Sherman and Long Called to Cabinet Posts in McKinley Era
Canton Ohio January 15 Sherman confirms he will take the state portfolio. McKinley and Sherman discuss cabinet plans while ex governor Long meets McKinley, signaling a New England inclusion. Burrows lobbies for General Alger as War Secretary as talks adjust among key figures.
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Canton, O
Sherman
United Associated Presses
Major McKinley
John Russell Young
Philadelphia
Long
New England
Governor Long
East
Cleveland
Burrows
General Alger
John Mildland
Hector
New York
Sherman Interview in Pittsburg on Cuba Autonomy and Tariff
Senator Sherman, passing through Pittsburg en route to Washington, says Spain may grant Cuba autonomy to end the war. He favors non interference, notes buying Cuban products and selling goods. He cites an extra session of Congress as likely to re adjust tariffs. He names Davis of Minnesota as probable next foreign affairs chair.
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Pittsburg
Sherman
Washington
Spain
Cuba
Congress
Sherman T
Foreign Affairs Committee
Davis
Minnesota
Frye
Maine
Committee On
Commerce
McKinley Plans Presidential Train To Washington
President elect McKinley requests a slow schedule for the special train to Washington on March 1 leaving Canton around 3 p.m. to arrive by 11 a.m. March 2. He will be joined by his mother wife brother and nieces. The Pennsylvania company is asked to accommodate the needs of his party due to his mother’s age.
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McKinley
Cleveland, O
Washington
Pennsylvania Company
Canton
Treasury reports January deficit and year-to-date total
Treasury deficit for the first half of January is 6,906,968 dollars and the fiscal year to date stands at 44,763,360 dollars.
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Washington
Treasury
Knife and Shovel Fight in 621 Columbus Avenue Building
Three men at the Sarance apartment on 621 Columbus Avenue fought in the boiler room over water freezing. John Lawless 49, Henry Dale, and Howard A. Flanders clashed with a knife and shovel. Dale and Lawless injured, Lawless badly, Dale stabbed in the shoulder, knife fragment shown to police, Flanders at large awaiting warrant decision. Lawless hospitalized after suffering broken ribs.
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Dale
Lawless
Flanders
Division 5
Fernald
City Hospital
F. D. Donahue
Charles Street
Columbus Avenue
Irish Protest Unites Factions Over Taxation in Dublin
A January Dublin gathering at Kildare Place united Irish factions to denounce overtaxation by Britain. Speakers including the Earl of Mayo urged united Irish rights and possible no tax agitation, amid royal commission findings that Ireland pays more than its fair share. Public bodies across Ireland demand relief and restitution, with Dublin Corporation backing return of excess funds from Britain.
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Dublin
Kildare
Ireland
Earl of Mayo
County
Sanderson
Unionists
Redmond
Dillon
Healy
Royal
England
Great Britain
Dublin Corporation
Alderman Pile
John Bull
Ngland
Friends of Home Rule
Cockran to Boston Merchants Campaign Statement
Bourke Cockran announces in Boston that the campaign has settled the fact the country will never adopt a silver basis, signaling a firm stance on monetary policy.
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Cockran
Boston Merchants
Great Gathering of Boston Leaders at Merchants Banquet
A lavish banquet at the Vendome honors Boston merchants leaders with Bourke Cochran of New York singled out as the gem of first water. Governors, mayors, and state leaders gather in a display of civic pride and currency reform talk.
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Wie Otetits
W. Bourke Cockran
Boston Merchauts' Association
Wolcott
Quincy
Boston Merchants’ Association
Bourke Cochran
New York
J. R. Leeson
Winslow Warren
Thomas J. Gargan
Lloyd Brice
John L. Bates
House of Representatives
Joseph H. O'Neil
John F. Fitzgerald
J. W. Coveney
Jonathan A. Lane
J. J. Myers
Henry A. Thomas
S. M. Mansfield
Charles E. Adams
Massachusetts Board A Trade
Rufus A. Flanders
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Rhode Island
Connecticut
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Sound Money
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Whitten, Burdett & CO
Whitten, Burdett &Co
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R. M. Seurrage
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Andrew B. Chipman
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Harry L. Cumner
Harry W. Cornwell
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Fiske
Fitzgerald
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P. Lockwood
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Roger Ward
Herbert D. White
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F. A. Wesson
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Frederick, Whiting
W. M. West
Charles A. Wright
John G. Wilbur
E. P. Whiten
J. J. Wood
Charles H. Wead
Leslie C. Whitcomb
L. Williamson
R. W. Wordell
M. W. Worcester
William B. Walker
Frederick L. Wilson
HB. B. Watters
W. F. Whitten
C. W. Winslow
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George R. Wales
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