Germans Fire On American Flag In Samoa Crisis Stir
A Samoa report alleges German ships Adler Olga and Eber attacked Mataafa forces, tore down the U S flag, burned American houses, and took citizens prisoner. U S Consul Blacklock protested as German actions endangered American lives and property amid mounting tensions.
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Samoa
United States
Germany
Bayard
Tamasese
Mataafa
Arta
Adler
Olga
Eber
Fritz
Apia Harbor
King Matsafa
Lautoona
Lantunado
Marshall Islands
Malictos
Africa
Blacklock
Apia
Salusfata
John C. Klein
Maufagatele
Matassa
Tamasere A
Latongo
Mullan
Knappe
Matanfa
Matafagatele
Hamilton
Consul Blacklock
Mutaafa
Charles Brown
Brown
Tamaseses
Mataaia
Cailedrant
Standard Oil Buys Land at 150 An Acre in Bellaire
The Standard Oil Company shows strong faith in the Glencoe oil fund by paying 150 an acre for all nearby land. Capitalists from Washington, Pa. hoard leases are present but less bold. Pittsburgh scouts visited the well but were bounced.
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Bellaire
Standard Oil Company
Glencoe
Washington, Pa
Standard
Pittsburg
Penitent Parisian Dies in Poverty Near Baltimore
Madame Peynaud known as Madame Guinaud in Paris died in a small hut near Catonsville Baltimore County after eight years of seclusion. She once swindled wealthy clients by selling a beauty remedy, then confessed in church to a priest who urged penance. She spent her days in prayer in the Catonsville area.
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Baltimore
Digpatce
Madame Peynaud
Paris
Madame Guinaud
Catonsville
Baltimore County
Miss Nichols
Corrigan Decree Sparks McGlynn Followers Defiance
A New York dispatch reports Archbishop Corrigan directing Catholic priests to deny absolution to attendees of Anti Poverty Society meetings. McGlynn supporters defend him, viewing the move as a public scandal yet not deterring their loyalty, with few deserters expected.
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McGlynn
New Yor
Corrigan
Anti-Poverty Society
Holy See
Dispatch
McGlynnites
Archbishop Corrigan
Reid
Dr. McGlynn
Tom
McGuire
Archbishop
Electric Cipher Telegram Signals Sugar Quicksand Case
A Detroit telegram reports a ciphered sugar refining paper claimed by President Cotterill. Cotterill calls the scheme a fraud, while Robertson remains cautious yet notes cipher news. Mrs. Friend and the Howards allegedly were in Windsor, with arrests planned. Robertson doubts revived value of shares.
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New York
Detroit
Cotterill
Robertson
Michigan
Friends
The
Howards
Babcock to Choose Bride by Competitive Exam
J L Babcock of Michigan, who stands to inherit 500000 from his uncle if he marries within five years of the uncle's death, will select a wife via a committee run competitive examination after receiving numerous letters from hopeful maids. Letters are filed for later inspection on health, looks, age, and disposition. A Cincinnati beauty suggested marrying in Ann Arbor, and a Boston publisher offered money for a photo that Babcock declined.
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Axs
Mich
J. L. Babcock
Cincinnati
Babcock
Ann Arbor
Boston
Eloped With The Driver The Stage Heir Runaway Pair
Herbert Gilman longtime stage driver from Le Raysville and Miss May Sibley daughter of Samuel Sibley vanished together after taking a west bound train on the Delaware and Lackawanna Railroad. No word since.
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Pam
the Dispatch
le Rayssvi LyLe
Herbert Gilman
Owego
Miss May Sibley
Samuel Sibley
Gilman
Miss May
Miss Sibley
Delaware and Luackawanna
Passionate tale of Florence Haffa and Williams affair
Florence E Haffa, daughter of the late Judge Haffa, is confined to an almshouse insane ward after a dispute with Dr Charles N Williams son of Chief Justice Williams. She claims he promised to marry her, while he denies the vow and sought police help to remove her from his doorway. Her mother supports the claim of broken promises.
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Williams
Philadelphia
Florence E. Haffa
Almshouse
Charles N. Williams
Twenty-fifth Street
Columbia Avenue
Dr. Williams
Miss Haffa
Judge Haffa
Federal Court
Vicksburg
Twenty
Brown
Orris Street
Captain Brown
Lieutenant Lyons
Atlanta Sails for Cape Haytien then Aspinwall
The Atlanta will sail from Port Hayes tion this morning for Cape Haytien and then Aspinwall. Admiral Bancroft Gheradi announced the plan at sunset. The ship, with 286 crew, is to have all officers aboard by 10 tonight. Captain J A Howell leads the vessel as crews prepare for departure amid farewells from sweethearts and wives.
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Port Haytion
Aspinwall
New York
Bancroft Gheradi
Atlanta
Conden
J. A. Howell
Cape Haytien
Panama Canal
A. R. Conden
N. B. Niles
G. A. Cahoun
G. H. Peters
Knapp
A. L. Ley
F. M. Poyer
J. P. Kelly
Edwin Putnam
M. G. Drennan
Morris
Robertson, Hubbard, Miller, Crose
Franklin, Reid and Morgan
Anter Craig
Gunner F. Messinger
A. ©. Chester
Boston Firms Fail. Creditors to Take Forty Cents
Boston creditors of two firms reach 40 cent settlements after failures. Bellows Falls Brewing Company at 63 Haverhill street and Walpole brewery in New Hampshire show liabilities around £94,000 and $36,000 respectively, with nominal assets near $200,000 and $36,000. both creditors agree to 40 cents. Alvah Walker & Co. on Clinton street also fail with $36,000 liabilities and accept 40 cents.
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Boston
Bellows Falls Brewing Company
Haverhill Street
Walpole
N. H
Alvab, Walker & Co
Clinton Street
Tragic derailment claims Michigan lieutenant governor
An eastbound Northwestern Railroad passenger coach derailed after a rear truck broke near Elmwood Michigan, killing Lieutenant Governor John A. McDonald 62 and William Corcoran of Escanaba and H A Tuttle of Cleveland. Wounded include Mrs Beaser Mrs McClure Mrs E P Foster and Conductor B Armstrong. A special train will move the dead to Escanaba and a proclamation will be issued Monday.
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Manquettz
Mich
Northwestern Railroad
Elmwood
Watersmeet
John A. McDonald
Michigan
William Corcoran
Escanaba
H. A. Tuttle
Cleveland
Percy Beaser
Ashland
Wis
McClure
E. P. Foster
Iron Mountain
B. Armstrong
C. ©. Davidson
Commonwealth
McDonald, Tuttle
Corcoran
McDonald
Vercoran
Tuttle
Lake Superior
Marquette
Menominee
Gogebic
Luce
Miss Coffin Creates Scene in Court Over Love
Miss Harriet B. Coffin shouted Kyrle Bellew’s name in police court after threatening to shoot him. She opposed the officer, jabbed a keeper with a hat pin, and was deemed insane with monomania. Her mother and friends sought private asylum. Coffin was placed in ward 89 of the insane pavilion, likely to be moved Monday.
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Bellew
New York
Harriet B. Coffin
Kyrle Bellew
Mr. Bellew
Miss Coffin
Commissioners of Charities and Correction
Stewart Douglass
M. D. Field
Bernhardt the Younger Draws Paris Swell Crowd
A New York telegram reports Maurice Bernhardt, recently back from Paris, has risen to the top tier of Parisian society. His mother provides $1,200 weekly, and he spends it lavishly, strolling the boulevard in London fashion with a top stable of horses while he remains largely unwelcomed in society. His wife has a claim to a title, yet he appears content and affluent.
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New York
Paris
Maurice Bernhardt
Maurice
Bois
America
England
Boulevard Capucines
London
Mrs Rikert Finds Body of Reichert in Cellar
Mrs Catharine Rikert of 105 Orchard Street discovered the nakedly hung body of Emil Reichert a 54 year old shoemaker in the cellar while fetching coal. Police indicate the suicide was likely tied to grief over a spouse's death.
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Felix Reichert
the Dispatch
New Yorks
Catharine Rikert
Orchard Street
Emil Reichert
Theheer
Demoralizing example cited in library construction scandal
Washington January 19. A House committee report on library building work denounces extravagant spending by many men with high positions. The waste is described as highly demoralizing, especially since it occurred within sight of the Capitol under supervision of prominent officials.
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Washington
House
Congress
Bloody murder in Chartiers boarding house tragedy
A man cuts another's head from his body with a butcher knife in a Cork's Run boarding house near Chartiers. Thomas Hollowell wielded the weapon after quarrel and drunken talk with Adam Slater, witnessed by Joseph Golden and others. Hollowell and Slater are jailed. Mrs. Golden and four others traveling to the city as witnesses. Local officials described the scene as a grim homicide with a chilling escape from the crime.
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Adam Slater
Thomas Hollowell
Cork's Run
Golden
Slater
Chartiers
River Road
Cook’s Run
Chartiers Township
Mrs. Golden
Hollowell
Squire
Squire Bryan
Long & Co
Chris. Steinmiller
Elisham
U P
Joseph Golden
Joseph Rolleson
John Cochrane
Steenemiller
Is It A Bunko Bureau One Man Who Got More Mall Than Any Firm in Canton
Special Telegram to the Dispatch reports in Canton that the Traveler's Bureau advertised employment for traveling salesmen in many firms. Post office inspectors traced the scheme to D. R. Roache of Hampden Watch Works, who sent circulars requesting a $3 remittance as a good faith guarantee.
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Canton
Dispatch
Cantor
Traveler’s Bureau
D. R. Roache
Hampden Watch Works
Post Office Department
Harrison departs for Terre Haute amid farm visits and horse talk
SPECIAL TELEGRAM: General Harrison begins a day of leisure with a trip to Terre Haute to visit W. B. McKeen and Captain Boyes. The party tours Edgewood stables and inspects stock, with discussions of a White House team and possible staff for the next administration. A deaf mute from Cleveland, Rev A W Mann, stops by but his visit is not political.
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Leet
Dispatut
Indianapolis
Harrison
McKeen
Terre Haute
Kitenen
Martindale
Mose McLain
Peor
White House
Seal Browns
Clevelands
General Harrison
Albert Hawking
Rutherford B. Hayes
Cleveland
A. W. Mann
Mysterious Prisoner Linked to Large Embezzlement Case
A New York telegram reports a prisoner named Wyatt or Wysth held on embezzlement charges. The alleged amount ranges from under 100000 to about 165000 dollars, tied to W. S. Lawson & Co. Victims seek settlement, and the firm reportedly does not press the case. Detective Mangin declined details. An embezzler’s name and fate remain unsettled.
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New York
D. Morgan Hildreth
W. S. Lawson & Co
Exchange Place
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
Wyatt
Wysth
Mangin
Wyath
Irving
W. 8
Lawson & Co
Robbed and Bankrupt
Special telegram from New York reports the failure of C Rossway and Son jewelers at Maiden Lane after the senior partner allegedly lost or was robbed of loose diamonds valued between ten and twenty thousand dollars. The missing satchel on a Third Avenue elevated train and the delay in notifying authorities are cited as triggers for the collapse. Creditors claim the loss was recently disclosed to them.
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New York
C. Rosswey & Son
Maiden Lane
Rosswag
Third Avenue
Movable Dams on Ohio River Deemed Too Costly
The Secretary of War reports to Congress on Ohio River navigation improvements through movable dams. Colonel Merritt notes four extra dams would delay coal from reaching Cincinnati by one to three months and boost annual coal capacity by about 25.97 million bushels worth $1.82 million, but the project would cost $3.6 million.
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Washington
Secretary of War
House
Ohio River
Merritt
Engineer Corps
Cincinnati
Mrs Ward Denies Visit To America
New York reports quote Mrs Humphrey Ward author of Robert Elsmere saying there is no truth to rumors of an American visit. She explains she cannot travel due to ongoing work on a new religious novel and asks American papers to contradict the claims.
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New York
Humphrey Ward
Robert Elsmere
London
A Mad Act Delays Train In Bridgeport Collision
Special telegram from Bellaire Ohio reports a tramp pulled a yard engine throttle at Bridgeport on the C L & W road then fled. The locomotive ran to Belleair and collided with box cars causing injury and wrecks though no one was seriously hurt.
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Bellaire
Bridgeport
Iron Horse
Pennsylvania Power Players Turn Toward Quay Rivalries
Harrisburg and Washington staff reports say Senator Quay dominates Pennsylvania politics and mediates between rival Cassie Magee and Governor Beaver ally Cameron. The piece notes Cameron seeks Quay support to return to the U S Senate, Beaver’s tentative backing, and mentions Barker Bayne Hastings and other potential contenders amid shifting loyalties.
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Drs
Harrisburg
Washington
Quay
C. L. Magee
Pennsylvania
Cameron
Beaver
United States Senate
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Mullen
Partners
Sugar Company
Florence Haffa
David
Root
Florence
Walnut
Thirtythird Street
Young Williams
Boston Firma
Troy
Bunko Bureau
Tort Haute
Robert Elsmer
Quy
Magee
Matthew Stanley
Governor Beaver
Don Cameron
Him
Mr. Quay
Gas City
Stanley
Chris Magee
Mr. Magee
J. Donald Cameron
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
General Beaver
Pattison
Wharton Barker
Thomas M. Bayne
Allegheny
Delamater
Meadville
Hastings
Chicago
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