Temperance scandal and murder trial fear of lynching in Washington
In Washington a temperance hotel scandal involves a prominent congressman and a minister's wife amid a sensational murder trial. Howard Schneider is accused of shooting his wife Amy and her brother after clandestine marriage and alleged infidelity. Public sentiment runs high with talk of lynching if the jury fails to convict.
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John 8. Wise
Belle Greene
New York
Virginia
Washington
Houses of
Congress
Beecher-Tilton
Guiteau
Howard Schneider
G. Frank Schneider
Amy Schneider
Frank Hamlink
Miss Hamlink
Colonel Hamlink
Schneider
Hamlinks
Latta
Frank Schneider
Hawmlink
Lightner
United Confederate Veterans Meet in New Orleans
New Orleans hosts the third annual United Confederate Veterans reunion beginning tomorrow with an expected twenty thousand veterans joining delegates from 198 camps. Texas sends thousands including 8,000 from Dallas. General J. B. Gordon and General W. B. Cabell attend as parades and ceremonies unfold with floral decorations and a Memorial Hall address by General W. A. Jackson.
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New Orleans
United Confederate Veterans
Chattanooga
Jackson
Misa
Association of
Confederate Veterans
Army of Tennessee
Army of Virginia
Army of Trans
Texas
Dallas
J. B. Gordon
Association
W. B. Cabell
Memorial Hall
W. A. Jackson
Tennessee
Choeing Off the Evidence in Maynard Election Inquiry
Albany April 7 The Joint Judiciary Committee resumed the Maynard election return inquiry. A motion to go into secret session failed with Democratic and Republican votes, blocking secret hearing. Saxton pressed for summons of witnesses and the minority's right to present evidence, but motions were defeated. Roesch refused to commit on further meetings or report timing, and the chair adjourned under pending actions.
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Albany
N. Y
Joint Judiciary Committee
Saxton
Leshies
Roesch
Mullin
Stench From Bodies Amid Chicago Wreck Rumor
Reported odor from Pearce street ruins after Friday night storm fuels fear of corpses buried beneath debris. Rescue crews double efforts to locate the source as investigators pursue the unsettling smell and confirm whether human remains are present.
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Curcaco
Pearce Street
Sherman Sees Glory in Rhode Island Victory Forecast
New York April 7 Senator Sherman of Ohio hailed the Rhode Island Republican win as a sign of national momentum in the presidential year. He predicted Ohio would stay Republican and discussed silver questions, southern states, and possible nominees including Harrison, Cleveland, Hill, Boies, and Palmer as the race shaped up.
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Rhode Island
House
Senate
Cleveland
Hill
New York
Sherman
Ohio
Fifth Avenue
Rhods Island
South
Louisiana
A. H. Leonard
Morgan
Senator Hill
Ill
Senator Sherman
Harrison
Boies
Senator Palmer
Iowa
Palmer
Westmoreland for Guffey Democrats Rally in Greensburg
Greensburg April 7 Special. Harrity supporters were routed by Guffey men as a large Democratic convention endorsed Grover Cleveland for President. Delegates to the State Convention were elected amid a tight contest with 25 candidates vying for ten places. The Guffey slate, including JG Guffey and others, received strong delegate support.
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Harrity
Guffey
Grover Cleveland
Eres
JG. Guffey
Jober Bremans
A. Showalter
de Hollisgeworth
Lewis
Albert Lauffer
White and Son
Lynch
H. C. Frick Coke Company
Gence
Cleveland
Resolution Endorses Governor Pattison Administration
A political item notes a resolution passed endorsing the administration of Governor Pattison. The piece emphasizes the stance without detailing names or additional actions.
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Pattison
Quay Says Western Senators Back Blaine for Nomination
A Washington special reports Senator Quay asked two Western Senators about Blaine's willingness to accept the presidential nomination. They replied he would accept. Quay claimed solid delegations from Pennsylvania and New York for Blaine. In Rochester, Thomas W. Phillips won a Congressional nomination and James H. Cunningham and others were chosen as delegates to the State Convention. Huntington West Virginia saw Democrats win a sweeping victory under the new Australian system, with majorities up and down the ticket.
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Senator Quay
Blaine
Quay
Pennsylvania
New York
Phillips
Rochester
Thomas W. Phillips
Congress
Senator Vestel
James H. Cunningham
J. Rank Martin
Winfield
Moore
Huntincrox
W. Va
Democrats
Ablicans
Sryese
Schenectady
N. Y
Board of Supervisors
Portland
Ore
Harrison
Nitaraghan Canal
William Brown
Battery District
Charles Walker
Gorning
Senator Hill
Senate
Seventeenth Congressional District
W. C. McConnell
Shamokin
W.L. Lees
Danville
Minneapolis
L. T. Roblrback
Sunbury
Gettysburg
Charles H. Mullin
Mt. Holly
John B. Lower
Littlestown
J. Schaal Wilhelm
York
Moesers
Schroeder
Krogh
Democrats renominate W. & Forman on first ballot
In AuToy Inn April 7 the Democratic convention of the Eighth Teenth Tilinoia district re nominated W. & Forman on the first ballot. Resolutions endorsed Cleveland condemned the McKinley Act endorsed the present Congress and demanded tariff for revenue only.
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AuToy, Inn
Tilinoia
W. & Forman
Cleveland
Congress
Republicans for Harrison Convene in Little Rock
The Republican States Convention in Little Rock elected Powell Clayton chairman and chose delegates to the Minneapolis Convention. Delegates were two thirds white and instructed to vote for Harrison.
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Arkansas
Harrison
Little Rock
Are
Powell Clayton
Minneapolis
Republican conventions indorse Harrison in Midwest meetings
Across Michigan and New York conventions the Republican electors and county boards split between indorsing Harrison and instructing for Alger or remaining uninstructed. Conventions in Saginaw Warren County and Port land set mixed delegation patterns while Schenectady and Gettysburg chose majority Republicans and presidential electors.
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Iron Mountain
Mich
Harrison
Alger
Warren County
New York
Haneman
Saginaw
Seventh Congressional District
Missing Package Stolen In Transit From New Orleans
Ten thousand dollars in cash consignments from New Orleans to Washington were reported missing after a package vanished in transit. The United States Express Company and city officials quieted the matter while seeking the thief and recovery of the funds. No names of consignee or consignor were released.
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New Orleans
Washington
WasniverTon
United States Express Company
Crescent City
Consignee
City
Platt
Aneny Department
Mr. Platt
Consigner
Masquerade of Woman Doctor and Nurse Sparks Curiosity
Two women rode the sleeping car from Petoskey to this city and appeared in masculine attire. One wore men's clothes and a soft hat. the other remained feminine. They presented aliases C. L. Dowse of Looe New York and Miss E A Seavey of Petoskey. Dr C Louise Owse is a known woman physician in Petoskey and previously from Leonardsville. Miss Seavey is linked as a nurse at the sanitarium. The two vanished after breakfast. motive remains unknown.
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Grandp Ramps
Mica
Grand Rapids and Indians Railroad
Petoskey
C. L. Do
Looe
N. Y
E. A. Wey
Telefrom Petoskey
C. Louise Owse
Leonardsville
Miss Seavey
Raum in Pension Office inquiry sparks secretary scandal
Washington April 7 The Pension Office investigation into Commissioner Raum exposes a scheme to sell pension claim status. Secretaries of congressmen including Samuel R Hersey of Representative Cooper and others allegedly directed status reports through Ragan & Co and H G Peet.
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Raum
Enloe
Pension Office
Raum’s
George E Lemon
Payson
Lemon
Mr. Enloe
Europe
Mr. Baum
Baum
Congressmen
Samuel R. Hersey
Representative Cooper
Indiana
Ragan & Co
Kenton, O
H. G. Peet
Columbus
Ind
Hersey
Brookshire
Gantz
Ohio
Cooper
Secretary of the Interior
J. G. Greenwalt
John R. Whittinghill
Crothersville
Kentucky Volunteers
Whittinghill
C. L. Ragan & Co
Kenton, C
Cooper Slso
Henry Behrens
Ninth Ohio Infantry
Ragan
Chicago
Williams
Greenwalt
Elizabeth ‘Offatt
Elizabethtown
Morgan
Henry Holt
Indianapolis
Marring, Slusher & Co
Congressional
Charles L. Ragan & Co
Peet and Hersey
Foote
Marc
Harrison Takes Short Holiday From White House Duties
President Harrison leaves Washington by Pennsylvania Railroad for New Church Virginia to enjoy a brief rest and snipe shooting. He plans to return by Saturday evening as discussions with Britain over a Bering Sea modus vivendi continue. Navy and Treasury are forming plans for seal surveillance and potential joint British American action at sea.
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Harrison
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New Church
Chesapeake Bay
Parker
George W. Boyd
Philadelphia
Blaine
Bering Sea
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Bear
Corwin
Albatross
Ranger
Adams
Monican
Charleston
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Yorktown
Trial on Hattie Adams case ends with hung jury
In New York April 7 jurors could not reach a verdict on whether Adams boarding house was disreputable amid Parkhurst visit allegations. The trial featured defense alleging a conspiracy by Gardner and Parkhurst agent, while Adams testified the houses were separate and nothing improper occurred.
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Dispatch
New York
Parkhurst
Hattie Adams
William Grossman
Mra Adams
Gardner
Adams
Frog
Hirschfield
Alleged Hydrophobia Case At Southside Mill Employee Room
Morgan Morgan a Southside millworker at 1109 Bingham street suffered a night attack described as delirium tremens or hydrophobia. Neighbors found him writhing in agony barking noises, four men restrained him until morphine eased the frenzy, after which he slept under watch. He had bitten himself and destroyed items in his room. a dog bite a year prior is noted by friends as a contributing factor.
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Morgan Morgan
Bingham Street
Morgan
Customs Frauds in Frisco
San Francisco April 7 The Custom House fraud probe that led President Harrison to remove Appraiser of Merchandise Charles M Leavy is still active with two investigative groups. Agent Tingle departed for Washington to report. Leavys alleged role concerns undervaluation of silica imported by Neuberger Reiss and Co. which was forced to pay 70000 in duties. prior probe looked into Sumatra tobacco consignment for Lisbes Brothers.
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San Francisco
Custom House
Harrison
Charles M. Leavy
Tingle
Washington
Department
Leavy
Neuberger, Reiss & O
A Suspected Poisoning Case Affects Lancaster Family
Ada R. Ebersol 19 formerly of Lancaster county died suddenly at Dalton Ohio last month. Her uncles A G Martin and J M Ginrich of Bachmanville Lebanon county arrived in Lancaster to report a possible murder by poison and to request an official investigation. The body may be exhumed due to rumors of a large inheritance.
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Lancaster
Ada R. Ebersol
Lancaster County
Dalton
A. G. Martin
J. M. Ginrich
Bachmanville
Lebanon County
Wrecking of the Golden Rule Under Way at River Edge
Ormsers Natt April 7 Great crowds line the water and the deck of the burned steamer Golden Rule is floated after removing heavy freight. Fire damage was severe with twisted irons and cargo. No bodies found yet but wrecking continues unless river rises.
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Ormsers Natt
French novels scored at the French Academy address
M Preloti criticizes the naturalist school calling it wasteful and shallow. He argues its subjects come from urban malaise and never go beyond mud and smoke. The critic predicts doom for the movement if unhealthy curiosity persists. Readers are urged to consult the to let rooms and wanted boards columns in the Dispatch Saturday and Sunday editions.
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Dispatch
Paris
M. P. Creloti
French Academy Today
Rail fare cut eyed for McKeesport to Pittsburg trips
The Baltimore and Ohio Railway plans lower fares between McKeesport and Pittsburg and will urge Lake Erie to match. Round trip fares drop to 60 cents on both roads, single fare to 45 cents, with B and O reducing the single trip to 35 cents and the round trip to cents.
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McKeesport
Pittsburg
Lake Erie
Baltimore and Ohio
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