Canal Bill in Senate and House Postoffice Fight
Senate debate centers on expansion policy and Nicaragua canal bill with a Morgan substitute limiting canal work to 20 million dollars a year. In the House, postoffice bill amendments remove funds for fast southern mail and certain special facilities, while Territory-related provisions face repeal. General Eagan court-martial notice issued amid staff changes. Deaths among Havana troops include Dexter, Crist, Greene, Kelcher from smallpox, hernia, drowning, railroad injury.
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Washington
Janu
Senate
Torner
Wash
West
Platt
Senator Foraker
Turner
Foraker
Great Britain
London
Ohio
Morgan
Allison
Secretary of the Treasury
House
Kansas City
Newton
Kay
Southern Mail
Porto Rico
Cuba
Philippines
Havana
Brooke
Jacob W. Dexter
Hospital Corps
Arthur D. Crist
Forty
Iowa
Francis E. Greene
Illinois
John F. Kelcher
Nebraska
Bacon Resolution Showdown in Wasuvnetos Conference
In Wasuvnetos on January 20 supporters of the peace treaty debated accepting the Bacon resolutions as a condition for ratification. Senator Davis, who led the bill, said before leaving the capitol he would not agree to the passage of the resolutions.
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Wasuvnetos
Capitol
Davis
Nolay Depute to French Senate Debate
Paris January 20 The French Senate debated the court of cassation amid claims of partiality and slowness The minister of justice M Labret defended the court and urged separation of powers A resolution endorsing the minister views was adopted 212 to 28 with yeas and nays recorded
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Nolay
Paris
Senate
Court of Cassation
M. Labret
Yeas
FIGHT WITH TRAIN ROBBERS NEAR DES MOINES DES MOINES AREA
Passengers on a Rock Island northbound train report a holdup at Valley Junction near Des Moines. Four robbers opened fire when halted at Grand Junction, but no injuries occurred as a citizen posse pursued the escapees. Des Moines dispatch dated Jan 20. Town Millers Mutual Fire Insurance Association elected officers in Des Moines with PF. D. St. John Cedar Rapids as president and S. J. Burrows Marshalltown as vice president.
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Drs Morris
Rock Island
Grand Junction
Fort Dodge
Valley Junction
Des Moines
Town Millers Insurance Association
Des Mores
Town Millers’ Mutual Fire Insurance Association
PF. D. St. John
Cedar Rapids
S. J. Burrows
Marshalltown
J. G. Sharp
J. T. Sharp
Arthur H. Reynolds
Des Moines National Bank
Atkinson Will Not Return From Vacation
H L Atkinson president of the Burlington Institute college has tendered and had accepted resignation while on holiday. His departure reveals multiple creditors in Atkinson town with losses totaling hundreds of dollars. Sioux City Charitable Negro Funds Scam Reported
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Atkinson
Burneton
H. L. Atkinson
Burlington Institute College
Eset
College
Sioux City
Moore
Three Die In Fire Aboard Memphis Steamer Ouchita
In Memphis, three charred remains were recovered from the burned steamer Ouchita at the wharf. They are believed to be Dr. Murray of Greenville Mississippi and Mr and Mrs Keck, with authorities pursuing positive identifications.
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Memphis
Dr. Murray
Greenville
Mra. Keck
Telegraphic Briefs From Rome to Roosevelts Brevet List
Brief items from Rome report the pope's influenza attack and Washington ground breaking for Holy Cross college. Other notes include Lee's birthday observed in the south, Sheldon elected Standard Distilling president, Havana printers arrested, Arkansas ante nuptial debt bill, American Thread mills, Northwestern electrical president, Versailles peril, Maher wrecker hired, Jeffries purse talk, Howell gun test, Newark voyage to Pacific, Choate ambassador signal, Andrew Petergon death, Chinese mission plan, Merriam Shuster shifts, Roosevelt brevet, and vast officer slang list.
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Rome
Washington
Holy Cross College
Robert E. Lee
South
George R. Sheldon
Standard Distilling and Distributing Company
Joan Ponza
Havana
Arkansas Senate
American Thread Company
Boston
H. L. Doherty
Madison
Wis
Northwestern
Milwaukee
Versailles
Pinar del Rio
Peter Maher
Lenox Athletic Club
Jim Jeffries
Federal Board of Fortifications
Howell
Sandy Hook, Proving Ground
Navy Department
Newark
New York Navy Yard
Pacific
Straits of Magellan
White
United States
London
State Department
Lord Salisbury
Choate
Es Andrew Petergon
Western State Bank
Tolinois
Union League Club
Chicago
Europe
America
Merriam
Department of California
Shuster
Commund
Denver
Department of Colorado
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Santiago
Senate
Roosevelt
Army Brevet Board
Cuba
Battles in Samoa and American naval orders
A British and American consular force entered Apia to eject the German consul from the supreme court. Mataafe and Minletoa factions clashed with roughly 5,000 loyalists against about 1,000, two hours of fighting ended with decapitations. The US navy prepared to send the cruiser Philadelphia to Samoa to protect American interests.
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Mataafe
Mouke
Samoa
London
Auckland
N. Z
Supreme Court
Apia
Malietoa Tanus
Minlietoa ‘Tanus
Congress
Supreme Court of
United States
Philadelphis
San Diego
Acapulco
Telegrams Terse On Deals And Debates
A string of brief items notes an $85,000 payment for a seat on the New York exchange, a later $40,000 offer, elections of James Taylor as president and James H. Kirby as treasurer of the New York Coffee exchange, and Arkansas seeking $10,000 reimbursement. Other items cover Cuba relief measures, a dispensary in Mariano, a Kansas insurance fine, Texas life-insurance投estments, a gold dust shipment from Dawson, and various political and legal notes.
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New York Exchange
New York Coffee Exchange
James Taylor
James H. Kirby
Arkansas
Congress
Cuba
Maus
Seventh Corps
Mariano
David Williams
Kitsap County
Wash
Thursaday
Silverdale
Kentucky
Texas
Victoria
Dawson
Atlin
American Protective Tariff League
New York
William L. Strong
Heceipts
Mission Rock
San Francisco Bay
International Union
Treasury
Jiminez Castellanos
Brooke
Santa Clara
National Pure Food and Drug Association
Brosius
Pennsylvania
Canton
Anna A. George
George D. Saxton
Saxton
William McKinley
Havana
Fairfield Merchant Assizua assignment in Fairfield Iowa
Fairfield Iowa January 20 D J G Fleenor of Pleasant Plain has made an assignment with liabilities of 11447 and assets unknown Referee Stops the Fight in Hot Springs Arkansas January 20 the bout between Dutch Neal St Louis and George Pierce New Orleans halted in the fifth round as referees decision showed the fight on the level and admission money was refunded
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Fairfield Merchant Assizua
FairFieep
D. J. G. Fleenor
Pleasant Plain
Hot Springs
Ark
Dutch Neal
St. Louis
George Pierce
New Orleans
Quarles In the Lead in Wisconsin Senator Caucus
In Manpison Wisconsin on January 19 the third ballot for United States senator to succeed John L Mitchell showed Joseph W Quarles leading with 48 votes. Isaac Stephenson received 19 votes, Joseph W Babcock 17, Samuel A Cook 17, Charles M Webb 10, one vote was absent, with 56 needed for election.
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Quarles
Manpison
Wis
United States
John L. Mitchell
Joseph W. Quarles
Isaac Stephenson
Joseph W. Babcock
Samuel A. Cook
Charles M. Webb
Mayor Proclaims Atlantic Special Election Date and Registration
Atlantic Iowa mayor announces a special election to lease water works with option to purchase on February 5 1899. Voting places listed by ward And registration offices open January 25 1899 from eight to nine. Registrars named for each ward and fees and reminders for voters. Also includes boilerplate ads for Dr Kings New Discovery Grain O Coffee and other products.
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Atlantic
Iowa
I. J. B. Jones
Towa
Fourth Street
Chestnut
Walnut Streets
Second Ward
J. A. McoWard
Chestnut and
Poplar Streets
Third Ward
Grand Jury
Court House
Fourth Ward
Hedipes
Walnut Street
Fifth
Sixth Streets
Board of Registration
Naie
Jones
N.S. Dunn
H. J. Cavenaugh
Trilby
Third Street
W. A. Follett
Thomas Courtney
Park Hotel
Chestnut Streets
T. P. Broington
Thomas Evans
L A. Turner
Corner Fifth and
Win
Lyman
Bargey Cavenaugh
Weg
B, Jones
Cough Remedy Endorsements From Chicago Ad
A reader praises Foley's Honey and Tar as a quick cure for a lingering cough once affecting a wife at 157 Osgood St Chicago. The note also extols Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething babies, claiming it soothes pain and relieves wind colic and diarrhea at twenty five cents a bottle.
Baeklen's Arnica Salve Claims Global Best For Skin Ailments
An advertisement touts Baeklen's Arnica Salve as the best remedy for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all eruptions with a guarantee of satisfaction or money back. Priced at 250 per box and sold by Vic Emmort Co.
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Vic Emmort& Co
New Great South American Kidney Cure Promises Rapid Relief
Relief in six hours claims the New Great South American Kidney Cure. It purports to ease kidney bladder and back pain in minutes and relieve water retention for both men and women. Sold by F Parsons & Co Druggists Atlantic Iowa.
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F. Parsons & Co
Atlantic
Iowa
Chamberlain Cough Remedy Guarantee and Prices
Public notice guarantees refunds if unsatisfied for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with 25 and 50 cent bottles sold by Vic Emmert & Co. and H. G. Weber Co. Also advertises English Spavin Liniment for horses claiming to remove blemishes and ailments, promising savings of 50 dollars per bottle, sold by F. Parsons & Co., Druggists, Atlantic Iowa.
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Vic Emmert & Co
H. G. Weber Co
F. Parsona & Co
Atlantic
Iowa
Grain-O and Little Eugly Risers Adverts
An old newspaper ad touts Grain-O as a coffee substitute that does not disturb sleep and nourishes the body. It claims Grain-O suits nervous types and children, made from pure grains, with grocers selling it today. Also promotes Da Witt’s Little Eugly Risers as a superior, safe pill for constipation and liver troubles by Vie Emmert.
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da Witt
One Minute Cough Cure Endorsed For La Grippe
Letters from N Jackson of Danville Illinois and A J Shepherd publisher Elden Missouri praise One Minute Cough Cure for la grippe and related coughs. Vic Emmert endorses it as gentle for children and Foley's Honey and Tar is said to heal lungs and prevent pneumonia. Prices 25c and 50c.
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Vic Emmert and Co
N. Jackson
Danville, Ill
Foley
A J. Shepherd
Agricultural Journal and Advertiser
Elden
Vic Emmert
Cure 8 Cold Remove the Cause Remedy Claims
An advertisement promotes Week's Laxative Quinine Tablets as the cure for colds by removing the cause. It lists Ipecac to open secretions Quinine to destroy poison and Cascara to regulate bowels, with a money back guarantee. Also mentions One Minute Gough Cure and DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for other ailments.
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F. Parsons & Co
Parsons & Co
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Allen
Ince
Pratt
Gage
Treasury Department
House Committee On Coinage, Weights and Measures
Banking and Currency Commission
Magan
Eagan
Adjutant General
Hagan
George B. Davis
Storm Lake
Marathon
Board of Fortifications
Perky
Pure Food
Wassington
Pure Food Congress
N. D. Perky
Worcester
Grant Saila
Manila
New Yorks
Grant
Governor's Island
Lawton
Wadsworth
Hamilton
Wagenman Minsing
al J. Wagenman
Court of Criminal Correction
Papach
Orrumwa
Frank Papach
Myatic
Here
Dave Wright
Wright
Centervilla
Lravenwords
North Leggenworth
Frank Dorsey
Ashier
First National Hank of
Powes
Omana
Dan
Frank M. Dorsey
First National Bank of
Ponce
Neb
the Treasury
New Youk
Somerville
N. J
Swift & Co
Crow
Taggart
Scranton
Miss
Tag Leo
Chandeleur Island
Paul Jones
Back Bay
Bird Island
Colletts Canal
Fort McHenry
Balrimore
Holbrook
Sixth Artillery
Rochester
Pellitier Dry Goods Company
Hocking Valley
Lehigh Valley
Green Bay Lumber Co
B.R. Wasson
Mer
Express
Joan Sebastian
G_P. A
Rock Island & Pacific
Baeklen
Vic Robert
Paul Perry
Columbus
de Witt
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