War and Reform Clash in Navy and Civil Service Circles
A Telegram letter-saga reports Navy and State Department frictions over a Chile dispute. It cites uproar over civil service reforms, the new Treasury circular on conduct and punctuality, and calls to replace exams with performance based advancement. Mrs. Harrison hosts a White House reception amid public snowdrift and stark class contrasts.
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Navy
Treasury Department
Harrison
White House
WaAst IncTroy
D. C
Chile
Navy Department
State Department
Army
Blaine
Monts
Civil Servic Commission
Children’s Econ
Stegular Civil Service
Rushing at Columbia College Causes Faculty Inquiry
New York January 9. The Columbia College faculty held a special session to judge students involved in rushing on campus after a freshman showed a cane provoking a clash between classes. Seven sophomores and seven freshmen stood trial. two were cleared. The remaining 12 face potential suspension pending President Low’s decision.
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New York
Columbia College
Drisler
Low
Bowman
Bizur
Priest Sues Parishioner Over Church Lottery Allegation
Rev Father Medene Roberge sues parishioner Joseph L Bombardier for slander. The case centers on remarks about a church fair at St Anne's Roman Catholic Church where Bombardier donated a sewing machine and ticket No 7 was claimed to be drawn in the church lottery that netted 32000.
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Woossacker
R. L
Father Medene Roberge
St. Anne’s Roman Catholic Church
Joseph L. Bombardier
Father Roberge
St. Anne's
Bombardier
Blair Talks Business on Chinese Question and Press Attacks
Ex senator Blair defends his stance on China and denies misquoting in reports. He says he has been misrepresented since last May, reiterating a friendly view of the Chinese Empire and noting President Harrison’s long discretion in appointing a minister.
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Manchester
N. H
Blair
China
Cage
Pacific
Harrison
Nowell and Presley Woollens Firm Faces Fraud Claims
Creditors probing the Nowell and Presley wholesale woollens failure fear fraud after the firm assigned to Lawyer John H. Bird on December 31. Replevins secured for large quantities bought before the failure reveal missing goods, with shipments traced to Philadelphia and Baltimore. Attorneys report recovered goods and claims totaling about $90,000. receiver Bird denies knowledge of fraud or unusual shipments.
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New York
Nowell & Presley
John H. Bird
Philaelphia
Baltamore
Itee
Philadelphia
Carter, Pinney & Kellogg
Thumenstiel & Hirsch
Bird
Prisoner in St Joseph May Be Fitzsimmons Pittsburg Murderer
A jailed man in St Joseph Mo is described as about 5 feet 8 inches tall, 160 pounds, age around 35, with notable ear details and missing right incisor and canine. Officials compare his features to Fitzsimmons, noting the Pittsburg killer was sought. A photo is awaited for confirmation while a police description was sent to Pittsburg.
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St. Joshin
Fitzsimmons
Pittsburg
Fitz
Eee
TJ O'Maka
St. Joseph
McKinley Starts For Columbus In Distinguished Party
Canton January 9 Special Major McKinley and a notable party left Canton for Columbus on a special car attached to the Ft Wayne express Mrs McKinley and a social group from Chicago Boston and Canton accompanied the governor elect Also joining at Orrville were the Cleveland Grays ex President Hayes Mark Hanna General Chisholm and Myron Herrick with others Colonel Osborne of Boston stayed for medical care after a collision in Buffalo
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Canton
Major Mc Kinley
Columbus
Ft. Wayne
McKinley
Mra Williams
Chicago
Major McKinley
Osborne
Boston
Ida McKinley
David McKinley
United States
San Francisco
Buffalo
Cleveland
Orrville
Cleveland Grays
Hayes
Mark Hanna
Chisholm
Myron Herrick
Women Win By A Few Votes In Methodist Poll
New York January 9 special report according to the Christian Advocate the ministerial vote on the eligibility of women to the general conference in the Methodist Episcopal Church shows a narrow majority in favor of women with overall totals around five hundred votes difference.
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New York
Christian Advocate
Methodist Episcopal Church
104 Town on the Building Site in Beaver Falls Title Controversy
A Pittsburg telegraph report says Washington declined the site for the new Government building in Beaver Falls due to defective title tied to Harmony or Economite Society ownership. The piece traces the chain of ownership back to 1647 and notes fears that most local property may lack clear title, threatening hundreds of homeowners and a potential major dispute over the land’s ownership and future use.
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Distatch
Beaver
Washington, D. C
Pittsburg
John Reeves
Harmony Or Economite Society
Harmony Society
Beaver Falls
Washington
Economy Savings Institution
The
Hice
Gregg & Ormsby
James Patterson
Marquis T. G. Gould
James Crane
William Murphy
I. Juge Hice
Economites
Supreme Court
Speidle
Harmonites
Marquis T. C. Gould
Gould
Beaver County
Board of Elders
Eiders
R. L. Baker
Jacob Henrici
Jonathan Lenz
Baker
Woefel
Lenz
John Duss
Henrici
United States
Blaine All Right Again
Washington January 9 Secretary Bisine spent the forenoon at his residence with his private secretary and dispatched routine business. He has completely recovered from his recent attack of indigestion. He visited the State Department and the White House briefly this afternoon. Speaker Crisp continues to improve and dictated several letters this morning.
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WaAsn Hindon
D. C
Bisine
State Department
White House
Crisp
Gunning for Garza Two Skirmishes Capture Papers Report from Captains Hardie and McNeal
Galveston dispatch reports Captains Hardie and McNeal engaging Garza followers along the Rio Grande. Troops captured 20 horses and saddles, with arrests of several revolutionists and papers belonging to Garza’s band. Interviews detail efforts to scout and confront the movement near Carrizo Roma and Piedras Negras.
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Hardie
McNeal
Galveston
Frontier Battalion of Rangers
Third United States Cavalry
Havana
United States
Rio Grande
Garza
Clerical Party of
Mexico
Verin Piedras Negras
Escle Pass
Board of Trade
San Francisco
Washington
Francis Hardie
Third Cavalry
Solerone
Tex
Robert Haynes
Zapata County
Rando
Hanes
Fire destroys Missouri State University main building
The main building of the Missouri State University, including library housing 40,000 volumes, burned down tonight causing an estimated loss of 400,000 dollars. The fire started in the library above the chapel. most contents were lost, with only minimal salvage possible. Insurance totals 150,000. A board meeting Monday will decide on university continuity.
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Conumnia
State University of Missouri
Morday
New York and New England Railroad May Expand Pennsylvania Traffic
Rumor claims the New York and New England Railroad will route traffic via the Poughkeepsie Bridge system into Pennsylvania. Reports suggest control of the New Dutchess County Railroad and a Hopewell Junction connection with the Bridge road and an Erie link at Goshen. The Bridge Road may have contracted with the Erie to use tracks from Campbell Hall to Grey Court, fueling the speculation.
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Poughkeepsie
New York and New England Railroad
Poughkeepsie Bridge
Pennsylvania
New York and New England
New
Bridge Road
The
Erie
Campbell Hall
Grey Court
Hartman Manufacturing to Stay in Beaver Falls
Rumor says Hartman Manufacturing will not move its extensive plant from Beaver Falls to Hamilton Ontario. A company representative stated no plans to relocate the main plant, though a small Hamilton facility may be built with English capital to produce a specialized line of goods to dodge duties. The firm makes wire fences and wire mats.
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Braver Fats
Hartman Manufacturing Company
Hamilton
Ont
H. W. Hartman
Pittsburg
Beaver Falls
Grip Fatalities Rise in Boston Weekly Toll
Boston reports 539 deaths in the week ending noon today, up 21 from the prior week. Forty four deaths were solely due to the grip and twelve directly linked to it. Other causes include tuberculosis, cancer, old age, and alcoholism among remaining cases. nearly half the deaths are of persons over 60. Advertising urged in the Dispatch cent a word columns.
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Boston
Aarita
Quay Backers Gain as Brooks Defects from Henry
Philadelphia dispatch reports Internal Revenue Collector Brooks rejects Henry’s candidacy, declaring loyalty to President Harrison. He says he won’t shield department staff and notified Henry he cannot support him, signaling potential resignation or dismissal risk and a blow to Henry-Wanamaker bid in the Fifth District.
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Philadelphia
Harrison
Day
Internal Revenue
Brooks
Charles W. Henry
Harrison-Wanamaker
Henry
Brow
Mr. Henry
Foster
When Mills Was Angry Letter After Crisp Victory Discussion
A published letter from Braxton Mills to D. W. Phillips Austin Alderman, dated December 11, 1301, sparked talk in Wasutseron. It comments on Mills defeat, party unity, and Republican readings predicting revolt, while Mills supporters urge restraint and caution.
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Crisp
Wasnixcton
Mr. Mills
D. W. Phillips
Austin
Texas
WILL TRY FOR THE SENATE
ConshAsa Texas Jan 9 Roger Q Mills says he will seek the Senate if a called legislative session occurs He notes he has voted for free coinage but doubts it would solve national distress and warns that Eastern states would oppose it while many Texans see potential benefits He argues the issue is politically risky and could cost the party in the East without gains in the West
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ConshAsa
Tex
Roger Q. Mills
Senate
Congress
East
Texas
Two Democratic Delegates Named For National Convention
In Philadelphia on January 9 the two at large delegates to the National Convention were settled as William F. Harrity Secretary of the Commonwealth and William M. Gingerly proprietor of the Record. They align with Cleveland Pattison forces.
A Thousand Chinamen Laundries Guarding Border Smuggling Route
Colonel Wemple outlines routes used to smuggle Chinese into the United States. He notes the St. Catherines and Fort Erie path abandoned, with Ningars-on-the-Lake and Queenston Lewiston as alternative routes. He estimates around 1000 Chinese ready to cross, describes laundries and labor, and endorses a new deportation bill to deter smuggling by requiring evidence of citizenship beyond China.
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Canada
Wemple
Treasury
St. Catherines
Ft. Erie
Ningars-on-the-Lake
Ft. Niagara
Neenston
Ont
Lewiston
Toronto
Puget Sound
Erie
Niagara
China
Bold Murder Attempt in Crawfordsville Crime Shock
In Crawfordsville Indiana J Tracey a respected United Brethren member was shot as he walked home from a prayer meeting by a cloaked assailant who shouted Now for revenge Then fired three shots Tracey fell but reached his home to raise the alarm The attacker fled leaving Tracey wounded but alive with a chance of recovery reported if medical care holds
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Wea
State Department
Clile
Aurhow
Navy
Cvy
Crawfordsville, Isp
J. Tracey
United Brethren Church
Tracey
Z Sorences
Ctidec
Signe Rae
Lynchers Raid Jail Panic In St. Marys Knife Fight
A mob of about 30 masked men attempted to lynch Lem Gouldsberry, slayer of Peter Binder, at Marshall County Jail in St. Marys Kansas. Sheriff intervened, revolvers and keys found, explosion triggered confusion, shots fired but no injuries. The mob dispersed in panic amid unresolved threat of further trouble.
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St. Marys
Kan
Lem Gouldsberry
Peter Binder
Marshall County
Expec
Scraping Up a Miser's Money
John Higgs, son of Thomas Higgs, reported finding 45000 in cash hidden by his father, a long-known stingy farmer who died in Long Creek township. The family, digging through the 120 acre farm, uncovered the pile in a box inside the house. The old man paid for 40 acres with silver dollars stored away.
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John Higgs
Thomas Higgs
Long Creek
The Dispatch Directory Excerpt for To-Day's Issue
A fragmented table of contents from The Dispatch Directory outlines pages and sections. It lists news, social world, stage notes, fashion, estate notices, measurements, and amusements across pages 9 to 20 with various named contributors and topics such as Lincoln and Grant, George Hodges, Arthur Brisbane, Mark Twain, and Mary E. Wilkins.
Teed’s First Test Election in Economite Society
The Koreshan prophet Teed faces a crucial February 15 vote on admission to the Economite Society. Candidates include Silverstein, Ralph Kress, Turner, and their spouses, seen as Teed followers by Trustee Duss. A council-dominated governance fends off new members amid allegations of manipulation and factional struggle.
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Teed
Economite Society
Silverstein
Ralph Kress
Kress
Turner
Duss
Kauffmann
Bear Hill Log Cabin
Indiana Springs
Ind
Pittsburg
Mr. Kaufmann
Dass
Council of Nine
Silverfrien
Glass House
Friends of
Henrici
Laws
Father Henrici
Reanson
Council
Economites
Koreshan
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Tareee
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