Shiras Pushes Impeachment Inquiry Amid Rumor Storm
Representative Shiras plans House action to probe Judge White's office acts in Allegheny County. The move follows leaks tied to a salary bill and draws mixed support from Allegheny and Philadelphia delegations while critics warn against partisan or dangerous proceedings.
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Philadelphia
Allegheny County
Delamater
Andrews
Bar Association
White
Atlantic City
Bar Association to Hear Shiras Affair Update
The Bar Association expects word from the Shiras affair as members gather for the regular meeting this afternoon. The session will address recent developments and potential implications for the bar.
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Bar Association
Shiras
Bartion
Opinion Storm Over Judge White Impeachment Move
In Pittsburgh yesterday public talk swirled around Hon. George Shiras III's push to impeach Judge White. Judges Stowe and Slagle offered little comment while George Shiras Jr. and William Yost voiced mixed views on the probe, license rulings, and the whisky trade.
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George Shiras III
Judge White
Judge Ewing
Stowe
Slagle
George Shires, Jr
Pittsburg
George Shires II
Some Lawyers Comment On Judge White Affair
Ex Judge Fetterman declined to judge the charges against Judge White, noting outcomes would be serious in some respects. Major Negley called the matter foolish while Raymond defended the judge from criminal fault and warned that election law changes could empower political bosses. Shafer critiqued White's view of humanity, suggesting virtue and sin both shape judgment, and warned about potential corruption if creed replaces study of humanity.
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Allegheny County
Mears
Robison
Marland
Lemon
Weaver
Lafferty
Chalfant
Richards
Bulger
Graham
White
Marshal
McCullough
Stewart
Supreme Court Bes
Nto
Jones
B. C. Christy
Mercer
William Yost
Yost & Rehman
Gothack and Cos
Robert Lyon
Teelaneee
Woienlaar
Chartiers
Pittsburg
Lake Erie
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Schmid
Robb
Cornelius
T. B. Patterson
Fetterman
W. B. Negley
M. Raymond
Raymond
N. W., Shafer
Judge White
Alexander Murdock
LN. Pew
Carl Weil
Bloomingdale
Charles EL Gill
St. Charles
C. E. Childers
Meat Ielous
Frank Shroffier
Seventh Avenue Saan Ens
Johnston
James A. Henderson
Opinions on Judge White impeachment debate amid public sentiment
Readers weigh the impeachment push against Judge White with mixed views. Clergy, union leaders, and business figures question charges and motives, noting legal grounds and potential consequences while predicting the effort may fail or backfire. The dialogue underscores tensions over licenses and political accountability.
Free trade fear spurs new Southern protection move
The dispatch reports a rising Southern protectionist bloc formed by business leaders and a tariff party push in Tennessee and Birmingham. It says President Harrison shows sympathy, while Ohio figures like Governor Foraker and ex Governor Foster appear, with Col. A S Collier and Rep Evans shaping strategy for a Republican aligned protectionist cause.
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Foraker
Foster
Ohio
White House
Evans
Chattanooga
Tennessee
A. 8. Collier
South
Republ
Collier
Democrats
Tennessce
Tenn
Birmingham
Ala
Buirmingham
Alabama
Chatones
Oates
Taz Dispatch
Party of Protection
New South
Mills
Reckinridges
Carlisles
Taking Care of His Relatives
President Harrison promotes family ties with federal posts. He appoints D S Alexander as District Attorney for Northern New York and his brother Carter B Harrison as U S Marshal for the middle district of Tennessee. The moves appear personal, not backed by broad political support, and trigger rivalries within state and local party factions.
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Washington
Harrison
Potter
General Washington
Aww
Alexander
New York
Carter B. Harrison
Middle
Tennessee
Buffalo
Jerome Fisher
York
Mr. Harrison
White House
Missouri
Chicago
Gresham
Fiood
Elmira
Experiments in Sorghum Cultivation Under Way
Experiments in growing and processing sorghum proceed under the Agricultural Department. Prof. Wiley directs work at Maryland’s experimental farm near Washington, with plots testing 280 sorghum varieties and 40 eyed seed varieties, using fertilizer to evaluate heredity and quality.
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Agricultural Department
Prof
Wiley
Maryland Experimental Farm
Washington Oiey
Maryland Agricultural Jege
Experiments With Fertilizers Planned Across Multiple Stations
The article describes parallel testing of six fertiliser formulas on crops with seeds split for identical trials at Stealing Kansas and replicated in Rio Grande New Jersey Kenner Louisiana Cedar Falls Iowa and other Kansas sites. Prof Wiley will travel to Kansas Sunday night to oversee the early phase.
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Kan
Rio Grande
N. J
Kenner
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Kansas
Wiley
Largest Specimen of the Kind Ever Reported Weighs Heavy
A Cape Lookout lighthouse keeper reported five monster fish washed ashore. The lifesaving crew secured one so large it weighed about 00 pounds. Smithsonian officials requested a species description and a local observer identified it as a Moorelands family sunfish. It is slated for skeletonization and display at the National Museum.
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Washington
Cape Lookout
Smithsonian
Moorelands
National Museum
New Jack the Ripper Attack Sparks Ocala Colored Community
Report of a brutal assault near Ocala on Etta Burly a 20 year old girl by a unknown black man. The attack followed by later incidents as armed local colored men hunt the suspect and vow to protect the community from a feared killer.
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Ocala
Fun
Tampa Road
Etta Burly
Etta
Hotchkiss will case over Paris residence sparks estate fight
The Hotchkiss will contest centers on domicile of inventor of a ceige gun who died in Paris. The estate valued at 12 million dollars prompts widow to claim New York residence while relatives press Paris as legal home. Proceedings started in New York and Paris, with years expected for resolution.
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New Haves, Conn
Hotchkiss
Benjamin Berkeley Hotchkiss
Paris
New York
Wicked Preacher Arrested for Anonymous Letters
John Watkins, a Baptist preacher, and Lincoln Parrish were arrested near Fairman and sent to United States Commissioner G. P. Duncan in Centralia on a charge of mailing obscene letters to two young women. Witnesses say the men feared a mob and vowed revenge after the letters were received last Saturday.
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Trlegham
Opry
Itt
John
Watkins
Lincoln Parrish
Fairman
United States
G. P. Duncan
Centralia
Parrish
Sculenad
Work or Drown, Worthless Young Man
Perry Tobias, 26, of Plains, refused work and faced threats from a vigilante group calling themselves Whitecaps. After being restrained and submerged in a creek for 20 minutes, he survived and vowed to start work. Local authorities note the incident and warn Tobias of further danger if he regresses.
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Wilkesbarre
Perry Tobias
Plains
Whitecaps
Tobias
William H. P. Clayton Appointed Western Arkansas District Attorney
William H. P. Clayton, newly appointed District Attorney for the Western district of Arkansas, is described as a brother of the former rival in the last Congress election. He lived in Smith and earlier held a position displaced by the Cleveland administration. He is noted as having served in the Union army during the war.
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Wasutsotox
William H. P. Clayton
Western
Arkansas
Clayton
Breckenridge
Congress
Pennsylvania
Smith
Cleveland
Metamorphosis Readings Prompt Tomorrow’s Parody
A fragmentary note invites readers to explore opening chapters of a metamorphic work. It references a written text and a person likely named Lyle, suggesting an evening reading or study event within a local literary or parochial context.
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Lyle
Admiral Porter Defends Farragut Runaway Charge
In a Special Telegram from Washington dated May 32 Admiral Porter denies General Butler's claim that a high officer fled during the New Orleans assault. Porter recounts three officers censured by Farragut for failed ships, omitting names while defending one who ran aground and criticizing another for misdeeds but exonerating two. He confirms Farragut deserved credit for the capture.
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Admiral Porter
Hotler
New Ortenna
Wasnisotoy
Boston
Ben Butler
Farragut
New Orleans
French
General Butler
Sway
Butler
Remains of Misa Stahl Interred at Norwood Cemetery
The burial of Misa Wilhelmina Stahl took place at Norwood Cemetery after medical exams found no new clues about her death. Her mother and sister, living near the Northwestern station, faced intense curiosity and grief as the simple service was held with only close friends present.
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Linske
Students Strike at Purdue Over Faculty Authority
Purdue University students except juniors rise in protest against the faculty. A public entertainment interrupted by torpedoes and resonant bars during an invocation by Prof. O. O. Craig caused nerves to falter and sparked a faculty meeting with decisive resolutions. Lower classmen support the action amid anticipated turmoil.
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Lafayette, Inc
Purdue University
Craig
Fac- Sehaen Woretann
Telegraph Tariff Accord Cuts Some Long Distance Rates
New tariffs from Western Union and Postal Telegraph raise some 10 word message costs by 5 cents and boost New York to Chicago to 40 cents. Reductions occur mainly coast to west of Indiana and southward, with 5 to 23 cent cuts on ten word messages. Mutual Union offices will be converted to Western Union ones or closed.
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Western Union
Postal Telegraph Companies
New York
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Indiana
Sini River
Postal Companies
Mutual Union Company
Mutual Union
Woman's Clothes Row Daggy Ties Prank Lal Seat World
Fragmentary copy mentions Daggy and Prank Lal in a discussion about clothing and seating arrangements, with unclear context and attribution.
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Lal
Explosion in Beechwood Mine Kills One Man and Shocks Two
A gas explosion at the Beechwood colliery near Pottsville fatally injures carpenter James Nolan and injures two other workers who suffered severe shocks. The blast follows a fire boss neglecting to replace the cannon board at an abandoned gangway where gas had built up.
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Pottsville
Beechwood
James Nolan
Ea Nak
Cueat
Biowa Ania
Count De Corti Brothers in a Courtly Fall from Grace
The narrative portrays Count Carlo De Corti, famed cavalier of Victor Emmanuel's court and racehorse celebrity, whose fortune waned after a clash with his brother Count Ludovico, once Italian Ambassador to Washington. Ludovico’s opposition to his brother’s ventures triggered a family crisis in which Ludovico died, leaving a potential heir to the title. Desperate, Carlo, now penniless, sought to monetize his birthright by adopting the alias Mr. Charles America and selling the title through legal pretexts, amid a salacious rumor-filled downfall.
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New York
Europe
Count Corti
Cario de Corti
Victor Emmanuel
Rome
Paris
London
Count Jo
Ludovico de
Co de Corti
Washington
Alabama
Carlo
Navara
Italy
Ludovico
Menton
Corti
Wantast
de Lesseps
Charles America
Dinner honor for Mrs Harrison in Brooklyn
A dinner was given by Mrs J J Van Nostrand of Brooklyn in honor of Mrs Benjamin Harrison at the Leonard home 192 Columbia Heights Brooklyn New York. Mrs Harrison joined by Mr Roesel Harrison and Mrs Bealleane with Mrs Morton among guests. Mortons drive Mrs Harrison to Washington via Pennsylvania road tonight.
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New York
J. J. van Nostrand
Brooklyn
Benjamin Harrison
William B. Leonard
Columbia Height
Oliver Optic Chronicle of a Bull Fight Tale
A fragmentirregular note recalls Oliver Optic describing a bullfight scene on Tron. The text hints at a tale with a storyteller voice and varied imagery, though specifics remain unclear in this OCR fragment.
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Oliver Optic
Peercon
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