Senate Welcomes Senator Hill After Davids Levee
The Capitol scene filled with spectators as Senator Hill was sworn in after a brief levee by David B Fill. A House presence observed the event while gallery benches and floor seats held numerous members. Bill actions included a revenue cutter appropriation and commerce regulations for telegraphs.
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Senate
Congress
Blaine
Crisp
Washington, Jan
David B. Fill
Paine
Ohio
Hiscock
State of
Militia escort for Judge Botkin amid Kansas unrest
Dispatches from Stevens county report plans for a rapid, forceful response to threats after Sheriff Dunn's murder and Judge Botkin's assassination attempt. Adjutant General Roberts brings sixty militiamen to Arkal and will guard Botkin across to Springfield Seward county for a term of court and warrants execution.
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Judge Botkin
Toreka
Kan
Stevens County
Sherif Dunn
Roberts
Arkal
Springfield
Seward County
Judge Hotkin
Artalon
Mob Lynches Five Near Womack Hill Over Sims Murder Case
News from Womack Hill reports Neal Sims in a murder case resisting arrest and being shot. A posse intercepted his party en route to Leah Miss where the gang gathered, and several, including Laura and Beatrice Sims, were hanged from an oak along the road amid great excitement.
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MowiLe
Ala
Jan
Womack Hill
Sims
Neal Sime
Hub
Laura
Beatrice Sims
Bob
Leah
Miss
Neal Sims
Neal
Errors in Indexing the Congressional Record Investigated
The House opened with prayer and Richardson of Tennessee introduced a privileged resolution directing thePrinting Committee to investigate indexing errors in the current session's Congressional Record and propose prevention measures. Debate followed with points of order, Buchanan questioning completeness, McMillin ruling the resolution privileged, it passed, and the session adjourned until Monday.
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McMillin
House
Milburn
Richardson
Tennessee
Committee On
Sa Printing Office
Buchanan
New Jersey
Appropriations Panel Sets Subcommittees. Census Deficiency Plan Delayed
The appropriations committee on Thursday authorized subcommittees and deferred action on the census deficiency appropriation requested by the superintendent. It is virtually decided there will be no general appropriation bill assembly in the house committee, and the distribution of bills among committees will stay as in prior congresses.
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Appropriations Committee
Secretary Blaine Improves After Illness
Washington January 8 reports say Secretary Blaine is feeling better though advised to rest indoors to recover from weakness after an attack. Mrs Blaine received several callers including a reporter and voiced confidence he will be well again soon.
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Blaine
the United
Ways and Means Committee Elects Springer at First Washtherox Meeting
The Ways and Means Committee had its first meeting on Thursday and elected BR. W. Springer, son of Chairman ger. After discussing enlarging the committee room, the group adjourned subject to the chair’s call.
Speaker Crisp Improves After Restful Night in Room
Washington January report says Speaker Crisp Ketter is much better though confined to his room after a restful night with his condition improving.
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Speaker Crisp Ketter
Washington
Speaker Crisp
Fire destroys Wanzer Sewing Machine building in Hamilton
A Wednesday evening blaze gutted the Wanzer Sewing Machine company building in Hamilton. The fire destroyed all valuable machinery, with losses estimated at 100000 dollars, fully insured. The premises had been unoccupied since Wanzer failed months ago. Origin of the fire is unknown.
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Hamilton
Ont
Hamilton, Jan
Wanzer Sewing Machine Company
Wanzer
The Blaine Divorce Case in New York
Counsel for J G Jr states the client would not object to a divorce if not for the child at stake. The case centers on securing a reasonable portion from Mr Blaine through a compromise, with positions noted amid ongoing negotiations.
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Blaine
New York
Jan
Explosion at Birmingham Sawmill Kills One Wounds Several
A boiler explosion at the Milner Caldwell and Glowere sawmill in Birmingham results in one death and multiple injuries. Fire crews respond as investigators secure the site and assess the blast damage.
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Patel Botley
Birmingham
Ala
Milner, Caldwell & Glowere
Denver Rail Sheriff Confession Story Claimed False
John Z. Adama a Denver merchant and stock broker swore that he followed Dr. Graves from the courthouse to the county jail Saturday night out of curiosity. He testified the deputy marshals questioned Graves who denied guilt, and that the alleged partial confession implicating Colonel Ballou was fabricated.
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Denver
Jan
Dr. Graves
Colonel Ballou
John Z. Adama
Denver and Lakewood Railroad
Court House
Apostolate of the Press Convened by Paulist Fathers
A convention of the Apostolate of the Press gathered at Columbus hall West Sixtieth Thursday under Paulist auspices. Delegates from the Society of Catholic Truth St Paul Minn and the Society of the Holy Ghost New Orleans attended with delegates from Boston Chicago Philadelphia and other cities.
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New York
Columbus Hall
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St. Paul, Minn
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Train Crash Mangles Halsted Street Car in Chicago
A freight train on the Chicago and Alton railroad collided with a southbound Halsted street car at Halsted and Archer. The street car was torn apart and many passengers injured including F. A. Gregory and Mrs. Gregory with facial cuts, Miss Callaghan with internal injuries, Jennie Callaghan with a forehead cut, Teresa Bregman with body bruises, J. G. Lazarus badly bruised, and Mrs. Vick and a child both badly injured.
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Jan
Chicago and Alton Railroad
Halsted
Halsted Street
Archer Avenue
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Miss Callaghan
Jennie Callaghan
Teresa Bregman
J. G. Lazarus
Mrs. Vick
Child
Movement for a Twenty-Foot Channel to Tide Water
The Cleveland Vessel Owners association plans to present petitions and overtures to Congress this winter to secure a twenty-foot channel to tide water. The committee has been unusually successful and will carry endorsements from the lake district to Washington.
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Cleveland
Jan
Congress
Cleveland Vessel Oveners Association
Washington
Lake District
Son of Henry Irving in Belfast Shooting Incident
Lawrence Irving, actor and son of Henry Irving, attempted suicide in Belfast by shooting himself. He was shot in the back and in critical condition. Despondency was blamed, though later reports said the shooting might have been accidental.
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Henry Irving
Lawrence Irving
Belfast
Proscription in Galicia Warns Against Jewish Bakers
Placards in Stanislaus Galicia urge residents not to buy bread from Jewish bakers alleging contamination with water used to wash corpses. The provincial governor ordered removal of the placards.
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Vrexna
Stanislaus
Neal & Co. Leader George H. C. Neal Dies. Firm Makes Assignment
George H. C. Neal, senior member of Neal and Co., a leading local goods firm for forty years, died recently. The firm has made an assignment with liabilities around 1500, assets not yet known.
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Baltimonne
George H.C. Nea & Co
Neal & Co
South Australian Ministry Resigns Cabinet formed by Playford
Adelaide dispatch reports the ministry has resigned. The governor asks former premier Hon. T. Playford MP to form a new cabinet in South Australia.
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South Australia
Loxpox
Adelaide
Thief Steals Diamond Necklace in Home Burglary
While absent from home Mrs. Edward W. Muscard, wife of a broker, reported a thief entering her room and stealing a diamond neck lace valued at 2,000. The incident occurred at the Muscard residence. Police are investigating the burglary and seeking clues about the suspect.
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Edward W. Muscard
Notable Retirements and Leadership Figures Named
General Jonx Ikvin Guese retired at WW. Ht. Rev. Dr. Laoee, bishop of Litch field. Evwakp Nichols, president Locomotive Works, at Dunkirk New York. Gmonck Kuss McKensit, late president of Singer Manufacturing Company at Jersey City.
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Jonx Ikvin Guese
Laoee
Litchfield
Evwakp
Dispute Over Coal Gift Splits Mount Olive Baptist Church
In Plainfield New Jersey tensions rise at Mount Olive Baptist Church after a Broom Drill club fundraiser yields coal. Pastor Rev Franklin G Warnick condemns dancing tied to the gift while trustees side with using the coal, risking a church split recalling an earlier factional break over a past elopement.
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N.J
Mount Olive Baptist Church
Broom Drill Club
Franklin G. Warnick
Elv
John Anderson Likely to Serve a Term in Penitentiary
John Anderson of St. Louis deserted his wife in Cleveland after taking 1200 belonging to her during their wedding trip. He has two Missouri wives and is indicted for taking Mrs. Ellen Purcell's money. Reports list seven claimed victims across California, Iowa, Massachusetts, Illinois, New York, and Missouri.Police expect more financial returns from his wives as investigations continue.
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Cleveland, Jan
St. Louis
Ellen Purcell
Anderson
California
Iowa
Massachusetts
Illinois
New York
Missouri
Love and devotion seal unusual Bloomfield marriage
In Ohio near Bloomfield an 82 year old German man, Mr Allache, marries Lillie M Lowe, 17. Their courtship began in 1800 when she was 15 and survived her mowing accident. He renewed vows after she received artificial arms, and they wed in a scene described as one of the strongest cases of love and devotion in the area.
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Zanpsville
Ohio
Bloomfield
Allache
Lillie M. Lowe
Youthful Michigan Burglars in Cigar Store Heist
In Greenville Michigan two young youths pried open a back window during a proprietor’s supper and stole 150 in cigars and cigarettes. They passed the goods to a helper who loaded a sleigh and stored the plunder in their father’s barn where it was later found. They are far below the age of admission to reform school and authorities face a difficult question.
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Michigan
Greenville
Mich
Jan
Lara Hansen
Lafayette
Howard Fosgate
Reform School
Undertaker Controversy Delays Funeral in Conn
An attached corpse in Brinceroxr, Conn., halts William Francis's funeral after undertaker Cook from New York attached the body and then transferred it to August Lieberum. The body cannot be buried until the attachment is removed. Francis’s relatives are poor and his mother alleges poisoning.
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Ndertaker Cook
New York
William Francis
Francis
Cook
August Lieberum
Leprosy Victim Ellen A Nelson Dies in Wisconsin
Ellen A Nelson of Spring Lake in Pierce county Wisconsin dies from leprosy after fifteen years of illness. She was a victim and the obituary notes the long-suffering path of the disease.
Relief Corps Official in Disgrace in Ohio Case
Ada F. Clarke former department president of the Woman's Relief Corps sues Emma L. Koons former department treasurer on charges of improper conduct. Verdict announced at a regular meeting leading to a five year suspension reduced to one year upon local president's modification. An appeal was filed and a removal certificate was requested.
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Relief Corps
Cantor, O
Jan
Ada F. Clarke
Woman's Relief Corps of Ohio
Emma L. Koons
United States steamer Gallatin wrecked off Manchester
Revenue steamer Gallatin commanded by Captain Eric Gabrielson was wrecked off Manchester at about 11:15 Wednesday morning. One life was lost. the remainder of the crew and officers reached shore unharmed. The Gallatin is a total loss.
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Manchester
Mass
United States Revenue
Gallatin
Eric Gabrielson
Edgartown
Amalgamated Union Presses Steel Wage Demands
The Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers threatens to push for substantial wage increases at Carnegie, Phipps & Co.'s Homestead Steel Works. Indications point to a broad-scale challenge to current pay rates.
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Carnegie, Phipps & Co
Homestead Steel Works
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
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