Foraker Leaders Rally Against Administration In Pensions Row
Governor Foraker assails Secretary Noble and the administration over Corporal Tanner’s removal. Major Warner departs Deer Park after declining the pension commissionership. Major Merrill also rejects any offer. Discussions with the President continue as political crosswinds shape 1892 ambitions.
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Foraker
Washington
Major Warren
Noble
Major Merrill
Ohio
Alger
Michigan
Harrison
John Noble
Tanner
Tracy
Mr. Noble
Secretary of the Navy
Pension policy and Tanner affair spark debate in Washington
In Washington on September 20 the Tanner pension matter prompts calls for specific statutory reforms. Secretary Noble counters that current laws and precedents guide decisions, not new legislation. Officials discuss policy, past rulings, and rumored appointments while awaiting further public word on the Noble Tanner correspondence and upcoming disclosures.
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Tanner
Commissioner of Pensions
Board of Appeals
Secretary of the Interior
Congress
Pension Bureau
Noble
Declination of Pensions Commissioner Post Indicates Westward Plans
The correspondent reports the secretary and Major Warner meeting the President at Deer Park to discuss the pension commissionership but no decision was reached. Major Warner heads to Kansas City next morning while rumors of a denied or accepted offer circulate.
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Associated Press
Noble
Aiready
Tote
Tanner
Anober
Major Merrill
Mssachusetts
Commissioner of Pensions
Deer Park
di H
Major Warner
Washington
Pension
Warner
Kansas City
Lawrence
Mauss
Merrill
Insurance
Wharton Contends With Blaine Over Cabinet Papers
Reports claim Assistant Secretary Wharton planned to attend a Cabinet meeting with papers, but Walker Blaine arrived, took the papers, and stated it was his father's wish he represent him in the absence. Wharton, upset, submitted to the arrangement amid the controversy.
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Wasarxpton
Wharton
State Department
White House
Walker Blaine
Bar Harbor
Mr. Wharton
Blaine
Distressing Death by Self Harm at Frerrokt In September
A wealthy physician, Mrs. Edward Zop, slit her breast and arms and hanged herself with a clothes line in Frerrokt In September. The suicide is noted as occurring today with prior self-inflicted death in a previous year.
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Frerrokt
Edward Zop
Pathetic Letter From Mrs Hamilton Pleads For Baby Beatrice
Mrs Robert Ray Hamilton writes Judge Reed protesting her trial and claiming jury prejudice from newspaper accounts of her career She begs not to be separated from Beatrice and appeals for mercy while her husband lobbies and Captain Perry seeks a new trial in Trenton The article notes her use of newspapers in prison and that she seeks to live away with her child and husband.
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Beatrice
Robert Ray Hamilton
Rupp
Nell Cottage
Mar
Laxprxa
N. J
Johnson
Trenton
Reed
Perry
Captain Perry
Hamilton
Woodbury
Mr. Hamilton
Judge Garrison
Supreme Court
Hillman
Sheriff Johnson
Atlantic City
Dr. Ingersoll
Sheriff Says Hamilton Plans Support for Child in Atlantic City
Sheriff Johnson stated Hamilton intends to provide for the child and the mother may never be found. The child remains in Nell Cottage in Atlantic City with Mrs. Rupp, the cottage proprietress, and Hamilton has given a large sum for maintenance.
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Johnson
Hamilton
Rupp
Nell
Atlantic City
Teddy to Be Senator in North Dakota Race
The Time Dispatch reports public opinion leans toward ex Governor Gilbert A Pierce as one of North Dakota’s first two U S Senators. Roosevelt is mentioned as a possible companion with reformer appeal and wide popularity. Roosevelt’s Missouri slope ties include ranch manager A W Merrifield nominated in Stark county, aiding a potential cross party advantage.
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Time Dispatch
Bismarck
Dak
Gilbert A. Pierce
United States
North Dakota
Pierce
N. G. Ordway
Washington
Red River Valley
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
United States Civil Service
Missouri Slope
A. W. Merrifield
Stark County
Ako
Samoan Princess Elopes With American Lover in Minneapolis
A nine man nine child Samoan exhibition company opened at the Dime Museum in Minneapolis. A woman identified as Princess Silsati claimed royal lineage and eloped with American J. S. Cotterell after following her to the city. She preferred returning to Samoa now that Malietoa is in power.
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Minneapolis
Samoan Islands
Dime Museum
Malictoa
Silsati
Nne
San Francisco
Forged His Uncle's Name In Major Fraud Case
Harrisburg dispatch reports William Tobias, arrested in Washington Territory, forged his uncle's name on notes over 10000 in a county. Tobias ran a store, failed in business, and used his uncle who was a farmer and cattle dealer to secure funds. The father allegedly posted a 12000 judgment to the bank to cover losses, arguing it was for his son's court appearance. Tobias fled west last year and was arrested after a sozzled acquaintance named him. A true bill was found in March.
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Harrisburg
William Tobias
Washington Territory
Tobias
First National Bank of
Millersburg
Tired of Working for Whites in Bibb County
A Monteville dispatch reports the local Black community will no longer work for white families. Negro women join the movement as cooks and laundresses become scarce. Farmers fear crop losses unless white laborers are available. The action is said to stem from fatigue with white employers.
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Bremixcaam
Ala
Monteville
Bibb County
Murderous Organization Tied to Colored Troops
Four colored soldiers William Vainson Jonathan Neilson Perry Douglas and David Edwards were brought to Tucson charged with murdering fellow colored soldier William Fleming a month earlier. Authorities allege they belong to a secret organization among the colored troops that ordered Fleming's death. They face a hearing before the U S Commission on September 26.
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Tucson
Anit
William Vainson
Jonathan Neilson
Perry Douglas
David Edwards
William Fieming
Fleming
United States Commission
World’s Fair Site Chosen Near Central Park
The Committee on Site and Buildings of the World’s Fair met to select the fair’s location between 97th and 127th streets, Fourth Avenue, and adjacent areas near Central Park. They proposed using Central Park only if absolutely necessary.
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New York
Committee On
Fourth Avenue
Central Park
Choctaw Youth Enters Union College as Freshman
Allen F. Wright from the Indian Territory joins Union College as a freshman among 52 new students. He is the fourth in his family to enroll at the institution.
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Scuzazcrapy
N. Y
Union College
Allen F. Wright
Indian Territory
Hi Heinrichs Alarm in Dispatch Duel
Fragmentary OCR shows a terse note about Heinrichs in a dispatch duel, with unclear names and dates. The readable bits indicate alarm or alert in a dispute or contest related to a dispatch event.
Quebec Landslide Disaster Claims Dozens In Debris
A Quebec City landslide at Point destroys multiple buildings with 25 bodies recovered and many more feared buried. Rescue workers race to clear massive rock, with crowds and a temporary morgue filling the Dominion Government building.
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Quebec
Fears for Her Ore Trade Hit Philadelphia
Philadelphia officials warn the city may lose its iron ore trade unless outward cargoes are secured. English shipowners plan higher freights to Philadelphia due to scarce outbound cargoes, pushing vessels toward Baltimore and other ports. Fresh water, shorter distance to furnaces, and cheaper freights lure ships away from Philadelphia despite its proximity to ore sources.
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Philadelphia
United States
Marbella
Elba
Seriphos
2Na
Garrucha
Bilbao
Baltimore
Cape Henry
Chesapeake Bay
Delaware River
Smokeless Powder Demonstration Shown At Hanover
A sham fight at Hanover compared troops using ordinary powder with those using smokeless powder. Observers noted reduced smoke, faster fire, and improved accuracy with the new explosive.
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Bezirs
Hanover
Villard Concedes to Northern Pacific Directors Facing Consolidated Mortgage
Wall Street pivots as Henry Villard yields to Northern Pacific directors over a new consolidated mortgage. Although Villard controls most of the stock, the board wins a strategic concession limiting his plans and extending time before dividends resume. The move follows earlier struggles, with potential implications for the Oregon Transcontinental project and German investors watching closely.
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Henry Villard
Northern Pacific
New York
Wall Street
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
John
Villard
Northern Pacific Company
Union Pacific
Oregon
NOT THE SAME WANAMAKER SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISFATOR
Noted confusion over Wanamaker family ties and a Cincinnati tip on letter carrier uniform contracts. Postmaster General Wanamaker disavows current involvement, says he sold his interest five years ago and questions the idea of family members entering public bidding. He notes Post Office contracts are handled by the department and would not implicate him. The exchange hints at inquiries about competitive bids and potential bias.
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Cincinnati
Imei
Maelf
Elopement ends as couple jailed in Harrisburg
Edward Bentley a bridge builder from Duncannon and Mrs. J. D. Rice were found asleep at a hotel after registering as Mr. and Mrs. Brown from Pittsburg. A Harrisburg police officer arrested them, but Bentley’s wife’s husband declined to prosecute and the pair left the Mayor’s office together.
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Otspaton
Harrisburg
Edward Bentley
Duncannon
Perry County
J. D. Rice
Charles Brown
Visitors Injured After Dew Slippery Railcar Jump
In Chattanooga on September 20 a passenger car on the electric railroad up Mission Ridge slipped on a dew covered hill. Heavily loaded, riders at the conductor’s urging jumped off. All injured were visitors attending Wilder's brigade reunion. They were brought to the city for treatment as officials of the road aid relief. The track was reported in good condition the night before the accident. The company faces no blame from escaping passengers.
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Chattanooga
Mission Ridge
Wilder
Gold Discovery Reported Near Irvington New Jersey
In Irvington, New Jersey, a laborer named James Murray unearthed rock containing shiny pieces of pay ore while digging on a road. The discovery sparked a local boom as assays indicate potential value, with further ledges expected to be found.
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Newansa
N. J
Irvington
James Murray
Missing Trust Secretary Westfall Sparks Shortage-Near $15000
Burlington La September 20 Win terset Ia, shaken by the unexplained disappearance of J B Westfall secretary of the Mutual Loan Trust Company He left last Friday promising to return new shortages are found in his accounts He leaves a wife and child.
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Telngham
Burlington
Winterset
J. B. Westfall
Mutual Loan Trust Company
De Degrer’s Third Debut Reported in Dispatch
A cryptic fragment from a 1967 dispatch notes a third appearance by De Degrer, with limited readable details about location or participants.
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Biante Nortseap
Row
Notorious Carrie Gilchrist Reappears in Philadelphia
A young woman found unconscious at Broad and Race streets is identified as Carrie Gilchrist, famed for deceiving physicians in New York. She gave a Camden address but no street. police traced her and she was revived with cold water and taken to Philadelphia doctors for examination.
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Philadelphia
Broad and
Race Streets
Carrie Gilchrist
Ete Wees City
Caroline
Mayors Street
Camden
N.J
Onah Street
Plenty of Patents Wasuiseron Report for 1889
Commissioner C E Mitchell filed with the Interior Secretary the preliminary patent report for the year ending June 30, 1889. The office received 36 patents and issued designs and other grants while the patent fund credits the Treasury with 3,524,526 dollars. Receipts exceeded last year by 63,503 dollars and expenditures rose 15,967 dollars compared with 1888.
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Wasuiseron
C. E. Mitchell
Patents
Secretary of the Interior
Adead
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