Senate Inquiry Probes 420000 Warrants and State Finances
The Senate explored alleged irregularities involving the State Treasurer and Auditor General with testimony on Livsey and Bardsley letters, Keystone Bank concerns, and school fund practices. Witnesses described warrants for 420000 to be used for the year ending June 1, 1891 and questioned timing of payments and oath filings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hauerwnonsg
Senate
Greeg
Morrison
Ashier Livsey
John Bardsley
Livesey
Mr. Livsey
Bardesley
Keystone Bank
Bardsley
Department of Education
Philadelphia
Thiladelphia
Dberer
Department of Public Instruction
Treasury
Boyer
Boen Mardsley
Philadphia
New York
Hoyer
Philadelphia school affairs under scandal and inquiry
The article details a city education inquiry into school funds, noting testimony by H W Halliwell on certifying warrants at request of Mr. Bardsley. It reports progress in cases against Mr. Bower and McCa mant, and claims that the SISte's affairs and state revenue collection have improved. a $1000 warrant for the extra session expenses was authorized, with salaries to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Stewart
H. W. Halliwell
Ceneral Board of Education of Philadelphia
Bardsley
Bower
McCamant
Siste
Roger Steed
Maryland Horror A Baltimore and Ohio wreck
A Baltimore and Ohio Train No. 6 derailed near Cumberland Maryland causing two deaths and five injuries. The rails spread on a 200 yard stretch at 50 mph tearing the train into wreckage. Engineer and fireman were killed. three fatally injured. Victims named include James Knuckles and Ours Beas-Both, with other seriously hurt passengers and crew. Rescue and repair were underway with 48 hours to restore service.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Cumberland
Sir John's
Tugside
James Knuckles
Ours Beas
Charles Es South "Bee
Snleres Sascenary
Lippincott
Grafton
W. Va
HS Selve
Martinsburg
Ee O
J. Mo‘4
Baltimore
Chile Liberals Triumph in Chilean Election Returns
Early returns from the Chilean elections show a sweeping Liberal victory over the Clericals. Liberals win 62 of 94 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and secure a large Senate majority, with 30 Liberal candidates elected to the Senate and only two Clericals. Provisional Government maintained order during voting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lastraco
Cure
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
United States
Chamber Bhimeen
Ne Rans
Nee Er
For
Bandits Rob Adirondacks Hit Saranac Lake Area
A maskered gang robs Joseph Labow near Hotel Ampersand two miles from Saranac Lake, taking 154 dollars and valuables. The Ampersand Company posts a 250 dollar reward, and Adirondack residents, including guides, patrol the area in a state of high alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plattsburg
N. J
Jesse James
Adirondacks
Saranac Lake Village
Hotel Ampersand
Joseph Labow
Greenough
Ampersand
Labow
Ampers and Company
Earthquake Triggers Warm and Cold Springs in Sonoma
The Central and Northern California quake causes ground cracks on J. E Peppe’s Polpulo ranch in Sonoma. Water bursts from openings at both ice cold and hot temperatures, some reaching 100 degrees. General Valero’s artesian well flow rises by about 100,000 gallons per day. Captain Joy’s farm reports greatly increased natural gas output and a spring previously cold becomes a basin of hot water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
California
Sonoma County
Polpulo Rancho
J. E Peppe
General Valero
Captain Joy
Contest Over a United States Senator Opens Session
A confused report from Dade City Florida notes the second day of the State Alliance session opening at 10 am. United States Senator Samuel Pasco is a delegate from the Jefferson county Alliance and faces a seating dispute. The objection claims he is a lawyer not a farmer. He is duly accused but the President says he will be seated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dade City
Fla
State Alliance
United States
Samuel Pasco
Jefferson County Alliance
Cave-In at Plaquemine Ferry Landing Damages Property
A large cave-in occurred last night along the river bank at the Plaquemine ferry landing. The collapse blocked access to the car path and threatened nearby buildings, causing substantial property loss and potential danger to travelers and construction crews working in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plaquemine
Blaine declares health restored as he returns to Washington
Secretary of State Blaine travels from Maine to Boston en route to Washington and asserts he is in perfect health and invigorated for work. He and Mrs Blaine stay in Boston overnight awaiting Friday departure, while friends note his improved condition and anticipate a reception in the capital.
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Bostoux
Blaine
James G. Blaine
Hattie Blaine
Secctary Dent
Boston
Washington
New York
Henry
Osgood
Mr. Blaine
Maine
Harrison
Walker
DisHatcn
Seward
Lafayette Bo Ag
Senate
Kansas
Gregg
Morrison
West Virginia
Pittsburgh
Borgia
Searles
Grady Monument
Levant
Diminutive Cigarette Fiends
Dr Obmann Dumesnil reports a Coleopterous insect that bores holes in cigarette rice paper. He shows bugs under a microscope and explains the life cycle harms tobacco. He calls such a cigarette poison and links it to bronchial affections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Obmann Dumesnil
Anaconda Mine to Reopen Under New Rail Plan
Butterry Monr Oct 21 The Anaconda copper mine will resume full operation within ten days after a prior shutdown citing Haggin's copper control and a railroad rate dispute. About 2,000 workers will be hired to build a new line from Butte City to the smelters with plans to extend to Boise City and ultimately to the Pacific coast.
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Butterry
Monr
Anaconda
Haggin
Butte
Butte City
Boise City
Pacific Coast
Water Power Plan From Niagara Reaches Chicago
Chief Barrett of the World’s Fair Electrical Department receives a letter from J A Hornsby dated Frankfort on the Main indicating a proposal to transmit 1000 to 5000 horsepower three phase alternating current from Niagara to the Exposition at a high voltage via an enamel insulated wire. The message notes a Canadian and German connection with Broulaky and von Doli and mentions Ganz interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Barrett
Vienna Aims Rapid Transit Line to Exposition Route
Vienna plans a rapid transit line from the Exposition to St Louis with a travel time of about three hours and a carriage or car every thirty minutes, providing regular service along the route.
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Vienna
Exposition
St. Louis
Whisky for the White House Distinct Cask Arrives in New York
A cask of Scotch whisky destined for the Executive Mansion in Washington was entered at the New York customs house. The entry papers named Colonel Joel B. Erhardt, the ex collector pressed to resign, though Broker E M Ackerson acted for the President. The invoice listed Mr Andrew Carnegie Cluny Castle and noted shipment to the White House for President Benjamin Harrison.
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Fornessia
Erhardt
New York
Custom House
United States
Furneasia
Glasgow
E. M. Ackerson
Berryman
Joel B. Erhardt
Andrew Carnegie
Cluny Castle
Executive Mansion
Washington
Benjamin Harrison
Ackerson
White House
Speculator Henry Whitehouse Dies by Despair in Brooklyn
Henry T. Whitehouse a New York stock exchange member shot himself in the head at the Clarendon hotel Brooklyn after business troubles and fear of consumption. He left a wife and four children and recently inherited $200000. He is said to have been heavily short St Paul stock and held a large position at the Consolidated Exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Aspeial
Henry T. Whitehouse
New York Consolidated Stock and Seam Exchange
Clarendon
Brooklyn
Clarendon Hotel
Whitehouse
Long Island College Hospital
St. Paul
Consolidated Exchanges
Pittsburg Delegates Admitted at Ty Pothe tm Session
The second day of the United Ty pothetm of America session at the Scottish Rite Cathedral drew large attendance. The International Copyright committee noted Congress passed an act with flaws and good points and requested more time. Pittsburg delegates, absent since opening, were admitted to the main body amid warm welcomes and speeches by Sproull and Eichbaum.
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United Typothetm of America
Congress
RT. Irvin
Raitor Price
National Joist’s Association
Messrs. Rankin
New York
Baussman
Minneapolis
Dunn
Chicago
Pittsae
Tron City
Messrs
Sproull
Eichbaum
Yaqui War Sparks Mexican Unrest Across Sonora
News from Nocaues dated Aprz 21 reports the Yaqui Indians along the Yaqui river have declared war, prompting the Mexican government to rapid troop mobilization and vigorous campaign preparations. Local contracts for cartridge belts and canteens indicate urgency and broad concern. The Yaquis are described as brave and lethal, with beliefs they are now thoroughly organized for a long, bitter conflict.
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Nocaues
Aprz
Sonora
Republic of Mexico
Meriden arson case ends with light sentence for Strouse
Oscar Strouse, a Meriden man and son of Benjamin Strouse, was found guilty in Superior Court of arson for setting fires to barns in Meriden last September. Judge Phelps imposed 40 days in jail after the prosecution sought a harsher term, noting that the whipping post era is past and suggesting a post for some youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Havens
Oscar Strouse
Benjamin Strouse
Meriden
Phelps
Seay
Sinking Fund Commissioners Authorize Bond Interest Payable
The Sinking Fund Commissioners met and adopted a resolution to pay interest on the 1577 bonds up to February 1892. After that date no interest will be paid as funds are set to redeem the bonds totaling $3,020,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanreissueg
Itoday
Eastern Synod Opens 145th Session in Harrisburg
Harrisburg hosts the Eastern Synod of the Reformed Church of the United States for its 145th annual session. Eleven classes are represented from Pennsylvania east of Home and north Towne?icee, convening this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Eastern Synod of the Reformed Church of the United State
Pennsylvania
Honies
Crusade in Kansas against Gaiety Girls posters
In Hiawatha Brown county church leaders lead a local crusade to stop London Gaiety girls burlesque in the Opera House. Women destroy posters and lithographs as officials resist action while crowd numbers swell for the performance.
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Gaiety Girls
Hiawatha
Kan
Brown County
Peffer and Simpson
Opera House
Court House
Fa House
Doctors to Be Boycotted Over Unpaid Debts in Stuttgart
In Stuttgart, physicians form a protection society to block responding to calls for patients on the bad pay list. A mass meeting of 300 Chester county citizens denounces the group and orders physicians to quit the society within ten days or face a general boycott. Canadian border news follows with alien labor law and factory notices.
Residents of the United States Tweak Affected Party List
The source notes that many affected individuals have established residence on this side of the river, and that their loves must be residents of the United States.
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United States
Firsees and armed farmers clash over saw mill ownership
In Ohntown on October 21 a sheriff-led effort to occupy a disputed saw mill grounds by the Childs faction met with 40 armed farmers opposing the move. The crowd threatened revolver fire and there was a mass withdrawal as deputies and guards retreated. J M Murdoch aided calm, but fears of renewed violence persist as legal points await resolution.
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Ohnstown
Childs
J. M. Murdock
Lehman
Onis
A Fight on Free Coinage Delayed at Trans-Mississippi
In Omana on October 21 the Trans-Mississippi Congress deferred the free coinage of silver debate. Fishback of Arkansas presented the resolutions urging Congress to shield mining interests, tighten naturalization and immigration laws, and advance Galveston harbor work. Three silver reports were laid over for future discussion.
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Omana
Fishback
Arkansas
Congress
Galveston
Helena
Salte
Army post near Pittsburg eyed as Congress asks
Senator W McK Williamson of Huntingdon sent a letter to Congressman John Dalzell advocating a western Pennsylvania army post near Pittsburg. He notes Pittsburg as a railroad hub and a base for rapid troop deployment and argues a post there would benefit soldiers and the city.
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Harrisburg
W. McK. Williamson
Huntingdon
John Dalzell
Pittsburg
Westernlvania
I&7
Consul Sewell Reports Samoa Quiet After Arrival
United States Consul Sewell, arriving on the Oceanic, departed for the East from San Francisco saying Samoa is quiet and no trouble exists there. He indicated normal conditions and no unrest awaiting his return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
United States
Sewell
Samoa
Oceanic
Argentine Government Succeeds In Confidence Vote May Filter
The Senate and Chamber of Deputies in Buenos Aires report a decisive confidence vote sustaining the government. The chamber majority favored the administration, signaling stability amid political tensions.
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Buenos Argos
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Ats Aa
Teed Eyes Economic Society Tie Amid Radical Change Talks
Dr Cyrus Teed founder of the Kore Shean Home arrives in Economy to seek membership and possible confederation with the Economites. Trustees caution, Teed and Henrichi not interviewed, amid talk of a $150,000,000 to $200,000,000 deal and plans for a merchant direct-to-consumer network.
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Cyrus Teed
Koreshean Home
San Francisco
Chicago
John Henrichi
John Duss
Teed
Economites
Henrichi
Duss
Dr. Teed
Economy Society
Eee
Priinie
Dr. Prvn
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