BLOCKLEY WHEATLETS AND GUARDIAN SCANDAL PROBED
A heated fight over wheatlet contracts at the Almshouse surfaces. Martindale of Martindale & Johnston confirms Durham’s role, or lack thereof, in advertising bids while Franklin Mills wheatlets are used to replace oatmeal. Durham defends himself as uninvolved in profits as Smith presses charges. Richardson accuses board members of political struggles and mismanagement.
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Smith
J. W. Durham
Durham
Smith, Tis
Martindale
Almshouse
Franklin Mills Company
Lockport
N.Y
David Schroeder
Thomas Rusk
Hoffman
Messie
Huggard
Daly
Patrick Vizard
Ka Scully
Schroeder
John McManus
Mr. McAleer
Eastern Penitentiary
Mr. Phipps
Michael Hanlan
Kat
Henry
Charles P
Lelby
Senators Push Frontier Troops to Exterminate Apaches
Washington December 29 Senator Manderson and Congressmen Laird and Springer urged the Secretary of War to back a bill for raising frontier troops to hunt and, if needed, exterminate Apache bands in southern New Mexico. They proposed lightly equipped, mounted men under army officers to patrol watering-places and even arm Papago Indians to fight.
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Washington
Senator Manderson
Laird and Springer
New Mexico
Congress
Crook
Springer
Barnes
Arizona
Frontieramen
Mr. Springer
General Cook
Nebraska
Congressman Laird
People of Arizona Denounce Governor Zulick Proclamation
The proclamation urging restraint after San Carlos depredations sparks surprise and indignation across Arizona Territory. The territorial press condemns the act as unwarranted. Meetings are planned to express public sentiment on the issue and retaliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Arizona
Zulick
San Carlos
Lum Smithicuss Complaint Over Post Office Fight
Post Office custodian Cahill set Lum Smith to the sidewalk for rule violations after Smith spat on the floor and threw waste paper. Officer Ledger disarmed him when Smith charged with a cane, and Smith filed charges the next day. hearing postponed to today to hear his side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cahill
Lum Smith
Thomas Ledger
Smith
Ledger
Mr. Smith
Other Ledger
Rough voyage of the steamship Equator to Cape Lookout
Special Dispatch reports the steamship Equator from Philadelphia endured a severe north northeast gale. For seventeen hours rough seas broke the mainmast five feet from the deck, but the ship weathered the storm and reached Charleston bar at dawn. Cargo reported minor damage and the voyage resumed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Tax Trves
Cuarneston
D. C
Nelson
Capes
Hatteras
Cape Lookout
Charleston Bar
Irish miner shoots during ethnic clash at Merritown
Special Dispatch reports John William, a young Irishman in Merritown ore mines, fired on a group of German and Hungarian workers after an assault. George Sommers, 30, was wounded in the leg and thigh, Otto Poppy hit in the arm and shoulder. Both Germans were hospitalized. Williams surrendered to authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tug Times
Merritown
John William
Lehigh
Wiliams
George Sommers
Otto Poppy
Poppy
Almahouse Hospital
Williams
Camden liquor license renewals face split votes at council
The Camden City Council debated renewing 112 liquor licenses expiring year end. Efforts to approve them in a single batch failed as votes went against the grouped approach. Eleven licenses were individually considered with mixed results and several adjournment motions blocked. The house liquor question was deferred to an January 7 adjourned meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
Wrapped in Flames of Blazing OU
Martin Reynolds a twelve year old boy from Girard Als suffered fatal burns in a kerosene can explosion. He had been warned not to play with the can and locked himself in a room near the fireplace when the incident occurred. The blaze severely burned him from mouth to feet and he died at four yesterday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columnus
Martin Reynolds
Girard
Als
Gladstone vows no more office as cabinet drafts bills
The Old World News reports Gladstone declaring he will never again accept office. A cabinet council will draft local government bills for Parliament. Telegraph notes opposition to Irish Parliament police control and England-China boundary talks with tariff considerations. Lord Randolph Churchill visits Ireland to gather information for the Irish question. Public statements praise him while gifts arrive from many sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Gladstone
Mr. Gladstone
Hawarden Church
Gladstone
Prince of Wales
Herbert Gladstone
Earl of Beaconsfield
Achilles
M Hicks-Beach
House of Commons
Richard Cross
Edward Stanhope
Arthur Balfour
Loea
The
Telegraph
Ireland
Lord Randolph Churchill
India
Brisson Pressured to Stay as Cabinet Talks Begin
Paris December 2 Grevy and Cabinet urge Prime Minister Brisson to remain in office after a tight Tonquin credit vote. Freyinet declines cabinet role if Brisson resigns. Floquet or Goblet may be asked to form a new cabinet as Brisson again tenders resignation. Grevy reviews the situation with leaders.
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Paris
Grevy
Prince of Wales
M. Grevy
Chamber of Deputies
M. Brisson
Tonquin Credit
M. de Freyvinet
Ister
M. Floquet
M. Goblet
Public Instruction
M. Freycinet
Pasteur Seeks preventives for hydrofrightened bites in Newark patients
Paris December 29 Pasteur inoculated Charles Kaufman of Franklin New Jersey bitten by a dog in November. Kaufman’s treatment succeeded though he was warned for delaying care. Pasteur plans eight day inoculations for Dr Ludwig Rttler the Orange New Jersey veterinarian bitten December 13. Four Newark children Austin Fitzgerald Patey Ryan Willie Lane Patrick Reynolds treated by Pasteur will return home Sunday all well.
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Paris
M. Pasteur
Charles Kaufman
Franklin
N. J
New York
Labrador
Kaufman
Ludwig Rttler
Orange
N. d
Austin Fitzgerald
Patey Ryan
Willie Lane
Patrick Reynolds
Newark
A Double Defeat for the French
A Madagascar letter from Antananarivo recounts a September 10 clash with the Hovas near Tamatave. After seven hours of heavy fighting the French retreated with sixty dead, none of the Freschman reaching earthworks. The Hovas and their Sakalava allies also won in the north. the French commander was killed, forty French dead on the field, and Tamatave rejoicing with a victory banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonnox
Daily Notes
Antananarivo
Madagascar
Tamatave
Freschman
An Accommodating Sheriff’s Fate in Paris Texas
On Sunday afternoon at Stackleye Prairie twelve miles northeast of Paris Deputy Sheriff Clay Davis was killed while arresting a man named Garrett disturbing a Christmas church entertainment. Garrett, en route to jail, asked to visit his home. Davis let him enter a room and Garrett fired a Winchester rifle through a window as Davis stood with his back turned. A posse pursues Garrett toward Arkansas. Restating a King’s Creditors in Loudon notes Bavaria creditors seek distraint of royal goods. Prince Luitpold blocks bailiffs from action.
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Paris
Texas
Stackleye Praiie
Clay Davis
Garrett
Davis
Arkansas
Frederick M. Adams
Laurel Hill
Trinity Reformed Church
Seventh Street
Oxford
John O'Brien
Lombard Street
Barah Cole
Pennsylvania Railroad
Fratkford
South Fifth Street
Jane Lirk
Register of
Villa Rex
James Kavanau B
Martha McQuinn
Hosengarten's
Yey
Hevenweath
Fitzwater
Walter Damrosch
Wie
German Opera Company
Poplar
Timothy Dwyer
South Front Street
Ball
Thomas Bt
Penskephia Traction Company
L. N. Murray
Grimley
Birool
Franco German Boundary Protocol Signed in Africa
Baron de Courcel the French Ambassador and Count Herbert Bismarck under secretary of state for foreign affairs signed a protocol defining the boundaries of French and German territories in West Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Beri
Pendleton and Mrs Pendleton Host First Reception
United States Minister Pendleton and Mrs Pendleton held their first reception in Benin on December 29. A large number of resident Americans attended, signaling a growing American colony.
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Minister Pendleton
Benin
Pendleton
United States
Freight Brakeman Fatally Hurt Near St Mary's
Special Dispatch to ae Tiates Renovo Pa December 29 John Madary four freight brakemen were fatally injured at St Mary's yesterday evening while switching a car from the side track. He attempted to free a rope jammed in time and was caught, thrown under the car, and sustained a deep abdominal cut.
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Ae Tiates
Renovo
John Madary
St. Mary's
Ume
Hounrimeapoy
William Cannon
Little Street
Brooklyn
Pennsylvania Railroad
Besn
Burke to Box In 8t Louis Bout With Doyle Killen
Jack Burke plans to leave Saturday for St Louis after knocking out Mike Cleary. Burke trains with Charion Doyle and Pat Killen in sparring ahead of the bout in St Louis and then moves on to engage later opponents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burke
Louis
Ontoaco
Jack Burke
Mike Cleary
Charion K. Doyle
Pat Killen
Killen
St. Louis
N Gare Fos Poile Delpsta
Colored kettledrum and ball heighten city social scene
The Natatorium on Broad Street hosted an exclusive private kettledrum and ball for nineteen leading colored caterer families. Invitations were restricted to top circles. attendees arrived after ten, dressed in evening wear with diamonds and flowers. The event featured twenty dances ending with the Virginia reel and lasted late into the night.
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Broad Street
Hebes
Freight train wreck near Mount Alverno claims engineer
A freight train on the Chester Creek Railroad derailed after an axle snapped on the engine near Knowlton and Mount Alverno. Engineer James Rambo was killed, brakeman George Natt severely crushed, conductor Isaac Williams and fireman William McCuen hurt, and the wreck blocked the tracks, with debris cleared through the day.
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Philadelphia
George Natt
Chester
Isaac Williams
William McCuen
Series of pigeon shooting matches at Gentlemen's Driving Park
About three hundred sportsmen gathered for a series of pigeon shoots at twenty two yards. The highly anticipated Oscar Wilson versus John Madden match was canceled due to Madden’s illness. Early matches saw Heft beat Goff eleven birds to none after Heft shot all, Helmbold and Wilson drew two matches, Kleing outshot Brewer, and Griffin defeated Helmbold in a sixteen bird contest. An upcoming Philadelphia match is announced for next week at the same park.
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Gentlemen’s
Oscar Wilson
John Madden
Bethlehem
George Heft
Mr. Goff
Heft
Goff
Albert L. Helmbold
Professor Wilson
Frank Kleing
Jambés Brewer
Kleing
Brewer
Gil Griffin
A. L. Helmbold
Griffin
Gentlemen of
Philadelphia
Southern rabbis hold conference in New Orleans
The conference of Southern rabbis opened in New Orleans with J. K. Gutheim presiding. Present were Jacob Voorsanger and 15 others from states including Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Arkansas. Gutheim read his report on reform, and Dr Kobler sent a greeting from New York. Weiss of Jackson spoke on the efficacy of prayer.
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New Orleans
Conference of Southern Rabbis
J. K. Guthelm
Jacob Voorsanger
Houston
S. Hecht
Montgomery
H. Berkowitz
Mobile
HU. M. Bion
Vickaburg
E. L. Hess
Shreveport
B. E. Jacobs
Meridian
J. & Jacobs
Atlanta
E. & Levy
Natchez
J. Léwenthal
San Antonio
J. Stolz
Little Rock
L. Weiss
Jackson
T. L. Leucht
A. R. Levy
M. Eisenberg
8. L. Well
J. K. Gutheim
Pittsburg
Kobler
New York
Gutheim
Weiss
Jackson, Miss
Curious to See the Chinese Baby at Joe James Store
A crowd gathered at Joe James on Eleventh Street to view his newborn Chinese baby. Women of all ages pressed for a glimpse while inquiring after Mrs James and the infant. The parents said mother and child were thriving though not visible. Dr Elizabeth Pettingill reported they were doing well.
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Joe James
Eleventh Street
Elizabeth Pettingill
Driving Forty Miles to Get Married
Sidney Barber and Miss Katie Woolford daughter of Congressman Frank Woolford were married at Jeffersonville Indiana tonight. The couple ran away from Columbia Kentucky and rode forty miles in a buggy to Lebanon Kentucky where they took a train for a sville. The young lady is about nineteen years.
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Louisville
Sidney Barber
Katie Woolford
Frank Woolford
Jeffersonville
Ind
Columbia
Lebanon
Johnson Murder Confession Rumor Denied by Jail Officials
A street rumor claimed Johnson confessed to killing John Sharpless. Special Officer Alexander called Media Jail and learned the report was false. The investigation stalls with no new developments to report.
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Johnson
John Sharpless
Alexander
Fragmented Wire News Roundup and Obscure Deaths
Flash dispatches report Captain Polleys a long-time American Consul in Cuba died by his own hand in Barbados. German explorer Buttner reportedly died in Bonnyland. Three hundred Janta Constitution correspondents were left hungry at the Kimball Ho in that city. Samuel Birch noted for ethnographical treasures, aged 72. England Railroad directors plan to retire. A rock barn at 6 with the plan described. Mark Hopkins’ $35,000 project in Arlington, Massachusetts destroyed. walls damaged but coaches saved. James Turner, nephew of Senator Brown, killed by a moving freight engine in Atlanta yard due to no headlight. A Christmas accident at Potter's Lane, Maryland left a boy severely injured. Lane is now in Denton. Joseph O C Littelman, Newton contractor, vanished, leaving victims. forged railroad ties alleged worth $10,000. Captain Ed Armstrong of Cincinnati died of consumption. his work linked to tests that coated the domain.
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Polleys
Cuba
Barbadoes
Africa
Herr Buttner
Bonnyland
Kimball Ho
Samuel Birch
England
Ace Tofore
Dent
Clark Press
Mark Hopkins
Rrington
Mass
Walla
Tames
United Stat
Leeward Islands
Sorapeesing
Antigua
St Christopher
Nevis
Iinica
Montserrat
Virgin Islands
James Turner
United Staten
Brown
Fon
Western and Atlantic
Atanta
Theo
Potter's Lane
Sexety
Man
Guy Dufrainer
Lane
Denton
Joseph OC. Littelman
Newton, Tl
Littelman
Uyiog
Peoria
Decatur
Evansville
Ed ©. Armstrong
Cincinnati
Tes
Delegation of cigar makers to swell to five hundred for San Francisco mission
A special Chicago and North Western train carried about 350 New York and eastern cigar makers toward San Francisco to replace Chinese workers in the city’s quarter. The International Cigar Makers Union, led by S Wolf of San Francisco, aims to deploy up to 500 men for a year at coastal wages, amid fears of friction with local Chinamen. George E. Canning cites funding limits and a misreading of the volunteer pool, noting an East Coast split with the San Francisco factories seeking independent white workers.
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Omaha
Neb
Chicago and Northwestern Road
New York
San Francisco
Wolf
International Cigar-makers’ Union
Knights of Labor
International Union
George E. Canning
8. Wolf
East
Chicago
International Union of New York
Canning
California
Cigarmakers’ Association
Weavers Demand Hall for Knights of Labor in Germantown
Secret meeting at T A B Hall Germantown road and Columbia avenue discusses wage increases for weavers as carpet makers resist. A new Uriah B Stevens Hall project aims to unite trades for a Knights of Labor building with stock subscriptions. Camden approves five window glass factories on Front Mt Vernon Second Chestnut square with a $190000 payroll.
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T. A. B. Hall
Germantown Road
Columbia Avenue
Knights of Labor
Germantown
Frankfort
Kensington
Bridesburg
Richmond
Grand Army Hall
Building Association
Uriah
Stevens
Order of the Knights of Labor
Camden
A. ©. Lamar & Co
Mt. Vernon
Chestnut
Miners Refuse Arbitration Near Monongahela City
Quiet day in the Monongahela mining region as operators refuse arbitration. Heavy operators argue miners earning 244 cents a bushel could make $2 a day while others in mills earn $1.05 to $1.25. Constable McClure notes fear of violence at mass meetings. Report says all miners above Monongahela City are now at operators terms, covering portions of the pools.
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Monongahela
Constable McClure
Mclure
Monongahela City
Pittsburg
Compromise in Glass Strike Reached in Northern District
In Syracuse on December 29, glass manufacturers and blowers reached a compromise to avert a strike. Pay for November and alternate months will be on the fifty cent rate for first bracket sizes. December and alternate months also at fifty cents. The strike order has been rescinded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
New York State
Pennsylvania
Wavert
National Glassblowers’ Association
Slate Dealers Meet to Coordinate State Slate Trade
A meeting of slate dealers gathered at the National Slate Exchange in South Bethlehem with about thirty dealers representing forty quarries in Lehigh and Northampton counties. General Frank Reeder of Easton chaired as plans were laid to form local exchanges to better control the state industry and strengthen the National Exchange. A new export price schedule was set to take effect January 1, with a price per square.
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Tae
Harrisburg Rolling Mill Sold to Columbia Capitalists
Hammel rolling mill in Harrisburg sold by Hammel, Fendrich & Co to Columbia capitalists who will move the machinery to establish a new mill there. Ex-Senator Kauffman is named as head of the new company, with start-up planned soon.
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Harrisburg
Hanaresone
Hammel
Hammel, Fendrich & Co
Columbia
Kauffman
Sharpsville furnace to resume after two-year idle period
Suanon December 29. The Sharpsville furnace has been blown in after two years idle. Joliet Steel Company contracted to take all the iron produced, signaling a long steady run. The Douglass furnace in the same town has also been put back to blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharpsville
Suanon
Joliet Steel Company
Douglass
Papal Decision Reported Against Jesuits in Canada
Montreal December 29 Rumor gains steam that the Papal ruling denies Jesuit rights in Canada. Mondé circulates word the order faces a new restriction and possible disfavor.
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Montreal
Mondé
Canada
Isaac Newton Dies by Own Hand at Avenue Hotel
The body of Isaac Newton of Woodbury New Jersey was found in a Delaware Avenue hotel room. A poison dose, a letter to his brother seeking burial with his wife, and his despondent state after his wife’s death are noted. His brothers Mahlon and Joseph K. Newton are referenced. body to remain for in-city arrangements.
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Isaac Newton
Woodbury
N. J
Avenue Hotel
Delaware Avenue
Market Street
Tie
Wenonah
Mahlon
Newton
Joseph K. Newton
M. Elkin & Co
Arch Street
Free public library plan takes shape in city
A proposed free popular and scientific library is forming under Arthur Biddle and William A. Platt with articles of agreement by George W. Biddle and WIL fam Henry Rawle. Trustees include Henry C. Gibson Edwin N. Benson and others. goal is a Broad street building near City Hall, with $250000 sought and $60000 subscribed to date. Benson contributes $5000. Meanwhile New Jersey National Guard faces discipline actions as Camden companies C and B see officers reduce ranks and charge 18 men for misconduct. regimental court martial set for Wednesday.
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Arthur Biddle
William A. Platt
George W. Biddle
Wil
Henry Rawle
Henry C. Gibson
Edwin N. Benson
Thomas Dolan
Joseph Wharton
Charles Platt
Hamilton Disston
John Baird
J. M. da Costa
M. D
J. B. Lippipctes
Alexander Biddle
William Sellers
Fairman Rogers
George Burnham
John H. Michener
William Henry Rawle
William M. Singerly
Brary Association
New Jersey National Guard
Camden
W. B. EB. Miller
Robert W. Hillman
Benevolent Ladies Host Almshouse Entertainment
A group of city ladies organized an entertainment for Almshouse inmates yesterday. A dinner was served with items suited to comforts, clothing gifts given to the well, and fruit and flowers for the sick. The Italian Band and vocalists, aided by Michael Cross, provided music while many visitors attended. John Bardsley and others spoke, and the organizers expressed satisfaction at the happiness created.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Cross
John Bardsley
Letter Confesses Murder and Theft Near Indian Ladder
A letter dated September 17, signed John R. Swift, found by Peter Hart on a wood pile near Indian Ladder, admits murdering a man named Hailey and concealing the body in a hole. It claims Swift and Halley robbed Knowersville last summer and that $16,000 in gold and bills was hidden in a cave, to be given to the finder.
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Aubany
Gilderland Station
John R. Swift
Peter Hart
Indian Ladder
Hailey
Swift
Halley
Knowersville
Tragic drowning of Sander family in Kentucky river incident
James Sander and his wife with three children attempted a skiff crossing near Nicolasville Kentucky when they missed the landing. The skiff struck a snag and overturned. Sander reached shore but his wife and all three children drowned. Their bodies were recovered and burial plans set.
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Louisville
James Sander
Kentucky River
Nicolasville
Sander
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