Philadelphia Republicans seek alternative to Quay in Senate caucus
A Philadelphia conference of prominent Republicans opposed to reelecting Matthew Quay discussed influencing the Lower House members-elect to back a different candidate. They plan to act quickly, while Philadelphia lawmakers plan to pledge support for Quay, and Ohio Republicans prepare for McKinley’s renomination next year.
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Philadelphia
Ohio
McKinley
Cleveland
Epschat
Senator Quay
Republican Organization
Quay
James & Fruit
Sharon
McKinley Indorsed as Ohio Republicans Plan Renomination Bid
A large enthusiastic meeting of the State League of Republican Clubs in Cotumsers outlines a February 14 campaign kickoff for Governor McKinley, state officers, and legislators. Speakers from many districts push renewed protectionist aims while predicting 1894 and 1896 electoral effects. Governor McKinley urges courage and unity, pledging to aid the party and protectors of prosperity.
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Ohio
Republican State Committee
Cleveland
McKinley
Secarcely
Mike
State Committee
Republican Party
Ohio Republican League backs McKinley for national victory
The Ohio Republican League committee renews allegiance to protectionist principles and enthusiastically endorses Governor William McKinley Jr. for leadership in national victory plans in 1898, praising his model administration as governor of Ohio.
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Crawford Republican
McKinley
Ezure
Ohio Republickan League
William McKinley, Jr
Ohio
Ohio a split state in election returns and court actions
Official returns from 62 counties show S M Taylor Republican secretary of state leading by a narrow plurality. Danford Republican tops Seward Democrat for electoral votes, with significant gaps among other electors. Fayette county litigation reaches the Ohio Supreme Court over the election abstract, while the Id en Gaumer contest advances from Licking county.
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Harrison
Cleveland
Buckeye
ColumbEus
Poorman
S. M. Taylor
Danford
Seward
Fayette County
Supreme Court
Ave Gregg
Election Board
Secretary of State
Shearer
Senate
Iden-Gaumer
Licking County
How Pennsylvania Voted President Vote Rows
Harrisburg reports Cambria County leads unofficial totals with 6 259 for Cleveland and 6 020 for Harrison. Harrison’s statewide plurality falls to 63 747, with overall presidential turnout only slightly above 1884 to 1888 levels and notable ballot errors on electors.
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Cambria County
Harrison
Harrisburg
Cambria
State Department
Cleveland
Tom
Prohibitionists
People’s Party
Socialistic Labor Party
Gotes
People's Party
Socialist-Labor Party
Mrs Lease as Senate Hope In Kansas Mulls Run
Torren Kansas November 17 opinion favors Mrs Mary E Lease for United States Senator with strong party backing. Attorney A L Williams says no constitutional bar beyond public belief a Senator should be a man. Various officials note Lease leads Populists and could win if seated, with no disqualifications evident.
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Senate
Muddle in West Virginia Recounts Begin
Wareetine W Va Nov 17 Special The County Commissioners have begun canvassing last week's vote. Precincts failed to meet new ballot requirements with errors noted and voters using booth instruction sheets as ballots. Recounts are demanded for Legislative and Senatorial races and will take a month.
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Wareetine
W. Va
Justice Field surprised by California retirement report
Justice Field of the Supreme Court said the California retirement claim was news to him and offered no further comments. In New Jersey, official returns show the Democratic electors ahead by 14,865 and Governor candidate Werts leading Kean by 6,702 votes.
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Tuextox
N. J
Secretary of State
Junge Werts
Kean
President appoints Lewis McComas to DC Supreme Court
The President designated Lewis McComas of Maryland as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia to fill the vacancy left by Montgomery.
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Washington
Lewis McComas
Maryland
Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia
Montgomery
Pinkerton Guns Probed by Senatorial Panel in Chicago
A Senate committee in Chicago began hearings into private detective firms amid labor unrest. Frank Murray of Pinkerton testified on arms, recruitment, and methods, while other witnesses from Pinkerton and allied agencies discussed operations, legality, and deployment for strike work. The session adjourned with further testimony planned.
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Chicago
Senatorial Committee
Grand Pacific Hotel
Gallinger
New Hampshire
Peffer
Kansas
Hansboro
North Dakota
Felton
California
White
Louisiana
Hill
New York
Frank Murray
Pinkerton Service
Pinkerton
Patrick Foley
Pinkertons
Murray
Winchester
Spe
Pittsburg
Aaseret
Homestead
Robertson
Charles M. French
Roy
Matt W. Pinkerton
I. K. Pinkerton
H. C. Deveraux
United States Detective Agency
Clark Street
Charles Ranke
Columbia Guards
Frank C. Newell
Samuel Richards
Amalgamated Association of Steel and Iron Workers
Ilinois Steel Company
South Chicago
Arrest Granted in Commonwealth vs Dela mater
Meadville November 17 Judge Henderson grants arrest of judgment in the case Commonwealth against G W Delamater on motion for trial and arrest due to defects in the indictment.
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Henderson
Meadville
the Commonwealth
G. W. Delamater
Hospital plan urged for Eastern Penitentiary inmates
The State Board of Prison will ask the Legislature to fund a hospital for insane convicts confined at the Eastern Penitentiary Philadelphia following disclosures of their numbers and conditions.
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Philadelphia
State Board of Scen
Starved into Sinning by a Deprived Minister’s Confession
Desvre Colorado November 17 Special Rev Alexander A Watson a Presbyterian preacher suspended from the gospel ministry for ministerial and immoral conduct cites hunger and poverty as the cause. He says his paycheck was scant and he sought meals at a medical institute where attendees led immoral lives and offered him drinks that led to his downfall. He promises a grand expose naming numerous accusers.
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Desvre
CoLo
Alexander A. Watson
Denver
Watson
Rev. Watson
Rider Neville in Madison Square Garden Row at Horse Show
Robert Neville of the Danblane Hunt Club admitted striking Samuel Howland at Madison Square Garden horse show. Howland, executor of Perry Drayton’s estate, declined Neville’s payment check. Neville said the fight arose from disputed correspondence and debts. officers awaited further examination.
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New Yorks
Robert Neville
Washington
Danblane Hunt Club
Samuel 8. Howland
August Belmont
Union and
Knickerbocker Clubs
Neville
Mr. Howland
Madison Square Garden
Howland
Perry Drayton
Lowland
Four-Tracked Upgrading Between Philadelphia and Pittsburg
Contracts by the Pennsylvania Railroad announce major improvements along the line. Four tracks will be built or extended between Philadelphia and Altoona and between Bird in Hand and Big Conestoga, with completion targeted by early spring. Chief Engineer Brown notes surveys have reduced sharp curves and added tracks where feasible. The goal is a four track road from Jersey City to Pittsburg.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvennia Railroad Company
Altoona
Brown
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pittsburg
Jersey City
Purifying Politics Judge Rules Tax Law Encourages Dishonesty
Cleveland judge George B. Solders voids a statute paying the County Auditor 4 percent for placing omitted taxes on the duplicate and also deciding if it should be included. He warns the provision tempts corruption by making the auditor judge of his own gain. The decision emphasizes the presumption of honesty while noting the law undermines public duty.
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Cleveland
George B. Solders
Court of Common Pleas
Charles Hickor
Solders
Heavy Snow Paralyses Kansas City Area Telegraphs and Streets
A heavy snowstorm spread across Kansas and Missouri with rain turning to wet snow. Wires froze and poles toppled, cutting telegraph service east and west of the city. Snow depths ranged from one to five inches with six inches reported in parts of Iowa. streetcar traffic was blocked and no relief appeared imminent.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Sea City
Iowa
Indiana Glass Makers Reach Wage and Shutdown Pact
The Indiana division of the Western Association of Glass Manufacturers met in Indiana City and agreed to a 10 percent raise on all bottles and to close all factories from January 16 to January 30. They also urged reduced output and higher prices at the national meeting in Chicago on January 20. The report notes many manufacturers are already operating at limited capacity.
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Maxers, Inc
Indiana
Western Association of Glass Manufacturers
Chicago
Bishop bans women from chancel in Jersey City church
In Christ Protestant Episcopal Church on Claremont Avenue Bishop Starkey forbids the mixed surpliced choir and seating women in the chancel while allowing men to wear vestments. Miss Kate Battin pushed the plan and the congregation seats women in front rows to sing as debate continues.
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Pispatch
Jersey City
N. J
Christ Protestant Episcopal Church
Claremont Avenue
Stephen H. Battin
Kate Battin
Miss Battin
Battin
Teo
Starkey
Christ Church
Batt Ina
St. Giles
New York City
Labor Fifth Wheel in Iron and Steel Union Split
A sharp movement in Youngstown seeks to abandon the National Union of Iron and Steel Workers in favor of the Amalgamated Association. Finishers oppose Lodge No 14 and the call for a meeting to resolve the split. President Garland and other Amalgamated leaders may attend as insiders expect a rupture between the union and the association.
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Youngstown Tollera
Iron Workers Union
Youngstown
Navy
National Union of Iron and Steel Workers
Amalgamated Association
Iron and Steel Workers
Lodge No. 14
Garland
Villard Hosts Dinner for Cleveland After Foreign Mission Talks
Henry Villard hosted a Sherry's dinner in New York with President elect Cleveland and several friends. Speeches were brief and to the point as discussions about a possible foreign mission continued.
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New Yorks
Henry Villard
Sherry's
Cleveland
New Castle Endures Night of Fire Alarms
Firebugs set multiple blazes in New Castle causing panic as alarms sparked at Castle alley and George street. Firefighters contained three incendiaries before the Leslie House blaze prompted guards to patrol businesses and homes through the night.
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New Castle
Castle Alley
George Street
Leslie House
Mra Keller
Railroads eye pooling plan under interstate law
The Inter-State Commerce Commission seeks opinions from Western railroad officials on amending the law to legalize pooling traffic among railroads. The commission requests secrecy, notes potential shipper benefits from end of secret cut rates, and may introduce a bill next Congress if favorable.
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Kansas City
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Congress
Trafic
Eta
Freight Rates Restored To 75 Cents Basis For 100 Pounds
The trunk line Presidents and Central Traffic Association representatives agreed to restore New York Chicago freight rates to 75 cents per 100 pounds first class by December 1. Commissioners Goddard Walker Blanchard and Waller gain authority to adjust proportions and differentials to ensure equitable westbound and eastbound rates. Strong sentiment favored maintaining the equitable rates long term.
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New York
Trunk Line
Central Traffic Association
Chicago
J. F. Goddard
A. F. Walker
Western Traffic Association
Goddard
Walker
St. Louis
Goddard Sod Blanchard
Waller
Freicht
No Treasury Deficit Predicted Despite Cash Dip
Washington November 17. Secretary Foster said that heavy pension payments this month totaling about 15 million dollars and lower receipts have cut the Treasury cash balance to 27.65 million, mostly in subsidiary silver or deposits. He expects a natural revenue rise soon and notes the sugar bounty will reach near 10 million dollars, leaving no deficit for the fiscal year.
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Washisgtton
Treasury
Foster
Ceme
Amalgamated Men Vow to Stay Out in Homestead Strike
In Homestead the Amalgamated lodges voted by a landslide to continue the strike. Officials refused to discuss terms while laborers and merchants faced economic strain as 300 vacant houses and declining rentals hit the town. Manager Schwab faced hundreds filing for old positions during a tense day of meetings and appeals.
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Beaver Valley
Carnegie Company
New Onssite
Amalgamated
Beaver Falls
Homestead
Laborers and Mechanics’ Committee
Garland
Snogler’s
Aflsia
Laborers and Mechanica
Amalgamated Association
Eintracht Hall
William Weihe
Schwab
Waitiee
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