General Lecturer Promises Sensational Maize Legislation Report
In Moraveuria on July 12 James L. Virielt a noted general lecturer and organizer of Seers Assembly No. 1 previews a sensational report from Rochester conspirators. It is said to reveal how Pennsylvania Farmers Alliance ranks align with a possible shift toward the Republican party and to outline candidates pledged to ballot reform and other labor measures. The Knights of Labor claim growing strength and intend to publish a pamphlet showing each representative’s voting record on labor bills. A state secretary notes internal trouble in Somerset county’s union, while ongoing reorganizations push Alliance membership toward tens of thousands by next November.
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Moraveuria
James L. Virielt
Seers Assembly
Rochester
Republican Party
Knights of Labor
Abteaid
Etotetes
New
Block
Hmnroom
Cilee
Pehle
Kuielts
Tabor
Cheee
Merrielurg
A.C. Jeemremme
Owe
Somerset County
E. B
Alliania
Jeans Werner
Wrk
Cevene
Carls
Allience and
Miers Peete
Werner
Farmers Alliance
Industrial
Poounyivania
Right path despite partisan noise and missteps
The speaker urges balancing integrity with action, acknowledging that genuine reform requires work beyond blind partisanship. They emphasize practical steps over slogans, urging collaboration to serve the common good rather than factional victory.
Campbell Victory Seen In Ohio Democratic Rifts
Special telegram reports Ohio Democrats split with Campbell favored by a 505 to 700 vote forecast and the anti Campbell faction largely sidelined. The piece notes Campbell's hold on party machinery and potential national influence, with McKinley friendship shaping GOP dynamics and Longenecker expected to seek district nomination as Bedford county realigns.
Kentucky in Danger as Alliance Gains in Kentucky Campaign
The Kentucky race tightens with Alliance influence spreading in half the counties. Democrats fear a legislature controlled by Alliance and Republican partners, as Senator Carlisle is urged to come help the campaign amid alarm at the prospect and votes shifting over the Constitution battle.
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Carlisle
Combine
Crremxatt
Kentucky
Republican Parties
Fhe
Mimnost
Kenton
Alliance
Alliance Ant Ablican
Major Candless Urges GOP Clubs to Back Dalzell for Presidency
Brockwarville July 1 Major A E McCandless ex sheriff of Allegheny county political figure tours the region urging Republican elites to instruct delegates in support of Congressman John Dalzell of Pittsburgh who seeks the presidency of the Republican State League.
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Major Candless
Brockwarville
A. E. McCandless
Allegheny County
John Dalzell
Pittsburg
Republican State League
McCandles
Ncces
Fight Over A Judgeship In Bedford County
The Dispatch Somerset reports a county dispute over the president judge nomination. Republicans who backed Alexander King vent frustration after King’s defeat by Longenecker. The split reflects local political tensions as the nomination contest continues.
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Aim
the Dispatch
Somerset
Bedford County
Alexander King
Longenecker
Peffer Attacks Perkins At Moundsville Meeting
Senator Peffer of Kansas denounces ex-Congressman Perkins with sharp nationalistic rhetoric at the State Farmers Alliance gathering in Moundsville. He accuses Perkins of public corruption and jeers at the state’s political leadership, claiming reforms and loyalty to Kansans.
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Kansas
Perkins
Wheeling
Wheretine
State Farmers’ Alliance
Moundsville
Peffer
Washington Dispatch
W. B. Periina
Congress
Fen
Kansans
Democrats Prepare Address to Fight the Alliance
In Toreka Kawa on July 12 the Democratic editors agreed to act independently of the Alliance and formed a seven member committee to draft an address urging Democrats to oppose the People’s party. The address will be read at a July 27 banquet in this city with West leaders invited.
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Toreka
Kawa
Democratic Party
People's Party
West
Alliance
Labor Men to Meet for Constitutional Convention Delegates
Labor organizations in Dauphin county will convene in Harnissere on July 5 with Central Labor Union to nominate two delegates under the Robinson act. Granges and Farmers Alliances in the county are invited to send special representatives to the convention.
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Harnissere
Central Labor Union
Dauphin County
Naptha Launch Explosion Drowns Yacht Party Members
A naptha launch chartered by a Brooklyn diamond merchant exploded off New York on July 12, drowning several aboard. Captain James White of East Rockaway was rescued after clinging to a bell buoy four miles offshore and told of a planned wedding the next day involving the merchant’s daughter.
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New York
William Wooth
M. Shehan
Thirty-sixth Street
Brooklyn
Long Beach
Rsbin
Ian
Bell
James White
East Rockaway
Captain White
Designer Burgess Dead Dies of typhoid fever in Toston
Edward Burgess renowned yacht designer died at his residence in Toston at about 4 PM. He was born June 30 1848 in West Sandwich and Harvard graduate of 1871 with an A M degree. He served as Harvard entomology instructor and secretary of the Boston Society of Natural History for 15 years. He leaves a wife and two sons.
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Toston
Edward Burgess
West Sandwich
Harvard
Society of Natural History of
Boston
Burgess
Ainde
Awful collision at Aspen Junction results in deaths and injuries
A boiler and coach wreck at Aspen Junction on the Colorado Midland line caused eight deaths and many injuries as steam filled the car. Passengers, trapped behind locked doors, burned and suffocated while rescuers battled flames. Names include Annie Phelan and A B Rogers among the dead. government robs and thefts reported amid chaos. Local doctor presence and ongoing investigations noted.
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Aspex
Con
Mississippi River
Aspen Junction
Colorado Midland Railway
Glenwood Springs
Aspen
Ashtabula
Ravenna
Trumps
Christadelphian Ecclesia Revived in New York City
In New York on July 12 a revived Christadelphian Ecclesia named Brothers and Associates of Christ gathered to hear C C Vredenburgh discuss the Heavenly State of the World. They deny orthodox heaven, affirm annihilation of the soul, and expect a 1000 year earthly reign before Christ yields to Deity. The movement, sparse in North America, dissolves Jersey City and absorbs some Brooklyn members.
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Christadelphian Religious Society
New York
Christadelphian Ecclesia
Brothers
Christ
David
United States
Canada
England
Jersey City
Brooklyn
Church
Blaine Recovering Slowly Amid Health Struggles
Colonel William B. Shaw reports to President Harrison that Secretary Blaine is in poor condition and unlikely to resume duties for four months. The President has assumed international responsibilities with aid from others as Blaine remains incapacitated.
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William B. Shaw
Harrison
Blaine
Sunday at Camp Maloney Draws Ten Thousand Visitors
Sunday drew large crowds at Camp Maloney with about ten thousand visitors throughout the day. The telegraph dispatch notes steady attendance of veterans at the state event, highlighting the day’s activities and public interest.
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Camp Maloney
Williamsport
Boycott of a Preacher Splits Huntington Center
In Huntington Center New York area, anger rises over the arrest of Olin P. Shelton for ringing the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church bell on July 4. The church hall and local women vow to withdraw from entertainments unless charges are dropped. Local figures including warden Theodore Beard and sexton Seth Linsley face backlash, while Shelton is released on bail awaiting next Friday’s court date.
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TurbmneHam
Con
Huntington Center
Sexton
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Olin P. Shelton
Eodore E. Beard
Shelton
Cg .Is
Wheeler's Hall
St. Paul's Epic Church
Sidney Laborie
New England
St. Paul’s Church
Ephraim Laborie
Seth W. Linsley
Beard
Linsley
Snys
L. A. B. Hubbard
Sheltone
Johns
Opium Smuggler Captured In City Raid
CuCutaco July 12. Police and U S officials say they stopped a major opium operation. Special Agent J J Crowley arrested John Reynolds as he received a chest from Union Sages containing 240 pounds of opium valued at 20 a pound. The chest hid the drug under a false bottom. Reynolds, about 35, claimed to be a carpenter and had only been in town two days. Officials suspect a Pacific slope gang is behind the scheme and fear the capture may break the racket.
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A. B. Ete
Calvin
Greensword
Aspen
CuTcaco
United States
J. J. Crowley
John Reynolds
Union Sages
Reynolds
Therisoner
Pacific
Martin Farrell
Farrell
Aone
Philadelphia
Detective Force
Ravenna Disaster Report Finds Gross Train Negligence
Inspector M J Mcinara reports to Railroad Commissioner Norton that conductor engineer and brakeman of train 52 were grossly negligent neglecting control near Ravenna on July 3. Train 18 ahead had right to stop. flagman Fred Boynton also negligent for not signaling warning fuse on the track.
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Fred Boynton
Motor car explosion near Whitehall kills one
A suburban rapid transit car exploded near Whitehall about five miles beyond the city line last night. One man died, three women suffered broken legs, and several other passengers were seriously injured. The car caught fire and was nearly destroyed, with the wounded taken to John Phillips Sr. residence nearby.
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Twenty-eighth Ward
Suburban Rapid Transit Company
Whitehall
John Phillips
Seventeen-year-old dies in Strange Creek fire
Special telegram from Wheeling reports a house fire at Strange Creek West Virginia in which Taylor Given seventeen year old occupant perished. Fire investigators and local officials await full details as the tragedy is confirmed by dispatches from Strange Creek.
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Strange Creek
Wheeling
W. Va
Taylor Given
Tommy's Defense Over Prince of Wales in Tranby Croft Row
Loxpos reports, in July, editor Stead defends the Prince of Wales amid Baccarat Tranby Croft fallout. The piece argues the Prince’s public duties were limited, cites his private relief in politics, and portrays him as a devoted family man while criticizing sensational attack.
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Loxpos
William Gordon-Cumming
Prince of Wales
War Department
Stead
Pallfall
Revines
Prince Albert Edward
Germany
Tranby Croft
Steal
Francis Knollys
Sandringham
Baron Hirsch
Tommy
Ten million ton timber dam breach at Mersey event
In Liyearoon on July 12 at high tide a temporary dam spanning 250 feet gave way in the Mersey area. The incident centers on a massive timber construction and its collapse during flood conditions. Authorities assess the breach's impact and potential hazards along the riverbank.
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Liyearoon
Mersey
Massive collapse halts canal work and floods area
A wide collapse of about 10 million tons of timber and masonry blocked the Union Canal and the East hip. Debris will persist at the next feed tide unless the repair crew re-erects the structure. Immense effort is underway to restore the site.
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Union Canal
Chilean Rebel Forces Weakened by Famine and Disarray
An official dispatch from Santiago reports the revolution stationary as famine sweeps Tarapaca and Antofagasta. Rebel discipline is scarce while Balmaceda ships prisoners to Iquique. A plot to destroy a government squadron at Valparaiso led to arrests and a suicide. Coquimbo forces briefly occupy Huasco and Vallenar where food is scarce. Complete order prevails.
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Loxpon
Santiago
Chile
Tarapaca
Antofagasta
Balmaceda
Bolivia
Iquique
Valparaiso
Coquimbo
Huasco
Vallenar
Mexican Budget Report From City Of Mexico
July 12 this city witnessed a banquet hosted by Sir Spencer St John with President Diaz and the cabinet in attendance. The governor of San Luis Potosi will visit the United States. A large merchant excursion party bound for the US over the Nazi Railroad is planned. Guatemalan telegrams report President Barrillos may flee.
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City of
Mexico
Spencer St. John
Diaz
San Luis Potosi
United States
Barrillos
Bank notes won’t pass bank act sparks merchant protests
Spanish merchants oppose the bank act and announce refusals to accept bank notes. Trade corporations will post notices in shop windows tomorrow stating that bank notes will not be accepted, signaling broad resistance to the present monetary policy.
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Maprio
Landslide Kills Forty Indians at Skeena River
A massive rock and earth slide near the Skeena River wrecked nine houses and claimed about 40 Indigenous lives. The foreman's Swedish wife perished. the cannery narrowly escaped, missing by two feet. Rain drenched the area for days, triggering the disaster and widespread mourning among Port Simpson Sitka Metalakatiah and Kitimat communities.
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Nananimoo
B. C
Skeena
Skeena River
Debria
Port Simpson
Sitka
Metalakatiah
Kitimat
Hendreda
Vengeance Seized: Erie Jail Holds Noted Woman Mom
Mrs Jane Leland, prominent Waterford figure and Pittsburg lawyer George W. Decamp’s sister, is jailed in Erie on a serious charge. Her son Lafayette’s theft of ten cattle led to prison. She allegedly poisoned a horse, resisted arrest with violence, and her daughter attempted to injure officers. Livestock losses run high.
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Jane Leland
Erie
Leland
Waterford
Pittsburg
George W. Decamp
Lafayette
State
Erie County
Sunday School Convention Elects Allegheny Officers
New Castle July 12 Allegheny Sunday school convention of the Allegheny A M E Zion Church concluded after several days of sessions. Officers elected for the year include President Rev George W Clinton Pittsburg Vice President C E Jones Pittsburg Secretary Rev W H Sneden Franklin Assistant Secretary Mrs George Cole Allegheny Treasurer E F s Akron District Superintendent L D Williams New Castle Corresponding Secretary Miss Mary Taylor Akron. Delegates elected to the next convention to be held in Salisbury Pa the first Tuesday in July 1992 Illiam P Harris of was chosen. A brilliant literary entertainment last night drew a large crowd.
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New Castle
Allegheny Sunday School
Allegheny A. M. E. Zion Church
George W. Clinton
Pittsburg
C. E. Jones
W. H. Sneden
Franklin
George Cole
Allegheny
E. F. S. Akron
L. D. Williams
Mary Taylor
Akron
Salisburg
Illiam P. Harris
Bloody clash in Dillonville ends with murder attempt
Special telegram from Wheeling notes a Friday night melee in Dillonville. A newcomer and a long-time miner fought. the assailant wielded a butcher knife and was knocked senseless by a stone after being cornered. He is now at Mt. Pleasant jail.
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Wheeling
Dillonville
Mt. Pleasant
Poison in beer ends in arrest for Mrs Farrell
Martin Farrell drank beer laced with paris green at a Wylie avenue home and nearly died. Police charge his wife Lizzie McDowell Farrell with poisoning after finding green poison and a used paris green packet in the residence.
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Martin Farrell
Wylie Avenue
Farrell
Dra
McCandless
Pips
McAleese
Martin
Farrelly
Inspector McAleese
Eleventh Ward
Mra Farrell
Lizzie McDowell
Mullen
Center Avenue
Arthur Street
McDowell
A Father's Sacrifice Saves Son Drowns Saving Boy
R W Barney superintendent of the Lake George and Lake Champlain Transportation Company died saving his little boy from drowning at Lake George shore. He plunged in head first while the lad fell, and pulled to shore by two men with the boy in his arms. He died from a shell injury and a rock strike. News notes half mast from Fort Ticonderoga to Burlington. Barney, about 45, was a man of strong character who represented major interests.
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Distatcie
Lake Groner
R. W. Barney
Lake George and Lake Champlain Transportation Company
Harrison at Church in Cape May on July visit
Special telegram from Tum Dispatch Cape May New Jersey July 12 President and Mrs Harrison attend St John s Episcopal Church with Mrs Dimmick. They hear a sermon by Rev Dr Tidball of St Paul s Church during a quiet day of rest and reflection amid the week s duties.
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Cape May
N. J
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Harrison
Dimmick
TA Tidball
St. Paul's
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