Funeral at Crown Hill for General Harrison with President McKinley in attendance
Thousands gathered as General Harrison's body was carried to Crown Hill Cemetery for burial. President McKinley joined Indianapolis and Indiana mourners, while Dr. M L Haines and Dr. Niccolls led a quiet service at the Harrison home and a more extended church ceremony. The program featured scripture, prayer, hymns, and a dignified benediction.
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Crown Hill Cemetery
McKinley
Indianapolis
Indiana
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Delaware Street
Edwin Neil
Haines
Prayer Service At House For Dazed First Family
In Harrison home a quiet somber mood marked a fateful day as the widow and relatives confronted loss. President McKinley with Gov Durbin and others arrived at 1 3, drawing a curious crowd outside the mansion while funeral arrangements moved forward.
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Elizabeth
General Harrison
Mkinley
McKinley
Durbin
Wilson
Fairbanks
Beveridge
Tibbett
Funeral Services at First Presbyterian Church
A large congregation attended the funeral of the ex President at the First Presbyterian Church with crowded aisles and decorative drapery. Pallbearers led the procession, the casket moved on a movable car, ministers Haines and Niccolls officiated, and floral tributes filled the space while columns of spectators watched in respectful solemnity. President McKinley and Governor Durbin sat near the front as the service proceeded.
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Harrison
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Drs. Haines and
Niccolls
Secarcely
Charlea F. Hansen
Chopin
McKinley
Durbin
Dela Ware Street
M. L. Haines
Samuel J. Niccolls
B. F. Tracy
Charles Foster
John Wanamaker
Lew Wallace
W. H. H. Miller
Judson Harmon
John W. Noble
W. A. Woods
James Whitcomb Riley
John L. Griffiths
H. J. Milligan
A. L. Mason
W. C. Bobbs
Evans Woollen
New
Booth Tarkington
H. A. Brown
Clifford Arrick
Howard Cale
Samuel Reid
John F. Parker
E. F. Tibbett
Russell B. Harrison
J. Robert McKee
Betty H. Eaton
Anna H. Morris
John Scott Harrison
Carter B. Harrison
John W. Herron
Benjamin D. Wolcott
Henry Jameson
President McKinley
George Cortelyou
R. C. Parker
C. W. Fairbanks
W. E. Stone
Purdue University
C. F. Stroud
D. M. Ransdell
F. C. Dorsey
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D. Miller
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Charles E. Wilson
J. P. Thomas
James Michie
A. LD. Clarke
Natonal
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Nash
Ohio
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Stone
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Roehr
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Albert J. Beveridge
George W. Steele
E. D. Crumpacker
Col. R. S. Taylor
Murat Halstead
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Massachusetts Avenue
Pennsylvania Street
Company C
Indiana National Guard
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Conde
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Ohio Street
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Judge Martindale
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Citizens Pay Last Tribute to General Harrison Death
Crowds gathered early on North Delaware Street to witness the removal and funeral procession of General Harrison from his home to St. Paul’s Church. President McKinley and party arrived amid reverent crowds, with police and Indiana National Guard managing the orderly scene and the cortege moving to the church for services.
President McKinley Visits Indianapolis After State Funeral
President McKinley arrives in Indianapolis with a small escort and rests at the Durbin and Harrison homes. He spends the day meeting officials, viewing the late ex President Harrison, and attends a private dinner before leaving for Canton on a late Pennsylvania train. Data includes Governor Durbin and Senators Fairbanks Beveridge among attendees.
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Julius A. Lemcke
Cortelyou
Wilsop
Fairbanks and
Beveridge
McKinley
George B. Cortelyou
Union Station
D. M. Ransdell
Wilson
Martindale
Pennsylvania
John Wanamaker
Senator Beveridge
Canton
Noble and Shields recall Harrison at funeral in St. Louis
General John W. Noble and General George H. Shields of St. Louis attended General Harrison’s funeral. Noble, once interior secretary, praised Harrison’s wide grasp of interior affairs and keen analytic mind. Shields, former assistant attorney general, noted Harrison’s candor and formidable capacity as a writer and speaker.
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George H. Shields
St. Louis
Harrison
Noble
General Harrison
General Shields
Secretary of the Interior
Department of the Interior
Land Office
Patents
Geological Survey
Education
War
Navy
Interior Department
Gen. Harrison
California
British and Russian Forces Face Off at Railway Siding
In Thu-Tsia and Tien-Tsin the Anglo Russian railway dispute holds at a standstill with small detachments on each side. Guards reduced to twenty seven per side to avert clashes during talks. A Russian general arrived from Peking as British authorities bar French entry to the concession. Major Heckler assaulted in the French concession. Russians continue to buy land in the new concession. A German reconnoiter party returns to Tien-Tsin with thirty captured robbers.
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Tien-Tsin
Peking
Heckler
British and Russian tensions over Manchuria explained
London reports from Tien-Tsin describe ongoing railway disputes as Russia's Admiral Alexieff seeking trouble to provoke hostilities. The Standard notes Britain and Japan ready to resist annexation of Manchuria, while other papers urge firm government action yet remain less aggressive, warning of diplomatic shocks and risks to imperial prestige.
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London
The
Standard
Alexieff
Russia
Japan
Manchuria
Tien-Tsin
Far East
Daily Mall
Lord Salisbury
Daily News
Li Hung Chang gravely ill as powers weigh China policy
Peking report says Li Hung Chang is a physical wreck though mentally alert, with American special agent Rockhill noting possible death at any moment. Diplomatic chiefs praise his unique influence. US troops to depart next month leaving 160 infantry, while others urge longer foreign troop presence for stability.
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Peking
Id Hung Chang
Rockhill
Earl Li
Li Hung Chang
China
United States
Dr Morrison’s Views on Russia’s Masked Concession
Dr Morrison, writing from Peking, says Russia by refusing to back the powers in demanding punishment for guilty officials has finally thrown off the mask. The remark appeared in The Times from London on March 18. The opinion notes a shift in Russia’s stance and the implications for international pressure.
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I’r. Morrison
the Times
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Russia
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