South African Beef Train Wreck Near Kenilworth
A Milwaukee division wreck on the Chicago and Northwestern line derailed fourteen refrigerator cars carrying salt pork for the British army in South Africa. Cars were demolished but most of the cargo may be saved. officials suspect a broken journal caused the crash though crew hints of tampering by Boer sympathizers were dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Kenilworth
Milwaukee
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
General Wheeler weighs Philippine situation in Luzon letter
In a Washington received missive dated Angeles Luzon Gen Joe Wheeler notes more than twenty tribes on the island and few would submit to Aguinaldo. He warns withdrawal would spark warfare and anarchy, letting the well to do seize power under a strong government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Wheeler
Washington
Angeles
Luzon
Aguinaldo
Storm toll climbs as bodies found in Texas bay
Rockport Texas reports reveal higher storm damage with several unidentified men found in the mouth of St Charles Bay. Thousands of sheep and cattle drowned after being driven into the gulf, including over three thousand cattle lost by a single ranchman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockport
Texas
Gulf
James Sanders
St. Charles Bay
Fort Crook soldiers face state charges despite acquittal
Lincoln Nebraska special: Attorney General Smith informs Governor Poynter he will prosecute Fort Crook soldiers who shot and killed a deserter resisting arrest. A court martial acquittal and a Sharp County dismissal leave the matter as an offense against the peace of the State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
Smith
Poynter
Fort Crook
Sharp County
Highwayman Is Shot Dead in Omaha Bank HoldUp
Harry H. Trumball, a collector for the Packers Bank of South Omaha, repelled a bank hold up. After a confrontation he shot one highwayman through the heart. the other was wounded and escaped. The dead man, a mulatto, is believed to be Kid Sley, a known local criminal recently released from prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry H. Trumball
Packers’ National Bank of South Omaha
Trumball
Kid” Sley
Boers Rally Near Colenso Guard Tugela Crossing
Natal Mercury dispatch from Frere reports Boers reconcentrated at old positions near Colenso behind Grobler's Kloof, signaling a determined effort to stop the British across the Tugela River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natal Mercury
Frere
Colenso
Grobler
Kloof
Tugela River
Boers Repelled at Colenso Bridge by British Artillery
London Evening News dispatch from Cape Town reports Boers attempting to blow Colenso bridge were driven back by British artillery. Gen Hildyard, advancing to relieve Ladysmith, has overcome obstacles at Frere and reached the Tugela River south shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Evening News
Cape Town
Colenso
Hildyard
Ladysmith
Frere
Tugela River
Eleven Hunters Killed and Seven Wounded in Great Lakes Deer Season
The just-concluded deer season across Michigan and Lake Superior regions of Wisconsin and Minnesota left eleven hunters dead and seven injured. Most fatalities and injuries were caused by misidentification of targets as deer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan and
Lake Superior
Wisconsin
Minnesota
London Special: Ex Chicago Auditor Arraigned in Ireland
Michael Sampson former City Auditor of Chicago was arrested near Limerick on embezzlement charges. He appeared at Bow Street Police Court and was remanded in custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Michael Sampson
Chicago
Limerick
Ireland
Bow Street
Town Wiped Out by Fire in Accomac County
A fire destroyed the business district of Onancock in Accomack County Virginia. The estimated loss stands at 100000 with 25000 insured. The fire’s origin remains unknown.
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Onancocoke
Accomac County
Burglars Loot Hancock Drug Store Fire Hurts Nearby
Burglars blew open a safe at John Howard drug store in Hancock New York wrecking the building and setting it afire. Two neighboring stores also burned, injuring Mrs Tarbox mother of one proprietor. Other occupants escaped. Thieves are still at large.
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John Howard
Hancock
N. Y
Tarbox
Officer Brereton Dies Amid Insanity at Santo Tomas
General Otis reports Lieut. Col. Brereton from New Jersey died by his own hand while temporarily insane at Santo Tomas. The incident is described as a self inflicted death in the line of duty during military operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis
Col
Brereton
Santo Tomas
New Jersey
Various Disasters and Notable Deaths in Early 1900s News
Pittsburg Plate Glass general manager H G Chiswell dies at home in Pittsburg. Peter Paul Book Co assigns liabilities of 55000. Col John A White found dead from escaping gas in Concord. Hamilton Elms to be cut for a house in Manhattan. Seven Polish miners convicted of first degree murder in William Penn Pa. Body of John Gazsi found in New York, carrying $500 to Austria. A $250,000 physics lab grant to University of Pennsylvania announced. John Thomson Agnew of Continental National Bank dies at 84. Investors' Trust home office in Philadelphia closes. leaders missing. Six killed and about twenty injured in Lackawanna railroad wreck at Paterson. Philadelphia to Chester county hydrophobia case ends in death of Joseph Gibbs. wife ill at home. Rabies exposure followed dog bite two months prior.
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H. G. Chiswell
Pittsburg Plate Glass Company
Pittsburg
Peter Paul Book Company
Buffalo
John A. White
Chicago
Concord
N. H
Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton
Manhattan Island
Joseph Rutkowski
William Penn
John Gazsi
New York
Delmar
Del
Austria
University of Pennsylvania
C. C. Harrison
John Thomson Agnew
Continental National Bank
Samuel J. Tilden
Investors’ Trust
Arch Street
Philadelphia
Lackawanna
Paterson
N. J
Phillipsburg
Buffalo Express
Joseph Gibbs
Chester County
Gibbs
Pasteur
George R. Davis
Joseph Gray Kitchell
Indianapolis
Robert Weston
Independence
Bright
Ezra Moore
William Smith
J. T. Conklin
Chicago Junction
Ohio
Sedalia
James H. McManigal
Thomas C. Young
Lexington
John Cremeans
Glenwood
Cremeans
Charles Coghlan
Galveston
Texas
Mr. Coghlan
London
Morse & Johnson
Kinzie Street
Congress
Brown
Yellowstone National Park
Secretary of the Interior
Chautauqua Assemblies of
United States
St. Louis
Westerville
Columbus Railway Company
Columbus
Wilburton
I. T
M. A. Cox
Henry Prekenbaugh
Supreme Court of
Minnesota
Western News Chronology of 1900s Events
A long list of diverse notes reports missing William Tuchschmidt in St. Louis, bankruptcy ruling for Northwestern Packing of Sioux Falls, Studebaker shipped 300 wagons to South Africa for Britain, Chicago planing mill fire causing 150000 loss, and medical, political, and maritime items. Also noted are deaths of Col George R. Davis, actor Charles Coghlan, and wagon maker Robert Weston, legal verdicts, park service funding proposals, and transport incidents near Manila and Greenock.
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William Tuchschmidt
Internal Revenue Collector’s
St. Louis
Judge Garland
United States Court
Sioux Falls
S. C
Northwestern Packing Company
Studebaker Manufacturing Company
Chicago
South Bend
Ind
South Africa
Philip Rinn Company
Division
Crosby Streets
Toledo
W. J. Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
Texas
California
Court rules on marriage age and other cases
The report covers a case where a husband sought to secure possession of his 13 year old wife and a ruling declaring underage marriage without parental consent invalid against state law. It notes the Kansas Court of Visitation’s invalidation by Judge Hook and mentions railroads telegraph regulation. It also reports a lodge dispute in Nebraska over life insurance for a member who died, timber price rises in Washington, a coal miners’ strike official burned in effigy, and the murder of a night policeman in Ohio during a home robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Hook
United States Circuit Court
Topeka
Lushton
Neb
Sherman McFadden
McFadden
Washington State
John A. Williams
Federal Court
District of Arkansas
National
Reese
United Mine Workers of America
Pittsburg
Kan
Enos Rath
Hicksville
Ohio
William Bricker
Market animal and grain prices across major midwest cities
Chicago to New York markets show cattle bidding from 2.50 to 7.25 dollars with regional spreads. Hogs range 3.00 to 4.50, sheep 2.50 to 4.75, wheat No 2 red 61 to 74 cents, corn 30 to 40 cents, oats 22 to 32 cents, rye 5 to 59 cents, and butter eggs oats vary. Regional reports include Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo and New York with mixed lots and commodity notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Review of War Policy on Cuba Porto Rico and Army Reform
Secretary of War Root's annual report surveys insular policy for Cuba and Porto Rico, army reorganization, and Philippines operations. It advocates rotating staff officers to curb red tape, predicts congressional battles, and outlines governance plans for Puerto Rico with appointed officials, a legislative council, and local elections for municipal officers.
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Cuba
Porto Rico
Philippines
Root
Secrtary
Secrtary Root
Adjutant General
United States Army
Spain
Congress
Otis
Supreme Court
Wood to Command Cuba with Supreme Civil Powers
Former Governor Leonard Wood is slated to become military governor in Havana with full civil powers, outranking remaining officers. He will hold major general rank and head a largely civil administration in Cuba unless insurgent troubles arise. McKinley plans promotions to brigadier generals, including Gens Lee and Wilson. Wood’s headquarters will be in Havana after his administrative work in medicine.
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Porto Rico
Cuba
Leonard Wood
Washington
McKinley
Gens
Lee
Wilson
Gen. Wood
Havana
Guam Cry for Help Provokes Marine Reinforcement Call
Capt Leary Naval Governor of Guam issues a fresh appeal for reinforcements as the island with 8000 residents faces rising revolt fears. Navy first answered with 300 marines late October, but a second appeal signals a graver situation than initially believed.
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Guam
Capt. Leary
Navy Department
Leary
Summary of 1900s World Notes on Society and Industry
A collection of brief world items reports brigand raids in Mace donia 937 women at Swiss universities 85 registered medical women in London rising restaurant prices. Chinese presses publish 1 470 699 last year. St Petersburg Moscow linked by telephone. Piquette from American dried apples popular in Paris. Britain tax revenue 22 500 000. Excavation near Brussels finds 2000 years old. Russian explorers active in Siberia. Prince Ferdinand Bulgaria reputedly more respectable. Herefordshire coroner holds inquests outdoors. Smoking rare in Abyssinia punished. Australia to model naval reserve on the US. South Africa builds with galvanized sheet iron. Four hundred Belgian miners migrate to Donetz. Russian peasants starve eating thatch. Tunis census shows 20 000 French in colony.
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Macedonia
Switzerland
London
France
Mission
China
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Paris
Great Britain
Brussels
Siberia
Prince Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Herefordshire
England
Abyssinia
Australia
United States
South Africa
McKinley Shaves and Notable Mentions Across Voices
A collage of quick facts notes McKinley shaving himself, Zola's hardship at age 21, and Griggs described as a crack shot. It cites Emil Zola’s strong book sales of 90,000 copies annually and states United States Senator Nelson was born in Norway. It adds Mr. Gully, speaker of the House of Commons, as a golf expert, and mentions two Ledignan streets named after Zola and Dreyfus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Zola
Griggs
Emil Zola
United States
Nelson
Norway
Gully
House of Commons
Ledignan
France
Dreyfus
Slaughter at Modder River in Boer British Battle
Terrific ten hour clash near Kimberley sees Gen Lord Methuen’s column clash with 8000 Boer defenders at Modder River. British win despite exhaustion and casualties including Methuen wounded and officers Northcott Stopford dead. Re-enforcements rushed from the Cape to press the campaign along the Orange Free State border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimberley
Western Cape Colony
Lord Methuen
Modder River
Methuen
Northcott
Cape
Britain warns France in blunt public address at Leicester
Colonial Secretary Joseph Chamberlain spoke at Leicester urging France to mend manners after French papers attacked the Queen. He warned a future triple alliance of Teutonic and Anglo-Saxon peoples could shape world history, benefiting others whether or not statesmen approve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Leicester
Secretary Wilson outlines progress in agriculture reforms 1894
Wilson reports improvements in Weather Bureau expansion around the Caribbean and across the department. He highlights advances in chemistry botany entomology and soils, with emphasis on irrigation alkali lands forestation and drought and rust resistant crops. He calls for increased funds support for forestry experiment stations in Hawaii the Philippines and Puerto Rico and notes meat inspection and hog cholera results.
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Wilson
Weather Bureau
Caribbean Sea
Europe
North Carolina
Florida
West
Division of Agrostology
Office of Experiment Stations
Alaska
Department
Bureau of Animal Industry
Division of Statistics
Commerce and Agriculture
Hawaii
Philippine Islands
Porto Rico
Army and Navy Notes Show Fitout and Ship Completion
The British flying squadron will soon be fitted out. The new naval academy practice sailing ship Chesapeake will be finished Dec. 15.
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Army
Naval Academy
Chesapeake
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the Tribune
Batesville, Indiana
Batesville Publishing Co, Publishers
Samson
Western
UN General
la Banque Nationale
Montmagney
Quebec
N. E. Dawson
Gen. Miles
Consolidated Standard Shoe Machinery Company
Boston
Sylvester Whalen
Portland
Major Pickands
Patrick Powers
Michael Corrigan
Whalen
Webb Hayes
Thirty-first Infantry
Manila
Cherokee Nation
Col. L. B. Bell
Vinita
W. W. Hastings
Tahlequah
United Stats Commission
Donaldson Line
Hestia
Baltimore
Glasgow
Greenock
H. and
J. Blenderman
Hillsboro
N. B
Wood
Russia
Donetz
Tunis
Ffairs
United States Supreme Court
Shiras
H. W. Dennison
Vermont
John Stephens
New Albank
Thomas Sidney Cooper
British Royal Academy
John S. Pillsbury
Minneapolis
Britain
Secretary OF Agriculture
Weather Service
Howard
Pacific
India
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