Death of Mrs William McKinley in Canton Ohio
Mrs Ida Saxton McKinley widow of the late president died at her Canton home Sunday afternoon after years as an invalid. The funeral is planned for Wednesday at the McKinley residence with Dr Buxton in charge. Secretary Cortelyou directs arrangements and Dr Rixey will join President Roosevelt on a trip to Indianapolis and Lansing. Her birth in Canton June 8 1847 and marriage to William McKinley January 25 1871 are reviewed along with family losses that left her an invalid for much of life.
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Brookhall Seminary
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Presbyterian Church
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Grant
Sheridan
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Ida
United States
Illinois backs county fairs with state refunds
Governor Deneen signs a bill to refund forty percent of county fair exhibit payments. After a county fair ends officers file sworn statements of exhibit funds and forty percent is returned. Refunds depend on premiums and crop yields, with about eight hundred dollars possible for a typical county. horse race premiums excluded.
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Govenor Deneen
Olney Times
Water Rights Clash: Kansas and Colorado Seek Floodwater Control
The Topeka State Journal notes the Kansas and Colorado dispute over floodwaters of the Arkansas River. The suit aimed to force conservation of Arkansas floodwaters for year round flow to aid Kansas farmers, while Colorado gains from irrigation. The article suggests water waste persists but no party currently complains, leaving the litigation unresolved.
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Kansas
Colorado
Arkansas
Topeka State Journal
Kansas Supreme Court water dispute ends in favor of Colorado
After years of litigation the United States supreme court ruled Kansas has no case against Colorado over the Arkansas River diversion. The original action between sovereign states raised irrigation questions still undecided by the court. Kansas officials note the Arkansas Valley remains prosperous despite past concerns.
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United States Supreme Court
Kansas
Colorado
Arkansas River
United States
Supreme Court of
Arkansas Valley
Arkansas
Foley's Honey and Tar Promoted as Safe Cure
An advertisement urges readers to use Foley's Honey and Tar to prevent consumption the so called white plague. It claims perfect cure for coughs and colds and warns against unknown preparations. The Palace Drug Store promotes the product.
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Foley
Palace Drug Store
Endora drug stores curb love talk on phones with signs
Iowa Endora drug stores posted notices on their telephones banning love talk. Clerks described fans of mushy conversations delaying prescriptions and prompting a humorous crackdown. A customer admitted using the wrong line, prompting a witty remark that Cupid is banished.
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Iowa
Endora Drug Stores
Merriley
Diamond robbery suspect James E. Mitchell sought in Omaha
Omaha police issue a warrant for James E. Mitchell in a $17,000 Williamsburg jewelry store diamond theft. Burns was arrested with the jewels. Mitchell fled and a large reward is offered. Williams and Mitchell face federal grand jury, with Gavin held on vagrancy and prior records.
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Omaha
Neb
James E. Mitchell
Pueblo
Williamsburg
Mitchell
Burns
Charles Williams
United States
Trimble
Federal Grand Jury
Williams
Prisoner Williams and Mitchell face federal trial preference
The text notes Williams was admitted to the penitentiary on September 15 1900 and released August 18 1901 after a robbery sentence. Mitchell favors federal court trial to avoid Canon City pen and prefers Fort Leavenworth federal prison.
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Charles Williams
Mitchell
Canon City
Fort Leavenworth
General Bell Replies to General Wells in Colorado War Fallout
Denver May 25 Gen Sherman M Bell former adjutant general denounces Adjutant General Wells biennial report. He calls Wells a pinhead kindergarten cadet and a coward while denying that state finances were deplorable or that the national guard was run down. He claims receipts and expenditures were transparent and hints at releasing hidden documents on the Peabody campaign and W F M mine tensions to clarify blame for violence and deportations.
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Sherman M. Bell
Peabody
Wells
Bell
General Bell
Miners’ Association
Colorado
Idaho
Boise
Hakes Pathetic Plea to See His Child
Robert Burns convicted of burglary pleads to see his child in open court. Judge Owen grants a brief visit to the Day Nursery before sentencing Burns to not less than one year and not more than two years at Canon City penitentiary. Burns had hidden in a dry goods store and taken a small sum. prior California sentence noted.
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Owen
Robert Burns
Burns
Canon City
Gidding Brothers
California
Colorado Springs
Look the Whole Country Over Paints Best Preserved
The Thompson Wall Paper and Paint Co. paints are praised for superior preservation of color without cracking or blistering, enduring storms and sunshine across houses buildings barns and fences.
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Thompson Wall Paper & Paint Co
Gossip and political quips from a 1900s column
Brief collection of satirical notes and social commentary touching reformers Taft Foraker Depew Carnegie and a New York Hughes boom. Jokes about voters fusing talks railroads and exits from lunch clubs accompany remarks on prohibition and opinion in Central America and Missouri shipping.
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Watterson
New York State Committee
Hughes
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