WASTE OF WIND IN THE CAUCUS HARTER BLUFFED
Bonnat or Tat Diseraten reports recount the Bland anti silver bloc in the House caucus at Washington. Harter and Tracey led a show of force facing a sea of anti silver sentiment as Indiana Democrats pressed for unity. The debate focused on free coinage versus tariff, with no action taken but strong rhetoric and forecasts of further hearings on contested elections.
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Holman
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Magnificent Washington Dinner Honored Russell Harrison and Wife
In Washington on February 25, Mr. J. K. hosted a splendid dinner for Mr. and Mrs. Russell Harrison. The social event was described as one of the finest given in the capital, with distinguished guests and lavish hospitality.
Amplified Arlington Hotel Dinner for Mrs Harrison
Delemar of Idaho, a warm presidential associate, arranged an elaborate reception at the Arlington Hotel. The dinner featured lavish catering and florals, two large reception rooms, and a rose shower triggered by a hidden electric button. Mrs Neebinas wore white silk mulie and the event included a dancing reception for about 100 guests. Mr Delemar granted Mrs Harrison the privilege of issuing no invitations.
Bessemer Works Close Ends Local Steel Era
Troy N Y Feb 23 Special The Bessemer Steel Works shut down indefinitely today idling hundreds of workers and leaving the Rensselaer Rail Mill idle. Officials blamed high production costs versus cheaper rival steel, noting distance and logistics raise costs. The Bessemer and Rensselaer works are owned by a Standard K controlled corporation.
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Bessemer Steel Works
Rensselaer
Bessemer
Troy Company
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S Corporation
Standard K Company
Crazed by Keeley Cure in Denver Man Goes Maniac
Mr C N Vaughan a paper hanger is said to have become insane after the Keeley bi chloride of gold treatment for liquor habit. Once cured he returned to a boarding house and forced occupants to flee in their nightclothes before being taken to police headquarters.
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Con
C. N. Vaughan
Vaughan
Wishart Knocked Out by O Mara in Newark Conflict
Captain Wishart of Pittsburg fame faced a clash with Newark officials over Sunday saloon closures. The Police Commission refused his appointment as a special officer after reviewing Superintendent O Mara's letter about Wishart's Pittsburg record. Wishart plans to proceed with saloon shutdowns despite the rejection.
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Pittsburg
Law and Order League
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Newark
Police Commission
O'Mara
ELECTRIC CONGRESS VOTE AT WORLD'S FAIR COMMITTEE
Buffato Feb 25. At the Electric Light Convention Arm strong reported a conference with Prof Gray and the Executive Committee. A world's congress at the exposition was approved. Officers elected include President James I. Dever of St. Louis First Vice President FE A Armstrong Camden N J Second Vice President CH Wilmerding Chicago and Secretary George F Porter New York.
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Chicago
George F. Porter
New York
Rockefeller Gives A Million To University Of Chicago
John D. Rockefeller sent five percent gold bonds totaling 1,000,000 to the University of Chicago endowment as a thanks offering for restored health. Trustees will receive the bonds with accrued interest on March 1, with Rockefeller reserving rights to apply income toward expenses. the donor signs the gift as a tribute to almighty God for regained health.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
John D. Rockefeller
Webster Able Now to Pay His Lawyers
New York report states Burton C Webster now on trial for the murder of Charles K E Goodwin has winnings from horse racing. He won 7000 dollars on the first race and later 3000 dollars on Forest King, enabling him to pay his legal counsel regardless of case outcome.
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Burton C. Webster
Charles KE Goodwin
Guttenburg
Forest King
Typhus Fever Deaths Rise in New York
New York reports another typhus death and additional cases as health officials track a spreading outbreak. City hospitals and clinics monitor patients, with authorities urging public vigilance and adherence to sanitary measures amid the febrile illness surge.
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New York
New Voys
Corrigan Cardinal Boom Plot Draws Workingmen Rift
A leaked Rome dispatch claims a Jesuit-German alliance aims to force Archbishop Corrigan into the cardinalate. A March 3 Cooper Union meeting and ticket boosts are alleged to be part of a Tam many Hall scheme to pack support, with labor leaders warning against clerical influence and urging protectors of workers from being used as cat's paws.
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Corrigan
Cooper Union
Vatican
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Cahensley
John D. Crimmins
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Jerome O'Neill
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Central Labor Union
Patrick Cunningham
Sam
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Metropolis
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Brooklyn Priests Nominate Three For New Bishop
After Bishop Loughlin’s death in Brooklyn, rectors and consultors named three candidates for the vacant bishopric. The Brooklyn list includes Rev. James H. Mitchell Rev. Martin Carroll and Rev. P J McNamara while Archbishop Corrigan and the province favor Monsignor Charles E McDonnell Bishop Ludden and Bishop O’Farrell were also named on a separate list. A petition to Pope Leo XIII will urge appointing one of the Brooklyn priests.
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Corhouse
Someoe Ieee
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New Jersey
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Church of St. Vincent de Pani
P. J. McNamara
Church of Our Lady of Mercy
Corrigan
Bimetallic Conference Talks Reach Washington
New York Feb 26 special says Wall Street reports a forthcoming bimetallic currency conference. Secretary Foster may meet with Britain's Chancellor Goschen and Lord Salisbury before his Europe trip. France is expected to join, with England shifting from delayed to active discussion of silver currency.
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Mob Threatens Bread as Rioters Clash with Berlin Police
In Berlin angry unemployed crowds massed in public squares and marched on the Imperial Castle. Police fought to hold the line as rioters clashed with sabers and rifles, hundreds wounded and about 100 arrests reported in a chaotic day of demonstrations tied to the Emperor's Brandenburg speech and looming political crisis.
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Lillie Johnson Remains in Jail Amid Court Testimony
In the Lillie Johnson case at Memehis on February 25, Father Veale testified to Johnsons peaceful character as a communicant of St Patricks Church. Dr Henning said her health is frail and further confinement could be serious. The testimony ended and the court took the case under advisement, sending Johnson back to jail as she appeared nervous and unstrung after three days of ordeal.
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Quay's health improves. Senator plans early northern return
Philadelphia reports Senator Quay's health has improved markedly over the past week. He telegrammed State Senator George Handy Smith from Fort Prence, Fra., Feb 25, saying he will try to go North next week. Senator Smith and others voice cautious optimism about his recovery.
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George Handy Smith
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Florida
57 Rebels Doomed to Die in Juarez Trial
Ex Paso press reports two Mexican cavalry troops arrived in Juarez with 57 revolutionary prisoners from Ascension. They will be tried locally. only two are single. The evidence against all is sufficient to condemn. A brother of the state Supreme Court judge is among the prisoners.
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State Supreme Court
Bishop Loughlin's Successor Anxious Clergymen Seek Brooklyn Man
Seventy priests of the Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn met in the Athenaeum rooms in Brooklyn to discuss and seek a Brooklyn priest as successor to Bishop Loughlin. The meeting addressed acceptable candidates and the diocese's needs as it prepares for transition.
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New York
Aitheneum
Democratic caucuses select delegates to Cleveland
In Providence R I on Feb 25 the caucuses for the Seerenton district chose nineteen delegates favorable to Cleveland for the National Convention while the Hill faction elected seven. The new system of conducting the meeting worked perfectly.
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Hill
Consecration of Rev James Schw h as Bishop Crosse marked by pomp
In La Crosse Wisconsin on February 25 a ceremonial consecration took place for Rev James Schw h to become a bishop in the Catholic Church. Archbishop Hatter officiated as consecrator, with a formal service shaping the ordination event into a notable ecclesiastical ceremony.
Mob clash devastates Koepenik and Frankfurter shops
The riot left injured on both sides as a mob ransacked butchers and bakers shops in Koepenik and Frankfurter quarters, smashing windows and looting. Police fired repeated charges and engaged in clashes until 10 o'clock when the crowd finally dispersed.
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Frankfurter
Montagu Found Guilty Of Manslaughter In Dublin Case
Bewfast February 23 Mrs Annie Marga ret Montagu wife of Robert Montagu Coleraine county Londonderry and daughter in law of Lord Montagu was found guilty of manslaughter in the death of her 3 year old daughter Mary Helen The trial on the second count regarding other children proceeded as the hearing resumed public access was restricted The nurse testified she saw the accused drag her son Austin by the feet along a corridor A housemaid described seeing Gilbert struck with a scourge and collapsing Mrs Montagu was committed for cruelty charges while one count stood for manslaughter
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Russia gives up Pamir incident after expulsion clash
Loxpow Feb 25 The Russian government expresses regret for expulsion of Captain Younghusband and Lieutenant Davidson by Russian officers in the Pamir. England had claimed Russians were in the territory and protested the action as unwarranted. The regret marks an end to a dispute that could have worsened relations.
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Fifteen Men Buried Alive After Quarry Explosion Near Palace
An explosion in a quarry near Ajada's Royal Palace in Lisbon on February 24 collapsed rock onto workers. Four men were killed or mangled and fifteen others are feared buried as rescue operations proceed amid breaking rock and mounting debris.
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Trans Mississippi Congress debates telegraphy and river improvements
At the Trans Mississippi Congress in New Orleans on February 25, Mr. Shimer Missouri proposed cheaper telegraph rates fixed by Congress and a postal telegraph system, plus free of taxes for commercial transactions and uniform bills of lading. Mr. Cruise Kansas urged river improvements to cut transport costs and reclaim land, with all actions deferred until tomorrow.
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Canada Opens Parliament as Lord Stanley Views U S Issues
Ottawa Feb 25 Parliament opened with Lord Stanley delivering the speech. He cited U S negotiations on the Bering Sea seal fisheries and Alaska boundary, trade extension, pollution limits, close-fishing rules, and reforms to preserve British Columbia salmon fisheries and civil service integrity to curb irregularities.
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Civil Service
Politician From Pottsville Arrested for Forgery in Philadelphia
Bird Patter son, a former Pottsville politician and editor, arrested on Walnut Street in Philadelphia on a warrant charging forgery and embezzlement. He allegedly forged Ida Patterson of Pottsville to a mortgage and stole $1,200. The prosecutor is his cousin.
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Murray
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Couldn’t Convict Curtis Jury Reported For Conviction
In San Francisco on February 2 at 4 30 the Curtis murder jury reported they could not agree and were discharged by Judge Troutt. The panel stood ten for conviction and two for acquittal at discharge amid circulating courtroom rumors. A separate note says the ship Advance on yellow fever quarantine after arriving from Santos and Rio Janeiro with ten sailors ill and one death. The vessel will be fumigated.
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Curtis Cave
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Rio Janeiro
Clerk Caught Robbing the Mails at Lesawonn
Feb 25 A United States postal inspector arrested John T. Reigart a clerk in the post office for robbing the mails. Mail matter has been missing for some time and he will be taken to Harrisburg for further action.
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John T. Reigart
United States Post Office
Harrisburg
Welcome Address and G A R Banquet in Pittsburg
The Grand Army of the Republic gathering at Old City Hall Pittsburg drew 900 veterans in a formal dinner led by F X Woog. Mayor Gourley welcomed the survivors, whose faces and stories echo a war era spanning 1861 to 1865, amid flags, banners, and songs.
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