Kansas Legislature Adopts Organization Amid Conference
Topeka January 9 Senate session ends with three new members. message delivery delayed until tomorrow. House organizes under J J A T Dizon as chairman. W W Walton secretary. officers chosen by Republican caucus, with Green and Knight as clerks. Democrats back McCavery for Speaker while Greenbackers back Alder. Snoddy garners 91 votes.
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Endowore
House
J.J. A. T. Dizon
W. W. Walton
Calliag
H. Milliard
St. Joho County
Green
Wichita
J. Lee Knight
McCavery
Ft. Scott
Greenbackers
P. B. Elder
Snoddy
George Martin
Frightful explosion at Bethlehem iron plant kills four
Bethlehem Pa January 9 a blast furnace explosion at Bethlehem Iron Company killed four people and seriously injured several others. Ten boilers perched high shattered interiors and a boiler tore through the old mill roof with wreckage scattered. Engineers Geo Gready and Jesse Bright and Sam Mctandles died. a puddlers wife and other workers were killed or injured. Search continued with at least one missing. damage to mill and machinery was extensive.
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Bethlehem Iron Company
Criine House
Geo. Gready
Jesse Bright
Sam Mctandles
Graft
W. Barch
C. Cleswell
National Capital Notes and Political Movements
Washington reports include comptroller decisions on timber culture land entries, new five cent nickel design approvals, tariff cuts on tin, and appropriations for pensions and military programs. Also covered are Utah seating, Missouri contest, Mississippi levee support, presidential succession provisions, and Polk treasure investigations in Tennessee and Texas with details on missing funds and investments.
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Morton Kelley
Philadelphia
the Treasury
Ways and Means
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House Naval Committee
Election Committee
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Sessinghaus
Missouri
Frost
Mississippi River
Chas. R. Sutor
Maj
Harrod
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Navy
the Interior
House of Representative
Congress
Gladstone to travel south Europe amid anxieties over his health
London reports that Gladstone will likely journey to southern Europe soon, but there is no cause for alarm regarding his condition. Details describe damage to the City of Brussels and subsequent inquiries into the sea disaster, including a Manchester boat incident and Europe-wide reactions to floods, political deaths, and relief efforts led by authorities such as Bismarck.
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Batavia
Baden Wuartemburg
Hesse
Prussia
Frankfurter Zaitung
New York
United States
Senate Debates Health Board Aid and Fort Smith Route
Washington January 9 Senate debated resolutions from St Louis Chamber of Commerce on continuing the National Board of Health. A bill granting right of way for railroad and telegraph lines through Fort Smith reservation advanced. Various executive and appropriations items were discussed or referred, with sessions on presidential succession and shipping bills.
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France
Telegraphic Briefs From The Boers To The Akiba Incident
Reports say Boers repelled a battle near Durban. A murder evidence ties Prof Palmer’s party death to Napal governor. Bedonin Sheikh died in Suez hospital after betraying the party. J B Casa and Hoylett & Co stores burned in Abilene. loss about 3000 insured. About 8000 Monongahela coal miners idle due to mine suspensions. Colorado Governor elect James B Grant inaugurated. address well received. Captain A Enn. industry reduces output 10 to 20 percent. 1200 employed. Judge William Napton dies near Marshall. Chicago circuit court grants Mrs Geo Scoville divorce. Topeka mass meeting under State Prohibition Convention attended by St John, Legate, Campbell, Jetmore. convention continues today. A man using various names swindles Masonic judges in Manhattan, Wamego, Topeka. Indiana 9th District: Davie Republican elected to fill Orth vacancy. majority about 2500. GOP gain about 3500.
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Chicago
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Topeka
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James F Legate
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A. B. Jetmore
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Wamego
Kansas City
Nevada
Arizona
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Orth
New Jersey Legislature Organized. Governor Urges Economy
Trenton on January 9 reports the Legislature organized today. The Governor's message was read and outlines State finance questions and management reforms urging rigid economy in all departments.
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New Jersey
Trenton
Tragic double murder suicide shocks Indian Territory
A shoemaker named Alexander Hampton killed his traveling companion Smith after a quarrel in Texas bound travel. He then returned to his wife, shot her, and killed himself following the murder. The terrible tragedy unfolded after Hampton hired Smith to transport him and his effects and 30 miles into Texas.
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St. Louis
Dallas
Indian Territory
Alexander Hampton
Texas
Smith
Hampton
Fire destroys four frame buildings on Central avenue
El Dorado report says at 2 30 this morning fire consumed the Thomas saloon building and three others on Central avenue along with two more frame structures. Origin unknown, loss between 6000 and 3000 dollars with one third insured.
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Central Avenue
Thomas
William McDowell
B H Fullenwider
James Hughes
LH Lemon
W A Dolevy
Thoneau
Fire Devastates Village Business District in Wayland
A blaze in Wayland Alegan county Detroit January 9 destroyed the village business section including six stores. Loss about 20000 partly insured. No new details since last night's figures align with prior dispatches.
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Detroit
Mich
Wayland
Alegan County
Weather Indications For Missouri Valley Jan 9
Washington dispatch notes colder air moving into the Missouri Valley with northerly winds and higher atmospheric pressure. The update outlines a shift to cooler conditions and settled skies as the front advances.
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Washington
Missouri Valley
Collison at Clark's Ferry kills Fireman in Harrisburg area
Reports describe a January collision of two Pennsylvania freight trains at Clark's Ferry. Fireman Willis Hagey died, engineer Richard Lightner and a brakeman were seriously injured. several cars fell into a nearby division boss’s residence, trapping him and family who were rescued without serious harm. The piece also includes unrelated anecdotes about a Western Judge’s early travels and scattered cultural notes.
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Clark's Ferry
Willis Hagey
Richard Lightner
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