House Debates Roberts Seat Exclusion in Utah Case
Washington Jan 20 The majority report from the special committee urges excluding Brigham H Roberts from the House for disqualifications including polygamy and crime. The minority urges sworn in then expelled, warning against creating a precedent undermining constitutional law.
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Washington
House
Taylor
Ohio
B. H. Roberts
Roberts
Mr. Roberts
House of Representatives
Congress
Republic
House of Congress
Senate
Brigham H. Roberts
Utah
Robert W. Taylor
Charles B Landis
Page Morris
Romeo H. Freer
Smith McPherson
Samuel W. T. Lanham
Robert W. Miers
Minority Report
Mr. Littlefield
Maine
Littlefield
DeArmond
Missouri
Senate panel hears lack of money letters in Clark bribery probe
Washington January 22. The senate committee on privileges and elections opened its session to resume the inquiry into bribery charges connected with Montana Senator Clark. Ex Senator Faulkner said the money letters had not yet arrived.
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Bank of Clark & Bro
Butte
Patrick W. Murray
Montana
Clark
Senate
Gallick
Mr. Clark
George Cassey
Murray
Daly
Washington
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Faulknner
New League Starts Strong in Fort Wayne Councils
The Catholic Benevolent League of Indiana forms two new councils in Fort Wayne on Sunday. At St Marys school forty applications. officers include Martin Ankenbruck chair and Anthony Luley secretary. Prec Blood school hall council reports thirty five applications with Peter Schenkel chair and Joseph Federspeil secretary. One assessment collected per application. Next meetings set for January 31 and Sunday at 4 PM.
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Catholic Benevolent League of Indiana
Fraternal Insurance Society
Fort Wayne
St. Mary's School
Martin Ankenbruck
Anthony B. Luley
William Woelnker
Precious Blood
Peter Schenkel
Joseph F. Federspeil
Fred Grupp
J. F. Federspeil
H. H. Hilker
Senate debates polygamy and Philippine policy in Washington
In Washington on January 22 the Senate considered a resolution inviting Britain to form an international commission on water boundaries. It approved an inquiry into polygamy in the United States and territories. North Carolina’s Pritchard pressed a disenfranchisement measure, Turner spoke on the Philippine question, and Ross argued U S sovereignty over island territories.
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Washington
Senate
Platt
New York
Great Britain
Committee On Foreign Relations
Hoar
Judiciary Committee
Rawlins
Utah
United States
Allen
Nebraska
Secretary of the Treasury
A. B. Hepburn
National City Bank of New York
Custom House of New York
National City Bank
Pritchard
North Carolina
Morgan
Turner
Islands
Open Meeting Draws 300 To Republican Club Event
About three hundred people attended the Soldiers' Sons' and Citizens' Republican club open meeting at its new Allen County Loan and Savings building. Absentees State Auditor Hart Secretary of State Hunt and Attorney General Taylor sent regrets read by Secretary Rau. Helen Casterline praised General Lawton. Casso's orchestra provided music. brief political addresses followed. a bean supper and social hour ended the gathering.
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Soldiers’, Sons’ and
Citizens’ Republican Club
Allen County Loan and Savings Association
Hart
Hunt
Taylor
Charles Rau
Helen Casterline
Lawton
Casso
Leonard
Page
Wilmer Leonard
C. B. Stemen
Bush
W. A. Rundell
District of Columbia Day Observed in House
Washington Jan 22 DC day in the house featured minor business before main district matters were addressed in session.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Senate Deliberations on Philippine Policy and Sulu Treaty Report
Washington reports show Pettigrew asking for General Bate’s Sulu treaty report and civil service status of sultan officials. Caffery’s resolutions on Clayton Bulwer Panama and Panama Canal consort adopted. Turner closes Philippine remarks as Ross urges a separate department for territories.
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Washington
Senate
Turley
Tennessee
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Pettigrew
South Dakota
J. C. Bate
Sulu
Caffery
Great Britain
Colombia
Panama Canal
Panama Canal Company
France
Allen
Secretary of the Treasury
New York Custom House
National City Bank
Turner
Wash
Ross
Vermont
Puerto Rico
Philippines
United States
National Guard Leaders Meet in Indianapolis for Bill Drafting
Representatives from nearly every state converge in Indianapolis for the Inter-State and Southern National Guard associations. They aim to draft a bill for Congress to enlarge federal support with a $4,000,000 appropriation through June 30, 1900 and $500,000 annually thereafter. J N Riece of Illinois presides as Adjutant General. Governor Mount delivers welcome.
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Indianapolis
Ind
National Guard
Congress
United States
Inter-State National Guard Association
Southern National Guard Association
House of Representatives
J. N. Riece
Adjutant General of
Illinois
Inter- State Association
Governor Mount
Land for a Drink Sparks Texas Frontier Legend
A tale from Corsicana in the Brazos bottom describes a wandering offer of 320 acres that grew to 640 acres after a water bottle barter. A water carrier earned a deed to Brazos bottom land, with the farm remaining in his descendants and valued today at 35 to 40 dollars an acre. The story recalls frontier hardship and Texans’ word as bond, cited by the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
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Brazos
Texas
George Trester
Corsicana
Pennsylvania
Jester
Brazos Bottom
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Philadelphia Wedding Unites Feil and Cassatt Family Lines
Miss Minnie Drexel Feil, daughter of Mrs. Alexander Van Rensselaer, wed Robert Kelp Cassatt, son of A J Cassatt president of the Pennsylvania Railroad, in a ceremony described as of unusual interest in Philadelphia on January 22.
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Philadelphia
Minnie Drexel Feil
Alexander van Rensselaer
Robert Kelp Cassatt
A. J. Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad
Talk With Women About Lydia E Pinkham Medicine
Campaign piece urging women to trust Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a safe proven remedy for female illnesses. It touts a long record of cures with testimonials from women across the United States praising relief from migraines backache leucorrhea and womb troubles.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
United States
Juliach
Dover
Mich
Rosa Tielden
Cleveland Ave
Canton
Mary A. Staur
Watsontown
A. B. Davies
Binghamton, N.Y
Tippecanoe Club Names New Secretaries
At a Monday meeting the Tippecanoe club executive board elected George H. Allen as corresponding secretary. George Waldschmidt, recently elected to a position, was deceived by an unclear portion of the report.
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Tippecanot Club
George H. Allen
George Waldschmidt
To. Aueigit Tt. da Ie S
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Supreme Court
Secretary of War
Almedo Alfordo
Ecquador
West Point Military Academy
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Fort Hill
Fort Reno
Oklahoma
Mare Island
League Island
Richard Olney
Board of Regents
Smithsonian Institution
William Preston Johnston
Louisiana
War Department
St. Mary’s Rapids
Lake Superior
White
Richardson
Danford
A. L. Smith
Montana National Bank of
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Smith
Fort
Wayne
Catholic Benevolent League of
Indi
Ana
The
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Ippine
National Guardsmen
Lydia E. Pinkhsam
Eye One
Mary ,Aughn, Trimble
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