Shoenberger to Fund Major Pittsburg Hospital and Religious Gifts
The late John H. Shoenberger bequeaths $800000 for a new hospital on Penn avenue beside Allegheny Cemetery, to be run by the Diocese of Pittsburg. He also leaves $100000 to the Diocese and $100000 to Trinity Church with conditions including end of pew rents and daily services, plus $3500 to the P E Church Home.
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John H. Shoenberger
Pittsburg
Shoenberger
Allegheny Cemetery
Penn Avenue
Diocese of
Protestant Episcopal Church
Trinity Church
P. E. Church
St. Bartholomew Hospital
New York
United States
New York City
Allegheny County
Church faces bequest with free pew debate and daily service
The bequest to Trinity elicits talk of free seating and revenue methods as parishioners weigh preserving pew rents against change. Talks may spark a public discussion over daily services and a new organ funded by Schoenberger’s conditional gift. The Minges bequests include 3500 to the Protestant Episcopal Church Home and many other gifts, with the will to be filed soon.
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Schoenberger
Trinity
Samuel Maxwell
Shoenberger
Clark & Thaw
Point of Viet
Allegheny Mountains
Minge
Protestant Episcopal Church Home
Protestant Episcopal Church
Arrest of R G Wood over forged ballot contract charges
A startling arrest in Ciscissati places R G Wood in custody over a September 1889 forgery in which he allegedly counterfeited names of James Campbell James Sherman Ben Butterworth and others to discredit them. The case ties to the national ballot box forgery controversy and involves bail set at 1000 dollars. Governor elect James T Campbell Senator Sherman and Rep. Butterworth are reported as backing the prosecution.
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Ciscissati
R. G. Wood
James E. Campbell
Ohio
Sherman
Ben Butterworth
Campbell
Butterworth
Wood
Harry EK. Probasco
Ermiston
John Sherman
Cox
W. C. P. Breckenridge
Charles McAdoo
J. R. McPherson
J.B. Whiting
F. B. Stockbridge
House
Senate of the
United States
Congress
Covina J. B. Foraker
Officials Implicated in St Lawrence Smuggling Ring
Ottawa reports a wave of official concern as prominent government figures are linked to large scale whisky smuggling along the St Lawrence. Customs tallies show 157 barrels seized with duties potentially amounting to about 140000 dollars, suggesting substantial revenue loss.
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Gumwa
Ottawa
St. Lawrence
Dominion
Quebec
Serganto
Je Ana
Rich Michigan gold mine yields record rock assay
About 200 pounds of quartz carrying heavy gold content was taken from the Michigan mine main shaft. Assays report values per ton of $21,620.71 $53,452.82 and $110,958.50, the last the richest gold bearing rock yet found in an American mine. Three tons remain to be smelted at Cleveland Mining Company under supervision. A button from a pound of quartz yielded gold and a small silver value. The discovery spurs further gold range exploration.
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Ispectal Teleghak
Ishpemixg
Michigan
Cleveland Mining Company
Michigan Gold Mine Company
Cappellation
Pasteur on rabies and its cure discussed for tomorrow
The Dispatch slated to feature Louis Pasteur, eminent French physician, discussing rabies and possible cures in a forthcoming issue.
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Louis Pasteur
Burrows May Be Second Choice If McKinley Fails
Washington dispatch reports Republicans caucusing to nominate the House Speaker with McKinley’s backers likely to shift to Julius Burrows of Michigan if McKinley cannot win. Reed faces bitter opposition as insiders say Burton and Cannon’s maneuvering remains behind the scenes while Butterworth resists any McKinley split.
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House of Representatives
House
McKinley
Reed
Burrows
Michigan
Washington
Julius Cesar Burrows
Maine
New York
Patti season tickets set record pricing at Central Music Hall
A Chicago sale for the Patti season drew an elite crowd at Central Music Hall where auction bids for boxes surged. A box sold for sixteen hundred dollars, others for one thousand, and total box revenue neared twenty nine thousand as seat bidding continued past midnight. Overall revenue for boxes and seats was hoped to exceed fifty thousand dollars.
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Curiaco
Central Music Hall
Chicago
Redbot
Prise
Aes
Unconscious for Months George Knowlton Reappears
George Knowlton, last heard from in February after traveling to Leseur Minnesota on business, reappeared yesterday near Mankato Minnesota. He recalls nothing from leaving Leseur until April and woke in a farm house with no memory of the intervening period. He was reportedly in a semi conscious state for months, and his wife had feared him dead until his return.
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Neea Proms
George Knowlton
Leseur
Minn
Knowlton
Mankato
Mion
Ha Ee Seni
Saeed
Lawrence
Butler Street
Willis F. McCook
Bakewell
Diamond Street
Larry Keefe
Mr. McCook
Campbell in Ohio Senate Bid Ties to Cleveland Influence
Special telegraph dispatch from Hamilton Ohio reports Governor elect Campbell meets with ex President Cleveland ally W B Bacon to discuss brice support for Senator and potential 1892 ticket deals. Bacon travels to reinforce Cleveland Campbell Brice alignment with tariff reform advocate Hurd also mentioned.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Campbell
Tice Dispatch
Hasmilton
Columbus
W. B. Bacon
Colonel Brice
Eine
Peter W. Schwab
Bacon
Sethre
Brice
Senate
Empire State
Frank Hurd
Hurd
Bank Director Foils Forgery Ring in St Paul
Adelard L. Demartigny of La Banque Jacques Cartier Montreal arrives in St Paul and arrests Frank X. Quesnel on a June 11 1888 forgery charge involving a 225 promissory note. Hearing postponed. bail set at 5000. Bond signed by Z Quesnel and Napoleon Dion.
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Montres Bank
St. Paul
Pispatch
Mixy
Adelard L. Dewartigny
la Banque Jacques Cartier
Montreal
Canada
Frank X. Quesnel
M. Demartigny
United States
Spencer
Frank Ques
Z. Quesnel
Napoleon Dion
de Martigny
Quesnel
Indictments Dismissal Motion In Tombs Case
Lawyer Stewart J. Ross moved in General Sessions before Judge Cowing to dismiss two indictments against Josh Mann and Anna Swinton tied to Eva Hamilton's plunder of Robert Ray Hamilton. Prosecutor said a decision possible soon. main obstacle is Hamilton’s reluctance to testify and face cross examination.
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New York
Stewart J. Ross
Josh Mann
Anna Swinton
Eva Hamilton
Robert Ray Hamilton
Cowing
Mann
Mrs. Swinton
Jerome
Giochie
General Sessions
Tragic Boiling-Wath Death at Butcher Shop
Henry Brunier, 17, died after being scalded in a vat of boiling water at John Weitzel's slaughterhouse. John Fisher is held by police for throwing Brunier into the vat following a quarrel and fight between the two workers witnessed by others.
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Fisher
Brunner
Pensions Confirmed by Rio Provisional Government
In Rio de Janeiro on November 22 the Provisional Government confirmed all Imperial pensions and ordered payment from revenues. A decree will soon reorganize government office holders and appoint successors. Officials who served under the Emperor have pledged loyalty to the new regime. An ovation honored Ministers of Uruguay and the Argentine Republic for recognizing the Republic.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Uruguay
Argentine
The Electric Wizard Story Teases Future Marks
The EBLUctrIC WIZARD appears in tomorrow's DISPATOR with Ernest HE Heinrichs weaving facts and fancies about a strange invention and its quirky consequences.
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Ernest HE. Heinrichs
Desperate New York Letter Carrier Slays Wife and Two Children
James Smith, a New York letter carrier, shot his two young daughters and then himself after his wife abandoned him amid consuming illness. A bullet glanced off a button, saving his life. he told police he believed life had no charm and that all three would be better off dead. Neighbors and responders reported a grim scene as the coroner prepared.
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James Smith
New York
Smith
Elisabeth
Curran Oma
Les
Narrow Escape From Murder at Paper Mill
Charles Ward night watchman at Nonotuck Paper Mill Holyoke was attacked from behind with a loaded billy and fired on as he struggled. Ward forced the assailant toward the stairs, they tumbled down, the man fled to the cellar and escaped. Ward sustained serious injuries and was treated at Dr Currin’s office.
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Dispatch
Sprmertetp
Mass
Charles Ward
Nonotuck
Holyoke
Ward
Tyler county sheriff arrests man in 1888 Campbell murder
Tyler county sheriff arrests Milton Underwood at Middleborne for the murder of Alex Campbell in September 1888. The blast at J M Gorrell's Tyler county home killed Campbell and injured Gorrell and others. authorities indicate the motive was to kill Campbell and that others may be arrested.
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Trlegham
Parkersburg
Tyler County
Milton Underwood
Middleborne
Alex Campbell
Campbell
Gorrell
Vassar Estate Suit Against Heirs Initiated in Supreme Court
Hackett and Williams representing Robert G Vassar of New York nephew of the late Johnny Vassar filed suit in the Supreme Court against all heirs and executors of the Vassar estate. They contend that College Hill is not to be held by the executors to permit building an orphans home. The filing claims a breach of oath and seeks court action to overturn estate control.
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Digipaton
Poughkeepsie
Hackett & Williams
Robert G. Viewsar
New York
Johnny Vassar
Supreme Court
Vassar
College Hill
John Gay Vassar
Ted Ever
Federal Steel Company to Locate HQ in Chicago and Pittsburg
Cleveland sources report Federal Steel Company will place general offices in Chicago and Pittsburg with a selling office in Cleveland. J W Gates and George W Douglass remain to finalize details while directors plan to elect officers in Chicago next week. The consolidation aims to control wire rod nail and fence production with new management across works in Cleveland.
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Creveland
Federal Steel Company
J. W. Gates
George W. Douglass
Douglass
Weddell House
Cleveland
Chicago
Pittsburg
American Wire Mill
H. P. Nail Factory
Severe on the B and C A Railroad Journal Advises Baltimore
Hambleton's Circular, a southern railroad authority, comments on the Baltimore and Ohio annual report and urges Baltimore city and Johns Hopkins University to dispose of their stock. It notes B and O is no longer a home institution and may move toward Newark, detailing voting power and ownership dynamics including the Garrett family influence.
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Baltimore
Hambleton
South
Baltimore and Ohio
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Newark
Baltimore and Ohio Company
Poisoning Case Report From Uniondale
Frank Fish of Oneonta New York visiting Uniondale fell ill after nitric acid spilled on him en route to Forest City. Cork loosened and acid burned through clothes and skin causing severe burns and spasms. He was treated by Dr Fish and remains in critical condition in Uniondale with intermittent violent spasms.
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Jspectal
H. Carbondale
Uniondale
Frank Fish
Oneonta
N. Y
Forest City
Rg Arges
Fish
Oae Renee
Epidemic of Diphtheria at Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home
An outbreak of scarlet fever and diphtheria sweeps the Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home in Xenia with about 900 children, 25 cases, and many deaths. Trustees suspended attendance and converted classrooms into sick bays after state health officials ordered separation of the ill.
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Comumses
Xenia
Coround le * 2 State Board of Health
Saageaiad Bo
Threshing machine interests seek options from major makers
A local man named Fogel plans to secure options on several threshing machine factories for English buyers. He has requested an option on the West Minneapolis plant from the Minneapolis Threshing Machine Company, while President McDonald surveys stockholders about possible consent. Other leading firms named include the Winessha Chief Works, Gulliver, Canton Ohio firms Aultman and Taylor, and Buffalo Pitts, as potential sources.
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MiuywEeap Pouis
Fogel
Minneapolis Threshing Machine Company
Minneapolis
McDonald
Winessha Chief
Gulliveter, Aultman & Taylor
Canton
Buffalo Pitts
Buffalo
Decision Reached in Parnell Commission Speeches End
In Loxbor on November 22 Sir Henry concluded his address as the Parnell Commission heard final statements. Presiding Justice Hannen announced no further evidence would be called and lauded counsel for finishing their tasks. He spoke of bearing the burden and a shared hope guiding the proceedings.
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Loxbor
Parnell Commission
Henry
Hannen
Bank Directors Debate Reorganization Amid Murray Bank Turmoil
Bank directors met at the Bakewell building as deposits crowded the Lawrence Bank with public interest high. Officials cautioned that reopening was unlikely and hinted assets might cover liabilities if a reorganization proceeds, while reporters followed every move and a tense scene unfolded outside the bank.
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Broken Lawrence
Stewart
Cushier Hoerr
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