Ohio Democrats Aim to Redistrict and Thwart Republican Gerrymander
The piece reports Ohio Democrats planning to redraw districts to gain 14 or 15 of 21 House seats, aiming to erase the prior Republican advantage. It notes no senatorial change, discusses proposed bills to create 14 Democratic and seven Republican districts, and mentions leaders McKinley and Butterworth likely to retire.
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Ohio
McMahon
House of
W. R. Hysell
McKinley
Butterworth
Senatorial caucus rivalry seen in chaotic capital scramble
A staff correspondent reports a tense and noisy scramble among Democrats in the state capital as Brice and McMahon vie for the Senate seat. Observers note Brice’s strengthened campaign, while anti-millionaire factions align with Dayton’s "poor man." Payne’s supporters hint at secrecy until after voting.
Representative Counts Questions Senatorial Hopeful
From Cotomacus Ohio January 5 a staff correspondent reports Representative Counts of Shelby questions Senatorial candidates He says he has no use for Mr Thomas if Ohio Democrats renominate him and vows to back a candidate who will hustle for the state and party unity.
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Co_rmars
Walter
Ellehie
Brice
Calvin
General McMahon
Lima
Wall Street
McMahon
Payne
Pers
Judge Thurman
Mecca
Corres
Cotomacus
Representative Counts
Shelby
Thomas
Counts
Democrats
Ohio
United States
Brice Camp Faces First Setback in Coalition Talks
State Senator Howells, part of the committee arranging the all-important caucus, says it will likely be held Thursday. The Brice contingent seeks an earlier date as their forces remain strong. This marks Brice’s first loss of ground as opponents push to build a coalition.
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Brice
Thomas
Fae
McMahon
Congress
Sania
Belknap
Dayton
Co.cmsus
Howells
Damages Sought Against Railroad In Erie and Pittsburg Case
Mrs. Susan Wise of Clarksville Pennsylvania sues the Pennsylvania Company for 25000 dollars claiming permanent injuries after being thrown from a train platform at Clarkeville as it started. Joan Fram of Sharpsville is also named in the telegram dispatch with similar claims.
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Yousestown
Susan Wise
Clarksville
Pennsylvania Company
Clarkeville
Erie and
Pittsburg
Joan Fram
Sharpsville
Fire at crowded Fanny Paddock Hospital shocks Tacoma
Fire swept through Fanny Paddock Hospital in Tacoma on January 5, forcing patient evacuations into the cold. Many patients were exposed to the elements and feared dead from exposure as crews battled the blaze before it was extinguished.
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Tacoma
Fanny Paddock Hospital
Strife in New Orleans Grand Army Over Negro Posts
In New Orleans a feud within the Grand Army of the Republic centers on admitting a colored post Cailloux Post. White posts threaten to surrender charters leaving negro soldiers to dominate the department. Captain Gray faces white member backlash for supporting the colored post and funeral pallbearer role amid accusations and loyalty questions.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Cailloux
Grand Army
Gray
Jefferson Davis
Mr. Davis
G. A. B. Eccessarg Eee
Police blamed as murder case stirs town's anger
A telegram from Trest Toy New Jersey reports growing public censure of police over the murder of Dr Arthur Kniffin's wife Miss Purcell. Officials discuss chemical analysis of the stomach. witnesses dispute chloroform use. Dr Kniffin and Miss Purcell's acquaintances face scrutiny amid a tense investigation and Miss Purcell's agitation over the insinuations.
Report of Horrible Cruelty at DuPage Almshouse
An official statement to Governor Fifer alleges severe abuse of insane women at DuPage County almshouse. Signed by Dr F E Wines and Rev G T Tru esdell, the report cites filth, nakedness, and floor sanitation abuses by male attendants. Two women were moved to the State Asylum and a law is urged to grant the State Board of Charities authority over county authorities in such cases.
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DuPage County Almshouse
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F. E. Wines
G. Truesdell
State Board of Charities
Germany
State Board
Desperate suicide attempt by Mrs Edmonds ties to divorce suit
At midnight Mrs. Charles Edmonds tried to kill herself by taking morphine after visiting her husband who is filing for divorce. The husband had previously been accused of injuring his father-in-law, John C. McCreery, who died days later. She was found and life saved, but she vowed to try again if reconciliation failed.
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Carroll County
McKinley
Monnel
Brakeman Loses Both Legs in Oil City Train Jump
Special telegram reports George Wilcox a 24 year old brakeman with Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad had both legs amputated while leaping from an Allegheny Valley train in South Oil City. He was married and lived in Saltsburg. The accident is considered grave and possibly fatal.
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Dispatch
Om. Crry
George Wilcox
New York and Pennsylvania Railroad
President Dodge of Madison University Dead at 60
Rev Ebeneser Dodge D D LL D president of Madison University died in Dend Hamratox New York after a brief illness of more than three days from peritonitis aged 60 years.
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Ebeneser Dodge
D. D
Ll.d
Madison University
Bide for World Fair site drags as Congress delays decision
Amid chaotic talk of a 1892 United States World’s Fair plan, key senators and representatives debate sites in New York Chicago and Washington. Hearings begin soon but final action may stretch into spring with possible postponement or abandonment.
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Senate
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New York
Albany
New York City
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Bloomingdale Asylum
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Pacific Slope
Southern Illinois
Voorhees plans senate probe on Dudley eighties election blocks
Senator Voorhees prepares a sensational eight hour workday era probe aimed at Dudley and Indiana campaign methods in 1888. The plan calls for copies of correspondence and papers from the Justice Department and seeks a full Senate investigation led by judiciary committee chair Edmunds. The move prompts division among Republicans and Democrats on the potential political fallout.
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Dedley
Dan Voorhees
Dudley
Indiana
Meon
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Department of Justice
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Quay and Cameron Back Harrison for Russian Minister
Washington January 5. Senators Cameron and Quay and all Republican Congressmen from Pennsylvania unite in urging C. C. Harrison of Philadelphia for Minister to Russia. The proposal faces no certainty, but shows Pennsylvania support. Harrison is a sugar refiner not related to the President’s family.
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C. C. Harrison
Philadelphia
Russia
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Roumania
A. Louden Snowden
Alger to Launch Historic Presidential Campaign Swing
General Russell A. Alger, commander-in-chief of the A E, plans a wide tour starting soon in a private car to visit every state encampment in the Union. The trip, billed for the Grand Army of the Republic, also doubles as a political and business endeavor, aiming to reach home in Michigan next summer.
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White House
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The
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Union
Michigan
Trains Pound Snowbound Sierra Blockade
One of the worst Sierra snow blockades has been broken as railroad forces clear the line with a rotary snow plow. Trains from Emigrant Gap to Colfax and onward to Cascade resume movement after 24 hours of immobility along the route.
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Sierra Nevada Mountains
Lord Randolph Churchill Letter Shapes Tory Labour Debate
The second letter by Lord Randolph Churchill is seen in varied ways by politicians. Tory circles view it as a strategic bid for popularity and power, while London factions interpret it differently. The piece discusses Conservative positions on the eight hour issue, wage fears, and possible concessions to Socialists led by John Burns.
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Lord Randolph Churchill
Leas
London
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Lee
Courehill
JJ Burns
Ees
John Burns
Bitter split within Knights of Malta erupts in Philadelphia
Telegram dispatch reports two factions of the Ancient and Illustrious Order of Malta clashed during a New York Chapter General and local Grand Commandery meeting. Representatives entered in regalia with drawn swords, clashes, hooting, and a police intervention ended the session in chaos.
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Knights of Malta
New York
Order
Order of the — of Malta
Lodee
Tritore Ree
Miss Alice Jackman Abducted Again in St Louis
Miss Alice Jackman heiress and former abductee was seized at 6:30 p.m. on Finney avenue in front of the Spink residence and carried to a carriage. Guards report two men seized her and drove off at a gallop as the city det police search for the alleged abductors. The girl, under guardianship of Dr. John G. Taylor, is said to own an estate worth about 50000 dollars.
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St. Louis
Alice Jackman
Agaan
John G. Taylor
Spink
Finney Avenue
A Way Up Wedding The Countess de Nowe Becomes Baroness d Este
Baron Beres ford Alfred d Este of Italy and Countess de Noue of Paris wed in Philadelphia after a last minute change of venue Archbishop Ryan presiding. The bride is Elizabeth Brown Harney daughter of General Harney of the U S Army.
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Paris
d’Este
Baltimore
Baron Beresford
Alfred d’Este
Italy
Countess de Noue
Archbishop Ryan
Philadelphia
Elizabeth Brown Harney
St. Is
General Harney
United States Army
Mining town saved from devastation by snow and effort
A Wardner Idaho special reports the mining town faced near total ruin from fire but was saved by hard work and a mountain reservoir with limited snow. The Coeur d'Alene district town contains several six story mine buildings and a reservoir in the mountains is described as paltry, yet the blaze was checked.
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One
Wardner
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Sears
Queensland Floods Submerge Normanton Area Three Hundred Miles Wide
Floods blanket northwest Queensland with Normanton partly submerged and water depths reaching 20 feet in many areas. The flood covers about 300 miles with surrounding territory under water. Power shortages compound the crisis as residents fear further damage.
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Queensland
Normanton
Died While Walking to Church Special Telegram
A 90 year old man Thomas Fitemaurics collapsed and died while walking to church this morning. Medical examiners ruled the death as due to Greens cae and he will be buried at the local cemetery.
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Thomas Fitemaurics
R Ae
Fire at Losby Firs Causes Major Property Loss
A fragmentary report from January 5 notes a blaze at Losby Firs destroying the Erste Fabri ken structure and yielding extensive damage estimated at £190,000. The source text is incomplete. details on casualties or responsible parties are not available.
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Lowpox
Erste Fabriken
Hidden Wealth Found After Newark Millionaire Dies
Thomas Chapman aged 72 of Newark valued as a miser left an estate of about 125000 in cash plus 15000 in bank notes and 8000 mortgage on a church. Hidden in a cellar and chest were 12000 in 300 notes and 7000 in notes with 176 in coin. Wife and daughter disinherited. niece Mrs Clark of New York set to receive the bulk. probate planned for Wednesday.
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Union Avenue Presbyterian Church
Eas Orange
Chapman
Daugher
B. F. Crane
Newark
Clark
New York City
Seneca Falls
Orange Street
Yallie Chapman
Robert N. Ga
Not a Lazy Anarchist Franken Murder Suicide
Special Telegram reports anarchist Franken of Brooklyn murdered his wife and child then killed himself. He requested cremation be avoided and the family to be buried in Lutheran Cemetery. The bodies were viewed by the public. the wife’s remains were autopsied and sealed in a coffin. The brother of Mrs. Franken told investigators that Franken helped at home and did all housekeeping duties.
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pistaToms
New York
Anarchiat Franken
Brooklyn
Child
Tadeen Tee
Millionaire Voorhis Dies at Nyack Home
Special telegram from The Onion Pater New Yoas reports the death of William Voorhis at his Nyack residence on Saturday night at age 73. He helped Nyack’s growth through ventures on the Harlem river, owned yachts, and built boats. A brother of Commodore Voorhis, he amassed wealth from building contracts and retired from business, leaving a substantial estate.
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Orepater New Yoas
William Voorhis
Nyack
Hadeon
Voorhin
Cup
Voorhis
Ee York
Busness Cove
English syndicate buys Milwaukee grain elevators
More than a million dollars paid by an English syndicate to acquire the Angus Smith system elevators A B C on Milwaukee's Southside. The effective capacity is 2,000,000 bushels. Milwaukeean A K Shepard, recently returning from London, is said to represent the English venture. The syndicate previously bought the Hessys venture in Cincinnati and Syracuse.
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Milwausie
A. KE. Shepard
Cincinnati
Syracuse
6. Y
Russian displeasure over Crete policy sparks amnesty demand
Sr. Pertusanac reports that the Russian Government is greatly displeased with the Turkish firman on Crete. It has asked the Porte to extend amnesty to all inhabitants and abolish the siege in Crete. The note emphasizes a stronger stance on Crete's governance.
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Crete
Porte
A New African Expeditions Misread in Journal Text
A garbled words claim a Slavery Society activity on January 8 at Teapayice lake, with unclear parties and specifics due to OCR errors.
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Brussens
Janetry
Poe Slavery Society
Eayedhita Lake
Teapayice
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