Interest Grows in Attorney General Appointment for Circuit Court
Washington reports say about 250 eminent lawyers from across the country seek judicial posts on the new Circuit Court bench. Attorney General Miller may indorse several Hoosier applicants, while President Harrison weighs political strategy and cabinet reshuffles as patronage opportunities rise before renomination talks.
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WashineTon
Department of Justice
Circuit Court
Miller
Indiana
Harrison
Randon
Noble
Hot Springs
Ark
Richfield Springs
Supreme Court
Court of Claims
Orrixon
Sail Love
First Sugar Bounty Under McKinley Law Estimated
The Internal Revenue Bureau reports the initial bounty under the McKinley sugar bounty clause. It forecasts a total sugar crop of about 607.37 million pounds with bounty payments near 10 million dollars. Cane sugar leads with 565.65 million pounds, followed by beet 29.21 million, sorghum 2.51 million, and maple 9.0 million pounds.
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Treasury
Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Fort Scott
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Utah
California
Louisiana
Texas
Florida
Internal Revenue
Mortgage indebtedness of Kansas by counties bulletin issued
Census Office bulletin shows Kansas mortgage debt at 235,485,108 not counting state and railroad line debt of 7,661,718. Real and personal property value estimated between 800,000,000 and 900,000,000 with 26 percent debt per mortgaged acre and western counties bearing 34 percent of the total.
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Alliance
WasHiInetox
Kanta
Kan Sal
Map proposed to show focal debts by county in state
Superintendent Porter notes the largest debt in prosperous areas with growth in improvements. Counties with the heaviest mortgage debt include Sedeewick 16,584,035 Wyan dotte 12,620,936 Shawene 11,982,090 Cowley 7,527,418 Reno 7,429,589 Sum ner 5,565,042 and McPherson 5,040,949.
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Porter
Sedeewick
Wyandotte
Shawene
Cowley
Reno
Sumner
McPherson
Oklahoma Still Booming as 20000 Prepare to Move In
Washington reports 20000 people ready to enter the Oklahoma land open next week. Cherokee Commissioner Sayre says 5000 quarter sections mean 5000 families. Indians whose allotments are not yet settled retain first choice. Planned openings include lands from Iowas Sac and Fox and Potawatomie nations with further arrangements pending.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Warren G. Sayre
Congress
United States
Miss Ava Found as Chicago Missionary in Chicago Case
A sensational report from Cravcroxswati details Miss Ava, a Chicago missionary, found alive in the Third district police station after claiming abduction and attack. She described being drugged, robbed, and chased through the city, with police noting no conclusive proof of foul play and that she may be in hiding rather than harmed.
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Diss de Bar
Third District
Ava
Chicago
Gibson House
Central
Miss Ava
Shea
England
Custom House
Jewett
Cronin
Kelly
Holy Family c Church
St Louis
Miss Wiva
Big demand for small currency to move Northwestern crops
Acting Treasurer Whelpley reports unprecedented national demand for money to transport crops, with a surge in requests for small denomination notes. The Northwest leads, soon joined by the South. major distribution hubs include Omaha, St Paul, Minneapolis, St Louis, Chicago, Detroit, Toledo and Milwaukee. The Treasury shelves coins at the sub Treasury and ships standard silver dollars where needed.
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Washington
Whelpley
United States Treasury
Treasury
Northwest
South
Omaha
St. Pau
Minneapolis
St. Louisa
Chicago
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
sub-Treasury
New York
Ee ‘Treasury
Bonds Continued and Redeemed at Treasury Records
Treasury updates show 4 1/2 percent bonds continued at 2 percent totaling 154 850 dollars and 41/2 percent bonds redeemed at 133 thousand dollars. Redemptions of 4 1/2 percent bonds in New York over three days amount to 1 008 750 dollars, reaching 11 880 850 dollars overall. Randall feature notes Clinton Lloyd's letter for THE DISPATCH previews Samuel J. Randall with unique access to the man.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Department
New York
Randall
Clinton Lioyd
Samuel J. Randall
Lioyd
Lincoln branch Irish National League elects ten delegates
The Lincoln branch of the Irish National League elected ten delegates to the Chicago convention on October 1. Resolutions regretted President Fitzgeralds illness while doctors reported his condition improved.
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Liscon
Nep
Lincoln
Irish National League
Chicago
Fitzgerald
Cory
Miss Ava Case Deepens as Chicago Seeks Clues
Curiago reports Miss Ava, or Debar, met with Archbishop Feehan amid disappearance rumors. Mrs Bolton says Ava was highly educated, multilingual, brave in war, and generous, carrying a purse of 220 gold pieces and diamonds worth about 4000. Detectives push search.
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Miss Ava
Cronin
Curiaco
Miss Debar
Feehan
Mra Bolton
England
Bolton
St Aly
Miss Ara
Sadler
Dr. Bolton
Centenary Methodist Church
Church of the Holy Family
Chicago
Death by own action threat from a famous editor
New York reporters traced Ann O Delia Diss Debar after she warned of suicide from Taylor's Hotel Jersey City. She left in haste leaving minor baggage unpaid bills. No trace found months later and no confirmation of her fate or method. A Boston Catholic home rumor could not be verified.
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Boston
Law dispute over anthracite act amendment in Luzerne
Senator Hines of Luzerne demands the mine inspector appointments follow the enacted form not the governor’s approval. The Mine Examining Board certified only one name per district, and Hines seeks mandamus to require all candidates be listed for the governor’s consideration. A court ruling in Luzerne County is anticipated.
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Hines
Luzerne Oppnty
Luzerne
Mining Board
Last notable summer resort piece by leading American authoress
The Dispatch will conclude tomorrow with a charming letter by Rose Hawthorne Lathrop in its series on notable summer resorts authored by eminent American women writers. The final installment promises a memorable closing note.
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Seashore
Rose Hawthorne Lathrop
Dispatch
Premier Mercier of Quebec Likely Dismissed Amid Scandal
In Ottawa the Senate heard Premier Abbott report correspondence between the Governor General and Lieutenant Governor Anger over boodling charges against Quebec Premier Mercier. The move signals potential dismissal of Mercier and his cabinet, a power previously used by a lieutenant governor.
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Senate
Abbott
Anger
Mercier
Quebec
Letellier
Dominion
Lord Lorne
Hazing barred as Lafayette suspends sophomores
Easton reports Lafayette College suspends nine sophomores indefinitely for hazing freshmen. Recall hinges on class behavior. further hazing could lead to permanent banishment and sending others home. Two freshmen from last year did not return. their cases go to the trustees.
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Lafayette
Easton
Lafayette College
Warfield
A Comedian's Crime Near San Francisco Station House Door
Late last night Officer Grant was killed near the Southern police station after a dispute with Maurice Curtis known as Sam's of Posen, a Berkeley resident and actor. Curtis, intoxicated and claiming innocence, fled but was captured with Grant's handcuffs on his wrists, a discharged pistol found nearby, and a witness hearing a gunshot seconds before the officer fell.
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Southern
Grant
Maurice Curtis
Sam
Curtis
Grand Opera House
Wee Bernhardt
Camille
Tivoli Theater
William Kreling
Third
Mission Streets
United States
Sam' of
Posen
Berkely
Cal
Berkeley
Bay
Dr. Cook
Tivoli
Mission Street
Thomas Muller
E. Toomey
Folsom Street
Allen
Bodie
Ead
Folham
Fifth Streets
Fifth Street
Shipley Street
Curtin
Kreling
Worley
Sri See
Man from Peru Captured After Alarming Railroad Attacks
Fastoy Pa Sept 11 Detective Simons captured a dangerous criminal known as the man from Peru. The suspect, previously jailed for dynamite plots against steamboats and trains, was found with dynamite and fuses in Remel's trunk after the Lehigh Valley wreck near Easton. Pinkerton detectives secured key cartridges linking him to the crime.
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Peru
Easton
Lehigh Valley
Simon
Cattell
Lafayette
T. M. Crown
Coffin
Hudson River
Oscar Mel
Auburn
An Express
Delaware and Hudson
Plattaburg
Chicago
New York
Pattenburg
N. J
Pinkerton
Ita
Simons
Tective Johnson
Remel
Thesealley
Bethlehem
Lehigh Valley Railr
Eagle Hotel
Philadelphia
Kemel
Seer
New Jersey
Lehigh Valley Road
A. L. Barran
The
United
Louis D. Bar
Rand Prisoner Escapes in Sudden Break
Report states a prisoner has escaped from Rand facility after a sudden break. Authorities launched a search, with no further details on identity or destination at this time. The incident prompted security reviews and alerts for nearby areas.
Will dispute ends in brawl over elder Hagee’s will
In Churchtown Pennsylvania on September 11 Justice William McGowan read the will of George Hagee of Atglen. A disinherited son seized the document triggering a scuffle that left McGowan briefly injured and the will torn. The missing piece later surfaced, the will was repaired and McGowan released without charges.
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William McGowan
Sedeburyville
George Hagee
Atglen
Hagee
Howard Nagee
Tr.owen
Eseizet McGowan
McGowan
Hagee Oir
Justice
Baer
Itata Libel Case Against Charleston An International Breach Claim
Attorney William Goodrich for the South American Steamship Company filed an answer denying lawful seizure of the Chilean steamer Itata. He argues the June Iquique seizure exceeded U S territorial limits and was forced by violence from the Charleston, constituting a breach of international law. The claimant says the company had no role in the ship's use for alleged unlawful purposes and seeks costs and damages for detention.
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Charleston
Los Angeles
Cox
William Goodrich
New York
South American Steamship Company
Iquique
United States
Change the Bond Bill Sees Amendment Planned
Controller Morrow will prepare an amendment to the ordinance for a city wide vote on increasing bonded indebtedness. The measure, previously approved by the Finances Committee, is expected to be moved again with time and interest provisions now under debate.
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Morrow
Binder
War Within a Trust Over Biscuit Territory
In St Louis on September 11 reports of a feud in the American Biscuit and Manufacturing Co, a 34-firm trust. New Orleans factories allegedly encroach on St Louis territory, undercut local jobbers by 30 to 46 percent, provoking a price war as trust orders push local plants to match or beat outsiders.
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New Orleans
St. Louis
American Biscuit and Manufacturing Co
Cracker Trust
American Biscuit Company
Pleasant Valley wins right of way over Brighton road struggle
In Allegheny hearings the Pleasant Valley Company secures the right of way to the Brighton road entrance as Manchester and Millvale interests lose ground. The committee approved ordinances granting extensions and suppressing rival routes amid heated debate and charges of manipulation.
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Pleasant Valley Company
Pittsburg
Allegheny
Manchester
Corporations’ Committee of
Manchester Company
East Ohio
Millvale
Pleasant Valley
Brightom Road
Bellevue and
Jackson Street Railway Company
Tremont Street Railway Company
Council Chamber
Lowe and Stockman
Kennedy
W. A. Stone
Arthur Kennedy
A. M. Neeper
Pauline, Parke, Simon
Commodore Kountz
Pew Lapeeran
Millvale Passenger Railway Company
Pleasant Valley System
Pittsburg, Allegheny and Manchester Company
Millvale Road
Millvale Company
Ohio Street
Cedar Avenue
Sandusky Street
Troy Hill
Pauline
Fremont Street
Colonel Stone
Western Avenue
Federal Street
Ohio River
Koehler
Second Street
Perry Street
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Kountz
Ayer
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Cansich
Hax
Neeb
Born
Jader
Smith
Lindsay
Noel Pauline
Frasher
Rowbottom
Goettman
Cruikshank
Parke
East Street
Mount Troy
Kennedy Pot
Millvale Passenger Railway Corp
New Brighton Road
Washington Avenue
Piemont Alley
Woods’ Run Avenue
Onee Avenue
Jackson Street
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