Hanna Beaten Ohio's Ugly Political Fight
Columbus report says Governor Bushnell will appoint Lieutenant Governor Asa W. Jones to the Senate vacancy to succeed Sherman. Hanna's friends concede no appointment, aligning with Foraker leaders who want Jones not to seek the full term, setting up a winter battle between Bushnell and Hanna.
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Columbus
Friends of
M. A. Hanna
Bushnell
Senate
Sherman
Asa W. Jones
Youngstown
Foraker
Jones
Hanna
Judge McKenna Selected for Interior Secretary
A special from Canton, Ohio reports Judge Joseph McKenna of San Francisco has been chosen for Secretary of the Interior and has accepted. The President-elect confirmed the selection to Missouri delegates who favored Judge William Warner for the post.
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Chicago
Canton
Joseph McKenna
San Francisco
William Warner
Porter Offered McKinley Private Secretary Post
Canton Ohio reports that J Addison Porter of Connecticut was offered the private secretaryship to President elect McKinley and accepted the position.
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J. Addison Porter
Connecticut
Canton, O
McKinley
Almost Doubled Sales of Booming Post In 1896
Letter to the Circulation Manager from T. H. Kelley & Sons of Lawrence Massachusetts reports December sales of the Booming Post rising from 7500 copies in 1895 to 13910 in 1896. The firm notes the Post’s sales nearly doubled in a year. Dated February 2, 1897.
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Post
Lawrence
Kelley
the Post
T. H. Kelley & Sons
Lawrence, Mass
White House Moving Preparations Ahead of McKinley Inauguration
In Washington on February 3, artisans and pressmen work around the White House as tenants prepare for change of administration. Mrs. Cleveland directs the house’s readiness for the incoming Mrs. McKinley, while plans include a dinner for President-elect and Mrs. McKinley hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland on the eve of inauguration.
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Washington
Executive Mansion
White House
Cleveland
McKinley
Cartland and Mrs Martin Celebrate Long Lives in Newburyport
Joseph Cartland aged 87, a well known Quaker and friend of Whittier, marks his eighty seventh birthday in Newburyport on February 3. Mrs Sarah B. Martin also observes her eighty eighth anniversary. both are described as remarkably well preserved.
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Newburyport
Joseph Cartland
Whittier
Sarah
Martin
SONS OF BROWN REVEL IN TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL BANQUET
Brown University alumni gathered at the Exchange Club for the twenty fourth annual dinner. Governor Wolcott and Acting President John A. Appleton attended with scholars and judges while officers were elected. Speakers praised Alma Mater and urged athletic and educational ideals and national service.
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Alma Mater
Alma Mayer
Brown University
Exchange Club
Andrews
Egypt
Benjamin F. Clarke
John A. Appleton
Brown
Wilfred B. Munroe
Stevens
America
Judge Colt
United States Circuit Court
George A. Marden
John Hay
New York
Olney
Appleton
Wolcott
Edward A. Horton
Charles Sumner
Abraham Lincoln
Bold petitions seek drastic Boston reform and subway tunnel
Senator James E. Hayes filed five petitions proposing major changes in Boston and state government. Measures include minority representation, city comptroller, municipal ownership of street railways, city funded subway tracks, and biennial elections for city solicitor and corporation counsel. A Boston East Boston tunnel plan and tax reform are also outlined, with signatures from notable figures like Robert Treat Paine and Thomas Wentworth Higginson.
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Boston
James E. Hayes
Charlestown
Senate
Commonwealth
HOUSE
City OF
West End
Hayes
Daniel D. Rourke
Rapid Transit
Robert Treat Paine
Edward Everett Hale
D. D
Thomas Wentworth Higginson
House of the Commonwealth
John M. Bailey
Billerica
Whitney Gas
Ward 6
Railroad Commission
Learoyd Farm Foreman Murder Probe Opened After Kennedy Conviction
Salem reports Wil liam Kennedy's conviction for attempting to poison Albert Learoyd prompts an inquest into Sylvester Kimball’s death. Harvard Professor Wood suggests arsenic administration killed Kimball, used in embalming, complicating evidence. State Detective Neal vows a thorough inquiry despite doubtful clues.
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Salem
William Kennedy
Albert Learoyd
Learoyd
Sylvester Kimball
Wood
Harvard
Kimball
New Hampshire
Kennedy
George Neal
Lynn
Post
Kennedy Found Guilty in Essex Poisoning Trial
William Kennedy was found guilty by an Essex county jury on two counts of attempting to poison Albert F. Learoyd after nearly seven hours of deliberation. Sentencing by Judge Bishop pending. Kennedy plans a new-trial motion through attorney Daniel N. Crowley.
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Salem
William Kennedy
Essex County
Albert F. Learoyd
Deay
Bishop
Daniel N. Crowley
Kennedy
Learoyd
White
Crowley
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Prince of Wales
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Sweden
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Robert Clements Markham
Evelyn Wood
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