Encampment Adjourned as Grand Army Reforms Speed
The twenty eighth national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic adjourned sine die after swift business. Colonel Thomas G. Lawler of Rockford Illinois named commander in chief by 11 vote margin over L N Walker of Indianapolis. Daughters of Veterans and United States Veterans' Signal Service Corps also held elections in Pittsburgh on September 13 1894.
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Pittsport
Grand Army of the Republic
Mason and Dixon
Ita
Naional
Lawler
Thomas G. Lawler
Rockford, Ill
L N. Walker
Indianapolis
A. P. Borchueld
Unammoualy
Corporal Tanner
Philip Stilin
Charles Shute
Qisiana
Biglin
O. W. Weeks
Marion
St. Louis
Southard
Boston
J. Willard
Evan Russell
Williamsport
John Speer
Canonsburg
Hensel Opinion on Third Clause of Baker Ballot Law
Attorney General Hensel issues an interpretation of the third clause of section 8 of the Baker ballot law. The opinion states nomination papers must be signed by at least a specified percentage of the largest vote for any officer in the last preceding election and that congressional district results cannot serve as the basis for district nominations. The ruling addresses whether the 1802 or February 1894 vote should govern calculation.
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Garding
Hannissura
Hensel
Secretary of the Commonwealth
People’s Party
Mrs Peavey Nominated for Colorado Public Instruction
The Colorado Republican state convention in Denver nominating Mrs A J Peaver for superintendent of public instruction. Other picks include Hon C Parker for auditor Byron L Carr for attorney general C M Griffin and W R Daisley for agents of the state university. Peavey thanked the convention for honoring Colorado women.
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Peavey
Colorado
Denver
C. Parker
Byron L. Carr
A. J. Peaver
C. M. Griffin
W. R Daisley
Agenta
The
State University
Remarkable Work of Fantasy at Terre Haute
In Terre Haute Ind on September 13 Fantasy set a new mile world record with a 2.06 time in the free-for-all pace and 214 trot events. The darkness hindered drivers from seeing the cobra and Hal Braden in the heat as Fantasy lowered her own mark.
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Terre Haute
Terre Havre
Ind
Hal
Braden
Fantasy
Record Pace Tumbles in Free-for-all Mile Race
A four-year-old races to a 2.09 mile time on a trotted course with a 1.01% half and 1.83 for three quarters. Hal Braden leading early could have set a pacing world record if the final quarter matched the first, with splits of 50 seconds and 1.01 at the half.
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Hal Braden
Navy Department Maintains Close Ties With Vessel Commanders
The Navy Department says it is in almost daily contact with commanders of United States ships at Nicaragua regarding Bluefields events. Assistant Secretary McAdoo notes that much of the telegraphic gossip is incorrect while stressing the department cannot reveal the progression of the correspondence.
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Washington
Navy Department
United States
Nica- Tagua
Bluefledta
McAdoo
Senate Sugar Case Debates Power To Force Answers
Debates over demurrers to indictments accuse Elverton R Chapman and John McCartney of unlawfully refusing to testify to the senate sugar investigating committee. The matter could rise to the Supreme Court if rulings go against the defendants, with related indictments looming for Shriver Edwards Havemeyer and Searles as grand juries reconvene. The district attorney pledged vigorous prosecution.
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Court of Appeals
Supreme Court of the United States
J. W. Shriver
New York Mail and Express
E J. Elwarda
New York
Philadelphia
Megsra
Chapman
Henry O. Havemeyer
John [. Searles
American Sugar Refining Company
Stevenson
Messia
Havemeyer
Saarlen
Nolle
Queer cattle disease shocks Champaign county herd
A new and dangerous cattle plague has appeared in Champaign county Illinois. First seen in farmer R Moultons herd the disease attacks the eyes turning them white and shell free like boiled eggs. Affected cattle suffer pain and go crazed. Vets do not understand the disease.
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Champaign County
R. Moulton
State Live Stock Association
Easton High School Building Dedicated
Easton dedicates an $82,000 high school building as the community marks the project completion.
Secretary Herbert Heads Homeward Aboard the Dolphin
The United States seeks better commercial terms with Egypt while Secretary Herbert returns aboard the Dolphin. Dr Guiteras reports one yellow fever case at Quarantine Station off Cape Charles. Clifton R Breckinridge sails from New York for his post. Counterfeits include an $8 note from Fifth National Bank and a $10 silver certificate. The St Louis Bank Note Co seeks test court action. Morton acts to raise union wages in agriculture per union decree.
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Herbert
United States
Egypt
Guiteras
Cape Charles
Clifton R. Breckinridge
Rossin
New York
Indian Head
Fifth National Bank of Cincinnati
St. Louis Bank Note Company
Morton
Columbia Typographical Union
Battle Near Ping Yang In Korea Sparks Unclear Outcomes
A report from Shananat dated Sept 18 notes a battle between Chinese and Japanese forces near Kai Cheng, Korea, around Sept 2. Early dispatches claim Chinese victory, but later reports suggest a Chinese reverse. floods hinder crossing the Inchin River and affect plans to attack Japanese positions.
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Shananat
Kai Cheng
Korea
Yen
Ping-Yang
Heve
Inchin
Kulin
Sanning
Hopao
Pei-Yang
Yang-Tsi
Foo Chow
Canton
Nanking
Li Hung
Chang
Tientsin
Chang Pei Lun
Riot erupts in Poonah over Hindu procession music
At midnight near the Daravala bridge in Poonah City a clash broke out after Mohammedans objected to Hindu music. A three hour fight drew about 4000 people, the morgue was sacked and one man was killed with many injured in the riot.
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Bompay
Daravala
Poonah
Hintus
Illness of the czar described as cerebral with kidney ailment
Reports from St. Petersburg say the czar suffers cerebral illness with kidney trouble. Prayers for his recovery were ordered twice at court. He traveled to Biolovess on a bed, is mentally depressed and fatigues quickly. His desert sojourn is noted as very beneficial.
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Vienna
St. Petersburg
Severe Mediterranean Storm Devastates Spanish Towns
Maprio reports severe storms hitting the south west and Mediterranean coast of Spain. Gite and Javoa flooded with loss of life. many houses destroyed and several vessels wrecked in the Bay of Gata.
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Maprio
South Wast
Spain
Gite
Javoa
Bay of Gata
McKeesport Hosts Centennial Parade for Governor Pattison
Governors Pattison and McKinley arrive in McKeesport through the United States iron and Tin Plate arch. About 6000 marchers march past Evans Park as cannon salute and barbecue mark the parade. A grand centennial ball, pyrotechnics, and tomorrow’s program follow.
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Demmer
United States Iron and Tin Plate Works
McKeesport
United States Iron and Tin Plate Company
Andre
Pattison
McKinley
Dammoor Works
Evans’ Park
Dennison Grand Treasurer Dies in Buffalo
E B Dennison of Olean New York and grand treasurer of the Select Knights died by his own hand in Buffalo this evening after being named in police reports for a shortfall of over 1000 dollars. He leaves a widow and three children in Olean.
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Olean
N. Y
E. B. Dennison
Grant
Select Knights
Buffalo
Debs and Firemen Convene in Harrisburg
Harrisburg September 13 The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen held a brief session after adjourning to let committees consider reports from general officers. Committees likely report tomorrow as they study labor law amendments discussed by the New York constitutional committee. Eugene V Debs did not attend morning sessions but met many delegates at Loehiel hotel.
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Harrisnora
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Seasion
New York
Albany
Eugene V. Debs
Loehiel Hotel
Mexican Revolutionist Manages Chinese Store in Costa Rica
Cadet J M Lobo of the US Navy at Port Limon Costa Rica reports Catarino E Garza a manager of a Chinese store and not a leading Costa Rican official. Garza once gained national fame three years ago by filibustering on Texas soil while claiming to head a vast revolution to overthrow Mexico's Diaz.
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Corpus Canisti
Tex
J. M. Lobo
United States Navy
Port Limon
Costa Rica
Catarino E. Garza
Garza
Texas
Diaz
Mexico
Bequest for Founding an Asylum for the Disabled
The will of Jose Da Lavega, late Santa Cruz millionaire, filed for probate in San Francisco on Sept 18. It provides a bequest to found an asylum for the blind, dumb, lame, paralytic and aged people, with San Francisco real estate valued at over $000,000 designated as a sustaining fund.
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San Francisco
Jose da Lavega
Santa Crus
Egyptian officials convicted in slave girl case duo
Cairo reports Ali Cheriff, member of the legislative council, and retired general Hassan Waauf were arrested on August 28 and found guilty after a judicial investigation into the slave girl trafficking case.
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Cairo
Ali Cheriff
Legislative Council
Hassan Waauf
Independent candidate Joho E Drinkhouss seeks Congress
Joho E Drinkhouss of Easton announces as an independent Democrat candidate for Congress in the Eighth district. He filed for nomination papers in Stroupssore, Pa, on September 19.
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Stroupssore
Joho E. Drinkhouss
Easton
Secret student society uncovered in Constantinople
Police in Constantinople arrested twenty two members of a secret society believed to be composed of students. Details on the society's aims were not released.
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Constantinople
Spt
Miners End Strike After 57,000 Vote Return
The Scotch miners strike ends as delegates representing 57 000 miners vote to resume work if employers accept a conciliation board proposal.
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Borscrau
Miners’ Congress
Board of Conciliation
James Anthony Froude Illness Worsens in London
The illness of historian James Anthony Froude in London has deepened to a serious turn, with fears that he will not recover.
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London
James Anthony Froude
McKeesport Celebrates 100th Founding Anniversary
McKeesport Pennsylvania marked its hundredth anniversary with booming cannons stirring music and jubilant crowds. The city wore holiday attire and decorative arches along main streets as bands played amid patriotic emblems celebrating local and national pride.
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McKresport
McKeesport
Monongahela Valley
Annual tradesmen meet in Buffalo and clerks in St Paul
The master car painters hold their annual convention in Buffalo New York while office clerks plan their next convention in St Paul Minnesota. The items describe criminal cases arrests and assorted incidents across several states.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Christopher Jarrett
Frisco
Congress
Ariz
St. Paul
Minn
Eanes
Joseph Taylor
Confield
Morrie Gipple
New York
J. J. Snodgrass
Supreme Court of Tennesage
Seymour Aarris
Shannon City
North Yakima
Wash
Minneapolis Tribune
Frederick Budweiser
J. Linder
Edward Jacobs
Koehne Beveridge
Charles Coghlan
Mayaville
Mise Josephine Buchman
Paving Reform Nears Its End in Pittston Controversy
Special to the Scranton Tribune Pittston Pa sent 13 After two months of wrangling the borough council awarded a 44000 square yard paving contract to Barber Asphalt at 2.24 per square yard amid charges of bribery. Councilmen Donnelly and others supported asphalt while Tigne claimed bribe offers and vowed to reveal names. Investigations probable as witnesses and documents emerge.
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Pittston
Strees
Barber Asphalt Company
Donnelly
Barber
Reap
Clifford
Lynett
Knowles
Patrick Maloney
Oregon
Hennigan
Mangan
Kearney
Tigne
Wilkes-Baers
Bolters In Earnest Organize Republican Meet in Plaquemine
In Plaquemine parish near ex-Governor Warmoth’s home a bolting faction of sugar planters and Republican supporters gathered with about 300 bolters and 100 Democrats. The meeting aimed at sugar concerns but served to organize the First district for the Republican party. James Wilkinson, kin of the port collector, spoke in support of the Republicans.
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New Orleans
Plaquemine Parish
Point la Huche
Warmoth
Sugar
James Willkinson
Attorney General After New Kensington Burgess McCarty
Harrissing Sept 12 Attorney General Henselia pursues Davis McCarty burgess and postmaster of New Kensington Estmoreland County in quo warranto to oust him from office.
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Bah McCarty
Harrissing
Henselia
Davis McCarty
New Kensington
Estmoreland County
McUurty
Office of Burgess
The Sheep War in Colorado Reports Mass Sheep Slaughter
The armed pursuit of suspected rustlers in Colorado escalates after reports of as many as 5000 sheep killed near the Cliffe. Estimates suggest 600 men would be needed to handle the work quickly, with sheepmen arming for defense.
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de Begus
Cliffe
Expedition aims to capture riders in sheep destruction case
The party has moved to the scene of the slaughter with the goal of capturing range riders believed involved in destroying sheep. They reportedly plan to hang suspects or force them to reveal accomplice names.
The Hoy Stolen on the Street at Putnam
In Putnam Connecticut on September 13 Clarence Ward ten year old son of Ferdinand Ward was kidnapped on a public street on his way to school. Two men in a carriage drove off toward a deserted road as the boy screamed. Ward seeks peaceful possession of the child amid a trust fund of 80000 dollars set to him at age.
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Putnam, Conn
Clarence
Ferdinand Ward
Grant & Ward Fame
Fred D. Gier
Thompson
Massoohua
Ward
Convict and a Razor Kill Mrs Garrett in Lebanon
Mrs Charlea Garrett was murdered at her doorway by her husband William Garrett who cut her throat from ear to ear with a razor after her release from prison. He fled toward Pine Grove as a crowd of about 400 awaited the arrest on the afternoon train.
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Easton
Luverne County
Johnstown
Anna Marburg
Pennsylvania State College
Reading
Spring Grove
York
Benjamin Myers
Lehigh University
Lamberton
Frank Bagnola
John Tabaney, Jr
Pottsville
Williams
Dershuck
Hazleton Plain
James L. Morris
Lebanon
Charlea Garrett
Garret
Eastern
Lerael Light
Philadelphia
Pine Grove
William Garrett
Border brigands threaten Guatemalan frontier towns
Reports from Chiapas indicate rising border violence as bands of brigands attack villages along Guatemala's frontier. Officials warn bloodshed could surge unless Guatemala and Mexico reach a joint plan to curb the raids and protect peaceful citizens.
Cleaves Wins Maine Governor Race With Forty Thousand Majority
Chairman Manley reports official returns show 107,240 votes cast for Governor Cleaves and a 39,428 vote majority. Over 5,000 defective ballots were not counted. Republicans secure every senate seat and all but four house seats.
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Avausta
Manley
Cleaves
House of Representatives
Satolli to Be Made Cardinal in December Rumor
A Rome to New York cablegram says the pope will hold a consistory in December where Satolli is to be nominated a cardinal. It notes Cardinal Gibbons and possibly Archbishop Corrigan may attend the ceremony in Rome.
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New York
Rome
Herald
Mer. Satolli
United States
Gibbonn
Corrigan
London syndicate aids old Baring stock sale
A London syndicate is reportedly purchasing the old Baring stock while the Panama Canal new issue is expected to fund operations for eighteen months. International tensions, cholera outbreak notes, and political shifts in Cairo and Ireland shape a tense global scene.
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London
Turkey
Egypt
Haffkine
Lucknow
Becanes
Cairo
Pietro Gournieri
James
New York
Ocean Steamship Lines
Holland
Lombok
Francis Joseph
Austria
Lemberg
Cxur
Thomas Sexton
Card of Education
Weather summary for Pennsylvania and nearby regions
Washington reports mixed conditions with far eastern Pennsylvania forecast as generally fair and warming, eastern winds. Far western Penang tonia sees morning showers then improving to fair with southeast winds.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Penang
Tonia
Fall Trade is Complete in Addition to Standard Models
A brief notice notes that Fall trade is complete in addition to standard makes, signaling available stock and potentially new pricing. The wording emphasizes completion of the season’s trade deals alongside existing model lines.
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Indiana
National Grand Army of the Republic
Daughters OF Veterane
Daughters of Veterana
Elien M. Walker
Worcester
Mass
Anna Schmid
Gladys Foster
Kansas
Lena Stevens
Massillon
Ida J. Allen
Newtonville
Addie Yorke
Somerville
Anna Roberts
Connullville
Anna Moore
Minnie Trescott
Ohio
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Cora Pike
Marachusetts
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Monroe, O
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Bluefields
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Senate
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McCartney
Ping Yang
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Dennison
Debs
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Monroe
Joho
Drinkhouss
Booteh
James Anthony Froude Li
von Buran Tripler
Chicago
Edward Minna
Glemens
Mich
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Dayton
Main Street
Tigue
Scranton Tribune
Wilkes-Barre
Mr. Tigas
Nanhalt Company
Tam
Hollywood
Toe Tripune
Bolters
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Heved
Pook
Hoy
Putnam
Garrett
Maine
Satolli
Weather Forecast
Pont de Gene
Honiton Gaspure
Bourdon Point de Paris
Centemeri
Alexander, Abbott
Lackawanna
H. A. Kingsbury
Spruce Street
Olrlols
Petf Jel
Ryes
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