Impressive Harrison Funeral Honors At Crown Hill
Benjamin Harrison interred in Crown Hill family lot in Indianapolis amid vast troops of mourners. President McKinley, Governor Durbin, cabinet members and visiting dignitaries attended a solemn service at First Presbyterian Church followed by a lengthy procession to the gravesite.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Benjamin Harrison
Crown Hill Cemetery
McKinley
General Harrison
Harrison
America
First Presbyterian Church
Durbin
President Harrison
Dr. Haines
Nichols
St. Louis
Haines
Colums
Benjamin F. Tracey
New York
John Wanamaker
Philadelphia
W. H. H. Miller
John W. Noble
Charles Foster
Fostoria
Ohio
Lew Wallace
Judson Harmon
Cincinnati
William A. Woods
A. L. Mason
James Whitcomb Riley
Evans Wootten
Harry
Mrer. Harrison
Parker
Navy
Tittle Elizabeth Harrison
Tibbett
Mr. Nichols
Mr. Haines
Edward Nell
Crown Hil
Butte City Campaign Expected Free of Mud-Slinging
Butte eyes a peaceful municipal campaign this spring with three strong contenders McCarthy Davey and Tewey. With a three way race unlikely to yield a first ballot majority the contest remains open among delegates and no factional bitterness dominates. After the convention the field will settle and the campaign will be brief with vaudeville speeches unlikely this year. Heinge may yet emerge to challenge W A Clark.
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Butte
McCarthy
Davey
Tewey
Heinge
W. A. Clark
Funeral at Crown Hill for Harrison amid silent crowds
Thousands gathered at Crown Hill cemetery Indianapolis to witness the Harrison funeral. President McKinley Governor Durbin and Cortelyou attended as the service concluded with a simple burial and cannon salute.
Mining property talk and hazing cases headline Butte
The item lists Clinton of Butte visiting with Alex Livingston about mining property near Bear and mentions Taggert and Linton leaving for Butte with George Coons and Miss Gussie Palmer of Seattle. It also notes a cadet, John Hicks of Rockdale Texas, dismissed for hazing at Vir military institute amid an investigation, and features various clairvoyant notices and a Republican candidate for Police Magistrate.
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Clinton
Butte
Alex Livingston
City
Beard
Messrs. Taggert and
Linton
George Coons
Gussie Palmer
Seattle
McGruey
The
Baltimore Sun
Fet
John Hicks
Rockdale
Texas
Vir Military Institute
General Scutt
Hicks
Hozn
Li Hung Chang in Ill Health Provokes International Debate
Pekin March 17. Li Hung Chang's health concerns ministers of powers as American minister Rockhill notes he is a physical wreck though mentally swift. Russian minister de Giers lauds Li as a pivotal China diplomat. Spanish minister Senor de Cologan says China needs his influence. American troops are ordered home next month, leaving 150 infantry, with foreign forces debated for two years.
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Pekin
Li Hung Chang
Rockhill
Earl Li
M. de Giers
China
Senor de Cologan
Tientsin Dispute Sparks Calls for Firm Policy
London reports the Tientsin railway dispute as a Russian bid to provoke Britain and threaten Manchuria. Editorials urge a strong, prepared stance, warning that weakness endangers imperial rights while praising potential allied support from Japan.
No Change in Anglo Russian Railway Dispute at Tientsin
March 17 report from Tientsin notes no shift in the Anglo Russian railway dispute with small detachments and 27 guards on each side. A Russian general arrived from Pekin, French soldiers are barred from entering the British concession on duty, Major Heckler was assaulted, Russians buy land, a German party returned with 30 captured robbers, and Count von Waldersee is due Tuesday from Kiachou.
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Tientsin
Pekin
Major Heckler
Count von Waldersee
Kiaichou
Russia’s masking stance on punishments exposed
Dr. Morrison writing from Pekin to the Times says Russia has thrown off the mask by resisting demands to punish guilty officials. He argues leniency is unlikely, noting Russia’s past brutal reprisals against Chinese and suggesting a private pact with Li Hung Chang to oppose decisive action.
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Morrison
St. Petersburg
Russia
Mongolia
Turkestan
Manchuria
China
Lord Salisbury
Port Arthur
Far East
London
The
Times
Pekin
Li Hung Chang
President McKinley Visits Indianapolis for Day with Durbin
President McKinley arrives in Indianapolis aboard the Pennsylvania road at 6 30 AM. A citizen committee greets him and escorts him to Governor Durbin's house for a day of informal receptions and a visit with Mrs. Harrison. He attends funeral services, has lunch, then returns to Durbin's before departing for Canton and Washington.
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Indianapolis
McKinley
Pennsylvania Road
Union Station
Durbin
Over- Street
Taggart
Gilbert
Harrison
Pennsylvania Railroad
Fairbanks
Beveridge
Canton
Washington
Belt Consolidated company formed to reopen Houghton mine
Governor Dunstan and Captain Dunn finalize plans to organize Belt Consolidated. The new company backed by Boston Chicago and local investors will float at six dollars a share with three hundred thousand dollars in cash for development. The Hes mine near the Massachusetts and the Adventure mines lie idle fifteen years after English owners squandered a million dollars on surface works.
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Standard
Houghton
Mich
Dunstan
W. A. Dunn
Boston
Chicago
The
Belt Consolidated
Massachusetts
Mutiny at Halifax Garrison Breaks Into Street Clash
In Halifax Nova Scotia on March 17 a serious clash erupted as eighteen Royal Artillerymen seized a main street. Canadian troops moved to arrest the mutineers, infantry charged with fixed bayonets, one artilleryman lost a left hand, and the mutineers were captured. The incident was linked to a St Patrick's Day celebration without the usual Irish festive salute.
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Hlifax
N.S
Royal
Artis
Dismembered Body Found Near Mullan Tunnel
A human body fragment set was found along the Northern Pacific track east of the Mullan tunnel by section men. Coroner Brooks announced no inquest would be held as identity and cause may remain unknown. The body was prepared by a local undertaker after an assessment of the grisly scene.
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Standard
Helena
Merch
Northern Pacific
Mullan Tunnel
Brooks
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Cortelyou
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Russell Harrison
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Standara
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Japan
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Englich
Halifax
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