McKinley in Canton Farewell Train Arrives in Pittsburgh
Crowds greet President Elect McKinley as his train departs Canton for Washington at midnight. Escort by Canton Business Men’s Association forms a guard of honor, with Grand Army band, cavalry, and public officials amid electric lights and fireworks. The car No. 88 carries McKinley and family as bombing salutes mark the departure.
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Fe Prrrepune
Ohio State
McKinley
Canton
Grand Army
Sweet Home
Beaver Falls
New Brighton
Rochester Org
Beaver
Senator Quay
Washington
City Hall
Harry Frease
H. L. Koulins
Paren Grand Army
Batalion
Ohio National Guard
Capital
Ohio
Canton Business Men
Grand Army Posts
First Ward
Republican Club
Major McKinley
Second Ward
Massillon
Market Street
Business Men's Association
McKinley Gate
Major
Arden
Delphos
Panhandle
John O. Dueber
Dueber Heights
Mra. McKinley
Maria Saxton
Towa Is About Ready For Trial On March 29
Washington reports Chief Constructor Hichborn just back from inspecting the battleship Iowa at Cramp’s shipyards and says the Iowa will begin its trial trip on March 29 with all battery aboard except the 12 inch guns. The Towa is described as the largest and most powerful battleship in the navy. New Haven notes the L Candee rubber factory will resume Monday night after a lengthy idle period, employing 1,000 workers.
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Towa
Washington
Hichborn
Iowa
Cramp’s
New Haven
Conn
L. Candee Company
Tillman Charges Armor Makers Pay Agents In Senate
Washington March 2 The Senate advanced appropriation bills as Tillman charged armor plate makers had paid agents in the senate to rob the government. Hawley and Tillman sparred over armor plate costs and a proposed reduction to 800 a ton. The confrontation grew tense, Tillman insisting monopolies control the chamber as Hawley demanded a precise rebuttal.
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WashInaton
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Connecticut
Elkina
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Whitney
House
Mr. Hawley
Senator Hawley
Wall Street
Carnegies
Naval Committee
Senate Committee On
Quay
Chandler
Yeas
Senate raises Transmississippi show funds for Omaha exposition
The Senate approved 875000 for the Transmississippi and International Exposition to be held in Omaha in 1898, adding 75000 to the bill and funding related projects. The sundry civil bill also provides 125000 for the federal building, 75000 for the South Omaha post office, 175000 for topographic surveys, and 35000 west of the 97th meridian with further allocations west of the 104th. Plus 25000 to repair works near Nebraska City.
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House
South Omaha
United States
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Texas
Oklahoma Territory
Thurston
Nebraska City
Missouri River
Weeklong Avoca News Highlights in City Entries
Tuesday notes report H Heyman from Avoca in the city and many locals visiting Creston Omaha Stuart and Des Moines. Mentions of watches repair, real estate movers, dances at Odd Fellows, typhoid illness, and election results with mayor and council races across wards.
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H. Heyman
Avoca
M. Maclean
Creston
Lona Meek
Omaha
Peter Hopley
Lewis
J. M. Irmen & Co
Otto Eggers
Ed. Low
Liz Collins
Stuart
L. I. DeLane
Madison, Neb
Etta Maxwell
Council Brifis
West Seventh Street
D. E. Fudge and Child
Maine
Taylor
Walnut Dramatic Club
Opera House
W.M. Reynolds
Etta Highley
Moorshell
Des Moines
S. N. Porterfield
Council Bluffs
F. W. Porterfield
S. P. Wheeler
Fort Collins
Col
J. B. Jones
W. E. Martin
Lee Pratt
Jones
James W. Brown
C. D. Brown
B. A. Goodspeed
Goodspeed
F. M. Nichols
Jas. G. Whitney
Whitney
James Stier
D. F. Hawks
H. A. Dicker
A. Walker
Hugh McKay
B. KE. Harkins
George Turner
O. W. Brown
Ed. Butler
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Giles ¥. Crenshaw
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Mississippi Valley
Eckela
Pitchfork
Solons
Economic Postal Association
Three Friends
United States Supreme Court
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Supreme Court
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McKenzie
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J. Shrook
Emma Martin
Mary Neth
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Anita
P. Benton
Maggie Hilton
Brayton
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A. G. Beech
Manley Hart
Illinois
J. H. Riddlebarger
Jake Powetd
L. FE. Hollowell
Harry Roberts
Grove City
Ike Andrews
Mra. J
Vetzer
Oakaloosa
Dr. Gothard
Mabel
Cassville
Wis
L. F. Copeland
Leona May Allen
East End
Ion
Emma Stevens
Rev
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Mt. Vernon
Og Worps
Harswell
Beck
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Epworth League
Harned
Holy Land
Orient
Ramsey
John Boardsman
Atlantic
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Jas. B. Jones
Lee Prall
Martin
B. E B. Harkend
Geo. Turner
Bull Creek
James Whitney
Nipper
Burr
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