Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-01-08

hibilion of liquor trafio d. I. -rfire
prohihltionlsts-b boiling re@ular convention
tNeb) b. Ex-Gov. s. d. McEnery elected
u. 3 senator from Louisiana. @. w Hop
kins IN. " elected president National
Junior Prohibition League Of America AT
June is-Maj. william Mckinley to.J
nominated for U s. president by republic
Al Hobart nominated for vice president.
Platform declared for protection, reciproci-
~ and maintenance Of existing gold stand
international agreement.
June 10--M. A. Hanna elected chairman
republican national committee
July 9-Platform adopted by national
democratic convention in Chicago for free
silver coinage at 16 to and a tariff for
July William J. Bryan CNeb.) nom
mated on. 9Th ballot for u. s. president by
national democratic convention in Chicago
Music Teachers National association al
Denver
July li--Arthur sewan CMe.) nominated
on democratic ticket for u. S. vice presi-
dent. ~ X. Jones elected chairman dem
ocratic national committee.
July 24-American silver party at st
Louis nominated w. ]. Bryan for president
and Arthur Sewall for vice president of u.
s. Platform declared for free coinage at
l6 to l.: National populist convention al
(qa) for vice president u $. Platform de-
clares for free coinage and government
ownership or railroads. mi
July 26-People's party convention at st.
Louis nominated William ] Bryan (Neb)
Tor president w. 8. Senator Butler IN
c. detected chairman of national committee
AUG. y-J ~. Johnston tdem) elected gov
Aug. 12-Candidates Bryan and SewaIi
notified of nomination IN New York.
Aug. 2f--kx -tfov. ID. IA. Francis (Afo.Dap-
pointed secretary of interior.
Aug. 26-D. NJ Woodmansee (O) elected
president National League of Republican
r. Il1er Mt
Aug. 30--Li Hung Chang paid his respects
to President Cleveland In New York
Sept. 3-Senator John M Palmer (Ill,)
nominated for y. s president by anti-sil
yer democrats in national convention at
indianapolis. Gen s; b: Buckner named
single gold standard and economy Tl IN a an
pr0priations. Mrs Catherine E. Hurst
elected president Ladies Of the C. A. r. at
st. Paul
Sept. 4-Maj. Thaddeus s. Clarkson (Oma-
ha) elected @. A. X. commander in chief al
st. Paul. Mrs Agnes Hit Cndanapolis)
elected president Women's Relief corps at
Sept. 7,Gen. D. w. Jones elected gov
ernor of Arkansas.
Oct. &c. F Black Pa) elected presl-
dent of National Association of Democrat
ic clubs at ST Louis.
Oct. Ex-senator j. S. Morrill, (vt) re-
Nov 3--McKinley and Hobart elected by
vote of T6 in electoral college and a popu-
Lar plurality OF 600,799. Woman's suf
won In Idaho
Nov. disagreement reached between u
s. and Great Britain to arbitrate. Vene-
zuelan affair. Farmers national con-
gress in session at Indianapolis
Nov. VA. s. Clay elected u S. senator
from Georgia; ID Z; s9Syereign reelected
Rochester, n. Y. Frances E. Willard re-
elected president National Woman's Chris
tS Nov sn Hn1 % d Pe - Lo OF Dallas
elected u. 8. senator from Alabama.
Dec. l-Gov. J. e. Johnston (Ala) inaugu
rated
Dec. s-President Cleveland reimposes
tonnage and lighthouse duties on German
ships entering our ports In retaliation for
such taxation on American ships.
Dec. 7-President's message read before
both branches of 4th congress convened In
final session.
ganlzed by G. M. Depew. r. p Flower, C.
A. Dana, Theodore Roosevelt and other
prominent men, to demand u. S. interces-
sion to end Cuban war.
Dec 15-Idaho supreme court decided that
woman suffrage had carried in recent cleo
ton.
dent Christian Citizenship league, at Chi
cago.
Dec. 1S-U. S. senate foreign committee
ing Cuban independence. =. Samuel Com
pers reelected president American Fedora
ton of Labor. at Cincinnati
SPORTING.
Jan 11-At New York frankie Nelson
won ladies' international G-days' bicycle
race. riding 41s m.
skated m. in 5:54, and E. {. Andrews made
running jump on skates of lift. 8 In.
Feb. 10--Joseph Donoghue, of Newburg,
N. Y, reduced inside mile skating record
Feb. 15-At Washington. Joe Donoghue
skated m. in 1445
Feb 2l--Robert F'itzsimmons won worlds
heavyweight, championship from Peter
Maher at Coahuila, Mexico.
Apr. CD. w. Showalter (New York; won
q. $. chess championship, defeating Emil
Mar. S1-At Nashville Tenn, AL Ewing
and Archie Clark lowered tandem bicycle
June iIAt Denver. q. card lowered bi-
cycle amateur paced mile to AS.
an. straightaway boat
race on the Hudson at Poughkeepsie, N |
Y, won by Cornell, making the record 1929
July "A. e. Smith rode bicycle from Chi |
cago to New York in 142 hrs. Is min.
July tom Linton (Wales) rode bicycle (
at Catfird 81 m; yds' in hr.
defeated Walter Sanger in 2 heats; time, |
:5S 2-5 and :5S 3-5
July 26~W. II. Chadwick (Detroip com
July 29-Holman frietion-geared locomo-
i've on South Jersey railroad tracks made
Aug. i4~American liner st. Paul made
rip from Southampton to Sandy Hook in
das, 81 min.
Aug 25-At Newport. r. l., r. d. Wrenn
Chicago) won American tennis champion
ship
Sept 7-At Milwaukee, worlds swimming
'ecord for 100 yds. lowered to l 09 by G.. w.
Whitaker. At London, single scull race
or worlds championship won by Jacob
iaudaur
Sept lS-At Medford, Mass, Star Pointer
onces competitive heats-2:02lA, z0S1A,
Sept 21-At cammack. L. l.. Marietta
:i2A =, At Portland, Me, Jupe lowered
-yr old record to 214M
Sept. 24-At Portland, Me-, John r. Gen
nv paced mile in 2:00i2.
Sept. 25-Louis Gimm pittsburgh made
So M. SIT yds. in "a hrs
Oct. Sat Chicago, J. S. Johnson lowered
aced mile bicycle record TO 40 rs.
Oct Sat Chicago. !. $. Johnson Lowered
lore club won Temple cup. National
aague baseball series, at Cleveland.
Oct, fiat Chicago, j. Michael lowered
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