Gould Named Trustee in Castello Countess Case Details
Paris dispatch reports George J. Gould appointed trustee for his sister the Countess of Castello. Indebtedness of Count Poni and wife cited at about 24.5 million francs. Debts include real estate expenses 3.792 million, mortgages 6.055 million, loans 4.293 million, art dealer dealings 9.1 million, and Wertheimer claims 2.0 million francs due after resales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
George J. Gould
Castellane
Count Poni
France
Wertheimer
Rockhill to Head American Mission in Pekin Negotiations
Secretary Tay wires Commissioner Rockhill to assume councillor duties at Pekin and move from Shanghai to assist Minister Conger in final settlement talks. The plan to appoint a broader commission with General Wilson was abandoned due to lack of other powers appointing commissioners.
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Tay
Rockhill
Pekin
Shanghai
Conger
Wilson
Bowen special: The Orange Prince reports crew rescue at sea
Captain Richardson aboard the British tank steam er Orange Prince arriving Oct 24 at Marcus Hook reports two men rescued from a fogbound small boat. Patrick Roche and William Brown from the American schooner Marshal J Adams of Provincetown aboard after four days at sea, drifting eighty five miles south.
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Bowen
Richardson
Marcus Hook
Patrick Roche
William Brown
Marshal J. Adams
Provincetown
Mass
Mrs Emma Van Liew Indicted for First Degree Murder
Mrs Emma Van Liew was indicted for first degree murder after she threw vitriol in the face of Miss Alice Hammil, who died five weeks later from the injuries. Jealousy is cited as the motive. Van Liew, once a prominent society figure, was arrested and jailed.
Anthracite Coal Prices Increase Nationwide
Anthracite coal prices rise by fifty cents a ton over the July circular price, announced by the anthracite mining and carrying companies. The increase is effective immediately across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthracite Mining and Carrying
Rosslyn Ferrell Found Guilty of First Degree Murder
The jury returned a verdict of murder in the first degree without recommendation against Rosslyn Ferrell the train robber. He is sentenced to death for the murder of Express Messenger Lane.
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Marysville
Rosslyn Ferrell
Express Messenger Lane
Brazil
Ind
Fair Grounds
Samuel Harmon
Charles Reynolds
Sling Jer
Vigo Coat
Gustave Hursberg
Kansas City
Ida C. A. Schneider
Burlingame
Kan
United States
Sam Jackson
Capitol
Helena
Mont
Jackson
Montana
Ohio
Charles Rosslyn Ferrell
Charles Lane
Panhandle
Bertha Austin
Geneva
Lake Shore
Milwaukee
KE. R. Lindsay
Buffalo
Colliery Resumes Work Under Robertson Firm After Strike
The Corbin colliery operated by Andrew Robertson & Co. between Shamokin and Mount Carmel Pennsylvania resumes operations with 500 workers granted a 10 percent wage increase. The Excelsior colliery, also owned by the firm, will restart with 690 employees.
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Corbin
Andrew Robertson & Co
Shamokin
Mount Carmel
Excelsior
Derailed Limited Train Kills Brakeman in Minnesota
A limited train on the St. Paul and Duluth line derailed after striking an open switch near Heckley. The locomotive and two cars left the track. Brakeman William Rapper of St. Paul was killed, and several others were injured in the accident.
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St. Paul and
Duluth Road
Heckley
Minn
William Rapper
St. Paul
Feud Ends in Fatal Shooting at North Side Grocery
William Jones was shot and killed by George Mitchell in a north side Columbus, Ohio grocery following a six month feud over a pair of shoes. Mitchell was arrested.
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William Jones
George Mitchell
North Side
Columbus
Ohio
Mitchell
Storm of great severity lashes Texas towns
A severe storm swept Texas overnight blowing down houses in Terrell Whitney Innis Forney and Muenster. No fatalities have been reported.
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Texas
Terrell
Whitney
Innis
Forney
Muenster
Mills To Restart Eagle Mill In Ironton Ohio
The Eagle Mill at Ironton owned by Republic Iron and Steel will restart after being idle since May 10, providing 300 jobs. The move signals renewed industrial activity by the company in Ohio.
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Eagle Mill
Ironton
Ohio
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Powder Magazine Explosion in Nankin Reported
Shanghai dispatch says a powder magazine at Nankin was struck by lightning causing many deaths and injuries. This report details casualties and ongoing rescue efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Nankin
Charles Alford Captured After Bank Teller Disappearance
Charles Alford the missing teller from the First National Bank of New York was captured in Buston. Federal and local authorities confirmed the arrest as part of an ongoing investigation into the bank incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Alford
First National Bank of New York
Buston
Boer General Botha Marches on Cape Colony
Intelligence from Pretoria reports Commandant General Botha advancing with a strong force toward Kenhardt to invade Cape Colony. Irreconcilable Boers are said to be prepared to join his column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Botha
Pretoria
Cape Colony
Kenhardt
Keane Defeats Bredin in 850-Yard Northampton Duel
American runner T. F. Keane beat Englishman E. C. Bredin by two yards in an 850 yards race at Northampton England for a purse of 100 pounds. Keane led early and finished in 88 3-5 seconds.
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T. F. Keane
E. C. Bredin
Northampton
England
Keane
Multiple US incidents reported in Oil City to New York
Fire at Oil Well Supply Company shops in Oil City Pennsylvania causes 50000 dollars in damage. Coroner's jury convicts Kerr Campbell McAllister and Desth of Jennie Bosswhiter murder. Four paymasters murdered at a Pennsylvania coke company. three killers dead, one jailed. Cedarcroft home in Westchester sold at sheriff's sale to satisfy a trust company. Explosions at Tarrant Co drug house New York cause 1000000 dollars in damage and 35 to 100 lives lost. Prisoner John Dwight commits self harm and dies in Reading jail. Aliord Jr. arrested in Boston for stealing 700000 dollars. Charles W. Barnes jailed in New York for alimony dispute. Two colored prisoners kill jail keeper Hugh McGovern in New York. Rudyard Kipling place listed for sale in Brattleboro. Mrs. Mabel Hanson dies by suicide in New York. Wegest nugget arrives in New York valued at 154000 dollars. Counterfeit Red Jacket silver certificate detected by New York Produce Exchange Bank. Andrew Gus singer cured of paralysis in McConnellsburg. Imperial Gould Mining Company of Pittsburgh secures Deadwood millsite for cyanide works in Black Hills.
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Kerr
Campbell
McAllister
Desth
Jennie Bosswhieter
Paterson
N. J
Pennsylvania
Bayard Taylor
Westchester
Cedarcroft
Tarrant & Co
New York
John Dwight
Berks County
Reading
Cornelius L. Alvord, Jr
First National Bank
Boston
Charles W. Barnes
Ludlow Street
Seventh District Court
West Fiftyfourth Street
Hugh McGovern
Judyard Kipling
Brattleboro
Mabel Hanson
California
Wall Street
British Columbia
New York Produce Exchange Bank
Andrew Gussinger
McConnellsburg
Althoaugh
Imperial Gould Mining Company
Pittsburg
Deadwood
S. 1
Black Hills
Turbulent West and Midwest in a Wave of Disasters
A string of tragedies and incidents threads across the nation. Including a Missouri department command change, drownings near Sandusky Bay, a life sentence for Lorenzo Stevens in Elk Point, and a Chicago fire that caused $150000 in losses. Cyclone damage hits Gypsum township Kansas, a fatal shooting near Halsted Texas, several rail wrecks and poison gas discoveries, and multiple homicides across Ohio Indiana and Arkansas. Public health fears rise as diphtheria and smallpox spread, with vaccination efforts for 5000 Indians.
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Fitzhngh Lee
Department of the Missouri
William Stark
Masta Bed
Sandusky Bay
Ohio
Lorenzo Stevens
Samuel Livingstone
Elk Point, & C
Paige Iron Works
Chicago
Gypsum Township
Wichita
Kan
John S. Moor
Mellnight jailed five years for embezzlement in Louisville
Southern notes J M Mellnight ex president of the German National Bank of Louisville is sentenced to five years hard labor for embezzlement. The Crooked Fork Coal and Coke strike at Petros Tennessee is settled with 300 miners to return to work immediately. An affidavit by Finley Anderson the telegraph operator challenges his Georgetown testimony in the Goebel Governor murder case. A Bostwick carnival fire in Columbia South Carolina damages the lion cage. Mine Clio the trainer of
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Mellnight
German National Bank of Louisville
Crooked Fork Coal and Coke Company
Petros
Brushy Mountain
Tenn
Louisville
Finley Anderson
Caleb Powers
Gov. Goebel
Anderson
Georgetown
Columbia
S. C
Mine
Clio
Woman attacked by lions restrained by fire rescue
A woman was attacked by two lions on a cage and burned by flames during the incident. She fought the beasts and was rescued after sustaining bites and burns.
Transvaal Declared Part of British Empire Amid Ceremonies
Reports note the proclamation of the Transvaal as a British colony in Pretoria with formal ceremonies. The rest of the dispatch covers wine vintages, China officials' execution, a Corunna explosion, Caracas earthquake deaths, Russian grain shortages and taxes, and English flood events.
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Transvaal
Pretoria
Pekin
Prince Yi
Ying Nien
France
Liorem
Corunna
Red Cross Society
England
Newcastle
Hartlepool
Stockton
South Shields
Thanksgiving Proclamation and World News Digest
President McKinley proclaims November 29 as Thanksgiving. U S population reaches 76 295 220 per 1900 census. Toronto anti alien labor drive continues. Riveters deported to the United States. Sudden death of Layti President T Simon Sam reported. Waytien exiles celebrate Wingston news. Indians in America suffer a new grip like scourge with male deaths. Valley Field Quebec riots injure soldiers and workers. Quebec shoe factories shut after union trouble. Boundary demarcation notes coal and mineral finds. Chinese minister reports anti foreign leader Wang Yi death and Shansi governor Yu Hsien suicide. Bradstreets notes improved coal strike and wage gains boosting regional trade.
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McKinley
United States
Merriam
Toronto
T. Simon Sam
Layti
Waytien
Wingston
America
Valley Field
Que
Quebec
George White-Fraser
British Columbia
Yukon
Washington
Wang-Yi
Yu-Hsien
Shansi
Bradstreet
Market snapshot of livestock and grain across major cities
Chicago cattle range 3.00 to 5.85, hogs 3.00 to 4.85, sheep 3.00 to 4.10, wheat No 2 red Tle to T2e, corn No 2 31e to 37c, oats No 2 20e to 27le, rye No 2 47¢ to 48¢. Indianapolis cattle shipping 3.00 to 5.60, hogs 4.00 to 4.70, wheat No 2 70c to Tse, corn No 2 white 56e to 37c, oats No 2 white 23c to 14c. St Louis cattle 5.25 to 5.95, hogs 8.00 to 4.05, Cincinnati cattle 3.00 to 4.90, hogs 3.00 to 4.75, Detroit cattle 2.50 to 5.35, hogs 3.00 to 4.55, Toledo wheat No 2 mixed 75e to 79e, Milwaukee No 2 northern 42e to 43e, Buffalo shipping cattle 3.00 to 5.40, New York cattle 3.25 to 5.55.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
New York Disaster at Tarrant Drug House Ends in Fire
A massive explosion at the Tarrant & Co. wholesale drug house at Warren and Greenwich streets wrecked the four story building, hurled debris across Sixth Avenue, and set fires that raged over several blocks. Over 200 people were inside. hundreds injured and many dead. The blast toppled windows, sent flames and bodies into the streets, and disrupted nearby banks and shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarrant & Co
Warren and
Greenwich Streets
New York
Sixth Avenue Elevated
Wall Street
Irving National Bank
Tarrant
Irving Bank
Chambers
Warren
Washington
Greenwich
Pulpit power and church notes span world events
The Church Missionary Society reports over 2 million dollars in year end contributions. Prince Max of Saxony takes a canon law post in Freiburg. Bishop Sharretti of Havana plans a Catholic University visit with students. Other items note a Warsaw Jewish Creche permit, a mob incident involving Rev F E Clark in Spain, and Rev William Guthrie joining San Francisco church staff. Also listed are gifts to Catholic University of America, a forecast from Spain on 1900 church growth, John Hopkins’s death at 79, and Bishop Leighton Coleman’s annual tour to Pennsylvania Virginia and West Virginia.
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Prince Max
Saxony
Dominican School
Freiburg
Switzerland
Sharretti
Havana
Shou
Catholic University
Washington
Tucker
Warsaw
F. E. Clark
Spain
Christian Endeavor
William Kirk Guthrie
Thomas Guthrie
McKenzie
First Presbyterian Church of
San Francisco
James McMahon
Catholic University of America
Pilot
John Hopkins
Rochester Cathedral
England
Duke of Saxe-Coburg
Leighton Coleman
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
Paymaster Slain as Highwaymen Rob Wagon Load of Cash
Paymaster W. H. Hosler of the Southwest Connellsville Coke Company and two would be robbers die after an ambush near Mount Pleasant as four Italian or Russian bandits attempt to seize $5,000. Burgess and Hosler retaliate. a crowd of 3,000 pursues the attackers, one is shot dead and another surrenders wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Hosler
Connellsville
Hosler
Harry Burgess
Citizens’ Bank
Alverton
Mount Pleasant
Burgess
Lord Salisbury Steps Down From Foreign Affairs Post
The London Telegraph reports Lord Salisbury will resign as foreign minister but remain prime minister. Lord Lansdowne is named as likely successor, while The Times notes the move but omits naming a replacement. Salisbury, a nearly fifty-year political veteran, entered Parliament in 1853 at age 23 representing Stamford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Telegraph
Lord Salisbury
Lord Lansdowne
Telegraph
London Times
Daily Telegraph
Salisbury
Foreign Office
Stamford
News from Our Colonies and Manila Unrest
Civilian clerks in Manila supply depots complain of low pay compared to enlisted clerks. American rule faces price rises, with moves to curb local cartels and fund public buildings on Negros. Washington weighs measures against price gouging as Manila commerce faces hardship. Leprosy relocation and ship-owner concerns arise amid mutinies and crew incidents. Red Men form Manila branch. Masons seek new lodge in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
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Thomas & Ellis
N.M. F.quintite
Ferrell
Oil City
Charles Seaburger
Halsted
Livingstone
Indiana State Board of Wealth
Valentine
Neb
Rosebud
S. D
State
Madison Streets
Mary Voelker
Bekkers
Holland
India
George Dewey
Court House Park
Pine Bluff
Ark
Harry Gudgen
Mattie Nichols
Wiliam Mariner
W. Hoffman
Ferdinand Schlesinger
Bank of Leeds Bros
Bridgeport
Utah
George C. Stone
Kit-Chi-Gamma Club
Duluth
Mr. Stone
Vermilion Iron Range
W. S. Robson
Brazos
Colorado
Boll
James McGowan
H. S. Lauman
Richard Gardner
Little Ethel Long
Chillicothe
Joe Ess
Massillon Military Band
Canton
Anoka
C. Kohler
Sacaton
Arizona
Phoenix
Senator Sherman
Mansfield
Washington, D.C
Tacoma
Wash
Bill’ Hunt
Wake of
Rule
Hunt
Falls City
Robert Pinney
Dann
Mississippi
Alimeapolis
St. Paul Tigrawn
Bellaire
Mich
John Glass
Bert
Trev Bagstad
Grayville
Ilness
Southern
Sno
Church Missionary Society of England
Pay Glerk
Negros
Bacolod
Mscano
Campania de Filipinas
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