Treaty in danger compromise rejected in Senate fight
Washington dispatch outlines stalled ratification of the peace treaty after Senator Davis rejects any conditional policy shift. Ohio Centennial bill gains momentum as Ohio and neighboring states push for federal aid and passage through the Rules Committee.
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Ohio
Shattuc
Northwest Territory
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Nebraska
House Committee On Rules
Pummeled Sheriff by Ada College Student in Columbus
Miss Florence Berger, a student at Ada College, living with Sheriff Wheeler J. Young’s family, visited the sheriff’s office and after a heated dispute struck him in the face with her fists. The sheriff fled the office as Berger departed, fists still clenched.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Florence Berger
Ada College
Wheeler J. Young
Bail Increased for Mrs Moore in Two Charges
In New York on January 23 Judge Bookstaver raised Fayne Strahan Moore bail from 4000 to 6000 on a badgering charge against Martin Mahon and set an additional 1500 bond on a larceny accusation involving silverware alleged from the Waldorf Astoria. Bonds were offered by Joseph N. Campbell and the court ordered counsel and the DA to determine Campbell's responsibility.
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New York
Bookstaver
Supreme Court Today
Fayne Strahan Moore
Martin Mahon
No Move Made on Samoa Protectorate Amid Turmoil
German and American officials reported Samoa disturbances without Washington guidance. The Apia Supreme Court closure was ordered by Samoan authorities, not the German consul who was absent. No new German warships were ordered, and US- German talks were hinted to pursue relinquishing the co-protectorate once a conference occurs.
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Berlin
United States
Andrew White
Washington
Samoa
National Zeitung
Foreign Office
Supreme Court
Apia
Associated Press
New York
Cologne Gazette
Germany
No News From Samoa Advices From Apia Delayed
State Department inquiries indicate no further advices from Apia before late next week as vessels on the regular Auckland Apia line carry reports. A British warship from Wellington is expected to reach Apia by Friday or Saturday, enabling mail conveyance to Auckland.
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Washington
State Department
Apia
Auckland
Wellington
Plea for Mrs Botkin Seeks New Trial in Murder Case
Attorneys for Cordelia Botkin convicted of murdering Mrs. John P. Dunning of Dover Del ask for a continuance claiming lack of Delaware jurisdiction. Judge Cook grants a week to present reasons for a possible new trial.
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San Francisco
Cordelia Botkin
John P. Dunning
Dover
Del
Cook
President Nominates Colonel Griffin for Brigadier General
President nominates Colonel Eugene Griffin of the First United States Volunteer Engineers to be Brigadier General. The action marks a high promotion in the Army staff.
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Washington
Eugene Griffin
United States Volunteer Engineers
WANT AN ALLIANCE Aguinaldo Stipulates Spain Ally Itself
In a bold demand, Aguinaldo calls for an alliance with the Republic and stipulates Spain must ally with the new government. The move signals a strategic pivot amid shifting colonial tensions and calls for recognition from foreign powers.
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Aguinaldo
Spain
Republic
Philippine prisoners freed or released conditional on recognition
Manila dispatch says Malolos Congress authorizes release of Spanish civil prisoners and to free military prisoners. Sagasta says Aguinaldo linked liberation to Spain recognizing the Philippine Republic. Aguinaldo seeks Vatican recognition and a commission to negotiate clerical releases. Hostilities may resume as deadline nears.
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Madrid
Manila
Malolos
Senor Sagasta
Aguinald
Philippine Islands
Spain
Philippine Republic
Aguinaldo
Vatican
Aguinaldo Envoy Threatens Recall If Not Recognized
The Filipino junta in London reports that if Agoncillo, Aguinaldo’s envoy in Washington, is not received by the U S within days Aguinaldo will recall him to Manila and suspend relations with the United States. They claim many American troops fraternize with locals and are engaged to Filipino girls, a claim cited to push diplomacy.
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London
Agoncillo
Aguinaldo
Washington
United States
Manila
Government Silent on Filipino Prisoner Threats
In Washington on January 23 Secretary says no official confirmation of Spanish prisoners released by Filipino insurgents. Otis is seeking exact prisoner counts, while the U.S. vows effort but cautions against any alliance with rebels. Agoncillo and Aguinaldo envoys seek recognition with independence as the aim. no timetable given.
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Washington
Alger
Madrid
Otis
United States
Europe
Agoncillo
Aguinaldo
Senate
Senor Agoncillo
State Department
Manila
Ralston
General Otis Commands Philippines Forces
General Otis commanding the military forces in the Philippines sends a cable to Washington outlining current operations and strategic posture as of January. The dispatch details troop movements and requests guidance on next steps in the region.
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Otis
Philippines
Department
Washington
General Otis
Philippine message on Nagasaki hospital plans and health status
The War Department reports from Manila that a hospital at Nagasaki is unnecessary and the command’s health is good. It notes diseases treated locally except bowel difficulties and rheumatism, requests transport Zealandia to San Francisco with a count of such cases, and mentions a convalescent hospital at Corregidor near the harbor mouth as successful.
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Philippines
War Department
Manila
Nagasaki
Zealandia
San Francisco
Corregidor
Harbor
Virginia executes George Hite for killing William Bowers
In Boydton Virginia on January 23 George Hite aged sixty six was hanged for the April killing of William Bowers a colored man. The debt dispute over 150 dollars with Bowers’ brother led to the quarrel and Hite refused to speak before death. Governor Tyler had refused a last chance for a new trial.
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Suffolk
George Hite
Boydton
B. E. Cogbill
Hite
William Bowers
Bowers
Virginia
Ond
Tyler
Disaffected Natives Fail to Burn Cane as U S Troops Intervene
General Fitzhugh Lee orders soldiers not to keep skulls and bones in tents after thefts near Colon and Quemados cemeteries. A second arson attempt on Romeli plantation is thwarted by on guard U S troops. Lt. Col. Ray reports organized effort to burn cane across the district.
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Havana
Fitzhugh Lee
Quemados
Colon
Colon Cemetery
Ludlow
Ray
Guantanamo
Romeli
United States
Celebrate Silver Wedding of Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg Gotha
In Gotha a grand reception opened the silver wedding celebrations for the Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg Gotha. Diplomats, officials and public bodies offered congratulations as the Duke pledged to serve the duchy. A state banquet, gala performance and a state ball followed.
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Saxe-Coburg and
Gotha
Jan
Or Cronae
Friedenstein
Noted Quantrill Mother Plans Return to Canal Dover
Mrs. Caro line Clark Quantrill of Canal Dover Ohio, mother of guerrilla William Clarke Quantrill, says she will go home to Ohio in early spring. At 79, frail health, she objects to hospital care at St Joseph's Lexington and feels she should not remain a burden to local ex Confederates. After arriving last March at the request of the Confederate Veterans Association, she has received little attention.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
Caroline Clark Quantrill
Canal Dover
William Clark Quantrill
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Confederate Veterans’ Association
Flannery Arrested After Killing Two Men in Scott County
Pat Flannery, member of the Flannery gang, killed Joel Necessary and Charles Necessary and seriously wounded William Freeman and Sam Duncan in Scott County Virginia last Monday night during a rescue attempt for his brother. He was captured today at Rogersville near Knoxville by the sheriff who recognized him. He is jailed under heavy guard.
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Commercial Tribune
Knoxville
Tenn
Pat Flannery
Joel
Charles Necessary
William Freeman
Sam Duncan
Scott County
Rogersville
Here
Flannery
Hatfield
Orders to the Twenty Second Infantry for Philippines
Bush orders directing the Twenty second Infantry to San Francisco for voyage to the Philippines. Equipment will be loaded at Ft. Crook tonight with rail lines ready. arrival in San Francisco hoped by January 28 aboard the Senator of Ohio, though unlikely.
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Omaha
Neb
Department of the Missouri
Twenty-second Infantry
San Francisco
Ft. Crook
Ohio
Child Struck by Train On Canal Dover Track
Little ten year-old Mary Simpson narrowly escaped death at Strasburg when she played on the C L W track and was struck by a passenger train. She was hurled into an embankment and creek, sustaining serious injuries.
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Commercial Tribune
Canal Dover
Mary Simpson
Strasburg
Death of an Earl Heir Grinds an Organ
A claimant calls himself the rightful son of the Earl after the peer repudiates his claim. The dispute centers on succession and legitimacy with rival statements from involved parties.
The Pretender Assured By Lawyers On Succession Claim
London report details the death of William Henry Earl Poulett and a long running dispute over the Hinton estates between the late Earl and his estranged organ grinder grandson Viscount Hinton. The claimant, aged heir, lives as an organ grinder, vows to inherit and cites a 20,000 acre estate worth about £12,000 a year.
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London
William Henry
Earl Poulett
England
Port Seal
Elizabeth Virginia Newman
Viscount Hinton
Lord Poulett
Emma Sophia Johnson
Rose de Melville
Alfred Hugh de Melville
William Turnour
Thomas Poulett
Hinton
St. George
Somerset
South Sea
House of Lords
Queen’s Gate
Elizabeth Newman
The Presidents Outing Down the Potomac
President McKinley, with Mrs. McKinley and a party of guests, traveled the Potomac this forenoon aboard the dispatch boat Sylph for a day trip. The group included Col. and Mrs. Herrick, Capt. and Mrs. McWilliams, Capt. and Mrs. Rand, and several accompanying ladies. All were guests at the White House.
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Washington
President McKinley
McKinley
Sylph
Herrick
Cleveland
McWilliams
Chicago
Rand
Mary Barber
Mabel McKinley
Clara Shields
Mary McWilliams
Carrie Harter
C. R. Schultz
James Barber
White House
Peace Society Resolutions Oppose Annexation of Philippines
The American Peace Society board in Boston today, led by Robert Treat Paine, unanimously urged against annexing the Philippine Islands. They argued sovereignty over foreign peoples requires their free assent, warned of moral and practical evils, and proposed guidance under United States or international supervision rather than annexation.
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Boston
The
American Peace Society
Robert Treat Paine
United States
Philippine Islands
Nonunion glass workers threaten strike in South Jersey
In Millville New Jersey 3000 nonunion glass workers meet with President Hayes and the American Union Association leaders. They plan to demand union wages from manufacturers tomorrow and threaten to strike if refused. Manufacturers warn they may discharge all who attended tonight's meeting.
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Millville
N. J
South Jersey
Hayes
American Union Association
Carders Strike After 6 Percent Wage Cut at Maine Mills
In Calais Maine on January 2 a 6 percent wage reduction was ordered at the St Stephen cotton mills. Carders refusing the cut have struck. The mills, importing yarn, may operate with one third the usual carding staff.
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Calais
St. Stephen
Aged Editor Clark W. Bryan Ends Life in Springfield
Clark W. Bryan 74, once part owner of the Republican and later owner of the Union, shot himself in Springfield today. The founder of Good Housekeeping and the Paper World faced recent business reverses.
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Springfield
Mass
Clark W. Bryan
The
Republican
Union
Good Housekeeping
Paper World
Judge faults jury acquittal in Mt. Vernon bank case
Evansville Ind January 23 The judge cites a sensational end to a federal case after Albert Wade was acquitted on false entries tied to the wrecking of the First National Bank of Mt Vernon Ind The district attorney moves to indict cashier E W Rosenkranz and the court declares Wade not guilty and notes the miscarriage of justice in cases involving banks and railroad wrecks and the social unrest that follows
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Commercial Tribune
Evansville
Ind
Albert Wade
First National Bank of
Mt. Vernon
E. W. Rosenkranz
Wade
Rosenkranz
Baker
Centenarian Dies in Camleton at 104
Mrs. Gertrude Fusting, Southern Indiana’s oldest woman, died in Camleton at age 104. Born in Hanover in 1795, she would have reached three centuries had she lived to 1901. Nearby resident James B. Ireland is 101.
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Commercial Tribune
Camelton
Ind
Gertrude Fusting
Indiana
Hanover
Germany
James B. Ireland
Lawsuit Seeks 5000 Damages Over Lynch Victim
Benjamin A. Church sues Champaign County in Urbana to recover 5000 for the lynching death of Chick Mitchell two years ago. The action is brought under the statute granting next of kin damages when a person dies at the hands of a mob.
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Commercial Tribune
Urbana
Benjamin A. Church
Champaign County
Chick” Mitchell
Fighting Every Inch Validity of the Indictment
The article reports that the validity of the indictment may be tested in higher courts, signaling an appeal or challenge process. It outlines potential grounds and the procedural steps likely to be pursued by the defense.
Anna E. George Appears for Arraignment in Ohio Murder Case
In Canton Ohio Mrs Anna E George charged with murder in the first degree for the shooting of George D Sax ton appeared in court for arraignment. She declined to plead and asked for time to review the indictment with her counsel. The court appointed Welty and Sterling as counsel after a request for help with legal expenses. A postponement was granted to allow further examination of the indictment.
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Commercial Tribune
Canton
Anna E. George
George D. Saxton
Court House
I. M. Taylor
Pomerone
Ohio
Mr. Welty
Mr. Sterling
John C. Welty
Jamess
Sterling
Mrs. George
Proescutor
Werntz
McLean
George
Judge Dellenbaugh Faces Disbarment Trial in Court
The Circuit Court overruled the demurrer to disbarment charges against Judge F. E. Dellenbaugh, ruling the court has jurisdiction and the charges are sufficient if proven. Judge Ingersoll asked to sever Dellenbaugh and Burke cases for separate trials, which the court granted.
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Dellenbaugh
Cleveland
The
Ministers After Roberts Adopt Resolutions in Columbus
At the weekly meeting of the Methodist Preachers' Association a committee was appointed to draft resolutions favoring unseating Congressman Roberts of Utah. The panel includes Dr. Tever Dr. Filler and Dr. Hillman. The action follows the local discussion in Columbus Ohio on January 23.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Methodist Preachers’ Association
Tever
Filler
Hillman
Roberts
Utah
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