Convention Call For State Leaders On Harbor Defense
Governor Kirroment invites governors of northern and western states to a Tampa meeting on January 20, 1897. The purpose is to discuss proper defense of southern harbors and to appoint delegates. The call stresses urgency to guard Gulf and South Atlantic ports against possible foreign invasion. Delegates should be sent to M. C. Cooper, secretary of the board of trade, at Tampa.
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Board of Trade
Flaery
HL. Kirroment
Arnor
Florida
Philadelphia wedding seals social intrigue at St Luke's
Miss Ellen Nixon Harrison, daughter of Charles Linea and Campbell Emory McMichael, wed at St Luke's as Philadelphia high society fills the church. Attendants and family celebrate at Locust Street home before a New York departure for a Berkshire wedding tour.
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Rittenhouse Club
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University of Pennsylvania
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Eastern Pennsylvania
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Berkshire Hills
Alleged Adams Express Robbery Confession Links Elrod
Minnie B Ketchum wife of Charles Hardin testifies in Eugenia Elrod suit that Charlton Elrod induced a theft plan for 1 000 000 and that Charles Ketchum stole 35 000. She says Elrod controlled him with threats and money, detailing transfers to Cincinnati and Chicago as the scheme unfolded. Ketchum was acquitted in Nashville and is jailed in Indianapolis for a separate offense.
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Mrs Anderson Confesses to Murder in Accidental Killing
The trial of Reese Luckie and Anderson continues as Mrs Ellen Anderson testifies again and confesses to killing Charles T Williams on Feb 6, claiming it was accidental. She says she fired three shots to frighten him, then learned of the death only the next day.
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China
London
Enfield
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England
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Russia
Delome Rumor Won't Be Recalled, Say Diplomats
Washington November 11. Diplomatic circles dismiss reports that Senor Delome Spanish minister will be recalled and deny any plan to replace ex consular chief Williams. Officials note no official Madrid communication about a change and stress Delome’s steady service amid Cuba war. Williams has no state department ties and is not a secret agent.
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Madrid
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Havana
Weyler Arrives at Mariel Reviews Troops in Parade
From Havana dispatch comes news General Weyler and staff reviewed the Mariel formation with flags out and cheers. American seaman Charles Leavitt seized the Competitor for yellow fever treatment. Luis Lay arrested at Regla. El Liceo raided for cartridges and papers. Consul Springer investigates.
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Melton
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Regla
el Liceo
Consul Springer
Oeed
Farmers Invite Ex President Harrigan to Speak at Congress
At the farmers national congress in Indianapolis on November 11, ex President Harrigan was invited to address the body. Delegates discussed the industrial commission, urged civil engineers to study a proposed waterway from the Atlantic to the Gulf, and endorsed woman suffrage. A Illinois delegate proposed tax exemptions for farm products, and the committee favored holding the next meeting in St. Paul two months earlier.
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Farmers’ National Congress
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United States Senate
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Atlantic
Great Lakes
Rivera
Gulf of Mexico
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United States
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Ilinois
Supreme Court of the United States
St. Minn
Great San Francisco Brick Plant Planned Near City
A plan to establish a large brick plant near San Francisco may revolutionize local brickmaking. The Califorina Brick Company will spend about 50000 on site and buildings to produce bricks from sand using a novel process. Professor Brice has visited the coast and will return to advance preparations for the plant.
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Califorain Aoe Brick Company
Seaepuee Eta Minwate
Orca
Brisk Barry
Brice
Daily Market Reports Naval Stores Savaswar
Rosin firm with receipts around 900 barrels, prices posted at 1.00 to 1.99 for various grades. Savaswar market notes cassia and related naval stores activity with modest firm demand and mixed quotes for rosin and related products.
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Naval Stores
Savaswar
Cass
Mate Rosin
Vie Peat
Arbitration shift over Venezuelan dispute noted by papers
London editorials discuss moving the Venezuelan question to a court of arbitration. The Westminster Gazette cites U S standing and Monroe doctrine support while St James admits past promises. Pall Mall and Globe analyze implications for Britain and Cleveland administration.
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United States
Marquis of Salisbury
Venezuela
St. James
Schomburgk Line
Guinea
Lord Kimberly
Cleveland
Olney
Great Britain
Pall Mall Gazette
Globe
The
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Washington
King Oscar II Named Final Arbiter In Venezuelan Dispute
King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway is agreed as the fifth and final arbiter in the Venezuelan controversy. The four other arbitrators will be named by the judicial authorities of Sweden and Norway, England's lord chief justice, and the U.S. chief justice. If needed, the king may designate another to participate. the archbishop rumor about Archbishop Ireland is denied as absurd. Also noted is a possible appointment for Ex-Congressman William S. Forman to head a major bureau, and the National Grand Patrons of Husbandry hold their thirtieth session with welcomes and briefings. A bicycle contest in Saratoga reports four riders near 168 miles in eight hours.
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Washington
Oscar II
Norway
England
United States
T. A. Cutcaco
Times-Herald
St. Louis
William 8. Forman
Nashville
Ills
Ccleveland
Forman
Tennessee Centennial Exposition Gains Steady Progress
Nasavitz reports Tennessee’s centennial exposition nearing success with ongoing building work and grounds beautification. With no debt and strong funding from Tennessee subscriptions and a forthcoming government exhibit appropriation, the May 1 1897 opening promises full completion. Visitors from across the nation and abroad expect a premier cultural commercial and celebratory event.
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Union
Tennessee
House
Bryan and Campaign Plans Amidst Restored Vigor After Strain
William J Bryan shows renewed strength four days into recuperation from the campaign and begins outlining Democratic strategy for four years. Telegrams shift from urgent pleas for support to encouragement and offers of patronage, which he declines in keeping with a neutral stance on distributing offices.
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William J. Bryan
Girl fears drums and bugles at circus
An eighteen year old negro girl from Newtown settlement avoids circus procession sights due to fear of drums horns and bugles convinced they host evil spirits. She would flee at the heavenly trumpet and would not approach even near the music though she longs to see the animals and clown from afar.
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Darkey
Newtown Settlement
Gabriel
Agriculture Experts Gather for National Convention Here
The National Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations opens its tenth annual three day convention in our city with about 100 delegates, mostly professors and station directors. Five sections cover College Work Agriculture and Chemistry Horticulture and Botany Mechanic Arts and Etymology. Executive committee members include Henry H Goodell Henry C White Alston Ellis Edward B Voorheer Henry E Alvord Samuel W Johnson and John H Washburn.Washington Times.
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Mechanic Arta
Henry H. Goodell
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Agricultural Experiment Atation
Amherst
Mass
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State College Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Athens
Alston Ellis
State Agricultural College of Colorado
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Fort Collins
Colorado
Edward B. Voorheer
Jersey State
New Brunswick
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D. C
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
Samuel W. Johnson
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
New Haven
Conn
John H Washburn
Rhode Island College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Kingatop, R. I
Washington Times
$5 000 Damages Awarded for Poem Publication
Misa Harriet Monroe won $5,000 against The New York World for prematurely publishing her poem for the Columbian Exposition in 1892. The courts upheld common law rights over the paper's reliance on federal copyright law, dismissing the World's appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Misa Harriet Monroe
Chicago
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United States
Circuit Court of the United States
Southern District of New York
Os Monroe
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