Inventor of Cyclone Pulverizer Arrested for Forgeries
Rastus Wiman a former manager for Dun & Co and promoter of Canadian annexation faced two indictments for forgery amounting to 220000. He allegedly forged Bullinger’s endorsement on a 19900 check and issued notes to Campbell Printing, later forging an executive’s signature to steal funds. Bail set at 25000. he was arraigned in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rastus Wiman
RK. G. Dun & Co
Miercantila Agency
Staten Talauti Rapid Transit
Canada
United States
Wan
Martine
Anl
Cran Jary
Wiman
Dou & Co
E. W. Bullinger
Don & Co
Pnor
Bullinger
Campbell CO
Campbell Printing Press and Manufacturing Company
Campbell Company
Dun & Co
Brower
Dan
Winan
Frienshp
Delaney Nicoll
Keogh Wins State Pool Championship at Feb State Tourney
Jerome Keogh of Scranton defeats Frank Sherman of Athens in the final to capture the Bronawick trophy and $16 in state pool prize money. Sherman finishes second for $120, Dougherty third with $60, Wilson fourth with $40, and Tate fifth with $20.
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Phinapenrara
Jerome Keogh
Scranton
Frank Sherman
Athens
Keogh
Sherman
Dougherty
Wilson
Tate
Belligerent Poles Stomp On Priest Quieting Secret Societies
A funeral procession from Alden to the relish Catholic church in Nanticoke faced the priest's refusal to open the church or conduct rites over the deceased. The priest cited a secret society presence as non Catholic. Poles attacked the convent windows, and police dispersed the mob. the priest feared further trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkes-Barne
Alden
Nanticoke
Funeral rites held after swift church service
The ceremonies proceeded quickly as bright weather allowed a brief funeral procession and a church service followed by the burial. The event reflected the community’s orderly observance and respect for the deceased.
Michigan farmer slashes wife then kills himself
Frederick Westfall of Riverside township attacked his wife during a quarrel with a knife, wounded her in the face and neck, then tried to burn the house with kerosene oil and overturned the stove. He wounded himself and hanged himself in a shed. Mrs. Westfall was rescued and is in critical condition.
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Beston Hasson
Mich
Frederick Westfall
Riverside Township
Mra. Westfall
Rio de Janeiro Water Crisis Sparks International Tensions
At Rio de Janeiro on February 21 merchants face water shortages as insurgents bar a water boat. A British merchant captain sought help from Admiral Benham and US Lt Kilborn oversaw a water boat under the American flag amid anti British sentiment and cheers for Uncle Sam.
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Rio Janeiro
Wolvela
Mmerchantman Newmyth
Bentam
Siiveringly
Tio
Benham
Kilborn
Gard
United States
Thia
Plymouth Mine Disaster: Eleven Widows and Forty Orphans
Wilkes Barre February 81. News from the Gaylord mine reports no new findings as rescue attempts pause. Officials say the hope of finding men alive is gone and thirteen men are still missing after debris removal proceeds slowly with no access to the affected areas.
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Wilkes-Barng
Gaylord Mine
Williames
Boiling Springs Loses New Orphans School Site
After a long fight Boiling Springs loses the bid while Scotland will receive the new soldiers orphans industrial school. The commission has drawn a warrant for 12000 dollars for 100 acres of land in Scotland. The chairman of the committee is authorized to draw the deed and complete the sale.
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Scotland
Hanrntssuna
Boiling Springs
American polar expedition to sail in May from Christiana
Reports say an American polar expedition plans to start in May aboard a Norwegian ship from Christiana. Home Secretary Asquith in England is said to be close to wed Miss Margot Tennant, daughter of Sir Charles Tennant. Spain rumors US damages claim for Spanish sufferers in the Florida war. US delegates to an International Sanitary conference to decide migration between Europe and the United States. Emperor William declared the German navy the finest of its kind in a Wilhelmshaven speech.
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Christiana
Asquith
England
Margot Tennant
Charles Tennant
Spain
United States
International Sanitary Confervice Para
Europe
Emperor William
Wilhelmehaven
Flashes From The Wires Across The Nation
A scattered round up of dramatic and curious items: Pat Rooney reports Cincinnati’s fame, a 1000 barrel gugbor explosion near Fort Recovery. Oklahoma cattle perish under heavy snows. Chicago struggles to fund Theodore Thomas orchestra. Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes in apparent good health. Mary Connolly found with 90248 in bank in New York. Stout charged in Chicago for conspiracy over National Building and Loan. Quoted suit over 50 million dollars of St Louis property by Becquette Property company. dramatist Stasla Mackay improving. New York considers Sunday afternoon square sale option. A H Platner pays $200,000 for diamonds from a Springfield hotel. Morrell linked to Evans in San Francisco robbery case, bail set at 15000.
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Pat Rooney
Fort Recovery
Oklahoma
Chicago
Theodore Thomas
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Boston
Mary Connolly
New York
Rai
New York City
Springfield
A. H. Platner
Morrell
Evans
San Francisco
Morgan
Bland Bill Stumbles Over Seigniorage Debate in Senate and House
In Washington on February 21, the Senate debated the Bland bill with Mr Voorhees denying a Philadelphia Press report and Mr Chandler probing Mills and McPherson on committee membership. The House listed 271 members but only 170 backed seigniorage coinage while adjournment battles persisted and Snow reported absentee returns.
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Washington
Senate
Voorhees
Indiana
Pailadelphia
Cleveland
White House
Chandler
New Hampshire
Mills
Texas
McPherson
New Jersey
Arer
White
California
Bland
Treasury
at-Arma Snow
Reed
Aturmd
Binod
Napoleon Ives Ill sparks Wall Street legend fades
New York dispatch reports Henry S Ives once a wall street wizard is recalled as a physical wreck after returning from Tampa Bay Florida. Once a flamboyant financier in Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton he built a fortune and a notorious reputation at Ives Stayner. He married three years ago and has lived quietly since. He is medium height slender build near sighted and wears glasses and a brown mustache.
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New York
West
W. Rinearson
Queen and Crescent Railway
Tampa Bay
Florida
Henry &. Iven
Wall Street
Henry
Ives
Ferdinand Ward
Ives & Stayner
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Dayton
Brooklyn
Tillie
Commodore Starbuck
Haus
Southern miners convene in Knoxville to oppose free list
Recon vention of coal miners from Kentucky and Tennessee met in Knoxville on Feb 21. Sixty mines, with an annual output of eight million bushels and seventy thousand workers, were represented. They pass resolutions urging lawmakers to keep coal off the free list and appeal Tennessee and Kentucky senators to support the Wilson tariff and iron clamor measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
Kentucky
Tennessee
Wilson
Grow’s Plurality Rises as Counties Report
The article notes Grow’s majority rising to 176 401 by midnight as counties send revised figures. The text mentions further updates to official tallies and suggests the total will be several thousand higher once all numbers are in.
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Grow
Fr Pullavenpata
Reading Railroad Suit Hears President Testimony
President Harris of the Reading railroad testified before Master Crawford in the suit by Isaac L. Rise to remove the Reading receivers. Discussion over auditing monthly accounts followed. Bijur argued for court order limits while Dickson noted impracticability. Master Crawford may appoint two masters. Maxwell and Graves who sold McLeod securities could be subpoenaed. report to the circuit court expected next week.
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Paitapeiaya
Harris
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company
Crawford
Isaac L. Rise
Reading
Hurrin
Prince and Irvin
Boston
Reading Railroad
Coal and Iron Companies
Bijur
Dickson
Bin
Messie
Maxwell
Graves
New York
McLeod
United Stats Circuit Court
Trouble at Mingo Mines Flares in Coal Strike
Non union men wounded in ambush at Mingo mines in Kentucky. One hurt non fatally as strikers derail a coal train. Louisville and Nashville declines to ship output until orders against laborers reversed. A cave in at Mingo mines yesterday killed Tom Jackson and wounded two others, all were union men.
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Minonesporou
Mingo
Lonieville
Nashville
Laborta
Mingo Wines
Tom Jackson
State society tops £1000 by seven cents in past year
State agricultural society surpassed one thousand pounds by seven cents last year while the state superintendent asserts school boards may enforce violations. In East Nantmeal Berlin county Harry Hoffecker was found dead in his barn beside horses. Boiler inspector F J Manley reports 2287 boilers checked with 64 dangerous and 7 past repair. Shenandoah murder victims were George Heller and Rufus Ciause near Coakley. A neighbor fired an air gun, sending two bullets through a window above EBA Mai fart in Reading. The United Brothers in Christ held its 150th annual session in Shippensburg, serving a church membership of 10,000. A tripartite marriage pact among Kurts Eisenhart and Rowe was binding on the other two after Kurts wed. John Harte, 18, drowned. Rowley Sheridan and James Walsh escaped when a skiff capsized in the Monongahela near Pitt Thorow bort.
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State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Harry Hoffecker
East Nantmeal
Berlin County
F. J. Manley
George Heller
Rufus Ciause
Shenandoahet
Eba
Maifart
Reading
Conference of the
United Brothers In Christ
Shippensburg
W. N. Kurts
John H. Eisenhart
W. Rowe
Shamokin
Hawaii Report Details Provisional Government Justification
The fall committee on foreign affairs reviews Morgan's Hawaiian report noting the queen's abdication, revolutionary context, and justified provisional government. It declines censure of Stevens or Wiltse over troop landings, criticizes Blount testimony, and finds protectorate unjustified while flag incident has minor role. Willis is not charged with wrongdoing.
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Wasainatosxs
D. C
Mr. Morgan
Minister Stevens
Captain Wiltse
Boston
Mr. Blount
Blount
Willis
Dopg
Washington Sensation Draws Society Attention in Mayo Affair
An advertisement from W K Mayo in Washington declares his wife Jonnie Elton Stevens Mayo deserted him and that he will not be responsible for her bills. The couple’s social prominence, Mayo’s navy background, a long-ago marriage, a disappearance, and a sanitarium stay frame a looming divorce case as speculation swirls over grounds and proceedings.
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Advertiser
William Kenyon Mayo
Navy
Connecticut
Washington
Mr. Mayo
Mra. Mayo
Ashe
Tragedy at a Western Carriage Factory
In Cincinnati on February 21 Jacob Kapar, 85, was killed at a carriage factory by Frank Geiser, 16. Kapar, intoxicated, argued with Geiser and hurled insults before a pair of long trimming shears was used, piercing Kapar’s left breast. Geiser was restrained.
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Cincinnati
Jacob Kaar
Frank Geiser
Kapar
Gelser
Getser
Geiser
Wreck Story Aboard Kearsarge Returns to Port
Rear Admiral Stanton and nineteen officers arrive at quarantine in Para aboard the City of Paria after a seven day voyage from Colon. The party recounts the wreck of the Kearsarge with efforts to land survivors, a boat evacuation, and provision of shelter and water. Fireman Andrew Robbins drowned in shallow water during rescue operations.
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Stanton
Kearsage
Djgarantine
Colon Atvauer
Para
Colon
Stanton Ras Lly
Moatiera
Andrew Robbins
Old Providence
Pari
Great Tariff Reformer Takes Rest in Mexico
Aguas Calientes dispatch says Congressman Wilson is ill and staying in the city for two or three days to take the hot baths. The party halted there to aid Wilson’s recovery as they travel from El Paso to return to Washington.
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St. Louis
Aguas Calientas
Mexico
Wilson
Turaney
el Pano
Answet
Senator Proposes Commission to Design Revolutionary Spots
Senator Sharman urges creation of a presidentially appointed commissioner to approve notable revolutionary history sites. The postmaster general ends the bidding dispute on led diel arsenic stamps, rejection of all bids, and assigns work to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. The president backs nominations for Granville Stuart as envoy to Paraguay and Uruguay, and John J. Savage as US consul at Dandee Footland.
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Sharman
Ban Gettled
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Senate
Granville Stuart
Montana
United States
Paraguay
Uruguay
John J. Savage
New Jersey
Dandee
Footland
Prominent Maryland Governor's Daughter and Doylestown Doctor Noted
Miss Anna Ella Carroll daughter of the late Governor Carroll of Maryland is mentioned in Washington D C. Dr Olver P Jones aged 70 a leading physician of Doylestown Pennsylvania was a Democratic state senator in 1804 and a notable figure in new politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Ella Carroll
Governor Carroll
Maryland
Washington, D.C
Olver P. Jones
Doylestown
State Senate
Weather forecast for Pennsylvania Thursday
Eastern Pennsylvania sees light morning snow then clearing and fair in the afternoon. Northwest winds and warmth expected in northern areas with west winds overall.
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Wasnrretos
Thursuilay
Pennsylvania
Northida
Muslin Underwear Sale Highlights Queen Night Gown Deal
A week long display in the muslin underwear department offers well made garments at unusually low prices. The Queen Night Gown with tucked yoke Valenciennes lace collar and cuffs is priced at 98 cents, down from 1.45.
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Erastus Wiman
A. G. Dun & Co
Michigan
Uncle Sam
Plymouth
Congress Sp
MR. Voorhees
Philadelphia
Bland Hawks
Snow
Napoleon Ives
Willions
Adams
Alleghany
Thaltard
Hradford
Cumbria
Clinton
Cumburland
Dauay
Jefferson
Lebanon
Saranda
Mufiin
Monroe
Aonee
Eeelene Montgomery
Northampton
Raven Pitta
Evan
Bovei
Potter Steet
Yiulor
Osone
Mingo Mines
Commonwealth
State Agricultural Society
Ashingto
Hawaiian Reports
Commodore Mayo
Admiral Stanton
Kearsarge
Weather Forecast
Finley
Lackawanna Ave
Gutta Percha & Rubber Mps CO
Chas A. Schieren & Co's
H. A. Kingsbury
Spruce St
Scranton, Pa
WJ. Whchel
Arcade
Wyoming
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