Alger Named War Secretary in McKinley Cabinet
Detroit born General Russell A. Alger declares he has accepted the war portfolio after talks with Major McKinley and National Chairman Hanna. The interview confirms cordial relations with Senator Sherman and a harmonious cabinet outlook. Alger’s long career spans lumber business, Civil War service, and Michigan governorship.
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Hanna
General Alger
Detroit
Associated Press
McKinley
Burrows
Sherman
H. O. S. Heinstand
Seventh Regiment
Ohio National Guard
Richfield, O
Akron
Otis & Coffinbury
Grand Rapids
Mich
Lincoln
Moore & Alger
R. A. Alger & Co
Middle West
Alger, Smith & Co
Michigan
Georgian Bay
Begole
Alger
G.A. R
Lawmakers Act on Several Measures in Lincoln Session
The Nebraska House debated Clark's bill to make chicken stealing a felony and considered Rich's liquor law changes. Several bills were indefinitely postponed including insurance fund investments, reducing county official fees, a state sugar beet factory, and traveling libraries. The Senate, in committee, recommended passage of Feltz's jury selection changes and Ransom and Beal measures on streetcar vestibules and elevator trust enforcement.
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Senate
House
Lincoln
Clark
Rich
Douglas
Feltz
Ransom
Beal
Canal Contract Arranged for 275000 Lincoln Dawson District
I B Doty of David City met with district directors and attorneys in Gothenburg to finalize a 275000 canal contract. Main canal 56 miles long with 115 miles of laterals priced at 153000, leaving 92000 for headgates frames and bridges. lumber costs estimated at 382000 for improvements.
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Gothenburg
Neb
I. B. Doty
David City
Lincoln and
Dawson County
State School Board Session in Lincoln
The State Normal School board met in Lincoln with a quorum present including State Treasurer Reserve B E B Kennedy of Omaha Judge J W West of Benkelman and State Superintendent Jackson. They discussed estimates for the biennial appropriation to be requested for the Peru state normal school.
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State School Board
Lincoln, Neb
State Normal School Board
State Treasurer Reserve
B. E. B. Kennedy
Omaha
J. W. West
Benkelman
Jackson
State Normal School
Peru
Soil Culture Topics Set For Fremont Farmers Institute
Will discuss soil culture and subsoil cultivation at an event in Fremont, Nebraska, from February 10 to 13. Dodge Saunders and Washington counties farmers institute will host authorities and noted agriculturists to speak on the subject, which has drawn statewide attention.
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Fremont, Neb
Dodge, Saunders
Washington Counties
Farmers’ Institute
Mayor Secures an Injunction in NeepraSka City
NeepraSka City January 30. The supreme court granted a temporary injunction restraining the city council from interfering with Mayor Stahlhut in the discharge of his duties. Arguments will be submitted in a few days and the court will decide whether the injunction will be made permanent.
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Neepraska City
Supreme Court
Stahlhut
Smith Arrives to Unite Latter Day Saints Factions
Joseph Smith head of the Latter Day Saints arrives in Atchison to unite all local factions with the reorganized church. He aims to bring together disparate groups across the United States, including Brigham Young's followers, in a concerted effort to consolidate the church.
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Atchison, Kan
Joseph Smith
Latter Day Saints Church
Smith
United States
Brigham Young
Heavy Loss of Horses and Cattle in Lyman County
A. Hickey of Lyman county reports that more than 1,000 head of horses and cattle have perished in Chamberlain South Dakota due to owners relying on the animals to rustle for themselves and failing to store hay.
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Chamberlain
S. D
A. Hickey
Lyman County
Burlington fast trains route to Council Bluffs
Starting Sunday January 30 Burlington route express trains between Omaha and Chicago will serve Council Bluffs. No. 5 from Chicago at 5:50 p.m. to Omaha and Denver will go via Council Bluffs. No. 2 from Omaha at 5:00 p.m. to Chicago will also run via Council Bluffs, giving Council Bluffs the same fast service as Omaha.
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Council Bluffs
Cuxicanco
Burlington
Chicago
Omaha
Denver
Coburn Arrested For Murder In Missouri Case
Edward Coburn, a young farmer from new hero, Mo, was arrested on a murder charge for the ambush killing of Charles Stevens. Stevens’ brother swore out the warrant. Stevens had recently been acquitted of a prior killing and had threatened witnesses. Coburn and his father were among those threatened.
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Ocmi
Railroads Weigh Nebraska Corn Relief Offer
Traffic officials on western roads are silent on how they will respond to Nebraska's offer to donate corn for Chicago relief. No authorities have been asked to transport the corn or to decide if it will be accepted by Chicago charities.
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Oxatcano
Nebraska
Chicago
Snow Blockade Eased as Lines Reopen West and East
In Huron on January 28 brief dispatch reports the south and east lines of the Chicago and North Western railway now open and efforts to lift the snow blockade on the Chicago and Milwaukee line. No trains west or north last night due to the storm. Two hundred sacks of delayed eastbound mail arrived. No settler suffering reported as severe cold persists.
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Huron
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Chicago and
Milwaukee
Susan B Anthony Re-elected At National Woman Suffrage Meet
The National Woman Suffrage Association held a heated debate over enlarging the standing committees to 14 members, pitting east against west. Susan B Anthony was re elected president with Anna Howard Shaw as vice president at large, while officers and routine business followed.
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National Woewsn Sufffrage Association
Des Mores
National Woman Suffrage Association
Clara B. Colby
Neb
McCulloch
Ilinois
Addison
Kansas
Atwater
Montana
Nelson
Minnesota
Devoe
Indiana
Susan B. Anthony
Rachael Foster Avery
Chapman Catt
Anna Howard Shaw
Pennsylvania
Bradford
Henry B. Blackwell
Massachusetts
Yeas
Philadelphia
Iowa City Editors elect officers for ensuing year
Sioux City January 27 The Iowa City Editors association elected E H Brown Sioux City Journal as president Charles McLean Dubuque Telegraph first vice president A N Schnitt Missouri Valley News second vice president Roy Robinson Oskaloosa Herald secretary W P Wildman Marshalltown Times-Republican treasurer The next meeting will be held at Dubuque.
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Sioux City
Iowa City Editors’ Association
E. H. Brown
Sioux City Journal
Charles McLean
Dubuque Telegraph
A. N. Schnitt
Missouri Valley News
Roy Robinson
Oskaloosa Herald
W. P. Wildman
Marshalltown Times-Republican
Dubuque
Bound Over for Wife Poisoning in Oreston Iowa
The preliminary trial of Willard Friend, charged with poisoning his wife, concluded with evidence submitted to Justice Adam Woods who bound the prisoner over to the grand jury without bonds. The decision was taken under advisement until today.
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Oreston
Willard Friend
Adam Woods
Wolcott Heads to Paris for Bimetallism Mission
United States Senator Wolcott and his family travel from London to Dover en route to Paris to pursue a mission in support of bimetallism. The trip marks a formal step in the long standing effort to align monetary policy with silver and gold standards.
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Wolcott
Paris
London
United States
Dover
Trusts Investigation opens with Lexow chair in Appany
In Appany New York on January 29 the joint legislative committee on trusts held its first meeting and elected Senator Lexow as chairman. In Rock Island Illinois on January 30 Dan McLeod defeated Ed Atherton in a wrestling match, winning three falls within one hour with times 22, 11, and 15 minutes respectively.
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Appany
N. Y
Joint Legislative Committee To
Senator Lexow
Atherton
Rock Island
Dan McLeod
Ed Atherton
McLeod
Consul General Visits Havana Jail and Insurgent Suspect
Consul General Lee visited the Havana city jail and met Dr. Guspa the dentist, accused of complicity in the insurgent rebellion, along with four other American citizens awaiting a hearing.
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Lee
Havana
Dr. Guspa
Demise of Independence Banker William L Chrisman
William L Chrisman a pioneer Independence banker and Jackson county lawyer died at his son's home near Kansas City He was born in 1822 in Fayette County Kentucky and moved to the area in 1848 The longtime figure in local finance and law passed away January 29.
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Independence
Kansas City
William L. Chrisman
Jackson County
Fayette County
Burge Connelly Fight Ends Draw in Olympics Club Ring
Burge and Connelly battled for 5,000 at the Olympic club in BrrwancusmM Eng. The bout was declared a draw in the 10th round after a tight 10 round affair. Both fighters earned the purses and left with no winner.
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Burge-Connelly
Brrwancusmm
Eng
Dick Burge
Eddie Connelly
Olympic Club
Law code bill dominates brief Iowa session
In Des Moines on January 27 both houses met briefly and adjourned for committee work. The house focused most of its time on steers the code bill relating to the executive department and its reforms.
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Drs Moines
House
Dream and grave robbery mystery in Hertz case
Joseph Dann recalled predicting the missing body of Christian Hertz who died by gas in his room at 818 South Nineteenth Street on December 26. The Danish brotherhood buried him at Springwell cemetery but the grave was later opened revealing the body missing and clothes stripped. sexton August Yung could not explain the disappearance.
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Omana
Joseph Dann
Christian Hertz
Hertz
South Nineteenth Street
Springwell Cemetery
A. P. Gram
Cemetery Association
Sexton
August Yung
Wanamaker to Build a Church in Philadelphia
John Wanamaker plans to build a Presbyterian church to honor his escape from a major fire that damaged his store and a large business block. He announced at Bethany Presbyterian church that he and his wife would purchase land in the southwest Philadelphia district for a new place of worship to be dedicated to the city’s Presbyterian church.
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Philadelphia
John Wannamaker
Wanamaker
Bethany Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church
Adjournment Taken by Nebraska House Before Journal Read
Check by the contests shows the Nebraska House adjourned before reading the journal to pursue the Douglas county contest. In the Senate, Senator Mutz pressed for committee reports on all bills, forcing verbal reports from chairmen despite opposition. A lengthy forenoon session followed as each committee gave its report.
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Nebraska House
Lincoln
House
Douglas County
Senate
Mutz
Keya Paha
Howell
Ransom
Fritz
McGann
Nebraska Legislature Thanked by Illinois House
Springfield Jan 28 Representative Sullivan of Cook County offered a resolution in the Illinois House of Representatives to thank the Nebraska Legislature for its offer of assistance to Chicago's suffering poor. The measure adopted unanimously, directing a copy be forwarded to Nebraska's General Assembly.
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Nebraska
Springfield
Ill
Sullivan
Cook County
House
Nebraska Legislature
Chicago
House of Representatives
Fortieth General Assembly
General Assembly of
Vandalia Railroad Ordered To State Account Of Debt
INDIANAPOLIS January 28 Governor Mount signed a bill directing the Vandalia railroad to render an accounting of an alleged debt near one million dollars to the state fund under an old charter. The attorney general will request a formal statement, and a contest committee was named to pursue the claim if needed.
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Vandalia
Indianapolis
Mount
Vandalia Railroad
Bitter Senate Fight Between Kyle Faction and Opponents
Jan 28 report says Loucks released followers in the senatorial contest and the Kyle and anti Kyle factions are deeply divided. Some prefer voting Republican to back the opposition as a senator from the GOP is not ruled out.
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Kyle
Pierie
Loucks
Lincoln City Council Backs High Hat Ban in Theaters
Lincoln January 28 The city council formally takes up the high hat crusade and passes a resolution directing the city attorney to draft an ordinance prohibiting the style of head wear in theaters and public meetings.
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Lincoln
Lincoln City
Fight Declared a Draw Between Stenzler and Buskirk
Sacramento reports a boxing match last night ended in a draw after a tense duel between Jack Stenzler and Van Buskirk. The result crowns neither as winner and keeps both fighters at stake for upcoming bouts in California.
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Sacramento
Cal
Jack Stenzler
van Buskirk
Another Tiltin House as Senators Vote on Conference Bill
Washington January 80 The House debated the Atlantic and Pacific railroad conference report on mortgage foreclosure rights. Powers and Bartlett sparred with Barrett leading sharp attacks. The report was rejected by 71 yeas to 148 nays. conferees were instructed to stand by house amendments. Hardy warned of blocking further unanimous consent requests.
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Washington
House
Atlantic and Pacific Railroad
Powers
Bartlett
Mass
Barrett
Powey
Boston
Massachusetts
Supreme
Vermont
Central Railroad
Grout
Yeas
Mays
Hardy
Hoar Delivers Noted Speech at International Monetary Conference Hearing
Washington January 30 The senate by a decisive vote passed the bill for appointing commissioners to an international monetary conference In the debate Hoar of Massachusetts delivered a prominent speech praising potential bimetallism and noting European discussions with leaders in Paris and London The day also saw Morgan pushing for a canal bill hearing scheduled for Monday
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Washington
Senate
Hoar
Mass
Messrs. Vilas
Jones
Ark
Gorman
Allison
Carter
Mon
Jones and Gorman
Europe
Meline
Bourgereau
Paris
Balfour
London
United States
Great Britain
France
Germany
Morgan
Deep Waterways Survey Amendment Noted in Senate
Senator Davis gave notice of an amendment to the sundry civil bill to provide 50000 dollars for surveys and examinations of deep waterways between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic as outlined by the Deep Waterways Commission and sent to Congress. Judge Walker Fearn is reported critically ill at his post in Cairo according to cables.
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Washington
Davis
Great Lakes
Atlantic
Deep Waterways Commission
Congress
Fearn
State Department
Cairo
Egypt
Walker Fearn
Court of First Instance
International Tribunal of Egypt
Boatner Holds On in Contested Fifth Louisiana Race
Washington Jan 380 The House elections committee No 8 upheld Boatner Democratic sitting member in the Benoit contested case from the Fifth Louisiana district.
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Washington
House Committee On Elections No
Benoit
Boatner
Louisiana
Death of Judge Dawson Prominent Missouri Lawyer
Judge Lafay ette Dawson of Maryville, a leading Missouri attorney and former Alaska judge appointed by President Cleveland, died of cancer at his home. Born in Illinois in 1830, he served as an elector for Tilden and Hendricks in 1876. Charities Benefit From the Ball: after opening the union passenger station, the associated charities reported 700 in cash and 600 in provisions and fuel, despite opposition from many city ministers.
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Dawson
St. Joseph
Lafayette Dawson
Missouri
Maryville
Inllinois
Tilden and Hendricks
Cleveland
Alaska
Oerpar
Board of
Associated Charities
Union
Found Dead In His Berth On Santa Fe Train
S Kantro witch of New Haven Conn was found dead in his berth on the eastbound Santa Fe passenger train ticketed from Denver to New York He died during the night and had Been west for his health Surgeon General McParlin Dead in Annapolis Maryland aged retiree who served as surgeon general of the army of the Potomac during the late war
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Sterling
Kan
S. Kantrowitch
New Haven
Conn
Denver
New York
McParlin
Annapolis
Army of the Potomac
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