Memorial Day Observances Across Cities Highlight Veterans
Kansas City reports Decoration Day on May 31 with banks and offices closed and some stores opening at noon. New York marks a large parade of about 15,200. Grant's Tomb address by Wu Ting Fang. Hall of Fame dedication at New York University with Chauncey M. Depew's oration. St Louis tradition includes statue decorations and a veteran parade. Chicago commemorates with cemetery services for 5,000 veterans. 1,500 G A R members march, many in carriages. Boston notes a navy yard ceremony with schoolchildren placing flowers on water, led by Mrs. W. T. Sampson and Rear Admiral Sampson. Chickasaw Nation observes widespread decorations in Ardmore and other cities.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
New York
Grant
Wu Ting Fang
New York University
Chauncey M. Depew
St. Louis
Grand Army
Grand Army of the Republic
Philippine Island Veterans’ Association
Chicago
Cook County
Heston
Boston
New England
Navy Yard
W. T. Sampson
Sampson
Ardmore
I.T
Memphis Civil War Veterans Parade Under Stars and Bars
In Memphis on May 21 about 4000 Confederate veterans marched under their battle flags. Crowds cheered from crowded streets as the procession recalled 40 years of struggle, with old soldiers moved by the memory and applause from balconies and windows.
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Memphis
Tenn
South
Aged Woman Convicted in Pension Fraud Case
Mrs. Max Kalle Smith, 70, was fined 1000 dollars in federal court in Kansas City for making a false affidavit in a pension claim. She admitted perjury and had drawn government funds for years to support herself and her children, claiming her husband was dead and detailing his illness. Her arrest followed her move to Joplin after her husband sought a pension.
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Kansan City
Max Kalle Smith
Joplin
Daughter Born to Royalty in Italy Crowned as Yolanda Margherita
June 2 report from Tome notes the young queen of Italy delivered a daughter, Yolanda Margherita. Amid cheers, some disappointment over gender persists. Salutes fire as the infant’s nurse receives sizable bonuses totaling 6,000 dollars in stages tied to milestones.
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Italy
Tome
Yolanda Margherita
Mrs McKinley Very Weak in June Report
Washington June 3 Mrs McKinley remains very weak with each passing day reducing her strength. The prior illness near ending her life in San Francisco persists in a less severe form and continues to cause concern for doctors and the president. Her vitality is remarkable but illness has left her feeble overall.
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Washington
Great Fire at Tehuantepec Isthmus Kills 70
Dispatch reports a massive Tehuantepec isthmus fire in Oaxaca Mexico with over seventy victims who couldn't escape the fast flames. Thousands of acres of coffee, banana and orange trees along with other tropical crops were destroyed.
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Tehuantepec
Chicago
the Tribune
Oaxaca
Mex
Again Appeals to Kruger for Peace by Botha
The Sun reports Gen Botha arrived at Standerton and telegraphs Mr Kroger through the Netherlands government urging peace talks. Kitchener allegedly granted permission. Also 10 000 Zulus reportedly join the warpath after Boer raids in Zululand. Columbia senate news notes Tillman rejects Gov McSweeny advice and resignations.
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London
the Sun
Botha
Standerton
Kroger
Netherlands
Kitchener
Sun
Zululand
United States Receives Majority of UK Emigrants
London reports emigration from the United Kingdom last year reached 198 825 with 61 percent going to the United States. Immigration totaled 62 505, with most immigrants being Jews from Russia Poland and Roumania.
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United States
London
United Kingdom
United State
Russia
Poland
Roumania
United States to Remain in Control of Cuba
June 2 report states the United States will maintain control in Cuba until the Platt Amendment is substituted. General WadIy Seary Bek referenced in the dispatch.
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Washington
United States
Remkin
Cuba
Seary
Husband Suspect in Kansas Murder Mystery
Holton Kansas is stirred by the killing of Mrs. W. H. Klensmire whose body was found buried near her home. Her husband, now in Texas, is accused of murder amid rumors of insurance schemes and past crimes. He was arrested in Kansas City Kansas, claiming she hanged herself and he buried her to shield the children.
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Holton
Kan
Janes
W. H. Klensmire
Texas
Kleusmire
Klensmire
Swetlick
Paul Swetlick
Kluemire
Kansas City
Elijah promises role as prophet king at Zion rally
Chicago June 3 Dowie declares he is Elijah and John the Baptist reborn and the living embodiment of Elijah. He demands belief and claims a third time commission prophesied by Malachi God Jesus Peter Moses. Over 3 000 rise as 5 000 attend a frenzied platform address denouncing Rome Masonry newspapers and bankers.
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Chicago
Elijah
John the Baptist
John
Malachi
God
Jesus
Peter
Moses
John Alexander Dowie
Zion
Masonry
Emperor Mc Kinley editorial anger shocks readers
Lincoln Nebraska June 3 W J Bryan editor of the Commoner releases advance sheets attacking recent US supreme court rulings as an imperialist threat. He promises three full pages with a front page banner Emperor Mc Kinley arguing the decision mirrors Dred Scott and demands a people’s settlement of the political issue.
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Lincoln
Neb
W. J. Bryan
Commoner
United States Supreme Court
McKinley
Dred Scott
Supreme Court
Congress
Goodman sues Beckhams for 150000 in damages
Dr. Alonzo Goodman filed a suit in Kansas City Missouri seeking 150000 in damages against James H. Beckham Sr. and Jr. for alleged actions. Attorneys say a second suit will follow for another 150000 claiming alienation of his wife's affections.
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Dr. Gx
Kansas City
Beckham
Alonzo Goodman
Dr. Goodman
James H. Beckham, Sr
James H. Beckham, Jr
Government May receipts exceed expenditures by ten million
Washington June 3 preliminary government figures show May receipts at 52,020,440 while expenditures total 42,196,500 leaving a surplus of 9,823,940. The report highlights a favorable balance as revenue outpaced spending across the month.
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Washington
Density Showdown: Rhode Island Leads 1900 Population per Square Mile
The census volume shows Rhode Island at 407 inhabitants per square mile in 1900, the highest among states excluding the District of Columbia. New Jersey follows with about 250, then Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Ohio in order. State counts include Missouri 3,106,665. Illinois 4,821,550. Texas 3,048,710. Arkansas 1,311,564. Kansas 1,470,495. Nebraska 1,066,300. Oklahoma 395,331 and Indian Territory 443,453 combined.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Rhode Island
Union
Setts
New Jersey
Connecticut
New York
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Ohio
Missouri
Arkanas
Illinois
Texas
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Kansas
Nebraska
Rockefeller to Aid Science Institute in New York
New York reports that John D. Rockefeller has pledged 200000 for preliminary work toward a national medical research institute modeled on Paris Pasteur and Berlin Koch. The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research will be located in New York with branches nationwide and will be incorporated.
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New York
United States
Pasteur Institute of
Paris
Koch Institute of
Berlin
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Hatchet Attack on Kansan Woman Shocks City
Mrs. Mary Schuler, seated beside her baby in a Kansas City home, was assaulted in broad daylight by a black assailant who used a hatchet to fracture her skull. He looted the house before fleeing, as police hunt the suspect amid community anger and vigilance.
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Kansans City
Mary Schuler
St. Joseph's Hospital
Intruders to be Ejected from Kiowa Reservation
Washington reports that the War Department will deploy troops under Gen. Merriam to keep order on the Kiowa reservation in Oklahoma. Col. Randlett cautions that about 1,000 intruders have settled in the Wichita mountains, claiming rights under a mineral law, which Hitchcock says are void and will be removed.
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Interior Department
Secretary of War
Merriam
Department of Colorado
Oklahoma
Randlett
Kiowa and
Comanche Agency
Wichita Mountains
United States Mineral Inwa
Hitchcock
Kennedy trial opens in Kansas City murder case
The criminal court room was packed as Mrs Lulu Kennedy faced charges of killing her husband. Prosecutor Hadley warned the offense could carry the death penalty, and Mia Kennedy teared up while not sobbing aloud. The jury likely to be sworn by Wednesday as testimony begins.
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Kansas City
Criminal Court
Lulu Kennedy
Hadley
Mia Kennedy
Doctors Hope For Improvement In Mrs McKinley's Condition
Washington June 4 attending physicians after an hour’s consultation Monday held out hope for slow improvement in Mrs McKinley’s condition. Dr William Osler of Baltimore, a Johns Hopkins professor and renowned diagnostician, joined the discussion. The consultative result is regarded as encouraging.
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Washington
Filipinos in Madrid to raise Philippine condition debate
Three Filipino members elected to parliament in Madrid plan to press during the throne speech debate on the Philippines. They allege conditions are worse than before the war and aim to spotlight the colonial situation.
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Madrid
Spain
Philippines
McLaurin Letter Signals McSweeney's Senate Support
Columbus dispatch notes Gov McSweeney received Senator McLaurin’s letter pledging to continue as United States senator and serve the state to the best of his ability. In Pekin the departure of Field Marshal von Waldersee from Pekin was marked by ceremony Monday.
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Columbus
8. C
Mc Sweeney
McLaurin
United States
You Waldersee
Pekin Pekin
Field Marshal
Oust von Waldersee
Pekin
Iowa student girl earns bravery medal for rescue at boat capsizing
Iowa City Iowa June 4 Irving Institute honors Miss Caroline Jarvis a university freshman with a bravery medal for saving R M Eagan a non swimmer after a boat capsized. Jarvis grasped the boat and swam to shore pushing the craft, gaining local fame in literary circles.
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Iowa City
Irving Institute
Iowa State University
Caroline Jarvis
R. M. Eagan
Eagan
Miss Jarvis
Moyer Wins Custody of Child in Kidnap Case
June 4 in Portland Oregon Ray Moyer of Lawrence Kansas related to Mia Edith Moyer and Dr Wylie Woodruff were involved after a kidnapping charge against them. Edith Moyer was arrested last week. later reports say proceedings will be dropped and the husband receives custody and will depart for Kansas.
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Portland
Ore
Ray Moyer
Lawrence
Kan
Kinaband
Mia
Edith Moyer
Dr. Wylie @ Woodruff
Myrtle Moyer
Moyer
Dr. Woodruff
Kansas
Western Roads Object to One Cent Per Mile Pact
Chicago June 4 The Western Passenger association votes against authorizing a rate of one cent a mile to the G A R payment at Cleveland. Independent action by the association rails, the roads say, though the move would benefit the rite.
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G. A. R. Boosmonent
Cleveland
Chicago
Western Passenger Association
G. A. R ‘ Pment
Association
Consolidation of Utilities in Omaha and Council Bluffs
Rumors of a street railway project between Omaha and Council Bluffs, electric power plants for both cities, and the Platte river canal are taking definite form. The consolidation reportedly hinges on purchase terms.
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Oumha
Council Bluffs
Platte River Canal
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