Court to Hear Habeas Corpus in Philadelphia Cope Case
A dramatic Philadelphia hearing tomorrow centers on Mrs Josephine Porter Cope widow of Caleb Cope and her claimed confinement. Her half sister Mrs Coolidge and Porter F Cope allege she is detained against her will while Caleb F Cope defends her sanity and opposes placement in an asylum.
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Philadelphia
Caleb Cope
Henry Deringer
Josephine Porter Cope
Philadelphia Savings Fund
George E. Coolidge
Mrs. Cope
Caleb F. Cope
Deringer
Mrs. Coolidge
Cope
Tennessee
Society
Mrs. Deringer
Calhoun Deringer
Ace
Porter Cope
Aristides Welsh
Mr. Cope
Mr. Guterbridge
Aay
The
Provident Trust
Rs. Coolidge
Nashville
Zollickoffer
Mills Springs
Fry
Mass Staff
Miller
Edward Arnold
Academy of Fine Arts
Miss Porter
Pennsylvania Hospital
Love Laughs at Parents Wishes Wedding Tale
Cox of McKeesport and Miss Gertie Baird, daughter of E H Baird, prominent G A R man, from Browns ville elope likely to Ohio. The wedding had been opposed by the bride’s parents, creating a notable family clash reported from Brownsville.
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Brownsville
Cox
McKeesport
Gertie Baird
E. H. Baird
Ohio
Detective Leary Accused In Newark Reward Case
Special telegram reports Detective Cornelius Leary of Madison Street station on trial before police commissioners on charges of accepting 400 from undertaker John Broderick who had received 2000 for exposing illegal registration in October 1898. Broderick testified Leary demanded more in a dispute over the reward and sought the full amount, while Leary denied receiving any funds. The full board will decide the case.
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Quay
Dispatch
New York
Cornelius Leary
Madison Street
John Broderick
Broderick
Matt Quay
Leary
Captain Garland
John J. Collins
Johnny
Collins
French
Police Board
Republican Committee
Havin
Ascomgen
Silver Bow Mandamus Caps Silver Bow Delegation Win
Judge DeWolfe denies appeal from canvass order and commands counting of the Tunnel precinct vote for McHatton Democrats gain 10 of 11 seats in the Silver Bow delegation. Secretary of State issues legislature certificates despite county clerks and Democrat objections.
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HeatExa
Mont
DeWolfe
Board of Canvassers
Tusnel
Hall
Irvin
McHatton
Silver Bow
Secretary of State
Disaster to the coal fleet at Marietta
A fog and strong current caused a collision and grounding among several coal boats as they navigated downriver from Marietta. The Harry Brown lost four barges, several vessels sustained damage, and crewman William Fitzsimmons was seriously injured. In all, about 12 barges were lost with coal values around $40,000, plus $15,000 in boat losses, with many boats ceasing to sail for safety.
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Marietta
Magretta
Harry Brown
William Fitzsimmons
Louisville
George i
Ixon Steel
Acacern
Jim Brown
Joseph W. Gould
Gould
Attempted assassination shocks Japan's Foreign Minister
From Osaka to Tokyo the news details Count Okuma's assassination attempt as he left the cabinet meeting. Kurushima Truneki, 30, attacked with a bomb and then killed himself by cutting his throat. Okuma survived but lost a leg above the knee. doctors say his life is not in danger.
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San Franscisco
Sydney
Japan
Count Okuma
Kurushima Truneki
Snowbound New Mexico Ends Lives Of Cattle
A eight day snow storm in New Mexico leaves cattle dead across a 20 inch to seven foot drift. Known fatalities include Henry Miller, John Martin, Charles Jolly and two unknown men, plus two Mexican sheep herders. Reported drifts reach seven to eight feet with hundreds of carcasses buried in snow.
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New Mexico
Tve
Henry Miller
John Martin
Chas. Jolly
Georgia Jealousy-Driven Murder in Savannah Suburb
Albert Maren killed his wife by slashing her throat in Bavannah outskirts during a festival period. He died was a by jealousy in festival by a young as The murderer has as been captured.
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Georgia
Savagnan
Albert Maren
Bavannah
Foraker Defeat Sparks Whispers of Jealous Rivals and Retribution
Ohio politics crackles as Governor Foraker concedes defeat amid blame on rivals and administration. Critics name Grosvenor Kennedy Butterworth and McKinley while Foraker’s friends vow payback and growth of Democratic power with a likely Lampson victory and a Democratic legislature.
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Foraker
Henry B. Payne
United States Senate
Ohio
Grosvenor
Kennedy
Butterworth
McKinley
Past Meets Present Grover Cleveland Meets Harrison at White House
Ex-President Grover Cleveland visited the White House to meet President Harrison. The two shared a social hour in the Green parlor and exchanged good natured remarks about recent elections. Cleveland and his wife toured briefly with a scene of cordial greetings among former staff and current officials.
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Cleveland
Harrison
White House
Grover
Dispatch
Washington
Grover Cleveland
Cithade
Executive
National Palace
New York
Mr. Cleveland
Loeffler
Richmond
Costly setbacks hit Boston Heating Company project
Boston Heating Company suspends work after laying three miles of pipe at a cost over 2 million dollars. Rusted return pipe in less than two years prompts a shutdown. stockholders face heavy losses. Theodore N. Vail, principal stockholder and Bell and Metropolitan Telephone figure, with Drexel Morgan & Co backing, claim assets less than liabilities though insiders express confidence in future profits once repairs are completed.
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St Ae
Dispatch
Boston
Boston Heating Company
Theodore N. Vail
Vail
Bell Telephone
Metropolitan Telephone Company
Finsncial Advan
Messrs
Drexel, Morgan & Co
Veral
Supreme Court Rules Legislature Illegally Elects Minor State Officers
The Indiana Supreme Court holds that the legislature cannot legally fill minor state offices by election and that vacancies must be filled by the governor's appointments. The decision affects offices including Chief of the Bureau of Statistics and State Oil Inspector, and challenges existing appointments by both parties.
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Indianapolis
Supreme Court
Indiana
John Worrell
Hovey
Poe
Theureau of
Statistics
William A. Peelle
5. T. Yanceyen
Nelson A. Hyde
John Collett
Bureau of Geology and Natural Science
5. S. Gorby
Elliott
Mitchell
Olde, Berkshire
Coffey
Temperance convention planned for Omaha December 18
A call signed by temperance societies in Nebraska Kansas Iowa South Dakota and North Dakota announces a December 18 convention in Omaha to form a central organization for the listed states.
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Torgka, Kan N
Temperance
Nebraska
Kansas
Iowa
South Dakota
North Dakotas
Omaha
A Crumb of Comfort for Senator Allison as Politics Shift
Washington dispatch notes Iowa victory and Ohio loss reshape 1892 presidential prospects. Senator Allison, praised for tariff work, faces possible Democratic successor if Ohio ballots tilt. Allies see him rising as a top Republican candidate with Clinton-esque odds.
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Washington
Ohio
Iowa
Allison
Senate
Aldrich
Rhode Island
Protectionista
Chicago
Settlement Reached in Freight Conductor Strike
The freight conductors and brake men strike begun yesterday was settled today with concessions from both sides. Mediator William Cavitt brokered the agreement. Firemen had sided with the strikers, but the deal raises salaries from 18 to 35 percent and trains have resumed operation.
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Evansville
Lyp
William Cavitt
Bread Combine Breaks in Buffalo Market Clash
The Buffalo bread market sees Smith, Falke & Co. break the local bread combine as the Buffalo Bakers' Association had raised prices after Old Hutch appeared on wheat. Small bakers were driven out, and a boycott threat followed. Domestic bread will be sold to Vienna customers at reduced prices, sparking anger among rival bakers.
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Burrato
Smith, Falke & Co
Vienna
Senate and House adjourn as caucus actions unfold
Ouya Mora W T November 7 The Senate met and swore in Senators and the Lieutenant Governor then adjourned until Monday. The House made its temporary organization permanent and adjourned until Monday. No admission proclamation is expected until next Monday or Tuesday. Friends of Senatorial candidates Squire and Allen push a Republican caucus to decide party support.
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Ouya Mora
W. T
Senate
House
Messrs
Squire and
Allen
Foraker's Wife Elected President of Society
The Woman's Home Missionary Society convention adjourned with Mrs. John Davis of Cincinnati elected president to replace the late Lucy Webb Hayes. The other general officers were reelected, and two new board members were chosen, including Mrs. Governor Foraker L. D. Jones of Ohio.
Tragic Bayou Beuf Murder Stabbing Marshals Chaos
Two men died and four were wounded in a bayou station massacre near New Orleans. A stranger stabbed Leon Thebodaux and Melas Thebodaux, then killed Frank Penniston and Joseph Morrison. The murderer fled, claimed a madman motive, others injured were hospitalized.
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New Orteans
Bayou Beuf
New Orleans
Aig
Aig Tealge Bayou Banaf
Leon Thebodaux
Frank Penniston
Joseph Morrison
Weies
Ancoin
Penniston
Neil Thebodaux
Morrison
Charity Hospital
Thebodauxs
Fight in Sight opens as WCTU convenes in Curiaco
The national convention of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union opens in Curiaco with about 400 delegates and many visitors. The key issue is whether the organization should pledge its influence to a third party, a policy opposed by a Iowa-led minority. Some members warn that adopting a membership test could force departures from the union and weaken its unity.
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Curiaco
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
United States
Iowa
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
J. Elien Foster
National Woman's Christian Benance Union
the Nations Organization
New York City
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Elopement and Abduction Spatch in Cincinnati
A Pittsburg couple's scandal unfolds as Mrs. Frisbee flees with Eddie Frisbee a 14 year old boy in Allegheny. Police locate them at Morrisey family home Fifteenth and Race Streets. The boy earns cash while living with his mother's lover. both arrested on suspicion. Mr Frisbee notified. Lawsuit pending against Mrs Frisbee. Eddie to be returned home tomorrow.
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Cincinnati
Deitseh
T. S. Frisbee
Frisbee & Piper
Superior Mills
Allegheny
Frisbee
Eddie
Fifteenth
Race Streets
Morrisey
Mrs. Frisbee
Pittsburg
A Sad Fall From Grace Sam Jones Partner in Jail
Frank J. Lee, former private secretary to revivalist Sam Jones, is jailed in California on railroad ticket theft charges. He allegedly stole tickets on an east bound train, was found with forged introduction letter to E B Willis, and brought from Colfax to Oakland.
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Sam Jones
Westerns
Gackaamento
Cal
Frank J. Lee
Southern Pacific Capen
Premi
Lee
Colfax
E. B. Willis
Record Union
Willis
Samoan Victim Buried After Samos Hurricane Loss
The body of Captain C. Marcus Schoonmaker, who perished in the Samos hurricane, was buried today in the We Twyck Cemetery at Ericston. Brief services were held by immediate relatives.
Pan American visitors tour Monongahela factories
The Pan American delegates toured the Monongahela Valley mills guided by Andrew Carnegie and B. F. Jones. They were impressed by the steel works and a notable natural gas display. A mechanics exhibit also impressed natives as the first day of the tour ended in fine weather.
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Anidhew Carneghe
B. F. Jones
Monongahela Valley
Andrew Carenegie
B. ¥. Jones
Exposition Power Hall
Allegheny Valley
Spanish American delegates tour Monongahela Valley mills
The article recounts a morning trip from the Monongahela House at 9:45 AM as Spanish American delegates and U.S. officials toured mills along Smithfield Street and the Southside. It lists attendees including E B Attwell, Juan Velarde, Alcibiades Velarde, Jose Alfonso, Matias Romero, Andrew Carnegie, and railroad leaders Pitcairn and Watt among others.
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Monongahela Valley
Monongahela House
Niente
C. W. Batcheller
Smithfield Street
Pittsburg
E. B. Attwell
Argentine
Juan F. Velarde
Malphor Obarrio
Alcibiades Velarde
Mariano Velarde
H. ©. Yarrow
United States Army
Henry McCrea
Navy
E. W. P. Smith
BE. A. Trescott
T. J. Coolidge, Jr
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Montana
Paraker
Senator Sherman
CoLumaus
Campbell
Sherman
Callence Uison
Coure
Sol
Ohio Democratic
Stephen A. Douglas, Jr
Lampson
General Assembly
Marquis
Lamp
John H. Thomas
Springfield
Payne
Thomas
Calvin &. Brice
John Kk
James E. Neal
Demo- Sonltaees Bet
Ia Tanmek
M.D. Harter
Mr. Thomas
John ER. McLean
Lawrence T. Neal
Chillicothe
Virgil Q. Kline
Warren P. Noble
Outhwaite
Thomas E. Powell
H. J. Booth
Columbus
John W. Bookwalter
Gova
Converse
Indiana Supremes Court
Senator Allison
Laws
Corres
Blaine
Lightner
Ind
Legram
Buffalo
Waahington
Women's Christian Temperance Union
J. Ellen Foster
William Morrisey
Alleghenias
Captain Schoonmaker
Witwyck Cemetery
Southrow
Pittsburgers
Robert Pitcairn
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Thomas E. Watt
Western
Mr. Pitcairn
W. F. Draper
Pennsylvania Raiload Company
J. W. Patton
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
James Soe
Conia
W. Sateheller
D. OC
A Mase
R Monroe @ Son
A. J. Logan
AFL & Co
Charles Abel
James A. Chambers
Chambers& McKee Glass Company
P. Harrison
Harbison & Wallee
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