President's Message Read to Congress Promotes Reform
The presidents message to Congress lauds department work and reciprocity, urges clearer Canada border lines, and supports extending federal courts to treaty-right offenses. It endorses a federal approach to lynching, US Chilean incidents, and Chinese minister Blair's recognition. It argues for the Nicaragua canal bonds, international copyright, and opposes free silver coinage. It condemns Michigan plan, supports a force bill like federal election reform, and ends with praise of national wealth and unity.
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Wasminarton
Congress
Behring Sea
Canada
United States
Germany
Denmark
Italy
Austria
France
New Orleans
Baltimore
Blair
China
International American Conference
Russia
Nicaraagua
Belgium
Great Brittain
McKinley
Supreme Court
Maritime
Strenth
Union
Dorsea
Utah
Civil Service Commission
Michigan
Eve Strikes a Sure Bargain for the Odd Pants
Eve makes a decisive deal and a free shot at the machine as the event nears. The crowd anticipates a fair, square showing and a chance for the lucky boy to grab the big prize in a bold stock of Odd Pants.
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Eve
Lémvoy
Big Pisin
Sullivan to Try Keeley Cure for Disease Rumor
Chicago reports John L. Sullivan, America's champion pugilist, will seek daily bichloride of gold injections under Dr. Keeley as part of a supposed cure. The piece recounts prior misadventures abroad, mixed with a brief note on local investigations and political shifts in other towns.
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Kesley
Chicago
John L. Sullivan
America
Dwight, Dix
Wesley
Keeley
John L
Gorman Wins Big Victory In Speaker Crisp Race
The Baltimore American editorialized on Crisp's election battle, calling it a square fight between Cleveland and free trade versus modern tariff Democrats led by Senator Gorman. It says Cleveland's prestige is fading while Gorman gains influence to dictate the party's nominee and may even seek the standard bearer role. It praises Gorman as a capable, cool headed parliamentarian likely to steer the House away from Mills’s potential blunders.
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Baurmans
Baltimore , American
Crisp
Cleveland
Free Trade
Democratic Party
Gorman
Mills
German Farmer Bits By Rabid Dog in Desperate Spillover
Dec. 9 report from Font Recovery describes John Ulerman a 40 year old farmer seven miles northeast of town bitten in the right wrist by a suspected rabid dog. He promptly cauterized the wound and received medical care but soon suffered severe arm pain and hydrophobia like symptoms as the disease appears to be developing.
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Font Recovery
John Ulerman
Grand Jury Jailed Over Contempt for Attaching Judge
A San Antonio grand jury surrendered to authorities after a capias was issued for them for contempt due to serving an attachment on Judge King while he sat on the bench. They were jailed and face a $4 fine each. An indignation meeting followed as supporters urged release and payment. Also reported: Cherokee council disqualifies John Beck and A H Norwood from law practice and office holding for related actions.
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San Antonio
Tex
Capias
King
Forty-Fifth District Court
Berlin
Lena
Haisha
Musxoors
L. T
Cherokee Council
John Beck
A. H. Norwood
Beck
Stacy Wed Norwood
Venate
Court of Appeals renders Maybrick case decision
The Court of Appeals renders the decision in the Maybrick case involving Mrs Florence Maybrick and the Liverpool merchant, with insurers in a dispute over a $10,000 policy. Executors and heirs are to receive funds, while the wife’s crime shapes the verdict. The tale of romance and shipwreck adds local color to a year’s end report.
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Court of Appeals
Insuesupe
Loxpox
Court ‘of Appeals
Maybrick
Liverpool
Florence Maybrick
Woking
Mutual Reserve Fund Life Insurance Coney
Cleaver
Ak Pan
Etna
May
CIA
Maybricks
Master of Rolls
Will of Judge Gresham Proved In Macon Court
The will of the late Judge John J. Gresham is probated in solemn form in Macon Georgia. Executor is his son T B Gresham. Estate valued near 200000 comprises stocks bonds and land. Principal bequest to son and daughter in law Annie Machen with trust for nephews. One thousand dollars bequeathed to First Presbyterian Church Macon and to Texas and South Carolina synods.
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Gresham
Macox
John J. Gresham
T. B. Greshamn
Witster
T. B. Gresham
Annie Machen
Macon
Texas
South Carolina
Mourning declared in England court for a week
London dispatch reports the English court to observe one week of mourning for an unnamed incident. Other dispatches recount tragedies across the U S including tree collapse in Tennessee killing George Holt and his father, a 16 year old killed by a runaway near Hisklertie Kentucky, and a break in Lincoln Nebraska where an elderly man killed himself with a sword. Additional items include trials in Albia Iowa and a confession of murder by Frank Miller in Mason City Iowa.
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Albia
Purdy
Menkin
Mason City
Frank Miller
Washington
A. Billings
Billings
Monlin
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