Hitchcock Named Interior Secretary in Cabinet Change
President nominates Ethan A. Hitchcock of Missouri to be Secretary of the Interior. Hitchcock current ambassador to Russia, formerly minister, and a St. Louis business man. Bliss retires for private reasons after discussions on serving out term. Proctor notes Hitchcock’s popularity among diplomats.
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Kinley
Wasatwaron
Ethan A. Hitchcock
Missouri
Rent
Butta
Bliss
Interior
Hitchcock
St. Louis
Ethan Allen
Revolutionary Fae
Vermont
Mobile
Ala
Henry Hitchcock
Proctor
St. Petersburg
Six Men Attempt Train Hold Up Near Grenada
Six masked men seized a southbound Illinois Central train near Grenada at midnight. They forced the crew to stop and open the express car but fled after the messenger fired a revolver, leaving the robbers empty handed. Local authorities are seeking the assailants. The crew man was Messenger W. A. Pick.
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Jackson, Miss
American Express Company
Ilinois Central
Grenada
W. A. Pick
Sensational allegations fuel Atlanta railways dispute
In Atlanta a volley of sensational accusations accompanies the Atlanta Street Railway company response to a U S court injunction filed by Old Colony Trust Company of Boston. The response questions the Consolidated’s charter legality and claims contracts between lines to curb competition may be void. The piece notes charter limits and anti monopoly prohibitions as central themes in the legal clash.
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Atlanta Railways
Atlanta
Atlanta Street Railway Company
United States
Old Colony Tras!com
Boston
Consolidated
Mitchell Street
Atlanta Company
Itis
Grand Army Man Condemns McKin ley's Atlanta Suggestion
Somerville Massachusetts December 21 Mayor A A Perry Grand Army of the Republic posts condemns McKinleys Atlanta remark proposing government care for Confederate graves The letter urges restraint and reconciliation while opposing official policy linking memory of both sides in the war Birmingham Alabama December 21 General Fred S Ferguson Confederate veterans applauds McKinleys Georgia speech and thanks him for advocating care for Confederate graves and unity.
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Grand Army
McKinley
Atlanta
Somerville
Mass
A. A. Perry
Willard G. Kinsley
Grand Army of the Republic
South
Spain
Alabama
Breamonam
Ala
Fred 8. Ferguson
United Confederate Veterans, Division of
Washington
Georgia
United Confederate Veterans
Butler Proposes Broad Pension Amendment for Confederate Veterans
In Wastuxatos on December 21 Senator Butler of North Carolina announced an amendment to the pension appropriation bill. The measure would extend current pension laws to all eligible invalid soldiers widows minors dependents army nurses and other pensioners who can prove their claim under existing laws regardless of whether they served federal or Confederate forces. The text suggests Confederate service veterans would not receive back pay but would have their claims considered under the present rules.
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Judiciary Committee
Wheeler
House
Dem
Colson
Rep. Ry
Robbins
Rep
Campbell
Ways and Means
Senate
Albert E Redstone
Forest Reserve
Tular County
Cal
Benjamin F. Jones
Beauregard
Miss
Hammond
Ind
Callom
Illinois
Committee On Foreign Relations
Hawaiian Islands
Carter
Montana
Chandler
Committee On Rules
Morgan Ofbama
United States
Cen
West
Cockrell
Missouri
Butler
Wastuxatos
North Carolina
Re-elected American Federation of Labor Leaders End Convention
In Kansas City New York labor figures confirmed Orry and Gomez as top AFL officials with a near unanimous vote. Detroit set next convention site as delegates departed, while Morris of Denver introduced a measure reasserting AFL support for bimetallism without demanding immediate debate.
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Chilef
Labor Federation
Kansas City
Ores Baxeas
Maz Morris
Denver
John Kirby
American Federation of Labor
Americans of Labor
Hatcher Seeks Rare Fossils in Patagonia
Professor John Bell Hatcher of Princeton has returned to Patagonia to pursue a three year search for rare fossils and to explore the interior. He previously entered the country two years ago but returned to Princeton for rest, and his current expedition continues his work uncovering fossils and he even named a lake Princeton.
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New York
John
Bell Hatcher
Princston
Patagonia
Princeton
Tadlane
Wade
Efery
Couney
Sin’ Mons
Hoe
Gonia
The
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