Delegates All at Sea at Democratic State Convention
The Democratic State Convention opens with a weak slate of leaders and little enthusiasm. No obvious Philadelphia boom or clear frontrunners emerge as Hensel and Randall maneuver to bridge the administration chasm. Debate centers on indorsing the party while balancing costs of the extra session and potential nominees for Auditor General and Treasurer.
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Hannisauna
Philadelphia
McMullon
Josephs
Man
Wallace
Lnten
Hall
Woolverton
Bigler
Flarrity
Randall
Hensel
Achim
Tony
Sen
Lancaster
House
Senate
Pat
Hassan
Venango
Senator Humes
Crawford
Ed Higter
Cereals
Grier
Guss
Chester
McCool
Schuylkill
MacReynolds
Bucks
Brix
Powell
Bradford
Luxerne
Ben Whitman
Erie
Whitman
B. J. McGrath
McGranh
Jamison
Dechert
Democratic Party
Walker
Auditor General
Hirst
Controller's Office
Anybody's Convention Shows No Clear Nominee Emerges
Harrisburg dispatch reports an anticlimactic scene as the Democratic convention nears. Few candidates remain viable with many denying interest, while the platform debate centers on tariff, surplus distribution, and reform pledges. Cassidy, Pattison, and Fow figure in factional discussions as delegates shift to substitutes.
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Committee On
Ohio
Labor
Cassidy
Pattison
Harrity
Bary
Bogert
Luzerne
A Railroad Quarrel Sees Deficit Allegations at Rutland Meet
Boston dispatch reports Rutland Railroad stockholders meeting amid fierce charges between rival factions. Ex Governor Page, president, accuses treasurer Haven of a $10,000 shortfall. Haven counters Page mismanagement. Page sues for libel over a Clement signature circular. Meeting ran from 3 pm to midnight with 1000 spectators. outcome to be announced next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Journal
Rutland
Rutland Railroad
Page
Joel M. Haven
Messrs. R. W. Clement & Sons
Clements
Haven
Leonard Scandal at New Haven Unfolds in Divorce Bid
Mrs. Clarence Leonard and her mother traveled from New York to testify in the case against actor Leonard, arrested for improper relations with Mrs. Gerard. She seeks a divorce, contending their marriage is valid despite his claims. His mother-in-law presents a marriage certificate to refute him and describes failed business schemes and drunkenness.
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New Haven
Clarence Leonard
New York
Gerard
Leonard
van Garbutt
Hutchinson
Itis
Fil
England
Bath
Polish Laborer Fatally Struck on Lehigh Valley Track
Special Dispatch to Tyre Traces from Mananoy Creek dated July 31 reports several Polish laborers walking on the Lehigh Valley Railroad track west of the place when a Shenandoah passenger train approached. One man was struck and hurled down an embankment, believed fatally injured, while the others escaped with mild bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mananoy Crry
Lehigh Valley
Shenandoah
Sailors Picked Up at Sea
Baltimore July 31 Captain Bronness of the ship Jarlsburg reports from Hamburg that on the 12th instant he picked up Paul De La Roch and Julian Le Charpanter in a small boat belonging to the schooner Justar Prosper after two days and nights at sea on the Banks of Newfoundland.
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Baltimore
Bronness
Jarlsburg
Hamburg
Newfoundland
Paul de la Roch
Julian le Charpanter
Justar Prosper
State News Notes on Local Events and Deaths
Pittsburg house renumbering begins under the Philadelphia plan. William Eckenrod, a farm laborer, killed by railroad cars at Plymouth. Oil stove explosion destroys F. E. Hill’s drugstore in New Florence. Shamokin Sentinel expands to seven columns. Dr Benjamin J. Wrestling, octogenarian Middletown physician, dies after fifty years there. Railroad worker Thomas Enderman killed by PRR engine in Harrisburg. Cresson, Clearfield and New York Isroad survey reaches Jerona in Clinton County, twenty seven miles from resson. Youthful editor Shugert assumes full control at Centre Democrat as partner Van Ormer moves to Philadelphia. William H. Gartley, Norristown resident, dies at 75, son of Dr Samuel Gartley of Philadelphia. Gartley served as local examiner of soldiers in War of 1812. Engineer Prosper Warg knocked from coal train between Weatherby and Easton by telegraph pole. minor injuries.
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Pittsburg
Philadelphia
William Eckenrod
Plymouth
F. E. Hill
New Florence
Shamokin Sentinel
Benjamin J. Wrestling
Middletown
Thomas Enderman
Pennsylvania Railroad
Harrisburg
Cresson
Clearfield
New York
Jerona
Eee County
Resson
Shugert
Centre Democrat
J. 8. van Ormer
William H. Gartley
Norristown
Samuel Gartley
China
East Indies
Prosper Warg
Weatherby
Easton
Lehigh River
Woman with Two Husbands At Center Of West Twenty Second Street Tragedy
A sensational case unfolds in New York as Horace Shepard and Alma Voullairre, married to others, die in a West Twenty second street home. Police question a murder suicide theory while neighbors recall Ruth Voullairre’s prior life in Lawrence and St Louis.
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New York
No. 211
West Twenty-second Street
Horace Shepard
Shepard
Jerome Park
Alphonse Voullalre
Alphonse
Paul Kelley
Marshall Plats
Fifteenth Street
Twenty-second Street
K. H. Morton
St. Louis
Seymour Voullairre
Lawrence
Kan
Medlicotte
Ile
Ruth
Mediicotte
Leavenworth
Mre
Garnett
Belmont
New Orleans
Kelly
Young
Undertaker's
Clark's Undertaking Establishment
West Twenty-third Street
Clark
Twentieth Street
Harvey Not Clugston's Murderer
Montgomery county authorities dismiss claims that Harvey, who killed himself in Norristown Jail, was the Clugston murderer. The ex police supporter cites Harvey's Lancashire dialect, but Clugston’s son swore there was no English accent. Harvey was small and unlikely to best the strong son in a midnight struggle.
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T Harvey
Clugston
Times
Norristown
Montgomery County
Harvey
Lancashire
Valley Forge
Charaxus Wins Craven Stakes at Goodwood
London July 31 The Goodwood meeting opened with Charaxus taking the Craven Stakes by five lengths from Piraeus and Louis d Or in a field of eight including Passaic and Sutler. Carrie Roy captured the Goodwood Stakes handicap with Lizzie second and The Dethroned third amid nine starters including Wallenstein and Mr Pickwick.
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London
Goodwood
Charaxus
Pireus
Louis d'Or
Passaic
Sutler
Piraeus
Tearle Weds Minnie Conway in Windsor Hotel Rose Coghlan's Rooms
Osmond Tearle, star of Wallack's company, marries Minnie Conway at Windsor Hotel in Rose Coghlan's rooms with Rev. Charles Marshall officiating. The breakfast was elegant. Conway recently arrived from New York after divorces from Tearle and Jules Levy, and the event caused a sensation as details are being kept quiet.
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Denver
Col
Osmond Tearle
Wallack
Minnie Conway
Rose Coghlan
Windsor Hotel
Charles Marshall
Miss Coghlan
Tearle
New York
Miss Conway
Jules Levy
Fusion in Mississippi Supports Democratic Republican Ticket
Jackson July 31 Hon J B Yellowly former lieutenant governor candidate backs fusion ticket in Madison county A letter from James HiH prominent colored politician and congressional candidate against Barksdale at the last election urges the same course
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Jackson
J. B. Yellowly
Ben King
Madison
James Hih
Congress
Barksdale
Broken neck mended in remarkable operation near Dover
A man from Berks County, Edward Swartz, survived a severe storm when a fallen limb crushed his neck. Surgeons in Dover performed a high risk operation to realign the fourth neck joint and relieve paralysis. Doctors report he is doing as well as expected with hopeful prospects if the spinal cord was not harmed.
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Reape
Dover Township
Eadward Swarts
Dra, Wiest
York
Gross
Dover
Swarts
J. W. Kerr
Hay, Long
Hag
Wetst
President at Louisville Dinner and Reception
The presidential party arrived in Louisville at seven, with General Sheridan and wife, and a large crowd greeted them. At the Galt House they dined with B. Dupont, thirty seven guests present, followed by a reception for Perry Belmont at Francis Carley's residence with notable attendees.
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Louisville
Lincoln
Garfield
Grant
Arthur
Phil Sheridan
Galt House
Taylor
Folger
Gresham
Internal Revenue
Evans
Rollins
E. Gree
C. Badwin
New York
General Sheridan
Sheridan
Mike Sheridan
Tompkins
B. Dupont
Perry Belmont
Francis D. Carley
Isind
Dan
Baldwin
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Bayard
HM. Green
Republicans Rally for Butler Opposition in Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Republicans held their first meeting of the State central committee with Henry Cabot Lodge in the chair. They voted to hold the State Convention in Boston on September 19 and to invite Charles R. Codman to preside. Rumors swirled about Butler Republicans drifting away in the west and possible candidates, with Talbot Robnson, Henry Lt. Pierce, and Charles Francis Adams mentioned, though no clear choice emerged as Butler’s candidacy looms.
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Massachusetts
Talbot Robnson
Henry Lt. Pierce
Charles Francis Adams
Butler
Infant born alive found buried in Georgetown garden
In Wilmington on Sunday a well-developed infant was found nude about three inches underground in Wilber Tunnel's garden at Georgetown. Post mortem verdict: death by violence from skull fracture. A white servant girl, recently living with the Tunels, is ill and not available for questioning.
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the Times
Wilmington
Del
Wilber Tunnel
Georgetown
Domestic Tragedy in Ohio Ends in Drowning
Cleveland, July 31. Mrs Charles Burke, 43, left her home in a night dress and walked to the lake at the foot of Wason street where she drowned herself. Her body was found early this morning. Burke, her husband, was reticent about motive while neighbors theorize his treatment of her eighteen year old son by a former husband drove her to tragedy.
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Cleveland
Charles Burke
Omfton Street
Wason Street
Earl
Burke
Fight on dredge Commodore leaves worker gravely hurt
Wilmington July 31 A fight broke out this morning on the dredge Commodore in the Delaware River below New Castle between George Christopher mate and George Smith a hand. Richard Spittall another hand interfered and struck Smith on the head with a hammer causing a wound likely to be fatal. Spittall was taken to New Castle and jailed.
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Wilmington
Del
Delaware River
New Castle
George Christopher
George Smith
Richard Spittall
Smith
Spittall
Saw Mill Tragedy Kills Man in Carbondale
George Rawley was instantly killed when a saw burst at his Carbondale mill this morning. A large fragment struck his neck nearly severing his head. His father, nearby, was splattered with blood but escaped injury.
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Carbondale
George Rawley
Farmer George Inkster Killed by Passing Herdsmen
News from Grand Forks Dak reaches here of the murder of George Inkster a well known county farmer. He was herding cattle when his stock mixed with a passing herd. While trying to separate them he got into trouble with the herd owners who riddled his body with bullets.
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Grand Forks, Dak
George Inkster
Two Murderers to be Hanged in Pennsylvania
Special Dispatch to Tab Tres reports Governor Pattison authorizes warrants for the execution of Philadelphia residents and George Jones of Allegheny County following a murder case. The action marks a historic step in Pennsylvania capital punishment enforcement.
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Tab Tres
Harrisburg
Pattison
Philadelphia
Andeorge Jones
Segheny County
Fire destroys Mor n's Foundry at Belleville with losses
In Belleville Michigan yesterday Mor n's Foundry was destroyed by fire. All machinery perished with a reported loss of 10000 dollars. Also noted are political items including a New York Democratic State committee meeting scheduled for August 23 at Saratoga and a Cape May reunion of the Association of Union Army Paymasters on August 6. A Hill committee probe into heating apparatus in Oscoda appears in incomplete wording.
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Belleville
Tih
New York
Democratic State Committee
Saratoga
Association of Union Army Paymasters
Cape May
New Columbia
Hill Investigation Committee
Oscoda
Mich
Leather Failures Shake Boston Firms In Leather Market
Boston firms faced a wave of suspensions after Shaw & Brothers and related leather traders failed. Maccowber & Greenwood, shoe dealers at 123 Summer Street, reported liabilities of 100000 to 150000 with 50000 capital. Shaw & Brothers’ vast stock and debts, including notes from Copeland & Co., point to about 400000 indebtedness to leather suppliers. Recovery estimates suggest assets near a million, with a formal statement promised within twenty four hours.
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Boston
Maccowber & Greenwood
Summer Street
Shaw
Shaw & Brothers
Shawn& Brothers
Hoston Bank
Nova Scotia
Bangor
F. Shaw & Bros
Shaws
Copeland
Copeland & Co
Shaw & Co
Heston
Shaw Brothers
Norfolk
Baltimore
New York Leather Houses Unmoved by Boston Failures
July 31 report from Dun's Mercantile Agency notes New York leather dealers see little impact from Copeland Co and Shaw & Brothers collapses. Brokers say Shaw’s paper cycled via Boston notes, most debts - if any - in small amounts, with brokers seeking cash or strong indorsements and prices for superior hides.
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New
Copeland & Co
Shaw & Brothers
Tannersa
Dun’s Mercantile Agency
New York
Shaw & Co
Bouse
Boston
Shaw
Hill
Messrs. Dewson& Hill
Shaws
False Grand Army excursion wreck rumor in Colorado
A Denver dispatch debunks a Leadville telegram claiming a Grand Army of the Republic excursion train wreck near the Grand River with several deaths. The claim, published as an extra, was unconfirmed for hours amid telegraph delays. Denver Rio Grande officials state the report is baseless and no accident occurred.
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Colorado
Chroano
Leadville
Col
Grand Army
Oe Canyon
Grand River
Vna
Southwest
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company
Denver
Cal
Grand Army of the Republic
Philadelphia Delegates Watch Denver News With Anxiety
Friends of Philadelphia delegates anxiously followed early dispatches from Denver about a major accident at the reunion. Officials denied the tragedy, sparking relief yet prolonging the crowd at newspaper offices before final confirmation the incident did not occur. Notables and delegates’ spouses traveled to Denver with leaders including General Robert B. Beath and General Louis Wagner among those referenced.
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Denver
Philadelphia
R. B. Beath
Joseph Grayson
Laura McNeil
Camden
Uiles
Grand Arc
Robert B. Beath
Louis Wagner
John M. Vanderslice
J. Spencer Smith
Michael Magonegan
Harry Williams
Sailers
J.T. Garman
FE. S. Osborn
Abraham Levering
Controander
G. C. R. Miler
A. M. K. Storrie
H. G. Williams
William Bartram
A. J. Sellers
V. CG
Pennsylvania
James Gregson
John Taylor
Vanderslice
Osborne
Old Black Joe Captured in Peabody Pension Case
Detectives arrested Charles Wesner known as Old Black Joe for complicity in a pension fraud scheme involving Lillian Peabody and partners Henry Franks and George Rankin. Wesner, about seventy, linked to a long criminal past, recently released after a six year prison term for counterfeiting, with old accomplices largely deceased.
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Lillian Peabody
Henry Franks
George Rankin
Peabody
Carpenter
Halfish
Miller
Charles Wesner
Pop” Wesner
Black Joe
Rankin
Franks
Hel
Routh Ninth Street
Joe Gordon
Sherman
Tom van Fossen
8I Bright
Colonel Cr
Failure of Shaw & Brothers Rocks Montreal Rumors
Excitement in Montreal following the failure of F. Shaw & Brothers of Boston. A Montreal partner in the Boston firm caused silent concern but inquiries confirm the Montreal house will not be affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Firma
Montreal
Shaw & Brothers
F. Shaw & Brothers
Boston
Bodies of J. L. Booz and wife in Curiven crash arrive
The Boozes, victims of the Curiven NY railroad disaster, arrived in the city with severe injuries. Booz suffered back and neck injuries and facial lacerations, his wife endured a chest wound and facial damage. They carried about $275 in valuables. services were held at Eleventh Baptist Church before burial at Mount Peace Cemetery. News from Miss Alice Jennings noted her injuries are less serious than feared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Booz
Curiven
N. Y
Eleventh Baptist Church
Twenty-first and
Diamond
Kitner
Mount Peace Cemetery
Alice Jennings
Missing Cashier Found Near Camden after Fourteen Weeks
Joseph K. Matlack former cashier of Lewis and Brother Philadelphia who vanished from his Hartford New Jersey home on April 11 was found wandering ten miles from Camden. A farmer identified him and escorted him home. Authorities fear dementia as weeks of inquiries yielded no clues. Matlack’s daughter Ms Sumner Brosius of 586 Benson Street Gamsden says the family has no explanation for his departure. Pinkerton detectives and others had sought him without result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph K. Matlack
Lewis& Brother
Philadelphia
Hartford
Burlington County
N. J
Camden
Matlack
Sumner Brosius
Benson Street
Gamsden
Pinkerton
Leather Trade on Solid Footing in Philadelphia
Leather dealers in this city assert Boston failures will not affect Philadelphia beyond usual fallout from a major house suspension. Shaw & Brothers, fading from East markets, relied on low grade leather. trade leaders insist high grade leathers come from Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Maryland where white oak bark is favored over hemlock. Shaw & Brothers reportedly ran a $250,000 weekly payroll and over $5,000,000 in capital.
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Boston
Philadelphia
Shaw & Brothers
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Maryland
Talking for the Temperance Cause at Milton Hall
The Law and Order Society held a meeting at Milton Hall on Nineteenth Street and Fairmount Avenue. Rev Irvin Terrence spoke, Councilman Walters attended and condemned alcohol sales at the Park, urging moderation and a mass meeting at the Academy of Music to back the Sunday Alliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Law and Order Society
Milton Hall
Nineteenth Street
Fairmount Avenue
Irvin Terrence
Walters
C. F. Turner
Academy of Music
Sunday Alliance
Miner Fatally Injured in Blast at Gilberton Col
Fatally injured miner George Dillser, 25, unmarried, of Gilberton colliery near Mahanoy Plane, was struck by flying coal pieces after completing a drill and lighting a fuse. He failed to reach safety as the blast exploded, leaving him severely wounded about the face and head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tur Times
Ashland
George Dillser
Gilberton
Mahanoy
Ericsson Steamer Sinks After Collision Near Chesapeake City
A New York steamer was sunk last night in Back Creek near Chesapeake City after colliding with the Ericsson Line steamer Octorara from New York to Baltimore. The incident occurred in sight of Elkton, Maryland, with no lives lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Del
Elkton
Ericsson Line
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New York
Back Creek
Chesapeake City
Planning a Home for the Aged Knights
A committee of one from each lodge appointed at the Knights of Pythias general convention met at 238 Pine Street on June 19 to organize a home for aged and indigent members. The committee will report and the convention will reconvene to act on steps toward a speedy completion of the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Knights of Pythias
Pine Street
Pennsylvania Postal Changes Reported
Washington July 31 announces Pennsylvania postal changes including a new post office at Carman Elk county and bond acceptance for T Moorehead as Postmaster at Indiana. Postmasters commissioned include Leomus Smith James B Enders Berrysburgh Miles C Bates Gilpin Enoch C Barrett Carman and Davi Watt Two Licks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
the Times
Washington
Carman
Elk County
Bond
Affender T. Moorehead
Indiana
Leomus Smith Rdwell
James B. Enders
Berrysburgh
Miles C. Bate Gilpin
Enoch C. Barrett
Davi Watt
Two Licks
Shiner Arrest Leads to Street Altercation in City
James Mullarky of 639 South Ninth street was arrested by Officer Newman at Ninth and Chestnut streets on charges of assaulting a bootblack. He seized the boy during a quarrel and threw him into the street, narrowly avoiding a car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Mullarky
South Ninth Street
Newman
Ninth
Chestnut Streets
Norwegian Sailor Struck In New Castle Row Hospitalized
Jorgen Christofferon a Norwegian sailor about thirty one was struck in the head during a Monday quarrel in New Castle. He was taken to Pennsylvania Hospital on arrival and his condition is listed as dangerous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jorgen Christofferon
New Castle
Pennsylvania Hospital
Newark Tragedy as Nephew Shoots Uncle Then Kills Self
In Newark New Jersey on July 31 John Brixius Jr. shot his uncle John Brixius Sr. at 27 Malvern street and then killed himself. The wounded man is reported to be recovering. The fatal quarrel stemmed from a family dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
John Brixius, Jr
John Brixius, Sr
No. 27
Malvern Street
Inquest At Niagara Falls On Captain Webb Death
At Niagara Falls inquest today into Captain Webb's death heard testimony from his widow, physicians, his manager, and witnesses to the swim. The jury ruled he died while attempting to swim the whirlpool rapids of the Niagara river, but could not determine the precise cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffrao
Captain Webb
Niagara Falls
Niagara River
The Mitchell-Slade Fight Toss for Location Decided
Edward Ross for Charles Mitchell and Jem Mace for Slade the Maori met at Harry Hill's to toss for the location of their men’s tie. Ross won for Mitchell and a place near Kansas City is believed to be selected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edward Ross
Charles Mitchell
Jem Mace
Slade
Harry, Hill's
Ross
Itchell
Kansas City
Pennsylvania Railroad suspends 15 Fort Wayne shop workers
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company suspended 15 machine shop workers in Fort Wayne, Indiana, for an indefinite period citing light work for the past month. It is expected the men will be re employed in one to eight weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Ind
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Barca's Body to Be Taken to Europe
The body of Spanish Minister Senor Francisco Barca was moved to the Marble Cemetery on Second Street for a temporary stay before shipment to Europe aboard the French steamer Normandie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Senor
Francisco Barca
Marble Cemetery
Second Street
Europe
Opiate Tragedy Claims Life of Thomas Clark at 50
Thomas Clark aged fifty of 1516 Hancock Street died at 2 o clock yesterday morning after taking a large dose of deodor zed tincture of opium on Monday. Despondent over finances, friends reported he had been in distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Clark
Hancock Street
Ocean Steamship Arrivals From New York at Queenstown Moville Hull and Liverpool
Ocean steamship arrivals reported from New York show ships docking at Queenstown Moville Hull and Liverpool with vessels listed as arriving from New York. The brief notices indicate multiple transatlantic passenger or cargo sailings linking New York to British and Irish ports, reflecting ongoing Atlantic traffic.
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Queenstown
Alaska
New York
Moville
Circassia
Hull
Nee Yon Boirne
York
Liverpool
Great Ischia Earthquake Death Toll Reaches Thousands
The Ischia disaster continues with rescue operations at Casamicciola and surrounding towns. Authorities report thousands killed, hundreds buried, and ongoing efforts to identify bodies as relief measures scale up including lime burial of unrecovered remains. Villages such as Casamicciola and Forio endure fires and mass evacuations amid aftershocks.
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Narvers
Ischia
Casamicciola
Scammer
Ile
Notel Mangl
Miss van Allen
Saceo
Forio
Signor Gonela
Asamicerolo
Vienna
Schia
Monza
Hfumbert
O Donnell’s Cape Town Murder Case Stirring Funds and Rumors
Reports from London and Cape Town detail O Donnell’s alleged murder of informer James Carey aboard the Melrose near Algoa Bay. A defense fund is being raised in London while rumors of rescue plots and Irish rejoicing amid funerals and bonfires spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
O'Donnell
James Carey
England
Carey
Trish
Cape Town
Melrose
Algoa Bay
Kinfauns Castle
Dublin
Messrs
Donald Currie & Co
Port Elizabeth
Pover
O’donnell
Times
Ireland
The
Daily News
James
Pible Bay
Abson Bay
Donnell
Paris
Brindisi
James Gon
Joe Brady
Pheenix Park
Peter Carey
Abbey Street
Conspiracy to Murder Charge in Liverpool Assizes
Justice Stephen, at the Liverpool Assizes, told the jury the conspiracy to murder charge against O Herlihy Featherstone Deasey Flannegan and Dalton would not stand unless it could be shown they intended to commit murder when attempting to blow up buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Stephen
Assizes Court
O'Herlihy
Featherstone
Deasey
Flannegan
Dalton
Cholera Deaths Among British Troops and Natives in Egypt
July 31 dispatches report 11 British troop deaths in Ismailia, one in Cairo, one in Hebau n and one at El Werdan. Native deaths in Egypt total 429 not counting Cairo, with 17 at Rosetta. In Constantinople two cholera cases arise at Smyrna Lazaretto, one fatal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lomony
Egypt
Ismailia
Cairo
Hebouan
el Werdan
Rosetta
Constantinople
Lazaretto
Smyrna
French Protectorate Treaty to be Placed Before Deputies
A treaty between France and Tunis will be submitted to the Chamber of Deputies. It confirms a French protectorate and commits the Bey to reforms while France plans to grant Tunis a loan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Tunis
Chamber of Deputies
British Commons Suez Vote Pleases France for Peace
Paris on July 31 reports the British House of Commons vote on the Suez Canal question as satisfactory to French press and people, seen as a guarantee of peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Paris
House of Commons
Suez Canal
Vesuvius Erupts Lava Flows Toward Torre del Greco
Vesuvius remains in active eruption with lava streaming toward Torre del Greco as residents flee to safety. The event disrupts daily life and prompts emergency evacuation from nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napiers
Vesuvius
Torre del Greco
Weather forecast for Middle Atlantic States today
Indications for To Day. For the Middle Atlantic States fair weather followed by partly cloudy weather and local rains in the northern portion. Lower barometer, stationary or rising temperature, winds mostly southwesterly. Temperature at the Signal Office yesterday highest 72.7, lowest 61.6, mean 72.7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle Atlantic States
City Notes and Local Incidents Reported
Post Office Department plans to move into the new building at Ninth and Chestnut around January 1. Schooner Sarah L. Simmons ashore in Delaware Bay but expected to float on high water. Nevin Jr and Leland receive official notices as Naval Officer and Surveyor of the Port. Edward McGuin crushed while coupling cars at Garvin’s coal yard and dies. Inquest into James Connerton’s laudanum death reveals illness prior to overdose. Apprentice McCasker ran away from Podolski’s drugstore after stealing cigars, money, and liquor. Doc Howard arrested for alleged thefts. hearing pending.
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Post Office
Ninth
Chestnut Streets
Sarah L. Simmons
Boston
Philadelphia
Delaware Bay
FE. H. Nevin, Jr
Geo. F. Leland
Edward McGuin
South Nineteenth Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Garvin
Twentieth Street
Washington Avenue
James Connerton
Fifth
Poplar
William MecCasker
Podolski
Sixth
Girard College
Howard
Murray
William Hazzard
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Northampton
Robert E. Wright
Lehigh
Wright
Anybody’s Convention
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State News Notes
Mrs. Kelly
Goodwood Meeting
Fusion
Mississippi
Edward Swartz
Berks County
Tre Tima
Old Black Joe
Barral
Temperance Cause
Ericsson
Mitchell-Slade
Barca
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