Insurrection Quashes Assembly in Frankfort Prompts Move to London
Gov. Taylor proclaims insurrection in Frankfort and adjourns the legislature to meet in London Ky next Tuesday. Soldiers block access to the capitol and opera house as Democrats try to assemble. Republicans plan to proceed to London per the governor's order amid protests claiming the proclamation unwarranted.
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Opera House
Court House
London
Frankfort
Taylor
General Assembly
Kentucky Goebel crisis escalates as warrants issued
Warrants prepared for every legislature member allied with the Goebelites on charges of conspiracy to overthrow the government. Frankfort reports the session may be dissolved and troops deployed to block actions. Federal officials say no intervention is warranted as soldiers flood the city and Goebel’s seating is expected to be proclaimed.
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Cincinnati
Jan
St. Star's
Frankfort
Sp ’Ov
Taylor
Washington
Root
Kentucky
Goebel
Capitol
Appellate Court Adjourns Amid Threats to Judges
Frankfort reports that the Court of Appeals indefinitely adjourned as militia remain nearby. Letters from Middlesboro claim Judges Hastrigg and Hobson were marked for harm yesterday. Authorities warned of danger to the judiciary in a tense period.
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Court of Appeals
Frankfort
Jan
Ivis
Middlesboro
Hastrigg
Hobson
Ysterday
Murderer Pires From Ken tucky State House Window
The report describes Governor Goebel's shooting at the Kentucky Capitol in Frankfort with details of the attack. Whitt, a farmer from Butler County, is charged though denial is given. Goebel’s condition is described as hopeless but fluctuating as he is treated at the Capitol hotel.
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Kentucky
Rankfort
Hume
Goebel $l
Goetel
Frankfort
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Toetele
Goebel
Capitol
William Goebel
Whither
Butler
Connie
Gove Vayle
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Whitt
Ting
Ant
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Jim
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Senate
Cole Nam
Eph Lillard
Kfort
Nettin
Vel
der. E. E. Hume
Capital Hotel
Lise
Goebel Assassination Fallout and Kentucky Politics Recap
The report covers the Goebel assassination aftermath in Kentucky, detailing medical prognosis as the victim nears death, witness accounts of gunfire from multiple locations, and the arrest of Miles Miles on a separate matter. It also profiles Senator Williams and Goebel’s political career, including stages of his rise, election law authorship, and a fatal 1895 bank shooting linked to John L. Stanford.
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Sullivan
Pennsylvania
Covington
William
Cincinnati
Stevenson & Myers
Harvey Myers
Stevenson & O'Hara
John W. Stevenson
John G. Carlisle
the Treasury
Democratic State Committee
Louiville
Senator Goebel
Col. Stone
Gen. Hardin
Goebel
Kentucky
State Board of Elections
Taylor
J. W Bryan
Buckett
Kenton County
Senate
John L. Stanford
Farmers’ and Traders’ Bank
Stanford
Primaries debated as party rift tests Illinois county lines
Springfield editors and party factions clashed over primaries and county convention dates. A proposal fixed for February 10 failed, with a substitute targeting April 14 and April 1 for the convention also voted down.
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Iyn
J. Otis Ham
United States
Hoewn
William J Ridgley
Culham
Mateh TV
Ster
Sudden Death in Mattoon Claims Local Resident
Jacob Albeck, an elderly Mattoon resident, collapsed at his yard gate and died of heart disease. In Washington, Pettigrew faced Senate criticism for threatening to read Agui naldo’s statement to insert in the record as the Philippine question sparks debate. Eleven thousand wrecklayers in New York demand higher wages and overtime pay, threatening to strike if demands are not met.
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Uls
Jacob Albeck
Pettigrew
Senate
Philippines
Washington
Aguinaldo
New York
Five Boroughs
Kocity
Whlayers
Ieklayers
Maien Fours
Plague Ravages Honolulu Steamer Reports 41 Deaths
The Australis from Honolulu arrives with grim tolls from the plague in port. By departure time 41 deaths and 52 cases were recorded aboard, amid chaotic chaos and insurgent clashes reported elsewhere in the dispatch.
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Honolulu
Francisco
Australis
Fiercest Fight in Britain's History at Spion Kop
Lieut. Churchill reports the capture of Spion Kop with heavy losses and fierce combat. Boers approached British lines within yards as British artillery failed to counter long range guns. Ground and terrain doomed intrenchment efforts and forced abandonment after a bloody action.
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York
Evening World
Lieut
Churchill
Spion Kop
Forces in good spirits as Buller waits on Tugela
Report from Capetown and London on January 30 31 describes Buller holding Tugela drifts and possibly renewing the advance. Garrison health improves no horse sickness grass plentiful and Boer laager near Colenso reinforced. Nearby Boers seen between Ladysmith Potgieter Drift Spionkop areas. 150 American scouts enlist as muleteers. Boer losses at Spionkop 53 killed 120 wounded.
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White
Bottermith
Swartz Kop
Tugela River
Buller
Tugela
Colenso
Transvaal
Ladysmith
Lad
London
Capetown
Spion Koy
Pretoria
Shelling the Boers Near Reitfontein by British Forces
British forces led by General French pushed toward Reitfontein nine miles from Colesburg. Artillery and mounted regiments including the KRL, Yorkshire, Wiltshire and Essex engaged the Boer defenses. The enemy returned fire while the British endured light casualties as they maneuvered to trap retreating forces. Continued on fourth page.
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Yorkshire
Wiltshire
Essex
Reitfontein
Colesbury
Colesburg
French
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