Strong Criticism of Minister Rockhill in Senate Debate
Washington, Feb. 22. Chairman Hull urged full military readiness to defend in the orient and criticized Minister Rockhill at Peking for indicating to Chinese officials that the United States would return £20,000,000 Boxer indemnity. He dismissed fears of Japan stirring trouble and argued peace requires united American and Japanese interests.
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Washington
iFeb
Hull
Military Affairs Committee
House
Orient
China
Pacific
Rockhill
Peking
United States
Japan
Hopkins
J.y
Sheppard
Texas
Powers
Maine
Macon
Georgia
Senate
District of Columbia
Territories
Treasury
Department
Departments of Agriculture and of Commerce and Labor Area
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Chemistry
Secretary of Agriculture
United States District Attorney
Hoch Denied Commutation in Death Penalty Case
Johann Hoch's bid to commute the death sentence was rejected by Illinois Board of Pardons acting on Gov. Deneen's reference. Hoch, once reprieved, faced execution Friday for the murder of his wife amid renewed appeals and possible insanity defense. The board found no evidence to overturn the trial and noted insanity pleas have failed in similar cases.
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Illinois ‘Board of ‘Pardons
Chicago
Johann Hoch
Board of Pardons
Springfield
Deneen
Hoch
Supreme Court
State Board of Pardons
Landis Sacrifices for GOP Convention Leadership
Indianapolis Feb. 2 Congressman Charles B. Landis refused a chance to be permanent chairman of the next Republican state convention a decision praised as a major sacrifice in Hoosier politics. The piece notes Landis, Watson, Beveridge, Brick and Sayre as pivotal figures and lists several candidates chasing state offices, including Oscar Hadley Danville and John W. Dyer Hammond, with party dynamics shaping the Indiana landscape.
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Ben” Whitehead
Indianapolis
Ind
Charles. B. Landis
Watson
Beveridge
Brick
Charles B. Landis
Washington
Indiana
Oscar Hadley
Danville
Jonce Monyhan
Orleans
John W. Dyer
Hammond
Jacob Joel
Crawfordsville
John’ Isenbarger
North Manchester
Hugh O ‘Dougherty
Bluffton
Steven B. Fleming
Fort ‘Wayne
Col
Samuel Murdock
Lafayette
Joseph M. Cravens
Madison
Remarkable Legal Fight to Save His Life in Hoch Case
Chicago February report details the execution of Hoch a self described bigamist robber prisoner of women who faced death by hanging. May recounts include last appeals writ of habeas corpus and futile efforts by attorneys Comerford Neiger Maher and Anderson to halt the sentence before the drop.
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Shadow
Chicago
Ohanan
Hoch
Peters
United States Circuit Court
Landis
Frank Comerford
J. J. Neiger
James Maher
W. C. Anderson
Hach
Olson
Inaugural Senate Shifts Since Cleveland Era
The piece notes the 1885 Senate as Grover Cleveland began his presidency and lists years of service and colleagues like John J. Ingalls, George Gray, Eli Saulsbury, Justin Morrill, and Zebulon Vance. It reflects on how only ten of Blackburn’s peers on March 4 1885 remained in the Senate decades later and on the evolving political landscape.
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United ‘States
Grover, Cleveland
United States
Blackburn’s
Senate
John T. Morgan
Alabama
James H. Berry
Arkansas
Henry M. . ‘Teller
Delaware
George Gray
Eli Saulsbury
John A. Logan
Mr. Cullom
Illinois
John J. Ingalle
George F. Hoar
Henry L. Dawes
Massachusetts
William M. Evarts
New York
Wade Hampton
Matthew C. Butler
South Carolina
George F. Edmunds
Justin
Morrill
Vermont
John Sherman
Benjamin Harrison
Daniel W. Voorhees
Zebulon B. Vance
George C. West
Fatal explosion in Bluefield area claims several lives
Unclear fragments report a fatal blast near Bluefield Virginia on February 24. Names are badly damaged but reference a gang member and others killed in the explosion linked to an earlier powder incident.
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Bluefield
Joe Deade
Rman
Unusual Donation Brings Manila Rat Collection to Museum
A barrel of rats shipped from Manila to the National Museum is expected to arrive. The animals, many from Luzon, include unknown species collected by Maj. Edgar A. Mearns. Formalin preserves valuable specimens for a potential pinnacle Manila mammalogy collection.
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National Museum
Manila
Luzon
Health Department
Edgar A. Mearns
United States Army
Board of Health
Manila District
Philippine Islands
Old Engineer John E Heath Dies at Daughter's Home
John E Heath an old Lake Shore engineer died yesterday afternoon at his daughter's home 30536 South Main Goshen after two years of ill health. Born April 25 1851 in Amesbury Massachusetts he worked in Bradford Massachusetts Hammond Indiana Winfield Kansas Goshen and with the Lake Shore railroad. Funeral Sunday at 2 pm at First Presbyterian Church Goshen with Knights Templars and B E L E members in attendance.
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John
Heath
Lake Shore
Amsbury
Mass
Bradford
Hammond
Ind
Winfield
Kansas
Goshen
Battle Creek
Lake Shore Company
John Hill Division
L. E
Knights Templars
M. B. Stuck
First Presbyterian Church of
H A. van
Doll Bazaar in Washington Benefits Working Girls Cooperative
Mrs William Corcoran Eustis daughter of Levi P Morton presides over a doll bazaar in Washington featuring dolls from Norway Switzerland Naples and France. The event benefits the Working Girls Cooperative Society and showcases novelties in the art of pleasing children.
Unclear request with cryptic fragments
The text provides disjointed phrases and names with no coherent event or report. It mentions a location in Davidson Sask and Chicago street addresses, but contains no identifiable person, organization, date, or outcome to summarize into a news item.
Peach Buds Frozen Endangers Next Peach Crop
St Joseph reports indicate that the peach buds have suffered widespread damage after unseasonably warm spells in December and January followed by a cold snap. Growers from the district say most buds are killed, signaling a likely small peach crop next season.
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St. Joseph
Air hose bursts cause Big Four wreck near Main Street crossing
A air hose burst on a Lake Shore freight train near Main Street crossing at noon wrecked several cars including a corn car, blocking two tracks for hours. A brakeman sprained an ankle and foot bruised as debris cleared.
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Lake Shore
Main Street
Fragmentary OCR Brief Remains News Item
Incomplete text fragment describes a morning journey with stray words about Chicas and enroute notes. No clear events, people, or places are identifiable from the readable portion.
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Bies
Chicas Ce
Ynen
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