Fusion scheme to defeat McKinley in Ohio
Ohio Democrats unite with Union Reform and Socialist Labor leaders and the Jones campaign to fuse to unseat McKinley in 1896. Senator Jones praises Bryan and predicts renomination. Contests in Iowa focus on naturalization and district rulings while Nebraska leanings and currency debates echo nationwide.
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McKinley
Jones
Bryan
Iowa
United States
Kentucky
Columbus
Ohio
Democratic, Union Reform and Socialist Labor
Nash
New York
J. P. Jones
Nevada
William J. Bryan
Nebraska
Gold Bugs
Knox County KY Election Board accuses Republicans
Knox County election commissioners say fraud and intimidation occurred in every precinct and that drunken mobs forced certification. They will file a supplemental statement with the state board and urge throwing out the entire vote. General Taylor held a 1,384 majority in Knox.
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Frakfort
Knox County
State Board
Taylor
Goebel
Court of Appeals
Jefferson Board
Louisville
Louisville Ky
Sterling B. Toney
Bradley
Navy
Frankfort
Toney
Mormon Representative Denies Resignation Plans
In New York, Representative B. H. Roberts of Utah rejected rumors he will resign after Congress convenes. He affirmed his election and vowed to fight on, stating no Mormon elders have urged him to quit and there is no truth to the speculation. He criticized reports of Mormon influence pressuring him to leave.
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Des Moines
Sioux City
Woodbury County
James Barrett
Barrett
Cummins
Monona County
Ida-Monona
Nathan Linsley
Monona
Linsley
W. J. Scott
Ida
Scott
Episcopal Church
Congress
New York
Roberts
Utah
Mormon Church
Rescue of Patria Passengers by Russian Liner Ceres
The Russian steamer Ceres saved the passengers of the Patria after it caught fire off the coast. Most evacuees wore blankets, were sent to hotels or Sailors' Home, and praised Captain Frolich and his crew for calm, orderly drill-like rescue. The Ceres later offered to rescue Captain Frolich and crew, who stayed aboard to aid the burning liner.
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London
Ceres
Dover
Patria
Europe
Frolich
Baden-Powell Emerges as Britain's South African War Hero
London reports Colonel Baden-Powell, commander at Mafeking, as the top British hero of the war. His night bayonet assault surprised the Boers, inflicting heavy casualties while the British suffered six dead, nine wounded, and two taken prisoner in the retreat.
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London
Baden. Powell
Mafeking
Baden-Powell
Growth of Mormonism topic sparks debate at Michigan conference
In Grand Rapids western Michigan Methodist Home Missionary society opened its fifteenth annual conference with a discussion on the Growth of Mormonism. Representative Roberts was denounced for exposing Mormon expansion, noting fifty missionaries currently active in Michigan and six in Grand Rapids. The group planned further attention but offered no concrete action.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Methodist Home Missionary Society
Western Michigan
Spencer
Hillsdale
Roberts
Michigan
Admiral Dewey to transfer home to his wife in record move
Washington reports Admiral Dewey arranged for transferring the house given by the people to his wife. Deed preparations were placed with the District Title company as speculation grows about the propriety and timing of the gift. The story notes Dewey’s ample salary and questions why the transfer occurs before the admiral’s retirement.
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Washington
Admiral Dewey
District Tithe Company
Manila
Home Committee
Persecution of Christians Reported in China Violence and Politics
Reports from Victoria and New York describe anti Christian violence in China as gangs kidnap a seven year old for ransom and Bible colporteurs beaten at a temple. Separately A B Cummins campaigns for Republican reform of representation and hints at Chicago as 1904 convention site.
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Des Moines
A. B. Cummins
Repulican Committee
Gear
Shaw
Chicago
Chicago Market Hogs Cattle and Sheep Prices Reported
Hogs receipts 39,000 with ranges from 3.50 to 4.15 per hundred. cattle receipts 14,000 with quotes 2.25 to 6.70. sheep receipts 15,000 with westerns 3.30 to 4.30 and lambs 4.00 to 5.60. East Buffalo and St Louis market notes follow with varied quotes for cattle sheep hogs and grains.
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Chicago
Texas
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Burglary at Waterloo and a Sword Gift
Special reports indicate the Union Mill Co. safe in Waterloo was cracked last night, yielding fifty dollars and papers. In Cedar Rapids Brigadier General M. A. Rang and members presented O. O. I, editor of the Marengo Republican, with an ivory handled sword as a surprise salute.
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Evening Journal
Waterloo
Iowa
Union Mill Co
Cedar Rapids
M. A. Rang
Department of Iowal Patriarch Milit
Ants.o. O. I
The
Marengo Republican
Rascal Deserts Wife with Her Money in San Francisco
Mrs. Lewis M. Henry of San Francisco, a bride with thousands from her father, is stranded in Peoria as her husband Lewis M. Henry vanishes on the road. He deposited her funds in his name and withdrew cash there after promising to return, leaving a $100 check and alarm from the hotel.
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Peoria
Iils
Lewis Marshall Henry
San Francisco
Llenry
Lewis M. Henry
Tieney
Henry
Jenry
Wisconsin Murder Suspect Surrenders After Fatal Shootout
Leonard Schofield shot Charles Prindle at Token Creek and was arrested hours later. A mob surrounded his home while he held the gun used in the killing. He pleaded not guilty to first degree murder, claiming a prearranged duel after a quarrel.
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Wis
Leonard Schofield
Charles Prindle
Token Creek
Schofield
Prindle
Ben
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