Saunders Contest Hearing Opens for Rob erts Seat
Oscar P. Saunders pursues a legislative contest of R Lincoln Roberts in the Third District. Hearing begins Monday at Mount Vernon School House Third Ward with witnesses summoned and a sub committee organized.
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Huey
Fourier
Sherlock
Saunders-Roberts
Mount Vernon
Lafayette
Joseph Wyatt
Schuylkill County
Harrisburg
John H. Fow
Edward A. Anderson
Roberts
Fow
Mount Vernon School House
Catharine Street
Third
Third Ward
Saunders
Harry Hunter
Republicans to Nome Officers In City Hall Caucuses
Republican members elect of the Select and Common Councils plan caucuses next Thursday in City Hall to nominate presidents clerks and other officers for the new council year beginning April first. Miles supporters claim enough votes to secure his reelection in the Select Council while Hartman is widely favored for the Common Council presidency.
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Miles
Select Council
Wencel Hartman
Common Council
Hartman
Pat
Whole Family Murdered in North Dakota
BisMark North Dakota February 19 John Spicer a farmer found his sister-in-law Mrs Thomas Spicer and his wife’s relatives murdered in a six person killing. Mrs Waldron Mrs Rouse and two infant boys died with blows from a heavy oak leg and an ax. Coroner’s jury called as search parties spread to find a clue. Local Indians suspected with troops from Fort Yates aiding in the hunt for the criminals.
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BisMark
N. D
John Spicer
Howse&s bin
Thomas
William Waldron
Thomas Spicer
Winona
Fort Yates
United States
Spicer
Veto of Western Pennsylvania Home for Feeble-Minded Children Plan
Governor Hastings vetoed a concurrent resolution on Polk Venango county home for the feeble minded, its first veto of the session. The measure would have set a two senator three member committee to oversee the project and resolve claims with contractor C A Ralph of Pittsburgh for grading work. The governor warned such legislation invites contractor extra pay demands on public works.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Polk
Venango County
Hastings
Smiley
Senate
Aeto
C. A. Ralph
Pittsburg
Eight Burned in Cleveland House Fire
February 19 report from Cleveland states eight people burned when a blaze swept the Canal street home of Jacob Cielez. Jacob and Mary Cielez perished and their four children, all under six, suffered severe burns. Boarders Albert Git and Joseph Jerga were badly burned. Fire started around 5 AM from a gasoline lamp.
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Cleveland
Jacob Cielez
Canal Street
Fie
Jacob
Mary Cielez
Albert Git
Greeks resist coercion as Crete crisis deepens
Athens reports massing Russian forces on the southern frontier and Greek anger over a British- blocked landing in Crete. The National League warns Europe could spark uprisings if Crete joins Greece, while Greece readies reserves and a Spezia cruiser stands by near Piraeus.
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Athens
National League
George
Delyannie
Europe
Thessalos
Crete
Kaiser anger at Greece coercion plan shocks Berlin
Berlin papers reveal Emperor William’s ire after Britain’s Salisbury refused a joint blockade of Piraeus to check Greek actions in Crete. Opposition cited Britain’s public stance and Europe’s uneasy balance, while reports note estrangement with his sister Sophia and skepticism about Turkey.
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William
Marquis of Salisbury
Greece
Piraeus
Athens
Crete
Sophia
Sparta
Salisbury
Britain
National Zeitung
Great Britain
Europe
Turkey
Coercion Not Likely Over Greece Crete Crisis
London reports agree Germany proposes blockading the Piraeus to pressure Greece over Crete, but Britain and Italy oppose. Henry Norman, Athens, defends Greece in a Chronicle dispatch, outlining the Greek view and reaction to events in April last, including Crete tensions.
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Germany
Piraeus
Greece
Crete
Great Britain
Italy
Chronicle
Henry Norman
Athens
Washington
Norman
Diet
Vassos Threatens Resistance as Retirement Looms
Vassos warns of retirement unless authorities act, declares intent to resist Turkish forces, and notes that thousands of armed volunteers are ready to enter Macedonia once ordered.
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Vassos
Macedonia
Massacre Report in Crete Amid Tense Greek Turkish Clash
A report from Heraklion confirms the killing of 2000 Muslims by Cretan Christians at Sitia. Greek Colonel Vassos orders restraint toward civilians and unarmed Muslims while fortifying Akrotiri and aligning with looming Turkish conflict as British and Russian consuls rush to Selino to halt hostilities.
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Heraklion
Sitia
Vaasos
Crete
Olonel Vassos
Co Andel
Akrotiri
Yankees
Selino
Gladstone Opposes Blockade as Greece Seeks Liberty
London reports show Gladstone in the South of France condemning force on behalf of Turkey. King George telegraphs support for Crete and Greek liberty, while Times dispatches from Canea warn insurgents may attack Halepa and recount a massacre at Sarakimos with twenty women and sixty one children among the victims.
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the Chronicle
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Turkey
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Times
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Halepa
Sarakimos
Russia and Germany Plot Joint Action If East Contingencies Arise
A Moscow dispatch says Russia would receive active support from Germany and Austria in the East. German troops were described as moving south through Russian territory to join remobilized forces in the Kiel district. Two German infantry regiments are said to be involved with a provisional decisive date set for February 20, contingent on Crete’s settlement.
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Moscow
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Germany
Austria
Rra
Kiel
France Orders Navy Rejoins and Reinforcements Planned
February 19 report says all French navy personnel on leave must rejoin their ships at once. A detach ment will depart Toulon to reinforce the Mediterranean fleet as a formation grows. Paris Matin notes Russia and Germany back a blockading proposal for the Piraeus.
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Germany
Piraeus
Still Fighting in Crete on February 19
The garrison of Fort Vuokolies with 300 soldiers and 100 Cretan Mussulmans retreated to Allikiano after Greek artillery dislodged them. Fighting continues as government forces deploy Mussulman volunteers to aid their co religionists.
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Associated Press
Canna
Island of Crete
Fort Vuokolies
Allikiano
Gloom On the Stock Exchanges in London and Continent
Dealers in London and on the Continent reported widespread pessimism as the East crisis weighed on prices. The fall was general across the list and financial circles faced a cautious mood amid uncertain prospects.
Turkish Troops for the Front Arm and dispatch Third Army Reserve
Salonica dated February 10 reports authorities ordering armed mobilization of the Third Army Corps reserve to be dispatched to the Greek frontier. The move aims to reinforce frontier defenses and deter incursions.
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Salonica
Turkey
Servia and Montenegro Preparing Dispatch From Vienna Reports Military Actions
A Vienna dispatch to a news agency reports Servian forces and Montenegrin authorities in crisis readiness. It states Servian troops and the Prince of Montenegro have recalled all officers of the paneer army who are currently absent.
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Montenegro
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Vienna
Govremem
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Paneer
City Notes and Local Incidents From Town Paper
City notes report Prof Benjamin Sharp lecturing on The Sea and Its Influence on Animal Life at the Academy of Natural Sciences Popular science course. A fire near Hotel Ragleuset on Thirty-second Market streets damaged corks from a gas jet. Barber Alexander Stevens of 1740 Fairmount Avenue was held on $800 bond. thefts and arrests are noted along with a church area incident on York Street. An attempted robbery is reported near Aston Church with a small cash loss.
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Academy O Natural Sciences
Ragleuset
Alexander Stevens
Fairmount Avenue
Tran
Aston Church
York Street
Assault on Reading Terminal clerk by unknown man
Harry A. Hunsberger, a Read ing Terminal freight clerk, was struck on the eighth floor by a stranger as he stepped from an elevator. The assailant fled down the stairs. Hunsberger suffered a broken nasal bone and facial injuries. Chief Auditor W B Scott aims to have the attacker arrested.
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Harry A. Hunsberger
Freight Traffilc
W. B. Scott
Hunsberger
Frank Falley
Henry Forster
Daniel Righter
Paberger
sApiuaunio
Sertok
Doling
Scott
Iasigi Still in Custody on Habeas Corpus
Turkish Consul General Joseph A. Iasigi of Boston remains jailed in New York on embezzlement allegations linked to Massachusetts estates. He challenges detention as unconstitutional under the U S Constitution and a U S Ottoman Empire treaty. Judge Addison Brown said he would review the question of jurisdiction and decide later.
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Joseph A. Iasigi
Boston
Massachusetts
Addison Brown
United States District Court
Iasigi
United States
Ottoman Empire
Brown
Refused Admission to Hospital Frits Shoer Dies in Camden Jail
Frits Shoer aged 56, living with Gottleib Jung on Fe avenue Camden, was found unconscious at Broadway and Lemon street. A patrol wagon took him to Cooper Hospital, but he was denied admission and died fifteen minutes after being placed in a City Jail cell. Coroner Lippincott cited valvular heart disease. Superintendent Waring of the Cooper...
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Frits Shoer
Gottleib Jung
Fe Avenue
Broadway
Camden
Lemon Street
Cooper Hospital
Lippincott
Waring
Cooper
Death by own action in 1894 St Louis case
Detective Geyer concludes a St Louis man found near West Chester with two bullet wounds killed himself. Local authorities adopt the death by own action theory, though Marshall aka Brookham, a desertion prisoner, claims innocence and says he is a murderer. Geyer promises to reveal details at the proper time.
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Brookham
United States Army
C. A. Danne
Hanne
St. Louis
West Chester Pike
Geyer
Miller
Delaware County
Potter's Field
Hotel Vendiz
Marshall retracts claim in murder case in Chester
Special Telegram to The Times reports James T. Marshall did not go to Media today as planned. He spoke to a barber while being shaved and mocked the case saying he is not the killer of Danne or Hanne. Police and prosecutors pursue evidence to support his confession and locate him near the time of the murder.
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James T. Marshall
Robert Smith
Danne
Hanne
Fort Columbus
Berry
William I. Schaffer
Marshall
Geyer
Thomas Hang
Gilman
New York
David Wilson
Alexander
Delaware County
Wilson
Starvation and Death Strikes City Family
February report details the Dyle family at 950 Calvert street, with the husband dead and widow and eleven children found destitute. They had only a few bucketfuls of coal and scraps of food, older children scavenging on the railroad for fuel. police and relief efforts respond.
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Dyle
Calvert Street
Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey Saturday Weather Outlook
Forecast for Saturday calls for fair conditions in eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey with a cloudy night and milder daytime. Winds shift to the east and yesterday’s high reached 83.
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Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Gary A Gary Accepts Cabinet Offer for McKinley
Canton February 19 Hon James A Gary of Baltimore left the McKinley home after hours of talks with the President elect and announced that McKinley tendered him a cabinet portfolio He said it would be one he could accept with the attorney general the only vacant post and the final choice still unsettled by the new administration
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James A. Gary
Baltimore
McKinley
James Albert Gary a Distinguished Citizen of Maryland
Baltimore February 19 James Albert Gary a distinguished citizen of Maryland aged about sixty eight attended Rockhill Institute Ellicott City and Allegheny College Meadville Pa he joined James S Gary & Son in 1861 and built a Baltimore office and warehouse with a St Louis branch in 1862 he led the firm for twenty five years and rose to prominence as a banker and corporate director He served as vice president of the Consolidated Gas Company and Citizens National Bank with directorships at Savings Bank of Baltimore Warehouse Amer ican Insurance Merchants and Manufacturers Insurance and Baltimore Trust and Guarantee He was a Republican activist an ardent Unionist in the war and represented Maryland on the Republican national committee 1880 to 1896 married Lavinia W Corrie in 1856 father of one son and seven daughters his son E Stanley Gary is junior partner in the firm.
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James Albert Gary
Maryland
Rockhill Institute
Ellicott City
Allegheny College
Meadville
James 8. Gary
Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association
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Mary
National Republican Committee
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James Corrie
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McCook May Get Cabinet Post In Growing Belief
Canton Ohio February 19 reports say Colonel J J McCook of New York has not been verified as tendered Attorney General but belief grows he may be considered for Secretary of the Interior if McKenna becomes Attorney General. The regular organization and other factions urge his name for a Cabinet berth with Long and Gary mentioned in the discussion.
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Twenty-eighth
Bailiwick
Twenty-ninth Ward
North Fifteenth Street
Twenty-eighth Ward
Supreme Court
Samuel P. Town
Canton
Ohio
J. J. McCook
New York
Judge McKenna
Associated Press
McCook
Dropped Dead at a Station Near Grand Central
Herman Maullaire an 80 year old pensioned soldier of 150 East Eighty fourth street left the Metropolitan Opera House and collapsed at the Third Avenue elevated station at Grand Central Depot while about to deposit a ticket. He died shortly after.
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New York
Herman Maullaire
Metropolitan Opera House
Third Avenue
Grand Central Depot
East Eighty-fourth Street
Bargate Bargain Listing Prompts Local Interest
Fragmentary notice mentions a bargain at 160 dollars a unit and references Ramdell. Details are unclear but suggest a sale or price listing in the Bargate area.
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Bargate
Ramsdell
Fort y- eight Dollar Montagnacs at thirty five dollars
Today only sale announces the balance of Finest Sedan coats at thirty five dollars each and remaining lots of Ten Dollar Kersey Overcoats at five dollars each. Spring overcoats available from Perry Co at 1520 Chestnut Street.
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