McKinnon Leads Ohio House Speakership Fight
In Columbus on January 3 the Foraker Hanna contest to control Ohio Legislature nears the caucus vote. McKinnon and Price claim about forty and thirty-five votes respectively, with key Republican reps and senators rallying behind their leaders. Delegates watch for final shifts as McKinnon’s and Price’s camps compete for pledged allies and a potential power split.
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Columbus
Foraker-Hanna
Ohio
Price
McKinnon
Binckley
Perry
Fisher
Medina
George F. Cox
Cox
Willis
Speaker
Memi
Nash
Kurtz
Mallory
Hne
Beidler
Cleveland
Tompkins
Co- Eye
Troy
Akron
Senate
W. B. Uhl
House
Paraker
Charles W. Baker
Canad
A. W. Patrick
New Delphia
Baker
Menhose
Kimbell
Crist
McNeal
Wirt
Hanna
Dunham
Overturf
Harris
Patterson
Archer
Scoble
Foraker
Hamilton County
McDonald
Dayton
New Jersey Senatorship Contest Narrows in Trenton
In Trenton on January 2 state assessor David Baird of Camden discussed his U S Senate bid to replace General Sewell with Governor Voorhees. He asserted cross south Jersey support and denied backing by any other interest. The race among Griggs Dryden Gummere Stokes and Gardner remains open until the legislative joint caucus after January 14. The drift favors Griggs Dryden or Stokes depending on administration influence.
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Trenton
N. J
David Baird
Camden
United States
Senator Sewell
Voorhees
Baird
South Jersey
Sewell
Griggs
John F. Dryden
Essex
Barker Gummere
Mercer
Stokes
Cumberland
Gardner
Atlantic
Ghancee
Mr. Griggs
Dryden
Senator Stokes
Clubhouse for Marines planned at Vallejo
Capt B H McCalla, commander of the flagship Kearsarge, plans a Vallejo clubhouse for enlisted sailors. He has secured a site and will fund the building from prize money from Spanish war winnings. Mrs McCalla is overseeing preliminary plans to model after the Bluejack Clubhouse in Brooklyn.
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San Francisco
B. H. McCalla
Kearsaree
Vallejo
Bundie
Popr
Mare Island Men to Receive New Public Building
A new facility, funded by Miss Helen Gould, will house a library, gymnasium, billiard rooms, a bowling alley, and sleeping quarters for the men at Mare Island when off duty.
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Helen Gould
Mare Island
Bohemian Leader Dies in Dynamite Suicide at Coal City
Morris Illinois January 3. Joseph H. Bovine a Bohemian leader in the coal fields met a fatal end after a quarrel with his wife. He bought dynamite and triggered the blast behind his barn killing himself and shattering the earth.
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Morris, Ill
Coal City
Joseph H. Bovine
Trains Wrecked Near Johntown Pa. One Man Killed
Three trains piled up west of S Q tower seven miles from Johnstown Pennsylvania resulted in one death and four serious injuries among railway workers. A mall and express train struck a sidetrack freight, then another west bound freight crashed into the wreckage, sending debris into the Conemaugh River. Injured were treated at Pittsburgh hospitals after initial plans to move them to Cambria Hospital failed.
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Johnstown
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
New York
Conemaug River
Cambria
New Florence
Nineveh
St Paul Trust to enter voluntary liquidation
The St Paul Trust Company directors voted to go into voluntary liquidation. Public Examiner Pope said creditors are expected to be paid in full though stockholders may lose part of their investment. Assets total about 5105,579 with real estate the main holding. General J. W. Bishop, president, pledged to settle all claims within two years.
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ST. Paul, Minn
St. Paul
Commodore Norman Kittson
C. D. Strong
Supreme Court
J. W. Bishop
Involuntary bankruptcy petition filed against Flemington Coal Company
Parkerburg, Jan 3. Col John T McGraw and Melville D Post representing creditors seek involuntary bankruptcy for Flemington Coal Co. with offices in New York and mines in West Virginia Assets touted at about a half million dollars while liabilities exceed that by a wide margin The case set for hearing tomorrow and described as the largest bankruptcy in this court's history.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
John T. McGraw
Melville D. Post
Flemington Coal Company
New York
West Virginia
Goetz & Yaffee Jewelry Firm Placed In Receiver’s Hands
Knoxville report says Goetz and Yaffee jewelry dealers are under court appointment of J. C. Harris as receiver. A bill to wind up the business was filed by partner Yaffee. Creditors scattered across Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Rhode Island, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and South Carolina total under four thousand dollars.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Goetz & Yaffee
J. C. Harris
Chancery Court
Yaffee
Connecticut
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Maryland
Rhode Island
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
South Carolina
Lace postilion and lace collar debut in season gowns
The Philadelphia Telegraph describes lace postilions forming count tails that hang down the back of gowns in coat-tail fashion. Lace collars are new, fastening invisibly at the back or visibly, with Tudor style fronts and back laces resembling a ruffle, adding dressy flair to helio trope taffeta and heliotrope cashmere ensembles.
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Philadelphia Telegraph
Mr Fish Identified in New York Times Exchange Mystery
Several brokers placed telephone orders to buy a stock and asked to notify Mr Fish at a listed number. The reply varied with misidentifications and a humorous exchange about “which one is wanted.” The caller sought the head of the firm and demanded Mr Fish, prompting a character named Colonel Jones to be mentioned before the aquarium gag.
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New York Times
Not a Great Surprise for Small Investors in Midwest Banks
Wall street bankers report the Everett-Moore troubles mainly hurt small investors and banks in Michigan Ohio and Indiana while Eastern financiers feel indirect effects. Bankers note Kean Van Cortlandt & Co paid coupons as fiscal agents for some syndicate firms. Edward W. Moore is a Phoenix National Bank director. the bank holds no securities and Moore only opened a personal account, absent from meetings due to travel.
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New York
Everett-Moore Syndicate
Wall Street
Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
Kean, van Cortlandt & Co
Lake Shore
Cleveland
Edward W. Moore
Phoenix National Bank
Moore
Everett Moore syndicate relief widens as deposits stabilize
Cleveland bankers say Everett Moore situation eased as Dime Bank required sixty days notice to limit shrinkage. Commercial accounts nearly unused, extension talks with creditors underway with no refusals. Real estate dealers offer to take passbooks for property purchases. Committee of seven bankers and several attorneys met today.
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Cleveland, O
H. R. Newcomb
Bankers’ Committee
Everett-Moore
Dime Bank
Dime Savings Bank
Messrs. Everett & Moore
Dime Savings Bank Run Ties Up Depositors in Cleveland
A morning rush at the Dime Savings and Banking Company ends as a crowd withdraws deposits after a run sparked by trouble tied to Everett & Moore. Mayor Johnson states the city’s $1.21 million in deposits will stay with the bank as officials review its assets and liabilities.
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Cleveland
Dime Savings and Banking Company
Messrs
Everett & Moore
Dime Savings Bank
Johnson
Street Car Dynamited in Springfield Strike Tension
A street car carrying 35 Sattley Manufacturing Company workers from the plow works was wrecked by dynamite on the track near the works. No serious injuries. Striker leaders denounced the act as workers faced a hostile crowd after shift. Police guard the plant as sheriff Woods expected to be asked to protect employees.
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Springfield
Sattley Manufacturing Company
Sheriff Woods
Sattley Company
Telegraphic Briefs From The Day In Brief Headlines
Bank robbery at Blue Valley Bank in Bellwood Nebraska nets 2200 dynamite blast unlocks vault robbers escape. National Academy of Design hosts 75th annual exhibition in New York Fine Arts Building draws strong show. New Jersey treasurer appointment: Frank Briggs accepts post succeeding George Swain. New England flour mills plan consolidation under syndicate of New York and New England capitalists. Cummins helps raise half of 4000 for Muscatine YMCA building. Clyde Moore, 17, convicted of murder sentenced to 20 years. Creek nation overrun by Southern black immigrants seeking free land. 83 more arrive from Texas. Creeks seek action. Max O Rell rest now after bowel surgery at French Hospital New York. Multiple murders: Outland, Robinson, Simmons, Seaton executed or sentenced in Georgia and Alabama and Washington. Damages sought: Missoula salting incident totals before suit.
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Blue Valley
Bellwood
Butler County
Nebraska
National Academy of Design
Fine Arts Building
New York
New Jersey
Voorhees
Frank ©. Briggs
Trenton
George B. Swain
New England
A. B. Cummins
Muscatine
Clyde Moore
C. L. Wittenberger
Winfield
Kan
Texas
Porter
Booth Faces Assault Claim Dismissed For Lack Of Evidence
Dore Booth a Detroit traveling man challenged Lieut. Gov. Frank as of Montana for alleged assault. case dismissed for want of evidence. Booth has begun a $10,000 federal suit against Higgins. W. F. Sanders, former senator, represents Booth.
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Dore Booth
Detroit
Frank
Montana
Booth
Higins
W. F. Sanders
Ormer
John G. Thomas
Wells-Fargo Express Company
Cincinnati
St. Uals
Columbus
Frank Harvey
Will Bussey
Matt Dixon
Camden Point
Pleasant Ridge
Leavenworth
Kan
C. F. Ellis
James McDonald
James Thornton
Harry Edmonds
Gilbert Mullins
Fred Robinson
Bob Clark
Leavenworth Prison
United States
Bond
J. B. Waldrupe
United States Grand Jury
Gamble
Yankton
D. D
C. H. Dillon
Bartlett Tripp
Samoa
Dillon
AH Ang Woo
Lexington
San Francisco
Woo
Ruevelto
N. M
New York
Produce Exchange
Consolidated Exchange
Coffee Exchange
The
Stock Exchange
Thomas BE. McGarry
Henry A. Taylor
McGarry
Taylor
Salisbury
MacLeod
Helen Gould
Helen Miller Gould
St. Louis
Wabash Road
Francis
Miss Gould
Jan
Tuley
Chicago
Stevenson-Dowie
Dowie
Samuel Stevenson
Stevenson
Elijah Taylor Arrested For Housebreaking And Loitering
Elijah Taylor was arrested late last night on charges of housebreaking and loitering after a vacant house at 2013 College avenue was stripped of lead pipes and fixtures. Mrs Farley identified him from a description provided by police, and officers found a heavy iron bar with a chisel point on his person. The damaged house incurred several hundred dollars in losses, though the owner’s name was not learned.
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Elijah Taylor
College Avenue
Alger’s life spared as hope grows for Detroit hero
The Detroit Journal reports General Alger shows signs of recovery and gratitude from citizens. His public honors reflect distinguished service and charitable work. His support for Detroit newsboys, including a yearly gift of $20 to the Detroit Newsboys Association, highlights his forward look for Michigan’s future citizens.
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Detroit Journal
General Alger
Alger
Newsboys
Detroit
Michigan
Detroit Newsboys’ Association
Lipton Biographies in Life of Lipton Series
Burlesque notes in Best Herald parodying London Lives of the Lustrious focus on Sir Thomas Lipton the cupbeater born at Sandringham. It jokes of his London address Mast Head City Road Ham Common and his motto The cup that cheers not inebriates while teasing rival editors and readers.
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Best
Herald
London
Lipton
Thomas Johnstone
Sandringham
Ceylon
Sandow
Sir Thomas
Mast Head
City Road
Ham Common
Mrs Kate Mason Burned To Death In Waco
Mrs Kate Mason aged seventy two died by burns received when coals rolled from the fireplace set her clothing ablaze and the carpet caught fire in Waco Texas. Her husband, an invalid, was saved with the help of passersby. A rumor says the German Butchers Association planned to observe Sunday closing but no action was taken.
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Waco, Tex
Kate Mason
Mason
Butchers’ Association
Ape Scancintaan
Col Ayers a Washington promoter of legislation dies
Col E W Ayers a Washington figure who promoted legislation died in Citizens National Bank after speaking with President Johnson. A former Confederate veteran born 1837 in Lynchburg he once officiated at John Brown's hanging and amassed about 500000 dollars. Brig Gen William J Seamans California adjutant general also died in Washington after three weeks illness. He leaves a widow Grace Barnes and a daughter. interment to be in San Francisco National Cemetery.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
E. W. Ayers
Citizens’ National Bank
Johnson
Colonel Ayers
Texas
Ayers
Philadelphia
United States Mint
Lynchburg
Richmond Blues
John Brown
William J. Seamans
California
Grace E. L. Barnes
Sacramento
Seamans
Loyal Legion
Douglas White
San Francisco
National Cemetery
Presidio
Death of Eton C. Galusha, early express founder
Eton C. Galusha, descendant of Jonas Galusha and son of Baptist clergyman Elder Eton Galusha, died at eighty one in Rochester after a life that began in Whitesborough New York. As a young man he co founded the first express line between New York City and Philadelphia with Elijah J. Galusha and Jay Cook, later evolving into Adams Express Company. He had resided in Rochester since 1969.
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Rochester
Eton C. Galusha
Jonas Galusha
Vermont
Eton Galusha
Whitesborough
New York City
Elijah J. Galusha
Jay Cook
Philadelphia
Adams Express Company
Mr. Galusha
Navy Lieutenant Horace E Frick Dies in Philadelphia
Lieutenant Horace E Frick died at his Philadelphia home after twenty one years in the navy and a lengthy retirement. He entered naval service as an engineer in 1869. His final voyage was on the Nipsic with the Samoa squadron during the March hurricane at Upolu, where several ships sank and many lives were lost.
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Philadelphia
United States Navy
Horace E. Frick
Mr. Frick
Navy
Nipsic
United States
Apia
Upolu
Samoa
Death notices for Lamborn and Falligant in city obits
NEW ORLEANS Jan 3 Charles B Lamborn vice president of the Denver Rio Grande Railroad and later land commissioner of the Northern Pacific Railway is dead at his home in this city His widow is the daughter of the late Bayard Tay or Savannah Ga Jan 3 Hon Robert Falligant Confederate veteran and judge of the Superior Court of Chatham county died this morning He had served in both houses of the Legislature and was prominent in politics.
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New Orleans
Charles B. Lamborn
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Northern Pacific Railway
Bayard Tayor
Savannah
Robert Falligant
Superior Court
Chatham County
Mathematics of the Heavens and the Search for a Hidden Planet
A London News summary discusses early astronomy from wanderers in the heavens to Galileo discovering Jupiter’s four moons. It notes Forbes hypothesis of a planet beyond Neptune, the role of mathematical analysis in detecting distant worlds, and the historical shift from telescope gains to theoretical prediction. It references Adams Neptune and the Royal Society of Edinburgh discussion.
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London News
Watts
Galileo
Principal Lodge
Milton
Forbes
Neptune
Royal Society of Edinburgh
Adams
Sotrene
Neptune’s Discovery and the Hidden Planet Quest
The piece recounts early 19th century astronomy with Piazzi’s asteroid discovery and the 1846 advent of Neptune. It notes how Adams of Cambridge and Leverrier of Paris independently solved a perturbation in Uranus’s orbit, signaling an unseen planet influencing the solar system and validating Newton’s gravitation.
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Omy
Herschel
Piazzi
Mars
Jupiter
Shelley
Earth
Neptune
Adams
Cambridge
Leverrier
Paris
Llanus
Uranus
Bible Ad Upsets Farmers Wagon Debate
A Milwaukee Sentinel remark notes an advertisement in Mr. Bryan's paper touting that the Bible has thirty-three points of superiority over a farm wagon, provoking confusion over which is superior and triggering reflections on biblical and editorial contrasts.
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Milwaukee Sentinel
Bryan
Nebraska
Mr. Bryan
Be Lightly Ridden on a Rail Sparks Public Interest
A terse remark raises questions about a rail matter deemed more significant than appearances suggest. The public awaits further explanation from the Commoner amid growing nervous interest.
Arbitration board signals end of strikes in America
Ex President Cleveland has accepted a place on the National Civic Federation arbitration board along with other distinguished figures. The effort is hailed as a remarkable success and may mark the start of the end of strikes and lockouts in the nation.
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Boston Journal
Cleveland
National Civic Federation
America
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Elects Officers in Galveston
At a directors meeting in Galveston, Col. L J Polk was elected vice president succeeding the late George Seeley. F M Gilbaugh resigned as director. John Seeley and A C Torbert were chosen directors to fill vacancies caused by Seeley’s death and Gilbaugh’s resignation.
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Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railroad
Galveston
Col. L. J. Polk
George Seeley
F. M. Gilbaugh
John Seeley
A. C. Torbert
Gilbaugh
Postum Food Coffee Promises Bright Health Change
Mrs C K Larzelere of Antigo Wisconsin testifies that drinking coffee caused headaches and bilious attacks, and switching to Postum Food Coffee brought no more headaches, improved health, and a calmer home atmosphere for her family.
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C. K. Larzelere
Antigo
Wis
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