Exclusion of Brigham H. Roberts by House Vote
The Utah representative-elect Brigham H. Roberts was excluded from the House by a 268 to 50 vote. The majority declared his seat vacant due to polygamy, with extensive debate from both majority and minority sides. Roberts defended himself while opponents argued he should not sit in Congress.
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Neat
Roberta
Lacey
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Roberts
Mr. Roberts
Ead
JT. Talbert
South Carolina
Toainst Roberts
Adams
Georgia
House of Representative
Grosvenor
Ohio
Morris
Minnesota
Supreme Court
Mr. DeArmond
Missouri
Minority Committee
Tadge Lynch
DeArmond
Thore
Carping
Tado
Tam
Lanham
Texas
Boer Position Taken at Spionkop in War Dispatch
London war office dispatch from Spearman’s camp dated January 25 reports General Warren’s troops occupying Spionkop after a night surprise of the small garrison. The position has been held all day amid heavy shell fire with considerable casualties. General Woodgate is dangerously wounded. Warren believes the enemy position is untenable.
Warships for China drawn by distant powers
Vienna diplomatic circles assess the China situation as France leads others to dispatch warships to guard subjects. The Austro Hungarian cruiser Zonta will reach Hong Kong soon and be at the disposal of the Austro Hungarian minister.
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Atria
Vienna
China
Neue Freie Presse
France
Zonta
Hong Kong
Quaker Democrats Pick Bryan for 1900 Presidency
Pennsylvania Democratic leaders at Harrisburg meet with Colonel Bryan en route from New York to outline a 1900 campaign platform. The state convention on April 6 will adopt principles endorsing the Chicago platform, denouncing trusts, and reforming elections. Nominees for auditor general, congressman, presidential electors, and eight national delegates will be chosen.
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Democratic Committee
Harrisburg
W. J. Bryan
Bryan
New York
Democrate
Kelker Street Hall
Chicago
Jorge
Reitz Publishes Parody of Kipling TRecessional
F W Reitz Transvaal state secretary writes a parody titled Progressional dedicated to Mudyard Pipling. The opening stanza mocks jingoist rulers, claiming they have corrupted nations and forgotten moral restraint.
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F. W. Reitz
Transvaal
Mr. Kipling
Populist National Committee Meets in Lincoln
Senator Butler, chair of the People’s party national executive committee, calls a Lincoln Nebraska gathering Monday February 17 to name a time and place for the party’s national convention. The committee includes three members from each state.
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Butler
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People’s Party
Lincoln
Neb
Schwan Routs Filipinos at San Diego
Advices from Manila say General Schawn's column of six companies with some artillery drove 600 insurgents from entrenchments at San Diego near San Pablo on Sunday. The enemy reports 67 killed and many wounded. Our force suffered one killed and fourteen wounded, most injuries being slight.
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San Diego
Manila
Schawn
San Pablo
New Cotton Mill To Rise Near Atlanta Georgia
Atlanta capital and men back a new cotton mill near the state capital. Final arrangements assure erection, with construction starting soon. Expected to operate by October 1. The George W. Scott Investment Company will build Ingleside near Decatur, naming the site Scottdale Mills and owning it wholly.
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Atlanta
Boatt Investment Company
Georgia
George W. Scott Investment Colony
Ingleside
Decatur
Scottdale Mills
Scott Company
Alabama Roads Under Construction Reach Five Hundred Miles
A Montgomery dispatch reports Alabama shows unprecedented railroad growth with about 500 miles of new tracks under construction. Some near completion, others just begun, reflecting roughly a 15 percent rise in the state's railroad mileage.
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Montgomery Dispatch
Alabama
Resolutions Adopted by Frankfort Troops Aboard Train
A Louisville and Nashville special train with more than 1,000 men from Bell, Allen, Knox, Harlan, Whitley, Metcalfe and Edmondson counties arrived in Frankfort Kentucky. The crowd stacked arms at the statehouse, heard ex Secretary Finley and Stephen Sharp speak, and adopted resolutions urging Kentucky legislators to heed the people, preserve rights, and maintain lawful due process.
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Frankfort
Bell
Allen Knox
Harlan
Whitley
Metcalfe
Edmondson
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Fossa Tae
Statehouse
Taylor
State Building
Finley
Stephen Sharp
Lexington
Fayette County
Sharp
Kentucky
General Assembly
Nll
Onanves Finity
Thomas W. Berney
A. W. Kazon
Ouaupe Cursy
Loftin May Resign as Hogansville Postmaster
I I Loftin postmaster at Hogansville Ga left Thursday night for Washington to accept a position in a department and may resign in a few days becoming a permanent resident of the national capital The boycott against the office remains in effect with only negroes patronizing it.
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I. H. Loftin
Hogansville
Washington
Friends of
Loftin
National
Nunez in Full Control of Havana Budget Power
Havana civil governor Emilio Nunez gains de facto authority over budget matters as Governor General Wood's order limits military interference in civilian functions to extreme cases, shifting power away from military governor Ludlow. The leading Havana papers report the arrangement as consolidating civilian control.
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Havana
Emilio Nunez
Ludlow
Warren forces retreat south of Tugela river
London dispatch dated Sunday reports Warren's troops withdrawn south of the Tugela after Spion Kop fall. Boers claim 1,500 British killed, 150 surrendered, and water and artillery shortages cited. General Buller feeds no casualty list while aiming for Ladysmith by another route.
Porto Rico Spelling Adopted By Senate Committee
The Yho senate committee on Porto Rico decided the island shall be known as Porto Rico not Puerto Rico. Meeting during Foraker bill deliberations, the panel unanimously fixed the spelling and suggested changes to the bill. A separate Texas House resolution condemned Congress over Brigham H. Roberts’s case and was sent to a committee. Meanwhile Honolulu plague deaths rose as the Miowera reports 39 fatalities.
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Yho Senate
Porto Rico
Puerto Rico
Foraker
Congress
House of the Texas
Brigham H. Robert
Dady Refused Injunction on Seaboard Merger Case
Judge Speer denies injunction blocking the consolidation of the Seaboard Air Line system in Georgia and Alabama. He notes federal jurisdiction issues, requires only a majority stock vote for the merger, and that the merger could preserve competition rather than defeat it. The decision highlights the competitive landscape between lines after Savannah.
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A& Macon
John Skelton Williams
Georgia
Alabama
Florida Central and Peninsutar
Savannah
Seaboard Air Line
War to last long says Leyds interview
Deutsche Zeitung in Berlin quotes Dr. Leyds saying the war will last a very long time. The Transvaal will not seek peace and will refuse proposals based on the status quo. Roland Reed, recently ill at St Luke's Hospital in New York, is reported to be improving and on the road to recovery.
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London
Sunday Morning
Daily Mail
Michael Hicka-Beach
Lord Lansdowne
Lord Wolseley
Transvaal
Drolaret
Mutloa Ly
Bight
Deutsche Tegen Zeitung
Berlin
Leyds
Havng
Roland Reed
St. Luke's Hospital
New York
China Names FourteenYearOld Heir to Throne
An imperial edict from Peking proclaims Pu Chun a fourteen year old heir to Emperor Kwangtung as the emperor abdicates due to ill health. Dowager Empress retains power and no policy changes are anticipated.
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Wii
Peking
China
Pu Chun
Prince Tuan
Kwang 8U
Taoinry Blut
Britons Quit Spion Kop Amid Dispatch Rumors
London reels from General Bal tor’s dispatch reporting General Warren’s garrison abandoned Spion Kop at dawn. British casualties total 208 on Jan 24 and 26. including officers and men killed, wounded, and missing. General Woodgate killed. Cabinet meets under Lord Salisbury as stock market dips.
Five Die in Dynamite Explosion After Train Crash at Ashley Pa
Five men were killed and eight injured when a runaway Central Railroad of New Jersey train exploded dynamite at Ashley Pa. The dead include Frank McLoughlin and Peter Fray among others. eight wounded are recovering. Numerous nearby houses were damaged but injuries were non fatal.
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Central Railroad of New Jersey
Ashley
Frank McLoughlin
Peter Fray
Michael Bird
Charles Haney
Expert Testimony in Snell Murder Trial at Washington
A Washington dispatch reports the Snell murder trial consumed most of Friday with expert testimony. The defense presented the Snell family physician noting epilepsy symptoms and called experts to show alleged insane intervals in epileptic subjects.
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Snell
Washington
Washington Dispatch
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