Probable Appointments From McKinley Cabinet Talks
Special dispatch from Canton Ohio reports President elect McKinley and treasury secretary nominee Gage discussing key economic and tariff policy. Names floated include Sherman Gage Goff Long Wilton Alger and a possible War Secretary. Bishop supporters and business leaders signal broad backing for Gage choice.
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Canton
Saya. Gyman v. Gage
Treasury
Cloot
Mr. Gage
Baez
Gage
McKinley
Makinley Haw
John Sherman
Lyman J. Gage
Nathan Goff
Joreph Mckenns
John D. Long
Mina Wilton
Tows
Agriculture
Goneril BR. A
Alger
Gago
Thaye Boon
Transur
Aye
Major MckKinley
W. Arnott
Ohio
Gaines
Georgia
Tosoph Handy
Baltimore
J. W. Derrick
New Yorke
Defensh Sprung Surprise In Murder Case at Rome Ga
In Rome Georgia defendant Gerqnne faces murder charges in the Tidwell case. Prosecution claims a shooting by an unidentified man. defense asserts witnesses say the accused is an ex convict who served five years and would not be believed on oath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gate Gerqnne
Leater Ectiola
Rome
Tidwell
R. GO
Went
Hohola
Eohols
Banks Reopen After Compliance With Comptroller
Two national banks, the First National Bank of Hollidaysburg Pennsylvania and the Merchants and Planters National Bank of Bryan Texas, have been permitted to reopen after meeting all conditions set by the Comptroller of the Currency. Hollidaysburg suspended September 7 1896 and Bryan suspended December 28 1896.
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Aer Keklos
Anton
Ronse Aranita Perea Lsaton
Els
First National Bank of
Hollidaysburg
Scémber Uth
Moerants and Planters’ National Bank of
Bryan
Texas
Explosion at Smook mines kills two in Uniontown
An explosion at the Smook mines of Hurst and Co in Uniontown Pennsylvania left two miners dead and seven wounded, with three of the injured in critical condition and expected to die.
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Hurst & Co
Uniontown
Mhureday
McKinley Fifty Four Congratulatory Messages Noted
Congratulatory telegrams and letters poured in for Major McKinley on turning 54. He spent the day quietly with friends as no public demonstrations occurred. Dr. McKinley in Chicago spoke to her husband by telephone in the morning.
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Major McKinley
Dra. McKinley
Chicago
Lawmakers Consider Committee to Probe State Dispensary
A joint resolution has been circulated in the South Carolina legislature to appoint a committee tasked with investigating the state dispensary system. The measure aims to examine operations, policies, and potential reforms within the system.
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South Carolina
Alger Visits Canton Amid War Portfolio Talk
General Russell A. Alger of Michigan arrived in Cleveland early morning and met with M. A. Hanna for a conference with the national chairman. At noon Alger left for Canton amid speculation he has been summoned by the president-elect for a possible war portfolio.
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Russell A. Alger
Michlin
Cleveland
M. A. Hanna
Filong
Ntional
Anger
Canton
Alger
Heitfelt Wins Idaho Senate Seat in Populist Victory
Henry Heitfelt, a forty year old farmer from Nez Perce County, wins Idaho Senate seat as populist defeating Dubois and Nelson in a late county assembly. Heitfelt, born Gorman, has sparse English and has served in county and state legislature, becoming a senator after a lengthy political career.
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Idaho
Washington
Idahotte
Henry Heitfelt
Dubois
Heitfelt
H. Nelson
Hoeitfelt
Ian Gorman
Ned Perces
Ho Hina
Iast
Senate
Tugboats Three Friends and Dauntless Kept Under Watch
Jacksonville dispatch reports the steamers Three Friends and Dauntless freed, yet their owners face constraints as Navy ships Newark and dispatch boat coe enforce stay near St Johns bar. No clearance at customs for regular canal wine trips or wrecking unless Washington grants permission.
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Sam
Jacksonville
Three Friends
Dauntless
Liberty
Custom House
Newark
Coe
St. Johns Bar
Washington
Corbett Fitzsimmons Bout Planned in Nevada on March 17
Promoter Stuart announced the Garbett Fitzsimmons fight will be held in Nevada on March 17 with the venue to be named within ten days. He praised Nevada's athletic support and said he will travel there in the next days to finalize arrangements for a first class sporting event.
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Stewark
Anette
Dan A. Stuart
Nevada
Stuart
Sam
Corbett
Fitzaimmona
Rubber workers strike in Newton over disputed charge
Three hundred employees at the rubber works in Newton North Dakota laid down tools after a worker refused to pay for a damaged piece of work and was discharged. The Shop Union executive committee said McNamara was not to blame, but the superintendent refused to remit the fine, prompting a strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Qonn
McNamara
Olymphia Bank Fails First National Suspends Operations
The First National Bank at Olymphia Washington is suspended due to heavy deposit withdrawals. Depositors will not lose a dollar, says President A. A. Pumaies in the notice posted on the bank door.
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First National
First National Bank
Olymphia
Wash
A. A. Pumaies
President in New York for medical academy centennial
The president and Secretary Lamont left Washington at 11 o clock Friday. He spoke at Osmogie hall Friday night for the New York Academy of Medicine semi centennial celebration, led by president Dr. B. B. Bryant, his physician.
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Lamont
Washington
Pennsylvania
Osmogie Hall
New York Academy of Medicine
B. B. Bryant
Laurada Steamer Departs Hampton Roads
Fort Monroe dispatch reports the steamer Laurada leaving Hampton Roads at 2 P M on Friday with no known destination.
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Laurada
Fort Monroe
Hampton Roads
Turner Elected Senator on First Ballot by Washington Legislature
George F. Turner, a Spokane lawyer backed by the populists and free silver republicans, wins United States senate on the first ballot in a Washington legislature caucus. Plague reaches Formosa officials of the Japanese legation in St Petersburg confirm outbreak on the island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Turner
Spokane
United States
Washington
Formosa
St Petersburg
Russia
Chandler Bill Passes Senate on US Delegates to Monetary Conference
The Senate approved an amended Chandler bill creating US representation at any future international monetary conference. It authorizes five or more commissioners, allocates up to 100000 dollars for expenses, and allows the president to call or delay the conference, with a Cannon amendment tabled. Four Republicans opposed the measure.
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Washington
Senate
Allen
Pettigrew
Roach
Vilas
Wisconsin
United States
Secretary of State
Bacon
Georgia
Cannon
Utah
Charles G. Dawes Named Comptroller of the Currency
The Associated Press reports Charles G. Dawes of Evanston Illinois will be appointed comptroller of the currency to succeed James H Eckels. Dawes is a Nebraska attorney and Chicago business figure, a member of the national Republican executive committee, with claims of high office standards and national prestige.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley G. Dawn
Sinois
Associated Press
Charles G. Dawes
Evanston, Ill
James H. Eckels
Dawes
National Republican Executive Committee
Nebraska
Chicago
Oklahoma Legislature Bans Gold Contracts and Militia
The fusion democratic populist Oklahoma legislature passes a bill prohibiting gold contracts in the territory and another abolishing the militia calling it an instrument of a corrupt central government. The debate is described as sensational with more radical measures expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Ward Wanted at Vicksburg and Birmingham Fugitive
John Osborn Ward alias George Hutchison, the alleged train robber, was arrested at Eldridge Alabama and jailed in Birmingham. He is wanted at Vicksburg Mississippi for an unspecified charge, with express officials silent on details. Spooner elected to succeed Senator Vilas. Bragg backed by gold Democrats.
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Spooner
Vilas
John
Wisconsin
United States
General Bragg
Bubonic Plague Toll Reported Across Indian Cities
The Bombay official report records 4 859 bubonic plague cases and 8 275 deaths in Bombay City. Karachi reports 694 cases and 664 deaths. Poonal has 65 cases and 60 deaths, with scattered cases in Kathiawar Suret Kutch Boroda and nearby areas.
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Bombay
India
Karachi
Poonal
Kathiawar
Suret
Kutch
Boroda
Palatka Arraigned in Birmingham Train Wreck Case
Bam Palatka known as the Pole was arraigned in Birmingham circuit court on the December 27 wreck at the Gahaba river bridge that killed twenty seven. Officials discussed chasing a valid warrant as the original vanished and a governor issued one amid court delays. Trial postponed awaiting the original warrant.
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Bam Palatka
Stas Res
Birmingham
Gahaba River Bridge
JF. J. Banks
Ferguson
Waldrop
Warnock
Banks
Gage Promises Businesslike Treasury Rule Upon Arrival
Lyman J. Gage, who has accepted McKinley’s treasury post, arrived in Chicago from Oshkosh and stated his aim to run the treasury with merit over politics. He will sever connections with the First National Bank as he prepares for the new role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman J. Gage
the Treasury
McKinley
Chicago
Oshton
Secretary of the Treasury
Mr. Gage
Gage
First National
Ank
Life Sentence For Echols In Tidwell Murder Case
In Rome Georgia Lester Kohola was found guilty of murder with a recommendation for mercy after shooting Marshal John R Tidwell of Seney. He received a life imprisonment term and was described as 18 years old from a prominent family. Judge Candler commended the verdict and the defense said they would appeal for a new trial.
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Marshal Tidwell Moercy
Lester Eohola
Rome
Choles
John R. Tidwell
Seney
Lester Kohola
Candler
Glick An Imposter Traced To Financial Agent Claim
D. D. Woodmansee, president of the national republican league, reports that A B Glick formerly linked to the league and Chicago headquarters is now traveling the country posing as a financial agent and as an envoy for McKinley and Hanna. Woodmansee confirms Glick has no league connection.
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Republican League
D. D. Woodmansee
National Republican League
Washington
Glick
Chicago
League
McKinley
Hanna
Woodmangee
Woodmansee
Family Frozen to Death in Arkansas Cold Wave
A Norton family of five, including father mother and three children, froze to death Thursday night in their Mount Ida area home Montgomery county during record low temperatures that gripped Arkansas recently.
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Wayne
Neb
Rash
Little Rock
Ark
Norton
Mount Ida
Montgomery County
London dynamiter acquittal and river disaster brief
Edward J. Ivory, recently acquitted of dynamiting charges, sailed from Queenstown to New York. The Plankinshaw steamer was sunk in the Ohio river near Evansville, drowning Engineer John Orr. Atlanta post office to become first class free delivery after February 1. Louisville aldermen King Breur and Leatherman indicted for bribery and attempting to secure votes.
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London
Edward J. Ivory
Queenstown
New York
Plankinshaw
Ohio River
Evansville
Ind
John Orr
Evansvillé
Fox
Atlanta
United States
Louisville
R. BH
King
R. 0. Breur
J. B. Leatherman
Board of Aldermen
Lestherman
Breut
Gear Bill Favored for Pacific Railroads Debt Settlement
A sub committee of the House on Pacific roads recommends Senator Gear’s bill creating a commission to settle the indebtedness to the government of the Pacific railroads. The panel mirrors Harrison’s proposal and would report to Congress. The Senate may see the Alaska boundary clause. debate on Morton and spending highlights the week’s legislative activity.
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House Committee On
Pacific Roads
Gear
Pacific Railroads
Harrison
Alabama
Murkes
Secretaries of the Treasury and the Interior
Attorney General
Congress
Senate
Friends of the Convention
J. Sterling Morton
House
Grosvenor
Ohio
Dearmond
Missouri
Atgeld
Altgeld
Morton
Agricultural Department
Bryan
McKinley
Department of Agriculture
Reed
Frye
Rep
Maine
West Point
Chandler
Remarkable tree inspires long waterless trek tale
Travelers recount the tree as a marvel while a man named Deane reportedly endures twenty days without water. Colonel Rentuck voices pride as he marks his twentieth year, all captured in a New York Journal feature.
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Pav Ontdone
Bertrand
Deane
Colonel Rentuck
New York Journal
Restorative remedy claims success for fits and health
A historical ad-like fragment promotes a tonic from Dr Kind at Arch Street Philadelphia. It touts cure of fits with no aftereffects, claiming stimulation of kidneys and bowels, with trial bottles offered and a claim of lasting relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angele
Kline
Kind
Philly
Value of Good Roads Costing Ten Acre Crop
An Illinois or Florida letter notes eight miles to station, two tons of fertilizer for 70 dollars, and 600 crates of vegetables requiring 71 trips at 42 dollars. Bad roads double costs, require extra hands, and double horses, implying a tax of 101 80 on the ten acre crop, over 10 dollars per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leesburg
Fla
Women Seek Health and Fashion Amid Wealth
An ad style passage promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female ailments, claiming it restores health and beauty. It quotes a testimonial from LuprA Battie of Greensburg Pennsylvania who describes long illness after childbirth, relief after three months of use, and recommendation to others.
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Lydia
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Lupra Battie
Spring St
Greensburg
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Medical Academy
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AS Eckles
Palatka
Echols
Arkansas
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Mingo Mountain Coal and Coke Company of
Cumberland Gap, Tenn
Bank of
Cumberland Gap
Goff
Senate Caffery
Mississippi River
Pass-a- Loutre
Brewer
Fuller
Venezuelan Arbitration Commission
Ambrose E.lyman
Internal Revenue
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Lyman
Glass
Herbert
Galveston
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Flood
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