Inaugural Ball Sets Record for Magnificence and Attire
Report describes the inaugural ball with attendees from Wiggningson society and notable figures such as Joseph Welden Bailey of Texas and Joe Bailey as guests. It notes judges of fashion, admiration in the galleries, and the sense of pageantry surrounding the ceremony. The article also touches on Senate shifts with figures like Fred T Dubois of Idaho and William A. Clark returning to the Senate amid political intrigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiggningson Society
Joe” Blackburn
Joe” Bailey
Joseph Welden Bailey
Texas
Georg Be Sel
Richardson
Senate
Fred T Dubois
Idaho
William A. Clark
Montana
S. Burnham
Ae . Chandler
John J. Ingalls
Kansas
Beator Chandler
North Carolin
Ors
Fallon Butler
Tennessee
Turley
House of Representatives
Missiestopi
Anclas Joseph Sunivan
Anselm Joseph Mc
Walthall
Robert Jackson Gamble
Pettigrew
So Dakota
House of Rieprowencanty
Je Ua
Zeoaisiene
Ralph Burton
Senator Baker
Thomas M. Patterson
Colorado
Rocky Mountain News
Denver
Inauguration Day Preparations Fill Washington Wells
An immense display of uniforms and troops gathers in Washington as crowds flock to the capital. Officials report about 22 400 military volunteers veterans and civic groups converging ahead of tomorrow's parade. General Greerte estimates a four and a half hour procession under clear skies.
Inaugural Parade Orders Published By General Greene
The final parade orders assign positions for all Civic and military units excluding Civil War veterans who escort to the Capitol and then return to White House grounds. Massachusetts provisional regiment is placed near the head of the third division under Major General Wheeler, with units from New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut and Massachusetts listed in the first lines of march.
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Monitor Puritan
Potomac
Francis Greerte
Capitol
White House
Roosevelt
Abner McKinley
Hawkes
Joe Wheeler
John Jacob Astor
Root
Smith
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
West Point
Fifteenth Street
Executive Mansion
Tig
New York
Washington
Senate
Odell
Stone
Bliss
Michigan
Nash
Ohio
Yates
Illinois
Richards
Wyoming
McLean
Connecticut
Maryland
Dietrich
Nebraska
Shaw
Iowa
Heard
Louisiana
Longino
Mississippi
Signal Corps of
A. C. Harrier Club
Philadelphia
Bridgman
Maryland National Guard
Naval Brigade of
Massachusetts National Guard
Rail Splitters
Toledo
Freylinghuysen Lancers
Newark
N. J
Essex Troop
Rhode Island
Taylor District
McKinley and Roosevelt Republican Club
Virginia
Grove City College
Young Men's Republican Club
Wilmington
Del
Philharmonic
Oklahoma Rough Riders’ Band
Mulhall
Colonel Roosevelt
St. Paul
McKinley
Woodruff
Bird
Long
Wilson
Francis V. Greene
Grand Army
Union Veterans’ Union
Union Veterans’ Legion
Governor's Island
Greene
A. Noel Blakeman
John A. Johnston
John A. Chamberlain
Richard E. Thompson
N. W. Day
Winfield S. Overton
Massachusetts Provisional Regiment
Joseph Wheeler
Charles King
Forest M. Voorhees
New Jersey
A. C. Oliphant
Provisional Regiment
New Jersey National Guard
Gilmore
Battery of Light Artillery
A. G. Lee
Essex
R. W. Parker
Georgia Artillery
Savannah
J. C. Simmons
George E. McLean
William Sanders
First Heavy Artillery
C. P. Nutter
Inaugural Preparations Highlight White Decor and Stands
The piece details white public stands for the inauguration and the expected record crowd of 132,000 to be accommodated by hotels and venues. It notes 4000 extra Capitol seats, 12 000 ball tickets sold, and the parade marshal baton for Major General Francis Vinton Greene. A new Court of Honor to frame the White House approach is described with tall pylons and clouded iron vases, plus upgrades to the inaugural ball lighting and decor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury Department
Republican National Committee
Capitol
General Greene
Francis Vinton Greene
William McKinley
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Greene
Daniel E. Sickles
McKinley
White House
Court of Honor
Nees
York
Shafta
Pensior
Bundling
Waite
Babington
Lee Ae
Decorations for the Ball at Pension Building inaugural gala
Washington March 3 Blossoms and native plants from new island possessions and from the States will adorn the Pension Building court for the first augural hall of the new century. Yellow background with incandescent lights evokes a Louis XIV chamber. A chalk orange canopy hides the roof while 160 gilded pillars support two balconies across the building. Frieze garlands and vast linens await, with 200 cases of lax from Alabama swamps to furnish the decor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Island
Union
Pension
Louis Quatorze
Ala- Dama
Elaborate Court Lighting and Floral Decor Graces Public Building
Describes a grand lighting display around the court facade with tiny necklaces of lights and large star-like gleams. Palm branches, ferns, and Lentens of white to red tones backdrop growing floral clusters, rococo rose festoons, and satin ribbons. Musicians’ gallery opposite with Marine Band and Haley’s Orchestra. patriotic color trophies and a large lyre ornament complete the elaborate decoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spalcony
Marine Band
Haley
Inaugural Ceremonies Programme Recital Today
Official programme lists morning gathering of officials and diplomats in the Senate. Roosevelt to be sworn as Vice President at 11:50 a.m. McKinley to take oath at noon with inaugural address. Parade at 1:50 p.m. Illuminations at 7:20 p.m. Fireworks 7:42 p.m. Pension Office reception at 8 p.m. Inaugural ball opens at 3 p.m.
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Fuller
United States Senate Chamber
Theodore Roosevelt
Senate
McKinley
Capitol
Pennsylvania Avenue
Court of Honor
White House
Washington Monument Grounds
Pension Office
McKinley's Inauguration to Cost Over 4 Million
Washington reports the second inauguration of President McKinley will exceed 4 million dollars in total expenditure by government and citizens. The piece notes Jefferson's 1801 inauguration cost about 6000 dollars, including travel for supporters to Washington.
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Washington
McKinley
United States
Thomas Jefferson
Monticello
Finest of fair weather for inauguration
The weather bureau reported that tomorrow will bring the finest weather ever experienced for a presidential inauguration. Expect a clear sky and warm, balmy temperatures.
Fairy Fountain Garden for Presidential Reception in Honolulu
The plan centers on a Philippine Bougainvillea bloom and a fairy like fountain near massive pillars. The decor features palms, incandescent lights, water lilies, and native palm baskets with orchids and roses. The President and Mrs McKinley and others will be greeted by tropical plant corridors and green vaulted ceilings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Roosevelt
Roosevelt, the Members of Theiplomatic Corps
Miles
Honolulu
Roosevelt Busy Sunday Before Inauguration
Vice-President Roosevelt spends Sunday in Washington before his inauguration. He stays with sister Mrs Cowles, attends German Reformed Church services, visits the executive mansion, and hosts a large dinner with Senators Lodge Kean Hanna Elkins and others. Attendees include Interior Hitchcock and Supreme Court Justice White.
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Washington
Roosevelt
M Cowles
Cowles
Navy
Shieck
Executive
Renaisent
Kinley
Teacheon
Mre
Lodge
Kean
New Jersey
Senator Wiley, Secreta
Hitchcock Os Tice White
Supreme Court
Colonel Roosevelt
Sena
Pew
War
Ts. Roo
An Mra
Hanna
Benatebe
Ts. Elkins
Eaton
Ndon
Can
Francis V. Dregne
Kenochan
Mrs Grant Reminisces on Inaugural Balls in Washington
Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant recalls the 1869 inaugural ball in the Treasury north wing with dancers on every floor and her pearl satin gown. She notes General Grant may have danced and describes living on I Street during that era and the 1873 ball in the new market building amid a cold night and cadet attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Letitia Tyler
Tyler
Harriet Lane Johnson
Ulysses S. Grant
Massachusetts Avenue
Treasury
General Grant
I Street
Reylv
Thirteen new senators face oath in Washington
The article notes Oregon's John Hippie Mitchell among thirteen senators to be sworn in March 4. It highlights his unbroken path to the Senate and recalls his earlier near-misses and ultimate victory in a Republican caucus contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Hippie Mitchell
Oregon
Henry W. Corbett
Stua
Ftchell
B'riel Abraham Opens Biennial Session in Chicago
The order B' Abraham met in Medinah Temple with 350 delegates from 267 lodges. Master Samuel Dorf presided as $277,527 in benefits were paid since the last convention and 2 new lodges and 4731 new members joined. A Breslau lodge application was discussed signaling international growth. A banquet followed the opening, with daily sessions planned for the remainder of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Order B' Abraham
Medinah Temple
United States
Samuel Dorf
New York
Gree
Breslau
Germany
Europe
Orden
Book Dispute Triggers Citywide Cigar Factory Walkout
Tampa March 3 The Lapaz Parsons cigar factory workers walked out after a dispute over a reader choosing a book objected to by women as immoral. Managers were unable to restrain the walkout which spread to the streets as tensions flared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fla
Lapaz & Parsons
Heavy Snowstorm Paralyzes Northern New York Rail Lines
Reports say the worst winter storm rages in northern New York. Rome Watertown Ogdensburg railroad abandons trains between Richland and Watertown, diverting sleepers via Utica. Several freight cars stalled in drifts near Richland, forty miles from Syracuse where conditions remain milder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
N. Y
Post-Standard
New York
Rome
Seaman Dies of Bubonic Plague in Sydney
A seaman arriving from Cape Colony died in Sydney after contracting bubonic plague. The report notes two additional cases in the Brisbane area, signaling a regional outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Cape Colony
Brisbane
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Massachusetts Regiment
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McLean Shoe Co
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M’kinley
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Blackburn
Clark
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Mitchell
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