Allegheny County Boost for Judge Ewing at State Convention
Allegheny Republicans rally behind Judge Ewing for the Supreme Bench with a sweeping campaign plan and headquarters in Harrisburg. Delegates’ first ballots show heavyweight support for Sadler and White, while Castor Lilly and Cameron figures loom in a tense race for the convention's final selection.
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Allegheny County
Ewing
Supreme Bench
Flinn
Dispatch
Sadler
Cumberland
Harry White
Dean
Bish County
Archhbald
Andrews
Henderson
Crawford County
Clayton
Delaware
Harrison Nonendorsement Planned as Canal Drive Ramps Up
A staff dispatch from Hanniscore reports Benjamin Harrison won’t be endorsed as a candidate, while a platform attack on free coinage and a strong push for the Lake Erie and Ohio River Canal aim to boost Pittsburgh’s growth. Western Pennsylvania Republicans rally behind a canal plank supported by Quay and local leaders.
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National Senate
Quay
Harrison
Pattison
Senate
G. L
Cooper
Reeder
James W. Latta
Philadelphia
E. K. Martin
Lancaster
Magee
David Martin
Hanniscore
Benjamin Harrison
Pennsylvania
Minneapolis
Blaine
State Department
Ship Canal
Allegheny County
Lake Erie and Ohio River Canal
Pittsburg
Senator Flinn
McCandless
Iteep
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Neeb
J. O. Brown
C LM
Canadians Uneasy Over U S Naval Presence on Great Lakes
Ottawa reports U S authorities expanded armed vessels on the Great Lakes since 1865, despite a 1817 accord. Five named ships including the Andrew Johnson and Commodore Perry are listed as active on inland waters, with Cadwallon- style issues tied to a halted Canadian Curfew project at Owen Sound.
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Ottawa
Ont
Georgian Bay
United States
Great Lakes
Messrs. Polson & Sons
Owen Sound
United State
Buffalo
Andrew Johnson
Milwaukee
Commodore Perry
Erie
William P. Fessenden
Detroit
George M. Bibb
Oswego
Pope Refuses Laval Separation From Quebec University
A Montreal dispatch reports the Pope will not separate Laval University from the Quebec University organization. The move is a blow to Laval as Montreal donors planned generous endowments if mediation had succeeded.
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Pope
Laval
Quebec
Montreal
Laval University
Bethlehem Iron Works Delivers Monterey Turret Armor
Bethlehem Pa April 19 Government inspectors approved two barbette armor pieces for the Monterey warship under construction in San Francisco. The fore barbette uses 1134 inch armor forming an 80 foot circumference. the aft barbette uses 18 inch plates forming a 90 foot circumference and both are touted as the finest work by the company.
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Bethlehem
Bethlehem Iron Works
Monterey
San Francisco
Chicago Beasts of Jack the Ripper Tale
Curcaco April 19 report details a woman's mutilated corpse found on the Lake Shore Bathing Beach washed by waves. The body shows a slash from the breast downward and legs severed below the knees, fueling a sensational murder discussion.
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Chicago
Jack the Ripper
Curcaco
Bai
Valley Quakes Dismay Dixon Winters Vacaville
A powerful earthquake rocked Northern and Central California at 2 50 in the morning lasting 45 seconds. Dixon Winters and Vacaville suffered heavy damage with many brick buildings destroyed or cracked while fires followed overturned lamps.
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San Francisco
California
Dixon
Winters
Vacaville
Sacramento Valley
Sacramento
John Thiffel
Weenrink
Bliss
Putah Creek
Berryesse Road
Rust
the Express
Washington
Four Negroes Hanged by Mob in Inverness
A Florida mob overpowered the sheriff at Inverness and hanged four Black men to trees for the murder of Stephenson and Payne. The prisoners confessed and implicated two others who are expected to be captured and met the same fate.
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Florida
Jacksonville
Fun
Inverness
Stephenson
Payne
Murder at Flat Rock Groundsestrange Draining of Honor
In Flat Rock South Carolina a prominent citizen T Brookshire was killed after leaving the post office. The assailant appears to be his nephew John P Jones a well known young man. The motive cited is a dishonorable friendship. The incident occurred about 6 PM near the Spartanburg and Asheville Railroad post office. Police and investigators report a cold blooded assault ending in death.
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Columbia
D. C
Flat Rock
Spartanburg and
Asheville
T. Brookshire
John P. Jones
Wires Down and Snowstorm Halt Troop Movements in Wyoming
Blinding snow and broken telegraph lines cut communication north of Douglas to Buffalo. Rustlers under military escort reportedly head toward Fort Russell, risking delay of four to five days. Cabinet discusses Wyoming unrest and threats from prisoners. communication with Fort McKinney and nearby posts fails, suggesting rustler sympathizers may have disrupted lines.
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Wic
Douglas
Buffalo
Fort Russell
Washington
Wyoming
Beere
Rez
Champion
Ray
Clgg
van Horn
Fort
Brooke
Omaha
Fort McKinney
Keeley Graduate Aims at Death in City Incident
Keeley Institute graduate J Benjamin de Forrest 26 of East Thirty-first street attempted suicide early today in New York. He rode a cab to the New York Hospital where a jolt at the curb caused him to fire a pistol, striking his right side but not fatally. A small slate in his vest misdirected the bullet. De Forrest, son of a Wall Street broker and nephew of a noted marksman, had been treated at Keeley Institute at White Plains last fall.
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New York
J. Benjamin de Forrest
East Thirty-first Street
New York Hospital
Broadway
Wall Street
G. Ena
Union Club
Keeley Institute
White Plains
Widespread tobacco frauds tied to San Francisco schemes
U S Treasury agents seized 4200 dollars worth of Sumatra wrapper tobacco at J Mayer & Sons Chicago from Liebes & Co New York. Investigators allege San Francisco frauds spread to Chicago and eastern cities with other seizures expected, naming Liebes & Co and Mayer & Sons as key players while San Francisco importers face charges.
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San Francisco
Chicago
United States Treasury
J. Mayer & Sons
Liebes & Co
New York
Mayer & Sons
Hiller & Sta
Ury
Liebes
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Detroit
Minneapolis
Colored Men Organize to Protect Racedfrom Southern Outrages
In Columbus Ohio on April 19 a group of prominent colored citizens met at St Pauls M E Church in response to Rev J H Jones call to form a permanent organization. Officers named include President J H Jones Secretary I D Ross and an executive committee with J H Jones L D Ross Rev James Poindexter Herbert Clark R E Williamson and others. The group plans a public meeting soon to discuss protective measures for colored people in the South.
Attempt to kill a consul shocks Philadelphia
Captain Clifferton the British Consul in Philadelphia reported an assassination attempt. He was at a window in his office when a shot was fired in that direction, narrowly missing a female typewriter. No suspects were identified.
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Philadelphia
Clifferton
Work Cut Out at Harrisburg and Campaignes
Harrisburg items show Reed and Roosevelt campaigning amid a roundup of national and local news. Other notes cite California events, religious notices, street law updates, and library issues as the paper compiles a wide array of political and societal snippets.
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Reed
Roosevelt
California
Ores Briggs Msy
Presbyterians
Carnegie Library
Herr Most
Sven Ol Park
Ray Atte
Republican Club dinner frames tariff and silver at Music Hall
The Massachusetts Republican Club at Music Hall hosted a large gathering with Hon. John Simpkins presiding. Speakers included Senator Dolph, Theodore Roosevelt, ex-Speaker Reed, and John L. Dodge. Roosevelt pledged to fight political assessments and Reed defended the McKinley tariff while arguing against free coinage.
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Music Hall
John Simpkins
Joseph N. Dolph
Oregon
Theo. Roosevelt
Civil Service Commission
Hill
Colorado
Reed
John L. Dodge
Harvard Republican Club
Simpkins
Cleveland
Rhode Island
Dolph
Albany
Benjamin Harrison
Europe
United States
Sesis
Roosevelt
Harvard
Harrison
Blaine
Theodore Roosevelt
Massachusetts Republican Club
Washington
Ublican
Republican Congress
Abraham Lincoln
Prof Briggs to Speak as Presbyterian Church Contests Intensify
New York April 19 Prof Briggs is expected to make a statement at the New York Presbytery meeting in early May. The dispute centers on Union Seminary's authority over his appointment and his status as minister, with potential moves toward independence or appeal through church courts.
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New York
Prof. Briggs
Briggs
Union Seminary
Presbyterian Church
New Yorker
Presbytery
Dr. Bri
Bri
Hastings
Westminster
Byrnes Shakes Up New York Police Department
New Superintendent Thomas Byrnes leads a sweeping reorganization as every captain except one is moved. Over 30 ward detectives are reduced to patrol ranks, most headquarters personnel are reassigned, and many officers with easy duties are sent to patrol duty.
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New York
Thomas Byrnes
Barnum Estate Shows Nearly $200000 In First Year
Executors William B Hincks and Benjamin Fish filed in probate an account for the first year of P T Barnum's estate. They report assets near $200000 with fees and inventories detailed, noting $90000 of estate value from production.
Girl defies workers by occupying chair fort analogy
Mary Greif a 19 year old Cincinnati girl sat on a chair placed over a sidewalk hole opposite her father's house to halt Western Union workmen as they prepared to install a telegraph pole. She held the fort until her father secured an injunction.
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Ciscinnati
Mary Greif
Western Union
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