Philadelphia Guardsmen outraged over Grant Parade pick
Tensions rise in Philadelphia National Guard as only one regiment from the First Brigade is chosen to represent the city in the New York Grant parade. Officers and enlisted men from other regiments criticize the selection as unfair and vow to watch recruiting and discipline. A sergeant notes upstate troops receive more trips, while Philadelphia’s Fleet regiment faces disappointment and potential unrest.
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National Guard
New York
McKinley
Washington
Fleet
Hastings
Packer
Harry (. Groome
Groome
Snowden
Harrisburg
Ralston
Appointments to Tennessee Exposition Commission Published
Governor Hastings releases a list of appointments to the Pennsylvania commission for the Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition to be held in Nashville. The body includes senators, representatives, and named officials with Hastings as president and Lyon as vice president.
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Hastings
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Commission
Nashville
Executive Department
Pennsylvania
B. Cochman
Kittanning
J. & Walton
Waynesburg
J. Henry Cochrane
Williamsport
J. King McLanahan
Hollidaysburg
George E. Bartel
Philadelphia
Rufus E. Polk
Danville
John P. Harris
Bellefonte
Louis Streuber
Erie
Percy F. Smith
Pittsburg
E. C. Felton
Breelton
John W. Woodside
J. C. McDowell
Ye M Patterson
Williamsburg
William M. Kidd
J. M. McCarrell
Henry K. Boyer
Harrisburg Report on Train Incident Involving Cooper and Miller
In Harrisburg on April 16 a report details William Cooper and Henry Miller boarding an eastbound train. No further conditions or outcomes are provided in the readable fragment.
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Harrisburg
William Cooper
Henry Miller
Suspects Captured After Bank Burglaries In Central County
Health and Detective Barr with Huntingdon officers arrested Frank Herrington W C White James Bradley and Thomas Roach four suspects charged with robbery. They were tied to burglaries at Wearerlmoremark Stirirmingham Mount Union stations. A barber A R Taylor identified Herrington at Mount Union. The men were found in a dense wood near McVeytown and barred from flight. A small gold watch and a blow pipe were seized.
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A. R. Taylor
Herrington
McVeytown
Post Office Robbed in Wellsboro
The Wellsboro post office was entered by burglars who blew the safe, stealing between 200 and 300 in cash stamps and money orders. The explosion was heard by several residents, but no suspects have been found. Police suspect a professional gang.
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Wellsboro
Burniate
Aas
Wright
Pharmaceutical Students in Harrisburg Exam for Certs
Two hundred applicants, including two women, were examined at the high school for certificates as qualified assistants and registered pharmacists. The board of examiners includes Lewis Emanuel, Henry C. Porter, Dr. Charles T. George, Dr. F. A. Boerica, and Edward A. Cornell. Students from Dauphin and surrounding counties attended.
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Harrisburg
Lewis Emanuel
Pittsburg
Henry C. Porter
Towinda
Charles T. George
F. A. Boerica
Philadelphia
Edward A. Cornell
Williamsport
Dauphin
Lebanon
Lancaster
Lehigh
Berks, Lycoming, Schuylkill, Lackawanna
Philadelphia Counties
Fire in East Allentown Church Lights Up Easter Night
At St. Joseph's Lutheran Church in East Allentown on April 18 a coal oil lamp ignited during preparatory services as Rev. J S Benninger neared the benediction. Deacon Falstick seized the lamp and hurled it out a window, burning his hands and face while oil ruined several Easter bonnets and set one woman’s bonnet ablaze.
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Allentown
St. Joseph's Lutheran Church
East Allentown
J. $. Benninger
Falstick
Despondent resident Amos L. Clendenin attempts overdose near town
Amos L. Clendenin, about 40, a Marysville resident, was found unconscious in Seldel's woods after an alleged self poisoning with laudanum yesterday afternoon. He was brought to his home and is described as having a wife and three children.
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Marysville
Amos L. Clendenin
Seldel
Local Man Attempts Suicide Amid Financial Troubles Near Orangeville
Burdette J. Jones of near Orangeville Ohio shot himself in a failed suicide attempt. He left a note for his daughter stating he did not wish to live due to financial troubles. He is related to Lieutenant Governor Jones of Ohio and his death was momentarily expected.
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Sharon
Burdette J. Jones
Orangeville
Jones
Ohio
Benjamin J. Kine Dies After Lingering Illness
York mourns Benjamin J. Kine a well known city figure who died this evening. He belonged to the First Defenders' association of the York Rifles and Worth Infantry and his unit members were awarded a state medal.
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York
Benjamin J. Kine
First Defenders’ Association
York Rifles and
Worth Infantry
Devastating Hamburg Fire Destroys Oil Factory and Warehouses
A night blaze in Hamburg caused several million marks in damage, wiping out an oil factory and warehouses at Brinckman and Freiderich Hoerl, along with buildings belonging to Heinson and Brammer shippers and other firms. The fire raged through the night, threatening surrounding properties.
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Hamburg
Brinckman Company
Freiderich Hoerl
Heinson & Brammer, Shippers
E W Frehatfer Dies Noted Schuylkill Politician
Pottsville reports the death of E W Frehatfer a prominent Schuylkill County politician who served in the Civil War with the One Hundred Forty-ninth Pennsylvania Volunteers He died at his home yesterday leaving a widow and a large family.
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Pottsville
E. W. Frehatfer
Schuylkill County
One Hundredth
Forty-ninth Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers
Long-lived Le Har family member dies in Columbia
George Br. Le Har, once a Stroudsburg resident, died at his daughter's home in Columbia at age 92. He belonged to a notable family in the county with another relative named Le Har who died at 114 years old.
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Stroudsburg
George BR. le Har
Columbia
Hotel for Bigamy Charged Man Waives Hearing
James Mindler, charged with having two wives in West Virginia and one in Washington, Pa., appeared before Justice Donehoo. He waived a hearing and was committed for trial.
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Washington
James Mindler
West Virginia
Donehoo
Mystic Cure for Rheumatism and Neuralgia
A promotional claim offers a "MYSTIC CURE" that supposedly cures rheumatism and neuralgia in 1 to 8 days. The ad states immediate improvement after the first dose and lists a price of 75 cents. Sold by Carl Lorenz, druggist, 418 Lackawanna Avenue, Scranton.
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Carl Lorenz
Lackawanna Avenue
Bcranten
Addrens
Albrigh Avenue
Scranton
Good Roads Movement Gains Steam in Pennsylvania Legislature
Harrisburg April 1 The good roads push in Pennsylvania nears success with the Hamilton bill approved by the senate and set for second reading Monday evening. The Elkin direct inheritance tax bill moves to final passage in the house while revenue and appropriation bills face delay. Penitentiary probes and bribery resolutions tied to McQuown and Seyfert are likely to die before reaching the governor. Labor groups press the Muehlbronner machinery prohibition bill as around 200 bills linger on the house calendar.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Hamilton
Senate
House
Goblin
McQuown
Wtll
Seyfert
House Judiciary General Committee
Friends of the Gibson Poor
Creasy
Columbia
Muehlbronner
Cramp Denies Large Navy Repair Bill Report
Henry W. Cramp denies a $128,000 bill for repairing the cruiser Brooklyn and says no DIN has reached the Navy. he asserts the government will pay the bill and rejects other allegations about contracting or figures. He notes the work was awarded on Cramp Ship Building’s proposal and that the navy will settle the cost.
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Philadelphia
Henry W. Cramp
Cramp Ship Building Company
Navy Department
George W. Melville
Bureau of Steam Engineering
Long
Herbert
Cramp
Pingree Patch Plan For Parish Children In Connellsville
Dr T H Cartwright rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in New Haven plans a Pingree patch for parish children during summer. Dr Ellis Phillips owns land near the rectory and grants permission to farm it with Girls' league and Boys' club members growing vegetables and flowers in divided plots. Work will start as soon as weather permits and the project aims to benefit both the children and local poor.
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Connellsville
T. 8
Cartwright
Trinity Episcopal Church
New Haven
Ellis Phillips
Scranton
Girls' League
Boys’ Club
State Snap Shots Read ing and local events
Seventy thousand dollars is the sum asked for new schools this year in Reading. The Mushannon National bank of Phillipsburg has been authorized to begin business. Shippensburg felt an earthquake shock for fifteen seconds at 7 0 p m on Thursday. The Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, twelve and a half feet above low water mark at Pittsburgh, are receding. The Pottsville Evening Chronicle, twenty two years old on Thursday, published a fine page edition to celebrate its birthday. The mutilated body of Raftaman Peter Huehum of Pine Creek was found near Brookville and he had undoubtedly been murdered. Nathaniel Ney, tax collector of Beaver township, Columbia county, was arrested for embezzlement of county funds. A Lehigh county judge ruled that taxing transient merchants is lawful.
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Reading
Mushannon National Bung
Phillipsburg
Shippensburg
Aexheny
Monongahela
Pittsburg
Pottsville
Raftaman Peter Huehum
Pine Creek
Hrookville
Nathanis] Ney
Beaver Township
Columbia County
Albright
Lehigh County
Allentown
Remarkable Cure Pyramid Pile Cure Endorsed by Clergyman
A Bowne Michigan pastor, Rev James H Westbrook, praises Pyramid Pile Cure after eighteen years of trouble with piles. He reports instant relief after ten months of use and says the remedy works for all forms including blind bleeding protruding or itching. Manufactured by Pyramid Drug Co Albion Michigan sold by druggists for 50 cents per package.
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James H. Weatbrook
Bowne
Mich
James H. Westbrook
Turkey Declares War and Greek Exodus Ordered
The Turkish government declares war and orders all Greek subjects to leave Turkish territory within a fortnight. Ottoman residents on Greek soil are urged to depart in the same period. Frontline fighting rages with heavy losses. Turks report capture of an artillery battery while Greeks claim destruction of two Greek guns and the death of three Greek officers. A large Greek force advances toward Mesuve with combat extending to Artal.
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Greece
Constantinople
Ana
Sallouna
Kata
Milouna Pass
Menesve
Artal
Greece Accepts War After Turkish Break in Relations
Athens reports a late executive sitting crowded with excitement as Premier M Delyannis announces Turkey has broken diplomatic relations over Greece’s alleged aggression. He says Turkish forces attacked Greek positions and sunk the ship Macedonia, while Greek troops repelled attempts to advance toward Revenl and Larissa. The opposition leader endorses the premier’s patriotic stance.
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Athens
M. Delyannis
Greece
Turkey
Prevesca
Macedonia
Menexa
Revenl
Larissa
Professional cards list Scranton physicians and offices
A directory of doctors with office locations and hours including Dr C I Frey Dr Martha Everitt Dr Mary Shepherd Dr A Trapold Dr W B Allen Dr L M Gates Dr C L Freas and others operating in Scranton with multiple addresses and hours listed for patient visits and consultations. The card style announces specialties and building sites in the city.
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A. Trapold
Wyomin. Avenue
Spruce Street
Scranton
W. B. Allen
North
Washington Avenue
Help Wanted Females Advancing One Cent a Word
Short classified notice states a help wanted ad seeks female applicants and offers pay of one cent per word. Details not fully legible.
Turkey Breaks Relations With Greece Over Frontline Hostilities
The Turkish minister announced in Washington that Turkey has severed diplomatic ties with Greece after Greek troops crossed borders and opened hostilities. The Turkish commander was ordered to defend Ottoman rights and territory, Greek diplomats and consulates were recalled, and German protection was assigned for Turkish subjects in Athens.
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Washington
Constantinople
Associated Press
Turkey
Greece
Athens
Dozen Masked Robbers Loot Blakesley Family Farm
A dozen masked thieves raided the Blakesley family home near Findlay at 3 am. The robbers tied the occupants and tortured them to learn the whereabouts of money, stealing about 5000 dollars and injuring John Blakestey who was beaten nearly to death. The family owns 400 acres of oil land and lived three miles from Findlay.
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Columbus
Blakesley
Findlay
Misers
John Blakestey
Steamship Arrivals New York April 18
Arrivals include the steamship New York returning from Southampton and the LaCrampagne from Havre along with Havre bound vessel list for April 18.
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New York
Southampton
LaCrampagne
Havre
Deafness Reversed by Catarrhal Powder Cure
A Toronto captain named Ben Connor suffered twelve years of deafness from protracted catarrh. After all treatments failed, Dr. Agnew's Catarrhal Powder relieved him in one day and soon restored full hearing. Sold by Matthews Bros.
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Ben Connor
Toronto
Canada
Agnew
Matthews Bros
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