Snow and Sleet Predicted Amid Odd December Warmth
The storm off the coast brings snow and sleet, not a Western blizzard. Temperatures ranged from 41 to 37 degrees, with a sudden swing from near 72 degrees to winter cold. Weather forecasts call for clouds, light precip, and a cold spell lasting a few days with high pressure over Montana to the Atlantic coast.
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the Weather Bureau
Montana
Atlantic
Gulf Coasts
New England
Lower
Lake Region
South Atlantic
East Gulf States
Mississippi River
Rocky Mountain
Mississippi Valley
Middle
North Atlantic
South Atlantic States
Rocky Mountain Districts
Atlantic States
Northwest Cold Claims Dozens as Storms Ravage Farm Regions
Reports from Minnesota and North Dakota describe extreme cold and heavy snow with multiple deaths. Thomas Anderson perished helping a woman in Moorehead while Frank Vach froze near Fargo. A trainman at Churches Ferry died while seeking aid for cattle. Grand Harbor and Devil's Lake report sheep losses. The November coldest in 15 years, sub-zero temps widespread, railways nearly on time again.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Northwest
Moorehead
Thomas Anderson
Fargo
N. D
Frank Vach
Chicago
Churches Ferry
Grand Harbor
Devil’s Lake
Minnesota
Dakotas
Snow in Berlin Preludes Long Severe Winter
Frosts prevail across Germany with early Berlin snowfalls signaling a long harsh winter to come.
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Berlin
Germany
Weyler Is Reported Advancing Toward Pinar del Rio Hills
Havana dispatches say Captain-General Weyler marches west toward the hills of Pinar del Rio to engage Maceo's forces. Cuban dynamite attack disrupts a central trocha train, leaving eight rebels and Spanish casualties. Maceo's dispersed troops occupy the province, while Gomez and Garcia move between Santa Clara and Santiago.
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Havana
Pinar del Rio
Weyler
San Cristobal
Maceo
Trocha
Moron
Jucaro
Puerto Principe
Pinar Dél Rio
Gomez
Garcia
Santa Clara
Police search cellar for infant body in Hanson case
Two Station 10 officers dug two to three feet into a cellar pit at 1 Rheims place in Ward street investigating Minnie Hanson's claim that Sawyer Sawyer murdered her infant on January 7. Neighbors, residents, and a visiting physician were tied to the case as the hunt ended for the night with no body found.
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Rheims Place
Station 10
Minnie Hanson
Sawyer Sawyer
Ward Street
Providence
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Bates
Frank Parsons
Mindoro Street
William Hartman
Mary Lynch
Margaret
Hanson
Post
No. 1 Rheims Place
Charles Hartman
Sawyer
Hartman
Miss Hanson
Weyler Orders Purge of Pacificos Across Cuba
Havana reports an order to clear the country of all non-combatants with silent executions. Details are scarce as communications falter. Colonel Struch allegedly boasted of killing over 800 surrendering civilians in Pinar del Rio and others killed in various provinces.
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Key West
Havana
Struch
Pinar del Rio
Cuban patriot Antonio Lopez Coloma executed in Laurel Ditch
Passengers report the death of Antonio Lopez Coloma, a Cuban patriot, in Havana. He faced a firing squad in the Laurel Ditch as the crowd watched, shouting Viva Cuba Libre before being gagged and shot. The priest intervened twice to spare him from kneeling.
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Key West
Fla
Havana
Antonio Lopez Coloma
Coloma
Loma
Laurel Ditch
Burglary Tasked By Spirits Revealed Entry Route
Report outlines a plan by thieves to break into a residence at 484 Commonwealth Ave. They entered through a basement window and descended via a skylight to the third floor where the robbery took place. Dr Cona linked to the scene is mentioned in the alert.
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Conant Block
Burgear
Commonwealth Ave
Robbery at Dr Conant Home Reveals Bold Two Man Heist
Police piece together a two thief entry from 384 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston. They climbed from an empty neighboring house via a skylight and attacked Mrs. Conant's room in under twenty minutes, leaving jewelry worth over 2300 dollars and a diamond and pearl among the loot. inspector cleary notes the path from attic boxes suggests pre planned route with a signaling system. The room’s lighting allowed observers from Newbury Street and the burglars spared gold watches and cash, leaving a pocketbook and rings behind including a pearl valued at about 200 dollars.
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William M. Conant
Commonwealth Avenue
Conant
Mrs. Conant
Newbury Street
Inspector Cleary
Post
Dr. Conant
Bureau
Exposé at Exeter Street First Spiritual Temple Sparks Uproar
A planned spiritualist expose led by George B. Gates disrupted a dawn seance at the First Spiritual Temple on Exeter Street. Gates and six allies, including Dudley Kimball and Bert Rigby, arranged to reveal alleged fraud as medium Mrs. Concannon performed, prompting a near riot as officers stood by and the audience watched a ghostly white hand and a draped figure emerge from the cabinet.
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Exeter Street
George B. Gates
United States Arsenal
Watertown
Union Park
Gates
Dudley G. Kimball
Bowdoin Street
Bert Rigby
J. M. Sawyer
Dwight
Clifford Estes
Fred Corbett
E. C. Wood
Robert Harley
Hanson Street
Temple
Mr. Gates
D. L. Concannon
M. Ayer
Concannon
Ayer
Joslyn
Dedham
Harlowell
Exchange Place
Richter
Massachusetts Avenue
Spiritl
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Mainder
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Prince Louis
Halifax
N. S
Cristoforo Colombo
Prince Luigi of Savoy
Boston
Madeira
Browning King & Co
Browning, King & CO
Washington St
Corner
Kneeland St
Washington
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Mars
Venus
Saturn
iBut
Earth
Rueter & Company
Highland Spring Brewery
Oston
Oakhall Clothing CO
Brine
Iit Reaucea
Northwest Territory
Wm. Smith & Sons
Diamondaha
Columbia
Roxbury
Pole
Rheims PL
Cuba Libre
Conat
G.t.cleary
Goethe
Villay
Paine Furniture CO
Canal Street
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