Inland Press Association Officers Named at Chicago Meeting
The Inland Daily Press Association, comprising daily papers from Iowa Illinois Indiana Wisconsin and Michigan, elected officers for the next year at the Victoria Hotel Chicago. President Quincy A Hessler Times Warsaw Ind Vice Presidents E R Galson Palladium Benton Harbor Mich W M Narvis Journal Muscatine Ia Pierce Burton Express Aurora IL H F Bliss Jamestown Wis Secretary Treasurer Ira Carpenter News Michigan City Ind Executive Committee F H Starbuck Journal Racine Wis P S Durley Nowa Des Moines Ia Smith A Atkinson Journal Freeport Ill C F Chase Review Elkhart Ind L A Sherman Times Port Huron Mich Delegates to National Convention F G Gilson I & Carpenter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Inland Daily Press Association
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Michigan
Victoria Hotel
Quincy A. Hessler
Times
Warsaw
Ind
E. R. Galson
Palladium
Benton Harbor
Mfth
W. M. Narvis
Journal
Muscatine
Pierce Burton
Express
Aurora
H. FB
Bliss
Jamestown
Wis
Ira & Carpenter
News
Michigan City
F. H. Starbuck
Racine
P. S. Durley
Nowa
Des Moines
Jaws
Smith A. Atkinson
Freeport
Inl
C. F. Chase
Review
Elkhart
L. A. Sherman
Port Huron
Mich
F. &. Gilson
Carpenter
Robbers Attempt City Bank Heist in Leechburg
Four masked men tried to rob City Bank of Leechburg Pennsylvania thirty miles from Pittsburgh on the West Penn Railroad. They were stopped before succeeding, one robber arrested, three escaped after a gunfight in which Chief of Police Schaefer was killed. Descriptions broadcast to nearby towns as fugitive pursuit continues in the snow.
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Leechburg
Pittsburgh
West Penn
Schaefer
Michigan Supreme Court
Belknap
James Bareis
Bergholz
Simeon Sheckler
Daniel Sheckler
Charles Schrlight
Hamtramck
Detroit
Ilinois
McKinxty
Ohio Republican League
Columbia
Ohio
Cour d'Alene
Fikk
Odd Fellows' Temple
Canton
Adam
W. Riethie
William Kelley
BuaNecur C. Fisn
Sioux City
Illinois Central
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wyoming
A. C. Schmidt
Crookston
Minne
H. F. Brown
Graves
Josephine Harnaby
Daenver
Turtle Mountain
North Dakota
Rolla
Irlest River
Idaho
Jim Reynolds
Augustus Kiebick
Battleground
Ind
Pythian
Con
George W. Kexdall
Equitable Loan and Trust Company
New York
Wellington Hotel
Chicago
Helena
Mont
H. C. Yaeger
Yaeger
Avr
Noblesville
McDonald Will
McDonald
Supreme Court
Repent L. Walker
Youngstown
Hal K. Taylor
Gov. McKinley
Walker
McKinley
Chicago and Indiana
Brazil
W. D. Crong
Kentland
FE. Jackson
Spriggs
Rush Creek
Political Shifts Merge Indiana and Wisconsin Appointments
Judge Gresham’s seat in Chicago may see Hoosier candidates after March 4 while Judge Jenkins of Wisconsin gains solid Wisconsin delegation support. A Brookville Pennsylvanian reports George A. Jenks trending toward the U S Attorney General post, with Jenks accepting after consultation with his pastor. Detroit notes a $4 million consolidation of Michigan gas utilities led by Eastern investors through Newcomb & Co.
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Washington
Indianapolis
Gresham
Chicago
Indiana
Woods
Jenkins
Wisconsin
Vilas
Mitchell
Brookville
George A. Jenks
Cleveland
United States
Jenks
Conway
Detroit
Michigan Gas Company
Bglog Natural
Ohio
Detroit and Mutual Gastight Company
New York
L. IL Newcomb & Co
Finland Stricken by Frost Famine and Disease
In Finland frost last summer caused famine and disease widespread. Over 200000 rely on charity as towns fill with beggars across the country. About 500000 peasants struggle for subsistence, having consumed most draft animals and pets.
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Petersburg
Finland
Locomotive Explosion Shocks Fort Worth Yard
A Texas and Pacific freight engine exploded in Fort Worth yards injuring several men and scattering large engine wreckage across the area. Rescue crews rushed to the scene as bystanders witnessed the blast and its chaotic aftermath. Local authorities began securing the site and reporting preliminary details of the incident.
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Texas and Pacific
Fort Worth
Tex
Mozen
Arsenic Poison Case In Binghamton. Unclear Motives
An ex nun and anti Romanist lecturer in Binghamton New York lies very ill from arsenical poisoning. She accuses a waitress at the Hotel Crandall of administering the drug. Delegates of two reform bodies in New York debate unification. World’s Fair funding and railway strikes fill the news.
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Manoveeritre Stomer
Binghamton
N. Y
Hotel Crandall
New York
Senate
Hayest
Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg
Springville
Herman Wreck
Buffalo
Tus Pennsylvania Company
Louisville
New Albany
Jeffersonville
Newpert BR. I
Mra
J. Malloy
Annexation moves shape Hawaii into the United States
The article reports President Harrison sending the Hawaiian treaty to the Senate for ratification, with provisional government approval needed in Honolulu. It notes the proposed government would resemble Alaska’s, and mentions Liliuokalani’s retirement and U S naval presence as events unfold.
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Mra
Willliam C. Whitney
Canadian Atlantic Railway
Hawaii
United States
Harrison
Senate
Congress
Islands
John W. Foster
Messie
Thurston
Mareden
Wilder
Castle
Carter
Honolulu
Alaska
R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Treasury Reserve
New York
Belgio
San Francisco
Hong Kong
Yokohama
Liliuokalani
Mohican
Mare Island Navy Yard
Belzle
Hoston
Washington
Indiana Legislature Advances Two Constitutional Amendments
The Indiana House passed two constitutional amendments on Monday, one taxing corporations on gross receipts and another extending the legislative session to 100 days with 40 days for special sessions. A failed amendment would extend terms of county officers. The Senate and House debated taxes, sessions, and city charters while approving several committee reports and measures including a boiler inspector office and election-board representation for minority parties.
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House
Committee On
Redabaugh
Fort Wayne
Ader
Senate
Building and Loan Association
Are
Shaye
Ways and Means
Magee
Circuit
Appelate
State Board of Charities
Evansville
Indianapolis
Capitol
Pennsylvania Central Insurance
General Appropriations
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Uvesham
Inland Press
Hunan
Newburyport
Mass
J. Gilman Adams
Western
Southern
Wegman
Fort Smith
Ark
R. M. Bistrop
Oh'o
Jacksonville
Fla
Dempsey Laawwr
East Tennessee
Paint Rock
Tenn
Alabama Gas and Fixture Company
G. W. Harris
Birminghan
Ala
Loas
Bert Wing
Charles Eaves
Faves
Reynoldh
Navy
Washington, D. C
Reynolds
JV. L. Findlay
Maryland
ApuaAt T. Ewina
MR. Cleveland
Hoka Smith
Georgia
Interior
Govzryon
B. Bucknrb
Accord
Ing
Loninville Evening Times
Sterling Morton
Lakewood
N. J
Louis
Cincinnati
Toledo
Milwauke
Miner State
Ilema
Cnantes Kon Lmeyer
Knox County
Tak Wabash Hospital
Peru
Martinsville
Shelbyville
Joan Hersuatan
Corydon
Mixaissippi
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