Mark Twain in Politics at Waldorf Astoria
Mark Twain joined a local anti-Tammany group and spoke at the Waldorf Astoria. He compared Richard Croker to Warren Hastings and New York to India under Hastings, using Burke’s trial words with Croker’s name substituted.
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Richard Croker
Warren Hastings
India
New York
Mark Twain
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Order of Acorns
Mr. Clemens
North American Review
G. B. M. Harvey
Review
Hastings
Edmund Burke
Mr. Croker
New York City
Old Bell on New Journey to Charleston Exposition
Philadelphia city councils authorize a joint committee to transport the Liberty Bell to Charleston for the Philadelphia building. Four policemen guard it daily at the exposition. A request to move the relic to Waco is refused to avoid travel risk.
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Philadelphia
Waco
Tex
Club Women in Tilt Elect Delegates to Federation Meet
Reading Pa Oct 18 Delegates and alternates were elected to attend the General Federation meeting in Los Angeles with Mrs Elle Lewis Campbell named president. The session featured heated debates over time limits and criticisms of favoritism while discussions touched on inclusion of colored women and organizational reforms.
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Owatonna
Minn
Adelphia Colored Women’s Club of
St. Paul
Minnesota Federation of Women’s
general federation
Los Angeles
Elle Lewis Campbell
Reading
State Federation of Pennsylvania
Corey
Pittsburg
Othera
Helen Murphy
New Century Club
Phiadelphia
Miss Murphy
Miss Corey
J. R. Darrah
Jane Campbell
Philadelphia County Woman’s Suffrage Court
Pennsylvania
General Federation of Women’s clubs
Boston
Morace Brock
national organization
Philadelphia
Darrah
Ellis Lewis Campbell
Wayne
Kate C. MacKnight
Allegheny
Richard H. Pratt
Carlisle
Taylor Scarlett
Kennett Square
Mary Knox Garvin
Sarah G. Ham~shock
Bradford
Lyman D. Gilbert
Harrisburg
Henry J. Bailey
George F. Baer
A. B Hoffer
Pottstown
Cal
C C. Hoff
Rudolph Blankenburg
Catharine Sillwell
Mary Q. Knox Garvin
DeB. R. Keim
Lewis Emerick
Lyman Gilbert
Lancaster
Young Women's Christian Association of Pennsylvania
Martyn Auditorim
George E. Wilbur
Bloomsburg
Annie B Wood
Lancaster association
Schley On Active Duty in Navy Court Inquiry
Washington Oct 18 The Bedley court of inquiry continued Admiral Schley’s testimony with eight Brooklyn crewmen including Lieut Charles Webster and Lt-Commander Griffin recounting actions at Santiago Bay July 3 and the lack of mine threats. Witnesses describe Schley’s cool bearing, coal decisions, and sighting of ships Colon Oregon and Vixen during the blockade as Rayner challenges details.
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T. D. Griffin
Brooklyn
Santiago
A. Absle
John Haligan, Jr
Ulysses S. Macy
James M. Hand
Ralph N. Marble
Pat Fitzsimmons
Haligan
Rayner
Advocate Lemly
New York
Marble
Sigsbee
Schley
Webster
Cienfuegos
Mr. Rayner
Iowa
Texas
Colon
Oregon
Guantanamo
Cook
Mason
Commodore Schley
Admiral Schley
Griffin
Tig
Eagle
Vigcaya
Colony
Viscaya
Hand
central station
navy
department
Wedding in a Lions Cage at Pan American
A Pan American exposition novelty featured a wedding in a lion’s cage with the ceremony led by Rev. Charles H. Jones of Buffalo. The couple were William McAlpin and Miss Caro Clancy announced as from Colorado. The keeper kept order as the lions roared softly amid the brief service.
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C.D. Arnold
Buffalo
rendive Hone
William McAlpin
Caro Clancy
Colorado
Charles H. Jones
Central Presbyterian church of
Assaults Fellow Workman Over Sleep Dispute
Harrisburg Pa Oct 38 Kirk Parthemore of New Cumberland an employee of the Pennsylvania Steel Co was probably fatally injured yesterday by Irvin M Bickle of Steelton a fellow worker They were on the night shift Bickle slept and demanded to be awakened Parthemore tried to wake him Bickle threw a wrench striking him on the head Parthemore lay insensible Bickle was arrested and held awaiting word on the injuries
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Bickle
Harrisburg
Kirk Parthemore
New Cumberland
Pennsylvania Steel Co
Irvin M. Bickle
Steelton
Parthemore
Molineux Returns to Tombs After Death House Time
Roland Molineux, freed after 18 months in Sing Sing’s death house, arrived at the Tombs in New York in the custody of Detective McNaught. General Molineux and counsel George Gordon Battle accompanied him. He appeared lean but athletic, with hollow cheeks and a wary gaze.
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J. A. Van Wormer
Bradford
Lima
Naples
Shreveport
United States census department
National Council of Congregationalists
Portland
New York
Edward Stokes
Jim Fish
Sing Sing
Old Cell
Roland B. Molineux
Sing Sing prison
Tombs
McNaught
state prison
General Molineux
George Gordon Battle
Molineux
POWERS NERVE IS GONE IN GOEBEL CASE AT FRANKFORT
Georgetown Ky Oct 18 Powers charged with Goebel assassination faced court amid frail health. Witnesses say Governor Taylor funded militia efforts and Powers planned mountain men, with Golden testifying of arranging Goebel's murder and offering rewards. The case's end drawn near as arguments over juror exclusion and Golden's testimony unfold.
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Goebel
Reynold
Georgetown
Carel Powers
Julier Reed
Powers
Commonwealth
Franklin
Anderson
Western Union
Barboursville
Frankfort
Misa Lucy Brock
Taylor
Charles Finley
Victor Anderson
Pixon
Enoch Mays
Knox county
John I. Powers
David R. Murray
Caleb
John L. Powers
Collier
Frankford
W. P. Reeder
Gow bel
F. Warton Golden
Thomas ©. Campbell
Owen
Golden
Cantrill
Goabel
Louisville
Barbourayile
Charles’ Finley
Governor Taylor
William Goebel
O. Reynolds
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