Islander Sinks After Iceberg Collision Off Alaska
The steamer Islander, largest on the Victoria Skagway run, struck an iceberg off Douglass Island at 2 pm and sank in 15 minutes. Captain Foote and 67 others perished. 108 aboard were aboard, many carrying Klondike gold dust. Survivors spoke of chaotic lifeboat launches, fog, and the ship breaking apart as it went down.
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Skagway
Klondike
Lollora
Port Townsend
Wash
Pacific Navigation
Victoria-Skagway
Douglass Island
Alaska
Foote
John Doncan
Victoria
Rosa
Yukon Territory
B. Mills
Bell
John Nickerson
Andrew Keating
Los Angeles
Arthur
Julius
J. £. Betham
Vancouver
Afra
J. L. Wilcox
Seattle
FIM
Douglas
Kelly, Douglas & Co
Glasgow
Lynn Capitol
Hot la Blanc
LaBlanc
Ratis
Brownlee
Treadwell
Lucy
Jennifer
Mosaic
Ane
P. G. Hinde-Bowker
London
England
Ioney
Min Maghfen
Hind
Dr. Hart
Wiendike
M. M. Moulin
Winnipeg
Loys
Tre
Sim
Sporting Brevities From The Campus And Track Circles
Dan Reed a Cornell football coach for this year. Floyd McParland, the famed rider, seeks a voyage to Australia. Buffalo hosts new motor tandem records. British grouse shooting opens with improved prospects. Henry Fournier challenges American autos to a $5000 race. Sir Charles Dilkey opposes American crews at Henley. T J Gasgoyne wins Boston national cycling title in 2 64 1 5. Strong American Derby entry list for 1903. A trotted bolt at Tyroanivute gait and Crescens pace updates. Shilmyecosk reports crowded courses and golf waning. Princeton athletics dampened by key failures. university debate eligibility loosens for a year.
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Dan” Reed
Cornell
Floyd McParland
Australia
New World
Buffalo
N.Y
Great Britain
Henry Fournier
Charles Dilkey
Revere
Boston
Mars
T. J. Gasgoyne
England
Crescens
Conien
Teunis Courty
Simin Gomplassts
Princeton
Tual
University Debat
Gradiut
Jowar Cines
River steamer City of Golconds capsizes in Wy disaster
The reportedly worst steamboat disaster in years occurs when the City of Golconds, bound from Paducah to Elizabethtown, is struck by a tornado near Crowells. At least sixteen drown. many crew lost. about seventy five passengers aboard. captain Jesse Bauer and Mot BE Peck rescue survivors before the vessel sinks in ten feet of water. Vessel valued at 2500 dollars, in service for years.
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Paducah
Golconds
Elizabethtown
Crowells
Jesse Bauer
Mot BE
Peck
St Louis Mother's Heroism in Morning Fire
A mother in St Louis saved her baby by jumping from a third story window. She folded the child to her chest to shield it as they landed on the sidewalk, suffering serious injuries while the infant remained unharmed. The father jumped earlier and broke his legs.
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St. Louis
Mat Joseph O"bosek
Joseph Boxck
Lelp
Terror of Golden Gate Gone Arch Tock San Francisco Bay
A chaotic report describes a submerged rock near Alcatraz and Lime Point in San Francisco Bay, blasted by electricity creating a tower of water and debris. It notes fish deaths and a dramatic safety hazard incident amid other varied news items.
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San Francisco Bay
San Francisco
Cal
Rick
Alcatraz Tolind
Lime Point
Gulf Swept by Hurricane Strikes Coast to New Orleans
The Gulf storm battered near Mobile with 62 mph winds then moved inland. New Orleans reports limited damage and minor loss of life while Plaquemines parish rice crops suffer 50 to 70 percent injury. Coastal towns tally wrecked vessels and destroyed buildings including Shell Beach hotel. Fort St Philip and Fort Jackson quarters washed away.
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Mobile
Ala
New Orleans
Gulf Coast
Galveston
Biloxi
Golbied
Passes
Cobden
Shell Beach
Burns
Eunice
Hawkins
Chamberlain
Exoma
United States
Damage From Gulf Storm Hits Mobile Streets and Wharf
Mobile suffers extensive damage as trees fall and roofs tear off while flood waters cover Commerce Winter streets and the cotton wharf area. Electric car service ends after 3 pm and Wholesale district business delays. city remembers the 103 storm and many residents spend the night outdoors with no telegraph for fifteen hours.
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Wayne
Mobile
Ala
Yoyal Street
St Anthony
Crescous Beats Records in Brighton Beach Special
Crescous, 2.0244, set multiple horse trotting world marks in the $12,000 Brighton Beach special, beating The Abbott 2.03% in two heats and clocking 2.034 in heat one, with a record pace crowd of about 15,000 spectators. Human famine reports from Shansi and Sianfu near Pekin detail extreme distress and food shortages as relief missions proceed.
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New York City
Crexeeus
Abbot
Brighton Beach
Crescous
Crescens
New York
Stan Fa
Shanal
Ghlneef
Shansi
Pension Bureau Sees Record Pensions in Latest Year
Washington DC pension figures show 97,733 on rolls as of June 30 with a net gain of 2,? over the prior year. Total payments reached 9,004,764 first payments plus 67,867,233 to general law beneficiaries, with rising costs from Spanish War pensions and Trumped by wartime claims.
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Washington, D. C
Evana
Pension Bureau
Spangisa
Angier
Grant
Sayes
Garfield
Arthur
Cleveland
Harrison
McKinley
Thirty School Teacher Couples Wedded Aboard Transport
The transport Thomas carrying 1000 teachers and 100 men aboard for the Philip pines educational surveys under the Taft Commission arrived off Honolulu. Captain Haford refused to permit onboard nuptials. a Honolulu clergyman wed thirty couples the next day, tying many together before sailing to Manila.
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Wonoluin
Manila
Carbondale
Thomas
Monolui
Philippines
Taft Commission
Womn
Unio
Elxco
Honolulu
Haford
Southern
Illnois Normal University
Experiments With Yellow Fever Mosquito Tests Halted
Major Invard reports halting chemical tests on yellow fever mosquito transmission after a non immune Spaniard died and another bitten person falls ill. The outbreak, linked to prior mesquito infection, grows more dangerous and prompted the commission to reassess. Also Liliana ends forty eight day drought with steady rain aiding pastures and crops.
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Mavang
Cuba
Skivard S
Major Invard
Liliana
Distress among Panay agriculturists prompts government aid
Reports from the Inland of Panay indicate severe distress among agriculturists and a promising progress frame. Prominent figures include Robert Barr former Canadian schoolteacher and others across the Empire. various visits and elections are noted with limited details.
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Panay
Minor events of the week report multiple global incidents
A wide assortment of events is summarized including officials dismissed in the Patent Office, Alaska farm reports, U S political diplomacy on Colombia and Venezuela, naval movements, and travel of Secretary Hay. Also noted are crime, disasters, floods, and international tensions involving Cuba, Hawaii, and China with casualties, lawsuits, and border moves.
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Ridward V. Shepard
Alaska
Census Bureau
Ing Bulletin
Tay
Canton
McKinley
Morgan
Alabamaa
Schley
Washington
Counaol
Sampson
Board of Inquiry
Hay
State Department
Miles
Worale
New York Prices Quoted for Country Produce at Mille Exchange
Wholesale prices for dairy, fruits, vegetables, and grain listed in New York ledger. Includes per quart dairy quotes, fowl and meat rates, produce by the bushel or box, and grain prices from winter patents to No 2 white corn. Also notes various regional grades and blends.
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New York
Beana
Tab
Aiarrow
Keifer
Farkeye
Mollera
Phila
Wea
Pacific Coast
C.c
Patitocas Jersey
Long Island
N.Y
Fiour
Chicago
Sci
Moresen
Ines
Leonard St
Record Exports Rise Year Over Year in Breadstuffs
Treasury report shows total United States breadstuffs exports in July up about thirty percent from last year. Growth centered on New York City Superior and Puget Sound ports with $6,062,280 in July exports vs $4,960,821 a year earlier. Declines noted at San Francisco amid Seattle and Tacoma competition.
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New York City
Washington, D. C
United States
Treasury
Galn Fy
Superior
Puget Sound
Artis 12
Bortsmduth
Allo Sing
San Mianelsco
Seattle
Tacoura
Ieee
Half an average of apple crop reports and trade briefs
Reports from a meeting of American and Canadian grain men estimated crop percentages by region, with Ontario at fifty percent and other states ranging from thirty to sixty-five percent. The note lists canneries forming groups, stock distributions, and various farm and trade outlooks amid drought and price trends.
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Ontario
New England
Jerey
Pennsstrandt
New York
Marylang
Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Ohio
Michigan
Illinois
Missouri
MacArthur returns to U S with cautious outlook on Philippines
Major General Arthur MacArthur, former Philippines governor, arrives in San Francisco aboard the Sheridan after over three years away. He reports the insurrection nearly extinguished, civil administration in place, and the archipelago moving toward safer travel as Native constables curb crime and criminals. he plans to confer with Washington on the Philippines situation.
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San Francisco
Cal
Arthur Macarthur
Philippines
United States
Sheridan
MacArthur
Hie
Washington
Toot
Thom
Ofice
Civil Commission
Imzon
Luzon
Manila
Mosquitoes Linked to Death in Connecticut Woman
Mrs Barbara Ellen Leddy of Mount Carmel Connecticut died after mosquito bites caused severe itching and scratching. Dr George Joslin responded to a call but she died before arrival as bleeding from a torn artery in her right neck could not be stemmed.
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Mount Carmel
Conn
Barbara Ellen Leddy
George Joslin
Three New Torpedo Destroyers Christened at Baltimore Yards
Three new torpedo escort destroyers for the U S Navy were christened and launched at Maryland Steel Company yards in Baltimore Maryland The ships Whipple Truxtun and Worden are the largest of their type in U S service and differ in name only The event marks a milestone in naval construction and shows the growing reach of United States sea power.
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United States’ Navy
Maryland Steel Company
Baltimore
Whipple
Truxtun
Worden
United States
Medical Advisor to a Court and Pens in the United States
Medical adviser to the court of Thoren Miss Scarlett studied at the London School of Medicine for Women and the London School of Tropical Medicine. She was the first woman to sit in the common room with men at that school before taking leave of absence. In the United States pen manufacture is limited to four companies though many makers exist in gold steel brass and German silver. Steel for pens is mainly imported from Sheffield England along with blade steel. Numerous experiments have been conducted with imported steel but none passed the test.
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Tutuila
Samoa
United States
Porto Rico
Wanolulu
Tiawan
Thompson
Javana
Cuba
Hawaii
Senor Esquerra
Cienfuegos
Manila
Castro
Colombia
Venezuela
Kruger
Klog
Tasschilleiach
Count von Waldersve
Tanoverus
Turkles
Taisen
Qurys Company
Russia
Max Opitz
Berlin
Winnipeg
Man
Lord Cranborne
House of Commons
Lord Pauncefote
Pekin
Aitssia
Yemen
Arabia
Pacific
Pensacola
Pla Edmunds
Brodowsk
Solingen
Germany
London
Vanaiia
AC Krench
Colou
Quotth
Austria
Servin
South Africa
Peruvan Chamber of Deputies
Yin Chang
Tlen-Tsie
Fle
Ella Campbell Scarlett
Abloger
Orange River
London School of Medicine For
Miss Scarlett
London School of Tropical Sea
Ftat
Thoren
United
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Corporation of Ghisgow Lits
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Mestons Navy Yard
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National Grand Army
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London Lancet
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Rhode
Radway & Co
O.S
Drogalsta
Lanoer Nursery
West Point Samoun
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Ayer
M. D.gray
Salem
Mass
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W.I. Douglas
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Myie
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Grsco
THY Boll Company
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ASTH
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Cirse
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Atlanta
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