Grand Army encampment ends amid gloom over president's illness
The thirty-fifth Grand Army of the Republic encampment concluded while the news of the president's grave condition cast a pall over proceedings. Officers were elected, with Judge E Torrance of Minnesota named Commander-in-Chief by a wide vote. Other officers include Runior vice commander John McElroy James O Donnell as junior vice commander and Dr W R Thrall as surgeon general.
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Pennsylvania
Runior
John McElroy
Washington, D. C
James O’ Donnell
Ilinois
W. R. Thrall
L. M. Boyie
West Shore Train Wreck Near Syracuse injures foresters
The Chicago limited on the West Shore Railroad westbound wrecked at Eastwood three miles east of Syracuse due to a misplaced switch. The locomotive baggage car and three coaches left the track and overturned while four Pullmans stayed on the rails. About twenty five passengers were injured and others were shaken up. most were Foresters returning from the Newburgh convention.
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West Shore
Chicago Limited
West Shore Railroad
Eastwood
Syracuse
Newburgh
Foreigner in Berlin Threatened Washington Trip
A man who left Berlin on Saturday afternoon for New York claimed he was bound for Washington to kill Vice President Roosevelt. Chief Yvangeliss telegraphed New York police to watch for him. The foreigner attempted to board a Washington bound train but instead bought a ticket to New York.
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Berlin
N.H
New York
Washington
Roosevelt
Yvangeliss
European powers urge Morocco to free Christian captives
A Tangier dispatch reports Austrian, British, French, German and Russian representatives sent a joint note to the Sultan supporting Spain's demand for the release of Christian captives seized by the Maurish tribes. The note seeks compensation for the captives and punishment for the tribes.
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Tangier
Russia
Morocco
Spain
Indiana Day Observance Scrapped Amid President McKanney Illness
Governor Dorbin halted Indiana day plans at the Exposition as President McKanney's condition worsened. The special train to Buffalo was released and the celebration postponed to an unspecified later date.
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McKanney
Dorbin
Buffalo
Strike on Kw U.S W Xing Yard and Shop Workers
Strike action spread to the BH O Southwestern railway shops with forty machinists helpers joining in Washington Indiana. The company allegedly hired new workers to take the strikers' pieces. Union men from Cincinnati to St Louis also walked out.
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Kw U.S .W
BH. &. O. Southwestern Railway
Washington
Ind
Nemnign
Cincinati
Stu Lotus
Wayne County Announces Annual Race Meeting Schedule
The Turf at Yor Wayne Indiana announces its Annual Race Meeting for October the 10th and 11th featuring twelve trotting and pacing races and four running races. Fort Wayne boasts a premier mile track in the region.
Masonic Temple Schedule Fort Wayne Offers Falk and Vernee Co.
Theater notices announce Falk and Vernee Company on September 26 following September 23 to 25 attractions at the Masonic Temple in Fort Wayne Indiana and the Cowboy and the Lady feature.
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Masonic Temple
Fort Wayne
Ind
Falk & Vernee Co
the Lady
Admiral Ramsay Chosen for Schley Court Seat
Admiral Ramsay once head of the Bureau of Navigation has been selected as Howison's successor on the Schley court.
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Admiral Ramsay
Bureau of Navigation
Howison
Schiey Court
Explosion At Pomton Powder Works Fatal
A Paterson New Jersey dispatch reports a powder works explosion at Pomton resulting in seven deaths among workers.
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Paterson, N. J
Pomton, N. J
President McKinley Dies After Failing Heart
First apprehensions described as the heart failing to respond to stimulation and opiate treatment. President McKinley died at 2 15 Saturday morning after conscious hours with his wife, words recalled by Dor Mann, and a high level of medical effort including digitalis and rapid cabinet dispatches.
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McKinley
Dor. Mann
Wounded President Faces Grave Crisis Amid Tracking News
Announcement shows a grave crisis as nurses care for the wounded President. Mrs. Newell arrives, nurses bustle, and reporters converge outside the house. The first alarm came at 2 2 o'clock after an official bulletin, signaling rising fears.
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Newell
Alibaro House
President McKinley’s Condition Improves After Night Crisis
For hours Thursday evening doctors monitor President McKinley as his condition fluctuates. By midnight he regained ground though fatigue and high pulse persist. Mrs McKinley’s health is defended by her physicians amid circulating rumors and she remains hopeful with medical staff.
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MeeIsin- Jey
McKinley
Chicago Hangs Czolgosz in Effigy After Assassination
Alienists found no insanity in Czolgosz. Angry crowds in two Chicago districts hanged him in effigy. A special grand jury will convene on the assassin case. A New Mexico arrest targets the man who predicted McKinley’s murder. Philadelphia police arrest an anarchist who calls Czolgosz a hero. Buffalo day at the fair is dropped out of respect for the President. Secret service find crews tied to Chicago plot. Bert Roby, a Nevada machinist who urged McKinley’s shooting, is arrested and forced to apologize and retract after tar and feather threats.
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Czolgosz
Chicago
Effiry
McKinley
New Mexico
Philadelphia
Buffalo Fair
Secret Service
Bert Roby
Doom for Immigration Legislation and President’s Safety
The Fifty-seventh Congress is poised to consider a law banning European immigrants linked to anarchist groups and a treason charge that could threaten the President with death. Buffalo tragedy sparks public support for eradicating anarchist elements and protecting the President from assassination plots.
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Department of Justice
United States
Buffalo
Asaingst
Assas
Lawyers Claim Czolgosz Treason In Presidential Attack
Leading legal authorities declare the assassination attempt on the President a treasonous act against the government. They argue such an act equals war on the nation and warrants the death penalty for the act of a traitor.
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Leon’ Czolgosz
United States
Washington
Ager
Commissioner Powderly Pushes Immediate Action Urged
A special report to Congress is being prepared urging immediate action on the subject, led by Commissioner Powderly. The aim is to press for swift government response and decisive measures.
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Powderly
Congress
Confessed Assailant Czolgosz Said To Have Hid Papers
The confession details Czolgosz saying he concealed a bound packet of papers under his coat after gathering them from Nowak's Hotel. He allegedly cast the documents into a city sewer during a circuitous, aimless city trip. Emma Goldman visited six anarchist groups in ten weeks and accompanied Isaac and Isaak on two Chicago Buffalo visits amid a year old plot to kill the President.
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Nowak
Eoma Goldman
Buffalo
Emma Goldman
Czolgoisz
Abraham ‘Izaak
Marie Isaak
Chiscago
M Marie Isaak
Antarchists
Chicago
Grand Army
News of the Anarchists in Chicago and National Response
Chicago police refuse bonds for suspected anarchists as a national crackdown spreads. Chief O Neill orders measures against anarchists while the secret service tracks every known agitator. Emma Goldman and other imprisoned figures face continued confinement under federal and state laws.
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Chicago
Czolgosz
O' Neill
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