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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Sep 29, 1889

Page

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Campaign Fight Tops Four New States as Dakotas Veer

St Paul reports North and South Dakota favored for Republican wins with Montana and Washington closer. Prohibition splits votes. capital location dominates South Dakota races. Montana tilts Democratic while Washington is uncertain. strong emphasis on local candidacies and party campaigns.

North Dakota Republians North South Dakota Washington Montana St. Paul Territorial A. C. Mellette United States Messrs. Moody Pettigrew Edgerton Dakotas Moffit Cit Sdvan Mountain State National Committee House Senate

Campbell the Coming Man for Pension Commissioner

Kansas candidate B. Campbell dominates White House talk as supporters including Congressman Anderson Turner and Senator Plumb back his bid. While Acting Commissioner Hiram Smith also seeks the post, Campbell gains telegraphic endorsements from governors Foraker Hovey Fifer and dungeon along with a likely Alger endorsement on the way. Appointment expected after the cabinet meeting.

Wasureton A. B. Campbell Kansas White House Anderson Turner Campbell Plumb Hiram Smith Noble Secre the Star Tanner Alger

Helpmeet in Pact Sails Save Vessel at Sea

Provincetown Mass September 28 Mrs Mary Hutchinson wife of the skipper of the schooner Jennie Howard Hutchinson proved a versible help mate on the Bangor voyage ended today. She manned the pumps took the wheel and conked the crew through exhaustion and saved the vessel from sinking. She praised her husband and crew and said she was glad to help save them all.

Provincetown Mass Mary Hutchinson Jennie Howard Hutchinson Bangor Botton

Murder under a male near Leapville case opens

Sheriff Buchanan arrives with Joe Miller in custody over a murder tied to two hunters slain near the Wyoming line. The case centers on Escher and Adama accused of deer slaughter for hides, sparking lynching fears and local indignation as money motives emerge. Escher and Miller hailed from Louisville, Kentucky.

Mepatoe Leapville Buchanan Routh County Joe Miller Wyoming Line Miller Escher Adama Louisville

Elopement Involving Two 15YearOld Girls From Mt Vernon

Cleveland reports Nellie Ewing and Mamie Lee, both about 15, fled Mt. Vernon with Artie Mann and an unnamed man on Thursday night. They allegedly carried $100 and were pursued by authorities. No final outcome stated.

Cleveland Nellie Ewing Mamie Lee Mt. Vernon Artie Mann Themilo Pecalebea Age Deere

Engineer Twombley and Fireman Lecloche Named in Wreck Verdict

Washington Heights Rock Island wreck kills six, injures a dozen. Jury blames Engineer Seth Twombley and Fireman Henry Lecloche and orders imprisonment. Lecloche confesses to perjury claiming company officials pressured him to lie. Twombley held at home with injuries from the crash.

Chicago Washington Heights Rock Island Road Seth Twombley Henry Lecloche Lecloche Twombley David Buissono Lecloene

Captain Phil McKinney Tours Southwest Virginia

Captain Phil McKinney, Democratic candidate for Virginia governor, traveled by train from Lynchburg through Petersburg en route to the Eastern Shore. He spoke to cheering crowds, expressed strong optimism for his campaign, and urged African American voters to back the Democrats, signaling a surge in Democratic enthusiasm statewide.

John Miller Petersburg Phil McKinney Virginia Lynchburg Republican Party McKinney

Re election of Chaplin in Sleaford division

London report notes Chaplin’s re election win in Sleaford with only seven more votes than last time. The piece criticizes local electors and notes secrecy of the ballot remains under question in a largely agricultural district.

Home Edlers Courage Sleaford SBY THE Dispatch London Chaplin Lsborers Chaplin Mae A

Pension denied for Martha Adams widow of William Adams

Assistant Secretary Bussey rejects Martha Adams pension claim citing lack of rent proof and noting the veteran deserted then re enlisted as a substitute. He served from 1862 to war end, died while the claim was pending, and the applicant waited 13 years before seeking benefits amid fraud findings.

Washington Bussey Martha Adams William Adams Adams Thirtyninth Kentucky Mounted Infantry

Smallpox in Chicago traces outbreak from travel.

John Welter, 14, son of wealthy parents, is sick with smallpox in Caroaco. The Welter family recently returned from Luxembourg where vaccination occurred. They reached New York September 21 and bypassed quarantine. Welter showed symptoms on September 22 aboard a Delaware and Lackawanna boat. The article implies many may have contracted the disease along the voyage.

Caroaco John Welter Welter Luxemberg Welker New York Lackawanna Young Welter Chicago

Police raid Wheeling policy shops in citywide sweep

Twenty officers raided all policy shops in Wheeling at green plas o'clock, breaking up a local gambling fraternity. A stash of apparatus was seized at the shops' headquarters.

Wheeling Wherline

No Pleuro Poesmontea in Penesylvania

An official report fragment notes an issue with a local project in September. The readable text mentions bureaucratic oversight and potential misprints affecting the timeline, with no clear outcomes or names due to damaged text.

Penesylvania

Hoosiers Abroad and American Ties With France

News brief from London and Paris describes Indiana figures in foreign events. Vice Consul Oliver KR Johnson confronts a Paris gendarme over a carriage search, misinterprets the word poulet, and contemplates appealing to Washington. A London tailor tale highlights American perspicuity and consular card mixups.

Lonpom Oliver KR. Johnson Indianapolis United States London Paris France Johnson Nevilly Parisian Fineze Rathbone

Edison Visits London Amid Patent Clash with Westinghouse

Edison arrived in London for a brief stay and inspected lighting stations while Westinghouse officials and Canadian lawyer R D McGibbon push to block Evarts from bringing the Edison filament patent under the International Patent Convention. London directors supervise an English works company with 600000 pounds capital.

Edison London New York Havre Canada Evarts Colonial Office R. D. McGibbon Montreal Westinghouse Smaan Taakel Tisseats F. Curtis Edmund Wetmore Westinghouse Company

Unfortunate in Its Legs Prince Victor Injured in Scotland

London reports Prince Albert Victor sprained his ankle after a jump between boulders while dest-stalking in Scotland. He rests in bandages and travels slowly. The Queen and Princess of Wales also suffer mobility issues, with swollen knee joints and varicose troubles.

London Prince Albert Victor Great Britain Republic Scotland Raniye Prince of Wales Princess of Wales

Honored in Old Age Henry Russell Song Adopted by Royal Marines

London September 23 Henry Russell the American composer of Cheer Boys Cheer and The British Grenadiers is honored in his old age by adoption of his song A Life on the Ocean Wave as the Royal Marines march. Russell is cited as the father of novelist W Clark E.

Disraron London Henry Russell America British Grenadiers Royal Marines Gsalae Russell W. Clark E

Becoming Great Friends Rosa Bonheur and Buffalo Bill

Lampon reports Rosa Bonheur and Buffalo Bill have become great friends in Paris. The artist spent much of the week at the Wild West show to study a buffalo from nature. Bonheur also visited the artist in Fontainebleau, continuing their mutual interest.

Rosa Bonheur Buffalo Bill IBY Cable Lampon Bufflo Bill Paris Tuar Oeer Bonbeur Fontaineblen

Boulanger Fights Defeat Myths Amid Parisic Turbulence

London dispatch reports Boulanger busies himself explaining defeat and claiming government bribery and ballot manipulation. Supporters claim 2 to 10 million francs were diverted. meanwhile aides grow wary and rivals urge dramatic action before the next ballot in Paris.

Four men die or fall ill after over-proof liquor incident

At Miles Platting station of the ire and Yorkshire Railway a cask of over-proof brandy exploded or spilled, leaving nine men in a rose condition. One died on the way to the infirmary, another was pumped and locked up, and a third remained critically ill. None could give names or addresses.

LO Don Miles Platting Ire and Yorkshire

Discontent Boils as Rotterdam Dock Strike Grows

The Rotterdam dock labor strike expands with 4 000 to 5 000 workers out. They urge English workers’ leaders not to send replacements. Discontent spreads to other major ports and hints at reviving the International Association for workers’ rights across nations.

Loxpox Rotterdam England International Association For the Protection of

Private Dalzell in Danger Telegram Spark at White House

A special telegram about Private Dalzell causes tension as Tanner refuses to deliver it and Noble laughs over a printed copy. A subordinate suggests waiting until the Second Deputy Commissionership is filled, and Dalzell’s chances rise and fall with Tanner’s fate.

Washington Co Tanner Dalzell Tanner Noble Corporal Tanner

Runaway carriage injures three ladies in RocuHEstTeEx

A severe runaway in RocuheStTeEx injures three prominent women. Mrs Conway wife of banker John Conway and her daughter Mrs N F Hurst with her young son, and Miss Anna Bentel daughter of Charles Bentel, were riding when the horse bolted and the carriage plowed into Roth's mill store. Hurst suffered a serious head injury.

Keeping Well Advertised Cauliflower Toss At Music Hall

Loxpox figure Bea sie Bell wood praised for defending Lord Mandeville amid cabman attack. On Friday at Glasgow Gaiety Music Hall five youths threw a cauliflower at her, which she returned with a shortstop ball. She cried afterward as the youths were escorted out by their collars.

Beasie Bellwood Lord Mandeville Glasgow

Kilted at a Railroad Crossing in Garrettsville

Allen Chalker a farmer and his two daughters Miss Chalker and Mrs Compton were struck by a fast Erie train while crossing the railroad at Garrettsville Ohio. The father and one daughter died the other daughter and Mrs Compton were badly injured.

Cleveland, O Allen Chalker Miss Chalker Compton Erie Garrettaville

Captain Jones Dies After Bradock Accident

Captain Jones of Braddock dies at Homeopathic Hospital about 10:30 PM from collapse after Thursday’s Bradock incident. His companion Mike Quinn also dies at Mercy Hospital. Mrs. Jones mourns as officials notify kin. He was renowned for charity to orphans and workers and served in the Cambria Iron Company and Edgar Thomson works.

William ER. Jones Homeopathic Hospital Stohe Edgar Thomson Mike Zuinn Mercy Hospital Jones W. BR. Jones Braddock Colonel Slack Des J. H. McClelland L. Willard Bowman Slack Mike Quinn Morey Hospital Captain Jones Witties Pu Hel Jones Luzerne Berdeba G. &. Jones Willie Catasangas Cambria [Ron Company Baltimore Lew Cambria Iron Company Cambrian Saene Soomemanilo Bessemer Aod Edgar Thomson Jnreas Sein Molda American Institute of Mining Ameriechaniealean Society of Engineers Society of Weston FP 1 Tron and Steel Institute of Great Britain Pennsylvania Katte Hlee Og Jones Iaierong Edgar Thomson Steel Works Gnant Cora

Marie Blaine in New York Divorce Rumor and Family Rift

In New York on September 28 Young Mrs Marie Nevins Blaine is said to have been moved from the Drea mus house to a more private apartment. Reports say her husband J G Blaine Jr and her father Blaine Sr may seek reconciliation while officials and reporters have not seen them. The Nevins family has heard of no formal intent regarding reconciliation or formal action.

North Dakota John M. Quinn Bismarck D. W Maratia W. N. Reach Cale Loxpon Boulanger Fnnd Langer Naquet Dillon Henri Rochefort Paris Obos Carnot New York Dispatch Marie Nevins Blaine House of Dreamus Pike Colonel Renee Oe Guy Emmons Blaine Blaine

The Dispatch Directory Sees Busy Morning Newsroom

The issue covers Captain W. R. Jones's death and Ohio politics while noting English capitalists invest 50 000 000 in American ventures in Chicago. It reports Jotustown mass meeting urging Governor Heaver to redirect relief funds for flood cleanup and highlights bright cable news on Indians in Europe along with varied local domestic and foreign items.

W. R. Jones Ohio Chicago Jotustown Heaver Europe

Enormous English Syndicate Buys American Industrial Firms

Chicago reports reveal a $50,000,000 purchase by two English syndicates controlling an array of U S industrial interests including flour mills and breweries. Levy Mayer is cited as the agent handling public summary of the transactions with secrecy observed by the Purchasing Committee during the deal.

Chicago United States Levy Mayer London Gusranies Perkadag Aaavianey Timooe

Miller Elam States Supreme Bench Vacancy Filled

Washington dispatch reports that partner Miller Elam of Harrison Miller Elam law firm in Indianapolis claims the Supreme Court vacancy is filled. The note places Elam near Justice Fuller’s former Washington office on Massachusetts Avenue, previously used by Frank Crosby.

Paarteer Elam Supreme Bench Washington Miller Harrison Wereeenel Sola Ee Ale Harrison, Miller & Elum Indianapolis

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