Pestilence feared as Galveston stranded by toll of dead
Reports from Galveston detail thousands dead or unburied after a devastating disaster. Officials mobilize troops to bury and remove corpses, with widespread illness feared from decomposing bodies and stagnant water. Losses include many residents on the island and nearby areas, while aid efforts emphasize lime, disinfectants, and rapid burial.
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Dallas
Texas
Galveston
Sayers
Craddock Light Infantry
Terrel
Hitchock
Hitchcock
Telegram from Memphis mayor on Galveston relief
Memphis Tenn September 15 reports a telegram from Mayor Walter C. Jones advising vast offers of aid for Galveston. He notes telegraph lines are disrupted but improving and urges remittances to John Sealey, relief treasurer, with acknowledgments to follow as conditions allow.
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Memphis
Tenn
Jones
Galveston
Associated Press
John Sealey
Relief Committee
Walter C. Jones
Resuming Business in the City
Galveston reports a brighter outlook after the storm with no epidemic danger per State Health Officer Dr. Blunt and the city health board. Emergency hospitals flank wards while Ursuline convent serves as a major hospital. medical supplies remain tight as restoration expands utilities and transport. Telegraph, railroad and shipping lines rapidly rebuild with temporary structures, wharves cleared of debris, and interment of bodies proceeding rigorously.
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Galveston
Blunt
City Board of ‘Health
Ursuline
Pontal Telegraph Company
Western ‘Union
Santa Fe
Bay
Galveston Disaster Appeal Seeks United Aid
An official Galveston report urges immediate international aid after a devastating disaster. Estimates of 3,000 to 8,000 dead and widespread destruction leave thousands homeless. officials stress the need for aid while noting reports of vandalism have been exaggerated.
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Austin
Texas
Sayers
Galveston
Walter Jones
R. B. Hawley
Congress
M’kibbin
Department of Texas
Boundary settled between Colombia and Costa Rica
Paris reports President Loubet as arbitrator in the Colombia Costa Rica boundary dispute. The frontier runs from Punta Mona along Cordillera mountains north to the ninth parallel, then between Chiriqui Viejo and Gulf of Dulce tributaries to Punta Buryea on the Pacific. Islands near Punta Mont and east of Huryea are Colombian. western islands near the Mosquito coast fall to Costa Rica.
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Paris
Loubet
Colombia
Costa Rtca
Punta Mona
Rio Turina
Rio Sixola
Chiriqui Viejo
Gulf of Dulce
Punta Buryea
Pacific
Punta Mont
Mosquito Coast
Isthmus
Panama
Huryea Islands
Costa Rica
Trestle Collapse Delays Log Train Near Snoqualmie Falls
A Seattle Times report from Issaquah notes a trestle collapse on the Seattle and International railroad as a log train crossing between Snoqualmie Falls and Falls City gave way beneath the engine. The engineer sped away from the failing structure, escaping injury as the train derailed.
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Seattle
Times
Issaquah
Wash
Seattle and International Railroad
Snoqualmie Falls
Falls City
Train on tottering trestle fears collapse at any moment
Train reached solid ground safely but remains on a tilting trestle that could give way any moment. No injuries reported.
Starvation Threat Amid Pekin Crisis
Herald report from Pekin notes the empress dowager and emperor sheltering with a Mongol prince west of Pekin as foreign troops decline pursuit. A food shortage looms for half a million. 100,000 tons of rice import is halted at Tien Tsin. Russians number 8,000 with Manchuria fighting near the great wall. Japanese hold the north city with 19,000 men and paid two million taels in revenue.
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New York
Pekin
Mongolia
Tien Tsin
Manchuria
Great Wall
Shanghai Kwan
Board of Revenue
Boxers Fled Westward Before Allied Expedition
Taku reported that the Boxers fled northward four days before the allied expedition arrived. German and American legation guards have returned to their ships.
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Taku
Tu Liu
Coal unions invite arbitration amid wage dispute
United Mine Workers press for arbitration after coal companies fail to accept terms. A proposed mutual date for action is set, with a September 20 deadline for notices and a potential October wage increase. Messages from Hazelton and Indianapolis outline arbitration offers, while a counter strike deadline looms. John Mitchell and W. H. Wilson lead the union as the Hazelton talks proceed. The Jelico strike in Tennessee ends with about 5,000 idle workers resuming work.
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Tme
Hazelton
United Mine Workers
Pasa
Indianapolis
Amise Lme
John Mitchell
W. H. Wilson
United Mine Workers of America
Biliet
Mir. Mitchell
Wilson
Jeliico, Tenn
Detectives Mobilize as Mines Guarded Across Mazelton Area
Detectives are arriving on every train and about 250 workers are reported in mines in the Mazelton neighborhood. Mines will be fenced and barriers erected around breaker houses to guard the sites.
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T Mazelton
Marcus Daly Ill With Heart Trouble In New York
Marcus Daly, noted Montana mine owner and financier, is critically ill with heart trouble at the Holland Hotel in New York. He arrived aboard the Etruria a week ago and has since undergone a period of great suffering, though today reports say he is somewhat stronger.
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New York
Marcus Daly
Montana
Holland Hotel
Daly
Etruria
Two launches sunk in collision near Bouldin Island
Stockton California September 1 three men drowned and two gasoline launches sunk after a collision with the steamer Dayne loss of the Union Transportation company at Bouldin Island. The dead are John Doan David Kent John Davis all of Sacramento. The steamer pilot ordered the launches to the right but they went left crowding the bank.
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Stockton
Calif
Union Transportation Company
Bouldin Island
John Doan
David Kent
John Davis
Sacramento
Trade of views in Shanghai before Li Hung Chang departure
A Shanghai dispatch dated Friday September 14 reports discussions between Li Hung Chang and the new German minister Dr Mumm Von Schawarte renstein. The note reiterates that Hsu Tung, the emperor's tutor, recently hanged himself.
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London
Shanghai
Li Hung Chang
Mumm von Schawarterenstein
Hsu Tung
Engine axle breaks. SP southbound wreck near Green's station
Roseburg Oregon September 15 Southern Pacific train No. 1a derailed four miles south of town after a driver axle broke. Engine mail and express cars left the track and ended in the ditch. No injuries reported.
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Roseburg
Ore
Southern Pacific
Green's Station
United Mine Workers Statement On Arbitration Offer
Indianapolis Sept 15 The United Mine Workers issued a public statement explaining that before offering arbitration and before issuing a strike order they made a specific proposal to coal companies. The statement addresses public concern that workers sought to force company recognition and outlines the prior offer.
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Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers
United Mine Workers of America
Complete Coal Mine Shutdown Quietly Hits Lackawanna Valley
Scranton Pa Sept 15 A near full shutdown of the collieries in the Lackawanna and Wyoming Valleys is expected with about 40 000 men and boys in the district laid off. Railroads already report many coal train crews idle as engineers and trainmen vow to refuse coal from any mine not mined by wagons.
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Scranton
Lackawanna Valley
Lackawanna
Wy‘oming
Lackawanna Road
Waul
Wile Wien
Valley City political note from campaign trip
In Valley City on September 1, Governor Roosevelt spoke briefly as part of a westward campaign swing. The misspelled dispatch mentions various officials and places, noting Roosevelt delivered a short address to locals amid broader tour plans.
Fortifications Restoration Proposals Reported
Washington Sept 1 A plan to rebuild and restore fortifications inland and coastal in Galveston and nearby forts includes a high level review by engineers. Senior officers from New York and Galveston will meet in Galveston around October to conduct a thorough examination of ties and fortifications and report to the chief of engineers.
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Wrehington
Celventen Haphor
Boers clash with looters at Halspruit battle report
Torengzo Marques says Teers who fed Here yesterday evening over thit burghers are fighting sarong th ves at Halspruit and are looting and ring buildings.
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Torengzo Marques
Halspruit
French takes Barberton and captures prisoners at Barberton
London reports from Machadodorp dated September 14 state that French occupied Barberton with cavalry, met slight opposition, and captured 439 horses and many rifles. Twenty-three officers and 69 men were freed from captivity and substantial cattle and sheep were found. Barberton had served as a Boer supply point and French noted a large convoy was intercepted. The bulk of Piet Roera’s force remained about 85 miles behind due to wagon movement difficulties over the pass to Barberton.
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London
Lord Roberta
War Office
Machadodorp
Barberton
Peeper
Pase
Coal strike stance from 38 year operator in Lehigh region
Catvin Pardee chief of Lattimer and Marwood collieries says United Mine Workers demands are absurd and many mines will stay running to blunt the strike. He sees no union support for the strikers and warns of family suffering, while Germany faces a worsening coal famine and rising coke prices as the syndicate tightens contracts.
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Philadelphia
Catvin Pardee
Lattimer & Marwood
Lehigh
Luveyne County
United Mine Workers
Kent
Pardee
Ain
Collertes
Merly
United States
Frankfort
Gernant
Wiles
Germany
al Trust
Uns
Prices Begin to Rise as Coal Trust Faces Strike Fears
Philadelphia dispatch reports rising coal prices amid potential sympathy strikes in Schuylkill region. If miners in that district strike, a severe coal shortage could threaten normal demand. President Henderson notes 100000 tons stored at Richmond. shipments at Port Have not exceeded earlier levels. Prices gain both wholesale and on delivery as demand tightens and futures rise.
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Philadelphia
Schuylelll
Schuylis Nemea
Misgrave
Henderson
Poy Richmond
Cheadines
Doe
Chetiriske
Eesling
German coal demand reported by American manufacturers
The National Association of Manufacturers notes growing inquiries from German merchants about American coal and related furnishes. Letters indicate German buyers seek trusted suppliers and prompt handling as business eyes continental markets for profit. Weingling buyers and sellers act through the association to connect with exporters in Berlin, Düsseldorf, and Zurich.
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Philadelphia
Leliente
Gitazin
Seldorf
Parks
Berlin
Zuri
Americin
Advice to Strikers in Pennsylvania Coal Areas
Shamokin Pa September 1. At a meeting of the executive board District Noe issued a proclamation to miners in Northumberland Schuylkill Columbia and Dauphin counties urging them to stay at home next Monday obey the law avoid intoxicants and not engage in quarrels. Clergy business men and the public are asked to aid in the fight against the operators. Strikers are urged to refrain from soliciting favors to avoid coercion and to be careful.
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Shamokin
Northumberand
Schuylkil
Columbia
Dauphin Ewunties
Hazleton Mine Strike Threat Looms as Union Vote Shrugs
Hazelton Pa September report notes about sixty percent of the 11,000 anthracite miners may strike if not granted union terms. Analysts see potential clashes between miners and operators, with outcomes hinging on union solidarity and operator concession. The piece hints at shifting supports and tensions across the region.
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Hazelton
Anthrieecite Coultielda
Winera
Murder in Arizona in Guthrie Double Slaying at Club
A fevered dawn in Thoonix Arizona details a double murder at Guthrie near Clifton. John McGoohan and others slept as assailants robbed and opened fire, hitting a butler and two guests. Police arrived as chaos unfolded with a gunfight and a hostage seized amid a chaotic scene.
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Thoonix
Ariz
Guthrie
Lomatello
Monuet Frisbes
Glasgow's Plague Scare Reported In City
Glasgow authorities report a plague scare with a reported case and several people under observation. The notice mentions a probable exposure and ongoing health precautions as officials investigate the situation.
TWO BOXER ARMIES ARE COMING
Looting in Pekin continues with foreigners protected only in occupied homes. General Chaffee condemns looting while Chinese officials urge punishment of those who followed them. Russian General Linovitch reports two Boxer forces moving south to cut allied communications. allies plan heightened outpost vigilance. Telegraph lines disrupted by enormous storms.
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Pekin
Vin
Taku
Shanghai
Wupyelshi
Chaffee
Fukushima
Tang Chow
Chatter
Mule
Tung Chow
Linovitch
Pee Kin
Tien Tsin
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