Bond Bill Passed After Heated House Debate
In Washington on December 30 the House approved the bond bill after a lengthy session debating revenue measures. The first section passed 169 to 135 with many Republicans supporting, while 47 Republicans and one Democrat opposed. The second section passed without a division, declaring the bill enacted.
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Brosius
Rep
Parker
N. J
United States
Stewart
McLaurin
S. C
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury Department
Cannon
Rep Il
Sherman
Cleveland
Dartlett
Dem. N. Y
Tawney
Minn
House
Committee On Ways and Means
Congress
Mr. Tawney
Mr. Johnson
Cal
Yeas
Ohio
Money outlines Monroe doctrine amid Venezuelan dispute
Congressman Money of Mississippi, veteran Foreign Relations Committee member, presents a dated history of the Monroe doctrine and the Venezuelan question. He frames the doctrine as twofold, cites the Holy Alliance origin, and notes a 250 year old boundary dispute needing peaceful resolution by the United States and Britain.
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Menurnis
Tenn
Congressman Money
Mississippi
Great Britain
Foreign Relations Committee
Mr. Money
Congress
Monroe
France
Austria
Russia
Prussia
Atlantic
Spanish
United States
America
Money
Diamond Robbery at Madison Square Ends in Losses
In New York a burglary at Mr. and Mrs. S Townsend Burden 5 Madison Square North yielded jewels valued at 875 000 after a Friday night visit while the family attended the opera. Jewelry worth 75 000 was missing aside from pieces worn during search.
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New York
S. Townsend Burden
Madison Square
North
Sweet Manufacturing Co. Falls Into Receivership
Syracuse reports the Sweet Manufacturing Co. a leading local steel firm placed under receivership. Receiver Robert De, relations by marriage to the company president, cites weak business as the cause. Assets are $800,000 with $400,000 liabilities. About 300 workers lose jobs.
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Syracuse
Sweet Manufacturing Co
Robert de
Wm. A. Sweet
Nephew of Gov McKinley Tours Texas for Presidential Hints
J S McKin ley of Orient Ohio, nephew of Gov McKinley, visits Dallas and plans a Texas tour. Politicians say he is on a still hunt related to his uncle’s presidential ambitions.
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Tex
J. S. McKinley
Orient, O
Gov. McKinley
Texas
Cuban War News and Spanish Cabinet Supports Campos
Dispatches from Havana report Capt Gen Campos steadfast amid constitutional demonstrations. Spanish cabinet reiterates confidence and positions Campos to pursue rebels as Jose Maceo is defeated near Baracoa. Gomez calls supporters to evacuate Havana by January 15 and hints at an upcoming attack with dynamite.
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Imparcial
Havana
United Press
Campos
Cuba
Pando
Santiago de Cuba
Jose Maceo
Baracoa
Maceo
Joss
Lonxpoy
Madrid
Standard
Gen. Campos
Matanzas
Kry West
Vla
Ciuban
Olivette
Maximo Gomez
Gomez
Woman Dies After Man Says Cousin Shot Joke
A Alabama woman died after reacting to a joke about her husband Archie Fletcher being shot. Wheeler claimed the pistol went off accidentally, then fled. The incident follows other December reports including deaths of actor William H. Wallis and a murder in Illinois.
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Ala
Archie Fletcher
Joseph Wheeler
Fletcher
Wheeler
Amish Move to Georgia After Selling Mt Ayre Farms
The Amish settlement near Mt Ayre in Newton County sells all 80 farms to Illinois farmers and plans to move to Gibson, Georgia, taking their advanced farming gear on a special train.
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Dextont
Ind
Mt. Ayre
Newton County
Illinois
Gibson
Tragedy in Kentucky Mob Burns Woman Kills Man After Adultery Charge
A mob of about seventy five burned Mrs T J West alive and shot W A Dever after he killed T J West at Cartwrights Creek three miles north of Lebanon Kentucky. Dever had shot West over alleged adultery and returned, with the couple’s history of divorce and living apart fueling the mob’s vengeance.
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T. J. West
W. A. Dever
Paramount
Dever
W. A Dever
Beaver Green
Cartwright’s Creek
West
Knoxville
Heavy Cotton Shipments From Texas to Yokohama
Heavy shipments of raw cotton from Texas points and New Orleans are en route to San Francisco over the Southern Pacific. The ultimate destination is Yokohama, showing Japan increasing its spindle output and cotton goods production. The volume has forced railroads to seek more facilities from Pacific Mail and Occidental and Oriental Steamship Companies.
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New Orleans
Yokohama
San Francisco
Southern Pacific
Pacific Mail
Occidental and Oriental Steamship Co.’s
Japan
Snowstorm Halts Great Northern Traffic West of Cascade
Dispatches report a major snow storm delaying west slope traffic on the Great Northern Railway. The block on the switchback near the Cascade range interrupted schedules and halted overland trains for miles in Washington between Madison and Wellington.
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Great Northern Railroad
St. Paul
Minn
Great Northern
Cascade Range
Washington
Madison
Wellington
Gladstone in France as Liberal Clubs Hail Birthday
Telegraphed news from across the country notes Mr. Wm. E. Gladstone and party arriving in Biarritz to mark his 86th birthday. Liberal clubs send congratulations as Cork reports a wrecked vessel and loss of all aboard. Des Moines area wrecks injure eight. Hartford fires destroy large business blocks with $30,000 to $40,000 losses.
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Weather forecast for Kentucky Ohio Indiana
Forecast for Monday reports generally fair but colder conditions across Kentucky with northwesterly winds. Ohio and Indiana are expected to be fair and colder with similar northwesterly winds.
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Washington
Kentucky
Ohio
Indiana
Markets Mixed Across Cities with Fragile Wheat Demand
Cincinnati reports dull wheat as buyers balk at asking prices. Cattle and hogs show varied ranges from prime to common, while sheep and lamb markets edge with mixed activity. New York and Chicago quotes reflect modest shifts in red wheat, corn, and oats, with regional notes from Baltimore and Buffalo on grain and livestock.
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Elbow Joint Removed From Tubercular Patient Sammy Maltz
Six year old Sammy Maltz at Rapdall Island school for feeble minded and crippled children had tubercular bone disease of the elbow. Surgeon Dr. Samuel E Milliken removed the elbow joint on December 20 1894 restoring function by freeing the arm and allowing 70 degree flexion and outward hand rotation.
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Rapdall’s Island
New York City
Sammy
Samuel E. Milliken
New York Infirmary For
Infants’ and Children’s Hospital
Randall’s Island
Sammy’ Maltz
Squirrels Outwit Cat in Boston Estate Tale
An informal report describes eight gray squirrels playing on and around an estate in Boston. One bold jump over a cat’s head escapes capture as the cat retreats in astonishment. A Kentucky farmer later shares a tale of dense raccoon trouble in his cornfield, prompting an unusual solution.
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Maurice Rose
Coon Fork
Taggart’s Creek
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