Roberts Excluded from House Seat Over Utah Case
The House adopted a resolution to exclude Brigham H. Roberts, Utah’s representative-elect, by a 268 to 50 vote. The seat was declared vacant after debate on the majority resolution. Roberts defended his plural marriage stance and pledged not to run again, while opponents argued legal and moral grounds to deny him membership.
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Brigham H. Roberts
Utah
House
Congress
House of Representatives
Roberts
Lacey
Mr. Roberts
Talbert
South Carolina
Adams
Georgia
House of Representative
Grosvenor
Ohio
Morris
Minnesota
Supreme Court
DeArmond
Missouri
Minority Committee
Lynch
Carping
Boer position taken at Spionkop under Warren fire
London war office dispatch from Spear man's camp dated January 25 reports General Warren's troops screening Spionkop and holding it after heavy shelling. The general fears considerable casualties but believes the enemy position is untenable as his men perform bravely.
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Warren
Spionkop
War Office
London
Spearman
Coolgate
Pennsylvania Democrats Back Bryan For 1900 White House
The Pennsylvania state Democratic committee at Harrisburg endorsed W. J. Bryan as their presidential candidate for 1900. Bryan traveled from New York to meet leaders as Democrats gathered statewide ahead of the April 5 convention. The platform favors Chicago principles, denounces trusts and imperialism, advocates ballot reform and pure elections, and condemns machine politics. The convention will nominate an auditor general, a congressman at large, presidential electors, and eight national delegates.
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Bryan
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Kelker Street Hall
Chicago
Auditor General
Reitz Publishes Parody “Progressional” to Kipling
Transvaal state secretary F W Reitz pens a verse parody titled Progressional in which he mocks Kipling’s Recessional. The dedication goes to Mudyard Kipling. The opening stanza criticizes jingoism and imperial rulers for greed and decline.
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Kipling
F. W. Reitz
Transvaal
Butler Calls National People's Party Meeting in Lincoln
Senator Butler, chairman of the national executive committee of the People's party, issues a call for a meeting in Lincoln Nebraska on February 17 to set time and place for the party's national convention. The committee includes three members from each state.
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Butler
The
People's Party
Lincoln
Neb
Schwan Forces Break Insurgent Line Near San Pablo
Advices from Manila say General Schwan's column of six companies with artillery forced 500 insurgents from entrenchments at San Diego near San Pablo on Sunday. Official reports claim 67 insurgents killed and many wounded. Our side: one killed and fourteen wounded, most injuries being minor.
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San Diego
Manila
Schawn
San Pablo
New Cotton Mill Planned Near Atlanta by Scott Investment
Atlanta capital backs a new cotton mill to be built near Atlanta and Decatur Georgia. Final arrangements confirm construction will start soon with operation expected by October 1. The Scott Dale facility will be owned entirely by the Scott Investment Company.
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Atlanta
Scott Investment Company
Georgia
Decatur
Scottdale Fe
Scott Company
Bryan Counts Belmont Dinner Social, Not Public
William Jennings Bryan attended a private dinner hosted by O. H. P. Belmont in New York. Belmont's penciled note said no publication. Bryan met with silver and single tax leaders at breakfast and spoke sparingly on politics at the event.
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William Jennings Bryan
O. H. P. Belmont
New York
Mr. Belmont
Mr. Bryan
Aiamany Hall
Bryan
Hoffman House
Democratic Club
Leveson
Brooklyn
Kellar
Leyds Confident Boers Will Triumph Despite Setbacks
Brussels World correspondent reports Dr. Leyds Transvaal envoy extraordinary in Europe says wartime phase is critical and Americans should hear that he remains confident the Boers will eventually prevail. He argues temporary British gains would only renew Boer resolve to endure hardships.
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Transvaal
Brussels
New York World
Leyds
Europe
Paris
America
Atlantic
Debate Opens in Roberts Case With Large Female Attendance
Washington dispatch reports a Tuesday debate opening in the Roberts case. Spectators heavily favored by women filled the gallery while the diplomatic gallery stayed largely empty. Mr Taylor of Ohio spoke for the majority to support excluding Roberts and expelling the minority.
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Washington
Roberts
Taylor
Ohio
South Carolina Dispensary Profits Report 1899 Totals
The 1899 report shows profits to counties towns and cities of 220 492 35 dollars and net state profits 193 589 49 dollars for the school fund making total net profits 414 181 84 dollars. Gross profits were 485 520 79 with receipts 1 638 939 26 including a 46 073 24 surplus from last year. Disbursements totaled 1 495 818 26 leaving 149 121 in the state treasury on December List. Aggregate purchases were 1 158 081 32.
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Palmetto
South Carolina
Dady Fight Begins in Georgia Rail Case
Complainant's counsel in the Dady v Georgia and Alabama and Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad case to prevent consolidation before the U S court at Macon Ga on Thursday morning offered testimony in response to defendant's answers previously.
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Dady
Georgia and Alabama
Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad
United States Court
Macon
Dowager Duchess of Schleswig Holstein Dies in Dresden
The Dowager Duchess of Schleswig Holstein and mother of Empress Augusta Victoria has died in Dresden, Germany, in the morning.
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Schleswig- Holstein
Augusta Victoria
Dresden
Germany
Resolutions Presented After Kentucky Visitation by Armed Assembly
A special Louisville and Nashville train carried over 1,000 men with Winchesters to Frankfort Kentucky. They formed in front of the statehouse stacking arms while a campaign of protest unfolded. Ex-Secretary Finley and Stephen Sharp spoke as a resolutions committee read demands urging the legislature to uphold inalienable rights and the will of the people.
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Lousville and Nashville
Frankfort
Bell
Allen Knox
Harlan
Whitley
Metcalfe
Edmondson
Louisville and Nashville
Statehouse
Taylor
State Building
Finley
Stephen Sharp
Lexington
Fayette County
Sharp
Kentucky
General Assembly
Cnantes Fiver
Tuomas W. Benzy
A. W. Razor
Cxarpe Carnn
Prohis Call Convention to Nominate National Ticket
Prohis call issued in Chicago for a prohibition national convention to nominate candidates for president and vice president. The meeting is set at the Coliseum Chicago Illinois at 10 o clock a.m. on Wednesday June 27 1900.
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Chicago
Coliseum
Cotton Mill For Convicts In Mississippi Senate Plan
A Mississippi senate bill proposes creating a cotton factory under the penitentiary board of control to be operated by state convicts.
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Mississippi Senate
Penitentiary Board of Control
Funds Sought to Improve Coosa River From Gadsden to Wetumpka
Congressman Burnett of Alabama seeks a 50000 dollar appropriation this congress to improve the Coosa River from Gadsden to Wetumpka Alabama. The river, formed at Rome Georgia, is navigable Rome to the locks thirty miles below Gadsden and continues to Wetumpka. Delegations from Rome Gadsden Wetumpka and Montgomery urged action. The Senate committee would consider the Atlanta military park bill January 31. A separate bill proposes a National Home branch at Castle Pinckney Charleston harbor for disabled volunteers.
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Burnett
Alabama
Congress
Coosa
Gadsden
Wetumpka
Ala
Rome
North Georgia
Maddox
Barnett
River and Harbor
Montgomery
Bankhead
Lester
Georgia
Sparkman
Florida
Catchings
Mississippi
Hawley
Committee On
Clay
Senate
Atlanta Military Park
Elliott
National Home For
Castle Pinckney
Charleston Harbor
South Carolina
City
Volunteer Army and Navy
United States
Mahan's Letter Urges Caution on Public Boer Sympathies
A New York dispatch publishes Captain A. T. Mahan's letter urging Americans to avoid public meetings showing sympathy for either side in the Boer question. He states his own sympathy for Great Britain but warns against inflammatory expressions that could divide the nation and harm future relations with Britain. He asserts Britain’s cause is just and national honor would be violated by inaction.
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New York
A. T. Mahan
Great Britain
Rench
Puerto Rico Census Totals Revealed for Major Cities
Official census data shows San Juan with 82,500 residents and Ponce at about 56,000. Island Number 057,000 and total Puerto Rico population reaches 957,000, with Ponce nearly doubling Island 057,000.
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Island
Ponce
Puerto Rico
San Juan
Bryan Attacks Trusts in Connecticut Speeches
William Jennings Bryan visited Stamford and New Haven on Wednesday addressing meetings before hurrying to New York to keep a Jersey City engagement. In New Haven he declared the Republican party fears killing trusts because they courted the golden egg in campaigns while asserting trusts are bad, intolerable and indefensible.
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William Jennings Bryan
Connecticut
Stamford
New Haven
New York
Jersey City
Republican Party
America
Majority Against Quay Opens Senate Debate Over Seat
In a Senate opening, a majority report rejects former Senator Quay for a Pennsylvania seat while a Republican minority supports seating him. The discussion also touches on treaties, the Philippines, and a fierce Louisiana race speech by McEnery condemning Reconstruction era abuses and calling for racial separation to preserve state stability.
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Senate
Turley
Tennessee
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Quay
Matthew 8
Pennsylvania
Caffery
Pettus
Harris
Burrows
Hoar
Chandler
Pritchard
McComas
Pettigrew
South Dakota
J. O. Bate
Sultan of Sulu
Great Britain
Panama Canal Company
France
Allen
Treasury
National City Bank of New York
Custom House
Turner
Washington
Ross
Congress
Philippines
Porto Rico
United States
McEnery
Louisiana
North Carolina
South
Louisiiana
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Mr. Lanham
Texas
Reitz
Belmont
Carolina
Dowager Duchess
Mahan
M’enery
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