Memorial Service Honors McKinley in Capitol Hall
Washington observes a national memorial for President McKinley with President Roosevelt Prince Henry of Prussia and Cabinet members present. Secretary Hay delivers the eulogy detailing McKinley’s vision, beliefs, and death in Buffalo as the nation unites in mourning.
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House of Representatives
Hay
Washington
Roosevelt
Prince Henry
Prussia
Supreme Court
Congress
John Hay
McKinley
Blaine
Garfield
Pennsylvania Avenue
Buffalo
Capitol
Caritol
Marine Band
Grosvenor
Foraker
House
Senate
Royal
Prince Henry of
Imperial House
Senator Foraker
General Grosvenor
Germany
Frye
Diplomatic Corps
Gray
Bingham
Army
Gilmore
Marine Corps
Shaw
Wilson
Couden
In-Between Overcoats and Rain Gear Arrive in Store
The shop offers a covert 34 inch serge lined at 16.50 an Oxford Vienna silk lined at 25.00. Hodgman rain coats resemble overcoats but keep rain out. Other styles include Oxford mixtures at 25.00 and Queen's mourning coats at 22.00 plus 18.00 and 15.00 options. New shirts shoes hats and clothing arrive daily.
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Oxford
Vienna
Schley and Hobson Speak at DAR Daughters’ Exposition
Admiral Schley and Captain Hobson headlined a Daughters of the American Revolution event in Charleston. Mrs Fairbanks, as president general, delivered the keynote on Revolutionary memories. The audience praised the naval heroes for Santiago and the nation’s naval triumphs.
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Charleston
D. C
Admiral Sedley
Captain Hobson
Charles W. Fairbanks
Hobson
Santiago
Admiral Schley
Dewey
Sampson
Schley
Summerville
Fort Sumpter
Naval Station
Telephone Linemen Strike Shuts Manhattan Works
A large group of linemen employed by the New York and New Jersey Telephone companies in Manhattan the Bronx and Long Island City walk out today. The women workers demand fifty cents a day for foremen eight cents twenty for assistant foremen and a flat rate of three dollars for all classes.
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New York
Manhattan
Bronx
Long Island City
New Jersey
Professor Preston's Big Bowling Scores Rise in Montana
Professor F. C. Preston of Great Falls, a commercial college staffer, is emerging as a top Montana amateur bowler. In a Washington's Birthday match he rolled 257, the city's best alley score. Over nine games that day, his average exceeded 176, and across 29 games that week he posted an average of 153.
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Buffalo
Kipling
Egypt
Jerusalem
Washington
Lincoln
McKinley
Great Falls
F. C. Preston
Montana
O Donovan Rossa Ill with Blood Poisoning in Colorado
Irish Fenian leader Jeremiah O Donovan Rossa lies critically ill at St Francis Hospital in Colorado Springs after a foot wound became infected. Doctors advised amputation, which he refused. several bones were removed as his condition worsened.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
O'Donovan Rossa
St. Francis’ Hospital
Rossa
Jeremiah O'Donovan
Ireland
England
America
Dr. Burnett Faces Trial for Death of Mrs Nichol in Nashville Case
Chicago February reports Dr. Orville S Burnett on trial for allegedly agreeing with Nashville socialite Mrs Charlotte Shoup Nichol to die together at the Hotel Marlborough The defense challenges notes and statements as morphine influenced The note claimed she died from love for Burnett while authorities warn of severe weather across the Southeast with rain floods and tropical storm signals in Georgia Florida and Alabama
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Chicago
Orville S. Burnett
Charlotte Shoup Nichol
Nashville
Burnett
Birmingham
Georgia
Atlanta
Savannah
Tampa
Fla
Gulf
Martin
Heavy Rains Batter Georgia Cause Floods and Delays
Atlanta reports torrential rains across the southeastern gulf states with Columbus flooding a bridge swept away and the Chattahoochee river rising rapidly. Washouts halt trains on Seaboard Airline between Columbus and Albany and between here and Shiloh with no loss of life reported.
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Atlanta
Gulf States
Columbus
Chattahoochie
Seaboard
Here
Albany
Shiloh
Killing in Arlington Postoffice Sparks Bloodless Shootout
In Arlington Oregon at about 1 PM a bloods shooting affray ended with R. R. Hankins slain by D. Sweeten in the postoffice building. Hankins fired first. Sweeten fired four shots, three hit. Sweeten surrendered. The motive remains unclear.
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Portland
Ore
Arlington
Oregonian
Postoffice
R. R. Hankins
D. Sweeten
Hankins
Sweeten
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M'Kinley
District of Columbia
Cowles
Carew
Lord Pauncefote
M. Cambon
France
Count Cassini
Russia
Signor
Myron T. Herrick
Cleveland
W. A. Lynch
Canton
William R. Day
Webb Hayes
Union
Henderson
Miles
Admiral Dewey
Florida
His Royal Highness
the Prince
Milburn
Marine
Payne
Pkwsowewl M'Kinley
The
Hodgman Rubber Company
of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Admiral Pays Glow
Professor Preston
Prof FC Preston
State
San Francisco
Wit
HR. Hankins
T. D. Sweeten
Arling
Schatzlein Paint Co
W. Broadway, Butte
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