Sigourney Woman Sentenced to Life for Poisoning Husband
Mrs. Sarah Kato, 19, was given life imprisonment with hard labor at Anamosa penitentiary after being found guilty of poisoning her husband with strychnine in September 1900. Judge W. G. Clements delivered the verdict amid a crowded courtroom as Byron Preston prosecuted the case and Dan Hamilton defended.
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Iowa
Sarah Kato
Anamosa
W. G. Clements
Delta
Kuho
Delia
Byron Preston
Oskaloosa
Quay Wins Senate Seat With 150 Vote Total
Pennsylvania lawmakers in Harrisburg elected Colonel M. S. Quay to fill the U S Senate vacancy. His combined house and senate vote reached 150, three more than needed. Quay’s commission is prepared. he heads to Washington to take his seat Thursday amid cheers from supporters.
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Quay
United States
Pennsylvania
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Washington
James M. Guffey
Pittsburg
W. J. Galvin
Schuylkill
Colonel Quay
Social Democrats urge Pettigrew on government ships plan
The Social Democrats of Madison South Dakota urge Senator Pettigrew to introduce a substitute for the ship subsidy bill. They propose a commercial navy financed to build new vessels owned by the government, to be chartered for peacetime commerce and used for war transport, with officers and control by government officials.
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Social Democrats
Pettigrew
Jin
Naval arch site decision debated by alumni and city
The Alumni Association committee on site met with New York’s art commission to choose a location for the naval arch. Riverside Drive and the Battery remained undecided as Colonel William C. Church affirmed an arch will be built, likely matching the Madison Square temporary design, with $200,000 already collected to be transferred to the new committee.
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Army and Navy Journal
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Wisconsin Central President Denies Ocean Route Plan
Milwaukee January 16 President H F Whitcomb of the Wisconsin Central Railway assures there is no truth to reports from Chicago of an ocean to ocean railway scheme involving the Wisconsin Central and says he knows nothing of such a plan.
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H. F. Whitcom
Wisconsin Central Railway Company
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Wisconsin Central
Shaw kills wife then attempts suicide in Alabama
In Anniston on January 16 E. K. Shaw killed his wife by slashing her throat and then tried to take his own life. The pair were under guard at a restaurant on a swindling charge when the tragedy occurred. A letter to Mrs. J. F. Smith of Crown Indiana mentions Shaw leaving all his personal effects Florida property and a $3000 life policy.
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Ala
E. K. Shaw
J. F. Smith
Crown
Ind
Shaw
Florida
Potts Jailed After Girard Attempted Jailhouse Fire
Luther Potts, charged with a terrible crime against a boy at Girard, is jailed in Warren for safety. An early attempt to burn him alive in the Girard jail was thwarted as guards dragged him out, and threats of burning him at the stake follow the incident.
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Luther Potts
Girard
Potts
Dry Dock Association of the Great Lakes Meets in Detroit
Thirteen companies controlling Great Lakes dry docks from West Superior to Buffalo attended the meeting at the Hotel Cadillac. Rates for docking were debated at length but no significant changes were made.
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Great Lakes
West Superior
Buffalo
Dry Dock Association of the
Kansas City Real Estate Man Found Despondent
W H Osborne a Kansas City real estate dealer aged about 50 was found unconscious in his room after taking a large morphine dose. In letters to relatives at Galesburg and other places he said he was despondent because of ill health. He may recover.
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W. H. Osborne
Galesburg
Jamestown Brief Weather Report From January Data
Fragmented text from Jamestown Tennessee hints at a January report on weather or health, noting local conditions and efforts by residents. The excerpt mentions living conditions and a weather-related event, with no clear dates or figures remaining readable.
Unidentified burglars strike Livingston area
In Livingston a burglary occurred with no suspects or details available. The remote town lies about fifteen miles from the nearest railroad point and no further particulars could be obtained at press time.
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Livingston
Citizens Fight Bank Thugs In South Lyon Bank Raid
In South Lyon Michigan a gang blew open the Carpenter and Jacobus bank vault early yesterday. The robbers escaped toward the railway on a hand car after a gunfight with armed citizens. About $300 was taken and $250 in cash recovered. one casualty noted in the exchange.
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Lyon
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Carpenter & Jacobus
George Hamilton
Sle
Hamilton
Governor Yates Opens Governor’s Office to Public
Springfield Illinois January 16 Governor Yates began as chief executive by greeting visitors at 10 30 am shaping a three hour session of callers. He fixed hours with mornings for the public afternoons for official business and evenings for family and social duties. The senate approved three emergency bills for general assembly expenses with no opposition and rules from last session were to be enforced until new rules are adopted. Stringer proposed voluntary disconnection of territory from a village while Senator Davidson advanced a tax measure on mortgage indebtedness held without the state.
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Ills
Yates
Senate
General Assembly
Stringer
Davidson
Sturgill Shot Dead by Deputy During Arrest in Kentucky
In Lexington on January 16 James Sturgill a Letcher county farmer was shot and killed by Deputy Sheriff John Elkins as he resisted arrest with a rifle. Sturgill had hidden in the Letcher mountains since Christmas when he allegedly murdered neighbor John Cole and was located Monday at a friend's home by two deputy sheriffs.
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James Sturgill
Letcher County
John Elkins
John Cole
Sturgill
William P. Fishback Dies in Indianapolis After Illness
William P. Fishback, a prominent Indiana figure for forty years, died at his Indianapolis home on Tuesday morning after several weeks of illness. Born in Batavia Ohio in 1881, he studied law in 1852 and partnered with Harrison in 1861. He edited the Indianapolis Journal, then The Globe Democrat, and later practiced law with Albert G. Porter before becoming clerk and master in chancery for the United States district court, a role he held at his death.
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William P. Fishback
Indiana
Batavia
Harrison
Fishback
Indianapolis Journal
Burglars Loot Clifton Apartment, Loot Estimated
Clifton West Virginia January 16 burglars entered a midnigh t gapartment and blew open a bin water vault stealing a portion of valuables. Police are investigating with limited details available from the damaged report.
Lobby Seeks Defeat of Shipping Bill Amid River Work
Washington dispatch notes House speed in passing apportionment and river and harbor bills. The big shipping measure faces Senate delay as anti ship lobby argues against need while public demand grows for cheaper freight from new U S ships. The army reorganization bill dominates Senate action with filibusters delaying votes.
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Senate
Congress
Chum of the occult Messiah to visit Chicago
In a Palmer House room Olivia Otman, a yellow robe wearing priestess of spirit Buddhism, prophesies a Messiah visiting Chicago from the land of Pau India. She claims the performer will flash between bodies, appearing miles away in an instant verified by telegraph. She teaches soul possession over the body and Buddha’s religion.
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Palmer House
Oatman Olivia
Tkeston
Perdue Retires From Leader Printing Company Post
Cleveland reports BE A Perdue retires from the presidency of Leader Printing company publishers of the Cleveland Leader and The News and Herald after more than thirty years with the firm.
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BE. A. Perdue
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Leader Company
Doctress Olivia Promotes Cosmic Body Powers in City
Doctress Olivia, described as a Buddhist disciple, speaks in city venues about dematerialization and the body's universal substance. A Minneapolis visitor with a large diamond urges the press to learn from the priestess of the yellow robe as Olivia stays three weeks, planning church talks including Dr. Jenkin Lloyd Jones's congregation.
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Bethlehem
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Minneapolis
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Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Union of American Hebrew Congregations meets in Cincinnati
Cincinnati reports the seventeenth council opening with 300 delegates at Odd Fellows Temple. General Lewis Seasongood and Isaac M Wise memorial service mark the first day amid the convention atmosphere.
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Seventeenth Council of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations
Odd Fellows Temple
Lewis Seasongood
Isaac M. Wise
Pettigrew Objected to Sons of Justices For Port Rico Post
In Washington on January 16 the Senate in executive session debated James Harlan son of Justice Harlan for attorney general of Porto Rico. Pettigrew objected citing family ties and pending litigation. Foraker and Spooner urged withdrawal. Pettigrew said the appointment is indecent. No quorum. adjourned without action.
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Mor gan Seeks Clarification on Clayton Bulwer Treaty
Senator Morgan introduced a resolution asserting the Clayton Bulwer treaty does not prevent U S canal construction with Nicaragua and Costa Rica. It states that Hay Pauncefote terms and amended provisions do not bar U S Congress from enacting laws to execute those treaties.
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Morgan
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Costa Rica
ISO
Great Britain
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Venezuelan seizure of Orinoco Steamship vessels shocks investors
The Venezuelan government seized two steamers of the British flagged Orinoco Steamship company, prompting questions as U S stockholders and officials hold stakes. Britain may assume handling of the dispute as Venezuela used the ships as transports.
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State Department
Venezuela
Orinoco Steamship Company
Great Britain
United States
Returns from Monday's electoral college vote arrive
Washington reports show the electoral college returns arriving yesterday. The documents will be sealed in the vice president's room and kept there until February 13 when they will be canvassed.
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United States
British casualty list reports engage ment at Murraysburg
London despatch states six killed seventeen wounded and five missing after a clash at Murraysburg where Dutch forces are said to join the invaders. Murraysburg lies sixteen miles west of Graaff Reinet.
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Murraysburg
Graaff Reinet
Shan Tung Governor Ordered to Aid Peace Talks
Shanghai reports Yunan Shi Kai, governor of Shan Tung, ordered to travel to Peking for peace negotiations, though it is expected he will decline the assignment.
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Yunan Shi Kai
Shan Tung
Peking
Yale Undergraduates Vote to Parade in Washington
New Haven Conn January 16 Yale University undergraduates held a mass meeting and decided to take part in the inaugural parade to Washington next March.
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New Haven, Conn
Yale
Washington
Police seek sisters and infant after disappearance
New Orleans police are asked to locate Rita Holthouse 16 and Mamie Holthouse 18 along with their infant sister who vanished after leaving home Monday to visit relatives and never reached the relatives' residence.
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Rita
Mamie Holthouse
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