Ballot Printing Crisis Halts Allegheny County Election Plan
Allegheny County faces a 52 by 22 inch blanket ballot size with 68 ton weight, straining printers in Pittsburg and Philadelphia. Commissioners lag on Harrity sample while interior counties fear disfranchisement, as firms bid to manage the statewide printing within a tight deadline.
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Interior Counties
Pittsburg
Quaker City
Allegheny County
Harrity
Harrisbore
Philadelphia
W. P. Bennett
Bookbinder
Pittsburg Printing Company
Tate Distate
Bennett
Foster
Stevenson & Foster
Court House
Harrisburg
Snyder
Pennsylvania
Allerheny County
Interior
W. G. Johnston & Co
Greene
Westmoreland
Beaver
W.G. Johnston & Co
Blanket Ballot Law Puts Philadelphia Printing Hurdle
Philadelphia officials warn the 52 by 22 inch Baker blanket ballot is unprintable nationwide and will paralyze the election process. County Commissioners Cory Stulb and J Pp Sensenderfer say 125 tons of white paper and perfs are needed for 150 pound ballots, with Dunlap & Clarke contracted to supply lots and 300 extra workers.
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Philadelphia
Cory Stulb
J. Pp
J. Sensenderfer
Baker
Stulb
Dunlap & Clarke
Harrity
T¢e
Reeder
Erie County
Ballot Printing Delays Threaten Erie County Specimens
Harrisburg reports Superintendent Grier says Erie county ballots require 22 by 52 inch sheets and 14 000 reams of paper. He notes presses and paper shortages risk full state printing before the election, with Philadelphia Pittsburg and Meyers of Erie each limited by time and capacity. Attorney General Hensel expects ballot certification between October 13 and 30.
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Harrisburg
W. Hayes Grier
Public Printing
Erie County
Philadelphia
Oe & Co
Sire
Allen, Lane & Scott
Hensel
Sease Department
Ballot Logistics Stir City Politics As Weigh-in Looms
County Commissioner Mercer says officials will follow Harrisburg instructions and await the official ballot. Bids are off until the regular ticket arrives, with sample ballots due Saturday and Monday. A 24x22 inch ballot weighs 1.4 ounces. the full ballot could reach 24 ounces and a 1000-voter ward would weigh about 240 pounds. Drays will be needed to distribute ballots and ward workers face heavy loads.
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Harrity
Mercer
Harrisburg
Gripp
Politician Critique of Baker Ballot Law Sparks Laughs
Titusville attorney Roger Sherman pilloried the Baker ballot law calling it flawed and amusing. He mocked ballot boxes as too small for district votes and warned that declared assistance would let a knowledgeable helper tilt ballots toward party bosses.
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Roger Sherman
Titusville
Mr. Sherman
Secret ballot critique and call to reform
The text critiques the secret ballot and ward heelers, arguing they undermine voter resistance. It praises the Baker ballot law but contends opponents have made it odious and urges removing unwieldy portions.
Ballot Box Dilemma in Large Precincts Sparks Debate
County Commissioner Weir warns large precincts face ballot overflow as boxes 18 inches square may not hold 1500 votes. He notes spoiled tickets must be marked and boxed, and tally books and stubs must fit after counting. Delivery costs may rise with express wagon delivery replacing messengers.
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Weir
Prohibitionists on the Ticket in State Certification
Lancaster and Williamsport leaders visit the State Department to certify Prohibition party candidates with 3 percent district support. The certification allows placement on ballots in congressional, senatorial, legislative, and county races as required by the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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Harrisburg
H. D. Patton
Lancaster
State Prohibition
H. T. Ames
Williamsport
Prohibition
State Department
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Old Masters Seized and Smuggling Claims Fly
The divorced wife of William Campbell, now married to an Italian, faces smuggling charges after customs officials seize paintings valued at 110,000. She accuses Inspector Traitteur of fabricating the case to seize 82 paintings, seeks restitution for a crush involving her former husband, and notes a Da Vinci work valued at 25,000 among the seized pieces. The U.S. will hold the paintings unless she proves the works were used in her Naples home a year earlier.
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Custom House
William Campbell
di Cacaci
Naples
Campbell
Traitteur
Coton
Onardo da Vinci
Christ
the Cross
Central Park
Sam
Unearthly Secret Rites Charged Against Fraternities
Byron F. Lockwood of Jackson sues the Masonic and Odd Fellows lodges for 50,000 damages claiming blackballing harmed his character. He alleges secretive methods to uncover secrets and hypnotic practices during membership applications.
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Graxp
Republican candidate L H Shively dies after hydrophobia bite
Wicurra Kansas October 6. Republican candidate for the Legislature L H Shively died in a hospital from hydrophobia after being bitten by his own dog about a month earlier. He sought treatment in Great Bend where a mudstone was applied to the wound for 16 hours, but the infection developed and he died in agony.
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Wicurra
Kan
L H. Shively
Pasteur Institute
Great Bend
Wesleyan College War Ends in Court Settlement
The Wesleyan College war in Methodist circles and the courts ended today with a surrender by Brown to President Kust, resolving the bitter dispute and bringing an end to the prolonged confrontation.
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Wesleyan College
Corcornats
Brown
Kust
Girls Arrested In Outlaw Hunt At Cooley Residence
In Asrostown Pennsylvania officers moved to jail Frank Cooley’s sisters and his 15-year-old brother after finding a stash of stolen goods beneath a wash-house secret door. The sisters Hattie and Lida, and younger brother Russell, were taken to Uniontown to answer charges of receiving and concealing stolen property. They remained defiant yet composed as they were committed.
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Asrostown
Cooley
Frank Cooley
Wilson
Pegg
W. Longhead
Hattie
Lida
Russell
Uniontown
Love's Young Dream Fades in Allegheny Separation Trial
In Onrcaco Oct 6 a packed courtroom heard Mia Anna Reno sue Robert R. Reno for legal separation. Both from Allegheny Pa, they married three months after meeting in Pittsburg. The judge gave three days to reconcile or grant a decree for separate maintenance.
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Onrcaco
Anthony
Anna
Robert R. Reno
Anit
Allegheny
Mia Anna Reno
Pittsburg
Chicago
Ee Iittsburg
Reno
Ex-President Cleveland Aboard Benedict Yacht At Buzzard's Bay
E C Benedict's yacht Oneida anchored off Monument Neck at 7 this morning with ex President Cleveland as sole singer aboard. He visited Gray Gables wharf around 11 o'clock after being personal guest of Mr Benedict during the stopover.
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Buzzard’s Bay
Mass
E. C. Benedict
Oneida
Cleveland
Monument Neck
Benedict
Gray Gables Wharf
Philadelphia Businessman Dies by Suicide After Fraud Exposure
William M. Runck of Darlington Runck & Co. shot himself at his St David's home after fraud allegations surfaced regarding firm funds. He left letters to his wife and Mr Darling ton, was a Penn Mutual director with life insurance of 525000, and a leading Episcopal Sunday School figure.
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Philadelphia
William M. Runk
Darlington, Runck & Co
St David's
Rank
Darlington
Runk
St. David’s
Stunk
Ronk
Penn Mutual Company
Diocese of
Pennsylvania
American Church Sunday School Institute
Episcopal Church
New York
United States
Southwest
Baltimore
American Sunday School Triennial Institute
Hensel Wins A Suit Over Inheritance Tax
In Harrisburg on October 6 the Supreme Court ruled that shares in the York based limited partnership of P A S Small were taxable as tangible property under Pennsylvania law and subject to a 5 percent collateral inheritance tax, despite the estate being domiciled in Maryland. The decision, favored by Attorney General Hensel, preserves substantial annual tax receipts for the state treasury.
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Harrisburg
Supreme Court
Hensel
George Small
P. A. & S. Small, Limited
York
Baltimore
York County
Maryland
Pennsylvania
New Type Founders Trust Formed in New Jersey
After repeated failures the type founders unite to form the Type Founders Company in New Jersey with 29 million dollars capital. They expect profits rising toward 1 million dollars annually, with some projecting up to 1.5 million. Key U.S. firms A D Farmer Son and George Bruce Son Co decline to join, Barnhart Brothers Spindler may sell in, Keystone Type Foundry of Philadelphia reportedly considers sale.
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New Yor
Oct
New Trust
Type Founders Company
New Jersey
Type
A. D. Farmer & Son
George Bruce’s Son & Co
Barnhart Brothers & Spindler
Chicago
Keystone Type Foundry
Philadelphia
Justice Shiras Arrives in Washington for First Meetings
Justice Shiras reached the capital and stays at the Arlington Hotel. Leading lawyers and Supreme Court justices called on him and he will meet President Harrison tomorrow. The Court will swear in the new Pittsburgh appointee in the coming session.
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Washington
Shiras
Capital
Arlington Hotel
Supreme Bench
Harrison
Supreme Court
Pittsburg
Pittaburg
Irish comedian placed in Bloomingdale asylum
Harry Kernell, the Irish comedian, was placed in Bloomingdale Asylum by doctors after examination on Monday. His wife Queenie Vassar said the decision was made for his welfare and he was taken to the asylum this morning.
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Harry Kernell
Bloomingdale
Physiciana
New York
Bloomingdale Asylum
Queenie Vassar
Dra O'Hanlon
Douglas
Bernell
Cholera Scare Traced From Afghanistan to Europe
A historical report surveys cholera paths from Afghanistan to northern Europe. It notes accelerated spread and reports Yankee doctors in Paris discussing Stanhope’s inoculation method and its perceived effectiveness.
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Paris
Stanhope
Cholera Outbreak Strikes Towawanpa New York Area
Health officials report Asiatic cholera cases and two deaths in Towawanpa with two more under treatment. Frank Kalma, a Russian, died seven hours after onset. his 5 year old son also died. Kalma’s wife and an Austrian boarder Kaliseh are critically ill. Dr. Jayne ordered quarantine and fumigation. News from Hamburg and Russia found in the home. Health Commissioner Wende to review results tomorrow.
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Towawanpa
N. Y
Seaboard
A. V. Jayne
Buffalo
Wende
State Board of Health
Jayne
Frank Kalma
BR. Taber
Dr. Taber
Kalma
Kaliseh
Hamburg
Russia
Route of the Scourge cholera spread and Budapest cases rise
The Marine Hospital Bureau translates a Constantinople article tracing cholera spread from Afghanistan to the Caucasus and Europe. By Oct 2 Budapest reports eight cases and six deaths while European ports impose quarantines and travel restrictions amid ongoing outbreaks.
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Marine Hospital Bureau
Buda-Pesth
Caucasus
Djellabad
Afghanistan
Peshawar
Cabal
Caspian Sea
St. Petersburg
Russia
Hamburg
Germany
Antwer Havre
Persia
Europe
Buda Pesth
Hungary
William
Scharfheide
Stanhope
Mn Stanhope
Paris
Halstead Boyland
Baltimore Medical College
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Grier
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