No Beer for Johnnie Drink in the Canteen
Senate votes to abolish the army canteen after House backing, with 15 in favor and 34 against. Debates center on temperance, with Teller and Hawley clashing over anti drinking sentiment and alleged saloon influence. Captain Rett er recommends delaying Wisconsin commission date. war department confirms MacArthur actions in Guam with secretary of war approval.
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Washington
Senate
House
Teller, Pettigrew
Butler
North Carolina
Caffery
Clark
Cockrell
Elkins
Hawley
Heitfeld
McLaurin
Mallory
Morgan
Pettus
Pritchard
Sewell
Shawp
Spooner
Stewart
Supreme Court Deliberates Porto Rico Tax Status
The Supreme Court resumed Porto Rican case arguments with F R Coudert arguing Porto Rico is not foreign territory. He said acquisition by treaty signals sovereignty and civil government replacing military rule. General Richards argued newly acquired territory is a U S possession not foreign for customs duties. Morgan proposes army bill amendment on mobilizing state militiamen if needed.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
F. R. Coudert
Porto Rico
New York
Coudert
Justice Brown
United States
Brown
Richards
Congress
Forcible Obstruction of the Tins at U S
A terse note describes forcible obstruction of the tins of the United States, whether inside the nation or abroad, highlighting legal concerns and potential enforcement implications.
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United States
Senate Confirms Nolen Chew and Cyrus Adams for Key Posts
Washington officials confirm nominations in the Senate including Nolen L. Chew of Indiana as deputy auditor for the post office department and Cyrus F. Adams of Illinois as assistant register of the treasury.
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Washington
Senate
Nolen L. Chew
Indiana
Post Office Department
Cyrus F. Adams
Illinois
Register of the Treasury
Keith in His Own Defense in Nora Kelfer Murder Case
Joe Keith testified in his defense in Princeton Indiana as the murder trial continued. He denied circumstantial charges, admitted relations with Nora Keifer, and said their Evansville time ended December 15, 1899 with no further contact. His wife Jennie Keith and mother of his wife testified to his being at home on April 3 and not rising until morning, supporting the defense.
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Princeton
Ind
Joe Keith
Nora Kelfer
Nora Keifer
Ile
Evansville
Jennie Keith
Burial of Philip J Armour in Graceland Chicago
Simple services preceded interment in Graceland cemetery Chicago after private rites at the Armour residence and Armour Institute. Rev Frank W Gunsaulus led a brief service at the mission before a special Fort Wayne train carried the casket to Graceland for late afternoon interment.
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Chicago
Philip J. Armour
Graceland Cemetery
Frank W. Gunsaulus
Faculty of
Armour Institute
Armour Mission
Armour Establishment
Fortieth Street
Fort Wayne
Driver fatally injured in wagon race near Baraboo
Baraboo Wis Jan 10 Joseph Koperstein residing nearby was fatally injured when hurled from his wagon during a race with farmers. The wagon lurched on a steep hill, reins wrapped around his neck, dragging him several rods. He suffered a fractured skull and arm injuries.
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Baraboo, Wis
Joseph Koperstein
Here
Koperstein
Chicago socialite aids scar graft on injured teen
Miss Jean Durell, active in Chicago literary and social circles, underwent a skin graft on Dora Lambert after the 17 year old lost scalp last summer. The operation followed no public incident besides grafting a small skin area onto the girl’s head.
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Chicago
Jean Durell
Chicago Press League
Dora Lambert
Wisconsin property owners raise funds in street fight
Racine Wisconsin residents have raised 600 dollars to challenge Citizens' Telephone and Milwaukee Street Railway. The telephone company plans poles on the street and the railway company will lay a double track. The owners will pursue the case in court.
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Racine, Wis
Wisconsin Street
Citizens’ Telephone Company
Milwaukee Street Railway Company
Electric line planned to connect Crawfordsville area
W H McDoel and Bayard Teylor of Chicago and several businessmen form a company with 100000 dollars capital to build a thirty mile electric railway linking Crawfordsville with nearby towns. Work to begin immediately. In Des Moines a police chief telegram reports Harry Prouty son of Command Prouty of the route Wholesale Graver killed himself with a weapon aboard a united something.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
W. H. McDoel
Bayard Teylor
Chicago
Tes Moines
Grand Island
Neb
Harry Prouty
Comtain Prouty
Route Wholesite
Bo Etal
Dufferin Attends Meeting Over London and Globe Crisis
The Marquis of Dufferin and Ava chaired a packed London and Globe Minanuce Corporation meeting amid heckling. He explained his ties to the company and resigned due to family health logs, while Whitaker Wright announced creditors’ arrangements and a reconstruction plan with a £250,000 advance.
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London
Marquis of Dufferin
Lord Dufferin
Lord Loch
William Robinson
South Africa
London and Globe
Stock Exchange
Ireland
Wright
Whitaker Wright
Lord
Lady Dufferin
Conductor Heroic Act Prevents Powder Explosion
In Wilkesbarre on January 10 a collision on the Central railroad of New Jersey near Laurel Run caused a car loaded with black powder to explode after fire from a wrecked engine. Conductor Peter Strome cut a dynamite car from the train and signaled the engineer to move away, saving lives as the blast was prevented.
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Wilkesbarre
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Laurel Run
Peter Strome
Illinois Legislature Opens 44th General Assembly with Formal Session
Springfield January 10 The forty second general assembly convened at noon. Secretary of State J A Rose called the house to order and a prayer followed. A roll call showed full attendance and a committee was named to request the chief justice administer the oath of office. After oath the temporary organization was formed with Representative Rankin of Monmouth as temporary speaker. A credentials committee reported and the house organized for business.
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Springfield
Forty
Secod General Assembly
J. A. Rose
Supreme Court
Rankin
Monmouth
House
Wari
Speierey
Vnt
Cory
Ih Pussday
Pau
State senate opens with organization after governor’s message
The session began with Sherman addressing the house and several minor organizational resolutions. Northcott presided as senate organized by selecting caucus nominees. The governor’s refining message sparked discussion on compensation to cattle owners under the tuberculosis slaughter law and consideration of a new livestock law.
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Sherman
House
Northcott
Senate
Tanner
Racine Police Row Heads Toward Shakeup
Racine Wisconsin January 10 sensational developments are promised in police circles unless Chief Edward Schumacher resigns as requested by the board of police and fire commissioners Six weeks earlier a police officer was dismissed for taking money from a resort keeper and Schumacher was alleged to be present when it was paid Now Schumacher has offered to resign and be reduced to patrolman with twenty four hours to decide The commission plans to renew the charge and a department wide purge is seen ahead
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Racine
Wis
Edward Schumacher
Board of Police and Fire Commissioners
Schumacher
PITY MARRIAGE OF BLIND PEDDler AND STURGEON BAY WOMAN
In Escanaba Michigan on January 10 a blind peddler Louis Wagner aged about 7 signed a marriage with Anna Enacht aged 20 from Sturgeon Bay. Once affluent in Chicago, Wagner lost his sight and wealth, his wife divorced him, and Anna cared for him until they wed in Escanaba.
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Escanaba
Mich
Louis Wagner
Anna Enacht
Sturgeon Bay
Wagner
Chicago
Enacht
Germany
Anna
Li Hongchang Reported Recovering in Peking Visit
Shanghai reports Li Hongchang is recovering and has visited the German legation in Peking, indicating improvement in his condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Li Hong Chang
Peking
Real Blizzard Delays Milwaukee Night Transits
A fragile OCR fragment notes a major winter storm affecting Milwaukee with heavy snow and travel disruption. The readable text hints at a first blizzard of the season, lasting into the evening hours and impacting city life.
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Milwaukee
Bushenjoy Protests Copperheads of the Transvaal
Montagu White, South African Republic representative in New York, dismisses Boer peace committees and Kitchener speech as weak influence. He argues Boers remaining in the field and British soldiers oppose peace overtures, urges equitable settlement only after ongoing combat ends. Casualties from Naauwpoort: twelve killed, thirty-three wounded.
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New York
Montagu White
South African Republic
Kroonstad
Lord
England
Botha
DeWet
South Africa
Brown and Robinson
London
Tate Mritiah
Babbington
Delarey
Steenkamp
Naauwpoort
Pro-Boer Meeting Draws 4000 in Grand Rapids
South African envoy Captain Wessels with Meld Cornet Viljoen and Adjutant Snyman addressed a pro Boer rally in Grand Rapids Michigan. The Transvaal League president opened the meeting with measured praise for England and a pledge to aid Boer widows and orphans through a several hundred dollar collection.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Wessels
England
Europe
Shipwrecked voyage hope as shore life crews struggle
Reports from Marseilles describe attempts to rescue passengers from the Russie ashore off Paraman with ninety aboard. The stern rests in sand while the bow rises to meet waves. Other rescues fail, but weather looks clearer and sailors craft rafts that fail before loading.
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Marseilles
Paraman
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Ann Arbor
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National Republican
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Coffman
Carroll County
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Washington County Savings Bank
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Madison
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Ine Seuare
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National Bank
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Cashile
J. J. Anderson
T Cash
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Frank Stastert
JW Harderenn
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Columbian School of Osteopathy
Kirksville, Mo
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Towa
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