One Cross Isn’t Enough On Your Ballot
Attorney General Hensel issues opinion on Baker ballot form. Form B approved for printing, with groups by certificate of nomination and proper party designations. Declares issues in forms A and C and discusses straight ticket and independent voting implications.
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Pennsylvania
Gudissary
Dewalt
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Baker
Tam
Supreme Court
Iam
Congress
Senate
Philadelphia
U. Hen&el
Harrity
Hicks a late comer for Twentieth District nomination
Josiah D. Hicks arrived in Harrisburg at 11 15 pm to file his nomination papers for the Twentieth district after the Republican nomination was made yesterday. The move raises a question whether his name can be regularly placed on the official ballot.
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H. Scott Mullin
Ashcom
Josiah D. Hicks
Blair County
John Scott
Somerset
Harrisburg
Mesura
President Harrison's Wife Suffering Likely stomach cancer
Private letters from Loon Lake report Mrs Harrison's illness as likely stomach cancer. President Harrison stays at her bedside as eminent doctors consult, with plans to travel if she can endure the journey to Washington or a southern resort for rest.
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Mra. Harrison
Washington
Loon Lake
Mra.Harrison
Ihs
Russell Harrison
Grand Army
Harrison
Gardner
Dougherty
New York
Malone
Webb Rosd
Mre Harrison
Trodesa
Saranac Sanitarium
Pennsylvania World’s Fair displays show unspent funds
Colonel John A. Woodward reports Pennsylvania aims to showcase farms and farm buildings with photographic exhibits across the state. Of a 300000 dollar appropriation for the Pennsylvania display at Chicago, 221208 96 remains unexpended while the state building has cost 40821 49 to date.
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Harersprea
John A. Woodward
Board of
Pennsylvania
Woodward
Chicago
Joined a Big Trust The Janeway & Carpenter Wall Paper Firm Joins National Trust
The Janeway & Carpenter wall paper manufactory in New Brunswick New Jersey has joined the National Wall Paper Company trust. Once opposed to the trust the firm now aligns with it, causing anxiety among local workers who face a possible temporary shutdown and layoff. Colonel Jacob J. Janeway led the firm with initial resistance before agreeing to join. Cresswell and Washburn of Philadelphia also entered the trust at the same time.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Wall Paper
Janeway & Carpenter
National Wall Paper Company
Jacob J. Janeway
Cresswell & Washburn
Philadelphi
Janeway & Co
Eas
Cotton Spinners Plan Wage Cut Amid Weak Trade
The Master Cotton Spinners Federation of Great Britain votes a 5 percent wage reduction citing low trade. Firms representing 80 percent of the trade back the cut. The note argues restricted output should meet the difficulty, and workers vow to strike against the change.
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Loxpons
Marion township trustee shot dead after midnight
In Ixp on September 13, Henry Tow trustee of Marion township was shot by Town Marshal Moore at 2 AM on a stairway near Bourton's drug store. Tow fired first striking Moore in the hand. Moore returned fire killing Tow almost instantly.
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Mitchell
Henry Tow
Marion Township
Moore
Bourton
Swan
Tow
Earthquake Shakes Anna Illinois at Two PM
Sept 1 ANNA Illinois a strong earthquake rattled windows and dishes at 2 o clock in the afternoon causing noticeable tremors throughout the city. The event disrupts daily activity but reports indicate no major damage or injuries.
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Anna
Fire Island capitulates as Babylon Falls in quarantine clash
Fire Island capitulated and Babylon fell as Governor Flower’s injunction against using Fire Island as a quarantine station was vacated. The Cepheus landed Normannia passengers amid cheers, troops expected, and tourists released from detention with celebrations at the Surf Hotel.
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Normannia
Governor Flower
Board of Health
Islip
Jenkins
Cepheus
America
Sheriff Darling
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A. M. Palmer
P. T. Wall
Governor
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Cephas
Associated Press
Otis
McCloskey
Crowley
Byrnes
Staf
Ripple
Passengers On Scandia Deny Panic On Board
Cabins passengers aboard the cholera stricken Scandia send a message to Hamburg America denying any panic. They report feeling well, say no awareness of disease until arriving at port, and cite daily washing and deck restrictions to prevent spread. They request publication of the document.
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Scandia
New York
Hamburg-American Packet Company
Les
Hamburganes Packet Company
Passenger Ship Quarantined After Aboard Illness Toward Philadelphia
A vessel bound for Philadelphia was quarantined after an illness aboard. Passengers included 65 first cabin 130 second cabin and 330 steerage travelers. Water was boiled before serving to tigers and the crew provided broth and cordials. The ship may detain at Tinicum Island State quarantine.
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Delaware
Philadelphia
Tinicum Island
Ohio
Health officials report steadier conditions at New York quarantine
Dr. Jenkins says the lower bay situation improves with no yellow flags on quarantined ships. Two deaths on Swinburne Island not cholera related. daily census shows continued activity but less severe. Upper Quarantine reports many vessels passing. news on several ships awaits arrival of Bohemia from Hamburg.
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Dr. Jenkins
Jenkins
New York
Lower Bay
Byron
Swinburne Island
Bick
Wieland
Salser
Jenking
Aller
Beand
Chester
Neptune
Bohemia
Hamburg
Railroads tighten border checks on cholera imports
CuicaGco Sept 13 Railroads in the Chisaga region suspend new arrivals from Europe without health certificates. Ticket agents ordered to halt sale of prepared orders until the President's quarantine proclamation ends, delaying immigration and impacting passenger earnings.
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CuicaGco
Chisaga
West
Europe
New York
Immigrants Quarantined After Lake Shore Train
News from TonEpo Ohio reports rumors of seven immigrants under quarantine in Toledo. Thirty one passengers from a Lake Shore train were disinfected and detained then sent to St Louis with routes split to Galveston and New Orleans. All passengers were from Germany, six from Hamburg, aboard the Elbe and Darmstadt. The Lake quarantine funding was challenged by the Treasury Secretary, sparking public indignation.
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Sperial
Lake Shore
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Galveston
New Orleans
Germany
Hamburg
Elbe
Darmstadt
Protecting the Boidee Inspectors to Quebec
Detroit Health Board approves cooperation with Federal State and City Inspectors in cholera quarantine matters. A medical committee will travel to Quebec Montreal and Grosse Isle to inspect disinfecting apparatus and confirm certificates.
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Quebec
Montreal
Grosse Isle
Zwindrecht Reports Cholera Cases and Death
Two new cholera cases and one death are reported at Zwindrecht in South Holland, ten miles southeast of Rotterdam on the Meuse. The village trades vegetables to passing vessels.
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Zwindrecht
Tae Hacun
South Holland
Rotterdam
Meuse
Wessels
Ohio Steamship Released From Quarantine
Lewes Sept 14 The steamship Ohio which arrived from Liverpool on Saturday was released from the Federal quarantine and permitted to proceed to her dock after inspection.
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Lewes
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Ohio
Liverpool
Federal
Hamburg Suffering as Cholera Strikes Workforce
The report from Hamline notes 237 new cholera cases with deaths at 7 and no prison cases. Industry stalls as manufacturers dismiss workers and fishermen lose sales while residents await boiled water from Altona Water Company to curb the outbreak.
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Friedrichapergonatic Asylum
Senate
Altona Water Company
Two Cases on Shore Rumors Reach New York City
Rumors circulated at the Health Department that two cases of cholera were found in New York City with Health Commissioner Bryant denying the report while noting two or three suspected cases under investigation. Chief Inspector Roberts confirmed investigations but dismissed cholera as the cause.
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Health Department
Bryant
Roberts
Hearth Board
Cholera Fears Rise Across Regions
Reports from Mexico state that sporadic cases appear in San Luis Potosi while Panama ports are urged to watch for cholera entering Mexico. In Belgium, Broussels notes seven cases and three deaths in Meix-Devant-Virton, Luxembourg, as the plague spreads locally.
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Mexico
San Luis Potosi
Panama
Pacific
Belgium
Broussels
Sept
Meix-Devant-Virton
Belgian
Luzemberg
Cholera Toll Mounts in Paris and St Quen Reports
New cases rise in Paris with 45 cases and 26 deaths. St Quen records nine new infections and five fatalities as health authorities report ongoing cholera outbreak.
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Paris
St Quen
Captain of the Maas Dead from Cholera
The captain of the steamer Maas, from Hamburg, died here yesterday of Asiatic cholera.
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Rotter Dam
Hamburg
Intraburg Candidate Faces Delay on Immigrant Inspector Posts
Hinoton dispatch states Special Secretary Foster will delay appointments of new immigrant inspectors for some time due to no new work and possible dismissals of current staff. He aims to discuss the Allegheny post office site this week with trustee C. L. Magee, representing Mrs. Graham's property and others at Ohio and West Diamond streets.
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Foster
Pittsburg
Allegheny Post
C. L. Magee
Gas Rates Rise In Chillicothe District October First
Citizens' Light and Fuel Company officials announce a new scale of rates effective October 1 increasing stove charges by 50 cents. The town buzzes as many residents plan changes to gas connections amid calls for reconsideration to curb fuel use.
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Ohiicorn
Citizens’ Light and Fuel Company
Cholera Prep In Pittsburg Area Prompts Nurse Aid and Inspections
Pittsburg authorities mobilize 500 Sisters of Mercy and other orders to serve as nurses if cholera arrives. Chief Brown orders official to inspect public schools and clean up plumbing and drainage. Allegheny increases health inspectors to ten. water supply and sewers under scrutiny as city warns residents to curb nuisances and prepare temporary hospitals if needed.
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Pittsburg
Ladies’ Health Protective Association
Lee
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Wass
McKeesport
Sisters of Mercy
Sisters of Charity
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O’mars
Phelan
Father Wall
Sebastien
Webster Avenue
Seton Hall
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Line
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Notre Dame
Little Sisters of the Poor
Mother Sebastien
Mercy Hospital
Taggert
Bureau of Health
Allegheny
James McLaughlin
Bureau of Allegheny
United States
McLaughlin
Western Avenue
Bigelow
Garfield
Penn Avenue
Allegheny Cemetery
Fifth Avenue
Park Place
Abbott Street
East End
Andrews
Bureau of Highways
Ee Aadiogeien
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