Repeal fight over Illinois newspaper libel law
Springfield residents report an effort in the Illinois house to repeal the 2 year old newspaper libel law requiring full retraction as compensation. Representative Revell leads the measure with debate over enacting clauses, amendments, and special orders as lawmakers examine targets and possible impacts on press scrutiny.
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Springfield
Revell
Chicago
McGuire
Woodford Courty
Charles A. Allen
Senate
Monroe
Joliet
George D. Anthony
Judiciary Committee
Senator Templeton
Appropriations
Committee On
Commerce
Edward J. Dwyer
Harding
Sidney McCloud
John Morrison
Senator Hamilton
Judicial Department
Fish and Game Committee
Willoughby
Curtis
House
Thomas BE. Needles
Judiciary
James P. Cavanaugh
Nebraska
Illinois
Tanner
Pontiac Reform School
Metropolitan Bank
Mas. McClaughry
McClaughry
General Assembly
Gov. Tanner
Plate
McCulloch
Runaway Wife Found in Oklahoma Married to Other Man
Mrs Mamie Goings formerly of Pontiac was found in Perry O T by her husband John Goings after a two year flight with David Holden. They settled in Custer County and Goings later divorced him before marrying Holden and having a child. Holden expelled Goings with a rifle. Goings plans suit to overturn the divorce and press bigamy theft charges.
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Oklahoma
Mamie Goings
Pontiac
Perry
O. T
John Goings
Goings
Illinois
David Holden
Custer County
Soings
Territory
Southern Mountain Types Reflect Frontier Ethos and Fashion
A piece on mountain folk celebrates hospitality, honesty, and staged funerals as frontier customs. It notes early marriages as virtue safeguarded, sunbonnets for modesty, and barter over cash. A 191? reference to a Prov idence man found dead hints at violence or mystery.
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Bhout
Doletu
January Review Sees Real Gain Amid Disappointment
Dun and Company reports January as a month of disappointment yet real gain with production rising in iron works and woollen mills while exports improve. Prices struggle, but money markets ease and industrial expansion appears on track though not overextended.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Atlantic
Iron and
Bessemer Pig
Gray Forge
Southern Iron
Chicago
United States
Canada
Bank Examiner Reports Trouble at Newport Bank
The First National Bank of Newport faces an alarming Tucker report. Overdrafts are high, real estate and mortgages dominate assets, and quick assets are weak. Resources total 871 267 dollars with 224 206 in loans and discounts. A cash shortage of 415 dollars is noted. Liabilities reach 200 000 dollars, with deposits at 394 378. Estimated loan losses around 200 000 dollars.
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Crxcmnati
Tucker
First National Bank of Newport
Gen R A Alger Arrives in Canton for War Portfolio
Gen R A Alger arrived in Canton on January 30 by invitation, signaling to locals that he might be offered the War portfolio in the new McKinley cabinet. The visit follows a pattern of prominent cabinet prospects touring Canton by invitation.
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Ransell A. ‘Alger
Bite
McKinley
Canton
R. A. Alger
Vafternoon
Alger Offered Secretary of War in Canton Report
Gen Russell A Alger, long considered a leading candidate for secretary of war, reportedly received a formal offer at 3 p m yesterday in Canton and accepted the position. The visit suggested objections from his state had been overcome and McKinley planned cabinet talks with him.
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Russell A. Alger
Gen. Alger
Maj. McKinley
Alger
Columbus
Canton
Russell A. Alper
Changes in Fifty Fourth Congress Through Deaths and Resignations
Washington lists seven deaths and multiple resignations in the Fifty Fourth Congress. Names include Wright, Campbell, Post, Cogswell, Remann, Crain, Crisp, Burrows, Black, McGann, and others with successors named such as Codding, Cummings, Prince, Moody, Hadley, Kleburg, Crisp Jr., Milnes, Belknap, and Beckenham. Frank Black resigns to become New York governor. vacancy awaiting fill.
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Washington
Myron B. Wright
Pennsylvania
James H. Codding
Andrew J. Campbell
New York
Amos J. Cummings
Philip
Post
Illinois
George W. Prince
Wm. Cogswell
Massachusetts
Wm. H. Moody
Frederick Remann
BE. L. Hadley
William H. Crain
Texas
Rudolph Kleburg
Charles I. Crisp
Georgia
Charles F. Crisp
Julius C. Burrows
Michigan
Alfred Milnes
James C. C. Black
L. F. McGann
Hugh E. Belknap
Frank 8. Black
Generous Offer for West Point Cadets at Inauguration
Washington Jan 30 The secretary of war arranged for West Point cadets to attend the inaugural ceremonies on March 4. A dispute over trip expenses led to a solution as H C Burch manager of the Ebbitt House offered free lodging for the cadets while Maj McKinley will have his headquarters there. Transportation funding rests with the war department.
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Washington
Secretary of War
West Point
Congress
H.C. Burch
Ebbitt House
Maj. McKinley
Lamont
War Department
Powder Mill Explosion Shocks Hazleton Area
A powder magazine at Crystal Ridge colliery near Hazleton Pennsylvania exploded just before midnight. The blast was felt in Port TsviLux and Hazleton. Night watchman Herman Rickert was injured. Damage included broken storefronts and windows worth thousands of dollars. Citizens mistook the event for an earthquake amid widespread excitement until full damage was assessed.
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Hazleton
PortTsviLux
Crystal Ridge
Herman Rickert
Cve
Cure for Catarrh Claim in Old Advertisement
An old newspaper ad touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal cure for catarrh with a $100 reward for any case it cannot cure. It promotes internal treatment targeting blood and mucous surfaces, plus Hall's Family Pills, and makes generic quotes from local papers.
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Hall
F. J. Cusagey & Co
Toledo
T.c. Hall
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