Life Saving Service Report Details 1899 Losses and Costs
S I Kimball reports 269 stations, 364 disasters to documented vessels, 61 vessels totally lost, 2,055 aboard, 48 lost. Small craft casualties 329 with 5 lives lost, total property imperiled about 9.47 million dollars with 7.23 million saved. Widespread rescues include 595 others from floods and 371 vessels aided, cost of service about 1.54 million dollars.
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Washington
S. I. Kimball
The
Life Saving Service
Gage
Atlantic
Lakes
Pacific
Falls of the Ohio
Louisville
Brazos River
Texas
New Barge Line Arrives From St Louis With Claims of Revolution
The whale back towboat McDougall and two whaleback barges reached New Orleans from St Louis without incident. Promoters say the line will transform river transport, especially for grain, and challenge railroads. Barges measure 372 feet. towboat speed reaches 20 mph. draft seven feet, 12 feet when fully loaded.
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New Orleans
McDougall
St. Louis
Texas cattle trust aims to absorb 50 ranches in New York plan
George R. B. Loving of Fort Worth Texas was seen in Cleveland on Tuesday en route to New York to conclude talks for a proposed fifty million dollar cattle trust. News reports say the leather trust officers will provide the capital to absorb the Texas ranches.
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Cleveland, O
George RB. Loving
UC students to assist coast geodetic team chart Philippines
San Francisco on November 14 reports that Joseph S. Hill Henry O Pixley and Alex Colt students from the University of California were chosen to work with Geo Putnam and F W Edmonds engineers of the coast and geodetic service to map the Philippine archipelago.
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San Francisco
Joseph S. Hill
Henry O., Pixley
Alex. Colt
University of California
Geo. Putnam
F. W. Edmonds
Coast and Geodetic Service
Philippine Archipelago
Valet Charles Jones moved to Tombs after hospitalStay
Charles Jones, valet of the late Wm. Rice, was taken from Bellevue hospital by ambulance to the Tombs on Tuesday. He has remained in the hospital since attempting suicide.
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New York
Charles Jones
Wm. Rice
Bellevue Hospital
Indiana Engineers Strike May End This Week
Terre Haute Indiana November 14 The hoisting engineers strike in Indiana coal fields may settle by week’s end Ten operators signed the Illinois scale to meet the engineers wage demand for a year eight hour day and a 20 percent raise The White Ash mine Hymera and Whitsett mine Sullivan operators also signed and a conference could unite black and bituminous operators for joint action yet no meeting date is set Most mines except three or four are closed and miners refuse to return until demands are granted District President Van Horn says United Mine Workers will stay neutral since settlement is outside their jurisdiction Miss Tula Graybill West Point Huntington County milliner died from burns when a lamp fell and exploded on the eve of her wedding day
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Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana
Evansville
White Ash
Hymera
Whitsett
Sullivan
van Horn
United Mine Workers’ of America
United Mine Workers
Martford City
Tula Graybill
West Point
Huntington ‘County
Snapper Strike Hits Hartford City Glass Plants
One hundred fifty snappers at the American Window Glass Co. plants in Hartford City go on strike on November 14, demanding a new wage scale. They seek payment by the roller instead of the box for their work as helpers to the blowers.
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Hartford City
Ind
American Window Glass Co
Printing error forces contest over Perry township trustee race
In Peru Indiana on November 14 a printer error left out a square before Democratic candidate John Parnheiser for Perry township trustee. The mistake was found as balloting began and a contest for the office is expected.
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Peru
Ind
John Parnheiser
Perry Township
Miami County
One Hundred and One Years Old in Logansport
Patrick Burk of Logansport County Logansport Indiana has just celebrated his 101st birthday. He remains hale and hearty with full mental powers and almost full use of his body. He believes he will reach several more birthdays.
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Logansport
Ind
Patrick Burk
Burglaries Net 2300 In Pills In Peru Store
Peru Indiana November 14 The Keller Wilson agriculture implement dealer in Converse reported a Tuesday morning break in the safe with $2300 in pills stolen. Authorities have no clue and no arrests have been made.
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Peru
Ind
Keller & Wilson
Converse
Accident injures man from Scottsburg in Indiana
Jeffersonville Indiana November 14 Albert Renn of Scottsburg accidentally discharged a revolver loaded for 17 years the shot entered his shoulder causing a serious wound and the incident is reported from Jeffersonville.
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Jeffersonville, Ind
Albert Renn
Scottsburg
Northern Indiana Poultry Show to Open December Fourth
Goshen Indiana November 14 The Northern Indiana Poultry and Pet Stock association announces its second annual exhibit will run December 4 to 7 in Goshen. The event features poultry and pet stock displays and judging by local and regional exhibitors.
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Goshen, Ind
Northern Indiana Poultry and Pet Stock Association
Goshen
Rose freed after self defense plea in Cane Ridge killing
Vincennes Indiana November 14 Larrison H Rose was discharged after admitting he shot and killed his son in law John Kessinger at Cane Ridge on November 2. He claimed self defense and was released.
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Vincennes
Ind
Ilarrison If
Rose
John Kessinger
Cane Ridge
Boy dies in Indiana from horse medicine mistaken for whisky
Jeffersonville Indiana November 14 Geo Patton a 14 year old boy was buried at Austin. He died after drinking a horse mixture containing acids he mistook for whisky.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Geoatton
Austin
Diphtheria Closes Gray School in Jefferson Township
Logansport Indiana November 14 in Jefferson township the Gray school was closed due to an outbreak of diphtheria indicating a local health emergency and school disruption
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Logansport
Ind
Jefferson Township
Gray
Supposed to Have Died 50 Years Ago
Plymouth Indiana story about William Montgomery who traveled to Chicago to visit a sister he believed had died fifty years earlier, reflecting a surprising family belief and reunion impulse.
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Plymouth
Ind
William Montgomery
Chicago
Farmer Ira Tanner Struck By Train At Ayer's Crossing
Greensburg Indiana November 14 Ira Tanner a farmer was struck by St Louis Express No 36 at Ayer s crossing and probably fatally injured.
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Greensburg
Ind
Ira Tanner
St. Louis Express
Ayer’s Crossing
Local Man Killed in Runaway Accident
Edward Marshall aged 30 of Indianapolis was thrown from his buggy during a runaway near Gaston and died at the scene. He had been visiting Muncie, Indiana.
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Muncie
Ind
Edward Marshall
Indianapolis
Gaston
Coal region sale talks eyed by two railroad groups
Hazleton Pennsylvania November 14 reports say negotiations are under way to sell the collieries and washeries in the region owned by individual operators with the Lehigh Valley and Pennsylvania Railroad Companies listed as prospective buyers. local operators deny knowledge of the matter.
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Hazleton, Pa
Lehigh Valley and Pennsylvania Railroad Cos
McKinley signals cabinet to stay on for four years
President McKinley told his cabinet he prefers that all members remain through the coming four years. The White House speech left no pledges but avoided resignations, easing speculation. Attorney General Griggs, already serving sacrifice, expressed gratitude and offered no retirement plans.
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McKinley
Washington
White House
Griggs
Dead Letter Office reports rise in undelivered mail
Washington reports the annual Dead Letter Office shows a near ten percent increase in total undelivered mail receipts from 6,855,983 to 7,536,158. Unclaimed parcels reach 180,914 and foreign mail returned totals 660,461, with 6,676,003 pieces opened.
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Washington
Boers Granted Trek Through German Southwest Africa
The government informs the colonial council it will permit 15 000 Transvaal Boers to trek through the Kalasari desert into German Southwest Africa. Arrangements to welcome the Boers as a new colonial element are under way. The Lokal Anzeiger recalls Bismarck's 1893 praise of Boers as suitable for the empire. London reports Holland may buy a piece of the colony for Kruger’s exiles.
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Berlin
Colonial Council
Transvaal
Kalasari
Africa
Lokal Anzeiger
Bismarck
Germany
London
Holland
Daily Express
Kruger
British Comment Reflects Unease Over China Concert
London editors mock American attitude as a "feeble compromise" and warn against breaking the concert over indemnity. Papers debate China's likely assent to the conjoint note minus the execution of princes, while Shanghai reports Li Hung Chang to lead northern forces and Sir Robert Hare to handle indemnity talks.
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China
London
London Morning Papers
Germany
United States
Count von Waldersee
Daily Chronicle
Morrison
Times
Vien-Tsin
Shanghai
Peking
Tien-tsin
Earl Li
Yang Lu
Robert Hare
Imperial Maritime Customs
Li Hung Chang
Reapportionment Looms as Census Counts Sit Ready
Washington sources say the Census Bureau has delivered figures usable for a reapportionment bill when Congress convenes. The 12th census data points to a ratio near 200 000 per representative, likely adding 18 seats while four states Maine Virginia Kansas and Nebraska would lose one each.
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Maine
Virginia
Kansas
Nebraska
House
Scow Wrecked Off Havana Traps Four Drownings
Havana reports a scavenger scow wrecked Tuesday off Cabana with four Cubans drowned. The Teresa tow boat captain and engineer, both Spaniards, face neglect and cowardice charges, and Capt. Young asks for manslaughter indictments. The incident followed a hawser parting in heavy seas near Morro as a rescue party fought to save crew. Lieuts Falk and Gill with 2nd artillery saved 11 men.
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Havana
Cabanas
Teresa
Young
Morro
Falk
Lieut
Gill
2Nd
Grant Bros. brokers assign amid defalcation rumors
New York November 14 The firm Grant Bros stockbrokers made an assignment to E G Stedman. Rumors say a defalcation of 150000 to 175000 triggered the stoppage though officials and associates offer no confirmation. Stedman claims liabilities will be under 100000 and the Grants have been winding up affairs.
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New York
Grant Bros
E.G. Stedman
Stock Exchange
Stedman
Telegraphers Strike Briefly Stirs Santa Fe West
A one hour delay across the Santa Fe system occurred after a strike order issued by the Brotherhood of Railroad Telegraphers. The second order directed a return to work and no telegraphers reportedly left their posts. Concessions are assumed to have ended the stoppage.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
California
San Joaquin Valley
Brotherhood of Railroad Telegraphers
Chicago
Georgia Education and Property Suffrage Bill Debate
In Atlanta on November 14 Representative Hardwick introduced a bill to require educational and property qualifications for voting. The measure mirrors North Carolina law and aims to trigger a constitutional convention in Georgia to restrict the Negro vote if enacted.
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Georgia
North Carolina
Atlanta
Hardwick
General Assembly
Largest single casting ever made weighs 110000 pounds
Milwaukee workers poured 126000 pounds of metal to form a bed plate for a Pittsburgh blowing engine. The plate measures 23 feet 10 inches long, 9 feet 9 inches wide, and 5 feet deep at the center, with two cylinders of 40 and 78 inches and a 76 inch cylinder and a 60 inch stroke.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Noys
Pittsburgh
Emperor William to visit Cromberg then travel to Sweden
On the Dowager Empress Frederick’s birthday William I will visit Cromberg on November 21 and proceed to Kiel before sailing to Sweden aboard the imperial yacht Hohenzollern.
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Berlin
Frederick
William
Cromberg
Keil
Sweden
Hohenzollern
Army of the Tennessee meeting opens in Detroit
Granville M. Dodge of New York and Gen J A Williamson arrive for the Army of the Tennessee society gathering in Detroit. Col Alexander G Hawes of San Francisco joins as the group conducts sessions at the Cadillac hotel with public readings at the Masonic temple featuring Maj William Warner and other notable speakers.
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Detroit
Mich
Granville M. Dodge
New York
Society of the Army of Tennessee
J. A. Williamson
Alexander G Hawes
San Francisco
Cadillac Hotel
Masonic Temple
William Warner
St. Louis
Army of the Tennessee
John A. Logan
Georgia Legislature Elects W J Bryan President
The Georgia legislature met after planned adjournment and unanimously elected William Jennings Bryan as President. Bryan acknowledged the compliment in a letter read in the senate, expressing appreciation for the Georgia lawmakers and noting a higher court overruled a local decision in his favor.
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Atlanta
Georgia
W. J. Bryan
United States
Bryan
Senate
Clark Howell
Uryan
Choate Delivers Lincoln Lecture in Edinburgh
United States ambassador to Great Britain Mr Joseph H Choate spoke at the Philosophical Institution of Edinburgh on Tuesday evening on The Career and Character of Abraham Lincoln.
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Edinburgh
Joseph H. Choate
United States
Great Britain
Philosophical Institution of Edinburgh
Abraham Lincoln
Seas board aims Richmond northern terminal water outlet
Richmond officials report Seas board of airline has secured options on land adjoining the Trigg ship yards to establish a water outlet at Richmond as its northern terminal.
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Richmond
Board Airline
Trigg Ship Yards
Markets Report Flour and Grain Prices Across Cities
Cincinnati and Chicago markers show flour ranges from 2.75 to 4.30 per barrel with patent and winter varieties. wheat No 2 red around 76 to 77 cents on track. corn and oats quoted with various track prices. Live stock in Cincinnati and Indianapolis lists hogs cattle sheep lambs veal calves with multiple price bands across shippers and cuts. East Buffalo reports dull to easier cattle and veal with small price shifts.
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Cincinnati
City
Chicago
Indianapolis
Ind
East
Buffalo
N. Y
Kid Broad Shines in Six-Round Clash with McGovern
Cleveland challenger Kid Broad boxed a bold six rounds with Terry McGovern in Chicago. McGovern led most of the bout but Broad answered with fierce counters and two clean knockdowns, displaying skill and heart throughout.
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Chicago
Kid Broad
Cleveland
Terry McGovern
Aftersall
McGovern
Broad
Springfield Engineer James Meldrum Dies Sudden
James Meldrum, 55, a veteran passenger engineer for the Illinois Central, died suddenly Tuesday night in Gilman after collapsing while talking with a friend. He ran the first construction train out of Springfield when the Illinois Central was built, and leaves a wife and a large family.
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Springfield
James Meldrum
Sinois Central Railroad
Gilman
Meldrum
Tlinois Central
Two Children Die in Florida House Fire
In Winterhaven Florida on November 14 two children of Mrs. Mita Gaines were left locked inside a burning house and burned to death.
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Winterhaven
Fla
Mita Gaines
Knife attack in Fruit Cave over forty cents
Jacksonville report states Albert Houston stabbed Dorman Fatio at Fruit Cave Florida during a Tuesday quarrel over 40 cents. Houston was arrested following the incident.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Fruit Cave
Albert Houston
Dorman Fatio
Houston
Senator Davis Passes a Comfortable Day in Bulletin
St Paul dispatch reports Dr. Stone’s bulletin noting Senator Davis slept several hours, was more restless Tuesday night, with temperature 99 and pulse 120 after midnight. The brief medical update emphasizes the senator’s current condition rather than prognosis.
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St. Paul, Minn
British Officers Cleared in Sanas Post Affair
Lord Roberts telegraphs to deny charges of cowardice against British officers after an inquiry by the Prince of Wales regarding Lord Rosslyn’s book on the Sanas Post affair.
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London
Lord Roberts
Prince of Wales
Lord Rosslyn
Coal mine blast kills thirteen near Brux
Berlin reports a fire damp explosion at the Plito coal mine in Wiosa near Brux. Thirteen people were killed and 19 injured seriously in the disaster.
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Berlin
Plito
Wiosa
Brux
Widow Zerelda James Dies After Long Illness
Kansas City reports Mrs Zerelda James widow of Jesse James the noted outlaw died at her home after a long illness. She was born Miss Mimms and had endured years of hardship following her husband’s criminal fame.
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Kansas City
Zerelda James
Jesse James
James
Mimms
Nordenskjold Buys Arctic Vessel for Antarctic Quest
Copenhagen November 14 Dr Nordenskjold has purchased the vessel that carried Lieut Amdrup expedition to the Arctic and plans to use it for an Antarctic expedition. The king of Sweden will back the project financially.
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Dr. Nordenskjold
Copenhagen
Lieut. Amsdrup
Arctic
Sweden
Secretary of War Elihu Root Arrives in Havana
Elihu Root United States secretary of war arrived in Havana on the Ward liner Morro Castle. The ship left New York Saturday afternoon and made the passage in three days and four hours.
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Havana
Elihu Root
United States Secretary of War
Morro ‘Castle
New York
Steaer
Dave
Pan American Exposition in Buffalo Promises Grand Decor
The Pan American Exposition at Buffalo will begin May 1 and showcases elaborate courts, 125 sculptured groups, and a rainbow color scheme. Water features, a mile and a half canal, ornamental gardens, and a 375 foot electric tower will illuminate the grounds with Niagara power, making the display unique and extensive.
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Buffalo
Niagara
Manx
Manitoba to Exhibit at Pan American Exposition
Manitoba plans a representative exhibit at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo next year. The Manitoba committee reports gratifying progress and growing interest in the overall display.
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Manitoba
Buffalo
Ce of
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