26 Sep 1901
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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1901
Page
1
Memorial Day observances opened with a large indoors gathering in Cambridge. Rev Dr Milligan delivered the main address as city officials and residents, including W C Collins and H W Luceock, spoke amid choirs, hymns, and a series of memorial resolutions honoring President McKinley and fallen soldiers.
A lone massive buffalo bull shows up among Sioux Indiana cattle near Standing Rock reservation, 60 miles south of Bismarck. The wild animal disrupts herdsmen. agents ban killing to encourage study. The piece reflects on historical bison extinction and past mass hunts along the Missouri, noting high value of mounted heads and robes. Chinese troops re-entered Peking as Americans and Japanese hand over the Forbidden City.
Memorial services were held in Princeton and Washington with addresses by ex President Cleveland and others. The day featured national mourning, suspended business, and widespread tributes as the world honored William McKinley with services from Paris to Canton and London to Havana, noting deep sorrow and calls for unity in public life.
Crowds from Ohio and beyond gathered as William McKinley was laid to rest in Canton Ohio. The procession and burial ceremonies drew officials, military units, and citizens, marking a solemn, highly patriotic farewell. The day featured a grand funeral service, a long motorized cortege, and a quiet vault vigil under army protection. Mrs McKinley, weakened, did not attend. The city and nation observed a formal tribute to the late president.
The New York broadcaster Rev Charlee Parkhurst is famed for courteous access to reporters and a rule to stay home after 6 30 on Saturdays except for late evening. A reporter secures a Saturday interview by visiting Parkhurst home and study, with staff advising against seeing him on Saturdays, leading to a cautious but successful foray into his views on Tan Maclaren and theological matters.
A period style ad urges readers to consult their physician about Ayer s Sarsaparilla and its claimed blood purifying digestion strengthening and nerve building benefits. It cites a testimonial from T Jones of Wichita Kansas praising the medicine since 1846 as a premier spring tonic.
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