Third Man Named and Three Cabinet Posts Now Filled
Canton Ohio January 80 General Russell Alger confirms acceptance of the war portfolio and says no cabinet decisions are yet made. He stresses no policy remarks and notes harmonious relations with Sherman. Tama Jim Wilson, in Canton, declines comment but is believed to seek the agriculture post.
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Canton, O
Russell A. Alger
Michigan
Associated Press
Major McKinley
Sherman
Burrows
Senator Sherman
H. O
Fleistand
Seventh Regiment
McKinley
War Department
Taman Jin” Wilson
Fox
James Wilson
Tama
Jim Wilson
Wilson
Congress
Canton
Canton Yesterday. With Major McKinley
Joseph P. Smith
Sketch of the War Office Head Alger Background
General Russell A. Alger born in Medina County Ohio in 1836 is traced from Revolutionary stock. He worked on farms, taught, studied law, then moved to Michigan timber business before Civil War service rising to major general. He served as Governor of Michigan and later pursued lumber ventures in Detroit.
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General Alger
McKinley
Major McKinley
Cleveland
Hanna
Detroit
Russell A. Alger
Lafayette Township
Medina County
William the Conqueror
Richfield, Q
Akron
Otis & Coffinbury
Grand Rapids
Mich
Annette H. Henry
Alger
Second Michigan Cavalry
Booneville
Miss
Sixth Michigan Cavalry
Fifth Michigan Cavalry
Custer
Lincoln
Michigan
Bezole
General Alger and Senator Sharman Heal Breach of Friendship
The text notes a renewed friendship between General Alger and Senator Sharman after a period of strain caused by a breach among the general and the senator. Alger, once commander-in-chief of the G. A. R., is described as generous, kind, and beloved by veterans and friends in Michigan. He has six children.
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Sharman
Alger
Michigan
Populist Leader Stands by Silver Fight Policy
Joseph A. Edgerton, secretary of the People's Independent Party national committee, rejects calls to drop the silver issue or back government money and railroads. He argues policy should stay, with the next fight to win, while McKinley’s win is not the people’s verdict. In Olympia, George F. Turner was elected U.S. senator in the legislature with 68 votes.
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Lincoln
Neb
Joseph A. Edgerton
National Committee of the People’s Independent Party
G. Ff. Washburn
Massachusetts
Washburn
Edgerton
McKinley
Olympia
Wash
George F. Turner
Bradstreets reports mixed January trade and fewer failures
New York data show snow and cold dampening general trade with conservative buyers and weaker wholesale activity except in certain lines. Iron and steel prices hold yet quotations stay mostly unchanged while overall business failures drop from 429 to 326. Hides leather and some exports rise, while staples like flour wheat oats lard coffee petroleum turpentine and tin plate fall in price.
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New York
Bradstreets
United States
Michigan House Bills Hit Reed of Statute Reforms
Lansing January 30 bills were introduced in the house seeking repeal of the cereal statistics law and a civil verdict threshold requiring nine of twelve jurors to agree. Other measures propose taxing railroad car capital by pro rata, church incorporation for Methodist and Protestant Episcopal bodies, immediate law printing, and a constitutional amendment for county boards of auditors.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
North America
Judge Nathan Goff Declines Cabinet Offer
A Charleston dispatch reports Nathan Goff, a close confidant of Judge Goff, declined McKinley’s offer of attorney general. He prefers to remain on the bench as district United States judge.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Charleston
Nathan Goff
Goff
McKinley
Multiple incidents and obituaries reported in brief
Robbery at Martin Leary drug store in Lehigh I T yields 600 dollars plus 104 from Gomez. Major MclKinley, 54, receives many congratulatory notes. Two Henderson brothers and a nephew amid a fatal Charleston Ill quarrel. Obituaries note Amelia B Post in Cheyenne Oscar A Barker 91 in Davenport Surgeon General McParlin Annapolis Richard Cooper Charlevoix Dr Abner C Jones 47 in Muncie C W Doten Neenah. Fire destroys Leavitt McConnell building Youngstown loss 60000. Indiana House approves use of hall for Knights of Pythias meeting. Chicago drainage board seeks tax to fund sanitary canal. Tammany elects William Lohmer chairman. Exploration Co London invests 150 million in US mining. Pvt Frederick Clinton frozen to death Whitestone L I. Mrs Elmer L Schner assaulted in Columbia Pa.
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Martin & Leary
Lehigh
I. T
Martin
Gomez
MclXinley
Henderson
Charleston
Ill
Fresno
Cal
W. Doten
Neenah
Wis
Leavitt-McConnell & Co
Youngstown
Indiana
Hall of Representatives
Supreme Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Chicago Drainage Board
Bankers
Tammany Hall Committee
William Lohmer
Henry D. Purroy
Exploration Company
London
Frederick Clinton
Whitestone
L. I
Elmer L. Schner
Columbia
Greek University in Athens Faces Armed Student Protest
Trouble at the Athens university over a quarrel with Professor Galvelani led to 800 students seizing buildings for three days. Troops blockaded the campus and cut water supply while protests and clashes with police produced a death and several injuries. The cabinet vowed to starve the rebels out as guards protected the palace and public buildings. The university, founded in 1837, hosts fifty two professors and a renowned archaeology staff.
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London
Athens
Galvelani
Professor Galvelani
Cabinet Council
University
Europe
Cleveland Attends 50th Anniversary of New York Academy of Medicine
President Cleveland attended the New York Academy of Medicine semi centennial celebration at Carnegie Hall. Notable physicians from across the nation gathered as Dr. Joseph D. Bryant hosted. Cleveland delivered an address to cheers then met guests at a brief Academy reception before returning to Washington.
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New York
New York Academy of Medicine
Carnegie Hall
Cleveland
Joseph D. Bryant
Academy of Medicine
United States
Bryant
Samuels. Purple
Lewis A. Sayre
Academy
Lamont
Washington
Train Robbery in Oregon Sends Five Suspects Afloat
Postal Clerk reports two main robbers aided by a gang of others in a Southern Pacific hold up near Roseburg. Explosives set fire to the express car. clerk narrowly saves his mail car as flames spread. He doubts valuables were taken and notes gun use during the heist.
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Portland
Ore
Southern Pacific
Roseburg
Charles Piper
Internal Revenue Employes to Organize Convention Called
Cincinnati January 30 a national convention of internal revenue department employees is planned for Saturday February 20 to form a national civil service organization. Austin Texas January 30 a house bill would ban pistol manufacture or sale in the state with penalties from 100 to 1000 dollars.
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Internal Revenue
Cincinnati
Internal Revenue Department
National Civil Service Organization
Texas
Austin
Tex
Union National Bank Authorized in Newport Kentucky
The comptroller of the currency has authorized the organization of the Union National Bank of Newport Kentucky. Capital is set at $100 000.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
Union National Bank
Newport
Bonheur’s First Success as an Artist
Rosa Bonheur narrates her early breakthrough in The Story of My Life. She details living in Paris by the Roule slaughterhouse to study nature, facing crude opposition, aided by M. Haile, and finally selling canvases to M. Tedesco and earning a commission to copy a master. She declined marriage to a druggist as her prospects grew.
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Rosa Bonheur
Ladies’ Home Journal
Paris
M. Haile
Hercules
M. Tedesco
Secretary of Fine Arts
Egypt
Beggar Urchin Coaxes Baby to Smile at Curbside
A grimy urchin pleads with a baby in a white coat as the mother watches from a nearby crowd. He offers papers for sale and the child smiles before the mother drags the infant away and denounces the ragged seller.
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New York Press
Free Trial Of Dr King’s Discovery And Guides
Free sample offer from Buckler Co Chicago and Emmert Burrell drug store. Send name and address to receive a trial bottle of Dr King’s New Discovery and a Guide to Health and Household Instructor free, guaranteed to cost nothing.
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Dr. King
H, Ek, Buckler & Co
Chicago
Emmert & Burrell
Purveying Medicines at Proper Prices
An advertisement-style note asserts all ages need drugs and medicines at fair prices and promises to supply what customers want with purity and ready access. It presents a confident sales tone and emphasizes reliable sources.
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Gen. Alger
WAR Office
Ohio
People's Independent Party
Athens University
Oregon
Metropolis
Urs
Phil Lynn
Chester
Milas Bradshaw
Uhat
Brooklyn
Bart Lynn
Ben Ladd
Springfield
Hls
William Miller
Harvel
Montgomery County
Trs
Teland
Miller
Titchfield, Ms
T. Bruce Dilkea
Temple Bar
Bonheur
D. Hening
Packer
Brewster House
Castoria
Wm. Walton
Buttrick Patterns
Stephenson St
Modern Woodmen of America
Springfield Ill
Finais Central R. R
H. W. Bowtry
Jennie Erhardt
Osan
van Buren St
A. OC. Thomas
Galena
Cabtoria
Beas
Jay
Tance
Ely
Yall
ELY Brothers
Warren St
New York City
Peoples’ Column
G. Warner
Prospect St
Homer Streets
O. H. Seeley
Iowa Falls
Iowa
Leuying
P. O
Freeport
Clifton Cottage
Jas
Eity
Winneshiek Street
Chicago Street
Union St
Dr. Place
W.H. Place
Chefield
Gilc Henry's Bakery
W. B. Sibl
Union Street
St. Joseph's Church
Niedermeyer
Mopkins
Jackson Boulevard
Blust
Wrisley’s
Corres
Sie
Stephenson Street
Gwmart & Borrall
Illinois Central R. R
Twee
Florida
St. Louis
Jacksonville
Ilinois Central
Birmingham
Ala
Atlanta, Ga
Sioux
Aliborni Y —VoVin
New Orleans
Pullman Buffet
Los Angeles
San Francisco
American Tourist Association
Nort
Qatra
Cairo
Cedar Falls
A.s
Hanson Gen
Agt
We. Warton
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