Dowager empress of China dies and other 1900s items
Summary of diverse 1900s notes: the dowager empress of China is dead. Prince Lief wins the national derby in St Louis. Mertens of St Paul wins the Wauke sha road race. Wisconsin Governor William Robinson declines renomination. Major McKinley addresses tin plate mill workers. Rome firm Societa Immobilier faces a scandal after failure. Senator Teller is saluted at a Denver July 4 ovation. Red Lake reservation killings and drownings reported. Ex‑city treasurer in St Paul fined for embezzlement. Wyckoff shot in New York over debt. filibustering case tied to Laurada captain. A. O. U. W officers elected. Nebraska crop prospects rise. West Virginia anti-cigarette law struck down. Atowanda Paper boss suicides. 79th commencement at a town university noted. Dawes commission heads to Indian Territory. Venezuelan gold standard ratified. International Printing union reelects President Galosowsky.
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Red Lake
American Republican College League
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E. H. Gibson
Ontawa Paper Company
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Archbishop Ryan
Philadelphia
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Guate
Talked Sound Money Canton Speech Favors a Global Dollar
Governor McKinley pledges sound money and protection for American labor and wages. He recalls Huron and Fremont, outlines Republican goals, and urges unity and reciprocity while addressing Norwalk supporters led by his wife and mother.
Reception to Governor McKinley in Canton
The women of Canton and Stark county hosted a 3 PM reception for Governor McKinley Mrs McKinley and Mrs McKinley Sr with about eight to ten McKinley relatives and Mrs Alice D Jones speaking on the west balcony. The crowd then moved through the parlor to greet the honored guests as music played and the doors opened.
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McKinley
William McKinley, Sr
William McKinley, Jr
Stark County
Alice D. Jones
Jacob Miller
Strength of silver canvass shows 578 delegates favor free coinage
The Tribune reports a statewide canvass of delegates to the Democratic national convention finds 578 delegates supporting free silver at 16 to 1 by instruction or preference, versus 328 advocating continuation of the gold standard. The estimate relies on unit rule observations from instructed states.
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Cuscaco
the Tribune
Wisconsin bonds given de facto officers power in New Jersey ruling
Attorneys report a New Jersey supreme court decision that officers de facto elected by the people may perform the same acts as those elected by a legally incorporated municipality. The finding reassures Wisconsin village bond holders though a legislative special session may still be needed.
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Milwaukee
New Jersey Supreme Court
Wisconsin
Omaha Lands Lease Ended by Secretary Approval
A long struggle over Omaha Indian lands in Nebraska ends after Secretary Smith approves two leases to Rosalie Farley, a tribes member, totaling over 20 000 acres in the Omaha reservation.
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Wasu Hino Ton
Omaha
Nebraska
Smith
Rosalie Farley
Farley
Hobart Will Visit McKinley for Conference
Garrett A Hobart announced from Paterson New Jersey that he will not travel to Canton this week. He plans to visit William McKinley later for a conference.
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McKinley
New York
Populist Convention Endorses Towne for President
In Duluth on June 27 the Sixth district Populist convention elected delegates to St. Louis. Ignatius Donnelly was named as the first choice for president and C A Towne received unqualified endorsement for the ticket.
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Towne
Dvutournu
St. Louis
Ignatius Donnelly
C. A. Towne
Li Hung Chang Meets Prince Bismarck in Berlin Visit
Li Hung Chang had a two hour interview with Prince Bismarck. After the talks Bismarck escorted him to the carriage and warmly shook his hand before Li Hung Chang left.
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Bismarck
Friederichsruhe
Prince Bismarck
Will Arrest All Countrymen
A Havana dispatch reports Weyler’s edict requiring Pinard del Rio residents to move to towns or insurgent camps has expired. Anyone still in the countryside will be treated as an enemy.
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New York
Havana
Weyler
Pinar del Rio
Stole the Whole Store in Eau Claire Heist
A. P. Wilder, a small jeweler in Eau Claire Wisconsin, reported his shop cleaned out overnight. The thief shattered a rear glass pane, then escaped with the entire stock valued at 500 dollars while the owner was at supper.
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Eau Claire
Wis
A. P. Wilder
Werner Linked to Yukon Town After South Dakota Charge
Seattle police report Fred D. Werner, sought in South Dakota for obtaining money under false pretenses with a large reward offered, is now a resident of a small town along the Yukon river.
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Seattle
Wash
Fred D. Werner
South Dakota
Yukon River
Variety Actor Kelly Dead at 42 in New York
John W. Kelly a well known variety actor and songwriter died at his mother's home in New York of acute gastritis. Known as the Rolling Mill Man he was born in the city and was 42 years old, with strong vaudeville popularity.
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Kelly
New York
John W. Kelly
Cabinet meets briefly at White House without Lamont
Washington June 29 The cabinet gathered at the White House with all members present except Secretary Lamont who is in New York The meeting lasted just over an hour making it an unusually brief session.
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WashineTon
White House
Lamont
New York
Not Guilty Verdict Upsets Electric Chair Case in Rochester
In Rochester on June 29, Frank Gallo an Italian man previously sentenced to death for murder two years ago and granted a new trial on the eve of execution has been found not guilty. The court discharged him and erased the verdict. The decision ends a long legal ordeal surrounding the death sentence and retrial.
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Rochester
Frank Gallo
Do Not Do This Hood's Sarsaparilla Admonition
An old advertisement advises readers not to be swayed by other products if Hood's Sarsaparilla is chosen. It promises cures when others fail and urges faithful use with the expectation of recovery.
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Ambassador Eustis Arrives in New York for Louisiana Vacation
Ambassador Eustis reached New York aboard the St Paul from Paris to spend his vacation period in Louisiana after completing duties in Europe.
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America
New York
Euustis
St. Paul
Paris
Louisiana
Hood's Pills are vegetable medicine for daily care
An examination of Hood's Pills notes they are marketed as a vegetable remedy made from selected ingredients. The brief promotes daily use and emphasizes careful preparation.
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Hood
Silver conference to solidify platform and candidates
Senator Harris travels to Chicago for the Democratic silver conference to coordinate the silver organization, discuss the platform, and assess candidate availability. The group seeks to keep candidates in the background until the meeting but fears losing control of the process while aiming to finalize the platform before the convention.
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Mnch
Blackburns Interest Conference Aids Senate Candidacy
Cincinnati June 30 Friends of Senator Blackburn in Covington Newport and Kentucky receive letters inviting a July 1 conference in the Auditorium Annex Chicago to discuss plans for Blackburns Democratic nomination bid. Since the June 3 state convention endorsement delegates have been liaising with other states.
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Blackburn
Covington
Newport
Kentucky
Chicago
Silver men must unite for silver candidates
Congressman John F. Shafroth of Colorado, at the Midland, says silver supporters may endorse the Democratic nominee. He plans to meet Senator Dubois in Chicago to work for Teller and argues for free coinage of silver while remaining loyal to his Republican roots. He predicts a solid silver vote this year.
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Kansas
John F. Shafroth
Colorado
Midland
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St. Louis
Chicago
Dubois
Teller
Morristown
Ills
The Silver Lining Opens at Grand Opera House
A pro silver money play titled The Silver Lining opened at the Grand Opera House in Chicago on June 30. The production, staged as part of the Democratic national convention time, runs through the convention period and centers on the silver issue.
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Chicago
Curiaco
Grand Opera House
Plymouth county election upheld in favor of Republican officers
District Judge F R Daynor affirms the election board ruling in the Plymouth county contest. Sheriff W E Herron and County Superintendent J Wernli win the disputed race.
Ohio Candidate Dead at Home
Cincinnati reports Patrick Mc Keown who was nominated at the Democratic state convention for state food and dairy commissioner died Saturday night at his home from cholera morbus.
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Cincinnati
Patrick McKeown
Hartman greeted by huge Montana homecoming crowd
In Butte on June 29 Congressman Hartman arrived from St Louis to an immense ovation. Thousands met him at the depot and a rope was attached to the carriage as horses were unhitched. Several hundred enthusiastic supporters from all parties hauled the carriage up the hill.
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Mont
Montana
Hartman
St. Louis
Washout floods wash away Slabtown cottages on Ohio river
PaRkersburg West Virginia reports heavy rainfall in neighboring Ohio County. The northeastern portion of Washington county Ohio is cut off by washed out roads. Slabtown, a village of 12 cottages, was washed away and the cottages are seen floating down the Ohio river.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Washington County
Slabtown
Ohio River
Chili election shows Errazuriz ahead in electors
Buenos Aires June 29 The presidential race in Chile reports 147 electors for Frederick Errazuriz and 133 for Vincente Reyes, president of the senate and Liberal candidate, as results stand.
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Buenos Ayres
Frederick Errazuraz
Vincente Reyes
Senate
The Bridge to Paradise and Health Advice
A religious allegory compares the path to paradise with the narrow bridge between health and illness. It warns that ignorance of treatment leads to failure to recover from chronic ailments and promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a remedy for women’s diseases and related inflammatory conditions.
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al Sirat
Pierce
Harper's Weekly plans bold 1896 program of arts and travel features
Harper's Weekly announces its 1896 slate with new departments on books social questions and amateur sport. It will cover the presidential election and travel reports from around the world include Julian Ralph Richard Harding Davis and Caspar Whitney. The issue promises strong fiction and illustrated journalism.
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Department of Amateur
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8. R. Crockett
Harper & Brothers Advertisement Policy Note
The Weekly volumes start with January’s first number each year. If no time is given, subscriptions begin with the current receipt number. Newspapers are not to copy this advertisement without explicit order from Harper and Brothers.
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Harper’s Magazine Harper’s Weekly Harper’s Bazar Harper’s Round Table listed with per year prices and free postage to subscribers in the United States Canada and Mexico. address given as Harper & Brothers P O Box 959 New York City.
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