Sheepmen endure heavy losses from snow in Colorado
Narrative of widespread sheep deaths in southern Colorado due to extreme cold and heavy snow. Reports show ongoing severe weather harming flocks, with officials warning of possible additional losses unless conditions improve soon.
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Peter French
Harney County
Oregon
Oliver
Overman Wheel Company
Chicopee Falls
Mass
Henry B. Bowman
Springfield National Bank
Albert HH. Overman
Frank G. Farley
el. Alvord
Tekoa
Wash
Alvor
Farley
Alvord
Wyoming
Coffin
Boston
Putnam and
King
United States
Canada
Behring Sea
National Building Trades Council
St. Louis
American Federation of Labor
Nashville
National Council
Federation of Labor
Relief for Cuban Starvation Urges Immediate Aid
Washington reports profound distress in Cuba as thousands face starvation. Secretary Sherman urged American relief, with 5000 dollars pledged and Consul General Lee coordinating distribution from Havana. Funds and supplies including clothing medicines hard bread and codfish are requested with rail and steam line support to move aid promptly.
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Washington
Cuba
State Department
Sherman
Day
Lee
Department of State
Americaa
New York
Havana
Ward
Food short in Yukon prompts migrant aid and fears of famine
John Lindsay of Olympia reports severe food scarcity in Dawson after arriving from the Klondike. He joins Frank Ballaine Tom Stoney and Bob Glynn with 140 pound sleds to trek supplies as prices soar and river routes freeze. river ice blocks transport, miners debate distribution, and the outlook worsens with cold snaps and failed relief attempts.
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Port Townsend
John Lindsay
Olympia
Wash
Dawson
Frank Ballaine
Tom Stoney
Victoria
Bob Glynn
Seattle
Lindsay
Fort Yukon
Transportation Company
Constantine
Northwest Mounted Police
B. L. Bradley
Roseburg
W. B. King
Merced
Cal
P. J. Holland
Butte
Mont
Thomas Stoney
Victoris
Robert Glynn
van Sants
Spokane
Stewart River
Henderson Creek
Stewart
Big Salmon
Major Walsh
Yukon
Fort Pelly
McGregor
Tragic New Haven Fire Claims Two Browdy Women
In New Haven, a Pittsburg suburb, a house fire killed Nancy Browdy, 46, and left her mother Mary Ann Browdy, 76, critically burned. Nancy, visiting from Butte, Mont., perished after entering the upper floor to save belongings. the mother twice entered to rescue her, but was badly burned and not expected to survive.
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Pittsburg
New Haven
Mary Ann Browdy
Nancy Browdy
Brawdy
Butte
Mont
Miss Brawdy
Kinchau Occupied Elevates Russo Manchurian Stance
San Francisco dispatch notes Kinchau, a fortified city north of Port Arthur, now in Russian hands. E L Shephard cites Kinchau as vital for Yalu river access and regional rail links, signaling Russia's hold on Corea, Manchuria and Lau Tung gulf, with broad diplomatic shock. A Covington gizzard yields 21 brass tacks and other small items.
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San Francisco
E. L. Shephard
China
Kinehau
Russia
Lau Tang
Yalu
Tien-Teen
Manchuria
Corea
Gulf of
Lau Tung
Captain Hayes Rescued After Fatal Night Cold
Pittsburg reports Captain G. B. Hayes aged 68 collapsed from cold while walking from Osborne to Haysville. Found by John and Harry Bishop and kept at their stable overnight before medical care. He once served in New Orleans 1861 hauling down the Pelican Bug and raised the Stars and Stripes, losing his steamboat for the act.
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Pittsburg
G. B. Hayes
Osborne
Haysville
John
Harry Bishop
New Orleans
Hayes
Louisiana
Peary Returns and Plans Arctic Voyage with Windward
Lieutenant Peary arrived in New York from England and then boarded for Washington. He praised his England reception and noted Alfred Harmsworth’s gift of the Windward for his Arctic expedition next year. Harmsworth also provided expedition funds, and the Windward will head to New York in spring with the voyage beginning late July. Peary will finish his narrative with the publisher.
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New York
Washington
R. E. Peary
England
St. Paul
Peary
Alfred, Harmsworth
Windward
Arctic
Harmsworth
Engineer Blown From Cab in West Jersey Train Mishap
Between Husted and Paladin a gale gust hurled James Bowers from his cab late last night. The fireman backed the train to recover him. Bowers was painfully hurt but not fatally. Isaiah W. Lees, longtime San Francisco police chief, is 66 and born in England.
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Bridgeton
N. J
James Bowers
West Jersey Railroad
Husted and
Paladin
Isaiah W. Lees
Police
San Francisco
Department
England
Muskets Used By French Army In 1414
Heavy fogs affect London area and shipping lanes Mersey Clyde and Tyne causing traffic delays. Several accidents and possible loss of life feared as fogs persist over district and channel. Muskets first used in 1414 by the French army mentioned again.
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London
British Channel
Mersey
Clyde
Tyne
Livingston Brothers Quarrel Ends in Murder in Alabama
In Chattanooga on December 28 Will Livingston aged 18 shot and killed his brother John Livingston during a drunken quarrel at Blue Creek Mines Alabama. Will Livingston is jailed in Birmingham awaiting proceedings.
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Chattanooga
Will
John Livingston
Blue Creek Mines
Alabama
Birmingham
Montana Newspaper Man Killed by Train
Helena Mont Dec 28 Louis P Bowen longtime Montana editor was killed when struck by a train at Sappington. Bowen had worked in several editorial roles on state newspapers over the past decade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Mont
Louis P. Bowen
Montana
Sappington
Spain Madrid Gaza? Woodford note stirs capital
Washington officials note strong feeling in Madrid over Minister Woodford’s note to the Spanish foreign office. The communication, prepared after Christmas, argues U S interest in Cuba’s early end and cites treasury statistics on patrol costs and Spain’s failed patrol efforts. The full text awaits publication and possible congressional use.
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Washington
Madrid
Woodford
Foreign Office
Congress
United States
Cuba
Treasury Department
Foolhardy Project to Walk Across the Atlantic
A Boston captain with a plan to walk across the Atlantic beginning July 4, aided by Captain Andrews who headlines a daring voyage in a 14 foot boat. Andrews vows to sail and walk from Boston harbor to Havre France for the 1900 Paris Exposition in a sea voyage using the phantom ship. The pair describe cedar shoe boxes as light yet strong enough to support their weight and the boat.
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Chicago
Times-Herald
New York
W. C. Oledrive
Boston
Atlantic Ocean
M. Andrews
Atlantic
Oledrive
Andrews
Captain Andrews
Boston Harbor
Havre
France
Seines
Paris
Pension Office Orders Faster Handling of Increase Claims
Washington December 29 A new order from Commissioner Evans speeds up pension claim processing by barring consideration of increase claims for 12 months after last action. Officials say the rule shifts focus to other pending cases and bills backlogs. San Jose December 29 Lagora Molina a Chilean woodcutter dies in a Christmas debauch fire accident near Los Gatos after a lamp explosion burns him alive.
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Washington
Evans
Office
Congress
San Jose
Cal
Lagora Molina
Los Gatos
Tragic Gas Poisoning Claims Three in Chicago Home
Mrs. Anderson and her daughters Edith and Myrtle aged 8 and 5 were fatally suffocated by illuminating gas at 61 Johnson avenue Chicago authorities report gas poured from cookstove jets. The husband returned home to find them dead in bed in a fatal home accident. A separate note mentions Jim Stevenson of Lexington Kentucky with an 11 inch hand from wrist to fingertip and a thumb palm size of half a dollar.
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Chicago
Jim Stevenson
Lexington
Sealing Award Total Near Half a Million
The Behring Sea claims commission awards the United States about 294 182 dollars, with total potential payments rising to roughly 439 thousand dollars without interest. The case covers British vessels seized, future catch claims, and related damages urged by Britain. Officials plan quick congressional action to fund the judgment under treaty obligations.
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Washington
Behring Sea
State Department
United States
London
Corwin
Carolina
Thornton
Great Britain
Rush
Sayward
Grace
Anna Pack
Dolphin
Alfred Adams
Triumph
Junita
Pathfinder
Black Diamond
Lilly
Arctic
Kate
Minnie
Bear
Ada
Behring Sea Claims Commission
Department
Gresham
Congress
Massacre of Portuguese Troops Reported in Angola
A dispatch from St Paul de Loanda reports natives on the Humbo plateau in Angola have massacred a Portuguese officer a sergeant and 12 men. Reinforcements have been sent from St Paul de Loanda to the colony. Angola lies south of the Congo Free State and has forts and commercial establishments.
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Lisbon
St. Paul de Loanda
Lower Guinea
Humbo
Angola
Congo Free State
Explosion at Kaiserstuhl pit reports eight dead
In Dortmund Prussia an underground firedamp blast at Kaiserstuhl pit left eight corpses recovered and seven injured. Five men are still missing after carrying dynamite and falling. In San Jose California Amazon Hernandez, a woodcutter, tripped and caused powder cartridges to explode in his pocket leaving him terribly mangled and near death.
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Dortmund
Prussia
Kaiserstuhl] I
San Jose
Cal
Amazon Hernandez
School Law Opinions From Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction
The superintendent outlines five points on school contracts and funding including invalid contracts without county signature, limits on funding for pupils over 21, preservation of old district debts after consolidation, the validity of school warrants against statute of limitations, and debt collection only by local tax levy.
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Washington
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Floods, wrecks, and mining plans sweep early Washington news
River floods breach Bulingame bridge and threaten Dangeness. Logs and lumber camps face barges and mine-related road damage near Matlock and Wilkeson in Mason and Pierce counties. A Walla Walla ministers union discusses aid for fallen women, while coyotes kill sheep on Smooth Iron Prairie. Washington shingle mills lose output, prices may rise. Seattle harbor land appraisals rise as harbor leases open. Seattle Northern railway repairs near Hamilton restore service after flood damage. Lord Lister funds study at the University of Washington on slime molds with John Jackal pursuing further research. A Speokweman trains 320 Alaska horses for mining companies. northern prospecting parties plan February departures.
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Dangeness
George Simpson
Matlock
Mason County
St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company
Orting
Wilkeson
Ministers' Union
Walla Walla
Hexter
Portland
Joy Lands
Humptulips
Chehalis County
William Cook
Cook
Solomon Marte
Chapman Cove
Washington
Seattle
Seattle & Northern Railway
Hamilton
Woolley
Wooley
Lord Lister
University of Washington
John Jackal
Havana Flames as Uprising Sparks Fear and Rumor
Reports from Havana describe rising tension after the killing of Cole and fears of American intervention. A ship sighting near the city caused panic until it was identified, while fires and military maneuvers around the province drew attention to General Blanco's forces and insurgent activity.
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New York
Cole
Havana
el Blanco
Guen
Lee
Shermat Eral Gomez
America
Toledo
Potugale
Colonel- Am Province
Spa
Ruiz’ Sriem
Blanco
Latest Reports From Dawson and Arctic Weather News
Victoria B G Quinlan arrives from Dawson reporting 6000 men there with food shortages for 2000 more. Major Walsh plans a trail through Big Salmon toward Dawson. claims blocked and unlikely to reach January 1. Also news of Samuel Wyck death in Skagway, and a Sitka patent denial. Blizzard in Rochester and heavy snow drifts near Buffalo delay trains. Knudsen back-pay granted. Norfolk jury. Olive Peck case verdict. San Francisco sharks noted.
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Victoria
B. G
Quinlan
Dawson
Imaing Gove
Fort Yuka
Walsh
Dawsa
Seattle Bre
Samuel Wyck
Skag of the Brain
Skagway
Rej Dudley
Sitka
Rochester
N. Y
Buffalo
Buffal
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Peter Connelly
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William Akelman
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John Gallagher
Dawson City
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Kinchau
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American Claims Commissions
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