Washington Items Reflect Cabinet Battles in Harrison Era
Washington notes flag party infighting as President Harrison bows to state bosses. M H DeYoung wins a cabinet opening for his ally M M Estee while Wanamaker gathers railway mail superintendents to field complaints and influence delegate support. Deacon White and Wall Street lobbying are examined amid rumors of third-party splits in North Carolina.
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Deacon" White
Washington
Senator Quay
Boas
M. H. DeYoung
California
M. M. Estee
Estee
Proctor
Senate
Miller
DeYoung
Swift
Japan
Boss DeYoung
Wanamaker
Railway Mail Service
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New York
White
Wall Street
Ben Butterworth
Congress
House
Capitol Building
Carlisle
Ransom
North Carolina
Farmers’ Alliance
Democratic Party
Col
Polk
National Farmers’ Alliance
Foster
Ohio
McKinley
White House
Blaine Oblicans
Through Flames A Train Collision Roasts Three Men In ND
In Arao North Dakota on September 28 a side track oil car began moving and collided with an approaching stock train. The resulting blaze engulfed Engineer J R Curtis Fireman and Brakeman Benson. Curtis died soon after and Benson lost both eyes and suffered severe burns.
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Dodge
Curtis
Benson
Freedom Seizure at Larami Jail Sparks Escape Attempt
A masked man seized the Larami county jail, forcing Keeper Kelly at gunpoint and freeing inmate Miller, a boy murderer awaiting execution. The captive remained chained near the sheriff’s office until officers recaptured him, with Jer and Parkinson pursued and one still at large.
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Brwn
Minnenera Deavinr
Rocky Mountain News
Larami County
Kelly
Miller
Polly
Jer
Bhus Parkinson
Lituay
Trials and troubles across towns in Sept. notices
Reports from multiple towns recount a deputy’s narrow escape during an attempted hanging at a jail in Alabama, a fatal dance-related incident in Brain, a lunatic or liar confession in Minnesota, Osborn murder verdicts in Covingtons, and a cyclone-scale windstorm causing timber damage in Minnesota. Authorities in Illinois and Georgia report related court notes.
British Burma Dispatches Signal Anxiety Over Wuatho Garrison
From Calcutta dated Sept 28 dispatches report great anxiety in Rangoon over a gathering led by refugee T Sawha at Wuatho. Natives arriving claim preparations to repel an anticipated attack on the Wuatho garrison amid several minor clashes and expected heavier fighting soon. Separately in Mamanna Arkansas armed men drive cotton pickers from fields, burn gin houses, and clash with sheriffs as authorities brace for trouble.
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Rangoon
Burmah
Wuntho
T. Sawha
Wuatho
Mamanna
Ark
St. Francis Township
Millville and General Guevenor Visit Abroad
The governor of New Jersey urged Cumberland County prosecutors to investigate alleged outrages against a Jewish worker during a city strike at a loom factory. He denied sensational reports of anti Jewish attacks and asked for factual information from officials. Elsewhere General Guevenor, returning from Europe, was greeted by cheering citizens who praised his World’s Fair tour and said the trip would bolster campaign support.
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Kale
Millville
N. J
Abbott
Cumberland County
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Amnens
Guevenor
Hocking Valley
Europe
Tim
Logan
Where Is Patrick Rooney
Brooklyn Chief of Police Campbell received a letter from W. Holt of Augusta Georgia asking if Patrick Rooney, who moved to Brooklyn from Baltimore years ago, is alive or dead. The inquiry notes Rooney reportedly is heir to a fortune in Ireland and if dead his wife and children in Aa will benefit. Brooklyn health records show Rooney at 84 Kecuski street and Pat Gatherios filed a claim on October 7, 80.
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Patrick Rooney
New York
Campbell
Brooklyn
W. Holt
Augusta
Baltimore
Rooney
Ireland
Brooklyn Health
Kecuski Street
Pat Gatherios
Noted Yokohama pirate captain sails from Fansebon
Fansebon Cruise Victoria B C Sept 28 Captain Hansen famed Yokohama pirate and hard character left on the Boreales ostensibly for a cruise after black basa. It is said his plan is to head for Behring Sea via Pallad St Goong carrying eight a carries and an extra lot of men.
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Fansebon
Victoria
B. C
Hansen
Yokohama
Boreales
Behring Sea
Pallad St
Influential Politician Heads Democratic Race in West Virginia
A Wheeling West Virginia special reports an influential state figure and ally of Gorman entering the Democratic race. The piece notes Anderson to Excape Civerxxatt with a September 28 date, suggesting solid backing for Gorman.
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Bae
New York
Wheeling
Ee Ae
Thie State
Intite
Gorman
Dem
Amisted Anderson
Excape Civerxxatt
Hal
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