Peril on New York Bay as Two Steamers Collide
A collision in New York Bay between the Admiral Dewey and the Mount Desert imperiled over five hundred people. Captain Davidson kept the Dewey moving to provide a stable boarding point, preventing a catastrophe. Dozens were slightly injured in a frantic scramble to reach safer decks.
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New York Bay
Admiral Dewey
Jamaica
Mount Desert
Davidson
Dewey
Rallo
Mount Deert
Trade Review Highlights Expansion in North East West Markets
Bradstreet's weekly trade review notes enlargement and expansion in trade and industry with gains in sales and orders for wholesalers and manufacturers in northern eastern and western centers. It cites milder weather slowing winter goods retail, fewer idle cars, and active lake markets with higher prices though Pittsburg sees smaller transactions. Weekly failures reach 272, wheat exports 6 599 214 bushels and corn exports 229 717 bushels.
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Bradstreet’s
Idie Cara
Pittsburg
Gunness Mystery Letter Shocks Lamphere Trial
Attorney Worden defends Ray Lamphere in La Porte Indiana murder trial for Belle Gunness and her children. A special delivery letter claims Mrs Gunness is alive and that the writer helped her leave the Gunness farm on July 9, matching sightings by Hutson daughters.
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Mra. Gunness
Attorney Worden
Ray Lamphere
Laporte
Ind
Mre
Belle Gunness
Mayor Darrow
Mr. Worden
Mrs. Gunness
Gunnees Farm
D. M. Hutson
New Irish Land Bill Aims to Expand Land Purchases
London November 24 The Chief Secretary for Ireland Birrell introduced a new Irish land bill in the house of commons to aid the prior land purchase act. He said the previous estimate of 500 million pounds was inadequate and that 900 million pounds would be required to satisfy the tenants' land hunger.
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London
House of Commons
Ireland Birrell
George Windham
Navy admirals defend warships at U S Naval Academy banquet
In Chicago on November 24 critics of navy ship design were challenged at a banquet of the United States Naval Academy club of the east. Six rear admirals attended the Auditorium hotel board and letters from Admiral Dewey Rear Admiral Schley and Rear Admiral Evans praised the navy.
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Chicago
United States Naval Academy
Auditorium Hotel
Dewey
Schiey
Evans
Railway workers form umbrella body in Denver session
The department of the American Federation of Labor in Denver completed its organization then adjourned to meet in Chicago on the second Monday in January. H. B. Perham was named permanent president and P. J. Flannery was chosen secretary of the freight handlers.
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the American Federation of Labor
Denver
Chicago
H. B. Perham
The
Order of Railway Telegraphers
P. J. Flannery
Sec
Reatury
One Ohio County Votes Wet
In Columbus Ohio on November 24 the counties of Jefferson, Sandusky and Clermont voted dry by margins of 1700, 600 and 975 respectively knocking out 210 saloons. Huron county voted wet by 15.
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Ohio County
Columbus
Jefferson, Sandusky
Clermont
Huron County
Wreck Claims Sixteen Chinese in Tsingtau Rail Crash
Sixteen Chinese died and several were seriously injured last night in a wreck on the Chinasfu and Tsingtau railway near Tsingtau China.
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Tsingtau
China
Chinasfu
University of Nebraska Exhibits at National Corn Show
Lincoln November 21 The university farm will display at the National Corn Exposition in Omaha. The exhibit has grown to prominence with two demonstrators ready to explain every feature. Domestic science field crop soil and five stock departments will show work and be run by specialists in each section.
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Linccoln
University Farm
Omaha
Neburagka i
Gang of Counterfeiters Arrested in Chicago
Secret service authorities say an organized Chicago gang manufactured counterfeit five dollar bills found in Chicago St Louis Minneapolis and other cities. Arrests and confessions indicate about 26000 in bogus money was produced and plates were engraved by a gang member. The fake currency was struck off in a wholesale tobacco shop on Went Adams Street.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Secret Service
Adama Street
Tittemore Sounds Call for Federal Railroad Rate Control
J N Tittemore freight traffic manager of the Iowa Central and Minneapolis and St Louis railroads spoke at a Chicago Transportation association banquet. He urged that only a federal law can uniformly regulate railroad rates, noting state laws conflict and delay consistency.
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Tittemore
Chicago
J. N. Tittemore
Minneapolis
Iowa Central
St. Louis
Chicago Transportation Association
Lnter
Gatun Dam reports sink at south toe near Gatun Canal
Rumors circulate that the Gatun dam south toe has sunk while Col onel Goethals notes a slide of no great importance. The Gatun dam stands about forty feet above sea level with prior underground lake rumors at 216 feet depth. Seven new foot and mouth disease cases prompt a statewide quarantine in Yates county and halt to East Buffalo livestock market. Inspector Durfee travels to Michigan to verify the disease reports there.
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Gatun
Panama
Panama Canal
Goethals
Buffalo
Yates County
Livestock Exchange
East Buffalo
Durfee
Michigan
Chester Strike Declared Off in Chester Pa
The motormen and conductors strike against Chester Traction company, starting April 13, ends as strikers declare it off. The boycott by local business and residents was so thorough the company carried virtually no city passengers during the stoppage.
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Chester
Chester Traction Company
Four Die in Canal Street Fire in New York
Four men are believed killed in a seven story Canal Street fire that destroyed much of the building. Two firemen showed heroism by rescuing four men trapped on the top floor. Loss is estimated at $200,000.
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New York
Canal Street
Alleged anarchist arrested in Fall River
Rafael Marinelli a clerk in a department store was arrested by federal officers in Fall River Massachusetts on charges of being an anarchist. He was taken to Boston where authorities say he has been delivering remarks that included incendiary statements at times.
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Fall River
Mass
Rafael Marinelli
Boston
Marinelli
Corona
Kan
Hezekiah
Stradier
Mrs. Butts
Stradler
Y M C A Relay Runner Delivers Message to Roosevelt
Gordon Leech presented the silver tube carrying a message from Richard C. Morse of the international Y M C A to President Roosevelt at the White House. The relay run traveled from New York to Washington with the final runner delivering the token.
Picture Machine Explodes in 5 Cent Theater
Chicago reporting that a moving picture machine exploded causing a fire and panic in a 5 cent theater. One man may die and four women are seriously injured. operator Nick Marog had his left arm torn off and suffered severe burns.
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Chicago
Nick Marog
Boy 11 Killed by Horse Kick in Tecumseh
In Tecumseh Nebraska on November 20 William Mason aged eleven was kicked by a vicious horse. His skull was crushed with a fracture from the center of the forehead to the ear and multiple bone fragments were removed.
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Tecumseh, Neb
William Mason
Servians Fear Raid by Austria
Belgrade authorities moved coin and bank archives to the fort at Nish amid fears Austria may raid Belgrade. The precaution was taken due to government concerns over a possible attack on the capital of Servia.
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Austria
Belgrade
Bservia
Eventeen Carlos
Naopal Bank
Nish
Covernmupl
Rockefeller Testimony Traces Standard Oil Roots in Rail Ties
In a New York federal case to dissolve Standard Oil, John D. Rockefeller named Henry Flagler and Samuel C. Todd as key founders alongside rail leaders who were stockholders in the oil trust. Rockefeller, under cross examination, said he did not initiate the move and recalled the 1893 to 1899 liquidation period with incomplete detail. Kellogg pressed Rockefeller to locate missing transfer books as investigators seek the trust’s early stock records. After adjournment Rockefeller spoke of retreat from business, noting greater work ahead and his belief in the brotherhood of man.
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Standard Ol! Trust
Standard O1l Company
New Jersey
John D. Rockefeller
A8 & Witness
New York
Henry M. Flagler
Ofl
Rockefeller
Standard Oil Trust
Kellogg
Mr. Rockefeller
Standard
Oll
Frank B. Kellogg
Standard of Trust
The
Brotherhood of Man
Republican Campaign Fund Contributions Revealed
Treasurer Sheldon of the Republican National Committee filed the contributions for the recent national campaign showing 12,3280 contributors. The total amount donated was $1,655,518.27. Charles P Taft led with $110,000, Larz Anderson and G A Garrelson each gave 1000? donors Carnegie and J P Morgan gave 20000. President Roosevelt contributed $1,000.
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Sheldon
Republican National Committee
Charles P. Taft
Larz Anderson
Boston
G. A. Garrelson
Andrew Carnegie
J. P. Morgan
Roosevelt
Democratic Party Campaign Finances Reach Record Balance
The Democratic National Committee reports total receipts of 620 644.77 and expenditures of 619 410.06 for the recent presidential campaign, leaving a balance of 1 294.71. The itemized record will be filed in New York secretary of state. A list of over 25 000 names from more than 10 000 contributors via newspapers clubs and other groups is on file in Buffalo New York.
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Democratic National Committee
Secretary of State of
New York
National Committee
Lincoln
Neb
Chairman At
Nine Buried in Burning Mine Tragedy at Red Lodge
A mine fire in Red Lodge Montana at Northwestern Improvement company results in nine deaths. Three bodies are recovered while six others are believed buried under tons of earth and debris.
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Northwestern Improvement Company
Red Lodge
Mont
Platform collapse injures fourteen at Dayton plant photo
A platform bearing over one hundred girls at the Mercantile corporation plant in Dayton Ohio collapsed during a photograph session. Fourteen were injured but none died and only three were seriously hurt. Gompers reelected AFL president at Toronto meeting next year. John H Alpine replaces Daniel J Keefe on the executive council who withdrew.
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The
Mercantile Corporation
Dayton
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Toronto
Can
Samuel Gompers
John H. Alpine
Daniel J. Keefe
Eight Dead In Mississippi Steamboat Explosion
The death toll from the H. M. Carter steamboat explosion near Bayou Goula Louisiana stands at eight. Several injured passengers remain in critical condition at New Orleans hospitals.
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Bayou Goula
Dow
H. M. Carter
New Orleans
Four Track Laborers Die After Train Strikes Hidden Group
A Burlington passenger train between Highland and LaGrange struck a bandeur concealing ten track laborers. Four men were killed and five injured in the incident, with rescuers and authorities beginning investigations.
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Burlington
Highland
LaGrange
Til
Fatal Explosion in Illinois Mine Claims Lifes
A Benton Illinois coal mine owned by Benton Coal Company suffered a fatal explosion killing Alexander Brown and seriously injuring three other workers. Investigators probe cause and safety practices at the mine site near Benton.
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Ilinois
Alexander Brown
Benton Coal Company
Benton
Pouren Testifies on Russian Exile Case in New York
Jan Pouren, a political refugee sought by Russia, recounts months in hiding in woods with two companions killed by imperial troops. He describes Social Democrats pushing reforms and the Brothers of the Woods using a central committee to guide fugitives and spy suppression, including killings.
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Russia
Jan Pouren
New York City
Pouren
Social Democrats
Brothers of the Woods
Weather and Prices Weaken Wheat Amid Rain Outlook in Chicago
Wet and uncertain conditions sweep the winter wheat belt as Chicago trade closes lower for wheat with Dec at 1.03 and May around 1.07, while corn oats and provisions hold firm. Cash prices show No 2 hard wheat at 1.04 to 1.05 and No 3 corn around 63 to 64 cents.
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Chicago
Tdec
Lord
Riba
South Omaha Live Stock Prices and Receipts Update
South Omaha cattle receipts reach 6,000 with values mostly steady to lower. Cows and heifers sell $2.80 to $4.60, western and Texas steers varied, calves $3.00 to $6.75. Hogs receipts 6,600 with prices up to $6.05, sheep 9,800 with lambs $5.25 to $6.00 and wethers $4.00 to $4.50.
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South Omaha
Texas
Chicago Live Stock Market Report November Prices
Cattle receipts 25000 strong to 19 cents higher. Steers 41.60 to 41.75, cows 3.00 to 5.26, heifers 2.50 to 4.60, bulls 2.75 to 4.50, calves 3.00 to 7.50, stockers 2.50 to 4.55. Hogs receipts 45000 higher. Choice heavy shipping 6.10 to 6.20, butchers 6.00 to 6.15, light 5.50 to 5.65, packing 5.65 to 6.05, pigs 4.00 to 5.00, bulk 5.75 to 6.10. Sheep receipts 5000 second to 6 higher. Sheep 4.00 to 4.75, lambs 4.75 to 6.00, yearlings 4.00 to 6.25.
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Chicago
Fragmented OCR Summary From Spanish Notices
Unclear readable text fragmentary lines appear. No coherent event or names emerge. The piece looks like garbled OCR of a local notice or brief column with scattered letters and incomplete words.
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Trade Review
Navy
Perham
Flagler
Todd
Standard Oil Company
Republican Campaign Fund
Bryan
Kansan
Razor
Quarrel
ST. Agnes Academy
Sisters of St. Francis
Alliance
West
Uitar
Aes
Eree
Underwood Typewriter Co
Omaha, Neb
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