Blanket Ballot and Uniform Box Debate in Pennsylvania
A Philadelphia report outlines the proposed blanket ballot under the new law for next November, with 52 presidential electors per party and multiple offices on one ticket. It details booth design, costs, and a legal challenge by ex- Prohibition counsel Brices, who seeks an injunction testing constitutionality.
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Congress
Harvity
St. Louis
Rom
Amo Brices
Supreme Court
Philadelphia
Andee Brives
Sleven
Court Critiques Ballot Law As Unconstitutional
A legal opinion rejects a Commonwealth ballot law that would create three voting classes. It deems the statute in conflict with the Declaration of Rights and therefore nugatory, void, and of no legal force. The ruling centers on party nomination, nominating papers, and an inverted name voting scheme.
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Leemmer
Rep. Tescolatius Et A. Goulietendt
Hustieutivs
Weiter
Mueyer
Keetts
Cafferny
Podwin
Tarher
The
Commonwealth
Must Make a Choice Accompanied by Work for Harrison
The latest move shows Harrison supporters pressing federal officeholders in Philadelphia to publicly choose a president with concrete delegate work. Quay and Blaine factions vie for ten Philadelphia delegates while Brooks faces removal as figures shift to Wanamaker’s influence.
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Harrison
Philadelphia
Brooks
Wanamaker
Ruta
Dan
Blaine
Charles W. Henry
Henry
United States
William BR. Leeds
Internal Revenue Office
Walters
Pittsboro
Americus Club Fades From Philadelphia Political Scene
The historic Americus Club once a leading Democratic force in Philadelphia has lost its clubhouse and a large portion of its 2000 members. With the rise of the Young Men’s Democratic Association the club declined, its furniture sold at auction, and a reorganization or dissolution plan is to be reported next week.
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Philadelphia
Americus Club
Young Men's Democratic Association
Americae Club
A Tale of Tardy Remorse in Judge Williar's Divorce Court
Flora Willis sues Eugen Willis in a Massachusetts divorce case. Flora, once famed in Oxford as a wealthy shoe maker's daughter, reveals a secret marriage to hostler Eugen. After discovery he left the family, years of trouble followed, and Flora cites his drunkenness and mistreatment of their son while the will left her only a small share. A small circle of friends supports Flora's bid for relief in Providence court.
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Providence
Williar
Flora Willis
Eugen Willis
Oxford
Mas
Green
Eugene Willis
Flora
Massachusetts
Rhode Teland
Willis
Manufaermrer Green
Poner
A Chicken Full of Diamonds in a Montana Yard
Hastines New Jan 2 A customer Mrs White found three rough diamonds in the craw of a chicken sold by William and Co of Ratier City Mont The jeweler in Butte confirmed their authenticity and she sent them East for cutting The find likely came from gravel in the yard prompting prospecting parties to visit the area.
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Hastines
New
Sperial
Jaroheon
William & Co
Ratie City
Mont
White
Jacobson
Blue River
Butte City
Pasteur treatment fails as Newburg man dies of hydrophobia
Joseph S. T. Earl of Monroe New York died last night after contracting hydrophobia from a mad dog bite he received September 19 in Newburg. He had been treated with Pasteur therapy in New York for nearly a month and seemed cured before rapid deterioration. The bite wounded his arm thirteen times and another man bitten the same day near Tixeflo also died. Earl, 48, prominent farmer, leaves a widow and three children.
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Newnerma
N. Y
Joseph S. T. Earl
Newburg Danetion
Earl
Pasteur
New York
Tixeflo
Mr. Earl
Mann
Mayor Captures Burglar in Home Invasion
Dick Russell, a burly local butcher, broke into the Shakespeare residence late at night. Mayor Joseph A. Shakespeare confronted the intruder, who resisted arrest, prompting a struggle during which the mayor subdued him and had him jailed.
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New Careass
Dick Russell
Joseph A. Shakespeare
Haesell
Russell
Garza's Men Driven to Fight on Lower Rio Grande
Two more cavalry companies reach Lampo Texas, with pack mules, to oppose Garza. Quartermaster stores moved by Mexican oxcarts. Rumors of killings denied as Mexican authorities report quiet. Union troops face harsh conditions, water and rations hauled by cart and mule through the Rio Grande jungle as possible uprising looms in Mexico.
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Lampo
Tex
International
Garza
Wyoming
Garra
Quartermaster's Department
Fort McIntosh
Jose Sanches
Darro Sanchez
Hardie
United States
Rio Grande
Carrizo
Laredo
Mabrey
Austin
James McNeil
Rangers
Rio Grande City
McNeil
Lstter
Brooks
Texas
Adjutant General's
Lower
Walking Across the Continent Incident In New York
New York story reports Father Towle of White Plains meeting an intoxicated man with a five year old girl along the roadside. The couple had walked from Manitoba after their funds ran out. Towle offered to care for the girl but the man declined, planning to return to an old home near Norwalk Connecticut.
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New York
Dan
Speria
William Towle
White Plains
Warside
Manitoba
Towle
Norwalk
Conn
Outbreak Fears Near Simsites Neighborhood
In WastT Grove Mississippi eight miles from Simsites, detectives near arrest Neil Sims, the man who shot Dr. Pugh in Bladon Springs. Citizens fear an outbreak as tensions rise amid reports anarchist influence urging nonpayment to merchants and public duties.
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Wastt Grove
Miss. Jon
Mississipp
Simsites
Neil
Bob
Bladon Springs
Neil Sims
Dr. Pugh
A Ber Gown for the American Hog
Paris reports the Official Gazette will publish a government decree tomorrow opening Boulogne to import salt pork from the United States, marking a change in trade policy and market access for American pork products.
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Paris
Oficial Gazette
Boulogne
United States
Kerley Invades Mormondom on Amelia Palace Lease
Salt Lake City report states the Gardo House, the Amelia Palace once home to Amelia Folsom Brigham Young’s favored wife, has been leased by the receiver of confiscated Mormon Church property to 4.
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Salt Lake City
Gardo
Amelia
Amelia Folsom
Brigham Young
Residence for Mormon Church Leader Opens as Keeley Home
A historic property becomes the official residence for the head of the Mormon Church. The Keeley care facility will occupy the site, reflecting a transition in its long-standing role as the church leader's official home.
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Keeley
Mormon Church
Baltimore Crew Testimony Mission Tied to Valparaiso Assault
Judge Advocate General Colremny travels to San Francisco to take depositions from the Baltimore crew following the Valparaiso assault. Secretary Blaine met with State Department officials but Chilean Minister Montt was not seen. Testimony will be compiled for State and possible congressional correspondence, delaying any messages to Congress until later in the month.
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Briges Restorer
Conenanwealth
Torrrea Adlairs
Nerton
Forse
Col
Pennsylvania
Colremy
Baltimore
San Francisco
Washington
Blaine
Department of State
Julian Paincefote
Senor Montt
Navy Department
Colremny
Valparaiso
Judge Advocate General
Justice of Crime
Foster
Intendencia of
Congress
Delegates prepare for San Francisco press club convention
Arrangements for the International Press Club Convention in San Francisco are nearly complete with delegates increased to 60 to 11, including 55 elected and Kate Field as a delegate. The New York Central will run a special Empire express section, crossing 8,000 miles round trip, with changes to the route and home journey details.
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International Press Club
San Francisco
Keenan
M. H. de Young
Frisco
Kate Field
P. C. Boyle
Oil City
Pittsburg
Omaha
Denver
Pennsylvania
New York Central Railroad
New York Central
New York
Chicag
Pittsboro
Erie
Remarkable cider season ends in New York area
Greenwich Village Cory Jan 2 Special. The cider season closed after four months of nonstop activity. Farmers brought ox carts of apples to 600 cider mills, many operating 18 hours daily. Large quantities of cider vinegar and brandy were produced as old distilleries revived.
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Greenwich Village
Cory
United States
Grip Affects San Francisco Horses In Winter Outbreak
The grippe spreading through San Francisco this winter now sickens many horses. Infirmaries for animals overflow with ill mounts, especially in small private stables. Symptoms include loss of appetite, rough coat, water aversion early, feverish thirst later, eye irritation, and swollen nasal and throat glands. Cases thus far remain local to the city and surrounding area. Without control, swelling and pus can block the throat and cause suffocation.
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San Francisco
Rioting in Quezaltecango and Guatemala City Watch for Presidency vote
Dispatches from Guatemala report widespread rioting in Quezaltecango and Guatemala, among the republics key centers, with indicators favoring the election of Senor a fiesta to the Presidency. Police claims to have order are denied.
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City of
Mexico
Guatemala
Quezaltecango
Senor Afiesta
The Grip's Harvest In New York
New York reports 108 deaths today with grip causing eleven fatalities. The week totals 969 deaths, up 80 from the prior week. Grip caused 86 deaths this week. other causes include bronchitis 54 pneumonia 179 and phthisis 103. The weekly death rate is 29.63.
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New York
Grip
Avip
Yellow fever and smallpox rage in Santos Brazil
Reports from Brazil describe a deadly outbreak of yellow fever and smallpox at Santos with 18 ship captains dead in two months and entire crews wiped out. The port is crowded, drainage poor, and ships wait weeks for dock space while a new hospital is rapidly built for the afflicted.
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Digtatch
New York
Brazil
Santos
Rio Janeiro
St. Pan
St. Paul
Chaucer
Liverpool
Sly Doubly Identified in Glendale Train Robbery
In St Louis on January 2 Adelbert Sly was positively identified by Jacob Grawoh of a furniture house as one of the men who sold furniture later found in the Glendale robbery scene. Mulrennan, express messenger, corroborated by stating Sly helped lead the robbery of the Express car on the Frisco line.
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St Louis
Adelbert Sly
Glendale
Jacob Grawoh
Sly
Adams Express
Mulrennan
St. Louis
Mulennan
Eighteen Chinamen Nabbed After Sloop Landing
In Seattle on June 2 eighteen contraband Chinese men were captured by the deputy sheriff and customs inspectors. They had landed before dawn from a mysterious sloop in the bay north of the city, a citizen’s sighting triggering a raid on a nearby Chinese washhouse. The sloop escaped down the sound.
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Seattle
Wash
Grain blockades ease as railroads fill Kansas City
Kansas City reports grain blockade lifting as Rock Island and Santa Fe regain ample cars. The lingering obstruction stems from a longer blockade at Chicago rather than a car famine, with several lines now supplying Kansas City shipments.
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Kansas City
Rock Island
Santa Fe
Chicago
Kendig & Co Fail in Lancaster Tobacco Dealings
Lancaster authorities report R. L. Kendig & Co fails this afternoon as executions reach 30,515 pounds with liabilities totaling 875,000 pounds. assets are insufficient to cover current executions. Local leaf tobacco dealers face financial collapse and legal actions in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
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Lancaster
Kendig & Co
Wyoming Valley Collieries Closed
Wyoming Valley collieries announced closure notices in Wilkes Barre Pa on January 2, marking a halt in operations and affecting workers and local suppliers as authorities outline next steps and wage settlements.
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Wyoming Valley
Wilkesbarre
Red Ash Collieries Postpone Work Pending Orders
Officials at Red Ash Collieries announce no resumption of work until further orders, casting gloom in the Wyoming Valley where miners live. The collieries have been among the most regular operators in the valley.
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Red Ash
New Land
Wyoming Valley
Pensions for Police Start With Large Treasury Funds
Philadelphia January 2 The police pension fund became operative with over 50000 in the treasury and will provide pensions to disabled retired and injured officers. Originated under ex Mayor Smith from proceeds of the History of the Police with significant early gifts from Mayor Fitler and donors like A J Drexel and George W Childs. Monthly contributions from police ranks yield about 2000, benefits include half salary for duty injuries and long service pensions after 2 years, widows receive 20 a month and each child 6 until 14.
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Philadelphia
Police Pension Fund
Smith
Police
Fitler
A. J. Drexel
George W. Childs
Police Department
Adams at Finger Billiards and the Amesbury Challenge
Yank Adams, famed finger billiardist, recalls an Amesbury tale from about 14 years ago. In a crowded room, Bill Hewitt the local champion plays Adams under unorthodox rules with the crowd drinking. Adams wins easily after a long run, scoring over 1,200 points, while Hewitt collapses from the strain.
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Yank" Adams
Hartford
Amesbury
Mays
Boston
Bill Hewitt
Adams
Hewitt
Mr. Adams
Hill Hewitt
Adgqms
Buying Meat for Two in Home Cooking
Maria Parloa advises small households to buy only needed portions and avoid large cheap cuts. Broiling is costly but healthy. use white meats and fish for versatility. A porterhouse steak can feed two with careful trimming and saucing, using leftovers as needed in cold or hot weather.
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Maria Parloa
Larlies’ Home Journal
A Great Cartoonist's Old Age Nast's Hair In White
Thomas Nast, renowned cartoonist, is seen on Broadway yet remains largely unknown amid the throng. Time has grayed his hair and aged his face. once nimble fingers now recall past service with Company G, Seventh Regiment, N. G., N. Y. He still draws for Has per's Weekly and patrons a rural home in Morristown, New Jersey. His art has evolved from crude beginnings to a level of perfection no one anticipated.
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Thomas Nast
Broadway
Nast
Seventh Regiment
N. G
SN. Y
Hasper
Morristown
N. J
Increase in Internal Revenue Receipts Reported
Wasinetos DC Jan 2 The receipts from internal revenue during the first five months of the present fiscal year were 64,542,420, an increase of 1,430,950 over the corresponding period of the previous year.
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Wasninetos
D. C
Parkersburg Stable Fire Destroys Hay Mow and Cars
A stable boy's lantern exploded in the hay mow at Parkersburg on New Year's night. The fire destroyed the stables containing 100 tons of hay, harnesses, two cars, a blacksmith shop and walking room, and spread to the burn of Z T Taylor, which was destroyed. Loss estimated at $1,000, partly insured.
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Parkersburg
Z T. Taylor
Four Firemen Die In Nashville Blaze Of 1881
A catastrophic Nashville fire at Webb Stevenson Co. and adjacent blocks, driven by shifting NW winds, killed four firemen including Captain Gowdy. The blaze destroyed Weakley Warren’s seven story furniture house, Noel block and Atwell Sneed’s, with total losses around 360,000 and several firms damaged or burned. The Western Union office suffered heavy disruption as two depots filled with operators. A Watters Allen Foundry blaze added 240,000 in losses.
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Nashville
Tesn
Fmm Webb, Stevenson & Co
AG. Rhodes & Co
Atwell & Sneed
Weakley & Warren
Webb, Stevenson & Co
Colored Fire Company
Phillips & Buttorff Manufacturing Company
Aaron Cockrell
Stocker Allen
Harvey Ewing
C. Gowdy
Phillins & Butters
Atwell & Sneed's
Dalry
Iyer & Butteril Manufacturing Company
A. J. Warren
A. G. Ethodes
Noel
Western Union Telegraph Company
Western Union
Phillips, Hood & Co
Bradford
Nichol
Warren Brothers
Freeman Wall Paper Company
Watters Allen Foundry Company
New Silver Coins Set for Release by Mint Directors
The Director of the Mint will inaugurate the New Year with the new silver coins, a half dollar a quarter dollar and a dime bearing new designs. The Philadelphia Mint began today and San Francisco and New Orleans will follow as dies arrive. The silver comes from incurrent Treasury coins and coinage will continue until the $222,000 balance is used, with a goal to move at least $1,000,000 into the new pieces.
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Wasnixatos
Philadelphia
San Francisco
New Orleans
Treasury
Congress
Washington
President announces reciprocity treaty with Salvador
Wasnixcton D C Jan 2 The President issued a proclamation promulgating a reciprocity treaty with Salvador It goes into effect February 1 next It is similar in its main provisions to those entered into with other Central American States and the West Indian Islands
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Wasnixcton
D.C
Salvador
Central American
West Indian Islands
Sensational crime rocks Williamsport with graft and mob rule
A wave of thefts leads to arrest of George Snider and Wells Fryman for concealed weapons. They confess, linking to burglaries. Fryman guides police to Mrs Gravis home where she is found murdered and mutilated. Four year old May Corliss is said to have exposed hidden loot, and is later found dead, initially ruled an accidental shooting during New Year celebrations. Police suspect the Corliss family fled with plunder from the Spider gang. A mob gathers at the jail as threats of lynching escalate before sunrise.
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Williamsavrrs
George Snider
Wells Fryman
Fryman
Mary Gravis
Gravis
May
Corliss
Snider
Corlisses
Spider Gang
Gravin Siso
Frrman
A private soldier but a count
The American of To morrow reports Viscount George de Benghan of Brussels enlisted in the U S Army. He was assigned at a local recruiting station under W M H Breck and left for Jefferson Barracks near St Louis. The Belgian Minister confirms his noble family’s fall on hard times and explains his enlistment.
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BaLtmMore
American of Tomorrow
George de Benghan
Brussels
Belgium
Noliceman
W. M. H. Breck
Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis
Washington
Death by Own Action In Minneapolis Woman
Mrs Martha Moore, suffering melancholia after her husband’s death, poured kerosene over her clothes and set herself on fire today in Minneapolis. Police report confirms the fatal act as self inflicted due to grief and depression.
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Minsrapolis
Mins
Mre
Martha Moore
A Bad Humor Cured by Catiorn Remedies
A man recounts suffering wartime illness and a years long health decline. After trying doctors and medicines in vain, his wife recommended Crticena REMEDIAS and Coticana REMEDIAS. Seven months of use cured him entirely, and he speaks from Julion Fish Market, New York, on April 14, 1500.
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Getiveturg
Onda
New York
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Kerley
San Franco
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