Ex-Congressman Mason Leads With Lorimer Close Behind
Springfield Ill Jan 20 The Republican joint caucus for the Palmer Senate successor saw a bitter fight with crowds at the statehouse. First ballot Mason 46 Lorimer 39 Hitt 12 Hopkins 6 Carr 10 Allerton 1 Adams 2 Cannon 10, 64 needed. Second ballot Mason loses one to Lorimer Adams one to Cannon. Adjourned after the vote.
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Springfield
Ill
John M. Palmer
Joint Steering Committee
Mason
Chicago
Lorimer
Hitt
Hopkins
Aurora
C. E. Carr
W. Allerton
G. E. Adams
Joseph Cannon
Danville
Adams
Cannon
Democrats Name Altgeld for U S Senator Illinois
Springfield Democrats name ex governor John P. Altgeld for United States senator from Illinois. With Republicans controlling both houses, the Democratic vote will be a mere formality.
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Altgeld
Springfield
Ills
John P. Altgeld
United States
Illinois
The Delaware Contest Nomination Shakeup
Dover voters report a Democratic caucus selecting R. R. Kenney of Dover as U. S. senator candidate after a long ballot contest. Kenney, a prominent lawyer who has backed the Democratic ticket and Bryan, faces a rump legislature caucus backing J. Ed ward Addicks.
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R. R. Kenney
Dover
Del
J. Edward Addicks
United States
Kenney
Bryan
Kyle Has Lead as South Dakota Populists Fail to Agree
Pierre South Dakota January 20 The Populist caucus failed to nominate a senatorial candidate with Kyle still leading though eight votes short of a choice after seventeen ballots. The senate defeated the capital removal bill 24 to 15 and four did not vote. The house dismissed the Davis vs Halvorsen contest from Brookings county.
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A Pierre
Kyle
Senate
House
Davis
Albany Senators Bolted Caucus Nomination for Hill
Three Democratic senators and two assemblymen left the caucus to nominate a U S senator to replace David B Hill. Of those remaining 36 backed Hill, 3 supported Wilbur F Porter of Watertown and 2 backed Robert C Titus of Buffalo.
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Albany
N. Y
David B. Hill
United States
Hill
Wilbur F. Porter
Watertown
Robert C. Titus
Buffalo
Democrats Offer Complimentary Vote for Voorhees
In Indianapolis on January 20 the Democratic members of the general assembly met in joint caucus and unanimously decided to tender Daniel W. Voorhees the complimentary vote of the minority for senator. The six Populists will cast their ballots for Leroy Templeton of Indianapolis.
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Voorhees
Indianapolis
Democrats
General Assembly
Daniel W. Voorhees
Leroy Templeton
Peoria Grape Sugar Co. to Expand Output
Peoria Illinois January 20. The Peoria Grape Sugar company will start increasing capacity from 15000 to 25000 bushels of corn daily. The plant will manufacture glucose commercial starch grape sugar and related products. The expansion will require an additional 300 workers.
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Peoria
Ills
Peoria Grape Sugar Company
Minnesota No Cabinet Presence Expected Says Pillsbury
Canton Ohio January 20 Hon Charles A Pillsbury of Minneapolis tells an Associated Press man he believes Minnesota will be left out of the cabinet for McKinley though the Northwest will be represented. He cites division over ex Governor Merriam Cushman Davis and says no Minnesota candidate has been chosen. He had no talks with McKinley about specific appointments.
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C. A. Pillsbury
North Star
Canton
Charles A. Pillsbury
Minneapolis
Pillsbury
Associated Press
McKinley
Merriam
Cushman K. Davis
Minnesota
Mr. Pillsbury
Northwest
Deep Waterways Plan Feasible Says Commission Report
Washington January 20 The deep waterways commission appointed in 1895 reports to Congress that constructing canals between the ocean and the Great Lakes is feasible. It urges channels with navigable depth of at least 28 feet to handle domestic and foreign commerce. Members include President Angell University of Michigan John E Russell and Lyman E Cooley.
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Washington
House
Deep Waterways Commission
Angell
University of Michigan
John E. Russell
Lyman E. Cooley
Vilas
Wisconsin
Ocean
Great Lakes
Seaboard
Fassett Likely For New York Cabinet Post
The Press reports J Sloat Fassett is likely to be recommended by the Republican state organization as New York’s cabinet representative. Leaders in conference with Thomas C Platt indicate Fassett faces slim chances of appointment amid cabinet eligibility parallels to Benjamin Harrison’s eight years ago.
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New York
J. Sloat Fassett
Republican State Organization
Thomas C. Platt
Fassett
New York State
Benjamin Harrison
Warner Miller
C. N. Bliss
Chauncey M. Depew
Representative Meikelsohn Backs Land Bill For Settlers
Washington January 20 Representative Meikelsohn of the committee on public lands reports favorably on a bill to aid settlers on Sioux lands opened to settlement in North and South Dakota and Nebraska. The measure aims to relieve settlers who previously paid the Indian price, facing an extra charge of $1.25 per acre after 14 months residency.
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Wasuhington
Meikelsohn
Committee On Public Lands
North
South Dakota
Nebraska
Secretary of the Interior
Queen's Speech Expected to Be Brief at Opening
London, Jan 20. The queen's speech at Parliament's opening is expected to be unusually brief. It is believed to congratulate parliament on the arbitration treaty with the United States. Proposals will be few and major measures focus on voluntary relief schemes and an employer liability bill with minor supplementary items.
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London
United States
Hawley Considered for Secretary of War in US Offer
In New Britain Connecticut on January 20 R E Spencer of the Connecticut Congressional Association in Washington says that Secretary Proctor of Vermont has returned from Canton with an offer to Senator J R Hawley of Connecticut for the secretaryship of war and Hawley is believed to accept.
Teresa Dean Seeks North Dakota Divorce Law Truth
Correspondent Teresa Dean arrives in Farco North Dakota on January 20 to study divorce statutes and expose alleged unscrupulous legal work by Chicago and New York papers. She vows to confront the law as it exists.
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Farco
N. D
Teresa Dean
North Dakota
Chicago
New York
Christensen Sentenced to Three Months for Library Theft
Boston January 20 Carl B Christensen former Waterloo College professor Waterloo Ia was sentenced to three months in the house of correction for stealing books from the Boston public library.
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Christensen
Boston
Carl B. Christensen
Waterloo College
Waterloo
House of Correction
Boston Public Library
Gunboat Expedition Sinks Relampago In Cuban River
In the Cauto River near Mango Landing on January 17 a torpedo destroyed the Relampago as gunboats Centinela and Relampago operated under General Bosch orders. Six officers and crew of Relampago were killed. survivors were wounded or shot from shore. Centinela's commander Puerta was seriously wounded. The fleet returned to Manzanillo.
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Centinela
Manzanillo
Senor Puerta
General Weyler
Madrid
Judge Rules in Three Friends Case on Neutrality Libel
Judge Locke of the United States court in Florida sustains a defense exception in the Three Friends case. He rules the Cuban insurgents were neither a people nor a body politic under the neutrality act, delaying the libel and signaling a potential major impact if upheld.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Locke
United States Court For
Southern District of Florida
Three Friends
United States
Cuban stamps claim denied by New York post office
Postmaster Dayton of New York denied the Cuban junta of New York claim that letters with stamps bearing the inscription Republic of Cuba had passed through the US mail. He stated no envelopes purporting to be issued by Cuban insurgents have gone through the New York post office.
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Washington
New York
United States
Dayton
Republic of Cuba
Amicable Settlement Sought in Span Cuba Dispute
New York January 20 The state assembly adopted concurrent resolutions urging New York senators and representatives in Congress to back any measure that would bring about an amicable settlement of the difficulties between Spain and Cuba. The resolutions replaced more radical ones introduced last week.
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New York
State Assembly
Congress
Spain
Cuba
Spanish Officials Tamper With Mails
Havana reports strong complaint from correspondents over alleged mail tampering by Spanish authorities. It is believed U.S. authorities will be alerted to the matter.
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Havana
United States
Beauxis Murder in Castries Texas Pacific Yards
George P. Beauvais was waylaid robbed and beaten in the Texas Pacific yards by a Black assailant who was arrested and identified. He was jailed but his body was found hanging from a tree at daybreak.
The Czar's Health in Serious Condition
London reports official circles note the czar may need surgery to remove a cranium excrescence from the 1891 assault. Vertigo and overwork attributed as factors, with German Dr Bergman summoned in St Peters burg. News from the capital signals grave concern among European observers and papers.
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Russia
London
St. Petersburg
G. Bergman
Czar
Czarewitch
Prince George
Greece
Sheriff and deputy shot during manhunt near Bozeman
Sheriff William J. Fransham and Deputy Jack Allen pursued Frank Morgan for assault. Morgan and a partner fired on them at Carpenter's cabin in Cherry Creek basin, wounding Allen and Sheriff Fransham. Posse organized. another force heads to recapture the fugitives.
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Bozeman, Mon
Wiliam J. Fransham
Frank Morgan
Here
Morgan
Jack Allen
Carpenter’s Cabin
Cherry Creek Basin
Allen
Fransham
Salesville
Miners to Flood Alaska as Spring Approaches
Tacoma reports that Alaska and Puget Sound merchants and steamship lines expect about 15,000 miners to head north this spring, up from 5,000 last year. Strong mining success and strikes on Cloudy Creek of the Yukon, plus active advertising, are drawing seekers nationwide.
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Tacoma
Wash
Alaska
Puget Sound
Cloudy Creek
Yukon
Wife and lover jailed in Minnesota murder case
Wapbena Minnesota January 20 Axel A Lindross 19 and Mrs Mary Pikkarinen were arrested on a murder charge linked to the death of the woman's husband last Friday The young man admits the crime and says the woman urged him to commit it They are described as infatuated with each other
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Wapbena
Minn
Axel A. Lindross
Mary Pikkarinen
Settlement Talks in Leadville Strike
Governor Adams visit prompts miners union to submit a wage driven settlement proposal to mine owners. The proposal was rejected and a counter offer followed. Both sides centered on wage rates.
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Leadville
Colo
Adams
Miners’ Union
Sam Patalka Confesses to Cahaba Bridge Disaster
Sam Patalka, in Atlanta, admits committing the Cahaba bridge disaster in Alabama two weeks earlier. He says he acted alone, causing 35 deaths and injuring many more in a robbery motive. He provides a chilling, single handed confession.
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Cahaba Bridge
Atlanta, Ga
Sam Palatka
Alabama
Assistant Superintendent Injured in Wisconsin Train Collision
Wallown Wisconsin January 20 A headend collision between passenger trains on the Chicago and Northwestern road occurred at Chester Station F R Moulton assistant superintendent of the road on one train was seriously injured Trains on the line were delayed two hours.
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Wallown
Wis
Chester Station
F. R. Moulton
Cummings Sees Wilson Likely as Agriculture Secretary
A. B. Cummings, a Republican national committee member, returns from the East after talks with McKinley allies in Chicago and elsewhere and declares he has no doubt James Wilson will be appointed secretary of agriculture.
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Wilson
Des Mores
A. B. Cummings
Republican National Committee
East
Chicago
McKinley
Cummings
James Wilson
Daylight Robbery on Broadway Stolen Deposit
A bag containing 5600 dollars was stolen from a wagon in front of the Pacific State bank on Broadway near Houston Street. It belonged to the Metropolitan Traction Company and was being escorted by two men as part of the day’s deposit.
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Broadway
New York
Pacific State Bank
Houston Street
Metropolitan Traction Company
Man shoots family in New York. three wounded
Arthur Palmer of Mamaroneck fatally shot his brother Leonard and seriously wounded his mother and sister Gertrude during a fit of insanity before escaping. Authorities reported the brother's death and the others in critical condition.
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New York
Arthur Palmer
Mamaroneck
Gertrude
Leonard
Sullivan Returns to Stage Career on Eastern Circuit
Boston Jan 20 John L Sullivan joins the stage again with a prominent manager guiding him on the Eastern circuit this season. If he proves successful the plan is to send him abroad in the summer.
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Sullivan
Boston
John L. Sullivan
Senator Walcott's European mission on bimetallism
London reports Senator Edward O. Walcott of Colorado travels to Europe to discuss bimetallism with leading figures. Henry White hosts a Jan. 11 dinner for British leaders including A. J. Balfour and Lord Landsdowne. Balfour and Rothschild hint at continental impact. Walcott may meet Emperor William and France's premier Meline.
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Walcott
London
Edward O. Walcott
Colorado
Europe
Henry White
United States Legation
Associated Press
Balfour
Lord Rothschild
England
France
Germany
Wolcott
William
M. Meline
Wolcott Guests Baron Rothschild at Tring Park
United States Senator Edward O. Wolcott is the guest of Baron Rothschild at his country seat Tring Park Herefordshire.
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London
United States
Edward O. Wolcott
Baron Rothschild
Tring Park
Herefordshire
Wisconsin Riot Suits Filed Against Railways
Forty-one residents sue in Racine circuit court for personal damages from South Milwaukee crossing clash when the Milwaukee Racine and Kenosha Electric line laid tracks over the Chicago and Northwestern crossing. Heat and steam from a switch engine are cited. two plaintiffs are South Milwaukee society women. Damages sought run into thousands of dollars.
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Racine, Wis
Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company
South Miwaukee
Milwaukee, Racine and Kenosha Electric Company
Northwestern Company
Society Women
South Milwaukee
Davis for Chairman of Senate Foreign Relations'}
A Washington dispatch reports Senator Sherman accepting the secretary of state post would push Senator Davis to head the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Senator Frye of Maine is ranking member and pro tem president. Maine would not gain the speaker or Ways and Means chair positions.
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St. Paul
Washington
Sherman
Davis
Senate
Frye
Maine
Stuart's Own Island Site Eyed for Fight
Corpus Christi report notes Dan Stuart met with a Brownsville attorney last May and leased an island in the Rio Grande from Mexico. Observers guess the Corbett Fitzsimmons fight could be staged there, about ten miles from Brownsville.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Dan Stuart
Brownsville
Rio Grande River
West Attitude in Senate and House Sparks Debate
Missouri legislature wrangled over Senator West stance on ex-Governor Lands confirmation as interior secretary. A Senate resolution censuring West and a House measure of approval were proposed but shelved after lengthy debate.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
West
Lands
Senate
Gray
House
Four Men Shot in Byron Ga Riot Over Election
Americus Ga Jan 19 four men were shot during a riot in Byron Houston county after a tied election split the town into rival factions. Leaders Charles L Bateman and C Richardson clashed at the polls causing a tense scene as followers armed themselves. The sheriff restored order but fear of further bloodshed remained.
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Americus
Byron
Houste
Messrs. C. Richardson
C. L. Bateman
C. Bateman
R. H. Baskies
Charles L. Bateman
C. Richardson
Rivera Dissatisfied with US Support in Cuba War
New York reports an interview with General Rivera near Pinar del Rio. He says Cuban forces faced neglect and reliance on General Maceo, arguing that 1 000 poorly armed troops cannot prevail against 50 000 well armed troops, and noting limited expeditions and long cautious strategy.
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New York
General Rivera
Pinar del Rio
Rivera
United States
Junta
Cuba
Maceo
Gomez
Corrientes Bay
Work to Begin Soon on Chinese Eastern Railway
St Petersburg reports the Chinese Eastern Railway company formed by the Russo-Chinese bank will build and operate the line from Hei Lung Chiang to Kirin in Manchuria and connect with Siberian branches. Import duties are waived for cart foodstuffs and railway materials. The board authorized immediate commencement.
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St. Petersburg
Chinese Eastern Railway Company
Russo-Chinese Bank
Hei-Lung-Chiang
Kirin
Manchuria
China
Farmer Hines Dethroned in Rail Line Shakeup
West Superior Wis Jan 18 The annual meeting of the Duluth and North Dakota railroad at Drayton N D elected a new leadership D W Hines was removed from the presidency and replaced by R S Munger of Duluth The move reconfigures the railroad’s top management and hints at strategic shifts.
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West Superior
Wis
Duluth and North Dakota Railroad
Drayton
N. D
D. W. Hines
R. S. Munger
Duluth
Man Charged With Killing Bride in Philadelphia
Patrick Donahue, married Jan 9, is arrested on murder charges after his new wife is found dead in bed with a blackened face, a cut on her head, and bloody finger marks on her neck. Donahue denies knowledge of the crime.
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Philadelphia
Patrick Donahue
Donahue
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Nor
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Delaware
Commission
Friends Case
New Point
Montana
Guest of Rothschild
Foreign Reations Committee
Stuart
Senator West
Siberan Rail
Farmer Hines
Hood
Sarsaparilla
C. I. Hood & Co
Lowell, Masa
Hood’s Pills
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