Extradition Action Aims at Livsey In Governor Pattison Probe
Ex-Philadelphia treasurer William Livsey faces extradition from Canada as Governor Pattison plans to bring a key witness to Harrisburg. The push includes letters and memoranda in District Attorney Graham’s hands, with ex-city treasurers and leaders like Quay, Cameron and Magee listed as witnesses seeking a full Senate inquiry into state fiscal affairs.
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Philadelphia
Hensel
Livesey
Graham
Boyer
Pattison
Senate
McCamont
Bover
Joseph J. Martin
A. B. Widener
Irvin
Frank F. Kell
Cameron
Quay
C. L. Magee
Pittsburg
Legislative Investigating Committee
Partiaon
Charges Filed Against Toledo Knight of Pythias Leader
Charges were preferred at a State Grand Finance Committee meeting against 8. A. Court of Toledo for overcharging traveling expenses and stamps and for discourteous conduct. The charges were laid over for future investigation. Court seeks re election and is a candidate for office.
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Cleveland
State Grand Finance Committee
Toledo
Knights of Pythias
Edmund Titchens
Court
Toledo Candidate Culp Attacks Courtovercharges Claim
The passage notes Cal as the opposition candidate in Toledo while Culp, formerly Court's assistant, claims to have learned facts from that tenure. The Finance Committee cleared Court's books. the Grand circulated the report state wide. Culp cites no overcharge amount or known figure. Court has served two terms as Grand Keeper.
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Cal
Toledo
Culp
Court
Finance Committee
Grand
Terrible Mine Explosion Kills Several in Mahoney City
Mahoney City Pennsylvania reports a blast at Richardson Colliery owned by Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company. About a dozen lives lost while 14 men entombed. eight rescued to surface, six fatally burned, six still imprisoned awaiting rescue.
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Mahoney City
Richardson
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Winfield Mack
J. F. Brennan
Thomas Conville
Michael Grant
John Salmon
Michael Welsh
John Purcell
John Lawlor
Joseph Shields
Thomas Clamey
Butler Accused of Breach Over Autobiography Publication
Boston Oct 3 General Ben F Butler faces suit for breaking a contract with C F Jewett Publishing and transferring his autobiography to A M Thayer Co. An injunction seeks to stop the rival publisher from issuing the book. Jewett claims trust and Butler alleges breach by Jewett. matter to be presented in court.
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Boston
General Ben F. Butler
C. F. Jewett Publishing Company
A. M. Thayer & Co
General Butler
Mr. Elder
The
Natiff
Jewett
Boston Dress Reform Sparks Quiet Display by Evelyn Shawson
In Boston a small group of two women wore water resistant outfits, challenging traditional skirts. Evelyn Shawson, a retiring leader, rejects militant reform and says she has no aim to persuade others. She plans a waterproof suit with tall riding boots and will wear it publicly.
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BosTox
Mra Evelyn Shawson
United Mine Workers Adjourn Meeting Shows Ohio Opposition
National Board of United Mine Workers adjourned to Monday as not all state presidents arrived. The eight hour day debate resumes with Ohio President Jones opposed to the move for now, affecting progress across seven states. Further discussions are planned to reach a resolution.
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Cotcemnrs
National Board of
United Mine Workers
Jones
Ohio Association
Ohio
A Bullet in Her Head on Louisville Train
Miss Tenie McEwen of Frankfort was shot on a Louisville and Nashville train Friday night by Wes Watson a drunken man on board. A confrontation with a group of intoxicated passengers led to a pistol discharge striking her below the left eye and lodging in the neck muscles. She was taken to her home and may die. The shooter and an accomplice were arrested.
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Louisville
Tenie McEwen
Frankfort
Nashville
Wes Watson
Darkies
Raum Denies Resigning Facing Pension Chief Questions
General Green B Raum rejected reports of his resignation. He said he did not tender resignation to the President at the conference, though he did not wish to embarrass the administration. He offered that his management could end if the President found his conduct unsatisfactory or charges against him justified.
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Raum
Curiaco
Green B. Raum
Pension Department
Dot
President assures office was satisfactory under my administration
A formal remark by the President emphasizes that the office is in better condition than ever and that no changes are planned. He notes full satisfaction with the administration and denies any further discussion on altering the office.
Dill Arrested Again in Clearfield Bank Probe
United States District Attorney Lyon declares earlier Dill arrest illegal and orders new information. Bail set at 20000 with hearing scheduled Friday October 9 at 11. Dill remains in jail parlor under Captain Clark while supporters await outcome and editors reassess prosecution.
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Clearfield
Dill
Houtzdale
United States
Lyon
Pittsburg
Walter Lyon
Miller
Wilson
Ambrose
T. E. Clark
Captain Clark
Ulster Savings Bank Collapse Prompts Arrests in Kingston
Panic spreads as Ulster County Savings Institution closes its doors in Kingston. Treasurer Ostrander and Assistant Treasurer Trumpbour jailed amid evidence of a 463000 embezzlement over twenty years. Examiner reports 160000 stripped, with Trumpbour falsifying ledgers and cash entries.
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Kixcston
Ulster County Savings Institution
Charles M. Preston
Ostrander
Matthew T. Trumpbour
Preston
Trumpbour
Banking Department
Dill
Alten B. Parker
George H. Sharpe
Williams
Kenyon
Noah Wolven
John W. Searing
W. T. Trompbour
Hussey
Kingston Savings Bank
Watering 40 Kansas counties eyed in irrigation plan
A Goodland dispatch reports Frank Melbourne paused experiments due to high winds and rain. He plans to continue when weather allows, aiming to water 40 Kansas counties and 20 in Colorado with possible inclusion of Southwestern Nebraska. The matter raises questions on irrigation bond elections and county commissioners authority under current law. Colorado law already allows such county action.
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Topeka
Opt
Goodland
Frank Melbourne
Kansas
Colorado
Nebraska
Melbourne
Red Cloud
Defied the Law San Francisco Sealing Vessel Returns
The sealing schooner Edward E Webster under Captain McLean arrived in port after seven months at sea. Sailors claim a raid on the Rookeries with the Hamilton Lewis brother ship led to many seal kills and Russian gunfire in Bering Sea. Some crew were jailed and starved during the return voyage. The Webster brings back 1 300 skins.
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San Francisco
Edward E. Webster
McLean
Webster
Copper Island
Hamilton Lewis
Esilors
Bering Sea
Lily L
Iain McLean
Seaman Suttie Not Charged in Ship Burn Case
Thomas Suttie, a seaman aboard the Fannie Tucker burned off Brazil on August 30, was brought to New York after pausing examination. He waived examination and was committed to Ludlow Street Jail in default of 36,000 bail, while other crew members face the same warrant.
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New York
Thomas Suttie
Fannie Tucker
Brazil
Bahia
Frost
Bnn Cker
National Board of Marine Underwriters
United States
Ludlow Street
Boston Incubator Aimed at Premature Infants
A Boston invention by Dr. George R. Southwick uses a simple box with heated water cans and venting to incubate prematurely born babies. Bernard Frits’s child, born three months early and weighing under three pounds, survived three months in the device and now weighs 16 pounds at about six months old.
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Boston
George R. Southwick
Bernard Frits
Horrors of Siberia Report From Rostrow
Boril Sinteki a Russian Hebrew who arrived with his family on the steamship Kansas describes brutal treatment by officials in Siberia. Exiled for a minor offense the family faced torture and death as a girl was abused and killed, a mother whipped, and Nihilists later freed prisoners before the family escaped to Rostrow.
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Rostrow
Boril Sinteki
Kansas
Onte
Svitzki
Daugster
Bishop Dubbs Case Called for Thorough Probe
At the General Conference session in Philadelphia on October 9 the committee handling Bishop Dubbs reported that he had been unfairly treated and urged a full investigation to place the matter on a right footing.
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Association
Indianapolis
The
Evangelical Alliance
Tr. Carroll
New
Philadelphia
General Conference of the Evangelical Church
Dubbs
Mystery of the Bay Tragedy Claims Three Lives
Corpus Christi discovers the bodies of Rowena Hamlin 11 Helen 13 and Horace Hamlin after a morning walk gone wrong. The mother recalls urging him to stay, noting his recent money troubles. Investigators search the bay as the town mourns a family torn by a fatal mystery.
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Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi Bay
Rowena Hamlin
Horace Hamlin
Helen
Confidence Men Outdone in Bank Wrecking Case at Chrisman
Paris Illinois October details reveal Standiford brothers used a burned bank as cover to solicit notes for 10 000 each and obtained 30 000 total. Three notes discounted in the city with promises to pay. Grand jury returns 15 indictments for forgery embezzlement obtaining money under false pretenses and larceny. county offers 1000 reward for the Standiford brothers.
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Paris
Ill
Standiford Bros
Chrisman
Standiford
Standifords
Ace Resort
Eee
Standiford Brothers
New Hydrophobia Treatment Reported in Perkiomenville
Negristown reports a cure from hydrophobia after weeks in a completely dark room. John Bolton, bitten when a mad dog attacked his house dog, remained in darkness to avoid light exposure and is now permanently cured though nearly blind from the long period without light.
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Perkiomenville
John Bolton
Mr. Bolton
Lawyer Renounces Practice to Champion Spiritualism
Luther R. Marsh, long a lawyer, announces he renounces his profession to become a spiritualist preacher. He will debut in Boston at the Spiritual Temple tomorrow with morning and evening lectures and then tour Western cities.
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Onset
Mass
Luther R. Marsh
Huyler
Ann O'Delia Diss Debar
Marsh
Boston
Beaver Falls Jail Breaker Escapes Through Window
Beaver Falls lockup turnkey found W. T. Martin, charged with larceny, missing at dawn after escaping through a grated window. Martin used broken cell locks to reach the corridor and climbed to the wall, then lowered himself to the ground with a blanket.
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Beaver Fals
Itea
Beaver Falls
W. T. Martin
Jay Gould Appears at Morris Park and Grant Me Fund Event
Jay Gould made a public show of health by appearing at Morris Park races and at the Grant me Fund allegorical entertainment in the Madison Square Garden. He looked well and lifted spirits amid rumors of ill health.
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New York
Jay Gould
Morris Park
Madison Mare Garden
Escape at St Louis jail reported by guard
Jailer Kramer reported the escape of ten prisoners today in St Louis. He examined all guards in the jail and notified Guard Pitagerald at noon. The report notes continued guard scrutiny and investigation into the breach.
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St. Louis
Kramer
Pitageralde Nou Iteerra
Hig Imnonssen
Tolstoi Declares 1881 Works Free to Publish
Count Tolstoi states in Norce Vremya that all works dating from 1881 will henceforth be free to publish or translate. The note signals a liberal shifts in rights for Tolstoi's writings.
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Count Tolstoi
The
Norce Vremya
Ex-President Cleveland Welcomes Baby Girl
New York reports Mrs. Grover Cleveland gave birth to a daughter shortly after midnight. Dr. Joseph Bryant attended. both mother and child, weighing eight pounds, are well. Cleveland and family anticipate possible city stay. news reached midday. Dispatches from Atchison and messages to Cabinet members followed. The late president’s wife, Frances Folsom Cleveland, had married June 2, 1886 in the White House.
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Grover Cleveland
G.C
Cleveland
Bryant
Atchison County
Frances Folsom
White House
Oscar Folsom
Miss Folsom
Mr. Cleveland
Buffalo
Miss
Mme, Brecher
Europe
Ben Folsom
Nordland
Antwerp
Flect
Chandler
Dan Lamont
Folcoms
Gilsey House
New York
Washington
Garland
Byron Sunderand
Batavia
N. Y
Deer Park
Allegheny Mountains
Robert Garrett
Baltimore
Madison Avenue
Mrs. Cleveland
Gray Gables
Buzzard’s Bay
Wrecked the Limited: East Palestine arrest shocks town
William Canfield confessed to wrecking the New York and Chicago limited at East Palestine on August 7. Detectives led by G J Perkins pursued the case for two months and obtained a second confession in hearings today. Canfield is jailed in East Palestine and to be moved to New Lisbon for a hearing before Squire Waneyul as Mayor Jerry Dennis and others look on.
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William Canfield
East Palestine
New York
Chicago
G. 3. Perkins
Canfield
Marshal Bowens
New Lisbon el
Squire Wanevul
Jerry Dennis
Mane
Bowens Testifies About Robbery Motive at Trial
William Bowens testified that the motive behind the mall robbery was to obtain money. He described the plan and the circumstances leading to the alleged crime, detailing how the defendants planned the heist and what they intended to take.
Clerks Freed from Usurers by Weekly Pay Order
Washington report states Secretary Foster ordered departmental employees to be paid weekly rather than semi monthly to curb usury. The reform ends the practice of loans at high interest and allows workers to access funds every week, reducing reliance on outside lenders.
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Dispatch
Washington
Foster
Woman Threatens School With Revolver at Beaver Falls
Mrs. Gertie Hollen, a local Black woman with police court notoriety, challenged Prof. Reed after her child was chastised. She drew a revolver in Reed's private room, vowed violence, and caused teachers and students to flee as janitors alerted police. Directors will prosecute.
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Beaver Falls
Gertie Hollen
Eleventh Street
Another Victim of the Erie Wreck
Mrs. Anna Johnson of Muskegon Michigan died in Kent after being injured in the Erie wreck last Wednesday.
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Erie
Cleveland
Anna Johnson
Muskegon
Mich
Kent
Tur Diaraten and Society Pages Highlight Diverse Content
Page by page listings reveal a bustling newspaper table of contents. Sections include ecology ecumenical conference society reviews fashion and art rebuttals and military gossip along with cooking by steam and amusement notices.
Tin in California A Large Plate Factory for San Francisco
A prominent San Francisco manufacturer plans a large tin plate factory, aiming to hire 800 to 1,000 workers within a year. He recently visited Wales to study tinmaking amid tariff changes and intends to source ore domestically if possible to maximize profits. The project anticipates producing 200 locally this year and expanding hires as the plant builds.
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Swansea
Wales
San
Tee
Australia
San Bernardino
Black Hills
United States
California
Welsh tin plate magnate eyes American market shift
Edwarda of Wales, son of Daniel Edwards, discusses the McKinley bill's impact on Welsh and U S tin plate industries at Lafayette. He notes American demand fuels Welsh growth, predicts many Welsh workers may seek work in American mills, and cites U S mining and steel plate capacity as keys to success. Edwards plans to Pittsburg to bring back insights for Wales.
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Philadelphia
G. Edwarda
Daniel Edwards
Wales
Lafayette
Edwards
Mr. Edwards
America
Pittsburg
Tin plate shipment to Governor by Baltimore and Ohio express
Governor Campbell received by Baltimore and Ohio express 100 pounds of tin plate from the United States Iron and Tin Manufacturing Company of Demmiler, Pa. Prepaid charges. The firm sent the tin to rebuke campaign remarks and provided an affidavit to a local firm manager attesting to manufacture quality and the use of Pennsylvania tin as superior to imported tin.
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Columbus
Campbell
Baltimore and Ohio Express
United States Iron and Tin Manufacturing Company
Demmiler
Pennsylvania
Reed to resign from Congress ex-Speaker preparing to step out
Ex-Speaker Reed reportedly plans to tender resignation and retire from the House before Congress meets to take a senior position with a major New York City corporation. The report notes one possible obstacle or uncertainty.
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WasutxeTos
Reed
House
New York City
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