Burial of Harrison Ends a Nation's Mourning Forty Years On
The body of former president Benjamin Harrison was laid to rest Sunday at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis. A simple ceremony followed a church service at the First Presbyterian Church with President McKinley and other dignitaries in attendance. The burial included a short service at the grave, a wreath from Mrs Harrison, and a granite tomb five feet deep in a four inch thick granite surround.
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Mourning crowds honor Gen Harrison at capitol rotunda
General Harrison's body lay in state in Indianapolis as thousands filed past the coffin from 1:10 p.m. to 10 p.m. The scene featured a brick base draped in crape under a black canopy, with floral banks and the dome above. First to view were Judge Baker, Indiana Supreme Court justices, Gov. Durbin, and Lt. Gov. Gilbert, followed by the Seventieth Regiment and Grand Army posts. Mrs. Harrison and her escort visited the Governor's mansion before touring the capitol interior.
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Powers warn over Manchuria and Chinese crisis
Dispatches from Washington say Manchuria is seen as the main danger point in the Chinese crisis. Britain Germany and Japan reportedly threaten protest and possible aggressive steps if the Manchurian convention is signed. London and St Petersburg aim to avoid a clash that could draw Russia and Britain into war.
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Duel near Paris leaves editor wounded in thigh
Paris editor M de Rodays was wounded in a duel with Count de Castellane near Paris on Saturday afternoon. The Count was unscathed. Pistols were used at twenty five paces and the exchange followed after a prior newspaper dispute over debts and a Baltimore Gould family funding claim.
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M. de Rodays
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New York
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Rodays
de Castellane
Bank Wrecker Caught In Columbus After Niles Forgeries
Charles A. Johnson, cashier of the First National Bank of Niles Michigan, arrested in Columbus Ohio by Secret Service Agent Porter. Johnson is alleged to have forged and misappropriated over 100000 as part of a long running banking fraud affecting Berrien County residents. He previously gambled on Windsor race track and faced heavy losses.
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Windsor
Michigan Central Lights Up Falls View Train Route
Michigan Central officials celebrate a successful searchlight experiment at Niagara Falls on the Canadian side. The light highlights Horseshoe and American Falls from Prospect Park, with plans for a permanent night-light for passenger trains. Reports note railroads may remove news agents and add stands at major stations. A new Wabash line will connect Chicago and Toledo. The Michigan Supreme Court rules on New York Central shares taxation. A sale of 21 million acres of Northern Pacific land west of the Missouri River for 40 million is reported.
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Michigan
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Missouri River
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Lehigh
Taft Likely Appointed Governor of the Philippines
Congress grants President McKinley full authority over the Philippines with Taft poised to become governor of the entire archipelago. Taft, president of the Philippine Commission, would enforce civil laws while Gen Chaffee succeeds Gen MacArthur in military command to support public order and policy amid no immediate military reduction.
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United States
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Jele
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Alonzo ‘Taft
Russia
Grant
Cincinnati
Yale
Efe
Public School System Plagued by Ungraded Centers and Cuts
Alfred Buyitvaet, superintendent of Public Instruction, reveals startling facts about 1,588,000 school age children in the state. Of these, 900,000 attend public schools split between graded and ungraded schools. Ungraded schools largely have one teacher and fewer teaching days. Total state school costs reach 18.2 million with 11.1 million paid to teachers. graded schools employ seven percent of teachers who receive a smaller share of salaries. Numerous school premises, libraries, and library-related funds are detailed, with high schools scarce in many counties and limited enrollment in high schools from the total student body.
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Buyitvaet
Periitendent
Public Instructio
Linvis
Te Worty
St Intendant
Bnen
Nois
Polygamy Bill in Utah Senate Reconsidered
Utah Senate voted 2 to 7 to uphold Governor Wells veto on the polygamy bill. The chamber debated the veto as President read the veto outcome and noted the measure’s defeat.
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Slavery in Anderson: Grand jury reports stockade abuses
The Anderson grand jury found slavery practices on twenty farms including whipping confinement and shackling of enslaved workers. Witnesses described kidnapping like treatment of a Georgia bound laborer and workers kept with convicts under guard. Contracts void and farmers face a cotton crop dilemma.
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Anderson, D. C
Benet
Knight
Georgia
Cincinnati legal figures tied to Philippine Commission presidency
The text notes individuals holding posts in Cincinnati and federal offices including prosecuting attorney, internal revenue collector, and judge of the Supreme Court of Cincinnati. It mentions a solicitor general in Washington and a U S circuit judge in Ohio who resigned after about fifteen months to become president of the Philippine Commission.
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Cincinnati
Internal Revenue
Supreme Court of Cincinnati
Department of Justice
Washington
United States Circuit Court
Ohio
Philippine Commission
Paris Gibson Elected U S Senator After All Night Session
Paris Gibson of Great Falls was chosen as United States Senator by the Montana legislature for the term expiring 1905 after an unusually long night session. Born in New Hampshire on July 1, 1880, Gibson later moved to Montana and helped develop Great Falls’ water power, aiding its growth to a city of about 12,000. He had studied at Bowdoin College and previously engaged in flour milling in Minneapolis.
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