John Sherman in Run for President Faces Opposition
A May Washington dispatch reports a formal conference at Cameron's Lafayette Place home of conspirators including Platt Quay and Blaine allies aimed at thwarting Harrison. Sherman emerges as strongest available candidate with New York and Pennsylvania backing, while Reed is deemed unavailable.
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Washington
Messrs. Platt
Quay
Harrison
Benny
United States
Senator Quay
Cameron
Lafayette Place
Blaine
Platt
Washburn
Stockbridge
Michigan
Alger
Wolcott
House
T. B. Reed
Cameron and Quay
Mr. Platt
Mr. Harrison
Mr. Blaine
Pennsylvania
Keystone
Maine
Minneapolis
Clarkson
Sherman
New York
Ohio
Obie
John Standa
Foraker
Hiscock
Political turmoil shapes anti Harrison strategy at Minneapolis
Delegates from New England, Pennsylvania and Michigan weigh candidates to defeat Harrison. Reed loses appeal while Platt and Alger spark debate on strength and alignment. Sherman emerges as strongest anti Harrison option, with Blaine’s decision looming and possible support shift toward his nomination at Minneapolis.
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New England
Aes
Platt
Reed
Maine
Harrison
Pennsylvania
Alger
Michigan
Figu ring on Harrison Delivers Mixed Convention Clues
Washington May 10 Special. Delegates elected at state conventions show varied support for Harrison. Montana named an uninstructed delegation while Arizona and Oklahoma await choices. Missouri and other states reveal many district delegates not pledged to Harrison, producing uncertain totals and signaling a wide-open convention outcome.
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Washington
Montana
Arizona
Oklahoma
Elkins
Harrison
Russell Harrison
Missouri
Arkansas
Indiana
Kentucky
Maryland
Mississippi
Wisconsin
Massachusetts
Wyoming
Michigan
New Mexico
Minnesota
Utah
Nevada
District Columbia
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
DGG Noses iv
Pennsylvania
Blaine Draws Line Against Lincoln at Harrison Talk
A cool Republican senator speculates Harrison’s fate, noting Blaine would block Lincoln's nomination. He hints Blaine’s anger over past cabinet actions could steer sentiment away from Lincoln and toward Harrison, betting Harrison’s name won’t be presented at the convention.
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Lincoln
Minneapolis
Knight
Harrison
Washington
Blaine
Garfield
A Fat Woman's Sudden Weight Gain and Death
Mary E. McComas, a Black woman at Baltimore City Hospital, died after rapid, extreme weight gain from 250 to 400 pounds in two weeks. The body bloated with fat, a layer five inches thick covered her, and her heart weighed 26 ounces. Died from a peculiar form of dropsy. it took a dozen men to move the coffin to the morgue.
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Baltimore
Mary E. McComas
Hypnotist's Crime Seizes 15 Year Old Christie Jackson
Miss Christie Jackson of Sharon Springs, 15, elopes with Louis Marcott aided by George Hoffman. The trio travels to Syracuse and Detroit before Chicago, where Marcott is arrested at the Palmer House. Sheriff Black covertly assists, Christie faces public shame, Marcott admits stealing money, Hoffman blamed, and an indictment for perjury follows.
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Louis Marcott
Brooklyn
George Hoffman
Sharon Springs
Miss Jackson
Marcott
Hoffman
Teresa Smith
Christie
Hollman
Mr. Jackson
Syracuse
Detroit
New York
Chicago
Palmer House
Carpenter
F. Black
Binghamton
Jackson
Clarence Jones
Marecott
James Carpenter
Misa Jackson
Central Hotel
Clark Street
Jacksons
Sheriff Black
Scott Horton
Malden
Mass
East
Bat
Boston Woman Seeks Lover Who Owes Her £200
Pretty Grace Pierce of Boston hunts William Moran, 22, once a Langham Hotel clerk. Engaged after lending him 200 to start business. he fled after saying he could not marry. Moran worked in Utica and Binghamton, now believed in Pittsburgh. Pierce, a bookkeeper, and her mother remain in town.
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Grace Pierce
Boston
William Moran
Langham Hotel
Miss Pierce
Moran
Binghamton
Crandall Hotel
Pittsburg
Wall Paper Trust Rumors Denied by Major Manufacturers
In New York on May 10 the Wall Paper Trust rumors were denied by several large wallpaper makers who say no formal agreement has been entered but acknowledge a need for united action. They report much discussion and suggest an agreement may be reached soon.
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New York
Wall Paper Trust
Indicted for Perjury at the Instance of a Former Servant
Mrs Gertrude Helen Swarey Wilson a well known society woman has been indicted for perjury The case follows the double arrest of her colored coachman William Broadham for larceny The first arrest was discharged by Judge Carter the second held for the Superior Court He was tried at Lawrence in March and was acquitted He swore vengeance against Mrs Wilson
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Haverhill
Mass
Gertrude Helen Swarey Wilson
Forty Coffins Ordered After Northwest Mine Disaster
A gas explosion at Mine No 2 of the Northern Pacific Coal Company in Roslyn Washington traps 45 to 50 workers on three levels. Two bodies recovered. mine on fire and bodies unlikely to be recovered. The company will ship 40 coffins by midnight. Many victims leave behind large families with little income.
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Northern Pacific
Eostyy
Wash
Northern Pacific Coal Company
Northwest
Roslyn
Union Pacific Railways
Briggs Wins Again at Lane Seminary in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati on May 10 special reports say Briggs adherents have gained control of Lane Seminary as the institution edges toward alignment with Union Seminary of New York. The Presbyterian General Assembly at Portland is expected to address Lane’s case along with Union, amid a church-wide clash over scriptural authority.
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Lane Seminary
Cincinnati
Union
Old Lane
Union Seminary
New York
General Assembly of
The
Presbyterian Church
Portland
Lane Theology Seminary
Smith
Theological Secession
McDonald
Broadwell
Neff
Briggs
Herald
Five Census Takers Charged With Perjury and Forgery
Warrants issued for four more industrial census enumerators on perjury forgery and false returns in Philadelphia. Horton already held on $1000 bail awaiting the charges.
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Philadelphia
Horton
Goodwin Divorce Terms Revealed in Court Decree
Judge Truar signs the separation decree in the Nella R. Goodwin versus Nat C. Goodwin suit. He must pay $15,000 in lieu of alimony and share half the furniture sale proceeds from a West End Avenue house, plus her attorney fees and dower rights.
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New York
Truar
Supreme Court
Nella R. Goodwin
Nat C. Goodwin
West End Avenue
Fall From the Goat: Man Sues Lodge Over Damages
John Geiger sued Court Valley Forge No 169, L O O, for 25000 dollars claiming during initiation lodge officers forced him to jump into a supposed lake. He says he landed on the floor instead and broke his leg in three places.
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Curcano
John Geiger
Court Valley Forge No 169
Pavers’ Association backs strike over New England granite
The Pavers Association of Philadelphia met and resolved to support a stand against New England granite in street paving. If contractors insist on using the material, members will strike. The action follows similar moves in other cities aimed at forcing a change in paving material.
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Philadelphia
Pavers’ Association
New England
National Convention of Ancient Order of Hibernians Meets
The National Convention of the Ancient Order of Hibernians convened in New York with the Committee on Credentials receiving credentials from delegates representing Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana Illinois Minnesota South Dakota North Dakota Texas Missouri Kansas California Colorado and more.
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New York
The
Ancient Order of Hibernians
Committee On
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Minnesota
South
North Dakota
Texas
Missouri
Kansas
California
Colorado
Labor Casts Its Die Against Cambria in Labor Strike
A five trainmen committee at Cambria Iron Company is discharged for belonging to labor unions, prompting plans for a major confrontation. The firm enforces Rule 8 banning union membership, while rail conductors, trainmen, and locomotive firemen declare support. Officials from the three unions arrive to join the dispute as threats of a wider strike loom.
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Jonxstown
Cambria Iron Compan
Cambria Company
Price
Charles H. Price
Cemeny
Cambria Iron Company
Brotherhood of
Railroad Conductors
E. E. Clark
Cedar Rapids
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
E. Wilkinson
Galesburg
I L
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
F. P. Sargeant
Terre Haute
Ind
Brotherhoods
Free Sugar and Iron Ore Tariff Proposals Circulate
In Sherman, Washington, May 10, Democratic members of the Ways and Means Committee weigh free iron ore and free refined sugars as tariff policy options. The panel has not concluded, awaiting Senate assurances before moving on the free refined sugar bill. Ahead, conversations with several Republican senators are planned to gauge support.
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Washington
Ways and Means Committee
House
Ways and Means
Senate
Sherman
Senate to Print Morrell Tariff Report Leaflets
The Senate Financial Committee reported a resolution to print 25 000 copies of the Morrell tariff report assessing impacts on Canadian trade. It notes this is the first in a series of similar productions to support campaign literature.
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Washington
Senate Financial Committee Today
Morrell
Tariff Debate Mentioned as Sugar Trust Controversy
The article notes committee plans in reply to tariff debate in the House and mentions General McPherson’s reference to reporting tariff bills to the Senate. He used the moment to highlight the Sugar Trust as an example of inequity from tariff laws, but no action followed.
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House
McPherson
Senate
Compulsory Education Declared Constitutional by Ohio Court
The Ohio Supreme Court today upheld the compulsory education statute, affirming that public private and parochial schools must report student name age sex and residence to school boards. Dr Quigley and Toledo school authorities challenged the law, but the court affirmed the lower court ruling that it does not abridge parental rights or private schooling control.
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Ohio Supreme Court
Toledo
Columbus
Supreme Court of Ohio
Quigley
Ohio Law
Ea Law of Ohio
Teledo Ool
St. Francis de Sales Church
Ohio
Common Pleas Court
America
Europe
Supreme Court
Second Indictment in Whisky Trust Case Reported
Boston May 10 A United States Grand Jury reports a second indictment against Whisky Trust defendants. The four counts allege a February 1890 restraint of trade, cross state monopoly attempts, and illegal rebate vouchers. Names include Durkee and others.
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Boston
Whisky Trust
United States Grand Jury
United States
Eeelly
Durkee
English Syndicate Not to Control Kentucky Distilleries
A Paris Alden & Co. spokesman in New York stated Nathan Hofheimer’s English syndicate plans to invest in Kentucky Bourbon distilleries but will not gain control of all output. He noted Kentucky’s larger producers resist sales, with Alden-Bradley near Louisville and Old Crow/Hermitage cited as offers refused. Kentucky distilleries produce about 30 million gallons yearly, Hofheimer’s target being around 10 million gallons.
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New York
Paris, Alden & Co
Broadway
Hofhheimer
Alden-Bradley
Louisville
Old Crow
Hermitage
Kentucky
Hofheimer
Trust Hit Hard In Sugar Price Fight In New Orleans
Delegates from the Sugar Exchange Board of Trade and Wholesale Grocers Association in New Orleans met to oppose Sugar Trust price discrimination against local dealers. They adopted resolutions accusing the trust of injuring wholesale trade and warned of legislative redress. A telegram to New York reportedly prompted the trust to adjust its sugar rates.
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New Orleans
Sugar Exchange Board of Trade and Wholesale Grocers’ Association
American Sugar Refining Company Or
Sugar Trust of
New York
Diphtheria Closes Lawrenceville Schools After Dormitory Fire
In Trenton on May 10, Lawrenceville schools shut due to diphtheria among students. Several students and a professor’s wife are ill. Officials suspect the outbreak started from a broken sewer outlet caused by a dormitory wall collapse after a recent fire.
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Trenton
Lawrenceville
Secreta of That Conference and Hypnotism Wrecks Home
A compressed item listing several topics including labor disputes at the Cambria plant, an alleged murder probability involving Dizmont, and editorials on current affairs. The page mentions Chicago smoke consumption, art promotion plans, and Watterson’s political notes.
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the Cambria
McClure
Dizmont
Pittsburg
Chicago
E.W. C. Kiefer
Omaha
Pope
Iekae
Johnstown
Watterson
Raweuse
New Mercantile Mart
Perjury Trial Dramatizes McClure Case With Courtroom Testimony
A county perjury trial centers on Robert McClure in a dramatic courtroom scene. Witnesses describe a Sunday newspaper sale near Sharp's store and an L. and C. agent accused of deceit. The defense challenges the admission of testimony while the court rules it admissible, as spectators witness a star performance by McClure and others amid detailed cross-examinations.
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Green Room
Dors Winner
Sharp's
Patterson
McClure
Dora
Major Brown
James M. Sharp
Newsdealer
Braddock
William M. Thompson
Mra Sharp
Sharp
John B. Brown
Union News Company
Burt
Thompson
Alderman Roche
Ship of State
Colonel Moore
Jares McClure
Cut
Codniaenes
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Lefit
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Christie Jackson
Mra Wilson
Essex Street
Hat Goodwin
Philadelphia Pavers
the Hibernians
Cambria Co
Cambria
Knights of Labor
Ed T. Nellis
Peter Wise
Knights
Campaign Literaiure
Sugar
Robert McClure
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