Lying, Bluff, and Foraker in Ballot Box Case
The Ohio ballot box forgery inquiry hears dramatic testimony as Governor Foraker accuses Wood of perjury and forgery while detailing how a forged paper was hidden to influence politics. General Grosvenor and Colonel Sands figures are debated as the panel presses on.
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Foraker
General Grosvenor
Wood
Kurtz
Cincinnati
Amor Smith
Smith
Dispatch
Ohio
Halstead
Campbell
Jennings
Athens
Messenger
Sands
Turner
Grosvenor
Witnes
Hoar
McPherson
Henry R. Little
Hadden
Butterworth
Washington
T. C. Campbell
James E. Campbell
Soy
Witness
Noes Foraker
Governor Foraker
Topp
Mason
Colonel Sands
Radio Telephones Bring Saratoga Ball to Homes
In Saratoga on February 12 the Jeffersonian and Lincoln clubs host large events. The Lincoln group marks Lincoln's birthday with a banquet in Worden House. Coggeshall speaks on The Republican Party. The Jeffersonian club hosts a ball at Town Hall with a Troy band. A transmitter behind the orchestra lets telephone users hear the music.
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Saratoga
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Worden
Coggeshall
Troy
Baratoga
Brokers Come to Blows at Consolidated Exchange
Sensation at the Consolidated Mining Exchange in New York as two members W H Deboise and William McQuaid argued over the run and fought. Deboise fell from the building during the skirmish and sustained injuries.
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New York Consolidated
New York
Consolidated Mining Exchange
W. H. Deboise
William McQuaid
Deboise
Orie
Blaine Pushes Sugar Duty Removal in Tariff Talks
From Washington February 12. Key Republican lawmakers and cabinet members press the tariff bill sugar tax issue. Secretary Blaine seeks South American sugar relief to gain U S trade concessions. Major McKinley and others report Blaine’s influence growing as sugar farmers protest. The aim is removal of the sugar duty, with party leaders reportedly ready to concede if benefits follow.
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Wasninoros
Republian
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Blaine
Major McKinley
Flint glass trust formation discussed at New York meeting
New York February 12. The American Glass Manufacturers Association met at the Astor House with attendees including Thomas Evans Charles Taylor and Daniel Ripley from Pittsburg Hibley Co and Storm Co of Brooklyn Gillander Son Horman C Philadelphia P Gleason Manufacturing New York and Brox Co Port Jervis The gathering was secret and aimed to form a flint glass trust Ripley presided but attendees would not reveal actions taken.
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Distatch
New Yeas
American Glass Manufacturers’ Association
Astor House
Thomas Evans
Charles Taylor
Daniel Ripley
Pittsburg
Hibley & Co
Storm & Bro
Brooklyn
Gillander & Son and Horman & C
Philadelphia
P. Gleason Manufacturing Company
New York
Brox & Co
Port Je
Lively Scene in Ottawa House of Commons
In Ottawa the House of Commons erupted as John Carlton accused the Minister of courting the Roman Catholic vote by winking at outrages. Miss Wright was described as brutalized, and Sir John Macdonald deflected to provincial authorities. Mr Clayton pressed reply, was ruled out of order, and the Speaker adjourned to prevent a rupture.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
John Carlton
Miss Wright
John Macdonald
John
Clayton Arage
Mr. Clayton
Clayton
Lincoln Birthday Banquet Draws Large Ohio Republican Rally
The third annual Lincoln banquet under the Ohio Republican League was well attended by distinguished Republicans from Ohio and other states. Evening speeches honored Lincoln with sentiments on themes like The Undemeer Lincoln and The Press, delivered by figures including Luther Laflin Mills and General eras Woodford amid Miss Lynch and New South references.
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Undemeer Lincoln
Luther Laflin Mills
New South
Woodford
New York
Mack
Queens
National Republican Aumphrey
John RK. Lynch
Mississipi
Brokerage partner leaves firm amid scandal voyage to England
Douglass Green of Green & Bateman bankers and brokers has withdrawn from the firm and travels on the steamer Lahn toward Southampton with Mrs Snell McCrea whom he married recently at Old Point Virginia while his wife remains undivorced. Relatives friends and his doctor Dr Curtis fear mental derangement and say the withdrawal was compulsory.
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New York
Douglass Green
Green & Bateman
Broadway
Southampton
England
Snell-McCrea
Old Point
Handy With a Gun in Court Shooting Incident
In San Diego on February 12 during a court recess in the William Mayne assault to murder trial, Bertha Johnson, the prosecuting witness, fired three shots at Mayne. The bullets hit the head, neck, and shoulder as he sat in a chair. the wounds were described as probably fatal.
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San Diego
Cat
William Mayne
Bertha Johnson
Mayne
Hair in Braided Length Causes Fatal Milling Injury
Etta Kixby aged 16 at Hudson Knitting Mills was drawing a fallen object when her braided hair was drawn into a fast revolving pulley. The scalp was torn from the head and she died within minutes. Other workers witnessed the accident, and authorities began an inquiry.
Prince Henry to Reestablish Brazil Empire Rumor Sparks Berlin Excitement
Berlin shipments spread a startling report that Prince Henry will lead the move to reestablish Brazil's empire. The German Emperor reportedly excuses him from domestic contracts and may permit soldiers to accompany him on the expedition.
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Berlin
Prince Henry
Dunlap's Cable ComPany
J Beeur
Brazil
Germany
Blaine Returns to State Department Appoints Chief Clerk
Secretary Blaine resumes official duties at the State Department after bereavement and names G A Brown of Washington as chief clerk, succeeding J F Les in the post.
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Washington
Blaine
State Department
G. A. Brown
J. F. Les
Wolfe Won’t Run Prohibition Candidate for Governor
Charles B. Wolfe announces he will not run as the Prohibitionists’ candidate for Pennsylvania governor though he will back them. He criticizes Pattison, predicts no Republican revolt against Quay, and details his past alliances with machine politics while reaffirming his Prohibitionist stance and readiness to support the cause financially.
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Charles B. Wolfe
Pennsylvania
Pattison
Quay
Shammokin
Lewisburg
Pennsylvanis
Charles
Wolfe
Camerona
Lochiel Halls
Sams
Gen Beaver
Philadelphia
Gordon
Wallace
Mr. Wolfe
Pennsylvania Railroad
Delamater
Smith
Maree
Ansylvania
O Corvens
Quay Bare Oth
Boss
Prohibitionists
Republican Party
Pittsburg Bride Weds Chicago Lawyer in St Paul Mansion
The Kittson mansion hosted a grand wedding between Charles H S Weaver and Miss Marie E Kittson with Rev. William Pope officiating. About 500 guests attended a lavish supper after a decorated ceremony. Weaver, a Chicago attorney, and Miss Kittson, 19, hear of a $600000 inheritance.
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St. Pau
Kittson
St. Paul
Charles H. 5. Weaver
Chicago
Marie E. Kittson
Norman W. Kittson
William ©. Pope
Church of the Good Shepherd
May ‘Hichmond
Dubuque
Adah Hawkins
Etta Hawkins
Snint En Chenner
W. B Bogart
Chicago Board of Trade
E.G. Hartje
Pittsburg
Mrs. Weaver
Muhlenberg Sophomores Fire Shots After Banquet
In Allentown Pennsylvania the Muhlenberg College sophomore banquet ended with bitter conflict as sophomores, angrily marching back to campus, fired shots, fought freshmen in hallways, and suffered injuries including a jaw being damaged.
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Allentown
Muhlenberg College
Moody's Choir Singer Shot in Batavia Inferno of Crime
Special Telegram reports Robert K. Henderson a Batavia carpenter shot Hattie Hind, Moody's choir singer since 1887, in a domestic dispute. Hind, 36, survived a scalp wound after Henderson fired on her as she faced away, then wounded himself. He is described as a habitual loafer.
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Tel Distatch
Chicaco
Robert KR. Henderson
Batavia
N. Y
Hattie Hind
Moody's Church
Harvard Students Turn Thieves Violin Theft Arrest
Three Harvard medical school students are under arrest for stealing a $300 violin from Elias Howe of 88 Court Street. The suspects are H. Littlefield of Boston J. D. Bagiones and H. A. Stone of Newton, all well connected socially. The violin was stolen last November and traded for cash and other instruments before arrests.
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Bostox
Harvard Medical School
Elias Howe
Court Street
H. Littlefield
Boston
J. D. Bagiones
H. A. Stone
Newton
Cat Capene
Aslo
Ohio Democrats Push Fast Redistricting Plan
In Columbus precincts, Ohio Democrats press to pass a gerrymander bill to preserve current districts or adjust to 13 or 14 seats. Leaders and lawmakers debate constitutional limits while Hoar Wickham proposals spur action, with party editors predicting court challenges and political maneuvering through the week.
Ohio GOP Split Over Gerrymander Prevention Bill
Ohio delegation in Congress grows heated over proposed measures to curb gerrymandering. Wickham of Ohio introduced the bill in the House and Hoar of Massachusetts in the Senate, with Grosvenor implicated as a coauthor before party members reassess the effort.
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Onio
Grosvenor
Noralaar
Congress
Senate
Ohio
Msn
Contit
Te Obio
Washtiggton
House
Buckeye
Wickham
Hoar
Massachusetts
Congresman Grosvenor
Mr. Wickham
Sioux Reservation Opened and Fort Pierre Withdrawals Ordered
Colonel Tassen at Fort Pierre received the War Department telegram announcing the Presidents proclamation opening the Sioux reservation and directing military withdrawal. About 5000 people crowded in Pierre and moved onto the reservation while claims to lands intensified. wagons bear beer and whisky toward Pt Pierre amid disorder and expected clashes over possession.
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Pizzne
Tassen
Fort Pierre
War Department
Pierre
Jota
Lota
Pt. Pierre
Collision near Coaling harms excursion train passengers
A south bound excursion train with 12 Pullman coaches and over 1000 passengers collided with a north bound Tuscaloosa accommodation train on the Alabama and Great Southern line near Coaling Alabama. Engineer Edward Doolittle was killed instantly. 10 to 15 others on the excursion train were injured. Several baggage cars derailed and wreckage scattered. Passengers on the excursion train were from Chicago points in Ohio and Illinois. Wounded include G D Irwin Birmingham Alabama severely cut, Mrs H Alston Tuscaloosa cut, W H Phelps cut badly, Johnson Jane Coleman and Robert Johnson seriously hurt.
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BrasineHam
Ala
Alabame and
Great Southern
Coaling
Als
Tuscaloosa
Edward Doolittle
Sis A Sep
New
Chicago
Ohio
Illinois
G. D. Irwin
Birmingham
H. Alston
W. H. Phelps
Johnson
Jane Coleman
Robert Johnson
Gladstone Satisfied as Debate Addresses Portugal Samoa
London February 12 The House of Commons divided on the reply to the Queen's speech with Mr Thomas Boyden moving the address and Lord Brooke seconding. Mr Gladstone spoke of the Portugal dispute regretting a conflict with an old ally but urging prompt action. He praised Samoa arrangements with Germany Great Britain and the United States as a pacific example and noted liberal aims in local government measures.
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London
House of Commons
Thomas Boyden
Lord Brooke
Gilldstone
Portugal
England
Gladstone
Samoa
Germany
Great Britain
United States
Clayton’s Murderer Rumor Fuels State Action
Rumor spreads that Governor Eagle has issued a requisition to California for the killer of John M. Clayton, located there. The State Department continues to pursue the perpetrator, with investigations tied to various crews and developments awaited in the executive office.
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Lorrie Rock
Eagle
California
John M. Clayton
Department of State
Lincoln banquet speech and regional political notes
Telegraphic dispatches from Chicago and Atlanta report Homier M TuvasTos delivering the principal speech at the Lincoln banquet in Chicago and the annual Atlanta Chamber of Commerce banquet set for this evening with Governor Campbell listed among the guests. Nearby, a Kentucky murder in Manchester claims D K Garrard, a rising lawyer. Alabama tensions threaten coal miners and blast furnaces. a New York glass manufacturers meeting signals a Flint Glass Trust momentum. Virginia introduces a bill while Montana ex governor Hovey calls for a session by the 25th.
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Hom. M. TuvasTos
Lincoln
Chicago
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Campbell
CanLo Brittas
D. KE. Garrard
Manchester
Alabama
New York
Virginia
Ronan Inessoo Wen Wer
Potts Valley Railroad
Govrasorn Hovsen
Montana
Legutgsure
Iene
Siemens Heirs Face New Suit Over Direct Process Steel
In Philadelphia a suit in equity seeks $75,000 loan repayment to the Siemens Anderson Direct Process Steel Company. Reed & Pettit sue the estate of Sir Charles William Siemens and Richmond & Potts, with Braddock Trust and Guarantee Trust also involved, detailing legacy and assets amid a long, disputed history.
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Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Siemens-Anderson
Equity
Common Pleas
Reed & Pettit
Braddock Trust Company
Guarantee Trust Company
Sir Charles William Siemens
D. William Siemens
Queen of England
England
Braedock Trust Company
Siemens- Anderson Company
Supreme Court of
City of New York
Tate
Dr. Sieweriana
Dave Tous Aled
Toda Schalffe
Heed & Pisits
Ambard
Siemens
Armabe
Court of Justice of Regiance
Poonsylvania
Cleveland Interview Prompts Tariff and Ballot Reform Talk
An 19th century report from Battre moore dated February 12 cites an upcoming Sun interview with ex President Grover Cleveland. The conversation covers land politics party reform and opinions on ballot reform civil service and tariffs. The piece notes Cleveland’s views on educating farmers via tariff reform clubs and disseminating literature to advance their interests.
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Battremonre
the Sun of To-Morrow
Grover Cleveland
Coident
Cleveland
Democratic Party of
Maryland
Abbott
New Jersey
Campbell
Ohio
Cletarend
United States
A Very Close Call in Pittsburg of Love Fire
Michael Malone, a private watchman on the Diamond, detected a blaze that nearly destroyed a building in Pittsburg of Love. The wall was aflame before discovery and flames reached a second story with liquor barrels nearby. Total loss barely above two hundred dollars, excluding bills and books.
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Michael Malone
Pittsburg
Love
Malone
Senate approves redistricting bill in party vote
ABNAPOLIS Mo February 12 The Senate today by a strict party vote rammed through the redistricting bill despite opposition from Republican senators who argued the map unfairly favored the majority party. The measure redraws legislative districts and is expected to affect upcoming elections. Amid debate supporters touted balanced representation while critics warned of gerrymandered boundaries.
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Congress
Abnapolis
Senate
Pamed
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Hila
B. E. Pattison
Pardon Board
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State Treasury
John Wanamaker
Claes
Beaver
L. E, Storren
Paul
Thin City
the Dispatch
Moody's Choir
Harvard
Brice
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Engeus
James E. Ness
Hamilton
Democratic State Committee
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Lima
Maenees
Hoar and Wickham
Tco
Etineie
Cts
Ite
Lampson
Kerr
Instaotty
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Hart
HE. Gladstone
Apter Clayton
Reever
Sir Charles .i Siemens
Englands High Court of Justice
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Lockport
George W. van Sielen
Leonidas W. Lawson
New York City
Sylvester A. Cosgrove
Robert J. Anderson
Avery
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