Hanna Gets It and Bushnell Announces Hanna Senate Pick
Columbus dispatch reports Gov. Bushnell will appoint Marcus A. Hanna of Cuyahoga County to fill the unexpired term of Senator Sherman once the vacancy occurs. Hanna’s selection follows party service and Sherman’s request, with Bushnell seeking Republican support at the state convention. Cleveland confirms Hanna’s appointment once the vacancy exists.
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Columbus
Bushnell Furnshed
Ohio
United States Senate
Sherman
McKinley
Marcus A. Hanna
Cuyahoga County
General Assembly
Bushnell
Senate
Hanna
Chairman Hanna
George KL. Cox
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Mark Hanna
United States
Fatal snowslides disturb Denver region. two dead
The Denver area endured severe snowslides with at least two deaths and extensive damage. Mail carrier J J Bell survived a slide buried 25 feet, rescued and later walking three miles to safety. James Petty survived a slide with a pack train. mine cabin at Cleopatra mine killed Martin Mertley and injured partners. Ophir railroad station demolished. staff escaped with minor injuries. A Sound Money league conference met in New York to form a constitution and elect officers.
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Denver
Col
J. J. Bell
Bell
James Petty
Sound Money
New York
Peb
National Sound Money League
Chamber of Commerce
Johnstown switch works set to resume after closures
Notices posted at the Johnstown works indicate the switch works closed since February 13 will reopen next Wednesday morning. About 23,000 men will be affected as workers report for duty.
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Johnstown
No Warships Sent as Lee Rumors Denied in Washington
Reports in Washington deny a crisis with Spain and any order for warships by Coastal-General Lee in Havana. Officials say no basis for such claims exists while Consul-General Lee investigates the death of Dr. Richard Ruiz in a Cuban jail and the State Department awaits his findings.
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Lee
Washington
Spain
Havana
White House
State
Navy Departments
Richard Luiz
Guannabacoa
Cuba
State Department
Cable
Ruiz
Department of State
Olney
Taylor
Madrid
Mangibacoa
United States
Extra Session Certain as New President Aims Tariff Action
Columbus Ohio February 22 The president elect Melktinsey plans an extra session of Congress for March 15 to provide immediate income for running expenses He prioritizes tariff adjustment and will suspend appointments except those necessary to activate the new administration until a tariff bill is enacted
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Columbus
Melktinsey
Congress
Reverend Peter Wallace 1817 1900 Dies in Chicago
The venerable minister Rev. Peter Wallace died at his residence 4100 Lake avenue Chicago aged 81 after ten days of blood poisoning from an arterial clot. Born in Marion county Kentucky he moved to Brown county Illinois and Springfield before joining the Illinois Methodist conference in 1853. He raised a company in Sangamon county at the outbreak of the war, served as captain of the Seventy third Illinois known as the preachers regiment and fought at Perryville Stone River and Nashville.
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Chicago
Peter Wallace
Lake Avenue
Marion County
Brown County
Springfield
Lincoln
Douglas
Yates
Illinois
The
Methodist Church
Danville
Sangamon County
Seventy-third
Preachers’ Regiment
Perryville
Stone River
Nashville
Diamant Sinks After Hurricane Loss of Crew
The German steamer Diamant bound from Bremerhaven to New York and Philadelphia foundered at sea with three crew drowned. Galileo reports rescuing the helpless vessel on February 10, towing it 600 miles before losing it in a hurricane.
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Boston
Bremerhaven
New York
Philadelphia
Galileo
Boot
Midocean
Halifax
Fire destroys Mahoning County infirmary. 235 inmates evacuated
A Sunday morning blaze razed the Mahoning County infirmary two miles northwest of Canfield. The building housed 235 inmates, all escaped except one. Canfield and surrounding area lack fire apparatus, hindering containment. Loss is heavy and only partly insured.
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Youngstown
Mahoning County Infirmary
Canfield
Counterfeiting Suspects Detained in New York
William Grumme and Philip Sheridan held for examination in 5009 bail each by Commissioner Shields on counterfeiting charges. Secret Service arrested them Saturday night at 318 and 322 East Fifty-eighth street. Bogus 50 cent pieces and a copper mold found with them.
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New York
William Grumme
Philip Sheridan
Commissioner Shields
Secret Service
East Fifty-eighth Street
Pottery Works Burned Near London Ontario
Fire destroyed Glass Bros. & Co pottery works at Pottersburg near London Ontario on February 22 causing an estimated loss of 40900 dollars, insured.
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Pottery Works
London
Ont
Pottery Works of
Glass Bros. & Co
Pottersburg
Fire Wipes Out Family in Cleveland Apartment Blazing Flames
In Cleveland Ohio on February 20 eight people from the Cicleez family at 663 Canal street were burned in a deadly fire caused by mistaken kerosene and gasoline. Jacob Cicleez his wife and three children aged three two and one survived but injured as did a boarder and another relative. Firefighters and neighbors aided the burning victims.
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Cleveland, O
Jaco Cicleez
Canal Street
Cleveland General Hospital
Jacob Cieleez
John Cieleez
Jacob
Tie
John Ciclecz
Jacob Cielecz
Mike Gumbert
John Ciebez
Lutherans Celebrate Melanchthon Birth Centenary in NYC
In New York city with Brooklyn and Jersey City congregations, Lutherans observed the 400th anniversary of Philipp Melanchthon's birth. The noted collaborator of Martin Luther and author of the Augsburg Confession was honored for his world renowned scholarship.
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Meanchthon
New York
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Philipp Melanchthon
Martin Luther
Race with death on Burlington limited as Illinois father hurries to Denver
IL J Mayham boarded a Burlington special from Chicago Monday aiming to reach his dying son in Denver. The 1026 mile run set new records at 18 hours 52 minutes with the last 300 miles flown at 57 mph. The son Markham died as his father reached Colorado, news delivered minutes before.
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Chicago
Denver
Col
J. Mayham
Burlington
New York
Lake Shore
New York Central
Markham
Colorado
Gen Pleasanton Dies in Washington At 3 A M
Gen Alfred Pleasanton prominent Union cavalry officer dies at his Washington apartments at three in the morning. Born June 7 1624 he graduated West Point in 1844 and served with distinction in the Mexican and Civil Wars. Retired in 1888 with the rank of colonel.
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Washington
Alfred Pleasanton
Gen
Pleasanton
West Point
Death of Dr Richard Ruiz in Guanabacoa Jail Under Suspicion
Ilnvana February 20 Dr Richard Ruiz a naturalized American citizen was found dead in his Guanabacoa jail cell at four oclock Wednesday afternoon. Authorities suspect he was beaten to death by jailers on Fondaviejas orders. Ruiz, formerly a Philadelphia dentist, was arrested ten days earlier on charges tied to aiding Arangueren's band derailment of a train. The accusation is believed flimsy as Ruiz kept to his profession and avoided politics.
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Ilnvana
Richard Ruiz
Guanabacoa
Fondavieja
Ruiz
Philadelphia
Arangueren
Red plague sweeps Callaway county Kentucky
Paducah February 20 report describes a mysterious fever in Callaway county termed the red plague. More than 100 sufferers with fever severe throat pain and a facial rash spread to limbs and joints. Physicians struggle to diagnose or treat the illness.
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Paducah
Callaway
Washington's Birthday Observed Across Cities
Chicago, Detroit, Boston, Baltimore and other cities marked Washington's birthday with speeches, banquets, and public ceremonies. Notable events included a speech by Frederick Courdert in Chicago, a Michigan Club banquet in Detroit, and statewide tributes in New York and Boston with civic leaders, students, and veterans attending.
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Union League Club
Washington
Fredric J. Condert
James R. Garfield
Cleveland
Charles E. Jefferson
Chelsea
Mass
Henry L. Turner
Ilinois
Ruise Penrose
Pennsylvania
Janes A. Walker
Virginia
A. Jd. Hopkins
Illinois
Curtis Guild, Jr
Boston
John A. Logan, Jr
G. J. Corey
Chicago
Albion W. Turgee
New York
Gen. Alger
State House
Old South Meeting House
Gates
Amherst College
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Lake Tunnel Collapse Risks Men in Chicago Project
Thirty workers escaped as the Lake tunnel shell caved in between the interme diate and outer cribs two miles apart on Thirty eighth street Chicago. Water filled the shaft and delayed operations while gas explosion two weeks earlier had burned two men. Contractors Ross Melltena Ross face substantial losses and delay. air pressure remedy suggested by Assistant City Engineer Wilcox.
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Wilcox
Ross, Meltena& Ross
Famous Sayings and Jests About Notables
The passage recalls quips about Richard Wagener Coleridge and Henry C Toughton. Wagener favored decisive phrases while Coleridge faced a tailor and a goose tale. Toughton jokes about living near Boston and Atlanta. It closes with a remark on a Frenchman’s transatlantic cable claim.
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Henry C. Toughton
England
Boston
Atlanta
Atlantic
Crete Crisis Deepens as Powers Seek Bloodless Settlements
Reports from Crete detail allied naval pressure for peaceful pacification while Col. Vassos advances Greek positions. News notes Vouklios and Roncoi loi attacks, retention of order by Greek forces, and rumors of a Sitia massacre. Three Powers favor union with Greece. tensions rise along the frontier as Turkish and Greek forces clash.
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Constantinople
Council of Ministers
Yiliz Palace
Crete
Canea
Canevaro
Ieck
Athens
Col. Vassos
Vouklios
Retimo
Col
Vassos
Roncoloin
Mussalmans
Sitia
Greece
Juion
London
Times
Vienna
Neue I Roie Presse
Salonica
Gary for the Cabinet joins McKinley team in flux
Canton Ohio February 20 James A Gary of Baltimore has been offered and accepted a cabinet position with Maj McKinley It remains uncertain if he becomes postmaster general The final cabinet line up may prompt moving ex Governor Long from the Navy to Justice and leaving the Navy post for Gary or a New York candidate
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Canton, O
James A. Gary
Baltimore
Maj. McKinley
Long
Navy
Department of Justice
New York
Gary
Post Office Department
Hopeful signs brighten trade with iron steel gains
R G Dun and Co reports a hopeful week in trade with higher iron and steel activity, stronger wool and textile demand, and better price prospects for wheat, cotton, wool and iron. Money markets loosen for liberal purchases as Europe remains indebted and railroad earnings rise. Failures reach 503 in the U S and 58 in Canada, compared with last year.
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New York
R.G. Dun & Co
Europe
Congress
United States
Canada
Kyle Chosen United States Senator in Republican Bloc
In Pierre South Dakota on February 19 Kyle was elected U.S. senator by a solid Republican majority with some populists voting for him. Most populists deserted him but enough stayed to reach the required number for election.
Damages Awarded In Harsh Speech Case In Illinois
A jury in Judge Goggin's court awarded Mis Nina Braun $9 000 damages against Rev. Thomas Craven a retired missionary of Ivanston for frightening her and causing her to become a victim of St Vitus dance. The incident followed Craven attaching Mrs Braun's belongings during a move from an Evanston house he owned. She sought $50,000.
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Chicago
Goggin
Thomas Craven
Ivanston
Mis
Nina Braun
Six Members Slain Near Winona Farmhouse Mystery
A grim discovery reveals six people killed near Winona on the Missouri river about 30 miles below Bismarck. The victims at Thom as Spicer’s farmhouse include Mrs. Waldron Mrs. Rouse two infant boys Reverend Spicer and Mrs. Spicer. Officials suspect possible involvement of local Indians though no proof exists. The case remains shrouded in mystery.
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Bismarck
N. D
Winona
Missouri River
Thomas Spicer
William Waldron
William Rouse
Rouse
Boxing Match Ends In Tragic Ring Death
At the Manhattan club near Riverside Cincinnati, Ben Coleman 22 was knocked down by Joe Rodgers 22. Coleman did not rise and was carried from the ring. A doctor declared him dead from a broken neck. cause unclear whether fall or blow.
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Cincinnati
Manhattan
Riverside
Ben Coleman
Joe Rodgers
Coleman
Congress of Mothers Holds First Washington Session
Washington February sessions of the National Congress of Mothers attracted large crowds at the Arlington hotel and First Baptist church. Mrs Theodore W Birney led as president with Mrs Mary Louise Butler as secretary. Anthony Comstock urged national and state action to curb obscene literature and mothers pledged to guard homes by guiding press influence. A closing banquet followed.
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Washington
National Congress of Mothers
United States
Arlington Hotel
Theodore W. Birney
Mary Louise Butler
Cleveland
White House
First Baptist Chrch
Wilbur FP. Crafts
International Primary Union of Sunday School Teachers
Mass
Maud Ballington Booth
New York City
Louise J. Hogan
Germantown
Jenness Miller
Alice Lee Mogue
Washington, D. C
Helen H. Gardener
Boston
Francis Newton
Chicago
Constance Mackengie
Philadelphia
G. Stanley Tait
Worcester
Margaret I. Sangster
York City
Anthony Comstock
Mothers’ Congress
Central Hall
Isabella Lyson
Baltimore
Alice C. Robinson
Congress
National Convention of Mothers
Senate approves immigration bill with literacy test plans
Washington notes the senate agreed to the immigration law amendment on February 18 awaiting the president's signature. The bill cuts off entry to illiterates over 16 with limited language skills while allowing illiterate relatives to accompany admissible immigrants. It bars aliens from public works employment unless intending to become citizens, with exceptions for teaching. Cuba clause excludes disruptions. Vote split along party lines with four Democrats for and four Republicans against.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Cuba
Chilton
Faulkner
Hill
Martin
Hansbrough
Hawley
Mantle
Shoup
Bryan's Position Sustained in Golden Bond Suit
In Lincoln Nebraska on February 17 the state supreme court sustained W J Bryan in a case seeking to restrain the city from delivering 534 500 refunding bonds with a gold clause to ex City Treasurer Stephenson The court held the gold clause and the sale process illegal under the city charter and bond ordinances.
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Lincoln
Neb
W. J. Bryan
Stephenson
Supreme Court
Ar. Bryan
Bryan
Seventh Day Adventists Hold Midwestern Biennial Conference
Lincoln Neb Feb 20 Seventh Day Adventists convene their biennial conference for the first time in the middle west at Collegeview near Lincoln. The international gathering includes representatives from every U S state and nearly every foreign country.
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Lincoln
Neb
Seventh Day Adventists
Middle West
Collegeview
Union College
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John Ju
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