All Turned Down The Last of the Heroes of 93
Governor Morrill names Sim Fos adjutant general and confirms him unanimously as Col. Hughes loses the post after 97 counties urged his appointment. The piece notes Cam harness of party factions, Hughes’s rejection, and Fos’s swift confirmation amid Republican maneuvering and state senate actions.
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Morrill
Sim B. Pox
Manitusuiin
A. J. Davis
FW. F. Hughes
Sim Fos
Ney County
Bristow
Fos W
Friends of
Gol. J
Senate
Douglass House
Dunsmore House
Repubicans
Te. Eatiny
Fixty
One of the Perquisites. How the Congressman Obtains Pocket Money
Feb 15 report on session accounts shows lawmakers receive 125 dollars in stationery per congress, with cash payouts possible if not used. Across three sessions total 375 dollars. many draw only small amounts. Committees receive ink and paper per session, used instead of private supplies. Pauline Markham Benefit Collected 300 dollars at Garden Theater in New York. Mine Workers convening in Columbus discuss resolutions. withdrawal request opposed. Robert Kennedy named postmaster at Pleasanton Kansas.
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House of Representatives
Congress
House
Pauline Markham
New York
Garden Theater
Lydia Thompson
Bessie Bonehill
Harry Wright
Aliners
Columbus
BEFOR E THE BAR Liliuokalani Arraigned for Misprision of Treason
Liliuokalani the deposed queen of Hawaii was arraigned for misprision of treason with treason charges originally. She pleaded not guilty as witnesses testified she knew the rebellion was planned. Her diary entries reference President Cleveland's present though its nature is undisclosed. Ex-queen kept diary, last entry December 28 1894, as new government commissions were issued. Contends that documents were canceled or missing, her attorney arguing nonexistence. The San Francisco dispatch notes no executions yet while deportations are planned for ex officials and others aboard the Mariposa and Australia.
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Hoxarchy
San Francisco
Liliuokalani
Hawaii
J. O. Curter
Cleveland
Rudolph Spreckels
Honolulu
William France
Australia
Peterson
Creighton
Wardenburg
Senate grants voting rights to nine women
A remarkable bill passed the senate 17 to 12 enfranchising nine women to vote in all elections on equal terms with men. Among the named beneficiaries are Mrs Althea Briggs Stryker of Great Bend and Mrs C A Moss of Lyon county, plus several Topeka residents. The act may be used as a test case.
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Dier
K. NG
LM. Hettinger
Resi
Dumbauld
Senate
Dumbanid
Sterne
Senator Sterne
Topeka
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineer
Auch
Lucien Baker
Baker
Topski
Burton
Carpenter
Committee On State Affairs
Leedy
O'Bryan
Dennison
Sedgwick
Brown
Helm
Ellsworth
Livestock Sanitary Commission
Elsworth
Medicine Lodge
Reilly
Denenison
Shawnee County
Althea Briggs Stryker
Great Bend
C. A Moss
Lyon County
Eva Harding
L. D. Whittemore
J. White
Lyon
Gracia Potts
W. D. Church
D. F. Nichols
C. E. Purviance
Personal Gossip: Notable Names and Life Events
Brandon Thomas earns over 50000 dollars yearly as sutor and playwright. Colonel Sheridan to write General Sheri bin’s biography. M Barthelemy St Hilaire, almost 90, finished Victor Cousin bio. Mrs L E Castle Iowa justice of the peace elected for initials ticket. Mrs Humphry Ward advised rest. Mrs Agnes Shipp tops Dickson county schools. Chauncey Depew denying marriage plans. Dr John Lord chess devotee. Joseph Jefferson donated landscape to Corcoran. Bar Ferree honored as honorary RIBA member.
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M. Barthelemy St. Hilaire
Victor Cousin
L. E. Gastle
Iowa
Humphry Ward
Agnes Shipp
Dickson County
Tenn
Chauncey Depew
Miss Collins
Chauncey
John Lord
Joseph Jefferson
Corcoran Art Gallery
Bar Ferree
Royal Institute of British Architects
Language flareup in Hillmen court sparks near fight
In a Lawrence court after adjournment the Hillmen case saw a heated exchange between S B Wheat of Leavenworth and W G Hubbell of New York Life over a missing paper. The men argued, were restrained by friends, and Mrs Hillmen tried to calm them as tensions rose.
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Hillmen
United States
Thomas
S B Wheat
Leavenworth
W.G. Hubbell
New York Life Insurance Company
Hutchine
Morrin
Lawrence
Hillman
Wheat
Hubbell
Mr. Wheat
Monster Petition Presented to Congress Calls for Prohibition
A World Peace petition with claimed 6,101,000 signatures arrives in Washington. It appeals to governments to elevate laws to ban alcohol and opium, urging prohibition to protect homes and end global vice. Also notes weather, a new gavel for a Douglass House banquet, and golden corn cakes promoted by Dr Price's.
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Congress
G T. U
Washington
Shane
EF. A. Clark
House of 93
Douglass House
Speaker Duglasa
Dr. Price
Reed Leads In Poll Of New York Legislature For Presidential Preference
Reed heads a legislature survey to gauge presidential leanings among New York lawmakers. The poll records preferences across parties, with key figures and chambers represented. Results outline potential support by legislators and possible implications for national campaigns.
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New York
McKinley Visit in Albany Sparks Presidential Gossip
New York newspapers report Governor McKinley of Ohio visited Albany on February 15 and seekin a fresh boost to speculation about his Republican presidential candidacy. The Morning Advertiser’s correspondent outlines legislative lineup and potential contenders Morton Harrison Keo with debate intensifying among state leaders and observers.
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Bers
Douglesa
Kansas
Kansas National Guard
Ohio
New York
Colorado
Oklahoma
Morrill
W. P. Campbell
Ar Avy
McKinley
Albany
SEN- Arriemcandidate
Rm McKinney
Hd Harrison
Morton
Harrison
McKininy
Aid Reaches Lakin County Coal Distribution
A wagon load of penitentiary coal was sent to Lakin County Kansas and distributed by township trustees. Lukin Township reports four tons allocated before all needs were met, with many requests still arriving amid last week's cold storm. One recipient, Mr. Whittington, a hard worker, lacked coal to heat his home and had to improvise to keep his family from freezing.
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Caml
Knarney
Laxry
Kan
Fhay
Nesdy
Lukin Twnship
Whittington
Mierigates
Local grocer opposes bicycle ordinance ride on sidewalks
M Geo Meens of 808 and 810 West Eighth street writes Mayor Harrison praising his refusal to sign the bicycle ordinance He says cyclists who rode on sidewalks near his store injure children and he does not want wheelmen granted permission to use the walks The letter urges protection for pedestrians and strict sidewalk rules
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Geo. Meens
West Eighth Street
Harrison
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Douglass
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Fox
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Aouse
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Kingman
Judiciary
Campbell
Doniphan
Warner
House of '93
Chickamauga
Committee On Manufactures
White
State Agricultural College
Cox
Mesars
Caldwell
Lambert
Cole
Bone
Clars
Pop
Pratt
Ways and
State Horticultural Society
Capitol
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State House
Senator Plumb
Fhaterical Society
Beekman
Supreme Court
Leavenworth and Home
Simeon M Fox
Riley County
W. C. Corbett
Briga
Whges
Brandon Thomas
Sheridan
Philip H. Sheribin
Mr Wheat
Hub
Monster Petition
Mr. Jennings
Mercury
Missouri
Reed
Lakin
Ayor Harrison
Topeka Daily State Journal
Torena Dainy Srarit Jouskan
Sige
Sy. Hh
Ealitor
Cockurit
Crete
Wee
Kauss
Baily
Fsi
Antalgan
Oman
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Isis
Wully Vernice
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