Week's News Record of Disasters and Disputes
A roundup of deadly fires including a Christmas rehearsal collapse in Amalfi Italy and a Capuchin monastery hotel tragedy, along with shipwrecks on Lake Superior and river ice drownings in Belzham France. Also reports on a Buffalo rail collision, Indian affairs policy shifts, a prison eviction query, a Cheshire Ohio fire, and early Cuban colonist sailings led by Gen Paul Van der Voort.
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Amalfi
Italy
Cappuccini
Lake Superior
Colgate Hoyt
Vigilant
Little Pie River
Notable Deaths and Fatal Incidents Across Several States
Obituaries and crime notes report evangelist D L Moody dying in East Northfield Massachusetts and attorney James M Lewis dying in St Louis from pneumonia. Perry Kansas hotel owner JT Kirby fatally shoots G A Poley before surrendering to a sheriff. Marshall Michigan jury finds Mrs Sanderson not guilty in a murder case. Binghamton New York John Edgar Gardner kills wife then himself for a print photo, Gardner age unknown. Dallas Texas lawyer F M Etheridge shoots Edwin O Harrell in a crowded elevator. Harrell dies at home. American Political League calls for a national convention in Boston July 4 1900. William Mutter 42 dies by suicide after financial losses at Kimball Brothers & Co New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. L. Moody
East Northfield
Mass
James M. Lewis
St. Louis
Pert Tunitis
Perry
Kan
JT. C. Kirby
G. A.poley
Oskaloosa
Foley
Marshall
Mich
American Political League
United States
Boston
William Mutter
Kimball Brothers & Co
New York
Wall Street
Port Jervis Bank Suspended and Notable Deaths Reported
The National Bank of Port Jervis N Y was suspended. William H Carpenter author poet and editor died in Baltimore aged 86. New York presbytery disapproved A C McGiffert teachings. William Henry Lee hotel magnate died in New York aged 55. Mrs W B Hoffman Myrtle Peek horsewoman died in Silver Lake Massachusetts. Rear Admiral Sampson joined G A R Post 198 Palmyra New York. Norman S Peverill arrested in Rochester for enlisting men for British service in South Africa. The Alhambra convention hall Syracuse destroyed by fire causing 50000 loss. Prof R A Fessenden of Western University Pennsylvania perfected a wireless receiver far more sensitive than Marconi. Shore Line express struck local train near Union Station Boston. two killed and many injured. Wall Street suspends Produce Exchange Trust Company and Henry Allen Co. Baltimore immigration detains contract laborers. thirty sent back to Germany in a week. Two crowded trolley cars collided at Flatbush and Fifth Avenue Brooklyn. many injured. West Point cadets abolish hazing unanimously. Harper's Bazar editor Miss Elizabeth G Jordan accepted after eight years with New York World. Baltimore Circuit Court seeks receiver for Columbian Tron Works and Dry-Dock Co President William T Malster.
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National Bank of
Port Jervis
N. Y
William H. Carpenter
Baltimore
New York Presbytery
A. C. McGiffert
William Henry Lee
America
New York
W. B. Hoffman
Myrtle Peek
Silver Lake
Mass
Sampson
James A. Garfeld
Palmyra
Norman S. Peverill
Wess
Rochester
South Africa
Alhambra
Syracuse
R. A. Fessenden
Western University of Pennsylvania
Marconi
Shore Line
Union Station
Boston
Wall Street
Produce Exchange Trust Company
Hlenry Allen & Co
Germany
treHey
Flatbush
Fifth Avenues
Brooklyn
United States Military Academy
West Point
Harper's Bazar
Elizabeth G. Jordan
Milwanker
Willy
New York World
Columbian Tron Works and Dry-Dock Company
Wiliam T. Malster
scattered 1890s incidents mix fire crime and gold finds
The article bundles varied notices from a Chicago real estate heist to burning residences in Arkansas, a safes break in and a Bear Creek murder linking to T. F. Thomas, occasional gold discoveries in Luxemburg and California, a bribery case tossed out by Ohio Supreme Court, and a Hastings Nebraska court arraignment amid church choir changes.
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Amd
Vlalbod
Wedrik
T. F. Thomas
Dees
Antone Gallest
Jackal
J. T. Butler
N. D
San Diego
Cal
Mynnett
Standard Oil Company
Supreme Court of Ohio
Vila Terlocker
Cy Fp.morey
Hastings
Neb
Ter
la Fayette Methodist Episcopal Church
Bicycle plant moves from Indianapolis to Toronto amid market control shift
General news notes the bicycle machinery transfer from Indiana to Canada as a Toronto plant, the crown court ruling on Ontario succession duties for the Scotten estate, and Nicaraguan concession changes. Other items include Standard Oil leadership changes, a Salt Lake National Bank report issue, and Controller Dawes with prior officials backing Bacon’s innocence.
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The
Bicycle Trust
Indiana Bicycle
Indianapolis
Toronto
Canada
Doyle
Crown
Province of
Ontario
Daniel Scotten
Detroit
Washington
Cragin Eyre-Grace Syndicate
Alexander McDonald
Standard Oi Company
Wal
Fo Collings
Standard Company
Louisville
Gran Stadt
Salt Lake
Utah
Dawes
Bacon
Poisoned candy letters threaten D. A. Shaw in Missouri region
Frank L. Shaw, manager of the D. A. Osborne Company, received two anonymous threatening letters and a candy box claimed to hold poison. In Colorado, miner James Kennedy fell 500 feet into a snowslide on the Silver Queen, with his companion Jeff Easte saved by a pine tree’s grip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Frank L. Shaw
D. AL. Osborne Company
James Kennedy
Ouray
Colo
Jeff Easte
Notable Deaths and Political Tensions Among 19th Century Figures
The report notes Alberto Pasini’s death in Turin and Bernard Quaritch’s passing in London. It also mentions M J Meagher Patsy Forepaugh’s death in Columbus Ohio and Mme de Falbe’s death in Bournemouth. Tributes and obituaries accompany references to Trinity College ceremonies and Lawton’s fatal wounding at San Mateo.
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Alberto Pasini
Turin
Germany
St. Thomas
Danish West Indies
Bernard Quaritch
London
Trinity College
Dublin
Joseph Chamberlain
M. J. Meagher
Patsy Forepaugh
Sellsville
Columbus
Ohio
Hawaiian Islands
Henry W. Lawton
San Mateo
P. IL
Mme. de Falbe
Prince and Princess of Wales
Bournemouth
Fhe Hague
Antwerp
Market Reports Chicago to New York Livestock and Grain Prices
A dense market column lists cattle hogs sheep and grain prices across multiple cities including Chicago Indianapolis St. Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo and New York. Prices show wide ranges for cattle hogs sheep and cereals with No. 2 wheat No. 2 corn and No. 2 white oats noted along with butter eggs and clover seed values.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Ste. Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Lawton Killed At San Mateo In Philippine Campaign
Manila dispatch reports Major General Henry W. Lawton was shot and killed by a Filipino sharpshooter while leading troops at San Mateo during the Philippine campaign. The death shocked Washington as officials prepared Lawton’s commission to brigadier general before the news arrived. Lawton, a Indiana native and Civil War veteran, earned the Medal of Honor for actions near Atlanta in 1864 and rose from lieutenant to major general by 1898.
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Manila
Henry W. Lawton
San Mateo
Laxton
Rex Lawton
Lawton
Washington
White House
War Department
Lawwton
Adjutant General
Gen. Lawton
United States Army
Atlanta
Forty First Infantry
McKinley
el Canes
Geronimo
Queen Victoria Presents Chocolate Boxes to Tommy Atkins
The Queen selected the red enameled cover and embossed medallion for 90,000 half pound chocolate boxes. Each box bears Queen Victoria’s design and was made at a cost of about $15,000 with dies broken so only Tommy Atkins at the front can hate one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Atkins
Black Week in London Shows British Losses Rise
London reports a total British loss figure of 7,630 since the war began as "Black Week" spurs government and war office to awaken to the scope of the task. Rebellious sentiment spreads from South Africa to Basutoland and Abyssinia is cited as news of reverses reaches the front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
War Office
South
Basutoland
Abyssinia
Britain
Seni
Senate passes currency bill and weighs Philippines stance
The Senate debated petitions supporting the South African Republics, opposed retention of the Philippines, and approved a gold standard currency bill by 190 to 150 with eleven Democrats in favor. House adjourned briefly with filibusters as sessions closed for Jan 5, 1900.
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Great Britain
Senate
Mazon
Illinois
Philippines
Tillman
Bacon
Morgan
House
Aldrich
Paysase
Stewart
Cubs
Allen
Drescent
Grow
Ep. Pa
Mer. Bell
Vep
Colo
de Armand
Dem. Mo
Regents
Smithsonian Institution
Richard Winey
Hoar
Supreme Court
Judiciary Committee
Butler
United States
Notable Fourth of July Celebration in Guam
Reports from Guam describe a controversial Independence Day event with four Liberty goddesses mounted on a bullock cart. Fireworks depleted all but garrison powder and a fight among the goddesses led to injuries and a damaged chariot. Inhabitants describe the celebration as lacking splendor.
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Gunz
Skiirsuai
United States
Guam
Hummingbird Nest Uses Leaf Shield During Rain
A writer in the American Sportsman describes watching a hummingbird nest near a window in a butternut tree. The bird covered the nest with a large leaf during a shower, then returned to unhook the leaf and leave the nest dry after the storm.
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American Sportsman
Cat Rescues Librarian as Fire Threatens Reading Library
A Maltese cat named Taddy woke sleeping staff by scratching a couch sleeper, alerting a woman on the first floor to a smoldering fire in the Reading Public Library. The incident allowed an alarm to save the building from major damage. Ira Sankey reflected on singing The Ninety and Nine in Edinburgh, improvising the tune when no music existed, completing the piece after a brief moment of inspiration.
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Reading Public Library
Taddy
Sankey
Ira ‘D
Edinburgh
Siug
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Quincey
Forts
Frelinscem
Belzham
Phiy Oon
Lys
William Lanigan
Lackawanna Road
Buffalo
Southawestern
N.Y
Department of the Interior
Sidehcock
Indian Affairs
Jones Hare
Dinglienno
Folsom
San Francisco
Luke Darst
Cheshire
Darst
Clarence
New Jersey Central Railroad
High Bridge
N. J
Paul van der Voort
Omaha
Santiago de Cuba
Wggets
Western
Dietront Fron Daly
Se Lous
Strik Ie
Xetth
San Jose
Dave Derren
Aneby
Giental Paratesis
Market Reports
Yalle
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