Maher Sharkey Bout Ends In Draw At Palace Club
In New York the Maher Sharkey fight on June 8 drew after a chaotic ending as police arrested principals and seconds. The 10 000 crowd saw Maher slightly better at times but the bout was ruled a draw by Referee Coville.
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New York
Peter Maher
Tom Sharkey
Palace Athletic Club
Seventh Street
Lexington Avenue
William ©. Brady
Maher
Peter
John L. Sullivan
Jim Corbett
Kid McCoy
Sharkey
Joe Choynski
Tim McGrath
Tom Lansing
Sally Smith
Buck Connelly
Pat Scully
Peter Lowry
Jack Quinn
Jack Cattanach
Pittsburg
Phil
Billy Brady
Tom
McLaughlin
Coville
Sharke
Hhe Bent
One Hundred and Fourth Street
Ministers and Consuls Named In Senate Nominations
President submits multiple nominations to the Senate before leaving for Nashville. John G. A. Leishman is named Minister to Switzerland, and Michael J. Brown and Fred P. Vincent as Assistant Appraisers of Merchandise for Philadelphia. Other picks include Daniel A. Grosvenor as Deputy Auditor and Henry L. Wilson as Envoy to Chill.
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Times
Washington
Nashville
Pennsylvania
Senate
John G. A. Leishman
Switzerland
Michael J. Brown
Fred P. Vincent
District of Philadelphia
Leishman
Committee On Foreign Relations
Committee
Daniel A. Grosvenor
Maryland
War Department
Dan’ Grosvenor
General Grosvenor
Ohio
Dan
Tacoma
District of Columbia
Robert S.pearson
South Dakota
Interior Department
United States
Henry L. Wilson
Chill
William F. Powell
New Jersey
Haiti
John F. Gowey
Kanagawa
Japan
J. M. Flint
C. A. Gravatt
C. B. Means
EB. T. Warburton
John K. Robinson
George E. Smith
Laurel
Del
McKinley Trains Through Hot Springs Visits Quiet Reception
President McKinley arrives in two sections at Hart Springs Virginia on schedule at seven o clock. He dines with his party of ten at the hotel and plans a relaxed itinerary with Louisville as the next stop tomorrow. The visit is informal with crowds gathered but little official ceremony.
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Hart Springs
Louisville
McKinley
Nashville
Almost A Lynching In Ohio After Attempted Assault
Batavia Ohio June 9 A tramp attempted to assault Mrs Emma Curde a respected Williamsburg resident He was captured near Budds brickyard and a mob formed fearing lynching Constable Bucker hid the suspect to save his life and moved him to Batavia for safety
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Batavia
Ohio
Emma Curde
Williamsburg
Here
Curd
Budd
Bucker
Powell Led Virginia Colored School Pioneer to Camden Leader
The article recalls Powell’s career from leading the first state controlled colored school in Virginia to heading the Mt. Vernon Public School in Camden. He also served briefly as a clerk in the Fourth Auditor’s office under President Arthur, later returning to education as Camden’s principal with reduced pay. He helped draft Camden’s Manual Training and High School plans and taught in its early days while serving as district fire marshal and active in politics for 25 years.
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Virginia
Ordentown
N. J
Arthur
Mt. Vernon
Camden
District Fire Ag
Powell
Appointments of Two Assistant Appraisers for Port of Philadelphia
President McKinley named Michael J. Brown of Philadelphia and Frederick P. Vincent of Sullivan County as Assistant Appraisers of Merchandise for the Port of Philadelphia. Brown, born 1844 in Northern Liberties, has long worked in wool firms and politics aiding McKinley. Vincent, a Sullivan County resident, chairs the Republican committee there and was an alternate delegate to the last Republican National Convention.
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McKinley
Michael J. Brown
Frederick P. Vincent
Sullivan County
Philadelphia
Northern Liberties
Gregg Bros. & Co
Gregg, Green & Co
Alfred H. Reece
Harrison
Brown
Ohio
Ohio State Journal
McKinley Wool Men's
J. A. Leslie
Mob Hangs Black Man After Maryland Trial
Princess Anne Maryland reports reveal William Andrews, a colored man, was beaten and lynched by a mob after a May 5 assault conviction. Crowds gathered from Marion and beyond, overpowering officers, forcing the hanging from a church street tree near the courthouse.
Leishman Named Minister to Switzerland
John G. A. Leishman of Pittsburg is named minister to Switzerland. Born in Allegheny, he rose from office boy to cashier at Schoenberger Steel, then formed Leishman & Snyder. He joined Carnegie Steel, became vice chairman in 1892, president in 1896, retired March 31, and remains a board member and reputed millionaire.
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Pittsburg
John G. A. Leishman
Switzerland
Allegheny
Dr. Speer
Schoenberger Steel Company
Leishman & Snyder
Carnegie Company
Carnegie Steel Company
Cox for Spanish Minister Offer Under Consideration
Ex Governor Jacob D. Cox of Ohio or General Stewart L. Woodford of Brooklyn may be appointed Minister to Spain. The President has tendered the post to Cox, who is aging but vigorous, with a long public career, and if he declines the job will go to Woodford. The appointment is expected next week after the President's Nashville return.
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Woodford
Washington
Jacob D. Cox
Ohio
Stewart L. Woodford
Brooklyn
N. Y
Spain
Cox
Montreal
Oberlin College
Nashville
Senate confirms diplomatic appointees and army promotions
Washington June 9 The Senate confirmed Henry L. Wilson to be Minister to Chile John G A Leishman to be Minister to Switzerland Lawredde Townsend to be Minister to Portugal Andrew D Barlow to be Consul General at the City of Mexico Lieutenant Colonel John S Rogers to be colonel and other minor army promotions.
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Washington
Senate
Henry L. Wilson
Chile
John G. A. Leishman
Pennsylvania
Switzerland
Lawredde Townsend
Portugal
Andrew D. Barlow
Missouri
Mexico
John S. Rogers
Powell Named Nominee for Haitian Mission Endorsed in New Jersey
William F. Powell, supported by Senator Sewell, Vice President Hobart, the New Jersey Republican delegation, Governor Griggs, and state officers, is the Haitian mission nominee. Powell, Camden Fourth School District principal, was born in 1847 in Troy, New York, educated in New York City public schools, and trained at the College of Pharmacy. He served with distinction in the naval service in the Civil War era. He later attended Lincoln University in Pennsylvania before deciding to teach at Amen School in Leesburg, Virginia.
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William F. Powell
United States
William J. Sewell
Hobart
Congress
New Jersey
Griggs
Powell
Camden
Troy
N.Y
New York City
College of Pharmacy
Naval Service
Lincoln University
Oxford
Amen School
Leesburg
Disaster off the Lizard sinks two ships in fog
A French schooner captain reports sighting two large vessels in collision near the Lizard. Both sank with all hands before aid arrived. Swansea agents dispute the tale saying the crew picked up an unnamed rowboat and the report is untrue.
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London
Swansea
Wales
Lizard
Lladys
Tragedy Triggers Hasty Trial In Princess Anne
A dramatic morning in Princess Anne ends with the conviction of Andrews for brutal assault on Mrs. Kelley. A large crowd and fear gun militia were discussed, a special court session was held under Chief Judge Page with Holland and Lloyd assisting, and the suspect was moved to Baltimore after urgent governor instructions.
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Urbana
Andrews
Page
Holland
Wicomico
Lloyd
Dorchester County
Princess Anne
Kelley
Marion
Wheat Takes a Jump at New York Produce Exchange
Excitement known only from a war declaration era hits the wheat pit as a stampede to cover unsettles shorts. The July future opens at 75 44 cents and climbs to 76 4, up 4 percent from yesterday.
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New York
Greece
Turkey
Produce Exchange
Northwest
Chicago
Many Fishermen Drowned in Chinese Gale Disaster
Meagre details from the Empress of Japan report a May 6 storm off the Chasan Archipelago near Hanchow Bay. Several hundred fishing boats were at sea. only a few returned and an estimated five hundred men perished. Light boats were crushed by waves with no shelter available. The storm affected the entire archipelago and numerous large junks were lost.
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Victoria
B C
Japan
Chasan
China
Hanchow Bay
Adams Slayer in Jail Here
Peter James alias Eddie Jacques alias Fitzgibbons, linked to the Bedford murder of Postmaster Adams, captured in Baltimore after escaping White Plains jail. He faces trial in New York for the Adams case as his companions John Clare and John Jenkins died in the burglary raid.
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Peter James
Eddie Jacques
Fitzgibbons
White Plains
N. Y
Walker Adams
Bedford
Baltimore
Tate and Smith
City Hall
Captain Miller
Cap
James
Smith
Tate
John Clare
John Jenkins
Adams & Son
Adame
Jacques
Eastern
Philadelphia
Woman Arrested for Pocket Picking in Store Heist
A colored woman named Mrs. Parker of Chesapeake City was arrested by Sheriff Mackey in Elkton Md for pickpocketing merchant W B Heatzig. While Heatzig showed goods in the store she lifted his pocketbook containing fifty dollars and papers. the money was recovered.
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Elkton
There’s No Place Like Perry’s For Value Clothing
Local retailer Perry & Co advertises drastic price cuts on suits priced at seven fifty and ten dollars claiming superior quality. The appeal highlights comparisons with other stores and urges shoppers to visit 1520 Chesnut Street for “Marvelous Values.”
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Sailor
Thomas Sharkey
John G A. Leishman
Dan Grosvenor
Tions
The
Senator Wilson
Republican Party of
Spokane
Wilson
Gowey
Weinley
the Times
William Andrews
Benjamin Kelly
Somerset County
Court House Square
Court House
Dudge
Somerset
Church Street
Leishman Confirmed
New York Produce Exchange
Tres
Chusan Archipelago
Delaware
Ween
Common Council
Detroit
Belmont Cricket Club
Pirates of Penzance
Fairmount Park
Germantown
South Church
Third Street
D. D. Smith
John D. Vautier
Passyunk Baptist Church
Passyunk Avenue
Broad Street
William Penn Charter School
Association Hall
Fifteenth and
Chestnut
School of Pedagogy
Young Men’s Hebrew Association
North Broad Street
English and Classical Institute
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
Fifteenth
Mount Vernon
Kenneth
Guthrie
Church of the Incarnation
Broad and
Jefferson Streets
Evangelical Lutheran Ministerium of
Trinty Lutheran Church
Lancaster
West Philadelphia
Philadelphia Christian Endeavor Union
Baltimore Avenue Baptist Church
Fifty-second Street
Baltimore Avenue
Dickineon Square
Wharton Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Wharton Street
Girard and
Belmont Avenues
Adams’ Slayer
Adams
Miller
Freiburg
O'Donnell
South Paul Street
Alias Jacques
Perry
Perry 4 Co
Chesatmut Street
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