Steamer Swallow Sinks After Sea Battle Off Long Point
The lumber laden steamer Swallow from Emerson to Buffalo foundered off Long Point in heavy gale. Fire out, three feet of water in the engine room. Crew of 10 abandoned to the consort barge Mati and reached the tug Manitou after a fierce struggle with towering seas. The Walter Scranton towed the Manitou into harbor.
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Buffalo
Swallow
Emerson
Lake Superior
Long Point
Mati
Northern Pacific
Walter Scranton
Manitou
Quonla
Maniton
Passengers not Disturbed as Steamer City of Cleveland Sinks
In fog near Ballards reef off Detroit the City of Cleveland struck a reef and sank to the bottom amidships. Forty passengers remained asleep and were not awakened. The ship rests with the main deck above water and landing was to Detroit on Newsberg. Damages to the vessel are not yet estimable.
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City of Cleveland
Detroit
Cleveland
Ballards Reef
Wessel
Charleston Women Busily Scramble For Bargains Riot Ends
A mob of about 800 women on King Street surged toward a bargain house before opening. Police dispersed the crowd after trampling injuries and glass breakage. Mary Coleman lay injured as barricades were toppled. riot cars and patrol wagons joined the scene. The store later reopened.
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Charleston
King Street
Mary Coleman
Murdered Brother-In-Law in Cleveland Fight
Mrs Mary Lowe killed her brother in law Thomas B Lowe with a butcher knife in Cleveland on October 21 following a quarrel between them. The incident ended in Lowe's death.
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Cleveland
Mary Lowe
Thomas B. Lowe
Lowe
Oldest Elk in the B P O Elks Dies in Parsons
Parsons Kansas October 21 H D Brown claimed oldest Elks member died in his 94th year He will be buried in Carthage New York.
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Parsons
Kan
H. D. Brown
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Carthage
N.Y
Contagious Blood Poison Cure Ad Promises Relief
An advertisement touts the Swift Specific Company remedy for contagious blood poison, claiming it cures all stages without minerals, stresses heredity danger and long-term health impacts, and offers a free informative booklet mailed from Atlanta Georgia. It urges readers to seek the home treatment and avoid external cures.
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Coltgins
Orson
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
Disastrous Rain Storms Hit Skagway And Vicinity
Skagway and nearby areas suffered major flooding on Oct 13 as a torrent washed away roadbeds and bridges along the White Pass and Yukon railroad. Three days pass before trains can move, with losses estimated at 75,900 dollars. Military aid aided in saving lives and property.
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Skagway
Port Townsend
Wash
Seattle
White Pass
Yukon
Broadway
Pennington
Jenks
Dawson
Akagway
Reduction of Philippine Army Targets 2000 Monthly
Washington reports Major General Henry G Corbin outlines a plan to trim the Philippines army at about 2000 men per month through June. He notes 16524 total losses July 1 1900 to June 20 last and urges retirement ranks for senior generals Merritt Brooke and Otis.
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Washington
Henry GC. Corbin
Philippines
West Point
Pacific Coast
Gorbin
Congress
Merritt
Brooke
Otis
Commerce of Cuba Imports and Exports Revealed
A War Department summary shows for ten months ending April 1901 Cuba imported merchandise valued at 54.41 million, down from 59.93 million in 1900, while exports reached 49.99 million, up from 36.40 million. The report notes a 2.1 percent drop in imports and a 41.4 percent rise in exports year over year.
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Washington
Cuba
Insular Affairs
War Department
Enormous loss as thousands of hay burn near La Crosse
Fire breaks out in lay lands around La Crosse Wisconsin destroying thousands of tons of hay. Firemen powerless due to location beyond city water supply. Loss estimated as enormous. possible arson suspected. Also reports annexation of Ocean Island by British cruiser Pylades for phosphate wealth. Two men convicted in Winfield for 46 liquor counts. six months jail and $100 fines per count. A curious bet on swallow weights ends with 50 birds making a pound.
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la Crosse
Wis
London
Pylades
Daily Mall
Sydney
N.S. W
Ocean Island
Gilbert Islands
Winfield
Kan
Charles
Doc Lindsay
The Suspension Bridge Idea Through History
The first idea of a suspension bridge arose from interlacing branches and plants across rivers. Monkeys may have used them before humans. In mountainous regions like Tibet and Peru such structures appeared early in history, possibly earlier.
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Tibet
Peru
Sail On O Ship of State Poem Fragment
Readable lines from Longfellow praising the Union and humanity as the ship of state sails through dangers. The fragment echoes steadfast faith, fear not the sounds of waves or storms, and affirms united hearts and hopes with the nation.
Expressive Phrases and Cultural Threads in Early Immigration
A compendium of language notes and anecdotes on immigrant adoption of American phrases. It highlights hurry up, all right, and it's nice as defining expressions, then adds sketches on how newcomers pick up colloquialisms, a Chinese in California water-test anecdote, a shoe quality tip, and the Metz surrender of 1870 with details on captured forces and matériel.
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America
New York
Lribine
Indianapolis News
Fragmented overheard gossip on divorce and widows
A garbled collection of quotes notes social tensions around divorce and single women. It references a widow, a hust band, and interactions with a Mr. Boren, plus suggestive remarks about attention and boredom, all presented in clipped newspaper chatter.
Actress Augusta de Forest dies at New York home
Augusta de Forest, renowned actress who starred with Alexander Salvini, John McCullough, and Edwin Booth, dies Sunday at her New York residence. The report also notes advertising claims, a transport of a senator’s body from Oakland cemetery to Arlington, and various advertisements for Perry Davis Painkiller and Dr King’s New Discovery, with endorsements and prices.
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Augusta de Forest
Alexander Salvini
John McCullough
Edwin Booth
New York
Perry Davis
C. 1 Davis
Oakland Cemetery
St. Paul
Washington
Arlington Cemetery
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California
White Country
Ludinus
Metz
Syas
Chicago Record-Herald
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Eureka
Enders
Bramfdtd Oil Company
Eees
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Walton Hurnace
Bucklen
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Schultz & Plander
Ari
King
D. A
Parner
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Howe Lang
Pmd Y Hum
Mail Dleing Co Co
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