Governor and Capitol Commission Clash Over Plans
Harrisburg, Sept. 9. The Capitol Commission rejected all expert plans for a new state house and the governor Hastings withdrew from the meeting amid protest, hinting at resignation. A second resolution seeks new designs with a Sept. 29 deadline and continued authority to reject plans.
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Harrisburg
Capitol Commission
Hastings
McCarrell
Harding & Gooch
New York
Furniss, Evans & Co
Philadelphia
Simonton
Mylin
Board of Experts
John McCarrere
Haywood
Boyer
McCormick
Warren P. Laird
Laird
Beltler
Executive Department
Legislative
General Assembly
Senate
House of Representatives
Lambert Declines General Reader Position Post
Harrisburg report states Governor Hastings received a letter this afternoon detailing MR Lambert’s refusal to assume duties of the general reader’s post, signaling no interest in the assignment.
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Harrisburg
Hastings
Failure of Willard & Co hits Broadway brokers
New York firm James R. Willard & Co with offices in Philadelphia Washington Buffalo Montreal Scranton Wilkes-Barre and York failed today. Preferences for 20 0 to William Osterhout of Midgeway Pa. Osterhout says amount due is personal loan. Assignment to James L Starbuck. Local brokers La Bar Full er and L N Miller halted business. Miller vanished after hearing news. writ attaches Willard assets in Scranton banks.
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New York
Sept
James R. Willard & Co
Philadelphia
Washington
Buffalo
Montreal
Scranton
Wilkes- Barre
York
William H. Osterhouts
Midgeway
Osterhout
Willard
Timer Dwiggins
Jay Dwiggins
Europe
Dwirgins Brothers
Zimri Dwiggins
Illinois
Indiana
James L. Starbuck
Arbogast
Abrogast & Co
Chicago
la Bar & Fuller
Board of Trade
L. N. Miller
Mason’ Cigar
Wyoming Avenue
Miller
Fuller
Wheat Prices Climb on Foreign Demand and Reports
Wheat futures surged as December options rose amid heavy world supply concerns. Reports from Odessa of Hungarian purchases and Russia grain reserves spurred buying, with December advancing to $7 and New York prices peaking near $1.04. Bulls cited a bullish government report expectations.
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Chicago
Boot
Liverpool
Paris
Odessa
Russia
New York
Shorts
Hungary
Hazleton Strike Expands as Miners Press Meeting
Hazleton report says the strike grows with nearly 8 000 miners idled and 25 000 expected to join within a week. Miners march to Beaver Meadows colliery and drive out all workers before deputies disperse them. Manager Lawall misses a meeting as tensions rise across the Lehigh field.
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Hazleton
Beaver Meadows
Jtte
Lawail
Lehigh Field
Allentown Man Killed by Train At Dusk
Jacob Swooyer aged 74 of Allentown Pa was killed on the Lehigh Valley railroad near the city when he walked onto the tracks at dusk. The engineer sounded the whistle but he did not hear it due to deafness. He died twenty minutes after the collision.
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Allentown
Jacob Swooyer
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Hoe
Claude Hollister
Topeka
Crase
William Frisbee
Fast Mall
Nomination Certificates Filed for Auditor General and Treasurer
Walter J. B. Ritter of Williamport and M. M. Brown of Lodiana, Democrats for auditor general and state treasurer, had their nomination certificates filed in the state department today by Secretary T. K. Van Dyke of the state committee.
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Harrisburg
Walter JB. Ritter
Williamaport
Aml
M. M. Brown
Lodiana
State Department
T. K. van Dyke
State Committee
Pension notices issued in Pennsylvania and Scranton lists
Septembers from Washington show restored and relief pensions issued. John Kleckier, deceased, Scranton, original widow Mary B. Sumner Wilkinsburg Allegheny and Anna M. Kleckier Scranton are named in the pension notices.
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Washington
Sept
Pennsylvania
John
Kleckier
Scranton
Mary B. Sumner
Wilkinsburg
Allegheny
Anna M. Kleckier
Naval drill spectacle as Roosevelt inspects fleet maneuvers
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt observes North Atlantic squadron off Fort Monroe during full fleet maneuvers. The Iowa fires heavy guns while Brooklyn shows accuracy, New York repels torpedo boat attack, and night signaling with colored searchlights ends the day anchored thirty miles east of Virginia Capes.
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Fort Monroe
Dolphin
Hampton Roads
Roosevelt
Admiral Sicard
Brooklyn
New York
Virginia Capos
Loetgert Trial Turns on Bone and Charred Remains Evidence
Chicago court proceedings hinge on expert testimony about possible dissolution of a body by caustic potash and the presence of bone, flesh, and hair fragments from a sausage factory. Prosecution aims to prove Luceert lured his wife May 1 and that remains are present. two experts are testifying with plans to show most bones are from dogs or sheep, while human bones are claimed to be hidden.
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Chicago
Adolph L. Loetgart
Luceert
Spain denies desire for war with United States
Madrid reports an official denial that Premier Agcarraga urged Cuba intervention over war with the United States. The same denial rejects any spying accusation against a Spanish attache, noting his visit to forts and arsenals was for scientific inspection.
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Madrid
Sept
Agcarraga
Havana
United States
Cuba
Washington, D. C
Ferrol
Cadiz
Carthagena
Danville Patient Escapes Cries and Drowns in Canal
Miranda Alfor of Luzerne county, an inmate at the state insane asylum in Danville, escaped attendants and drowned herself in the North Branch canal. The coroner’s jury exonerated officials from blame, citing her belief she was too wicked to live.
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Danville
Miranda Alfor
Luzerne County
State Insane Asylum
North Branch Canal
Sons of Veterans Meet Opens Sixteenth Encampment
Indianapolis hears the sixteenth annual encampment of the Sons of Veterans, United States Army. President Rake delivers the annual address as Charles Bookwalter welcomes the state, and annual reports are read. The quartermaster general reports year receipts of $10,620 and expenditures of 29,40. A governor led reception follows tonight.
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Indianapolis
Bons of Veterans
United States Army
Rake
Charles Bookwalter
Burglars Shoot Mrs Smith. Husband Robbed of 1300
Mrs George Smith was fatally shot by burglars last night in Churchville. Her husband, a wealthy man, was bound and gagged and forced to surrender $1300. The couple were attacked during a burglary, and the assailants fled. Police began an investigation into the home invasion and homicide.
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Hurchville
George Smith
Miner Crushed to Death in Pennsylvania Coal Mine
Michael Rogaskie, 26, was killed when a cattle wagon or obstruction crushed him in a mine chamber at a Pennsylvania colliery in the afternoon. He leaves a widow and one child.
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Shamokin
Michael Rogaskie
Pennsylvania Colliery
Anglo German Syndicate Bid for Central Railroad of Brazil
An Anglo German syndicate including Igo Rothechilda announced it has offered the Brazilian government 15,000,000 dollars for the Central railroad of Brazil. The bid amount equals 25 million and reflects foreign interest in the railway asset.
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London
Boot
Igo Rothechilda
Hragilian
Central Railroad
Hraxil
Notable Southwest cattle dealer ends life in Phoenix suicide
Benjamin Zoeckler a prominent cattle dealer based in Phoenix and often cited as one of the Southwest’s leading figures, killed himself with a pistol shot fired from behind a car early this morning according to local reports.
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Phoenix
Aria
Boot
Benjamin Zoeckler
Southwest
Heroes of the Wreck: Bravery Amid Kansas Rail Disaster
Reported Kansas wreck near Emporia details eleven bodies found, fourteen injured, and many burned remains. W. J. Bryan escaped uninjured and helped victims. Claude Hollister suffered multiple leg injuries while urging courage. Engineer William Frisbee perished after leaping from the smoking car as the westbound collision and boiler explosions unfolded.
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W. J. Bryan
Claude Ollister
Topeka
Engineer Frisbee
Emporia
Kans
Santa Fe
William Frisbee
Michiel McGlade
R. A. Bryan
Welle-Fargo Express
J. F. C. Sauer
Ftd
Kansans
California
New York City
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Lang
William J.bryan
Burlingame
Bryan
Work of eviction begins amid mob at Plum Creek and Clarksville
Eviction of miners by sixteen deputies at Plum Creek and Clarksville sparks resistance from local women armed with clubs and bats. Deputies remove families, furniture returned, threats of further clashes prompt call for Superintendent DeArmitt and additional sheriffs.
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Pittsburg
Plum Creek
Clairksville
DeArmit
James McCabe
Aepution
Clarkenville
John Puke
Clarkeville
DeArmitt
Women Gather in Clarkesville Beside Pulke Home
Word spreads of an impending eruption as Clarkesville women assemble outside Pulke's residence armed and ready. They threaten to attack deputies upon their return, signaling a volatile confrontation in the town.
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Hie
Clarkesville
Pulke
Prominent Pittston Man Arrested For Dishonest Practices
Walter Scofield, a leading West Pittston resident, was arrested after an investigation showed he intercepted mail and thefts at Dr. M. J. Reap’s South Main Street office. He allegedly forged payments and diverted funds and valuables from the doctor's office and from Johnson & Co. in Wilkes-Barre.
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Dr. Reap
Scofield
Gold Hunters Eager Despite Sober Klondike Reports
The steamship Queen sailed for Alaska with 10 bound for Dyea and Dawson City this fall despite four days earlier returning to Skaguay with 35 dissatisfied passengers. Customs searches found no contraband on board. Umatilla carried Capt. A. E. Rogers and James Evans to investigate relief for Yukon blockade and Klondike famine.
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Port Townsend
Sept
Alaska
Skaguay
Klondike
Dyea
Dawson City
San Francisco
Umatilla
A. E. Rogers
James Evans
State Department
Washington
Yukon
Wilkes-Barre Miner Killed by Dual Trains
John McCarthy a miner from Wilkes-Barre was killed near No. 10 bridge when he stepped in front of an oncoming train after moving to avoid another. his skull crushed and left leg broken. Companion John Madden escaped with minor injuries as the pair sought work near the Butler colliery.
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Scranton Tribune
Carbondale
Bept
Delaware and Hudson
John McCarthy
Wilkes-Barre
Ife
John Madden
New Butler
No. 10 Bridge
McCarthy
Editorial warns Americans against war with Europe
The Daily Mail editorial in London urges U S leaders to avoid conflict with Spain and not to engage in warlike posturing. In Indiana a freight train wreck on the Lake Erie and Western near Albany kills Charles Manor and fatally injures John Collins while others are believed trapped after an attempted ride.
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London
The
Daily Mail
United States
Spain
Munecle
Ind
Lake Erie and Western Railway
Albany
Charles Manor
Portland
John Collins
Despondent Durham Farmer Dies After Fall in Barn
Harry Hindonach of Durham township attempted to hang himself in his barn in Doylestown Pa yesterday morning. His wife found him and lowered him, but he died later from injuries to the neck. The case is noted as a self inflicted death by a despondent farmer.
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Doylestown
Harry Hindeonach
Durham Township
N Fess
Attorney General McKenna to Meet President in Somerset
Washington reports Attorney General McKenna will travel to Somerset Pennsylvania for a conference with the president on important public matters whose nature is not disclosed. The trip departs tonight or tomorrow morning from the capital.
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Washington, Sept
McKenna
Somerset
Weather Forecast for the Middle States and New England
The Herald reports clear, warmer and sultry conditions in the middle states and New England with fresh southerly to southwesterly winds and above normal highs.Saturday brings fair, warmer weather with similar winds, followed by cooler conditions in the northern districts.
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the Herald
New York
Middle States
New England
General-State Capitol Commission Rejcts All Plans
Governor Hastings dissents as the body rejects all reform proposals. Other items include reports on the Louisiana coast yellow jack and a wreck at Santee. Local meetings and editorials note setbacks and convention closings.
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Hastings Drssenting
Louisiana
Taylor Repukes
L'Resh
Abington Haptier Association
Lackawanne County News
Johnson
Yellow fever outbreak and autopsy findings on the Mississippi coast
One death reported at Ocean Springs with an autopsy by Marine Hospital doctors confirming yellow fever. New cases are limited. Biloxi and Scranton show or deny cases as authorities implement strict quarantines. A detention camp plan and state cordon around Ocean Springs are described, along with dispersal of camp supplies and medical personnel.
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New Orleans
Ocean Springs
Miss
Marine Hospital
Fheray Seymour
Doday
Dre
Murrs
Carter
Wasilin
Marine Hospital Service
Lehman, Dunn, Gunt and Bailey
Seymour
Mississsippi
Washington
Biloxi
Tackett
Perkinston
Sheedy
Salomon
Scranton
Berkinston
Murray
Mississippi Board of Health
Gant
State Board
Brunswick
Wyman
Waycross
Eiverything
Gulteras
Hijoxi
Ralanwnson
Kelley
Mavs Point
Seeley
Oconan Springs
Perkinton
Mies
H. 8. Gulley
Meridian
State Health Office
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Erie
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