Washington Speakership Fight Opens In Dead Earnest
Democratic lawmakers gather in Washington to organize the Speakership contest with Mills Crisp and McMillin leading factions. Camp headquarters are at the Metropolitan Hotel with other candidates like Kerr Dalton Crutchfield and Murphy entering the field as party divisions shape up for the December caucus and the anticipated election battles.
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Mills
McMillin
Springer
Hatch
Missouri
Metropolitan Hotel
Willard’s
Texas
Washington
Stinlatie
Senate
House of Representatives
Mills, Crisp
McMfillin
Metropolitan
Crutchfield
Kentucky
Carlisle
Kerr
Pennsylvania
Messrs
Ovisp
Csub
Springer and McMillin
Lycurgus Dalton
Se Cconaliee Ier
Beansylvania
Democratic Committee
Dalton
Marsh
Clerk
Nathaniel Crutchfield
Iceman
Turner
Yeader
Ohio
Jerry’ Murphy
Davenport
Labor Committee Interview With President Gompers Headed
A committee of the American Federation of Labor led by President Samuel Gompers of New York met the President today on the labor question. Governor elect McKinley visited the President and Secretary Blaine, and the World's Fair awards committee had a brief audience with the President regarding the fair.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
New York
Tod Say
McKinley
Blaine
White House
Indiana Governor Dies Rich in State History
Indiana mourns as the dead governor lies in state in the Capitol rotunda all day and night. A 2 PM service in the House included remarks by Walker Turpie Porter and Chase. Burial planned for Mt. Vernon Thursday with condolences from Harrison Vorhees Foster and Lew Wallace. Lieutenant Governor Chase takes oath at noon and assumes governorship.
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Indiana
State Capitol
House of Representatives
Walker
Turpie
Porter
Chase
Mt. Vernon
Harrison
Vorhees
Foster
Lew Wallace
Expensive Conscience Donation to State Treasurer
State Treasurer Buyer received a cashier's check for 200 from an anonymous Philadelphia correspondent described as a conscience contribution. The giver provided no specifics on the tax avoided, but noted contributions in November 1889 and last November totaling 600. Books corroborate the statements. no further details are disclosed.
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Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Howev
Will of Col Enoch Ensley Admitted to Probate
The will of the late Colonel Enoch Ensley was admitted to probate. His wife is named executrix and receives the Raymond avenue residence. She may use the Mississippi plantation. Eleven acres near Birmingham are split among wife son Martin and daughter Hattie. The ore residue goes to the three, legacies total 15000 dollars. Estate valued at 3 million dollars.
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Mimruis
Enoch Ensley
Raymond Avenue
Mississippi
Birmingham
Ala
Martin
Hattie
Colonel Ensley
Ohio Commission heads to Chattanooga for monuments
Ciscinxati November 24 The Ohio Commission tasked with locating Ohio troops at Chickamauga left the city for Chattanooga. They will join General H. W. Boynton of Washington and proceed to the battlefield to take preliminary steps toward permanent monuments to Ohio troops, following the example at Gettysburg.
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Ciscinxati
Ohio Commission
Ohio
Chickamauga
Chattan
H. W. Boynton
Washington
Gettysburg
Special Sik and Dress Goods Sale At Jos Horne Co Penn Avenue
Crowds gathered for a sale offering fifty-cent all wool dress goods at 25 cents and India silks at 40 cents. Black silks carry extra value while mens wool lined boots priced at $2.50. Stores on Penn Avenue and Ohio Street Allegheny advise Come Today and Closed Thanksgiving Day.
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Jos
Horne & Co
Penn Avenue
Jos. Horse & Co
The Atlantic Storm Hits Harbor and City Coast
A powerful gale yesterday disrupted harbor traffic with the New Haven schooner W. W. Converse dragging anchor and damaging vessels near Henderson's wharf. In Washington a ten minute storm killed a tailor and injured workers while debris hid a missing hodcarrier. Weather officials forecast a large cyclonic system over the St. Lawrence Valley with cooler, unsettled conditions in the Northeast.
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Henderson's
New Haven
W. W. Converse
Converse
Holland Point
Nasby
Canton
Jabez Haines
San Francisco
Washington
George White
Hettrott
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Cape Avenue
Atlantic City
Rochester
N. Y
Day
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Lower Lakes
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New England
Ontario
Erie
Huron
Great Lakes
Montana
Severe northwest Pennsylvania storm halts trains and wrecks derricks
A powerful storm swept through Northwestern Pennsylvania causing telegraph and telephone lines to fail and rail traffic to be disrupted. A Brad ford Bordell and Kinzua Railroad train was trapped by fallen trees ten miles from Braprorp and remained in woods overnight. About 500 oil derricks and tanks were blown down. Union Oil Superintendent Sheakley narrowly survived when a hemlock tree he sought shelter under collapsed. Damages extended along Erie and Buffalo and Rochester and Pittsburg lines.
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Braprorp
Pennsylvania
Bradford, Bordell, and Kinzua
Sheakley
Union Oil Company
Here
Erie
Buffalo
Rochester
Pittsburg
Storm damages and fatalities hit multiple towns in Pennsylvania
A heavy storm caused a new church under construction at Heelan to collapse onto schoolchildren, fatally injuring John Barner and Elias Dunkle and seriously injuring five others. A barn at Howard was blown down with the owner seriously hurt and horses killed. Widespread damage followed, including roof and chimney collapses, flooded cellars, and wrecked buildings across Alliance, Erie, Punxsutawney, Altoona, and McKeesport, with injuries and at least one fatality reported.
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Heelan
John Barner
Elias Dunkle
Howard
Erie
Esre
P. Harlan
American Wringer Works
People's Ice Company
Poundsutawsney
Seere
Hame
Adrian Mines
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Punxsutawney
Alleyway tragedy leaves boy fatally injured
A boy was found fatally injured in an alley near his home after an assault. Authorities described a severe head injury and are investigating the incident as a possible homicide and seeking witnesses.
Wyoming Valley Storm Leaves Destruction Across Eastern Pa
A ferocious storm in Harrisburg area and Wyoming Valley causes extensive damage. Bridges wash away, churches leveled, tobacco barns blown down, and areas around Williamsport and Lock Haven flood. One teen injured after being blown from a trestle. a shipwreck near Roach's Shipyard sinks Uncle Mike with crew rescued.
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Williamsport
Harrisporc
Clark’s Ferry
Susquehanna River
Arthur Crook
Lochiel Iron Works
State Lunatic Hospital
Paxton Street
Wyoming Alley
Lancaster County
Monterey
German Baptist Church
Jacob Burkhart
Isaac Behman
Henry Buhl
Upper Leacock
R. W. McCormick
Lock Haven
West Branch Valley
Jersey Shore
Campbell
Trout Run Narrows
Roach
Chester
Uncle Mike
PARDONS FOR PRISONERS IN HARRISBURG SESSION
Governor Pattison signed a pardon for Dr Henry M Cox of Easton on grounds his term ends and New Jersey law would otherwise disenfranchise him. The Pardon Board considered Marcellus Hicks of Somerset for a two and a half year sentence for aggravated assault and larceny after a spree and family distress. Peter Zerwazi of Roxborough sought pardon after a $500 fine for selling liquor without license. he is 66 with war record and six children and had cooperated with authorities. Pardon requests also for Thomas O Brien of Pittsburgh serving 18 months for keeping a disorderly house.
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Pattison
Roxborough
Harrisburg
Henry M. Cox
Easton
New Jersey
Cox
McCarrell
Marcellus Hicks
Somerset
Western
Hicks
McMillian
Peter Zerwazi
Montgomery County
Conshohocken
Zerwazi
Thomas O'Brien
Pittsburg
Allegheny County
Architects present plans for Pennsylvania Building at World's Fair
Harrissura November 24 Special The sub committee heard 18 plans for the re posed Pennsylvania building at Chicago and will review ten more tomorrow. Three prizes will be awarded in merit order and the final report will be submitted at the December Executive Committee meeting. Blair County appoints Augustus Landis to Blair Supreme bench. Hollidaysburg November 24 Special The Blair County bar petitions Governor Pattison to appoint Hon. Augustus Landis to fill the Supreme bench vacancy caused by Judge Clark’s death. Landis has led Western Pennsylvania practice for 30 years and spoke at the 1873 Constitutional Convention.
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Harrissura
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Blair County
Pittsburg
Moorhead
McKeesport
John Brown's Soul Citizens Seize Fort Cannon in Harpers Ferry
In Harpers Ferry on November 24, citizens led by the mayor seized the old John Brown fort cannon presented by the town to the fort through Congressman Faulkner. Speculators demanded the cannon claiming war department authority, but the crowd guarded the weapon and moved it to safety before eight armed men loaded the fort foundation and dirt on eight cars and headed toward Chicago.
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Harper’s Ferry
John Brown
Faulkner
Daniels
Secretary of War
Fort Foundation
Chicago
Corry Bonds Missing Prompt Fresh Bond Scandal
Corry reports say the Corry city refunding bonds totaling 90000 dollars vanished after previous 100000 dollar bonds were sent to a Philadelphia firm and later recovered amid bank failures. J W Sproul receiver plans to take possession as light may come on the bank condition.
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Corry
Corry City
Philadelphia
Corry First National Bank
J. W. Sproul
Advertisement Summary for Eight Months Ending October 81 1891
Classified ad notice records a period ending October 81 1891 with eight months of small advertisements. The item notes a 1890 increase due to a cent and a value of 12,168 with a 3.705 factor. No further context or entities are provided in the readable text.
Notable Local Tragedies and Events Highlight Week
Gallery of grim incidents includes Hven McKonax killed at Rankin crossing by a locomotive. James Chaffee severed head in freight yard accident. Mag Exotz found dead with newborn twins. husband implicated. Dupont Mills explosion injures James Wade. shops damaged. Several other notes include jail escape and overdue editor disappearance.
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Hven McKonax
Rankin Crossing
Jaif
Butler
Ondé Hundred and Twenty - First
Pennsylvania
Franklin
D. B. Parterson
Afiners’ Journal
Pottsville
Valentine Broca
Larimer
Mag
Simon Exotz
Jeannette
Dupont
Summertown
James Wade
Joux Kerry
Ed Donahue
Altoona
Donahue
Watch Case Company patent dispute in federal court
M Avery of Chicago trustees file bill of complaint in the United States Circuit Court against the Dueber Watch Case Man ton alleging a ringed letters patent on a new and useful stem winding watch improvement. Indians Killing Deer By Wholesale reports from Meeker Colorado indicate widespread deer killings by Indians with many skinned but uncut bodies strewn across Brie Mountain Lilly Park Snake River country and Yellow Creek areas.
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M. Avery
Chicago
United States
Denvee
Meeker
Col
Brie Mountain
Lilly Park
Snake River
Coon Springs
Yellow Creek
Farmer David J Adleberry Shot Dead Near Moanequa
The body of David J. Adleberry, about 70, was found in the road near his home five miles east of Moanequa. His head was blown off by a shotgun. A widower with five children, he was repairing to marry a local widow, a situation said to have caused trouble between families.
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Decatur, Inu
David J. Adleberry
Moanequa
St Louis Electric Exchange formed in city
An alliance of the Electrical Supply Company and local contractors in St Louis has organized the St Louis Electric Exchange. Its stated aims are to control prices of supplies and regulate the entire electrical business in the city.
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St. Louis
St. Louis Electric Exchange
Governor Patton Leaves for Philadelphia After Father's Illness
Harrisburg November 24 Governor Pattison departed for Philadelphia where his father in law is reported to be dying.
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Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Pattison
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