May Surprise Quay and Barker in Politics
Wharton Barker predicts an independent Republican bolt against Senator Quay if he nominates a governor candidate. The piece notes past reform clashes, hints at a 1882 parallel, and discusses independents Lee Emery Phillips and Barker planning a conference. Democratic effort is shown by tax receipts purchase, signaling unity.
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Wharton Barker
Senator Quay
Pabila Adelphia
Pennsylvania
Quay
J. W. Lee
Venango County
Barker
Harrison
White House
General Beaver
Beaver
Cameron
John Stewart
Republican Party
Qosy
Pattison
Edit
Lee
Emery
Phillips
Senator McAleer
Ee Harrity
Dallas Sanders
Maurice Barrymore Arrested After Lambs Club Walk
New York report says Maurice Barrymore, with Guy Thomas and Colonel Alirend, blocked a curb on Thirtieth Street near Broadway after leaving the Lambs Club. He was arrested for disorderly conduct following testimony from friends and a police officer's report.
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New York
Maurice Barrymore
The
Lambs’ Club
Thirtieth Street
Broadway
Guy Thomas
Alirend
Adams
Barrymore
Sation
White Dia
Verdict in Cammerer suit verdict on Sunday in New York court
In Judge Ingraham's court a sealed verdict awarded Caroline J. Cammerer $12,000 damages for breach of promise against Clemens Muller. The case drew a Sunday crowd. Cammerer was absent due to illness and lawyer Mr. Lewis spoke for her. Col Ingersoll and Mrs. Richter attended as Muller faced the verdict, which prompted criticism from her side and plans to appeal to higher court. The jury initially stood 8 to 4 for Cammerer, then settled on the amount after deliberation.
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New York
Judge Ingraham
Ion Caroline J. Cammerer
Clemens Muller
Dan Dougherty
Lewis
Merc
Colonel Ingersoll
Miss Cammerer
Carnegie Seeks Best Plan for Allegheny Library Complex
Andrew Carnegie spoke of a lively debate in Allegheny over organizing the granite library art gallery and music hall project he funded. He said the goal is to adopt the best structure, with council or committee input, and confirmed plans for a Pittsburgh gift on a larger scale after Allegheny's is settled.
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New York
Andrew Carnegie
Allegheny
Carnegie
Organization of American Mechanics
Accounting Debate Delays Irish National League Convention
In New York the Irish National League debates delay in calling a national convention and an auditing committee to review Treasurer O'Reilly's accounts. Members want full accounting under the league constitution as questions rise about funds handled by O'Reilly.
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New York
Irish National League
Fitzgerald
Tutton
National League
O’reilly
Murder Plot and Self Inflicted Wounds Mark Tragedy at Law House
In Rome New York a man John Law attempted to murder his English wife Phyllis Law after she refused to let him enter the house. She was shot in the left temple as he fired and then he shot at their son but missed. Law then wounded himself with a pocket knife to end his life.
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Rome
John Law
Phyllis
Law
Chicago Coop ers Strike Over Wages At Stock Yards
Chicago January 19 coopers employed in packing house shops near the stock yards plan a strike as delegates from 40 shops meet. They now receive 30 cents per barrel and 35 cents per tierce with demands for higher wages amid a busy season.
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Chicago
Coopers
Wedding Called Off as Bridegroom Arrested on Eve
New York January 19. Charles Falk enheim and Charles Fallicky canvassers for Prudential Life Insurance in Newark were arrested on warrants by City Judge Gaffney of Utica for swindling the company. A planned marriage to Seman Mins Bley was to have taken place today.
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New York
Charles Falkenheim
Charles Fallicky
Prudential Life Insurance Company
Newark
Gaffney
Utuca
Seman Mins Bley
Battle Over Reading Control Unfolds in Philadelphia
A telegram from Philadelphia reports a high stakes struggle for control of the Reading Company. A syndicate of wealthy Philadelphians, linked to the Poughkeepsie Bridge interests, seeks to make Reading a feeder for coal and extend a vast network across New England, New York, Pennsylvania and the West.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company
Reading Company
Reading
Reading System
Boston and Maine
New England
Baltimore and Ohio
Poughkeepsie Bridge
New York
Pennsylvania
West
Lawmakers Consider Licensing Lawyers Amid Early Session
In Bismanér North Dakota on January 19 the House gathered before sunrise to vote on licensing lawyers. The minority report backed licensing, and the bill recommending license passage was adopted. The Senate sought the Attorney General’s view on taxing a Northern Pacific main line segment, with the railroad contending it remains exempt under its charter.
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Bismanér
N. Dak
Capitol
Senate
Northern Pacific
Forming an Electric Trust in New York
talk of a trust or combination among New York electric light and power firms grows. an official says companies must unite or be forced, as price cutting intensifies. he cites Wall Street conflict where rival firms undercut to block competitors leveraging patents and capital.
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New York
DispaTch
Wall Street
In Search of a Husband Special Telegram
A well dressed woman arrives in Birmingham and registers as Mrs Charles R Miller Dallas Texas claiming to be wife of Charles R Miller of the city. She says he deserted her after the ceremony seven years ago and she learned he is now reportedly engaged to a society lady in a nearby city.
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DigParci
Birmingham
Ala
Charles R. Miller
Dallas
Tex
Thin City
Texas
Miller
Oklahoma Republicans Endorse Harrison and Welcome Colored Emigrants
The Oklahoma Republican Convention adjourned after two days. A twelve member territorial executive committee was elected and resolutions endorsed the national platform and the union administration. The party urged an early Territorial Government and pledged equal rights for colored citizens in Oklahoma.
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Harrison
St. Louis
Republican National Platform
Union
Congress
Oklahoma
Private letter reports killings near Fort Davis by Mexicans
A Fort Davis letter describes an attack on three prospectors and families encamped nearby. Two men were killed and other survivors, including women and children, escaped. The attackers plundered the camp and seized horses.
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San Angelo
Tex
Fort Davis
Sheriff Fails to Close Saloons Despite Order
Dexven January 19. Sheriff Barton ordered all saloons closed today with limited exceptions but most remained open and no forcible closures occurred. Arrests expected for tomorrow as proprietors face action.
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Desver
Dexven
Barton
Remarkable brain surgery at home transforms Oakland girl
A 12 year old girl named Alice Coll of Oakland underwent a pioneering home operation for a brain tumor that caused convulsions and partial paralysis. Surgeons led by Dr. Stewart trephined the skull, removed tumor tissue, and inserted a rubber drain. The boy’s family and Dr. Keen were referenced as related to similar cases, with the operation described as a breakthrough in regional surgery.
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Alice Coll
Oakland
Alice
Atwood Street
Bates
Renard F. Coll
Coll
Westinghouse Airbrake Co
Payne & Coll
Philadelphia
Stewart
Dr O Reilly Denounces Alleged League Misconduct
Dr Charles O Reilly voiced strong denials of claims of crooked financial management within the American League. He urged an open audit of funds and rejected connections to the Clan na Gael, calling for a public accounting of receipts and disbursements to counter rumors and protect the League’s integrity. He criticized a Chicago Republican paper for unfair treatment.
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Derroi
Charles O'Reilly
Dispatch
American League
Europe
Lincoln
Neb
League
Clan-na-Gael
Cronin
National League
ClannwGael
Chicago
United States
Canada
Detroit
Probley
Ireland
O'Reilly
Father O'Reilly
Death of U S Solicitor General Chapman at Washington
Mr Orlow W Chapman Solicitor General of the United States died at his residence in Washington at 5 o clock this morning from kidney related catarrh aggravated by influenza. He passed peacefully surrounded by his wife Attorney General Miller and Dr Johnson. He leaves a wife no children and home in Binghamton N Y. Remains will be taken there for interment tomorrow with funeral services at his late residence attended by the President Cabinet Justices and friends.
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Wasumreton
Orlow W. Chapman
United States
Gen Miller
Miller
Johnson
Chapman
Lumbago
Binghamton
N. Y
Supreme Court
Field Donates Land for New Baptist University Site
The University at Chicago announces Marshall Field has donated ten acres on Ellis avenue between Fifty-sixth and Fifty-seventh streets valued at 100000 dollars. This gift completes the Rockefeller funded project’s site needs, though the amount will be treated separately from the original million dollar goal.
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Chicago
Marshall Field
New Baptist University
Ellis Avenue
Fifty-sixth
Fifty-seventh Streets
Field
J. D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Fatal Scalding of Toddler at Alabama Hog Killing
At a plantation near Abbeyville in Henry county, three young brothers watched hogs being killed. The two older boys dunked their four year old brother in a tub of hot water left at the pen. He could not be rescued and died within minutes.
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Bremingham
Ala
Abbeyville
Henry County
Charles Martin
ATE THE FOOD OF A JOSS Insane Chinaman arraigned in NYC
A mongolian named Ah Jim was brought to Tombs Police Court on a charge of insanity after entering a Chinese Joss house on Movlt street and eating three pigs feet from the altar. He was committed. Local attendants fed the shrine weekly with fresh delicacies and incense.
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Dispatch
New York
Ah Jim
Tombs
Movlt Street
Joss
Lori Painbury Heads South for Recuperation
Pallabory Nosds Connge of Alr. Loxspon reports Lori Painbury, ill with influenza, will travel to the south of France to recuperate.
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Alr
Loxspon
Lori Painbury
France
Ruskin Declared Hopelessly Insane Amid Family Secrecy
A London report details John Ruskin's progressive mental decline over seven to eight years with public talk suppressed by friends. It notes his confinement at Brentwood, recent incoherent behavior toward Kate Greenaway, and the family doctors involved. The article paints a portrait of Ruskin's art treasury and rare manuscripts valued at over £100,000.
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Oxford
London
Academy
Grosvenor
Oscar Wilde
Death of the Duke of Aosta in Rome
King Humbert visited the Duke of Aosta who said he endured torture by remedies to stay alive to die in Humbert's arms. The Duke remained conscious to the end guiding his wife and sons. He asked the body not be embalmed nor lie in state, and the remains go to the Superga family tomb. A state funeral would have drawn the German Emperor.
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Rome
Humbert
Superga
Russian Officers Arrested as Revolver Ends Voilikoff
From St. Petersburg January 19. Reports say widespread disaffection in the Russian army and navy with many officers arrested and more to follow. Colonel Voilikoff of the Imperial Horse Guards killed himself with a revolver to avoid imprisonment.
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Dunlaf
St. Preferssore
Voilikoff
Imperial Horse Guards
Military Readiness Amid Belgian Labor Strikes
Brussels reports infantry confined to barracks for emergency response while a cavalry squadron moves to Charleroi as miners arm themselves. In Ireland a terrific gale on the sea causes property damage, lightning deaths, and drownings.
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Brussels
Charleroi
Abscess Endangers Emlo Pasha in Zanzibar
Emlo Pasha suffers an exterior skull abscess causing partial tongue paralysis. He limits contact to a German doctor rather than Europeans. A separate brief notes Senor Martines unable to complete a cabinet task.
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Zanzibar
Hmin Pasha
Sardine Trade Fears Monopoly Move Stirs Fishermen
In France and Portugal the sardine market faces a syndicate risk as international rivals unite to gain control. Nantes remains the secret hub for tinning and processing, provoking anxiety among local fishers who fear loss of livelihoods as prices rise.
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Duneap
France
Portag
Nantes
Arrangement Necessary in Napier Title Dispute
London reports a curious entailment over the Napier of Magdala titles after Lord Napier’s death. Twins Robert and George triggered a possible Parliament appeal to split honors, but a family compromise grants George a substantial annuity and one title. No precedent exists for such a case in British peerage history.
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London
Lord Napier
Magdala
Robert
George
Protests Against British Ultimatum in Contniss Square
In Liscox on January 19 protests against the British ultimatum were laid out on tables in public squares and signed by many. A meeting in Contniss Square proved a fiasco as government organs deny cabinet changes while the Commercial Association mails a note to the King urging reconciliation between Britain and Portugal.
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Liscox
Contniss Square
Commercial Association
Baii
Portugal
Brazil Establishes Three Banking Districts and Issue Banks
Brazil issues a decree creating three banking districts with three issue banks backed by 250 million dollars in government stock. Each district will circulate its own notes and earnings will redeem the capital stock.
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Loxpor
Emperor of Austria Rumor Abdication Denied
Vresna January 10 report of abdication of the Emperor of Austria is officially denied. The story circulated persistently but has no foundation. His Majesty is annoyed by these rumors and remains on the throne.
Bold Burglary Attempt at P L Miles Jewelry Store
Around 9 this morning a colored man forced entry at the P L Miles Jewelry Company on Euclid Avenue by prying a door. Porter H Johnson fired his revolver from the rear of the shop scattering the intruders as they fled into the crowd.
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Cleveland
P. L. Miles Jewelry Company
Euclid Avenue
H. §. Johnson
Johnson
Foster Speaker Advocates Temperance Reform Centered Movement
Mrs. J Ellen Foster of Iowa spoke at two Cleveland meetings promoting a new non partisan W C T U emphasizing temperance reform with no side issues. She supported women voting and dress reform but said these would not be pursued by the group. The speaker noted recent political shifts had driven workers from the old order and the new movement would learn from past mistakes.
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Cleveland
J. Ellen Foster
Iowa
M. E
Music Hall
Notice of suit and divorce action in New York
A motion will be made Monday before Judge May ham of Albany for an order to serve by publication a summons and complaint against James K. Verner of Pittsburg for 100000. A. Walworth of New York is the complainant. A second application for a referee in divorce will be made at the special term in Albany on the 28th with Verner as co respondent. Verner cannot be found despite efforts to serve him.
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Troy
N. Y
Mayham
Albany
Verner
Secretary Blaine May Resign After Son's Death
Washington report says Secretary Blaine may leave the Cabinet soon due to son Walker's death and his own poor health. Walker had relieved him of much duty, and Moody head Hall drew a crowded temperance meeting with Mrs J M Allen leading services and many pledge signers.
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Washington
Walker
Blaine
Mooerhead Hall
J. M. Allen
Spee & Sees, Mee
H. Jenan
A. M
Master Builders Divided on Eight-Hour Question
National Convention of the Master Builders Association of the United States will meet in St Paul. John J. Tucker of New York and Marc Bidlits, directors, note eight-hour work day as the central issue with strong opposition from Pittsburg builders and mixed views on shorter hours.
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Tucker
Building Trades’ Club of
New York
Oan
Master Builders’ Association
Difpatch
Master Builders’ Association of the
United States
St. Paul
John J. Tucker
Building Trades’ Club
Marc Bidlits
National Association
Knights of Labor
Pittsburg
Suspension of Van Tassell Sparks Engineer Alarm
New York Central engineers fear unpaid insurance assessments after George H. Van Tassell, Insurance Secretary of Division 145, is suspended. Nat Sawyer, chief engineer, says the union relies on insurance funds and that investigations into arrears began after reports from a Denver convention.
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New York Central
van Tassell
New York
George H. van Tassell
Division 145
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
New York Central and
Hudson River
Nat Sawyer
Denver
Ourelegate
Arena Committee
Grand Secretary of Insurance
Ose
Wotil
Arthur
Saapendee
van Tasseil
Ee van Tassell
Central
Rand
Cleveland
Vuckertnin
Ah Tae
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W. Chapman
Eral
New Baptist Institution
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Brentwood
Kate Greenaway
Charles Powers
Ruskin
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King Humbert
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Irish Sea
Emlo Pasha
Spale
Maparro
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