Blaine of Maine Faces Push for Aggressive Nomination
New York sources reveal a coordinated effort by Blaine’s allies to secure his renomination. Key figures like Jones, Phelps, Reid, and Smith press for Blaine to confirm candidacy, with a plan to present him as a strong, active claimant and to rally a loyal Pennsylvania delegation.
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Vermont
Blaine Rumors Duplicate Press Doubts and Replies
The New York Tribune questions Blaine’s health and presidential prospects as claims about his condition spread. Stephen B. Elkins dismisses the reports, while Emmons Blaine travels through Philadelphia en route to Philadelphia. Whitelaw Reid comments that today’s Tribune story mirrors earlier sensational material about Blaine.
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Phia Times
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New Yoas
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Philadelphia Times
Mr. Blaine
Public man declines re election amid aging concerns
The item reports Congressman Edmund Rice near seventy declines a bid for re election in Washington. A letter dated April 23 to P T Kavanaugh, St Paul party leaders react to the news amid council power shifts and Democratic expectations. Names include Rice Kavanaugh Smith Kelly Ames etc.
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Washington
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Gould and others face legal challenge over railroad trusteeship
The Times reports Gould, Sage and other Missouri Pacific officers were served with a show cause order from Judge Barrett. They must explain why their acts as trustees of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas should not be declared illegal and blocked from altering control of the two railroad properties.
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Lively in the House as Tariff Talk Roils NY Nevada Politicians
Minute by minute the room buzzes as Mr. Woodburn of Nevada cites tariff issues and Mayor Hewitt of New York faces remarks about an apology to a British minister. Reports from New Year note wagering on Kilrain versus Sullivan for $5000 with conditions. A fragmented note hints at divorce proceedings and suit developments involving Tanny Davenport and others.
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New York
Mr. Woodburn
Nevada
Mayor Hewitt
Behold the Chaskas Debut at St Paul Dime Museum
The Campbell couple known as Chaska and Mrs Chaska arrive at a dime museum in St Paul. Chaska stands six feet three inches, speaks fine English, and is twenty three. Mrs Chaska is five feet one inch, slim, bright when she talks.
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Chaska
Caske
Sam
Lincoln Institute
Philadelphia
Shall They Be Admitted The Woman Question At Conference
The Methodist General Conference debated women delegates in New York on May 7. The Moore substitute proposing seating current women delegates and voting on future eligibility was rejected. The Neely amendment excluding women from seats and sending future eligibility to annual conferences passed 9 to 173.
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New York
David H. Moore
Neely
Philadelphia
Trouble With Negroes Forces Militia Call in Alabama
May 4 Montgomery reports escalating violence after a lynching in Lowndes County. Sheriff’s posse arrested fifteen black residents at Sandy Ridge. a later clash left two whites wounded and several blacks dead. Armed groups reportedly regroup, prompting mobilization of four Montgomery companies, including artillery and cavalry, to restore peace.
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Montgomery
Ala
Lowendes County
Sandy Ridge
Death Bed Confession in Hatchet Murder Case
Helena reports Mrs. Eckert confessed nine years after John Dean’s murder that she killed him with a hatchet during a drunken moment to enable robbery. Nurse Mrs. Holmes released the confession detailing the crime seen as motive and the killer.
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Pioneer Press
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Eckert
John Dean
Dean
Lynching of Dan Sales Shocks Georgia Town
News from Atlanta reports the lynching of Dan Sales a Black man near Danbury by a mob of about twenty five men last night. The scene drew swift outrage and authorities begin inquiries into the brutal act.
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Dan Sales
Danbury
Conkling Will Leaves All Property to Mrs Conkling
Roscoe Conkling's 1887 will leaves all estate to his wife Mrs Conkling. A thorough search finds no later documents. The estate is reported at about $200000 and local residents protest privaterrita amid a mass meeting at the Academy tonight.
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Kling
New York
Roscoe Conkling
Senate Debates On China Treaty And Railroad Bill
In Washington May 8 the Senate heard a memorial from the New England conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church opposing ratification of the Chinese treaty or any treaty barring Chinese ministers and delegates. The railroad land grant forfeiture bill advanced no action. A president’s message on John Russell’s French impressment was referred to foreign relations. In the House May 8 debate centered on statements about Ex-Congressman Hewitt and the British minister over a death sentence case in Great Britain, with partisan recollections and denials tied to Irish American testimony.
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Hewitt
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Irish Organization of America
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Disbursing Clerk Ewing in New $8,000 Shortfall
Washington reports Gen. James W. Ewing, disbursing clerk for the Department of Justice, found short in his accounts by about $8,000 to $9,000 with over $5,000 unaccounted. West Virginia surety and long service noted as context. Other items mention ministerial duties, nominations, cremation first in the West, and various political notes.
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A Nervy Old Man Escapes Jail After Lynching Threats
Lepanon Pennsylvania May 8 William Showers seventy year old convict escaped from the jail by digging through a stone wall and lowering himself with a rope made from blanket pieces. He left letters to his counsel and to would be lynchers as townspeople search for him.
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Lepanon
William Showers
Showers
Generous measures for lady delegates at conference
The General Conference will pay the fares of lady delegates denied seats, as Bishop Walden presided in New York. Reports say Ex-Lieutenant-Governor Cumback may propose limiting bishop tenure to eight years, replacing the life term. In St Paul, the Northern Pacific tunnel project nears completion with the Big Cascade blast, trains expected to run through by June first.
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Chattanooga
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Cumback
Indiana
St.Paul
Northern Pacific
Cascade Mountain
Unsatisfactory Fifteen Round Fight Goes Eighteen Drawn
Boston May 8 The Danforth Havelin bout in New Era hall dragged to eighteen rounds and ended in a draw despite promises of a fifteen round contest. Also Wroxona May 8 reports the river at fourteen feet eleven inches above low water, near record highs and still rising.
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Tommy Danforth
New York
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Wroxona
Eau Claire
St. Croix
Frail Woman Implicated in New Yorker Banker Death
Nathaniel W. Hatch a banker living at 14 Nashua Street was found dead in the West Twenty-ninth Street area. The coroner's inquest heard that Hatch was killed by a fall from a bathroom window during a confrontation with Lillian Scofield and her husband Charles Scofield after Hatch visited Mrs. Scofield at a restaurant and returned to her apartments.
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Charle A. Scofield
Hatch
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Damaging Testimony in Carter Divorce Case Widens List
An affidavit filed in the Leslie Carter divorce case adds exposure of a wealthy New York merchant and a city lawyer to the scandal involving Mrs Caroline Louise Carter. The testimony by Florida resident Mary H Morrisey describes a hotel ball incident leading to alleged impropriety witnessed by Morrisey and others.
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Chicago
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Miss Crittenden
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York
Mayor Ames Accepts Gauntlet in Delegates Race
May 8 report from Moxazaroum states Mayor Ames will not contest the district delegate seat to St Louis. He says he will either run at large or retain home, challenging Mike Doran amid remarks on groceries and gamblinghouse options. Other items note delegates elected in Claremont and Newark areas.
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Moxazaroum
St. Louis
Mike Doran
Oime
Pat Kelly
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