Contested Kentucky Governorship Draws Senate Ratification
Democratic senators ratified Goebel as governor amid a court battle outlook. Taylor supporters reject the ratification as illegal and vow to pursue the dispute through courts. Frankfort observes further talks as contests threaten to halt state government operations.
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Frankfort
Goebel
Taylor
Senate
House
Gov
Marshall
Yeas
Carter
Suspects Sutton Whitisker Sent to Frankfort Bail Granted
Sutton sheriff of Whitley county was moved from Louisville to Frankfort and admitted to bail after waiving examination. Whittaker, also accused, was returned to local custody and will face trial soon. Lee Jones remains jailed.
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Frankfort
J. L. Sutton
Whitley County
Goebel
Louisville
Moran
Sutton
Co N. Lister
Harland Whittaker
Pelsgrove
A. E. Willson
Whittaker
Lee Jones
Snow on Mount San Pedro first in Cuban memory
In Santiago de Cuba on February 20 residents witnessed snow on Mount San Pedro after a cold spell, the Jaragua Mining Co. railroad excursion bringing crowds to view the white peak for the first time.
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Santiago de Cuba
Mount San Piedro
Jaragua Mining Co
Guatem
Second Class Mail Privileges Could Be Revoked
Washington report on the Loud bill fixes rates and restrictions on second class mail. The committee notes post office deficits and predicts expenses rising from 15 million to 25 million dollars beyond regular estimates. It argues government should stop transporting massive mail mass at ruinous loss caused by faulty laws.
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Washington
Loud
House Committee On Post Offices and Post Roads
Post Office Department
Poet Grissom Drops Suit Against Father in Law
Arthur Grissom a poet and editor from New York city ends his $110000 damages case against his father in law Dr. W S Woods bank president. Settlement reportedly pays $30000 to Grissom, grants Mrs Grissom a divorce and restoration of maiden name Julia Stone Woods along with child custody. Mrs Grissom filed for divorce and a decree followed within hours.
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Kansas City
Arthur Grissom
New York City
W. S. Woods
National Bank of Commerce
Populist split and new committee forms after credentials dispute
In Lincoln a split and a walkout followed a turbulent populist national committee meeting after several followers were rejected by the credentials committee. Fusion supporters adopted the committee report and adjourned, likely empowering a small panel to call a national convention in the same city as the Democratic one. Available Men for Military Duty. Washington plans seek a reserve list of civilians ready for instant service, with Ludlow to flesh out details for congress approval. Hotel Flanders fire in Knoxville drives 74 guests into zero‑degree air. McNabb’s cafe gutted and six firemen overcome by smoke. two hospitalized, one gravely.
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Lincoln, Neb
National Committee
Credentials Committee
Washington
Root
Gen. Ludlow
War Department
Congress
Knoxville
Tenn
Flanders
McNabb’s Cafe
City Hospital
Entomologist says frost halts fruit tree push. crops to be large
State Entomologist Scott reports after inspecting orchards in southern Georgia that recent freezing weather checked the abnormal advance of fruit trees caused by the warm spell. Prospects now favor the largest crops in years.
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Atlanta
Scott
Tailors Locked Out in Chicago Dispute Over Back Shops
About 200 union tailors were locked out by members of the Tailors' and Trimmers' Exchange. The union demanded back shops and free silk, which the exchange refused to grant. Union men not employed by the exchange were not affected.
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Chicago
Tailors’ and Trimmers’ Exchange
Exchange
Miners Burned Near Fatal Shaft Gas Explosion In Springfield
Springfield, Feb 20. Three Barclay Coal Co. miners Samuel Shargis Martin Yankis and Stephen Prolowski were severely burned in a pit gas explosion. Rescue by workers left them nearly unrecognizable and doctors fear they may die from their injuries.
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Springfield
Ill
Barclay Coal Co
Samuel Shargis
Martin Yankis
Stephen Prolowski
Norfolk schooner Hardcastle capsizes. seven lost at Roanoke marshes
News reports the schooner Hardcastle capsized last Friday near Roanoke marshes in Norfolk Virginia. all aboard except the captain perished. The small vessel carried no more than seven crew members.
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Norfolk
Hardcastle
Roanoke Marshes
Cronje Trapped Report Silent on Details From Front
London reports on February 20 state the War Office says news from the front is extremely satisfactory though specifics are withheld. A cabinet member told H W Lucy that Gen Cronje is reportedly surrounded while fighting continues near Kummberley. Boers trek east toward Bloemfontein as Lord Kitchener and Gen Kelly-Kenny pursue with Gen MacDonald leading the Highlanders.
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Kummberley
London
H. W. Lucy
War Office
Wyndham
Free State
Bloemfontein
Lord Kitchener
Kelly-Kenny
MacDonald
Highlanders
Cronje Holds His Own Near Kimberley In South Africa
Reports from Lorenzo Marques February 20 indicate Boer forces under General Cronje hold ground near Kimberley as burghers captured loot near Koffyfontein, including over 3000 cattle and wagons with provisions for relief of Kimberley. several prisoners taken amid heavy fighting.
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Lorenzo Marques
Koffyfontein
Kimberley
Cronje
Advance of Jenés forces halts provisions raid
The narrative states Jenés forces advanced but focused on stopping provisions from passing. They succeeded in capturing 2,000 head of cattle, 100 wagon loads of provisions, and 100 men.
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Jenés
British Push to Block Boer Retreat Near Bloemfontein
A Daily Mail dispatch details Gen. French marching from Kimberley toward the Modder river with Lord Kitchener aiming to outmaneuver the Boers and drive them toward MacDonald and French. Delarey and Boer wagon trains try to delay the pursuit. Buller seizes hills south of the Tugela to aid Ladysmith relief. The queen sends congratulations to Lord Roberts while reports claim Buller captured Hlangwana hill and Boers move to meet Roberts.
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French
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Modjer
Kitchener
MacDonald
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Delarey
Colesberg
Bloemfontein
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Tugela
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Lord Roberts
Wisconsin
San Francisco
Virginia
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
House
Secretary of State
Macrum
Pretoria
Cleveland
Monte Christe
Tugela River
Will Fight on the Tugela in South Africa Battle
A Daily Mail dispatch from Lorenzo Marques reports Boer expectations of a large Tugela battle. It cites Boer claims of Wiltshire losses at Colesberg and wagon captures, and notes British advances through Blainbank with French leading 2000 cavalry and six guns breaching Boer lines.
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Tle
Tugela
Colesberg
Kimberley
Blainbank
Lord Roberts
French
Pretoérie
England
South Africa
Boers Lose Fortified Line on Monte Christo
Chievely february 20 British forces break enemy fortifications capture Monte Christo position. Boers execute orderly retreat removing guns and convoy wagons with few British casualties reported.
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Chievely
Monte Christo
Reservists urged to rejoin for year with bounty offered
An army order invites reservists to rejoin for a year to bolster home defense and offers a £22 bounty for those who comply. The directive was issued in London on February 20.
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London
Mayor Maybury backs Lentz for vice president
In Chicago Mayor May bury of Detroit favors Ohio Congressman Lentz for vice president, arguing he would represent the anti military sentiment of German voters. Reported advances in transcontinental telephone testing suggest Brussels London telephony may soon be regular, with lines already linking Buda Peath Vienna and Berlin and prospects of Berlin Constantinople connections.
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Chicago
W. C. Maybury
Detroit
Lentz
Ohio
Brussels
London
Buda-Peath
Vienna
Berlin
Constantinople
Readily duplicated wood figures and carving machine concept
The text describes wood figures that can be readily duplicated by a new carving machine with two pedestals for mounting the figure and block, a sliding support for the cutting tool and a flexible shaft driving the tool. It also mentions a lecture platform claim about a person named Diggs and audience perception of knowledge.
Multiple Fatalities and Disasters Reported In Various Cities
David B. Skinner dies in Detroit and will be buried at public expense. John W. Edwards, 53, crushed in Cincinnati elevator. John Lewis, 21, missing from Kingsport Tennessee. William Smallwood, 20 in Norfolk kills Sylvester Bondhill with a pistol. Senator Fairbanks seeks immigration extension to Puerto Rico. Hunter Trotter, 30, Danville, Va., killed in buggy crash. Mine collapse in Elkins, W Va fatally injures H B Butcher, 18. Ossian identified after near Lands End wreck. Piedmont Va boards no church funeral for Flora Ross typhoid death. North Atlantic squadron to Galveston April 20 for San Jacinto anniversary. Rev James Thompson to speak at Parkersburg May 16. German coal famine and strikes widen in Zwickau Halle Kattowitz.
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John Lewis
Kingsport
Tenn
Norfolk
William Smallwood
Sylvester Bondhill
Seamen Drown in Gale Off Northern Spain Coast
Reports indicate many seamen drowned during a gale along the northern coast of Spain. Norfolk Virginia shipped 800000 pounds of leaf tobacco to Liverpool. Edwin Mayo, son of actor Frank Mayo, died in Quebec. The Spreckels sugar refinery in Philadelphia will resume operations after a short shutdown. Freezing temps in Northern Florida alarm fruit growers. groves are burned to save trees.
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Spain
Norfolk
Liverpool
Edwin Mayo
Frank Mayo
Quebec
Spreckels
Philadelphia
Florida
Markets Report From Cincinnati And Chicago
The Cincinnati market lists flour prices across varieties from spring fancy to low grade and notes regional grain values, while livestock prices show hogs cows and sheep ranges. Chicago wholesale grain quotes include multiple wheat and corn grades with nominal and bid prices across the day.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Haiti Rail Project Promises Growth for Cape Haytien Region
The 60 year concession funds a Cape Haytien to La Grande Riviere railroad and branch lines to Ouanaminte and Limbe. Foreign investors may hold controlling interests and duties are waived for construction materials. The plan aims to revive a post revolution economy and attract capital to develop banana lands, iron, and coal resources.
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Aytil
Islands
Cape Haytien
la Grande Riviere
Republic
United States
Livingston
Haytian
Ingushman
Capehaytien
Ouanaminte
Limbe
Coal famine across Europe drives record coal prices
Europe suffers widespread coal shortages as England's coal price soars from 4.83 to 19.30 per ton, with exports halted and German French and Russian mines strained. War, railway requisitions, and troop movement pare supplies, while French, German and Dutch investors push to align mining interests amid a looming financial risk. Max Owen.
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Germany
Holt
Russia
Malta
Mediterranean
England
United States
Europe
London
Ord~nance Foundries
Birmingham
Aldershot
Woolrich
Southampton
Francée
Paul Leroy Beaulieu
Transvaal
France
Max Owen
Kinsmen Across the Border and Kinship Ties
The piece notes strong Anglo-Saxon kinship across the border and cites centuries of intermarriage between Americans and Canadians. It mentions border blood ties and references Lieutenant Wood as the first Canadian to die for Britain in the Boer War, highlighting wartime casualties.
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South America
Lieut
Wood
Allan
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