Estherville Calls On McKinley In Kentucky Fight
Emmet Co Republican notes Governor Taylor's plea for federal intervention as Kentucky crisis deepens. Attorneys for rival governors meet in Frankfort to urge federal court settlement while Democrats push state court review. no agreement reached. Bulletin adds concern for Governor Goethel's critical condition and possible uraemia.
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Washington
McKinley
Talyor
Kentucky
Nower
Frankfork
Name
Goethel
Former Partner Charged in Sioux City Murder Case
Oscar A. Goodrich, a prominent Sioux City contractor and former partner of John E. Robson, is under arrest for Robson’s murder on December 29. Sheriff C. W. Jackson took Goodrich into custody at 5 a.m. February 1 aboard a sleeper of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway. The warrant was sworn by Henry Morrison, and Goodrich, in a published statement, said little beyond claiming innocence and directing inquiries to his counsel.
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Sioux City
Oscar A. Goodrich
John E. Robson
C. W. Jackson
Chicago, St. Paul
Minneapolis
Omaha
Goodrich
Henry Morrison
Court of Justice
Magill
Two Burned To Death In East Grand Forks Fire
A February 1 blaze at Kelly and Gallam’s saloon in East Grand Forks, North Dakota, killed W. D. Kelly and T. J. McAdams. The fire likely started by escaping gas as occupants went to the basement to investigate and lit a match, igniting the blast. Both bodies were found in each other’s arms, suggesting one tried to carry the other out.
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Grand Fork N. D
Grand Forks
N. D
Kelly & Gallam
W. D. Kelly
T. J. McAdams
Kelly
Big Blaze Destroys Million in Dayton Fire
Dayton Ohio reports a major blaze in the manufacturing district causing extensive damage worth a million dollars. J P Wolf Son Binim Co Globe Paper Co Benedict Co Dayton Paper Novelty Company and others suffered losses. Wolf and Sons insured for three hundred thousand. Fire started by boiler explosion in the Wolf warehouse.
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Dayton
Ohio
J. P. Wolf & Son
Binim & Co
Globe Paper Company
Benefct & Co
J. P. Wolf & Luis
E. Bimm & Co
Benedict & Co
Dayton Paper Novelty Company
Wolf & Sons
Murderers Work Revealed in Disturbing Ship Box Discovery
A decomposed body found in a pine box shipped from Baltimore to Sioux City is described with brutal detail. The box, labeled Books, arrived Jan. 14 and bears no consignor name. Police in Baltimore and Sioux City investigate while authorities seek to identify the dead man and his assailants.
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Sioux City
United States Express Company
Ristalt
John S. Bradford
Iowa
John 8
Bratfant
W. B. Bevier
Express Company
Bill
Bantinoni
Goebel Sworn In as Kentucky Governor and Beckham as Lieutenant Governor
In Kentucky's capital Rankfort William Goebel took the oath as governor shortly before 9 p.m. on the day after the contest boards ruled for Goebel and Beckham. J S Beckham followed minutes later taking the lieutenant governor oath. Chief Justice Hazelrigg administered both oaths. A statement by board members claimed Goebel and Beckham were legally entitled to the offices, despite legislature intimidation by militia and a adjournment order.
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Kentucky
Rankfort
William Goebel
Beckham
Hazelrigg
Court of Appeals
Goebel
Cov. Taylor
Beck
CALLS FOR NEW WAR FLEET French Naval Bill Proposes Major Build
The government navy bill asks for 470,000,000 francs for the fleet and provides six first class battleships five armored cruisers twenty nine torpedo boat destroyers 112 torpedo boats and twenty six submarine boats. It also seeks 140,000,000 francs to defend coasts including 28,000,000 francs for the defense of Bizarre off Tunis coast. Total expenditure climbs toward a new naval expansion.
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Tunis
Pranve
Colo- Hick
Goebel Victory Declared By Kentucky Contest Boards
In Frankfort the contest boards ruled by party lines that William Goebel was legally elected governor of Kentucky after Goebel lay dying from an assassin's bullet. They also settled the Beckham-Marshall lieutenant governor contest by a 9 to 2 vote. A bid for a midnight declaration failed as legislators sought to speed an injunction in Cincinnati to bar seating.
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William Goebel
Thasrat
Gothel
Taylor
Buckham
Marshall
Alien
Hecht
William Civebel
Kenmcky
Bath
Goebel
Kentucky
Louisville
Lexington
Ciebel
United States
Cincinimati
Plague Status Report From Honolulu After Outbreak
Surgeon General informed of bubonic plague in Honolulu with 34 cases and 27 deaths as of January 15. Maj. Taylor reports spread to isolated areas beyond the original district. Health board acts vigorously and has burned Chinatown and other infected localities.
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Sternberg
Cal. Forwood
Thear Medical Department
San Francisco
Maj. Taylor
Honolulu
Board of Health
Chinatown
Pope Declines to Offer Mediation for War
Pope Leo XIII replies to the queen of Holland, sorrowfully stating he cannot offer offices to mediate a cessation of hostilities in the South African conflict. He says no war has troubled him more and prays for the dead, while noting his limited ability to intervene.
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Tom
Holland
Leo
England
Market Quotations From Chicago Cattle and Grain Prices
Market quotations show cattle common to prime at $5.00 per cwt, sheep and hogs listed with varying bids, wheat and corn prices noted in No 2 and No 1 grades, creamery and eggs quoted with regional shipper notes, and New York market figures. Numerous figures and abbreviations indicate live cattle, hog, sheep, and grain positions across multiple grades and buyers.
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Chicago
Detroit
New York
Supreme Court ruling to close two thirds of Iowa saloons
The Iowa Supreme Court on January 29 declared the 1897 code repealed prior acts and that consent petitions under the old law are void. Saloon operation under pre October 1 1897 petitions faces closure and fines for contempt, affecting two thirds of counties with saloons. Des Moines already seeks new petitions in anticipation of the ruling.
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Lorenz IH
Des Moines
Anti- Saloon League
District Court
C. A. Bishop
Olaver
Waterman
LeMars
Dynamiter Arrested After Long New Orleans Chase
Jerome W. Hoot, wanted in Waterloo for sending an infernal machine to his wife, was captured in New Orleans. He admitted his identity and said he would return to Iowa without requisition papers. The October 2 explosion killed no one but nearly destroyed a home, with evidence tying Hoot to the Omaha box and Des Moines dynamite.
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New Orleans
Waterloo
Iowa
Hoot
Ito
Des Moines
Promiscuous Shooting at Logan House Hotel
A sensational shooting at the Logan House in Des Moines injuries a man named Will Greenleat of Des Moines after a confrontation with a resident named Crownleat. A bystander fired at a desk occupant and shots continued until the gun was exhausted. no one was killed. Pierre Dressen, a farmer, was found frozen to death near Davenport after reportedly being intoxicated. A banquet honored A B Cummins at the Savery House in Des Moines. Freight train No. 4 ditched near Independence delaying traffic with no fatalities. Three coaches derailed on the Illinois Central between Fort Dodge and Vara. no injuries. Elliott closed a land sale near Hull at 52 dollars per acre.
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Kort Dodge Hotel
Logan House
WM. Youngs
Altivapolis
Loganhouse
Andtord Ja. R. Chase
Young
Will Greenleat
Des Matins
Crownleat
Ma. Chase
Ilinois Central
Fort Dodge
Vara
Omaha
Lovat
Utes Courbes
R. Elliott
Hull
Elliott
Religious Fervor Ends In Infant's Death In Monroe County
Charles Spencer and wife of a farm near Louilla Indiana faced charges after allegedly freezing their infant child to death on January 30 amid religious delusions. Neighbors restrained Spencer after a sheriff was notified. he is described as a prominent local farmer with four men needed to subdue him. The couple has three other children.
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Bonner County
Charles Spencer
Louilla
Monroe County
Spencer
Creighton
Dows
Gov Poynter Refuses to Honor Bhaw Requisition
Gov. Poynter of Nebraska refuses to honor the requisition of Gov. Bhaw for the return of S. J. James alias Divine MWealer, indicted in Pottawattamie County for manslaughter in the death of Yates, with defense claiming no crime under statute. Also reported: a Boone child dies after scalding, a Dows farmer injured by a boar with possible rabies, olderman Fritch captured by insurgents in the Philippines, and various local judicial and public safety notes across Fort Dodge, LeMars, Nashua, Aurelia, Creston, Oskaloosa and Spencer.
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Bhaw
Nebraska
Divine Mwealer
S. J. James
Pottawattamie County
Yates
James
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