Intelligencer World News Roundup Dispatches
The Intelligencer reports on Senate bills to curb hazing at military academies and extend Chinese exclusion, plus a Senate House clash over army reform. It notes Bryan at Jeffersonian dinner in Omaha, a Rochester orphan asylum fire with 28 deaths, kidnap fears in Wisconsin, and the Sherman transport arriving from Manila with 600 soldiers.
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Senate
Senator West
J. T. Morgan
Alabama
Senator Lodge
Mass
Pettigrew and
Hawley
Theenate
William J. Bryan
Jeffersonian Club
Omaha
Hubbell Orphan Asylum
Mochester
N. Y
Gladys White
Kenosha
Wis
Sherman
San Francisco
Manila
Congress
Robert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
Gov. Toole
Montana
Syracuse
Ind
Edward H. Taylor
Model City
Taylor
Michigan
Thomas Chidester
Marietta
O. Morris Jones
Eliza Newkirk
Indianapolis
John Pachowski
Glenwood
Mich
West Florida
Pensacola
W. J. Bryan
Chicago
Kansas
Topeka
William E. Stanley
Oklahoma
Guthrie
Greene County Bank
Faragould
Ark
Rochester
Frank Welch
Easton
Phillipsburg
N. J
James B. Orman
Colorado
M. B. McSweeney
South Carolina
William 8. Jennings
Florida
Gov. Herreid
South Dakota
Minnesota
St. Paul
New York City
Iowa
Dewey
Xth Judicial District
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Notable Obituaries and Political Shifts Across Cities
Obituary notices report the deaths of Charles L. Benedict in New York City from pneumonia after 32 years as a judge in the eastern district of New York. Emanuel De Souza in Springfield Ul aged 106. Congressman Frank G. Clarke of New Hampshire died at Peterboro aged 51. ex Mayor John P. Hopkins elected chair of the state Democratic committee in Chicago. Philip D. Armour’s burial in Grace Land Cemetery after public viewing. John Laing, centenarian mason, dies in Chicago. W. H. Redman former speaker of the town house in 1888 and Civil War veteran dies in Newton. Henry E. Burnham of Manchester nominated to succeed W. E. Chandler as U S senator. Commander John W. Quackenbush retired Navy dies in Washington. Dr. George J. Smith noted Nebraska surveyor and civil engineer dies in Omaha.
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Charles L. Benedict
New York
New York City
Emanuel de Souza
Springfield
Frank G. Clarke
New Hampshire
Peterboro
John P. Hopkins
Chicago
Philip D. Armour
Grace
United States Navy
Washington
George J. Smith
Nebraska
Omaha
United States Senate
House
Gen
A. V. Rice
Congress
Ohio
Cushman K. Davis
Minnesota
Elizabeth Parigin
Richmond
Ind
George Duerrstein
Lillie Bergman
Galega
Lord Kitchener
South Africa
Cyrus Taylor
Brazil
Paul Kruger
Hague
Russia
America
Frank Brill
W. L. Trenholm
Cleveland
Hyman Saperstone
Rochester
N. Y
Handy Westbrook
Marion
Ark
Edward Bockus
Boston Herald
Dorchester
Plymouth
Mich
Moore
Bliseche
Kennedy
John G. Fea
Berea College
Berea
United States
Frederick Wickham
The
Norfolk Reflector
Pretoria
Johannesburg
Pao-ting-fu
Odessa
Theodore Roosevelt
Meeker
Col
Gerald Webb
Joseph Yates Paige
No Knife
Mathew Tyndale
Pender
Neb
West River
Samchau
Canton
China
Yokohama
Japan
Louis Currier
Albany
N. J
Belleville
Wing
Ann Take
Newark
Beekman du Barry
R. Cockrell
Arkansas Supreme Court
Strained Colombia Venezuela ties over revolution aid
Reports note friction as Venezuela aided Colombian revolutionaries. other items include Manila code for municipalities, MacArthur plans on Filipino leaders in Guam, Boer actions near Lindley, and various global and domestic political developments.
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Colombia
Venezuela
Philippine Commission
Manila
Gen. MacArthur
Guam
Gen. Knox
Lindley
Prince Ching
Li Hung Chang
Conger
State Department
China
Great Britain
America
Peking
Kimberley
Russia
Farawan
France
Venerable Couples Mark 72nd Wedding Anniversary Near Fairfield
On January 22, 1901 Ruben and Sarah Hunter celebrate their seventy second anniversary. Married in Ohio January 22, 1829 they are parents of six children including Jane McCaskin and Mrs. W H Sulliven. Father is 92 and Mother 91. Also noted is Bradford S Trummell nearing 95 and Civil War veteran C F Trummell of Bondurant.
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Ruben
Sarah Hunter
Fairfield
Hunter
Ohio
Jane McCaskin
Birmingham
Bonda
Joseph Hunter
Whitman
Mother Hunter
Bradford S. Trummell
Bondurant
Polk County
Mother Trummell
Father Trummell
Eighteenth
Missouri Volunteer Infantry
Lathrop seeks authority to collect Iowa war interest
Former Senator J. S. Lathrop of Sioux City asks the state executive council for power to recover about 275000 dollars. He claims the general government owes Iowa interest on funds used to outfit Civil War troops. The state spent roughly 300000 dollars, most for this purpose, at 6 percent. The government refunded principal but not interest, creating an estimated 375000 dollars in interest on the funds used for troops.
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Lathrop
Sioux City
J. S. Lathrop
State Executive Council
Iowa
Chariton man dubbed "Jack the Hugger" claimed by reports
Four young women recount being hugged by a man described as Chariton’s "Jack the Hugger." Two left after cries, one resisted, and a fourth escaped after a gentle pressure. authorities note no injuries but fear growing fear among local women in Chariton streets.
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Chariton
Jack
Knapp, Stout & Co Reorganizes as C W Chapman Lumber
Articles filed in Dubuque form the C W Chapman Lumber company to carry general wholesale and retail lumber coal and building materials. Capital stock set at 100000 with a 20 year term. Reorganization of Knapp Stout Co, now based in St Louis. F D Stout president F W Chapman vice president and secretary.
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Dubuque
C. W. Chapman Lumber Company
Knapp, Stout & Co
St. Louis
F. D. Stout
F. W. Chapman
Missing daughter claims estate in Honduras after abduction tale
Miss F O Fettery of Honduras appears at Harlan seeking portion of J L Fetter estate. Fetter vanished thirty years ago amid a presumed abduction. She says she was taken from home, later found in Central America with a wealthy planter's family.
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F. O. Fettery
Honduras
Harlan
J. L. Fetter
Miss Fetter
Central America
Beckwith Living Together Disproves Divorce Rumor
Mrs. Warren Beckwith daughter of Robert T. Lincoln arrived from Chicago to Creston and has begun housekeeping after her husband prepared a home, dispelling circulating divorce rumors.
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Beckwith
Warren Beckwith
Robert T. Lincoln
Chicago
Creston
Western Electric Buys Iowa and Nebraska Tel Stocks
The Western Electric Telephone company has purchased the entire stock of the Iowa & Nebraska Telephone company valued at $100,000. The deal includes exchanges at Sheldon Sibley Thor ville Spirit Lake and Cherokee. Western operates 2700 miles of line in Iowa Minnesota and the Dakotas.
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Western Electric Telephone Company
Iowa & Nebraska Telephone Company
Sheldon
Sibley
Thorville
Spirit Lake
Cherokee
Western Company
Minnesota
Dakotas
Peruna Fame Grows From La Grippe Cure Claims
Frances M Anderson of the Higher Educational League extols Peruna after illness from la grippe praising its swift recovery. Letters from Samuel M York and Miss Caroline J Kahl also assert recovery and health gains. Dr Hartman invites inquiries for advice at The Hartman Sanitarium Columbus.
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Frances M. Anderson
Judge Anderson
Virginia
Washington, D. C
Higher Educational League
la Grippe
Peruna
The
Astoria
Samuel M. York
Union Grove
Ala
Caroline J. Kahl
Otisco, Ind
Unreasonable Expectations in New York Transit
A suburb passenger misreads New York street jargon from a car conductor who shouts nonsense like Empty bazazas and Ufty-umpth. The offended rider scolds him on the platform while the conductor retorts that such technique is paid for at eight dollars a week as a tenor solo.
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New York
Assenger
N. Y
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh That Contain Mercury
Warning against mercury containing catarrh ointments and promoting Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. Cure is taken internally and claims to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists at 75 cents per bottle. testimonials free.
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F. J. County & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
You know I feel just like a counterfeit bill
A young man tells a friend he feels like a counterfeit bill near a barroom. The partner jokes he is used to shoving the queer and leads him away down the street. Memphis Scimitar.
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Memphis Scimitar
Travel via Wisconsin Central Ry to St Paul and Duluth
Advertises convenient trains from Chicago Central Station to St Paul Minneapolis Ash land and Duluth. Directs travelers to ask ticket agents for information with James C G Pond as General Passenger Agent in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin Central Ry
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Ashland
Duluth
Chicago
Central Station
12Th St
Park Row
Lake Front
James CG. Pond
Gen. Pass. Agt
Milwaukee
Wis
Coughing Leads to Consumption Promoted by Kemp’s Balsam
An advertisement urges readers to visit their druggist for a free sample of Kemp’s Balsam claiming it stops coughs immediately. It promotes large bottle sizes at 25 and 50 cents and warns that delays are dangerous.
The Chicago and Florida Special Begins Service
The Chicago and Florida Special, first solid Pullman train to Florida, with sleepers dining and observation cars, starts January 14. It runs 32 hours to St Augustine with through service from Big Four Penna Lines Monon C H D Queen Crescent Southern Ry Plant System and Fast Coast Ry. Details at ticket offices.
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Chicago
Florida
St. Augustine
Big Four
Penna
Monon-C. H. & D. Queen & Crescent Southern Ry
Plant System
Fila
Fast Coast Ry
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