Texas veterans and post office changes noted in mess of figures
The record lists army number 2942 and casualties at a battle with nine volunteers killed, 177 undead and forty five pension claims. It cites pensions for volunteers, details on incidents in Texas towns from Hearne to Dallas, and notes post office changes including Weno and Galveston County.
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Volunteera Wagteeid
Wien
Ménia
Voluniotm
Rexludant
Weno
Grayson County
Texas
Beth
Southern Claims: Bill Aims to Reimburse Cotton Seized by Federals
Southern senators urge refunding money paid into the U S treasury after the Civil War for cotton seized by federal forces. About 130 million in paper money circulated, with a portion paid to cotton owners and the rest kept by the treasury. A bill proposes one year more to prove claims. Senate Claims Committee has favored action, with most claims held in the Southern states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Treasury
United States
Motley
Amounia
Limvle
Clusia
Senate
Money
Webster Statue Unveiled at Washington Ceremony
President McKinlay and cabinet officials joined a public ceremony in Washington for the unveiling of a Daniel Webster bronze statue. Italian sculptor Trentanave created the statue presented to the United States by Mr Stysoo Hutchins of his city. Senator Taigo delivered the day’s oration.
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Washington
McKinlay
Cbbinet
Damiel Webster
Trentanave
United States
Stysoo Hutchins
Bis City
Taigo
Color line politics in Terrell Republican reply
A letter from Terrell Texas dated January 18 argues against racial divisions in party leadership. The author condemns white or Black only national or state committees, calls for inclusive representation, and urges election of delegates from districts without regard to color.
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DI McDonald
Post
Terrell
Texas
Republican Party
Glogie
Naljoua
Setog
Fom
Neaco
Stats
Taemt
E. ToaMeLte
Finu Batty
Kentucky contest hearing on Goebel Kam contestants progresses
From Louisville to Frankfort Kentucky January 15 the evidence hearing before the board on behalf of Goebel and Kam the democratic contestants for governor and lieutenant governor was completed. The hearing for and against Marshall and Taylor will begin next with motions and replies continuing into the following days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Frankfort
Goebel
Kam
Marshall
Taylor
Mar
Goode
Contested Kentucky House Race Brings Sharp Session
Attorneys for Goebel and Taylor contestants prepared to file objections tomorrow as witnesses from Louisville and city officials testified. The legislative content committees plan to report unanimously in favor of defeating McKinney and Crawford, while contesting seats held by Taylor of Trigg and a Breathitt Republican.
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Hall
Laouleville de
B. Castleman
Sheriff Bell
Hanger
Goebel
Goebel Democrats
Cole
Fo Breckinridge
Taylor
Louisville
Les Sutter
Board of Public Safety
Butter
Breckinridge
Cason
McKin
Republican Committeeman to Visit Waco for Harmony Meeting
Charming B. H. of the State Republican Executive Committee will arrive by special car from Terrell with the secretary. A Saturday meeting is planned to unify the party while welcoming the chairman and committee members to the city. The Business Men's Club will host a cordial reception as Waco seeks the Midland railroad support and a state convention bid.
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Waco
Texas
Charming B. H. Ft. Green
State
Republican Executive Committee
Terrell
Green
Midland Railroad
Tte
Waca
Democratic party fate in Chicago interview with Huckoor
General Simon B Huckoor of Kentucky, presidential hopeful on the gold Democratic ticket, said in Chicago that the party has no future if it cannot control the anti expansion forces. He urged adherence to principle over expediency and warned that conservatism may gain power as the party faces defeat. He supported retaining the Philippines as a practical proposition for the country.
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Chicago
Simon B. Huckoor
Kentucky
Wee
Democratic Party
Ita
Bryan
Hia
Elamott
Cire More
Randell Leads in Grayson County Preliminary Primary
Sherman Texas January 18 The convicting board today quieted the return of last Saturdays primary results in Grayson County for Congress Randell candidate Hon BW Randell received 899 votes while Hon HW Smith had 244 and Wilson 44 votes making Randell the top choice in the four point primary re election election results remain unofficial pending certification by the board
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Texas
Convicwing Board
Grayson County
Congress
Randell
HW. Smith
Volos
Smith
Wilson
Local Candidates Back Gun Law Reform Support
Two candidates interviewed in Clolurne Texas favor Hallow fay the gun reform. They express support for preventative measures and gun safety proposals as described in the interview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clolurne
Texas
Janstry
Pont Poporter
JonAeon Vouoty
Mesara
Cole
Cinningheny
Hallow Fay
Mita
Frankfort in turmoil after Tugeday tragedy feeds fear
Frankfort Ky January 18 Frankfort begins to settle after Tugeday tragedy as townspeople fear another outbreak. Crowded Capitol hotel lobby quiets as new arrivals seek details of the Colson Reeves shooting. Captain Olden, with Set, is hospitalized in Lewisville in serious condition. Jail still holds, a grand jury investigates. Funerals of the victims held today.
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Pirangere Mitre
Frankfort
Capitol Hotel
Colon Colson
Coleco i4
Captain Golden
Set
Olden
Lewisville
Joseph’s Infirmary
Olad
Afood
Grand jury reconvenes in Bastrop for Arthur Aurton case
In Bastrop County Texas on January 16 Judge Sinks recalls the grand jury to investigate the killing of Arthur Aurton and the wounding of WIT Clem ent. Twenty one Rangers attend with Sheriff Burford and others present. The wounded man shows improvement as orders and dispatchments proceed.
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Bastrop
Texan
Sinks
Walter Reese
Jim Coleman
Arthur Aurton
Wit Clement
Burford
Beeng
Selah
Reversal in Paris over La Burgoyne disaster compensation
The court reversed the lower court ruling granting 100,007 francs to Mme. Rosal widow of P. Rowal, cabin passenger who died when La Burgoyne struck off Amand on July 11. The disaster was found not to be the company's fault nor Commander De Lonicle's.
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Paris
Ape Peuls
Frances
Mre. Rosal
P. Rowal
la Burgoyne
Amand
de Lonicle
Open Door in the Philippines Amid Quiet German Stance
Berlin reports a quieter German tone on seizures by British ships and a forthcoming interpellation in London. Dispatches note German hopes for a contraband treaty shift and discuss the Hanse Wagner cargo search while Portuguese shippers revoke contracts benefiting French lines. An Order of the Black Eagle chapter convened at the castle with notable princes and counts as Washington debates a cautious Philippines policy and open-door promises.
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Berlin
London Papern
Germady
Berlioor Tageblate
St. Petersburg
Maatless
Port Elizabeth
Pipers
Order of the Black Eagle
Rings Hohenlohe
Count von Walderses
Friederich Leopold
Albrecht
Hruswa
Mernhardt
Gaxe-Meiningen
Henry VII of
Reuss
Antoni Radviwill
Mold Marthal
Buiin
Bati
Vetohatne
Wlred Staten
Governor Kobbe In Charge Of Albany Provincial Lands
General Kobbe has been appointed Governor of Albany and assigned civil authority over Samar Leyte and nearby lands. He travels aboard the Hancock with naval and ground troops to establish a civil government and secure key towns as MacArthur forces pursue Filipino insurgents.
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Kobbe
Midis
Kobbe Hay
Albany
Privigre
Ranaport
Hyncock
Krlende
Ogly
Conerala Bare
Whelton
Schwan
Cavite
Batangad
Frente
Rollin
Perte
MacArthur
Giant Railroad Combine Agreement Reported
The Chronicle indicates a proposed consolidation of western trunk lines and eastern routes from the Mississippi to the Atlantic. It describes joint offices replacing city agencies, large scale job losses among 50 000 employees, abolition of ticket commissions, and a New York Chicago joint board controlling rates and operations under Vanderbilt Morgan Harriman interests.
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Mississippi River
Atlantic Seaboard
Gliy T
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Baltimore
Buffalo
Wauhlogtah
Pittsburg
Cincintati
Cleveland
Detroit
Indianapalla
Peo
St. Louis
United States
Canada
Hamapy
Vanderbilt
Pennsylvania
Morgan and Harriman
Sharp
Pakkon
Ter
Nicaragua Canal Report Supports Shorter Global Ship Route
Senator Morgan leads a senate committee report arguing the Nicaragua canal is essential for U S defense and international trade. The document touts a western ocean link, Pearl Harbor and San Juan as key defenses, and cites projected 12 percent returns on a $146 million project with Lake Nicaragua as a major waterway.
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Washington
Morgan
Senate Committee On Interceanic Canals
Nicaragua Canal
Darien
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Suez Canal
Panama
Nicaragua
Lake Nicaragua
Carter
McKinley Orders Bank Favorites as Depository Choice
Washington reports President McKinley ordered National City Bank of New York to be the government depository. Secretary Gage seeks to place responsibility at the source, citing a Hepburn letter about bank support for the McKinley campaign and intensifying calls for an exhaustive investigation.
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Washington
McKinley
National City Bank of New York
Journol
Gage
Hepburn
National City Bank
Jetter
Tréasury Department
Standard
Oi Trust
National Bank
Gauge
Féllere
Tritel
Senator Moraga Daa Report on Canal Work Urged
Report notes canal work necessity no longer doubted and cites officials seeking American goods via Great Aestaio Commissioner Carroll. Other items include a statue of Daniel Webster, wartime cotton repatriation efforts, and upcoming River and Harbor Committee discussions amid broader political turmoil.
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Moraga Daa
General Kobban Named Governor of Albany
General Kobban has been appointed governor of Albany in a formal government transition. The announcement lists Kobban’s prior service and immediate duties as head of the state administration.
Railway Syndicate Aims to Control Major Lines West
The article describes a planned consolidation of rail networks led by Harriman and Vanderbilt to dominate lines from New York to Ohio and Michigan, then extend toward Chicago, St. Louis, and the western routes. It notes intent to bottle up key corridors in the West and North, with future reach to the Pacific coast and major systems including Baltimore and Ohio, Erie, and Union Pacific.
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Rocky Mountain
Harriman-Vanderbilt
Ronan
Demand for snot cotton rises with futures prices
Demand for snot cotton remained unusually active as futures prices climbed. Bear month advanced while distant contracts declined and the stock market lingered in a dull phase with no clear recovery.
Southern Pacific expands bridge work in Texas
The cotamlation bie applied and rate of cents on gate on four Texas new. The Southern Pacific is doing a great deal of bridge work. City ticket office will be opened at Austin by the Central.
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Texas
Southern Pacific
Austin
Central
Philippine Adjutant Burroughs Dispatches War Notes
Report from Adjutant Burroughs in the Philippines notes a foot injury to Tony Glane Jr and describes a telephonic fascination among four youths. Citmena Biedheight and Power Company plans to pave and operate its plant, signaling wartime industry activity.
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Adjutant Burroughs
Philippines
Tony Glane, Jr
Citmena’ Biedheight and Power Company
Railroad owners push toward nationwide pooling plans
The text notes Congress did not legalize pooling, prompting consolidation as owners vow to pursue pooling if purchasing every railroad nationwide becomes necessary. The passage emphasizes a determined move toward shared control amidst regulatory obstacles.
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Congress
McClellan Divorce Suit Filed in Chicago
Mrs Amber Louise McClellan files for divorce from Orris Irving McClellan of New Orleans alleging property holdings between 500000 and 1000000 dollars. She was born in Milwaukee in 1838 and married Mr McClellan in 1883.
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Chicago
Amber Louise McClellan
Orris Irving McClellan
New Orleans
McClellan Wi
Bern
Milwaukee
McClellan Tay
Meres
Reduction in Sugar Prices Hits Soft Sugars
Reduction in sugar announced by the American Sugar Refining Company on January 18 lowers prices on soft sugars grades 3 and numbers 7 to 11 inclusive. The move follows earlier adjustments and aims to standardize market rates across refined products.
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New York
American Sugar Refining Company
United Mine Workers Breach Widens Over Rallies and Strikes
Indianapolis January 14 President Mitchell chairs United Mine Workers session as resolutions favor same end dates for contracts and avoid a drastic move to suspend all forces if a federal judge lines up a sentence for John P. Reese. Delegates back abolishing pluck-me stores and funding a Southwestern strike fund, while opposition to Knights of Labor grows. News from Scranton and Shamokin reports about 49,000 anthracite miners voting to strike, with potential widespread impact.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Committee On
Committee On Consiltation
Federcourte
Santence Gimiler
John P. Reese
Williams
Fort Bott
Kan
United Mine Workers
National Treasury
Southwestern
S Triking Miniers
Minare
Federation of Liber Fet
Cme
Americns Federation of Labor
Knights of Labor
United Ming Workers
Bouthern
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Kanaas
Iturghuse of Labor
Ninth District
Scranton
Congress urged to complete waterway linking Lake Michigan to Gulf
SHORT NEWS STORIES report the drainage board seeking congressional action to finish the artificial waterway from Lake Michigan toward the Gulf of Mexico. Other items note a Greenville execution, a fatal boiler blast at Redd's sawmills, a jail transfer in Georgia, deadly dye house accidents in Chester, bank embezzlement charges in Boston, and a Chicago jewelry factory robbery with minor loot.
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Chicago
Congress
Drainage Board
Lake Michigan
Gulf of Mexicao
Norfolk
Lorenso Brown
Greenville
N. C
Waynesboro
Redd
Green Fork
John Burk
West Plains
Grady
Alfred Henry
Koaliitoning
Chester
Carcasel
Ids Sible
Mary Hiltzard
Sovie Queete Manufacturing Company
Boston
Charles H. Cale
Globe National Bank
United States
Flake
BE RR. Clark & Go
Bo Ghe Wis
Foreign Aiefs and Latin American Developments update
Reports from Caracas indicate a easing of the political crisis between the bank of Venezuela and the government. Paris notes a parliamentary confidence vote in the government over the strike at Saint Etienne. Havana reports General Wood praising the orderly march of the se tary unit under General Lea. Santiago de Chile describes unusually high tides causing coastal damage. St Johns Newfoundland notes further wreckage near St Mary’s Bay with no new fatalities.
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Venesuela
Ank
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Bt. Etienne
Havana
General Wood
General Lea
Santiago DE Chile
N. F
Coanee
Mary's Bay
Cacrengs Cuera Texas Update
Mrs Myrtle Sigeck left for her Teu home yesterday after a brief stay in Cacrengs Cuera Texas. Local residents report no further details due to incomplete text from the page segment.
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Cacrengs
Cuera
Texas
Myrtle Sigeck
Teu
John Bell Attends John G High School Event
Fragmented notice reports Mrs Coffin Mrs Woodworth and other local figures elected to improvement association offices. It mentions Ladies Euchre club and Presbyterian ladies meeting at Mrs Rocha's home with social plans and city improvements in progress.
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John Bell
John G
Yaaterd Hoon
Mutt
Ange
Wage Cut Notice At Pullman Sub-Office
A wage reduction notice posted at the Pullman sub-office states near conductors face cuts up to 20 percent. The announcement appears in Chicago on January 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Willie the Pullman
Maggie
Repeal Bill Introduced In House For Bus Law Change
Washington January 15. Mr D tond Mo has introduced a bill in the house for the repeal of the bus law with a reservation that payment now begun may be closed up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D Tond
Unclear Racing Scoop From Sloan and Woden Trade
Fragmentary report from London dated January 17 hints at a jockey transfer involving John Weden to Sloan the American at Arse for Lord Hereaford. The note suggests Sloan will ride when Woden cannot attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloan
London
Brectigny
Jom Weden
Lord Hereaford
Woden
Patent Remedy Ad Credits W Grove Signature
An old advertisement touts To Cure La Grippe with Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets. It promises a refund if the cure fails and features a signature attributed to W Grove. The price noted is 75 cents.
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W. Grove
Gift of Healing Promises Free Trial Medical Treatment
An article discusses a physician brother team promoting medical training and college practice aimed at offering a free trial treatment. It emphasizes their combined approach and the promise of healing expertise to potential patients.
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Fils Brother
Bae
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