Myers BOMB Overshadows Ohio Politics in Cincinnati
The Daily Dispatch reports Allen O Myers delivers a biting Cincinnati speech as Democrats fear fallout from a bribery taint linked to Senator Payne. The blast raises questions about future Senate races and public opinion's sway, with John Sherman noting money may fail to secure a seat.
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Allen O. Myers
Pisin
Cincinnnati
Myers
Ohio
Payne
Democratic Party
John Sherman
United States
Allen
Senator Payne
Senate
Imperial Thieves and Moroccan Intrigue Across Europe
The piece satirically notes European powers faulting Moorish actions while exploiting Africa. It cites Italy threatening Tangier over an Italian embassy break in Washington, then argues Morocco lacks friends among powers. It predicts delays until France pursues other lands or a Franco-German clash resumes.
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Dreibund
Italy
Tifgier
Muley Hassan
Washington
New York
Morocco
Africa
Tangier
France
Crisis in Baseball Shakes League Meetings
The League admitted Cincinnati and Brooklyn clubs, bringing total to ten if no retirements occur. Pittsburgh Indianapolis Cleveland and Washington sought higher visiting club receipts, pushing a compromise to 40 percent. The changes set a volatile path for professional baseball next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Pennant
Cincinnati Club
Brotherhood League
Pittsburg
Indianapolis
Cleveland
Washington
A Murderer’s New Plea
Holshay the Gogebie Lone Highwayman testifies in his murder trial that peculiar spells compelled him to act, forcing him to look out for himself. The defense argues these episodes will aid murderers, suggesting a plea based on uncontrollable impulses observed last summer.
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Holshay
Holshey
Wild beasts or spells in a grim legal vent
An editorial ridicules a defendant named Holzhay claiming homicidal impulses and fear of wild beasts. It urges life confinement or even execution for murderers, lampooning drunken mania defenses and proposing spells as a possible mitigation, framed as public safety satire.
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Holzhay
Michigan
Allegheny County
Pittsburg Oil Fever Spreads Through Neighbors and Landowners
The article describes Pittsburg’s emerging oil boom with new derricks, eager landowners, and farmers cashing in on leases. It cautions readers to remain level headed despite hype, noting oil hits and dry holes alike, and urging steady investment and prudent fear of overconfidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Sewickley
Chartiers
Editor Sullivan Departs Boston to New York Paper
A Boston editor and sporting writer, John L. Sullivan, is discharged by a New York newspaper after months in the role. The move surprises readers who valued his punchy prose and boxing persona, with speculation about office visits and editorial dynamics fueling the lukewarm explanation.
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Maine
California
John L. Sullivan
Boston
New York
Sullivan
Mr. Sullivan
Jay Gould Portrait Breakthrough Foreshadows Public Verisimilitude
The piece notes Jay Gould allowed his photo to be taken for the first time since youth, explaining his aversion to images and suggesting the portrait will reveal his features to a public long familiar with sketches. It highlights Gould’s modest stature, keen blue gaze, and gray-streaked beard, and speculates on motives to preserve anonymity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Gould
Mr. Gould
Gould
George Eliot
Radical address targets millionaire candidates for Senate
The text notes a former insider now denouncing millionaire candidates for the Democratic Legislature, threatening party stamp against any millionaire chosen. It also mentions a $1,800 Jr. O U A M gift to Johnstown schools after flood damage and various anecdotes about political figures, fiction ventures, and a New York candidate with tong experience.
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Payne
John R. McLean
Brice
Thomas
McLean
Johnstown
Tarentum firm bars gas to tenant over landlord rule
A Tarentum Light and Heat Company refusal to supply natural gas to a woman hinges on the landlord’s ban. The case centers on the tenant’s attempt to use gas despite the building’s prohibition.
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Tarentum Light and Heat Company
Notable Figures and Cadet Appointments Highlight 19th Century Echoes
A miscellany notes former Rhode Island governor William Sprague in poverty and lists cadet selections at West Point including Hubert W Lawler Theodore Sternberg Walker Bates and Guy Golden Painter. It also profiles poet Thomas Brower Peacock the Countess of Essex and Judge Cooley alongside biographical sketches of Jon Brisben Walker Laferrio Hearn and George Eliot.
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West Point
Hubert W. Lawler
Mexico
Missouri
Theodore Sternberg
St. Charles
Walker Irving Bates
Meadville
Pennsylvania
Guy Golden Painter
Titusville
Thomas Brower Peacock
Prairies
Ohio
Victor Hugo
Oscar Wilde
Matthew Arnold
Countess of Essex
Miss Melton
Duchess of
St. Albans
Miss Fenton
Duchess of Selton
Misa Ferren
Countess of Derby
Nickel and Copper Matte Production at Copper Cliff Mine
A Youth's Companion account describes the Copper Cliff Mine near Sudbury Canada where mining occurs at 500 feet and ore is roasted to remove sulfur. The matte containing about 7 percent nickel is shipped to Swansea and Germany as the two metals are kept secret by producers.
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Copper Cliff
Sudbury
Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
Belorooning Wat
Swansea
Wales
Germany
Jaept
Coties
Cil
It Should be Saved From Closure of Mercantile Library
The Mercantile Library in Pittsburg faces sheriff sale as debt nears fifty thousand dollars. The Philadelphia Press notes the library as the sole public facility in the city and warns shutting it would deprive many of reading and profit, urging efforts to raise funds.
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Philadelphia
Mercantile Library
Pittsburg
Mercantile
Idyll of the Pavement and a Lost Child in Martinsburg
Two travelers spend hours in Martinsburg after a train mix up then ride to Pittsburg. A whisky drink leads to a comic insurance scheme before they reach Pittsburgh and recover. A fashionable woman carries a muddy orphan to City Hall, seeking refuge for the lost child.
Patents Granted to Western PA and Nearby States
List of patents issued to inventors in Western Pennsylvania Eastern Ohio and West Virginia on Tuesday November 12 as furnished by patent attorney O D Levis. Items include piping device for cucumbers and carriages wheel fenders brake devices lathes underground wire conduits interlocking switches and various mechanical improvements across several towns and counties.
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Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Tuosday
O. D. Levis
Fifth Avenue
Pittsburg
Frederick G. Botsford
Eric
Brovert Brown
Miamisburg
Horace B. Camp
Cuyahoga Falls
Hustad
Christy
Sandusky
John W
Addison Levenin
la Hamilton
Fle
Lewis Akron
Herman Hochester
Ee Formance Abaewenes
Pete Southard
Tol
Pee Bice
Greensnars
Farnese
William Kkwes
Aesignes
Tod
Gernett
Cae
Walter W W. Win Seran
Harry Dey
Adrift for a Year: David W. Sant Wreck Reaches Madeira
The three-masted schooner David W. Sant, adrift for over a year in the Western Ocean, has been towed to the Madeira Islands. Sighted more than 20 times with erratic courses, she drifted from Cape Hatteras into the Gulf Stream to the Banks of Newfoundland, then eastward to Europe and was last seen off Cape Finisterre, Spain.
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Philadelphia Press
David W. Sant
Madeira Islands
Orkney Islands
Smithville
N.C
Newfoundland
Europe
Cape Finisterre
Spain
A Statesman Confounds Guests In Local Telegram Tale
A man about three years old, dressed respectably, checked into Stanwiz Hotel under the name F B Jacobson of Brooklyn. He smashed an umbrella on a lamppost, then to the Mornin office and claimed Lut as his father. He was arrested at the station house, calling himself a statesman, and naming Grover Cleveland in a curious fashion. Local note there is odd linkage to Kentucky feuds and whisky.
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Judge Coolay
Judge Cooley
George E.jort
Madam de Stacl
George Eliot
Jonn Brisben Walker
Cosmopolitan Magazine
West Point
Anson G. Burlingham
China
West Virginia
David Strother
Laferdio Hearn
Lenca
Greece
America
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Baltimore and Ohio
Pittsburg
Martinsburg
Smithfield Street
Virgin Alley
Anany
Stanwiz Hotel
F. B. Jacobson
Brooklyn
Mornin
Ceepsites Mevineg Grover Cuoveane
Deaths of a Day Colonel Ambrose Mann Dies in Paris
Colonel Ambrose Dudley Mann longtime diplomat and former Assistant Secretary of State under President Pierce died in Paris. He served abroad in numerous posts and was among Jefferson Davis era commissioners before the war. The obituary notes his age and career with references to past public service.
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Ambrose Dudley Mann
Paris
Pierce
Jefferson Davis
Brurge
Belesee
Fair Women Gather for Washington Street Reception
Miss Jane Watson hosted a stylish reception at her Allegheny home with guests led by Mrs. D T Watson nee Walker. Assistants included Mrs. Henry Rea Mrs. Stewart Brown Mrs. George Howe and several Watsons with visitors from Washington and St Paul. The well attended event ran 4 to 6 and 8 to 10 PM with Lindorats refreshments, chrysanthemums and American beauties adorning parlor scenes. Decorations were by J Murdoch and lunch by Hagen.
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Jane Watson
Washington Street
Allegheny
D.T. Watson
Walker
Henry Rea
Stewart Brown
George Howe
Thomas Blair
Misses Watson
Mary McCsndleas
Bacon
W Wabingion
Washington
Newport
St. Paul
J. Murdoch
Hagen
Reception for 300 at Mazzy residence on Sherman avenue
Mr and Mrs Mazzy entertained about 300 friends including 30 ladies, society people from Pittsburg East End and Allegheny, with guests from Erie. Mrs LaMotte Dewey joined the gathering. Garnett's Orchestra supplied music and a supper was served, creating a pleasant, social evening for the younger guests.
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Mazzy
Sherman Avenue
Pittsburg
East End
Allegheny
LaMotte Dewey
Erie
Atedee
Garnett
Luther
No Such Thing as Color lecture opens Art Society season
Prof. John A. Brashear delivered an illustrated lecture on Color at the Art Society’s 152nd reception at the Pittsburg Club Theater. The talk argued there is no actual color, claiming color arises from light refraction. The season opened with strong attendance and several noted lecturers slated for winter programs.
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The
Art Society
John A. Brashear
Pittsburg Club
Society
Mr. Brashear
Exte
Diagrama
Anniversary Observance Marked 22 Years of Destitute Home
Yesterday the Temporary Home for Destitute Women and Children celebrated its twenty second anniversary with an enthusiastic gathering of workers. The meeting included reports from the secretary and treasurer and praised Miss B M. A. Seaith for keeping the home in flourishing condition and giving entire satisfaction to all involved.
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Io Paes
A. Seaith
Miss Orne Debuts At Mrs Dilworths Fifth Avenue
Mrs. Lawrence Dilworth hosted a debut reception at her Fifth Avenue mansion drawing about 100 guests. Miss Mary McDonald of Philadelphia and Miss Virginia Orne of New York assisted in greeting attendees as the debutante made her formal entrance into society. The article notes refined decor, supper arrangements, and floral displays overseen by Elliott with refreshments managed by Kuhn.
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Lawrence Dilworth
Fifth Avenue
Mary McDonald
Philadelphia
Dilworth
Virginia Orne
New York
Elliott
Kuhn
Pretty Southside Wedding Joins Koch and Stranz Couple
Julius Koch the Southside druggist and Miss Albertine Margaretta Stranz daughter of the late Z Stranz were married last night at the bride’s home 741 Carson street by Rev Lorch. The newlyweds plan an extended tour through Florida and other parts of the South.
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Julius Koch
Albertine Margaretta Stranz
Z, Stranz
Carson Street
Mr. Lorch
Florida
The
Bouth
Evening Party at Washington Street Hosted by Misa Groetzinger
Misa Estelle Groetzinger entertained 45 friends at her Washington street home last evening. The event ran from evening hours until 1 o clock, with dancing as the main attraction. Guenther's Orchestra provided the music and refreshments were served.
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Misa Estelle Groetzinger
Washington Street
Guenther
Social entertainments and club notices across city venues
Last evening in the YMCA rooms on Twenty-eighth Street Curry University pupils led a varied program under Mr. Simeon Bissell. The sixth anniversary of the Pennsylvania Railroad Department YM is set for next Sunday at 4:90. Frank G Bailey turns twenty one with a dance on Third Avenue. East Liberty Presbyterian Church hosts a social on Friday. Bloomfield Library plans an evening with music and Rev C M Miller. A bazaar at St Peter's aids the Ministering Children's League. A Grand Army Hall event to be run by Monongahela Conclave No 18. East End society reception at the Bidwell home. Forty third Street Church plans a wedding reception for H H Stiles and Miss Renshaw. Lafayette hosts December 4 at Turner Hall. Davin Born and Miss Fahnestock announce at home cards for November. A Motzig and Trescher nuptial occurred last evening at Mrs Marech’s residence. Unitarian Church holds a social at Miss Serple’s in Sewickley.
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Young Men's Christian Association
Railroad Department
Curry University
Simeon Bissell
Mra F. K Kohler
Lake Street
Pennsylvania Railroad Department
Twenty-eighth Street
Frank G. Bailey
Third Avenue
Homestein
Pittsburg and Lake Erie
Young People’s Association of the
East Liberty Presbyterian Church
Coster
Profs
Bears
Mayer
Gittings
Bloomfield Public Library Association
C. M. Miller
St Peter's Episcopal Church
Children's League
Chinaland
New Grand Army Hall
Yourth Avenue
L O.A
East Exp Society
W. C. Bidwell
Harvey L. Childs
Bidwell
Eileworth Avenue
Forty-third Street Presbyterian Church
H. H. Stiles
Renshaw
Lafayette
Turner Hall
Forbes Street
Gernert
It Amuses Him and Hurts Nobody in Boston Herald
Fragmentary material from the Boston Herald hints at a political remark about a man unable to issue a manifesto. The text references Boulanger and calls it a dead sort of duck while noting the impact on others.
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Boston Herald
Boulanger
Priviere
The Man in the Moon Visitor at Pittsbury Weather Office
A bizarre scene unfolds at Pittsbury Signal Service as an aged visitor claiming to be the man in the moon meets Chief Observer Stewart. The eccentric figure, cloaked and moon-adorned, announces arrival from another world and hints at cryptic weather lore and forecasts for a cold winter.
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Stewart
Teraeee Pittsvarg Signal Service
Sodingwaite
Normandy Pippin
Simon Magus
Abbin
Pitwbury
Ey Lee
Mr. Toole
Indications
Man in the Moon Visitor Seeks Weather Answers
A quiet visitor claiming to be the man in the moop sits with the others and asks for an explanation of the term tow and how it relates to the weather. The weather superintendent promises to divulge the information in exchange for the visitor’s patience.
Weather maps and lunar code hint at odd forecast plot
In a dim office the man of science unrolls maps marked with strange lines while the man from the moon jokes about winds and a cyclone plot in Pittsburg. They reference a weather code, the sun red predicting fine weather, and a moon with a golden rim as a signal.
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Pittsburg
Ivania
Weather lore and storm movement discussed in scattered notes
A dialogue analyzes storm tracks and terminology, noting storms rise in the West and move northeast. The talk covers high and low pressure, isothermal lines, and unsettled weather near Pittsburgh. Observers emphasize expanding storm stations and clearer tracking.
Espionage in the Clouds Promises Cold Winter
A moonlit speaker muses on a planned winter conspiracy among unseen conspirators. The other warns about a record cold winter, basing predictions on unspoken calculations and the expected upheaval in weather-driven events.
New York Catholic authorities settle Theresa Kelly burial row
The New York Catholic Church ordered the removal of Theresa Kelly's remains from Calvary Cemetery after trustees objected due to her ties with the McGlynn movement. A burial permit was refused, prompting a decision by Mgr. Preston to block interment at Calvary and plan Woodlawn burial instead tomorrow afternoon. The undertaker was directed to proceed with removal at once.
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New York
Theresa Kelly
Calvary Cemetery
Miss Kelly
Cal
Woodlawn
Kaily
Mer. Preston
Unwilling Visitor Arrives as Sailor Brings Immigration Case
A 53 year old German immigrant Andreas Epeppe arrived on the Slavonia from Hamburg and demanded return to Schneidermuhl. He claims he came to America in 1973, lived in Iowa, then St Louis, never naturalized, and seeks money from inheritance claimed in Prussia. A case will be investigated by the Collector. Rear Admiral Daniel L. Brains assumed command of the Brooklyn Navy Yard succeeding Captain J. M. Miller. He received officers marines and the yard band in dress uniforms. a 13 gun salute followed. Brains, commissioned from Texas in 1846, will retire in 1591 after reaching age limit.
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America
Andreas Epeppe
Slavonia
Hamburg
Schneidermuhl
Germany
Iowa
St Louis
Ase Enn
Daniel L. Brains
Brooklyn Navy Yard
J. M. Miller
Offcers
Navy Yard Band
Lyceum
Vermont
Braine
Navy
Texas
Brooklyn
Man Bites Duck Head in Bet Resulting in Arrest
A man named McCormack bit off a duck's head after accepting a dollar bet. He boasted he was hungry for dinner, and by the time police arrived he had the duck head in his mouth. He was fined or jailed for six months after court today.
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McCormack
MccCormack
Bly to Break Record With New Automatic Motor Invention
The writer BSeifje Bly reports a New York World feature about P. Bates of the city unveiling an electric motor claimed to surpass all prior designs. Electric utilities show strong interest and desire to commercialize the invention.
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Bseifje
New York World
P. & Bates
Colored men call for convention in February
A circular from the Central Bureau of Relief signed by 18 officers invites a great convention of colored men and friends in February in Washington. The document urges unity to protect voting rights and combat intimidation and fraud in the South.
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Washinctoos
Central Bureau of Relief
Doreac
Receiving Their Reward
Washington reports that W E Welch Deputy Third Auditor of the Treasury resigned today amid a shakeup in rail service leadership. The resignation follows actions by A D Shaw and introduces new changes in railroad oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
W. E. Welch
Maryland
the Treasury
A. D. Shaw
Ceenie
Raleead
Peek
Logansper
Tri State Triples And Rural Oddities In Montour County
Widespread superstition claims witches curse Farmers in Montour County as black art rumors swirl among old neighbors. A seven foot gray eagle was shot at Bell's Landing in Clearfield County. Frankfort youths run a rabbit trade, selling to hunters, while a Akron boy boasts a rubber surprise. West Virginia holds 16 900 000 acres of timber land.
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Bell's Landing
Clearfield County
West Virginia
Curious Condensations From a Turbulent Curio Page
A scrambled digest notes 179000000 passengers in 13 months on New York elevates, a Baltimore man convicted of stealing gold teeth from a university mouth, Otsego settlement, and a chain of oddities. Hunters near Bowen IL wound bald eagles, a Jamestown NY duck with gold in its crop excites locals, Spain’s farming deemed primitive, Captain Charles Johansen plans a round‑the‑world voyage to showcase a small boat at the World’s Fair, a Maine timber tally claims five hundred million feet cut yearly, and a Philadelphia Heavenly Rapture convention reports healing and faith discussions with eccentric scenes and voices.
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New York
Baltimore
U Soom
University
Otsego
Hescis
Saesabars
Jamestown
Chautawaqna
Spain
Cmaars
Charles Johansen
Tacoma
Horn
London
Johansen
Evangelist C. M. Buth
Seacen
Notable Phrases and Jests in Drake’s Magazine Humor
A playful snippet showcases satirical lines and character bits from Drake’s Magazine. It features witty exchanges among Mrs F and Mr Pangle, fragments about Drak n Magazine, and humorous social banter.
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Diamond Street
Tribune
Tae Lisratch
Tax Wisratch
Isene
DisraTch
Pitteburg
O'Donor
Rossa
Ireland
Cass
Lampson
Payneer
Pan-American Congress
Ernice Allen
Senator 3
Luna
Pacific Railroads
Central Pacific
Frye
Luiz Bury
Jules Verne
Cleopatra
Chicago
Buffalo
Iceman
Tongs
Bismarck
William Speague
Rhode Island
Reagh
Mar
Tinsburg
Mt. Va
Cumberland Valley
Sixth Avenue
City Hall
Lant
Ben Hill
Philadelphia Ledger
Kentucky
W. N. H. Smith
W. NH
Bmi
North Carolina Supreme Court
Mrs
D. T. Watson
Minn Watson
Miss Orne
Jack
Alyly
Bia
Atlantic
Pittaburg
Michi
Bie
Indiana
George Moser
Montour County
Lesgue
Sters
Akron
Bowen
Aing
Eagis
Carthage
Tshadee
Drak'n Magazine
Adam Wee Fort
Mare Riba Drake's
Mr. Pangle
Mra. F.—Drake
Fort Chomnarelas
Sebkdalth
Vorhed
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