Congress Sees Possible Adjournment After Tariff Dispute
Washington dispatch reports the tariff conference delay as sugar and binding twine fights persist. Carlisle’s challenge to a new sugar bounty clause threatens an immediate settlement and possible adjournment later this month. Pennsylvania gains include an appropriations total of 1,663,715 dollars with 110,000 more to come for Pittsburg post office projects.
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Senate
House
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Congress Allocates State Appropriations
A summary of items approved by Congress including public building sales in Pittsburg and Ellsworth avenue, and none pushed for passage such as the Marine Hospital sale. It lists sundry civil and river and harbor appropriations for cities like Allegheny York Chester Pittsburg and Philadelphia plus naval funding at League Island and the Naval Home. The total state appropriation reaches 1 773 715 with 1 663 715 already allotted. Lightner.
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Penn Avenue
Pittsburg
Marine Hospital
Ellsworth Avenue
Treasury Department
Arsenal Park
War Department
Pennsylvania
Congress
Allegheny
Beaver Falls
York
Chester
Court House
LcFanton
Delaware River
Philadelphia
Trenton
Frankford Arsenal
Erie
Marcus Hook
Allegheny River
Schuylkill River
New Jersey
Herr’s Island
Allerbeny River
Monongahela Navigation Company
Beaver River
League Island Navy Yard
Naval Home
House
Senate
Lightner
Tariff Bill Conferees Agree on All Items
Republican conferees have reached agreement on every disputed item in the tariff bill. The conference will report to the House soon after session opens and favorable action is expected by day’s end. The remaining open issue is the date of operation, with enforcement hoped within two weeks.
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LTPOM
Carlisle
Senate
House
United States
Aldrich
Associated Presb
Washington
House of Representatives
Ways and Means Committee
A Colored President Forecast by Langston
Washington dispatch reports Prof John M Langston predicting a bright future for the colored race with Langston as a potential leader. He imagines progress from House entry to Senate and even the Presidency, urging rights and ballot protection amid cheers from district residents.
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Langson
Washington
John M. Langston
House of Representatives
Tom Reed
Sod
Langston
Senate
Bogota Approves Pan-American Conference Measures
Translation of Colombia Foreign Affairs Ministry message to the National Congress notes the Washington conference results bring glory to participants. It urges adoption of many proposed measures and immediate action on inter continental soldier funding and appointment of a commission member to meet in Washington.
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Wasu Hinot Ton
Blaine
Abbott
Bogota
Colombia
National Congress
Washington
Congress of Colombia
Thrifty Official Faces Post Office Contract Probe
Representative Enloe introduced a resolution alleging that J L Wheat the House postmaster let a $5000 a year mail contract to Samuel Culbertson in exchange for $150 monthly payments and urged an investigation covering Wheat and past Postmasters across multiple Congresses. The measure with Hopkins amendment passed 108 to 86.
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Wasursxerox
Enloe
J. L. Wheat
Samuel Culbertson
Culbertson
Wheat
Committee On Accounts
House of Representatives
Hopkins
Illinois
Caswell
Wisconsin
Heard
Missouri
Houk
Tennessee
Yeas
Million for Nickel Ore Approved in Naval Bill
In Washington on September 25 House Naval Affairs Committee chairman Mr. Boutelle of Maine reported a bill authorizing a 1 million dollar appropriation to let the Secretary of the Navy buy nickel ore or nickel matte for nickel steel armor. The measure was explained and then passed unanimously.
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Washington
House
Boutelle
Maine
Committee On Naval Affairs
Secretary of the Navy
Defaulter Located After Ten Years Found
Boston reports that John A Woodward, the Boston city treasurer’s cashier who vanished with over 80 000 dollars a decade ago, has been found. He reportedly traveled via South Boston Quincey Fall River New York Hudson Albany Montreal Paris London to South America, avoiding arrest until now.
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Boston
John A. Woodward
Certai
Buenos Ayres
South Boston
Quincey
Fall River
New York
Hudson River
Albany
Canada
Montreal
Europe
Paris
England
South Americas
Kentucky Woman Opens Schweinforth Heaven at Home
In Rhconmond Kentucky a branch heaven for Illinois prophet George Jacob Schweinforth operates from Colonel L. E. Francis’s residence. His wife leads public services twice weekly, converting many young locals as the Francis family, prominent in the area, draws attention due to deep ties to regional elites and historical figures.
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Kentucky
Rhcumond
Heaven
George Jacob Schweinforth
Illinois
L. E. Francis
Francis
Christian Church
Frenvis
Missouri
Captain Estell
Daniel Boone
Ee Estell
Schweinfarth
One of Mosts Converts Seeks Missing Husband
Fannie Hirschberg of Philadelphia seeks Coroner Levy’s help to locate her husband who abandoned her and two children after being influenced by anarchist John Most during a Philadelphia visit. He left home on September 16, taking money and leaving his family nearly penniless while selling knives.
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THA
New York
Fannie Hirschberg
Philadelphia
Levy
John Most
Mackey Men Strike for Pay Raise and Reinstatement
Havre September 25 Operators and clerks on the Mackey side strike demanding higher pay and the reinstatement of W D Sears of the Federation of Employes who was discharged. President Hopkins telegraphed Evansville Terre Haute and Indianapolis crews to return to work for a conference with General Manager Suns at Evansville within a week. Company says Sears was discharged for reasons other than union membership. workers dispute. Only freight trains delayed.
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Tegkee Havre
Mackey
W. D. Sears
Federation of Employes
Hopkins
Federation
Evansville
Terre Haute
Indianapolis
Suns
Sears
Political Surprise Shapes Third Philadelphia District Nomination
In Ridgway and Philadelphia precincts, George F. Krebbs of Clarion County wins the Democratic nomination amid shock over Kerr's defeat. McAleer is named in the Third District while Richard Vaux plans an independent bid. Delegates note Pattison influence and GOP plans lean toward no_nomination in some districts.
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James Kerr
Democratic State Committee
George F. Erebbs
McAleer
Philadelphia
Vaux
DuBois
Kerr
Ridgway
George F. Krebbs
Clarion County
Clarion, Elk and Forest County
Spangler
Clearfield
Wallace
Scranton
Pattison
Baloak
Third Congressional District
Caledonian Hall
Pine Street
William A. McAleer
Richard Vaux
Samuel J. Randall
Edwin Gaw S Flanigen
Win F. Lott
William Mavers
J. Henry Taylor
Pattison Appeals to 10000 at Doylestown Fair
Ex Governor Pattison spoke to about 10 000 at the Doylestown Fair after Chauncey F Black opened with a brief address. Pattison urged farmers and citizens to vote their intelligence and uphold the people's rule against money influence.
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Pattison
Doylestown
Doylestown Fair
Senator Delamater
Philadelphia
Chauncey F. Black
William F. Barrity
Krumbhaar
John K. Reed
Fair Grounds
Reeder
Addres
Foster Accepts Republican Congressional Nomination
The GOP district convention last week nominated ex Governor Foster for Congress. Foster, amid doubts due to Democratic gains and oil company ties, accepted the nomination this afternoon. He consulted with Harrison in Cresson and reportedly won administration support. Democrats plan a vigorous campaign against him.
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Foster
Standard Oil Company
Harrison
Cresson
Republican clam bake draws near three thousand in Delaware county
West Cristenr Pa September 25 The Republican clam bake held near Media in Delaware county under the auspices of the Republican County Committee drew nearly 3000 attendees. Delamater and General Kings were not present, Thomas Houston of Chester presided at the event.
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Sprolat
West Cristenr
Media
Delaware County
Republican County Committee
Delamater
Fragmentary meeting report cites generals and officials
A partial meeting note mentions General Sheidan of New York and figures like John B Johnson and Hon T V, with General B F Fisher referenced. Text is incomplete and garbled, offering few clear facts beyond the names and alleged statements.
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Sheidan
New York
John B, Nson
T.V
B. F. Fisher
Emery Day Speech Promised at Bradford Opera House
Ex Senator Emery will speak at the Bradford Opera House on Friday evening regarding charges against Senator George W. Delamater. The case involves alleged bribery to win the 1886 Senate election and other acts, with Emery promising further proof at the venue.
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Bradford Opera House
Defamater
Braprorp
Emery
Delamater
Bradford
Lewis Emery, Jr
George W. Delamater
Senate
Crawford County
Commonwealth
Mr. Delamater
Chambersburg
Senator Emery
Dispatch
Opera House
Republicans Issue New State Ticket Aimed at Tillman Split
The Republican State Executive Committee unveiled a rival State ticket to challenge the Tillman faction. The slate lists Democrats in key posts including Haskell as Governor and Bratton as Lieutenant Governor, claiming they can win with substantial cross voting from Black and conservative Democrats.
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Charleston
D. C
Tillman
Cmittee
OC. Haskell
John Bratton
J. Q. Marshall
W. A. Ancrom
J. W. Barewell
J. H. Earle
M. L. Bonham
J. H. Rice
Senator Delamater Expects Largest Pennsylvania Governor Majority
Senator Delamater arrived with C. W. Scott for a visit at the State Normal School in Tioga County. He spoke to 2,500 at the fairgrounds, attacking Governor Pattison over vetoes and backing tax reform, Lenger force, and Australian ballot laws. He claimed to lead the Republican party nationwide and predicted the biggest gubernatorial majority in state history.
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Pennsylvania
Tioca
Senator Delamater
C. W. Scott
Williamsport
H. B. Packer
David Cameron
H. Bennett
Landros
State Normal School
D. C. Thomas
Delamater
Fair Grounds
Pattison
Republican Party
Quay
Great
Commonwealth
Republicans Who Will Run as Congressional Candidates
A telegram from Wheeling reports the Republican Congressional Convention for the district will meet at Moundsville at 10 am. Leading candidates are Captain B. B. Dovener and W. P. Hubbard, with support from Hon. G. W. Atkinson whose friends seek to spur his candidacy. Outside of these, Dovener and Hubbard are neck and neck, with slight edge to Dovener.
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Wheeling
Moundsville
B. B. Dovener
W. P. Bubbard
G. W. Atkinson
Atkinson
Dovener
Hubbard
Ehsances
Colorado Democratic State Ticket Nominated at Denver
The Democratic State Convention nominated Gov. Caldwell Yeaman for governor and J. H. Maupin for attorney general along with T. J. O'Donnell for Congress Pratt Rogers for lieutenant governor William F. Foreman for secretary J. N. Carlisle for treasurer W. T. Skelton for auditor and N. B. Coy for superintendent of public instruction The platform denounces the force bill calls for free coinage of silver and criticizes the Republican state treasurer for alleged frauds.
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Denver
Caldwell Yeaman
Congress
T. J. O'Donnell
Pratt Rogers
William F. Foreman
J. N. Carlisle
W. T. Skelton
J. H. Maupin
N. B. Coy
Fourth District Democratic Convention Nominates Eppes
The Democratic Convention of the Fourth Congressional district nominated Janes F. Eppes of Nottoway County. Ex Representative Venable, unseated by the House on Tuesday, declined to run again.
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Petersnuna
Janes F. Eppes
Nottoway County
Venable
House
Trial of Dillon and O'Brien Opens Amid Turmoil in Tipperary
In Tipperary on September 25 the trial of John Dillon and William O'Brien began amid violent clashes as police attacked protesters including MPs. Witnesses described batons, bloodied clothing, and crowded access to the court while Morley urged entry. Prosecutor Ronan outlined a conspiracy case spanning 1889 to the arrests with defenses contesting earlier incidents. The court allowed some predate evidence but blocked others.
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Tipperary
John Dillon
William O’brien
John Morley
William O'Brien
O'Brien
Thomas J. Condon
Limerick Junction
Alfred Clingsworth
Isaac Holden
Timothy Healy
Timothy
Morley
Caddell
Dillon
John O'Connor
Shannon
Cashel
O’brien
Ronan
Crown
Smith Barry
Workman Richter Sentenced for Political Statement
Richter, a workman, received three months imprisonment after declaring to a police officer that the Emperor would eventually join the Socialist party.
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Richter
Socialist Party
Grieving Mother Drags Child From Grave In Silent Lament
Vienna reports a master painter’s wife Helene Mueller after her two year old son’s February death by diphtheria. In a grief struck frenzy she exhumed the body and carried it home to cradle it by day and night, seeking warmth and conversation with the dead child.
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Vienna
Helene Mueller
Moedling
A Russian Reform for Female Prisoners
The Russian reform plan replaces corporal punishment for women in the prisons with a graded system of banishments and solitary confinement. Punishments are to be carried out on Shaghalien Island with severity tied to the crime, replacing knout lashes with ten days of confinement for one lash and two days’ confinement for each lash.
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HLE Company
ST. Petersbsurg
Department of Prisons
Shaghalien
American girl engaged to Prince Friederich Wilhelm Von Ardeck
DrEspex September 25 reports Miss Anna Hollingsworth Price is engaged to be married to Prince Friederich Wilhelm Von Ardeck, a hussar lieutenant in the city.
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DrEspex
Anna Hollingsworth Price
Friederich Wilhelm von Ardeck
Hussars
More Engineers on the Way to New York Congress
The Hamburg American steamer Columbia sailed today carrying 124 engineers bound for the International Engineers Congress in New York. The voyage departs Hampare on September 25 and includes a large delegation from the engineering community.
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Dunlap
Hampare
Columbia
International Engineers’ Congress
New York
Goa Rampage Leaves Hundreds Dead in Mutiny Suppression
London reports Goa troops inflict wild excesses and indiscriminate shootings. Leaders arrested and killed in their homes, others besieged, civilians flee to Goan cathedral where palace guards bayonet refugees. Governor General rumored to hide as 500 killed or wounded in two days.
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Associated Preas
London
the Chronicle
Calcutta
Goa
Ace
Thither
Bombay
Gathering to be Largest Meeting of Mining Engineers
The American Institute of Mining Engineers plans its fifty seventh annual gathering in New York with delegations from Britain arriving. Sessions begin Monday at Chickering Hall with papers on explosions, cast iron tools, and iron and steel manufacture. An English program follows and a British Bessemer medal will be awarded to President Hewitt.
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American Institute of Mining Engineers
New York
British Iron and Steel Institute
Dispatch
Park Aveour Hotel
American Institute of Mining Eng Ws
Suesh Iron and Steel Institute
J. S. Jeans
Chickering Hall
The
American Institute
W. B. Potter
St. Louis
W. F. Durfee
Birdsboro
Hewitt
Hudson
Holley
Beers Oryuare
Institute
Philadelphia
Lebanon
Harrishurz
Altoons Pittsboro
Chicago
British Institute
James Kitson
Bessemer Cold
Council of the British Institute
Pittsburg
Lowthian Bell
Haronet
Midleborough
Herman Weddley
University of Berlin
John Langley
United States
T. Storry Hunt
W. P. Shan
American Society of Civil Engineers
James Cayley
Bessemer
Bessemer Steel
Henry M. Howe
Bostoot
W. H. Jacauea
Bethlehem Iron Company
Crensot Steel
Acnapolis
Dudley
Altoona
Pennsy Ailroad
East Orange
N. J
Thomson Electric
Ebbu Thomson
Thomson-Houston Electric Company
United
Rankin Woman Seeks Support From Married Actress
Mrs Eliza beth I Rankin, in New York, obtained an order requiring her husband McKee Rankin to show cause why he should not support her and their daughter Phyllis Rankin 16. She claims she owns the Knolls at Riverdale mortgaged 20300 and he earns 500 to 700 weekly from the Canuck valued at 50000. She states she is ill and unable to support herself as an actress.
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New York
Elizabeth I. Rankin
Lawrence
Supreme Court
McKee Rankin
Phyllis Rankin
Gladys
Spokane Falls
Fight over Boucicaults Monet In Suit Over Will
The will of Dion Boucicault was filed in the Surrogate's office. Dated March 17, 1887, it leaves all to Louise Thorndyke Boucicault after debts are paid. Executors are John Peter Cadigan and other legatees. Agnes Robertson Boucicault plans to object upon arrival from England.
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DISP
New York
Dion Boucicault
Clark Bell
Louise Thorndyke Boucicault
John Peter Cadigan
Agnes Robertson Boucicault
Setor
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