Remarkable Demonstration to Keep Judge Taylor on Mississippi Commission
Judge Robert S. Taylor of Fort Wayne has served on the Mississippi River Commission since 1881. Indignant supporters from Missouri to Louisiana urge his retention against Speaker Kealing's bid. Merchants and boards of trade across the valley join a strong remonstrance, signaling broad public backing. The outcome remains uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert S. Taylor
Fort Wayne
Mississippi River Commission
Gen. Harrison
Joseph B. Kealing
Indianapolis
Mississippi Valley
Missouri
Kentucky
Arkansas
Tennessee
Mississippi
Louisiana
Taylor
Merchants Exchange
St. Louis
Business Men’s League
Board of Trade
Cairo
Cotton Exchange
Memphis
Chamber of Commerce
Helena
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Sugar Exchange
Stock Exchange
Maritime Exchange
Chicago Fire Blitz Spurs Theft Probe
Fires lit on four Palmer House floors and two Great Northern floors alarmed Chicago as two men fled the Palmer House. Jewelry worth 500 dollars vanished from the Great Northern while two more suspicious blazes appeared at Sherman House and Hotel Grace. A prior blaze in the previous day heightens fear of an organized incendiary gang, with detectives assigned to identify the fleeing suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Palmer House
Great Northern
Sherman House
Grace
Wreckage Found Near Buaculia Island and Newfoundland Coasts
A salvage report from St Johns Newfoundland details wreckage located near Buaculia Island northeast of Avalon and along the southeast coast. The debris includes a ship's mahogany door portions of interior woodwork painted red and blue and part of a boat. Life buoys boats and boards are repeatedly reported as found.
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St. Johns
N. F
Buaculia
Avalon Peninsula
New Foundland
Naval officer nominations sent to Senate in Spanish War
President McKinley submits to the Senate the nominations of naval officers for the Spanish War. Admiral Sampson leads the list with an advance of five numbers and Admiral Schley follows with three. The captains from the Santaigo engagement advance from three to six numbers and Hebson rises ten numbers to captain. he is made naval constructor and given the rank of captain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Senate
Admiral Sampson
Admiral Schley
Sampson
Schley
Santiago
Hebson
Judge Halts Saengerfest boxing contest in Cincinnati
Judge Hollister granted a permanent injunction against the effrces-Rublin bout set for last Friday in Saengerfestball, Cincinnati. The case moves to the circuit and supreme courts and the fight was postponed until a final decision is issued in higher courts.
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Hollister
Saengerfestball
Cincinnati
Circuit
Supreme Courts
President McKinley offers Cabinet post to Choate not accepted
President McKinley, informally, says Ambassador Choate has heard of the Attorney Generalship offer but is not inclined to accept. The offer was made weeks ago to secure the strongest possible successor to Mr. Griggs.
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McKinley
Ambassador Choate
Choate
Griggs
President Eyes Extra Session Over Cuban Question
The President told a leading Republican he intends to call an extra Congress session to settle the Cuban question, signaling renewed push for decisive action on Cuba policy.
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Congress
Mrs. Thomas C. Platt Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Thomas C. Platt widow of Senator Platt died at her Fifth Avenue Hotel apartments in New York after a prolonged illness.
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Thomas C. Platt
Senator Tuatt
Fifth Avenue Hotel
New York
Senate Confirms Lee Wilson Brigadier General Nominations
The Senate confirmed the nominations of Fitzhugh Lee and James Wilson as brigadier generals in the regular army and ordered their immediate retirement to the retired list. General Sates was also confirmed for brigadier general.
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Senate
Fitzhugh Lee
James Wilson
Sates
Postal Telegraph Eyes Western Union Bond Deal
In Wall Street reports the Postal Telegraph Company planned to acquire Western Union Telegraph by issuing bonds to guarantee Western Union stock. The move signals a major consolidation in the telegraph industry with bond financing backing the swap.
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New York
Wall Street
Postal Telegraph Company
Western Union Telegraph Company
Fires and arrests sweep news from Scranton to Washington
A Scranton business district fire caused $1,000,000 damage. In Delaware the House passed a bill punishing child kidnappers by hanging. Quirin's machinery in East Olean burned, with $120,000 loss. Governor Hill calls a Fourth Maine special election for Boutelle’s vacated seat. A Langham Hotel fire provoked a mild riot but limited damage. Multiple crimes and deaths occur including embezzlement verdicts, a veteran drummer boy of Shiloh’s death, and a fatal stabbing in New York.
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Scrantom
Delaware House
Quirin
New York
East Olean
Hill
Maine
C. A. Boutelle
Langham Hotel
Marvin A. MacClure
Charles W. Massey
Merchants’ National Bank of
Rutland
George W. Brintnall
Shiloh
Lancaster
Albert Lintner
Massachusetts
Lintner
Indianapolis
Boston and Maine Railroad
Mechanicsville
N. Y
Charles Yost
Fred Hoffman
Hoffman
Yost
Marguerite Sylva
Princess Chic Opera Company
W. D. Mann
Mann
Western News Roundup of 1900s US incidents in brief
A mixed batch of items from oil production in Indiana to saloon closings in Topeka, Kansas City theater plans, suicides in North Carolina, Ohio family violence, and legal measures. The list notes mining rushes in Washington, bank robberies in Kansas City and Andover, fires in Pueblo and Indianapolis, and various deaths including veterans and a judge. It also mentions a capital punishment bill, shipyard activity on the Pacific coast, and a library project in Mankato.
Southern receiver appointed for Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Co
In Bristol Tennessee receivers were appointed for the Virginia Iron Coal and Coke Company. In Paris Kentucky George Carter, a negro, was killed by a mob for alleged crime against Mrs W I K Bofid. Dique Carr, a Chesapeake and Ohio brakeman, was struck and killed. The Weaver perjury case jury was discharged for inability to agree. Green H Champlin found a navy bean sized pearl in an oyster stew at Hopkinsville Kentucky. An expert valued the gem. Thomas M McClellan chief justice Alabama was shot in the shoulder by Jesse Beale of Mont-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Company
Bristol
Goebel
Hopkinsville
Green H. Champlin
Thomas M. McClellan
Supreme Court of Alabama
Jesse Beale
Mont
Unnamed killings and discoveries reported in scattered items
The item notes J A Binegid Peles missing since December 31 1900 was found in Mountain Creek bushes. It mentions aluminium deposits in Florida and a Jacksonville company making paint from aluminium. Jefferson Amberger, formerly of Mount Sterling Kentucky, charged with first degree murder after killing Carl Silfer in Aman da Ohio in Huber's saloon. At Georgetown Kentucky Newt Nelson a colored man fatally shot by Policeman Vaughan while resisting arrest, Nelson had escaped from jail. Lushby injured by Nelson and Vaughan shot him thrice.
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C. M. Hale
State
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
Tacoma
Wash
Frederick Harvey
Leavenworth
Iran
Chicago
Carpenters
Masters’ Associations
Andrew Carnegie
Mankato
Minn
C. H. Poucher
Swanton
Neb
Greencastle
Ind
Harry Frey
Mount Vernex
Ohio
Otay
Cal
Paul Morton
The
Santa Fe
Howard
Columbus
Chas
Gecery
Jefferson Amberger
Mount Sterling
Carl Silfer
Southern Ohio Traction Railroad
Huber
Amanda
Georgetown
Newt Nelson
Vaughan
Nelson
Lushby
Bustos Captured as Insurgent Leader in Catasi
Reports from the Philippine Islands say Bustos, the insurgent governor of Catasi duanes, has been captured. Other dispatches note Boer forces blowing up a railway near Middleburg, killing a British officer and two Kaffirs.
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Bustos
Catasiduanes
Philippine Islands
General News Digest From the Atlantic World And Far East
Transport Rawlins rests on a reef at the entrance to the Bay of Santiago de Cuba as peace prevails after the capture of Venezuelan rebel leader Gen. Acosta. Cuban constitutional convention names Gomez a presidential candidate and James H. Southall is released on bail after stealing nearly $500,000. The Hawaiian inter-island wireless system is now operational among seven stations. Chinese Minister Wu declines a dinner to avoid criticizing Otis over Philippine policy. Federal troops marching to Chan, Yucatan clash with rebel Indians on a fortified hill. rebel losses are heavy. Ontario temperance advocates push for total prohibition. C. Barber of the Diamond Match Company pursues a plan to unite cereal mills. A mysterious shipwreck near Buacheau Island may be the Lucerne. all aboard perished. Bradstreet notes favorable trade trends, with cereals dull and Argentine shipments modest.
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Rawlins
Bay
Santiago de Cuba
Julien Acosta
Gomez
James H. Southall
Otis
Philippines
Chan
Santa Cruz
Yucatan
Ontario
Dominion Temperance Alliance
Oo. C. Barber
Diamond Match Company
Buacalieu
Avalon Peninsula
Newfoundland
Lucerne
Reid
Androssan
St. John’s
N. F
Bradstreet’s
Parliament Opens in Spectacular London Royal Procession
King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra led a state coach parade from Buckingham Palace to Westminster to open the first Parliament of the reign. Thousands lined the Mall and Parliament Square as 5,000 soldiers guarded the route. The ceremony featured royal robes, the crown carried by the Duke of Devonshire, and a grand pageant in St James Park and the Houses of Parliament.
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Edward VII
London
Queen Alexandra
Duke of York and Cornwall
Duke of Connaught
Queen Victoria
Prince Consort
Prince of Wales
Alexandra
Victoria
Buckingham Palace
Palace
Westminster
Horse Guards’ Parade
White Hall
Parliament Street
St. James
Duchess of Cornwall
Victoria Tower
Duke of Devonshire
Edward
Lord Salisbury
House of Lords
Commons
House of Commons
Congressional Budget Battles and Fiscal Bills Through Week
Senate debated pension and shipping measures with McLaurin and Morgan sparring. House passed post office and sundry civil appropriation bills as weeks’ sessions featured naval and agricultural appropriations and eulogies for late Congress members.
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Senate
Butler
Alfred C. Harmer
Pennsylvania
Brown
Ohio
Congress
United States
Miers
Ind
Dinsmore
Ark
Philippines
Daly
New Jersey
Wise
Virginia
Illinois
House
Department of Agriculture
Department
District of Columbia
Market Reports From Major U S Cities
Market notes cover cattle hogs and sheep prices across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo and New York with figures for wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and potatoes. Entries list shipping grades and station ranges, reflecting weekly price spreads and commodity quality.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Ste. Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Scorpion Ordered to Venezuela amid Canal Threats
A Washington report states the gunboat Scorpion has been ordered to La Guira as tensions rise over Venezuela and asphalt disputes. Officials fear filibustering expeditions by rivals and say a large American force may be needed if clashes occur between New York Bermudez workers and Bermudez militia.
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Washington
Scorpion
la Guira
State Department
Navy Department
Venezuela
Litigant
Venezuelan
United States
Lancaster
Santa Lucia
Dixie
Asphalt Trust
Orinoco River
New York and
Bermudez Company
Bermudez
Various World Notes on Banks Plants and Wars
A collage of short items notes Kansas banks with more national than state, Hawaii seeds and the Congressional Record, New York coroners’ costs, an English army drum routine, British Guiana population, Montana mine law, Pekin umbrellas for Gen Chaffee, heavy winter travel to South California, and the first mulberry tree arriving in 1826. It cites museum purchases of a prize Hereford, burial rites in the Orient, prison death for grave robbers, Prado gallery funding, fruit pests in New Zealand, France wine yield forecasts, German forest import limits, and South Africa war terms.
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Hawaii
New York
British Guiana
Montana
Pekin
Gen. Chaffee
South California
Los Angeles
America
Cleveland
Ohio
Glenville
Hereford
British Museum
Orient
Spain
Prado
Madrid
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Ejeleijelele
Lee and
Wilson
Western Union
Scranton
Harrison Avenue
Boston
Sewicksey
Pennsylvania Railroad
William Maxwell
Maxwell
Mary
Hannah
Albert D. Shaw
Watertown
Grand Army of the Republic
House of Representatives
Riggs House
Peter Woll
Philaelphia
Western
Blackford County
Topeka
Coates
Kansas City
William Craswell
Valley City
N. C
Mack Smith
Rock Hills
William
Colorado House
Ella Seeley
W. A. Seeley
Swift
Benjamin M. Prentiss
Bethany
Manila
Iowa
St. Paul
Samuel Maxwell
Nebraska
Nebraska Supreme Court
Fremont
Kansas
Pacific Coast
Washingon
Oregon
California
Lisbon
Wis
Frederick Hawmsch
Josephine
Countess Ritter
Hot Springs Road
el Montecito
Santa Barbara
Albert Stitzer
Mike Johnkac
Joe Fobish
Stitzer
Guggenheim
Main
Fourth Streets
Pueblo
Col
Crews-Beggs
Andover
Alonzo Root
Chicago and Welston Coal Company
Twentieth Street
Omaha Street Railway Company
Methodist Hospital
12Th
Linden Streets
Keller
Colville
Tron Creek
Portland
George T. Perkins
H. S. Goodrich Company
Akron
Grand Opera Hrouse Hotel
Southern
Middleburg
Portugal
South Africa
Chilworth
Guildford
England
Victor Emmanuel I
Humbert
Pantheon
Rome
Frederick William
Prussia
Ena of Battenberg
Beatrice
Tommy Atkins
Commando
James R
F. P. Keene
King Edward VII
Market Reports
New Zealand
Lyons
France
Germany
Poland
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