Foraker Speech Dominates Republican Club Meet
The fourth annual National League of Republican Clubs meeting in Music Hall showcased an uproarious Ohio leadership. Foraker lauded Blaine and McKinley while Indiana delegates protested Harrison remarks, prompting quick resolution by the resolutions committee. President Thurston urged continued protection and reform amid McKinley bill debate.
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National League of Republican Ciubs
Pennsylvania
W. J. Squires
Ohio Teague
Ohio
Grant
Garfield
Hayes
Harrison
Indiana
Mr. Cole
Shelbyville
Foraker
Blaine
Cole
Forater
Dianne Wee
Campaigns and cheers at Republican rally in New Orleans
Speakers praise McKinley and Harrison as the party plots a 1692 style mobilization with 60,000 clubs and 3,000,000 volunteers for November. Langston and Lester tout Republican aims, with debate over Blaine, Harrison, and the party’s future.
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Geance
New Orleans
Sayin
James G. Blaine
Europe
Republic
United States
Republican National Committee
Maroh
Chandler for Harrison Eyeing Blaine and Cabinet Shakeup
Senator William F Chandler of New Hampshire visits Washington saying he backs Harrison and notes wide support for Blaine though Blaine may not offer his name. He praises civil service reforms for the navy yard and suggests Governor I A Cheney as a possible New England cabinet pick.
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Proctor
Edmunds
New England
WasniscTos
Wiliam F. Chandler
New Hampshire
Dr. Gallinger
Harrison
Blaine
Navy Yard
Tracy
Civ Services Commission
Omer
Vermont
I. A. Cheney
Blaine favored after tariff talk in league chatter
Debates over tariff measures show Blaine’s continued popularity and a desire for a strong Republican standard bearer. Clarkson praised as a capable organizer could guide party actions post Congress while others question moving the League Convention to the National Convention due to potential harm beyond time and money savings.
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Blaine
League
Clarkson
Quay Considers Ballot Reform Tactics and Local Politics
Philadelphia reports detail Senator Quay's push for ballot reform pledged by the last party platform. Granger opposition and bargaining with farmers foreshadow a compromise while nominations for Auditor General and State Treasurer appear open and delegate driven.
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Dispatch
Philadelphia
Senator Quay
Qusy
the Continental
Quay
Republican Party
David Martin
Martin
Grangers
Colonel Quay
Mylin
Lancaster
William H. Andrews
Andrews
Democrats Scatter Votes Delaying U S Senate Election
In Tallassser, April 21, both legislative chambers held ballots for United States Senator but failed to elect, despite a caucus resolution last night. The Democratic caucus produced scattered tallies across ballots, preventing any winner. The report notes repeated names such as Speer and Bloxham appearing in the tallies.
New York Farmers Convene as Alliance Delegates Gather
Delegates from twelve western counties arrive for the first State convention of the Farmers Alliance in New York. President Polk of the National Alliance will oversee the meeting and a fight over the state constitution and free coinage policy is anticipated as old party leaders resist a third party shift.
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HonnElasviner
Alliance
New York
President Polk
National Farmers Alliance
Alliapos
Alliancce
Plac
Ocala
Hill
Quay Secretary Predicts Republican League Absence
Washington notes quote Quay’s secretary saying the Senator will skip the Cincinnati Republican League meeting. He cites expected Washington attendance to influence Harrison era policy and hints at a coalition with disgruntled Republicans and Democrats to push Senate reorganization.
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Senate
Pennsylvania
Quay
Valentine
Senator Quay
Dealers in oleomargarine to be prosecuted in Pennsylvan ia
Southeastern Pennsylvania creamery men held a meeting in Lancaster to raise funds to prosecute oleomargarine dealers. John Greist of Mount Joy was elected president and L Haines Dickinson of Quarryville secretary. Luther Kauffman of Philadelphia outlined aims to renew Internal Revenue enforcement and present the matter to Secretary Foster.
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Lancaster
Pennsylvania
Franklin
Lebanon
Chester
Delaware
Cumberland
John Greist
Mount Joy
L Haines Dickinson
Quarryville
Luther
Kauffman
Philadelphia
National Dairymens' Association
Collector of Internal Revenue
Foster
Lawyer's Fee Brings Suit for Divorce Dispute
In November 188, George S. Walworth of New York near Brooklyn faced a divorce suit after finding his wife in Troy House with an iron maker from Pittsburg. Attorney G G Riordan won a $200 judgment for fees after Walworth allegedly induced discontinuation of the case while collecting about $5,000.
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Tnor
George S. Walworth
New York
Brooklyn
Troy House
Pittsburg
G. G. Riordan
Walworth
Riordan
Thurston Says Elaine Would Be Nominated If Convention Held Now
John M. Thurston, president of the National Republican League, voices strong support for Elaine as the likely nominee if a national convention were convened today. He asserts Elaine is the preferred candidate across the West and much of the country, though some doubts linger about broader readiness.
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South
A.J. Lester
Springfield
Republican National League
Neree
League
General Thurston
Messrs
Langston
Lester
Editon
Clarkson
Stulb
Philadelphia
Blaine
Cherly Nati
John M. Thurston
National Repubblican League
Elaine
New York Death Rate After Grip Period Report
New York reports 251 deaths in the 24 hours ending noon Monday, the highest since 1872, though Monday registrations often lag, with grip causing only one direct death and many fatalities from pneumonia bronchitis and consumption when combined with other ailments.
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New York
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Protests Over Inflammable Liquids Bill Stir Britain
London reports debunk bribery claims about Standard Oil steering the inflammable liquids bill. Traders oppose the measure, mass delegations press Home Secretary Henry Matthews, and a select committee will study the proposal with no immediate passage this session.
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Dunlap
House of Commons
Henry Matthews
Italy Declares Byrnes Decoration a Trivial Incident
In Rome on April 21 the Marquis di Rudini said the King’s decoration for New York Inspector Byrnes was conferred with usual force and that Byrnes declined it. Signor Imbriani noted Italian citizens in New York urged not awarding the honor to one barred by his country’s laws. The premier said police had approved Byrnes’s acceptance before offering the honor.
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Signor Imbriani
Chamber of Deputies
Italy
Byrnes
New York
Marquis di Rudini
Disraeli’s Followers at Covent Garden Meeting
Lord Salisbury tells the Primrose League gathering that the Irish question must be settled by this generation. He warns the coming general election will not resolve it and fears the opposing party will not rest on the issue. He calls Parnell’s success a major blow and notes anti-Parnellite gains would also harm the empire.
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Loxpox
Grand Habitation of the
Primrose League
Lord Beaconafield
Covent Garden
Lord Salisbury
Mr. Parnell
Native revolt seizes French flag in Portuguese Guinea
Portu guese Guinea on West Africa sees a native revolt. Rebels on Bissau Island overpower the garrison and massacre all Portuguese officers and soldiers. Kissao rebels claim zero thousand now battle again, killing 400 native levies and four Portuguese officers, with 21 wounded and seven missing. Lisbon plans reinforcements.
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Loxpow
Portuguese Guinea
Africa
Bissau
Kissao
Lisbon
Ex-Chancellor Bismarck Tied to Anti Austria Pamphlet
An anonymous pamphlet published in Dresden claims Prince Bismarck authored The Ruin of Austria. It asserts Germany would ally with Russia and Italy and hints Bismarck would let Russia pursue a peaceful route to Constantinople via Bulgaria if it would avert a crisis.
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Prince Bismarck
Dresden
Austria
Germany
Russia
Italy
Bismarck
Connstantinople
Bulgaria
King Milan to wed again amid church sanction
The Pesther Cloud reports ex-King Milan of Servia has church authorization to marry anew. Regents push toward union with French heiress Carpenters and Joiners back a major strike wave beginning May, with several large firms targeted first.
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Virnya
Milan
Servia
Dunlass
Emin Pasha Seethes Over Quarrel and Hardship
Emin Pasha, writing from Bukoba on December 4, laments Weissmanns Deputy Dr Schmidt and vows to quit if Weissmann does not return. He says he has built stations and sent ivory, but received blame. He plans to publish an answer to Stanley attacks and notes a possible last expedition. He requests a plain house at Bagamboyo for his daughter and asks a visitor.
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Beruin
Tagé¢blatt
Emin Pasha
Bukoba
Weistaman-Emin
Haron Weissmann
Schmidt
Emin
Weissmann
Nee
German Africa Company
Hoe
Ruhanda
Mr. Stanley
Sranley
Bagamboyo
Fava Heads to Rome Over Diplomatic Rift
Baron Fava will travel to Rome with official correspondence from the United States in a guarded chest. He reportedly disagrees with Italy’s handling of the United States and is accused of misrepresenting notes and tone in the Italian protest to Mr. Blaine.
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Paris
Baron Fava
Rome
United States
Havre
Italy
Calimi
Blaine
Fava
Marquia di Hudini
Parnell and Healy Clash as Cork Encounter Looms
London dispatch reports after Timothy Healy spoke in the House of Commons that Parnell warned the “little reptile” will not again challenge him. The Cork confrontation is expected to proceed with Sexton of West Belfast possibly returning to the anti Parnell fold.
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Iby Dunlap
London
Timothy M. Healy
House of Commons
Parnell
Cork
Thomas Sexton
Belfast
anti-Parnell Party
Germany to cede West Africa lands to England
A high authority report states Germany will surrender all West African territory south of the Kongo to England. In exchange England will permit expansion north of that line. The claim suggests a major redrawing of colonial borders following negotiations.
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Germany
England
Pants
Bulgarian Diplomatic Society Confesses Intrigues in Bulgaria
The Cologne Gazette reports the Bulgarian Diplomatic Society at Bucharest confesses involvement in Russian intrigues against Bulgaria, implicating many Russian officials.
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Burs
Cologne Gazette
Bucharest
Bulgaria
Globe denies mutiny claim of Chelsea Guards
Lorpow April 2 The Globe declares on authority that reports of mutiny by the Guards at Chelsea are false.
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Grenadiers
Dunlap
Lorpow
the Globe
Chelsea
General Butler Ejected From U S Court in Boston
Special telegram reports General Ben Butler forcibly removed from a U S Court in Boston by United States Marshals on the order of Judge Carpenter. Butler had sought to address the court during the Johnson case, resisted, and left in tears after being escorted from the chamber.
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Dispatch
Boston
Ben F. Butler
United States Court
United States
Doherty
Judge Carpenter
United States Circuit Court
General Butler
Carpenter
Johnson
Butler
Coungel
Mr. Allen
General Hotler
Women in Morewood Eviction Scene Sparks Violent Clash
Polish woman leads resistance during evictions at Morewood as deputies clash with striking miners. Mrs Weigenski knocks deputy to ground, prompting a police response and arrival of troops after threats rise. Adjutant General McClelland visits, with further evictions planned.
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August
Jarry Casey
Mike Barrett
Elizabeth Murphy
John Dank
John Campbell
Henry Howarth
Steve Or Pen
Michael Barret
McClelland
Uniontown
Morewood
Pitabarg
X“ Paten
Socialist Meetings Spark Labor Tensions in Painter
Mass socialist meetings are planned with speakers Alex Johanns and August Delaber though labor leaders deny ties. Evictions in Painter were delayed after threats and a note slipped under doors urged workers to stay. An attempted inducement to return to work involved manager Brennen, with unclear motives and ongoing tensions.
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Scotttpale
Herr Most
Alex Johanns
August Delaber
Most
Broadford
Ned
Painter
Brennen
Women Stenographers Organize Union In New York
Special telegram reports the Women Stenographers and Typewriters Union forming in New York on April 21. Thirty charter members gathered at the Working Women's Society to hear speakers warn that wages have fallen from about 25 a week to lower levels as the profession risks ruin.
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New York
Stenographers and Typewriters Union
Working Women's Society
East Fourth Street
Ida M. Vantten
E. F. Underhill
Ee Court
Javen Fasens
Five Hundred Miners Set for Work in Coke Region
Scottpage April 21 The Frick Company has secured 300 Ponxeutawney miners and they are expected to be on duty tomorrow In Morewood there are slight gains while MecClure's sees workers come and go The Black Hill Mines charging began this morning A Bessemer plant posts a shutdown indefinitely and the strike may run into a record eleven weeks One Morewood miner vows to work and bears a revolver for protection.
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Frick Company
Scottpage
Coke
Ponxeutawney
Morewood
MecClure
Black Hill
Bessemer
Strikers Throw Stones at Evicted Homes in Morwood
Mr Pleasant staff correspondent reports on April 1 as nightfall brings strikers to Morwood. They attack by hurling stones at houses from which evictions were executed, breaking several windows and escalating tensions in the area.
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Mrt. Pleasant
Morewood
Eviction Mob Destroys Dances At Two Houses
A mob headed by a brass band moved along rows of houses and shouted while throwing stones. By about 9 o clock they settled in two houses where dances were taking place.
Tense Strife in Harrisburg as Pinkerton Strike Force Arrives
Reports from April 21 describe quiet streets but fear of fresh clashes as 100 Pinkerton men bolster surveillance around the armory. Locals warn of possible bloodshed if evictions proceed tomorrow. Hungarian leaders allegedly promise more reductions to incite resistance, while Colonel Searight faces sharp criticism for appealing to Governor Pattison to withdraw troops. Sheriff McCord expresses rage at loss of control over troops and events.
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Astosrows
Company C
Pinkerton
McCord
Colonel Searight
Pattison
Sheriff McCormick
Sea Guys
Pinkerton Men Arrive to Guard Strikes District
Pinkerton agents arrive across the district, about 200 on duty at Leith and Lassenring works. A contractor reports a 80 by 35 foot house at Morewood to shelter the Sonne Manager Lynch of Frick Company as guards are posted. A coke worker says Pinkertons are a reliable strike breaker and the workers fear them.
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Pinkerton
Leith
Lassenring
Morewood
Sonne
Lynch
Frick Company
Report on New Orleans Lynchings Seeks Public Sentiment
A special telegram from New Orleans notes the grand jury hearing 270 witnesses about the March 14 parish prison lynching of Italian prisoners. The panel aims to gauge public feeling and may withhold indictments, preparing a lengthy sensational report defending the mob's actions and outlining motives and immigration context. The grand jury may not file a report for a week or more.
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Distatcn
New Orleans
Coart
Grand Jury
Hennessy
Citiaoue
Attorney General awards Telford 24640 for direct tax claim
Special telegram from Columbus reports Attorney General Watson ruling that W. O. Telford’s 1883 contract entitles him to more than he claimed but not to any excess beyond 2 percent. He states readiness to sign the $24,640 payment order once presented. A Senate bill proposes compensation for agents who aided in obtaining the tax and for others connected with the sale upon Governor Foraker’s appointment Kiesewetter seeks.
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Columnus
Watson
W. O. Telford
Emil Klesewetter
Mr. Telford
Telford
Senate
Ohio
Kiesewetter
Foraker
Rebellion in Newfoundland Sparks Harbor Disturbance
In Fortune Bay near Hay d'Este six Newfoundlanders in schooners tried to seize herring and sell to St Pierre fishermen. A grounded balt cruiser interfered, and officers were assaulted. Rioting tahermen and threats followed, reportedly influenced by St Pierre. Government sent two steamers. several arrests reported.
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St. Joans
MN. F
Hay d'Este
Fortune Bay
St. Pierre
Oliphant
Boiled Centipede in Coffee Fatal to Family
Shocking poisoning reported from Lirtts Rock as a family of movers named Belding on a Tipton Tennessee to Texas route fell ill in Boone County Arkansas. The mother and two young children died, the father and two other children survived with difficulty after drinking coffee containing a boiling centipede.
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Lirtts Rock
Belding
Tipton County
Tenn
Texas
Boone County
Ark
Quickest House passage on Pittsburg street bills noted
Harrisburg April 21 The Pittsburg street bills moved to second reading with minimal amendments. Measures on municipal liens and curative acts drew notable changes. Senators Flynn Neeb and Allegheny lawmakers steered the rapid progress as debate remained strong and largely orderly.
Brooks Bill Recalled After Bitter Debate Over Liquor Licensing
Harrisburg April 21. The House reversed itself again on the wholesale liquor license measure, recalling the Brooks bill from the Senate amid a fierce denunciation led by Judge John Stewart of Franklin County. Stewart attacked the bill for forcing licenses on every proper applicant and for sworn remonstrances, charging it as a dangerous, delusive reform that would wreck temperance gains and craft perjury risks. He urged colleagues from prohibition-majority counties to oppose the act, while Brooks faced sharp questioning over the remonstrance clause and its impact on personal liberty and law.
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London
America
Standard Oil Company
Washington
England
Commons
Home Secretary
House of Commons
Includeland
The
Stewart
Hareisborg
House
Lytle
Senate
John Stewart
Franklin County
Pattison
Gillan
Illan
Brooks
Commonwealth
Johnson
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