State Silver Democrats Ratify Populist Nominations
The Nebraska Silver Democrats met in Omaha on the 4th, ratifying populist nominations and agreeing on an electoral ticket compromise. J Smyth of Douglas was named attorney general candidate and Thomas Rawlins of Dixon County for state university regent. The convention unanimously endorsed the populist ticket and Bryan Sewall’s nomination, backing Chicago platform financial plank and school fund investments.
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Red Newz
Douglas County
Lancaster County
Madison County
Howard County
Olay County
Saline County
Holt County
N. Campbell
J. B Harris
Tee
Eve Sere
W. B. Jackson
Ates
NE -Ccoe
Essence Gases Code
Wolfe
Supreme U Y
Lone Teere Tlyam Neville Short
J. & Kirkpatrick
University Regent
Thomas Rawlins
Silver Democrats
Omaha
J. Smyth
Allver Democrats
Dixon Veree
Regent
State University
Natronale
Bryan
Sewall
Platform
Chicagolatform
Supreme Court
Nebraska News Roundup Hits Fair, Fire and Crime
Boon county fair set for September 16 to 18. Geo Fell Harvard furniture stock ruined by fire. Ak Sar Ben parade draws large Omaha crowd. Miss Lulu Garretson sues Charles Ernest for 10000. Niobrara school board buys a 300 pound bell. Irvington patrol catches oat thief. Clarkson receives public welcome in Omaha. Ulysses post office robbed. $70 cash and 30 stamps taken. Mrs Betz and Mrs Ly tum of Bellevue victimized by Fanaway. Knox county to build 11 wooden bridges for 2000. Crete teacher Simanek robbed of 25 on train to state fair. Ira French’s son, 22, s then committed to asylum. St Edward locals accused of melon patch theft. Valley county August mortgage stats listed. Table Rock arrests two tramp with 15 20 mixed shoes. gang three, one escaped. Plattsmouth pension raised to 12 with back pay. Kincaid daughter bitten by rattlesnake, dies. Union burglar sentenced to 18 months. Teegarden inventory valued at 114328. Beemer captain Taylor accidentally shoots self. unconscious. Grand Island sheriff brings Archie Ross for forgery. four checks 7.30. Kimball ocean relay time 28 minutes for 11 miles. Polk threshing fire from sparks. fire contained. Nebraska Tennessee centennial organizers meet in Owsha. Drownings and lightning strike reported near Norden.
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Boone County
Geo. W. Fell
Harvard
Omaha
Lulu Garretson
Graf
Charles Ernest
School Board of
Niobrara
Irvington
Hibbard
Clarkson
Ulysses
J. S. Betz
Emma §Lytum
Bellevue
S. W. Mosher
Randolph
Board of Supervisors
Knox County
Simanek
Crete
Ira French
Schuyler
St. Edward
Valley County
Table Rock
John Duke
Plattsmouth
Fortune
Katie
A. A. Kincaid
Whitman
John Hansen
Union
Ramsey
Chicago
F. M. Wolcott
J. BR. Taylor
Beemer
J. 4 Baker Lumber and Grain Company
Grand Island
Archie Ross
Dick Collins
Gov. Holcom
Nebraska
Tennessee
Owsha
H. D Crawford
York
J. J. Butler
Lincoln
Joseph Oberfelder
Sidney
Ernest Benninghaven
Nicholaa Fritz
Pender
Frank Sherman
Ashland
Long Beach
California
Johnson
Norden
Numerous incidents and crimes reported across Nebraska towns
A roundup of accidents crimes and community news from Falls City Shelton North Loup Elgin Fremont Dunbar Barneston Schuyler and nearby areas. Fatal gun discharge near Beebe and Osbout deaths, a gasoline poisoning of a child, a forged check case in Grand Island, church baptisms, bank suspicions, political rioting in Stromburg, school principal missing, bank reopening plans in Beatrice, and the Nebraska cemetery association formation plus Tecumseh minister trouble and the Valparaiso burglary news.
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Luis
Falls City
Shelton
C. T. Beebe
George Smith
North Loup
John Osbout
Omaha
Dunber
Barnston
Byron Beal
Presbyterian Church of
Barnston and
Liberty
Redding
Methodist Church
Schuyler
Nelson
Fremont
Carl Larson
Kearney
Larson
Essys
Jim Hutchinson
Elgin
Archie Ross
Grand Island
Dean
S. N. Wolbach
First National Bank
Grand Island Cigar Company
John Thompson
Fairmount
Carter supports McKinley in Montana convention letter
United States Senator Carter writes Montana Republicans arguing for endorsement of the Republican platform with protection and free coinage while opposing free trade. He favors gold and silver remonetization and urges delegates to back McKinley and Hobart despite some platform disagreements.
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McKinley
Tizuena
Mont
United States
Carter
Montana
St. Louis
Republican Party
Chicago
Hobart
Campaign of Education Address Draws Canton Editors
Canton Ohio September 9 editors gathered in Ellis hall for Republican Editorial Association. Major McKinley appeared on the porch as Charles Emory Smith spoke on education. Smith praised cross party allies in defense of sound money and public morals.
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Canton
Ohio
Republican
Ellis’ Hall
John Hopely
Bucyrus
R. B Brown
Zanesville Courier
C. B. McCoy
Coshoeton
J. P. Boyden
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Charles Emory Smith
Philadelphia Press
Russia
Smith
Illinois Court Rules Sunday Plowing Not Against Peace
The Appellate court of the Fourth district holds that plowing on Sunday does not violate peace when it does not disturb order. The decision involves Mr. Foll, a Seventh Day Adventist, who observed Saturday as the Sabbath and was convicted after being arrested for Sunday labor.
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Illinois
Beira Mount Varren
Fourth District
Foll
Congressional Nominee Declines Tenth District Nomination
Deellacs Wrst Surenson of Wisconsin declines the Democratic congressional nomination in the Tenth district due to lack of harmony that left three tickets in the field. Judge Bundy of Menomonee wrote the letter to the Democratic committee explaining the withdrawal.
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Deellacs
Surenson
Wis
Bundy
Menomonee
Congressional Committee
Oklahoma judge likely appointment imminent amid vacancy
Oklahoma Attorney General Harmon is expected to appoint a judge soon to fill the vacancy created by Judge Scott. The vacant position draws many candidates, with Bynum of Indiana among those mentioned as a possible appointee.
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Oysam
Wasnixorox
Harmon
Oklahoma
Scott
Bynum
Indiana
No. 1 dynamiter Tynan arrested in continental plot
London reports Scotland Yard thwarted a wide dynamite conspiracy. P. J. P. Tynan alias No. 1 of the Phoenix Park tragedy was seized at Boulogne with Edward Bell in Paris, and John F. Kearney and J. Wallace were taken at Rotterdam. Detectors say evidence includes infernal machines and letters. Bell proclaimed American tourist. Tynan claimed royal courier status.
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Tynan
Scotland
Lord Frederick Cavendish
Thomas H. Burke
Phoenix Park
Dublin
Genoa
Paris
Boulogne
Scotland Yard
London
Bell
Copenhagen
Queen Victoria
Globe
Glasgow
Central Police
the Globe
Clan-na-Gael
Great Britain
Terence McDermott
Portland Rison
Kearney
Newark
Phélan
Kansas City
Short
O’donovan Rossa
Chambers Street
New York
Boy Sucumbs In Barn Flaxseed Accident Near Here
Four year old Herrman Parker, son of Henry Parker, suffocated in a flaxseed bin while playing in his father's barn near the farm four miles north of here. The body was not found for several hours.
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O'Neill
Neéb
Here
Herrman
Henry Parker
Cavite conspiracy leaders shot by Spanish authorities
Sept 16 reports state the leaders of the conspiracy against the Spanish government in Cavite province were executed by firing squad. The action follows ongoing anti colonial activity in the Philippine Islands under Spanish rule.
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Mawitla
Phillippine Islands
Cavite
Address to Democrats sparks national debate on Honest Money
The Democratic Honest Money League of America issues a fiery address warning of a perilous conspiracy shaping the economy. It claims a hidden effort to replace honest currency with a dishonest dollar, urging citizens to defend the country and oppose disloyal elements linked to the Chicago convention.
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Democratic Honest Money League of America
Tillmans
Respite For Turkey Amid Tense Balkan Scene
In Constantinople on September 15 the crisis deepens as Britain warns of possible unilateral action to curb disturbances. Sir Philip Currie reports to the Sultan that British anger over British Armenian refugees may prompt independent measures. The Dryad guards refugee ships in Turkish waters to thwart Turkish interference on the high seas.
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Constantinople
Czar of
Rusma
England
Philip Currie
Great Britain
Dryad
Politics Before Church in Fort Scott Resigns and Withdraws
J. J. Stewart, head of the Fort Scott board of police commissioners, sought to resign from the force and have his name dropped as a trustee of the First Methodist church. After church leaders urged enforcement of the prohibitory law to end the church embarrassment over saloon stigma, Stewart withdrew his resignation and will remain a police commissioner, citing the governor's urging to reconsider.
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Fort Scott
J. J. Stewart
Board of Police Commissioners
Morrill
First Methodist Church
Stewart
Lyon
Fort Scott Salcona
Sheehan Revolts Over Party Drift
Ex Lieutenant Governor William F. Sheehan national committeeman replies to Joseph B. Mayer of Buffalo. He warns he will resign if New York’s Democrats drift toward reform or Republican opposition, and says he will stay only if the state keeps its June stance. He says resignation would follow a Buffalo convention endorsing Chicago platform or nominees.
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York
Bryan
New York
Joseph B. Mayer
Buffalo
William F. Sheehan
Chicago
National Committee
Santa Fe Mines Sold to G J Devlin in Kansas
Torrxa Kan Sept 15 C J Devlin manager of the coal properties of the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe railway company has bought all of the company's mines in Kansas and will take possession October 1 His purchase includes the Santa Fe mines in Osage Cherokee and Crawford counties He also owns mines at Marceline Missouri and Toluca Illinois from which the Santa Fe gets a large part of its fuel.
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Kansas Coal Intercats
Torrxa
Kan
C. J. Devlin
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company
Kansas
Santa Fe
Osage
Cherokee
Crawford Counties
Marceline
Toluca, J
No Speech at the Capitol Announcement
Evansville Indiana reports Mr. Bryan denied rumors of a Bremen Washington Capitol speech. He telegraphed the organizing committee that such an action would contradict his wishes and set a bad precedent as no presidential candidate has spoken at the Capitol.
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Evansville
Ind
Bryan
National Capitol
Washington
Capitol
English View on McKinley and US Elections
The St James Gazette notes the American dominates the financial scene and predicts McKinley likely victory in November. It warns English public opinion could sour if Bryan wins in 1900, arguing English anger would rise over patronage and depreciation of debt currencies.
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London
St. James' Gazette
McKinley
England
Bryan
Besten
United States
Prominent Wientra Men Robbed While Fishing
August Sauer and Charles Sullivan, leading Wientra businessmen, were held up at gunpoint on Walnut River banks while fishing near Butler county. The bandit took watches money and jewelry before fleeing. Butler County sheriff notified.
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Wientra
Kan
Sauer
Charles Sullivan
Butler County
Walnut River
Populist Notification Letter to Bryan Delayed
Chairman Butler of the Populist national committee received a letter from Senator Allen stating his notification letter will be delivered to Mr Bryan on the lith fast. Butler's letter to Mr Allen will be delivered the same day.
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Wasuixaron
Butler
National Committee
Senator Allen
Bryan
Ayeas
Iowa Patent Office Report Sees Copyright Granted in Fort Dodge Publication
The Iowa Historical Illustrative Co of Des Moines gains copyright for Illustrated Fort Dodge, modeled after the Wilcox brothers' Des Moines souvenir. J J Waddell of Des Moines receives a patent for a signal lantern improving oil reservoir and globe handling to ensure draft and reduce smoke. Free patent information offered. printed drawings available for 25 cents. Des Moines and other states served by Hawk, Tuosas G. & J. Rauru Orwin, solicitors of patents.
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Iowa Patent Office
Iowa Historical Ilustrative Co
Des Moines
Fort Dodge
Wilcox Brothers
Charley
Henry
J. J. Waddel
U.S
Iowa
Hawkeven Tuosas G. & J. Rauru Orwin
Dispensary Probe Sought by State Democrats
The state Democratic committee adopted a resolution urging the state board of control to publicly investigate charges against officers tied to the dispensary. Prof. Francis J. Child, Harvard PhD LL D, died aged 71 at Boston home yesterday.
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Columbia
State Democratic Committee
State Board of Control
Francis J. Child
Bostox
Francisy James .Child
Harvard University
James Whitney
Geolog
Child
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Chase County
E. B. Sutton
Furnas
Stromburg
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C. S. Broderick
St Edward
Broderick
Seward
Beatrice
Nebraska Cemetery Association
B. H. Oakley
J. ¥. Craig
H. S. Plumb
Ance
T. E. Moore
Tecumseh
Nemaha County
Frank Fordyce
Peru Times
Moore
District Court
W. E. Moore
F. W. Smith
Valparaiso
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P. J. P Tynan
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Honest Meaney League of America Issues
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Czar
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