Charges of Embezzlement Against Western Penitentiary Probed
Harrisburg dispatch reports long and serious allegations of misappropriation of funds at the Western Penitentiary. Chairman Dearden of the House Appropriations Committee says the charges are specific and must be denied, while he maintains high regard for Warden Wright and the penitentiary officials. The matter arose during debate on a maintenance bill as lawmakers consider funding and oversight.
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Dearden
Appropriations Committee
Xame
Senate
House
Western Penitentiary
House Appropriations Committee
Pittsburg
Harrisburg
Graham
Allegheny
Billingsley
Washington
Warden Wright
Fow
Philadelphia
Mr. Dearden
Mr. Graham
State Board of Charities
Bills
Desiden
Debate Over Appropriation Bill Simmers in Pennsylvania House
The Pennsylvania House debated an appropriations bill with charges of improper conduct. Chairman Graham and Rep Dearden sparred over investigations into the Western Penitentiary and a Pittsburg case, while subcommittee findings praised the institution's management and a motion to adjourn ended the session amid confusion.
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Pennsylvania
Mr. Graham
Bilingsley
Appropriations Committee
Billingsley
Dr. Walk
Philadelphia
Dearden
Washington
Washington County
Walk
Graham
Dr. Mahameke
Serson
Chairman Dearden
Mr. Thompson
Krat
IT IS ALL NEWS TO HIM. Christy and Wright Cannot Explain
The article reports on remarks by B C Christy and Warden Wright regarding embezzlement accusations at the penitentiary. Christy denies knowledge of informants or the alleged informant who publicized the matter. Wright expresses surprise and denies involvement by anyone at the institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright
B. C. Christy, Esq
Christy
Warden Wright
14 Year Old Daughter Abducted Married in Louisville Case
In Louisville on March 19 a 14 year old daughter of William Ashby of Miller Ashby, a leading tailor firm, was abducted and wed by Joe Stultz, a disreputable local. The ceremony occurred in Indiana before the girl returned home and alerted her parents, prompting an arrest warrant for Stultz on abduction charges.
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Louvisville
William Ashby
Miller & Ashby
Joe Stultz
Louisville
Stultz
Indiana
Wallace Defends Civil Service Pledge in Police Department Row
Indianapolis March 19 Indiana Civil Service reformers launch campaign against Postmaster Wallace accusing him of favouring Republicans in appointments. Wallace replies that critics misread his stance, vows to obey the civil service law as far as possible and to make lawful decisions under scrutiny from reformers led by William Dudley Foulke.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Wallace
Jones
William Dudley Foulke
Welch Urged for Interstate Commerce Board Vacancy
Theo dore Welch of Montgomery General Freight Agent for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad is being urged for a vacancy on the Interstate Commerce Commission by Commissioner Walker. Welch, a Republican, is a leading candidate for the post.
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Montgomery
Ala
Theodore Welch
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Board of
Inter State State Commerce Commissioners
Walker
Welch
Women Club Convention Opens in New York
Members of Sorosis and delegates from about 50 women’s clubs fill Madison Square Theater for the first day of the Sorosis convention. Mrs Clymer calls meeting to order as Miss Allen reads rolls and a note from President Harrison. Frances Willard urges a strong organization and progress for women. The session adjourns until tomorrow with plans for a formal permanent group and evening entertainment at Hardman Hall. Delegates, numbering 150, lunch with Mrs William Todd Helmuth and visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art thereafter.
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Distatch
The
Soresis
Madison Square Theater
Sorosis
Captain Swift
Jennie Croly
Frances Willard
Clu
Hardman Hall
Sorosias
William Todd Helmuth
Madrid
Fifty-ninth Street
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Anna Seevaiiae
Fight in sight as troops clash with Oklahoma boomers
In Cratchee country northeast of the Oklahoma station a band of boomers led by William Rock is dispersed after resisting a detachment sent by Lieutenant Carson. Amid scattered injuries on both sides, several soldiers are lightly wounded and the group disperses to seek safer hiding places amid ongoing unrest.
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Wichita, Kax
Oklahoma
Carson
Cratchee Country
Oklahoma Station
William Rock
Samuel Anderson
William Adams
Slatterly's Case Not Reached At Board Of Pardons
In Harrisburg on March 19 the Board of Pardons heard arguments in Samuel Johnson of Delaware county who seeks clemency and life imprisonment instead of death for the murder of John Sharpless. Edward Slattery's murder case in Allegheny was not heard. Mrs Slattery cited illness preventing attendance and said evidence for her son's innocence would be ready in April. The governor respited Peter Baronoski of Schuylkill until May 1.
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Harrisburg
Board of Pardons
Samuel Johnson
Delaware County
John Sharpless
Johnson
Senator Cooper
Edward Slattery
Allegheny
Peter Baronoski
Schuylkill County
Reid Openly Sees Minister to France Nomination
Whit law Reid confirms he has been nominated as Minister to France and says he learned of the nomination on returning to town from Ophir farm. He emphasizes honor in the distinction and hopes the appointment reflects the President’s regard, noting he would accept if confirmed by the Senate.
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New Yor
Reid
France
Ophir Farm
Senate
Not Quite a Pauper at Eastox Sudden Wealth Revealed
Daniel Murray, brother-in-law of Bangor slate maker John W. Sayres, appeared in Eastox posing as a destitute tramp claiming poverty. He told Sayres he had no money, then produced a wallet with 10 500 dollars shocking the household.
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Eastox
Daniel Murray
John W. Sayres
Bangor
Sayres
Sayers
Murray
Mr. Sayres
Jeff Davis Denies Southern Church Establishment Plan
Special telegram from Atlanta reports Jeff Davis denying any plan or danger of a church establishment by the South. The message claims a Philadelphia Presbyterian article misrepresented clerical commentary and asserts Davis rejected the idea.
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Dispatch
Atlanta
Philadelphia Presbyterian
Jeff Davis
Schuyler’s Withdrawal as First Assistant Secretary of State
Washington reports Eugene Schuyler’s name withdrawn from consideration for First Assistant Secretary of State. The explanation cites his unwillingness to take the post and persistent outspokenness that alienated Blaine and key Senate Republicans. Enmity from E B Washburne and others, plus prior clashes with Turkish and Russian authorities, undermined his chances.
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Eugene Schuyler
Senate
Schuyler
Mr. Blaine
Mr. Schuyler
Washington
Blaine
Washburne
Minnesota
E. B. Washburne
Illinois
St Petersburg
Constantin
Oe Gore
Foreign Service
Italy
Walker Blaine
Foreign Affairs Committee
Senator Sherman Soured on White House Ties
Washington report notes John Sherman distant from the White House amid no cabinet offer or Indianapolis invitation. Sherman insists he will not volunteer for office and has not joined consultation, while allied figures move freely at the executive residence. He urged General J S Robison of Ohio for assistant postmaster general.
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Washington
John Sherman
White House
Senate
Harrison
Mr. Sherman
Sherman
Indianapolis
General Harrison
Arlington Hotel
Ohio
Allison
Butterworth
Appointment Awarded After State Recommendation
The record notes that he was set aside and Mr Wiliela of the same state, recommended by Mr enastergord, received the appointment.
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Wiliela
Enastergord
Appointment batch fills key posts including Whitelaw Reid to France
The president sent several appointments to the Senate. Whitelaw Reid of New York is named Minister to France, Julius Goldschmidt of Wisconsin as Consul General at Vienna, and Andrew C. Bradley of the District of Columbia as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the DC Territory. Additional postmasters and officials are listed for multiple states and territories.
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Whitelaw Reid
Wasuprerox
Senate
New York
France
Julius Goldschmidt
Wisconsin
Vienna
Andrew C. Bradley
District of Columbia
Supreme Court of
John R. McFie
New Mexico
J. W. Corning
Palmyra
J. M. Field
Rye
J. Buckley
Cape Vincent
New Jersey
O. Vail
Wyckle
Matawan
Ohio
Bratley
Wauton
MicCoy
Cadiz
H. R. Snyder
Illinois
J. A. Fello Pontiac
Iona
Mia
Lacy Bowers
Tipton
C. H. Everitt
Atlantic
W. F. Carpenter
Mannings
Sarah H. Earthman
Griswold
F. T. Piper
Sheldon
Mie
A. O. Shaw
Newaygo
E. McGlachin
Stephens
Point
Colorado
W.B. Culver
Las Animas
Dakota
A. M. Andrews
Plankinton
Eugene Schuyler
J. Lowrie Bell
Itway Mail Service
Reading
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company
Dedelphia and Reading System
Wanamaker
Joliss Goldschmidt
Milwaukee
Edmund Jussen
William Wallace
Indianapolis
Lew Wallace
Harrison
Clark
Marion County
Indiana
Harrison a Home Ruler and District Offices Debate
A telegraph report from Washington notes District of Columbia citizens hail the nomination of Andrew Bradley to the Supreme Court bench as a home rule milestone. The piece signals intense jockeying for presidential appointments to District offices, especially Recorder of Deeds, with Pearson among notable contenders and a $15,000 annual fee mentioned.
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District of Columbia
Wasnineros
Andrew ©. Bradley
Supreme Court of the District
Merrick
Bradley
Philadelphia
Washington
Trotter
Pearson
Cabinet meets over Illinois postmaster removal request
March 19 report says a cabinet discussion centered on an Illinois postmaster whose removal was urged by a congressman due to political activity. The postmaster general declined to discuss details, but indications suggest the outcome favored the congressman’s opponents. no action line was disclosed.
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Hrnctor
Illinois
Wanamaker
Evarts Denies Resignation Rumors and England Offer
In WaAs Hisctos March 19 Senator Evarts dismissed Albany reports that he plans to resign his Senate seat and that he declined a mission to England. He said no retirement has been discussed and that no England appointment has been offered or refused.
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WaAs Hisctos
Evarts
Albany
N. Y
Senate
England
Inaugural Gold Badges Presented to Officials
Five solid gold badges matching the Inaugural Committee design were made as souvenirs and presented to President Harrison, Vice President Morton, A. T. Britton, Simon Wolf, and Louisiana Congressman Dudley Coleman.
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WasHi IncTon
Harrison
Morton
A. T. Britton
Simon Wolf
Dudley Coleman
Louisiana
Four Railroaders Killed in Canadian Railway Collision
The Halifax express on the Intercolonial Railway collided with a special freight train near Rimouski Station in Quebec. Whitney the express driver, Foley the express fireman, Michaud the freight conductor, and Foley the freight fireman were killed. Two other train workers were injured but not fatally.
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Riviere Pu Lour
Quebec
Halifax
Rimouski Station
Whitney
Foley
Michaud
A Beautiful Ghost Haunts a Prospect Heights House
Brooklyn reports a three story brownstone at 1581 Berkley Place famed for screams and a rumored captive bride believed to be Mrs. Pitcher widow of Admiral Pitcher. Police investigate rumors of imprisonment and morphine cure amid neighbor complaints and a mysterious upstairs occupant.
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Admiral Pitcher
Brooklyn
N. Y
Berkley Place
Prospect Heights
Pitcher
Henry L. Fessler
Berkley Py
Europe
American Pilgrims Leaders Honored at Rome Dinner
The American College held a grand dinner in Rome on March 19 honoring Pilgrims leaders. Bishop Keane spoke in English Latin and French. Cardinal Parocchi praised American institutions and Washington University as a leading Christian education project. Cardinal Schiaffino outlined Catholic higher education’s global role. Mgr. Jacobini lauded Catholic roots in America and contrasted U S religious life with Old World hardships.
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Risen
Rome
American College
Keane
New Catholic University At
Washington
Cardinal Parocchi
Wash University
Schiaffino E Intalian
Catholic Church
Washington University
America
Mgr. Jacobini
Ireland
Old World
Cartwright Trade Union Debate Sparks Partisan Clash
In Ottawa March 19 Sir Richard Cartwright’s plan for closer trade with the United States faces likely defeat by Government supporters. Toronto’s Mr. Cockburn delivers a loyal protectionist address praising national policy while derided by opposition, arguing against unrestricted reciprocity and citing Ontario land value gains versus New York losses.
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Ottawa
Richard Cartwright
United States
Cockburn
Toronto
Canada
New York State
Ontario
America
Republican Cincinnati Convention Sees Nominating Controversy
The Cincinnati Republican city convention met with Smith A. Whitfield chairing amid charges of a secret oath-bound faction seeking to control nominations. The contested race centers on the Controller post with Eshelby renomination opposed by the Times-Star which urges a mass convention to nominate a ticket.
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Cincinnati
Smith A. Whitfield
Eshelby
John B. Mosby
Égler
Daniel Carne
Caudendien
Amos Dye
Times-Star
Wertz bill clears House reshapes local option law
The Wertz bill passes the New Jersey House and, with Governor Green's anticipated signature, cancels the upcoming local option election. It shifts control to townships, allowing residents to vote on license fees, likely keeping licenses low amid township rivalries and cross-town trade effects.
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Trenton
N. J
Wertz
Green
Aging Lovers Tie Knot in Waterbury Marriage Surprise
In Waterbury a 73 year old Harriet B Hills married 76 year old Jeremiah Johnson in a swift ceremony after decades of prior suitor obstacles. The couple had once faced parental opposition and legal or social barriers before finally wed in Ansonia.
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Isteclas
Copper Price to Hold Across Market as Pact Ends May
New York March 19 Nearly all copper firms replied to inquiries about price noting it remains 16 1 4 cents per pound and will hold until May 15 when two months of production curtailment end. A major copper firm linked to the syndicate said contracts bind companies to maintain the current price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ispecctal
Dispatch
New York
Brasn
Comptoir d’Escompte
Copadt
England In Trouble Again Commons Update
London March 19 The Commons heard a report from Sir J Ferguson Parliamentary Secretary for the Foreign Office about British Channel operations. A Tangier dispatch noted efforts by the squad to address tensions and secure positions amid ongoing actions in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commons
Sir J Ferguson
Foreign Office
Diie
Tangier
Loroox
Saloon War Sparks Controversy Over Prohibition Tactics
A local clash over alcohol controls emerges as residents and officials dispute permit practices at downtown saloons. Debates focus on licensing, public order, and potential reform aimed at curbing unrest.
License Court Hearings Open Amid Prohibition Debate
In a bustling License Court session police and public safety denounce the Owl Gang district as hearings draw big crowds. Hotel applicants including the Albemarle and Hamilton face scrutiny while the case of Richard R Bennett reveals yearly receipts of 83 067 with bar profits fueling opposition to licensing.
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White
Sewickley
Department of Public Safety
Brown
Court House
Albemarle
Hamilton
Wishart
B. C. Christy
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DIF
ATCH
Women AT Work
Slatterly
Paris
Arort
EB. B. Washburne
Bulgaria
Constantinople
London Telegraph
Gladstone
Telegrer
State Department
Russia
NAVY
Dardanell
Legation
Sea of
Marmara
Senator Sherman
Guesia
McLaughlin
Jockey McLaughlin
Micker
M Sacer P
Kenny
Captain Kenny
Nolds
Bergen Street
Reynolds
Commercial Union
United
Erepublicas
Srown
Owl Gang
Third Ward
Gustav B. Mihm
Smithfield Street
Oscar Mihm
Smithfeld Street
Jacob Nolte
Liberty Avenue
James W. Platt
Eckard Reineman
Wood Street
Jacob Schumacher
Liberty Street
C. M. Spencer
Fifth Avenue
William Spriesterbach
Sixth Avenue
Henry Schmidt
Seventh Avenue
Alex. & Schribmer
Peter
William Witherow
Thomas Deegan
Barker C. Wilson
Fourth Ward
Charles Brosky
Sixth Street
J. B. Boyer
Duquesne Way
Seventh Street
John Bush
Samuel Bing
Fabian Boehm
Penn Avenue
Thomas Brown
Frank Taylor
Penn Avenae
Henry McKinnie
Edward L. Bean
Sixth and
George McCandless
Ninth Street
Owen McCarthy
William Rueckeisen
Edward Redenbach
R.A. Scott
George Tane
Tenth Street
Stephen Thompson
Charles E. Booth
Fifth Ward
P. C. Duffy
Grant Street
Patrick Fallon
Cornelius Horgan
Wylie Avenue
Michael J. Hines
Peter Lohnes
Henry Levenson
Webster Avenue
Joshua H. Mast
Frank Meim
Tunnel Street
Peter McGee
Washington Street
Dennis McGlinchey
Bedford
Daniel C. Neary
John O' Neil
James Powers
George c. Piffeld
Wyle Avenue
John Russell
Jacob Rinn
Sevenths Avenue
Morris Rosenthal
James Stafford
Websater Avenue
Tobia Stofenella
Philip Tress
Richard R. Bennett
David Lauber
Tony Newell
Old Place
John Newell
Owen McGarvey
Mitchell
Snyder
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