Davis Accepts VP Nomination Endorses Democratic Platform
Henry G. Davis, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, submits his acceptance letter to the notification committee. He urges return to constitutional restraint, condemns excess in spending, and critiques Panama Canal actions. He favors tariff reform to balance burdens and supports arbitration while warning that race issues hinder southern and national progress. He also denounces fraud uncovered in post office and land department investigations.
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Elkins
W. Va
Henry G. Davis
United States
John Sharp Williams
Panama Canal
Davis
Democratic Party
St. Louis
Republican Party
Post Office
Land Departments
Death comes suddenly of Sir William Vernon Harcourt
London Oct 3 Sir William Vernon Harcourt a leading political figure died suddenly at Nuneham Park near Oxford after a slight chill worsened. His wife the daughter of John Lothrop Motley was with him. His son Lewis Vernon Harcourt MP rushed from London. Born Oct 14 1827 he rose from Cambridge to queen s counsel and held senior posts including home secretary and chancellor of the exchequer before leaving office in 1885 and 1886.
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London
Sir William Vernon- Harcourt
Nuneham Park
Oxford
John Lothrop Matley
Great Britain
William
William Vernon-Harcourt
Sir William
Lewis Vernon-Harcourt
Rossendale
Lancashire
Sir William George Granville Vernon Harcourt
Trinity College
Cambridge
Kirkcaldy Burghs
Queen’s Counsel
House of ‘Commons
City of Oxford
Wen Gladstone
William Harcourt
Home Department
Excheauer
Watrous Flood Destroys Half Town Drowns 12
Floods swept Watrous New Mexico killing at least 12 people including three Stevens children and Felix Willairel. J E Stevens and wife survived in critical condition. Mora and Lapellaire creeks caused major damage. rock crusher and bridge washed away. Additional floods around Albuquerque and Trinidad exceed one million dollars in damage with widespread destruction but no confirmed deaths.
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Las Vegas
N. M
Watrous
J. E. Stevens
Felix Willirael
O. F. Porter
Mora
Lapellaire
Albuquerque
Rio Grande Valley
Valence
Los Lentes
Trinidad
Col
Las Animas
Santa Fe
Connecticut Battleship’s launching foiled by bottle rebound
New York reports the battleship Connecticut failed to break Miss Alice B. Welles’s champagne bottle at keel laying as it moved off, rebounding before a deck workman smashed the glass. Secretary of the Navy Morton and Rear Admiral Rodgers witnessed the ceremony.
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New York
Connecticut
Alice B. Welles
Morton
Rodgers
Welles
Louisiana
Newport News
New York Navy Yard
Payne Illness At Arlington Hotels Shocks Washington
Postmaster General Henry C Payne is gravely ill with heart trouble in his Arlington Hotel apartments. On October 3 his condition was described as more encouraging by doctors but they would not predict the outcome, following a period of grave concern.
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Payne
Washington
Henry C. Payne
Hotel Arlington
First white man lynched in South Carolina history
John Morrison who shot Will Floyd over a ten cent change was seized from jail by an enraged mob in Kershaw on Saturday night and lynched. Morrison had a prior record, having killed three men, as troops were dispatched by special train to guard the jail amid rising tensions.
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Kershaw
S. C
South Carolina
John Morrison
Will Floyd
Morrison
Floyd
St. Petersburg
War Office
Sakharoff
Yentai
Oulitaidze
Hun River
Toumytsu
Taitse
Bonsihu
Mukden
Kuropatkin
Bentsiaputze
Liaoyang
Hiamendense
Sandepu
Long siege nears as Port Arthur defense strengthens
London reports the failed Japanese assault on Port Arthur prompts a winter stand. Russian and Japanese forces trade positions with ongoing bombardments and reinforcements. Baltic squadron may sail east as railways repurposed for wounded and prisoners.
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London
Port Arthur
Daily Telegraph
Chefoo
Stoessel
Tokio
Kuropatkin
Times
Han River
Mukden
Tie Pass
Liaoyang
Chronicle
Liaotung
St. Petersburg
Far East
Navy Department
Japan
Kuroki
Sakharoff
Oyama
Harbin
Liaobeyho
Liao River
Sinmintin
Riot at Landesville political meeting injures twenty
At a Republican gathering in Landesville near Marion Indiana on October 1 a riot left twenty injured and four jailed. Victims include Orville Ramsey shot in the breast Ed Reilly with a broken collar bone and head cuts and William Clevenger with limb bruises. Disturbance followed by pursuit of fleeing African American delegates prompted police to arrest suspects.
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Marion
Ind
Landesville
Orville Ramsey
Ed Reilly
Vanburen
William Clevenger
Colored Glee Club
A Hidden Enemy Feud Ends in Double Fatal Shooting
In Harrison County Indiana a longstanding family feud between the Dalton and Jones families erupts with Dalton killed by an unknown shooter in a highway near Fairdale. Samuel Jones, jailed in Corydon, is charged with Dalton’s killing claiming self defense. Dalton had previously shot Jones and been acquitted.
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New Albany
Ind
James Dalton
Fairdale
Harrison County
Samuel Jones
Dalton
Jones
Harrison
Corydon
Angeline Neer
Entire Standiford Family Poisoned by Water
The Standiford family of eight near English Indiana is poisoned after drinking from a newly dug well. County Health Officer Dr. Luckett reports the water contains copperas. The two oldest sons William and George are dying. the rest of the family is hospitalized but not yet critical.
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Ind
Harrison Standiford
C. D. Luckett
William
George
Standiford
John
James
Annie
May
Plain sewing taught in Wabash public schools sparks protest
In Wabash Indiana the school board orders plain sewing for all students starting this week. Boys and girls are required to bring cloth needle and thread and receive half an hour of instruction under Miss Laver who oversees the program. The move prompts tearful protests from boys who must learn "girls' work."
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Wabash
Ind
Miss Laver
Fire Sweeps Greentown Livery Barn and Buildings
Greentown Indiana was fire swept Thursday morning as the Frakes and Lindey livery barn the machine shop of John Marquis and the farm implement house of Frank Lawrence were totally destroyed. Several residences and barns were partially consumed by the flames.
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Kokomo
Ind
Greentown
Here
Frakes & Lindey
John Marquis
Frank Lawrence
Girl’s scalp ripped from stem in Indiana tomato plant
In Indianapolis on September 30 a 14 year old girl named Pearl Irish was injured when her hair caught in a shaft at the Haverkamp Bros. & Haverkamp tomato packing plant. Her scalp was torn from above the eyes to the back of the head.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Haverkamp Bros. & Haverkamp
Pearl Irish
Boy Dies of Lockjaw After Calf Incident
Ona Watson, 12, of Corydon Indiana, died in Booneville after a calf threw him. An arm fracture preceded the infection that caused his death. The incident occurred days earlier in Corydon and was reported from Booneville.
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Booneville
Ind
Ona Watson
Corydon
Rich Oil Strike Near Redkey Reported In Indiana
Hartford City Indiana September 30 Dan McCormick of this city completed a well for the Dunkirk and Redkey Oil Co on the Hoppis lease near Redkey. It is in the deep pay sand over 400 feet and filled up 800 feet with oil when completed.
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Hartford City
Ind
Dan McCormick
Dunkirk and Redkey Oil Co
Hoppis
Redkey
Tragedy in the Street in Muncie Hopeful Suicide Pair
In Muncie Indiana on October 1 Mrs. Michael Gorman shot her husband twice in the head in a jealous rage. She then fatally shot herself turning the gun on her own head. Both victims lay on the sidewalk as crowds gathered. Mrs. Gorman died and her husband was reported in critical condition. She claimed her husband had driven her to distraction and said she was willing to die after the self inflicted shots.
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Muncie
Ind
Michael Gorman
Bank assignee cites assets to cover deposits in North Manchester
Wabash Ind September report shows Lewis Signs assignee of the Bank of North Manchester stating assets including J and J B Harters property total about 60 000 with 30 percent doubtful. He expects 10 000 realizable to pay depositors in full and any surplus for the nearly eighty year old Harters.
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Wabash
Ind
Lewis
Bank of North Manchester
North Manchester
J. B. Harter
Harters
Veteran Soldier Severely Injured in Woodcutting Accident
Lawrenceburg Ind Sept 30 John Caldwell 65 a veteran soldier was probably fatally injured when his ax struck a clothes line and its descending head fractured his skull no hopeful signs of recovery.
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
John Caldwell
Hunter Dropped Dead Near Mt. Carmel Ill
Wil liam R. Thurgood aged 45 manager of a large flouring mill at Vincennes Ind dropped dead of heart disease while hunting in the Wabash river bottoms near Mt. Carmel Ill Wednesday He was prominent in lodge circles and politics.
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Tiivansville
Ind
Wabash River
Mt. Carmel
Ill
William R. Thurgood
Vincennes
Lodge
Prohibition Candidate Knocked Unconscious in Indiana
Winamac Indiana September 30 John Par is a Pulaski county prohibition candidate was knocked insensible by a gang of hoodlums who took offense at his speech. Prominent prohibitionists spoke before a large audience in Harrison township.
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Winamac
Ind
John Paris
Pulaski
Campaign Opened in Indianapolis with Beveridge rally
The first Republican campaign meeting in Indianapolis was held in Tomlinson hall on Wednesday night. An illustrated procession escorted Senator Albert J. Beveridge and Congressman Overstreet to the hall, which was well filled.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Tomlinson Hall
Albert J. Beveridge
Congressman Overstreet
Hinshaw Murder Case Petition for Full Pardon
The Indiana state board of pardons adjourned until December to consider Rev. Wm. E. Hinshaw who is serving a life sentence for wife murder. The board expects action at the next meeting on his petition for a complete pardon.
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Hinshaw
Indianapolis
Ind
State Board of Pardons
Wm. E. Hinshaw
Campaign kickoff opens in Eighth District by Hamlin
In the Eighth District Muncie a campaign kickoff Friday night was led by Charles S Hamlin of Boston assistant secretary of the treasury under President Cleveland.
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Muncie
Charles S. Hamlin
Boston
The
Treasury
Cleveland
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New Mexico
Colorado
George Frisbie Hoar
Massachusetts
Oku
Fusan
Indiana
North Manchester Bank
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