Will Not Change His Mind Dispatch
A Fort Monroe departure report shows Cameron telling a Republican Senator he won’t state his position on delaying the elections bill. He asserted a majority of Pennsylvania Republicans favor it but dismissed outside opinions, predicting the issue will blow over soon. The Dispatch notes the talk as part of broader political chatter and advertises its classifieds.
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Wasrix Gron
Fortress Monroe
Cameron
Pennsylvania
Ias
Efee
Fe Gormania
Senate votes and patronage tied to Cameron deal
Report notes alleged pressure on Senator Cameron to side with Democrats on delaying elections legislation in exchange for control over Republican appointments in drawyania under Governor Pattison. It also claims assurances that any move to probe the silver scandal would be blocked by a solid Democratic vote.
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Ised
Cameron
Yania
Pattison
Gorman
Senate
Dockery Explains Delay in Testimony to Help Fight the Force Bill
Representative Dockery of Missouri told the Silver Pool Investigating Committee he delayed testimony until after the Pennsylvania senatorial election to avoid aiding opponents of the force bill. He said no improper motive or agreement existed, and he acted on his own judgment to prevent potential political injury to Senator Cameron over a silver purchase. He noted no confirmed plan to adjourn and admitted possible incidental conversations about the matter.
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Washineron
Representative Dockery
Missouri
Silver Pool
Pennsylvania
Senate
Cameron
Dingley
Dockery
Oates
New York
Senator Cameron
Mr. Cameron
Mr. Dockery
Mr. West
Graded Salary Bill and Ohio legislative measures
Columbus report notes a county officer salary act graded by county population, ranging 900 to 4500 dollars with fees for some offices. Other bills include a Cleveland charter proposal, probate judge qualifications by Supreme Court exam, and public employment bureaus under Labor Statistics control. Senate passage of parole releases for jail fines and costs is also indicated. TheDispatch Teaser promises Robert Louis Stevenson letters as a year’s feature.
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Columbus
Cleveland
Supreme Court
Commissioner of Labor Statistics
Po Ris
Senate
Decision of the Court in the Hard Fought Bridge Case
In Omana Nes on January 30 the United States Court issued an opinion in the Union Pacific Bridge case. The temporary injunction sought by Rock Island to restrain TalonPacific from blocking Rock Island cars over the Pacific ridge was denied and the restraining order dissolved. The Milwaukee case was decided similarly.
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Omana
Nes
United States
Union Pacific
Rock Island
Talonacific
Hock Island
Pacific Ridge
Milwaukee
Governor Hill and Grover Cleveland May Meet in New York
In New York on June 30 Governor David B. Hill and Grover Cleveland may attend a private dinner tomorrow night at the Manhattan Club library. The gathering is to be hosted by Senator William L. Brown, with plans to host the governors of the club and the house committee members.
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New York
David B. Hill
Grover Cleveland
Wm. L. Brown
Manhattan Club
Colonel Brown
House
Dinner seating plan for 32 at oval table
A committee led by Herman Oelrichs and Dock Commissioner Cram will manage a dinner for 32 guests seated at an oval table. Colonel Brown sits at the head, Governor Hill to his right, Lieutenant Governor Jones to his left. Cleveland will sit at the opposite end as a private citizen. There will be no set speeches, and attendees may linger 7:30 p.m. to midnight with ongoing discussion.
Judgment Entered Against Judson Pneumatic Street Railway
A New York telegram reports a $5,042 judgment for the National Bank of the Republic against Judson Pneumatic Street Railway Company and individuals including George W. Delamater and Henry D. Cooke over a $5,000 note from 1890. In Meadville, banking firm Delamater & Co and cashier Victor M. Delamater were arrested on embezzlement charges. they waived a hearing and posted a $1,000 bond signed by Samuel B. Bates.
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New York
National Bank of the Republic
Judson Pneumatic Street Railway Company
Broadway
George W. Dellmaier
Pennsylvania
Louis Walker
Henry D. Cooke
G. W. Delamater
Judson Company
Bank of the Republic
Heinberger
Meadville
F. W. Witter
Delamater & Co
Victor M. Delamater
Hou
Samuel B. Bates
Slaveholder’s brutal regime revealed in Valley Falls report
Capitol dispatch describes Thomas Hunter a freedman from Sabine Parish, La., who near six months ago learned slavery had ended. He recounts whippings, lashings, and binding to posts by Manuel Lafitte’s plantation, where overseers protect isolation with shotguns and harsh punishment. Hunter fled to the river, aided by a colored ally, learning abolition had existed for 25 years.
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Torpikaa
Valley Falls
Thomas Hunter
Sabine Parish
Manuel Lafitte
Idi
Hunter
Sabine River
Bribery in South Dakota Report Reveals Offers to Lawmakers
In South Dakota, a legislative investigation transcript cites Representatives Christensen Dahler Walker Stevens Kelly Hall and others detailing offers of money or positions to influence votes on Moody and Brown County contests. Testimonies name Clark Rearpaugh Dr W L Brown Ben Harve Welch James Erwin and others amid new games for the home circle promised in THE DISPATCH.
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Republicans
Stevens
Clark Rearpough
Reublicans
Kelly
Moody
Welch
Lawrence County
Hail
Sulley
Relatives Seek Court Intervention To Stop Bridgeport Wedding
Aged Bridgeport heiress Louisa English, 71, gained a conservator with power to prevent her marriage to her young lover Isaac Jewell. Relatives allege illness and impaired judgment while noting she reportedly named Jewell as heir in a prior will. Potential litigation looms over the contested union.
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Speclal
Dispatch
New Hayes
Louisa English
Bridgeport
Isaac Jewell
Ns Saliness
Louisa
Isaac
Jewell
Barker Brothers Co Resumes Business After Notice
Philadelphia January 30. A published notice confirms Barker Brothers Co will resume business with Abraham and Wharton Barker named as principals. The historic firm had been inactive but moves to reopen under new arrangement.
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Philadelphia
House of Barker, Brothers & Co
Abraham and
Wharton Barker
Fire Escape At O Shea House Draws Crowds In Medina Place
Large crowds daily inspect the O Shea House fire escape tied to Parnell's escape. Merchants offer high sums for the iron ladder and the house itself as a public curiosity and advertising draw. A cynic jokes about a tablet naming Parnell's escape here.
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Duxlas
Loxpoy
Parnell
Medina Place
O'Shea
Manyan Arri
Ariel
Society For Making
Charles Stewart Parnell
New Language Code From Dunlap’s Cable Company
Jan 30 Paris sees sealing wax color codes in stationers windows. White signals a marriage proposal while black denotes death and violet expresses condolence. Chocolate invites dinner, vermillion serves business notes, ruby hints at romance. Green stands for hope, blue for constancy, yellow for jealousy, pink for young ladies, gray for elder friends.
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Paris
Little Don Cupid
A Peculiar Effect of the Duchess of Manchester Marriage
Lorper reports gossip over the Duchess of Manchester marriage to the Marquis of Hartington. Under her late husband’s will she forfeits income. The title will not descend. she remains Duchess of Manchester until the Devonshire Duke’s death, then becomes Duchess of Devonshire.
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Lorper
Duchess of Manchester
Marquis of Hartington
Duke of Devonshire
Marquis of
Hartington
Duchess of
Devonshire
A Costly Strike Closes on Scotland Rail Lines
The five week four day strike on Scotch railway lines ends with major losses. Up to 9,000 railway workers across North British, Caledonian, and Glasgow and South Western railways walked out. The stoppage costs the companies about £127,000 and traders and workers at least £500,000 in losses. The history of English saliney strikes shows workers often concede or accept compromises.
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Lospor
Reading
North British
Caledonian
Glasgow and Southwestern
England
Spanish steamer arrivals spark new massacre on Caroline Islands
A new Spanish steamer reached the Caroline Islands as natives attacked the Spanish garrison, killing 90 soldiers and civilians. The Spaniards pursued the islanders into the jungle, but suffered heavy losses after a fierce chase, the captain fatally shooting himself to avoid capture. In a separate note, Lt. Glassemer’s children, aged 16 and 15, are missing after fleeing school punishment, with their bodies not yet found.
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Loxpox
Jas
Caroline Islands
Dunlap's Cable Company
Brrwrm
Glassemer
Postage Stamp Counterfeiting Ring Across Germany
In Branix on January 30 the counterfeiter of postage stamps was found to have agents throughout Germany who settled debts with stamps. Ten members of the gang have been arrested and others are under police surveillance. Count Pappenheim’s daughter was noted in today’s ads in leading newspapers.
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Francis
Dunlap's Cable Company
BsRix
Germany
Countess Pappenheim
Ss Cable Company
Branix
Count Pappenheim
Birth of a Healthy Daughter to Countess Ary
The Countess Ary formerly Miss Wheeler of Philadelphia gives birth to a healthy daughter weighing 1 pound. Both mother and baby are reported as doing well.
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Countessary
Miss Wheeler
Philadelphia
Rioting Leicestershire Regt Sealed Offline in Halifax Barracks
Bermuda January 30 Defiant Leicestershire Regiment faces transfer to Halifax after a wave of disorder. Since Jan 22 open revolt has included attacks on ship crew liberty and dockyard workers, with grenadiers and war ships providing restraint. Barracks confinement expected until departure. Grenadier Guards praised for conduct.
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Bermuda
Leicestershire Regiment
Halifax
West Riding Regiment
Leicestershire
Grenadiers
Grapadier Guards
Three Theaters Compete For Play Right In City
Paris Jan 30 Chaplin, the celebrated artist, died this morning. BT Dunlap's Cable Company notes that three theaters here compete for rights to play "Thermidor" with Deutsche Volks Theater likely to obtain the privilege.
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BT Dunlap
Deutsche Volks Theater
Dunlap
Paris
Chaplin
Hamilton death mystery deepens as courts seek Montana testimony
In Niagara Falls on January 30 a new NY court action orders David N. Carry named by Surrogate Ransom to act as commissioner in Butte City Montana to take testimony on Robert Ray Hamilton death. George E. Munro recalls a Scandinavian witness who helped find Hamilton and confirms belief he is dead. Dispatch notes Stevenson's Island letter preview for tomorrow.
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Niagara Fas
Robert Ray Hamilton
George E. Munro
New York Central
Suspension Bridge
Ray Hamilton
Mr. Munro
Jobo Jenny
Yellowstone Park
Hamilton
New York
David N. Carry
John T. Sargent
Butte City
Mont
John Connor, Jr
Fate of Lt Schwatzer Falls To Bannister In City
Lieutenant Schwatska, famed Arctic explorer and lecturer, was probably fatally injured in Mason City after a three day drinking spell. He allegedly tipped over backward from a hotel stair bannister, badly bruising his face and head as witnesses aided him to the floor below.
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Mason City
Schwatska
Court hears juror claim of employment bias over jury service
Common Pleas Court No 1 in Philadelphia heard Charles W. Peterson allege his employer Beatty fired him for serving on a jury. Judge Biddle issued a bench warrant for Beatty for obstructing justice as testimony and affidavits detailed interruptions, threats, and alleged prejudice against Peterson’s juror duties.
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Philadelphia
Common Pleas Court
Room B
Charles W. Peterson
Biddle
Boyle
Beatty
Peterson
Leame
Mr. Boyle
Bein
Notable officials attend Portland liquor crackdown
Colonel Eustis of Dixfold, Volney B. Cushing of Bangor, N. F. Woodbury of Auburn and other notables will be present as Portland enforces a whisky war. Special deputies scour the city amid growing panic among liquor dealers. Liquor has been seized and deputies vow to press the crackdown all summer, threatening to close hotels to travelers as bar owners protest the turn in affairs.
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Eustis
Dixfold
Volney B. Cushing
Bangor
N. F. Woodbury
Auburn
Portland
Graham's Corner
Willing Astor Wedding Planned for Lent Season
Philadelphia report details the marriage of Miss Willing to John Jacob Astor Jr. with guest lists around 1200 in New York and Philadelphia. The ceremony shifts from Church of the Holy Trinity to a home wedding at 5 South B Street, Philadelphia, during Lent. The Astor alliance continues a long Philadelphia connection, with Miss Willing noted for beauty and a family heritage tracing to William Penn grants.
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Philadelphia
Miss Willing
John Jacob Astor, Jr
Astor
Walnut Streets
Snd
William Europe
New York
Willing
Mary Paul
William Waldorf Astor
Miss Astor
Coleman Drayton
William Penn
Crown
Ray Barton
The Secret Unraveled Confession in Dolen Case
Nashville Jan 30 A confession from Charlotte Racknitz emerges as authorities investigate the death of 14 year old Mary Dolen adopted daughter of John Moran. Racknitz describes leading Dolen to a back porch where a man struck her with a hatchet and warned against telling. Police have arrested the suspected killer based on the description given.
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Nashville
Mary Dolen
John Moran
Charlotte Racknitz
Justice Beastey
Racknits
Moran
Racknitz
Dolen
Miss Dolen
Bloody woes in Chile as battles rage between rebels and government
Desperate battles unfold in Chile between rebel forces and Balmaceda loyalists. Fifteen thousand insurgents mass near Quilota and threaten Santiago while government troops push offensives at Iquique and Lapena. Reports conflict on victory, with 12,000 government troops said to have defected to the rebels.
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Buenés Axres
Chile
Quiliota
Valparaiso
Santiago
Balmaceda
Iquique
Lapena
Lanorita
Paraise
Air ship praised after Chicago Exposition test
The airship invented by William Pannington of Mt Carmel Illinois appears successful during a test at the Chicago Exposition building. Spectators saw propulsion and steering demonstrated, though final materials for the ship remain to be shown.
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Curcaco
Chicago Exposition
William Pannington
Mt. Carmel
Til
The Two Conductors' Societies Face Council Debate
In St Louis on January 30 President Frank P Sergent of the Supreme Council of the Federation of Railway Employes discussed whether the Order of Railway Conductors should join the Council. He argued Conductors are not a protective body and thus not eligible, while the Brotherhood of Conductors is protective and already a member. He noted the Erie strike as the first where grand officers of Conductors participated and suggested alignment on footing could allow admission if they join the protective group.
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St. Louis
Frank P. Sergent
Supreme Council of the Federation of Railway Employes
Order of Railway Conductors
Council
Order of Conductors
Brotherhood of Conductors
Mr. B Sargent
Erie Road
Terand
Andeng
Supreme Council
Not a Fugitive from Justice Arrests Washington Journalist
Robert B. Cramer, a young Washington journalist, is under arrest in Chicago on a telegram claim he is a fugitive from justice. He denies the charge, stating he was traveling to Chicago before heading east, and suggests the arrest stems from a failed Washington magazine venture led by Willis Hawkins and others.
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Chicago
Robert B. Cramer
Washington
John N. Cramer
Switzerland
Grant
International Bank
New York City
Thomas F. James
Cramer
East
Willis Hawkins
National Capital
Anxious Husband Story From Crawfordsville Shooting
Walter McClure, son of a prominent merchant in Crawfordsville Indiana, was fatally shot early today by Charles Combe, a well-digger. Combe says McClure was causing a disturbance in front of his house as his wife looked on.
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Crawfordsville
Walter McClure
Charles Combe
Combe
McClure
Combs
Mexican War Veteran Colonel Mann Dies in San Francisco
San Francisco January 30 Colonel George F Mann a veteran of the Mexican War and longtime New York State legislator died at his residence yesterday He organized and was the first head of the Home Mutual Insurance Society A native of New Hampshire he came to California in 2 He was a widow and the daughter of ex Governor Mattox of Vermont
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San Francisco
George 5. Mann
New York
Home Mutual Insurance Society
Newshire
California
Mattox
Vermont
Funeral of Dr William Deitz and wife killed self on Alcatraz
In San Francisco on Wednesday Army surgeon Dr William Deitz shot and killed his wife then died by suicide on Alcatraz Island. The funeral was held this afternoon with Deitz buried at Presidio Military Cemetery. Mrs Deitz’s body to be embalmed and sent East to her father Captain Tyler. The couple’s 3 year old son will accompany the remains. The Dispatch tomorrow previews Shirley Dare’s Beauty column claiming she never saw a prettier vegetarian.
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San Francisco
William Deitz
Alcatraz Island
Presidio Military Cemetery
Deitz
Tyler
Prohibition Forces Mobilize in Maine Conference Plan
The Prohibition movement tightens in Maine as the People's Enforcement League forms. A general party conference is set for Augusta on February 7 under National and State committee sponsorship with former Kansas governor nominee John P. S1 slated to speak.
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Maine
Jal Telegham
Dis
Baxcor
People’s Enforcement League
Campsho
Augusta
John P
Poison Bread Poisoning Strikes Denison Family
In Denison Texas on January 30 the Ball family and three children, Edgar Ressor, two hired men, and Miss Etta Dickerson were poisoned after eating bread made with cottonseed oil. The incident occurred three miles from Denison as the bread caused illness among the household.
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Denson
Tex
James Ball
Ball
Edgar Ressor
Etta Dickerson
Denison
Missouri Senate Passes Similar Resolution to House
In Jefferson City today January 30 the Missouri Senate approved a resolution modeled after one adopted by the House a week earlier. The action mirrors the House measure and advances the same policy proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Senate
House
St. Louis
Jao
Jefferson City
Senate
Arkansas seeks state aid in horticultural memorial
At the annual State Horticultural Association meeting in Little Rock on January 30, President U. C. McLeod delivered the principal address and a memorial was adopted urging lawmakers to appropriate funds for the group.
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Arkansas
Little Rock
State Horticultural Assocition
U. C. McLeod
Tor
Why Naked Lamps Were Used In Gas Fueled Mines
Mamoru Pa Jan 3 The Legislative Committee will begin inquiry into Tuesday's coal mine accident. Snaith fire boss was lost, blamed for safety. miners recall doubts about gas and lighting. Questions focus on naked lights versus safety lamps and Snaith's conduct. Fourteen dead, many Slavs, widows and orphans rely on relief.
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Mamoru
Legislative Committee
Snaith
Tumelty
Bill
George Percy
Slope
Percy
T. E
Scottdale
Steve
Abe Seeanacear
Dimon Hanacad
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