Moody Dies After Revival Tour in Northfield Mass
World famous evangelist Dwight L. Moody died at his Northfield home after a Kansas City revival tour. He fell ill during services. doctors diagnosed Bright's disease of the kidneys, and his condition deteriorated despite treatment. He arrived home on November 1 and his illness grew rapidly.
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Dwistt L. Moody
Northfield
Mass
Moody
Kansas City
Mondy
Arived
Bright
Death of Cal Milligan Pro‑Confederate Leader in Indiana
Col Milligan a former national figure and Knights of the Golden Circle leader died at Huntington Indiana after a three month illness. He was near eighty eight and was among the oldest West lawyers noted for his intellect. National interest centered on his role as a treason convict during the Civil War era.
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Milligan
Alles
North
Huntington
Ind
Col. Milligan
Colt Milligan
West
Knights of the Golden Circle
Disaster at Amalfi as rock from Cap Puccini Hotel slides into sea
A Rome dispatch reports a massive rock 60,000 cubic yards in size slid into the sea at Amalfi trapping and burying many people. The Cap Puccini Hotel the Capuchin monastery Motel Santa Caterina and several villas were swept away. four vessels foundered with their crews.
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Rome
Amalfi
Gulf of
Salerno
Cappuccini
Santa Caterina
Elephant trainer killed by tame circus elephant Sid
Columbus D special reports Patsy Forepouch M J Meagher was killed instantly when Sid the elephant, held in captivity for twenty years, hurled him after an unruly fit during daily exercise. Tusks pierced the trainer as the elephant collapsed. Eleven Little Tots Burned at Quincy parochial school. Six or more children aged nine to eleven perished from a gas fire while rehearsing an entertainment. Teachers and staff tried to save them and suffered burns.
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Columbus
M. J. Meagher
Patsy
Sellsville
Sid
Meagher
St. Francis Parochial School
Quincy
Hielen Loebbing
Nicholas
Frank Mushold
Ladysmith Well Supplied. Spirits High for Prolonged Fight
The London Daily News reports Gen White indicating Ladysmith is well supplied with food and ammunition and can endure longer than expected. Troops are described as in good spirits and eager to fight.
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The
London Daily News
London Special Collision Hits Werkendam Near Maasluis
The Zolland American Line steamer Werkendam, en route from Amsterdam to New York, collided with the British vessel Silveo off Maasluis in fog. Werkendam sustained five plates damaged on the port side, while Silveo reported no damage.
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London
Werkendam
Amsterdam
New York
Maasluis
Suicide by razor at Grafton Hotel ends Wagner official life
James Duane Taylor a high ranking Wagner Palace Car Company officer and son in law of the founder died by self-inflicted throat wound at the Grafton Hotel in Washington. In Springfield strike era violence a street car was dynamited for the third time since the Nov 10 strike. the car derailed but no injuries were reported.
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James Duane Taylor
New York City
Wagner Palace Car Company
Grafton Hotel
Washington
Springfield
Irl
Barges Hay and Straw Burn in North River Fire
A large fire on the North River in New York destroyed several barges along with 2000 bales of hay and an equal amount of straw. The total loss is estimated at $25,000. Fire crews fought the flames but could not save the cargo. Local authorities documented the incident as a major waterfront blaze with significant material damage.
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North River
New York
Warship Viking Ordered to Havana for Quick Deployment
The converted yacht Viking, recently turned over to the army transport service by the Navy Department, has orders to proceed swiftly to Havana after coaling and provisioning. It features shallow draught and a strong rapid-fire rifle battery and is suited for various duties. Officials decline to say if the voyage signifies a specific mission or if Havana is needed by New Year’s Day.
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Havana
Viking
Army Transport Service
Navy Department
Notable 1900s US News Snippets From East Coast Era
A digest of brief 1900s items across the Northeast and beyond. Port Jervis Bank suspend, poet William H. Carpenter dies in Baltimore, A C MacGiffert disputes, hotelier William Henry Lee dies in New York, Myrtie Peek dies in Silver Lake, Admiral Sampson joins G A R post, S Peverill arrested in Rochester for British South Africa service, Alhambra Syracuse destroyed by fire, wireless receiver surpasses Marconi, Shoreline Express collision near Boston, two firms suspend trading in Wall Street, Baltimore imports try to curb contract labor, trolley collision in Brooklyn injures many, West Point cadets abolish hazing, Elizabeth Jourdan named editor of Harper’s Bazar, receiver sought for Columbian Iron Works in Baltimore.
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National Bank of
Port Jervis
N. Y
William H. Carpenter
Baltimore
New York Presbytery
A. C. MacGiffert
William Henry Lee
America
New York
W. B. Hoffman
Myrtie Peek
Silver Lake
Mass
Sampson
James A. Garfield
Palmyra
N.Y
Norman
S. Peverill
Rochester
South Africa
Alhambra
Syracuse
R. A. Fessenden
Western University of Pennsylvania
Marconi
Shoreline Express
Union Station
Boston
Wall Street
Produce Exchange Trust Company
Henry Aten & Co
Germany
Flatbush
Fifth Avenues
Brooklyn
United States Military Academy
West Point
Summer school at Detroit and a list of brief incidents
The report catalogs varied events and notices from across the country. It notes the Columbian Catholic summer school to be held in Detroit from July 10 to August 7, along with multiple brief news items: pressmen strike settlement, California government jubilee in San Jose, a Topeka suicide by morphine, alleged Chinese murder price trust in San Francisco, Sol Smith Russell’s mental paralysis episode in Chicago, a fatal Northern Pacific train crash near Kendrick Idaho, a cave-in at Lightner mine in Angels Camp, a Bear Creek stamp mill wreck and deaths, a near-miss destruction at a Chicago real estate office, a Greenbrier Arkansas house fire, a lucky gold discovery in Luxemburg Missouri, a San Diego gold mine find, dismissal of a bribery case against Standard Oil by Ohio Supreme Court, a Hastings Nebraska poisoning arraignment, threatening letters to a D M Osborne manager, a Colorado miner death with a snowslide, and horse trade activity in Kansas City.
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Detroit
St. Louis
San Jose
California
Frank McFadden
Company A
Twentieth Kansas
Topeka
San Francisco
Sol Smith Russell
Grand Opera House
Chicago
Northern Pacific
Kendrick
Idaho
Lightner
Angeles Camp
Cal
John Whitten
Telluride
Cole
Thomas Inde
Bear Creek
T. J. Thomas
Antone Gallosi
Silver Plume
Colo
Save Blowers
Bear & Hegins
Slo West Twelfth Street
Greenbrier
Ark
George Roberts
Ifo
J.T. Builer
Edgeley
N. D
San Diego
Monnett
Standard Oil Company
Supreme Court of Ohio
Viola Horlocker
C. F. Morey
Hastings
Neb
la Fayette Methodist Episcopal Church
Frank L. Shaw
D. M. Osborne Company
James Kennedy
Ouray
Jeff Engle
London
Liverpool
Grand Avenue
Kansas City
Copper vein found in Vigilante Mining Company mine
In the Black Hills near Custer South Carolina the Vigilante Mining Company reports a copper ore vein exceeding any previously found in value. The ore is at the 300 foot level and currently ten feet wide. A secret meeting of grain dealers in Lima Ohio drew over 100 participants from northwestern Ohio forming an organization to control prices and oppose railroad freight rate rises. In Denver the Colorado Museum of Natural History plans incorporation with Denver capitalists promoting the project and curator prospects for Prof Carter of Breckenridge.
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Transgzal We
Kansas City
Custer
S. C
Vigilante Mining Company
Black Hills
Lima
Ohio
Denver
Colorado Museum of Natural History
John F. Campion
J. A. Thatcher
Rocky Mountain
Carter
Breckenridge, Colo
Th Museum
Notable deaths and events from a scattered report
Reports from around the world list deaths of painter Alberto Pasini at Turin, art dealer Bernard Quaritch in London, and elephant trainer M. J. Meagher at Sellsville Ohio. Also noted are sugar crop totals in Hawaii, a riot at Trinity College Dublin over Chamberlain’s degree, and Maj. Gen. Lawton being shot at San Mateo.
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Alberto Pasini
Turin
Germany
St. Thomas
Danish West Indies
Bernard Quaritch
Veader
London
Trinity College
Dublin
Joseph Chamberlain
M. J. Meagher
Patsy Forepaugh
Sellsville
Columbus
Ohio
Hawaiian Islands
Weary W. Lawton
San Mateo
Prince and Princess of Wales
Bournemouth
Magne
Antwerp
Bicycle plants shift. Canada market control grows
The bicycle trust moves machinery from Indianapolis to Toronto where a new plant targets Canadian sales. Ontario sues the estate of Daniel Scotten for succession duties. Mexico‑Standard Oil leadership shifts. Collings to succeed in Louisville. Klondike ore find hailed as world’s richest. A man dies after dental teeth extraction in Ontario. President grants full pardon to James H. Bacon for false bank report. Dawes acknowledges lack of moral fault.
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the Bicycle Trust
Indiana Bicycle
Indianapolis
Toronto
Canada
Doyle
Crown
Province of
Ontario
Daniel Scotten
Tolkteer
Detroit
Ews
Washington
Cragin-Eyre-Grace Syndicate
Maritime Canal
Mexander McDonald
If Stuantdard Oil Company
Commercialield
E F. Collings
Standard Company
Loiuisville
Danube
James H. Bacon
National Bank of Salt Lake Utah
Dawes
Bacon
Market Reports United States Grain and Livestock Prices
Chicago livestock and grain values list cash market ranges by city. Cattle hog and sheep prices vary regionally with nuts like wheat corn oats and rye quoted by grade and location including Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York and more. Prices show broad spreads across regions and commodities.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Lawton Shot Dead in Philippines While Leading Assault
Maj. Gen. Henry W. Lawton was killed at San Mateo by a Filipino sharpshooter as he commanded troops to seize the entrenched insurgents. A native of Indiana, Lawton rose from private life to brigadier general in the regular army, earning a Medal of Honor for actions before Atlanta in 1864 and becoming famed as the hero of El Caney.
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Manila
Henry W. Lawton
San Mateo
Lawton
Eleventh Cavalry
Washington
White House
War Department
Regular Army
Adjutant General
Indiana
Philippines
United States Army
Ufe
Atlanta
Forty First Infantry
McKinley
el Caney
Geronimo
Queen Victoria Gifts Tommy Atkins Half Pound Chocolates
The Queen chose the red enameled cover with a gold embossed medallion for 90,000 chocolate boxes sent as Christmas presents to Tommy Atkins. Each box holds half a pound of fine chocolate and the dies were broken after production so only front-line soldiers may have one. The gift cost about $15,000.
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Tommy Atkins
Black Week in London Triggers British War Office Action
London news wires note a government response to the so called Black Week with renewed energy from the war office as British losses total 7,630 across the campaign. Rebellion spreads in northwest South Africa and Basutoland while reports claim Menelek may be preparing to strike Britain if weakness continues.
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London
War Office
Basutoland
Rome
Abyssinia
Menelek
Britain
Senate and House Actions in Late 1899 Congress
Proceedings show petitions for sympathy with the South African republics, anti Philippine retention resolutions, and Morgan’s speech on trade blockade. The House passed a gold standard currency bill 190 to 150 with 11 Democrats voting yes. Numerous committee announcements followed as adjournment loomed to January 4, 1900.
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Great Britain
Senate
Mason
Ilinois
Philippines
Tillman
Bacon
Morgan
House
Aldrich
Stewart
Cuba
Allen
Nebraska
Grow
Rep. Pa
Bell
Pop
Colo
de Armand
Dem. Mo
Regents
Smithsonian Institution
Richard Olney
Hoar
Supreme Court
Judiciary
Butler
United States
Hour
Dassed
Curious Fourth of July in Guam and Nature Notes
Describes Guam celebrating its first July Fourth with guns and four goddesses of liberty on a bullock cart, a split over the spectacle, and a scene of local pride. Also recounts observing a hummingbird nest, a Maltese cat saving a library fire alarm, Sankey's memory of Singing “The Ninety and Nine,” and old weather lore tied to flowers and plants.
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Guam
United States
Reading Public Library
Taddy
Wrecked Maple Garden Fire and Klondike Runaways
A dynamite blast destroyed Bert Poster's Maple Space Garden in Muncie injuring Poster his son and housekeeper Miss Myrtle Dan who escaped in nightwear. Three tramps fled. residents opposed the garden in recent months. Elsewhere a bold payroll theft occurred at Model Radiator factory in Elwood with $450 stolen from an overcoat pocket. A couple pursued fortunes in the Klondike after years in Indianapolis culminating in the White Pass trek and Lake Tagish crossing. Davis Verrish, a veteran engineer on the Lake Shore, died at South Bend at age 74 after long service since 1902.
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Bert Poster
Tndiana
Muncie
Mar
Poster
Myrtle Dan
Bething
Madison County
Elwood
Davis Verrish
Lake Shore
Vincennes
Warl Wilson
Partie Thomas Wilson
Indiana Dairysmen’s Association
Cambridge City
C. B. Benjamin LeRoy
John Shugart
Hl. E. van Worman
Lafayette
Bert Julian
Michael Houlihan
Colfax
W. L. Gilmore
Lake Shore Lines
Toledo
Robert P. Ettinger
Peru
William T
John Sherman
Wild miscues and tragedies from Steuben to Peru
A jumble of local items reports a wolf sighting near Kankakee saloon, burns in Ripley County barns, a dead man in New Albany, skating death in Shelburn, drownings, robberies, and arsons. Also notes a county reward for lynching conviction, a large unfinished cistern project at Garnett, and various court, graft, and industry updates across Indiana towns.
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Batesville, Indiana
N. M
Coronel Milligan
Ladysmith
Columbian Tron Works and Dry-Dock Company
William T. Malster
Western
Insurgenta
Gen. Lawton
Queen Vicioria
Frank I. Shaw
Castro
Maracaibo
Venezuela
Hernandez
Republic
American Sportsman
Sankey
Edinburgh
Klondike
W. P. Thowe
Ham
Tessianapolis
Dtondike
Skaguay
Lake Tagish
Connie
Steuben County
Kankakear
Franklin
Tory
Fountain County
Areidia Fire Works
Ripley County
John Detrick
Greencastle
Bloyd County
John Toyer
New Albany
Crawfordsville
Maybay
Milroy
Bidiana
Trenry Yeager
Shelburn
Bloyd Wilkins
Summitville
Fred Jones
John Martine Terre U Dante
Linton
Fred Meier
Fivansville
Scott County
Martin Tyler
Garnett
Varry B. White
Terre Hite
Decker Stewart
Tear Sullivan
J. A. Buck
Midland Lodge
Amalgamated Association of Tron. Steel and Vin Workers
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