McKinley Arrives in Philadelphia Faces Serenade
President McKinley and party land in Philadelphia after a Washington run and are greeted by officials. Serenaders sing at the Walton Hotel while Admiral Sampson and fleet captains cheer from their nearby rooms. He declines a speech and proceeds with morning duties and a naval parade overview.
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Sampson
Philadelphia
McKinley
Washington
War Root
Agriculture Wilson
Professor Schurman
Philippine Commission
J. Addison Porter
G. B. Cortelyou
Cortelyou
Pennsylvania Railroad
Ashbridge
Wagner
Walton
United States Singing Societies
Naval Veterans lead parade through Philadelphia procession
A multi division parade in Philadelphia featured divisions of the United States naval brigade officers and men from ships including New York Indiana Texas Brooklyn Massachusetts Nash ville and Detroit plus revenue cutter service. notable attendees included Rear Admiral Sampson and Captain Chadwick. The Grand Army will be welcomed at the Academy of Music with Governor Stone and Mayor Ashbridge. The president will attend a banquet and depart for Washington at 11:30 p.m. Detailed dispatches also note diplomatic talks in Washington on Alaska boundary and local accidents and politics in Illinois and Indiana.
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National Association of Naval Veterans
United States Naval Brigade
T. J. Jewell
United States
New York
Indiana
Texas
Brooklyn
Massachusetts
Nashville
Detroit
League Island Navy Yard
United States Revenue Cutter Service
Delaware River
Sampson
Chadwick
National Association of Naval Veterans, United States of America
J. F. R. Foss
R. A
William EF. Larseelerie
Naval Veterans
Grand Army
Academy of Music
Stone
Ashbridge
Meade Post
Lafayette Post
Kingsley Post
Boston
Washington
Defiant Jules Guerin Surrounded by Police in Paris
In Paris Rue de Chabrol near the Anti-Semite League HQ Jules Guerin and allies defy government to arrest them over a conspiracy to overthrow the republic. Mounted police are on duty. no disorder reported as Guerin’s besieged group holds out with food for about a week.
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Paris
Rue de Chabroi
Schurman Sets Philippines View Amid Cabinet Session
Philippine Commissioner Schurman told the cabinet in Washington that he is hopeful about defeating Aguinaldo with increased forces. He said Aguinaldo leads a strong faction but does not represent all natives, and that anti imperialist pressure has buoyed insurgents while soldiers remain largely unmoved.
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Washington
Root
Schurman
Philippine Commission
Philippines
Aguinaldo
Anti-Imperialist League
Sioux City Boxing Carnivals Set For Race Week
Sioux City Ia September 5 Two pugilistic carnivals are planned for race week September 11 to 16 Tommy White arrived to arrange a second four night boxing carnival He has signed boxers from the fifth Dubuque carnival including world bantamweight champion Jimmy Barry versus Sig Hart Chicago Kid Connors versus Australian Billy Murphy and George Kerwin matched with an opponent to be named with other negotiations for a fourth night event slated for September 13 14 15 and 16
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Sioux City
Tommy White
Dubuque
Jimmy Barry
Sig Hart
Chicago
Kid"’ Connors
Billy” Murphy
George Kerwin
Train Kills Three Men at Cedar Grove Wisconsin
A Northwestern line passenger train struck a carriage carrying Holle Fox and Schierick at Cedar Grove, twelve miles south of Sheboygan, killing all three instantly. The wreck derailed the coaches but no other casualties occurred as passengers were jolted by the sudden stop. Coroner doctors and wreck crew from Sheboygan responded. the three men resided in Cedar Grove.
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Sheboygan
Wis
Northwestern Road
Holle, Fox
Young Briton to Receive English Estate Income
Ted Armstrong alias Cecil Cavendish, a Oshkosh native born in Australia who sang in concert halls, will soon gain an annual income of 25000 from a southern England estate. Cavendish's parents are dead and he traveled nationwide after an injury left him crippled. Des Moines notes Democratic campaign launch September 14 at Davenport with Fred E. White, candidate for governor, prioritizing anti imperialism and downgrading silver.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Ted Armstrong
Cecil Cavendish
England
Cavendish
Australia
South Africa
Des Moines
Huffman
Democratic State Committee
Davenport
Fred E. White
White
Starch Plant in Sioux City Sold to New Company
Sioux City Iowa September 5 The Sioux City Starch works a major plant has been bought by United States Starch company a newly formed firm under New Jersey laws The deal is not part of a trust and the price is believed to be about 125900 dollars
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Sioux City
Indiana Methodists Nominate Bennet for Bishop Vacancy
In Anderson Indiana the Methodist conference unofficially selects Dr J B Bennet of Anderson as the Mississippi valley candidate to fill the bishop vacancy caused by Bishop Newman’s death. A Goodrich Ontario report notes the schooner Lisgar lost near Buffalo with crews feared dead including Captain Freeman of St Catharines.
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Anderson
Ind
Indiana Methodists
J. B. Bennet
Mississippi Valley
Bishop Newman
Methodist Episcopal Church
Buffalo
N. Y
Public Ownership Backed at Cooper Union Speech by Altgeld
Labor Day observed with parades and memorials in New York. Ex Governor Altgeld urged public ownership and the initiative for reform, arguing regulation fails and calling for land water works and utilities under government control. Safety steps kept order as 6 000 union members marched past City Hall with bands.
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Jones
Labor
New York
United Parade of Labor
Henry George
Greenwood Cemetery
George
Altgeld
Ilinois
Cooper Union
Labor Day Address Urges Labor in Politics and Unified Government
Toledo mayor Samuel M. Jones, speaking in Columbus on Labor Day, argues for labor and fraternal groups to enter politics. He denounces competition as a cause of class hatred, calls for a government ensuring equality of opportunity and protection from poverty, and urges unions to participate in shaping policy.
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Columbus
Samuel M. Jones
Toledo
Universal Brotherhood
City Hall Hosts Grand Labor Day Procession in Cleveland
Cleveland marked a vast Labor Day celebration as a major procession moved past City Hall on Sept. 5. Officials noted no malice amid a peaceful demonstration despite ongoing streetcar strike tensions.
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City Hall
Cleveland
Observance of Labor Day Across Major Cities
Labor Day drew large crowds nationwide with estimates of 20 000 to 40 000 in Chicago alone. Speakers included Judge Yates seeking the Republican governor nomination and W J Calhoun of Danville Illinois. Parades and athletic events accompanied by widespread business closures marked celebrations from St Paul to Milwaukee Muscatine and Des Moines with strong organized labor turnout.
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Chicago
United States
Yates
W. J. Calhoun
Danville
Ill
Labor Organization
Gibson heirs seek estate totaling 57000000 in Ind
Shelbyville residents claim lineage from William Ball of Pennsylvania and seek recovery of an estate valued at 57 million dollars. They assert Ball’s will left land to his four children, later taxed and held by Pennsylvania as es crow, with around 500 descendants eligible for about 160000 each.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Gibson
Armstrong Gibson
William Ball
Pennsylvania
Ball
George Washington
Philadelphia
Samuel Ball
Joseph Ball
Mary Ball
State of
Distress at Sea Near Lexington Lights On Nellie May
The Nellie May schooner lies at anchor off Lexington with a half mast flag and no one aboard after a deckload of cedar posts slipped away. The Douglas sighted her at 6:20 PM Sunday, but no response was heard as the boat remained crewless, suggesting no overboard loss. Scores follow in Chicago and Western leagues. An elderly farmer near College Springs, Alex Long, was fatally struck by a broken double tree while mowing hay, after forty years in the county.
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Port Huron
Mich
Lake Huron
Lexington
Douglas
Clarinda
Alex Long
College Springs
Fire strikes Winnnebago Paper warehouse in Neenah
Fire broke out in the Winnnebago Paper company warehouse in Neenah Wisconsin Sunday night at 11. The origin is unknown. Loss is estimated at 12000 with 8000 insured.
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Neenah, Wis
Winnnebago Paper Company
Runaway Down a Will In Racine injures twelve people
A Burlington runaway involving a bus carrying summer resorters injured twelve people near Racine Wisconsin on Sunday night. David Gaffney severely hurt with head and rib injuries likely to die Nicholas May Sr and Warren Sproat both leg broken Eddie Carbell arm broken plus several others with minor injuries. The party was returning from Brown Lake when a wheel came off sending horses into a frightful dash.
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Racine
Wis
Burlington
Here
David Gaffney
Nicholas May, Sr
Warren Sproat
Eddie Carbell
Brown Lake
Fire destroys Pinconning business district in Bay City report
Bay City Michigan September 5 fire losses total about 75000 from the Pinconning blaze touching several firms including Samuel S Morris drug store William J Doak meat market Barsky and Rivkin dry goods and groceries Charles A Johnson wallpaper Frank L Elsie tailor shop Charlie L Scoutten drug store Doe Jennings grocery George De Remer barber shop Louis Lord bakery William A McDonald grocery Jennings and Malone furniture Louis Landsberg dry goods C V Crampton jewelry. The fire began at Barsky and Rivkin’s store LaSalle Illinois.
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Bay City
Mich
Samuels. Morris
William J. Doak
Barsky & Rivkin
Charles A. Johnson
Frank L. Elsie
Charlies L. Scoutten
Doe E.jennings
George de Remer
Louis Lord
William A. McDonald
Jennings & Malone
Louis Landsberg
C. V. Crampton
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