Hankow Fire Kills Hundreds as Ship Burned at Hong Kong Wharf
The Hankow, a Huntieh mail steamer carrying 2000 Chinese passengers and seven Europeans, burned after docking at Canton and Hong Kong. Fires raged to sixty feet, many passengers perished in flames or leaped into the harbor. Rescue ships and crews battled the blaze, while theories of cause ranged from lantern accidents to incendiary origins amid a boycott.
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Morning Journal
Hong Kong
Huntieh
Canton
Hankow
Branch
Haakow
Praneh
Flora
Nathan
de Camp
Ten Thousand Dollar Fire in Arizona Mine
Fire at the Shattuck and Ari gond mine in Hishee Arizona caused $10000 in damage. Miners were quickly hoisted to the surface and the Maines were confined to the office building and blacksmith shop. Insurance partly covers the loss.
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Arizona
Hishee, Ariz
Shattuck and Arigond
Taft Peace Mission Departures Mark Havana Exit
Secretary of War Taft and Assistant Secretary Bacon leave Havana aboard the Louisiana after aiding the provisional government in Cuba. They are followed by liberal leaders amid a subdued farewell with General Magoon asserting authority under the Platt amendment.
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Morning Journal
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Acon
Roosevelt
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Nunez
Gavin
Messrs
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Morgan
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Marine Corps
Provisional Government
Cuba
Cienfuegos Turmoil Persists as Factions Clash in City
Cienfuegos reports continued factional strife with liberals seeking removal of the police and mayor. Amnesty for murder case suspects calms tensions while volunteers hide some arms. Military mail policy directs that all soldier mail be sent to Havana for distribution.
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Cienfuegos
Steinhart
Villuendae
Outbreak of Plague and Floods Hit Mexican Districts
Reports from Morella Michoacan describe ongoing flood devastation with destroyed bridges crops lost and hundreds of cattle dead A cloudburst near Coalcoman sent waters three metres high through adobe houses leaving families destitute A fever stems from decaying animal corpses and Colima volcano activity accompanied by quakes worsens conditions nearby.
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Mex
Morella
Michoacan
Coalcoon
Pacific
Zapotallic
Jalisco
Colima
Air brake failure causes deadly streetcar wreck in Los Angeles
A crowded Brooklyn avenue Interurban streetcar plunged down a steep grade at 7 am injuring many. One man killed on scene, another fatally injured later in hospital. Names of the dead and injured listed. accident blamed on faulty air brakes.
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Morning Journal
Los Angeles
Cal
Brooklyn Avenue
Interurban Railroad Company
Macy, Pleasant, and
Bridge Streets
Public Meeting Turns Rowdy Over Order Restoration Plan
A city OPT public meeting on restoring order dissolved after heated harangues. Officials clashed with attendees over procedures, delaying decisions and prompting calls for calmer debate and clearer rules.
Silveira & Co Still Continues Business in Havana
Havana reports Silveira and Co continue to pay all claims as rumors swirl that Silveira converted joint assets into cash potentially totaling a million dollars. bankers say Cuban indebtedness remains relatively small while close ties to Jose Miguel Gomez fuel talk of revolution financing.
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Silveira & Co
Silveira
Cuba
Jose Miguel Gomez
Silveira Sugar Company
Palma
Gomez
Southern Pacific Clerks Strike Across Division
New Orleans and Houston reports say Southern Pacific clerks walked out for higher pay fixed hours and overtime pay. About 450 joining from New Orleans to El Paso per Brotherhood official Braggs with Houston and general offices exempt. overall system impact estimated above 1600 strikers. Vacancies being filled says Thornwell Pay.
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Southern Paecitlhralroad
Braggns
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
el Paso
Houston
Tex
Southern Pacific Railway
Thornwell
Southern Pacific
Hearst refuses quiet retreat amid New York candidacy calls
William Hearst visits the southern tier and addresses two rallies in Binghamton. He rejects calls to quit the race, says he will return home only if talk of wrongs is mere loose talk, and argues the public suffers real wrongs he aims to correct through his crusading journalism and campaign.
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Binghampton
William Hearst
Independence League
Hearst
Hughes
Seattle Fans After Championship Game
Seattle offers 35000 dollars for the deciding game of the Chicago series for the world’s championship. No answer has been received from Herriman.
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Seattle
Herriman
Boiler Explosion Kills Three on Slackwater at Lock No 4
A boiler on the snagboat Slackwater exploded at Lock No 4 on the Onto river near Pittsburg, wrecking the vessel. Three men were killed John Brady Steve Sutel Albert Bishop and six others injured. A nearby derrick boat was damaged as investigators probe the cause.
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Pittsburg
Onto
John Brady
Steve Sutel
Albert Bishop
Rey Ese
Hughes predicts New York win for Republicans memo
Charles E. Hughes, Republican candidate for governor, wrapped up his upstate campaign tour in Amsterdam. He spoke to laborers, attacked Hearst, and noted cordial Democratic defections while seeing no serious Republican splits, calling the outlook encouraging.
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Amsterdam
N. Y
Charles EK. Hughes
Ublican
Mr. Hughes
Democratic Party
Actor injured by loaded shell explosion in his room
Henry Oesen feldt, an actor tied to a German stock company, was badly injured in Cincinnati on October 13 when a one pound Hotchkiss shell exploded after he struck a nail with the fired cap. He lost his right arm and may lose sight in his left eye.
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Cincinnati
Henry Oesenfeldt
Hreme Street
Hart
Deesenfeldt
Morristown Player Dies After High School Game
Chartes Suydam aged 19 died during a football game between Morristown High School and Morristown Boarding School. He was on the Morristown High School team and was accidentally tripped, causing a fatal neck injury.
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Morristown
A. J
Chartes Suydam
Young Suydam
Mayor Debates Movement At San Francisco Public Meeting
A mass meeting in Union Square today formed a public safety committee of one hundred drawn from twenty civic and business groups. Acting Mayor Gallagher urged dispersal and urged pursuing goals through official channels as factions clashed and opposition to the plan grew among attendees.
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Morning Journal
San Francisco
Union Square
James C. Gallagher
Abraham Ruef
W H. Dede
Dodle
Veteran Policeman Faces Grave Charge in San Francisco
John Law a San Francisco patrolman is under arrest on robbery charges after a bartender John Lovejoy was shot in a motel quarrel over a woman. Lovejoy later found $626 reduced to 500 and police recovered several bills on Law. Chief Dinan formally accuses him and strips his star after twelve years of service.
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San Francisco
Cal
John Law
Police Department
Law
John Lovejoy
Sacramento
Lovejoy
Park
Dinan
Scotland Yard Investigates Mill Operatives In North Carolina
Two Scotland Yard detectives arrived to night from London to review alleged importation of cotton mill operatives from Manchester and English towns amid labor law violations. Castonia workers claim promises made by Immigration Agent Castello were not kept. Mill managers say operatives are inefficient and to be discharged. Cincinnati report notes bandmaster Charlen Michaels collapsed at a Newport funeral.
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N. C
Fcotland Yard
London
Manchester
Castonia
Castello
North
Caretina
Boiler explosion near Legionville dam claims four lives
A telegram from Ambridge Pennsylvania reports four men killed and fifteen injured in a boiler explosion at Legionville dam on the Ohio River. The incident is described as severe with multiple casualties. Investigations are expected to follow from local officials.
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Ambride
Legionville Dam
Ohio River
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