White House council seeks $600000 Ohio Centennial funds
Officials at the White House consider a $600000 appropriation from Congress for the Ohio Centennial. The situation is described as grave with bloodshed imminent and government admits the danger may be greater than stated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Smithsonian Institute
The
Fish Commission
National Museum
Secretary of the Treasury
Ledo
Congress
Taupe
Disquieting Philippines cable stirs White House conflict
A cable from General Otis via the War Department reports insurgents threatening force to prevent a landing at Iloilo. Officials fear bloodshed as American troops may be compelled to act. White House discussions involving Long Alger and the President advocate a firm American response, with Otis authorized to take Iloilo by force if needed.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Philippines
Eral Otis
General Otis
War Department
Miler
Iloilo
Miller
Geome
Corbin
Long
Alger
White House
Otis
Shattuc
Ohio
Toledo
Southard
Centennial measure tied to General Grosvenor’s proposal
The article notes officials favor involving General Grosvenor in steering the measure for the Centennial. He holds Ways and Means Committee membership and long congressional service. The exact funding amount is undecided and will be determined after delegation talks with Centennial officials.
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Ohio
General Shattuc
Lieve
General Grosvenor
Ways and Means
Kentucky Democrat Ed F. McGrath Dies at 47
Ed F. McGrath of Covington deputy warden at the Frankfort Penitentiary died at 1:30 am from Brights disease after months of declining health. A native of Harrison County, he was a well known Democratic figure for 15 years. Remains to be taken to Cynthiana for burial Tuesday.
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Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
Ed F. McGrath
Covington
Frankfort Penitentiary
Bright
Democratic Party
Harrison County
Cynthiana
Windstorm Kills Three in Scott County School Collapse
A heavy windstorm swept through Scott County on Friday. In Boles a schoolhouse collapsed killing three pupils and fatally wounding another, with a dozen or more injured. The killed were children of Joe Lawrence Mr Frost and Mrs Rutledge. A child of Joseph Lawrence was among the wounded. No other deaths reported.
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Little Rock
Ark
Scott County
Boles
Joe Lawrence
Frost
Rutledge
Joseph Lawrence
Electrocuted quicker with hook fastening chair redesign
Columbus reports Superintendent Green has nearly completed remodeling the state penitentiary electric chair. The straps were removed to reduce execution time to seconds. Eight hooks secure ankles knees wrists and elbows, while a face mask holds the head. A spring presses the sponge onto the limb and a wicker hat conducts current.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Green
Penitentiary
Portage County Democrat Seeks State Attorney General Nomination
A movement among supporters of Hon. O. S. Rockwell of Kent Portage County aims to secure his nomination by the Democratic Party for Attorney General. Rockwell has twice served as Mayor of Kent and is a prominent local figure and lawyer with long county and Northern Ohio involvement.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus, CO
Rockwell
Kent
Portage County
Ohio
May Burn Sloile Insurgents Threaten Town Over Bombardment
Insurgents warn they will fire the town if American bombardment continues as Col Potter arrives in Manila with the latest front news.
Castellane to sue Les Droits de Homme over duel claim
Paris Jan 8 Count Boni de Castellane a member of the Chamber of Deputies from Castellane district of the Lower Alps and husband of Miss Anna Gould will institute proceedings against Les Droits de Homme for asserting that after a quarrel over an act he recently fought a duel with M. Paul De Roulede founder of the Patriotic League and deputy from Angouleme Charente.
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Paris
Boni de Castellane
Chamber of Deputies
Castellane
Lower
Alps
Anna Gould
Les Droits de Homme
M. Paul de Roulede
The
Patriotic League
Angouleme
Charente
Leaders Agree To Drop South Dakota Governorship Contest
Pierre Jan 8 Leaders on both sides reached a determination to drop the contest for the governorship. They say the lengthy legal battle would take months, with no administrative benefit to the winning party after that time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Pierre
Natives Attack Our Troops May Stage Landing on Guiamaras
Manila dispatch from January reports Colonel Potter carrying Otis orders to Iloilo. Insurgents barricade streets and threaten to burn business district. US gunboat Peterar r arrives. troops may land on Guiamaras Island to establish camp. Private Silvey dies from skull fracture. Private Kirkpatrick wounded after attacker incident aboard Newport.
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Manila
Potter
Otis
Iloilo
United States
Newport
McKinley
Harry Silvey
Frank Kirkpatrick
Sixth United States Artillery
Silvey
Kirkpatrick
Petrer
Lloiro
Guiamaras
Pamay
Negros
Pampangas
Aguinaldo
Francisco Reyes
Bonaventura
Ex Governor Oglesby III Very Ill In Elkhart Illinois
Former Illinois governor Richard J. Oglesby is reported gravely ill at his home in Elkhart Logan County with influenza. Family members have been summoned home as doctors closely monitor his condition.
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Springfield
Ill
Richard J. Oglesby
Elkhart
Logan County
Wreck at Elk Valley Kills Four Trainmen
A train collision and fire near Elk Valley Tennessee left four railroad workers dead and others injured. Engineer J D Maxey, Fireman Frank Readdy, Lonza Hoover, and W A Dillon died beneath wreckage after a freight train and a mixed passenger train collided at 11 30 am. A large coal oil tank aided the blaze, destroying cars and engines. Damages run about 50000 dollars, with passengers unharmed and limited rescue efforts ongoing for missing bodies.
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Commercial Tribune
Knoxville
Tenn
Elk Valley
Knoxville and
W. A. Dillon
Maxey
George’ Huskisson
Goff
Hubkissin
Hanly Offers Explanation For Campaign Pay Request
In Indianapolis on January 8, Hanly and campaign manager Joseph Kealing issued a counter statement regarding the Indiana senatorial contest. Hanly defends his request for pay from the state committee for campaign services.
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State Committee
Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
Hanly
Joseph Kealing
J. Frank Hanly
Indiana
Overdue Furness Line Steamers Reach Halifax and St Johns
The Manchester Trader arrived at Halifax after nineteen days at sea and the Damara reached St Johns, N F after twenty three days. Both endured extreme weather with near 100 mph winds, heavy seas, damaged ventilation and steering gear, but no material harm to crew or ships. Repairs were swiftly completed and both vessels proved seaworthy.
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Halifax
Furness Line
Manchester Trader
Damara
St. Johns
N. F
Liverpool
Aurania
Indiana Mob Lynching Probe Reaches Scottsburg
Attorney General Taylor returned from Scottsburg with names of the mob that lynched Marion Tyler. He promises indictments against all lynchers, saying true charges will be filed. Judge New orders a special grand jury as public support for the investigation remains high.
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Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
Ind
Taylor
Scottsburg
Marion Tyler
Scott County
New
Mayor Doyle in Jail for contempt of court
James Doyle mayor of Victor Colorado and mine owner is jailed in Cripple Creek County Jail after Judge Lane found him in contempt for pursuing a suit in Council Bluffs against James F Barnes of Portland Gold Mining Co. He traveled from Denver to jail and will seek release via habeas corpus tomorrow.
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Colorado Springs
Col
James Doyle
Victor
Cripple Creek
Lane
District Court
Judge Lune
Council Bluffs
James F. Barnes
Portland Gold Mining Company
Portland
Lunt
Doyle
Denver
Brunner Died by Self in Trenton Police Cell
Francis Brunner, arrested on embezzlement charges, hanged himself with a handkerchief in a Second Precinct cell in Trenton New Jersey. He had just stated at a Soldiers Germania Society meeting that there was no money in the treasury and was told to settle $400. He did not, and was later arrested.
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Trenton
N. J
Francis Brunner
Second Precinct
Brunner
Soldiers’ Germania Society
Mr. Dingley Better From Bedside Reports
Washington January 8 reports from Representative Dingley's bedside are more encouraging. Family believes there is a chance he may rally. Weakness and poison in the system cause uncertain outcomes despite moments of consciousness and eased delirium. The President visited the hotel to inquire. His two Kalamazoo, Michigan sons have arrived but not yet been admitted to see him.
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Oliver S. Marshall
Hancock County
Senate
John T. Harris
Parkersburg
S. McKinney
Fairmont
George I. Neal
Huntington
Congress
R.S. Carr
McGraw
Washington
Dingley
Kalamazoo
Mich
Railroad employes oppose two cent fare in Indiana
Jan 8 Indianapolis report says railway employes groups met in a joint meeting and declared against reducing railway mileage to two cents. They warn that such cuts would deeply reduce wages and harm workers across Indiana.
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Indiana
Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
Dreyfus Condemned, Judge Resigns, Dreyfus Health Report
Paris dispatches report Le Soire claims the Court of Cassation is convinced Dreyfus was justly condemned. President M Quesnay de Baurepaire resigns over a Cassation inquiry disagreement. Matin cites a cable from Mme Dreyfus saying his health is perfect.
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Paris
le Soire
Court of Cassation
Dreyfus
M. Quesnay de Baurepaire
Mme. Dreyfus
Ax flies from handle fatally injuring Milton Tally
Elwood Ind Jan 8 A singular accident occurred west of this city yesterday afternoon. While Milton Tally was chopping wood the ax flew from the handle and struck him in the forehead with great force from which he will die. Mr Tally was a prominent man in his neighborhood and has a large family and a host of friends.
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Commercial Tribune
Elwood
Ind
Milton Tally
Operations near Iloilo continue amid unrest
Reports from a leading Iloilo merchant state agricultural activity around Moflé remains uninterrupted and that insurgents in the area continue to respect Europeans at Iloilo and on Negros Island.
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Madrid
Iloilo
Moflé
Negros
Famous Pythian Frederick Silberg Dies in Cleveland
Frederick Silberg, famed Giant Knight and member of The Big Five, died at his Cleveland home at age and stature noted in his obituary. The longtime Knights of Pythias figure led parades at national encampments and stood six feet five inches tall, weighing 310 pounds, per local report from Cleveland, Ohio, dated January 8.
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Cleveland, CO
Frederick Silberg
Knights of Pythias
United States
Silberg
Crusade Against Saloons In Akron Sunday Closing Push
Akron clergy and business leaders unite in a Sunday closing movement. Ministers start sermons to urge parishioners to back the crackdown and plan arrests of violators, aided by affidavits from two detectives. Business men, recalling a two year push that closed all saloons, vow renewed effort to curb Sunday drinking.
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Akron
Commercial Tribune
Paralyzed Woman Stricken in Canal Dover Church
Mrs. Conrad Miller, a respected Canal Dover resident, suffered a sudden paralysis while praying in a Catholic church pew yesterday afternoon. Her left side is paralyzed and she lies in critical condition at her daughter’s home as doctors administer rites. The incident caused great consternation among worshipers.
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Commercial Tribune
Canal Dover
Conrad Miller
John Jurgens
Germans after trade subsidies boost Asiatic steamship links
The German government and Lloyd Steamship line plan subsidies exceeding 1 million dollars yearly for fifteen years to operate steamship routes from German ports to China Japan and Australia. Four vessels will be built for Chinese and Japanese service, with Australian ships larger than 5300 tons. A Bremen firm will run Yangtze service linking Shanghai Hankow and Hamburg routes, expanding German trade with Shanghai Hankow and Peking as rail links grow. German exports to Asia and Oceanica have more than quadrupled in the last decade.
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Washington
United States
Lloyd Steamship Line
China
Japan
Australia
Admiralty
Bremen
Shanghai
Hankow
Hamburg
Peking
Asia
Fatal Fire at Richelieu Hotel in Pittsburg Guts Building
A blaze at the Richelieu Hotel in Pittsburg started by a gas explosion gutted the building, causing about $15,000 in damage and three deaths. Guests Amos Landis, George Waters, and Katherine Boyle perished from smoke, with several others injured. A rescuer, Robert Thompson, aided six people before firefighters arrived. The fire left the structure a total loss with no insurance.
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Richelieu
Pittsburg
Amos
Landis
Grapeville
George A. Waters
Camden
N. J
Katherine Boyle
Robert Blacksley
Plymouth
William Garretson
Clearfield
Robert N. Thompson
Kalaska
Mich
Cadillac Lumber Company
Thompson
Hanna Family Heads South to Senator's Winter Home
Mrs. M. A. Hanna of Cleveland travels with her daughter and family through Columbus on their way from Cleveland to the senator's winter home in Thomasville Georgia.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
M. A. Hanna
Cleveland
Thomasville
Club 10 Poisoner Note Signed Blanche Reported
A note accompanying members of Club 10 alleges a poisoning plot linked to a signature reading Blanche. Authorities plan further inquiry to identify the writer and motive while confirming the link to the group.
Experts Analyze Handwriting in Adams Poisoning Case
New York Jan 8Experts work on a clue from nurse Miss Addie Bates who cared for Henry Barnet at the Knickerbocker Club noting flowers and a note signed Blanche were sent to him before his death Dr Douglass supervised care and a mercury box was removed. handwriting expert Kinsley may report in forty eight hours as authorities consider exhumation options.
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New York
Adams
Addie E. Bates
Henry C. Barnet
Knickerbocker Club
Captain McCluskey
McCluskey
Iequire
Barnet
Mr. Barnet
Sie
Blanche
Miss Bates
Colonel R. C. Parsons Dead at 72 in Cleveland
Cleveland remembers Col Richard C Parsons a former Ohio House Speaker and Lincoln era diplomat who served as U S Consul to Rio de Janeiro and Supreme Court marshal. He later held a Congress seat and helped launch Cleveland harbor improvements. At death he was a bankruptcy referee and noted orator.
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Cleveland, O
Richard C. Parsons
Parsons
Cleveland
Ohio House of Representatives
Lincoln
Rio Janeiro
United States Supreme Court
Congress
Cleveland Herald
The Ameer Cannot Live Says Afghan Ruler Report
Dr. Clements, a veterinary surgeon with Afghan military service, just arrived from Cabul reporting the Ameer of Afghanistan is in ill health and not expected to live long. The note was filed from Bombay on January 8.
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Bombay
Clements
Afghanistan
Cabul
Armour Gift Funds Princeton Classical Department
George A. Armour of the class of 1877 donated 10000 to Princeton University to establish a classical department in the university library. He will supply 2700 annually for the next three years to support the department. Armour moved from Chicago to Princeton four years ago.
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Princeton
N. J
George A. Armour
Princeton University
Armour
Chicago
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Gen. Otis
Tennial
By Hal D. Landon
Loilo
Omers
River and Harbor
Centennial Commission
Gov. Atkinson
West Virginia
House
Charleston
W. Va
John T. McGraw
Internal Revenue
N. B. Scott
G. W. Atkinson
ED F. M’grath
Kentucky
Supt. Green
Col. Potter
Oglesby III
Southern Railway
MR. Hanly
Mansfield
Trader
Robert Mansfield
Steele
Hanly People
Kealing
Treasury of the
Colorado
MR. Dingley Better
Ma@ria
Oriental
Henry Painter
John L., Mills
Miss Mills
Senator Hanna
CLUB
Henry Barnet
R. C. Parsons
Dr. Clements
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