Senator Morgan voices white supremacy views on negro suffrage
In Washington a Senate speech denounces negro suffrage as a threat, arguing for white supremacy and urging removal of suffrage in the south. The speaker claims votes in Louisiana and North Carolina were bought and links election fraud to lynching as a defensive measure. Morgan ties the Democratic party to white interests.
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Srust
Senate
Sam
Washington
Jun
Morgan
Pritchard
North Carolina
South
Louisiana
Southern States
United States
Touisiana
Whiteside Reveals Bribery Attempt Details in Montana Case
State Senator Whiteside testifies before the senate committee on elections about alleged bribery tied to the Montana senatorial contest. He admits telling "stories" to uncover those using money for Clark and denies any intent to harm his own integrity, while recounting a cash-for-votes offer and a party citing that money was used in the operation.
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Washington
Whiteside
Montana
Senate
Clark
Ile
Tie
Anderson
Wellcome
Tiis
Lewis and Chirk County
Pettus
Edmunds
Fight Against Cleo Goes On Meeting Sparks House Resolution
Washington January 9 The National Dairy Men’s Union meeting in Chicago last week prompted Minnesota’s Tawney to introduce a resolution in the house calling for action on the Cleo issue and dairy policy.
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Cleo
Washington
National
Dairymen’s Union
Chicago
Tawney
Minnesota
House
Dairy men seek oleomargarine law change plan
The passage notes widespread information on the oleomargarine business and dairymen pushing for a modification of the oleomargarine law as a preparation for their ongoing struggle.
Lawton Fund Grows Toward 85000 With 67000 Raised
Lawton home fund nears noble proportions as General Corbin sees about 85000 in sight. Contributions since Saturday noon total 18976, lifting the grand total to 67409 with reports of an additional 16000. Treasury bonds bought under Secretary of the Treasury offer through November 15, 1899 amount to 1980050.
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Lawton
Washington
Tan
Lawton Home
General Corbin
Corbin
The
Treasury
Jan
Treasury Department
Demand for Small Bills Grows as Printing Increases
United States Treasurer Roberts said demand for small notes continues beyond precedent and more will be printed.
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Washington
United States
Roberts
Ingalls to retire from Big Four and C&O roles
Melville B. Ingalls president of the Big Four and Chesapeake and Ohio railroads contemplates early retirement. Speaking in New York he said he does not expect to remain in active railroad service much longer and will withdraw from his presidencies when it is feasible without harming interests entrusted to him.
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Washington
Davis
Puerto Rico
House Insular
Big Four
New York
Melville B. Ingalls
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroads
Ingalls
Iour
Chesapeake and Ohio
Mabel
New York Sun
ELY Brothers
Warren Street
Atlantic
Governess Louise Magset Hanged in England
London reports the home secretary did not intervene in the death sentence for Mademoiselle Louise Magset a French governess living in England She was executed for killing her illegitimate eight year old son whose existence blocked a marriage she sought.
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London
Matthew White Ridley
Mademoiselle Louise Magset
England
Train collision kills man near Mendota
A rear end crash of two stock trains on the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad at 3 a m near Mendota left one man dead and three injured. Authorities report property loss not exceeding 1000 dollars.
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Mendota
Chicago, Burlington ,and Quincy
Faim
Notable Mixed News From New York And Beyond
Miss Mary Felowe wins a $5,000 verdict in a New York supreme court suit against Frances Skinner for services rendered in a society comedy. A sugar price uptick and a Chicago auto death are noted, along with a Spanish-American War loss tally and political events in Ohio.
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Mary Felowe
New York
Supreme Court
Frances Augusta Skinner
Johanna Lyne
Oa Datning
United States Army
Nash
Ohio
Trust
Broadway National Bank
Boston
Chlvorcy
Re. W. Wood
University of Wisconsin
London
Julia Kowasky
Chi- Caliro
John G. Tee
Berean (O.) College
White Pass
Yukon
Ategust Thuebschkre
Chicago
Gladstone
Hawarden
Castle
Jackson Day Observed with Democratic Gatherings
Jackson day celebrations occurred in Omaha and Chicago with multiple events. In Omaha a reception at club headquarters featured W. J. Bryan and other Democrats, followed by a Bryan dinner and a large club banquet at the Paxton hotel. In Chicago and other cities anti British resolutions were reported at various banquets.
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Omaha
W. J. Bryan
Overmeyer
Kansas
Weaver
Town
Bevin
Bryan
Omaha Club
Paxton Hotel
South Africa
England
Chiceeo
Peoria
Tus
Boston
New Haven
Charlestown
Mass
Manchester
N.il
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Toledo
Birmingham
Ala
Assassin Shot Ends Rival Horse Dealer in Wisconsin
In Stevens Point Wisconsin Gabriel Green a nearly 70 year old horse dealer shot and killed Louis Wiesner a 34 year old horse dealer and saloonkeeper on Main street after chasing him from across the street Green fired three more times all hitting Wiesner as he fled Wiesner collapsed on the sidewalk in front of a grocery store the two men had been enemies for years.
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Stevens Point
Wis
Louis Wiesner
Main Street
Gabriel Green
Green
Wiesner
North Whirdl
Main Streets
Carl Westerly
Westerly
Chicago
Westererly
Ife
Elsa Sessions
Plague Warning Signals Sporadic Cases in Manila
Manila reports six plague cases with four deaths as of January 8. Authorities prepare hospitals for disinfection and quarantine while crowds flood the city. Overcrowding worsens as rice prices rise and native populations seek shelter, with Americans avoiding direct contact deemed safer.
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Manila
Man shoots woman and then kills himself in city rooming house
A man identified as John Furnell shot and killed a young woman before turning the pistol on himself in a rooming house at 143 West Madison street. Police believe the pair were theater people formerly with the Coon Hollow company.
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Chicago
John Furnell
West Madison Street
Coon Hollow Company
Chicago Markets Report on Grains Hogs Cattle and Sheep
The Chicago markets show hog receipts about 47 000 with varied pig and packing meat prices. Cattle receipts near 20 000 with broad range from lower to top grade steers and cows. Sheep receipts around 23 000 with Western and native lamb price spreads. Milwaukee grain notes No 1 northern at 65 144 66c No 2 northern 63% 6ic. Rye firmer No 1 65 4% 4c Barley dull No 2 00c sample 33 43c. Oats steady No 2 white 2c.
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Chicago
Texas
Milwaukee
Roses and Rue in the Garden Love Lament
A plaintive verse from the Christian Advocate recalls a couple’s garden memory and enduring devotion. The speaker, amid roses and marigolds, laments aging love, vows, and a grave separation as he imagines laying roses around his beloved.
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Christian Advocate
Westerly Fights Off the Three OClock Man
After an evening of relief at escaping a feared acquaintance Westerly awakens to a chilling sightings. He confronts the eerie figure at his bedside in a tense nocturnal clash before the intruder vanishes. He contemplates telling Elsa Sessions but resolves to keep the event to himself. Chicago Tribune reports.
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Ile
Westerly
Elsa Sessions
Chicago Tribune
Roundabout Journeys and Missing Entertainer
A discussion on ship communication delays highlights colonial travel woes from Luanda to Cape Town. A separate anecdote recalls a reporter misprint about the entertainer Mrs. Salvini, noting the odd omission in coverage of a performance by Mr. Salvini and his wife.
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Luanda
Maden
Eatch
Cape Town
London Chronicle
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