Candidacy split over first ballot in speakership race
Washington reports show a conservative Crisp lead on the first ballot, with estimates ranging from twenty to thirty votes. McMillan Hatch and Mills factions discuss possible cross-supports while Western delegates ponder bloc alignments. Rep. William Wilson states he will back Mills.
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Missouri
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William Wilson
West Virginia
Northwest Wants Merriam as Vice President Nominee
Minnesota Republican Thomas Lowry urged that Governor Merriam be placed second on the national ticket, arguing a Northwest ticket would solidify GOP chances. He praised Merriam as popular in the West and suitable for vice president, noting his Minnesota governorship amid a year of Republican losses elsewhere. Also covered is a St Louis reception for Archbishop Kenrick and visiting prelate celebrating golden jubilee with grand decor and about 1,000 guests.
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Marquette Club
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Receivership Ordered for Richmond Nicholasville Beattyville Rail
In Louisville a U S court placed the Richmond Nicholasville and Beattyville railroad in the hands of a receiver at the suit of the Central Trust company and other creditors. Liabilities total about three million dollars. Providence reports William K Potter elected mayor by over one hundred vote margin. first Democrat mayor since 1834.
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Typhoid Fever at Catholic Orphanage in Louisville
Typhoid fever has struck Catholic orphanages near Louisville with several children ill. Among the inmates is a French boy named Laichot, aged 18, noted for his condition and the crisis of care as authorities work to prevent spread. The report mentions ongoing efforts and uncertain outcomes amid local concern.
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Louisville
Laichot
Unfair Discrimination Charged Against Great Northern
Railroad Commissioner Welsh visits Farso to probe discrimination accusations against the Great Northern railroad. He cites a circular directing agents to refuse cars except to elevator men or actual farmers, harming street buyers and farmers remote from towns by raising demurrage costs and narrowing competition.
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Great Northern
Canadian trade shifts to Britain after McKinley bill
Ottawa reports farm products redirected from the United States to Great Britain with a surge in exports. Eggs, poultry, pork, and cheese demand rise as prices in Europe remain favorable. The article also notes Virginia and other U.S. local developments and incidents.
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Ottawa
Ont
Europe
United Sees
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England
Comforting Reflection in a Quoted Adage
A fragment reflects on marriage for money, noting the love of a man who marries for wealth rests on rockier ground and ends with a cautious moral about true affection.
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Pitisa
The Eventful Career of Cyrus W Field Ends in Illness
New York December 3. Cyrus W Field’s fifty one year marriage ends in sadness as his fortunes fade and his son Edward is in a private insane asylum. Field recalls the moment his son asked for money and took securities, leaving him nearly penniless after losses. Mrs Field lies ill and Cyrus nears death at seventy two.
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United States Congress
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Church and State at War in Brazil in 1843
Rio Janeiro December 1843 reports rising clash between government and clergy. The state accuses clergy of plotting to restore the empire while priests denounce anti church policy. Salaries have been irregular, fueling church hostility to the republic. In Minnesota, Northfield December 3 a campaign to exterminate wolves reduces their numbers, protecting local flocks for winter.
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Jane
Northfield
Minn
Prairie fires devastate Lyon county farms in Kansas
Destructive prairie fires crossed Lyon county northern Kansas destroying stables hay stacks and corncribs. A fire six miles south of Emporia on Monday consumed large quantities of baled hay. The same dispatch notes a December report on banking shows 193 new national banks formed with 20.7 million capital while 41 associations liquidated 25 became insolvent leaving 12.6 million net gain.
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Emporia
Kan
Lyon County
Here
Wasureton
Ellwood Charity Bank Block Fire in Anderson Damages
A blaze at the Charity bank block in Ellwood, Anderson, burned at 4 a.m. causing $28,500 in losses across the Farmers’ bank $2,000 Jacob Cramer clothing $5,000 and the Knights of Pythias lodge $1,500. Owners report no insurance.
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Ind
Ceharity Bank
Ellwood
Farmers’ Bank
Jacob Cramer
Es Knights of Pythias Lodge
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