Congress Opens 57th Session Amid Disfranchisement Debate
The opening of the 57th Congress sees a coal strike relief bill of 50 000 dollars and a Bureau of Public Roads proposal. Representative Taylor stirs Democrats by seeking an investigation into Carter Glass's Virginia seat over alleged disenfranchisement of Black voters. The House and Senate plan messages to the president and adjourn for the day.
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Taylor
Virginia
Good Roads Bureau
Coal Strike Commission
Carter Glass
Greek plea to protect Macedonian Christians seeks autonomy
The Greek ministry urges powers to shield Christians in Macedonia and grant Crete like autonomy. Reports describe a shocking condition for Macedonians. In Planina a fierce battle between Macedonian and Turkish forces leaves about 302 Macedonian and 250 Turkish dead with hundreds wounded. Macedonians retreat in disorder.
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Athens
Macedonia
Crete
Vienna
Planina
England and Germany Back Down Again Diplomacy Reported
In diplomatic circles London reports Venezuela partially yielded to demands from Germany and England. The back down by Venezuela was said to be sufficient to allow a joint ultimatum, as claimed by Scripps-McRae.
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England
Germany
Scripps-McRae
London
Venezuela
Uaa
Boyd Recovers Valuable Heirloom Knife After 45 Years
James 8. Boyd retraced his 1857 Minnesota buffalo hunt to recover a hunting knife carried by the Boyd family since about 1850. The blade disappeared during skinning, reappearing years later in a hog yard in Good Thunder. A local friend will return the heirloom when next in the area.
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Clear Lake
Iowa
James 8. Boyd
Mr. Boyd
Minnesota
Good Thunder
Boyd
Law Trial Calestar Sets January Calendar
A court order fixes January term as the first day of the month with a grand jury and four petit juror panels. The term runs until the Saturday before the March term, and Elizabeth Badgett files for divorce from Louis Badgett citing threats to kill intoxication and cruelty. They wed February 15 1890 in Spring Valley.
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Elizabeth Badgett
Louis Badgett
Spring Valley
Referendum results reveal two failures and one narrow win
Springfield, Dec. 1. The state canvassing board completed the state election canvass on three public policy questions. Propositions 1 and 2 failed to reach required majorities while Proposition 3, for direct election of U S senators, passed by a small margin. Overall totals show 428 469 for No 1, 39 916 short for No 2, and 21 381 over the majority for No 3.
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Springfield
General Assembly
United States
American doctors declare death of singer accidental
Paris report says American doctors who autopsied Mrs. Ellen Gore agreed with French physicians that the singer’s death from a gunshot in a Russian's apartment was accidental.
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Scrippa-McRae
Paris
Ellen Gore
Deczyzdewski
Morgan Ship Combine Action Today Drives Cash Payment
In Lendon on December 1 the Morgan shipping combine plans to pay 5,000,000 pounds in cash plus stock for the transfer of White shares. Three hundred shares will be the recipients of the transfer under the arrangement.
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Lendon
Morgan Shipping Combine
Combine
Will County appoints new sheriff and deputies in 1902
Will County now has Sheriff Joseph H. Ray of Wilmington who takes over from Louis H. Mottinger. Ray names A. J. Lindgren as first deputy and lists several bailiffs, jailer, and deputies across Wilmington, Braidwood, and Lockport as officials sign their bonds and begin service. Judge Dwight Haven succeeds Judge Marshall with praise, while probate and county clerk offices see new staff and shared duties.
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Will County
Joseph H. Ray
Wilmington
Louis H. Mottinger
Ray
M. N. M. Stewart
Wilmington Friends
J. H. Ray
A. J. Lindgren
T. R. Blair
Joliet
Fred Worst
Lockport
J. M. Danti
John Nottman
Mington
W. H. Mitchell
D. J. Barr
Lines
Braidwood
Northeastern
Republican Club
Ed. Powers
Frank Collins
Mottinger
Mr. Mottinger
Western Avenue
H. Allott
J.C. Thompson
Frank Miller
A. J. McIntyre
Ed. Donahue
A. P. Smith
Judge Marshall
Dwight C. Haven
J. B. Fithian
Judge Fithian
William F. Hutchinson
Ehrhardt
Mable Thornburg
Miss Yost
Alfred E. Mottinger
Sheriff's Office
Sheldon Knowlton
Oscar Swanson
Miss Kehoe
Plainfield
W. H. Nevens
F. M. Mulilig
Hearst Chicago American launches newspaper war
The Chicago American battles rivals in a citywide circulation contest over a Sunday edition. Carrier disputes erupt as Hearst's paper loses ground while News and Record Herald partners push for dominance with a large carrier network. The conflict draws in multiple papers and city hustlers as competition heats up.
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Hearst
Chicago American
Chicago
Harry Hudson
Hudson
J. L. Price
News and Record- Herald
Rock Island
Price
Herald, Tribune and Chronicle
Aera
Daily News
Theo
Hearst Paper
Jailor Wills Gets More Boarders
Herman Reinboldt became the first inmate under Sheriff Ray’s jail regime after pleading guilty to drunkenness and a habitual drunkenness charge and serving a thirty day term. Pat McAvoy followed, arrested three times in a week, with later plea. John McCabe admitted intoxication and resisted an officer issue to be tried tonight. James Lynch, a vagrant, was expelled from town by the chief.
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Herman Reinboldt
Ray
Herman
Reinholdt
Pat McAvoy
McAvoy
Cameron
Pat
John McCabe
Jaanes Lynch
Joliet Paving Law Sparks Fiscal Debate and Progress
A 1898 Joliet paving program shows 23 streets and 2 alleys paved at a total cost of $211,097.29, with work done under a new assessment law shifting financial control from council to property owners. The era marks a milestone as streets modernize under Alderman Sebastian Lagger and the council faces scrutiny over authority and expenditures.
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United States
Hobst
Lagger
Joliet
Good Street
Aia
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