Dark Hordes Fight Over Blaine Candidacy Signals
The article outlines a brewing struggle inside the Republican camp five months before the Minneapolis convention. It reports Blaine’s silence on a possible bid and the push by Harrison and allies to force a public declaration of his intentions, with rivals waiting to define strategies if Blaine stays out or runs.
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Philadelphia
Delecates
Harrison
Hlaine
Mer. Harrison
Blaine
Minneapolis
Mr. Blaine
Chilean Rule Debates and Imminent War Talk
The piece describes unresolved disputes over the new House rules led by Crisp and the New Rules group, including quorum issues to curb filibustering. It notes anticipated Chilean–US talks in Congress, cautious war preparations, and a sensational maze of cables involving Minister Egan and President Montt about a perceived imminent Chilean revolution.
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Crisp
Committee On Rules
House
Reed
Gonar
United States
Congress
Senate
Chile
State Department
Egan
Balmacedans
Minister Montt
President Montt
San- 1
Enis
Tessen
Strein
Society Reporter
Baltimore
aristocretic — _ pues
Washington
Lightsee
Blaine likely to accept if unanimous asks, says Alger
Detroit January 17 General R A Alger, back from Washington, says Blaine would be glad to be relieved but would accept the presidential nomination if the Minneapolis convention demanded it. He argues for arbitration with Chile to avoid war and notes a stronger navy as a war scare outcome.
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Blaine
Bleine
Alger
Cullom
Detroit
Trimme
R. A. Alger
Washington
Minneapolis
United States
Chile
Disconsolate Drummer Tries to Die in Hoboken Hotel
Arthur B. Hintze, 25, of Hoboken, attempted suicide by inhaling gas in a Smith & McNeil's hotel room after registering as James White of Easton, Pa. He spent hours in the hotel, his efforts failing despite strenuous rescue attempts.
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New York
Arthur B. Hintze
Hoboken
Hintze
Smith & McNeil's
James White
Easton
Tragic Gas Ordeal Ends With Rescue Near Room 374
A salesman, recently unemployed, was found unconscious in a hotel room on the top floor after gas escaped from a burner. A ten foot rubber tube connected to the burner ran into his mouth, fastened by a wire and ring. He was brought to Chambers Street Hospital and listed in fair condition. His wife had died a few months prior.
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Tony Cauce
Hintze
Chambers Street Hospital
Crusade Against Guttenberg Race Track Gains Backing
New York reports details a renewed Hudson County effort to close Guttenberg track gambling. The Hudson County Law and Order League now has Board of Control backing and money, with ex Governor Bedle, ex Judge Blair, and Otto Crouse as counsel. Clergy and leaders vow daily arrests to press the crackdown, amid threats from bookmakers and a pending new raid.
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New York
Hudson County Law and Order League
Guttenberg
Board of Control
Bedle
Blair
Otto Crouse
Reid
Ohio farmer shoots teacher in backwoods assault
In Darke county Ohio a farmer, Parwer Clark, fired buckshot at Henry Crooks the Black Creek school teacher as he rode in a sleigh with a woman. Buckshot pierced Crooks coat and arm. the horse bolted, and Clark was bound over in jail for shooting with intent to kill.
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Ohio
Steign
Springfield
Hoosier
Black Creek
Darke County
Henry Crooks
Crooks
Charles
Parwer Clark
Miss Enright
Clark
Knife Stabbing Ends in Death at Lenoxdale
In Lenoxdale near Pittsfield a stabbing Friday night left Louis Lussier dead after living 24 hours with a knife blade in his heart. Charles Edward Adams, a colored man, was jailed in Pittsfield. A dispute during a boxing altercation led to the fatal wound as Elmwood Hall hosted a mixed crowd of attendees.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Lenoxdale
Here
Louis Lussier
Charles Edward Adams
Elmwood Hall
Lussier
Wards
Soen
Iowa Seeks Curative Law Over Street Grading Assessments
A Cedar Rapids man sues Sioux City seeking an injunction to stop the city from collecting street grading assessments, claiming the method violates the state constitution on special legislation. If successful, refunds could reach about $1,000,000, risking many leading interests in Iowa.
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Siocx
Iowa
District Court
George B. Owen
Cedar Rapids
Owen
Sioux City
Chicago Dressmaker Dies in Unusual Suicide on Ice
In Cxricaco on the lake ice Mrs. Mary Simpson a fashionable dressmaker ended her life by removing all her clothing and lying down on the ice late Saturday night. Her body was found this morning near the shore.
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Cxricaco
Mary Simpson
Diplomatic Row Over Yorktown Refugees Sparks Washington Outrage
Secretary Tracy condemns the Chilean Foreign Affairs Minister for changing plans to remove Balmacedist refugees from the Yorktown at Valparaiso. Officials in Washington call the move an insult to the United States and discuss landing options in Peru while awaiting further instructions from Commander Evans.
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Washington, D. C
Tracy
Evans
United States
Yorktown
Valparaiso
Chile
Egan
Valllanaigo
Oxtie
Evana
Sam
Senor Pereira
Washington
Navy Department
Kura
Goa
Valiso
Boston
Callao
Peru
Eut
Blaine
Montt
Tragic Ending In Syracuse Domestic Case Sees Four Orphans
A woman spoke briefly then lapsed into a stupor and died after a shooting panic. Mrs. Stender plans to move the body to Albany and place it beside Charles 8. Quackenbush, who killed himself after the act. The four children will live with Mrs. Stender in Syracuse and may inherit a sizable estate.
Vaccination Fatal Case Puzzles New York Doctors
Frances Aston, 17, died after vaccination in 1885 and after years of growing pain and ulcerous eruptions. Doctors remained puzzled as her limbs stiffened and she withered to a skeleton weighing about 40 pounds. Her father cited a physician statement linking death to the vaccine.
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New York
Frances Aston
Edna
Frances
Halton
Bellevue
Dr. Walters
Walters
New York Slasher Dowd Nabbed After German Victim Attacks
In a dramatic arrest, the so called Jack the Slasher was captured in Manhattan after a spree of brutal razor attacks on men, all said to resemble a German assailant who allegedly harmed the slasher’s mother. Police in plain clothes tracked him for days and recovered a razor linked to Carson’s murder.
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Oak Street
Jack
James Street
O'Connor
Carson
Glohambers Street Hospital
Inspector Byrnes
Captain McLaughlin
Chambers Street Hospital
Bellevuence
Byrnes
Eleventh Precinct
Fourth Ward
Seaman
Chambers Street
Oak
James
Masterson
No. 86
Miller
Ki Carson
New Chambers Street
Beltzhoover Predicts Wright for State Chairman in Pa
Carlisle Pa January 17 Special Congressman F E Beltzhoover replies on the state chairmanship contest predicting J Marshall Wright will win by a large majority He also weighs Harritys election to the National Committee and Brices decision value noting strong support for the states central committee filling the vacancies and referencing Brice Eisner correspondence
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Carlisle
F. E. Beltshoever
J. Marshall Wright
Harrity
National Committee
Brice
Brice’s Decision Be Sustained?” “Mr. Brice
State Central Committee
New York
Ochlrichs
Eisner
The Fair Appropriation
Director General Davis says the Legislative Committee acts in line with the National Board of Commissioners. He notes the panel is not opposed to the loan but only to pursue a loan interest without a formal recommendation. He regards sending the appropriation to Congress without a committee recommendation as logical and not a barrier.
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Chicago
Davis
World's Fair
Legislative Committee
National Board of Commissioners
Cushing Fitting Out At Brooklyn Navy Yard
The torpedo boat Cushing arrived at the Brooklyn Navy Yard from Newport and is to be fitted with torpedoes for possible action in case of war with Chile. Lieutenant Winslow stated the navy is in good condition to squelch any Chilean threat.
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New York
Cushing
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Newport
Winslow
Brooklyn
Chile
Robbery Arrest Amid Woman's Shotgun Standoff
John Henry, keeper of a Trout Lake Champion dance house, was arrested for robbery after two officers were confronted at his ranch by a woman with a shotgun who forced them to retreat. Henry was found fleeing through a window. a local paper links him to the January 5 murder of paymaster John Gleason.
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Ishpeming
Mica
Champion
John Henry
Trout Lake
Henry
John Gleason
Botkin Stands Firm in War-Torn District
Kansas judge Botkin refuses to resign from a district long riven by conflict. He plans a temporary absence and a compromise to keep peace for the rest of the term, allowing the bar to appoint a pro tempore judge while he remains ready to return.
Grover Cleveland Plans Gunnng and Fishing Trip
Grover Cleveland passed through Atlanta on January 17 en route to Joseph Jefferson's plantation in Tulane for a week of gunning and fishing.
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Atlanta
Grover Cleveland
Joseph Jefferson
Tulane
Firemen's Insurance Co. of Dayton Quits. Merges Into National Fire
The Firemen's Insurance Company of Dayton announces retirement and transfers all policies and goodwill to the National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford Conn. Firemen's has cash capital of 250000 dollars. Samuel Craighead serves as President.
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Buckeye Insurance Company
Daytonr
Firemen's Insurance Company
Dayton
National Fire Insurance Company
Hartford
Mes Quackenbush Succumbs After Filicide Attempt
Mrs Annie Quackenbush died at 3 o'clock after being shot by her husband Charles Quackenbush on January 8. She endured eight days with a brain wound and never fully regained consciousness. Mrs L Stender of Syracuse, the sister-in-law, stayed by the bedside through her final hours.
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New York
Annie Quackenbush
Charles & Quackenbush
L. Stender
Syracuse
Keeley Institute to Open in Madisonville Ohio
Cincinnati January 17 The second Keeley institute in Ohio for treating inebriates by the Dwight method will open tomorrow at Madisonville a Cincinnati suburb.
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Cincinnati
Keeley Institute
Ohio
Dwight, Ill
Madisonville
Sixteen Injured in Capiz Sled Collision
Two bob sleds racing at 30 miles an hour collided at night in Capiz. Sixteen youths were injured, with serious injuries reported among riders.
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Capiz
Spetalj
Youngs
Unclear War Yard Growth Cites 1600 Workers in Rosa Hale Yard
Norfolk Virginia reports over 1600 men employed at the new yard. The mood around the Rosa Hale and related down time appears unsettled as work proceeds and conditions evolve.
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Norfolk
Severe Kansas snowstorm chills plains to freezing night
Dispatches report a springlike day in Kansas giving way to a heavy snowstorm by afternoon. By 9 PM the thermometer showed 8 below zero as north winds whipped drifting snow and delayed railway traffic. The storm's severity and hard packed drifts worsened travel conditions across the state.
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Kansas
No Fighting at Coal Creek After Alarm From Shooting
Reported clash at Coal Creek last night proved unfounded as miners on the mountain fired into the air causing an operator to issue a warning that an attack was imminent. No fighting occurred and authorities noted the alarm originated from the aerial gunfire near the camp.
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Knoxville
Tony
Coal Creek
Pension reform sparks clash with Grand Army in Washington
The Society of Loyal Volunteers forms to purge pension rolls amid alleged frauds and sweeping recent laws. The Grand Army of the Republic opposes the movement, while insiders note diminished pension claims due to exam procedures and attorney leverage slowing case progress. Convention City boom builds as Democrats prepare for the next National Convention with several cities bidding.
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Wasu Hixetos
Society of Loyal Volunteers
Grand Army of the Republica Ton
Grand Army of the Republic
Corporal Tanner
G. A. BR
Washington
DisPatce
Watts
Convention City
Arlington Hotel
Willard’s
St. Paul
Milwaukee
New York
Detroit
Lee
Minneapolis
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