Roberts Report on Utah Man Sented Exclusion Debate
The special committee's report on Brigham H. Roberts of Utah is presented to the house. The majority finds he should not remain a member and supports excluding him. the minority favors swearing him in then expulsion by two-thirds vote under the Constitution.
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Special Committee of Investigation
Brigham H. Roberts
Utah
House
Taylor
Roberts
House of Representatives
Decision on Fourth Alabama District Contest Seat
The House Committee on the Fourth Alabama District Contest split along party lines and with a 6 to 2 vote recommended seating Wm. F. Aldrich a Republican who contests the seat now held by Gaston A. Robbins a Democrat. A minority report will be filed for Robbins. The vote marks the first contest decision of this session.
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House Committee
Alabama
House Committee On Election No
Wm. F. Aldrich
Gaston A. Robbins
Robbins
Sullivan Island Ceded for U S Government Post
The South Carolina lower house votes to cede Sullivan's Island near Charleston to the United States for a government post. The state capitol building project, halted by the Civil War, may cost $250,000 to complete, and a $10,000 Chickamauga battlefield monument is planned. A lynching prevention bill by Rep White aims to shield all citizens from mob violence and makes participants treasonous.
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United States
South Carolina
Sullivan’s Island
Charleston
Chickamauga Battlefield
White
North Carolina
House
Convalescents Ambush Behind Manila Road Pack Train
An escort of fifty convalescents from Company C Thirtieth Infantry under Lt Ralaton was ambushed near Lila. Insurgents hidden in bushes opened fire on the pack train, forcing abandonment of the train and capture of twenty two horses and their packs. Retreating troops were pursued for three miles until reinforcement arrived.
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Manila
Ralaton
Lila
Desperate Prisoners Lead by Murderer in Decatur Jail Break
Edward C. Flanagan, a double murderer, led eight desperate inmates in a Decatur jail break attempt near Atlanta Saturday night. He felled Sheriff Talley with an iron blow but was shot through the thigh by the sheriff, and the gang was soon subdued. Flanagan's wound is not dangerous.
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Edward C. Flanagan
Decatur
Atlanta
Flanagan
Talley
Mississippi Senate Votes to Insert Noel Amendment
The Mississippi senate voted to insert the Noel amendment for an elective judiciary into the state constitution. Opponents argued it failed to achieve a constitutional majority. The change would shift appointment of circuit judges and chancellors from the governor. A separate bill proposes $3,000 damages to families of lynched individuals against the respective county.
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Mississippi Senate
Six Suffocated in New Orleans Bar Fire
A Saturday night blaze in a New Orleans bar room gained headway before firefighters arrived. Six occupants, mostly Sicilian, were suffocated in adjacent rooms. four died, two in critical condition. The Giordano family names appear among victims as investigators pursue the fire’s origin in the large brick, tenant-filled building.
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New Orleans
Giordano
Infernal Machine Found in Courtroom at New Albany
In New Albany Mississippi a janitor clearing the criminal court room discovered an infernal machine primed for discharge hidden under the witness chair. Police believe the device was built to assassinate a major witness in a forthcoming trial this term.
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New Albany
Mias
Criminal Court
Global labor unrest and economic strains sweep 1899 reports
Reports detail strikes by railway engineers in West Australia, washerwomen in St Etienne, miners in Bohemia and Moravia, and rising metal worker demand in New York. Other items note wage disputes in North Kingston Rhode Island, factory unrest near Pittstown Maine, and widespread job losses as industries cut back.
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Japan
West Australia
Tau
Notleas
Peck Manufacturing Company
Pittailott
Maga
Trenton
John Willams
Pinaduipuit
Minnesota
Thensunta
Muncio
Bone Valeley
Slamokin
Penn
United States Seen As Safe Haven By European Criminals
Andrew D. White United States ambassador to Germany warns that Europe’s criminal classes increasingly view the United States as a favorable destination. He says more criminals are seeking to enter the country, turning it into a potential refuge.
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Andrew D. White
United States
Germany
Europe
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