Uncertain Senate Week Shapes Cuban and Canal Debates
Washington January 2 The senate week centers on the Nicaragua canal bill and a proposed monetary conference. Turpie supports Cuban recognition while challenging Olney. Chandler aims for a vote on representation at an international monetary conference. Morgan seeks amendments aligned with Rodriguez letter before canal action. In the House, Bartholdt leads opposition to the immigration conference report amid strong pro passage sentiment.
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Nicaragua
Senate
Crisp
Turpie
Cameron
Olney
Committee On Foreign Relations
Morgan
Senor Rodriguez
Rodriguez
Bartholdt
Missouri
Bartholdi
Senate hears Nicaragua arbitration impact on treaty
Washington January 25 senators debated the Nicaragua issue and its influence on the Anglo American arbitration treaty. Private discussions suggest Central American powers actions reflect British pressure, possibly undermining the treaty. The day also saw many bills passed including Lincoln statue funds, Roach shipyard claim payment, and railway postal service reclassification. Morgan's resolution demanded presidential correspondence on the Nicaragua canal since 1887.
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Senate
Washington
Rodriguez
England
Committee On Foreign Relations
President Lincoln
Gettysburg
John Roach
Morgan
Nicaragua Canal
Senator Jones backs Dubois in Idaho silver fight
Washington reports Senator Jones of Arkansas sent a message to Idaho silver men arguing that the national Democracy should back Dubois in the ongoing Idaho legislature contest. He claims the issue mirrors the last campaign and cites Dubois with Teller as leaders who split from the Republicans.
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Jones
Arkansas
Idaho
Dubois
Teller
Lee Family West Point Cadet Reinstated After Board Approval
Washington reports General Fitzhugh Lee's son is reappointed as a cadet at the United States Military Academy with academic board consent and Representative Tucker of Virginia aiding the effort. The Lee family has long held prominence in the army and at West Point, making this reinstatement notable amid broader political strain.
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Washington
Fitzhugh Lee
Representative Tucker
Virginia
United States Military Academy
Lee
West Point
President Returns From Potomac Duck Hunt
Washington reports the president came back from a duck shooting trip on the Potomac late Saturday night. He hunted at Colonel Waller's Widewater grounds near Quantico Virginia and recorded four decent outings.
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Potomac
Colonel Waller
Widewater
Quantico
Terribly Cold at Chicago Relief for Destitute Families
Chicago records the coldest day in 13 years with 19 below zero and 12 below at 8 pm. Police report many destitute families suffering as temperatures drop. Grand Crossing sees 33 families with 86 children in unheated hovels. five families in South Chicago freezing to death. Coal deliveries from county contractor aid the needy. food and clothing distributed. Western cities also report extreme cold.
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Helena
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Detroit
Upper Peninsula
Michigan
Fire destroys Northwestern Stove Repair factory in Chicago
Chicago, Jan. 25. A fire wiped out the Northwestern Stove Repair company's factory. Water in local fire plugs froze, delaying firefighting for about fifteen minutes as residents moved belongings to safety. The damage totals about 300,000 to contents and 125,000 to the building. Three firemen and a watchman were injured. The firm is owned by Robert L. and Ralph S. Greenlee. insurance coverage is believed to be substantial.
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Chicago
Northwestern Stove Repair Company
Robert L
Ralph S. Greenlee
Stove Company
War Veteran Proves Wound by X Ray, Regains Pension
Milwaukee man Fred Jacobi, a Shiloh veteran, proved with X ray that a rebel bullet remains in his left shoulder, after pension was stopped by affidavits claiming a fall. The demonstration by Professor Haskins in Milwaukee supports his claim, boosting hopes for pension restoration.
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Roentgen Ray
Fred Jacobi
Shiloh
Fort Wayne
Ind
Jacobi
Haskins
Terrible work of the quake on Kishm Island
A Teheran dispatch to The Times reports 1,400 bodies recovered from Kishm island ruins after the Persian Gulf quake. The island’s 5,000 inhabitants were mostly Arabs, and the disaster followed by 300 trampled deaths in a separate incident at Kwang Fou temple.
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Persia
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Hong Kong
Kwang Fou
China
Sod schoolhouse collapse traps Perry children
A sod-built schoolhouse near Perry, Oklahoma, collapsed on January 25 entombing twenty five students and the teacher. Several children are fatally injured and the teacher is in critical condition. all victims were dug out.
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Negro Miner Frozen to Death Near Hamilton
Hamilton Missouri January 26 Park Sterling a negro coal miner froze to death after falling by the roadside Saturday night He was found dead in the morning authorities report he was intoxicated at the time of death and had wandered from the road resulting in hypothermia and fatal exposure
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Hamilton
Altgeld Accuses McKinley of Massive 1896 Frauds
Chicago report on Ex-Governor Altgeld banquet speech arguing the 1896 election was marred by extensive fraud. He claims Ohio Illinois Indiana Kentucky and California were carried by McKinley through fraudulent votes and cites inflated population figures to prove Bryan's win in Ohio and Illinois. He asserts Black and foreign votes biased results and blames ballot reforms for fraud opportunities.
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Gage Names View on Treasury Job and Politics
Chicago and Springfield reports cover Lyman J. Gage denying any tender for the treasury post while leaving option open if offered. He clarifies party views, favors revenue from duties, and aims to shield labor from wage degradation. A Coolidge fortification for the post emerges from New England senators. Illinois labor board reports higher coal output and small rise in fatalities.
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Cheney
New Hampshire
Welles
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Canton
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Springfield
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Iinois State Board of Labor
Train Falls Seventy Feet In Fatal Wreck Near Shippenville
A Pittsburg and Western wreck near Shippenville Clarion county on Saturday afternoon killed engineer Daniel J. Moriamarty and fireman Ira Beatty and mail agent William S. Copeley. Injured included baggagemaster Thomas Rainey conductor James Tonks and trainmaster Ned Clark plus twelve passengers. The train plunged seventy feet from a high trestle over Paint Creek at a sharp curve.
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Clarion County
Pittsburg and Western Railroad
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Foxburg
Ira Beatty
William S. Copeley
Thomas Rainey
James Tonks
Ned Clark
Charlie Carruthers
George Wise
Tonks
Lve
Walter Johnson
Pittsburg
F. A. Knox
C. B. Hellock
Allegheny City
Griff Clark
Clarion
Annie McCarthy
Tylerville
Paint Creek
Successor to McCullagh Captain King Leads Globe-Democrat
Captain Henry King named editor of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat to replace the late Joseph B. McCullagh. King has long been in charge recently and will maintain the paper’s policy and style. He was born in Salem Ohio in 1841 and rose from copy boy to editorial writer on the Quincy Whig before serving as war aide and General Dodge’s staff.
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Joseph B. McCullagh
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
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Quincy Whig
Dodge
McPherson
Oglesby
Illinois
Bryan's Book Rights Protected in Chicago Court
A circuit court in Cook county granted an immediate injunction against publishers in Chicago and the northwest to stop pirating William J. Bryan and W. B. Conkey & Co.’s forthcoming book The First Battle. Named are Dominion Publishing Co and Hubbard Publishing Co with others restrained from publishing a revised edition of the Hubbard campaign book Bryan, Sewall and Free Silver. Tillie Anderson won the six day race in Indianapolis, finishing a half lap ahead of Tarnsworth and Farnsworth with 246 miles. Allen, Baldwin, and Christopher trailed.
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W. B. Conkey & Co
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Dominion Publishing Company
H. E. Heig
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Hubbard Publishing Company
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A. K B. Kuhlman
Tillie Anderson
Indianapolis
Dottle Farnsworth
Minneapolis
Tarnsworth
Mineapolis
Miss Anderson
Miss Allen
Miss Baldwin
Miss Christopher
Anderson
Tharnsworth
Allen
Baldwin
Christopher
Hawaiian ex queen Liliuokalani arrives in Washington
Washington reports Liliuokalani the Hawaiian ex queen arrived unexpectedly Saturday and was driven to the Shoreham Hotel where she rested and declined callers. J H Palmer said she travels as a private lady and will avoid official attentions. The visit is rumored to include a meeting with President Cleveland. Cecil Rhodes reaches London amid a snow storm and refrains from interviews. Professor W W Riddle of Minnesota State University dies from brain concussion after a streetcar collision on Jan 9. he was 28 and formerly from Lawrence Kansas.
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Rhodes
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W. W. Riddle
Minnesota State University
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Jawrence
Kan
Union Pacific foreclosure ratified by government directors
New York Jan 25 The government directors of the Union Pacific railroad held a brief meeting Saturday and formally ratified the attorney general s decision to foreclose on the properties of the Union Pacific and Kansas Pacific and the agreement made with the reorganization syndicate committee
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Union Pacific Railroad
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