Head of the House and Son Kill Themselves in Bank Crisis
A sensational collapse of Friedlaender & Sommerfeld triggers a bank panic in Berit. The senior partner and his son die by suicide in their office as investors and creditors rally, amid broader fears tied to Hirschfeld & Wolf failures. Police seize the firm, with aristocratic creditors hit hard and a looming financial downturn feared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berit
Friedlaender & Soeld
Hirschfeld & Wolf
Friedlaender & Sommerfeld
Felix Sommerfeld
Ofice
Lince
Hirschfeld & Wolff
Herr Sommerfeld
Friedlaender
Mentone
Paris
Berlin
Wolff
Joseph Leipzieger
Thar Wolff
Leipzieger
Reichziger
Hirschfeld & Wolltz
Prince Henry of
Irossia
Prince Gunther
Schleswig-Holstein
Germany
Luttichen
Zedleitz Tresebler
Hredow Relotstacer Goldschmidt
Count iLolenders
Imperial Household
Count Lebndorff
Imprisoned by Bolting Feasts and Berlin Opulent Court Life
The passage details a hedonistic Wal crowd at gambling tables in Berlin with rich attire seen in opera boxes. Officers connected to the Wolff circle face warnings from colonels that the Emperor will purge such lax troops and social ostracize them unless they reform immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wal
Thiergarten
Berlin
Wolff
Unusual Sunday Work at Brooklyn Navy Yard Signals Quiet War Naval Season
At the Brooklyn Navy Yard workers resumed Sunday labor for vessels Chicago, Miantonomsh, and Atlanta amid first such activity since the Civil War. The Petrel gunboat was ordered toward China via Gibraltar, then redirected to Chile. Senor Pedro Montt returned to Washington with Chilean officials as Congress debates a liberal majority and Captain Jorge Montt’s presidential bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Petrel
Pedro Montt
Santiago
Harlow
Chile
Handerat
Adi
Brooklyn
Navy Yard
Chicago
Miantonomsh
Atlanta
Cincinnati
United States
Sandy Hook
China
Gibraltar
Washington
Senor
New Orleans
Legation
Annibal Cruise
Guillermo Amunategui
Valentino del Campo
Montt
Impressions of America Apt Spatch. Lonpox Visit
Rev. Hugh Price Hughes returned from the Ecumenical Congress in Chicago to a warm St. James Hall welcome. He praised American freedom and equality noting that presidents, millionaires, and common men clean their own boots. He criticized Philadelphia hotel and railway waiting room discrimination, while lampooning practical jokes about American wit and wisdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonpox
Hugh Price Hughes
Chicago
St. James’ Hall
Hughes
United States
Philadelphia
America
Rothschilds Lead Appeal for Russian Hebrews Prospects Dwindle
Lexpos Nov 7 reports the October appeal by the Rothschilds and other Hebrew notables has raised about £72,000 for distressed Russian Hebrews. Two thirds came from Hebrews. London Gentiles gave less than expected and the subscription list will close soon as funding slows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IBY
Lexpos
Rothschilds
London
Notorious forger Porter captured on theft ring in Wheeling
Wheeling police arrest I. J. Porter, alias McGrain, at Bishop Kain's Episcopal residence while attempting to pass forged checks. Officers find numerous forged certified drafts on many banks,. stamps and quill pens, and letters outlining schemes to place youths in Catholic schools. Police suspect accomplice and note Porter's involvement in multiple cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
I. J. Porter
Kain
Porter
McGrain
Baltimore
Washington
Delbrugze
Deku
Father Mauritius
St. Alphan's Church
St. Augustine Church
Pittsburg
Harrisburg
Exme
Buffalo
Martinsburg
W. Va
Peter Hyacinth
St. Alphonsus German Catholic Church
MecGrann
Judge condemns Mrs. Stevens over $1,000,000 trust actions
Judge Barrett confirms referee William G Choate in the management by Mrs Paran Stevens of the $1,000,000 trust left by her husband. Stevens is severely criticized for not faithfully discharging her trust or keeping proper accounts. The estate lacks $256.29 to complete the trust and real estate sales are ordered to cover the shortfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William G. Choate
Paran Stevens
Barrett
Panic at McDonald boiler explosion kills child
A boiler explosion at a drill site near McDonald belched a massive dome through a Belgian family’s house, killing a young Kenneth and injuring three others. The boiler then damaged roofs and a barn, with the coroner delaying inquest until Monday as Belgians protest carelessness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDonall
Johnnie Kenneth
Ae Company
Tally
Kenneth
Convicts to Work as Guarded Stockades Rise Again
Tennessee Governor Buchanan orders recaptured convicts to Oliver Springs Briceville and Coal Creek with strong guard. Officials warn of potential bloodshed as militia will back the effort while miners press grievances against Tennessee Coal and Mining Company amid looming strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchanan
Briceville
Coal Creek
Walden's Range
Oliver Springs
Capitol
Walden’s Range
Tennessee Coal and Mining Company
Ex-President Hayes Addresses Augusta Exposition
Ex-President Hayes touring the South with Dr. J. L. M. Curry and BR. P. Hayes spoke at Music Hall in Augusta. He praised the Augusta Exposition as a valuable educator and extolled national unity, debt repayment, and the role of diversified industry in civilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augeusta
Hayes
South
J. L. M. Curry
BR. P. Hayes
Uest
Augusta Exposition Company
Music Hall
Augusta
United States
Goschen to Address London Chamber on Bank Reserves
Mr. Goschen will address the London Chamber of Commerce on December 2. He is expected to outline and possibly frame a plan to increase private bank metallic reserves and grant the Government some control over these banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loxpon
Goschen
London Chamber of Commerce
New York Insurance Embezzler to Face Bow Street Court
An alleged New York insurance embezzler will reappear at Bow Street Police Court in Loxpon on Tuesday. Officials expect extradition proceedings to proceed without strong resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dispatch
New York
Bow Street
Mark Twain Copyrights Letters in Canada Debate
Ottawa reports a clash between the U S copyright branch and Washington over Canadian registration. US authors want Canada copyright under the England United States treaty, while Sir John Thompson holds the alliance not binding. The administration follows Thompson and denies Canadian copyright to American applicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Department of Agriculture
Washington
United States
Canada
England
Harrison
Lord Salisbury
Mark Twain
Department
Sir John Thompson
Great Britain
Mills to Close in Yoxkins, N Y
The moquette carpet mills of Alexander Smith & Co will shut down tonight. Between 2000 and 3000 workers will be laid off as the company plans repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. J. Porter
York
Smn
Mills
Texas
United States
New England
Warne, Hunt & Co
Yoxkins
N. Y
Alexander Smith & Co
Asiatic Black Tongue Epidemic Reported Near Kirklin Indiana
A reported outbreak near Kirklin Indiana describes a deadly new disease in a Wyman family. The first child died within 48 hours, followed by two more fatalities including the mother, leaving the father in a state of delirium. Physicians identify the illness as Asiatic black tongue, with initial fever and a blackened tongue progressing to death. Seven new cases are later reported in the same area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franxkronrt
Inn
Kirklin
Ind
John Wyman
Asia
Vengeance Against Witnesses By Erie Green Goods Gang
Erie November reports detail the Green Goods Gang threatening witnesses and exacting intimidation. Special correspondent Clark Sweett land notes Sweatland’s barns burned in Amitty township and his crops and property set afire. He was robbed in James to New York of 500 dollars, creditors seized his assets, and gang members vowed further violence to deter testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
J—Clark Swestland
Green Goods
Amitty Township
Sweatland
James
N. Y
Political verse on 1892 campaign hope and Hill support
A dialogue-like poem contrasts Democrats and Hill with Farmers, greeting reciprocity and urging a voter to back Hill in the 1892 race. The speaker boasts strength and asks for a hopeful outcome, citing a road and “good, strong right arm.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
É. C
Hill
Flower
Senator Quay Hosts Hunting Trip After Election Victory
A special dispatch reports Senator Matthew S. Quay traveling with a party, including R. R. Quay and ex-Senator Mahone, to Quay’s St Lucie cottage for tarpon fishing after praising Pennsylvania’s large off-year victory. Quay dined in a shell-gray suit and discussed conventions and California作为 potential site. A separate fatal accident near Ligonier kills Jacob Marks when a bottle cork pops and he loses balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titusville
Fla
Nimrod
Fast Mail
Matthew S. Quay
Senator Quay
St. Lucie
R. R. Quay
Mahone
Virginia
H. M. Donahue
Beaver
E A. Montooth
Pittsburg
William H. Andrews
Pennsylvania Republican State Committee
Thomas Robinson
Butler Eagle
Benjamin Sooy
M. S. Quay
Atlantic City
Quay
Pennsylvania
M. H. de Young
San Francisco
California
Jacksonville
Andrew Carnegie
Cleveland
Boies
Ligonier
Jacob Marks
Ligonier Township
Gas Explosion Wrecks Home Injures Family
A gas explosion at 10:30 in Braptorp destroys Charles Warren’s residence near town. Warren escapes with facial burns while his wife, wounded lightly, and son-in-law Ross Fenton suffer severe burns. Warren’s 8-year-old daughter Lillie is lightly burned. Debris traps Warren’s wife under clothing as neighbors aid victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braptorp
Charles Warren
Warren
Mrs. Warren
Josh
Ross Fenton
Lillie
Seniee
Traction deal discussed in Philadelphia circles
O S Magee, long active in Allegheny county politics, is in Philadelphia meeting with P A Widener and others about a traction project. Magee declined to discuss specifics while noting the state’s strong Republican stance. William L Elkins denied any agreement between warring companies and claimed no knowledge of Pittsburg reports. A separate dispatch reports a fatal accident near Ligonier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Spenal
O. S. Magee
Allegheny County
Stratford
Pittsburg
P.A. B. Widener
Europe
Magee
Widener
Mr. Magee
William L. Elkins
Woman acts as her own lawyer in Ohio divorce case
In Zanesville a young and pretty defendant Margaret Sutton pleads her own cause in the divorce suit against Robert Sutton. She conducts a sharp cross examination of her elderly husband and wins court sympathy with sharp questions and answers. The case was set to resume Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zanesville
Robert Sutton
Margaret Sutton
Enery
Receiver targets wreckers of bank with suits against ex president
New Yorke special report says Receiver Simmons of the American Loan and Trust Company will pursue criminal charges after gathering evidence. He has sued ex President Hazard on notes totaling about 225000 dollars. The bank shows 400000 in common deposits and 100000 in other assets, with a 225000 surplus. Only worthless collateral remains to repay the loaned sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorke
Simmons
American Loan and Trust Company
Hazard
Silk Worm Swindle Exposed Miss Palmer Arrested
Miss M K Palmer described as a silk worm expert was jailed in Kaw for fraud after buyers learned her silk worm eggs were English mustard seed. F L McClelland had her eggs tested and found to be nonfunctional while reports of swindles spread through the county. A deaf mute named Joseph Mosant claims he advanced 175 dollars to Palmer for eggs he expected to double in a month. Palmer and her partner Miss Moran had drawn widespread astonishment with lavish attire and theater parties. Palmer sent telegrams seeking help, but none responded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Palmer
Chambersburg
Toreca
Kaw
M. KE. Palmer
F. L. McClelland
Miss Moran
Joseph Mosant
Misa Palmer
Brennan’s murder trial likely ends without jury
In Hveartonx Kansas on November 7 Special Judge Wall declared it impossible to seat an unbiased Stevens county jury. Only 10 of 197 men were acceptable, defense holds 12 challenges, and the case was continued to the January term. The state may abandon the effort as tension rose after adjournment. The prisoner was moved to Hutchinson for safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kax
James Brennan
Samuel Wood
Wall
Stevens County
Hutchinson
Committee on Awards adjourns to meet in Washington
The Committee on Awards of the World's Columbian Exposition, after days of sessions in Chicago, adjourned at noon to reconvene in Washington on November 7. They decided to request Congress for 300000 to cover medals and premiums to be awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Washington
Congress
Death by Poison Ends Life of Young Doctor in Pittsburg
Frank M. Doyle, 19, once a Cleveland medical student impaired by a tunnel explosion, took cyanide of potassium in his Pittsburg room at 425 Smithfield Street. Coroner investigation noted probable death by own action. druggist and friend corroborate his intent and motive tied to his disfigurement and mental strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank M. Doyle
Cleveland
Frank Doyle
Western Reserve Medical College
Ohio
Jack Casement
Forest City
Doyle
Pittsburg
Pitteburg
Smithfield Street
Christy
McDowell
M. L. Clark
Young Doyle
Harry G. Duff
Whaleback Vessel Wetmore Reaches Chile on Long Voyage
The whaleback steamer Charles W. Wetmore reported in Vale Paraíso Chile on the home stretch of a 24,000 mile voyage from New York to Puget Sound. Hastings noted no anti American sentiment. A crowd boarded the ship believing it a torpedo boat while the captain and crew were treated courteously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Storenmor
Wis
Charles W. Wetmore
Valeparaiso
Chile
New York
Pinget Sound
Hastings
The Dispatch Directory. To-Day's Classifieds and Contents
Classified pages from The Dispatch outline the day’s issue with sections on news comment, literary features, stage news, amusements, educational news, real estate notices, society notes, and sport. The guide lists page numbers and feature titles such as Toe Baths, Squatter Brickmakers, The Mosaic, and various Tuesday items.
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Impressions OF
Hough Price Hughes
Apt
Harnissire
J. Joseph's Convent
Emmittsburg
Lewis Sayers
Monsignor Preston
Harrisburg Hospital
Ellen Daugherty
Get
Sayers
Gettysburg
Jerome Loretto
Robert E. G. McGranh
Fourth Avenue Railroad
Harry E. Heister
Isaiah J. Porter
Sis
United States National Bank
City of
Mexico
Warez, Hust & Co
Ponaveireta
Utica
Frithiecs
Millon Dollar Trust
New Yorks
M'Donald
Tennessee
Walden
Sheriff Rutherford
Anderson County
Rutherford
Walden's Ridge
Kentucky
Mare Twain
Green Goods Gang
Erie County
Tammany
Mr. Mages
Widener and Company
Greensburg
Sam Wood
the Wetmore
Mark Train
Thomas A. Edisom
L. E. Stoffer
Burr
Marion C. Gallaher
Hepburn Johns Amusement
Ellice
Bache
Howe
Wheeler
Helen Watterson
Thomas J. Murcey
von Moltee
Aegis
Frank A. Bars Houas
George Hodges
the Grand Army
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