Harrison's renomination fate debated by powerful politicians
Washington dispatch reports a buzzing plot to replace President Harrison as standard bearer of the Republican Party. Talks center on Senator Allison and rivals like Alger and Outram, with Indiana and Quay's influence key in shaping the Minneapolis convention battle and potential defeat for Harrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quay
Allison
Alger
Huston
Jamne
Harrison
Bilsine
Ouliom
Ot Laws
Lews
Minneapolis
Blair's Own Boom Declares Presidential Candidacy
U S Senator Henry Blair, once a rejected minister to China, announces in a letter to New Hampshire Republican Chairman Churchill that he will accept support for the Republican nomination at Minneapolis. The letter notes prior refusals and cites 50 pledged votes once claimed. Blair seeks party-wide candor and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
N. H
U. S
China
Henry W. Blair
Harrison
Churchill
Republican State Committee
Blair
Minneapolis
Republican Committee
New Hampshire
Hexar W. Buatt
Newevar Baspety
Chandler
Gallinger
Chicago
Indianapolis
Senate
anti-Harrison Men, Fed Whom Support, Now That Mr
Blaine
Wi Wu
Blaine Divorce Granted After Family Objections
A Maine judge grants Mrs. Blaine a divorce from J G Blaine Jr citing desertion and failure to provide. The ruling blames Blaine's mother for estranging the couple and notes the plaintiff endured ill treatment, while the court considers custody amid family influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isteciatl
Deapwoon, & D
Blaine
Palmer
Thomas
Four New Typhus Cases Reported in New York
Four new typhus cases at 5 Essex street bring the city total to 96 patients on North Brothers Island. The patients include Isaac Mermer and his children Celia and Sarah, ages 16 and 17, and Ella Lehbof, age 10. One Bellevue Hospital patient, Max Busch, remains under observation with isolation advised.
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New York
Essex Street
Isaac Mermer
Fayer Mermer
Celia
Sarah
Ella Lehbof
North Brothers Island
Bellevue Hospital
Max Busch
Thalia Theater
Bisuvelt
Busch
Edson
Horsehead Bill at Bay in Kentucky Mine Standoff
In Pineville Kentucky the coal mine siege ends in a siege as Bill Davis alias Dick Gunn, a Virginia condemned murderer, hides inside the Southern Land Improvement Company mine guarded by officers. Miners are kept out while authorities plan to starve him out, with a £600 reward for capture. The outlaw, previously a Pocahontas policeman killer, has kept his defiant stance for days.
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Pineville
Bill Davis
Dick Gunn
Virginia
Horsehead Bill
Pocahontas
Southern Land Improvement Company
Streator Likely Next Adjutant General Choice
Harrissage Feb 24 Special reports a vacancy after General McClelland's death will be filled early next week by Lieut Colonel J B R Streator of the Tenth Regiment. Streator leads, with Greenland as the governor's other likely pick. Rutledge Sloan are competing pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Streator
Frank I. Rutledge
Eighteenth Regiment
Hannibal K. Sloan
Indians County
Greenland
Cooked to Death by Rolling Dye in New Jersey Factory
Gloucester New Jersey February 20 John Roby employed at the Gloucester City Dying Works fell into a cauldron of boiling dye and was killed. He was severely burned and died shortly after the accident.
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Gloucester
N. J
John Roby
Gloucester City Dying Works
Court awards custody to Mary Blaine in divorce case
The court finds Mrs. Mary Nevins Blaine fit to rear her son James Blaine III and grants her custody from J. G. Blaine Jr. The defendant is ordered to pay $1,000 suit money and attorney fees and $100 monthly child and spousal support until further orders. Mrs. Blaine will return to Sioux Falls tomorrow.
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Blaine
J. G. Blaine, Jr
Jimmy
Mary Nevins Blaine
James G. Blaine
J.G. Blaine, Jr
J. G. Haine, Jr
Sioux Falls
Fifty Shots Fired in Burgettstown Jewelers Robbery
Safes at Bruce the jeweler and McClure the postmaster were blown open at Burgettstown. About 9 000 in jewelry and 10 000 two cent stamps taken. A gang of tramps pursued. sacks abandoned contained merchandise from Charles Wilhelm of Oakdale. Pursuit led to Hunter's mill near Dinsmore. two attackers fired on deputies before surrendering. Suspects identified as Hodg Dunning Ly le Lyle Whalen McCauley Murray and others.
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Allegheny
Brrcettstows
Bruce
McClure
Postal Service
Barnes
Burgettstown
Rown
Florence
Dinsmore
William McCabe
Hunter's Mill
James F. Hodg
Bernard F. Dunning
Philadeleta
Liyle Post
Wilkes Lee
Eter Lyle
Philadelphia
Thomas Whalen
Bowell defends Washington visit on reciprocity talks
Ottawa minister Bowell says Canada will not rush reciprocity with the United States. He commends Secretary Blaine and General Foster for cordial discussions, notes trade questions require careful, balanced consideration, and warns the issue cannot be settled quickly or superficially.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orttawa
Ont
Washington
Bowell
Harrison
Blaine
Foster
Edison Denies Being Frozen Out of Management
New York reports Thomas Edison rejects claims that the Edison General Electric and Thomson Houston merger sidelined him. He says he never owned more than ten percent in any company, remains a director, and would not oppose schemes to boost profits. He asserts his stock transfers and position preserve his interests.
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Harrison
Quay
Platt
Clarkson
Dudler
J. N. Huston
United States
Indiana
Houston
Huston
Themy
West Virginia
Connecticut
New York
Michigan
Thomas Edison
Edison General Electric Company
Thomson-Houston Electric Company
Electric
Edison General
Thomson-Houston
Edison Company
Fire Claims Life Of Three Children In Saloon Residence
A store building in Troxwoop housed a saloon on the first floor and a residence above. A kerosene explosion in the kitchen started a blaze that raced through the structure. A mother with a two week old baby escaped, while Albert 7 Maria 5 and Charles 3 perished in the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troxwoop
Mrcn
Charles de Longcamps
Albert
Maria
Charles
Polygamy Amendment Fails in Utah Legislature
In Salt Lace Oran on February 20 the lower House killed a memorial that had passed the Council urging an anti polygamy amendment to the U S Constitution.
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Oran
United States
Thrilling Wheeling Division wreck near Whitehall
A passenger train on the Wheeling division of the Baltimore and Ohio broke from its engine on a high trestle near Whitehall south of Pittsburg. Engineer Mahon was fatally hurt. fireman Lindsey injured. About 100 passengers escaped as the train plunged into the ravine and the crew saved themselves in a miraculous escape.
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Pittsburg
Wheeling, d
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Whitehall
Whitetall
Gstavine
Dispatch
Wheeling
Ball
Edward Mahon
Charles Lindsey
White Hall
Engineer Mahan
Indsey
Glenwood
Homeopathic Hospital
Takiny
Mahan
Schultz
Ohio for Governor McKinley gains strong support in Ohio
Representative N A Taylor reports Ohio Republicans focus on Governor McKinley as the leading candidate for the Minneapolis Convention. After Blaine’s letter and declination, McKinley is seen as the likely first choice, with Harrison popular but not pressed for another term.
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Washincrox
N. A. Taylor
Ohio
Buckeye
McKinley
Minneapolis
Ohio Reblicans
Blaine
Vernor McKinley
Harrison
Steamer Bellina Aground Near Cape Henry in Cape Henry Bay
Nogrog Virginia February 20 Special The Neptune Line steamer Bellina en route from Sanderland to Baltimore to load for Rotterdam went ashore in front of the weather bureau office at Cape Henry at 7 10 this morning The captain refused to throw a line to the life saving crew and a rescue is contemplated by authorities
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Nogrog
Neptune Line
Bellina
Sanderland
Baltimore
Rotterdam
Weather Bureau
Cape Henry
Steamer Rescued After Long Drift Near Baltimore
Fog horns blew as the steamer floated for 40 minutes without aid and sailed to Baltimore after taking a pilot aboard. Observer Sherry called from shore for the ship’s name but received no reply. Life saving crew from station No 1 arrived within minutes, but the captain refused help. Captain Johnson decried the act as the most discourteous in his sea experience.
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Baltimore
Sherry
Johnsons
Quay Improves but Still Ill in Florida Return Expected
Messengers report Senator Quay showing steady improvement at his Florida cottage after a severe cold led to congested lungs. Though he plans to return to Washington by March 1, family and physicians caution he remains at risk and slow to recover.
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Jacksonville
Quay
Pittsburg
St. Lucie
Pennsylvania
Wilmington
N. C
Richard E. Quay
W Ashington
Pireer
Senator Quay
Ington
Florida
Washington
Ribot Named to Form New French Cabinet
Paris reports a long meeting between President Carnot and M. Ribot, the foreign minister in the cabinet that resigned. It is announced that Carnot has asked Ribot to form a new cabinet and Ribot has agreed. It is expected M. de Freycinet will take the war portfolio.
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Paris
Carnot
M. Ribot
M. de Freycinet
Allegheny
Northside
Woman
Hof Allegheny
Teutonia Insurance
Campbell the Chief Orator at Ohio Society Banquet
New York report on the Ohio Society of New York seventh annual banquet at Sherry's. Ohio-born memos were absent. Calvin S. Brice and Congressmen Outhwaite Harter Pattison and Taylor attended. Ex Governor Campbell delivered a long speech praising Ohio governors and warning that patronage harms statesmen. Other speakers included Outhwaite, Harter, and Murat Halstead.
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New York
Ohio Society of New York
Sherry
Foster, Noble, Rusk ! Enkins
Calvin S. Brice
Outhwaite
Harter
Pattison
Taylor
Campbell
Ohio
Hoadly
Foraker
Outhwaite and Harter
Murat Halstead
Consulting with Cleveland in New York Visited by Guffey
National figures meet with ex President Cleveland in New York with J M Guffey of Western Pennsylvania among attendees. Guffey recently stayed at the Fifth Avenue Hotel for several days before returning home.
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New York
Cleveland
J. M. Guffey
Pennsylvania
The Dispatch Directory Classifieds and Contents Overview
An index of the issue outlining pages for classifieds and features. It lists sections such as CHIcAGo's BiG BLOWW and The Music World with various author and topic notes, plus notices on real estate and society, educational news, and upcoming events.
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C. W
Isaiah Asax
George Hodges
Truce and Turmoil in Allegheny Council Caucus
A Northside Council caucus devolved into political clash as Voegtly and Oliver emerged as leading contenders for the 30 day term. Six members bolt, debates rage over whether to nominate one or multiple candidates, and final outcome remains unsettled with Voegtly favored by most present.
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Parke
Common Council
Reform
Voegtly
Oliver
Cochrance
Bothwell
Gerwig
McKelvy
Snaman
Oliver Aefore
Messrs. Henricks and
Drum
wereKelvy
Ashers
Gilliford
Messrs. Lewis
Stauffer
Weegtly
Messrs
Hothwell
Eshelman
Henderson
Harbison
Simon
Jer
Lewis
Knox
McGeary
Thomas
Schendelmeyer
Nesbit
Pauline
Armstrong
Millard
Roderick
Hannan
Freinstein
Frazier
Gill
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Dick Quay
Henry
Division of Indian Accounts
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St. Lincic
Charles McKee
Arthur Kennedy
Ollieichardson
Will M. Heory
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Butler Mahone
Mahone
Walter Lyon
Lightner
Marie Blaine Wies
Young Jimmy
Blaines
Blaine the Elder
Augusta
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Pony
Agasta
Jamie
James
Lehall
Elaine
Island
Adjutant General
McClelland
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Edison
Utah
M’ekinley
Ribot
Bander
Charles T. Murray
W. G. Kaufmann
Camille Flammarion
the Society
Marion
Gallaher Tax Group
Amy
Uwstow
Legios
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Ada Bache
Frank
Helen Waterroon
Theatrical News
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RusSia
Gribayadoff
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Berate Bramble
Jupiter
Holden
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Africa
Satling
Venice
Murat Halstead Frevtox
Urs and Dowss
F. G. Carpenter
SromTs
John D. Pringie
W. K. CG
Secret Societies
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Woegtly
Kennedy
House
Messra Wertheimer
Neeb
Dahlinger
Lindsey
Henricks
McGearey
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