Orphan Home Fire Kills Many in Rochester
A 1 AM blaze at the Rochester Orphan Asylum in Hubbell Park, Rochester, destroys the hospital section and mostly claims children. Twenty seven dead and twenty five injured. engine boiler explosion caused the fire. 109 children and about 30 staff were present. major loss about $30,000.
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Rochester
N. Y
Rochester Orphan Asylum
Hubbell Park
Lantern Works
W. Clark
F. Young
Exchange Street
Clark
Young and Clark
Behn
Empress Orders General Feng to Move North with 15000-Strong Army
Report from Sinan Fu says the empress dowager ordered General Feng Ise Tsai, commander of Fu Yun Nan, to lead 15000 troops with modern weapons toward the Yangtse valley and then northward. The army is described as well armed and ready for movement.
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Shanghai
Sinan Fu
Feng ‘I'se Tsai
Fu Yun Nan
Yangtse
Northwest pensions granted in Oregon Washington and Idaho
The list includes Oregon Original widow's Mary E Burnside Sellwood $8 Washington Original Eugene H Wood Westport $6 Idaho Original Hazen Squire Lewiston $12. In Galveston Texas the National Biscuit Company factory and a Jerekusch Davison grain elevator burned tonight causing about 60000 dollars in losses.
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Washington
Northwest
Oregon
Mary E. Burnside
Sellwood
Eugene H. Wood
Westport
Idaho
Hazen Squire
Lewiston
Galveston
Tex
National Biscuit Company
Jerekusch-Davison Company
Norton Receives Turkish Traveling Papers for Consul Post
The Turkish government has issued traveling papers to Dr. Thomas Norton, appointed U.S. consul at Harpools. These papers provide safe conduct for his travel to his post. The move suggests Turkish compliance with Washington’s request for a regular exequatur for Norton.
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Washington
Thomas Norton
United States
Harpool
State Department
Norton
Pekin Envoys Face Signing Pressure Amid Court Rift
Jan 9 report from Pekin says identical accords were shown to Prince Ching and Li Hung Chang who reportedly decline to sign, citing court orders and courtesy. Rumor confirms the court instructed envoys to sign the joint note, while Count von Waldersee says expeditions cannot be halted and are for police protection, not punishment.
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Pekin
Prince Ching
Li Hung Chang
Count von Waldersee
China
Regulations Clarify Army Transport Duties
Washington reports a War Department amendment to army transport rules clarifies authority aboard ships. The quartermaster holds supreme ship duties in port and directs movements between ports, while the master of the vessel commands at sea and alone may issue orders to crew. The change aims to remove lingering confusion between quartermasters and ship masters.
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Washington
Ludington
Secretary of War
Army
War Department
Missing Ray County bank cashier shocks Richmond
John W. Shotwell Jr the Ray County bank cashier has been missing since Monday. State bank examiner reviews the bank as stockholders pledged 21000 to cover any shortage. President A M Fowler says the bank remains open and no location for Shotwell is known.
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Richmond
John W. Shotwell, Jr
Ray County Bank
State Bank
Shotwell
A. M. Fowler
Fowler
Ray County
Diaz visits Puebla as new schools and courts open
President Diaz is welcomed in Puebla with strong popular enthusiasm. Governor Martinez extends Puebla’s welcome as Diaz formally opens the new schools and penal law courts. A garden party and a city council banquet honor the visitantes.
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Puebla
Mex
Diaz
Martinez
Mexico
Brown Fog Paralyzes London Traffic and Railways
A choking brown fog blanketed London for hours causing many street collisions and casualties. Outdoor workers paused work, railroads faced train delays, and river traffic halted as visibility collapsed.
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London
Molo-kanen seek restoration of rent terms
The Molokanen sect, about 40 000 strong, migrated from Russia to the Caucasus in 1840 and now reports from Canadian Quakers in Doukhobor colonies. They secured almost free rents on Caucasus lands but Russia raised rents three to fourfold. They petition the government to restore prior rents.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Caucasus
Canada
America
Colorado Strikers Demand Granted Across District
In La Fayette Colorado on January 9 the Northern Coal Company remains the only large mine owner not yet offering the extra ten cents per ton sought by striking workers. Other firms posted notices granting the demand, but miners have not acted and no meeting has been scheduled.
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la Fayette
Colo
Northern Coal Company
Mailboat Russie Stranded Off Marseilles With All Aboard
A mail steamer from Oran, the Russie, with fifty passengers and forty crew, was wrecked near Faraman as a hurricane raged. Rescue efforts failed amid high seas and fog, and authorities fear the vessel and all aboard will perish.
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Russie
Marceilles
Marseilles
Orav
Faraman
Besson
Toulon
Travailleur
Planter
Oran
Transport Sherman Badly Damaged in Typhoon Off Japan
The United States transport Sherman battled a December typhoon off Japan. The hurricane deck flooded, a port lifeboat smashed, windows stove in, the cabin roof torn away, and rooms flooded. Sailors including J R Duff suffered fractures and bruises. Captain Grant was knocked down but unharmed. Officers called it the worst storm they had ever endured.
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San Francisco
United States
Sherman
Japan
J. R Duff
Grant
Insurance policy void for lack of fireproof inventory clause
The Supreme Court affirmed the Eighth Circuit ruling in Liver pool and London Globe Insurance Company v. Kearney and Wyse. The case held that a fire policy requiring an inventory in a fire proof compartment does not invalidate the policy if the insured fails to keep the inventory. Kearney and Wyse were hardware dealers in Ardmore, I. T. They lost their inventory.
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Washington, Janu
Supreme Court
Liverpool & London Globe Insurance Company
Kearney & Wyse
Ardmore
I.I
Circuit Court of Appeals For
Eighth Circuit
Four Die in Fire at East 113th Street Tenement
A five story brick tenement at 357 East One Hundred and Thirteenth Street, occupied by an Italian family the Mora, burned killing four members of the same family. Firemen found the bodies on the fifth floor after extinguishing the flames. all victims suffocated.
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New York
East One Hundred and Thirteenth Street
Mora
Oil Tank Explosion Ravages Syracuse Business District
An oil tank exploded in Syracuse Indiana yesterday triggering a blaze that destroyed a large part of the city’s business district. Loss is estimated at $50,000.
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Syracuse
Ind
Masked Robber Takes Cash in Butte Restaurant Hold Up
A masked man entered the Chequamegon restaurant in Butte Montana at dawn and, wielding a large revolver, rifled the cash register. A waiter threw a sugar bowl but it shattered the cigar cave glass. the robber fired once and fled with about $20 in silver and several hundreds in bills left behind.
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Butte
Mont
Chequamegon
Submarine War Vessels in International Practice
Washington dispatch says the Holland submarine boat may seek an amendment to the naval appropriation bill for 20 additional vessels. France has five submarines in service. the U S has one in commission and seven under construction for experimental use. England Spain Russia Italy Japan study and build in varying degrees. Senate and House naval committees will hear views on increasing the navy and on opening contracts to all inventors.
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New York
Herald
Washington
Board of Construction
France
United States
England
Admiralty
Spain
Russia
Italy
Japan
Germany
Senate
House Naval Committees
Department
Congress
Ingalls Transport Arrives After Tempestuous Voyage
The United States transport Ingalls, routing from San Juan Porto Rico and Havana, reached New York after a 40 hour storm. Enormous seas and shifting winds damaged doors port lights ladders and the bridge. Steering gear flooded saloon and dining areas while pumps failed and a bucket brigade bailed the ship.
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New York
United States
Ingalls
San Juan
Porto Rico
Havana
Sunset Telephones Takes Rogue River Line In Medford
In a decisive move Sunset Telephone & Telegraph Company gained control of the Rogue River valley line linking Grant's Pass Medford and Ashland. The previous system was dismantled with axes and all intermediate towns lose service leaving Woodville and Eagle Point disconnected. Rock Point to Grant's Pass line remains, with no competition.
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Medford, Or
Rogue River Valley
Sunset Telephone & Telegraph Company
Grant’s Passe
Medford
Ashland
Sunset
Woodville
Eagle Point
Rock Point
Grant's Pass
Coastal effort aims for Alaska lighthouse funding
Washington reports that delegations from the three coast states plan a united push for a 400000 appropriation to build lighthouses and fog signal stations along the Alaska coast. Senator Perkins again advocates navigation measures and introduced the bill, with coast senators and representatives to act in concert and follow California’s lead.
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Washington
Alaskan
Perkins
Alaska
California
Fire destroys Kodak nitrate building in Rochester
A nitrate building at the Eastman Kodak works in Rochester burned today. Two firemen, Edward Murphy and George F. Long, died from chemical fumes. A third, George Kittlinger, was critically injured and likely to die. The blaze began from nitrate acid contacting a wooden floor.
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Rochester
N. Y
Eastman Kodak Works
Edward Murphy
George F. Long
George Kittlinger
Important Witness Disappears in Bellevue Hospital Case
Thomas J. Minnock, the journalist who charged Nursea Davis Dean and Metershuall with murder at Bellevue Hospital, has vanished. Authorities have found no trace after he bought a Southern California ticket last Friday.
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New York
Thomas J. Minnock
Nursea Davis
Dean and Metershuall
Bellevue Hospital
Minnock
California
Censorship and Boer War Reports Grow Worse in South Africa
London dispatches describe worsening war conditions as Lord Kitchener remains laconic and fortifications tighten around Cape Town. Boers steal cattle near Pretoria forts. 900 Boers under Kritzinger move toward Richmond. rumors spread of rebel ties in Calvina district. dynamite mines are alleged to protect Rand mines.
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Pretoria
Rand
London
South Africa
Lord Kitchener
Lord Roberts
The
Times
Cape Town
Lord Coleridge
Enigand
East Fort
Kritzinger
Richmond
Murraysburg
Porterville
Calvina
Johannesburg
Cape Town troops urged as drafts for South Africa grow
A dispatch to the Tribune notes ongoing appeals for more troops for South Africa. Fresh mounted drafts are needed to replace yeomanry and others returning home while recruitment for the constabulary moves slowly. Only 200 recruits have sailed from the United Kingdom, with 800 more to start next week, and three times that number applying to enlist. Selection runs at 800 monthly, delaying to about a year and a half to reach 5,000 men.
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New York
the Tribune
Cape Town
South Africa
South African Constabulary
United Kingdom
Boers March Into Cape Colony Said to Capture Garrisons
London dispatch reports about five thousand Boers moving west from Vryburg into the heart of the Cape Colony. The Cape Town Daily Mail correspondent notes the force may have taken several small garrisons along the route.
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London
Vryburg
Cape Town
Daily Mail
Cape Colony
Chinese Troops Drill in Pekin as Tensions Rise
A Sinan Fu source reports 85,000 Chinese troops drilling in Pekin with many armed with modern rifles. Citizens are described as bitterly anti foreign and ready to face allied forces. Ministers note the Russia concession north of the Pei Ho at Tien Tsin alongside Manchuria annexation. Other ministers speculate on talks starting in Pekin or ending in Europe.
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Pekin
Sinan Fu
Russia
Pei Ho
Tien Tsin
Manchuria
Senor Corogan
Europe
Dangiers
Hague
Dispute Among Filipino Envoys Roils Europe in Paris
A serious disagreement arises among Filipino representatives in Europe. Agoncillo, sent by Aguinaldo, has revolted and refuses Paris posting or moving to Hong Kong. Dr Apacible, ordered to Canada for U S elections watch, is slated to replace Agoncillo but Aguinaldo’s direction remains unsettled. Both sides have cabled Aguinaldo awaiting reply.
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London
Europe
Agoncillo
Aguinaldo
Hong Kong
Paris
Apaciblo
Canada
United States
Livingston Bank Declares Dividend for Creditors
Washington January 12 the controller of the currency declared a dividend of 2.7 in favor of the creditors of the Livingston National Bank of Livingston Montana.
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Washington
Livingston National Bank
Livingeston
Mont
German Pipe Trust Forms as All Foundries Join
Berlin January 12 German pipe foundries according to a Cologne dispatch have joined the pipe trust now being organized.
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Berlin
Cologne
Business Quiet as 1900 Results Loom Large
Trade shows quiet activity across lines with stock-taking and 1900 results in focus. Cotton and cotton goods edge weaker. wool dull while outside the U S demand is firm. Steel rails sales hit 26 000 tons in Chicago. Bessemer wages cut 15 percent. Wheat shipments rise from last week. U S business failures total 266 versus 213 prior.
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Bradstreet
Boston
United States
Chicago
Bessemer Iron
Pacific Coast Trade Prices Report
A Pacific Coast trade listing shows current market prices for produce, dairy, poultry, grains, flour, and fresh meats. Notable items include onions 2 2%c, lettuce 1 per crate, potatoes 18 per sack, cabbage 2c per pound, butter 80c, eggs 29c ranch, poultry 12c dressed, hay 14.00 to 10.00 per ton, flour varies from 3.25 to 8.25 per barrel, and meats such as beef 7%c cows 7c, mutton 7½c, pork 7¾c, veal 11–12c.
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California
Puget Sound
Washington
Graham
Market Prices For Wheat and Farm Commodities Listed
A wall of grain and farm product prices from wheat to beef is cataloged with values per bushel per ton per dozen or per pound. Items include Wheat Walla Walla 65 560 Bluestem 58 0, flour 3 40, oats, hay, butter 50 55c, eggs 12c, cheese 138c, poultry prices for chickens hens and turkeys, potatoes 50 60c, vegetables and hops, wool mohair mutton hogs beef veal with varied per unit figures.
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Walla Walla
Oregon
Young America
Wool—Valley
San Francisco Market Prices Report
Wool market details list prices for Wool-Spring Nevada 11 18c per pean Fastern Oregon 10 14c Val y 15 17c Northern 9 10c Hops Crop 1900 1844 154c Butter Fancy creamery 260 do seconds 220 fancy dairy 20 do seconde 18c per pound Eggs Store 25c fancy ranch 8le Millstaffe Middlings 16.50 19.50 bran 14.00 14.50
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Nevada
Oregon
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