Close Vote in Missouri and Albany Ballot For Senator
Albany dispatch reports a tight United States Senate ballot in Albany on January 21. David B. Hill led with 65 votes to W M Evarts 58 as five absentees were listed. Speaker Sheehan declared Hill the nominee after the house ballot.
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Albany
House
United States
W. M. Evarts
David B. Hill
Acker
Messrs
Clark
New York
Demarrest
Rockland
Kennedy
Canandaigua
Stein
Sheehan
Senate
David
Vail
West
Jefferson City
United’ States
Headlee
Jones
Labor
Leonard
Gallinger Secures New Hampshire Legislature Majority
In Concord New Hampshire January 21 In an official tally the legislature backed Henry Blair for senator with Charles Barns Sinclair Dr Jacob Gallinger and others named in the ballot. The Senate and House records show support and the names entered as the majority choice for the state’s senator.
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New Hampshire
Himi
Concona
N.H
Nconia
Légtel
Accedd
Henry Blair
Charles
Barns
Tes Sinclair
Jacob
Galliner
Senate
Ha Bees
Claris ‘Sinclair
Bingham
Sinclair
Alliance Mem Hold the Deciding Votes Between Oglesby and Palmer
Springfield reports the Senate first ballot split with Oglesby at 27,245 and Streeter securing support from an Alliance bloc. In Indiana the Republican caucus shows a tight fight over the U S Senate nomination with Meorhies nominated and Cameron expected to gain re election. In Missouri West leads the Senate vote while in Denver Teller is unanimously renominated for the U S Senate by Republicans.
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Alliance
Mem
Oglesby
Palmer
Springfield
Thi
Senate
United States
Marine
House
Palais
Streeter
Pennsylvania Governors Inauguration Parade Draws Large Crowds
In Harrisburg on January 21 the governor and governor elect joined by the lieutenant governor and other officials attended inaugural ceremonies at the Capitol. A parade and salute followed the oath, with music by the Ringgold band and remarks by Rev S C Swallow. Separately in Washington on January 20 the Mississippi River improvement committee proposed a ten million dollar authorization. A fire incident in CubicaGo reports a motor company building burned near Hermosa, with a lantern dropped during the blaze.
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Pattison
HaAnrissure
Hia
Thio
Senate
House
Supreme Court
National Guard
Governors Guard of ‘Honor
Eighth Regiment
Capitol
Ringgold Band
C. Swallow
D. D
Methodist Church
Clark Smilie
Justice Clark
Chambter
Awl
Sioux Hostiles Inflamed After Few Tails Slaying at Pine Ridge
A Rawhide era dispatch reports Bear Bulls county whites killed Few Tails and wounded his squaw triggering anger among 5000-hostile bands at Pine Ridge. Gen Miles seeks Young-Man-Afraid-of-His-Horse as diplomacy struggles to restore order while quartermaster doubles rations and other troops stay in camp. Big Road, related to Few Tails, attributes the massacre to eighty cowboys while Go Miles’ pass aided retreat.
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Few Tails
Pine Ridge Agency
Bear Bulls
Miles
Squaw
Troe
Big Road
Pine Ridge
Big’ Road
Bancroft Funeral Held Quietly in Washington
The funeral of George Bancroft was held at St John s Episcopal Church Washington with no pomp. Pallbearers included Fuller Field Blatchford Evarts Bayard Rodgers Spofford Curtis and King. The body will go to Worcester for interment and German Emperor sent condolences. Flags at half mast across executive departments marked public mourning.
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George Bancroft
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Worcester
Mass
Fuller
Justice Field
Justice Blatchford
Evarts
Bayard
Rodgers
Spofford
George William Curtis
John A. King
Bancroft Mansion
Germany
Emperor William
George Bancroft Asi
United States
Berlin
King Kalakua Dying in San Francisco Health Crisis
King Kalakua of the Sandwich Islands remains in precarious condition at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. Medical officials report little change and expect death within hours, with signs of rapid decline and ongoing attempts to prolong life.
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Sandwich Islands
San Francisco
San_ Francisco
Woods
King Kalakua
Palace Hotel
Kalakan
Boomers mass for Cherokee Strip entry
Advices from the Cherokee strip frontier report a vast movement to invade the strip with Jan 29 set as the invasion day. Boomers continue to enter daily to select claims and hundreds, possibly three thousand, gather awaiting the signal to enter.
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Cherokee Strip
St. Louis
Mount Carmel air ship model arrives in Chicago depot
The Mount Carmel air ship model designed to carry two persons has reached Polk Street depot. It is described as a working model, smaller than the inventor Mr Pennington’s envisioned air ship. The trial at the exposition is not yet scheduled, as assembly requires two or three days.
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Chicago
Curiaco
Mount Carmel
Polk Street
Pennington
Booth aims to raise £100,000 for Darkest England scheme
Gen Booth expresses confidence he will complete the £100,000 needed to redeem Darkest England next week. A thanksgiving service is planned for the 30th at Merham, described as both gratitude and exultation against enemies such as the Times that opposed him.
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Groat
London
Booth
England
Merham
Farmers' Alliance Exonerates McGrath Over Turner Letter
The executive committee of the Farmers' Alliance, after investigation into President McGrath and the Turner letter, reports a complete exoneration of McGrath from any involvement with the letter.
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McGrath
Torrka
Kan
The
Farmers’ Alliance
Turner
Bank in Kansas City Suspends Amid Deposit Panic
The American National Bank of Kansas City suspended its operations. Deposits stood around 1.2 million with a 1.25 million capital, 500k surplus, and 50k undivided profits. A federal examiner took charge as crowds gathered at Eighth and Delaware, blocking streets. Local figures urged calm and pledged dollar-for-dollar deposits while other banks were said to be in good condition.
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Kansas City
American Nationalsbank of
Eighth
Delaware
A. J. Snider
Davenport
Davis Millions Claimant Fights For Montana Fortune
Eugene Davis of East Saginaw arrives in Barre, Montana, asserting he is the legitimate son of A J Davis who died worth 15 million dollars. He alleges a prior marriage to the Montana millionaire and seeks to influence probate by challenging contestants in February.
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Eugene Davis
East Saginaw
Montana
Barree
Mont
Mich
A. J. Davis
Eugene
Ex Governor Thayer in danger amid legislative clash
Lincoln Neb Jan 19 ex governor Thayer endured an eighty hour vigil in his apartments to block Governor Boyd then suffered nervous prostration at age 70 doctors call his condition alarming. A midnight report from The State Journal denies his insanity and says the claim is false. Nationalists meet in Havre with Dillon O'Brien and Gill agreeing on accord after a six hour talks.
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Incoln
Neb
Thayer
LiNcoln
the State Journal
Mayer
Havre
John Dillon
New York
O'Brien
Messrs. Dillon
Dillon
Associated Press
Paris
Messrs. O’brien
Gill
Terrible Appleton Coasting Tragedy Claims Three Youths
A sled ride down a hill in Appleton Wisconsin ended in disaster as the steerer Briggs and two young prom inent families members died. Emma Adsit perished on impact, Cary drowned, and a lengthy river rescue followed with all survivors pulled from the water.
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Appleton
Wis
Briggs
Emma Adsit
Miss Cary
Crisis looming as Democrats plan impeachments in Montana
A political crisis unfolds as Charles E. Duer prepares papers to contest Sen John Power’s seat in Chateau county. Democrats threaten to impeach the supreme judge and lieutenant governor, with a crisis looming upon filing. In Johnstown Pennsylvania, two men were struck and killed by a freight train near a stone bridge as rain approached.
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Helena
Mont
Charles E. Duer
Senate
John Power
Chateau County
Johnatown
Johnstown
Lawrence Kisk
Stone Bridge
Miscellaneous News Briefs on Religion, Labor, and Markets
A roundup notes Chicago bishopric for Dallas, a claimed lymph discovery by Dr. Dixon, and Russia exiles possibly undercounted. It also covers a Victor Hugo descendant marriage date, English railway labor threats, and forts transferred to the interior department. Additional items include Irish famine donors, a Johnstown Ruffler works strike, a large hay fire in Alberta, factory moves to Switzerland, a Panama-Chili mission, a Vincennes manslaughter verdict, and Mary Pearcy’s secret marriage disclosure. Latest market quotes for hogs, cattle, sheep, and grains across Minnesota, Chicago, and Minneapolis follow.
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Chicago
Dallas
Tex
Samuel G. Dixon
Philadelphia
Koch
Siberia
Victor
Hugo
M. Georges 'Daudet
Alphonso Daudet
Johnstown
Ottumwa
Fort MacLeod
Alberts
Halden Tein & Sons
Norwich
Gland
Switzerland
Panama
Court of
Chili
Vincennes
Ind
Richard Steen
Steen
Grant Williamson
Mary Eleanor’ Pearcy
Rioting Greeks in Covington Neb and Tennessee murders
An epidemic of incendianalism reports fourteen attempts to burn Covington Nebraska and three murders in Tennessee. In Chicago at Harrison and Clinton streets, Lawren Casey and Richard Caskins were injured in a clash with Greeks. police forced entry, eighteen Greeks were stunned and detained after a violent street riot.
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Covington, Neb
Chicaco
Jan
Harrison
Clinton Streets
Lawren Casey
Richard Caskins
Fires threaten Covington as vigilante rumors swirl
Twenty fires damaged fourteen Covington buildings as arsonists struck in Nebraskaland. Investigators say nine attempts failed while several dives and wooden structures were soaked. a pontoon bridge was targeted to cut aid. Robbery suspect Bob Satter, known as Beststeak Bob, was arrested amid patrols by sixteen armed special policemen.
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Covington
Net
Sioux City
Iowa
Nebi
Missouri
Pilion
Bob Satter
Beststeak
Bob
Desperate Graders Strike at Deadwood Attempt
About 160 railroad grade strikers tried to seize a Fremont Elkhorn and Missouri Valley passenger train in Deadwood on January 20. They quit work over pay and board disputes and the road’s refusal of free transportation, an action halted by sheriff deputies as the train left with the throttle open and platforms filled.
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Deadwood
Drapwood
Fremont, Elkhorn
Missouri Valley
Polish milliner in Richland Center linked to poison death
Miss Rose Zoldesky, a Polish milliner, is jailed in Richland Center on a charge connected to the poisoning death of Miss Ella Mary after a tea party. Traces of strychnine were found in the stomach and a doctor will examine the body. motive rumored jealousy toward Dr. Mitchell and possible suspicion on Mrs Mitchell.
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Richlano Center
Wis
Rose Zoldesky
Ella Mary
Chicago
Miss Zeldosky
Dr. Mitchell
Mary
Three Prominent Tennesseans Shot in Chattanooga Tragedy
Chattanooga Tennessee January 20 A horrific double shooting left S M Fagette cashier of the South Chattanooga Savings Bank dead at the hands of his father in law Judge J A Warder city attorney of Chattanooga Warder was wounded in two places One ball penetrated his breast and another severed a finger Mrs Fagette the couple’s daughter was wounded in the right thigh all three were in the same room after Warder came home very drunk and shot ensued Warder fled to a neighbor’s house and lies in a precarious condition Mrs Warder unable to speak the circumstances surrounding the rest of the affair are unclear.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
S. M. Fagette
South
Chattanooga Savings Bank
J. A. Warder
Chattans
Warder
Free Coinage Fated if House Passes and Veto Foresight
The Post argues the silver bill faces House hurdles with Speaker Reed likely to block it. It says President Harrison would veto the measure if it reaches his desk, and notes possible assurances from free coinage advocates that a bill passage could still fail. The piece presents editorial reasoning on political leverage and constitutional veto power.
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Harrison
Washington
Reed
Ana
House
Stimplu Royal
Post
Senate Vote Sparks Debate On Vice President Ruling
In Washington on January 20 the Senate debated whether an appeal of the chair’s decision on parliamentary law was debatable. Mr. Edmunds argued the chair's ruling was correct, while Mr. Gorman claimed the chair erred, potentially delaying morning business until the elections bill was taken up.
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Senate
Washington
Gorman
Edmunds
Kansas City Extension Declared Illegal by Courts
The Kansas City extension case was ruled invalid by the Missouri Supreme Court. The city had extended its limits by twenty two miles, created new aldermen, and affected census figures. the decision will invalidate ordinances since the extension and could take years to resolve the resulting legal complications.
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Ilegal
Louis
Chronicle
Jefferson City
Supreme Court
Kansas City
Lint
Fight for Senate Seat Heats Up in Albany
Demarest of Rockland County plans to vote for United States senator and may skip the Democratic caucus. Republicans reportedly move to expel him. A new twist involves Assemblyman Nolan of Albany facing typhoid fever but expected to cast a vote at the joint session Wednesday.
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Albany
N. Y
Demarest
Rockland County
United States
Assembly
Nolan
Dress Beef Cases Declared Unconstitutional by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court rules Virginia state law banning sale of meat slaughtered more than 100 miles away unless inspected, unconstitutional in the habeas corpus case of William Rebman of Norfolk. The ruling targets state inspection requirements for dressed beef sold locally.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Thi
William Rebman
Norfolk
Bancroft dies famed historian at age sixty one
Washington reports the death of Hon. George Bancroft renowned historian at sixty one after a prolonged illness from old age and severe cold. His son was at his bedside at the end. The note recalls his long career and quiet passing.
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George Bancroft
Washington
Carlisle Pupils Said Killed in Recent Skies
Carlisle Pennsylvania January 20 Capt Pratt of the Indian training school reports that several Carlisle pupils including White Horse Little Bull and Mack Kuthi were killed in one of the recent air raids.
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Carlisle
Capt. Pratt
Indian Training School
White Horse
Little Bull
Mack Kuthi
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