Investigation Ordered Over Bribe Charge in Naval Affairs
A navy affairs sub committee was formed to probe a claim by Lesster that Representative Leessler of New York was offered 5000 dollars to support more Holland torpedo boats. The panel, chaired by Tlineis, includes Butler, Taylor, Wheeler, and Hixey, heard Lesster's full account in its first session.
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Washington
Leeseler
New York
Naval
House
Lesster
Naval Affairs Committee
Butler
Pennsylvania
Roberts
Massachusetts
Wheeler
Kentucky
Oes
Tlineis
Taxlor
Ohio
Hixey
Virginia
Lessler
Cuban Reciprocity Treaty Faces Senate Push Amid Ownership Clash
Washington reports Cullom, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, expects ratification of the Cuban reciprocity treaty with Republican leaders open to pairing a vote on the statehood bill. Havana dispatch notes Isle of Pines residents vow tax resistance to Cuban authority and seek U.S. ownership to gain tariff preferences and freer trade.
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Washington
Cullom
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Senate
Cuba
Havana
United
Isle of Pines
Senate passes appropriations amid statehood vote clash
Washington reports the senate approved the legislative executive and judicial appropriation bill while quays demanded immediate vote on statehood bill. Beveridge argued against obstruction and an executive session followed. House approved the District of Columbia appropriation bill and began Philippine coinage debate as Alaska boundary disputes sparked partisan exchanges in the gallery. New York feature notes Moulan preparing new material for Ade opera with playful quips about Kiram’s wives.
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Washington
Senate
Cochran
New York
Jar
Frank Moulan
George Ade
Kiram
Fight Called Off After Governor Halts Bout
Davenport ta January report notes a scheduled match between Joe Flaherty of Owell Massachusetts and Hayes Fules of Durnnt Louisiana was canceled after a message from Governor Cummins. The abortive event left local boxing fans disappointed.
Fauber Manufacturing Locks Out Entire Buffer Force
The Fauber Manufacturing company has locked out its entire force of buffers and polishers. Thirty-five men are affected.
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Iein, Ils
Fauber Manufacturing Company
Livestock market roundup from Chicago and Buffalo reports
Weekly cattle and sheep receipts and price ranges from Chicago and East Buffalo markets. Cattle receipts near 31 000 with steers at 3.90 to 5.25, cows and bulls varied, and veal prices noted. Buffalo reports show dull cattle trade, with hogs active and lambs trading around 6.00 to 6.10 for high quality. Continuous notes on grain futures in St Louis and Milwaukee markets.
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Chicago
Aalee
Stuart
East Buffalo Live Steel
Kam Buffalo
N. Y
Jan
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
East Buffalo
N.Y
Death of Julian Ralph War Correspondent and Author
Julian Ralph, noted author and war correspondent, died in New York at his residence after a hemorrhage and complications from dropsy. Born May 27 in New York, he served on several New York paper staffs and joined the London Daily Mail in 1899. He leaves a wife and five children.
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New York
Julian Ralph
Calvin & May
Ralph
St. Louis
London Daily Mail
Ele
Chicago Bank to Settle Claim Over Niles Bank Failure
The First National Bank of Chicago will accept an adverse federal appellate ruling and settle with the Niles receiver the $6,000 claim on drafts tied to the defunct First National Bank of Niles. The Chicago bank previously ignored the receiver’s payment directive, lost in federal court, and then won again on appeal. The case ends with permission to prove as a general creditor.
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Niles, Mich
First National Bank
Chicago
Niles
Federal Court of Appeals
Chicago Bank
Supreme Court
Federal Circuit Court
Davenport Is the Limit Cracks Down on Sin
Bishop Cosgrove of the Roman Catholic diocese of Iowa says Davenport faces the worst immorality among American towns and explains an organized crusade against sin in the city. He cites travelers who claim the city is wicked and beyond reform.
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Davenport
America
Cosgrove
Lowa
Lewis M Ballard Dies After Four Month Illness
Yonkers New York. January 21. Lewis M Ballard died yesterday after a four month illness. He was a member of the famous rifle team which defeated all comers at home and abroad in 1874 187A and 1776. After outshooting all competitors at Wimbledon he was awarded a medal.
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Yonkers
N. Y
Lewis M. Ballard
Ballard
Wimbledon
Coal sidetracked near city as cars blocked track
Nearly 1000 tons of coal are sidetracked within twelve miles of the city with over 1000 tons of anthracite and seventeen cars of soft coal on Lake Shore side tracks. The line’s center point is reported to be billed to a Chicago firm and the Chicago transfer to Milwaukee is announced. The Zim colony in Bay View grows to 300 members as new work begins.
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Southert
Ted
Thie City
Vieccolent
Chicago
Lake Shore
Milwaukee
Tewle
Bay View
Lahn Stranded Vessel Refloated Off Tamara
The North German Lloyd liner Lahn, en route from the Mediterranean to New York, grounded on a sand bank off Tamara five miles east of the rock of Gitl taltar Sunday morning and was floated at daybreak yesterday.
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Oibrattar
Arnamer Lahn
Medterranean
New York
Tamara
Gittaltar
Sleepless Man Buried After Nightly Perambulations
George W. Woodruff known as the sleepless man died after years of bizarre insomnia. He reportedly went seventy five days without sleep while wandering around his house at night. A Civil War veteran born in Drake county Ohio, he traced ancestry to the Mayflower and served in the Fifty Fourth Indiana volunteer battalion. He passed away in Frankfort.
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Prankfort
Tnd
Dan
G —Eorge W. Woodruff
Drake County
Tragedy at Hanna Home Ends in Double Fatalities
Mrs William Hanna aged 75 killed her husband with a hammer and then slashed his throat before taking her own life with the same knife. The couple, elderly and in ill health, left a note to their son L C Hanna explaining fears of becoming penniless. The scene was three miles east of Koaife Oakland.
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Oakland
Wiliam Hanna
Jana
L. C. Hanna
Ais
Hanna
Battle over United States senator splits Colorado legislature
In Denver on January 21 the two houses of the general assembly balloted for senator with Merry Teller at 50 votes, one short of election. A rival Republican faction reorganized, pledging to act as a separate body while debates over recognition and possible militia involvement muddle the process.
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Ore
United States
Denver
General Assembly
Feon
Merry Mo Teller
Mellulre
Teller
Senate
Capitol
Tewtenant Governo
MZ. Parnell
Hegwns
Thomas McMahon
Eergesntate
Drake
Laramer County
Carnforth
el Paso
Haggott Senate
Alt
Ted Net
Crtecheon
Debi Maes
Eneeting
IOWA Mob Attacks Jail After Crandall Shooting
A mob of over 3 000 armed men gathered at the Perry jail and attempted to lynch Stephen Crandall suspected in the bank cashier Harry Patee shooting. Sheriff Holmes fled with Crandall to Adel as local militia was called to guard the jail. Crandall denies the accusation, claiming he was at home Friday night.
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Crandall
Chicago Man Missing In Lincoln Missing Since January
Chicago man Parker Trevele, a real estate broker with Hirsh Wiehwire & Perks, vanished after registering at the Lincoln hotel on January 21. He was last seen with luggage at the hotel and has not been heard from since, with investigators unsure of his whereabouts.
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Dr. Fenner
Ams Apama
Portland
N. Y
M.m. Fenner
Fredonia
W.Y
Fremont
Net
Parks
Hirsh, Wiehwire & Perks
Chicago
Rhein
Bavman
Jennet
Chievo
Porke Trevele
Lincoln
Lincoln Botel
Parkes
Sivde Park Botel
Bik
May unravel a mystery
An anonymous letter received by Chicago police claims the Jackson Park murder ties to a fall robbery near Erie Maine and a railroad workers’ crime. The writer cites thirteen knife stab wounds and suggests other linked killings, with details shifting through several cities and dates.
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Chicago
Jackson Park
Thailan
Erie
Halline
Quays
Tan
Chicuae
Hastings votes to build Carnegie library
At a mare meeting in Hastings Nebraska residents voted to accept Andrew Carnegie's offer to erect a library building at a cost of 14000 dollars.
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Hastings
Nebdan
Mare
Andrew Carnegie
Rail painters win wage raise amid system wide pay hike
The Santa Fe railway painters receive a increase of 2? cents in daily wages while the Delaware and Hudson system reports a general wage rise of 5 to 10 percent. Leonard Quint, 16, convicted for murdering a boy in Columbus, Ohio, is sentenced to be executed by electricity on May 22.
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Santa Fe Railway
Delaware and Hudson
Leonard Quint
Columbus
Our Sultan Dead and a Treaty Shadowed by Adventure
Cable dispatches from Mantle report the death of the sultan from cholera amid a debated U S treaty. Journalists describe the sultan’s signing as pivotal, the Americans’ reception, and the perilous jungle crossing by explorers recalling tense interviews and a looming guerrilla campaign.
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Mr. Mass
Dole
Mathue
United States
Americans in Sulu Treaty Mission Cited by General Thates
General Thates recalls taking Buses and others aboard the gunboat Manila to negotiate with the sultan of Sulu at Maibun. An English speaking Nubian interpreter aided the party as they urged the sultan to sign a treaty and agree to meet General Bates in Jaleo. The journey faced danger as crowds and knives threatened the travelers while the sultan finally showed a willingness to engage.
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McCutcheon
Thates
Jaleo
Maibun
Mme
Bates
The Vampire Arrives for Chicago Exhibition
Telegrams report the painting The Vampire by Sir Philip Burns-dones arriving in Chicago for exhibition. Other items note a Missouri bill aiming to legalize football, a steel plant merger in Pittsburg under Standard National Tie, and Daniel A. Burnham’s plan for a McKinley monument in Buffalo. James K. Jones loses Arkansas Senate race to J. P. Clarke.
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Sir Philip Burns-dones
Chicago
Missouri
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Standard National Tie Company
Daniel A. Burnham
Buffalo
James K. Jones
United States Senate
Arkansas
J. P. Clarke
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