Presentation of Garter to German Crown Prince Signals Alliance
London dispatch reports King Edward VII gifts the Garter to the German heir, signaling closeness with Germany and a potential Anglo German alliance. Improvements in Franco British ties and Anglo American rapprochement are noted, while Berlin papers caution about William II’s Anglo mania affecting policy.
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Order of the Garter
Germany
Edward II
France
Associated Press
New York
Tribune
London
Edward
Willian II
Engand
England
China
Europe
Iime
Lord Lansdowne
Osborne
Berlin
William
Berz Nachrichten
Prince of Wales
Twil- Wami
Great Britain
Two New Senators Presented in Senate.
In Washington on January 22 the credentials of Kansas senator-elect Burton and South Dakota senator-elect Gamble were presented by their predecessors. The Indian appropriation bill dominated the session as routine business gave way to consideration, and the Indian appropriation bill was finally passed.
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Associated Press
Washington
DB. C
Senate
Burton
Kansas
R. J. Gamble
South Dakota
Baker
Gample
Kyle
Supreme Court Sustains Inheritance Tax Law in Michigan
In a unanimous opinion the Michigan Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the inheritance tax law. The court also granted an order directing the Ingham County circuit court to show cause why a writ should not issue to prevent further contempt proceedings against former Governor Pingree.
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Associated Press
Lansing
Mich
Supreme Court
Pingret
Ingham County
Pingree
Deadlock Persists in Lincoln Senate Ballot Vote
In Lincoln Nebraska on January 29 the senate vote tally shows Allen 977, Hitchcock 49, W IL Thompson 7, D EB Thompson 4, Meiklejohn 28, Hinshayw 13, Rosewater 18, Curtis 20, Hainer 4, Crounz 7, Martin 6, Kinkaid 4, and scatter Was 2 as the deadlock persists.
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Lincoln
Neb
United States
Allen
Hitchcock
W. IL. Thompson
D. EB. Thompson
Meiklejohn
Hinshayw
Rosewater
Curtis
Hainer
Crounz
Martin
Kinkaid
Was
Cession of Islands Gazetted by Spain
Madrid reports the cession of Sibutu and Cagayan De Jolo islands to the United States has been gazetted. Washington notes a proposed appropriation of 160000 dollars to pay Spain under the ratified treaty.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Sibutu
Cagayan de Jolo Islands
United States
Washington, D. C
Congress
Spain
Cagayan Islands
Philippine Archipelago
Senate
Rumor on William and Wales Debt hoax claims hoarded funds
Berlin dispatch reports Vorwaerts claims Emperor William hurried to England to settle a private debt with the Prince of Wales. It alleges a 24,000,000 mark loan dating from William I's era, tied to vast savings of 56,000,000 marks, and notes the palace aide Stolberg's role and a subsequent resignation. Officials call the tale a gigantic hoax.
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William
England
Associated Press
Berlin
The
Vorwaerts
Socialist Organ
Prince of Wales
Frederick
William I
Count von Stolberg
Ice Bridge Forms Across Niagara River
Niagara Falls January 29. The first ice bridge of the season has formed and grown stronger, extending up to nearly a mile from the steel-arched bridge past the American falls and Goat Island. It reaches thicknesses of fifty to ten feet as ice blocks clog the gorge head and widen the frozen roadway.
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Niagara Falls
Great Canon
American Falls
Goat Island
Hinsey Resigns From Endowment Board Role
John Hinsey, longtime member of the Knights of Prthing endowment ranks board, resigns citing a board resolution demanding full time service. C F P S Neal of Lebanon Indiana is elected president. Hinsey leads the claim department of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul railway.
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Associated Press
Chicase
John Hinser
Knights of Prthing
C. FP
S. Neal
Lebanon
Ind
Hinsey
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Lumber woods death in Ingalls reported in Green Bay
Moses Han non of Green Bay was killed by a falling tree in the lumber woods near Ingalls Michigan. His remains will be brought to Green Bay today. He was about thirty and lived with his mother. He was working in the woods at the time of the accident. No further particulars have been received.
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Green Bay
Wis
Moses Hannon
Cty
Ingalls
Mich
Nation to visit Arkansas City amid saloon barricades
Associated Press dispatch from Arkansas City Kansas reports Mrs Carrie Nation is expected in town by midweek. Saloonkeepers hurried to prepare barricades and set sentries to warn of her approach, signaling a tense protest atmosphere.
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Associated Press
Arkansas City
Kan
Carrie Nation
May Have Belonged To A Royal Family
An Associated Press report from Helena Montana dated January 2 details Charles Schmidt who drank poison in a saloon and died soon after. It is believed his real name was De La Garda and he was a Swedish royal relative who left Sweden as a boy after a broken romance.
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Associated Press
Helena
Mont
Charles Schmidt
de la Garda
Sweden
Mourning Orders and Funeral Preparations for Queen
Reports from Cowes on King Edward VII and the Isle of Wight events describe a dummy coffin rehearsal, purple mourning drapery orders causing cost concerns, and potential royal residence changes. London and Windsor arrangements include crown procession guards, Eton route lining, and possible pallbearers among generals.
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Associated Press
Cowes
Isle of Wight
London
Duke of York
Osborne House
Sidney Everett
Boston
Beatrice
Dighton Probyr
King Edward
Duke of Cambridge
Victoria Station
Alexandria
Sandringham
Marlborough House
Duchess of York
M. K. Vanderbilt
Duchess of Marlborough
Eton
Long Walk
Windsor Castle
Knights of Windsor
Hot Tilt in House Bristles Over Kiowa Bill Clause
Washington Jan. In a heated House exchange Representatives Stephens and Flynn clash over a Kiowa Indian bill clause allowing white settlers to take lands with minerals. The speaker curbs the personal-privilege flare. Hull moves army reorganization back to conference as the House proceeds to the agricultural bill led by Wadsworth.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Representatives Stephens
Texas
Flynn
Oklahoma
Stephens
Hull
Iowa
Wadsworth
Big Strike at Paris Grips Underground Rail Travel
Paris January 29 A general strike of the underground railway workers has been declared. Stations are occupied by unionists and passenger traffic is heavily congested. Shoppers and commuters face disruption as the walkout affects travel to and from business districts.
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Associated Press
Paris
Lroons
Resolution invites Carrie Nation to speak in Topeka
A Topeka Kansas resolution introduced in the state house invited Mrs Carrie Nation to address the body and named an hour for her to speak. The measure was tabled.
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Topeka
Kan
Carrie Nation
Wade and Ludlow Assigned to Manila Duty
In Washington, Brig. Gens. James F. Wade and Wm. Ludlow will be relieved from their current garrisons and ordered to San Francisco to sail after March 1 for Manila, where they report to the commanding general for duty. General Wade commands the Department of Dakota with headquarters at St. Paul, while General Ludlow serves on the board drafting regulations for a war college to be based in Washington.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
James F. Wade
Wm. Ludlow
San Francisco
Manila
Wade
Department of Dakota
5. Paul
Ludlow
Oshkosh Woman Flora Hinds Dies in Ashland Typhoid
Flora M. Hinds, a 27 year old Oshkosh native and former Trinity Episcopal church teacher, died in Ashland after typhoid fever. She was educated at Oshkosh High and Normal Schools, taught in Oshkosh, then moved to Ashland to teach. Funeral plans await arrival of her body in Oshkosh.
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Oshkosh
Trinity Episcopal Church Sunilay
Oshkosh High School
Emma Allen
Hinds
Ship subsidy bill faces Senate clash in Washington
Washington Jan 29 The ship subsidy bill rose in the senate after Indian appropriation action as Mr Turner opposed the measure. Mr Frye vowed not to yield to other bills without a vow to place appropriation bills ahead. Frye expected smooth handling of the appropriation bills once the subsidy issue was out of the way.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Senate
Turner
Washington
Frye
May Mean Extra Session of Congress
The cabinet discussed Cuban constitution provisions and expected completion by February 15. The president favors prompt action and would call Congress in extra session if needed. The Spooner Philippine bill is also urgent, and failure of either measure could trigger an extra session.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Washington
Congress
Astor Engagement Rumor Denied by Both Families
London reports no confirmation of a rumored betrothal between Miss Pauline Astor, daughter of Vic Waldorf Astor, and the duke of Roxbury. Both sides refuse to discuss the matter, leaving the engagement unconfirmed despite prior chatter.
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London
Pauline Astor
Vic. Waldorf Astor
Duke of Roxbury
Wisconsin Assembly Debates Bond Limit Increase and Tax Exemptions
Madison reports the Wisconsin Assembly considers raising the bond unit from 3 to 10 percent to fund public utilities. Checks include an exemption plan by Manuel for personal property up to 200 dollars and broader tax reforms.
Assembly Work Delays Set Date On Tax Bills
February 8 looms as a potential deadline as assemblymen and senators meet to resolve tax commission bill readiness. Anti cigarette bill Overbeck moves to floor with senate recommendation before week’s end while Orton mulls capital punishment restoration. Grman to propose harsher kidnapping penalties.
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Tax Commission
Asemblyman
Overbeck
Assembly
Senate
Senate Committee On
Assemblyman
Assemblyman Orton
Mgr. Grtmn
Proposed Prize Fight Hailed Public Nuisance In Cincinnati
Suit filed in Cincinnati seeks injunction against Jeffries Ruhlin prize fight set for Feb 15. Court hearing planned in common pleas with Judge Hillis. Plaintiffs name Saengerfest trustees, Saengerfest Athletic Association, and Zoological Association which owns the hall site. Legal grounds label the event a public nuisance and cite Ohio Supreme Court on prize fights as brutish and dangerous to society.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Court of Common Pleas
Hillis
Common Pleas
Orginal Saengerfest Board of Trustees
Saengerfest Athletic Association Company
Messrs. Jeffries and
Ruhlin
Zoological Association
Saengerfest Hall
Ohio Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Services for the Dead Attendances and Times
Funeral arrangements announced for Mrs Marie Mierswa at 28 Ceape Street with Rev BE H Smith officiating. Music by Mlle Luther Davies and H Powers. Cyrus H Wakefield funeral in Merrville Texas to be held Thursday at 11 in Spikes and Mc Donald undertaking rooms with H Powers and Bessie Lou Daggett singing. Harry L Battis remains to lie in state at Masonic Temple Wednesday morning until 2 PM.
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Marie Mierswa
Ceape Street
BE. H. Smith
First Congregational Church
Mlle
Luther Davies
Spikes and McDonald
Heman H. Powers
Bessie Lou Daggett
Harry L. Battis
Masonic Temple
Directors defer dividend decision at American Steel and Wire
New York January 29 directors of the American Steel and Wire company issued a statement to stockholders postponing action on dividends for both preferred and common stock until the board meeting next March. The release adds that an amendment to the by laws requires quarterly dividend action beginning March 1.
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Associated Press
New York
American Steel and Wire Company
Released From Quarantine In Green Bay Patient Recovered
Special to The Northwestern reports J. J. Seymour the first smallpox patient in Green Bay will be released from quarantine Thursday. He has fully recovered and his home is fumigated under the board of health. Bedding and clothing were burned at the slough south of the city.
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Green Bay
J. J. Seymour
Board of Health
Appleton
Wis
Rodermund Mmailpox
Land of the Living
H. W. Rathbun
Mr. Rathbun
David Hammel
Knute
M. J. Rodermund
M. B
Max Bhat Terrh
Rodermund
Frank D. Bine
Vandalia Railroad
Appleton Doctor Rodermund’s Escape Sparks Public Debate
Appleton Wisconsin reports a sensational note from M J Rodermund M B declaring his push for public welfare and criticising superstition as authorities pursue his smallpox quarantine escape. Dr Rodermund allegedly reached Terre Haute from Chicago after disguising himself and scrubbing his clothes, while officials vow strict quarantine upon any sighting.
Runaway horse injures J P Guilliaume at Main and Merritt
J P Guilliaume of 144 Waugoo street was struck by a runaway horse pulling a Wyland Baking delivery cart near Main and Merritt. He suffered a deep eye cut requiring stitches, a badly lacerated hand, and arm injury, but no serious outcome expected. The rider struggled to control the animal as it ran down Merritt, narrowly missing an electric car.
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J. P. Guilliaume
Waugoo Street
Wyland Baking Company
Merritt Street
Main
A. P. Adams
Church Street
Jackson
Tace Wyland
Main Street
Merritt
Mr. Guilliaume
Manitoba Laborer Arrested for 1999 Murder
Donald Todd a laborer was arrested in Winnipeg on the charge of murdering John Gordon on October 16, 1999. Prosecutors allege revenge and robbery as motives as both men were courting the same woman.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Donald Todd
John Gordon
Weather Outlook for Wisconsin Tonight and Tomorrow
Snowy fragments describe a forecast for Wisconsin with threats of unsettled east portions tonight. Indications show fairer, colder conditions with brisk north winds. Time and temperature notes are fragmented, but suggest cooler overnight with improving daytime conditions tomorrow.
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Wisconsin
Weducoday Fair
Giewbe
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Ashland
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Harry Pierce
Oregon Street
Thomas Hinds
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