Spain Accepts 20 Million For Philippines Cession Amid Protests
Paris Nov 28 best authority says Spain accepts 20 million dollars for ceding the Philippine islands but protests. Signing expected Monday, terms include tariff revenue open door for all nations. London dispatch declares Sooloo archipelago footnote in American demands, aiding southern Philippine security. Negotiations progress amid counter proposals and expected rejections.
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Paris
Spain
Philippines
London
Madrid
Senor Montero Rios
Spanish Peace Commission
Sooloo Archipelago
Sooloo
Sulu
Borneo
Mindanao
United States
Senor Rios
Cuba
Porto Rico
Spanish West Indies
Ladrone Islands
Philippine Islands
Caroline Group
Washington
The
Standard
Senor Bagesta
Duke Alaide Rio
Senor Puigceiver
Northwest snowstorm damages bayside piers and power lines
Care May reports a northwest snowstorm along the coast since Saturday with winds near forty miles per hour. It spared the beach but wrecked many fish pounds and piers on the bay shore. Communications lines including telephone and telegraph, electric light, and fire alarm wires were down. Sunday night left town streets in darkness.
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Care May
Ni J
Egiat
Bay
Tragedy in Little Rock and Paris Duel
In North Little Rock Arkansas M B Lane a section foreman killed his wife with buckshot after a drunken fit. Her son W N Wright wrestled the gun away and crushed Lane’s skull. The Lanes moved from Evansville two years ago. A Paris duel on Sunday between Maxime Dreyfus and M Lepic left no injuries.
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Little Rock
Larrie Rock
Ark
North Little Rock
M. B. Lane
Womon
W. N. Wright
Lanes
Evansville
Paris
Maxime Dreyfus
M. Lepic
Blizzard in New York Ends After Heavy Snow and Losses
A severe blizzard swept New York beginning Saturday with sleety snow and winds up to 60 mph. Nearly a foot fell, with drifts to four or five feet. Ship damage surged in New York harbor and canal boats were sunk upstream. Casualties included exposure deaths and John Martin found in a park severely frostbitten after days without food.
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New York
New York Harbor
Kingston Towing Co
Hudson
John Martin
Tenth Street
Avenue B
Bellevue Hospital
Wisconsin Battleship Wisconsin launched at Union Iron Works
The battleship Wisconsin was launched at Union Iron Works in San Francisco with Miss Elizabeth Stephenson christening the vessel. The ship measures 308 feet at load water line, drafts 23 feet 6 inches, and displaces 11,525 tons normal with a 449 crew. The main battery features four breech loading rifles in Hichborn turrets and a 14 6 inch secondary battery.
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Union, Iron Works
San Francisco
Wisconsin
Union Iron Works
Elizabeth Stephenson
Stephenson
Jinette
Wis
Blizzard of 1888 Hits City in Record Storm
A fierce northwest storm roared through the city from 11 p m Saturday to 1 a m Sunday, with nine inches of snow and winds up to 45 miles an hour. Officials call it the worst blizzard in local weather records for 1888, and say it swept across the state with unprecedented severity.
Ricardi Becomes Santiago Mayor in Military Era
Amid Cuban resistance, Ricardi named mayor by General Wood following a request to replace the incumbent. The new mayor vows to align with military authority and Cubans’ preferences, promising to appoint Cuban clerks and reduce fees in the mayor's office while enabling self government opportunities.
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Mar.ry
Gen. Wood
Maj
Ricardi
Unconscious Women and Frozen Deaths Across City Streets
A series of freezing incidents leaves multiple injured and dead. An unknown woman found unconscious on T8th street and Avenue A was taken to Presbyterian hospital in serious condition. An elderly German, Frank Schneider of Dutch Hills, Long Island City, found on 70th Street and Second Avenue, transported to Bellevue hospital. A man found in a Bowery basement died at Hudson Street hospital from alcohol-related exposure. Denzis Quinn, a beer carrier, was rescued after freezing in the snow. In Jersey City, Rosagns Cunningham died after being found on Way Vorst Street, body snowbound from a fall. A man named Charles was found unconscious in snow and died en route to shelter. Becket and William Allen, homeless in Jersey City, died after exposure and exhaustion during the blizzard while sheltering in a barn at Stapleton.
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T8th Street
Avenue A
Presbyterian Hospital
Frank Schneider
Dutch Hills
Long Island City
70Th Street
Second Avenue
Bellevue Hospital
Bowery
Hudson Street Hospital
Denzis Quinn
Jersey City
Rosagns Cunningham
Way Vorst
Charils
Beck
William Allen
Febérg
Stapleton
Huntléy
East bound Pan-Handle train kills unknown man
In Mazion Indiana on November 28 an east bound Pan Handle train struck and killed an unidentified man. Clothing offered no clues to his identity.
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Mazion
Ind
Schooner Sank and Crew Missing near Long Tail Point Light
In Guexen Bar Wisconsin on November 2 the schooner lies near Long Tail Point Light sunk in about ten feet of water with its bow showing a wreck. The crew is missing and feared to have gone down with the vessel.
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Guexen Bar
Wis
Idea
Long Tail Point Light
Fragmented notes on early battleship gun layouts and armor
The text outlines armament and armor features including four 1-pounder ray guns, two bolt guns, two field guns, four torpedo tubes, and 13 inch and 6 inch gun arcs. It mentions an armor belt with thickness measurements, boiler details, and compartment arrangements, all in rough, technical phrasing.
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Ortigar
Blizzard Sets Heavy Snow Record in 1888 City
A severe blizzard blankets the city with the heaviest snowfall on record, two feet deep on level ground. Electrician John Ahern is killed while clearing tracks for the Astonbury trolley on Sunday.
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Svuow
Hawrican
John Ahern
Astonbury
Cleari
Bank Robbery Hits Wrentham Branch in Mass
The Wrentham National Bank branch in Wrentham Massachusetts was blown open early Saturday by masked robbers. They rifled the vault and escaped with about 2600 dollars in cash and 6000 dollars in notes missing. Local police launched a search and investigations continue for the culprits.
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Eotm Bank Robby Watforx
Mass
Wrentham National
Wrentham
Lars
France and Italian Riviera hit by storms in late November
Storms raged across France and northern Italy causing damage at Cannes San Remo and Genoa. Riviera sea walls and the sea itself suffered significant impact amid the gale over the period described.
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Paris
France
Italy
Cannes
San Remo
Genoa
Riviera
Minister Drops Dead at Station in Conneaut
ASHTABULA O Nov 28 Rev N W Jones a retired Methodist minister of Conneaut collapsed and died Saturday while buying a ticket at the railroad station in that town.
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Ashtabula, O
N. W. Jones
of Conneaut
Esterhazy Salls for America
Antwerp dispatch notes that L Homme asserts Maj Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy has for the United States. The report hints at potential movements or duties associated with Esterhazy involving the U S, reflecting wartime intrigue.
Cuban leader outlines manifesto for city development
The speaker, after serving in the war, announces a manifesto pledging to promote the city's development and employment as far as feasible. He promises to safeguard the general interests of the country and to appeal to Cubans to uphold the law to foster national prosperity and support for civil government.
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Wood
Prairie fires devastate Oklahoma amid high winds
Prairie fires in Oklahoma and nearby territory caused widespread damage with losses of about 1000 acres of crops, hundreds of bales of hay, 500 cattle, and multiple human fatalities. A Kiowa country fire burned a 30 by 75 mile strip, with extensive property damage and many homes destroyed as winds fueled the blazes.
Tremor Reported Across Virginia South and Southwest
A 3:30 p.m. quake rattled the south and southwest Virginia region from Nottoway County toward the state line. Residents described a loud roaring noise with no apparent damage reported. No injuries or property loss were noted.
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Nottoway County
Thanksgiving Day Prayer for Afro Americans
In a historical note dated November 26, the article describes Afro American leaders urging a national day of prayer for the protection of Black lives and a hopeful new era for the colored race across the country.
Phi Delta Theta to Meet in Louisville in 1900
The national fraternity Phi Delta Theta has decided to hold its next meeting in Louisville Kentucky in 1900. The decision was announced at the Mext Meeting in Louisville on November 26.
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Louisville B. C
Nion Phi Delta Theta
Louis Ky
River Accident on T C Walker Kills Six At Stockton
A boiler explosion on the steamer T C Walker near Fourteen Mile slough Sunday morning left five dead and eleven badly hurt, with 15 to 20 more injured. Capt John Tulan, chief engineer Watson Henry and wife, Jerry Daly, and Dominici were among the victims, as passengers awakened in night clothes to a scene of scorched decks, crushed rooms, and escaping steam. Ferdinand Law of Seattle died later, bringing the toll to six.
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Stockton
Cal
Fourteen Mile Slough
T. C. Walker
San Francisco
California Navigation and Improvement Co
John Tulan
Watson Henry
Henry
Blunt
Jerry Daly
Dominici
Ferdinand Law
Seattle
Generals Shafter and Garcia Meet in New York
In New York on November 26 Gen. William R. Shafter and Gen. Calixto Garcia encountered each other for the first time since the Santiago capitulation. They saluted, shook hands, and talked for several minutes, both appearing pleased with the meeting.
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Shafter
Garcia
New York
Fifth Avenue
Gen
Calixto Garcia
Santiago
Blanco to sail for Spain on December 8
Havana notes that passports were delivered to aides-de-camp of Gen Blanco's staff. They will sail on the steamer Juan Forgas on December 8. Also announced to embark on the same vessel are Marshal Blanco Gen Solano and their staffs.
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Havana
Blanco
Spain
Juan Forgas
Marshal Blanco
Solano
Klondike Mastodon Bones Reported Near Sulphur Creek
J W Nee of Tacoma describes a Vancouver find with a tooth four and a half to five inches long and two inches thick at the base. He cites a leg bone from knee to ankle measuring five feet six inches, with an estimated ground to body height around ten feet.
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Vancouver
B. C
J. W. Nee
Tacoma
Sulphur Creek
Baldwin Hotel Fire Leaves 4 Known Dead in San Francisco
Nov 24 1899 Baldwin hotel fire in San Francisco destroys the building with about 800 people inside. J W White saved three women before perishing. Loss estimate stands at 1 500 000 with minimal insurance. Several tenants listed with varying policy amounts. adjoining buildings damaged. Missing include Mrs Andrews and two children. purser J M Leighthead and sheet writer Tate Pryor found among ruins.
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San Francisco
Baldwin
J. W. White
Baldwin Hotel
Geo. A. Moss
Hyman & Myers
Isaac Grant
J. J. Groom
M. A. Guist & Co
J. Edding
Tate Pryor
Andrews
J. M. Leighthead
Steamer City
Sydney
J. J. Carroll
Battle ships Oregon and Iowa resume cruise to Honolulu
On the way to Honolulu the battleships Oregon and Iowa continue their voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Montevideo for coal, then to Punta Arenas at the southern tip of South America. The expedition’s half voyage will be completed unless Honolulu orders a shift to Manila. The Brazil visit delighted the government and people, strengthening U.S. Brazil relations.
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Washington
Oregon
Iowa
Honolulu
Barker
Navy Department
Rio de Janeiro
Montevideo
Punta Arenas
Straits of Magellan
South America
Manila
Rio Janeiro
United States
Brazil
Court assigns $9,000 monthly to Mrs Pullman estate share
Chicago probate court orders Mrs Hattie S Pullman widow of George M Pullman to receive $9,000 a month for her share of the estate, stating this is below the income she earns from the property left by the palace car magnate. The executors' account shows $88,734 already paid and was approved by Judge Kohlsaat.
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Chicago
Hattie S. Pullman
George M. Pullman
Palace
Murder Claimed Ike Waters Found on Railroad Track
Think It's a Murder. Sewell West Virginia November 25 Ike Waters, feared for his quarrelsome disposition, was found dead on the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad track. Authorities believe he was killed by enemies and placed on the rail.
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Sewell
W. Va
Ike Waters
C. and O
Waters
Pennsylvania Defeats Cornell In Muddy Tilt
In Philadelphia on a field knee deep with mud, the University of Pennsylvania football team defeated Cornell by a score of 13 to 0. The muddy conditions slowed plays as Penn pressed for scoring and dominated the second half to secure the victory.
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Pennsylvania
Cornell
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
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