Philadelphia Brewers Oppose Barley Tariff Increase
Philadelphia brewers fear the McKinley tariff would raise barley prices and force reliance on Canada barley. Prominent firms like Gergner and Engel and J. & P. Balts report higher costs, potential beer quality loss, and a shift to inferior beer for consumers. Other brewers echo unanimous opposition, predicting losses and market disruption.
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United States Senate
Canada
A. W. Waebken
Boergoor and Engel Brewing Company
Gergner and Engel Company
Waebken
Mr. Waebken
Albert Baltix
J. & P. Balts Brewing Company
Pattison to Campaign Hard in Pennsylvania Stump Tour
A personal appeal marks the Dems plan with Pattison touring the state after warm weather. Democratic orators, including Judge Gordon, back Pattison as the standard bearer. Republicans debate still hunting or mass meetings with national figures to boost the slate as Blaine is ruled out. Harrity emerges as the new Democratic chairman with a strategic role, while Wolfe veers toward Delemater.
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Harrity
Scranton
Harrisbore
Judge Gordon
Philadelphia
Democratic Party
Cambria County
Washington
Pennsylvania
James G. Blaine
Beaver
Pittsburg
Blaine
Charles &. Wolfe
Independent Republicans
Delamaier
Qusy
Wolfe
Delemater
William F. Harrity
Andrews
William H. Singerly
Westminster
Eckley B. Coxe Tempo
Pattison Plan to Name Permanent Chairman Surfaces
A political maneuvering scene unfolds as hints emerge that Judge Church could become Permanent Chairman to favor Wallace. Key figures like W. A. Hensel and Larkin clash with Pattison allies while Harrity’s leadership later earns praise, and speculative schemes involving multiple candidates reveal a tense strategy to control the convention.
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Lancaster
Wallace
Judge Church
Meagville
Coxe
Pattison
Mr. T. O'Leary
Pittsburg
Crawford County
Clearfield
Hensel
William H. Singerly
Stenger
Philadelphia
Larkin
Southern Union Fears Over Federal Election Bill
A Charleston wholesale merchant warns that Southern anger over the Federal election bill will trigger a nationwide boycott. He says the South will boycott northern goods and import from Europe, discharge all Black workers, hire white laborers from abroad, and drive Blacks northward. Attorneys call the bill unconstitutional and expect expanded federal enforcement in the North.
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Tee Praraton
Charleston
8. C
North
South
Europe
Cook Tortured by Flies in Lumber Camp
Ottawa reports a Pembroke telegram about Thomas Young age 23 from Clark River who cooked in a lumber camp above Chapleau. Ill during a forced journey home he hid in a deserted camp for five days, tormented by mosquitoes and feverish symptoms, then walked to the railway and died after reaching Chapleau. Station workers then sent him onward. his death ends a harrowing trek.
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Ottawa
Pembroke
Thomas Young
Clark River
Chapleau
Washington men clash in Atlantic City barber shop duel
A four year feud between J F Manning and Kavanaugh E Kennedy erupts in a street level barber shop in Atlantic City. Kennedy strikes as Manning reaches for his coat, sparking a clash that shatters showcases and furniture. Both are arrested. Kennedy held on assault charges with $500 bail and Manning released on bail. Kennedy’s family tale links to Senator Rowan and Commodore Reed.
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Atlantic City
J. F. Manning
Kavanaugh EK. Kennedy
Manning
Kennedy
Oxford
Mixs
Senator Rowan
Kentucky
Commodore Reed
Navy
Irving
Lottery Bill Veto Looms But Two-Thirds May Pass
Baton Rouge July 6 Governor Nichols faces a 4 pm deadline to return the lottery bill with or without approval. Antis and pros expect a veto but anticipate a two-thirds veto override. The Sunday law bill likely will be approved and signed, while constitutionality questions center on city size classifications and equal treatment.
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Baton Royce
Nichols
General Assembly
House
Senate
Supreme Court
Madman confronts crowd in Barbourville killing one man
July 4 in Barbourville Delaware county Adelbert Cumming attacked Sylvanus Palmerton wounding him fatally. Neighbors tried to arrest him. he fought with a knife. Farmers shot him in legs and head after which he surrendered. Cumming, about 40, jailed. guards narrowly avoided strangulation during food service as prisoners aided.
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Barbourville
Delaware County
Adelbert Cumming
Sylvanus Palmerton
Cumming
McArthur
Burned the Cook Fire on Steam Barge Devastates Property
East Tawas Michigan July 6. A blaze aboard the steam barge Sea Gull killed cook Maggie Cornell and destroyed the vessel. Fire spread to the Calvin docks and Emory’s mills, igniting other structures and destroying sixteen million feet of lumber with an estimated loss of 30000 dollars. Fire believed incendiary.
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East Tawas
Mica
Sea Gull
Maggie Cornell
Calvin
Emory
Lock & Stevens
Sibley & Bearinger
Durango Editor Attacked in Silverton During Hiatus Conflict
A Durango Herald editor, George Raymond, clashed with cowboy Isaac Yoho over access to Yoho’s horse for aid after a Durango fire. Raymond attacked Yoho in the Herald, and Yoho later confronted Raymond in Silverton, retaliating with a rock and gunfire during a volatile encounter.
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Time Dispatch
Manitou Springs
Col
Durango
Isaac Yoho
Silverton
George Raymond
Yoho
A Rival to Brigham Married Yet Again in Europe
Syracuse Pinkerton case uncovers George W. Silcox a noted philanderer and bigamist who wed multiple heiresses across Syracuse Philadelphia Vienna Bremen and Brooklyn He left his Syracuse wife in 1870 and later married Georgiana Parker in Brooklyn His travels included Europe where he managed estates and business ventures then returned to America to pursue another marriage while evading divorce actions and facing arrest pending Philadelphia examination.
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N. J
Brigham Young
Pinkerton
George W. Silcox
Silcox
Philadelphia
Georgiana Parker
Silccox
Brooklyn
Europe
Montreal
George
Clara Groff
John Groff
St. Paul’s Church
Vanderbilt House
Globe Hotel
Gayery
Bremen
America
Sileoa
Fortune
Miss Parker
New York
Baltimore
Engine Concern
Newark
Upsells Station
Police Probe Promises Spicy Developments In Local Inquiry
A detective displays a photo of a woman said to have traveled with Bilcox on a voyage and identified in the city as Kittie Dinsmore, once known by her maiden name Miss Groff. The woman now goes by a married name, living with relatives here, while Silcox’s mother and first wife fail to recognize the image. Authorities hint at further dramatic findings from the investigation nearby.
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Miss Groff
Bilcox
Kittie Dinsmore
Silcox
Elks Set Grand Lodge Meeting in Cleveland Amid Tension
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks prepares for its fourth annual reunion and Grand Lodge session in Cleveland, first outside New York. About 6,000 Elks expected as 198 lodges and 2,500,060 members are reported. New York Lodge seeks injunction, but officials expect successful gathering with broad participation from Boston and New England.
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Arvenann
Grand Lodge
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Boston
New England
Samuel Quinlan
Chicago
Order
John White
White
Maine
Texas
Pitedeau
Elka
Cleveland Dome
New York Lodge No. 1
Cleveland
Quinlan
Mr. White
Grrand Lodge
New Ork
Vitriol attack burns New York sea clerk face and neck
Ernst Miller, a tea store sea clerk, was badly burned about the face and neck by a vitriol thrower after leaving an oyster saloon with coworker Charles Matthews. He described a single quick hit from a glass cup and noted the attacker fled, leaving no clue to identity.
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New York
Ernst Miller
Miller
Charles Matthews
Charley
Wae Rivington
Illett's
Quay Eyes Federal Election Bill Amid Silver Compromise
Washington dispatch reports Senator Quay and son Dick along with Rep Dalzell returning to the Capitol. Quay anticipates Senate passage of the federal elections bill, doubts Cameron voting against it, and notes a silver bill compromise taking shape this week. A new Sergeant-at-Arms William Valentine tightens access, demanding war records and political loyalties from employees as floor entry becomes harder.
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Washington
Cameron
Senator Quay
Capitol
Representative Dalzell
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Townsend
Congress
Beaver
House
Senate
Valentine
Texan shoots rival then kills himself at dance
At Goshen's Grove near Berkeley Springs on the Fourth, James West and William Tritappe quarreled. West drew a revolver and fatally wounded Tritappe, then fled. When cornered, West placed the rifle against his temple and killed himself. Tritappe survives but is expected to die.
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Berkeley Sprines
W. Va
Goshen’s Grove
James West
William Tritapoe
West
Tritapoe
Tritappe
Elopement Sparks High Tension in Colorado West
A Rockford area rancher John B Stewart elopes with his wife leaving three children and a cow behind. They fled with neighbor O H Peed pursuing promising deadly confrontation as officers were sent. The couple headed toward the mountains amid a manhunt in Southern Colorado on July 6.
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Dispatch
Manitou Springs
Con
Colorado
John
Stewart
Rockford
Goodby
O. H. Peed
Peed
Bright outlook for the Dakotas crops rise in growth
South Dakota reports show corn, wheat, oats and other grains progressing rapidly last week marking an exceptional growth phase. Data received from across the state indicates a booming yield outlook surpassing previous records, with North Dakota also anticipating strong local crop prospects.
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Hyeon, & Dak
South Dakota
United States Bigital
North Dakota
Wendlandts Body Recovered After Tragic Jump
In Honorex New Jersey on July 6 the body of Franz Wendlandt was recovered from the river following the death by self harm of him, his wife, and infant, who jumped into the north river last week. The bodies of the wife and child were found nearby and taken to the morgue. The funeral for the three will be held today.
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Honorex
N. J
Franz Wendlandt
North River
Week in Congress Sees Tariff Delayed and Contested Elections
Washington July 6 The tariff measure may be postponed for another week as Senate shifts to river and harbor bill, with $223 million in appropriations. Frye aims to finish shipping bills quickly, then tackle the tariff under Aldrich. Contested election cases Miller vs Elliott and Langston vs Venable linger on calendars. The week foresees caucus on the election bill and quiet House proceedings.
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House
Washincton
Frye
Senate
Committee of Commerce
Morrill
Aldrich
J. W. Powell
Stewart
Agricultural Department
Conference Committee
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Elections Committee
Miller
Tha ‘House
They Take Care That the Government Shall Pay for it
Washington July 6 The United States Senators charge the contingent fund for government expenses. A staff correspondent reports policymakers scrutinize how funds are allocated and approved, signaling tighter oversight and potential reform efforts ahead.
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United States
Snufffunded Senate Purchase Revealed in Report
The Senate's annual report shows a payment of 25.50 to Issac Bassett for five pounds and a quarter of snuff used in the Senate chamber, a curious charge to the contingent fund. The item prompts speculation about its source and purpose within the august body.
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Senate
Stanford
Bassett
Secretary of the
Issac Bassett
Peteems
Senate Chamber
Milwaukee Gala Week Opens With Knights Parade
Milwaukee hosts a grand week as Uniform Bank Knights of Pythias from many states converge. Delegations from New England Nebraska and others arrive by rail for a two week Supreme Lodge session. Parades drills contests and fireworks mark the events with tens of thousands anticipated.
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Grand Lodge
Milwaukee
Wis
Union
New England
Nebraska
New York
New Jersey
West Virginia
Ohio
Indiana
Texas
Iowa
California
Colorado
Michigan
Chicago Uniformed Knights
Se Onc
Exposition Building
Mysterious Disappearance of a Columbian College Student
A Japanese law student at Columbia College, Okamoto, about 23, vanished after leaving his boarding house a month ago. He had been in the U.S. three years, sent regular funds from Japan, and a $200 remittance arrived after his disappearance. His gold watch, valuables, and a found opened letter suggest a secret leave, while searches found no trace of him.
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New
N. Okamoto
Columbia College
America
Japan
Okamoto
Man Wager Leads to Fatal Fall From Tree
Special Telegram From District: On July Fourth Samuel Clipnick visited German Valley to spend the holiday with his parents and planned to return to his carpenter job. A dare to climb a very tall tree ended when a branch broke, sending him to the ground about 54 feet away. He suffered broken ribs and arms and lost four fingers while gripping the limb in the fall.
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Distatot
Buoomssvre
Samuel Clipnick
German Valley
Ardon
Chicago to New Orleans Fast Mail Inaugurated
Chicago July 6 The fast mail service between Chicago and New Orleans will begin tomorrow at 3 15 am The 915 mile run will take 29 94 hours six hours quicker than the lightning express The southbound train will arrive in New Orleans at 9 am the second day and the northbound will leave New Orleans at 7 pm and reach Chicago at 1 am the second morning.
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Chicago
New Orleans
Crescent City
Two Highwaymen Rob Northern Pacific Freight Train
An east bound Northern Pacific freight train was boarded near here by two men who drew revolvers when the conductor asked for tickets and compelled the crew to surrender 120 dollars. The robbers fled but were soon captured by a pursuing posse.
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Nanta Yanma
Wasu
Northern Pacific
Marriages Boost Month’s Social Statistics in County
Youngstown July 6 judge Wilson reports year end social figures for the county. Deaths 475 marriages 501 births 1257. Data includes causes and official actions such as wills admitted and administrations noted.
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Youngstown
Wilson
Father Reilly Returns From Rome Irish Cage Champion
Mer. Bernard O Reilly, once a champion of the Irish question in Rome, arrives on the La Bretagne in New York. He recalls defending the Vatican on Irish issues and notes English efforts to sway the Vatican, while Irish allies work with the Pope to hold the upper hand. He comments on the Burtsell Corrigan McGlynn matter, saying its full context is clearer in Rome.
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New York
Mer
Bernard O'Reilly
Rome
Vatican
Mgr. O'Reilly
Leo XIII
Tuam
Friends of Ireland
Burtsell
Corrigan
McGlynn
Quietly Observed at St Paul EDU Convention
Attendants on the National Educational Association gathered in St Paul July 6 for rest and sight seeing. Hundreds more joined the local committee as a lecture on Is Evolution Godless by Alexander Winchell of Michigan University was delivered at the House of Hope Presbyterian. The regular convention opens Tuesday with Educational Council sessions to follow.
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National Educational Association
Alexander Winchell
Michigan Univers
House of Hope Presbyterian Cho
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