President McKinley’s Mother Nancy Allison McKinley Dies
Canton Ohio December reports Mrs. McKinley died at two thirty a m in Canton with her children and relatives by her bedside. The obituary sketches her life as a home loving woman who supported son William through legal work to presidency, detailing the family’s Pennsylvania roots and their move to Canton.
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Nancy Allison M’kinley
McKinley House
Mother McKinley
William
McKinley
Allison
Green County
Abner Allison
Nancy
Whyte
Ann Campball
Pennsylvania
Columbia
Lisbon
Ancy
William McKinley. & Young Iron Manufacturer
Fairfield
Wward
Cayton
Sarah Buzu‘ ‘Wifa
J.duncan
Yulgad
Abigail ‘Cella
Abner
McKinley, Sr
Formidable Cuban Demonstration Near Havana Reported
New York dispatch from Havana says an important battle is expected hourly as insurgents plan a major display against Havana. Gen Rodezguez with 1,000 Spanish-armed troops near Guira De Melina faces Juan Delgado and Rafael De Cardenas. Spanish losses include several officers. Cuban losses numbered 14 with rebels using explosive bullets.
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Qeldinus
Pinar: del Rio
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Parridos
Senor Canalejas
Rodezguiez
Juan Delgado
Nodarz
Rafael de Cardenas
la Louiss Plantation
Guira de Melina
Pinar del Rio
Emilio Collazo
Antonio Rivera
Osman
Collazo
Caimanera
Guanatanamo
Rodriguez
Santiago de Las Vegas
Reception at the Palace in Havana Attends Officials
Marshal Blanco hosted a large reception at the palace drawing politicians bankers and others United States Consul General Lee introduced the lab team Doctors Wasdin and Geddings to study yellow fever while Alfred Meyers and Baron Barrel attended the International Pharmaceutical congress Delegates and all local correspondents were present Insurgents burn cane fields near San Jose Gen Pondo orders river fort construction to block insurgent movement between districts
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Marshal Blanco
Palace
United States
Lee
Eugene Wasdin
H. D. Geddings
United States Marine Hospital Service
McKinley
New Orleans
Alfred Meyers
Baron Barrel
International Pharmaceutical Congress
Brussels
San. Jose
Misa Lucosto
Pondo
Cauto
Manzanillo
Santiago de Cuba
Rivera Pardoned General Released From Cabanas
Havana reports Gen. Rivera the insurgent leader freed from Cabanas fortress after a royal pardon and sailed to Cadiz on the Colon. The ship also carried 800 Spanish sick and wounded home. In ten days of fighting insurgents lose 113 killed and 85 captured. eight chiefs and 53 privates surrender.
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Pinar del Rio
Hernandez de Velasco
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Colon
Cadiz
Spain
Juan Cosio
Puerto Principe
Evangelina
Cossio
Opening of Congress Does Not Disturb Trade, Dun's Review Says
Dun's weekly review notes that the opening of Congress and the annual message did not unsettle business, with speculative markets firmer than a week prior. Demand rose in key sectors as expectations grow for new orders after the new year, and rail and export activity show gains. Wheat movement remains heavy, foreign exchange softened, and iron, steel, wool, and copper trades are active, with several international contracts in sight.
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Dee
Dun & Co
Review of Trade
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Rearsen
United States
Chicago
Europe
Atlantic
Fall River
Boston
Holland
Japan
England
American Steel and Wire Co
Soa
Connellsville
Furnace Cole
Canada
Pacific Coal Trust Faces Antitrust Action in California
United States Attorney H S Foote in San Francisco ordered to file a bill in equity against the Coal Dealers association of California for violation of the anti trust law of July 2 1890. The group, comprising San Francisco retail coal dealers, allegedly fixes minimum prices and enforces penalties, aiming to control the retail coal trade and restrain competition.
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United States
Foote
Coal Dealers’ Association of California
Washington
San Francisco
Department of Justice
Ita
Message from McKinley fuels uncertain Spain policy
Madrid newspapers report mixed reactions to the president’s message. Editors note that the key passage asserting intervention rights under certain conditions has sparked worry and debate among papers aligned with or opposed to the government. The Imparcial urges navy buildup while others see cautious or favorable readings of form and tone.
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the Herald
Madrid
Spain
McKinley
Heraldo
Imparcial
Cuba
Liberal
United States
Washington
Track length questioned in six day bicycle race
New York report shows the Madison Square Garden six day bicycle contest track was shorter than a mile by about 400 feet. Miller won with roughly 2 014 miles, Rice about 1 949 miles, and Sehmeer would beat Hale’s record by about 15 miles under revised figures. affidavits and formal steps pending.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Miller
Rice
Sehmeer
Hale
Barnum and Bailey Great American Show Captures London
London papers praise Barnum and Bailey as the circus’s debut at Olympia builds hype for Boxing Day. The London press extols performers animals and executives, recalling P. T. Barnum and noting extensive unsolicited advertising.
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London
Barnum and Bailey Circus
The
Olympia
Fire at Dobson Carpet Rooms Causes Major Loss
Philadelphia December 18 report details a damaging blaze at John and James Dobson's wholesale and retail carpet rooms at 809 and 811 Chestnut Street. Initial estimates place the loss near a million, with authorities awaiting a fuller assessment of the fire damage and its economic impact.
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Philadelphia
John
James Dobson
Fragmented advertising scraps and quack cures in 19th century notices
A jumbled OCR fragment lists various patent medicines and quack cures with sensational claims. It mentions Lane's Family Medicine, Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer, Kemp's Balsam, Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar, Pike's Toothache Drops, and St Jacobs Oil. Also includes vague quotes about marriages and humor from newspapers.
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Kline
Kine
Arch St
Phila
Hale
Pike
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