Peace treaty signed by United States and Britain
Secretary Olney and Sir Julian Pauncefote signed a five year peace treaty between the United States and Great Britain. Arbitration covers all disputes while preserving national honor. King Oscar VII to act as arbitrator if needed, with final approval by British and American officials. President Cleveland sent the treaty to the Senate with his endorsement.
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Olney
United States
Julian Pauncefote
Great Britain
Cleveland
Senate
Oscar
Sweden
Norway
Foreign Office
Lord Salisbury
Currency reform assembly opens at Tomlingen Hall
Chairman Hugh Hanna leads the Monetary Conference executive committee meeting in Indianapolis with 800 delegates. The session opens with prayer by Rev M T Haynes, and Jacob W Smith reads the call. I O Stiunard of St. Louis is named temporary chairman and Smith chosen as sergeant at arms.
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Inpianapolis
Hugh Hanna
Monetary Conference
Tomlingen Hall
M. T. Haynes
First Presbyterian Church
Harrison
Mr. Hama
Jacob W. Smith
I. O. Stiunard
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Famine Worsens Across Regions in Bombay Reports
The Daily Mail Bombay correspondent notes famine spreading nationwide with dire scenes in Jubbulpore where people shrink to skeletons. Government relief is estimated at five million dollars amid mass burials and overcrowded Muslim burial grounds as plague victims are reinterred for space.
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Loavos
Daily Mail
Bombay
Jubbulpore
Perkins Re-elected Senator in California Legislature
Senator George C. Perkins was re-elected to the U S Senate by California's legislature. He won 27 votes in the senate and 47 in the assembly with a 10 vote majority on joint ballot. Opposition was scattered among Maguire Foote and J J Dwyer while the Populist vote went to T V Cator.
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Sacramento
Cal
George C. Perkins
United States
Senate
Assembly
Maguire
W. W. Foote
J. J. Dwyer
T. V. Cator
Colorado Senator Wolcott Seeks Bimetallism in Europe
Wolcott visits London meeting with Ambassador Bayard at the U S embassy and dines with Henry White. The bimetallic league reports a steady stream of callers eager to see Senator Wolcott during his European tour.
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Wolcott and Bayard Center
London
E. C. Wolcott
Colorado
Europe
United States
Ambassador Bayard
Wolcott
Henry White
Bimetallic League
Walcott
Trial Ends Dramatically as Governess Confesses
Yokoyama Jan 13 The trial of Mrs Walter Carew for arsenic poisoning ends dramatically with the appearance and confession of Miss Mary Jacob a governess of the family who is now named as the real murderess and the person who arranged the evidence against the widow.
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Yokoyama
Walter Carew
Mary Jacob
United States and Great Britain Sign Arbitration Treaty
London reports the Chronicle editorial declaring the event of the nineteenth century as it publishes the preamble and text of 15 articles of the general arbitration treaty signed in Washington between the United States and Great Britain.
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London
the Chronicle
Washington
United States
Great Britain
Mount and Haggard Inaugurated as Indiana Governor Pair
In Indianapolis on January 12 James A. Mount and William S. Haggard were sworn in as governor and lieutenant governor at noon. Governor Matthews introduced Mount, who delivered a lengthy address covering state affairs.
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Mount
Indianapolis
James A. Mount
William
Haggard
Indiana
Matthews
Mr. Mount
Stafford Actor dies in St. Louis theater era figure
William Stafford longtime head of the Stafford company in Shakespearean roles and a former associate of Booth and Barrett died suddenly in St. Louis. Born in Louisville in 1859, his death is reported as a major loss to old time theater circles.
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Stafford
St. Louis
William Stafford
Stafford Company
Booth and
Barrett
Louisville
Brisson Re-elected in French Parliament as Grenier Stirs Chamber
Paris report states Parliament resumes after adjournment with M. Brisson re-elected as president and Raymond Poinesry Paul des Chanet Sarrien and Gustave Tsambert as vice presidents. Dr Grenier, a Mohammedan deputy, appears in Arab dress and elicits irony as he kneels and prays in streets.
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Grealer
Paris
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
M. Brisson
M. Raymond
Poinesry
Paul Des Chanet
Sarrien
Gustave Tsambert
Grenier
Tariff Hearing Climaxed After Seven Weeks of Testimony
Hearings before the Ways and Means Committee conclude with a wide array of industry representatives seeking tariff changes. Ex Senator Davis leads the largest delegation urging higher coal duties. Mr Kraft from New Jersey amuses panel as he explains a Dutchman speaks thrice to be understood.
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Wastunavos
Ways and Means
Davis
West Virginia
Kraft
New Jersey
Record Breaker For Failures New York Jan 9
Record of business conditions notes dull activity at most distributing centers with few new features. Demand rising in Chicago and St Louis for hats hardware shoes and dry goods but trade remains fair. Cold weather spurs clothing purchases in some areas. U S business failures total 488 for the week, among the largest on record.
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New York
United States
Negro outlaw Simon Cooper lynched near Sumter
Simon Cooper the negro outlaw who killed three Wilson family members and a colored servant was hanged by a mob near Sumter as deputies resisted. A rope was placed over a tree limb and bullets pierced the body as it swung. One shot cut the rope and the corpse dropped to the ground, later found by the coroner.
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SumTer
Simon Cooper
Wilson
Cooper
Knife fight after Bourbon county dance leaves two men grievously injured
In Fuemmespunad Kentucky on January 12 1900 E G Springer and Mack Mullen drank at a Bourbon county dance and fought with knives. Springer required fifty nine stitches and both men were badly mutilated with speculation they may die.
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Fuemmespunad
Bourbon County
Springer
Mack Mullen
Buckwa Defeats Mt Mc Gregor II In Coast Track Duel
Ed Purser's gelding Buckwa ridden by Ted Sloan defeats Mt Mc Gregor II at Oakland track with a sensational mile time of 1 393 establishing a new track record on January 12.
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San Francisco
Oakland
Ed Purser
Buckwa
Ted Sloan
Mt. McGregor II
Grain Market Strength Pushes Wheat Higher
Wheat futures rose about 8 1 4 cents with Jan and May contracts higher amid strong cash activity and reports of Argentine crop failure. Corn and oats gained around 1 cent each, while provisions weakened with pork lard and ribs slipping slightly. cash quotes listed several grain grades.
Kansas City Live Stock Market Brief
Cattle receipts 12,000 with 3,000 shipments. Texas steers to $2,404.00 and native cattle to $4.90, stockers to $3.00. Hogs receipts 18,000 with bulk sales from $3.10 to $3.17, light hogs $3.00 to $2.22. Sheep receipts 4,000 with lambs at $2.85 to $5.00 and muttons around $3.70.
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Kansas City
Texas
Chicago Live Stock Market Report
Hog receipts around 2000 with activity steady to stronger. Light hogs at 4.25 to 3.40, heavy and rough categories showing varied prices. Cattle receipts about 5000 with steers weak while cows and heifers hold around 1.75. Texas steers and stockers noted, sheep quiet after yesterday’s levels.
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Chicago
Carcago
Texas
Happenings Abroad and State News Briefs
A digest of notable events across the nation including a bank run in Erie Pa shortened by scare Governor Altgeld signing pardons and commuting sentences the WLC 2nd U S convention in Buffalo and the Lincoln era court cases. Also reported are a shooting accident in Lea Springs Ark a Charles G Conn criminal libel case a mass at St Vincent de Paul and other public notices.
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Altgeld
WLC. 2
Buffalo
Charles G. Conn
Washington Times
Henry Ellison
Sue Collier
Lea Springs
Ark
John J. Welly
Church of St. Vincent de Paul
St. Louis
Albert Chiester
Chicago
Supreme Court
Jefferson City
Jones
Pulitzer
Post-Dispatch
Mort Smith
United States
Columbus
Stromsburg
Neb
MaCoo
Washington, D. C
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Board of Public Works
New York
Minois
Charles G
Frank R. Meadowcraft
Transmissouri Committee
Western Passenger Association
Gulf, Santa Fe, Rio Grande
Rock Island
Kerr
Board of Health
Halle
Board of Education
White House state dinner opens season as city news mix
Friday events include a White House state dinner with President and Mrs Cleveland. Other items note a Pittsburgh fire injuring the Eden Musee and damages to the Commercial Gazette building, and various court and civic updates from across the country.
Various Local Incidents and Executions Across the Nation
Amos Rusie files legal actions against the New York Base Ball Club seeking release. Danville plant of American Tobacco destroyed by fire with $150000 loss. Police raid Patterson dog fight. Francis Bain fatally injured after leaping through window. Ensign A J Coleman to be court martialed for neglect of duty. Owen Ferguson, ex county clerk of Fond du Lac, dies by self-inflicted gunshot. Hawaii report on Frank Butler declared false. K M Clark returns to Glen Falls N Y in good health after six months presumed dead in Mojave Desert. St Josephs Church Hoboken robs chalice. Piatti seeks Legion of Honor decoration. Emperor William designs plans for Jerusalem church tower. Wisconsin jail escapees recaptured at Fort Snelling. Don Driscoll killed in Franklin mine accident. J C Routledge hunters elk City Kan bags horned rabbit. Rocky Ford Melon Growers contract 50 car cantaloupes for Western Poultry and Game Co.
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New York
Amecan Tobacco Company
Danvil Va
Patterson
N.J
Francis Bain
A.J. Coleman
Ste
Harrisburg
Owen Feguson
Fond Duois
Frank Butler
Mimderer
Honolulu
Deela
K. M. Clark
Hay
Mojave Desert
California
Glen Falls
N. Y
St. Joseph
Franklin
Houghton
Mich
Elk City
Kas
J. C. Routledge
Rocky Ford Melon Growers’ “Association
Roe Ford
Colo
Western Poultry and Game Company of
St. Louis
International arbitration ends. Venezuelan ties move forward
King Oscar of Sweden agrees to act as arbitrator in the Anglo American dispute as Venezuela awaits Congress ratification. Other items report Enrique Perez’s arrest over nickel coinage orders, a Huntington jail break and robberies, a countess Emma Ugolini case in London, horse tail theft in Perry Ohio, and multiple local tragedies.
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United States
Great Britain
Oscar
Sweden
Enrique Perez
Arthur Krupp
Hamburg
Huntington
W. V
Emma Ugolini
London
West End
Peter Robinson
Perry
O.S
Hm.s. Terrible
Christian Pemperance Union of
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W. J. Pope
Wesley
Nea Perry, O
Tuxpalm
Tampico
Mex
Notable Early 1900s Crises and Crimes Across Several States
A scattered report notes a deadly grip in Paducah Kentucky and multiple homicides from Missouri to Kansas including a Sedalia murder and a Rose Hill arson. It mentions political news in Guthrie and Franklin Indiana, a San Francisco robbery, a Kansas lawmaker’s accusation against police, and a rumored Corbett Fitzsimmons fight slated for Carson City Nevada.
Jury Clears Hanley in Interstate Traffic Case
Chicago January 10 jury found J B Hanley, manager of the Santa Fe Railway, not guilty of violating the interstate commerce law. Key witness John G Taylor admitted rebates but failed to corroborate his testimony. Judge Grossenp urged caution in weighing evidence and the defense questioned Taylor’s control of rebates. A separate case against Hoke Smith and Lamoreaux was dismissed as Smith resigned and Lamoreaux was deemed not responsible.
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Chicago
J. B. Hanley
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company
Grossup
John G. Taylor
The
Santa Fe
Hanley
Grossenp
Hoke Smith
Washiigton
Supreme Court
Justice Gray
Warner Valley Stock Company
Secretary of the Interior
S. W. Laanoreaux
General Land Office
Smith
Tlamoreaux
Oregon
Lamorceaux
Lamont Elected Director At National Union Bank
Daniel Lamont secretary of war was named a director of the National Union bank replacing C. H. Payne. He plans to return to his New York residence after March 4 to pursue business. William P. St John, former Mercantile National Bank president and ex-treasurer of the Democrat Populist party, retires from both banks' boards.
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Bunker
Des
New York
Jas
Daniel
Oatmeal Producers Prepare Challenge to Oats Trust
In Des Moines Iowa small oatmeal producers plan to oppose the trust. A trust meeting in Chicago on January 12 will see large Iowa producers present. Smaller members expect actions to force outsiders into the group or close operations. They hope to defeat the trust.
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Iowa
Trust
Chicago
Terrill Removes Turkish Guard at American College
United States Turkish minister Terrill procures telegraphic orders to remove the Turkish guard that had protected the American college for a year. The move signals confidence that order is fully established as governors continue to maintain stability in the provinces.
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Terrill
Constantinople
United States
Bitlis
American College
Military changes in Washington prompt duty shifts
Major Charles R. Barnett Q M is relieved from Fort D A Russell Wyoming duties and ordered to Fort Sill to oversee a new sewer system. Captain John C. Gresham and Captain D N Barker of the Seventh Cavalry exchange commands.
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Charles R. Barnett
Q. M
Fort
D. A. Russell
Wyo
John Stafford
Eighth Infantry
Fort Sill
O.T
John C. Gresham
Seventh Cavalry
D. N. Barker
Creedon Beats Williams In Four Rounds At Myer Club
Australia’s Dan Creedon defeats Tommy Williams of Salt Lake City in four rounds at the Myers Athletic Club. The bout was for a purse and the middleweight championship with a $1,500 prize in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Myers Athletic Club
Dan Creedon
Australia
Tommy Williams
Salt Lake City
Creedon
Williams
Johannesburg
South Africa
Senatorial battle narrows to Kyle and Loucks
The political contest in Pierre grows more complex as the main fight concentrates between Kyle and Loucks, with the Jan. 18 report noting the narrowing of the field and the tightening race dynamics.
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Kyle
Loucks
Pierre
Judge Willey In Dying Condition At Home
Judge B B Willey lies critically ill at his Prexcer Nebraska home after a brain hemorrhage. Doctors report the condition grave as the 13 January report reaches the public.
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Judge Willey
Prexcer
B. B. Willey
Solly Smith and Tommy White Fight Ends In Draw
Solly Smith of Los Angeles and Tommy White of Chicago battled 24 rounds in New York ending in a draw. Both fighters pressed the action with multiple hard exchanges as the decision remained unsettled after the full distance.
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New York
Solly Smith
Los Angeles
Tommy White
Chicago
Colorado's New Governor Inaugurated in Noon Ceremony
Jan Denter reports the inauguration of Governor Adams occurred at noon. The event marked the start of a new administration with a formal oath and ceremonial duties in the state capital.
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Denter
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