Ben Harrison laid to rest in Crown Hill cemetery
Gen Benjamin Harrison dies after a quiet decline at 4 45 PM in Indianapolis. Crowds of up to 15 000 witness state funeral ceremonies while President McKinley and officials attend. The burial at Crown Hill ends a week of formal public honors with simple measures and widespread respect.
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Crown Hill Cemetery
State House
McKinley
Golden Gate
A &O Uran
Ter
Durbin
Gov. Durbin
Cortelyou
M. L. Haines
Samuel J. Niccols
St. Louis
Commander Parker
Frank Gibbott
Gen. Harrison
Parker
Rissell Harrison
J.R. McKeeé
Eaton
John Scott Harrison
Carter B. Harrison
Niccols
Edward Nell
Indianapolis
Ind
Benjamin Harrison
McKinney
America
Benjamin Harrison Birth and Career Highlights
A portrait of Benjamin Harrison born August 20 1833 at North Bend Ohio on the Ohio River. The article traces his lineage to Presidents and details early schooling Miami University Indianapolis law practice and rise to reporter of the Indiana Supreme Court. It covers Civil War service as brevet brigadier general and his political ascent including U S senator and Garfield era cabinet considerations.
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Benjamin Harrison
United States
North Bend
Ohio River
Cincinnati
John Scott Harrison
William Henry Harrison
Benjamin Harrisomee
Virginia
John Harrison
Secon
Elizabeth
Archibald Irwin
Mercersburgh
Benjamin
College Hill
Miami University
Oxford
Caroline Scott
John W. Scott
Oxford Female’ Sene
Harrison
Storer and Gwynne
Indianapolis
Ind
United States District Court
Federal Court
Jonathan Gordon
Young Harrison
William Wallace
Supreme Court of Indiana
Qebultan
Indiana Volunteers
Supreme Court
India
Porter, Harrison & Fishback
Miller & Elam
Indiana
Washington
Lincoln
Garfield
National Publica
Chicago
Presbyterian Church
General Assembly
Poem by Riley Honors Soldier Statesman Death
Indianapolis March 15 Indiana poet James Whitcomb Riley released a reverent poem mourning a soldier and statesman. The verse recalls him as a beloved neighbor and fellow citizen and lauds his service under the flag in a period of universal grief.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Indianapolis
Indiana
Columbia
Royal Munster Fusiliers visit Victoria Mausoleum
Windsor chiefs Gen Laurie and Col Johnston lead deputation of the royal Munster fusiliers with King Edward’s permission to Frogmore mausoleum. They lay a Celtic cross of shamrocks and lilies on Queen Victoria’s tomb to honor St Patrick and Victoria’s command for Irish soldiers to wear shamrocks.
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Windsor
England
Edward
Royal Munster Fusiliers
Gen
Laurie
Col
Johnston
Frogmore
St. Patrick
Explosion of Coal Oil Kills Family In Quebec Home
Campbelltown New Brunswick March 18 Mrs John Gauthier and her five children died in a Little Cascapade Quebec home fire caused by a coal oil explosion. Gauthier tried to move the stove but flames trapped him. He jumped from an upper story window breaking his leg and crawled to a neighboring house as flames consumed the structure.
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Campbelltown
N. B
John Gauthier
Little Cascapade
Que
Gauthier
The Plague at Cape Town
Cape Town reports nine new bubonic plague cases in the last four hours. Six are colored persons and three Europeans.
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Cape Town
Capitol Upgrades Planned During Congressional Recess
Capitol improvements in Washington will expend about $200000 on enhancements during the upcoming congressional recess. The figure signals substantial work on dome, exterior, and interior areas, with contractors preparing bids and schedules for the project. Services include masonry, roofing, electrical upgrades, and refinishing public rooms for improved efficiency and appearance.
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Washington
Capitol
Carnegie offers Windsor free library building
Windsor Ont March 18 Andrew Carnegie has offered to give Windsor twenty thousand eight dollars for a free public library building to serve the city and its residents under a formal charitable arrangement.
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Carnegie
Windsor
Ont
Andrew Carnegie
Unclear fragment hints at Boer War prisoner ideas
A fragmentary report from London cites confident hopes for Lord Roberts to see action in South Africa. It mentions sending Boer prisoners to Canada to work railways and reflect on imperial sentiments, with comments made in a club address.
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Lord
Roberts
South Africa
Commando
Gen Harrison's Will Read By Counselor In Parlor
Crowds gathered at Gen. Harrison family parlor where his will was opened and read by W. H. Jer, the general's lifelong partner, in a ceremony held after his funeral at Crown Cemetery. Fire in St Louis destroys ice plant and sheds, injuring two, with insured loss near 100000 as flames threaten lumber yards and cars.
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George Brown
Loyal Legion
Legion
Iniianapolis
Indy
Harrison
First Presbyterian Church
Gen. Harrison
McKinley
Haines
Niccols
St. Louis
Benj. F
Polis
Maret
Crownemetery
W. H. Jer
Enli
Paris
Moniday
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Co
American Car & Foundry Co
Style & Pickle
Fragmentary probate note on Harrison will provision
A fragmentary OCR read describes General Harrison’s will provisions for Mrs. Harrison and their young daughter. It states there is no reasonable ground for future disputes in the courts, suggesting the will’s generosity satisfies potential challenges.
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Gen. Harrison
A Horse Famine Delays Philippine Regiment Buildup
Omaha reports a horse famine may push the first Philippine cavalry regiment to be raised at Fort Leavenworth back two to three months. Six bids averaged 148 dollars per horse, far above prior 45 to 50 dollar costs. All bids were rejected and new telegraph bids invited across the middle west to meet urgent animal needs.
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Omaha
Philippines
Fort Leavenworth
Missouri
Middle West
Off for Hawaii a Colony of 100 Newtroes Leaves Knoxville
A colony of 100 Negroes sails from Knoxville for Hawaii under a three years contract with the Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Co. Led by S. R. Maples, who accompanies the group, the migrants are headed to work on a large sugar plantation. An attempt to recruit whole families was only partially successful as the company has faced trouble keeping American Negro labor without families on the plantation.
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Knoxville,senn
Knoxville
Hawaii
Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co
S. R. Maples
Commission named to revise Cuban customs duties
Havana March 19 Gov Gen Wood appoints a commission to revise Cuban customs with Col lector Bliss as president and members Ramon Williams Antonio Rivero Joseph Bacardi Louis Plase and Laureano Rodriguez named to the panel for the reform effort.
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Havana
Wood
Collector Bliss
Ramon Williams
Antonio Rivero
Joseph Ba¢ardi
Louis Plase
Laureano Rodriguez
Fire Ravages Bismarck Missouri Nullifying Town
Fire at Bismarck Missouri near St. Louis destroyed leading businesses and many homes. The blaze started in a barber shop and spread rapidly, leaving an estimated $100,000 in losses with little insurance. The town’s inhabitants had no means to fight the flames.
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St. Louis
Bismarck
Nashville
Tenn
John B. Ransom & Co
Death of Michigan political figure Hon Mark S Brewer
Washington report states Hon Mark S Brewer of Michigan civil service commission died after illness at 64. Former state senator and four term U S congressman, he served in consular work 1838 to 1885 at Ferlin. Funeral set for Pontiac, Michigan Thursday.
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Washington
Mark S. Brewer
Michigan
Civil Service Commission
Brewer
Pontiac
Mich
Congress
Ferlin
Pension bill proposed for ex Queen Liliuokalani
The Hawaii legislature considers an independent home rule party bill granting an annual pension of 12000 dollars for ex queen Liliuokalani for her lifetime. The measure follows pledges by political groups to provide a pension. The bill was introduced in the house.
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Honolulu
San Francisco
Liliuokalani
Independent Home Rule Party
Tannery Deal Brings American Leather Co to Bristol Area
Knoxville March 19 The American Leather Co closes a deal acquiring the tannery of the Virginia Tanning and Exchange Co a major tannery near Bristol Tennessee.
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Knoxville
Tenn
American Leather Co
Virginia Tanning and Exchange Co
Sieg
Bristol
Grover Cleveland's Birthday Celebration at Home
Princeton March 19 Ex President Cleveland spent his 64th birthday at home with Mrs Cleveland and their family. He entertained no callers. Congratulatory telegrams in abundance arrived from friends.
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Princeton
N. J
Cleveland
President Invited to Texas for McKinley Address
Austin March 19 The Texas legislature adopted a resolution inviting President McKinley to visit Austin and address the body during his Southern tour.
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Austin
Tex
House of the Texas Legislature
McKinley
Quintero Unable to Accept Philippine Supreme Court Seat
Lamar C. Quintero of New Orleans informs the War Department that illness in his family prevents his accepting a Philippine Supreme Court justice appointment. He cites personal hardship as the reason for declining the position.
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Washington
Lamar C. Quintero
New Orleans
War Department
Supreme Court
Philippines
Dividend Declared for Creditors of Bank in Arkansas
Washington reports the controller of the currency has declared a 15 percent dividend for creditors of the insolvent National Bank of Little Rock Arkansas.
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Washington
Ag Tational Bank
Little Rotk Ark
Two Persons Drowned in Wisconsin Fishing Boat Sinking
In Sheboygan March 19, Florian Monk 35 and his brother in law Joseph Shocker 17 of Manitowoc drowned Monday when their fishing boat sank.
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Sheboygan
Wis
Florian Monk
Joseph Shocker
Manitowoc
Monk
Shocker
Professor N. C. Whitney Dies in Wisconsin
Nelson O. Whitney, 43, professor of railway engineering at the University of Wisconsin, died suddenly Monday of heart disease in Madison. A South Carolina native and University of Pennsylvania graduate, he was widely known in academic and engineering circles.
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N. C
Whitney
Madison, Wis
Nelson O. Whitney
University of Wisconsin
South Carolina
University of Pennsylvania
Carnegie Offers Fort Scott Library Gift
Carnegie proposes to give Ft Scott Kansas 15000 for a library on the condition that 2500 annually is appropriated to maintain it. The offer will be accepted.
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Carnegie
Ft. Scott
Kan
Andrew Carnegie
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