Roosevelt Seen as Leading Contender for VP at Imminent Convention
Philadelphia kitchens the day before the Republican convention resembled a quiet town as rain dampened nerves. Roosevelt loomed large in conversations with delegates from New York and Pennsylvania backing his bid while others contested the path to McKinley’s ticket. The mood was uncertain as party leaders weighed whether Roosevelt would accept a vice presidential nomination amid rival factions and loyalty pledges.
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Philadelphia
Jupiter Playius
McKinley
Gov
Roosevelt
Walton
Prelmresque
Cuba
Tank
New York
Pennsylvaia
Irving Scott
California
Tripp
South Dakota
Woodruff
Hanna
Allison
Fairbanks
Bliss
Matt
Tony
Dolliver
Platt
Pennsylvania
State treasurer’s office seized in Kentucky move
Frankfort Kentucky June 19 the state treasurer s office is in the custody of the sheriff transfer of most state offices from Republican to Democratic control followed a court of appeals ruling Assistant Secretary Long said he had no authority from former treasurer Day to turn over the office and refused entry to Democratic treasurer Hager who obtained a writ of possession in Judge Moore s court and the sheriff took possession of the office
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State Treasury
Kentucky
Frankfort
Court of Appeals
Long
Day
Hager
Dam Blown Out Near Pine City Riles Farmers
In Pine City Minnesota farmers dynamited the Chengua tonna dam two and a half miles from town causing the lake to drain. They claim damming ruined river meadows and say the structure was built by A. Muneh of St Paul for logging. No forests were created.
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Stillwater
Chentohna
Pine City
Snake River
Minn
Chenguatonna
A. Muneh
St. Paul
Des Moines Auditorium Destroyed By Fire Incendiary Suspected
Des Moines auditorium used as a convention hall and vaudeville venue was destroyed by fire yesterday. Built for 50,000 dollars, insured for 25,000, total loss estimated at 40,000 with 27,000 in insurance. Origin under mystery with incendiary suspicion. Rebuilding planned immediately.
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Mie Auditoriau
Dew Moines
Des Moines
Iowa
Commercial Exchange
T. W. P. Close Amusement Company
Clark Vindicated In Montana Primary Returns
Helena Montana July 19 county primaries or conventions held Saturday night and returns received yesterday show Senator Clark seeking vindication leading Daly in delegates. Clark 261 votes to 217 for Daly with Granite County pending, sending 13 delegates, a doubt remains.
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Helena
Mont
Tune
Butte
Clark
Marcus Daly
Daly
Granite County
Man Said to Have Ram Away with Two Women in Tow
A Webster City man fled with two women and was traced to Fort Dodge by his wife. Police assisted and the fugitive returned to Webster City. Legal proceedings may follow.
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Fort Dodge
Webster City
Arsenic in Coffee and a Sailor Missing Vessel
An arsenic poisoning attempt sickened seven near Madison Wisconsin as a would be killer used excessive poison. James Breland was arrested on $3000 bail. A Alaska dispatch reports the sealing schooner Pioneer is believed found, along with eight skeletons, after vanishing Oct 4 1889. In Sardusky Ohio lightning struck a building, a man lost hair but survived.
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Madison
George Bringer
James Breland
Beattle
Wash
Alaska
Pioneer
Bering Sea
Siwagh
Quatsinok
Capt. Stone
Fire destroys Douglass school in Chicago district
A large Chicago institution, the Douglass school at Twenty second and Forrest avenues, was destroyed by a fire causing about $75,000 in damage. The cause is a mystery. Several churches in the district have been burned recently by incendiaries.
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Chicago
Douglass School
Twenty-second
Forrest ‘Avenues
Loxson
Horse Theft Charged In Fergus Falls Arrests
Fergus Falls Minnesota July 19 Casper Cjerner of Bagley arrived yesterday and led to the arrest of L Davis and George Butler on a horse theft charge. The men hired a team from him eight weeks ago and did not return prompting him to pursue them.
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Fergus Falls
Minn
Cas
Per Cjernes
Bagley
L. Davis
George Butler
Fire Hits McLaughlin Mercantile Store in Litefield
A fire in Litefield Minnesota on June 10 damaged the McLaughlin Mercantile department store. The blaze started in the second story where furniture is stored, causing about 5000 dollars in damage and the building is fully insured.
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Litefield
Minn
Ciock
McLaughlin Mercantile Company
Fire destroys Otter Tail mill cooper shop in Fergus Falls
Cooper shop of the Otter Tail mill at Fergus Falls Minnesota was burned June 19 causing about 1500 dollars in loss with no insurance. The blaze was reported to have been incendiary in origin.
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Cooper Shop
Myrned
Fergus Falls
Minn
Otter Tull Mill
Lucendiary
Defies the World Warship Attacks TakU Forts
London reports a foreign fleet attacked the Taku forts amid China’s war with foreign powers. Dispatches indicate forts opened fire, and foreign ships replied, with both sides sustaining casualties. Berlin confirms limited details while Shanghai sources note heavy fighting and significant Chinese losses.
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London
China
Chee-too
Berlin
Peking
Chinse
Shanghai
Shanzhai
Yorktown
Che Fou
Taki
Occu
Wan Seised
Daily Mall
Kung -1
Ministery of War
Mand Shur
Kus Seymour
Seymour
Oder
Kempf
Pawee
Vor
Kettler
Geran Foreign Office
von Kettler
Elks Big Show inaugurates two weeks of carnival fun
Thousands of marching men parade through downtown St Paul to inaugurate the Elks carnival lasting two weeks. Marching units include the secret societies from nearby cities and Elks from Minneapolis and other neighbors join the procession. Trade delegates from the state arrive to attend the convention.
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St. Paul
Jane
Secret Xocedes
St. Pan
Minneapolis Elks Am
Cies
Forest Fires Threaten Virginia Lumber Piles
Duluth Minnesota June 20 A warning from Virginia reports forest fires endangering lumber piles of the Moon and Lander company near the city. Winds light but could shift toward town. Fire engine and hose supply dispatched from Duluth. Fire burning amber piles. described as ragile yet not advancing toward Virginia which remains in danger.
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Virginia
Duluth
Miam
Muther Fertony
Viginia
Moon & Here Lander Company
Ain
Duhith
Graunr
Bryan and Towned Fish Kawagnanga Lake in Wisconsin
In Minocqua Wisconsin on June 20 Bryan at Paris led a fishing party on Kawagusiga lake. Master Bryan proved the champion fisherman by keeping the group well supplied. Charles A Townes helped bag a good sized Dass. Town left for Nishonen Dyin after 4 pm as the party searched for game Musketlunge while Col Breau readied reading matter for a fallback. Excursion trains will run tonight to attend the big meeting where Mr Bryan will speak.
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Kawagnanga Lake
Minocqua
Wis
W. Bryan
Paris
Kawagusiga Lake
Bryan
Charles A. Town
Ma Towne
Nishonen
Col Breau
Bryan Will Seak
Bank depositors seek recovery after partial payments
In a chaotic note from a Bank of Bilger court scene, depositors claim 44 percent of their claims with 120 per cent amounts and divisions reflect prior payments. The messy text references a River Bank matter with creditors and deposits, unclear dates, and a court setting in Axed Ny.
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Janesville
Short Nor Pe
BO Colyor
Bank of Bilger Ton
Johnson Free Anoka Minn Hearing Dismisses Case
In Anoka Minnesota on June 20, John Johnson. The court heard the case of the Wise family murder suspect Julie D. The municipal court dismissed the motion of County Attorney. Witnesses were denied further evidence for conviction. The defendant was congratulated by friends after the outcome.
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Anoka
Kin Johnson
Myer
Wise
Conmiy Attarnes
Tohuwon Wis
Wisconsin shooting victim tied to domestic trouble
A Milwaukee man reports a shooting in Gree Bay where a woman claiming to be Smith's wife opened fire, injuring a man named Jung at Maple Grove near Seymour. The story notes domestic trouble as the motive and mentions other boxing and traffic incidents from Des Moines to Ely as separate items in the same notice.
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Gree Bay
Wis
G. A. Smuth
Milwanker
Sy Haps Tagelly
Maple Grove
Seymour
Siith
Wif
Jett Jung
Ellsworth Eigh Semiel Alumni Banquet Held at Hotel
The fifth annual Ellsworth High School alumni banquet occurred Saturday night at a local hotel. Venerations were observed and elaborate provisions were served as attendees celebrated the group’s history.
General Diment In Charge At Owatonna Minn
General James M Diment assumes charge at Owatonna Minnesota as postmaster with George D Holden appointed assistant hextmaster. Free delivery to begin July 1 following carrier examinations held recently.
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General Diment
Owatonna
Minn
James M. Diment
George D. Holden
Register of Deeds
Runaway Driver Fatally Injures Anthon Kanisee in Sioux City
In Sioux City on June 20 Anthon Kanisee a packinghouse operator was killed after being thrown from a carriage during a runaway accident. He belonged to the 800 camp Modern Woodmen and the incident occurred in town.
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Brakewan
Ely
Mina
Jung
Otis Willigmann
Brakwian
Boxelig
Wiligminn
Sioux City
Town
Anthon Kanisee
Roberts reports Boer surrender unlikely in June dispatch
Lord Roberts cites a Boer dispel noting Botha declined a six day armistice and hostilities resumed. Boers retire on Middleburg with Hyltsh cavalry in pursuit, destroying bridges and seizing provisions as they retreat toward Lydenburg hills amid reports of artillery and dynamite use. Dispatch from Pretoria dated yesterday mentions Biden Powell arriving.
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Lamlow
Lord Roberts
Louis Botha
Durgloes
Botha
Bitals
Middleburg
Mstehaedodorp
Lydenburg Hills
Low Tee Makaies
Carlos
Kroger
Steyn
Roberts
War Office
Pretoria
Biden Powell
Fire devours model town as wind shifts across plains
A rapid windstorm tore through the Model Timatiy area causing multiple house and shop fires. Fire crews battled hotspots throughout the night as the blaze spread toward the central business district. The mayor urged residents to evacuate risk zones while authorities assess containment and damage.
Remarkable Letter Claims Gov Goebel Was Killed
A letter from Frankfort Kentucky alleges Gov Goebel was killed by an unseen actor. The author claims the writer foresaw the event and describes crowd scenes, travel by train, and a broad campaign of secrecy. The piece places the letter in the Sherman to Cheyenne area with references to Utah and Oklahoma routes and details a large powder blast and related preparations at a railway camp.
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Wo Calton
Frankfort
Tyne
Wil Calton
Will
Georgesuwat
Alansas
Seirea
Okluiona
Aenink
Sherman
Cheyenne
Celine
Cale Creek
Haust
Women Strike At Local Water Company Protest
In St Louis and nearby towns three women confronted the Trane company during a protest over water supply cuts. Explosions were reported as crowds swelled, with periods of disorder and no fencing at the scene. Police halted disturbances near Chippewa Falls after the Chippewa Lauber and Boon company announced plans to operate a water line on the Chippewa River, marking a rare drought era low.
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St. Louie
Trouklin
St Tals
South St Loe
Trane Comepany
Tierata
Low Wake Chippewa Falls
Wisdune
Chippewa Lauber and Boon Company
Chippewa River
Bower
News In Brief From The Wires
A series of brief items report a deck hand drowning after falling overboard near Buffalo New York, and other late 19th to early 20th century notices. Donations for famine relief in Tadian totals reach 500000 dollars in the United States. A fire wipes out a business renter and meeting place in Moscow Ohio. A fireman named Wiltim Sibley dies after a fall overboard near Solvite Ohio. A motor paced race in Canbelge Massachusetts sees Artie Walford and Boris Merge, with noted results. Historical correspondences from Humboldt published about earlier eras. A New York City store district suffers fire damage valued around 100 dollars. Kirsh National Hivale of Hawaii granted charter to act as government bank in patent obligations. Midhind steel works in Mimmense Indiana plans restart after partial shutdown. Talks for a commercial treaty with France yield 20 percent duty cut on Brazilian coffee.
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J. Welsh
Pioneer
Buffalo
N.Y
United States
Moxcow
Livingston County
Ohio
Wiltim Sibley
Solvite
Oho
Cts
Mort Haven
Michael
Boris Merge
Canbelge
Mass
Hernan Schiz
Kokomo
King Artie Walford Sin Wax
Tso Wek Leonwo
Sears
Royal Btory
Beri
Alexader von Humboldt
Die Elestore
Cal GW
McParlane and Associates
Honoliin Lige Teen
Kirsh National Hivale
Hawaii
Midhind Steel Works
Alt Mimnese
Ind
To Tyielro
France
Markets Report From Grain to Cattle Prices Across Regions
Market notes span grains and live stock with bids and quotes for wheat corn oats and rye. Cattle and veal prices cited include steers heifers cows and calves at various regional markets with associated shipping and sale terms.
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St. Putt
Irmer
Cort
Nopthwrn
Bayley Styergs
Oxley Sivas
Chicago
Hood
Castle
Tyned
West Bayt St Pal
Mine
Uattle
Choley
Plisa
Skipa
Open waterworks vote in Brown's Valley aims for new system
In Fort Dodge Iowa on June 20 a special election was held to decide adopting a water and light system. Citizens backed the measure with a vote of 124 to 12, approving a bond totaling 8000 dollars.
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Fort Dodge
Lowa
Elizens
Tobr
Bunda
Brown's Valley
Minn
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