Congress Opens as McKinley Death Looms Over Session
Congress begins with both houses organized and plans to read the president’s message Tuesday. The Senate pays tribute to McKinley and announces Senator Kyle’s death. Early bills include ship subsidy and Nicaragua canal proposals, plus a submarine cable to Hawaii and a new Department of Commerce.
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Frye
Nicaragua
Morgan
Hepburn
Hawaii
Department of Commerce
Senate
Congress opens as McKinley death shocks the House
The house convened at noon with the speaker elected and sworn in. The death of McKinley announced and the president's message delayed. The chamber adjoined until Tuesday with plans for eulogies and holiday adjournments. Captain Meyer completed his life saving voyage from Chicago to Grand Haven. Florence Nightingale report updates mention her condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Gen. Henderson
Bingham
Pennsylvania
Henderson
Senate
Congress
McKinley
President McKinley
Garfield
Blaine
Elihu B. Washburn
Lincoln
George Bancroft
R. D. Meyer
Mich
R. Meyer
Chicago
Grand Haven
The Dowager Empress Delays Court Journey One Week
In Peking, December 2, Prince Ching informs ministers that the dowager empress’s fatigue from travel has postponed the final stage of the imperial court’s journey for seven days. Palaces and temples are repainted for the royal reception as Manchu bannermen line the route and ceremonies are planned. European troops maintain good discipline, and the city shows marked improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Prince Ching
Valley Forge National Park Bill Proposed This Week
Senator Penrose and Representative Wanger of Pennsylvania will introduce measures to acquire Valley Forge and create a national park with a $200,000 appropriation. The plan mirrors last year’s proposals and has backing from 27 patriotic groups including Sons and Daughters of the Revolution Colonial Dames and Junior Order of American Mechanics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Penrose
Wanger
Pennsylvania
Valley Forge
Sons and Daughters of the Revolution
Colonial Dames
Order of American Mechanics
Falling Wall Injures Three Firemen in Omaha Factory Fire
Fire at Creamery Package Manufacturing Co. supply house on Eleventh and Jones streets caused by a falling wall injuring three firefighters. Stock losses reach 65 000 with 45 000 insurance. building valued 20 000. total damage about 85 000. Lieut. M J Cuff was partially buried but rescued by two companions.
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Omaha
Neb
Creamery Package Manufacturing Co
Eleventh
Jones Streets
M. J. Cuff
Exposition Prelude Marked by Religious Exercises
Impressive services at the Charleston exposition grounds Sunday reflected the plan to open the South Carolina Interstate and West Indian exposition Monday. Officials noted December 1 fell on a Sunday and organized proper observances to honor the opening promise.
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Charleston
S. C
South Carolina
Exposition Grounds
Buford Arrives with 8 Companies of 23d Infantry
The United States transport Buford landed in New York from Manila carrying eight companies of the 23d United States infantry. Col. J. Milton Thompson led 91 enlisted men, NCO staff, band and 37 officers. Also aboard were 115 discharged soldiers and government employees. The men are in good spirits and eager to return home.
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New York
United States
Buford
Manila
United States Infantry
J. Milton Thompson
Clark Walsh rumored to back new transcontinental railroad
Denver reports Senator William A Clark of Montana and Thomas F Walsh of Colorado have joined in a railroad construction scheme to build a nearly new transcontinental line The Chicago Rock Island Pacific is also said to participate in the Clark Walsh deal.
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Denver, Col
Post
William A. Clark
Montana
Thomas F. Walsh
Colorado
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Death of prominent bicycle rider William R. Vaughn
William R. Vaughn a well known professional bicycle rider died Sunday of typhoid fever. Vaughns home was in Southern California. In the past year he set world records in the ten and fifteen mile races on the local saucer track.
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Wm. R. Vaughn
Salt Lake
Utah
William R. Vaughn
Vaughn
California
Pioneer Alexander Selkirk Dies in Seattle
Seattle reports the death of Alexander Selkirk a California pioneer of 1850 and longtime figure in Pacific coast newspaper and political circles He was a veteran of the Mexican War and died in Seattle on Sunday.
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Seattle
Wash
Alexander Selkirk
California
Pacific Coast
Dutch Reiniger Dying After Prize Fight Injuries
Chicago December reports Dutch Reiniger a local middleweight is dying at St Elizabeths hospital from injuries from Friday night bout with Jim Driscoll. Driscoll has been arrested in connection with the incident.
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Chicago
Dutch” Reiniger
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Jim” Driscoll
Driscoll
Family Burned to Death in George Station Fire
Mary Burk and four children Adam 16 Mary 13 Joanna 11 Joseph Victor 8 died in their George Station home near Altoona. Husband Carl Burk seriously burned while trying to rescue them after a lamp left burning in the kitchen ignited a blaze, possibly upset by the family dog.
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Altoona
Mary Co. Burk
Adam
Mary
Joanna
Joseph Victor
George Station
Carl W. Burk
Burk
International Labor Alliance Advocated by British Delegate
Francis Chandler of Manchester urged the Chicago Federation of Labor to form an international alliance of unions for offensive and defensive aims. Representing 2,000,000 British workers, he cited similarities in court procedures and urged fraternal exchange of delegates beyond formality.
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Chicago
Great Britain
Francis Chandler
Manchester
Eng
Chicago Federation of Labor
Chandler
Luzon military departments dissolved and leaders reassigned
Manila reports the Northern and Southern Luzon departments have ceased to exist. Maj. Gen. James F. Wade leaves Manila to command American forces on Cebu Island, while Maj. Gen. Lloyd Wheaton takes over the North Philippines department. Small engagements occur in Batangas as Caballos’s insurgent bands fragment and hold two American prisoners.
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Manila
Luzon
James F. Wade
Southern Department
Cebu Island
Lloyd Wheaton
Northern Department
Caballos
Death of Arthur W. Soper prominent New York figure
Arthur W. Soper president of the Pintsch Compressing Co and the Safety Car Heating and Lighting Co and a noted figure in many organizations died after a month long illness at his New York home. He suffered from a complication of stomach troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Arthur W. Soper
Pintsch Compressing Co
Safety Car Heating and Lighting Co
Record cotton exports to Orient via Puget Sound reach record
Port Townsend Washington reports a dramatic rise in cotton shipments to the Orient via Puget Sound over the past year. Customs records show November as a record month with 14 000 bales valued at 800 000 dollars.
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Port Townsend
Wash
Orient
Puget Sound
Customs House
Engineer Killed by Bursting Fly Wheel at Plant
Jas. Tate, engineer, was killed when a fly wheel burst at the Central Paper Co. plant in Muskegon Michigan. The explosion damaged the building by about 3000 dollars and about 150 workers will be out of work for some time.
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Muskegon, Mich
Jas. Tate
Sentral Paper Co
Porter Shot in Cher okee Restaurant Death Looms
Sioux City Iowa report states Miss Porter, shot by her sweetheart Harry Hortman in Cherokee restaurant Saturday night, is dying. Authorities allege Hortman meant to kill her and threats of lynching follow.
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Sioux City
Porter
Cherokee
Harry Hortman
Hortman
Permanent Irish Building to Exhibit at St Louis Exposition
The Irish National World’s Fair association plans a permanent Irish building on the World’s Fair grounds to showcase Ireland’s manufactures and arts. After the fair it will serve as a museum of Ireland’s arts, literature, and antiquities. An incorporated company with $600,000 capital will be organized, shares at $1. Subscriptions will be sought through state committees and international supporters. the group is non-sectarian.
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St. Louis
Ireland
Seven Held After Fay Nevada Hanging Verdict
Modena Utah December 2 Saturday the Pioche Nevada jury found seven men guilty of assault and battery tied to the Ellis hanging at Fay Nevada Judge Talbot rebuked the jury for the verdict and ordered sentencing for Monday
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Modena
Utah
Pioche
Nev
Negro Ellis
Fay
Talbot
Austro Hungary ministers debate 100 battalion army boost
Vienna council chaired by Emperor Francis Joseph discusses increasing Austria Hungarys standing army by 100 battalions to sustain its role in the triple alliance. Finance ministers oppose the move and no final decision is made, though the plan garners general support.
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Vienna
Francis Joseph
Austria- Hungary
Football Guard to Marry in Kansas City
W. W. Heffelfinger, renowned as a Yale football guard, arrived in Kansas City with a Minneapolis party and will wed Grace Pierce of the city Wednesday night.
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Kansas City
W. W. Heffelfinger
Minneapolis
Yale
Grace Pierce
Grain and livestock prices across Cincinnati Chicago and Indianapolis
Market notes show flour bids in Cincinnati with winter patent at 3.45 to 4.05 per barrel and various grades. Chicago wheat quotes for December at 7.34 to 7.38 per bushel. corn and oats ranges listed. Cincinnati hogs and cattle price ranges. Indianapolis cattle and hogs prices. East Buffalo figures for cattle, hogs, and sheep with varied grades and weights.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Indianapolis
East Buffalo
Canada Lambs
Indemnity Scheme Proposes Chinese Head Tax Abroad
Mail advices describe Prince Ching proposing a head tax on all Chinese overseas to fund a $100 million indemnity fund. The plan faces strong opposition in southern Chinese provinces, risking disturbances and accusations of collective punishment for merchants abroad.
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Ampre
Port Townsend
Wash
Orient
Prince Ching
Canadians Seek Clemency for Florence Maybrick in England
Cleveland residents and Canadians plan a petition to free Florence Maybrick from an English prison. A Cleveland lawyer drafts the appeal and sends copies to Great Lakes cities and to Montreal and Toronto mayors. The petition targets the king and British prime minister amid Boer War sentiments.
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Cleveland, O
Florence Maybrick
Cleveland
Great Lakes
Montreal
Toronto
England
Cape Colony Army Strain Behind Treasury Says Sprigg
Sir Gordon Sprigg, Cape Colony prime minister, told a banquet that Cape Town maintains an army of 18,000 men in the cape, largely mounted, with numbers rising weekly. He said the strain on the treasury is great but the colony will bear it as long as needed while rebels are gradually worn down and prospects improve.
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Cape Town
Gordon Sprigg
Cape Colony
Cape
Cochran
Princeton
Chicago
Stagg
Gordon Clarke
Herschberger
Sheldon
Ellsworth
Northwestern
Henry
The
Maroons
Perry
Wisconsin
O'Dea
United
Gophers
Juneau
O’dea
Knowlton
Madison
Griffith
Iowa
Fire destroys Madison Coal No 2 mine in Glen Carbon
Fire swept the Madison Coal Co mine No 2 at Glen Carbon south of Edwardsville Illinois destroying top works. The mine can process 1200 tons daily and employs 450 workers. Insurance details were unavailable. In Jacksonville Illinois a jury found William W Ferguson guilty of murdering Dr J L Barnes of Monticello by poisoning. He faces twenty years in the penitentiary.
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St. Louis
Madison Coal Co
Glen Carbon
Edwardsville
Ill
Jacksonville
William Webb Ferguson
J.L. Barnes
Monticello
Central Hospital
Ferguson
Rome Declares American Library in Royal Decree
A royal decree orders a new American library in Rome containing all publications about the New World since its discovery. The collection aims to cover history exploration and related works from colonial to modern times.
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American Library
Rome
New World
Western Football Heroes of the Past
Read about 1901 college football stars from Michigan Wisconsin and Illinois. Captains like Arthur Curtis and Neil Snow loom large as fan favorites, while kickers and backfield stars across the West shape the era’s All Western debates and positions.
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Michigan
Villa
Stonewall
Chicago
Walter Scott Kennedy
Wisconsin
Buck
Richard
Northwestern
van Doozer
Potter
Pat O’dea
Herschberger
Lewis
Lea
Edwards
Ames
Cochran
Barnard
Haughton
Heffelfinger
Baird
Kelly
Arthur H. Curtis
Cardinal
Neil Snow
Curtis
Badgers
Art” Curtis
Madison
al Larson
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Kyle
House of Representatives
Florence Nightingale
Florence
Dowager Empress
Historic Valley Forge
Omaha, Neb
23D
New Trans-Continental Railroad
Altoona, Pa
International Alliance
America
Southern
New Yorker
Austro-Hungary
Council of Ministers
Thyr
Sun
Earl ‘Driver
Wolverine
Rogers
Minnesota
Snow
Ann Arbor
Wolverines
Capt. Eckersoll
Hyde Park Eleven
Neil W. Snow
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