Grand Jury Petition Alleges Workhouse Mismanagement
A petition to Allegheny County Grand Inquest accuses Superintendent Warner and the Board of Managers of misrule at the county workhouse, demanding an open investigation. It cites outside land deals, lavish salaries, wasteful projects, and alleged abuses exposed by local press.
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Grand Jury
Harmaker
Grand Inquist
County of
Allegheny
Forenan Ald
Allegheny County
Gary
Board of Managers
Shadow of Truth in Workhouse Scandal Claims
Superintendent Warner defends workhouse finances and sales of tobacco to prisoners. He says a government license tax was not pursued and disputes about a $10,000 barn and other assets, noting payroll rises with prisoner numbers and his willingness to undergo investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner
West Penn
Warmcastle
Burt
Board of Managers
Secretary of the Interior
Story of Riots and County Workhouse Politics
A former county official recounts a long history of agitation against him linked to a riot claim of 13 000 dollars that was reduced to 6 200 on court verdict. He explains rivalries with James G Weir and Lang over Workhouse positions and invites grand jury investigation while noting Weir as foreman.
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Burt
Heaself
George D. Burt
John L. Kennedy
Board of Managers
James G. Weir
Fnally
Lang
Weir
Bart
Justice of the Peace
Grand Jury
Warner
Warner Exoneration Sought by Workhouse Witness
Thomas Mattier of Claremont says the petition to the grand jury was handed by John Cable for signature. He calls for investigation of Workhouse affairs and demands exoneration of the Superintendent or replacement of officials. He denies involvement in any related claims.
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Thomas Mattier
Grand Jury
Claremont
John Cable
Warner
Revolutionary 30 foot cast steel rifled gun tested at Sandy Hook
Government engineers at Sandy Hook tested a 30 foot cast steel rifled gun with a 12 inch bore. Lt Taylor led the operation as loads up to 260 pounds of powder were used and shells fired toward sea. A private, Adley, was injured by a falling steel bar. Corporal McDonald observed shells landing about 15 miles offshore.
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Asbuurt Park
N. J
Sandy Hook
Taylor
Adley
Cornoral McDonald
Corporal McDonald
Dying Husband Seeks Annulment of 1876 Marriage
Moritz Rosenbloom aged 78 sues Lena Rosenbloom to annul their October 1876 marriage in City Court. Lena, 56, admits a prior husband Lefkowitz may have been alive in Hungary but claims she did not know he was living. Rosenbloom, partly paralyzed and said to be dying, attended in bed but the afternoon session proceeded with written testimony after his absence.
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the Dispatch
New York
Moritz Rosenbloom
Lena Rosenbloom
Lena
Letkowits
Rosenbloom
Europe
William Duvall
Byrnes’ Hall
Wederday
Manderson
Justin Morrill Duvall
Vermont
Baltimore Street
Paris Dress Deception Draws Mrs Astor Into Customs Dispute
Two dresses shipped from Paris to Baldwin & Co. for Mme Gorman for Mrs. William Astor were seized for undervaluation at the New York Custom House. Invoices valued them at 1 000 francs (2250), yet Mrs. Astor paid 2 000 francs ($500) and duties in advance. She must repay about 2200 to recover the gowns, a familiar Paris dressmaker ruse.
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Dispatoe
New York
Custom House
Paris
Baldwin & Co
Mme. Gorman
William Astor
Paying the Piper. Knox College arrests over beer barrel arson
Eight Knox College students were arrested in Galesburg on a malicious burning charge after barrels were set ablaze at a college celebration. The barrels came from a wholesale liquor store, some containing liquor. Authorities warn of possible larceny exposure and possible college expulsions if pursued in court.
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Galesburg
Ill
Knox College
Senators Swindled by Baltimore Confidence Man in Baby Marketing Scheme
The Senate details a prank where a Baltimore con man faked named babies for each senator and sent gifts and letters. Vice President Morton and several senators sent money or tokens before the ruse was exposed, with ongoing inquiries and an informal caucus on handling the incident.
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Washeington
United States Senate
Baltimore
United States
Morton
Levi P. Morton Duvall
Hiscock
Frank Hiscock Duvall
Evarts
Washington
William Maxwell Evarts Duvall
Morrill
Vermont
Charles
Duval
East
Baltimore Street
Mandereon
Charles Manderson Duvall
William Duvall
Mary F. Duvall
U. S
Anna Duvall
Mary Jones
Charles Bay
Higgins
Gorman
West
Carlisle
Blair
Senate
Senatoree
Standing Committee
Robbers Take $4600 From Beland McElroy Home
Two masked men forced entry at 6 to 7 PM near Huntington Rolls county, bound the farmer Beland McElroy and ransacked the house, pocketing $4600 from a hidden stash. One suspect’s face was partially revealed, aiding a police description. No arrests yet.
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Hansnn Bat
Beland McElroy
Huntington
Rolls County
McElroy
Mc.Elroy
Jealousy and Murder in Division Street Home
Charlies Lovets, a cigar maker, shot and killed his wife Martha at their Division Street home No 87. He then tried to kill himself but failed. Lovets was arrested and taken to the police station.
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Lovets
Lovetz
New York
Charlies Lovets
Martha
No. 87
Division Street
Two Faithful Hearts in Ohio Wedding Chronicle
Miss Mary J Cloakley and J J Porter wed in United Presbyterian Church Springfield marking a long romance of devotion. Porter a Pittsburg merchant and Cloakley cared for her widowed mother after a family history of ministry. The couple’s union ends decades of faithful waiting and sacrifice.
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Springfield
Mary J. Cloakley
J. J. Porter
United Presbyterian Church
Joseph Cloakley
Mary Cloakley
Point Pleasant
Ohio
Mary
James
Joseph Clonkley
Allegheny
Clonkley
Miss Marr
Porter
Liberty Avenue
Pittsburg
Miss Cloakley
West
Jefferson Street
Cloakley
Troy
Waters
Drury
Sawtelle Murder Trial: Grave Located and Witness Testimony
In Dover New Hampshire on December 22 the Sawtelle murder trial featured Postmaster John Greenfield of Rochester describing the discovery of the victim’s grave with pine boughs scattered over it and a collar shell and blood on surrounding leaves. Willis Sinclair testified about selling a lamp to Tanse and that a smooth faced man was seen in a carriage with Isaac driving away. Prosecution presented evidence that blood on the found articles was human, highlighting new details about a mystery figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover
N. H
John Greenfield
Rochester
Willis Sinclair
Isaac
Sinclair
E. 5. Wood
New England Society of Pennsylvania Holds 10th Banquet
The tenth annual banquet of the New England Society of Pennsylvania was held at the Continental Hotel with about 250 guests. Notables included Hon. William McKinley of Ohio. Toasts honored The Pilgrim and the Quaker, descendants in NY and PA, the New England Spirit, and the future.
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Philadelphia
New England Society of Pennsylvania
Continental Hotel
William McKinley
Ohio
Charles Emory Smith
Russia
Hampton L. Carson
Pilgrims
New York
Pennsylvania
Henry C. Potter
New Hongland
New England
John Temple Graves
Georgia
Bateman Brothers Wholesale Grocers Fail in Fort Worth
Fort Worth December 22. Bateman Brothers, the oldest Northern Texas wholesale grocers, fail after a deed of trust is filed naming local creditors totaling 128000. Principal creditors include Farmers and Mechanics National Bank 25000 Merchants National Bank 37600 State National Bank 95800 Traders National Bank 15000. The trust covers stock and fixtures. inventories and accounts not included, with total indebtedness uncertain.
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Fort Worrh
Bateman Brothers
Texas
Farmers and Mechanics’ National Bank
Merchants’ National Bank
State National Bank
Traders’ National Bank
Illinois State exhibit land at World’s Fair chosen
Governor Fifer and the State Board of Agriculture selected eight acres at Jackson Park for the Illinois State exhibit. They expect the Legislature to appropriate about $1,000,000 at the upcoming session for the exhibit. Promoter P. Handy and associates planned orders and work to begin January 1.
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Chicago
Fifer
State Board of Agriculture
Jackson Park
P. Handy
Beaver Certifies Allegheny as Second Class City
Governor Beaver issues a certificate declaring Allegheny, Pennsylvania, has reached a population warranting a second class status under state law. The document, dated December 19, cites census figures and seals, with wording altered at the last moment. A separate note mentions a delayed promised legacy and March payment.
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Harrisburg
Beaver
Allegheny
General Assembly of the Commonwealth
United States
Commonwealth
Pennsylvania
Allerheny
Harrsburg
James A. Beaver
Outraged Husband Says Wife Eloped With Man
John Grubbs, 80, complains to Louisville detectives that his wife 89 and a younger man named Dolt eloped with $13,000 from their Anderson county farm. The trio vanished after selling the farm for cash and taking the money to relocate. Detectives traced them to Louisville, prompting the unusual family scandal.
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Louisville
John Grubbs
Cocktail mixer named in Hughes will for ten thousand
A Pittsburgh lawyer handling the estate of late iron magnate A J Hughes writes to Pat Fury, once a Green's bartender, asserting he is the will’s named cocktail mixer to receive ten thousand. Hughes, an old bachelor, favored absinthe and similar nerve-producing drinks served by Fury.
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Philadelphia
J. E. More
Allegheny City
A. J. Hughes
Pat Fury
Green's
Hughes
Pat
Indians Surrender as Sitting Bulls Followers Move In
Dispatches from Pine Ridge Fort Bennett and Cherry Creek report Sitting Bull and Big Foot factions surrendering to General Miles. Colonel Sumner notes no warriors remain in the field and friendlies aim to bring in Short Bull's followers despite threats from Kicking Bear. Miles orders reinforcements as a reported siege near Cave Hills is disputed.
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Braprip Crty
Miles
Pine Ridge
Fort Bennett
Sumner
Cherry Creek
Sitting Bull
Big Foot
Cheyenne River
Brooke
Lands Camp
Short Bull
Kicking Bear
General Miles
Missoula
Yellowstone
Cave Hills
Barbarous Missoula Execution Burial Ceremony
A week after four Indians were hanged at Missoula, their mass burial occurred at St. Ignatius Mission on the Joko reservation with about 2000 attendees. The scene turned violent as two women attacked, slashing fingers and cutting scalps, while police intervened as the graves remained open. No further trouble was anticipated.
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Antley
Committee pushes Wright for Attorney General post
A Philadelphia telegram reports Governor-elect Pattison was approached by eastern interior citizens with a request to appoint Robert E. Wright of Allentown as Attorney General. Dr. A. J. Martin chaired the group. Pattison said Wright would be considered among other competent candidates.
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Philadelphia
Pattison
Robert E. Wright
Allentown
Girard House
A. J. Martin
Money to Aid Clark Mills Strikers Endorsed by Spinners
At the Newark meeting of the National Cotton Mule Spinners Association Executive Committee the Clark mills strike was endorsed. Delegates pledged full support and voted to grant 150 from national funds to aid the strikers and to urge unions nationwide to raise funds or levy assessments from members.
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Fout Erver
National Cotton Mule Spinners’ Association
Clark Mills
Newark
N. J
Treasuries
Newark Cruiser Nheware Sets Sea Test on Delaware Breakwater
The cruiser Newark sailed on an official trip at 8 10 a m from Delaware Breakwater returning about 7 p m after four hours at sea. Officials report maintained horsepower and speed while unofficial word says the ship exceeded 9 000 horsepower qualifying a premium over 50 000. The average speed was 19 6 knots per hour.
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Delaware
Newark
Priests in Power in Kilkenny Polls as Campaign Roils
Reports from Kilkenny on December 22 describe heavy voting with police and soldiers at polling places amid priestly mobilization. Parnellites claim coercion. anti-Parnell candidate Sir John Pope Hennessy leads by about 500 votes with results not yet official. Messrs Redmond and O Kelly head to Paris as factions clash, including a sail riot at Garrick on Suir.
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Kilkenny
Limothy Harrington
Parnellites
John Pope Hennessey
Vincent Scully
Michael Davitt
Hennessey
Parsell
R. Parnell
Avondale
Paris
Ireland
Redmond
O'Kelly
O'Brien
League
Galway
Thousands Starving in Great City as 90000 Idle London Men
Reports from the east end describe widespread unemployment and deaths from want of food among 90,000 London workers. Dockers Union leaders warn of worsening conditions as families sell furniture to buy bread while crowds throng Fresh Wharf seeking work. Mr Mann estimates 90,000 jobless in London and advocates a vigorous push for more workshops to absorb the unemployed.
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Dunlap
Cable Company
Lowpos
Dec
West End
Dockers’ Union
Ple
Victoria and Albert Dock
Mann
London
Three Thousand Scots Railway Workers Hit by Nationwide Strike
Three thousand Scotch railway men are on strike with a further 1,000 expected tonight, causing widespread traffic congestion. North British trains run fairly well while Caledonian Glasgow and Southwestern traffic suffers. At a Greenock meeting, Caledonian Glasgow and Southwestern employees resolved a general strike across the system to begin tomorrow.
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Guascow
Caledonian
Glasgow
Southwestern
Othe Omnes
Hannoge
Fac
Caledonian, Glasgow and Southwestern
Greenock
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Dugafne
Ws. McPhinnamy
Henry Montis
W. N. Singley
H. C. Rink
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Joan T. Boorg
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Sawtelle
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