Democratic fusion fuels Idaho campaign in 19th century race
In Boise and Lincoln County fusion forms between Democrats and Silver Republicans. Secretaries Walsh and Hawley spearhead national party support for Senator Dubois and the Silver Republican ticket. Leaders Ganahl and Lewis plan statewide speeches as campaigns gear up with calls for unity and release from populist pledges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
Walsh
National Committee
Lincoln County
Dubois
Idaho Democrat
Ublican
Indorsement
Democratic National Committee
National Party
Democrats of
Aho
Shoshone
James H. Hawley
William E. Borah
Congress
Frank Ganahl
J. Hamilton Lewis
Washington
Senator Dubois
Cannon
Utah
Silver Republican
Watson Warns Sewall Ticket Threat to Bryan Hope
Thomas Watson the populist VP candidate warns Chairman Jones that fusion with Bryan could cost two million votes. He argues populists will stay home if Sewall remains on the ticket and urges honoring the St Louis pact while blaming democratic managers for breaking it. He states Bryan could lose the populist base in several states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas Watson
Mi Waien
Bryan
Kansas
Colorado
North Carolina
Nebraska
Jones
Sewall
Grover Cleveland
St. Louis
McKinley
Chairman Jones
Mr. Bryan
Willard Calls for Armenian Aid Through Local Unions
A London based cablegram from the International Women’s Christian Temperance Union reports Miss Frances E. Willard urging 10,000 U S local unions to organize meetings to press the government to halt Armenian massacres. She asks pastors, business leaders and prominent women to raise funds and forward them to national treasurer Miss Helen M Barker at Woman's Temple Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
London International Women's Christian Temperance Union
Frances E. Willard
United States
Christ
Humanity
England
Helen M. Barker
Woman's Temple
Portland Names Change at Police Department
John W. Minto reportedly resigns as chief of police in Portland with Lewis W. Robertson named to replace him on October 5. John W. Stapleton chosen as police captain to succeed Charles T. Belcher. Moves aimed at aligning police leadership with Mayor Pennoyer’s positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland, Or
John W. Minto
Lewis W. Robertson
Robertson
John W. Stapleton
Charles T. Belcher
Pennoyer
Railway Wreck Near Melton Claims Two Lives
A Philadelphia and Reading freight wreck near Melton, Pennsylvania, on September 27 killed fireman Kelly and buried engineer Mitchell after an empty engine collided with a coal train. A bystander named Burlew suffered severe injuries. authorities blame disobedience of orders.
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Melton
Philadelphia & Reading Road
Here
Mitchell
Kelly
Burlew
Mississippi Man Shoots Self to Avoid Murder Trial
Meridian Mississippi September 27 J C Bassel aum killed himself rather than face murder trial for A S Barnes. He fired a pistol ball into his brain last night and died this morning. His remains have been embalmed for shipment to Gypsum, Mages, his former home.
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Meridian
Miss
J. C. Basselaum
A. S. Barnes
Mages
Republican Committee Funds For McKinley Hobart Victory
In Seattle on September 27 the national committee donated 20 000 dollars to help carry Washington for McKinley and Hobart. George M. Stewart of Gon ney Stewart undertakers and state central committee member brought the funds from New York, where he had recently returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanna
Seattle
National Republian Committee
McKinley
Hobart
George M. Stewart
Gonney & Stewart
State Central Committee
New York
Advancing Beyond Dongola on Nile Expedition
The Second brigade of the Egyptian expedition moves south along the Nile toward Merowerl Eldebbeh and Pl Khan Gall. Merowerl lies 175 to 200 gates upriver from Dongola about halfway to Berber by water.
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Dongola
Nile
Merowerl
Eldebbeh
Pl Khan- Gall
Berber
Mount Holyoke College Main Building Burns in Mass Fire
STILL ANOTHER SCHOOL BURNED Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley Massachusetts loses its main building after a fire around 4:20 PM. Loss estimated over 150000 dollars with total campus property insured at 15000. Library building nearby saved. 400 students and faculty unharmed. Fire suspected to start in the laundry from an overheated steam pipe. rebuilding planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Hadley
Mass
Mt. Holyoke College
South Hadiey
A. L. Williston
Northampton
Talmage Says Pulpit Must Not Rally for Campaign
Washington dispatch reports Rev T Dewitt Talmage at the First Presbyterian Church contrasting pulpit duties with party drives. He warned that political harangues will not sway votes and noted a nationwide mood of distress with many "literally starved to death" in recent months while asserting the Almighty will decide the metal controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
T. Dewitt Telmace
First Presbyterian Church Today
United States
Augusta
Sparta
Harris Boone
Bowen
David Silver
Wheelmen to Visit Canton for McKinley Parade
Several hundred cyclists from Ohio and Kentucky plan a trek to Canton this week carrying McKinley banners. The ride begins Wednesday, with clubs joining along the route, and a parade is planned for Saturday morning. Meetings will be held en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio
Kentucky
Canton
McKinley
Spain Listens to Uncle Sam
The state department reports Consul General Lee in Havana has informed that Samuel T. Tolon, a U.S. citizen and former Matanzas resident, was released after detention by Spanish authorities in Cuba on September 4. Tolon was about to board the Seneca to return to the United States and his detention prompted a protest from Mr. Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Lee
Havana
Samuel T. Tolon
Cuba
Tolon
United States
Matanzas
Egypts ruler travels incog to Europe with independence plan
The Times Cairo correspondent says the khedive tours Europe in secret with a draft for Egyptian independence prepared by senior officials. He reportedly claims the trip is non political but has met with M Honatuax French foreign minister, fueling anti British intrigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Times
Cairo
Europe
M. Honatuax
Campaign rally draws diverse delegations across Ohio
In Canton on Sept 26 a large multiethnic gathering formed as delegations from 20 to 40 towns arrived from as far as Peoria and Buffalo. Major McKinley spoke to seven audiences, with the day ending in a Peoples Patriotic Club event. Delegations included naturalized Americans from Lohemia and many nationalities, plus bands and railroad workers from Wheeling and Erie, all under Mayor McKisson’s ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Ohio
Peoria
Ill
Buffalo
McKinley
People’s Patriotic Club
A. Shephard
Ladies’ Marching Club
Cleveland
Western Reserve of Ohio
Lohemia
Italy
Poland
Hungary
Germany
McKisson
T. B. Kyle
Piqua County
Buffalo Real Estate Men’s
McKinley Club
W. H. Burchfield
Joseph Hornan & Co
Pittsburg
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway
Erie
Wheeling
Pennsylvania Tin Plate Company
Edward Dinkasplel
McKinley Visits Canton as Commercial Travelers Rally Support
A crowd of several hundred uniformed visitors from Peoria Illinois arrived by special train in Canton Ohio to meet President McKinley at his McKinley residence. J W Graff congressman introduced the well wishers who urged a large victory margin while McKinley warned against class appeals and urged unity for the public good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Ohio
Peoria
Ill
McKinley
J. W. Graff
Illinois
Lincoln
Grant
Wefers Wins At Traverse Island Record Breaker
Barney Wefers, the world champion sprinter, defeated Smith E. Alford of Kentucky at New York’s Traverse Island fall games. Wefers set an American record and tied a world mark in the 120 yard dash, and also broke a world record in the 200 yard run with a fast time, while the crowd of about eight thousand watched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Yok Athletic Club
Traverse Island
Barney Wefers
Smith E. Alford
Kentucky
Lexington Athletic Club
Wefers
America
Scratchman
Reilly
Newark
Weters
Remarkable tandem road race in San Francisco
Bay City cyclists staged a remarkable five mile tandem road race. Six teams started and all beat the previous five mile record of 12 13. George R. Dixon and Charles A. Krafts finished in 10 22 4 5, with the remaining five teams close behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Bay City
Logan Brothers
Philadelphia
George R. Dixon
Charles A. Krafts
Rise in Bank of England rate anticipated as gold exports surge
London September 27 reports heavy gold shipments and forecasts of at least another 1,000,000 pounds exported to New York. Analysts expect money rates to harden and a possible further bank rate rise due to strong bullion demand, while investment securities decline continues to drive market sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
New York
Bank of England
Stock Exchange
Corbett Sharkey Bout in Jeopardy Over Club Financing
Corbett threatens to cancel the match unless either the National or Eureka clubs post 10000 by Monday. No club has met the demand, delaying the fight in San Francisco. Sharkey travels toward the city as talks likely collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Corbett- Sharkey
Corbett
National
Eureka
Sharkey
Fire destroys blocks in Merrimac mass on September 27
A blaze on September 27 in Merrimac Massachusetts leveled the Little and Postoffice blocks. The fire, likely sparked by a cigar stump, caused about 250000 dollars in losses with 8000 dollars insured. Two firefighters were slightly injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrimac
Mass
Fie
Rev Reed's Sensational Sermon on Leadville Strike Provokes Denver Crowd
Denver preacher Rev Myron W Reed denounced Terrence Powderly and debated labor questions in a sensational sermon at the Straangway Theater. He compared Swing and Hillis, critiqued Wall Street, and urged controversial views on politics and labor during his Talk on repudiation and Vandal holders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Myron W. Reed
West
Straagway Theater
Leadville
Terrence V. Powderly
Hanna
Missouri
Hillis
Professor Swing
Central Mustc Hall
Chicago
Petrarch
Penelope
Mr. Foraker
Ohio
Susan B. Anthony
Swing
Lsten
Pullman
Rockefeller
Bil Nye
Dr. Hillis
California
Reed
Wall Street
Lee
New Yor City
Lees Amy
New York
Democrats and Populists agree on fusion plan in Pasco
At a September meeting in Pasco county the Democratic convention and the Populist convention alike moved to fuse. Democrats named Gerry O'Brien Hanle O'Keefe Wilifong while Populists backed Gray Kurtzman Van Gordon for sheriff assessor and district 1 commissioner. Fusion faced opposition in the Democratic camp as the vote passed by a narrow margin.
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Pasco
Robert Gerry
Smith O'Brien
G. W. Hanle
E. J. O'Keefe
JL J Wilifong
W. B. Gray
Ural Kurtzman
J. B. van Gordon
Paseo
National League Standings Lead by Baltimore
Standings of National League clubs for the season show Baltimore at the top with Cleveland second. Two Chicago Cincinnati games remain on the schedule, and the list details current order among clubs and upcoming games.
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Baltimore
Cleveland
Chicago
Cincinnati
Incinnati
Hoston
Pittsburg
New York
Philadelphia
Washington
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Louisville
Reds
Republicans Fail Reconciliation Meet in San Francisco
In San Francisco on September 26 representatives from both factions of the local Republican party held a final conference with state central committee Chairman McLaughlin. With reconciliation failing, McLaughlin called a special executive committee meeting for Monday to appoint a sub-committee and plan a third municipal convention to safeguard Republican interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
McLaughlin
State Central Committee
Was Killed by a Boy of Seven
Thomas Kidd, 14, crippled youth and son of W K Kidd of Cleveland, was killed at Dalton near Wooster Ohio. Carl McIlhaney, 7, fired a gun after Kidd struck him with a crutch. McIlhaney confessed and was placed under arrest.
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Wooster
Ohio
Thomas Kidd
W. K. Kidd
Cleveland
Dalton
Here
Carl McIlhaney
Kidd
McIlhaney
Carl
Sultan Agrees to Armenian Request for Assembly
Constantinople Sept. 27 The sultan accedes to an Armenian appeal to convoke the national assembly to elect a new patriarch after Matteo Ismirlian's resignation. Reports say during the Eugein massacre six houses were looted and burned and a gunfire signaled the attacks. The sultan sent an autographed note to Emperor William.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Matteo Ismirlian
Eugein
William
Wulf & Bros Dry Goods Failure Shocks Little Rock Market
The wholesale dry goods firm Wulf & Bros failed last night triggering public alarm in Little Rock Arkansas. Attachments issued today raise the total to about 200000. Wulf & Bros comprised Isaac and Joseph Wulf the state’s only exclusive wholesale house. Seven drown in a Tyne ferryboat disaster near Shields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
Wulf & Bros
Isaac
Joseph Wulf
Gales sink steamer Magdalene off Bayonne
News from Paris reports severe gales along the French coast. The steamer Magdalene foundered near Bayonne with the crew drowned. Breton coast residents and four yachts driven from moorings at Morgetam have disappeared.
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Paris
Magdalene
Bayonne
Morgetam
Williams Nominated for Governor Amid Silver Split
Boston report of a threefold convention in which George Frederick Williams was nominated for governor by the silver faction of Democrats, with parallel picks by the populists and debates over gold standard. The split began at Chicago and continued through Music Hall and Faneuil Hall as parties formed rival tickets.
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Boston
George Frederick Williams
Massachusetts
Chicago
Music Hall
Williams
Prright
State Central Committee
Hamilton Place
Timothy W Coakley
Faneuil Hall
George Fred Williams
Christopher T. Callahan
Holyoke
Joseph H. Potts
Lynn
Thomas 8. Watson
Braintree
John D. O Donnell
Mortis
Cavanaugh
Quincy
Palmer
Buckner
Wesleyan Hall
Free Silver
Ratification Rally in Philadelphia for Gold Democrats
The gold Democrats gathered at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia to ratify support for the Chicago ticket. Generals Elmer and Buckner received a rousing reception amid tense cheers and boos as leaders like J. C. Bullitt and General Palmer spoke.
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Philadelphia
Elmer
Buckner
Academy of Music
Chicago
William M. Singerly
Eugene Townsend
Lassell
W. J. Harrity
William Stuart Patterson
Samuel Dickson
William Redwood Wright
James W. Beck
United States
Given
J. C. Bullitt
Mr. Bullitt
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Palmer
Gold
Washington Democrats Convene in Tacoma for Electors and Committee
The gold standard Democrats of Washington held a state convention in Tacoma to nominate presidential electors and choose a state committee. Thomas Burke G W Stapleton Y Blalock Wilbur Yearseley, Thomas B Harsey chair, T N Allen elected. Platform endorses Indianapolis Cleveland policy, calls for greenback redemption without reissue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Gold Standard Democrats
Washington
Democratic Party
Thomas Burke
King County
G. W. Stapleton
Clarke County
Blalock
Walla Walla County
Wilbur
Yearseley
Whitman
Thomas B. Harsey
Seattle
Two Funerals at Leadville Mark Miner Strike Aftermath
In Leadville on September 27 a large crowd attended two funerals. Fireman Jerry O Keefe who died turning a hose at the Coronado mine was honored in an impressive procession. Miner William Higgins, killed during the Coronado attack, was also buried after a Buckshot wound. The miners union led the burial cortege as churches urged peace and order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leadville
Jerry O'Keefe
Coronado
William Higgins
O'Keefe
Miners’ Union
Friends of Law and Order
Higgins
Booth Tucker Opens Food Shelter Depot in Kansas City
General Booth Tucker of the Salvation Army arrived in Kansas City from Chicago and spoke at three churches. He aims to establish a food and shelter depot here and then proceed to Omaha to open a rescue home for fallen girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Booth Tucker
America
Salvation Army
Chicago
Salvationists
Stilwell
Omaha
Starvation Plague Hails Liberia Emigrants Return
The Wesland-hailed six Liberia voyagers describe a doomed voyage from spring exile. Of 385 emigrants, forty have died, many from Join Bull fever. Returned colonists claim land promises vanished, shelter lacking, famine prices, and no means to survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Wesland
Liverpool
Liberia
Taylor Smith
Forest City
Ark
Laureda
WEEE KILLED ON A CATTLE RAID IN CUBA
Spanish forces clash with Bandero loyalists in Viquita fort. Bandero’s men drive them from Trinidad district with four killed. A Havana detachment of 35 volunteers leaving Quivncan to fetch cattle is ambushed. Lt. Romero and 22 volunteers die, four wounded. Insurgent leader Luis Rodrigues found hanged at La Guinalles in Matanzas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Lara
Bandero
Viquita
Trinidad
Quivncan
Romero
Luis Roderigues
la Guimnalles
Matanzas
Market Quotes and Prices Across Copper Lead Wheat and Oils
Dispatch reports mixed commodity prices from New York and San Francisco with copper firm at $10.02% exchange and No 1 wheat around 67c in Chicago futures. Chicago notes lower early wheat influence. receipts shown for wheat corn and oats. Cotton and petroleum activity also sketched with quiet sugar and steady coffee markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Portland
Walla Walae
Valley
Gstec
Portlala
San Francisco
Chevalier
Chicago
Fire at Burns & Co underwear factory shocks Worcester
Incendiary fire gutted the Burns & Co underwear factory in Worcester after kerosene traces were found. The blaze follows William H. Burns displaying the red flag with Bryan’s portrait in Bryan’s honor, stirring local censure. A telegram to Mr. Bryan from Dell O Morgan praised the act as justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Mass
William H. Burns & Co
Burns
Bryan
Holt
Vaughn
Fire Department
Bath
Dell O. Morgan
Democratic City Committee
Spokane Freight Rate Case Ends Arguments in Chancery
In Portland Oregon on September 26 the Spokane freight rate case concluded its argument before Special Master in Chancery Sawyer. Attorney Graves spoke for the plaintiff as Sawyer took the matter under advisement and returned to San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Portland, Or
Sawyer
Graves
San Francisco
Three Men Killed as Madison Avenue House Collapses
A flat house under construction on Madison Avenue between Eighty-first and Eighty-second Streets collapsed today in New York, killing three men outright and leaving several others trapped in the ruins.
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New York
Madison Avenue
Eighty-first
Eighty-second Streets
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