Ship Sardinia burns near Grand Harbor Malta tragedy
Nearly 200 aboard the Ellerman Line steamer Sardinia perish as fire and a gale trap passengers and crew off Malta. Many leap into the sea or are burned. 80 bodies ashore by nightfall. Rescue hampered by high seas. Vessel sailed from Liverpool November 14 for Alexandria with 44 crew and about 20 first class passengers.
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Sardinia
Liverpool
Mediterranean
Malta
Alexandria
Manila
Admiral Sperry
Relief
Guam
Somorgon
Luzon
Lamphere trial: state wins on arson instruction
In Laporte Indiana Judge Rich ter said the jury must find Lamphere guilty of arson if the fire at the Gunness house was set by him even without deaths in the house. A subsequent paragraph ties murder or manslaughter guilty verdicts to any deaths caused by the fire.
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Laporte
Ind
Lamphere
Richter
Gunness House
Sheridan Ride Shaft Unveiled at Capitol Ceremony
Washington November 26 1903 a grand unveiling of a heroic equestrian statue of Gen Philip H Sheridan took place at the national capitol. President Roosevelt Brig Gen Horace Porter Secretary of War Luke R Wright and Maj Gen J Franklin Bell led tributes as a parade of troops passed. The Marine Band played patriotic airs while Mrs Sheridan accompanied by Lieut Philip H Sheridan removed the statue’s covering.
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Washington
Philip H. Sheridan
Capitol
United States
Horace Porter
Luke R. Wright
J. Franklin Bell
United States Army
Roosevelt
Diplomatic Corps
Army and Navy
Lfe
United States Marine Band
Wright
War Department
Sheridan Statue Commission
P. J. O'Connell
Catholic University of America
Keasby strike riot wounds four as deputies fire
In Keasby New Jersey a crowd of about 50 deputy sheriffs fired on 9 000 National Fire proofing employees who walked out for higher wages. Four men were wounded two seriously. Strikers allegedly attacked plant parts and threw stones. Governor Fort may call militia. Saloons ordered closed.
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Perth Amboy
N. J
National Fireproofing Company
Keasby
Gov. Fort
Trenton
Berdene
Middlesex County
Col. Dungen
Italian Car Wins International Light Car Race in Savannah
William L. Hilliard of Boston drove the Lancia to victory in the first International light car race in the United States. Average speed near 52 mph over 196 miles, winner time 223:38 with 11 finishers. Second place to Buick No. 8 driven by Robert Buman. third to Lorimer in Chalmers No. 10. A mechanic, Frank Thompson, was fatally injured in Buick No. 14 wreck. London demonstration by unemployed crowds follows.
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Savannah
William L. Hilliard
Boston
Lancia
Robert Buman
Hilliard
Lorimer
Frank Thompson
Engineer Fatally Scalded in Chesapeake & Ohio Wreck
Edward Owens, engineer for the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad, was likely fatally scalded in a wreck east of Lexington Kentucky on Wednesday. No other serious injuries were reported.
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Lexington
Edward Owens
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Here
Prominent planter murdered at Hale County home
Montgomery reports R. W. Drake a noted planter was killed at his Hale county residence near Laneville. His house burned, but neighbors, alerted by the blaze, recovered his body from the flames.
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Montgomery
Ala
R. W. Drake
Laneville
Hale County
Bank Robbers Blow Safe In Towanda Heist
Wichita dispatch reports Towanda State Bank vault dynamited on Wednesday. Robbers secured $2,501 and fled on a hand car, with a sheriff posse in pursuit. Towanda is about 20 miles east of Wichita in Kansas.
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Kansas
Wichita
Kan
Towanda State Bank
Towanda
Cattle Quarantine by Two Big States
Washington reports Michigan placed under quarantine for foot and mouth disease affecting interstate shipment of cattle sheep and other livestock. New York Pennsylvania and New Jersey impose identical restrictions. Illinois bans import of Michigan livestock and requires quarantine for affected cars. Five Livonia farms report 100 infected cattle to be culled. Secretary Wilson and Dr Melvin arrive for talks and a quarantine is ordered. Wilson notes harmony between state and federal authorities. eight Akron cows culled and remaining outbreaks near Lockport Penn Yan remain.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Wilson
Michigan
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Springfield
Ill
Gov. Deuxeen
Illinois
Detroit
Mich
Livonia
A. D. Melvin
United States Bureau of Animal Industy
Buffalo
N. Y
James Wilson
Department Ofgriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
James M. Pickens
Bureau
Pearson
Akron
Lockport
Penn Yan
Big Deportation Ordered Of Contract Labor Violators
Washington reports a sweeping deportation of contract labor law violators ordered by the department of commerce and labor. Fifty three individuals and dependents linked to the Wirth Carpet Company at Firth Cliff New York are to be returned to England and Scotland. Prosecution of the firm under contract labor laws is under advisement with the department of justice.
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Washington
Department of Commerce and Labor
Wirth Carpet Company
Firth Cliff
N. Y
England
Scotland
Department of Justice
Firth Carpet Company
Kaiser Remains in Bed With Cold at Potsdam
Berlin reports the emperor stayed in bed at the new palace in Potsdam Wednesday due to a cold. The bulletin issued Wednesday night confirms his condition and continued confinement as he recovers.
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Kaiser
Berlin
New Palace
Potsdam
Honest Revision Seen for Tariff and House Speakership
Washington dispatch reports Speaker Cannon arriving for the next session and pledging an honest tariff revision. He says no need to fret over the speaker and that the people will see views enacted through member elections. He stresses GOP unity on tariff goals and confidence in next summer’s bill with Senate and President.
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Washington
Cannon
Illinois
Senate
Archbold Offers View On Standard Oil “Shut-in” Move
New York November hearing on the Standard Oil suit continues with John D. Archbold, Standard’s vice president, arriving late to testify after John D. Rockefeller. Archbold recalls 1889 shut-in policy and cites 1906 U S oil stats showing Standard output at 14,052,113 barrels of 126,498,986 produced and 64,953,301 consumed, plus remarks on fears of crude exhaustion and a quip about drinking all oil produced in the section.
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New York
Standard Oil Company
John D. Rockefeller
John D. Archbold
Mr. Rockefeller
Standard
United States
Archbold
Paymaster General Pushes Navy Food Storage Plan
Washington November 26 Paymaster General B B Rogers in his annual report to the secretary of the navy stresses the need to provide storage for navy supplies on shore and at sea to prevent food shortages in wartime.
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Washington
B. B. Rogers
Secretary of the Navy
Italian Towns Riot Across Italy Prompt Troop Dispatch
Anti Austrian demonstrations spilled into major Italian towns as riots in Vienna echoed here. In each city troops were deployed to disperse demonstrators and restore order, with authorities reporting prompt re establishment of calm.
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Rome
Vienna
Italy
Mob Lynchings Shock Tiptonville Black Men
In Tiptonville Tennessee a mob seized three Black prisoners from jail and hanged them at a church steps, despite pleas from lawyers and Governor Paterson to respect due process. A militia arrived too late to intervene as the courtroom audience watched the swift execution.
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Haines
Caldwell
Union City
Cheek Barrus
Richard Barrus
Fleet Christmas to Be Late for World Tour Fleet
New York reports that Christmas gifts for officers and men aboard the world touring battleship fleet, now in Manila, will be loaded on the supply ship Celtic. The Celtic will not depart Brooklyn navy yard until mid December, delaying remembrances from greet hearts and relatives reaching their destinations.
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New York
Manila
Celtic
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Accused Judge Resigns from Washington Supreme Court
Seattle Wash November 26 The Post Intelligencer reports the resignation of Judge Milo A Root of the Washington Supreme Court amid an investigation by the State Bar Association. During the recently closed campaign charges questioned the judge s honor.
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Seattle
Wash
the Post- Intelligencer
Milo A. Root
Supreme Court of Washington
State Bar Association
Root
Tailor kills wife then ends own life in fatal pact
New York November 26. Max Goldstein a tailor murdered his wife by slashing her throat after failing to coerce her into a death pact. He then cut his own throat with the same knife, nearly decapitating himself. he died from the injuries.
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New York
Max Goldstein
Robbers Dynamite Bank of Page Looting 4000
Six robbers dynamited the Bank of Page Nebraska on Wednesday and escaped with about four thousand dollars in cash. The event occurred in Norfolk Neb on November 26. No injuries reported as suspects fled the scene.
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Norfolk
Neb
Page
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Mob
Tiptonville
Tenn
Marshall
Jim Stineback
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S. J. Caldwell
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Chestnut
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Gillespie Building
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Atlantic
G, Clark
Interne Hospital
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R. A. Gamble
Osteopathic and Medical Physician
Opera House
Orrick
Iowa
T. B. Swan
Atlanta
DR. C. L, Campbell
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C. W. Savery Abstracter
Atlantia
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