Parochial School Offer Could Ease City Public School Strain
Archbishop-backed offer from Father Fleming proposes turning the Catholic parish school in St John's Diyton's Bluff over to the city. The plan would cover running costs with religious instruction kept outside school hours and teacher examinations by state officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
St. Parr
St John's Parish
Diyton’s Bluff
Board of Education
Father Fleming
Gilbert
Schous
Board A Education
Archbishop Ireland
Father Conway
Father Pleming
the Arty
England
Canal Rally Fights Railroad Bid to Keep Chesapeake and Ohio Waterway
Maryland citizens press petition against railroad plans to fill the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and back a private lease offer by Tidewater Canal and Transportation Co. They seek government review of federal stake, rail leasers’ influence, and possible extension to connect with the Monongahela as a westward route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Monongahela River
Canal bid focuses on Chesapeake and Ohio project
The Allegheny Tidewater Canal and Transportation Company offers the state $1,000,000 to lease the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and promises to keep it a waterway, opposing rail plans by competing firms. Engineers warn of water shortages and steep Allegheny mountains, while writers argue a durable inland water route could surpass the Erie Canal in value if water supply and elevation hurdles are overcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny Tidewater Canal and Transportation Company
George Pearce
K. H. Gordon
Park Agnew
John Chambers
Patrick Carroll
Tirewater and Transportation Company
Washington and Cumberland Railroad Company
Maryland
Morgantown
Alleghenies
United States
Piedmont
Altmont
Youghiogheny River
How Western Girls Love In Missouri Jail Break
In Lebanon Missouri March 2 two young women Swan Lathrom and Belle Smith entered a jail room while two guards held prisoners William Robins and James Moore. The two men escaped from custody and the women were jailed in their former cells as a result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
John Rue
Franklin Township
William Robins
James Moore
C. C. Hanley
W. J. Lindsay
Swan Lathrom
Belle Smith
May vote on Blair's bill
In Wasntondton on March 2 the Senate plans to advance the Blair education bill with hopes for six votes on the Bink bill this week. If votes occur, Sherman will push his anti trust measure while Frye seeks to place the Pacific Railroad funding bill next in line, weather permitting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frye
Pacific Railroad
Republican League Convention Set for Nashville
Nashville March 2 The Republican League Convention opens at noon Tuesday with remarks by Major W J Watson and welcomes from Hon C N Tillman and Colonel William Kale. Judge Thurston of Nebraska will speak for the league as delegates from the North East and West arrive for two days of business and mass meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Republican League
W. J. Watson
C.N. Tillman
Middle Tennessee
William Kale
Knoxville
George W. Winstead
Judge Thurston
Nebraska
League
Eeception
Thomas
Bowling Green
Evansville
Cincinnati
Joan
Cardinal Gib bons Defends Sacramental Confession in Lent Sermon
Bartmore March 2 Cardinal Gib bons preached a high Mass presentation and refutation of objections to sacramental confession. He argued it dates to apostolic times and that priests act by Christ's authority not as blasphemy. He denied any compensation for absolution and praised confession as merciful, often more potent than the pulpit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartmore
Cardinal Gibbons
Banquo
Hest
League magnates to discuss Players' League proposal
In Cleveland on March 2, National League leaders arrive to review a proposed truce. Letters from the Players' League offer a joint agreement covering contracts, discipline penalties, and a uniform playing code with equal terms and no taxation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
National League
Spalding
J. Palmer O'Neill
Weddell House
Players’ League
N. E. Young
National League One
Brunell
Players’ National League
Patriarchs Militant Camp to Draw 4000 Uniformed Odd Fellows
The Grand Encampment of the Patriarchs Militant I O O F will meet at Three Rivers and Syracuse New York from July 8 to 12. About 4000 uniformed members are expected to encamp under military discipline with more than 40000 visitors anticipated. A parade is planned for July 12.
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New York
Patriarchs
Three Rivers
Syracuse
Eight-Hour Day Movement Gains Little in Philadelphia
Philadelphia workers show little interest in universal adoption of an eight hour day. Conservative tradesmen in the city, cautious after the American Federation of Labor push began at the St. Louis convention of 1888, resist rapid change and expect no demand for the shorter workday in 1890.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
American Federation of Labor
St. Louis
Quaker City
Hastings Attorney Slugs Nebraska Judge in Court
In Hastings Nebraska on March 2 a prominent local lawyer C H Tanner struck Judge William Gastin during a trial in Chambers. The assault left the judge with a severe blow to the left eye and may lead to disbarment proceedings.
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HastTises
Neb
William Gastin
Chambers
C. H. Tanner
Hastings
Gantin
Nebraska
A Negro in the Navy Pushes Race Boundaries at Annapolis
A court of inquiry orders the dismissal of Naval Cadet Jenkins from North Carolina, the district of Congressman Cheatham the only Black legislator. Cheatham may nominate a Black cadet to fill the vacancy, testing Navy discipline and marking a historic first for a colored midshipman at Annapolis.
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Jenkins
Cheatham
Congress
Annapolis Academy
Washington
Henry Glass
Warrington
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
United States Navy
Naval Academy
North Carolina
Parker
South Carolina
Department of Discipline
Caddet Jenkins
Richmond
Secretary of the Navy
Congressman Cheatham
Court of Inquiry
Glass
West Point
Labor Measures Introduced in Congress for Workers
Washington reports multiple labor proposals in the current session. Kansas’ Mr. Anderson seeks a nine member United States arbitration commission for strikes and lockouts with final court enforcement, while Indiana’s Mr. Shively targets foreign labor under contract with fines. New York’s Mr. Ketcham pushes eight hour limits for post office workers and suit rights for unpaid claims under the 1863 eight hour rule, with about four million dollars unpaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Anderson
Kansas
United States Commission of Arbitration
United States
Shively
Indiana
Ketcham
New York
Court of Claims
Committee On Labor
Clergy Denounce Clan-Na-Gael in Front of Philadelphia Churches
In Philadelphia on March 2 the Clan-Na-Gael four page paper was distributed before Catholic churches. Rev. James J. Fitzmaurice of St. Michael's denounced the group saying they disgraced Irish causes and used the church as a cloak. He urged parishioners to discard the pamphlets and bar entry to their homes.
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Peprclal
Philadelphia
Clan-Na-Gael
James J. Fitzmaurice
St. Michael's Church
Ireland
Clan-na-Geel
Belated Winter Grips New York City With Snow Drift
A belated winter storm hits New York on March 2 bringing a northwest gale and record snow. Fog horns from harbor, white clad policemen, and sleighing wind hinder traffic as cars slide off tracks and sidewalks become slick. Crowds shelter in doorways along Broadway and Cortlandt Street while drifts pile on the north side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tim
Rivera
Broadway
Cortlandt Street
Rivers Recede as Ohio Flood Declines
Orsersgatt March 2 The Ohio River has fallen about one foot since 11 tonight and stands at 55 feet 10.14 inches. From Pittsburg to the Kentucky river is dropping and railroads plan to resume use of the Central depot by tomorrow. Steamers may depart Tuesday if conditions stay. Damage is less than past floods, though some inconvenience remains as gardens and railways recover.
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Orsersgatt
Ohio
Pittsburg
Louisville
Kentucky River
Central Depot
Mill Creek Valley
First hard freeze hits Savannah with crop damage feared
Cold weather sweeps the south with Savannah reporting the season's first hard freeze. Light snow dusts the forenoon as truck crops suffer unknown losses. Telegrams from St Augustine Charleston and Fort Monroe note unusually cold conditions.
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Savannah
St. Augustine
Fla
Charleston
S. C
Fort Monroe
Texas cattle suffer from freezing in Northern Texas
Reports from Northern Texas say hundreds of range cattle have frozen to death during the cold snap. If the weather does not moderate soon, stock losses could be severe. A heavy snow storm also rages in Boston with about seven inches fallen and a severe northeast gale on Cape Cod.
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St. Louis
Texas
Boston
Cape Cod
Insane Wife Murders Husband Threatens Child
Mrs. Catherine Wolf, driven by alleged insanity, struck her husband John with a club. She fled with their two year old, vanished, and was found frozen and incoherent near Mongaup Creek. authorities fear she threw the child into the stream. The husband survived. the search for the child continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MonTicetto
N. Y
Catherine Wolf
John
Wolf
Mongaup Village
Mongaup Creek
Mrs. Wolf
Deserted by Husband Gorman Leaves Family for West
In Mepia Pennsylvania Jerry Gorman deserted his wife and two daughters after answering a widow's ad seeking matrimony. He sent a note claiming he would marry and might not return. The father had drawn payday wages and left debts unpaid, causing distress among the children aged 18 and 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mepia
Aton Mills
Jerry Gorman
Gorman
Jerry
Man Accused of Killing Father-In-Law in New Albany
Coroner's jury in New Albany holds Edward Kennedy without bail for the murder of Hobert Collins. A Collins son testified the men quarreled over a dog on Friday and Kennedy delivered a severe blow that caused fatal wounds the following day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
New Albany
Edward Kennedy
Inlaw
Hobert Collins
Collins
Kennedy
Western Outlaw Robs Kansas Bank and Is Shot Dead
A Kansas bank robbery ends with a stranger firing on two officers at a hotel. The outlaw Robertson, described as blonde with a mustache, dies from Winchester shots after resisting arrest. Cashier Cohn and Dr Gephart involved, about 2800 dollars recovered, bank robbery earlier at Hicks and Gep hart Bank Valley Falls.
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Kansas
Atchison
Smith
Cohn
Valley Falls Bank
Burlington
Kan
Robertson
Ottawa
Kav
Nasty
Meridan
Desperado Desmond Killed in Ogden Barroom Shootout
Denver report says Pat J. Desmond was murdered at Ogden by Thomas Todd a 58 year old ex bond jumper tied to the Blue Cat train robbery Todd claimed Desmond stole gloves leading to a fatal gunfight Desmond born in Cork Ireland 1841 came to the United States in 1864 described as a feared desperado with a $100000 estate leaving a widow and two children
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Pat J. Desmond
Ogden
Thomas Todd
Independence
Kansas City
Desmond
Todd
Cork
Ireland
United States
Pueblo
Desmond Cancelled Fear with Brutal Police Authority
An aging lawman earned a fearsome reputation for ruthless methods in pursuit of criminals. Ten years ago in Colorado he arrested W H Burton on a moving train near Pueblo after Burton fled. Desmond chased the escapee, regained possession of the hand satchel, and ultimately recaptured the prisoner despite a dangerous, high speed exit.
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Colorado
Desmond
United States
W. H. Burton
Burton
Pueblo
Denver
Likewiise
Pope Leo XII Receives Cardinals on 80th Birthday
Rome March 2 Pope Leo XII, aged eighty, held a reception for the College of Cardinals on his birthday and the coming anniversary of his coronation. He pledged to study the social question and seek aid from European powers. He has awarded Buffalo Bill's Indians medals and will meet the troupe Monday in the Salle Ducal.
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Rome
Leo XII
College of Cardinals
Buffalo Bill
Salle Ducal
German Brewers Protest Health Board Adulteration Claim
The Weiss beer brewers protest a New York Board of Health condemnation for adulteration by salicylic acid, saying their export beer contains none. They threaten appeals to the German Legation in Washington to seek corrections if the action isn’t restricted.
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CBY
Dunlap
Berurs
Weiss Beer
New York Board of Health
America
New York Health Board
Washington
French Cabinet Crisis Resigns Amid Carnot Stand
Paris March 2 Premier Tirard tendered his resignation but President Carnot refused to accept it. The press views the cabinet as weakened by the exit of Minister Constans and sees Bourgeois as the incoming radical linked to policy stipulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Tirard
Carnot
Constans
M. Bourgeois
M. Constans
Emperor William Anxious Over Election Returns
The noon tallies show 50 Frei singer and 32 Socialista elected on first and second ballots. Cartellers lose 56 seats. The emperor asked Mayor Farckenbeck to wire palace with the successful candidates names as soon as returns arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freisinger
Socialista
Cartellers
Emperor William
Berlin
Farckenbeck
Marital Entanglement Reveals Lack of Legal Marriage
In Pittston Pennsylvania Arthur G Deadle of Providence and Mrs Adelia Thomas lived as a couple for 14 years not knowing they were not legally married. Mrs Thomas sues for a half interest in four lots won through 14 years of thrift and a mistaken marriage ceremony. The case highlights a fatal error in the union and potential loss of real estate claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittston
Arthur G. Deadle
Providence
Adelia Thomas
Denele
Thomas
Deacle
Panic in Centenary Church Fire Causes Panic and Faintings
A fire broke out in the Sunday school room of Centenary Methodist Church in Ricamonp Virginia during morning services. Panic spread as smoke flooded the doorway causing a mass evacuation. many women fainted but no serious injuries were reported as firefighters extinguished the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ricamonp
Centenary Methodist Church
Pell Meil
James
Armed guards guard Greek Church in Shenandoah Pa
In Shenandoah Pennsylvania March 2 armed men protected the Greek Church as Rev Andrus Howicz and his supporters kept doors locked. Forty friends armed and the chief burgess with forty officers guarded to prevent a riot while Rev Wolanski and followers tried to enter but were advised to desist. One woman was jailed for trying to force entry.
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Shenandoah
Andrus Howicz
Wolanski
Lead Smelters Form United States Smelting and Refining Company
Chicago March 2 United States big smelting firms form a trust with 25 million capital. The new company to issue 15 million common and 10 million preferred stock, with three quarters of preferred already taken. Aim is to reduce lead trust influence and manage ore and property needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicaco
United States
Leadville
American Mining and Smelting Company
Manville Company
San Juan
Durango
Col
Hanover Smelter
Salt Lake City
Mingo Furnace Company
Germania Company
Helens
Jead Trust
Cleveland’s New Cathedral Established at Trinity Church
Bishop W A Leonard of Ohio selects Cleveland as headquarters and accepts Trinity Church as the cathedral. A new Euclid avenue cathedral, cost 250000 dollars, will replace the old downtown church. Senior Canon Dr James A Bolles, Dean Rev Y P Morgan, with assistants Quincey Ewing and Marc Burridge named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
W. A. Leonard
Episcopal Diocese of
Ohio
Trinity Church
Euclid Avenue
James A. Bolles
Y. P. Morgan
Quincey Ewing
Marc Burridge
Subterranean Fire at Cameron Mine Proves Stubborn
Shamokin March 2 The Cameron mine fire remains beyond control as crews bore a hole from the level above to flood the mine. Once sealed water will be pumped in, walls built along slopes, a week for completion, while work continues and other chambers may ignite.
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Cameron Mine
Shamokin
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