District of Columbia Day in Congress Amid Armenian Atrocities
January 13 report from Washington covers House and Senate actions with focus on District of Columbia day, a proposed Armenian relief resolution urging Allied cooperation, and war-time nominations. It notes debates on silver policy, tariff aims, and presidential appointments, plus Havana insurgent rumors and minor military updates.
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Committee On Formn
Recan
Thes
Armenia
Seluise
Reese
Bor Bose
Wec
Senate
Jones
Nevada
Allger
John H. Marshall
United States
Utah
John W. Wy. Jaci
Distric
D. H. Foote
Pennsylvania
H. N. 50
New Tok
Revenue Cutter Service
Queen's Escape Amid Palace Conspiracy Told in Corean Tale
A Seoul dispatch retells a palace plot last November in Corea. The queen, aided by Raslan charge d affaires, fled to an outhouse as Japanese and Corean conspirators tried to seize ministers and restore the queen. Rumors say the queen died by fire but she survived in hiding and escaped.
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Viedun
D'Amaires
Herald
Shanghaienya
Fidor Haggard
Seoul
Corea
Doctora Allen
Underwood Kuig
Baingavy
Graphc
Attem
Sing
Waeber
Thenglish
Legation
Covente
Jeni Ts
M. Waeber
Hilber
Coreans
Viscount Mura
Hiroshima
Li-Han- Shin
Otvajny
Russia
Lake Chapala Mystery Sinkage Triggers Mass Panic
A letter from Lake Chapala in Ja sica reports a sudden subsidence at the lake bottom near the western end. Locals describe a massive whirlpool with great serpentine action drawing boats and people toward a central void while earth tremors rumble beneath. About twenty lives are believed lost amid the disaster and panic.
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Mexico
San Dorco
Cal
E. 8. Coffey
Lake Chapala
Jasica
Lake
Se Lake
Cade Kills One-Armed Visitor in Williamsburg County
William R. Cade of Cades in Williamsburg County says he killed W L Sanders a young one-armed visitor from North Carolina after a dispute at Cade’s home. Sanders, visiting with his wife and infant, was with Cade when a struggle arose and Sanders was shot. Cade, jailed, offers an alternate account denying guilt and cites his family background. The report notes Sanders’ young age and Cade’s claims of self defense.
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William B. Cade
Coteuina
Cades
Williamsburg County
William R. Cade Oled
W. L. Sanders
North Carolina
Cade
Williamsburg
Sanders
Sandera
James Woodall
Qarzr Hexny
New Inlet
N. C
J Woodall
Governor Bushnell Introduced By McKinley In Inaugural Ceremony
Governor McKinley welcomed Asa S. Bushnell as governor and formally transferred power. The ceremony at the statehouse featured a large crowd, parade guards, and a cordial address praising Bushnell and the state’s institutions. McKinley expressed confidence in Bushnell’s administration and urged public support for the new governor’s term.
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Botsford
Youngstown
Taylor
East Liverpool
Baker
International Bricklayers
Tnlon
Bushnell
Asa
Kol
Woman fires at man in dry goods house amid dispute
A clerk, Ruth Gordon, fired twice at Harry Purviance in L. B. Ayres & Co. Washington street. One shot struck Purviance’s wallet and left an abrasion. the second failed. Gordon charged Purviance with an ungentlemanly act. Purviance, married, denied the charge as the case drew media attention.
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Isptasa Pouss
Ayres & Co
Washington Street
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Harry Purvispe
Purvnance
Gordon
Purviance
Caumeda
Indians Wed at Birmingham in Sioux Couple Wedding
Two Sioux Indians known as Hog Faced Woman and Yellow Dog Faced Woman wed Walter McKinzey the halfbreed, amid a crowd at a Birmingham hotel after a brief ceremony. The brides are from an Atlanta exposition village under Colonel Jordan and have prior ties to the band led by Handley. The ceremony drew witnesses and curious onlookers as guests dined elsewhere. The bride of Wounded Knee years ago has two children, one named Little Wound. The event reflects tribal ties and press attention in 19th century Birmingham.
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Colonel Jordan
Birmingham
Ote Holdley
Cent Presbyterian
Rai Eye
Br. Ha Handley
Walter McKinzey
Wounded Knee
Agency
Murderous desperado dies in blaze after standoff
In Newmaxsvittz Florida on January 1, Harry Jordan alias ne gro desperado, hunted for murder, fled a posse to an unoccupied Alachua house. He barred doors, fired on entry, and the posse set the house afire. Jordan fired until the roof collapsed and was buried in the flames. He supposedly killed three men and boasted no white man would capture him alive.
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Morita Deepernio
Newmaxsvittz
Fla
Posse
Harry Jordan
Negro Desperado
J. N. Cloud
Alachua
Jordan
Thoro
Eaid
Brothers’ Fatal Shot Fire Ends Family Dispute in Richland County
Jan 13 report from Cotomera says James and Calvin Price, barnyard farmers in Richland County, quarreled over their late father's estate. James fired five shots at Calvin, a shotgun blast fatally wounding him. Calvin, described as heavily drinking, reportedly aimed to kill his brother with intent to carry out the threat.
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Calvin Price
James
Wichland County
Cotomera
Thin
Richland County
Jim
Sted
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