Wanamaker for Senate Faces Free-for-All Battle
Postmaster General Wanamaker is pushed by the administration to run for the United States Senate, challenging Senator Quay with a potential free-for-all race. John Dalzell of Pittsburgh enters as a rising rival, backed by the Americas Club, while shipbuilders arrive to bid on a 7400 ton protected cruiser contract in Washington.
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Washington
Sreean
Wanamaker
Quay
Senate
Barkis
Don Cameron
Duke of Donegall
Pennsylvania
Harrison
Hima
Post
Mr. Wanamaker
Richmond
John Dalzell
Pittsburg
Americas Club
State League of Republican Clubs
United States
Dalzell
League of Clubs
League
Datzell
U. L
Lancaster
Berks
Philadelphia
Mme
Four Die In Tunnel Blast Near Kelso Mountain
At Grovert Town Colorado on May 31 a premature explosion at the Atlantic-Pacific tunnel east end killed four men Harry Aaytor William Coughlin J Richardson and John Mulholland who were loading poles with dynamite to complete a drift near Moritz Farton. The blast blew them to fragments and tore a hole in the tunnel wall delaying rescue for a time. The cause remains unknown.
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Grovert Town
Col
Kelso Mountain
Harry
Moritz Farton
Farton
Norris Piano and Diamond Co. Moves to New Fore on Court Street
The Norris Piano and Diamond Co plans a move on Monday June 1 to 110 Court Street, occupying the entire building in their new, spacious facility.
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Norris Piano and Diamond Co
Fore
Court Street
Nat life insurance ad copy remains unclear
Fragmentary OCR from a life insurance ad shows partial phrases including Natl Lifins and a Boston address 109 Dear? with agent names unclear. The readable elements suggest promotional copy about life insurance but exact company, policy details, or dates are not recoverable.
Political Bid Looms Over Campaign Wealth
The speaker notes he has ample funds and can sustain a costly campaign. If he decides to run, urged by supporters, he could challenge prominent figures Quay and Wanamaker and force them to closely watch their standing.
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Quay and
Wanamaker
Noble May Resign to Enter Diplomacy
The Washington Post reports strong circles expect Secretary Noble to leave the Interior Department for a senior diplomatic post soon. One rumor places him replacing Minister Smith in St. Petersburg, another suggests him moving to the Court of St. James if Proctor succeeds Edmunds, while Noble remains absent and is viewed as nearing departure.
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Noble
Washington Post
Interior Department
Smith
St. Petersburg
Proctor
Edmunds
Lincoln
Court of St. James
A Newspaperman Chosen as Private Secretary
Secretary Foster selects Robert J. Wynne of this city, longtime Washington correspondent for the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, to replace Charles M. Hendley who resigned. Wynne’s familiarity with public men and Treasury business makes him well suited, and his appointment is popular among Washington reporters.
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Foster
Robert J. Wynne
Washington
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Charles M. Hendley
Wynne
Treasury
Briggs Sails for Europe Amid Seminary Clash
New York May 31 Professor Charles A Briggs and his daughter Grace sailed for Europe aboard the Umbria shortly after the Presbyterian Assembly disposed of his case. Friends and clergymen gathered on deck to bid him farewell as Briggs expressed confidence in the seminary directors backing him. He will spend summer at Oxford assisting Dr Francis Brown on the Hebrew lexicon and plans to rest. The Union Theological Seminary board convenes next Friday to discuss the Briggs matter and the vacant faculty post created by Dr Van Dyke's death, with several directors proposing civil court action to resolve the dispute.
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Noble
United States Naval Exploration Party
Isabella
Kentucky
Aoe
Woman’s National Council
Indianapolis
Foster
Robert J.wynne
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Wanamaker
Quay
Senate
Associaton
Edwards H. Golf
Fordyce Barker
New York
Daniel G. Littlefield
Rhode Island
Chicago Bievecle Company
Maine
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Ill
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Briggs
Europe
Harvard College
Yale
Carey
Kceton
Brooklyn Bridge
New Orleans
Grand Jury
Lynn
Rockdale Park
Charles A. Briggs
Grace
Umbria
Presbyterian Assembly
Oxford
Union Theological Seminary
Francis Brown
Brown
Union ‘Lheological Refinery
Dr. van Dyke
Tme
Dr. Briggs
Henry Day
General Assembly
Assembly
The First Sunday A Success At The Met
On May 31 the Metropolitan Museum of Art opened to the public free of charge for the first time in its history. Police from the Park Department aided order as fifty one watchmen guarded the treasures. A steady stream of visitors appeared from 1 to 6 PM though officials urged parents to leave children at home to avoid crowding.
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New York
Metropolitan Museum of Art
School of Arts
Park Department
Staunch Maine panel rejects Dr Brooks confirmation
The Maine Standing Committee of four at Portland on May 31 voted unanimously against confirming Dr Brooks claiming he lacks theological alignment. In Knoxville the Protestant Episcopal diocese of Quincy committee also declined consent to consecrate Rev Phillips Brooks as bishop of Massachusetts.
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TyomAsTon
Maine
Portland
Brooks
Knoxville
Lit
Protestant Episcopal Church of
Quincy
Phillips Brooks
Massachusetts
Pope's encyclical in English sent to Cardinal Gibbons
London report says Cardinal Manning cabled Cardinal Gibbons that he mailed the English translation of the pope's encyclical, made by papal order, and urged notifying the United States and Canada to arrange a speedy reprint and wide diffusion.
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London
Cardinal Manning
Cardinal Gibbons
the Holy Father
Canada
Dying Premier at Barnscliffe Grips Canada in Woes
Ottawa May 81 Sir John A Macdonald battles for life as the cabinet contemplates leadership. The bulletin notes his brain lesion unchanged and vitality ebbing, while Queen Victoria and others send inquiries. Debate centers on successor between Sir John Thompson and Sir Charles Tupper amid political tension and possible adjournment.
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Ottawa
Ont
John A. Macdonald
Sir John
Macdonald F
Canada
England
United States
Queen Victoria
Lord Salisbury
Lord Lorne
Lord Lansdowne
India
St. Patrick’s
Father Whelan
Trestle Collapse Wrecks Two Trains at Luray Va
A Shenandoah division wreck near Jerry's Run north of Possum Run collapses a wooden trestle. A caboose and cars plunge into a 70 foot ravine, James F. Strickler is killed while James Rees is reportedly fatally injured. Wrecking crews dispatched. speed restrictions ordered.
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Bantmore
Sun
Shenandoah Valley
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Luray
Jerry’s Run
Possum Run
Hagerstown
James F. Strickler
Criglersville
Madison County
Strickler
John Rees
Harrisburg
Liberal objections grip budget plans in London May
London editors report Liberal opposition grows as education scheme explanations delay the budget bill. Newfoundland question and the factories bill postponement, due to omitted children clause, trigger Conservative unease. The Times warns of Parliament’s poor management and possible memorial to the government if Smith cannot promise action.
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London
Newfoundland
Times
Smith
Theovernment
International Templars Conference Discusses Clergy Communication
The Good Templars Congress at Epinpur Gang on May 31 debated Catholic member status and ruled that sharing templar work with a clergyman under the seal of confession does not breach obligations. Declarations reaffirmed prohibition principles as the session closed at New Home Swine Machins, 160 Tremont Street.
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Good Templars' Congress
Epinpur Gang
International Templars Conference
New Orleans Grand Jury Finishes Report On City Scandals
The New Orleans grand jury reports on the slaughter house scandal and city ethics. It cites investigations led by the Attorney General, notes extensive testimony, and indictments or non indictments totaling eighteen, with over 950 witnesses examined. It urges action to vindicate the law and cleanse public service.
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New Orleans
Grand Jury
Hennessey
Engine Stalled by Giant Insects In Syracuse Quarry
Near Brighton Corners south of Syracuse a Lackawanna branch to limestone quarries was halted by a swarm of enormous insects in a newly laid track cut. The dense, slippery shells resembled a rock boring mollusk insect hybrid, halting an engine and delaying night shipments.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Brighton Corners
Jamesville
Lackawanna Road
Oceanic brings fuller report on Holme Eden loss
From Hong Kong to Shanghai the Holme Eden under Captain Prentice foundered on Lucerna rocks in fog on April 23 after leaving Hong Kong April 19. Twenty six crew members survived in two lifeboats until boats were separated. mate's boat reached Myrmidon and captain's boat reached the Chinese gunboat Choawa. Survivors were taken to Shanghai after hunger and exposure. Chinese papers report nine pirates executed at Kowloon City and the capture of leaders linked to the Naomi attack. another ringleader captured in Sining, likely to be executed. Also noted is the death of Chief Engineer J F Bingham of the Alliance at Yokohama May 11 and burial at Urakame.
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San Francisco
Oceanic
Hong Kong
Prentice
Lucerna Rocks
Shanghai
Antwerp
Lucenna Rocks
Choawa
Kowloon City
Naomi
Sining
J. F. Bingham
United States Steamship Alliance
United States
Yokohama
Urakame
Japan
Riot at Whitesville graveyard during Decoration Day events
In Owensboro Kentucky on May 31 a riot broke out at Whitesville cemetery as about 100 Grand Army veterans gathered for Decoration Day. Roughs from Taylorfields dragged speakers, tore floral emblems, and dispersed the crowd. Two men were seriously injured when attacked after the train. Burrell Taylor was stabbed and died. Wild Dave Smith was stabbed in the abdomen. A town posse pursued the attackers. Whitesville lies 15 miles away and has no telegraph. There was no political significance to the assault.
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Owensboro
Whitesville
Grand Army
Taylorfields
Burrell Taylor
Wild Dave Smith
Walt Whitman’s 72nd Birthday Celebrated at Home
The Seventy-Second birthday of Walt Whitman was celebrated at his home in Campia New Jersey with about forty friends and admirers. Whitman sat at the head of the table and entertained guests with readings from his works and remarks on literary affairs. Letters were read from Lord Alfred Tennyson Richard Watson Gilder and Edmund Stedman among others.
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Campia
N. J
Walt Whitman
Lord Alfred Lennyson
Richard Watson Gilder
Edmund Stedman
Peace Conference Opens in Milan as Chicago Invite Accepted
The International Peace Congress began in Milan with the Boston Peace Society inviting an international gathering in Chicago during the Columbian Exposition. The invitation was accepted, signaling plans for a large peace congress to coincide with the world fair.
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Roma
International Peace Congress
Milan
Boston Peace Society
Chicago
Summer furniture repair sales pitch from a 19th century ad
An advertisement urges readers to act in Summer for furniture renovations to avoid dust moths and fading. It promises free storage and removal, charges only for actual repair, and offers polishing, mending, re-caning, reupholstering, and recovening with a prompt estimate after a postcard request.
Warlike News From Hayts Admr Gherardi Hopes Its True
Trans Atlantic cattle transport faces new regulations as Hayts Adm Gherardi signals confidence the reforms will hold. Officials say updated rules aim to curb risks and improve safety while easing cross ocean shipments for livestock firms.
Revolution Rumors Reach Port au Prince Stir in Haiti
Paris reports Haiti unrest with Port au Prince under siege. Admiral Gherardi of the Philadelphia doubts the Paris cable but notes U.S. interest in Mole St Nicolas as a coaling station. Marrigat and Hyppolite's rivalries frame politics alongside Legitime’s fall.
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Paris
Port-au-Prince
N. S
Mole
St. Nicolas
Legitime
Hyppolite
Elie
Hnegland
France
Germany
United
St. Nicholas
Cleveland
Whitney
Navy
Gherardi
Hayti
Thélemaqne
Marrigat
Thelémaque
Jamaica
Haiti
Gheerardi
Arrigat
Marigat
Nicolas Mole
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Harrison Loring
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Atwood’s
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Mass
Virgil Practice Clavier Company
Masor & Mamlin’s
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C. F. Appleton
Washington ST
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GEO
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Nupfacturing Optician
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Gallina
Shields
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Breen
Normannia
Hamburg
la Gascogne
Havre
Servia
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Porto Co
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China
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Ear River
Waddy Lilake
Anthony
George HM Lockner
Andover
Cleaf Winsor
Bark Lillian
Masters
Prom Loaton
Oak
G. W. Simmons & CO
Oak Hall
House of Commons
Antoine A. Dorion
Quebec
Old Canada
Atlantic
Newfounland
John Macdonald
Holme Eden
District Assembly
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Franklin Park
Labor
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Joseph WU
Streeter
Moxbars
the Glen Hotel
East Watertown
Ne of Life Dais
Wise Ourself
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Dey
Europa
Maine and
Sir John A. Macdonald
Barnscliffe
Hector Langevin
John
John Thompson
Charles Tupper
Grand Trunk Railway
David Mills
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