Witnesses dispute murder case as jurors recall alibi
Trial coverage notes conflicting testimony about May Burnett and John Colling murder scene. Police records show multiple prior arrests for Burnett, with witnesses recalling a heated dispute and a buggy confrontation as officers traced the shot timeline and questioned who fired the fatal shot.
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Sarah Downe
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Resignation Expected From Interior Secretary Bliss
Washington dec 13 reports indicate secretary Bliss will tender his resignation soon to the president. He seeks more time for his private business interests and states the move is for personal reasons not due to disagreements with the administration. A public announcement is not expected until a successor is chosen.
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Peace Jubilee Preparations Reach Atlanta Celebrations
TheCitizens of Atlanta completed plans for a peace jubilee with a festive program and anticipated entertainment. A large party departed Washington for a weeklong journey through the South to promote the Atlanta peace event and gather support.
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Gay
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Honors for Garcia at St Patrick's Church
The solemn high mass for General Garcia was held at St Patrick's Church in Washington with full military honors. US artillery escorted the body from the hotel to the church while mourners included Generals Miles Tawton Wheeler Shafter and senators Thurston Proctor Mason Money. The sermon was by Most Reverend John Ireland. The body was later placed in a vault awaiting shipment to Cuba.
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Weather conditions and cold snap across regions
The report notes a sharp cold spell with temperatures plunging to 18 below in eastern parks and South Dakota, and 14 below in North Dakota and Nebraska. Central and western regions remain very cold with arctic high pressure, while Montana sees light snow and the Ohio valley records 1-2 inches in the last day.
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Jcauatey
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Smelter fumes blamed for deaths in Butte Montana
Five deaths are reported in Butte from dreadful sulfur and arsenic fumes from local smelters. Residents are fleeing the city as a meeting is called to address the deadly air. Also, seven Italian snow shovelers die near Critten den after stepping in front of a train. Col Bright’s wife dies in Washington.
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Banker Given Twelve Years In Bank Conspiracy Case
Gideon W. Marsh former president of the Keystone National Bank was sentenced to twelve years and three months in prison and fined five thousand three hundred dollars for conspiracy in making false entries and issuing false reports to the comptroller of currency.
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Keystone National Bank
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W. A. Steele
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William M. Singerly
Opposition to Hale Narrowly Tests Maine Republicans
In Augusta Maine a Republican legislator challenges Senator Hale's renomination over his stance on the Spanish American War and territorial expansion. The demand emerges after the president's message and Hale's opposition to endorsing the peace commission, signaling a rift within Maine's GOP over war policy and territorial gains.
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For a Triple Alliance and Peace Talks In Paris
London dispatch summarizes interviews with Senator Custimen Kravis of the peace commission and reports on discussions of a triple alliance between the United States Great Britain and others. It notes arms control, Far East interests, and possible American role, with comments on German and allied positions amid ongoing diplomatic maneuvers.
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Quincy Chamber of Commerce backs corn export demonstrations
A Quincy Chamber of Commerce resolution urges Adams County officials and state legislators to push for federal aid and demonstrations to promote corn, corn flour, and corn products for export. It notes only a fraction of the Paris exposition funds would cover agricultural exhibits and aims to boost corn’s value for farmers and landowners in the region.
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Labor Convention Debates Girded for Action in Kansas City
Eighteenth annual American Federation of Labor meeting in Kansas City faces a long morning recess after a broad slate of resolutions is introduced. Key proposals include government aid to union shops, limiting injunctions in labor disputes, and calls for broader anti annexation and labor reform positions amid reports from leaders like Samuel Aubers and George Coppers.
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New York
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Wasthagen
Governor Brooke to Govern Cuba in 10 Command Era
Major General Brooke arrived in Washington from Fortress Monroe for talks with the President and Alger. The plan assigns each of six Cuban provinces a military governor with Brooke at supreme authority, while General Wood remains provincial governor at Santiago and Havana’s governor answers to Brooke through the provincial head.
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Canal funding amendment eyed by Senate in 115 million plan
Washington reports the Senate may approve a direct 115 million dollar appropriation to canal construction via the Maritime Canal company with government lien upon foreclosed property. House passes seamen shipping bill by 105 to 23. Madrid notes Sagasta likely to seek royal decree dissolving chambers before peace ratification.
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Bank alleges fraud in receivership sale of rail line
Merchants National Bank of Baltimore accuses Burt as receiver of collusion in foreclosing the Ann Arbor and Wellington railroads. The suit claims a syndicate bought property valued at 10 million for 2 million, then bonded the road for 7 million and issued 7 million in stock, seeking to vacate foreclosure. The Baltimore bank asserts it is a creditor of the road.
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United States
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Wellington RR
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Hurt
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Manta Fo Hard to Ho Figuring Propping Branches
In a Thursday meeting of bankruptcy holders the purchase plan for all but newly incorporated branch lines failed. The Kt N and Wie properties are treated as preliminaries to abandoning most routes. President Ripley orders abandonment of every mile of tractable truck with some lines merged or curtailed.
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New Orleana Times+ Democrat
Storms Hit East With Heavy Snow Delays
A severe winter storm sprawls across the east causing trains to run up to two hours late in Cleveland and other areas. Bitter cold grips the region with temperatures plunging to 25 degrees below zero in the north while weather woes spread from Wisconsin to Missouri.
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Markets by Wire and Kansas City Grain Report
Market briefs show Chicago live stock receipts at 42,000 with higher closes and light and heavy categories moving. Kansas City livestock steady to higher with native and Texan cattle and stockers noted, while grain markets touch firmer tones for corn and oats with nearby futures mixed. Kansas City grain highlights include firmer wheat, mixed corn, steady oats, and prices for butter and eggs, with vegetable notes and nearby soy values.
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