Death of President McKinley's Mother Nancy Allison McKinley
Mrs Nancy Allison McKinley died in Canton Ohio shortly after 2 AM Sunday. All nine of her children and immediate relatives were at her bedside. Born 1809 near Lisbon she married William McKinley in 1837 and nine children were born including William McKinley Sr and the future president.
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Nancy Allison McKinley
Canton
Ohio
Geath
Lisbon
Nancy Allison
Wii- McKinley
Fairfield
Nites
Poland
David Allison
Anna
James
Mary
Helena Minerva
Sarah Elizabeth
J. Dunscan
Cleveland
William
TA Digail Delia
Abner
New York
Wm. McKinley, Sr
Miller Wins Six Day Race at Madison Square Garden
C W Miller of Chicago wins the six day bicycle race at Madison Square Garden finishing first with 2 098 miles while Rice takes second nearly a hundred miles behind. Large crowd of about 100000 fills the venue as receipts top 360000 with the event deemed a great success.
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Rice
Madison Square Garden
New York
Weet
C. W. Miller
Chicago
Miller
Skinneer
Hale
Waller
Pierce
Golden
Gannon
Entannan
Rivierre
Eikes
Kinz
Janas
Beacom
Johnson
Gray
Chicago police officer shot during arrest of resistant prisoner
In Chicago Sunday a policeman identified as William Coughlin and a prisoner named Barlowski were fatally shot during an arrest attempt. Coughlin and the Pole resisted, Coughlin’s revolver fired, and both men were hit in the chest area. The partner overpowered the suspect, but the struggle led to another discharge and both victims were mortally wounded.
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Chicago
Mortelly
William, Coughlin
Barlowski
Oficer
Chiscago
Coughlin
Bartowski
MARK TWAIN'S BROTHER DEAD IN KEOKUK AT 72
Orion Clemens brother of Mark Twain dies suddenly in Keokuk Iowa at age 72. He once ran a job printing business with Twain and served as Nevada territory secretary and treasurer during Lincoln's first term until 1861.
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Orion Clemens
Keokuk
Mark Twain
Iowa
MM. Clemens
Keshmk
Nevada Territory
Lincoln
Clemens
Fitz May Fight Again Weds Ring Return Hinted
In Milwaukee on Thursday Mrs. Robert Fitzsimons said her husband may break his vow to avoid boxing to face Corbett again. The interview suggests a possible return to the prize ring.
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Fitz
Milwaukee
Robert Fitzsimons
Corbett
Hawaiian Belles Protest Annexation Claim
Representative James A. Tawney of Minnesota discusses native Hawaiian opposition to annexation. He says the stance stems from concerns about social prestige as native women fear being relegated to a lesser status amid increasing white influence. Tawney notes white women may classify native women as negros if annexation proceeds.
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James A. Tawney
Minnesota
Hawaii
Mr. Tawney
Independence Or Death Promised By Cuban Leaders
A Havana proclamation by Cuban military and civil authorities rejects Spanish autonomy urging liberation with the watchword independence or death. It condemns past sacrifices and bloodshed while pledging unwavering effort toward a free Cuba.
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Havana
Spain
Oorr
Cuba
Fight for Nine Hour Day in New York Printers
At the International Typographical Union annual convention the nine hour workday for book and job printing shops is approved. The campaign begins in New York City on January 2, 1898, involving about 5 000 workers and an organized defense fund to resist the Big Six.
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New York
International Typographical Union
New York City
Iopographal Union
No. 6
Typothetas
Printars
Athe
Donnelly
California Gold Jubilee Invitation to President McKinley
A gold quartz slab with gold veins will bear California's invitation to President McKinley for the January 24 golden jubilee of the gold discovery. Chairman Parsons plans to engrave the message on the slab to welcome the miners if he attends.
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California
McKinley
Parsons
Recumbent Thinking and Desk Feet Aboard Dialogue
A fragment shows Mr Pilmtey claiming better thinking while recumbent or with feet on the desk. Miss Sharples is teased about her brains as the exchange hints at a playful debate on posture and intellect.
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Mr. Pilmtey
Week in Trade Shows Unusual Holiday Demand Rise
Dun and Co Weekly Review reports steady or better business entering the holiday season. Congress opening and reports fail to dampen markets as speculative activity holds up and demand grows for imported goods. Wheat futures surge in Chicago while cotton and wool import activity rise on stronger orders and expectations of year end activity.
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Dun & Co
R. G. Dun & Co
Congress
Chicago
Europe
Wholesale Mail Robberies Defalcation Discovered
New York post office uncovers a major robbery on the Central railway of New Jersey lines. About $300000 stolen from registered letters in the railway mail service with $30000 taken in November. Maj. Charles F. Lewis of the Philadelphia Secret Service is in New York investigating the secret matter.
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New York
Central Railway of
New Jersey
New Fork
Somerville
Maj
Charles F. Lewis
Philadelphia
Government Secret Service
Judge Denounces Durrant Innocence in Lamont Murder
Little Rock judge E Merriman once represented J E Blanther alias Forbes argues Blanther killed Blanche Lamont and Minnie Williams in San Francisco, not Durrant. He rejects Atlanta claims Blanther was there and cites circumstances proving Durrant innocent and Blanther guilty.
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Forbes
E. Merriman
Little Rock
Ark
J. E. Blanther
Blanther
Durrant
Blanche Lamont
Minnie Williams
San Francisco
Merriman
Atlanta
Blawther
Attempts on the Sultan and Other 1900s Headlines
News briefs report two palace aides attempting to kill Abdul Hamid in Constantinople and dying without naming their backers, a diamond theft at Isaac Emerson’s Baltimore residence with John Davis captured, a $1,000,000 Vanderbilt life policy with twenty payments, Arizona debt refinancing via 50 year bonds, Rivera released from Cabanas to sail to Cadiz, and Monon Railway November earnings up to $193,968 with four month growth.
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Abdul Hamid
Bondey
Yildiz
Constantinonte
Theen
Isaac E. Emerson
Baltimore
John Davis
New York City
George W. Vanderbilt
Floods Damage Galena River Locks in Alabama
Heavy Friday night rains flood Galena Alabama destroying government locks at the river mouth built years ago costing $100000. The note also mentions convict labor in French prisons with wages about 36 cents per day and savings toward discharge.
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Tings
Galena
Canadian Lumbermen Demand Export Controls On Logs
A large deputation of prominent Canadian lumbermen petitioned Ontario to curb export of raw logs to counter U S tariff retaliation. They argued export bans on crown sawed logs would protect mills if export duties fall short, while the premier gave a noncommittal answer.
Missing secretary linked to investment firm in St Louis
W D Tolle secretary of the Belleville Investment Loan Association disappeared from his St Louis home while on business to Madison Illinois. An audit found four irregular entries and a large shortage likely in the thousands. He left a wife and two children who fear he has been harmed.
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Louis Loan and Investment Company
W.D. Tolle
Belleville Investment Loan Association
St. Louis
Madison, Il
Tolle
Wheat prices jump in Chicago market rout
Ember Wheat rose to 1.09 dollars a bushel in Chicago as a bullish clique tightened shorts in December wheat. The contract climbed 83 1 2 cents over the prior close, sparking a scramble as 230000 baskets were offered to curb a possible market overruns.
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Chicago
Confession in Waverly Killing Ties to Jerome Kern Case
Delilah Fales and William Kern confess to the murder of Jerome Kern near Waverly. Fales claims lifelong harassment by the elder Kern and premeditated the shooting. She says she felt a calm after the crime and sought forgiveness. Kern corroborates details of the confession.
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Delilah Wales
Delilah Fales
Jerome Kern
Waverly
Lonely Wood
Kern
William Kern
Miss Fules
Mulct law evaded and express companies under fire
A federal court in Des Moines exposes a scheme to evade the mutch law and revenue laws by shipping liquor to fictitious recipients via express agents. Other items note Des Moines moves to abolish poll tax, Dr J W Kime found guilty, Loretta Kane sues for damages, and other local legal and transport incidents. Deputy entries include a wreck near Ontario, W D Moore returns, Gov Drake’s granddaughter born, a Wapello malpractice case ends in a hung jury, a coast guard collision in Atlantic City, and bail set at 87500.
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Des Moines
Frank Griggs
Adams Express Company
Corning
Mwenty Dianks
Kime
J. W. Kime
Iowa State Medical Journal
Kine
Drake Medical College
Coileza
Explosion Kills Two Men at Helen Frisco Mine Idaho
An explosion at the Helen Frisco mine in Idaho killed Joseph McNamara and Joseph Bowes just before shift end. Witnesses were not present as the blast left both men mangled and unrecognizable on the scene. A St Louis firm with 100000 capital plans enamel sign and ornament metal work, the first of its kind in America.
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Hyo
Helen-Frisco
Idaho
Joseph McNamara
Joseph C- Bowes
St. Louis
England
Germany
Opky
America
Rich Uranium Find Near Black Hawk Col
Uranium has been discovered near Black Hawk Colorado. The mineral is valued at 1500 dollars per ton. A French syndicate says it will buy all production, as it is highly desired for hardening and solidifying metal and armor plate.
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Black Hawk
Col
Market Quotations Across Cities With Grain And Livestock Prices
Regional market quotes show Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cleveland Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee and Buffalo futures for cattle hogs sheep and varied grains. Prices span cattle 2.50 to 8.75, hogs 3.00 to 8.75, wheat No 2 red 94 to $1.00, corn No 2 20 to 28 cents, oats 21 to 28 cents, with butter eggs and potatoes listed in assorted ranges.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
Cinemonti
Detroit
Toledo
New York
Town Heroism Amid Snowstorm and Loyal Dog Tale
A Hamilton County teacher Miss Mamie Robinson aided by a loyal dog sheltered children during a fierce blizzard. She froze while guiding students home. the dog barked to attract help. The board granted her full pay vacation. farmers gifted a horse so she can walk less. A destitute boy Pewlin raised funds, but a forged check disrupted the aid.
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Hamilton County
Mamie Robinson
Lergen
Bugsy
James Kelly
Keeney & Patzig
Des Moines
M. O'Brien
Litsle
Bondurant
Keilyues
Husted
Beacon County
Vinton
Burnham
District Court
Belle Plaine
Goes
Gov. Drake
Benedict
Des 3Loines
WW. C. TU
S. R. Woods
Mirenei County
Stanton P. Pelton
Pelton
Cefaleation
Robert L. Maupin
J- A. Christopher
Benton L. Ingram
Selatia
Des Moines Federal Mershals
Missouri Loan and Investment Company
Sedalia
Sve
Campbell
O. G. Whiting
Buen Vista County Agricelarah
Cat Campen
Shenandoah
Burdick
Cempen
Hartley
Cass Knapp
Lincoln Township
Dallas County
Hubinger
Independent Telephone System
Keokuk
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Omaha
Sunday Standard
Ess
Sity
Charles G. Kretschmer
Prussia
Iowa
Andubos School
Corydon
West Liberty
B. E. Nichols
John A. Evans
Nichols
Frank
Stub) Wilson
Sioux City
Northwest
Dan Miller
Fremont
Neb
Boone
Cedar Rapids
Withégard
Independence Lires
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Nancy M'Kinley
Italy
Augusta Victoria
Staunton
Dll
Consolidated Coal Company
Enign
Mt. Olive
Springhold
Wm. R. Brooks
Smith Observatory
Geneva
Brooks
Hitchcock
St. Petersburg
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Peru
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E.H. Winslow
Metropolitan Plate Glass Company
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Dakotas
Ellis Island
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MacDougall
Bob Hocets
Board of
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American Trotting Association
RT. Kneebs
Oshkosh
Wis
BUN & CO
U. S
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Territorial Loan Commission of Arizona
Frank M. Murphy
Rivera
Mareh
Pinar del Rio
Cabanas
Colon
Cadiz
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Will Him
Frank Bennett
Bennett
United States Court
Dubuque
Loretta J. Kane
Board of Supervisors
Sisters of Charity
Mercy Hospital
Order
Board of Eiccalion
Northwestern
Ontario
Ontang
Moore
W.D. Moora
Boone County
Weaver
Drake
Mary Lord Drake-Sturtivant
Tobin Vs. Overhour
Wapello
Atlante City
Rank Cadwallader
Lewi Spotter
Ralph Ring
Admira Novak
Frank A. Novale
Charles Freischmann
Cincinnati
Avondale
Bryan
Old Mexico
W.J. Bryan
Monterey
Mex
Harry Reed
Green
Joseph F. Green
U.S. N
Brookline
Mass
William Barr
Fairfax
George Heritage
Tutepand
Portland
Parvin
Masone
Cedar Rapitis
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