Tidal Wave Devastates Society Islands Killing Many
Reported from San Francisco on Feb 9 describes a Jan 15 tidal wave and hurricane that struck the Society and Puamotu island groups, killing over 1,000 and devastating about 80 islands. Survivors face hunger and exposure as relief ships race to deliver water and provisions.
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Society Group
Mariposa
Tahiti
Society Islands
Papiete
Eimeo
Excelsior
Hao
Hikuera
Makakau
Hiku
Zeelee
Calabria
Alexander Brander
H. P. Plunkett
Oakland
T. D. Donnelly
Miners' scale affects wages across major districts
United Mine Workers signed scale impacts about 300,000 miners. Directly, 11,000 workers tied to central districts in Ohio Indiana Illinois and Pittsburgh area. Indirectly, 30,000 in Central Pennsylvania 3,000 in Michigan 14,000 in Iowa 5,000 Kentucky 15,000 Alabama 15,000 Tennessee and roughly 20,000 in Kansas Missouri Arkansas and Indian Territory. Also reports a huge gas pressure at Bartlesville field with 10 million feet daily flow as Colonial Oil drills deeper.
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Indianapolis
United Mine Workers
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Iowa
Kentucky
Alabama
Tennessee
Kansas
Missouri
Arkansas
Indian Territory
Central District
Great Gas
Guthrie
Okla
Colonial Oil Company
Bartlesville, I. T
Oswego Line
Possessed Great Wealth in City of Mexico
Francisco Iturri, died in France, was a leading landlord known as the Astor of the City of Mexico. He resided in France for about twenty five years and left an estate valued around 15 million dollars including hotels, mines, haciendas, and other properties.
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Francisco Iturri
France
the Astor
Ote Ieee A Ae
Unmoved Americans Favored by Outbreak Fears in China
San Francisco reports confirm threats of a new Boxer movement in southern China. Dr. James Young and companions were attacked in Canton, struck by a stone, and forced into a pagoda before fleeing. Witnesses warn Americans in the region face growing danger as arms and training spread.
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San Francisco
China
Orient
James Young
David Austin
G. J. Kavanaugh
Young
Austin
Canton
Hongkong
Dr. Young
Philippines
Protest in vain over Sunday legislative day ruling
Ex Speaker Henderson presided as Mr Richardson of Tennessee challenged the conference report on the department of commerce bill claiming Sunday session action was void. The ruling stood regular as the house noted Sunday could be a legislative day, an 80 to 88 defeat for Richardson's motion. The Littlefield anti trust bill reached the senate and was referred to judiciary with the army appropriation bill sent to conference.
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Washington
Henderson
House
Tenn
Department of Commerce
Littlefield
Senate
Committee On Judiciary
Bowen declines to sign German protocol delaying Venezuela talks
Washington February 9 Mr Bowen believes the German protocol not acceptable to Venezuela and has refused to sign it in its current form. The document must be sent back to Berlin and negotiations extended beyond the hoped for date, postponing the blockade's removal.
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Washington
Bowen
Berlin
One Acceptable Other Is Not in Venezuela Protocol Grid
Washington February 9 The Venezuela crisis narrows to two issues Bowen may accept the British protocol in principle while the German draft remains unacceptable and negotiators differ more than on any other point.
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Washington
Bowen
Boers Plan Texas Colony Size Estimated
Dr. Reitz ex-president of the Orange Free State said before leaving for Washington that the Texas Boer colony would include 3000 to 5000 families. The news came from New Orleans on February 9.
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New Orleans
Washington
Reitz
Orange Free State
Texas
Comptroller Calls For National Bank Condition Report
The comptroller of the Currency has issued a call for the condition of national banks as of close of business February 6. The notice appeared from Washington and requires banks to submit financial data and reports in a specified period.
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Akataf
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Franklin Brothers
James & Hart
Bryan Steam
A. E. Worley
Stevenson Machine & Repair Works
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Woman’s Reading Club
of Gentlemen Reading Room
Carnegie Library
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Texas Railroad
Texas’ Createst Railroad
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