Farr to be Speaker as Quay Foe Fights Back
Harrisburg reports confirm Jenn Farr as next speaker after Republican caucus nomination. Anti Quay forces push to block the caucus and win over Senators Magee and Martin, but observers expect the election to proceed with Farr likely to be chosen when the House convenes tomorrow.
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Magee
Martin
House
Sieranian Tribune
Harrisburg
Jenn Hh
Farr
House of Representatives
Quay caucus clash over Pennsylvania senatorial bid
Republicans plan a caucus to nominate Quay as tensions rise over postponement tactics. Western and eastern factions mobilize with Maneuvering to control votes as defections and cross-party talks shape the day.
Farr Selected as Speaker by Party Caucus Vote
An overwhelming party caucus vote chose Farr as speaker. The notice notes a continuation on page 2 and lists uncertainty about dates.
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Dia Visbune
Rivera backs Brooke stance on Havana New Year fete
General Ruis Rivera, Cuban patriot and former prisoner, arrived in New Orleans and praised General Brooke for halting a New Year celebration by Cuban soldiers. Rivera cites Havana’s festivity excesses and predicts Cuba may seek annexation by the United States in years ahead while pressing for self-government.
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Brooke
Havana
New Orleans
Ruis Rivera
General Rivera
Cuba
United States
Soldiers for Uncle Sam Birth Records Across Cities
Chicago reports a male birth predominance as war spirit grows. May 1 totals show 2011 males and 6296 females. Milwaukee notes 252 births in two weeks with 141 boys and 111 girls. Detroit records 47 births from Dec 6 to 20 including 27 males and 20 females. St Louis November births show 976 in 1907 and 1952 in 1908 with male 489 female 477 and male 522 female 452. Omaha two‑week totals list 41 female births, with 24 female previous year equivalence.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
Detroit
Dee
St. Louie
Jan
St. Loule
Omaha
Neb
Jin
Army Reorganization Faces Smooth House Hurdle
Chairman Hull expects no strong opposition as he plans to bring the army reorganization bill to a vote. Democrats have opposed it in committee, but Hull foresees a safe majority and aims to muster out volunteers quickly, sending the measure to the senate after Congress reconvenes.
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Washington
Jan
Hull
House Military Committee
House
Senate
Congress
Murderer’s Probable Fate In Woods After Wife Slaying
Williamsport reports a mutilated body found in the Black Forest believed to be George Whiteside, who killed his wife at Mills, Potter County three months earlier. He allegedly shot her after a failed plea, then crushed her face with spiked boots as their child watched.
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Black Forest
George Whiteside
Mills
Potter County
Whiteside
Death of an Eminent Duke
Lonton January 2 The Duke of Northumberland Algernon George Percy sixth duke of Northumberland born 1810 succeeded to title on his father’s death in 197 He led the National Royal Life Boat Institution and the Royal Institute and served as vice president of the Royal Society of Literature His son Karl Percy born in 18d succeeds him The duke was formerly a lord of the Admiralty vice president of the Board of Trade and lord privy seal
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Duke of Northumberland
National Royal Life Boat Institution
Royal Institute
Royal Society of Literature
Karl Percy
Admirfalis
Board of Trade
Agsabel Manufacturing Mills to Remain Open Amid Talks
In Heston on January 2 a meeting of the management men of Agsabel Manufacturing was held and the announcement made by Edward Fenne that the Maynard mills would stay in full operation while creditors’ arrangements are pursued.
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Heston
Agsabel Manufacturing Company
Bdward Fenne
Thea Mills
Maynard
Gale in the Irish Channel wrecks reported by London
A feeble gale sweeps the idle channel and sea, causing ships to drag anchors and run ashore. Holy Head barque and other vessels are listed with numerous wrecks along the coast as of January 2 in London reports.
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London
Holy Head
To Be Fought in the Courts Cleveland Juan
Inability of Pennsylvania company lawyers and city officials to settle the lake front controversy leads to court action. The case will be pursued in the courts to obtain a resolution of the factory agreement dispute.
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Cleveland
Juan
Pennsylvania Company
Cliy Officiala
Lake Front
Fire destroys Toronto Rubberships works in Port Dalhourn
A fire in Port Dalhourne Ontario this morning totally destroyed the Toronto Rubberships Manufacturing company plant. The blaze caused a heavy loss and left about twenty workers unemployed.
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Port Dalhourne
Ont
Toronto Rubberships Manufacturing Company
Geome
Roosevelt inaugurated governor of New York in 1901
Theodore Roosevelt was inaugurated as New York governor in Albany amid a large crowd despite bad weather. The ceremony included a parade, a prayer by Bishop Doane, and an oath by Secretary of State McDonough. About 6,000 people attended the reception and 200 could not gain admittance.
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Albany
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Assembly
Capitol
Doane
Protestant Episcopal Diocese
McDonough
Black
Hinck
Roosevelt
Hamilton Club
Chicago
Executive Mansion
Inaugurations Across States Mark New Administrations
Wisconsin and Wyoming inaugurated new governors with oaths and receptions while Michigan and Montana organized legislatures. Idaho and California held ceremonies. Nebraska, Indiana and other states advanced to party-organized sessions and senate races.
Wayne MacVeagh in Critical Condition in Washington
Wayne MacVeagh former attorney general under Garfeld and ambassador to Italy lies at 10 Vermont Avenue Washington with family physician sending a summons from Philadelphia for medical care. Condition described as dangerous and serious as treatment continues.
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Washington
Jan
Wayne MacVeagh
Garfeld
Italy
Cleveland
Vermont Avenue
Philadelphia
Osalat
Honors to a Dead Senator in Vermont
The body of United States Senator Justin Smith Morrill arrived in Montpelier with his wife. A large delegation from Congress attended the obsequies, and President Buckham of the University of Vermont delivered the eulogy. The remains were interred briefly at Green Mount Cemetery and later to Strafford in spring.
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Montpelier
United States
Justin Smith Merrill
Washington
Capitol
Congress
Emilen
ATL Mace
Huelness
Senator Morrill
Morrill
Representative Hall
M. H. Buckham
University of Vermont
Brickham
Mire
Green Mount Cemetery
Strafford
Relief for the Cubans Power Shift Prompts Aid Letters
Secretary Alger plans official letters for those traveling to Cuba with relief supplies, enabling protected passage and faster aid distribution. The move aims to curb delays and reassure military authorities while addressing ongoing Cuban suffering.
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Washington
Cuba
Alger
Miliou
CANDIDATES FOR WEST POINT EXAMINATIONS POSTPONED
Washington January 2 The War Department delays the annual West Point entrance examinations from March 1 to June 1 due to scattered conditions and difficulty forming examination boards. Candidates and Albertines will be ordered to West Point for exams as practiced years ago.
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Washington
Wet Point
War Department
West Point
Copper Funds in Mexico Rich Copper Mine Bought
El Paso Texian reports two Americans from Arizona purchased a rich copper mine in the Cunanea mountains Sonora. The group holds forty claims with about 6 million pounds of copper in sight. A plant and railroad are planned and about 700 men will be employed when in operation. Purchasers include Dr R Flower of Boston and others.
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el Paso
Arizona
Cunanea Mountains
Sonora
R. Flower
Boston
Signatures Coming In On Anti Imperialist Protests
Boston reports rising direct protests against extending U S sovereignty over the Philippine islands. Erving Winslow, secretary of the league, plans to visit Washington this week to interview several senators seeking a conference.
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Boston
Gotham's Big Bill for 1899
New York reports the cost of running Greater New York for its first year under consolidation. Contractor Coler lists total expenses at 108000000 plus warrants registered at 72644, average daily warrants about 40, and five corporate bodies merged into the city.
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New York
Greater New York
Coler
Vesuvian Eruption Spreads Lava To Monte Somma
Naples January 2. An eruption from the crater formed in 1875 sends two lava streams each twenty metres wide down toward Monte Somma as Mount Vesuvius remains active on the northern side.
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Naples
Mount Vesuvius
Monte Somma
New Haven Milk Control Plan Attracts City and NY Capital
Half a million dollars in pledges from New Haven and New York capitalists bankroll a company to dominate New Haven milk supply. Local milk dealers are being bought out and the plan includes controlled handling under strict conditions. Much capital comes from New York financiers with ties to Yale.
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New Haven
Jan
Capitalista
Ihie City
New York
Yale
Uncertain Montana Metal Output Outlook Report
An early report from Helena Montana on January 2 estimates the value of metal production for the period will run around seven figures, with a face value near 100 million dollars. The unofficial tally reflects ongoing mining activity and market conditions impacting the metal sector.
Big coal strike threatened in Pennsylvania and Ohio fields
Pittsburg January 2 A general strike in the bituminous coal region looms on April 1, closing the Interstate miners operators agreement. Operators say wage scales must fall while miners seek higher pay, with no clear path to agreement at next Weeks convention, and foretell coal priced higher if strike occurs. The piece cites Thomas Young of Hlume coal interests noting competition from western districts and potential price impacts.
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Pittsburg
Thomas ©. Young
Hlume
Operalere
Maine
General Farr to Head Warmer News and Inauguration Ceremonies
The morning edition notes pale warming trend and General Farr as speaker for ceremonies. Roosevelt inauguration status updated with a Superior Court judgeship. Short items include coal mine threat, Yankee diplomacy triumph, and local weather records. Scranton area briefs cover Dunmore, Camp McKown, and West Scranton updates.
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Roosevelt
Superior Court
Big Coal Biike
Engineer Heroism at Wolf Fires Plant Averts Explosion
Columbus January 2 Lee Chalfant a substitute engineer at Wolf Fires shoe factory acted as flames roared and steam spat He opened a boiler valve cooled the furnace and raked fires to prevent a potential blast risking severe burns He later alerted colleagues and was taken home in a precarious but hopeful condition.
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Columbus
Lee Chalfant
Wolf Fires
Chalfant
Spain
Reception to Judge Day in Canton Banquet
Judge William R. Day arrived home and was honored at a Stark County Bar Association banquet at the Barnett base. Master of ceremonies W A Lynch introduced the guest as Judge George F E Baldwin welcomed him. Day praised Stark county lawyers and paid tribute to President McKinley and his wartime service.
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William R. Day
Peace Commission
Paris
Barnett Base
Stark County Bar Association
W. A. Lynch
George F E. Baldwin
Focal Bar
Judge Day
Stark County
McKinley
Peasants Persecuted in Andijan Uprising
In Andijan Siberia, 200 to 360 fanatics attacked Russian sacks two months ago. Authorities responded with military rule arresting over 1,200 men and punishing families. A 300000 rouble fine targets the middle class, while villages are under garrison control.
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Tacoma
Andijan
Siberia
Japin Gaxeiro
Dune Feons
Murder in Jackson borough ends with self-inflicted death
In Middletown Ohio on January 2 a quarrel over a tobacco crop on the Gifford farm led John Gifford to shoot Philip Kuch, tearing away his face. Gifford barricaded himself indoors, threatened to kill deputies, and later killed himself.
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Middletown
Philip Kuch
John Gifford
Jackson Borough
Kuch
Gifford
Madison Township
Letter from Admiral Dewey to Lowsville girl
A Kentucky girl receives a humorous framed note from Admiral George Dewey dated Manila on November 1. In the missive he thanks her for a picture, laments lacking mementos to share, and explains he has given away buttons and pictures to many others.
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Lowsville
John Cardwell
New Albany
Admiral Dewey
Manila
Jett
George Dewey
Maine Representative Dingley Improves Slightly In Illness
Washington June 2 The slight improvement in the condition of Representative Dingley of Maine continued today. His fever has eased and the pulse strengthened though his condition remains critical. Attending physicians say he now has a chance to recover and his family remains hopeful for lasting improvement.
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Wasington
Representative Dingley
Maine
Wabash Doctor Foresees His Own Burial in Oak Coffin
Dr. James Ford of Wabash Indiana, aged elder statesman of medicine, began bed rest with no illness two months before his death. He had demanded a coffin be made two years earlier and insisted on a casket that fit him. A coffin of oak was fashioned and the doctor now rests in it after dying yesterday.
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Wabash
Ind
James Ford
Ford
Wabash Church
Large Second Mortgage Filed in Cleveland County
In Cleveland Meveland County Jan 2 a second mortgage for 1 650 000 was filed with the county clerk. The lien covers the Pont of the Walker Manufacturing company on Waverly Street. The Walker plant recently came under the Weat inghouse Electrica Manufacturing Company of Pittsburgh which plans to expand capacity and improve the plant.
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Cleveland
Meveland
Walker Manufacturing Company
Waverly Street
Weatinghouse Electrica Manufacturing Company
Pittsburg
Milwaukee Eisteddfod Crowns Orpheus Choral Union
The Western eisteddfod closed at the Pabst theater with the Orpheus Choral Union of Milwaukee winning first honors and a prize of 410 dollars. The next meeting is planned for Chicago in January 1900. Adjudication of Tralhand prize money split between Rev. Ebenezer Edwards of Allentown Pa and J J Jones of South Wales.
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Milwaukee
Pabst Theater
Orpheus Choral Union of
Chicago
Ebbenezer Edwards
Alentown
J. J. Jones
South Wales
Baltimore and Ohio names new general manager
At Baltimore headquarters on January 2, it was announced that F B D Underwood, former general manager of the Minneapolis St. Paul and St. Marie railroad, has accepted the post of general manager of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. He will assume duties on February 4.
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Baltimore and Ohio
F. BD. Underwood
Minneapolis, St. Paul and St. Marie
Baltimore and Ohio Mailroad Company
Underwood
Wyoming mineral beds bought by Chicago firm
Chicago January 2 The American Native Bed a Gines oh Chemical company of Chicago and Laramie Wyoming yesterday became the purchaser of a controlling interest in the vast deposits of Wyoming. Then deposits fourteen miles from Laramie consist of three dry lake beds and are considered inexhaustible.
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Chicago
Beda, Gines Oh Chemical Company
Laramie
Wyo
Eame
Sola Depouilia
Wyoming
Conial
Death of Fred G Yuengling in Potlavile Pa
Fred G Yuengling a prominent brewer of the Potlavile district died at 2 p.m. today. The death marks the loss of a leading figure in the local brewing industry. He was aged and well known in regional business circles.
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Fred G. Yuengling
Potlavile
Fred G. Yueling
Plate
Knoxville Tron Community Ships Bar Iron to Santiago
The Knoxville Tron community began its 198 business by shipping tons of bar iron to Santiago. The effort marks a notable early industrial exchange with a focus on resource shipment and regional trade.
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Santiago
Knoxville
Venn
Knoxville Tron Commuity
Santingo
Beeber Named Superior Court Judge by Governor Hastings
Dimner Beeber of Philadelphia was appointed to the vacancy on the state superior court bench created by Judge Howard Beeder’s death. Beeber, a Philadelphia lawyer, took oath after receiving commission from Governor Hastings. The appointment avoids Senate approval and runs until January 1, 1400. Colonel Gilkeson resigned as banking commissioner in surprise amid jockeying for the judge post.
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Dan
Dimner Beebert
Philadelphia
Hastings
Howard J. Beeder
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Harerisburg
Coron
General Assembly
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Hampton L. Carson
J. Levering Jones
Frank Gilkeson
Bristol
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Geertil McCormick
Reeder
McCormick
Cilkewon
Gilkeron
George M. Davis
Carbon County
B. Frank Gilkeson
Friends
Cumming Declines D A Office. Yarquhar Appointed
Pottsville Pa Jan 2 Benjamin W C Cumming Jr elected in November as the Democratic candidate for district attorney of Schuylkill county declines to take the oath. The court immediately appoints Guy E B Yarquhar to act as district attorney for the ensuing term.
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Pottsville
Benjamin W. C. Cumming, Jr
Schuylkill County
Guy EB. Yarquhar
Davis Set to Be Re-elected in Minnesota Legislature
Republican leaders in St Paul report no opposition to Senator C. K. Davis as Minnesota legislature opens with a Republican majority in both houses. A caucus is called for Wednesday evening to nominate his successor if needed, though no rival has emerged.
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St. Paul, Minn
Domestic Incompatibility Tragedy at Paulding
This morning Charles A. Hrewer ex postmaster shot his wife and then killed himself, a domestic incompatibility motive cited. The event occurred in Paulding.
United States Ambassadors Host New Year Receptions
General Morice Porter and John Ek Gowdy led respective receptions at the U.S. embassy and consulate today. The events drew a large American and diplomatic turnout with many attendees.
NY Doctor Charles F. Gow Dies of Pneumonia
Dr. Charles F. Gow, formerly a surgeon in the United States Navy, died of pneumonia in New York. Born July 28, 1870, in Philadelphia, he was educated at the University of Pennsylvania.
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New York
Charles FF. Giow
United States
Philadelphia
University of Peyomytyonta
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