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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1889
Page
1
Harrisburg caucus hints at early party shakeup
In Harrisburg a lively caucus surfaced as Democrats prepared for a slate vote with Wherry nominated for the House post and Osborne of Philadelphia seen as potential successor to Devlin. Rumors from insiders suggest a surprise reshaping may be in the offing as the party weighs key assignments and seating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
DeLaney
Wherry
House
Harrisburg
Ster Osborne
Philadelphia
The Coming Senate Faces Key State Legislatures
Washington dispatch outlines an eventful week as state legislatures meet to confirm U.S. Senators term expirations. Kenna of West Virginia is notably tested amid Democratic and Republican efforts, with several seats uncertain and party balance a tense factor in the rush to March 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Kenna
West Virginia
Pennsylvania House caucus elects Hall chairman
The Pennsylvanian caucus drew a large attendance with Henry M. Hall of Mercer elected Chairman. The gathering praised its size as the largest ever in Pennsylvania, cautioned against office-hunting scrambles, and outlined nominees for Speaker and Chief Clerk as well as a slate committee to present to a grand caucus the following day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry M. Hall
Mercer
Boyer
Pennsylvania
Capp
Lebanon
Stewart
Delphia
Democratic Caucus Nominates Wherry for Speaker
Democratic members in Harrisburg nominate Cumberland representative Wherry for Speaker after a lively caucus. Hassett withdraws. Samuel Hudson named Chief Clerk, J W Greenland Reading Clerk, L W Ritzman Resident Clerk, Horton Sergeant at Arms, Hagan Door-keeper, Fenton Postmaster. A five member committee to select remaining officers appointed amid debate on caucus scope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William 8. Horton
Elk
James Hagan
Allegheny
Joseph D. Fenton
Bucks
Rhey
Cambria
Senator Osborne Seeks Devlin Senate Seat Contested
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TORRE DISPATCH. Harrisburg December 31 Senator Osborne of Philadelphia has brought a large petition of contest to the city and plans to present it in the Senate tomorrow. He alleges at least 2 000 illegal votes were cast for his Democratic opponent Senator Devlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Osborne
Philadelphia
Senate
Devlin
Donath Seeks Public Printer Post for Harrison Era
Harrison era scene as Chester Delaware county resident August Donath circulates among Republican lawmakers to secure signatures on his application for the Public Printer role at Washington under President Harrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisnune
August Donath
Chester
Delaware County
Washington
Harrison
The Presbyterian Conference Agrees On Cooperative Lines
In New York on December 31 two committees for the Northern and Southern Presbyterian branches met privately and agreed to adjourn at noon next day to reconvene April 24 in Baltimore. The talks focus on cooperation in home and foreign missions and in educating and evangelizing freedmen, not organic union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Presbyterian Church
Baltimore
Russell Harrison Keeps East Talks Close To The Chest
Special Telegram to The Dispatch Indiana Indianapolis December 31 Russell Harrison arrives after travels among politicians and cattle men in the East. He smiles at reporters and declines to reveal any political plans or conversations. He enjoyed Eastern hospitality and would repeat the visit, noting no engagements to visit his father soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dispatch
Indianapolis
Russell Harrison
Davitt Denies Split With Parnell In Cable Message
Hon. Pat Egan of Lincoln Neb reports a cablegram from Dublin dated December 5 denying a published claim that Michael Davitt and Charles Parnell have utterly ruptured relations or that Davitt plans a revolt. The message labels such rumors as the dying effort of slanderers after a year of false reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lixcotx
New
Pat Egan
Parnell
Davitt
Dublin
Patrick Egan
Lincoln
Neb
Les
Micuaen Davirr
Three Hundred Out of Work at Bristol Mills
Philadelphia December 31 The Livingston Cloth Mills Co at Bristol Pa made an assignment today The mills are closed and 300 people thrown out of employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Livingston Cloth Mills Co
Bristol
Haytien Republic Surrender Claimed by Admiral Luce
Washington dispatches report Hayti surrendered at U S demand by General Legitime. Secretary Bayard denies any conditions or arbitration tied to the surrender and notes Hayti may seek indemnity in U S courts. Samoa advices arrive by mail, State Department closes for New Year. no action expected pending Wednesday readings.
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Admiral Luce
Washington
Whitney
Luce
Associated Press
Haytien Republic
United States
General Legitime
Hayti
Bayard
Princs Mauritz
San Francisco
Colored Catholics Convening in Washington
A special telegraph report from Washington notes Father P. A. McDermott Father W. Healy and Mr. 10. 8. Mahoney representing the Order of the Holy Ghost arrived from Pittsburgh to attend the conven tion of colored Catholics opening in Washington tomorrow Father Healy a traveling missionary will give addresses on the work among colored people in foreign lands and Father McDermott will lecture on Venerable Liberman Founder of the Order of the Holy Ghost and Benefactor of the church.
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Order of the Holy Ghost
Washington
Diefatoch
P. A. McDermott
W. Healy
Mahoney
Pittsburg
Father Healy
Father McDermott
Liberman
Memorial Hall to Honor General Logan Nears Completion
The widow Mrs Logan plans a memorial hall based on her designs to house General Logan relics. The Washington homestead, once a student artist’s wing, becomes a display space, transforming a storage room into a memorial gallery to celebrate his long public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Logan
Contracts Hung Up In Big Brooklyn Railroad Fight
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH New York December 31 The contracts between Brooklyn railroad companies and their employees for another year will not be signed for several days as there are difficulties. Employees demand higher terms including 12 hour maximum work periods for conductors drivers and brakemen and 18 hostlers instead of 30 horses. Company officers oppose concessions and the opening week of the new year may see a major railroad strike in Brooklyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
Broo Ya
Lewis
Clerical Scandal Stuns Lowell High Life in Domestic Trouble
In Lowell Mass on December 31 a sensational domestic case unfolds surrounding Rev John Haskell a prominent Congregational minister. Police report Mary Haskell his former wife who had filed for divorce last September and was later arrested this morning. Details indicate she was previously married to Ames C Wilkinson in New York City on February 7 of the prior year with divorce granted the following September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Mass
John Haskell
Billeries
Mary
Inspector Hayes
Haskell
Ted
Ames C. Wilkinson
New York City
Infant bitten by spitz dies of hydrophobia in Philadelphia
Special telegram from Philadelphia reports four year old Albert Tamay bitten by a spitz on November 14. Delayed wound treatment preceded onset of rabies symptoms including convulsions at water and foaming at the mouth. Child died after chloroform anesthesia as spasms intensified. Doctor had doubted hydrophobia but now is convinced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dispator
Philadelphia
Albert Tamay
Nock
They Showed Fight Jersey City Policemen Tackle Two Suspects
Two Jersey City officers pursued burglars after a December 31 ferry encounter. Officer Goesch had his pistol snatched, then battered a suspect with cobbles. The second officer crushed his prisoner with a club until stunned, and one burglar escaped. One detainee gave the name E Trott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
New York
Goesch
Hammond
E. Trott
White Caps Seek Reform of Married Men in Herkimer
ISPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH reports White Caps have appeared in Herkimer New York leaving letters at post office mailboxes. The letters show skull and cross-bones insignia and claim to be from Jim Herkimer, commander of the Supreme Council. Some signs bear Commander in Chief titles. It is unclear if the notices are joke or real, and married men reportedly stay home with families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Ellixpartment
Dispatch
Canajoharie
N. Y
Herkimer
James B
Jim Herkimer Conn
Supreme Council of White Caps
Commander In Chief
Congressman Faran Denies Selling Out to Republicans
A December 31 telegram from Cleveland quotes Democratic Congressman Martin A. Faran denying a charge that he offered to oppose Mr. Cleveland and back Mr. Harrison. He says he could prove attempts with documented evidence if pressed, countering gossip with potential proof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dispatch
Cleveland
Martin A. Faran
Harrison
Theology in Fiction Sparks Unitarian Church Sermons
In Syracuse on December 31 the Unitarian pastor Dr. Calthorp began a three sermon series examining the novel Robert Elsmere and its religious claims. His discourse drew a crowded audience as orthodox clergy, including Bishop Huntington, debated the book and its critique of established doctrine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SyRacuse
Robert Elsmere
S. R. Calthorp
Unitarian Church
Caltirop
Church of England
T. D. Huntington
Central
New York
St. Paul's Cathedral
Calthorps
Ward
Bishop Huntington
Calthorp
Robert Ingersoll
Calthrop
Samuel J. May
Taken From The Stage A Dentiat Induces His Runaway Wife
New York dispatch December 31 reports Dr. Arthur Lee a Utica dentist persuaded his wife Kitty Price once an amateur actress to quit the stage after she left home September 26 and joined a touring company. Tracing her through cities he arranged a reunion supper at the Sturtevant House in Utica and they returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dispatch
New York
Arthur Lee
Utica
Kitty Price
Union Square
Lee
Sturtevant House
Miser’s Wretched End: Man Starves Over Hoarded Cash
Philip Kroninger aged 55 died in a filthy Peters Street hut from general debility caused by starvation. A bank book showed over $1,000 in Germania Savings Bank, but he would not draw his hoard, leaving no will or relatives and the money turned over to the State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Philip Kroninger
Peters Street
Kroninger
Germania Savings Bank
Natural gas fever grips Newtown L I as discovery ignites
A Newtown Long Island gas discovery on George S Jervis farm near Horse Brook sparks a rush of prospecting. Villagers mob marshes with sticks and tumblers seeking wells while a local company named The Newtown Natural Gas Company forms with Jervis as president. Jervis has begun sinking a four inch pipe on his land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Island
THER
New Yorke
Newtown
L. I
George
Jervis
Guity
Old Court Road
Horse Brook
Erere
Sim
May Be Settled At Last Burlington Officials and Brotherhood Meet
Chicago December 31 A protracted conference between Chicago Burlington and Quincy officials and the Grievance Committee of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers failed to reach a settlement and adjourned for tomorrow. The road solicitor called it informal with general talk, while the committee planned another meeting. A Texas and Rio Grande engineer said the Brotherhood would cut off all support to strikers unable to find work, leaving many unemployed and blacklisted, with the Brotherhood having spent about 420000 to aid strikers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Road
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Wirt Dexter
Texas and
Rio Grande
Central Trust gives $25,000 to employees
New York December 31 trustees of the Central Trust Company provided that if profits reached a set figure in 1888, $25,000 would be shared among employees. The division totaled 25 percent of salaries with $2,000 carried forward as a relief fund. Most of the amount was invested in company shares, making 27 clerks stockholders except two, with none under bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Central Trust Company
Gonceena
Mexico Joker Hoax Sparks Official Indignation
In Mexico City on December 31, President Diaz, Interior Secretary Romero Rubio, and Finance Secretary Dublan condemned a hoax rumor circulated in the United States. They presented a firm stance seeking explanation or action to curb the spread of the untrue tale and protect official reputations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ciry
Mexico
Diaz
Interior
Romero Rubio
Dublan
United States
T Bey
Diaz Rg
Partial Victory In Anarchist Meeting Case In Chicago
The Master in Chancery Thomas G. Windes reports for the Arbeiter Bund case, finding the anarchist meetings lawful and not subject to police interference. He notes no evidence shows a plan to overthrow laws and argues injunctions exceed his remit, while police discretion is not to be restrained. Chief Hubbard and Inspector Banfield are cited, and the Bund calls the result a partial victory as the matter hinges on law rather than facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Thomas G. Windes
Arbeiter Bund
Windes
Hubbard
Banfield
Rpm
Parson Downs Demands Apology From Brother Minister
In Boston, Parson Downs angrily demands a personal apology from Parson Gifford after a funeral sermon incident. Gifford refuses, ministers keep distance, and the public awaits the next development as Downs frames himself a martyr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parson Downs
Bostros
Boston
Bumstead Hall
Parson Gifford
Woman Falls From Four Story Roof After Drunken Outburst
Special Telegram to the Dispatch reports Mrs. Catherine McGuire, drunk, sat on the roof of her four story tenement, threw a brick at her husband, tore tiles from the roof, smashed windows, then fell to the curb. She was taken to a hospital after several bruises but appeared sober soon after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dispatch
New York
Catherine McGuire
December Decrease of the Debt
In Washington on December 31 the Treasury Department estimates a decline of 15 million dollars in the public debt for the month of December.
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