Ker Leads In District Attorney Race As Session Winds Down
The piece notes Hon Joan W Ker leading in the district attorney race while Harrison's administration nears end and the legislature debates the appropriation bill. It also reports North Dakota Virginia Democrat W N Roach elected U S Senator and Cranor 319 weed control bill advancing in the senate with a $25 penalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan W. Ker
W. N. Roach
North Dakota
Virginia
U.S
Senator McKege Bill Bans Cheap Convict Labor
The senate passed a bill by Senator McKege prohibiting convict labor from being hired out to contractors for less than 95 cents per day. The measure is described as righteous and likely to become law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKege
Senate
Wyoming Legislature Adjourns Without US Senator Elected
The McHugh bill extending city office terms to 1894 became law without the governor’s signature and excludes incorporated towns. Wyoming legislators adjourned without electing a U S Senator, with Gov Osborne expected to appoint New from the Democratic party, giving Democrats a Senate majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McHugh
Wyoming
U.S
Osborne
Dem
U. S. New
Democrats
U. S. Senate
Representative Thius Votes to Engross Patronage Bill
A report notes Representative Thius Van Buskirk voted to engross the governor's patronage bill while detained in Bloonfield for a murder trial. The piece praises the Gazette's quality and highlights inauguration excursion rates via the Pennsylvania Lines to Washington with limited stopovers and specific dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thius, van Buskirk
Bloonfield
Inauguration
Washington
Pennsylvania Lines
Morton Accepts Secretary of the Treasury Post for Cleveland
Lakewood New Jersey reports J Sterling Morton of Nebraska accepted the secretaryship after being tendered by President Cleveland. The piece notes Morton is a prominent Democrat, his career, and the cabinet appointment's impact on Nebraska politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Grover
Kansas
Lakewood
N. J
Cleveland
J. Sterling Morton
Nebraska
Portsnine
Brookville
Pac
George A. Jenks
United States
Jenks
Conway
Waggener Named for Senator by Kansas Republicans
YorEka Feb 22 The Kansas senatorial contest nears end as B P Waggener of Atchison is chosen by Republicans to be the next United States senator with Democratic support. Meagher and Chambers submit Waggener’s name and expect GOP cooperation. Populists rush to adjourn while court cases over the Republican house loom. Governor Lewelling disavows a governor’s proclamation and Judge Burroughs enters Illinois supreme bench race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yoreka
B. P. Waggener
Atchison
Missour Pacific
Kansas
House
Martin
Meagher
Chambers
House of Representatives
Bo V P. Waggener
United States
Senate
Wagener
Assembly
Republican Assembly
Waggener
Supreme Court
Republican House
Seaton
Beauregard Dies in New Orleans at 73
Gen G T Beauregard died in New Orleans last night of heart failure. Born 1818, he rose from West Point to engineer corps, served in the Mexican War, and led Confederate forces at Bull Run and Charleston siege before the Civil War. He later headed railroad interests and Louisiana civic roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
G.T. Beauregard
Pierre Gustave Tourant Beauregard
West Point
Corps of Engineers
GES. Beauregard, 1861,) Superintendent of the United States Military Academy
Fort Sumter
Bull Run
Charleston
Inland Daily Press Officers Elected at Chicago Meeting
The Inland Daily Press association held its seventh annual session at the Victoria hotel in Chicago with broad attendance. Officers named for the coming year include President Quincy A. Hogsler of the Times Warsaw Indiana and secretary treasurer Ira S. Carpenter of the News Michigan City Indiana. Delegates to the National Editorial Association were Ira S. Carpenter and F. R. Gilson with alternates C. H. Chase and W. M. Narvis. The group also discussed forming an advertising agency in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chi- Chicago
Cascada
Inland Daily Press Association
Wisconsin
Illinois
Iews
Indiana
Michigan
Victoria Hotel
Chicago
Quincy A. Hogsler
Times
Warsaw
Ind
F. R. Gilson
Palladium
Beacon Harbor
Mich
W. M. Narvis
Journal
Muscatine
Iowa
Pierce Burton
Express
Aurora
H. F. Bliss
Janesville
Wis
Ira S. Carpenter
News
Michigan City
F. R. Starbuck
Razine
P. B. Durley
Des Moines
Towa
Smith, T
Atkinson
Freeport
Ill
C. H. Chase
Review
Elkhart
L. A. Sherman
Port Huron
Iran S. Carpenter
Benton Harbor
President Harrison Seeks Hawaiian Annexation by Congress
President Harrison sent to Congress a message urging annexation of the Hawaiian islands. A brief treaty accompanies the message along with extensive correspondence tracing negotiations. The Senate, in executive session, postponed public release to print the documents for senators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Hawaiian Islands
United States
Congress
American Flag Raised Aboard City of New York Steamship
At noon in New York the steamship New York formerly City of New York raised the American flag marking its transfer to American shipping. President Harrison, aboard the Howard, witnessed the ceremony signaling the start of a domestic transatlantic line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of New York
New York
Harrison
Howard
Meeting of Quarry Owners at Grand Pacific
The National Association of Quarry Owners held its first annual meeting at the Grand Pacific hotel in Cutcago on February 22 with about sixty delegates from states east of the Rockies. The group includes many large quarry proprietors and aims to unite soft stone producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cutcago
National Association of Quarry Owners
Grand Pacific Hotel
Rocky Mountains
Sunday Is Dead opens door to end Sunday fairs
Washington February 21 The World’s Fair committee met with two exceptions all Sunday closers while open Sunday supporters stayed away fearing constituents. The meeting’s result is seen as killing any plan to open the World’s fair on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McKinley Faces Financial Tangle From Walker Failure
Governor McKinley asks H H Kohlsaar to act as trustee as Walker & Co collapse plunges him into debt. Investigations show he bears 100000 to 110000 in liability, threatening Canton home and other assets totaling about 2000 in value. His wife’s 75000 inheritance is urged to cover the debt, but the governor retains his honor amid the solvency crisis. Arrangements are under way to take up all of his paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fins
Jenks
Cleveland
Congress
Bell Telephone
Harrison
Chicago
Myron T. Merrick
Society of Savings of
McKinley
Republican Party
H. H. Kohlsaar
Walker & Co
Walker
Canton
Clark
S. D
Clarke
Cartison
Indiana
Rochester
XN. Y
W. I. Lewis
Brooklyn
Des Moines
Abner McKinley
Ohio
National Wall Paper Company
425 West
Thirty-third Street
New York
Russian-American National League
Russia
Charles Staley
Pittsburg
Rose Lee
Johnson Trial In Murder of Jacob App Opens In Princeton
The trial of Charles Johnson, 25, charged with killing engineer Jacob App, began in Princeton after a venue change from Evansville. Johnson’s wealthy southern Indiana family and the engineers’ Brotherhood backing the prosecution signal a high-profile case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob App
Princeton
Ind
Charles Johnson
Evansville
Johnson
Indiana
Louisville, Evansville
Astts
Brotherhood of Engineers
Precocious Lad Arrested for Forging Checks in Lebanon
Thomas Hamilton, 15, was arrested and released on bond after forging his uncle’s name on checks totaling 60 dollars to obtain money from Lebanon National Bank. A student and leader among his peers, he was sent by relatives for schooling. Died of Old Age in Wabash County with Henry D. Lawshe, father of A. L. Lawshe, editor of Converse Journal, noted as a Somerset resident past age 77.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Ind
Thomas Hamilton
Lebanon National Bank
Hamilton
Wabasi
Henry D. Lawshe
Somerset
A. L. Lawshe
Converse
Ald
Indiana House Debates Electors By Districts Move
Indiana House members clash over governor patronage and a bill to elect presidential electors by congressional district, mirroring Michigan Minor law. Debate spills into adjournment as party lines harden and procedural moves shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elalf
House
Josephus Collett
Evansville
Indiana
Indianapolis
House Democrats
McMullen
Friends of the
DHE
Barnes
Chase
Staunton J. Peelle
Reform School For Boys
Alpheus Welshans
Danville
Matthews
Senate
Michigan
Committee On Judiciary
Will of Josephus Collett Distributes Hundreds Thousand
The late Josephus Collett’s will, opened Tuesday in TreRkeE Jiaure Indiana, leaves Rose Polytechnic Institute $75,000 and $75,000 for the Collett Orphan Home. He also bequeaths $5,000 to his niece, $2,000 to a Vermillion County tenant, and $0 to his brother in Indianapolis. The remainder goes to Stephen Collett and others, with an estimated estate value around $500,000 potentially rising due to investments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trerkee Jiaure
Ind
Josephus Collett
Rose Polytechnic Institute
John Collett
Tndianapolis
May
U.S. A
Chicago
van Vliet
Vermillion County
Collett
Indianapolis
Combined Against the Union in Evansville Foundry Lockout
About 300 molders and workers across Indiana Stove works Evansville Foundry Association and firms including Kiechle Brentano Obendorfer and Kahn Myer hoff Co faced a lockout after the Manufacturers' association sought arbitration from the Moulders' union. No reply came and the foundries closed Monday. Workers vow to win while manufacturers claim otherwise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Evansville Foundry Association
Indiana Stove Works
Kiechle, Brentano & Obendorfer
Kahn, Myerhoff & Co
Manufacturers’ Association
Senate and House proceedings report Feb 17 Washington updates
The Senate debated civil and harbor appropriations with cuts to St Marys and Chicago Duluth Buffalo channels, while Hawaii annexation and pension changes were discussed. The House considered pension transfers to the War Department and civil service rules, with Davenport ouster not acted on. Smithsonian items for the World’s Fair were approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mont
Byram
Whisky Trust Committee
Warwick
Ohio
House
Washington
Hainsbrough
Senate
North Dakota
Alison
Chee
Wolcott
New York
New Jersey
Wastisetos
Lindsay
Carlisle
Hawaii
Mississippi
St. Mary's
Chicago
Duluth
Buffalo
Hay Lake
St. Mary’s River
Davenport
Wilson
West Virginia
Pension Bureau
War Department
Smithsonian Institute
John S. Davenport
No Senator from Wyoming in Legislature Appointment Doubt
In CILEXENNE February 20 the governor may appoint a Wyoming senator and is expected to choose a Democrat named Thompson though some doubt remains. The legislature adjourned early without an election prompting gubernatorial action. In Bebo February 21 John McConnell, Clifton resident, died in a house fire after his bed near a stove ignited bed clothing and consumed the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cilexenne
Thompson
OW LL. New
K Axkaber
Bebo
Mers
John McConnell
Clifton
Various Capitol View Items Across States and Nations
A long list of brief items notes estates and taxes, mining woes, court actions, local laws, and notable deaths. It covers representative figures in Missouri and Maryland, price caps on telephone services, a Leavenworth mayoral order closing venues, a Chilean arbitration appointee, new natural gas finds, McKinley tariff remarks, winter crop damage, a Cherokee youth convicted of murder, a coasting accident death, a Birmingham fire, mine explosions, a piano firm founder's debts, and church leaders amid Episcopal succession rumors. It also mentions a Chicago cattle plan, river fish die offs, Christian science healing indictments, South Carolina state clashes with federal courts, an Indiana murder feud, Blaine ill with scarlet fever, prison aid leadership, a Detroit liquor tax case, Edwards school law repeal, Homestead riot acquittal, cross country telephone use, and the pope's golden jubilee observances with global celebrations. The passage ends with a sequence of earthquakes felt in various regions.
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Sim Trunchail
Stsu
Missouri Change of Representatives
Packer
Leavenworth
Kas
J.W. J. Findlay
Maryland
United States
Brinkley
Tenn
McKinley
Ohio Republican League
Columbus
Cedar
Albionla
Alabama Gas and Fixture Company
G. W. Harris
Birmingham
Ala
Cour d' Alene
McAbee
Verona
Charles BP. Chickering
The
Winds High Court of Foresters
H. Rosenbaum
Chicago
J. J. Garraghty
Streator
William R. Huntington
Grace Church
New York
Episcopal
Phillips Brooks
Florence Blythe
Frita W. Hinckley
San Francisco
Ilinois
Peoria
EB. M. Buswell
Christian Science People
Beatrice, Neb
Tillman
South Carolina
United States Supreme Court
Remsen
Nicholas Lang
John Neishwander
Lang
Neishwander
James G. Blaine II
Roeliff Brinkerhoff
Mansfield
Hayes
National Prisoners’ Aid Society
Charles Schleight
Hamtramck
Detroit
Altgeld
Illinois
Hugh O'Donnell
Homestead
Rome
Jersey City
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Dr Fenner's Golden Relief Claims One-Minute Toothache Cure
Advertises Dr Fenner's Golden Relief as a universal pain cure able to instantly relieve pain and treat ailments from corns to bronchitis. Claims it targets inflammation and promises no opiates or minerals, with money-back satisfaction and a suggestion to take a bottle home today.
Yellowstone eruption and regional news flash from 1900s era
Reports from Yellowstone describe a violent eruption described as the most terrific since the park's discovery. The Norris basin collapse sent debris over a great distance and depth unknown. Other notes cover labor strikes, fires, criminal cases, and political moves across the United States with multiple named places and people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellowstone National Park
Norris Veysel
Melvee Rankin
Deine
Canna
Joel Howertsock
Prank MeCollomen
Tniees
Joseph McIntyre
Fiveman
Eodbiston
Axeeen
Duena Vista
Colo Seveni
Nelle Chellp
Ochipee
Mich
Thinois
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade quotes and Union Stock Yards prices
The report lists today’s board of trade quotations for Wheat, Oats, May and July contracts with openings and closings, and live stock and produce prices from Union Stock Yards. Receipts were mixed with cattle and sheep activity described as unsettled or dull, while packing and shipping demand remained seen as active in places. Prices for cattle, steers, feeders, cows, veal calves, and lambs are given, along with dairy and produce figures such as butter, poultry, potatoes, apples, cranberries, honey, and other staples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cutcago
Board of Trade
Union
Prado
Texas
Thoalay
Ste
Osteck
Aloa
Yale
Wisconsin
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Tre Bloomfield Derqskat
WM. M. Moss
Anteretu
Hloomiivid Tallsavy
Royal Baking Powder Co
Walltt
al i If
Jus FE McDonald
Gov. McKinley
Jackson
Cranor
Sentinel
Terre Haute Gazette
National Capital
Baltimore
Kentucky
Democrat
PITT
Will
Lewelling
Scholfield
Beauregard
City OF
M’kinley
National Legislature
Mer Gel
Sidney Bastian
A. W. Bastian
Fulton Pollraid
Fulton
Mro
Tlenry Sechefferstein
Toledo
League of American Wheelman
John DD. Eo
America
M. le Royer
Tis
High Court of Justice
Panama
Montreal
Richard Simardens
JE. Mullin & Co
Reegan, Milne & Co
Doyle & Anderson
Wholeside
Skalis
Syria
Ftven
Carlsbad
Bohemia
Whitney
Bermuda
West Indies
Boston
Leiper
Chillicothe
University
Germany
Migh O' Donnell
Jack Clifford
Tigh Ross
Slo
Chivasa
Constable
Él OU
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Tao
McFairbank & CO
Wastch
L. 5. Ayres & CO
de N. B
Wentil Marek Fale
Wabash, Inc
U.S.A
Dull Times
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