Washington Mourns McKinley as Nation Keeps Vigil
Our Washington Letter notes the nation grieving President McKinley. Flags fly at half mast for thirty days while crepe decorates homes. President Roosevelt returns to duties and will reside with his sister. Crowds along Pennsylvania Avenue sing Nearer My God to Thee as the casket passes, honoring the late leader.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
McKinley
Congress
Roosevelt
Mrs. Roosevelt
Mrs. Cowles
White House
Pennsylvania Avenue
Wulfalo
Harris
Mourning in Washington After McKinley Assassination Funeral
The article recounts McKinley’s death and Mrs. McKinley’s tears, followed by a grand, somber funeral procession to the Capitol. It notes a deadly crush outside the rotunda, police missteps, and the public’s reaction, plus Cabinet rumors about future appointments and Roosevelt’s stance.
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Washington
Chopin
Executive Mansion
Capitol
Capitol Grounds
Hay
Smith
Hitchcock
Long
Wilson
Gage
Knox
Root
McKinley
Discovery of Oxygen and Its Names Across History
The piece recalls Priestley and Scheele’s early discovery of oxygen and traces the naming errors from La Voisier to the London Express. It notes oxygen makes up one fifth of the atmosphere, eight ninths of water, and about half of known Earth's materials, as carbon underpins organics. It highlights oxygen as the supporter of life and combustion.
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Joseph Priestley
Scheele
Empyreal
Condorcet
Lavoisier
London Express
Priestley
Salmon Return Verified From Kalama Hatchery Study
A. Little of the state fish commission reports four year aging for salmon from 1897 to spawn again. Analysis of marked tails from Columbia River fish shows returns occur every fourth year, with unusually large runs this year attributed to Washington hatcheries on tributary streams.
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Little
Atate
Columbia River
Kalama
San Francisco
Washington
Columbia
Tricks of all trades in a New York fire sale
A shopper recounts detainment in a big out-of-town store and overhears a firm member plan a fire sale by sprinkling clean shirt waists with a watering can. Attendants supply fresh waists as the pile shrinks, drawing bargain hunters. The next day she returns, finding crumpled half-dollar waists from the prior week selling at a discount.
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New York Commercial Advertiser
County News Notes From Madison County
Local notices include a death of Luther Bishop aged 84 at New Douglas, incorporation of Charles Seybold Livery at Alton, and a county hospital with 125 inmates. Reports of a near-fire at Leclaire, high school bond issue 50 000, and various local business openings and civic actions.
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Luther Bishop
New Douglas
Charles’ Seybold Livery Company
Alton
Madison County Farmers' Institute
Alhambra
Leclaire
Banda
Equitable Powder Works
East Alton
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