Address to voters outlines Democratic platform and unity
The Democratic State Convention in Harrisburg pledged support for the national party and platform, nominating Hancock for Representative-at-Large and urging vigorous organization across counties. Magee declares no differences with Flynn and discusses Pennsylvania party unity, rule revision, and the goal of defeating Republican misrule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Marshall Wright
Harrisburg
Congress
James Denton Hancock
Franklin
Venango County
Democratic Party
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
Peace negotiations end in Democratic party rift
George McGowan, chairman of the Pennsylvania Democracy, writes William M. Singerly seeking real union within the party. He cites seven thousand Democrats protesting the current organization as evidence of unrest and urges cooperation to unite voters and restore unity.
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George McGowan
Pennsylvania Democracy
William M. Singerly
Democratic Party
Pennsylvania
Sibley Reconciles, Withdraws Resignation from Congress
Harrisburg January 8 Governor Pattison received a formal letter from Congressman Sibley withdrawing his resignation as representative of the Erie Crawford district. The Governor acknowledged receipt and returned with the resignation letter, which Sibley filed with the Governor on Thursday.
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Harrisburg
Pattison
Sibley
Congress
Erie Crawford District
Can He Withdraw Sibley Wriggling Out of a Ridiculous Peda
Washington dispatch details ex Congressmen Sibley seeking to keep a seat despite resigning. The piece notes failed indorsements from Crawford county and Governor, plus Democratic leaders avoiding backing him. It explains motive tied to keeping Quay ally in power and political maneuvers by secondary figures.
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Washington
Sibley
Crawford County
Pennsylvania
Congress
House
Quay
Democratic Cantonal Committee
Kelly
Many Small Fires Keep City Firemen Busy
The city fire department fought several minor blazes yesterday afternoon and evening. Incidents included a coal oil lamp explosion at H Sickier’s grocery at Nineteenth and Fontaine, loss about $00. a gas jet fire at R M Henry’s dry goods at 4677 Frankford Avenue, damage $35. a roof fire at Charles Fields’ home, 7446 Fairmount Avenue, sparked by a portable furnace, near collision with an emergency engine. a lamp ash accident at 1226 South Street. and a defective flue fire at William Barrett’s home, 3501 Mather Street, with loss about $150.
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H. Sickier
Nineteenth and
Fontaine Streets
R. M. Henry
Frankford Avenue
Charles Fields
Fairmount Avenue
Tenth
Hunter
South Street
Miller
William Barrett
Mather Street
Baltimore American Joins Associated Press
The Baltimore American, oldest daily in the United States, signed a preyear contract and becomes a member of the Associated Press. The move integrates it into the AP service starting February 17.
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Baltimore “American
The
Associated Press
Baltimore
Baltimore American
United States
Goverses Papinee Sma
Assoc!ee Alostein
State Notes In Pottsville Longtime Resident Dies
William Ghine aged % years, the oldest resident of Pottsville and perhaps Schuylkill county, died there Tuesday night. Mrs Stillwell visiting at New Florence was taken to Tuesday and left for Tyrone Forge where a physician diagnosed smallpox. The Democratic primaries at Chambers last evening nominated Samuel Mc De eminent contractor lorgess and Jobo R. Orr cashier of the V National Bank.
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William Ghine
Pottsville
Schuykill County
Adverse Blockade of Rio Breaks as Benham’s Stand Gains Favor
The Associated Press reports Admiral Benham’s actions protecting American ships at Rio’s port end the blockade. Foreign fleets applaud his restraint. firing by insurgents largely ceases for a day. Da Gama protests, but accepts a conditional ceasefire and warns of bombardment limits. Consul issues and Brazilian naval claims are noted as unsettled.
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Admiral Benham
Gladliy
da Gama
Associated Press
Admiral Bentham
Admiral da Gama
Benham
Benham Action Approved Over Brazil Incident
Congress and public officials weigh Admiral Benham s prompt Rio Harbor moves to quiet insurgent guns. The Bennington is reassigned to the Pacific via Rio with surgeon transfers, while the administration supports Benham s course to protect American shipping rights without backing an internal Brazilian conflict.
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Washington
State
Navy Department
Admiral Benham
Benham
da Gama
Admiral Bentham
Brazil
Representative Mooney
Mississippi
House Committee On Naval Affairs
Congress
Rio
Mooney
Bennington
Mediterranean
Pacific
Detroit
United States
Rio Janeiro
Senate
Tintuk Menken
Stele Jewelry Suspects Nabbed by Wanamaker Police
Frank Moore and William Cornell, two young men alleged as New York crooks, were arrested yesterday afternoon by Detectives Tate Ulrich McKenty and Alexander at Wanamaker's. They were jailed at Central Station on charges of attempting to pick pockets along a street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Moore
William Cornell
New York
Wanemaker's
Tate
Ulrich
McKenty
Alexander
Central Station
McKane Trial Delays Over Witnesses at Gravesend
Eyewitnesses describe delays caused by police at Gravesend on election day. McKane clashes with officers as Colonel Bacon reports being blocked and restrained, with an injunction to serve and tense exchanges about limits and arrest.
Two Attempt Death by Own Action In City
William Ackerman aged 81 of 8886 Taylor Street yesterday shot himself in the left breast and was taken to Samaritan Hospital where doctors said he likely would not survive. Perel Levenson 36 of 752 Florida Street also shot himself in the breast over family trouble and moved from Florida Street to Elfth and Wharton. police found him bleeding and he was taken to Pennsylvania Hospital with an expectation of recovery.
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William Ackerman
Taylor Street
Samaritan Hospital
Perelf Levenson
Florida Street
Levenson
Elfth
Wharton Streets
Smith
Pennsylvania
Sevenson
River train tragedy strikes Bowenville three boys killed
Three boys Austen Swift Ray Thornton and Brooks Borden were killed when a Boston train struck their four horse sleigh returning from a country ride. In charge of Everett Durfee the High School group rode across an unlowered crossing. The crossing tender fled after the accident.
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Austen Swift
Ray Thornton
Brooks Borden
Bowenville
Borden
Spencer Borden
Russell
Swift
M. G. B. Swift
Everett B. Durfee
Boston
Death of Mrs Ida F C Hyneman and Strynchine Poisoning Verdict
Coroner jury could not decide if Mrs Ida F C Hyneman died in personal crisis or not and returned a verdict of death from strychnine poisoning. Evidence includes statements from her husband J Hyneman, Dr W R Wilson who prescribed strychnine four years earlier, and family friends. Mrs Hyneman, 2312 Spruce Street, was nervous before death on Sunday after 3 PM.
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Ida F. C. Hyneman
Spruce Street
Hynemann
W. R. Wilson
Hypeman
Spreading Rails Triggered Erie Train Wreck Near Honesdale
A passenger train on the Erie Railroad Honesdale branch left the track near Lee Mille early today when spreading rails caused two coaches to derail down an embankment. The engine stayed upright and no serious injuries were reported.
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Honesdale
Erie Railroad
Lee Mille
Electric Brevities From a Distant Page
A mixed column reports Albert Stroebel, a murderer, hanged at Victoria British Columbia. Midwinter Fair admissions in San Francisco reached 8002. A lifebuoy with name Afon Vein washed ashore near Benty. Anarchist Merlino arrested in Naples after a daring incident. Barcelona tribunal sentences Tomas Alted to life penal servitude for the Tasneare Barracks bombing. S J Rosa's Roman Catholic Church in Cincinnati burned at the altar. loss and insurance pegged at 20000. Alliance sails from Callao to Montevideo to load men of the Yantic for homeward voyage. A T Harlow, president of the Merchants Law and… died of pneumonia. Motion for a new trial in Prendergast case continued two weeks due to judge ill health. Cadiz governor notes thousands out of work and starving.
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Albert Stroebel
Victoria
B. C
San Francisco
Benty
Afon
Merlino
Naples
Barcelona
Tomas Alted
Tasneare
S J. Rosa
Cincinnati
Alliance
Callao
Montevideo
A. T. Harlow
Merchants’ Law
Mopacerarlow
Mpany Low
Norfolk Navy Yard
Prendergast
Harrison
Cadiz
Spain
Trial of Harry Hunter in election fraud case continues
The third day of Harry Hunter's trial in the Fifteenth division of the Third Ward featured cross examination of the mysterious witness Charles Van Valkenburgh. The defense pressed alias and registration questions as Hunter's fate in a highly charged courtroom drew large crowds and sharp exchanges between District Attorney and Shields.
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Select
Shields
Commonwealth
Van
Harry Hunter
Shmelds
Warrant For Policeman Dillon On Larceny Charge
Policeman Joseph Burrows Dillon of the Third district faces a magistrate at 3 today on larceny by bailee and obtaining jewelry under false pretenses. Jeweler Samuel Swartz alleges Dillon bought a gold watch a year ago, did not pay, and kept the watch without account. Swartz filed sworn statements January as Dillon awaits transfer to the Fourth district fire station for cause. Dillon, a House of Correction graduate, has a history of alleged political pull and a prior Jersey larceny rumor from May county.
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Joseph Burrows Dillon
Third District
Eisenbronn
Dillon
Samuel Swartz
417 South Street
Swartz
Director of Public Safety
Beitler
Police Board of
The Bride Abducted in Bangor Secret Marriage
Howard W. Simpson of Bangor secretly marries Miss Estelle Blanche Maloney of Franklin Pa daughter of George C Maloney. The 18 year old bride was seized and carried from the depot to a carriage while the groom was horsewhipped as authorities confront the incident in Bangor.
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Bangor
Howard W. Simpson
Estelle Blanche Maloney
Franklin
George C. Maloney
Simpson
Aaron L. Simpson
Roland W. Stewart
Boston
Colonel Fisk challenges Senator Boyd to duel in Denver
Colonel A C Fisk president of the Pan American Bimetallic Association says in Denver that Senator Boyd must publicly retract or face a duel. If Boyd refuses or fails to apologize Fisk vows to beat his brains out with a club.
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Denver
A. C. Fisk
Boyd
Senate
Colonel Fisk
Pan-American Bimetallic Association
Wayne MacVeagh Sails to Italy Aboard USS Parts
New York on a foggy January day the American Liner Parts carried a sizable list of military and naval officers bound for Europe. Wayne MacVeagh United States Ambassador to Italy was among the passengers aboard the vessel underway toward the Old World.
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New York
Wayne MacVeagh
United States
Italy
Saloon Keeper Held for Eloping with Wife’s Sister
Frederick Martine a saloon-keeper at Twelfth and Ogden streets was held by Justice Cassady in Camden on a charge of eloping with his wife’s younger sister Emma Wrebe. They left the city about a year ago and settled in Gloucester two months ago where she was known as Martine’s wife. The wife located them last week and caused a warrant for his arrest. Profita Distributed Among Workmen. ELKHART Ind January 1 The business manager of Congressman Conn’s horn factory here divided over 12000 dollars with the workers as a share of last year’s profits. He did the same last year noting tariff gains. He preferred giving it to his employer rather than keeping it.
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Magee
Flynn
C. L. Magee
Pittsburg
Allegheny
New York
Pennsylvania
Rtg
Democratic
George B. Orlady
Huntingdon
General Hastings
Hastings
William F. Harrity
John R. Read
Samuel Gustine Thompson
William A. Hensel
William 8. Stenger
Michael J.ryan
William McAleer
McAleer
Congress
Philadelphia
Crawford County
Criminal Court
Charles van Valkenburgh
South Twelfth Street
Hunter's
Charles van
David Miller
Hunter
Birchall
Reynolds
Van
van Valkenburgh
Hanter
Seleon
Harry
Gloucester
Evans’ Printing House
Fourth Library
Shields
Mr. Shields
Jersey City
Coventry
Iles Coventry
Malcolm Dunbar
New Orleans
Charles Braun
Steele
Fins Shough
Saeeme
Deltzheimer
Frederick Martine
Twelfth
Ogden Streets
Ball
Justice Cassady
Camden
Emma Wrebe
Martine
Elkhart
Ind
Congressman Conn
Conn
Can-n ing Factory to Boost Haleyville Market
Special Telegram to THE TIMES reports a new canning plant to be built at Haleyville this season boosting farm produce markets for Port Norris Mauricetown Dividing Creek and Buckshutem. The project promises employment for 600 workers. Also Harrisburg notes Pennsylvania Steel Works billet mill and two blast furnaces at Steelton will resume operations Monday, adding 600 jobs atop 2,300 current workers.
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Millville
N. J
Haleyville
Port Norris
Mauricetown
Dividing Creek
Buckshutem
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Steel Works
Steelton
Railroad Property to be Sold in Pennsylvania
Judge Bittinger has executed a writ upon all the property in Pennsylvania of the Baltimore and Lehigh Railroad Company, and it will be sold for the benefit of creditors. Judgments against the property total $261,871.68.
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York
Bittinger
Pennsylvania
Baltimore and Lehigh Railroad Company
Maggie Scow Stolen From Almshouse Wharf
Police report: a scow owned by contractor Fitzsimmons was stolen from the Almshouse wharf in Schuylkill. The eighty by twenty foot vessel bears the name Maggie painted on its cabin.
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Maggie
Fitzsimmons
Almshouse Wharf
Schuylkill
Ulrich Sues County Officials Over 1886 88 Surcharges
J O Ulrich County Solicitor files suit against the County Commissioners and Poor Directors of 1886 and 1888 to recover surcharges totaling 2900 dollars. Proceedings begin in Porrsville on January 31. The action targets officials named in the municipal fiscal record.
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Spedta
Porrsville
J. O. Ulrich
Weathercast: Cloudy, Cooler Northeast Thursday
A Thursday eastern U S forecast shows generally cloudy and threatening weather across Eastern New York, Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware with strong winds and colder conditions in Northern New York. Yesterday’s high reached 88 and the low 41 in readable parts of the report.
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New York
Pennsyvania
New Jersey
Delaware
City Notes Report on Relief Funds and Local Events
The relief fund gained 492.70 yesterday. A fire at Isaac Gallagher’s residence on 4320 Cresson street Manayunk destroyed $250 worth of property. Magistrate Neall remanded Michael Berry of 261 Huntingdon street on $0 bail for coal larceny from Reading Railroad Company. Grayson P. MacArthur, son of the late John Mac Arthur, died yesterday at his home 428 Chestnut Street in his 38th year.
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Isaac Gallagher
Cresson Street
Manayunk
Neall
Michael Berry
Huntingdon Street
Reading Railroad Company
Grayson P. MacArthur
John MacArthur
Chestnut Street
Gladstone Resignation Rumor Put to Rest in London
The Pall Mall Gazette claims Mr. Gladstone will resign soon due to age and strain from Parliament, home rule rejection, and domestic pressure. Officials and Rosebery deny the report, noting Mr. Gladstone enjoys health and continues as Prime Minister while denial spread.
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London
Pall Mall Gazette
Gladstone
the Gazette
House of Lords
The
Gazette
Littleton
Biarritz
France
Westminster
Lord Rosebery
Foreign Affairs
Mr. Gladstone
Foreign Office
Westminster Gazette
Herbert Gladstone
Stock Exchange
National Liberal Club
Church Trouble Settled at Chestnut Hill Presbyterian Meeting
A factional dispute within Chestnut Hill Presbyterian Church was amicably settled during a congregational meeting last evening with the election of three trustees A B Kirper Frank Johnson and Jacob Detweller. The treasurer reported finances in excellent condition and record benevolent and missionary giving. The church ranks fourth in the Presbytery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chestnut Hill Presbyterian Church
A. B. Kirper
Frank Johnson
Jacob Detweller
M.cressman
Matthew Kerr
Czar's Health Improves Amid Bronchitis Battle
From Sr Peterspéac on January 31 the Czar's fever is easing his pulse remains good bronchitis subsides and weakness lessens doctors report he sleeps better and appetite returns in the latest update on the czars condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sr. Peterspéac
Mr Childs Condition Unchanged by Midnight Report
Doctors Da Costa and Morris reported at midnight that George W. Childs passed a quiet day with his condition showing no material change and no expected improvement in the immediate future. The late hour bulletin confirmed continued stability under care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Childs
Cutter Wolcott end search for May Brown ends fruitless voyage
Washington report states the revenue cutter Wolcott returned to Port Townsend after a fruitless hunt for the schooner May Brown. May Brown departed Unga on October 3 bound for Ban and has not been heard from since.
Ex Policeman John Adley Dies From Wound In Jeanette Case
Ex policeman John Adley died from the wound inflicted by Frank Williams about two weeks earlier in the home of Mrs Harrin at Jeanette. Williams remains at large and has not been arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Adley
Jeanette
Frank Williams
Wind storm damages buildings in Newwvills area
A fierce wind storm swept through Newwvills yesterday and overnight causing extensive damage to buildings and fences in the outskirts. The Lithia Springs Motel was reported to be completely unrepairable by morning.
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Times
Newwvills
Lithia Springs
Perry's Clothing Ad Sparks Bargain Prices at Cheetnut Street
A fragmented ad from Perry's at 1590 Cheetnut Street urges shoppers to visit for tempting low prices on suits and overcoats. It promises stylish clothing and value, inviting customers to see what can be done for their money.
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Perry's
Perry
Cheetnut Street
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