Fires and disasters sweep several towns and cities
A fire destroyed the Miles Hotel Hibbing Minnesota theater and two stores with loss reported at 150000. A boy drowned at Sauk Lake while skating. Jefferson Auditorium and a colored Baptist church burned in Charlottesville North Carolina with losses around 340000 and insurance 10000.
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Miles
Hibbing
Minn
Roydon Hooper
Sauk Center
Sauk Lake
Jefferson Auditorium
Charlottesville
N. C
R. A. Torrey
Chicago
Erie
Cleveland
Columbus
N. D
Kenry Gassaway Davis
Vicw
Pedestrian Weston Finishes Historic Portland to Chicago Walk
Edward Payson Weston completed a grueling 1234 mile trek from Portland Maine to Chicago in 24 days 19 hours 15 minutes. The aged athlete extended his fifty year walking career by repeating a feat from forty years earlier and setting a new time record by a day.
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Edward Payson Weston
Portland
Chicago
Weston
Weston’s Stride Described as Remarkably Efficient Travel
The account notes a 6 6-1 mile trip contrasted with prior journeys of 82 miles on a best day. Weston’s gait resembles a shuttle with short steps then a rapid rhythm not a true dog trot. It relieves leg strain and propels forward with minimal effort. He leans forward, zigzags, and seems driven by body weight over ground quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston
TRY IT ON THE DOG
Dr Harvey W Wiley questions safety of refrigerated meat as tests compare old cold storage food with fresh beef. Meat kept for years behind ice will be fed to the department dog to assess odor and texture and determine if it remains wholesome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey W. Wiley
Uncle Sam
Congress
Dr. Wiley
Railroads to cut coal rates by sixty percent in January
The Oklahoma corporation commission notified all Oklahoma railroads that a 60 per cent reduction in coal rates will go into effect Jan. 2. The Louis Lipp Company's plumbing manufacturing establishment at Winton Place, a suburb of Cincinnati, was destroyed by fire. Loss $80,000. Sulzer's Harlem River Park, an uptown Coney Island on East One Hundred and Twenty-fifth street, New York, was totally destroyed by fire. Loss $300,000.
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Cody
Wryo
Franklin, Mo
Harriman
Union Pacific
West Main Street
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Waterbury
Conn
Oakwire
W. H. McVay
First National Bank
Yankton
S. C
McVay
South Dakota
John van Fossen
Ypsilanti, Mich
van Fossen
Oklahoma Corporation Commission
Oklahoma
Louis Lipp Company
Winton Place
Cincinnati
Sulzer
Harlem River Park
Coney Island
East One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street
New York
Kurdish Rohingya-style Turmoil Sparked by Ibraham Pasha Rule
Reports from Erzerum Betlis Van Kharput and Diarbekir describe Kurdish raids looting burning and forcibly displacing Armenian and Muslim villages. Hunger and fuel shortages rise as missions warn famine danger. Autonomy supporters grow while loyalty among many Muslims anchors the regime. Ottoman Porte orders troops to quell Kurdish resistance and pressure Ibraham Pasha.
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Constantinople
Lizerum
Bitlis
Van
Kharput
Diarbekir
Porte
Ibraham Pasha
Kurdistan
Kiarbekir
Jezireh-ibn-Omar
Sert
Asia Minor
Tbraham Pasha
Tieppe
Atego
New Chinatown rises on ruins of old San Francisco
San Francisco rebuilds its new Chinatown on the old site near Nob Hill and the financial district. Chinese property owners finance reconstruction with funds from Shanghai and cash shipments, bypassing banks. The area will meet health standards while retaining the district’s distinctive character and activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Nob Thi
Chinatown
Telegraph Hill
Mission District
Financial District
Market Street
New York
China
Indians to Fight Indians in Mexican War Tactics
The Mexican government under President Diaz tests Yaqui Indian troops to combat Maya rebels in Quintana Roo and Sonora. Maya insurgency across the region leads to deportation of many Mayas and the formation of Yaqui military companies to confront their foes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexican War Department
Diaz
Sonora
Quintana Roo
Yucatan
Greater Pittsburg Legalized
The Pittsburgh Allegheny consolidation survived after the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania affirmed the lower court ruling. The merged city covers 38 square miles with about 300000 residents and seeks sixth largest US city by population, contesting Baltimore and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Allegheny
Supreme Court
Justice Moody
Supreme Court of
Pennevicania
Toston
Baltimore
Conscription or Higher Pay Urged by Army Chief
Major General F C Ainsworth, adjutant general, in his annual report warns only radical steps can raise enlistments. He says unless enlistment improves or pay increases occur, conscription may be needed. War Department officials anticipate this could push Congress to consider a pay raise to maintain army strength.
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United States Army
F. C. Ainsworth
War Department
Ainsworth
Europe
Congress
Waterways Plan Routed to Restore Navigation Across Rivers
In Washington the inland waterways commission discussed a plan to develop waterways for navigation restoration on the Mississippi and other rivers. The group, urged by recent waterway conventions, works on a preliminary report for the President with statistics on reduced water transport and railroad inadequacy. The lakes to the gulf channel project will be prioritized, following two Mississippi trips examining conditions, rates, terminals, ports, and river transport dynamics.
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Inland Waterways Commission
Washington
Mississippi River
Inter
Lakes
Gulf
Commission
Miners Congress Opens in Joplin and Mines Cabinet Need Urged
Gov Folk spoke at the Miners Congress opening in Joplin Missouri. The Aero Club of New England formed in Boston with thirty seven members. The Albert Theater interior burned in Berlin Illinois causing about 100000 dollars in losses. The congress urged a Department of Mines in the national cabinet.
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Gov. Folk
Miners’ Congress
Joplin
Aero Club of
New England
Boston
Albert Theater
Berlin
N. IL
Department of Mines
Sixtieth Congress Opens Its Sessions Crowds Fill Capitol
Washington dispatch reports the first session of the Sixtieth Congress opening at noon with crowds in the Capitol galleries filled early. Speaker Cannon receives ovation as members take seats, and both houses adjourn briefly to honor their dead.
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Washington
Capitol
Speer
Opening of Congress Adopts Quiet, Formal Tone and Veterans Back
Members gather as veterans mingle with new arrivals. Speaker Cannon hosts informal reception. no floral tributes on the floor due to rule. Bingham retains front-seat position, Williams selects Democratic side seat as House and Senate honor Pettus and Morgan with adjournment until Tuesday.
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Cincinnati
Serena Payne
John Dalzell
W. P. Hepburn
Jamess. Sherman
James A. Pawney
Cannon
P21
Charles Tf. Grosvenor
Babcock
Bingham
Philadelphia
John Sharp Williams
Senate
Pettus and Morgan
Alabama
House
Opening of San Francisco Racing Season
The sporting world notes the season kickoff in San Francisco. Joe Gans blames Battling Nelson for avoiding a match citing fear. Andrew Carnegie funded a free Thanksgiving football game for Pittsburg. In St Louis, Jean and Jeyne widened their billiards averages as twenty runners vied in a YMCA Thanksgiving cross-country race.
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San Francisco
Joe Gans
Battling Nelson
Andrew Carnegie
Pittsburg
Ean
Jeyne
St. Louis
Economic indicators show gradual banking recovery
The article reports improving banking conditions and a cautious return toward cash payments as interior responses signal a desire to restore normal status. Trade remains steady with better tone, currency shipments rise to move crops, and renewals occur upon solvent evidence despite ongoing liquidation not yet exhausted.
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Chicago
Lmin
Financial tone improves but trade remains quiet in 1903 era
New York notes a broader uplift in financial sentiment with markets showing loosening money conditions and a retreat toward cash payments. Trade stays subdued due to holidays and mild weather while collections lag, loans stay tight, and business failures rise slightly in the United States while Canadian failures fall from the prior week.
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United States
Navy
ISS
Whe
Bradstreet
Chicago Cattle Hogs Wheats and More Prices for Markets
Regional market price rundown lists cattle hogs and sheep values across multiple cities including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee and Buffalo with grains and by product quotes. Prices range from wheat No 2 around 60 cents to USD and hogs peak near 6.50 while cattle show varied 3.00 to 6.25 for shipping steers and sheep 3.00 to 5.25 per head.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Ube
Detroit
Milwaukee
New York
Toledo
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Louis Beall
Princeton
Uniontown
Delaware
Foul Rift
Beall
Metcalf
Navy Department
Emil Lenhart
Tred Fink
Downers Grove
Bizht
Gov. Haskell
Mending Iron Company
Reading
Inois
O the
Sanitary Board
Economy Light and Power Company of
Joliet
Pittsburg Coal Company
George TF. Porter
Minneapolia
Waxton Hotel
Omaha
South
Cuba
F. Templeton
State District Court
North Dakota
McPherson
United States Circuit Court
Kansas City
Edward Payson
Edward PL Weston
Wiley
Armenia
Erzerum
Betlis
van, Kharput
Draibeker
Mexico
Greater
Commission In
Sixtieth Congress
Legis
Speaker Cannon
Branch
Diplomatic Gallery
Touse Wis
Senor Moevor Des Planehes
Deane
Corps
Cumiemas
James Bruce
Great Britain
Nicholas Longworth
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