Enthusiastic crowds greet McKinley in Virginia tour
President McKinley and Mrs. McKinley arrived in Charlottesville after stops at Alexandria and Lynchburg. Students cheered at the University of Virginia station as the party mapped a tour through Manassas Culpepper and Orange with recalls of Montpelier and Madison.
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Charlottesville
Washington
Alexandria
McKinley
Virginia
University of Virginia
Jefferson
Manassas
Culpepper
Orange
National Cemetery
Madison
Montpelier
University
American Union
Republic
Hay
Smith
United States
Department of the Public Service
Grant
Mr. Smith
Long
Sumner
General Long
Lynchburg
President and party monitor trip to California from Virginia
The President and party will stay in close contact with Washington during the journey to California with train workups arranged for essential business. Norfolk & Western lines prepared with a pilot ahead and all crews on side tracks stood by as the Presidential special passed. Mrs. McKinley, improving through the day, enjoyed the receptions and the trip despite earlier illness. Tomorrow the train will continue its route.
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Wytheville
Washington
California
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Trial of Reed Begins in Manila Controversial Court-Martial
The trial of Captain James C. Reed, former Manila Depot Commissary, opened amid objections to court jurisdiction and war status. Witnesses testified Reed solicited bribes related to Major George B. Davis’s short accounts, with payments routed through Schindler and Castle Bros. The defense challenged legality of the court and composition of jurors as testimony began.
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Manila
James C. Reed
Reed
George W. Davis
MacArthur
Washington
Schindler
Alhambra
George B. Davis
United States
Evans
Major Davis
Davis
Franklin
Garlington
Richard Hye Townley
Navy
Townley
Charles A. Woodruff
Woodruff
Castle Bros
John W.hausermann
Thirty-fourth Infantry
Thomas L. Hartigan
Thirtieth Infantry
Charles H. Marple
Fortieth Infantry
Morgan buys Leyland Line to forge transatlantic shipping empire
London April 29 The Leyland Line is bought by J P Morgan and Co. as part of a planned consolidation with the Atlantic Transport Line. Shareholders likely receive 14s 10d per 10 share. Leyland keeps its name but changes in the directorate are expected.
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London
J. P. Morgan & Co
Leyland
Leyland Line
Associated Press
Liverpool
Great Britain
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company
Atlantic Transport Line
West Indian and Pacific Steamship Company
Wilson
Furness-Leyland Lines
Baker
United States
Leylands
W. G. Wolff
Belfast
Harland & Wolff
Atlantic Transport Company
England
Christopher Furness
Furness Line
Morgan
Cunard
White Star
Maine
Daily Mail
Glynn
Smallpox Cases Reported in Ohio Cities 1901
Health Officer Davis notes The Public Health Reports volume covers Cincinnati and Cleveland. From late 1900 to early 1901 Cincinnati reported twenty smallpox cases while Cleveland had six hundred fifty four with seven total deaths in Ohio, all in Cleveland.
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Treasury Department
Davis
Ohio
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Department
Popcorn Grain Found In Child’s Ear In Milton
Five year old daughter of Elmer Little, five miles east of Milton, was examined by Dr. Gentle. A grain of yellow popcorn embedded in the earwax sprouted one sixteenth of an inch. The child says a playmate placed it there during Christmas.
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Commercial Tribune
Milton
Ind
Elmer Little
Gentle
Man Survives After Major Spine Operation
Michael Connors suffered a severe back injury when he fell on hot steel bars. Surgeons at Mt. Carmel Hospital in Columbus removed a half foot of his backbone to relieve spinal cord pressure and stabilize his condition.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Michael Connors
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Murphy Heiresses Accept Legacies In Will Settlement
Nashville April 29 the will of Samuel Murphy who died December 26 was not to be disturbed despite rumors of challenges. Niece Nora Kilbreath and Gardner each received 60 000 with taxes totaling 7 250 deducted leaving net 46 375. Adoption of Thomas J Felder and his wife made them Samuel Murphy's legal heirs though not related. Estate value estimates range from 1 500 000 to 2 000 000.
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Commercial Tribune
Nashville
Tenn
Samuel Murphy
Nora M. Kilbreath
Cedar Hurst, L. I
Edwin $. Gardner
Avondale
John. Murphy
Cincinnati
United States
Samuel’ Murphy
Murphy
Thomas J. Felder
New York
Milton H. Smith
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
Explosion at Alder Son mine claims five lives
South MAlister I T April 2 An explosion of gas occurred in the mine of the McAlister Coal Company at Alder son today resulting in five deaths seven injuries and one missing.
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South M’alister
I. T
McAlister Coal Company
Alderson
Daring effort to save life of little child at City Hospital
Dr. Walter Griess performed a dramatic rescue when three year old Naomi Burns drank carbolic acid. With a blocked throat and no stomach pump, he used a rubber catheter and repeatedly poured olive oil into the stomach, then sucked it back, while the mother and nurses watched in fear. The boy, in danger of death, survived thanks to his improvisation and resolve.
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Walter Griess
Cml
Naomi Burns
Frank Burns
Central Avenue
Griess
Burns
Dr. Griess
Neene
Final Hearing in Fleischmann Estate Case Nears End
Ex-Judge Drawn as referee heard testimony in Fleischmann versus Fleischmann over Maximilian Fleischmann’s Cincinnati estate. Mayor Julius Fleischmann testified as the case aims to finalize the division of the estate this May term with Root, Howard & Winthrop involved and Secretary of War Root expected to appear.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Fleischmann
Maximilian Fleischmann
Cincinnati
Root
Howard
Winthrop
Julius Fleischmann
Drawn
Supreme Court
Drown
Root, Howard & Winthrop
McKinley
South
Americans Were the Most Gallant in China
Berlin reports a dispatch praising American troops for gallantry in engagements with General Liu's forces near Han Yang. The piece notes American actions under darkness, with rocks rolling onto troops, and contrasts Chinese, German, and French roles while predicting a troubled future for Liu’s court amid war.
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Berlin
China
Liu
Han Yang
Great Wall
Paris
Shan-Si
Ku-Kwa
National Zeitung
Is Fowler Chase in Cincinnati Again
Rumor says Moses Fowler Chase is in Cincinnati visiting the Duhmes who decline to comment. Frederick B Chase, father, at Lafayette Ind, refuses to disclose any information about his son. Detectives are at work, and litigation over the wealth Fowler reportedly holds may be reopened in local courts.
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Moses Fowler
Moses Fowler Chase
Charles Duhme
Duhmes
Frederick
Chase
Lafayette
Ind
Paris
Fowler
Kent Loomis Seeks Laredo Consulate Post
Frederick Kent Loomis of Parkersburg, brother of Francis B. Loomis, travels to Washington to win an appointment as U S Consul at Laredo Mexico. The post, offering 2000 dollars yearly with no expenses, was offered last week to Judge Samuel T. Stapleton and declined. Loomis has backing from Governor White and West Virginia representatives in the capital.
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Commercial Tribune
Parkersburg
W. Va
Frederick Kent Loomis
Francis B. Loomis
Venezuela
Washington
Laredo
Mex
Samuel T. Stapleton
Governor White
West Virginia
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William Primey
Pirinlep
John DP Long
Cuse
J. P. Morgan
White Star Lidge
Cunard Line
Connors
Babe
N. Y. Supreme Court
Charles Fleischmann
Senator Fleischmann
Fowler Chase
Kent Loomis
White
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