Fierce Tariff Debate Centers in West Virginia Campaign
West Virginia voters face a tight late race as tariff policy dominates the congressional contests. Key figures include Governors Hill and Faulkner, ex Senator Camden, and candidates for the Supreme Court vacancy to be filled at the election. Republicans nominate F M Reynolds for judge, while Democrats back Daniel B Lucas, with grounds of party loyalty shaping the vote.
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Moreaxstows
W. Va
Lule
West Virginia
Hill
5. B.ikins
Goff
Kenna
Faulkner
W. L. Wilson
Blaine
Reed
McKinley
Campbell
Camden
Supreme
Supreme Court of Appeals
Thomas C. Green
Jefferson County
Daniel B. Lucas
Wen
Lucas
F. M. Reynolds
Mineral County
Wiliam L. Wilson
Kanawha Valley
Artington
West Virginia Contests Highlight Tight Congressional Race
The article outlines close races in West Virginia districts with candidates William L. Wilson George Harmon and Stephen B. Elkins noted as pivotal figures. It details past majorities in the state’s districts and predicts solid turnout with both parties fielding popular nominees.
Candidates Pattison and Delamater Tour Pennsylvania
Pattison and Delamater finish a state tour this week with a planned schedule ending in Lewistown and a later run through Middlebury Sunbury Lewisburg Leport Danville Bloomsburg Mahanoy City Halston Shenandoah Ashland Pottsville Lebanon Titusville Lancaster Media and Chester. Delamater departs tonight for a special train to continue the itinerary.
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Philadelphia
Pattison
Delamater
Senator Delamater
John Wistar
Cooncannon
New Bloomfield
Newport
Mifflintown
Lewistown
Frank Reeder
Middlebury
Sunbury
Lewisbury
Leporte
Danville
Bloomsburg
Mahanoy City
Halston
Shenandoah
Ashland
Pottsville
Lebanon
Titusville
Hawkins Named Sole Republican Candidate in Beaver County
Beaver Washington district race narrows as Republican committee in this county places only A L Hawkins of Washington on the ticket, while Sam P White of Beaver is excluded after arbitration talks failed. The earlier report of dual names is denied.
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White
Republican County Committee
Colonel Hawkins
Fault of the Committee Stirring Fayette County Voters
A Fayette county report claims 163 Connellsville Republicans were disfranchised for tax nonpayment. Some leaders doubt the tale while others deem it authentic. Collector Heffely confirms the report and pins the fault on the local Republican committee. The disfranchisement is thought to be widespread in the county.
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Scorrpansz
Fayette County
Connellsville
Heffely
No Speeches in Chicago Blaine Visiting Windy City
Secretary of State Blaine arrives in Chicago with Mrs. Blaine Harriet Blaine and William Walter Phelps. Emmons Blaine meets his father at Union depot as reporters observe the quiet visit.
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Blaine
Windy City
Caicaco
Union Depot
Harriet Blaine
William Walter Phelps
Germany
Emmons Blaine
Secretary to visit Chicago for rest with family stay
The Secretary will stay in Chicago for a few days with his wife and self and will not give political speeches during the visit. He plans to address people in South Bend on Wednesday while en route back east.
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Chicago
South Bend
Claiming Congress Gains Across States Amid Optimism
Democratic headquarters report broad optimism for gains in Congress and state legislatures. From Ohio to New England and the South, sources forecast multiple seats, with leaders citing expected electors in Maryland Virginia North Carolina Tennessee and New Jersey. Some doubt remains over Indiana results as Republicans organize counter moves.
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Indiana
Ohio
Washington
Brice
New England
Iowa
Illinois
Missouri
Gorman
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
Tennessee
McKinley
New Jersey
Vance
Indianapolis
Voorhees
Holman
Beiong
Cooper
Bynum
Alliance
Greenback
Reublicans
Ney
Chicago
Ley Marsh
Pattison
Pennsylvania
Independent candidates urge Pattison win in Pennsylvania
Ex Senator Lewis Emery Jr and Thomas M Marshall spoke against Delamater at an Academy of Music mass meeting. They spent the day at Lafayette Hotel where Beaver's headquarters are located and urged voters to bolt the Republican ticket in favor of Pattison. Delamater remains confident of a majority. Burke of Pittsburgh is returning to stump for the Republican ticket.
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Philadelphia
Lewis Emery, Jr
Thomas M. Marshall
Academy of Music
Mass
Delamater
Lafayette Hotel
Beaver
Pattison
Horatio P. Connell
Ftor Sherif
C. Wesley Thomas
James F. Burke
Pittsburg
Governor Hill Silent on McKinley Chances
Governor Hill arrived in New York and declined to forecast Major McKinley’s district outcome in Ohio or Warwick’s prospects against the mayor. He praised Democrat earnestness in stops and warned the Republicans face a tough fight ahead.
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McKinley
New Yor
Hill
Ohio
Warwick
Tragic Auburn Coon Hunt Ends in Death and Injuries
Early morning near Cascade a tree toppled on three Auburn hunters after a raccoon hunt. William Dann, 20, died instantly from a crushed skull while two others suffered severe bruises and multiple fractures. In Moravia hills Michael Keiley slid down a 75 foot incline with his beagle, escaping serious injury.
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AuvnveEn
N. Y
Cascade
Auburn
William Dann
Moravia
Michael Keiley
Pittsburgh Native Gregg Guest Preaches in Brooklyn Church
The Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn hosted Rev. Dr. David Gregg, a Pittsburg native, for morning and evening services. He is expected to become pastor after Rev. Dr. Theodore L. Cayler, though he has not formally accepted. Trustees gave him a warm reception and he has held roles in this country and Belfast, Ireland.
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Gotham
Gregg
New York
Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church
Brooklyn
David Gregg
Pittsburg
Theodore L. Cayler
Belfast
Ireand
Constitutional Convention Nearing Adjournment
Jackson October 26 Indications point to an adjournment of the Constitutional Convention by next Saturday as delegates grow weary of debate. Only seven more sections of the bill on rights remain and will be disposed of on Monday leaving two more on the day covering levees and provisions.
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Jackson
Ireland bishops urge government action after potato crop failure
A pastoral address from Ireland's archbishop and bishops urges the government to prevent calamity caused by widespread potato crop failure. It notes rail relief, condemns plan of campaign and boycotting as unlawful, and supports tenants facing eviction and hardship seeking restoration of homes.
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Dunlap
Dupin
Ireland
Parliament
Germany Considers Buying American Corn for Army Breadstuffs
Berlin dispatch notes Germany weighing import of corn from America to supply the army as five sixths of breadstuffs now come from Russia. With Austria and Italy short on grain, a war with Russia could trigger a famine, prompting liberalization of imports, while Alsace Lorraine is deemed unsuitable as a German granary.
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BeEruix
America
Germany
Russia
Austria
Italy
Agrarian High Tariff Party
Alsace Lorraine
Amet Cee Cebes
Enou Ane
Reichsland
CARE FOR TEACHERS. GERMAN GOVT TO AID POOR SCHOOLS
A Berlin dispatch reports that the government will not seize control of public schools finances. Instead the state would share costs with very poor communes to support schooling. Teachers would still face low wages while the state would merely divide the financial burden with local authorities.
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Berlin
O Shea Divorce Case Set for November Hearing
The O Shea divorce case is tentatively scheduled for the third week of November before Judge Butt. Briefs are bulky and petitioner’s counsel filed them yesterday. If tried, the case could become one of the most sensational in divorce court history with disclosed letters suggesting involvement of prominent politicians and dramatic testimony.
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Dunlap
Lox
O'Shea
Judge Butt
British Corporation for Survey and Registry Shipping formed
An association has been formed in Loxpon to oppose the Lloyds. It has perfected its arrangements and adopted the title British Corporation for Survey and Registry Shipping. Negotiations with the Board of Trade are complete and questions have been settled. Plans include appointing a chief surveyor at Glasgow with assistant surveyors at Liverpool London Newcastle Hull and Cardiff.
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Lloyds
British Corporation For Survey
Board of Trade
Glasgow
Liverpool
London
Newcastle
Hull
Cardiff
German Railways to Add American Carriages Next Summer
A prominent rail road official in Berlin announces that starting next summer Germany’s heavily tourist-used railways will receive carriages from American Peru. The Emalin is said to be influenced by the Emperor toward backing Uncle Sam’s superior institutions.
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Ion AP
Cable Company
Berlin
Peru
Uncle Sam
Workman Executed for a Murder He Never Committed
Startling evidence emerges in the Daniel case from Lorpowr on October 26. The report notes a workman executed for a murder he asserts he did not commit, suggesting new facts that challenge prior conviction and raise questions about guilt and due process.
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Dunlap
Lorpowr
Daniel
Gorrie Hanged for Bakery Murder Found Innocent
A few weeks after the execution for the Herne Hill bakery murder, authorities learned new facts showing Gorrie was innocent. He stoutly maintained his innocence to the end.
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Gorrie
Herne Hill
Cavalry Defended by Imperial Army Commander
The German army's commander argues in an official article that large cavalry forces remain essential. Citing the American Civil War, he notes both Northern and Southern armies expanded cavalry as the war progressed and cites General Lee’s admission that lacking cavalry helped doom Gettysburg.
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Cablz Company
Berung
Reichstag
Lee
Diplomatic Trouble Over Arrest of American in Turkey
In Constantinople the American Minister Hirsch protests to the Porte after an American subject is arrested at night on suspicion of American revolutionary plots. The man, who sought refuge through a passport, is released on trial but Hirsch demands satisfaction and clarifies the charges. The accused reportedly engraved a seal for a secret Armenian committee, but officials concede remorse.
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Douglass Still at Home in Hayti Appointment Delayed
Washington reports Ebenezer Bassett sails for Port au Prince to take Hayti post amid rumors he will become United States Minister to Hayti. Douglass remains detained with no stated reason as U S policy aims to avoid appointing a colored minister, while interests tied to the Nicaragua Canal shape the dispute. Blaine opposed appointing a colored minister, and Douglass had preferred Hayti to Recorder of Deeds.
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Washington
Ebenezer D. Bassett
Legation
Port Au Prince
Bassett
United States
Fred Douglass
Douglass
Douglass Bimseil
Department of State
Nicaragua Canal
Blaine
Trains Run Through Tunnel No 5 After Collision
Cincinnati Southern Superintendent Ri Carroll announces trains began last midnight running through tunnel No 5 on the Southern Railway where the collision occurred last Saturday night and traffic has resumed.
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Ri. Carroll
The
Cincinnati Southern
Southern Railway
Drake offers Chicago fountain and labor strikes loom
Joan B. Drake proposes a $15 000 drinking fountain for Chicago as the Chicago Steamfitters Union plans a strike for recognition today. The Chicago Commercial Club urges the World's Fair organizers to build three permanent museums. River tides rise high at Rondout, causing brick yard damage. Mexico and Guatemala sign a convention extending the boundary commission by two years. In Boone Iowa, Joe J O Stans, a wealthy widow, is assaulted with a gun barrel by an unknown robber. prognosis uncertain.
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Joan B. Drake
Chicago
Chicago Steamfitters’ Union
Chicago Commercial Club
Hudson River
Rondout
Mexico
Guatemala
Boundary Commission
Joe J. O. Stans
Boone
May
Barbers Union Seeks Sunday Shaving Privilege Reform
The Barbers Mutual Association plans a petition to repeal or modify the 1794 law to allow Sunday morning shaving. John H. Fow is drafting the petition as the group expands from about 20 to over 200 members. The drive is supported by leaders William Lindenfelser Henry Klein Theodore Leonberger and Louis P. Hirtz as they await a national profile in The National Barber magazine.
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Philadelphia
Barbers’ Mutual Association
John H. Fow
Propeieters
New York
Chicago
William Lindenfelser
Henry Klein
Theodore Leonberger
Louis P. Hirtz
Dispatch
Town Flooded by 280000 Gallon Steel Pipe Breakaway
In Temple Texas on October 26 a 280000 gallon steel stand pipe burst at 3 am sending immense boiler steel sheets and debris crashing through the town. Homes barns and fences were washed away. O T Rigdon injured badly as his house burned after collapse.
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Rigdon
Woman found hiding in fodder shock after train jump
Mrs Bran nen of St Louis, who leaped from a train near Clareburg, was located in a fodder shock by Brent Mead while searching for a horse. She had lived on chestnuts and mud hole water, suffered severe cold and illness, and expressed relief at hearing her children were in Philadelphia. Her condition was grave but not wholly insane.
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Claresburg
Brannen
St. Louis
Brent Mead
Philadelphia
Kipling Serial to Start in The Dispatch November Ninth
The Dispatch announces Rudyard Kipling’s first serial will begin in the issue dated Sunday November 9. Canadian Archbishop Cleary was honored with a pallium in Krxostos Ontario, with Cardinal Tuscheran of Quebec leading the ceremony at St Mary’s.
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Ont
Cleary
Cardinal Tuscheran
Quebec
St Mary’s Cagm
Fire Devastates Mobile Cotton Trade in Million Dollar Blaze
A 12:30 PM to 5:00 PM blaze at Stewart & Butt shingle mill ignited a north Mobile firestorm. It swept through 7,000 to 8,000 bales of cotton, eight warehouses, three compresses, mills, and docks, destroying riverboats and industry, with no loss of life but extensive smoke injuries. The total loss tops an estimated $1,000,000 as wind shifts aided containment.
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Lof Stewart & Butt
Stewart & Butt
One Mile Creek
Soon & Ray
Standard Oil
Ayay
Magnolia
Calhoun’s
Factor’s
Cotton Exchange
Mobile
Madam Nordice Divorce Case Ends In Settlement
Madam Nordice also known as Lillian Norton Gower reaches settlement with George Lewis Gower of Providence after legal battles over English and French properties and 100 acres in Tacoma. She accepts 40000 in cash as final alimony and property division. Frederick A. Gower, a Providence reporter, relates the Bell telephone anecdote linked to the couple’s wealth. The case recalls a balloon ascent from Havre on July 18 1885 and the mysterious disappearance of George Gower.
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Madam Nordice
Lillian Norton Gower
George Lewis Gower
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England
France
Frederick A. Gower
Gower
Bell Telephone
Lillian Norton
Gower Begnan
Havre
Italians Land In New Orleans Amid Welcome Crowd
The steamship Elysis from Palermo with 1058 Italian immigrants landed at the Northeastern Railroad wharf in New Orleans. Inspectors confirmed papers as a police detachment and Custom Inspectors kept order while General McMillan and Captain Crawford observed. A large crowd gathered to greet relatives and countrymen.
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Palermo
Northeastern
General McMillan
Crawford
Van struck by freight train kills three aboard at Jamaica crossing
A furniture van owned by Samuel Nathan of Brooklyn and four horses was struck by a freight train near the Jamaica turnpike crossing by Queens, Long Island. Owner Nathan and Hermann died shortly after, driver William Wickson is critically injured, and three horses perished.
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Samuel Nathan
Brooklyn
Nathan
William Wickson
Hermann
Jamaica Turnpike
Queens
L. I
Family poisoned by rat bane cakes in Utica tragedy
Cora Van Hoosen, 22, of Yorkville Utica, died from poisoning after her mother mixed rough on rats into flour and meat. Cora and three sisters, while mother was away, baked griddle cakes from the mixture and fell violently ill. Cora died.
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N. Y
Cora van Hoosen
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Mies
Cora
Movements of Foreign Iron and Steel Men Tour Arlington
English and German iron and steel men visited Arlington Soldiers Home and other points of interest on Sunday. They plan to travel to Baltimore, then Sparrows Point steel works. Some will proceed to Niagara Falls while others head to New York.
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Iron and Steel
Washington
Arlington
Baltimore
Sparrow Point
Niagara Falls
New York
Kipling to Start First Serial Story in Dispatch
The Dispatch will serialize Rudyard Kipling starting November 9. Readers await how his talent in short stories translates to a longer plot driven tale with multiple characters, to continue weekly thereafter.
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Kipling
Thz Disrat
Bishop Phelan Returns From Ireland Visit
New York dispatch reports Bishop Phelan of Pittsburgh arrives in good health after months in Kilkenny and Ireland. He describes audience with the Pope, visits Oberammergau, and comments on famine in Ireland. He predicts landlord tenant reforms, Catholic clergy involvement, and Irish political gains tied to Gladstone and Home Rule.
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New York
Bi Phelan
Pittsburg
Galen Arizone
Queenstown
Kilkenny
Irel
Oberammerzau
Ireland
Amer
Lord Ormunde
Tenants’ Union
Boodle Among the Indians Seizes Chickasaw Mines
News from the Chickasaw nation reports widespread Indian dissatisfaction over a charter granted to about 20 white men. The charter gives exclusive rights to all gold and minerals in a 25 mile square Arbuckle Mountains area. Indians claim governors and officials are in the deal and plan to seek Interior Department aid in Washington. If blocked, unrest or potential conflict is feared as mining may commence.
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Washington
Interior Department
Alton Returns After Northwest Passage Attempt
The whale ing schooner Alton under Captain Newth arrived in San Francisco after failing to force the Northwest passage. She pushed beyond the Franklin mountains near the McKenzie river mouth before ice drove her back. The report notes the death of John Hill of New Bedford, famed for his whaling exploits.
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San Francisco
Alton
Newth
Northwest Passage
Franklin Range
McKenzie River
John Hill
New Bedford
Hunt for Phelps Smuggled in Midnight Car
October 26 report says James Blaine passed through the city en route to Chicago. It was believed Minister William Walter Phelps rode in the same car, while Sheriff O Nell and J C Harper attempted to serve papers in a Northwestern Railroad case but failed to locate Phelps.
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James Gig Blaine
Chicago
William Walter Phelps
Blaine
Sheriff O' Nell
J. C. Harper
Phelps
Otis Northwestern Railroad
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