Congress Signals Agenda Before Holiday Recess
United Press reports Republicans back prompt action on Nicaragua canal bill and army measures. Senate schedule emphasizes Army Bill debates, with New Hampshire statue ceremonies noted and holiday adjournment set after Friday. The text also mentions prison arson incidents and local court arraignments.
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United Press
Washington
Nicaragua Canal
Senate
Morgan
United States
New Hampshire
Daniel Webster
John Stork
Hoar
New England
Outhwaite
Army
Liemert
Onni
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Department of Justice
Houses of Congress
Fire destroys Stevens Coal engine house in Pittston
Saturday night the Stevens Coal company engine house at the foot of the mountains near the Tunkhannock road in Exeter borough burned completely. Engineer Lloyd rescued ten men from the blaze and sustained facial and hand burns choosing to stay at the throttle until everyone escaped. Loss to building and machinery priced at $1,000 with no insurance.
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Scranton Tribune
Pittston
Stevens Coal Company
Swift
Lloyd
Ike
Tunkhanknock Road
Exeterborough
Train Plows Through Cattle Herd Near Sioux City
A Pacific road train traveling at about fifty mph plowed through a herd of cattle a few miles south of Sioux City Iowa. The enginer could not stop and chose to full throttle into the herd. Twenty two cattle were killed or so badly injured they were shot.
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Pacific
Escape Attempt Stuns Hempstead After Prison Fire
Two Black individuals allegedly sparked a prison fire in Hempstead Bellmore vicinity as a suspected escape bid. Constable Glidereeve arrested them amid a wave of recent highway robberies heightening local tension.
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United Press
Hempstead
L. I
Bellmore
Glidereeve
Hempstend
Tday
Counterfeiters Captured by U S Detectives in Bridgeport
United States Secret Service detectives from New York trapped a counterfeit ring in Bridgeport on December 16. The capture included James McGuire Henry Oliver George Allen and a woman identified as McGuire s wife They seized moulds dies and a large cache of counterfeit half dollars and dollars The suspects arrived from New York December 6 and had operated here for several days The three men were held on 10000 bonds and the woman released on her own recognizance The case marks months of investigation with the ring described as highly expert and profitable.
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United Press
Bridgeport
Conn
United States Secret Service Bureau of
New York
James McGuire
Henry Oliver
George Allen
Mra. McGuire
United States
McGuire
Wright
Bagg
MacGuire
Traven Hall
Oliver
Secretary Harrity's 1910 report suggests legislative reforms
Harrisburg December 16. The secretary of the commonwealth presents findings on department operations and proposed legislation. The report notes increases in corporation statements and rail road charters, outlines financials, and urges reforms from notaries commissions to military records, agriculture oversight, and election paper procedures.
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Commonwealth
United Press
Harrisburg
Comonwealth
Harrity
Senate
Wijutart General's Department
State Board of Agriculture
Baker
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Pennsylvania Archives
Firebugs Arrested In Allentown Arson Probe
Five Allentown residents were arrested on arson charges by New York detectives and jailed in Freehold county jail. The arrests follow years of incendiary fires blamed on local farm buildings and barns. a reward of 600 dollars helped spur the investigation. Arthur Newman is said to have implicated others. Minnesota Chief Justice James Garrahin died at 66 after a long public career including wartime service and leadership of the Eleventh Minnesota.
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Allentown
United Pres
Trenton
N. J
Long
New York
Arthur Newman
Walter Newman
William Conover
Oliver Worth
William Vanacken
Freehold
National Board of Fire Underwriters of
Minnesota
United Proga
St. Paul
Minn
James Giirallin
Hare
Donny Daly in Critical Condition After Bouts With White
Donny Daly of St Louis, featherweight, lies in a city hospital with a broken jaw from a fight with Tommy White of Chicago. The injury is serious with risk of gangrene. Daly previously had a jaw broken in San Francisco two years ago and may require surgery.
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Donny Daly
United Prova
St. Louis
Donny Dally
At. Louis
City Hospital
Tommy White
Chicago
Bolly
San Francisco
Dally
Lover's awful revenge in Dolgeville killing a farmer
In Oppenheim New York on December 16 Charles Halling killed Lewis Klos the 65 year old father of his sweetheart Alice Klos. Halling struck Klos with a club then split his head with an axe after following the owner into the woods. The crime halted traffic as a body was left near a horse barn and a pocketbook with $19 was recovered from the victim. Halling was captured and jailed.
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United Press
Dolgeville
Lewis Klow
Charles Halling
Klos
Alice
Oppenheim
W. H. Yonker
Halling
St. Johnaville
Alice Klos
Mr. Klos
W. J. Youker
Schenectady
Young Youker
Youker
Younker
Lewis Klos
Charles Allen
Allen
Yonker
Afrs. Klos
Dewitt TB. Youker
Henry Cristman
Mills in operation at Pennsylvania Steel plant
Harrisburg December 16. The Pennsylvania Steel company reports all departments except two are operating. Most mills will run full time this week with improved rail production prospects for the month. January outlook is dull, with preparatory changes this week. The plant will idle December 24 and 25 for a Christmas vacation, one day more than last year. All mills except the Merchant and billet mill start tomorrow at 6 oclock.
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Pennsylvania Steel Company
United Press
Harrisburg
Merchant
Biljet
Freight Train Wreck Near Norristown Damages Cars
A Reading railroad wreck at Merion Station near Bridgeport damaged thirty freight cars, including units with Chicago beef oats and coal. The through freight struck the rear of a standing train early this morning, causing extensive damage and disruption on the main line.
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Norristown
United Preas
Reading Railroad
Merion Station
Bridgeport
United Press
Lancaster
Pennsylvania Railroad
MI Creek
Water Station
Will Mr. Harrison Run
Former private secretary says General Harrison will not seek renomination in 1896. He reports Harrison in good health and spirits and predicting a Republican victory while noting the currency issue and treasury gold standard. Harrison discusses possible rivals Teed McKinley and Allison as capable and qualified.
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United Praga
Buffalo
N. Y
Alexander
New York
Harrison
Hus
Indianapolis
Treasury Department
Hiying
Teed
McKinley
Allison
Prodigy Russell L. Smith Dies By Suicide In Passaic Hotel
Russell L. Smith a 17 year old intellectual prodigy of Passaic New Jersey shot himself Friday night in his room at the Spencer House. He was fluent in French and Spanish and discussed literature history and politics as a mature scholar. He left a note to his father saying he could not stand the world any longer.
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Passaic
N. J
Russell L. Smith
Spencer House
Irving
Eugene
Smith
Voltaire
William L. Smith
Newburgh
Spoiled Romance Claims by Mrs Eckels In Bigamy Case
Mrs Eckels of Stonebury Pennsylvania accuses W R Eckels of bigamy. She says a Missouri Valley paper published his marriage to Kathleen Haskell, then asserts Eckels abandoned his family and pursued the other woman. She claims evidence to send him to the penitentiary and offers no plan of action.
Fatal Fight at Foxs Hotel in Palmer Township
A 2 AM brawl at Foxs hotel in Palmer township involved intoxicated men who forced a door after ejection. Boarder Henry Ritter fired a double barrel gun, injuring Matthew Morrow Jr in the left side. William Stout was struck by a bottle, breaking a rib. Morrow’s wound is described as dangerous and Ritter has fled.
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United Press
Boston
Fox's
Palmer Township
Henry Ritter
Matthew Morrow, Jr
William Stout
Morrow
Ritter
Tommy Ryan Declines Fight After Chicago Trip
Tommy Ryan left for Chicago this morning. Jack Dempsey, hearing Ryan said the canceled bout was for the best, sought a private bare knuckles fight, but Ryan refused.
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Tommy Ryan
United Press
New Orleans
Chicago
Jack Dempsey
Ryan
Auguste Burdeau Buried With State Honors
Paris marked the burial of Auguste Burdeau life president of the chamber of deputies with state honors. President Casimir Perier and many deputies senators and officials attended as the march to the cemetery took place through rain and mud.
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Auguste Burdeau
United Press
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Casimir Perfer
Child dies from cigarette smoking illness in Rhinecliff
Kingston news reports the death of three year old Howard Barton, son of William Barton of Rhinecliff, in Kingston yesterday afternoon. The six week illness is said to have been caused by inveterate cigarette smoking.
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United Press
Kingston, N. Y
Howard Birton
William Barton
Rhinecliff
Place
Crouse Heirs Reach Compromise Over Syracuse Millionaire Will
In Syracuse New York negotiations finalize a compromise of the will of Dorothea Edgarita Crouse who died two years ago. The estate valued at about 4.3 million with proceeds to 27 cousins and various beneficiaries. Aged disputes centered on Dorothea’s parentage and rumors of D Edgar Crouse’s marriage and life. the compromise splits the estate equally between Dorothea and the apparent heirs to avoid scandal and lengthy litigation.
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United Press
Syracuse
N. Y
D. Edgar Crouse
William L. Ritter
William H. Jacoby
Jacob A. Nottingham
Altra
Margaret Enright
Mary Foley
Dunkwood Cemetery
M. A. Graves
Mr. Crouse
A.J. Peek
George N
Charles E. Crouse
D. Bear Crouse
Grace Wilson
Mra. Seigbert Kosterlitz
New York
D. Edgar Wilson
London
Knapp, Nottingham & Andrews
W. KR. Hornblower
Crouse
Kennedy
Dorothea Edgarita Crouse
Henry GC. White
Busan Jane White-Clark
Duby Dorothea Edgarifa
Mra. Kostertitz
Double Murder Mystery in Jamestown Must End in Robbery Deaths
Mrs Winslow Sherman and her daughter Mrs Davis were slain in Must yesterday as robbers ransacked their Jamestown home. The killer used an axe or hatchet delivering multiple head injuries. $250 in two bundles hid in a bureau drewer. Entry and exit tracked via muddy footprints at a woodhouse door. The tragedy occurred while Mr Sherman attended the funeral of Myron C Shearman and wife.
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United Press
Jamestown
N. Y
Dee
Winslow Sherman
Clinton Davis
Must
Sherman
Myron C. Shearman
Erie Railroad
Davis
Bloodhound to Track Murderer After Hidden Money Found
A stash of money was discovered in a house and the killer remains at large. A bloodhound will be brought in to follow the trail once on scene, aiming to locate the murderer.
Bank clerk fatally shoots two inspectors then kills himself
John T Huntington remittance clerk of Citizens State Bank shot F N Hayden of Chicago and A Cromwell of Minneapolis in the bank private office after a $500 shortage surfaced. He wounded both, then killed himself with a final head shot as officers and relatives watched. Cromwell survived. Hayden survived with minor injuries.
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United Press
Cornell Bluffs
John T Huntington
Citizen's State Bank
F. N. Hayden
Chicago
A. Cromwell
Minneapolis
Fidelity and Casualty Company
New York City
Huntington
Hayden
Cromwell
Avery
Sill
Hunt Keeton
Soba
Errington
Noted Engineer Dead in Buenos Ayres
Information from Washington reports David Meee Hassell of this city died in Buenos Ayres recently from injuries after a car train incident. Hassell came to South Americas under contract with Principal Bank Note Engraving Company and designed the lathe used for engraving bank note patterns.
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United Press
Washington
David Meee Hassell
Buenos Ayres
South Americas
Russell
Cyprus Floods and London Smallpox Decline Reported
Flood damage reported in Cyprus while smallpox cases in London show a three week decline with only thirty three under treatment last week. Berlin anti diphtheria serum is questioned by Genoage and Venetian physicians report fatalities despite the new cure. German railway officials consider Sunday freight bans to allow Sabbath rest. Two anarchists are handed to Italian police by Switzerland causing panic among Swiss based Italian anarchists. The late Johann Sala leaves a 50000 bequest to Berlia municipality for yearly seaside or country visits for deserving public school children.
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Cyprus
London
Berlin
Empire
Oetain
Itaian
Bwitzerland
Johann Sala
Berlia
Weather Update for Eastern Pennsylvania
Rain moves across eastern Pennsylvania with cooler air arriving. Winds shift from southwest to northwest as conditions intensify later, bringing a breezy finish to the day.
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Pennsylvania
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Congress
Taylor
Charles Schlegel
Parsons
Cornbellus
Long Island City
Stevens Breaker
MR. Iharrity
MR. Harrison
Crouse Heirs
Dorothea Edgarita
Roger Crouse
John Huntington
Hullets
Finley
Valenciennes
Duchesse
Spitalfield
Fpinley
Lackawanna Ave
H. A. Kingsbury
A. Sgheren & Co.’S
Spruce ST
Scranton, PA
W. J. Weichel
Spruce Street
Near Dime Bank
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