World News Roundup of Currents Across Continents
San Francisco university to analyze laborers diet. Fort Randall reserve opened for settlers. China-Hook government loan talks collapse. Hong Kong Shanghai bank negotiations follow. Washington grain board refuses No 1 grade cut. Six mile Long Island coast damaged by high tide. Edmore hotel damage tallies 25000 dollars. Speedy the bridge jumper survives a 130 foot fall in Louisville. Frank Moon and Mrs Wells die in a 30 foot well near Derby Kansas. Admiral Matthews backs four drydocks and one floating dock. Large syndicate forms to promote US Russia direct trade. John Augustine detained in Nicaragua. ex US consul was in charge of San Juan river steamers. John Griffith injures actor John Fay Palmer mid Richard III scene. Sheldon Jackson touts reindeer as Alaska’s transport fix. Dawes Creek treaty rejected by Creek council. Dervish attack near Berber. heavy cavalry pursuit. William J Lyons found dead in Berkeley with suicide clue. Senator Morgan cheerful on Hawaii annexation prospects. John Falangos killed by embankment collapse on Oregon railroad. Madrid discusses Spain Portugal alliance. possible moment. Windsor fire losses in millions. two dead. Klondike fortune story prompts family-relations search.
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San Francisco
The
State University
Fort Randall Military Reservation
South Dakota
Nebraska
Hooly Syndicate
Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank
Washington State Grain Commission
Long Island
Far Rockaway
Rockaway Beach
Edmore
Speedy
Louisville & Jeffersonville
Louisville
Frank Moon
Wells
Moon
Derby
Kan
Admiral Matthews
Bureau of Yards and Docks
Long
Boston
Norfolk
Mare Island
Key West
Tortugas
Algiers
Honduras
United States
Russia
Managua
Nicaragua
John Augustine
San Carlos
San Juan River
Zelaya
Augustine
Bluefield
Mosquito Territory
Navigation Company
John Griffith
Butte
Mont
Griffith
John Fay Palmer
Richmond
Palmer
Sheldon Jackson
United States Superintendent of Alaskan Schools
Alaska
Kansas City Journal
Muskogee
I. T
Dawes and Creek
Okmulgee
Berber
Morgan
Hawaii
John Falangos
Clifton
Astoria & Columbia River
Madrid
Spain
Portugal
Windsor
Tacoma
Johnson
Klondike
Alaska Information Bureau
Returnig Winers
Outlook on Cuba Seeks Peaceful Spanish Reforms
Washington views Cuba developments within 30 days as pivotal to President McKinley stance on Spain. The administration favors Spain’s reform efforts and anticipates a conciliatory note, aiming to ease Congress, pace the reconcentrado policy, and avert renewed friction as Blanco arrives with amnesty and autonomy steps.
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Washington
Cuba
MacKinley
Spain
Sherman
Woodford
Madrid
United States
Congress
Blanco
McKinley
Havana
New Testament Papyrus Leaf Said to Contain Matthew Chapter One
Dr. Cobern reports discovery of a papyrus leaf found with a logia manuscript, matching nearly the entire first chapter of Matthew in the Greek text. He asserts it as the Bible’s earliest record, arguing it strengthens Christian belief and challenges infidelist claims dating to about 200 A D.
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Denver
Cobern
Trinity Methodist Church
England
Logia
Messrs. Grenafel
Hunt
Flinders Petrie
Oxford University
Jesus Christ
Harmack
Thompson
Nansen Arrives in New York for Geographical Society Event
Dr. Nansen the Arctic explorer reached New York on the Lucania and, after quarantine, attended a reception at Chickering Hall hosted by the American Geographical Society. He received a gold medal from the society, thanked the group, and spoke in clear English. Lieutenant Peary and Captain D L Brainard addressed the gathering briefly.
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New York
Nansen
Lucania
American Geographical Society
Chickering Hall
Souee
Geographical Society
Society
Lieuteant Peary
D L. Brainard
United States Army
Supreme Court Reverses Damage Award Against Western Union
In Carson City Nevada on October 27 the supreme court reversed a judgment against Western Union Telegraph Co. Burns sued after failing to receive a telegram for funds to Lovelock. He tried to ride a train, fell, and was severely injured. The court overturned the prior ruling.
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Carson
Nev
Supreme Court
Western Union Telegraph Company
Burns
Lovelock
Grand Junction
Telegraph Company
British Set to Resume Assault at Semagha Pass
Official dispatches from Khangarbur report the advance on Semagha pass will resume tomorrow with insurgent tribes massed on both sides. The enemy holds a strong position and tribesmen are ready to mount determined resistance to the British troop advance.
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Simla
Khangarbur
Semagha Pass
Fever Surges as New Orleans Reports 52 Cases and 11 Deaths
New Orleans records 52 new fever cases by 7 PM and 11 deaths, marking the worst day in the outbreak. The health board notes a sharp rise, signaling a critical period for the city. In Havana, reports confirm the death of insurgent leader General Castillo with his body arriving in the city and crowds gathering at the morgue.
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New Orleans
Board of Health
Havana
DROWNED LIKE RATS TWENTY-EIGHT LOST IN EMBANKMENT DISASTER
A New York bound passenger train plunged from an embankment into the Hudson River after a wall gave way. Nineteen known dead, with the total expected to reach 28, as passengers and crew fought for survival. Names include Thomas Reilly, K A Green, W H Myers, Guiseppe Paduano, A G McKay, John Folge, John Q Tompkins, and Wong Gin among others. A tugboat crew witnessed the catastrophe and aided rescues.
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Garrison's
N. Y
Hudson River
New York Central
Buffalo
Thomas Reilly
St. Louis
Kk. A. Green
Chicago
Grim Alaska voyage amid famine and treasure tale
Miners arriving from Dyea to Dawson City recount famine, disease, and potently scarce food as 400 plan to trek out but are blocked by a citizens committee. Fries party encounters other groups near Five Finger rapids with scarce provisions. Farallon brings down about 20000 in gold amid hardships along the Dalton route.
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Victoria
Farallon
Dyea
Dawson City
Hansen
Alaska Commercial Company
Citizens’ Committee
Dawson
Charles Fries
Tacoma
Bert Woods
Archie Burns
Dalton Trail
Yukon
Fries
Five Finger Rapids
Kay Stuart
New York
John Fry
F. L
J. Trippe
C. Holden
Klondike Expedition Leaves Yakima With Horses
A major Klondike expedition ships 10 carloads of 245 horses and 23 men from Yakima led by J. W. Cameron. They sail to Seattle and Victoria aboard the Bark Colorado to begin a long trek along the Dalton trail with permanent stations planned and stock to be used for meat and transport along the route.
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North Yakima
Wash
J. W. Cameron
Seattle
Victoria
Colorado
Portland
Boston Capital
Dalton Trail
Pyramid Harbor
Defense of the Port Progress Made Upon the Work
The report details Oregon and Washington river and harbor plans for the year ending June 30, 1899. It notes completed 10 inch gun emplacements at the Columbia mouth and planned additions, with no Puget Sound defenses. Harbor of refuge at Port Orford and Yaquina projects await approval. land for the The Dalles boat railway and Seattle ditch remain unacquired.
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Sa Ison
Washington
Wieningneers
Columbia
Puget Sound
Oregon
Port Orford
Yaquina
Dalles
Seattle Ditch
Judge rules wives and children of Chinese merchants may enter U S without certificates
In Seattle Judge Hanford declares that wives and children of Chinese merchants in the United States do not need certificates from the Chinese government to enter the country. If upheld, the ruling would strike down the requirement in the Chinese exclusion act that sons and daughters of merchants obtain home government certificates. The decision prompts potential appeals to the Supreme Court and concerns of a broader influx of Orientals.
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Seattle
Hanford
Federal Court
United States
Brinker
Treasury Department
Lacombe
New York
Devastating Leyte Cyclone Kills Hundreds and Destroys Towns
A Leyte dispatch reports a cyclone nearly wrecking Tagloban Hernani and other villages. About 400 people reportedly died with massive property losses estimated at 7.5 million pesetas. Later lines describe Carriga Burga wiped out and a huge wave sweeping the island.
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Madrid
Leyte
Philippine Islands
Tagloban
Hernani
Manila
Carriga
Burga
Sammar
Swords From Toledo And Gold From Australia In Trade Update
To the record: Toledo forges swords of top quality remains, while the Alameda arrives with 2,250,000 in English sovereigns from Australia, part of a trade balance and deposited at the mint. A Worcester hospital report notes a girl named Alice Weaver died after eating wax candles to improve her complexion.
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San Francisco
Alameda
Australia
Alice Weaver
Worcester Infirmary
London Chronicle
Death in the Gale Drowns Thirteen Sailors
Thirteen seamen from the schooner Caspar perish after wreck off a rocky coast. Captain Anfindsen and mate Chris Larsen survive after adrift on a raft for hours, rescued by Adolph Peterson and Henry Anderson. The Caspar, owned by Caspar Lumber Co, sailed from San Francisco for Usal to load lumber. Drowned crew listed with roles. others unnamed.
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Cal
Anfindsen
Chris Larsen
Adolph Peterson
Henry Anderson
Larsen
Syrave
Anfiidsen
Alcazar
de Caspar
San Francisco
Usal
Spain Declares It Has Exhausted Its Power to End War
Madrid reports a special note from the government stating Spain has done all it can to end the war in Cuba, citing sacrifices, troop deployments, and island reforms, and vows no foreign power interference. The reply to the United States warns of reasserting the right to search vessels if filibustering expeditions continue.
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Madrid
Woodford
Spain
Cuba
el Tempo
United States
Cuban
EK Liberal
Fire in Broadway building claims two lives
A two-alarm blaze on Broadway near Ninth in New York killed two men. One body stood upright against a beam, the other lay at a front window as if reaching for air. The three story brick structure housed Gardner & Vail laundry on Sailor's Snug Harbor estate and sustained $25 000 in losses.
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New York
Broadway
Ninth
Sailor's Snug Harbor
Gardner & Vail
Northwest Brev in Arm Not Evidence of Stable Enterprise
A garbled Washington state column reports on Lincoln county tax levy at 16 mills Thurston county bridge plans 200 foot span over Chehalis river near Grand Mog and Kelso shingle mill output at 170000 shingles in 11 hours. It notes a city hat ordinance for women to remat hats, tea shipments from Nippa liner, faulty beets and irrigation tests, and various labor and agricultural updates across Yakima, Dayton, Port Angeles, and Astoria. It mentions defense inquiry by Japan and Britain, sack prices, and steel plant funding in Port Angeles with ongoing meetings.
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Washington
Lincoln County
Thurston County
Chehalis River
Grand Mog
Kelso
Tae Council
Palmer
Seattle
Sitor
Pacific Tacoma
Way Company
Mous Weara
Yakima
Japan
Puget
Marrowstone Point
Great Britain
Dayton
Port Angeles
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Pacific Gas Improvement Company
Berkley
DR. Nansen
New York Central Railroad
Hudson
Augustus Carr
Carr
Luetgert
Deneen
Weyler
Herald
Maitland
Goodpasture
Alaska Boundary
Dominion of Canada
Senate
Porte
Aleppo
Wyman
Brunner
Marine Hospital Service
Haryana
el Diario de la Marina
John Weatbrook
Laporte
Ind
Michigan City
Wilson
Coquille River
Upper Coquille Ri
Cous Bay
Columbia River
Uoc
Cascades
Upper Columbia
Ina Washington
Gray's Harbor
Philippines
Canada
Stickeen
Tagish Lake
Toledo
Caspar
California
Sydney
Oceanic Steamship Company
Valparaiso
Charles Decker
Portoco
Nineteenth
Indiana Cavalry
Adam Faraday
Ida Faraday
Brevin Arm
Heral
Yaquina Bay
Malheur County
Baker County
Ashland Iron Works
Sissons Lumber &Scantile Company
Jacobson
Coos Bay
Siuslaw
Malheur
Hume
Rogue
Salem
Choi
Astoria
Young’s Bay
Paradise
Wallowa Co
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