Sensational charge at civil service office hearing
Chicago reports a sensational charge about falsified records at the civil service commission involving twenty eight men and chief examiner John M. Glenn. Attorneys sought to compel appearance before the committee as senators argued for access to the records and testimony. The case centers on alleged manipulation of records following President Khir’s appearance and a dispute over authority and legality.
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Chicago
Beta Mide
Civil Service Commissioner
Khir
Anatovy
Ramis
Attorhes
Eine Vie
John M. Glenn
Horry
Obstruction Attempt Delays Wabash Train Near Clayton
Harry McPeck and George McPick, youths from St. Charles, were jailed in Clayton after being charged with trying to wreck a Wabash passenger train on a bridge near the former place. They offered no motive beyond curiosity about the train’s reaction. a watchman found and removed the obstruction, averting a possible serious accident.
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St. Louis
Harry McPeck
Geerre McPick
St. Charles
Clayton
St. Louts
Irdin
Thorgby
Yes
FLO LO COFFEES AND GROCERIES LIST ITEM SUMMARY
A grocery list catalog lists numerous brands and staples including coffee varieties such as Santos and Extra Golden Hip Roast, canned fruits like peaches and apricots, breakfast items, baking mixes, evaporated milk products, crackers, oats, cornmeal, and assorted dried fruits. Also mentioned are tobacco products and assorted canned vegetables with quantities and packaging notes.
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Santos
Tie Beat
Tao the Mandy
Senator Caffery Fires Up Against Immigration Bill
Louisiana senator challenges the measure as mild yet a new restriction. He argues it targets the able bodied, notes the nation’s white immigrant heritage, opposes Chinese exclusion being repurposed, and warns protectionist moves threaten democracy and growth.
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Whakington
Jan
Caffery
Senate
Mit
Ida Zood Citi
Sackathe
United States
Nis
Cuffery
Mr. Carfry
Cary
Mr. Cattery
Congress Considers Agricultural Appropriation Bill
Washington Jan 14 The house began debate on the agricultural appropriation bill asking 3 029 402 dollars an increase of 135 000 over the current year. Rep Wadsworth chair of the agricultural committee said rises reflect growing meat and meat products export inspection needs. Dems William urged broader postal savings bank support.
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Washington
Wadsworth
Wiliam
Dem Miss
Menominee Postmaster Battle Triggers Resignation Threat
Washington January 14 Congressman Sheldon warned President McKinley he would resign if the president persisted in appointing a candidate opposed by Sheldon to the Menominee Michigan postmaster post. The clash arose from patronage squabbles in the 12th Michigan district as Sheldon, elected by a substantial margin, faced pressure from rival interests and a former representative.
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Sheldon
Washington
Michael H. Kern
Menominee
Mich
McKinley
Congress
Michigan
Henry A. Seymour
BR. M. Stephenson
Shelgon
Organ Grinder poem shapes Ware’s Kansas bid defeat
A Topeka letter to the Kansas City Times argues the Organ Grinder influenced public sentiment to defeat Eugene Ware for Congress, not a Washerwoman tale. It traces convention speeches, rising radical rhetoric, and Ware’s contrast with Tranquill and War era finance praise, ending with a Wagner quotation.
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Kansas City Times
Topeka
State of Kansas
Kansas
Times
Hich
Eugene Ware
Congress
Tom
Wil
Gregan
Gene Ware
Ware
Memorabilia Reveals McKinley Early Life as Schoolteacher
Judge J. M. Brownlee recalls his boyhood ties with President McKinley in Poland Ohio. They spoke of mutual schooling days and Brownlee notes McKinley taught district school for two winters while studying law, walking three miles each way to teach Hosrdman Township. Brownlee recounts McKinley’s earnestness and gradual growth into a speaker.
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J. M. Brownlee
Washington
Kingfisher
Ohiu
McKinley
Judge Brownlee
Poland
Ohio
McKinsey
Kuwnine Auld
Tam Thur
Lterary Society
McKintey
Maj
McKiniey
Hosrdman Township
Albany Proposes State Truant School Legislation
A state truancy bill is to be introduced immediately in the legislature to establish a state truant school with a $50.90 appropriation. The board of managers, four appointees by the governor none holding judicial office, includes the superintendent of public instruction. Children aged under 16 may be committed. inmates are controlled by the managers. Commitments to other institutions require approval by the superintendent.
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Albany
Jan
State Department of Public Instruction
Ih Grider
Board of Maps
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Wiegan of Public Instruction
Mitchell Succeeds Kane as UMWA Vice President
Columbus Ohio January 14 John Mitchell of Illinois was elected to today vice president of the United Mine Workers of America succeeding John Kane who is detained.
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Illinois
United Mine Workers
Columbus
John Mitchell
Hilneis
Watted Mine Workers of America
John Kane
May Irwin Buys Two West Twenty-Eighth Street Houses
May Irwin the 21 comedienne paid $85,000 cash for two five-story brownstone houses at 42 and 141 West Twenty-Eighth Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues in Manhattan. She acquired them from Paul Leavitt and plans to star in a new play, with her sister Fiera possibly joining. Irwin cites real estate as superior to mining and discusses her career and finances in a candid interview.
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New York
Irwin
S21
Comedienne
West ‘Twenty-Eighth Street
Alee Tewin
Astors
Trinity Corporation
Manhattan
Weat ‘Dwen
Colorado
Bernard
Fiera
Wesleyan Banquet Wine Debate Stirs Alumni Voice
The article reports a controversy over wine at a Wesleyan University alumni banquet in the Savoy Hotel. J. M. Tinckler notes university weight and ministerial councils, while Dr Buckley argues wine should not be served at banquets. The Christian Advocate covers calls for transparency and accountability from the university and denomination amid ongoing debate.
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ChiceseJan
Wesle
Savoy
J. M. Tinckler
Deverote
Mie
Backiey
Ben
Christian Advocate Today
Bucktey
New
A York Alwans Association of Great As
Wesleyan University
New York
Noah
Mrs Grover Cleveland Attends Evening Chapel Service
Princeton New Jersey January 14 Mrs Grover Cleveland attends 4 pm service at Marquand chapel with Mr Cleveland. She wears a dark blue cloth gown and a toque with black feather spray. The ex first lady joins in singing and appears to enjoy the service amid respectful undergraduates. Afterward the couple walks through campus to Nassau street with professors, as over two hundred undergraduates raise their caps in salute.
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Princeton
N. J
Grover Cleveland
Marquand Chapel
Cleveland
White House
Clevelat
Theuniversit
Stra. Cleveland
Nassau Street
Fruit crop in Georgia faces grave danger from early warmth
Reports from Georgia’s fruit district warn the 1885 crop is at risk as unseasonably hot, moist air spurs early bud swell and premature blossoms. Cold snaps could devastate fruit if warmth persists, with peach buds likely to burst within days. January warmth far above normal cited as pattern. Denver festival dates set for October 4 to 6.
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Atlanta
Georgia
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