Hale's First Gun In the Fight On Cuban Recognition
Senator Hale submitted a memorandum on recognition of foreign governments from 1789 to 1897, arguing limits on recognizing Cuba as a state while a former sovereign nation fights to regain authority. The report reviews historic recognitions and highlights sharp exchanges between General Lee and General Weyler over Gavin’s death and other Cuban incidents.
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Senate votes to abolish death penalty in many cases
Washington on January 6 reports the Senate passed a House bill abolishing the death penalty in a broad range of federal offenses. The reform aligns with recent state laws, applying the principle to federal crimes while stopping short of total abolition.
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Senate
Armor plate costs spark congressional dispute
Washington reports Secretary Herbert’s reply to the naval appropriation bill demanding a cost audit of armor plate. He finds actual material and labor far below current prices, estimating net government cost near 400 per ton after plant costs and government nickel. The Carnegie and Bethlehem plants hint at selling to the government.
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Senate
Carnegie
Bethlehem
Ex Representative Conn Indicted for Libel Charge
Grand jury indicts ex Representative Charles G. Conn of Indiana for criminal libel accusing District Commissioner Truesdell of using public funds for private gain. Bench warrant issued. Conn, then in Indiana, expected to return to answer the charge.
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Lbel
Charles G. Conn
Indiana
Washington Times
Truesdell
Conn
Not Legislation but the Law of Supply and Demand
Seattle readers learn that the Central Lumber company, a vast California trust, has collapsed on the Pacific coast. Projections foresaw higher 1896 demand, yet actual demand lagged, with supply exceeding demand by four to one instead of three to one, ending the trust’s dominance.
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Wash
Central Lumber Company
California
Pacific Coast
Another Blue Cat Robber Implicated in Alton Hold-Up
Independence Missouri January 6 officers from Cracker Neck district arrest George Dowlin a young farmer charged with complicity in the Alton hold up He reportedly confesses corroborating Flynn and implicating John F Kennedy as the leader of the band and others still at large.
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Cracker Neck
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George Dowlin
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John F. Kennedy
Prosecution Likely Civil in Chase Case
Chicago Jan 6 It is probable that a civil not criminal prosecution will be begun against Sam B Chase ex county recorder The county board finance committee has not decided the nature of its recommendations before the board There is little doubt that suit to recover the delinquent amount will be started shortly
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Sam B. Chase
Son accompanies father to be committed to asylum
In Shelbyville Indiana yesterday a son, Larz Branson, 72, trustee of Union township, escorted his father James B Branson to Indianapolis to commit him to the Central Insane Hospital. Branson, once a respected Union township resident, suffered a severe fall years ago causing insanity and threats to family.
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Fletcher Avenue
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Thomas Hanna
Pennsylvania Street
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May
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Shelbyville
Ind
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Union Township
Brangon
Branson
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Undertaker Dies of Consumption After Uncovering a Corpse
Indianapolis reports a strange case as state health officials prepare a bulletin. Orange Failes, an undertaker of Nappanee in Elkhart county, was involved in a funeral where consumption was used, prompting objections to public funerals.
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Board ‘of Health
Nappanee
Elkhart County
Uubug
Wabash River Rises Nine Feet on Monday Flood
In Terre Haute Indiana on January 6 the Wabash River swelled nine feet in 24 hours ending Monday evening. The flood inundated extensive corn lands in the river bottoms. A blizzard struck Monday morning and improved flood conditions by afternoon.
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Wabash
General Francis A. Walker Dies Suddenly in Boston
General Francis A. Walker, renowned political economist and statistician, died suddenly in Boston after a quiet evening at home. Born in Boston in 1840, he was a leading authority on statistics and economics whose writings, including a widely circulated treatise on wealth, earned high praise from American scholars.
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Francis A. Walker
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America
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France Russia Intervention Rumor Debunked in Paris
Paris officials deny the Tageblatt claim that France and Russia planned to intervene in Washington to avert a breach between the United States and Spain. The report was deemed without foundation as of January 6.
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Three Children Die in the Flames
Ole Delia, a farmer six miles south of Babcock Wisconsin, lost his house to a fire and three children aged up to five were rescued from the flames. The weather forecast notes fair or changing conditions across Indiana Illinois Michigan Wisconsin and Iowa with cold to warmer temperatures and varied winds.
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Markets Report from New York and Chicago Grain and Produce
The Markets section details New York Money on call at 2 per cent with mercantile paper and bankers bills, government bonds easing, and silver certificates trading. Chicago Board of Trade quotations cover Wheat Corn and Oats with January May and July futures, Park prices, and produce items including butter poultry potatoes sweet potatoes onions and honey with varied regional quotes.
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