Relief progress on Galveston building program advances
The Galveston building committee reports 250 ongoing projects with 350 pending, 60 repairs planned, and total building funds of 170000 and 75000 for repairs. Indigent lodging and rental operations are arranged, plus material shortages delay construction and 1500 applicants have received about 250000 in allowances.
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Galveston
Texas
General Fund
Tremont
Moechaale
Cotton Mill
Committee On Medical Supplies
Mormons Head to Mexican Colonies This Winter
Immigrants from Utah flood toward the Mormon settlements near Casas Grandes Mexico. Fifty three arrived last week and fifty more joined the colony today awaiting customs. Led by L S Huish president Ratepito colony the group will settle at Casas Grandes. Huish says many Utah residents plan to migrate this winter due to favorable climate and agricultural prospects.
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Mexion
el Paso
Texas
Utah
Casas Grandes
Mexico
Huish
Ratepito
Revenue Commissioner George W. Wilson Dies in Washington
George W. Wilson, chairman of internal revenue, died this forenoon in his Washington apartment at the Rixas house of Brights disease and asthma. He had been dangerously ill for days. Mrs Wilson, his daughters, and several assistants were present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George W. Wilson
Internal Revenue
Rixas House
Bright
Mra. Wilson
Dallas Fort Worth Interurban Railway Promoters Move to Condemn Right of Way
George O T Bishop and associates of Cleveland Ohio, promoters of the Dallas Fort Worth Interurban Electric railway, wired their Dallas attorneys to begin condemnation proceedings for a right of way between Dallas and Fort Worth and to push the work as quickly as possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rt. Worth
Dallas Interurban Railway
Dallas
Texas
George O T. Bishop
Cleveland
Ohio
Dallas-Fort Worth
Population growth in Texas and Harris County counts
Texas population reached 4,048,710, up 813,187 since 1890 or 36.3 percent. Harris County rose from 27,985 in 1880 to 37,249 in 1890, an increase of 9,264 or 33 percent, with 1,001 more counties over 60,000 residents.
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Texas
Washington
Damas Cercesacesaeres Eetewe Os
BASAP
Odedeen
Gerfhor
McLannan
Harris County
Anti British Tension Report From Cape Town Dispatch
The Daily Mail reports rising anti British feeling in Cape Colony fueled by alleged British atrocities in Orange River Colony and the Transvaal. Loyalists fear a Dutch uprising next week and demand martial law nationwide. The situation is described as graver than at any prior wartime period.
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London
Daily Mail
Cape Town
Cape Colony
Orange River Colony
Transvaal
Capetown
No Accident At Green River Bridge Says Officials
District Passenger Agent Parsons of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad received word from General Superintendent Gill that there was no accident at Green River bridge last night. A landslide delayed trains and required transferring passengers rather than any wreck.
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Loulaville
Parsons
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Gill
Huntington
W. Va
Green River Bridge
Cargo of a Burned Steamer in New Orleans Harbor
The Italian steamer Assiduita, reported burned near Falmouth on November 6, cleared New Orleans on October 28 with 296 square bales of cotton 1000 round bales of cotton 34000 staves and 1000 tons of pig iron destined for Genoa and Naples valued at 350000 dollars.
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New Orleans
Assiduita
Falmouth
England
Genoa
Naples
Explosion Kills Three in Leaserville River Fire
In Leaserville near Wheeling, twenty boys gathered by the Ohio river bank to watch flood waters. A can of nitroglycerin in driftwood exploded, killing three boys and wounding fourteen, with three of the injured in critical condition.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Leaserville
Ohio River
Governor Receives $50,000 From Galveston Relief Effort
The governor was presented with a $50,000 check from the New York Galveston relief committee to build a home for orphans. The gift arrived in a letter from W. R. Hearst of the New York Journal, funded by the Hearst empire including the San Francisco Examiner, the Chicago American, and the New York Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hig
Galveston
Austin
Texas
New York Galveston Relief Committee
W. R. Hearst
New York Journal
New York Bazar
Hearst
San Francisco Examiner
Chicago American
Flood Devastates Du Boies and Surrounding Areas
A severe flood hits this section with mining plants closed and ground floors flooded four to six feet in many residences. Beaver Meadows waters reach three to four feet over miles, and a bridge at Narrow Creek is washed out halting freight. Sabula faces danger of a large dam break with potential vast damage and loss of life.
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du Boies
Narrow Creek
Pennsylvania
Sabula
Floods Follow Fire In Croas Forks Rebuild Efforts Begin
In about fifteen hours Croas Forks suffered a major disaster starting with a jewelry store fire destroying Bodie's shop and nearby businesses including a post office market ice house and Holmes grocery. Loss estimated at 75000 with some insurance. The flood then swept Kettle Creek, inundating lowlands and washing away two railroad bridges. In Ohio, Chauncey reservoir breached after heavy rains flooding town and rail track with most residences submerged.
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Williamsport
Croas Forks
Bodie
Pelse
Holmes
Kettle Creek
Buffalo and Susquehanna
Athens
Ohio
Chauncey
Kanawha River Rises Rapidly Threatening Low Lands
Continuous rain over twenty four hours has driven a rapid rise in streams across the area. The Kanawha nears danger level in Charleston with the river at 27.4 feet at 9 30 PM and rising about half a foot per hour, prompting residents in lower lands to evacuate.
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Charleston
W. Va
Kill of Apache Kid Reported Near Pacheco Mexico
Details reach Salt Lake City of the Apache Kid killing near Pacheco Mexico. Three Indians died, including a man believed to be Apache Kid, for whom a $5000 reward is offered. Also killed were an Indian squaw with a papoose. the child was found after the fight. Two men who had been robbed by the band shot them as they pursued. Information sent to President Snow and George Q Cannon by Apostle Woodruff from Colonia Juarez dated October 18.
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Kuliag
Apache Kid
Salt Lake
Utah
Pacheco
Mexico
President Snow
George Q. Cannon
Apostle Woodruff
Colonia Juarez
Kruger Visits Paris as Delegations Receive Him
Kruger remains in Paris visiting M. Del Casse, with his grandson on a long afternoon ride in a landau. Police cyclists and mounted guards escorted the procession amid warm greetings. He later hosted several delegations at his hotel.
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Kruger
Paris
Dr. Leyds
Transvaal
M. del Casse
Attorney General Smith Stricken by Pneumonia
Dallas dispatch reports Attorney General Smith, now several weeks prostrated with Brights disease, has worsened with pneumonia in the left lung and is in critical condition tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Smith
Dallas
Texas
Hillsboro
Smith
Bright
Unknown Schooner Sunk Near Point Pelee
In Kingsville Ontario area a schooner is sunk on the middle ground off Point Pelee with sailors clinging to submerged masts. Tug Home Rule has struggled through heavy seas since Sunday to reach the wreck but cannot rescue the crew. The life boat from Point Pelee station remains the likely next aid if seas ease.
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Kingsville
Ohio
Point Pelee
Home Rule
Hackett
Arrest Follows Stabbing of Leonard Day
Minneapolis dispatch reports Frank H. Hamilton charged with murder in the first degree after the West hotel stabbing of Leonard Day. Hamilton was bound over to the grand jury as police hint another arrest may follow involving a society man linked to Day and the woman in the case.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Frank H. Hamilton
Leonard Day
West Hotel
Day
Hamilton
Horses for South Africa: 50,000 head to be shipped from New Orleans
New Orleans announces a British government plan to ship 50,000 horses to South Africa. Texas horses are favored and shipments of 500 to 1,000 head every ten days on chartered steamships are expected until the order is filled. Prices are rising as demand outpaces supply.
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New Orleans
South Africa
Texas
German denies Western hemisphere territorial ambitions
Berlin reports from November 27 state that Germany has no plans to acquire territory in North Central or South America. The German position emphasizes strong friendship with the United States and avoids jeopardizing it by territorial expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Baselesa
Berlin
Associated Press Today
Germany
Western Hemisphere
North Central
South America
United States
Strike Continues in Waco as Farnsworth Arrives
J E Farnsworth general superintendent of the Southwestern Telephone company in North Texas and Superintendent Johnson arrived in Waco with twenty men. Strikers persuaded about half to join the union so no one reported for work. Farnsworth says others will come and service will continue with little interruption in the division, expecting no further trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Texas
J. E. Farnsworth
Southwestern Telephone Company
North
Johnson
Farnsworth
German Flag Hoisted on Great Wall. Boxers Engage Near Pao Ting Fu
Berlin dispatch reports Colonel Muedefel’s expedition raised the German flag over the great wall after reaching it November 22 via Hey Ling Cheng. It notes a severe clash between French forces and Boxers about thirty kilometers south of Pao Ting Fu.
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Great Wall
Berlin
von Waldersee
Muedefel
Hey Ling Cheng
Pao Ting Fu
Mexican woman dies after rattlesnake bite in Beeville
In Beeville Texas on November 27 a Mexican woman bitten by a rattlesnake Thursday night died Friday after being brought in a grave condition and suffering severe agony before death.
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Beeville
Texas
Bonham Cotton Mill Nearing Completion in Bonham Texas
Bonham Texas November 27 Work on the Bonham cotter mills progresses finely and will be near complete soon for machinery shipment. The large pressed brick smokestack is finished and reaches 120 feet in height.
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Bonham’s Cotton Mill
Bonham, Texas
Bonham Cotter Mills
Kruger Spends Quiet Sunday at Hotel Scribe in Paris
Kruger kept to his rooms at the Hotel Scribe with family and a private service. Crowds gathered on the boulevard as republican guards and police kept watch while he briefly appeared on the balcony with his granddaughters. Officials left cards. no departure date set, with plans showing a possible move to Holland midweek.
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Paris
Kruger
Leyds
Libre Parole and
Intransegeant
M. del Casse
Holland
Berlin
New Operators Hired Then Quit As Fintonia Telex Office Shuts Down
At Fintonia Texas the local telephone office closed for a week after strikers forced a shutdown. Sunday morning three new operators were installed but faced public opposition and quit by noon, leaving the office shut again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fintonia
Texas
Fire destroys Rochester mills and plant
A Sunday afternoon blaze in Rochester New York wrecked the Citizens' Light and Power company plant and the Washington flour mills at Factory and Mill streets. Loss is about 175000 dollars, with some insurance coverage.
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Rochester
N. Y
Citizens’ Light and Power Company
Washington
Cement mills in Louisville and Jefferson form a combine
Louisville and Jefferson County cement mills plan a combine to control the majority of the United States cement supply. Fourteen plants in Louisville Kentucky and Jefferson Indiana would be part of the collaboration.
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Louisville
The
Courier-Journal
Jefferson, Ind
United States
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