Reapportionment bill passes House amid Senate fights
The House approved the Burleigh reapportionment plan by 166 to 102, boosting next decade’s membership to 388, with gains for several states. Senate debates on the army reorganization and canteen provisions continued amid clashes among senators from New Hampshire to Montana, followed by river and harbor bill proceedings and the death of Representative Clark of New Hampshire.
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James Wilson
Titzhugh Lee
Shatter
Clark
New
All Favor Expedition Dispatch Urges Expedited Chinese Talks
Secretary Hay returned to the state department amid a severe cold as Minister Wu visited for a half hour discussion on the Chinese situation. The department received responses from all powers on the dispatch sent abroad and all concur in expediting negotiations toward a final settlement.
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Washington
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State Department
Supreme Court rules Neely extraditable in Cuba embezzlement case
The Supreme Court unanimously holds C. F. W. Neely subject to extradition for embezzling public funds of Cuba while serving as financial agent for the Cuban post department. Justice Harlan delivered the opinion. Mandate to be issued at once, and the War Department will move to secure Neely’s removal to Havana for trial.
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War Department
Havane
Standardizing Wargad Law Proposal Draws Support
Washington January 16 A national standardizing bureau may be authorized by congress before adjournment Representative Southard of Ohio will soon introduce a bill to appropriate 870000 dollars for a system demanded by agricultural scientific and manufacturing interests nationwide The administration supports the measure and many congress members express favorable sentiment Senator Nelson of Minnesota will report the bill favorably in the Senate next Thursday with a statement on the system s value to science mechanics and engineering in standardizing measurements and standards.
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Senate
Chinese peace note sealed as Ching signs. final talks near
Pekin reports a telegraphic edict ordered Li Hung Chang and Prince Ching to sign the note while the dowager empress sought delays. Prince Ching gained the imperial seal, and ministers plan to file questions on the note’s provisions. A joint meeting may occur soon to discuss objections to clauses on diplomacy, fort razing, armament ban, foreign guards, Boxer edict, new trade pacts, and indemnities. In Paris, the chamber narrowly backed government over clergy interference with a 365 to 258 vote.
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Elacy
Fatal Pneumonia Surges in Chicago Death Toll
Chicago reports 661 deaths last week from pneumonia or related pneumonia causes. Pneumonia accounted for 161 of total deaths, marking an unprecedented surge in the city’s vital statistics history.
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Wolves Attack Travelers Near Bucharest Kill Four People
Reports from Bucharest describe packs of wolves attacking sleighs in Marmuros district. Two wedding couples were killed, leaving one driver to escape to a tree and nearly freeze. In Minnesota, Michae Weller of Springfield was sentenced to five years and four months for attempted rape of a twelve year old girl.
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Springfield
Gun Accident Injures 14 Year Old in Frost Minn
In Frost Minnesota on January 16 a gun discharge occurred while a gun was being taken down. The trigger caught and the bullet tore flesh along the arm of fourteen year old Nels Voldahl. The accident was accidental and details are limited.
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Death by Saw at Farm Near Pittayilte Wisconsin
N O Hana ford, a farm owner three miles northeast of the city, was killed when fragments from a flywheel on a buzz saw struck him as he worked on R H Holmes’s farm. In Aberdeen, police report a man calling himself Leonard captured with an check raising outfit and a disguise. In Litchfield Minnesota a fire destroyed the Livery Barn beside the Scandia hotel, the hotel saved. cause unknown and no insurance.
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Litchfeld
Scandia
Stolen whiskey recovered as two men arrested at union station
A box containing four dozen bottles of whiskey was stolen from the freight house at the union station. Two men were arrested and charged as they had offered some of the whiskey for sale and were found in possession when detained. Local fishermen report steady hauls of herring, from two to four tons daily, shipped to the Twin Cities and other points. Also mentioned is a Danish West Indies trade note and a pending convention signing before March 4.
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Traveling Man Causes Panic at Hotel Monroe
A traveling man from Chicago, 1¢-G. Alexander, became violently insane and ran amuck in the Hotel Monroe, triggering a panic among guests and disrupting the Grinnell scene.
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Abolition Talk and Patent Remedies Featured in Ad Copy
A garbled 19th century advertisement extols abolition of whipping posts alongside claims for Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a universal cure. It promises free samples of Allen’s electrified moot-mass powder, touts shoe fitting cures, and includes fragmented lines about blush and paint, reflecting a chaotic mix of reform rhetoric and patent medicine pitches.
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