Nation's Heads 10 Attend McKinley Funeral in Canton
Canton Ohio May 27 details of funeral plans for President McKinley were not ready. Mrs Barber seeks simple services. Justice Day and Cortelyou handle arrangements as Roosevelt arrival looms. Mrs McKinley died peacefully at 5:05 PM. Paralyzed for a week, she had hoped to live to the McKinley mausoleum dedication. The McKinley estate valued at $215000. Ida Saxton McKinley, born 1847, married William McKinley January 25 1871. She endured multiple losses and a long invalid life.
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Fairbanks recalls McKinley dynasty devotion at funeral
Indianapolis May 27 Vice President Fairbanks speaks of Mrs McKinley as an invalid whose patience sustained her through years of illness He notes her twice daily visits to McKinley tomb in Canton and their eventual reduction to a single daily ritual He mentions the mausoleum funded by global contributions and says he and Mrs Fairbanks will travel to Canton to attend the funeral
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President’s Trip Plans Forming at White House
Washington May 27 president’s travel schedule under preparation at the White House for a forthcoming trip. Officials say arrangements are being finalized though details remain guarded.
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Washington
White House
President to alter itinerary for Canton funeral ceremonies
The text states Canton will not interfere with the president's schedules for Indianapolis and Lansing visits, originally planned to begin Wednesday. Secretaries Root and Wilson will accompany him only to Canton for the funeral, while Admiral Rixey continues with the president as arranged.
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Lansing
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Plans for a vast canal system linking Great Lakes ports
Chicago May 27 engineers backed by New York Pittsburg Chicago and Indianapolis capitalists draft plans for an extended canal network from Jim Harbor to a point between Gill y and Michigan City. Initial surveys show fifty miles at a $10 million cost with a main 250 foot channel and 200 foot side canals. Depth set at 24 feet. Turning basins 800 feet wide every two miles. Ten years to complete. Routes include Indiana Harbor East Chicago Hammond Gary with bases using the Gary steel canal systems. Calumet River to be deepened and bordered with wharves. Secrecy surrounds crews led by H L Richards New York.
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Eastern Railways
Mob Down South Kills Six at Padgett Home
In Reidsville Georgia on May 22 a mob seeking Flem Padgett shot dead six people and wounded four. The dead include James Hare and five Padgett family members. four white men were wounded. The attack followed an attempt to lynch Flem Padgett, with a prolonged exchange of gunfire ending in the killings.
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Gray Johnson
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Flem
Padgett Home
Indiana Furniture firm duped by smooth-talking debtor
W F Graeter and John Real owners of Indiana Furniture report a con artist wife and husband from Superior street attempted to load furniture onto a Lake Shore freight car after promising prompt payment. The firm halted the sale and demanded settlement to stop further loss.
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Indiana Furniture Company
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Lake Shore
Murdered Armenian Priest Found in Trunk in New York
Police hunt three men named Ermeylan, Barmorvian Sarki, and Paul Sarkisatan after the body of Father Kasper is found in a trunk at 333 West Thirty-seventh Street. The priest, about 60, weighed 160 pounds, and wore multiple clerical garments. Authorities suspect robbery or political conspiracy but note valuables were removed from the body and a stake in the case remains unclear.
Roumanians in court over riot injuries and bonds
Thirty four Roumanians at rolling mills faced city court after a Saturday night melee injured several, including Mike Tobin. With bans on further liquor and ongoing bond talks, cases were continued to Wednesday morning. Other locals in minor disputes and drunkenness were fined or reprimanded.
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George Klunders
Davis Street
Elmer Butcher
Sherman G. Keener
Wilmer Leonard
J. M. Robinson
Martin Luecke
Tobin
E. J. VanBuskirk
Mike Drieska
Trunk death case under active police investigation
A homicide case describes a body found with a trunk covering and the victim allegedly thrust into the trunk while alive. Detectives, twelve in number, are assigned to the investigation as authorities seek the cause and manner of death.
Police Seek Suspects in New York Priest Murder
Chicago detectives received a New York request to locate E Ermogian 23 Paul Sarkian 24 and John Marraeian the suspects in the murder of Armenian priest Father Kasper whose mutilated trunk corpse was found in a New York tenement. Sarkian and Marraeian once ran a restaurant at 12022 Halsted Street West Pullman and left Pullman about two weeks ago. A man named K Kenosian who shipped a trunk to friends in New York was questioned and released.
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New York
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Halsted Street
West Pullman
Pullman
K. Kenosian
Father Kasper
Armenian priest Kasper linked to body found in Hoboken
Dr. Arshay D. Margossian of 509 Westminster Street says a man described as Kasper, an Armenian priest who once preached in Providence and East Providence, lived here briefly before moving away months ago. He was a native of Mousk in Turkey and had held a pastorate in the area.
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Disqualified talesmen shrink Steunenberg murder jury pool
Boise Idaho May 27 Five of the few remaining talesmen of the special venire in the Steunenberg murder were disqualified for bias or incapacity. Harmon Cox a Civil War veteran drew Dibble with Darrow and Borah in exchanges as the defense sought further disqualification. The defense ultimately passed Cox and the second panel would face further examination with an adjournment for another venire.
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Steunenberg
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Haywood murder trial in Boise opens thirteenth day
The Haywood murder trial proceeded in Boise with 26 people in the gallery including 12 talesmen. Juror examination focused on capital punishment views and potential biases as the panel sought qualification for cause. Clarence Darrow led defense questioning while state witnesses discussed prior ties to mining and labor unions.
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