Day With the Lawmakers in Harrisburg
Harrisburg April 17 report on legislative scene in both senate and house. Smith school bill debated and voted on second reading amid opposition from city members. Bill would alter school fund distribution by basing one third on teachers and two thirds on taxables, cutting Philadelphia and Allegheny shares. Afternoon session reserved for second reading bills and nominations from the governor. Farr compulsory education bill reported with amendments creating a truant room and renaming the officer to attendance officer.
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Scranton Tribune
Harrisburg
Smith School
Pcity
House
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Allegheny
Smith
Bedford
Mr. Smith
Pow
Quaker City
Stewart
Messis
Hicks
Seyfert
Auditor General
State Hospital
State Pharmaceutical Examining Board
E. A. Cornell
Williamsport
Harrisburg Hospital
C. L. Batley
Spencer
Oilbert
Samuel Small
York
W. A. Acles
Lancaster
C. H. Mullen
Mount Holly Springs
Notaries Public
Rutherford
Philadelphian
Estella van Ferson
J. B. Hale Jenkins
Norristown
T. V. Powderly
Scranton
Farr
Senate Proceedings Amend Farr Compulsory Education Bill
The Pennsylvania Senate met at 11 am with over fifty bills moved to calendar. Green failed to secure a special order for an asylum appropriation. A bill raising maintenance for the Idiotile and feeble minded at the state training school passed. Burial permits bill passed with one dissent. Laws authorizing suits over state property in municipal units and equalizing domestic and foreign insurers passed. National guard relief bills funded individuals listed with varied sums. A survey route for ship Copper Ohio River to Lake Erie and independent school district authorizations were noted.
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Harrisburg
Senate
Green
House
State Asylum
Pennsylvania Training School
Baker
Kennedy
Gobin
National Guard
Gettysburg
James F. Gruver
Samwel
Lewis Johnson
H. A. Adams
Edward Blaine
John Lidhner
William Sherry
Charles Benner
Solomon
A. W. Rhenard
Andrew Peterson
Henry Behrode
W. B. Hay
Eiisabeth Moore
Walter Lick
Ernest Garrahan
Harbester
Thomas Robinson
J. W. Miers
Ohio River
Lake Asiny Independent School and Districts
Ruc
Bland Denounces Cleveland Letter as Twaddle
Lebanon Missouri April 17 RK P Bland criticizes President Cleveland's stance on currency. He says the battle lines between safe currency supporters and silver monometallists are drawn and that sound money phrases hide the unpopularity of a gold standard. He promotes bimetallism as true sound money and prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Chicago
Lebanon
P. Bland
Editive
McClure Withdraws Counsel as Jury Returns Verdict in Statth Suit
In Philadelphia ex-Mayor William B Statth sues the Philadelphia Times. Col A K McClure instructs his counsel to withdraw and the court proceeds with no defense. Ex-Mayor Smith testifies for the defense and the jury returns a 45000 dollar verdict for the plaintiff.
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Smith
Philadelphia
Common Pleas Court
William B. Statth
Philadelphia Times
A. K. McClure
the Times
P. F. Rothermel
James H. Shakespeare
McClure
Gordon
Fis
Rothermel
Mr. Rothermel
Colonel McCluré
Insurgent Gains in Cuba as Key West Cable Report Arrives
A Key West to Guantanamo cable reports Insurgent forces under General Masso with 9,000 fighters advancing in the Santiago de Cuba province. A manifest declares death to the peace commission. General Flor Crombetta is reported dead. Troops total six thousand leave Guantanamo for the fleet.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Key West
Soya Martines Campos
Guantanamo
Masso
Santiago
de Cuba
Flor Crombetta
Arguments for Pardon v Harrisburg
The board of pardons heard arguments on several cases but did not conclude them and will resume tomorrow. A pardon is reportedly to be recommended in the case of Joseph Huecher of Philadelphia.
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Harrisburg
Board of Pardons
Joseph Huecher
Philadelphia
Galleja Sails After Cuba Governorship Change
Havana April 17 Captain General Galleja transferred the Cuba governorship to General Anderius and announced his sail for Spain on April 20.
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Galleja
Havana
General Galleja
Cuba
Anderius
Spain
Notable Accidents and Plans Span Pennsylvania Regions
Reports from Reading and Myerstown describe W F Marks falling fifteen feet down a well and being badly hurt. Dante Crawbaugh plans a telephone factory at Myerstown employing fifty. Governor Hastings' commissioners travel in Logerne county to survey proposed Grow county. Coal miners in western Pennsylvania convene in Pittsburg Thursday to discuss wage issues. J Fred Mayer, a Harrisburg confectioner, died by inhaling gas at home. Domestic trouble cited. Milk dealers near Pittsburg form a dairy combine to buy farmers’ milk. 100 striking workers at Carner’s Homestead works are replaced. No further trouble anticipated. Ham Brennan, New Castle, Schuylkill county, mentioned in context of coal mine incidents.
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Hastings
Logerne County
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Prsday
J. Fred Mayer
Harriaburg
Philadelphia
Carer
Ham Brennan
New Castle
Schuylkill Courty
Terms settled for China Formosa question settlement
Li Hung Chang secures reduction in indemnity to 200 million taels with silver payment likely. Japan to occupy Port Arthur temporarily to protect China’s mainland integrity. Formosa permanent occupation settled and Pekin ports opened. Reports note cautious European reactions and potential factory investments by Japan in China.
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Li Hung Chang
Washington
Associated Press
Tala
London
Japan
Prince Wi
Liao Tung
Port Arthur
Gulf of Pechin
Pekin
China
Formosa
Tientsin
Asia
Shimonoseki
TA Hung Chang
Kung-Yi
Times E
Kobe
Tokio
Hong Kong
Times
Outrage at Corry Ends in Assault and Fire Attack
Aged Mia Hanihan, 85, was burned and sexually assaulted during a break in by three masked men at a farmhouse west of Corry Pennsylvania. The robbers fled with about $23 after the violence, while Tom Moore was fatally or near fatally injured in a later confrontation at Labour Station. The incident sparked widespread public outrage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Moore
Corry
Here
Hanlihan
Callehone
Culahane
Labour Station
Moore
Duluth Ministers and Saloon Men Unite Over 6 Cent Whisky
Clergy and saloonkeepers in Duluth sign a petition to the city council to revoke Tanac L. Cook’s license for a 6 cent whisky sale at 1415 West Superior street. Cook moved in last Saturday and announced plans to offer all drinks for six cents, provoking concern from both sides.
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Duluth
Tanac L. Cook
West Superior Street
Cook
British Newspaper Comment on Britain's Nicaragua Policy
The London London Gazette report comments on the latest Britain Nicaragua dispute developments. It notes American journalists' claimed ignorance of diplomacy and questions the rationale for bombing Greytown amid tensions.
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England
London
Bt. James’ Gazette
Great Britain
Nicaragua
Greytown
Nicaraguan Indemnity Refusal Cited in Monroe Doctrine Tone
The speaker argues Nicaragua refuses to pay the indemnity and asserts the United States knew of planned steps. He claims the Monroe doctrine has long guided policy but not been acted on, and says Britain will pursue South American disputes only under settled international law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicaragha
United States
Great Britain
Judge enjoins Southern Railway over Seaboard boycott
Judge Lumpkin issues injunction in Atlanta on April 17 stopping the boycott against the Seaboard Air Line. The Western and Atlantic were barred from interfering and a circular urging travel refusals was involved, with stated limits on the injunction.
Democrats Deliberate In Harrisburg Elect Wright Chairman
Harrisburg April 17 The Democratic state committee met in the board of trade rooms with Chairman Stranahan presiding. Robert H. Wright of Allentown was elected unanimous chairman after nominations by Garman Luzerne and second by Taylor Allegheny. Wright urged party unity as the committee ratified division chairmen and endorsed President Cleveland's financial policy. The committee adjourned at 12 45 after electing chairs for divisions one through nine.
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Harrisburg
Democratic State Committee
Board of Trade
Stranahan
Snyder
Garman
Luzerne
Robert H. Wright
Allentown
Taylor
Allegheny
Wright
McCartney
Northumberland
W. R K. Meyers
R. M. Linton
Somerset
Tioga
Potter
Bedford
Lewrie
Philadelphia
Gurman
Lugerne
Cleveland
John E. Magee
New Bloomfield
Thomas J. Burke
Altoona
W. B. Dunlap
Beaver
Charles Schimmelprang
Warren
George M. Bolger
Clearfield
W. H. Hollaway
Williamsport
John M. Garman
Nanticoke
E. H. Laubach
Northampton
A. M. Holdurg
West Chester
California to Manufacture Its Own Antitoxine
The state board of health in San Francisco appoints a four physician committee to coordinate with the State university on promptly producing antitoxine. They will work with the veterinary department to acquire horses and inoculate them, funded by a $5,000 appropriation, aiming to satisfy all board demand. California would become the first state to produce its own antitoxine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
State Board of Health
Department of the
State University
Veterinary Department of
The
Board of Health
California
Bicycle Fatality in New York City Injury Tragedy
Robert Center, noted New York sportsman and clubman, died after being crushed by a coal wagon on Western Boulevard near Severty-second Street. He was about 65, son of a wealthy cotton broker, and had ties to many city clubs. He died several hours after the accident.
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New York
Robert Center
America
Severty-second Street
Center
Mines Closed by Sheriff in Johnstown South Fork
The Fuctd coal mines at South Fork were closed by the sheriff. The mines had been shipping forty to fifty carloads of coal daily and are temporarily suspended. An early adjustment of the situation seems likely.
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Sheriff
Johnstown
South Fork
Multiple Disturbing Incidents Reported Across Cities
Reports describe the recovery of archaeologist Professor William McAdam's body from the Mississippi River in Alton Indiana. In Chicago two footpads robbed a switch engine crew and wounded the engineer. In Ohio A L Blanchard faced a fatal dispute while building a fence. A neighbor, Mike Allman, killed him. Binghamton’s Chenango Valley Savings Bank, closed for defalcation, reopens under trustees. In New York Anna A Jackarinsen attempted to kill Leopold Trew and then herself, both efforts failing.
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William McAdam
Alton
Mississippi River
Chicago
Freman
Chenango Valley Savings Bank
Binghamton
Anna A. Jackarinsen
New York
Leopold Trew
Oil Speculators Scared Stagnation In Pittsburg
Oil trading stalls on the Pittsburg Exchange with no sales in the first half hour. Prices slide from $2.70 to $2.65 while buyers stay away. Standard Oil expands holdings in West Virginia and Sistersville, and David Kirk cites potential national economic improvement from higher petroleum prices.
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Pittsburg
Old City
Standard Oil Company
Southwest Pennsylvania Oil Company
Standard Concern
Mannington
Fairview
W. Va
The
Standard
Carter O1l Company
Sisterville
Carter Company
David Kirk
Tragic double shooting ends in suicide in Morgan City
In Morgan City Louisiana on April 11 Adolph L Scheneck of New Orleans shot Mattie Francisco three times in the head in a disreputable house then killed himself. The couple occupied a room and no word was heard before the tragedy. The case is under local inquiry.
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New Orleans
Scheneck
Boylan
Morgan City
Adolph L. Scheneck
New Orleana
Mattie Francisco
Schenech
Robber Band Breaks Up in Duluth Railroad Yard Thefts
An organized gang of robbers, mainly Bohemians and Italians, was busted by police after an insider’s indiscretion. Nine men were arrested, including Stans Wajazack Tony Brollski Frank Brollski Stephen Tonesack Matt Vodashak John Lasota Fran St Petri Tony Cafferelli and Carley Verdi. The gang targeted railroad yards stealing thousands of dollars in goods. Detectives pursue seven to eight more suspects.
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Duluth
Stans Wajazack
Tony
Frank Brollski
Stephen Tonesack
Matt Vodashak
John Lasota
Fran St. Petri
Tony Cafferelli
Carley Verdi
Cleveland Case Referred To Presbyter y Committee At Adams
The case involving Rev. William N. Cleveland pastor of Chaumont Presbyterian Church and a dissenting faction within the congregation was turned over to a three member committee by the St. Lawrence presbytery in session at Adams. Opponents claim the dispute centers on pastoral influence and political views raised in Ames rather than personal belief.
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Watertown
N. Y
William N. Cleveland
Presbyterian Church
Chaumont
Presbytery of
St. Lawrence
Adams
Cleveland
Ames
Massillon Coal Prices Cut As May Strike Looms
Cleveland reports another wholesale cut in Massillon lump coal to 1.50 per ton with retail prices sliding from 3.25 to 2. Operators say losses at current rates and must meet Pittsburgh prices to regain the local market. Dispatch notes expected May strike could raise prices again.
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Cleveland, O
Massillon
Pittsburg
Woman Confesses to Murder Slept Beside Corpse For a Month
Paris news reports Marie Lebot admits killing her lover George Remond after a quarrel over his pension. She allegedly robbed him, then slept beside the corpse in bed for a month until the smell forced her to flee. Philadelphia court upholds ruling in patent suit. Harrisburg reports Guard officers discharged. Pittsburg notes man commits suicide after ingesting rhubarb pills.
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Ir Parla
George Remond
Marie Lebot
Special Quilt and Linen Napkin Sale Prices
Special prices on quilts with full size soft finish and Crochet at 98 cents. Eleven-yartier Marseilles Crochet priced at 1.19, recently 1.50. Also about 50 dozen all linen napkins in odd lots and broken dozens at low prices to sell.
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House of Representatives
Senate Proceedings
Bland
Colonel McLure
Campos Lands
Oscar
Paris
Firaro
Jules Hurst
Catullo Mendes
Oscar Wilde
Mendes
St. Germain Forest
Dante! Crawbaugh
Myerstown
Robert
A. L. Blanchard
Huron County
Mike Allman
Ciaily
Ana Sunany
Cenene
Atlantic Refining Company
Tila
Adolph Scheneck
Cleveland Case
Dallas
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Pittebure
Star Dinner Pall Company
W.bf, Bertel, Bon & Co
Wilkes-Barre
Guard
Headquarters National Guard
Benjamin Franklin Longeacre
John F. Callahan
Ninth Regiment Infantry
Martin R. Rouse
Sixteenth Regiment Infantry
Christopher Mall
Weather Report
Marseilles
Finley
Lackawanna Ave
H. A. Kingsbury
Spruce ST
Scranton, PA
Weichel’s
Spruce Street
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