Republicans Likely To Sweep State Senate Seats In TuesdayVote
The Philadelphia based dispatch projects Republicans will win about forty of fifty state senate seats next Tuesday. With twenty-five seats up, observers cite strong GOP holds in several districts and foresee a Republican majority ranging from 40 to 44 seats, boosting protectionist aims and influencing Congress delegation.
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Holidoyer
Senate
Popullats
Repubicans
Phete
Denmworita
Tanishina
Geain
Singerly Invades Coal Regions Amid Warm Reception
United Prebe report from Reading dated Oct 20 chronicles Candidate Singerly touring Schuylkill anthracite towns from Pottsville to Ashland. A large parade in Pottsville preceded a well attended meeting presided by A W Schalck with speeches by Singerly and Robert E Wright of Allentown. Tamaqua’s opera house was packed as Singerly delivered his usual speech and drew cheers.
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Reading
Singerly
Schuylkill
Pottsviles
Ashland
Pottsville
A. W. Schalck
Robert E. Wright
Allentown
Tamaqua
Canadian Competition Strengthens Republican Leanings in Tariff Year
Special to the Scranton Tribune from Malone New York October 20 farmers on the Canada line feel Gorman Wilson tariffs bite. Republican counties shift toward McKinley support. farmers see the force bill issue shaping voting.
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Scranton Tribune
Malone
Farmera
Canada Line
McKinley
Baxex
Clinton
Franklin
Weyer
Wallace T. Foote
Lowe
Morton Plurality Seen At Over Fifty Thousand
In New York the Republican state committee completed a canvass predicting Morton will win by about 50 000 votes. Hackett expects to carry New York City with at least 40 000 votes from his side while Wheeler may cut the Democratic margin in the state. Registration figures show Tammany weakness and a drop in both Tammany and Republican strongholds, prompting private fears of local-ticket defeat.
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Hackett
Scranton Tribune
New York
Republican State Committee
Morton
Wheeler
Taim
General Hastings Unable to Address Germantown Audience
A Germantown Republican meeting failed to hear General Hastings speak due to a sore throat. Speakers included former ministers Charles Emory Smith and William Potter, A. J. Colborn Jr of Scranton, and Representative John T. Harrison of Germantown.
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Germantown
Philadelphia
General Hastings
Russia
Charles Emory Smith
Italy
William Potter
A. J. Colborn, Jr
Scranton
John T. Harrison
Political Race Rumors Vie in 1890s Campaign Tides
A chaotic mosaic of political chatter across states cites Quay predicting an avalanche while Cleveland backs Wilson and others. Mentions Little, Platt, Morton, Lamont, Doherty, and a tangle of indictments, endorsements, and fund pledges.
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Cleveland
Wilson
Little Belts Hui Platt
Morton
Lamont
David Ehane
Weed
Seven Die as Fire Traps In New York Tenement
A five story tenement at West Thirty second Street in New York suffered a rear cellar fire at 4 20 am trapping about forty residents. Seven suffocated in their rooms and an eighth, Mrs. Killian, fatally leaped from a third floor window. Injured include Mrs Lena Friedman who jumped from a window. Cause unknown, flames spread quickly via the stairway. damage estimated under 300 dollars.
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New York
Get
Thirty-second Street
Annie Appleblatt
George Friedman
Levi Friedman
Margaret Killian
Jacob Killian
Ne Lovey
Lena Mitchell
Lena Friedman
Any One Can Marry If License Law Not In Force
United Press reports in Pittsburgh that lawyer William Reardon challenged the indictment of Thomas McQuirk for perjury by arguing the marriage license law was not in effect. Judge Magee noted the issue could convert Pennsylvania into a Gretna Green if true.
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United Press
Pittsburg
William Reardon
Thomas McQuirk
Reardon
Magge
Sss
Magee
Pennsylvania
Syndicate Forms to Control Nation's Newspapers
A Boston and New York capitalists syndicate, with local participation, aims to control daily papers across the country or establish new plants where acquisitions fail. They promise no positions in the scheme. alleged deals close on the Boston Traveller and other papers, with options in St Paul and St Joseph and proposals for more cities. Senator Brice is named among large stockholders.
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Youngstown
Boston
New York
Atlantic
Pacific
Boston Traveller
Youngstown Telegram
Kansas City World
Columbus Press-Post
Paul and
J. Joseph
Senator Brice
Mexico's War Speck Fears Frontier Troop Movements
Guatemala fears Mexican troop concentrations on the frontier amid the appointment of Emile de Leon as minister plenipotentiary to Mexico. The government expects possible invasion and the opposition press stirs public alarm, with the situation causing widespread sensation in Guatemala City on October 40.
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Guatemala
Prec
Mexico
Emile de Leon
Death Toll Rises From Wilkes Barre Dynamite Plot
Kasha Coterich aged 19 dies in Wilkes Barre Hospital following Sunday mountain blast victims. Joseph Collett’s back broken and life waning as officials raise reward to two dollars for arrest and conviction of those responsible.
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Kasha Coterich
Wilkes-Barre
United Press
Wilkes- Barre
Joseph Collett
Burglars Blow Open Lebanon Brewing Company Safes
Burglars entered the Lebanon Brewing Company office early this morning and rifled safes after removing their combinations. The amount stolen is described as considerable, marking the third safe blown open in Lebanon in the past week.
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Lebanon
Lebanon Brewing Company
Two Altoona Families The Victims Of Mysterious Work
Altoona residents are stunned as two local families fall victim to a mysterious poisoning in what authorities describe as an ongoing case. Police and doctors investigate possible foul play while neighbors report unusual activity in the neighborhood.
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Altoona
United Press
Fiend in Human Form Sets Pittston Afire With Alleged Assault
Special to the Serantoh Tribune Pittston Pa October The Welsh Hill district reels as word spreads that 21 year old Thomas Marley son of Frank Marley assaulted the five year old daughter of Willan Moakes of Nafug Street Marley was seen acting friendly with the child and claimed she fell from a fence then he carried her indoors The child’s mother found Marley leaving the Moakes property and Marley denied the accusation He fled the scene as residents armed themselves and pursued him signaling a possible rough response if captured.
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Serantoh Tribune
Pittston
Welsh Hill
Willan Moakes
Nafug Street
Thomas Marley
Veara
Frank Marley
Mouakes
Marley
Moakes
Wilie
Wreck of a Coal Train Kills Three Men Near Viaduct
A Beech Creek line coal train wreck near Viaduct station killed three men and injured Lewis K. E. Trump of Williamsport. Burglary tools, seven masks and three revolvers were found among the debris. Trump suffered a fractured skull and was taken to Cottage hospital at Philipsburg.
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Calted
Williamsport
Lewis KE. Trump
Vinduet
Lewis Trump
Philipsbury
Holman On The Run In Indiana District Race
In Indiana Fourth district Republican hopes hinge on Watson as Holman loyalists falter. The district sees heavy campaigning with crowds of 350 to 2000 in recent events. A political skirmish ensues as Ewing and Armington clash at a hotel, leading to arrests and party tensions.
Wide Range of Crimes and Disasters Reported Across States
Reports detail corroding fires near Corinth Mississippi and Trimble Tennessee, a gas well near Munford Indiana yielding over seven million cubic feet daily, and J A Batley gaining absolute ownership of the Barnum show after months of negotiations. A Lima refinery narrowly escaped fire, while European and American mica operators invest in Canada amid tension in Buffalo New York. An altercation in Chicago leads to arrest, a mayoral murderers’ capture in Kansas, a Texan farmer killed in quarrel, and multiple confessions for a Kansas mayor murder. A Tennessee shooting leaves a school teacher dead and a train robber faces a Virginia hearing.
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Kinsley
Kan
Jones Hendrickson
Goolleitaville
Charles J. Searcy
Rehugh
Frederickabirg
Ain
Ani
D. Roe
Siias Tour
Republicans Face Test as Next Congress Hinges on Key Seats
Special from Washington reports the race to control the next Congress hinges on about fifty-three Republican pickups beyond current seats. Analysts say one vote in a tight district could shift the House balance, with Senate outcomes also in flux as thirty Senate terms expire this year. Republicans aim to gain seats in the North while facing uncertainty in Illinois Delaware Kansas and New Jersey.
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Congress
Pourteen
Berry
Arkansas
Butler
South Carolina
Caffery
Louisiana
Camden
West Virgina
Coke
Texas
Colquitt
Georgia
Harris
Tennessee
Hunton
Virginia
Lindsay
Kentucky
Martin
Kansas
McLaurin
Mississippi
McPherson
New Jersey
Morgan
Alabama
Raytem
North Carolina
Carey
Wyoming
Chandler
New Hampshire
Cullom
Tilmois
Dixson
Rhode Island
Dolph
Oregon
Frye
Maine
Higgins
Delaware
Hoar
Massachusetts
Manderson
Nebraska
McMillin
Michigan
Pettierew
South Dakota
Vower
Montana
Shoup
Idaho
Washington
Collum
Jones
Nevada
Allen
Kyle
Peffer
Tillman
Stewart
Ilinois
Outlook in Minnesota Republicans Face Historic State Battle
Special to the Beranton Tribune reports Minnesota Republicans in a harsh statewide fight. Nelson the Republican candidate may beat Owen the Populist though districts show mixed results. Tawney and McCleary appear strong in the First and Second. Heatwoole and Hall contest the Third, Riefer and Fletcher likely secure Fourth and Fifth, Towne to succeed Baldwin in Sixth, Buddy in Seventh.
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St. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
Secon
Nelson
Owen
Towne
Baldwin
Iron Range
Buddy
Repubican
Been
Republican Candidate Hastings Tours Chester County Well Attended Rally
General Hastings drew about 5000 people at the Mansion House West Chester reception and an Opera House address. He spoke on workingmen’s conditions under the current administration contrasting with Republican era, then moved to Phoenixville for iron workers and later Philadelphia for another speech.
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Chester County
Hastings
Masthigs
Mansion House
Eyre
Opera House
Thomas Hooper
General Hastings
Jack Robinson
William J. Schafer
Chester
B. Frank Eshelman
Lancaster
Genel Hastings
Phoenixville
Philadelphia
A. J. Colborn, Jr
Scranton
Keystone Vignettes From a Turbulent Era Headlines
The article lists varied items from German goods at a state museum to fatal mining accidents in Wilkes-Barre Nanticoke and Reading area. It notes arrests in Cheshire Conn and a Philadelphia syndicate weighing a Reading to Philadelphia trolley link. It mentions legal cases involving Mrs Byers and Dr Tallman and a murder sentence commutation for James Newton Hill. Colonel Colt travels to New York to escape mob violence.
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George Shitaga
Alden
Wilkes-Barre
Cheshire
Conn
Michael Rogers
Allene Town
Ducks County
Holt
Pennsylvania
Croydon
Mation Nymarck
Susquehanna Coal Company
Nanticoke
Philadelphia
Reading and
Perkiomen Turnpike
Reading
Peter Noviski
Red Ard Coal Company
HE. M. Byers
Pittsburg
Tallman
Washington Court Mowe
New York State
Washington notes on inspections and debts in past week
From Washington the crusher Cinelimitt will be inspected Thursday. Senator Gorman had a long talk with Secretary Carlisle Monday. The supply of World's full souvenir half dollars is rapidly exhausted. The president approved the demitwal from the army of Captain William B Johnson for refusal to pay debts at Denver. A New York syndicate writer was entrusted last winter with a large sugar trust fund for the "boys" but has not yet attempted distribution.
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Scranton Tribune
Fireenshoro
Ind
Pollison
William S. Holman
Watson
Ciumey
Motel de Armond
Eix
Cortes Ewing
Clovernor Matthyowes
Hamburg
Polk Armington
Cleveland
Annti- Ewing
Ewing Armington
Ewing
Armington
Hind
Russell
Norther
Lili
Holman
Pourth
Weather threat looms for far eastern Pennsylvania with rain
Forecasters warn of threatening weather and rain across far eastern Pennsylvania. Winds shift from south, bringing cooler air by Wednesday as conditions remain unsettled.
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