Gold standard debates and Quay reception in Washington
The House coinage committee heard figures on moving toward a definite gold standard with silver to gold exchange. Roberts defended export demand on the gold reserve. A Quay tribute in the Senate drew a massive Pennsylvanian turnout and floral displays. President’s health delays official receptions. Dowle’s lace workers granted landing in Portland.
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Missouri
Sharoth
Colorado
Siler
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Williams
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Reig
Pennsylvania
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Uay
Ixey
Inter
Dowle
W. H. Broth
Portland, Inc
Treasury Department
Ind
Bowie
Ion City
West Point Hazing Inquiry Prompts Senate Outcry
Washington reports the West Point hazing inquiry drawing sharp Senate anger. Senator Money of Mississippi condemns brutal hazing and urges immediate reform. A proposed bill orders the academy to enforce rules to ban hazing with expulsion for cadets involved.
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Westoint
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Army of the United States
Post Office Bill Discussion Draws Clerk Complaints
In Washington on January 18 the house debated the post office bill. A member said postal clerks deserve the will of Congress for not pressuring members for better jobs. Loud responded that post office employees are constantly importuning members and have been a nightmare for years.
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Washington
House
Will of Congress
Postoffice Committee
Postoffice
Senate Finance Panel Eyes One Cent Tax Cut on Medicines
Washington reports the Senate Finance Committee plans a small cut in the tax on proprietary medicines and perfumes, excluding chewing gum which likely stays taxed at the full rate. The House had previously eliminated taxes on these items.
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Washington
Senate
Secretary confined at home in January 18 report
A terse Washington dispatch notes the secretary remained at his house due to illness but managed to sign off on a key matter. Details are sparse, with unclear acronyms and fragmented wording in the report.
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Washington
Apportionment Bill Becomes Law as Census Count Sets Seats
Washington January 18 the president signed the bill apportioning representatives in Congress among the states under the Twelfth Census. The measure fixes the number of seats for each state based on the latest population data.
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Washington
Congress
Michigan Solons Hustle for Public Business
The 1901 Michigan legislature has moved faster than the prior session at the same date. The House passed several bills in committee of the whole and many local measures await final action. Legislation includes a tax commission restraining bill by Kerr and a Pan-American exposition appropriation of 40000 dollars, plus requests for the Industrial School for Boys and Jackson prison upgrades.
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House of Representatives
State Tax Commission
House
Kerr
Houghton
House State Affairs Committee
Committee On Ways and Means
Industrial School For Boys
Jackson State Prison
Desperado Kuhns Captured After Pursuit in Indiana
Marvin Kuhns, an outlaw who terrorized northern Indiana, is captured in Green Hill near Otterbein after a midnight raid and a gun battle that left two men wounded. He and his brother were overpowered by an Otterbein posse and brought to Logansport, with two other men injured but not fatally.
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Marvin Kuhns
Indiana
Case County
Kubas
Columbus
Marvin
Green Hill
Otterbein
Lafayette
Kuhns
Plymouth
J. E. Marshall
T. J. Chaney
Elmer Switzer
H. Volt
Lewis Hawkins
Penny Jones Penny Pioneer Of Thorncreek Tour
Penny Jones a 76 year old colored resident of Thorncreek township makes annual penny collections during a sustained cross county tour. He blesses donors with a Bible quotation and continues on, feared or welcomed by farmers and townsfolk alike. He seeks only a penny but accepts more.
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Churubusco
Ind
Penny Jones
Thorncreek Township
Jones
Suc cess in Lincoln signatures for senator caucus fades
In Lincoln Nebraska on January 18 officials report little success in gathering signatures for a Republican caucus aimed at the senator ships. Petitioners gave up the effort as the day closed.
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Lincoln
Neb
Representative Neville Improves After Illness
Washington report says Nebraska Representative Neville was improved yesterday as he recovers from an illness. The physician notes that chances for full recovery are favorable and the hemerthnges are ebbing from the patient.
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Washington
Neville
Nebraska
Stop the War committee condemns British actions in South Africa
The Stop the War committee accuses Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener of policies to starve women and children and to massacre prisoners. It cites alleged orders to De Wet’s pursuers and plans to send letters to Lord Salisbury and others. Roberts appeals for 5000 yeomanry. Martial law expands in Cape Colony with arms bans and refugee camps.
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West Point Hazing Hearing Reveals Cadet Refutations
Cadet James Prentice testifies that the military inquiry report is accurate with minor errors while defending Booz over a hidden publication incident. Cadet Douglass MacArthur denies convulsions from hazing claiming cramps and muscle loss but no seizures, describing the summer 1899 hazing as exaggerated.
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New York
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Booz
MacArthur
Douglass MacArthur
Driggs
United States must supervise Cuba or risk hostile powers
In a joint session the Arkansas legislature heard warnings that Cuba's strategic position could invite a hostile power to seize the island if US troops were withdrawn. The talk emphasized protecting English interests and the Gulf of Mexico from potential Havana control.
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Boers Advance Feared as Kitchener Prepares Final Blow
London reports a paused British offensive in South Africa as Lord Kitchener consolidates force for a likely final push against the commandoes. Boers concentrate at Carolina and Ermelo, with fears they will descend into Natal.
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South Africa
Cape Colony
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Cronje
Prinsloo
Carolina
Ermelo
Natal
Helvetia
Belfast
Cape
Barkly East
Sutherland
Ceres
Standerton
William Steyn
Pietrewieff
Consolidation Formed for Joliet Chicago Line
Joliet officials announce the Joliet electric line owners and the Chicago and Joliet Rapid Transit builders merge into a new Chicago and Joliet Electric Railway company. Progress on the Joliet to Chicago route is steady and may operate this spring. In Lincoln Nebraska a bill to allow lynching relatives to claim damages from the offending county is planned for introduction.
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Joliet Railroad Company
Joliet
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Hazing at MacArthur Case testifies amid cruelty claims
In a Logansport hearing, cadets Dockery and Barry faced questions over hazing alleged at a tent on A Company Street. The witness described a warm, single night event with cramping and cramps claimed, while denying some details. Separate items note a silk flag donation, rail transit quip, and other local incidents.
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Farnum
Haskill
Cunningham
Driggs
Dockery
Barry
Double wedding mix up leaves man unsure of wife
Henry Wilkinson of Alton, traveling salesman for a St. Louis firm, attended a Birmingham New York double wedding where twin sisters Rose and Florence Eska swapped brides. Florence claims she is Wilkinson’s wife, while Rose says the ceremony was a joke and not legal.
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Henry Wilkinson
Alton
Wilkinson
Birmingham
N. Y
Rose
Florence Eska
Miss Rose Eska
Florence
Declares Against the Independence of the Island of Cuba
Fragmentary dispatch from Little Rock Arkansas mentions General Fhighingh Lee inspecting Fort Lagan in what appears to be an archival item. Readable parts indicate a declaration or stance against Cuban independence. Details on date, full names, and context are unclear from the fragment.
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Tittle Rock
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Dan, i
e-Cleneral Fhighingh Lee
Fort Lagan
Heota
Markets Report From Chicago and Other Cities
Chicago and other markets show mixed results with grains slipping in places and livestock steady to higher. Wheat and corn fluctuate while pork and lard hold firm. cattle and sheep see varied quotes across regions and grades.
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Board of Trade
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