Colson Found Guilty in Tragedy That Killed Three
Coroner's jury returns verdict that Col. David G. Colson fired the first shot and caused the deaths of Ethelbert Scott Luther Demaree and Charles Julian. Capt. Ben Golden, wounded bystander, survives and is to be moved to Louisville for surgery as witnesses may implicate ongoing feud implications.
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Frankfort
Ethelbert Scott
Lexington
Luther Demaree
Shelbyville
Charles Julian
David G. Colson
Col. Colson
Colson
James Andrew Scott
Ben Golden
Louisville
Golden
Colscn
Scott
Kentucky
J. 8. C. Blackburn
Wm. Lindsay
United States
House Committee
Capitol Hotel
Julian
Demaree
Desperate Burglary Fight Ends in Wounding Arrestee
In Kalamazoo Michigan on January 18 Albert L Hodge a 67 year old colored burglar fought Sheriff Snow and two deputies at Mrs Nathan Colemans residence in Texas township. The escape attempt involved 14 shots with Deputy Clark wounded by a gunfire graze and burn. Clark dodged behind a tree as five bullets lodged there before Hodge was captured. Hodge a Civil War veteran had prior burglary terms.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Albert L. Hodge
Snow
Nathan Coleman
Texas
Clark
Hodge
Pension appropriation bill reported to the house
The pension appropriation bill has been reported to the house. It totals 145 million 245 thousand 230 dollars and matches the 1900 and 1903 proposals. The 1899 pension roll held 901,519 names and 37,677 claims were allowed during the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Fire damages Woodward Avenue building in Detroit
Fire early Thursday morning caused $60,000 damage to a five story brick building at 36 to 40 Woodward Avenue in Detroit. The structure housed Mutual Storage Co. Valentine Schroeder confectioner Gebhard Paper Co. Schneider Lieder ink Co. and Diamond Printing ink Co.
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Detroit
Mich
Woodward Avenue
Mutual Storage Co
Valentine Schroeder
Gebhard Paper Co
Schneider & Lieder
Diamond Printing Ink Co
Tenyearold Gus McCue fatally shoots himself in Calhoun home
Calhoun Georgia January 18 Gus McCue aged 10 years shot himself in a room at a friend's house Mrs Strickland witnessed the act and called to him too late to stop the tragedy no motive is given
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Calhoun, Ga
Gus McCue
Mississippi lawmakers elect McLaurin and Sullivan in joint session
Jackson reports the legislature in joint session chose McLaurin for the long term and Sullivan for the short term with certificates to be prepared and sent to the recipients. Nashville notes Will Morrison, accused of Coffman’s murder at Springfield, was moved for safekeeping due to lynching threats anew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, Miss
McLaurin
Mississippi
Sullivan
Nashville, Tenn
Will Morrison
W. D. Coffman
Springfield
Robertson County
Body of Louisville Farmer Found Dead on Key West Beach
The dead body of J. C. Conyers of Louisville Kentucky was found on a Key West beach. Authorities say evidence points to murder for his money. Conyers is described as a wealthy farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key West
Fla
J. C. Conyers
Louisville
Explosion at Mica Mine Kills 20-Year-Old Worker in Elk Park
Elk Park North Carolina January 18 Lewis Buchanan aged 20 was killed in a mica mine by a premature explosion. One fellow workman was injured in the blast.
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Elk Park
N. C
Lewis Buchanan
Ex Captain Carter Seriously Ill in Castle William
Ex Captain Oberlin M. Carter, prisoner at Castle William on Governor's Island awaiting appeal from a court martial sentence for Savannah harbor frauds, is seriously ill.
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New York
Oberlin M._Carter
Castle William
Governor’s Island
Savannah Harbor
Senate Works Toward Gold Standard Vote February Fifteenth
Washington action sees the senate set February 15 for final vote on a bill fixing gold as the U S standard of value while approving the drag-net inquiry into the Philippine war and adopting a Haitian flour seizure resolution after debate. Pettigrew's speech stands out amid broad discussion and procedural discretion on information requests. Teller discusses the financial bill as the session adjourns.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Hoar
Mass
Pettigrew
Lodge
Lodge. Beyond A Vigorous Speech By Mr. Pettigrew
Hale
Davis
Committee On Foreign Relations
Teller
Heated House Session Over New York Custom House Sale
Washington report says members argued for over two hours on Secretary Gage sale of the New York custom house. Discussion then moved to the army appropriation bill before the urgent deficiency bill passed with one minor amendment.
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Washington
House
New York Custom House
Gage
Denmark Captain Offers Informal West Indies Insight
Washington, Jan. 18. Captain Christ mas Pirknieh Hollmfeld of Denmark called at the state department to discuss the proposed sale of the Danish West Indies. He had no credentials and did not claim representation, saying he studied the subject for years and could provide information if needed. Secretary Hay thanked him and said the department would consider his offer if information was sought.
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Washington
Christmas Pirknieh Hollmfeld
Denmark
State Department
Hay
Danish West Indies
United States
Department of State
Way
Window Washer’s Good Fortune in Ball Estate Heir Claim
Patrick O'Donnell, a window washer at Hotel Grace in Chicago, has received assurances from Philadelphia that his claim as a principal heir to the Ball estate is recognized. His share, estimated at 2.5 million, will be turned over within days under probate court order after eight years of court management.
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Chicago
Patrick O’donnell
Grace
Jackson Boulevard
Clark Street
Philadelphia
Roberts committee split over seating member after inquiry
Washington reports a unanimous finding of facts with a majority report favoring exclusion and a minority report calling for seating then expelling the member. The minority is signed by De Armond and Littlefield, while Lanham and Miers joined the majority. reports to be filed in the House on Saturday.
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Washington
Jan
Roberts Committee
de Armond
Littlefield
Rep
Lanham
Miers
House
Three Fishermen Feared Drowned Near Whidbey Island
Seattle report shows the fishing steamer Grayling under Captain Sullivan confirms the probable drowning of three crewmen from the Ruby Ann, a small sloop found off Whidbey Island.
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Seattle
Wash
Grayling
Sullivan
Whidby Island
Detachment of Capt Sigsbee From Texas Command
Washington dispatches report that on January 18 orders formally detach Captain Sigsbee from the Texas command and assign him to head the naval intelligence bureau.
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Washington
Sigsbee
The
Texas
Naval Intelligence Bureau
McKinley State Dinner Hosts 78 Diplomats
Washington residents report President and Mrs. McKinley entertained the diplomatic corps at a White House state dinner with 78 covers. In Greenville Mrs. M J Patterson, Andrew Johnsons only child, is critically ill and not expected to survive. In New York the Molineux murder trial nears end as the prosecution closes its case against Roland B Molineux for the death of Mrs Katherine J Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McKinley
Diplomatic Corps
White House
Andrew Johnson
Greenville,Tenn
M. J. Patterson
New York
Roland B. Molineux
Katherine
J. Adams
Great Lake to Gulf Waterway Opens in Illinois
At Lockport Illinois the bear trap dam was lowered allowing 200000 cubic feet per minute of green Des Plaines river water to flow toward the Gulf. Gov Tanner granted permission after a Joliet vigil by canal trustees and commissioners. The project, seen as the start of a larger link between Great Lakes shipping and the Mississippi and Gulf of Mexico.
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Lockport
Ill
Bear Trap
Desplaines River
Sanitary District
Canal
Gov. Tanner
Gulf of Mexico
Board of Trustees
Caniu
Joliet
Sanitary Commission
Tanner
Great Lakes
Mississippi River
Ilinois
Desplaines
Fires and accidents touch towns across the era
A Muscogee cotton mill blaze in Columbus Georgia caused losses of 620000. A Maryland man near Dillsboro had an arm crushed in a feed-cutting box. A 13 year old in Valley City West Virginia died after a horse fell on him. British warships reportedly near the Mississippi mouth to escort mule transports to South Africa. Bell Telephone buys 46 Michigan exchanges from Independent Telephone creating a near monopoly. A 44700 signature petition seeks Dreyfus reinstatement from France’s President. Pittsburgh hosts leading bridge makers forming a 25000000 stock syndicate. Seeger Marks dry goods in Paterson NJ burned. loss 125000. A lumber firm treasurer E J Dodge, 64, killed by a train in Haasville Louisiana. National G A R commander J A Shaw to speak at Knoxville Tennessee May 30 unveiling. Missouri seeks Supreme Court leave to sue Nebraska over boundary. At Ilhern’s Coal mines near Birmingham, Street and Renshaw duel. Street dies after Renshaw fires five shots.
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Mississippi
South Africa
Bell Telephone Co
Michigan
Independent Telephone Co
Loubet
France
Dreyfus
United States
Pittsburgh
Seeger, Marks & Co
Paterson
N. J
Crow
Missouri
United States Supreme Court
Nebraska
Ilhern’s
Birmingham
Ala
Ben Street
James Renshaw
Street
Renshaw
Jailer Killed by Escapees in Howell County
West Plains Missouri January 18 two prisoners Ben Richardson and Ed Grady overpowered county jailer Alfred Henry as he fed inmates. Richardson an escaped Tennessee convict had fled the penitentiary while Grady aided the breakout. The pair escaped after killing Henry and may head toward Arkansas as a $1000 reward funds their capture. A posse searches the area amid held lynching talk.
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West Plains
Alfred Henry
Howell County
Ben Richardson
Ed Grady
Richardson
Tennessee
Henry
Here
Arkansas
Indebted Bankrupt Owings Files Largest U S Bankruptcy Petition
Chicago January 18 Five million five hundred sixty four thousand nine hundred seventeen dollars is listed as the largest schedule of liabilities ever presented for discharge under the national bankruptcy act in a petition in voluntary bankruptcy filed in the United States district court by Francis P Owings formerly tied to Chicago real estate now a stock broker and operator with no property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States District Court
Francis P. Owings
Owings
Merchants in Indian Territory Face Tax Clash With Police
In Pauls Valley on January 18 merchants refuse to pay the one per cent tribal tax and Indian police pledge to drive them from the territory if noncompliance continues. The showdown looms as authorities prepare to enforce the law.
Jim Crow Car Bill Passed by Virginia House of Delegates
The Virginia House of Delegates approved a measure requiring separate railroad cars for whites and blacks. The bill, titled the Jim Crow car bill, reflects the era's segregation policies being enacted into law in Richmond.
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Richmond
House of Delegates
Senate to vote on finance bill Thursday February 15
The senate will vote on the financial bill on Thursday February 15. The pension appropriation committee reported to the house and carries a total of 145,245,230 dollars. The ways and means committee may propose reductions in internal revenue tax on certain articles.
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Senate
Pension
House
Ways and Means
Boni de Castellane
Anna Gould
America
Tygart’sa Valley Bank
Philippi
Prominent Physician Kills Self in Jackson
Dr. John S. Taylor a leading Jackson physician and specialist shot himself in a private act of self harm after a period of illness and a sanitarium stay. He died shortly after the gunshot and had recently returned from Milwaukee where he had been treated.
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Jackson, Tenn
John S. Taylor
Taylor
Milwaukee
Tragedy Near Paint Rock River Drowns Driver
Geo B Graves of Chattanooga crossing Paint Rock river near Guerry Alabama with his team when boat became unmanageable and sank. Driver Tom Steger and the team drowned. Graves swam ashore with some valuable papers.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Geo. B. Graves
Paint Rock River
Guerry
Ala
Tom Steger
Graves
Trading Ends for Pats and Calls on Board of Trade
Chicago officials ban all trading in pats and calls on the board of trade effective immediately. The directors declare the practice forbidden to curb speculation and maintain market order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Trade
Markets Report from Cincinnati and Chicago Prices
Cincinnati and Chicago note price levels across flour types and grain futures. Wheat values run near 71 1/4 to 72 3/4 cents on the track, with corn around 33 cents and oats near 25 to 26 cents. Livestock bids feature hogs at about 4.60 to 4.65 and cattle from 2.75 to 5.25. Veal and lamb figures show steady ranges, while spring wheat futures move in the 66 to 66 2/3 cent band. Chicago futures show wheat around 62 to 66 cents for January to July contracts, with corn at 31 to 34 cents and oats near 22 to 23 cents.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Boers Take Strong River Position as British Advance
London dispatch reports British forces crossed the river with little opposition while Boers hold a fortified position five miles back. Generals Buller and Warren move to thrust north of the river. Methuen shells Boer works at Molteno and French shells Rensberg. Mafeking siege worsens with ration strain driving desertions as Ladysmith’s defense endures a major assault.
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London
the Times
Spearman
Warren
Trichard
Charles Warren
Weenen
Buller
Cape Colony
Methuen
Gatacre
Molteno
French
Rensberg
Col. Plhimer
Mafeking
Bechuanaland
Seige
Standard
Ladysmith
Difficulties Crossing the River Near Spearman Farm
A Times dispatch from Spearman's farm dated January 17 reports the British column moved to Spearman's farm beyond Springfield on January 11. Swollen river crossing difficulties were severe with wagons nearly submerged.
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London
the Times
Spearman’s Farm
Springfield
Eighty Year Old Suffragists Honor Susan B Anthony
The National American Woman Suffrage Association plans a February 15 celebration at Lafayette Opera House Washington D D Co to honor Susan B Anthony on her eightieth birthday. A reception will follow with committee members and honored guests as the suffrage movement marks its post convention closure.
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National American Woman Suffrage Association
Susan B. Anthony
Lafayette Opera House
Washington
Dd. Co
Miss Anthony
Carrie Chapman Catt
Rachel Foster Avery
Harriet Taylor Upton
Ohio
May Wright Sewall
Indiana
Mary B. Clay
Kentucky
Emily M. Gross
Tinois
Senator Burrows
Michigan
Senator Warren
Wyoming
Lucy J. Anthony
Pennsylvania
Harriet Stanton Blatch
England
Anthony
Fighting on the Tugela Reported by Pietermaritzburg Desk
London dispatch from the Daily Mail correspondent says Est court arrivals report fighting on the Tugela today with no known result yet.
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London
Pietermaritzburg
Daily Mail
Estcourt
Tugela
British Col Plumer Arrives Near Mochudi With Forces
A Beira dispatch dated January 11 reports Col Plumer has arrived near Mochudi about 100 miles north of Mafeking with part of his forces from Tuli.
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Lorenzo Marques
Beira
Col. Plumer
Mochudi
Mafeking
Tuli
Gatacre Threatens To Shoot Women In Boer Conflict
Sterkstroom dated Jan 17 reports General Gatacre warns Boer commandant that women must be removed or face being shot if the town attacked. The scene remains quiet with no immediate action reported.
Baller Progress Report From Pietermaritzburg
London reports the Daily Mail dated January 17 says news arrives that Baller is making satisfactory progress.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Pietermaritzburg
Baller
Gen Wood Pays Havana Newspaper Subscriptions
Havana reports Gen. Wood subscribed to every daily newspaper and arranged monthly bills to be presented to him. The Diario de la Marina notes it as a historic move by a governor general to pay for subscriptions. Wood departs for Pinar del Rio with Generals Lee and Chaffee to inspect conditions and visit towns.
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Havana
Wood
Diario de la Marina
Pinar del Rio
Lee
Chaffee
Paris Market Rumor Reported by Le Matin
Paris based report notes that Le Matin claims a market rumor has surfaced on the bourse. The brief item attributes the speculation to the newspaper and hints at possible effects on traders and prices.
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Paris
Uniforms Made For English Soldiers In 36 Sizes
More than 1,600 women are sewing uniforms for English soldiers. Khaki is a dyed cotton but its dye remains a secret kept by the firm that discovered it. Government officials admit they do not know the exact dye. Clothing stores ensure diverse sizing with no fewer than 36 different sizes to guard against misfit.
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Miss Anthony
Anthony
Ordinary headache almost always yields by six pleas
A garbled OCR fragment suggests a note about headaches and pleas, with unclear context and few readable names or facts. The text reads as a distorted line about ordinary headaches yielding results, but concrete details, dates, or entities are not discernible.
Electric advances and urban plans spark wide changes
An ordinance in San Francisco taxes a dollar per quarter for slot telephones and requires connection before coin insertion. An English engineer notes storage batteries cut car weight from 1,600 to 500 pounds. Heat from electric arc furnaces reaches about 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Baltimore may allow autos in Druid Hill Park after a park commission test. New York tests 25 fire alarm boxes with simultaneous multi device alarms to reduce confusion at headquarters.
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San Francisco
Druid Hill Park
Baltimore
Park Commissioners
New York City
Stamp changes and new issues spotlighted in philatelic world
The article notes Victor Robert presenting his collection to the Paris Cabinet de Estampes for stamp anniversary expositions. It reports new Persia stamps produced in the Netherlands after Persian postal official thefts, color changes but same designs, plus Cuban stamped envelopes with a Columbus head design and color schemes for 1, 2, and 5 cent issues.
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Victor Robert
Paris
Cabinet de Estampes
France
Persia
Netherlands
Post Office
Columbus
Cuba
Manila
Wild Animal Trade Pressures Captive Breeding Decline
The article notes tigers and elephants struggle in captivity while lions thrive fewer young, and prices fall. Elephants now fetch 1500 instead of 10000, and captive lion stock is abundant with no fixed hippopotamus price due to scarce sales. Demand abroad remains strong for American animals and a newborn hippopotamus was born only at Central Park Zoo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Park
New York
French Affairs and Economic Tidbits
The article notes 197 wolves killed in France last year with bounties totaling 13 075 francs or 2615 dollars. It states the Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph company receives 300000 dollars annually. It claims French wine cellars hold champagne for three years, about 150 million bottles. It explains Parisians pawn bicycles at Mont-de-Piete to save storage costs and ensure resale value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Australasia
China Telegraph Company
Paris
Mont-de-Piete
Pointed Paragraphs And Proverbial Snippets In Rhyme
A collection of terse lines mixing aphorisms about luck, spelling, travel, and family. It dwells on value judgments and social sayings with quirky punctuation and old timey phrasing. A playful collage aligning wit with everyday observations.
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Boy Killa Himself
Carter
West Indies
Knaresbro
Antwerp
Galveston
Turin
Avigliano
Aosta
Capt. Sigahbee
Molineux
Lakes
Gulf
Canna
M. “. Miller
Dillsboro
John Woods
Valley City
W. Va
E. J. Dodge
Ligonier
Ind
Haasville
J. A. Shaw
Knoxville
Indian Territory
Colenso
Susan B Anthony
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