Tariff Plan Dominates Senate House Clash in Congress
Washington February 18 Republicans in the House and Senate weigh rapid action on tariff legislation. Morrill aims to rush the bill through the Senate while House Republicans press Kassell’s rule change and modify the metal schedule. Internal revenue measures face tie to tariff reform with leaders debating a combined bill. A late evening conference at Robeson’s house gathers Morrill Allison Hale Conger Ingalls Reed Hiscock Kelley McKinley for strategic talks.
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Wasinsoron
Morrill
Senate
House
Merman
Kasson
Committee On Rules
Kassah
Keifer
Haskell
McGarrahan
Bob Ingersoll
Robeson
Allison
Hale
Conger
Ingalls
Reed
Hiscock
Kelley
McKinley
Attempt to Pass Senate Tariff Bill Today
Washington reports an effort to push the House tax and tariff bill to final Senate vote by Tuesday. Leaders foresee passage in the Senate as the House schedules suspensions and committees set pace on related appropriation bills and tariffs amid a closing session.
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Senate
Associated Press
Washington
House
Finance Committee
Committee On Appropriations
District of Columbia
House of Representatives
Ways and Means Committee
Internal Revenue
Judiciary
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Commerce
Anderson
Agricultural Commission
Naval Affairs
United States
Carlisle
Haskell
Congress
Smuggling Hair BUST Near Chicago Portals
Chicago customs officials seize 1500 worth imported hair in the port area. Eva Sturt admits obtaining the cargo through the New York Custom House by illicit channels. The case highlights smuggling via official avenues and ongoing enforcement.
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Chicago
Poral
Eva Sturt
New York Custom House
Tie Mine Disaster at Diamond Kills Seventy-Four Men
Special dispatch reports a catastrophic mine flood at Diamond after rains and snow. Superintendent Mackey explains how a spur collapsed, allowing water to rush in and trap seventy four miners. Rescue attempts were hindered. bodies lie beneath the flood, with officials assessing the disaster and possible causes.
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Mackey
Taw
Bramwoon, Ll
Diamond
Fordyce
Mr. Mackey
Prohibition Report Expected On New Jersey Amendment
Special Dispatch from Renton notes temperance supporters await the judiciary committee’s report on a state constitutional amendment to allow the people to decide Prohibition. Assemblyman Gaston of Passaic opposes Flynn’s maneuver to dissociate the committee. The committee chair confirms readiness to report, but the document was not issued before the house adjourned.
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Renton
Committee On Judiciary
Vlynn
Passaic
Judiciary Committee
Flynn
Gaston
Ot Passaic
Eee
Neighbor
Jeannette Inquiry Finds No Culpable Officers In Arctic Loss
The court of inquiry reports the Jeannette expedition suffered no misconduct by any officer or crew. It credits Sir Allen Young and others, notes the ship was well chosen and in good condition at departure, aside from being heavily loaded, and praises sustained discipline, endurance, and mutual forbearance amid hardships. Signed by Commodore Temple and Samuel Remey.
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William G. Temple
Samuel C. Remey
Retention of Revenue Marine in Treasury Favored
Chief E W Clark reports to the Secretary of the Treasury opposing transferring the Revenue Marine Service to the Navy Department. He argues retention preserves efficiency, history, and civil functions, notes Navy’s bad management, and cites traditions and public opinion against the move.
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Washington
E. W. Clark
Revenue Marine
Secretary of the Treasury
Chandler
Revenue Marine Service
Navy Department
Clark
United States
Treasury
Foreign News Notes From The Times Summary
The Times notes say Mr Forster was hounded from office last May and opposed cabinet members faced criticism. Fedora closes at the Vaudeville April 20, and Bernhardt begins Lyons performances April 22. Queen Victoria plans two Buckingham drawing rooms late February/early March and mid March. Rome seeks designs for a Victor Emmanuel memorial’s national monument. Dubliners claim Lord Cavendish’s assassination was not preconcerted, tied to defending Burke. England’s PM hosted a full dress dinner for the address movers at Downing Street. London’s happy hit: free morning pantomime for poor schoolchildren at Drury Lane, with all schools invited.
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London Times
Forster
Sarah Bernhardt
Lyons
Buckingham Palace
Rome
Victor Emanuel
Dublin
London
Frederick Cavendish
Burke
Ohio River Flood Forcing Hundreds From Homes
Floodwaters drive hundreds from their homes as relief boats ferry people through inundated streets. Distress spreads along the river as New Albany and West Pittston report rising waters, cold weather, and rising danger to buildings and factories.
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New Albany
Terre Haute
Ind
Indianapolis and
St. Louis
Illinois Midlands
Paris
Relief Boat Trips Through Flooded Ohio Towns
The steamer Lily of the Lighthouse Service carried 1000 loaves of bread and abundant canned goods to California and New Richmond, now submerged by floodwaters. Residents, especially women and children, packed into Odd Fellows Hall, while aid reached the towns by small rowboats as supplies were distributed to the starving.
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Cincinnati
Lily
Lighthouse Service
California
New Richmond
Columbia
Newport
Mission of Mercy
Palestine
Ohio
Purcell
Ice breaks river gorge flood swallows bridges at Toredo
At Toredo the gorge broke at 12 30 this morning and water rose, flooding the river. By daylight five feet lower and the river clear of ice except the middle ground. The Cherry street, Pennsylvania Railroad, and Union bridges were destroyed, several docks’ craft carried away, while the Wheeling and Lake Erie bridge escaped serious damage. Ferry boats will replace lost crossings. trains reopen from suburban stations tomorrow.
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Toredo
Cherry Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Union Bridge
Wheeling and Lake Erie
Lake Shore
Mississippi River Flood Outlook From Cairo to Memphis
The Chief Signal Officer reports the Ohio River has fallen only in parts between Louisville and Pittsburgh. The Mississippi is rising rapidly at Cairo, approaching two feet below 1882 high water, likely to hit last year’s level by midweek and pass it. It threatens Memphis by Tuesday night with continuing rise to early March.
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Washington
Army
Ohio
Louisville
Pittsburg
Mississippi
Cairo
Memphis
Destructive Ice Gorges Close Pittston Streets
Special dispatch reports Pittston on February 18 as the Susquehanna River rose to twenty eight feet above low water, ice began moving rapidly and a gorge formed about two miles, with water entering houses from the rear as flood conditions worsened.
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the Times
Williamsport
Linden Railroad Bridge
Lock Haven Dam
Wayne, Pine
Charlton
Jersey Shore
Gamble House
Larry's Creek
Plank Road
Linden
Susquehanna Township
Pittston
Tan Times
Prittston
Susquehanna
Ice Gorges Clear After Danger on Susquehanna Route
Special dispatches report the Susquehanna gorges between Columbia and Port Deposit breaking through, allowing rail traffic to resume as work crews clear four foot ice depths. Rising waters threaten Kingston flats and Port Blanchard, with passenger transport by boat resumed. Cold snap ends flood danger at Oil City as Allegheny River declines.
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Tac
Susquehanna
Port Deposit
Columbia and
McCall's Ferry
Safe Harbor
York Furnace
Saloon Disturbance Leaves Italian Boy Wounded
A melee outside G. Baratta saloon at 15 Carpenter Street ends with fifteen year old Italian boy Joseph Franchetti wounded in the left breast. John Dole James Strain and James Geary assaulted Baratta and bartender Bescona as Italians nearby intervened. A shot fired from within the crowd injures no one else, police arrest three attackers owner Baratta and seven Italians. Witnesses note drink fueled tension and Italian native animosity in the area. Baratta’s wife and about twenty relatives stay at the station with him for hours.
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G. 3
Baratta
Carpenter Street
Joseph Franchetti
John Dole
James Strain
James Geary
Frank Bescona
Buchanan
Itia
Dole
Strain
Geary
Pat the Avenger Fatally Injured in Pittsburg Riot
William Phillips known as Pat the Beer of Pittsburg riot notoriety lies in a central police cell, blind and delirious from erysipelas triggered by a head wound from an iron poker ten days earlier. His assailant, Young, is in County Jail. Phillips’s injuries are fatal.
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Pat
Times
Pitrspurg
William Phillips
Young
Phillips
Pittsburg
Phiadelphia
Round House
Sharpsburg Bridge
Squirrel Hill
Three Die As Train Strikes Sleigh At Wallingford
New Haven February 18. The Boston express struck a sleigh at Wallingford killing three persons and injuring a fourth. William Myers driver of the sleigh was killed instantly. William Howe died twenty minutes later from a fractured skull. Miss Alice Franks died this morning with a skull fracture. Miss Eroma Matram is severely injured internally and near the spine but may recover. An inquest will be held amid great indignation over reports that the whistle was not blown.
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New Haven
Boston Express
Wallingford
William Myers
William Howe
Alice Franks
Eroma Matram
Parr
Presidency of the Senate discussed in February dispatch
Acting Vice President Davis said there is no need for an extra Senate session and may resign before March 4. If he vacates, the Senate would elect a successor from those holding over. Senator Allison of Iowa is favored by Republicans, while Senator Mahone supports an extra session for reorganization and would join a Republican caucus.
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Senate
Tax Times
Washington
Davis
Allison
Iowa
Mahone
Iron Works Destroyed at Demmler Station Fire
The United States Iron and Tin Plate Works at Demmler Station near McKeesport burned early this morning. Sparks from a stove in the engine room started the blaze which spread rapidly, destroying the mill, adjacent buildings, and the railroad trestle within ten minutes. Loss estimated at $100,000, with 300 men thrown out of work. Mills owned by J and H Demmuler of the city.
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McKeesport
United States Iron and Tin Plate Works
Demmler Station
Pittsburg
Youghiogheny
J. and
H. Demmuler
Hungarian-Related Stabbing Leaves Man Near Death
In Connellsville on February 18 a young man named Forespring was severely cut by a Hungarian during a drunken brawl at Moyer Station. The attack has heightened local resentment toward Hungarians and followed a recent circular denouncing them that circulated widely.
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the Times
Connellsville
Forespring
Moyer Station
Disappearance reported of C D Chambers in New York
Police were notified of the disappearance of C D Chambers a 38 year old salesman for a coffee firm in Chambers street. He was last seen Saturday morning and carried a large sum of money.
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New York
C. D. Chambers
Chambers Street
Ocean Steamship Arrivals Reported at Major Ports
Ocean steamship arrivals listed for New York with vessels Circas Sian from Glasgow Katio from Liverpool Silesia from Hamburg Limosa from Londonderry Baltimore with Circas sian from Liverpool and Quennatown Britannic from New York as reported in the latest port bulletin.
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New York
Circassia
Glasgow
Katio
Liverpool
Silesia
Hamburg
Limosa
Londonderry
Baltimore
Circassian
Quennatown
The Telephonic Babel and its Tempers on the Wires
An 1890s Chicago style feature reports female telephone operators at a Fourth Street central office. It describes long shifts, a strict profanity clause, and how voices from 2000 lines test patience. It notes indignities from subscribers, mishearings, and the toll of nerves and headaches from the heavy headsets.
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Fourth
Chestnut Streets
General Exchange
The
Bell Company
Job
Defending the new nickel defended by Colonel Snowden
Colonel Snowden defends the new five cent piece as meeting the law by the Roman numeral V on the nickel. He notes no authority for Treasury withdrawal and cites precedent from the three cent piece lacking the word cents. He says about 1.25 million coins have circulated and rest of the discussion centers on statutory interpretation and collector pieces.
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Snowden
Gilfillan
Secretary of the Treasury
Eee Pee
A Deadly Dose of Laudanum Sinks George Assam
George Assam a fifty year old shoemaker of 31 North Thirteenth street drank laudanum from a bottle exclaiming That’s the stuff He had been drinking for years and under liquor influence His sister Mrs Schumacher feared poisoning and discovered the drug After a spree he collapsed in the street and was rushed to Pennsylvania hospital But no ambulance available delayed care Despite emetic and stomach pump his condition worsened He came to the U S thirty two years ago and remained sober until the war
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George Assam
North Thirteenth Street
Reading Railroad
Michael Dunn
Casper Trace
Pennsylvania Hospital
Assam
Pardons Board to Hear Philadelphia Criminal Cases in Harrisburg
Special dispatch notes Philadelphia cases to be reviewed by the Board of Pardons in Harrisburg on Tuesday. Listed are Vanarsdalen, Moore, Clark, Dunn, Landerman, French, Fuller, Rob inson, Trent, with hearings requested for Van Lee and Vieck. Also under advisement are Pester, Barritt, and a defendant named Gray. Judge Blaw of York attends to aid in evaluating the anti poly bill.
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Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Morrow
Tur Tiss
Tamissura
Board of Pardons
Joel M. Vanarsdalen
John Moore
Joseph Morris
Gray
Westmoreland
Judge Blaw
York
Gordon
Twenty Indians Wanted for Barnum Show Exhibition
A special Barnum agent sought Interior Department approval to remove twenty Pawnee from their reservation for a summer tour. Commissioner Price refused, citing doubts the circus climate would civilize or benefit the Indians, noting past show trials left tribes in worse condition.
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IMES
Washington
P. T. Barnum
Interior Department
Teller
Price
Drunken Woman Found Wrapped in Cart on Fifteenth Street
Two officers pushed a wheelbarrow containing a bundle that turned out to be an elderly woman aged sixty to seventy drunk and sleeping in a church at Fifteenth and Lombard. Police at Locust Street station described her as an old habitual drunk. A prior arrest was noted four days earlier for the same woman, and the day before she was found intoxicated on Eighth Street and taken to a station house.
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Fifteenth Street
Daren
Locust Street
Fifteenth and Lombard
Eighth Street
Legal fight over Tidewater Pipe Line injunction at Meadville
The injunction hearing to restrain the newly elected Tidewater Pipe Line Company board is set before Judge Church in Meadville. Franklin B. Gowen joins for the Benson Hopkins party and Wayne MacVeagh for the Satterfield faction, with many witnesses subpoenaed and affidavits promising revelations. An appeal to the Supreme Court is expected, while Senator Hall’s illness may delay proceedings.
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Titusville
Tidewater Pipe Line Company
Judge Church
Meadville
Franklin B. Gowen
Benson-Hopkins
Wayne MacVeagh
Satterfield
Supreme Court
Hall
Satterfield Party
Love Sick Youth Dies Attempt After Jilt
Mark Spencer a 23 year old colored man languished in a station house cell at Fifth and Race streets last evening. He wept over a visiting card of the girl who jilted him and had swallowed laudanum on Saturday at Sixth and Arch streets to die. An officer intervened and he was taken to headquarters where a doctor compelled him to drink mustard and water after being punched and roughed. He declared no girl was worth such suffering.
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Mark Spencer
Fifth and
Race Streets
Mark
Sixth
Arch Streets
Public meeting urged to aid flood sufferers
Mayor King issues call for a 1 o clock public meeting at his office to advance flood relief efforts in the West. Telegrams flow in from Louisville Newport Covington and Indianapolis executives and IL F Warden mayor of Jerra maville Ind notes eight thousand people in need with many homeless and urgent cash assistance requested.
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King
Ofice
Louisville
Newport
Covington
Indianapolis
IL. F. Warden
Jerramaville
Ind
Accident Ends Muskrat Outing for John Ritter
Special Dispatch to Tay Times Norristown February 18 John Ritter of Harmonville and friends were muskrat shooting between Magee's and Pottsville Stations when his double barreled gun discharged into his head under the chin. He died within minutes. An inquest will be held tomorrow by Coroner Aikens. He was about twenty and lived with his father Jacob Ritter.
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Tay Times
Norristown
John Ritter
Harmonville
Magee
Pottsville
Ritter
Aikens
Jacob Ritter
A Negro's Ugly Knife Cuts at Harper's Saloon
William James Dunn colored a bartender at Harper's saloon was cut by Cory Williams colored in a quarrel over unpaid drinks. Wounds to back abdomen left thigh and arm deemed slight. Williams fled. Dunn remained at Ierota Hospital for treatment.
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William James Dunn
Harper's Saloon
Sixth Street
Middle Alley
Cory Williams
Williams
Dunn
Ierota Hospital
Large Demands on the State Treasury
Harrisburg February 18 The Traves reports a large draft on the State Treasury this month. About 350 000 will be paid out. The Supreme Court, Common Pleas and other judges will receive about 125 000. Soldiers orphan schools over 90 000 and charitable institutions receive the greater part of 100 000.
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Harrisburg
Supreme Court, Common Pleas
Appointment to Charleston See announced from Rome
The Archbishop of Baltimore has received from Rome an official communication announcing the appointment of the Right Rev. H. Pinkney Northrop to the See of Charleston while he retains administration of the Vicarate of North Carolina.
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Baltimore
Rome
H. Pinkney Northrop
Charleston
North Carolina
Old Baltimore Brewer Jacob Seeger Dies at 73
Special Dispatch to The Sun from Baltimore reports Jacob Seeger, Baltimore’s oldest brewer, died today in his seventy fourth year after a long career. He built a substantial brewery and left a large estate. Funeral arrangements not yet announced.
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Tux Trarka
Baltimore
Jacob Seeger
Documentary Evidence to Be Produced in Star Route Trial
Merrick declares the forthcoming Star route trial will feature incontrovertible documentary evidence. Berdell shows Dorsey manuscripts and signatures on petitions, while prosecutors prepare for possible jury tampering attempts and suspects Brady and Dorsey plan escape. Government surveillance tightens as Brady shifts cash to a rainy day fund. defendants face near-certain defeat amid a packed courtroom audience.
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Wasursatonx
Merrick
Berdell
Dorsey
William Smith
Brady
Miner
Washington
Colonel Ingersoll
Ingersoll
Beidell
Wylie
Careys Evidence on Invincibles Shocks Dublin Hearing
James Carey Town Councillor testifies at the Phoenix Park murders hearing describing gang organization to kill Forster Cowper Burke and Cavendish. He details plots against the first two men, the Invincibles watching Burke, and the meeting where Brady and Kelly killed them. His account aligns with Kavanagh's testimony, bolstering the Crown case.
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Duar
James Carey
Phoenix Park
Brady
Kelly
Carey
Forster
Kurl Cowper
Burke
Lord Cavendish
Invincibles
Mr. Burke
Curley
Joseph Hanlon
Fagan
McCaffrey Delaney
Mr. Cavendish
Kavanagh
Wagner’s Widow Overcome At Bayreuth Funeral
Bayreuth today witnessed a solemn funeral for Richard Wagner with his widow carried from the arrival car. A guard of 27 citizens watched by Wagner’s bier through the night as the procession moved from the depot to Villa Wahnfried. Bells tolled as wreaths from theatres and German and Austrian bodies and even London arrived for the simple blessing at the tomb.
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Bayreuth
Wagner
Siegfried
Herr Muncker
Villa Wahnfieid
Mooe
Germany
Austria
London
Ferry to Form New French Ministry After Cabinet Reshuffle
Paris reports President Gregy accepted resignations at a Cabinet meeting. Jules Ferry agreed to form a new ministry after consulting allies, with likely appointments including Ministers of the Interior Justice Finance War Public Works and Posts and Telegraphs.
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Paris
Gregy
M. Jules Ferry
M. Ferry
Forci
M. Martin-Feuille
Interior
M. Waldeck-Rosseau
Justice
M. Tirard
Finance
General Thibaudin
M. Raynal
M. Cochery
Posts and Telegraphs
Memorial tablet placed at Morse house in Romer
The municipality has installed a tablet marking the 1880 residence of Samuel Morse. The unveiling is postponed until the Spanish aural colony’s wishes for the ceremony are clarified.
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Romer
Samuel Morse
Syndic
Fire in Alt-Arad Theatre in Hungary Rages Through Afternoon
A blaze swept the new theatre at Alt-Arad Hungary this afternoon and continued to burn into the evening. A scenic artist leaped from a window to escape, suffering serious injuries.
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Vieenna
Alt-Arad
Hungary
The Murderers of Palmer's Party in Alexandria
Five of those arrested for the murder of Professor Palmer and party have been sentenced to death while the remaining defendants receive prison terms ranging from three to fifteen years.
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Alexandria
Palmer
Fatal Explosion at Corbeil Powder Mill in Paris
February 18 explosion at a Corbeil powder mill in Paris region killed six workers.
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Paris
Corbeil
Weather Brief Indicating Warmer Conditions in Northeast
Indications for today show slightly warmer weather for New England and the Middle Atlantic States with generally fair skies. Winds shift from northwest to southwest and barometers are stationary or falling.
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New England
Middle Atlantic States
Democratic candidate update for Fifteenth ward and local incident
The Times clarifies that Edward K. Wolgamuth is the second Democratic candidate in the Fifteenth ward, correcting a prior error. An unknown assailant attacked George Ryan at Second and Lombard, causing a serious facial wound. Ryan, of Third and Union, was hospitalized at Pennsylvania Hospital. The seventy-third Central High graduating class held its annual Saturday, with John F. Lewis elected president and Wim E. Eva elected a leader of the class organization.
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Times
B. L
Thomas P. Twibill
Common Council
Edward K. Wolgamuth
George Ryan
Second
Lombard Streets
Ryan
Third
Union Streets
Pennsylvania Hospital
Central High School
John F. Lewis
Wim E. Eva
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