Eight Men Die in Minneapolis Fire at 115 Washington Ave
A blaze at 115 Washington Avenue South Minneapolis originates in the rear of Standard Furniture store. Harvard hotel occupants on the upper floors suffocated as smoke filled hallways. Nineteen of twenty seven lodgers escaped. eight men perished. losses to building and contents not exceeding 5000 dollars.
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Washington Avenue South
Minneapolis
Minn
Standard Furniture
Harvard
Narrow Escape From Explosive Letter in Illinois
A Paris Illinois attorney and collecting agent Thom as J Coffman narrowly escaped death when a wooden mailing box containing a stick of dynamite and match heads failed to ignite. The box, addressed to Dr Sylvester Coffman, bore a Logansport Indiana postmark and was disrupted by jolting during mailing.
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Paris
Ill
Thomas J. Coffman
Flume
Sylvester Coffman
Logansport
Indiana
Threatened Hackney lynching averted in Weimstock case
Walter Weimstock, accused of attempted murder and assault on Nellie Morris, remains jailed in MacConnellsville. Doctors say Morris’s chances of recovery are very slight. A crowd gathered at Hackney seeking mob justice, but Miss Morris survived, likely at great cost to her life.
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Walter Weimstock
Miss Nellie Morris
Hackney
Ohio
Weimstock
MacConnellsville
Miss Morris
Hockney
Tobacco Trust Moves Into Cigar Manufacturing
The tobacco trust has acquired the Powell, Smith & Co. cigar factory and plans to invest 10 million dollars in the company. Backed by Rockefeller, Duke and Lorillard with a 50 million dollar trust, the move unsettles smaller dealers in Chicago.
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Chicago
The
Tobacco Trust
Powell, Smith & Co
Rockefeller, Duke and Lorillard
Miners John Yates and Son Die in Cabin Fire
John Yates and his son George perished in a cabin fire near Wells ville Ohio. Both men were miners and a large amount of loose powder inside the house fed the blaze. The powder did not explode but likely enveloped them in flames before they could escape, their bodies found where the bed had stood.
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John Yates
George
Wellsville
Ohio
US Sends Hartford Scorpion and Buffalo to Laguara Crisis
United States dispatches three warships the Hartford Scorpion and Buffalo to Laguara as tensions rise in Venezuela. The incident centers on concessions by the American asphalt trust challenged by a Venezuelan home company.
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Venezula
United States
Laguara
Hartford
Scorpion
Buffalo
American Asphalt Trust
Venezuela
Explosion Destroys Repauno Powder Mill at Thompson's Point
A dynamite blast in the powder machine house of the Repauno Chemical Company at Thompson's Point New Jersey obliterated the building and killed three workers inside. The plant sits on the Delaware River twelve miles below Philadelphia.
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Repauno Chemical Company
Thompson’s Point
N. J
Delaware River
Philadelphia
Private Ray Captured in Manila by Insurgents
The engineer corpsman Private George H. Ray and his assistant Private Lyons of Company K Fifth Infantry, along with five scouts and two native policemen, were seized by insurgents near Manila. An American column was sent after the captors but could not overtake the party.
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Manila Special
George H. Ray
Engineer Corps
Lyons
Company K
Fifth Infantry
Patry
Detroit Marshal Arrests Three in Mail Robbery
Marshal Taylor detained Frank Farrell and George Wallace on charges tied to a mail raid near Wyandotte that netted about $100,000 in money and checks. A torn envelope fragment matched one found near the scene, linking the suspects to the crime.
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Detroit
Marshal Taylor
Frank Farrell
George Wallace
Wyandotte
Campaigner Viljoen Mines Destruction Claims North
Cape Town report states Commandant Vil joen leads a campaign to destroy mines in the north. In the past week he destroyed British property valued at £50,000.
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Cape Town
Viljoen
Locomotive Explosion Injures and Kills Pennsylvania Workers
Engineer E. McMaster was killed. Fireman Patrick Squire fatally injured and Superintendent John Miller seriously hurt when a freight locomotive exploded on the McGees and Newtonburg lumber road in Clearfield County Pennsylvania.
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E. McMaster
Patrick Squire
John Miller
McGees and
Newtonburg
Clearfield County
Pennsylvania
Two Black Men Die After Sheriff Vanishes in Madison
Two Black men were taken from the Madison county jail in Florida and led into nearby woods where they died in a related incident. Their bodies were found riddled with bullets. a farmer named Frederick Redding is charged in connection with the case.
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Madison
Fla
Frederick Redding
Eastern street car strike ends in compromise
A nationwide update notes a settlement ending Scranton's street car strike. The piece bundles several other late 19th and early 20th century incidents: German newspapers in Pittsburg merge, fires at Norris town and Coroapolis plant with heavy losses, several deaths and crimes across Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and nearby states, and labor issues including wage notices and a major mill labor dispute. The roundup marks a turbulent period with multiple fatalities, fires, and legal actions.
Notable early 1900s Midwest incidents and deaths
Reports from Nebraska Missouri Ohio Minnesota and Iowa recount a mortar accident killing Peter L Buchmann in Norfolk and a boiler explosion at Hitchcock s sawmill injuring several workers. Kidnappers threaten Eddie Cudahy with a reward dispute while a Minneapolis merchant s daughter marries ill with smallpox.
Tragedy and Rail Collision Reported in Southern News
The notes report Dr. James Gibbons nephew of Cardinal Gibbons shot by footpads in New Orleans and Eugene G Smith a farmer found dead in Linchburg Tennessee with his head split by an ax. A collision involving two Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad freight trains is described.
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James Gibbons
Cardinal Gibbons
New Orleans
Eugene G. Smith
Linchburg
Tenn
Yazoo
Mississippi Valley Railroad
Multiple Disasters and Labor Turmoil Hit Earlier Ports
A collision near Hays station Mississippi killed seven of eight crew members. Williamson West Virginia suffered a massive five hour fire destroying almost all of the business district with an estimated loss of about 75000 dollars. In Galveston Texas a National Biscuit Company cracker factory and a Jocusch Davidson grain elevator were burned. loss 60000 dollars with insurance partly covering. Louisville tobacco workers ended a strike deciding to return to work though wage increases were refused. other gains granted. New Orleans green grocers and butchers were forced to close under a new law banning private markets within 3200 feet of public markets, giving public markets a monopoly.
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Scranton
Pittsburg
Volksblatt
Freiheits Freund
Grand Opera House
Norristown
Helen Gould
M. Mankuss
Colorado
Penn Petroleum Company
Coroapolis
John T. Williams
Philadelphia
Keystone
New York
Roy Lillis
William French
Fine
N. Y
Oswewatchie
J. P. Sain
Altoona
McCullough
National Steel Company
Sharon
James W. Priestly
John W. Priestly
Sylvanus Grace
Newport
N. J
Frederick M. Batcerling
McGinnis
Ignatius Donnelly
Minneapolis
Barton Hanson
Wichita
Kan
Carrie Nation
Carey Hotel
Bond
Eastern Ohio
Barnesville
Ohio
Frank Daniels
Olive McDorman
Jacob Inman
Chicago
Nardin
Public Library
Seattle
Wash
Sparta
Minn
Burlington
Iowa
Main Street
Schramm & Schmeig
Connor Mercantile Company
Guest
Forbecock
New Sweden
Fairbank
C. W. Eckelberg
Waterloo
John McCunniss
Chicago Great Western
Sargent
Pat Crowe
Edward A. Cudahy
Packer
Omaha
Pine River Reservation
South Dakota
Hays Station
Miss
Williamson
W. Va
Galveston
Texas
National Biscuit Company
Jockusch, Davidson & Co
Radical London paper seized by reform syndicate
Armistice in China declared as powers push peace talks. Manchuria becomes a Russian protectorate under a China accord. Chinese Emperor orders Li and Ching to comply with notes from the powers. England reportedly crushes Ashantee rebellion. Queen Wilhelmina’s marriage set for Feb 7 1901. Kruger seeks letters to curb Transvaal war. Robbery at Kumchuk customs yields 8000. Su Hai executed for killing Baron von Ketteler. Cuignet’s acquittal overturned. 60 days imprisonment. Queen Victoria grants Earl of Roberts title and GK. Earl of Hopetoun sworn Sydney first governor of federated Australia.
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London Daily News
China
Manchuria
Earl Li
Prince Ching
England
Ashantee
Africa
Wilhelmina of
Holland
Henry of
Mecklenburg- Schwerin
Kruger
Wilhelmina
Transvaal
Kumchuk
West River
Su Hai
Baron von Ketteler
Pekin
Cuignet
Andre
Victoria
Lord Roberts
Sea serpent sighted in Kootenay lake and other Far West notes
Reported sea serpent ten feet long caught in Kootenay lake. James S. Marlan, Chicago attorney, appointed Porto Rico attorney generalship. US transport Thyra sails from Portland with 550 horses for Manila. First American coal cargo for Russian warships clears Norfolk. Trolley begins in San Juan de Puerto Rico. W Mackenzie, Winnipeg magnate, considers Northern Pacific Portage branch shift. Raids by Apache and Yaqui gangs hit Chihuahua and Sonora ranches and settlements.
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Kootenay Lake
Porto Rico
James S. Marlan
Chicago
United States
Thyra
Portland
Ore
Manila
Philippines
Norfolk
Ferdine
Port Arthur
San Juan de Porte Rico
W. Mackenzie
Winnipeg
Man
Northern Pacific Portage
Chihuahua
Sonora
Mexico
Market Summary of Live Stock and Grains Across Cities
Regional pricing shows cattle shipping and prime ranges, hogs and sheep variety by city, with softening and firming movements in wheat corn and oats. Notable quotes include Indianapolis and Buffalo scales for cattle, hogs, and lambs, along with New York figures for wheat corn oats and dairy products.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Congress opens with stalled votes and reapportionment debate
The House reassembled after recess with under seventy-five members present. A privilege resolution on voting abridgment in Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and North Carolina was referred to the census committee. The chamber adjourned amid close votes and ongoing reapportionment discussion as the Senate resumes business and considers the army reorganization bill.
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House
Mr. Olmstead
Louisiana
Mississippi
South Carolina
North Carolina
Committee On Census
Underwood
Yeas
Under- Wooth
Senate
Congress
Lodge
Olmstead
Census Committee
The Superfluous Woman Myth Revisited
A census discussion notes rising urban female populations and economic independence. It questions the superfluous woman fear, suggesting widows and older women skew perceptions, and claims independence reduces gendered anxieties about femininity.
Mysterious Awakening in Honest Burglar Case
Chief Inspector of Police reports a case involving stolen goods from the Boston and Maine Railroad. On November 13 two cases with fourteen rolls of flannel valued at 300 dollars arrived, followed by letters demanding payment of balance and expenses. A sequence of payments totaling 144 dollars were received, with 70 and 74 dollars noted, and the final balance expected.
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Boston and Maine Railroad
Boston Herald
Boston Special
New York Journal
Rice and Tobacco Consumption Across Nations
Japan leads rice consumption with about 300 pounds per person annually, while Americans average four pounds per capita. Belgium tops tobacco use at roughly 110 ounces per person yearly, whereas Italy consumes about 22 ounces.
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Japan
Belgium
Italy
Corinth Canal Earth Removal Totals Thirteen Million Cubic Yards
Thirteen million cubic yards of earth were removed to construct the Corinth Canal across the Isthmus of Corinth. The massive excavation shaped the waterway connecting the Aegean and Ionian Seas and marked a historic engineering achievement.
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Corinth Canal
Corinth
Kidnappers Still At Large In Pursuit Of Clue
Police search for a man who may clear the mystery behind the kidnapping of E. A. Cudahy’s son. Despite a $25,000 reward and hundreds of detectives, no arrest has been made. Authorities suspect Pat Crowe, a noted train robber and former Cudahy employee, as a key figure. Crowe is reported missing from his usual haunts.
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E. A. Cudahy
Pat Crowe
Mr. Cudahy
Crowe
Nebraska
South Omaha man linked to Cudahy kidnap case
A man in South Omaha spoke of a big development to an acquaintance and discussed buying cooking utensils window blinds and renting a cottage as a possible scheme tied to the Cudahy kidnaping. Police believe Crowe was involved. a cottage owner identified Crowe's photo as the man who rented the rental.
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South Omaha
Crowe
Young Cudahy
Cudahy
Omaha
Roberts Returns to England as War Outlook Looms
Field Marshal Lord Roberts arrives at Cowes Isle of Wight welcomed by Queen Victoria. Crowds line sea road with ships decorated and troops in parade as Britain weighs South Africa war prospects and Roberts career honors. Mention of Kruger and Stead planning a U.S. visit for arbitration talks.
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Battle Fields
Hemisphere
Lord Roberts
Cowes
Isle of Wight
Queen Victoria
Osborne House
Canada
England
South Africa
Transvaal
Order of the Garter
London
Yield
Kruger
America
W. T. Stead
Stead
Paris
John BB. Milholland
Europe
Setback for Subsidy Bill in Senate Calendar Shuffle
The Senate sidetracked the ship subsidy bill on Thursday and sent it to the bottom of the calendar. President and allies pressed for quick army reorganization action, and after noon session, Hawley obtained unanimous consent to advance the army bill, prompting Pettigrew to object and Frye to rule the subsidy measure displaced and moved to the bottom.
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Senate
Hawley
Conn
Pettigrew
Frye
Indiana Oil Output Sets Record in 1900
Indiana's oil industry reports 2,928 wells drilled in 1900 with 740 dry. The year surpassed 1895 and 1899 figures, with 4,740,800 dollars spent on wells and 1,624,000 dollars on drilling fry holes.
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Indiana
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Batesville
Batesville Publishing Co
Publishers
M. BE. Vey
S. Jarvis, Adams & Co
James B. McCullough
Allegheny
Lily Brown
Dingley Woolen Mills Company
George Campbell
Alfred Roe
Josephine Hagan
Mahoning
Shenandoah
Adtna Real Estate Company
Thirty-third Street
Broadway
Hollenback
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company
Wilkesbarre
Bishop’s Mill
Watseka
Richards
Reuben C. H. Thompson
Albany
James McIntosh
Iva
Douglass
Minnesota
Cavette
Cincinnati Northern
van Wert
Walter C. Casley
Pueblo
Colo
Casley
Niles and
Lisbon Road
Niles
Charles Frack
William Klein
Garfield Powers
Western
Peter L. Buchmann
Neb
Armour Packing Company
Kansas City
Portugal
Oregon
Justus O’hage
St. Paul
Winona
Mling
Mudge
Santa Fe Road
Topeka
Ian
Hitchcock
Courtland
Edward
Lucius Hitchcock
Wither's Mill
S. T. Gregory
Aire
Bellaire Stamping Company
Harvey
Eddie Cudahy
W. ®. Ninde
Methodist Episcopal Church
Epworth League
Roy Griffin
Swift Company
East St. Louis
Noah McGinnis
Butler
Southern
Hail Roberts
Field Marshal Back
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