Dalzell Enters Senate Fight Against Quay in Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh congressman Dalzell declares candidacy for United States Senate opposing Senator Quay. The move arises from factional clashes, anti boss sentiment, and questions of patronage. The outcome could shape Republican power and the 1880s Pennsylvania political scene.
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Pitteborg
Pennsylvania
Quay
United States
Loral
Ater
TSS
Cameron
Blaine
Aot
Almost a lynching at Ashburnham over Wheeler murder
Constable Doolan brings John Brunell to the station as a 500 strong mob roars for hangings. Stones fly at the jail carriage and crowd violence surrounds the courthouse. Brunell and an accomplice McSoley plead not guilty as arraignments proceed. An upcoming Dispatch piece by Lord Randolph Churchill reports on Mashonaland hunting.
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Kress
Dee
Doolan
Ashburnham
Mocs
Jobn Brunell
John C. Wheeler
Boling
Rindge
Welaw
Browell
Gove
Brunell
Branell
McSoley
Lee
Mashonaland
Lord Randolph Churchill
Standard Gaslight Company Settles With Former President
The Standard Gaslight Company accepted settlement terms with former President Wallace C. Andrews. The suit is dropped and Andrews returns to the company stock valued at 1.7 million in common shares, with renost valued around 50,000. The widows of General Spinola and Mr. Monheim add 5000 in stock, totalling about 2.051 million in recovered assets. Real estate remains separate from the plant. no stockholder statement will be issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Gaslight Company
New York
Standard Gaslight Company
Wallace C. Andrews
McKerge
General Spinola
Monheim
State Insurance Chief Probes Seneca County Company Books
Last winter a law was proposed to reach such companies, the State Superintendent of Insurance went to Tiffin to examine the Seneca County Company books, but the firm refused to show them claiming no charter power to compel disclosure.
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Iuture
State Superintendent of Insurance
Tiffin
Seneca County Company
Prohibition Killed in South Carolina Senate
The Childs prohibition bill dies after a Senate caucus decides to kill it. A substitute requires a 40 percent petition from freeholders to issue licenses, sets minimum fees at 500 dollars with half to the county and half to the municipality, and excludes areas already prohibiting liquor. Debate resumes tomorrow as the House unlikely to accept the compromise.
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Cotumara
D. C
Childs
House
Senate
Madman Harvey Kills Four Then Ends His Own Life
Maniaval Michael Harvey fatally shoots his best friend John Connaughton and wounds his sister Mrs Dickinson and Mrs Duffy before firing on himself. The massacre ends with Harvey dead, victims to hospital, and a tale of a mind ruined by a prior brain injury and confinement at an asylum.
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Brooxuey
N. Y
Michael Harvey
Samuel Dickinson
Harvey
Mra Dickinson
John Connaughton
Sam Dickinson
Mrs. Duffy
Connaughton
John Connoughton
Dickinson
Katie
Mrs. Daily
Mrs. Dickinson
Minnie
England
Duffy
Long Island Hospital
Pardon Granted for Notorious 1876 Bank Burglar Dunlap
Jimmy Dunlap, part of a six man gang that robbed Northampton National Bank in 1876, is to be released after the Executive Council pardons him from a 20 year state prison term. He has served 14 years, four years were deducted for good behavior. The pardon follows his confession restoring $1.7 million in securities and a years long bid by Mrs. Scott wife of an accomplice.
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Boston
Jimmy Dunlap
Northampton National Bank
Dunlap
Robert de Bcott
Scott
Infernal machine at Gilson's store fails to explode
In Waltham Massachusetts on December 18 a suspicious device containing four nitro glycerine bottles was removed by police and fire crews after it failed to detonate. The box was shot at while being moved. chemists debated whether another chemical prevented the explosion. Envelopes inside listed traveler John C Van Lobe with dates from 1880 and a torn London Times page.
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Waltham
Mass
Gilson
McKenna
Parks
John C. van Lobe
St. Petersburg
Berlin
Paris
London Times
A Child With Two Fathers Ruling in Wisconsin Case
In Tanesville Wisconsin Judge Bennett ruled in a paternity dispute over a 46 year old child. The mother divorced Andrew Ingle and soon after married Alexander Sherman. After the mother’s death beer men claimed paternity, but the judge awarded custody to Ingle from the original marriage. The property involved is about 40000 dollars and Sherman loses possession.
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Ingle
Sherman
Greenland relief expedition for Lieutenant Peary planned
Philadelphia reports an Arctic relief mission will launch in spring with Dr. Robert N. Keely Jr leading and funding from the Academy of Natural Sciences. Keely and another party member will join. full roster pending.
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Philadelphia
Greenland
Peary
Robert N. Keely, Jr
Academy of Natural Sciences
Keely
Dr. Keely
Law Action to Oust Beneca County Mutual Insurance
Special Attorney General Watson to start proceedings in the Supreme Court tomorrow to revoke the charter of the Beneca County Mutual Insurance Company of Tiffin. The insolvent company and its sheriff’s assets raise a compelling point of law under the old constitution provisions.
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Cotrusvs, C
Watson
Supreme Court
Beneca County Mutual Enurance Company
Tiffin
Lewis
Bank of War Trace robbed of diamonds by noiseless dynamite
In War Trace Tennessee the Bank of War Trace was entered about midnight by robbers who blew open the two vault doors and the safe door with noiseless dynamite. Five thousand dollars' worth of diamonds belonging to depositors were stolen. the time lock on the money drawer was not touched.
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Nashville
Bank of War Trace
War Trace
Tenn
Brother's Probation Ends in Tragedy and Return to Asylum
A man released on probation after doctors deemed him harmless showed signs of homicidal insanity. He murdered two people before officers arrived too late to save them, returning him to the asylum. His sister and relatives had pressed for release during the late summer and December 3.
Break in at Wilsons Jewelry Store Nets Large Diamond Loot
Thieves smashed the front window of Wilsons Jewelry, No. 61 Fourth Avenue, and escaped with 83 000 to 84 000 dollars worth of goods after locking in the two women inside. A 24 diamond rings tray and other items vanished. police believe at least two robbers acted quickly and professionally. A railroad coupling pin used to break the glass was found nearby. Police officials dispatched twelve detectives to investigate.
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Wilson
William Wilson
Fourth Avenue
George W Childs Gifts Priceless Private Library Collection
George W Childs has given nearly his entire private collection of rare prints manuscripts autographs valued at about 100000 to the Drexel Institute library. The set includes Thackeray’s sole complete manuscript and Dickens’ manuscript outside the South Kensington Museum, along with portraits autographs of every US president and works by Leigh Hunt Hawthorne Bryant Lowell Willis Gray Bulwer and others.
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Philadelphia
George W. Childs
Drexel Institute
Thackeray
Dickens
South Kensington Museum
Hood
Leigh Hunt
Hawthorne
Bryant
Lowell
Willis
Gray
Bulwer
Traction Gobbles Philadelphia Street Car Monopoly
The Philadelphia Traction Company controlled by the Widener and Elkins syndicate gains a practical monopoly by leasing the People's line. Independent lines remain Fifth and Sixth streets and Second and Third streets, with the long term lease announced after evenings negotiations. President Widener confirmed the deal.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Traction Company
Widener and Elkins Syndicate
New York
Chicago
Baltimore
Pittsburg
People's Line
Sixth Street
Traction
People’s Company
People's
Widener
Traction Company
Commodore Folger Praises Howell Torpedo Trials
In Newport Rhode Island Commodore Folger chief of the Bureau of Ordnance witnessed Howell torpedo tests and ordered 15 units for manufacture. Four successful runs achieved 23 knots on the torpedo boat Stiletto while the tug Fortune assisted. Final approval remains with the Secretary of the Navy.
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Newport
K. L
Sperial
Commodore Folger
Bureau of Ordnance
Stilleto
Torpedo Board
United States
Fortune
Supreme Court upholds tax strike on fire insurance firms
The Supreme Court affirmed a Douglas County ruling declaring unconstitutional a state law taxing fire insurance companies a set percent on risks. The measure would have made insurers pay the cost of funding the town fire department.
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Liscous
New
Supreme Court
Douglas County District Court
No More Rioting at Crested Butte
A Denver dispatch states no truth to reports of State troops sent to Crested Butte to quell Italian striker disturbances. The area remains quiet and the strike is nearing an end with the Sheriff's party still on duty. The Dispatch promises fiction tomorrow from A Conan Doyle and Patience Stapleton for youths.
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Crested Butte
Denver
A. Conan Doyle
Mary
Patience Stapleton
Elkins' Bid for Harrison Faces Blaine Question
Washington dispatch reports New York Commercial Advertiser account: Elkins supports Harrison and will back West Virginia delegates. Blaine won’t publicly announce but signals support for Harrison. Senator Washburn comments on Congress, tariff tinkering, and the postal subsidy, urging restraint and warning of free trade dangers.
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Dispatch
New York
Washington
Harrison
Blaine
Elkins
West Virginia
Mr. Harrison
Chicago
Ways and Means
Europe
Belfast
Democratic House
England
Republic
United States
Spain
Italy
Starving Ruexstan Pearson Is Not My Focus
A fragmented line shows a character mockingly addressing a parent figure as “Little Father” while declaring indifference to Ruexstan Pearson. The text suggests a confrontational exchange without clear context or setting.
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Ruexstan Pearson
Selection of Mr Elkins by President Harrison
The passage discusses Mr Elkins chosen by President Harrison for a position, noting his prior work on Harrison's renomination in 1888 and suggesting the appointment holds ethical significance. It reflects favorable views on Harrison's administration and expectations of success.
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Elkins
Harrison
Bisine
Deal
Bet i
Weto
Hite
Cincinnati Rioting At Tax Day Draws 2000 To Treasury
A riotous morning at the Hamilton County Court House in Cincinnati ended with police restoring order after a crowd of about two thousand taxpayers surged toward the Treasury. Delayed tax duplicates gave the crowd extra time, leading to fighting, fainting, and a broken window. An unknown man shattered a glass partition while a woman was carried to safety. Guards and engineers restricted access as over 200,000 in cash sat in the Treasury.
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Dee
Berner
Hamilton County Court House
Luke Staley
Main Street
Bertha Wrampelmeier
Court House
Engineer Korb
Detective Langhurst Arrested in Allegheny Fraud Case
Ex county detective Langhurst was arrested in Allegheny on a charge of attempting to defraud his partner and the Second National Bank. The suit is by C H Kalbfeld, senior partner in Kalbfeld Langhurst, on Federal street. A $150 checked proceeds allegedly used for personal purposes. Hearing before Alderman McKelvey awaits date.
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Langhurst
Allegheny
Second National Bank of
Jury rules for Minnie Platt in Brooklyn divorce case
In Brooklyn City Court, a sealed verdict favored Minnie Platt over husband William H. Platt in a high profile divorce suit. The co respondent, Martin B. Waller, is the son of former Connecticut governor Waller, drawing public interest.
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New York
William H. Platt
Minnie
Brooklyn
Dalzell Out for Senator Amid Turbulent News Directory
A chaotic page line up shows Dalzell formally out as candidate for senator while other items mix headlines on forgeries politics and social notes. The directory teases reports on miners health laws a covenanter church and Europe news alongside local items like a river canal project and a Liberty Street fire.
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Dalzell
Filkins
Harrison
Young Flekd
Beat News of
Europe
Folkiciwms
Louisana
Gompers Stilth
Federation
Liberty Street
Bradstreet and Dun
Engeneeens
Breen
Court House
Field Held on Forgery Charges After Major Bill of Lading Fraud
New York financial case centers on Edward M. Field indicted for forging a bill of lading to defraud and raise over 300000 Reichsmarks. Prosecutors outline shipping documents, forged drafts, and a web of related transactions tied to the firm Feld Lindley Wiechers & Co and Knauth Nachod Kahne.
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New York
Field, Lindley, Wiechers & Co
Edward M. Field
David N. Carvalho
Arthur
Elliott
Max Hess
Field
Lindley, Wiechers &‘Com
Triumph
Kempar
Cork
Queenstown
Falmouth
Owlers
Genor
J. EB. Rewran
Knauth, Nachod & Kahne
Wiechers
Mannheim
Germany
Dulinhofer & Gloser
Dolepath
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Lightner
New Hampshire
Prohibition
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Harveys
Birkenhead-on-Tyne
Boston Dry Docks
James Daily
Mick Harvey
Flatbush Insane Asylum
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Charles Theodore Murray
the Dispatch
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MR. Elkins
Washburn
Senator Washburn
W. D. Washburn
Minnesota
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Wang
Meser, Dulinhofer & Gloser
Agsinest
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Kaonth
Nachod & Kuhne
Reuter
Hamburg
Field & Lindley
Dulinhofer & Glaser
Cyrne Field
Maritime Exchange
China Seas
Dolensth
Cyril W. Field
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Grand Jury
Iacven
Regecy
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