Steering committees to guide Republicans in coming Assembly
A Columbus dispatch notes Republicans plan steering committees and a permanent caucus to control legislative work in the next General Assembly. With tight majorities in the House and a tied Senate, party unity and early caucus decisions are viewed as essential to pass needed laws and counter Democratic filibusters.
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Secial
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
General Assembly
House
Senate
Jimmy’’ Ross
Allen Ominous Myers
John J. Sullivan
Hamna
United States
Joint Assembly
Mary Jarrell Offered Marriage and Stage Trial
Mary Jarrell, jailed in Huntington on murder charges against Colonel Vinson, has received sympathizers letters this week. An Maryland attorney offers to defend her, a Parkersburg man proposes funding her defense, and a Indiana town man seeks correspondence for matrimony. She says she has answered all letters and would accept an offer to go on the stage.
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Commercial Tribune
Huntington
W. Va
Mary Jarrell
Vinson
Maryland
Indiana
Parkersburg
Fire in parlor stove ends with stray shots
In Bucyrus Ohio on November 28 J Ner hid his loaded revolver in the parlor stove to keep it from children. A later fire caused the stove door to blow open and the revolver discharged, sending bullets across the room and narrowly missing several occupants.
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Commercial Tribune
Bucyrus
J. Ner
Train Robbers Held Up Santa Fe Train in New Mexico
Albuquerque dispatch reports three men trapped in Grants robbery of a Santa Fe passenger train three weeks ago. Prisoners named as Jesse Williams Tom Anderson and an unknown man. Extradition papers prepared. Loot estimated between 25000 and 100000 dollars. Train robbery carries capital offense in this territory.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Fineal
Graham
Bisbee
Ariz
Santa Fe
Grants
Jesse Williams
Tom Anderson
Mrs Clay Suffering Peritonitis After Horse Fall
Special Dispatch reports Mrs Dora Richardson Clay, wife of General Cassius M Clay, is seriously ill with peritonitis from a fall from a horse weeks ago. General Clay sent fruit and a note. The episode includes gossip about Dora’s social visits with local men and a quarrel over the attention.
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Commercial Tribune
Valley View
Dora Richardson Clay
Cincinnati
Dora
Nannie Biggerstaff
General Clay
Will Richardson
Dan Tudor
Richardson
Clell
Tudor
US Ambassador urged to press Germany on Hayti dispute
In Berlin on November 28 the State Department instructed Ambassador White to ascertain Germanys exact intent regarding Herr Luders case and the Hayti friction. He was told to warn Berlin that the United States cannot tolerate annexation schemes or excessive demonstrations intended to punish Hayti, while not opposing satisfaction for Germany.
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Berlin
State Department
Washington
United States
White
Germany
Herr Luders
Hayti
Jumps from a Train as Pretended Drunk
Loganport Indiana November 28 E J Toben a wanted for forgery and embezzlement escaped Union City arrest by leaping from Panhandle Train 393 near Kenneth two miles west of the city while the marshal watched him. Harris halted the train but Toben vanished. Deputies scoured the area but found no trace.
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Commercial Tribune
Logansport
Ind
E J. Toben
Union City
Chicago
Toben
A. J. Harris
Kenneth
Harris
Hart Rochester Western Union treasurer dies at 46
L Roswell Hart of Rochester who served as Treasurer for the Western Union Telegraph Company died suddenly at his Englewood New Jersey home last night aged 46 from heart disease.
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New York
L. Roswell Hart Rochester
Western Union Telegraph Company
Englewood
N. J
Suspect Confesses Horrific Murder of Mrs Merry
Chicago reports reveal Thomas Hickey confessed to aiding Christopher Merry in choking and beating his wife to death at their Hope street cottage. The body was found buried near a vacant lot as Merry fled with a covered wagon. a three year old son provided key testimony about the crime. Hickey and James Smith implicated.
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Chicago
Pauline Merry
No. 50
Hope Street
Thomas Hickey
Hickey
Christopher Merry
Merry
Mrs. Merry
James ‘Smith
Mrs Adrian Iselin Dead in New York at 77
Mrs Adrian Iselin Sr age 77 died at her New York home after a long life as a prominent Catholic benefactor. Born Eleanora ODonnell in Baltimore she married Adrian Iselin in Baltimore’s cathedral and their family supported the church with liberal gifts. Four years ago she funded St Gabriel's Church on Long Island Sound at a cost of 300000 dollars.
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New York
Adrian Iselin
Iselin
Eleanora O’donnell
Columbus O’donnell
Baltimore
C. Oliver Iselin
Vigrant
Defender
William E. Iselin
Adrian Iselin, Jr
Delancey Astor Kane
Emily
Georgiana Iselin
St. Gabriel’s
Long Isidna Sound
Kensington Sails Through Storms to Philadelphia
The British steamer Kensington, captained by Fraggett, arrived in Philadelphia from London after a tempestuous voyage to the Delaware capes. Decks were broken, bridge smashed, and drums of naphtha and phosphorus washed overboard as hurricane conditions battered the ship from sea to shore.
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Philadelphia
Kensington
Fraggett
London
Delaware Capes
Scilly Island
Rescued From A Mob In Camden After Assault Attempt
John Brump a Philadelphia resident aged about 38 attempted to assault twelve year old Florence Pierce a mulatto girl on her way to Sunday school in Camden. A mob formed to hang him from an electric pole before police intervened and took him into custody.
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Camden
N. J
John Brump
Philadephia
Florence Pierce
Brump
Daughters Prove Alibi for Father Accused of Arson
Milwaukee led by Robert Wagner a noted furniture maker was acquitted of arson in a case hinged on an odd alibi supplied by his daughters. They testified he was at home the night of the warehouse fire and noted his snore, contradicting the prosecution’s claim.
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Commercial Tribune
Milwaukee
Wis
Robert Wagner
In Debt Half a Million. Detroit Chamber of Commerce Sale
Detroit chamber of commerce to be sold at auction next Wednesday due to a mortgage default of about 535000. New York Life Insurance Company holds the loan and W. S. Crane states that postponement is unlikely. The thirteen story building, completed in 1895 and recently appraised near 300000, is nearly fully tenanted.
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Detroit
Mich
Detroit Chamber of Commerce
New
Yorrk Life Insurance Company
Crane
Chamber of Commerce Association
Association
New York Life
Murder on Cotton Plantation Shocked Arkansas Community
On a large St Francis County plantation eight Black workers entered the home of Joe Miller, robbed him of savings, dragged him from bed, and killed him. Ada Miller, his wife, was assaulted as the attackers looted the house. William Williams confessed and named seven others. four already jailed, three more sought, officers pursuing the rest.
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Little Rock
Ark
St Francis County
Joe Miller
Ada Miller
William Williams
Troops to Guard Gates Governor Proposes Militia Request
Governor Bradley, in Lexington, says tollgate raiders threaten public roads and vows to deploy state militia to guard gates. He criticizes lax enforcement and pushes lawmakers to bill counties for militia costs, planning to keep guards in place through the danger period.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
Bradley
Jessamine
Feagan
Eo Ae
Man in Liberty jail tries to drink glass to die before hanging
William Carr, awaiting execution for drowning his three year old in the Missouri River, attempted suicide by swallowing ground glass in his Liberty County jail cell. He resisted injections and begged to be choked to death as officers fought to subdue him.
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Liberty
William Carr
Missouri
Carr
Cave
Dr. Sevier
Vienna Mob Quieted as Cabinet Resigns
Austrian ministry members tendered resignations to Emperor Francis Joseph and baron Gautsch was tasked to form a new cabinet. Crowds along the Ringstrasse clashed with police with sabers drawn, many injured, while demonstrations for Herr Wolff and against Count Badeni spread through Vienna. The cabinet planned to resign. Wolff was discharged. university closed for two days and police warned to restrain actions.
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Vienna
Francis Joseph
Baron Gautsch
Count Badeni
Reichsrath
Ringstrasse
Hofburg
Ambulance Society
Herr Wolff
Unterhaus
von Abrahamovic
Badeni
Lueger
Gautsch
Wiener Zeitung
Foreign Office
Criminal Court
Gratz
Prague
Asch
Bohemia
Baron Barnfy
Count Wessersheimb
Bain Gautsch
University of Vienna
Baron Gautsch de Frankenthurn
Austria
Wallsee
Count Goluchoyski
Farmer Amos Haveland Killed In New Jersey Ax Attack
In Trenton New Jersey Amos Haveland a farmer from near Allentown was killed this afternoon by Clarence Doyle a farm hand. Doyle struck Haveland in the head with an ax and he died two hours later after a quarrel that followed heavy drinking of hard cider.
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Trenton
N. J
Amos Haveland
Allentown
Clarence Doyle
Doyle
Haveland
Arrest of Deputy Wolff Sparks Vienna Street Turmoil
The Reichstag deputy Wolff resisted with energy, broke his seat, and escaped the cabin twice while being taken to the police station. Six Constables overpowered him as crowds watched. Police muffled him, and the incident coincided with Leugerites abandoning their fence stance to support obstructionist actions, accelerating a political shift.
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Reichstab
Vienna
Wolff
Luetgert Case Delays as Phalen Withdraws From Defense
Attorney Albert Phafen withdrew from the Luetgert sausage case after Harmon and Riese were retained as assistants contrary to his advice. The case will be called before Judge Gary tomorrow as the defense seeks a further continuance due to unfamiliarity with the matter.
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Phafen
Chicago
Navy
Albert Phafen
Adolph Guetgert
Harmon and Riese
Gary
Phalen
Perfecting Pipe Trust Members To Meet In Cleveland
A meeting of sewer pipe manufacturers will be held in Cleveland on Tuesday to finish organizing a pool that began at East Liverpool a few days earlier. The group aims to include factories nationwide, mostly along the Ohio River.
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Cleveland
East Liverpool
Ohio River
Miss Bradley Chosen For Kentucky Battle Ship Christening
Governor William O Bradley plans to name his daughter Christine as the godmother for the Kentucky ship. He indicated he would act this week after petitions from Louisville Commercial Club and other groups. Christine Bradley, born December 2, is an accomplished musician and Washington College student with McKee family military ties.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
William O. Bradley
Wilbur R. Smith
Louisville Commercial Club
Lexington Chamber of Commerce
Christine
Kentuck
Commonwealth
Bradley
Corpse in the River After Stock Sale Link Adrift
William Montgomery of Ghent Kentucky disappeared from the steamer Lizzie Bay on August 6 returning from Cincinnati. His body was found this morning about a mile above Vevay Indiana. A large stock sale in Cincinnati was linked to the mystery. John Sturgeon found the body and the coroner was summoned. A coroner's inquest will be held tomorrow.
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Commercial Tribune
Vevay
Ind
William Montgomery
Ghent
Lizzie Bay
Cincinnati
John Sturgeon
Defies Federal Troops Move on Wichita Reservation January 10
Captain E L Howe announces January 10 as the day his boomers will move on the Wichita Reservation if Congress has not acted to open the land. He demands the right to enter the Wichita Mountains to claim land, warns of graves if federal troops or Indian police interfere, and says the effort will be peaceful while pressing for action. Howe’s candid vow draws followers amid controversy over federal authority and land rights.
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House
Senate
General Assembly
Hanna
Foraker
Columbus
Neil House
Wichita Reservation
Wichita
Kas
E. L. Howe
Congress
Bliss
Howe
Wichita Mountains
Famine Drives Klondike Miners Toward Yukon Trek
Twenty five men arrive in Seattle from Dawson City amid a food famine seen throughout the Klondike. They carry about $60,000 in drafts and $200,000 in gold dust. Reports warn of starvation, with police offering transport to grub camps as miners rush toward Ft Yukon in a mass exodus to escape Dawson’s famine.
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Seattle
Wash
Dawson City
Dawson
Thomas Magee, Sr
Thomas Magee, Jr
San Francisco
Swift Water
Bill’ Gales
Joe Boyle
William Huskins
F. Hebert
H. Robertson
H. Raymond
Bert Nason
John W. Brauer
W. H. Chambers
Jack Alton
Dalton
Alice
Bella
Canadian Government Mounted Police
Yukon
Dalton Party
Lable
Billy Leach
Dyea
Klondike
Ft. Yukon
Mounted Police
United States Mail
Sam Wall
McGilvray
Hamilton
Bert Nelson
Circle City
Hanson
Yukon River
Kiukuk
Pelly
Jack Dalton
Herbert Raymond
Harry Robertson
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Cov. Bradley
Wm. Carr
Harry
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Leon Harmon
Lindsay
G. Burke
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Wm. Montgomery
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