Senate committee finds fraud in ballot recount and seeks recovery
A three member Senate committee reports alleged fraud in the constitutional amendment ballot recount and advises the Attorney General to recover at least $778 misappropriated by ex‑pr. Holcomb. It criticizes officials for hindering the investigation and notes transfers and disputes with the Lincoln Cooperage Company and state fiscal missteps affecting prison and land programs.
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Supreme Court
Expr. Holcomb
Treasury
Weir
Gilbert
Lincoln
Poynter
Tling
Counties report rise in valuations aiding state totals
Sixteen counties show assessment gains totaling 8,840,815 with thirty seven more to report, suggesting overall value increases rather than reductions. The extradition warrant for Grant H. Wood is disputed with Gov. Lee advised by Secretary Ayres who says he communicated full facts and received authority to issue the warrant.
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Itts
Grant H. Wodd
Secretary Ayres
Gov. Lee
Ayres
Iowa council disputes new real estate value plan
The State Executive Council completed equalization of the new real estate assessment under the revenue law. Valuations dropped from $411,556,521 to about $19,000,000 lower under the new plan, with twenty-one counties raised and four lowered. The council favors increasing taxable valuation from 25 to 83 percent of actual values.
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State Executive Council
Executive Council
Board of Review
French Army Disciplined by Removal of Gen. de Negrier
The removal of General de Negrier from France's council of war marks a decisive government discipline action. The move prompts nationalist fury and doubts about wisdom, yet officials insist it serves as a warning against conspiracies against the republic. Col Bertrand’s address, alleged to reflect De Negrier’s order, triggered the confrontation with the War Office and the government.
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French Council of War
Th Rovernment
de Neghier
Dreyfus
Col
Bertrand
Auxonne
Gen
Col. Bertrand
Council of War
War Office
War Council
Warships Sail to Hayti to Shield American Interests
Secretary Long orders cruiser New Orleans from Newport to Santo Domingo city and sends Machais from St. Thomas via San Juan, amid unrest after President Heureaux's assassination. Creditors, mostly American, seek protection and possible annexation, as factions favor Jiminez or Go mez. Interference may be welcomed by many island residents.
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Long Friday
New Orleans
Newport
Santo Domingo
Machais
St. Thomas
San Juan
State Department
Heureaux
Jiminez
Maximo Gomez
Republic
Island
Spanish War Veteran Hobo Scouting Small Towns
Police nationwide search for a transient posing as a Spanish War veteran. He displays wounds and begs alms claiming victories, troubling small-city residents and law enforcement.
Aeronaut Thayer dies in Streator balloon drop accident
Thayer of Niles Michigan was killed in a parachute mishap during a Modern Woodmen picnic balloon ascent in Streator Illinois. The balloon overturned the parachute as it landed, breaking Thayer's arms legs and spine. Hillsdale Michigan balloonist Prof Bert Kimball drowned in Bawbeese lake after a separate incident.
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Streator
Hilladale
Thayer
Niles
Mich
Ill
Prof
Bert Kimball
Knights of Pythias
Bawbeese Park
Hillsdale
Bawbeese Lake
North Adams
Investigation into New Jersey Girls Industrial School Abuse
Gov. Voorhees orders inquiry into the girls' industrial school near Trenton after IxXate Barlow, 17, recounts harsh punishment. She was kept in a dungeon for a day on bread and water, forced to climb stairs, and locked in a nailed window room for two days before hospitalization. she fears death.
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New Jersey
Gov. Voorhees
Trenton
N. J
IxXate Barlow
City Hospital
Gold Claim Ring Accused in Yukon Mining Dispute
Miners from Camer on and Anvil City in the Yukon district allege a clique has monopolized good claims and blamed United States Commissioner Shepherd. Soldiers dispersed a 1,000 miner meeting, and the ring is said to have employed Laplanders to stake sites. A protest will be sent to Washington.
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Anvil City
Yukon
United States
Shepherd
Washington
England
Omaha Bee
Canada
New York Herald
Great Britain
Aftermath of Louisiana lynchings draws wide moral debate
A compilation of editorials condemns Louisiana lynchings and condemns mob justice. The pieces from several newspapers argue such acts disgrace the nation, warn of rising violence, and urge lawful, humane responses amid international scrutiny.
Horseless Paragraphs Hint at New Auto Design Changes
The Boston Herald notes early autos imitate horse wagons but expects wide departures from the old type. The St Paul Pioneer Press reports Chicago officials consider banning automobiles from parks to avoid frightening horses, missing the point that more cars may mean fewer horses to scare.
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Boston Herald
Chicago
St. Paul Pioneer Press
SAN DOMINGO RULER SLAIN BY ASSASSIN IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Ulises Heureaux, president of the Dominican Republic, was assassinated at Mo ca Santo Domingo on Wednesday afternoon. Ramon Caceres escaped, and Vice President Wenceslao Figueroa assumed control. Heureaux born 1846 at Puerto Plata and long ran for four-year terms, repeatedly reelected by electoral college.
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Ulises Heureaux
Gen
Wenceslao Figuercam
Porto Plata
Spain
Electoral College
Gen. Heureaux
Ferris to Build High Headstand at Mexico Fair
Mexico business leader G D Ferris offers a novel stunt for a street fair by promising to build a sixteen foot scaffold atop the courthouse dome and stand on his head between 2 and 3 pm if the committee raises 50 dollars for the local brass band.
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Mexico, Mo
Mexico
Charge
Mr. Ferris
Brass Band of
Ferris
Court House Dome
Terris
Alaska Boundary Settlement Teeters Toward Temporary Accord
Temporary settlement talks between the United States and Britain on the Alaska boundary progress with Canada out of dispute. A map based on Dawson’s 1887 Canadian map and U S coast survey outlines lines claimed by both nations near Dyea Skagway and Pyramid Harbor. The United States proposes giving Canada two free harbors at the Lynn Canal head.
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Mob Violence Surges Across Georgia and Alabama
Reports describe a six day spree of lynchings killings and assaults from Georgia to Alabama. Mob action in Bainbridge tried to lynch John Williams until Judge Bower and locals intervened. Militias from Valdosta and Thomasville dispersed the mob after authorities sent troops.
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Bainbridge
John Williams
Judge Bower
Valdosta
Thomasville
Candler
Mrs Styles Is Not Guilty Freed in Chicago Murder Trial
Mrs Augusta Styles is acquitted of murdering her mother Mrs Catherine Schultz after a one hour fifty minute jury deliberation in Chicago. The verdict ends the case arising from Schultz revealing the birth of Styles daughter Belle.
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Chicago
Augusta Styles
Waterman
Styles
Catherine Schultz
Mrs. Schultz
College News Notes and Local Alumni Milestones
Lafayette plans a new building while Yale reports five of its 300 seniors failed to graduate. Wells College Alumnae pursue a $100,000 endowment as Radcliffe Alumnae surpass 200 members. The Rev. Samuel May of Tarpee ter Mass is the oldest living Divinity School Harvard University graduate and the only survivor from the 1833 class. Library association gains new momentum.
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Wells College
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Tarcpeeter
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