Line of Battle in Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Canvass
A detailed summary shows Hastings leading the gubernatorial race in Pennsylvania as the Republican state convention nears in Harrisburg. Delegates from 61 of 67 counties have chosen 191 of 204 convention delegates with competing loyalties to Hastings Delamater Montooth and Quay aligned factions. The Dispatch lists county by county results including unpledged and instructed delegates and the Philadelphia delegation tally.
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Harrisburg
General Hastings
Delamater
Montooth
Stone
Quay
Pennsylvania
Armstrong
John F. Whitworth
J. E. Henderson
Beaver
Samuel Moody
Hartford P. Brown
Bedford
John Eichelberger
Isaiah Conley
Berks County
Bish
J. E. Patterson
A. G. Morris
Hastings
Bradford
Davies
Bucks
Butler
Fleeger
McMartin
Cambria
G. T. Swank
W. H. Barker
Senator Delamater
G. Minick
Cameron County
Carbon
Center
Chester
L. G. McCauley
Hiram L. Buckwalter
Alexander H. Ingram
Joseph ©. Paxson
Clarion
A. L. Ivory
L.C. Boyd
Senator Delamster
Irwin
Clearfield County
Clinton
Adjutant General
Columbia
Crawford
John J. Carter
John C. Sturtevant
Oliver Saeger
Cumberland County
E.B. Watts
E. N. Musser
Bastings
Dauphin County
Lyman D. Gilbert
John Hoge
F. M. Ott
T. M. Williams
Gilbert
Messrs. Ott
Williams
Messrs
Hage
Delaware
J. H. McEwen
Elk County
Crawford County
Erie
E. D. Carter
William Brown
John C. McLean
Lancaster
E. K. Martin
Lawrence County
Lebanon
B. Frank Hear
Henry Loose
Ulrich
G. G. Blumer
D. R. Horner
Luzerne
General Osborne
Lycoming
H. C. McCormick
W. W. Brown
A. I. Wilcox
McKean
Mercer
N. Wood
Mifflin
Monroe
Montgomery
Montona
Northampton
Friends of
Northumberland
W. C. McConnell
W. H. Hackenberg
Perry Hies
John Wister
Philadelphia
Amos M. Stack
Charles Fulmer
Joseph L. Nobre
Harry Hunter
Thomas Smith
William M. B. White
William J. Pollock
Samuel F. Houseman
Alfred Gratz
S. Hoxie Godwin
William R. Leeds
John Mundell
Samuel Kipp
Theodore B. Stulb
William B. Ahern
Jacob Wildemore
Samuel E. Cavin
Edward J. Adamson
John McKinley
David 8. Scott
David Martin
Horatio B. Hackett
James R. Hogan
David Lane
Thomas Wilson
George Thompson
Joseph MM. Adams
W. H. Randle
William F. Short
Thomas W. South
L. Shields
John Baird
John Knowles
J. W. Thompson
George J. Elliott
Charles A. Porter
J. H. Winters
George S. Graham
William Bartley
Somerset
Sullivan
Susquehanna
Tioga
Union County
J. O. Glover
Venango
Cooper
Mattern
Warren
Washington
Anderson
Taylor and Thompson
Wayne
Pete
Westmoreland
W. S. Vandyke
W. M. Jordan
J. J. Warnock
W. H. Slaam
William A. Avery
Wyoming
Fork
Philadelphia Conlon
Republi
Messrs. Bingham, O'Neill
Lackawanns County
Joseph A. Scranton
A. H. Wandling
B. J. Neville
Joe
Scranton
E. S. Osborne
Luzerne County
Schuykill County
J. B. Reilly
H.C. McCormick
Osborne
Myron B. Wright
Lewis E. Atkinson
R. W. Kaneer
Franklin County
Blair
Bedford Counties
Edward Scull
John Cessna
Bedford County
Blair County
J. D. Hicks
Hollidaysburg
Camorra
Tragic Montreal confrontation ends in fatal shooting
Eugene Cowles of Cleveland chased by his wife and her friends in Montreal. He draws a revolver at the convent approach. the wife’s brother fires, striking Cowles in the neck. He bleeds at St Charles Hospital while Mrs Cowles fights to protect their daughter Florence amid a disputed will and custody clash.
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Cowles
Canada
Eugene Cowles
Montreal
Cleveland
General Hospital
Edwin Cowles
Cleveland Leader
Alice M. Hale
E. B. Hale
Cixia Lienerschlen
Lockport
N. Y
Florence
Eugene
Young Cowles
Mra. Cowles
Mrs. Gowes
Conaught
Buffalo
St. Catharines
Queen’s Hotel
Nto
Rossin House
Blake
Eee
Anen
Dalton McCarthy
Toronto
Windsor Hotel
Judge Ingalls
St. Charles Hospital
Hale
Hastings and Delamater vie as politics meet religion in Pennsylvania primaries
Special telegram from West Chester reports a headlong rush of voters in Republican and Democratic primaries. Hastings leads Delamater 80 to 23 with 49 districts counted and 51 more expected. Hastings looks set to win the convention by about 104 to 50 if the trend holds. Major McCauley and W B Leeds exchange messages of omen via four leaf clover and telegrams from General Hastings accompany the tallies.
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Hastings
Leeds
Partizes
West Cheester
Delamater
Major McCauley
H. L. Buckwalter
East Vincent
A. H. Ingram
Lower Oxford
L. C. McCauley
West Chester
Joseph C. Paxson
West Grove
McCauley
W. BR. Leeds
Philadelphia
Chester County
W. BR. Leeeps
George Kt. Hoppes
Darlington
Eavens
Hepdquarters
Pattison Sarge
Wallace
Republican Primary Election Date Set in Crawford County
Under the Crawford County System a special telegram reports the Republican County Committee has fixed the date for the county primary election to be held on a Saturday. Continued on Sixth Page.
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Crawford
Yourest
Republican County Committee
Figure in shooting case released on bail
A 9 year old girl observed the incident near Heart Convent as Mra Cowles was released on bail while Wie remained in custody. Cowles in hospital tonight, condition uncertain as police continue defense efforts.
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Cowles
Heart
General Hospital
Remarkable Twenty Three Year Return of Skillings to San Francisco
Henry N. Skillings returns to San Francisco after 23 years of perilous adventures. From Hong Kong aboard the Audubon to a wreck and desert voyage, he survived a slave ship voyage near Rawtawma and a massacre at Po napae. He later prospered on trading voyages in the Caroline group before a final return home.
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Vorsel
Sinvers
Digpator
San Francisco
Jane
Henry N. Skillings
Skillings
Hong Kong
Audibon
Sydney
Gilbert Islands
South Sea Islands
Webbers
Samoa
Rawtawma
Ponape
Caroline Group
Pouape
Mokie
Sensational Avondale Marriage In Church Stuns Congregation
Miss Flora G Mc Cary aged 15 elopes with lover J W Vanderbilt after obtaining a license. Father pursues by hack as couple enters church during sermon. Clergy proceeds with service and wedding proceeds amid shock and amusement of assembled worshippers.
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Dispatch
Birmingham
Ata
Avondale
Flora G. McCary
T J. W. Vanderbilt
Avondele
Cable Car Collision Injures Five in Chicago
A crash tonight at Division and Clark streets involved two crowded cable trains. Five passengers sustained injuries described as serious but not fatal. The derailment appears linked to an unaccountable truck derailment, causing chaos as hundreds were thrown to the floors and several women fainted amid torn coats and dresses. Names listed include A K Stafford John Lapp Henry Sanford Jefferson Merrigan and Herman Henten.
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Chicago
Curiaco
Division
Clark Streets
A. RK. Stafford
John Lapp
Henry Sandford
Jefferson Merrigan
Herman Hénten
Depew Sees Grand Chicago World’s Fair Security
Chauncey M. Depew arrived from Chicago and predicted the World’s Fair would be a grand success. He urged New York to stay hopeful and support Chicago’s event, noting Western enthusiasm and his recovery from illness.
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New York
Jane
Chauncey M. Depew
Chicago
Meadville Glass Works Destroyed in Fire
Meadville Glass Works operated by Smith Sprague Co of Chicago under Forbes Holton of New Castle burned around eight this morning. About 1,200 pounds of molten glass exploded in eight pots. Loss likely within $6,000 insured, but 70 men jobless. Impact on city payroll about $260,000 yearly.
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Meadville
Meadville Glass Works
Smith, Sprague & Co
Chicago
Forbes Holton
New Castle
Sacs and Foxons Accept Proposed Terms for Lands
The Indian Commission reports the Sac and Fox nations will accept 160 acres per person and 125 dollars per acre for surplus lands. A courier of good character confirms the terms, and general belief holds the report true.
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Sacs
Foxon
Gotu
L T
Jane
Indian Commission
Sac
Miners of St Etienne Convene at Labor Exchange
Paris June 8 The miners of St Etienne held a meeting at the Labor Exchange and resolved upon a general action.
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Paris
St Etienne
Labor Exchange
Bethel College President J W Runt Dies in Hopkinsville
Louisville June 8 J W Runt president of Bethel Female College Hopkinsville Ky died today He had been fifty years a teacher
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Louisville
J. W. Runt
Bethel Female College
Hopnkinsville
Afraid of the Czar and German Military Plans
A lengthy analysis of German military expansion cites railways built for war, army increases, and colonial ambitions. It notes Chancellor thoughts on two to three year service, Richter's fall from liberal leadership, and a Baltic to Atlantic ship canal project with a proposed 10 million dollar cost.
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William
France
Russia
Liberal
Richter
Rhine
Germany
Europe
Kaiser
Stresta
Berlin
Baltic
Atlantic
Ert Scheck
Stettin
American Dane Christensen Honored at Banquet
A banquet in this city honored General Christensen of Brooklyn New York who left Denmark 41 years ago to settle in the United States. Attendees included Clark E. Carr US Minister and Count Bisbee the Royal Chamberlain who proposed the toast. Christensen recalled key career moments and his enduring affection for Denmark.
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Copeyhagen
Jone
General Christensen
Brooklyn
N. Y
Denmark
United States
Clark E. Carr
Count Bisbee
Christensen
Native land evokes eerie calm in reply he crafted
He replies with grave reflection on returning home and the eerie impression his native land gives him at once. The narrator describes a somber mood and a deep, immediate connection to familiar places that stir unsettled memories. The passage emphasizes personal identity and belonging.
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Eerox
Address and a Big Check Presented to Cardinal Manning
Lord Ripon presented to Cardinal Manning on behalf of the Pro Cathedral congregation a silver jubilee token comprising a cheque for 3676 pounds and an illuminated address. The deputation included Judges Matthew and Stoner, William O’Brien, the Duchess of Newcastle, and numerous clergymen. The Cardinal thanked them and said the funds would help complete the Cathedral and clear the debt.
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Lord Ripon
Cardinal Manning
Congregation of the Pro-Cathedral
Matthew and
Stoner
William O’brien
Duchess of Newcastle
Tragic Bay Squall Drowns Eight Teens in Cat Boat
Boston reports eight young men sailed from the bay at 2 am. A squall capsized their cat boat four hours later. seven drowned. Only Walter Quinlan survived, rescued off the keel. Mahoney and McTarnon were married. others aged 16 to 19. One survivor provided a graphic account of the struggle.
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Dispatch
Boston
James Husband
Joseph Tufts
Edgar Mahoney
Thomas ‘Troy
Albert Lombard
John Sullivan
Lawrence McTarnon
Walter Quinlan
Mahoney
McTarnon
Quinlan
Moon Island
Lombard
Maloney
McTierney
Sullivan
Nfts
Troy
Husband
Tufts
Ivan
Cracker Trust Formed With Three North-Central Firms
St. Louis June 8 The Cracker Trust is formed with 18 million capital spanning three corporations to coordinate cracker manufacturing in the United States The New York Biscuit Company leads with 35 million capital while United States Baking Company and American Biscuit Manufacturing Company expand reach to Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana Michigan Illinois and Indiana districts Western capital predominates with Illinois and Indiana incorporation The aim is cost reduction and efficiency, not production increase.
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Diaparoh
St. Louis
Cracker Trust
United States
New York Biscuit Company
E & Capital
L. D. Dozier
New York
Brooklyn
New Jersey
United States Baking Company
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
American Biscuit Manufacturing Company
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Denver
West
Northwest
Western Capital
Illinois
United States Biking Company
Priest Rev. Joseph Fransieli Celebrates 50th Ordination Anniversary
Special Telegram from New York reports the fiftieth anniversary of Rev. Joseph Fransieli’s ordination celebrated at St. Peter’s Church in Brooklyn where he has served 31 years as rector. Illness kept him from attending, but the packed church honored him with a eulogy by Rev. Father Elliott.
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Joseph Fransieli
New York
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Brooklyn
Sisters of Charity
Sisters of Mercy
Sisters of St Joseph
Sisters of St. Dominick
Sisters of St. Francis
Father Elliott
Paulist
Rev Dr Kanicat Dies Suddenly at Sunday School Events
Philadelphia June 8 Rev Dr J B Kriest collapsed and died during the twenty eighth anniversary of the German Reformed Church Sunday school at Thirty eighth and Baring streets. He had visited Woodland Cemetery to see his son J A Kuiest killed last fall and died within ten minutes of returning to the church. Born in Germany he was 55 and had served as pastor of Zion German Reformed Church Buffalo for 23 years before moving to this city six years ago.
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Kanicat
Philadelphia
J. B. Kriest
German Reformed Church
Baring
Kuiest
Woodland Cemetery
J. A. Kuiest
Kriest
Germany
Zion
Budalo
Smelting Works Concession Sought Near Monterey
English capitalists in the City of Mexico seek a concession for a large smelting works near Monterey. The report notes crop failures due to late rains, affecting regional prospects.
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Mexico
City of Mexico
Monterey
Change in Primaries Prompts Crawford County System Debate
Pittsburgh politics debate centers on Crawford county direct vote plan for Congressional primaries. John B. Kennedy argues direct popular ballots would replace costly, corruptible delegates, with supporters urging county committee to adopt the system for future elections.
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Carnegie Hall
Colonel Stone
Crawford County
John B. Kennedy
The
Alleghenian
Allegheny
Shiras
Bayne
Kennedy
Crawford
Advo
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Mequay
Adams County
G. D. Thorne
J. ©. Lower
Allegheny County
W. D. Porter
Charles W. Simon
J. O. Brown
Alexander 2. McCandress
William H. McCleary
William Flinn
Harry H. Byram
Thomas Fording
Fr. K. Gearing
Josiah Speer
D. J. Foster
R. H. Gilliford
William J. McDonald
Walter Lyon
John 8. Bobb
Nathan S. Williams
Fayette
J. J. Cromer
William M
Huntingdon
Charles Connor
H. B. Dena
Memings
Bune
Zadimos Bes
John Elkin
John Richards
Jefferson
Lees
Juniata
Carl F. Espenschade
Lackawanna
IkTarry ES
Medford
Je Berks
Wales
Bredford
Clearfield
Craones
Cumberland
Essen
Frankin
Cones Anne
A. A. Fulton
Ances Thesi
Neene
Inatann
Montour
Northampton Northumberla
ITF
Poiter
Peary
Lee
Warne
Eeneeces Montoots
Ceesecees Sr U, Davies
Aenheses Ssteces Sect
Eens
Owborne
Samuel Craig
Costa Ve Due Aspuey
Westmoreland County
Aerapesene Giatriet
John Daledil
W. A. Stone
Greens County
Hay
Washingington
Ernest F. Acheson
Hopwood
Ray
Speer
Charles C. Townsend
Lewis F. Watson
W. C. Culbertson
Matthew Griswold
Kerr
Waterloo
MR. Skillings
Gotham
Chauncey
Czar
Aprica
Korperor
William Low
Berwin, Jane
Eugene Richter
Liberal Party
Oberburgermeister
Folkenbeck
Haewel Barth
Bamberger
Rickert
Schrader
Count Hatzfeld
London
Salisbury
Foreign Office
Stanley
Emin
Bismarck
Castle Garden
Prussia
Moltke
Waldersee
Land
Boston Bay
Fife
Congress
Wyman
Allegheny City
Ofice
John M. McAfee
John E. Herricks
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