McKinley Cabinet Nearly Set as Speculation Fades
Special dispatch from Canton outlines likely appointments for President-elect McKinley. Sherman as Secretary of State and Alger as Secretary of War are nearly certain. Goff expected as Attorney General. Interior to California with Weymire or McKenna as Secretary. Agriculture likely Wilson or Hoard. Navy to Woodford with Bliss declining. Postmaster General to Hanna or Payne.
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Commercial Tribune
Canton
McKinley
Sherman
Alger
Nathan Goff
Allison
Henry Cabot Lodge
Senate
Interior Department
California
Judge Weymire
McKenna
Major McKinley
Middle West
Wilson
Iowa
Hoard
Wisconsin
House
Treasury
Navy Department
Woodford
New York
Cornelius Bliss
Mark Hanna
Henry C. Payne
Hanna
Payne
Judd Brooks
Sewickley
J. Twin Brooks
Pennsylvania Company
General Williams
Ohio G. A. R
R. of P
Sherman Leaves Washington After Senate Adjourns
Special dispatches report Senator Sherman quietly left Washington after adjournment. A rumor says he went directly to Columbus. At his house, officials could only confirm he was out of town.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Sherman
Senate
Columbus
McKinley Chooses Three Carriages for Washington
Major McKinley selects a landau cabriolet and a brougham for his Washington incumbency. Readied with green morocco interiors, dark green exterior panels striped in black, and silver mountings, the carriages cost about $5,000 and will be delivered to the depot for the McKinley family’s arrival.
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Canton
Major McKinley
National Capital
McKinley
Morocco
Washington
Cabinet makeup rumors draw noncommittal reply from Hanna
Special Dispatch to the Commercial Tribune reports Chairman Hanna in Cleveland on January date saying he knows of no one certain about Senator Sherman or the cabinet, and that rumors about the cabinet lineup are unconfirmed. The dispatch notes questions over who informs the public and whether McKinley may reveal cabinet details.
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Commercial Tribune
Cleveland, O
Jan. M
Hanna
Sherman
President-elect and the Senator In Crisis
A health scandal unfolds as Chairman Hanna receives intense telegrams after recent publications. A message from Henry Flagler of Florida hotels in St Augustine questions the President-elect and his family and suggests relocating to a warmer climate to recover.
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Hanna
Flagler
Florida Hotels
St. Augustine
Massachusetts cabinet hopefuls name two candidates
Special Dispatch from Boston reports two cabinet aspirants in Massachusetts: President Godell of Massachusetts Agricultural College for Secretary of Agriculture and ex-Minister to France T. Jefferson Coolidge for Secretary of War. In Dallas a Texas Republican delegation travels to Canton to push John Grant for a McKinley cabinet post.
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Commercial Tribune
Boston
Massachusetts
Godell
Massachusetts Agricultural College
France
T. Jefferson Coolidge
Dallas
Tex
Texas
Canton
William McKinley
John Grant
Bliss Denies Cabinet Appointment Rumor
Cornelius N. Bliss confirms he will not join Major McKinley’s next Cabinet and declines to say whether he was offered a ministerial post. He would offer no further comment.
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New York
Cornelius N. Bliss
Major McKinfley
Bliss
Cuban General Gomez Storms Santa Clara With 18000 Men
New York dated January 15 reports the Press received private word that General Maximo Gomez stormed Santa Clara on January 9 and is marching toward Havana with 18,000 troops. Cavalry leader Quintin Bahderas is mortally wounded, and General Luque is mentioned in the dispatches.
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New York
Maximo Gomez
Santa Clara
Havana
Quintin Bahderas
Luque
Gomez
Rabi
Quinton Banderas
Banderas
Bushnell Visitors and Political Talks Stall on Senatorial Choice
In Columbus Governor Bushnell returns from Springfield and heads to New York for the Ohio Society banquet as speculation swirls over a possible Hanna appointment and a Senate vacancy. Kurtz and Falloon push for influence while rumors of an extra session surface amid party maneuvering.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Bushnell
Springfield
New York
The
Ohio Society
Delmonifo’s
Axline
Orr
Kingsley
Burke
Prettyman
Conger
Vacacicy
Charley L. Kurtz
George Falloon
Athens
John J. Sullivan
Trumbull
Foraker
Ohio Republican League
Chas. Case
League
Friends of
Kurtz
Sherman
Itz Or
Hanna
Bushner
Dog Barking Duo Solves Missing Pet Mystery
Dr. W. BE. Wight’s bird dog, missing for days, spotted his master near Ohio Wesleyan University on Winter street. The dog broke a window pane to alert him, and Wight retrieved the animal with a ladder.
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Commercial Tribune
Delaware
W. BE. Wight
Ohio Wesleyan University
Winter Street
Boys Accused of Burglary Bound Over in Richmond
James Lenox 16 and Charles Blanchard 17 of Africa Rapids were bound over to Circuit Court with $1000 bonds each after being caught breaking into a dry goods store in Richmond Indiana on January 14. They were placed in jail pending trial.
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Commercial Tribune
Richmond
Ind
James Lennox
Charles Blanchard
Ae Rapids
Gomez Using the Torch in Matanzas Drive Toward Havana
A Havana dispatch reports General Gomez advancing slowly toward Havana with an advance guard burning twenty one valuable estates in Matanzas province in the path of its march and destruction continuing as troops move forward.
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New York
Havana
Matanzas
Gomez
No Cuban Accord Report Denied by Washington Officials
Washington officials deny any concluded agreement with Spain on terms for Cuban insurgents or any change since the President's message. They say no private Spanish envoy is sent and no new conference has occurred since last Thursday. The note ends with a reference to continued coverage on the second page.
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Washington
United States
Spain
Senor Caporas
Duke of
Olney
GUNS SAVE HIS LIFE Attempt To Lynch Garnett Foiled By Officers
A mob gathered to lynch W H Garnett after his murder arrest in Hyden Leslie County. Officers hid him to prevent lynching. Clifton Garrett surrendered in Hopkinsville after a fatal clash at Long View and posted 6500 bond. Editor W G Johnson returned from Frankfort denying Negroes plan to lynch Charles Taylor.
Escape From Ludlow Jail
Four prisoners fled Ludlow Street jail in New York tonight. Prisoners named were Peter Masso William Post a confessed mail robber Michael Egan and George Polyiannis a counterfeiter. Masso was later recaptured but the others remain at large. They cut a window five feet below the roof cornice and climbed 85 feet to escape to a neighboring tenement.
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New York
Ludlow Street
Peter Masso
Wm. Post
Michael Egan
George Polyiannis
Masso
Kentucky State Campaign Committee Banquet Attended by Fifty Leaders
About fifty Republican leaders in Kentucky gathered in Louisville for a banquet honoring Sam J. Roberts as the State Campaign Committee wound up its affairs. Notable attendees included John W. Yerkes, George Lieberth, E. T. Franks, C. M. Barnett, B. L. D. Guffy, and Mayor Todd. Roberts praised Governor Bradley and Dr. Hunter as influential figures in Kentucky politics.
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Soccal Dispatch
Commercial Tribune
Louisville
Kentucky
Sam J. Roberts
Republican State Campaign Committee
George Lieberth
George W. Welsh
W. J. Deboe
James F. Buckner
DohatguMle
Gbyetsse
Bradley
National
John W. Yerkes
Danville
Newport
E. T. Franks
Owensboro
George Welsh
C. M. Barnett
Hartford
State Central Committee
B. L. D. Guffy
Frankfort
Todd Louisville
Roberts
Dr. Hunter
United States
planRg
Hunter
Paper Mill Fire in Crescentville Shrouds Mystery
A massive blaze destroyed the Fox Paper Company mill at Crescentville, 15 miles north of Cincinnati, with $150000+ loss. Fire origin unknown. 50,000 pounds daily output, 75 workers, brick three acre plant, recent $10000 in repairs, and $7000 new fire machine lost in trial.
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Commercial Tribune
Crescentville
Fox Paper Company
Cincinnati
Miami
John §Olsman
Geo. B. Fox
O.S. Kelley & Co
Springfield
Union League Club Elects Officers for Coming Year
At the annual meeting General Horace Porter heads the Union League Club slate with vice presidents Matthew C D Berden Charles Beaman Augustus Juillard Benjamin Tragey and Richard Butler. Walter C Gilson is secretary and William G White treasurer.
Deputy Bird Slain by Moonshiners in Breathitt County
Special Dispatch to the Tribune Lexington June 14 William A Bird Deputy United States Marshal known for raiding eastern Kentucky moonshine operations was shot and killed in Breathitt County near Jackson Neace shot Bird through the heart after Bird arrested a moonshiner and his companions tried to rescue him A sheriff and large posse departed Jackson for the scene Bird had previously survived a stone attack in Magoffin County last year
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
W. ‘H. Gagnett
Hyden
Leslie County
Polly Feltner
Lewis Felner
Hazard
Garnett
Fai ‘Tribune
William A. Bird
United States
Kentucky
Breathitt County
Jackson
Jacob Neace
Bird
Flicit
Neace
Magoffiti County
Minister Willis Dead After San Francisco Cold
News from Honolulu reports United States Minister Willis died at 8 a m on January 5 from a severe cold contracted in San Francisco while en route back to the islands. The steamer Monowat carried the advisory.
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Honolulu
San Francisco
Adivicies
Monowat
United States
Willis
Islands
Defends Her Daughter Bitterly Denounces Accusations
Mrs. M. B. Collins, mother of May Collins killed by gas in Boston, publishes a letter denying Reverend Zachary and Professor De Roode motives. She asserts her daughter opposed narcotics and liquor, explains Eastward trip was to meet Boston friends and lecture, and cites daily letters praising Mr. Putnam's kindness.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
M. B. Collins
May Collins
Boston
J. W. Zachary
Zachary
de Roode
Chicago
Ohio agriculturists hear policy from Blackburn at convention
Food Commissioner elect Blackburn vows to prosecute wholesalers first to enforce pure food laws as Ohio delegates hear remarks on tuberculosis in livestock and hog plague prevention. State officials elected to board posts and officers named as the session notes district representation and organization.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Bushnell
State Agricultural Convention
Senate Chamber
J. L. Rodgers
O. C. Bower
State Agricultural Board
D. N. Kinsman
Alex. Galbraith
Wisconsin
H. J. Detmers
J. H.gham
E. M. Sere
Ohio Experiment Station
Jackburn
J.T. Robinson
Seneca County
C. Bordwell
Clermont County
J. C. Bower
J. W. Fleming
Miller
Kling
Governess Mary Jacob Not Confessing in Carew Case
Yokohama reports Miss Mary Jacob governess for the Carew family has not confessed to links with Walter Raymond Hollowell Carew's poison death. Mrs Carew’s trial for arsenic causing her husband’s death is not finished. Jacob remains remanded until January 5.
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Yokohama
Mary Jacob
Carew
Walter Raymond Hollowell Carew
Henry Ellison Named to State House Commission
Henry C Ellison of Cleveland banker and brother of J D Ellison of Cincinnati was appointed by Governor Bushnell to the State House Commission to succeed the late Jenn Tod. The announcement came from Columbus on January 14.
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John Tod
State House Commission
Commercisal Tribune
Columbus
Henry C. Ellison
Cleveland
J.D. Ellison
Cincinnati
Bushnell
Jenn Tod
Charles Taylor Indicted for Nellie Stepp Murder
A Kentucky grand jury indicted Charles Taylor, the confessed murderer of Nellie Stepp. He will be arraigned tomorrow as his trial is set for this term in Frankfort.
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Eiecial
Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
Aga
Charles Taylor
Nellie Stepp
Taylor
Platt Nominated by Republican Caucus for Senate
The Republican caucus selected Platt as their nominee for the state Senate seat. Party leaders praised his experience and campaign team outlined a strategy to win the general election.
Platt Named Republican Candidate for U S Senator in New York
In Albany on January 14 Thomas C. Platt won the Republican caucus nomination for United States Senator with 147 votes to 7 for Joseph H. Choate amid a lively Assembly Chamber scene. Two members were absent.
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Albany
N.Y
Thomas C. Platt
United States
Joseph H. Choate
Assembly Chamber
Mendenhall Likely to Head MIT After Walker
Special Dispatches report that Thomas C. Mendenhall, president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, is likely to become the next president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, succeeding the late General Francis A. Walker. Mendenhall, a Cincinnati native, led WPI since 1894 after engineering work in Cincinnati and tenure at Rose Polytechnic Institute in Terre Haute Indiana.
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Commercial Tribune
Boston
Thomas C. Mendenhall
Worcester Polytechnic
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Francis A. Walker
Mendenhall
Rose Polytechnic Institute
Terre Haute
Ind
Worcester
Actress Katherine Clemmons Engaged to Howard Gould
Mrs J W Dayan of Palo Alto says Katharine Clemmons is engaged to Howard Gould son of the late Jay Gould Gould reportedly told Mrs Dayan in New York that the engagement is official Katharine to visit California soon before marriage in the near future
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San Francisco
J. W. Dayan
Palo Alto
Katherine Clemmons
Howard Gould
Jay Gould
Gould
New York
Katherine
California
Madden Withdraws in Illinois Senatorial Fight
Martin B Madden the Chicago alderman and leading candidate withdrew from the race and backed ex congressman William E Mason of Chicago. Samuel Allerton congratulated Mason as Madden's supporters reassessed as time for the Republican caucus was postponed until 3 PM tomorrow.
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Springfield
Ill
Madden
Martin B. Madden
Chicago
William E. Mason
Palmer
Samuel Allerton
Packer
Mason
Richard Kerens Nominated to Succeed Senator Vest
Jefferson City Missouri January 14 Republican caucus nominates Richard Co Kerens national committeeman for Missouri to succeed Senator Vest defeating Chauncey Ives Filey state committee chair 20 to 26 fight rages between factions Democrats expected to re elect senator Deadlock continues Boise City Idaho January 14 ballot for United States Senator continues
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Jefferson City
United States
Vest
Richard Co. Kerens
Misssouri
Chauncey Ives Filey
State Committee
See
Murder in a Lexington Bar robs cash drawer
In Lexington on Montmullin street two supposed tramps killed Thomas Godfrey during a botched robbery. An inquest returned a verdict of death by unknown persons, with the cash drawer later found hidden near the toolhouse containing only small change.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
Thomas Godfrey
Montmullin Street
Molloy
Godfrey
Wedded to Sixteen: Tom Lowe Claims Sixteen Wives
The case from Dennison Texas reports Thomas Lowe aged 26 admitting to being married to sixteen women in eight years and nineteen children born. He confessed to mortgaged-property troubles while in custody of Deputy Marshal Birchfield and local police.wives were married across multiple Texas towns and counties. all reportedly alive and unmarried.
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Commercial Tribune
Dennison
Tex
United States
B. C. Birchfield
Durant
I. T
Tom Lowe
Lowe
Birchfield
James
Purcell
Brownwood
Belton
Boro
Ennis
Marion County
Galveston
Houston
McLennan County
Paris
Delta County
Mills County
Milam County
Weber Falls
Young County
Jewish Temple Dedication Planned in Little Rock
The Little Rock Jewish congregation near completion of a $35 000 temple plans a March dedication with Dr. Isaac M. Wise of Cincinnati officiating, promising a landmark Southwest event.
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Commercial Tribune
Little Rock
Ark
Isaac M. Wise
Cincinnati
Ky Woman Rescued Before Train Suicide Attempt
Mrs. John Colvin of Springville Kentucky, who became demented during a religious revival, attempted to kill herself by sitting on a railroad track in front of an approaching C and O train. Two strong men dragged her from the line just in time.
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Commercial Tribune
Portsmouth
John Colvin
Springville
Republicans Outline Tariff Reform Aims In Early Stage
House Republicans press to replace the McKinley framework with an independent tariff bill. They seek specific duties on wool, lumber, and sugar, abandon the bounty plan, and emphasize protection based on current business and labor costs.
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Capitol
United States
Cooney Arrested in Perjury Charge Tied to Fair Trial
San Francisco January 14 ex notary J. J. Cooney was arrested on a perjury warrant filed by Charles L. Fair. Prosecutors plan to prove the acknowledgment paper was forged after the date claimed by Cooney. This marks the first of several prosecutions against claimants to the Fair millions. Cooney is held on a ten thousand dollar bond.
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Washington
San Francisco
J. J. Cooney
Charlies L. Fair
Cooney
Senator Fair
Nettie Craven
Fair
Barnes
Attorney Shoots Burglary Suspect in Dayton Snow
Dayton Ohio January 14 Frank Howell a young attorney living near Germantown pike returned home and surprised a burglar He fired three times wounding the intruder who fled despite blood in the snow and a police clue to the suspect An officer investigation continues
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Commercial Tribune
Dayton
Frank
Howell
Germantown Pike
Millionaire Mine Owner Hammond Missing in New Mexico
Chicago report states George S. Hammond, millionaire owner of the San Juan Mining tract in New Mexico, disappeared after leaving Albuquerque during Christmas week. He was believed to be en route to dispose of mining interests and carried several thousand dollars and valuables.
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Georges. Hammond
San Juan
New Mexico
Hammond
Albuquerque
N. M
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