Turners Lead the Line as Antis Rally in Prohibition Debate
The piece details anti Prohibition activism in Pennsylvania led by liquor dealers German Turnvereins and singing societies. It notes mass meetings planned for June 18 with rhetoric of organized opposition. An interview excerpt mentions Turners and other groups forming a strong, independent bloc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Brewers’ Association
Allegheny County
Retail Liquor Dealers’ Association
Turner
United States
G. C. Hess
Singing Society
Jenks Shares Views on Harrison Miller and White House Politics
Ex Solicitor General Jenks speaks freely about President Harrison and the Cabinet. He praises Miller as a key influence, questions Quay and Blaine, and predicts party strategy on tariff lines. Jenks plans to return to Brookville and may take on telephone-case work in the near future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenks
Miller
Brainy
Aherry
Quey
Harrison
Ben
Harrison & Miller
Matthew Stanley
Seventh Avenue
Providence
Eral Fille
Bisine
General Harrison
Quay
Dan Lamont
White House
Dan
Halford
Duel Challenge Arrest Brings German Youth to Trial
Richard Boeckh, a German youth, was arrested in Antraxy after sending a German written duel challenge to Henry Villard the financier. A New York lawyer and local police issued the warrant. Boeckh acknowledged the challenge and was jailed awaiting grand jury action. A rumored link between Villard and Boeckh's family in Germany is dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Boeckh
Henry Villard
New York
Boeckh
Villard
Mr. Villard
Borces
Germany
Man Goes Insane at Hotel Barnum in St Louis
A Jacksonville man P P Kirk was seized by a violent mental breakdown during the night at Hotel Barnum Sak in St Louis. He roamed nude with blood on his shirt, shrieking and breaking objects until police restrained him, with a suspected love affair cited as a possible cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Hotel Barnum
P. P. Kirk
Jacksonville
Kirk
Hotel Barnum Sak
Langtry to Sell Stage Scenery in Auction May 28
The Lily Langtry era may end as all scenery and stage properties are slated for auction May 28 at the Grand Opera House. Friends fear this signals her departure from American stages while she sails for Europe at month’s end. Unclear are her future plans beyond this season with England cited as a possible post.
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Freig
Grand Opera House
Gostcher
Carty
Indictments Against Indiana Township Assessor and Aide
Indiana grand jury returns five count indictments against Township Assessor Quill and deputy Charles Tyler. Charges include conspiracy grand larceny obtaining funds under false pretenses presenting false claims to County Auditor and to County Commissioners. The two officials face multiple charges regarding public money in the township office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Indianapolis
Quill
Charles Tyler
Seema Een Ace
Minister to Russia Allen Rice Dies in New York Hotel
Allen Thorndyke Rice editor of the North American Review and minister to Russia died at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York after a brief illness marked by throat trouble. Doctors cited edema of the glottis as the cause, with rapid decline after a moment of improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Thorndyke Rice
Russia
New York
Pierarch
The
North American Review
Fifth Avenues
St. Petersburg
Paris
Brice
Northmerican Review
Sand’s Point
Long Island
Edward L. Keyes
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Mr. Rice
Alcerise Bega
Dot
Keyes
James Sargent
Rice
Inman Line
City of
Chicago
Sargent
Wreck of the Alaskan Off Oregon Coast
Special telegram reports the steel steamer Alaskan of the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company foundered off Cape Blanco after a heavy gale. Of 48 aboard only 12 were heard from. no passengers were aboard. Captain Howe, Pilot Woods, and six sailors survived in a pistol-shocked lifeboat. The ship, built six years ago for Olympia service, cost 350000 dollars and was praised for speed but deemed structurally unsafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon Coast
Portland
Ore
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
Cape Blanco
San Francisco
Puget Sound
Colum River Bar
Cape Blaco
Columbia
Howe
Quartermaster Brown
Pilot Woods
Ieteras Noex
Ogs and Decorm- Bone
Olympia
Seattle
Victoria
Knights of Labor Debates Eight Hour Day Policy
The Knights of Labor General Executive Board will issue a circular via its journal on adopting an eight hour day. The circular asserts the General Assembly holds legislative power, not the board, and urges local assemblies to send informed delegates to the next General Assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Labor Executive Board
New York
General Executive Board
Knights of Labor
General Assembly
Knights
American of Labor
Investigation of Insane Asylum Negligence Crowding
The Curronne court resumed the inquiry into the Insane Asylum conditions before Judge Pendergast. Attendants testified to overcrowding and poor care, noting insufficient staff and leaking roofs that wetted beds. A attendant linked a patient to a sensational incident, while others described dreadful conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendergast
Spring house cleaning stirs Washington unless office seekers
The May 16 scene at the Executive Mansion shows a flood of applicants despite chairs and carpets blocking the way. John Jarrett is slated for Birmingham consulship amid political wrangling among District of Columbia bosses and a noted death in Moscow that unsettles the Ministry post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
John Jarrett
Birmingham
District of Columbia
Diatatch
Washington
Executive Mansion
Manderson
Harris
L. G. Hine
John W. Douglass
President appoints diverse diplomatic and consular nominees
The May 16 Washington bulletin lists Solomon Hirsch of Oregon named Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Turkey, Clark E. Carr of Illinois as Minister Resident and Consul General to Venice, Henry W. Severance of California as Consul General to Venice, Phorania Zervett of Pennsylvania as Consul to Thomas H. Sherman of the District of Columbia as Consul to the United States and other figures including W Dew and L G Hines named as District of Columbia commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Solomon Hirsch
Oregon
United States
Turkey
Clark E. Carr
Iinois
Venene
Henry W. Severance
California
Phoria Zervett
Pavania
Thomas H. Sherman
District of Columbia
Stte W. Dew
L. G. Hines
Bolomen Hirach
Portland
Senate
Mitchell
Denmark
Eee
Admitton
W. Heverausa
Galifornia
Jennebec Journal
Blaing
Hawaii
Batt Francisco
Seabee
Liverpool
Aft
Sherman Se Department
Rocrstaty Bine Bats
Damper on the Drama in Guthrie Oklahoma Inquiry
A telegram to the Interior Department from Guthrie asks if the government would permit use of a reservation for a thing petitioned by the mayor city council and prominent citizens. The reply was negative. Washington May 16 President appointsEdward H Hoomer at Youngs masters Vol Saise Gimmes de
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interior Department
Guthrie
Oklahoma
Edward H. Hoomer
Youngs Masters
One Man Who Can't Be Spared
A report from Washington notes Superintendent Bates of the free delivery system remains in place under the new administration due to ongoing work. Bates oversaw a large expansion of free delivery, with most towns now obtaining or soon to obtain the service. Hazelton in Pennsylvania recently received delivery, while others wait for leasing and remodeling of quarters, delaying full service until mid October.
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Wasnixcton
Bates
Postoffice Department
Cleveland
Pennsylvania
Hazelton
Little
Washington
District Bosses Clash Over Harrison Appointments
A local political row erupts in Washington over District commissioners selections. John W. Douglass and L. G. Hines, both lawyers, are opposed by Perry Carson and Andy Gleason. Rock is pressed as a preferred alternative. Hines hails from Ohio and is an Oberlin College graduate practicing law since 1865.
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Rock
Perry Careon
Harrison
Bae
Pera
Soey
Keatley and Webb
Hines
Oberlin College
Fourteen Pennsylvanian Postmasters Appointed in One Day
A special telegram from Washington dated May 16 reports 121 fourth class postmasters named nationwide. Fourteen appointed in Pennsylvania include Jones at Allenport and McDermitt at Bellwood among others. eight named in West Virginia. Robert Hunter named lighthouse keeper at Presquevale near Erie, succeeding C. D. Coyle who resigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennnsylvania
Dispatch
Washington
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Jones
Allenport
William A. McDermitt
Bellwood
Thomas McMillan
Bower Hill
A. N. Esainger
Dillsburg
John C. Ghertzer
Fairfield
Ebersole
Lore
Pensions for Samoan Sufferers
Widows and dependent relatives of sailors from the Samoa naval disaster file claims for pensions at the Washington office. Captain Schoonmaker’s widow has a $30 monthly allowance and a colored mother of a sailor aboard a lost vessel seeks a $12 monthly pension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washiveton
Samoa
Schoonmaker
Vandalia
Colored Clergy Men Clash in Chicago Armory Court
In Chicago May 16 Rev Herman E. Johnson, a colored clergyman, faced charges of obtaining money by false pretenses and threatening to kill Rt Rev Bishop Lennox. The case involves rival religious factions, pawned trunks, a coat allegedly stolen, and tensions escalating to bonds.
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Chicago
Herman EK. J. Johnson
Armory
Lennox
Brother Johnson
Henry B
Johnson
Ership
Beautiful Young Lady Bequeaths All to Her Lover
Miss Annie Baker 26 died of consumption near Tennant Church. She left $500 to an old servant and the rest of her $20 000 estate to Joseph Sutphen her fiancé who had long teased attentions. Her parents are long deceased and she was a graduate of Young Ladies Seminary in 1881.
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Freehold
N. J
Annie Baker
Tennant Church
Tennant
Miss Baker
Walton sons held for assault in Philadelphia
Philadelphia telegram reports Frank and Charles Walton, sons of Planger Walton, were bound over in $1,000 bail each after allegedly assaulting J.J. and S.R. late last night. Police indicate the victims sustained severe injuries, with reports noting an axe impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Planger Walton
Presbyterian Assemblies Elect Moderators in North and South
The One Hundred and First General Assemblies of the Presbyterian Church convened with 467 ministers and elders in New York and Chattanooga for ten days. In New York the afternoon ballot elected Dr William C Roberts moderator amid ceremonies including a sermon by the retiring moderator Dr C L Thompson and evening communion. The South Assembly chose H Hill of Fayetteville NC after a tense session.
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General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church, North
New York
William C. Roberts
South
Chattanooga
H. ©. Hill
Fayettville
N.C
One Hundred and First General Assembly
Presbyterian Church In America
Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Church
United States
C. L. Thompson
Dr. Thompson
Moses
Joshua
Thompson
Israel
Warner Norden
Dominic Everardus Bogardus
New Amsterdam
Roberts
Purves
Pittsburg
Charles A. Dickey
Anaes
J. Nico
Fid
Worrall
Louth
Wilmington
Del
Columbus
Westminster
Elizabeth
Home Missionaryress
Lake Forest University
Session opening and moderator election at Southern Presbyterian Assembly
In Chattanooga the Southern General Assembly opened with Rev. Dr. Bullock preaching. A moderator was elected amid tension as James Lyons challenged Rev. Dr. J. C. Woodrow over evolution and editorial actions, leading to heated exchanges and Woodrow's withdrawal.
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Southern Presbyterian Assembly
Chattanooga
Southern General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
Bullock
Washington, D. C
H.C. Hill
North Carolina
Woodrow
General Assembly
Dr. Woodrow
Lyoos Hs
Souvenirs of 1840 at the White House artifacts
The White House has received numerous keepsakes from the 1840 Harrison campaign and General William Henry Harrison’s era. Among items is a green pamphlet titled Sketch of the Indian Tribes of the Miami Valley by William Henry Harrison, with a profile map near North Bend. Also included is an an ph letter of Henry Clay to W. Ford of Malcolm, Mississippi, related to the 1840 campaign.
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Wasninetos
White House
Harrison
William Henry Harrison
Miami Valley
William Henry Harris
Ohio
Culon
Miami
North Bend
John Scott
Henry Clay
W. Ford
Malcolm Postoffice
Pulaski County
Mississippi
Someral Harrison
Patrick D. Laughton
Towanda
Washington
Seager Nana
Bolivar
Young New Lawyer Celebrates Bar Admission With Parade
Herbert Winthrop Peck of Plainfield New Jersey passed the New York bar exam and celebrated by parading the streets with a single broom, shouting his attorney oath while it was burned into memory by classmates. He claimed a $700 check remained uncashed and felt broke yet optimistic about future success.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Herbert Winthrop Peck
Plainfield
N. J
Hailstorm Leaves Widespread Destruction in Georgia
A May hailstorm, described as the heaviest ever in Wrightville Georgia, ruined cotton and corn crops and killed unprotected poultry. Remarkably, two days later hail drifts measured 13 to 18 inches in depth in affected areas.
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Georgia
Wrightville
C. L. Holmes
Southern Railways Raise Grain Flour and Hay Rates
The Southern Freight Association, meeting in semiannual session, advanced rates on grain and hay to Southern points by 1 cent per 100 pounds, with coast and Florida points up 4 cents. Flour rates to those points rose 4 cents per 100 pounds. New rates take effect June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louiis
Southern Freight Association
Semion
Coast
Florida
Turner shoots attorney in Nashville office clash
James F. Turner fatally wounded T. A. Holton in Justice of the Peace Brown’s office during a dispute over an execution merchandise name. The two prominent locals had prior firm ties and a dispute over the matter preceded the shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
James F. Turner
T. A. Holton
Justice of the Peace
Brown
Holton
Turner
Hailstorm Hits Ciuvtos Iowa with Large Stones
A heavy hail storm swept Ciuvtos Iowa this morning. Hailstones six inches in circumference smashed skylights and damaged fruit crops. Covered stones averaged about an inch in diameter, with extensive property impact reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ciuvtos
Iowa
Insurance Bill Faces Strong Opposition in Harrisburg Hearing
In Harrisburg on May 16 the Governor held a hearing for supporters of an insurance bill from Allegheny County while fire insurance agents opposed the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Fom
Allegheny
Arrest in Washington Telegram Leads to Arrest Notification
Washington May 16 Chief Post Office Inspector Rathbone received a telegram announcing the arrest of G. P. in a case connected to a riffing letter valued at sixteen dollars. The message notes actions against counterfeit or fraudulent activity. Further details are unavailable.
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Washington
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Matthew
Blaine
Parma
Allison
Cameron
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Noble
McCreary
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