Bribery Claims Tie to World’s Fair Site Fight in Chicago
W K Stevenson, returning from Washington, alleges New York officials were offered cash for the World’s Fair vote but refused while Chicago delegates allegedly bought votes. Mayor Grant links New York’s defeat to politics and notes heavy Chicago campaigning. Washington dispatches say Chicago favored but bill now moves through committee with changes sought including charter options and a Chicago led incorporator plan.
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W. K. Stevenson
New York
Chicago
Mr. Stevenson
Stevenson
Washington
Chicago bill gains support for fair participation
The article notes growing backing in Congress for Chicago’s fair plan. Mr Springer reports New York representatives will back the Chicago bill in the Senate and work to ensure the fair’s success, with no anticipated opposition in the House or Senate.
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Chicago
House
Senate
Springer
New York
Washington Board endorses 1602 Columbus celebration plan
An Executive Committee meeting adopts resolutions backing a 1602 international celebration in the nation’s capital for Columbus discovery. It calls for a ten member governmental commission from both major parties to oversee the plan and to consolidate the National Museum into a single memorial museum for Western Hemisphere antiquities and history.
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Washington
Nations
America
Columbus
United States
National Museum
Bony Lake
Depew Urges Unity For New York International Fair
New York delegates return from Washington as Dr. Depew argues against filibuster and obstruction. He says New York remains the best site for an international fair and criticizes neglect of the proposed 15 million dollar fund. He notes Chicago’s bid and calls for bipartisan action to amend Albany’s bill to empower commissioners to build permanent exposition facilities.
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New York
Washington
Depew
Congress
Chicago
Massachusetts
Newace
Secretary Whitney Criticizes New England and Pennsylvania Votes
In New York on February 25 ex Secretary of the Navy Whitney says Republican reps from New England and Pennsylvania backed the Chicago World’s Fair vote for political reasons under party leaders. He argues their natural choice was New York City and urges that only one conclusion remains.
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Tee Disvarce
New York
W. K. Stevenson
Washington
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Maine
New Hampshire
Northera
Ead
Mr. Depew
Mr. Whitney
Whitney
Pesvaytracia
New England
New York City
Imprisoned Murderer Claims Wife's Savings
On Christmas Eve Christopher St Clair killed his wife Johanna with a heated knife. She had saved $232 18 and deposited it with Mrs Wilson. St Clair in Tombs custody claims the money as heir and asks payment to his attorney while Mr Wilson resists without an administrator.
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Clute
New York
Christopher St Clair
Johanna
Wilson
St. Clair
Harriett
G. R. Westerfield
Woman on trial for contempt in San Francisco courtroom scene
In San Francisco on February 25, Sarah Althes Terry faced a contempt charge in the U S District Court tied to a courtroom scene during Justice Field's September 1889 decision. A pistol found in her satchel at arrest was used in today’s proceedings as Deputy Marshal Franks testified. Terry claimed the man referenced was her husband but was urged to sit by her counsel as the hearing neared its conclusion.
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Sans Francisco
Sarah Althes Terry
United States District Court
Justice Field
Attempted Wreck On Ft Wayne Express Near Louisville
A freight engineer spotted a pile of ties on the track near Louisville Ohio and removed the obstruction before the limited express passenger train could arrive. Two youths linked to the act are now in the penitentiary terminology notes say.
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Cleveland
Limited Expres
Ft. Wayne
Loumville
Louisville
Secret wires topple bucket shops on Wall Street
News from New Years reports a police raid led by Captain McLaughlin with detectives and a policeman at No 40 Broadway exposing a Gold and Stock Instrument tied to bucket shops. Frank Maier controlled the system supplying quotations, masking the flow of price data to illicit operators.
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Wall Street
McLaughlin
Oates
Nugent
McAuliffe
M.C. A
No. 40 Broadway
Frank Maier
Union Labor meeting in Kansas City endorses 1888 platform
A Turner Hall gathering of Union Labor leaders and editors, including Gosham Streeter Cunningham and Weaver, praised the 1888 presidential campaign and pledged loyalty to the Union Labor party. The conference urged cooperation with all labor groups for the coming campaign and denounced money politics in the last race.
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Kansas City
Union Labor Party
National Executive Committee
Union Labor
Turner Hall
Gosham
A. J. Streeter
Chicago Sentinel
Jeme Harper
Lincoln
P. P. Eider
Kansas
Weaver
Mann Rere
Young Philadelphian Wounded In Tunnel Accident
C Ingersoll Maury, a recognized city youth, lies near death after a train derailment left him hurled into a tunnel from a slow New York bound service. Doctors performed skull trepanning and report hopeful prospects given his youth and strong constitution. Maury is not the son of the late Dr. Maury and is a noted figure in local society.
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Philadelphia
Ingersoll Maury
Dr. Maury
Vagrant Osterman Arrested in Hoboken with Diamonds
English vagrant Osterman, 56, arrested in Hoboken after escaping a Jersey City prison van. Stripped for search, a chamois belt beneath his undershirt contained five Bank of England notes of £100 each and diamonds valued at $1,500. Warden Grimes seized the prop erty and Osterman was sent to the penitentiary for three months.
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Jersey City
Ewald Osterman
Hoboken
McDonough
Tre Ee
Warden Grimes
Osterman
Bishop's Son Expelled by Evangelical Church in Chicago
E B Esher son of Bishop Esher was formally tried and expelled from the Evangelical Church in Chicago for violating church discipline by suing in civil court without first pursuing brotherly remedies. His suit targeted conductors of a Pennsylvanian periodical amid a church dispute with Bishop Esher and the recently suspended Bi Dabs.
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ChicaGo
E. B. Esher
Bishop Esher
Evangelical Church
Mr. Esher
Mr. Esher, Jr
Division Over Communion Splits Baptist Church at Mount Vrrnox
On February 25 at Mount Vernon, a division in the Baptist Church arose between close and free communion groups. Reverend Fowler, aligned with close communionists, was locked out and forcibly held services, leading to his expulsion by free communionists. Fowler's followers withdrew and plan to form a new congregation.
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Mount Vrrnox
Syp
Baptist Church
Eev
Fowler
Aed
Assignee Sues for 855000 Over Lost Funds
The assignee files suit seeking 855000 linked to missing funds from the firm. New Years and February are referenced alongside a £5 amount. The case accuses the Treasurer of the firm of defaulting and losing the sums.
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No Iron Works
Carnegie Hosts Elaborate Washington Dinner for Pan Americans
Andrew Carnegie gave a grand Washington dinner for the Pan American delegates, the President, Cabinet and others. The Arlington dining room was lavish with plants, vines and a four leaf clover centerpiece, while a full musical program accompanied the seven hors d oeuvres and multi-course feast. The event featured ornate floral displays, imported items, and performances by the Schubert Quartet and soloists, ending with "Annie Laurie" as the room sang along.
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Andrew Carnegie
Washington
Hisoron
Pittsburg
Pan-American Congress
House of Representatives
Arlington
Corcoran
England
Royal Worcester
Mr. Carnegie
Schubert
Piusuti
Elizabeth Johnson
F. A. Eckstein
H. Andrews
Marie Ecca
Ernst
Herndon Morgell
Annie Laurie
Miss Johnson
Lightner
Plea for Erie Harbor Improvements Urges Large Federal Aid
Captain R O'Brien of Erie and Representative Culbertson urged Congress to fund harbor improvements. They described Erie harbor as the finest deep water lake port and asked for 50,000 to repair storm damage and 75,000 to 100,000 more for bar removal and general work.
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Washington
R. O'Brien
Erie
Culbertson
Erie County
Committee On
Senate Silver Bill Reports Urged bullion Purchase and notes
The Senate panel reports a bill to authorize buying silver bullion up to 4.5 million dollars monthly and as much gold bullion as offered, with Treasury notes issued in payment and repeal of the silver coinage limit. Some lawmakers oppose the measure. A House report requests $25,000 for a library project.
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Wasniner
Treasury
Beck
Finance Committee
Sherman
Mene
Surveyors press for purchase of Monongahela dams and locks
Drave and Captain Wood, for the Pittsburg Cost Exchange, told the Rivers and Harbors Committee that condemning and buying all Monongahela Navigation Company works is wisest. They argued litigation would follow each dam sale, and urged ending disputes together. Officials gave little comment on future Surveyor changes or appointments.
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Corel.dent
Wasuiorox
John Drave
John Wood
Pittsburg Cost Exchange
Committee On Rivers and Harbors
Monongahela Navigation Company
Navigation Company
Supreme Court
Dravo
Wood
Pittsburg
Barr
Messra Quay
Bayne
John Dalsell
Frank Case
Windom
Pan American Trouble Delays Southern Tour
February report from the Pan American conference in Wasuinecron notes friction between Secretary Blaine and William Curtis. Curtis threatens resignation over procedure with Spanish Secretary Pierra. Spanish delegates urge him to stay. Salary dispute over 800 dollars a month and the hoped April Southern tour may be abandoned as delegates seek to return home.
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Wasuinecron
Blaine
William E. Curtis
Pierra
Spanish American Commercial Union
New York
Curtis
United States
Allegheny Public Building Bill Heads for Law
The government building appropriation of 250000 for Allegheny City was favorably reported by the Public Buildings and Grounds Committee and is expected to become law this session.
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Homastapfcom
WasnixoTon
Allegheny City
House of Representatives
Committee On Public Buildings
Congress
New Device For Thugs Draws City Officials Alarm
The City Clerk-elect warns that thieves may use a large storage battery and a metallic plate to shock victims, delivering a silent and potentially deadly blow. He says the device could knock a person down and pose fatal risks to those with heart conditions, prompting police caution in arrests.
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Oxicano
Johnson
Center Avenue
Ryan Barrett
Bebring Sea Question Sparks Debate in Ottawa House
Hon Peter Mitchell raises Bebring Sea issue citing a Washington dispatch claiming Bogland abandons claims if compensated for Canadian sailors seized in Alaskan waters. He attacks Tupper as unqualified to represent Canada. Sir John A Macdonald defends Tupper and his extensive knowledge.
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Ottawa
Onn
Peter Mitchell
Bebring Sea
House
Washington
Bogland
Alaskan
England
Tupper
Canada
John Macdonald
State Attorney Surprised by Bond Mortgage Revelation
Chcaco reports State's Attorney Longenecker was surprised to learn that before securing judgment on defaulted bonds of John Graham accused of neruter fixing in Cronin Alderman W P W one of the bondsmen mortgaged the scheduled spy to its full value. The trial of Geakau's defendants rested on a different indictment than the bonds were ven.
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Chcaco
Longenesker
John Graham
Geakau
Detective arrives with warrant for Frederick Walton
St. Don's N B February 2 Detective Carpenter arrives from Montreal with a warrant for the arrest of Frederick Walton. An effort is being made, but it is believed not to be successful.
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St. Dons
N. B
Carpenter
Montreal
Frederick Walton
Treal
French Chamber of Deputies Enacts Rule Over Disobedient Members
Paris February 25 A new rule was adopted to discipline recalcitrant deputies. The measure suspends any member who refuses to obey the Speaker for 36 sessions. Critics call the rule childish and odious but support enforcing order.
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Chamber of Deputies
Paris
Hanes Te
Croulede
Radical's Threat Sparks House Debate Over Parnell Report
In Rugby Warwickshire Mr Cobb warns that if Mr Smiths motion to adopt the Parnell Commission report with the Lewis amendment is carried he will move a resolution deploring the conspiracies cited in the report and condemning Lord Salisbury and the government. Mr Gourley questions Canada’s role on the modus vivendi linked to Chamberlains Washington treaty. Sir James Fero responds that Canada must revive the modus vivendi, to be considered by the Dominion Parliament this session.
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Loxpox
Cobb
Rugby
Warwickshire
House of Commons
Smith
Parnell Commission
Lewis
Parnallites
Bal
Lord Salisbury
Gourley
Sunderland
Canada
Joseph Chamberlain
Washington
James Fero
Foreign Office
Ominion
Young Lincoln Near His End
February 25 Loypoy reports the ailing 12 year old Abraham Lincoln is in extreme distress with heavy breathing severe pain and intermittent convulsions. Doctors describe hopeless prognosis though past recoveries give cautious hope amid six daily visits. A distant line notes new queries arriving from the United States.
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Loypoy
Abraham Lincoln
Alfonso
United States
Dock Laborers in Greenock Stage Major Strike
Three hundred dock laborers at Greenock walked out today delaying the discharge and loading of many vessels. The strike affects cargo handling and port operations as workers protest conditions.
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Agnio
Greenock
Wives for Mongolians headline confusion riots
Chinatown expects a carload of Chinese girls from San Francisco next week. A matchmaker hired by several bachelors reportedly arranged the shipment, with love letters and hopes of marriage. The plan reportedly may include additional women arriving uninvited to pursue matches.
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New York
Chinatown
San Francisco
California
Train collision at Hilton leaves two engines wrecked
February 25 report from Hilton describes a collision between Lake Erie and Western trains. Both engines and about 40 cars were wrecked, engineers and firemen escaped with their lives, but the head brakeman Benjamin on the incoming Osis train was killed after being crushed. The accident is attributed to a careless train dispatcher at Lafayette.
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Pronto
Itt
Lake Erie and Western
Hilton
Benjamin
Osis
I Train
St Lafayette
12 Year Old Murderer Mount Wexxor Case
Eddy Young aged 14 died from injuries after a blow allegedly struck by Jimm Hicks in Mount Wexxor Inc. on February 25. The incident details are reported with names and location given.
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Mount Wexxor, Inc
Floods threaten Cratbal as railways washed out and homes at risk
Dayton Ohio February 25 report warns of widespread flood dangers in Scioto bottoms. D & M tracks near Tippecanoe washed out, Mad River-Nypano line cut, Dayton and D alt narrow gauge damaged, passengers moved. Water nears dikes, families evacuate west side flats, gas main burst at Big Walnut creek threatening shutdown.
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Scote
Myrcual
Dinfaton
Dayton
Tippecanoe
Nypano
Enon
del- Dhos
Dispatch
Columbus
Scioto
West Side
da Tf
Ilow Scioto
Big Walnut Creek
Chorus Girls Strike Delays Boston Ideal Opera Troupe
In Texes on February 25 the Boston Ideal Opera Troupe faced a chorus strike over two weeks back pay. The first act proceeded, but during intermission 46 minutes long, only a portion returned for the second act. The manager refused payment, leading to dancers retreating to dressing rooms and others abandoning the show.
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ExoOxvVistze
Texs
Boston Ideal Opera Troupe
A O U W Grand Lodge Session Opens in Williamsport
At the Court House session Mayor Foresman welcomed Grand Lodges of Pennsylvania. Moulton of Philadelphia spoke and Ford of Pittsburg was thanked for his leadership. Finance and Grand Recorder reports for year ending Nov 30 188 were read and referred. the order shows a flourishing condition with 17000 members in Suacarivasia and West Virginia.
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A.O. UC. W
Wililramsfort
Court House
Foresman
Grand Lodges
Pennsylvania
Moulton
Philadelphia
Workman Ford
Pittsburg
Finance Committee
Gardiner
Grand Recorder
Suacarivasia
West Virginia
Gerry Manders Passes In Ohio Lower Branch
The Ohio Assembly faced Democratic absence as leaders moved to rush through political bills. They expect redistricting to pass in the House soon but anticipate sharp resistance in the Senate.
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Ohio Assembly
Columbus
House
Senate
Houses
Coal production in Third anthracite district 1889 figures
Mine GM Williams reports 1889 coal output in the Third anthracite district at 7,530,119 tons, down from 8,384,403 tons in 1888. Fatal accidents reached 67 and non fatal accidents 214, reflecting a year of distress as business activity slowed in fall and winter.
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Wilkessbarre
GM. Williams
Mystery of 1885 Ardor Murder Clears Up
A telegram from Caxappahua indicates Nelson Swarts confessed to his role in the murder of Avonn farmer Emory Thayer in October 1885. He implicated Edward Kahn and Samuel Weshman, fellow inmates awaiting trial for burglary and assault, and Mrs Thayer had described the suspects to identify them. Thayer’s widow had previously provided the description.
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Caxappahua
Emory Thayer
Avonn
Livingston County
Nelson Swarts
Edward Kahn
Samuel Weshman
Thayer
Swarts
Tin Miners to Employ Thousands in South Dakota
Preparations are under way for rapid tin mine development in the Hesraya region. Early reports indicate promising results, with several thousand miners expected to be employed within a year. A concentrating mill with 3000 tons daily capacity is planned to be erected this year to sustain output.
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South Dakota
Erapip Cire
Hesraya Beck
State Tax Commission Opens Hearings In Philadelphia
The Pennsylvania State Tax Commission met in Philadelphia to gather citizen views on revising taxation. Officials including Auditor General McCamant heard from Henry George Club representatives and local granger farmers urging tax reductions and broader reform.
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Tax Commission
Philadelphia
Henry George Club
Jongih
Grangers
Pennsylvania State Tax Commission
General Assembly
Thi City
McCamant
William Martin
Pitsburg
Secretary of Internal Affairs
Ery County
Wherry
Cumberland County
Prof
Boles
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Internal Affairs
Elias Price
Erie
James A. Wright
Hensey Georgh
A. H. Stephenson
J. L. Shoemaker
Franklin H. Giddings
Brynmawr
Board of Relief
Jer van Joutph Flower
They
Bucks
Bank officials face indictments for perjury and forgery
New York officials report ex-President Charle B. Wallack of Lenox Hill Bank arrested on an additional perjury indictment by the grand jury. Cashier Van Zandt also indicted for forgery and wrecking, arrested and held on six thousand dollars bail before Judge Martine in Part 1 of the Court of General Sessions.
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New York
Charle B. Wallack
Lenox Hill Bank
van Zandt
Martine
Court of General Sessions
Double Murder and Suicide Near Montgomery
A double murder and death by suicide occurred near Montgomery. At the home of Sean Washa about four miles from town, Thomas Yindre shot and killed Miss Lizzie Washa, then shot Frank Wesaser in the back and killed himself. Jealousy is believed to be the motive.
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Montgomery, Moyx
Sean Ae Washa
Montgomery
Thomas Yindre
Lizsie Washa
Frack Wesaser
Severe storm battering Lake Tahoe area harms structures
A severe storm in Nevada hit Lake Tahoe with strong winds smashing small boats, shaking wharves, and knocking down trees and houses. Snow covered roads and buried logging camps along the line, as officials reported widespread damage and travel disruption.
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Carsox
Nzv
Lake Tahoe
All for a College Battmont Notice
Battmont February 25 Miss Se sinnah Warfield a wealthy maiden lady funds a college effort in the community. The item notes a philanthropy focus and local interest in supporting higher education.
Death of Mise Levell Greeley in Cleveland
Miss Loval Gresley aged 75 dies in Cleveland at her farm home. The report notes she was born in 1846 and died after a long illness. Her brother had given her a gift 25 years ago, a detail highlighted in the obituary-like notice.
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Mise Levell Greeley
Cleveland
Loval Gresley
Sinter Ton
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