Breckinridge Defeated as Women Lead Kentucky Campaign
In Lexington on September 16 the Breckinridge bid for Congress collapsed as Kentucky women drove the campaign against him. W. C. Owens led the effort, with rival claims of plurality and contest, while Madeline Pollard rumors swirled around the defeated candidate. Public meetings turned heated, and a landmark Paris rally drew thousands, highlighting the women’s anti Breckinridge movement.
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Prohibition and political shifts noted in party speeches
The report outlines a series of campaign snippets with varied claims. Gougar sues Morse over Prohibitionist labeling. Murphy and Hinckley shake up NY party leadership. Reed tours states with Morrill in play. West Virginia battles loom as Wilson foes align. Britain and US debates on tariffs, silver, and elections surface amid party realignments and calls for reforms.
Japanese Victorious as Forces Clash in Asia
Despatches report Japanese corps routing Chinese forces at Sing-Choon and Chaong-Chwae with Yamagata arriving in Seoul to assume command. Survivors of the troop ship Cheap reach Shanghai after a wreck near Formosa. 200 aboard drowned. Chinese officers punished for missionary murder as chapels are restored. Torpedo restrictions in Tokio Gulf and Nagasaki harbor to take effect after August 22 with pilots mandatory for foreign vessels.
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Stabbing at Archbald House Party Leaves Pole Critical
Special to the Scranton Tribune reports Aunst Gans a Pole about 45 is badly stabbed at his Pine street Archbald home during a Saturday night party with visiting friends. A quarrel escalated. Gans threatened to call police, his son knocked him down, John Shenko delivered knife thrusts. Gans is in critical condition. Romalo was arrested, another suspect fled town.
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Brotherhood of Firemen Meet in Hamisoura Excursion to Gettysburg
Delegates and visitors at the biennial Brotherhood of Firemen convention in Hamisoura Pa Sept 16 enjoy an excursion to Gettysburg and expect to adjourn midweek. St Louis is mentioned as the site for the 1906 convention.
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Middletown Cloudburst Causes Wagon to Fail River Crossing
A Sept. 14 cloudburst near Middletown floods a bridge area and overturns a carriage from Conewawa township. Christian Brill and two children were in the wagon when it plunged into the rushing waters. occupants were thrown free.
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Man Sired Children Then Wife Drowned Under Submerged Fence
A man allegedly sired children and his wife died after she floated under a partly submerged fence and was drowned. Authorities describe the incident as a fatal accident in which the wife attempted to cross the barrier and was swept away.
Harrison's plans limit campaign to Indiana says Harrison
In a Sept 14 1804 letter from Anapolis Indiana ex President Harrison declines wider fall campaign work. He will stay within Indiana and make a couple of speeches for his supporters, saying visiting Illinois or Iowa would invite excessive demands.
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Iowa
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Husband Kilpatrick shoots wife at party in Philadelphia
Samuel A. Kilpatrick, 45, fired twice at his wife Mary Kilpatrick during a social event at 954 Marden Street, Philadelphia. Mary died that afternoon. a 10 year old boy, Edward Price, was wounded while protecting her. Kilpatrick surrendered to officers and was jailed. He had been a long-time bookkeeper formerly at the House of Correction. The motive remains unknown.
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Mary
Mareden Street
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House of Correction
German Catholics Convene in New York City
The German Roman Catholic Centralverein opened with a solemn high mass at the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer. Delegates from St. Louis Chicago Milwaukee Buffalo New Orleans and others number about 400. Archbishop Corrigan presided as Mgr Joseph Schroeder celebrated the rite. Rev Frank Cook deacon and Rev William Tawey preached in German. The choir under Alphonsa Weiss led the Brillian t mass by M. Von Wobara with orchestra.
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Joseph Schroeder
Catholic University
Washington, D. C
Frank Cook
St. Joseph’s Church
Rochester
William Tawey
Garman
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State League Playoff Set for Tlattisbury and Pottaville Clubs
Nine games arranged to decide the state league championship. Dates include September 10 20 04 and 25 in Harrisburg and 21 22 26 and 27 at Pottsville, with one neutral ground game September 2. Officials Callahan Philadelphia Waltons and Stouch Lancaster coordinate with Harrisburg.
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Tlattisbury
West Siders Display Badges for Viaduct Project
West Side residents wear badges to show loyalty to the Viaduct Project. Enthusiasm is described as surpassing any interest in similar city movements, with locals feeling confident their efforts will succeed.
European Courts to Welcome Duke of Orleans Visit
Reconcilations reported between Admirals Milo and Da Gama of Brazil. Historian Froude near death in London. Riots in Poonab India spark a reign of terror. Coffee crop this year projected at 12,800,000 bagEs, a record. Editor Weldner of the Sozialist Berlin arrested for blasphemous articles. Miners in South Wales resist new wage scale. Russian railway loan of 912,000,000 refinanced. French government to protect rights of French residents.
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Honoring the Iron Prince in Posens Royal Welcome
Thousands gathered in the Polish town to honor Prince Bismarck and his wife after a morning procession to the castle. Delegates sang the Watch on the Rhine as Bismarck spoke of German unity and defense of Posen, stressing Polish nobility and clergy as the main political opposition.
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Suspicious Death of Mrs Mia Hille in Green Ridge
An inquest in Green Ridge found aged widow Mia Hille dead from hemorrhage after four to five pistol shots were heard. The coroner and jury concluded death by natural heart disease though suspicion fell on her son William who fired shots to summon help. No conclusive link established between him and the death.
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Jane Hilla
Meylert Avenue
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Fearn Warns on Causes Threatening Flock Destruction
John A. Craig, professor of animal husbandry, notes that various causes may lead to the destruction of flocks in Mapisoy Wisconsin on September 16. The remarks stress disease, climate, and management factors affecting livestock.
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Mapisoy
Wis
John A. Craig
Forces in Wisconsin Threaten Sheep Industry
University of Wisconsin notes forces in the past year likely to cause irreparable damage to the sheep industry if unchecked. The mutton and wool markets have fallen to record lows due to pressure from adverse trends. Severe dreath and abnormal market activity have shifted producers toward cull stock and unfinished lambs, risking a push to sacrifice flocks.
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Decoyed Adopted Son Vanishes After Tramp Abduction
Claude, a 16 year old adopted son of Dr. Spayi, was allegedly decoyed by a tramp on a Saturday night. He told a companion he planned to go to New York and sail for Mexico in search of his father James Smyth, a mine contractor who left ten years ago. Police in New York and Philadelphia have been notified to arrest the missing youth. He is tall with blue eyes, brown hair, and wore a blue suit and duck derby hat.
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Claude
Spayi
New York
Mexico
Jamea Smyth
Philadelphia
Harrisburg Tax Ruling Lets City Tax Phone Firms
Judge McPherson rules Harrisburg may tax telephone companies. Governor Patterson has respited murderer George Duhovic from Allegheny County until October pending pardon board action. Patterson mills in Chester to reopen fully, employing about 500 workers after months idle.
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George Duhovic
Allegheny County
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Strikes Loom As 38000 Workers Hit ShowWenting System
Woston garment cutters plan a strike affecting 38000 SITOng workers, while Tennessee's Supreme Court re elects George W Pickle as attorney general. Rev Dr Minnegerods dies in Alexandria Wisconsin. Adolph Marsily shoots and kills himself in New York. Hare editor and postmaster at City and Co pleads to official accounts. Notable deaths and legal actions across states including embezzlement, drownings, and police removals.
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Tennessee
Supreme Court
George W. Pickle
Minnegerods
Alexandria
Adolph Marsily
New York
Detroit
Weather: scattered showers then clearing in eastern PA
Wakainotox reports for eastern Pennsylvania light showers early, clearing by afternoon with cooler winds. Western Pennsylvania sees generally fair conditions with variable winds.
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