Cabinet talks shift as Evans Wilson Waymire vie
Canton Ohio dispatch reports Tennessee delegation pushes H Clay Evans for a cabinet post while Francis L Wilson and Judge Waymire press their claims for Navy and Interior portfolios. Lyman Gage status quo remains as McKinley weighs options amid colored voters and party support. Mrs McKinley to Chicago with plans for inaugurations gowns undecided.
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Commercial Tribune
Canton
Francis L. Wilson
Brooklyn
N. Y
Waymire
California
H. Clay Evans
Tennessee
Major McKinley
Lyman J. Gage
Treasury
State Assembly
Mr. Evans
Frantz Now in Columbus Spared Notice to Attorneys
Albert J. Frantz the Bessie Little killer moved quietly from Montgomery County Jail to the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus this afternoon. Sheriff Anderton and deputies concealed the transfer and did not notify his lawyers, who learned of it only after he was en route. Frantz, reportedly despondent, told a sister plans to pursue appeal but hinted the jig is up, while his sister urged continued legal efforts. He slept well and read in part of the morning, with high attorneys indignant at the lack of notice.
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John R. Lynch
Natchez, Miss
F. Bowles
H. Clay Evans
South
Judge Goff
Louisiana
Pers Wirth
Legislacae
McKinley
M. C. Barber
Chicago
McWilliams
Windy City
Commercial Tribune
Dayton, O
Albert J. Frantz
Bessie Little
Ohio Penitentiary
Montgomery County
Columbus
Anderton
John Wood
Elmer Watson
Union Depot
Frantz
Mattie
Albert
Frants
Collector Dowling
Department of the Government
Dowling
Samilonie
Cleveland
Carlisle
Bryan
Woodford Emerges as Likely Secretary of the Navy
New York January 2 indicates General Stewart L Woodford, a close ally of Major McKinley, is under consideration as the next Secretary of the Navy. The report notes Woodford’s strong military background and favorable outlook for the appointment.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Stewart L. Woodford
Navy
Arsenal
McKinley
General Woodford's Career Tied to Gubernatorial Ambitions
General Woodford, 62, a New York figure and Columbia College alumnus, held roles from district attorney to lieutenant governor and U S district attorney. A close Grant ally, he rose to brigadier general and was active in politics and campaigns. His potential appointment could shift factional balance and affect Horace Porter’s cabinet prospects.
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Cornelius N. Bliss
Woodford
New York
Columbia College
127Th Regim
Grant
House of Representatives
Hayes
United States
George Bliss
General Woodford
Horace Porter
France
Chauncey M. Depew
First Woman Lawyer Appears Before Court of Appeals in Kentucky
Sophie Breckinridge, daughter of ex congressman W C P Breckinridge, was sworn in as a practicing attorney at the Lexington bar by Judge Parker. The event marks a milestone for women in Kentucky law, with remarks on changing gender roles and professional eligibility.
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Sophonisba Preston Breckinridge
William Campbell Preston
Breckinridge
Court of Appeals
Kentucky
Miss Breckinridge
Deshas
John Breckinridge
Jefferson
Commercial Tribune
Lexington
Sophonisba P. Breckinridge
William C. P. Breckinridge
Parker
Blackstone
Relative of Frantz to be electrocuted for murder in Ohio
Albert Frantz, to be electrocuted May 13, arrived from Dayton at the penitentiary annex. His relative Jefferson Shanks serves a life sentence for killing his wife in 1892. Shanks denied knowing Bessie Little, and Frantz spent the evening alone with a Bible after arrival.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Albert Frantz
Bessie Little
Dayton
Penitentiary
Frantz
Albert
Jefferson Shanks
Mian County
Shanks
Bessie
Anderson
Jack Woods
Bees
Montgomery County
Vickers
Five range stoves explode injuring five at five homes
In Wv ER January 2% five range stoves exploded at the residences of Dr. W F Derr Harry Hoffstatt Henry Holler Edgar Frick and I D Evans. Mr and Mrs Evans were seriously injured and Evans became deranged from his injuries requiring attendants to restrain him.
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Commercial Tribune
W. F. Derr
Harry Hoffstatt
Henry Holler
Edgar Frick
I. D. Evans
Sod schoolhouse collapse entombs fifteen children
A sod schoolhouse near here collapsed trapping fifteen pupils. Several children are believed dead, while the teacher Miss Jones lies in critical condition. Rescuers worked to dig out those trapped.
Miss Breckinridge Studying Law and Politics
The article describes Miss Breckinridge as a bright young woman with studies in political economy and law. She has studied French and Roman law, attended the University of Chicago, and spent two years at Breckinridge & Shelby law office where her father is senior partner. Her intellect and charm are noted alongside her notable family background.
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Avor Airas
Breckinridge & Shelby
Miss Breckinridge
Kentucky Court of Appeals
Kentucky
Desha
Anc
Court of Appeals
University of Chicago
John T. Shelby
National Board of Trade Annual Meeting Opens in Washington
The National Board of Trade begins its seventh annual meeting in Washington with 41 member associations from major U S cities. Frederick Fay presides as wife illness keeps him home in Philadelphia while Secretary Treasurer William R. Tucker opens sessions. The agenda covers 69 proposals on banking laws internal waterways Nicaragua Canal and fiscal policy urging steady revenue practices and reciprocity in foreign trade.
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National Board of Trade
Tomrow
Soca
United States
Frederick Fay
Philadelphia
William R. Tucker
Baltimore
Ber of Commerce
Chicago Board of Trade
Monetary Commission
Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce
Ex Queen Lilioukalani Visits White House Quietly
President Cleveland receives ex Queen Lilioukalani at the White House for an informal 20 minute call. Palmer and Joseph Heleluhe accompany her. Mrs Cleveland not present, no reference to restoration politics discussed.
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Washington
Cleveland
Lilioukalani
White House
Palmer
Joseph Heleluhe
H. M. Lilioukalani
Thurber
Mr. Palmer
Kia Nahaolena
Two Children Die In Yard Fire Tragedy
In Spartanburg South Carolina two children aged 10 and 4 burned to death in a yard blaze. Witnesses say Sarah Lawson was pushed into the flames by another child while a shepherd dog scene led to a fatal fall. The four year old Waters child died after her mother was badly burned rescuing the animal.
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Special Dispatch
Commercial Tribune
Columbia
Judge to rule today on new trial motion for Charles Taylor
A Franklin Circuit Court judge will decide today on a motion for a new trial filed by Charles Taylor, convicted in the Nellie Stepp murder case. Taylor's attorneys have appealed the verdict to the Court of Appeals.
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Frankfort
Cantrill
Charles Taylor
Nellie Stepp
School for Crime Raiders Nets 27 Pupils in Atlanta
Atlanta detectives raided a so called training school for crime run by Andrew Johnson an older man with an honest calling and organized gang of thieves twenty seven youths were captured Johnson was arrested and the gang was broken up the pupils admitted learning pocket picking and the head of the column questioned the prisoners.
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Commercial Tribune
Atlanta
Andrew Johnson
Johnson
The Duchess Dead as Dublin Dispatch Reports
Mrs Hungerford known as The Duchess died in Dublin reports. She lived at St Brendons Bandon County Cork and left three children. Born to Canon Hamilton she married Henry Hungerford of Cahirmore after widowhood and wrote Phyllis to stave off poverty selling over 250000 copies.
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New York
Prisoners Armed to Guard Warren County Jail
Mob rumors swirl in Bowling Green Kentucky as jail guards arm trusted prisoners to defend the Warren County Jail over the murder of Leon Conn. Local officials vow protection of the alleged killer Dinning and his family while awaiting possible mob action.
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Bowling Green
Dinning
Leon Conn
Commercial Tribune
Bowling. Green
Warren County
Leon Corn
Harrison's opinion on Indianapolis street railway bill
General Harrison delivered a six thousand word opinion to the Citizens' Street Railroad Company regarding the antistreet franchise bill in the Indiana State Senate. He says the bill preserves the city’s old franchise and blocks independent council action before 191. The document was read to the Senate Committee on City Affairs in Indianapolis.
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Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
Harrison
Citizens’ Street Railroad Company
State Senate
Senate Committee On Affairs
Wild man terrorizes Danville community in Ohio
In Danville near Mt. Vernon Ohio a reported eight foot wild man roams the woods. Described as naked to the waist with long hair he reportedly carried a child to school and eluded men pursuing him on horseback while bearing a sheep. School districts have dismissed and a hunt organized by Jacob Laghbarger begins.
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Commercial Tribune
MT. Vernon
Danville
Jacob Laghbarger
Fraud in weighing coal puts New York Fire Department chief on trial
The Commissioners of Accounts heard charges against Louis A. LaGrange chief coal weigher for the New York Fire Department and George W. Winant & Son for fraud in weighing coal. Foreman William Fordham reported missing coal contracts and LaGrange admitted signing blank weighers certificates and not witnessing some loads.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Louis A. LaGrange
Fire Department
George W. Winant & Son
William Fordham
City Island Engine House
Dennis
Terry
LaGrange
Oscar H. LaGrange
Winant & Son
Senator George No Better After Illness at Garfield Hospital
Senator George of Mississippi, hospitalized with heart trouble at Garfield Hospital, passed a comfortable night. Dr. Bermann said there is hope of a rally, though he is unlikely to return to his Capitol desk.
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Washington
George
Mississippi
Garfield Hospital
Bermann
Capitol
Coldest Weather Known in Years Grips Chicago
January 25 Chicago reports twenty degrees below zero as the harsh cold spreads nationwide. The mayor urges charitable support for 75,000 destitute and 45,000 unemployed, asking contributions of money, food, and clothing to aid the suffering poor.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
George B. Swift
E. G. Keith
Explosion at Powder Mills Kills Two in Tennessee
In Ooltewah Tennessee at the Chattanooga Powder Company mill an explosion fatally injured Lee Harris and Linn Hensley. A sudden flash shattered the pressroom crushing 400 pounds of powder and setting the building ablaze. Harris died on site. Hensley is badly burned and expected to die. Nearby works were spared due to building isolation.
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Commercial Tribune
Chattanooga
Tenn
Ooltewah
Chattanuooga Powder Company
Lee Harris
Linn Hensley
Hensley
Harris
Complication in Two William Dawsons Stirs Kentucky Case
In Maysville Kentucky Constable William Dawson complains of a $50 reward he earned for catching a criminal. A clerk misaddressed the State check to a namesake in Vanceburg who cashed it in Portsmouth. The Maysville officer asserts the payment was mailed to him and seeks the reward.
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Commercial Tribune
Maysville
Wm. Dawson
Dawson
Kentucky
William Dawson
Vanceburg
Portsmouth
Churches Open Their Dorners To Shelter Cold Despair
Chicago faces a severe cold crisis as churches open doors and Salvation Army halls to feed and shelter the destitute. Mayor Swift directs police operated relief with 1000 homes supplied, ambulances rush frostbitten residents to hospitals, and police stations overflow as hundreds suffer exposure and many frostbitten.
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Chicago
Salvation Army
Swift
Badenoch
Freda Busch
George Grant
North Street
Joseph Fey
Emma Smith
Thirty-sixth
Madison
Clark Street
Harrison Street
Robbery by Masked Bandits Endangers Old Farmer
Five masked burglars entered a Zanesville farm house early today and bound John Harper and his son. They beat the elder with hot irons to force disclosure of a money box, burning his hands and arms before fleeing with only $15. The victim's condition is described as critical.
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Commercial Tribune
Zanesville
John Harper
Murder Charge Shocks Gaelsburg Man Held Over Stove
Anson Gregory was ordered jailed without bail for the murder of his wife on January 13 after beating her while she was held on a stove. Gregory, once a prosperous farmer, faces possible lynching talk in Gaelsburg Illinois community.
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Galesburg
Ill
Anson Gregory
Gregory
Train Plunges From Bridge Into Tiger River
A freight train on the Charleston and Western Carolina Railway fell into the Tiger River when the middle span of a bridge gave way twelve miles from Spartanburg South Carolina. Two unknown tramps were killed though the engine escaped before the collapse.
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Spartanburg
8. C
Charleston & Western Carolina Railway
Tiger River
Shot While Aiding A Girl In Hopkinsville
Jacob Vaughn was accidentally shot and killed in Hopkinsville Kentucky when Mary France held his gun as he lifted packages over a fence. He made a dying statement exonerating her from blame and she was arrested.
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Commercial Tribune
Hopkinsville
Jacob Vaughn
Mary France
Consumption Declared Contagious in City
ST. Louis reports the Board of Health classifies consumption as contagious and orders all cases reported for tracking and control.
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Special Dispatch
Commercial Tribune
ST. Louis
Board of Health
Intense Cold Wave Sweeps United States
Weather Bureau reports show a general intense cold wave across the United States with no relief expected in twenty four hours. Temperatures fall in the Southern and Middle Atlantic while rising slowly in the Missouri and Mississippi Valleys and the lake region.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
United States
Middle Atlantic
Missouri
Weper
Mississippi
Sudden deaths strike two sisters in Ohio and Indiana
Mrs. Daniel Beebe died suddenly Saturday night in Fort Wayne. Her sister Mrs. Faust of Crestline Ohio died while reading the telegram. Beebe’s remains were sent to Crestline for a double funeral set for tomorrow.
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Commercial Tribune
FT. Wayne
Ind
Daniel Beebe
Faust
Crestline
Beebe
Dowling Dismissed as Internal Revenue Collector
Charges in the Hands of the District Attorney may go to the Grand Jury after the abrupt dismissal from office of Internal Revenue Collector Dowling. Dowling disputes the order, asserting the executive action lacks effect and that he will seek a hearing before bowing to the President.
Removal of Dowling as Collector After Sudden Dismissal
The abrupt removal of Collector Dowling from his post as Internal Revenues Collector sparks speculation. President Grover Cleveland signed the order dated January 21, citing a civil service act violation tied to Dowling’s 1894 campaign activities and actions aiding Paul J. Sorg.
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Grover
Executive Mansion
Grover Cleveland
Dowling
Congress
Geo. W. Houck
Paul J. Sorg
Collector Dowling
Sorg
Investigation shows election charges did not surface until after fall
An inquiry ordered by the Civil Service Commission of Washington examined charges against a Cincinnati office official. Deputies denied any election assessments or political payments, and the collector claimed no denial or admission, directing scrutiny of his staff before the agent returned to Washington.
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Civil Service Commission of
Washington
Special Revenue
Cincinnati
Dowling
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