Contested Goebel Vote Spars with Knox County Court
In Kentucky the far reaching election dispute grows as the state canvass nears. Taylor claims a 31 vote lead based on official returns, while Goebel supporters dispute figures amid irregularity charges in Knox Franklin Johnson and Lewis counties. The Knox case seeks to compel certification. a temporary injunction delays action. The grand jury reconvenes to probe election violations and possible conspiracies.
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Knox County
Taylor
Barbourville
Knox County Circuit Court
State Board of Election Commissioners
Brown
Johnson
Lewis
Hopkinsville
Christian County
Louisville
Jefferson County
First Ward
Toney
Evans
Net gain for Taylor shown by four more counties
Louisville November 13 The Commercial tomorrow reports returns from four more counties Rowan Knox Johnson and Floyd giving Taylor a net gain of twenty three over unofficial returns This raises Taylor to a state plurality of 3134 The four counties Jefferson Lewis Menefee and Harrison are unofficially reported and Knox county certification by the court appeal yielded votes for Taylor
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Louisville
Rowan
Knox
Johnson and
Floyd
Taylor
Jefferson
Lewis
Menefee
Harrison
Knox County
Goe Bel Plurality Measured From Courier Journal Returns
The Courier Journal reports official counts from 113 of 119 Kentucky counties showing Goe bel with a 3,359 plurality. Unofficial results from six counties give Taylor a 1,722 plurality, shifting Goe bel’s lead to 1,637 before contested votes are counted. Contested votes total 1,333 including 1,198 in Nelson. Lewine’s contested votes total 1,611, which will determine the final outcome.
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Courier- Journal
Louisville
Goebel
Taylor
Goehe
Hiochel
Nelson County
Lewine
Courier-Journal
Vanceburg Bus, County Vote Mess Ends With Counting
In Lewis county Kentucky trouble erupted as the election board moved to invalidate ballots over allegedly thin paper. A 2000 strong crowd gathered at the courthouse after threats to throw out precinct votes, then the board reconsidered and decided to count all votes cast.
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Pennsmouth
Vanceburg
Lewis County
Taylor
Election Board
Mowers
Burtonville
Kentuckians Shot in Affray Near Beattyville
November 13 Beattyville Kentucky Louis Spicer republican election commissioner and Julius Angel prominent citizen were shot twice each on the way home. Both likely to recover. Neighbors with a long running dispute. not believed to be politics driven.
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Beattyville
Louis Spicer
Julius Angel
Smith Wins Large Plurality in Maryland Governor Race
Baltimore voters backed Colonel John Waller Smith Democrat, who led Lowndes Republican for governor by 12 121 votes in official tally. Smith carried Baltimore City by 8 110 votes. other state offices trailed by only a few hundred.
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Maryland
Baltimore
John Waller Smith
Lowndes
Smith
Baltimore City
May Declare Martial Law Clash Looms in Kentucky
In Frankfort on November 13, Senator Goebel and Democratic leaders await final county board actions in Jefferson Christian Knox Johnson and others. It is claimed fraudulent votes will be excluded to give Goebel a majority. A rumor says Governor Bradley may declare martial law if Knox and Johnson are thrown out, though it is not widely trusted.
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Bradley
Frankfort
Goebel
Jefferson
Christian
Knox
Johnson
Bryan Joins Hunting Trip to Ozark Preserves
J. R. Bryan and son joined Colonel M. C. Wetmore on a hunting expedition leaving Springfield Me for Ozark game preserves. The party includes J J Hogan and daughter of LaCrosse Wis Harvey Salmon and daughter Sam Cook and wife and Mrs Thompson of St Louis. Bryan declined interviews saying the trip is to get away from public events.
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Colonel Wetmore
Ozark Mountains
Springfield
J. Bryan
M. C. Wetmore
Mr. Bryan
Mr. Wetmore
J. J. Hogan
LaCrosse
Wis
Harvey Salmon
Sam Cook
Thompson
St. Louis
Bryan
Gulely
Death of Rev Adolph Ferthe at Ohio asylum
Cincinnati November 18 Rev Adolph Ferthe superintendent of the Altenheim and later German Orphans Home died today after a brief arrest. His wife had died weeks earlier, reportedly from morphine, prompting questions of criminal improprieties with orphans’ girls. Convulsions in custody ended his life. reports cite possible quick poison or fatal remorse as causes.
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Cincinnati
Adolph Ferthe
Ferthe
Austria
Altenheim
Woman Charged With Murder By Acid Pouring
Ada Ashley Hill is arrested in Aurora Illinois charged with murdering her mother in law Eliza Hill by pouring acid down her back. Eliza Hill died November 6 from acid burns after a long standing family dispute over property valued at $40 000. Sheriff Gohrman takes Ada Hill to Wheaton for a preliminary hearing set for tomorrow.
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Aurora
Ada Ashley Hill
Eliza Hill
Fox Hunters Gather for National Meeting in Lexington
Hunters from across the country converge on Lexington Kentucky for the National Fox Hunters Association gathering at Estes Springs. Dr W F Sturgill of West Virginia as association president wires his arrival, while A B Kenney of Worcester and O F Joslin of Oxford join with families from Massachusetts. A special Nashville train will bring Tennessee fox hounds fans as Kentucky hunters attend.
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Lexington
National Fox Hunters' Association
Esti
W FF. Sturgill
West Virginia
B. F Kenney
Worcester
Mass
O F Joslin
Oxford
Cincinnati
Bay State
Nashville
Tennessee
Kentucky
Inventor Leizy Dies After Sudden Apoplexy in Knoxville
Charles Teizy inventor of the welding and tempering process for steel and copper died suddenly in Knoxville Tennessee this afternoon from apoplexy. He came from Tacumaque Po and was shipped there with his remains. He had long worked to perfect his method and was employed as a machinist at the time.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Charles Teizy
Leizy
Tacumaque
Davis Lived in Little Rock Fireman to Lt in Philippines
Lieutenant Julian Davis aged twenty seven and a former Little Rock fireman was killed in action in the Philippines. He joined the army July last, arrived in Manila a month ago, and served in the Thirty sixth United States Infantry. His father, the Yell county circuit clerk, lives in Dardanelle.
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Little Rock
Ark
Julian
Davis
United States Infantry
Manila
Army
Second
Arkansas
Dardanelle
Yell County
McKinley to Address Washington Anniversary Ceremony
President McKinley promised to deliver an address at Mt. Vernon on December 1 and join the Masonic observance of the centennial of George Washington's death. He spoke to Major Courtenay and Colonel Robert White, with Senator Martin also present before inviting war and navy departments to participate. The speech will be at Washington's tomb.
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McKinley
Mt. Vernon
Major Courtenay
Robert White
Executive Committee
Martin
White
War and Navy Departments
Sa Bee
Explosion Felt Across Fortyl East Area
A loud blast shook the Fortyl East area with reports of a powerful explosion. No injuries were immediately confirmed, and investigators cordoned off the scene as emergency teams assess the source and extent of damage. Local residents describe a bright flash and a strong rumble.
Explosion at Bradford nitro factory magazine in Ohio
A magazine of nitro glycerin stored two and a half miles east of Gibsonburg exploded this afternoon. The blast shattered windows in Gibsonburg, knocked people down a mile away, and tore trees to splinters. Driver Benjamin Card, unloading 720 quarts from Bradford, was killed along with his horses. a companion is unconfirmed. The explosion left a seven foot deep hole in solid rock and was heard for up to forty miles. Card's family awaited news in Bradford.
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Tiffin
Bradford
Gibsonburg
Benjamin Card
Card
Hobart Shows Improvement Amid Recovery Hopes
In Paterson New Jersey on November 13 doctors report improvement in Vice President Hobart’s condition. His wife Mrs Hobart and family express cautious optimism that his life will be preserved for a long time even if full recovery remains uncertain. He ate meals at the usual times today, and Mrs Hobart briefly left his bedside for a short alibi.
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Paterson
N. J
Hobart
Astronomers to Visit South for Solar Eclipse Expedition
Chicago University plans an astronomical expedition to observe the total solar eclipse on May 28, 1900. President Harper will raise $1,000 with Professor Kurt Lawes leading. Likely stations include Deland Florida Chattanooga Mobile and Atlanta with Deland as chief focus.
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Chicago
Harper
University of Chicago
Board of
The
University
Kurt Lawes
Department of Astronomy
Deland
Fla
Chattanooga
Mobile
Atlanta
Mrs Davis Guests at Princeton with Grandson Charles Hayes
Mrs Jefferson Davis widow of the late Confederate leader arrives in Princeton from New York and stays at Princeton Inn. She visits her grandson Charles Hayes a Lawrenceville School student and attends a University Hall concert.
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Princeton
N. J
Jefferson Davis
New York
Princeton Inn
Mrs Bagley Receives Pension for Son's War Death
In Washington on November, Adelaide W. Bagley, mother of Lieutenant Worth Bagley killed in the Spanish American War, was granted a pension of fifteen dollars per month by Commissioner Evans.
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Worth Bagley
Washington
Evans
Adelaide
Ww. Bagley
Lieutenant Worth Bagley
Spain
Will contest looms over Henry B Plant estate
New York report says widow of Henry B Plant may challenge the will on grounds tied to a strict Connecticut entailment. Plant, who died June 24 in Connecticut, left a multi million dollar estate and a $30 000 annual allowance to his second wife. Doctor Durant notes Plant was ill but sound minded when drafting the will. Morton Plant, the heir, has journeyed to Florida to manage western properties.
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the Tribune
Henry B. Plant
Connecticut
Plant
New Haven
Mr. Plant
Morton Plant
Florida
Davis Estate Distributed. Wilson Will Too Late
In Butte Montana on November 13 Andrew J. Davis Jr. says the Chicago will forwarded by Mary G. Wilson is too late. He notes the estate after ten years of settlement is nearly all distributed with only the Boston end unadjusted.
Textile workers issue wage dispute notice in Fall River
Secretary C C Rounsville reported that the textile council notified manufacturers that they have until November 28 to respond to demands for wage increases. If refused, operatives are to quit work December 11. The letter also proposes arbitration as a settlement option.
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Fall River Mass
C. C Rounsville
Manufacturers Association
Textile Council
Sunays
Diamond Thieves Haul Diamonds From Sigler Bros Store
A $30,000 jewel theft occurred at Sigler Bros store on Euclid Avenue Cleveland this afternoon. Three men entered the second floor shop. one watched the elevator cage while two talked to Mr. Sigler and to a clerk. A black box containing the gems vanished as the trio fled. police lack a full description beyond Mr Sigler's account.
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Cleveland
Sigler Bros
Euclid Avenue
Sigler
Mr. Sigler
Arrival of Troops After Sudden Gale Leaves Loss Figures Uncertain
Midday northwest gale drives five boats safely ashore while a sixth is swamped near the harbor entrance. A seventh boat is missing and unknown schooner drifts ashore on the island side. Crew of the schooner will be saved. At least two dozen lives may have been lost.
Inconvenience of Siege Bread Prices and Ladysmith Talks
London dispatches detail requests for capitulation and reinforcements as Ladysmith remains cut off. News notes shelling at Kimberley, dynamite huts blown, and British efforts under General French and Colonel Baden-Powell. Rumors of Joubert White negotiations and Cordoba incident stir cautious doubt.
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Escourt
Ladysmith
French
Pietermaritzburg
Brussels
Joubert
Sir George White
Father Matthews
Laurenza Marques
Nicholsons Nek
Mackienne
Cordoba
Great Britain
Republics
Admiralty
Buller
Cape
Hanna Calls Meeting Of National Republican Committee
After talks between Senator M A Hanna and Charles F Dick the Republican Committee decided to assemble December 15 in Washington for two days to set the time and place of the next party convention. Possible sites include Chicago St Louis San Francisco Cleveland Minneapolis Denver Kansas City Milwaukee and Buffalo.
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National Republican Committee
Washington
Cleveland
M. A Hanna
Charles F Dick
Chicago
St Louis
San Francisco
Minneapolis
Denver
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Buffalo
Dick Will
Three Orr Children Die in Fire at Detour Home
A Detour special reports in Sault Ste Marie that Mrs Kate Orr’s three sons aged eight six and five died after a fire started in their home. The widow mother was away and their grandmother, who managed the children, escaped unharmed.
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Kate Orr
Sault Ste Marie
Mich
Death by Own Action Club in Frankfort Exposed
In Frankfort tonight Andrew Thompson a member of Company C Fifteenth Indiana volunteers reportedly took morphine and died as a suicide. Observers say a death by own action club exists in the city with Dred Greiner the first to die by the same method days ago and Thompson had been present. The two men were linked to the same Indiana unit and the rumor suggests others from the company may belong to the club.
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Andrew Thompson
Frankfort
Inn
Dred Greiner
Agen
Thompson
Greiner
Fifteenth
Indiana Volunteers
Navy to Recommend Three New Olympia Type Cruisers
Washington November 13 The Construction Board of the Navy Department met to review new shipbuilding for the coming year at the secretary’s request. They will shape recommendations to Congress for three cruisers of the improved Olympia type, a program Congress did not approve last year.
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Construction Board of Navy
Washington
Construction Board of the Navy Department
Congress
Molineux's Second Trial Opens Today in New York
New York November 18 The trial of Roland S Molineux for the murder of Mrs Katherine J Adams will begin tomorrow in the general sessions court The district attorney says the case must be tried as soon as possible If guilty he will be convicted if innocent he will be acquitted as soon as legal forms can be complied with The DA notes his friendship with General Molineux and that if acquitted there will be great relief.
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New York
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Molineux
Katherine J Adams
Gardiner
Ev L
General Molineux
Water power plant sale near Charlotte to New York capital
New York capitalists near completion on purchase of Mountain Teland cotton mill and water power on the Catawba river eleven miles from Charlotte. Baltimore owners sell for about 300000 dollars with plans to develop 15000 horsepower and supply electric power for a suburban street railway and local factories.
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New York
Mountain Teland
Catawba River
Baltimore
Two Hungarians Killed by Express Train Fight
In Shamokin Pennsylvania on November 13 John Yansk and Conrad Winske two young Hungarian men who had just attended a Hungarian christening at Enterprise fought on the Philadelphia and Reading track near Enterprise. An express train struck them as they walked toward a confrontation and both were instantly killed.
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Shamokin
John Yansk
Conrad Winske
Philadelphia
Enterprise
Storms Claim Sailors Slain In Cape Breton Voyage
A nor’easter with heavy snow and rain and gale winds lashed the maritime provinces and Newfoundland. A Port Hood Cape Breton dispatch reports seven fishing boats went out this morning with unknown fate and officials fear loss of life at sea.
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Halifax
Maritime Provinces
Newfoundland
Port Hood
New Orleans Gains a Day in Manila Ocean Race
Washington reports the New Orleans leads the Brooklyn in the Manila ocean race with a full day advantage. The Brooklyn departed Port Tewfik for Aden, while the New Orleans reached Port Said, narrowing the gap to three days behind under handicap.
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Washington
New Orleans
Brooklyn
Manila
Port Tewfik
Aden
Red Sea
Port Said
Suez Canal
Navy Department
Reinforcements Arrive as Armenian and Nubia Reach Cape Town
An early dispatch from Cape Town reports the troop ship Armenian with three artillery batteries and ammunition, and the Nubia carrying Scots Guards and a half battalion of Northamptonshire, joining the First division. Total reinforcements reach 12 802, with about 6 000 en route to Durban. nine ships carrying 11 000 men expected at Cape Town tomorrow.
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London
War Office
Nubia
Scots Guards
Northamptonstire
Durban
Flag of Truce Hoisted After Mule Stampede Forces Surrender
Report from Delagoa Bay dated November 9 describes the surrender of the Irish Fusiliers and Gloucestershire troops at Nirbulsnns Nek after mules stampeded. Father Matthew, arriving from Pretoria, notes a subordinate officer hoisted a flag of truce without orders, leaving no option but surrender.
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Laurenzo Marquez
Delagoa Bay
Matthew
Pretoria
Trish Fusiliers
Gloucestershire
Nirbulsnns
Actons
Armored Train Reaches Colenso Without Accident
An armored train with Royal Dublin Fusiliers reached a break in the rail line near Colenso about 1:30 PM. Captain Hensely reconnoitered and spoke with a native who said Boers occupied the town. Boers fired from Fort Wyle but caused no injuries, and the Fusiliers followed the retreating fort’s position.
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Escourt
Natal
Royal Dublin Fusiliers
Hensely
Fort Wyle
Thera
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