No Jurisdiction Declared in Senate Salary Controversy
Harrisburg reporters describe a 28 to 20 party line vote in which the Pennsylvania Senate declared it had no authority to punish state officials after a 30 day inquiry. The session cost near 50 thousand dollars as leaders and members returned to their constituents amid denunciations of the proceedings.
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Harsrisburg
Pennsylvania
Senate
Philadelphia
Law of
Roger
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Bates
Becker
Crawford
Critchfield
Crouse
Flion
Gobin
Grady
Keefer
Lemon
McCreary
Need
Newell
Osborne
Packer
Penrose
Porter
Robbins
Tobinson
Showalter
Smith
Lancaster
Steel
Thomas
Thompson
Upperman
Williamson
Wood
Brandt
Brown
Dunlap
Green
Hall
Menninger
Herring
Hines
Laubach
Lloyd
Logan
McDonald
Markly
Meek
Monaghan
Nevin
Rapsher
Rony
Ross
Sloan
Boyer
Senator Hall
Robinson
Pittsburg
Richardson
Allegheny County Court House
Messrs. Osterling
Steen, Fraser
Orth
Temple of Justice
Extraordinary session adjourns sine die in Harrisburg
The Senate adjourned at 4:30 after adopting a resolution authorizing the chief clerk to revise the journal. Governor’s recent actions were confirmed. Chief Clerk Smiley received a gold watch and a diamond stud amid brief speeches. No senators remained in Harrisburg, marking a notable page in Keystone State history.
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Senate
Smiley
Harrisburg
Keystone State
Pittsburgh Seeks New Depot and Grand Hotel Project
A Philadelphia investor plans a bold Pittsburgh expansion with a new Panhandle depot at Grant and Seventh and a $1,000,000 hotel on adjacent blocks. The Schenley estate sale clears Hard Scrabble site for freight yards, enabling a downtown passenger station near the court house and easy East End access.
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Union Depot
Pennsylvania Road
Roberts
Pugh
Toe Distatch
Schenley
Schenleys
Panhandle
Liberty Street
Grant Street
Seventh Avenue
Smithfield Street
United States
Pepnsylvania
Broad Street
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Court House
Panhandle Trains 2
Polt of Ao
Ohio
West Penn Road
Virginia
Charleston
East Liberty
Orrens
New Grant Street
Grant
New Grant
Fourteenth Street
Ase
Roe _ng
Pen Vania
Northside
Penn Avenue
Adams Express Com
Ethene
Ft. Wayne
Ben Allegheny
New York
Ity
Allegheny Valley
Erie System
Erie
Eriea
Anger as Police Intervene at Anarchist Nov 11 Gathering
At West Twelfth street Turner Hall in Cuscaco over 1,000 anarchists and sympathizers gathered to mark November 11, 1887. Police ordered the American flag displayed among red banners. a confrontation followed as officers prepared for a possible riot while Mrs. Lucy Parsons cried for the murderers of her husband.
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Cuscaco
Haymarket
Henry Sens
New York
Joe Hubbard
Ee. Gibbons
Lucy Parsons
Hubbard
Oy San
Beech Creek Extension Aims Only Coal and Local Route
New York officials deny plans for a through line from Beech Creek to connect with the Pittsburg and Western. The Beech Creek extension is described as a coal and local road to access Lake Shore, with Vanderbilts agreeing to keep out of Pennsylvania territory. They reject any Reading combination and the notion of a New York to Chicago shortest-route via mountains.
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New York
New York Central
Beech Creek
Pittsburg and Western
Lake Shore
Central
Pennsylvania Company
Vanderbilts
Pennsylvania
South Penn
New York State
Chicago
Eviction Day Sets Uniontown Ablaze with Confusion
A day of wholesale evictions begins in Uniontown Buffalo suburb as Union Iron Company orders 150 tenants to vacate within six days. Tenants scramble for shelter, many Germans seek legal advice, and fires burn as the iron works restarts after a decade.
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Borrawo
Uniontown
Buffalo
Union Iron Company
Reading Railroad Friction Rumors Stir Anthracite Sector
Philadelphia November reports say Reading Railroad chiefs shrug off talk of a coal war while President McLeod hedges on action. Reading has exceeded its pool allotment and other companies murmur, with a possible recall at the next anthracite meeting not confirmed.
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Philadelphia
Reading Railroad
McLeod
Reading
Bloodshed Flares In Gryagut Municipal Elections
In Gryagut Ecuador on November 11 violence marked the municipal elections that began November 7. Street clashes escalated as police joined the fray, firing on the crowd and wounding several people, halting business throughout the city.
Plot Against Salvador Leader Uncovered in Santa Ana
A conspiracy to assassinate General Antonio Ezeta minister of war navy and interior and brother of President General Carlos Ezeta is exposed in Santa Ana. The chief conspirator is General Maximo Salguero. Several arrests have been made and more are expected. The plan involved poisoning.
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U. P. Church
Seventh Avenue
Cherry Alley
Walker
Oak Alley
Jackson
Liberty Street
U. P
Ae Hanse
Isse
Philadelphia
Hollenden
Cleveland
Telephone Company
Salvador
Antonio Ezeta
Navy
Interior
Carlos Exeta
Santa Anas
Maximo Salguero
Unpleasant Adventure Baffles Bishop Taylor in Rotterdam
Bishop Taylor of Africa was hospitalized after a mysterious assault at a Rotterdam hotel. He awoke with a badly battered face and missing memory of how the injuries occurred, with hotel staff reporting a heavy fall in the early hours. Friends suspect assault aimed at robbery. recovery proceeding.
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Bishop Taylor
Rotterdam
New York
Taylor
Africa
Congo
Afrakaan
Hs Hotel
London
Missing Gorham Books Returned From Boston Mystery
About 20 years ago a town record book covering 1754 to 1815 was lost, detailing revolutionary and 1812 events. Last week a package from Boston arrived with three preserved books, including Gorham’s early records and vital civil registers from 1764 to 1822.
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GorHam
Express
Boston
Rae
Bac
Columbus Club seeks Butterworth dismissal over anti Catholic remarks
The Columbus Club in Chicago demands the removal of Secretary Butterworth from the World's Fair executive department after an anti Catholic speech at the Standard Club. Catholics across the city denounce his remarks and expect his exit from the executive chair he has held for a year.
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ChicaGco
Columbus Club
Butterworth
Standard Club
Blaine Credit Battle Over State Dept Exposed
Washington observers claim Harrison allies push to credit the President for the State Department's work while downplaying Blaine. They point to arbitration talks with Britain over Bering Sea fisheries and Pork import diplomacy as examples of credit shifts. Blaine's supporters cite documents and correspondence showing Blaine's prominent role and warn of deliberate minimization by administration allies.
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Washington
State Department
Blaine
Harrison
Supreme Court
United States
England
Bering Sea
Senate
Taft
Sayward
Bisine
Bar Harbor
Bis
Tracy
John W. Foster
Pacific Coast
Heries
Jerry Busk
Lo Arenize
Jerry Rusk
Agricultural Department
Aew
Rusk
Binsine
Phelps
Wer
Berlin
John Foster
Count Arco Valley
Baron von Namm
Legation
Foster
Department of State
Germany
Saratoga
Bennington
See Rusk
Secretary of State
Rosk
Rask
Seana
Inst Conaris
Mark
Italy
Prince Russell Hart
Depine
Julian Parr
Canada
Julian Pauncercote
Julian
Elaine
Arbitration in the Bering Sea Sealing Case Yet Unsigned
The treaty for U S and Great Britain arbitration of the Bering Sea sealing dispute lacks signature readiness. Parties await a chosen method of proceeding with potential Geneva model influence, aiming to define rights before the next sealing season and Senate consideration. The Sayward case outcome is awaited with equanimity, framing administration responsibility.
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United States
Great Britain
Geneva
Arbitration Commission
Bering Sea
Senate
Supreme Court
Sayward
Pennsylvania student attempts suicide. Galveston youth
John F. Scott a 22 year old man who came to Philadelphia to attend the University of Pennsylvania attempted death by cutting his throat with glass this morning. His family reside in Galveston and the motive remains unclear.
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Philadelphia
John F. Scott
Scott
Galveston
University of Pennsylvania
Objections to the Convention Idea and Local News
Table of contents lists items including deaths, protests against high gas rates, tidings from neighboring towns, sporting news, weather outlook, European coast wrecks, hotel arrivals and personals, bank letters, national age, work in old fields, prices of provisions, financial and live stock markets, court proceedings, chrysanthemum show.
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Sporting News
Foster
National Age
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