Edward Crowned King in Simple Westminster Ceremony
Edward and Queen Alexandra were crowned in a restrained service at Westminster Abbey marking a historic coronation. The event drew royal family, UK peers, colonial premiers, and imperial representatives, but lacked June spectacle with fewer foreign princes and envoys.
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Edward
Alexandra
Westminster Abbey
Great Britain
Ingland
Ed Ward
Royal House of England
Victoria
United Kingdom
England
Australia
Buckingham Palace
Abbey
Queen Victoria
America
London
Coronation Day Opens Amid Restoration Vibes and Humble Festivities
Salutes from the Tower and Hyde Park welcomed coronation day as clouds lingered over London. The King, though recovered, faced nerves and limited preparations marked by a restrained ceremony. Archbishop Temple officiated the crownings, while public spirits grew with sympathy for the ailing monarch and relief at his return.
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Tower of London
Hyde Park
Coronation reps from Navy and Army lead ceremony
Rear Admiral Watson, the American navy coronation representative, served forty six years in the sea service and fought in the Civil War and Spanish-American War. Major General James H. Wilson, veteran of Civil, Spanish-American, Philippine and Chinese wars, represented the army and commanded under Sheridan, author of several books.
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Watson
Wilson
Uncle Sam
Cuba
James H. Wilson
Sheridan
About 1000 World Volcanoes Counted by Paris Siecle
The Paris Siecle estimates about 1,000 volcanoes exist worldwide since the Martinique and St. Vincent disasters. Some 325 are still classed as active, while others are considered suspect. The article notes Pompeii and Vesuvius' long dormancy since ancient times. Willig and Waltes, youths aged 15 and 16, drowned after falling from a raft between Newberg and Rockport, Indiana.
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Martinique
St. Vincent
Paris
Willig
Waltes
Newberg
Rockport
Ind
Senator McMillan Dies at Summer Home in Massachusetts
Michigan Senator James H. McMillan died suddenly at 4 a.m. in Manchester by the Sea Mass after a brief illness of congested lungs and heart failure. The steel and lumber magnate, active in Detroit business and Republican politics, was 69 and had spent Saturday golfing at Essex County Club before collapsing. He served in the Senate from 1885, re elected in 1901, and chaired the District of Columbia Committee, with Washington life centered at 1114 Vermont Avenue.
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Michigan
James H. McMillan
Manchester-by-ne-Sea
Mass
Senator McMillan
Essex Country Club
Mr. McMillan
Missy Jarvis
James McMillan
Hamilton
Ont
Detroit
Beccame
Bic
Hite
Ia MepobBema
PS&4
Michigan Republican State Committee
United States Senate
tLis
Washington
MccMillen
Vermont Avenue
Senate
District of Columbia
District of Columban
Bryan Settles It On 1904 Presidential Candidacy
William J Bryan declared on the way to Danville LL that he will not be a candidate for President in 1904. He stated he has no plans for future nominations and will remain a private citizen focusing on editorial work and reforms he deems necessary. Col Bryan dismissed reports of another run as unfounded.
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Nebraskan
William J Bryan
Danville
Col. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Emigration from Sweden to America and meat industry notes
Sweden sent over 850000 emigrants to America in fifty years with about 150000 to other lands. Only five percent of US emigrants return home. The US meat industry census reports 189,009,000 dollars in capitalization with 21 establishments. Illinois leads in the business, followed by Kansas Nebraska and New York.
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Gwedidh
America
Sweden
United States
Illinois
Kansas
Nebraska
New York
Impaled on Texas steer horns shocks Creek boy death
Near Tulsa Oklahoma Creek Indian boy Charles Minge was found dead on the horns of a wild Texas steer after an all night in a pasture. The steer was shot to stop its efforts to dislodge him. He had wandered among cattle and was badly mangled by the horns.
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Tulsa
I. T
Charles Minge
New Great Seal to Replace Worn U S Emblem
The State Department plans a fresh great seal to replace the worn current one. Congress authorized a $1 250 cost on Secretary Hay's recommendation. Since 1782 only three seals have been used, with new copies cut in 1841 and 1885.
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State Department
United States
Congress
Hay
College News and Donations Hit Major Milestones
Frederick W. Vanderbilt of New York donates 500000 for a Yale Sheffield Scientific dormitory. Princeton reports 22 Phillips Academy students barred for cribbing on entrance exams. MIT starts insurance engineering to study material selection against fire. Johns Hopkins nears 1000000 endowment from Maryland citizens to move to a new Baltimore site. Princeton funds Patton ethics chair with 4000 yearly plus 30000 more to lift salary to 10000 for five years. New Orleans School Board notes 10 percent decline in colored school attendance and 25 percent in two years, with a shift to black teachers.
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Frederick W. Vanderbilt
New York
Sheffield Scientific School
Yale University
Princeton University
Phillips Academy
Andover
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Remsen
Johns Bropkins
Citizens of Maryland
Baltimore
University
Patton
New Orleans
Millionaire Chicago executive stabbed by rival in office
Walter A. Scott, head of Illinois Wire Co, was killed in his Monadnock Building office after a quarrel with Walter L. Stebbings a civil engineer. Stebbings claimed self defense as Miss Myrtle Shumate witnessed the struggle and police arrested him. The dispute over a $3000 claim preceded the fatal stabbing with a paper knife.
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Walter A. Scott
Illnois Wire Company
Monadnock
Chicago
Walter L. Stebbings
Stebbings
Mr. Scott
Illinois Wire Company
Scott
Myrtle Shumate
Miss Shumate
Lady Curzon to Seek Health in America Return to U S
Lady Curzon of India formerly Miss Mary Lester of Chicago will travel to the United States this month to recuperate from ill health. Her husband Lord George Curzon serves as viceroy of India and she has carried heavy social duties and extensive philanthropic work. In the United States she plans to stay largely at Bar Harbor Maine.
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Lady Curzon
India
America
Curzon
Mary Lester
Chicago
Calcutta
Lord George
Thant
Ten Die In Hotel Fire At San Angelo Texas
Fire at the Landon Hotel in San Angelo Texas killed ten people and damaged property valued at about 100 300 dollars. The blaze also destroyed three stables and several stores. no escape routes saved the victims who were trapped on a balcony and could not jump to safety as flames spread through the dining room. The clerk raised alarm by pounding doors and firing shots to rouse others.
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Texas
Landon
San Angelo
Head of Sunday Schools Named Leader of International Body
Rev. Benjamin B. Tyler, elected president of the international Sunday school convention in Denver, will serve a three year term. A veteran Sunday school worker, he has long guided lessons work and has led South Broadway Christian Church in Denver for four years. He is 62, a native of Illinois.
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Denver
Benjamin B. Tyler
Tyler
South Broadway
Russell Sage Major New York Financier of 86
Russell Sage of New York, a prominent financier and longtime Wall Street figure, celebrated his eighty sixth birthday. He rose from a Troy farmer’s boy to own a store, served as town Alderman in 1815, and became a close associate of Jay Gould, playing a key role in major market events over the late nineteenth century.
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Russell Sage
New York
Mr. Sage
Troy
Jay Gould
Wall Street
Knox In Cafe Quarrel At Atlantic City
Attorney General Knox admits involvement in a cafe dispute in Atlantic City with Philadelphia millionaires. Friends say he did not suffer a blow. instead his party subdued an aggressive rival. Private secretary recounts a brief altercation and restoration of order amid boisterous language.
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Philadelphia
Knox
Atlantic City
Long
New York
Typhoid Epidemic Strains Chicago Hospitals
Typhoid fever is epidemic in Chicago with 250 cases at Cook County Hospital, more than triple last year. Of these, 117 were added since August start, and July saw 138, signaling an 88 percent rise in under a month. The health department estimates citywide cases 40 to 50 percent above normal, risking hospital overflow.
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Chicago
Cook County
Health Department
Cook County Hospital
Happel
May Irwin quits stage after return from England
News notes report May Irwin home from England says she has quit the stage. Other items recount a Pittsburg fire causing 300000 dollars in damage and injuring firefighters, a prison execution in New York, and a sailor drowning after a shipwreck. Narratives include political crisis in Servia, a suicide in Port Townsend, and various legal transfers in Kansas.
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May Irwin
England
Pittsburg
George D. Midgeton
Clinton Prison
New York
Roslin Castle
Hamilton
Bermuda
South Africa
Lovell Delle
Allen
N. Calder
Thunderbolt
Calder
Servian
Yip Hay
Dolphin
Port Townsend
Wash
Oo. W. Coltek
Beata Fe
Montgem
Bedge
Kan
Wee
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William J. Bryan
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Spain
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