Bustling booms for Supreme Judge race in Fayette County
Report from Harr isburg April 18 describes a crowded convention scene with Dean Sadler Clayton and six candidates for the one Supreme Judge berth at Lochiel Hotel. Quay arrives, Castor and Lilly campaigns expand while delegates from Philadelphia Allegheny and Lackawanna arrive and trade influence for votes.
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Harrissies
Capitol Park
Dean
Sadler
Clayton
Lochiel Hotel
J. W. Roy
Andrews
Flood
Henderson
Heelers
Showalter
Butler
General Lilly
David Martin
Targart
Frank Willing Lesch
Frank Reeder
Easton
Crawford
Philadelphia
Magistrate Ahern
Frank Willing Leach
Representative Keiser
Joseph Huddell
West
Rutan
Neeb
Allegheny
Spesker Hewitt
John Lemon
Blsir
Major McDowell
Harrison Solid In Dorsed To-Morrow and Pa Delegates Instructed
Philadelphia April 18 special Senator Quay in city on business with no remark on state convention. Magee predicts Harrison endorsement while urging solid money and McKinley tariff. Delegates from Allegheny to large nominations and Quinn remains undecided as Quay travels to Harrisburg.
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Magee
Pennsylvania
Quay
Philadelphia
Lafayette Hotel
John W. Glazier
Erie
Harrison
Mr. Quay
Cooper
Custom House
David H. Lane
Boyer
Lilly
People’s Bank
Harri
C. L. Magee
Washington
Stratford
W. H. Seif
Tam
McKinley
Quay Leading in Fayette County Republican Convention
The Fayette county convention backed Matthew Stanley Quay for U S Senate and re election. Delegates named P A Johns for Sheriff John S Carroll and Porter S Newmeyer for Assembly, both aligned with Quay. They also indorsed Ernest F Acheson for Congress and praised Harrison cabinet members.
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Astontown
Quay
Pennsylvania
United States Senate
P. A. Johns
Samuel M. Graham
Bellevernon
John 8. Carroll
Dunbar
Porter S. Newmeyer
Connellsville
Pittsburg
Congress
Ernest F. Acheson
Washington
Robert F. Hopwood
Harrison
Blaine
Matthew Stanley Quay
Andrew Stewart
Democratic Delegates Debated in Hoosier Ward Contests
In Indianapolis on April 18 Democratic wards saw sharp delegate battles for the State Convention. Cleveland faction claimed a majority while Gray adherents charged unfair action. Contests caused confusion and disorder as each faction elected delegates. the State Convention will decide which delegation is admitted. Contests were reported in two other wards.
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Hoosterdam
Indianapolis
Cleveland
New Orleans Prep as Election Day Nears
In New Orleans on April 18 political figures accelerate plans for the general election tomorrow. Voters will choose a Governor and other state officers, parish and city officials, legislative representatives, and some judicial officers.
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New Orleans
A Little Prohibition Convention Cantiaze Report
The Cumberland County Prohibition convention is noted in the Cantiaze column for April. The brief entry signals upcoming civic activity and community stance on alcohol policy.
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Cantiaze
Cumberland County
Delegates Named at Local Political Meeting
A small audience met today to choose delegates to the State Convention. Elected were J. C. Rumnell, D. S. Wagner, A. H. Ege, L K. Fishburn, F. H. Hoffer, and Reuben Danner. A Foster Mullin of Mt Holly was named delegate to the National Convention in Cincinnati. The Presidential elector was conceded to York county.
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Tion
J. C. Rumnell
D. S. Wagner
A. H. Ege
L K. Fishburn
F. H. Hoffer
Reuben Danner
A. Foster Mullin
Mt. Holly
Cincinnati
York County
Hill Hot Out for Grover in 1896 Nomination Clash
Friends of Hill mock the notion of Cleveland backing Hill at the national convention. Hill is confident he will secure the presidential nomination and he plans to block Eastern candidates if Hill cannot win, pushing for a Western alternative if needed.
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Hincrer
Hill
Cleveland
Agreement Reached on Alger Candidacy Withdrawal
Reports from Minneapolis indicate General Alger will withdraw from the presidential race, either before or at the convention. Alger met with President Harrison for lunch, signaling fealty, while Senator Quay plans to act in line with Harrison's wishes.
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General Alger
Harrison
Minneapolis
Alger
Senator Cullom
Quay
Harrisburg
Tioga County Republican Convention Report
Tioga County held a Republican convention with direct voting. Resolutions backed President Harrison and the U S Senators. Matthew S Quaile led with 2 917 votes over John Dalzell for U S Senator. Albert Hopkins nominated for Representative. Horace Becker renominated for State Senator. six candidates listed for positions. Jerome Niles and Walter Hises noted among attendees.
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Lawrenceville
Tioga County
Harrison
United States
Matthew S
John Dalzell
Albert Hopkins
Lock Haven
Horace B.cker
Wellswan
Pe Sem
Jerome B. Niles
Wellsboro
Walter Iises
Bloomsburg
Woman Charged With Murder of 9-Year-Old Daughter
Louiss Chockly, a 45-year-old colored woman from Marlton New Jersey, was jailed after strangling her 9-year-old daughter Mattie on Saturday. She allegedly placed the child in a chair, looped a rope to a stove, and pulled tight until death occurred, then hid the body. The other two children did not alert neighbors until a relative reported the incident to the coroner.
Paige Sickness in Europe Clears New York Rumor
In Dresden New York April 18 ex Congressman David R Paige now in Europe is not leaving for good according to Kellogg Rose Smith lawyers in Equitable building. Paige visited his brother in law John Huntington last Saturday and plans to return by month’s end. The firm says his interests here are huge and he would not stay away even if $285000 is at stake over Huntington’s signature.
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Elkins
Ahern
Philadelpia
Flinn
Magee
Oliver
Dieghens
Generaller
Frank Willing Leach
Quay
Committee On
Senator Quay
Philadelphia
Lochiel
Supreme Judge
Mr. Quay
New York
Smith
Kellogg, Rose & Smith
Equitable
David R. Paige
Europe
Dresden
John Huntington
Huntington
Penrose Trial Delayed By Johnson County Absence
Dr Charles Bingham Penrose Philadelphia physician sees hearing postponed until Thursday due to absence of local authorities. In a interview he says he left invading party at Tisdale's ranch on the second day out because of sickness and strongly denies involvement in the killing of Cham Sreerleraet and Ray. he still expects a trial on Thursday.
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Cheyenne
Wic
Charles Bingham Penrose
Philadelphia
Johnson County
Tisdale
Havin Aoe
Cham- Sreerleraet
Ray
Stlomiity
Clayton divorce suit unfolds in Cook county courts
Three months after Mrs Eva L. Clayton filed for divorce from Samuel L. Clayton a prominent Media Pa dry goods merchant, desertion is alleged. The suit was not public until today. Eva is daughter of Charles Pardridge a wealthy Chicago Board of Trade member.
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Curiaco
Eva L. Clayton
Samuel L. Clayton
Media
Cook County
Mia Clayton
Charles Pardridge
Chicago Board of Trade
Presbytery to report unsound doctrines of Rev H P Smith
A committee of the Presbytery will report at tomorrow's meeting that there are unsound doctrines in the writings of Rev. H. P. Smith professor of Hebrew at Lane Seminary. The special notice cites concerns raised at the last gathering.
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H. P. Smith
Presbytery
Lane Seminary
Seven Men Killed in New Jersey Powder Mill Blast
A catastrophic explosion at the American Forcite Powder Company works near Lake Hopatcong, Mount Arlington, New Jersey, kills seven workers and injures two. The blast shatters buildings and windows up to miles away, with bodies and fragments recovered. officials cite multiple prior explosions but none as large.
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New Jersey
Mount Artiseror
N. J
American Forcite Powder Company
Lake Hopatcong
J.D. Smith
Jacob Carlson
William Pierce
James Wagh
A. Johnson
Benjamin Cassimore
Aptus
Comee
Aes
Schaeffer
Atlantic Giant Powder Company
St Kenville
United States Storage Department
Dover
Kenville
Mt. Hope
Evidence Against a Trast Lawsuit in Jersey City
In Jersey City Vice Chancellor Vanvleet heard Ernest Balsch's suit against the National Cordage Company. Balsch alleges incorporation in 1887 with 2.5 million capital, later absorbing smaller firms and expanding capital to 16 million, forming the Security Corporation to monopoly cordage. He seeks book examination. defense denies the charges and calls it stock jobbing. hearing continues next Tuesday.
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New York
Vanvleet
Jersey City
Ernest B. Balsch
National Cordage Company
Balsch
National
Security Corporation
Thomas N. McCarter
Balech
Colored Jesse Pomeroy A youth emulates notorious crime figure
Charles Tyler of Lincoln, age 17, jailed in Cambridge for eight serious offenses. He has confessed to involvement in a veneranese train wrecking, safe robbery and robbery from the person, aiming to mimic Jesse Pomeroy.
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Boston
Charles Tyler
Lincoln
Jesse Pomeroy
Cambridge
Incendiary Charges Linked to Recurrent Incidents
The report references numerous incendiarism incidents and multiple charges of attempted wrongdoing attributed to a youth named Tyler. It notes his cruel behavior as a child, including torturing animals and smaller playmates, leading to his removal from school. Tyler is described as colored with 18 siblings, none displaying his traits.
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Tyler
Lamag
Ohio Legislature Concludes Amid Boodle Charges
Columbus April 18. The Ohio Legislature adjourned to January 1893 amid accusations of boodle and partisan rancor. Four senators missed votes on the Columbus reorganization bill with claims of $3,000 distributed to them. A push to pass a local election bill failed, while a fellow bill granted the State Supervisor of Elections a $1,000 fund. The body, once reform minded, faced criticisms of inefficiency, with John Sherman noted as its only notable act.
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Ohio
Columbus
Senate
Iden
Licking County
House
Secretary of State
John Sherman
United States Senate
Drunken Father Slays Daughter Then Kills Self
At Falcon Rolling Mill housing Sam Williams, in a liquor fueled attack, struck his 20 year old daughter with a poker twice, slashed her throat with a knife, and then killed himself. The daughter survived briefly but is not expected to recover.
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Nunes
Sam Williams
Falcon Rolling Mill
Williams
Church Choir Strike Over Harsh Easter Warning
In New York on April 1 and 8 a Christ German Lutheran Church choir on Nineteenth Street went on strike after Pastor Rev. George W. Wenner accused their singing of being poor. The incident at a rehearsal led to postponement of Easter singing while Mrs. Mary Waehner supplied the music, and the choir demanded an apology or a new choir formation.
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New York
Christ German Lutheran Church
Nineteenth Street
George W. Wenner
Mr. Wenner
Mary Waehner
Gee Lee May Stay Privileges Left For Chinese Merchant
United States Circuit Court of Appeals rules Gee Lee alias Lee Hoy may remain in the United States. He was arrested at Port Angeles Washington after arriving from Vancouver without a certificate of identification. The court held that a Chinese merchant domiciled in the United States on return after a temporary absence is not required to produce the first-entry certificate.
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San Francisco
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Gee Lee
Lee Hoy
China
United States
Hoy
Port Angeles
Wash
Vancouver
B. C
Lottery scam by fortune teller on Shawmut Avenue
A woman in the city posed as a fortune teller in Shawmut Avenue apartments. She claimed in trance she could name winning Louisiana lottery numbers. A young woman sought a prize number for a $15,000 fee but paid $50 and received a nonwinning number.
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Shawmut Avenue
Mia Hall
Hall
FLEEING FROM FLORIDA TYPOID FEVER DRIVES NORTHERNERS
New York reports a spring exodus from St Augustine and Tampa hotels due to typhoid fever fears. Northerners flee after Hotel Cordova death of A J Park and illness among guests. Dispatched accounts note many large Florida hotels report cases and concerns over drainage and malaria risks.
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New York
St Augustine
Tampa
Fla
A. J. Park
Cordova
Florida
Sherhood
Henry
William Ba Eee
Augustine
Insane Mother Kills Daughter Then Drowns Herself
Emmet M Hoy a Justice of the Peace in Bushell township reports that wife of Wells Hoy murdered her 8 year old daughter Ethel after two attempts and then killed herself. Marks on the body show choking and skull injury before the child was dragged to a woods pool and submerged. Hoy found the bodies later with stones weighting the mother’s clothing. The son, two years older, escaped as his mother twice tried to kill both children. One child was in temporary insanity.
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Graxp Rapids
Emmet M. Hoy
Wells Hoy
Bushell Township
Ethel
New York Legislature Adjourning Early with Less Unfinished Business
New York Albany April 18 Speaker Bush said this Legislature will adjourn earlier than any in years and leave less unfinished business. An extra session to reapportion Senate and Assembly districts will be delayed until figures from the recent state enumeration are ready, likely Wednesday or Thursday.
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Albury
Bush
Senate
Assembly
Bailroad Men May Strike Over Rock Island Schedule
The Rock Island conductors and trainmen delegates in St. Josefn Missouri held secret sessions and spoke generally that the road had not met its old schedule. A new timetable is being prepared and a general strike may be ordered if the road fails to meet it.
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St. Josefn
Rock Island
Mysterious drowning near Gentilly in Red Lake River
Miss Cora Broulette, daughter of Pierre Broulette a prosperous Minnesota farmer, disappeared while visiting a neighbor yesterday and her body was recovered today in the Red Lake river. Clothes torn and bruises on the head. Authorities investigate suspected foul play.
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Minnesota
Red Lake River
Gentilly
Cora Broulette
Pierre Broulette
Red Lake
Gard ner sues wife for divorce after Parkhurst escort
Charles W. Gardner, who served as escort for Rev. Dr. Parkhurst during his dives investigation tour, sues Eleanor Gardner for divorce in the New York Supreme Court. The couple, married in 1886, learned she was living with E. Leigh, wealthy horse owner, near Guttenberg. Mrs. Leigh has a separate divorce suit against her husband and has been granted a provisional separation. Judge Truax reserved decision.
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New York
Charles W. Gardner
Dr. Parkhurst
Eleanor
Supreme Court
Guttenberg
E E Leigh
Leigh
Truax
Body of 15 year old Nellie Brown found in Susquehanna River
Nellie Brown a 15 year old schoolgirl missing from Otego since January 7 was found in the Susquehanna River near Wellsbridge. No wounds were found and authorities suspect she walked to the river and ended her life amid gossip about her.
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Ippi Letons
N. Y
Speela
Susquehanna
Wellsbridge
Nellie Brown
Otego
Expert Accountant Arrested on Defalcation Charge
Carl Nelson an expert accountant and six year city resident employed as assistant cashier of the Union National Bank was arrested on a defalcation charge. Officers report a shortage ranging from seven thousand to fifteen thousand dollars as he works to straighten the accounts under the supervision of officials.
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Granp Forss
N. D
Carl Nelson
Union National Bank
Fortune Teller Wore Names Arrest in Cleveland
Dispatches report a Boston police wanted notice for a woman known as Mrs Dr Warren Madame De Forrest Madame Prescott and Mia Hall. A former actress with the Dark Secret Company she is charged with embezzling goods from Boston firms on the installment plan.
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Bostros
Cleveland
Dr. Warren
Madame de Forrest
Madame Prescott
Mia Hall
Dark Secret Company
Boston
Boomers Brace for Noon Rush in Today's Battle Line
A vivid scene captures a crowd forming for a decisive noon rush. The article notes readiness and anticipation as participants prepare to move forward at midday.
Boomers Rally at Oklahoma Border for Opening Day
About 28 000 hopefuls gather along the Cheyenne and Arapahoe line near Kingfisher Oklahoma as 160 acre homesteads and town sites open for settlement tomorrow. Rail lines plan noon border crossings while seat warmers endure night long waits and disputes flare briefly among eager claimants.
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Kingfisher
Okla
Cheyenne and
Arapahoe Reservation
Santa Fe
Rock Island
el Reno
Okarchie
Yard Must Testify Before City Council Inquiry
The Supreme Court affirmed the lower court ruling that Henry H Yard must testify before the City Councils committee investigating ex City Treasurer John Bardsley. Yard faced indictments related to Keystone Bank dealings and refused to answer questions that might self incriminate. The ruling serves as guidance for future witnesses before council committees in similar probes.
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Philadelphia
Supreme Court
Henry H. Yard
John Bardsley
Yard
Bardslevy
Marsh
Keystone Bank
Bardsley
Iron and Steel Strike Ends in Lebanon
Lebanon Pa April 18 The Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steelworkers strike begun July 18 is declared off and workers may resume employment where they can find it. The move followed the National Association cutting benefits for single men last week, prompting action by three local lodges.
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Lebanon
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steelworkers
National Association
Trainmen Threaten Boycott Over New Watch Tax
Fort Dodge Iowa area trainmen say they face a first time assessment of 150 for a watch. They threaten a wholesale boycott of county merchants unless the Board of Equalization removes the levy. Merchants fear losing about 200 workers if the plan goes ahead.
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Mixxeappoun
Fort Dodge
Arma
Board of Equalization
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