Congress Opens At Noon In 55th Session
Washington dispatch reports the Fifty fifth Congress to convene at noon with Speaker Reed and Vice President Hobart presiding. Focus is on currency reform and annexation of Hawaii with leaders aiming for swift action. Senators and representatives plan hearings while friction over public works and river and harbor bills looms, as Lodge advocates a restrained greenback policy.
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Washington
Reed
House
Hobart
Senate
Commercial Tribune
New York
Walker
Banking Committee
Monetary Commission
Indianapolis
Senator Lodge
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Congress
Memory of Henry George Memorial in Chicago
The Chicago Single Tax Club held memorial exercises for Henry George at the Auditorium drawing over 7,000 attendees. Mrs. George attended in mourning and stayed after her son's wedding to join the ceremony with speakers including Edward O. Brown Dr Emil G. Hirsch Governor Altgeld Bishop Spaulding and Rev S S Craig.
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Chicago
Henry George
Gen Hardin's Wife Dead to Be Buried in Frankfort
Funeral plans set in Frankfort for Mrs. General P. W. Hardin who died suddenly in Charlottesville Virginia. General Hardin traveled from Louisville with Colonel Ben Lee Hardin and will meet the casket on arrival. The Rev. Martin Hardin the general's son in Philadelphia for the services.
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Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
P. W. Hardin
Charlottesville
Delaware man commits suicide with shotgun blast
Joseph Carr aged 62 of Ostrander Ohio, who had been living with his sister Mrs. Oliver Mikion, killed himself today by blowing off his head with a shotgun. His wife, long separated, lives in Dunkirk New York. He pulled the trigger with a pitchfork.
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Commercial Tribune
Delaware
Joseph Carr
Ostrander
Oliver Mikion
Dunkirk
N. Y
Pullman Heir Rivalry Ends In Millionaire Aim
Special dispatch reports George M Pullman’s two disinherited sons set to gain through their mother. She plans to renounce the will and claim her Illinois statutory portion to secure a share near 3 1/2 million dollars, offsetting the daughters’ legacies. The estate valued around 8 million.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
George M. Pullman
Illinois
Florence Lowden
Harriet Carolan
Disappearance Cleared as Robbery and Care Staged
Elyria Ohio December reports reveal machinery dealer A B Osborne returned home after October 30 assault in Cleveland. Four assailants robbed him of about 140 dollars and cared for him for days in a distant room with a solitary nurse before transporting him home.
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Commercial Tribune
Elyria
A. Osborne
Seneca Street
Cleveland
Mother McKinley Near Death In Canton Hospital ward
The illness of President McKinley’s mother, Ida McKinley, has persisted for four days with the patient fading and sinking spells. Doctors say recovery is unlikely though a morning outcome remains possible, communication with the White House and telephones to Washington kept active as the end nears.
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Canton
McKinley
White House
Washington
Abner
Phillips
President McKinley Arrives in Washington After News From Canton
President McKinley and Assistant Secretary Day reach Washington by Pennsylvania Railroad at 7 40 am. Secretary Alger Bliss and Porter greet them at the station and escort to the White House. A message from Canton says Mrs McKinley remains sleepily unconscious but may live through the day. A return trip to Canton is planned for tomorrow evening with a special car attached to the regular train.
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Washington
McKinley
Day
Pennsylvania Railroad
Alger
Bliss
Porter
White House
Canton
Abner McKinley
America crushing England in iron and steel trade
Ex County Commissioner John M. Davis returns from England's manufacturing districts and says U S competition is killing English iron and steel. He notes blast furnaces idle and being torn down and warns England can no longer monopoly the trade as America rapidly crowds it out.
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Tribune
Youngstown
John M. Davis
England
United States
America
Boy Killed by a Dog in Ohio Barn Incident
In Ashtabula Ohio on December 5 Clifford Squires six year old son of T W Squires was killed when a bull dog at the barn attacked him as he fed it. The dog reportedly sprang and tore his face before grabbing the boy by the throat and he died minutes later.
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Ashtabula
Clifford Squires
T. W. Squires
Servant Mahala Anderson Dies After 75 Years of Service
Mahala Embry Anderson aged 108 died at the Jeffersonville home of her daughter Mrs Berkley. For seventy five years she served the Wintersmith family, a prominent Kentucky clan, and until recently worked for Colonel Dick Wintersmith of Louisville.
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Commercial Tribune
Jeffersonville
Ind
Mahaley Embry Anderson
Berkley
Wintersmith
Kentucky
Dick Wintersmith
Louisville
Death-bed confession twists 1888 Mason murder case
Washington C H Ohio December 6 A dying witness adds detail to Floyd Mason murder of 1888 claiming three men were involved with one living suspect. William Greaver then serving life after Mason watch and chain were pawned. prosecutor mulls revisiting the case amid growing belief in the old woman's tale.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington C. H
Floyd Mason
Wm. Greaver
William Greaver
Mason
Greaver
D. Walston
Fayette County
Old Lady
Italian Cabinet Out After War Minister Resigns
General Pellux resigns as War Minister after Parliament amended army promotion bill against his advice. King Humbert and Premier Rudini urge reconsideration but resignations follow, with Rudini to reconstruct the ministry. Current cabinet list includes Di Rudini, Visconti Venosta, Luzzatti, Branca, Gianturco, Brin, Guicciardini, Codronchi, and Prinetti.
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Rome
Pellux
Humbert
Marquis di Rudini
Peilius
Middletown Hydraulic Stops Big Four Switch Plan
In Middletown Ohio on December 5 the Middletown Hydraulic Company attempted to block the Big Four Railroad from laying a switch on West Third Street claiming the ground is state property. Police and hydraulic workers clashed with rails crews who proceeded, and an injunction is expected to restrain further work.
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Commercial Tribune
Middletown
Middletown Hydraulic Company
Big Four Railroad
West Third Street
Hydraulic Company
Big Four
Palmer Flour Mil
Miss Christine Bradley Likely Named Kentucky Sponsor
Washington reports point to Miss Christine Bradley as the likely sponsor for the battleship Kentucky. Governor Bradley has asked Secretary of the Navy Long to choose the bottle smasher with Miss Bradley gaining broad support and denying a formal letter to the governor.
Funeral of Bathrubber Guidensuppe Inundates City
Thousands view the headless corpse photo at Bathrubber Guidensuppe funeral in New York. The June 25 murder at Woodside, Long Island, by Martin Thorn and Augusta Nack drew crowds at East Third Street undertaking shop. Coffin displayed headless with photo, two lodges funded flowers, no ceremonies, burial at Lutheran Cemetery, Middle Village.
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New York
Bathrubber Guldensuppe
Woodside
L. I
Martin Thorn
Augusta Nack
East Third Street
Christian W. Guidensuppe
Guldensuppe
Middle Village
Possible sponsor named for ship christening in Kentucky
Lexington reports a new sponsor candidate Mrs. Annelyle Bradley Barnes wife of Colonel Will Barnes the Governor's niece may be chosen if Miss Bradley declines the post Secretary Long is urged to appoint the candidate. Harriette Richardson defends her stance on the christening dispute and denies a rushed selection.
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Barnes
Bradley
Kentucky
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Christine Bradley
Harriette Bainbridge Richardson
Secretary of the Navy
Long
Miss Bradley
Richardson
Mrs. Barnes
Lexington
Annelyle Bradley Barnes
Will
Harriette B. Richardson
Secretary Long
Spain Sees No Threat U S Recognition of Insurgents
Madrid reports El Liberal argues there is no ground for fearing U S recognition of Cuban insurgents or interference. A cabinet member says McKinley’s stance is favorable and Spain seeks to end the war, mobilize Cuban volunteers, and raise funds as Cortes deliberates. Sagasta remains at home.
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Madrid
el Liberal
United States
Spain
Antilles
America
Senor de Lome
Washington
McKinley
Cuba
Senor Puigcerver
Cortes
Senor Sagasta
Unhappy Thanksgiving Wedding Ends in Tragedy
Samuel J. Parkhill a 74 year old Brooklyn man who wed Annie Kirkland 50 years his junior on Thanksgiving evening shot himself in his Brooklyn home. He had appeared despondent after a forced separation and was a former Kings County Elevated ticket chopper and ex superintendent of the Brooklyn City and Newton Railroad.
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New York
Samuel J. Parkhill
Brooklyn
Annie Kirkland
Parkhill
Kings County
Brooklyn City
Newton
Spain awaits McKinley message Cortes dissolution feared
Madrid dispatch says if President McKinley sends a non hostil message to Congress Spain will dissolve the Cortes and set February for elections. United States Minister Woodford hosted a diplomatic corps banquet in Madrid. Senor Gullén, foreign minister, attended.
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Madrid
Mc Kinley
Congress
Spain
United States
Woodford
Senor Gullen
Women Watch Hold Up In Front Street Scene
In Columbus Ohio two young women watched as three male escorts held up a stranger with a revolver at Front street. Police suspect recently released convicts staged the act as bravado to impress the women. Victim J N Hogeboom, a real estate dealer, lost his purse containing four dollars in silver but had his watch returned.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus, CO
Front Street
J. N. Hogeboom
Steamer George Morley Burned Off Evanston
The George W Morley a Cleveland built wooden steamer bound from Milwaukee to Chicago burned to the water's edge off Cranston Evanston crew of thirteen escaped ashore without injury. A lamp explosion in the engine room spread burning oil and pumps could not control the blaze, the boat was beached at Greenwood boulevard valued at 33000 dollars.
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Chicago
George W. Morley
Cleveland
Evanston
Morley
Milwaukee
Cranston
Greenwood Boulevard
A Hausenpfeffer Supper Draws Crowd in Springfield War
In Springfield Colorado last week the First Lutheran Church competed with saloons by hosting a hausenpfeffer supper. They obtained the rabbit recipe from a saloon keeper’s wife and the event proved more successful than expected, underscoring unusual church fundraising tactics amid local saloon competition.
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Commercial Tribune
Springfield
First Lutheran Church
Haasenpfeffer
Murderer Morgan Captured After Store Arrest in West Virginia
John F. Morgan, the Jackson County triple murderer, was arrested in Walton Roane County after entering a store seeking tobacco and offering a $5 bill. Constable John Camp, recognizing the killer, quickly restrained him and held him until Spencer, then Ripley, where Morgan awaits execution. Camp is owed the $1,000 reward for the capture.
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Commercial Tribune
Ravenswood
W. Va
John F. Morgan
Jackson County
Morgan
Walton
Roane County
John Camp
Spencer
Shinn
Camp
Ripley
Woman Accuses Husband of Hypnotic Control Over $20000 Inheritance
Mrs H W Breeze, 20, seeks her husband in Columbus after he vanished while awaiting a $20000 Christmas legacy. She alleges a Canadian guitarist H E Major exploited Breeze to aid patent medicine sales, leaving her stranded in Chillicothe after a mysterious message.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
H. W. Breeze
Davidson House
Breeze
H. E. Major
Major
Chillicothe
London
Pennsylvania
Wichita boom leader departs with no followers
Captain E. L. Hews known as the Wichita mountain boomer left for Oklahoma City today after three weeks seeking to organize a party. He claimed at times to have from 500 to 10,000 boomers ready to follow his lead into the country, but returned with none.
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Wichita
Kan
E. L. Hews
Wichita Mountain
Oklahoma City
O. T
Hews
Griggs Named U S Attorney General Choosing New Jersey Leader
Governor John J. Griggs of New Jersey has accepted the post of Attorney General of the United States, to take effect likely at the start of the new year. Born in Newton in 1848, Griggs rose from Paterson lawyer to state legislator and governor with a noted oratorical career and Republican leadership.
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Washington
White House
John J. Griggs
New Jersey
United States
McKenna
Supreme Court
Griggs
Senate
John William Griggs
Newton
Sussex County
Daniel Griggs
Lafayette College
Robert Hamilton
Paterson
Socrates Tuttle
Chicago
Harrison
William Walter Phelps
Congress
United States Supreme Court
Justice Bradley
Werts
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Alexander T. McGill
Paterson National Bank
Paterson Safe Deposit Company
L. Elizabeth Price
Cleveland
Charivari ends in jail Parkerburg presents wedding protest
Twenty seven boys aged 8 to 15 serenaded Willie Woodyard and his bride at Elizabeth Wirt County. Woodyard charges them with disorderly conduct and six are jailed while twenty one await Monday bond. The custom of serenading is common across the state and Woodyard is the first groom to object.
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Commercial Tribune
Parkersburg
W. Va
Willie Woodyard
Elizabeth
Wirt County
Woodyard
Duel Over Dreyfus In Paris Between Millerand and Reinach
In Paris on December 5 a duel occurred between M. Millerand socialist deputy editor of the Petite Republique Francaise and M. Joseph Reinach conservative deputy for Digne a noted journalist and editor of Republique Francaise. Both fired twice no hits reported and seconds said honor satisfied.
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Paris
M. Millerand
Petite Republique Francase
M. Joseph Reinach
Digne
Republique Francaise
Dreyfus
British Punitive Expedition to Cease Frontiers Operations
A dispatch from Bombay to the Morning Post says Sir William Lockhart will wind down the Punitive Expedition on the northwestern Indian frontier started mid September and resume in spring.
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London
Morning Post
Bombay
William Lockhart
India
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