Miss Morrison Arraigned in Chattanooga Murder Case
Julia Morrison the actress faces trial in Chattanooga circuit court for the murder of Frank Leidenheimer, stage master of Mr Plaster of Paris Dramatic Company, with high public interest cited nationwide. Evidence begins as jurors are drawn and witnesses called. Morrison pleads not guilty and the judge vows a swift trial.
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Tennessee
Julia Morrison James
Frank Leidenheimer
Plaster of Paris’ Dramatic Company
Opera
Chattanooga
United States
James
George J. Antz
New Orleans
Leidenheimer
Miss Morrison
E. E. Geese
Veniremen
James Clift
Lattimore & Williams
Estell
T. BR. Patterson
Opera House
Patterson
Cadet Maxwell Resignation At Annapolis Yet To Be Accepted
Secretary Long held a hearing with Admiral McNair and Rep Latimer over the Naval academy controversy tied to Cadet J D Maxwell of Anderson Ohio. McNair was asked to submit a formal report as the resignation remains pending but not accepted.
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Maxwell
Annapolis
Long
Admiral McNair
Naval Academy
Representative Latimer
South Carolina
J. D. Maxwell
Anderson
Seizure Dispute Over Beatrice Mashona Maria Goods
The state department received a cable from Ambassador Choate in London detailing British warships seizing flour and other goods on the Beatrice Mashona and Maria bound for Lorenzo Marques. Officials contest the seizure and await consular reports while Choate briefs Lord Salisbury. The British premier did not commit a decision, promising fair consideration of U S commercial rights.
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State Department
Choate
London
Beatrice
Mashona
Maria
Lourenzo Marques
Foreign Office
Delagoa Bay
Mr. Choate
Lord Salisbury
United States
Whallen Bound Over In Bribery Case At Frankfort
In Kentucky the Whallen bribery case advances as Louisville Trust Co officials testify about renting box 559 connected to the Harrel Goebel dispute. Judge Cantrell orders the vault box produced. Loving and Speed to address the grand jury. Whallen arraigned in magistrate court and held on a 10000 bond awaiting grand jury action.
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Frankfort
B. Harrel
John H. Whallen
Louisville
Louisville Trust Co
Box 559
Harrel
Hector V. Loving
Trust Company
Cantrell
Goebel
Loving
Mr. Speed
Grand Jury
Whallen
George B. Thompson
Senator Harrel
Briggs
Reichmann Assigned to Accompany Boer Army
Captain Carl Reichmann of the Seventeenth Infantry and assistant adjutant general of volunteers has been detailed by the secretary of war to accompany the Boer army to observe and report on military operations in South Africa, per a Washington dispatch.
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Carl Reichmann
17Th Infantry
Washington
Seventeenth Infantry
Secretary of War
South Africa
Maryland Legislature Opens Regular Biennial Session
The Maryland legislature convened in Annapolis at noon for a regular biennial session. Governor Lowndes sent a message to the assembly and both houses adjourned for a week.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Lowndes
Douglass Evacuated on Pilcher Raid
Belmont advices report Colonel Pilcher on a raiding expedition and unable to hold Douglas for military reasons has evacuated the town, taking all loyalists with him.
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Belmont
Cape Colony
Pilcher
Douglas
Gold Bill in Senate Declares Gold Standard Not Bi metallic
Rhode Island Senator Aldrich defended a financial bill establishing gold as the monetary standard and opposing a Democratic claim of silver monometal ism. He argued no change to silver privileges, while noting the bill strengthens public credit and counters debt risks. The Senate adjourned after executive session at 8:20.
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Aldrich
Senate
Beveridge
Indiana
Philippine
United States
War Department
Pettigrew
Democratic Party
Roberts Wearing Resumed in Federal Inquiry Session
The Roberts investigating committee resumed its Washington session on Thursday to hear arguments and push the inquiry toward an early conclusion.
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Roberts
Roberts Investigating Committee
Washington
Leary Proclaims Slavery Abolition in Guam Move
A naval officer arriving in Manila from Guam reports Captain Leary, naval governor of Guam, has issued a proclamation banning slavery or peonage with effect February 22. The document brands Spanish peonage as a liberty threat, and Leary has deported all Spanish priests for stated reasons.
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Guam
Manila
Leary
Casualties Report in Rensburg Fight Debris Train Losses
Up to January 3, General French’s forces had five men killed and twenty-four wounded at Rensburg. Coleskop is now the main battle site. The wrecked train destroyed 22,000 rations and a supply of rum.
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French
Rensburg
Coleskop
Chicago Canal Opened After Seven Years of Work
Chicago releases the sanitary district canal to start service as a sewer and future ship canal. A large steam dredge cut through a fifteen foot earth wall, releasing 40 000 to 50 000 cubic feet per minute of water toward Lockport, with completion expected in about four days and water eventually connecting Lake Michigan to the gulf.
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Chicago
Sanitary District
Lockport
Desplaines
Illinois
Mississippi
Lake Michigan
Gulf of Mexico
General Vessel Seizure Sparks German Outrage in Berlin
Advices from Berlin report the imperial mail steamer General detained at Aden by British troops to search her cargo. The German East Africa line, owner of the vessel, and Bundesrath were previously involved in an earlier seizure off Delagoa bay. Germany demands full reparation as Emperor William and Count von Buelow push London for an amende honorable amid widespread indignation.
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Berlin
Aden
German East African Line
Bundesrath
Magiciine
Delagoa Bay
England
Germany
Associated Press
William
Count von Buelow
London
German Colonial Society
Berliner Post
Georgia Pays Semiannual Interest On State Bonds
The Georgia State Treasurer mailed checks totaling 15000? but states fifty thousand six hundred dollars as semiannual interest on registered bonds. The semiannual interest totals 165,792.25 with 100,000 paid to New York bondholders from the sinking fund. Proceeds from the Northeastern railroad sale were 100,000 and must reduce bonded indebtedness as required by the constitution. No bonds fall due before 1915 not provided for.
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Tpeer
Georgia
New York
Northeastern
Northeastern Railroad
Guarantors Paid in Full for Georgia State Fair 1899
An Atlanta dispatch reports 250 guarantors received checks totaling 10,876 dollars for the Georgia state fair of 1899. Individual gifts ranged from 1 to 500 dollars, after premiums of 18,573.75 were paid and all debts settled. The fair discharged all obligations and still held money in credit.
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Atlanta
New Trial Denied in Faller Murder Case
Macon dispatch reports Allen Faller had a new trial denied for the murder of Mrs. Pottle in the Bible superior court. A bill of exceptions was filed, a supersedeas granted suspending sentence, and the case moves to the Supreme Court with a hearing expected around January 15.
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Allen Faller
Supreme Court
Macon Dispatch
Pottle
Bible Superior Court
Fuller
Franklin county grand jury indicts Whallen and Ryan
Unofficial reports from Frankfort say a Franklin county grand jury indicted Colonel John H. Whallen and Charles Ryan for alleged bribery attempts in the governor contest. A safety deposit box held by Harrel yielded four thousand dollars in cash and five hundred dollars in small bills, all in a plain envelope. The legislature’s committee selections in the governor and lieutenant governor contests favor Democrats in both houses.
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Frankfort
Franklin County
Grand Jury
John H. Whallen
Charles Ryan
Senator Harrel
Harrel
Generals Promoted As Senators Receive Nominations
The president nominated J. Bates and Lloyd Wheaton to be major generals of volunteers. Alonzo C. Yates of Virginia is named consul at Patras, with transfer to Martinique War. Brigadier General J Bates and Brigadier General Wheaton receive promotions by brevet. 8. B. M. Young, Arthur McArthur, and William Ludlow named brigadier generals.
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Senate
United States
Alonzo C. Yates
Virginia
Patra
Martinique
J. ©. Bates
Lloyd Wheaton
B. M. Young
Arthur McArthur
William Ludlow
Congress Reopens Amid Philippine War Debate and Tax Bill
Congress reconvened with focus on Secretary of the Treasury Gage and favoritism toward National City Bank. Senator Pettigrew pressed for light on Philippine hostilities while Senator Hoar and others argued over resolution limits. Georgia Rep Lewis introduced a bill to repeal the stamp tax citing treasury figures and bank benefits, with specifics for repeal and redemption of un-cancelled stamps.
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Washington
House of Representatives
United States Senate
Congress
House
Senate
Aldrich
Chandler
Hawley
Messrs
Pettigrew
Hoar
Lewis
Georgia
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Appropriation Sought for Louisiana Purchase Centennial Fair
At a St Louis joint meeting the executive legislative and finance committees urged immediate introduction in Congress of legislation to appropriate 5 million dollars for the fair. The plan hinges on 10 million dollars raised locally, split evenly between stock subscriptions and city bonds.
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St.Louis
Legislation
Congress
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Frank Leiden
Wnair
Douglass
Rhode Island
Great Lakes
The
Gulf
State of Georgia
Colonel Whallen
Bates
Wheaton
Gage
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