Pennsylvania to send record 3 Representatives to Congress this year
The article notes Pennsylvania will elect 34 representatives this year, an all time high, with 24 from current districts and 10 at large. The current GOP majority is 15 Republicans to 10 Democrats as campaigns begin, plus multiple hot contests across counties. It also lists several local deaths and incidents, including Wade in Meadville and a fatal railroad accident in Somerset.
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Wade
Meadville
Pennsylvania Railroad
Conemaugh
Mt. Union
Pittsburg
Miller
Johnstown
Notable Mixed Crime and Disaster Reports Across Cities
Reports detail hangings and stabbings of actors in Georgia and Minnesota, jealous shootings in Maine, strikes in Indiana and Pennsylvania, fires destroying businesses in New Jersey and Ohio, plus multiple rail and mining disruptions. Included are political notes, public notices, and international financial troubles amid a broad snapshot of late 19th century unrest and calamity.
Great Marine Disasters On British And Irish Coasts
London report details fierce gales causing many shipwrecks along Britain and Ireland. Numerous vessels ashore and lives lost, with lifeboat crews praised for rescue efforts amid the storm. Unclear line mentions an unidentified French steamer Sounlere off the coast.
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Departure of the World's Fair special trains to Chicago
Washington February 22 The World's Fair special of five magnificently equipped trains left Balti more and Ohio station at 2 30 pm bound for Chicago. The guests include senators and representatives of the Fifty second Congress foreign diplomats and 40 leading journalists. Trains ran in procession with 15 minute intervals for safety. Crawfordsville Ind February 20 Two blooded Clydesdale stallions escaped their stall at William Price's stable and fought one was killed and the other injured in the melee.
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Pulhaan Palace Car Company
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Fifty Second Congress
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Confederate To Celebrate Washingtons Birthday In Richmond
A chaotic omnibus of late 19th century items reports wrecks, deaths, fires, and legal steps. Notable items include a ship Loodiana presumed sunk with all hands, a New Albany photographer John Kaiser killed his wife, and a fatal train strike near Pittsburyg. Other reports mention a man shot in Pine Blue Ark, a cow gore death in Nyack, and a post office funding bill for free delivery tests.
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New Albany
Ind
George Ek. Harris
Ceil
Pine Blue Ark
Arob
Ke.t. Parker
Alice Gaskill
William Dewar
Pennsylvania
Hawkins Station
Pittsburyg
Milton Zeigler
Braddock
Wilsinsburg
Swissvale
Washington
Richmond
House Committee On the Judiciary
Yates
New York
New National Political Party Formed at St Louis Convention
The National Industrial Conference met in St Louis to set a July 4 presidential nominating date with a sub-committee to pick the convention site. A blue and gray meeting sparked tensions, a Virginia delegate wave the flag, and a new party platform urged labor unity, universal suffrage, and national pride as the Civil War era items were reconciled.
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Tanbeneck
Ilinois
Mgs
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Virginia
Jerry Simpson
Ignatius Donnelly
U.S
Union of Labor Forces
United States
Weath
Ose Ea
Desperate Express Robbery on Central Hudson Railway
Rochester, Feb 22. A bold attempt to rob the American Express Special between Syracuse and Lyons ended with a gunfight on and around the eight express cars. Messenger Melnerny was wounded, robber William Cross (likely Oliver Curtis Perry) captured near Lyons after a chase across swollen terrain. money and jewelry remained mostly untouched.
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New Mexico
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Keeley Cure and Reading Coal Probed by NY Senate
The New York State Senate adopted a unanimous resolution to appoint a committee to investigate whether any common carrier in the state has conspired to fix coal prices and report remedial legislation. The body also asked for inquiry into Keeley Institute treatment of dipsomaniacs at White Plains and potential Senate action.
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Washington's Birthday Celebrated Across Pittsburg Ta
Pittsburg Ta February 23 residents celebrated Washington's Birthday with parades crowds on streets and gatherings there were greetings from distant points. The American colony in London marked the day quietly with the Stars and Stripes flying over the legation and several informal dinners toasted liberty.
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Senator Palmer Pushes Direct Election of Senators
A Palmer speech urges constitutional amendment for election of U S Senators by the people, contrasting with the current state legislature method. The session notes Senate eulogies for Senator Plumb and routine moves on Chinese Exclusion, Choctaw Chickasaw claims, and other measures while the Indian appropriation bill dominates House business.
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Prominent People in Brief From a Page of Notices
A chronicle of notable figures: Epison aged eighty five, Lora Tennyson weak in spelling, Derew of New York Central with 2930 namesakes, Mrs. Bann mother of fifteen, explorer Junker dead, Amelia Scott dies at 101, Oscar Winn at Chicago World Fair, German heir to British throne twenty first, ex Senator Evants turns 74, Ecax Chile minister abstains from tobacco and alcohol, Baron Potaschild donates to Vienna hospital, Kildive death linked to morphine, Boots reviews Hyde Park parade, new Lord Mayor seen as fussy, Greeley kin Barnes Gall ery at Jamestown area, Berliner inspired inventor idea, employer clerk relation reversed, Axraoxy Deexer banker has a spider named after him, vicarious fame via chrysanthemum trend, Carvain W S Scuex Baltimore commander age around forty five, gray in hair though imperial cut, naval bearing evident.
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Philadelphia
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Unite States
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French Ministers Resign Over Chamber Bill on Associations
The entire French Ministry tendered resignations to President Carnot after the Chamber of Deputies backed the associations bill. Premier de Freycinet defended the measure, praised the Pope’s conciliatory stance, and urged continued republican policy as ministers departed in defeat. The chamber rejected the urgency motion 253 to 35.
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Blaine Divorce Granted. Marie Blaine gets custody
Judge Thomas grants Marie Nevins Blaine an absolute divorce from James G. Maine Jr. and awards custody of the child. He orders Maine to pay alimony and $4, plus attorneys fees, and set support at $30 per month for the child until further orders, while criticizing the estrangement and conduct of the parties.
Massive chimney collapse injures many in Lomiin area
A chimney collapse at a Yorkshire site today in We Hiding, Cleckheaton, left eight fatally hurt and numerous others wounded as workers were leaving. Fire broke out, trapping and burning several victims before rescuers extracted survivors.
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World Fair notes and plans for Chicago Exposition
Various reports describe tea houses, a 24000 cyclist parade, lace loans from Italy, and a Dutch Guiana commission overseeing exhibits. Iowa corn products, a mosque by the Sultan of Turkey, and coal building plans by Pennsylvania operators are noted alongside exhibit regulations, Minas Gerais exhibits, Makah salmon methods, Rhode Island fair aims, and a 50 000 plant horticultural plan. Large steel trusses for the Manufactures Building, a 2000-voice grand chorus, and livestock funding by Illinois complete the roundup. A panoramic Bernese Alps painting and a forthcoming fish restaurant for the Fisheries Building are also mentioned. Emperor and shipyard figures are cited in a garbled dispatch.
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Loss of the whaling bark Tamerlane near Sandwich Islands
Report from San Francisco on February 2 details the sinking of the whaling bark Tamerlane off Puasa near Kewakeakin tay. Captain Howland and 19 crew drowned. 13 survivors reached shore. Vessel sailed January 15 from San Francisco with 39 aboard. 115 barrels of oil aboard at loss.
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New cure for deafness shown by phonograph research
A Baltimore professor at Southern Homeopathic Medical College, Patainne, Va, demonstrated phonograph use to aid deafness. The session showed rubber ear attachments and customized vibrations to the ear, with intensified shocks for older cases. Patients reported significant benefit from the treatment.
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A Child Bride's Death After Quick Marriage
In Huntingdon Pennsylvania Mrs George Cunningham died only fifteen hours after her marriage to Broad Top brakeman George Cunningham. Maiden name Juniane McAlevy daughter of John Nealever Hallman House proprietor aged 15. Parents consented to marriage Monday and ceremony at 10 am yesterday. The bride grew faint and died around 11 am. Russian Hebrews banned from steamer travel as port health detains quarantine passengers.
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John E. NeAlevr
Hallman House
Markets and hogs report with scattered figures
A fragmented market note lists Philadelphia hogs and corn figures with odd codes such as NoGs NoGs and Yorkers. The text contains approximate figures like 85, 500 and 350 and terms common to market chatter, but lacks clear context or full sentences.
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