Struggle for House Speakership Shifts Democrats in Debate
Chaos and factional feuding grip the Democratic ranks as Carlisle Mills and Crisp battle for the Speaker post. The fight pits pro reform against entrenched interests with presidential politics and tariff policy in the balance. The outcome will leave lasting scars on the party.
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Bratac
Tar Mmsratca
Wasuioros
Democrats of ‘Loose
House
Sonate
Chap
Mills
Cleveland
Crisp
Outhwaite
Ohio
Carlisle- Mills
EW. L
Fifty second Congress opens amid speakership deadlock
The Fifty-second Congress assembles tomorrow with divided party control. Many freshmen will take oaths as 32 senators begin new terms, while contests over seats in Iowa and Florida loom. Senate and House committees face heavy early planning as clashes over tariff and silver coinage unfold.
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Washington
Deco
Fifty-second Congress
Senate
David B. Will
New York
Redfield Proctor
Dubois
Iowa
Clagett
Committee On Privileges and Sons
Minor Speaker Hopefuls Hold Ground In Washington
Washington December 6. No clear lead among Speaker candidates as minor candidates insist on independence. Springer claims 17 loyal followers with gains expected tomorrow while McMillin foresees steady support and Hatch vows no deals.
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Springer, McMillis
Hatch
Death by electricity described in detail in Loppy case
Warden Brown says there will be no new information for readers tomorrow as the planned execution by electric chair is outlined. The article describes the chair, box, signaling board, and a single continuous current with six bells for control, noting the process ends when the condemned is pronounced dead.
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Loppy
Sperial
Warden Brown
Isre
Bank Robbery Reported at Fahey Bank Marion
A noon incident in Marion details two strangers who robbed Fahey Bank of 2200 dollars while discussing a Dublin draft with teller A C Edmundson. They fled after claiming they would secure identification, and a rumor says one was fatally shot at Kenton with over 1000 found.
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Manstreto
Marion
Here
Fahey Bank
A. C. Edmundson
Dublin
Kenton
Murder mania grips county as youths attempt family harm
In Newark area reports say a young man from Eden attempted to shoot his mother then wounded himself, firing a rifle at his head and later stabbing himself with a razor. The man survived and his fate remained uncertain amid mentions of family insanity.
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Newark
Co. W. Bell
Eden Anne Eugeneen
Bomb plot mystery links Sage assassination to secret group
New York report identifies a bomb thrower as part of a wider conspiracy aimed at seizing control of transportation and rail interests. William D. Southworth of San Francisco is named as No 2, with claims of a nationwide organization, criminal intent, and ties to a lecturer who warned of drastic action against monopolists.
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Dispatch
New York
Henry Horne
Russell Sage
William D. Southworth
San Francisco
Captain Horne
Worth’s
Horne
Inspector Byrnes
Gould
Sage
Depew
Lot
Dynamiter No. 1
Morris Hotel
W.D
Grand Army of Labor
Portland House
Kearny Street
United States
Napa
Sinalea
Mexico
Sinaloa
Southworth
Harry Horne
Dime Museum
Enid
Central America
Byrnes
Lunstic
David B. Shaw
Oathworth
War Declared Against Flesh Literature in Uniontown
Rev. J L Hunter of Fairchance filed a warrant against M H McClain newsdealer of Uniontown for circulating immoral literature including the Police Gazette. McClain vows to fight the suit to the bitter end.
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Uniontown
J. L. Hunter
Fairchance
M. H. McClain
Police
McClain
Cyrus W Field in Improved health in New York
Report from New York notes Cyrus W Field shows some improvement while his doctor and family hold cautious hopes for his recovery amid ongoing illness and public concern.
Patient shows slight improvement and stays in room
The patient is up in his room most of the day and drinking nourishment but does not attempt to go downstairs. No current need for physician services unless a change occurs. Mrs Lindley shows no signs of improvement and Dr Fuller did not call.
Mountains Slip Into Holes And Form Lake
San Francisco reports the Japan earthquake with Dr Igachi analyzing caves formed as Fujiya Mountains slide into chasms. A massive landslide dammed the Mano river creating a 50 foot deep lake, while Ashiba river near Nagoya forms another. Over 1030 shocks in 20 hours. 400000 homeless, winter nears, 30 miles of rail damaged near Kyoto and Tokyo. An anonymous cabinet letter warned of a national calamity on October 28, the earthquake date.
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San Francisco
Igachi
Gifu Observatory
Begie
Fujiya
Mano
Ashiba
Nago
Earte
Tokio
Kiyoto
Cabinet
Baron Lagerfelfs Exploit and Bank Fraud Case
Steubenville reports a pending Allegheny National Bank suit against Baron Isadore Lagerfelt over a forged endorsement and forged collateral. Testimony indicates he misled multiple Pittsburgh banks, with $100,000 in allegedly worthless paper involved and totals reaching over $100,000 in stolen or forged value.
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Jefferson Tron Works
Keystone National Bank
Pittsburg
Smounia
Lagerfelt
Blackburn Acquitted in Case of Altered Tax Receipts
George P Blackburn of Rostraver township Westmoreland county and ex member of the Legislature was acquitted by Justice Keener on charges that he altered a tax receipt on election day The prosecutor Stickel bore the costs. The tax collector testified to giving a blank receipt authority and the original Thomas King receipt showed no erasure.
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Greeeenseurg
George P. Blackburn
Rostraver Township
Westmoreland County
Keener
Stickel
Blackburn
Thomas King
Leasure
King
Murder of Colonel Hernandez in Mexican rebel region
Rio Grande City reports Colonel Nueves Hernandez escorted by troops was killed about 100 miles north of Monterey after being seized by General Garcia's forces. He had aroused government suspicion over suspected sympathy with the Catrina Garza movement and was a long stationed popular officer in Guerra. The government is believed to have allowed the murder.
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Rio Grande Crry
Guerra
Mexico
Nueves Hernandez
Garcia
Monterey
Hernandez
Catrina Garza
Catholic convicts confirmed at state prison service
Sixty eight Catholic convicts were confirmed at the State Prison in New York today. Bishop O Farrell officiated with his brother Rev William O Farrell and other priests including Rev Peter Jachetti and Father Fidelis the prison chaplain. About 60 guests attended by invitation, including State and city officials from Catholic and Protestant communities.
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New York
O’arrell
William O’farrell
Peter Jachetti
Father Fidelis
Two 13-year-olds Arrested After Break-in At Attorney Monnett
In Bucyus on Friday evening Albert Teetrick and John Haller broke into Attorney F. S. Monnett’s safe stealing about 35 a gold watch and were later arrested. Authorities say they also took over 1000 in notes and certificates of deposit.
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Bucygus
Albert Teetrick
John Haller
F. 8. Monnett
Potter to Be a President Again
Boston rumor says Asa P. Potter will be elected President of the Traders' National Bank once he emerges from the legal tangle tied to his Maverick Bank methods.
Briggs on the Bible inerrancy debate at Covenant Church
New York reports Prof Charles A Briggs arguing the Bible is the inerrant guide in faith and practice while acknowledging errors in nonessential details. He defends the present text as pure for theological controversies, rejects autographic perfection, and calls Scripture the universal counselor for mankind across generations.
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New York
Charles A Briggs
Church of the Covenant
Briggs
Presbyterian Church
That Plagiarism Sensation Russell's Society Upholds Him
A. L. Russell, accused of plagiarism, returned from Washington to reveal sworn statements and books supporting his innocence. The Philo Society voted to sustain Russell and reject Adelphios demands. After adjournment, party supporters agitated the boarding hall with loud chants amid rival factions and anticipated countercharges against McKinney.
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New Wilmington
A. L. Russell
Washington
Philo Society
Russell
Adelphios
McKinney
Philos
Hotel owner Billy Conner loses St James lease control
New York December 6 special report states Captain Billy Conner once landlord of the St James Hotel saw creditors take charge after his financial tangle. The Dorval Brothers obtained the lease from the Spofford estate while Conner and his family lost their apartments before the May 1893 contract end.
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New York
Billy” Conner
St. James Hotel
The
St. James
Mr. Conner
Hot
Foraker Firing at Sherman in Ohio Senatorial Fight
Ex Governor Foraker's supporters in Hamilton County confront Sherman in a heated bid for the U S Senate. Laying plans in Cincinnati, they accuse Sherman of hunting votes and claim key Lincoln and Blaine Club members are being influenced. Foraker's fate hinges on a solid county delegation as Cleveland and Columbus eyes weigh in.
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Sherman
Haiding
Omolals
Hamilton County
CoLuMsus
Foraker
John Sherman
Mansfield Sage
Cincinnati
Toe
Vis
Measra Ford
Dicke
Korte
Paley Aeloamneaee
Pat Pone
Smier Ee Nent
Lincoln Club
Cinnsti
Blaine Club
Billy Hutton
George Beaton
Eastern Life Insurance Company
Charlie Kurtz
W. C. Telford
United States Senate
Bop Kennedy
Senate
Ohio
Cal Brice
Crisp
Mills
Poker raid at Johnstown mill ends at daylight
In Johnstown Pennsylvania detectives traced a poker game in a mill stairwell where six prominent businessmen played with brass buttons as chips. Officers failed to enter for hours until finally gaining access and carting the players away as dawn broke amid a cheering crowd.
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Johnstown
Stailershop
Western Union Telegraph Office
Arrival of Mrs Florence on Umbria in New York
The Umbria brought Mrs W J Florence and relatives including Joseph H Tanker and Police Inspector Conlin to a private greeting at the pier. Mr Florence proceeded to 142 West Seventy second street to visit Mrs Williams. A funeral for the deceased actor will be held privately in the Florence plot at Greenwood Cemetery later this week.
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New York
W. J. Florence
Florence
Joseph H. Tanker
Conlin
Mitchell
Maria K. William
Florence Plot
Greenwood Cemetery
Riots report Saintly favor toward Christianity and executions
San Francisco dispatch details Chinese officials praising Christian influence while indemnities are paid after Wusuch Yehang outrages. Reports mention massed troops near Chinkiang, temple barracks near Kaoya Lake, and arrests of Kolao Hui Society members as foreign and domestic tensions surface along the Yangtze Valley.
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San Francisco
Wusuch
Yehang
Chinkiang
Myand Canal
Kaoya Lake
Chuingking
Wuchang
Kolao Hui Society
Kolao Society
North China Daily News
China
Shanghai
Tsungli Yamen
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