Hale Defends Volunteers While Attacking Naval Reserve
In Washington, Hale of Maine argues the nation cannot rely on a naval reserve in war, urging conscription or emergency volunteers. He cites England’s lessons and notes militia enthusiasm fades after wars, while Spooner highlights National Guard displays on Pennsylvania Avenue as proof of militia practicality.
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Washington
Senate
Hale
Maine
United States
England
Magland
Spooner
National Guard
Pennsylvania Avenue
Sailors Win Independence Not Navy Or French Aid
Iloar argues independence came from New England and other maritime states by privateers and sailors, not the navy or French alliance. He cites high insurance rates and Bristol ship owners as pivotal, praises Bacon for recognizing sailor valor, and notes a Senate resolution on Bermuda duties for Boer prisoners under The Hague convention.
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Iloar
England
New England
Mediterranean
Bristol
Bacon
Tillman
Hloar
New Mayland
Santiago
Hoar
Senate
Department of State
Bermuda
The
Hague
State Department
Lost Child Returns Home and Mother's New Hope
A mother recalls the pain of losing a child and finding no help from doctors until she used Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. She credits the medicine with strengthening her and enabling a healthy birth after prior multiple miscarriages and stillbirths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Taylor St
Topeka
Kansas
Secretary Hay Seeks Seoul Legation Building
Secretary Hay asks Congress to fund a $40,000 legation building in Seoul Korea. Minister Allen’s letter accompanies the request noting the current quarters are cramped and undignified. Allen says ceilings are six feet six inches high for a six foot two inch diplomat and his hat touches the eaves at the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hay
House of Representatives
Seoul
Korea
Allen
Lumber firm agent charged with $6000 embezzlement
E O Brown an agent for the Brelingham Hixon Lumber Co of Madison was arrested at Orfordville Wis on a charge of embezzling $6000 from the company. He had worked for the firm for years and was trusted. the funds are believed to have been lost in Chicago board of trade speculations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janesville
Wis
E. O. Brown
Brelingham- Hixon Lumber Company
Madison
Orfordville
Board of Trade
Chicago
Drunken brawl ends in fatal shooting near Canton
Elmer Wilson killed Ace Silver in a drunken quarrel at Babylon, about a few miles west of Canton, Washington. Sliven tried to mediate when he was shot dead. Wilson was captured and jailed in the county facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Hwis
Elmer Wilson
Ace Silver
Babylon
Sliven
Wilson
Railways Call for Caution From Chicago Employes
Chicago January 15 report that general superintendents on railroads centering in Chicago issue a circular to employers operating passenger and freight trains. The letters urge extraordinary precautions and strict attention to orders to avert recent wrecks and disasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Last Brother of the Poet and an Old Time Republican Politician
John Howard Bryant, the only surviving brother of poet William Cullen Bryant and a poet, politician, and businessman, died at his Princeton home yesterday at age 94. He was active in abolition politics, a delegate to the first Republican convention, and to the convention that nominated Lincoln, and was a longtime friend and associate of Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryant
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Sky Vision Foretold Civil War Era Prophecy
Lorenzo D. Fox of Hagertsown Indiana recalls a 1845 night when a red green vermilion flame lit the sky and formed the digits 1 8 6 1, allegedly predicting great events at the outbreak of the Civil War as witnesses spread the tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagertsown
Ind
Lorenzo D. Fox
Fox
Greenfork
Smallpox Case Causes Sudden Council Evacuation in Omaha
In Omaha on January 16 a man with a developed smallpox case entered the city council chamber where the real estate exchange gathered. Panic led to an immediate exit as the mayor directed the ill man to await ambulance transport to the city physician's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha, Neb
Omaha
Omaha Real Estate Exchange
Hinkley council Expels Alderman John Mulroy
The Hinkley town council convicted John Mulroy section boss and council member of conduct unbecoming an alderman. He was expelled after being found contrary and talking too loud and long, frightening the presiding officer.
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Hinkley
His
John Mulroy
Reform wave drives Crystal Falls residents from Iron Mountain
In Crystal Falls Michigan on January 16 residents displaced by an Iron Mountain reform wave flee to Crystal Falls. The move sparks protests against transforming Crystal Falls into a harbor of refuge as divers visit the town seeking quarters. Henry C Payne reported the events.
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Crystal Falls
Mich
Iron Mountain
Midway
Dives
Henry ¢. Payne
sEjPanagte Weal
Penny
Chile Obstructive In Pan American Talks Over Hague Accord
At the Pan American conference, Chile stalls arbitration votes by pushing a debate heavy path while claiming Hague adherence. Chile seeks to block progress by withdrawing delegations, aiming to derail the conference, with U.S. and Mexico opposing the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexco
Chili
Hague
Beuadorta
Committee On Arbitration
Venezuela
United States
Mexico
Ecuador
Capricious Miss Laird Chooses Wolf Over Suitor in Chicago
Miss Stella Laird of Minden Michigan, daughter of a well to do family, came to Chicago with C H H Rittenhouse of Hillsdale Michigan to wed him. A three day dispute led by Frank Wolf, cashier of First State Bank, ended with Laird eloping with Wolf to Grand Rapids Michigan while Rittenhouse departed for California.
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Chicago
Stella Laird
Minden
Mich
C. HH. Rittenhouse
Hillsdale Gasoline Engine Company
Hillsdale
Frank Wolf
First State Bank
Miss Laird
Great Northern Hotel
Wolf
Grand Rapids
Rittenhouse
California
Cummins Declared Iowa Governor and Herriott Lieutenant Governor
Des Moines reports A B Cummins officially elected governor with 226 802 votes. John Herriott wins the lieutenant governor race with 227 171 votes, defeating Ferguson Wray Jacobs and others.
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Des Moines
A. B. Cummins
John Herriott
Cummins
Phillips
Coates
Baxter
Weller
Conger
Herriott
Ferguson
Wray
Jacobs
Engle
Unions Push Government Shipbuilding in Congress
In Chicago on January 16, leading city unions representing about 80,000 workers adopted resolutions urging Representative Foss, head of the naval affairs committee, to back a bill mandating that warships and naval machinery be built in government shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Foss
Committee On Naval Affairs
National Conference of Charities selects officers in Chicago
The executive committee met in Chicago on January 16. Timothy Nicholson of Richmond Indiana was chosen chairman and Joseph P Byers of Columbus Ohio was named secretary.
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Chicago
National Conference of Charities and Correction
Timothy Nicholson
Richmond
Ind
Joseph P. Byers
Columbus
Maryland bill seeks bust of Rear Admiral Schley in state house
Annapolis legislators report Delegate Griffith Rep. introduced a bill in the house of delegates to appropriate $4,000 to buy and erect a life size bust of Rear Admiral W. S. Schley in the Maryland State House.
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Annapolis
Griffith Rep
House of Delegates
State House
W. 8. Schley
Laundry worker killed as arm torn from shoulder in wringer
A Boone report states Luella Macker age unknown, employed in a Des Moines laundry, had her arm caught in a clothes wringer and it was torn from her shoulder, causing instant death. The incident occurred near Des Moines on January 16.
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Des Moines
Boone
Luella Macker
Luck Has Come Her Way Inheritance in Flint
Mrs James Cullin of Flint has learned she inherited 33000 dollars from her grandfather Captain Boynton of Saint Ignace Michigan. Boynton’s estate valued at 150000 pounds leaves cash in this portion.
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Flint
Mich
James Cullin
Captain Boynton
St. Ignace
Boynton
Cullin
Local eccentric Geo f Tavior found near Grand Haven
Grand Haven Michigan January 16 Geo f Tavior an eccentric resident of Berlin Township was found near a wool shed with unclear injuries. Police describe the incident as an unusual local event with limited details available at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Haven
Mich
Geof Tavior
Berlin
Deed of a Barbarian Woman Resists Her Assailant
In Pittsburg on January 16 a Pole, Vincent Vencelsick, and his wife Rosa Lock fought an intoxicated attack. Rosa killed by the husband with a cutter, then the wife’s counter stab killed him. three children severely wounded, all in a blood soaked room. A strange man in the house is held. Also a Mafia related Italian victim Portolis badly slashed by five attackers in Dubois, with money involved and a suspect Crowe linked to Chicago, Montreal, and Omaha.
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Pittsburg
Vincent Vencelsick
Spring Alley
Vencelsick
Brute
Veneelsick
Rosa Lock
Dubois
Michael Portolis
Portolis
Tony
Pasquell Zaphia
Savero Pollesori
Dominic Seig
Michaele Sapilia
Yat Crowe
Donahue
Chicago
Diagneault
Joyce
Lawe
Pronix
Crowe
Montreal
Omaha
Daigneault
Neane
Immense Cholera Fight Aid From New Organic Peroxide
In Ann Arbor on January 16 Dr Frederick C Novy announced the first official report on organic peroxide a promising new germ killer. Coauthor Dr Paul C Freer and their work shows benzoyl acetyl peroxide and diacetyl peroxide yield hydrolysis products that destroy pathogenic bacteria in water solutions.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
Frederick C. Novy
Navy
Paul C. Freer
Philippines
Novy
White Cross Fraternal Council Elects Officers in Joliet
The biennial convention of the supreme council of the Order of the White Cross met in Joliet. Officers elected include supreme commander Ervin T. Giest and supreme recorder Thomas Stevenson, both of Joliet, as the society operates fraternal insurance councils in northern Illinois.
Coincidental Deaths Strike Doctor and Patient in Cincinnati
Mrs. Edmund Bachus of Elm Street fell ill with heart trouble and died as Dr. G H Thurman, who lives nearby, arrived to aid her. The doctor then died minutes after entering the flat. both suffered from heart disease, highlighting a remarkable sequence in Cincinnati on January 16.
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Cincinnati
Edmund Bachus
Elm Street
G. H. Thurman
Pat Crowe Captured and Disappears Again in Omaha
Edward Daigneault tells a strange tale to Omaha council urging a reward for the alleged Cudahy kidnapping rider. Petition bears about twenty five signatures and recounts Crowe being brought to the city before vanishing.
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Omaha
Neb
Pat Crowe
Edward Daigneault
Getty
Evansville Man John Scott Faces Bigamy Charge in Kentucky
John Scott also known as Treward and Donnell was arrested in Uniontown Kentucky on bigamy charges after allegedly deserting multiple marriages. A real estate man, Scott married Lulu K Frost in 1881 at Springdale Arkansas then Mrs Sallie Corder near Paris Tennessee and later claimed three other wives. He refuses to provide names of three additional spouses.
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Evansville
Ind
John Scott
Treward
Donnell
Uniontown
Scott
Lulu K. Frost
Springdale
Ark
Tennessee
Sallie Corder
Paris
Pearl Sutton
Mobile
Ala
Mary A. Gott
Ruddyville
Jane Mattingly
Bowling Green
Demonstration by German population in Chicago canceled
Chicago January 16 a planned German population demonstration and a parade of 4000 veterans and 1000 volunteers were to honor Admiral Sehley but were called off due to other engagements. Cumberland Maryland January 16 ex Senator Henry G Davis head of the US delegation to the Pan American congress telegraphed a gift of 100000 dollars to his only grandson born recently. The baby is son of John T Davis of Skins West Virginia.
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Chicago
Sehley
Cumberland
Henry G. Davis
United States
Pan American Congress
Mexico
John T. Davis
Skins
W. Va
Child Cut Throat Killing Shocks Wichita Family
In Wichita Kansas on January 16 11 year old Nelte Corneilison killed her 1 year old sister Laura by slashing her throat with their father George Corneilison’s razor. The motive remains unknown and the child died shortly after the assault.
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Wichita
Kan
Nelte Corneilison
George Corneilison
Laura
Markets Report Hogs Cattle Sheep Prices Across Regions
Chicago hogs and cattle receipts and price ranges noted alongside East Buffalo live stock bids and St. Louis grain quotes. Hogs traded from about 4 75 to 6 60, cattle from 3 to 8 50, sheep and lambs up to 6 00, with regional variations and car lots reported. Grain futures in St Louis showed wheat, corn, and oats sliding with minor rallies on corn.
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Chicago
Texas
Eastuffaloe
East Buafflo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Seast
St. Louis
Gas Blast at Maple Hill Colliery Kills Two Missing Miners
An explosion of gas at Maple Hill colliery near Gilberton yesterday leaves two miners missing and presumed dead. Two others were injured. The missing men are John Maguire and James Lashnnski of Kenandoah. A naked lamp ignited a gas pocket.
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Pottsville
Maple Hill
Gilberton
John Maguire
James Lashnnski
Kenandoah
Prominent Petersburg Lawyer Dies of Typhoid Fever
Petersburg Indiana January 16 Perry A Chappell a leading southern Indiana lawyer died at his home from typhoid fever He was a brother of Dr Q Chappell of Evansville and a relative of Colonel Frank Posey For ten years he led the Pike county bar and ranked at the front of the profession in the district.
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Petersburg
Ind
Perry A. Chappell
Indiana
Fron
Q. Chappell
Evansville
Frank Posey
Pike County
Farmers and Merchants Bank absorbs Citizens' State Bank
Benton Harbor Michigan January 16 report that the Farmers and Merchants Bank has absorbed the Citizens' State Bank. The capitalization increases from 100000 to 150000 and two directors from Citizens' join the combined bank's board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton Harbor Bank
Benton Harbor
Mich
Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank
Citizens’ State Bank
Citizens’ Bank
Hompany
Fate of Census Bill and Politics in Washington
The piece reviews the House stance on the civil service law and a permanent census bill, citing opposition and possible modifications. It notes Cannon using “colts” to back Hopkins against the bill, and previews a Senate compromise with classification for census clerks. It also covers McCreary’s return as Kentucky senator, Penrose’s train fire extinguisher bill, New Jersey senatorial hopes for Griggs, and local Kentucky jail incident.
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McCreary
Kentucky
Washinerox
House
Civil Service
Congress
War Department
Senate
Joe
Burkett
Nebraska
Committee On Appropriations
Joseph G. Cannon
Cannon
Hopkins
Tillnols
Illinois
Senator Penrose
Committee On Commerce
Penrose
Committee On Interstate Commerce
Senator Elkins
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John H. Bryant
Pinceton
John Howard Bryant
Wiliam Cullen Bryant
Jomn H. Bryan
Chile
Wou
Dhary OF Arbitration
Iowa
Schley
DR. Novy
Order of the White Cross
Chicago Grain and Produce
Dan
OTM
Joe” Canson
Deboe
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Barundia
Nicaragua
Honduras
New Jersey
Griggs
W. Dunn
Collins
Maysville
West Point Academy
Boyd A. Hill
Olinolis
Rexford R. Gardivuer
William A. Howard
Hewitt L. Wells
Michigan
Ridge Agency
Colorado
Is & As Co
E bin Athe
Wevluy
Feery
Mer
Ofae
Charley
Citizens’ Savings Bank
Cons
H. Kee
Frank Stewart
J. M. Sprovans
CM. Kreck
Frank R
SaGr
T. J. Dempsey
Johnson
Harwood
South Side
the Opera House
Toia
H. Knecht
Washington National Bank
Alberson
Grocery Ten Pie
Washington, Iowa
W. HH. Butterfield
Stave
Uranatore
Sderal Courte
Wsshington
Marsh W. Bailey
P. J. Hanley
Washington County Savings Bank
Schuyler W. Livingston
Waesehington, Iowa
Court House
C. A. Dewey
Washington DO
Savings Bank
C.A Meyer
Galeys
Sale Star
Hote
National Bank
Wat. Bhatn
Sor. Rios
C. M. Krrek
First National Bank
Washington, Howe
Earcroas
Wim. Btate
Chas
Keck
Sol
Rich
H. A. Burrell
GO. M. Keck
Sproad
Prank Stewart
W. KR
Jeppremy
A. Ser
J.T. Anderson
Washingtor County Savings Bank
Ashmingtor, Iowa
Lee Core
Osets
Cit
Cunningham's
Brindley’s
Watson & Nicholson
Madison Medicine Co
Temenmoer Kemble
Oskaloosa
Royal Tailors
Wanamaker and Brown's
Philadelphia
R. A. Riley
Paataniece
Rk. BR
Columbus Junction
Muscatioe
Pacific Northwest
F. E
Stewart, Agt
N. W
Apm
Burlington
Peoria
Ndlands
the Cedar Rapidett
Colufect
Bute
Bus Junction
Sanday
Brighton
Mason City Mall
St. Paul
Way Freight
Sun
Han
Peoria Mall
Exc Sun
Way
Marahalitown
OC &N Way
Danver
Noutheast
Batay
Tittemore
Ree
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