Garman Seeks Election Windout as GOP Slump Looms
Political observer Garman analyzes the legislature's poor record, arguing it could turnout the party's supporters and dampen Republican prospects in upcoming elections.
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Newspaper
Philadelphia Times
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1897
Page
1
Chance for success in sight for Democratic treasurer
Chairman Garman of the Democratic State committee, Wilkesbarre, notes a favorable Reading convention on August 31. He predicts gains for Democrats, cites discontent with McKinley era promises, legislature record, and Treasury investigations as factors boosting his party. Names potential nominees including the Guffeys and Cofforth. McSparran Rhone and Brown also discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Garman
Chicago
McKinley
Republican Nationa
House
Senate
Harrisburg
Treasury
State Treasury
Dr. Swallow
Guffeys
James M. and
Williams
Allegheny
A. H. Cofforth
Somerset County
James J. McSparran
Lancaster
D. L. Rhone
Luzerne
Girard
Chapman Goes Home to New York with His Children
Elverton B Chapman the sugar trust investigation witness freed from jail returned to New York this morning accompanied by his children after leaving Washington on June 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Revolutionists Seize Two River Steamers in Uruguay
Report from Montevideo dated June 13 states revolutionists captured two large river steamers carrying reinforcements to government troops, disrupting government supply lines and signaling intensified conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montevideo
Forever float that standard sheet and Freedom’s banner
A poetic fragment celebrates liberty and the unyielding spirit of a people. The verse links the soil beneath to the banner above, invoking courage and unity in the pursuit of freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freedom
Dedicatory Service Held for New Chambersburg Church
Bishops Fowler and McCabe lead dedication of the First Methodist Episcopal Church in Chambersburg. A $40,000 building nearly paid, with $5,000 more raised to clear debt. Service attendees include about 2,000 worshippers and several former pastors from across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambersburg
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Cumberland Valley
C. C. McCabe
Pete C. H. Fowler
H. C. Smith
M. G. Ferguson
R. H. Gilbert
Samuel Barnes
M. L. Ganoe
J. A. Lippincott
C. Co. McCabe
D. D
Fowler
McCabe
Prisoner Escapes During Sermon At Montgomery County Jail
Walter J. Kenny, a 28-year-old inmate sentenced for larceny, escapes from Montgomery County Prison after listening to a jail chaplain sermon. He manipulated a pewter spoon to lock his cell, then climbed the yard wall and dropped into St John’s burial ground, pursued by Constable Bergey and officers from Philadelphia and New York. Kenny remains at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norristown
Walter J. Kenny
Montgomery County
Kenny
Johnson
Sir Kenny
St. John's Burial Ground
Prison
Bergey
Church Yard
Main Street
Conshohocken
Bergy
Brekel
Philadelphia
New York
Yellow fever at sea aboard City of Para quarantine
The City of Para arrived from Panama with yellow fever risk and was placed in quarantine. A passenger, Mrs Mitchell, died aboard ship one day from Panama and Captain Meton zen died days later. About twenty passengers reached port with no symptoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
City of Para
Panama
Mitchell
Metonzen
New York
Otto Wernerson
Advance
Swinburne Island Hospital
Werner
Buckhurst
New Castle
Wernerson
Homans
Ieee
Convict Stabs Two Overseers in Prison Yard
A convict wounded two overseers in an inmate yard attack before a third keeper—another staff member—overpowered the assailant. The victims sustained minor injuries and received treatment. Authorities investigated the incident and security was tightened at the facility.
Unrest in Eastern Penitentiary Sparks Violent Incidents
Reporters describe a rising spirit of insubordination among inmates since the Legislative inquiry began. Convict A 8,410, a Hungarian, attacked two overseers with a hidden weapon, while another unnamed inmate dismantled his cell and threatened to expose grievances to Judge Gordon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Penitentiary
Gordon
Luzerne
Cochran
McDonald
Labor Department
Yarnall
Goodrich
Cassidy
Cyclone Ravages St Vincent Island Windward Group
A cyclone struck St Vincent Island in the Windward group causing serious damage to public buildings. It injured several people at Georgetown, capsized a sloop, and drowned three crew members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Vincent Island
Kingston
Jamaica
Windward
Georgetown
Army and Navy Forever Rally Colors in Song
A patriotic call echoes to honor service members with praise for colors and unity. The verse extols the Army and Navy and pledges enduring loyalty and national unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
Detective Henderson to Present New Evidence in September Trial
Detective William Henderson, who helped build the case in the Wintersteen dynamite matter, returns from Bloomsburg. He says the September retrial will feature additional corroborating evidence and that the prosecution plans to maintain its position, arguing the trial was a victory for morality and government despite the acquittal of Lloyd S. Wintersteen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wintersteen
William Henderson
Bloomsburg
Henderson
Columbia County
Lloyd S. Wintersteen
Wintersteen Silent in Knorr-Wintersteen Case Trial
In Buree Pa June 13 L B Waller said the trial result matched expectations as jurors were not guarded and could go home during the case. He noted the 8 to 4 conviction stance justified a second trial. Wintersteen will not discuss the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BloomssBuree
L. B. Waller
Knorr-Wintersteen
Commonwealth
Wintersteen
Five Black Americans Shot Dead by Drunken Man in Kemper County
In Kemper County a drunken man named Sibley killed five negroes, three women and two children, and shot at six others before fleeing into the woods. A large mob gathered and the Kemper county sheriff led a posse toward the scene near DeKalb to capture him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meridian
Miss
Kemper County
Sibley
DeKalb
Man Falls Down Hatchway to His Death in Warehouse
Joseph Shinnors, 40, of 228 North Front Street, died at Pennsylvania Hospital from injuries after plunging down a hatchway at a North Front Street warehouse. He and associates were skylarking when he misjudged a jump, caught a door, and fell headlong. He died minutes after admission with no broken bones found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Shinnors
North Front Street
Pennsylvania Hospital
Shinners
Third District Police
Senate
Assailants Target Faure. Bomb in Bois de Boulogne
Three suspects are detained after unknown assailants attempt to kill Faure. An explosion occurred in the Bois de Boulogne causing unspecified damage and drawing police inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bois de Bologne
Attempt on Felix Faure Near Paris Grand Prix
A bomb exploded near Felix Faure's carriage as he headed to the Long Champs Grand Prix. No one was hurt. a suspect named Gallet, living at Levallois-Perret, was arrested and the crowd reacted with cheers as Faure continued to the race course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Felix Faure
Long Champs
M. Faure
la Cascade Restaurant
Boils de Bolougne
Gallet
Levallois-Perret
Elysee
Morta Felix Faure
Alsace-Lorraine
Cologne
Associated Press
Faure Behaved Well After Paris Bombing
Paris report says President Faure remained calm after the 2:50 PM explosion on Avenue des Acacias. His escort, carriage and family, including Mme Bergee, endured a dust cloud as Montjarret restrained an attacker while Rousteaux, present with the President, was nearly lynched by a mistaken crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Paris
Daily News
M. Faure
Avenue Des Accacias
Long- Champs Plain
Mile
Lucie Faure
Mme. Bergee
Montjarret
Rousteaux
Union of Hearts and Flags Forever
A stately tribute to unity and national symbolism, invoking the union of lakes lands and states and the enduring flag as a unifying charter across regions and people. The verse emphasizes shared identity and collective resolve through a call to enduring national harmony.
Three Suspects Arrested Then Released After Bomb Inquiry
Paris police arrested three suspects including brothers Galbet and Laurin Gainier after a bomb explosion. They were questioned by examining Magistrate M. Athalin and released around midnight once they gave satisfactory accounts of their movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Galbet
Laurin Gainier
M. Athalin
Cleveland's Degree Rumor Focuses Princeton Officials
Princeton authorities decline to confirm or deny a rumored honorary LL D for Grover Cleveland next Wednesday. Professors and students largely believe the report is true.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
N. J
Grover Cleveland
Terrific storm in Ohio unroofs buildings and damages crops
A fierce wind and hail storm swept Caldwell Ohio at 3 pm blowing off church roofs. Many buildings lost roofs and hundreds of windows shattered by hail stones. Crops suffered extensive damage as orchards were stripped of leaves. lines down limited information from points east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caldwell
Ohio
Free Methodist Church
Perryopolis
Here
Car Rides Off Track Injures Passengers on Ta cony Creek
A Union Traction Company car numbered 1 061 ran off the track on Frankford road at Ta cony creek while speeding. Two passengers were thrown from the car: A D Cruse 66 of Fisher's lane and Second street pike sustained a broken right leg and cuts, and Albert Cushman 21 of 720 Newmarket street suffered a broken right leg. Both were taken to the Jewish Hospital as the car suffered minor damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Traction Company
Frankford Road
Tacony Creek
A. D. Cruse
Fisher's Lane
Second Street Pike
Albert Cushman
Newmarket Street
Jewish Hospital
Williams shoots at sweetheart in Red Bank
George Williams a colored coachman attempted to murder his sweetheart Emma Freeman at midnight on Riverside avenue. He drew a 82 caliber revolver and fired twice striking her arm while a gentleman friend witnessed the incident. The wound was not considered dangerous and Williams was arrested by Officer Stryker and jailed awaiting grand jury action in Freehold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Bank
N. J
George Williams
Emma Freeman
Emma
Riverside Avenue
Williams
Stryker
Freehold
Drowned From a Catboat in the Hudson Near Fort Lee
Two men drown when a catboat on the Hudson River near Fort Lee capsizes after being struck by a wall. Miss Emma Guilmette survives after being rescued from the water. Her brother H E Guilmette and W Morton Smith, both named in the yacht party, are reported drowned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hudson
Fort Lee
Emma Guilmette
H. E. Guilmette
Moore & Schley
W. Morton Smith
Mail and Express
Lorna Doon
Disastrous Cloudburst Hits Franklin Oil Field
A cloud burst near Franklin Pennsylvania at 3:30 p m washed out ten derricks two carried across Lake Shore tracks and razed dozens more. Dozens of derelicts were blown down, damaging logs and oil property valued at about ten thousand dollars. Local reports are incomplete with over thirty derricks down in the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Lake Shore
Weather outlook Eastern Pennsylvania and nearby states
Forecast for Monday calls for generally fair and warmer conditions in Eastern Pennsylvania with southwest winds. New Jersey and Delaware expect generally fair weather after coastal showers, with warmer temperatures and westerly winds. Yesterday’s high was 74 and low 68.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Paul H. Schultz Found Guilty After Eight Hours Deliberation
Paul H. Schultz was found guilty after eight hours of jury deliberation. Weapons were found upon the prisoner when returned to jail.
Milford Jury Convicts Schultz of First Degree Murder
In Milford Pennsylvania on June 13 jurors found Paul Herman Schultz guilty after an eight hour deliberation. Judge Purdy and associates accepted the verdict as Schultz, pale and haggard, was led from the courtroom and later taunted the jury saying, Thank you gentlemen for your verdict. A suspension of sentence waits until June 28. Authorities found a saw a stiletto and a six blade knife on Schultz and money in his pockets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
Schultz
Purdy
Houck
Klaer
Foreman Kellam
Palmyra Township
Paul Herman Schultz
Benjamin F. Holbert
Brakeman
Westfall
John .M. Drecker
Blooming Grove
Geo. C. Hoffman
Alfred
Hissam
Bryan Guests Draw Crowds In Washington Visit
William J. Bryan rushed to Washington from New York arriving in the morning and departing for Norfolk in the evening. He met many callers at his hotel and attended services at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. He dined with Senator Jones, head of the Democratic committee, and with Arthur Sewall the former vice presidential candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William J. Bryan
New York
Norfolk
Bryan
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Senator Jones
National Democratic Committee
Arthur Sewall
Bicyclist Seriously Injured in Atlantic City Collision
James Marks of Reading was seriously injured in Atlantic City when his bicycle collided with another cyclist while avoiding a watering cart. He was revived and then boarded a train home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
the Times
James Marks
Reading
Spanish steamer Guido run aground near Villagarcia after collision
The Guido, a Spanish steamer en route from Corunna to Havana, ran aground at Villagarcia with seven feet of water in her forward hold after reporting a sea collision with an unknown vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Guido
Corunna
Havana
Villagarcia
No Note Received at Madrid Ruiz Case
Madrid June 13 The Spanish Foreign Office has not yet received the expected note from the American Government regarding the Ruiz case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Maprio
Ruiz
Perry's 2&2 Co. Offers Fine Double Breasted Suits
A customer favors Perry's after visiting larger clothing stores failed to find a suit. A friend recommends Perry's on Chestnut Street where the shopper is suited immediately. The ad promotes salts at seven fifty and ten dollars and urges readers to compare prices.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Liberty
John M. Garman
Wilkesbarre
Democratic State Central Committee
Lafayette
Chapman
Para
Legislative Inquiry
Judge Gordon
Detective Henderson
Wintersteen Silent
Waller
Negro
Faure
France
the Elysee
Cleveland
Times
Miss Guilmette
Paul H. Schultz
Perry
Peery 2&2 Co
Chestnut Street
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