Attempted assassination of Goebel shocks Kentucky Capitol
Goebel, shot while passing the capitol yard in Frankfort, suffers non fatal wound. Suspect farmer William H Whittaker is arrested after three revolvers found on him. Capitol in an uproar as lawmakers rush to aid and guards seal entrances. Authorities brace for possible lynching and coordinate swift military deployment.
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Frankfort
William Goebel
State House
Capitol
Mr. Goebel
John Whittaker
Butler County
Goebel
Jack Chinn
Eph Lilliard
Franktfort Penitentiary
Chinn
Lillard
Jilliard
Dr. Rome
Capitol Hotel
Hume
Dr. Hume
John W. Miles
Miles
Harland Whittaker
State Office
Pany
Wolcott
Taylor
Davidson
Ron
Kentucky
Covington
Militia Ordered to Frankfort from Kentucky Rail Lines
Orders issued in Louisville for a special train to Lexington this afternoon to transport militia to Frankfort. The Second Regiment State Guards under Colonel Williams is stationed at Lexington. In Nicholsville troops guarding the Kendalls were sent to Frankfort on a special train, leaving ten soldiers at the jail.
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Louisville
Lexington
Frankfort
State Guards
Williams
Nicholsville
Kendalls
McKinley Expresses Regret Over Goebel Shooting
The White House received word of William Goebel's shooting during a Kentucky governor race. The President and cabinet expressed deep regret as political tensions in Frankfort ran high and bloodshed loomed.
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Washington
William Goebel
Kentucky
White House
Frankfort
Bryan comments on the shooting at Democratic reception
In Boston on January 30, after a Democratic State convention reception, William J. Bryan reacted to an Associated Press dispatch about a shooting incident involving a senator.
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Bryan
Boston
Mass
Wiliam J. Bryan
Associated Press
Goebel Shot Sparks Political Ripples and Condemnation
Mr. Bryan issued a statement after Goebel was shot, calling the act shocking and not a partisan tactic. He urged Republicans and anti-Goebel Democrats to refrain from violence, stressing faith in law and opposition to resorting to assassination.
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Goebel
Mr. Bryan
Kimberley Bombarded All Day After Funeral Besieged
Kimberley endured a wholesale bombardment that resumed Friday morning with 380 shells landing across the town. casualties included a woman and a child as shell fragments hit a hearse near the cemetery during a funeral at the hospital area.
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Kimberley
To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxativ
A vintage advertising brief promoting Laxativ quinine tablets for quick cold relief. It claims a 25 cent price and refunds if ineffective, with E. W. Grove’s signature on each box.
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E. W. Grove
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Boosts Local Sales
Pierson drug store manager Martin reports strong demand for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with steady sales of five bottles to customers. The product is praised for stopping coughs and healing sore throats and lungs quickly during la grippe season. Brown Bros. Druggists offer the remedy.
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Martin
Pierson Drug Store
Chamberlain
la Grippe
Chicago
Calumet
Brown Bros
Muddy Complexions and Constipation Cure Ad
A dated advertisement touts Karl's Clover Root Tea as an absolute cure for constipation causing muddy complexions and nausea. Claims a fifty year track record with a money back guarantee and prices of 25 and 50 cents at Eagle Drug Store. Also mentions Straw Mattings on sale with reductions.
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Eagle Drug Store
Karl
Scott's Emulsion for delicate children grows stronger
Questioning if children grow well, the ad promotes Scott's Emulsion as both food and medicine for delicate kids. It claims to make them taller, stronger, healthier and available for $1.00 at all druggists.
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Scott
British forces converge for Bloemfontein advance in South Africa
London reports no reliable news from South Africa except confirmation that General Kelly-Kenny's Sixth Division has occupied Thebus between French at Rensburg and Gatacre at Sterkstrom. Analysts deduce a three-front junction forming for an advance on Bloemfontein while Lyttleton's brigade remains at Potgieter's Drift and Buller’s forces north of the Tugela.
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London
South Africa
Kelly-Kenny
Thebus
French
Rensburg
Gatacre
Sterkstrom
Bloemfontein
Pretoria
Pietfontein
Associated Press
Lyttleton
Potgieter’s Drift
Buller
Tugela River
Buller’s Army Faces Critical Danger From Boers
London dispatch reports Buller’s position south of the Little Tugela places his army at risk as Boer forces advance toward Colenso. Lord Roberts warns that Buller’s transports hinder mobility while a potential enveloping strike could trap the British near Chieveley and Frere.
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New York
London
Evening World
Buller
Committee of National Defense
Lord Roberts
Tugela
Boldler
Frere and
Chieveley
Tugela River
Lyttleton
Potgieter
Colenso
Buler
Destruction Reported of Boer Shell Factory
A Durban dispatch says a refugee arriving in London reports the Boer shell factory at Johannesburg was destroyed on January 20. The loss is described as irreparable.
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London
Durban
Johannesburg
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Colonel Chinh
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Collier
McKinley
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