Quay Takes a Hand in State Ticket Inquiry
Harrisburg dispatch reports Senate in session as Quay orders a short session to address the investigation of accused officials. Republicans defend the process, while Hensel and Robbins lead the inquiry with Orvis and Gilbert among counsel. Debate focuses on evidence rules, witness costs, and constitutional rights.
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Oor Mwores
Hensel
Roger Or
McCamant
Livsey
E .B. Robbins
Westmoreland County
Senate
Orvis
Bellefonte
Robbins
Lyman D. Gilbert
Tufus E Shapley
Astory
Rules Adopted for Witnesses in Pennsylvania Senate Inquiry
The Pennsylvania Senate adopts open session investigations and formal notices to officials. The Attorney General is asked to assist. witnesses must appear with counsel and documents on specified dates.
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Hanntsprec
Senate
Gobin
Commonwealth
Hensel
Grady
Senn
Genie
Graham
Philadelphia
FE. S. Stewart
Mayo
Francis B
William Ven Oster
R. U
Senate of Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
A. D
Pattison Receives Brand-new Baby Girl
Governor Pattison was summoned from the Executive Mansion to his home this morning to welcome a newborn daughter. The mother and child are reported healthy and the governor is expected to resume duties soon.
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Haretseree
Pattison
Babe
Commonwealth
Gas Companies Challenge Gas Price Cut in Court
Cleveland October 14 The City Council reduced illuminating gas from 10 to 60 cents per 1000 feet. Gas companies filed a suit in the U S Circuit Court seeking relief saying the reduction confiscates their plants and asks protection of due process under the Federal Constitution.
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Cleveland
Gas Counics
United States Circuit Court
Ohio
Prisoner Burned in Jail Fire
A prisoner named Brown was arrested for theft and jailed. Morning fire in the lockup burned Brown to death.
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Morticella, Mixx
Brown
Mind Giving Way for Mrs Thurmen in Connunnons
Mrs Thurmen's mind is failing while her husband Judge Thurman improves physically. Report notes his illness remains serious but his condition shows some improvement as of October 14 in Connunnons society column.
Inquest at Jacksons Hole Identifies Hamilton Body
Coroner Henry Code arrives from Evanston to Jacksons Hole after two weeks to inquest the drowned Robert Ray Hamilton of New York. Teeth marks and a prior leg fracture aid identification. witnesses claim Hamilton may have faked death to influence an estate dispute.
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Market Laga
Spaio
Henry Code
Evanston
Uintah County
Wyo
Jackson's Lake
Jackson's Hole
Wyoming
Robert Ray Hamilton
New York
Hamilton
Evangeline
Ray
Hen Fee Strong
Greene
Enango County
Yellowstone
Uintah
John EK. Spears
W. A. Hecker
Market Lake Station
Plains
Teton Pass
Sheridan Trail
Hamilton Lodge
Central Park
Hocker
Robert Rey Hamilton
Thnove
Sargent
Robert EK. Miller
Andrew Mattson
C. F. Neen
Tragic Baltimore and Ohio wreck kills two near Hicksville
Train No. 4 on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad derailed at Hicksville Indiana sending Vice President King’s private car and two other cars down an embankment. Two killed A G Mathers and Thomas Watterstone. Dozens injured including J W Grabaugh Mrs King and Mrs Watterstone. Emmons Blaine aboard but not seriously hurt.
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King
Emmons Blaine
Baltmmore
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Chicago
Hicksville
Garrett
Ind
Thomas Watterstone
Bridgewater
A. G. Mathers
Doon
J. W. Grabaugh
Mansfield
Sarah Snyder
Porter
Rhods Woodall
Buffalo
Blaine
Ft. Wayne
Baltimore and Ohio Faust
Mathuse
Montpelier
Defiance
Fair boards fighting again over World’s Fair loan
Chicago October 14. The National Commission Board of Control and Chicago directors clash over a $5,000,000 loan to the World’s Fair and to the Department of Publicity and Promotion led by Major Handy. A joint conference is sought to consider abolishing the department. The Board of Control says its Legislative Committee has exclusive jurisdiction.
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Chcaco
Congressions
Handy
Department of Publicity and Promotion
Davis
Board of Control
National Commission
Chicago
St Lin
Board of Reference and Control
Major Handy
Committee On Legislation
Loyal Legion Meets in Philadelphia Elects Hayes as Commander
The Military Order of the Loyal Legion opens its annual session in Philadelphia with Rutherford B. Hayes as Commander in Chief and Orlando M. Poe presiding. Officers elected include Hayes, Rear Admiral J. Almy, Col. Nicholson, and Col. Ordway. A Union League Club reception honors Hayes, and plans propose a library museum in the city costing 250000 to 300000 dollars, with 150000 already raised.
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Philadelphia
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States
Rutherford B. Hayes
Orlando M. Poe
U.S A
J. Almy
John H. Nicholson
Register
Albert
Exclusion Laws Strict Enforcement Backs Chinese Entry Policy
Assistant Secretary Spaulding told a reporter the State Department has no discretion on Chinese admission and will enforce the exclusion laws as interpreted by the Supreme Court.
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Washington
Spaulding
Ery Department
United States Supreme Court
Missing son of Reverend Mayo, Arthur Mayo sought
Boston on October 14 reports no trace of Arthur Mayo son of Rev A J Mayo of the city. The lecturer on educational topics has been missing since Sunday. He has been ill and it is believed he wandered west while suffering mental aberration.
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Boston
Arthur
A. J. Mayo
Reform Republican League forms to curb Quay bid in Pennsylvania
The Independent reform movement organized in Philadelphia with Herbert Welsh as President aims to defeat Senator Quay in the U S Senate race. It elects officers, endorsing letters from Lewis Emery Jr and others, forming the Reform Republican League of Pennsylvania to curb “boss” methods and restore public control.
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State Reform League
Herbert Welsh
Titr Dispatch
Philadelphia
Quay
United States Senate
Board of Trade
Mercantile Library
Herbert Welsh, Chairman of the Provisional Committee
Assembly
Republican Party
Welsh
Pennsylvania
Henry C. Lea
Justus C. Strawbridge
Charles E. Richardson
George Burnham, Jr
Hampton L. Carter
Joseph May
Hudolph Blackenburg
Stewart Wood
Henry Lea
George E Mapes
Francis B. Reeves
Lincoln L. Eyre
David Scull
Charles Richardson
Edmund J. J. Ames
Walter Wood
John T. Bailey
Finley Acker
Edwin Shiveley
George Strawbridge
EB. Clinton Rhodes
Exmery
Lewis Emery, Jr
Charles Heber Clark
George W. Bisbon
Edward ‘. Bartlett
Protestant Episcopal Divinity School
James E. Rhoads
Bryn Mawr College
A. J. Hemphill
Owen J. Wister
Charles E. Pancoast
Wilbur F. Paddock
D. D
Walter W. Hammond
Charles J. Harrison
Somerset County National Bank
Somerset
A. Schaeffer
Canonsburg
BH. Z Ku
Sharon
John C. Reid
Clarion
T. A. Blake
York
John T. Richards
McConnellsburg
W. J. Righter
Duncannon
New Independent Movement
Reform Republican League of
Commonwealth
Union
Francis Eb. Meeven
Reform League
Bishop Watterson Bars Catholic From Protestant Benefit
A Columbus bishop ordered Miss Blanche Filler to withdraw from a St Pauls Episcopal Church benefit play, stating Catholics alone hold the true religion. Catholic leaders tried to press the bishop to relent, but he refused, prompting public controversy.
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Watterson
Cath .c
Columbus Catholic
Arso
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Venango Alliance Endorses Gregg and Tilden for State Offices
The Venango County Farmers' Alliance and Industrial Institute met in Franklin with a large crowd. The secret sessions leaked that Gregg will be endorsed for Auditor General and Tilden for State Treasurer after a compromise that included both Democratic candidates. A committee was named to rally county support and delegates to the Constitutional Convention will be elected as preparations for a statewide campaign proceed.
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Senate
Dremocratic
Ity
Philadelphia
Wright
Robbing
Legislative Committee
Meek
Herbert
General Gregg's Dates for Pittsburg Speech October 24
Philadelphia dispatch notes General D. McM. Gregg as Republican candidate. Temporary Chairman Frank Reeder stresses campaign organization and voter turnout as essential to victory.
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Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Frank Reeder
Onfie
D. McM. Gregg
The Missions of India at Pittsfield Meeting
At the American Board session in Pittsfield Massachusetts Home Secretary Allen opened with a paper on missionary growth and enlargement. Quietly the officials warned that without more funds millions remain heathen and stations in Madura India lack staff and houses.
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Pittsfield
Maass
American Board
Allen
Humphrey
Chicago
Hitchcock
G. H. Gutterson
Melur
Aim
Jones
Madura
India
Outlaws Raid Alexandria Kentucky In Halloween Night
Night raid by bands of unknown assailants strikes Alexandria Kentucky. Homes of William Sutter and Jess Foster attacked forcing families to flee. Depot and J T Hinton’s store damaged. No injuries reported. authorities investigate possible rural drunken mob.
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Nashville
Alexandria
William Sutter
Jess Foster
Chesapeake and Nashville
J. T. Hinton
Iowa Farmers Alliance May Join Southern Alliance Move
Des Moines October 14 delegates at the Iowa Farmers Alliance meeting debated uniting with the Farmers Alliance and the Industrial Union the Southern Alliance. The conference committee urged adoption of the secret work of the Southern Alliance but President Sanders ruled the report out of order. The ruling was sustained by 123 to 92.
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Des Moines
Oot
Iowa Farmers’ Alliance
Iowa Alliance
Farmers’ Alliance
Industrial Union
Southern Alliance
Sanders
L. H. Weller
New York Electrician Found Dead In Purposely Asphyxiated Act
C F Heinrichs an electrician from New York was found dead in a hotel room in Carteaco. He died by inhaling chloroform in what is believed to be a self-inflicted act. A model of an electrical machine was found in his pocket suggesting motive.
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Robert Ray Hamilton
Carteaco
C. F. Henricchs
New York
Heinrichs
River Captain McKinney Dies by His Own Hand
Cairo October 14 Captain J W McKinney of the transfer steamer W H Osborne killed himself in an outhouse at his home by shooting through the brain with no stated cause.
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Cairo
J. W. McKinney
W. H. Osborne
Compromise Reached in Hopkins Searles Will Case
Secret talks between lawyers led to Timothy Hopkins accepting 10 million dollars to withdraw from the Searles will contest. Edward Searles agreed to give up the disputed portion to avoid further inquisition. The pact centers on the Southern Pacific stock and aims to keep the estate intact amid ongoing court action.
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Hopkins-Searles
Bosros
Timothy Hopkins
Searles
Edward & Searles
Messrs
Burley
Endicott
Boolt
Wilson
Lincoln
Allen
New York
Hopkins
Massachusetts
Eo Mae
Lee
Hammond
Timothy
Passenger sues railway after wrong stamped return ticket
John Pouillon paid for a Detroit to Quebec excursion but a mis-stamped coupon made the return invalid. He was ejected at Ste Anne de Bellevue and left stranded without funds in rain before his ticket was finally accepted the next day. He then filed suit for damages against the Canadian Pacific Railway.
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Detroit
John Ti. Puillon
Canadian Pacific Railway
Quebec
Pouillon
Ste. Anne de Bellevue
Montreal
Toledo
Canadian Pacific Mailroad
Independents Organize and A Contest Settled
Directory style notice summarizes multiple items across pages including Independents organizing a contest settlement, a senatorial whitewash, a death, and various political and social notes.
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Hamilton
Kennedy
Pennsylvania
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