20 Feb 1889
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Newspaper
Philadelphia Times
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1889
Page
1
McClain defies pugnacious rivals to secure a Philadelphia council seat as voters in thirty one of thirty three wards broadly back Republicans. The election passes quietly with light turnout and police noting little beyond moral suasion and sporadic local wrangles.
A massive blaze in the heart of the business district burned nearly half a million dollars worth of property. Five story brick structures at Market Chestnut Bank and Strawberry streets housed Rudolph Blankenburg and others. flames spread quickly aided by wind, prompting alarms and crowded streets. Firemen fought until about 1 PM, with several narrow escapes and later a rekindling at 12 Strawberry street.
Fire raged through Bank and Strawberry streets with a second alarm called as flames engulfed Nos 11 and 15 Bank and adjacent structures. Firemen fought high winds and intense heat, saving no goods while directing efforts around Strawberry street to protect Shimer & Co. and other occupants as Thompson Poust & Co and Campion premises burned.
A dramatic blaze at Blankenburgs store on Bank Street ends with Fireman Edward Donahue saving two men atop a fire escape and receiving cheers from crowds on Chestnut and Market streets. Nine people, including Emma West, Mamie Derickson, Mary Disston, Ida Geles, Mag Foae, and Irene Justice, escape with others aided by ladders and quick action. a cat clutched by West accompanies the dramatic scene.
Rudolph Blankenburg and multiple firms report heavy but insured losses across Bank and Strawberry streets. Insured totals include stock 219000 and machinery 12650, with other claims from Thomson Foust & Co, Richard Campion, N L La Freme, James Doak & Co, Charles Rainey, Moelling & Autereith, Phil J Walsh, Shimer & Boyer, and Henry C Lea. Blankenburg plans temporary offices at 3 South Thirteenth.
Builders Walker & Co. near Twentieth and Filbert completed an ambulance wagon marked Third Regiment N G P Hospital Corps. It will be presented in about a week and stationed at Broad and Wharton for parades riots and emergencies. The canvas vehicle seats three plus a movable middle seat and is horse drawn.
Boston February 19 The Weir Spider and Frank Murphy featherweight title bout was declared off after Weir refused to fight under current terms. Backers reportedly refused to provide $25, prompting Weir to destroy the agreement and cancel the match.
A night collision two miles from St Hyacinthe Station involving the Point Levi express due at 6 50 and a local Montreal train left both engines and tenders demolished. L N Lussier of St Hyacinthe was slightly injured and another passenger was bruised. The baggage car on the Montreal train was badly damaged.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Department of the Young Men's Christian Association held its third entertainment at Association Hall last night. The building was crowded. Fourteen numbers appeared on the programme including vocal and instrumental solos, music, and humorous readings and recitations.
A Liberal meeting in February 19 hears a letter from Mr Gladstone protesting against Mr O Brien and others being made political prisoners for acts described as crimes elsewhere but not crimes in England.
A. F. Hartman of Lynnport has been appointed fourth class Postmaster. The French Chamber of Deputies met yesterday and adjourned until tomorrow. The second Florida Sub-Tropical Exposition opens today. The Eiffel Tower in Paris is now 2% metres high and work will be completed in two weeks. Herr Branders, adviser to King Tamasese, has been recalled to Berlin. The Greenwich Hotel in Massachusetts burned Monday, a landmark for eighty years. South Side Nail Mill, Williamsport, closed due to lack of orders, affecting about seventy five workers. Fayette County will be organized for the wonton 'Socmasiguat canon 21, convention in SFE.
The Park Central Hotel ruins halt work as debris shows unsafe construction. Two bodies pulled from wreckage are identified as Rev Dr L Perrine and his wife. a third is William Boyle. Others, including Night Clerk Perry and Mr White, believed buried in the ruins. Engineer Thurber and assistant Risley face manslaughter charges. case adjourned with bail unavailable.
A letter received by A Stiffel, Philadelphia agent for Barnes Lock and Safe, describes Harry Stiffel's escape from the Park Central Hotel boiler explosion in Hartford. He sustained small cuts and bruises but no serious injuries, while four New England agents delayed en route reached Hartford to find the hotel ruined. Harry Stiffel resides at 1806 Van Pelt Street when in the city. he is married with no children.
Camden Republicans held a convention naming Jesse Pratt for Mayor William A Husted for Receiver of Taxes and William Thompson for City Assessor The anti syndicate Republicans met at Post 5 Hall nominating a citizens reform ticket with John Campbell Jr as mayoral candidate and a committee to fill the ticket The Democrats likely to endorse the citizens ticket.
Paris February 19 political turmoil over forming a government continues. President Carnot urged Meline to form a cabinet but the effort collapsed, indicating the impossibility of a Ferryist or Opportunist coalition. Tirard refused to attempt, leaving the crisis unresolved.
Colonel Ewing Brownfield Long, a prominent Uniontown businessman born in Winchester in 1803, died today aged 86. He resided in Uniontown since 180. He befriended Albert Gallatin when he was county citizen and helped escort Lafayette to Gallatin’s residence in 1825. His only son is a Philadelphia banker.
In Washington on February 19 the President and Mrs. Cleveland were hosted by Secretary and Mrs. Vilas for the administration's final cabinet dinner. Attending were Secretary and Miss Bayard, Secretary and Mrs. Whitnay, Secretary and Mrs. Endicott, Secretary and Mrs. Dickinson, Secretary and Mrs. Iman, Chief Clerk and Mrs. Carlisle, Justice Lamar and Mrs. Folsom.
The Order of Pente, a beneficial association, opened its new building at 1223 and 12% Ridge avenue for inspection. The ground floor houses the office in natural oak with a stained glass partition to the directors' private room. The second and third stories hold large meeting rooms the order plans to sublet.
A testimonial concert honoring Emma Suelke, pupil of Abby Whinnery, was held last night at St George's Hall. Prominent musicians performed selections from valued masters, the audience applauded warmly, and the hall was crowded with delighted patrons.
The Presbyterian Home for Aged Couples on Sixty-fifth and Vine marked its fourth anniversary with a service at Olivet Church located at Twenty-second and Mt Vernon streets. The event featured pastors and community members in a commemorative gathering.
Minister Matsu hosted a Washington reception honoring Japan's constitutional move. A cable noted Emperor Matsu Hito proclaimed the Constitution on February 11 amid pomp. Guests included Cabinet members, Supreme Court Justices, diplomats, and future Premier Blaine.
Mr and Mrs Charles B Baeder hosted a four hundred guest reception at the Union League hall last night notable for ornate decorations and striking toilet in ladies attire. The event featured a blooming stair parterre, fine music and a candlelit supper in the banquet hall with many prominent guests and social leaders listed among attendees.
Special telegram reports flames set to barns in Adams County amid earlier York county unrest. Levi Herr of Hanover found a powder box and candle in his barn while surveying removal of stock. by noon the barn and its contents were destroyed. Similar notices warned Jonas Filickinger near New Oxford and Hiram Trostie in Arendtsville.
Yesterday the Mercantile Library elected six new directors: Richard Wood, T. Morris Perot, Edward Banes, Nathaniel E. Janney, Charles H. Hart, and Theeyt 30D.
Washington notes report OCC acting comptroller approved capitalization for the First National Bank of Mount Carmel Pennsylvania at $50,000. Also covered are omnibus territorial bill talks, cabinet meeting briefings, a New Orleans bridge bill, Creek Indian land cession, Coney Island light and fog signal funding, pension bills, and timber depredations investigations at La Pointe Wisconsin.
The Councils for 188-1800 will organize on the first Monday of April. Select Council will have 24 Republicans and 9 Democrats. Common Council 93 Republicans and 17 Democrats. The new Councils will include the following members.
Readable fragments show a roster of individuals with initials and surnames including Smithers, Herman Uth, Jos, Morrow, McCoach, Stewart, Fisher, Scaniin, Leithead, Pallatt, Meyers, Yarrow, Horr, Hartroute, and others. Total count noted as 111. No clear event context or dates provided.
Last night’s returns show council members elected across thirty-one wards with party lines. Counts highlight Getzinger, Kinkaid, and others while several R and D nominees secure seats in COMMON and SELECT COUNCIL races.
Voters in the seven wards show divided results in precincts with notable peculiarities. The detailed tallies list numbers across divisions, highlighting variations that may surprise residents, with figures scattered through third ward data.
Peter Monroe celebrated Third Ward returns at the Continental Club where friends gathered as George W. Allen and John H. Buiztey were declared elected to Common Council over Elvin O. Smith and Oscar Saunders. A parade followed with two bands and a drum corps after brief speeches by Monroe, Senator McAleer, ze M. Keely, James D. Lee, and Charles Sore.
Reports detail post election celebrations across wards in Philadelphia. Parades lauded winners William Leeds Association in Tenth ward and Moffet group in Seventeenth ward for defeats of Devlin, with A E Jones winning Twenty first ward Select Council. Franklin Morris and others received floral tributes as crowds praised new leadership.
West Chester reports a quiet borough election with the entire Republican ticket elected including Chief Burgess and several officers. Reading shows a close race with Democrat John H. Obald re-elected city treasurer and a Republican council majority. Williamsport notes a quiet vote with Republicans likely winning most offices by small margins.
ALLENTOWN February 19 James Hausman Democrat was elected City Controller over Samuel Lewis Republican by a majority of 18. A big vote was polled. Councilmanic results undecided due to extensive scratching. Lancaster report notes very light turnout with Republicans winning most council seats and claiming mayoral support.
February 19 Norristown voters elected George W. Brady Republican Burgess over Democrat A. J. Henning by nearly 700. Ezra H. Brown Republican edged Democrat J. K. Stong for Tax Collector by about 650. Democrats gained three council seats with Jacob Bockhamer and Michael Murray narrowly surpassing opponents in the First ward.
Easton voters swung to the Democrats in a February vote but city offices and the Common Council remain Republican. Samuel S. Lesher was elected mayor over W. H. Thompson, and W. R. Francisco won theController race over H. A. Rothrock. Incumbent James A. McCann was re-elected. The Democrats gain one in Select Council.
Onisres February 19 the election passed off quietly and Republicans won all major offices. Fourteen Republican Councilmen and three Republican School Directors were elected, with minor offices going Republican in all precincts except one. In South Chester Borough C B Houston elected Burgess over John Law.
Special Telegram to The Times from Mrota on February 19 reports unusual party harmony in Media. Republicans nominated a ticket Saturday night and Democrats endorsed it last night, except replacing George Green with Stephen Byers, the current Supervisor.
In Altoona on February 19 the Democratic ticket won decisively. John B. Cole led with a 224 vote majority over George B. Harpham. Reissnyder and W. J. Douglas were elected School Directors, and Democrats secured six of eight Selectman seats.
In Hollidaysburg on February 19 the Republicans elected William P. Smith and James R. Humes as councilmen plus a constable, auditor, and assessor. Democrats Augustus R. Deal and John T. Leet won school directors and Legireedom Justice, while Charles B. Sutton was reelected mayor in Wilkesbarre by about 1,000 votes over Republican Colonel B. T. Stark and Democrat William O Malley.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE TIMEA ERIE FEBRUARY 19 The contest in this city today resulted in the election of Charles F. Clark Democrat for Mayor G F Bre villier Republican for City Controller and a Democratic majority in branches of the City Council. DOWNINGTOWN February 19 The exerting contest over the Chief Burgess election resulted today by the re election of Dr L T Bremerman Dem over Joseph R Downing Rep by a majority of nine votes.
The Republicans name William P. Quimby as Burgess candidate by a reduced margin in Gettysburg. Democrats choose a judge in First ward and an Assessor in Second, while losing a Councilman in the Second ward.
Prrrsnura February 19 reports Chris Magee wins Select Councilman in the Twentieth ward Keating loses in the Nineteenth Lebanon goes Democratic with City Controller Miller elected by a slim margin Common Council leans Democratic Bristol sees Republican victory Carlisle narrowly elects a Democrat in the local race
The Harrison Cabinet dominates political chatter in Indianapolis. Garfield’s letter to John New hints at a Treasury post but Blaine’s protest blocked it. Elkins’s secret visit fuels claims Blaine dictated cabinet picks and Windom cipher hints bind Windom, Elkins, and Blaine in a promised influence pact. Harrison’s supporters voice dismay at potential domination.
James Lawrence Carew member of Parliament for North Kill dare Ireland was arrested today in eastern Perthshire as a vacancy election unfolds. He was taken from the house of Mr Kinloch the Gladstonian candidate after a warrant from Ireland for refusing to answer a summons under the crimes act.
Eugene Davis denounces Houston's Parnell Commission evidence as atrocious calumny. In a £100 a side glove bout, Pritchard knocked Hayes from ring, breaking nose and jaw. friends rushed the ring, sparking a free-for-all.
President Corbin of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad spent yesterday in the city. Alexander Roberts of 617 St John Street fell from a wagon at Sixth and Spruce injuring his head. Humorist Bill Nye and Poet James Whitcomb Riley perform at Chestnut Street Opera House this afternoon. Councilman David Thompson of the Twenty sixth ward at 1688 Hicks Street ill but improved. A bonfire by Andrew Schlechter of 2714 Mt Pleasant Street caused an explosion injuring his head and hands. Real Estate Assessors met at Public Buildings for action on assessments. Gratz testified in the McKim nurse estate case. McCauley, 18, fell from a Lombard Street window, breaking leg and arm. taken to the Pennsylvania Hospital.
Fair, colder with northwesterly winds on the coast. Yesterday’s temperatures show a high of 44 and a low of 28.
By order of the Oriental Carpet Company of New York and Constantinople a closeout sale is announced for February 20 and 21 at 3 o'clock each day. The sale follows the departure of their manager and will run on two sequential days at the second story location 1110 Chestnut Street.
A California wine and brandy shop at 205 South Thirteenth Street below Walnut promotes pure wines and brandies from vineyards. It offers church wines, both fermented and unfermented, and family wines for all tastes. Manager WM McFatrick invites readers to request a new price list.
The store advertises winter suits at sharply reduced rates. Previous prices ranging from 12 to 630 dollars are slashed to 12 to 16 dollars for a limited season. The notice promises final winter offers and urges F street shoppers to visit the Chestnut location.
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