A Senator's Sarcasm and Pennsylvania Patronage Fallout
The Dispatch interview with Senator Quay sparks Sunday debate among Republicans in Western Pennsylvania. Quay's stance on Harrison, Blaine, and patronage fuels talk of re election prospects, resignations, and the fight for offices like Internal Collectorship and Postmaster. Prominent names include Wanamaker, McKean, and Hines, with factional struggles shaping the 1896 Pittsburgh political landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quay
Harrison
Minneapolis
Blaine
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Senate
Pittsburg
McKean
Senator Quay
Wanamaker
Cleveland
America
Anyme
Campbell Goes to New York for Democratic Victory Talks
Ex Governor James E Campbell of Ohio visits New York after conceding the Republican state ticket’s election. He forecasts an Interior Secretary role in cabinet plans, hints at party strategy with President Cleveland, and notes Democrats face decisions on an extra congressional session. He says rewards for supporters are likely and predicts electoral votes except for Danford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Campbell
Ohio
New York
Campbell
Cleveland
Danford
Chicago
O'Donnell Touted For Internal Revenue Post
The article reports J C O Donnell being pushed as a candidate for the internal revenue collectorship. It notes a gathering at his home with politicians from the Twelfth and Thirteenth wards and suggests those present may influence the appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.C. O'Donnell
Internal Revenue Collectorship
A Prota
The Artful Bow on the Back in a Grey Dress
A Tar Dispatch reader fashion note describes a back bow accessory and a grey gown with a loose bodice, cape-like sleeve edge, and draped ribbon waist. It offers styling details for a slender figure and suggests color adaptations for different complexions and hair tones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tar Dispatch
Daily Illustrated
Dion de
Flourtre
Carter Not Blamed Secretary Held Responsible for Brooklyn Stump
James F. Burke returned from New York and said Republicans should not attack Tom Carter. The National Committee aimed to split the Empire State and worked until noon on election day. Secretary Tinoy drew Brooklyn disapproval for a 28 000 decline, though civil service reform kept navy yard employment balanced. Burke noted Carter received a letter from President Harrison, the only such letter to a national manager in 16 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F. Burke
New York
Duquesne
Tom Carter
National Committee
Empire State
Tinoy
Brooklyn
Navy Yard
Reid
Slate Roofs Must Go In New Steubenville Plant
Steubenville announces a project to manufacture fireclay shingles, pitched by John R. Elder of Indianapolis. Promoters claim abundant rich plastic clay locally, with a plant potentially set up in Steubenville or Toronto. The shingles are said to match slate in durability and offer cheaper roofing options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevneesvillis
John R. Elder
Indianapolis
Toronto
Harrison Bettor's Death By Own Action
West Chester Pennsylvania November 1 William Williams a Sugartown farmer bet three hundred dollars on Harrison and lost. He had borrowed the cash and could not repay it. He died by his own hand with a pistol hole in his head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
William Williams
Harrison
Fire Ravages Multiple Buildings Across Stations
A series of fires in Shensandoal and surrounding streets cause extensive damage. Logan Street trestled roof loss totals about 25 dollars. Five double dwellings in Shensandoal occupants flee in night clothes after lamp explosion. Forty-eighth Street shed fire from lantern burns several oil barrels. Shissler building Sustains 3000 dollar fire damage from cloak room blaze at Pollock's Bon Ton millinery. Read Pennsylvanian and Lehigh photographer Brett perilously affected above, with major losses to stock and offices. coal region views saved for World's Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan Street
Joseph Lowden
Shensandoal
Ae Company
Forty-eighth Street
Shiffler Bridge Works
Shissler
Pollock
Bon Ton
Brett
Read Pennsylvania and
Lehigh
Bon Ton Millinery
Fogley
Dr. M
Andrews
Chliseer
A J Louis Man Reports West Work At Y M C A Pittsburg
The 26 year old Pittsburg Y M C A marked its anniversary with 1500 attendees at First Presbyterian Church. Thomas S. McPheeters of St. Louis urged educated, duty minded young men, noting crime rates among under 30s and praising the Y M C A educational and social services. The central association now reports 2143 members with branches totaling 3000, electric lights, improved facilities, enlarged gym, and rising class attendance. The West Liberty/Wallis yard changes and Lawrenceville branch limits are noted, with plans for further expansion and a week of prayer led by William K. Jennings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men's Christian Association of
Pittsburg
First Presbyterian Church
Thomas S. McPheeters
St. Louis
United States
St. Louis Iast
Maxwell Trunk
Chicago
New York City
Harvard
Yale
State University
Central Association
Ead
Committee On State and International Works
East Liberty
Mnasium
Wallis
Pennsylvania Railroad
Twenty Eighth Street
Lawrenceville
Joseph Horne
Association Rooms
William K. Jennings
Eldorado in Ecuador Promises Gold Craze Revival
The British Consul at Quito reports Ecuador's mineral wealth could spark a second California gold rush. A specimen from Napo district is described, with Indians reportedly panning gold and discarding excess dust into rivers as a covert cache. A road to Napo could unlock Eldorado dreams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lospexs
Quito
Ecuador
California
Royal School of Mines
Napo
Eldorado
SICK HEADACHE Pills from Carter's Little Liver Pills
Historical ad fragment shows multiple lines advertising Carter’s Little Liver Pills as a remedy for sick headaches. The copy repeats product name and effect with variations, reflecting a late 19th to early 20th century marketing style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pyrteris
Carters
Local Weather Forecast and Temperatures Report
The Local Forecast Official lists conditions for BancMeTen-S A. w. area with temperature readings from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. The report notes highs near 55 and lows around 10, with a daily average of 42, three degrees below normal. Precipitation in the past 24 hours is 0. Relative humidity at 8 a.m. is 89. Winds shift from south to north with cold fronts and a tendency for clear skies after Lowa passes east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prrvanvee
Weather Bureau
BancMeTen
A. W
R. W
A. U
Weather Highlights From MorGaxtown and Brownsville
Upper gauges show MorGaxtownr Hiver at 6 feet 4 inches and falling with clear skies and a 56 degree thermometer reading in the afternoon. Brownsville Hiver at 6 feet 3 inches and falling with a clear, cool night. WaAnner River at 1.8 feet with clear and cool conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.M
Brownsville
Enone
P. WaAnner
River News: Steamer Movements And Water Levels
Wheeling and Cincinnati river notes report six foot water on the Ohio and clear conditions at times. Vessels including Acorn Pacific Stella Moran J N Bunton Dave Wood Princess and James G Blaine operated between Wheeling Parkersburg Morgantown and Cincinnati with tow cargoes and fires bricks. One collision sank Tur B T Enos. Hig Kanawha Pitteborg schedule shows arrivals and departures for Charleston below landsings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acorn
Pacific
Cincinnati
Davis Island
Miver
Stella Moran
Point Pleasant
James G. Blaine
Morgantown
Bella Prince
Wheeling
J. N. Bunton
Elizabeth
Ieamond
Louisville
Tur B. T. Enos
Litter
Pine Creek
Pomeroy
Kenton
Hig Kanawha
Pitteborg
Lizele Bay
Charleston
Courier
Parkersburg
Tragic Burning Death of 14 Year Old Leggett
In Bravrorp a 14 year old boy John Leggett died at his mother's home after a tramp doused him with petroleum from a bucket and set him ablaze in a shed used by local boys. The tramp, claiming Albany origins, was captured near the railroad roundhouse as angry locals gathered seeking vengeance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bravrorp
John Leggett
Young Leggett
Leggett
Pittsburg, Rochester and
Buffalo
Asto
Albany
Smuggling Socks in Egg Boxes at Boston Depot
United States Special Agent Converse Smith seized six barrels and two cases of eggs at the Eastern Railroad depot shipped by R. Melanson of St. 's New Brunswick. Inside the barrels and boxes were 300 pairs of men's Enit socks not entered with the eggs. Marshal's Mistake Costs Him Dearly. Cetra Ohio Nov. 13 Marshal H. C. Drees of Minster shot Curtis McVoy near here on Oct 31 and was bound over for murder in the first degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
United States
Converse Smith
Eastern Railroad
R. Melanson
St. 'S
N. B
Cetra
H. C. Drees
Minster
Curtis McVoy
McVoy
Baer Hs
Lizzie Borden Case Set for Grand Jury Probe
Taunton mass Nov 13 The Lizzie Borden case will be taken up by the grand jury Monday Providence detective McHenry will not testify City Marshal Hilliard says the Trickey McHenry matter is not public yet and may become the day’s biggest sensation Miss Borden shows no signs of anxiety outwardly calm and composed as she dresses exercises and tends flowers at the hospital room above Mrs Wright’s patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie Borden
Taunton
Mass
Lizzie Rden
McHenry
Providence
Hilliard
Fall River
Misa Borden
Weimar Immigrant Ship Detained At Quarantine Test
Secretary Foster ordered the immigrant steamer Weimar held at Cape Charles quarantine for 20 days. The Bremen origin vessel carries 1,900 immigrants and will have baggage disinfected and the ship cleansed as a test case for future similar actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Foster
Weimar
Bremen
Cape Charles
Silver Gifts Endure as Elegant Family Heirlooms
The passage praises solid silver gifts as useful and handsome. They are described as ideal family presents that add tone to a new home and endure as treasured heirlooms for generations.
Murderer Petrillo Orders Own Gallows for Execution
Angelo Petrillo is to be hanged in New Haven on Monday at 10 30 a m for killing his brother in law Michael Demes over cards. He supervised the gallows erection and his will leaving two houses and two lots in Italy to his two children was drawn. He attempted suicide four times while awaiting death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haves
Angelo Petrillo
Michael Demes
Petrillo
O'Keefe
Italy
New Imported Camel Hair Suitings and Wool Dress Goods Sale
Wide Camel hair suitings priced at 1.50 a yard with 2.47 inch widths. Paris plaids recently received. clan tartan velour plaids at 2.00 a yard. All wool novelty roulettes suitings on sale at 0.30 in center aisle. 42 inch wide American suitings in forty styles, all new goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Silk and Dress Goods Room Price Display
The 30 and 50 cent lots are on long center counters in the middle aisle of the new Silk and Dress Goods Room.
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Fice
Harrizon
Dispatch
John Wanamaker
Florida
C. L. Magee
Dalzell
George Miller
Snd
Colonel Hudson
Ti Te
Frank Kulledge
John C. Bane
Tim O'Leary
Captain Barclay
Pension Agency
New Jersey
James Atwell
Tandall
Smite
McAbeer
Phladelphia
Times
McAleer
Halowell
Beltzhoover
Cumberland
Mutchier
Northampton
Berkswan
Lismane
Riley
Schuylkill
Hines
Scranton
Wolverton
Sunbury
Brice
Harrity
Barrity
Pinata Kribbs
Sibley
Stipe
Pension Agen
Tornet
Pate Italia
Grigs
Isfar
DAGAF
Carteer
Tracy
Steubenville
Mormry
Pittsburgh Y. M. C. A
A &J. Louis
West
Indiana
London
Liverpool
Sar
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Elpro
Atemry
Dewwen
Moses
Arava
Ory
Exayplan
Sxow
West Virginia
Wearnen Coxpartons
Manitoba
Lake Superior
North Pacific
Colorado
Upper Lake Region
Mississippi Valley
Middle
Mississippi
Atlantic
Lower Lake Region
New England
Ation
River News and Notes
Norv
Carrollton
New Orleans
Riiver
seegeaEe Dre- Perea Ben Hurr
Pittabarg
River
Loce
Derwicr
Susanna Blamire
Coffee Services
Hardy A Hve
Pear
Colgate
Oakley
Riple
Hboo WU
Fozontes
Heiskell
Johnston, Holloway & CO
Commerce Street
Jockey Club
Mrs. Ayer
Menney
Hazel Kirke
Laird
Hagan’s
Rpleishman&co
Market Street
Wanamaker & Brown
Anderson Block
ATC
Federal Street
Allegheny, PA
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