TRE UIST 15 COMPLETED Babcock claims majority in next House
Washington November 12 Chairman Babcock of the Republican congressional committee announces a completed list of representatives elect with two districts in doubt. He projects 185 Republicans 163 Democrats 6 Populists and one Silver Republican, implying an overall opposition majority of thirteen if the two doubtful districts go to Democrats.
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Dr. Babcock
Republican Congressional Committee
House
Washington
Babcock
Republican Committee
California
Texas
Democratic Congressional Committee
Kerr
House’ of Representatives
Igures
IndianaRepublican by Fifteen Thousand Official Returns
Indianapolis November 12 The Vote cast Tuesday has been canvassed by county election boards The official returns do not change the unofficial returns materially The Republican plurality for the state ticket will be between 15000 and 16000 The official vote shows nine Republican and four Democratic Congressmen elected The latest returns increase the Republican majority on Joint ballot in the legislature to twenty four
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Indianapolis
Ind
Woman suffrage leads in South Dakota election counts
Sioux Falls reports show indications that constitutional amendments for equal suffrage initiative referendum and state dispensary carried. North Dakota results not yet clear with half counties reporting. Nevada close race with full Reno precincts and Lincoln county partials. Sadler ahead for governor and Newlands leads for congress with diverse county returns. Republican ticket favored in Storey county and Washoe silver/Republican races noted.
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Sioux Falls
North Dakota
Nevada
Reno
Lincoln
Apt
Sadler
McMillan
McCullough
Russell
Congress
Newlands
Wren
Storey
County
Fepubligan
Ormsby
Sleetsilver
Silver
Washoe Hall
Assembly
Kansas Republicans claim large governor and house majorities
Official returns show W. E. Stanley Republican governor with a 15,393 vote majority. House stands 95 Republicans to 30 fusionists. E. R. Ridgely, a Democrat, elected to Congress with 1,100 majority. Other states note Democratic wins in Montana and Utah with varied margins. Scofield leads in Wisconsin with a 35k to 40k plurality. South Dakota reports Republican statewide wins while Populists claim Lee as governor.
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Kansas
Topeka
Kas
W. E. Stanley
Albaugh
Republican State Committee
Democracy
House of Representatives
E.R. Ridgely
Negroes terrorizing Pana but no one hurt
Nov. 12 Pana Illinois William Lynch, a former Pana Coal Co employee, was shot at by local Negroes in the Flat Ham district and his house was fired upon. Shots also hit Mrs. McIntyre's home where her sick daughter was cared for. Soldiers arrived. citizens fear an outbreak and warn that arrests seem impossible.
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Pana
Ill
William Lynch
Pana Coal Company
McIntyre
Butler
Company B
Spain Delays Peace Verdict as Negotiations Continue
Paris dispatches report Spain has not decided whether to accept United States peace terms. Senor Montero Rios urges abandoning talks, while Sagasta may resist but face pressure to adopt the policy. The next commission meeting likely postponed to Monday and could mark a decisive turn toward ending or dropping negotiations. Madrid papers attack American forces over Porto Rico and insist U S demands over the Philippines will not be tolerated.
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Paris
Spain
United States
Senor Montero Rios
Spanish Peace Commission
Sagasta
Madrid
William
Cadiz
Journal Des Debats
Lord Salisbury
Mansion House
Porto Rico
Philippines
America
Army to Cuba delayed as transport limits cited
Washington reports the army of occupation to Cuba is delayed twenty four hours due to transport shortages. Only fourteen ships can carry 6 000 troops each, making ninety six days to land 50 000, while Gen Miles and Gen Wade oppose the delay but diplomatic tensions compel action. Lansing case grants writ of error over family mileage tickets. Michigan Central seeks federal review after Charter privileges exempt it from the 1891 law.
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Washington
Army of Occupation
Cuba
Savannah
Quartermaster’s Department
Adjutant-General's Office
War Department
Miles
Wade
Spain
United States
Quartermaster's Department
Lansing
Mich
Quay seeks re election and posts bribe reward
Philadelphia news reports United States Senator Quay announces candidacy for re election and offers a $10000 reward for information leading to arrest and conviction of anyone attempting to bribe any state senator or representative elect. The money is on deposit with his bankers. A Wanamaker led opposition claims an anti Quay legislature has been elected.
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Philadelphia
United States
Quay
Wanamaker
Hold Up A Train Great Northern Express
Fergus Falls Minnesota November 12 The Great Northern through train was held up and robbed five miles west of the city Thursday night eight armed robbers destroyed the local safe and may have secured a large sum while the through safe was drilled and blown with dynamite jacket blown off but money inaccessible two posses led by Sheriff Billings and local police pursue the bandits
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Fergus Falls
Minn
Great Northern
Sheriff Billings
Strikers May Go to Work in Window Glass Mills
Muncie Indiana November 12 Thomas F Hart vice president of the American Window Glass Manufacturers association went to Pittsburg to attend a directors meeting. He said the blowers and gatherers wage committee and President Burns of the workers association would meet the directors and that a final adjustment of difficulties was near with factories nationwide possibly resuming work Sunday night.
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Muncie
Ind
Thomas F Hart
American Window Glass Manufacturers’ Association
Pittsburg
Blowers’ and Gatherers’ Committee On
Burns
Workers' Association
Warships in West Indies Reach Caribbean Stations
St Thomas D W I Nov 12 The station cruiser Dogali has arrived and will proceed to La Guayra Venezuela Saturday next The German training ship Moltke is at St Lucia The flagship of the French West Indian squadron the Dubourdieux is at Martinique
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West Indies
St. Thomas
Dogali
la Guayara
Venezuela
Moltke
St. Lucia
Dubourdieux
Martinique
Marchand Deals with Neprus in Abyssinia intrigue
London dispatch reports Maj Mar chand has contact with Emperor Menelek of Abyssinia and France engaging with the monarch amid rising tensions. Also notes Spanish prisoners released aboard Saratoga, the death of Dr. Christopher C. Sharp, desertions aboard the Buffalo, and Otto Sielof’s boxing match with Kid Carter in Brooklyn.
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Neprus
London
Rome
The
Daily Mail
Maj. Marchand
Menelek
Abyssinia
France
New York
Christopher C. Sharp
Cincinnati
Lexington
Indianapolis
Buffalo
Navy Yard
Manila
Admiral Dewey
Otto Sielof
Chicago
Kid Carter
Brooklyn
Carter
Explained at Last in a Candid Domestic Note
A fragmentary Chicago News item notes Mrs. Pressly saying her husband kissed her regularly before their marriage. The column hints at questions about affection and propriety. A reference to a bath tub general and a tidy personal record appears as a stray aside in the text.
Creek Indians report no fighting over Dawes Creek treaty
Indian Agent Wisdom says rumors of Creek clashes at Okmulgee over the Dawes Creek treaty vote are false. Inspector Wright visited Okmulgee last Monday for the creek council reconvening, and Wisdom has not been notified of any trouble, insisting conditions remain quiet.
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Muskogee
Wisdom
Okmulgee
Wright
Salisbury seeks US aid to drive Russia from China
London dispatch reports a high official stating Lord Salisbury wants American help to eject Russia from China. He says such a move could bring war soon, and the Spanish question would serve as a better pretext than the Bahr-el-Ghazel matter.
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London
the Standard
Vienna
Lord Salisbury
United States
Russia
China
Bahr-el-Ghazel
Government Crop Report Shows Corn Yield Rise
Washington November 12 the November report of the statistician of the department of agriculture will give 248 bushels as the average yield per acre of corn according to preliminary returns from the department's correspondents. The preliminary estimate last year was 23.7 bushels and that of 1896 37.3 bushels.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Lake Michigan Storm Sinks Two Ships. Five Die
A powerful Lake Michigan storm swept across Chicago on Wednesday night and yesterday, causing two ships to founder. Five sailors were killed and several crew members are missing or have been left aboard damaged vessels. Shoreline devastation was extensive.
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Lake Michigan
Chicago
Portsmouth to greet American squadron at Spithead
London reports Portsmouth mayor announced a visiting American squadron will visit Spithead next summer with elaborate reception plans under consideration. In Washington the comptroller of the currency declared dividends for insolvent national banks with Tacoma National 10 percent and others at 8 and 5 percent. In Dyersville David Smith died of apoplexy and in South Bend Lee Styles, a wealthy farmer, was badly injured after being charged by a bull he was leading.
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London
Portsmouth
Spithead
Washington
Tacoma National Bank of
Tacoma
Wash
National Bank of Midatetown
Indianapolis National Bank of Indianapolis
Ind
Dyersville
Iowa
David Smith
South Bend
Lee Styles
Strawboard Blen Convene In Indianapolis Meeting
Strawboard Manufacturers Association met in Indianapolis to discuss strengthening plans and membership growth. The American Company leads with thirty five mills. no outside-company admissions were decided.
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Strawboard
Indianapolis
Ind
Strawboard Manufacturers’ Association
Protest Against Expansion In Boston Merchants Meet
Boston officials adopted a resolution by the Boston Merchants association opposing acquisition of Philippine islands beyond what is needed for a naval station. The board warned such expansion would hurt United States interests. London opened Mohegan inquiry into the Atlantic Transport line loss with about 100 drowned. the crowded courtroom heard considerable interest.
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Boston
Mass
Boston Merchants’ Association
Philippine Islands
United States
Mohegan
Evan
London
Board of Trade
Lizard
President Masso resigns from Cuban republic
Santa Cruz del Sur, Cuba, December 12. President Masso and the secretaries representing the Cuban republic since October 1897 presented their resignations to the Cuban assembly and they were accepted. The government of the republic is now in the hands of the assembly.
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Masso
Santa Cruz del Sur
Cuba
Stov
Assembly
Eighth Cavalry Ships to Cuba for Puerto Principe Duty
The transport Manitoba left Brooklyn at 4 pm Wednesday for Savannah to board the Eighth Cavalry. The unit will join the garrison policing Puerto Principe province in Nuevitas, Cuba, as part of ongoing deployments from New York.
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Eighth Cavalry
Cubu
New York
Manitoba
Brooklyn
Savannah
Nuevitas
Puerto Principe
Election Bets Drive Massive Payout Across Cities
Bell and Co paid out about 550000 on Van Wyck bets in New York as total election payoff nears one million dollars. In Baltimore Arcavisoop William Gross of Portland Oregon is dangerously ill. Washington reports General John C Gilmore seriously ill with malaria. San Francisco notes two US warships will soon be in Samoan waters. McKinleys message urges immediate action for constructing the Nicaraguan canal under government direction.
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New York
Bell & Co
van Wyck
Baltimore
Arcavisoop Willam Gross
Portland
Ore
Washington
John C. Gilmore
Army
San Francisco
Cal
United States
McKinley
Congress
Wilmington riot destroys negro newspaper office Record
On November 12 in Wilmington North Carolina a white mob attacked the city’s black community after a fire at the negro Record office. Sixteen black men were killed, with many wounded, as whites seized control, burned property, and forced removal of leaders and press from the city. Local authorities resigned. armed whites gathered, the Record plant was wrecked, and evacuations followed as mobs dispersed through the negro quarter.
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Wilmington
N. C
Record
Tom Miller
Farelteville
Maxton
Clinton
Franklinton
Kinston
Manley
Record Plant
A. M. Wwaddell
Willmington Light Infantry
Col. Waindell
Record Office
Eight Negroes Lynched Near Phoenix Riot Toll Rises
In Columbia South Carolina on Thursday November 12 eight African Americans were killed by lynching near Phoenix and their bodies dumped on the pile from the four killed earlier. Two more are dead in the woods, bringing the total to eight since Tuesday’s riot. Greenwood county sheriff reports control of the situation and urges quiet, warning that further interference could spark renewed trouble.
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Columbia
S. C
Phoenix
Greenwood County
Cambon to Be Transferred From Washington
Diplomatic circles report that Jules Cambon the French ambassador to the United States will shortly be transferred from Washington. Cripple Creek output in October valued at 1,488,120 the camp's high in history. Massillon Stoneware restores 12 percent wage cut and will expand force. Joseph C Godfrey a paper manufacturer files bankruptcy petition assets 26 000 liabilities 120 000. David A Wells resting at home in Norwich amid illness with possible weeks more.
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Cripple Creek
Colo
Massillon
Ohio
Massillon Stoneware Company
Raubeville
Joseph C. Godfrey
Norwich
Conn
David A. Wells
Parisian Opinion on the Philippines in Nov 11 Dispatches
Paris newspapers discuss U S stance on the Philippine question with varied views. Pigaro notes Americans refuse Cuban debt preemption while Spaniards refuse to cede the archipelago. Petit Bleu and Rappel recount diplomatic tensions and quotes on sovereignty, urging belief in an early rupture and warning of possible war.
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Philippines
Paris
Pigaro
Archipelago
Petit Bleu
America
Spain
Philippine Islands
Cuba
Fitted for War Service in Paris Report
Paris gains word that a council of admirals decided to fit out all available French war vessels and order thirty regive ships. Newspapers laud Marquis of Salisbury's Guild Hall banquet speech as steering toward a peaceful solution, shifting from the Fashoda issue.
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Paris
Marquis of Salisbury
Chicago Board of Trade Quotations Range Today
Chicago November 10 The table shows the range of quotations on the Board of Trade for the day with figures across wheat corn oats and other grain contracts.
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Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago
Board of Trade
Smallpox Prevails in Chile and Ohio
Dr. Probst reports seventy smallpox cases in Loveland, mild epidemic lasting months, warns against confusion with chicken pox. Disease rising in Sandusky with a store clerk exposed at work and contacting many people.
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Chile
Toledo
Probst
Loveland
Sandusky
War Measures at Halifax and Toronto Amid War Prep
Halifax and Toronto report ongoing war preparations with constant activity. Sailors and marines lay submarine mines under guards that deter public access at critical points. Authorities protect deep water harbors along Nova Scotia and Fundy Bay. All coal vessels must declare coal destinations.
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Halifax
Toronto
Nova Scotian
Bay of Fundy
Fight for the Temple Faces Setback in St Paul
Mrs Ma tilda B Curse of Chicago who originated the temperance temple idea arrived in St Paul on November 12. The temple committee voted four to one to drop the fundraising push but she vowed to renew pressure and plan a final battle next Monday.
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St. Paul, Minn
Matilda B. Curse
Chicago
Carse
Lucchenni Sentenced for Life in Austria Murder Case
Italian anarchist Luigi Lucchenni was tried in Geneva for stabbing Empress Elizabeth of Austria on September 10. He received a life sentence under rigorous imprisonment after a crowded, orderly court appearance with heavy guards.
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Luccheni
Geneva
Switzerland
Luigi Lucchenni
Elizabeth of
Austria
Lucchen R
Diverse Notices and Ads Span Health Tips and Travel
A collage of brief items includes cures for catarrh and liver ills, a parsonage dining postscript, and a farcical divorce candle ritual. Travel promos tout Louisville & Nashville through service to Florida and Cuba, plus Pullman car updates highlighting ladies rooms and new sleeping cars. Also featured are health claims for Gold Mine Flour and Lane's Family Medicine, and homeseekers’ Virginia excursions with an optimistic tone.
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Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
Cincinnati
Louisville
St. Louis
Chicago
Mobile
New Orleans
Gulf Coast
Thomasville
Pensacola
Jacksonville
Tampa
Palm Beach
Florida
Cuba
Porto Rico
Nassau
West Indian
Orrist
C. P. Atmore
Avent
Pullman's Palace Car Company
New York
New York-St. Louis
Pullman
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