Springfield.
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Chicago
Samuel P. McConnell
Altgeld
McConnell
Bland
Boies
Peoria
Ilinois
Altgreich
Illinois
Cook County
Roves
Springfield
W. R. Morrison
Iowa Patent Office Report of Allowed Patents
Iowa inventors have patents allowed but not issued. L. I. Bunker of Webster City receives a sheet metal radiator support. G. W. French of Colfax with Dr. J. R. Ryan for an automatic coin planter and marker. A. W. Hollingsworth of West Liberty for a canopy with rollers and adjustable curtains. Published by Hawk eyes Nes Moines, June 24, 1896.
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Iowa
L. I. Bunker
Webster City
G. W. French
J. R. Ryan
Colfax
A. W. Hollingsworth
West Liberty
U. S
Hawkeyes Tuomas G. & J. Rauru Orwin
Nes Moines
Live Stock and Produce Markets Report
Quotations from New York Chicago St Louis Omaha and Lisle summarize current prices for cattle hogs and grain across major markets. Louis market notes lighter kins and steady beef demand while Chicago oats futures rise on favorable weather.
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New York
Chicago
Louis
Omaha
Lisewhere
Waas
Ronteee S
Rene Nee
Uhicauo
IBM
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Sidney Telegraph
Charles Callahan
Sidney
State Board of Agriculture
Bulletin
Teast of
Olympia
Knights of
Ak-Sar-Ben
Northwestern Scandinavian Singers Association
Valparaiso
Frank Tobin
Rock Island
Salt Creek
Lewis Ryan
Ryan
G. W. Davis
Sprcrat
District Court
Dodge County
Marshall
Caroline Stoecks
Elkhorn Company
Dodge
Supreme Court
C. R. Clark
Clark
L. P. Main
Kenwood
Col
Main
Honcoma
Tennessee
Abraham Lincoln
Ennessee
Turney
Knoxville
Holcomb
McKinley 3
O’ Hill
NEW York Democrats
Sourian
A. B. Campbell
Missouri Teachers’ Oficers
Judge McConnell
Ant. Berni
Baron von Berelepsch
Dr. von Hoetticher
Interior
von Roediker
Imperial Insurance Ofles
von Boetticher
Baron von Herlepsch
Boetiker
Baron von Berlepsch
von. Boetticher
Awlites
Sfopulisis Lawkrxce
Kan
E. C. Little
Abilene
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