Multiple incidents sweep across cities in a single gale
A hurricane blow destroyed Prof John Denier's Metaire Ridge home in New Orleans, fatally injuring him and badly injuring his wife. Dr Gordon Moore of Furman College faces resignation calls amid student threats of mass withdrawal. A Cleveland factory fire wiped out a five story brick building, leaving losses around 50000 dollars. In Denver, federal suit targets railroad ties procurement for alleged timber theft. National Lead Company eyes consolidation, Hancock fire hits several businesses, and a Williamsburg death linked to a quarrel and a missing 14 year old employee. Counterfeit silver dollars warned in New York banking circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
John Denier
Metaire Ridge
Denier
Gordon Bo Moore
Furman (Baptist) College
Columbia
L. A
United States
Karl M. Cranston
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company
Colorado
National Lead Company
National
Hancock
Minn
Lesers
Dr. RB. Wheeler
J. T. Telifsen
Stone, Munroe & Stebbins
CL LL. Gates
Tierman Schlieps
Eo AL Dreher
George P. Levh
Williamsburg
Brooklyn
Robert Westphal
Mr. Legh
New York Chamber of Commerce
Francis ©. Moore
Saenert
Moore
New York City
Notable Deaths and Disasters Across Cities in Brief
Mary L. Greenleafe of Cambridge aged 66 dies after brief illness. Post office robbed at New Brighton of stamps and cash. Hattie L. Whitten of Dexter charged with murder but commits suicide in cell. Lizzie Wilson shot. Ruth Stein wounded at a Littsburg resort. suspect Harry Singer named. Dr. Bill and other plays noted. Marion Mass. whitecap raid verdict not guilty for all seven citizens. New York officials move to instruct horsemanship at West Point. Edward Croker dismissed after property misappropriation conviction. Rubber industry talks announce International Rubber Company with 25 million capital. Shipwreck rescue at Lake Superior. Canfield gambling raid yields no arrest. Creeds revision battles in Pittsburgh presbytery. Factory fire at 442 Broadway damages 109,000. Sharon Union merger to form Union Steel Company with 40 million capital. Delaware county workhouse fire injures and escapes. Gray's Inn and Woodbury Hall burn in White Mountains. Sea at New York head severed from body on train. Cassatt & Co. treasurer Goodwin commits suicide in Philadelphia. Stillman of Murphy Varnish pleads guilty and gets ten years. Markee killed in runaway. several injured. Bodies found in Boston lumber yard fire. Phi Delta Theta aids Mrs Morrison trust. annuity granted. carriage crash near Caldwell injures Annie Sewall. Arrests in Philadelphia over two missing children insurance fraud case. Coroner-led investigation prompts husband and wife held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary L. Greenleafe
Longfellow
Cambridge
Mass
New Brighton
Hattie L. Whitten
Dexter
Lizzie Wilson
Ruth Stein
Littsburg
Harry Singer
T. Henry French
Viper
New York
West Point Military Academy
Edward F. Croker
New York Fire Department
Richard Croker
Philadelphia
International Rubber Company
Charles Hebard
Mamaise Point
Lake Superior
Richard A. Canfield
West Forty-fourth Street
Jerome
Canfield
Pittsburg Presbytery
Broadway
Burchell Bros
Sharon Steel Company
Union Steel Company
Wihnington
Del
Spa
Gray's Inn
White Mountains
Woodbury Hall
Chicago
Muscovey
Sea N. Y
Howard T. Goodwin
Cassatt & Co
Tie
Arcade
Claude N. Stillivan
Newark
N. J
Gov. Murphy
New Jersey
Stillman
Murphy Varnish Company
James B. Markee
Atlanta
Caldwell
Annie Sewall
John Williams
Pan Handle collision at Coshecten kills one and injures five
News nuggets report a head end collision on the Pan Handle Railroad near Coshecten hie resulting in one death and five injuries. Additional items include a major award for a death in the Park Avenue tunnel, a spa nish premier's resignation, and various accidents, fires, and political notes from across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coshecten
Hie
John P. Byrnes & Co
Chicago
Ision
Multiple Fires and Deaths Mark U.S. Incidents Across Cities
Benjamin Fagan Sr a Enid real estate broker died by self inflicted gunshot. Fire at K G Schmidt brewery Chicago wrecked plant with 850000 loss. OBrien Byrd cotton gin at Long Grove IT destroyed by fire loss 850000 fully insured. Missouri Supreme Court to hang Gatlin Gurley black murderers Jan 3. Conductor Richard Paddock killed near Cleveland stepping in front of train. Judge Clifford Chicago rules Josephine Mofit has no wife claim on Pike. appeal filed. Frank Smith 25 found guilty of second degree murder in Athens Ohio for Gloucester killings. Three arson attempts target Yankton SD.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Fagan, Sr
Enid
Okla
K. G. Schmidt
Chicago
O'Brien & Byrd
Long Grove
I.T
Missouri Supreme Court
William Gatlin
Charles Gurley
Richard Paddock
Lake Shore
Cleveland
Clifford
Josephine Mofiit
William Wallace Pike
Frank Smith
Perry Oxley
Charles Brown
Gloucester
Athens
Ohio
Yankton
Series of disasters and crimes across the nation unfold
A long list describes bank robberies and burglaries in Aurora and Chicago, a Chicago packing plant electrician found dead, a Cleveland court ruling on labor law, a deadly boiler explosion in Ohio, a San Francisco steamer disaster with many missing, a Cripple Creek gold strike, and fires and thefts in towns from Mont to S D. The report notes political and legal actions, deaths by suicide, and a wide array of accidents and offenses.
Regional gunfight and fires claim multiple losses
In Pollock Louisiana Lovell Wainwright was shot dead and Joe Wade fatally wounded after a pistol fight. A Trenderson Kentucky fire destroyed Lambert and Son’s grocery and Vierson’s dry goods store causing about 50000 dollars in losses with 35000 dollars insured. Harvey Logan the alleged Montana train robber received ten sentences totaling 180 years at Knoxville Tennessee. Mississippi is estimated to market 1500000 bales of cotton this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pollock
Lovell Wainwright
Joe Wade
Trenderson
Lambert & Son
Vierson
Harvey Logan
Montana
Knoxville
Tenn
Mississippi
Congress Opens Second Session Amid Floral Senate Scene
The Fifty-seventh Congress resumes as President Pro Tem Frye opens the second session. Galleries fill, floral arrangements abound, and tributes are paid to late Senator McMillan. The Senate adjourns briefly after ceremonies and prayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Frye
Senator McMillan
Diplomatic Corps
Mr. Frye
F. J. Prettyman
Trade review notes freight, coke, and wheat trends
The Weekly Trade Review from R G Dun reports heavy rains boosting footwear and winter wear sales while Thanksgiving food demand boosts retail. Rail congestion lingers near Pittsburgh. freight earnings rise sharply. pig iron demand grows as supply tightens and coke premiums soar. Domestic needs outpace available supplies for months, with widespread iron and steel plant activity and rising machinery orders. Silver bullion weakens. corn exports decline year over year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Southwest
R. G. Dun & Co
Pittsburg
Coke Com
Congress Adjourns Noon Session and Slate of Issues
Congress met at noon as President Roosevelt urged trust regulation and tariff caution. Spain copyright treaty restored through diplomatic notes. Mergers in malleable iron firms create a dominant joint company with 20 million dollars capital. Oklahoma Arizona New Mexico statehood bill reported with a substitute uniting Oklahoma and Indian Territory. Commissioner Sargent’s California visit on Universal Brotherhood School prompts decision on eleven Cuban children at New York. Authorities indicate admission likely for the children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Spain
Roosevelt
Congress
Oklahoma
Arizona
New Mexico
Statehood
Senate
Nelson
Indian Territory
Sargent
Immigration Bureau
California
Universal Brotherhood
Point Loma
New York
Session Opens as Henderson Takes Speaker Seat
The House reopened amid decoration and social bustle with the galleries crowded and members exchanging greetings. Speaker Henderson entered to applause after a brief reception on the rostrum steps, then led the roll call as the chamber quieted for prayers and routine proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson
Hall of Representatives
Cannon
Payne
Dalzell
Richardson
Couden
Congress
Topeka Labor Temple Planned For Next Year
Organized labor in Topeka proposes to erect a labor temple next year at a cost of 15.4 million dollars. The plan aims to serve as a coordinating center for unions and community activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Organized Labor
Topeka
Market Price List by City for Cattle Hogs and Grains
The sheet lists livestock and grain quotes from Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo New York and Buffalo with cattle hogs sheep and grain prices. Prices shown include hog and sheep ranges and various No 2 grain values across cities with butter eggs and potatoes noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Stoo
Milwaukee
New York
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bessemer Herald
Sherman & Hand, Publishers
Bessemer
Michigan
Lincoln European
Madison Street
New York Central Road
Park Avenue Tunnel
Sagasta
Alfonso
Pacific Coast Limited
Rio Grande Western
Westwater
Utah
Sharen Steel Company
Sharen
Board of Honor
FL CC. Wilson
John Sullivan Sehley
Savannah Gad
Wilson
Lincent Oi Company
William P. Young
Fort Terry
Wash
Edward Ko Helton
The
Loyal Legion
Westminster Place
Pittburg
Alexander L. Hawkins
Pennsylvania Volunteer Regiment
William Couper
Frances E. Brooks
Alwa Adams
John F. Shafreth
Robert WL Bonynge
Swope Park
Western
Daniel Wiggott
Bank of Aurora
Ohio Supreme Court
City of
Clement Brothers
Michael Shields
Armour
South Omaha
W. A. Clark, Jr
Butte
Mont
W. A. Clark
Joseph Smith
Mormon Church
Progreso
Tiarbor View
San Francisco
Empire State Mining Company
Cripple Creek
Kilbour & Williams
Isabella
Swift Packing Company
Chicago Stock Yards
Idaho
Morrison
Erwin
Edward Fuller
Oklo
Alger
CC. A. Gruder
Albert Arminstant
Oscar Declar
Charlotta Hemingway
Knickerbocker
Robert Hemingway
Chillicothe
Golden Gate Limited
Rock Island Road
Herington
Kan
Grogan
McCarthy
Kate Vance
Newton
Vance
Jefferson
Monticello
Eastwood & Chase
Sleeper
F. A. Hefner
George Inglis
Reed
Josephine Hunter
Hunter
Akron
Wesley Reynolds
Westville
Ind
Jesse James
Alton
Independence
J. J. McCartin
Kentucky
Indiana
Illinois
Hamilton
Richard M. Vparmely
American Exchange National Bank
Lennox
West
Rochford
S. D
Bridger Bank
Bridger
Sand Creek Canyon
M. L. Ross & Co
J. E. Blackburn
Columbus
Theodore
Ala
President Lincoln
Mississippi Hall of Fame
Robert T. Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
Internal Revenue Office
Danville
Court of Appeals
Frankfort
Caleb Powers
William Goebel
Queen and Crescent
Sunbright
Southern
Siam
Montgomery
Osceola
Unease
San Juan
Porto Rico
Culebra
Brussels
Courcelles
Rome
Italy
Leopold
North Sea
Joseph Valker
City Temple
London
Mirko of
Montenegro
Servia
Alexander
Mensington
Henri Barthel
Guatemala City
William A. Fitzgerald
Godfrey Hunter, Jr
Fitzgerald
Castro
Venezuela
Caracas
Germany
Great Britain
Constantinople
Porte
Manila
Philippine Commission
India
Asiatis
Washington
House
Seite
Senate Chamber
Milburn
Burrows
James McMillan
Co A
Bradstreet
Joe
Northwest
Minneapolis
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