Seceders Seek New County Amid Tax Grievances Near Pittsburg
A plan to form a new county from parts of Allegheny Butler Westmoreland and Armstrong counties centers on Tarentum as capital. Hungarian residents along the Allegheny river fault taxes funding courts, while towns like Tarentum and Freeport back or oppose the move for various local reasons. Local officials and residents debate constitutional limits and the logistics of a 40 to 45 mile journey to Greensburg, with mixed support across Natrona Tarentum and surrounding townships.
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Butler
Westmoreland
Armstrong Counties
Allegheny River
Star of the West
Tarentum
Allegheny County
Tanestta
Pittsburg
Kiskiminetas
Bull Creek
Adulram
Armstrong
Tarentun
Pennsylvania
Freeport
Saxonburg
Butler County
Soap Miies
Jake Zigler
Abner Lane
Montgomery
Pleasy
Arfmeirone County
Westword
Harmerville
Richland
West Deer
Indians
Harmor
Springdale
East Deer
Fawn
Harrison
Plum
Tarentam
Hulton
Natrona
Buffalo
Clinton
Westmoreland County
Lower
Upper Burrel
Washington
Parnassus
Valley Po
Armstrong County
South Buffalo
Gilpin, Parks and
Eiskiminetas
Leechburg
Apollo
Greensburg
Allegheny Valley
Allegheny Valley Railroad
West Penn
Elskeville
Pennsylvania Railroad
West
Butler Conn
le Alon
P. McCall
John Kennedy
Plan to form a new county from four districts near Tarentum and Freeport
The proposal would carve a fifth county from portions of four counties meeting near Tarentum and Freeport. A map tracing shows the line from Hulton to Sardis to Apollo to Monroe station to Bakerstown, with Pittsburg as proposed seat. Supporters claim industrial gains while opponents warn Allegheny and Armstrong counties would lose key towns.
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Freeport
Pittsburg
Natrona
Leechburg
Apollo
Allegheny County
Armstrong County
Hulton
Allegheny Valley Railroad
Bakerstown
Pittsbax and Western Railroad
Bishop Esher Found Guilty by Ministers Panel
A three day ministers committee in Reading Pennsylvania convicts Bishop J J Esher of Chicago on all charges including falsehood slander and reviving church dissensions They urge suspension as Bishop and Evangelical minister until the 1891 General Conference Esher absent at Chicago home and likely to ignore the verdict while other bishops Dubs and Bowman have already been deposed
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Reading
J. J. Esher
Chicago
Esher
Dubs
Cleveland
Bowman
Allentown
Animal Kingdom
Candy maker Krent held on charge of conspiracy
Clarence Krent the candy manufacturer faced Judge White as Miss Leonora Ensell accused him of plotting with her mother to secure her money. Testimony in Chicago described meetings in St. Joseph and Des Moines, a bogus marriage certificate, and threats. Krent admitted promising to marry but denied abuse, was bound over to Criminal Court in $1,000 bonds and fined $100 for abusing Ensell.
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Eeeee Dispatch
Chicaco
Clarence Krent
Leonora Ensell
White
Miss Ensell
Krout
St. Joseph
Des Moines
Chicago
Whitehead
Miss Eusell
Canonsburg to Pittsburg Rail Line Talked
A Canonsburg Pennsylvania meeting notes strong talk of building the Canonsburg and State Line Railroad this summer. Plans call for a trunk line from Chicago through Wheeling and Canonsburg to Pittsburg to tap an underserved region, promising big growth for Pittsburg.
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Wheeling
Chicago
Leual
Dispatch
Canonsbuurg and State Line
Wellsburg
Pittsburg
Walked Into The River Cleared Up Cincinnati Mystery
A body recovered from the Ohio River twenty miles below Cincinnati has been identified as H W Longley a Dayton Kentucky merchant of Longley Garlick He had been missing since February 3 and investigators say he walked into the river in a state of temporary insanity
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Ohio River
H. W. Longley
Dayton
Longley & Garlick
Rivalry of Lodge and Hoar Dooms Federal Election Bill
Special telegram from Washington reports rising opposition in Congress to a Federal election measure. The Lodge Hoar rivalry distracts support as Republicans and Democrats voice doubts and delay action. Key figures include Captain Allen Payson and Lodge, with Hoar’s faction facing similar skepticism.
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Congress
Massachusetts
Senator Hoar
Representative Lodge
Hoar
Lodge
Messia
Carlisle
Mills
McMillan
Breckenrid
House
House of Congress
Captain Allen
Michigan
Grand Army of the Republic
Republican Party
Payson
Illinois
South
Interview with Henry W. Oliver Targets Bailey Bill
Washington March 21 Henry W. Oliver criticized the Ways and Means Committee for cutting duties on steel blooms and fencing wire He supported Bailey and Co s bid to sue the Court of Claims to recover the difference between 30 and 45 ad valorem on imports If passed the measure could unlock claims totaling about 3 million dollars involving Oliver Collins and other Pittsburgh interests postponed in the House due to a crowded agenda.
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Washington
Henry W. Oliver
Committee On Ways and Means
Oliver
Bailey & Co
Philadelphia
Court of Claims
Whic Oliver & Co
Collins & Co
McCallin Nominated For Port Collector Post
Washington March 21 A staff correspondent reports that Mayor McCallin is mentioned as a candidate for the Collector of the Port. No applications are on file yet, but a change is expected soon, likely after April 1.
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Washdington
Barr
Pittsburg
Senate
McCallin
Quay
Quay and Ransom Paired With Opponents on Blair Bill
In Hixton on March 21 a Senate floor misstatement listed Quay and Ransom as for the Blair bill, paired with Butler and Casey who were against it. The record showed the reverse pairing was intended, causing confusion over the bill’s support.
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Senator Quay
HixcTon
Blair
Quay
Ransom
Butler
Casey
No Show For A Park In Pittsburg
The Dalzell bill to transfer Ellsworth avenue land bought for a marine hospital to Pittsburg as a public park stalled. The Surgeon General's sale action, and Windom's surprise at the advertisement, undercut the park plan as the law allows sale for marine hospital uses. Government sale proceeds would stay with marine hospital funds.
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Washington
Dalzell
Pittsburg
Ellsworth Avenue
Marine Hospital
Treasury Department
Committee On Public Lands
Secretary of the Treasury
Windom
Dalsell
West Virginia Rivers Subject of River and Harbor Committee
Washington March 21 The River and Harbor Committee discussed West Virginia rivers with Representative Wilson urging continued upper Monongahela improvements. He backed $50,000 for next season and $13,000 to clear Cheat River for raft timber. Alderson spoke for Kanawhs and Ganley rivers improvements.
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Washington
West Virginia
River and Harbor Committee
Representative Wilson
Monongahela
Cheat River
Alderson
Kanawhs
Ganley
High Seas Dispute Aboard Enterprise Over Dirty Shoes
Testimony details Captain McCalls accusing Chief Ingersoll of disobeying orders and impertinence aboard the Enterprise. Coal hand J Hobbs alleges gruntwork insult tied to dirty shoes as Lieutenant Ingersoll and Corporal Cook order actions. court questions temperance among officers, with suspensions cited for Bennett and Davis.
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Enterprise
Dows
New Yor
McCalls
Aleginder Livwistic
Entwistle
J. Hobbs
Ingersoll
Cook
Are
Bennett
Davis
Villefranche
Lemly
Lisbon
Lewry
Lancaster
Mr. Ingersol
Wilkes-Barre mobilizes aid for starving miners
Mayor C B Sutton reports Wilkes-Barre has received many offers of help from New York New Jersey and other states, but the city will not need outside relief. He praises the generous response of local residents and insists the city can care for its own poor.
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Wikeabarre
Wilkesbarebe
C. B. Sutton
New York
New Jersey
Wilkesbarre
Express Agent Faces Despair in Naperville Death
CHICAGO March 21 W 8 Barber an express messenger at Naperville Ill committed suicide this morning after a spree and disappearance. Police were warned he would likely take his own life. He shot himself in his room dying within minutes a letter to his brother Dr H B Barber of Naperville noting the act was imminent.
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Chicago
Barber
Naperville
Ill
H. B. Barber
Chrcaco
M. A. Collins
Cam
Disraten
Collins
Texas
Demener
Shot His 16 Year Old Sweetheart in Lenhatton Pa
Lenhatton Pa March 21 Walter H Campbell aged 16 shot and killed Nelis Hiskey about the same age. He claims the death was accidental but has been fooled up. They were engaged to be married.
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Lenhatton
Walter H. Campbell
Nelis Hiskey
New Postmaster Chosen for Corry Pa
Washington March 21 The Postoffice Department will change the Corry Pennsylvania postoffice selecting Frank Button as the new postmaster in the district of Cu bertson who had oversight of the office.
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Corrs
Washington
Corry
Cubertson
Frank Button
PARNELL VINDICATED IN LORDS ATTACK DEFENDED
In London March 21 the House of Lords approved the Parnell Commission report amid strong debate over Marquis Salisbury's attack on Mr Parnell. Peers condemned government conduct and warned against civil unrest, while supporters argued for exonerating the Parnellites and criticizing the Times. The motion passed without a division.
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House of Lords
Parnell
Marquis of Salisbury
Mr. Parnell
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Mr. O'Brien
Lord Spencer
Ireland
Parnellites
Lord Roseberry
Lord Salisbury
Lord Randolph Churchill
Sir Henry James
Lord Granville
Gladstone to discuss Parnell forgery motion in Commons
It is expected that Mr Gladstone will appear in the House of Commons for a day to discuss Mr Parnell s forgery motion. If refused the Parnellites will raise the question during the estimates discussion.
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Mr. Gladstone
House of Commons
Mr. Parnell
Parnellites
Prince of Wales Arrives in Germany for Banquet at Schloss
The Prince of Wales arrived in Beeks and was greeted by Emperor Wilhelm II and Empress Frederick. A banquet at Schloss featured honors for both monarchies with discussions of alliance and the admired joint German British military ties. The Prince spoke in German thanking the Emperor and expressed hope for future meetings and peace.
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General von Caprivi
Prince of Wales
Count von Moltke
Count Waldersee
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England
Blucher
Duke of Wellington
Queen Victoria
Berlin
Great Britain
Illinois company plans world’s largest plate glass factory
Chicago reports a new firm forming to build a massive plate glass factory at Ellwood Indiana with 2 million dollars capital. Colonel A E L Conger of Ohio leads with E G Keith of Chicago and George T Perkins of Akron. The plant aims to produce 20 000 feet daily and employ about 2500 men using local natural gas.
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George T. Perkins
Akron
Conger
Kokomo
Ind
Ellwood
President Enjoys Duck Hunt at Bengies Point
At Bengies Point on March 21 President hunted ducks with success, bagging 123 birds while avoiding publicity. Vice President Frank Thomson and Philadelphians joined in the sport. He complained about being watched by 60,000,000 people and restricted access to the blind. Senator Sewell accompanied him through the day.
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Bam
Bencres Point
Washington
Frank Thomson
Pennsylvania Railroad
Bengies Point
Harrison
Senator Sewell
Government offers 100 acre grant to families with 12 children
Montreal March 21. The government plan to grant free 100 acres to every couple with 12 children proves highly popular. In three weeks since applications opened, over 140 claims have been recorded and 5 to 6 more arrive daily. French Canadians’ high birth rate surpasses expectations, pleasing the public.
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Montreal
Fatal Freight Wreck Near Rockland NY
An express freight train on the Ontario and Western Railroad wrecked at Rockland at midnight. The second section collided with the first, sending cars in all directions. A car struck the station injuring the telegraph operator. Brakeman Augustus Chase of Walton died from his injuries.
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Mippietown
N. Y
Ontario and Western Railroad
Rockland
Augustus Chase
Walton
Kemmler Execution By Electricity Declared Constitutional
The New York Court of Appeals affirms Kemmler murder trial judgments and declares the electrical execution act constitutional. The decision is unanimous with a single opinion.
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Supreme Court
Albany
N. Y
Court of Appeals
Kemmler
Laity Representation debated by I E Conference vote
Carlisle Pa March 21 The Central Pennsylvania M E Conference considered increasing laity representation at the General Conference and after a lengthy discussion voted against the change 31 for 144 against
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Carlisle
M A Collins Ends His Life to Highlight Theories
Chicago labor reformer M A Collins believed to have drowned himself to draw attention to his social system ideas. He left a manuscript he sent to W H Jackson detailing his anarchist sympathies and critique of competitive society.
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M. A. Collins
Chicago
Collins
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