Farrs bill considered and apportionment bill formed
The Education Committee examined the Farr compulsory education bill with Mr Seyfert absent. Amendments passed and a section struck, creating a misdemeanor for noncompliance. Subcommittee named to draft the legislative apportionment bill. Other measures include a school book board proposal and liquor license revocation rules, plus a kissing the Bible oath bill.
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Seyfert
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Philadelphia
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Focht
Union
Briddle
Bedford
Greater Pittsburg Boom Petition Turns Up 14000 Names
Gov Nominations listed as the Senate opens at 11. A petition of 15000 Pittsburg citizens backs the Greater Pittsburg bill. Bills touched on ship canal survey, utilities, discrimination bans, instrument rentals, and penalties. Nominations include medical examiners and state uniformity commissioners. House actions cover property for parks and liquor license transfers.
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Medion
Allopathic Medical Soelery
H. CO. Metformick
Williamsport
W. S. Foster
Pittsburg
W. 1. Hamaker, Meadville; A. H. Holsheiser
Philadelphia
Joseph C. Guernsey
Edward Cranch
Eric
John J. DetWeiller
Easton
Isaac Bmen- Jey
J. F. Cooper
Allepheny
Jefferson County
Coyle
Schuylkill
Luzerne
Kline
Senate
A. K. McClure
Andrew G. Curtin
Moore
Chester
Woodring
Northampton
Board of Veterinary Ceedical Examiners
French
Washington
Debs Trial Opens as Judge Dismisses Several Defendants
In Chicago the judge dismissed four defendants on government motion while allowing the jury to decide the charges against the directors of the American Hallway Union. The judge said he would later weigh cases of John M. McVeay and Martin J. Elliott and consider pre history of the strike before testimony on the switchmen’s strike. The ruling is seen as a defense victory.
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Grosseup
United Prous
Chicago
Fels Fie
Tite Stal
Walker
Dennis Larkin
John Barks
Wink Drever
Jones McDonald
Josseup
American Hallway Union
Yeterday
Iamgard
John M. McVeay
Martin J. Elliott
Grosseup Bald
Norwegian Disasters Raise Fatal Avalanche Toll in Norway
An earthquake shaked Norway this morning with tremors felt in Christiana Molde Adlesund and Bergen. No damage reported. An avalanche at Kvanangen Finmarken killed eleven people.
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Prema. Christiang
Christiana
Molde
Adlesund
Bergen
Norway
Kvanangen
Finmarken
Chicago Endures Bitter Cold With Zero Readings
The Windy City faces record cold as thermometers dip below zero. Strong winds intensify hardship for the poor as residents endure daily chills and exposure.
Lancaster prison reform and York crusade amid reform era
Lancaster’s penitentiary is slated for improvements as officials promise a stronger, cleaner facility. In York, women launch a crusade against free luncheons to saloons amid temperance era tensions.
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Lancaster
York
Marietta
George Burkholder
Hayward's Trial Begins in Minneapolis Murder Case
Harry Hayward stands trial for the Miss Ging murder. Key witness Chusa Biggs testified that Hayward urged him to kill Miss Ging for an insurance payoff of about 15 000 dollars and described plans to murder Mrs Biggs as well. Biggs depicted Hayward's threats, the crime sequence, and his remark about a funeral before the sixteenth.
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United Press
Minneapolis
Minn
Harry Hayward
Miss Ging
Chusa Higgs
Hayward Biggs
Dev
Hayward
Blawgs
Hore
Bigigs
Biege
Biggs
Misa Ging
Harry
Bisws
T Hayward
Mrs. Diggs
Keegan Found Guilty in Providence Murder Trial
The jury returns a guilty verdict in the Emily Chambers murder case. Keegan, pale and led away, faces possible new-trial motion as the judge postpones sentencing for seven days. The victim’s body was found Sept 28 near the old bank village after she hired a carriage with a man. Henry Taylor’s firearm narrative ties to Lawrence Keegan.
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Providence
Keegan
Oelovkhia Mori
Emily Chambers
Chambers
North Seituate
Old Bank
Olneyville
Hartford Pike
Henry Taylor
Lawrence Keegin
Woman Tortured by Midnight Ruffians at Sharon
Mrs Mary Beehler 63 a widow living two miles west of Greenville Mercer county was found bound and gagged in her Sharon home after three men smashed the door Sunday night They threatened to expose her wealth and tortured her holding her feet near a lamp Police report says she is nearly blind and robbers took valuables including bank funds
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United Press
Mary Beehler
Greenville
Mercer County
Plumber Goodno Seeks Free Help Amid Hard Times
In a plea cited by the paper, W. H. Goodno a plumber and rheumatism sufferer asks for a handy hole to live in without expense while his wife has no means to pay bills. The note underscores economic hardship and shelter needs in the household.
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W. H. Goodno
KILLED BY THE KURDS Frank Lens World Tour Fatal Dispatch
Pittsburg friends of Frank Lens report from La Vale a France cycling journal says Lens was murdered by Kurds near Ergeroun on May 17 1894. Lens born in Philadelphia in 1863 began his round the world ride from Pittsburg May 1882.
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Frank Lens
United Press
Pittsburg
la Vale
France
Lenz
Kurda
Ergeroun
Philadelphia
Turks in Trebizond Foiled Massacre Plot
Berlin report from St Petersburg states Trebizond Turkish residents planned a massacre of Christian inhabitants on a night. The city garrison commander learned of the plot and acted to prevent it.
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United Press
Berlin
Lokal
Zeitungs
St. Petersburg
Black Sea
Quiet at Brooklyn Indignation Meeting Delayed by Police
Brooklyn February report notes District Assembly 7 resting by cars after exhausting ammunition. Norton of Atlantic Avenue Railroad cleared of federal signs violation as no evidence of wilful breach was shown. Knights of Labor pledge to reschedule mass meeting at the Athenium once police presence eases. Indignation at authorities dispersing the crowd persists.
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United Press
Brooklyn
District Assembly 7
Morse
United States
Norton
Athenium
HH. Ed. Martin
The
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Labor Dyceum
Gunnison's Terror Captured Leader of Bull Fill Miners
The notorious leader and captain of the Bull Fill miners during the Cripple Creek war, Jack Smith alias General Johnson Mason, was arrested in Gunnison after evading officers. He was found armed in a saloon with two ex-convicts, feared to face reprisals in Chalo rid Springe, and previously terrorized locals with Winchesters, including a thigh wound and a five year penitentiary sentence. A large reward is reported for his capture. The segment also notes over a fire at Port Republic and a family scare later proved unfounded.
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Johson
Mason
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Crifple Creek
Colorado
Judd Riley
Smith
Ome Jun
Piles
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Winchesters
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Hils
Earthquakes Roil Mexican Town and Other Briefs
Earthquakes shook many houses in Tusxteper Mex. Joseph Sandler was arrested in New York for running a gambling house. Gold ore yields from 16 to 68 dollars per ton existed. A liv er beside has bow found in Bornce Gulch Black Hill. Bituminous coal operators on the Hocking Valley railroad in Ohio have not united to stop conflicts. Mrs Henry Carey and her 5 year old child of Philadelphia were lost in New York while Mr Carey chased them yesterday. Eight years in the penitentiary imposed at Baltimore on George P Sage for forgeries swindling Harford County bank of 2000 dollars.
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Cameron
United States Senate
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Jegislature
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Tusxteper
Mex
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New York
Bornce Gulch
Black Hill
Hocking Valley
Ohio
Henry Carey
Philadelphia
Mr. Carey
Baltimore
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Harford
Plumber W H Goodno Ends Life in Lakeview Park
In Cleveland W H Goodno, a plumber by trade, deliberately froze himself to death in Lakeview Park. His body lay on a park bench when found by a passerby. A letter in his pocket directed officials to inform his wife and not to take him home.
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W.H. Goodno
United Press
Cleveland
W. H. Goodno
Himelf
Lakeview Park
Sam W. H. Goodne
Center Avenue
Reed's Substitute Bill Aims to Relieve Treasury Ties
Washington Feb 5 Senate opens with sharp clash between Senators Harris and Mitchell over a report on a seigniorage plan and a substitute measure by Mr Reed of Mississippi to empower the treasury to issue long term bonds and redeem notes. The bill seeks temporary deferral of Treasury expenses and authority to buy and sell bonds at par or above.
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Washington
Senate
Harris
Tennessee
Mitchel. Orexon
Mitchell
Mr. Mitchell
Mr. Harris
Mos Laurin
Dillois
Mr. Nepul
Reed
Colin
Pohied
United States
Exeeqiha
Teohater
Viker Quialithen
Gielwileman
United Biatex
Massillon Miners Vote Confidence in National Union
Workers affirm loyalty to the present national organization. The Massillon miners remain in the fold for fighting purposes only and seek to defeat Pennsylvania and the McBride machine ticket. J. A. Crawford of Illinois is a favorite for national president.
Murderous Farmer Fatally Wounds Two in Kansas
Atchison Kansas Heb 5 James Nutt prominent farmer near Atchison shot and fatally injured Mrs Frank Payton and a stranger riding in a buggy The motive is unknown Nutt previously killed W W Dukes a Pennsylvania legislator years ago He was arrested and jailed at Meadville Pennsylvania details show Mrs C F Nutt the mother and her family locations"}
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Atchison, Kas
Heb
James Nutt
Frank Poyten
Nutt
W. W. Dukes
Pennsylvania
Uniontown
Dukes
Ian F
Meadville
Duke
Atchison, Kan
Santa Fe Train Held Up By Masked Robbers
At a Sylvie Kansas station on the Santa Fe line, two armed men robbed the engineer and fireman, searched passengers, and forced the crew to move to the passenger coach. They escaped toward the southeast as farmers gathered armed to pursue. A woman on a Hutchinson ticket was said to have about $200 in cash.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Truth No
Sylvie
Here
Kearney
Brenix
Jesse Ruble
Froma
Hutchinton
Colorado
Pweint
Nieman
Conchea
Priests Banned from Riding Bicycles By Vatican Order
An article reports a Vatican order prohibiting Catholic priests from riding bicycles. It mentions Father Sylvester and Bishop Curtis in Wilmington, Delaware, noting the prohibition mirrors a similar rule in Austria and targets priests traveling from Belaw Nuri.
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Wilmijigton
Del
Sylvester
Sacred Heart Roman
Rome
Austria
Belaw Nuri
Curtis
Tent Bleyele Thher
Christians in Danger Fear New Armenian Massacre in Syria
A Constantinople dispatch reports fears of renewed Christian massacres in Syria. Bishops and Armenian communities in Sidon, Beirut, and Damascus warn that Syria may echo the 1860 killings when thousands of Christians were slain.
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Laidon
Peb
Constantinople
Sidon
Tesrout
Damascus
Syria
Navy officer Brice placed on retired list
Washington gossip notes Commander J J Brice is retired on disability from the navy. A new northern Illinois circuit judgeship could create a post for Mr Springer. Brigadier General T H Ruger to be made major general when President signs the Beho bill. Judge Parker of western Arkansas District reversed by the Supreme Court for not recognizing Associate Justice White authority.
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Navy
Congress
Ilinois
Springer
T. H. Ruger
Generas
Beho
Parker
Arkansay
White
Supreme
Trolley Car In New Hands Causes Williamsburg Funeral Disturbance
A Crosstown trolley car in Williamsburg ran through a parade route on Wythe Avenue and Broadway. After the procession a hearse was overturned and a coffin toppled during the funeral of a two year old child. The car was under new operators.
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Wythe Avenue
Broadway
Williamsburg
Colin Ying
Cold Weather Grips Wyoming Valley Readings
The Wyoming Valley felt severe cold with lows reported around four degrees below zero in Wilkes-Barre and far flung areas. Glen Summitt noted twenty below, Harvey's Lake nine below, and Hear Creek fourteen below as the region endured the season’s chill.
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United Press
Wilkes-Barre
iPeb
Correet Woader
Wyoming Valley
AL Glen
Harvey's Lake
Hear Creek
Still Mine Workers in Massillon District Vote to Stay United
After a stormy session the Massillon miners district convention adjourned with a 1854 to 661 vote to remain in the United Mine Workers. The decision keeps the district aligned with national labor action amid ongoing organizing efforts.
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Massillon
United Prev
Masaillon
Massillon Miners’ District
United Minn
Ambassadorship, Murder, and Earthquake Relief Allegations
Fragmentary OCR reports a new ambassador to London and a senator, a Berlin police action confirming ammunition for an archive, a timber merchant named Johannson murdered on a railway, and alleged diversion of earthquake relief funds in Italy totaling over $10,000.
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London
Benator
Anniballe Porrero
Berlin
Youtordiay
Johannson
Weather Report for Eastern Pennsylvania
Eastern Pennsylvania weather forecasts show cool temperatures with light winds from the northwest and a chance of lingering frost. Fair conditions prevail with daytime highs remaining cool and nights likely to stay cold.
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Pennsylvania
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