Inauguration Spectacle for McKinley and Roosevelt
The article describes McKinley’s March 4 inauguration for a second term and Roosevelt’s induction as vice president with grand ceremonies. It notes a nationwide interest, Washington’s excitement, officials and military presence, foreign dignitaries, and a mass public attendance shaping a historic, ceremonial event.
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McKinley
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
House of Representatives
United States Supreme Court
Miles
Admiral Dewey
Oklahoma
Teddy
Washington
Treasury
War Department
Inaugural Parade Details With Gen Green as Grand Marshal
Cavalry glow and artillery glare mark the pageantry of the inaugural day. Gen Francis V Green of New York, Civil War and Cuba hero, will wear major general uniform as grand marshal. Aides of national prominence join the procession from the White House to the capitol with cheers and ceremonial escorts. The senate convenes at noon with the president and vice president to follow in the parade route.
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Francis V. Green
New York
Cuba
Washington
McKinley
White House
Mrn
Broad Avenue
Executive Mansion
Capitol
Pennsylvania Avenue
Senate
Inauguration of the United States President
The scene details the oath and swearing in of the new president with the vice president and chief justice presiding. The address outlines Cuba and the Philippines issues, then the White House transition, cabinet announcements, and the Inaugural Ball with the president and wife attending late into the night.
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Senate
Frye
Hobart
United States
United States Supreme Court
Fuller
Galleies
Supreme Court
Brewster Thompson
Washington, D. C
Insidious Fatal Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Report
A graphic account describes fatal and near fatal carbon monoxide poisoning from a laundry stove and water gas. Dr. Miller notes the gas prevents oxygen uptake by inactivating hemoglobin, causing death without warning. The report cites a Snaefell mining disaster and warns of gas dangers.
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A. E. Miller
Snaefell
New York Times
Carnegie Wealth and Cuban Suzerainty Debate
The article assesses Andrew Carnegie's philanthropy in 1899 and 1900, noting gifts around 5 million in 1899 and just over 3 million in 1900, with a total philanthropy over thirty years near 17 million and a high personal wealth estimate. It contrasts Carnegie with Frick and Rockefeller, and discusses Cuba policy, urged restraint, and adherence to war resolutions promising Cuban independence without a US protectorate.
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Carnegie
Frick
Carnegie Steel Company
Steel Company
America
Carnegie’s
J. D. Rockefeller
Levy Claims Credit For First Silver Dollar Bill
Congressman Levy of New York writes that he introduced the first bill for redeeming silver dollars. He says he does so to honor the Democratic party, not for personal credit. The Democratic party rejects credit and assumes no responsibility while Republicans are accused of a perpetual copyright on such measures. Levy faces possible prosecution for infringement.
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Congressman Levy
New York
Levy
Moonshiner's Questionable Law Knowledge Revealed
A government surveyor recalls a jail moonshiner claiming a former prohibition on moonshine law. The man cites Juba French and Jim Truman in a tale about whether such a law existed. The exchange highlights confusion over past statutes and trusted testimony.
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South Carolina
Juba French
Jim Truman
Juba
Old Livermore Woman and Worrying Ways
A Paris writer paints a frail elderly woman living alone on the outskirts of Livermore. She frets endlessly over a single unlit match, rising at dusk to test if it will light, a tale of solitary fear and stubborn habit.
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Loren P. Merrill
Paris
Livermore
Iewiston (Me
Sale of Five Chinese Girls in San Francisco Auction
A San Francisco dispatch reports a public sale of five Chinese girls in the city, auctioned to the highest bidder by an auctioneer who extolled their traits. Prices ranged from 1708 to 2500 dollars each, with the sale unrecognized by many but conducted as if legal despite evident illegality. The author questions national indifference to such acts and recalls a historical US sovereignty precedent.
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San Francisco
United States
Kansas Paper Attacks Name Commoner as Un-American
A Kansas paper condemns the term Commoner as vile and totally un-American. It mocks outsiders who oppose the appellation, likening the controversy to an onion that makes one ill to eat.
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Kansas
Monopoly Trust Debate Shapes Republican Line
The Chicago Times-Herald notes that Standard Oil is described as an unqualified blessing by a Republican figure, while the president advocates anti trust legislation. It questions why the party feigns opposition to trusts if a single private monopoly is benevolent and dominant.
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Chicago Times-Herald
Standard Oil Company
United
Republican Party
Republicans Offer 100000 to Buy Idaho Senate Votes
The Denver News reports a republicans bid of one hundred thousand dollars to secure votes in Idaho to block Senator Dubois's election. The failed attempt is cited as proof of fusion members' integrity and a critique of the at large senate selection method.
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The
Denver News
Idaho
Dubois
Commoner paper delays end soon with stencil printing
Delays and human errors annoy both proprietor and subscribers during the start of a new paper. It is hoped misprints will lessen as The Commoner switches to stencil printing and wrappers will display subscription expiry dates.
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Pers
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