President-Elect McKinley Tour and Cabinet Talks
Washington March 3 The president-elect is in good health after a quiet White House visit with Cleveland and family He received a Diamond badge from Sigma Alpha Epsilon and met reporters and officials Chief among cabinet talks were plans for Bliss to join as Secretary of the Interior with Long possibly taking the Navy to satisfy factions Olney declines Harvard professorship, Herbert plans Washington practice and Micon to assume Navy posts amid inauguration preparations
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Washington
White House
Cleveland
Sigma Alpha Epsilon College
McKinley
J. Addison Porter
Bell
McWhinley
Secretary Thurber
MelKinley
Thurber
Lamont
Wobart
Capitol
Senate
S Ragin
Stevenson
Robley Evans
Justice White
Supreme Court
Patents
Seymour
Marshall Wilson
Josiah Patterson
Tennessee
John M. Wilson
Cornelius N. Bliss
Prvate
Mechinley
New York State
Navy
Mr. Bliss
Bliss
John Sherman
Ohio
the Treasury
Lyman J. Gage
Illinois
Russell A. Alger
Michigan
Joseph McKenna
California
Harmon
Princeton
Pennsylvania Road
Cabint
South
Olney
Herbert
Warvard
Fallisti
Boston
la Toute
Richmonders Headed to Washington In Inauguration Parade
Crowds pour through Richmond on March 8 as hundreds depart for Washington for the inauguration. Notables include Captain Frank W Cunningham and Judge and Mrs Waddill. Reports of a street robbery, a bicycle collision, and a land fraud scheme appear among the day’s local notes.
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Richmond
Washington
Foldiers
Prank Ww. Cunningham
Waddill
Edgar Allan
Strehmonders
Warren
Lurry
Ltarrisonburg
Jon. M. Ca. Coles
House of Delegates
Northumberland
Nottoway County
Thorpe
George J. Hundley
Lipes
Coles
Manchester
James Faeen
Railroad and
Ninth Streets
Pacen
Postal
Western Union
Main Street
Forrest Murray
Henrico
Terrific gales devastate England with widespread wrecks
A severe southwest gale pounds England causing multiple shipwrecks off Yarmouth and extensive coastal damage. Seas flood land in Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire as telegraph lines fail and Harbor works at Hastings are demolished. Weymouth harbor wreckage and torn telegraph poles hamper rescue efforts along coast.
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London
England
Yarmouth
Hertfordshire
Bedfordshire
Enlee
Brecon
Merthyrfydvil
Wales
Ufpig
Weymouth
Hastings
Lowestoff
Mremonton
Devonshire
Laurada Filibuster Search Ends With Arms Seizure
New York dispatch reports the Laurada, a Cuban filibustering steamer, took aboard arms near Barnegat, New Jersey. Pinkerton detectives aboard the Philadelphia tug Protector aided in tracing the cargo, and the Manhattan cutter, ordered by Washington, returned after a fruitless pursuit. The Laurada lay ten miles east of Barnegat. no one was hurt in the chase.
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New York
Manhattan
Washington
Barnegat
N. J
Laurada
Amimunithon
New Jersey
Cogat
Pinkerton
Philadelphia
Protector
Uncle Sam
Quaker City
Three Mile Innit
Pinkertons
Swit & Co. Branch Plans Norfolk Warehouse on Water Street
The Dig Chirazu meat house of Swit & Co has purchased extensive property on Water and Niviston streets in Norfolk to open a large branch. The deal, closed yesterday by broker T. F. Rogers, is reported at about 15000 dollars. The site fronts Water Street and Niviston Street, with a three story rear brick structure and a future modern warehouse planned on the Newton estate lot.
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Swit & Co
Watlar Street
Niviston
Water Street
Commercial Place
McHorney & Wyatt's
Nivision Street
Newton Estate
Messrs. Swirtt & Co
Paymaster Brawley Abandons Post Amid Scandal
William P. Brawley, paymaster aboard the Yantle at Montevideo, resigned via cable to Secretary Daniels and fled. The Navy cites scandalous conduct affecting a brother officer’s honor as motive and advises accepting the resignation, with accounts reported clear. Brawley, a South Carolinian and son of a former congressman, had joined the service in 1930.
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Washington
Wiliam P. Brawley
South Athletic Station
Montevideo
Menerve
Brawley
Werbert
Patagonia
Cape of Good Hope
Navy Department
Yates Sterling
Bed Bug Poison Ad From A T West and Dental Rooms
An old advertisement touts Wert's Bplp Bug Poison to rid homes of bed bugs for a year using corrosive sublimate and neohel. It promotes Easter season eggs deposit timing and lists A T West at 400 Main Street and N E Ennes Dental Rooms at 234 Main Street as part of the same page.
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Wert
St. Patrick's Day
Jhand
A. T. West
Main Street
Ennes
Senate Proceedings Fix Naval Appropriation Controversy
Senate debates confer on naval appropriation bills and district funding. Conference reports on navigation laws and armor price limits trigger protests over quorums and anti scalping tactics. Pension veto overrides occur for Michael Patton and Caroline McWatt as Quay contests tactics. Norfolk public building funds and canal survey retained with adjusted limits.
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Senate
Michael Patton
Yeas
Caroline ID. Mc Wwatt
Cullom
House closes in on adjournment as congress hurries bills
The House, packed galleries and crowded corridors, moved toward sine die adjournment amid a flurry over Indian and naval appropriations. Conference reports on key bills were approved or advanced, with votes on armor plate pricing and district funds shaping the final legislative push before adjournment.
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Sherman
Rep
N.Y
Senate
Oklahoma
House
Gon
Court of Chimes
Messrs. Mahon
Step
Cannon
Committee On
Appropriations
Ita
District of
Olumebia
Naval
Postolfice
Reed
Bontelle
Congress
Naval Academy
Clouse
House On the Sectarian School Question Mr. Sherman
Grout
District of Columbia
District
Need of New Bank Law Proposed by Stuyvesant and Others
A public discussion outlines proposed banking reforms to curb excessive lending tied to securities. Leaders including Stuyvesant of the Park National Bank call for safer credit, branch banking, and a two class system separating deposit and discount banks with note-issuing rights for the latter, to reduce central cash strain and protect small depositors.
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Junltimiere
Marah T—Bmr
Stuyvesant Wish
Maols Central Railion
Wid
Park Na- Wont Bank of New York
United States
West Worl
Ube
New York
Henley
BANIK
Mrish
Ile
England
France
TG Hitler
Coneresa
Alt. Pish
Jn ’Eash
Pish
Bensons
Bank- Inc
Cntizons
Wish
Vinel
Mathie Bank
London
Iives
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James A. Gary
Maryland
John D. Long
Massachusetts
Interior
Cornelius N. Bills
Agriculture
Pamesil- 50N
Towa
Richmonders
Mundroda
Barnegat Shoals
Ber
Swift & Co
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Wong
Amondguenths
Frye
Isa
Waston
Platt
Connecticut
Parti
Quay
Kcar
Pennsylvania
Norfolk Public Building
Charleston
S. C
Norfolk
House OF Representatives
Ehue
Teta
Daal
Hopkins
Ilinois
Boutelle
Cummings
Mr. Robinson
Tpentseylvania
St Wits
Greoit
Nu Banking System
Behning Lowards
Buckinsham Lihaywater
Carron
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