Kentucky Battle Opens With Heated Contests For Governorship
In Louisville the legislative committees began hearings on Goebel Taylor for governor and Beckham Marshall for lieutenant governor. Lawyers argued over legality, notices of contest, and alleged militia intimidation. Mayor Weaver testified troops were unnecessary as local authorities kept order.
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Taylor- Marshall
Bradley
W H Yost
T. L. Edelman
W C FP Breckenridge
Goebel
Louis McQuown
Zack Phelps
Aaron Kohn
James Andrew Scott
Taylor and Marshall
Nebraska
United States
Sesson
Yost
Sharp
Leutenant
Ats Bon
Coleman
Thme
Taylors
Kohn
Courges
Sevral
Louis
Toney
Lyuisville
R Ailroad
Jeftenon County Board of Election
Phelps
Lebel
Edelman
Allen
Lily
Senader Allen
Hickman
Charles W. P. Weaver
Louisville
Toops
Weaver
Gosbel
Sweeney
Taylor
Gaeebe
H P McDonald
Tony
Grand jury indicts Whallen and Ryan for bribery conspiracy
Frankfort Ky January 1 The Franklin county grand jury returned indictments against John H Whallen and Charles H Ryan charging unlawfully conspiring to bribe Senator Harrel Bench warrants were issued for both men with bonds set at 1000 each. The cases were scheduled for trial Thursday the 25th.
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Whallen
Ryan
Frankfort
Frank-en County
John H Whallen
Charles H Ryan
Inauguration Preparations for Longino in Jackson
Jackson crowds rush to witness Governor elect Longino's inauguration amid heavy troop buildup. Governor McLaurin remains gravely ill with pneumonia at the executive mansion as lawmakers prepare to convene tomorrow to formalize his U S senate election unless his death intervenes and stirs a political scramble.
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Jackson
Erect Longino
MccLaurin
Hig Ife
McLaurin
United States Senate
Annual Convention Opens in Fort Worth Today
The National Livestock Association holds its convention in Fort Worth Texas with 2500 delegates and visitors expected. Cattle industry leaders will press a resolution asking Congress to empower the Interstate Commerce Commission to fix and regulate cattle shipment rates.
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Fort Worth
Tex
National Livestock Association
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Langtry Returns to New York in The Generous De Generates
Langtry resumes American tour after four years with a Garden Theater performance of Sidney Grundy's comedy The Genera tives. The famous London beauty received a warm reception from friends and admirers in New York.
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New York
Mrs. Langtry
Garden Theater
Sidney Grundy
Alabama Republicans clash over Youngblood power bid
In Washington Alabama Republicans led by Vaughan and Youngblood arrived with grievances to press before Senator Hanna and the White House. The anti Youngblood faction accuses him of meddling in state party affairs and seeks to unseat him as national committeeman while supporting Juan Binghat for state chairmanship. Separately, the Senate Canal Committee moves to push Nicaragua route legislation this session, aligning with Senator Morgan to advance canal construction and downplay past concessions.
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Vaughan
Youngblood
Nicaragua Canal
Senate
Jos. Ohl
Washington
National Committee For
State of Alabama
Hanna
Allison
Buckley
Montgomery
Hughes
Birmingham
United States
Bryan
Dimmick
C. D Alexander
Atlanta
John A Steele
John A Steele, Register of the Land Office
Huntsville
Ala
Milstead
Talahassee
Mitla
Nathan Alexander
Colonel Youngblood
Republican Party
Juan Binghat
Marshal Bryan
Steele
Postoffice
Bags
Youngbood
Alabama
Culman
Miss Hayes
National Committee
Senate Committee On
Nicaragua
Senator Morgan
Morgan
Maritime Company
Bacon
Louisiana
Mississippi
Georgia
Eich An
Bacon Iin
Merrill Said to Be Cruel to Men
Congressmen Griggs of the Second District arrived in the city delayed by Mrs Griggs illness. Merrill plans to speak next week as throat soreness delays Tuesday talks. Thursday exercises over the Daniel Webster monument are set, contributing to the postponement.
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Daniel Webster
Congressmar Griggs
Weavers Refuse Work After Being Brought From Greenville
Twenty two weavers imported from Greenville were brought to Mill No 4 in Rhode Island by Lonsdale Company agents to replace striking workers. They did not report to work today and joined a striker meeting deciding not to take work due to conditions. The striker committee arranges further help from Greenville and a Natick hiring appears. an attorney will press the company to honor a transportation agreement and return them home if they refuse to work.
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South Carolina
Rhode Island
Pawtucket
Greenville
Lonsdale Company
Mill No 4
Sia
Natitk
Lonsdale
Hunting Name for Our Home Ways and Means Committee Study
Washington January 15 The Ways and Means Committee studied the legal meaning of the United States as applied to newly acquired dependencies. Members consider the question pivotal for tariff systems in the Islands. They regard Chief Justice Marshall's broad definition as a dictum, not a fixed principle.
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Ways and Means
United States
Washington
Marshall
Coffin Mixup Delays Manila Transport in Santiago
In Santiago on January 15 a US transport planned to carry one thousand coffins to Manila. One coffin hides a dead soldier. it was mislaid amid unloaded caskets and cannot be identified. Former Santiago mayor Rafael Salsado died last night of heart failure.
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Santiago
United States
Manila
Senor Rafael Salsado
Senator Butler's substitute for financial bill on money types
Senator Butler today announced a substitute for the financial bill that would authorize coinage from gold silver paper and copper. It limits any coin to twenty dollars and makes gold silver and paper money legal tender for any amount while providing free coinage of old gold and silver.
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Washington
u.Mary
Butler
Patriotism and Mob Violence at London Stock Exchange
Maurice Herzfelder of Kahn and Herzfelder was mobbed on the London Stock Exchange after refusing to keep open a clerk who volunteered for service in South Africa. He was knocked down, kicked, fainted, and later rescued as crowds assaulted him for failing to honor the volunteer.
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London
Maurice Herzfelder
Kahn & Herzfelder
New York
The
Stock Exchange Today
South Africa
Herzfelder
Mrs Wilson Discovers Lost Daughters in Knoxville
Mrs Josephine Wilson of Boston arrives in Knoxville and locates her two missing daughters after three months. She says their father, from whom she separated, took them and left them in a boarding house before departing for St. Louis. Wilson is believed to be tracing the children.
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Wilson
Knoxville
Tenn
Josephine Wilson
Boston
Mass
St. Louis
Two Transports From Manila Reach San Francisco
United States ocean ships Olympia and Pennsylvania arrived from Manila today. The Olympia carried Colonel C D Viele of the Fourth Cavalry, bound for brigadier general status after health issues forced his earlier return. Several sailors also returned aboard the Olympia.
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San Francisco
United States
Olympia
Pennsylvania
Manila
C. D. Viele
Fourth Cavalry
Viele
Seamen suffer under harshMontgomery command aboard Marblehead
Special telegram from Buenos Ayres reports sailors from the Marblehead left behind at Montivideo moved to the Montgomery where Commander Merrill allegedly imposed brutal discipline. A seaman describes denial of liberty, clothing, and food, plus confiscation of personal items and punitive Court actions, with eighteen men distressed by the treatment.
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Buenos Ayres
Green
Mont- Romery
Montivideo
Marblhead
Marblehead
Montgomery
Sigsbee
Sigsvee
J. P Merrill
Montivides
Merrill
Merritt
Navy Hardship Sparks Mutiny Talk at Sea
Sailors describe brutal conditions aboard a vessel, enduring hunger, lack of clothing, and cold sleep decks for months after minor leave violations. They report punishments by Commander Merrill and harsh language, with ten men fleeing the ship including seven apprentices under seventeen, amid a deteriorating situation since December 1.
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Merrill
Anmg
Council Probes City Officers in Possible Dual Offices
City council investigates whether members hold offices with county or state agencies. Dr Benjamin W Bizzell faces pressure to relinquish either county physician or board of health seat. City attorney says dual officeholding breaches charter. a broader inquiry targets all boards, with vacancies likely on education and other bodies. Committee to report findings Friday. elections may follow.
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Council
Benjamin W Bizzell
Board of Health
Bizzell
Maddox
Second Ward
Anderson
Blazell
Bizzeli
Board of Education
J. Z Roeser
Justice of the Peace
J G Bloodworth
Welch
Alderman Welch
Johnson
Pope
Roy, Rawson
Parks
Atlanta
General Council
Counci
Ita
Insurgents Retreat South Reach Lipa Prisoners
Manila reports General Batess troops advancing toward Lake Taal. Colonel Hayes with the Fourth Cavalry is said to have reached Lipa where many Spanish prisoners are held. Colonel Anderson's Thirty-eighth Infantry captured Talisay with light opposition as Major Cheatham moves toward San Pablo. A Third Cavalry troop loses two men and reports three wounded near San Fernando de Lanaston during pursuit.
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Hayes
Lipa
Manila
John G Batess
Lake Taal
Anderson
Thirty-Eighth
Talisay
Cheatham
Thirty-seventh
San Paulo
Alaminos
Third Cavalry
San Fernando de Lanston
Otis Advises Department on Insurgent Actions
Washington reports General Ous Manila sent a January 13 update detailing 80 insurgents and robbers attacked by two infantry companies near Santo Tomas. The clash left several dead and wounded on both sides, with Spanish prisoners captured and a major patrols continuing in Cavite and Batangas.
Will Show Sampson's Part In Naval Controversy
Washington reports reveal Attorney General Griggs argues that ships named by Rear Admiral Sampson were sunk or destroyed around July 3, 1808. The filing also questions New York's participation in the battle against Cervera, and Dewey prize money claims are contested. Smallpox halts Pritchard speaking in North Carolina with cases rising in Rockingham.
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Washington
King of Spain
W T Sampson
Griggs
Supreme Court of
District of Columbia
Sampson
North Atlantic
Santiago
Infanta Maria Teresa
Department of Justice
New York
Cervera
Court of Claims
District Supreme Court
Dewey
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Manila Bay
Admiral Dewey
United States
Isla de Cuba
Isla de Luzon
Don Juan de Austria
Pritchard
Raleigh
N. C
Tomorow
Rockingham
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Fifth Ward
OTIS
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Moonmuens
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Owen Com- Manaing
Iba
Santo ‘Tomas
Batanzas
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Snin
Santo Tomas
San Pablo
Cavaty
Cheathams
Kosano
Spaniah
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Wheatong
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Batanga
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