Funeral of President McKinley Draws Nation In Mourning
The Weatlawn cemetery vault near Canton holds William McKinley as crowds of mourners, soldiers, and officials accompany his casket. President Roosevelt and Cabinet members attend. the scene conveys grief, dignity, and national solemnity amid marching bands and floral tributes.
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Roosevelt Opens White House as Cabinet Reassembles
After three days of national mourning, President Roosevelt returns to work at the White House with his cabinet. Secretary Cortelyou and former secretary Loeb stay on, Long may retire, and Knox is absent in Pittsburg. Cabinet meetings resume with unity and trust in Roosevelt’s capable leadership.
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Illinois
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Dietrich Homeward Bound From Philippines Trip
United States Senator Charles H. Dietrich of Nebraska has returned from a Philippine tour aboard the Nippon Maru and began his journey home. He traveled in June from Manila with Adjutant General Corbin General Weston and Congressman Julius Kahn. The party later toured the archipelago aboard the transport Lawton with Surgeon General Sternberg. They reported progress under American administration and favorable relations between Americans and Filipinos, noting prosperity in southern islands and a promising future for the Philippines.
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Nebraska
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Weston
Julius Kahn
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Leaking Roosevelt's Sister Notice Prompts Guard
Washington officials issued a description of a man who approached pedestrians seeking the address of President Roosevelt's sister, wife of Commodore Cowles. The alert led to increased guards at the Cowles residence. suspect described as about 40, foreign accent, light mustache, dark clothes, carrying a small box.
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Commodore Cowles
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No Tobacco in Hatiun Court Rules Smoke Ban
The King and Queen of Italy ban tobacco inside royal apartments and forbid smoking by all in waiting. Their aversion contrasts with the queen’s family who smoke and with the Russian court where ladies smoke. The text notes the late king Hum er’s fondness for cigars.
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Italy
King Humer
The Booming Wear in a Wisconsin Town
A Boston man recalls selling six thousand dollars of stock in a tiny Wisconsin town in under half a day. He notes overall stronger Westward prosperity this year and predicts Pacific exports will soon rival Atlantic trade as railroads ship more produce to the Orient.
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Boston
West
Pacific Coast
Atlantic Seaboard
She Danced for Charity in Paris Fete
A French woman at a Paris area charity event charges tenpence that is forty francs per waltz by partners as she dances to fund the poor. Her scene becomes a clever plan with male friends paying to dance, boosting charity funds at the fete.
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Paris
Mademoiselle
Distinguished Missionary Recovers Through Dodd's Pills
Rev. C. H. Thompson, long a West Indian country missionary, lived in Washington Indiana after returning from Little York. Struck by diabetes from bad water while preaching at Wagoner Indian Territory, he tried Dodd's Kidney Pills as a last resort and was cured, drawing attention from Chicago physicians.
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Little York
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Indian Territory
Chicago
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Silver Wedding of Archbishop Frederick Temple at 80
Most Reverend Frederick Temple archbishop of Canterbury marks his silver wedding at age 80. He married late at 55 and is described as a fine example of a bishop and a devoted family man.
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Frederick Temple
Canterbury
Queen Victoria
Ants Threaten Brick Street Paving in Council Bluffs
A curious menace in Council Bluffs Iowa has been found as ants burrow into sand beneath bricks and remove it to unknown quarters. The city engineer was called in to repair the damages and one street became unusable for several blocks.
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Council Bluffs
Incubator Triplets Return Home After Weight Gains
The Morris J. Cohen triplets moved from New York to Buffalo for incubator care are near home again in a few days. The infants not only survived but more than doubled their birth weight and are hailed as an exceptional incubator success. They are the first in the United States and second in the world to complete the incubator process.
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United States
Collin
Dr. Rixecy
Joyce
Morris J. Cohen
New York
Buffalo
Allen's Foot-Ease Advertisement Claim
One size smaller after using Allen's Foot-Ease 2 powder. It makes tight or new shoes easy. Cures swollen hot sweating aching feet ingrowing nails corns and bunions. All druggists and shoe stores 25c. Trial package free by mail. Ad dress Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy N Y.
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London man cooks plum pudding under Thames in lime
A London resident won a wager by cooking a plum pudding ten feet beneath the Thames. The pudding was sealed in a tin case and placed in a sack of lime, where the lime’s reaction with water heated the pudding to completion in two hours.
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Thames
Patent remedies and advertisements from a period catalog
An advertisement page lists Mrs Winslow's soothing Syrup for teething pain and gum relief, a remedy claiming to ease teething discomfort and fever, plus Wizard Oil for rheumatism or neuralgia. It includes quack medical style claims and urges readers to consult their druggist.
London council chief began life in Glasgow at sixteen
A. M. Torrance, chairman of the London County Council, recalls starting work in Glasgow at age sixteen in the year 00, living on 92 a year. He managed with 90 to meet his needs and buy books, cherishing punctuality and a love for a Scotch song and endless piny humor in a Scotch tale.
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London County Council
Glasgow
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