Quay Pushes Canal Bill As Arizona Ties In Politics
In Washington Senator Quay introduces a bill for a Erie to Ohio ship canal survey with $10,000 in expenses, hoping to align Pennsylvania and Ohio politics. George Christ of Arizona, a former collector at Nogales, features in a broader diary of political plots and potential Senate action.
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Lake Erie Ship Canal
George Christ
Arizona
Bradford
Allentown
Quay
Bouuray
D. C
People of
Pennsylvania Co
Senate
Erie
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Lakies
Atlantic
Tare Drivavtch
Mars
Earth
Pennsylvania Commission
Atlaatic
Gulf
National Republican Committee
Chicago
Harrison
el Paso
United States Senate
Christ
Blaine
Nogales
Senator Quay
Randall
London
Congress
Cleveland
Pittsnesey
Lightner
Alliance Mortgage Group Formed Under Ex-President McGrath
Kansas farmers form the Kansas Alliance Co operative Mortgage Association with capital stock of 1 million dollars. Frank McGrath leads the effort to negotiate directly with Eastern capitalists to fund farm mortgage debt. The charter was filed and operations begin next year. Delegates to a Reform Convention in St Louis February 22 aim to recruit industrial groups to the Alliance amid cross party criticism.
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Torpeka
Kaw
Kansas Alliance Co-operative Mortgage Association
Capital Stock
Frank McGrath
Alliance Enterprise
McGrath
Alliance
Alliance Commerce Convention
Farmers’ Alliance
St. Louis
People's Party
The Craze Pittsburg Pilot Sees Imaginary Danger
James McDonald, pilot of the Coal City, went insane at the wheel Sunday and has been taken to College Hill Sanitarium by relatives. He imagines danger signals ahead and issues incoherent orders to stop the boat, then denies color blindness. Leo Baumgartner, boat store man, assisted on arrival and stayed with him.
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Cineranxati
James McDonald
Coal City
College Hill
Leo Baumgartner
Field In Jail After Indictment In Bond Misappropriation
Edward M. Field, arrested near Mt. Vernon, is jailed at Ludlow Street after being indicted for felonious abstraction of Denver and Gulf bonds. Bail fixed at 25000, he is watched in a private office, while civil claims by Dietz against Field, Lindley, Wiechers & Co. loom.
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New York
Edward M. Field
Dunlap
Ludlow Street
Mt. Vernon
Byrnes
District Attorney's Office
Cowing
Pratt
Brooklyn
Field, Lindley, Wiechers & Co
Robert E. Dietz
Field
Denver and Gulf Railroad Company
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Nicoll
Dispatch
Union Pacific Company
Mr. Field
Union Pacific Railway Company
Fields
Dietx
Union Pacific & Percent
Delaware and Hudson
National Bank
Park Bank
Dietz
Arden Dunlap
Cyrus W. Field, Jr
Fielding the Largest Cell and a Warden’s Verdict
The jail’s largest cell is filled as a wary warden confirms close watch over a confined man. A reporter questions his sanity and the warden cites wild speculation as a sign of craziness. Dr. Fuller expects recovery despite illness.
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Field
Warden
Cyrus W. Field
Mrs Burnside Seeks Share of Cameron Trust in Harrisburg
In Harrisburg a suit may be brought against the trustees of General Simon Cameron’s estate to recover a portion of the 40 000 trust fund left for Burnside his wife and children. Mrs. Burnside is Thomas Burnside’s widow and Cameron’s grandson’s wife.
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Thomas Burnside
Harrisburg
England
Burnside
America
Milholland
London
Cameron
Reciproc ity Pact With West Indies Reached
Washington reports that after three weeks of talks Sir Julian Paunceforte won Jamaica’s approval for a reciprocity agreement with the British West Indies. Jamaica yields more revenue on American imports than other colonies, with flour and petroleum duties reduced and many American imports entering duty free. Jamaica’s revenue loss could be £25,000, shifting tax to imports from other countries, especially Britain. The full treaty will be published shortly.
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WaAshinotos
D. C
West India Islands
Julian Pauncefere
Jamaica
State Department
Great Britain
Barbadoes
Trinidad
Temerara
Julian Pauncefete
John W. Foster
Prominent People In Peril In New York Collision
A northbound New York Central flyer collided with a switch engine near Prominent station at 6 19 tonight destroying both trains. The fireman was killed. Engineer Kirk lies dying. No passengers killed though several injured. A passenger train broke down nearby and a danger signal was set. The switch engine cleared the disabled train as the flyer struck it. A woman suffered a head wound and a man was hurled head over heels. Several prominent persons were aboard the express.
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Newsvese
N. Y
New York Central Railroad
Kirk
Express
McKinley Still Very Ill in Canton
Governor elect McKinley remains confined to his room in Canton as of December 15. Dr. Phillips reports no present serious danger but urges complete quiet. The doctor hopes for recovery enough to drive out before week’s end, weather conditions not favorable.
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Canton
McKinley
Phillips
Mob Law For A Nuisance In Butte
In Butte Montana the Boston and Montana Company faces public anger over ore roasting in heaps violating a recent injunction. After the superintendent left town, residents wear cloths over their faces to block fumes. A public meeting is set for tomorrow as locals threaten to act, despite police inaction. Seven deaths were reported today.
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Butte
Maxt
Boston and
Montana
Influenza Strains Rush Physicians with Heavier Caseloads
Many physicians are overwhelmed as influenza cases surge across clinics and hospitals. Doctors report crowded emergency departments, longer hours, and rising patient visits amid the outbreak.
Influenza Epidemic Fears Rise Across City Hospitals
Physicians across the city see a mild grippe wave possibly building toward an epidemic this winter. reports from East End show 30 to 40 cases with mild symptoms. doctors warn of cold dry weather as a potential check, while others predict spread to Pittsburg and beyond with cases in New York Nashville Indianapolis and Philadelphia noted.
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East End
R. W. McClelland
Shadyside
Europe
Poole Maine
J. B. McGrew
Oakland
Pittsburg
M. W. Fiverson
EF. F. Frasher
J. 8. Phillips
Fifth Avenue
Sixth Ward
Moyer
Gardner
Fifth and
Wylie Avenues
Chicago mail wagon robbery shocks city
Five highwaymen halted a postal wagon on a Chicago street at gunpoint and seized registered pouches. The wagon sped away while the crew, including driver John Creighton, was forced to surrender. Detectives and Postoffice inspectors hunted the robbers as officers found the stolen mail later on Superior street.
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Chicago
Uncle Sam
Superior Street
John Creighton
Desplaines Street
Creighton
Principel Rrag
Judge Horace Clark Shot in Street by Crank
Judge Horace S. Clark a leading Republican was shot in the street by Frank W. Hornish after returning from Charleston. In the struggle the revolver fired several times injuring the judge’s face back and shoulder. Hornish was captured and jailed. The motive relates to a patent Hornish is interested in.
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Marroos
Int
Horace S. Clark
Frank W. Hornis
Hornish
Kern
Clark
Rush For Photographs Jails Three Chinese Immigrants
In Lockport New York three Canadian Chinamen Lee Yick Lee Lok and Yan Bow were ordered back to Canada by Commissioner Pound after a photography session heated by their reactions. Lee Yick shouted during the shot Yan Bow grinned and Lee Lok tried to hide his face. Copies will be sent to local commissioners amid a statewide photo gallery rush with over a hundred Chinese in jail noted.
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Lockport
N. Y
Dee
Canada
Lee Yick
Lee Lok
Yan Bow
Pound
Villard's Job In Jeopardy As Leaders Face Pressure
Wall Street chatter says Henry Villard may be ousted from the presidency of Edison General Electric Company and Northern Pacific Railroad. Drexel Morgan & Co. are said to desire a change, though Morgan and Villard deny the report.
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Edison
Northern Pacific
New York
Wall Street
Henry Villard
Edison General Electric Company
Northern Pacific Railroad
Drexel, Morgan & Co
Villard
Mr. Morgan
Mr. Villard
Local News Digest and Society Notes Snapshot
Daily overview of items including political stirring by a letter to local Democrats, labor field updates, senate bills, and petitions. Also reports from Washington gossip, hotel arrivals, and regional market and court notices.
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Saya
Allegheny
Washington
Bellevue
Senate
Pittsburg
Dakota
Ohio
Europe
Inquest Looms on Russell Sage Bomb Case
The ongoing Russell Sage bomb incident advances with an inquest to hear from injured parties once recovered. Coroner Messemer and Drs Gray, Dunham, Collins will finish head measurements. Norcross family affidavits surface. Mrs Norcross describes her son Henry L Norcross as mild, scholarly, and opposed to immense wealth. Sage himself appears at downtown offices and meets Manhattan Elevated directors, amid a flurry of witness testimony and public scrutiny.
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New York
Russell Sage
Gray
Dunham
Collins
Messemer
Draddy
Norcross
Henry L. Norcross
Jussell Sage
Ife
Canis
Sage
Alwayes
Tahall
Tecan
Chambers’ Encyelopedia
Montrose
Byrnes
Dynamiter
Colonel Siocum
Mr. Sage
Western Union
Manhattan Elevated
George Gould
Colonel Huin
McWilliams
Crisp and Mills Suffer Illness From Speakership Strain
In Washington on December 15 Speaker Crisp remained at the Metropolitan Hotel with a mild grip while Mills of Texas lay in his Willard's Hotel room with a severe cold and prostration after the heated speakership canvass. Doctors say Mills improved after three days, no visitors allowed to avoid distraction, and pneumonia rumors were denied. The strain of the contest is blamed for the illness among lawmakers and many stayed in their rooms.
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Wasmctox
D. C
Crisp
Metropolitan Hotel
Capitol
Representative Mills
Texas
Willard's
Sowers
Mills
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Mr. Cbrist
Delos FP. Smith
United States
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National Committee
Mr. Blaine
Treasury
State Committee
Inspector Byrnes
Fihtoord M. Field
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Sheldon
Trainer
Mr. Semple
District Attorney’s Office
Simon Cameron
West Indies
Uncle Fam
Peril
WM Kinley
M. A. Arnholt
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Tam
Associated Press
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Hamburg
Rege
Nashville
Indianapolis
Columbus
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Old Ladies
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Hospital
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