Master Hand at The Lever in Presidential Battle
National campaigners meet in a close contest as Republicans fear Senator Gorman and Democrats back Senator Quay. Focus on registration versus actual vote with new ballots in 28 states and key battles in New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Indiana ahead of election eve.
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Don Dickinson
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Dickinson
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Democratic Committee
Chicago
Gorman
James Buchanan
Senator Quay
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Carter
Senator Gorman
Harrity
New York City
Brooklyn
Connecticut
Cleveland
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stamford
National headlines roil party lines over Ottawa bonds case
The Republicans push new attacks on Wayne MacVeagh and Judge Gresham linking an 1885 Ottawa bond dispute to Mrs. Louise Mather and Thomas Carter. The story notes alleged improper transfers and retained funds, questions MacVeagh’s duties, and previews potential White House appointments amid Democratic infighting in New York. Senator Quay predicts Harrison’s reelection as the political landscape tightens.
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Connecticut
Wayne MacVeagh
Republican National Committee
Judge Gresham
Louise Mather
Franklin MacVeagh
Ottawa
United States Supreme Court
Franklin MacVeach
Mather
Carter
Gresham
MacVéavh
MacVeach
Henry VI
Interior
George F. Parker
Cleveland
Nilson Hall
County Democracy
John Quinn
Isaac H. Klein
Board of Aldermen
Issac M. Elliott
Register
Charles A. Klemens
Goff
Quinn
Klein
Klemens
Elliott
Committee of Thirty
New York
Quay
Harrison
Henry George Predicts Landslide For Democracy
Henry George predicted a Democratic landslide in the upcoming election at the Grand Pacific Hotel in Chicago. He claimed Cleveland could win nationwide, with the Northwest shifting away from Republicans, and the People's Party aiding Cleveland in several western states. He argued tariff study favors the Democratic view and criticized Harrison's administration as overblown.
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Grand Pacific
Cleveland
New York
Northwest
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People’s Party
Kansas
Nevada
Nebraska
Colorado
Wisconsin
Wayne MacVeach
Judge Gresham
Harrison
Senator Hill Faces MacVeagh Standoff At Arlington Hotel
In the Arlington Hotel dining room Senator Hill confronted Wayne MacVeagh over a newspaper recount of a Tammany meeting. MacVeagh stared back, then rose and left as Hill returned to the menu. Hill declined to comment for publication, saying he would extend sympathy to the President.
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Hill
T Bee
Esid
Scalp Level Mines to Be Opened with Railroad Extension
A telegram from Pittsburg orders tie cutting for the South Fork branch extension from Danilo to Scalp Level. A Pennsylvania Company engineer says the line will be pushed to serve the Scalp Level coal mines in the spring. Local promoters have been here, extending options on minerals as Booth Fork railroad construction proceeds.
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Dunlo
Pittsburg
South Fork
Pennsylvania Railroad
Danilo
Scalp Level
Pennsylvania Company
Nea
Ntow
Booth Fork
Jerry Simpson Threat Plot Sparks Bodyguard Appointment
Wichita Kansas October reports reveal Jerry Simpson warned of a murder conspiracy and will tour with a bodyguard. Letters from a single author discuss paying $2000 to eliminate Simpson and describe the scheme in detail.
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Kax
Jerry Simpson
Seventh
John W. Breidenthal
State Central Committee
FE. A. P
McPherson
Emporis
Troy
Robert Swivell
Harper, Kap
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Swivell
Harper
Benevolent Note From F A P to C R Mitchell
A personal message from F A P directed to C R Mitchell of Sedan. The writer mentions someone named Jake who can fix things and suggests sending any communication before an unspecified time. The tone is formal and cautioned with address guidance.
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Ith
C. R. Mitchell
Sedan
Widow Fights $10,000 False Arrest Suit Over Clerk Affair
Chicago story reviews a suit by Cornelius Tuomy, a former dry goods clerk, against Mrs. J W Tuohy. He claims false arrest after being dismissed. she denies knowledge and sobs in court. The case cites alleged romance after her husband’s death and threats over a denied proposal.
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Chicago
J. W. Tuohy
Cornelius Tuomy
Mia. Tuohy
Tuomy
Wement
Toomy
Eee
Corbett Reports on Woman and Chicago Incident
The Times-Star received a Chicago dispatch claiming Max Blumenthal left town after a woman linked to pugilist Corbett. Corbett denies pursuit by a persistent admirer and asserts he is married, calling the reports lies and noting his wife would read them.
Three fire fatalities near Greensburg shock community
A Greensburg mother sacrificed herself to save a child in a blaze at Peter Stauffer’s residence five miles south of Greensburg. The 2 year old perished. the mother and a 5 year old son were severely burned and died that night. The fire started in an upper story. The father was in the basement and tried to reach the crib-bound child. The mother, despite injuries, attempted stairs with the other child before flames trapped them. She hurled the child from a second floor window before leaping after him. Both died from burns.
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Greensburg
Peter Stauffer
Consul Smiths Hard Lot Facing French Canadian Mobs
In Three Rivers Quebec on October 26 the United States Consulate guard was withdrawn and Colonel Smith and his family faced insults. Daughters were pelted with potato skins and rubbish from lanes by French Canadians. Horace Greeley Smith, the Vice Consul's son, was harassed in a post office lobby. Colonel Smith is bedridden with likely pneumonia after windows were broken during protests over the Colonel's sanitary city report. The recall demand is under way.
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Three Rivers
Quebec
United States
Colonel Smith
Horace Greeley Smith
Ohio's Gas Playing Out in Northwestern Region
Northwestern Ohio faces gas field decline as Natural Gas Company at Lima says no new connections remain open and warns residents to stockpile coal and wood before winter. Coal prices rise by $1 per ton, intensifying hardships for poor families as cold weather nears.
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Ohio
Lima
Natural
Flood threat as 6 million gallon reservoir undermined
East Liverpool reporting a undermined reservoir on the hill threatens water service and possible flooding. A crack over a foot wide opens in the 6,000,000 gallon storage unit endangering residents in the district tonight as fuel gas supply falters.
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Liverpool
Insurance Agent John W. Robinson Death in Office
Louisville report states John W. Robinson state agent for Northwestern Life Insurance Co Milwaukee died by self inflicted gunshot in his office this evening. Authorities note his accounts allegedly balanced and stable at the time of the tragedy.
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Louisville
John W. Robinson
Northwestern Life Insurance Company
Milwaukee
Canadian Cattle Plague Detected in Dundes Landing
Lorpom Oct 24 reports pleuro-pneumonia discovered in Canadian cattle landed at Dundes. The outbreak alerts officials and raises concerns for local herds and trade.
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Dundes
Violence at Homestead and Beaver Falls Strikes Ignite Unrest
A chaotic day in Homestead Pa features nine assaults on streets, including a medical student beaten and a mill worker struck amid crowds of women hurling rocks. In Beaver Falls, Carnegie Steel workers face non union tensions as residents urge resumption with protection of property and civil authorities.
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Stewart
Beaver Citizens Act Aims to Secure Carnegie Mills Resumption
At Beaver October 26 a meeting at the Sixth Avenue Opera House gathered business leaders and citizens led by Banker P Wallace to urge resuming Carnegie mills. The group warned of hardship if the plant remains idle, pledged security for the mills to reopen on November first at Amalgamated wage scales, and cited Homestead as proof of jobs returning with 2,400 workers.
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J. W. Brown
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Burgess Critchlow
Carnegie
Pittsburg
O. H. Myers
Cornell
Rain Needed To Avert Million Dollar Loss In Beaver Falls
Beaver Falls reports drought interfering with factories and farms. Water levels in the river are so low that mills relying on hydro power must suspend operations. A manufacturer warns that a further rain would save about $1,000,000 and continued dry conditions could bring greater losses.
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Dreuth
Beaver Valley
Liquor at the Big Fair Debate at World Exposition
Martin Ryan of North Dakota told the World's Fair National Commission that an octopus ruling should not bar liquor sales on the Exposition grounds. General St. Clair said the Commission lacked power to limit the Local Board. Commissioner Massey proposed a resolution allowing liquor sales only at cafes and restaurants, to be settled later.
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Martin Ryan
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General St. Clair
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Chicago Directory
New Labor Union Forming Among Train Dispatchers
Memris reports a convention in this city as dispatchers organize on a protective basis. About 500 members are represented by some 100 delegates slated for attendance, following a split from the prior New York meeting where a protective plank failed.
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New Ork
Gould's Second Son a Benedict in Quiet New York Wedding
Miss Sarah Cantine Shrady, stepdaughter of Dr. George F. Shrady, married Edwin Gould, second son of Jay Gould, in a small ceremony at the bride's father's home. The nuptials were held at 3 o'clock with minimal pomp.
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Sarah Cantine Shrady
George F. Shrady
Edwin Gould
Jay Gould
Ex-Speaker Reed Delivers Vigorous Republican Address
In Pittsburg crowds packed Old City Hall as Ex-Speaker Thomas B. Reed spoke, denouncing Democratic tariff reasoning and praising Republican progress since 1890. David B. Oliver presided while calls for C. L. Magee were noted and a death affecting Pa. trade paused events.
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C. L. Magee
Speech by Reed Draws Large Republican Audience
The audience filled the hall to hear Reed speak after his Erie arrival. He defended the Republican tariff, lightly touched on banking issues, and invited cross examination but warned the crowd could be vocal. The event drew many notable figures and a strong showing of women among attendees.
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Charles H. Adams
Irwin Plate Glass Works
McKean
Major Denniston
W. A. Stone
J. Guy McCandless
Manongshile House
Harrison
Reed
David B Oliver
L. Magee Gripp
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