Tragic Lobby Shootout In Frankfort Involving Ex Congressmen
In Frankfort Kentucky ex Congressman Davis G Colson shot Lieutenant Ethelbert Scott in a hotel lobby. Scott died later from multiple wounds along with bystanders Demarre Julian and Captain Golden. Colson surrendered at police residence and faces murder charges amid political feud history.
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Colson
Frankfort
Lowlock
Davis G. Colson
Middleborough
Ethelbert Scott
Somerset
Scott
Luther W. Demuarre
Shelbyville
Walleta
Tt Wismot
Julian
Williams
Charles H. Ju- Man
Molden
Shot by His Brother-In-Law in Halifax Killing
Elmer Barner shot and killed Isaac Miller at Miller's Halifax home. Barner, 38, had left Halifax for South Dakota in 189 barner returned and during an argument over past wrongs drew a revolver and killed Miller near the left eye. Miller, 48, leaves a wife and Barner a wife and two children. Barner was taken to Harrisburg at noon.
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Harrisburg
Elmer Barner
Isaac Miller
Miller
Halifax
Barner
South Dakota
Two Fatal Accidents Reported in Lebanon
In Lebanon Pennsylvania on January 16 two men died in separate incidents. Davilla Butchert, 30, a Crean Will Mills farmer, was killed when his carriage overturned on a steep embankment. His wife and several children survive. Frank H. Wack, 28, an engineer at the Lebanon chain works, was instantly killed after being caught in shafting while oiling, his legs and right arm torn away. He had moved to Lebanon from Hamburg, Berks county, where his wife and several children live.
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Colson
Scott
Somerset
W. ©. Bradley
Julian
Kentucky
Demurre
Shelbyville
Captain Golden
Lebanon
Davilla Butchert
Crean Will Mills
Berks County
Ihe Louvers
Hamburg
Chicago Platform Democracy Incorporation in New York
Albany Nova Scotia report states the Chicago Platform Democracy filed with the secretary of state a certificate of incorporation. Principal offices to be sent to New York City. The group aims to extend knowledge of Democratic principles per the Democratic national platform. Directors include Samuel Soubury James R Brown George B R Thompson Louis B Parsons and H C S Thompson of New York City.
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Albany
Chicago
Democracy Today
Secretary of State
New York City
Biva
Samuel Soubury
James R. Brown
George BR. Thompson
Louis B. Parsons
H.C. 8. Thompson
Election of Blackburn as U S Senator Questioned
In Frankfort Kentucky the election of J. C. Blackburn as United States senator was duplicated in both houses today due to legal questions about the legality of last Tuesday's vote.
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Frankfort
J. C
Blackburn
United States
Wie
Patterson Nominated for Marine Corps Second Lieutenant
Washington January 14 the president sent to the senate for confirmation the nomination of B A W Patterson of Pennsylvania to be second lieutenant in the marine corps also Snyder to be postmaster at Bethlehem Pa
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Washington
Senate
B. A. W. Patterson
Pennsylvania
Leutenant
Marine Corps
Ki. W. Snyder
Bethlehem
Senator Magee Improves in Health and Readies Return
In Harrisburg on January 16 authorities report Senator L. Magee of Pittsburg greatly improved in health. He plans to return to Philadelphia soon from a southern sojourn to resume his business activities.
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Magee
Harrisburg
L. Magee
Fitisburg
Philadelphia
Child 11 Dies in Rock Fall at Lykens Valley Slope
Harrisburg reports Arthur Hammond aged 11 killed as rock collapsed at Wisvon area bottom of the slope of the Lykens Valley colliery on January 14. The incident occurred while miners worked the incline, with authorities investigating cause.
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Harrisburg
Arthur Hammond
Lykens Valley
Wisvon
Deaths of a Day from London to Nebraska
London reports the death of Earl Manvers Syd ney William Herbert Pierrpont born March 12 182. In Omaha Nebraska Jay B Burrows a leading organizer of the Farmers Alliance and the Populist party in Nebraska died suddenly at his Lincoln home from unknown causes. He was 87, a New York native who had long resided in Nebraska.
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London
Earl Manvers
Sydney William Herbert Pierrpont
Omaha
Neb
Jay BB. Burrows
Farmers’ Alliance
Nebraska
Lincoln
Kimbago
New York
Sive Ia
Repulse of the Boers near Rensburg detailed
The Boers attempted to rush a hill held by a Yorkshires and New Zealanders near Rensburg but were repulsed at the wall. Twenty one Boers killed and about fifty wounded. Captain Maddocks and a small NZ force aided a bayonet charge driving the attackers back. Desultory firing followed as British fire exacted heavy losses.
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Buller
Modder River
Molteno
Gatacre
Tucker
Methuen
Rensburg
Cape Colony
Maddocks
British Fort East of Mafeking Razed in Boer Bombardment
Pretoria dispatch reports Mafeking bombardment demolishing a British fort east of the town and forcing retreat. One Boer is wounded. Advices from Ladysmith say the January 6 assault on the town was disastrous for the Turkish and that Ladysmith seems in dire straits.
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Mafeking
Ladysmith
Sore Straits
Pretoria
Boer Loss at Ladysmith Seen by AP Messenger
A representative of the Associated Press visited the Ladysmith battlefield and reported seeing many Boer dead after Saturday’s action. British guns appeared to have inflicted heavy losses on the hillside, with more than ninety bodies taken from one hill alone.
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Natal
Wasgon Hill
Ladysmith
Weenen
Associated Press
Firing Near Ladysmith Reported As British Advance Possible
TLondon Jan 17 dispatch from Pietermaritzburg says heavy firing heard toward Frere and that General Buller may be engaging the enemy. A rumor notes part of the British force near Ladysmith.
Mystery of Heligoland wreck solved near St Johns
A wrecked steamship off Cape Ping is identified as the Heligoland of the Tughe American Petroleum company. The Jan 5 departure from Philadelphia carried 1,100,000 gallons of refined petroleum to Tiergen Norway. Seven bodies recovered. five more remain with the wreckage as crews struggle against heavy seas.
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van Rittern
Rbeyond
Ileligoland
Lerefors
Lehigh Valley Railroad Holds Annual Stockholders Meeting
The Lehigh Valley Railroad company held its annual stockholders meeting in Philadelphia. Elected directors include A. Walker J. B. Garrett B. Borie J. Tr. Wharton F. Deland H. Coater I. A. Stearns A. Nesbitt W. S. Bissell and R. M. Galloway. Officers named are A. Walker president J. R. Garrett vice president IL McQuirkin controller J. L. Fanshawe secretary PA Haird assistant secretary J. Andrews treasurer. Galloway replaces Strawbridge as director. A resolution to fund the Franklin Institute and Purdue University was referred to the board.
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Philadelphia
Jag
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
A. Walker
J. B. Garrett
B. Borie
J. TR. Wharton
Deland
F. T. Stokesbury
H. Coater
I. A. Stearns
A. Nesbitt
W. 3. Bissell
KR. M. Galloway
J. BR. Garrett
IL McQuirkin
J. L. Fanshawe
AL Haird
J. Andrews
Galloway
Merchants’ National Bank
New York
Justus CC. Strawbridge
British Ships Overdue
Fifteen percent reinsurance is offered on the Reliance 184 days out from Hamburg bound for this port. The Annie Thomas out from Antwerp for Acapulco 145 days at a higher rate adds to anxiety for her owners and English underwriters.
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San Francisco
Jun
Reliance
Hamburg
Annie Thomas
Antwerp
Acapulco
Leon NIL Arrives With Former Prisoners From Philippines
The Spanish trans Atlantic steamer Leon NIL reached here from the Philippines carrying former Spanish prisoners and their families. Many are in distress as town authorities and the Red Cross assist the sufferers with relief provisions.
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Barcelona
Leon Nil
Philippines
Governor Stone Announces Medical Board Appointments
Harrisburg January appointments include Henry Bates of Philadelphia as director and William McVonnell of New Dighton named to the state medical examining board. Tt. W. Rumsey from Chambersburg and Elias Phillips of Lemont fill inspector roles, replacing James M. Patterson of Wellsboro.
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Harrisburg
Jan. Wo
Stone
State Medical Examining Board
Henry Bates
Philadelphia
Liliam
McVonnell
New Dighton
Missionary Leader Dr Clarke Heads Third World Tour
Rev. Dr. Francesa F. Clarke founder and president of the United Society of Christian Endeavor leaves Boston with his wife for a third missionary tour. They depart San Francisco for the Orient on January 4.
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Howton
Jun
Francesa EF. Clarke
United Bouiety
Christian Endeavor
Boston
San Francisco
Orient
Tennis title clash at Tuxedo Park in New Jersey
Lawrence Stockton amateur champion of America faced Peter Latham world pro champ in a four game match at the Tuxedo Tennis and Racquet Club. Latham gave odds and defeated Stockton two sets to one in a best of three match.
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Tuxedo Park
N. J
Lawrence Stockton
America
Peter Latham
Tuxedo
Latham
Stockton
Jury to Ignore Suspect Motives in Molineux Trial
New York jurists struggle with admissibility as Recorder Gof bars evidence aimed at showing Molineux’s jealousy and hatred over Miss Blanche Chesebrough. Prosecution tries linking Barnet poisoning to motive. judges dismiss related insinuations and focus on a private box inquiry and misnamed visitor.
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Recorder
New York
Roland G. Molineux
Henry C. Barnet
Molineux
Gof
Barnet
Andre Bustanoby
Knickerbocker Athletic Club
West Seventy-fifth Street
Osborne
Minnie
Misa Chesebrough
Mr. Osborne
H. C. Barnet
Miss Chesebrough
Burnet
Adams
Joseph J. Koch
Broadway
H. Cornish
Harry Cornish
Koch
Cornish
Cashier Kills Teller then Kills Himself in Bank Slaying
Columbus Georgia January 16 Captain J W Murphy cashier of the Third National Bank instantly killed Teller P T Shutze as bank was crowded then killed himself. Murphy a longtime prominent businessman had recently suffered strokes and appeared temporarily insane after the double shooting.
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Columbus
J. W. Murphy
Third National Bank
P. T. Shutze
Murphy
Shutze
Mr. Shutze
Collapse of church during Mass in Sumaru district
A church collapsed in Maloousene township Sumaru district during a mass. Nineteen people were killed and sixty eight wounded. Police and rescue teams cordoned the area as investigators began inquiries into the disaster.
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St. Petersburg
Maloousene
Sumaru
Chinaware To Be Dearer as 37 Firms Act on Prices
Akron January 16 Joseph Cook president of the Akron China Company released a statement about a price fixing agreement among thirty seven china manufacturers. The arrangement raises selling prices by an average of about 40 percent across all firms involved.
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Akron
Joseph Cook
Akron China Company
English Would Accept No Pay
Washington January 14 William E. English son of the former Democratic vice presidential candidate from Indiana and a captain of volunteers in the war with Spain has returned to the treasury a check for 1172 dollars sent him for pay for his army services with the statement that he would not accept pay for service to his country in time of danger.
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English
Washington
William KE. English
Indiana
Spein
Treasury
Lynching Reported Near Henning Tennessee
In Memphis Tennessee this morning a Black man named Anderson Couse was found hanged from a tree limb near Henning. Authorities believe the hanging is linked to the escape of the Giierly brothers who recently killed two officers near Ropley Tennessee.
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Memphis
Tenn
Jan
Anderson Couse
Henning
Giierly Brothers
Ropley
Molineux Murder Trial and Local Court News
Reports from the Molineux murder trial and the Common Pleas Court proceedings surface among today’s items. Local and suburban updates cover court work nearing completion and regional legal matters.
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Common Pleas
Dawson City Fire Destroys Half Million in Business District
News from Seattle reports a major Dawson fire on the night of Wednesday last wiping out much of the business district. Losses exceeding $500,000 with no building names given. temperature at Dawson was forty degrees below zero and water supply was disrupted, heightening suffering. The Skaguay telegraph operator confirms the despatch.
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Seattle
Wash
Victoria
Skaguay
Dawson
Whiskey clash as Harris sues whiskey trust
Albany reports John E. Delehanty file papers for Melville A. Harris alleging the Distilling Company of America, capitalized at 125 million, lacks cash and aims to absorb the American Spirit Manufacturing firm’s assets and related units. Harris is a stockholder in American Spirit.
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Albany
John E. Delehanty
Melville A. Harris
Whiskey Trust
Harris
American Spirit Manufacturing Company
Distilling Company of America
Pennsylvanian Railroad Raises Yard Employee Wages
Harrisburg January 14 The Pennest rania Railroad company has adjusted wages for yard workers across its system. The new scale, effective January, provides first benefits on February payday and includes new hourly rates for day and night shifts with engineers earning 20 to 27 cents, firemen 15 to 17 cents, conductors 20 to 22 cents, brakemen 15 to 16 cents day and 17 to 18 cents night, car droppers 14.5 to 15 cents day and 16.4 to 15 cents night.
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Harrisburg
Pennestrania Railroad Company
Not in Favor of Polygamy Memorial Statement
Senator Hawkins presented a memorial from President Loree Snow of the Mormon Church to the Senate. The church has abandoned plural marriages and officials have no authority to perform them. Members are warned not to engage in unlawful cohabitation and will be answerable to the tribunal of the land if they violate the law.
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Washington
Hawkins
Enite
Loree Snow
Mormon Church
Enew Wags Hiefe
Wooruff
Meeting of Horse Trainers in Cleveland
A meeting of prominent horse trainers and drivers was held today at Glenville to plan future actions at upcoming heats. A committee was appointed to draft resolutions for presentation to trotting associations.
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Cleveland
Glenville
Comemittes
Mrs Helen Gould Backs Brooklyn YMCA Naval Home
New York on January 14 Mrs Helen Gould contributed an unspecified amount to the building of the new home for the naval branch of the Young Men’s Christian Association in Brooklyn. The project is undertaken by the international committee of the association.
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New York
Helen Gould
Naval Branch
Young Men's Christian Association
Brooklyn
Association
Steamship Arrivals and Departures at Liverpool and Bremen
The Liverpool report notes the steamship Custie arriving from New York and the New York bound Boviee sailing to Liverpool with Trave bound for Bremen via Southampton. Amsterdam arrived from Rotterdam. St Paul cleared for Southampton.
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Liverpool
Custie
New York
Boviee
Trave
Bremen
Southampton
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
St. Paul
Mounted Police Reach Winnipeg En Route to Halifax
Three hundred mounted police arrived in Winnipeg en route to Halifax and were given an enthusiastic reception. They continued their journey east two hours later.
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Winnipeg
Man
Halifax
Boxing bout ends as Dizon’s seconds throw in towel
In Utica on January 4 Tommy Dizon faces Billy as the fight ends in the fif th round when Dizon’s seconds throw up the sponge. The crowd witnessed a decisive stoppage signaling Dizon’s victory by corner intervention.
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Utica
Tommy Dizon
Billy ‘A
Senate Debates Philippine Question and Gage Inquiry
Washington dispatch reports the Senate debating the Philippine question with Vest’s notable speech opposing traitor charges from non supporters. McLaurin argues state bank note issuance while House approves urgent deficiency bill amid rural delivery debate and Richardson attacks Secretary Gage over New York custom house sale.
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Gage
Washington
Senate
West
Pettigrews
Lodge
Hoer
Pertigrew
Paris
Vest
McLaurin
Secretary of the Treasury
New York Custom House
Secretary Gage
Custom House
National Bank
Treasury of
United States
Nationality Bank
Republican Campaign Fund
Hopking
Ilinois
House
Hopkins
Bryan Banquet Marks Democratic Kentucky Evening
Frankfort Kentucky January 14 Colonel W J Bryan was banquetted by the Democrats of the Kentucky legislature in a dinner that also celebrated Senator Blackburns election Mr Bryan was greeted at the train by a committee including Blackburn and Gcebel The toasts praised The Democratic Party Its Future and Its Politics Old Kentucky and Kentucky and Her Relations to the National Democracy with speakers J C S Blackburn and Wm Gosbel
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Frankfort
W. J. Bryan
Kentucky
Hlackburn
Stryan
Blackburn
Cgcebel
J. C
Wm. Gosbel
Washington Jan. Wa-Forecast for Wednesday and Thursday
Eastern Pennsylvania forecast calls for fair weather both Wednesday and Thursday. Winds shift from light to north and northwest, bringing drier air and cooler nights.
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Washington
Jan
Pennsylvania
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