Democrats Unite in Pennsylvania Senatorial Battle
Harrisburg reports that Democrats in the Legislature will vote as a unit for a U.S. Senate candidate with Colonel J M Guffey favored. Quay’s renomination appears unlikely on the first ballot as anti Quay forces and insurgents stand firm.
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TIMES
Harrisburg
Senate
House
United States
Senator Neely
Clarion
Representative Garvin
Adams
Greasy
J. M. Guffey
Colonel Guffey
Myers
Cumberland
Hoy
Brown
Creasy
Columbia
Wilson
Palm
Crawford
Billing
State Committee
Engineer forgotten on sidetrack for three weeks
Hiram Adams of the Jersey Central, DL&W line, delayed on a Hampton Junction sidetrack after Dec 15 and left at a hotel for three weeks. He finally received orders, then claimed hotel and time charges, with the Brotherhood backing his settlement demand.
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Timms
Binghamton
Hampton Junction
Hiram Adams
Jersey Central
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Adams
Hallstead
Brotherhood
Rebels Tangle With Government Troops Near Panama
Report from Kingston Jamaica dated January 13 notes heavy fighting around Panama starting January 10. British steamer Texan reports rebels reinforced with supplies and government troops contesting gains. two British warships and an American cruiser were nearby. Reports say Colombia remains under martial law with widespread unrest and business halted.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Texan
Lunde
Colon
Colombia
Panama
Tund
Associated Press
Canadians Complain About Pay for Mounted Rifles
A Winnipeg dispatch from January 13 notes a large Canadian mounted rifles contingent has returned from South Africa under Major Williams. The officer complains Canadians were paid 85 cents daily, while Cape Colony volunteers and Australians earned 1.25 dollars. Williams plans to raise the issue with authorities and criticizes Lord Roberts for accepting surrendered Boers' arms. He predicts Lord Kitchener will face another hard year before Boers are settled.
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Winnipeg
Man
Canadian Mounted Rifles
South Africa
Major Williams
Cape Colony
Tommy
Williams
Lord Roberts
DeWet
Lord Kitchener
Negro Assaults Woman in Richmond. Officer Fires Hit
In Richmond January 13 a black assailant grabbed one of two women en route to church, dragging her toward an alley. Policeman Gorman shot him in the leg as he fled, bringing James White to the station house amid intense excitement after previous indecent conduct charges.
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Richmond
Gorman
James White
Ring Saves Man as Revolver Drops in Room
William Brown of 467 North Seventh street knocked a loaded revolver from a dresser. The weapon fired, the bullet struck his gold ring, saving his finger from serious injury. The ring was later found in a lace curtain and the bullet lodged in the ceiling. Brown received minor cuts and was treated at Pennsylvania Hospital. Sergeant Slater recovered the ring after a search.
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William Brown
North Seventh Street
Brown
Pennsylvania Hospital
Slater
Tenth
Buttonwood Streets
Railroad sale binds Cincinnati line to Norfolk and Western
The Cincinnati Portsmouth and Virginia Railroad has been sold to the Norfolk and Western Railway Company. Papers in New York signed Saturday, final transfer expected tomorrow. The line runs toward Sciotoville along the southern route via Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Portsmouth and Virginia Railroad
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
New York
Norfolk and Western
Portsmouth
Officer engages six bank raiders in dawn duel in Cumberland
Officer Charles W. Goss surprised six burglars at the German Savings Bank. A fierce pistol fight erupted as the men fled through Main Street and into South Cumberland. Blood marked their path. they looted two hotels and left armed at several spots before escaping. A $250 reward was issued by bank directors, with $50 to Goss. Senator Wellington helped found the bank.
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the Times
Cumberland
Charles W. Goss
Goss
South Cumberland
Hendricks
East End
Hendricks Hotel
Winchester
Bank
Reward Offered for Kidnapped Son Bass Frazer
Captain N. H. Frazer of Union Springs offers 500 dollars dead or alive for Bass Frazer, 19, believed kidnapped from a Atlanta school. The reward sits at Merchants and Farmers Bank of Union Springs. Frazer described as 5'11", 145 pounds, black hair, heavy beard, scar on face and forehead.
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Birmingham
Ala
N. H. Frazer
Union Springs
Bass Frazer
Atlanta
Merchants and Farmers’ Bank of
Frazer
Two Women Cremated in Buckingham Apartment Fire
Buffalo report says Mary Spitzman and Clara Meyers perished when fifth floor kitchen fire trapped the servants. Six others away for the Sabbath survived, six of the eight rooms empty. origin Titusville Pennsylvania. Property loss estimated at 85000 dollars.
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Buffalo
Mary Spitzman
Clara Meyers
Buckingham
Titusville
Clubbed to death in Gorham home
Thomas Clifford Moshier twenty five and his mother were attacked in their Portland area residence Saturday night by two men one a negro who broke in. Moshier was killed and his mother severely beaten. The negro was arrested while the other suspect fled.
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Portland
Thomas Clifford Moshier
Gorham
British Steamer John Coverdale Damaged After Collision
The British steamer John Coverdale under Captain Dixon, sailing from Leith to Philadelphia, returned to port with bows damaged and leaking after colliding with a steam trawler off Buchanness. The trawler sank but her crew were rescued.
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London
John Coverdale
Dixon
Leith
Philadelphia
Buchanness
Florida and Metropolitan Limited Seabourn Air Line Railway Schedule
The Florida and Metropolitan Limited via Seabourd Air Line Railway runs from Broad Street Station daily at 3.29 PM arriving Ivaneas ville 8.50 PM St. Augustine 5.00 PM and Atlanta 4.55 PM the following day. Drawing som naga abapeie and anne.
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Florida and Metropolitan Limited
Seabourd Air Line Railway
Broad Street Station
Ivaneasville
St. Augustine
Atlanta
Som Naga Abapeie
Anne
Sunk Scow Delays Traffic in Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
A large iron scow sank in the canal near Chesapeake City blocking all navigation. Two Philadelphia and Baltimore Steamboat Company steamers are blocked in the canal. Passengers were moved to Elkton and sent on to their destinations.
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Philadelphia
Baltimore
Tims
Bikton
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
Chesapeake City
Philadelphia and
Baltimore Steamboat Company
Elkton
Traveling salesman held on $3000 bail in NY for Pittsburg jewelry case
Louis Mentz of Malden Lane was arraigned in New York and held on $3000 bail for further examination. He is alleged to be wanted in Pittsburg for complicity in a jewelry robbery and was arrested Saturday evening after police say he was seen with some stolen jewelry in Buffalo. The Pittsburg police chief O Mara requested his arrest.
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New York
Louis Mentz
Malden Lane
Mentz
Pittsburg
Buffalo
O'Mara
Boers in Evidence as Skirmishes Proliferate in South Africa
Lord Kitchener reports multiple Boer skirmishes at Irene Olifantsfontein and Zuurfontein Kaalfontein with trifling British losses. An armored train and reinforcements were sent from Pretoria, while three peace committee agents were captured near De Wet's laager and executed after flogging.
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Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Kaalfentein
Kaalfontein
London
War Office
Sne
Zuurfontein
Kaalfortein
Thut
Peace Committee
DeWet
Laager
Tartley
Impending Big Coal Strike Amid Labor Predictions
Prominent labor leaders warn a massive coal strike may erupt in spring affecting 500000 workers across bituminous and anthracite regions. Max S Hayes cites strong UMWA influence and Morgan led consolidations as factors, with expected wage demands and potential nationwide industrial shutdowns.
Joint Note Signed By Peage Commissioners
Berlin January 12 The Chinese Peace Commissioners have signed the joint note The illness of Li Hung Chang Brights disease is noted Prince Ching protests against Chang Chih Tung as plenipotentiary and favors Sheng who would please foreigners Envoys report Chang Chih Tung would be acceptable to natives and foreigners Negotiations to be conducted in Pekin Russians pledge to hand over the railroad to Germany De Giers objects to British aid policy toward Chinese destitute rice and wheat distribution
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Berlin
Prince Ching
Li Hung Chang
Bright
Chang Chih Tung
China
Sheng
Pekin
M. de Giers
Hay Notifies Signing of Joint Note by Chinese Plenipotentiaries
Secretary Hay reports a cable from Minister Conger in Pekin stating that Chinese plenipotentiaries have been directed to sign the joint note of the powers. The development comes as Washington receives confirmation from the Chinese delegation on the expected diplomatic step.
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Washington
Hay
Conger
Pekin
French Force Beats Boxers Near Pao Ting Fu
Italian consul explains warships at San Mun Bay for target practice. Allies reportedly prepare to enter Shan-Si. A French force defeats a Boxer band west of Pao Ting Fu, with about 1000 killed.
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Pao Ting Fu
Shanghai
San Mun Bay
Shan-Si
Duke of Norfolk Leads Pilgrims Through Paris to London
The Duke of Norfolk traveled with 200 Roman Catholic pilgrims through Paris on January 18 as they moved toward London. He voiced hope that the new century would see the Roman pontiff restored to temporal independence.
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Paris
Duke of Norfolk
London
Protest Meeting Calls for End to Bull Fights in Spain
A mass meeting in Barcelona on January 13, led by former Mayor Senor Ercoert, urged the government to suppress bull fights. Speakers advocated ending the national spectacle and expressed hope it would disappear soon.
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Barcelona
Senor Ercoert
Pugilist Jem Mace’s Son Begins World Tour as Evangelist
Alfred Mace, eldest son of famed boxer Jem Mace, is in Chicago to preach the Gospel. The father, about to turn 70, still lives in London, while the son plans a global preaching tour after a past American tour that included fights with Tom Allen and Ned O’Baldwin.
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Tur Times
Chicago
Alfred Mace
Jem Mace
Mace
America
Tom Allen
Ned O'Baldwin
London
M'Kinley Out Riding As Health Improves
Washington reports President Moe Kinley is much improved and rode in a carriage outdoors. Officials expect a few more days before he resumes official duties.
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Washington
MoeKinley
Four Hundred Fishermen Reported Missing Off Japan Coast
Official reports say four hundred fishermen are missing and presumed dead after a storm struck the west coast of Japan on January 10 near Yokohama.
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Japan
Yokohama
Warships to Guard Coast Against Carlist Arms
Madrid reports the Spanish government will deploy warships along the coast of the lower provinces to block arms imports as Carlists continue to agitate.
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Madrid
Strathleven Crew Rescued Then Landed at Azores
The crew of the British steamer Strathleven were landed at St Michaels Azores today by the German ship Ardgowan after being rescued on January 6 from their sinking ship. Strathleven sailed from Pensacola December 20 bound for Barcelona under Captain Innes. Ardgowan was bound to Savannah from Hamburg.
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London
Strathleven
St. Michaels
Azores
Ardgowan
Pensacola
Barcelona
Innes
Savannah
Hamburg
Mill Strike Ends At Florence Gold Mill
Florence Colorado January 13 The strike at Union Gold Extracting Company mill ends as President Milliken grants eight hour day and a satisfactory wage scale is agreed upon by the Mill and Smelter Men’s Union.
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Florence
Col
Union Gold Extracting Company
Milliken
Deaths of a Day Samuel Lewis and Others
Samuel Lewis a notorious money lender and usurer noted for his harsh methods died yesterday. Daniel P. Stratton aged 62 a Missouri judge on the Twenty fifth Judicial Circuit died yesterday at Nevada Missouri born Salem New Jersey his father a prominent minister also recently died. Joseph Yates Paige chief clerk of the Comptroller of Currency died yesterday in Washington of pneumonia born Albany New York in 1850 from a distinguished local family.
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Jonge
Daniel P. Stratton
Missouri
Twenty-fifth Judicial Circuit
Nevada
Salem
N. J
Joseph Yates Paige
Comptroller of Currency
Washington
Erar
Paige
Albany
Weather Summary for the Day
Clear skies with light wind and cool conditions. Temperature around 83 degrees at 8 pm with a minimum near 7. Excess temperatures reached 34 degrees for the day, and rainfall accumulation since January 1 stands at inches. Sunshine expected, with 100 percent of possible sunshine today.
Rummage Sale Planned on Catholic-South Fourth Street
City notes a rummage sale set for January 24 and 26 at Catholic-South Fourth Street. Burns and injuries reported include Bridget Bryan dying after a fire at 1626 South Ninth Street and other minor mishaps City incidents detail hospital visits, a drunkenness arrest, a horse injury to a policeman, and a fall from a Napa Street window with shoulder and back sprains.
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South Fourth Street
David McKee
South Ninth Street
Bridget Bryan
William Egan
Sharswood Street
Presbyterian Hospital
Teresa Donovan
Napa Street
St. Agnes’ Hospital
Assaulted and Dying Aged Kentucky Miser on Porch
Lexington January 15 Rankin Clemons aged miser reputed worth 500000 was struck on his front porch four miles from town at 8 oclock tonight and is in a dying condition. Officers seek attackers as Mrs Clemons defended the premises with a shotgun after hearing a scuffle and a heavy blow.
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Lexington
Rankin Clemons
Mrs Garfield South Seeks Rest After President’s Death
Mrs James A Garfield widow of the late President Garfield arrives in Jacksonville Florida from Mentor Ohio for a rest. After a short stay she plans travel to South Florida resorts as her health remains fragile.
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the Times
Jacksonville
Fla
James A. Garfield
President Garfield
Mentor
Ohio
Florida
Kansas Senator Seeks Insurance Bond Deposit Bill
Special Telegram to The Times from Topeka January 13 reports Senator Allen will introduce a bill requiring life and fire insurance companies doing business in Kansas to deposit bonds or securities with the State Treasurer equal to the premiums collected on Kansas business.
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the Times
Topeka
Kan
Allen
Kansas
National Building Trades Council Meets in Cincinnati
January 13 report that most officers and delegates have arrived for the annual convention in Cincinnati. The federation of all trades in the building industry is listed as a principal issue for consideration at the gathering.
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Building Trades’ Council
Cincinnati
National
Building Trades Council
Federation of
Fire in Muci entes Nearly Destroys Town. Two Dead
A morning blaze in Muci entes Valladolid province was checked with minimal damage beyond the loss of two lives. Firemen worked to contain the flames as residents watched. The cause was not disclosed and no further injuries were reported.
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Madrid
Mucientes
Mosquito Fleet Sails From Bermuda
The United States war vessels Annapolis Frolic Wampatuck and Kscataqua, part of the mosquito fleet, sailed from Hamilton Bermuda this morning after arriving January 2.
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Bermuda
Hamilton
Annapolis
Frolic
Wampatuck
British Steamer Berhard Strands Near Elbe
The British steamer Berhard under Captain Taylor from Galveston via Norfolk is ashore near the river Luke entry to the Elbe. She will need lighter to float off.
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London
Berhard
Taylor
Galveston
Norfolk
Luke
Elbe
Mantells Are Improving After Illness In Toledo
Toledo January 13. Mr and Mrs Robert Mantell who have cancelled engagements due to illness rested fairly well today.
American hospital ship Maine reaches Southampton
The American hospital ship Maine arrived at Southampton carrying invalids from China.
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Marine
Southampton
London
Maine
China
Extraordinary Bargains in Made to Measure Suits
To clear Fall and Winter stock and free tables for spring items, the department offers fine worsted and cheviot suitings up to order. Suits priced at 25.00, 28.00, 30.00, and up to 35.00. Special offer: nineteen dollars a suit.
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MR. Quay
Beaver Statesman
Mr. Palm
Quay
United States Senate
Quayites
Dix
F. A. van Valkenburg
anti-Quay
Babe
Missile
Virginia
Main Street
Sentinel
West Virginia Central
J. H. Wheat
Ing
Wellington
Moshier
Ruof Mfans
Cloverdale
Invest
Irene
Olifantsfontein
Beyer
Max S. Hayes
Cleveland Central Labor Union
Citizen
Cleveland
Labor Journal
United Mine Workers of America
J. Pierpont Morgan
Morgan
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Indianapolis
Columbus
Monongahela Consolidated Coal and Coke Company
Pittsburg Coal Company
Morgan Syndicate
Newark
John H. Jones
Philaes Ue SA Dae Aus
Ote
Mark
Peage
Prince
Pucilist
M’kinley
Samuel Lewis
Wilsons Klet
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryloud
United States Weather Bureau
City News
Letsenring
University Hospital
Caessare Molineaux
Spain
H. Brown
South Tenth Street
William Markwarms
Georges
Irty-Eighth and
Market Streets
John Loeffing
Ninth and
Buttonwood Street
Button Streets
Stauffer
Woodland Avenue
William Conway
Fifty-eighth
Walnut Streets
Kentucky
Mrs. Garfield South
Perry & Co
Chestnut Street
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