Martin and Anti-Combiner battle for state delegates
A flavor of rival factions leads Martin and his supporters to reorganize and push for a majority of State convention delegates. The anti Combine plans meetings after MacKinley’s inauguration to confront the contest in Harrisburg, while ward leaders Harry Hunter and Sheriff Crow defend their Third and Fifteenth wards.
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Beaver Statesman
Register of Wills
Martin
Roberts
Colonel Glenn
Harry Hunter
Sheriff Crow
Combine
MacKinley
Harrisburg
Senator Quay
Penrose
Cameron
United States Senate
Quay
National League of Business Men
Chris Magee
William Flinn
Pittsburg
J. Newton Roberta
Col
John F. Gleen
Samuel E. Cavin
Common Pleas Court
No. 2
Hunter
Kentucky Senatorship forces extra session to elect Blackburn successor
Governor Bradley, after talks with Major McKinley and Mr. Hanna, contemplates an extra session to elect a new Kentucky Senator when Blackburn’s term ends March 3. Republican leaders oppose a direct appointment, signaling a contested race with Quay and Grosvenor involved. Blackburn hints at a strong fight ahead.
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the Times
Frankfort
Bradley
Canton
Major McKinley
Hanna
Kentucky
Blackburn
Quay
Grosvenor
McKinley
Washington
James E. Pepper
Illness Forces Delay in Croker’s England Trip
New York February 22 Richard Croker ill at his home No 5 East Seventy fourth street confined to bed under a doctor’s care. A severe cold settled on his lungs threatens his planned voyage on the Spree to England as he notes he may abandon the trip unless he improves soon.
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New York
Richard Croker
East Seventy-fourth Street
England
Mr. Croker
Morwe
Rew
Frank
Wiesbaden
London
Two Cuban Victims Arrive on Ward Line Steamer
A Ward Line steamer Vigi lanc ia brought two Cuban independence victims from Havana marking one 32 year old French native Laine who was released from Cabanas Prison after Madrid intervention and another 21 year old Cuban Arrisuerreta who seeks medical treatment in the United States after seeing insurgent service.
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New York
Ward Line
Vigilancia
Havana
Francis H. Laine
Jose C. Arrisuerieta
Laine
France
Cabanas
Madrid
Visan
Weyler
Arrisuerreta
Missing Frenchwoman Found in Vineland After Wandering
In Vineland New Jersey on February 22 Detective Nickerson located Ellen Bille the elderly Frenchwoman who wandered from her home Friday night and endured extreme cold as she trudged north along the West Jersey Railroad before seeking shelter at a friend's house they said she believed death would be near her due to poverty but she survived the ordeal.
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North Vineland
Three Men Arraigned in Murder Case Bail Set
Aragia Pinaccelo Francesca Moffo and Antonio Moffo were arraigned by Magistrate Smith at the Second district police station and each held on $300 bail to keep the peace. Pinaccelo testified the Moffo brothers attacked him with knives and he defended with a pocket knife. He said the assault was an effort by Didario’s friends to remove him before the trial.
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Aragia Pinaccelo
Fazwater Street
Francesca
Antonio Moffo
Lisle Street
Pasquale Didario
Modentino Moffo
Smith
Second District
Pinaccelo
Didario
Commonwealth
Moffo Brothers
Woman Injured in Hancock Street Quarrel
Police from the Eighteenth district responded to cries at 1718 Hancock Street finding Maggie Taraney unconscious with a severe forehead wound. Annie Law, a resident of the same house, was arrested on suspicion of causing the injury after a wagon ride to the police station.
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Hancock Street
Redman
Eighteenth District
Maggie Taraney
Eplas
Annie Law
Death after fall at Mount Vernon Hotel stairs
Mount Vernon, February 22. Valentine Taylor, 35, a hotel guest, fell from the second to the floor below while descending the stairs on Saturday evening. He sustained a fractured skull and was reportedly lingering between life and death.
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Mount Vernon, N
Valentine Taylor
Mount Vernon
Valledi
Fe Ben
Greeks in Fighting Mood Over Cretan Bombardment
Athens reports a rebel camp near Canea bombarded by foreign fleets causing mass indignation. Crowds demand war and pledge blood and treasure to aid Crete as Premier Delyannis affirms cabinet unity and the foreign minister lodges a protest. war minister rumored to have resigned.
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Athens
Canea
Crete
Delyannis
Ministry of Finance
Parliament Debates Crete Bombardment and Greek Troops
In London February 22 Liberal MPs condemn British warships for firing on Greek forces in Crete. Curzon says Greek troops have unsettled Crete but not ordered interior policing, while Powers seek to avert war. Labouchere's adjournment motion fails 243 to 125.
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London
Foreign Office
George N. Curzon
House of Commons
Crete
Curzon
Canea
Labouchere
Puchesins
Weh
Gladstone
John Dillon
Irish Parliamentary Party
Her
A. d. Balfour
Treasury
William Vernon Harcourt
England
William
Great Britain
R. Labouchere
The Greek Flag Still Flying in Candia
Fifteen Christians including three Elias Convent nuns were wounded as bombardment began. Five thousand insurgents arrived within half an hour. Water supply diverted. Governor sought landings from foreign admirals with no success. English ships joined the bombardment. Kaiserin Augusta fired melinite shells. Hydra prepared for action as shells fell near Capea. The Greek flag remained over the camp.
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Canea
Elias
Candia
Kaiserin Augusta
Hydra
Capea
Arias Srases
Powers Agree to Crete Autonomy as Salisbury Proposes
Paris reports that the powers have accepted the Marquis of Salisbury's proposal for Crete autonomy. If true, an immediate ultimatum to Greece would follow, explaining rumors surrounding the Bourse about such a demand.
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Marquis of Salisbury
Paris
Crete
Greece
Anarchy in Crete Reported by French Naval Commanders
Paris dated February 22 official dispatch from Admiral Pottier at Canea Crete says the French squadron notes that the respective governments remain reformed but anarchy continues to prevail and they are authorized to act.
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Paris
Ano
Pottier
Canea
Crete
Greek insurgents advance as fleet shells Canea outposts
Admirals report that Sunday the insurgent Greek positions pressed forward despite protests from foreign fleet commanders. A fusilade with Turkish outposts preceded bombardment by British Austrian German and Russian ships which ceased only after the Greek flag was lowered.
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Canea
German Warship Kaiserin Augusta Bombards Crete
In the Reichstag debate Baron Marschall Von Bern berstein said the Kaiserin Augusta arrived at Canea and landed fifty marines to join foreign occupation. He noted the Greek landing has bred anarchy and threatens peace, while the captain in Canea reported firing the first shot at the insurgent Cretan camp.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Foreign Office
Baron Marschall von Bieberstein
Crete
Kaiserin Augusta
Canea
Baron Marschall
Greece
Sreem
Tysey
Kaliserin Augusta
Fred
Greece Threatens Break in Crete War If Bombardment Repeats
Paris reports from Athens that Greece vows to sever diplomatic ties with the powers if insurgent positions in Crete are bombarded again. Assim Bey warns Turkey will cut relations unless Greek troops leave Crete. The Temps or the powers may back Salisbury's autonomy proposal for Crete.
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Paris
Athens
Greece
Crete
Assim Bey
Turkey
Marquis of Salisbury
Philadelphia visitors meet President on Washington's Birthday
A small party from Philadelphia visited Washington for a private view of the city on Washington's Birthday. They met the President by special favor and received a cordial reception, later touring the Vice President's room and Speaker Reed's room. Ex-Congressman McDowell, now clerk of the National House, hosted and entertained them.
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Washington
Philadelphia
National Capital
Bayard's Successor Named Ambassador to Britain
London reports President-elect McKinley selected Col. John Hay to succeed Mr. Bayard as the U S ambassador to the court of St James. The Pall Mall Gazette and St James Gazette praise the choice as admirable and fitting. The Globe notes Hay will avoid past ministerial mistakes from inexperience.
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London
London Times
John Hay
McKinley
Bayard
United States
Court of St. James
Pall Mall Gazette
Great Britain
St. James
Globe
Col
Hay
Pittsburgh Fights Rockefeller With New Oil Trust
In a move to challenge Rockefeller influence, the United States Pipe Line Company and allied firms merge into the Pure Oil Company in Jersey City. Pittsburgh financiers dominate the new trust, with a Philadelphia magnate and Hugh Ring of New York among key backers.
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Pittsburg
United States Pipe Line Company
Pipe Line Company
Producers’ Oil Company Limited
Pure Oil Comgeet
Jersey City
Independent of Producers of
Pennsylvania
Pure Oi! Company
Stan Ol Company
New Trust
Ladelphia Tulilionaire
Hugh Ring
New York
Washington's Birthday Observed With Widespread Business Shutdowns
The item notes Washington's Birthday observed in Richmond with nearly universal business suspension. It mentions Rhode Island cotton goods makers debating a roughly ten percent cut, and several other brief entries including archbishop Grace's death in St Paul and the Iron Ore Association meeting in Cleveland to plan 1897 adjustments.
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Washington
Richmond
Rhode Island
Coxey
St. Louis
Archbishop Grace
St. Jacob's Hospital
St. Paul
Minn
Iron Ore Association
Cleveland
Boone
Wholesale Grocery & Co
Madison
Wis
Cloctonati
Naeshville
Tenn
Opeeiine Wettee
United States
Grand Cire
Jernet
Bela Verteriay
New York
Dobbe Ferry
Albert W. Seine
Pte Humane Society
Jonreal
Ohio River Flood Rages Through Cincinnati Area
Cincinnati and Kentucky endure historic floods as the Ohio River climbs past 45 feet and nears 50. Dozens of homes abandoned, businesses evacuated, and casualties reported including five drownings in Kentucky. Railroad damage, caved tunnels, and widespread inundation stretch across the region.
Cumberland Flood Exceeds Historic Bounds Threatening Town
February flood alarms Cumberland Maryland as Potomac and Wills Creek floodbanks give way. Town fortifies banks and hundreds work on defenses while residents flee by boat and roads near Hyndman and Keyser suffer four feet of water. One death reported.
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Cumberland
Wills Creek
Mechanic
Rce
Sinclairsville
Hyndman
George Athey
Uae
Aioe
Floods and landslides hit Southern West Virginia rail lines
Heavy rains for forty eight hours cause severe damage across Southern West Virginia railroads. The Norfolk and Western bridge at Lavaliette washed away and timber losses run into thousands. Rivers rise, flooding lowlands and threatening evacuations as trains run hours late.
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Heytioeton
W. Va
West Virginia
Norfolk and Western
Lavaliette
Dan
Charleston
Tragic Falls Village double funeral follows murder suicide
In Falls Village Connecticut Charles M. Mead is buried after being found beside the body of Hattie Chapin wife of the village postmaster. Authorities cite Mead shot Chapin then himself with evidence including two bullets in Chapin’s head and a door forced entry. Coroner notes premeditation with life insurance talk and a forced entry scene.
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Charles M. Mead
Mrs. Chapin
Falls Village, Conn
Falls Village
Conn
Hattie Chapin
East Street
Mead
Mrs Beecher in Relapse as Death Seen Soon
Stamford February 22 Mrs Henry Ward Beecher suffered a fresh relapse this afternoon and family members deem her condition hopeless. A general weakness of vital organs presages a speedy dissolution and the end is expected within twenty four hours.
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Stamford, Conn
Henry Ward Beecher
Death in a Leaky Boat on Chesapeake Waterman Drowns
Norfolk report states Andrew Walker a known waterman 55 drowned after returning drunk to a leaking boat. He slept through the flood as the cabin filled with water and his body was found this morning. The incident occurred Saturday night near the Potomac and Chesapeake area.
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Norfolk
Andrew Walker
Potomac
Chesapeake
Family Starvation Case in Hazleton District
A destitution report from Audenried led Squire Benjamin to Jan Jureck’s Honeybrook home. A Hungarian laborer’s five year old boy was found dead, the mother ill, the father unable to help, with no food in the house. Authorities provided food and an undertaker handled the corpse.
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Hazleton
Audenried
Squire Benjamin
Jan Jureck
Honeybrook
Tuesday Weather Outlook for East Pa and N J
Forecast for Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey calls for morning rain with clearing in the evening. Winds shift to the west and turn colder Tuesday night. Yesterday’s high was 87 and low around 35.
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Pennsylvania
New Jersey
To-Day Events at Academic and City Venues
A busy day with the Hebrew Charity Ball at the Academy of Music and an Apovs reunion at the Fourth Reformed Church. Lectures by John C. Van Dyke at Drexel and Robert G. Logeroell at Horticultural Hall precede an Newman Club dance at Houston Hall.
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Academy of Music
Fourth Reformed Church
Schuylkill Valley Ministerial Association
Minersville
John C. van Dyke
Drexel Institute
Robert G. Logereoll
Horticultural Hall
Newman Club
University of Pennsylvania
Houston Hall
Pasquale Didario
Modestino Moffo
Court of Oyer and Terminer
Chestnut Street Opera House
Lillian Nordica
Woman's Health Protective Association
Fifteenth and
Chestnut Streets
Frederic W. Speirs
Philadelphia Junior Christian Endeavor Union
Moore Street
Welcome Lodge
Wreck of Washington Express Near Indian Run Kentucky
The westbound Washington express on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad wrecked at Indian Run Kentucky after a washout sent the engine and five cars into a 15 foot deep ditch. One road master died on the scene. Eleven others were injured, all from day coaches. No women were among the injured.
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Chesapeake and Ohio
Kentucky
Cincinnati
Washington Express
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Indian Run
A. G. Stout
Russell
J. E. Fairhead
H. Myers
Covington
Richard Maddock
Portsmouth
William Wolfe
R. J. Fite
M. A. Faulkner
N. D. Bradley
M. CC. Turner
Booneville
John Arvin
Porter
J. L. Gale
J. W. Carnes
Olney Denies Madrid Rumor On Cuba Policy
The Madrid cable claiming Secretary Olney aids Spain to suppress Cuba uprising is dismissed as sensational journalism. In Washington, Olney’s patriotism is affirmed by friends and Senate peers, with Hoar noting party differences but trust in Olney’s honorable conduct.
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Washington
Madrid
Olney
de Lome
Cuba
Hoar
Massachusetts
Consul General Denies Request for Warship over Cuban Murder
Havana February 22 General Fitzhugh Lee United States Consul General here says there is no truth in the report that he has asked his government to send a warship in response to the murder of Dr. Ricardo Ruiz an American citizen in Guanabacoa prison. He also denies plans for another trip to the United States.
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Havana
Fitzhugh Lee
United States
Ricardo Ruiz
Guanabacoa
Unitedates
One Firm Fails After Heavy Bloom Hasburg News
Three Bloomsburg entities Magee Carpet Works Bloomsburg Carpet Works and the Leader Store Company all operated by a single firm failed today. The firm cites liabilities of about 100 000 dollars with assets not yet known. The plant was among the state’s best equipped.
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Bloomsburg
Magee Carpet Works
Bloomsburg Carpet Works
Leader Store Company
Woman Leaps From Burning Bradford Buildings Injured
In Bradford two buildings burned causing several occupants to escape by leaping from windows. Mrs Dominick struck a barbed wire fence and is said to be in serious condition with possible death. Two others were badly hurt.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Bradford
Dominick
Van Valkenberg Case Postponed Again in Pa Court
In Po tt sville Pennsylvania the argument to quash the indictment against BE. 4. Van Valkenberg for conspiracy to bribe representatives of Lehigh County was postponed at the defense request. Monday March 15 was set for the argument.
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van Valkenberg
PoTtsville
FatD Seeks Rate Adjustments Amid Industry Review
FatD, a regulatory body, reviews current rates amid industry pushback and public comment. Officials aim to balance consumer protection with market stability while considering potential changes this quarter.
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Calasseau
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Jae
Robertson
Ohio River
Maryland
Ohio
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Middlesboro
Cumberland Gap
Tazewell
James Chadwell
Powell River
Charles Holton
Spark
Cumberland River
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Luzerne
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