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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1901
Page
2
Theodule Ribert, professor at the College de France and founder of a philosophical revue, noted as a pioneer of the new psychology, will retire on a pension at his own request at the start of November.
The dukes of Sutherland Buccleuch and Devonshire govern 2,604,600 acres spanning from southern England to northern Scotland, more than five miles wide. If confined to England, about one acre in sixteen would belong to these dukes.
The Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz has turned eighty and is the last surviving granddaughter of George III, while her brother the Duke of Cambridge is the last surviving grandson. The St James Gazette reports ninety nine descendants of George III remain alive today.
Cecil Rhodes plans a monument at the massacre site for Maj. Allan Wilson and his twenty four men killed by the Matabele during the Lobengula war. The monolith will feature bas reliefs on four sides and was crafted by John Tweed of London.
A freehold on Cornhill sold for about £53 3s per square foot while nearby St Peter upon Cornhill land surpassed £60 per square foot. Land near the Bank of England valued at about 7s per inch, and 500 feet of Cheapside property brought £13,000 or £26 per square foot.
A newly unearthed Chinese manuscript closely mirrors the Bible account of a great flood and Noahs Ark. The artifact, found in China, suggests a likeness to the biblical narrative atop Mt Ararat as described in various religious literatures.
A torn banner from the siege of the foreign legations at Peking, sent to Queen Victoria by Sir Claude Macdonald, is proposed for public exhibition in London. The flag, shredded by constant bombardment, symbolized the British quarters throughout the siege.
The article describes a small black rat with round ears and a bat like head that arrives in banana shipments. It notes salesmen once kept such rats as pets during the early banana trade and suggests the creature is a notable new pest in banana cases.
The author draws comparisons between Norway and Japan highlighting mountains gorges streams and forests while noting the absence of roadside temples or shrines. He observes plain Lutheran churches and comments that children have tow heads instead of thick black hair.
Experts in nerve disorders diagnose paralysis risk by examining the thumb. When danger signs appear there, a procedure targets the brain's thumb center to remove the disorder. The thumb reportedly exposes incipient insanity despite concealment.
In Count Tulstoy's portrait, his father is described as a large handsome man with distinct fashion, a grave contempt for youth, occasional sentimental moodiness, a tremulous reading voice, and moist eyes at poignant passages. He favored ordinary music yet admitted Beethoven bored him.
The sole member of the first Australian Commonwealth Parliament facing a petition is King O Malley. An Irish American who came to Australia a decade ago as a representative of a New York assurance society he is said to have never legally become a British subject. He has sat in the South Australian local parliament without objection and distinguished himself.
Milburn House Buffalo Sept 14 President McKinley died at 2 15 am after a long struggle with illness. His last words were written and read: Goodbye all goodbye it is Gods way His will be done. He was surrounded by family and aides with Mrs McKinley at his side. The funeral rites and cortege drew thousands in a solemn city Hall procession as flags stood at half mast and officials recalled a life of service.
The Buffalo report states the stomach wounds from the bullets led to gangrene and death, with no peritonitis. Doctors note debate over poisoned bullets but do not prove it. Roosevelt attends services as McKinley lies in state at City Hall after a solemn procession through rain to the Buffalo hall.
Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in as president in Buffalo after traveling from the north woods. He pledged to continue McKinley’s policies, retained cabinet members, and issued a national day of mourning for September 19. The report notes his birth in New York City and early political career.
A summary of William McKinley’s two presidential terms from 1897 to 1901, detailing tariff legislation, Cuban crisis, the Spanish-American War, Dewey's Manila action, the battles of El Caney and San Juan Hill, the war’s end and peace treaties, Philippine Civil Government, Hawaii annexation, currency reform, and foreign policy aiming to avoid entangling alliances. The article notes his stance on a potential third term.
A medical review states the president's vitality was low, not critically ill, and that a second bullet lodged behind the stomach caused no death. The bullet harmed the abdominal cavity but was not found during life or two hours of postmortem search. The evidence argues against poisoning as a cause.
In Buffalo on Sept. 16 crowds mourned McKinley as the Pan-American exposition faded to sorrow. Cabinet members and officials gathered as a death mask was made. The body moved to Washington by funeral train with Mrs. McKinley and six children in attendance.
Washington on September 16 reports a grand funeral procession for the late president. Prominent men from all walks of life will escort the remains from the executive mansion to the capitol, with an estimated 50 000 in line and Grover Cleveland attending alongside the full Supreme Court. Ambassadors and ministers from foreign governments are en route to attend the obsequies alongside senators and representatives and other federal officials.
London reports a remarkable wave of sympathy across Great Britain and colonies after President McKinley’s death. King Edward ordered a week of court mourning, and public meetings and speeches worldwide conveyed horror and grief.
Buffalo reports District Attorney Thomas Penney moved to bring Leon Czolgosz to an immediate trial for the McKinley assassination. The Commercial notes this rapid step as of September 16.
West Superior Wisconsin September 16 Bishop Cranston of the Methodist church denounces newspaper cartoonists as belonging to the same category as anarchists.
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