Tanner's Crontes Sad Pension Fight and Resignation
Washington special reports Secretary Noble forced Commissioner Tanner from office by demanding removal and securing his resignation. The clash involved pension agencies, Grand Army influence, and political pressure from Harrison and the White House.
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Noble
Washington
Tanner
Dudley
Lemnon
Elmira
Chautauqua
Milwaukee
Interior Department
Hiscock
White House
Marshal Ransdell
Mr. Tanner
Pension Office
Grand Army
Harrison
Ohio
Corporal Tanner
Lemon
Gresham
The Tanner Embezzlement Exposed in Chicago Herald
The Chicago Herald reports on the Tanner embezzlement scandal, detailing large misappropriations from the Interior Department. It claims a multi‑million sum purloined and forecasts enormous future costs had Tanner remained, with scandal revealing Republican hypocrisy and treachery.
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Tanner
Chicago Herald
Treasury
Interior Department
Grant
Richmond
Sherman
Atlanta
Cleveland
Quay Box Alleged in Democratic Ballot Fraud Evidence
A boxed ballot device tied to Arkansas election fraud claims is said to match a Republican League exhibit in Washington. An affidavit asserts the same box was used in Cate v Featherstone, with Quay and Dudley later unavailable for comment as to its fate.
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Washington
Committee On Elections
Cate
Republican League
League
National Republican Committee
Clerk of Elections Committee
Elections Committee
Arkansas
Senator Quay
The
Inquirer
Quay
Dudley
Chicago Herald
Chicago
Litchfield
Leonard
Loyd
Hushing
Wilton
Alton Road
Chappell
Southwest
E. D. Cross
Dr. Cross
Cross
The Ohio Campaign Drama Attracts National Attention
Mr. Leedom reports from Ohio that Campbell is likely to be elected governor. Campbell attacks Foraker over state affairs while Foraker counters by charging Campbell with brewery trust ties. The exchange may sway Prohibitionists and German voters, with Foraker’s leadership provoking GOP dissent.
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Ohio
Leedom
House
Campbell
Foraker
Blaine's Voice Rules In Congress Delayed Session
Washington report outlines Blaine influence on cabinet to delay an extra session hoping for a larger Republican majority. It notes McKinley as likely Speaker if Reed votes fail, and analyzes quorum risks with 164 Republicans of 325. It cites Carlisle Thoeba contest and Democratic absentee tactics as historical context.
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Congress
Washington
Chicago
Blaine
House
Mr. Blaine
Major McKinley
McKinley
Thomas B. Reed
Reed
Representative Cannon
House of Representatives
Carlisle
New York
Illinois Neighbors Report Crime and Local Affairs
Governor Fifer offers 200 reward for William Gregory, wanted for the murder of Oscar J. Thompson at Golconda. Illinois Labor Board convenes in Springfield naming Charles A. Deere president and J. B. Lord secretary. Illinois weather and crops bulletin and a long Chicago Inter Ocean excerpt on DuPage County history.
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Fifer
William Gregory
Oscar J. Thompson
Golconda
Pope County
Illinois Board of Labor Statistics
Springfield
Charles A. Deere
Moline
Lord
Chicago Tribune
Illinois
Lee, Whiteside
Bureau
Champaign
Pike
Moultrie
Shelby
Ilinois River
Mason County
Washington dispatch predicts sweeping state election results
A Washington dispatch asserts belief that the forthcoming election will produce a governor and a legislative majority, signaling strong partisan momentum and confidence in a clear electoral win.
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Tecumseh Sherman
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Farina
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Charles W. Coker
Chicago Inter Ocean
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Virginia
Ilinois
Illinios
St. Clair
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Grawford
Clark
Ike
Fulton
Peoria
Cook Counties
Stephen J. Scott
DuPage River
Plainfield
Forks
A. E. Touzalin
Burlington and Northern Railway
Bennington
Ilinois Weather Service
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Deree
Mercer
Bond
Henry
la Salle
McHenry
Marshall
Perry
Sangamen
Stephenson
Schuyler
Scott
Wayne
Eugene M. Kronkright
Jonathan
Finney
Oscar Johnson
Daniel Ridenour
Asa C. Thomas
Meredith D. Meacham
James C. Duncan
William McGunnigle
Michael Casey
Henry J. Brown
Axariah Peatt
John Fréy
Levi Snavely
Francis M. Teel
James T. Wilson
George W. Myers
Isaac Weirich
Hoswell G. Trogden
Laurence ,Kerwin
Alex. Jordans
Robert F. Mercer
James B. Johnson
Lewis Jaycox
Henry Miller
Alonzo Bunting
James Taylor
John C. Hayes
Jas
R. Irwin
Thos
P. Terwilliger
Abraham Black
Jackson Harman
H. B. Cozine
Jno
Klippel
Adam Klein
Charles H. Barnes
Benjamin Keeler
Increase
John Donovan
James N. Shaw
Samuel Fuller
David W. Martin
Samuel Sheperd
William C. Liston
Abraham Harmon
Lewis Cameron
John J. Funkhouser
Thomas R. Crawford
Silas Bingham
David Lane
William H. Ball
Leonidas Cassle
Charles Owen
Jesse Danley
Moses
Robert M. Fugate
Minor
the Demoss
Miranda M
T. Harding
Joseph Mouton
Sopha
Wm. H. H. Ridgway
Lesta
Geo. W. Myers
John L. Hewett
James McInturf
Allin
Lawrenceville
Lawrence County
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Drs. Purdy
Robinson
St. Louis
Slick
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G. H. Sterling
Washington Dispatch
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