Winners in the piano contests highlighted by city and state
The Times reports two piano contests in Philadelphia and New Jersey ended with 2,175,962 votes. Adaire School led Philadelphia with 485,443 votes, Camac 381,610, Wenonah 411,099 and Palmyra 303,084. Cooper Camden made a late surge to 161, and the last day drew heavy, spirited voting from nearly 200 schools.
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Times
Philadelphia
Adaire Behool
Wenonah
Camac
Palmyra
Board of Public Education
New Jersey
Alexander Adaire
Wenonah School
Palmyra Public School
Adaire
Philaelphia
Cooper School
Camden
Mt. Holly
DuPont Expected to Win Seat in U S Senate
In a tight race among Wenonah Palmyra and Cooper, Wenonah gains, Palmyra falters, and eventually Dupont of Delaware is expected to secure a U S Senate seat. The Senate privileges and elections committee favors Dupont in a party divided vote, with a calendar vote anticipated in March.
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Timms
Dupont
Delaware
United States Senate
Anthony Higgins
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Mitchell
Oregon
Senaor Turple
Indiana
Hoar
Chandler
Burrows
Pritehatgainst
Gray
Pugh
Furpie
Traced Barbers Affair Shocks Youngsville Community
In Youngsville a barber, W. J. Currie, formerly of Titusville, and Ida Mead are at the center of a local upheaval after a handbill alleged Currie’s career. About 100 citizens summoned Currie for questioning. he was ordered to leave town within 24 hours, but refuses amid threats as the grace period nears expiration.
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Youngsville
W. J. Currie
Titusville
Ida Mead
Currie
Trouble in the Transvaal reports reach London
London news notes alarm in Johannesburg with rumors of a new government crackdown and arrests. Secretary Chamberlain orders a British agent to Pretoria to verify the situation amid tension. General Joubert tours the city with a flag bearer as Rhodes arrives in Madeira and prepares to present evidence regarding Dr. Jameson’s raid.
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London
Johannesburg
Transvaal
Joseph Chamberlain
Pretoria
Joubert
South African Republic
Cecil J. Rhodes
Cape Colony
Madeira
Dr. Jameson
Mr. Rhodes
Jameson
Bank cashier Barnard dies by self-inflicted action in Rome
George Barnard cashier of the Fort Stanwix National Bank was found dead today in Rome New York after apparently hanging himself in a storeroom. The bank remains closed pending examination and Barnard had been missing since Wednesday forenoon.
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Rome
N Y
George Barnard
Fort Stanwix National Bank
Thieves Try Safe Break at Local Bottling Plant
Thieves entered the bottling establishment of Louis Hillman at 410 Dillwyn Street and bungled a safe opening before escaping with several gallons of whisky. Police also report arrests and bail settings for several individuals in separate incidents at Germantown and Central Police stations.
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Louis Hillman
Dillwyn Street
Sarah Casperson
Sharpnack Street
Germantown
Jennie Cross
Jennie Watson
South Street
John Wanamaker
Indale
Yestern
Salisbury Defends Monroe Doctrine and Armenians Policy
Marquis of Salisbury asserts that Britain fully supports the Monroe doctrine as understood by President Monroe. He also addresses the Armenian question, arguing the Sultan’s government is weak yet not ordered to perpetrate massacres, and notes reforms require time and international patience.
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Lord Salisbury
Abdel Hamid
Berlin
Loxpox
Hotel Metropole
Marquis of Salisbury
Venezuela
Olney
United States
Monroe
Hagland
Salisbury
Genghis Khan
Tamerlane
England
Salisbury Speech Denounced by London Papers
London editors from the Chronicle Liberal Times and Daily News condemn Lord Salisbury's address as dangerous and ignominious. They say his Armenia remarks reveal failure and will create international harm while urging restraint and reconsideration.
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London
Chronicle
Liberal
Lord Salisbury
Lord Palmerston
America
Armenia
the Times
Imment
Daily News
Berald
Lord Lisbury
Constantinople
England
Three men fire rifle in backyard strike woman in kitchen
Frank L. Boyer age 23 William Boyer 35 and Burton Young 20 shot at a target in a back yard at 1307 Race last afternoon. A bullet pierced 1801 Winslow street entering Mrs Mary Donovan's cheek as she washed dishes. She was taken to Hahnemann Hospital where the bullet was removed. Detectives investigate the incident and the men aided the injured woman.
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Race Street
Frank L. Boyer
North Juniper Street
William Boyer
Crown Street
Burton Young
Lybrandt Street
Winslow Street
Mary. Donovan
Geyer
Their Wages Reduced by Company Circular
January 31. W P Dearmit, president of the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Co, issues a circular rejecting districtwide uniformity claims. He states February 1 pay will follow our agreed rates unless uniformity is proven by a competent commission, risking a ten cent per ton wage cut and ongoing mining industry tensions.
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Dearmit
Moreland to Be Tried
In Pittsburg on January 31 Drs J P Sterritt and M O Jones testified on W C Moreland's fitness for trial stating he is nervous but not improved by his troubles. They found no tropical reason to delay. defense sought postponement but Judge Stowe overruled and set next Wednesday for the case.
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Pittsburg
J. P. Sterritt
M. O. Jones
W.C. Moreland
Haymaker's Nest
Moreland
Stowe
Newton Dies from Choral Overdose in New York
Augustin M. Newton, third son of the late Major General John Newton, died at Hudson Street Hospital after taking a four ounce bottle of choral in his Havemeyer building office. His body was found with a box of sore tablets in his pockets, and he resided on West Fifty-eighth Street. He was a partner in Newton & Co. and helped his father on the Hellgate rock removal project.
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the Times
New York
Augustin M. Newton
John Newton
Hudson Street Hospital
Newton
Havemeyer Sapling
West Fifty-eighth Street
James C. Rogers
Harlem
Newton & Co., En
Baltimore Woman Tries Suicide Over Cruelty Allegations
Mrs. Minnie Lewis attempted to end her life by taking laudanum at a Josephine street house of ill repute in Baltimore. She is hospitalized in serious condition at Maryland University Hospital. A letter found mentions her husband’s cruelty and a previous breakup that led to hardship.
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Baltimore
Minnie Lewis
Josephine Street
Maryland University Hospital
Artridge
Lehnert
Liberty Bell Parade Returns to Philadelphia With Banquet
The Liberty Bell arrives at Broad Street station with Atlanta and Philadelphia committees. A 3 pm parade routes down Chestnut to Broad and Independence Hall precedes a Union League banquet tonight with Mayor Warwick and Mayor King among speakers.
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Philadelphia
Atlanta
Allen
Union League
Broad Street
Mee Tee
Wea
J. Gimene
Ee Avendrick
Harry Stirling
A. F. Stevens, Jr
Gustavus K. Morhead
John W. Moore
Richard ©. Ballinger
W. D. Bennage
Abraham L. English
Berger
Henry W. Smith
W. P. Anthony
National Guard of Pennsylvania
Chestnut’ Street
Sixteenth
Race Street
Independence Hall
Warwick
King
Bowman
State
Philadelphia City
BE. Burd Grubb
Naval Veterans’ Association
William Penn Hose
Temple College
Girard
Bethany
Porter King
William Findlay Brown
Delaware River
The
Charles Emory Smith
Ite
Rudolph Blankenburg
William’ A. Fremphill
Alpars Haart
Bayard Censure Vote To Be Decided By Adams
Special telegram from Washington reports Congressman Adams of Philadelphia will decide if the House foreign affairs committee reports an extreme censure of Ambassador Bayard. Democrats oppose strong censure. Hitt favors milder action. Adams' casting vote expected to steer toward a tempered resolution omitting recall.
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Tom Tims
Washington
Adams
Philadelphia
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Ambassador Bayard
Hitt
Illinois
Adama
Bayard
The Miser Identified Paris Jan 31
The old American miser who died after fainting on the Boulevard des Capucines is named Peters. He lived in a poor flat for about twelve years. An envelope with a 29 000 franc check was found in his coat, postmarked Boston. French banknotes and American securities were discovered, totaling 000 francs. He sent a franc and a half daily from his supposed American business profits.
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Paris
Boulevard Des Capucines
Peters
Boston
America
Todd Wins Louisville Mayoral Race Over A P A Candidate
George Todd Republican defeated William R. Johnson American Protective Association in a special city election to fill the Louisville mayoral vacancy caused by the death of Henry E. Tyler. Todd received 20 votes to Johnson’s 15 with one council member absent as business leaders opposed a radical shift in city department leadership.
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The
Times
LouisvillLe
George Todd
Louisville
William R. Johnson
American Protective Association
Todd
Johnson
General Council
Henry
Tyler
Convicted of Murder by Jury in Altoona Case
Special Telegram reports Frank Wilson, accused of murdering Meaty of Altoona, was convicted of murder in the first degree by a jury at midnight. The jury asked if a recommendation could accompany the verdict, but the court ruled only one sentence is possible and any recommendation must go to the Pardon Board.
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Turn Times
Houlidaysburg
Frank Wilson
Meaty
Altoona
Sullivan Recovering After Illness in Springfield
John L. Sullivan rested well last night in Springfield. He has no fever and sat up in bed today. The doctor is encouraged by his progress and hopes to have him out of bed within a week. He is in his right mind and wants to rejoin his company but cannot travel for at least a week.
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Springfield
Tus
John L. Sullivan
Sullivan
De Kay Named U S Ambassador to Germany Following Runyon Death
The Lokal Anzeiger reports from Washington that Charles De Kay United States Consul General in Berlin has been promoted to United States Ambassador to Germany, filling the vacancy after Theodore Runyon's death.
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Beruin
Germany
The
Lokal Anzeiger
Washington
Charles de Kay
United States
Berlin
Theodore Runyon
Dynamite Blast Kills Miners in Alabama Coal Mine
In Bremingham Alabama a premature dynamite blast on slope No 2 at the Henry Ellen coal mine killed Seat and Evan eeckas of Ohio and G rd of Alabama. The explosion occurred instantly underground.
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Bremingham
Ala
Henry Ellen
Evan Eeckas
Ohio
William Rameden Acquitted in Germantown Murder Case
William Rameden was yesterday acquitted before Judge Hare in the Court of Oyer and Terminer of murder in causing the death of Sarah Hays. The two lived at 225 Haines Street Germantown and it was alleged he beat her while intoxicated, leading to her removal and death five days later. The Commonwealth called witnesses who testified only that Hays had fallen down stairs during cross examination.
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William Rameden
Hare
Court of Oyer and Terminer
Sarah Hays
Hays
Haines Street
Germantown
Events of Today Club Meeting and Community Celebrations
Readers note a series of local gatherings including the ipaatangees Club at 1122 Girard Street, a Grace Baptist Temple evening celebration, and a first concert by the Treble Choir at the Academy, with plans for a foot of Washington Street inspection and other social events hosted by Leland Powers and M. Benger.
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Girard Street
Breamsht
Washington
Grace Baptist Temple
Beach
Palmer Streets
David Perfeld
Senonk
Chet Chub
Rinleal
Passenger Hughes Jumps to Death From Tallahassee
On the Tallahassee voyage from Boston to Savannah Hughes, a Gainesville Florida man, fought off sailors and leaped from the rail as the ship neared Delaware Bay. Rescuers recovered his body after a half hour grapple, with only six dollars found, and letters from his sister offering no clear motive.
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Ocean Steamship Company
Boston
Savannah
Philadelphia
W. Hughes
Gainesville
Florida
Boston Harbor
New York
Delaware Bay
Tallahassee
Hughes
Brooklyn
Belva May Practice Again After Suspension Order
Acting Interior Secretary Reynolds ordered a temporary pause on the suspension of Belva A. Lockwood from practicing before the Pension Bureau. Lockwood, once a Presidential candidate on the Equal Rights ticket, agrees to refund $25 to Benjamin Thomson and awaits a normal examination before a final revoking order is issued.
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Washington
Reynolds
Belva A. Lockwood
Equal Rights
Pension Bureau
Chilean Senate President Nominated by Liberals
Valparaiso dispatch reports Vicente Reyes, President of the Chilean Senate, has been nominated for the Presidency by the Liberal party.
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Buenos Aires
Senor Vincente Reyes
Senate
Valparaiso
Chili
Musical instruments and organs offered for rent on Chestnut Street
Ramsdell til Chestnut St lists Weber Pianola pianos and Pond pianos, Roosevelt Farrand and Votey pipe and reed organs. Conerr property on Chestnut Street south side may be rented on long lease at moderate terms. Particulars from J. T. Jackson & Co., 711 Walnut Street.
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Ramsdell, Til Chestnut St. Weber Pianolivers
Pond Pianos
Roosevelt-Farrand & Votey Pipe and Reed Organs
Conerr
Chestnut Street
South Side
J. T. Jackson & CO
Walnut Street
Early Morning Raid Sells Out 75 Suite Sizes
Advertisement notes rapid sell out of medium 75 Suite sizes at five dollars each. Remaining large sizes may be limited with few small sizes still available. Additional lines include Fine Suite and Overcoats at 3 to 8 dollars below regular prices and Fine Trousers. PEERY & Co. 1850 Chestnut Street offers made to measure clothes.
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G. W. Nebinger
Stockdale
James A. Claghorn
Cooper
Senate Committee
George Madden
Preston Street
Jermon
Central Police
CIA
P Tobn Valiet
Sixty-eighth Street
Michael Monaghan
Geo Morris
Eevek
Gladstone
Enen
Lord Halsbury
Lord George Hamilton
India
Ritchie
Board of
Ireland
TmEs
New York Hospital
Fiyan
Saga
Reformers
League
Runyon
Alabama
Hills
Pennsylvania
Ural
M. Benger
Franke Hughes
Armour
J.B. Sullivan
o _Hughes
Belva
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