Thirteen Lives Lost After Harbor Collision Near St Johns
The schooner Maggie bound for St Johns with fish and lumber sank after a collision with the steamer Tiber off the harbor entrance. Of 13 aboard, seven saved by deck and boats, ten saved. 13 drowned including Captain Blundon's wife and several relatives. Wide wreckage leaves 7 widows and 33 orphans. substantial financial losses follow.
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Tiber
Delisle
Sydney
Maggie
Bonavista Bay
Blundon
Holloway
James Power
Isaac B. Allen and the Governor's Council
The Post traced how prominent colored citizens view Isaac B. Allen s election to the Governor s Council. Allen has long been a conspicuous figure among his people and takes pride in his status and influence.
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Isaac B. Allen
Governor’s Council
Allen
Tillman declares Bryan nominee for 1900
Atlanta Nov 6 Senator Tillman of South Carolina, en route home from Chicago, declared that Bryan would be the Democratic party nominee in 1900. He said the party battle has been the most heated in years.
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Atlanta
Tillman
South Carolina
Chicago
Bryan
McKinley Receives Bryan Telegram After Election
In Canton Ohio on November 6 Mr. McKinley received a telegram of congratulations from William J. Bryan on his presidential victory. He answered with a note of acknowledgment after a late breakfast and then went to his library to compose the message.
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Canton
McKinley
Mr. Bryan
McKinley Election Probed in Multi-Genetic Racial Lens
Interviews gathered by Post reporters present opinions from diverse Black perspectives on McKinley’s victory. Kemp Sturgeon cites political insult and warns against the nomination’s implications for Governor Wolcott, while Senator Tillman extols Bryan and frames the contest as the hardest fought in history. Causes of McKinley’s triumph include Clevelandism odium, hard times, bonds, free trade fears, and money’s influence.
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Post
Democratic Party
Tillman
Bryan
McKinley
Cleveland
Business Boom Grows Across the Nation
Reports from multiple regions show renewed commerce and factory activity. St Louis notes more commercial travelers venturing out, Pittsburg cites new mills and Carnegie contracts, and the West sees rail lines resume. New England reports rising orders. gold circulation and wage payments rise as banks handle gold.
Overcoats of Finest Meltons and Silks For $20
The fabrics used for Extra Nice Overcoats are top Meltons and Kerseys with permanent colors inside sturdy linings of Satins Silks Threads Canvas. Coats feature silk velvet collars and wide sleeves, styled in box or tailored cuts with inseparable buttons and hangers. Made with custom care to offer elegance and savings in time and money. All goods bear full brand name on the etiquette.
Business Revival In St Louis Drives Growth In Jobs
Drummers report many commercial travellers leaving the city in twenty four hours, the greatest since March. A broad revival in manufacturing follows the summer idle period with about 4000 men newly employed as iron mills and other factories restart. Local banks note heavy gold deposits, seen as a sign of a broad move to mobilize currency.
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ST. Louis
Funds Returning To Banks After McKinley Victory
New York reports a surge in savings bank deposits as confidence returns after McKinley's election. About 38 million dollars were withdrawn from July to October, with further large withdrawals on Monday. In the past two days, the city’s largest savings bank saw deposits reach 57 thousand dollars, with overall deposits now surpassing withdrawals as depositors reopen accounts and bring back currency or gold.
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New York
McKinley
Revival in Wisconsin Resumes at Multiple Firms
In Racine on November 6, small businesses announce restart plans. J. I. Case Plow Works, J. I. Case Threshing Machine, Racine woollen mills, Racine Wagon and Carriage, Mitchell & Lewis Wagon, Fish Bros. Wagon, Belle City Manufacturing, Northwestern Trunk, and A. P. Dickey Manufacturing report resuming operations with full workforces. Start dates include soon and December 10 for several plants.
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J. I. Case
J. I. Case Threshing Machine Company
Racine Woollen Mills
Racine Wagon and Carriage Company
Mitchell & Lewis Wagon Company
Fish Bros. Wagon Company
Belle City Manufacturing Company
Northwestern Trunk Company
A. P. Dickey Manufacturing Company
Wakefield Firms Report Busy Orders After McKinley Victory
Prosperity in WakefieldT Wakefield Rattan Company holds large conditional orders to be filled in case of McKinley election. New orders flow in since results, with eight hour days and about one thousand workers. Henry F Miller & Sons Piano reports stronger business with near full operation. Smith & Anthony Stove foundry sees good demand. EmersonsSons dress shoe makers report many conditional orders to be filled soon. Harvard Knitting Mills and Boit Knitting Co. show similar activity.
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Wakefield Rattan Company
McKinley
Henry F. Miller & Sons Piano Company
Smith & Anthony Stove Company
Thomas Emerson
Harvard Knitting Mills
Winship, Boit & Co
Boit Knitting Company
East Boston Pioneer Coleman Cook Injured In Runaway Carriage
The 74 year old Coleman Cook of East Boston was thrown from a double carriage when frightened horses veered onto a curb near White and Marion streets. One horse died instantly and Cook, with scalp lacerations and a broken leg, may not survive. His wife and two ladies sustained minor injuries. Cook, a longtime real estate magnate, faced a grim prognosis as medical care continued.
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Coleman Cook
East Boston
Mr. Cook
White and
Marion Streets
Lexington
Marion
Princeton Street
Vanderbilt matriarch dies of heart disease at Scarborough
Mrs. William H. Vanderbilt nee Kissam, mother of Cornelius and William K. Vanderbilt, died of heart disease at Scarborough. She was 75, died after severe heart pains while riding with her sister, with daughter Mrs. Elliot F. Shepard and sister Mrs. Bromley present. Active in charity, husband had died about ten years earlier. News delayed. locals gathered at the Vanderbilt mansion in curiosity.
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New York
William H. Vanderbilt
Kissam
Cornelius
William K. Vanderbilt
Scarborough
Vanderbilt
Elliot F. Shepard
Bromley
Albany
Vanderbilt Mansion
Venezuelan dispute expected to settle before Parliament
At a reception in Edinburgh on November 6 Lord Selborne parliamentary secretary of the colonial office and son-in-law of Prime Minister Salisbury said the Venezuelan dispute would be satisfactorily settled before Parliament assembles.
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Lord Selborne
Colonial Office
Salisbury
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