Silver Debate Shapes 1892 Nonpartisan Coinage Battle
In the Senate finance bill battle the push for free coinage grows as supporters expect broader popular pressure. Senator Bland smiles on silver while men fear President Harrison may not veto if public demand remains strong and party lines bend under pressure.
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Silver
Bland
Harrison
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Herrison
Congress
Democrats
Kan State Legislature Opens In Topeka Amid Election Mood
In Topeka the Kansas Legislature prepares to convene on Tuesday as voters anticipate future elections. Ingalls remains in Washington, balancing his vote on the force bill with shifting priorities, while President Harrison and advisers face political realities in this tense period.
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Topeka
Washington
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Harrison
Legislature Deadlock Over Ingalls Bargain Fails to Yield
Alliance lawmakers remain unreconciled with the Ingalls faction as 19 anti-Ingalls members sit in the combined legislature. With Republicans split, the irrdescent senator would need at least ten cross votes to win, a feat deemed impossible by any Kansas onlooker. A defection would brand the traitor and invite severe backlash.
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Alliance
Kansas
Ingalls
Demand for naval court trial puts Secretary Tracy in awkward spot
Washington officials discuss Commander George Reiter's demand for trial by naval court over Barrundia affair. The issue centers on Secretary Tracy's punitive action and whether a court would vindicate or condemn his conduct.
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Wasuisotor
George Reiter
Naval Court
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Commander Reiter
Tary
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Comander Reiter
Barrundia
Tracy
Reiter
Stanford's Loan Bill Sparks Farmer Support Rally
Senator West warned that farmers would flood Congress with supporters to back Stanford's land loan plan. He argued the scheme would offer loans up to half a farm's value at 2 percent and redistribute money to debtors, boosting financier opposition and mobilizing a farmer alliance for the presidency.
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Farmer Alliance
Senator Hearst Nearing Death at 72
Washington dispatch reports Senator George Hearst gravely ill with stomach cancer. Family and son William Hearst have rushed to his bedside as allies in Mexico and Washington attend to affairs. Officials say he may die at any hour, with estate valued at about 20 million dollars.
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Washington
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John Follinsby
Chihuahus
Mexico
E. Mertz
Congress Set to Debate Copyright and Shipping Bills
Washington dispatch notes Senator Platt will seek Senate consideration of the copyright bill in the morning hour. The House agenda for the week centers on the shipping bill and appropriations with district day Monday and private bills Friday. Chairman Cutcheon forecasts moving the army appropriation before district legislation reaches the floor as six appropriation bills await action.
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House
Cutcheon
Military Affairs Committee
Senator Vest Signals Cleveland Silver Conversion Remarks
A dispatch from Cleveland reports Senator Vest will explain his knowledge of the alleged silver conversion by ex President Cleveland. Vest says he has seen Cleveland only once since leaving office and cannot vouch for the statements attributed to him.
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HisctTos
Vest
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West
Trust in Authority Shifts on Silver Coinage Belief
The piece argues Mr. Cleveland has only gradually become more tolerant of opposing views on free silver. It notes his past stance during his presidency and suggests he now acknowledges plausible arguments and the sincerity of party allies who favor free coinage, indicating a limited “conversion.”
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Cleveland
Congress
Rochester Board of Education Faces Indictment Probe
An investigation into the Rochester Board of Education reveals members allegedly selling supplies to the city. Expert auditor John Bower reports missing vouchers from the Free Academy basement, hindering the DA’s case and prompting city detectives to pursue suspects before a grand jury.
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Board of Education
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Common Council
Today
Bower
Free Academy
Ankie Oakley Not Dead Denied by Butler Friends
A telegram from Frank Butler to Dr. Samuel J. Fort states Annie Oakley is alive, disputing reports of her death. The couple, with sportsmen, toured game preserves near London, visiting Ashford Kent on December 20 and enjoying hunts while Butler plans a return to America after the season.
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Samuel J. Fort
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Frank Butler
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Kent
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Mra. Butler
America
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Butler
Paris
Thompson and Taggart Unspecial Telegram To The Dispatch
Harrisburg Speaker O C Thompson arrived in Philadelphia from Warren and met Lieutenant Governor Charles W Stone. They discussed potential influence in coming sessions while Thompson arranging committees. Austin Letevanger, Cameron caucus defect, announced support for Senator reron. The legislature votes January 20.
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O. C. Thompson
House of Representatives
Harrisburg
City
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Charles W. Stone
Thompson
Austin L.etevanger
Cameron
Reron
Sage Ican
Cattle Syndicate Plans Vast Kansas Range
A Kansas City report notes mortgage firms in Kansas and the East plan to consolidate the western part of the state into a single cattle range. Foreclosure sales of more than 1,000,000 acres are ordered in western counties, with talks to rent or lease to cattlemen or form a syndicate to control the range.
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Kansas City
Cherokee Strip
Kansas
Bowell Grants Aid to Distressed American Schooner
Ottawa dispatch reports Customs Minister Bowell granted permission for an American fishing schooner in distress to seek supplies and repairs at Guye boro. Bowell advocates friendly terms with the United States and supports continuation of the modus vivendi as a fair fishing settlement.
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Bowell
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Stoneyards Shutdown Idle 800 Men in Chicago
Chicago Jan 11 Eight hundred workers face unemployment as Chicago stoneyards close indefinitely starting tomorrow after owners enforce a new wage hours and rules schedule. The move ends production and sparks uncertainty about the local labor market. The Witch of Prague
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RoundinG Them Up Near Pine Ridge Amid Skirmish Fire
General Miles faces a tense stand near the agency as hostiles camp near the Catholic mission. skirmishes erupt with volleys as troops brace to separate Ogallalas and Brules. Buffalo Bill travels to Rushville while Red Cloud allies and civilians flee toward the railroad amid a blizzard and dust.
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Rushville
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Silles
Indian Lynching Sparks Fear of War in Okanogan
Dispatch from Okanogan County reports a jail lynching of an Indian connected to Freighter Coles murder. Catholic clergy warned settlers of potential warpath among 150 Colville Indians, prompting Governor Laughton to request 500 stands of arms and 200 to be sent, with cavalry to Fort Spokane to maintain peace.
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Laughton
British Columbia
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Division of the Pacific
Fort Spokane
Indian Fight Rumored Near Manitoba Reserve
Reports from Wiryepec Manitoba claim fighting started between Indians and mounted police guarding a southern reservation near the North Dakota line. A detachment from Brandon was sent today. Dakota settlers fear, while Manitoba settlers expect quick suppression.
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North Dakota
Brandon
They Want Peace Bannocks and Shoshones Say They Won t Fight
A large pow wow at Ross Fork agency Fort Hall reservation gathered Shoshone and Bannock leaders with Adjutant General Curtis and Lt Wheeler. Curtis heard rumors and asked the chiefs if they had complaints or plans to trouble whites. Wheeler stated troops would not be overly aggressive and the Bannock leader Tahee and others affirmed no intention to fight. Continued on sixth page.
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Fort Hall Reservation
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United States Cavalry
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Rhodes
Mr. Gladstone
Gladstone
O’brien
Parnell
Hawarden
Mew Carthy
McCarthy
Hisses
Deacon Swindled In Paris Mutual Bunko Plot
Elizabeth dealer Charles H. Genung lost 2000 dollars to a revised bunko scheme linked to Shortelle and Martin. A young Pennington lured him to a bogus book agent and a staged drawing, with a cover story of shared winnings. Genung’s suspicion grew as he faced demands for 2000 more before any prize. He later identified the culprits in Newark jail. the pair were arrested after similar schemes in Philadelphia.
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Bunko
Newark
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Penningtons
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Bradley
Mr. Genuog
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Magnolia Avenue
Dr. Kempshall
Paris
Paris Mutual
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Political realignments threaten Palmer bid in three-farm bloc
The passage notes Mr. Stelle shifted from Republican to Independent and now leans Democratic, opposing General Palmer's Senate bid. It states three farmers’ votes are essential for any candidate, and all three reject Palmer, sealing his challenge.
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Palmer
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Revelers Expose Bitter Battle Over Doctored Record
Cheyenne Wyoming dispatch reports a 10 hour legislative showdown ending at dawn after bickering and log rolling over county representation. The record allegedly falsified to omit a two thirds clause triggered accusations of deception. A member cited a $5,000 county appropriation offer, and the clerk and speaker were attacked with sharp language as the riotous session collapsed.
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Cold blooded murder suspect arrested in Chicago
Frank Hendryz, wanted in Goshen Indiana for a planned murder, was arrested in Chicago. He enticed Joseph Hawkins’ wife Ilone, arranged a boat trip, caused Hawkins to drown, and fled with the insurance money. Hawkins’ wife confessed and Hendryx admitted participation and agreed to return to Goshen.
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Frank T. Hendryz
Goshen
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Aeoom
Young Woman and Brother Involved in Hotel Altercation
Commercial traveler Charles Wilson, dining at the Southern Hotel in St. Louis, wrote a note to a young lady he believed admired him. The lady's brother confronted him, punched him, and Wilson left for another hotel, using a false name. The young woman is identified as Emma J. Framer from New York, recently out of school.
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Mary Sitting Bear
Liszie Sitting Bear
Jennie Thunder Ball
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Red Cloud
St. Louis
Charles Wilson
Ely
Mr. Wilson
Emma J. Framer
New York
Kew Candidate for Senator Favored by Big Three
Springfield Illinois January 1 There is talk that John P Stelle of Mt Vernon may be the candidate of the Big Three for United States Senator Moore Taubeneck and Cockrell met and reportedly nearly settled on Stelle He is secretary of the National Assembly and editor of the Federated Mutual Benefit Association organ Stelle is a farmer living near Mt Vernon who is regarded as a leading representative of farmers and a quiet yet profound figure.
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Itt
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United States
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Cockrell
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John P. Es
Governor Cooper Proposes Colorado Reforms in Biennial Message
Governor Cooper's biennial message outlines Colorado's financials with total indebtedness listed as 1 647 210 dollars after deductions by on hand uncollected and delinquent taxes. He urges laws on state fund interest similar to Michigan and Massachusetts and supports the Austs ballot system and a public official fee system. He also seeks legislation for the World's Fair funding and a railway commission empowered to settle disputes between companies and the public.
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Cooper
Assembly
Michigan
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Colorado
Texas Show Storm Drops Deep Snow in Del Rio Area
A rare January snow swept Del Rio and reached San Antonio, with about five inches reported—the deepest on record. The storm crossed the Southern Pacific district, halting trains and leaving snow on railcars tops as crews report unusual winter weather across West Texas towns.
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del Rio
Here
Rio
Conference turmoil over O'Brien and Parnell split in Irish ranks
A Boulogne dispatch details a bitter conference among O'Brien McCarthy Seaton and Condon where O'Brien urged a unity led by Parnell while McCarthyites demanded clear anti-Parnellite lines. The meeting adjourned without agreement as rival factions clashed. Parnell spoke at Lim erick praising leadership and recalling Gladstone’s role in Irish affairs.
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