Publishers Appeal to Governor to Veto Libel Bill Hearing Highlights Grady Salus Case
Charles Emory Smith of The Philadelphia Press urged Governor Pennypacker to veto a bill expanding libel liability. He argued it would make any publication action able due to negligence, threaten daily papers, and exempt weeklies. The hearing in Harrisburg featured Carron and Pennypacker, with no outcome announced.
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Penn
Sylvania
Pennypacker
House of Representatives
Harrisburg
Carron
Charles Emory Smith
Philadelphia Press
Smith
Pennsylvania
Roads Prepare Their Answer to Injunction
The Southeastern Freight Association and its member railroads prepared in Atlanta on Tuesday their response to Judge Emory Speer’s injunction that bars rate increases on lumber shipped west. Represented roads include Central of Georgia, Atlantic Coast Line, Seaboard Air Line, Georgia Southern and Florida, Southern Railway, Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis, Louisville and Nashville, and Macon and Birmingham.
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Southeastern Freight Association
Emory Speer
Atlanta
Central of Georgia
Atlantic Coast Line
Seaboard Air Line
Georgia Southern
Florida
Southern Railway
Nashville
Chattanooga
St. Louis
Louisville
Macon
Birmingham
Federal Court of the Southern District of Georgia
Mallory Re-elected Senator With One Vote Against
Stephen R. Mallory was re elected to the United States Senate by the Florida legislature. He received every vote in the senate and sixty four in the house, with a single vote cast for J M Toombs of Appalachicola.
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Florida
Stephen R. Mallory
United States Senate
Senate
House
J. M. Toombs
Appalachicola
Alexander Blair
Asheville
N. C
Charleston
S. C
Frisco
Independence
Pennsylvania
Pennypacker
Alliance union label spread in Atlanta shops
The Allied Printing Trades Council orders union label display in all Atlanta shops despite the Employing Printers' Club stance. The region faces multiple killings, political shifts, and criminal cases across dates and locales, with Florida politics, transportation woes, and labor disputes shaping a turbulent era.
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Allied Printing Trades Council
Atlanta
Andrew Rainey
Bainbridge, Ga
Lockout Hits 30,000 Coal Miners Across Anthracite
A Pottsville dispatch reports the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company locked out 30,000 workers across Shenandoah and Mahanoy regions after nine hour work demands. Eleven of forty three collieries opened were idled, workers discharged for noncompliance. United Mine Workers leader Mitchell arrived at Wilkesbarre to chair a meeting of district executives and seek redress for the interpretation of the strike commission award.
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Pottsville
Philadelphia
Deading
Shenandoah
Mitchell
Wilkesbarre
United Mine Workers
Indianapolis
Reading Company
Debutante Ball Excludes Foreign Diplomats in Washington
Step daughter of Thomas Nelson Page hosts a society ball for Florence Field, with no foreign diplomatic guests invited. A social observer notes Washington leaders oppose foreign alliances and many diplomats, though wealthy, are kept at bay.
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Thomas Nelson Page
Washington
Page
Field
Florence Field
Thomas Field
Miss Field
Marshall Field
Chicago
Aged Murderer Gartrell Hanged at Butler Missouri
James L. Gartrell, seventy, condemned for killing Colorado miner D B Donegan, was executed by hanging in the Butler county jail yard. About 1500 people watched as the old doctor spoke briefly to spectators saying he had one enemy he could not forgive but would not name.
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Dr. Gartrell
Butler
James L. Gartrell
D. B. Donegan
Colorado
Gartrell
Glass factories close as 20000 workers vanish from mills
The entire U S glass industry shuts down on Saturday affecting every factory from federation to independents. About twenty thousand skilled laborers leave the plants with no knowledge of when production will resume. The mass layoff impacts glassworks nationwide and signals an industry-wide disruption.
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United States
Federation
Bryan Knocks Grover in Kansas City Banquet Speech
William J. Bryan, addressing Missouri Democrats in Kansas City, denounces Grover Cleveland and his supporters while praising William Joel Stone and party harmony. He attacks Clevelandism, warns against money influence, and urges Democrats to uphold honest democratic principles and unity.
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William J. Bryan
Kansas City
Jackson County Club
Men of
Missouri
William J. Stone
Grover Cleveland
Bryan
William Joel Stone
Democratic Party
Cleveland
Andrew Jackson
Taylor Did Not Object In Goebel Killing Plan
In Frankfort Henry Youtsey was recalled for cross examination in the Goebel assassination trial. He testified that after Goebel’s shooting he and others plotted to shift blame to him. Youtsey said Johnson and others were willing to kill Goebel and he discussed it with Deboe, who claimed Democrats would keep Taylor in office, negating the need to kill Goebel. Johnson urged disregard of Deboe and to seek Taylor’s stance, with Taylor not objecting to the shooting plan.
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Gillespie
Engineer Corps
Metropolitan Club
Washington
Corbin
Henry Youtsey
Howard
Frankfort
Goebel
Kansas City
William J. Bryan
Cleveland
W. K. Vanderbilt
Kentucky
James Howard
Youtsey
Dr. Johnson
Deboe
Johnson
Leboe
Taylor
Secretary of State
Northern Securities Seeks Suspension of Court Decree
Northern Securities Company asks the court to suspend the decree to allow Great Northern and Northern Pacific railways to pay dividends to the holding company. Circuit Judge Sanborne set Monday morning April 20 for arguments on the request, noting dividends would ultimately reach the same owners.
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Northern Securities Company
St. Paul
Sanborne
Great Northern
Northern Pacific Railways
Rebels Win in Venezuela Amid Coro Victory
Advices from revolutionary sources report government forces routed near Coro by rebels commanded by General Bei ra. They claim numerous prisoners taken along with captures of arms ammunition and baggage.
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Castro
Coro
Venezuela
Beira
Porto Rico Smuggling Probes Hit National Administration
Washington reports reveal high officials urged San Juan to drop pending smuggling cases and halt new prosecutions. Navy, army and civilian officers named in true bills face lax penalties as justice department aides whitewash. pearls customs case adds to mounting criticism of governance and MOODY Payne treasury tensions.
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Atlanta Constitution
Washington
Department of Justice
United States
San Juan
Porto Rico
Moody
Navy
Payne
Secretary of the Treasury
New York
Paris
Army
Merritt
Lowndes
Crabbs
Giles
Butler
Pehttingill
Secretary Roots Silence on Baldwin Interview Sparks Inquiry
Secretary Root has heard nothing from General Baldwin about the alleged interview in which Baldwin discussed colored troops and Filipino soldiers. Colonel Mills, inspector general, was sent from Washington to Denver to conduct a complete investigation and prepare a War Department case if the Baldwin report warrants further action.
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Baldwin
Root
Colone Mills
Washington
Denver
War Department
Senators Bonded After Grand Jury Indictment in Bribe Case
In Jefferson City Missouri Senators B L Matthews and Charles A Smith were indicted for allegedly accepting bribes linked to baking powder legislation. They posted bonds of 3000 dollars each to appear before the United States district court in the July term, insisting on their innocence.
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Jefferson City
B L. Matthews
Charles A. Smith
United States
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George Gilbert
Waycross, Ga
Northern Securities
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Pierpont Morgan
Anna Held
Philadelphia and
Reading Coal Company
Havana
Cuba
Countes Russell
Mayaguez
Florida Railroad Commission
Louisville and Nashville
Cinnabar
Mont
James McKinney
Bakersfield
Cal
Admiral Walker
United States Panama Canal Commission
Panama
Roosevelt
Odell
Platt
Constantinople
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Gulfra
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Memphis
Little Rock
Hot Springs
Indian and Oklahoma Territories
Texas
Canado
New Mexico
Arizona
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Pacific Coast
Wids
Pullman
L. Parrott, Dist. Pass. Agt
Geo
H. Lee
P&t. A
Atlanta, Ga
Vitle Rock
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Toledo
Pittsburg
Meridian
Knoxville
Bristol
Queen & Crescent
New Orleans
All Rr
Mexico
California
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Vicksburg
Shreveport
Union Depot
Lme
J. C. Conn
Ténn
A.B. Freeman
Ala
J. Murphy
Rinearson
Ohio
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Katy
J.P Daly
J. Hamilton Ayers, M. D
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