Redistricting of Ohio Congress districts completes map
A Democratic Legislature redistricts Ohio for Congressional purposes, detailing proposed districts and showing incumbents and margins. The piece explains decennial reapportionment, historical shifts, and lists district compositions across the state with party majorities in each area.
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Ohio
Price
United States
Congress
Bishop
Hoadly
Democratic Party
Candidates Galore in the Seventh District Nominating Fight
In Ohio's Seventh, Democrats push for multiple contenders led by Judge William E. Haynes with Hunt and Brice backing rival bids while Republicans name Gundth a new contender alongside Blair and Barger. The row reflects a crowded field across all parties as districts prepare for nominations.
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William E. Haynes
Sandusky
Hunt
Colonel Brice
Congressward
Brice
Soncrant
Ryan
Congress
Frank Hurd
Ohio
Repu Jose
Charles P. Gund Tha Inte
Ohio congressional map shows Democratic advantage on a long rope
The piece details how districts in Ohio are drawn to favor Democrats with a continuous territory plan yielding 15 Democratic seats to 6 Republican ones. It notes uneven majorities, claims support from Senator-elect Sirice, and cites potential nominees in multiple districts including Outhwaite in the Ninth and various Republicans in the Tenth.
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Eleet Sirice
Democratic State Committee
Ohio
Sherman
Chicago
Romeis
Wkewisa Democratic
Perry M. Adams
Senate
Allen Smalley
Wyanslet
David Joy
Hancock
Hon. Ek, B
H. J. Wooth
Senator Vancleaf
Poeny Allen W. Thurman
John F. Lock
Madison
Barron’s Valet Hoodwinks Philadelphia Nobles
A courier posing as Count Max Pappenheim’s representative has dazzled Philadelphia society. Alexander Kleczewiski, courier to the German noble, enjoyed lavish banquets at the Hotel Bellevue while the real Count waited for a train to Washington. The Count learned of the ruse after his servant and trunks were packed and he found the courier absent at midnight.
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Ander Kleczewiski
Continental
Paris
Max Pappenheim
Count Ludwick Pappenheim
New York
Philadelphia
Kleczewiski
Count Pappenheim
Kieczewiski
Chestnut Street
Victoria
Brad Street
Clover Club
Mistrister
Washington
Kleczewisk
Pappenheim
Alexander Kleczewiski
Miss Wheeler
Clover
Bellevue
Alexander Klecsewiski
Ony Eczewiski
Relief for Scranton Miners as 1000 Needy Get Aid
In Scranton and nearby mining settlements about a thousand destitute miners have received help from a Relief Committee. A store on Washington Avenue distributed flour bacon rice oatmeal butter potatoes tea and coffee to as many as 200 applicants daily. The Poor Board discussed raising the poor tax levy while the board allocated 500 dollars to the relief fund. Many single men leave the area seeking work elsewhere as unemployment persists in the anthracite regions.
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Dipatom
Scranton
Washington Avenue
John H. Fellows
Relief Committee
Poor Board
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company
Lackawanna Valley
Aince
Kinkel Poised for Top Prize in London Tower Design
Chas Kinkel, an American architect formerly with the Supervising Architect's office, draws strong prospects for a first prize in a London tower competition. His plans for a 1500 foot tower, created after a dispatch illustration, impressed the Bowens Company and Sir Edward Watkins, MP. Kinkel’s detailed watercolors and elevations have sparked further inquiries and several telegrams seeking more information. The award is expected around April 1.
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Washington
Chas, Kinkel
Archiitect
Dispatch
London
Bowens, All Company
Edward Watkins
M. P
Kinkel
HIGH WATER AT CINCINNATI AND DROWNED IN THE FLOOD
Cincinnati reports a clear day turning to storm clouds with flood levels rising rapidly in the Ohio River. River men fear crest will reach well above estimates, with backwater flooding lowlands. Three Newport skiff riders, William Kinney Pete McGinnis and Tom Burke, were capsized and drowned.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Allegheny
Newport
Wm. Kinney
Pete McGinnis
Tom Burke
Prairie Fire Threatens Colorado Range and Settlers
A huge prairie blaze in Kilton Carson county Colorado and adjacent areas has burned for two days, covering over 100000 acres. Grain-fueled flames overwhelm limited firefighting, endangering settlers, stock, and ranches nearby. Campers’ fire is blamed. fears rise of further devastation and possible loss of life.
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I Special Telec
Denver
Kilt
Carson County
Col
Belgit
Why Bismarck Declined Dukedom and Grant
Berlin reports that Bismarck accepted the Colonel Generalship but declined the dukedom and grant, verbally then in a letter, saying it aligns with his principles to avoid a grant amid taxpayer burdens. Herr von Budowitz has declined to succeed Count Herbert Bismarck. It is rumored Bismarck has not met the Emperor in a week.
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The
Standard
Berlin
Bismarck
Herr von Budowitz
Herbert Bismarck
Lightning Strikes Magazine in Peru Killing Five
During a severe electric storm in Hauchaca Peru lightning struck the magazine blowing up 200 cases of dynamite and giant powder. The works were wrecked five people killed and about 40 seriously hurt. Fires started but were extinguished before broader damage.
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Panama
Hauchaca
Peru
Lres
Threw Away His Luck in Canal Lottery Loss
In Panama on March 23 a poor Isthmian man holding a winning Canal Lottery ticket lost his prize of 100,000 francs due to poverty and distrust, failing to pay the required installments and missing the payout chance.
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Panama
Rector Boltons Church Card Row Sparks Parish Fight
In Westchester Pennsylvania the Rev John Bolton rector of the Italy Trinity Episcopal Church halted a sermon to denounce the vestry over removing rear pews after a card game was observed during services Rows were removed without vestry approval prompting a formal vote ordering their replacement and a halt on bell chimes until funds are handled Bolton said he may resign if the congregation won t support him and pledged to restore the pews and install bells once funds reach the accounting warden.
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Westchester
Episcopal Church
Werstchester
John Bolton
Protestant Episcopal Church of the
Bolton
C. T. Bradford, Jr
Bradford
West Chaster
Naval Officer in Trouble Charged With Double Irons
Lieutenant Commander Edwin Longnecker, executive officer at the naval training station, is sued for $10,000 by sailor Robert Carbrey who was ordered placed in double irons after discharge. The case, rivaling earlier high profile naval suits, will be heard in New York Supreme Court at 10 A M Monday.
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New York
R. L
McCalla Ha
Edwin Longnecker
Naval Training Station
Robert Carbrey
Secretary of the Navy
Carbrey
Supreme Court
Servian Militia Repulsed Near Granje in Bosnian Skirmish
Dispatches report a Servian militia band attempting to seize the Bosnian village of Granje was repulsed by Austrian gendarmes after a sharp fight. Several were killed on both sides. The Austrian government demanded an explanation from Servia.
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Vrexsa
Granje
Servia
Saint-Saens Disappears Causing Paris Sensation
Paris rumor mill swirls as composer Saint-Saens vanishes after missing the premiere of his new opera on Friday. Reports claim he is dead or confined in a lunatic asylum, with conflicting accounts spreading through the city.
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Paris
Saint-Saens
Ales
American Enterprise In Jamaica
Panama March 15 The West Indian Improvement Company of the United States has begun its initial Jamaica project. Extension of the railroad line is being vigorously pushed forward with four miles of road prepared for rails that have not yet arrived.
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Jamaica
Panama
West Indian Improvement Company
United States
Cleveland Accepts the Nomination for Mock Presidency
ExPresident Cleveland writes to Ohio State University students acknowledging the nomination for the presidency in a mock convention. He says party interests and principles matter more than any man.
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Cleveland
Costumnes
Ohio State University
Catholic Temperance Crusade Read in Ireland Churches
A new temperance crusade appeal signed by Archbishop Waleh and others was read in all Catholic churches in Ireland today, signaling church backing for the movement and urging public promotion of temperance.
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Waleh
Ireland
Immigrants at Castle Garden Spark Contract Labor Debate
A Senate House joint committee visited Castle Garden to inspect 700 immigrants aboard the Saale. Immigrants from Hungary faced exams as potential mine workers with promises of $1.20 daily. Officials concluded the men could not be held as contract laborers and agreed law amendments were needed to exclude such workers.
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Dispatot
New York
Joint Committee
United States Senate
House
Stephenson
Castle Garden
Saale
Semeey
Michigan
Gordon
Taylor
Saab
Handler
Revising the Tariff Bill Delays House Action
Washington March 21 The premature tariff bill publication delays its House report as Ways and Means seeks balance. Silk industry voices prompt return of raw silk to free status. Massachusetts boot and shoe makers oppose a high 1 cent per pound hides duty. Hides may stay free as in last Congress. Sugar schedule to switch to specific duties while preserving refined sugar classifications.
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Waasudington
Ways and Means
House
New Jersey
Connecticut
Lee
Massachusetts
Senate
Murder Trial in Provo Captures Utah Headlines
In Provo Utah a murder trial unfolds as George Washington Hancock, a noted Mormon, is found guilty of murder in the second degree for killing Henry Jones during an attempted horse theft from Payson. The case includes Hancock killing Jones and later shooting Mrs Jones in her dugout while her son’s location was sought. The jury retired five and a half hours.
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Delver
Provo
Utah
George Washington Hancock
Henry Jones
Jones
Payson
Hancock
Fatal wreck on the Western New York and Pennsylvania line at Portage Bridge
A collision between passenger and freight trains at Portage Bridge Rochester on March 23 killed Philip Reilly of Rochester and George Ralston of Portage and wounded several others. The crash, one of the road’s worst, destroyed fifteen cars and both engines. The operator at Rosaburg allegedly issued a wrong order causing the freight to wait for the passenger, leading to the fatal crash.
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Portage Bridge
Rochester
New York
Pennsylvania
Philip Reilly
George Ralston
Portage
Nonda
Frank Ewart
Assenger
Godfrey
Peas
W. A. Warner
Ya Stour
Ewart
Rosaburg
Poor marksman kills fellow railroader in Kentucky yards
Lexington March 23 William Hailey a railroad employee shot and killed Wade Bruin another railroader in the Kentucky Central yards during an early morning quarrel over Hailey's wife. Hailey drew his pistol and shot Bruin in the back as Bruin stood nearby. Bruin lingered about eight hours before dying. Hailey, who has a wife and two children, was at the scene with Mike Miller also present. Bruin was unmarried.
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Lexington
William Hailey
Wade Bruin
Kentucky Central
Hailey
Mike Miller
Brain
Bruin
First Lady Defies Sabbath Visitat Exposition
Mrs President Harrison and party spent March 2 in Jacksonville very quietly with a visit to the Sub Tropical Exposition. Mrs President Harrison refused to go due to the Sabbath while younger Harrison and others secretly viewed the exhibit. The party plans to proceed to Atlanta afterward. Caprivi signals Bismarck policy stance in note to German ambassadors.
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President Harrison
Russell Harrison
Wanamaker
Wilgon
Harrison
Atlanta
Caprivi
Bismarck
von Caprivi
Prince Bismarck
Pastor Todd Resigns After 20 Years at Redeemer Church
Pastor John F. Todd, long serving at the Church of the Redeemer, announced his resignation after two decades in the pulpit and said he will relocate to California. He led the church through significant periods of growth and change.
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Todd
New Hayes
Comn
John F. Todd
Church of the Redeemer
California
Glassworks Destroyed by Fire in Canton
Canton's Glass Works burned to destruction by morning blaze causing estimated losses around 60,000 dollars. Insurance details remain unclear as authorities investigate the incident. In Zanzibar on March 23 a German official sentence reports the hanging of a slave dealer named Swahili for attempting to embark enslaved people.
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Cantos, O
Canton Glass Works
Los
Ais
Zanzibar
Mother Delusion Reveals Trance State Evidence
A mother’s delusional account leads to a courtroom record as the body shows signs of a trance state. Experts weigh the mental state and potential impact on the case.
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Sos Na
Ana
The Girl Was Once a Belle Kept Alive for Weeks
A Northumberland Pa story recounts Miss Jessie Boust kept in the parlor after death amid belief she was in a trance. Mental illness and a mania for frost preceded her 23 February death. Interment was delayed until an undertaker and family finally buried her after daylight retrieval.
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Northumberland
Miss Boust
Charles Oust
Jessie Boust
State Lunatic Asylum
Danville
Baust
Bellead
Dr. Shore
ER. K. Bright
Indians Object to Invaders in Indian Territory
In Indian Territory near Fort Surrit Anx March 23 crowds of white settlers push into Choctaw and Cherokee lands. Boomer groups form along the border awaiting an official opening. Officials demand eviction of invaders from Crawford Logan and Sebastian counties Arkansas, but no action has been taken. Colonel W L Taylor reports about 400 families have moved onto the lands recently.
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Anx
Cherokee Strip
W. L. Taylor
van Buren
Ark
Crawford
Logan
Sebastian
Mayes
Indian Territory
Cherokes
BALD KNOBBERS REORGANIZED IN DOUGLASS COUNTY
Sprincrintup Mo March 2 The bald knobbers not subdued by executions and life imprisonment, have reorganized in Douglass county. John Dalton and Joseph Plumb of Walls township were warned to leave by the gang on the 18th and prepared for resistance. William Murray, who had stirred the group, moved to Ripple Ball but stayed as his house and furniture were burned by an incendiary fire.
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Dalton
Plumb
William Murray
Ripple Ball
Homicide in Voluntown Man Kills Hired Worker
In Voluntown village near Norwich Connecticut Ira C Briggs 25 year old son of Ira G Briggs killed Samuel R Green 30 a hired man in his furnace room after Green threatened to cut his throat Briggs fired a self loading pistol wounding Green fatally three more shots followed including a brain injury Green died instantly Coroner rules justifiable homicide bond set at 5000 for trial.
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Cons
Voluntown
Mill Village
Ira C. Briggs
Ira G. Briggs
Samuel R. Green
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Gres
Mr. Braga
Wine
Corener
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