Poison Plot in Homestead At Carnegie Steel Affair
Sworn confession of Patrick Gallagher alleges Robert Beatty and J M Davidson conspired to poison non union workers at Carnegie Steel in Mifflin township with croton oil via tea or coffee. Pinkerton Ford swears he overheard talks. Beatty claims rewards from master workman H F Dempsey and promises pay totaling 5185. A Kentucky request for Beatty’s extradition is pending as trial in Allegheny County moves forward.
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Pinkerton
Kentucky
Beatty
Dempsey
Brown
Robert J. Beatty
Louisville
Homestead
Patrick Gallagher
Carnegie
Homestead Mills
Gallagher
McMasters
Pittsburg
Alderman McMasters
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Robert Beatty
County of Allegheny
U.S
City of
Allegheny
Allegheny County
Carnegie Steel Company, Limited
Carnegie Steel Company
Linited
Millin Township
Garnegie Steel Company, Limited
Mifflin Township
Limsten
J. M. Davidson
H. F. Dempser
Knights of Labor
Third Avenue
Enid Dempsey
Carnegie Steel Limited
Mim
Croton
Dmvridson
Dmridson
Amant
Anid Dempsey
Effant
Fflant
Ula Dempess
Affiant
Miffila Township
H. F. Dempsey
William E. Griffiths
Affant
Dempecy
Cincinnati
Jaurs
A. D
Ford
Galliagher
J. H. Ford
James V. MecMasters
Mimin County
Hugh Dempsey
District Assembly
EK. of L
Eaid
Lynch, Crawford and Dempsey
David Lynch
Thomas J. Crawford
Amshamated
Association of Iron and Steel Workers
E. F. Dempsey
Davidson
Tony Gilson
Gallacher
Gilfell
Mdavit
Pennsylvania
J. H. Fenn
Ocforema
Janes V. MccMastins
Thia Lothany
Blue Grass
E .¥. Breck
Patrick Farrell
H. J. Linasey
Toney
Law and Equity Court
Joseph T O'Neal
Zach Phelps
Matt O'Doherty
Aaron Kohn
Carnegie Company
Pinkertons
K. of L
H. C. Frick
Aoe F
Toto
Nellie Hudson
Requisition Granted Beats Beatty to Pittsburg
Pat Farrell retrieved the requisition papers signed by Governor John Young Brown after meeting him in Frankfort. He reported the governor’s approval and said Captain Breck and Attorney Kohn expect Beatty to be turned over without ceremony by Judge Thompson in the morning.
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Louisville
Pat Farrell
Frankfort
John Young Brown
Pat
Pattison
Beatty
Thompson
Iskaarl
Kohn
Farrell
Brown
Keystone State
Bestty
Pittsburg
Workman Dempsey
K. of L
Organ Run
Captain Breck
Sam Brown
O’neal
Taband
Commonwealth
May Not Be the Man James W. Davidson Listed
A city directory entry notes James W. Davidson appears only once with address Ward 4 Banner Alley A Doe. The sparse listing suggests limited or uncertain presence in the directory.
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James W. Davidson
Banner Alley
Patch reporter’s missing whereabouts hinted in eerie note
A patch reporter had been away from home last week and his wife could not locate him. She stated he had never worked at Homestead but recalled he worked through the summer at Aliquippa Grove.
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PATCH
Homestead
Aliquippa Grove
Beatty Case in Louisville Seeks Pennsylvania Return
In Louisville on December 14 Beatty fights removal to Pennsylvania over a Homestead poisoning charge. The defense challenges the habeas corpus proceeding and the validity of the arrest warrant while the Carnegie company pushes for Beatty’s return with Pinkerton evidence and governor’s requisition papers.
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Bailey
Beatty
A. F. Estin
Homestead
Kohn
Frankfort
O'Neal
Toney
O'Doherty
Argus
J. R. Levell
Mr. O'Neal
Mr. Bailey
Commonwealth
James Israel
Dempsey Home Rounds Reported Quiet At No 92 Wylie
Last night neighbors found Hugh F. Dempsey retired at his residence on No 92 Wylie Avenue. A man at the door said Dempsey would not see visitors until morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh F. Dempsey
No.92
Wylie Avenue
Dempsey
New York New Jersey and Eastern Railroad Company T: Corbin meets leaders on North River tunnel plan to link Brooklyn and Manhattan
Austin Corbin, with English engineer Charles Jacobs, met in Philadelphia with President George B. Roberts Vice President Frank Thompson and Director A. J. Cassatt of the Pennsylvania Railroad. They discussed forming a tunnel company to bore under the North River and East River, linking Brooklyn and New York. The project could take four years with an estimated cost of ten million dollars.
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Philadelphia
Austin Corbin
George B. Roberts
Frank Thompson
A. J. Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
East River
Brooklyn
Corbin
Charles Jacobs
Roberts, Thompson and Cassatt
New York, New Jersey and Eastern Railroad Company
Gas Barons Serene Reform. Rate Hike Imminent
Beaver F A s December 13 Bridgewater Natural Gas Company will raise rates starting next month. The utility plans increasing monthly charge from three to five dollars, stating it cares not how many customers switch to coal despite sufficient gas supply this winter and new wells brought online in their territory.
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Beaver Fas
Bridgewater Natural Gas Company
New Brighton
Ctiff
I T
Train Robbery Near Charleston Ends in Slaying
A dawn freight car holdup on the Chesapeake and Ohio line near Charleston ends with a passenger killed and several wounded as two masked robbers flee into the night. Conductor Riggs and a brave passenger fought the bandits while a second victim, Henry Eicher, died from a face wound. Police hunt for the suspects as a $5,000 reward is announced.
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Houstinetos
W. Va
Chesaneake and Ohio
Henry Eicher
Samuel Matheson
Charleston
Riggs
Chesapeake and Ohio
Wheeling
Drake
Fannagan
Burwell Fargey
Green River
Armour’s Kind of Religion Opens Endowed Institute
Philip D Armour arrives in New York with his secretary to discuss the $1,500,000 gift to fund the Armour Institute in Chicago. He says the project is undenominational and will model manual training and arts education after Pratt Institute. The institute opens in September and will receive part of its $75,000 annual income.
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New York
Philip D. Armour
Fifth Avenue
Europe
Majestic
Armour Institute
Chicago
Armour
Pratt Institute
Brooklyn
George W. Childs
John C. Black
Ogden
Philip
Doctors Were His Game In Forgeries Swindle
George D. Tiffany, a medical graduate, is arrested in Philadelphia on a complaint by Dr J. T. Kent for swindling him of 115 dollars with a forged check. Tiffany claimed to be enrolling in a post graduate course and also obtained 82 dollars from another physician using forged instruments. A bogus receipt and other counterfeit checks were found on him.
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Philadelphia
George D. Tiffany
J. T. Kent
Post Graduate School of Homeopathies
Tiffany
Dr. Kent
G. S&s Spencer
Kent
Huge New Insurance Scheme Forming in New York
Prominent iron manufacturers in Youngstown join as major stockholders in the American Fire Insurance Lloyds, the world’s largest insurance association now forming in New York. The group will start with $4.5 million in cash assets and will issue no policy below $25,000, with no board governance over rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Younstown
New York
American Fire Insurance Lloyds
Lloyds
Mahoning Alley
M Pherson Named as Secretary of the Treasury Rumor
A circulating Washington report claims President-elect Cleveland has picked Senator McPherson of New Jersey for the Treasury post. The Senate is said to be poised for action, while some politicians deny the rumor and await official word.
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Washington
Cleveland
McPherson
New Jersey
Treas
Senate
Presbytery Suspends Dr Henry P. Smith Over Inspirational View
Cincinnati December report says the Cincinnati Presbytery voted 31 to 27 to suspend Rev Dr Henry P. Smith from ministry until he renounces his views on inspiration and ceases teaching them. Smith plans an appeal to the Synod, while remaining a Lane Seminary professor.
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Ciscinnati
Cincinnati
Henry P. Smith
Smith
Presbyterian Church
Prof. Smith
Ohio Synod
General Assembly
Blaine Converts to Catholicism Said Report
Washington special reports belief that James G. Blaine will become a Roman Catholic within ten days. A society woman confirmed the tale after a Blaines visit, claiming Mrs Blaine told her the story and insinuating Cardinal Gibbons performed the ceremony last night.
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Hanztrorp
Coxs
Times
Washington
James G. Hinine
Blaines
Blaine
Cardinal Gibbons
Mr. Blaine
Red Hat for Corrigan and Cardinals Hinted
Confidential reports say the Pope will elevate to the cardinalate several prelates including Mgr. Corrigan of New York in a March consistory. Other names listed are Mgr. Meignan of Tours Mgr. Twoman of Cologne and Mgr. Kopp of Breslau with additional archbishops mentioned.
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Madrid
Mre
Persico
Pronda
Mocenni
Sta
Mgr. Stonor
Mgr
Jacobini
Bordeaux
Corrigan
New York
Prosecution Planned Against 43 Merchants for Trust Violations
In St. Josephs, Missouri, the prosecuting attorney will sue 43 commercial merchants for violating a state anti trust law. The act requires officers of corporations doing business in Missouri to file affidavits by August 1 declaring the firm is not part of any pool or combination. Violations bring forfeiture and a daily fine of $100.
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St. Joshin
Secretary of State
Double Murder in Yellow Spring Ohio
A double murder occurred in Yellow Springs near Xenia Ohio last night. George Koogler a white wealthy farmer and Lou Kris colored were found with their heads crushed at the woman's home. Koogler had grown children and was well to do. Motive unknown but believed jealousy may be involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xenia
Yellow Springeast
George Koogler
Lou Kris
Koogler
Wages Cut at Phenix Mills Amid Market Slump
Workers at Phenix Mills face a ten percent pay cut with common laborers earning 5 cents per hour instead of 16 2/3 cents per hour. The Zerts Iron Company cites weak business as the cause, with the molding mill exempt and the pud aing mill cut to 3 dollars per ton.
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Enixvilie
Zaerts Iron Company
Pudaing
Ribot Fires Bolaserin Bill to Cabinet Affair
Premier Ribot moves Bolaserin bill to cabinet issue and vows to face the Chamber on rejection or adoption. The decision marks a test of political support as ministers weigh the proposed measure.
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Ribot
Hobgoblins on the Ridge Narrative of Chestnut Ridge Visitations
A Chestnut Ridge account recounts sightings of mysterious phantoms. Witnesses describe a furious spirit and strangest events as a physician resuscitates a stricken person. An inquiry details the sequence and factors observed by locals.
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Chestnut Ridge
William Newell abandons haunted house for new home
From a Stapf Currerstond item in Recesauie Pa on December 1, William Newell deserts a rickety haunted house turning it to a squatter ghost. While the spooky occupants stay in the old place the Newell family moves into a modest freshly built home two feet away.
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Recesauie
William Newell
Mr. Newell
Ghost belief spreads through small town near Newell’s home
The tale of William Newell and a resident ghost sparked local belief across 20 miles though few residents distrust it amid a tight knit, busy community. Newell says he did not flee out of fear but duty to his wife and child. The story, printed in Toe Distatcn on Monday, notes the ghost’s presence in the goblin’s home and widespread superstition among men women and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Eicher
Drake
William Newell
Mountain ghosts and a tax collector visit in rural tale
Mountain side testifies about wrestling with an unseen demon blamed for children and carnival revelry as locals hint that Liberal spirits fuel the frightful Presence. A visit by the Internal Revenue Collector near Sol Snyder’s farm may settle the ghost story, with William Newell’s 25 acre farm cited as a local authority.
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Mountain Side
Internal Revenue
William Newell
Bacon
Sol Snyder
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