Governor Taylor Delays Seal on Louisville Pact
Frankfort February 7 Governor Taylor holds off on signing the Louisville agreement awaiting counsel from ex Governor Bradley and W C P Breckinridge He signals no guarantee of signing despite their urging Adjutant General orders troop withdrawal from Frankfort to protect Governor Goebel remains while funeral rites proceed
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Capitol Grounds
Goebel
Frankfort Cemetery
Ghoebel
Capitol Hotel
Groebel
Frankfort
Taylor
Menger
Williams
Collier
Yost
William Sweeney
Desperate Robbery Ends With Shootout in Havana
A man fought a robber for $75 and a gold watch, but was shot in the stomach. Police arrived three minutes after, the robbers fled around a train. The same assailants failed to take from another victim. Havana, Feb 7. Five thousand workers strike in local cigar factories.
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Havana
France and England Face Possible Egyptian Dispute
Paris dispatch notes France and England on the brink of a serious disagreement over the Egyptian question. Britain may need to avoid war, as French leaders and Russia coordinate, while D elcasse and Ourousseff meet daily. The era’s wary balance suggests war would cost more than it would gain, with the Boers cast as paw.
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Paris
France
England
Hava
Edmund J. Monson
Russia
Persia
M. Delcasse
Baron Monson
Egypt
Rome
Baron Currie
M Delcasse
M. Ourousseff
New Foundland
Madagascar
Loubet
Waldeck-Rousseau
Delcasse
Miller
Democrats Active in Kentucky Legislature Contention at Louisville
In Louisville on February 7 the Democratic push resumes, with Governor Taylor’s refusal to sign a conference agreement and plans to base Beckham’s legislature in Louisville. Dozens of Democratic lawmakers gather as they seek safe passage to Frankfort for Governor Gobel’s funeral, while avoiding arrest. Meanwhile in Birmingham a case of child kidnapping is resolved when Dorsey Young is returned to her mother Mrs S G Harris and grandfather after being abducted years earlier.
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Taylor
Beckham
Cincinnati
London
Frankfort
Goebel
Birmingham
Ala
H. O. Hoyt
S. G. Harris
Dorsey Young
Maurice Nash
Hoyt
Mrs. Harris
Garder Robbed and Mortally Wounded in Joliet
Glyden T. Garder a Joliet Railway street car conductor was robbed and mortally wounded by two highwaymen at the courthouse corner near Joliet center. The robbers escaped. Witnesses observed the incident as Garder fell.
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Joliet, Ills
Glyden T. Garder
Joliet
Gardner
Still Expanding Washington to Control Canals and Islands
Reports from Washington indicate official exchanges of views with Denmark on the Danish West Indies and talks with Ecuador over Chatham Islands for naval stations to guard the Nicaragua canal approaches. Secretary Hay weighed near-term possessions before curbing fortifications, while confirming negotiations neither denied nor rushed. In South Carolina, the liquor board loses power as a new dispensary system takes effect after the legislature's approval.
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Senate
Danish West Indies
United States
Denmark
Ecuador
Chatham Islands
Galpagos
Puerto Rico
Hawaiian Islands
Nicaragua
Hay
Charbsm
Quito
Chatham
Columbia
S. C
State Board of Liquor Control
House
General Assembly
Three-Director Dispensary Bill Set For Primary Vote
The bill proposes electing three directors of unquestioned character for two year terms instead of five. Other amendments exist but main issue hinges on the Democratic primary this summer with tickets on dispensary prohibition and local option for state officers. El Paso reports the Santa Fe Street mule car line sold for 30000 to John T. Terry who plans an electric conversion. New York notes Machias sent to Puerto Cabello amid disturbances and unrest in Santo Domingo. Cebu rebellion stirs administration circles.
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Santa Fe Street Railway
John T. Terry
New York
the Herald
Washington
Machias
Puerto Cabello
Santo Domingo
Cebu
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