Senate parses statehood as unions flood Capitol with eight hour law pleas
Washington dispatch notes labor unions nationwide pressing for the eight hour law as debates over territory statehood continue. The Senate tangled over parliamentary status amid a round of speeches by Dubois Beveridge Nelson Foraker Bate Pettus Aldrich Spooner Lodge Hoar Scott Depew Berry Tillman Allison Proctor Mitchell. Foraker and Hoar sought to end the quarrel with a snap ruling while McLau rin of Mississippi defended reforms for soldiers. Congressional topics include a fraud prevention bill and the Sacs and Fox claim in Iowa dating to 1855. Artur W. Dunn reports.
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Durbin to Confer on Coal Situation in Indiana
Governor Purbin has sent letters to railroad managers crossing Indiana calling a conference for tomorrow afternoon at the state house to discuss the coal supply and possible solutions. The executive believes a discussion may develop some mode to relieve the distress.
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Chicago Markets and Buffalo Live Stock Report Dated January
Mixed receipts and price ranges across futures and live stock markets. Reports from Chicago, Buffalo and Milwaukee show variable demand, snow delays, and steady wheat with mixed cattle sales and lamb prices.
Coal shortage relief conference orders rush to fuel city
A relief conference aimed at easing the coal shortage was convened after talks with railroad officials. Receiver Malott of the Vandalia and General Superintendent Van Winkle of the Big Four said coal would be rushed from the fields with dispatch as workers logged overtime.
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Stratton Million-Dollar Suit Over Salted Mine Samples
The Stratton Independence Co. sues the Stratton estate executors and J. Harry Stratton for 6 million dollars alleging mine samples used to price a sale were salted. The complaint claims samples inflated value to seven million, while real ore was worth about two million or less, with samples allegedly sprinkled with ground-up silvanite.
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Prince Kieuwha Denies Korea Heiress Engagement Claim
Prince Kieuwha of Korea denies engagement to Miss Angie Graham of Wheeling. He says he cannot wed a United States girl due to Korea's royal marriage law and he did not forfeit his succession rights to marry her.
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Get Coalers Convene in Washington on Jan 27
Detroit Mayor W C May bury issues call for the reassembling of the Detroit get coal convention at Washington on January 27. The message notes city action and the planned gathering to address coal industry concerns.
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W. C. Maybury
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Dr Fenner's Kidney and Backache Cure Advert
An advertisement extols Dr Fenner's Kidney and Backache Cure as cleansing blood and tissues of poisonous debris to prevent lithemia rheumatism gout and related pains. It cites testimonials from users and druggists noting repeated sales and customer satisfaction. The notice promotes two bottle sizes priced at one dollar each.
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Rebate of the Tarif National Solons Book The Case
The coal strike commission heard testimony as it wraps the Delaware and Hudson case. Witnesses described price flows and division of the tidewater price among Erie and Hillside coal companies. Wages and conditions for miners across several Pennsylvania and West Virginia mines were examined, with concerns over hours and safety raised by coal laborers and attorneys.
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Miners Health Testimony Before Delaware and Hudson Case
W L Lawrence of Scranton testified about miner property values and mortgage details for 1 080 of 3 581 miners. Doctors Fulton and Keller challenged miner health risks while noting miners face above ground living conditions and varied illnesses.
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Lackawanna Hospital
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Delaware and Hudson's
Erie Company
Everett Warren
Erie Defends Miners Weight as Fair Pay Method
The Erie coal firms defend miners weight as the proper pay method and dispute eight hour claims. Captain W A May of Scranton testifies the industry has improved safety and conditions, noting contract miners average about six hours daily with varied departure times.
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Startling Disclosures in Wisconsin Will Contests
Philadelphia heirs challenge the estate of Mrs. Matilda Abbey in Milwaukee as they accuse her steward Carl Breoneechweiger and Miss Sizel of unduly influencing her before her September 1808 death. Witnesses recount alleged coercion, coercive drugs, and confinement of the widow in her final days.
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Matilda Abbey
Anna Tisel
Carl Breoneechweiger
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Mia
Innocent Dr Californetia Smith Sentenced for Manslaughter
In Grand Rapids Michigan the 57 year old Dr Californetia Smith proclaimed innocence before Judge Newnham, who sentenced her to seven years in the Detroit House of Correction after denouncing her career. She wept as the verdict was read for the death of a young patient she attended.
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Miehdan
Californetia Smith
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Clemencs
Going to Fight the Trust in Chicago Tobacco Meet
Independent cigar dealers from major cities gathered in Chicago to organize a national group to oppose the tobacco trust said to have infiltrated many trade circles.
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Trust
Chicago
Jan. i
Tobacco Trust
Inventor Eastman and the cow bumper tale in Ohio railways
The article recounts Eastman, inventor of an early locomotive pilot, who helped build Ohio’s first railroad the Mad River and Lake Erie linking Sandusky and Dayton. It notes the evolution from cow catchers to the cow bumper, its flaws, and Eastman’s contest with a rival engineer who urged an improved design.
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First Shots Are Fired Near Port and Deaths Reported
The voyage of the bark Peeler carrying coal to La Guayra was challenged by a British cruiser. after two blank shots the vessel anchored outside the port and the captain landed to discuss cargo. Winnie Mercer later identified as George Murray was found dead in a San Francisco hotel room. A big Onalaska fire near LaCrosse damaged multiple buildings, and Boise elected Weldon Meyburn as US senator in a Republican majority session.
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Ohio miners to present wage and screen-system propositions
Ohio mine workers in annual session decide to submit two proposals to the national convention in Indianapolis on January 19. They demand a 25 percent wage increase and the abolition of the screen system, with a resolve to fight to a finish.
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Indianapolis
Passenger train wreck near Alton kills engineer
A Chicago Burlington and Quincy passenger train derailed five miles from Alton Illinois last night. Engineer Frank Horn of Beardstown was killed. Wounded were Mail Clerk Mitchell of Rock Island and Ebery of Winchester Illinois with crushed legs. Baggagemaster Pollard and the odometer Pollard brothers of Rock Island suffered cuts and bruises.
Favorable Recovery Claim For Mrs. Annie Moring
A Roanoke woman testifies that Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription restored her health after weakness and pain. She credits eight bottles of Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery plus ten Pleasant Pellets for a full cure.
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Lord Believed Monroe Doctrine Backing Amid Venezuelan Crisis
Lord Hersford arrived in New York aboard the Kateerin Maria Theresia and told reporters he supports the Monroe doctrine if the Venezuela issue recurs. He criticized England for meddling and warned that expanding British power threatens U S interests while urging American restraint and vigilance.
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Jan
International Mercantile Marine Company
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Kateerin Maria Theresia
Abe Thewitt
English Statesman Reflects on Empire and Irish Question
Lord Charles Beresford comments on lessons from Britain’s past with colonies and a shift toward treating colonies as equals. He criticizes bombardments and ship intrigues, predicts future Anglo American defense cooperation, and argues against trust formations while noting sympathy for Irish issues. Elgin reports typhoid running through schools prompts city water shutoff.
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Canteen Question No Action in Congress This Session
Washington January 14 no action planned by the house committee on military affairs or Congress on the canteen question this session. Crawfordsville Indiana January 14 Dr Norton Adams Kent of Yale and Johns Hopkins universities named to Wabash College faculty to replace Professor John T Campbell retiring due to ill health.
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