Political foes meet as friends at New York chamber banquet
The 124th Delmonico dinner of the Chamber of Commerce drew Grover Cleveland, Chauncey Depew, Whitelaw Reid and Charles Foster amid an audience of Republican leaders. Cleveland praised commerce while opponents played cordial hosts. Foster urged strict immigration screening abroad and quick entry for acceptable travelers.
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New York
Chamber of Commerce
Delmonico’s
Cleveland
George Wilson
Wilson
Committee of
Mr. Cleveland
Whitelaw Reid
Chauncey Depew
the Treasury
Charles Foster
Republican Party
Mr. Reid
St Clair McKelway
Horace Porter
Murat Halstead
Elking
United States
Baron Fava
Charles Stewart Smith
Alexander Barr
Foster
Miller
W. C. P. Hireckenridge
John Hall
Chauncey M. Depew
Samuel D. Babcock
Calvin & Brice
Carl Sebure
A. B. Hepburn
Campbell
Onio
J. G. Sehurman
Cornell
William H. Wibbert
David M. Stone
Horace White
Commodore Erben
Mr.Jr
Mr. Foster
Mr. Depew
Secretary Foster
Orr
Treasury i Ev
Larans
Pres
Bn San
John Breckenridge
J. T. Schurmann
Cornell University
The President-Elect’s Reassuring Words Debate
Chauncey Depew delivers remarks amid business interests at a Democratic ratification event. He reflects on national prosperity and shared American aims while cautioning against excluding any group from the economic table. The speech frames policy as a test of future governance and unity.
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Depew
Reid
Foster
Grover
Chauncey
Cassion
Chamber of Commerce
State of New York
Gorland
Chamber of Commeres
Lin
Ashlose
Dr. Depew
Mins Ana
Blairsville Man Missing Two Weeks Is Found Home
H H Yarnell contractor for Gondola Tanning Company returned after two weeks missing. He recalls boarding a Blairsville train then remembers nothing until waking in a hospital in West Virginia. G A R members aided him and he is now under physician care.
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Blatesville
H. H. Yarnell
Dispatch
Blairsville
Sets
West Virginia
Nomination of Officers at Pennsylvania Odd Fellows Grand Lodge
Philadelphia November 1. Nomination of officers highlighted the Grand Lodge session with ballots planned for March 1893. Key posts include Grand Master John Wrench Reading Deputy Grand Master Harry L Neill and others across Philadelphia and nearby towns. The report by Robert E Wright shows Sovereign Grand Lodge revenue at 7,668,594.02 with 3,064 in relief and Titusville Oil City disaster victims receiving 6,001.07 from Pennsylvania Odd Fellows.
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Philadelphla
Grand Lodge
John Wrench
Reading
Harry L. Neill
Philadelphia
D. P. Rohrbache
Ephbriam Myers
John Hartranft
Walter G. Osborne
Frank Helnman
Charles Cnulfon
Br. J. Erieman
Titusville
Oil City
Pennsylvania
Odd Fellows
Orrville Attorney Shot Himself In Office
Mel son Farrell an attorney of Orrville shot and killed himself this morning at his office. He had been drinking heavily of late and recent difficulties from his excesses have left him a widower and his family highly respected.
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Wooster
Melson Farrell
Orrville
Treasury woes and tariff talk loom in Cleveland era
The dispatch reports President-elect Cleveland opposes an extra session and will let the first session of the Fifty-third Congress start in December 1893. Tariff bills are shelved, deficits loom, and appropriations and revenue plans dominate early agenda as Senate leadership shifts.
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Washington
Cleveland
Fifty-third Congress
Treasury
Congress
Senate
House
Ury Department
Colonel Jack Chinn Shot At East St. Louis Track
Colonel Jack Chinn a famed horse starter, 81, was shot at the East St. Louis track by track officer D. D. Anthony. Chinn had contracted to start there but later worked at Hawthorne in Chicago. His son Kit Chinn was acting in his stead when the incident occurred. management had recalled him to duty but he arrived late and performed poorly.
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Louis
Jack Chinn
East St. Louis
D. D. Anthony
Chinn
Eastside
Chicago
Hawthorne
Kit Chinn
East St. Louia
Dwyer
Gutten
Officer shoots man during track confrontation
After snatching a flag and being ordered off the track, Chinn resisted and was shot several times by Officer Anthony. He was taken to the hospital in dangerous condition as officers intervened to end the dispute.
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Dwyer
Anthony
Chinn
Carter Explains Republican Defeat Across Nation
Thomas H. Carter, chairman of the Republican National Committee, traveled to Washington to prepare a forthcoming statement. He argued the party’s loss was nationwide and not due to local factors, citing demand for national speakers, public support for free trade, opposition to state bank protections, and extensive tariff literature sent to voters.
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New York
Thomas H. Carter
Republican National Committee
Washington
California
Maine
Carter
Ponetrasy
Powderly Opposes Excluding Good Foreigners at Knights of Labor
At the St Louis Knights of Labor convention General Master Workman Powderly argued against excluding good immigrants. He said some are intelligent and should be welcomed, noting poverty and ignorance drive segregation. He dismissed Homestead troubles as irrelevant to the convention.
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St. Louis
the Knights of Labor
Delabar
Workman Powderly
Powderly
Sim
Hailed Defense in Cincinnati Presbytery Trial
Professor Henry Preserved Smith defended himself for over three hours against charges that a pamphlet titled Biblical Scholarship and Inspiration contradicts Scripture. He argued no text cited supported the committee’s position and noted ambiguity in the phrase natural and intended sense. The presbytery adjourned after his closing remarks with the prosecution to reply tomorrow.
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Cincinnati
Smith
Presbyterian Church
United States of America
Henry Preserved
Presbytery of
Peter
Christ
Rao Slao
Prof Smith
Presbytery
Carnegie notices invite Beaver Falls strikers to apply
Beaver Falls officials say Carnegie Company will start up to full capacity next Monday and no discrimination will be made among former workers who apply this week for reemployment on the stated terms.
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Beaver Falls
Beaver Fai
Carnegie Company
Court scene as Bolenberg freed in McKeesport murder case
Lam bert Bolenberg, jailed on alleged guilty knowledge of Maria Dell’s killing, faced a preliminary hearing. Young Dell, her son, could not produce evidence to bind Bolenberg for trial. Bolenberg grew enraged, cried out his innocence, and was discharged amid tense moments in court.
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Mckeesport
Lambert Rolenberg
Maria Dell
Mellinger
Young Dell
Bolenberg
Morley's drastic plan to reinstate evicted tenants in Ireland
Morley proposes extending the Evicted Tenants Commission life to January and, if Gladstone agrees, a bill to empower reinstatement of evicted tenants under specified terms. If landlords refuse, the commission could compel sale of land to the commission. No compensation for current occupants. Chance of Liberal unity is remote.
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Ireland
Lonpow
Gladstone
John Morley
United Liberal
Foundry repossession in Chicago over unpaid materials
Sheriff takes possession of Sandstrom & Co. architectural iron foundry in Chicago due to unpaid material charges. Aggregate judgments and debts cited as basis for seizure. Foundry assets to be liquidated to satisfy creditors under court action.
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Chicago
Chcago
Sandstrom & Co
Two Trusts Coming Together
New York November 15 directors of the National Linseed Oil Company will appoint a committee with full power to negotiate with the National Lead Company for an amalgamation of interest tomorrow.
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New York
National Linseed Oil Company
General Rosecrans Ill and Nearing Poor Recovery
General W S Rosecrans Register of the Treasury has been ill at his Washington residence for several days. Reports say recovery chances are against him as alarming symptoms and threat of paralysis arise in a man nearing seventy.
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Washington
Rosecrans
Register of the Treasury
Ex D A John E Read Says Harrity May Refuse Cabinet Role
Philadelphia dispatch reports ex United States District Attorney John E Read, a close Harrity ally, believes Harrity will likely decline any cabinet appointment.
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Philadelphia
United States
John E. Read
Harrity
Lincoln League Disbands in Central Ohio
The Lincoln League, a leading Ohio Republican group, voted to disband and assess stockholders to cover debts. About 200 stockholders and 600 members faced dissolution, with plans kept quiet to avoid stirring local Republicans as Governor McKinley’s patronage snub weakened support.
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Ohio
McKinley
Columbos
Lincoln League
Third Street
River mystery over young woman's death in Allegheny
Annie Householder, 16, found dead in the Allegheny river with only 18 inches of water covering her body. Investigators and family seek how she ended in the river while questions linger about foul play and her recent job changes. Joseph Browlisky is held for murder.
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Annie Householder
Allegheny River
Annie
Rex
Allegheny
Sharpeburg
Mystery surrounds Water for a Comer daughter death
The article recounts Annie Householder’s disappearance and death near Sharpsburg on the Allegheny. Her father describes her last words about wages and home, the search, and the body found with peaceful features. Coroner ordered post mortem as neighbors wonder if foul play occurred.
Prosecution Set for Panama Canal Directors in France
Paris officials announce the Procureur General will prosecute Panama Canal Company directors. Named defendants reportedly include Count de Lesseps and M. Charles de Lesseps plus Fontanes Cottu and Eiffel. Prosecution alleges breach of trust and malversation of funds from canal contracts and construction.
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Paris
Procureur General
Panama Canal Company
Chamber of Deputies
Panama Canal
Count de Lesseps
M. Charles de Lesseps
M. Fontanes
M. Cottu
M. Eiffel
Caledonian killer Cream hanged at Newgate prison
Thomas Noaill alias Cream the woman poisoner was hanged in Newgate at 9 o clock this morning. The execution was witnessed only by prison officials. A black flag was raised as the trap fell. The body was buried in lime in the northwest corner of the prison yard.
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London
Thomas Noaill
Cream
Newgate Prison
Jack the Ripper
New England Cotton Mills Set to Raise Wages
In Providence Nov 11 the Lonsdale Company and B B & RK Knight notify employees of wage increases to affect December 5. Looming in Lowell a group of mill agents votes a raise up to seven percent for operatives, effective December 4.
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Providence
EK. L
Lonsdale Company
B B. & RK. Knight
Lowell
Masaanga
Lowell Cotton Mills
Black Hills Tin Mill Starts Crushing Rock at Harney Peak
The Harney Peak Company opened a tin mill in the Black Hills able to process 250 tons of rock daily and ship 150 tons of metallic tin monthly. The mill runs smoothly and will double capacity soon as two other firms plan mills, with tin production rising despite political questions.
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Ramp City, & C
Harney Peak Company
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Martin T. McMahon
Tammany
Daniel E Sickles
Anson G. McCook
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McMahon
Military Academy
Ed McCook
Tom Coakley
Charles B. de
Arnis
Colonel Chinn
Immigration Restriction
Exclud
Sam
Prof. Smith
Carnegies
Morley
General Rosecrans III
Lincoln
Joseph Browlisky
Mamma
Rex’s
Papa
Standard Oil Company
Sharpsburg
Mr. Householder
Norris
Que Wollian
Hardon DE Lesseps
Neill
Newgate
New England
Black Hills’ Tin
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