Treaty Signed By Olney and Pauncefote In Arbitration Pact
A treaty between the United States and Great Britain establishing a three member US Supreme Court and three member British High Court of Appeal arbitration panel enters into effect for four years upon ratification. The accord provides a high court of arbitration with exclusive jurisdiction over pending or future differences excluding disputes on national honor sovereignty and Alaska and other frontier boundaries.
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United Sttes
Great Britain
Old Salisbury
Ol Mey
Julian Pouncefote
Béan
Lord Salisbury
Washington
United Staten Senate
Olney
My. Olney
Paun Safote
High Court of Arbitration
Supreme Court of the
United States
High Court of Appeale of
Court of Arbitration
Arbitration Commission
Alasks
Senate Census Bureau Plan Outlined For Permanent System
A senate committee on the census chaired by Beate prepares a bill to establish a permanent national census bureau. Carroll D Wright acts as acting superintendent of the eleventh census and explains the plan to advance preparations for the twelfth census. The committee aims to have the bill ready in the next Congress to begin work promptly.
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Tle
Senate
Carroll D. Wright
Illinois General Trust Company Incorporation Filed
A plan to form one of the west's largest banking institutions, the General Trust Company of Illinois, was sealed by the state auditor in Springfield. The charter lists a $5,000,000 capital and a $5,275 incorporation fee, a record under the new law.
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State
Springfield
New York City
Era the General Trust Company of
Illinois
Ite
Cahaba Bridge Nears Completion After Fatal Train Disaster
Cahaba Bridge over the Cahaba River for the Southern railway is nearly finished after the December 27 Bir mingham Mineral train wreck that killed more than twenty people. The structure is expected to be ready to carry trains within a few weeks.
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Cahaba
Cahaba River
Southern Railway
Birmingham
Chilean claims discussed in Olney Gana conference
Secretary Olney and Chilean Minister Gana discussed a near final outcome of the long negotiations to rehabilitate the Chilean claims commission. The panel, dissolved two years ago, will reconvene in October to review remaining cases, seventeen American claims against Chile and two Chilean claims against the United States, including that for the capture and detention of the Tala.
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Olney
Gana Miold
Senor
Gana
Chilean Claims Commission
Chile
United
Weyler's Butchery Continues Report From Havana
Advices via steamer Clivette describe renewed Cuban sufferings under Spanish rule. Spanish troops under General Fourdevieja are accused of killing men women and children at Guanabacoa and burning houses in Pinar del Rio. The report alleges widespread outrages against Cuban civilians.
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Bien
Havana
Clivette
Guanabacon
Fourdevieja
Pinar del Rio
Cuba Autonomy Plan Besieged by American Mediation
The New York Journal reports Madrid accepts that Spain cannot suppress the Cuban revolt and that the Olney mediated plan seeks full home rule for Cuba. It would grant Cuba autonomous self government, remove Spain from tax and election influence, and allow Cuban tariff power, with Cuba remaining a Spanish province in practice.
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Spain
Cuba
New York Journal
Madrid
Ganbyas “del Castillo
Olney
Cleveland
Guba
America
O Senor Canoy
Tom Delk Confesses in Pike County Sheriff Murder Trial
Tom Delk, under sentence of death, confesses to the murder of Sheriff Guinn of Pike County. He identifies Tom Landford as the killer, claims he heard the fatal shot, and says he betrayed his companion after pressing influences and imminent execution. Delk breaks silence after years of attempted deception and fear of death.
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Landford
Baye
Rhone Guinns
Tom Delk
Guinn
Pike County
Tom
Tom Landford
Delk
Gainn
Zebulonea
Sandford
Lumber Yards Blaze In Buffalo North Carolina
Firefighters fought a major blaze at Hainds & Co lumber yards in Buffalo NC. About 850000 worth of lumber burned, with 1500000 insured value and 60000 loss estimate. Three firemen were overcome by smoke and hospitalized as crowds of 15000 watched. Fire equipment from the southern city assisted the effort into the night.
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Hainds & Co
Buffalo
N. C
Potter and
Richardson
Orders to Tennessee Troops Stir Chattanooga Armory
Dispatch from Chattanooga reports turmoil among young soldiers of Ian B. Second battalion National Guard Tennessee as Major J. P. Fyffe orders two companies ready at a moment’s notice. Guards are posted at the armory while a strike in Tracy City is believed linked to the unrest.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Ian B
Battallion
National Guard
Tracy City
Norfolk merchant J B White arrested for forgery
Telegraphic brevities report J B White a prominent commissi mission merchant of Norfolk Virginia and New York has been arrested charged with forgery. The chamber of deputies of Tucuman Buenos Ayres passes a bill taxing the sugar monopoly at 25000 annually. Louisa C Rockwell former United States district attorney for Colorado under Grant died suddenly of apoplexy Monday night.
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J. B. White
Norfolk
New York
Chamber of Deputies
Tucuman
Buenos Ayres
Louisa C. Rockwell
United States
Colorado
Grant
Senate Debates Cuba Recognition and Pacific Railroad Funding
The opening session discusses Cuba independence and a $10,000 ministerial salary. Mills of Texas pushes recognition and diplomatic funding. In the House, Pacific railroad funding dominates debates with a map display, Johnson attacks Hearst, and the measure is finally defeated 102 to 168.
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Renate
Senate
Cuba
Tuenally
Kenny
Mills
Texas
House of Representatives
Congress
Republic of
Pacific Railroad
Bovernay
House
Johnson
California
Hearst
New York Journal
San Francisco Examiner
Examiner
Carlisle on Supreme Bench Rumor and New York Move
Two ROBN SHOE reports center on Secretary Carlisle. One claims a rise to the supreme bench, while a rival story from near the secretary notes a likely move to New York law practice with Cleveland as senior partner. Charley Crisp wins a favorable public buildings committee report on Americus public building bill carrying 35 000 dollars. Secretary Herbert orders the Texas to Galveston Feb 16 to receive a 5000 dollar silver gift raised by statewide subscription.
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Carlisle
Case
Supreme Bench
Ober
New York
Cleveland
Charley Crisp
Public Buildings Committee
House
Americus
Herbert
Texas
Galveston
Alabama Wool Growth Quietly Surges Past Million Pound Mark
An authority on sheep reports Alabama has about 250000 sheep. Average wool per animal last year was four and a quarter pounds, yielding well over four million pounds of clipped wool in total.
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Alabama
Railway men convention postponed and moved to Centennial Nashville
The convention of the Railway Telegraphers, Conductors, Firemen and Engineers of the Southern Railway, originally set for Knoxville on January 25 and 26, has been postponed and relocated to Nashville during the Centennial starting May 1. The exact meeting date in Nashville has not been fixed.
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Southern
Knoxville
Tenn
Nashville
Watson and Black contest for Georgia seat opens in Washington
The election challenge of Thomas F. Watson, former vice presidential candidate, against Janus C. Black of Georgia's tenth district began in Washington before the house elections committee. Watson did not appear as Black's side argued irregularities in Augusta voting and registration while Watson's lawyers called for dismissal of the vote.
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Thomas F. Watson
Agiinet
Janus C. Black
Tenth
Georgia
Washington
Watson
Judge Black
Mr. Watson
Major Black
Blockade Charleston Plans Navy Fleet Drill Enacted
Admiral Bunce’s squadron to blockade Charleston in February with a powerful force including Massachusetts Indiana Maine Texas New York Brooklyn Columbia Newark Raleigh Montgomery Marblehead Castine and more. Vessels Vesuvius and others to run the blockade while Port Royal serves as a base for smaller cruisers. Some ships to deploy to Hampton Roads for supplies as needed.
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Uncle Sam
Admiral Bunce
Charleston
Herbert
Washington
Port Royal
Hampton Roads
Massachusetts
Indiana
Maine
Texas
New York
Brooklyn
Columbia
Newark
Raleigh
Montgomery
Marblehead
Castine
Katahdin
Puritan
Amphitrite
Cushing and Ericson
Vesugius
Dolphin
Fern
Blaze sweeps business district in Sylvania Georgia
A Friday night fire in Sylvania Georgia destroyed the business section and swept several stores from M Wells livery stable to the courthouse area. Loss estimated at 50 000 with 8 000 insured. Fire consumed Wells drug store Larkey Co Pfleffer store and nearby structures including The Telephone building.
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Flamun
Sylvania
Waa
Well
Hilton
P. A. Mook
A. J. Larkey & Co
M.T. Wells
J. BF. Wovelose
Courthouse
Pfleffer
T. G. Smith
Judge Speer Confirms Electric Railway Sale in Savannah
Judge Speer confirms the sale of the Savannah electric railway property to Herman Myers and J H Fale, representing the bondholders, for 211000 dollars. Receivers must turn over the property to purchasers upon presentation of the master commissioners deed.
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Judge Speer
Savannah
Herman Myers
J. H. Fale
Simon Cooper Killed by Sumter Sheriff’s Posse
South Carolina desperado Simon Cooper, branded by a posse as the state’s star criminal, was killed near Sumter after a day of violent crimes. His rampage on Emancipation Day left multiple dead and wounded including Mrs Wilson and Preston Smith, ending with a protracted shootout and capture.
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Tls
South Carolina
Simon Cooper
Sumter
Cooper
Magnolia
Sumter County
Grant Davis
Thomas Boyle
Heialao
Boyle
Tsnas
Lynchburg
Eat
West Wilson
Preston Smith
Mr. Wilson, Sr
Mr. Wilson, Jr
Eded
Henry Davis
James Adams
Wesley Wilson
Benjamin Wilson
Thomas Anderson
William Anderson
Henry Stewart
Henry Andrum
John Dargan
John Cooper
Simon
Mary Howell
South
Seven men charged in Cahaba River wreck case
A formal charge of train wrecking has been brought against Andrew Fagan Lacey Fagan Emanuel Billings Tom Parker Tom Ingram Rome Seales and Nat Tranum. The men, identified as Negro suspects, are jailed in Birmingham Alabama on the wreck suspicions.
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Cahaba River
Andrew Fagan
Lacey Fagan
Emanuel Billings
Tom Parker
Tom Ingram
Rome Seales
Nat Tranum
Birmingham
Ala
Louisville unions sue street railway over 2 cent fare
Louisville labor unions led by Cigarmakers No. 8 sue the Louisville Street Railway, the mayor, and the common council to compel the city to revoke the company’s franchise and lower street car fares to two cents.
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Louisville
Stree Car Company
Louisville, Ky
Cigarmakers’ Union No. 8
Louisville Street Railway Company
General Council
Another Death at Cahaba Bridge After Wreck
A second fatality occurs at the Cahaba river bridge site where a wreck happened two weeks ago. Workmen toil on a temporary structure as Frank McLean falls fifty feet while hoisting timbers, dying at once. Meanwhile Augusta cotton mill declares an eight percent semi annual dividend for its $600000 capital. In Norfolk Samuel Cotton is convicted of assaulting seven year old Virgie Porter and sentenced to seven years in prison. Cotton previously served on the city council.
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Cahaba River
Frank McLean
Augusta, Ga
Georgia
Norfolk
Samuel Cotton
Virgie Porter
Cotton
Walling Asks for New Trial in Pearl Bryan Case
Alonzo Walling's attorney asks for a new trial in Covington Ky for complicity in the Pearl Bryan murder. No petition has been filed with the court of appeal yet. Denver Bank Reopens under new management with $600,000 cash on hand to meet liabilities. Remaining liabilities estimated at $200,000 after assets. The Daily News London notes Irish police to be reduced by 2000 men, saving £20,000.
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Denver Bank
American National Bank At
Denver
The
Daily News
London
Ias
When I was in Paris says the cynical Kentuckians
A New York World item quotes a discussing traveler who pretends he has traveled and notes in Paris vs Paducah Lexington or Louisville. The cynic asks whether Kentuckians are worse in Paris than at home, citing mock comparisons and force of example.
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Paris
Paducah
Lexington
Lochnville
New York World
Duncan the levered artist and the great American laugh
The story recalls Duncan the legerde main ar tist who toured New York with Chevalier. His gag asking for a pun note failed, provoking embarrassment until an American teased him with a better joke. The next night he asked for a twenty-five dollar bill and finally drew the audience’s laughter, per the St Paul Dispatch.
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Duncan
Chevalier
New York
Senator Vest Renominated by Missouri Democrats
Senator Vest has been renominated by the Democrats of Missouri in a joint legislative caucus. A nomination is presented as equivalent to an election in this political process.
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Vest
Democrats of
Missouri
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Census Bureau
Machmoth
Weyler
Tennessee
BLACK
Blaze
Wanchester Bullets
Houth
Gentral America
West Indies
Mexico
Panama
Hostester
Ian
Cupid
KliNe
Phila
Winslow
Hodhs
Hood
Lydia E. Pinkham
Oten
Lombard Iron Works and Supply Co
Augusta
Pophah
Senator Vest
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