Carrie Nation visits Hope Kansas amid saloon protests
Mrs. Carrie Nation toured Hope on a temperance mission after arriving from Enterprise. She avoided saloon damage, preached temperance to onlookers, and boarded a train to Ottawa promising rest with eggs thrown at her earlier in Enterprise and Wichita. She praised divine favors and declined rotten eggs as she kept a steady, prayerful stance.
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Star
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Carrie Nation
Enterprise
Wichita
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Otttawa
Mrs. Nation
Nation Saloon Wrecking Crusade Centered on Mrs Nation
Mrs Nation declares she is doing God's work and aims to smash saloons nationwide starting in Kansas. She vows to organize women into a force to wreck saloons and spread the campaign to Missouri, asserting constitutional backing and intent to risk danger. Crowds greet her at Hope as she travels by train.
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Mrs. Nation
Kansas
Missouri
United States
Former state office holders plan to seek restore in court
Lexing ton January 26 J S Seeney Professor John Burke and Walter R Day ousted from state auditor superintendency of schools and agriculture commissioner posts by Goebel Democrats last April met to plan further moves The group aims to reopen in the court of appeals an application to restore them to the offices they claim to hold Milwaukee American Association Baseball Club formed with 80000 capital Harry D Quin president Charles S Havener secretary treasurer
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J. S. Seeney
John Burke
Walter R. Day
Agriculture
Milwaukee
Milwaukee American Association Baseball Club
Harry D. Quin
Charless. Havener
Senate backs ship subsidy memorial to Congress
In Olympia Washington on January 23 the Senate endorsed along party lines a memorial urging Congress to pass the ship subsidy bill. The action reflects strong support for maritime subsidies and aims to influence federal policy.
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Olympia
Wash
Senate
Congress
Divorces Claim Split Lives In Chicago Ghetto
Jewish tailor Steinfeld testified before Justice Dooley that hundreds of Chicago couples, especially in the Ghetto, live apart under the belief they are legally separated. He was arrested for wife abandonment after a document signed with a notarial seal proved invalid. Steinfeld’s lawyers argue some Austrian and Russian divorces are recognized, though the letter merely authorized separation and not remarriage.
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Justice Dooley
Steinfeld
Ghetto
Circuit Court
Dooley
Soldier Weds Nurse During Hospital Stay
Frank Twigg a Cuban war veteran twice wounded at El Caney and scarred by yellow fever married Nora Scheer of Geneva Indiana at Emergency hospital with the bride seated in bed. Twigg later served as bugler on the revenue cutter Fessenden and the couple, both 25, face a planned lip disease operation for Miss Scheer Friday.
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Detroit
Frank Twigg
el Caney
Nora Scheer
Geneva
Ind
Twigg
Mss Scheer
Fessenden
Army officer downplays Creek uprising reports
General Lee received a telegram from Lieutenant Dixon stating no confirmed uprising or Indian violence. Dixon reported from Henrietta that civilians indicate no violence and he expects none. Separate dispatches note senate debates on shipping and Indian affairs, with pensions and army reorganization advancing.
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Omaha
Lee
Dixon
Henrieta
Last of Their Dead Scene at the Royal Residence
The royal family viewed Queen Alexandra's body in Cowes Isle of Wight on January 26. King Edward, Emperor William, and the Duke of Connaught attended as Sir James Reid moved the body to the coffin. The will remains unopened and no vow of peace was sworn.
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Isle of Wight
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William
Duke of
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Beatrice
Associated Press
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Matrimony Bills Spark Wisconsin Legislature
Madison reports two sensational matrimony bills in the state legislature. One offers a premium to mothers of large families to boost population. the other imposes a $10 annual tax on all unmarried men over 30. Additional bills tax bachelors and spinsters over 30. Lincoln notes Bryan denies a Europe tour rumor.
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Madison
Wis
House
Senate
Iowa Medical Veterinary association criticizes federal vaccine policy
The Iowa State Medical Veterinary association closed its thirteenth annual session in Des Moines with resolutions denouncing federal vaccine distribution to cattlemen. Officers were elected: President YP. O. Kato of Forest City and Secretary Treasurer J. D. Brown of Oskaloosa. In Racine the crash of a rate war looms as fire insurers discuss organizing, with Illinois companies suspected of seeking risks and proposing lower premiums than local agents.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Medical Veterinary Association
YP. O. Kato
Forest City
J. D. Brown
Oskaloosa
Racine
Wis
Illinois
Fire destroys Magnolia Seminary in Venona Illinois
Fire swept the Magnolia Seminary in Venona Illinois about twenty miles northwest. The historic building, opened nearly fifty years ago, was once a well known educational institution.
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Venona, Ills
Magnolia
Deaths from smallpox reported in Chicago outbreak
Chicago reports two deaths from smallpox to the health department, the first fatalities since the recent outbreak began.
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Chicago
Health Department
Standard Oil Gains Full Control of Manhattan Oil
Findlay Ohio January 26 The Standard Oil company now controls all production of Manhattan Oil company giving Standard Oil absolute control of both the north and south Lima fields.
Cuban convention adopts sympathy resolution for Queen Victoria
In Havana the constitutional convention debated a motion expressing Cuban sympathy for Britain after Queen Victoria's death. The measure, backed by five delegates and presented by Sanguily, passed 13 to 10 after critics argued it was outside the body’s role. The discussion referenced England's Boer War acts and Cuba’s Spanish-American War ties. Pretoria reported a British convoy incident near Middelburg with no casualties.
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Great Britain
Queen Victoria
Sanguily
Wood
Edward VII
Senor Llorente
England
General Sanguily
McKinley
General Lee
General Rivera
Lee
Senor de Quesada
Cuba
Pretoria
Lord Kitchener
Middelburg
Balmoral
Markets roundup shows mixed grain and livestock quotes
Chicago quotes Wheat January 73 1 2 cents, February 73 1 2 to 74 1 2. Corn 87 to 89 1 2. Oats 23 1 2 to 28 1 2. Pork May 14.77 up to 18.92. Lard May 7.35 to 7.42. Butter and dairy prices listed. eggs 1 2 cent per dozen. poultry and potatoes prices noted. cattle and sheep ranges shown for Chicago and East Buffalo.
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Board of Trade
Chicago Livestock
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Surprise at Beloit College as president may depart
Beloit Wisconsin January 26 The announcement that Dr Edward D Eaton longtime Beloit College president for fourteen years may sever ties with the institution has stirred surprise among residents and faculty. Eaton has received a call to become pastor of Milford Massachusetts Congregational church and will consider the offer when it arrives.
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Edward D. Eaton
Beloit College
Eaton
Prisoners Protest Harsh Treatment at Marquette Prison
Convicts testify before a joint state committee that discipline at Marquette prison is severe and that Jackson prisoners were flogged after a plot to kill officials was uncovered. Witnesses describe restraints and liquor on the warden amid broader complaints. At Ann Arbor the medical department faces cadaver shortages with twelve medics per cadaver and a rotating two scalpel users.
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Eigh
Joint Legislative Committee
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Moshier
Freeman
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Gust
Wolf
Warden Freeman
Ann Arbor
Mich
University
Anatomical Laboratory
Legislation Urged for Philippines by Commission
Washington January 26 Senators reject immediate action on Philippine legislation. White House urged Spooner bill to govern the archipelago, but five weeks remain in the session making new law unlikely. Commission telegraphed Secretary Root urging passage to secure civil government and investment opportunities.
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Philippians Commission
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Pettigrew
Secretary of War
A. Mabini
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Guam
General MacArthur
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House Committee On
Mier
Court of Appeals
Hazing Allegations at Annapolis Spur Congressional Probe
The Sherman resolution for a congressional investigation into hazing at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis triggers partisan response in Navy circles. Cadets allege hazing begins before entry and includes injuries, with calls to end such practices at government institutions.
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House of Sherman
New York
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Navy
Academy
Sheran
Sherman
Weet Point
Fresh Fruits Prominently Advertised in Market
An notice proclaims that at all times the market offers the choicest fruits fresh for customers emphasizing quality and availability.
Mine workers admit Iowa and Michigan to interstate deal
In Indianapolis on January 25 the mine workers convention voted to admit Iowa and Michigan to the interstate agreement. The pact will be signed with operators at Columbus, Ohio.
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Mine Workers’ Convention
Iowa
Michigan
Columbus
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