Doubtful votes loom in senatorial contest as inauguration nears
Across multiple states on January 10 the day before balloting in the Illinois and Ohio style senate race saw factions claiming enough support to secure victory. Governors were inaugurated and conferences continued. Mixed signals about Hanna and Brannan dominated coverage with joint sessions and possible last minute vote shifts delaying a decisive result.
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Bushnell
Zee
Fins
Hanna
Senate
Whay
General Assembly
Jolay
Nominations Upset Roadside Nuisance News Amid Atlas
The report lists postmasters and officials named by the president for Kansas Missouri and Oklahoma Territory including A. B. Powell Coffeyville Wm W Arnold Fulton Charles Strombach Rolls Samuel H Elkins Columbia Wa EB Crow Desoto McCord L Cole Tao Aurora John W Smith Thayer William H Garanflo New Madrid Oklahoma Territory John Badger Pawnee Richard E Jenness Chandler Cyrus Anderson a receiver Colby Kan Kleber E Wilecockson register Dodge City Kan Thomas A Scates. Separately Francis D Newton his wife Sarah and adopted daughter Ethel found murdered in Brookfield. Chief Hazen to lead drive against counterfeit plate makers. Maj Brackett to act as chief. More on Indian frontier war losses, a preacher critic, crossing fatalities, a white girl and a negro lover case, labor strikes, trials, and various local incidents.
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Wasaraton
Kansas
A. B. Powell
Coffeyville
Missouri
Wm. W. Arnold
Fulton
Charles Strombach
Rolls
Samuel H. Elkins
Columbia
Wa. EB
Crow
Desoto
McCord L. Coletao
Aurora
John W. Smith
Thayer
William H. Garanflo
New Madrid
Oklahoma Territory
John §. Badger
Pawnee
Richard E. Jenness
Chandler
Cyrus Anderson
Colby
Kan
Kleber E. Wilecockson
Register of Land Office
Thomas A. Scates
Dodge City
Funston Arrives From Havana for Medical Treatment
Frederick Funston formerly of Kansas, arrived aboard the City of Washington from Havana and is returning home to seek medical care for a bullet wound in his thigh. Other items note politics in Indian Territory, a murder case in New York, and various regional notices and meetings.
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Kansan Ie
New York
City of Washington
Havana
Frederick Funston
Keneas
Railroad Held Up at Paola Over Death Judgment
The Missouri Kansas & Texas railway at Paola is seized under an attachment by Sheriff Hamlin for a $5,000 death judgment against the company in the Rowe case. Engines and cars were chained, conductors resisted, and some railway workers were detained. Passenger service on the Paola & Sedalia line suspended due to lack of engine and crew.
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Rocktown
Marengo
Maréenge Sugar of
W. Patrick
Sepauia
Eugene Fiel Monument Association
Kansas City
Goorwin
Missouri State Eniirersity
Columbia
Aueches
Paola
Ken
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company
Hamlin
Miami County
Joeph P. Rowe
Rowe
Supreme Court
Remp Pany
L. J. Fitzgerald
Wnd
George W. Neally
Charles M. Long
Sedalia
Increase of Exports Show Big Growth Across Commerce
The November 1897 export figures show the United States moving $114,639,064 in exports, up nearly $7,000,000 from November prior. For the 11 months ending November, exports totaled $580,759,974, with agriculture and manufacturing leading sectors. agriculture accounted for about 66.48 percent of the period’s total and manufacturing for 96.78 percent. In Kansas, Civil Service debates continued in the House with bills for Fort Hays land use for education and veterans’ preference in government service. Three deaths followed a Carmichael coal mine explosion at Chicopee, Kansas, with seven miners present and three confirmed killed. US. I. Wasson, a noted attorney from Tonk Creek, Oklahoma, was arrested for larceny.
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Wastixeror
Bureau of Statistics
United States
Jancous
Fort Hays Military Reservation
Wasamatos
Botkin
State of Kansas
Kansas Agricultural College
Kansas State Normal School
Howe
Wright
Massachusetts
Chicopee
Kan
Prrvsnine
Maunt Carmel Coal Company
Sat Chicopee
Adler Guilty First Conviction Of 2 White Men For Murder
Bill Adler a town tough was convicted of murder in the second degree and sentenced to ten years. The case marked the first white man in Jackson county to be convicted for killing a negro. Also reports include an electrocution in Ne, and a Seminole nation mob burning two men for the murder of a white woman. Rare relics from the Chase collection acquired by the Smithsonian are described, including Washington death warrant ink, notable battle artifacts, and Revolutionary-era items.
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Kamese Orrt
Bill Adler
Wm. Johnson
Morelog
Adler
Jackson County
McClure
Atreet
Wrens
Kan
Maud
Lewis McGvesey
Renard Martin
Frank Leard
Leard
McVeesey
Chase
Smithsoniam Tpatitation
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Ovid W.chase
Canandaigua
Samuel Chase
George Washington
Maj
Andre
Gen. Stark
Col. Wiliams
Crown Point
Gen. Sumter
Bostor Harbor
Jonathan Wilmarth
Old Grimes
Samuel Chney
Gaudy uniforms in disfavor proposition to imitate Europe
Secretary Alger weighs a Miles proposal to clothe U S troops in European style uniforms. Experts say lavish adornment invites enemy fire and that current simple uniforms best blend with foliage. Officers argue any change would need higher pay to cover tailor costs and living expenses.
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Alger
Miles
United States
Bealdes
WEDS THE CHILD HE SAVES IN ROMANTIC MARRIAGE
George Beary Washington of Mascoutah Illinois aged 71 marries Maggie Wade 22 recounting a past rescue at a picnic when Washington saved a mother, father, and child from a capsized boat. Wade thanked him and joked he should wed the daughter.
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George Beary Washington
Mascoutah
Maggie Wade
George Henry Washington
St. Clair County
Ill
Henry Washington
Mia
Wade
Week of social events graces Lawrence notices
Afternoon visits in Memphis and Topeka frame a busy local social scene. A subscription party at the Journal Ball organized by Murdo Murray Ted Poehler and Jack Harris drew a large crowd with Saunders providing music and dancing. A pound social at the Goodrich home for sweet charity gathered many donors and packages ranging from coffee to sacks of flour. Ben Ost and Kate Ost returned to Topeka after two weeks with Lawrence friends. Mrs O Learnard departed after a visit. Ted Poehler hosted a bowling party for Mrs Tremper of Seattle at Merchants Athletic Association. Stella Hubbard returned from Denver after visiting Nellie Evans.
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Memphis
John Sanborn
Topeka
J. H. Pippett
Towa
J. C. Pippert
Murdo Murray
Ted Poehler
Jack Harris
Saunders
Nelle Price
Paola
Lucene Barker
Kansas City
Barteldes
Sexton
Shellabarger
Spencer
Cutter
Ayres
Brodhead
Howland
Ota Nicholson
Frazer
Bullene
Rudiger
Mrs. O'Reilly
Messrs
Murray
Poshler
Harris
Curry
Copley
Voights
Eyen
Ben Ost
Kate
Lawrence
Miss Davis
Julius Ecke
South Lawrence
O. E. Learnard
Tremper
Seattle
Wash
Merchants Athletic Association
Mesdames Esterly
Robert Clarke
Spangler
Dunston
Woodruff
Smithmeyer
Missea Tisdale
Price
Barker
Stanley
George
George Bowman
Stella Hubbard
Nellie Evans
Denver
Civil Service Reform Poll Moves in House
A Republican canvass among House members seeks support for repeal or modification of the civil service law. Early results indicate 105 to 119 Republicans ready to vote for change, with a larger total anticipated after completion. Judge John H. Reagan withdraws from the Texas Senate race against Gov. Culberson and Senator Mills.
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Washinaton
House
John H. Reagan
United States
Texas
Culberson
Mills
Markets Rally Amid Steady to Weak Donn Trade
Kansas City and Chicago live stock markets report mixed results on January 10. Receipts vary with steady to lower tendencies in hogs and cattle, while grain and dairy futures show modest shifts. Prices for steers, cows, and heifers range from about 3.0 to 4.5 per hundredweight, with feeders and bulls noted in lighter volumes.
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Ranbas City
Kansas
Texas
Kansas City Urain
Kawaas City
Timothy Ass
Bose—Keenipas
Cavria
Teres
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