Admiral Higginson and Schroeder Testify at Naval Court
Washington Sept 23 A new witness Commander Schroeder executive officer of the battleship Massachusetts testified at the naval court about the Flying squadron cruise from Cienfuegos to Santiago and the bombardment of the Colon The testimony suggested the voyage was not as expeditious as planned and the bombardment not as deliberate as announced Higginson corrected his earlier distance statement noting the fleet initially stood five to six miles off shore before moving closer during the blockade
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Washington
Naval Court
Schroeder
Massachusetts
Guam
Cienfuegos
Santiago
Colon
Wilson
Schley
Sampson
Higginson
Harber
National memorial planned for late president in Canton
Canton Sept 23 At a meeting of the executive committee appointed to conduct the final obsequies steps were taken to organize a national monument association. The statement says the proposed site is beautifully located in the cemetery where the president's family is buried and has Cabinet approval. Subscriptions will be sought after the corporation forms and the organization is established.
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Canton
Hokeu
Metery
He Speedy Erggion
Canton plan backed by Hanna Herrick cited in Ohio association decision
Judge Day told the Associated Press the proposed Ohio association would be national in scope, not local in character. He noted support from Senator Hanna and Colonel Myron T. Herrick of Cleveland for the Canton plan as the group forms under Ohio laws.
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Ohio
Len
Judge Day
Associated Press
Hanna
Myron T. Herrick
Cleveland
Canton
Will Hear Boer Appeal At Early Council Meeting
The Hague September 23 Minister of Foreign Affairs Van Lynden has sent Boer arbitration appeal copies to legations and members of the council. He plans to raise the appeal for consideration at the council's first meeting, date yet to be fixed.
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the Hague
van Lynden
Council of the Court of Arbitration
Watchman Dies Saving Plant Fire at Eli Manufacturing
Indianapolis reports night watchman Amos Morris died in a Saturday blaze at the Eli Manufacturing plant. He entered the cellar to fight the fire, his clothing ignited, and after windows were forced he was pulled out badly burned and perished. Damages were small.
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Indianapolis
Amos Morris
Eli Manufacturing Company
Morris
No pardon denied for Spaulding embezzler
Springfield Sept 21 The state board of pardons refused to grant clemency to Charles W Spaulding former president of Globe Savings Bank Chicago already jailed for embezzling University of Illinois funds totaling 300000 He will serve the maximum sentence under law at Joliet penitentiary.
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Springfield
Ill
State Board of Pardons
Charles W. Spaulding
Globe Savings Bank of Chicago
Joliet
University of Illinois
Ferryboat explosion injures five on Lit tle Kanawha ride
Parkersburg West Virginia September records describe a gasoline ferry running between Elizabeth and Palestine on the Little Kanawha river that blew up Saturday morning after loading passengers from the morning train at Palestine. Five passengers were fatally injured, others escaped with minor injuries as they jumped into the river.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Elizabeth
Palestine
Kanawha
Eight Die in Vienna Express Collision in Bucharest
Bucharest September 28 Eight people were killed and nine injured when an express train to Vienna collided with a petroleum train at Pulotz. Eighteen petroleum cars and the entire express were destroyed by fire.
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Bucharest
Vienna
Pulotz
Tin Plate Plant Burned in Toledo Fire Loss
A Toledo Ohio tin can plant suffered a major blaze Saturday causing about 300000 dollars in damage with an estimated 188000 dollars covered by insurance. Fire crews battled the flames as the tin plate plant burned through the night cutting production and prompting investigations.
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Toledo
American Tin Can. Com- Ly
Horoscope prediction ties Roosevelt to aggressive reform era
An astrologer from Berlin, Alexis Constantin Carl Pfuhl, stationed in Toledo, forecasts President Theodore Roosevelt will govern firmly, reform boldly, and veto many bills. The analysis links Aquarius, Uranus, and Jupiter Saturn aspects to a new cabinet and a strong navy, with clashes predicted with clergy and some South American tensions.
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Roosevelt
Toledo
Alexis Constantin Carl Pfuhl
Berlin
Germany
Theodore Roosevelt
Uranus
George Washington
Pacific
Mars
Saturn
Jupiter
Mercury
Union
Secret Enemies Foreseen in 1901 Horoscope Warnings
A horoscope predicts secret enemies and major political changes for the president. It notes a grand planetary conjunction from November 27 to 29, 1901, with Mercury ruling the White House and squares to Saturn and Neptune. It warns of a future Western state business shift and a significant presidential impact across Texas, Indianapolis, Albany, New York, and San Diego.
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Mercury
White House
Saturn
Neptune
Jupiter
Texas
Indianapolis
Albany
New York
San Diego
Cal
Faith in Roosevelt Echoed by German Papers
Berlin reports German newspapers quote President Roosevelt after his oath as chief executive. They say his early remarks show no break with friendly ties to Germany and emphasize firmness, energy, and duty. They note Roosevelt will uphold the Monroe Doctrine and seek peaceful U.S. policy.
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Berlin
Roosevelt
San Juan Hill
Berliner Neueste Nachrichten
United States
Germany
Serra
The
National Zeitung
Witnesses flock to Auburn for Czolgosz execution
In Auburn New Jersey on September 22 more than 100 people have applied to witness the electrocution of Czolgosz. The first application arrived an hour after the president's death, signaling high public interest in the likely death penalty event.
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Auburn
N. J
Czolgosz
Iowan Dies in the West on Guinne Mountain
Eldora Iowa Sept 21 Dr McMurtie a resident of Emerson Iowa was found Thursday on Guinne mountain and died today while being brought to Eldora He was 68 years old and had been staying a month with his son who is mining on Guinne mountain
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Eldora
Col
McMurtie
Guinne Mountain
Emerson
Iowa
Funeral of Dead President Draws Nation’s Mourning
Canton Ohio September 19 crowds gathered as the United States leaders and citizens paid last tribute to the third president assassinated. The funeral at First Methodist Church and West Lawn cemetery featured brief prayers, a short oration, and a military procession. Mrs McKinley could not endure the ceremony. Dr Rixey stood by her as tears flowed, offering solace amid the nation’s grief.
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Canton
United States
Supreme Court
First Methodist Church
West Lawn Cemetery
Army
Navy
Ohio
Rixey
Tribute to Dead McKinley in Washington Bishop Portraits Character
Washington September 17 Bishop Andrews eulogized William McKinley calling him a martyr and stressing character over achievements. He urged examing inner nature and affinities at the grave of the illustrious, reflecting on the man beyond public deeds.
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Washington, D. C
William McKinley
The
Republic
Andrews
Portrait of William McKinley as moral exemplar and leader
A reverent tribute extols William McKinley as a man of incorruptible integrity and generous compassion. The author emphasizes his humble roots, faith, loyalty, and dedication to righteousness, noting how his domestic kindness and political honor bound the nation, and asserts enduring memory for his noble service.
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poRce
Crear Pte
William McKinley
Berlin Memorial Meeting for McKinley Condolences
The American colony gathered at the United States embassy in Berlin on September 18 to express sympathy for President McKinley’s death. General Schwan and many ladies attended. Secretary Jackson opened the event and William J. Curtis read an address praising the president's greatness and kindness and condemning violence against working people.
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Berlin
United States
McKinley
Schwan
Jackson
William J. Curtis
Memorial services mark demise of McKinley in London
A London memorial service noted the nation’s grief at President McKinley’s death and quoted prayers for guidance from Washington, Lincoln, and Grant. King Edward VII appointed Earl Pembroke to represent the crown at Westminster Abbey, while Ambassador Choate received 1,500 applications for 700 available seats.
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London
Earl Pembroke
Westminster Abbey
Choate
Royalty Attends McKinley Memorial Service in Copenhagen
King Edward and Queen Alexandra led European royalty at a memorial service for President McKinley in an English church. Rev Dr Kennedy prayed for Mrs McKinley and referenced the assassination. Dowager Empress of Russia sent condolences via the Russian minister in Copenhagen. The U S legation and provinces' officials received many calls and telegrams.
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Copenhagen
Edward
Alexandra
McKinley
Kennedy
Russia
Denmark
Fredensborg
United States
Legation
Olney Under Fire After Condemned Slaying Remarks
In Falmouth Massachusetts on September 18, citizens react to an affidavit by George H. Godfrey alleging Michael Conway coached by Richard Olney said it was a good thing McKinley was shot. A tar and feathering patrol forms, an effigy of Conway is hung, and Olney faces a citizen resolution accusing him of insulting American citizenship.
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Falmouth
Mass
George H. Godfrey
Michael Conway
Richard Olney
Cleveland
McKinley
Olney
Conway
Mexican President Diaz Condoles With United States
Mexico City on September 16 reports President Diaz called personally at the U.S. embassy to extend condolences after the death of President McKinley. Flags fly at half mast over public buildings and legations. Mexico’s supreme court suspended sessions and wore black crepe in memory.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Clayton
McKinley
Diaz
United States
Supreme Court of Mexico
General Funston Suffering From Appendicitis In Manila
General Funston is hospitalized with appendicitis and likely to be operated on. General Hughes expelled agents of Smith & Bell and Warner & Barnes from Samara for aiding insurgents by purchasing hemp and other products with funds going to the insurgents. The British consul urged a suspension, but General Chaffee refused. the consul travels to Samara to investigate. Aguinaldo wrote to Taft and Chaffee expressing condolences over President McKinley’s death.
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Manila
General Hughes
Smith & Bell
Warner & Barnes
Samara
General Chaffee
Funston
Aguinaldo
Taft
Chaffee
United States
McInlaw
Maryland Senator Denies Indifference to McKinley Shooting
Washington September 19 Senator Wellington of Maryland denies giving an interview showing indifference to the McKinley shooting and declares abhorrence of the assassination He calls for drastic law to prevent another national tragedy like the Buffalo event.
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Washington
Wellington
Maryland
McKinley
Buffalo
Chicago Citizens Propose McKinley Memorial Arch
At a 100 attendee Chicago meeting Alexander H. Revell proposed a national memorial arch for President McKinley in Washington. The plan calls for a citizen commission to raise funds, with honorary presidents including Roosevelt, Cleveland, and Bryan and trusted officials as treasurers and local receivers across states and cities.
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Chicago
McKinley
Washington
Alexander H. Revell
Boutell
J. C. Shaffer
Fitch
Forter
The
United States
Roosevelt
Cleveland
William J. Bryan
Lyman J. Gage
Cornelius N. Bliss
John J. Mitchell
Moving pictures capture McKinley moment before assassination
Secret service and detectives tracking anarchists were shown moving pictures in New York on September 20, the day before President McKinley was shot. The kinetoscope footage includes McKinley and his wife advancing to the platform and a man pushing through the crowd as he begins his address.
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New York
Secret Service
President McKinley
McKinley
Man in crowd identified by kinetoscope footage
The article describes a man pressing through a crowd toward the president, then turning to face a kinetoscope. The face is identified as Leon Czolgosz. He moves to the stand, looks wild, his derby hat pulled down, and the footage ends with the president finishing his speech.
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Leon Czolgosz
Czolgosz
Triple Shooting Affray in Carlinville Ill
Carlinville Illinois on Sept 21 Daniel J Brown shot his wife and James C Fitzgerald of Jerseyville before turning the pistol on himself at his former home. The wife was struck in the corset and not seriously hurt. Brown and Fitzgerald are fatally injured but alive.
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Carlinville
Ill
Daniel J. Brown
James C. Fitzgerald
Jerseyville
Brown
Fitzgerald
Illinois Liquor Dealers Protective association chooses Decatur for 1892
The annual convention in Rockford Illinois closed on Wednesday with the election of officers. President Dennis Galvin of Chicago, Vice President Fred Tellbushner of Quincy, Secretary Henry Mayworth of Chicago, and Treasurer James Costello of Bloomington were named.
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Rockford
Illinois Liquor Dealers’ Protective Association
Decatur
Dennis Galvin
Chicago
Fred Tellbussher
Quincy
Henry Mayworth
James Costello
Bloomington
Obsequies of a Prelate in Faiibault Minn Divisive funeral honors Bishop Whipple
The funeral of Bishop Whipple was held Friday afternoon in Faiibault Minnesota with the body in state for viewing by thousands. The 2 o'clock service was presided over by Bishop Tuttle of Missouri and attended by Bishops Edsall Millspaugh Morrison of Duluth Morrison of Iowa Hare and Grafton with a large clergy delegation. After the service the body was lowered into the crypt beneath the cathedral. Hundreds of Sioux and Chippewa Indians attended as lifelong friends.
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Faiibault
Minn
Whipple
Tuttle
Missouri
Edsall
Millspaugh
Morrison
Duluth
Iowa
Hare
Grafton
Tragedy at Army Post Claims One Life at Fort Mead
Private Charles Lynch of Company M, intoxicated, opened fire in barracks Friday. Private Caldwell was wounded in the thigh while Private Charles H. Amich died from a stomach wound. Lynch was shot in the leg by a guard and overpowered after a trip to Sturgis for liquor.
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Fort Mead
S. D
Charles Lynch
Company M
Caldwell
Charles H. Amich
Lynch
Amich
Sturgis
No ban on paper by AFL council over union issue
Washington September 20 The executive council of the American Federation of Labor rejected Omaha Central Labor union’s bid to place the Western Laborer on the unfair list. The decision rested on the publication’s refusal to curb free expression, since it concerns only its employment of union workers.
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Washington
Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
Omaha Central Labor Union
Boy posed as president shot in Indiana tragedy
In Muncie Indiana on September 21 ten year old Omer Peelee died after being fatally shot while pretending to be President McKinley at Buffalo for Emil Miller also ten. The ball pierced nearly through the boy’s stomach in the incident referencing an ‘archist’ angle in the case.
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Muncie
Ind
Omer Peelee
Winchester
McKinley
Buffalo
Emil Miller
Balance on wrong side as foreign missions report
Boston September 22 The annual statement of the American board of foreign missions shows total receipts 697 370 and expenditures 717 081. The excess added to last year’s debt makes the present debt 182 341. Receipts compare with the previous year show a gain in donations 9 639 a shrinkage from the woman’s board 16 118 and a shrinkage in legacies 30 256.
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Boston
American Board of Foreign Missions
Woman’s Board
Emmer Grain Promises Stock Feed From Stony Lands
Scientists reveal emmer a drought hardy grain suitable for poor lands, including stony ground and forests. Russian origin, known as spelt in some regions, yields well in dry prairies and hot summers, with hardiness and tolerance to leaf rust. It may boost breeding of common wheats and feed humans as porridge or grits.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Emmer
North
South Dakota
Russia
Upper
Volga
Great Plains
Palouse
Bulletin
Volga River
Germany
Switzerland
Italy
Des Moines Iowa Falls Northern line elevators contracts set
Iowa Falls news notes a contract with L Moit & Su of Des Moines to place a line of elevators along the Des Moines Iowa Falls Northern road. Elevators at Sherman and Bergen will hold 20,000 bushels. Buckeye and McCallisburg at 28,000 each. Winona Elevator Co. also to install along the route. Depot grounds and right of way sought through Nevada with a tax concession.
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Iowa Falls
L. Moit & Su
Des Moines
Long Falls
Stgions
Sherman
Bergen
Buckeye
McCallisburg
Stain, Bird & Cox
Minneapolis
Winona Elevator Company
Winona
Min
Iowa Lumber Company
Des Moines, Iowa Falls & Northern Railway Company
Lne
Nevada
Des Moines selects McConaughey as Anti-Saloon league law chief
Mr. R P Conaughey of Iowa City has been eloc ed superintendent of the law department of the Anti-Saloon league. H H Abrams declined the post after a gag rule. The board appointed McConaughey to lead the work and issue a state voters address, nonpartisan, urging enforcement of existing laws and repeal of the muzzle law.
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Des Moines
R. P. Conaughey
Iowa City
Law
Anti-Saloon League
Thys
H. H. Abrams
McConaughey
League
Wants sale set aside in railroad foreclosure case
Springfield Illinois September 19 in the United States circuit court suit was started to set aside the May 16 1900 master in chancery sale of the Chester and Centralia railroads to John R Walsh of Chicago for 450000. Complainants offer to bid 1000000 for the property if the sale is annulled.
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Springfield
United States
Chester
Centralia
John R. Walsh
Chicago
Boiler Explosion Kills Plant Manager in Sheldon
A boiler explosion at the electric light plant in Sheldon on Wednesday instantaneously killed Earnest Powelley, the manager, and fatally injured Leonard Cnow, a banker, and an unidentified Chicago insurance man. The blaze caused extensive property loss.
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Sheldon
Earnest Powelley
Leonard Cnow
Chicago
Foul crime suspected in Wisconsin house fire
Beasley and his wife returned to their Orange home after a weekend trip to find their house burned and their three children ages 16 11 and 4 dead. Authorities report a possible criminal assault with the arson intended to cover up the crime.
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Sooner
Wis
Orange
Here
Robert Beasle
Competition breaks meat price surge at Iowa City boarding houses
Iowa City reporters say a restaurant and boarding house trust in the city has collapsed, bringing cheaper board for State University students. Early arrivals formed student-run boarding clubs, intensifying price battles as rival houses fight for trade. Prices may rise by about 25 cents weekly despite the breach, while individual houses all compete. In Oskaloosa a badly decomposed body was found, six to eight weeks dead, with foul play suspected and no missing person connected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
State University
Combine
Oskaloosa
Late Markets By Wire Chicago Wheat and Corn Steady to Higher
Wheat closed higher with No 2 red 71 percent and No 3 red 71 percent. Corn opened fair then weakened to 58 64 percent with No 2 white 58 percent and No 3 white 57 percent. Oats settled lower after active trade. rye and flax prices listed with monthly figures. Receipts showed 215 cars of corn and 143 cars of oats, while shipments totaled 289 cars of corn and 128 cars of oats.
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Chicago
N. W
Chicago Live Stock Market Update Sept 22
Chicago receipts exceeded expectations with cattle at firm to higher prices. Cattle: choice steers 7.5 with gains. hogs: 28,000 head, prices up to 7.24, strongest in years. sheep: 18,000 arrivals, heavy receipts easing demand. Overall market firm but slack for meat trade as week totals rise.
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Chicago
Priday
Las Ve Hese
Chicago Produce Market Report Sept 22
Chicago notes a firm butter creameries 140% age, eggs steady at 7, dressed poultry firm with chickens 8 to 10 and turkeys. Timothy price 5.45, range near 8.76 for Never, ribs listed as short and others unchanged.
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Chicago
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