Supreme Pennsylvania ruling expands wholesale liquor licenses
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that a temperate, well behaved citizen is entitled to a wholesale liquor license under existing laws. The decision affects Prospect Brewery of Philadelphia and Pollard and 19 Pittsburgh brewers and bottlers, with judges debating statewide license expansion and potential 2,000 to 5,000 new permits.
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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Prospect Brewing Company
Philadelphia
Mary E. Pollard
Pittsburg
Bregg
Gordon
Supreme Court
Subanon
Court reverses license denial for Prospect Brewing case
Special telegraph from Philadelphia reports the court reaffirms Mary E. Pollard precedent on wholesale licenses for brewers and bottlers. It holds the quarter sessions’ discretion is limited to citizenship temperance and moral character, reversing the lower court’s license refusal and noting the license denial harms the brewery with stock losses and potential illegality. Continued on Sixth Page.
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Allegheny County
United States
Court of Quarter Sessions
Philadelphia
Prospect Brewing Company
Mary E. Pollard
Tted
Depew on Harrison Kitchen Cabinet Clash in Washington
Chauncey M. Depew visits Washington and speaks on President Harrison’s stance against a kitchen cabinet. He calls the spoils-system scandal a terrible commentary while noting about 4,000 applicants for 150 consulates and similar pressure for other offices. The interview covered Depew’s views on leadership, cabinet roles, and the president’s insistence on independence from office seekers.
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Chauncey M. Depewtelle
Washington
Dispatch
New Yeas
Chaencey M. Depew
Disratch
Europe
Depew
Harrigan
New Haven
Harrison
Trial nearing end defense in Charleston case
Special Telegraph report from Charleston details five and a half hours of summing up as the trial nears verdict. Public rooms discuss the case. Captain Dawson’s supporters are many while Dr. McDow’s side remains confident of acquittal. Arguments center on self defense in the home and whether the accused reasonably believed his life was endangered. The jury weighs honesty of belief and reasonableness, with self defense in the home treated as a double defense and escape not required.
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Charleston
8. C
Dawson
McDow
Cohen
Bacon
Huge stone derrick breaks at Frank Cook quarry
At noon in Frank Cook's stone quarry in Minneapolis a large derrick broke its load and swung violently. The wire cable struck Herman Isaacson, breaking his neck and causing instant death. Foreman J. T. , J. A. Hanson and Johnson were injured.
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Minneapolis
Frank Cook
Herman Isaacson
J. T
J. A. Hanson
Johnson
Standard Oil Wins Record Petroleum Deal At 3.5 Million Barrels
The Producers' Protective Association handed over 3,500,000 barrels of pool oil to Standard Oil at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. The deal, concluded after a market close, nets producers a bit over 7 cents per barrel and reflects a major shutdown movement ending since November 1, 1887. Leaders from both sides commented on profits for labor and producers, with mixed views on market impact.
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Standard Bay
Dispatch
New York
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Producers’ Protective Association
Standard Oil Company
Standard
Producers’ Association of Scents
Standard Company
Producers’ Association
Association
Thomas W. Phillips
R. J. Streight
J. R. Goldsborough
Rufus Scott
John L. Meaney
J. W. Lee
T. B. Clark
J. T. Jones
L. H. Smith
Phillips
Rge
Indiana Dressed Heel Act ruled unconstitutional
James B. Harvey of Swift & Co was fined for selling Chicago slaughtered beef in Hammond. Porter County Circuit Court discharged him after Judge Johnson held the Indiana meat sale act unconstitutional, asserting interstate commerce falls under federal authority and police power cannot override Congress.
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Valparaiso, Inc
James B. Harvey
Swift & Co
Chicago
Hammond
Williamson
Porter County
Johnson
Harvey
Indiana
Porter
Pennsylvania Prohibition Campaign Shapes a Gritty Political Puzzle
A Philadelphia dispatch outlines a volatile Pennsylvania race as temperance issues split Republicans and embolden third parties. It notes Speaker Bover likely to be Republican treasurer nominee in August, Democratic hopes in gubernatorial fights, and possible paths via Quay positions, Pattison ties, and Hastings or Delamater for next year’s contest.
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Pennsylvania
Waterloo
Philadelphia
Allegheny
James McManes
Quay
Bover
Harrisb
Wesra
Eisner
Ublicans
Repubism
Prohibition Party
Treasury
Beaver
Pattison
Commodore Singerly
Chestnut Street Bank
Singerly
Boyer
Delamater
Hastings
Bellefonte
Magee
Mao Quay
Crawford County
Murder mystery in St Louis still unsolved
Still in the dark about Anna Weiss murder as police doubt a buggy fall theory. A Jefferson City gambler once close to Weiss shared gifts of jewelry, aided her to the train, and remained in town when the crime occurred. Ben Belton cleared after an alibi. detectives weigh two theories including hired assassin or robbery by a money-holding killer.
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St. Louis
Anna Weiss
Liberty
Jefferson City
Ben Belton
O'Neill
Senate
Death of Carlotta Patti in Paris at Age 83
Carlotta Patti sister of Adelina Patti died at her Paris home on June 23. Born in Florence in 1840, she moved with the Patti family to New York in 1848. Daughter of Salvatore Patti, she trained as a pianist under Henri Herz and gave Adelina her first piano lessons, with Emma Thursby among her early pupils.
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Paris
Carlotta Patti
Adelina Patti
Florence
Italy
Madrid
Spain
Salvatore Patti
Osterina Barili
Grisi
Sigpor Patti
New York
Disappearance of Miss Gerspacher Ends in Tragic River Find
The body of Miss Bertha Gerspacher, a young schoolteacher, was recovered from the river near Selien Monseae, confirming she died by her own hand after a period of contemplation. The case closes with authorities reporting the death as self-inflicted.
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St. Louis
Bertha Gerspacher
Selien
Monseae
Godbige
Eoe
Sentences Render Punishment for Killing Lenatic Case
Rochester Minn June 28 Judge Start today sentenced August Beck man to four years and Edward Petersen to three years in the penitentiary for the killing. Taylor Coorhbs in the insane asylum ere.
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Rochester
Mren
August Beckman
Edward Petersen
Taylor Coorhbs
Bill Nye Ada Connection Sparks Sidelight
A clipped fragment hints at a Ada related matter involving Bill Nye, suggesting a personal or professional link. The sparse text implies a brief local note on evolving associations or investigations connected to Ada. No dates or clear outcomes are provided.
Indictment not yet in Cronin case grand jury hearings continue
Chicago reports the Cronin grand jury questioned about thirty Clan na Gael members in an effort to expose the outer circle of the plot. Witnesses included C. M. Hardy and stenographer Williston. the dentist who identified Cronin’s sewer corpse testified again. Adjournment came without indictments amid complaints by lawyer Beggs of unlawful detention and brutal treatment.
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Chicago
Cronin
Clan-na- Gael
Stohe Grant
Verishio Jnry
C. M. Hardy
Alexander Sullivan
Rose
Justice Lyon
Grand Jury Star Chamber
Scotland Aid
John F. Beggs
Camp
Clan-na-Gael
Beca
Beggs
Hubbard
Cooney the Fox Visits Judge Boland in Kansas City
In Kansas City on June 28 Cooney known as The Fox, a Cronin murder suspect, sat beside Judge Boland in the Police Court during a drunk case. He whispered to the judge, causing visible agitation, and his presence fuels the belief that Cronin murder facts are known to some Clan-na-Gael officials.
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Cronin
Holand
Kansas City
Cooney
the Fox
Judge Boland
Mney
Longenecker
Illinois
Dr. Cronin
Clan-na-Gael
A Cloud Burst at Akron Deluges City and Roads
A cloud burst at Akron drenched the city with two inches of rain as measured at Buchtel College. Downtown stores flooded and streets ran like rivers while rail lines were washed out and trains delayed up to eight hours. Flooding caused cellar damage at Miller and Roach and losses up to ten thousand dollars, with crops suffering in the countryside and telegraph lines shattered by lightning.
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Arnon
Akron
Buchtel College
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Cleveland
Columbus
Tal
Pennsyvania
Miller & Roach
Rogers
Tate
South
Akrons House
Scrubbed With a Broom at Minnesota Asylum
A Rochester Insane Asylum inquiry opened in St Paul on June 28 with many witnesses. Mrs Luck testified her husband was mistreated as a patient. Mrs Sharp, who admitted her own treatment, spoke of Drake assaulting an alleged girl named Murphy and of Mrs Andrews being kept naked in solitary confinement for days before forced scrubbing and washing.
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Ake
Andrews
Chicago Starts a Town in Honduras Colony
J W Troeger returned from Honduras where he inspected the grant secured by F W Perry for the American Honduras Company of Chicago. The colony near Pisano at the Patuca river holds about 1 000 000 acres and lies 900 miles south of New Orleans. Troeger reported gas plants in the colony and denied the reported murder of F W Perry.
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Curcaco
J. W. Troeger
Honduras
F. W. Perry
American Honduras Company of
Chicago
Pisano
Patuca
J. Kroeger
Assignment In Restaurant Business Near Year End
In Younetown on June 28 John C Ehloffenstein, active in local restaurant work this past year, made an assignment to Thomas F Hauserd. The terse note signals a transfer of interests amid ongoing business activity.
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Tulegham
Younestown
John C. Ehloffenstein
Thomas F. Hauserd
Equine Palaces Arise in New York Trade Show
Readable fragments describe a horse themed exhibition in New York with references to equine interiors and notable vendors. The item notes setup details and a possible display of decorative horse related architecture.
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New York
Judge White Faces Supreme Court Ruling on Liquor Law
The report describes Judge White reacting to a Supreme Court reversal on temperance cases in Allegheny County. He declines to comment for publication, warns the decision could flood the area with liquor, and notes it may affect his future in License Court. A telegram and a reporter's questions provoke cautious, restrained replies.
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White
Supreme Judge
Paxson
Supreme Bench
Prohibition
Judge White
Sewickley
Ever
Anow
Philadelphia
Supreme Court
Brooks
Allegheny County
Amusing Allusion Ties to License Cases in Murder Trial
At the end of the Irvin murder trial in Criminal Court yesterday afternoon, an offhand remark drew a laugh as the jury returned its verdict. The judge thanked the panel for its service and urged quiet as observers exited the courtroom.
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Irvin
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Dr. McCoy
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