Prohibition Debate Shapes State Liquor Law Fight
Senator Cooper pushes a high license measure with hotels and restaurants as only liquor sellers while Brooks opposes prohibitory amendments. The article notes race to pass liquor legislation, the likelihood of it dying in conference, and Cooper urging forward action in the next Legislature. Brooks comments on voting and possible fall thrust, with Shiras abandoning impeachment efforts and Cooper detailing amendments and enforcement questions.
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Bie Hasdiwerk
Cooper Sage
Cooper
Republican State Committee
Republican Party
Brooks
Shiras
White
House
Hareigburg
Senate
Dispatch
Messure
Philadelphia
Toe Dispatch
Judge White
Allegheny
Revenue Commission caucuses name candidates for state tax duties
Hagnispurc May 7 Republican and Democratic caucuses in the House chose candidates to count votes for State Treasurer and filled places on the new Revenue Commission. Democrats picked S. M. Wherry of Cumberland as taxation expert, while Republicans debated Taggart versus Calvin Wells for industry representation.
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Hagnispurc
House
New Revenue Commission
M. Wherry
Cumberland
Wherry
Singerly
Phiapes
John A. B
Phi Pl
Betts
McCamant
Compromise Reaches Pittsburg Gauger Bill Outcome
A compromise ends the Pittsburg gauger bill in Allegheny. the test case will be dropped and fees limited to oil refined and sold within Allegheny County. Representatives from refiners include D. P. Reighard and E. S. Craig. opponents include William Flinn V. Stevens and J. C. Brown.
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Harrisburg
Pittsburg
Allegheny
County of
D. P. Reighard
M. Willock
E.8. Craig
William Flinn
V. Stevens
J. C. Brown
Ent of Public Safety
Charles McKee
Brown
House
Senate
Delamater
Higher Salaries for Judges Passes House in Harrisburg
Harrisburg May 7 The Judges salary increase bill passed the House by 116 to 74. Henry Hall chaired the sessions after Speaker Boyer’s illness limited his role. Allegheny delegation voted aye with Martond Saar Stewart Weaver and others among the yes votes.
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Harrisburg
Henry Hall
Boyer
Allegheny
Tove
Martond
Saar Stewarton
Ias
Weaver
Ae Ee
Petition for Federal Appointment Endorsed by 48 Senators
Forty eight senators signed a request to the Postmaster General to recommend Captain Delaney for early appointment as Commissioner and Librarian of the Senate. Two ill senators did not join. The move aligns with Messers Quay and Cameron in urging President Harrison to act.
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Harrisovne
Wanamaker
Mesers
Quay
Cameron
Harrison
Senate
Judge White Reachable Now and in Two Years, Prominent Charges
Harrisburg May 17 Hon George Shiras states he holds 50 specific charges against Judge White and will stand by them now or two years hence. He says he is not a candidate but may return or name his successor.
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Huntingdounty
Supreme Court
George Shiras
White
Harrisburg
Shiras
Gettysburg Dedication Services Time Change Upheld
The Monument Committee for Gettysburg will meet to set a new date after fixing May 1 and May 22 for the dedication services. Officials report the May 21 plan cannot proceed and will decide the schedule at the meeting tomorrow.
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Gettysburg
IPROM
Harrisburg
Changes in It-The Street Railway Bill Ready for Governor
Harrisburg May 7 The general revenue bill awaits the Governor's signature though he opposes lowering the insurance gross premium tax from 3 to 2 percent. A main amendment taxes judgments and mortgages of corporations and diverts revenue to county treasuries. The House added mortgage and judgment deductions not adopted. The street railway incorporation bill is ready for the Governor with minor House changes struck from the Senate amendments. A provision to force paving of streets by railway companies was added by Mr Fow and then enacted.
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Taggart
Granger
Montgomery County
Calvin Wells
Pittsburg
Wells
Ient
House
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Brown
York
Boyer
Rhone
Grange
Ki Enotsky Taggart
Dellmater
Andrews
Proma Etafp Colknes
Harrisburg
County Treasuries
Be Ak
Fow
Quay Victory Leads Lancaster Delegate to State Convention
Amos Ziegler of Lancaster county, claimed by both Quay and Magee factions after the Lancaster primary, says he supports Quay and will join a Quay dominated delegation to the state convention. He notes two of the delegates favor Boyer for state treasurer and explains his switch was due to Quay interests rather than district attorney. the race spurred factional alignments.
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Harrisburg
Amos Ziegler
Lancaster County
Quay
Magee
Ziegler
Dispatch
Boyer
Soldiers Orphans bill panel adopts Bates amendment
The Conference Committee on the Soldiers Orphans commission bill retains Bates amendment abolishing the contract system but delays full abolition. It authorizes the appointed commission to locate saleable properties for children, oversee placements, and direct them to suitable schools and soldiers homes if appropriate.
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Hangispore
Soldiers Orphans’ Commission
Bates
McCullough electric light bill clears Senate passage
HAEGISBURG May 7 Dr McCulloughs electric light corporation bill amended to include key Fletcher features passed the House and will reach final pass tomorrow It has already cleared the Senate The measure requires councils consent and reflects Secta influence in shaping the legislation for his aims
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Haegisburg
Cost of a Contest Seals Osbourne Seat in Senate
Harrisburg May 7 The Senate Contested Elections Committee seats Osbourne and unseats Devlin. The minority accepts Osbourne but challenges his eligibility on technical grounds. The state cost of the contest is $38000. Both receive salaries. Decoration Day liquor sale bill fails in House by one vote.
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HarrisBunk
Senatorial Committee On
Osbourne
Devlin
Haerisponac
Cyclone Wipes Stafford Kansas Town Killing and Wounding Dozens
Special Telegram from Stafford Kansas reports a cyclone last night wiped the town, killed several and wounded about 50. Gale winds for days preceded the storm, houses destroyed and lifted into fields while residents sought shelter in cellars. Eureka schoolhouse suffered major damage with only timbers remaining.
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Hercussox
Kan
Stafford
Eureka
Frogs Fall From Cloud During Jamestown Minnetota Sighting
In Jamestown Dakota May 7 a low black cloud moved oddly then a shower of frogs fell onto streets and yards. Witnesses say hundreds hopped about as a funnel shaped cloud possibly indicated a cyclone briefly appeared in the west. Neighbors discussed a whirlwind lifting the creatures from a sleugh before dropping them.
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Jamestown
Dak
Electric Sugar Refining Fraud Trial Beginnings
In New York the May 7 to May 20 period is set for the trial of parties tied to an alleged electric sugar fraud. The Howard case opens the proceedings and a lineup of witnesses is expected to follow.
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New Youk
Howard
Wit
Northern pork? pig iron price war shocks iron market
The Thomas Iron Company slashes pig iron prices to 16.50 No 1 and 15.50 No 2 in a bid to ward off Southern competition. New York reports the move makes the lowest regular trade iron price in the country and sparks talk of a wider northern southern price battle across furnaces and steel rails.
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Thomas Clarke Iron Company
Atlanta
New York
Thomas Iron Company
Lehigh
Clarke
Omas
Oe B. Geen Can Beleran
South
Pennsylvania
Smaine
Murder charges amid claims of abuse at Home for the Incurables
In Curacao a group of women petitioned for a court appointed receiver at the Home for the Incurables. They accuse Caroline Barlow, matron and executive officer, of mismanagement and cruel treatment leading to deaths including James Botton and Gustfiensen. The bill alleges conspiring to cover up fatalities and to mistreat other patients under her care.
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Curiaco
Gana Ateee Rood
Garoitee Barlow
Presi
Madam Barlow
Caroline Barlow
Og Na A Teaieliy
James Botton
Botten
le Gustfiensen
Quay Holds Washington Postpones Seashore Trip Rumors Fly
Senator Quay remains in Washington handling business while friends expect rewards and new appointments. Frank W. Palmer is named Public Printer, Roosevelt and Thompson named Civil Service Commissioners. Rumors say Field may be postmaster in Philadelphia and Erie County eyes a Commissioner of Customs.
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Senator Quay
Washington
Frank W. Palmer
Messrs. Roosevelt and
Thompson
Dispatcw
Pudasen
Quay
Long Branch
Gilkeson
Senato Gr
Pennsylvania
Bayne
Wier
Field
Philadelphhia
Erie County
TRUE PHILANTHROPY. Passavant to Erect Orphans Home in Montana
Special dispatch from Helena, Mont on May 7 reports Rev. William Passavant planning an orphans home and industrial school near Helena. The non sectarian institution will include a manual training program and land holdings of 676 acres with water rights and buildings. Passavant travels to Portland and San Francisco to promote the project and assist fundraising while associates and local benefactors are named.
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Helena
Mont
William Pasetant
United States
Helens
Passavant
Portland
Northern Pacific Railroad
Thompson
Montana
Civil Service Commissioners Appointed by President Harrison
President Harrison appoints Theodore Roosevelt of New York and Hugh D. Thompson of South Carolina as Civil Service Commissioners. Roosevelt, a former delegate at large to the 1868 Republican Convention and literary figure, and Thompson, assistant secretary of the Treasury under Cleveland, await Senate confirmation amid a non action stance on late appointments.
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Washington
Harrison
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Hugh D. Thompson
South Carolina
Rooweraly Fi
Tehnag
Chicago
Roosevelt Helen
Bt Pon
Montana
Oge
A Treasur
Cleveland
Efton
A Soldier’s Line of Duty Wins Pension for Widow
Assistant Secretary Bussey ruled in Mary E. McNeil widow of Alexander McNeil that a soldier is in line of duty if not violating orders or camp regulations. The decision reverses the Ammerman case and directs the Commissioner of Pensions to add McNeil to the pension rolls.
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Washington
Bussey
Mary E. McNeil
Alexander McNeil
Illinois
Ammerman
Commissioner of Pensions
President appoints Frank W. Palmer Public Printer
The President named Frank W. Palmer of Illinois to succeed Benedict as Public Printer. Palmer, born October 11, 1827 in Manchester Indiana, has a long career including Jamestown Journal editor, Dane Times owner, and prior printer roles in New York and Iowa. He has also held editorial and publishing positions in Chicago and was connected to Inter Ocean before this appointment.
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Washixeton
Frank W. Palmer
Illinois
Palmer
Manchester
Dearborn County
Ind
New York City
Town
N. Y
Jamestown Journal
New York Assembly
Dane Times
Pringer
Moines
Iowa
Chicago
J Inter-Goean
Hagen
Gace
Arthur
Chee Clavelana
Bowe
Hia
Yankee notions from Austria reach Malta trade push
Consul at Malta reports to Washington on extending US manufacturer sales there. He notes American goods enjoy high reputation and could enter Maltese markets with proper introduction. European merchants already deploy energetic sales agents to promote Yankee nations made in America.
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Malta
Washinetox
Farthington
State Department
United States
Sziget Ae
Mar
Meta
Roosevelt and Senators Discuss New Commissioners
A fragment notes President Roosevelt and Senators including Quay and Cabot considering new commissioners. The text hints at Mugwump views and political realignment surrounding the appointments.
Depew Opposes Canadian Rail Link Expansion
Chauncey M. Depew told the Interstate Commerce Committee at the Fifth Avenue Hotel that he favors neither a full extension nor a complete cutoff of Canadian rail lines into the United States. General Manager Joseph Hickson of the Grand Trunk described their through rates and compliance with Interstate regulations, noting profit goals and no local-rate recoupment. The discussion touched on unusual business gains and possible rates irregularities, with Charles Francis Adams slated for examination the next day.
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Vraciat
New York
Chauncey M. Depew
Inter-State Commerce Committee
Ors
Fifth Avenue
United States
Joseph Hickson
Grand Trunk Line
United
Canada
Inter-State Commission
Felton Vane
Chile
Harles Francis Adams
Robbers with Winchesters in Colorado Spamps
In Colorado Spamps on May 7 three armed men robbed Postmaster Frank Costello and two clerks at closing time. They took over 200 in government funds and $200 of Costello’s private money while the men were held at gunpoint. A pursuit began. pursuer William Brady was fatally wounded in a fight. The robbers escaped toward the mountains.
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Colorado Spamps
Frank Costello
Hasap
Ose
Costellone
William Brady
Young Evansville druggist mixs deadly belladonna prescription
Maynard Castle, about 20, filled a prescription for Mrs Spitzmiller and mistakenly put belladonna in it. The poisoning nearly killed her, but she survived a battle and remains in critical condition. The incident was made public today as investigators and doctors assess the case.
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Evansville
Maynard Castle
Spitzmiller
Belladona
Younge
Sales Auseania Ben Eter
Brice Seen as Next Democratic National Committee Chairman
A May Telegram from New York reports Senator Gorman says Brice will likely be named chairman of the Democratic National Committee after the death of Chairman Barnum. The party plans a mid month meeting to address the vacancy and future leadership until the next National Convention.
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Gorman Sage
Ohio
Barnum
Pirarea
New York
Democratic National Committee
William H. Barnum
Gorman
Brice
State funds electrical dynamos for Sing Sing prison
The State of New York signed contracts for three electric dynamos to power condened crime facilities at Sing Sing. Officials warn the new system could dramatically shorten execution times while lawmakers debate tobacco and narcotics controls in Michigan and statewide measures travel toward law.
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New York
Bae Prsas
Sing Sing
Juburn
Ene
Wil
Electeio Tiel Lighting
Vane
Indiana's Oil Well Captures World Attention at Terre Haute
The Terre Haute oil well drew thousands for a two day visit with the strongest flow yet seen in the region. A twenty barrel tank filled in twenty minutes shows the immense yield and high quality of the oil, suggesting a landmark discovery for American industry.
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Havre
Roosevelt Thomp son Chosen Civil Service Commissioners
Washington May 7 Theodore Roosevelt and former South Carolina Governor Thompson were named civil service commissioners, a move praised by reformers but not fully satisfying politicians. Roosevelt backs the existing civil service law and the addition of Thompson and Lyman creates a three member commission in agreement.
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Friends of Civil Service Reform
Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Thompson
South Carolina
Roosevelt
Lyman
Thompson and Roosevelt Satisfy Our Senator Nature
FEPECLIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH reports Thompson a new Democratic Civgil Service Commission member won cross faction support. The dispatch notes both Thompson and Roosevelt achieved concession to Mugwumps in Washington on May 7.
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Atore
WasHinetor
Thompson
New Democratic
Civgil Service Commission
Inquest Held Over Infant Incident at Windsor Hotel
An inquest on an infant associated with a Brownsville Road Windsor Hotel incident was adjourned to the next court session. Proceedings focused on the circumstances surrounding the alleged act and the involved parties.
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Mary Weint
Windsor Hotel
Brownsville Road
Scott
Parnell Testimony Clarifies Parliament Statements
The Parnell commission resumes as Mr. Parnell says his remarks in the House concerned ribbonism not secret conspiracies, denying involvement with most of the physical force party. He discusses payments, cash, and banking while defending past speeches cited by Attorney General Webster.
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Parnell
Physical Force Party
Patrick Ford
America
National Liberal Club
Gladstone
Ireland
Cork
Paget
Denis
Oeen
Seraner
Harris
Leona Bota Noble
Nana
Webster
Mien
Egan
Witness
Siena
American Commissioners Press Samoa Neutrality Demands
Reports from Bern on May 7 say the Fosreche Zettung notes the American Commissioners at the Samoa Conference are instructed to demand neutralized coaling stations and to seek safeguards for U S interests. The article adds U S aims are not to limit other powers from pursuing their own influence. Count Herbert Bismarck attended the talks.
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Bern
Fosreche Zettung
United States
Herbert Bismarck
National Liberal Club Decides to Rescind Public Policy
Londown May 7 The National Liberal Club held an annul meeting with about two thousand members present. A resolution rescinding a prior declaration about not being actively identified with any party faction was adopted. Mr Parnell was elected Suits member of the club by sugenas ty amid an excited discussion. Arrests at Paris Exposition for Vive Bou langer follow.
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Londow
National Liberal Club
Parnell
Woman Leaves Children Unattended in Hillham Home
At Hillham in Dubois county Mrs C Wilseman left three children asleep while she visited. During her absence the house was ransacked and the woman returned to find her family hurt from a fall during a rough incident. The injured mother died soon after.
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Indianapolis
Hillham
Dubois County
Wilseman
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