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1904 Year-In-Review: National News

Roosevelt ran for president

because President William

McKinley was assassinated.

He ran with a Charles W.

Fairbanks as his vice

presidential candidate.

Roosevelt ran against

Democrat Alton B. Parker,

who was team with Henry

Davis as his vice president.

Republican U.S Senator Mark

Hanna advised Roosevelt to

run for presidency a few

months after McKinley’s

assassination. Hanna’s death

in February unified the

Republican Party. Roosevelt

was nominated with a large

approval of the Republican

Party.

The Republican bosses

rejected Roosevelt's choice of

a running mate,

Representative Robert R. Hitt.

Fairbanks was a compromise

chose for Vice President.

Roosevelt went through a lot

to become elected. On

February 29, 1904, Roosevelt

appointed the “Panama Canal

Commission” to oversee the

Panama Canal's’ construction.

On May 18th, an American

citizen named “Ion

Perdicaris” who was living in

Morocco, was kidnapped and

held for ransom. He was

kidnapped by Raisuli, a

bandit. Roosevelt came to the

rescue by sending warships

and the Secretary of State to

send the message “This

Government wants Perdicaris

alive or Raisuli dead.”

In the Fall of 1904, Roosevelt

decided to not actively

campaign for his election. He

was accused by Parker of

blackmail. Parker also

renounced from him the

stump to attack.

Roosevelt won 336 electoral

votes and Parker won 140

electoral votes. Roosevelt

won both popular and the

electoral vote. The popular

vote was 56.42 for Roosevelt

while Parker won 37.59

popular votes.

St. Louis World's Fair Opens

by Jekeia Coleman

In St. Louis a fair was

designed by George Kessler,

formerly known as the

“World’s Fair” also known

as “Louisiana Purchase

Exposition” finally opened.

The fair was created in 1903

but the opening was delayed

to complete the preparations

for what would be the largest

World’s Fair ever. The fair

closed December 1, 1904.

The fair was built on what

used to be Woodland Park. It

covers 1,200 acres of

forestland. The fair

organizers established nearly

1,500 buildings.

U.S. Takes Control Over

Panama Canal Area By Cyndell Wilson

Effective May 4th, the United

States has taken over the

Panama Canal construction.

Under the instruction of

Lieutenant Jatara O’Neel, the

building of the Panama Canal

has been restarted.

The canal is predicted to

stretch about 51 miles. The

canal will be created by a

series of locks and dams. It

will be used to cut the travel

time for ships and allow ships

to come and go safely.

T. Roosevelt Re-Elected!

President Theodore Roosevelt

By Jekeia Coleman

The re-election of President

Theodore Roosevelt occurred

November 8, 1904.

It was built on the campus of

Washington University. The

fair took four years to build at

a cost of $15 million and the

help of 20,000 workers.

April 30, the official opening

day of the Fair, President

Roosevelt and Secretary of

War William Howard Taft

participated in the opening

ceremonies. A crowd of

200,000 people of all

different ethnics attended the

opening day activities.

After the Fair closed, the

restoration of the parkis

estimated to take three years

and it cost one million dollars.

Panama Canal Construction in December 1904

So far there have been two

deadly diseases which are

Malaria and Yellow Fever.

There are many theories of

what the cause of the two

diseases are, but as of now it

has still been labeled

unknown.

There have been thousands of

deaths since the construction

has restarted. If the deaths

continue to increase without a

resolution being established,

it may lead to a pause in

construction due to lack of

worker.

Roosevelt Announced

Change to Monroe Doctrine

By Cyndell Wilson

President Theodore Roosevelt

recently announced a change

in American foreign policy.

The change, a corollary to the

Monroe Doctrine, was

announced to us on December

6.

The corollary stated that our

American troops have the

power to keep things under

control between the Americas

and other countries by

whatever means they feel are

necessary.

The corollary will help us

keep our business with

foreigners in order. We will

have more insight on who

else is working or trading

with us and our foreign

allies.

Many people have expressed

their feelings on the

corollary. Some opinions

have been negative and some

positive.

His corollary will help

improve our use of the

Panama Canal when dealing

with foreign exchange.

Huge mine explosion in Cheswick, Pa

By Shamari Greer

Early on the morning of January 24, near Cheswick, the Harwick Coal

mine exploded. Between 121 and 179 men were caught in the middle

of that explosion, none of the men have been saved.

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1904 Year-In-Review: National News

Fire destroys Baltimore By Keyon Thomas

A small fire turned into a

disaster that destroyed a

portion of the city of

Baltimore on February 7.

The fire started around 10:30

a.m.

The fire was believed to be

started by a lit cigarette in

the basement of the Harst

building. It had gotten so out

of control that they had to

call Washington D.C for

help.

They had to attach the water

hose to fire hydrants so they

could get more water and

also it would add more

pressure. The temperatures

of the fire rose to 2500

degrees.

Finally the fire was put out. It

took 31 hours for the fire to

go down. More than 1,500

buildings, including 9 hotels,

were destroyed. More than

139 acres were burned.

The value of the property

destroyed was $125,000,000.

No houses or homes were

lost.

The Great Baltimore Fire was

the worst fire in the United

States since the Great Chicago

Fire of 1871 destroyed most

of the city and caused an

estimated around $200 million

in property damage.

Baltimore and many of its

downtown businesses faced

serious challenges after the

fire, including cleaning up the

rubble and replacing the

building destroyed.

Mormon Leader

Declares Second

Manifesto Christ of Latter-Day Saints

He said that the church was

no longer sanctioning

marriages that violated the

laws on polygamy.

At meeting, Smith said that

he want to read an official

statement that he had wrote.

Even after the Manifesto the

church quietly continued to

perform a small number of

plural marriages in the

United States, Mexico, and

Canada.

He wanted to present the

matter to everyone. That was

unusual and he did it because

of a conviction which he felt

like it was the proper thing

for him to do.

Mormon Leader Joseph Smith

By Keyon Thomas

The Second Manifesto was a

declaration that Joseph F.

Smith created on April 6, 1904

at Church of Jesus

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1904 Year-In-Review: International News

Tornado Kills 24 in Russia

By Cyndell Wilson

A rare and unusual tornado

has hit Russia. Twenty-four

people were killed, many

injured, but the community

and the land have been

affected the most. The disaster

took place on June 24th, near

Moscow, which is the capital

of Russia.

The disaster did not last too

long, in fact it pretty much

just passed through the city

and left. Although the

tornado did not last long, it

still had a negative impact

on a suburban area not too

far from the city.

Once the tornado blew over,

many homes and buildings

were left destroyed. The

community was a mess.

There were trees, pieces of

homes, and other trash

scattered all over the city.

Now the questions are

“What will Russia do now?”

and “How will they prepare

for this type of disaster if it

were to happen again?”

Japan and Russia go to War!

By Cyndell Wilson

War has been declared between

Russia and Japan. The war was

initiated February 8. After many

disputes and arguments, the

actions of Japan have led to the

fight.

Filled with anger and built up

animosity, Japan set up a

surprise attack on Russian ships.

Retaliation from Russia is what

influenced the back and forth

acts, which eventually built up

into a war.

There have been thousands of

deaths so far and more are

definitely expected. As of now

the war is being fought in

Northern China.

Each side has been negatively

impacted, although the safety of

the innocents in China is more

at stake now.

Rolls and Royce

debut new car

By Keyon Thomas

On May 4, 1904 Henry Royce

made a deal with the owner of

the car dealership Charles

Rolls to create a luxury car.

Fredrick Royce had bought a

car and he was not really

satisfied with it so he decided

make his own car.

Royce had built three cars in

1904. He called the car

"Royce 10".

His friend really liked the

car. He also worked for a

dealership and had

mentioned it to his boss.

They decided to call the car

a Roll Royce since the car

was now both of theirs.

They introduced their first

car at the Paris Salon in

1904

Chief Maharero Faces Consequences For

The Herero People of Southwest Africa.

Portuguese Angola. The new

claim was called Southwest

Africa.

The settlers request for land

and cattle and the lack of

compassion policies of a

German military leader,

pushed the Herero people off

their land.

In 1904 Chief Samuel

Maherero led his people in the

uprising against the Germans

in the Battle of Waterberg.

After the battle, the Herero

people under the leadership of

Maherero fled to nearby

Bechuanaland. The Germans

placed a bounty of 5000 marks

for the capture of Maherero.

635 Die as SS Norge Sinks!

An Artistist rendition of the sinking of the SS Norge.

By Keyon Thomas

Six hundred thirty-five people

were killed and 160 survived

as the SS Norge sank on June

28.

The ship was bringing people

from many Scandanavian

countries to the United States.

It was built in 1881 by Alex

Stephen and Sons. In 1889 it

was sold to Scandinavia-

American Line. After the

purchase the ship name was

changed to the Norge.

On June 28, the ship ran into

a large rock under water. 635

people were killed and 160

survived spending eight days

in lifeboats before they were

rescued. The people trying to

survive died drinking salt

water.

By Shamari Greer

The Royal German government

has claimed territory along the

Atlantic Coast of Africa, North of

British and Afrikaner settled

South Africa and South of

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1904 Year-In-Review: Entertainment

Madame Butterfly Premieres

to Rave Reviews in Milan! by Jekeia Coleman

Madam Butterfly’s first

performance was in

“Teatro Alla Ccala, Milan”

on February 17. She was

an opera singer. Giacomo

Puccini is the producer of

opera that is considered to

be a fiasco (a bitter

experience). The opera

was written in Nagasaki,

Japan.

On May 28, in Brescia,

Puccini split a 3 hour and

15 minute performance

into three (originally two)

parts to make it a huge

success.

Madam Butterfly is played

by Rosina Storchio, a

soprano singer. Puccini

chose Storchio because of

her amazing vocal

strategy. This opera was

inspired by Belasco's play,

a few years before.

Picasso debuts

Painting,

“The Actor”

by Jekeia Coleman

The painting called “The Actor” is an oil

painting, painted by a 23 years old spanish

painter “Pablo Picasso”. Picasso is married to a

woman named Fernande Olivier a Bohemain

artist.

This painting is an “Acrobot.” He painted this

portrait during the term called the “red period”.

His red period inspiration is from the warm,

romantic relationship with his spouse.

This painting is a changing period of style from

downbeat tones to a warmer, romantic tone.

This famous portrait is 77” by 15”.

Australian Painter debuts new Triptych

By Keyon Thomas

“The Pioneer” is one of

the masterpieces of

Australia art. It was made

by an Artist name

Fredrick McCubbin. The

painting is triptych.

The picture is divided into

three parts. The left

picture shows a woman

deep in her thoughts.

The second picture

shows a woman

holding a baby over her

shoulders and talking to

her husband. The right

pictures shows a young

boy standing over a

grave, showing us that

time has passed and his

parents had died.

At first no one wanted

to buy the painting until

his friend Walter

Withers advised him

that he add a view of

Melbourne in the

background. After he

did that, the National

Gallery of Victoria had

purchased the painting.

Scariest Roller

Coaster Begins

Operation

By Keyon Thomas

The Figure Eight roller

coaster was the first roller

coaster constructed in

Road Spring Park, and

possibly the first one

made in the United States.

Some call Road Spring

Park the roller coaster

capital of the world.

The roller coaster was

called Figure Eight

because the track was

designed to look like a

figure eight. The figure

eight design allowed for

more turns than the out

and back design.

The roller coaster was

made out of wood and

could take no more than

two people to a seat.

The design was proposed

in 1894 by E. Joy Morris.

One person fell out the

roller coaster after the

third day it was in use. A

25-year-old man stood up

and fell out and broke his

leg.

Pandora’s Box Written

By: Shamari Greer

This play was created by a German dramatist Frank

Wedekind. This play will be the second part of “Lulu” his

first play.

Confederate Martyrs Monument

By Shamari Greer

The Confederate Martyrs Monument remembers four Confederate soldiers were

executed in Jeffersontown, Kentucky. The four men were not put on trial. It was

all done during the counterattack for the passing of a union soldier on Bardstown

Pike.

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1904 Year-In-Review: Sports

World Series Cancelled by Jekeia Coleman

The World Series was

cancelled because of the

harsh rivalry between the

two baseball teams

Boston Americans and

the New York Giants.

The Giants manager John

McGraw refused to play

the Americans. The

Giants made their way to

the top of the NL by

winning 106 games.

The New York Giants

manager McGraw

cancelled the World Series

because he knew that if the

two teams played then the

New York Giants would

lose.

McGraw knew that the

Boston Americans would

have taken the title.

McGraw calls it “a

Haphazard box”. He is

afraid that the Boston

Americans would diminish

all of the Giants

accomplishments.

McGraw was called the

“coward” by all of the

fans for demanding the

championship.

St. Louis Hosts

Summer Olympics

By Cyndell Wilson

The Summer Olympics

were held in Missouri.

The Olympics started on

July 1 and ended on

November 23.

The majority of the

contestants were men.

There were a very small

group of women athletes

competing in the events.

There were be a total of

651 people that

participated in the

Olympics from 15

different countries.

The events included

swimming, archery,

running, gymnastics,

boxing, and golf. Gold,

silver, and bronze medals

were awarded to the

respective first, second,

and third place winners.

The United States has the

most medalists, with 79

gold medals, 83 silver

medals and 80 bronze

medals for a total of 242

medals. The other

countries totaled only 41

medals!

Swimmers in the 100 yard event prepare for the start.

Wrestling match during the 1904 Olympics

White wins

British Open

By Jekeia Coleman Scottish professional Jack White won the 1904

British Open with a score of 294. He won 50

Pounds.

This year’s championship was held at the royal St.

George’s Golf Club in June. It was the 44th Open.

James Braid, Scotland, and John Henry Taylor,

England, finished second and third.

Chess Organization

Publishes Newsletter

By Cyndell Wilson

The American Chess Bulletin has finally been

published. This bulletin will be a bi-monthly

published newspaper. The editor and founder of the

newspaper is Hermann Helms.

This newspaper will inform readers about chess

events, the outcome of events, and updates on chess

organizations. There is talk that the first issue will

be on the Cambridge Springs tournament, in which

there will be over a hundred games.

Massillon

Tigers Win

Ohio League

Championship. By Shamari Greer

The Massillon Tigers won

their second championship

on September 24, 1904.

They played against the

Canal Drove Giants. The

score was 57-0.

Michigan Football Team

Perfect Season By Shamari Greer

The Michigan Wolverines football team represents

the University of Michigan. The Wolverines got a

perfect 10-0 record.

Tug of War at the 1904 Olympics

1904 Olympic Medal Standings Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total United States 78 82 79 239 Germany 04 04 05 013 Cuba 04 02 03 009 Canada 04 01 01 006 Hungary 02 01 01 004 Great Britain 01 01 00 002 Mixed Team 01 01 00 002 Greece 01 00 01 002 Switzerland 01 00 01 002 Austria 00 00 01 001 Australia 00 00 00 000 France 00 00 00 000 Italy 00 00 00 000 Norway 00 00 00 000 South Africa 00 00 00 000

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1904 Year-In-Review: Obituaries

Antonin Dvorak (September 8, 1941-May 1,

1904)

By Cyndell Wilson

Antonin Dvorak, the great

music composer, passed

away. He was declared dead

May 1. Dvorak played both

the violin and the piano,

although he was most

commonly known for his

compositions in chamber

music, opera music, and

vocal and instrumental music

selections he wrote.

Dvorak was born in the

Czech Republic on

September 8, 1841 and

moved to the United States

when he accepted an

invitation to be a director at

the National Conservatory of

Music in New York.

Dvorak was ill for quite

some time and there was no

treatment that helped him get

well. He died from

undiagnosed illness.

Prentiss

Ingraham (December 28, 1843-August

16, 1904)

By Keyon Thomas

Fiction writer Prentis

Ingraham died on August 16.

He is most famous for his

series on Buffalo Bill.

Pretiss was the only son of

Rev. Joseph Holt Ingraham.

Ingraham was born

December 28, 1843 near a

small town called Natchez,

Mississippi in Adams

County. He was well

educated.

He was a colonel in the

Confederate Army during

the Civil War. In 1875, he

married an author and

actress, Rose Langley.

Between 1897 and 1904 the

Ingraham’s lived in Easton,

Maryland.

By Shamari Greer

Confederate General James

Longstreet died January 2.

He is most famous for

disagreeing with General

Robert E. Lee on strategy at

the Battle of Gettysburg/

James Longstreet was born

on January 8, 1821, in

Edgefield District, South

Carolina. He died on January

2, 1904 at the age of 82 years

old.

James was known

affectionately by the

nicknames Old Pete and Old

War Horse.

He was a confederate general

of the American Civil War.

His father chose the military

life style for him. His father

did not think that getting a

local education was the right

way to prepare for the

military. He was appointed

to the United States Military

Academy in 1838.

In 1861, he resigned from the

U.S army in order to join the

Confederacy. When the war

ended he was Robert E. Lee’s

second-in command.

Eadweard

Muybridge (April 9, 1830-May 8, 1904)

By Jekeia Coleman

English photographer

Eadweard Muybridge died on

May 8. His real name was

Edward James Muggeridge.

Muybridge chose to change

his name because he believed

that it was the “original

Anglo-Saxon”.

He died in his hometown of

“Kingston upon Thames” of

prostate cancer. He was in his

home, being cared for by his

cousin.

His body was cremated and

sent to working in surrey. No

one knows why but on his

headstone had the name

“Eadweard Muybridge”.

Murad V (September 21, 1840-August

29, 1904)

By Keyon Thomas

Former emperor of the

Ottoman Empire Murad V

died on August 29.

Murad V was born

September 21,1840 in

Istanbal. Murad was very

educated. He learned French

at a young age. He would

order books from France. He

liked authors such as Ziya

Pasha.

He really liked the Western

culture. He liked to play the

piano and make European

music. Murad went to

Europe and he really loved

it.

He became friends with the

Prince of Wales, Edward.

Murad succeeded the throne

after Sultan Abdulaziz was

dethroned in August 31,

1904. Murad disappointed

the supporters because he

was not trying to make a

difference with the problems

in the country.

He was dethroned on August

31, 1876, because people

thought he was insane.

He lived in the palace for 28

years more. He was buried

near his mother in Yeni

Mosque in Constantinople.

William Elbridge

Sewell (November 16, 1851 –

March 18, 1904)

By Shamari Greer

Lieutenant Commander

Williams Sewell died on

March 18. He also served as

the Military Governor of

Guam.

William Elbridge Sewell was

born November 16, 1851 in

Colchester, New York. He

went to the United States

Naval Academy in 1867. He

graduated in 1871.

He married Minnie Moore

on October 14, 1890 and

they had three daughters. His

wife died while their

children were still young.

He later got really ill with an

intestinal disorder. He went

to San Francisco, California

to get treatment on the USS

Supply. He then died on

March 18, 1904.

He was also named the most

profile author in Mississippi

literary history. His first book,

published in 1872, was The

Masked Spy.

He suffered from an old wound

in his foot, and that is what

caused his death. He spent his

final days in Biloxi,

Mississippi. He died of Bright’s

disease at age 60.

Isabella II of Spain (October 10, 1830-April 10,

1904)

By Cyndell Wilson

Former Spanish Queen Isabella

II was proclaimed dead on

April 9. Isabella was deposed

by a group of citizens and fled

to France.

Isabella II was brought into the

world on October 10, 1830.

Her unofficial ruling began

when she was three. Her father,

King Ferdinand VII died

leaving her next in line to the

throne. Because of her age

Isabella's mother took the

throne temporarily.

In 1843 Isabella began her

official reign. She started off

young she had very high

expectations. Although in the

eyes of many she did not meet

the expectations. During 1868

another government took over.

From there a lot of things took

a new direction.

Eventually Isabella moved to

France and finished the rest of

her life there. She made very

few visits back to Spain.

James Longstreet (January 8, 1821 – January 2,

1904)

By Shamari Greer

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1904 Year-In-Review: Obituaries

Henry Morton

Stanley (January 28, 1841-May 10,

1904)

By Jekeia Coleman

Henry Morton Stanley, a

welsh journalist, died from

“pleurisy.” He is famous for

his explorations and search for

Dr. David Livingston.

When he found Livingston, it

was reported that he said, “Dr.

Livingston, I presume?” There

was no proof he said these

works.

On his headstone it prints

“Henry Morton Stanley, Bula

Matari, 1841–1904, Africa”.

“Bula Matari” means the

“Breaker of Rocks”

The day before his tragic

death, he turned to his wife

and stated "I have done all my

work, I have

circumnavigated...I want to be

free! I want to go into the

woods to be free."

He was buried in the

churchyard of St. Michael's

Church in Pirbright, Surrey.