Nash Installed as Governor of Ohio in 1899 Inauguration
Judge George X Nash took the oath as Ohio governor in the statehouse rotunda, succeeding Asa Bushnell. The inaugural address urged restraint in spending, called for fiscal prudence, support for public institutions and asylums, and urged bipartisan cooperation to ease taxation while expanding education.
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Columbus
George x Nash
Ohio
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Columbus Chamber of Commerce
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Republican Glee Club
Erect Nash
Nash
Ohio Supreme Court
Shatick
General Assembly
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Ohio Governor Nash Inauguration Address Calls for Fiscal Reform
The speech warns of rising municipal debt from 1889 to 1899 and urges tighter control of corporate charters, annual financial disclosures, and stronger state oversight. It also supports a $500,000 centennial celebration to mark Ohio's 100th year in the Union and lauds Governor Bushnell and the National Guard for wartime service.
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General Assembly
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Senate Chamber
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Me Jiaken
Wasted Years for Trial in Havana Investigation
The prison inquiry led by Judge Advocate Dudley and Maj. Runcie uncovers deeper mismanagement, with Gen. Wood signaling need for summary measures to curb hardship. Dozens await trial, some detained for years for minor offenses that would merit only small fines or brief imprisonment in the United States.
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Advvocate Dudley
Runcie
Wood
United States
Iowa General Assembly Opens With Gear Seat Uncontested
Des Moines reports the Twenty-eighth Iowa General Assembly convened with focus on the U S senator race to replace Gear. Cummins withdrew, leaving Gear as sole remaining candidate from Burlington and Des Moines.
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Twenty-eighth
General Assembly of
Iowa
United States
Senator Gear
Burlington
A. B. Cummins
Cummins
Gear
Ohio Senate Weighs Pay Rise for Lieutenant Governor
Ohio lawmakers report Senate bills and resolutions amid adjournments. The first bill would raise the lieutenant governor’s salary from 800 to 1800 per year, with Judge John A Caldwell set to assume duties next Monday. House measures include anti trust amendment, salaries for officers, and other procedural, pay, and rule changes. The session also features gubernatorial appointments by Gov Bushnell to be confirmed or referred, and a joint canvass session scheduled for vote totals.
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House of Representatives
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Miami
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Hamilton
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Paul Mariin
Henry Miller
Franklin
Roy King
Union
Clarence E. Smith
Cuyahoga
Howard France
Jackson
Columbus
Bushnell
Charles L. Kurtz
Ohio
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Nash
Marquis
House
Orpha
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Supreme Judges
Ninth Judicial District
Jan
Senae
Emma Ss. Whitney
Cleveland
Willie Jackson
Scinto
Anna Clark
Mercer
Charles S$. Thurber
Must Pay the Legacy Tax
Washington January 9 The commissioner of internal revenue rules that a bequest of a sum to a priest for masses is taxable as a legacy tax. The law only exempts legacies to a husband or wife.
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Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Randall to Command in Alaska Department Part of New Military Setup
The president created a military department comprising Ausk territory and appointed Col. George M. Randall of the eighth infantry to command. Col. Pardntlis remains on duty with his regiment in Cuba.
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Jan
Ausk
George M. Randall
Eighth Infantry
Col. Pardntlis
Cuba
Porto Ricans suffer amid U S rule says Gen Davis
General Davis told the insular affairs committee in Washington that Porto Rico suffers under mixed boards and heavy mortgage foreclosures. He cited ruined crops after the hurricane and a need for massive road and education funding while noting high debts, limited self government understanding, and a 70 percent Caucasian population with substantial mixed groups.
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Porto
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Porto Rico
Insular Affairs Committee
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United States
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Maddox
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Island
Poisoning on Transport Rio Janeiro Sicks 289 Troops
Washington reports from the Thirty first infantry on the transport Rio Janeiro describe ptomaine poisoning from spoiled fresh meat. 289 men sickened on October 28 and 23 after leaving Honolulu for Manila, with one death. Lt Col Plummer urges expert packing of fresh meat for long voyages and periodic officer exchanges for experience.
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Thirty-first Infantry
Rio Janeiro
C. W. Frye
Col Plummer
Honolulu
Manila
Cal. Plummer
Quartermaster’s
Who WU Boll the Cat London January 9
Berlin corre spondent of the Daily News discusses seizures of German vessels by British warships and notes a rising anti British coalition idea. He says hopes rest on Russia and the situation is extremely critical as no power will take the initiative to form a coalition.
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Berlin
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Russia
Plague Situation in Manila Cited as Sporadic
Manila reports six bubonic plague cases with four deaths. Hospitals are being prepared, disinfection and quarantine measures planned as crowds from the provinces flood the city. Overcrowding drives up food rice prices. disease risks rise for underfed natives and Chinese residents. Americans avoid direct contact and are safer.
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Britons Repel Boer Assault Near Ladysmith
Dispatches from Mafeking Dordrecht and Kuruman report heavy fighting as Boer forces press around Ladysmith. British garrisons claim successful defense with prisoners taken and continued bombardment threats. Gen White reports entrenchments hold against night assaults. ammunition shortages loom for relief efforts.
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Hilliard
War Office
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Cape Town
French
Suffolk Regiment
Daily Chronicle
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White
Gordon Highlanders
Manchesters
England
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Frere
Natal
Jane
Caesars Camp
Wagon Hill
Field Extends Time for Temple Gift in Chicago
The Woman's Temple trustees read a letter from Marshall Field at their Friday meeting in Chicago. Field agreed to extend the 100000 gift conditioned on raising enough to pay off 300000 temple trust bonds. The trustees plan a scheme to secure funds in the coming year to pay bonds and buy the entire building stock.
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Woman’s Temple Trustees
Marshall Field
Temple
Field
Whallen names Harrell in bribery claim over Goebel vote
Col. John Whallen filed a warrant against Senator S. B. Harrell alleging false pretenses to obtain $5,000 as payoff for Goebel vote in Kentucky legislature. Whallen asserts Harrell promised Goebel backing for Hopkinsville asylum. Harrell supposedly kept $500 and hid rest in a safety vault. The warrant, served in Frankfort, shows Goebel and other Democrats backing Harrell’s bond set at $10,000.
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Louisville
Col
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S. B. Harrell
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Whallen
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Goebel
Hopkinsville Asylum
Avhallen
Louisville Trust Co
Kentucky
Frankfort
John H. Whallen
Sullivan
Loss of Hupeh Brings 56 Men Unaccounted For At Sea
San Francisco reports detail the British steamer Hupeh sinking after departing Java for Hong Kong. The Chinese crew refused to work, boats were destroyed in a storm, and sharks devoured many on rafts. The captain and one passenger survived to reach Manila. 45 Chinese crew members were lost.
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Hupeh
Hong Kong
Java
Gluband
Manila
American Victories in Philippine Campaign Reported
Gen. Otis reports a series of defeats for insurgents in the Philippines. Schwan's column strikes 800 at Binen and advances toward Indang. Ichwan seizes artillery and transport. Wheaton and Birkheimer inflict heavy losses near Imus and west of Bacoor. Cavite and Batangas expected to clear. In the north, Leon hauser disperses robber bands at Arayal mountain. three prisoners freed. several killed or wounded.
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War Department
Manila
Bates
Schwan
Laguna de Bay
Binen
Silang
Indang Ichwan
Nobel
Wheaton
Imus
Birkheimer
Bacoor
Cheney
Cavite
Citywide Christian census planned for February 22
Philadelphia leaders from all Christian denominations announced a comprehensive city census to count 1 250 900 residents in one day. An army of workers will collect statistics across all churches, marking the first joint religious census initiative in the city.
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