McKinley Arrives in Washington Amid Celebration at Station
Major McKinley and Mrs. McKinley arrive from Canton with a large reception party. Governor Bushnell of Ohio, staff in full dress, pass through gates to greet the President-elect as crowds cheer from the station to the Ebbitt House. Flowers, escorts, and a sunny day set a festive mood for inauguration preparations.
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J. Addison Porter
McKinley
Bushnell
Ohio
Major McKinley
Major
Mrs. McKinley
Colonel Barrett
Mr. Parker
Bell
Secretary Porter
A. T. Britton
Washington
Nancy A. McKinley
Pennsylvania Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Ebbitt House
Ebbitt
Hanna
National Committee
Russell A. Alger
White House
Canton
The McKinley Party Tour to Washington
The McKinley party traveled from Canton to Washington amid festive welcomes. Thousands greeted the train in Harrisburg York and Baltimore, with boys and workers lining the tracks. A hungry Pittsburg news boy Johnny Robinson was fed after being found on a car platform. Major McKinley greeted crowds in Baltimore and Washington, but gave no speeches, bowing and smiling from the rear platform.
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Washington
Canton
Harrisburg
York
Pittsburg
Johnny Robinson
Cowie
Altoona
Major
Major McKinley
Mr. McKinley
Baltimore
Pennsylvania
Love
Pennsylvania Company
Lafayette McWilliams
Chicago
McKinley
Phillips
Abner McKinley
Charlies G. Davis
Boston Printing Plant to Modernize City Publishing
Boston opens a municipal printing plant at 611 Washington Street to centralize city docs and cut costs. Superintendent Whalen expects 15 to 20 percent yearly savings, with sixty to eighty staff as work grows and floors three and four later used for expansion.
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Washington Street
Whalen
Boston
United States
Quincy
Post
Cashman Company
City of
Fayette Court
Weather myths and march inaugurations in Washington
A 19th century column notes Washington inaugurations faced severe weather from 1889 to 1881. It cites Boston Post reports of rain, wind, and snow on inauguration days and contrasts expectations with eventual sunshine and rapid street drying, predicting similar turmoil for McKinley’s 1897 ceremony.
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Washington
Harrison
Boston Post
Republic
Cleveland
McKinley
Garfield
Post
Pennsylva
Dry as Parlor Floor Describes Nia Avenue Scene
A fragment notes Nia Avenue being almost as dry as a parlor floor reflecting a drought or parched setting. The line suggests a calm domestic image without additional context or events.
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Nia Avenue
President Cleve lands assist McKinley at private dinner
Washington on March 2 reports President Cleveland recovered from a rheumatic attack enough to help Mrs. Cleveland entertain President-elect McKinley at a private dinner. Mrs McKinley was too fatigued to attend. Major McKinley was the sole guest.
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Washington
Cleveland
McKinley
State Printing Plant Hearing at the State House
A hearing at Room 441, State House, 10 30 morning, on a bill to establish a State printing plant. Representative Innes of Boston introduced it weeks ago. Support comes from ten trades and organized labor, opposing views from Master Printers.
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State House
Boston
Representative Innes
Demonstration Resumes While Governor Griggs Boards Train
Governor Griggs and his wife waited to board the station train as another demonstration occurred nearby, underscoring continued public protest during the event.
Sherman Era Policy Outlined At Ohio Dinner
At a Washington dinner for Senator Sherman the future Secretary of State described the administration's foreign policy. He vowed to make the U S flag respected worldwide and ensure full rights protection for every citizen, asserting American influence would extend globally.
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Washington
Sherman
Ohio
United States
Amherst College laundry destroyed by fire
Amherst College cooperative laundry destroyed by fire in the early hours. Loss estimated at 10000 dollars with 3500 dollars insured. Local fire crews battled the flames.
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Amherst
Amherst College Co-Operative Laundry
Cleveland Day Weather Forecast Recurs Amid Doubtful Tone
The report notes a pattern called Cleveland day with repeated weather luck after Garfield, suggesting forecasts are dubious but resemble precedent. Local observers describe the day as favorable, despite uncertainty about conditions.
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Garfield
Cleveland
Cure of rupture by Dr Lighthill at Boylston Street
Walter C Grant of Dorchester writes that after years of a rupture and a failing truss a doctor on Boylston Street achieved a cure. He notes the treatment required no time off work and was successful without inconvenience.
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Ramon Sanchez, Esa
Penasco
Taos County
New Mexico
Chums
Dr. Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
R. V. Pierce
The
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
Tedder
Ellington
Reynolds County
Druggs
Edward Davis
George F Lasher
North 10Th Street
Philadelphia
Davis
Lighthill
Boylston Street
Walter C. Grant
Williams faculty awards preliminary commencement appointments
Williams College announces preliminary commencement appointments based on scholarship for the 26 seniors listed, including Dal ton Blanchard Benson Alonzo Brewer Richard Chute Jr Treadwell Cleveland Jr Ray Connor Wirterton Curtis Alexander Davidson Robert Denison Gordon Gordon Lawrence Hawkins Maurice Levy Roy Miner George Northrup James Peake Charles Pease Burritt Prudden Clarence Rexford Wallace Richmond Edwin Riggins G Earle Treat and John Williams from various towns across Vermont Massachusetts New Jersey New York Ohio Connecticut Illinois Oregon Michigan.
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Williamstown
Williams
Dalton H. Blanchard
Benson
Alonzo F. Brewer
Newton Centre
Richard H. Chute, Jr
Minneapolis, Minn
Treadwell Cleveland, Jr
West Orange
N. J
Ray Connor
Detroit
Cleveland
Gordon W. Gordon
Sheffield
Lawrence A. Hawkins
Pittsfield
Grosvenor J. Hill
Lockport
N. Y
Maurice A. Levy
West Townsend
Roy W. Miner
North Adams
George T. Northrup
Evanston
Ill
James McL. Peake
Walton
Charles F. Pease
Chester
Burritt F. Prudden
Oswego
Clarence E. Rexford
Winsted
Conn
Wallace E. Richmond
Edwin N. Riggins
East Orange
G. Earle Treat
Auburn
John K. Williams
Peacham
Senate Chaplain Rebukes Senate Over Sunday Sabbath
Hartford March 2 Chaplain Thompson rebuked the United States Senate for desecrating the Sabbath by sitting on Sunday and prayed that the Almighty would not visit displeasure on the people for the Senate's action.
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Hartford
Conn
Senate
Thompson
United States Senate
Woman and Missions Reported in Waltham Meeting
The Men's Board of Missions received a report on children's work by Mrs William N Snow. Miss Emily Wheeler of Harpoot eastern Turkey gave a missionary address. Auburndale participants included Louise C Purinton M D and Annie C Strong. Alice M Jordan highlighted homeside progress and Ethel Hodgkins spoke for Suffolk branch young women. Miss A Child spoke on Native Workers in Mission fields.
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Waltham
Mass
Men’s Board of Missions
Wiliam N. Snow
Emily Wheeler
Harpoot
Turkey
Auburndale
Wome
S Retary
Louise C. Purinton
Annie C. Strong
Alice M. Jordan
Suffolk
Ethel Hodgkins
Sperville
A. Child
Missid Fields
American Wringer Company Ad Promises Prompt Mail Orders
An advertisement from the American Wringer Company on Broadway Boston offers prompt attention for installments and mail or telephone orders. The notice mentions diamonds watches jewelry silverware clocks manicure sets banquet lamps and related items.
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Ameican Wringer Company
Broadway
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Grier
Mrs. M’kinley
Baltimore Union Station
Sunfish
Mr. Sunfish
Foster
Charles Foster
Boston Herald
William J. Casey
South
Cambridge
University Press
Rand
Superintendent Whalers Office
M’kinley Cleveland
Hobart
Arlington Hotel
Jersey City
State Printing Plant
Dorchester
Woman and Missions
A. W. Wheelder & CO
Hanover
Thoma
Wilson Bros
Jook
Tremont Row
Sears
Strachian
Charles L. Goodell
South Boston
John Coffee
J. Newman & Sony
Tremont ST
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