Cox Hanna to hold talks on Ohio governor race in Washington
Washington reports that George B. Cox of Cincinnati plans a two week visit to confer with Senator Hanna on the Ohio gubernatorial situation. Harding met Hanna for a second time and signaled no new details, while Loomis is slated to become Assistant Secretary of State Friday as Hill departs for Switzerland.
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Graceland Crash Kills Twenty Four On Royal Blue Express
Rescue crews battled flames after a Royal Blue line express crashed into a local at Graceland New Jersey. Twenty four dead and sixteen burned bodies in Plainfield morgue. A passenger tied to Wanamaker’s son survived with injuries.
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No Religious Exhibit at World’s Fair in St Louis
The World's Fair Religious Building and Exhibit Committee voted to reject management’s proposal to provide space for a religious exhibit in the main buildings, preferring a separate building or no exhibit at all unless local religious bodies and the Executive Committee recede from their positions.
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Prince Stolberg Stolberg Found Shot Dead
Prince Wolffgang zu Stolberg Stolberg was found shot in the Rottelebore park at Rotleben castle in Prussian Saxony. A rifle lay nearby and it is unclear if the death was murder or an accident. The prince's father had died just days earlier.
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Cleveland May Again Be Asked to Be a Candidate
A New York political conference at the Waldorf Astoria, attended by Grover Cleveland, Edward M. Shepard, ex Secretary Richard Olney, and William C. Whitney, discussed Cleveland's possible presidential candidacy. Shepard called the meeting significant while Cleveland deflected questions about the gathering.
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Suspicious Man Barred From Roosevelt Reception
A poorly dressed man with a large bundle was stopped at the McKinley Hotel in Canton during President Roosevelt's reception. Secret Service officers barred him from meeting the President, citing security concerns as guards detained him. An anonymous letter warning of a plot to blow up the banquet hall had circulated.
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East Liverpool Delegation Warned About McKinley Banquet Plot
East Liverpool officials attending the McKinley birthday banquet in Canton were warned by an anonymous letter claiming anarchists planned to dynamite the building. Colonel John N. Taylor and other delegates evacuated early, while some members chose not to attend. The letter warned of danger to President Roosevelt present at the event.
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Governor Nash Receives Bomb Warning Card
An anonymous postal card warned Governor Nash not to attend the Canton McKinley banquet warning the building would be blown up. He discarded the card and did not alter his plans.
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Canton
Memory of McKinley Honored by Nation at Canton Banquet
President Roosevelt led a Canton banquet tribute to the late William McKinley on his birthday. The event drew 457 guests including Judge Day General Root and James J. Grant with lavish decor, a 25 piece orchestra, and widespread public admiration despite rain.
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House Naval Affairs Panel Finishes Testimony On Bribery Claims
The House Committee on Naval Affairs ends its executive session after hearing Rep Lessler deny bribery allegations regarding influence on votes on submarine torpedo boats. A subcommittee is tasked with drafting findings for final committee action. Lessler dispute centers on statements by Philip Deblin and prior testimony.
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Fire Tears Through Colney Hatch Insane Asylum
Fifty-two of six hundred insane women at the Colney Hatch Asylum in London were killed when a morning fire destroyed part of the complex. Five wooden dormitories burned. many inmates perished or were trapped, with crews unable to halt the blaze. The disaster prompts criticism of the temporary structure and security measures.
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Judge Thompson Said To Have Been Indorsed
Canton Ohio January 27 rumor spread at a banquet that a conference set to pick Judge Day successor to leave for the Supreme Court. President Roosevelt attended boosting talk that Judge Day and Judge Lurton endorsed Judge Thompson for the vacancy and that he will be appointed.
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Dowager Empress Sends Gifts to Foreigners in Peking
Diplomatic legations in Peking express embarrassment as the Dowager Empress again sends lavish gifts of games, plants and trinkets for the Chinese New Year. The gesture mirrors earlier presents during the indemnity dispute following the gorers note.
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Plans for Chinese Uprising Uncovered in Hong Kong
Acting on information, the Viceroy ordered the arrest of seven Kwang-Si rebels in Hong Kong. Officials found banners and secret codes used to communicate with conspirators and a simultaneous rising planned in Hong Kong and Canton.
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Canton
Pope to create eight or ten new cardinals
Rome plans a late February consistory to mark the pope's twenty fifth year. Eight or ten new cardinals are expected, mostly Italians with possibly one German prelate likely from the Strasbourg diocese.
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Pope declines audience as Da Costa meets conditions
The Pope refused to receive Da Costa the Vice President of Argentina after he visited the Quirinal first. Sig. Di Brogli the Treasury minister resigns due to ill health and Sig. Carcano will succeed him as Finance Minister.
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German Poet Wilhelm Jordan Dies Suddenl y
Berlin reports the sudden death of Wilhelm Jordan at Baden Baden. Born February 8, 1819, in Insterburg East Prussia, he studied theology and philosophy and was expelled from Saxony for radical writings. He served in the Frankfort National Assembly and gained fame for poems Demiurges and Niebelunge.
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Crown Prince Gustaf Takes Regency Duties
In Stockholm on January 27 a joint Swedish-Norwegian Council meeting declared Crown Prince Gustaf regent for both kingdoms. He will travel to Christiania on January 20 to assume duties.
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Kimball and Rose Sentencing Postponed to Criminal Term
The sentencing of former President William H. Kimball and Paying Teller Gamaliel Rose of the Seventh National Bank, who pleaded guilty to certifying checks for Marque & Co. without funds, has been postponed to before the current criminal term of the United States District Court, slated for Friday or next Monday.
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