Fragmentary Telegraph Snippets From Pacific to Idaho
A collage of terse wires reports: a train wreck near Omaha on a Burlington line. a 17-pound pigeon in California. fishing price talks in Astoria. riots against a church in Bay City Michigan. McKinley’s pick for ambassador John Hay. Oregon river improvements debated. will Willamette locks and Yaquina project proceed. Pacific cable plans favor Britain concessions. a masked raid on C W Reddick in Idaho. rail survey talks linking Port Alvarado and Salina Cruz. Managua telegraph on 9,000 to pay.
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Pacific Roads
Pacific Mail
Senate
Columbus River
Bellidomeoting
Astoria
Patton
Wishermen’s
Newa
Bay City
Mich
Father Bogacki
St. Stanisinus
Alot
Clobe
Chisago
McKinley
John Hay
Washington
Vienna
Madrid
Hayes
Hay
Linton
Mitchell
Yagduina
Oregon
Fisk
Willamette River
Yamhilla
Yaquina
London
Great Britain
Chamberlain
C. W. Reddick
Newport
Idaho
Reddick
CO. P. Hunt
Port Alvarado
Vera Crus
Salina
Robbers Hit Chicago Hotel Buffet in Broad Daylight
Two armed men entered the Auditorium hotel buffet at 1:30 this morning and seized $100 from cashier D Walsh after counting it in the till. The assailants wore well dressed outfits and fled toward Lake Front Park, leaving witnesses shaken as police recover no trace.
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Chicago
Auditorum
Smake
D. Walsh
Carbler Walah
Lekxe
Annex
Hearst on the Rack in Funding Bill Debates
Washington January 11 The second day of debate on the funding bill featured a sensational personal attack by Johnson of California on Hearst and Mayor Burton of San Francisco. Cooper of Wisconsin denounced the remarks as an attempt to blacken Hearst and his reputation. The incident overshadowed the funding bill and the House prepared to recess as Harrison proposed a Treasury Interior and Attorney General commission to negotiate settlement of the debt.
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Washington
Pacife
Congress
Sonhneon
California
Baltor-Mearst
Gan Franpiacd
Hearat
Butro
Pacific Coast
Hearst
Maguire
Cooper
Johnson
Harrison
Treasury
Murders at Guanabacoa Reported Amid Cuban Turmoil
Disjointed World dispatches describe brutal killings and mass burials near Guanabacoa including a mass grave with dismembered remains. Spanish troops reportedly fire on frightened Cuban civilians under edicts restricting movement. Rumors of Gomez’s victories circulate as Weyler faces censure and widespread fear spreads through Havana.
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Guanabacos
New York
Guanabacoa
Havana
Carefac
Jeamt
Bpan- Ter
Jeaninga
United States
Gomez
Trocha
Pinar del Rio
Weyler
Aplee
Cabanas
Moro Castle
Seth" Wyalt
Atrocities Reported in Guanabacoa Under Colonel Fondevilla
Antonio Aguierre, Havana produce exchange member, arrived from Havana with details of a terror regime under Colonel Fondevilla in Guanabacoa. He claims hundreds fled to Havana, civilians were killed with machetes, and lists of supposed sympathizers were kept for secret executions.
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New York
Antonio Aguierro
Havana
Weyler
Guanabacoa
Acre
Hfe
Fondevellia
United States
Fondorella
Pacific railroads funding bill debated in Congress
Debate opened in the House on the Pacific railroads funding bill as a major regulatory measure. Powers of Vermont led speakers with a two hour argument. Hubbard Grow and Bell spoke for and against. Senate committees set the bill as a priority in primaries after the free homestead bill, with a four day window for final vote.
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Washington
Pacific Railroads
Powers
Vermont
Pacific Railroads Commission
Hubbard
Missouri
Grow
Bell
Senate
Republican Committee
Allison
Gorman
Cockrall
Democratic Committee
Allison declines McKinley cabinet post in Canton talks
In Canton Senator William B. Allison declined a third time the offer of President-elect McKinley to join his cabinet. Allison reaffirmed his Senate duties and said he would not leave the Senate for an administrative office while expressing full support for McKinley and the Republican party. General Angus and allied figures arrived from Pittsburgh and discussed cabinet considerations, with Angus denying personal ambition and aiming to support a suitable choice from the South.
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Eveland
W B. Allinon Han
McKinley
Canton
Allievan
Major McKinley
Allison
Republican Party
Sherman
Ohio
Pittsburg
Senator Allison
Geneal Felts Angus
Baltimore American
Scoretary
Bayle
Angus
Allison War
Elec
East
Angne
Pdt
South
Lynch mob hangs suspect after arson case in Orangeburg
In Orangeburg South Carolina Lawrence Brown a Black man linked to the burning of Robert Wanamaker's barn and stables was found lynched this morning his body hanging from a railroad danger signal beam near Belton. The coroner's inquest offered little testimony amid recent arson fears.
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Heppner, Or
Tegan
Robert Dexter
Thas Ile
Logan
Orangeburg
Lawrence Brown
Robert Wanamaker
Barna
Stablea
Bullton
South Carolina & Georgia
Lynchtein
Venlic
Brown
Meen
Wanamaker
Seven Nuns Die in Roberval Convent Fire
A fire at the Roberval convent on Lake John destroyed the building and killed seven nuns with about fifty others escaping. The blaze began about 6 o'clock on Epiphany morning, fed by unwatered walls and dense smoke. Fireproofing was incomplete and the dormitory crowded. candles near decorations are suspected to have started the fire.
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Ottawa
Treeline
Roberval
Lake &. John
Quebec
Holssys
Jesus
Atorlea
Ursuline Nans
Cynara
Montcalm
Plains of Abraham
House passes second class mail bill after two days of debate
Washington January eight 144 to 108 vote approves measure curbing second class rates for periodicals and limits publications claiming book status. Provisions require state bundle separation and remove sample copy and return privileges for newspapers.
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Washington
Lau
House
United States
Northwest Briefs Report From Oregon and Washington State
Regional notes cover Tigardville flour mill, Coquille egg shipments, and Oregon logging near Peoria. Widespread items include a prairie murder case, county rolls, Indian dances in Arlington, Nes Perce incidents, Chehalis population rise, and plans for beet sugar bounty revival.
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Myrtle Polat
W. C. Conner
Wees Arkeles Mast
Lane Clterney
Inatroet
Pater
Burtenshaw
Myrtle Penkt
Doppe
Motary
Oshes
Welle-Farge
Pr. WM. A. Toye
E. Bender
Notary Public and Conveyancer
Myrtle ‘Fount
L. A. Roberts Reson
Ferory Pavnie
K. A. Leep, M. D
Thysician
MYRL
Y. Wecluikey
Cogn
Coquille
Gary Gay
Nurges
N. Roberts
Carpenter and Cabinet Maher
Ulepeme
Pe Bay
Rosebury
Exstern
Will Roe Tolice
Marshfield
Myrtle Point
E. A. Dodge
Myrtle, Polat, Og
Gumtux
C. A. Ballard
Cajaia
Dassilin City
Epitome
News of the World
Pacsegner
Burlington
Omsaha
Wiens
Union
Petalama
Cal
Walla
Wash
San Francisco
Theeper
Ban Francisco
Bea
Jacheonville
Fla
Boutwell
St John's River
Charles Sherman
Providence
R. L
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Srime
Arabgeri
Ya Ponion
Garfield, Wash
Palouse
Garfield
House Committee On Territories
Secretary of the Interior
Alaska
Massillon
United Mine Workers
Eau Claire, Wie
Commercial Bank
Eau Claire
Capital
Allemas Nia Bank
St. Pat
Allen
Kendrick
Pierce City
Wile Wend
Reddisig
Jan
Frank Perkett
Has
Lee
A Cubsa
Guaabacca
Powere
The
Committee On Foreign Relations
Chandler
Alrahin
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Itaburg
Charles D. Deforest
Pittaburg
Gororg x Field
Defuront
Lacombe and Wallace
United States Dreakt Court of Appeals
George Washington
Sherry’s
Daughters of the American Revolution
Portland, Or
James
Laegat
Rulcide
Maine
France
JUDGE
Belton
Charles Dougherty
Florida
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Donogherty
Harrodsburg
Lexington and
Brolley
Mercer County
Russia
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Forte United
Coluca Bien
Drew
Pasced the
Menee
Call On Cubs
Cubance
Julio Sanguilly
Charica Gavin
Aenate Paneer Home
Marbrick
Oakland
Shoeor
Jennie Jurgensen
Ahe
Henvy
Mise Jurgensen
Leadville
Colo
Twin Laken Station
Peter Fagin
Michael Sebla
Joseph Larkin
Colorado Midland Railroad
Auatralia
N Oil Company
Australia
Coasttralia
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Tigardville
Washington County
R. D. Williams
Ed Meador
Prairie City
Grant County
Ity
Bandon Woolen Mills
Owiay
Nixon Bros
Peoria
Linn County
Corvallia
Prineville
H. Clay
Arrington
Minnesota
Vicina
Oak Grove
Wanco
Uvamtilla
Am Cordo
Arlington
Ballrooks
Thorn Hollow
Umatilla County
Umatilla
Chehalis County
Electric Light & Power Company
Toamwater Park
Olympia
Jnjge Hume
Seattle
William Carey
Gray's Harbor
Kittitas County
Spokane
Erty Byaday
Dunham
Gig Harbor
Pieme Ronney
John F Dsmon
Sestile
Stevens County
Cabville
Chewolah
Kalama
Colfax
Thuralay
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