Indiana University Alumni Toasts at Grand Hotel Dinner
Sixty former students gathered at the Grand Hotel for an Indiana University reunion. D Owen presided as toastmaster as ex Congressman Ian Bynum and Judge Richardson spoke on duty, college ties, and education. George W. Cooper praised patriotism and unity, while President Swain reviewed the university’s growth from classical to modern era.
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Indianapolis
Indiana University
Grand Hotel
D. Owen
Ian Bynum
Bettie Grimesley
Leba
Judge Richardson
Evansville
George W. Cooper
Abus
Cooper
Presidential Post Offices Rise On January First
Left Over for McKinley reports that 48 fourth class post offices will be raised to Presidential status on January 1. In January 45 presidential postmaster commissions expire including at St. Joseph Missouri and Abilene Texas. About half of 345 to 350 nominations may be returned or not acted upon by the Senate, allowing McKinley to process them after taking office.
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Washington
St. Joseph
Abilene
Tex
Post Office
Senate
Post-office Department
Congress
McKinley
Senator Gailinger backs Cameron resolutions before March
Senator Gailinger said the Cameron Cuban resolutions would pass the Senate before March 4. He asserted the resolutions could pass Congress despite a presidential veto and that the President would face impeachment if he did not act. The House would determine articles of impeachment, but the President would be liable if impeached.
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Concorp
N. H
Gailinger
Senate
Cameron
Congress
House of Represtatives
Murder charges in Rippey case indicts two Louisville officers
Grand jury finds first degree murder against Detective Sexton and Deputy Jailer John Brown in the Rippey murder. They are remanded to Floyd County Jail in New Albany due to the sheriff's ill wife and would likely stay until February term. The boy Robert Land remains jailed locally awaiting further orders.
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Satem, Inc
Ripply
John Sexton
Dupty
John Brown
Louisville
John C. Rippey
Indiana
Voyles
Garriott
New Albany
Ind
Robert Land
Vaylee
Sexton
Brown
Reward Offered for Arrest in Cahaba River Train Wreck
Officials of the Louisville and Nashville and the Southern railroads in Louisville announce a ten thousand dollar reward for the arrest and conviction of those implicated in the Cahaba River bridge disaster near Blocton Alabama on Sunday. Both companies are intensifying efforts to capture the guilty parties.
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Louisville
Louisville & Nashville R. R
Associated Press Today
Louisville & Nashville
Southern R. R
Cababa
Blocton
Ala
Clever Bunoo Game Ends In Bold Street Robbery
Nash Wilhelm an Indiana cattle dealer lost 3100 dollars in cash and a draft after a gunpoint robbery on a Panhandle train near Dennison. A tall 28 year old man with a mustache and another younger accomplice lured him to a farm and forced him to surrender the money before returning to East Liberty. Police in surrounding towns have been alerted.
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Dennison
Nash Wilhelm
Indiana
Liberty
Pittsburg
Wilhelm
Upland
Ind
East Liberty
Columbus
Chiago
Marshal Auld
Tennessee Silverites Seek Contest Law Change
James M. Coleman of the Silverite State Committee called a Friday meeting in Nasaville to discuss amending the 1880 contest law. The proposed bill would require a contestant to post 15 000 to cover contest costs, forfeitable to the state if charges prove unfounded.
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Nasavitle
Tenn
James M. Coleman
Silverite State Committee
Tennessee Republicans Back Tillman Governor Contest Plan
Nashville reports that the Republican State Executive Committee endorsed contesting Gov Robert L Taylor’s Tennessee victory after a fraud inquiry. A fund aim of at least 10000 dollars was approved to cover legitimate expenses and Tillman and chairman Cliffee would select counsel to review testimony and prepare the case.
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Nashville
Tenn
Republican State Excutive Committee
Tillman
George N. Tillman
Robert L. Taylor
Govenor
Tennessee
Cliffee
Mr. Tillman
Measre
Zach Taylor
Memphis
R. W. Austin
Knoxville
John Ruhm
W. T. Ownby
John Lattin
J. O. Nepier
Moore-Buster wedding in Mercer county
In Lexinatoy Kentucky on December 30 a wedding joined Mr D B Moore and Miss Buster. The couple comes from pioneer families and wed yesterday in Mercer county.
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Lexinatoy, Ky
D. B. Moore
Miss Buster
Mercer County
Old Fashioned Crystalized Orange Peel Returns as a Holiday Treat
The New York Herald notes that old fashioned crystalized orange peel, made from best Mediterranean and Valencian rinds, is back in shops. Only the rind is used, saving pulp for other uses. Soak rind in cold water nine days, then boil until tender and dry.
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New York Herald
Wien
Candy Strips Prepared From Peel Boiled In Thick Syrup
Cut the peel into uniform strips and boil in a thick syrup made from a pint sugar to a pint water. Boil ten minutes then add peel and continue until the syrup thickens to a soft creamy ball. Drain, spread on greased paper, dry completely, then form into small sheaves with pale ribbons for decoration.
Nebraska Senator Proposes Silver Bullion Depository Plan
Nebraska State Senator C W Beale outlines a plan to fund a Denver bullion depository with state money and issue certificates as currency. He seeks encouragement from silver states and would push a bill in Nebraska if supported.
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Denver
McIntyre
C. W. Beale
Nebraska
Colorado
Beale
Intelligent Jury Tale From North Carolina Barn Trial
An old lawyer recalls a rural North Carolina case where hog theft was tried before a squire and a jury, which adjourned to a barn to decide innocence. The foreman and jurors fumbled with the verdict, joking that they did not know what a verdict was and admitted confusion before the court reputedly swore.
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Detroit Free Press
North Carolina
Duke of York Leads Guild members in London exhibit
The Duke of York recently became vice president of the London Needlework Guild and contributed 107 articles to the Imperial Institute exhibition. The Duchess of Teck, guild president, oversees 3 633 articles this year, while other notable contributors include Princess Edward I of Saxe Weimar 342 and Lady Vernon Harcourt 2 088. The overall grant total reaches 55 050, marking a sizable advance over last year.
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London Needlework Guild
Duke of York
Prince of Wales
Imperial
Duchess of Teck
Duchess of York
Edward I of
Saxe- Weimar
Vernon Harcourt
Halford
Basil “Ellis
London’ ‘Guild
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