Terrible Fire in Callendar Building Providence Loss of Life
A devastating fire in the Callendar building between Sabin and Cove streets in Providence caused multiple deaths and many injuries. The blaze began on the third floor due to naptha ignition, trapping workers on the fourth floor and across the alley in a wooden structure. At least three victims are confirmed dead with sixteen injured, several fatally, as firemen rescued survivors and transported them to hospitals.
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Cove
Emma Cassett
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Mary Harley
Delia Cassett
Emma Mathewson
Johnson
Cuddy
Rhode Island Hospital
Thomas Mason
Smith
Mary Davis
George Grant
Joseph Grant & Co
George Clarke
Grant & Co
Thomas Mann
Mary McSaley
Mary Duddy
Delia Gassett
Libel Suit Over Killing Reported in Eureka
James E. Anderson sues Territorial Enterprise for libel claiming the Virginia City paper published in review of testimony that George J. Beck was a poltroon and murderer after Beck killed in self defense on November 3. Damages sought amount to 25000 dollars.
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George J. Beck
James E. Anderson
Electoral Commission
Territorial Enterprise
Virginia City
Reek
Enterprise
Pennsylvania's Vote in Governor Race Sets State Record
Harrisburg November 20 The total vote for governor reached 743 808 with Pattison holding a 40 202 plurality. This marks the largest state total since the presidential contests of 1876 and 1880.
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Harrisburgh
Pattison
Melville Recounts DeLong Party Tragedy in Lena River
In the Jean Nette court of inquiry Melville described the DeLong search as the party found frozen on Lena banks. They discovered a hand in the snow near a hut of poles and a campfire site with efforts to move belongings. Ambler had DeLong’s pistol, suggesting DeLong died first. Melville ordered burial in a nearby hut and preservation of items.
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Jeannette
Melville
DeLong
Lena
Cee
Ambler
Dr Collins Repeats Jeannette Expedition Cruelty Claims
Dr Collins of Minneapolis, brother of Jerome Collins, reiterates charges of brutal treatment by DeLong and Melville during the Jeannette disaster. He publishes diary extracts noting failed sleds, worsening plans, meat rations, and en during open-boat suffering until Lena Delta. The last entry is dated September 30, highlighting alleged cruelty throughout the voyage.
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Dr. Collins
Minneapolis
Jerome Collins
DeLong
Melville
Collins
Lena Delta
Virginia funding act of 1871 bond tax dispute
Richmond Virginia November 21 The Virginia funding act of 1871 permits annual assessment after 1880 of a sinking fund tax to pay bond principal. London bondholders' counsel sought a mandamus to force state officers to collect this tax.
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Richmond
Virginia
West Virginia
London
Thought of It from Chicago on Mills Shutdowns
The November report notes steel mills in the district threatening to shut down due to an unprofitable outlook. A financier remarks that cordial railroad mill relations could enable a joint bear move on stocks, with roads possibly halting rate cuts after small traders are forced out and big players are satisfied.
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Chicago
Rock Island rules settle to 30 and 20 percent
Chicago reports President Cable of the Rock Island lines states the company will only settle the war on rates by routing 30 percent of business to Minneapolis and 20 percent to St Paul. He warns the Rock Island will continue the fight until concessions are made. In Pittsburg the coal miners strike spreads with officials claiming pits not paying four cents will idle this week. If Panhandle miners quit, others on different lines may follow. Operators oppose any wage advance.
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Cable
Rock Island Roads
Northwest
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Rock Island
Pittsburg
Panhandle
Iron and steel men dispute Western mill gloom
In Philadelphia on November 21 rolling mill proprietors met and rejected reports of a general downturn in the industry. They cut rates by two tenths of one percent and plan a six percent labor under schedule decrease starting December 1 to avoid any business loss.
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Philadelphia
Iron and Steel
Denver & Rio Grande Plans New Stock Issue
A notice posted on the New York stock exchange states the Denver and Rio Grande will issue 3,840,000 shares within thirty days to extend capital by 33,000,000 dollars. Directors say the move aims to reduce floating debt and fund further road construction.
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New York
The
Stock Exchange Today
Denver & Rio Grande
Board of Directors
Steel market dullness due to supply and demand forces
Pittsburg reports an aging steelmaker viewing current price declines as a legitimate market outcome. He notes prices drop not from a single actor but from natural supply and demand dynamics, citing seventeen years in the steel business and unprecedented dullness.
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Pittsburg
Iron and Steel
Queen’s address praises Egypt campaign soldiers and sailors
London November 21 The Queen conferred decorations at Windsor and expressed gratitude for the devotion shown to the country in the recent decisive campaign in Egypt. She praised the soldiers and sailors for adding fresh laurels to those won before and for their devotion to their queen and nation.
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London
Windsor
Egypt
Wonderful Bravery. Emperor and Empress Tour Petersburg
The emperor and empress rode in an open sleigh through St Petersburg on Sunday toward Michailoff palace. The royal couple received the greatest enthusiasm from the cheering crowds as they passed through the city.
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Bt. Petersburg
Michaeloff Palace
Ship Wearmouth Wreck Claims Twenty Lives off Quebec
The Wearmouth ran aground near Bun Ashore after a fierce gale and snowstorm. The twenty crew members clung to the wreck until 11 o'clock yesterday. sixteen perished as the ship broke up. Owned by J. 8 Barwick of Sunderland, the wreck is not part of a line.
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Quebec
Wearmouth
J. 8
Barwick
Sunderland
Claim for Million Dollar Duty Overcharge Set to Be Filed
Montreal November 21. A claim for 1,000,000 dollars will be filed against a United States official from this province. He allegedly charged 20 percent duty on bay imports when the proper rate is 10 percent.
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Montreal
United States
Arabi Pasha Charged Under Ottoman Codes
London reports formal charges against Arabi Pasha cite Ottoman penal and military laws. Counsel Broadley and Napier publish that conviction requires war against the sultan. They say prisoners will show the porte and the khedive backed their actions before and during the conflict.
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London
Arabi Pasha
Broadley
Napier
Arabi
Dervish Pasha
Egypt
Vermont House approves corporate tax bill in Nov 91 session
In Montpelier the house passed a state revenue bill taxing corporations by 192 to 20. An amendment banning sales of intoxicating liquors beyond wine and cider failed by 118 to 119. The senate refused a third reading on the tobacco sale bill that passed the house.
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Montpelier
Senate
Monterey Streetcar Opentrails Next Week
Monterey reports tramway service to begin after electrical lighting lit the plaza last night. The city announces the plaza area will see tram travel resumed soon.
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Monterey
Four Joyce family murder suspects plead guilty in Dublin
The four remaining defendants charged with complicity in the Joyce family murder at Mamastrana pleaded guilty today in Dublin and asked mercy from the crown. They were sentenced to death.
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Dublin
Navy
Joyce
Mamastrana
Brazilian minister denies Brazil Argentina conflict claims
Washington November 21 Senor Netto Brazilian minister here in an interview tonight says reports of a coming conflict between Brazil and the Argentine confederation over a disputed territory are entirely unfounded.
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Washington
Senor Netto
Brazil
Cape Cod Ship Canal Plan Attracts Notables
Captain Nathan Appleton says DeLesseps and General Turi join in a Cape Cod ship canal project. The proposal is on file at the state house and would take three years to finish with a cost between two and three million dollars.
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Banton
Nathan Appleton
DeLesseps
General Turi
Cape Cod
State House
Explosion at Jacoby Powder Mill Leaves Man Crippled
An explosion at the Jacoby Powder mill in Montgomery county, Pottstown, on November 21 cripples John Schma ger for life. The mill began operations in 1780.
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Pottstown
Penn
Jacoby
Montgomery County
John Schmager
Property Recovered After Charlton Burglary
The property taken by five masked men on August 16 from the Eastabrook Gilchrist residence in Charlton Saratoga County was recovered in New York through negotiations. The haul included 125000 in bonds and mortgage certificates, 3800 in cash deposits, and a 950 ransom was paid. The family was bound and gagged and the safe opened with a key.
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Latey, N
Alexander J. Eastabrook Gilchrist
Charlton
Saratoga County
New York
Telegraph Wires Use Twin Circuits Amid Auroral Storm
Chicago reports a powerful aurora causing telegraph disruptions across the country. The night manager describes waves altering polarity and a new two-wire trick that lets eight Chicago Buffalo lines serve as four, with breaks creating short circuits to reach New York and far west joints.
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Western Union
Omaha
St. Paul
Odeon
Boston
Cheyenne
Telegraph Company
Affalo
New York
Far Western
Beecher Case Dismissed After Testimony
In New York on November 20 Wilkinson sues Henry Ward Beecher for damages over failing to finish The Life of Christ. The trial resumed with Beecher testifying and the judge dismissed the case at the end of his session.
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Wilkinson
Henry Ward Beecher
Christ
Beecher
Freight rate cuts shock Omaha rival rails
Slashing passenger and freight tariffs stirred a St. Paul scene as the Chicago Minneapolis and St. Paul line announced deep cuts from Minnesota Iowa and Nebraska to Chicago Milwaukee and other points. The Albert Lea route listed lower fares to Chicago and various eastern cities with millstuff and flour movements priced to lure shippers. Morrell, GM, vowed patrons’ interests would be protected as the war of lower rates spreads across the region.
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Albert Lea
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Omaha Company
Mandamus Sought Over Tate County Ballot Count
Jackson Miss 20 Chalmers files for mandamus before Judge Wharton to force the secretary of state to count his Tate county vote. He alleges returns from other districts were inspected while Tate second district totals were concealed to avoid errors during the ten day Manning period. Amendments from Tate now show votes for J N Chambless rather than J R Chambless.
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Mias
Chalmers
Wharton
Secretary of State
Tate County
Myers
Manning
J. R. Chambless
Commissioners of Election of
Tate
J. N. Chambless
Freight rate cut in northwestern freight war
Milwaukee and St Paul announces a uniform rate of ten cents per hundred pounds on all freight bound east between Minneapolis Chicago and Milwaukee as the latest step in the northwestern freight war.
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Minneapolis
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Chicago
Milwaukee
A Change In Fortune
Boston reports a 13 year old cash boy Thomas Loeman inherits a $2,000,000 fortune after uncle Michael Loeman dies. He and his siblings, orphaned, will move to St Johns New Brunswick for schooling and reside with relatives. A Mel bourne broker's estate supports the fortune.
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Thomas, Loeman
Cash
Marsh & Co
Michael Loeman
Melbourne
Australia
St. Johns
N. B
Fever Death Reported as Yellow Fever Hits Pensacola
The Pensacola desk reports one death from yellow fever with no new cases. A strong northwestern wind foresees colder weather conditions.
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Pensacola
Snow and other notes from a varied day in 1900s news
Snow fell in Rome Georgia on Monday while Philadelphia wool markets showed quick and unchanged prices. Nilsson and Langtry plan trips to San Francisco in January and later dates. Thurlow Weed’s health worsens and his death seems imminent. Richmond Dispatch editor Jame A Cowardin dies at 72. Stock market gloom from railroad wars in Iowa and Minnesota. Coal miners strike in Pittsburgh region underperforms. 1,500 idle of 8,000. Boston bars funerals due to diphtheria. Opium smuggling exposed by a Pacific coast organized group. ton seized worth 26000. Sag Harbor resident E G Haven dies after gunshot. Philadelphia Supreme Court rules for Standard Oil in tax dispute over 700000.
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Brighton Beach
Nilsson
Langtry
San Francisco
Thurlow Weed
Jame A. Cowardin
Richmond Dispatch
New York
Iowa
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Pacific
Sag Harbor
Long Island
Haven
Supreme Court
Standard Oil Company
Ohio
Commonwealth
Postal pact signed between United States and Belgium
Washington notes report a postal agreement for money orders between the United States and Belgium. Indian Inspector Pollock’s interview with Secretary Teller concerns his suspension. no conclusion yet and more talks planned. Internal revenue reform is debated as Commissioner Raum is said to seek a large reduction.
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Belgium
Pollock
Teller
Truman
Howe
Wilmot H. Ward
W. F. Cotter
Bureau of ‘Engraving
Folger
Irish
Internal Revenue
Raum
Arthur
Pacific coast Democrats eye Cleveland for 1884 ticket
Senator Grover of Oregon reports strong Democratic gains in the east and California. California and Oregon politicians discuss nominating Governor-elect Cleveland for president in 1884 if he proves suited to national duties. Governor Stoneman of California would be a leading candidate for vice president, while Justice Field has many supporters for president.
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the Tribune
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