Blaine’s Blood Up and the Bering Sea Dispute Court Move
In a sweeping report from Washington the debate over letting the Supreme Court settle the Bering Sea dispute grows. Key figures including Secretary Blaine and Congressman Adams weigh jurisdiction and precedent as Britain and the United States face potential legal actions. The cabinet and Congress consider testing the case in the high court to define U S authority and avoid partisan strife.
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Sethe
Supreme Court
Bering Sea
United States
Court Debates Jurisdiction in Alaska Case Over Russia Question
The article reports on Supreme Court jurisdiction doubts in a Alaska originated case involving the United States and Russia. Attorney General Miller predicts a formal argument in two weeks, while officials note the matter is not yet before the court for final settlement. LiCHTNER.
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Russia
Wie
United States
Adams
Supreme Court
Department of Justice
District Court of Alaska
Choate
Lichtner
Senate Debates Free Coinage and Silver Valuation Policy
The Senate debated a free coinage amendment proposed to pay $129 per ounce for silver bullion, with opponents like Mr. Sherman arguing the price is far above world market value and would boost gold exports. Supporters claimed it would expand currency and stabilize silver, while critics warned of higher costs and distorted values.
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Washington
Senate
Sherman
United States
France
Nevada
Colorado
Treasury
China
Japan
South American
Great Company of
Gill
Reciprocity with Hawaii Protection of Treaty Under Tariff Bill
Washington reports that Representative Mc Kinley led the committee to docket a bill ensuring the Hawaiian Islands reciprocity treaty remains intact despite the tariff act of October East. The measure cites U S rights to a harbor and coaling station at Pearl River Oahu and urges preservation of the convention ratified in 1887. The committee urges passage.
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Wallington
McKinley
Committee On
Wars and Means
House
Hawaiian Islands
United States
Pour River
Oahu
Pacific Railroad Debts Debate in Senate Select Committee
Washington January 13 Senators Frye's select committee on Pacific railroad heard arguments against paying government indebtedness of the Union and Central Pacific Railroad Companies. Jeremiah Wilson urged changes due to company reorganization hindering prior terms. Vice President Huntington spoke for Central Pacific, urging equal indulgence if Union Pacific receives more favorable terms.
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Washington
Frye
Pacific Railroad
Union
Central Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad
Jeremiah Wilson
Central Pacific Railroad Company
Huntington
Bato
Wilson
Union Pacific
Central Pacific
Scare at the White House triggers full fire response
A false alarm from box 157 near the White House drew the entire fire department as wires possibly crossed by electric lines were blamed. White House staff had no explanation for the alert. In Washington, January 13, the Army Appropriation Bill discussion focused on not paying retired officers who draw government salaries.
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WasHincTon
White House
Right of State to Collect Extra Tax on Bonds and Mortgages
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court heard arguments in the Board of Revision of Taxes appeal over taxing three mills on capital stock and an additional three mills on bonds mortgages and other property held by corporations. Names involved include Fidelity Insurance Trust and Safe Deposit Company Philadelphia Trust Safe Deposit and Insurance Company and Girard Life Insurance Annuity and Trust Company. If reversed the tax could rise from about 7000 to over twenty thousand dollars for at least one company. Decision expected in weeks.
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Supreme Court
Johnny Ball
Miller
Final Courts of Appeal
Philadelphia
Board of Revision of Taxes
Commonwealth
Stock Corporations
Cvommon Pleas No
Fidelity Insurance Trust and Safe Deposit Company
Pennsylvania Company
Girard Life Insurance, Annuity and Trust Company
Guaranteed Trust and Safe Deposit Mpany
Philadelphia Trust, Safe Deposit
New Jersey Senate Restores McDonald After Unseating
In Trenton on January 13 the New Jersey Legislature unseated Stuhr and reseated McDonald. Senator Werta urged against the earlier seating resolution as illegal while McDonald’s return was approved 15 to 7 with Democrats for and Republicans opposed. McDonald was applauded as he reentered the chamber.
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Trenton
New Jersey
Senator Stuhr
McDonald
Werta
Morris
Stuhr
Southern States Seek Direct Trade Line With Europe
A secret delegates meeting in Atlanta signals a possible commercial pact linking the South with European nations through a direct steamship line between Brunswick Georgia and Liverpool. The plan stems from the Farmers Alliance and aims to establish reciprocal trade across regions. Adjutant General Hawkins promoted. M L Dawkins assumes new National Guard role in Columbus.
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Atlasta
Farmers Alliance
Tolay
Brunswick, Ga
Carolina
Hawkins
Farmers in Caucus Organize New Legislature in Topeka
Topeka January 13 The Farmers Alliance caucus with ninety Alliance lawmakers foresees unity to elect a senator. They resolved that party representatives settle important matters within caucus and agree on a Senate candidate, potentially ending Ingalls's bid. House and Senate opened with new members sworn in. permanent House officers chosen. Rich as chief clerk amid Turner letter controversy.
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Topeka
Farmers’ Alliance
Ingalls
United States Senate
Alliance
People's Party
Cerain
Senate
J. B. Coons
Tami County
Tem
House
P. T. Fiter
Benjamin Rich
W. Chase
Jacob Campbell
Turner
McGrath
Rich
Farmer’ Alliance
Trouble in a Convent in Worcester Massachusetts
In Worcester Massachusetts on January 13 a dispute erupts at the French Orphanage over control between the nurse in charge and Rev Father Brouillet of Notre Dame Church. Oblate Sisters care for about 75 children while the buildings are held in the priest’s name. A legal move to detach possessions triggered by an act of incorporation leads to a sheriff ordered standstill as the nuns attempt to move with help from seven teams.
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Worcestren
Mass
Joseph Brouillet
Notre Dame Church
St. Francis Assisi
Father Hrouillet
Simon
Newfoundland Trade Efforts Blocked By British Action
Ottawa reports Britain's restrictions curb Newfoundland moves toward a reciprocal trade pact with the United States independent of Canada. Officials say U S talks are nearly halted as British and Canadian authorities push back against a US Newfoundland agreement.
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Ont
Newfoundland
United States
Canada
Washington
Lymph Treatment Showing Promising Boston Results
A special dispatch reports progress with Dr. Koch's lymph in Boston hospitals. At Massachusetts General Hospital 24 cases are under treatment with steady improvement, and inoculations are given every other day. City Hospital treats ten cases with a wide variety of tubercular diseases, and doses rise as treatment continues.
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Koch
Boston
Maassachusetts General Hospital
Nebraska Supreme Court Allows Quo Warranto to Proceed
The Nebraska Supreme Court decided to allow the quo warranto proceedings to go on file in the case of ex Governor Thayer against Governor Boyd. The ruling was delivered orally by Chief Justice in Sixcons Nebraska on January 13.
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Sixcons
Neb
State Supreme Court
Thayer
Boyd
Court Allow Intervention in Thayer Case as Five-Week Postponement Looms
The court said the Lieutenant Governor may intervene if desired and ex Governor Thayer may vacate the Serments with no loss. hearing could be postponed five weeks. The summons is returnable on the second Monday after issue with three Mondays to answer. Independents in the House refuse to recognize Boyd as Governor until citizenship is settled, likely stalling all proceeding.
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Cobb
Thayer
Supreme Court
Boyd
Ex Sheriff Flack Free After Court of Appeals Reversal
New York reports Albany reveals Court of Appeals overturned convic tion of ex sheriff James A Flack and son William L Flack in a conspiracy to obtain a fraudulent divorce The case involved doctored papers altered dates and disputed deposition signatures with Meeks and Monell implicated The reversal holds that jury should decide fraud and intent not the judge in the lower court
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Albany
Court of Appeals
James A. Flack
William L. Flack
Kookstaver
Monell
Meeks
Benjamin A. Wright
Flack
Bookstaver
Barrett
William
Andrews
Earl and
Gray
Auxiliary Society Forms Across 300 Towns to Align with Farmers Alliance
Delegates from 300 towns and cities met in secret at TorEEa to form a permanent Citizens Alliance. President Zercher of Olathe Kan says the group is a supplementary organization to the Farmers Alliance and will work in harmony on shared ends. No farmers will be admitted. it will mirror the Farmers Alliance in relation to towns and cities. A joint Executive Committee will decide on actions for both groups. Proceedings were kept strictly secret.
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Toreea
Citizens Alliance
Zercher
Olathe
Kan
Farmers’ Alliance
Bank in Deep Water At Canton Across United States Court
Proceedings began in U S Court to appoint a receiver for the Bank of Canton Canton shut by officers yesterday. Bank capital listed as 000,000 with 33,000 held in Vermont by Eastern tariffs. Petition alleges President Charles R. Kennedy mismanaged affairs and bank insolvent. directors reportedly passed a resolution relieving him from endorsements on much paper.
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Sioux Fallus
United States
Bank of Canton
Canton
Vermont
N. P. Kingsley
Rutland
Charles R. Kennedy
New Indiana Laws Drift Into Legislature
In Indianapolis on January, House bills introduced prohibit option trading require fertilizer analysis mandate all passenger trains stop at county seats regulate Indianapolis natural gas prices provide local option create an Appellate Court exempt old soldiers from road work require railroads to keep depots at all stations and allocate £200000 for the World’s Fair. A resolution to probe Blount’s death at the Richmond insane hospital was tabled. A resolution criticising the late census for inaccuracy was adopted.
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Jan
Blount
Richmond Insane Hospital
Fatal quarrel ends in murder in Missouri
In Tuscumbia Miller county Missouri Mia Freeman owner of the Tuscumbia Hotel and a photographer named Fulkerson quarrelled. Freeman fired a shotgun striking Fulkerson in the chest but not fatally at once. Fulkerson grabbed the gun and shot Freeman in the head killing her instantly and then died from his wounds shortly after.
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Tuscumbia
Miller County
Mia
Freeman
Fulkerson
Enormous Difference Between Nominal and Real Assets
F H Ammidown dry goods dealer filed schedules on January 13 showing liabilities 007,766 nominal assets 46] Su and actual assets 96,246. The asset gap results from advances to Ammidown Swith and obligations for the Rittenhouse Manufacturing Company.
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New York
F. H. Ammidown
Ammidown & Swith
Dofupet Rittenhouse Manufacturing Company
Stores Carried Into Clark Thread Mills Amid Strike
Newanky New Jersey January 18 Stores of provisions are placed in Clark Thread Mills as workers strike. Operatives remain inside the plant while demonstrations continue outside. Officials expect mills to resume work soon with guidance from union leadership.
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Clark Thread Mills
Newanky
N. J
Clark Thread
Inel
Ran
Naval exhibit plan eyed at Curacao building site
Lieutenant Taussing of the Navy Department arrived at Curacao to meet with fair officials about a naval exhibit. The plan calls for erecting a building along the line of battleships to showcase naval power.
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Curcaco
Taussing
Navy Department
Eee Fair
Gherestpe Py
Coben Oe
The Sioux War Tides at Pine Ridge a Buffalo Bill View
Buffalo Bill hails Miles strategy at Pine Ridge describing a siege in force with hostiles in a ravine. He praises generals Brooke Carr Wheaton Henry Forsythe and urges swift disarmament while noting hunger and mismanagement fuel tension among Ogallalla and Brulea.
Control Now The Question The Indians Fear Wounded Knee Reprisal
General Miles reports from Pine Ridge that Buck Brooke’s force camps five miles away on White Clay Creek while the Indian camp remains between the two commands. The Indians fear losing arms and being treated as at Wounded Knee amid many wounded women and children, though military moves have been successful and control of governance is the current problem with no serious trouble expected.
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Miles
White Clay
Casina
Jack Hussel
Short Bull
Kicking Bear
Wounded Knee
George Kauloff
Fctures
Littl Wound
Casey
Crow Dog
Old Spotted Tail
Brooke
Kawoe
Dougherty
Tak
Captain Dougherty
Pine Ridge
Bute Samar
Drararch
Cody
Rocky Hear
Neck
Carr
Wheaton
Henry
Forsythe
Washington
Schofield
White Clay Creek
The Illinois Senatorship Opens Amid Farwell Run
Springfield Jan 12 The senatorial contest opens with the arrival of Senator Farwell. Republicans in both houses plan a joint caucus Thursday to nominate a candidate. Indications favor Charles B Farwell though many obstacles remain. Farwell says his candidacy faces three ideal parties and insists voting must be honest and fair.
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Ill
Farwell
House
Senate
United States Senate
Charles B. Farwell
Ata States
Searsy
Governor Shifts Inauguration Duty to Senate in Hartford
In Hartford on January 13 the Senate debated a resolution directing Democratic candidates to attend their inauguration. A committee was appointed to escort the governor to the incoming governor's ceremony, with warnings that acting against the vote could risk individual peril. The Democratic candidates were sworn in and the Senate adjourned until Tuesday.
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Senate
Era
Eeeay
Judge criticizes ballot-box forgery case scope
Cincinnati January 12 Judge Harmon attorney for Governor Campbell in the celebrated ballot-box forgery case said Wood the accused was not to be prosecuted as the crime and the punishment seemed out of proportion to the offense.
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Judgs Harmon
Campbell
Wood
No Signs of a Break The Protest Entirely Too Late in Day
Harrisburg Jan 11 Colonel Br. H. L. Thomas secretary of the State Grange refused to aid Austin L. Taggart in pressuring Granger legislators to oppose Senator Cameron. He said the move was started too late and he would not cooperate. Other officials debated the political effects while confirming cabinet speculation and road law drafting progress.
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BR. HL Thomas
State Grange
Austin L. Tageart
Granger
Cameron
Thomas
Mechanicsburg
Mr. Thomas
Grange
Harrisburg
Cameroon
Taggart
Grangers
Jarty
J. Downing
State Road Commission
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Panrose
Thoman
Downing
McCreary
Erie County
Iis
William F. Harrity
Philadelphia
W. A. Hensel
Lancaster
Pine Street
Pat Useo
Harrity
Secre
Brute
Hensel
George Walace Delamater
Air Stranahan
Maereer
McClelland
Prittsburg
Tue Dista Tron
Bieler
Clearfield
A.L. Tilden
Ene
William Reber
Bellefonte
George
Fleming
Pittsburg
Road Commission
Mylin
Harlan
Griffith
McKean County
Jude Morrison
McKean
Annie Wittenmeyer
Thompson
Brookville
Jefferson County
McKenna
Pitts
SL. B
Telegraph Operators Wage Equalization Avoids Strike
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul telegraph operators say wage equalization was not a cut but an adjustment. General Manager Erling maintains wages are equalized across towns and cities with benefits varying by location. The company does not expect a strike as talks continue.
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Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad
Erling
Senator Stanford Elected in California Legislature
Sacramento reports the Senate and Assembly balloted for the United States Senator to succeed Leland Stanford. Assembly results show Stanford Hep. and Stephen White of Los Angeles, while in the Senate White received 12 votes. Legislature to declare the choice in joint session tomorrow.
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Cal
Senate and
Assembly
United States
Leland Stanford
Stanford
Hep
Stephen White
Los
Senate
White
Morrow
Rubber syndicate rumored over Brazil control
A leading exporting house member says there is no known formation of a rubber syndicate locally. It is reported that Brazil’s entire rubber industry would come under M. Viana’s control, a figure well known in the rubber world.
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Brasil
M. Viana
Strike Against a Reduction
Four hundred workers at Leavenworth Mining Company and WD employed by Home Company struck Wednesday in response to a wage cut from 2 to 1 1 2 cents per bushel. No disturbance has yet occurred.
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Jan
Leavenworth Mining Company
Home Com
Weateruay
A Fire Among Sugar Cane in Havana Estate
Fire swept the La Rosita estate near Matanzas Sas destroying much of the sugar cane crop. Havana Inc reported the blaze damaged a large portion of the sugar cane fields and prompted emergency response crews to quell the flames.
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Havana, Inc
la Rosita
Matans Sas
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