McKinley Inauguration Opens With Grand Pageant
The second McKinley inauguration opens in Washington with a vast military pageant. Theodore Roosevelt to be sworn in as vice president ten minutes before McKinley’s ceremony. Crowds fill streets, Capitol corridors, and the White House area as rail and troop arrivals continue amid clear weather promised for March 4.
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Outwitted by De Wet Escapes Pursuers Across Orange River
London March 4 General De Wet lost men and stores in Cape Colony but escaped with most of his commando. Commandant Hert zog crossed the Orange with him. Gen Bruce Hamilton found De Wet not at Philipstown and learns they crossed Colesburg area after a detour. Telegraph dispatches report hunting columns and a 1500 Boers party at Lilliefontein crossing the river by swimming.
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Plague Spreads in Cape Town as Bodies Discovered
Cape Town reports rapid bubonic plague spread with five new deaths, all colored, since yesterday morning. Ten colored people and one European woman are hospitalized, with many exposed individuals isolated for monitoring.
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Man shoots stepmother in Baltimore lodging house
William Glenn Taylor of Washington killed his stepmother Mrs. Marion Porter Scott Taylor at 24 North Calvert Street. The murderer, a Civil War veteran and twice-divorced man, fled and was reported at large. Jealousy over his stepmother’s influence and money matters is blamed.
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Eleven ice bound fishermen rescued after lake Erie drift
Twenty one fishermen were carried out on Lake Erie off Silver Creek as a high wind broke up ice. Seventeen were saved while four are presumed lost. Names given were Henry Turner John George James McBrane and Julius Ludwig. Rescue efforts involved a special train and a boat on a flat car as rescuers worked all day.
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Senate in 3 a.m. session over river and harbor bills
Strong Senate fight over landry and river and harbor measures at 3 a m with galleries crowded. Senate and House pursued conferees on sundry civil, river and harbor, and naval appropriation bills while safety appliances measure advanced by unanimous consent.
Mob Rule At a Seaport Docksports Strike at Marseilles
Mob of dock laborers, seamen, and stokers march on Marseilles docks as strike spreads. Ships unable to discharge cargoes amid threats. police disperse rioters. Some steamers manage perishables, while government plans to coal Toulon to safeguard mail services. Protests erupt as strikers attack fish carts. rioters dispersed.
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Slavery in the South Revealed in Anderson County Case
In Columbia on March 3, the Anderson county grand jury reports to a special court sitting to examine accusations about convict stockades. Alleged facts include enslaved negroes kept as laborers under unlawful contracts, sold as negotiable paper, with landowners profiting from bondage. Chatt Newell, a planter linked to a murder case, faced charges for shooting Will Hull while the victim had not been magistrate-convicted.
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Jealous Man Kills Wife Then Self in Beloit
Beloit Wisconsin March 3 Homer Payne a mechanic forty five shot his wife and neighbor Arthur Cady whom he envied then placed the revolver to his head and killed himself instantly Mrs Payne will recover Cady was not seriously injured
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A Passionate Speech Denounces River and Harbor Bill
The House in session from 2 to 6 pm and again at 8 pm fought over the river and harbor measure amid tense crowds and inaugurations. A Senate amendment linking St Louis Buffalo and Charleston expo funds sparked a major clash led by Mr Cannon, with a plan for a seven member commission to visit Porto Rico Cuba and the Philippines provoking charges of a junketing trip.
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House Debates River and Harbor Bill Amid Pork Accusations
Washington March 3 The House resumed at 2 pm with inauguration crowds and soldiers in uniform. Debates over the river and harbor bill center on pork and waste with Hepburn accusing the measure of diverting funds. He claims only about twenty of 369 items could stand alone and urges constituents to scrutinize the price tag.
Junket proposed for insular affairs visit to Cuba and Philippines
The river and harbor committee moved to nonconcur with Senate amendments, then adopted the motion and sent the bill to conference. Conferees Burton Ohio Reeves Illinois Catchings Mississippi were named. A proposed seven member special committee on insular affairs would visit Cuba Porto Rico and the Philippines to report conditions. Some called it a junket while supporters said it would yield needed information for legislation. Debate paused for a partial conference report on the sundry civil appropriation bill with major items still in dispute.
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Trouble in Porto Rico detains emigrants bound for Hawaii
Five hundred emigrants are detained at Ponce after attempting to sail for Daiquiri Iron mines in Cuba on the British freighter Aldeborough. Officials ruled the vessel a freighter, denying passenger transport. Emigrants demanded pay, unrest followed, and police intervened. The Californian with more emigrants was detained. four children and five adults were removed. The Californian then sailed for New Orleans.
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Canadian deportations for imported labor case in Rossland
In Rossland British Columbia E P Bremner of Vancouver and Edward Williams Dominion Labor commissioners moved sixteen workers employed by Winters Parsons and Boomer on a Red Mountain Railroad contract be deported to the United States. This marked the first such case in the province and a $1 per laborer fine was not enforced. The officials said future enforcement would follow the letter to shield Canadian workers from unfair competition.
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Cruiser New York sails for Hampton Roads voyage reboot
United States cruiser New York under Capt Morris R Mackenzie sailed from New York for Hampton Roads after at Brooklyn navy yard undergoing overhaul. She will proceed to the Asiatic station with Rear Admiral Frederick Rodgers as new commander, initially set to go to Manila via Suez.
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Return to Manila as Supplies Packed for Departure to Manila
American preparations for departure are advancing with all supplies packed except enough for two companies. British plans call for a summer advance toward Pel-Ho and a withdrawal to India leaving a Welsh battalion as guard in Peking with an Indian regiment to guard the railroad. Germans offer 50,000 horses and camels for sale while the French plan to withdraw most forces leaving a brigade, cavalry regiment and artillery to protect legations and railways between Franco-Belgian routes.
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Readiness Ordered by Waldersee for March Seventh Expedition
London reports Count Waldersee renewed orders to allied forces to be ready for a possible expedition on March 7. Shanghai wires claim Prince Chuang is strangled, and General Yuan Shih's bodyguard will escort the Emperor toward Peking. Tokyo notes Japan warns China it may seek territorial or trade concessions if Russia gains. Russia may refuse to sign a convention linked to Li Hongzhang, while Korean news from Victoria cites Boxer attacks, Korean troop countermeasures, and Russian advances into Manchuria.
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