Inauguration of John R Tanner as Illinois governor
Springfield hosts a grand inaugural day for John R Tanner with a two mile parade and a formal oath of office. Key officials, wives, and former governors attend a statehouse ceremony. Governor Tanner addresses reforms on taxation, prison labor, and public schools. An electoral college meeting in Springfield votes for McKinley and Hobart, with a telegram sending good wishes to Canton.
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Sprincabia
Springfield
Illinois
John Riley Tanner
Commonwealth
Tanner
State House
Lincoln
Eighth Street
Courthouse Square
Reese
House of Representatives
John R. Tanner
William A. Northetop
Guy
Ilinois
Nanner
Couuty
John R
Altgeld
Benneter Mahoney
Himect
Alene
Lllinois
Mrs. Tanner
Representative
United States
H. 8. Clark
Chicago
Noble B. Judah
Emil G. Hirsch
Horace 8. Clark
Noble G. Judah
Dayton G. Gray
Charles L. Sherlock
Frederick M. Blount
Ephraim Banning
Chester M. Dawes
Washington van Horn
William Saé¢kem
Eugene
McKinley
Wiliam McKinley
Garret Hobart
Warren W. Duncan
Washington
Canton
William McKinley
Llinois
Pauper Millionaires and the Toll of Wealth
A young New York millionaire drives four in hand to his boyhood town with friends and champagne. They ignore his mother’s grave, drink at the inn, and mock begging. The doctor argues that true tolls come from work or aid to society, not inherited riches that do nothing for others.
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New York
Tollin
Thirteen Children Cremated in Buckner Orphans Home Fire
Fire at Buckner Orphans Home near Dallas destroys the wooden building. Thirteen children died in the flames and several others were injured, with the issue blamed on a stove fire in a room under Mrs Britton the boys matron. The disaster prompted swift burials and an official investigation.
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Dallag
Mia
Britton
And
Dallas
Gomez indignant over Cuban independence pledge rumors
A Havana dispatch says Gen. Gomez and the Cuban government deny reports that they are negotiating with Madrid and Washington for reforms while seeking home rule. Gomez declares the war will continue until Cuba is free, and that a formal reply, signed by him and the government, will condemn these rumors. The answer will be published across American papers.
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New York
Sun
Havana
Gomez
Junta
Madrid
Washington
Cuba
Spain
Cisneros
Matanzas
United States
America
Imperial famine relief meeting ends amid expulsion
A large Mansion House gathering in Loxpon on January 17 debated relief for India famine sufferers. Notables included Lord George Hamilton, Duke of Cambridge, Duke of Connaught, and George N. Curzon. Hyndman, socialist leader, attempted to amend against relief measures and was expelled from the hall.
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India Heller
Loxpon
Mansion House
India
George Faudel Phillips
Lord George Hamilton
Duke of Cambridge
Duke of Connaught
George N. Curzon
Titost Unique Calendar of the Season Issued by Lake Shore
The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway issued the Titost Unique Calendar of the Season. A note indicates it can be secured by sending funds and postage to A. J. Barry, Cleveland, with a remark about a pastor noticing a woman’s absence stirring pride in Atchison Globe.
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Lake Shore & Michigan Southera Ry
A. J. Barry
Clevelance
Tueny
Chw Atchison Globe
No-To-Bac for Fifty Cents and Other Patents
A jumble of patent medicine claims touts No-To-Bac for fifty cents with over 400000 cures and guarantees, plus ads for Dr Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer, Piso’s Cure for Consumption, St Jacobs Oil, Cascarets and other remedies. The noisy, unverified copy imitates era warning about health products and moral musings.
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Dr. Kline
Kline
Arch St
Philo
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