McKinley Inaugurated Amid Rain In Washington
The crowds in Washington witness William McKinley's second oath as president amid showers and decorations. The ceremony at the Capitol occurs after a public Senate event and is followed by the president's solemn oath and a reading from Proverbs. The day blends rain, ceremony, and national pageantry.
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Washington
William McKinley
United States
McKinley
Capitol
Clerk McKinney
Supreme Court
Veteran Civil War Major Francis S. Earle Dies in San Diego
Major Francis S. Earle, a veteran Grand Army member, dies in San Diego on March 6. He served in a famed New York militia regiment in 1860, moved to Michigan in 1861, where he was appointed adjutant of the Fourth Regiment by Colonel Woodbury. He rose to assistant adjutant on General FitzJohn Porter’s staff.
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San Diego
Cal
Francis S. Earle
New York
Michigan
Woodbury
Fitzjohn Porter
Raid near Centralia nets two burglary suspects
Chehalis Washington March 6 Deputy Sheriff James Matson and a posse raided a secluded house a mile and a half east of Centralia this morning and arrested two men who identified as H. B. Miller and James Mulligan. Both were armed with heavy revolvers and the house yielded items linking them to recent Chehalis burglaries.
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Chehalis
Wash
James Matson
Centralia
H. B. Miller
James Mulligan
Samoa Transport Steamer Bought by Government
The government has purchased the Samoa, a large British transport steamer sailing from Hongkong and due in about ten days. Upon arrival, $200,000 will be spent to fit her for transport service. The vessel measures 445 feet in length, 23 feet 8 inches in depth, 53 feet in width with a gross tonnage of 6396.
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San Francisco
Samoa
Port
Hongkong
Nominations Confirmed by Senate in Executive Session
The Senate confirmed multiple nominations including Bradstreet S. Radden as consul at Batavia Java Milton E. Ailes as assistant secretary of the treasury William A Rublee as consul general at Hong Kong Naval Constructor Francis T Bowles as chief constructor and head of the bureau of construction and repair George D Gear as second judge at the first circuit Hawaii Marshal B Wooaworth as US attorney for the northern district of California John H Fesler as consul at Amoy China Edward H Anderson as surveyor general of Utah and several postmasters and mineral land commissioners in Montana Iowa and the District of Columbia including George L Wales Daniel Arms John T Ingram J M Hartley William H Williams P T Morris Edwin S Hathaway Charles D Curtis Miles Vananagh Watson Boyle and George W Garrett.
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Senate
Bradstreet S. Radden
Maine
United States
Batavia
Java
Milton E. Ailes
Ohio
Treasury
William A. Rublee
Wisconsin
Hong Kong
Francis T. Bowles
Bureau of Construction and Repair
Department of the Navy
George D. Gear
First Circuit
Territory of
Hawaii
Marshal B. Wooaworth
California
John H. Fesler
Colorado
Amoy
China
Edward H. Anderson
Utah
Oregon
Robert H. Robinson
Arlington
C. G. Coad
Dallas
Mineral
Montana
George L. Wales
Daniel Arms
Philippsburg
John T. Ingram
J. M. Hartley
William H. Williams
P. T. Morris
Edwin A. Jones
Iowa
Edwins. Hathaway
Charles D. Curtis
Miles Vananagh
Watson Boyle
District of Columbia
George W. Garrett
Arkansas
Van Dusen Named State Fish Master Warden
Salem March 6 The state board of fish commissioners held its first meeting and unanimously named H G Van Dusen of Astoria master warden and Lewis Bean of Roseburg deputy. They ruled Representative Talbert ineligible and chose Bean as deputy from outside Astoria while F C Reed had been a candidate for master warden and D H Welch and Fred Wickman for deputy.
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Salem
State Board of Fish Commissioners
H. G. van Dusen
Astoria
Lewis Bean
Roseburg
Talbert
Clackamas County
F. C. Reed
D. H. Welch
Fred Wickman
Bean
Pat Crowe Replies To Cudahy Kidnapping Charge
Pat Crowe writes to the World Herald from Denison Iowa claiming innocence in the Edward Cudahy Jr kidnapping case. Omaha police chief Donahue confirms the letter's authenticity and offers to waive rewards and protect Crowe if he surrenders to police.
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Omaha
Neb
Pat Crowe
Edward Cudahy, Jr
World Herald
Denison
Cudahy
Donahue
Crowe
Steve Crowe
Pat
Mr. Cudahy
Dewet Headed but Not Captured in South Africa
London dispatch from General Kitchener dated Pretoria March 4 notes Dewet moving toward Philippolis and Fauresmith blocked by British forces. Babington digs up Krupp and ammunition at Landfontein. Sixteen Victorian Rifles capture 33 Boers and 50 horses at Seacow River. General Dartnell seizes a Hotchkiss near Pietersieft.
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London
Kitchener
Pretoria
Philippolis
Fauresmith
Babington
Landfontein
Victorian Rifles
Seacow River
Dartnell
Pietertieff
Notable Navy Officers Put On Retired List
Washington March 6 two senior naval officers were retired by law for age. Rear Admiral Philip C Hichborn long head of the bureau of construction and repair and Pay Inspector H G Colby a leading officer of the pay corps are among the names on the list.
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Washington
Philip C. Hichborn
Bureau of Construction and Repair
H. G. Colby
Pay Corps
Manila Officials Seek Governor Review Before Arrests
Rumors say Colonel Wilder Captain Gaines and Lieutenant Killespie may be recalled to their regiments. No orders issued. Police accused of overzealous arrests under MacArthur proclamations. Trials for Carman Carranza pending. cases referred to provost marshal for military review. Also noted: harbor improvement funded and Manila library transfer approved. A Cavite clash near Silang-Dasmarinas killed three Americans, wounded Macabebe scouts, one missing, and four animals killed. Captain Mair arrived too late to stop retreat.
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Wilder
Manila Police
Gaines
Manila Secret Service
Killespie
Davis
MacArthur
Carman
Carranza
Manila Harbor
Signal Corps
Silang
Das Marinas
Cavite
Mair
Bogus-check swindler arrested in Rathdrum Idaho
Harry C. Collins alias H D and H QO Davidson and others passed a 25 dollar fake check on Mrs. O Lavin in Rathdrum. Arrest followed after county officials alerted Ritzville. He fled Oregon counties where he cashed thousands with bogus papers and served in Jackson county penitentiary.
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Jackson
Oregon
Jackson County
Sand Point
Rathdrum
Four New Warships Launched Despite Weather Delays
London reports four warships scheduled for simultaneous launches. The Montagu was launched at Devonport and the Albermarle at Chatham, while the Drake went to Pembroke. The Kent launch was postponed due to unfavorable Portsmouth weather.
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London
Montagu
Albermarle
Drake
Kent
Portsmouth
Devonport
Chatham
Pembroke
Porter Denies Farewell as Ambassador in Paris
The embassy in Paris rejects rumors that General Horace Porter United States ambassador will resign and return to America calling the reports without basis in fact and purely invented.
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Paris
Horace Porter
United States
America
Miner Falls 400 Feet in Tacoma Mine Shaft Death
M M Laughlin master mechanic at the Treadwell mine slipped while alighting from the cage and plummeted 400 feet to the shaft bottom. He left a widow and four children. Laughlin formerly served as a locomotive engineer on the Northern Pacific and was a member of the Tacoma fire department.
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Tacoma
Wash
M. M. Laughlin
Treadwell
Northern Pacific
President nominates cabinet and officials in Washington
The president sent nominations to the senate naming John Hay as secretary of state Lyman J. Gage as secretary of the treasury Elihu Root as secretary of war John W. Griggs as attorney general Charles Emory Smith as postmaster general John D Long as secretary of the navy Ethan A Hitchcock as secretary of the interior James Wilson as secretary of agriculture Griggs to remain until a successor is chosen Robert McCormick slated as minister to Austria Cortelyou receives a new commission as secretary to the president.
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Washington
Senate
John Hay
District of Columbia
Lyman J. Gage
Illinois
Treasury
Elihu Root
New York
John W. Griggs
New Jersey
Charles Emory Smith
Pennsylvania
John D. Long
Massachusetts
Navy
Ethan A. Hitchcock
Missouri
Interior
James Wilson
Iowa
Griggs
Robert McCormick
Austria
Harris
George B. Cortelyou
Harrison Renominated for Chicago Mayor by Acclamation
Crater H. Harrison was placed in nomination for mayor for the third time by the Democratic city convention with no opposition and no ballot. The platform calls for municipal ownership of public utilities including street railways and lighting plants and includes Boer sympathy. The extension of street railway franchises looms as the campaign’s main issue.
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Chicago
Crater H. Harrison
Dawson Fears Flood As Spring Breakup Looms
Seattle reports Dawson fears spring flood with potential for high water if a rapid thaw follows heavy mountain snow. Transportation men view the snow as a sign of rising river levels for navigation. Three thousand letters arrive on the steamer Dolphin from Nome today.
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Seattle
Dawson
Dolphin
Nome
Boxers Enter Corea Front as Forces Clash in Manchuria
Reports from Victoria dated March 6 describe 3000 Boxers crossing from Manchuria to attack and loot In chery. Corean forces from Seoul and Ping Yang move to oppose them while Russians push Boxers south from Kirin and occupy Corean villages. American camp at Wun Sun receives Maxims and small arms for defense amid northern mine alarm.
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Victoria
B. C
Corea
Manchuria
Inchery
Seoul
Ping Yang
Kirin
Wun Sun
Spencer Pleads Guilty to Impersonating Federal Official
Arthur Spencer of Tacoma pleaded guilty in U S court to impersonating a United States official. He claimed Spokane authorities abused him and received a three year sentence to McNeil's Island penitentiary.
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Tacoma
Wash
Arthur Spencer
United States
Spokane
McNeil's Island
Secretary of State W C Clark Dies in Denver Tragedy
Denver reported the accidental death of W C Clark 62, Colorado secretary of state in 1876. He tripped on stairs in the Wade block and fell breaking his neck this afternoon.
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Denver
W. C. Clark
Colorado
Wade
Ambassador Powell Clayton Stops in New York
General Powell Clayton United States ambassador to Mexico from Arkansas is staying at the Fifth Avenue hotel in New York. He will remain until Monday then travel to Chicago and home for a few weeks.
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New York
Powell Clayton
Arkansas
United States
Mexico
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Chicago
Movements of Transports from Manila Reported
The transport Logan left Manila on the 1st with Generals Young and Hare and 25 officers and 769 men of the Thirty third volunteer infantry plus 21 officers and 785 enlisted men of the Thirty fifth volunteer infantry. General MacArthur notes that the transport Lawton arrived in Manila from San Francisco on the same date.
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Washington
Logan
Manila
Young and Hare
Thirty-third Volunteer Infantry
Thirty-fifth Volunteer Infantry
MacArthur
Lawton
San Francisco
Cuban Uprising Denial Amid Havana Labor Strike
In Havana on March 8 Cuba’s special commissioner in Washington denies any uprising plans and says only outsider factions seek Cuba’s downfall. Harbor lighermen join stevedores in a strike as Morro Castle brings 50 longshoremen. stevedores demand pay rises from 3.50 to 4.50 silver daily.
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Havana
United States
United States Secret Service
Senor Gonzales Quesada
Cuba
Washington
Morro Castle
Ward Line
Stevecores
Senate approves extension of U S France reciprocity treaty
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee favors a favorable report on a supplemental treaty with France extending the ratification window to March 24. The panel noted broader opposition to English and French reciprocity pacts while preferring easier deals with South and Central American states. All treaties expire before the next Congress.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
United States
France
Senate
Congress
Washington horses bid favored for Philippines sales
Representative Cushman pressed the quartermaster general for Washington this state to gain first recognition in selling horses for the Philippines. The official noted that since 1899 more than 5000 horses had been bought in Oregon Washington and Idaho and all met expectations.
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Washington
Cushman
Philippines
Quartermaster General
Oregon
Idaho
Department
Population of Alaska 1900 Census Counts 62 592
The 12th census shows Alaska with a population of 62 592 in 1900, up from 32 052 in 1890, an increase of 31 840 or 39.4 percent. Nome houses 5 486 and Skagway 3 117, as census conditions improve with new communication and gold discoveries drawing settlers.
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Washington
Alaska
Nome
Skagway
No Senate Committee Reorganization Planned
Washington reports that Republican senators will not reorganize Senate committees during the current session. Retiring senators will remain in their committee appointments until Congress convenes next December.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Weekly Trade Review in Bradstreet's Dispatches
Trade reports from western distributive centers show encouraging gains in bank clearings and railway earnings, with iron and steel prices rising and Western advisories bullish. Wheat and corn shipments reach 6.23 million bushels, while 167 U S business failures occur this week alongside 28 Canadian failures. notes on lumber, cotton, wool, copper, and tin finalize the update.
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Bradstreet's
Pittsburg
Birmingham
Chicago
St. Louis
United States
Pacific Coast Trade Prices on Produce and Meats
A detailed list of market quotes for onions lettuce beets carrots cabbage and more with prices per sack per pound per case and per ton. It also lists butter cheese eggs poultry ham and various flour and millstuffs prices across regions including Puget Sound Eastern Washington California and ranch dairy.
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California
Puget Sound
Washington
Market Prices Across Grains Hay Dairy and Livestock
Agricultural prices list per unit for Wheat Walla Walla Bluestem oats barley millstuffs hay butter eggs cheese potatoes vegetables hops wool mutton hogs beef and veal. Prices include per bushel per ton per sack and per pound across regions and grades.
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Walla Walla
Graham
Oregon
Wool—Valley
Market prices for agricultural products and dairy items
A list of prices from San Francisco and other regions for hops crop, butter, eggs, mills, middlings and bran. Includes per pound values in cents and dollars for 1900 era commodities such as creamery butter, eggs store, and dairy products with regional price variations.
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Nevada
Oregon
Valley
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