Irish Nationalists Move to Rally American Aid for Ireland
New York reports Irish leaders Dillon O Brien and Sullivan plan a staged arrival to press Americans for relief and support. Gill, the Irish journalist, says the campaign seeks to expose Tory landlord oppression and the need for English responsibility in famine relief. Parnell is described as the movement’s guiding spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DTE Watch
New York
Thomas Patrick Gill
County South
Alaska
Gill
Chitech Ireland
Catholic World
Trinity College
O'Brien
Dillon
O Brien
Havre
Dublin
William Murphy
O'iiries
O’brien
Tim Harrington
T. D. Sullivan
National Party
Ireland
America
Tre
Balfour
O’ Brien
Parvell
Edward
Hielfour
Datson
Awaris
Parnell
Justin McCarthy
Gil
England
Irish Tenant Famine Foe Warns of British Duty to Prevent Starvation
A nationalist speaker argues the English government must prevent famine in Ireland and grant Irish self rule. He cites tenants forming a Tenants' Trade Union, paid rents, and landlord resistance, noting funds raised in Ireland and assistance from Australia. Anticipated visits by OBrien and Dillon are to be arranged for a reception in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Ireland
National Party
Tenants
Balfour
Rothschilds
Barings
Australia
Gill
Tipperary
South Tipperary
Lawdlords
Barry
Mr. Gill
Father Humphreys
Michael O’brien
Dalton
O’brien
Dillon
America
President Harrison Travels Untroubled to Washington
President Harrison's quiet day in Indianapolis included church attendance and greetings at the Denison Hotel and McKee residence. Ex-Senator McDonald visited at 3 o'clock. the party planned to depart by 6 o'clock tomorrow morning for Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Harrison
Baby McKee
Justice Miller
Will Lee
Tracy
Denison
Halford
W. H. Smith
McKee
Bankers' Wives in Prison In New York
Mrs Field and Mrs Miller, wives of the London bankers who fled, are detained at police headquarters, occupying a long dormitory room. Trunks and bags seized at Coleman House hold gowns jewelry and dolls. no links to charges found, though large sums and certificates are referenced. Mrs Miller claims lineage and disputes over drafts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aspatrem
New York
Field
Miller
Brown Tires, & Co
London
Supreme Court
Brown Bros. & Pe
Secretary Tracy Denies London Boycott Rumor
From St Louis October 12 cablegrams report a London rumor that Secretary Tracy boycotted Roach's shipyard after its sale to an English syndicate. Tracy said he did not know of the sale until shown the cablegram and called the boycott claim humble and unfounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
London
Tracy
Roach
Roach Yards
Drowned Veteran of Fremont’s Expedition Dies in Repwoop
Jesse Pease, San Mateo County’s oldest resident, aged nearly 98, drowned in Repwoop City after drinking. He fell from a rowboat into the Repwoop River this afternoon. He claimed to have arrived in California in 1818 and to have guided General Fremont in 1846, with documents showing presence in 1835.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Repwoop City
Ont
Jesse Pease
San Mateo County
Pease
California
Fremont
Resignations Sought From Cincinnati Board Members
Columbus Dispatch reports October 12 that Governor Campbell faces pressure from Democrats to force Reemelin and Montgomery of the Cincinnati Board of Improvements to resign. Brice plans a Cincinnati meeting to urge resignations, while Campbell may revoke the extra session if they quit. Friends press for a party free exit. Bernard says the Board will not resign or be abolished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reemelin
Montgomery
Brice
Cincinnati
M. Ziendr
Campbell
Friends of
Ohio
Peter Schwab
Lewis G. Bernard
Wealthy bachelor Kernochan dies by self-inflicted gunshot
Walton O. Kernochan, 27, a wealthy member of the Delpha Phi Club in New York, was found dead in his bed chamber after shooting himself in the forehead while dressed in evening attire. Neighbors reported insomnia and temporary insanity as causes. his father John A. Kernochan was a prominent financier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Walton O. Kernochan
Delpha Phi
East Twenty-seventh Street
Hhis
Kernochan
John A. Kernochan
Pittsfield
Mass
Fugitive Wyoming Buffalo Herd Stirring in Red Desert
Acting Governor Meldrum reports Interior Department inquiry into 70 wild buffalo from Yellowstone missing for weeks. Sightings near Big Horn region and Red Desert between Rawlins and Shoshone reservation prompt planned expedition led by Ws H. Root to drive herd back to the park. Wyoming bans buffalo killing but danger from roving Indian parties looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Meldrum
Wyoming
Interior Department
Yellowstone National Park
Big Horn
Red Desert
Rawlins
Shoshone Indian Reservation
Ws H. Root
Laramie
Wind Rivers
United States
Delano resigns from National Wool Growers Association
President Delano urges wool growers to unite and vote to protect industry while outlining gains from Congress. He announces his official severance and sends notice to the association, urging strong organization and continued adherence to protective principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delano
Columbus
Columbus Delano
National Wool Growers’ Association
United States
Congress
N Mgational Tion
C.D. Delano
Mz. Vernon
Dst
California women form drive for Fremont relief home
In San Francisco on October 12 a committee was named to raise six thousand dollars from California women to fund a home for Mr and Mrs Fremont and their daughter. About one thousand dollars has already been subscribed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Women of California
Ee of
Bes
Fremont and Daughter
Secret Names Revealed in Emery Delamater Charges
Ex Senator Emery admits the letters X Y and Z in his charges against Delamater identify witnesses once kept private. Bradford responds from October 12 confirming the public reveal of those persons and defending his withholding of names to protect informants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emery
Delamater
Bradford
Dispatch
Lewis Euerr, Jn
Independent Publican A H Olmstead Backed By Democrats
A Democratic County Committee meeting endorsed A H Olmstead Independent Republican and Industrial candidate for Assembly, who will challenge Representative Thompson. The gathering discussed a three hour caucus about fence repairs in Andrews County and ridiculed state ticket funding. Detectives are covering potential boodler risks among officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Titusville
Andrews
Democratic County Committee
A. H. Olmstead
Independent Publican
Three-way Deadlock in Twenty-First District
Republican conferees from Jefferson Armstrong Indiana and Westmoreland fail to pick a congressional candidate. They ask State Central Committee Chairman Andrews to appoint three outsiders Gen William Lilly Thomas Robinson and Henry C Frick to decide among four nominees at Apollo on October 16 at 2 PM with fair hearing for all candidates and reps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PerLapeLpata
Twenty-first
Jefferson
Armstrong
Indiana
Westmoreland
Andrews
Congress
William 4. Andrews
Apollo
William Lilly
Thomas Robinson
Henry C. Frick
Count on victory in western states may shift electoral votes
Washington dispatch reports denial of a doctored census story. Analysts say the Dunnell reapportionment draft relied on Census Office figures and favors Republicans. An officer notes the 150,000 per seat rule tees up 218 Republican vs 161 Democratic electoral votes, with four uncertain states deciding the race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Dunnell
Ducnell
House
Porter
Bureau
California
Iowan
Connecticut
Indiana
West Virginia
Durr Confesses Tied to Toledo Tollgate Attack
Edward Durr the supposed third man in the Toledo tollgate crime confessed after arrest. He implicated Bush Durr and George Tenters and detailed events from the buggy encounter to the shooting at Mrs. Elizabeth Saunders. Authorities say the case now centers on the Durrs and Tenters with rumors of related arsons and robberies nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Saunders
James S. Hammond
Washington
Canonsburg
Edward Durr
Sheriff's Office
Bush Durr
George E. Tenters
Gassville
W. Va
Wheeling Island
Durr
Toledo
Moses Bolden
Ambrose Nelson
Mysterious scheme alleged to affect Pattison vote
A Pittsburg conference reportedly hatched a plan to reduce the Pattison vote in Philadelphia on November 4. The scheme, kept secret due to penalties for voting interference, was sent to Judge Gordon for possible action and may be forwarded to ex Governor Pattison. The judge indicated he would reveal details if warranted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Gordon
Court of Common Pleas No
Judge Gordon
Pattison
Prohibition Fight Tangles Leavenworth Politics and Police Board
In Leavenworth Secretary of State Higgins visits amid a plan to oust the Police Commission and shift control to temperance allies. Prohibitionists denounce the scheme as duplicity while Republicans demand consultation before changes, with threats of a temperance revolt if enacted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Higeins
Police Commission
Metropolitan Board
Ublicans
Locomotive Explosion Saver Hero Engineer Faces Wounds
In Huntiveton on October 12 an engine pulling a Chicago and Erie freight exploded two miles west of town. Engineer Edward Murphy, badly scalded and with a broken leg, crawled on hands and knees to flag passenger train No. 8. Fireman George Kirby was severely burned and doubtfully recoverable.
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Huntiveton, Inc
Chicago and Erie
West Point
Edward Murphy
George Kirby
Chicago
Murphy
Kirby
Jurist Killed in Freight Locomotive Collision
Hon J L DeWitt resident Judge of Common Pleas died instantly after being struck by a west bound freight engine on the Lake Shore Railroad in Sandusky. He had been shooting snipe in the marsh and crossed tracks failing to hear the warning whistle. The engineer stated ample warning was given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandusky
J. L. DeWitt
Private meeting with Andrews and Bannon in Warren
Chairman Andrews and Bannon arrive in Warren Pennsylvania for a private conference. Sheriff Ban non and local officials meet at Carver House while discussions continue in a closed room. The meeting is described as discreet with only a few local figures aware of the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Andrews
Bia
Sheriff Bannon
McKean
Henry Brace
Carver House
Bannon
Alien
Higein
Barefooted churchgoer caused scene at Holy Cross
A tall well dressed man walked barefoot along the side of the Church of the Holy Cross at Fifty first Street and Tenth Avenue during mass, puffing a cigar. He was ejected, became demonstrative outside, and was taken to a police station for handling. He claimed to be Frederick Staaten, and county doctors will examine him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Church of the Holy Cross
Fifty-first Strees
Tenth Avenue
Elf
Frederick Staaten
Eet
Abducted in Childhood Seeks Father in Massachusetts
Mrs Day, 55, wandering Cambridge in search of her estranged father after being abducted as a child. She claims to have been born in Massachusetts, lived in New York and Pennsylvania, and later married Isaac W. Day. She recounts early family disputes over inheritance and years of displacement. Her father reportedly appeared in a dream revealing details of her early life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THE
Dispatch
Boston
New York
Isaac W. Day
Pennsylvania
Livingstone County
Ocean steamer aground near New York harbor reef collision
The Anchor Line steamer City of Rome ran onto Robbin's reef in New York harbor at 10 30 this morning while trying to avoid a tow of canal boats. She was freed at 4 PM and towed to her on North River. An examination will be made in the morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of Rome
New York
Hay
New
Fugitives Searched As Ships Enter Queenstown Harbor
Still a sensation as Dillon and O'Brien vanish with authorities doubting their flight to Amelia. Police board Umbria and Wisconsin on arrival at Queenstown, inspect passengers, and patrol harbor outlets. Detectives monitor trains and accompany tenders and liners to prevent escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DY Dunlap
Queenstown
Messrs
Dillon
O’brien
Amelia
Umbria
Wisconsin
English Tariff Hits Sheffield Cutlery Trade
English manufacturers react to the McKinley tariff with expected disruption in Sheffield where 360000 pounds of cutlery export may fall away. Birmingham and other towns face severe impact as orders are countermanded and prices rise. Discharges of up to 2000 workers loom amid potential smuggling and heightened border protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TP Derlap
Cable Company
Loxvor
Sheffield
Birmingham
United States
Canada
Philadelphia singer Emma Caperton makes Berlin debut
Mrs Emma Eat cliff Caperton of Philadelphia impressed at the Singing Academy concert in Berlin. A Lamperti pupil taught by Adolph Gensen her rich alto won rapid audience enthusiasm with flowers and long applause. Attendees included Princess Frederick Charles and Henry Villard as Caperton plans to return to America on November 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Charles
Prince
Frederick Leopold
Henry Villard
Phelps
Berlin
Ratcliff Caperton
America
British Visitors Leave Pittsburg After Four Day Stay
British iron and steel specialists and continental manufacturers completed a four day visit in Pittsburg. The farewell banquet at the Schlosser home fed 150 guests as hosts praised Pittsburg’s hospitality. The three special trains departed at six, with guests bidding warm goodbyes and plans for return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schlosser
Pittburg'see
Charles Warmcastle
Man Charged With Throwing Actress From Window
George Gibbs is charged in Marylebone Police Court with throwing actress Gertrude Cooper from a window during the night. Miss Cooper and her mother, lodging at Gibbs’s, had suspected missing letters and money from their room. Gibbs allegedly carried Cooper to a window and tossed her head first to the ground after a struggle. she clung to balcony rails and cried for help until police freed her. He was committed for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NY Dunlap's Cable Company
George Gibbs
Marylebone
Gertrude Cooper
Empire
Drury Lane
Alabambra
Miss Cooper
Gibbs
Reopening of Port Saint Mazaire Decree Signed
The last Cabinet meeting authorized reopening the Port of Saint Mazaire at the Loire mouth for sheep cattle and horses after sanitary inspection. War Minister delivered Captain Barattier's report on his four month voyage to America studying fort provisioning methods and fortifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DY Dunlaf
Saint Mazaire
Loire
Barattier
Department
America
Leap to death alleged wife of MP in Walworth
Mrs Arthur O Connor wife of the East Donegal MP was found unconscious in Sutherland square Walworth on the road to the Crystal Palace. Her mind has long been unhinged and it is believed she jumped from the Walworth railway platform into the enow. She was taken to a private hospital where she remains unconscious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur O'Connor
East Donegal
Sutherland Square
Walworth
Crystal Palace
Pleased with Pittsburg tour after city hospitality
A visiting party from London concludes a stay in Pittsburg amid heavy rain. Pretty Miss Allyne and her aged father wave farewell to local officials as the train departs for Chicago. A London MP notes the warmth of Pittsburg residents and hopes for a return visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iron Milla
Allyne
John H. Bickerson
Abbott
Warmeassile
Chicago
Warmeasile
Pittsburg
Davidwick
London
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Patrick Gill
Tories
Ineland
Great Britain
Mrs. Miller
Durance Vile
Roach Shipyard
Cincinnati Board
Buffaloes
Yellowstone
Goreon
Durr Confesses
Parker
Commonwealth
Saunders
Tenters
Ed. Durr
Teater
Teaters
Mrs, Saunders
Scott
Boreher
Jesse James
Kansas
Judge DeWitt
Lake Shore
Germany
John Bull
Iron and Steel Men
Britain
Waterland
Iron and Steel
Pittspurg
Windy City
W. L. Abbott
Ry, Steairn
John H. Ricketson
John Schloer
Mr. Anderson
Central
Anderson
M. P
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