Gracefully the Ohio Glides into the Placid Pacific
The Ohio, in view of President McKinley and a party of distinguished guests, is launched successfully. The big warship slides down the ways and out to sea, signaling a smooth, triumphant launch.
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1901
Page
1
The Ohio, in view of President McKinley and a party of distinguished guests, is launched successfully. The big warship slides down the ways and out to sea, signaling a smooth, triumphant launch.
Mrs. McKinley attends the Ohio battleship launch at Union Ironworks in San Francisco with Govs and senators arriving for the event. The parade of ships and troops, the Slocum voyage, and cheers from 4500 shipyard workers frame a scene of national pride and labor praise. President McKinley lauds workers and pledges duty and mercy while receiving a ceremonial gift to be kept as a family token.
President McKinley witnessed a lively ceremony as the Ohio was christened and the Slocum sailed past a crowded yard. Union Ironworks workers praised the nation’s shipbuilding, while a political chant from a striker briefly interrupted the celebration.
Albany May 18 The 12 day street railway strike cost two merchants their lives and forced 3000 national guardsmen into the city. An amicable settlement grants wage increases and appeals rights while the traction company gains limits on reinstatement for violent strikers. Guards begin withdrawal as funerals for the two victims are held tomorrow.
A detained man found near the Billman ranch three miles from Livingston crawled along a creek bed in a nude state and claimed he was searching for his mother. Identified as Johnson, with a Helena Burke mother, he will be sent to Warm Springs for treatment following a commission on Monday.
Absorbed by the A Can company, the I Tin Can firm once separated under New Jersey, with a capital of 000, has been merged into the A Can company amid a larger corporate consolidation reported in New York on May 18.
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