Hays Oration Honors McKinley Aide and Washington Tribute
Secretary of State Hay delivered a scholarly oration on the career of his martyred friend as Congress and a vast assembly, including Prince Henry of Prussia, gathered in the Hall of Representatives. The ceremony featured formalities, royal presence, and a marine band rendition of Head Kindly Light, marking a solemn national observance.
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Espe Canis
Day
Ueenet
Ote Remoaeraer
Denedston
Millearn
House Adjourns Following Memorial Observance
Members of the Supreme Court, Senate, diplomatic corps and other bodies departed in reverse arrival order. Speaker Henderson then called the House to order and Mr. Payne of New York moved to adjourn as a mark of respect. The motion was carried unanimously and the House adjourned at 1:40 p.m. until Friday.
Beaumont oil well erupts in wild gush near refinery
In Beaumont Texas a six inch oil well on the OML well running site blew out the pipe near the gate valve and began a powerful spray. Drilling rigs were shut down and guards patrolled to keep people away from the fire risk as wind carries oil over fields. Estimated wastage runs around two thousand barrels per hour.
Proclamations and Boer Surrender Talks Stir British Policy
London reports that provisions of the exile proclamation may be waived by Lords Kitchener and Milner as Colonial Secretary Chamberlain states in Parliament. Kitchener has already accepted surrender of minor Boer leaders under modified banishment rules.
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Kitchener
Milner
London
Chamberhauin
Johanniesburg
Transvaal
Ross Hands
Monte Botha
Coors
Arrest of a Suspect Near Prince Henry Train
A man who posed as a mail clerk was arrested in Jersey City as Prince Henry boarded his special train to Washington. Police dragged the plainclothes suspect away after he tried to enter the prince’s car, claiming to be a railway postal worker named Jaem uel Cremer. He was fined 50 for disorderly conduct.
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New York
Jersey City
Prince Henry
Washington
Jaemuel Cremer
von Cramer
Hfe
German Sphere Threat to Shan Tung Mining Monopoly
London cable reports from Pekin that a German agreement to acquire a mining monopoly in Shan-Tung is near settlement. It would close large parts of Shan-Tung to British and American enterprise and raises questions about Britain and the United States protest stance on Russian encroachments in Manchuria versus Germany’s exclusive claims. The claim rests on late Baron Venusteller’s demand and Berlin will not withdraw.
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Pekin
the Times
Shan-Tung Province
Shan- Tungi
Great Britain
United States
Manchuria
Germany
Shan-Tung
Baron Venetteler
Prince Henry greeted by 15000 in Indianapolis welcome
Prince Henry of Prussia arrived in Indianapolis to a thunderous, multiethnic crowd of about 15,000 at Union Station. Mayor Bookwalter presented a keepsake as Governor Durbin and others conveyed warm official greetings before the royal party departed amid cheers and flags.
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Prince
Prussia
Teuton
Prince Henry
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Union
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Mr. Harris
Mayor Bookwalter
Mr. Boyd
Admiral Evans
Admiral von Tirpitz
Schmidt von Schwind
OUR TRADE WITH GERMANY
Washington notes the strong U S German ties shown by trade figures. In 1901 imports from Germany topped any year except one while exports to Germany reached a new peak. total U S German commerce 1901 was the highest yet. Since 1865 trade has grown from 59 million to about 300 million dollars.
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Washington
United States
Germany
United Kingdom
Havoc of Floods Dampens Pittsburg and Wilkesbarre Losses
Floods crippled Pittsburg and Wilkesbarre with estimated damages reaching 1 250 000 in the city and 81 000 000 near Wilkesbarre. In Pittsburgh the worst affected areas, including Lincoln Hotel and Alvin and Duquesne Theaters, faced extensive water damage while churches closed but remained intact. Mill districts worked to resume operations as water receded and plants protected machinery with grease and surging debris removal aided cleanup efforts.
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Allegheny
Pennsylvania Avenue
Pitusburg
Woods Run
Lincoln Hotel
Twelfth Street
Lincoln
Lee
Alvin Theater
Duquesne Theater
Exposition Society
Remarkable Brain Operation At Johns Hopkins Hospital
A Baltimore World report notes Rev William A Stark pastor of Broadway German M E Church in New York had brain nerves extracted after the brain was lifted from its bed. The operation at Johns Hopkins Hospital is said to have gone well with strong recovery prospects.
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New York
Baltimore
William A. Stark
Broadway
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Treasury Grants New York Gold Deposit for Orient Trade
The Treasury Department approves New York’s request to deposit 12,000,900 dollars in gold at the sub-treasury with withdrawal rights in San Francisco for shipment to the Orient. The request also anticipates needing about 14,000,000 dollars more before mid March. The action benefits the government due to San Francisco’s gold surplus.
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Washington
Treasury Department
New York
Sub-Treasury
San Francisco
Exposition Board Seeks Roosevelt Visit With Warm Greeting
At a Charleston meeting the board of directors unanimously resolved to ask President Theodore Roosevelt to visit the exposition and to extend cordial greetings. They denied responsibility for Col J H Tillman’s recent communication to Roosevelt and expressed strongest lack of sympathy with his action.
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Charleston
S. C
Col. J. H. Tillman
Roosevelt
Exposition Company
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
J. H. Tillman
Major Jenkins Declines Sword Offer in Charleston
Warrenton Virginia special: Major Micah H. Jenkins declines to accept a sword offered to him during President Roosevelt's Charleston visit. Jenkins, Bethel Military Academy faculty member, sent a telegram to South Carolina Lieutenant Governor Tillman saying he must decline if reports of a telegram to Roosevelt are true.
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Micah Hl. Jenkins
Charleston
S. C
Jenkins
Bethel Military Academy
Tillman
South Carolina
Trousevelt
Tam
M. H. Jenkins
Professional Murderer Tom Horn in Cheyenne Jail
A Denver based profile describes Tom Horn as a professional killer willing to murder for 600 dollars. Horn is jailed in Cheyenne charged with fatally shooting 14 year old Willie Nickell and is suspected in several other killings, though not all cases could be proven in court.
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Wye
Tom Horn
Horn
Cheyenne
Willie Nickell
Trappist Brother Renounces Vows Leaves Monastery
Joseph Graham, a 93 year old Trappist monk known as Brother Eugene, ends 23 years of vows at the Trappist monastery in Dubuque County and seeks work after leaving with Rome’s permission to pursue life outside. He came from Haineis.
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Eugene
Joseph Graham
Haineis
Rome
Jersey Mosquitoes Exterminating Bill Passes Assembly
The New Jersey Assembly approved a mosquito exterminating bill by 48 to 9 after a lengthy debate. It appropriates $10,000 to the State experiment station for a scientific study of mosquito habits origins breeding places and their relation to malaria and other diseases. Funds to be spent by the State entomologist.
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New York
New Jersey Assembly
State Experiment Station
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