Carnegie Projects to Boom Ohio Industry at Conneaut
A massive iron and shipyard complex led by Andrew Carnegie plans 14 to 15 million dollars in Ohio expansion near Conneaut and the Pennsylvania line. The scheme expects 8,000 to 10,000 new workers, with 60 percent from outside Ohio, plus a shipyard, dry dock, and related rail and harbor improvements.
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Ashtabula
Conneaut
Carnegie
Ohio
Pennsylvaia Line
Great Lakes
Pennsylvania
Great Lake Harbors
Carnegie Company
Andrew Carnegie
Chain of Lakes
Moel Tryvan Sinks Off Cherbourg With Eleven Lost
The British four masted ship Moel Tryvan foundered in the channel near Cherbourg. Seven of eighteen crew were saved after clinging to a boat keel and landing at Cherbourg. Captain Jones reported the vessel arrived Antwerp December 9 from Iquique. Built at Sunderland in 18 percent, 258 feet long, 38 feet beam. Last surveyed in New York July 1898.
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Cherbourg
Jones
Antwerp
Iquique
Roberts, Owen & Co
Carnarvon
Sunderland
New York
Beating of Woman By Rejected Lover in Loganport
Philibuck Brice attacked and beat Ma Deford into insensibility in Loganport Ind after a past romance ended. The assailant, angered by a sudden greeting from his former sweetheart, collapsed her and left her near death, authorities report.
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Commercial Tribune
Logansport
Ind
Philibuck Brice
Ma Deford
Brice
Brother and Sister United in Columbus Reunion
After ten years apart, Mrs. Wm. Powell and Emery Franklin, siblings, reunited in Columbus Indiana. Separated when both parents died, they had been in different asylums and lost track of each other until today.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Ind
Wm. Powell
Emery Franklin
Cargo Fire Aboard British Steamer Hellenes
The British steamer Hellenes, en route from Galveston to Liverpool via Norfolk, arrived Key West today with cargo burning in the fore hatch. Discovered on the 18th, the blaze prompted a survey set for tomorrow. 9,000 bales of cotton are on board and the total damage remains unknown.
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Key West
Flia
Hellenes
Galveston
Tex
Liverpool
Eng
Norfolk
Wealthy mine owner fatally shoots lawyer in LaPorte
Ellsworth E Weir son of former Senator Morgan H Weir and candidate for Judge of the Thirty second Indiana Judicial Circuit lies near death after being shot by Joseph W Brill a wealthy Oaxaca Mexico mineowner based in Cleveland Brill confronted Weir in Dr George M Dakin's office demanding a signed statement about his wife Weir refused Brill fired the pistol the bullet pierced the collarbone but spared vital organs Brill is jailed while Weir remains in critical condition with bail denied. local excitement runs high.
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Commercial Tribune
Laporte
Ind
Ellsworth BE. Weir
Morgan H. Weir
Indiana
Joseph W Brill
Oaxaca
Mexico
United States
Cleveland
George M. Dakin
Brills
Brill
Weir, Weir & Darrow
E. E Weir
Weir
Bril
Virginia
Parson’s
F. C. King
Grateful Tributes Poured On Queen Victoria By London Papers
London newspapers publish late bulletin suggesting the Queen's end may come at any moment. They reflect on her illustrious reign and influence in European politics, noting Bismarck’s high regard after a personal interview.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Per Hane
Daily News
Bismarck
Kaiser Endearing Sympathy From Deathbed Visit
Emperor William set aside engagements to attend his grandmother on her deathbed. The Daily Mail calls this act a lasting mark of sympathy that endears him to Englishmen. The Times notes global English speaking sorrow and the deep affection for the British Queen amid uncertain medical news.
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William
Daily Mail
Times
Minerva
Duke of Connaught
Worldwide sympathy greets Queen Victoria illness coverage
Editorials from The Morning Post The Daily Telegraph and The Times express reverent respect for Queen Victoria as her illness dominates global attention. They note Emperor William and Kaiser William’s presence at Osborne House as a symbol of sympathy and unity across nations and cultures.
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United States
London
England
Morning Post
William
Daily Telegraph
Queen's Weakness Overwhelms Stroke Fears at Osborne House
Reports from Cowes Isle of Wight describe worsening weakness hindering Queen Victoria's nourishment and sleep. Despite palace arrivals and crowds, officials restrict information to official bulletins while locals circulate unconfirmed tales of a paralytic stroke.
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Osborne House
Murderer Campbell Crumbles After Bosschieter Verdict
Andrew Campbell a convicted co defendant in the Jennie Bosschieter case shows signs of collapse in Paterson New Jersey jail after a second degree murder verdict He faced a lighter outcome and felt disappointed at not being freed The Kerr trial for involvement in Bosschieter’s death is expected to begin next week in Paterson New Jersey.
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New York
Andrew Campbell
Jennie Bosschieter
Paterson
N. J
McAllister
Campbell
George J. Kerr
New Gas Company Formed in East Liverpool
A new gas company is being formed in East Liverpool Ohio to manufacture gas from coal found at Negley. The charter will be applied for under Delaware law with capital stock of 2 million dollars. Promoters are Frank B Felt and J L Francis of Chicago, affiliated with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.
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Carnegie Company
Ashtabula
Erie
Elk Creek
Great Lake Harbor
Canada
Welland Canal
Carnegie
Conneaut
Bessemer Railroad
Lake Erie
Commercial Tribune
East Liverpool
Negley
Delaware
Frank B. Felt
J. L. Francis
Chicago
Baltimore & Ohio “Railroad’ Company
Enormous Argentine Crop Forecast at 2 Million Tons
Buenos Aires on January 20 reports an estimated Argentine wheat crop of about 2,000,000 tons. The update highlights large yields across the grain belt and signals strong export potential for the season.
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Buenos Ayres
Collapse Hits Queen in London Era as Illnessdeepens
Reported from Cowes Isle of Wight on January 21 the Queen remains unconscious with end near while the royal family gathers Medical notes describe paralysis primarily in the face and a sinking spell Physicians employ life-prolonging methods and secret arrangements for burial preparations with the Prince of Wales possibly traveling from London despite illness
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Cowes
Isle of Wight
London
Prince of Wales
William
Osborne House
Wy Cowes
Associated Press
London public anxious as Queen's condition murky amid royal visit events
Silent crowds greet Emperor William's London arrival as Queen's illness remains unclear. Prince of Wales leaves Osborne House, while officials and crowds gather at Buckingham Palace Marlborough House and Charing Cross. Guards and police form a barrier as royal carriages move to the station for the 6:20 p.m. train.
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Princess of Battenberg
William
Prince of Wales
Duke of York
Osborne House
Victoria of
Schleswig-Holstein
Buckingham Palace
Marlborough House
Emperor William
London
Leopold
Victoria Station
Francis Knollys
Earl of Clarendon
Earl of Pembroke
His Majesty
Charing Cross Station
Emperor
Nelson
Trafalgar Square
Prince Christian
Prince Albert
Schleswig
Holstein
Prince Arthur of
Connaught
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State of Pennsylvania
Pensylvania
Combine
Carnegie Tube Works
National Tube Company
Buffalo
Great Lake
Moel Tryvan
Brother and Sister United
Duchess OF York
Queen Victoria
Ellsworth E. Weir
J. W. Brill
Dr. Dakin
Kaiser
Great Britain
Frederick
Mare
the Times
Germany
Dict
NEW Gas Company
Sovereign
United Kingdom
Speerness Harbor
Admiral Kennedy
Count von Mirbach
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