Cabinet Seat Contenders shaping Pennsylvania Inquiries
Philadelphia dispatch reports a flurry of names tied to cabinet posts and the adjutant general role as Governor elect Patten and James Gordon consider a Harrisburg makeup. Ex postmaster Marrity and state leaders weigh Attorney General and Secretary of State options amid ongoing investigations into party activity and Ward politics.
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Mames
James A. Shanaian
Mercer Comnts
Gondia
Seesger
Philadelphia Ward
Dovernor
Shacres
Soeght Gordon
James Meeck
United States
Law Jattner
Narrite
Judes
Gordon
Poultielane
Stenger
Stutz
Jodie Fiordon
Teck
Tia Euccesor
Javkin
Magee
Arkansas race shows 495 vote lead for Langtey over Cate
Final results from Hirst district confirm Langtey, Republican, ahead of Cate, Democrat, by 495 votes with official returns released in November.
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Langtey
Arkansas
Lerrie Rock
Hirst
Cate
Breckenridge Wins Second District With Large Majority
Official returns from all counties in the Second district show Breckenridge defeating Langley by 895 votes, with Featherstone trailing by 874. Breckenridge leads by a 497-vote margin larger than two years ago, reflecting a strong Republican and Union Labor showing.
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Eral
Featherstone
Breckenridge
Langley
McKinley upbeat on gerrymander and tariff outlook
In Cleveland on November 8 McKinley praised his district’s 2000 vote gain and the Republican statewide victory while decrying gerrymandering. He argued protection remains strong, the tariff bill was misunderstood, and predicted eventual passage with cautious optimism about federal elections reform.
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Cleveland
Congressmau McKinley
Tai
Congress
United States
Garfield
House of Representatives
McKinley
Washington
Major McKiney
Senate
Butterworth Opinion on McKinley Bill Defeat
Cincinnati congressman Benjamin Butterworth, who declined renomination, says the McKinley tariff drove Republicans to defeat. He argues high tariffs damage public support and predicts immediate policy adjustments after the election results.
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Chicaoo
Benjamin Butterworth
Congress
Cincinnati
United States
Minnesota
McKinley
Tribute to Cleveland Dominates Thurman Banquet Remarks
Allen W Thurman son of Judge Thurman praised ex President Cleveland at a jollification in Cutler county honoring Governor Campbell. He credited Cleveland for the recent victory rooted in the McKinley bill and urged that Cleveland be again chosen as leader. He asserted Cleveland spoke truth about government policy and population interests rather than a privileged class.
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Columbus
Allen W. Thurman
Thurman
Dismisson
Cutler County
Campbell
Cleveland
Tim
Tlall
McKinley Deluged With Compliments After Victory
Major McKinley received a flood of telegrams and letters after his 2,700 vote gain in a gerrymandered district and a 603 vote defeat. Invitations for speeches at Union League Club and other events poured in as he plans a possible Western trip. He also briefly visited his farm, eighteen miles away, after two years.
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Canton
McKinley
Union League
Chicago
Noted Men Invited to Attend Tennessee Democratic Meeting
Nashville leaders announce a large ratification meeting and banquet. The Young Men's Democratic Club invites noted men to attend next Thursday night in Nashville.
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Tennessee
Nashville
Young Men's Democratic Club
Notable Democratic Victory Event Promised in State
The article notes an upcoming Democratic victory celebration with invited speakers including Grover Cleveland Governor D B Hill Senator Carlisle and Senator Voorhees. It claims the affair will be the most notable in the state’s history.
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Grover Cleveland
D. B. Hill
Carlisle
J.C. 8
Blackburn
Voorhees
Phillips Beats McDowell in Twenty-fifth District Fight
In Teav ee Falls on November 8 the official count shows Phillips leading McDowell by 105 votes in the Twenty-fifth district. Total ballots: Phillips 10,636, McDowell 10,531. McDowell supporters seek a Beaver county recount over about 400 discarded votes amid misprinted tickets and scratched names.
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Teavee Falls
McDowell
Phillips
Beaver County
Congress
Waite
Hawkins
Senate
White
Beti
Magee Arrives in Philadelphia As Politicians Call
C L Magee of Pittsburg arrives in Philadelphia with companions Geo M von Bonnhorst and George Welshons. They spend the day at the Lafayette hotel meeting numerous politicians from both parties. Magee declines to publicly reveal his views though friends foresee a bright political future.
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Philadelphia
C. L. Magee
Pittsburg
Geo. M. von Bonnhorst
George Welshons
Lafayette Hotel
Lace factory to be built in Scranton by Nottingham firm
R Martin of New York, representing Wooten Mosely Clifton of Nottingham England, arranged a Scranton lace factory with capital of 300000 dollars. It will produce about 300000 pounds worth of lace annually, with work to start around January 1 and a mix of Nottingham control and Scranton Chicago New York St Louis investors. The McKinley tariff bill pressured the move to U S manufacture.
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Ferrcial
Scranton
R. Martin
New York
Nottingham
England
Wooten, Mosely & Clifton
Chicago
St. Louis
Martin
The
United States
South Dakota House Republican Majority Receives Boost
Early returns push Republicans to 25 in the Senate and maintain a House majority. Mellette reports over 3,000 plurality for governor, while Huron sees the capital favoring Pierre by 6,000 to 12,000, with several districts still unreported.
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Hrrox
Mellette
Huron
South Dakota
Pierre
No More Loans Tied to Kansas Political Upset
Eastern loan companies in Central Kansas announce they will loan no more money for the present. The move comes amid a threatening attitude by the recently elected People's Party Legislature toward investors. A rate rise is anticipated if the People's ticket secures victory.
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Abilene, Kany
Joan Companies
Kansas
People’s Party
People’s
Crook Patrick Ford a Notorious Thief Leader in Chicago Case
Chicago reports reveal Patrick Ford alias William Idom a famed London trained burglar and safe blower. He allegedly led gangs across Chicago Kansas City St Louis and other cities and was finally arrested by Sheriff Noel and Northwestern detectives for a brewery office burglary.
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London
Chicago
Patrick Ford
Goodridge
Gutsch Brewing Company
Noel
Peoria County
Yord
William Idom
Peoria
Burlington Road
St. Louis
Mississippi
Idom
Northwestern Road
J. W. Norton
Northwestern Company
Norton
Kansas City
Couple to wed abroad after Exturia voyage
New York reports Jack Mason and Marion Manola were aboard the Exturia which sailed for Liverpool today. It is said they plan to marry overseas.
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New York
Jack Mason
Marion Manola
Liverpool
McKibben dies after cancer fight in Washington
Major David B. McKibben United States Army retired died at Garfield Hospital after a throat cancer diagnosis and a tracheotomy. He served in Civil War and Indian War campaigns and led the One Hundred and Fifty-eighth Pennsylvania Volunteers. His brothers also served as regular army officers with notable bravery and promotions. He was retired 12 years due to ill health.
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Washington
David B. McKibben
United States Army
Garfield Hospitl
McKibben
Joseph C. McKibben
Marshall Hall
Robert B. McKibben
Chambers McKibben
Regular Army
Agnew
Philadelphia
Garfield Hospital
J. Ford Thompson
Pittsaueg
General McKibben
Pittsburg
David
West Point
Marcy
Polk
Bankhead
Mexico
Pierce
Ninth Infantry
California
Seattle
Washington Territory
Fourteenth Infantry
Gaines’ Mills
Peninsula
Chambers MeIcibben
One Hundred and Fifty-eighth
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Union League
Grant
Bethesda Church
Bath Fun
Robert
Chambers
Gettysburg
Joseph McKibben
Halleck
Irish Envoys Arrive for New York Welcome Monday Night
New York societies arrange to greet Irish patriots Dillon and O'Brien at the Metropolitan Opera House Monday night. Governor Hill will attend and preside. A large reception committee is listed and the Sixty-ninth Regiment will escort the party from the Hoffman House to the opera house.
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New Yorks
United Irish Societies
West Twenty-eighth Street
Dillon
O’brien
Metropolitan Opera House
Governor Hill
Joseph J. O' Donohue
Hugh J. Grant
Eugene Kelly
John D. Crimmins
Patrick Gleason
Dencan Emmet
Edward L. Carey
James J. Coleman
E. J. Curry
Wm. HE. Wallace
John Coyle
Miles M. O'Brien
Edward Browne
E. D. Farrel
James St. O' Beirne
Morgan
J. O'Brien
C. C. Shayne
James Fitzzgerald
James Cavanagh
James Kelly
Patrick J. Meehan
William K. Grace
John H. V. Arnold
L. J. Callahan
John O'Byrne
James Moran
James P. Farrel
James I. C. Clarke
William Walker
T. F. Moriarty
Constantine Maguire
James J. Coogan
Boston
Hofman House
Sixty-ninth Regiment
Hoffman House
Daniel Burnham Named Chief of Construction for World’s Fair
Daniel H. Burnham, the Chicago architect, was appointed by the World's Fair directory to be Chief of Construction with a salary of 12000 dollars per year. He will oversee construction of fair buildings and organize the bureaus of architecture engineering landscape gardening and sanitation.
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Curiaco
Daniel H. Burnham
Chicago
Burnham
Thanksgiving Proclaimed by President Harrison
President Harrison designates Thursday November 27 as a day of prayer and thanksgiving. He urges national worship, remembrance of the poor and homeless, and gratitude for peace and plenty, with James G. Blaine signing as Secretary of State.
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Harrison
Wass Hiseton
United States
Benjamin Harrison
United States of America
City of Washington
James G. Blaine
Secretary
Abell Heiress to Enter Convent at Georgetown
Miss Mary S. Abell daughter of Arunah S. Abell of the Baltimore Sun will take the veil at the Convent of Visitation Georgetown in January. SheInherited about 32 million in real estate from her late father and may donate the wealth to the church emulating Catherine Drexel After her father's death only her three brothers hold the estate and two married sisters are tied to West and Maryland.
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Baltimore
Mary
Abell
Baltimore Sun
Convent of Visitation
Georgetown
George
Erwin
Walter
Couple pass counterfeit bills in multiple towns then vanish
A dapper young man and a woman, posing as a couple, obtained marriage licenses in Town Clerk offices at Old Lyme and four nearby towns using counterfeit $20 bills. Ministers noticed the fakes and returned $15 in change after each ceremony. The pair disappeared, likely returning to New York the same night.
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Ham
Difpatch
Isdy
Old
Lyme
Andrew J. Hartwell
Lillian Summers
Hartwell
Saybrook
Old Saybrook
Westbrook
Clinton
New York
Kicked a Hole in the Jail at Putnam
Clayton Whitaker, described as the greatest kicker in Connecticut, escaped from Putnam jail after tearing through a thick brick wall. The jail is wrecked and a new facility is hoped for, as Whitaker remains at large with rumors he may be in Worcester Massachusetts. Crowds inspect the damage with interest.
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Putnam, Conn
Clayton Whitaker
Connecticut
Putnam
Clayton
Whitaker
Liberty
Worcester
Mass
Murdered Englishman Identified in Virginia Case
In Roanoke, Virginia, a dead man was found on a porch after an intoxicated transfer by three men who bore him as Richard Wingo from Huntington, West Virginia. The man is identified as John Ogden, an Englishman, linked to the murder of Samuel Huff of Flipping, West Virginia. A $125 reward stands for Ogden’s capture, dead or alive.
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Roanoke
F. H. Garley
Richard Wingo
Garley
Iuntington
W. Va
Park
The
Herald
John Ogden
Samuel Huff
Louisville Coat and Coke Company
Flipping
Charged With An Ugly Crime In Kansas Murder Arraignment Pending
Kansas Orry November 8. David Greever a wealthy cattleman died from wounds after a Friday shooting by Charles Clifford the New York lightweight pugilist. Clifford will be arraigned Monday charged with murder. Mrs Clifford left the city and is said to be visiting her brother in Leavenworth. A dispatch says she is not there. Five Inches Of Snow Minneapolis. November 8. The first snow of the year fell this afternoon and tonight to a depth of five inches.
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Kansas Orry
David Greever
Charles Clifford
New York
Clifford
Fryer
Elmer Brewster
Leavenworth
Coavengenih
Minneapolis
Maniac Paddy the Boxer Causes Uproar in Carey Alley
Patrick Lynch known as Paddy the Boxer escapes Southside Hospital and roams Southside South neighborhood in a wild night of screams and intrusions. He is captured by Officer Brown and returned to the hospital in a frightened but non fatal state.
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Carey Alley
Southside
Upper
Southside Hospital
Patrick Lynch
Stan
Paddy the Boxer
South Sixth Street
Paddy
Twenty Second Street
Schneider
Coffin and a Spook Haunt Looms Street Mystery
In Wilkes Barre Looms Street a newlywed couple faces a frightful haunting when a coffin appears through the attic trap door and a white robed woman appears urging burning a stocking of papers. Mrs Seible collapses, neighbors stay with the family, and officers investigate as residents flee the house. The Seibles appeal to Alderman Heys for action.
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Looms Street
Daniel Seible
Sarah
Quebec Faces Heavy Debt Burden Amid Provinces Strain
Ottawa reports Quebec finances in deplorable condition with a debt near 30 million dollars for a population under two million. Premier Mercier seeks a five million loan while Dominion aid seems unlikely. Heavy taxation pushes residents toward emigration to the United States.
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Ottawa
Quebec
Dominion
Ouebec
Mercier
United States
Wealthy but Friendless Woman Found With Hidden Cash
An elderly German woman identified as Anna Klotv, age over 50, died after being struck by an electric car at Jackson and Fifth. Police found 35000 in greenbacks sewn in her clothing while preparing the body for burial. Since she had no heirs in the United States, the fate of the money remains undetermined.
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St. Pam
Jackson
Fifth Streets
Richard T. O'Connor
Anna Klotv
Solved the Problem Dr Justin Claims Dynamite Shell Breakthrough
Dr J G Justin of Syracuse reports an experimental firing from his shig cannons at Perryville Madison County to test a dynamite shell design. The shell carried no dynamite and aims to prove his improvements overcome past difficulties with the projectile. He says the problem is solved and will unveil proof next week.
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Syracuse
J. G. Justin
Perryville
Madison County
Justin
The Dispatch Directory Classified Listing Highlights
The issue of The Dispatch Directory presents four pages in three parts with varied content. It lists topics such as foreign and domestic news, laws, humor, arts, society, education, sports, markets, and fiction notes, along with notices and advertisements.
Had All He Wanted Special Teledam To The Dispatch
A Pittsburgh youth aged 15 named Aston Smit, son of wealthy jeweler M. J. Smit, wandered the country for two years. He lived in New York and Port Jervis then slept in a Washington Heights basement. The father met him at police headquarters in Newbury, where the boy faced vagrancy charges before returning home.
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Aston Smit
Pittsbugh
M. J. Smit
New York
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Port Jervis
Sarvis
Newbury
Police
Washington Heights
Jack Hazzard
Telegraph Urges O Brien Dillon to Avoid Canada Visit
In the Quebec Telegraph an appeal to O'Brien and Dillon urges them not to come to Canada to avoid harming Liberal friends. It warns Sir John Macdonald may have them arrested to discredit Lib eral sympathy with Ireland and affect the upcoming general election.
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Quebec
Liberals
O'Brien
Dillon
Canada
John Macdonald
Sir John
Ery
Ireland
O’grien
Howe
TROUP GTS BACK NEVER SAW ANYLOG BOOK
Lieutenant Troup defends his actions against charges by Mr. Stanley regarding Yambuya Camp cruelties. He says a log book did not exist and rejects accusations of complicity in Barttelot’s acts, noting he was ill and not consulted during key punishments. He calls Stanley’s insinuations false and urges the dispute end.
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Dassert
Yambuyatump
Africa
Vambora
Brunney
Stanler
Sndwana
Auris
Mr. Ee
Tool Walin
Str
Gonney
Bonney
Jnjanpctven
Lot
Europe
Faney
Stanley
Court Martial Record on Major Barttelot Case
A translated official report from a Congo expedition court martial held in Stanley Falls August 6 1898 convicts Sears of murder of Major Barttelot and sentences him to death by shooting as the court orders. The document notes Stanley’s contention that the death was not murder but killing and contrasts it with Lieutenant Baert’s contrary account.
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Stanler
Barttelots
Yambuya
Barttelot
Stanley
Ismenem
Major Barttelot
Yawbuyu
Harttelot
England
Mr. Stanley
F. D. Winton
Loxpos
bLut
Baert
Congo
Stanley Alls Station
Isis
Lows Haneuse
Alfred Buert
Qoscar Lodson
Edward Hurek
Sears
Bardelot
Chies
Jameson
Seuza
Stanley Falls
Stanley in London Sparks Debate Over Defense Article
The tide turns as Stanley faces scrutiny for his reticence while an extensive defense piece dominates week chatter. Emin's rescuer name circulates widely, and readers await continuation noted on page seventy.
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London
Denlap
Emin
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