Quay hints at Blaine boost in Pennsylvania convention
Philadelphia dispatch reports Senator Quay’s summer break ends with arrival in the city. He affirms personal support for Blaine while staying quiet on convention plans. The piece outlines potential nominees for Auditor General and State Treasurer, with Greece and Price favored, and discusses Chairmanship of the State Committee amid internal party maneuvering.
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Eral
John W. Morrison
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Senator Mylin
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Morrison
Lonoks Fore Hall
Fruit
State Committee
James Fruit
Mercer
Thomas
Philadelpia
Henry Hall
Hall
Civens
State League fight stirs club delegates at Scranton convention
The State League of Clubs presidency race draws attention as Robinson’s allies fear rising delegate votes for Dalzell in Scranton. Robinson remains unfazed by Chester Young Men’s Republican Club rift, blaming Cooper’s engineering and promising to prevent the convention from going dark on the issue. He warns of consequences if Cooper attends Scranton, signaling a public clash within party politics.
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State League of Clubs
Robinson
Scranton
Dalzell
Chester Young Men's Republican Club
Cooper
Chadwick
Fen
Pattison Favored by Elkins as Democratic Nominee Hope
Special telegram from Philadelphia reports Stephen B. Elkins saying Governor Pattison has the best chance for the 1892 Democratic presidential nomination. He notes Pattison’s strong West support and past wins in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, arguing Pattison would appeal beyond New York circles and could unite party factions.
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Dispatch
Philadelphia
Ane
Stephen B. Elkins
Pattison
Cleveland
Hill
Elkins
Pennsylvania
Mr. Elkins
United States
West
New York
Penile
Blaine Attitude on Presidential Nomination
A Washington report cites a Blaine ally saying Blaine would not deny or affirm any candidacy, preferring to let the process unfold. He would not pose as a candidate again after past defeat and would accept nomination only if the people choose him.
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PROM
WasHineTox
Bar Harbor
Joe Manley
Blaine
Manley
Maryland Republicans Aim for Farmers Vote in Ocean City Nomination
A Special Telegram to the Dispatch reports Maryland Republicans plan to nominate Colonel William Van Nort for Governor at the August 27 state convention in Ocean City. Van Nort is a wealthy Kent County farmer, VP of the State Farmers Association, and Farmers Alliance member. Democrat Frank Brown is also a wealthy farmer and head of the State Agricultural Society but not in the Alliance. Political leaders in both parties believe farmer-friendly nominees could upend the alliance’s calculations.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Ocean City
William A. van Nort
Kent County
Maryland State Farmers’ Association
Farmers’ Alliance
Frank Brown
State Agricultural Society
Hiance
Responsibility for a disastrous excursion steamer crash
The decayed woodwork and insecure supports doomed the ex cursion barge. The crew lacked proper safety oversight as no inspections were conducted for 26 years, allowing a vessel to carry passengers with no checks. Passengers paid for a pleasant trip but received a coffin instead, and those responsible must be held to account.
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Republic
Colorado Flood Rips Through Pike's Peak Region
A special telegram reports Colorado and especially the Pike's Peak area hit by a catastrophic flood. A cloudburst washed out Colorado Midland Railway lines near Green Mountain Falls, destroying tracks and delaying trains for days. Manitou and Colorado Springs suffered street and garden damage as the flood surged through the region.
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Colorado
Pike's Peak Region
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Ute Pass
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Murphy's Big Success Draws 3000 Signatures in Helena
Francis Murphy reports a remarkable temperance revival in Montana with over 3000 people signing a pledge of total abstinence in Helena, equating to about one sixth of the population. He plans to move from Helena to Butte City then to West Coast cities, facing opposition from Prohibitionists who argue prohibition has failed.
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Francis Murphy
Murphy
Bacchus
Sound Cities
California
Helena
McKinley Meeting at Niles Event Details
Aug 16 Alliance news notes Hon. B H Perkina of Warren will preside at the McKinley meeting in Niles next Saturday. Arch decorations feature American tin plate mottoes and a cradle Governor's chair and White House facsimile at McKinley birth place. Expense fund has reached 2.5 with donations daily as decorating begins tomorrow.
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Remarkable Cure Reported at Boston Shrine
In Boston on August 16 at the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help during the Feast of the Assumption, Mrs. Catherine Garland of Broughton, Massachusetts, who has been an almost crippled visitor for years, felt distress then rose, laid aside her crutches, and walked from the church. Previous cures have been reported from this shrine.
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Boston
Hungarian Mob Attacks Polish Pastor at St Ladislaus
A mob of Hungarians surrounded pastor John Martvony of St Ladislaus Catholic Church in Cleveland late last night, broke windows, and shouted for his blood. Police arrived to prevent breaking down the doors amid long standing church tensions between Hungarian and Polish members. An earlier church outbreak is noted.
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Cleveland
John Martvony
St. Ladislaus’ Catholic Church
Tather Martvony
Victims of the Barge Republic Disaster Sermon
Rev Dr Nathan Hubbell preached on the excursion tragedy with many participants present. He portrayed the ill fated trip as a thrifty German holiday turned into a colossal misadventure and warned of the Republic’s unfitness for its purpose.
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Nathan Hubbell
Republic
Retired oil man robbed in Hydetown home
Titus Ridgeway, long-time oil man and resident of Hydetown, was robbed last night of a $250 gold watch, valuable papers, and about $20 in cash. He and his wife and sister-in-law were chloroformed in bed. robbers entered through the cellar door. No arrests reported.
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Titus Ridgeway
Hydetown
Ing
Spiritualist Test Fails To Describe Pittsburg Case
A Pittsburgh hospital test of Buffalo medium Mrs. Mattison claims to diagnose illness at a distance showed no match with the patient. The Dispatch verified room, layout, and two people present but wrong sex, disease, and symptoms. Doctor H B Tyndall called the contrast striking and unsparing.
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Buffalo
Dispatch
Homeopathic Hospital
Second Avenue
H. B. Tyndall
Pittsburg
Tyndall
Lily Dale
Test of collusion exposes fallibility of clams
An excerpt notes the likely failure of a test, the only one conducted under such strong coverage, and discusses how this will reveal the unreliability of the claimant defenses amid surrounding scrutiny. The passage emphasizes the broader implications for credibility.
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Bered Mong
Romance in Scranton Hotel Ends With Wife Refusal
Miss Huldah Chamberlain, a former Sullivan County waiter, faced a husband claiming marriage by pursuit in a Scranton hotel dining room. He asserted he was her spouse and demanded she return, but she stood firm, declaring the union broken after years of hardship. The landlord intervened, ordering the man to leave as the dispute unfolded amid guests.
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Huldah Chamberlain
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Ree
James C. Potter
Potter
Sam Jones Attacks New York Politicians and Wall Street
In New York on August 16 Sam Jones delivered a two hour speech titled Conscience, Reason and God with remarks on New York politicians and stock brokers. He labeled gamblers those in power who raid others and praised harsher treatment for criminals, saying Sing Sing would need more space. He attacked Wall Street speculation as a crime and urged moral accountability from leaders.
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New York
Sam Jones
Wall Street
New York City
Germans Hold Bundes Kreigsfest Parade At Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne Aug 16Historic day for Germans in Indiana as Bundes Kreigsfest opens with a grand parade of an estimated 50 000 onlookers. Cincinnati delegates led the march with other cities following. Veterans drilled in Central Park while crowds cheered. Night celebrations lit Princess Hall with a grand reception for visitors.
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Honors for Harrison at Saratoga Visit Schedule
President Harrison travels from Bennington to Mt McGregor by Fitchburg Rail Road Thursday morning and attends a birthday dinner hosted by W J Arkell with 50 public guests. Friday includes a fishing excursion on Echo Lake with Judge George McAdam, a 1:30 pm departure by special train, and a public reception at the Grand Union Hotel guarded by a large civic and military procession.
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Fitchburg Railroad
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W. J. Arkell
George McAdam
Echo Lake
Mt. McGregor
D. H. Owings
Grand Union Hotel
Hon W L Scott Convalescent at Home
Ene Aug 16 Hon W L Scotts condition improved enough for a period on the lawn with family members. He remains greatly debilitated yet shows signs of rapid recovery and hopes to reach Newport next week to recuperate further.
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New- Port
Ene
W. L. Scott
Reform Call After Baltimore Civil Service Scandal
A Roosevelt led inquiry into Civil Service violations in Baltimore reveals ward heelers controlling offices and political interference in a March primary. The report cites misuse of post office and marshal’s office to sway votes, with 25 dismissals urged and calls to enforce rules against officeholders aiding party factions.
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Civil Service Commission
Civil Service Law
United States
Baltimore
Roosevelt
Farms Plow for More Cotton as Perennial Crop Pushes South
A speaker notes cotton can be a perennial crop in the region, not replanted annually, with potential yields up to half a bale more per acre. He claims to already have six thousand names of volunteers from several Southern states ready to migrate for the crop expansion.
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United States
Ellis
A Dynamiter's Release and Irish Clemency Debate
A Philadelphia report recounts Michael Harkins freed after a 15 year hard labor sentence for a dynamite plot against the Queen. It notes Irish leaders in the city praising clemency while warnings of Fenian plots and coercion laws loom, referencing Bow Street charges against Callan, Lowell's Scott, and Harkins' 1887 conviction.
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Siepatch
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Michael Hark
England
Michael~kins
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Harkins
Scotland Yard
Retary
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Galway
Balfour
Thomas Callan
King “Scott
Lowell
Mass
Michael Harkins
Bow Street
Yarkins
Sermons to Farmers at Mt Gretna Encampment
Large crowds attend religious services at Mt Gretna encampment as special trains bring people from Lancaster Harrisburg and Lebanon. Rev Charles F Deems of New York delivers a sermon on the works of God in nature and human life. Rev J S Keefer assists. crowd scenes and a camera incident noted. encampment week includes Jubilee singers and ongoing exercises.
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Lancaster
Harrisburg
Lebanon
Charles F. Deems
New York
Deems
Dickinson College
Carlisle
Cumber Valley
J.S. Keefer
Hagerstown
Naval militia snags treaty over Great Lakes use
Washington reports a possible US Britain dispute over Chicago efforts to form a naval militia modeled on New York and Boston. The treaty bans armed vessels on the lakes, risking classification of training ships as armed vessels. Britain has previously rejected flexible wartime construction on the lakes to evade treaty terms.
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Atlantic
League Island Navy Yard
Her
Fatal Union Pacific Collision North of Brighton
A fatal railway accident on Union Pacific 214 miles north of Brighton at 4 am killed two men and badly wounded another. Engine No 2 failed, a rear collision occurred in fog on a curve. engineer Nally slowed to 15 mph instead of 25. Fireman escaped, two men Charles Mc Callop and J. Marden died in the caboose, others were cooked by escaping steam. The victims were taken to Denver.
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Iar
Nally
Charles McCallop
J. Marden
Denver
Disaster to a Balloon at Manhattan Beach
A crowd gathered for a balloon ascent near Denver, Colorado, featuring Prof. King and a couple to be married in the basket. At 4,000 feet a storm burst the airship, it fell a mile. silk parachute saved the occupants, but three people were severely injured unconscious for hours after landing seven miles from the city.
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Ang
Manhattan Beach
King
A Negro Colony for Mexico Plan Details City Visit
W H Ellis of Texas promotes a colonization scheme to move Southern Afro-Americans to Mexico. He argues a Mexican state could be owned by colonists within five years, easing the race problem. Land concessions span Vera Cruz Queretero San Luis Potosi and Oaxaca with cotton market prospects near double.
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W. H. Ellis
Texas
Mexico
Ellis
South
Vera Cruz
Queretero
San Luis Potosi
Oaxaca
Death Deaths in Forkston Brook Tragedy on Anniversary
In FoxuusTex PA on August 1, Mrs George Elner, ill but improving, wished for brook trout. Her husband Kilner, a grist mill operator of over 40 years, drowned after falling into Forkston brook while fishing. A witness rushed to inform Mrs Klner, who died from the shock. Kilner, 70, and his wife marked their 45th wedding anniversary that day.
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FoxuusTex
George Elner
Forkston Brook
Funeral of Mrs J K Polk in Nashville
The interment of Mrs. James K. Polk took place at ten o clock this morning in Nashville Tennessee. A large crowd attended the simple services. The body was laid beside her distinguished husband in the family tomb.
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Tenn
James K. Polk
BRUNER MURDER CASE UNFOLDS WITH CONFESSIONS AND ARRESTS
A woman linked to Elmer Bruner describes how Bruner entered Reese's house and killed him. Police say Bruner remains at large as Johnstown and Latrobe detectives pursue leads from Ebensburg to Pittsburg. Miss Jackson's confession details a robbery motive and the path of Bruner and the seized evidence.
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Pitteburg
Braner
Department of Public Safety
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Charles Bruner
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