ONLY HARRIGON AND CLEVELAND FOR THE PRESIDENCY
SPECIAL TELEGRAPHIC LETTER from Wasuterox March 30 reports that Harrison will seek renomination if Minneapolis is broadly favorable and that he will reconcile with key party strategists to secure votes for 1892. Cleveland appears inevitable as the Democratic choice after silver opposition waned, with nine in ten Congressmen supporting him if voting today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Minneapolis
Quay
Platt
Clarkson
Dudley
Pennsylvania
New York
Gorman
Cleveland
Palmer
Chicago
Boies
Great West
New Jersey Home Uses Electric Punishment on Inmates
A Newark City Home in Verona conducts electric shocks as punishment for incorrigible youths. Doctor Whitestone and Superintendent Harrison supervise a dark basement room where two electrodes deliver shocks to the neck and body, shocking the boy into compliance while denying lethal harm. The method, described as effective and used on especially violent cases, is defended by officials as a humane remedy for reforming troubled children.
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Dispatch
New York
Newark City
Verona
N. J
Orange Mountains
New Jersey
C. M. Harrison
Police Justices of
Newark
Wen
River Strike to Tie Up Mississippi Steamboats
Long shoremen from Dubuque to New Orleans plan a strike starting tomorrow affecting every Mississippi River steamboat. About 5,000 laborers plus 1,000 engineers may walk out seeking 25 cents per hour for laborers and 50 cents for engineers. Owners may lock out to starve the men. Meetings were held in St. Louis as police fear bloodshed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Dubuque
New Orleans
Mississippi River
Death of an Ex-Congressman in Racine District
Ex Congressman Charles G Williams of the Land Office died tonight in Watertown. He served Racine Wisconsin district for ten years and was noted as a brilliant orator during his Congressional tenure.
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Watertown, & C
Charles G
The
Land Office
Williams
Racine, Wis
Congress
Eyan
Seer
Ryan
McKin
Poorman
Big Pim
Sherman
Battery in Punishment Scene At Penitentiary
A description of a battery used to punish boys for assaults, with witnesses recalling the pain as if needles were being driven through the body. It notes the doctor kept the instruments at his office and that the device had previously been tested in the penitentiary with some reported success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Dr. Whitestone
Destructive Mandalay Fire Immunity Fails as City Burns
Reports from Mandalay describe a disastrous blaze that destroyed three fourths of the city, including the old Palace and government offices. Loss of life estimated up to 200, with about 2,500 severely burned and 25,000 homeless. aid sought from Rangoon as physicians head to the scene and relief supplies are dispatched.
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Mandalay
Cancurra
Burmah
Symes
Rangoon
Alexander Mackenzie
Mammoth Water Filters in New Orleans Contract
New Orleans Water Works Company plans to install 30 filters from a New York firm to purify Mississippi river water. The plant, claimed to be the largest in the United States, will filter about 20,000,000 gallons daily and should be operating within six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
New Orleans Water Works Company
New York
Water Works Company
New York Company
Uni States
Died in his pulpit during funeral service
Rev Joshua Schultz of the Schwenkfelder denomination died suddenly in the pulpit at Palm station Reading Pa age 82 while Rev William Anders read a Scripture. He collapsed on the sofa and died of heart failure before mourners. the funeral continued as planned.
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Reading
Joshua Schultz
Abraham Krauss
Palm Station
William Anders
Anders
Mr. Schults
Woman appointed circuit court clerk in Missouri case
Judge Henry Caldwell appoints Miss Ade laide Utter clerk of the United States Circuit Court for the Western district of Missouri at Kansas City. This marks the first such clerical appointment for a woman in U S circuit court history. Miss Utter, young and deputy clerk at Kansas City, is praised for efficiency and faithfulness.
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Little Rock
Ark
Henry Caldwell
Eighth Circuit Court
Adelaide Utter
Circuit Court of
United States
Missouri
Kansas City
Von
Ation
Watson
Breight
Jim Caldwell
Miss Utter
Connecticut White Caps Warn Women of Saugatuck
Norwalk reports White Caps posted a four foot square crepe bordered notice at Mrs Esther Lyons and her daughter Georgie in Saugatuck warning them to leave town. The women were absent. The bannered warning is linked to a man in the city and echoes a band previously involved in a mock “living together” ducking in Dame Village.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Conn
Esther Lyons
Saugatuck
Georgie
Dame Village
Died on Gospel Hill Emma Fox 20 in Altoona
Emma Fox aged 20 was found dying from a revolver wound on Gospel Hill in Altoona shortly before 10 PM. She was unconscious and died without speaking. A revolver was found at the scene and the death remains a mystery pending investigation by authorities. Her brother, with whom she would not speak, is reportedly consulting officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoowna
Emma Fox
Gospel Hill
Ies Bone
Oilaiin
Cul lom Drops Out and Sees Harrison Everywhere
An open letter from Senator Cullom to ex mayor Roche of Chicago explains his decision not to run for president. He favors the renomination of a steady Republican administration and urges harmony to secure victory, highlighting party principles, foreign policy, and honest money. The letter lists supporters from the Second district and notes convention preferences and delegate selections.
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Roche
Chicago
Washindon
Cullom
Asirep
Smatz
Wascamacor
D. C
John A. Roche
Duar
Minneapolis
United States
Sam, Vosay Bo
Democratic Campaign Committee names and leaders chosen
Washington March 30. Hon John T Mitchell of Wisconsin elected Chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Lawrence Gardner of the District of Columbia Secretary and J L Norris Treasurer. Executive Committee to be appointed. Names listed include Bankhead of Alabama, Stephen R Mallory of Florida, William J Bryan of Nebraska, Benton McMillin of Tennessee, Joseph W Bailey of Texas, Dudley B Madden of New Mexico, and others from multiple states.
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Miller
Quay
Representative Dalzell
Louis McMullen
Allegheny
Myler
McMullen
Post Office Department
Stone
Dalzell
Wanamaker
John L. Mitchell
Democratic Congressional Committee
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Lawrence Gardner
Lightner
Washingtown
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
John T. Mitchell
Wisconsin
District of Columbia
J. L. Norris
Alabama
Sp i. Bankhead
Arkansas
George
Fleorida
Stephen RK
Mallory Charles
T T. Mores
Idaho
Jeonee Serato
Linnois
William & Forman
Arodiana
Charles A. O. McLellan
Thomas Bowman
Kansas
Neely
Eemeey James B. McCreary Robertson
Michigan
RK Whiting
Mississi
Py le Stockdale
Missouri
Sethi Gouby
Montana
William W. Dixon
Nebraska
William J. Bryan
George W. Cassady
North Dakota
William B. McConnell
Ohio
John G. Warwick
Fonnariyes
William Mutchler
South Dakota
G. Johnson
Tennessee
Benton McMillin
Texas
Joseph W. Baile
William A
Democratic Convention in Erie County Endorses Cleveland
The Erie County Democratic Convention met and adopted resolutions urging reform of the tariff bill and pledging to support Grover Cleveland for President while his name remains before the National Convention. The gathering also praised Governor Pattison and requested his possible elevation to the presidency. Delegates chosen to the State Convention include Messia T. Alberstadt Frank Dalzel and Joseph P.
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Erie
William L.tt
Grover Cleveland
Robert E. Pattison
Union City
United States
Messia
Alberstadt
Frank Dalzel
Joseph P
90 Year Old Patriarch Flees to Escape Threats and Abuse
Verily a Virago tells how A. V. Blanchard a nearly 90 year old scythe manufacturer fled Palmer Massachusetts after years of claimed abuse by his wife. He feared for his life amid threats and alleged poisoning and boarded a train to Hartford Connecticut to stay with his niece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmer
Mass
A. V. Blanchard
Blanchard
A. V. Blanchard & Co
Hartford
Conn
Silver Mines Close Down in Major Colorado Camps
Reports from Colorado show large and profitable silver mines shutting down due to low prices. Telluride mines in Marshall Basin and Aspen Consolidated halt operations, leaving over 900 workers jobless. Aspen employed more than 400. Telluride mine about 700 workers affected. Officials cite price slumps tied to Bland bill defeat in the House. Current quotation at 85.5 cents and may trigger more suspensions.
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Crisp
Livingston
Georgia
Denver
J. H. Ernst Waters
Marshall Basin
Henry Paul
Aspen Consolidated
Aspen
Tellurides
Waters
Ville
Rts
Two Women Charged With Forgery in Pittsburg Case
In Curiaco on March 30 May Hamilton and Nellie Thompson were arrested on forgery charges after attempting to obtain cash from two Chicago breweries with forged checks. They claim to be book agents and deny naming their alleged male confederates. Police believe they are the same pair linked to prior similar schemes in Pittsburg Cleveland and other Eastern cities.
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Curiaco
May Hamilton
Nellie Thompson
Chicago
Pittsburg
Cleveland
War Balloons in Actual Use Across Polish Fronts
Report from St. Petersburg dated March 30 describes German air balloons observed over forts and encampments in Poland. Balloons reportedly maneuver at will, with electric search lights guiding observations over Warsaw and Kelets, raising Russian fears of a new era in warfare and aerial navigation that could render fortifications and cities vulnerable from above.
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Warsaw
St. Petersburg
Poland
Kovno
Offeer
Dombrowice
Prussia
Proushkorf
Fort Works
Kelets
Sosnovisty
Prussian Silesia
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