New Political Machine Forms Ex-Postal Clerks Club in Pittsburg
A new Democratic club of ex-government employees forms in Pittsburg to bolster party efforts for the 1892 contest. Led by Bert Connelly, the group aims to influence the National Letter Carriers' Association, secure financial support, and potentially win reinstatement for members after a Democratic victory. Members pledge readiness for campaign assessments and seek a national structure with regional clubs. The next meeting sets officers and by-laws as talks of a presidential nominee swirl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party
Grover Cleveland
Harrison
Reina
McClure
Orcanine
Bert Connelly
Fourth Avenue
Demscritig
Connelly
Letter Carriers’ Association
Ddemocratic
Postmonster Larkin
Allegheny
McKean
Foraker's Friends Challenge Sherman in Ohio Political Row
Cotumapus, Nov. 20 Special. Friends of ex-Governor Foraker lament their failure at the Republican State Committee meeting to force action against Senator Sherman. Several schemes are on deck to hinder Sherman as the legislature nears a decision, with plans tied to the popular Ohio seat and party factions.
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Cotumapus
Foraker
Republican State Committee
Sherman
Whch
Foraker Bureau of Information
Charles Kuriz
Sherman Foraker Senatorial Vote Proposal
The call urges a caucus vote among Ohio Republicans to decide whether Sherman or Foraker is preferred. Friends of Foraker claim six votes can elect him and seek to test the relative strength of the two candidates. The aim is to settle comparative polarity and let Senator Sherman prove his appeal to party members.
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Sherman
Foraker
Ohio
Allegheny for Blaine A Maine Man in Philadelphia Visit
In Philadelphia Magee and Senator Flinn discuss Blaine as Republican nominee with open support in Allegheny. The talk centers on tariff and reciprocity as campaign lines, while McKinley tariff looms as implied platform. Magee says Quay and he are on good terms, denying any serious feud.
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Maine
Harrison
Philadelphia
Union League
Manufacturers’ Club
Magee
Flinn
West
P. A. B. Widener
William L. Elkins
Allegheny
Blaine
Pennsylvania
Quan
Blaine a Well Man and Strong at Sixty One
Philadelphia report quotes Dr. Madison Taylor saying Secretary Blaine is in excellent health and stronger than a year ago. The physician noted Blaine’s weight, appetite, and sleep improving after a spring of illness. Blaine attributes his recovery to exercise and self care, now walking about two miles daily and enjoying regular activity.
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Philadelphia
Blaine
Madison Taylor
Taylor
Dr. Taylor
Mr. Blaine
Kar Harbor
Hill Back of Crisp Sparks Democratic Clash in New York
New York reporters say David B. Hill and Tammany Hall have turned against Cleveland’s choice Mills in the Speaker race. The fight centers on Crisp of Georgia and Hill’s national shadings as he declares support for Crisp, repurposing the Chicago tariff debate into a New York political showdown.
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Cleveland
Tammany
Mills
Grover
Flower
New York
Mr. Cleveland
David B. Hill
Tammany Hall
Congress
Empiretin
Crisp
Georgia
Hill
Jurisp
Cleveland Candia Mills
Texas
House of Representatives
Jay T
Power of Governor Flower in national politics outlined
The passage argues Governor Flower will quietly leverage the local machine for personal gain and national influence. It contends Flower holds key leverage over Hill and Cleveland, capable of forcing political concessions and unsettling rivals before the national convention. The tone notes Republicans can stay on the sidelines as a favorable national climate exists.
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Flower
Hill
Cleveland
Breckinridge Urges Mills Backing Over Tariff Reform
Col Breckinridge joins a public discussion about tariff reform and silver. He supports Mr Carlisle's position and favors electing Mills to avoid splitting the Democratic party on monetary policy and taxation reform. He warns Mills' defeat could block tariff reform and tax changes.
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LexteTon
Breckinridge
Mr. Carlisle
Democratic
Mills
Dr Hall Shot at by German Man in New York Street
Dr John Hall rector of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church was shot at near his parsonage in New York as he left services. The assailant John Rath, 45, a German real estate businessman, was restrained by bystanders and jailed. Hall later filed a complaint. Rath claimed to fear a vast conspiracy against him and spoke of imagined enemies.
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New York
John Hall
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
John G. Rath
Hall
Rath
Court Martial Report On Mexican Jail Stabbing
Special report details Private Michael Barrett of the Third Cavalry stabbed by Mexican jail guards in Nuevo Laredo. He allegedly faced maltreatment before the attack, bayoneted and wounded, with a court martial to be held in Monterey under Mexican military law. U.S. authorities plan to seek proper counsel.
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LarEdo
Tex
Barrett
Nuevo Laredo
Mex
Ft. McIntosh
Michael Barrett
Third Cavalry
Monterey
Mexico
Washington
Department of State
Death, Not Slavery: Fate of Pacific Islanders Shipped to Mexico
A private dispatch from Manzanillo, Mexico reports the brig Tahiti carrying 270 Gilbert Islanders under contract for San Benito coffee plantations has likely sunk off Drake's Bay. No survivors found. wreck observed bottom up 11 miles southwest of Lizard Point. The voyage, flagged by forced labor, ended in tragedy with the loss of all aboard.
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San Francisco
Manzanillo
Mex
Tahiti
Gilbert Telanders
San Benito
Drake's Bay
Islapa
Lizard Point
Mancanillo
Butaritari
Point Reyes
Ferguson
Gibson
Mexico
Eufferin A
Ciie Siad
H. Leavitt
New York
Columbia River
Eavy Sea
Era
Phelps
Erickson
Scrymser
Cemetery marks resting place of Tracy family wives
The Rock Creek Cemetery receiving vault in Washington holds the bodies of the wife and daughter of Secretary of the Navy Benjamin F. Tracy after their deaths in a house fire on February 2 last year. Their interment occurred about two months ago in the Tracy family vault at Owego with few attendees and no ceremonies.
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Benjamin F. Tracy
Washington
Rockie
Tracy
Owego
Cyrus W Field in fragile health amid Field-Lindley affair
Nov 29 report from New York details Cyrus W Field resting at home while Mrs Lindley’s condition remains unchanged. Dr. Henry Field notes Field's nervous temperament and mental lapses, with rumors of his nephew E. M. Field in an asylum and Washington relations unclear. Union Pacific pledges to buy securities pledged with Field Lindley Wiechers & Co. to cover lenders.
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Field, Lindley, Wiechers & Co
Dillon
Field
Special
Washington
Stephen J. Field
Cyrna W. Field
E. M. Field
Young Field
Reason in Religion and the Great Fountain of Authority
Prof. Charles A. Briggs argues that reason is a great fountain of divine authority and that God uses the human reason alongside Bible and Church. He cites Westminster Confession for liberty beyond forms, notes empirical extensions to elect infants and heathen, and calls for unity amid diverse Christendom.
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Prof
Briggs
Dispatch
New Yorks
Charles A. Briggs
Church of the Covenant
Ministry of the Word
Christ
Westminster Divines
Jesus Christ
Israel
God
Rates
Plato
Israeli
Church
Divine Stude
Christendom
Besant Lectures on Reincarnation and Thought Materialization
Annie Besant spoke at Chickering Hall on reincarnation and the divine nature within. The audience included Ella Wheeler Wilcox and others as Besant explained human nature, spiritual potential, and her claim that thought can become tangible through hypnotism.
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New York
Chickering Hall
Mia
Annie Besant
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Marshall P. Wilder
D. Staunton
James Bogart
J. O. Woods
Alex. Fullerton
Mrs. Besant
Judge Heydrick Appointed to Supreme Bench Seat
Harrisburg reports an appointment to the Franklin judge Heydrick to the vacant Supreme Bench seat caused by Justice Clark’s death. The Dispatch carried the first hint, surprising most readers and drawing praise from supporters of rival candidates and reformers alike.
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Harrisburg
Tak DisPatch
Heydrick
Franklin
Supreme
Clark
Seven Berths From The Lake Shore Crash Claim More Lives
Tol ed o Nov 29 The Lake Shore Railroad wreck last night proved more deadly than feared with two killed at first, five more dying and several others in critical condition from severe burns and injuries. Names of the dead include Mrs Sarah McGoy and several relatives. Miss Ella Meyers has been sent home. The coroner and a jury will investigate as railroad officials delay statements while St Vincent s Hospital cares for the injured.
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Toledo
Lake Shore
Sarah McGoy
Ransom
Ill
M. J. McDonald
New York
H. Vaughan
San Francisco
Cal
Thomas McQueen
Elkhardt
Ind
Ella Meyers
Cleveland
Maude McKenzie
Chicago
John Nelson
Warren L. Potter
Des Moines
J. A. McKenzie
Pearl
James Ludwig
Peoria
John Conray
Melbourne
Mass
St. Vincent's Hospital
Episcopal rector resigns to become Catholic in Cambridge
Rev. James Field Spalding of Christ Church Cambridge announces resignation and conversion to Roman Catholicism. He denies influence from Bishop Brooke election and says Catholic Church defends the Scriptures as the true Church of Christ. He argues worship of idols is a Protestant phase and salvation comes through living by Christ’s promises.
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Boston
James Field Spalding
Christ Church, Cambridge
Brooke
Idole
Episcopal Church
Appea
Comstock in Chicago Targets Improper Chicago Publishers
Anthony Comstock arrives in Chicago to urge legal action against local publishers he accuses of mailing improper literature. The head of the Society for the Suppression of Vice plans a brief but sensational visit, following prior Newark and New York cases.
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Chicago
Anthony Comstock
Maila
Society For the Eo of Vice
Comstock
Saya Serer Lishoy
Newark
New York
Deliberate suicide via dynamite near Challender station
A man claiming to be a miner was hired by an Atlantic and Pacific bridge crew near Challender station New Mexico. He worked that day then vanished. The next day his body was found mangled with dynamite still nearby. No identifying papers were found.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Challender Station
Atlantic and Pacific
Last Resting Place of the Tracys in Greenwood
In one of Greenwood Cemetery's loveliest portions in New York the burial grounds for the Tracy family are noted as part of a special report dated November 20. The piece evokes the serene setting and commemorates the family’s final resting place.
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New York
Greenwood
Fire on Lake Michigan Tug Ends in Rescue
On Lake Michigan the tug John A. Miller burned and circled for over an hour as four men faced death. The Welcome rescued Captain Peter and Engineer James Barry along with fireman Newman who escaped amid flames. The Wel come narrowly avoided destruction as rescuers boarded the burning vessel. Beals kidnapping case prompts no prosecution. authorities search for the man who returned the child and received a reward.
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Lake,Michigan
John A. Miller
Peter
James Barry
Firences Newman
Beals
Kansas City
Olsima
Bina
Duel in Prospect Sparks Scranton Meeting headlines
In Scranton on November 20 a dispute between Dr William Haggerty a Democratic mayoral candidate and John G Doyle editor of the Elmira Telegram led to a personal confrontation in the St Charles Hotel lobby. Haggerty struck Doyle three times after approaching him with threats of harm.
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Scranton
St. Charles Hotel
William Haggerty
John G. Doyle
Elmira Telegram
Tur
Doyle
Mr. Herbert
Dr. Haggerty
Mr. Doyle
Aps R
Patiently Waiting Duel Looms Between Doyle and Dr. Haggerty
The report notes Doyle departing the hotel after declaring he will challenge Dr. Haggerty to a duel on the field of honor if the doctor does not issue a public apology. The exchange centers on a threatened confrontation with high personal stakes.
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Doyle
Dr. Haggerty
Chinese Barbarity and Mongolian Rebel Advance Report
Dispatches describe mass casualties among Belgian missionaries in China with extreme brutality including child victims, nun abuse, and desecration. Mongolian rebels push southward, capturing towns with requisitions as troops move forward. A St Petersburg telegram confirms private accounts of the events.
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Pekin
Mongolia
St. Petersburg
Nowoe ‘Remya
Ivestock
First Blood for the Rebels in Manchuria Defeat of Imperial Forces
Dispatches from Shanghai report rebel forces in Manchuria defeating 4000 imperial troops sent to quell the uprising. Government plans 6000 reinforcements from Tianjin march toward Beijing, signaling grave anxiety for imperial authority. Archbishop Aix stands by his stance in Lyons mass, defying silencing pressure amidst trial.
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Loxpon
Shanghai
Manchuria
Tien Tien
Pekin
Paris
Aix
Lyons
Soulard
Turned Into a Canal The Galena River Restored
Galena Illinois completes navigation restoration on the Galena River. Government sanction and Grant-Galena Company collaboration built a dam and a three mile canal with a lock, enabling large Mississippi steamboats access to Galena harbor next season.
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Galena River
Galena, Ill
Mississippi
Galena
Congress
Grant-Galena Company
Grant- Galena Company
Bushing the Minneapolis hotels for convention week rooms
Applications for rooms for the National Convention pour into Minneapolis hotels. Assignments will wait until ten days after Chairman Clarkson and Sergeant at Arms Meek visit. The Assignment Committee expects all can be accommodated at the West Nicollet Langham and Holmes, with downtown hotels handling 2,000 more and remote houses handling overflow.
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Minneapolis
Clarkson
Se ¢S At Arms Meek
Citizens' Committee
National Committee
Nicollet
Langham
Holmes
Not Enough Engineers Warn Navy Shortage
Commodore Melville, head of the Bureau of Engineering, reports to the Navy Secretary that the engineering corps is understaffed. He notes ongoing vessel machinery work and yard needs but stresses the danger of continuing declines in engineer officers and urges immediate measures to prevent a likely serious accident aboard ships.
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Washington
Commodore Melville
Bureau of Engineering
Secretary of the Navy
Melville
Oil in Pittsburg Water Spurs Theories Of Cause
Residents report oily taste and film in city water with nausea and cooking odor. Chief Bigelow and experts debate causes from refinery residuum to broken oil lines on the Allegheny River system, with rain or snow expected to dilute and end the issue.
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Pittsburg
Bear Creek Refining Company
Allegheny
Bigelow
Chief Bigelow
Victuala
Allegheny River
Bear Creek
Ally
Wallace
Franklin
Oil City
W. T. English
Four Women Speculating in West Virginia
Clarksburg November 29 Special Mrs Taylor a Washington Pa millionaire oil speculator has set up headquarters at Harnsville in Ritchie County with plans to drill a well near Raresane. She travels with a private secretary and has drawn attention from several prominent landowners in the area.
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West Virginia
Clarksburg
Taylor
Washington, Pa
Harnsville
Ritchie County
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