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Miss Mary Ireland and Marquis of Queensberry die while Rear Admiral Kautz may take command. Edicts from Emperor Kwang Su show he is alive. A. W. Greely’s assailant fined. Grand Army quarters debated. Marion Kansas farmer W. H. Wren suicide. Chicago canal impacts shipping and river flow. Heinze $150,000 verdict. Kentucky intervention stance announced. Aberdeen gas works purge explosion injures two. Timandra brings 36000 sacks coffee to New York. US Italy reciprocity steps under Dingley Act. London rumors of militia ballot act and Lord Roberts troop requests. Rosebery declines Liberal presidency. Remains of forty-eight soldiers shipped to U.S. coast. dozens remain. Omaha insurers acquire Nebraska farm to cover past loss. Cuban enumeration shows island pop 1,572,840. Puerto Rico 957,679. Cardinal Jacobini dies. Abdul Hamid to visit William II en route to Paris expo. Plumer’s scouts dispute Mafeking relief tale.
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Kautz
Marquis of Queensberry
Kwang Su
China
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A. W. Greely
Grand Army
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House Committee On Banking and Currency
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Butte
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Vaughan-Fontron Insurance Company
Hutchinson
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Phoenix Insurance Company
Sanger
Cuba
Root
Puerto Rico
D. M. Jacobini
Lisbon
Berlin
Abdul Hamid
Turkey
William
Gaberones
Plumer
Mafeking
Transvaal
Trouble Averts Goebel Funeral Fallout In Kentucky
In Frankfort Kentucky armed clashes between civil authorities and the state National Guard abated after Governor Taylor ordered Alonzo Walker released. The habeas corpus writ remained disputed but Walker was freed and Suter halted attempts to seize capitol grounds. Dems and GOP plan to wait through Goebel funeral with martial oversight likely pending London session plans and Walker may be kept in custody if military decision changes.
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Frankfort
Frankfort County
National Guard
State of
Kentucky
Taylor
Alonzo Walker
Moore
Suter
Capitol
Walker
Democratic Party
Judge Moore
London
Goebel
State Guard
Roger Williams
Williams
Goebel Death Seals Kentucky Political Violence
William Goebel died at 6:46 PM after a Tuesday shooting in Frankfort. Attending at his deathbed were his sister Mrs Braunasker and brother Arthur Goebel of Cincinnati, with Dr McCormick present as Justus Goebel rushed from Arizona to reach him too late. A monument drive begins at the state house grounds where he was shot.
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Frankfort
William Goebel
Mr. Goebel
Braunasker
Arthur Goebel
Cincinnati
State House
Resolutions At Lexington Condemn Goebel Assassination
Lexington officials passed resolutions of respect for Senator Goebel and condemned Governor Taylor, newspapers, and preachers as catalysts of his death. The Democratic officials and visiting legislators gathered at the Phoenix hotel after meetings in Cincinnati, but offered no details on their movements.
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Lexington
Goebel
Taylor
Cincinnati
Phoenix Hotel
Bereaved Women Meet At Lawton Logans Funeral Scene
At the Chicago depot the widows of General Henry W. Lawton and Major John A Logan, joined by dignitaries and grieving relatives, shared a poignant moment as they embraced. Both women swooned as officers and escorts aided them after the emotional encounter.
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Chicago
Henry W. Lawton
John A Logan
E. L. Armstrong
Chicago & Northwestern
John A. Logan
Logan
Charles E. Wilson
Mount
Indiana
Lawton
Massive St Louis Fire Destroys Retail Block
A Sunday blaze in downtown St Louis consumed four blocks of buildings valued at an estimated 1.5 to 2 million dollars. One firefighter died and nine others were injured. several citizens were harmed. Losses include six major retail firms with many small shops also affected. Firefighters faced difficult reporting as owners and insurers were away.
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ST. Louis
Third
Sixth Streets
Franklin Avenue
Morgan Street
Burial Plan Set for Governor Goebel in Frankfort Cemetery
Frankfort Ky Feb 5 It is nearly decided that Governor William Goebel will be buried in Frankfort at the cemetery overlooking the Kentucky river near the shaft honoring Kentucky's dead soldiers. Arthur Goebel Senator elect Joseph Blackburn S J Shackelford and Warden Lilard visited the ground to select a suitable resting place. A decision near the shaft site favored by many may be chosen.
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Frankfort
William Goebel
Kentucky River
Daniel Bacone
Kentucky
Arthur
Justus Goebel
Joseph Blackburn
S. J. Shackelford
Court of Appeals
Lilard
Goebel
Crosses the Tugela to relieve Ladysmith
British forces reportedly crossed the Tugela at fords west of Trichard's Drift late Friday night as Buller presses to relieve Ladysmith. Reports from Durban say the Spion Kop farm owner is a refugee acting as Buller’s guide while exact positions remain unclear and London reports await Ladysmith relief.
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London
New York World Cablegram
Durban
Tugela
Fords
Trichard
Spionkop Farm
Buller
Ladysmith
War Office Silent on Buller Move Toward Ladysmith
London reports the War Office offers no comment on General Buller while sources confirm his recrossing of the Tugela and engagement yesterday. Ladysmith dispatch says Boer forces are retreating and besieging force has thinned, supporting Buller’s continued operation. Roberts notes forty Highlanders reported killed at Magersfontein are now prisoners at Pretoria.
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London
War Office
Buller
Ladysmith
Tugela
Lord Roberts
Magersfontein
Pretoria
Newfoundland to convene special session on modua vivendi treaty
The Newfoundland legislature will meet in February in a special session to renew the French modua vivendi treaty share. The body is unified in support and a one day session is anticipated. The regular war session for general business will be called mid April.
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ST. John’s N
Newfoundland
Northern Pacific Buys a Branch in Washington
In New York on February 5 the Northern Pacific Railway announced it purchased the western section of the Everett and Monte Cristo railroad with terminals at Everett Washington. The line runs eleven miles from Snohomish to Everett and was formerly owned by John D Rockefeller. The company plans to use the terminals to develop business and notes the property is extensive and valuable.
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Northern Pacific
New York
Wall Street
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Everett & Monte Cristo
Evyerett, Wash
John D. Rockefeller
Snohomish
Everett
Northen Pacific
Kentucky Faces Imminent Crisis as State Government Standoff Grows
In Frankfort the clash between legislative and judiciary power deepens as militia guards the capitol and Acting Governor Beckham, backed by a Democratic adjutant general, contends with Governor Taylor’s supporters. A stenographer is arrested for inciting mutiny while protests threaten a broader civil conflict around the capitol.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
June Gayle
Circuit Court
Franklin County
Taylor
Beckham
Capitol
Commonwealth
Alonzo Walker
Cantrell
London
Walker
Roger Williams
England Calls Her Last Man
Sensational rumors claim the militia ballot act would be enforced February 14, with General Lord Roberts asking for 50,000 militia and volunteers plus 40,000 reserves. Reports say volunteers would be mobilized at once as cabinet decisions are said to have been made. The act fines every unmarried man aged 18 to 80 for five years of service.
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London
Lord Roberts
South Africa
Assassination of Ex Legislator Wright in Kentucky
William Wright former Kentucky legislator for Knott and Letcher counties was shot five times and killed at Boone Fort on the Kentucky river. The prominent lawyer and Democrat supported John Young Brown for governor last fall and had many enemies among mountaineers. The assault used a Winchester matching the weapon used in the Goebel case.
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Middlesboro
William
Wright
Kentucky
Knott and Letcher
Boone Fort
Hazen
John Young Brown
Goebel
Prince of Wales Inspects Yeomanry Volunteers in London
The Prince of Wales reviewed a second contingent of Yeomanry and Honorable Artillery volunteers at the Life Guards barracks Regent's Park before their departure for South Africa. Spectators included Lord Mayor Newton and city dignitaries. The prince gave a speech echoing his earlier remarks to the first contingent.
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London
Life Guard
Regent’s Park
Prince of Wales
South Africa
Newton
Princes of Wales
Goebel's Iron Will Tells Amid Wound Recovery Hope
Frankfort Ky February 3 The condition of William Goebel shows improvement since the shooting though death remains possible. Doctors report better temperature pulse and respiration with kidneys functioning normally again. Clotted blood in the right lung may complicate recovery and could require rib removal to drain it.
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Frankfort
William Goebel
Goebel
Bryan At Deweys Old Home In Montpelier Vermont
W J Bryan arrived from Concord amid freezing 26 below temperatures. He spoke to about 4 200 at Armory hall and over 2 000 at the opera house, shaking hands with Dartmouth students and meeting officials including Chief Justice Taft and former Governor Dunningham.
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Montpelier
W. J. Bryan
Concord
Bryan
Dartmouth College
Dewey Homestead
State Capitol
Armory Hall
Russell D. Taft
Supreme Bench
Dunningham
Senter
Vermont
Nebraska
Mr. Bryan
Opera House
Blunder on a Boer Fortress
Gaberones dispatches report January 20 and 26 actions around Boer fortifications near a kopje. A Boer scout was captured by Colonel Plumer's outposts, and a recon party blundered into a fortress but escaped unhurt. Plumer used a twelve and a half pounder for the first time. Boers returned fire but did no damage.
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Lourenzo Marquezas
Gaberones
Plumer
Federal response pool in Kentucky Cabined by Current Conditions
After a cabinet meeting on February 3 the president announced no federal intervention is warranted in Kentucky under present conditions. The president told the governor that no case has arisen to justify national government involvement.
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Washington
Kentucky
Christian Scientists Face Warrants Over Health Death
Lincoln Neb Feb 3 warrants sworn for the arrest of Mrs Don Cameron Thomas Harrison and wife and Mrs Stewart daughter of the Harrisons all Christian Scientists. The charges allege violation of Lincoln health laws following the death of a child of Mrs Stewart during treatment by Mrs Cameron at the Harrison home.
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Christian Scientist Held
Lincoln
Neb
Rhode
Don Cameron
Thomas Harrison
Stewart
Harrisons
Cameron
Harrison
Bay Sends Money to Krueger
Secretary Hay received 750 dollars raised by the St Louis Post to aid Boer war widows and orphans. The funds were sent via the mint to Adelbert Hay in Pretoria to deliver to President Kruger for the designated relief. Pretorius also forwarded a letter with the donation.
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Washington
Hay
St. Louis Westsiche
Department of State
Pretorius
Adelbert Hay
United States
Pretoria
Kruger
Low rate excursion tickets to winter resorts Southeast
J. C. Tucker G N Agent Big Four Route 234 Clark st Chicago invites inquiries for low rate excursion tickets to winter resorts in the Southeast via Cincinnati Louisville Asheville Atlanta Jacksonville and Florida coasts. A physician notes healthy walking with toes pointed forward while declining health shows toes turning outward and knee bends becoming evident.
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Big Four
Clark St
Chicago
Til
Cincinnati
Louisville
Asheville
Atlanta
Jacksonville
Florida
War Command Scale Shift Revealed for Crimea
The report notes Lord Raglan led 25,000 British troops in the Crimea while Lord Roberts will command about 180,000 men, indicating a major expansion of allied forces and leadership structure.
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Lord Raglan
Crimea
Lord Roberts
President Krueger Ahead in Transvaal Army Dispatch
An 1899 Pretoria message from Peter Haas to Swanson Rheumatic Care Co. thanks for a £412 10s bank draft and orders 25 gross of 5-Drops Rheumatic Cure for the army. Claims the medicine aids battle injuries and rheumatic pain, praising its potency and detailing pricing for large bottles and samples.
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Pretoria
Transvaal
South Africa
Messrs
Swanson Rheumatic Care Company
Chicago
Swanson
Peter Haas
Swanson Rheumatic Cure CO
E. Lake St
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