Next Vice President Contenders Spotlighted in Democratic Talk
The piece surveys possible Democratic vice presidential picks, profiling Daniel W Voorhees born in Butler County on September 20 1627 a long legislative career ending in 1891 William Freeman Vilas born Chelsea Vermont July 9 1840 and other names including Gen John Charles Black William R Morrison Isaac P Gray and A E Stevenson with notes on careers in law military service and public office plus a speculative aside on John Sherman potentially joining the ticket as Old Red Shirt in the Wild West show era Chicago News references.
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United States
Cat Wees
Daniel W. Voorhees
Butler County
Askar “University
Daniel W. Vooriees
Oliver P. Morton
William Freeman Vilas
Secretary of the Interior
Chelsea
University of Vermont
Albany
Supreme Court
New York
Wisconsin
Chicago
Cleveland
John Charles Black
Lexington
Wabash College
Indiana
Dinois
Logan
Senate
Black
Democratic Caucus
William R. Morrison
Monos County
McKendree College
Tllinois
Cester County
New Madison
Fourth Indiana Cavalry
One Hundred and Forty -Seventh
Indiana Infantry
State Senate
A. E E. Stevenson
Kentucky
Bloomington
Ill
Congress
Malcolm W. Hay
Stevenson
Keep Your Eyes Peeled in Democratic Fight for Presidency
The Philadelphia Record cautions that masses must watch for schemes to block and defeat the next president. It argues that once democracy is aroused, intrigue and conspiracy will flee from their presence.
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Philadelphia Record
Blaine motive in writing vague missive sparks nomination debate
A Brooklyn Eagle summary notes Blaine may have meant not to be presented at the Republican convention or could imply a broader political language. The piece discusses how interpretations by Sheridan, Sherman, and Childs differ from Blaine’s ambiguous wording and how Maine and other states may affect a renomination path.
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Florence
Blaine
United
Maine
Mr. Blaine
Gen. Sheridan
Gen. Sherman
Mr. Childs
Brooklyn Eagle
Blaine Letter Triggers Cross Country Reactions
A flurry of Republican commentary follows Blaine's withdrawal talk. Editors debate whether Blaine will accept or if substitutes like Bontelle or William Walter Phelps should be named. The mood ranges from skepticism about Blaine's resolve to forecasts of a Democratic win as the convention approaches.
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Mr. Blaine
Maine Statesman
Maine
Blaine
Bontelle
William Walter Phelps
Elkins
Jones
Pennsylvania
Mr. Plaine
New York World
Cincinnati
Love and Geological Wonders Across Time
A montage covers two themes from a late 19th century periodical: Henrietta Christian Wright on love’s dual paths and emotional songs, plus a feature from the Wahsatch mountains noting hundreds of slender stone-capped pinnacles formed by erosion and a natural arch, followed by a critique of patent medicines arguing against their value and advertising ethics.
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Henrietta Christian Wright
Scribner's Magazing
Wahsatch Mountains
Arkansaw Traveler
Political chatter on Cleveland and tariff debates across papers
The piece cites editorials from The New York Tribune The Philadelphia Record and other papers about Cleveland 1892 renomination hopes northern capital southward investment and tariff politics. It mocks John Sherman for discussing tariff before Congress and notes varied editorial takes on Chandler Roach and Foraker.
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New York Tribune
Jacksonville
News-Herald
Bill Chandler
Senate
John Roach
Navy
St Louis
Singerly
Philadelphia Record
Cleveland
New York
South
Blaine
Ohio
Louisville Courier-Journal
Chandler
United States Senate
New York World
John Sherman
Catawympus Foraker
Louisville Courier
the Tribune
Wreck on the DL&W Express Near Vestalinjures many dead
The Delaware Lackawanna and Western express No 12 from Buffalo jumped the track near Vestal New York ten miles west of Binghamton at 3 am Friday. A sleeper and day coach plunged down a 15 foot embankment and burned. Passenger David Gray ex editor of the Buffalo Courier died at 8 37 pm Saturday in Buffalo city hospital. Many others were injured but rescued with limited fatalities.
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BrndhamTon
Buffalo
Vestal
N. Y
David Gray
Buffalo Courier
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Davin Gray
Janus P. Tucker
Pullman Porter
New York
C. Coleman
Renna WensTer
Oil City
M. Boxrouxe
Cleveland
Ohio
J. d. Zrumenman
Hannwak Puans
Hamilton
Ont
E. Devares
PF. C. Korm
Dunkirk
Morris Link
Sandusky
D. B F. Sullivan
Lawrence Sullivan
Elmira
James Macey
Cheyenne
P. A. Graham
London
P. ¥. Carroly
J. A. Branch
WN. A. Hawerss
Brooklyn
H. J. Pierce
M. G. Avsert
Philadelphia
William Macomser
J. McConmmex
Green Bay
Wis
Edinburgh
Scotland
America
Marquette
Europe
The
Courier
Joseph Warren
Europa
New York State
Niagara Park Commission
Board of Park Commissioners
City of
City
Gray
Editorial Stiff Neck and Other Briefs
The piece satirizes the editor’s stiff neck diagnosed as muscular rheumatism and playfully notes a refined carriage. It also reports on wasteful coal burning, praising Rogers's calculations of coal’s work value. Additional items describe Boston’s Manuscript club, shell mounds in Florida and Georgia, and an anthropological view contrasting humans with anthropoids.
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John L. Sullivan
Athens (Q
Rogers
Washington
Chambers’ Journal
Boston
Chicago Times
Florida
Georgia
Charles White
Brinton
Chicago News
Inventions and Metallurgy from 19th Century News
The report cites French experiments showing steel loses weight faster than cast iron in moist air, with acids in locomotive smoke affecting cast iron more. It notes an autographometer that records terrain as it drags, a women‑led mining firm in Colorado, and various curiosities from Volapuk to sea losses and German paper output.
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Boston
Justice Lamar Takes Modified Oath In New Office
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch notes Lamar entered office using a modified oath, while observing no modification to the oath previously used by Bill Chandler and Murat Halstead at the game occasion.
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Justice Lamar
Bill Chandler
Murat Halstead
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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