Fire sinks steamer off Alexandria after fatal panic
Rescue attempts fail as 800 passengers perish or die in the blazing ship near Valetta Harbor. Fire spreads rapidly, boats unusable, many smothered or drowned. The disaster, part of a larger tale of flood and economic shifts, coincides with a Kentucky burley tobacco price upheaval and farmer empowerment against a powerful trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilriiai Line
Steduier Sary
Alexant
Valetta
Ile Sardink
Imprisoned Sardinia Crew Rescued During Severe Gale
Vessels battle high seas as Sardinia crew reports sister ships in distress. Bardinia departed Liverpool on November 14 carrying general merchandise. her forty four crew and about twenty passengers, likely Maliese and Egynthins, faced danger amid orderly deck conditions during the tumultuous voyage from Malta to unnamed southern ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sardinia
Bardinia
Liverpool
Malta
Swine Natioun Wein Prize Winners Named
The official award of the long distance balloon race honors the Swiss craft Helvelia as first prize and the Hoplish balloon Raushee as runner up.
Philadelphia meeting on tuberculosis controls in food handling
Dr. Joseph W. Nell of the Real Department urged leasing all workers in food prep, garbage collection, tenement conduct, and factory labor at a Philadelphia meeting to address the tuberculosis problem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Joseph W. Nell
Real Department
Healthy Commerce Recovery Evident in Weekly Trade Review
The Weekly Review of Chicago Trade notes clearer signs of healthy commerce with bank payments volume rising and a larger aggregate than thirteen months prior. It cites lower trading defaults versus last year, rising railroad activity, strong money conditions, and growing production, with bank clearings at 286,598,089 and several large failures noted in the Chicago district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weekly Review of
Chicago
R. G. Dun & Co
Cea
Acen
Wall Street
Gary
Fsbor
Pullman
Trade trends show gains amid expansion but mixed signals
Bradstreet's Commercial Report notes enlargement and expansion driving trade in the North East and West with rising sales and orders. Mild winter retail weakness, slower southern improvement, and cotton prices moderate trade. Idle cars fall, pig iron buying up, and wholesale stocks light while cotton goods demand grows and prices rise.
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New York
Kort
Lake Moarkets
Dittaborg
United States
Canada
Ycoar
Bradstreet
Historic Midwestern Market Prices Readout
A garbled list shows cattle hogs and sheep prices across multiple US cities including Chicago Indianapolis Detroit and Milwaukee with grain and dairy quotes. Values are inconsistent but indicate varied commodity ranges such as cattle 4.00 to 7.00 hogs 3.50 to 6.10 wheat around 1.00 per unit and butter 27 to 31 cents per pound.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Digice
New York
Rockefeller Oil Trust Hearings Draw Crowd in New York Trial
In a New York courtroom a large crowd packed the hearing before Referee Franklin Ferris as John D. Rockefeller and associates faced questions about the Standard Oil Company's creation of a dominance in the oil industry. Rockefeller described how the combine grew by absorbing rivals between 1872 and 1882 and how it extended into refineries and markets to crush competition. He asserted that the railway Empire line aided the surrender of rivals and that the trust absorbed the Empire concern through purchased certificates.
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Franklin Ferris
New York
Oil Company
Miss Thu ‘Terbel
Caltmigmu
John D. Archbold
Vornker
John G. “Milburn
Stockefeller
Rogers
D. Archbold
Briliant
Rockefeller
Rockefeler
Hig
Fousylvana
Lesan
Redweed Ratir
Empire
Rockefeller and
Lis Associates
Mim Rockefeller
Unprecedented unemployment crisis spans Britain and allies
Reports describe severe joblessness across Great Britain with groups marching toward London and Glasgow authorities funding relief with public works. Dublin and Liverpool face severe distress as governments allocate funds while Australia challenges labor driven tax laws. A French deputy chamber supports anti drug campaigns and Tschaikovsky’s release from St. Petersburg prison follows global reactions.
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Great Britain
London
Glasgow
Dublin
Liverpool
Suofield
Birmingham
Asquith
Australia
Iegardy
Uniff
Lahor Infone
Tornadoes devastate western Arkansas towns killing many
Two tornadoes roared across western Arkansas late Monday, damaging Piney and towns from Cravens to London. Officials estimate 30 to 50 deaths with hundreds of thousands in property loss across Tatagel, Columbia, Miller, Pike, Yell, Montgomery and surrounding counties as residents grapple with wreckage and casualties.
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Arkansas
Fron
Lommtory
Tatagel
Columbia
Miler
Pike
Toward
Tempstead
Montgomery
Yell
Moye
Jolie
Fraithin
Cayrail
Kiesville
London
Teves
Joses
Slnan i
Fluo
Cravens
Mer
Jota Lusin
Creek Nation land settlement worth seven million exposed
The Creek Indians face a winter Congress review over a proposed seven million dollar allotment plan. Critics say the Creek trust would yield about seven million in wealth, with per capita shares around three hundred thirty dollars, while many details hinge on land appraisals and newly admitted children affecting allotments.
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Congress
Department of the Interior
The
Five
Ribes
GATUN DAM AT PANAMA SINKING UNDER RAINFALLS
Heavy rains cause the Gatun Dam in Panama to settle the earth beneath the structure. Officials report unusual subsidence raising concerns about stability.
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Gatun
Panama
Manamee
Vaile
Destructive Flood Damages Town and Surrounding Areas
A flood disaster near the Village at Tare and surrounding CT districts caused extensive damage including destroyed tiles and buildings. Across the Chagres river valley homes and townships were flooded with five people reported injured and several structures inundated. Rescue crews and residents work amid rising waters and ongoing concerns about further inundation in nearby settlements.
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Tole Init
Aga
Tare
Montherry
President removes Seattle postmaster over campaign contributions
The president dismissed George M. Stewart the postmaster at Seattle Washington for soliciting campaign contributions. The article notes broader political shifts with Republicans maintaining control of Congress, a cautious House majority, and ongoing labor influence as Federation leader Gompers comments on the campaign’s moral reach.
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George M. Stewart
Seattle
Wash
Biihu Roy
United States Sravitario
Pratt
Tuton Tongue Club
New York
Republicaos
Congress
Wis
House
Cynon
Igbor
Slepabbean Congress
Nebraska
Reputlic
Vra Mephuen
Lis
Jarmison
Orhur Sheprilleaus
Overstreet Af
Gompers
Federation of Labor
Moni
Train Protection System by J Simmen Aims Collision Prevention
A device by 2 J Simmen of Los Angeles reduces rail collisions by recording train location and dispatch signals at a central office. In trials on the Banta Ha railroad in Southern California the system automatically blocks unsafe signals and requires dispatcher confirmation to proceed, with automatic danger signals on blocked routes.
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2. J. Simmen
Los Angeles
Banta Ha
California
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wren
Wilfro Linm
Olivia
Boston Terah Halts Comic Supplement In Sunday Issue
The Boston Terah ends its Sunday comic supplement citing editorial that a great newspaper no longer needs a clown and that comics have lost art and become vulgar in design. The paper claims the color is tawdry and ideas are fading.
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Camta
Boston Terah
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Gale
Onda
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Burley Tobacco Growers
Trust
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Tobiacco Company
Pacco
Cincinnati Post
San Francisco
Cal
Karden
Guglielmo Ferrero
Oklahoma
Koyo
Newport Coast Conference
Matthew Birchird
Afrs
Mason
Burley
Tarmers
Burley Society
St la
Bociceveller
Preach
Direyfus
Court of Cassition
Nicholas Tschaikovsky
St. Petersburg
Eagland
America
Kuselan
England
Havoc
Piney
Chagres
Gatin
Poltics
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