Eagan Guilty by Court Martial on Both Charges
General Eagan, called General Dagan in reports, is found guilty on both charges by a unanimous vote on the first ballot. The court recommends dismissal, but the President will issue a reprimand instead and may place him on wasting orders before retirement. Witnesses depict his agitation and ruined honor after defense claims provocation and immunity limits.
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Dagan
Eagar
Hagan
Eagan
Jevid R. Meee
Associated Press
General Eagan
War Commission
Fagan
Bene
Miles
Tragic Furnace Fire Claims 16-Year-Old in Hartford County
In Hartford City Indiana a farm girl Miss Francis LeMer aged sixteen was burned to death after wind blew a stove fire down the chimney. She and Charles Banter had fallen asleep by a stove at 2 am and her clothing ignited spreading flames as she tried to escape then died after hours of agony.
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Commercial Tribune
Hartford City
Ind
Francis LeMer
Geo. Leffier
Washington Township
Charles Banter
Dayton Man Huffman Arrested in Columbus
W P Huffman of Dayton was arrested at Union Station by Detective Murphy and held for Piqua authorities. He says a misunderstood draft to Henry Blackie of Piqua failed due to a funds shortage in his guardian’s records. Authorities plan to fetch him tomorrow. Huffman has notable family ties and recently married an actress in Columbus.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
W. P. Huffman
Dayton
Union Station
Murphy
Piqua
Huffman
Henry Blackie
Ivor Crawford
Terrence Huffman
Fourth National Bank
Woman Burned to Death in Hart County Home
Neighbors found Mrs. Maria Bagby aged, burned body on the hearth of her Three Springs area house near Tompkinsville Kentucky. She had not been seen for some time and died possibly a week earlier with the cause of the fire unknown.
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Commercial Tribune
Tompkinsville
Maria Bagby
Three Springs
Hart County
Case for Damages for Hanging Goes to Higher Court
In Urbana Ohio on January 27 the suit of Benj Church against the County Commissioners to recover 5000 dollars for the hanging of Click Mitchell ended with a verdict for the county after about an hour of jury deliberation. The case will be appealed to a higher court.
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Commercial Tribune
Urbana
Benj. Church
Click” Mitchell
Detectives Close on Mrs Adams Murder Suspect in New York
New York detectives say the handwriting on the chromoseltzer package addressed to Henry Cornish matches an Knickerbocker Athletic Club employee. Felix J. Gallagher, auditor of the New York Athletic Club and ally of Roland Molineaux, is linked as a potential named sender with arrest expected soon.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Knickerbocker’ Athletic Club
McCluskey
Cornish
Felix J. Gallagher
New York Athletic Club
Roland Molineux
Heckman
Forty-second Street
Gallagher
P. J. Gallagher
Manhattan Athletic Club
Herbert Ballentine
Knickerbocker Athletic Club
Roland Burnham Molineaux
Father Dorneys Jubilee Marks Twenty Fifth Ordination
The St Gabriel church Chicago observes Father Maurice J Dorneys twenty fifth year as pastor with a jubilee banquet for 250 priests from Chicago and beyond. Dorney rose to fame as the bearer of documents to Parnell that toppled the Pigott conspiracy. He sought a Spanish War chaplain post but declined when no ship duty arose after the war.
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Pigott
Chicago
St. Gabriel’s
Maurice J. ‘Dorney
Father Dorney
McIntyre
Oregon
handwriting expert casts doubt on poison package handwriting
Secretary Pugh of Von Mohl & Co examined facsimiles of the poison package address from New York papers. He stated the script did not resemble the letters signed H Cornish and H C Barnet and suggested the handwriting was disguised compared with the Barnet and Cornish letters.
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New York
Harry Cornish
Pugh
von Mohl & Co
H. Cornish
H. Co. Barnet
H. C. Barnet
Plan to lift temple debt raises 800000 in shares
The Chicago Young People's Christian Temperance Union proposes to raise 800000 to free the Woman's Temple from debt by selling 8000 shares of 10 each. A February 17 demonstration marks Frances Willard's heavenly birthday. Pledges are conditional and not a penny is paid until the full sum is subscribed, with no expenses charged.
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Chicago Young People’s Temperance Union
Chicago
Yo People’s Christian Temperance Union
Frances B. Willard
Temple
Miss Willard
Frances Willard
Temperance
Eva M. Shantz
The
Roderick Mackenzie Dies Before Planned Scotland Trip
Detroit January 27. Roderick Mackenzie an elderly Scotchman living alone in Windsor died early today on the eve of his trip to Scotland. Evidence shows he entertained some visitors yesterday and was found in a stupor by his wife and daughter in Detroit with pockets turned inside out. He did not regain consciousness before death.
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Detroit
Mich
Roderick Mackenzie
Windsor
Scotland
Eleven Sailors Eat en As Cannibals After Ship Wreck
Vancouver report details the fate of the Manbare crew bound for Sydney. After fleeing capsized near Cape Nelson in December, twelve men landed ashore. eleven were captured by inland natives and eaten, one survivor James Greene escaping. Cannibal ritual included torture and decapitation. Greene later saved by a steamer, hair turned white.
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Vancouver
B. C
Cape
James Greene
Greene
Train wreck near Coalton leaves engineer dead
The south bound Ohio Southern passenger train wrecked near Coalton at 1:30 PM. Engineer Frank M. Wright was killed and his fireman fatally scalded by escaping steam. Six passengers were hurt, including Mrs. Rapp who is seriously injured. The tender jumped the track causing the derailment and derailment down an embankment.
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Commercial Tribune
Chillicothe, O
Ohio Southern
Coalton
Frank M. Wright
Special Train Sent From Springfield After Wreck Near Coalton
Special train leaves Springfield around 4 pm carrying Mrs Frank M Wright widow of the engineer killed in the Ohio Southern crash near Coalton. The train goes to Bainbridge then back to Springfield and will run through to Lima. Wright lived at 210 East Grand Avenue and is survived by a widow and five children. He served on the road for nearly twenty years.
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Commercial Tribune
Springfield
Ohio Southern
Coalton
Frank M. Wright
Bainbridge
Lima
Wright
East Grand Avenue
Orr Cleared in Self Defense in Swango Killing
In Vevay Indiana John B Orr Jr was tried for shooting Sam Swango and was declared innocent as a self defense case. Swango allegedly threatened Orr with an open knife while Swango had been drinking. The coroner found an open knife in Swango s hand.
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Commercial Tribune
Vevay
Ind
John B. Orr, Jr
Sam Swango
Swango
Orr
Sultan Abdul Hamid Visits Stamboul in Security Sweep
Sultan Abdul Hamid traveled by water to Stamboul to kiss the mantle of the prophet amid elaborate ceremonies. Police guarded the route with heightened precautions and made many arrests throughout the week. Officers also sealed drugstore deposits of chlorate and potash to avert explosive attacks.
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Constantinople
Abdul Hamid
Arthur Brown Dies After Fifth Story Jump
Arthur Brown, a glove factory employee in St Louis, cut his throat and leaped from a fifth story window, dying soon after. His father Truman Brown of Gloversville New York is a glove manufacturer. Brown had married Mamie Wulfert of Chicago and faced a divorce suit served on him the day before.
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Louis
Arthur Brown
Brown
Truman Brown
Gloversville
N. Y
Mamie Wulfert
Chicago
Amsterdam
Plot to Assassinate the Sultan Derailed by Arrests
London report cites a Times correspondent saying a conspiracy to kill the Sultan was denounced by a conspirator. Police arrests of four plotters were premature, allowing several others to escape and evade capture.
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London
Constantinople
the Times
Turmoil in Austrian Reichsrat House Over Racial Dispute
In the Austrian Reichsrat lower house today a disturbance linked to racial differences led to a hand to hand fight between deputies. Ushers separated the combatants, and the sitting ended amid turbulence in Vienna.
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Vienna
Reichsrath
Filipino Agent Aguinaldo Cable Stirring Insurgents in Washington
Washington reports a coded cable from Agoncillo urging Aguinaldo to act before the February 6 peace treaty vote. Officials fear a clash with U S forces could affect ratification. Government agents seize the message and prepare measures to curb the Filipino agitation while reviewing related Carter case papers.
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Washington
Agoncillo
Hongkong
London
Paris
State Department
Aguinaldo
United States
General Greely
Bureau of Communication
Compton
United Able
Manila
Wilkie
Secret Service
Hill
Corbin
Couple Dies After Theater Outing in Brooklyn
Emil Reuter a wholesale flour dealer from Brooklyn and his wife Ida died within hours after attending a theater. Mrs Reuter collapsed on the sidewalk and died before doctors arrived. Reuter was stricken soon after and died as medical help arrived. Source notes heart disease for Mrs Reuter and apoplexy for Mr Reuter.
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New York
Emil Reuter
Brooklyn
Ida
Reuter
Mrs. Reuter
Precedent Found Cannon Barred From Seat in 1881
In 1881 George Q. Cannon was barred from taking his Utah delegate seat in the House. The decision followed a party line vote with Republicans and Populists opposing and Democrats supporting. A December 6 1881 Robinson letter confirms the no sworn-in move and hints at partisan dynamics surrounding Mormonism.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Roberts
William F. Madden
George Q. Cannon
House of Representatives
Utah
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Cannon
Madden
James S. Robi
Ohio
Robinson
United States
Washington, D. C
J. 8. Robinson
Ice Gorge Floods Niagara Incline Station and Maid of the Mist
A fierce 70 mph gale at Niagara Falls floods the incline railway station and destroys Maid of the Mist landings on both sides. Dynamite crews break up the ice that has battered abutments. residents James Leblond and family flee 175 feet up the bank to escape.
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Commercial Tribune
Niagara Falls
Niagara
Prospect Park
James Leblond
The George Case Proceeded Without Arguments
In Canton on January 27 Mrs. George faced a motion to quash her Indictment. The judge did not hear arguments and the case moved to Monday. The motion targets alleged grand jury irregularities. The plea in abatement awaits the motion’s outcome.
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Commercial Tribune
Canton
George
Moore Wins West Point Cadetship Exam in Ohio Area
Springfield reports Bertus H. Moore of Atlanta Pickaway County won the examination for the West Point cadetship and Fred H. Smith of Troy was named alternate in the same selection.
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Commercial Tribune
Springfield
Bertus H. Moore
Atlanta
Pickaway County
West Point
Fred H. Smith
Troy
Frozen 10 Death Five Lost in Snow At Valdez Glacier
The Cottage City reports Copper River prospectors perished crossing the Valdez Glacier. Lost include Charles Khron P Smith Ole Evjen Henderson George Sweezy. others frozen at Twelve Mile Camp. Evjens father and son suffered severe freezing. one boy sacrificed for his father.
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Charles Khron
New York City
Co. P. Smith
Chicago
Ole Evjen
Baldwin
Wis
Henderson
Wisconsin
George Sweezy
New York
George Polowitz
Sylvester Greg
St. Joseph
Holver Evjens
Valdez
Manhattan Mining Company
Twelve Mile
War Tax Case Decided Unconstitutional on Stamps
Judge Hughes of Audrian County Circuit Court rules a test case on the war tax law found stamps upon certificates of judicial character unconstitutional or not intended by Congress. He states the constitution reserves taxation power to states for officers and local government, denying federal authority over such state machinery.
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Mexico
Hughes
Audrian County
De Pauw wins state intercollegiate orator contest
Indiana College orator honors go to DePauw University as George D B Farrar captures the top prize with The Coming King. Earlham places second and Butler third in the Indianapolis event held tonight.
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Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
Depauw University
George DB. Farrar
Earlham
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