Bryanites Honor Lincoln's Name in Democratic Celebration
Columbus Ohio hosts a Lincoln birthday tribute by the Democratic party led by Congressman Lentz. 1800 tickets sold for a $1 dinner at the Auditorium with 3000 more expected in galleries. Notables Altgeld Troupe Towne Pettigrew Carmack Dearmond to read poems and speeches as leaders meet to discuss the party's future.
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Columbus
Bryan
Lincoln
Congressman Lentz
Goy
John P. Altgeld
Ilinois
Naozal
Alexander Troupe
Connecticut
Howard Taylor
Chicago
Joan B. MeKean
Senator Towne
Ohio Democratic
Bryan, Pettigrew, Towne
Altgeld
Carmack Dearmond and
Troupe
Republicans to Banquet at Delmonico's in New York
The New York Republican class will host a banquet at Delmonico's on Tuesday night with Senator Hanna and Governor Odell as guests of honor. Hanna will respond to the toast The business man in politics and Odell to the state of New York.
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Delmonico’s
Hanna
Gov
Odell
Jhanna
Elaborate inaugural stand built by Hanna in Washington
Senator Hanna chairman of the Republican national committee erects a grand stand for inaugural arrangements. Located on the site of the old Department of the Mastadic building opposite the treasury, it adjoins a court honor stand. The glass enclosed heated stand seats 300 spectators.
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Washington
Hanna
Republican National Committee
Department of the Madestic
Treasury Building
McCarthy Grinds On Anti Cigarette Bill Efforts
McCarthy once defeated anti coercion and anti trust bills now pushes to save his cigarette ban. Democrats may file a minority report while Republicans may amend to reassure constitutionality. The measure bans selling or giving cigarettes or substitutes.
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MecCarty
McCarthy
McDonald Faces Roast Over State Agriculture Board Choice
Jim McDonald, newly elected president of the State board of agriculture, toured the legislature Tuesday amid sharp critique from his own Ligonier newspaper. The paper roasted the board for choosing a politician over a farmer, noting a boilerplate syndicate letter was printed without McDonald’s knowledge.
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Jim McDonald
State Board of Agriculture
Ligonier
Agriculture Board
McDonald
Detroit Supreme Court Upholds Franchise Tax on Railways
Detroit, Feb. 12 Supreme court upholds city assessment of street railways and gas companies on their franchises. Last spring assessors raised railway valuation from 2,800,000 to 8,000,000.
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Detroit
Mich
Supreme Court
Gomez for President Gains Support in Havana
In Havana on February 12, crowds praised General Maximo Gomez after a constitutional clause allowing his presidential candidacy passed by a narrow 15 to 14 vote. Supporters claim Gomez is certain to win the election.
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Havana
Maximo Gomez
Gomez
Plague Cases Reported in San Francisco Chinatown
The health office says three bubonic plague cases emerged in Chinatown over the past week with all victims deceased when found.
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San Francisco
Chinatown
Health Office
Barrett improvement law bill eyed for assessment of benefits
The House on Tuesday debated a bill amending the Barrett improvement law to base assessments of benefits and damages on actual benefits received.
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House
Barrett Improvement Law
Two Hoady Dromids Help Honor Lincoln
Pedigo of Lebanon attends Lincoln j league of Republican clubs meeting at the Masonic temple. Isaac Miller Hamilton of Chicago presides with hundreds of GOP members present. Officers may be chosen Wednesday and Gilbert may be re elected. Col Cochran and J Pedigo, both 70 year veterans, resemble twins in black frock coats and white beards.
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Lincoln J League of Republican
Masonic Temple
Isaac Miller Hamilton
Chicago
National League of Republican Clubs
Gilbert
J. &. Pedigo
Webanon
Col. W. M. Cochran
Indianapolis
Col. Cochran
Pugs Find Refuge in Lyons as Boxing Fights Planned
Pugilists driven from Chicago settle in Lyons on the Desplaines river where the village board approves athletic entertainments. A featherweight bout between Billy Rotchford and Clarence Forbes opens a series of ten round fights to be held every two weeks.
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Chicago
Lyons
Desplaines
Billy Rotchford
Clarence Forbes
Requisition For Taylor Case Settled In Kentucky
Kentucky officials delay requesting Indiana Governor Durbin to surrender W. S. Taylor and Charles Finley. Speculation grows as officials await the Jim Howard and Caleb Powers case decision before filing a requisition.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
Durbin
Indiana
W. S. Taylor
Charles Finley
Jim Howard
Caleb Powers
City Life Notes Highlight Pledges and Legal Moves
Francis Murphy reports 1000 signatures on a pledge during a Honolulu stay before departing for Auckland on January 29. Judge Baker appoints Charles H. Trammell to replace Henry H. Vinton as bankruptcy referee. Alice sues Oliver Thompson for divorce, married 1870. Major real estate sale on Massachusetts Ave. capitalizes on a new block in coming years. Bridge contracts awarded for White River crossings. Indiana club forms as a new Democratic group with Kern and Kuhn leading.
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Honolulu
Auckland
New Zealand
Judge Baker
Charles H. Tramnell
Lafayette
Henry H. Vinton
Alice
Oliver D. Thompson
Harry J. Milligan
Massachusetts Ave
New Jersey St
Joseph Flack
James Pittman
Fifteenth St
Smalley
Daly
William Armitage
Hut
Kentucky-ave
Allan B. Philpott
Sons of the Revolution
Central Christian Church
Washington
Commercial Club
Charles E. Coffin
Allen W. Conduitt
A. F. Potts
John M. Spann
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Vida W
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Hodgin
State House
Capitol
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Broad Ripple
American Bridge Company
Eagle Creek
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Reveal Road
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Indiana Club
New Democratic Organization
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A. M. Kuhn
Edward Hawkins
Elliott R. Hooten
Medford B. Wilson
Kern & Ebell
Wm. Armstrong
Reformatory
C. H. Badger
J. M. Ogden
Guy Wells
Geo. T. Howser
Geo. W. Knepper
William W. Northcutt
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick Will
J. E. McGettingan
The
Indiana Democratic Club
Hunt
Cone Indiana Club
South Bend
Senate Public Health Committee
Catholics Barred From The Throne
London readers learn that at the opening of parliament the king will declare his unbelief in the Roman Catholic Church. Catholics cannot assume the crown and the sovereign must make the required declaration in the presence of both houses. The earl marshal, who will direct the ceremonies, is a devout Catholic.
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London
House of Lords
Earl Marshal
Bids Sought For Indiana Public Building Stone
Washington dispatch reports bids will be invited for limestone sandstone marble and granite for the Indianapolis federal building with Bedford stone excluded. Indiana quarrymen allege Supervising Architect Taylor said Bedford stone is spongy and unsuitable for such structures. Taylor allegedly dictated Indiana stone usage in seven public buildings.
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Washington
Indianapolis Federal
Indiana
Board of Review and Approval
Taylor
Car rider sues for damages after miscalled street
Louis Baarman rode a Tenth Street car to Massachusetts Avenue and St. Clair Street for a signing engagement but says the conductor failed to call the stops. He was carried to the end of Tenth Street and later downtown again, causing him to miss the contract. He sues for 0 damages.
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Tenth-st
St. Clair-st
Baarman
James Brown Found FathEr of Maggie Walker’s Child
In circuit court on Monday James Brown was judged the father of Maggie Walker’s child. The judge fined $800. if he cannot post bond, he faces about a year in jail. Brown is married to his third wife, with two previous divorces, and he says he would divorce his current wife to wed Walker if jailed for a year.
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James Brown
Circuit Court
Maggie Walker
Walker
Germans Hurt in Kiel Clash with Russian Sailors
Three German sailors from the Kaiser Wilhelm III were mortally wounded in a free fight with Russian sailors from the cruiser Askold at Kiel on Monday night, according to Berlin reports.
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Berlin
Kiel
Askold
Clock and Gavel Debate Legislative Costs
A whimsical exchange in a state legislature features a Clock and a Gavel arguing over the cost of prayers roll calls and speeches. The clock notes time spent merits a monetary charge while the Gavel blames lawmakers and political rhetoric for wasteful expense.
Remarkable Railside Collision Near Jordan
Rochester New York February 12 A remarkable railroad accident occurred on the New York Central near Jordan when Train No 35 the fast transcontinental express at five and a half miles per hour collided with two freight cars that jumped the track from the adjoining track. The locomotive swept the cars aside and remained on the rails with no injuries reported though the locomotive was badly damaged.
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Rochester
N. Y
New York Central Railroad
Jordan
Quelling the Filipinos Brightens Manila Scene
Manila reports a brightening outlook in the Philippines with rapid pacification moves. Insurgents are thinning as many are captured and others flee to mountains. The Manila prison is crowded and a new facility rises at Subig Bay.
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Manila
Philippines
Subig Bay
Police Captain Dawson Lobbying City Time on Pay
Police Captain Dawson has spent most of two days lobbying at the legislature for a bill to raise policemen salaries while on city duty and drawing city pay. Several other cops and firemen are seen campaigning for department related bills as the Indianapolis House committee on affairs of the city holds them without action.
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Dawson
House Committee On Affaires
Indianapolis
Vincennes Honors Dying Author Maurice Thompson
Vincennes Indiana council authorized Mayor Geo. H. Greene to purchase and deliver a floral offering to Maurice Thompson dying at his Crawfordsville home. The gesture honors the author of Alice of Old Vincennes and Vincennes’ famed romantic tale.
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Vincennes
Ind
Geo. HE. Greene
Maurice Thompson
Crawfordsville
Alice
Detectives Arrest Four in Tuesday Police Court
Detective Lancaster's catches led to four men in police court Tuesday. Chris Paulsen and William Britton were fined ten dollars each for stealing copper wire from street cars near Fairview Park, with Paulsen serving 45 days and Britton awaiting further sentence. Louis Laitner and Clarence Johnson of 1411 Chapel Street and 1206 Harding Street respectively pleaded guilty to stealing brass from Vandalia Railroad sold to a junk shop for about one tenth its value. Detective Tancaster located them at 185 H Chesapeake Street. Judge Daly took the cases under advisement.
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Lancaster
Chris Paulsen
William Britton
Stret
Fairview Park
Paulsen
Britton
Louis Laitner
Chapel St
Clarence Johnson
Harding St
Vandalia
Tancaster
H. Chesapeake St
Daly
Police Fire on Crowd in Saragossa Wounding Several
In Saragossa Spain police fired on an anti clerical crowd wounding several persons as civil guard troops charged Republicans listening to revolutionary speeches on Tuesday February 12.
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Saragossa
Spain
Letter Struck From Record In House Debate Over Heath
After reading the house journal on Tuesday February 12 Knox moved to strike from the record a letter submitted Monday by Sulzer accusing Perry S. Heath. A preamble claiming the letter violated debate rules was removed with Bailey’s support and Sulzer predicted Republican action. Sulzer stated Heath should answer questions and risk penitentiary candidacy. The letter was voted out of the record without opposition.
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Washington
House Journal
Knox
Sulzer
Perry S. Heath
House
Bailey
Lincoln Birthday Observance Sparks Partisan Debate
A Tuesday observance of Lincoln's birthday was paused for a partisan wrangle as Louttit a Democrat introduced a revolution authorizing the ceremony. The senate lacked a quorum at 1:12 p.m. and adjourned to 2:40 p.m. Rumor said Republican senators attended the Lincoln league meeting.
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House
Lincoln
Louttit
Senate
Lincoln League
Steel deal talks resume in New York as Schwab and Phipps meet
The steel conferences resumed in New York on Tuesday with Charles N. Schwab and Henry Phipps visiting, meeting Morgan representatives to discuss Carnegie Company details. Schwab indicated an official public statement on the deal would likely come later.
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New York
Charles N. Schwab
Carnegie Company
Henry Phipps
Morgan
Carregie
Schwab
Madrid Wedding Frays Over Duke’s Father Amid Protests
In Madrid on February 12 anxiety grows that Thursday’s royal nuptials may be marred by demonstrations against the Count de Caserta, father of the groom elect. The populace opposes the marriage and remains in a restless mood.
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Madrid
Count de Caserta
British General French Captures Boer Convoy in Transvaal
Lord Kitchener reports that Gen. French operating in the eastern Transvaal has captured a Boer convoy of six wagons and taken 43 prisoners. French suffered one casualty in the encounter.
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London
Lord Kitchener
French
Transvaal
Woman Breaker Boy Identified at Mine No 6
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania on February 12 a breaker boy at mine No 6 was found to be a woman after her hat fell from her head revealing her identity. She had worked 17 days before the foreman discharged her.
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Wilkesbarre
Montana Weslayan president dies of pneumonia
Helena Montana February 12 Rev Thomas Vangcoy 53 president of Montana Wesleyan University died Monday of pneumonia He was a native of Indiana and served in the 154th Indiana volunteers.
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Helena
Mont
Thomas Vangcoy
Montana Wesleyan University
Indiana
154Th
Indiana Volunteers
Robert Becker 55 Dies of Appendicitis at Home
Robert Becker aged 55 died at 6 p m Monday at his home 1031 Windsort of appendicitis He taught German in local schools The funeral is set for 2 p m Wednesday at the family church or funeral home.
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Robert Becker
Windsorst
Nation confronts man at Davenport over smoking pipe
In Davenport Mrs Nation grabbed a man who refused to discard his pipe. She urged him to stop polluting the atmosphere and to smoke away from others, even joking that he should swallow the pipe if he must smoke.
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Rock Island, Ills
Davenfort
Nation
Queen Dowager to Travel to Bonn for Operation
In The Hague on February 122 rumors circulated that the queen dowager plans a swift departure to Bonn for a serious medical operation.
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The
Hague
Bonn
Senate passes kidnapping death penalty bill
Jefferson City Missouri February 12 senate approves Senator Martin's measure establishing the death penalty for kidnapping.
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Jefferson City
Martin
Senate
Market Report on Grain and Hay Prices and Inspections
Wheat Prices vary by grade with No 2 red at 72 78c and other white and mixed grades ranging 32 to 37c for white and 37c for mixed. Oats hold steady with No 2 white 28c and No 3 white 27c. Hay weak as No 1 timothy asks 12.50 13 and No 2 timothy 11 12. Inspections list multiple cars by grade including 46 total wheat and hay cars.
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Timothy
Hay
Poet Amon de Campo Dies in Madrid
Madrid reports the death of Don Rainn de Cam po Amon the poet, marking the loss of a noted literary figure in the capital.
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Madrid
Don Rainn
de Campo “Amon
To Cure a Cold One Day Take Laxative Tablets
An old time patent remedy promotion claims a one day cure for colds using Bromo Quinine Tablets. It promises refunds if the remedy fails and mentions Grove’s signature with price 280 in some unit.
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Grove
Wheat and grain futures advance in Chicago trading
Wheat May rises to 44 Gc as corn and oats follow higher. May pork around 14 0Te M, lard near 7.52 7.57%, eggs and butter show gains with various grade prices listed for creamery and dairy products.
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Chicago
Zic for 48¢ Mercerized Sateen 36inch Fast Black
Mercerized sateen priced at 48 cents per yard in 36 inch width offered in fast black. French haircloth at 3 cents for superior pure hair material. Linen canvas stiffening and skirt lining materials noted in listings. Ae sae.
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