Democratic Convention Nominates Ritter and Brown in Pa
The Democratic state convention in Reading nominated Walter E. Ritter of Lycoming for auditor general and M. E. Brown of Blairsville for state treasurer. The meeting featured a morning riot over Harrity’s national committee seat and a tense roll call, with Ritter winning the auditor general bid 284 to 43 and Brown prevailing for treasurer 208 to 197.
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Walter E. Ritter
Lycoming
M. E. Brown
Indiana
Reading
Lycoming County
M. FE. Brown
Blairsville
William F. Harrity
National Committee
Harrity
James M. Guffey
Charles B. McConkey
Harrisburg
William K. Verbeke
Dauphin County
W. HH. Holloway
Williamsport
Walter 5. Hitter
Ritter
Verbeke
James P. Light
Lebanon
Jacob Weldel
C.F. Murray
M. BE. Brown
Biaiaville
Brown
Harrity Declares Resolved on Pennsylvania Dems
William F. Harrity spoke in Atlantic City on August 21 and said he is not dismayed by the Reading convention action. He supports conservative party policy, will not yield his national committee status, and predicts Pennsylvania Democrats may shift to win future victories. He rejected personal disloyalty claims and urged the national committee to decide membership.
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Wiliam J. Bryan
Chicago
Mark Hayne
Ihs
Republican Congress
William J. Bryan
Democratic Party
New York
Pennsylvavnl
National Democratic Party
W. J. Bryan
Peter
Lake of Asia
Frame Party
Narrity
Donnelly
Philadelphia
Harrity
National Committee
Atlantic City
N. J
William F. Harrity
Pennsylvania
Reading
Democratic National Committee
Prosecution Details Death Method in Luetgert Case
Chicago Aug 1 The Luetgert murder trial resumes as defense seeks the exact manner of Mrs Luetgert's death per the prosecution theory. Witness Mrs Agatha Tosch recalls Luetgert pale and anxious after a May disappearance inquiry and his confession of feeling like killing himself for the children.
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Chicago
Lueetgert
Mra
Luetrret
Judea Vincent
Luetgert
Tuthill
Agatha Tosch
Michael Tosch
Diversey Avenue
Bhi
Luegert
Odd Fellows Day Parade Hits Waynesboro Centennial
Waynesboro hosts Odd Fellows Day with a parade featuring about a thousand men led by chief marshal W A Price and staff captain J C Gerbix of Chambersburg. Four hundred Daughters of Rebekah take part as the semi centennial celebration proceeds at Centennial Music hall with Governor Hastings and state officials in attendance.
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Waynesboro
W. A. Price
Maraha
John C. Gerbix
Chambersburg
Daughters
Rebekah
Waynesboro Lodge
Centennial Music Hall
Hastings
Internal Affairs
Latta
Mylin
Haywood
Factories to Start After Conference Across Four States
Pittsburg Aug. 31 The press wire reports a conference settled the ware scale affecting 4060 men in Ohio Pennsylvania West Virginia and Indiana and factories will be started at once.
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Pittsburg
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Indiana
Capitol Commission Opens With No Architect Picked
The Harrisburg capitol commission met this afternoon and adjourned without selecting an architect, planning to reconvene Thursday afternoon.
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Harrisburg
New Capitol
Harmonious Lucerne County GOP Convention Endorses Lisenring
A lively Wilkes-Barre Republican county convention showcased youth and harmony as John Lisenring received formal gubernatorial endorsement. Daniel A. Fell was nominated for district attorney, George J. Llewellyn for prothonotary, Walter B. Koons for judge, and James W. Morse for jury commissioner. New district committee rules were adopted to organize campaign leadership.
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Llewellyn
Koons
Glerk
Moore
Scranton Tribune
Wilkes-Barre
Lucerne
John Lessenring
Daniel A. Fell
Charles E. Keck
John M. Carr
Frank Wheaton
George J. Llewellyn
John H. Wiliams
Plymout
Oscar Foster
Pittston
J. B. Houser
Bh. O. Kemmerer
R. V. Dougher
Granville P. Clarke
W. P. James
Hagleton
Liewellyn
Kemmerer
James
William Gerlach, Jr
Hazleton
Walter B. Koons
David Davis
Nanticoke
Dan Kline
J. L. Wagner
Walter
James W. Morse Wis
Luzerne County
Endorsements and support for John Leisenring’s gubernatorial bid
The article records political endorsements for John Leisenring of the fifty-fourth congress for the 19k A gubernatorial nomination. It notes backing from St Louis, Harrisburg platforms, praise for Morgan B. Williams, thanks to Senators Quay and Penrose for Wilkes Barre public building bill aid, and support for Beacom and McCauley. It mentions Wilkes-Barre headquarters and Lessenring candidacy, urging county cordial support for Leisenring’s candidacy.
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St. Louis
John Lebenring
Fifty-Fourth Congress
Lemensing
Commonwealth
Flon
John Leisenring
Out for a governorship in Pennsylvania
Pittsburg reports Congressman W A Stone openly seeking the Republican gubernatorial nomination after a Washington trip. He says President McKinley will appoint Hefner to the U S district attorney post despite delays. Stone declines delegate duties at the state league convention to avoid harming his candidacy and downplays factions with Magee and Flinn.
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Pittsburg
W. A. Stone
Washington
Generis] McKenna
Jion
D. B. Hefner
Kittaning
United States
Congreveman Btone
McKinley
Hefner
Congreseman Brown
Alleged Murderer Caught in Self Defense Claim
Tamaque August 31 Monday night Coal and Iron Policeman Walton captured Schospitcl the Hungarian accused of murdering a countryman with a stone at Beck The man was committed to Pottaville jail It is now claimed that Schospitcl was set upon by a number of the dead man's companions and acted in self defense
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Tamaque
Coal and Iron
Walton
Schospitcl
Beck
Pottaville
Catholic Young Men's National Union Opens Boston Convention
The twenty third convention of the Catholic Young Men's National Union opened in Boston with a parade, a solemn Mass at the cathedral, and an annual sermon by Rev Mortimer F Twomey of Maldon. Delegates then gathered at the Young Men's Catholic Association hall as Rev William T McGuirl called the session to order at 11, with welcomes from J Mitchell Galvin and Mayor Quincy.
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Boston
Catholic Young Men's National Union
Mortimer F. Twomey
Maldon
Young Men's Catholic Association
William T. McGuird
J. Mitchell Galvin
Young Moon'a Catholic Association
Booton College
Galvin
Quincy
Father McGuirl
Bomb blast near church in Paris shocks crowds
President Faure arrived from Dunkirk at six this evening. Ten minutes later a bomb exploded inside the railings around the church. No injuries were reported though the incident caused intense excitement among onlookers.
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Paris
Faure
Dunkirk
Congress Opposes Strike Injunctions
The Labor congress in St Louis adopted resolutions condemning injunctions against striking workers. It attacks court power to restrict rights and calls for defining judicial authority. President Ratchford of the United Mine Workers cites funds to support continued labor action. A Chicago conference may follow if Congress acts.
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St. Louie
Labor Congress
Congress
Ratchford
United Mine Workers
Cle
Chicago
Pomeroy
International Typographical Union
McKintey
Government Armor Plant Board Ready to Report
The naval board appointed by Secretary Long completed its inspection of the Minors Steel plant. Commodore J. A. Howell said the board will proceed to Washington to draft plans for a U S government armor plant and will report only the cost of producing steel armor plates, not any sale details.
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Hicago
Long
United States
Minors Steel Company
Commmoore J. A. Howell
Washington
Brown University president resigns as corporation weighs action
Providence reports President Andrews may resign but Brown University's corporation is unlikely to accept the move. An executive committee meeting is under way as petitions urging acceptance arrive amid ongoing controversy. Providence Journal has opposed the resignation from the start.
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Brown University Corporation
Providence
R. L
Aug. C
Corporation of Brown Universality
Andrews
The
Providence Journal
Andrews Winge
Thia Marning
Hartnett Confesses Murder After Fatal Early Morning Shooting
Timothy Hartnett of Williamsport Pennsylvania surrendered to police after admitting he shot Samuel Sornburger during an argument as he walked home. Hartnett says the killing was in self defense and awaits a hearing scheduled for tomorrow.
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Williamsport
Aug
Timothy Hartnett
Samuel Sornburger
Hartnett
Sornburger
The March of Prosperity in American Rail Traffic
A Philadelphia correspondence describes a surge in American business and rail traffic. The writer notes optimism about the season, showing rail lines expanding traffic and railroad properties increasing in value compared with the previous year.
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London
Philadelphia
America
Farmers National Congress Opens in St Paul
The seventeenth meeting of the Farmers National Congress convened at the Capitol in St Paul with B F Clayton of Indianola presiding. Attendance lagged expectations though delegates from several states attended. Archbishop Ireland delivered invocation, with Mayor Doran and Governor Clough speaking for city and state respectively.
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St. Pauli
St. Paul
Minn
Farmers’ National Congress of the
United States
Capitol
Hall of Representatives
B. F. Clayton
Indianola
Congress
Ireland
Doran
State Agricultural Society
Weaver
Clough
John M. Brahl
Altholw
Iowa
Attempted shooting on Center Street ends with arrest
At 11 30 last night Jalian aimed a revolver at Special Officer Marty Courtright on Center Street near Raymond Court. The weapon misfired twice, the suspect fled toward Penn Avenue and Spruce Street where Patrolman McMullen halted him. A razor fell as he was stopped and the man, judged Italian, collapsed to a coma and was sent to Lackawanna hospital. The companion was last seen running up Raymond Court.
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Marty Courtright
Pine Knot
Courtright
Centre Street
Raymond Court
Penn Avenue
Spruce Street
McMullen
Arigoni Ferdinando
Lackawanna Hospital
Islamic Faithful Arousal Sparks Frontier Trouble
London reports from the Indian frontier describe rising Islamic factional activity. Tribesmen block Kohat Pass after calls by a Holy Synod and Mullahs in Haddad threaten to attack the Dir due to British ties. Afghan tribesmen join, Quetta reports no unrest, and authorities seek reinforcements as border populations cross into Pakistan.
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London
Constantinople
Standard
Asia
Bombay
Thea Kohat Pass
Peshawar
Mullah
Haddad
Afridia
Khan of
Dir
Quetta
Heluchistan
Mach-Mushkaf-Bolan
Earl of Elgin
Afghanistan
The Coal Roads Hearing Set for September 7
Albany August 31 Notice served on Attorney General Hancock that arguments on his appeal from Justice Chester’s decision vacating earlier authorization to appoint a referee to examine coal road presidents for possible action under the new authority laws will be heard before the Appellate Division Third Department in the Town Hall at Saratoga on September 7 or as soon thereafter as possible.
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Albany
Hancock
Justice Chester
Supreme Court
Baratoga
Steamship Movements in Transatlantic Trade
Southampton departures list ships sailing to New York Bremen Antwerp and Liverpool with arrivals including Yeendam in New York and connections to St Louis Rotterdam and Antwerp. Clear details are fragmented but indicate multiple steerings between European ports and New York with stops at Southampton and Antwerp.
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Southampton
New York
Havel
Bremen
Clearod
Maroxutic
Liverpool
St. Louis
Noorit
Antwerp
Rotterdam
Vyeendam
Mrs John Drew dies at 77 in Larchmont new york
New York Aug 31 Mrs John Drew the celebrated actress died this afternoon at Larchmont New York. She was 77 years old and mother to John Drew Georgia Drew Barrymore and Sidney Drew.
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New York
John Drew
Larchmont
N. Y
Georgia Drew-Barrymore
Sidney Drew
Democratic State Convention and Big Coal Strike Talks
A morning digest reports the Democratic State Convention protests an entrenched government, unions pressing arbitration in the coal dispute, Lucerne Republicans praising harmony, and Syracuse beating Beranton in a sports series. Also notes rail accidents, a long-lived local death, and regional tax and business items.
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Arbitration Now In View By United Mine Workers
The Columbus executive council meeting is expected to decide on resuming work at 64 cents pending arbitration. President Ratchford signals tentative acceptance, aiming for peaceful settlement as mines may reopen next week. Unclear if holdouts yield, but a broader resumption seems likely.
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Executive Council of
The
United Mine Workers At
Columbus
Ratchford
United Mine Workers
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Young
Coun
Providence Miner Killed by Roof Fall at Cayuga
Patrick McHale of West Market Street, a Cayuga miner, was killed yesterday morning when a roof fall trapped him in his chamber. Rescued alive from the debris, he died en route home. He leaves a wife and three small children.
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Patrick McHale
West Market Street
Cayuga
McHale
British Medical Association Opens 65th Annual Meeting
The British Medical Association opened its 65th annual meeting in Windsor Hall Montreal on Aug 31. Newly elected president Dr. Thomas G. Rodjick, M. P., addressed a large gathering noting the cosmopolitan character of the profession with many American physicians attending.
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Montreal
British Medical Association
Windsor Hall
Thomas G. Rodjick
Train disaster leaves four dead and two injured in Ohio
An Akron to Fredericksburg freight train explosion killed engineer William Thornley and fireman Lewis Crown, both of Mount Vernon, and badly scalded brake man H. E. Shank. The accident occurred as the engine attached to the Cleveland Akron and Columbus line failed near Fredericksburg this morning.
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Akron, O
Aug
Cleveland
Akron
Columbus
Fredericksburg
H. E. Shank
William Thornley
Lewis
Crown
Mount Vernon
Gubernatorial Appointments Announced in Harrisburg
In Harrisburg on August U Governor Hastings announced appointments naming Wilson Greenland of Clarion as trustee of the state lunatic hospital and Thomas C. Gibson of Meriden as trustee of the Cottage State hospital for the injured.
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Harrisburg
Hastings
State Lunatic Hospital
Wilson Greenland
Clarion
Truse
Thomas C. Gibson
Mervar
Herald's Weather Forecast for New York area
The Herald reports fair and warmer weather across Middle Staten and New England with variable winds turning southerly and local rain near Lake Erie. By Thursday, expect fair, warmer and sultry conditions with fresh southerly to southeasterly winds followed by a warm wave and Western diurnal indicators.
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New York
the Herald
Staten
New England
Lake Erie
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