Sugar bounty case sparks a fight over executive power
Washington reports that Comptroller Bowler's sugar bounty ruling prompts calls for congressional inquiry and possible impeachment proceedings. The piece links the decision to the Democratic platform against bounties and forecasts impact on Louisiana's 1896 presidential race and party fortunes.
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Sowter
Supreme Court
Chicago
Washington
Executive Department
Bowler
Louisiana
New Republican Congress
Count Hobkirk claims Alliance near shore during Cuban incident
The Frenchman aboard the Alliance describes being able to see inhabitants from the near shore as the vessel was fired on by the Conde de Venadito off Cuba. Capt Crossman allegedly fretted at the impossibility of landing arms and vowed to raise a row upon return to the United States.
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United States
Senor Muruago
Thes Conde de Vendoito
Spain
Crossman
Brazil
Cuba
Madrid
The Cheng Tu Riots to Be Investigated by U S Government
Washington Sept 7 The United States government will conduct an independent inquiry into the Cheng Tu riots with a Chinese representative. Reasons include precedents from France and anticipated actions by England. The investigation will be conducted by an official on the Chinese coast and may take about a month to reach Cheng Tu, capital of Sichuan Province.
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United States
Wasnngeron
State Department
France
England
Cheng Tu
Wid Province
Szechuan
Desperate burglars fatally wound clerk in Britton store
Two colored tramps robbed Britton general store in midnight raid. George Clark, Wa bash night operator, ordered them out. they fired, Clark shot in the breast and later died. Posse captured one suspect. another mortally wounded rumor unconfirmed.
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Tolepo
Britton
Mich
George Clark
Wabash
Young Clark
Rea
Clark
Damage to the Columbia Brooklyn Court Martial Statement
In the Southampton docked court martial of Captain Sumner for docking the cruiser Columbia improperly, a statement by Sumner was read. He admitted partial responsibility for culpable inefficiency, arguing no law defined a captain's duty, and claimed the damage stemmed from an error of judgment not grave enough to meet the charge.
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Brooklyn
Sumner
Columbia
Southampton
Lemont Police Crackdown Touches City Leaders
Lemont Illinois on September 7 saw Mayor Webb McCarthy Chief Frank Frelichowsky C A Kelly and dozens of saloon and concert hall keepers arrested by Chicago deputy sheriffs under civic federation orders. A large group of women inmates were rounded up as part of the sweep totaling seventy five prisoners. They were sent to Chicago where influential figures secured bonds and were released.
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Lemont
Ill
Webb McCarthy
Frank Frelichowsky
C. A. Kelly
Chicago
Civic Federation
Dun's Commercial Review: No Real Business Reaction Observed
Dun and Company reports no real business reaction with temporary gains vanishing yet overall value higher than last year. Prices average 8.8 percent lower than a year ago. cotton strong but pausing. imports large. labor tight for Bradford. corn crop outlook enormous. farm prices fluctuating. rail earnings up slightly. August failures total 8,046,237 dollars with manufacturing and trading shares split.
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R. G. Dun.& Co
Bradford
New York
Texas
Chicago
United States
Canada
Mystery of Monroe woman ends with body found
The disappearance of Mrs. Jane Merrill of Monroe Michigan was solved by discovery of a badly decomposed body in a brush heap on a farm. She had lived with John Larkins as his wife, was not married, and after his death she claimed dower. Larkins later died, a fraudulent mortgage followed, and pension money were misused. Larkins and his wife were arrested for the murder and held in Monroe.
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Indiamtan
P. Fosse
Killie
Sullivan
Ind
James Ward
Aaron Hunter
John Hunter
Ward
Hunter
Tolepo
Jane Merrill
Monroe
Mich
John Larkins
Larkins
Merrill
Monroe, Mich
Prince of Forgers Arrested in Chicago Case
Howard Castle, alias Castello, alias Raymond, a famed check forger sought in a dozen states, was arrested by Central Station Detectives DeRoche and Buckmaesterz in Chicago. Relieved by police in three cities offer rewards, Castle’s career began in Detroit with a forged $5,000 uncle cheque, earned him two years in an Iowa prison, and his father is described as a congressman from a western state who has paid large sums to settle forgeries.
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Chicago
Central Station
DeRoche
Buckmaesterz
Howard Castle
Castello
Raymond
Castle
Detroit
Iowa
Great Western States
Congress
Defender Wins America's Cup Chase at Sandy Hook
New York September 8 Defender defeated Valkyrie III by 8 minutes 49 seconds after a dramatic race watched by about 20,000 spectators aboard excursion steamers. Valkyrie led early in light wind before Defender gained pace and pulled away, with wind shifts and sea conditions influencing the result.
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Valkyrie
Lord Dunraven
Valkyrie LT
Wind and Rain Wreck the State Normal School at Emporia
A severe wind and rain storm hit Emporia Kansas yesterday afternoon causing extensive damage. The State Normal school east wing, newly dedicated at a cost of 50000, was ruined with the north gable blown in and the roof torn off. Inside Albert Taylor hall was soaked. Damage estimated around 10000, but fifty rooms in the main building remain uninsured and usable. Downtown losses include Clark’s wholesale furniture partially unroofed and stock damaged. Basements flooded with four inches of water in under two hours. Reports from nearby areas note blown houses near Hartford and Neosho Rapids with other structures destroyed. A Santa Fe bridge and 1000 feet of track washed away near Reading.
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State Normal School
Emporia
Kan
Albert Taylor Hall
Board of Regents
Clark
Hartford
Here
Bessie Henry
Neosho Rapids
Reading
Attempt to Blow Up Church for Cornerstone Coins
Explosion at First Congregational Church in Greenville Michigan damaged little. Police believe thieves planted dynamite under the cornerstone to reach money believed placed when the church was laid. No injuries reported.
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Greenville
Mich
First Congregational
Pills Too and 25c a Box Boosts Druggist Ads
An advertising blurb notes pills priced at 25 cents a box with free book at druggists or by writing B. F. Allen Co. at 305 Canal Street New York. Annual sales surpass six million boxes.
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B. F. Allen Co
Canal Street
New York
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