Mayor Fleischmann Faces Public Fight Permit Fallout
Cincinnati authorities and Saengerfest Athletic association clash over a February 15 world championship bout between Gus Ruhlin and James Jeffries. Mayor Fleischmann may issue only a limited permit two days before the event, while Evangelical Association attorneys prepare a warrant to arrest Ruhlin for training in Ohio. Ruhlin departs for Cincinnati to finalize preparations ahead of the match.
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Fleischmann
Evangelical Association
Ruklin
Cincinnati
Saengerfest Athletic Association
Gus Ruhjin
Irwin
Ohio
UN Uder
Ruhlin
Unrequited Love Behind Galena Double Attack
In Galena Illinois on January 12 Amelia Bergman twenty and Tillie Bergman seventeen sisters, are at the point of death after an attempted murder by George Duerrstein. Duerrstein, once educated for the ministry and from a prominent Jo Daviess County family, is being hunted by bloodhounds and a 35 man posse led by Sheriff Homrich amid talk of possible lynching. The sisters, daughters of a widowed mother, face severe injuries including gunshot wounds to the head and abdomen.
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Galena
Ill
Amelia
Tillie Bergman
George Duerrstein
Homrich
Jo Daviess County
Duerrstein
Indiana Intelligence Blew The Safe in Franklin Post Office
At about 1 o clock Friday morning unknown robbers blew the Franklin Indiana post office safe. Three safe sections remained sealed, with keys and 210 dollars in small sums taken while the vault and contents remained untouched. Tools used were stolen from a local blacksmith shop and investigators suspect local foes used the distraction.
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Franklin
Ind
John Hunter
Frank Hunt
Pritchard
Ptoa
Foscal Nen
Burial robe revival astonishes county's prominent widow
Jan 12 Pragil Fab. Thursday physicians pronounced Mrs Eau Taylor wife of Cyrus Taylor one of the county's leading citizens dead. After burial attire was prepared the body was attired in funeral robes. Mrs Taylor revived and soon showed improving health, hearing the mourners and words spoken over her coffin.
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Pragil
Eau Taylor
Cyrus Taylor
Keith Found Guilty in Warrick County Murder Trial
The Joseph Keith murder trial for Nora Kifer ended with a first degree verdict after a two week trial in Warrick County. Keith was sentenced Friday afternoon to hang and continues to protest his innocence.
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Princeton
Ind
Joseph Keith
Nora Kifer
Warrick County
Evansville
Keith
Keith Sill
Aomen
Indiana
Robbers Enter Franklin Post Office. Safe Damaged
Three men broke into the Franklin Indiana post office early Friday using a sleeve hammer and powder on the big safe. They failed to open the inner vault and fled without stealing valuables. The safe damage is listed at $500 as government officers investigate.
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Franklin
Ind
Bride-to-be Dies On Eve Of Wedding In Converse
Arthur Lorant of Converse returned the marriage license to County Clerk Hughes after his bride to be Miss Mary Quennop died on the morning of their wedding day in Deru Indiana.
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Deru
Ind
Arthur Lorant
Converse
Hughes
Mary Quennop
Reward Offered for Ex-County Official Tom King
Bloomington reports Judge Martin and Prosecutor Miller set a $500 reward for the return of ex-County Superintendent Tom King, wanted on fraud charges. King is believed to be in Colorado.
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Bloomington
Fid
Martin
Miller
Tom King
King
Colorado
Fire damages Iske Bros. upholstery dept in Indianapolis
Friday fire in the Iske Bros. upholstery department caused about 20000 dollars in loss with ample insurance. C A Edwards tobacconist and the Miles cafe were affected by smoke and water while in Terre Haute E L Norcross longtime Western Union manager in the city died Friday afternoon of pneumonia after a brief illness.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Iske Bros
C. A. Edwards
Miles Cafe
Terre Haute
E. L. Norcross
Western Union Telegraph Co
Bloomington Light Plant Sold in City Franchise Granted
Samuel Perot and Henry C. Ulen purchased Bloomington electric light plant for 18000 dollars and were granted a 30 years' franchise by the Bloomington city council.
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Bloomington
Ind
Samuel Perot
Henry C. Ulen
Twenty Two Greentown Youths Plead Guilty in Break-In
In Kokomo Indiana on January 12 twenty two youths pleaded guilty in Justice Burton's court for breaking into Greentown high school on New Year’s Eve. Each was fined ten dollars.
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Kokomo
Ind
Greentown High School
Nesbitt retrial ordered after jury fails to agree
Marion Ind Jan 12 Marcus Nesbitt indicted with his brother for the murder of Frank Stilwell a Swayzee saloon keeper. The jury could not reach a verdict and a new trial is scheduled.
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Marion
Ind
Marcus Nesbitt
Frank Stilwell
Swayzee
Senate Passes Army Reorganization Bill Ready For Signature
Washington June 12 The senate faced a vigorous attack on the army reorganization bill granting the president discretionary power to expand the army to the limit. Bacon Georgia argued against the provision while Platt Connecticut defended it. An amendment allowing volunteer officers to reach captain in the regular establishment was adopted before adjournment. The house earlier passed 170 special pension bills, a record, and Gen Rice's pay rose from 36 to 1000 dollars monthly.
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House
Gen. Rice
Washington
Senate
Bacon
Platt
Carter
Mont
South African Situation and Firepower Developments
London reports Lord Kitchener holds United States among states and plans a 36 000 irregular horse force to resume offensives in Cape Colony. Cape defenses include naval guns and a naval brigade. Dispatches note executions and local unrest amid invasion rumors. In New York Henry A Amy dies at 72 after pneumonia complications.
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South Africa
Delagoa Bay
Pretoria
Daily Mail
Kitchener
Cape Colony
Hertzog
Cape Town
Daily Express
Cape Heel
Murraysburg
Morning Post
Burgher Peace Committee
New York
Henry A. Amy
H. Amy & Co
Wall Street
Navy Picks Olangapo as New Philippine Naval Station
Secretary Long reports Admiral Remey’s board selected Olangapo on Subig Bay for a permanent Philippine naval station. He asks Congress to appropriate 1 million dollars to start work and transfer of headquarters from Cavite to the new site is anticipated if authorized.
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Washington
Long
Adm
Remey
Philippines
Olangapo
Subig Bay
Cavite
Manila Bay
Congress
Asiatic
Filipino Strongholds in Mindanao and Luzon Swept
Manila reports Brig. Gen. Robbe directs the Mindanao campaign from Cagayan with Col. Birkhimer and five 28th Regiment companies clearing strongholds near Santa Ana. Maj. Case of the 40th Regiment operates in southwest Cagayan, destroying fortifications and taking prisoners. Minor captures and surrenders occur in Luzon. An ultimatum to leaders offers 30 pesos per rifle and liberation if insurgents stay quiet, warning of enemy status if they return after January 30.
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Manila
Mindanao
Robbe
Cagayan
Birkheimer
Santa Ana
Maj. Case
Luzon
Zambales
San Antonio
MacArthur
Salisbury to cede railway to Russia in China partition
London reports from trusted source that Lord Salisbury agreed to cede the Niu-Chwang to Shan-Hai-Kwan railway to Russia with unknown compensation. Financiers suggest it signals Britain cannot prevent China’s partition, Russia gaining the north while Britain holds the Yangtze valley. The Daily Chronicle calls the move a graceful concession amid Britain’s entanglements.
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London
The
Daily Chronicle
Lord Salisbury
Russia
Niu-Chwang
Shan-Hai-Kwan
Daily Mail
China
Great Britain
Yang Tse
La Grippe Grips New York Under Heavy Strain
New York reports la grippe has become a serious problem with crowded hospitals. Police records show 420 officers off duty due to the illness, about ten percent of the city force.
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New York
Board of Health
la Grippe
House Passes Record Pension Bills in One Sitting
The House approved 170 private pension bills in Friday’s session the most since the Sist Congress. The highlight was increasing Gen. Americus V. Rice’s pension from 36 to 100 after Civil War wounds and loss of a leg. Rice served as Ohio congressman and authored arrearages act.
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Washington
Congress
House
Americus V. Rice
Senate
Couse
Coroner's verdict names Tarrant & Co. members criminally liable
In New York the coroner's jury finds the wholesale druggists firm Tarrant & Co. criminally responsible for the explosion. Thomas N. Main and William G. D. Powers are ordered to post bail of 5000 dollars each pending grand jury action. In Omaha the Grand Army encampment debate prompts Chicago & Northwestern to offer a one cent per mile rate to Denver if held there.
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New York
Tarrant & Co
Thomas N. Main
William G. D. Powers
Omaha
Neb
Grand Army
Denver
Chicago & Northwestern
President Improves at White House
The president continues to improve with no fever or unfavorable symptoms. If progress holds, he is likely to leave his bed early next week.
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Washington
Jan
White House
Three Ori non Seamen Die of Smallpox in Cadiz
Three seamen from the Spanish steamer Ori non under Capt Duo died in Cadiz from smallpox. The ship’s remaining crew members are ill with the same disease after reaching Barcelona from New Orleans and Norfolk.
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Cadiz
Orinon
Duo
Barcelona
New Orleans
Norfolk
Chinese captain sentenced to death for Chu Chou massacre
London dispatch reports from Shanghai that Capt. Chou, a participant in the Chu Chou massacres, has received a death sentence.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Shanghai
Chou
Chu Chou
Kansas to Fund $50,000 Pan-American Exposition Display
Topeka Kansas January 12 L F Randolph president of the Kansas commission for the Pan American exposition at Buffalo says Kansas will have a $50 000 exhibition there.
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Topeka
Kan
L. F. Randolph
Kansas Commission
Secretary Long backs Hoar in U.S. Senate race
Washington January 12 Secretary Long told friends he would not run against Mr Hoar for senator and urged Hoar to be re elected, signaling support for the incumbent.
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Washington
Long
Hoas
United States
Diamonds Found in Interior of British Guiana
Kingston Jamaica reports the Demarara mail brings news of large diamond finds in the interior of British Guiana. The dispatch notes sizable ore discoveries and prompts interest from mining interests in the colony.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Demarara
Receivers appointed as Wilson Mercantile Co goes into liquidation
Washington Indiana January 12 Receivers were appointed for the Wilson Mercantile Co Friday the corporation having gone into voluntary liquidation Capital stock 100000 assets and liabilities over 40000 Ready to Bid for the Fight Dallas Texas January 12 Dan Stuart says he is ready to bid on the Jeffries Ruhlin fight to a finish at Carson City in May If the fight cannot take place in Cincinnati Lives saved.
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Washington, Ind
Wilson Mercantile Co
Dallas
Tex
Dan Stuart
Carson City
Cincinnati
Rescued: All on French Steamer Russie Landed at Marseilles
Jan 12 dispatch reports the Russie, which stranded near Faraman Monday, was saved after four days of life saving effort. A breeches buoy brought all 102 passengers and crew ashore as Br Adm Besson confirmed every person landed safe and sound and unharmed. Most passengers were French officials from Algiers or soldiers.
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Marseilles
Faraman
Br. Adm
Besson
Steamship Company
Oran
Algeria
Algiers
Monthly US exports by article for December 1900
Washington dispatch reports the December 1900 monthly statement of domestic exports from the Bureau of Statistics. It lists breadstuffs, cattle and bags, cottons, oils and other products with changes from December 1899. twelve month totals show a large aggregate value and a net increase. The report comes from Nashville and notes a bank burglary in Livingston, Tennessee.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of Statistics
Carnegie Co. Did Not Buy A. L. Byers Tube Plant
J. D. Lyon vice president of A. AL. Byers & Co. tube plant rejects circulating report that Carnegie Co. purchased the plant. He says no data hints and no negotiations are pending.
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Pittsburgh, Pandan
J. D. Lyon
A. AL. Byers & Co
Carnegie Co
Otis Stricken by Illness at Lakes Department Command
Maj. Gen. Elwell S. Otis who leads the department of the lakes is reported gravely ill. Col. Halk adjutant general says the officer is very sick and fighting the grip in Chicago.
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Chicago
Elwell S. Otis
Department of the Lakes
Col. Halk
Rumor Sir William Butler to be Lieutenant General in Canada
London January 12. It is rumored Sir William Butler will be appointed lieutenant general commanding the troops in Canada in succession to Lord William Frederick Ernest Seymour.
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London
William Butler
Canada
William Frederick Ernest Seymour
Failures For the Week Rise in United States and Canada
New York reports weekly failures totaling 324 in the United States, up from 274 last year, and 37 in Canada, up from 25. The figures indicate economic setbacks across both nations.
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New York
United States
Canada
Market Report Flour and Grain Prices and Wheat Futures
Cincinnati notes flour prices across multiple grades with patent and family varieties and Northwestern rye. Wheat futures show No 2 red at about 80 8e and corn at 39e for No 2 mixed on track with oats at 26 1 4c. Chicago reports January wheat at 74 4 or 74 5 8c and May at 77 3 4 to 77 3 4c.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
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Rubhlin
Cgus Rublin
Jeffries
Indiana Intelligence
Emma Taylor
Lord Kitchener
Frank W. Warne
Christian Advocate
Thoburn
Philippine Islands
Nicholas Zamora
New Naval Station
Olongapo
England
Kruossig
Niene Chwang
G. A. KR
Kansas
Ny Fide Bé
Nashville
Tenn
People’s National Bank
Liveingston
Overton County
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