Final evasion stirs Senate controversy over investigation
The article accuses a Senate body of delaying and sidestepping an investigation by limiting evidence and suspending proceedings until after an election. It says Boyer and McCamant betrayed state interests, while officials avoid exposure by technicalities. The piece argues the party bears blame for inaction and a tainted campaign outlook. Gregg and Morrison’s election is framed as influenced by the Presidental contest and Senate missteps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyer
McCamant
Senate
Treasury
Gregg
Morrison
Chilean-American correspondence in muddled tones
The article argues that the Chilean answer to the United States is unsatisfactory and warns that mistransmission or bias by the U.S. minister could distort exchanges. It cites reports of a New York paper claiming an explicit demand for reparation and notes the president’s dispatch was moderate, not an ultimatum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Chile
Washington
Tre Dverarcn
Benn
Santiago
New York
Evan
Egan
Balmaceda
England
Chicago Times
Carter Harrison
New York Mail
Ezpreet
Canada
Owl
Jaxton Traveller
Edith Darlington
Samuel Ammon
Guyasuta
Chronicle
Dartington
Salem
Guyasota
Darlington
Ammon
United States urged to press Chile on mob actions
The piece argues the U S must take a clear stance if Chile fails to disavow mob actions. It stresses reporting accuracy and warns against biased communications from the Chilean minister. If misrepresentation is confirmed, recall of Mr Egan is demanded immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Chile
Egan
Pennsylvania and Ohio Vote Loom Large in Tuesday Results
The piece weighs Friday and Tuesday results in Pennsylvania and Ohio. It argues Ohio likely favors McKinley and Campbell, potentially ending free trade rhetoric, while Pennsylvania hinges on the integrity of local leaders Gregg and Morrison and public trust in Republican management. The piece notes Quay’s influence and a possible close outcome depending on Tuesday returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Ohio
United States
Europe
McKinley
Campbell
Tak Distatch
Samuel J. Randall
Harrisburg
Senate
Senator Quay
Boyer
McCamant
Bardsley
Gregg
Morrisson
Construction Dodges Jurisdiction in Senate Removal Debate
Sulzberger argues Governor Pattison proclamations allow removal of about 30 000 officials with two thirds of Senate accord. He notes differences with other constructions but asserts the core Section 4 Article VI provisions are clear: officers may be removed for misbehavior crime or reasonable cause after notice and hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sulzberger
Philadelphia
Westernay
Senate
Pattison
Messrs. Shapley
Pattixon
Courts of Record
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Toy
Genera Assembly
England
Amont
Undergrounding Wires in D C Urges Street Mast Elimination
The commission report on placing electric wires underground in the District of Columbia argues overhead lines are a dangerous nuisance and underground systems are practicable for all services. It notes successful undergrounding of various wires nationwide and hopes Pittsburg may end the proliferation of street masts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District of Columbia
Pittsburg
The Chinese Oath Controversy in Court Deliberations
Judge McClung rejected the chicken slaying oath use in court saying the ordinary oath suffices for both Mongolian and Anglo-Saxon citizens. The dispute centers on whether Chinese hearing and oath practices affect sworn testimony and perjury risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClung
Judicial comment on Mongolian superstition and false swearing
The speaker attacks Mongolian religious practices in court and suggests that punishment for false swearing should be extreme. The argument claims importing into judicial customs is irrelevant and proposes long prison terms to deter false swearing by Chinese and Mongolian individuals.
Constitution and Labor Prompts Call for Convention
A labor leader argues for a Constitutional Convention to win equal rights, criticizing current laws that allegedly allow firms to deny supplies to strikers. The piece questions the remedy of a half‑million dollar convention and urges legislative fixes, while cautioning about misstatements on labor versus capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Rival Cities Cooperate to Secure Republican Convention
A St Paul committee collaborates with Minneapolis to secure the Republican National Convention, signaling amicable rivalry between the two cities. The piece also notes Senate actions on an Inquirer inquiry and comments on crime and farm debt amid a tone of civic wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Famine, politics, and profiteering touch a divided era
A collage of observations spans famine in Arista to Massachusetts voting a poll tax amendment. Commentary questions how shortages affect economies, the Pennsylvania poll tax scheme, and the fate of political power. It notes unrest, symbolic flag distress, and Irish factionalism, ending with a servant girl remark on value and class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Red Bank woman captures burglar in dining room
Mary Maloney of Red Bank New Jersey confronted a burglar in her employer’s dining room, forced him to surrender the stolen goods, and ejected him from the premises. The incident shows a capable civilian response amid suburban Pittsburgh employment concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Maloney
Red Bank
N. J
Pittsburg
Snap Shots In Season Read by Distatou Reporter
Senator Quay explains to Distatou reporter in night gown as satire and slang mix with political jabs. pieces reference Chile vs Spain America jabber and anti Tammany nursery worries with playful social satire and mischief in a column style snapshot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Quay
Distatou
Notable Personalities With Curiosities From around the World
The list includes CononEL Don Pratt living quietly on an Ohio farm and Oklahoma Governor Stree’s unusual resignation. Alphonse Daudet is nearly blind and frail, Col GrEsse man Outhwaite ill with pneumonia from campaigning, Banron Hresn's vast fortune from Turkish rail contracts, Dr W M Salmon born 1790 oldest surgeon, Max O’Rett planning travels to Australia and India, Balrovre a violinist with no taste for Harp, Fenian James Stephens still fiery at 70, ex Senator James R Doonrtone at 76 active in court and praised for a Supreme Court argument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cononel Don Pratt
Ohio
Governor Stree
Oklahoma
Alphonse Daudet
Col Gressman Outhwaite
Campbell
Banron Hresn
W. M. Salmon
Cambridge
England
Max O'Rett
Paul Blouet
United States
Australia
India
BaLrovre
Tera
James Stephens
Dublin
James R. Doonrtone
Wisconsin
Supreme Court of Illinois
Telephone Girl Must Go Invention Aims to Eliminate Central Offices
Archansan inventor Almon Strowger from Eldorado Kansas announces the automatic telephone exchange plan. The Stronger Automatic Telephone Exchange Company of Chicago filed Springfield articles of incorporation with a capital of 5000 dollars. The device uses a keyboard with units tens hundreds and thousands and a release key to connect subscribers directly, bypassing central offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curcaco
Automatic Telephone Exchange Company
Chicago
Springfield
Almon Strowger
Eldorado
Kan
Political Rhetoric and Proposed Remedies Across Papers
A compilation of remarks from various papers mocks political figures and policies. It cites Blaine and McKinley with satirical spin, notes Stanford’s ill fit for president on a Farmers’ Alliance ticket, and jokes about cabinet postings. The piece also questions reciprocity with Canada, endorses prohibition of constitutional amendments, and suggests broad legislative topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedlam
Stanford
California
Farmers’ Alliance
St. Paul
Chicago Ladies Beaten In the Courts
The Supreme Court of Illinois denied at Ottawa the motion to file petitions for mandamus in the women's suffrage case. The court ruled the petitions lacked sufficient allegations to warrant a writ. The decision does not address the constitutionality of the recent state law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carcaco
Supreme Court of Ilinois
Chicago
Poet Laureate’s Library Volume Once Owned by Southey
From a librarian display Mr. R C Swartzwelder showed a rare 1807 Clarendons History of the Rebellion volume that belonged to Robert Southey. The book bears Southey handwriting and a leaf from his notebook with a small verse imprint. It notes Southey’s Keswick address and a calico bound binding called calicoWrabury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Swartzwelder
Clarendon
Marshall Swartzwelder
Robert Southey
Swartzwelder
London
Southey
Keswick
Cruel Wagon Driver Reported on Smithfield Street
An observer notes a sand wagon drawn by four horses on Smithfield Street near City Hall. The driver, a muscular man with a goatee, beat the horses with a heavy whip causing the black horse to falter and the wagon to collide with a telegraph post. The owner’s name is not given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humane Society
Smithfield Street
City Hall
Virgin Alley
Sixth Avenue
Weather Delays Pittsburg Building Trade, Contractor Says
A contractor laments a recent strike hurting Pittsburg area contracts and profits. He contrasts strong activity in other cities, expects a rebound next spring if employers and labor cooperate, and notes a cautious outlook for this month and upcoming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Editor Weyand the Beaver Times in 53 years of service
Michael Weyand, editor of the Beaver Times, is the state’s oldest editor in continuous service after 53 years in journalism. He began with the New Castle Intelligencer and remains robust despite age, a friend of Senator Quay, and never faced a libel suit in his long career. Only three Beaver residents from his earliest days remain, including ex Chief Justice Agnew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Weyand
Beaver Times
Jake Zehler
Butler
John M. Laird
Greensburg
Weyand
New Castle Intelligencer
Teaver
4 Bird
Quay
Werand
Breaver
Vill
Verand
Arguz
Agnew
Election mood and party bets swirl across state lines
Amid speculation on election outcomes reporters note campaigns and bets in multiple cities. Claims of Republican strength in Ohio and New York paint a nationwide picture of heated race dynamics as campaigns brace for results and possible defeats.
Raisin Shipments Ramp Up East by Rail
About 65 carloads of raisins have moved east this season with roughly four trainloads daily. Officials estimate total shipments will exceed last year by around 150 carloads.
Deaths Here and Elsewhere
Obituary notes list Solomon E. Bickart of Pittsburg who died at his home on Fifth Avenue aged 73 after a paralytic illness. Other obituaries include Thomas B. Evans dean of the Baltimore School of Medicine, Chantis Lane former manager of Worth’s minstrels, Gasrak Villate the Spanish composer who died in Paris, Mary Greene widow of M. M. Greene, Gilbert A Beckett London writer, and Bagder Clarke noted for his journalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon E. Bickart
Pittsurg
Fifth Avenue
Thomas B. Evans
Baltimore School of Medicine
Chantis E. Lane
Boston
Ford & Newcomb Minstrels
Gasrak Village
Paris
Zila
Famberiik
Balthazar
Villate
Mary Grexe
M. M. Greene
Columbus, Hocking Valley
Snd
Toledo
W. Greene
Tyesampshire
Beneficiary book and tableaux benefit for amateur library
The Amateur Artists' Association plans an elaborate December tableaux show with twelve scenes from fifteen paintings to raise funds for a capical library. Miss Lottie Ford chairs the committee. other organizers include Miss Grey Keenan Mitchwll Farrell. Mrs. McCoy assists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School of Design
Amateur Artists’ Association
Lottie Ford
Lydie Grey
Seite Keenan
D. Mitchwll
Margaret Farrell
Harry McCoy
Charlotte Corday
Ward
Royal Academician
Gleaner
Henner
Harper
Ellen
Hamilton
Miss Liocerr Weds Lt. Lamoreaux In Philadelphia Church
Miss Clara J Liocerr formerly of this city married Lt Thomas I Lamoreaux USA at Tabernacle Presbyterian Church Philadelphia The couple will reside in Pensacola Florida where the groom is stationed The wedding drew many Pittsburgh relatives and friends Downtime events include a charity gift to the GAK and a Washington trip for Miss Meade s wedding plans noted Also design school sketching exhibition and society receptions noted with local residents hosting and attending
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara J. Liocerr
Tabernacle Presbyterian Church
Philadelphia
Thomas I. Lamoreaux
U.S.A
Pittsburg
J. F. F. Club
W. T. Sherman
W. D.moore
Milton Datff
Giren
Edison Motor Could Haul Trains At High Speeds
The article discusses air resistance on moving objects and cites Edison’s claim that his new motor could carry a train at 100 or 200 miles per hour. It notes skepticism about achieving such speeds against headwinds and mentions a Chicago to Milwaukee test line planned at 100 mph, with unclear details on electrical propulsion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Mr. Edison
Edison
Hison
Chicago
Milwaukee
Cornu
Ingalls Jefferson Quotation Sparks Controversy in Boston
A Boston audience hears ex Senator Ingalls mock Jefferson and misquotation claims about the Declaration of Independence. Critics insist Jefferson did not state all men are created free and equal, urging careful parsing of the original text and context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingalls
Jefferson
Boston
Hitar
Thomas Jefferson
John L. Bullivan
Jack
Hop Brooks
I. F. Butler
Blaine
New York
Mattea
Mr. Ingalls
Bunker Hill
Kansas
Briley
Moses
Sinai
Belora
N. Wamroy
Trade in Titles Finds German Market for Tiny Sums
An ex-official in Berlin is accused of selling a title to a manufacturer for 5,000 marks plus a 20,000 mark charity payment. The piece notes cheap German tithes and compares to American buyers and French decorations, urging Americans to simply assume a title like Count Johannes or Marquis de Leuville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Herr Manche
Berlin
Thomas
Eniish
Legion of Honor
Manche
Johannes
Marquis de Leuville
England Worried by U S Stand Over Chilean Sailor Deaths
The United States government stance over the Chilean assassination of American sailors and the flag insult provokes alarm in English papers. Britain fears war would disrupt trade and undermine British influence in Chile, preferring reparations and restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
England
United States
London
Harrison
London Times
Great Britain
Shtin
Valpnaraiso
Chile
Aztec Roadway Unearthed Near Ottawa Illinois
Workmen excavating for negates above Marseilles dam, eight miles east of Ottawa, uncovered a stone roadway about 50 feet long. Slabs measured roughly 12 feet long, one to three feet wide, and over two inches thick. Cobblestones filled gaps in regular courses. The find is attributed to ancient Aztec or Tezcunon occupants pushed out by local tribes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Int
Iinois River
Marseilles
Marseilles Dam
Futher
Good Roads Pay in the End in Lucas County
Commissioners work yields better roads for Lucas County at the start of the bad season. Good roads cost little at first but repay farmers before the season ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Lucas County
Curious Condensations Across the World In 1902
The short notes cover disparate curiosities from Scotland to Tanganyika. Claims include 68 Scottish paper mills versus 3 German ones, Queen Elizabeth wore pink etochines, a Swedish man with a rib water chain, California rose beds, counterfeit bills found by a Connecticut farmer, and varied notes on ants, steam lines, and post office staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Germany
Ohio
Elizabeth
England
Kentucky
California
Hayward
A Fragment of Stage Banter and Bantering Lines
A garbled dialogue list features characters Dodgeworth Donough and Primus Secundus with references to Terpsichore St Vitus and Homer. The exchange touches on alimony, translation of a text, a diamond ring from New Year, and a young man asking about The Last of the Mohicans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodgeworth
Bells Donough
Terpsichore
Bella Donough
St. Vitus
Smithson
Les Dillard
Parvar
Primus
Homer
Primos
Serandus
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lincoln
A. K. McClure
Erastus Wiman
Pacific Ocean Cables
Cyrus W. Field
E. W. Lightner
ASC
Mark Twain
A. A. Stee
Dora Wheeler
Lord Wolseley
Helen Watterson
Caroline Hunt Rimmer
the Dispatch
Priere
Pttlevery Postoffice
Smithfield and
Diamond Streets
Diamond Street
New Dispatch
Tribune Building
Derry
the Construction Dodge
the Constitution and Labor
Emin Pasha
Wadelsi
Philadelphia Inquirer
Arimesee
Brooklyn
Arista
New York Exchange
Far East
Pestofites
Coroner
Monet
Ireland
Gorn
Gold Bugs
Uncle Sam
Keer
Arkansan
Talk OF the Times
Toledo Blade
S. Louis
Globe-Democrat II
Napoleon McKinley
Haytii
Sta
Evary Democrat
United Natie Nactice
Cora
Casa
Congress
Republic
Afinneapolis Journal
The
Lewis Globe Democrat
Iowa
Leadville
Twe Tammany
Chicago Inter-Ocean
General Assembly
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Hamilton County
Cleveland
Tammany Hart
Mr. Fassett
Crok
Flower
New York Tribune
Bertise
Gto
Fassett
Aanaae City Star
Amateur Art Association
Mra. Steytler
Waddell
Mra. Thompson
Snively
Dewsnapp
Mra
Wightman
Art Tabie
Steen
Caamen
Aldes
Miss Thompson
Sched
Annie Wiesraasates Dirs
Ork Bie
Mire
Fulte
Huey
Gordon
Gromlish
Shielda
Richmond
Hoffman
Misa Wilson
Steytler
van Hook
J. D. Thomas
South Thirteenth Street
J. D. Stean
T. D. Chantler
Oakland
A. Spencer
Thomas Hazzard
Hartley
Alvin
Mr. Strean
Kansas City
Westminster Colege
Adelphia Literary Society
J. M. McKinney
Spokane
Wath
Social Charter
Anp
C. D. Latriaten
Hazelwood
Misa Alice Berger
Meyran Avenue
W. A. Boles
Howe Street
Ntertaink
Illinois
Connecticut
John Lubbock
Steem Navigation
Equator
Jupiter
Earth
San Diego
N. Y
Barker
Portsmouth
Argentine Republic
Buenosos
Pierson
Cherokee Commission
Nez Perces
Idaho
Powess
Oknes
Pawnees
Sedalia
Knights of Pythiia
Central Africa
Engtien Indies
Tanganyika
Jorelets
Newtons
Secundus
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