Prohibition Candidate Eugene W. Chafin Nominated for President
Eugene W. Chafin an attorney from Chicago and former Wisconsin campaign leader was nominated by the Prohibitionists for president at Columbus. He previously led the Wisconsin slate for attorney general in 1898 and has long pushed temperance measures while speaking as a noted orator.
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Eugene W. Chafin
United States
Chicago
Columbus
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Beaver State
Prohibition Party
Wisconsin Epworth League
Order of Good Templars
Temperance
Waukesha
Wis
Will Gather the Coin George R. Sheldon as GOP treasurer
George R. Sheldon has been named treasurer of the Republican national committee. He was once a candidate for lieutenant governor with B. B. Odell, but Odell opposed his nomination due to trust connections. Sheldon has extensive business ties, active with 22 major corporations across nine states and other interests in many more.
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George R. Sheldon
Republican National Committee
New York
Consore
Empire State
B. B. Odell
Saratoga
Sheldon
Odell
Brooklyn
Harvard
Mexico
Tucson
Hawaii’s Governor Frear Leads Welcome for Battleship Fleet
Governor Walter F. Frear, governing Hawaii as a U S territorial official, led preparations for the Honolulu visit of the battleship fleet. Honolulu and other island cities set records with their warm, costly welcome reflecting Hawaii’s recent transition from monarchy to annexed U S territory. Frear, American born, spent most of his life in Hawaii and rose through its courts and government.
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Walter F. Prear
Hawaii
Honolulu
Uncle Sam
Vy. Frear
United States
Hawaiian Islands
Gov. Frear
California
Oahu College
Yale
Hawain
Supreme Court of the Islands
Supreme Court
Supreme Bench
Fyethe
Wainwright Leads Second Division of Pacific Fleet
Acting Rear Admiral Richard Wainwright commands the Second Division of the Pacific Fleet aboard the Georgia with Nebraska New Jersey and Rhode Island as they voyage around the world. He gained fame for the Maine incident at Santiago and for handling Spanish Admiral Cervera graciously after the war.
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Pacific
Spain
Washington
Richard Wainwright
Georgia
Nebraska
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Dewey
Evans
Wainwright
Hartford
Farragut
Maine
Wainwright Sailed Gloucester at Santiago Blame for Armor
The narrative recalls Commodore Wainwright commanding the Gloucester in the Battle of Santiago, his naval lineage, and his steadfast stance against shore duty after the Maine explosion. It notes his readiness to lead with good men and guns over armor.
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Havana Harbor
Wainwright
Cervera
Santiago
Gloucester
Richard Wainwright
Hartford
New Orleans
Naval Academy
Maine
J. P. Morgan
Navy Department
Department
Iron Cloth Used by Tailors for Coat Stiffening
Iron cloth is made from steel and resembles horsehair cloth. It is widely used by tailors as a material to stiffen the shoulders and collar of coats.
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Tailori
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Pluton
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Arizona
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