Europe braces for new congress amid Balkan talks
Reports from St Petersburg and Peterhoff describe a tense path to another European congress as Russia and Austria seek a pause in armaments. The Kaiser oversees maneuvers amid muddy conditions, with talks hinting at reshaped Balkan influence and possible pre congress meetings between William, Francis Joseph, and the Czar.
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St Peterhoff
Kaiser
Czar
Tonieht
Peterhoff
von Caprivi
de Giers
Foreign Office
William
Vienna
Austria
Berlin
Munich
Will Written Under Water After Father Dies in Fire
Virsa August 33. Vienna mourns actress Josephine Wesseley who died at 27 after her father perished in a cellar fire. A servant and father suffered burns when a sulphur cask ignited near a candle. In agony, the father wrote his will on a porcelain slate underwater before dying.
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Virsa
Vienna
Josephine Wesseley
Imperial Theater
Burg
Wessely
Trouble for the Sultan. Wipator. ar Ou Loxspow, August 23.
The Sultan has awakened to dangers from Armenian troubles but seeks to delay reform with vague promises and threats to punish Armenian subjects who challenge royal blessings, risking escalation.
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Armenia
Turbulent Turkish Rule and Armenian Rights Referenced
The Turkish ruler seeks England’s aid against Russian schemes and cites the Berlin Treaty of 1878 as backing Armenian rights. Hundreds have been murdered and many imprisoned amid claims the Sultan is an enlightened monarch, though outside observers deem him a puppet controlled by a corrupt court.
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England
Berlin
Stamboul
Pilace
Brigands in Society Threaten Travelers in Sicily
An American canse warns tourists about Sicily perils. Brigands swarm Palermo and other towns, with the consul abused and threatened. Several held for ransom and many arrested on complicity. Some Sicilians urge martial law to restore order for years.
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Palermo
Ogensu
Carroll
Sicily
Deaths From Starvation in London in 1889
August 23. Parliamentary returns show 27 people died of starvation in London during 1889 amid poverty and misery among the lower classes.
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Loypos
London
Love and murder plot in Pike county case ends with hangings
sensational telegram reports Isaac Smith the Pike county murderer awaiting execution next Thursday is entangled with Amelia Raeder wife of a German saloon keeper. letters show a plan to free Smith and murder Raeder’s husband while Smith runs her business. Board of Pardons recommended commutation but Governor has not acted. Smith to hang with four others.
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Smith
Board of Pardons
President Harrison Enjoys Wildflower Outing at Wildwood
A large crowd joined President Harrison and guests on a Wildwood excursion from Cape May on a 10:30 a.m. special train, returning at 4 p.m. They gathered wild flowers and grass, with the President and Mrs. Harrison prominent among the collectors, along with Generals Sewell and Crawford and other notable attendees.
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Cape May
Wildwood
Five Mile Beach
Cape May County
W. J. Sewell
West Jersey Railroad
Harrison
Russell Harrison
J. R. McKee
Baby McKee
Dimmick
Scott
W. V. McKean
Evan Morris
B. K. Jamison
Benjamin
Bushnell
Johns
Reed
Hamilton
Philadelphia
William J. Sewell
Gamden
United States
Jobo Kenna Arrested for Natatorium Lifesaver Theft
Jobo Kenna, a 13 year old boy, was arrested yesterday and held at the Central station after stealing a life preserver from the Natatorium.
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Jobo Kenna
Bargain Men’s Suits Offered by Pittsburg Clothiers
Sale note from Combination Clothing Company at Grant and Diamond Streets opposite Court House urges buyers to purchase business suits priced six or eight dollars. Promotes the quality as dandies and urges acting soon.
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Pittsburg
P. 0. C. C. Pittirg Combination Clothing Company
Cor. Grant and
Diamond Streets
Court House
Pittsburg and Lake Erie Train Schedule Noted
September 2 train from Pittsburg to Chicago departs at 2 PM local time and arrives in Chicago at 7 AM. Tickets valid for return passage with fare details obscured in the fragment.
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Pittsburg
Lake Erie
Art supply and fabric shop notices with addresses
Fragments advertise Matti linoleoma oil cloths muslins sateens and draperies from Herpes Bros. Co 307 Wood Street and Tep Ga nowan s Art Store 152 Wylie Avenue. Catalogs for teachers and classes with discounts. Also lists men s English cotton half hose and other items. Raichiella Market Street address and children welcome.
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Tep Ganowan’s
Wylie Avenue
Ussu
Fall Style and Undergarments at Special Low Prices
New fall dress goods and underwear offered by A.G. Camps E L. & Bons at 77 Fifth Avenue. Modern fall merchandise appears in a splendid assortment for children ladies and men. Market opening highlights new fashion items and seasonal sales.
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Hvevs & Hacks
Fall Guiting Sea Order At Pitcairns For Suit Or Coat
A local ad invites readers to place sea order selections for a suit or over coat at Pitcairns located at 46 Wood Street. The notice emphasizes ready availability and prompts customers to act quickly.
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Pitcairn’s
Wood Street
Greevy Leads City Vote for County Convention Delegates
A large citywide vote shows overwhelming support for Greevy W Fisk Conrad Edward H Flick and Harvey McFadden of Hollidaysburg as county convention delegates. Pattison delegates lose out while H H Herr is elected in his district. Indications point to countywide support for Greevy with the Hollidaysburg convention to be held Monday.
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Greevy
W. Fisk Conrad
Edward H. Flick
Harvey McFadden
Hollidaysburg
Pattison
H. H. Herr
Cay Greevy
Indiana Campaign Focus on Voorhees and Farmers Alliance
Indianapolis dispatch reports a pivotal Indiana campaign off year with Democrats and Republicans preparing state tickets. The Farmers Alliance looms as a potential kingmaker, influencing Senate outcome by bargaining for county and legislative posts while Democrats try to place a farmer in key roles to block Voorhees.
Delamater and Judge Stewart Talked at Springs Hotel Meeting
A report recalls a August 8 1889 conference at the Springs Hotel where Delamater spoke most and is said to have influenced Judge Stewart toward a bias. Stewart, then an ex Independent now on the bench, declined to discuss politics but hinted he could provide points for a sensational future article.
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Reprorp Sprixes
Enthusiasm in Lehigh Pledges Support for Pattison
A large Democratic county meeting in Slatington Pennsylvania drew nearly 3000 attendees despite rain. Delegates adopted resolutions pledging loyalty to Democratic principles as outlined by 1883 1884 conventions and urged citizens to unite to “redeem the State from corrupt Republican bosses.” They denounced Quay and Quayism and extolled ex Governor Pattison, pledging him hearty support.
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Pennsylvania
Quay
Coxe Declines in Luzerne as Reynolds Likely Nominee
August 23 Wilkes-Barre reports a big Democratic primary vote with Eckley B. Coxe declining to run for Congress. John B. Reynolds of Kingston appears set to be nominated by acclaim unless Coxe reverses. In Dauphin County, E. B. Smith, Dr. B. H. Leffler, and J. H. Balsbaugh win House nominations while a rival for the Legislature in the city faces Democrat David S. Herr.
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Coxe
John B. Reynolds
Wilkesbarre
Eckley B. Coxe
Congress
Kingston
Reynolds
Mr. Coxe
Dolphin Cousty
Stecall
Diapatoe
Haxnessburg
Dauphin County
E. B. Smith
BE. H. Leffler
J.H. Balsbaugh
House of Representatives
David 5. Herr
Repulican
Grangers readying camp at Williams Grove
Special Telegram to the Dispatch from Williams Grove Pa August 23 Grangers are assembling with nearly all cottages and tents expected to be occupied by Monday night Forty two story cottages have been engaged plus tents to accommodate campers The grove has an improved auditorium where meetings will be held nearly every evening next week
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Williams’ Grove
Oil Fire Ravages Belmont and Eureka Fields in West Virginia
Belmont West Virginia August 23 Fire sweeps the Belmont and Eureka oil fields causing four large tanks to burn and spark widespread concern as crews battle the blaze through the night. Firefighters from nearby towns joined the effort amid strong winds and thick smoke.
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Belmont
W.va
Eaureka
Grand Army Day at Chautauqua Honors Veterans in Cold Weather
In Chautauqua on August 23 a Grand Army of the Republic Day drew veterans, Governor Beaver, and crowds. Floyd Clarkson spoke on Civil War legacies and pensions while Judge Tourgée, Rev. Schirm, and Mrs. Car rington plus a concert and stereopticon lecture filled the day.
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Grand Army
Chautauqua
Governor Beaver
Floyd
Clarkson
Department of the State of New York
Grand Army of the Republic
New York State
Miller Park
Georgia
Sherman
Dizie
Grant
Appomattox
Victory
Grehe
Arctic chill dents Lakewood summer crowds
The arctic atmosphere late this week leaves Lakewood and other points in the dumps, with cold weather wilting the summer resort.
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Lakewood
Favor Blaine's Idea Opens Sugar Trade to U S Manufactures
Special telegram from Portanayp August 23 reports Senators Frye and Hale backing Mr. Blaine's reciprocity plan. Frye says free sugar could aid entry into Central and South American republics, Cuba and Porto Rico influence Spain's colonies, and discrimination in favor of American vessels. Hale expects Congress to adopt some form of Blaine reciprocity, arguing it would boost exchange of distinct national products.
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Congress
Frye
Hale
Blaine
Porto Rico
Spain
Tne
Aree
Coma
Biaine
United States
Civil Service Reform Debate Before House Committee
Representative Grosvenor of Ohio questioned civil service reform criticisms before the House Reform in the Civil Service committee. He defended merit as key, questioned examinations for no available positions, and urged transferability to the Pension Office while opposing political dismissals. Commissioner Roosevelt rebutted the charges at length.
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Washinceton
Grosvenor
Ohio
House Committee On Reform
Geo. Grosvenor
House
Nho
Commission
South
Pension Bureau
Pension Office
Bureau
of Commissioners
Census Bureau
Roosevelt
Negroes Consider Emigration to Oklahoma from Lviv
About 300 colored residents met at Lviv Mississippi to discuss a mass move to Oklahoma. Guided by G W Gillam tax assessor and B B Linden justice of the peace, a committee led by H Henan and Charles Rose was appointed to report on prospects, with plans to begin travel around September.
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Lviv
Miss
Oklahoma
G. W. Gillam
B. B. Linden
H. Henan
Charles Rose
Frederick Kroll Faces Assault Hearing Tomorrow
Frederick Kroll of Shaler Township is to appear before Alderman Kerr for an assault and battery hearing. Prosecutor Miss Mary Kringle alleges the defendant struck her on the head with a large stick.
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Frederick Kroll
Shaler Township
Kerr
Mary Kringle
Farmers Encampment Closes After 50,000 Attend
In Gretna on August 23 the American Farmers Encampment ended drawing about 50,000 visitors. Exhibitor sales are estimated at $200,000.
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Ispecial
Mr. Gretna
Husband Arrested After Violent Quarrel in South Omaha
August Haness of South Twenty-eighth and Carson streets beat his wife in a quarrel last night, so severely that neighbors forced police to arrest him for fear he would kill her.
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August Haness
South Twenty-eighth
Carson Streets
Minor Police Items From The City Struggle With Inmates And Disturbances
Offcier Ball arrested Josery McCane on Wylie avenue for insulting ladies and locked him at the Eleventh ward station. Alderman Beinhaurer discharged Michael Scophel. he and his son William were arrested Friday after a dispute at home. Jacob Ley MeTos faces an assault and battery hearing before Alderman Donovan on Tuesday over a Beth Hoe dispute. Lieutenant Schaffer led a raid on a disorderly house at 715 avenue, arresting 16 men after a struggle and finding eight kegs of beer. Others were cited or assaulted in separate incidents as officers patrolled the Fourth and Ninth wards.
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Offcera
Josery McCane
Ball
Wylie Avenue
Eleventh Ward
Beinhauer
Michael Scophel
William
Hagerling
Jacob Ley MeTos
Donovan
Beth Hoe
Fourteenth Ward
Samuel Carter
Avenue
Davis
Zoe Hee
Frankstown
Uy Ie
Eeanenion Hs
Two Pittsburg Boys Aim to Buried Box Power for Streetcars
A young inventor H P Palmer about 20 years old proposes an underground streetcar connection system using buried boxes along the track and a contact mechanism on the car. He and J B Conner have applied for a patent and are building a model to test the idea amid reports of overhead wire opposition.
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H. P. Palmer
Arthur Palmer
Morris Mead
Mr. Clark
Duquesne Traction Road
Palmer
J. B. Conner
Robbery Ring Busted in City, Gangwisch Under Fire
Detectives solving a string of recent burglaries linked to Andrew Gangwisch and accomplice D. J. Townsend. A gold watch stolen from Mrs. Patridge on 1230 Penn Avenue was traced to Gallinger’s pawnshop where Townsend pawned it. Townsendsasalleged to have obtained the watch from Gangwisch. Jewelry and opera glasses found in Spring Alley near Twelfth Street supported new burglary charges.
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Gangwick
Legbhees Mos
Andrew Gangwisch
Thomas Dugan
Liberty Street
Virginia Patridge
Penn Avenue
Fitzgerald
Robinson
Shore
Gallinger
Patridge
House of Dugan
Gangwisch
Townsend
Unlucky Thirteen Mishaps From a Bridge and Tracks
A string of injuries from yesterday includes John Thompson aged 6 who fell from a bridge on Tom's Row Pittsburg and Lake Erie Basilroad suffering severe scalp wounds and a broken leg. George Wackler of Howe Brown Co. fell from a ladder fracturing his right thigh. Oscar George on Rob inson street Allegheny was knocked down by a wagon, his foot crushed. Barnie McGraw on Morningside road fractured skull. Herman Waldorf at Shoen berger's mill had his foot crushed by a falling iron rail. Elmer Brooks a B and O brakeman had right hand and arm crushed during coupling near Glenwood. Agnes crushed arm amputated at West Penn Hospital. Adie injured Edward Burke's foot in Carnegie Phipps works. A two year old fell from Lafayette street window fracturing skull. Cable car strike on John Ripple cut his head. he will recover. John Lochner's Southside market gone. accident with frightened team near Fairhaven.
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John Thompson
Tom’s Row
Pittsburg
Lake Erie Basilroad
West Peon Hospital
George Wackler
Howe, Brown & Co
Seventeenth Street
Hoe
Twenty-Second Street
Oscar George
Robinson Street
Allegheny
Barnie McGraw
Morningside Road
Eighteenth Ward
Sharpsburg
Fifty-fourth Street
Herman Waldorf
Shoenberger’s Mill
Sixteenth Street
Twenty-eighth Street
Elmer Brooks
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Glenwood
Wishart
Second Avenue
Grant
Smith
Lafayette Street
John Ripple
Lawrenceville
Carsten
Uthaide
John Lochner
Deaser
Fairhaven
Embankmites
Io Arrowsmith
Fourth Avenue
Krem
Lombard
Two Wives Beaters Face Alderman Hearing
John Crisp was fined ten dollars and costs after a hearing before Alderman Warner on cruelty to his wife. He lived on Fifty-first street and was found guilty based on Anti-Cruelty Society evidence. Lewis Daft, on Twenty-eighth street hillside, also faced a similar charge and, after pleading earnestly, had his ten dollar fine remitted.
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John Crisp
Warner
Dean
Anti-Cruelty Society
Crisp
Fifty-first Street
Lewis Daft
Twenty-eighth Street
Chance for His Life Murderer Smith Reprieved to November
Governor Beaver issued a reprieve for William H. Smith delaying his execution from August 27 to November 26. Smith, held in prison at Dirmont, was ordered examined over insanity by a commission chaired by Judge Magee. Sheriff McCandless delivered the papers and secured the reprieve amid questions about Smith’s mental state.
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Beaver
William H. Smith
Smith
Dirmont
Magee
McCandless
Four Poles Accused of Attacking Watchman at Tube Works
Watchman Pollock was assaulted by four Poles after trying to enter Pennsylvania Tube Works on Second Avenue Soho. John and David Chuchander Steven Budhauer and Steven Verein were named. Budhauer and Verein were arrested by Captain Mercer and jailed at Fourteenth Ward station. The other two remain at large.
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John
David Chuchander
Steven Budhauer
Steven Verein
Pennsylvania Tube Works
Second Avenue
Soho
Pollock
Hyndman
Budnauer
Pleasant Valley reduces Perrysville line fares
Pleasant Valley officials met yesterday and cut fares on the Perrysville avenue line. Ticket slips of six cost 40 cents, twelve tickets 75 cents, and eighteen tickets 1 dollar, while single fares stay at 10 cents. The reduced rate applies from Pittsburg to the line’s end.
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Pleasant Valley
Perrysville Avenue
Pittsburg
Police Officer Collapses From Stroke While On Beat
At about 11 15 Friday night Elmer C St Clair an experienced officer on patrol on Collins and Hoevler streets East End suffered apoplexy and fell to the sidewalk He was found soon after and taken to his home at 216 Omega street for care
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Elmer C. St. Clair
Collins and Hoevler Streets
East End
Omega Street
People in Motion and Visits Across Cities
A roundup of residents traveling and visiting, including detective William Pinkerton heading to the New York Central strike site, Mrs. J. Clark Williams and Miss A. Williams visiting Connecticut with Hartford and Boston plans, Mrs. James Caldwell and son joining Steubenville Centennial travel, Rev. Samuel Maxwell confirming safe Southampton arrival, and others such as Mrs. W. C. Pitts and Miss Mary H. Perry bound for Atlantic City or Boston for leisure and family visits.
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William Pinkerton
Chicago
Baltimore and Ohio Road
New York Central
Kirk Q Bigham
Somerset County
J. Clark Williams
A. Williams
Connecticut
Hartford
Newport
Boston
James Caldwell
John W
Wylie Avenue
J. Lee
Steubenville
Samuel Maxwell
Southampton
E. Isaacs
Seventh Street
Philadelphia
ZJ. E. Normecutt
J. E. Normecutt & Co
Mary H. Perry
Atlantic City
One Toned Drug Claim Promoted in 19th Century Ad
A historical advertisement promises “One Thousand Dollars” to prove a medicine called Fion the beat cures liver complaint dyspepsia nervous debility biliousness consumption. It claims unique efficacy where other remedies fail and offers free sample bottles, attributed to Franx ox Hagt of New York.
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Franx
New York
Bargain Offers From Local Clothing and Music Houses
Offer to sell men s wear and accessories from P C C Pitti rg Combination Clothing Company at Grant and Diamond streets opposite Court House. Advertises bargains on suits and bar josts with prices 6 88 and 5 00. Also features listings for pianos organs and music shop Whitehill s Music at 152 Third Avenue opposite Government building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meyer
Smith American
Marshall & Mittaver
H F. A Foo Ag
Whitehill’s
Third Avenue
Government Building
Piano Sale Ad at Fifth Avenue Store
An advertisement touts Pinos and a selection of Kranich Bach pianos at McCullough's Half Century. Lecoyee & Schoenberger promote instruments personally chosen at the factory with easy payments. Located at 69 Fifth Avenue near Liberty Street.
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McCullough
Liberty St
Fifth Ave
Lecoyee & Schoenberger
Fifth Avenue
Exposition Notes and Trades at 307 Wood Street
Exposition notes advertise Mattings linoleums oil cloths and carpet laid on shortest notice Muslins sateens and draperies in stock and put up quickly Hoprrr Bros Co 307 Wood street Also notice of funeral from late residence Ohio township on Sunday at sunrise friends invited followed by fragmented lines indicating a 1908 date and location Separate notices of funeral to follow
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herpes Bros. & Co
Wood Street
Hoprrr Bros. & Co
Mwfssu
Uwissi
2Eee Co
Orhow
Aiaebelle
Misleading Telegrams on Pittsburg Gas Prices Stir Chicago Firms
Chicago manufacturers react to a Pittsburg telegram claiming Philadelphia Company raised natural gas prices to large users. Experts disagree, with Henry Freeman cautioning that limited drafts may sustain Pittsburg wells, while others warn excessive draws could curb supply. The discussion centers on how gas flows through sand reservoirs and the risk of abrupt shortages if drafts are not carefully managed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dispatch
Chicago
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Henry ©. Freeman
Pennsylvania
Dispatou
Mr. Freeman
Pittssurg
Ain Qian
Mit
Seumettons le Bicker
Baltimore and Ohio to build iron freight depot in city
The contract for the new Baltimore and Ohio freight depot was let to Riter and Conley of this city. Demolition of the old passenger depot has begun. The iron structure will be 620 feet long and 112 feet wide, extending from Grant to Try. Yard extensions are planned later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore and Ohio
Riter & Conley
Grant
Baritia Sues Calicio Over Shovel Attack in Basin Alley
Anthony Baritia a Basin Alley resident sues Mike Calicio claiming Calicio struck him with a shovel causing a deep head wound. Baritia was jailed in default of $500 bail pending a Tuesday hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Baritis
Basin Alley
Baritia
Calicio
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Civil Service Reform
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Devered A Watchman
Mr. Pollock Cintme
Perrysville
Pleesant Valley Company
Chief Bigelow
James B. Scott
W. C. Pitts
Mra Haller
Mwrsu
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B. & C. Freight Statio
Anthony Baritia
Mike Calicio
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