Democratic Convention in Boston Divides Over Cleveland and Hill
At Tremont Temple Massachusetts delegates clash as Mugwumps and straight-out Democrats dispute Cleveland's renomination. General Collins urges unity while Hill supporters push to send uninstructed delegates to Chicago. The crowded session ends with a compromise slate and a vow to back the party's chosen path.
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Dispatch
Boston
Mugwump
Massachusetts
Cleveland
Hill
Collins
Chicago
Patrick A. Collins
John W. Corcoran
Clinton
John F. Russell
Leicester
Albert C. Houghton
North Adams
John W. Cummings
Fall River
Committee On Resolutions
Alderman Keenan
Harrisburg Conference Signals Possible Truce in State Circles
A Harrisburg special reports signs of a truce between administration and anti-administration factions. William A. Wallace, seen as anti-administration, met quietly with Governor Pattison in Harrisburg, their second meeting in recent weeks. No clear progress noted.
Peace Efforts Hint Propositions from Both Sides
The report notes a move toward peace with hints that both sides offered concessions. It mentions Mr. Wallace will attend the Democratic convention next week.
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Mr. Wallace
Cratic
Ingersoll Sees One-Term Verdict in Harrison Debate
Colonel Robert Ingersoll spoke on the political landscape arriving in Scranton. He predicted opposition to a Harrison second term and urged McKinley as a principled alternative. He praised protectionism and argued Rhode Island's vote signals a Republican trend for 1892.
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Rhode Island
Harrison
Blaine Stili Im Te
Scrantox
Robert
Ingersoll
Lodge of
Ellis
Maine
McKinley
Ohio
America
Steubenville Reacts to McKinley Reappointing McFadden
In Steubenville Republicans oppose Governor McKinley’s reappointment of H H McFadden to the State Board of Public Charities. McFadden, editor of the Steubenville Gazette, faced boycotts and bitter reaction over past editorials and labor clashes. The Senate confirmed the appointment but it was later reconsidered by the Benevolent Institutions Committee amid petitions to the Governor.
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Steubenville
McKinley
H. H. McFadden
State Board of Public Charities
McFadden
Board of Charities
Foraker
Tvo
Treasury
Coulter
Congress
Gazette
Order of American Mechanics
Jefferson
Senate
Committee On Benevolent Institutions
Grow and Wheelock Elected Delegates in Fifteenth District
In Tunxkhannock, April 8, the Republican conference of the Fifteenth district chose Galusha A. Grow of Susquehanna County and Fred L. Wheelock of Wyoming County as delegates to the National Convention.
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Galusha Grow Gotes
Minneapolis
Tunxkhannock
Galusha A. Grow
Susquehanna County
Fred L Wheelock
Wyoming County
First District Democrats Choose Delegates to National Convention
The First District Democratic Convention selected Robert Craig and R N Harwood as delegates to the National Convention and instructed them to vote for Cleveland.
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Tecumsen
Nes
Robert Craig
R. N. Harwood
Cleveland
Governor Nomination Mentioned for Claude Matthews
An authoritative announcement states that Hon. Claude Matthews, Secretary of State, will be a candidate for governor at the upcoming Democratic State Convention.
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Fr. Wayne
Claude Matthews
Republican convention selects uninstructed delegates
Mitch Jackson reports that on April 8 the Republican Congressional convention for the Second district chose uninstructed delegates for the Minneapolis Convention.
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Jackson
Mitch
Second District
Minneapolis
Trials of Russian Refugees in New York
Leopold Weinstein, a Russian refugee and University of St Petersburg graduate, struggles to find work in the Musical Union. Six months after arrival his Broome Street home is repossessed leaving his wife and five children on the doorstep. A child wanders off and is struck and killed by a Bowery streetcar. Neighbors offer aid as news of the tragedy spreads.
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New York
Leopold Weinstein
University of St. Petersburg
Broome Street
Bowery
Deadly Awning Frame Accident in Cleveland
Edward Lohiser, an employee of a local awning company, was instantly killed in front of the American House when he touched rusty iron awning braces that contacted live electric wires. The fatal shock occurred as he attempted to lower the frame, causing his body to collapse on the sidewalk. The dispatch notes a separate New York topics column by Charles T. Murrey scheduled for tomorrow.
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Tremont Temple
Edward Avery
John E Baussell
Committee On
Massachusetts
Bruin
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Keenan
David Fennett Hill
Hill
Hisses
Empire State of New York
Lauguter
Deniston
Russell
Senator Fill
Chicagolam
Senator Hill
Charles Hamlin
Brooklyn
Edward Lohiser
Lohiser
New York
Charles T. Murrey
Dispatch
Dead heat at sea as ex congressman hurries to Dresden
Ex congressman David R Paige, head of Paige Carey & Co., travels from New York to Dresden to settle Huntington indorsement disputes amid rumors of forged papers and creditor pressure. Lawyer L Laflin Kellogg defends Paige, stating he is en route to resolve matters with John Huntington and deny forged-indorsement claims.
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New York
David BR. Paige
Paige, Carey & Co
Broadway
Paige
Dresden
John Huntington
Cleveland
Trave
Southampton
Bremerhaven
Hord
Mr. Huntington
Majestic
Mersey
Huntington
Mr. Paige
Guttenburg
Ohio
West Virginia
Painesville, O., Savings Bank
L. Laflin Kellogg
Kelloge, Rose & Smith
Seymour
Hun
Carey & Co
Unregistered Sailors Use Aliases On Ongoing Voyage
The passage notes travelers avoiding real names to throw off pursuers as they proceed toward Dresden, with references to Huntington and Mr. Paige in a cryptic context. The fragment emphasizes secrecy and misrepresentation during a voyage.
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Dresden
Huntington
Earl
Paesen
Mr. Paige
Blaine Declines Presidency Citing Health and Exhaustion
Secretary Blaine told a physician he could not accept the Presidential nomination, citing torpid liver and dangers of a full term. He described the office as laborious and exhausting, with no substitute for the President and no rest in sight, and affirmed at 62 he would not risk his life.
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T’lendent
Fierce Forest Fire Threatens North Chiselhurst Buildings
A major blaze at Wolf Totsauer’s place near Cedarbrook swept across hundreds of acres of fruit, grass, and woodland, endangering Pistor’s Hotel, Pratt’s butcher shop, Bench’s tin store, and the Fair Association buildings. Firefighters and 300 residents fought the flames until rain at about 10 pm offered relief, though the fire persisted with several residences scorched and multiple structures at risk.
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Waterroro
N. J
Pistor
North Chiselhurst
Dunbarton Heanery
Wolf Totsauer
Cedarbrook
A. McGinley
Howe
Mapleson quits role in Mullocker opera Child of Fortune
Mrs Laura Schirmer Mapleson withdraws from the Casino Company engagement to sing the comic opera heroine in Child of Fortune. She cites difficulty memorizing dialogue and prefers not to undertake the comic role. Lily Post is hired to replace her, with manager Aronson noting amiable retirement on both sides.
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New York
Mra
Laura Schirmer Mapleson
Marie Tempest
Aronson
Mrs. Mapleson
Lily Post
Pinkertons Battle Cowboys Near Curtis Mills Ranch
Pinkertons and cowboys clashed near Curtis Mills ranch at the Big Horn foothills as rustlers were ordered to surrender. The five minute engagement left three cattle thieves dead and one wounded. Pinkertons report two horses lost. reinforcements awaited and no pursuit occurred. Verification pending.
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Curtis Mills
Big Horn Mountains
Pinkertons
Ghost Dance Prophets Released as Tensions Rise in Guthrie
Frank White and Buffalo Black, two Indians who claim Messiah status, were freed on habeas corpus and left for the Pawnee reservation with many followers. The ghost dance is expected to resume and armed Indians may prompt troop deployment to quell potential unrest within two weeks.
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Guthrie
Okla
Frank White
Buffalo Black
Pawnee
Ship Fever in Detroit Claims First Victim
Detroit reports a case of typhus fever or ship fever, a disease that decimated other ports. The victim is 0 year old Joseph C. Za a son of a Polish family at 781 Dubois Street, now guarded by police to halt spread. How the illness reached this site remains unknown.
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Detroit
Quebec
Joseph C. Za
Dubois Street
Blair Talks Back on China Rejection and U S Government Cowardice
Ex United States Senator H W Blair explains his failed mission to China claiming English and American capitalists pressured Beijing to reject him. He accuses the U S Government of cowardice and links the incident to the 1885 Exclusion Act and American labor competition. He predicts Blaine could run and discusses political currents in Harrison Cleveland and the Farmers Alliance.
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United States
H. W. Blair
New Hampshire
China
Blair
Senate
Monongahela House
Wharton
Denby
Blah
United States Senate
Blane
Wharton Barker
Philadelphia
Elliott F. Shepard
Pittsburg
Harrison
Blaine
Farmers’ Alliance
Cleveland
Harrison Hunting Plover President Reaches Virginia
President Harrison and party departed Washington late last night bound for Virginia where he will spend a period of recreation and travel. The dispatch notes their movement and schedule as they continue private engagements and public appearances during the trip.
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Virginia
Harrison
Party
Washington
President’s party travels by special trains to Virginia hunt trip
The presidential party traveled by special train from Porters Station to Delmar and then to New Church Virginia where they will spend the rest of the week hunting plover in Accomac County.
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Virginia
Porters Station
Delaware
Delmar
New Church
Accomac County
Ride on a Rail Shocked Boyertown as Professor Is Seized
About 200 villagers mobbed and rode Prof John C Zuber on a rail to the lockup at midnight. He had eloped with choir soprano Miss Della Wentzel and faced bail in Reading jail. Zuber later refused to name his companion and claimed injuries.
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Boyertown
Reading
John C. Zuber
Zuber
Misa Della Wentzel
Prof
Miss Wentzel
Important Decision on Cherry Juice Duty Case
Surveyor of the Port Armor Smith won the General Board of Appraisers appeal for Milblovitch Fletcher & Co. The case concerns duty on imported juice. Cherry juice duty was set at 60 cents per gallon and 35 percent for fruit in juice or spirits, with 23 percent alcohol found in the juice.
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Port Armor
General Board of Appraisers
Two Men Arrested for Alleged Fraud in City
Hugh Callahan and Dan Sailor were arrested by Lieutenant Wagner about 1 am after allegedly drugging brick manufacturer John Howley and obtaining checks for 100 and 110 dollars at a Market Street restaurant. Howley was an unwitting victim after being seen with wine and pressured to sign.
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Hugh Callahan
Dan Sailor
Wagner
John Howley
Howley
Callahan
Sailor
Market Street
Lizard Expulsion Highlights Stomach Ailment Case
Frederick Phillips of Stroudsburg Pennsylvania endured two years of severe stomach pain diagnosed as indigestion. Yesterday he vomited a five inch lizard he believes entered his throat while drinking water, triggering ongoing distress.
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Stroudsburg
Frederick Phillips
Phillips
John S Wise Denies Wife Defamed Miss Greene Amende Honorable
John S Wise writes Miss Greene denying his wife defamed her and the lady is satisfied. Skinner threatened to call him out for derogatory words and the amende honorable is noted. Also mentions upcoming features Bag Hunting The Tropical Precaries Marble Making in The Dispatch tomorrow.
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John S. Wise
Skinner
Miss Greene
A Lively Democratic Convention and Paige Mystery
A page of scattered items reports on a lively Democratic Convention and unravels the Paige mystery. It mentions Senator Blair’s charges and a scheme linked to tariff reform while noting other editorial items and regional notices.
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Paige
Blair
Duke
Fovesee
Myler
Wee & Brydatreet
Dan
Europe
Ohio
McK. & Y
Free Port Proposal Attracts Senators Chandler Sherman
A proposed federal bill would set up free port privileges in U S cities similar to Hamburg Germany. Senators Chandler and Sherman push the idea to ease duties on raw materials and machinery for manufacture for foreign markets while maintaining duties on finished products. The plan would require general conditions for eligible port cities and focus on boosting domestic labor and raw materials output.
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notTon
Chandler
Hamburg
Germany
United States
Reichstag
England
Clyde
Iman
Treasury Department
Foster
New York
Boston
Duluth
Chicago
Sherman
Bees Mae
Investige
Legislator Arrested for Murder in Warapaca Wisconsin
Assemblyman Fred Lea was arrested today for the murder of banker Mead in 1882 in Warapaca Wisconsin. The report indicates more arrests will follow.
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Warapaca
Fred Lea
Banker Mead
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the Hill Sentiment
David Moreland
Woburn
Hill Men
Samuel J. Tilden
Democratic Party
David B. Hull
James Powers
Springfield
Pees
Crair
Suffolk County
Star
United
William F. Russell
Stite
Robert Taylor
Tennessee
Mr. Taylor
Mason and Dixon
Wallace
Pattison
Harve
Bob Ingersoll
David R. Paige
Colonel Paige
Mr. Faige
Sodom
Laura Mapleson
Cowboys
Wyoming
Harrison Hunting
Firat
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