Atlanta jubilee recounts McKinley parade with vast crowds
Atlanta's peace jubilee day features a civic military parade led by General Wheeler and including 6000 infantry, 1000 officers, 400 carriages, 1600 parade participants amid 1000 secret orders and 12 bands. President McKinley receives ovations as he tours Exposition Park and Piedmont Park and delivers a speech at the auditorium.
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Fifth Georgia Infantry
William P. Hall
Department of the Gulf
A. P. Cleary
G. O. S. Garnett
Virginia
D A. Frederick
United States Army
J. C. Mdl. Carter
James O. Ladis
South Carolina
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Aransas
Moorehead Wright
Arkansas Volunteers
Joe Wheeler
Young Men's Christian Association
Ministers’ Evangelical Association
Capital City Club
Peach Tree Street
Gov. Voorhees
New Jersey
Cheein
Georgia Officials Welcome Distinguished Party to Atlanta
After brief remarks Mayor A Collier welcomed guests to the city as Governor Allen D Candler spoke for the state and the president received an enthusiastic ovation. Late arrivals included General William R Shafter and Governor Joseph.
Pension Bill Passed in Record Time and Ship Licensing Expanded
The House adopted the conference report extending marine inspection laws to sailing vessels of 700 tons and over and providing licenses for second and third mates. The pension appropriation bill, carrying 145 million, was passed under 20 minutes with praise for progress from Mr Allen. Senate plans for a holiday recess from December 21 to January 4 were discussed alongside canal prints and funeral considerations.
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Nicaragua Canal
Congressional Record
Yosemite Goes to Manila
The auxiliary cruiser Yosemite is ordered to the Pacific via Suez to join Admiral Dewey's fleet in Manila. After three months at League Island, she will move to Norfolk, load naval stores, and carry about 500 enlisted men to relieve Dewey's sailors. The ship, with long range and light draft, will voyage across the Atlantic early next year.
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Accidents Reported Along Waite Pass Railway
The steamer Danube from Lynn Canal cites fatal accidents during Waite Pass railway construction halted by an avalanche. First Officer Lawrences at Skaguay says six such accidents occurred in a week and claims 15 to 20 lives lost since winter began. Other deaths on the Bennett trail are spoken of but only one confirmed.
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Millionaire Antonio Terry Dies in Paris Liver Complaint
The report notes Antonio Terry, once a New York figure and millionaire, died in Paris from liver illness. He was twice married, with his second wife identified as Syd Sanderson, a noted opera singer. Separately, the Alameda steamship arrived from Autrana with a cargo totaling 3,510,000 dollars intended to settle balance of trade.
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Autrana
Asure
Toren
Paris
Antonio Terry
New York
Syd Sanderson
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