Chicago Hosts Seventh Republican Convention Drawn From History
The piece notes Chicago as the long-time host city for the Republican national conventions, including the upcoming June 1 meeting to nominate president and vice president. It recounts historic conventions from 1868 onward with Lincoln, Grant, Garfield, Harrison, Roosevelt, and others, highlighting Chicago’s central place in U.S. party politics and its dramatic wartime and postwar growth.
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DIES SUDDENLY WALKING ON DETROIT STREET
Detroit resident Peter White, born 1830 in Rome, dies suddenly on a street near Woodward Avenue and the Hotel Pontchartrain from heart failure while walking from City Hall. He migrated to Green Bay as a youth, later sought copper and iron finds in the Upper Peninsula, led a general store for a mining firm, and served as county clerk and register of deeds from 1861.
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WETS TURNS TABLES IN PERRY MEETING
Perry Michigan June 6 an attempt to hold a council meeting failed due to a quorum gap as aldermen returned to vote in the chair. Elsewhere a horse death in Newberry and a Grand Rapids fire damaged homes and a school. A suit seeks 10000 damages over a wife’s death blamed on a telephone line. Two youths feared drowned on Elk Lake. A Cleveland architect killed his wife and himself.
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Chicago as Nation’s Convention Magnet and Growth Beacon
Chicago ranks as the premier railroad hub and convention city with vast hotels and infrastructure. The city, home to about 2 million people, spans roughly 200 square miles along Lake Michigan and boasts skyscraper beginnings, a steel skeleton framework, and the grand Coliseum hosting the Republican National Convention with 680 delegates and a 401 vote threshold.
Veteran editor dies after long illness in Detroit
Wilton Quinby longtime Detroit Free Press publisher dies of cancer after months of illness. A prominent figure in Michigan journalism he introduced the web perfecting press to Michigan and first used linotypes successfully in Detroit. Quinby led a major expansion of the paper and held diplomatic honors from Cleveland. He was born in Brewer Maine December 14 1896 and later studied at the University of Michigan. His death marks the end of a notable publishing career and a life devoted to journalism.
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Justice Carpenter Resigns from Supreme Court
Lansing June 9 Justice Walker's resignation from the bench has reached the movers offices. The resignation takes effect June 16. Carpenter had planned to resign to enter private practice of law in Detroit.
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Bryan's Daughter Elected Delegate at Denver County Convention
The Democrate of Denver county meeting Thursday elected Ruth Leavitt daughter of W. J. Bryan as a delegate to the state convention set for June 18 at Glenwood Springs. A resolution endorsing Bryan for the presidential nomination was adopted. Just received and carriage of good chicken wheat or sale at Alma Roller Milly.
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