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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1901
Page
8
The remains of President McKinley were placed in a Westlawn Cemetery vault at 4 25 p.m. on Thursday as brief services concluded. President Roosevelt departed Canton for Washington at 5 p.m. Five special trains conveyed officials. Sentries guard the vault until burial. about 100000 people lined the path as the cortege moved.
The North American prints Alfred Henry Lewis interview with Richard Croker. He says Seth Low defeat would be decided before naming. Tammany Hall is solid. democracy will tout four years of administration. No mayoral candidate named. Police force is excellent. good men protected, rogues and blackmailers to be punished.
John R. Allen announced he will not seek the mayoral office citing doubts about an independent candidacy. Republican leaders dismissed the plan and election relief followed his withdrawal. Mayoral nominee Bookwalter previously pressed Allen not to run and rumors linked a promise of the Board of Works presidency.
Canton, Sept. 20. Doctor Rixey reports Mrs. McKinley physically better today than in ten years. He notes she will be kept from dwelling on her loss and urged to attend to her estate to stay mentally occupied during this trying period.
Paris reports Autorite cites German scientist Haeckel claiming evidence that monkeys descend from humans as he traveled in Java searching for the missing link. The piece notes children in forests adopting monkey habits and mixes in several disconnected items from rail and commerce news.
Chicago on Thursday night saw a wall collapse at the Roths child department store, blamed on a gas explosion. The incident wrecked a large portion of the building, with 25 to 30 bystanders knocked into the street and extensive glass damage on multiple floors. No serious injuries reported.
Thomas O. Dagey cashier of the Bedford National Bank was found roaming Bedford giving money away. He was taken from police custody to the insane hospital after directors blamed overwork. He spoke only of the bank and its welfare during confinement.
The Post reports King Edward has invited Kaiser Wilhelm to visit England in November, a plan noted by the Birmingham paper on Friday.
The London market shows irregular activity with little fresh guidance. Amalgamated copper may declare a 14 4l4 dividend Friday while Southern Railway buys rise on well-connected houses orders. Traders expect potential Friday gains from a strong bank statement and frost effects on corn are minor.
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