Keitt Defends Alliance Loyalist Record in Stokes Feud
Col Keitt writes to defend his Alliance loyalty and deny personal motives in the U.S. Senate fight. He accuses State Alliance president Stokes of calling a caucus with Non Alliance members to block Alliance nominees and promote Irby, urging Carolina to honor its leaders and principles.
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Columbia
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Mweitz
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News and Courier
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Charleston
Charleston World
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General Assembly
Louisiana
Order
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Hampton
South Carolina
Senate
National Democracy
National Democratic
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Prolonged Senate Standoff Over Force Bill in Deep Winter
At the Capitol in Washington the Senate battled the force bill through a long all night session. Deputies were sworn in and quorum fights fueled a marathon debate. By morning the chamber adjourned at 6 PM after about thirty hours, with both sides confident of their aims.
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Yeas
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Hoar
Washington House Bribery Charge Over Senator Nomination
In Olympia Jan 21 Speaker Shaw called for nominations for U S Senator. John J Metcalf rose with 8500 dollars from Harry A Clark of Spokane and declared his vote for C I L Calkins. The hall fell silent. A bribery inquiry committee was appointed and later a Senator vote gave Squire 48, Calkins 7, Carroll 4. Squire leads in both houses.
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Shaw
House
United States
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Washington
Harry A. Clark
Spokane
C. IL
Calkins
Metcalf
Squire
Carroll
Three Arrests Tied to Lincoln Murder Case
Lincoln Nebraska January 13 Three arrests were made within twenty four hours in the John Sheedy murder case. McFarland the first suspect confessed and implicated Mrs Sheedy and her alleged lover. He claims Mrs Sheedy agreed to pay fifteen thousand dollars to kill her husband. Developments are expected as Sheedy was a wealthy longtime resident.
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Mcfarland
School Room Murder Rocks Syracuse in Public School
Wilbur S Barker shot his wife Nellie, a public school teacher, in Bassett Street School in front of about forty pupils. He fired nine times, killing their infant son, then fled on a cutter. police trail leads twenty miles as the victim lies gravely wounded and unconscious. Barker, about fifty, is described as jealous and possibly insane and has a history of three marriages.
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Bassett Street
Nellie
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Darker
Ile
Shot Down In the Road Near Sumter County
Capt John Maxcy was murdered on a road three miles from his home in the upper part of the county while returning alone from Sumter. A buckshot wound to the left face and head killed him after he was found in the family yard. suspects named include two enslaved men. The incident sparked local outrage and fear of lynching as the case develops.
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S.C
John Maxcy
Sumter
Maxey
Ile
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Columbia
News and Courier
Michigan bill would elect electors by Congressional districts
In Rapids on January 19, debate grows over strengthening state election laws and a proposed measure by Rep. John Liner Detroit to elect Presidential Electors by congressional districts with two at large on the general ticket. Michigan has thirteen electoral votes and past results show misalignment between statewide majorities and the Electoral College.
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John Liner
Detroit
Michigan
Desperate Texas farmer robs saloon manhunt ends in jail
Sherman Texas January report says farmer George Smith entered a Mills saloon and forced seven men to surrender valuables with a revolver. Town marshal Jim Sibel fired but missed. Smith shot Sibel in the head as he fled. Sibel is expected to die. Smith was captured and jailed, claiming hard times and poor crops drove him to robbery.
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