Temperance and railway talks in Pennsylvania items
The column reports on temperance campaigns led by Francis Murphy against John Martina Jetter and notes enforcement actions by Law and Order as well as Toward Order societies. It covers Pennsylvania Railroad proposals for a southern belt line, projectors and funding, and a survey of costs. Also mentioned are street violence, labor strikes, burglaries, accidental shootings, and security actions in towns like Reading, Palmyra, Pottsville, Rochester, and Monheim.
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Pittsburg
Francis Murphy
John A. Martina Jetter
Wishart
Martin
Law and Order Society
Capt
Toward Order Society
J.G. Andreus
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
South
Pennsylvania
South Pennsylvania
Peter Abl
Daniel Ab
Cumberland Perry County
Pennsylvania Railroad
Roberts
Pen. Railroad
Pennsylvania Company
Frank Waltz
August Blettner
Waltz
Blettner
Daring Murderer in Busy New York Street Shootout
A man shot dead in a Park Row hallway near the Hoboken Bridge entrance as a stranger followed him from Hillen’s saloon. Bernard Manning, 145 Prospect Street, was arrested though witnesses could not identify him. The killer fled into the crowd, dropping the smoking revolver behind a fruit stand.
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New York
Park Row
Hustiver Bridge
Bernard Manning
Prospect Street
Wellington
Maggie Ryan
Ishp
Long Island
Wellington Hotel
Cohen Jim
Cohen
Ark Row
John Flaherty
The
Sporting Times
Hillen
George R. Phoebus
George B. Finkenbauer
Bridge Street
Paoebus
Manling
Unlucky Thirteen and the Ramsden Murder Mystery
The Gibraltar block case ends with John H Mahling arrested for Archibald Ramsden’s murder identified by John Humes. The story links a thirteen superstition to Ramsden’s death after multiple gatherings of exactly thirteen attendees including Ramsden, sparking discussion among prominent locals.
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Hamsden
Ess City
Archibald Ramsden
Gibraltar
John H. Mahling
Ramsden
John Humes
Capt. Dunlap
Hopkins
Chelsea Park
Architect Ramsden
Bennett
Adams
Dyer
Carson
Thomas H. Edwards
W. H. Osborne
Barnes
Washington Park
Osborne
A Slippery Thief Escapes From Jail Twice
Elmer Bush a noted Jersey horse thief was captured near Philipsburg New Jersey after months of pursuit. He escaped from Hackettstown jail by digging out and carrying a police man’s clothes. A later capture by a vigilance committee ended when he escaped during a revel in a pocket flask theft. He hid in a Delaware river swamp until officers disguised as tramps nabbed him while he prepared dinner.
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New York
Elmer Bush
Philipsburg
N. J
Stewartsville
Hackettstown
Wind Gap
Bush
Delaware River
Boy Killed at Suspension Bridge in Ontario Incident
Eddie Delmage eleven-year-old son of Henry J Delmage died instantly at Suspension Bridge after slipping while trying to catch a heavily loaded wagon. wheels passed over him in Niagara Falls on August twenty second.
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Niaagara Falls
Eddie Delmage
Henry J. Delmage
Suspension Bridge
Sister Ships Collide Sinking Steamers Off Sable Island
A Norwegian sister steamers collision near Sable Island on Tuesday morning left 117 dead. The Geiser of the Thinavall sank after being struck by the Phingvallu from the same line. First Mate Henry Liam and Captain Muller faced the chaos as passengers rushed for lifeboats and water tight compartments failed.
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Areex
Sable Island
Geiser
Phingvallu
Henry Liam
O'Clork
Muller
Deine
Deine of the Water-Tight Compartments Were Broken Into and the Ship Legay
Collision At Sea Leaves Shipwrecked Passengers Clinging To Boats
Captain Muller describes a night collision between the Geiser and Thingvalla off Halifax. Many passengers, mostly farmers bound for a Copenhagen exposition visit, panicked and boats swamped. The second mate Jorgensen survived by climbing from his bunk into the Thingvalla. The Wieland rescued survivors. the captains offer differing accounts of the fog and blame remains unresolved.
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Muller
Geiser
Thingvalla
Northwest
Copenhagen
Jorgensen
Indian Massacre Plot Foiled on Skeena River
Ottawa reports an investigation into Skeena river Indian troubles reveals a secret plan by tribes to massacre all white settlers. One Indian risked his life to warn the government, thwarting the plot at two Katamax meetings last winter.
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Ottawa
Ont
Skeena River
British Columbia
Katamax
Fisheries Treaty Rejected By Senate Amid Other Business
The Senate rejected the fisheries treaty after sessions probing questions and amendments. Morgan and Gray supported the treaty while Hour and Evarts opposed. In the House, Chinese restriction and district permits for overhead electric transport dominated debate, with a spate of measures discussed and reservations noted. The day closed with adjournment after conference on the navy appropriation and other measures.
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House
Mr. Morgan
Senate
District of Columbia
Frye
Morgan
Committee On Foreign Affairs
United States
Mica
Messrs
Gray
Gibson
Congress
Richard Stockton
Pail Kearney
Washington
Chandler
Danny Lyons Hanged for Murder of Athlete Quinn
Danny Lyons, convicted murderer of Joseph F. Quinn, was hanged in Lambs New York on a Tuesday morning. The crime occurred after a quarrel at a picnic led to a street confrontation, Quinn beating Lyons and Lyons later shooting him with a revolver. Quinn, 24, clerk at the Coffee Exchange, was a Pastime Athletic Club member and noted athlete.
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Quinn
Danny Lyons
Lambs
New York City
Lyons
Joseph F. Quinn
Juy 5
Iss
Colfee Exchange
Penitentiary
Quarredo
Quin
Coroner's verdict on Alva Newton death in Irving case
Coroner Blood's jury found Alva Newton died of apoplexy superinduced by a blow in the face given by Alen Burmaster between midnight and 1 am on August 16. Burmaster jailed on manslaughter charge, waived exam, later released on bail after habeas corpus proceeding. Also mentions crop weather notes from Washington and Peru resident Elizabeth Taylor seeking burial wishes in France with heart and limb Cremation?
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Alva Newton
N.Y
Blood
Irving
Chautauqua County
Alen Burmaster
Burmaster
Lambert
George B. Towne
Iver Creek
Spontaneous Combustion Fire Hits Bergoff Brewing Plant
Fr Wayne Ind August 23 reports a Herman Bergoff Brewing Company fire caused by spontaneous combustion. Loss estimated over 260000 dollars. The blaze damaged the building and equipment in an incident under investigation by local authorities.
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Pontaneous
Wayne
Herman Bergoff Brewing Company
Mohammedan School Reading and Discipline in a Moorish Classroom
A detailed observational sketch of a Mohammedan school scene showing students seated with covered heads and shoes removed, the loud collective reading style, and the master’s challenge to discern individual progress amid raucous voices. remarks on literacy, manuscript readings, and the rarity of quiet self-reading among Muslims.
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Persia
Turkey
London Standard
Tenants in Russian Tenements Reflect Police System
The New York World describes Russian tenement life where large brick apartment blocks house thousands of residents in St. Petersburg. A dvornik and a colonel-uniform porter police the building, inspecting passports and reporting relocations to authorities, sustaining a pervasive police system.
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St. Petersburg
Dvornik
New York World
For Sale Pittsfield acres and farm near Dunkirk depot
For sale notices describe Pittsfield township land and a fifty seven acre Warren County farm in Farmington New York. Details mention cheap terms small down payments long installments, varied lots and proximity to past office and Dunkirk depot, with contact names Mrs Julia A Acocks and GA Porn 45-lt Busti NY. Also a heavy horse and wagon listed with Jesse Jones inquiry.
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Pittsfield Township
Dunkirk Depot
Pittsfield Hotel
Julia A. Acocks
Sal
Farmingtonn
Warren Co
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Keystone State
Frank Taylor
William H. Newlin
Samuel Longenecker
Carnargut Townsiip
Law County
Besome
Ohio
Milton
John Steigerwelt Anvy Ous Bawie
Childen Ane
William Everett
Georgetown
Everett
Steelton
Steigeravalt
Reading
Sunbury Jau
James Gribble
Columbia Steel Works
John Syder
Harry Lane
Palmyra
Snyder
Lane
NT. Levy & Bro
Rochester
Nation
Dillon
Tumbler Company
Ffty
Lancaster
Monheim
Cilden
Neal
Isasta
Hamburg
Laub
Halifax
Congressional News
HiIncTon
Arkansas
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
South Carolina
Kentucky
New England
Middle Atlantic
Peru
Ind
Elizabeth Taylor
France
Mohammedan School
Jack
Charley
Bright
Usias
Phil
Arevatips
Bo Bree
R. D. McDonald Drug Co
Washington St
Jesse Jones
High Street
Public Way
Allegheny College
Meadville, PA
A.B. Degparatory School
Hulings Hall
Wilbur G. Williams
Thiel
D. Meekee
J. R. Titzel
Ab-St. Igreenville
Mercur Co
Hotel
MS. & M. Hogan
Prap’s
Exchange Block
Oil Exchange
Vnor
M. Hogan
Aati
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