Five candidates for Speaker held firm as caucus neared
Unrest marked the final caucus day with Springer McMillin Hatch and Mills and Crisp still in the race. Delegates and lieutenants pushed telegrams and lobbying while predictions varied on who would win the first ballot and potential second or third ballots.
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PROM
Wasnixetox
Flere
Stengcte
Torcsy
Mille
Crisp
Springer, McMillin
Hatch
Mills
Senator Kenna
Penney
Vanvin Ie
National Hotel
Randall
Kenna
Randall Democrat
Mr. Crisp
West Virginia
Springer
Crisps
Missouri
Mateh
McMillin
Walker's Effective Fleet for South Atlantic Station
Secretary Tracy orders Admiral Walker to sail with the Chicago Atlanta and Ren nington to the South Atlantic. Admiral Benham’s command is revoked. Newark may join Admiral Gleriardi in the North Atlantic. Walker’s squadron includes Chicago Atlanta Bennington Yantic Essex with Montevideo headquarters and ready for South Atlantic or South Pacific service.
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Washington
Tracy
Newark
Admiral Walker
Chicago
Atlanta
Rennington
South Atlantic
Admiral Benham
United States
Glerardi
North Atlantic
Walker
Bennington
Yantic
Essex
Montevideo
South Pacific
Indiana Delegation backs Dalton for Postmaster of the House
In Washington four Indianians met to decide on promoting Indianapolis as host for the National Democratic Convention. They pledged funds to build Wigwam and entertain visitors. Resolutions supported the effort and the Indiana delegation endorsed Lycurgus Dalton for Postmaster of the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WashinetTex
Washington
Indianapolis
Morrss
Indiana
Lycurgus Dalton
Secretary Foster Regains Strength at White House
Washington dispatch reports Secretary Foster slowly regaining strength as he walks across his room. The President has visited daily since illness and has shown keen interest in his condition.
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Washington
Foster
Bernha’s New Stage Fall Noted by Arthur Brisbane
Arthur Brisbane describes Bernha’s latest stage fall and notes other notable New York cosips in The Dispatch tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernha
Arthur Brisbane
New York
A Coming Catholic Congress in St Louis for 1893
The preparation for the Catholic Congress of 1893 is mapped out by prelates in St Louis. The plan calls for ten general avenues from each diocese plus five delegates per 25 000 Catholics, with university seminary delegates and inviting distinguished laymen. The social and economic topics follow Pope Leo XIII’s encyclical, including labor rights, charity, pension funds, trade unions, colonization, and temperance measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Leo III
NEW CATHOLIC SEES AT KENRICK JUBILEE
Secret meetings among archbishops and clergy during Archbishop Kenrick’s Golden Jubilee discussed requests for new sees. Recommendations favor establishing two Iowa dioceses Sioux City and Des Moines, plus others in Nebraska and the northwest, to be carried to Rome by Mr. O'Brien.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Kenrick
O'Brien
Rome
Iowa
Nebraska
Sioux City
Des Moines
Cent-a-word columns promote bargains in classifieds
Those who read THE DISPATCH cent-a-word columns see three months similar to last year. The ad pages highlight opportunities to buy sell rent or exchange with numbers indicating activity in September October and another period.
Dom Pedro Death Marks End of Courteous Emperor Life
Paris reports Dom Pedro died of diabetes at his Paris bedchamber with daughter Princess Isabella at his side. The former Brazilian emperor, born 1825 in Rio, ruled from 1840 as a reluctant monarch, led abolitionist efforts, faced assassination, and abdicated with the 1889 republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Dom Pedro
Princess Isabella
Emperor
Brazil
John Charles Leopold Salvador Biliana
Francis Xavier de Paula
Leocadio Michael Gabriel Raphael Gonzaga
Bourbon and Braganza
Leopoldins Caroline Josephine of
Austria
Rio de Janeiro
Dor Pedro
Broil
Theresa Christina Maria
Francis I
Naples
Mark Twain Attacks Wagner Solos In Dispatch Preview
The Dispatch previews Mark Twain’s humorous take on Richard Wagner and the Rayreuth festivals, praising none of the vocal solos and hinting at biting commentary to appear in tomorrow’s issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
Wagner
Dispatch
Course of Action Chosen By New York Returning Board
In Albany on December 4 the State Board of Canvassers, after a brief morning session, agreed to canvass contested election returns and await court decisions. A six member joint committee, formed by Democrats and Republicans, recommended proceeding while seeking court rulings on the board's authority beyond the five day limit. Adjournment followed with plans to obtain court decisions promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
State Board of Canvassers
Rice
Eecraeaes
Memphis Man Arrested for Forged Checks in New Hampshire
Marcellus Ridgley of Memphis Tenn was arrested in Nohoa Nasnua N H on a charge of attempting to pass forged checks totaling 365 at the Security Trust Company. The checks bore names of several businessmen and Ridgley claimed to work for the Young Men's Christian Association and used the secretary’s name. He possessed several forged checks when arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nasnua
N. H
Marcellus Ridgley
Memphis
Tenn
Security Trust Company
Ridgley
Young Men’s Christian Association
Charitable Giving and Cranks in Elite Circles Revealed
A reader recounts how generous figures like Sage distribute aid to genuinely needy cases while dismissing unfounded demands. The piece notes how rich men endure threatening letters, with some beggars posing as clergy wives seeking funds to complete church projects.
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Mr. Sage
Sage
Rockefeller
George
Deathbed polish in Lytton tale by de Blowitz
The London Times account of Lord Lytton death is largely accurate. De Blowitz is intimate with Lytton and May have added dramatic touches such as reading a poem by Tennyson. He died in bed using morphia, a point the piece accepts while noting possible imagination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Blowitz
London Times
Lord Lytton
England
Paris
M. de Blowitz
Lytton
Tennyson
M. Blowitz
Drury Lane Theater
Prince Alexander of Battenberg
Augustus Harris
de Biowitz
Opper
Mr. Opper
Puck
Women Convicts Dig Tunnel in County Jail Escape Plot
In San Francisco two female prisoners Jennie Hastings awaiting grand larceny and Hazel Corbett serving four months for petty larceny concealed a tunnel into the alley. A hole 18 inches square was found after Deputy McCarthy notedNoise. tools included a kitchen poker and sharpened spoon. They say six hours to dig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sans. Francisco
Jennie Hastings
Hazel Corbett
McCarthy
Freedom
Ned
Prohibitionists Score A Point In South Carolina House
Columsta South Carolina December 4 Special report notes the House of Representatives rejects a motion to strike a clause in the Childs general prohibition bill by 48 to 36 and delays further action till tomorrow. Prohibitionists celebrate while Senate prospects remain doubtful with near evenly split factions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columsta
S. C
House of Representatives
Childs
Senate
Prohibitioniais
Catholic Education Methods at World’s Fair Display
Two Catholic conferences this week discussed Catholic education and a World’s Fair exhibit. Bishop John Harding of Peoria resigned from active duties toward the display. a successor was elected but unnamed pending approval. The new executive will lead all affairs as space is secured and work begins promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
John Harding
Peoria
Educational Board
Ex-pastor to seek hearing after dismissal
J W Righter former pastor of the First M E Church of Brownsville will demand a conference peer hearing. The trial is planned to take place in Pittsburg soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uniontown
W. Righter
M. E Church
Brownsville
Pittsburg
Governor Campbell Grips State Capital in Illness
Columbus dispatch reports Governor Campbell remains confined to his home with la grippe though physicians say not dangerously ill. A flurry of inquiry telegrams arrived amid exaggerated reports of his condition.
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Campbell
Columbus
la Grippe
Bedford Bitten as Bedford Grain Exchange Quits
Bedford loses trust in a Pittsburg broker J M Campbell after a short selling run on November corn causes a debt dispute. A bill in equity seeks to restrain Campbell from taking funds from a bank amid claims of losses from 40 to 3000 dollars. negotiations fail and court action looms.
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Breprorp
Bedford
Bears
J. M. Campbell
Second Avenue
Pittsburg
William Hartley
Campbell
Suspected Corporation Under Postal Probe in Insurance Firm
Greenville reports a sweeping inquiry into the Sandy Lake Life Insurance Company after S. B. Griffith was named receiver. A postal inspector probes alleged mail fraud, detaining over 300 letters with more than $1,000, as the Washington firm holds books and notes worth over $10,000 and refuses access. Directors face possible individual liability amid thousands of policyholders statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
Sandy Lake Life Insurance Company
S. B. Griffith
Mercer
United States Postal Department
Sandy Lake
Sharon
Washington Assessment Company
Washington
Pacific Coast
College Plagiarism Case Sparks Washington Pa Debate
In Washington Pennsylvania on December 4 a Special report outlines plagiarism charges against A J Russell of Westminster College. The piece recalls the 1884 Marquis debate with B McCormick Greensburg and EK B Scandrett Allegheny who aided Marquis by providing indexed Sunday legislation materials for his debate research.
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Washington, Pa
A. J. Russell
Westminster College
College
Washington and Jefferson College
B. McCormick
Greensburg
EK. B. Scandrett
Allegheny
Marquis
Marc
Millers vanish leaves firm in trouble and debt
Corry reports John Miller of Miller and Doud disappeared after last seen in Buffalo. His father in law, managing the meat business, faces a shaky books audit and a sheriff levy on Miller’s share. He left a young wife and two children. Also Somerfeld residents suffer violent grip with two families affected and most escaped last year during a regional outbreak.
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Corry
John Miller
Miller & Doud
Buffalo
Doud
Miller
Somerset
Somerfeld
Somerfield
Joshua Gilbert Dies by Morphine at Mt. Blanchard
Special report from Findlay notes Joshua Gilbert aged 67 committed death by his own hand at Mt. Blanchard last night by taking morphine. He had been in the County Infirmary and objected to returning there, declaring he would rather die than go back. No rescues were attempted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Findlay
Joshua Gilbert
Mt. Blanchard
Remembered by His Fellow-Convicts in Jackson Penitentiary
W. E. Fitzgerald alias Sherman who had sentence suspended to December 18 for a Supreme Court hearing received $40 from convicts at Jackson Penitentiary Michigan where he was once inmate under the name Hanlon and whose father is now real time. He does not believe he will hang on the eighteenth.
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Springer
Torrow
McMillin
Mills
Iit
Richansen
Risp
Crisp
Hare
Ohio
Kentucky
United States
Cancun
Palmer
Illinois
West
Match
Coke
Carlisle
Kenna
Puch
Oatspoken
Dom Pedro
Philadelphia
Brazil
Baron de Capanema
Image
Atetropolis
Viscount de Ouro Petro
Rio de Janeiro
General da Fonseca
Europe
Younastown
W. E. Fitzgerald
Sherman
Supreme Court
Jackson
Mich
Hanlon
Fitzgerald
MecKeesports New Hebrew Synagogue to Dedicate
MecKeesport article notes the first Hebrew synagogue in the city will be dedicated on January 1. The building seats 500 and will cost about $15,000 to complete. Rabbi Klein of New York will attend, with assistance from local figures in the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MecKeesport
McKeresport
Klein
New York
Voice Restored After Whispering Loss At Pittsburg Festival
Miss Anna Dick daughter of the late James A. Dick vanished in a whisper after the Sewickley Fair Grounds outing. Doctors and Pittsburg celebrities failed to revive her lost voice until this morning when she spoke clearly asking for more cakes. Her recovery brings joy to family and friends and a banquet is planned.
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West NewTyn
Sewickley Fair Grounds
Anna Dick
James A. Dick
Pittsburg
Miss Anna
Uture
Bank suit against fugitive Lagerfelt dismissed in Steubenville
The Keystone National Bank of Pittsburg sued fugitive I F Lagerfelt over a 37000 note, alleging Doty forged his signature on Jefferson Iron Works stock. The stock secured by the bank was attached elsewhere, sold in Wheeling for 3200, and Lagerfelt has not been heard from since fleeing with over 50000 in alleged losses.
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Steubenville
Keystone National Bank of Pittsburg
I. F. Lagerfelt
Lagerfelt
C. B. Doty
Common Pleas
Jefferson Iron Works
Bank of Wheeling
Wheeling
Doty
Rival Railways Reach Temporary Truce In Braddock
Braddock December 4 Special report says conflicts between Braddock Electric Street Railway and borough officials ease as two injunctions move toward Judge Magee. A council meeting passes first two readings of an ordinance granting Braddock and Turtle Creek Street Railway track extension on Coray Avenue to ease disputed use of Braddock avenue tracks.
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Brappock
Coray Avenue
First
Second Reading
Braddock Electric Company
Braddock Avenue
Regional News Briefs from Beaver Falls and Nearby
In Beaver Falus and surrounding towns reports include a complaint of cruelty to a girl in Chippewas township, investigated by Humane Agent O Brien amid conflicting testimony. In Parkersburg a dramatic shooting at the Academy of Music injures a crowd member, with the actor Mortimer in jail awaiting results of the injured youth Reynolds. Other items note labor unrest among Coke Workers and Knights of Labor factions, and a sheep killing dog issue in New Sewickley. A Johnstown apples-for-stones swindle ends with prosecutions.
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Beaver Falus
Burgess Piper
Chippewas Township
Ferguson
Dayton
O'Brien
Pittsburg
O’brien
G. A. BR
Parkersburg
Academy of Music
John Mortimer
Harry Reynolds
Mortimer
Reynolds
Yale
Coors
Beaver Falls
New Sewickley Township
Wilson Wright
Tur Sheriff Levies on Broom Factory in Williamsburg C Liabilities Five Thousand
A local sheriff in Williamsburg County has levied on a Broom factory for debts totaling five thousand dollars. The report also notes weather damage from a recent ternivic rain and wind storm in the Cumberland Valley.
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Tur
Williamsburg
Cumberland Valley
Presbyterian
Greens Ung
Martin Faulk
Girard
Cuantes Coxsisogay
Uniontown
Ball
McCrum
Ohio Pyle
Marshal Winner
Latrobe
Titties Swirn
Barberton
Youngstown
P. 8
Brown
Acses Lawrence
Mahony City
Joy
Kervis
Tucker Hunt
Baltimore and Ohio
Little Washington
All In One Wreck Kills Seven In Dense New England Fog
Chaos at East Thompson Conn follows a fog bound collision of a steamboat train with a freight and a Long Island express. Seven dead and many injured as three trains pile up, telegraph lines down, and hospitals prep for victims.
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Wooxsucker
R. L
New England Road
East Thompson
Conn
Norwood
Hoston
Long Island
Boston
Tabor
Southbridge
Long Island Express
New England
Grant
New York and New England Railroad
South Bridge
Dorman
Putnam
East Douglas
Boat Express
Wild
Boyce
Massachusetts Hospital
Miss Rideout Wins Prize in Woman's World's Fair Sculpture
Miss Alice Rideout of San Francisco won first prize in a women sculptors contest for attic cornice and pediment groups for the Woman's World's Fair building. The award includes a contract to model full-sized groups at 1500 to 2500 dollars each. Her designs titled Woman's Virtue, Woman as the Spirit of Civilization, and Woman's Place in History feature 5 foot base figures and central figures about 10 feet tall.
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Chcaco
Dee
Alice Rideout
San Francisco
Burnham
Harrison
Union League Club
Miss Rideout
Seaton Hanged for 1889 Joplin murder in Vernon
Charles M. Seaton was executed in the Vernon jail yard at 10 o'clock after being convicted for the July 5, 1889, murder of Lewis Channel in Joplin. He delivered a temperance lecture from the gallows warning about the dangers of liquor before the trap dropped at 10:10. He made no confession.
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Vernon
Charles M. Seaton
Lewis Channel
Joplin
Seaton
Sims
Seston
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