Trans-Allegheny canal scheme eyed by Colonel Merrill
Colonel W E Merrill an Army engineer voices support for saving the Chesapeake and Ohio canal and pursuing a trans Allegheny route using inclined planes or elevators. He notes railroads block key valleys and estimates Cumberland to McKeesport work at 25 million dollars.
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Colonel Merrill
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Alleghenies
Monongahels
Cumberland
Youghiogheny River
Castleman and Frockety
Sod Wille Creek
Calais
France
Belgium
Liverpool
England
Sitrans-Allerbeny Canal
Wills’ Creek
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Southampton Mills
Youghingheny
Onio Pyle Falls
McKeesport
Morgantown
Monongahela
Virginia
Merrill
Chicago Committee Works On World’s Fair Bill
Chicago officials in Washington met early with the House sub committee to refine the World’s Fair bill. After two hours they covered several sections and planned further changes. The delegation urged a $10,000,000 Chicago fund to build facilities and cover fair costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
House Committee
WasuincTos
Washington
House
Calenge Comanition Phieligea
Chics
Government to fund own buildings for exhibit at fair
A Chicago letter reports two committees will reconvene in the morning to work two hours on a bill to appropriation funds for erecting buildings and managing the exhibit. A telegram from Mr Lyman D Gage cites strong support and signatures of 30 wealthy Western city residents representing between 50 and 73 million in capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Seemlan
Lyman d. Gage
Washington
McKeesport Postmaster Fight Likely Ends for Thompson
Sam Carrothers from McKeesport reports that Captain Thompson is unlikely to win the postmaster appointment as the Postmaster General Wanamaker and Congressman Ray stand firm. Wanamaker may withdraw the nomination if Ray does not propose another candidate, with President Harrison abiding by Wanamaker’s decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wassiscorox
Sam Carruthers
McKeesport
Stone
Captain Thompson
Washington
Mr. Carrothers
Carrothers
Mr. Wanamaker
Distatch
Congressman Ray
Wanamaker
Ray
Mr. Thompson
Thompson
Lins
Harrison
Mrs Harrison Hosts Grand Cold Reception At White House
Mrs Harrison's informal Friday reception drew a large crowd of officials and social leaders. Miss Wanamaker served tea as the cabinet plans weekly receptions through spring, with Mrs McKee and Miss Davis assisting in the Red Parlor. The president may join a brief family retreat to Old Point Comfort or other quiet spot early next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Wanamaker
Mysteriously Missing Spatch NY Real Estate Man
Frank Emmons a wealthy Jersey City real estate agent vanished December 10 after a spree of alleged insanity. Police pursue three theories death self murder murder or confinement in private asylum while a gold watch linked to the case was pawned a month after his disappearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frank Emmons
Jersey City
Bee Hive Savings Bank
Nolthing
Europe
Emmons
Smith
Attorney General Assaulted Over Lottery Bill Controversy
In North Dakota lawmakers, Representative Stevens read a private letter from Attorney General Goodwin opposed to a lottery franchise. George Walsh allegedly grabbed Goodwin by the nose in the Capitol corridor after a dispute over the letter and Goodwin’s charges against those tied to the bill. Goodwin, lighter and smaller than Walsh, declined legal action and walked away.
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Bismarcs
North Dakota
Stevens
Goodwin
George Walsh
Grand Forks
Capitol
Walsh
Wildcat railway scheme postponement in Ottawa session
Ottawa parliament debate on chartering a company to build a 1200 mile rail link from Sault Ste. Marie to Labrador across an icebound coast. Sir Donald A. Smith warned of credit risk. others urged allowing promoters a chance to present more information. Vote 26 to 17 to postpone until next session.
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Ottawa
Oxt
Sault Ste. Marie
Quebec
Labrador
Donald A. Smith
Donald
Canada
Open Board of Brokers Raids Stir New York Exchange Feud
King Todd directs raids on the Open Board of Brokers from an uptown hotel while claiming the shop operates like an incorporated exchange. Captain McLaughlin has hauled Burger to the Tombs. Todd vows to shut down persecuting exchanges if pressure continues. Other bucket shops remain closed.
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New York
King Todd
Well Street
Charles R. Burger
Brokers
McLaughlin
Burger
Todd
New York Stock Exchange
Kept Out of a Bishopric Canon Liddon’s Windsor incident
A letter to the Pall Mall Gazette recounts why Canon Liddon of St Paul’s Cathedral was never made a bishop. While preaching at Windsor he paused and addressed the Queen as for you Madam provoking her ire she ordered he never preach there again. He has not preached before the Queen since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liddon
Freeman Drowns Man in Horse Trough at Twelve Mile House
Charles Freeman of Roseville, described as a fighter and a worthless character, killed a cook by forcing his head into a horse trough at the Twelve Mile House in a drunken frenzy. Freeman fled to Roseville where he was arrested. The victim, a cook on a nearby ranch, died from the water submersion.
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Sacramento
Charles Freeman
Roseville
Twelve Mile House
Freeman
Professor Attacks Chaplain in Claflin University Riot
A white professor Detrieville assaulted Cardoza, the colored chaplain, with a large knotted hickory club during a revival dispute at Claflin University in Charleston South Carolina. The 800 to 1000 colored students threaten to boycott recitations as trustees and the governor review the crisis.
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Claflin University
South Carolina
Charleston
8. C
L. M. Dunton
Detreville
Cardoza
Dunton
I. N. Cardoza
Hampton
Agricult Land Scrip Fund
Princeton Freshman Versus Sophomore Scrimmage Roils Campus
At Princeton the sophomore and freshman classes clashed in a snowball battle on campus after 5:30 PM. The fight involved frozen balls, chasing through Nassau Street, and many students with facial cuts and hat losses. Proctor M Goldie and upperclassmen halted the brawl as darkness fell.
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THE
Dispatch
Prisceros
N. J
Princeton
Whig
Clio
Nassau Street
M. Goldie
Dr. Bergen
Navy to Launch Three Vessels on Delaware
Philadelphia reports three U S navy ships to be launched within a month on the Delaware river. The gunboat Concord to be launched at Chester, the cruiser Newark christened at Cramp’s yard, and the gunboat Bennington to roll off Roach’s yard.
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Philadelphia
United States Navy
Delaware River
Concord
Chester
Newark
Cramp
Bennington
Roach
The
Philadelp
Vesuvias
Belice Freres Bank Fails in San Francisco
The Belice Freres private banking firm in San Francisco assigned to the sheriff and closed its doors. Liabilities are reported at about half a million dollars. It is a branch of Belloc Freres of Paris. The local manager blamed failure to receive remittances from Paris, promising funds soon to meet demands.
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San Francisco
Belice Freres
Belloc Freres
Paris
Fire in a Tenement Crashes Tenants From Night Fire Escape
A blaze at 4 30 a m in five story tenement No 5 Ludlow Street forces families to flee in night clothing down crowded fire escapes. Residents drag bedding to exits, some escape to roofs or neighboring buildings. A baby in a rescued family is hospitalized and not expected to live. Damages total 36500 dollars. Police rescue occupants from burned rooms behind a crockery shop.
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New York
Ludlow Street
Owen Gallagher
Max Kottenberg
Morris Rosenthal
Medium in Trouble: Algerton arraigned for swindling Mayo
Frank A. Algerton a Springfield spiritualist medium was arraigned in police court on a $2000 swindle charge. He allegedly exploited Amaziah Mayo by posing as healer and later extorting $1000 twice via blackmail. Held for grand jury in $6000 with counsel waived examination.
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Springfield
Mass
Frank A. Algerton
Amaziah Mayo
Algerton
Mr. Mayo
Mayo
Noocent
Boardman Hall
Boston
Warner Millers Discovery Sheds Light On Pulp Valuation
New York March 7 Warner Miller a wood pulp manufacturer finds foreign wood pulp undervalued at the Custom House. An investigation shows foreign pulp sold at one eighth to one fourth of a cent per pound below Miller’s product. Appraisers McLean and Perkins reviewed Wertheim invoices tied to a $4000 advance amid objections.
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Custom House
Dispatch
New York
Warner Miller
Miller
Cave-In at Plymouth Wrecks Homes injures none seriously
A cave-in at Curry's Hill Plymouth caused by abandoned Washington Colliery workings 450 feet below surface wrecked William Kelly’s house and damaged several others. Residents rushed out in their nightclothes as fires started but were extinguished. no serious injuries reported though some were bruised.
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Severnl
Wilkesbarre
Plymouth
Curry’s Hill
Washington
William Kelly
A Blow at Trades Unions
Toronto March 7. At a Trades and Labor Council meeting a circular urged labor unions to oppose a bill prepared for Hon. Joseph Chapleau, Dominion Secretary of State. The measure would make it a misdemeanor to condition employment on union membership or to compel workers to join unions, with fines and imprisonment possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Trades and Labor Council
Joseph Chapleau
Dominion
Train wreck halts Ontario and Western milk train near Cook's Falls
A damaged report says the Ontario and Western milk train crashed near Cook's Falls at 1 30. The front car derailed bringing the train down as wires were down. Passengers were delayed at the scene with little definite information available.
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MippieTown
N. C
Ontario and Western Milk
Cook's Falls
Drove Through Ice Claims Three Drowned at Spirit Lake
Mason City Iowa March 7 James McIntosh of Spirit Lake with two daughters of James Evans drove on the ice across East Okabaji Lake and broke through ice holes. All three were drowned their bodies recovered.
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Mason City
V A
James McIntosh
Spirit Lake
James Evans
East Okabaji Lake
Sir Holes
Quebec Assembly Rejects Imperial Federation Resolutions
In Quebec City on March 7 the Legislative Assembly passed resolutions condemning imperial federation. The motion, seconded by Premier Mercier, declares the House opposes imperial federation as it would hinder Canada’s favorable commercial and industrial relations with other American nations and slow social and political development.
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Quebec
David
Montreal
Center
Mercier
Legislative Assembly
Canada
Westminster Confession Revision Committee Prefers Revision
The Westminster Confession revision committee for the Presbytery of New Albany met in Manson Ixp on March 7 and unanimously supported revising the document without impairing the catechism system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manson
New Albany
Philadelphia Street Car Syndicate gains cross town railroad control
A deal completed in New York in the Drexel Morg an office transfers a controlling interest in the Twenty third Street Cross town Railroad Company to the Philadelphia Street Car Syndicate. Partners include P A B Widener W L Elkins William Whitney Daniel S Lamont Oliver H Payne and H J Dimmick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dispatch
New York
Drexel, Morgan & Co
Philadelphia Street Car Syndicate
P. A. B. Widener
W. L. Elkins
That City
William ©. Whitney
Daniels. Lamont
Oliver H. Payne
H. J. Dimmick
Twenty-third Street Crosstown Railroad Company
West to be released then arrested for forgery
Deputy Sheriff O Neill from New York arrived with a requisition for C S West who is at the Colorado penitentiary. Governor Cooper approved the requisition. West will be released next week and immediately arrested to be sent East to answer forgery charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
O’ Neill
New York
C. S. West
Colorado
Cooper
West
Derailed Freight Train Crushes Cattle Kills Most Carloads
A westbound freight train derailed near Cisco this morning and struck the snowshed, collapsing 70 feet of it. The car carrying 21 beef cattle was crushed. 20 cattle were killed. A second car with plows was wrecked. the scene was near Sacramento, California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cisco
Sacramento
Cal
Premature Blast Kills Two Men at Orange Quarry
Newark reports Patrick Mitchell and Patrick Fitzgerald were killed instantly by a premature blast at Thomas Nevin's Rock Quarry in Orange. The accident occurred on March 7 with both workers as laborers.
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Newark
Patrick Mitchell
Patrick Fitzgerald
Thomas Nevin
Pastor Fritch Arrested for Larceny in Reading
Rev M L Fritch head of four Reformed Church congregations in Reading is arrested on larceny charges after a confession and a list of stolen items. Friends call him a kleptomania victim. police issued warrants as Bard Reber Co. claims he took knifes brushes and other goods from a hardware store.
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M. L. Fritch
Reading
Reformed Church
Long
Fritch
Shrader
Sheetz
Rambo
Lyon
Roland
Judge Forsyth and Editor Wills Fight in Burlington Hotel Dining Room
In Burlington county Judge Forsyth and Mount Holly Herald editor Wills clashed over politics at the Arcade Hotel. Wills accused Forsyth of shooting neighbors’ turkeys. Forsyth defended his reputation and struck Wills, drawing first blood before bystanders intervened. Lawsuits likely follow.
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Bururmeton
N. J
Forsyth
Burlington County Court of Common Pleas
Wills
Mount Holly Herald
Arcade Hotel
Benjamin
Champion
Noland Resigns as Missouri State Treasurer
State Treasurer Noland submitted his formal resignation to Governor Francis in Jefferson City on March 7. The governor has not decided on acceptance and questions arise about resigning during an investigation. Noland declines to discuss his departure as bondsmen report a deficit of 32,718.55 dollars and the committee plans a likely conclusion tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Noland
Francis
Two Brothers Kill a Man in Mississippi Dispute
Spectral Telegram to The Dispatch reports at Mason Mississippi on March 7 a fight at Cummings store between Mr Lynch and William and John Cummings ending with Lynch shot dead. One Cummings held a shotgun and the other a Winchester rifle. The cause remains unknown. Lynch, age 50, left a large family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason, Miss
Cummings
Mr. Lynch
William
John Cummings
Lynch
Pendleton Ex-Minister's Body Arrives in Cincinnati
The body of ex Minister George H Pendleton arrived in Cincinnati by Pennsylvania Railway tonight and was taken to Christ's Protestant Episcopal Church on East Fourth Street guarded by the First Regiment. Funeral services and interment are planned for tomorrow.
Expensive Orchestra Signs for Minneapolis Exposition
Manager David Blakely of the Strauss Orchestra Vienna closed a contract with the Minneapolis Exposition for a one week engagement from September 29 to October 4 at two thousand dollars per aria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Blakely
Strauss Orchestra
Vienna
Minneapolis
Probing the Mystery at Benwell Inquest in Princeton
Damaging testimony surfaces at the inquest into the Benwell murder near Princeton. Witnesses identify a man named Somerset or Burchell boarding a Eastwood train on February 17 and describe a gun case baggage. Additional sightings describe a dark clad man matching Somerset leaving toward Hamilton as the inquiry adjourns.
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Burchell
Benwell
Woopstrock
Ont
F. C. Benwell
Princeton
George Hay
Niagara Falls
Somerset
Eastwood
Pooles
Hamilton
Bridge
Alice Smith
Lord Somerset
Woodstock
Dudley
James Hayward
Widow 95 Receives Civil War Pension in New York
Special telegram reports Mrs. Johanna OConnor, 95, granted a widow’s pension of 12 dollars a month. She is described as lively, once from near Lakes of Killarney, born 1795, and aunt of John L. Sullivan. Her late husband served with the One Hundred and Seventieth New York Volunteers in 1862.
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Dispatch
New York
Johanna O’connor
Mr. O'Connor
Killarney
O'Sullivan
John L. Sullivan
Tisza Stile Lingers After Diet Conference
Piszu March 7 Herr Von Tisza appeared in the Lower House after a conference with the Emperor. He said Cabinet differences over the nat uralization bill must be settled or he would inform the House of his intentions. Apponyi moved to suspend the session. Tisza opposed. resignation reportedly postponed until budget passage.
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Piszu
Herr von Tisza
Diet
Herr Apponyi
Herr Tisza
Reed and Others Vary Eureka Harrow Case Rehearing Granted
In the US Circuit Court Judges Jackson and Brown dissolved the February injunction. Reed and others challenge George Erb over the Eureka harrow. Rehearing is ordered in Cincinnati. A rehearing is also granted in the Bennout harrow case involving Reed versus Smith and Brabb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crxcrsnaiti
United States Circuit Court
Jackson
Brown
Reed
George Erb
Detroit
Cincinnati
Smith
Brabb
Famine in Silesia Drives Petition to Repeal Pork Law
A meat famine in Upper Silesia sees American pork banned and prices soaring. Workers cannot even buy sausage as the government lowers meat freight, prompting a petition to the Bundesrath for repeal of the ban on American pork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mpany
Breslau
Upper Silesia
Bundesrath
Charles Hempstead Ends Life in Salt Lake Personal Crisis
Charles W. Hempstead aged 27 committed suicide in Salt Lake today by shooting himself. He was the son of Major Hempstead a former United States Attorney of Utah. Dissipation and discouragement are given as the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
Charles W. Hempstead
Major Hempstead
United States
Utah
Turkey Afraid Of War. Porte Seeks European Conference
Constantinople dispatch reports the Ottoman government fearing a new Russian war due to rising Bulgarian Armenian tensions. It says the Porte will invite a European conference while insisting Bulgarian and Armenian issues be handled separately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunlap
Constantinople
Bulgaria
Armenia
Porte
Portugal and England Fail to Settle Africa Row
Lisbon readers brace for tension as the Portuguese minister breaks off talks with Lord Salisbury over the African territorial dispute and plans to return to Lisbon immediately. Public mood grows threatening as negotiations end without an accord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowpos
Lord Salisbury
Lisbon
Lowell's Condition Improves Amid Secrecy of Recovery
Boston March 7 Hon James Lowell shows improvement though still unable to speak with members of his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Boston
James — Lowell
Nenibens
Three Cents Si to Live On Dec .on That 30000 Per Year
Two young men debate sufficiency of a 30000 dollar annual income for modest living. The note hints at a lively discussion on economics and personal finance in a December context.
Not an Extravagant Youth Wins Legal Point in New York Case
A New York referee rules Howell Osborn, son of Charles J. Osborn, requires $30,000 a year to live. He had lavish tastes including a Fifth Avenue home and a steam yacht costing $10,000 annually, yet the court finds the allowance justified amid trustee-funded support. The case centers on the Osborn trust and judgments against Howell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Eugene H. Pomeroy
William L. Stow
Howell Osborn
Stow
Osborn
Europe
Andrews
No. 150
Broadway
Pomeroy
Charles J. Osborn
Fifth Avenue
Howell
Married Bookkeeper Takes Quick Vows Then Suicide
John N Hodgson a Cleveland bookkeeper with three properties and a bank balance wed Addie May Bishop after a hurried license. They married at Rev Dr Sprecher's Euclid Avenue Church then Hodgson shot himself in his room shortly after leaving the Bishop home. The bride learned of the death only later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, O
John N. Hodgson
Addie May Bishop
Hodgson
Diamond Robbery Ends in Shootout with Police
In Chicago March 7 a daring diamond theft led to a street shootout. Officers Linville and Briscoe and citizen F C Cole were shot by Patrick Crowe, a packing house worker, after he robbed diamonds and assaulted two others. Briscoe likely fatally wounded. Linville injured with severed tongue. Crowe captured after a long chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CnHrcaco
Linville
Briscoe
F. C. Cole
Patrick Crowe
Cole
Crowe
Passengers Blocked In By Snow In Maine
A Canadian Pacific western express crowded with passengers is stalled in northern Maine. The line is blocked by snow drifts 25 to 30 feet high. A relief train has been dispatched to aid the imprisoned travelers who face days without food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BanGor
Canadian Pacific Western Express
Maine
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Wanamaker May
FSOM
Maryland
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Ligutner
Raw
Tfhom
Mrs. Harrison
Dakota
Victoria
Dunlap’s Cable CO
Detriville
Tat
Uncle Sam's Navy
Vessila
Dispatchta
Discovery
Compan
Ions
Ean
James G. Reber
Reber
Mr. Fritch
Mr. Reber
George H. Pendleton
John Sullivan
Tisza Stile
Silesia
Dunlap’s
Cable Co
Turkey
Portugal
Osboro
Cleveland
Deviltrel
Canadian Pacific
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