Carnegie Free Library and Hall at Allegheny Opens this Week
A grand two year effort yields a granite Carnegie Free Library and Art and Music Hall in Allegheny City. The project, a $300000 structure, gains support from Andrew Carnegie with plans approved to fund maintenance via annual tax. opening day features President Harrison and formal ceremonies in the Third Ward Diamond Square.
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Pittsburg
George W. Snaman
Andrew Carnegie
Moorig
Third Ward
Carnegie Library Building Moves Forward In Allegheny
The article details a $50,000 fundraising push for a Carnegie library in Allegheny, its approval by the City Councils, and a 1886 process selecting architects and plans. Key figures include Henry Phipps James B. Scott Arthur Kennedy and John Walker, with plans reviewed by Carnegie and local officials.
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James B. Scott
Phipps
John Walker
Arthur Kennedy
Scott
Charles Davis
New York
Carnegie
B.C. Gray
Henry Phipps
Smithmyer & Pelz
Washington
Building Committee
Messrs
KC. Gray
Jone
Carnegie Free Library Plan Receives Council Backing
Inception of the plan and the Carnegie Free Library Commission are traced as councils move to accept Carnegie’s offer. Carnegie pledged 250000 for a free library in Pittsburg, with foundation of a site and further stipulations outlined to the city. The City Property Committee reported on January 4 urging acceptance and gratitude for Carnegie’s generosity toward the city.
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Carnegie Free Library Commission
Carnegie
Pittsburg
Count of Paris Not Sailing to America Hidden in London
London dispatch says the Count of Paris remains concealed at Sheen House not sailed for America as reports claimed. He condemns Paris government actions against his son Duke of Orleans and supports a vigorous response, while Parliament debates a 250000 dollar appropriation for the Parnell inquiry and commission expenses.
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London
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Duke of Orleans engages counsel over army recruitment law
Panis February 9 report says the Duke of Orleans will argue the new recruiting law abrogates the expulsion clause forbidding French Princes from entering the army and that the Duke has not incurred liability. The Countess of Paris telegraphs the Marquis of Beauvoir praising her son’s duty.
Six More Cardinals to Boost Italian Cardinalate
Rome reports six Italian cardinals will be created in March to balance the foreign majority. The Pope plans no conclave outside Rome and will seclude himself briefly after his brother Cardinal Pecci's death, with the body lying in state.
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Rome
Pecci
Magnificent Hamburg-American Steamer Normania Launched
The Hamburg American Line launched the Normania, an 8500 ton, 500 foot long steamer built by Fairfield. It can carry 1300 passengers and was delayed by dense fog after a Clyde launch ceremony drew crowds on both riverbanks.
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Normannia
Goran
Clyde
Fairfield Company
Russian Plot Probed in Court Martial Case
Soria February 9 Nadine, a Russian, arrested at Puatichuk as accomplice of Kalopkoff accused in Panitza conspiracy. Kalopkoff’s papers indicate Russian instigation. A court martial will assemble on February 20 to try the conspirators.
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Nadine
Puatichuk
Kalopkoff
Drums for the Sultan Gift From Emperor William
Emperor William plans to send Captain Plueskow to Constantinople with 24 drums for the Sultan. Drums have not yet been used in Ottoman military forces. Also reports on a duel challenge between Hoffman and Werthaner pending in Fortress proceedings.
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Plueskow
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Siegel
Hoffman
State Court
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Burns Urges Dock Laborers to Delay Strike Demands
February 9 report quotes labor agitator Mr. Burns urging dock workers to hold action until their union is strong enough to strike for a penny per hour wage increase.
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Lowpay
Burns
Wreck near Falmouth Claims Captain and 13 Seamen
The Greek steamer Spyridion Fagliano from Constantinople wrecked near Falmouth. The captain was drowned and 13 other seamen are missing. Separately in Paris the Historic Palace of Marguerite of Bavaria on Rue de Seine burned, occupied by the Marquis of Osborne, with losses estimated at 400000.
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Lonpox
Constantinople
Falmouth
Paris
Marguerite of Bavaria
Rue de Seine
Osborne
King Carlon subscribes 45000 to defense fund
February report notes King Carlon pledges 45000 to the defense fund while others subscribe smaller amounts. The item mentions parliamentary expenses and a call to raise funds to cover costs.
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Lisson
Carlon
Sees
Quenn
How Parliament Gets Quorum in the Hall
In Loxpox on February 9 lawmakers discuss Speaker Reed’s attempt to create a quorum without a roll call. A 40 member quorum is watched by the Speaker who counts from the hall using a cocked hat as a signal. Absence triggers bells and adjournment. the tactic originated with Mr. Biggar and spread to the Irish.
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Reed
Memia
Mr. Biggar
A New Street Car Swindle Unfolds in Brooklyn
A smooth swindler targeted horse car conductors on multiple lines in Williamsburg and Greenpoint from 7:30 to midnight. On the Flushing avenue line he used a false $2 bill, got change, and slipped away with 95 cents after brief exchanges and a folded bill. He reportedly worked over 40 conductors that night.
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New Yor
Williamsburg
Greenpoint
Flushing Avenue
Soene
IS WIFE S HAIR IN HIS POCKET Curcaco
The dead body of Benjamin Foster s wife, a colored janitor at the Board of Trade, was found in an alley. Foster was arrested after claiming he found her dead and carried her body there. He produced his wife s hair from his pocket saying he took it as a relic but hid it to avoid court. Police investigate reports of past violent quarrels between them.
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Benjamin Foster
Board of Trade
Foster
Hill
Hi Wid
Phileas Fogg
Peculiar and Fatal Wreck on Norfolk and Western
A singular accident on the Norfolk and Western Railroad near Boawone Virginia killed one person outright and left two others fatally injured as well as two seriously wounded. The train consisting of two passenger coaches a mail car and a baggage car left Boawone at 6 20 P M bound west. Rails spread as the roadbed softened by heavy rains causing the engine to reverse and derail the train. The engineer and fireman jumped clear unhurt.
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Boawone
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Middleton's Mill
Death by own action in New York youth case
Samuel Van Dusen Abbott aged 17 shot himself behind the right ear at his grandfather Samuel B. Van Dusen's home on West Thirty-Sixth Street. He lingered until evening before dying. Police were not notified until tonight and coroner’s attaches investigated the youth, a wealthy but well travelled boy with ties to Liverpool. No cause was given for the act.
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New York
Samuel van Dusen Abbott
Samuel B. van Dusen
West Thirty-Sixth Street
Liverpool
Erin
Cliff Street
Sematary
Dresamaks
Weill
Perjury and Bribery Charged In Topeka Insurance Case
James A. Fuller secretary of the Topeka Insurance Company was arrested in Topeka on perjury charges. He testified that he bribed several lawmakers and that a $150 monthly salary was voted at a directors meeting. The receiver accuses him of lying in his testimony.
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Kansas
Tar and Dry Slaves Threat in Mormon County
News from Marion county reports two Mormon elders dragged from bed by masked men as they prepared for departure. They were tarred and doused with leaves, stripped, threatened to leave, and set alight in the woods, with the crowd warning others to depart.
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Dafatch
Bieminghaamm
Ala
Perons
Marion County
Tah
A Bullet Through His Heart
Kansas City February 9 J J Mc Carthy a 40 year old traveling man from Maysville Ky committed death by own action today at his boarding house by shooting himself through the heart with a revolver The circumstances of his absence from his residence and the fact that he was traveling for an implement house are noted as the cause of the act
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Kansas City
J. J. McCarthy
Maysville
Matbing & Sage
Log slides greased with oil reshape Pennsylvania lumber
In Northern Pennsylvania milder weather slows log removal from forests. Builders use crude oil on slides to replace snow, risking reduced timber flow and potential price shifts. About 250 million feet remain, with 20 firms affected and camps idle while trucks, trains, and rail lines adapt to the delayed supply.
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Pennsylvania
Williamsport
Forest
A. ©. Hopkins
Lock Haven
Elk
Clearfield
Sinnamahoning Creek
Leete
West Branch
Susquehanna
Lumber and flood relief debates echo in central Pennsylvania
Officials discuss the flood damage and relief funds across Johnstown Pittsburg and central Pennsylvania. Analysts note original losses along the west branch of the Susquehanna and the Conewaugh Valley tragedy shaping public sympathy. Lumber markets face uncertain prices as demand remains, while road damage slows timber transport and rebuilding plans unfold through the next building season.
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Pittsburg
Quehanna
Monongahela
Lock Haven
Williamsport
Johnstown
Beaver
Deamer
West Branch
Susquehanna
Conemaugh Valley
Tragic Binnewater Ice accident drowns six family
Kineston Dever New York February 9 A chain of four lakes along Waterkill Valley railroad near Binnewater becomes scene of a deadly incident. An entire family of six perished after skating on ice only two inches thick. The mother moved to save her children and fell in, followed by the father Slater and others.
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Kineston Dever
N. Y
Waterkill Valley Railroad
Jacob BR. Slater
Slater
Eight-Hour Labor Push Gains Steam in Boston
Boston reports the building trades associations voted to demand an eight hour workday as urged by the American Federation of Labor. The movement gathers momentum for May actions and the outcome may trigger a major strike if employers resist. The AFL reportedly prepared to support strikers with ten dollars a week.
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Dispatch
Boston
Building Trades Associations
American Federation of Labor
Ekcoaces
American Federation of R
Panther Killed After Adams County Manhunt
A fierce panther terrorized Adams County Illinois all winter. Daniel Voorhees was attacked at his barn near Quincy as the animal fled into timber. Farmers reported calves and horses killed and mangled before a party of armed men trailed the beast and killed it with rifles after a two day hunt.
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Dispatch
Canrhage
Ill
Adams County
Daniel Voorhees
Quincy
Voorhees
Divorces Suit Reveals Fraud in Hamilton Case
San Francisco February 9. The divorce suit of bookmaker Asa M. Hamilton against Hannah Hamilton reveals New York visit and her desire to stay in the city. A wire message claimed a relative’s death and funeral costs, but later evidence showed the funds were spent riotously while she remained in New York.
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San Francisco
Asa M. Hamilton
Hannah
Hamiltons
New York
Metropolis
Hamilton
Golden Gate
Hirish
Almost a Complete Monopoly Syndicate Buys Starch Plants
President Gilbert of the Gilbert Starch Factory and Secretary Work of the Sleeper Starch Factory report the sale of both plants to a syndicate backed by English capital. The purchase price was about $500,000.
Nellie Bly's Debut Lecture Draws Large New York Audience
Nellie Bly delivers her first public lecture before a crowded New York audience. The event showcases her sharp reporting mind and rising prominence in journalism.
Nellie Bly Delivers Easy Effortless New York Lecture
Miss Nellie Bly, the Pittsburg girl who circled the globe, appears in New York at Union Square Theater. She speaks simply and clearly about her world trip as receipts reach $1,400, drawing a large, appreciative audience.
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Nellie Bly
Pittsburg
New York
Wellie Bly
Miss Bly
Union Square Theater
J. M. Hill
Hill
Globe
Abe
Fifty Icebergs Sighted Along the Atlantic Coast
The steamer Rania from Hamburg arrived with passengers from the Suevia which broke its shaft January 22 and returned to Queenstown after five days at sea. Sightings of at least fifty icebergs confirm winter conditions offshore.
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New York
Hamburg
Quesnstown
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