Whitney letter on Democratic campaign leadership in New York
Ames W. Hinckley, chairman of the Democratic State committee, released a letter from William G. Whitney declining the chairmanship or campaign committee membership. Whitney affirms support for the Democratic ticket while opposing Governor Hill, warns Democrats to unite, and notes the national stakes as McKinley faces re election. He urges the party to avoid internal factionalism and to resist Republican machine tactics shaping state politics.
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Ames W. Hinckley
Democratic State Committee
William G. Whitney
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Democratic Campaign Committee
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Iasetime
Hill
Isa
Democratic Party
Tme
McKinley
Governor Hill
Democratic loyalty in governorship contest cited by Waitney
William Og. Waitney argues that Governor Hill is the Democratic standard bearer and urges party loyalty in the upcoming state election. He warns that opposing the Democratic ticket harms Democratic principles and reflects on party strength and loyalty amidst opposition pressure.
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Democratic Party
Lems
William OG. Waitney
Sudden Change in Czar’s Condition Prompts Prayer Issued
Reports say the czar’s health worsened prompting the minister of war to order prayers for his life. Garrison and regimental churches are to host services as doctors consider an operation immediately necessary amid reports of painting fits.
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St. Perarsavrg
Work of Fiends Wrecks Soo Bridge at Toma hawk Junction
Train wreckers cut trestle strings at the Soo line bridge sparking a wreck of the west bound passenger near Tomhawk Junction. Fireman Charles Cottrell of Minneapolis killed. Engineer Charles E. Dutch of Minneapolis severely injured. Wrecker speculation blamed on a half crazy individual according to General Manager Underwood.
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Tomahawk Junction
Charles Cottrell
Minneapolis
Wre
Charles E. Dutch
Prentice
Tomshank
Cottrell
Underwood
Wreckera
Weavers Drama Shown by Anarchists at Thalia Theater
The Weavers by Gerhart Hauptmann was staged at the Thalia Theatre New York on October 8 by an Anarchist company led by Jobo Most with over twenty incendiaries. The play portrays the Enlenburg weavers uprising and class oppression. Most’s debut drew a partisan crowd and mixed critical reaction.
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Gerhart Hauptman
Hannele
Thalia Theatre
Jobo Most
Ding
Moat
Emmy Goldman
Enlenburg
Herr Most
Epplanes
Cyclone Moves Northeast From Pensacola to Florida
A Gulf storm previously raging near Galveston has reached Florida and struck Pensacola. At noon winds were 64 miles per hour. About five wires were down between the two cities, hindering damage reports. The cyclone appears to be moving northeast toward the region.
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Fila
Gulf
Galveston
Texas
Florida
Pensacola
Democratic and Republican Nominating Headlines Across States
The piece reports Hill in Syracuse about a forthcoming canvass. Spencer O Fisher declines to discuss the A P A. Hill’s backers anticipate a party contribution to Flower. Massachusetts GOP fields McCormick, son-in-law of Thurman. New Jersey figures consider replacements for McPherson. Mrs Lowell to mobilize New York women for reform. court invalidates Woodsaldwell and Matt Savage certs, ballot thus to be set by nom papers. Mass Democrats nominate Russell for governor and Stratton for lieutenant governor with the ticket detailed.
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Syracus. Y
Spencer O. Fisher
Michigan
Washington
Flower
Senate
American Protective Association
George Greenlarge
Massachusetts
Richard ©. McCormick
Arizona
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Congress
Allan 3. Thurman
Ohio
Cleveland
Senator Munn
New Jersey
Theodore Russon
Germany
Senator McPherson
Edward F. C. Young
Jersey City
Josephine Shaw Lowell
New York City
Woodsaldwell
Matt Savage
Thirty Fourth
Simnton
McPherson
John EF. Russell
Massachusettan
Charles £. Stratton
Charles A. Decourcey
Lawrence
FB. Hurlbut
Lynn
James 9. Grinnell
Greenfield
Alfred A. Whitney
Boston
Funeral arrangements announced for ex Gov Curtin
Beaver completes funeral plans for ex Governor Curtin in Bellefonte Pennsylvania with public meeting at court house at 10am and body lying in state until 1:30pm. Religious services follow at the Presbyterian Church and a procession to the cemetery with honored pallbearers and reserve associations represented.
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Briefonte
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Curtin
Centre County Bar Association
Grand Army of the Republic
William T. Laurie
D. D
Robert E. Pattison
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John Scott
William A. Wallace
James A. Beaver
John P. Taylor
A. K. McClure
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Ridward C. Humes
A. O. Furat
D. H. Hastings
Thomas Collins
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Soldiers Orphans Sixteeners’ Association
National Guard
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Bellefonte
Feucht Robbery Under Siege By Covering Men
Five men kept Feucht and companions under cover while one searched pockets and took profits from the past ten days. The incident used revol veras as a weapon in a hurried daylight theft.
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Feucht
Sabon
Reading cases on restraining discharge of employees
Grand Master Stephen B. Wilkinson of Galesburg seeks to block Reading receivers from firing eleven workers linked to the Brotherhood. Judge Dallas rules Wilkinson has no standing. Friday set for further argument as receivers deny knowledge of membership and await decision. About 130 trainmen on the Reading road are said to be Brotherhood members.
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Stephen BE. Wilkinson
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Dallas
United States
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Rawle
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Brotherhood
Thawed Dynamite Tragedy in Thawedout Home
In Thoxwour Michigan an explosion in a kitchen stove killed six family members and seriously injured four others after a miner placed a half box of dynamite to thaw it for morning use. The blast wrecked the house as neighbors and Mrs Peterson stood nearby.
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John Ravell
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Dan
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Ravel
Louise Peterson
New Yorks Defeat Orioles to Take Temple Cup
The New York club defeated the Baltimore club four straight in the Temple cup series at the Polo Grounds to secure the cup and about $22,000 in net receipts. New York dominated all game facets, leaving the champion Orioles without a chance. Final score 10 18 5 15 0 0 and 8 6 4 6 etc. (Note: OCR errors present)
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Baltimores
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Orioles
Baltimore's
Polo Grounds
Death of Joseph Humhal and family from toadstool poisoning
Joseph Humhal and his family suffered severe illness after eating wild mushrooms. One child died first revealing the cause, and Joseph Humhal succumbed to the poisoning the following night. The family included the parents and three children.
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Cascado
Joseph Humbhal
Blizzard and Severe Cold Hit Min Dakota Region
A blizzard roared through North Dakota and northern Minnesota last night with heavy snow and severe cold. Telegrams show widespread conditions, with the storm moving eastward across the region.
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Minneapolis
North Dakota
Gar ahty’s death after boxing with cousin in New Orleans
Four comrade New Orleans October 8 a 14 year old boy John A Gar ahty died after being attacked over the heart during a boxing match with his cousin Edward Turner both about the same age. The youths used regular boxing gloves.
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John A. Garahty
Edward Turner
Unknown schooner sinks near Massachusetts coast
An unidentified two-masted schooner of about 110 tons, lumber laden, sunk to her decks off Massachusetts with head nails missing while being towed northward by a fianing adhooner.
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Keystone News Kernels and Court Rulings
Brief items note a Philadelphia Supreme Court decision handed down in Pittsburg, a Wallel Brethren conference in Ephrata, postmaster appointments, and Kentucky senatorial candidacy denials. Louis Bickford gets twenty years for burglaries in Easton Bangor and Pen Argyl, plus railroad price talk and tax committee plans in Harrisburg.
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Supreme Court
Pittsburg
Wallel Brethren Conference
Ephrata
Bankers Convention Opens in Baltimore With 600 Banks Represented
Delegates from over 600 banks are arriving for the twentieth annual Bankers association convention in Baltimore. The three day session begins Wednesday as bankers from across the country gather for the event.
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Baltimore
The
Bankers’ Association
Stand Up Quarry Robbery In St Louis Ends In Masked Heist
A daring robbery occurred last evening at the antlion of Herman L Feucht in St Louis. At about 9 o clock a tall masked man entered followed by five others. The group produced revolvers and demanded valuables as Feucht and several quarry laborers watched in shock.
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Oct
Herman L. Feucht
Feucht
West Virginia Campaign Sparks in Morgantown and Charleston
In Morgantown and Charleston, WV, politicians campaign as William L. Wilson defends tariffs and Dayton pushes vigorous canvassing. Prominent Republicans plan rallies with Crisp and Sturgess slated to speak as Cleveland expected to address districts. Wilson urges tariff reform while opponents accuse him of shifting coal and iron policy.
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Drayton
Morgantown
W. Va
Dot
Dayton
A G. Dayton
Stephen Eiking
John H. Holt
George C. Sturgess
Republicans Expect To Make It the Largest Meeting of the Campaign. Mr. Dayton
West Virginia State University
Wilson
Murder at Aberystwyth rocks Borth case
Special to Hieferanton Tribune reports a brutal murder at Borth near Aberystwyth. Mary Davies widow of a sailor was suffocated with a bolater by her sister in law Thomas Richards who entered the house about 3 am last Friday. A £25 note found at Richards’s home spurred his arrest at Nowtu. Deceased was a respected local woman who attended chapel the night of her death. Over $200 stolen. Richards had been remanded and faces possible execution as part of a small Wales murder gang case.
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Borth
Aberystwyth
Mary Davies
Thomas Richards
Richards
Nowtu
Wales
Atherton Applies for Writ of Habeas Corpus in Highway Robbery Case
Stephen Atherton of Throop denied the highway robbery charge brought by William McGrrath. He, held in $1500 by Burgess John Sykes on Oct 2, contests the irregular hearing and Burgess authority. The writ of habeas corpus was issued and set returnable Wednesday.
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Stephen Atherton
Throop
John Sykes
William McGrrath
Boys Found Wandering After Long Hoboken Fishing Trip
Three Hoboken boys aged 8 to 15 were found wandering on Lackawanna avenue Sunday evening and were locked in the station house. In police court they gave names John Ryan Peter McLain and Charles Foley. A telegram from Charles Foley’s father asked that he be sent home. transportation for the others will likely be arranged. The youths said they boarded a Lackawanna freight train intending to fish at the Hackensack river. the train did not stop.
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Ontronnis
John Ryan
Peter McLain
Charles Foley
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Hackenesok
Prisoners Prefer Scranton Route Despite Confinement
The detained travelers, after leaving Stroudsburg, chose to proceed to Scranton. They endured confinement with nonchalance, repeatedly requesting cigarettes and criticizing the coffee, water, and sandwiches as rank.
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Stroudsburg
Scranton
Musical Treat at Frothingham Reproduces Laurel Hill Eisteddfod
A Thursday evening program at the Frothingham will present leading items from the recent Laurel Hill park eisteddfod. The Scranton United Catholic choir, Druid Glee club, Bellevue Juvenile Prize Winners, Mendelssohn Choral Society, and Mrs. D B Thomas’s ladies choir perform. Additional selections are planned and a crowded house is anticipated.
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Laurel Hill Park
Scranton United Catholic Choir
Druid Glee Club
Bellevue
Mendelssohn Choral Sogiety
People's Party Opens South Side Campaign Tonight
The People's party will launch its campaign at Workingmen's Hall on the South Side tonight with speakers including ex-Judge W. H. Stanton Attorney Cornelius Smith John Grey and John Goebel. The final speaker will deliver remarks in German.
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Workingmen’s Hall
W. H. Stanton
Cornelius Smith
John Grey
John Goebel
School Board Advances Staffing and Buildings Plans
At a recent board of control meeting, September payrolls were approved including teachers, substitutes, and janitors. The teachers' committee recommended opening Monday nights, hiring Lucy Booth as drawing supervisor, and probation for training school entrants. Building and site issues were discussed, including two added rooms, extension proposals, tax collection handling, and flag lowering for ex-Governor Curtin.
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Teaghera’ Committee
Lucy Booth
Popila
Conrad Schroeder
Bignaresea
Phillips
Welsh
Jacoba
No. 27
Bellevue
Lackawanna Township
Williams
Turner Accuses Wife of Criminal Conduct With Norris
John Turner of Dickson City sues to recover damages for defamation of character Norris claims Turner falsely accused him of frequenting Mrs Turner and of criminal conduct with her Norris says he is married with two children and denies the accusations as libelous.
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A. Norris
Dickson City
Pester
Lay
John Turner
Norris
Turner
Deaths of the Week Reported to Board of Health
Last week four new cases and one death from typhoid fever. One new scarlet fever case. One new case and two deaths from diphtheria. Three deaths from consumption. Six new cases and six deaths from contagious diseases. Thirty-three deaths total, nine more than the prior week.
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Board of Health
Denial Issued Over Opened Letters in US Charleston Case
The report that letters to officers in the Charleston affair were opened by Japanese officials and that mails are scrutinized is officially denied. Pimlico Driving Club in Baltimore concludes its fall meeting after two heats in the unfinished 2.00 class with Guy winning the fifth heat in a driving finish. The Pullman quowarranto case in Chicago sees a plea from the company asserting no violation of charter, no holding of land or stock, and no transacting beyond corporate rights. Stout Hall Bangs of Washington sue Secretary Hoke Smith for damages tied to the annulment of their contract over the construction of the new congressional library building.
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Crtiser
Charleston
Pimlico Drivia Club
Baltimore
Guy
Bravado
Panstone
Pullman
Chicago
Stout, Hall & Bangs
Washington
Hoke Smith
Congressional Library
Weather forecast for mid-Atlantic states
A forecast for eastern Pennsylvania New Jersey and Delaware calls for rain and changing winds to the north with cooler temperatures on the way. Strong high pressure to the north may bring clearing later in the period.
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