Miles Still Army's Head Under Reorganization Act
Washington Feb 5 The president sent nominations to the senate. Nelson A Miles to be lieutenant general and Brig General Samuel B Young Adas R Chaffee and MacArthur to be major generals. Brigadier generals include John C Daler Lloyd Wheaton George W Davis Theodore Schwan Samuel S Sumner Leonard A Wood Robert H Hall Robert P Hughes George M Randall William A Kobbe Frederick D Grant and J Franklin Bell.
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Senate
Nelson
Miles
John C. Daler
Lloyd Wheaton
George W. Davis
Theodore Schwan
Samuel S. Sumner
Leonard A. Wood
Robert H Hall
Robert P. Hughes
George M. Randal
William A. Kobbe
Frederick D. Grant
J. Franklin Bell
Emperors William and Edward Arrive in London
Emperor William and King Edward arrived in London from Windsor and were greeted with a water welcome. After lunch they proceeded to Charing Cross station to catch the train to Fort Victoria where the Hohenzollern awaits the royals with Crown Prince Frederick William aboard.
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Edward
William
London
Emperor William
King Edward
Windsor
Charing Cross Station
Crown Prince
Frederick William
Fort Victoris
Hohenzollern
Missouri Pacific Reported To Gain Eastern Illinois Control
New York February reports Wall Street says Missouri Pacific Railway has secured control of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railway. Officials for Missouri Pacific decline to confirm or deny the report.
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New York
Wall Street
Missouri Pacific Railway Company
Chicago & Eastern
Missouri Pacific
Boers Threaten Lorenzo Marques in Press Reports
London February 5 reports say Boers led by Blake threaten Lorenzo Marques and Portugal asks Britain for assurance. A British squadron is said to have been ordered to Lorenzo Marques though no official confirmation is available.
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Lunencu Marques
London
Blake
Lorenzo Marques
Portugal
Fought To Finish In Spite Of Governor Yates
The Cronke Jackson prize fight was held at Gilberts Kane county early this morning after a special train brought 500 men. Crooke was knocked out in the 12th round despite Governor Yates attempting to stop it. The governor, warned by telephonic messages from Jacksonville, ordered the sheriff of Boone county to prevent military interference if needed.
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Eigin
St Belvidere
Arcuit Court
Boone County
Yates Therapie
Bellevidere
Teloveeung
Jacksonville
Boour County
Two lives lost in hotel fire at Exposition Hotel
In Binghamton Nova Scotia on February 6, Harey Solverson a musician and Sid Holland a horseman died in a blaze that destroyed the Exposition hotel totey. Twenty five people were in the building most escaped with injuries.
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Binghamton
Harey Solverson
Sid Holland
Exposition Hotel
Totey
John Marshall Day Observed at Capitol
Springfield Feb 5 Services honoring John Marshall were held at the state house by the Illinois Bar association. Senator Kindssy of Kentucky delivered an eloquent oration. A complimentary breakfast followed at the Leland hotel.
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John Marshall
Capital
Springfield
State House
Illinois Bar Association
Kindssy
Kentucky
Leland Hotel
Boers Capture Modderfontein With 1400 Men
British losses were light for a night assault by 1400 Boers who seized Modderfontein southwest of Krom Ger and killed two officers while wounding two others. Dispatches from Pretoria note French’s column driven east and a chase of a Boer commando toward Steytlerville.
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London
Modderfontein
Kengeradorp
Kitchener
Pretoria
Midlard Conmanly
Daig
Steytlerville
Cuban Constitution Clash Delays Gomex Clause Vote in Havana
The Cuban constitutional convention postponed discussion on the Gomex clause allowing naturalized citizens to become president. Opposition backed by Senor Betancourt and Senor Llorente compelled a postponement, while anti-Gomez forces shifted to an electoral college system and expanded the cabinet with accountable secretaries.
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Republic
Senor Llorente
Gower
Senor Memau
Rivera
Liorente
Aethiea
Renor Capote
Gomez
The
United States
Ngi
Secrie
Wei Muse
Mba
Hell
Acta
discord at marshall day in atlanta teems with protest
A protest letter by former Georgia Bar Association president Hon John W Aiken denounces the Georgia Supreme Court march and Chief Justice Simmons praising nationalism. He cites John Marshall to question current judges and Confederate lineage while recalling Pac,KisCo and Bloody Fredericksburg references.
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Atlanta
Hondoin W. Aiken
Georgia Bar. Association
Georgia Supreme Court
Hall of Representatives
Simmons
Justice Lumpkin
George
Pachefora, Pay & Co
Justice Little
Justice Fish
Justion Lewis
Bell
Justion Cobb Remerber
Joh Marshall
South
Fredericksburg
Burton Smith
John Mann
Gorion
Marshalstem
Lee
Jefferson Tavis
Manassas
Appomattox
Masonic Temple in Toledo Burns, Major Loss Issued
The Masonic temple in Toledo Ohio burned last night, sustaining a total loss of about 150000 dollars with an estimated 50000 dollars on the building. A boxing match purse of 5000 dollars at 126 pounds was scheduled for April 30 at an undecided venue.
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Toledo
James
Cleveland
Automobile and Cycle Parts Company
Agerigan Bicycle Nowpany
Elyria
Westboro
Moss
Milwaukee
Wiss Steel
Chicago
Ball Company
Pittsburg
United Presbyterian Age Association
Diehl Mat
Grand Opera House
Avenue Theater
Art Simms
Akron
Frank Boyle
Tittsimms
Avenuue
King Edward's Message to British Colonies and Dependencies
The king sends a message to all British colonies and dependencies mourning Queen Victoria's death. He praises her reign, notes self-government progress, and pledges to work for common welfare and empire security with loyal support from subjects and representatives across the empire.
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South Africa
Edward
Barker Keller shooting rumors misled Arlington town
In a wave of sensational talk Mrs. Barker, in fragile health, accused Rev. Keller of wrongdoing amid nervous exhaustion. Report says the claim emerged from hallucination and deterioration, while Barker’s husband’s accusations stirred local controversy as physicians struggle with her condition.
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Keller
Ork
Ceram
Barker
Arlington
Newark
Husbaud
Senate moves to sit nightly on lip subsidy bill
Washington February 5 Senators took charge of the lip subsidy measure and proposed to sit every night from six to eleven to push the bill through. Leaders rallied forces, predicted quick passage, and noted past filibusters as they awaited attendance for a quorum. Bacon challenged executive secrecy and cabinet-led obstruction while two new clauses in the army reorganization bill stirred debate among lawmakers and officers.
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Peb. S
Notley
Nome
Lipphng
Low Jong
Uley
Tley
Aldrich
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Bacon
House Committee On Appropriations
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Minn
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Mississippi Canal
Keweenawa
Calveet Harbor
Mlinois
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Ohio River
Minneapolis
Army
Imnan Hull
War Department
Hull
Chrief
Nation on the Warpath in Hatchet Attack Tour
Topeka reports Mrs Carrie Nation and two companions began a joint smashing tour at five in the morning. In the first stop a man barred entry, the second stop saw mashing of slot machines and fixtures, and a porter seized Nation’s hatchet and struck her in the temple but not seriously. Police halted the melee, Nation was booked as joint smasher and the others released. case postponed without bond. Nation had earlier tried to smash the Unique saloon. charge dismissed.
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Carrie Nation
Nation
Kan
Slim
Waterloo
Mrs. N. Dun
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