Cleveland's West Tour Echoes Tariff Reform Debate
Washington dispatch outlines Grover Cleveland planning a Western trip to champion tariff reform, aligning with Senator Gorman's strategy and signaling Democratic emphasis on tariff as the central issue. The piece notes potential reshaping of party leadership and the role of business Democrats in driving the campaign narrative.
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Mormon Elder Ejected From Methodist Meeting in Philadelphia
A Mormon elder appeared at the Philadelphia Methodist Episcopal Conference meeting in the Thirteenth Street Church and asked to speak. After distributing a card with Mormon declarations, he was escorted out amid a storm of hisses as the audience demanded his removal.
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Philadelphia Methodist Episcopal Conference
Woman's Home Missionary Society
Thirteenth Street Church
Sarah J. Elliott
Elliott
N. F. Simpson
Salt Lake City
Utah
W. Bickley
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Sexton
Grover Cleveland Turns 66 in Princeton
Former President Grover Cleveland celebrated his 66th birthday in Princeton New Jersey with family at his Bayard Lane residence. He received many congratulatory telegrams and conveyed optimism on the Panama Canal bill’s passage and its expected impact on commerce and world trade. He noted no plans yet for a St Louis trip or his two annual Stafford Little lectures at Princeton.
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N. J
Grover Cleveland
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Senate
Cleveland
St. Louis
Stafford- Little
Princeton University
Worst Blizzard Of The Winter Ravages Denver
A massive Denver snowstorm from the west snarls traffic and suspends most streetcar service. Rail trains stall and business halts as wind-driven snow piles up. Stockman F P Johnson warns cattle losses could be incalculable if the storm lasts another twelve hours.
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Col
F. P. Johnson
Earthquake shakes steamer Newport at sea
The steamer Newport arriving from Panama was violently shaken by an earthquake about three o'clock on the morning of March 11 while 18 miles off the coast near Corinth. Passengers and crew rushed to deck in night clothes amid fears the ship had struck a reef.
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Newport
Panama
Corinth
Warlike Preparations at K. C. S. Railway Shops
Pittsburg Kan March 18 After a one week idle period the Kansas City Southern Railway Shops opened with ninety nonunion workers brought by special train from the North. An armed guard escorted them to the shops where a stockade is being erected for sleeping and dining in tents and boarding cars. Fifty guards patrolled the area and 300 rifles were stacked inside the enclosure.
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Kansas City Southern Railway
Convict Allie W Dunbar Put to Bed After Standeth Struggle
Allie W Dunbar a horse thief from Summit County was placed in the penitentiary hospital under guard after ten days of standing in his cell. His feet were swollen to thrice their normal size and he refused to sit, lie down, eat, or sleep until he was finally bedded. He repeatedly slipped from his cot to retake his corner.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Allie W. Dunbar
Penitentiary Hospital
Dunbar
Summit County
Treasure hunters claim discovery of Golden Gate wreck
On the steamer Newport arriving from Central American ports, Captain E. Johnstone and treasure hunters say they found the wreck of the sidewheel steamer Golden Gate sunk in 1862 after burning. They show corroded coins as proof and plan to recover the gold believed submerged in eight feet of water.
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Mystery of Wamsley wealth linked to New York officials
Attorney George W. Hengst seeks to identify a fashionable Cincinnati woman connected with Robert Wamsley a San Francisco retiree found with stock and a London draft. He aims to arrest high up New York figures for a 25 000 fraud and to recover Wamsley’s assets by locating the mystery woman and securing her statement.
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Gen Schuyler Hamilton Dies at 88 in New York
Gen Schuyler Hamilton aged 88 died in New York today. Classmate of General Grant at West Point he served in the Mexican and Civil Wars and left sons Robert Ray Hamilton who was killed in the Snake River country and Schuyler Hamilton Jr. as survivor.
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New York
Servian Officers Challenge Belgrade Professor to Duels
Four Servian officers including ex War Minister Antoniés have challenged Professor Alexander Borisavijevic of the University of Belgrade to duels to the death after he accused them of promotion through servility. King Alexander ordered the challenges sent, drawing sharp criticism in Servia where dueling is not a national practice.
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Antoniés
Alexander Borisavijevic
University of Belgrade
Drage
Genkinger Shot Dead in Woman’s Apartment in Newcastle
John Genkinger was killed by George Merkle in the Apple alley block of Newcastle, Jealousy over Eva Rumberger is blamed. Merkle fled after the shooting as officers and the coroner investigated. Merkle was taken to police headquarters.
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John Genkinger
Eva Rumberger
George Merkle
A. Notel
Darlington
Genkinger
Shenango Valley Hospital
Rumberger
Apple Alley
Bill
Merkle
Eva
Bell
Marxle
Ohio 15 000 Children Employed in Factories Report
Columbus March 18 Ex Senator Jol H Morgan State Inspector of Workshops and Factories releases annual report. Total workers in inspected factories 175168 including 10473 boys and 4647 girls aged 14 to 18. Five hundred nine minors found employed below legal age and discharged. Recommendations urge public records of all minor employees and physician certification for heavy work, more instructors, higher salaries, elevators safety devices, alarms on freight elevators, and strict qualification for explosive manufacturing.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Jol H. Morgan
Report of Anthracite Strike Commission Given to President
Judge Gray and Carroll D Wright presented the commission report to the President. The voluminous document covers all aspects of the operators versus miners dispute and both sides pledge to accept the tribunal’s decision. The report will be released at Jee’s office Saturday morning.
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Carroll
D. Wright
Anthracite Strike Commission
Roosevelt
Jee
Operaes
French Deputies Pass Combes Bill in Historic Vote
The French Chamber of Deputies debated and approved the bill to refuse authorization of male religious congregations. Premier Combes defended state control over public instruction and the ban as necessary to protect republican principles. The vote ended 300 to 257 amid cheers and boos, with the chamber adjourning after printing his speech.
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Uruguayan Rebels Battle Government Forces
Fighting reported near Montevideo between revolutionists and government troops. Red Cross delegates head to the scene for peace talks as the government plans to call out the National Guard and declare a siege. Government delegates to inform Garavia. new prefects to be appointed in six departments under nationalist party direction.
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Kentucky Promoter Flashes Large Bills in New York
Charles E. Welborn of West Liberty Kentucky, a promoter and mine operator, who sued the Erie Railroad over a $1,000 bill dropped on a Jersey City ferry, was said to carry seventy to eighty $1,000 bills in his pocket in New York. An elevator man at the Childs Building testified Welborn showed vast wealth and occasionally let him handle the bills.
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Peculiar Tie-Up At Parkersburg Ends In Repeal Of Ordinance
Parkersburg West Virginia faces a novel clash between the B and O railroad and the city as the city council quietly repeals the 1862 ordinance granting the road ground on Avery Street. Two injunctions from Judge L N Tavenner and Judge John J Jackson shape the dispute, forbidding track laying and city interference respectively. Mayor Vandervort faces possible impeachment at the next council meeting.
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Promoter Whitaker Wright Illegably Ill in New York Jail
Whitaker Wright the London promoter is confined at Ludlow Street Jail in New York City after an arrest tied to alleged swindling of English capitalists. A planned hearing was postponed as doctors said he is too ill to attend, due to insomnia, with the case adjourned to March 30.
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Abed
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Extradition Papers Mailed for Whitaker Wright Case
Extradition papers for Whitaker Wright, director of the London and Globe Finance Corporation, were mailed aboard the steamer Celtic from Liverpool as he remains under arrest in New York.
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Whitaker Wright
Jingo the Huge Elephant Dies Aboard Steamer Georgic
New York March 18 The elephant Jingo said to be larger than Jumbo died at sea on the steamer Georgic arriving from Liverpool The death occurred March 12 and the carcass was buried overboard Jingo aged 22 stood twelve feet high weighed six tons and was valued at 50000 The animal had not traveled since leaving Liverpool and fretted aboard The cries of Jingo roused leopards and tigers on the ship and the keeper Thomas Lawrences was knocked down twice while trying to pacify it The mammal produced continuous trumpeting for sixty hours before death
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Liverpool
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Telephone link New York Berlin impracticable says inspector
Berlin March 18 Inspector Jentsch of the Government Telegraph Department reports that telephone connection between New York and Berlin is impracticable He notes Pupin Trams allow telephoning under shallow seas but Atlantic telephoning remains insurmountable
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Atlantic
Murder mystery deepens as Pennell linked to letter threat
Buffalo march 18 police say inquest into Edwin L. Burdick murder delayed due to District Attorney illness. A letter found at the Burdick home quotes Pennell saying he must kill Burdick. Investigators consider multiple theories, noting house familiarity and deliberate actions.
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Poliee
Rumor Mrs Hull in Serious Condition Circulates
Buffalo March 18 A rumor circulated claiming Mrs Mary Hull mother in law of the late Edwin L Burdick who was murdered on February 27 had been seriously injured or was ill. Family friend Allen refused to confirm or deny the report saying she is weakening under the nerve breaking strain and not herself since the witness experience.
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N. Y
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Edwin L. Burdick
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