House Debates On Resolutions After Le C. Yi Memorial
The House did not meet today. A motion to refer a judiciary committee resolution was debated. speakers cited memory of Hon. Le C. Yi and offered tributes. Edits and procedural moves followed, with calls to adjourn and note a memorial minute as members from multiple states attended services.
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Isin ON
le C. Yi
Fitoye
Oates
Alapo
Ifouse
Alex Boorman
Louisiana
Mauithe
Eg Ham
Senators by Popular Vote Backed in Test Committee Vote
A U.S. House committee hearing on constitutional amendments for direct senatorial elections held a test vote showing almost unanimous support to report a measure for electing Senators by the people. The session adjourned until Wednesday for further action.
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United Press
Washindton
House Committee On
Congress
True Bill Returned in Murder Case in Mimouns Tenn
The grand jury in Mimouns Tennessee returns a true bill against Alice Mitchell and Lillie Johnson for the murder of Freda Ward. Johnson allegedly accompanied Mitchell to the courthouse. she may be arraigned next Monday with a possible insanity plea from Mitchell. Both women were prominent in Memphis society.
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United Press
Mimouns
Tenn
Alice Mitchll
Lillie Johnson
Freda Ward
Miss Johnson
Miss Mitchell
Memphis
Cousin Shootings End in Double Tragedy at Broad Street
In New York on January 30 Jacob Somborn shot his cousin Julius Somborn a noted wine merchant at 67 Broad Street then killed himself. Jacob demanded money, was refused, and fired wounding Julius before turning the weapon on himself. The second bullet pierced a wooden partition as witnesses summoned help.
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New York
Jacob Somborm
Julius Somborm
Broad Street
Jacob
Julius Somborn
Julius
Wood Convicted Under Immoral Purposes Law
William Wood was convicted yesterday in Albany New York of importing women for immoral purposes under the 1882 law and sentenced to one year’s imprisonment. It is the first conviction under the act and the Treasury Department plans further prosecutions. Lisbon King Carlos I renounces twenty percent of civil list totaling 435000 milreis to aid finances. Pesth latest returns show gains for the Opposition in elections.
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Washington
Treasury Department
William Wood
Albany
N. Y
Lisbon
Carlos I
Chilean salute issue tied to Yorktown's Valparaiso return
United Press dispatches report that the Yorktown, under Commodore Evans, may be greeted without a formal salute as a sign of Chilean cordiality. The note from Chile is treated as substantial, not a condition, and the dispute over flag salutes is linked to ongoing negotiations. Reactions from Valparaiso note rising exchange and relief at the diplomatic tone.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
United States
Valparaiso
Yorktown
Commodore Evans
Navy Department
Chili
Washington
Ezan
State Department
Flag Return Ordered to North Carolina Guards
After a party line vote with one exception the Boston city council voted to return the flag taken by the Ninth Massachusetts from the Cleveland Guards of North Carolina on May 27, 1862. Mayor Matthews urged its restoration amid debate praising Southern representatives in Congress during the Chile crisis.
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North Carolina
Massachusetts
Matthews
Congress
Chile
New Libel Suit Filed in New Orleans Against Officials
Senator Gage brings criminal libel action in New Orleans against Collector Yarmouth Appraiser Badger Surveyor McMillan United States Marshal Donnelly Mint coiner Burks and Pearl Wright alleging defaming charges tied to bribery accusations involving Lottery interests.
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Yarmouth
Badger
Gen. McMillan
United States
Donnelly
A. R. Burks
United States Mint
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Gage
Mount Airy Rebuilds After Big Fire Sparks Growth
Mount Airy North Carolina advances from a $125000 blaze that destroyed the Blue Ridge Inn and stores. Within one month six stores rise, an iron front block goes up, eighteen new buildings signed, leaf factories and tobacco works nearing completion, and ten thousand dollars raised for a summer hotel as masons and carpenters are urged to move in.
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Blue Ridge Inn
Sparger Bros
Down East
Carolina
Going Back to Work in Nasaville Stockade
Nasaville Tennessee on January 30 twenty five civil guards and fifty convicts depart for Oliver Springs to build a stockade with half the force stationed there. The stockade was previously burned after convicts were expelled. When finished 250 more convicts will be sent.
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Nasaville
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Oliver Springs
Wake County Farmers Urge Cotton Acreage Reduction
A joint Raleigh Farmers Alliance and Merchants committee will meet tomorrow to adopt resolutions and take steps to reduce cotton acreage. The Wake County Farmers Alliance actions are praised for urging a 15 percent reduction and promotion of food crops for home use with merchant cooperation.
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Raleigh
Wake
Asheville Democrat
Wake County
Wake County Alliance
Armed to the teeth as Wise County braces for jail verdict
Intense excitement grips Norton Virginia as a 75 man Kentucky band moves to free Taft Hall. Local residents gather armed around the jail after the judge calls up all able bodied men. A Kentucky feud spanning Letcher Knott and Floyd counties is linked to Hall’s alleged murders.
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Kentucky
Black Mountain
William Hall
Samuel Wright
Taft Hall
Floyd County
Old Talt Hall
Turners
Sizemores
Jeff Turner
St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
Gladeville
Hilton
Hall
Rangers Repel Mexican Attack Near Pa lito Blanco Ranch
A Texas Ranger squad led by Sergeant Robinson encountered six Mexicans while marching near Palito Blanco ranch. The Mexicans fired a volley and fled. the Rangers returned fire. No injuries reported and the attackers escaped.
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San Antonio
Texas
Texas Rangers
Robinson
Palito Blanco Ranch
Phosphate Mills at Caraleigh to Begin Work Next Week
In Caraleigh a new phosphate mill complex moves toward start with 25 workers and 100 tons daily capacity. Rock from near Charleston is the base, with 500 to 1000 tons monthly. Pyrites from near Lynchburg Virginia supply acid manufacture.
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Caraleigh
Charleston
S.c
Virginia
Lynchburg
Cedar Fork Flag and Civil War Memories Highlight Cedar Fork Figures
Sheriff Page recalls the Cedar Fork flag given by Cedar Fork ladies not captured at Manassas, with Maj Higgins’s note stirring memories. Also notes a Fire Engine Company resolving to mourn Frank Jones and Argo’s entry into the Roman Catholic church pursuing priesthood at St. Thomas Aquinas in Brookland.
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Ohio
Manassas
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Cedar Fork
Apt. York
Chatham County
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Rescue Seam Fire Engine Company
Frank Jones
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T. W. Blake
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College of St. Thomas Aquinas
Brookland
D. C
House of the Paulist Fathers
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