Faure of France Dies in His Study at Elysee
President Felix Faure dies suddenly at 10 PM from apoplexy after three hours of illness. Family and officials rushed to the Elysee as doctors treated him. Dupuy and aides arrived, and the flag was lowered to half mast as news spread through Paris.
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Paris
M. Felix Faure
Republic of France
Elysee
Zurlinden
Legion of Honor
Seine
Police
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
The
M. Faure
M. le Gall
Balloud
M. Blondel
Humbert
the Elysee
Lanne- Longue
Chevrlet
M. Dupuy
Bergerey
M Faure
Death of the French President Stuns Officials
Dispatches report the president died at 10 pm from an apoplectic stroke. M. Dupuy notified senate and chamber leaders and Cabinet members, urging prefects and sub prefects to alert the public and remain at posts amid the mourning. The news only reached Parisians after 11 pm with restricted access to Elysee. The president continued his routine until the end, riding and working as usual.
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Republic
M. Dupuy
M. Loubet
Senate
M. Paul Deschanel
Chamber, of Deputies
France
Paris
the Elysee
M. Fanne
Minnesota Democrats Endorse Chicago Platform of 1896
The Minnesota state Democratic Committee at St Paul reaffirmed the national platform adopted at Chicago in 1896 and the party principles. Colonel Bryan spoke at the request of the committee and was thanked for his address.
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State Democratic Committee
Minnesota
Minnesota State Democratic Committee
St. Paul
Democratic State Central Committee
Chicago
Bryan
McKinley in Boston Attends Home Market Club Banquet
President William McKinley arrived in Boston for a Home Market Club banquet at Mechanics Hall. The event drew 1,914 served guests and a balcony audience of 3,800, with speeches from McKinley, Long, Alger, and others. He toured Paul Revere hall, greeted about 2,500 people, and departed for the Algonquin club before leaving Boston.
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William McKinley
Boston
Mass
Home Market Club
Mechanics Hall
Long
Alger
Bliss
Gage
Smith
Grosvenor
Ohio
South Terminal
Hotel Touraine
Paul Revere
McKinley
Washington
Lincoln
Admiral Dewey
United States
Manila
Gridley
Quincy
Wolcott
Grand Army of the Republic
Algonquin Club
South Union Station
Inquiry Court Convenes to Probe Major General Miles Food Supply
Members of the inquiry court arrive in Washington to investigate allegations concerning the subsistence department's provisioning of food to troops during recent Cuba and Porto Rico operations. The panel will present findings of fact an opinion on merits and recommendations for further action.
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Miles
Washington
Cuba
Porto Rico
No Permanent Damage to Florida Orange Crop Stated
A Jacksonville special reports that nationwide broadcasts overstate damage from the 13th cold snap. Readings from the orange belt show little permanent injury and contradict earlier press notices.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Orange Belt
Fire devastates Cincinnati hat plant and clothing house
A blaze at Kahn, Feltheimer & Co in Cincinnati caused half a million dollars in damage. The fire spread from the upper back stories to H A Sunsheimer & Co next door, with the corner Sanford Warner & Storrs building saved by firemen. Fire causes undetermined.
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Kahn, Feltheimer & Co
Cincinnati
H. A. Sunsheimer & Co
Sanford, Warner & Storrs
Dueling Senate Votes Shape Philippine Policy Debate
The Senate split 30 to 29 on the Bacon resolution with Vice President Wharton casting the deciding vote against it. The McEnery proposal then passed 26 to 22, proposing local self government for the Philippines without immediate U.S. annexation or citizenship for island inhabitants.
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Washington
Senate
McEnery
Bacon
United States
Spain
Philippine Islands
Stewart
Philippines
Georgia
Mr. Hoar
Massachusetts
House Debates 20 Million Spain Payment Cut
A dramatic session during discussion of the sundry civil bill ends with the $20,000,000 appropriation to Spain struck out after a lengthy point of order by Mr Wheeler of Kentucky. The challenge, labeled by him as a principled stand, is resolved against the mover after hours of debate.
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Spain
Wheeler
Fire at Brooklyn Navy Yard Destroys Government Models
A fire in the Brooklyn Navy Yard machine shop No 28 destroyed over a million dollars of government property. It damaged battleship models patterns and plans and wiped out the steam engineering department, forcing shifts of work to other yards and a speedier firefighting response. The blaze began at 8 30 p m on Wednesday as reported by a watchman aboard the battleship Massachusetts. The four story stone and brick building measuring about 100 feet by 825 feet housed oil soaked interiors, accelerating the fire.
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New York
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Navy Yard
Department
Washington
Brooklyn Yard
Department of Yards and Docks
Massachusetts
Florida Freeze Mild for Orange Crops Overall
Florida agriculture reports indicate the recent freeze caused little damage to orange trees in the main belt, with the line of killing frost extending fifty miles farther north than in 1895. Fresh growth is damaged statewide, but trees remain largely uninjured and crops are expected to recover in the orange belt. Northern Florida suffers severe cold with livestock losses, while some regions may benefit from the freeze.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture
Orange Belt
Peninsular
Jacksonville
Florida
Charleston Record Low Temperatures Break Historic 1788 Table
The Charleston record low of 6.8 degrees marks the coldest day yet in the city and lower than New York and Boston. Snowfalls of three to four inches also set new records. State reports show Clemson College weather bureau near the Blue Ridge registering seven degrees below zero. Livestock and crops suffer with hogs and cows frozen and fields damaged.
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Charleston
South Carolina
New York
Boston
Clemson College Weather Bureau
Blue Ridge Mountins
Senator McEnery Denies Sugar Growers Motive
Washington dispatch reports on Wednesday Senate debate where Louisiana Senator McEnery denied that his resolution adopted Tuesday was introduced to aid Louisiana sugar growers. He spoke on personal privilege, asserting the motive was not for any interest group.
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MacEnery
Senate
Washington Dispatch
McEnery
Louisiana
Gomez Remains Absent From Havana Dispatch
A Havana dispatch reports Governor General Brooke and General Gomez have not communicated since Gomez accepted an invitation to visit Havana. Twelve days pass since Porter's agreement with Gomez to disband the Cuban army, yet no payment or disbandment steps occur. Rumors say Gomez will arrive in a couple of days, but he has not shown up.
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Havana
Brooke
General Gomez
Robert P. Porter
Gomez
Great Atlantic Coast Storm Brings Record Snowfall
Weather Bureau bulletin reports the great Atlantic coast storm moving to Nova Scotia with unprecedented destruction and widespread warnings. Snow blanketed the South as far as South Carolina, Virginia saw up to 27 inches, Washington 21 inches for 35 inches in eight days, marking a historic snowfall.
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Weather Bureau
Weather Department
Washington
Nova Scotia
Atlantic
West Gulf States
Florida
Havana
Bahamas
Neary
Gulf
South Atlantic States
New Orleans
Vicksburg
Jacksonville
Fla
South Carolina
Virginia
H. E. Wrurama
U. S. Weather Bureau
Nicaragua Canal Bill Sparks House Debate in Sundry Civil
Washington dispatch reports the Nicaragua canal bill offered as a rider to the sundry civil appropriation bill. The fight pits Hepburn against Cannon with Hopkins likely to sustain the chair, and a possible majority if the chair is overruled. About twenty pages of the bill were disposed of with no major amendments.
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Washington
House
Hepburn
Iowa
Cannon
Committee On Appropriations
Hopkins
Illinois
Samoans Still Rebellious Report Warns of Island Anarchy
Advices from Auckland dated February 8 report continued anarchy and rebellion in Samoa. The provisional government interferes with British subjects and their servants, signaling ongoing instability and colonial tensions on the island.
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Auckland
New Zealand
Samoa
Cuba's Postal System Reforms Proposed by Commission
The Cuban postal commission reports recommendations to the postmaster general. They urge restricting franking, sending experienced clerks to Cuba, closing military stations, basing postmasters' pay on cancellations and sales, combining postal and telegraphic work at small offices, and adopting a railway mail service.
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Postal Commission
Cuba
Canal Bill Rider Battle Ends With Chair’s Ruling
In a heated session the House upheld a procedural challenge to attach the Nicuan canal bill to the sundry civil bill. The ruling, backed 152 to 118 then 127 to 109 on tellers, sustained the chair against the amendment as a preliminary matter and moved the reading of the sundry civil bill forward.
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Hepburn
Dalzell
Pennsylvania
Fleming
Georgia
Fourteen Die in Texas Freezing Spells Across Counties
Houston Post reports over two days of severe cold claim fourteen Texas lives. Losses include two in Houston, eight in Collins, two in Lamar, two in Robertson, one in Bexar, one in Jefferson, and three children in Coryell. In ten days, twenty cremations are listed, sixteen of them children, many from衣 flames sparked by open fireplaces.
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Houston Post
Texas
Houston
Collins County
Lamar County
Robertson County
Bexar County
Jefferson County
Coryell County
Post
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Hobart
Nicaragua
Commission
Ite
Ance
Mr. Dockery
Missouri
Groavenor
Michigan
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