Hanna Men Beaten and Ohio House Organizes
The Republican and Democratic factions clash over party control as the Ohio Senate and House organize. Hanna allies lose ground to the coalition led by Brice on the senatorial question while Democrats push Jackson Day plans and Bushnell’s opponents gain momentum.
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Ina Mer
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Sonee
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Gallvxa
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Toledo
Bashoell
John R. McLean
Jackson Day
Fartz
Bushnell
Kurtz
State Journal
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State House
T.W. Moore
Marietta
Athens
Senate
Bare
Cleveland
O. D. Castell
Bark
Cromwell
Ator Burke
John Fith
Union County
Griffith
Mason Shere
Hn R. Malloy
National Ns
Charles H. Gerrish
Fire Threaten Klondike Camp In Two Destructive Blazes
News from Dawson City reports two November fires near Front Street in the Klondike mining camp, destroying two log houses including a lodging house and a church, with no salvage from the lodging, and an opera house along with five saloons. A candle accident caused both blazes. A third fire burned more buildings, and Dawson’s winter ice exodus leaves about 3,000 travelers poorly equipped.
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Klondike
San Francisco
Dawson City
Front Street
Dawson
Yukon
Fort Selkirk
Greater New York under an autocratic mayor at start of era
New York enters a new era as mayor Van Wyck gains sweeping control for six months with power to appoint department heads, commissioners, and judges. the city marked by a grand New Year celebration in City Hall Park with fireworks and a flag salute. Nuggets and gold wealth aboard the Corona are noted among Alaska discoveries and Klondike wealth.
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BR A. van Wyck
Interior Criminal Courts
Justices of Special Sessions
Greater
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Bronx
Queen
Richmond
Sion
New York Journal and Advertiser
City Hall Park
Cara
San Francisco
Bedlam
National Guards
Alaska
J. Davidson
Cripple Creek
Captain Carroll
Corona
Fitzsimmons and McCoy Rematch Conditions Set
Fort Wayne, Ind reveal offers in which Julian and Fitzsimmons name Joe Choynski to face McCoy and Peter Maher to face Corbett at the middleweight limit. If McCoy and Corbett win both Choynski and Maher, Fitzsimmons will fight them afterwards. Conditions reiterated by Fitzsimmons.
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New York
Tom O'Rourke
Associated Press
Fort Wayne
Ind
Julian
Fitzsimmons
Joe Choyns
McCoy
Peter Maher
Corbett
Choynski
Maher
Gage Endorses Monetary Reform Report
Secretary Gage endorses the monetary commission report, praising its plain language and clear remedies for financial weakness. He hopes the reform measures will lead to legislative action and cure existing ills threatening the economy.
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Gage
WasHinetox
Monetary Commission
Yregard
Weyler's Organ Attacks McKinley Defiantly
Madrid dispatch reports The Nacional, Weyler's paper, published a defiant piece despite censorship. It charges President McKinley and Minister Woodford with unmeasured attacks and has been confiscated twice, its editor protected by deputy status.
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Weyler
McKinley
Biarritz
Gan
Madrid
Nacional
President approves seating bill on fur seal protection
President signs the act prohibiting killing fur seals by American citizens with exceptions for Pribyloff islands taken by North American Commercial company. The measure also bars importation of seal skins into the United States and comes as Congress adjourns for the holidays.
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Washington
Foster
Congress
Pribyloff Islands
North American Commercial Company
United States
Carter Succeeds Baker on Chicago Board of Trade Ticket
The Chicago board of trade elected its regular ticket with Zina R. Carter as president handling the lead position. Z P Brosseau ran as rival president candidate and drew notable elevator-industry backing.
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Carter
Baker
Cutcaco
Chicago Board of Trade
Zina R. Carter
Z. P. Brosseau
Wheat Markets Turn Lower After Trade Board Results
Trading excitement surpassed grain pits as the annual board of trade election concluded. Wheat closed notably lower with January at 9.44 and May at 9.41, while oats and corn showed modest declines and cash quotations listed various red and spring wheat grades and prices.
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Crrcaco
Board of Trade
Coun
South Omaha Live Stock Market Report
Cattle receipts total 86,746 with best steady. native beef steers at 1.595.75, cows and heifers 1.595.75, canners 1.00 to 2.60, stockers and feeders 3.54 to 4.00, calves 4.00. Hogs receipts 2,009, active or higher. heavy 4.45 to 4.74, mixed 4.49 to 4.40, light 4.44 to 6. Sheep receipts 5,215. natives steady to fair to choice 4.45 to 4.65, westerns 4.22, common and stock sheep 5.00 to 6.00, lambs 4.50 to 5.00.
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Best
Steaty
Wd. Lambs
H.dugd
Kansas
Texas
Chicago
Edison Daughter Barred From Charity Show
Madeline Edison, nine, daughter of inventor Thomas A Edison, was blocked from a Carnegie Lyceum charity performance by Gerry Society officers. Her part was given to an older girl. Edison described the society as well intentioned but lacking horse sense in this case.
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Madeline
New York
Thomas A. Edison
Carnegie Lyceum
Gerry Society
Miss Edison
Mr. Edison
Gold From Kiondke Port Townsend Arrives With Nuggets
Gold aboard the steamer Corona, just arrived from port, totals 627500 dollars in nuggets. The shipment, reported at Port Townsend, reflects a substantial value seized or transported in early January.
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Kiondke
Port Townsend
Corona
Britain Will Not Recognize Special Grants at Chinese Ports
The Manchester Guardian reports Britain will refuse to recognize any exclusive rights at Chinese ports for any power. If Russia wins wintering rights at Port Arthur, Britain will assert equal privileges for its ships. Germany’s Kiao Chou lease would trigger equal access for Britain, under the most favored nation clause.
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England
Manchester
Eng
The
Manchester Guardian Today
Great Britain
Russia
Port Arthur
China
Guardian
Germany
Kiao Chen
Britain
Kiao Chou
Chinese Invite More Trouble In Shan Tung
German ambassador at Pekin reports that Taao-Chow commandant in Shan Tung province used threatening language toward Baron Heyking. The Tsung Li Yamen seeks dismissal by 6 p.m. Thursday. Heyking delays and warns of potential withdrawal. Government officials express alarm as tensions rise.
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Shan Tung
Baron Heyking
Pekin
Tsung Li Yaman
Tsung Li Yamen
Hey Xing
English admiral fires on Russian man-of-war rumor
A Plymouth rumor claims an English admiral fired on a Russian man-of-war in Chinese waters. No confirmation exists from the foreign office or the admiralty. Reports also say Britain is pressing China to declare Port Arthur a free port to ensure freedom of passage for trading ships.
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Foreign Office
Admiralty
England
China
Port Arthur
China Consents to Railway to Port Arthur via Russia
The Times reports China consents to a railway line to Port Arthur as a branch of the Trans Manchuria route, not a Tien Tsin extension. The route reportedly avoids Mukden, former Manchu capital and burial site of early emperors, about 480 miles northeast of Beijing.
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Russia
Loxpon
St. Petersburg
The
Times
Port Arthur
Mukden
Tartar Dynasty
Leao-Toing
Manchuria
Pekin
Senator Stewart Sees It in Denver on China Slavery Claim
In Denver Senator Stewart of Nevada warns that the Rothschilds syndicate plans to divide China among European gold standard powers and then conquer South America, threatening free institutions and the Monroe doctrine as the moneyed group seeks global financial slavery.
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Denver
Nevada
Washington
Rothschilds Syndicate
China
Europe
Asia
South America
Money Syndicate
Napoleon
President Triplett Shot Near Rodney Mississippi
Jackson Mississippi January report says E G Triplett president of Algorn agricultural and medical college for colored people near Rodney was shot last evening on his way to prayer meeting by an unknown assassin. Bloodhounds were requested by State Superintendent of Education Kincannon. no clue to the killer. Triplett was sinking this morning.
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Miss
Algorn Agricultural and Medical College For
Rodney
E. G. Triplett
Kincannon
Triplett
Coffin Elected President At Anti Saloon League Meeting
The Anti Saloon League closed its meetings naming L. B. Coffin as president and Alion Hickey of Des Moines as secretary. Dr Moizes and others elected to officer roles. Delegates to the Columbus Ohio national convention on January 11 were chosen.
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Coffin
Drs Moizes
Antisaloon League
Foxt Do Ige
Alion Hickey
Des Moines
Columbus
Doings of Iowans. Gnilty of Wife Murder.
Alonzo Robbins was found guilty of wife murder today and sentenced to life imprisonment. Novak Goes to Prison. Frank Novak convicted of murder of Edward Murray and sent to the penitentiary after bail bond efforts failed. Sixteen thousand dollars secured, remaining bond to be raised in a few days.
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Alonzo Robbins
Novak
Virton
Milner
Frank Novak
Edward Murray
Snerif Metcalf
Pardoned Embezzler Returned After Six Months
Patrick Brady of Ortumwa Iowa, who was convicted of embezzling 3000 dollars from Wapello county while overseer of the poor, and sentenced to one year in prison, has been pardoned by Governor Drake after serving six months. He was brought home to his dying child.
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Ortumwa
Patrick Brady
Wapello County
Banker Sturgis Disappears After Embezzlement Charge
Warrants issued for the arrest of P. P. Sturgis, president of the defunct Citizens' Bank of Oelwein, on a charge of embezzling school funds. He had attempted suicide by shooting and has vanished from his home in Cepar Rapros Iowa.
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Cepar Rapros
Janu
P. Sturgis
Citizens’ Bank of
Editor in Philadelphia Seeks Heirship Fortune
George Bartow of Sigourney Review travels to Philadelphia to represent his mother at a meeting of heirs of her great grandfather's estate. The outcome could render his mother a millionaire.
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Ortrumwa
George Bartow
The
Sigourney Review
Philadelphia
George
Band of NRebbers Broken Up
Charles Baldwin confesses to leading a gang centered near Lake Park Iowa that stole oats farm produce and machinery and sold it in distant towns. A Minnesota group operated in coordination with the Iowa thieves.
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Spirit Lake
Charles Baldwin
Lake Park
Henry Farr
Minnesota
Iowa
Iowa Agricultural College Requests Modest State Aid
Des Moines reports the 17th biennial state college of agriculture at Ames filed with the governor. Trustees show restraint, seeking 44475 dollars chiefly 15000 for books, and ask to add the governor and public instruction chief to the board, buy up to eighty acres, fix fiscal year to July 1, and move commencements to spring.
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Des Moines
eState Agricultural College
Ames
Board of Trustees
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Work of Lee County Whitecaps Ends in Fatal Wounding
Abe Balm and his two brothers faced a mob near West Point Iowa after protests over their late father’s burial. Abe Balm was mortally wounded when the house door was opened and gunfire exchanged between the family and the crowd. The brothers accuse seven neighbors of murder as tensions flare in the Lee County dispute.
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Orrumwa
Lee County
West Point
Balm Brothers
Abe
Prospective Kiondikers plan Alaska venture from Iowa
About 100 prospective Kiondikers gathered in Fort Dodge under J. Starbuck of Cherokee to explore an Alaska voyage. Forty signed articles of agreement, funded the venture, and will depart together in the spring. Noted member Hon. Charles Walsh chaired the Democratic state committee.
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Fort Depest
Fort Dodge
J. Starbuck
Alaska
Charles Walsh
State Teachers Meet Chooses A N Carrier President
Des Moines reports the State Teachers association closes its record session with 1260 attendees up from last year. After a lively contest President Gases of Iowa College loses to Professor A N Carrier of the State University, with the organization noting a political tone in recent years.
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Gates
Des Moines
State Teachers’ Association
Gases
Iowa Colleg
A. N. Carrier
The
State University
Gries
American Book Company
Kremsmith Farmer Sued for 35000 After Arrest Dispute
Daniel Klingensmith of Platte township Creston Iowa faces a 35000 damage suit by Welby Polen following Polen's earlier arrest for assault with intent to rob. Polen was dismissed for want of evidence, and now seeks false arrest damages and mental anguish in the January district court term.
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Creston
Daniel Klingensmith
Platte Township
Welby Polen
Klingensmith
Polen
Postoffice Robbers Captured In Jefferson Case
Sioux City dispatch reports police captured Thomas Meek and A J Drake for robbing the Jefferson South Dakota post office on Dec 23. Drake confessed that Meek planned the burglary and even wanted to burn the building. They also recovered loot from a town store and a Gayville Iowa burglary.
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Sioux City
Thomas Meek
A. J. Drake
Jefferson
N. Drake
Clarinda
Meek
Gayville
Unclear Chicago Livestock Market Figures Reported
Chicago market roundup shows Hog Receipts at 2.00 and 7 higher, Light cattle at 4.45, Mixed and Ragged entries, Uatties receipts 4.4 with strength noted. Sheep receipts 19.00s with natives and westerns listed. Lambs at around 4.01.
Forged Check Passed At Sioux City Stock Yards
An unnamed man passed a forged $25 check on the Live Stock National Bank of Sioux City. The indorsement claimed to be guaranteed by Keene, manager of the Sioux City stock yards.
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Sioux Crry
Legislative Committee Reviews Unfinished State Hospital
A Iowa committee appointed two years ago to study state institutions inspected the unfinished hospital in Cueroker. It recommends a $219 000 appropriation to complete the hospital and $300 000 for building costs, urging use as soon as possible while noting the state’s finances. The panel also visited Mitchellville and Benedict schools and will report in the first week of the session.
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Mitchellville School
Benedict School
Dex
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