Three Republicans vote against tariff amid sugar schedule debate
The House passed the tariff bill by a strong majority with Democrats and three Republicans voting against it. McKinley defended protection and adjournment plans were set, while Senate action and potential delay loomed as conference supporters praised the measure and debated its impact on sugar terms.
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Senate
McKinley
Coleman
Louisiana
Featherston
Arkansas
Kelley
Kansas
MecKinter
Senat
Paddock
Delamater Denies Emery Attacks as Malicious and False
Senator Delamater says Emery's charges are malicious and false and that he will not engage in a lengthy discussion. He vows to address the matter in a forthcoming speech and will meet any issue with the Democratic candidate.
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Delamater
Emery
Philadelphia
Pottstown
Bristol
Cooper
Pennsylvania
Citizens Demand Publication of Flood Beneficiary List
Johnstown residents press for release of the Board of Inquiry report detailing flood relief beneficiaries and amounts given. Local figures and critics call for itemized disbursements, arguing distribution fairness and transparency, with printers planning 20 000 copies at 50 cents each.
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Johnstown
Board of Inquiry
Flood Commission
Pawnbrokers Arrested in Pittsburgh Receiving Stolen Goods
Seven leading Pittsburgh pawnbrokers were arrested on charges of receiving stolen goods after a lengthy police investigation led by Inspector McAleese. They were held on $1,000 bail each for a hearing before Police Magistrate Gripp, with a trial expected before Judge White. Chief Brown urged passage of a pawn brokers ordinance to curb lax reporting and protect victims.
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Pittsburg
White
Department of Public Safety
Gripp
Joseph and
N. DeRay
Peon Avenue
Emanuel DeRay
Leo Weil
Smithfield Street
George Gilder
Isaac Gilder
Cheap Isaac
Wylie Avenue
K. Witkovsky
McAleese
A. F. Keating
Select Branch
Frank Geiger
Burns
Sixth Street
N. de Roy
Emanuel Depage
Geiger
Sol Coulson
Central Station
Brown
McKinley Tariff Debate Sparks Protectionist Clash
The passage recounts heated contention over the Aldrich amendment and reciprocity provisions. McKinley defends the bill as a revenue and protection measure while opponents warn of burdens and market deprivation. The piece notes arguments about employment, farm demand, and international press comparisons, ending with the conference report adoption.
Peculiar Postmaster Admits Collecting Bribes in Mail Contract
The House Accounts Committee hears postmaster Wheat deny and discuss bribe charges over a mail contract. Wheat says Culbertson paid him 150 monthly from the contract. Wheat’s son Walter is alleged to have benefited via a 95 dollar share. Culbertson testifies the deal originated after Wheat sought 200 then settled at 150, with work at a starvation price.
Contract money not paid during Postmaster Dalton’s term
The narrative states Wheat did not pay any portion of his $750 contract money to any person during six years of Postmaster Dalton’s administration. When an investigation loomed, Wheat’s son asked to pass the funds to a third party, but the request was not fulfilled. A month’s pay remained due.
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Dalton
Wheat
Twenty Die As Rails Telescoped Near Shoshone
A wreck on the Oregon Short Line near Waucanza eight miles east of Shoshone killed twenty passengers and injured others. The east bound fast mail collided with a west bound train at 7 am Friday, wrecking both engines. rescue work began immediately with twenty bodies recovered and more believed trapped. Passengers were detained as no return train operated from Huntington that day.
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Hontington
Box Car Mystery Stuns Cheyenne With Double Death
In Cheyenne Wyoming two men from St Joseph Missouri were found shot in a railroad car loaded with ties. W B Emerson lay dead while Ross Fishbaugh lay near death after a left temple shot. A revolver with two empty chambers and powder burns marked the scene. Only twenty five cents remained. Both men appeared well dressed with a possible diamond stud. Authorities speculate on the cause as a mysterious double death or murder.
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Cheyenne
Wrc
Hillsdale
W. B. Emerson
Ross Fishbaugh
St. Joseph
Man Ends Life in Aspen After Gambling Ruin
Edward J. ONeill of Cincinnati killed himself in Aspen after moving from Bisbee to seek mining fortune. With his wife ill and $300 lost, he left a note saying gambling ruined him, left $2,000 insurance, and blamed himself for the tragedy.
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Col
Edward J. O'Neill
Cincinnati
Bisbee
Ariz
O’ Neill
Colorado
O'Neill
Graham House
I. O
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Goodby
Sarah
English syndicate gains control of Magee and Smith stove firms
Chelsea based Magee Furnace Company and Wakefield Smith and Anthony Stove Company pass to American Stove and Furnace Company after months of negotiation. Investors outline a capital plan of £250,000 in common and preferred stock plus £125,000 in 6 percent mortgage debt. Net profits for 1887 to 1889 are cited as $158,248.43, $172,407.42, and $188,029.19 respectively.
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Bostos
Magee Furnace Company
Chelsea
Smith & Anthony Stove Company
Wakefield
American Stove and Furnace Company
Wreck On Pittsburg and Western at Shippenville
A double headed train plunged from a trestle at Shippenville, Foxsoans. Fireman Silas Elder and forward brakeman were found dead beneath the engine. Engineer Frank Wood was fatally injured. Engine 14 remained above the wreck. Elder’s body recovered, brakeman still trapped.
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Pittsburg and Western Railway
Shippenville
Silas Elder
Frank Wood
Elder
Oldest G. A. R. Man Dies at 90 in New Jersey
John Sanders aged ninety died at his home near Riegelsville Belvidere New Jersey. He claimed to be the oldest Grand Army veteran in the United States having joined the organization at its inception. He served in the Thirty first Regiment New Jersey Volunteers throughout the Civil War.
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Belvidere
N. J
John Sanders
Riegelsville
United States
Thirty-first Regiment
New Jersey Volunteers
Bank of Fulton Ky Suspends Payment
Lovisyville reports the Bank of Fulton Ky suspended payment on September 27. Details on assets and liabilities are not available.
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Lovisyville
Bank of Fulton
Republicans Open Crawford County Campaign in Meadville
The Young Men's Republican Club of Crawford County held two meetings at the Academy of Music in Meadville with speakers General Hastings Hon C Stewart Patterson and General G H Sheridan of New York. Hastings urged a GOP victory in Pennsylvania and criticized Emery while praising state candidates Delamater Watres and Stewart. A second rally is planned for next Friday with Delamater Watres Stewart and Hastings addressing the crowd.
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Delamater
Watres
Stewart
Irvin P. Wanger
Congress
Young Men’s Republican Club
Charles Moore
Levi Prizer
George E. P. Wanger
H. A. Shenton
John A. Weber
H. BR. Bossert
William O’brien
W. H. Maxwell
Bradford
Emery
Waneer
Meadville
Crawford County
Academy of Music
Hastings
C. Stewart Patterson
G. H. Sheridan
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Brunner Set to Seek Nomination in Local Primary
Brunner appears poised for renomination by the Democratic convention after winning a strong share of votes in the city and county primaries. Early results show Brunner leading with 38 percent, with Lehigh County to confirm the final choice.
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Brunner
Lehigh County
Brenner Leads In County Delegates For Convention Nominations
The report assigns Mr. Brenner a slight lead over Dr. E. M. bot with principal strength in the south and east of the county. Brenner’s city lead secures convention control while Lehigh county gains the next two terms after his term ends. At 10 o'clock Brunner had more than enough delegates to nominate him.
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Brenner
Lehigh County
Brunner
Kerr Reflects On Defeat And Pattison Campaign Plan
Philadelphia September 27 Chairman Kerr of the Democratic State Committee reacts to his Congressional nomination defeat. He says he sees it as not a defeat and plans no immediate public remark while Pattison prepares to lead a campaign tour with several speakers. Kerr will remain to oversee the state campaign as Pattison heads out on a special train tomorrow night.
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Olio
Fonsten
Committee On Agriculture
Bontelle
Pattison
Dispatch
Philadelphia
Kerr
Democratic State Committee
Tioga County
Congress
Mr. Kerr
Republicans Face Secret Hearings Over Law Bribery Allegations
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH Greenville reports five appointed Republicans met to investigate charges against C. J. Law candidate for Recorder. Law Jim Stewart and B. C. Koonce appeared before a secret committee. Action to be referred to the County Chairman. Law may stay on the ticket if not forced off.
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Republican County Committee
C. J. Law
Jim Stewart
Law
C. Koonce
Money for McKinley fund movement reported
A Boston telegram says manufacturers likely benefiting from the McKinley bill are being solicited to donate to McKinley’s re election. An agent urges return to the House at any cost, with unclear directing origin.
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McKinley
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Ohio
Washington
New York
Independent Democrats Back Vaux for Third District Seat
At a Philadelphia meeting of independent Democratic voters in the Third Congressional district, formerly Randall’s, resolutions endorsed Hon. Richard L. Vaux and nominated him as an Independent Democratic candidate to run against William McAleer, chosen by the regular district convention.
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Philadelphia
Third
Samuel J. Randall
Richard L. Vaux
William McAleer
Barrundia Fired First Aboard Acapulco Steamer
Guatemala dispatch reports Captain Pitts disarmed Barrundia on the Acapulco at Acapulco. Barrundia fired as authorities demanded surrender, a general volley followed, about 60 shots were fired and Barrundia was killed while passengers were ordered below.
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Guatemala
Barrundia
San Jose
Pitts
Acapulco
Berrundia
Panama
Mizner
Barrundian
Gompers Protests Senate Labor Amendments
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor sent a telegram to Senator Blair criticizing Senate amendments to the alien contract labor law as undermining its spirit and urging protection for wage workers. William Martin resigns as federation secretary. Gompers to appoint William Weihe to fill the term.
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Samnuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
United States
Blair
Senate
America
Gompers
William Martin
Federation
Mr. Gompers
Tron and Steel Workers’ National Union
William Weihe
Martin
Agile burglar escapes after courtroom sentence
Clifford Lee, convicted of entering a house with intent to burglarize, was sentenced to seven years in State prison. While awaiting transfer, he leaped from the third story of the city hall to the second floor and escaped through a window to an alley where he unhitched a horse and rode away before officers could recapture him.
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Graxd Barros
Clifford Lee
Lee
Huey Missing After Harbor Funds Shortage Report
Walter E. Huey, general collector for the Board Harbor Commissioners, is said to be short at least $2,000 in a San Francisco report. He disappeared Thursday night amid the financial discrepancy.
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San Francisco
Walter E. Huey
Board Harbor Commissioners
Publication of Beneficiary List Sparks Public Debate
Johnstown Flood Committee members clashed over publishing the beneficiaries list. Some praised Mr Ogden’s stance against disclosure deeming it uncalled for and indecent, while others argued the public has a right to know funding sources and allocations totaling millions from international donors.
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Democrat
L. L. Harter
Young Men’s Christian Association
John McDermott
Thomas J. Littell
Johnstown
S. Marvin
R. C. Ogden
Marvin
W. R B. Thompson
Ogden
William McCreery
Publication call on Johns town ledger sparks debate
Reader urges full disclosure of donors, receipts, salaries, and allocations from Johnstown relief funds. State Commission defends withholding the list for citizens feelings while noting that all statistics remain on file and accessible for legitimate public purposes.
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Johnstown
Ogden
State Commission
J. B. Scott
Scott
St. Orden
Sion
Sea serpent sighted off Whitman shores sparks chase
In Whitman Massachusetts on September 27 three locals and many witnesses claim sighting a sea serpent near Brant Rock Marsfield. George Edson and his son pursued the creature tying a rope to its head while J F Whidden fired at it. despite repeated shots the monster escaped, leaving a steamer like wake and a 35 feet length.
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Marsfield
George Edson
P. H. Edson
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Erson
Tear
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Death of a noted Cherokee leader Colonel E C Boudinot
Colonel E C Boudinot prominent Cherokee leader dies in Fort Suir Alabama at 9 this morning. Born in California he joined the Cherokee in 1875 and played a major role in tribal politics. He is survived by his wife and will have a large funeral tomorrow in this city with many dignitaries from Washington expected.
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Are
E. C. Boudinot
Boudinot
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Washington
Indians on the Rampage Near Nan Ranch
A report from Silver City New Mexico states two men were killed today near the Nan Ranch five miles from town. Fifteen Indians are in the bad lands and might be the same tribe that killed Oscar Pointenhower and Fred Bumbaugh on Chloride creek last week. Authorities push to capture them quickly.
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Silver City
N. M
Nan Ranch
Oscar Pointenhower
Fred Bumbaugh
Chloride Creek
The Dispatch Directory Overview and Contents
The Dispatch Directory outlines three parts with world news and literary material in Part I and III. It lists pages and items such as Assonits of Tipperary Counterfelt Money East End Gymnassium and various authors with features like Yachts of Loyalty Antiquity of Tennis and The Abused Union.
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East End Gymnassium
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Freshies for the Navy
Annapolis September 27 The following candidates have passed examination for admission to the Naval Academy cadets L T Adams Pennsylvania EB C Butler Nevada B G Crosby L a M La Buch North Dakota G Z Stone ia A F Towne South Dakota E H Watson Kentucky
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Edgerly Secures Divorce From Rose Coughlin
Minneapolis report states Charles d Edgerly, husband of Rose Coughlin, today secured a divorce on the basis of fault. Details of residence and further actions were not provided in the fragment.
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Charles d. Edgerly
Rose Coughlin
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