Parkhurst Under Fire As New York Presbytery Set To Deliberate
Dr Charles H Parkhurst faces imminent scrutiny at the New York presbytery with plans for formal censure over his remarks on the Sea and Land affair and alleged influence by Tammany Hall The proceedings attract public interest ahead of the Pittsburgh general assembly where Parkhurst’s leadership reputation and potential moderator bid loom large
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New York
Charles H. Parkhurst
Presbytery
Charles A. Ubriges
Parkhurst
Presbyterian Church
Briggs
Dr. Parkhurst
New York Tribune
New York Presbytery
Church of Sea and Land
Madison Square
First Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian General Assembly
Anti-Brigge
Fraud Doctor Vaccinates Otterville Residents
A man posing as a physician and Sedalia board of health member convinced Otterville residents to be vaccinated against smallpox. He charged two dollars per person, left with money after the scheme, and fled eastward. Local citizens discovered Sedalia had no smallpox cases and denounced the fraud.
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Mim
Sedalia
Otterville
Woman Drives Husband From Milford Farm
Humane Society Agent Brown visits Sanford farm near Milford and confronts Mrs. Sanford, attired in bloomers and a plug hat, who has driven her husband away and rules the household with an iron hand. He finds emaciated cattle and a cow carcass, provides water and food to the remaining animals.
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New Haven
Humane Society
Agent Brown
Sanford
Milford
Fire devastates Cortland carriage plant center
A blaze at 2 15 am destroyed the Cortland Cart and Carriage company plant in Cortland New York. The fire spread to the Peck livery stable Hodgson blacksmith shop and Dusenbery carriage shop. Total loss about 65000 dollars with partial insurance leaving sixty workers unemployed.
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Cortland
Great Cortland Wagon Company
Cortland Cart and Carriage Company
C. B. Peck
John Hodgson
Man Arrested In Kansas City Over Slave Labor Ring
Harry Morton of St Louis and two workers, Joe Wilson and Jim Hull, were arrested in Kansas City for involvement in a padrone system that coerced workers. Morton carried a diamond pin a fing a brooch and earrings with a purse containing $147 in small change.
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Kansas City
Harry Morton
St. Louis
Joe Wilson
Jim Hull
Morton
Morton and gang exploit boys in theft ring
The piece alleges Morton linked with thieves and forced two youths, Jage and Jim, to apply a harmful chemical to their arms. The boys allegedly burned and reddened arms to beg for alms while Morton hoarded the money and stayed at a hotel, with the youths scraping by.
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Lilm
Morton
Jage
Jim
Burglar raid baffled at bank in Girard near Erle
Early today three burglars attacked the KR S Battles bank house in Girard by entering a library adjoining the bank and digging through the wall. They then dynamited the vault side and pressed to the vault interior before officers arrived. A brief fight and rapid retreat sent the trio fleeing toward a passing train.
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Erle
Bureglars
KR. S
Girard
Burelars
Battle Enchants as Two Thousand Chinese Die at Yin Kao
Tokyo dispatch from Yin Kao on March 7 reports General Nodsu’s army with the First Division attacking the Chinese by three routes. Japanese forces entered the town around 9 50 and the Chinese suffered heavy losses while retreating northward leaving many dead. The town burned to the ground as Chinese war material was captured and Shanghai reports Chinese defenses for Formosa against a possible Japanese strike.
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London
Tokio
Yin Kao
New Chwang
Nodsu
Tta
Arma
Lapeige
Central News
Shanghai
Formosa
Right Whale Captured Near Nahant by Nahant Harpooners
A seventy foot right whale, an oil settler, was killed off Nahant by a Nahant crew. They harpooned the whale behind the head, the animal fought and surfaced, then drowned after a slug shot. The body towed near Little Nahant Beach for close ashore retrieval. An ancient rusted harpoon reading Hiram K. Swain Nantucket 1955 was found embedded in its back.
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Boston
Nahant
Little Nahant Beach
Hiram K. Swain
Nantucket
Keeping His Secret Tempering Aluminum Baffles Quebec Church
Quebec reports F Allard a Levis blacksmith who rediscovered the lost Egyptian art of hardening copper has allegedly found a method to temper aluminum to iron like hardness. He guards the process as a secret and demands high cash terms before sharing. He is devout Catholic and church authorities protect his interests.
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Quebec
F. Allard
Levis
Allard
Cuban Insurrection Reaches Amnesty After Oath Forgiveness
Port Tampa reports from Cuba that most insurgents have taken the oath of allegiance and accepted amnesty. Two leaders, the Sartorius brothers, remain in the field near Santiago burning plantation buildings. Other leaders Pedroso and Aguirr have surrendered at Colon.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Times Union
Port Tampa
Olilvette
Cuba
la Lucha
Havana
Williams
Willams
Sartorius
Santiago
Madrid
Impiarcial
Emiliano Vasquez
Joacquin Pedroso
Charles Aguirr
Colon
Jones and Burns Clash in Pottsville Wrestling Match
Kennie Jones of America and Joe Burns of Lancashire met in Pottsville for a $100 lightweight title bout. Burns won after a hard bout lasting an hour, aided by Jones wearing tights. A rematch with Emil Beck of Philadelphia was announced for another $100 side. A lunar eclipse was partially visible in Washington due to thick clouds.
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Kennie Jones
Joey Burns
Pottsville
Potteville
Centennial Hall
Hennie Jones
America
Joe Burns
Lancashire
Eng
Jones
Hurns
Emil Beck
Philadelphia
Saweeney Home Fire Leaves Wife Severely Burned
Pittsburg March 10 John F R Sweeney 40 lost his Ute and his wife suffered likely fatal injuries when their home at 60 Sanderson Street Allegheny burned early this morning. Sweeney came home drunk, wife asleep in bed. lamp overturned started blaze. she tried to save him then leaped from a window to escape. He died minutes later. wife burned and bruised. Couple childless.
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Pittsburg
John FR. Sweeney
Sanderson Strees
Allegheny
Saweeney
Gonte
Sweeney
Very Mean Swindler Swears Off Spouse Chicanery
Baltimore detectives arrested Jamesa Clark Jos Jones Lewis dine J Templeton in York Pennsylvania for high speed theft from women he employed as housekeepers. He allegedly diverted a widow’s home trunk shipment and fled with two trunks of wearing apparel bound for a new home, leaving a trail of letters and clippings in his confession. Police suspect further victims in Pennsylvania and New York.
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Baltimore
Jamesa Clark
Jos Jones Lewis
Dine J. Templeton
York
Sadie
Clark
Pennsylvania
New York State
Resignation of Rev Thomas Dixon Jr Sets Stage for New Church
Rev Thomas Dixon Jr announced his resignation from the church and his plan to found a new one on a broad platform. He stated the new creed will be simple and Christ centered, aiming to lift many men out of poverty rather than convert a few Baptists. The resignation takes effect May 1. Dixon, 40, has been in New York seven years and has previously denounced Ingersoll and defended Thomas Platt from Rev Parkhurst.
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Thomas Dixon
Dixon
Ino
New York
Ingersoll
Thomas (. Platt
Parkhurst
Terrible experience in Allegheny teacher kept prisoner
Miss Noma Huston, a Allegheny City teacher, was lured by Mahlon C. Stephens to a remote home. She was restrained with rope, kept for weeks, and later escaped near Morgantown after losing her money and belongings. Authorities pursued Stephens, who fled toward Preston county. The man claimed to be a wealthy farmer and provided a false tale to the teacher.
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Cincinnati
Parrmount
W. Va
Noma Huston
Allegheny City
Pittsburg
Mahlon C. Stephens
Stephens
Huston
Little Wally
Here
Morgantown
Clinton Warnace
Preston County
Steelworkers Happy as Boston Subway Contract Awarded
The Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pa., secured the contract for the steelwork of the first section of the Boston subway, where electric cars will operate. The plant will roll light eye beams, a specialty until now produced by only one mill in the country. The two thousand foot section under Boston Common will use two million pounds of steel and keep Steelton mills busy through summer, with potential for more subway sections.
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Boston
Pennsyvvania Mills
Harrishurich
Boston Common
Polson Operates During Personal Crisis Fatal to Annie Killian
In Lancaster Pa on March 10 Annie Killian, age 18, died after an incident involving Polson during personal crisis. Killian, once arrested in Philadelphia as an accomplice of burglars linked to the Hindenwang gang, had escaped custody and was not living with her husband.
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Annie Killian
Polson
Tancaster
Torgy
Ainie Killian
Philadelphia
Anthony De Santo Acquitted of Murder Charge
In Pottsville Pennsylvania the jury found Anthony De Santo not guilty of murder in the Richard Lloyd case after a long trial. De Santo showed elation by kissing each juror and his counsel Smalley. The report also notes Smalley’s appointment as London Time correspondent.
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Anthony de Santo
Pottsville
Richard Lloyd
Bethlehem Iron mill to resume on 12000 ton Georgia order
The Bethlehem Iron Company will restart its largest mill tomorrow to fulfill a twelve thousand ton order for a Georgia railroad. About fifteen hundred idle workers will be recalled to employment.
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Bethlehem
Hargest Grest
Bethlehem Iron Company
Georgia
Fire destroys six barns in Hollidaysburg blaze
A March 10 fire in Hollidaysburg Pennsylvania started in a barn and quickly spread due to a high wind. Six barns burned completely while lumber yards, a planing mill stock, and several residences suffered damage. One firefighter suffered a broken leg from a barrel of water. Loss estimated at ten thousand dollars, partly insured.
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Hollidaysburg
Inmate Charles Abbott Held Over State Licensing Case
State news notes Charles Abbott jailed for selling Aquor without a licence at Haverford. Manager Willan Miller of Pottsville Hutter Co faces charges for selling ale. Charles Smith, Meal ing, driven insane by patent worries. Firat defenders plan a reunion at Lewistown on April 16. Wolf, 4%, inventor of a turbine water wheel, allentown pa, seeks $15000 in Harrisburg tail raid case involving Mrs Barbara Nye and a snow shovel death.
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Haverford
Charles Abbott
Willan Miller
Pottsville Hutter Company
Charles Smith
Firat
Lewintown
Alon
Wolf
Allentown
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Tail
Barah Nye
Dixon will branch out the sensational minister new church
Dissensions within the Twenty third Street Baptist church in New York prompt the sensational minister to branch out and establish a new church as conservatives clash over five years of sermon style.
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New York
Twentythird Street Baptisl Church
Miscelaneous Wirings and PlainsPark Land Offer
Minneapolis will offer to the state Spr ing park forty acres valued at four million dollars for a capital asset. The Oklahoma legislature passed no law prohibiting manufacture or giving away cigarettes. Dr. Von Muller, charged with killing his wife, was arrested in Cracow Poland. Co W Figgat and Hh K Godwin were indicted for wrecking the Lexington bank in Virginia.
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Minneapolis
Oklahomen
Kansas City
von Muller
Cracow
Poland
Lexington (Va.) Bank
W. Figgat
Hh. K. Godwin
Hayward Facing Worst as Trial Fascinates Public
Harry Hayward discusses the verdict in his Minneapolis trial. He insists on his innocence, likens his odds to a gambler with ten chances, says eight are gone, and notes Blixt’s nerve could reveal truth as he maintains calm until the end.
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Blixt
Minneapolis
Hayward
Supreme Court
Harry Hayward
Harry
Murder plot ties Mary Caruthers to staged elopement
Mary Caruthers and farm hand James Strange are jailed in Paris Texas on charges of murdering her two children aged four and one. The couple allegedly conspired to kill the kids and flee the country to cover the crime. Caruthers attempted to jump from the train en route to Paris.
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Paris
Tex
Mary Caruthers
James Strange
Strange
Caruthers
Sheriff Cleared in Reading Failure Belief Vice Chancellor’s Order
Brunswick N J March 10 Sheriff Service brands no chance of jail for disobeying Vice Chancellor Hird to arrest ex Assemblyman William R Jernee. Jernee’s divorce was granted with 700 dollars alimony but he failed to pay. Sheriff said unreadable handwriting prevented arrest. Jernee later jailed. vice chancellor to hear sheriff’s explanation Tuesday next.
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Brunswick
N. J
Sheriff Service
Hird
William R. Jernee
Jernee
Wealthy man’s death from swallowed coins shocks Fall River
Patrick Sullivan aged 69 of 22 Tecumseh Street Fall River Mass died after swallowing three coins a half dollar a quarter and a nickel while asleep His wife awoke to find him cold and likely dead hours earlier Medical examiner concluded cause of death was swallowing coins in an extraordinary incident.
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Fall River
Mass
Patrick Sullivan
Tecumaseh Street
Sullivan
Orizaba Peak Erupts Threatening Vera Cruz Region
A Cordo report from Vera Cruz states Orizaba volcano shows signs of eruption with eruptions from 100 apertures, thick smoke, and widespread earthquakes within 100 miles. The Vera Cruz governor plans to appoint a commission of scientists to study the eruption and issue safety recommendations.
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Vera Cruz
St. Louis
Cordo
State of
Eruption Hurts Mexican Coffee Districts Inhabited by Americans
The current volcanic eruption affects the central coffee regions of Mexico known for their well developed plantings where many Americans reside. Local authorities report impact on villages and calls for protection of nearby populations.
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Mexico
Stamboul Whaling Bark To Be Broken Up In San Francisco
The Stamboul, an old whaling bark built in 1848 in Medford Massachusetts, will be broken up for junk in San Francisco. Once a pioneer of California whaling, she was a blunt-bowed square-stern vessel famed for a high total catch and long service before steam whaling supplanted her era.
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San Francisco
Arctic
Medford
Masz
California
General Harrison Improves but Grip Fights Sleep Quiet Urged
Indianapolis March 10 General Harrison shows partial improvement but endures chest and head pains from grip. He is kept quiet with no visitors or reading and Mrs McKee remains at his bedside. Dr Jameson cautions overzealous activity, while hopeful he may leave his room in a few days if he stays well.
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Indianapolis
Harrison
Jameson
Mra. McKee
Dr. Jameson
Mr. Harrison
Peffer Predicts Populists to be Swallowed by Reform Movement
Canton March 10 Senator Peffer of Kansas told a political meeting that the Populist party will be absorbed by a new party formed by opposing elements from four monopolies land labor transportation and money. He said reform movements will unite on common ground and a new name will arise.
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Canton
Peffer
Kansas
Two Local Men Killed by Express Near Cheater
Two young men from the area were walking on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad near Cheater Pennsylvania when they stepped aside to let an eastbound freight pass and were struck and instantly killed by the Royal Blue Express. Local authorities report the fatalities occurred today and the victims were identified as residents of nearby Cheater.
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Cheater
Baltimom and Ohio
Pope issues letter on race hatred risks and arbitration
The pope writes to Prince Alois Lichtenstein head of Austrian Anti-Remitta warning against class and racial hatreds and urging compensation to France for injuries to French subjects while proposing arbitration with Spain. San Domingo will act to meet French national honor. Beilieh Traders' association asks the railway commission to stop London and Southwestern Railway from favoring foreign goods over domestic shipments from Southampton to London.
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Princee
Alois Lichtenstein
Anti-Remitta
France
Spain
San Domingo
Dumanda
Beilieh Traders’ Association
Railway Commission
London and Southwestern Railway Company
Southampton
London
Far Eastern Pennsylvania Sees Colder Weather With Showers
The region experiences colder conditions with cloudy interior skies and scattered showers followed by clearer periods. Northerly winds persist as temperatures drop across eastern Pennsylvania.
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Pennsylvania
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Hiram Swain
His
Washington
Naval Observatory
John Sweeney
Steel Workers
Smalley
W. Smalley
London Time
Yale
The
Tribune
Condensed State News
Ment
Reform
Socorro
N. M
Abe
White Oaks
Lincoln County
Puto Eutior
Thomas
Salina
Kan
Mplacopal Church
Finley
Ieea
Lackawanna Ave
H., A. Kingsbury
A. Schieren & G8.’S
Scranton
Weichel
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