Nebraska Democratic State Convention Indorses President and Gold Standard
At Sixcona Neb on Sept 6 631 delegates gathered as Euclid Martin opened the second Nebraska Democratic state convention The gathering backed a gold standard and federal currency policy while denouncing the Omaha Populist affiliated faction They endorsed Bibb of Beatrice as temporary chairman and discussed a platform favoring honest money tariff reform and measures to protect farmers laborers and debtors.Nominees included Supreme Judge T J Mahoney and others from the state university W H Ashby and John H Amex.
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Sixcons
Neb
Euclid Martin
Omaha
Nebraska
J. B. Sheesu
Martin
Bibb
Beatrice
M. Huebner
Nebraska City
Ed McCulloch
Butler County
Treasury
T. J. Mahoney
Ents State University
W. H. Ashby
John H. Amex
Utah Democrats Nominate John T. Caine for Governor
At the Democratic state convention in Ogden Utah on September 6 John T. Caine was nominated for governor on the first ballot. Delegates urged immediate free coinage of silver at the 16 to 1 ratio and full legal tender status for both gold and silver coins. W J Brian of Nebraska spoke as the convention backed J L Rawlins Moses Thatcher for the U S Senate. H Roberts of Davis county was the sole congressional candidate.
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Jobs T. Caine
Ogpxe
Utah
Committee On Resolutions
W. J. Brian
Nebraska
J. L. Rawlins
Moses Thatcher
United Siates Repute
H Roberts
Davis County
Congress
John T. Caine
Birds of a Feather on the Wire: Actress Performs in Circus Style
An actress in Birds of a Feather walks a slender telegraph wire in a rescue scene. The plot follows a doctor seeking a directed patient, two country boys, and a tom-boy girl amid a stolen fortune. A gang of coiners trap a lover in a burning cotton warehouse, but the girl arrives via telegraph wires to foil the crime. The act plays this week on lower Jackson Street.
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Iiierate
Sensations Promised in Fraker Insurance Case
Rumors say startling developments may unfold in the Dr. Fraker insurance case within a day. An Insurance official in town disputes the Minnesota detainee as Fraker while J J E Lincoln executor’s attorney cites no admission. Woodmansee, familiar with Fraker, says the jail inmate is not Fraker as Richmond Mo county jail holds the suspect for examination.
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Liberty
Librity
Dr. Fraker
Minnesota
H. Sandusky
J. San
George W. Fraker
Richmond, Mo
Bold Speech by Senator Peffer Sparks Radical Talk at Tiffla
Senator Peffer warned that a radical speech could have hung a man in the past and urged Ohio growth of Coxey support. He said unrest loosens old party ties, urged the People’s Party to lead, and predicted 75 percent of voters leaving old parties if they unite or deviate, with no final victory anticipated before 1900.
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Peffer
Tiffla
Anto
Ohio
Coxey
People’s Party
Baseball Scores and River Tragedies in Sept
Western League games in Indianapolis Detroit and Brooklyn show multiple scores including Indianapolis six and Milwaukee unclear. National League results list Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. A drowning near Louisiana Missouri follows a ferry accident while a Populist politician Joseph Storer remains missing after five weeks. An Iowa farmer diverts the Big Sioux river causing Sioux Falls works to shut down and seek damages.
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Siousx Cry
Iowa
Miunchalis County
Big Sioux
Sioux Falls
Prison Guards Reappointed at Fort Leavenworth
Fort Leavenworth prison guards, all United States soldiers, see thirty three released from enlistment and reappointed as guards. The War Department and Attorney General Harmon aim to remove prison administration from political influence.
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Washinetox
United States Prison
Fort Leavenworth
United States
War Department
Harmon
Pickaninicn Show Repeats Saturday Afternoon Attracts Ladies
The Pickaninoy minstrel show repeats Saturday afternoon for ladies and children who missed the evening performance. Lottie Collins Patti Marie Tempest Maggie Mitchell Fay Templeton and Delia Fox billed. 10 and 20 cents to all parts of the house. Also notes Kansas Soldiers' Monument project and a Kansas reunion favoring a new incorporation. Bee A.M. Fuller.
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Lottie Collins
Patti
Marie Tempest
Maggie Mitchell
Fay Templeton
Delia Fox
Orphans Home
Saturday Offers At Discounted Prices On Fabrics And Wearables
The advertisement promotes LL Muslin and Bestee Check Gingham at low prices, a selection of cotton flannels, and a large Corset lineup including Warner's Caroline and American Lady. Also featured are Ladies' underskirts, winter blankets, bed underwear, hosiery, remnant tables, handkerchiefs, toweling, fancy towels, and Boys knee pant suits priced from $1.00 to $1.90 for ages 7 to 14, with strong value claims.
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Zephyr Gingham
Warner
Caroline
American Lady
Tricorn
Schilling
Spanish Atrocities Reported In Cuban Baire Massacre
A dispatched letter from field headquarters details the capture and recapture of Baire and the massacre of thirty seven Cubans, mostly women and children, by Spanish troops led by Garrido. The account describes brutal killings, mutilation, and a young woman tortured before being hanged, with prisoners later pressed into insurgent ranks.
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New York
Port Arthur
Cuban Revolutionary Party
Enrique Trujillo
el Porvenir
Joan Maspons Franco
Maximo Gomez
Baire
Garrida
Freco
Jose Rabi
Jarrido
Senorita Dolores Madera
Rabi
Garrido
Senorita Madera
Composer Reveals His Air Amid Topeka Band Reunion
Marshall recalls a Kansas headquarter evening when Morton guests urged the band to play an old favorite. As they performed Aufwiederschen a keen listener leaned in and later revealed he was the composer Bailey. He delivered his music and urged it be carried to Kansas.
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Marshall
Nean
Kansas
Ijohn Marshall
Bailey
Taken in His Own Buggy Arrests and Injuries Highlight Local News
In North Topeka a motorist, Bill Randolph, is said to have been fined for being drunk after an altercation with Officer Ewing who detained him in Randolph’s buggy. A separate report notes W H Kaufman badly injuring his leg in a horse accident five miles west of town, with surgeons predicting no amputation. Breckinridge plans a September political appearance at Williamstown in support of General Hardin. Gold exports from Cape Colony for August reached 30,23 pounds with 96,000 pounds sent to London yesterday. Kansas City round trips advertised via Santa Fe and Louisville routes priced at $1.00 and $15.00 respectively. stopovers allowed through October 6.
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Bill Randolph
North Topeka
Officer Ewing
Sill
Randolph Sys
Ewing
Randolph
Rundolph
W. H. Kaufman
Cape Colony
CareTows
London
Kansas City
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