Northwestern States Agree to Co operate to Block Rail Consolidation
North Dakota Minnesota and Montana governors back Governor Van Sant’s plan to meet and oppose railroad consolidation. Oregon favors a coast conference. Montana and Minnesota have strong laws against consolidations, while Oregon lacks such prohibitions. Gouvernors White Toole express cautious support and readiness to pursue lawful remedies. Football results across the country follow with Michigan routing Iowa 30 to 0 and other scores noted. In New York, Henry Gebhard weds Louise Morris in Christchurch amid family and social circles.
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St. Vail
Minn
van Sant
Minnesota
White
North Dakota
Toole
Montana
Goer
Oregon
Northwest
Fred Gabhard
New York
Henry Clews
Frederick Gibhard
Christchurch
J. Marr
Gebhard
Louise Morris
Baltimore
Louise Hollingsworth
Dakota
Kaiser Une Tle Way Bertin No 30
After a lively death the municipal council adopts the plans for altering Ander den Linden approved by Emperor William. During his speech the socialist deputy Herr Singer is called to order for accusing the council of lacking backbone and deferring to the emperor.
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Bertin
Ander den Linden
William
Herr Singer
George M Pullman Dies in Menlo Park Home
San Francisco bulletin reports the death of George M Pullman son of the palace car builder. He died at his Menlo Park residence from acute pneumonia caused by a ruptured pulmonary artery after a six day illness. He was survived by his wife, his brother Sanger, and Sanger's wife.
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George M. Pulman
San Francisco
Cal
George M. Pullman
Menlo Park
Sanger
Fire destroys Union block in Yankton. marshal injured
A large blaze in Yankton destroys the Union block housing major businesses. City marshal William Pierson, sleeping in the building, leapt from a third story but may die from his injuries. Several residents were rescued from upper floors amid the flames as the loss climbs toward a six-figure total.
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Yankton Way
Yankton
5. C
William Pierson
Tidal Wave Faults England Coast Damage Wide Reach
A powerful tidal wave with strong winds devastates the eastern English coast from York to Kent. Rivers overflow, dams and sea walls breached, and miles of countryside submerged amid the disaster. In US notes, George Carey, former Buffalo player-manager, signs to play first base for Tom Loftus' Washington team next season with Gettman also joining Washington.
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London
England
Nor York
Kent
Darcy Blgus
Washington
Liverpool
George Carey
Buffalo Baseball Club
Tom Loftus
Gettman
Carvey
Missionary letter details squalid prison conditions in Morocco
London reports a relay of Alan Lenox's letter from Marakash describing 200 political prisoners confined in two damp clay cellars. Overcrowding, stench, disease, and coarse bread endanger them as they await release and cry for Mulai Abdul el Aziz's victory. Lenox praises Sultan Muhammad yet cites native officials profiting from misgovernment.
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Wales
London
the- Times
Alan Lenox
Marakash
Morovea
Mr. Lenox
Mulai Abdul el Aziz
Lenox
Morocco
Talks to Our Neighbors John Barrett Pleases Delegates
In Mexico City on November 30 at a U S delegation dinner for the Pan American conference John Barrett outlined U S policy toward Central and South America. His remarks won strong applause and praised the Monroe doctrine with a firm stance of U S influence and the gold en rule.
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John Barrett
City of Mexico
United States
Central and South America
Europe
Henry G. Davis
Diaz
Mexico
Senor Genaro Balgosa
South America
Alvaresz Calderon
Peru
Augusta Matte
Chile
Central America
J. B. Calvo
Costa Rica
Indian Chief Killed in Phoenix Apache Card Game Fatality
In Phoenix on November 30 a dispute over cards left Marshal Pete, chief of the Yavapai Apache Indians, dead. His tribe, angered by the murder, pursues Lou, a hunter known as Lonu, through the Big Butte Mountains toward Prescott for white protection. Officers chase the avengers to prevent further violence.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Pete
Big Butte Mountains
Lou
Lonu
Prescott
British Navy needs faster cruisers says Lord Brassey
London meeting of the Chamber of Commerce heard Lord Brassey outline conditions for Britain’s navy and the mercantile marine. He argued for cooperation between the admiralty and merchants and noted German payments funded faster vessels under foreign flags for Atlantic service. Since 1908 the Oceanic was the only British ocean steamship over twenty knots, while seven similar ships were built under foreign flags.
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England
Neel
London
London Chamber of Commerce
Lord Brassey
Admiralty
Mercantile Marine
Atlantic
Foreignraigs
Burlington Tracks Alley Protest in Omaha
A force of fifty men laid track up an alley west of Highth street and began a crossing over the Northwestern line before daylight. Special police halted the work as both roads press ahead against city council orders, keeping watchers to guard ongoing progress.
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Omaha
Neb
Burlington Road
Highth Street
Counecil
Tennessee Cotton Planter Fails in Voluntary Bankruptcy
D Arnett, a cotton planter and merchant of Tiptonville Tennessee, has fled a petition in voluntary bankruptcy in the Memphis US court. Liabilities are listed at 140000 dollars, with 75000 secured. Assets said to be large enough to cancel the entire indebtedness. Major creditors include Memphis St Louis Louisville Birmingham and Nashville firms.
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Tennessee
Memphis
Tenn
D. Arnett
Tiptonville
United States
St. Louis
Louisville
Birmingham
Nashville
Engagement of Miss Helen Hay to Payne Whitney
The engagement of Miss Helen Hay daughter of the secretary of state and Payne Whitney second son of William C Whitney has been formally announced in Washington D C. Miss Hay has spent much of her life as her father's companion with a keen interest in study literature and the fine arts. She is also an acknowledged leader in athletic sports.
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Melon Bay
Washington, D. C
Helen Hay
Payne Whitney
William E. Whitney
Hay Hag
Wabash Wreck Toll Near Seneca Slays Italians
A Wabash railroad collision near Seneca decimates a carload of Italian immigrants bound for coal mines in Trinidad Colorado. Estimates place dead near eighty with seventy six injured among the 800 passengers. Officials blame conductor Martin and engineer Strong while wreckage and fire complicate identification of victims.
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Adrian
Mich
Navy
Woodles
Wabash Road
Seneca
Lst
Colorara
Trinita
Colo
Rames
Wabash Railroad
Burns
Mr. Burna
George M. Martin
A. F. Strong
Sand Creek
Injured Player Robert Lowen Hurt in Evanston Scrimmage
Robert Lowen, 20, of Chicago, suffered a broken collarbone and a sprained ankle during a scrimmage at Sheppard field Evanston. He played for Roth McMaahan factory eleven against South Evanston in the game.
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Chicago
Robert Lowen
Sheppard Field
Evanston
Lowenberg
Roth-McMaahan Factory
Jeff
Corbett Featherweight Champion Becomes Rothwell
Hartford Nov. 86 Terrence McGovern lost the featherweight world title to William Rothwell of Denver known as Young Corbett. The two fought a rapid four minute bout with constant action across the ring ending in Rothwell’s victory.
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Young Corbett
Missing man John J Otto after large cash draw in New York
Friends report John J Otto vanished after boasting he drew 18 000 from his grandfather's estate and kept the money in his pocket while living at a West Thirty-eighth Street boarding house. Police fear foul play as his wife and landlady recall his behavior.
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Dikappenars
New York
John J. Otto
West Thirty-eighth Street
Hunters and Blaze on Guarded Hunt Near Chilton
A late report from Chilton Wisconsin describes a game warden pursuit near east of town. A man named M Hissinger of Green Bay was wounded during an exchange with violators of state game laws and survived long enough to give a sketch of the suspects who remain unidentified.
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Chilton
Wis
Hayton
PF. M. Hissinger
Green Bay
Hissinger
Train Gun Incident Startled Evansville Passengers
Charles Mance of Vincennes fired a revolver aboard an Evansville and Indianapolis Railway coach in Shoote in Thug Kole Washington Ind November 1880. Passengers fled or hid under seats. Mance was jailed locally and claimed he meant only to frighten riders into thinking a train robbery was a joke.
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Kole
Washington
Ind
Charles Mance
Vincennes
Evansville
Indianapolis
Mance
Beets and Beets Sugar Tax Debate Rallies Farmers
A dialect speech urges repeal of the raw sugar duty, arguing it raises prices for beet farmers and all consumers. It contends the tax benefits a few sugar makers, harms the public, and calls on farmers to write to their congressman. It presents a plan for cheaper three cent granulated sugar and broader relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Jerusha
Topsy-Turby Lana Nature in qweland described
An eclectic, archaic fragment describes a volcanic island with snowfields and glaciers, and occasional eruptions feeding floods that carve lava icehouses. It cites Dr. Geikie on ancient lava sequences and compares regions from Gasselburg to the Eifel, interspersed with miscellaneous notes on pianos and farming tales.
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Qweland
Flraland
Moountain
Geikie
Gasselburg
Eifel
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