Blackburn for Senate Succeed Lindsay in Kentucky Race
Ex senator Joe Blackburn leads Kentucky Democrats toward winning the U S Senate seat to replace William Z. Lindsay as the party holds majorities in both houses. The report notes Democratic gains, the silver issue, Bryan's 1900 prospects, and expected early victory for Blackburn.
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Louisville
Joe O
BlackBurn
Kentucky
United States
William Z. Lindsay
Samuel Shathelford
Deboe
Hhe
Promingnea
General Assembly
Re-United Party
William J. Bryan
W Uyan Issues Statement On Nebraska Elections
Lincoln report quotes Mr. Bryan stating that the Chicago platform support grows nationally and silver coinage will prevail. He argues the international bimetallic effort failed, urging self legislation on finance with free coinage at 16 to 1. He predicts continued fight against the gold monopoly and money trust as fusion forces gain in Nebraska.
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Lincoln
Bryan
Yeatorday
Dlatail
Losaoa
Chicago
Dyer
United States
Nebraska
W. J. Buran
Aged Woman Found Hanged at West Pine Cottage Atlanta
Coroner and crowd at 198 West Pine Street investigate the death of Mrs Zion Bridwell found hanging in her cottage. Officials hold Mr Bridwell the husband as a cautious inquiry into possible murder continues. neighbors report an alarming scene Friday afternoon.
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Atlanta
West Pine Street
Zion Bridwell
Eight New Orleans Yellow Fever Cases and Deaths
A New Orleans health bulletin reports eight new yellow fever cases and eight deaths at 1 PM Friday. Officials describe the figures as a dwindling sign, with some calling it the dying flicker of the outbreak as the city tracks the disease’s progress.
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New Orleans
Board of Health
Passenger Train Ditching Tragedy Near Charlottesville
The Chesapeake and Ohio express from Cincinnati to Washington wrecked near Old Shadwell Virginia five miles east of Charlottesville. Four killed seventeen injured as engine derailed on a sharp curve, two cars toppled into the Rivanna River. Engineer Duka crushed, rescued by fireman and conductor. axle break blamed as cause. Notable uninjured include Senator Orville H. Platt and Rep Walter Kiyans.
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Chesapeake and Ohio
Cincinnati I
Washington
Old Shadwell
Charlottesville
Richmond
Orville H. Platt
Connecticut
Pensions
Clay Evang
Invalid County Election Notice Delays DeKalb Vote
The county of DeKalb faced a disputed December election after a 42 day notice failed to meet the required 60 day publication period. Georgia officials including the secretary of state and attorney general were alerted to the error, tracing back to the ordinary's conduct and the new registration law.
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Fioorgia
Jons Mountain
DeKalb County
Supreme Court
Peru Premier and Cabinet Resign Amid Censorship Vote
Lima reports say the premier and cabinet colleagues insist on accepting their resignations tendered last week after a vote of censures planned by congress. They resign over government failures to protect enacted measures from last year’s special session.
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Lima
Peru
Congress
Ex-Chief Thompson of Customs slain in Key West
Phil Thompson former chief inspector of customs at Key West died from wounds after being lured to a residence by Rene St. John on Tuesday night. The woman involved is identified as the assailant. Police categorize the case as murder with foul play evident in the sequence of events.
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Thompson
Key Wont
Phil Thompson
Key West
Rene St. John
Expedition Sent to Find Andree at North Pole
News from Christiana Sweden reports the Victoria fitted by the Tromson governor under King Oscar's orders left Tromso Island with a fifteen man crew and explorer Paul Bjørwig to seek Professor Andree, missing since his perilous polar expedition. The ship is provisioned for ten months.
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Christiana
Sweeden
Victoria
Monetary Commission Sessions Resumed in Washington
The monetary commission reopened in Washington on Wednesday night after an several days’ gap. George S. Edmunds presided. The panel began reconsideration of the preliminary report from the banking committee chaired by Charles W. Fairchild and will likely continue discussion for several days. Members declined to publish the committee recommendations pending full commission action.
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Washington
Monetary Commission
George S’. Edmunds
Charles 8. Fairchild
Indian Fighter Colonel Rip Ford Dies at 82
Col. John Ford known as Rip Ford the Indian fighter died in San Antonio Texas after a monthlong illness. He was stricken with paralysis on October 1 and gradually declined. Born in South Carolina he was 82 years old.
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Col
Rip" Ford
John §. Ford
Texas
Rip’ Ford
San Antonio
Ford
South Carolina
Date Set for Confederate Veterans Reunion in Atlanta
In Atlanta 1898 a Georgia Confederate veterans meeting set July 20 to August 20 as the reunion window to honor three major Civil War anniversaries. General Clement A. Evans led the gathering with over 100 camp representatives and urged all Georgia veterans to attend. The group approved support resolutions, thanked Atlanta city authorities, and called for county camps to form committees to collect funds and supplies for the event.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Manassas
Nashville
Clement A. Evans
Gate City
Evans
Atute
Train Makes Fatal Run on Cotton Belt Route
A St. Louis and Southwestern passenger train on the Cotton Belt line killed three people near Mount Pleasant and Greenville Texas. Ex-section foreman J. O. Beasley was struck as he slept on the track near Mount Pleasant. Near Greenville two negro children were killed when struck on the trestle by the engine while escaping timbers. A passenger at Wy lie named J. O. Davis from Cedar Hill Dallas shot himself in a toilet room aboard the train.
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St.Louis
Mount Pleasant
Texas
J. O. Beasley
Greenville
Wylie
J. O. Davis
Cedar Hill
Dallas
Trial of Crew Begins at Naval Court Martial in Havana
The crew of the schooner Competitor faces naval court martial with Madrid to confirm verdict. Defense will be led by Senor Masa Domingez as proceedings start Monday morning in Havana.
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Havana
Madrid
Senor Masa Domingez
Indians Judge Finds Garnishment Law Unconstitutional
Anderson Ind dispatch reports Judge McClure ruled the Indiana garnishee law unconstitutional as a whole and struck all related cases from the docket. He deemed it class legislation that discriminated against wage earners while upholding the anti waste natural gas law as constitutional and dismissing many oil field violator cases.
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Anderson
Ind
McClure
Indiana
Frost and Quarantine Easing in Selma as Refugees Return
Selma Alabama faced heavy frost and ice on Thursday morning. The board of health withdrew objections to returning refugees and a business committee urged Governor Johnston to lift the embargo on Selma. Southern Railway branch trains north of Selma resumed normal schedules.
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Johnston
Selma
Ala
Board of Health
Southern Railway
Banks to receive Union Pacific funds in staged deposits
Washington report details the transfer by the Union Pacific reorganization committee of 58 million dollars payable to the government for releasing its lien. Major New York banks including National City Bank and Chase National will hold deposits totaling 20.8 million with others lining up for larger sums. The plan of scheduled payments aims to avoid market disruption and supports eight or more banks acting as depositories.
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New York
Washington
Nhuraday
Vandarlip
Union Pacific Railroad
New
National City Bank
Chase National
National Bank of the Republic
American Xchange National
Seaboard National
Union Pacific Syndicate
Banka
Union Pacifico Main Ling
Omaha
Neb
Germany pacified Haytian Affair ends peaceably
The Berlin Post reports a dispute between Count Schwerin, German minister to Hayti, and President Lam over the arrest of German subject Linders has been resolved with dignity for Germany. A proposed naval demonstration in Haitian waters is said to be an exaggeration tied to three German training ships arriving at Port au Prince.
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Berlin Post
Count Schwerin
Republic of Hayti
Simon Lam
Linders
Germany
Haitian
Port Au Prince
Sale Postponed of Kansas Pacific Union Pacific Branch
Government foreclosure sale of the Kansas Pacific branch of the Union Pacific Railway in Topeka was postponed to Thursday December 16. Special master W D Gornish of St Paul attended. no bidders appeared and the adjournment was announced under court authority.
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Kansas Branch
Union Pacific
Kansas Pacific
Union Pacific Railway
Topeka
W. D.gornish
St Paul
Cornishon
Extensive Beet Sugar Mill to Open in California by Oxnards
The Oxnards, owners of the Chino factory, plan a large scale beet sugar mill in California. They are reviewing sites across widely separated areas and have chosen Hueneme in Ventura County. They guarantee 1,000 acres of beet production for five years at 26 dollars per ton for factory use.
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California
Oxnards
Chino
Hueneme
Ventura County
Wolcott Re-Elected Governor With Large Massachusetts Gains
Massachusetts voters return Republican Governor Roger Wolcott by a heavy lead in revised counts. Wolcott totals 163,818 votes while George Fred Williams collects 79,896 and William Dyeratt 14,129, reflecting a solid Republican victory margin.
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Governor Wolcott
Roger Wolcott
Gov
Ernor
Massachusetts
Wol~cott
George Fred Williams
William Dyeratt
Democrats
Citizens Union Plans Prosecutions Over Election Fraud
New York dispatch reports the Citizens Union executive committee met to launch prosecutions against election law violators. It claims evidence of fraud in the city on election day and says the fraud is of gigantic scale enough to affect official returns. Chairman Reynolds expects some person to be imprisoned as investigations proceed.
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New York
Citizens’ Union
Frost in New Orleans Affects Fever Cases Delayed Impact
A light frost touched New Orleans Tuesday night but its effect on the fever remains undetermined for a day or two. Health officials note the daily new cases have held at 35 since Saturday and Tuesday's deaths were few, signaling a potential standstill in the outbreak.
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New Orleans
Board of Health
Confession in Canadian Killings Reveals Kept Motive
Thomas Nully, 21, elder brother of four victims, was arrested in Joliet after confessing to murders near Rowdon. He described quarreling with Elizabeth, Annie, and two younger siblings, then killed them with a bladed axe in a barn and house attack, prompted by a vow of revenge.
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Montreal
Canada
Thomas Nully
Rowdon
Joliet
Sun Ly
Tom
Elizabeth
Annie
Fall River Mills Debate Shorter Hours and Wages
Fall River manufacturers envisage reduced wages or a shutdown to follow a Manufacturers' Association committee's recommendations for improving the cotton industry. Most firms have signed on though some oppose a shut down, arguing it would shift demand to southern mills. Advocates seek a national hours law to apply across all mills, with some proposing a wage cut starting at the treasurer for all employees.
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Low England
Fall River
Mass
Manufacturers’ Association
South
Whalers Trapped In Ice At Point Barrow
San Francisco reports eight whaling vessels with nearly 200 souls aboard are nipped in the ice at Point Barrow causing widespread anxiety among merchants, sailors, and families. The San Francisco chamber of commerce plans an emergency meeting to draft a telegraphic dispatch to the U S president urging a relief expedition at once.
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San Francisco
Point Barrow
United States
Florida tobacco growers join fight against imported tobacco
Florida tobacco growers unite to pressure federal action on imported tobacco duties. A Tampa treasury agent case sparked a New York review and a push for uniform classification at all ports. The Bartow Board of Trade endorses Treasury rulings, urging state and national groups to back protective tariff standards for growers.
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Florida
Major Linck
Treasury
Tampa
New York
New Orléans
New Orleans
Tomlin
Leon
Thita
Tint de Bartow Board
Hersby Willy
Seretaryv
Secretary of the Treasury
Boards of Trade
Tobacco Associdziona
Ittis
Comestia
Orgam Leaf
Dastardly Deed of Robbers in Jackson County
A Parkersburg West Virginia special reports a triple murder in Jackson County. Mrs Mary Green widow eight miles from Ripley awakened by a door rap. John Morgan adopted son enters, kills her with a club then murders the eldest daughter and the younger one in the same fashion.
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Parkersbueg
W. Va
Jackson County
Mary Green
A.witow
Riple
John Morgan
Roof Collapse Fire Destroys Texarkana Lumber Plant
Fire at Texarkana destroyed four steam dry kilns five lumber sheds and over 1 250 000 feet of lumber owned by Central Coal Coke and Lumber Company. Total loss exceeds 100 000 dollars. The roof collapsed while about forty men were beneath it and several bodies are feared East.
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Texarkana
Central Coal, Coke and Dumber Company
Arbitration Offer Accepted by Spinners Union
The Executive Committees of the Operative Spinners Association resolved to accept the masters’ offer to submit the wage dispute to arbitration after employers announced a 5 percent pay cut, signaling readiness to end the deadlock and pursue an external decision.
Southern Wins Original Package Whiskey Case in Atlanta
Judge Pardee in the United States circuit court refused to sustain the railway's demurrer in Bluthenthal & Bickert against Southern Railway. The court did not issue a mandatory order to haul the goods into South Carolina. The defendant was given five days to file an additional answer to the petition for injunction.
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Bluthenthal & Bickert
Pardee
Atlanta
United States
Bluhenthal & Bickert
Southern Railway Company
Dart
South Carolina
Insurgents Win Victory Near Matanzas Province
A Havana dispatch to the New York Herald says rebels are very active. On October 10 the Spaniards suffered their severest loss in some time as insurgents under General Betancourt defeated forces led by General Moling on the Matanzas front.
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Eneral Colvin
Henyy
New York Herald
Havana
Matanzas
Moling
Betancourt
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