Tragic Gas Incident Kills Mother and Daughter in Norresville
In Norresville Indiana on February 2 a mother and her 17 year old daughter died from asphyxiation due to gas leaking from a flour store. The father Thurman attempted to shut off the gas but collapsed, later died. The trio had been at the store when the gas escaped, leaving the mother and daughter found dead and Mr Thurman unconscious before recovery efforts.
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Britain's Biggest War Force Yet in South Africa
London reports Mr Wyndham states Britain will deploy 130000 regulars with Canadians Australians and 29000 South African volunteers in two weeks, totaling 213000 troops and 232 guns. Transport and supply shortages hinder actual engagement as Cape garrisons and logistics shape the campaign.
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Nation's Dead Bring Logan and Generals to Resting Places
San Francisco February 2 The remains of Major Major John A Logan and Major General Aris BiruBs were escorted by commissioned officers and placed on a gun car draped in black. Relatives Louis Logon and Mrs Armstrong plus other mourners rode in carriages as a three troop cavalry escort and a State troop signal detachments accompanied the procession. A 100 man Odd Fellows committee joined the farewell as the cortege passed downtown to the ferry depot. On the bay the naval reserve ship Myron fired minute guns. At Oakland Mole the caskets were placed on a special train bound for Chicago where Logan goes to Youngstown Ohio Lawton to Fort Wayne and Indianapolis then Washington. The train will reach Chicago Monday and the body of Lawton will be in state at Fort Wayne and Indianapolis before continuing to Washington.
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Big Bids for Big Fight in San Francisco Fight
Sealed bids for the Corbett Jeffries heavyweight title fight are opened with seven offers. Carnival company of San Francisco proposes a $30,000 purse plus 1 percent of fight pictures, or $33,000 with club ownership of pictures. National Athletic Club offers 70 percent of grosses with minimum fighters’ share of $29,000. Other bids include Broadway and Seaside clubs. Also reports on Rough Riders reunion at Oklahoma City, bankers counterfeiting prank, and assorted sports and political notes.
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Rival Governors Seek Peaceful Settlement of Kentucky Crisis
In Frankfort on February 2, Democratic and Republican advisers sought a quick, peaceful resolution after Goebel's shooting. Talks at the Capitol with Judge Prior, Lewis McQuown, and Col. William Scat considered submitting the rival governors’ case to the Kentucky Court of Appeals or ultimately to the U.S. Supreme Court for final settlement. The parties agreed to reconvene, hoping to avoid further clashes.
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Kentucky Goebel seating and Taylor governance clash
Congress in session at Frankfort sees Edelen pressing for supreme court settlement while Republicans challenge Goebel seating under state election law. Bank president refuses to pay dollar orders signed by Taylor until governor status is clear, and Warden Lillard blocks Hayes pardon amid Goebel tensions as soldiers near the penitentiary. President McKinley asked for federal action but the White House remains cautious as London and capitol events unfold.
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Sibley for Expansion in Democratic Debate
Representative Joseph Sibley of Pennsylvania defended expansion as a core Democratic doctrine once championed by Jefferson and presidents Madison Jackson Polk and Buchanan. The speech spurred floor and gallery reactions while other discussions covered monetary policy and the Transvaal mediation.
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Miners Conference Inches Toward Accord Amid Talks
Miners and operators reported progress at the joint conference with concessions on price per ton and run of mine issues. A session was set to report a partial agreement and seek further instructions as talks continue in Ohio and Pennsylvania with Indiana and Illinois run of mine disputes unresolved. Thomas L. Lewis received a gold watch at a miners’ meeting in Bridgeport. Separately, Chicago hosted a meeting of banana dealers to organize against the Fruit Dispatch banana trust, spanning Illinois to Missouri and aiming to control prices and supply.
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Stranded sailors and New York fraud ring raise consulate alarm
Dispatches report American sailors stranded in Tadis Washington and a suspected New York gang that lures men into foreign ships by deception, shipping already unfit workers abroad. Also noted are railway strike tensions on Great Northern, city fires with injuries, an actress's suicide, New Jersey DA nominees, and a catarrh cure advert.
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