Queen Victoria Memorial Services Across Britain Mark Mourning
Crowds packed St Pauls and Westminster Abbey for memorial prayers to Queen Victoria. Dignitaries including Princesses, cabinet members, and foreign envoys attended. Brahms Requiem was performed at Lincoln's Inn Chapel as churches worldwide observed the queen's death.
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Brahm
Lincoln’s Inn Chapel
Westminster Abbey
Chapel Royal
St.ames Palace
Frederick of
Hanover
Francis of Feck
England
Nicholas
Canterbury Cathedral
Lincoln's Inn Chapel
Brahin
William McDonald Sinclair
London
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Canterbury
St. George's Chapel
Windsor
Sir Alfred Milner
Cape Town
Rough Voyage for La Gascogne as Storms Batter Ship
The French liner La Gascogne arrived in New York with life boat No 2 wrecked rails twisted and a four foot square hole in the turtle deck after successive gales. About 400 steerage passengers were frightened by the battering seas and the stormy voyage from Havre to New York.
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la Gascogne
New York
Port
Havre
Bank Teller Disappears in Chicago Under Kidnap Theories
Arthur R. Barnard, teller at Zion City Bank founded by John Alexander Dowie, vanished after leaving home Saturday. Father C. J. Barnard, bank cashier, reports to Englewood police and says kidnapping for ransom is possible, though police favor robbery or revenge by released highwaymen. Barnard’s bank accounts remain in order.
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Chicago
Arthur R. Barnard
Zion City Bank
John Alex. Dowie
C. J. Barnard
Englewood
Young Barnard
Barnard
Fight With Moonshiners Kills U S Marshal and Posseman
In a bloody Elkhorn creek battle on the Letcher and Pike line, U S Marshal Tom Hollifield and posseman Simon Combs were killed. Blaine Combs was captured. Rufus Wootton and Ambrose Amburgy were wounded. Hollifield longtime foe of moonshiners, previous posse losses cited.
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Jackson
Elkhorn Creek
Letcher
Pike County
United States
Tom Hollifield
Simon Combs
Blaine Combs
Rufus Wootton
Ambrose Amburgy
Hollifield
House Appropriation Bills Dominated Week in Congress
In Washington on January 28 the house faces a week likely dominated by appropriation bills. Seven of fourteen general appropriations have passed, including legislative and naval, with three more reported and four awaiting committee action. The revenue cutter service measure continues as a continuing special order.
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Revenue Cutter Service
Washington
District of Columbia
Post Office
Senate Focus This Week On War Revenue Bill
The senate plans to take up the war revenue bill early with Aldrich pushing it to the exclusion of other bills except appropriation measures. A discussion may delay the ship subsidy bill while some debate is expected on the subsidy, and the Indian appropriation bill continues after Towne’s speech.
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Senate
Aldrich
Finance Committee
Verdi Funeral Marks Scala Reopening In Milan
Milan news says the Scala theater will reopen after Verdi's funeral with a benefit performance for the monument fund. King Victor Emmanuel will be represented by the crown prince, and Milan's city council voted to inter the composer in the municipal cemetery among Milan's illustrious citizens.
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Milan
Scala Theater
Verdi
Monument Fund
Victor Emmanuel
Emperor Honored at Sea Appointment and Birthday
Emperor William received his sword from the duke of Connaught at Osborne as he is appointed field marshal of the British army in the presence of King Edward and royal households. He will entertain the royal family aboard the Hohenzollern. He celebrated his birthday Sunday at Osborne with congratulates from the German embassy. Janitor’s Children Cremated in Kansas City Fire. Three children aged 18, 14, and 10 of S R McCarty, janitor, perished in a downtown office building fire. Mme Pauline Cassin Caro, famed French savant and widow of Elme Caro, died in Paris. Chile makes peaceful proposals to Bolivia. Bolivia reportedly receptive.
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Lord Roberts
William St. John Frederick
Whippingham
King Edward
Queen Alexandra
Osborne
Walter Warratt
St. George's Chapes Royal
Windsor
Cowes
Isle of Wight
Emperor William
Duke of Connaught
Edward
Hohenzollern
London
Kansas City
S. R. McCarty
Markets Report Flour and Grains Across Cities
Cincinnati leads with flour grades traded between 2.20 and 4.35 per barrel and cattle prices in the four-dollar range. Chicago notes wheat and corn futures around January and May contracts. Indianapolis shows prime steers near 5.60 with hog and sheep values. East Buffalo reports cattle and lamb prices with hogs trading 5.35 to 5.40.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Indianapolis
Ind
East Buffalo
N. Y
Whitby man killed with two cousins in Beemanville train collision
Bert Hallett of Whitby and his cousins Helen and Amelia Knight of Beemanville were killed when their vehicle was struck by a Grand Trunk train near Beemanville Ontario. The three bodies were taken to the station on the engine front.
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Beemanville
Ont
Herbert Hallett
Whitby
Helen
Amelia Knight
Grand Trunk
Here
Freight wreck kills two on Knoxville line
In a Sunday collision on the Atlanta Knoxville and Northern railway at MacFarlands Tennessee fireman J W Collette of Limestone and engineer B J Felmet of Friendsville were instantly killed.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Atlanta, Knoxvile & Northern Railway
MacFarlands
J. W. Collette
Limestone, Tenn
B. J. Felmet
Friendsville
Filipinos Swear Allegiance in Iloilo Province
In Iloilo, on Panay Island, about 30 000 Filipinos pledged loyalty to the United States. At Santa Barbara, thirty surrendered.
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Iloilo
Island of
Panay
United States
Iloilo Province
Santa Barbara
Pioneer Coal Operator Isaac May Jr. Dies at 82
Isaac May Jr., a pioneer and millionaire retired coal operator, died Sunday in Shamokin Pennsylvania at age 82.
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Shamokin
Isaac May, Jr
Second Inaugural Preparations for President McKinley
Washington January 28 The committee on public comfort led by M I Weller has organized sections of the city and gathered a list of hotels boarding houses private houses and halls with capacities and terms for visitors. They promise no price increase despite larger crowds and have sanitary experts to inspect all venues.
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Washington
McKinley
M. I. Weller
Famine Relief Issued in Shan Si Amid Discrimination Fears
Distress from famine in Shan Si leads the court to order large rice relief. Reported threats against native Christians for begging are condemned by foreign envoys and Prince Ching with Li Hung Chang, who secure an edict ordering equal relief treatment under decapitation penalties.
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Peking
Shan Si
Conger
Ernest M. Satow
M. F Pinchon
United States
Critish
Prince Ching
Appleton Doctor Breaks Quarantine Heads to Chicago
Dr Rodermund who tried to prove non contagion by rubbing smallpox virus on his skin escaped quarantine Saturday evening with H W Rathbun principal of the Appleton School of Business. They drove 40 miles to Waupaca and took a limited train to Chicago. Rathbun was arrested and returned to Appleton pest house. Rodermund remains at large awaiting prosecution.
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Appleton, Wis
Rodermund
H. W. Rathbun
Appleton School of Business
Waupaca
Chicago
Rathbun
Fire at Willard's hotel terrifies guests
Fire erupted around 2:20 AM in a small first floor room of the old Willard's hotel portion adjoining a new construction. The blaze remained confined to that room and adjacent halls with losses under 5,000 dollars. About fifty guests, including several congressmen and wives, were badly frightened but all escaped unharmed.
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Washington
Robbers' Heavy Haul Shocks Peoria Revenue Office
Peoria Illinois January 28 exact loss from last Friday night raid on the revenue office is 31976 dollars. Stamps in original packages weighed nearly 300 pounds. No gang found yet. Revenue agent J W McGinnis and secret service men from Washington and Chicago are on the case with little hope of success.
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Peoria
Ill
Revenue Office
J. W. McGinnis
Secret Service
Washington
Chicago
Expe dition to investigate Silent City mirage from Mount Fairweather
Victoria B C January 28. California scientists plan a June start from here to study the summer mirage known as Silent City on the Mount Fairweather glacier Alaska. They arranged weather observations at the time of the expedition.
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Victoria
B. C
California
Mount Fairweather Glacier
Alaska
Newcastle Mills to Resume Work Amid Steel Orders
Newcastle Pa Jan 28 The nail wire and rod mills of this city controlled by the American Steel and Wire Co have received orders to resume work at once and a force of men was put to work getting the three plants ready for operations.
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Newcastle
American’ Steel and Wire Co
British Troops Engage Boers in South Africa Fronts
The war office reports from Pretoria on January 26 detailing multiple engagements. Cunningham fought Delarey at Middlefontein and Kopperfontein with light casualties. Lichtenburg saw Yeomanry capture and release of all but a major and three men. Smith-Dorrien's five hour march engagement near Carolina drove Boers from the river. A British train was captured near Fourteen Streams but Boers retreated when armored train pursued.
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Smith-Dorrien
Wonderfontein
Carolina
London
War Office
South Africa
Pretoria
Cunningham
Middlefontein
Kopperfontein
Delarey
Kubington
Ventersdorp
Lichtenburg
Lord Kitchener
Skijpklijp
Crazy Snake Captured Near Eufaula in I T Chronicles
Deputy Marshal Grant Johnson and Bunnie Meldtosh captured Chitto Harjo Crazy Snake at an encampment near Eufaula. He is held under guard as Lieut. Dixon's troops prepare to move on the Snake stronghold with likely surrender anticipated.
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Henrietta
Lieut
Dixon
Snakes
Eufaula
Skaters Plunge Through Ice on Brooklyn Pond Sinking Crowd
Sixty skaters including many women and children broke through ice behind Evergreen cemetery in Brooklyn. Two boys drowned as the center panel sank, others rescued by workers using planks, lifeline, police and surgeons arriving to aid the panicked crowd.
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New York
Evergreen Cemetery
Brooklyn
Gale lashes northern coast halting small boats
Dispatches report a heavy gale along the northern coast on Saturday. Several small boats were wrecked or driven ashore as crews battled high seas and pounding winds.
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Paria
Viola Allen Stars in Marion Crawford's Palace of the King
Viola Allen headlines the new Crawford construction In the Palace of the King after a successful run with The Christian. The piece features Dona Dolores de Mendoza and Don John of Austria in a six scene, three hour dramatic spectacle staged with regal setting and lavish costumes. Crawford collaboration and Allen's star power drive strong box office in multiple cities.
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Iss Viola Allen
Hall Caine
Lawrence Barrett
John McCullough
Salvini
Glory Quayle
Miss Allen
Glory
Dona Dolores de Mendoza
Crawford
Marion Crawford
Viola Allen
Italy
Palace of the King
Don John
Austria
Weyman
Johnston
Spain
Philip
Mien
The Bumping Handicap Bicycle Race Explained
The report describes an English bumping handicap cycle race where riders start spaced five or ten yards apart. When the pistol fires, the front rider tries to catch the one ahead, while the pursued rider attempts to avoid being caught. If caught, the rider drops out.
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England
Samgentes
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