Goebel sworn Kentucky governor as Beckham becomes lieutenant governor
In Frankfort Kentucky William Goebel was sworn in as governor and J C W Beckham as lieutenant governor after contested boards favored them. Chief Justice Hazlerigg administered both oaths amid militia unrest. Goebel swiftly discharged Adjt Gen Collier and named Gen Castleman his successor and ordered troops to return home.
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William Goebel
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J. C. W. Beckham
Hazlerigg
Court of Appeals
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Beckham
Gov. Taylor
House
Senate
Capitol Hotel
Mr. Goebel
Judge Hazlerige
Arthur Goebel
Mrs. Welch
Percy Haley
Daniel Collier
John B. Castleman
Louisville
Castleman
Goebel shows improvement as Kentucky governor rests
Frankfort Ky Feb 1 Gov Goebel’s condition is better than in 24 hours resting comfortably with no unfavorable symptoms. The Capitol hotel remains tense as word of Mr Goebel’s death shadows the day. his strength waned midmorning amid morning bustle and precautions.
Kentucky Legislature Adjourned Amid Turmoil and Insurrection
In Frankfort Kentucky Gov Taylor declared an insurrection and adjourned the legislature to meet in London on February 6. Democrats refused the adjournment and were blocked by troops as they moved between the state house opera house and courthouse in a bid to convene and declare Goebel governor.
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Kentucky
Gov Taylor
London
Laurel County
State House
Opera House
Court House
Goebel
Kentuccky
Kentucky Governor Adjourns Legislature Over Crisis
Gov. Taylor announces in Frankfort that he has adjourned the state legislature to London on February 6 to prevent violence amid unprecedented acts by lawmakers. He vows to use constitutional powers to preserve peace and protect life and property, seeking support from all law‑abiding Kentuckians.
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Taylor
Kentucky
London
Commonwealth
Whittaker Denies Shooting Goebel as Kentucky Trial Looms
Harland Whittaker, brought from Frankfort, asserts his innocence over Goebel’s shooting. He recounts being at the state house as a friend of Taylor and says the only charge against him is possession of pistols. Crowds swarm the jail prompting the sheriff to confine him upstairs and restrict visitors.
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Harland Whittaker
Senator Goebel
Frankfort
Goebel
Taylor
State House
Whittaker
Pflanz
Massive Midwest Coal Strike Threat Averts Agreement
Indianapolis reports a looming general coal strike across Indiana Ohio Illinois and Pennsylvania as 70 000 miners may walk out within 48 hours. The joint scale committee failed to agree with operators demanding a single screen standard provoking Illinois bolt and miners accusing operators of blocking interstate unity. Benjamin James of the United Mine Workers denounces the sliding scale in Pennsylvania anthracite.
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Indiana
Ohio
Mllinors
Pennsylvania
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Boyle
Benjamin James
United Mine Workers
Janesville
Fire Destroys Dye House in Charlotte
Fire destroyed the W. J. Matherson & Co dye house in Charlotte North Carolina with losses pegged at seven thousand dollars. The report lists other disparate items from stock increases and deaths to river and trade news from across the nation.
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W. J. Matherson & Co
Charlotte
N. C
Heated Senate Debate Over Aguinaldo Doc Sparks Outburst
Washington February 1. A Philippine question debate in the senate erupted in sharp back and forth with Pettigrew clashing with Lodge over Aguinaldo's writings and Dewey's stance. Hawley called Pettigrew treason as colleagues denounced the action. The scene ended with the financial bill moving forward, Berry and Teller taking the floor.
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Senate
Pettigrew
Emilio Aguinaldo
Senate Delays Hague Peace Treaty Due to Davis Absence
In the executive session of the Senate Senator Mason moved the Hague peace treaty forward but Illinois Senator Davis was unavailable and the measure was postponed.
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Washington
Serate
Mason
Davis
Illinois
Honolulu Plague Toll Rises With Forty-One Dead
The latest report lists forty-one deaths and fifty-two plague cases in Honolulu. Gen Buller plans a second attempt to relieve Ladysmith, while England signals no mediation in the Boer war. Churchill recalls the brutal Spion Kop fight as among Britain’s fiercest. Gen Lawton’s body to arrive in Fort Wayne Indiana Monday with a state viewing. City uniformed societies and Spanish war veterans join the parade.
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Buller
England
Winston Spencer Churchill
Spion Kop
Lawton
Fort Wayne
Ind
Robbers Arrested After Clash With Police Chief
In Edwardsville Illinois on February 1 three robbers were pursued after stunning Chief Barnsboeck with a revolver. The gang held a crowd at bay with puns while fleeing. One robber later captured. others exchanged fire with posses and bloodhounds at the Madison mines. At least twenty shots fired. remaining suspects at large.
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Edwardsville
Barnsboeck
Madison
Zola Acquitted In Slander Suit At Paris Court
Paris on Feb 1 reports novelist Emile Zola acquitted by the court in a case brought by M Jadet proprietor of the Petit Journal for false accusation and slander. United States Collier Mariellus ashore near Swash channel entrance in New York area on Feb 1.
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Emile Zola
M. Jadet
Petit Journal
New York
United States
Mariellus
Swash Channel
Market Report from Cincinnati and Chicago Grains and Livestock
Cincinnati market notes show flour prices across grades and grain values for wheat corn and oats. Live stock includes hogs cattle sheep lambs and veal calves with assorted price ranges across quality levels. Chicago figures list daily futures for wheat corn and oats with monthly and forward contract quotes.
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Chicago
Battle Casualties Mount in Spion Kop Fight Reports
London dispatch notes 1300 1800 casualties from Gen Buller’s Tugela campaigns with Spion Kop and Venter’s Spruit engagements. Lord Salisbury to chair cabinet on war situation as public spirits sink and reserve naval forces mobilize.
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Spain
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Roberts Says Hospital Service Satisfactory at Cape Town
Field Marshal Lord Roberts reports after inspecting the hospital service in Cape Town that every recommended medical measure has been taken for the comfort and care of the sick and wounded. He notes that home authorities will dispatch all needed nurses.
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Cape Town
Lord Roberts
Cuban Census Complete Shows Island Population
Washington reports Gen Sanger supervised preliminary census work in Cuba. Island population totals 1,572,840, slightly below 1887 Spaniard census by 50 000 to 60 000. Puerto Rico preliminary tally 957,679. 1887 figure 806,708. Other briefs note arbitration bill in The Hague and political debate in Congress on Philippines Porto Rico arid lands and election methods. Greeley aide case fined 200 dollars or six months jail.
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Sanger
Cuba
Secretary Root
Porto Rico
Philippines
Joseph Furnace
A. W. Greeley
Col Stowe's Work Noted by American Consul General
The American consul general at Cape Town James G. Stowe, appointed January 10, 1898, has promoted American commerce in extreme South Africa. He expanded markets, aided hardware exports, and built relationships with agencies in Bloemfontein Durban East London Johannesburg Kimberley and Port Elizabeth. Stowe, born June 14 1843 in Providence RI, based in Kansas City, has been a leading civic booster and was praised by a New York Tribune reporter as a major local benefactor and "boomer" for new enterprises.
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South Africa
State Department
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Pretoria
Lourenzo Marques
United States
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Durban
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Johannesburg
Kimberley
Port Elizabeth
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R. I
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Ammuni
Ordnance Department
New York Tribune
Webster Davis
Interior Department
Davis
Steam Drays Transform London Streets With Great Loads
Large steam drays appear on London streets moving at 21 to 74 miles per hour. They are 15 feet long and 6 feet wide with a steel framed bed 1044 by 5 feet. Front wheels measure 2 feet 9 inches, rear driving wheels 3 feet in diameter. Powered by liquid fuel and 14 horsepower. They save space occupied by horses and ease street overcrowding.
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London
England aims at Persia annexation amid European power struggle
The article notes Russia and England view Persia as a prize while the shah with an army of over 100,000 may resist. It cites English control over Persian bank and mines, lines of communication, and a shah fortune of 30 million dollars with annual state revenue near 1 million dollars despite many wives.
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South Africa
Russia
Persia
Europe
Shah
India
Great Britain
Imperial Persian Bank
Washington Statue to Honor Washington in Paris Gift
A statue of Washington by Daniel C. French and E. C. Potter, ordered by the Association of American Women, will be sent to Paris as a gift. The 22 foot sculpture shows Washington in full dress uniform on a charger, sword raised, with the face modeled on Houdon busts. It will stand on a pedestal designed by McKim Mead & White at a prominent Place.
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Paris
Washington
Daniel C. French
E. C. Potter
Association of American Women
France
Henry Bonnard Company
New York
Houdon
Gen
McKim, Mead & White
Census Director Encourages Farmers to Prepare for 1899 Returns
Merriam urges agriculturists to use spare time between now and June to ready answers for the census. He asks for accurate details on acreage, crop quantities and values, farm products, animals, fertilizers, land labor costs, and all farm operations for 1899, noting enumerators are compelled to collect this data.
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Merriam
Sponges Made to Order Stumble Through Odd Fragments
Fragmentary OCR notes reference sponges made to order and a German front, mentioning a mixture of polyurethane and other materials. The text is unclear but hints at manufactured goods and wartime context.
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