Chilean Earthquake Devastates Valparaiso City Habits
A massive South American quake struck Valparaiso and surrounding towns, causing widespread destruction, fires, and a high death toll. Shipping wrecks line the coast as famine and chaos threaten survivors in Chile and Peru amid collapsing communications. Thousands homeless, winter cold amplifies suffering as fires rage through the city.
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San Franisco
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Racean
Havoc Wrought by Quake Across Chile Coast
The earthquake and ensuing fires leveled Santiago and Valparaiso and damaged Los Andes and other towns. Deaths numbered in the hundreds with thousands injured and millions in property lost. The tremors, felt as far as Buenos Aires, prompted relief appeals and raised fears of famine.
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Los Andes
Chile
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Andes
San Francisco
Republic
Pacific
Buenos Ayres
Tupungato
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Rosario
Aranas
Lioja
San Luis
Tucuman
Argentine Republic
Spanish minister plans Vigo to New York steamship line
Navarro Reverter announced a direct Vigo to New York steamship service soon. W. T. Swinburne and W. Very were commissioned rear admirals with Swinburne named commander in chief of the Pacific squadron, succeeding C. F. Goodrich.
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Navarro Reverter
Vigo
New York
W. T. Swinburne
W. Very
Pacific Squadron
C. F. Goodrich
Ferdinand Schumacher
Akron
Ohio
Staten Island
Prisoners and Captives Chapter XX Plot Deepens
Matthew Mark Baston arrives at Tyars club with news from Tomsk about Pavloski and a Siberian escape plan. Tyars discusses the exiles and potential advance, while Easton and Miss Winters navigate tensions over Helen Grace and Tyars expedition dynamics.
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Matthew Mark Baston
Tyars
Mr. Tyars
Easton
Jim
Ttim
Tie
Muggins
Petersburg
Tomsk
New Leitner Lueng System Lights Trains Without Oil
A railway lighting test on Great Eastern Railway shows the Leitner Lueng system seals dynamos and storage baths, enabling lanterns to run for twelve weeks over 25,200 miles with no oil or water added. The experiment reports constant brightness and minimal human attendance, with coal as the only notable fuel cost.
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Great Eastern Railway
Great Britain
New York Tribune
Leitner-Lueng
Leitner
Paddington
Cortnwall
Wim
Observing Women Guides Men Through Hard Times
In Chapter XIII a narrator notes men often seek help from women in trouble. Matthew Markaston, previously free of female influence, prepares for a visit to Miss Winter, brushing his hat, buying a flower, and entering her home as an English afternoon unfolds.
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Easton
Pavloski
Cronstadt
Euston
Tomsk
Siberia
C. T
Russia
Irkutsk
Ivan Velki
Kremlin
Czar
Miss Winter
Iean
Tellac
Pyiurs
Matthew Mark Easton
Osirnise
Tyats
Matthew Markaston
Public Debt Rhetoric Cited By Commentators
In a Washington Star quotation, Dustin Stax asserts his aim is to keep the public indebted to him while noting a public financial career. The item also notes a rough ratio of four millionaires in Britain to one in France.
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Washington Star
Thre
Britain
France
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