Fairbanks Wins in Indiana Legislature on First Ballot
The eighty-five Republican lawmakers nominated Charles W. Fairbanks of this city for United States senator on the first ballot with 60 votes. Other candidates included General Lew Wallace 6, W R McKeen 11, Henry S. Turner 3, Frank Posey 3, Benjamin Harrison 1, and Judge Baker 1. The article notes Fairbanks as temporary chairman of the national GOP convention and outlines his background.
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Indianapolis
Charles W. Fairbanks
United States
Fairbanks
Lew Wallace
W. R. McKeen
Tay
Charles W. Fairbanks Lor
Fort Wayne
Frank Posey
Evansville
Benjamin Harrison
Judge Baker
Union County
Delaware
Foraker
Ohio
Cole
Marysville
Thornton
Governor Mount
Smith
Tipecanoe
Senate Sets Joint Session for Balloting on U S Senator
In Springfield on January 18 19 the senate agreed to a joint session with the house to begin balloting for a United States senator to succeed General John M Palmer. The day also saw a brief session adjournment a governor Tanner headlines and a developing party realignment in St Louis as Comey moves to form a new reform group.
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Springfield
Ills
Senate
House
United States
John M. Palmer
Ali- Reel
Tanner
Curtis
Representatives’ Hall
Mason
Madden
Illinois
Illinois National Guard
Ek. C. Hagle
Lay County
Atorney
C. C. Hill
Joliet
Harry Clemahan
Secretary of State
W. H. Eubanks
McCulough
George Thomas
Cook County
Banking Department
Cc. C. Jones
Rockford
Joseph McClelland
Decatur
Haden
Roberts
Céxey
Populists Denounce Leaders and Declare Party Dead
A conference of twenty three middle-of-the-roaders behind closed doors denounced Butler Weaver Jones and other Populist leaders for selling out to Democrats. They adopted resolutions indicting the national campaign and proposed a revived party using initiative and referendum, forming clubs nationwide to send delegates to a Nashville convention on July 4, 1897, to plan a 1898 1900 campaign on a non-interest bonds platform.
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People’s Party
Coxey
Carl Brown
Rushville
Ills
J. L. Dodge
Council Bluffs
Butler
Weaver
Jones
National Provisional Organization Committee
United States
Nashville
Tenn
Perkins Re-elected U S Senator by Legislature
George C. Perkins was yesterday re-elected United States senator by the California legislature. He won a majority in both houses with 27 votes in the senate and 13 scattered opposition votes overall.
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Sacramento
Cal
George C. Perkins
United States
Senate
Senator Sherman Named Next Secretary of State
Cleveland report says Senator Sherman will be the next secretary of state. General Grosvenor announced the plan after a meeting with Major McKinley and Mark Hanna in Cleveland on January 13.
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Cleveland
Senator Sherman
Gen. Grosvenor
McKinley
Mark Hanna
Russia grows uneasy over arbitration pact with Britain
The London Chronicle reports from Washington that Secretary Olney described the arbitration treaty with England as not an alliance in theory but as an alliance in support of the Monroe doctrine. He noted ratification would effectively make Great Britain an ally for maintaining and enforcing the doctrine.
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London
the Chronicle
Washington
Olney
Kotzebue
England
Great Britain
Rumor Connects Dodell to Agriculture Post
Amherst Massachusetts January 13 It has been rumored among Dodell friends that H H Dodell president of the Massachusetts Agricultural College since 1886 may be named secretary of agriculture by President-elect McKinley. He is a prominent Grand Army man.
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Amherst
Mass
H. H. Dodell
Massachusetts Agricultural College
McKinley
Dodell
Goudie Plans Meeting to Ratify Anglo American Treaty
Chicago January 13 D R Goudie will convene leaders of English Irish Scottish and American societies to ratify the international treaty. The gathering will set a date for a mass meeting at the Auditorium to push the ratification effort.
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Chicago
D. R. Goudie
Ballot for senator yields Dubois lead in Boise race
In Boise Idaho at noon the house ballot for senator showed Dubois with 17 votes to 22 for W H Claggett with Claggett gathering 2 Democratic votes. The tally reflected scattering votes as the result.
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Boise, Ida
House
Dubois
W. H. Claggett
Scattering
Claggett
Creedon Stops Williams in Fourth Round
Dan Creedon knocked Tom Williams out in the fourth round in Albany. Weather notes from Washington forecast a 24 hour outlook: Indiana and Illinois snow turning to rain with warmer southeasterly winds. Michigan and Wisconsin snow with warmer easterly to northeasterly winds. Iowa rain or snow with warmer southeasterly to easterly winds.
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Tom Williams
Albany
Dan Creedon
Washington
Indiana
Diinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Money and market quotes from New York and Chicago exchanges
New York money on call at 14 2 per cent with firm sterling exchange. Bond and silver certificate rates listed. U S government bonds steady. Chicago Board of Trade quotes for wheat corn oats park and lard, plus produce and live stock prices from Union Stockyards with hogs cattle and sheep ranges and receipts.
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Prime Mercantile
Sterling Exchange
United States
Pacific
Chicago
Board of Trade
Hutter
Burbank
Hebron
Illinois
Cuicanee
Union
Texas
Witness Testimony Highlights Demand for Facts Over Guesses
An exchange in the Chicago Record shows a defense witness, an elderly real estate agent, pressed to reveal what he knows rather than what he guesses or believes. The trial scene features objections to hearsay and conclusions, with emphasis on establishing observable facts and clear evidence.
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K Yous
Johnson
Mr. Gimpson
Gimpson
Chicago
I Was Not Hurt Says Gumpey After Trolley Crash
A Detroit Free Press humor piece describes Gumpey joking about injuries after a trolley crash. He quips that scalp wounds and a removed ear give him ecstasy while his wife worries and calls a lawyer to discuss damages.
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Grumpey
Scott
Gumpey
Detroit Free Press
Chapel of St. Faith in Suburban Philadelphia
A colored Philadelphia suburb church with a white Episcopal priest in charge. The iron chapel seats eight benches for three each, uses a three foot melodeon, and a 12 year old negro boy acts as sexton and triangle drummer before services earning one dollar monthly. Former election booth, gray painted sheet iron, one window, named Chapel of St. Faith, with a small enthusiastic membership.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Press
Not in the Four Hundred and maritime aristocracy denied
The Bay City Chat notes the McCorkle Noah family was not aristocratic and questions their social standing. The article hints at a tentative McCrackle- McCorkle connection and suggests they were not prominent in the social swim.
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McCorkle
Noah
McCrackle
Bay City
Vultures at the Cook County Coroner’s Office
The Chicago Chronicle exposes a corrupt scene outside the Cook County coroner’s office where vultures congregate for dead bodies to sit on juries. It details how jurors discount their $1.50 fees by up to 60 percent to cash in at nearby saloons, with reliance on deputy coroners and a call for reform under Coroner-elect George Berz.
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Cook County
Chicago
George Berz
Chicago Chronicle
Lives Lost on the Great Lakes in Season
Sixty six sailors perished navigating the Great Lakes this season, well below the prior average due to storms and improved boat construction. Notable losses included the Waukesha off Muskegon on November 7 with six fatalities, the Mary D. Ayer, the Sumatra off Milwaukee, and boiler explosions on the Rhoda Stewart and City of Kalamazoo. Six more men died from overboard incidents and hatch accidents. one diver suffocated on the Cayuga. A single passenger was lost on large lake steamers. cause undetermined. The report cites 26 overboard and six hatch fatalities among 66 total.
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Great Lakes
Muskegon
Mary D. Ayer
Sumatra
Milwaukee
Rhoda Stewart
Alpena
Kala
Chicago Tribune
Passenger and freight rail timetable notes surge of Dodgeville line
The page lists train arrivals and departures with Nos 1, 8, 25, 101, 151 and 104, noting daily schedules, exceptions on Sundays and Mondays, Madison connections, and freight trains carrying passengers on the Dodgeville line with notes about no 201 and no 871 serving Dodgeville and nearby stops.
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Madison
BHD Mo
Dodgeville
Dodeville
Watt
Patsy
Train schedule summary from Rock Island lines
The notice lists Westbound and through coach connections from Rock Island routes. It details passenger and freight services, stop times, connections to Racine Madison and Chicago, and the agent Lord providing baggage through to destination.
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Rock Iwians
Racineanesville
Madison
Rockford
Chicago
Rock Island Airates
Blalanche
Linton
Dubuque
S J. Paul
Cedar Rapids
Council Bluffs
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Rock Island
Freeport
Savanna
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Louis Foaha
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John Foaha
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M. L. Parker
Galena
Insurance
Benjamin Rhodes
E. H. Place
Emmert & Burrell's
Stephenson Bt
Freeport, Ill
I W. Tate
Stephenson Street
Illidwily
Frances Shimer
University of Chicago
Mount Carroll
Ill
Mt. Carroll
Idam
Gardner
Mt. Carrall
Corinary Shor
Ontario Veterinary College
Dittmar
Schmidt
Practical Shoemaker
Stephenson St
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