State Senate Ballots and House Debates in 19th Century Lawmaking
The fifth joint ballot for senator favored Pickler amid a day of Dowdell Sheldon contest debate. The house adjourned without resolving the case while advancing mining inspector funding, public printing, and a policy- cash for A L Carter and Jewel Nursery. senate approved term limits and questioned nine districts. The Wheeler railroad law passed with damages penalties limited. hearings and bills on taxes, canvassing boards, and fort Meade promotions followed through the week.
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Pickler
Dowdell
Sheldon
Elections Committee
Kyle
Office of Mining Inspector
A. L. Carter
Jewell Nursery Company
Goodwin
First World’s Fair Commission
House
State
Secretary of State
Committee
Benson
Senate
Ninth Judicial District
Case
Hemingway
H. L. Potter
Potter
Kylenn
Plowman
Loucks Goodykoontz
Kylee
Goodykoontz
Loucks
Palmer
Bowler
Gov
Lee
John L. Jolley
Palmer Railroad
Congress
Fort Meade
S. H. Goodfellow
State Board of Equalization
Treasury
Uiis
United States
Arlier A Iofotat Cote
Ead Giles Oe Tert Kyle
Goody Koont
Plowmar
Taylor
Kelair Eee
Candiens ' Valmeriege
Missouri River
Supreme Court
King
Sweet
Black Hills
Great Homestead
Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee
Pierre
Sioux Falls
Goody
Koontz Plowman
Kellar
Wright, Williamson
Storlie
Anderson
Kingsbury
Jackson
Burlingame
Cesare Ee
Pickler Claimed Senate Victory Amid Ineligibility Debate
Monday's ballot drew fresh claims that Maj. Pickler won a majority of joint votes to succeed Sen Kyle, amid a constitutional challenge over Judge Plowman's eligibility. Opponents pressed a letter charging oath violations, while supporters ignored it and tabulated results showing Pickler with Goody and Koontz among others.
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John A. Pickler
United States
Kyle
Judge Plowman
Maj. Pickler
Plowman
Kittridge
Supreme Court
Circuits
Circuit Court
Pickler Goody Koontz
Loucks
Bowler
Kellar
Valutene
Cena E Creey
House
Lyman Ai Presho
Phillips
Pierre
Senate
Grant and Roberts
Fifth Judicial Circuit
Senator Crill
Board of Regents of Education
Louis McLouth
Gage Accepts Treasury Portfolio at McKinley Inauguration
Canton endorsement places Lyman J. Gage, president of the First National Bank of Chicago, in the new administration as Secretary of the Treasury. He disclosed the appointment at the McKinley library, emphasizing his readiness to serve and noting prior votes for Cleveland in 1884. Born in 1836, Gage rose from clerkships in Rome and Chicago to bank leadership and civic roles, including guiding Chicago’s World Fair participation.
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First National Bank of Chicago
Canton
Lyman J. Gage
Gace
de Ruyter
Madison County
N. Y
Eli
Mary Judson Gage
Rome
Rome and Watertown
Oneida Central Bank
Chicago
Merchants’ Savings, Loan and Trust Company
First National Bank
Gage
Sarah Etheridge
Little Falls
Cornelia .Gage
Denver
Colo
Mrs McKinley Inauguration Gown Described In Silver Brocade
Chicago correspondent details Mrs McKinley s inauguration gown opting for a silver and white brocade with pale blue satin lining The design remains simple yet rich featuring a high lace neck long sleeves and a d Alencon fischu The skirt has panels of brocade and a stately train One of eight gowns to be fitted during her Chicago stay Miss Lillian Templeton of Brooklyn dies after taking a friend s prescription and San Francisco police threaten action against Chinese residents over perceived law violations
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Mrs. McKinley
Chicago
Congress Debates Canal Policy and Immigration Bills
The Senate clashed over the Nicaragua canal plan as Senator Sherman urged governmental execution of the project. The House approved the immigration bill conference report, focusing on extended educational tests for all immigrants, while Hepburn defended it amid labor concerns. Other actions included confirmation of William S. Forman as Internal Revenue Commissioner and passage of a money conference bill.
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Senate
Sherman
United States
Morgan
England
House
Hepburn
Rep. Town
Grosvenor
Ohio
Altgeld
Illinois
Dearmond
Missouri
Morton
Bryan
William S. Forman
Internal Revenue
Cullom
Chicago
Secretary of State
Atlantic and Pacific
Powers
Vermont
Barrett
Massachusetts
Department of Agriculture
Northway
Rep
Bromwell
Minneapolis
Congress
Mercer
S . Hill
Connecticut
Reed
Alger Named Secretary of War in McKinley Cabinet
Gen. Russell A. Alger of Michigan accepts the War Secretary post after being summoned to Canton. Born February 27 1836 in Ohio he rose from farm work and law to lumber business and Civil War command. He later became Governor of Michigan in 1884 and a leading Republican candidate in 1888.
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Lamont
Russell A. Alger
Michigan
McKinley
Alger
Canton
Lafayette Township
Medina County
Ohio
William the Conqueror
Richfield, O
Akron
Grand Rapids
Mich
Annette H. Henry
Second Michigan Cavalry
Booneville
Miss
Sixth
Michigan Cavalry
Fifth Michigan Cavalry
Custer
Lincoln
Detroit
Begole
Gen. Alger
Cholera cases confined to troops on Nu bia
Cholera has been confined to troops aboard the Nu bia at Plymouth, with no spread to civilians. Queen Victoria donates £500 to India's famine relief via the Lord Mayor of London. Montserrat floods cause 75 deaths, road and bridge destruction. Newfoundland revenue up by $100,000 year over year. Hungary notifies Austria of cancelling the customs convention. London prisons may be lit by electricity and tread wheels proposed for motive power. Italy bars foreign doctors from practicing. Tasmania bush fire devastates Montagu county and Pengana township, with 15,000 pounds in damage. Krupp donates more to workers and dependents funds. Count Muravieff invited Faure to St Petersburg. Gustaff Wolff marries Christiana Smith. Dumas Memorial dinner planned quarterly in Paris.
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Plymouth
Queen Victoris
India Famine Relief Fund
London
Montserrat
Newfoundland
Hungary
Austria
Italian General Medical Council
Italy
Montagu
Tasmania
Pengana
Friedrich Krupp
Count Muravieff
President Faure
St. Petersburg
Gustaff Wolff
Tacoma
Wash
Christiana Smith
Chicago
Alexander Dumas
Paris
Wealth and Poverty in a Nation of Plenty
A dispersed editorial roundup discusses charity, wealth inequality, and public responsibility. It cites figures like Russell Sage and events around famine relief, critiques tax dodging, and calls for intelligent aid amid severe poverty in cities such as Chicago and India, with cross remarks on Britain and diplomacy.
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Dispatch
Russell Sage
Ington Times
Bradley-Martins
Boston Herald
Chicago
India
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
New York Journal
Washton
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Africa
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Siberia
Lillian Templeton
Brooklyn
Miss Templeton
Crowley
San Francisco
Work OF Congress
Washington
Texas
Carlisle
Cleveland
Lord Roberts
Kipling
Little Bobs
Price Craishill
US States Engineers
St. Lanerent
Lund
M'Kinley
Henry Irving
Walt- Cleveland
Prince of Wales
New York
Great Britain
Prince Wales
Waiters’ Union
Chic: Journal
Commercevertiser
Lord King
Lord Rosebery
Thames
Iron Herald
St. Ix
Globe-Democrat
Ireland
Olney Pound
Plain Dealer
FBI
Kansas
Otis
Sentimen
Br Express
Galveston
Cincinnati
New York Press
Mills
Memphis
Tillman
Don Cameron
Chicago Tribune
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Thurston
Chicago Times-Herald
John Sherman
Kansas Ci Times
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