Destructive storm floods river and halts rail travel
A severe storm swelled the Schuylkill to record levels causing extensive flooding. Sewers broke, cellars flooded, and a large sewer hole on Germantown avenue bounded by Second Street collapsed. Tracks and roads washed out as trains ran through deep water and schedules were disrupted. A boy drowned at Kalion Chemical Works wharf as rescue efforts continued.
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Schuylkill
Germantown Avenue
Second Street
McFarland
van Horn
Third Street
Spruce
Somerset and
Salmon Streets
Somerset Street
Aramingo Canal
Gunner's Run
Fairmount Park
Schuylkill River
Girard Avenue Bridge
Pennsylvania
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Downingtown
Cain Station
Pennsylvania Railroad
Harrisburg
Broad Street
Samuel Dallas
Kalion Chemical Works
Ellsworth Street
Dallas
Smith
Satna Bartes Police
Nash
Floods Reach Philadelphia Riverfront and Manayunk Mills
Severe flooding along the Schuylkill river caused seven feet of rise near Callowhill and Thirtieth, flooding Trinidad Vulcanite blocking boilers, sinking railroad tracks, and wrecking lumber and paper stores. Manayunk saw eighteen feet high water, forcing mills to halt work as pumps and embankments were rushed in. Debris and stock were carried downstream, with trains delayed and widespread property inundation reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schuylkill
Callowhill Street
Thirtieth Street
Trinidad Vulcanite Block Company
Thirtieth
Vine Streets
Philadelphia Abattoir
Pennsylvania Railroad
River Front
Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore
Thirty-third Street
Market
Chestnut Streets
Market Streets
Chestnut Street
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Henry Conn
Ninth Ward Gas Works
Callowhill
Arch Street
Twenty-third Street
Lang Paper Mill
Nixon Paper Mill
Twenty-fourth
Race Streets
Manayunk
Philadelphia and
Reading
Atng Mills
S Mills Creek
Cotton Street
Shur's
Storm Damage Across State From Yesterday's Rain
A statewide storm caused considerable damage with no lives lost. Norristown saw torrential rain washing streets, Schuylkill flooding, and railroad tracks overflowed. Reading and nearby counties reported rising streams, washouts, and field damage. Pomeroy and Delaware Railroad bridge swept away near White Clay Creek.
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Norristown
Schuylkill
Philadelphia
Reading
Chester County
Pomeroy and Delaware
White Clay Creek
Pomeroy
Avondale
Point
Whitford
Chester Vi
Sam
Flood Ravages Union County Bridges and Mills in Plainfield
A July flood in New Jersey washed away eight dams near Plainfield with thirty bridges gone and extensive damage to mills and factories. Scotch Plains suffered submersion. Ryer and Blimm structures damaged. total county loss exceeds 40 thousand dollars though no lives were lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainfield
Feltville
Seeley
Scotch Plains
Loas
French
Blimm
Hiram
Ryer
Wilson
Wiehoeton
Watumpka Falls
Union County
Passaic Submerged Amid Storm Flooding In July
Passaic endures severe storm damage as several streets flood and trenches form. The lower city lies partially submerged with boulders in streets and yards, curb blocks washed away, sidewalks undermined, and a culvert washed out as the Passaic River rises rapidly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Passaic
Paterson
Rain Deluge Hits Baltimore Lower City Areas
Heavy rain lasting into this morning drenched Baltimore lower sections and nearby suburbs, accumulating nearly four inches and sparking thunder and lightning. Cellars and streets flooded but no fatalities reported.
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Baltimorez
Cellara
Truck With A Brick Ends In Fatal Threat On City Street
Otto Walidcar, 25, living near Thirty-second and Chancellor, fought off two assailants Matthew McCall and Thomas Devine. A brick fragment struck his head. he fell unconscious and was taken to University Hospital with a compound skull fracture. McCall and Devine were later captured. The quarrel’s cause is unknown.
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Otto Walidcar
Ving
Chancellor
Matthew McCall
Thomas Devine
Morgan Street
Walldear
McCall
Devige
University Hospital
Averall
Appointment Withdrawn In Pension Board
A former appointment by Commissioner Tanner of Dr. W B Roland as an examiner on the Pension Board created anger among soldiers. Indignation meetings passed condemnations and urged reversal. Today the appointment was withdrawn and Dr B F Spangler, a soldier applicant, named in his place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taw
York
Commissioner of Pensions
Tanner
W. 8
Roland
B. F. Spangler
Washington Notes on Treasury clerks and officials
First Comptroller Matthews returns to Weenington from Illinois. The Sixth Auditor requests twenty five clerks to assist in preparing the annual report. General Greely, chief of the Signal Service, comes back from May. A government reduction to one mill award is noted at Linus facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthews
Weenington
Illinois
Auditor of the Treasury
General Greely
Signal Service
Linas Faemaenay
Penrose to nominate Boyer and Liquor plank debated
Police politics and district conventions fill a busy Philadelphia scene. Senator Penrose backs Boyer as State Treasurer nominee while delegates discuss a Brooks high license plank. Interventions at polls lead to arrests and calls for proof, as hospitalities and resignations ripple through city offices and the customs service.
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Penrose
Boyer
Elvin Smith
Third Ward
William H. Keegan
Philadelphia
State Senate
Rotes Penrose
Henry K. Boyer
James P. Park
Fitler
Captain Schooley
Park
Mary Republicans
Joseph Tatem
Omcer Goldstein
Joseph Work
Tatem
Cobb
Hamilton Disston
Nobre, Warner, Ye
Prominent New Hampshire Politician H. H. Rollins Dies
Ex Senator H H Rollins died at Appledore House Isles of Shoals at 8 AM after lasting shock. Survived by wife and three sons. Born October 1844 in Concord he started as a drug clerk then ran his own store later joining Whig Pierce Know Nothing and Democratic ranks. He served in Congress and held railroad and banking posts. Funeral in Concord Friday after remains moved from Isles of Shoals.
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Portsmouth
H. H. Rollins
Appledore House
Isles of Shoals
Concord
Mr. Rollins
N. H
Pierce Movement
Know-nothing Party
Congress
Union Pacific Railroad
First National Bank of
Fort George Island
Fila
Boston
Lively Equity Fight Over Log Salvage in Williamsport
A large suit opened before Judge Rockefeller in Williamsport between the Lumbermen's Exchange and the Algerines log crew. The case concerns salvage payments for millions of feet of logs cast ashore after the June flood. The Exchange seeks an injunction to stop the Algerines from hindering collection of the stray logs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunspurt
Assembly
Rockefeller
Lumbermen's Exchange
Williamsport
Algerines
Exchange
Congressman McCormick
Will- Hill
Natoe Wolverton
J. N
Alaris
Courts to Decide Rights in Masonic Dispute
The Burlington judge grants a temporary injunction against the Town Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons Cerneau faction restraining enforcement of recent rites. Petitioners argue Cerneau lacks higher degrees and that Grand Lodge actions are illegal, with a full hearing set for October. A nationwide schism prompts cautious hope for a judicial resolution.
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Grand Lodge
Ancient Free and Masons
Preston
Burlington
Lews
Masons
District of Columbia
McCalla
James & Barker
Grand Holy Royal Arch
Senet
Reuss
Cerneau
MR QUAY FOR PRESIDENT IN 1892 PLAN FOR PEACE IN PARTY
Senator Quay travels through Pittsburg on a peace mission to unite the party for Henry K. Boyer’s State Treasurer bid and to advance Quay’s broader goal of a 1892 presidential run. He aims to control the southern machine, outmaneuver Magee, and mobilize allies across Allegheny county for future elections.
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Tie Tree
Senator Quay
Pittsburg
Henry K. Boyer
Boyer
Quay
McManes
Philadelphia
Beaver Statesman
Mahone
Hrady
Virginia
Matthew Stanley Quay
Mr. Quay
Senator Sherman
Chicago
Sherman
John Sherman
South
Southern Protectionista
Allegheny County
Chris Magee
Starving Illinois Miners in Striking Families
Congressman Lawler and business relief committee left Streator with more supplies for the locked out coal miners amid reports of widespread hunger. Reporter quotes Geerahty noting two carloads of provisions for about 6000 miners, many with families, describing children crying for bread and mothers grown callous to misery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carcado
Lawler
Business Men's Relief Committee
Streator
Ill
Geerahty
Milwaukee
Call for Catholic Congress in Baltimore 1889
A committee headed by William Onahan of Chicago Henry J Sparnhorst of St. Louis and Daniel H Rudd of Cincinnati issued a call for a general congress of the Catholic laity of the United States to meet in Baltimore on November 11 and 12 1889 to celebrate the centennial of the Catholic hierarchy’s establishment in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carcano
William Onahan
Chicago
Henry J. Sparnhorst
St. Louis
Daniel H. Rudd
Cincinnati
United States
Baltimore
Earthquake Kills Thirty on Kiou Siou Island
Thirty persons died and eighty were injured in the Kiou Siou Island earthquake. Reports describe extensive damage to cotton and corn crops in the region and ongoing relief concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiou Siou
William O’brien
M. P
Rd Salisbury
W.H. Woolery
Bethan College
Bethany
Alexander County
W. Va
St. Petersburg
France
Russia
Aa Rt
New Madrid
Oanea
Insit
Greece
Near Feud Over Lease Clash At Magistrate Office
Councilman Morrison and lawyer Rees Davis clashed hotly in Magistrate Cobb's office over the Celia Forster unlawful treason case tied to Tischner Hotel property at Forty fourth street and Columbia avenue. Morrison claimed a lease from Israel L. Miller and possession began last Saturday while Forster held a prior lease. A near fight escalated until the magistrate directed them to private offices. They met on the sidewalk with no bloodshed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cobb
Rees Davis
John Morrison
Twenty-fourth Ward
Celia Forster
Tischner
Forty-fourth Street
Columbia Avenue
Morrison
Israel L. Miller
Forster
Davis
Mr Overbeck's Two Wives in Flood Tragedy
W H Overbeck married Marie Black in this city then vanished and later wed Mary Robb in Joshua town. After his disappearance his two wives claim life insurance money as flood victims and argue over divorce, with the first wife asserting no divorce without her knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Overbeck
Marie Black
Overbeck
Joshuatown
Cambria Iron Company
Mary Robb
Srextoms
Overbeck No
South Eleventh Street
Murat Halstead Praises Paris Exposition as Brilliant
Murat Halstead editor of the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette arrived in New York from Europe. He spent time in Germany for rheumatism and reports Paris Exposition as astonishingly brilliant. He sought the Eiffel Tower, French art, and American paintings including Edison’s phonograph and Tiffany displays. He lauds Fay wood carving and the American art exhibit as incomparable and glorious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murat Halstead
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Europe
Paris
Germany
Badnanheim
Mr. Halatend
Eiffel Tower
Edison
Tiffany
Fay
Cincinnati
Tampere d Letter Seized in Dublin Post Office
Dublin Lord Mayor Sexton refuses Postmaster General Raikes request to forward the sealed envelope holding President Harrison’s letter of thanks for Johnstown relief. Sexton accuses post office authorities of tampering and says he will not surrender the envelope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexton
Raikes
Mr. Sexton
Dublin
President Harrison
Sexton
Johnstown
Post Office
Post Office Department
Boulangists Shift Blame to Deputy Turquet in Paris
The Boulangists fault Deputy Turquet for their defeat as General Boulanger refused candidacy in over four hundred cantons. They claim he should have run only where victory seemed possible while the government intensifies efforts to remove Boulangist officials. Mayors of Rennes An is and Treignac, all Boulangists, have been ousted or targeted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Turquet
Boulanger
Rennes
Anis
Treignac
Harmony in the Union delegates elected at convention
The Catholic Total Abstinence Union closed in harmony as delegates elected to the National Convention included Rev. R. A. McAndrews Rev. E. J. Phillips and John F. Cavin with officers President P. 44 Mynanus treasurer John Collier Pittston and Waverly N. Y. chosen as next year’s convention site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Times
Scranton
Catholic Total Abstinence Union
R. A. McAndrews
E. J. Phillips
John F. Cavin
Mynanus
BS Overs
John Collier
Pittston
Waverly
Adulterated Milk Fined for Dairy Co-op Agent
George P. Tustin of 2023 North Sixteenth Street, an agent for the Dairy men’s Co operative Association, was fined $20 in Central Station yesterday for selling adulterated milk under the May 1878 act. Milk Inspector W J Byrnes testified he found water added to a can’s contents during analysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George P. Tustin
Dairymen's Co-operative Association
North Sixteenth Street
Central Station
Act of Assembly
W. J. Byrnes
Board of Health
Tustin
Grants Bill Passes Second Reading in Commons
London July 81 The House of Commons debate on the royal grants bill collapsed after a Liberal MP Wallace spoke. The Speaker called for the second reading and, with no call for a division, declared it carried. The committee stage is set for tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
Wallace
East
Edinburgh
Veterans Meeting Sets Gettysburg trip for Sixty-eighth Pennsylvanians
Survivors of the Sixty-eighth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers met at 922 South Fourth Street with Major Michael Fulmer presiding. They planned a November 11 Gettysburg observance and expect more than 150 companions for the excursion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
Sixty-eighth Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers
South Fourth Street
Michael Fulmer
State Commission
Postal Offices Filled With Appointments in Pennsylvania and New Jersey
Walsumpton July 31 Fourth class postmasters appointed today in Pennsylvania to William Becker Bareville G Giddble Cooalicoo EB C Rupert Catfish James McLaughit Ringsvills John Berson Kinsers W H Iris moth J M Lefever Martinsville A G Hudson Bate Harbor. New Jersey S P Shimp Canton A B Lum Green Village.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walsumpton
Pennsylvania
William Becker
Bareville
Giddble
Cooalicoo
EB. C. Rupert
Catfish
James McLaughit
Ringsvills
John & Berson
Kinsers
W. H. Iris
Moth
J.M. Lefever
Martinsville
A. G. Hudson
Bate Harbor
New Jersey
S. P. Shimp
Canton
A. B. Lum
Green Village
Lord Randolph Urges Imperial Loan for Irish Buyouts
Lord Randolph Churchill urged in Birmingham last night an imperial loan of at least £100,000,000 to enable Irish tenants to buy their holdings, controlled by local rate bodies, as a final solution to the ongoing discontent in Ireland. The proposal follows numerous remedies debated to address the crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Randolph
Ireland
Lord Randolph Churchill
Birmingham
Sullivan Arrested on Governor Hill Extradition Writ
John L Sullivan was arrested in New York on a requisition from Mississippi Governor Lowry. Inspector Byrnes and Detective Adams served the order at the Vanderbilt Hotel. Sullivan accompanied to police HQ and prepared for extradition proceedings. He pledged to face any charges and was met by a large, quietly curious crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John L. Sullivan
Governor Lowry
Mississippi
Inspector Byrnes
Thomas Adama
V Hotel
Governor Hill
Tommy Adams
L. F. Child
Lowry
Bullivan
Albany
Byrnes
Vanderblit
Lexington Avenue
Forty-second Street
Adams
Sullivan
Billy Muldoon
Charlie Johnson
Byres
Grand Central Depot
Grand Union Hotel
Vanderbilt
Court of Sessions
Police
Carpet Weavers Strike at A Wilde and Co Rug Factory
About thirty weavers in the rug department of A Wilde and Co. went on strike this morning over pay changes. The unrest arose after management announced wage adjustments driven by cost concerns. Local authorities reported no violence and workers pledged to meet with owners to negotiate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astoara
L. I
A. Wilde and Co
Boston Boycotts Sullivan Benefit Refused by Aldermen
Special Telegram to The Boston paper reports the Boston Board of Aldermen voted 6 to 5 to deny a permit for a Sullivan benefit. The decision sparked letters of support and condemnation while Irish members pressed to overrule. Alderman Folsom cast the decisive vote, citing a West Point friend’s remark on Boston’s shift from brains to brutality and a desire to reform the city amid the controversy over the Jamond belt presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Board of Aldermen
Sullivan
Alderman Folsom
West Point
Marland
Ra O
O'Brien
Death of Agnes Bowers Investigated for Murder or Suicide
Jacob Claypole was committed to jail by Magistrate Eisenbrown pending the Coroner's inquest into Agnes Bowers's death at 2058 Watkins Street. Dr. Formad will report autopsy findings at today’s inquest. Detective Geyer cautions uncertainty as to murder or death by own action amid reports of frequent quarrels and possible overdoses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Claypole
Agnes Bowers
Watkins Street
Eisenbrown
Formad
Geyer
Massive Regional Strike Looms Among Connellsville Miners
A Scott dale dispatch reports that about 12,000 to 18,000 miners and cokers in the Connellsville area will walk off the job tomorrow seeking higher wages. Officials fear this may be the region's most widespread stoppage ever, with ovens already charged as operators expect continued work.
Emperor William Leaves for England Visit to Queen Victoria
Emperor William sails from Wilhelmshaven toward England with a squadron. The Empress returns to Berlin after the departure. The voyage sets the stage for a royal meeting with Queen Victoria.
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Victoris
William
Wilhemshaven
England
Berlin
City News in Brief: West Philadelphia florist dies
John Bolan a 60 year old florist on Island road and Buist avenue died suddenly yesterday of apoplexy. Subofficer John T Boyd promoted to regular in the tenth police district replacing Charles Black. Grats grants letters of administration on Thomas Moe estate. Aged 29 schooner captain John Stabell arrested for violation of an act of Assembly and fined 850. Temporary absence of Galligan's saloon tender noted at Twentieth and Morris streets.
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John Bolan
Island Road
Buist Avenue
Philadelphia
John T. Boyd
Tenteenth
Charles Black
Register of Wills
Thomas Moe
D. Webster Dougherty
John Stabell
Schuylkill
Isenbrown
Oo Galligan's
Twentieth
Morris
Explosion of Culm Bank at Lake Fidler Colliery
reports from Suamorn? indicate the Culm bank at Lake Fidler Colliery near Shamokin exploded last evening. Fire and dust erupted fifty feet from the bottom, blasting rock into the Boney yard where Mrs Boney and her son stood nearby. no casualties are confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suamorin
Lake Fidler
Shamokin
George Faber
Joseph Hayes
Hayes
Boney
Zenervania
Abduction of Heiress Lavina Schwinn in Canada Attempt
Lavina Schwinn, 17, heiress to a $50,000 estate, was abducted by Charles A. Boeck and taken toward Canada after her mother, Boeck’s former wife, fled with him years earlier. Boeck previously abducted Lavina’s sister Bessie and faced legal challenges over the will. Lavina resisted this time, and two witnesses alerted relatives as Boeck vanished with her toward the border. A lawsuit to recover the property is anticipated by guardian William Schwinn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burra O
Lavina Schwinn
Charles A. Boeck
Canada
Jacob Schwinn
Genesee Street
Boeck
St. Catharine
Toronto
Schwinn
Lavina
Bessie
William Schwinn
Oak Street
Canada Line
Mrs Maybrick Arraigned In Arsenic Murder Trial
Inverroor July 31 Mrs Florence Elizabeth Maybrick American charged with killing husband James Maybrick by arsenic is arraigned for trial. She pleads not guilty amid a crowded courtroom. Witnesses testify about bottles from the sick room and alleged quarrels between the couple. Dr Hopper notes prescriptions for nerve tonics with no arsenic information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maybrick
Hopper
New York
Enforce Eight Hour Law Urged by United Labor League
The United Labor League wrote to Director Wagner on Tuesday urging enforcement of the eight hour law. They claim city workers including mechanics, laborers, and watchmen are toiling nine to twelve hours daily and request action across bureaus. The Director replied to President Chance promising prompt attention to complaints and stating the law is enforced when complaints are received, with similar letters to the Public Building Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Labor League
Wagner
League
Iney
Chance
Marten
Puli Building Commission
Colonel Fordney Funeral Held in Lancaster
Colonel William B. Fordney was laid to rest this afternoon from his home in Lancaster. Rev. Dr. Hooper conducted the services at St. James Church. Pallbearers included Judges Livingston and Patterson Senator J. Don Cameron and other notable figures. Interment followed at Woodward Hill Cemetery in a private ceremony.
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Fordney
Lancaster
William B. Fordney
Dr. Hooper
St. James’ Church
Livingston and Patterson
J. Don Cameron
George B. Roberts
Pennsylvania Railroad
B. J. McGranh
Nathaniel Elinaker
Newton L. Lightner
John B. Roth
William A. Morton
Chester County Democrats to Meet and Elect Delegates
Chester county Democrats through chairman L. B. King have called a county meeting for Tuesday afternoon August 18 to adopt a declaration of principles for the year. On the same day the party convention will elect six delegates to the State Convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester County
Timms
West Chester
L. B. King
Mosey
Boston Weather Prophet Capen Dies at 72
Francis L. Capen, Boston's famed weather prophet, died today at age 72. He gained fame for notable forecasts including the 1871 Vesuvian eruption prediction and an August 1886 earthquake period forecast. Capen was educated at Boston Latin School and Harvard College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Francis L. Capen
Vesuvius
Boston Latin School
Harvard College
Attempted death by own action in Bainbridge Street quarrel
George Washington a colored youth attempted suicide by taking laudanum after a quarrel with his sweetheart at rear of 1231 Bainbridge street. Another occupant heard groans and summoned police. He was removed to the Pennsylvania Hospital where emetics were given and he was later reported improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Bainbridge Street
Pennsylvania Hospital
Delta Natives Brace as British Forces Withdraw
Cairo July 31 natives in the Delta grow anxious as Wad el N Jami’s forces advance and British troops depart for the front. Only two infantry battalions remain, with all cavalry and artillery sent away, leaving the region sparsely defended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Wad el- N'Jamis
Randolph Ridiculed Lonpos July 81 Standard comment
The Standard ridicules Lord Randolph Churchill for his Birmingham speech calling him a hack politician of no school. It notes he changes opinions within six weeks and cites The Times and other papers that mock his remarks.
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Randolph
Lonpos
Standard
Lord Randolph Churchill
Birmingham
Eo Times
Lord Randolph
President Harrisons Return and Navy Changes
President Harrison and Secretary Windom will return from Deer Park tomorrow with office seekers upbeat. Harrison’s plans exclude a Long Branch stop. he leaves Bar Harbor the 15th and visits Indianapolis on the 22nd for the Soldier’s Monument corner-stone ceremony. Commodore Schley introduces Captain George Dewey to Navy officials as his successor, and Schley assumes command of the Baltimore tomorrow. Michigan steamer arrives at Sault Ste Marie to aid Great Lakes naval presence. Milwaukee Postmaster Paul resigns amid Civil Service Commission criticisms. Treasury Solicitor weighs action against Pension Chief Hussey over alleged improper file disclosures. Hussey denies wrongdoing. Secretary Tracy approves Board of Survey findings on Pinta and Ranger repairs.
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Harrison
Windom
Deer Park
White House
Long Branch
Bar Harbor
Indianapolis
Commodore Schley
Secretary of the Navy
George Dewey
Bureau of
Baltimore
Navy Department
Sault Ste Marie
Michigan
Henry F. Picking
Lake Superior
United States Navy
Great Lakes
Paul
Milwaukee
Civil Service Commission
Wanamaker
the Treasury
John B. Hussey
Pension Division
Third Auditor's Office
Hussey
Tracy
Board of Survey
United States
Ranger
Canadians Indignant The Seizure of the Black Diamond
Ottawa dispatch reports growing British Columbia resentment over the seizure of the Black Diamond by United States authorities. Mr Baker M P states the vessel was seized seventy miles from land triggering calls for official action. Victoria citizens plan a meeting to express indignation as government awaits full details from the Fisheries Department and Customs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
United States
Bedringtea
Fisheries Department
Baker
Sone
Victoria
Hamly
Bowell
Blaine interview on Behring Sea claim in Bangor
Secretary of State Blaine, while en route to Bar Harbor, disputes a Boston paper’s claim that Behring Sea is not American water. He says all fur seal actions since March 4 have followed the congressional act approved by President Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor
Blaine
Bar Harbor
Boston
Cleveland
Pauncefote Visits Salisbury at Foreign Office
Sir Julian Pauncefote the British Minister to the United States visited Lord Salisbury at the Foreign Office yesterday. He was warmly welcomed by his old colleagues in London in a cordial reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauncefote Vialts
Salisbury
London
Sir Julian Pauncefote
United States
Lord Salisbury
Foreign Office
Thursday Weather Outlook With Showers Forecast
Local forecast calls for showers on Thursday with steady temperatures and variable winds. Yesterday's high reached 70 while the low dipped to 58. A morning reading at 8 AM noted 70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.escese
Tyrone Special Election Defeated On Tax Increase
A special Tyrone election yesterday on raising borough indebt ness to ten thousand dollars was defeated by 178 votes. Coroner Kinkinger of Norristown held an inquest into the body of Calvin Worley born in Berlin Germany found Tuesday hanging from an oak tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyrone
Kinkinger
Norristown
Calvin Woreley
Berlin
Germany
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American Wood Pulp Works
Arkwright Mills
Becker & Co
John & James Dobson
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Taylor Spink’s
Shoddy
Asterheldt & Gallagher
Peking Mills
Robert Sinister
Shodd
Stella
Apa
A. Campbell Co
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Shaw & Bowen
J. D. Pierce
Cotton
Joseph M. Adame
Arcola Milla
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Ripka Mills
Morand Chemical Works
Seely Bros
New York City
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Lyman
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R. Loper Waird
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Dietz
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Anton Gessler
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George N. Middleton
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Isaac N. Simon
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Thomas F. Woodside
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Peter Barker, Jr
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Arthur P. Duffy
John Rock
Arthur Clabby
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Smith Talbot
Chester
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Richard Patterson
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B. E. Lehman
Bethlehem
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Jesse M. Baker
Rollins
New Hampshire
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Ita
St. Paul Minn
South Dakota Farmers Alliance
Aig Meng
Temple
Bow
Naa
MR. Overbeck
John Sullivan
City News
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John Fleming
Annie Stevenson
Lombard Street
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State Department
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Shepard
MR. Blaine
Carbondale
Peter Wirth
Perry
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