A Big Political Ball at the Academy of Music
The Americus Club ball drew about four thousand attendees, a grand Democratic spectacle with local and distant politicians, exotics from Washington, and many dignitaries. Notables included General George B. McClellan, Governor Leon Abbott, Perry Belmont, Orlando Potter, and numerous congressmen and judges. The crowd filled all lobbies, galleries, and the floor, with elaborate floral decor, gas arches, and a marble-like stage set. The night featured dances starting at nine with orchestras, extensive politicking in corridors, and a strong mix of Republicans and Democrats enjoying the event amid a bustling, convivial atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americus Club
Academy of Music
Washington
Pilgrim Club
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Samuel J. Randall
George B. McClellan
Andrew G. Curtin
Leon Abbott
New Jersey
Pinkney Whyte
Maryland
Perry Belmont
Orlando Potter
New York
William F. McCully
John Beam
Daniel M. Fox
Henry Bunting
John M. Campbell
George G. Pierce
B. K. Jamison
John McCullough
al Crawford
Hugh Mackin
Charles N. Mann
John E. Faunce
John H. Fow
Lawrence
Common Council
W.W. Ker
W. A. Hensel
William R. Leeds
William B. Ahern
Edwin 8. Stuart
Young Republican Club
George McGowan
Sam Josephs
Richard J. Lennon
Squire McMullen
Pattison
Cassidy
Mackin
Fow
Mr. Fow
Buchanan
Democratic Party
Samuel Josephs
Joseph P. Kennedy
Supreme Court
Academy
Henry C. Kelsey
Barnes Compton
William Henry Welsh
J. Frank Turner
Charles B. Roberts
Baltimore
C. P. Snyder
William D. Hill
Erastus Gibson
John T. Morgan
John J. Follette
Daniel Ermentrout
Thomas M. Ferrell
Orlando B. Potter
Benjamin F. Jonas
William & Rosecrans
William H. Snowden
Thomas M. Hardeman
William H. Pusey
James H. Hopkins
William L. Wilson
William Muttehler
A. W. Garland
Connell
Post
Elliot
H. H. Bingham
Charles O'Neill
Gibson
Snyder and West
Virginia
O'Neil
Alabama
Dalton
Indiana
Tully
California
King
Louisiana
Collins
Massachusetts
Campbell
McAdoo and Ferrell
League Island Navy Yard
Gray’s Ferry
Bridesburg
William T. Endicott
H. M. Vallette
J. H. Rigney
William H. Foster
W. Murphy
W. M. Palmer
Park M. Ashton
William H. Gill
James
Alexander
Mitchell
Captain Lowry
William J. Manning
Commodore McCauley
Thomas Bessliver
Samuel Park
George Cochran
M.J. Luddington
Lewis Fagan
T. A. Rowe
Schelky
Senate
House of Representatives
Delaware
William H. Guthrie
Robert C. Ford
Pennsylvania
John Trankey
James P. Sterrett
Ulysses ©. Mercur
Smith
Stewart
James R. Gates
Select Council
Ashman, Hanna and
Pentrose
Orphans’ Court
John Cadwalader
Bléock
Edwin N. Benson
Walter McMichael
Wharton Barker
Fell
Russell Thayer
W. W. Ker
Maxwell Stevenson
Francis P. Haggerty
George G. Pierie
Dechert
Leeda
D. Hayes Agnew
Matthew McVey
Davis Page
Peter H. Zell
Keim
Thomas Collins
Ashman and
Hanna
Senator Sutton
Montgomery County
Senator Hughes
Simon Muhr
Controller Dechert
Abbott
General McClellan
Henry
Kelsey
Democracy
Hackman
Bare knuckle prize fight ends with Donahue knocked senseless
William Gabig of Pittsburg defeats 'Clipper' Donahue of the city after 31 brutal rounds at Scattergood's track Lamb Tavern road. Donahue, drunk but defiant, is knocked insensible in the final round. reports say his head is badly cut and swollen. Witnesses call it the gamest fight since 1876.
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Scattergood
Lamb Tavern Road
William Gabig
Pittsburg
Donahue
Eighth
Vine Streets
Gabig
Weeden
New Jersey
London mob riots as unemployed demand public works
About three thousand unemployed workers paraded through London demanding immediate municipal public works and shorter hours. The crowd clashed with police near the Local Government Board and Downing Street, then dispersed after reinforcements arrived. A Thames embankment meeting led by Hyndman urged reduced hours and social revolution, with violent rhetoric but no arrests reported.
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London
Downing Street
Gladstone
Admiralty
Home Office
Thames Embankment
Hyndman
Democratic Federation
Jay Gould
New York State
Goshens
Rothschilds
Brasseys
Mudir Believes Khartoum Fallen and Gordon Dead
Dispatches from Korti report the Mudir now believes Khartoum fell and General Gordon is dead. A cavass says Farag admitted rebels to Khartoum. Gordon was killed near the government house as rebels fired at him while he moved toward the Austrian Consulate. Brackenbury’s main force advances. NSW troops expected to reach Suakim by March 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Korti
Khartoum
Gordon
Cavass
Ibrahim Bey Ruehdi
Farag
Government House
Mahomed Bey Mustapha
Golley
Mahomed Mustapha
Dulka Island
Nile
Shukuk Pass
Brackenbury
New South Wales
Suakim
Egypt
Metemneh
Hessan Bey
Soudan
Osan Digna
Vessel Cut In Two After Collision Off Eddystone
The steamers Westernland and Holmhurst collided in dense fog eight miles from Eddystone Light. Holmhurst a 299 ton collier sank, four crew drowned. Westernland with 800 passengers suffered bow holes and flooding. all on board panicked. Westernland dock repairs expected.
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London
Westernland
Antwerp
New York
Plymouth
Holmhurst
Eddystone
Weasternland
Eastern trotting associations set spring circuit plans
A roundtable at the Gilsey House brought together Eastern trotting representatives to organize a four day circuit with liberal purses for fast classes from 2 17 to 3 00 minutes and teams. Openings were scheduled for Suffolk Park Philadelphia May 12 and other cities from May to June with dates at Belmont Park Point Breeze Park Charter Oak Narragansett Mystic Beacon New York Driving Club and more to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Trotting Association
Tax Times
New York
Gilsey House
W. F. Kidder
H. C. Willis
Mystic Park
E. Morse
Beacon Park
J. H. Phillips
Suffolk Park
Philadelphia
Belmont Park
Point Breeze Park
Speaker Carlisle Faces Illness at Capitol Storm
Special Dispatch reports Speaker Carlisle remained in his Capitol room despite medical advice and did not chair House deliberations. He plans to try again tomorrow, but friends doubt his stamina for the session. His physicians call his condition kidney inflammation, but some contend Bright's disease is involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Capitol
Tux Times
Franco-Burmese Treaty Rumors Reported in Paris
Advices from Rangoon claim a pact between Burmah and France cedes the Shan States and Mogoung ruby mines to France. Five hundred French troops guard the mines. Burma allows arms through Tonquin. A Burmese Ambassador will reside in Paris and a French Resident at Mandalay. France pledges protection against Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Rangoon
France
Mogoung
Burmah
Tonquin
Mandalay
Great Britain
Russia Orders 2000 Krupp Guns for Asiatic Armament
London dispatches report Russia has ordered 2,000 Krupp guns to bolster its Asiatic fortifications in Central Asia. The weapons are described as large pattern and intended for fortress use, signaling heightened military buildup amid commercial and financial concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Berlin
Yta
Fire debate over Blockley Almshouse devastations and blame
The Prison Committee met to discuss the Almshouse fire at Blockley, where officials sparred over responsibility, funding, and safety lapses. Guardians of the Poor defend Liberality while admitting past mismanagement, and doctors urge separating paupers from the sick. Fire risk and needed repairs dominate the session as assurances surface of future improvements and possible relocation plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Almshouse Insane Hospital
Ridgway
Lawson
Hammett
McMurtrie
Board of Guardians
M’murtrie
Hendricks Attends Indianapolis Chinese Banquet Event
About two hundred residents gathered at Second Presbyterian Church for a New Year banquet organized by Chinese residents of Indianapolis. Attendees included Vice President elect Hendricks Governor Gray Mayor McMasters and several legislators. Toasts and varied performances marked the evening in native and adopted tongues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indranapolis
Indianapolis
Second Presbyterian Church
Hendricks
Gray
McMasters
Suit Against a Natural Gas Company in Death Claim
Jacob Beck sues for himself and as trustee for Eliza Rabe’s children over damages after her death in a recent natural gas explosion in Washington Pa. The action targets the natural gas heat company seeking compensation for loss and related damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Times
Washrneton
Jacob Beck
Eliza Rabe
Dornes Niah
Beck
Tom's River Murder Trial Focuses on Rockwell Alibi
In the Wainwright murder case at Tom's River the Commonwealth pushed to convict Elson K. Rockwell as the shooter while painting alibi witnesses as misled by defense emissaries. The defense argued Rockwell was in the village, with witnesses recanting or narrowing timeframes under cross examination as investigators checked hoof prints and trail measurements. The trial's testimony was to close the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Times
Tom’s River
The
Commonwealth
Wainwright
Elson K. Rockwell
Rockwell
Mary Ann Branson
Manchester
Minnie Rodgers
George Applegate
George Matthews
Smith Cowdrick
James Brewer
Lindabury
David O. Parker
Eriil Britton
John Gaskell
Richard Skirm
Abe Alloways
William Cowdrick
Reuben Potter
John Grant
Edward Reynolds
William Lake
James Kh. Myddeton
James Lewis
Jennings
Beatty
Matthews
Bailey
Mr. Matthews
Bamber
Cabinet Speculation Ties Bayard Manning Garland to a Cabinet
Special dispatch from Washington reports strong belief that Senator Bayard will accept a State portfolio after his Albany visit while Daniel Manning is eyed for Treasury and Senator Garland for Attorney General. Voorhees and McDonald race, Hendricks opposed. Bayard travels to Dover to push representation amendment. Bayard declines comment on cabinet rumor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bayard
Albany
Daniel Manning
Treasury
Senator Garland
Voorhees
Indiana
McDonald
Hendricks
Wilmington
Dover
New Castle County
Cleveland
Dr Leopold Damroschs Funeral Arrangements Set
Funeral services for Dr Leopold Damrosch are nearly arranged with a 345 PM Wednesday arrival of his body at the Metropolitan Opera House. Directors will receive the casket and two addresses by Assistant Bishop Potter and Professor Felix Adler. Musical tributes include Seigfried funeral march, Happy and Blessed Are, Aascheit der Todten Menschen, Bach chorale, and more as the Opera House, Thalia Theatre, and company prepare mourning observances.
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Tur Times
New York
Leopold Damrosch
Metropolitan Opera House
Opera House
Bishop Potter
Felix Adler
Seigfried
Symphony Society
Pera
Thalia Theatre
Thalia Theatre Company
Train Wreck at Langhorne Station Injures Fireman
The 11 o'clock Philadelphia and Reading train derailed at Langhorne Station due to debris on the rails. The engine and tender toppled, a baggage car blocked the rear, smoking car windows shattered, but no passengers were hurt. The fireman was thrown onto coal, unconscious with suspected internal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langhorne
Trenton
Philadelphia and
Reading
Aged man dies from exposure in storm near Egg Harbor City
Isaac Evans an elderly man walking with a boy in a February storm from Egg Harbor City to May's Sanomna collapsed on the town’s outskirts and died despite rescue attempts by several passersby. The incident highlights the peril of severe weather as rescue teams arrived too late to save him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May
Sanomna
N. J
Isaac Evans
Egg Harbor City
Telegraphic Taps Herald Mixed News From Mills to Court
The Youngstown business revival boosts rolling mills while a Pittsburg clerk is jailed for Van Dyke Craser robbery. A Somerset county hunter, Rocky Hill death, and a Baltimore Bank teller fraud case surface alongside election and naval bureau retirement notes. Irish Catholic boycotts and threats shadow Fall River editor. Boxing plans emerge in Chicago under Marquis rules. Court filings in Woad, and a framed admin claim for Georgina Fort circulate amid fragmentary notices.
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Youngstown
John Moore
New York
Pittsburg
van Dyke Craser
Rocky Hill
Somerset County
N. J
William W. Massey
Baltimore Bank Commerce
House Committee On Elections
Missouri
Lean Quatnn
Broadhead
Mocra
Alf Greenfield
Jack Burke
Marquis of Queensbury
Chicago
Leonard Myers
Fieecp Tle
Yesterda
Court of Claims
Woad
Georgina Fort
Peti Lon
Adminioirer Fire & Father
Fg 'Art
Cours
Atlantic City Storm Wipes Out Pavilions and Boardwalk
Special dispatch reports fierce wind and rain devastate Atlantic City beachfront. The boardwalk from Ohio Avenue to the Excursion House area is washed away while Governor Williams Fortescue and other pavilions are demolished. Howard and Applegate piers remain intact. Loveland’s bath-houses are ruined. Ships in the bay driven ashore, and rail track damage repaired as the 3.30 train runs at 6 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Ohio Avenue
Governator’s
Williams
Fortescue
Traymore
Illinois Avenue
Howard
Applegate
Loveland
Applegate’s
Tennessee Avenue
West Jersey Railroad
The Long Island Storm Wrecks Havoc Across Coasts
A fierce February storm in Hunter's Point and along Long Island caused widespread flooding and damage. Seas flooded undertakings from Babylon to Patchogue. tracks and bridges flooded. Corona washout disrupted rail travel. Docks and creeks overflowed as mills, ponds, and beaches suffered heavy losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunter’s Point
Sag Harbor
Greenport
Babylon
Patchogue
Long Island Railroad
Corona
Flushing Creek
Glen Cove
Cold Spring
Centreport
Huntington
Newtown Creek
Provost’s
New York
Brooklyn Bridge
Atlantic
Broad Channel
Jamaica Bay
Miller’s
Eldor
Crew Rescued After Perilous Cape May Rescue
Special Dispatch to The Times reports the American brig Anita struck Cold Spring bar near Cape May, driven ashore after a morning wreck. Eight crew aboard plus two passengers, one owner, suffered exposure as surfmen under Captain George Hildreth saved them from the house roof. Vessel and cargo total losses. beach and railway damage extensive.
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Cape May
Anita
Macready
Caidad
Bolivia
New York
Cold Spring Bar
Cold Spring
George Hildreth
Highlands
Sewell’s Point
West Jersey
Cape May Point
Freshet Drowns Woman as Delaware Flood Surges
Heavy snow and rain swell the Christiana and Brandywine creeks in Wilmington causing floods across shipyards mills and lowlands. Miss Mary McClafferty, eighteen, drowns crossing Squirrel run while Lepan escapes. Work halted in several mills. authorities fear night rise yet no further flooding expected.
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Wilmington
Christiana
Brandywine
Pickelsville
Mary McClafferty
Squirrel Run
Lepan
Gale wrecks havoc in New York wind storm
February gale lifts Theodore Ernst from 148 Franklin street roof fracturing his skull while Sarah Walters suffers a brain concussion from a street sign. Fred Bauer is blown onto Fifth Avenue with a damaged shoulder. An iron shutter at Mortimer building hoisted and dented Stock Exchange roof, a Broadway cigar shop window shatters, and a soda fountain fixtures suffer $400 loss. A Brooklyn Court House divorce hearing is interrupted by a fragmentary distraction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Theodore Ernst
Franklin Street
Sarah Walters
Fred Bauer
Fifth Avenue
New Mortimer
Stock Exchange
Broadway
Reyeckin
Isabella B. Codd
Brooklyn Court House
Wes
Historic storm floods New York streets and piers
The February storm produced record high tides in the North and East rivers with widespread flooding. Water inundated cellars along West and South streets, reached near the top of bulkheads at Fall River Line, overflowed Vesey Street, and submerged Washington Market stands as West Street features flooded car tracks. Similar scenes have not been seen in many years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Weat
Cromwell Line
Fall River
Vesey Street
Butchers
Washington Market
West Street
Flooded Schuylkill River Retards Rail Traffic
The Schuylkill river swelled by weekend snow and rain flooding the Norristown branch between Manayunk and the Falls of Schuylkill with a thin water layer on the tracks. By afternoon the river fell and trains returned. Conductor Bullock noted the flood subsided and ice was reforming along the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schuylkill
Philadelphia and
Reading
Norristown
Manayunk
Falla
Ninth and
Green Streets
Bullock
City Flood Threat Eases After Sudden Weather Change
Trenton reports a rapid rise of the Delaware from last night's rain causing an ice gorge to hold and an overflow into the city. Wilson's mills closed as floodwaters invaded the dye house. other mills along the river prepared to shut down, leaving conditions uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tax Times
Trenton
Delaware
Wilson's Mills
Three Feet of Snow Hits Centralia in Storm
Special Dispatch to Tus Times Centralia reports a fierce morning snow storm with powerful winds. Snow depth reached three feet with heavy drifts causing notable property damage across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centralia
Tus Times Centralia
Oman
Cold Wave Grips West With Severe Temperatures
February 16 Chicago reports 15 below zero as storm signals fly. Temperatures plummet across the region with Omaha 13 below and Winnipeg 34 below. Trains delayed, streetcar lines disrupted, and passengers endure slow travel as cold tightens its grip.
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Chicago
Northwest
Mercury
Omaha
St. Paul
Des Moines
Dubuque
Fargo
Jamestown
Winner
Chicago and Alton
Louisville
New Albany
Grand Trunk
Scranton Lawyers Challenge Governor Over Prothonotary 1880s
Special dispatch from Scranton reports Governor Paterson asked lawyer Thomas of Scranton to issue a commission to Thomas H. Adeler after the Supreme Court ruled he had been legally elected Prothonotary of Lackawanna County. The 1880s election favored Martin McDonald by face returns. the Court confirmed his title and the Governor issued a commission to him, with legal questions ongoing. In a separate decision, Atherton defeated Tracy for Register of Wills, prompting Atherton supporters to seek his commission and Tracy’s attorney to appeal to the Supreme Court before commission issuance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ScRanton
Supreme Court
Trmes
Hamissura
Pattison
Thomas
Thomas H. Adeler
Lackawanna County
Martin McDonald
Court of
Atherton
Harrisburg
Tracy
Philadelphia
Merchants' Tea Company managers held for trial
Magistrate Smith ordered final hearing for Charles Thomas Matthias Fisher and seven employees of the Merchants Tea Company arrested in two stores at 244 North Eighth Street and 712 Chestnut Street. Managers required to post bail $600, staff $300. G A Brill absent. Mayor Smith attended. Charles Dillman and Special Officer Hoffman testified about a tea lottery. Bondsmen Henry Fisher and William McDonough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Brill
Smith
Charles Dillman
Eighth Street
Hoffman
Henry Fisher
William McDonough
Sheriff's Office
Lent rules issued by Archbishop Ryan for faithful diocese
Archbishop Ryan prescribes Lenten observances allowing one full meal daily except Sundays, bans combining meat and fish in a single meal, and permits an eight ounce evening meal. Tea, cocoa, and a small biscuit are allowed in the morning. Lard use in cooking is authorized, with fresh meat permitted Sundays and certain weekdays by dispensation, excluding Holy Thursday and the two last Lent days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ryan
Daly Surrenders in Mint Silver Bricks Case
Peter Daly, saloon keeper on South Street above Fourth, surrendered to Marshal Kerns after being charged with selling a silver brick stolen from the Mint to jeweler Samuel Simpson. Simpson testified Daly sold the brick for 800 dollars. Mint official Nathaniel B. Boyd identified the brick as stolen and recovered in New York. Daly denied knowledge and was held on 5500 dollars bail with Councilman McMullen as bondsman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Daly
South Street
Fourth
Marshal Kerns
United States
Bell
Samuel Simpson
Nathaniel B. Boyd
United States Mint
New York
Daly
Councilman
McMullen
Escheat Proceedings in Elk County Involving Rail and Mining Co
Deputy Attorney General Snodgrass travels to Elk county to argue quo warranto actions against the New York Lake Erie and Western Railroad Company Northwestern Mining and Exchange Company and the New York Lake Erie and Western Coal and Railroad Company. The cases involve hundreds of thousands of dollars as the state seeks escheat of property sold at high prices with imperfect titles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Times
Haramsurne
Snodgrass
Elk County
New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad Company
Northwestern Mining and Exchange Company
New York, Lake Erie and Western Coal and Railroad Company
Dress Fire Endangers School Teacher at Adsburyville
Special Dispatch to Tax Tres West Chester February 16 Miss Louise Connell a pretty and efficient school teacher in Ads buryville school house made a narrow escape from being burned to death on Friday last. After dismissing her school she began sweeping and in passing the stove her dress caught fire and soon she was in flames. She quickly closed the schoolhouse and with her own hands tore from her most of her apparel and thus saved her life though she now suffers from burns to her hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
Louise Connell
Adsburyville
Disease Stricken Chester County Cattle Visited
West Cuxster February 16 Dr Bridge State Veterinary Surgeon met Secretary Edge to inspect Kennett and other townships affected by pleuro pneumonia. Officials plan to kill afflicted animals and inoculate those not yet showing disease as a precaution.
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The
Times
West Cuxster
Bridge
Edge
Kennett
Child Burned By Stove Fire In Williamsport
Special Dispatch reports a young girl named Jackson sustained severe burns while playing with a stove fire in Williamsport. The injuries are described as likely fatal. the mother had left the home briefly, returned to find the child burning and fainted upon discovering the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tax Times
Williamsport
Jackson
Arbitration panel disbands as weavers and manufacturers fail to concede
The committee appointed by the striking weavers to meet the carpet manufacturers was discharged by Local Assembly 4,898 after finding neither side willing to concede. Fourteen of George Bromley s three-plying rain carpet weavers return to work at old rates this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bromley
Ocean Steamship Arrivals With Multiple North Atlantic Ports
Ocean steamship arrivals reported at New York and Elba include vessels from Rio Janeiro Salier Bremen Adriatic Liverpool Aspinwall Orinoco Bermuda Southsome tord Gough Philadelphia and Elba from New York. A. Scholten also passed New York.
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New York
Laplace
Rio Janeiro
Salier
Bremen
Adriatic
Liverpool
Aspinwall
Orinoco
Bermuda
Tord Gough
Philadelphia
Elba
A. Scholten
Pendleton Did Not Write Letter on Thurman Cabinet
In Washington on February 16 an effort to verify a claim that Senator Pendleton wrote a letter to the President-elect in support of Judge Thurman for the Cabinet found no such letter had been written and no communication was contemplated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washineron
Pendleton
Judge Thurman
Fire destroys widow's barn in Watsontown area
Special Dispatch to The Times from Watsontown Pennsylvania reports a large barn owned by widow Mrs Debtor near her home burned tonight. The blaze consumed the barn's contents including two hotels and cattle. Loss estimated at 5000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Times
Watsontown
Cattia
Accused dynamiters in London Underground blasts undergo re-examination
At Bow Street Court Cunningham and Burton face further Crown evidence over the January 2 Gower Street explosion. Police testimony places Cunningham in the brake with two companions. Meyers and others identify him and Burton on Edgeware Road and at Gower Street. Children injured in the Tower of London blast are named and described. custody conditions and a contested photograph are noted as the case advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Bow Street
Cunningham
Burton
Tower of London
Quilliam
Gower Street
Seward
Bishopsgate
Joseph Meyers
Clapham
Mr. Meyers
Farrington Street
Meyers
Edgeware Road
Chapel
Church Streets
Aldgate
Bishopsgate Road
Crawford
Elizabeth Balaan
Annie Dunn
Ernest Stratton
Herbert George
James Monroe
Ingham
Fire destroys Cole's Hotel and Kress residence in Wetxsponro
Early today a blaze gutted Cole's Hotel and W. C. Kress' home in Wetxsponro causing extensive damage to the Methodist Church. Estimated loss stands at 35000 dollars with 25000 dollars insured. Twenty people barely escaped wearing night attire, losing personal effects in the fire which investigators suspect was incendiary. The hotel had previously survived a mysterious December fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wetxsponro
Weather summary for Middle Atlantic States and New York area
Indications for Te-Day show colder fair weather across the Middle Atlantic States with clearing in the north and winds shifting to south. In the New York and Philadelphia vicinity temperatures were colder with a high of 44.6 and a low of 20.5, mean 29.7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle Atlantic
New York
Philadelphia
City News In Brief Highlights Of A Busy Night
The Continental Hotel marked its twenty fifth anniversary while the Philopatrian Institute opened a new gymnasium. Acquittals were recorded for Lombardini and Calona on counterfeit ten cent pieces. Races at Point Breeze are unfoundedly denied as leased. Aug ustine Social and Beneficial Association held its second reception at Musical Fund Hall with Carl Senta's Orchestra. Philadelphia Turngemeinde hosted a large masquerade ball at Industrial Hall with dancing late. A reception by Company D at the armory and other social events filled the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Continental
Philopatrian Institute
Angelo M. Lombardini
Giovanni Cadona
United States District Court
Point Breeze
Griswold
J. N. Haverly
Augustine Social and Beneficial Association
Musical Fund Hall
Carl Senta
Second Regiment
Armory
Race
Philadelphia Turngemeinde
Industrial Hall
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Clipper’ Donahue
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Weir Mitchell
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J. William White
Waring
Rowe
Twenty-first
Mr. Hendricks
Tom?’S River
Dr. Damrosch
E. T. Nichols
Bureau of Yards and Docks
Navy Department
K. Harmony
Tuk Times
Long Island
Schuylkill River
Giet
Merchants’ Tea Company
Chester County
City News
Ruddach
Crukce
Pennsylvania Hospital For the
Twenty-fifth Ward
James McManes
Daniel W. Gilbert
Sereot Council
Gilbert
Philadelphia Sabbath Association
Chestnut
Sabbath Association
England
Scotland
Wagner Hygiene Association
Philadelphia Sanitary Protective League
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