Quay the Farmers Story in Pennsylvania Politics
Ex-Chairman William H. Andrews leads Quay loyalists in arguing Quay is the Granger choice in the Republican contest. The piece cites the 1900s tax conference bill clash, noting Quay’s defeat of the measure despite farmer support and naming key Grange figures and state leaders involved in the behind the scenes fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Senator Quay
William H. Andrews
Crawford County
Quay
Pennsylvania
Granger
State Grange
Leonard Rhone
Frank Moore
Bradford County
Jerome B. Niles
Tioga County
Farmera
Pomona
Joseph D. Weeks
Pittsburg
Stuart Patterson
Philadelphia
General Niles
Auditor General
Andrews
Benator Quay
Beaver
Heaver
Benator Andrews
Grady
Frank Riter
Chey Ve
Sgana
Magistra Durham
Philadelpia
Outlook Bright for Fall Trade Amid Moderate Failures
Dun and Co reports 6,657 commercial failures in H1 1895 and 7,009 in H1 1894 with liabilities around 88.8 million this year. Midsummer outlook shows better crop prospects, increased retail distribution, active demand, and wage gains for over 500,000 workers. Prices rise slow buying in some classes, while rail shipping and earnings improve, with iron and coal prices advancing and steel billet prices rising to 22 to 42.25 per ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
K. G. Dun & Co
SIOS
Chicago
United States
Thomas Company
Europe
Mr Quay's Tour Heads to Scranton After Philadelphia Stop
Senator Quay announced plans to visit Scranton on Sunday afternoon to see Lackawanna county friends and then tour the state to rally partisans before returning to Beaver. Delaware county delegates met at Chester and pledged support. Meantime Saratoga closed all gambling rooms as Village President Sturgis led the action. Harrisburg named Millard Fr. Mecklem as president judge of Beaver county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise Penrose
Philadelphia
C. Wealey Thomas
John C. Grady
Adolph Heyerline
George Handy Smith
Elwood Becker
Arthur Kennedy
W. Scalfe
Allegheny
W. H. Andrews
Crawford County
Lyons
Pittsburg
Bis
Comery District
Quay
Beaver
Scranton
Lackawanna County
Delaware County
Chester
Warwick
Senatorial Investigation Committee
Eltgens Municipal
Weaver County
Harrisburg
The
Povernor
Millard Fr. Mecklem
Beaver County
Freemasons Celebrate Hoge Jubilee in Kennett Quare
Disjointed text reports a Freemason event in Kennett last night and mentions a Hoge jubilee. References to a fatal shooting involving Willie Bhovil at Hazleton, a police shooting of W. A. Strayer in Altoona, and a Princeton student Garrett Cochran recovering from a gunshot, with unclear surrounding facts. The garbled note also hints at an abduction of a Tamaqua girl by beggars.
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Kennett
Quare
Willie Bhovil
Hazleton
Rob Thetown
W. A. Strayer
Altoona
Garrett Cochran
Wilamsaport
Princeton
Olivernettes Fame
Tamaqua
Breach of Promise Suit Filed Against Dr. Palen
Philadelphia nurse Margaret Thompson sues Dr. Gilbert J. Palen for 25000 alleging a pledged marriage. Palen, tied by family to Jay Gould, wed Miss Adamson of Ormantown, as Thompson claims. Palen calls the suit blackmail and says he never promised marriage. a capias with $1000 bail is issued.
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Philadelphia
Misa
Margaret May Thompson
Common Pleas Court
Gilbert J. Palen
Huntingdon
Misa Thompson
Hahnemann ‘Metical College
Palen
Southwark
Miss Thompson
Wr. Palen
Dr. Palen
Mrs. Palen
Keater
Wildcat Attacks Woman in Pennsylvania Farm Yard
Mrs. Andrea Cain of German town near Carmel, Pennsylvania, was attacked by a wildcat while gathering eggs. Her son arrived with a shotgun, shot off the animal’s leg, and killed it after the struggle. The creature, three feet long and about twenty pounds, wounded her severely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Carmel
Andrea Cain
Germantown
War Cloud in Samoa as Rebels Demand King Mulietoa Deposed
From Samoan dispatches dated June 19 the Alameda reports a critical clash between rebel and loyalist factions. Rebels gathered thousands and insisted on deposing King Mulietoa as a condition for peace while H J Moore faces backlash for his role. A meeting on the German warship Bussard included rebel chiefs in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Price
San Francisco
Alameda
Mulietoa
H. J. Moore
Bussard
Ilke Numbr
Strained Foreign Officials Foreshadow More Bloodshed
The consuls failed to arrange peace due to the downfall of Malleton. Officials foresee further bloodshed as unity among foreign officials erodes and tensions rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malleton
La Plata Murder Trial Captivates July 5 Court
The Farrall murder trial in La Plata Maryland draws crowds as key testimony emerges. Strychnine traces in Frederick Farrall’s body and in his wife's possession are presented by Washington autopsy experts Drs Schaefer and Kalorowski.
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la Plate
la Plata
Farrall
Frederick
Farralls
Washington
Tragic Railroad Fatalities Near Holmesburg Junction
Mary Morgan age 31 and Mary Lafferty age 32 were struck and killed by a Pennsylvania railroad train while walking from a Holmesburg picnic site to the Holmesburg Junction station. Their bodies were found near the tracks by Amos Toy and later identified. The incident occurred near Holmesburg Junction on the New York division of the Pennsylvania railroad.
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Philadelphia
Mary Morgan
Mary Lafferty
Houlmesburg Junction
Pennsylvania Railroad
Holmesburg Junction
Amos Toy
New York
Fought With Tramps Defends Grounds at Mount Carbon
Mount Carbon residents and a band of tramps clashed at a July picnic ground. Weapons included clubs and stones. Two tramps reportedly wounded, James Reardon and Ambrose Kelly, taken to the county hospital. Ten tramps jailed. John Keane and Matthew Murphy arrested. Murphy imprisoned. Keane bail set at 1000 dollars.
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Mount Carbon
Pottsville
James Reardon
Joseph Evans
Ambrose Kelly
County Almehouse
Peardon
Rutland, VI
John Keane
Matthew Murphey
Keane
Lum Editor Targeted by Post Office Officials
Postmaster Carr orders withholding of money orders to L Lum Himith editor and printer and various associated exchanges and companies including Herald Publishing and World’s Air Directory. Postmaster General deems these concerns run a scheme to obtain money via mail. All other mail to them will be returned marked fraudulent.
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Francis
Philadelphia
Carr
L. Lum Himith
Allas
Exchange
Herald Publishing Company
Novelty Manufacturing Company
Tons of Mail Company
Agents’ Exchange
Lightning Directory Company
Herald
New York
London Electric Exchange
Herald Solid Gas Company
Balloon Match Safe Company
Herald Stamp Exchange
Smith Manufacturing Company
World's Air Directory Company
Honorably Discharged Officers Quit National Guard in Harrisburg
National Guard headquarters issued orders granting leave to First Lieutenant Archibald G Thomson a surgeon in the Third Infantry from July until October 1 with permission to go beyond the seas. Also honorably discharged are Second Lieutenant Frank McMullen of Company FB Thirteenth Infantry reviewed June 1 and Second Lieutenant Phil Bonts of Company K Fifteenth Infantry who resigned June 16.
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National Guard
Harrisburg
Archibald G. Thomson
Third Infantry
Frank McMullen
Thirteenth Regiment Infantry
Secon
Phil Bonts
Fifteenth Regiment Infantry
Manic mason murders wife and four children in Chicago
Frederick Hellman a 30 year old mason contractor killed his wife and four children by asphyxiation and died with them in a planned act. Victims named Ida Fritz Ida Willie Hedwif Hellman ages four to twelve. Authorities say the crime resulted from supposed insanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Frederick Hellman
Ida Hellman
Fritz Hellman
Willie Hellman
Hedwif Hellman
Hellman
Sparks From The Wires Chronicle A Midwestern District
A fall from a bicycle near Mordlina New York left Mrs Margaret Fanning violently insane and may be. A quarrel in Georgetown Washington DC ends with John Harris a colored cook shooting Matthew Spraell a barber also colored.
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Mordlina
N. Y
Margaret Fanning
Georgetown
D. C
John Harris
Matthew Spraell
Hotel keeper shoots down three with club and glass
Bethlehem, Pa July 6 Amandus Rice proprietor of Mountain View hotel between Wind Cap and Hoss Common beat and shot three Pender brothers after a dispute with his wife. Henry Pender critically wounded with shot to chest and head. John Pender grazed by a bullet. Patrick Pender wounded. Rice severely injured and to be arrested if Henry dies. The Penders worked at Imperial Slate quarry. Henry married.
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Bethlehem
Amandus Rice
Mountain View
Wind Cap
Hoss Common
Henry
John
Patrick Pender
Henry Yender
Rice
Clude
Pender
Race
John Pender
Kot
Pender Brothers
Henry Pender
Patrick
Nazareth
Penders
Imperial Slate Quarry
Tipton's Awful Crime At Lincoln Hall
The Gallipolis report says Calvary Tipton shot John Wills through a window at a Grand Army ice cream supper, then killed his wife and fled. Tipton, adopted son of Robert Stewart, was.13 years old? The note adds confusion about age and motive as a posse pursues him.
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Cleveland
Gallipolis
Chigg
Sons of Veterans
Lincoln
Grand Army of the Republic
Calvary Tipton
John Wills
Tipton
Wills
Robert Stewart
Pugilist Billy Waters Named War Minister in Formosa
Victoria B C July 5 The Empress of China brings word that Billy Waters of Victoria and San Francisco a former pugilist and bar room bouncer is now minister of war and vice president of the republic of Formosa His rise comes after he defeated Chinese mandarins who interfered with his prerogative and impressed the governor with his military value
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Billy Water
Formosa
Victoria
B. C
Empress of
Billy
Smuggling Ring Moves Chinese Across the St Lawrence
Watertown New York July 5 Wholesale smuggling of Chinese is said to be run by Saint Lawrence River residents. Hundreds have slipped across the St Lawrence into Chinese dens in New York. Collector Potter and deputies arrested six men while crossing the river at night. The Chine men land at Gananoque and cross the river in rowboats among the Thousand Islands before heading to New York. They claim to be New York merchants returning from Manitoba.
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Watertown
N. Y
Lawrence
St. Lawrence
New York
Potter
Cape Vincent
Gananoque
Thousand Islands
Manitoba
Three Killed by Trolley Car in Williamsport
Williamsport Pennsylvania on July 5 reports a fatal trolley accident on Park avenue. A carriage with Mrs. Mary Snyder, her son John, and servant Susie Hughes plunged into an open sewer, were struck by an electric car, and all died. The incident follows a claim of Moore pleading guilty to eight counts of forgery and one count of third degree forgery in New York. He faces sentence next Tuesday.
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Williamsport
Mary Snyder
John
Susie Hughes
Park Avenue
Snyder
Moore
New York
Albert
East River Sick Company
Court of General Sessions
Fitzgerald
Weather outlook for eastern Pennsylvania shifts to warmth
A fall forecast for far eastern Pennsylvania suggests morning showers possible followed by clearing skies and rising temperatures. The day starts damp with a chance of showers, then warms significantly as the sun comes out.
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Pennsylvania
Special Sale of Scotch Ginghams and Summer Dress Fabrics
Our reputation for fine Scotch Ginghams is unmatched this side of New York. We offer the balance of our stock about 150 pieces at 19c per yard. Includes 10 pieces clan plaid silk ginghams for waists and children, 35 dress patterns of Trilby Silks at 39c a yard or $4.68 a pattern, plus Irish Dimities French Corded Piques Organ dies Persian lawn and Swiss fabrics and French linen batiste with embroideries.
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New York
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GLOBE
Story OF the Legislature
W. M. Andrews
Parwers
Scranton Tribune
Jumy
Panser
Hastings
Department of Agriculture
Lambert
Repubicans
Prrs Issanta
MR. Quay
Lackawanna
Saratoon
Saratoga
Sturgis
Gould
Wildcat
War Cloud
Samoa
Lum
Canada
H. A. Kingsbury
Charles A. Schieren & Co
Spruce St
Wyoming Ave
Dorflinger
W. J. Weichel’s
Spruce Street
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