Armenian Massacre News From Kaisaren Details Tragedy
An Armenian student at the University of Chicago reveals his father, mother, and seven siblings were slain in the Kaisaren massacre of November 1880 as Turks looted, burned, and desecrated homes. The report notes the body found in the street and the family’s destruction. Clara Barton letters discuss Red Cross involvement, Turkish objections, and funds distribution.
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Chicago
Athalsarea
Pieir Tath
Clara Barton
Umieaco
Mirhran K. Serailian
Armenia
Divinity School
University of Chicago
Rose
Kaisarea
Kaiseren
Serailian
Trade treaty could shift US Chilean trade flows
Rio de Janeiro reports Brazil and Chile signed a treaty to subsidize a steamship link, with a likely reciprocal pact with Argentina. If working as hoped, US trade with signatory nations may falter, especially flour shipments, while Argentina gains broader privileges.
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Chili
Brasil
New York
Herald
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Argentina
United States
Whitecapping arrests reported in Manion county
County judge in Manion Ky reports issuing thirty warrants for whitecapping in the northern and western county areas. Eight prisoners have been brought in, with remaining arrests expected by night. Implicated men include members of prominent families, raising fears of continued unrest.
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Manion
Delegates Elected for Pennsylvania at St Louis Convention
Philadelphia Republicans in five districts chose two delegates and two alternates each for the national convention. Kept factions split with anti administration and combine delegates. Be r Becker and Henry Clay led a separate third district meeting amid disputes. Reed was urged for president with McKinley as second choice. Quay favored in the fourth district.
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Pennsylvania
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Israel W. Durham
Edwin
Stuart
H. H. Bingham
Penrose Claim
Delenton
H. Lane
Hamilton Disston
J. B. Anderson
Joseph Kelmmer
1 . Crow, Jr
Edward W. Patton
David Martin
H. B. Hackett
Elwood Becker
Henry Clay
Balters
Tees B. Reed
Martin
Reed
McKinley
Senator Quay
Ashanti Expedition Gains Ashanti Capital Risk of Massacre
British expeditionary force advancing on Coomassie the Ashanti capital is reported to reach the town on Saturday. Desperate tactics by Ashantees reportedly follow the expedition’s departure with fears of a massacre. Prince Henry of Battenberg is described as restless but not critically ill.
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Coomassie
Care Coast Castle
British West Africa
Bagecuas Coomassie
Ashantii
Mansu
Prince Henry of Battenberg
Balloting For U.S. Senator in Maryland Progress
The first joint ballot for United States senator shows Republicans Wellington 28 Westcott 16 Dryden 8 Goldsborough 17 Milliken 8 Madd 1 Dixon 1 and Democrats Smith 21 Henry 9. This early tally reflects party support in the Maryland U party line.
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Maryland
AnnaPouis
United States
Gerge L. Wellington
Charles T. Westcott
A. L. Dryden
Philip L. Goldsborough
James L. Milliken
Sidney E. Madd
Robert B. Dixon
John Walter Smith
Henry
Naval Stores Market Report from Savannah Jan 15
Spirits of turpentine firm at 29 cents for regulars with limited sales. Rosin steady with strained at 1.85 and godis trained at 1.40. Turpentine firm around 29, tar steady near 92. Virgin and soft turpentine noted with modest receipts and varied bids.
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Savannah
Virgin
Morgan Circular Dissolves Government Bond Syndicate
News reports the dissolution of the government bond syndicate led by J. P. Morgan & Co after a circular releasing members from pro rata gold deliveries and bond payments. The letter details why the syndicate formed and why it ends, citing the all or none bid clause and Morgan’s assessment of public response.
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New York
J. P. Morgan & Co
Morgan
Mi E
Tha Spaaivate
Morgan letter outlines sale negotiation and pledge to secure public terms
A faltering conference discussion shows Prer Post Morgan pledging to push government access and advertise public sale negotiations. He claims the syndicate can join to reach a full 60 000 nea pees amount and awaits the recipient’s favorable reply.
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Ecogrens
Etna
Morgan
Wiltze presses for release of Americans held in Transvaal
Lonpoy Jan 15 Mr Wiltze of California a friend of John Hammond the American mining engineer arrested with others at Johannesburg on high treason continues his efforts. He says the US government must act through Cape Town to secure release before lives are endangered as Boers grow exasperated. He notes Americans joined a reform committee to preserve Johannesburg’s peace and that most mining lumber comes from Puget Sound.
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Mr. Morgan
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
United States
Treasury Reserve
Europe
London
Deutsche Bank
Messrs. Organ, Hi & Co
Germany
France
Holland
Treasury
Morgan
Cleveland
New York
Madison Avenue
Treasur
Questin
Wiltze
Transvaal
Lonpoy
California
John Hays Hammond
Johannesburg
Hammond
Pretoria
Associated Press
Chamberericans
Reform Committee
Kruger
Cape Town
Puget Sound
Forming a Great Southern Railway Combine Reported
Report from Atlanta dated January 15 says Plant system and Seaboard Air Line are negotiating to create a major Southern railway combination. The plan would include Marietta and North Georgia and integrate Georgia Midland and Gulf and Columbus Southern, with Plant interests as real purchasers. Extending lines to Atlanta and Knoxville, the network would meet the Southern at Portsmouth, Atlanta, Knoxville and Jacksonville.
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Seaboard Air Line
Atlanta
Southern Railway
Southern
Marietta
North Georgia
Knoxville
Georgia, Midland and Gulf
Columbus Southern
Albany
McDonough
Seaboard
Portsmouth
Jacksonville
Burned a Village Near Havana in Cuban War News
A Havana dispatch reports Gomez burned a village 80 kilometers from Havana and attacked another village but was repulsed. Maceo continues to overrun Pinar del Rio province, reaching Colonna near a gunboat harbor. Insurgents lie 20 kilometers from Havana. Charles Salmon, New York newspaper man, arrested for compromising correspondence, released and sailed home.
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Havana
Manz
Heraldo
Gomez
Maceo
Pinar del Rio
Colonna
New York
Charles A. Salmon
Senate Debates on Silver Bonds and Pension Bill
Washington, Jan 15. Senate floor actions include Mr Sherman reporting an adverse view on a bill banning foreign titles and a resolution on expenses for boundary work with British America. House moves appoint Allen Utah to public lands panel and passes bills on electric power use on lands and a free home measure. Senate Foreign Relations weighs Monroe Doctrine resolution amid calls for caution.
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Washington
Sherman
Senate
United States
America
Allen
Utah
Curtis
Kansas
Bowers
Rep
Cal
Secretary of the Interior
B. McClellan
Twelfth
New York
Miami
W. A. Stone
House
Foul Assassination Shocks Columbus Storefront Porch
Prominent merchant G W Burks was shot dead on the porch of his Giles Georgia store. James Chart, from a nearby shop, found Burks about seven o clock with a fatal head wound. No other observers or clues reported in the early investigation.
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Columbus
G. W. Burks
Giles
Chattahoochee
Burks
James Chart
Remarkable Growth in Mobile Port Trade 1895
The Mobile Register reports Alabama's port Mobile shows a striking rise in commerce. For the past six months imports and exports surged far above the same period in 1893, with 83 percent higher exports and imports. Total 13 months up 68 percent over 1894 and 98 percent over 1893, signaling record business anticipated to continue.
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Alabama
Mobile
Mosaz
Mobile Register
American Artists Win Room in Berlin Art Exhibition
United States Consul General Dekay reports from Berlin that American artists receive an allotment of space in the International Art exhibition. He notes a promise from the president of the exhibition committee that American works will be selected by a New York committee of artists and lovers, sent to Berlin and returned to New York free of charge. He urges American support to guarantee a large, representative collection.
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Berlin
Wasuieron
United States
Dekay
State Department
Thay Va Soition Comainite
Privili
London
Paris
Meget
New York
Goel
America
Prussian Diet Opens With Domestic Agenda
The Prussian diet met at noon in the Music Hall of the Schloss for the opening session. The throne speech focused on domestic affairs and announced bills on railroads schoolteachers chambers of commerce and measures to aid agriculture. The budget for 1856 is expected to show a smaller deficit than 1895 due to increased railway revenue. The government will seek to aid those in need establish cooperative granaries and regulate leasehold land tenure.
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Brewin
Schloss
Southeastern Baseball League Organized in Augusta
The Southeastern Baseball league was organized in Augusta and will include six cities Charleston Savannah Macon Atlanta Augusta and Columbus Passailaigue was elected permanent president and Lamar permanent secretary and treasurer Nick Young of the national league was telegraphed for protection The league operates on a small salary limit plan.
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Southeastern
Augusta
Avgusta
Charleston
Savannah
Macon
Atlanta
Columbus
Passailaigue
Lamar
Nick Young
National League
Death by hydrophobia in rural Georgia widow
Mrs Emma a widow died in a horrific manner from hydrophobia at her home four miles from Toccoa O Shields Ga on January 15. A wound received earlier attracted little attention as the case was investigated by local officials. The Express agent at Eatonton Ga J E B Wilson absconded with about 600 dollars entrusted to him for the Southern Express Company.
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Toccoa
O’shields
Emma
Eatonton
J. EB. Wilson
Southern Express Company
Senate Deliberates Monroe Doctrine and Venezuelan Affairs
The foreign relations committee convened with full attendance and debated Cuban Armenian and Venezuelan issues. A Monroe Doctrine declaration was approved in principle with a subcommittee to draft a resolution, while Gray opposed the declaration. Boundary Commission met with White taking oath as members discussed appointments. House moved to rule amendments after journal reading in a technical session.
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Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Davis
Coe
Ee Ee
House
Washincron
Congress
Ator ‘Turpie
Gray
Associated Press
England
Venezuela
Sherman
Lodge
Morgan
Boundary Commission
Venezuelan Boundary Commission
State Department
Andrew D. White
Monroe Doctrine debated by Wisconsin president in academic address
In Madison Wisconsin President Adams spoke at Library hall at the request of university literary societies. He traced Venezuelan history and argued the Monroe doctrine remains an American rather than a world standard, defending its relevance to the present dispute and its modification only as American needs dictate.
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Wisconsin University
Mapvison
University of Wisconsin
Adams
Library Hall
Venezuela
Russia
Prussia
Austria
France
South America
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T. L Buxton
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Selma
H. L. McKee
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Movoto
Western Railroad
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Hal Loy
Fred Jones
Wakce
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Harry Aldridge
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