Year 1906 Devastations Record Wide Across the World
A compilation of worldwide natural disasters and notable deaths in 1906. Earthquakes in Gonzano and Formosa, floods in Valparaiso and Iowa, killers in storms, typhoons, and hurricanes in Hongkong, New Orleans, and the Caribbean. Notable deaths include Anthony and Wheeler, plus political changes in France and Denmark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gonzano
Italy
Colombian
Society Islands
Mississippi
Formosa
Vesuvius
San Francisco
Texas
Ocanpo
Mexico
Lyons
France
Valparaiso
Uana
China
Caucasus
Hongkong
Pepi
New Orleans
Mobile
Spain
Florida
Venezuela
Honduras
Nicaragua
Salvador
Cuba
Clifton
Ariz
Adverse Events and Disasters Across 1870s Global Scene
A chronology lists multiple incidents including train wreck near Salisbury England with 80 deaths. Russian mutinies and fortress seizures, strikes by revolutionists, and the drowning of 300 in the Shrio disaster off the Spanish coast. Notable deaths include Lady Curzon, Russell Sage, John L. Toole, Pearl Craigie, Lewis Morrison, and Edward Rosewater. Cuban upheavals and U S intervention follow, with earthquakes, shipwrecks, and political turmoil in Europe and Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Wilhelm
Germany
Dreyfus
Lady Curzon
Kedleston
Mary Leiter
Chicago
Russia
Russell Sage
John L. Toole
Sveavorg
Train
Shrio
Spanish
Pearl Craigie
Valparaiso
Chile
Rebecca S. Clark
Sophia May
Lewis Morrison
Real Estate Trust Company
Philadelphia
Wm. J. Bryan
New York
Edward Rosewater
Omaha Bee
Year 1906 in Review Highlights Global Events
A compact chronicling of 1906 notes 50 000 deaths from natural disasters and accidents. It lists mines wrecks ship sinks including Sirio and Valencia, prominent deaths such as Susan B Anthony and Henrik Ibsen, plus political shifts in Europe and U S events like Oklahoma statehood and Roosevelt in Panama. The piece traverses disasters, assassinations, and notable memorials throughout the year.
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Acrident
Salisbury
England
Atkins City
N. J
Woodville
Ind
Sirio
Valencia
Vancouver Island
Courrieres
France
United States
Cuba
Spain
Oklahoma
Union of States
Roosevelt
Panama
Captain Dreyfus
Great Croton Dam
New York City
Missouri River
Shaw's warning to auto makers at Willard dinner
Secretary Shaw warned automobile manufacturers at a Washington Willard Hotel banquet that prosperity cannot last and urged prudence. He noted a $60,000,000 year of car production and said the nation must outgrow old financial tools, warning of possible panic without a new economic framework.
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Shaw
Willard Hotel
Washington
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Roosevelt and Roots Critics Stir National Policy Debate
The pieces argue that Roosevelt has softened Japanese stance through diplomacy while Japan shows deference. Secretary Root asserts national policy growth stems from proactive state action and warns against overreaching federal power. A treasury note mocks tariff protests and a Des Moines editor calls Hill a true Progressive.
The Independent Telephone Movement Its Rise and Fall
A Syracuse Journal analysis traces the independent telephone movement from its start ten years ago, detailing promoters profits, dual service scams, and the pattern of over capitalization and ruin. It warns that many firms face decline, with mergers as the latest scheme to extract investor money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independent Telephone
Srp
Citizens' Company
People's Company
One Article Tariff Plan Draws Mixed Criticism
The Philadelphia Item questions handling tariff revisions one article at a time, fearing economic shock and calls for rapid, collective action. References to Bryan, Roosevelt, Cannon, Hearst, and the New York press frame a partisan panorama of 1910s politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Bastile
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Joseph Wheeler
Christian of Denmark
Frederick VIII
Denmark
Paul Dresser
Indiana
Tuamotu Islands
Oakhill
W. Va
Paul Lawrence Dunbar
Pat Crowd
Omaha
Peavey
Duluth
Faillieres
Maitland
Colo
Johann Hoch
Bisumist
David B. Senderson
Prince Hiel Frederick of
Prussia
Sophie Charlotte of Oldenburg
Berlin
Meridian
Miss
J. M. Schofield
Rouvier
Jojo
Susan B. Anthony
Florence
Johann Most
A. D. T. Whitney
John Alexander Dowie
Zion City
Christian Catholic Church
Wilbur G. Voliva
Henry C. Ide
Philippines
S—Vesuvius
James A. Bailey
Paul O. Stensland
Tangier
Morocco
Long Island Sound
Siedice
Poland
Tiflis
Caucasia
Tavana
Jellico
Tenn
Atlanta
Stenslana
Joliet
Gulf of Mexico
Coaldale
W. VI
Haverstraw
N. Y
West Hotel
Minneapolis
W. Mt. Harper
University of Chicago
New Croton Dam
Japan
Marshall Field
Springfield
Kearsarge
St. Ludmilla’s Church
Pierre Currie
Paris
Trinidad
Lumas County
Nebraska
East
Pennsylvania
Carl Schurz
Senate
Michigan
Henrik Ibsen
Michael Davitt
Alfonso
Ena of
Battenburg
Arthur P. Gorman
Maryland
Burton
Kansas
John C. New
Minnesota
Liverpool
Bialystok
Congress
John M. Pattison
Ohio
Andrew L. Harris
Chas. E. Tripler
Liquid Air
Prince Charles
Norway
Haakon
Richard G. Ivens
Harry Thaw
Pittsburg
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Madison Square Garden
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Helena
Mont
Chicago White Sox
Evangelist Sam Jones
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Salna Sea
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Kan
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Rockwood Hoar
Massachusetts
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Milwaukee Avenue
Ladd
Ilinois
W. R. Shafter
St. Peter's Church
Rome
A. Crapsey
Rochester
N.Y
Great Lakes
Orinoco
English Channel
Anen
Samuel Spencer
Southern Railway
Chi Psi
Cornell University
Ithaca
Ieidward Muller
North Dakota
C. McCabe
Tokio
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Root
Nore
Chicago Chronicle
St Paul
Board of Appeal
Jim Hill
Canada
Mr. Hill
Des Moines Capital
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American Economist
William Also-Ran Dolph
Hearst
New York Times
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New York World
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