Political clash over Will amid Senate indictment debate
In Washington on January 9, during debate on the Avery Will, Mr. Simpson and Mr. Mahon of Kop, Pa, traded legal and personal rebukes. Simpson denounced Mahon as demagogic and questioned votes in a state with a conspicuous U.S. Senate candidate under indictment. Mahon retorted that Simpson was the demagogue and cited GOP applause. Simpson defended his ally Mr. Mra ders amendment and criticized wartime incompetents receiving commissions, noting Chairman Hull’s son once held a lieutenant colonel’s rank and pointed to political maneuvering at Army and Navy clubs.
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Washington, Jan. O
Avery
Simpson
Mahon
Kop
Simpeon
Priviere
Plut
Bain
Dimeelf
United States Senate
Pennayl
Widen
Mir Maton
Mampene
Clisf
Boma
Mr. Simpson
Hull
Army and Navy Club
West End
Kinley Military Millinery
China objects to withdraw marines from Pekin amid guard calls
A New York dispatch says Secretary Long telegraphed Rear Admiral Dewey to keep marines in Pekin. The force was sent weeks ago as European powers guarded their legations and Serbs. Boston was ordered to Takao to reinforce the American legation. The Chinese minister wants withdrawal, but Conger’s report must show the need is over.
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New York
Wanshingum
Long
Dewey
Laverte
China
Boston
Legation
Conger
The Cestellanoe Home in Paris Recreates Trianon Grandeur
The Count and Countess de Caxtelllane have moved into a Paris mansion under lengthy construction near Avenue du Bois de Boulogne. Noted as a marble and gold clad palace, its best design rivals the Arc de Triomphe with Italian marble columns. Upon completion it will feature a grand hall occupying a third of the estate.
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Cestellanoe
Paris
Count
Cuvintess de Caxtelllane
Avenue du Baie de Boulogne
Rue Duret
Ube Avenue de Malakoff
Arc de Triomphe
Italy
Avenue du Bois de Ou Jogne
Anja
Avenue Bosquet
New York Herald
Train narrowly avoids disaster after hillside slide
A Denver bound train on the Fle Grande route escaped catastrophe two miles from Red Cart as a mountainside slide forced the engineer to reverse. The engine derailed, the tender was demolished, and fireman Blighely was seriously hurt.
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Denver
Red Cart
Blighely
Weather Indications for Chicago and Kansas
Jan 91 indicates snow potential, easing by Wednesday. Tonight expect colder air, then winds shift to easterly increasing. Forecast covers Chicago and Kansas with mixed precipitation, higher in northern areas, with caution for travel.
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Chicago
Kansas
Keeley Institute Manager Endorses Postum Coffee Substitute
W E H of the Keeley Institute in North Conway testifies that coffee harms nerves and praises Postum Cereal Food Coffee as a beneficial substitute. He reports treating about 3,000 patients and asserts coffee acts like liquor or morphia, while Postum provides real benefit for nervous individuals. Clifton J Bailey of Boston adds supportive comment from a physician’s perspective.
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Keeley Institute
North Conway
W.eh
Clifton J. Bailey
Boston
Mass
Globe Building
Bear Causes Panic as Train Bear Attacks Theater Crowd
An enormous silver bear escaped from its trainer in Creighton theater, Omaha. It maimed its master Paul Batty and injured others, tore clothing from manager Jack Rosenthal, and demolished the cage as panicked spectators fled. The trainer later used irons to subdue and bind the animal.
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Omaha
Neb
Creighton
Addiion
Paul Batty
Jack Rosenthal
McDonald
Batty
Bear Cave
Rosenthal
Topeka Paving Assessments Paid and Sewer Levy Details
The State Journal publishes the paid status of Topeka pavement assessments on iowa avenues and streets. It lists which blocks and cross streets are settled, including Topeka avenue from Thirtieth to Fourteenth street and plans for next year on Van Buren and several others, plus the sewer and drain levy breakdowns by district.
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Topeka
State Journal
van Buren
Tewily
Huatoon
Tomvetoe
Tyler Street
Seventh Street
Jackson
Eighth Avenue
Husheon
Topeka Avenue
Will Paki
Tenth Avenue
Avenue
Hewonth Streat
van’ Furente
Jarrison Piteet
Madison
Bixile Avenue
Sixth Avenue
Made It In Nine Days Yukon Mail Run Breaks Records
Free travel on the Yukon was smashed when Northwest Territories mounted police carried a mail shipment from Dawson to Skaguay in nine days and ten hours. The mail left Dawson January 15 and reached Skaguay before noon last Tuesday, a feat praised by Canadian officials as cutting time previously set by U S contractors.
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Dawson
Skaguay
Beattie
Jan. S
Yukon
Mounted Police
Northwest Territory
Ska- Rung
United States
Astor in the Poorhouse and Notable Names
Henry Astor, once a wealthy New Yorker, is committed to Chester County Jail in Pennsylvania. The institution houses Sullie Elbert, last of a Lenape line, and 103 year old Revecca Thomas, who watched Havre de Grace burn from her master’s porch. Also notes Paris dog fashion with coats, wrappers, and jeweled accessories for pets. From the London Chronicle.
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Binghamton
Henry .Tl. Astor
New York
Cheater
Astor
Sullie Elbert
London Chronicle
County examinations set by state superintendent selections
The list of county superintendents chosen to prepare examination questions includes John W. Stout Shawnee Miss Edith Barnett Johnson M Leathenwood Morrin D Hemphill Clay Geo F Ruede Osborne J W Gore Graham J G Law McPherson and Miss Anns Arnold Labette Examinations will be on the third Saturday in March in orthography reading writing geography physiology and the first Saturday in April in arithmetic grammar civil government and history A fire at a works injures two hundred workers and causes $30 000 loss with $25 000 insurance R R Herrick dies at 73 in Cleveland after twice serving as mayor Hohene obituary noted
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Nelson
John W. Stout
Shawnee
Edith Barnett
Johnson County
M. EE. Leathenwood
Morrin
D. ©. Hemphill
Clay County
Geo
Senator Lodge to write calm history of Spanish American War
The article discusses Henry Cabot Lodge preparing a balanced installment in Harper s Magazine on the origins and consequences of the Spanish American War. It lauds Lodge s expertise as a historian and his role on the foreign relations committee, noting the Cuba issue and Maine incident as focal points in a broader imperial context.
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Spain
America
Toms St. Ween
Tee
Havana
United States
Cii
Manila
Santlaxo
Harper's Magazine
Henry Cabot
Eomope
Magland
Holland
Europe
Lodge
Cuba
Havana Harbor
Paris Exhibition Telescope To Show Moon From 60 Miles
The Paris Exhibition unveils plans to recreate a moon view at about sixty miles distance. A Foucault sklerostat with a yard and a half diameter tubes, weighing around twenty tons, is under construction to photograph the moon's surface at up to ten thousand times larger scale. Also included are notes on Alpine child care methods where infants are soothed by dripping water while swaddled and left under rock ledges.
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Paris Exhibition
Paris
Foucault
The
London Standard
Babica
Himalaya
Pearson
Elly
Manila Cigar Trade Promises Lower Prices and New Brands
Cigar dealers eye Manila as a future tobacco source with cheap Manila cigars and cheroots at stands, while American demand grows for Manila clears and clearettes. Manila hosts many factories, employing 400 to 2,000 workers, plus about 100 smaller outfits, signaling a shift in supply. The piece also notes remedies and laundry services advertised locally, including Saint Francis Clinton and Peerless Steam Laundry, with health claims and pricing details.
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Manila
St. Louis
Manus
Wreckage Reported Near Victoria from Island Coast
Victoria B C January 31 The steamer Queen City arrived with word that Washes sighted a large vessel wrecked on rocks. Debris included fish cases bulwarks and planking but no identifying marks. Coast from Quabine to Cape Scott is strewn with wreckage but thick weather prevented verification. Theories include Conrados Celtic Protection or Pioneer with various origins and dates.
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Victoria
B. C
Queen City
Vancouver Island
Quabine
Cape Scott
Conrados
Robe
Thoma
Hong Kong
Vetoria
Protection
Pioneer
Afraid of Her Husband and The Villain Still Pursued Bev
Omsha Nebraska January 21 reports Thomas J Wells of Chicago pursuing his wife Hertha M Wells after she left San Francisco. She telegraphed police fearing violence. Wells followed to Chicago and then pursued again. She rejected reconciliation as Wells bought a ticket and trailed her. Welling is described as no homicidal but forceful in intent. The page also notes engagement of Miss Viola Deetrick and William McKinley Duncan, nephew of the president, with plan for a spring wedding in Cleveland.
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Omsha
Thomas J.wells
Chicago
San Francisco
Hertha M. Wells
Union Depot
WicKinley
Fpungstown
Misa Viola Deetrick
John Deetrek
William McKinley Duncan
Cleveland
Law
Attorney Cobbison Injured While Skating in Kansas City
Kansas City Kansas attorney 4 K Cobbison a former county representative and noted state lawyer fell while skating suffering a dislocation of the bone he was taken to his home at Tenth and Cleveland where Dr Dow attended and reduced the dislocation.
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Cobbison
Kansas City
Kan
K. Cobbison
Tenth and
Cleveland
Dow
Judge Hook to Stay in Washington After Appointment
Judge Hook of Leavenworth named to succeed Judge Foster on the federal bench for Kansas District will remain in Washington several days longer before returning home. National Committeeman Cy Leland departed for Topeka Sunday night.
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Hook
Washington
Washinton
W. €. Hook
Leavenworth
Foster
District of Kansas
Cy Leland
Topeka
Burst Bank Dividend Declared for Creditors at Several Banks
Washington dispatch reports the comptroller of the currency has declared dividends for creditors of several national banks. Payouts include 20 percent for First National Bank of Pembina North Dakota 15 percent for The Dalles National Bank of The Dalles Oregon and 10 percent for First National Bank of Hillsborough Ohio City National Bank of Gatesville Texas and others. Also notes support for an income tax and references lectures on taxation of securities and inheritance taxes.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
First National Bank of
Pembina
N. D
Dalles Natinal Bank of the
Dalles
Ore
Hillsborough, O
City National Bank of
Gatesville
Tex
Arbor
Mich
Musa
Seales
Topeka Daily News Snapshot of Local Happenings
An array of short items notes topeka social, political, and business happenings. Mentions Rev Sheldon returning from the east, changes at the Santa Fe office, and local court dates. Reports on public meetings, a new clerk at a city office, and upcoming events at churches and theaters. Also mentions political gossip, a few crimes, and local advertisements for Bergs German Salve.
The New Hotel Clerk in Unis Town
Pittshurs Disputch notes a shift in hotel clerks from flashy showiness to amiable, businesslike staff. Increased intelligence, culture, and modern business methods drive the change, improving clerks’ professionalism compared with a decade ago.
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New York
Pittshurs
Unis Town
Nature's chiseling in Alaskan wilds inspires awe
An old newspaper feature describes dramatic natural formations near Cook Inlet and a famous rock face nicknamed by locals. It notes a huge tidal notch, a rock shelf, and a dramatic shoreline near the harbor. The piece mentions observers and artists associated with the scene and places such as Morunt Inamae and the Rear Inlander.
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Alaska
Cook
George FR Thele
Slaveraty
Virginia
George R. Tingle
Treasury
Frohman Seals Five Year Lease on Lyric Theater
Charles Frohman along with Rich and Harris completes negotiations to lease the Lyric theater on Longacre square from the Sire brothers for five years. The venue will be fire separated from the music hall, refurbished inside, a dress circle replaces the box tier, a new Fortyfourth street entrance added, and the house aimed to be ready by autumn after remodeling begins at once.
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Frohman
Charles Frohman
Rich and Harris
Sire Brothers
Lyric Theater
Olympia Block
Longacre Square
Music Hall
Forty— Fourth Street
New York Cor
Pittsburg Dispaten
Life in the Klondike and unwritten law of the land
Frederick Palmer’s January Forum excerpt describes a miner’s frugal life in the Klondike. It portrays shared hardships and unwritten codes governing possession, return, and communal rules, including cleaning and repairing spaces, with a closing advertisement for Peerless Steam Laundry on West Eighth street.
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Jeas Steam Laundry
West Eighth Street
Otto Kuehne & CO
Frederick Palmer
Peerless
Pneumonia Prevention and Digestive Remedies Adverts
A fragment advertises Chamberlain's Cough Remnant Grnpes for pneumonia protection and Kod Dyspepsia Cure aiding digestion. It promotes Beges' Diarrhoea Balsam as a gentle, effective relief for summer complaints. Wilson and A J Keane & Co are listed as druggists.
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Starafeld
Wilson
Winallae Bun
J. Keane & Co
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Inebriate
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BF One
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Cleveland, O
R. R. Herrick
Tre “Macve
Harboon
Sisters of
Saint Francis Clinton
Feean
Swift @ Holliday, Drag Co
HL Wilson
Arould Drag Co
Peerless Steam Laundry
W. Sth
Bev
Holtiguy
Tepeks Printing House
Ak Root
Oscar Wilson
Eick
Ventp Tavlor
Beto
Charles M. Sheldon
Tip i East
Banta
Chena
Ie Maxon
Ranmitue
Shawnee Cou
Tate
Destivare
Canon Bywater
Jayhawker
Santa Fes Heaghes
Wandburn College
First Presbyterian Church
G. Grimsiey
Representative Hall
J. T. Intide
Josiah Ross
Pred Slane Street
Raver
East Fifth Street
J. M.torrence
Frank Ellison
Frank Brooks
Ing & Corliss
W. S. McClintock
A. F. Chesney
John J. Guy
HM. Worthington
John L. Sullivan
Doorica
Skinner
Crawford Theater
Judee Foster
United States District Court
J. M. Meade
Santa Fe
Xibella
Cripple Creek
Col
James W. Ost
Dramatic Mirror
Sapaplinentis
Ceell Spooner
Sala Ua
Phat Girl
Texas
Ia M. Crawford
Clanforn
Lincoln
Olver
Kansan
Lewis Morrison
Broadway
New York City
State Savings Bank
Ladies’ Music Club
Kindergarten Tall
Leeetitar Ui
Kindergarten Association Treasury
Pittsburg
Tatles Lollister
Nate Sollister
Wrerke
Ja M. Bard
Tos Peka
American Steam Laundry
West Seventh Street
Wewson Manufacturing & Chemical CO
William Street
NEW Crawford Theater
Jake Kilrain
Dorothy Morton Opera Co
Hubert Wilke
Dorothy Morton
Girofle-Girofla
the. Soc
Congresa
Westphalia
Newark
Roquefort
Brie
Gruyore
Camembert
New York World
Alaskan ‘Wilds
Grand Opera House
Beach & Bowers
American Health Coffee
Ruby & Knox
East Seventh Street
Celephone
Oakland
Cor. 7Th and
Kansas Avenue
Topeka Woolen Mill Co
Klauer
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