Senate ends long standoff over quorum and silver debate
A Nebraska senator's hours long oration tested the chamber as quorum questions rose and fell. After repeated roll calls and absences, the body narrowly maintained a quorum while speakers attacked bankers, poverty relief, and policy on free coinage amid a lingering stalemate.
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Peffer
Qeas
Caffery
Camden
Carey
Cullum
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Dixon
Dolph
Faulkner
Fry
Gallinger
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Hale
Hawley
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Hoar
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Martin
Morgan
Pascoe
West Walthal
Stewart Read
Teller
Jones
Stewart
Pugh
Wolcott
Dubois
Northen
Georgia
Democratic Party
Nevada
Republicans Sweep In Local Election After Coalition Victory
Inpranarotts October 11 voters favored the Republican ticket by margins from 1800 to 3000, overturning Sullivan era results. Democrats allied with Republicans, councilmen at large will shift city control to Republicans. Sim Coy lost in Ninth ward. Caleb S. Denny will become mayor, Stubbs judge, Nixon city clerk. Denny cites law and order stance as key to win.
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Inpranarotts
Sullivan
Sim Coy
Caleb S. Denny
Stubbs
Nixon
Queer Court Blunder In Elkhart Sheriff Delivers Wrong Prisoner
In Bvxuast Indiana on October 11 a courtroom error led Judge Vanfleet to sentence a barber, not Wishart, to three years with suspended sentence. The barber, awaiting a murder assault case, was released. Wishart remains jailed as the rightful inmate. Sheriff Kidder faces embarrassment as the mix up surfaces.
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Ind
Wishart
Kidder
Big Steal Details at Stearns Ranch Committee Report Near
In San Francisco a three man committee probes Col R J Northam, a governor's staff member, over alleged diversion of income from Stearns ranch holdings once 130 000 acres. Majority report may claim 100 000 dollars misappropriated. no embezzlement charged.
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San Francisco
Stearns Ranch Corporation
California
Pacific Slope
R. J. Northam
Barclay Henley
George B. Polhemus
E. W. McGraw
Henley
Polhemus
Governor orders crackdown on prize fight and railroad
In Indianapolis Governor Matthews orders vigorous prosecution of Dearborn county prize fighters and the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad over a Cincinnati crowd at the county fairgrounds. The railroad engineer allegedly violated three laws by lacking a headlight, not whistling at crossings, and not ringing a bell. Prosecution aims to deter cross city crowd invasions and preserve labor gains while planning a new law to ban such visits.
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Inprayapolis
Matthews
Dearborn County
Ohio and Mississippi Railroad Company
Cincinnati
Saya
Roby
Three Criminals Hastled Through Court
Porter County criminal court in session. Del Wear received three years for stealing paint at Michigan City. Clinton Pennington was sentenced to one year for stealing an overcoat. Edward Smeckles was…
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Vatraraiso
Ind
Criminal Court of
Porter County
del Wear
Michigan City
Clinton Pennington
Edward Smeckles
Wreck Near Whiting Kills Engineer Christie and Fireman Werner
A Pennsylvania fast line wreck near Whiting Illinois injures and kills crew members. Engineer John B. Christie dies from a fractured skull and back injuries after the wreck. Fireman Henry C. Werner dies twenty minutes later from his injuries. Conductor James Breen sustains a sprained ankle and other hurts. Passengers escape serious harm as cars split, the engine overturns, and track repairs delay trains.
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Whiting
John
Chicago
No. 8
Christie
Breen
East Dae Wald Street
W. W. Wood
Philadelphia
Altoona
Pennsylvania Company
C. D. Law
A. H. Polhamus
No. 4
Stranded stranger leaps from Nickel Plate train near South Whitley
An unknown man, advanced in years and well dressed, jumped from a Nickel Plate passenger train near South Whitley at 3 am. He was found insensible beside the track and rushed to St. Joseph hospital, where he remains between life and death. Papers on him reveal little about identity, but authorities view the act as a possible suicide attempt.
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Christie
Public
Dickey Street
Englewood
Rock Island Road
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Hanna Street
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Sumner Oaks
Pittsburg
South
Lafayette
Williams Street
Oakes
Washington County
Ohio
Colorado
Iowa
Omaha
Nebraska
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Mr. Oaks
Usks
The
Patriotic Sons of America
Whitley
St. Joseph Hospital
Dinnen
One Armed Soldier Frederick Batte Dies a Fortunate Freemason
The one armed veteran Frederick Batte who died about two months ago left a pension of 45 dollars a month and over four thousand dollars in cash plus six thousand dollars in securities. He lived frugally in Fort Wayne and traveled in Europe with passports from several countries. His will leaves his assets to a German nephew and aunt with bequests to churches and the Evangelical Lutheran church in Erie. An administrator has filed the will and prepared an inventory valuing the estate around ten thousand dollars.
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Sangerhausen
Germany
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Erie
Dayton
Ohio
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Wis
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France
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Switzerland
Austria
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East Jefferson Street
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Clinton Streets
Chas
Bush
Mayflower Mills
Mr. Bush
Hope Hospital
C.F. Meyer
English Lutheran Church
Lindenwood
Mr.Bush
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Batte
Mr. Bash
Sndtie
Copenhagen
The Session Over Evangelical Lathern Osi Finishes ita Church Vet
The council discusses church affairs and reports committee findings. They note ten synods and 1,325 congregations as part of the recent statistics and next meeting plans.
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Evangelical
Lathern Osi
Ita Church
Faithful Dogs and Weller at Glokm Tavern Cracker Tale
Fragmentary blot of a public notice and gossip column mentions a two year old, paths to Mass, claims of earnings near five thousand dollars, and a political campaign plan for next year. It references Sanger at home, a man named Han Miaw, and doctors commenting on illness and longevity.
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Iam
Weller
Glokmtaurant
Fannig
Wane
Mand Rosdes
Quivey
Sanger
Mass
Eest
Weddings and Notable Marriages Amid Autumn Color
The season brings several nuptials. Katharine Lewis wed Caryl F. Siemon Jr at her mother's home on Montgomery street with a small guest list and a noon ceremony. Elisabeth Gribben married Bart McCarthy at the Cathedral before driving to Chicago and then Des Moines. Alova Carll wed Abram L. Healer at the bride's parents' residence. Carrie P. Neasel married Thomas Lau in Chicago in a quiet ceremony known to only intimates.
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J. F. Curtice
Caryl F. Siemon, Jr
Peters Box and Lumber Co
Montgomery Street
Samuel Wagenhals
Woodbine
Siemon
Cleveland
Detroit
Elisabeth Gribben
Bart McCarthy
Peru
Father Brammer
Esther Gribben
John McCarthy
J. W. Welsch
Simpson M. E
Thomas Lau
Louis Fox Manufacturing Company
Chicago
Carrie P. Neasel
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Niagara Falls City
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