No Tariff Disturbance in Congress This Session
Special dispatch notes strong Democratic sentiment against general tariff legislation this session. Leading reformers Morrison Dorsheimer and Hermann favor delaying tariff revision to avoid party discord. Hurd may push free trade ideas but Morrison plans no broad tariff move this session. The South shifts toward protection. policy awaits President Cleveland’s administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wastmncronr
Morrison
Dorsheimer
Holman
Hurd
South
Cleveland
Bills Introduced in Senate and House Detail Fort Worth Session
In Arlington on December 4 the Senate introduced a pension bill for General Ulysses S. Grant by Senator Mitchell. A Cameron resolution favored discussing expending surplus revenue to boost shipping and export trades with tariff rebates and premiums for American vessels. Senate adjourned to Monday. House measures include Treasury surplus revenue use for bond redemption and a Government Architect office. Inter State commerce debate resumed before adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Mitchell
Pension Committee
Ulysses S. Grant
Cameron
Pennsylvania
Committee On Finance
United States
Hill
Callom
McPherson
House
Morrison
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Hopkins
General Grants Pension Bill Gains Momentum in Senate
Washington reports Senator Mitchell's plan to grant General Grant a $5,000 annuity with broad support. Proponents argue it honors a living hero and counters poverty in old age, while skeptics warn it could spur wide civilian pension demands. Supporters insist Grant’s value is moral rather than financial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Tax Times
Washington
Tyler
Garfield
Republicans renew protection pledge for soldiers and sailors
Special Dispatch from Washington reports J D Taylor of Ohio introduced a bill to bar the removal of government employees who are soldiers or sailors or widows and relatives of such, except for specified causes. The move signals renewed Republican interest in patronage remedies and questions partisan consistency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timms
Washington
J. D. Taylor
Ohio
Taylor
Jeffersonian Inauguration Proposed By Mr. Robinson
Washington December four. Mr. Robinson of New York prepares a joint resolution for a simpler inaugural ceremony. It bans arches and bayonets, directs the Chief Justice to accompany the President elect on foot or in a plain carriage to the Capitol, and requires the oath and address before citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robinson
New York
Jefferson
Capitol
Howgate Sureties to be Sued for $133000
The Solicitor of the Treasury has received transcripts showing Captain Howgate's indebtedness to the government at $133000. He has directed suits to be brought against Howgate's two sureties in New York and Washington DC to recover the amount, with transcripts to be used as evidence by U S District Attorneys in the forthcoming proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
the Treasury
Howgate
New York
District of Columbia
United States
Defense Opens on Stock Transactions in Swaim Court Martial
In Washington on December 4 the defense for the accused argued that stock dealings between General Swaim and Bateman & Co. were illegal due to no actual transfer of stock and that any pretended claim by Bateman & Co. against General Swaim for losses could not be recovered in court. The day centered on arguments and examinations of J. Stanley Frown and A. B. Bateman regarding the stock transactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Swaim
General Swaim
Bateman & Co
J. Stanley Rown
A. BE. Bateman
Eight Hour Law Not for Letter Carriers
Washington December 4. Mr Hatton informed Philadelphia letter carriers the eight hour law does not apply to letter carriers and the department cannot act without a clear congressional definition of the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Philadelphia
Hatton
Congress
Embargo Delays Christmas Mail at Dead Letter Office
The Dead Letter Office reports large numbers of packages intended as Christmas presents to people in segregated areas are undeliverable under department rules and kept at the office. The items remain in detention due to mail restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Washington
Christee
Bill to Establish a Court of Appeals in Congress
Washington December 4 The bill to establish a Court of Appeals was introduced in the House by Mr Oates and in the Senate in 1881 by Mr Davis of Illinois. The measure seeks new judicial structure and authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Court of Appeals
Oates
Senate
Davia
Illinois
Delaware Colored Politician Convicted In Primary Case
In Media Delaware a trial of two men charged with conspiracy illegal voting and perjury from the Republican primary in South Chester and Chester ended. A. R. Henry alias Sol Smith pleaded guilty to illegal voting and was fined two hundred dollars with four months imprisonment. H H Billany was acquitted of conspiracy but costs were imposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
South Guester
A. R. Henry
Sol Smith
Wilmington
H. ©. Pickels
H. A. Billany
South Chester
Henry
Clayton
Auuste
H. H. Billany
War in the Commons Sparks Lively Debate in London
In Parliament, Hon. A Evelyn Ashley says Cape Colony not asked to fund Bechuanaland expedition and settlement awaits Colonel Warren. Lord Fitzmaurice notes Africa negotiations on a Congo trade protection role. Campbell-Bannerman discusses United Ireland incitement prosecutions as William O'Brien clashes with the Speaker. redistribution bill proceeds to second reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
Evelyn M. Ashley
Colonial Department
Cape Colony
Bechuanaland
Warren
Lord Edmund Fitzmaurice
England
United Ireland
William O'Brien
Mallow
O’brien
O'Brien
Clergyman's Wife Elopes with Riverhead Deacon
New York December 4 special dispatch reports Mrs. Downs wife of Rev W A Downs pastor of Northville Church Riverhead elopes with G Mitchell Terry a prominent Riverhead figure. Downs resigns amid community sympathy trustees refuse to accept. Two children ages two and five remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times
New York
Downs
Long Island
Mitchell
Poe
Terry
Riverhead
Thea
Florida
Siser
Henry
Explosion at Rochester House Wounds Eight People
A Rochester New Hampshire explosion tore through the home of Stephen Young in Strafford at 5 P M injuring eight people, four fatally. George Young and a visitor from Lowell ignited dynamite cartridges. two kegs of gun powder also blew. The house and all contents burned.
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Tuk Times
Boston
Rochester
N. H
Stephen Young
Strafford
Young
George Young
Lowell
Mass
Berry
Foss
Mr. Oung
Sadie Greenfield
Philadelphia Republicans Back Cameron in Caucus Vote
All Philadelphia GOP House members except Romig of the Twenty eighth district voted at a Hotel Lafayette caucus to back Senator Cameron for re election. They endorsed Henry K Boyer for Speaker George Pearson for Chief Clerk and Charles E Voorhees for Resident Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Philadelphia
House of Representatives
Romig
Hotel Lafayette
Senator Cameron
Henry K. Boyer
George Pearson
Charlies E. Voorhees
Harry Huhen
Pearson
R.R. Dearden
C. Wesley Thomas
Leeds
Republican City Committee
Washington
The Pig Iron Trade Faces Price Reductions
Eastern furnace men plan a one dollar per ton cut to compete with Southern iron. Pittsburg traders fear Lehigh Valley makers may follow, risking a fall in Pittsburg pig iron prices from 16 to 15 dollars if both furnace and mill iron drop. Mill iron in Pittsburg quoted at 16 to 16.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trwns
Pittsburg
Lehigh Valley
Damages Awarded in Lost Creek Leg Injury Case
Morris Morrison of Shenandoah sued West Mahanoy township after a May 1879 accident in Lost Creek caused by a windblown paper. The jury awarded Morrison three thousand dollars against the Girard estate, which funds most township taxes, ending the pending suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuk Timms
Porrivville
Morris Morrison
Shenandoah
Lost Creek
West Mahanoy Township
Morrison
Girard
Dover Teachers Institute In Session In Kent County
The Teachers' Institute of Kent county is in session at Dover. The report notes court actions, including a claim of custodial dispute in New Castle County and a pending execution date for Jeremiah Harrigan unless gubernatorial clemency is granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teachers’ Institute
Kent County
Dover
Thomas W. Anderson & Co
Cambridge
Philadelphia
the Times
Morning News
Wilmington
Hockey
Delaware
New Castle County
Tsarah Stradley
Jeremiah Harrigan
New Castle
Dennis Shea
City Council debates on salaries and economy measures
The finance committee led by Bardsley pushed budget items including 660,986 for the Sinking Fund and 526,362 for the Fire Department. Hoffman's push to raise foremen salaries failed 39 to 41 while higher officer raises were contested amid court tax claims. Various ordinances and resolutions moved or referred as sessions adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bardsley
Finance Committee
Common Council
Sheriff's Department
Recorder of Deeds
Clay
Mr. Hoffman
Supreme Court
Owen
Meehan
Purnell
Mr. Bardsley
Freman
Parnell
Hoffman
Yuas
Bains
Beck
Brown
Budd
Caldwell
Claridge
Clark
Conway
Doyle
Ewell
Fries
Goodwin
Hambleton
Hazard
Hoteman
Hotchkiss
Karsver
Leithead
McCoach
McKernan
Miller
Millick
Moran
Murphy
Pyle
Reinstine
Riter
Robertson
Rowan
C. K. Smith
U. C. Smith
Smithers
Taxis
J. M. Thompson
Vanderslice
Wallace
Walton
Welsh
Werntz
Wilde
Zane
Lawrence
Capstone Hoisted As Washington Monument Ceremonies Near
The capstone of the Washington Monument was hoisted yesterday afternoon and swung into position atop the monument. Ceremonies for setting the stone will be brief and simple on Saturday. Workers will spread mortar, lower the stone into its socket, adjust the aluminum terminal, unfurl a flag, and fire a salute.
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Washington
Washington Monument
Stalwart Republicans Debate Arthur Senate Path in New York
A December New York conference among James D. Warren General George H. Sharp Collector Smart Congressman Burleigh and others failed to decide how to back Arthur for the United States Senate. Warren to Washington will seek Miller’s backing while others press Morton or Russell for the nomination as Platt Cornell and Evarts align with rival factions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James D. Warren
George H. Sharp
Smart
Burleigh
Andrew Draper
Arthur
United States
Warren
Levi P. Morton
Mr. Arthur
Senate
Mr. Warren
Tom Platt
A. B. Cornell
Silas Dutcher
Lew Payne
Hiscock
Leslie W
A Great Political Ball By Americus Club
The Americus Club plans a grand ball at the Academy of Kiusic on Monday February 16 to celebrate the Cleveland Hendricks victory. Invitations will go to leading Democratic statesmen including Bayard Gorman Jonas Beck Waller Abbott Thurman Carlisle Randall. Subscriptions are five dollars and tickets are non transferable.
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Academy of
Kiusic
Americus Club
Cleveland
Hendricks
Bayard
Gorman
Jonas
Beck
Waller
Abbott
Thurman
Carlisle
Randall
McGowan
Philadelphia boxer attacks Newark assemblyman in restaurant
Arthur Chambers of Philadelphia shot Burgess in a Newark restaurant after an alleged insult. Chambers, his wife, and two women were dining when Burgess entered. Chambers quietly struck Burgess on the right cheek, knocking him senseless. a warrant for Chambers’ arrest is issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
Newark
The
Times
Arthur Chambers
Philadelphia
Burgess
Chambers
Blind murderer Teets to be hanged in Owen Sound
Ottawa reports Cook Teets a totally blind man will be executed in Owen Sound for poisoning his wife. He had recently obtained a life insurance policy of 4400 dollars, and the case involved travel to the United States before Mrs Teets died after returning. The Privy Council is unlikely to intervene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Cook Teets
Owen Sound
Privy Council
Artemesia
United States
Sharpe
Salem
Sullivan
New Jersey
Goforth
French
Constable Carney
Ella Watson
Farmer Watson
Trunk Line War Negotiations Reported In New Talks
Rumors say settlement talks are underway for the trunk line war as the Western connections committee remains in session with Arbitrator Cooley to decide east bound freight percentages. President Roberts of Pennsylvania Road was in town for trunk line matters linked to a potential settlement with the Pittsburgh and Fort Wayne Company.
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Tak Times
New York
Lnes
Fink
Cooley
Roberts
Pennsylvania Road
Pittsburg and
Fort Wayne
Kicking the Kickers Out
A New York publican county committee meeting adopted a new constitution. Section 2 of article 3 originally required voters to have supported Blaine and Logan, with exceptions for sickness or absence. After debate, the clause was amended to substitute Republican electors for Blaine and Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Publican County Committee
Blaine
Logan
Wedding Bells at Easton United to Fannie Dale
John Stewart son of Charlies Stewart, a noted wire mill owner, wed Miss Fannie Dale at 4 o clock in First Presbyterian Church Easton. Ushers were RK C Stewart J BR Baker A L McCormick and Charles Rodenbough. Mr and Mrs Charles Stewart presented a furnished house to the newlyweds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easton
Tue
John Stewart
Charlies Stewart
Fannie Dale
Phillipsburg
First Presbyterian Church
RK. C. Stewart
J. BR. Baker
A. L. McCormick
Charles Rodenbough
Charles Stewart
Twelve-Year-Old Indian Fighters Arrested in Worcester Burglary Case
Two boys about twelve years old from a party of five were arrested in Worcester Massachusetts on burglary and larceny charges. The damaged text describes a shelter and rough military preparations aimed at a future campaign against Indians, reflecting a historical wartime mood.
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Worcester
Mass
Balitia Spe
Bazaar and Reception for Home for Destitute Aged Couples
A bazaar and reception began last night at St George's Hall on Francis Street above Seventeenth to raise two thousand dollars for the Home for Destitute Aged Couples. Organizers say the building is too small for current occupants and rising applicants.
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Francis Street
Seventeenth
St. George's Hall
Fire destroys stables at Hall Springs Company in Darley Park
Early today, a blaze at the Hall Springs Passenger Halfway Company stables in Darley Park, Baltimore, damaged the northeast city section, razing the large building and destroying cars and five horses.
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Balttimmorr
Hall Springs
Darley Park
French Academy elects Dury Halevy amid crime surge in Paris
The report notes M. Victor Dury and M. Ber Rand Halevy elected to the French Academy. It highlights rising crime in Paris and cholera on Long Island. Also mentions an Austrian budget deficit, and a Queens County Jail escape attempt linked to a murder case in Brookville L I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Long Island
M. Victor Dury
M. Berrand Halevy
Brighton Beach
Theodorus
Patterson
Jim McGowan
Little Dan
Jin Carnale
Quebec
Women's Suffrage Association
Providence
Lucy Slope
Busan Kh Anthony
Fort Worth
Texas
Dawndn
Agamnet
Galveston
Harrisboro
San Antonio
Charles H. Hugg
Queens County
Ale Maybee
Raceville
Misa
Brookville
Grave opened to find Sullivan body missing after night suspected theft
Special dispatch from Woopstown New Jersey reports Howard Sullivan buried after hanging at Salem yard. grave tampered with and locals claim the corpse stolen or concealed. Canton Dolby, Abe Parson and others describe a buggy Jenny Lind and a horseman entering the graveyard at night. doctors and officials weigh theft theories amid a public rumor mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton Dolby
Jenny Lind
Woopstown
N. J
Salem
Bushtown
Howard Sullivan
Ella Watson
Salem Jalil Yard
South Jersey
Sullivan
Jinks
Shorters
Woodstown
Dolby
Jane
Canton Dolby’s
Abe Parson
Philadelphia
Camden
Colby
Parsons
Woodbury
Richmond
Col. French
West Jersey Road
Kelly
Constable Carney
Carney
Yorktown
John Henry Price
Jinks Shorter
Peck seeks legacy from Merritt estate in Supreme Court
James H. Peck, through counsel J. H. Clapp, sues his uncle Jared V. Peck in the New York Supreme Court for 73577, alleging a fraudulent or invalid 1876 assignment of Mary P. Peck’s legacy from John A. Merritt. Mary died December 14 1883. Jared became administrator March 15 following.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wnaire Puarns
N. Y
James H. Peck
J. H. Clapp
Supreme Court
Jared V. Peck
Rye
Mary P. Peck
John A. Merritt
Peck
Court Martial Calls National Guard Absentees
Special order No. 77 commands a general court-martial to try National Guard members who did not attend the State encampment at Gettysburg last summer. The panel includes Captains Sutterle Ahrens and Lee and 2nd Lt Edwards as Judge Advocate, with about thirty cases. Penalties include a $100 fine or three months imprisonment and dismissal or cashiering absence without adequate cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guard
Gettysburg
John H. Sutterle
State Fencibles
George W. Ahrens
John G. Lee
Thomas A. Edwards
Senatorial Reform Bill Passed in Chamber of Deputies
Paris December 4. M Repault Mortiere withdrew his resignation as reporter to avoid delaying the bill. The majority for Floquet's universal suffrage amendment came from Right, Extreme Left and Ministerialists. The Cabinet will seek a fresh debate after Senate review. The Senate set Tonquin credits debate for Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
M. Repault-Mortiere
M. Floquet
Senate
Sensational moments in Menken murder trial
Day four of the Menken murder trial featured shock as guard John Stabley recalled Menken saying he would have hidden Katie's body if he had taken her to the Norton farm. The reaction in court was dramatic with the prisoner visibly terrified. Lieutenant Governor Hill expected to summarize for SiS proMportion tomorrow as the defense opened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bing Hamron
N. Y
Menken
John Stabley
Elmira
Katie
Norton Farm
Hill
Child Fatally Scalded In Camden Home Accident
Five month old son of Joba Papata living near Pavoala Water Works Camden fell into a pan of boiling water after Mrs Papata poured boiling water from potatoes into a nearby pan. The child died shortly after in agony with inquest revealing the scene of the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joba Papata
Pavoala
Camden
Expressman shoots self during warrant service
Shortly before 3 pm yesterday Constable Royal from Magistrate Severn's office went to 962 North Eighth to serve a warrant on Thornton Wolfinger an expressman. Wolfinger drew a revolver and shot himself in the temple as Royal chased to subdue him, dying instantly. He had a history of distress and alcohol use but had recently quit drinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constable Royal
Severn
Thornton Wolfinger
North Eighth Street
Royal
Wolfinger
Accused Music Teacher Dies by Suicide in D.C. Home
Alexander De Walowski a music teacher recently arrested on a grave charge was found dead in his residence at 940 New York Avenue. He shot himself with three bullets leaving letters dated last night claiming innocence and referencing his daughter's wish to protect another’s honor. He had bail and historic ties to Lincoln’s family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washineton
Alexander de Walowski
New York Avenue
de Walowski
Lincoln
Murder Trials at Uniontown Pace Opening Day
In Uniontown Pennsylvania on December 4 the murder case of Sam Dix began with a packed courtroom and strong Commonwealth evidence in the murder of Policeman Hackney on October 27. The trial is expected to finish tomorrow evening ahead of the Saturday start of the Detective Triplet case from Youngstown Ohio for the murder of Keener the barn burner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Times
Uniontown
Sam Dix
Hackney
Commonwealth
Triplet
Youngstown
Ohio
Keener
Barnburner
Dukes- Nutt
Dukes
Near-Sighted Oil Broker Fatally Falls in Elevator
Josiah B. Colgate a fifty six year old oil broker born in Ohio and a member of the Old Guard resided at Englewood New Jersey fell into an elevator shaft at his New York City office 40 Broadway. He was injured fatally with concussion and paralysis of the left side and doctors expect death soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Explosion tears powder magazine at Lexington
The Virginia Military Institute at Lexington suffered a blast destroying a brick powder magazine that held 50 pounds of cannon powder. The explosion shattered institute windows and shook nearby homes. Five cadets dismissed earlier in the week for powder theft are suspected of causing the blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynxcosure
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington
Institute
Embezzlement Suspect Arrested After Hotel Capture
A. H. Supplee of Norristown was arrested at the West Jersey Hotel Camden by Detectives Crawford and Colburn on embezzlement charges. White & Zimmerman, commission merchants at 26 North Water Street, allege he procured 2800 pounds of butter and sold it, keeping $16.58. He was married Tuesday and was awaiting his wife when seized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Supplee
Norristown
West Jersey
Camden
Crawford and Colburn
White & Zimmerman
North Water Street
Train Kills Woman at Thirtieth Street and Powelton
A limited express train for New York struck and instantly killed a woman named Armstrong at Thirtieth Street and Powelton Avenue at 5:30 last evening. Her husband and daughter, who were with her, escaped. The body was taken to an undertaker, and the family was sent home to Manchester on the Enitades Base, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Limited Express
New York
Armstrong
Thirtieth Street
Powelton Avenue
Manchester
Enitades
Wilmington
Baltimore
Administrator files estate of Cuban sugar planter Roqua de Lara
J Lowther Welsh as administrator filed with the Register of Wills details on the estate of Roqua de Lara a Cuban millionaire who died in Havana on April 21 1883 leaving large sugar plantations and an estate valued at three to four million dollars invested in American securities and comprising part of his holdings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Lowther Welsh
Roqua de Lara
Register of Wills
Trinidad
Cuba
Havana
Young Murderer Willett Sentenced to Hang
In Kryaston, December 4, the jury found Willett guilty of first degree murder for killing Kelland with a beer faucet last January. The judge sentenced him to hang on January 2. Willett is eighteen and showed little reaction to the verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kryaston
Willett
Kelland
Judge sentences editor for criminal libel in city
HArngispore December 4 Judge Simon ton sentences John Moore editor of the Sunday Telegram to two months imprisonment and 800 dollars fine for criminal libel in articles accusing J X Gehring proprietor of a local drinking saloon of keeping a disorderly house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harngispore
Simonton
John Moore
Sunday Telegram
J. X. Gehring
Skye crofters back no rent stance over grazing lands
On December 4 in Loxpon the Skye crofters declared support for a no-rent policy. They vow to keep the grazings they seized and to ignore landlord writs, arguing the island rightly belongs to them and that they have been unlawfully deprived of their grazing lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loxpon
Skye
Pittsburg League Faces Record $31,000 Budget for Next Season
The Pittsburg Base Ball League budgets over $31,000 for next season including $6,000 paid for the release of Columbus players. Reportedly this surpasses any prior baseball nine’s expenditure in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prirrspurg
Pittsburg
Columbus
United States
French forces in Tonquin receive imperial decree warning natives
General Briere de l’Isle telegraphs that an Imperial decree, issued by the Viceroy of Kwang-Tung, urges natives to poison the French in Loch-Nan, prompting a cautious response from Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Briere de l'Isle
Tonquin
Loch-Nan
Kwang-Tung
Runaway Crash Kills Miss Hawkins in Crester Pa
Two young people Joseph Brown and Hester Hawkins were driving when their horse ran into a passenger train on the railroad. The carriage was demolished and Miss Hawkins was killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crester
Joseph Brown
Hester Hawkins
Indicted in Wainwright Murder Case in Tom's River NJ
The grand jury discharged this afternoon and indicted Elson K. Rockwell Mrs Wainwright and her children for the murder of James Weinweight on September 15. The trial opens next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom’s River
N. J
Elson K. Rockwell
Mra Wainwright
James Weinweight
Jury returns guilty verdict in attempt to poison case
The jury finds Wyatt C. Boatwright and Mrs. Ella Miller guilty of attempting to poison Martha Boatwright, wife of Wyatt, in August. The December Curster report notes the verdict on the high profile case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curster
Wyatt C. Boatwright
Ella Miller
Martha Boatwright
Gailty
Judgment Attachments Ordered in Common Pleas Case
Attachments issued yesterday in Common Pleas Court against John Thomas and Thomas KR Shipley as executor of Samuel Hanrit Jr deceased. Garnishments totaling 80 030 dollars were issued on judgments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
John Thomas
Thomas KR. Shipley
Samuel Hanrit, Jr
Big Failure at Lancaster Furniture Dealer
George B. Bolaum, the county’s largest furniture dealer, collapsed today in Lancaster Pennsylvania. Liabilities reach seventy thousand dollars against nominal assets as creditors assess losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
George B. Bolaum
Puritan’s Hold Up Delays Boston Launch at Chester Yard
The Puritan steam pumps labored in the hold at Roach’s Chester shipyard as the Navy’s Advisory Board gathered to witness the launch of the steel cruiser Boston. Secretary Chandler’s absence delayed the event, and after a timed delay the Boston slid down the ways into the Delaware with tugs aiding, while the Puritan reeled in the mud and the crowd dispersed. The Boston measures 270 feet by 42 feet beam with 3000 tons displacement and mounts two eight inch rifles, six six inch rifles, four Hotchkiss and five Gatling guns, powered by eight boilers and three engines for up to fifteen knots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roach
Chester
Naval Advisory Board
United States Navy
Blust
Boston
Chandler
Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Palace
Simpson
Senator Hawley
John Roach
Admiral Mullany
Puritan
Mignonette Cannibals Convicted by Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal upholds murder verdicts against Captain Dudley and the mate of the wrecked yacht Mignonette for killing Parker to survive. Sentencing set for next Tuesday after judges express horror and reject as a precedent any other framing. Bail surrendered as ordered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Dudley
Parker
Court of Appeal
Coleridge
Alumni Form Permanent Hahnemann College Alumni Group
A permanent alumni organization of Hahnemann Medical College was established last evening in the college lecture room on Filbert street. Officers elected include President Dr Augustus Korndoerfer and vice presidents Dr W B Trites Dr H F Ivins and J J H McClellan of Pittsburg with secretary Dr William M Van Brunt treasurer Dr W Bigler and provisional secretary Dr C Bartlett. An executive committee of thirteen members was also chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hahnemann Medical College
Filbert Street
Augustus Korndoerfer
W. B. Trites
H. F. Ivins
J. J. H. McClellan
Pittsburg
William M. van Brunt
New Armory Fair Opens in Camden to Pay Debts
Behalf of the New Armory in Camden the Sixth Regiment Armory Association hosts a fair at West and Mickle streets to settle indebtedness on their new building. It opened last night and runs until the 2nd with invitations extended to local militia to visit and inspect their premier greseey, claimed best in New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
New Jersey Sixth Regiment Armory Association
West and
Mickle Streets
Sixth
Newersey
Newark Brewery Fire Destroys G Feigenspan Plant
A Newark blaze today almost razed G Feigenspan’s brewery at 37 to 49 Freeman Street. Firemen gained control after noon. Loss may reach 100000 with some insurance coverage. Worker Herman Scharpenburg suffered probable fatal burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
G Feigenspan
Freeman Street
New York
Herman Scharpenburg
Headless Body Found in Dorchester County House Fire
In Cambridge Maryland on December 4, the burned dwelling of Caleb Hurley in Dorchester county yielded his body with no head recovered, raising suspicion of foul play. The victim, a small farmer, was last seen at a nearby store the night before where silver coins were displayed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Caleb Hurley
Dorchester County
Hurley
Harley
Henry Gomez Convicted of Piracy on the High Seas
Henry Gomez mate of the vessel Julia Baker was found guilty of piracy for taking command after the captain died and piloting to Fortune Island where he sold cargo and kept the proceeds. He was sentenced to eight years in State Prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Henry Gomez
Julia Baker
Fortune Island
No Mining Suspension Next Week In Valley Collieries
The Lehigh Valley Railroad general superintendent received an official dispatch announcing no mining suspension next week in any of the collieries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tur Times Haz
Letton
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
Ocean Steamship Arrivals List Entries
Ships arrive at Queenstown Liverpool Southampton Havana and San Francisco with routes from New York Baltimore Baltimore China and other ports. Vessels listed include Aurania Werra and Sano Pablo with caboose details missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queenstown
Aurania
New York
England
Liverpool
Finsbury
Baltimore
Southampton
Werra
Havana
Newport
San Francisco
Sano Pablo
China
Fifteen Years for Wife Murder in Bathmoke
Samuel Palmer, colored, was tried in the Criminal Court today for the murder of his wife Sylvia Palmer. Convicted and sentenced to a few years imprisonment in the Penitentiary. Palmer is twenty four years old.
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Weather Summary for Middle Atlantic States Tomorrow
Indications point to fair weather across the Middle Atlantic States with nearly steady temperatures. Winds shift from south to west as conditions remain mild. yesterday's Signal Office readings show a high of 53.1 and a low of 81.9 with a mean of 42.1.
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Mrs Mary Livermore Lectures on The Boy of Today
Mrs Mary A Livermore famed suffrage advocate lectured at Association Hall last evening on The Boy of Today. A man named Frank Gormiey aged 37 from 1624 Sepsom Street suffered a broken leg while in front of his home yesterday afternoon and was moved to University Hospital for treatment. Michael Dougherty was detained by Magistrate Ladner at 6600 Ball yesterday on charges of larceny involving cloth jog and a watch and a dial from Janice Dougherty at 1884 Califon Street.
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