Senate Passes Naval Appropriation Bill Amid Silver Dispute
Washington May 18 The House debates free coinage and silver bullion recoinage amid points of order and appeals. The Senate votes 33 to 18 to approve the naval appropriation amendments after debates on coast line battleships torpedo boats and defense hardware. Adjourned after passage.
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Washington
House
Bartine
Bland
Treasury
Lester
Georgia
Smith
Arizona
Tracer
New York
Dingley
Maine
Tracey
Herbert
Alabama
Simpson
Kansas
North
South Dakota
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Allison
Treasury Department
Butler
Senate
Ife
Yeas
Pays
Messrs
Aldrich
Allen
Blackburn
Casey
Chandler
Cullom
Davis
Dawes
Dolph
Dubois
Felton
Frye
Gallinger
Gorman
Hale
Hansbrough
Anwies
Higgins
Wiscock
Manderson
Mitchell
Mor- Fun
Paddock
Proctor
Ransom
Sanders
Sawyer
Shonp
Stanford
Stockbride
Teller
Washburn
Nays
Berry
Blodgett
Cockrell
Coke
Gray
Ilul
Details of the Cut Mace on Rivers and Harbors by the Setate
Washington May 18 The Senate Committee cut the river and harbor appropriation bill by 25 percent. The total dropped from 71,346,975 to 62,028,368, nearly a million less than the House. Projects scaled include Georgia Nah from 425,000 to 518,750 Alabama Mobjie from 25,000 to 187,500 California Humit from 200,000 to 150,000 and Upper Mississippi adjustments.
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Washington
Senate
Aoe
Nah
Mobjie
Ala
Humit
Cal
Missi
Mississippi and river project fund value shifts cited
The list shows adjusted figures for multiple waterway projects including Lower Mississippi, Great Lakes channels, Cascades of the Columbia, Great Kanawha and Lower Missouri. Amounts move from initial large sums to lower values such as $125,000 and $375,000, signaling revised funding or valuations.
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Sippi
Mississipi
Great Lakes
Cascades
Columbia
Great Kanawha
Westirginia
Missouri
Columbis
New Pension Reform Proposed by Iowa Representative
A joint resolution introduced by Representative Hayes of Iowa seeks a constitutional amendment to bar pensions or pay that do not cease with actual service. Exemptions would apply only to laws in effect at enlistment or claims filed within two years of right under existing law.
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Washinetox
House
Representative Hayes
Iowa
United States
The Dazzier and Many Shows at Local Theaters
Hannay Stevens presented Joe Ott in The Dazzier at the Bijou with flowers. A baby show at Harry Davis' Fifth Avenue Museum Theater offers $1,500 in prizes. Julia Mantowicz to perform at Grand Opera House with a varied repertoire. Tangled Up with De Lange and Rising comes to the Bijou next week with Why? as curtain raiser and Serpentine dance. The Prodigal Father at Alvin Theater stars W. H. Thompson with a strong supporting cast.
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Harry Davis
Fifth Avenue Museum Theater
Julia Mantowi
America
Grand Opera House
Ingomar
de Lange
Burr McIntosh
Sam Dawson
Alvin Theater
Glen McDonough
Joseph Jefferson
W. H. Thompson
Tely
Piton Company
George Boniface
Ruth Carpenter
Local notices and greetings mark week in town
The Times Publishing invites readers to the new newspaper home on Fourth avenue opening May 3. Local groups donate funds for July celebrations and hospitals. A disability board elects Dr. W H Mercur as surgeon. A Pittsburg stenographers group hosts an event May 1. A $1000 donation supports Allerheny General Hospital, a second gift in two months.
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The
Times Publishing Company
Fourth Avenue
Regie Coal Company
Aiken & Scully
Disability Board
W. H. Mercur
Pittsburg Stenographers’ Association
Wood Street
Pavin E. Parke
Allerheny General Hospital
Masonic Fraternity
Race and
North Avenues
Jos. Walton
North Avenue
People Coming and Going In Pittsburgh Scene
Journeys and stays noted as travelers reach and depart. Joshua Rhodes and C F Magee went to New York, Dr A M Broome of Chicago stayed at the Duquesne, Mark Watson led a party to New York, and others including W T Jenison, E J Markell, D A Williams, G W Yost, CC Beecher, T C Frew, and John A Brill were noted at local hotels or en route, with Congressman Large in town and Harrison renomination speculation.
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Joshua Rhodes
C. F Magee
New York
A. M. Broome
Chicago
Duquesne
M. C. Proctor
Mansfield
W. J. Martin
Fall River
Schlosser
Mark Watson
Rk. B H. Hapwood
Uniontown
W. T. Jenison
Pueblo
Anderson
E. J. Markell
Monongmela City
Pittsburg
David Cameron
Wellsboro
W. P. Wilie
Elizabeth
Central Hotel
D. A. Williams
Newark
George W. Yost
Bellaire
Monongahela
W. M. Clark
Missouri Pacific Road
Brooklyn
CC Beecher
Vandalia Line
T. C Frew
Texaa Pacific Road
John A. Brill
Philadelphia
Dagglesne
Congressman Large
Sharon
Washington
Harrison
Pittsburghers Registered At New York Hotels
The list shows Pittsburgh residents staying at New York City hotels on May 14 including J. B. Ford Astor E. J. Harlow Cosmopolitan J. Lehman Union Square W. I. Read Hotel Brunswick E. D. Richards Sr James W. B. Senife Holland House and others at St James Sturtevant and Fifth Avenue properties.
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New York
Pitteburgers
J. B. Ford
Astor
E. J. Harlow
Cosmopolitan
J. Lehman
Union Square
W. I.ead
Hotel Brunswick
E. D. Richards
Sr. James
W. B. Senife
Holland House
H. F. Ames
Westminster
J. 5. Custer
Sturtevant House
F. W. Gillett
St. James Hotel
G. A. Hains
R B. McKee, Jr
Sturtevant
W. McMunn
Normandie
H. §. Baul
San T
Byslow
Fifth Avenue
R. G. Gillespie
J. A. McKelvy
R. Swann
Walls From the Prisons Race and Court Claims
Tarentum resident James Keseepy fought Sharpsburg crowds Tuesday evening while Beltzboorer man Casren Mixone sues James Gibson over a loaned suit. Police nabbed James T. James on Ohio Street for knocking a man down after a time question. George Blackwell accuses William Johnston of stealing a silver watch on Thirtieth Street. Johnston jailed for a hearing. Ironvatiox before Alderman Richards on assault and battery claims involving William Stroug and Harry M over work.
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James Keseepy
Tarentum
Sharpsburg
Casren Mixone
Beltzboorer
James Gibson
James T. James
Ohio Street
Allegheny
George Blackwell
William Johnston
Thirtieth Street
Johnston
Alderman Richards
William Stroug
Harry M
Bat Ari
Death by Electric Chair Ends Joseph L. Tice’s Life
Joseph L. Tice died in Auburn prison's electric chair after a 1 minute 3 second current. Witnesses described the process, noting 1,720 volts and a calm, painless death. Tice, 63, was a Civil War veteran who killed his wife in 1891 after a confrontation in Rochester.
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Avaunns
N. Y
Joseph L. Tice
Auburn
Yates
Mr. Penny
Kemmler
Electrician Davis
New York
McCart and Remington
Rochester
Bailey
Monroe County
Erving
Sing Sing
Warden Brown
Lee Sing
Sawyer
Daniels
Buffalo
Smith
F. D. Penny
Arthur G. Root
Sing,Sing
Dr. Daniels
Dr. Banker
Accident on Brownsville Accommodation Train Collision
Yesterday at about 1 15 p m the Brownsville accommodation on the Pittsburg Virginia and Charleston Railroad at Fourth street Southside encountered a flying switch that failed to clear the road in time. The engine and combination car collided and were hurled from the rails with the car badly broken. No injuries but passengers were badly shaken and the track was blocked for a time.
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Brownsville
Pittsburg
Virginia
Charleston
Fourth Street
Southside
Local man jailed on animal cruelty charge after horse maimed
John Moore known as Happy Jack of Fox Alley Southside arrested on cruelty and abandoning an animal. Anti Cruelty Society agent accuses him of tying the horse before a Twenty second street blacksmith shop and leaving it. the injured animal was shot by Officer Brown after being struck by an electric car.
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John Moore
Happy Jack
Fox Alley
Southside
McDonald
Anti-Cruelty Society
Moore
Twenty-second Street
Brown
Woman Driven to Insanity After Desertion by Fiancé
Suzanna Shultz, 21, was sent to the Poor Farm by the Department of Charities after she deserted her brother in Johnstown and became despondent following her fiancé, a much older man, leaving her on their wedding day. She has been in the country since February.
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H. H. Lisneay
Micnart Wewpent
Oneene Street
Suzanna Shultz
Department of Charities
Johnstown
Sterling plant to triple output of patent steel projectiles
The Whesler patent steel projectiles are produced at the Sterling steel plant in McKeegport for the Government. In a few days the plant addition will be completed and the output, presently not large, will be tripled.
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Sterling Steel
McKeegport
Night of terror as four women slain in Denison
In Denison Texas last night between 11 p m and 3 30 a m an unknown killer shot and killed four women two of whom were leading citizens and two from disorderly houses The victims include Mrs Haynes wife of Dr Henry F Haynes and Miss Teen Hawley The assault also killed Florentine Hawley Maud Kramer and wounded Rose Stewart Armed men bloodhounds and officials chased the killer but arrests have been made yet the murderer remains at large
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Denison
Tex
Texas
Haynes
Henry F. Haynes
Mr. Haynes
Teen Hawley
Miss Hawley
Lester
Rivers
Elks’ Lodge
Rose Stewart
Butler Chemical Co Directors Plan Expanded Enterprise
The Butler Chemical Company directors and stockholders met at the Seventh Avenue Hotel to boost facilities and aim for profitability. A committee including George G. Perrie, James M. Lambing, Newton Black, James W. Drape, and H. J. Troutman will report on June 15. The plant cost $223000, with $80000 in bonds proposed to fund improvements. This marks a renewed effort after manager James Whitler’s suicide at Hotel Boyer amid prior financial woes.
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Butler Chemical Company
Seventh Avenue Hotel
George G. Perrie
Philadelphia
James M. Lambing
Corry
Newton Black
Butler
James W. Drape
Pittsburg
H. J. Troutman
Butler Chemical Works
Paicn
James Whitler
Boyer
Ambulance Calls Report Two Deaths and Seven Injuries
A woman and child burned to death in Port Perry and seven workers injured in various incidents reported yesterday. Mrs Kennedy died at Mercy Hospital from burns after a lamp accident with her infant. A carpenter Samuel King fell from a third story. othersInclude Mrs Goodwin struck by a team, Patrick Marion with rib fractures, William Johns crushed arm, William Hayes with a broken leg, Jacob Kolins with a broken leg, and a Panhandle road worker with a broken leg and other injuries.
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Port Perry
Martin Kennedy
Mercy Hospital
Bothles
Forty-second Street
Goonwix
James Goodwin
Center Avenue
Kirkpatrick Street
Mantox
Patrick Marion
Ligonier
West Penn Hospital
Joans
William T. Johns
Oliver Bros. & Phillips
Woods
Allegheny
Hayes
William Hayes
Frankstown Avenue
East End
Kusxs
Jacob Kolins
CHECKING IRON RATES IN WHEELING AREA
The Wheeling Freight Committee reviews pig iron billets blooms scrap and other iron forms rates as the Wheeling and Lake Erie line adjusts its schedule after entering Wheeling. J E Ferry represents the road W T Galleber handles the Baltimore and Ohio interests and James Means appears for the Panhandle. The route serves Ohio and with the Pittsburg and Cincinnati Packet line seeks local traffic.
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Wheeling Freight Committee
Wheeling and Lake Erie
Wheeling
J. E Ferry
W. T. Galleber
Baltimore and Ohio
James Means
Panhandle
Ohio
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Johann Hoff Malt Extract touted as indigestion cure
An advertisement extols Johann Hoff's Malt Extract as a safe remedy for indigestion caused by heavy meals and starch rich diets. It claims to boost stomach energy, aid digestion, and improve nutrient absorption while urging buyers to seek genuine bottles with the Johann Hoff signature.
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Johann Hoff
Johany Hoff
Nature
Eisner & Mendelson Co
Barclay Street
New York
Global flashes mix church, politics and war updates
The report covers varied posts from Melbourne the Papal policy in Paris and a British punitive raid in South Africa to tax peace talks with the Wahehe, debates over Irish home rule and a legal ruling on Florence Maybrick case. It notes an Indian Currency Association forming at Simia and other scattered items.
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Deeming
Paris
France
Africa
Gnevy
Wilson
Simia
Perstalings
Russia
Imperial Tobacco Corporation
London
Rome
Banon Monnewnem
Berlin
Susain
Grapstone
Epresseu
Ireland
Alexandr McDowcatt
Florence Maybrick
Sharles Russell
Messrs. Moulton
Poland
Smith
Maybrick
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H. C. Welsh
Holbrook
Baltimore and Ohio Road
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Joseph Tice
Wheeling and Lake Erie Road
California Fig Syrup CO
Francisco
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Hays & Trees
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Vittsburg
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Wigner
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Blackwell
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Durham Tobacco Co
Durham, N. C
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Sixth Street
F.zoeller
Sole M'frittsburg
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Ekle Medical Co
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Docrom Lace
Pitesiare
Cleveland
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Spanish Medicine Co
Madrid
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