Ward leaders clash over posts in new political combine
A Philadelphia ward leaders committee met Senator Quay to press for postmaster and other federal offices. Disputes within the new ward leaders combine surfaced over the Port Warden race and a Sunderland payroll reform resolution.
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Washington
Anderson
National Capital
Internal Revenue
McClain
Durham
Quay
Sunderland
Devlin
Select Council
Allegheny County Republican Convention Nominates Slate
The Allegheny county Republican convention met at the Grand Opera House. Nominees: for Common Pleas Court Judge No. 1 Jacob F. Slagle of Pittsburg. Judge No. 2 John D. Shafer of Sharpsburg. Prothonotary Andrew McQuitry of Carnegie. District Attorney John C. Haymaker of Pittsburg.
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Pittsburg
Allegheny County
Grand Opera House
Common Pleas Court
Jacob F. Slagle
John D. Shafer
Sharpsburg
Andrew McQuitry
Carnegie
Atorney
John C. Haymaker
Appointment Request for New Judge Replacement
Assistant District Attorney Albert J. Edwards of Pittsburg and Jury Commissioner Edward B. Sawyers of Pittsburg represent County Poor Director Robert Smiley of Meesesport. Governor Hastings is asked to appoint Mr Shafer to fill the unexpired term after Judge Swing's death.
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Albert J. Edwards
Pittsburg
Edward B. Sawyers
Robert Smiley
Meeesport
Hasting
Mr. Shafer
Judge Swing
Quay Faction Wins Narrow Victory at Chambersburg Convention
The Republican county convention sides with the Quay faction by thirteen votes out of 186. Horace Bender, a Quay candidate, beat Charles Walter for chair 995 to 86. John G. Youst and James L. Dentle were renomined for Director of the Poor and Jury Commissioner respectively.
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Chambersburg
Quay
Horace Bender
Charles Walter
anti-Quay
St. Louis
Delaware River Channel Improvement Hearing in Harrisburg
June 8 Harrisburg briefing of the appropriation committee listened to arguments for spending 500000 State funds to improve the Delaware river channel. Philadelphia delegation led by Penrose A. McClain and Leeds reported support, while some lawmakers questioned source of funds. This was the committee’s sole public hearing on the matter.
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Harrisburg
Appropriations Committee
Delaware River
Philadelphia
Penrose A. McClain
Leeds
Finance Committee
Joseph Nobre
Adams
Delaware
Marshall
Nsé
Hoyt Nominated for Assistant Attorney General and Other Nominations
The President sent nominations to the Senate including Henry M. Hoyt of Pennsylvania for Assistant Attorney General. Also named are Sgt T. M. Anderson Jr. of the Fourth Cavalry as second lieutenant, Cpl T. E. Hunt of the Eighth Cavalry as second lieutenant, W A Caldwell of the Twenty-fifth Infantry as first lieutenant, Frank A. Leach of California as Superintendent of Mint San Francisco, William M. Lynch of Louisiana as Assayer of the New Orleans Mint, John M. Barnes of Georgia as marshal of the Southern district of Georgia. Hoyt, Philadelphia resident and son of ex Governor Hoyt, was a classmate of Secretary Porter. appointment acquiesced by Pennsylvania Senators.
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Washington
Senate
Henry M. Hoyt
Pennsylvania
T. M. Anderson, Jr
Fourth Cavalry
Leutenant
T. E. Hunt
Eighth Cavalry
W. A. Caldwell
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Frank A. Leach
California
San Francisco
William M. Lynch
Louisiana
New Orleans
John M. Barnes
Georgia
Southern
Philadelphia
Hoyt
Porter
Woman Attempts Suicide In Despair At Burke Home
Maggie O Leary in her early years was found unconscious in the front room at Mary Burkes home after consuming oxalic acid in a personal crisis. She had been despondent for two weeks due to unemployment and slept on the shoemaker husband shop bench before collapsing. Police officer Brown assisted and doctors at Pennsylvania Hospital saved her life after a difficult operation.
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Maggie O'Leary
Mary Burke
Pennsylvania Hospital
Lynching Fear Tempers Wilmington Prison Transfer
Sheriff Nelson and Deputy Dryden brought William Andrews the accused assailant from Baltimore to Wilmington to face trial tomorrow amid fears of a lynching as the party travels toward the Maryland line. Andrews had been held in Baltimore jail after removal from Princess Anne for safety.
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Wilmington
Nelson
Dryden
Sussex County
William Andrews
Benjamin T. Kelly
Marion
Andrews
Baltimore
Princess Anne
Norfolk Express
Maryland
Hibbert Remanded After Shooting of Mrs Phillips
Robert Hibbert, the young man who shot Phoebe Phillips, appeared before Recorder Ingercoll. The victim remains in danger. Hibbert is remanded for a reset of her injuries.
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Robert Hibbert
Phoebe Phillips
Ingercoll
Hibbert
Chicago Fire Sparks Panic at West Van Buren Explosion
A fireworks factory blast at the M. Shure plant near West Van Buren and Halstead injured twenty six people and damaged the four story building. Firefighters fought the blaze as windows shattered and crowds fled amid falling debris and flying rockets.
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Chicago
M. Shure
West van Buren
Halstead Streets
Shure
Excitement in Urbana as Troops Return and Fund Aids Wounded
News from Urbana Ohio describes crowds awaiting Captain George Leonard’s return after troops fired on a crowd at a local disaster. Women form a fund to aid families of the dead and wounded with initial $100 from Hon. N. Gaumer and a committee led by Mrs. Snyder McCracken and Chatham. Sheriff McLain clears Mayor Ganson of impersonation charges and questions Governor Bushnell’s later troop request.
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Urbana
Ohio
George Leonard
Jalil
H. R. Snyder
J. C. McCracken
J. K. Chatham
N. Gaumer
Mansfield
Upton-Baker Fund
Charles Gaumer
Charlie
McLain
Ganson
Springfield
Bushnell
Death of 17 year old James Boyd under mysterious illness
A 17 year old, James N. Boyd, died at his home at 1943 South Sixteenth Street on a Saturday from lockjaw. The death was not reported to the coroner as of yesterday, and the details remain unclear with the body examined at the residence.
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James N. Boyd
Policeman William Schweibenz Ends Life at Home
Policeman William Schweibenz of the Twenty-Third District, 35, shot himself at his 1933 Cambridge street home after reporting for duty with severe pain. He died at German Hospital about an hour after admission. He had taken his revolver home Monday night, indicating premeditation.
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William Schweibenz
Twenty-third District
Cambridge Street
Schwelbenz
Schweibenz
Poisoning at Yelvington Kills One Child in Seven
Jerome Smeathers his wife and seven children were poisoned by Paris green found on a shelf in Yelvington Kentucky. Mice tore paper exposing contents which sifted into a bucket of water. One child is dead two others dying and recovery uncertain.
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Owensboro
Jerome Smeathers
Yelvington
Paris Green
Miss Squires Recovering After Shooting by Barber
Miss Dorothy Squires, shot yesterday by attorney Charles E. Barber who then killed himself, is rapidly recovering. Authorities in New York are tracing Barber and his family as his remains are prepared for burial in New York after services.
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Washington
Dorothy Squires
Charles E. Barber
New York
Barber
Saster
Baltimore
George H Sellars Dies From Laboratory Explosion Injuries
George H Sellars died following severe burns suffered Thursday evening in an explosion at his laboratory located at 1520 Springs Garden Street. He and assistants attempted to rescue valuable records during the fire and sustained fatal injuries at Medico-Chirurgical Hospital.
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George H. Sellars
Springs Garden Street
Medicio-Chirurgical
Mr. Sellars
NO SIGNS OF YIELDING
A Times dispatch from Constantinople reports that the powers governing Greece show no signs of yielding on three demanded points. These include the annexation of Thessaly the abolition of capitulations for Greek subjects in the Ottoman Empire and a large indemnity.
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London
the Times
Constantinople
Greece
Thessaly
Jones Sentenced for Forgery in New York Prison Term
Latimer E. Jones, the forger, was sentenced by Judge Fitzgerald to five years and six months in the New York State Prison. Jones had fled to Europe, forfeited bail, and was brought back from Europe about two months ago to stand trial on an indictment from six years prior.
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New York
Fitzgerald
Latimer E. Jones
Jones
Europe
Cholera Epidemic Breaks Out in Bangkok Siam
An epidemic of cholera has broken out in Bangkok, Siam, reported June 8. Officials and doctors rush to contain spread as residents take precautions and seek treatment. The outbreak marks a serious public health crisis in the city.
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Bangkok
Siam
Rail lines and notices in brief from June events
The Sonora Railway will be turned over to the Southern Pacific by the Santa Fe around early July. The City of Everett sails for Calcutta June 12 to aid starving Indians. Charles L. St John died in New Orleans from meningitis after a brief illness. German Baptists attend the Frederick meeting as the Supreme Lodge opens in Milwaukee. Foraker pooling bill endorsed to allow railroads to fix freight rates. International gold mining convention planned for July 7 in Denver draws many responses. Grand Potentate Harrison Dingman welcomed to Detroit by Mayor Maybury. Western Union lists 2 million dollars of new stock, bringing authorized capital to 100,600,000. Seventeenth annual American Water Works Assn convention opens in Denver with about 150 colonists from twenty states.
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Sonora
Mexico
Southern Pacific
Santa Fe
Evertt
Calcutta
San Francisco
Charles L. St. John
Great Britain
New Orleans
Frederick
Supreme Lodge
Ancient Order of United Workmen
United States
Canada
Milwaukee
P. M. Arthur
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Foraker
Denver Col
Grand Potentate
Harrison Dingman
Imperial Council of Mystic Shriners
Masonic Temple
Detroit
Maybury
Western Union Telegraph Company
American Water Works Association
Denver
Col
Gologstes
Night of Disorder as Tailors Strike Grips New York
In New York on June 8 striking tailors attacked non union workers visiting contractor shops. Police arrested several rioters after fights at Rotterberg Tack and Lewis shops. A mob of 500 men attacked Louis Stubeck defending his sweat shop with a revolver. Over 5,000 coat tailors and 1,200 children jacket-makers resumed work under the Brotherhood of Tailors accord.
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New York
Cooper Union
Brotherhood of Tailors
Rotterberg
East Houston Street
Tack
Attorney Street
Delancey Street
Union Party
Orchard Street
Samuel Lewis
Louis Stubeck
Willett Street
Broome
Pitt Streets
Stubeck
Witkowsky
Clothing Contractors’ Association
Schuback
Strike Averted at Spreckels Sugar Refinery Grounds
The threatened strike at the Spreckels sugar refinery was forestalled by the company. About forty five replacement workers filled the grounds while police remained offsite. Six employees charged with creating a disturbance were held on $600 bail each by Magistrate Frank H. Smith.
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E Spreckels Sugar
Twenty-fifth
Peter Abdesky
John Ratore
John Donlisky
Louis Martesky
Ignatius Pelasky
James White
Franklin Sugar Refinery Company
Delaware Avenue
Mond
Frank H. Smith
Magowan Wines Seized as Sheriff Sees $6000 Cellar
In Trenton on June 8, Sheriff levied on Magowan mansion cellar wine. Two wagon loads of claret Lauterne Rhine wine and champagne moved to a safe cellar pending sale. Ex mayor Magowan valued his wines at about $6000 with some over thirty years old. He sued Trenton Evening Times for libel for $25000 over a story about his aunt losing reason due to money he invested.
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Trenton
Frank A. Magowan
Magowan
Supreme Court
Trenton Evening Times
Lightning hits powder factory near Rosenheim
Munich reports a powder factory three miles from Rosenheim was struck by lightning. An explosion released 11,000 pounds of gunpowder, ripping doors from Rosenheim and Stephens-Kirchen homes, uprooting trees, and shattering eleven houses. No lives were lost.
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Munich
Rosenheim
Stephens-Kirchen
Killed Her Lover in Jealous Quarrel in West Virginia
Florence Williams killed her lover in McDowell County during a heated quarrel and fled. Both families are prominent. the man was preparing to acquire timberland to build ties for the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad, creating wide local excitement.
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Huntington
W. Va
Florence Wiliams
McDowell County
Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern Railroad
Weather forecast for Mid-Atlantic coast shows showers
Forecast for Wednesday covers Eastern Pennsylvania New Jersey and Delaware with coastal showers and threatening weather while interior areas stay dry. North easterly winds prevail. Yesterday's temperatures ranged about 53 to 56 with a high of 56 and a low around 53.
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Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Insurance Scandal Hearing Sees No Witnesses Appear
Harrisburg June 8 The Insurance Scandal Investigation Committee opened with executive session and heard no responses from E J Thomas or Frank H Leonard who were called to testify about a $50 000 proposition to influence infant insurance action. Woodward and Voshell are ready to testify next if Leonard fails to appear. EB J Thomas may also testify if summoned.
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the Times
Harrisburg
Insurance Scandal Investigation Committee
E. J. Thomas
Frank H. Leonard
New York
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Wyatt
Leonard
Wilson
Dirkson
Woodward
Voshell
George Kunkel
Dickson
Durham
EB. J. Thomas
Pittsburg
French
Shortt
Darlington and Baker Arrested in Chester County Probe
Smedley Darlington president of the Chester County Guarantee Trust and Safe Deposit Company and Mitchell Baker a board member were arrested on a Mary A. Burnett warrant. Burnett from Malvern had deposited 1300 before the failure alleging officers knew the bank insolvent. Darlington faces perjury charges. Baker embezzlement. Bail set for Quarter Sessions next term.
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Westt
Chester
Smedley Darlington
Chester County Guarantee, Trust and Safe Deposit Company
Mitchell Baker
Mary A. Burnett
Malvern
Darlington
Baker
McKinley Birthday Surprise Dinner At White House
Vice President Hobart and Mrs Hobart entertained President and Mrs McKinley with a small group at dinner in Washington. Guests included Senator Hanna, Secretary Bliss, Secretary Porter and Mrs Porter, Mrs Saxton and Miss Kinsey. Mrs McKinley's birthday anniversary prompted the gathering. Mrs Hobart gave a large ornamented cake, sent to the White House after dinner.
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Washington
Hobart
McKinley
Senator Hanna
Bliss
Porter
Saxton
Kinsey
McKinsey
White House
Changes in Spanish Cabinet Possible But Tetuan Must Stay
Madrid June 8 The Epocha notes cabinet changes possible while the Duke of Tetuan the foreign minister cannot resign due to ongoing Spain United States negotiations.
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Duke of
Madrid
Epocha
Duke of Tetuan
Spain
United States
Outbreak at Benicarlo and Chelva Rattles Valencia
Disturbances erupted in Benicarlo and Chelva Valencia province over Octrot duties. In Benicarlo a man tried to blow up a house with a bomb but it exploded prematurely wounding the attacker.
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Valencia
Spain
Benicarlo
Chelva
Perry & Co Guarantee Offer At 1520 Chestnut Street
An ad proclaims a standing guarantee promising money back if customers find clothes cheaper elsewhere. It touts elegant suits for seven fifty and ten dollars and invites shoppers to see the merchandise at Perry & Co on Chestnut Street.
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Perry & CO
Chestnut Street
Diamonds Sitscon aise or MITCHELLS
A fragmentary notice appears to reference a diamond dealer or storefront at 836 Obestnut Street with unclear name details MITCHELLS or Sitscon aise. The OCR text is damaged leaving the exact business name and nature of the notice open to interpretation.
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Diamonds
Sitscon
Mitchell's
Obestnut Street
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