Animated fight for Democratic governor nomination at convention
Delegates gather as a crowded field contests for governor with R T Hough as favorite facing stronger opposition. McLean gains support for senator from Welty Chapman Neal Farley Wilkins and Sorg backers while Norton backs Smalley. Convention nearly unit for free silver. no clear opponent to McLean.
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McLean
Lawrence T. Neal
McKinley
John Farley
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Campbell
Paul J. Sorg
Beriah Wilkins
The
Washington Post
Chicago
A. W. Patrick
J. A. Norton
Judge Smalley
Debs Abandons Washington Socialist Colony Plan
Victor Berger after a Debs conference says the proposed socialist colony is dropped. A migration of unemployed men to Washington will seek homes, financed by a 15 cent per month per member tax for the Social Democracy. Debs stays in the East to push socialism through the new party and ballot.
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Milwaukee
Victor
Berger
Eugene W. Debs
Washington
Social Democracy
Debs
New Party
East
Mississippi Lynching Report From Aberdeen
A negro named Parry Gilliam was forcibly taken from the Monroe county jail, carried five miles from town and hanged to a tree in the road. He was accused of robbing a white woman at Okolom Saturday afternoon and attempting a criminal assault.
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Aberdeen
Miss
Parry Gilliam
Monroe County
Okalom
Twenty Year Old Desperado Arrested In Adel
John Mahaffey aged 20 from Oakville Missouri was captured in Adel while drawing spikes from a railroad track to wreck a passenger train. Two sticks of dynamite were found in his possession intended to blow open the express safe.
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Desperado
Adel
John Mahaffey
Oakville
Des Moines
Amazon Sets Lake Superior Iron Ore Cargo Record
The schooner Amazon cleared Duturs on June 30 with 5 968 tons of iron ore, surpassing all prior lake cargo records for any vessel and for any commodity.
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Duturs
Amazon
Lake Superior
Chicago Directory Publishes Population Estimate
Cuicasco June 30 The Chicago city directory publishers report an estimated population of 1,828,000, up 76,000 from last year.
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Cuicasco
Chicago
Wisconsin Michigan Car Ferry Line Sold to Big Four
The Wisconsin and Michigan Car Ferry line, running between South Chicago and Peshtigo, Wis., is acquired by the Big Four system. J. J. Coleman remains as general manager. The intent is to create a lake connection from Benton Harbor to Manitowoc, with ferries rerouted to serve eastern freight outlets. The transfer is expected around July 1.
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Wisconsin and Michigan Car Ferry Company
Milwaukee
Wisconsin and Michigan
Chicago
Peshtigo
Wis
Big Four
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Chicago and
Germany's foreign minister temporarily replaced amid health concerns
Kiel reports the emperor has temporarily entrusted the foreign affairs portfolio to Herr von Bulow due to Baron Marschall von Bieberstein's retirement. Berlin notes the retirement is treated as a virtual dismissal and signals a broader political crisis as the emperor tightens control.
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Kiel
Baron Marschall von Bieberstein
Herr von Bulow
Berlin
Germany
Queen’s final public appearance in London foreseen
London reports indicate the queen will likely make her last public appearance in the metropolis. Official authority says future royal duties will be performed by the Prince and Princess of Wales as her representatives. After 60 years of service she seeks rest and to transfer responsibilities to successors.
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London
Metropolis
Prince and Princess of Wales
A Place for Keane Archbishop to Lead New Orleans
The Journal and Advertiser reports Archbishop Keane former rector of the Catholic University in Washington is set to return to the United States as archbishop of New Orleans to succeed Archbishop Janssen who died suddenly while traveling to the city Cardinal Gibbons and Archbishop Ireland endorse Keane and favor his restoration to the American hierarchy He is closely connected to them and expected to resume leadership among American bishops.
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New York
The
Journal and Advertiser
Keane
Catholic University At
Washington
United States
New Orleans
Janssen
Gibbons
Ireland
Farmers form Southern Minnesota elevators union
Kenyon Minn June 30 A meeting of farmers representing the farmers elevators in Southern Minnesota elected officers E A Bigelow president Zumbrota E H Emerson vice president West Concord R J Whitman secretary Owatonna R O Lund treasurer Zambrota The object of the organization is to consolidate all farmers elevators and secure mutual cooperation.
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Kenyon, Minn
Minnesota
E. A. Bigelow
Zumbrota
E. H. Emerson
West Concord
R. J. Whitman
Owatonna
R. O. Lund
Zambrota
Venezuelan cabinet resigns new ministers named
A Caracas dispatch states the ministry has resigned and a new cabinet formed with Luis Castello as finance minister Herberto Gordon interior minister Senor Ricart war and marine minister and George Uzler public works minister.
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New York
Caracas
Venezuela
Luis Castello
Herberto Gordon
Interior
Senor Ricart
George Uzler
Fight card shifts as Young Griffo faces stand-in
In Philadelphia on June 380 the fight between Kid Lavigne and Young Griffo failed to start. Griffo appeared while Martin Judge of the city wore the gloves in Lavigne’s place and fought six rounds in a strong display against the Australian opponent.
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Philadelphia
Lavigne
Young Griffo
Martin Judge
Colonel Jolley Declines Circuit Judge Candidacy
Vermilion Iowa June 30 Colonel J L Jolley of this city is urged to run as an independent candidate for circuit judge in the First district. The Populists support the move but Jolley will not consent to become a candidate.
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Jolley
Vermilion, 8. D
J. L. Jolley
Two Trains Leave Boston for San Francisco Endeavor
Two special trains carrying 520 Christian Endeavorers depart Boston for San Francisco. The first train includes President Francis E. Clark Mrs Clark and Secretary John W Baer among other prominent Endeavorers.
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Boston
San Francisco
Francis E. Clark
Clark
John W. Baer
Four Masked Bank Robbers Firefight at Belle Fourche
Four masked men robbed the Belle Fourche Butte County bank after forcing customers and staff to surrender. A running gun battle with a pursuing posse left one robber captured in Deadwood. the others remained at Three V ranches nearby with slim escape chances. Cashier Marble was wounded in the ear and Walter Gay received a cheek wound. Less than 75 dollars was taken as Marble locked the vault and halted the raid.
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Deapwoop
S. D
Butte County
Belle Fourche
A. Giles
Giles
Walter Gay
Gay & Sons
Thomas Day
Deadwood
Three V Ranches
Indian Ghost Dance Alarm Near Hailey
Governor Stenn enberg learns about 800 Indians mainly Bannocks with Lemhi and Nevada groups performing ghost dances in Camas prairie near Hailey Idaho. Settlers alarmed and seeking removal. governor requests recall from Bannock agent at Ross Park and from the interior department.
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Boise
Ida
Stennenberg
Lemhi Agency
Nevada
Camas Prairie
Hailey
Ross Park
Interior Department
Tobacco Case Goes to the Jury in AT Company Trial
In New York on June 30 arguments continued in the conspiracy trial of American Tobacco Company officers including President Joseph B. Duke. Joseph H. Choate spoke for the defense while District Attorney Olcott argued for the prosecution before the jury received the case.
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New York
Joseph B. Duke
American Tobacco Company
Joseph H. Choate
Olcott
Council finds Board of Public Works guilty in contracts
At the meeting the committee reported the charges against the board were true. They found the board let contracts contrary to council instructions and filed false reports about the work let.
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Dontutn
Board of Public Works
Democrats, Populists to meet for joint convention
The Democratic state committee in Lincoln Nebraska named a sub committee to confer with Populists and free silver Republicans to decide on a date and place for a joint convention.
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Lincoln, Neb
Democratic State Committee
Swiss Refusal to Ratify Japan Trade Pact Stands
Berne reports the Swiss federal council will not ratify the commercial treaty with Japan because Tokyo imposes a prohibitive duty on clocks and watches. The move leaves the pact in limbo and underscores tensions over timepiece imports.
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London
Berne
Switzerland
Federal Council
Japan
FIGHTING IN CRETE NEAR Canea STIRS REGIONAL TENSIONS
In Crete near Canea, a 1200 strong Mussulman force surprised insurgents at Kanlikastolli. Thirteen Muslims were killed and twelve wounded in a fierce clash. Christians prepared reprisals by land and sea as casualties mounted on both sides. The disturbance stems from Muslim refugee encroachments on the neutral zone.
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Canea
Crete
Kanlikastolli
Greeks to occupy Karpenisi in Epirus clash
Athens reports the Turkish army controls positions overlooking Agrapha in Epirus and threatens Greek retreat if fighting resumes. The Greek government orders a strong force to occupy Karpenisi to counter the threat.
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Karpenisi
Athens
Epirus
Agrapha
Up to date burglars use electric arc to melt bank safe
In Chagrin Falls Ohio burglars attached wires to trolley and street car rails to form carbon points. They aimed an electric arc at the bank safe knob of Rogers and Son to melt the combination but halted after the current was cut off near midnight.
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Cleveland
Chagrin Falls
Rogers & Son
Electric
Woman shoots intruder in Iron River to kill and wounds another
Iron River Wisconsin June 29 Mrs E N Lengley fired her revolver at three men who kicked her door in at 3 am She killed Dave Smith with a bullet over the eye and through the head Olsen was hit in the leg and body but not seriously wounded the third man fled unharmed
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Iron River
Wis
Dave Smith
E. N. Lengley
Smith
Charles Olsen
George Sullivan Found Guilty of Second Degree Murder
Viroqua Wisconsin on June 28 a jury convict George Sullivan of second degree murder for shooting Asa Gorham on January 25 over Gorham's wife. Sentence suspended until July 12.
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George Sullivan
Viroqua
Wis
Asa Gorham
Gorham
Ex-Cashier Convicted of Embezzlement in Columbus Bank
In Columbus Ohio on June 28 ex cashier John A. Kight of the defunct Fifth Avenue Savings Bank was found guilty of embezzlement after a shortage of about $90 000 was discovered.
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CoLtumbus
John A. Kight
Fifth Avenue Savings Bank
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