Grangers push Taggart bid for Pennsylvania Senate
A flood of letters and petitions from Granges across rural Pennsylvania urges support for Austin L. Taggart of Montgomery County for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by J. D. Cameron. The movement, led by Grand Worthy Master Leonard H. Rhone, meets resistance from some Republicans and wary state legislators amid rumors of White House involvement and intra party tensions.
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
United States Senate
Austin L. Taggart
Montgomery County
J. D. Cameron
Cameron
Leonard H. Rhone
State Grange
Side Yaggart
Grange
Rhone
Taggart
Mr. Cameron
Washington
Tre Disravern
Harrison
Jaay
Don Cameron
Harrisburg
Feud Ties Harrison to Cameron Campaign History
A longtime dispute between Harrison and Cameron stems from Harrison’s senatorial days. An Indiana official suggests Harrison hopes Cameron’s defeat but doubts he would seek Quay’s help now as Cameron’s election seems secure. The source notes lingering personal resentments and political maneuvering.
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United States Senate
Thomas W. Cooper
Philadelphia
Cameron
Harrisburg
Walter Lyon
Pittsburg
United States
Harrison
Quay
Pennsylvania
Sach
Dick Quay
McCreary
Erie County
Grant
Arthur
Garfield
Indiana
Pennsylania
Tom Cooper
L. E. Storiel
State exhibitors weigh large Chicago World's Fair asks
Harrisburg reports two bills on Pennsylvania funding for a State exhibit at the Chicago World's Fair. Sen McCreary seeks 100000 for a five member commission, while Sen Logan proposes 50000 for a 15 member board. debates hinge on past state generosity and unmet expectations.
A New Enoch Arden. Two husbands pull straws for wife
In 1885 Tamaqua widow Margaret Williams Evans marries John Jenkins after her first husband William Evans disappears to Colorado. Letters stop, a Western death notice arrives, and the two men draw straws for custody. Jenkins loses. Evans resumes care of his family and leaves for the West.
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Wilkesbaree
Margaret Williams
Tamaqua
Schuylkill County
William Evans
Colorado
Wilkesbarre
Evans
Jenkins
Ivans
Wells Fargo 1890 precious metal output West of Missouri
The Wells Fargo annual report lists 1890 production in regions west of the Missouri River and British Columbia. Gold and silver totals are given for California Nevada Oregon Washington Idaho Montana Colorado Utah New Mexico Arizona Texas British Columbia and Mexico with figures for gold and silver in each area. Total values show gold and silver output across these territories and states.
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San Francisco
Wells, Fargo & Co
Missouri River
British Columbia
California
Nevada
Oregon
Washington
Ihahid
Montana
Colorado
Utah
New Mexico
Arizona
Texas
Mexico
Beaten Mormon Elders Ordered to Leave County
In Bioust county on Friday night two Mormon Elders, Ira Hicks and Arthur Ford, were badly beaten and ordered to leave the county by a masked mob. The pair had worked in the area for months and gained multiple converts before the assault.
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Ata
Bioust
Ira Hicks
Arthur Ford
Hicks
Ford
Beating of Mormon Missionaries Spurs County Outcry
Two Mormon elders were seized by a large party, beaten and tied to trees in the woods until bloody. Warnings to leave the county were ignored. The assailants threatened execution by hanging at 24 hours if found within the county. The wounded missionaries left for Utah. no other suspects identified.
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Utah
A TOGA FOR D B HILL IN ALBANY BUZZ
Albany rumors say Governor Hill will be elected United States Senator and accept the office. Speaker Sheehan and Edward Murphy Jr. publicly back the move while Hill stays noncommittal. Lieutenant Governor Jones hopes Hill remains in office as long as possible.
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Albany
Sheehan
Hill
Edward Murphy
Democratic Committee
United States
Executive Mansion
Murphy
Jones
Washington
Binghamton General, Farmer and Manufacturer
Sam
TRYING TO BURN A TOWN Incendiaries Plan Big Fire At Covington Neb
Sioux City reports armed police guard Covington Nebraska to halt incendiary plots after four fires late last night. Two houses burned, two saved, with kerosene and bore holes found in siding. Fire department responded twice as authorities seek motive and culprits.
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Sioux City
Covington
Neb
Missouri River
Ex Governor Thayer Believed Maniac In Lincoln Crisis
Ex governor Thayer aged near 75 has endured 80 hours in his quarters to block Gov Boyd and now suffers nervous prostration. Reports claim insanity but doctors and friends deny it and expect he will return to duties within a week.
Poison in her stomach shocks Richland Center
Miss Hose Zolosky, a Polish milliner, is under arrest for poisoning Miss Ella Mally after a tea party. The case links to Dr. Mitchell and his wife who died previously. Mally died after illness and a stomach analysis in Chicago showed traces of poison. The widow’s body is to be exhumed for further examination.
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Richland Center
Wis
Hose Zolosky
Ella Mally
Miss Zolosky
Dr. Mitchell
Miss Mary
Chicago
Miss Mally
Lottery Bond Swindle Victims Gather in Federal Building
Chicago readers report that the inspectors’ office housed victims of an alleged foreign lottery bond scam. Horner, the national general agent, is under arrest in New Orleans and to be extradited to Springfield, Illinois, where an indictment awaits.
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Chicago
Federal Building
Horner
New Oeles
Springfield
Sim
Extraordinary surgical skin graft by Knights Templar in Chicago
In Chicago 152 Knights Templar underwent a pioneering operation to graft skin from fellow templars to Sir Knight John Dickerson to treat a thigh cancer. The procedure used multiple self donated skin patches, with anesthesia minimal for Dickerson and most participants alert. The operation ended about 2 o'clock. ten days will reveal success or failure and possible full recovery.
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Chicaco
Knights Templar
John Dickerson
Dickerson
Fenger
Mr. Dickerson
Whisky Fueled Tragedy in Chattanooga Slays Banker
In Chattanooga on January 18, S M Fayette cashier of South Cha Savings Bank was shot and killed by his father in law Judge J A Warder city attorney. Warder was wounded twice and his daughter in law Mrs Fugette wounded in the thigh. Witnesses state Warder returned home drunk and shot seven times in the room of Mr and Mrs Fugette. Mrs Fayette clung to the dying Fugette as Warder fled to a neighbor for aid. Coroner's inquest records indicate Warder’s repeated intoxicated outbursts preceding the killings.
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Warder
United States
Middle District
Tennessee
Chattayooga
S. M. Fayette
South Cha Savings Bank
J. A. Warder
Chattanooga
Judge Warder
Fugette
Murder plot nets two in Lincoln scandal
A Lincoln barber Monday McFarland confessed to killing John Sheedy, a wealthy gambler, claiming Mrs. Sheedy hired him for twenty thousand dollars. Mrs. Sheedy and her supposed lover Harry Waistrom were arrested. authorities seek poison evidence as a coroner tests the victim's stomach.
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Lincoln, Neb
Monday McFarland
John Sheedy
McFarland
Mr. Sheedy
Dennis Sheedy
Colorado National Bank
Pat Sheedy
Chicago
Dr Bell Visits Deaf Education Institutions in New York
Telegram from Rochester reports Dr Alexander Graham Bell, in ill health but now visiting Western New York Institution for Deaf Mutes and planning inspections of seven state schools. He vows to compare teaching methods and advance mute education, while speculation swirls about his fortune and support for his wife. He heads the American Association to Promote the Teaching of Speech to the Deaf, meeting in New York soon.
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Rochester
N. Y
Alexander Graham Bell
Canada
T'Pight
New York
Bell
American Association
Demarest to Vote in Senate Ballot Amid Expulsion Threat
Albany January 18 Demarest of Rockland County states he will vote for the U S Senator on Tuesday and Wednesday though he may skip the Democratic caucus. He denies publicity and hints at resignation to prove his election. Republicans plan a resolution to expel him. Assemblyman Nolan's typhoid scare may keep him from joint session but he hopes to vote.
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Albany
Demarest
Rockland County
Assembly
United States
Nolan
Fight Aboard Minnie Reunites Long-Separated Brothers
A Friday melee on the steamer Minnie ends with Howard Simpson, a colored deckhand, saving an elder man from being tossed overboard. The brothers, long separated since the Civil War era, discover their kinship during a chaotic rescue and reunite with their mother near Vanceburg, while visiting from Manchester.
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Pepecial
Portsmouth
Minnie
Buena Vista
Howard Simpson
Manchester
Simpson
Vanceburg
Bishop Engels Assigns Lands to Creditors
Jesse Engels a Bishop of the United Brethren Church and large landowner has made an assignment. Liabilities reach about 4000 with assets near half that amount. Creditors are mainly church members in Pennsylvania and Kansas.
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The
United Brethren, Church
Hore
Kax
Jesse Engels
United Brethren Church
Pennsylvania
Kansas
Knights of Labor Faces Internal Scrutiny Over Finances
Philadelphia report on January 18 describes Henry A. Allen and others arriving to audit Knights of Labor Michigan and D A 68 leaders, with aides. The push by “kickers” aims to expose deficits, loans, and political entanglements, signaling a looming crisis and potential headquarters sale.
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Philadelphia
Henry A. Allen
Knights of Labor of
Michigan
Joseph D. Mansion
Troy
D. A
T. T. Drury
Rutland
Thomas Neashaw
F. ©. Will
MacQueary Urgency in Episcopal Purge Debate
A dispatch reports Father Ignatius at Lennox Lyceum attacking MacQueary and accusing unbelief within the Episcopal Church. The speaker urges expulsion of dissenters, linking Heber Newton to MacQueary's views and urging bishops to purge alleged poison from Christian waters.
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New York
Lennox Lyceum
Father Ignatius
Cooper Union
MacQueary
Heber Newton
Potter
Dr. Newton
Mr. MacQueary
Bon Newton
Clergy Row Sparks Call for Church Inquiry
A speaker insists Dr. Newton must go and urges petitioning the Bishop if distrust in a merchant’s conduct proves true. The dispute centers on church membership and whether a non believer should remain in the Christian church.
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MacQueary
Newton
New York
All of All Saints
Senate Elections Bill Faces Closure Rule in Week Ahead
The elections bill is set to return to the Senate as unfinished business with Senator Aldrich planning to call up a resolution Tuesday. Democrats aim to delay action while the closure rule looms, and House events may hinge on Senate moves this week. Director Leech to testify on silver inflation effects Wednesday.
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Aldrich
House
Washington
Senate
Leech
Mint
Tragic Kiowa School Tragedy Near Wichita Agency
At Kiowa Indian School in Wichita Agency Oklahoma a Kiowa pupil was punished for misconduct prompting two companions to run away. Three boys aged about 10 to 13 were found frozen to death after a snowstorm, as the principal fled, and angry agency Indians threaten to burn the school and punish the head.
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Kingfisher
Okla
Wichita Agency
Wichita
Secality
Anadarko
Memphis Real Estate Agent Arrested After Fleeing
Sheriff A J McLendon returned from San Antonio with John Cross a Memphis real estate agent. He fled Memphis last May after victimizing leaks and individuals to the extent of 30000 dollars. He is jailed under Judge Dubose orders restricting access. Indictments for forgery are cited with possible dramatic developments at trial.
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Memphis
A. J. McLendon
San Antonio
Tex
John 8. Cross
Dubose
Criminal Court
Saloonkeepers sued in crusade against liquor sales
Mrs. Kate Peyterson files a $5,000 suit against Charles Nagel John Burns and William Worley for selling liquor to her husband who fell and broke his collar bone. She seeks an injunction against the buildings. Similar suits planned against 49 others after 32 keepers recently indicted.
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Ebonue
Kate Peyterson
Charles Nagel
John Burns
William Worley
A River of Oil in Flames Near Farmington
A pipeline from the Eureka field ruptured near Farmington causing a torrent of oil to flood Buffalo creek. The fire started late this afternoon between Farmington and Barrackville and the Maryland and Ohio river turnpike bridge at Pine Grove has been destroyed. Crews work to extinguish the blaze and assess damage.
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Eureka Field
Manaoington
Buffalo Creek
Farmington
Barrackville
Maryland and Ohio River Turnpike
Pine Gro
Ex President of Gatesville Bank Missing Amid Short Accounts
Waco Texas January 18 reports that J Mings former president of the National Bank of Gatesville is short in his accounts. J P Roby newly elected president arrived to work with bank correspondents to straighten finances. The Oklahoma Lumber Company failure implicated the bank for a large sum and Mings has disappeared and cannot be found.
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Waco, Tex
J. Mings
National Bank of
Gatesville
J.P. Roby
Oklahoma Lumber Company
Mings
Painter shot by watchman after assault in Sioux Curry
Louis Long, a drunken painter, was shot through the heart by watchman William Walters after Long assaulted him during a midnight confrontation. Walters surrendered to police immediately following the shooting in Sioux Curry, Iowa.
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Sioux Curry
Louis Long
William Walters
Long
Walters
Inauguration Visit By Pittsburg Republicans
Prominent Pittsburg Republicans led by Sheriff Mc Cleery RB. H. Lindsey arrive for the inauguration events. Local observers noted their presence among visiting dignitaries.
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Hal Brissree
Sheriff McCleery
H. Lindsey
Pittsburg
Two Girls Die as Gas Explosion Levels Hotel
A gas leak at the Hotel Marvin in Findlay causes a blast just before 2 pm, killing two dining room girls and injuring a dozen staff. The blast wrecked the hotel, damaged windows, and left owner William Marvin and several workers severely hurt or hospitalized. Insurance estimates place losses at about 25,000 for the building and 10,000 for furniture, with uncertainty over insurance recovery due to the explosion rather than fire.
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Findlay
Janu
Hotel
Marvin
William Marvin
Kate Rooney
Frank Poundstone
Mr. Marvin
Albert French
Ran Adrena
Charles Graves
Philip Weil
Jack Cahill
Wichita Jail Plot Foiled by Sheriff and Jailer
Sedgwick county Sheriff and jailer thwart a planned mass jailbreak involving four inmates including three Oklahoma murderers. Investigators found keys, saws, and a large revolver tied to a prisoner. Outside accomplices J W Hart of Oklahoma City and Morreys of Arkansas City were arrested after a cooperator from the torrent larceny case provided names and a letter detailing the escape sketch.
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Wichita
Sedgwick County
Oklahoma
J. W. Hart
Oklahoma City
S Morreys
Arkansas City
Murder at Boone County Poor Farm Ends in Death
In Boone County Lebanon on January 15 an elderly inmate George Wharburton, 70, was beaten to death by Sam Beecham, also known as Sam Curtis. Beecham confessed striking him three times with a cane after dispute, fracturing the old man's skull. Beecham, 45, resisted arrest at the scene and was jailed. Wharburton leaves several children and had been a once well to do farmer now impoverished.
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Habrisburg
Pennsylvania
Chicago
McCreary
Erie
Eben Brewer
Logan
Crawford County
Massachusetts
Kansas
Ohio
New York
Connecticut
New Jersey
World's Fair Commission
D. A
Order
Frederick Turner
Charles H. Litehman
Net General Assembly
Turner
Litebman
Kickers
Powderly
Hayes
John Davy
General Executive Board
James Campbell
Campbell
Dadede
Bottie Blowers’ Association
Ox-Board
Laks Seamen's Union
General Assembly
Barry
Lebanon
Lrp
Boone County
George Wharburton
Sam Beecham
Sam Curtis
Beecham
Miller
Wharburton
Zionsville
Blaze in Horton Kansas Destroys Main Street Bank and Stores
A massive Horton fire destroyed all east side Main Street buildings from Front to Vera and several on East Front. The Bank of Horton at $50,000, Sanker Block, Deutsch Brothers, Craig Bros. & Co., C. B. Sattler and Hemphill stores suffered major losses totaling about $200,000. All were insured. cause unknown and water pressure hindered firefighting.
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Hoboys
Kax
Horton
Main Street
Front Street
Vera Street
East Front Street
Bank of Horton
Sanker
Deutsch Brothers
Craig Bros
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Austin J. Taggart
Enoch Arden
No. 2
Alabama
Toga
D. B. Hill
Binghamton
Thayer A Maniac
Nebraska
Chicago Hospital
Sir Kethy Smith
Plattenburg
Mr. Smith
Engels
Knights of Labor
Ignatius
J. & Cross
Mannington
Texas National Bank
Katie Walters
Ella Johnson
Blaze
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