Weekly Events Highlight War News And Earthquakes
The Hancock is ashore in Japanese waters while more shipwrecks reach the English coast. A Cape Dutch mounted force surrenders to the Boers as Erzroum reports twenty dead from earthquakes. The President’s Thanksgiving proclamation is sent to Manila and army promotions favor merit over politics. War tax cuts divide Ways and Means. Aguinaldo rejects a U.S. lawyer offer for his release. Oregon plans an arid lands survey. An insane man kills an officer in Cosmopolis and wounds another before being wounded. Tom Considine testifies for his brother in a Seattle murder trial.
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Erzroum
Manila
Aguinaldo
Cosmopolis
Wash
Tom Considine
Seattle
Lipton’s Formula for Prosperity in Business
A concise statement from Sir Thomas Lipton quoted in the Saturday Evening Post urges success through hard work, honest dealing, enterprise, careful judgment, and balanced advertising. The advice frames prosperity as a practical receipt for business concern.
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Sir Thomas Lipton
Fire and crimes span wide losses across nations
Fire in Boston and Berlin causes heavy property losses estimated at 100000 and 50000 dollars respectively. Burglary at Chatham bank nets 1500, burglars flee on a handcar. Mining accident at Stassure Prussia kills three, 25 injured with 13 feared entombed. Also notes include forestry bureau creation by the interior secretary, Roosevelt backing the Lewis and Clark Centennial, oil strikes in Debeque Colorado, Koh i Noor set for Queen Alexandra, Tacloban leader arrested, von Hatzfeldt retires, Hart attacked, shipping woes, and deer season casualties in Wisconsin.
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Secretary of the Interior
Bureau of Forestry
Roosevelt
Puewash
Miss Stone
Bank of
Chatham
Gallicia
Austro-Hungary
Debeque
Colo
Edward
Alexandra
Tacloban
Leyte
Count von Hatzfeldt
England
United States
Hart
British Isles
Berlin
Stage Mugging and Mixed World News Highlights
Julia Marlowe defends stage embraces with witty reply. Sugar refining plant now produces 25 000 barrels daily. St Petersburg bronze statue weighs 110 tons. Simple coal saving method uses chalk in heated grates. Pittsburg plans a 75 ton daily woven wire fence mill. British trade exceeds prior year by 80 million. One fifth of Germany’s population works in export industries. Lord Roberts orders Irish regiments to wear shamrocks on St Patrick’s Day.
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Germany
Lord Roberts
Oregon Governor Proclaims Thanksgiving Day 1901
Governor Geer issues a proclamation designating November 28 as a day of thanksgiving and prayer. He urges remembrance of national tragedy, unity, and gratitude, calling on all residents to abstain from work, give to the needy, and praise Almighty God. The proclamation cites Oregon’s prosperity and asks observance at churches and homes statewide.
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Salem
Geer
Commonwealth
United States
State of
Oregon
T. T. Geer
F. I. Dunbar
Diaz Doctrine noted at banquet in Mexico City
Alfred Canavero delivered a toast for the Mexican delegation praising U S aid against Napoleon’s 1860s invasion and arguing the Monroe Doctrine complements Mexico’s Diaz Doctrine. He stated the American republics rely on peace and sovereignty to sustain regional order.
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City of
Mexico
Alfred Canavero
United States
Canavero
Napoleon
American Republic
New World
America
Chicago discovers missing city ledgers from 1876 to 1884
Chicago finance committee reports Chicago's ledgers covering 1876 through 1884 are missing. An investigation into sinking fund accounts reveals a discrepancy over 2.1 million dollars, with alleged prior administrations borrowing from the fund for corporate purposes and no records of how the loans were used during eight years.
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Chicago
Schley court of inquiry schedules twice daily sessions
Washington dispatch reports the Schley court of inquiry began hearings with sessions set for 2 to 4 in the afternoon. The change aims to speed progress and to present findings at the earliest date.
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Washington
Schley Court of Inquiry
First prison exchange under negotiations in Panama
New York dispatch reports that a committee including Senor Isaias Rodriguez and Alaphoura carried a letter from General Domingo Diaz, head of the Panama revolutionary party, to General Alban. The insurgents hold four captains two lieutenants five sublieutenants and 30 soldiers. Alban agrees to an even exchange.
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New York
Saya
Panama
the Herald
Domingo Diaz
Revolutionary Party
Department of
Alban
Isaias Rodriguez
Alaphoura
Navy dispatch notes gunboats in Pacific relays
Washington reports the gunboat Concord has arrived at Acapulco and the Marietta at Key West to relieve the towns at Panama and Colon, respectively, strengthening coastal naval presence and logistics in the region.
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Washington
Navy Department
Concord
Acapulco
Key Weat
Towa
Panama
Colon
Tax on orange exports to Jamaica in plan
Kingston Jamaica November 18 the government intends to levy a tax of one cent on each package of oranges exported. The shipment of immature fruit will soon be prohibited by law.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Sioux Falls Firm Ships 27 Sheep to Liverpool Market
Sioux Falls based feeding firm plans to ship 27 head of sheep to Liverpool. The animals are sourced from Big Timber Montana and will be fed through the winter for the market.
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Sioux Falls
Liverpool
Mont
War Department directs Nagasaki transport Sheridan for Hancock passengers
Cables from the War Department authorize the Nagasaki Quartermaster to use the Sheridan to bring Hancock passengers back to the United States, outlining the transport arrangement.
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Sheridan
Washington
War Department
Nagasaki
Hancock
United States
Growth and Improvements In Oregon Industries
A broad review notes material hauling for a new saw mill near Oregon City, hops shipments from Dallas, large wool carloads from Harrisburg, and a major lumber and rail holdings syndicate planned to buy Siskiyou assets for about 3 million dollars. Also reports on fisheries, farms, veterans pensions efforts, and court districts.
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Columbia Logging Company
St. Helens
Brown
Falls River Fish Hatchery
Dallas
Mitchell
Oregon
Roseburg
Harrisburg
Lane County
Court House
Albany
Congress
Rogue River
W. T. Grier
la Grande
Market prices for farm commodities and products
A scanned list of numerous farm goods with nominal and reported prices. Wheat, flour, oats, barley, millstuffs, hay, butter, eggs, cheese, poultry, mutton, hogs, veal, beef, hops, wool, mohair, and potatoes are given with ranges and unit prices. Entries include regional references such as Valley and Eastern Oregon, plus terms like per barrel, per ton, per pound, and per sack.
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Walla Walla
Graham
Oregon
America
Wool—Valley
Idaho Valuation Up By Four Million Five Hundred Thousand
The assessed valuation of Idaho rose by 4 649 580 in a single year to reach 52 195 486. In New York 32 additional warehouses will store 500 000 to 600 000 bags of coffee. The UK recorded 10 839 2370 more animal experiments than last year, with few painful. New England cotton users seek organization to counter high prices. Philippe Gallant, a Prince Edward Island fisherman, has saved twenty seven lives. The Boston Herald notes presidents often lack middle names and lists seven with them.
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Idaho
New York
United Kingdom
Prince Edward Island
Philippe Gallant
Disloyalty of Dutch Troops Near Middleburg Cape Colony
On Oct 13 one hundred eighty district mounted troops largely Dutch surrendered to Smuts command near Middleburg in Cape Colony. The unit fired much of its ammunition at long range before refusing to fight further. Captain Thornton, their commander, suspects the surrender was prearranged.
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Middleburg
Cape Colony
Smuts
Thornton
Boers Near Cape Town As Raid Moves South
London Times and New York Times correspondent from Middleburg Cape Colony reports Boers closer to Cape Town. Sixty men from Hopefield raid south of Darling while British columns hold position. Fouche led a raid to Midbury Siding, blew track, killed a Cape Policeman. Troop patrol defeated by small enemy force.
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New York
London Times
New York Times
Middleburg
Cape Colony
Cape Town
Hopefield
Darling
Fouche
Midbury Siding
Jamestown
British-Boer clashes report heavy losses for patrols
A Lord Kitchener dispatch from Pretoria notes that a yeomanry patrol near Brakspruit on November 3 was overwhelmed by about 300 Boers, with six killed and 16 wounded and some troopers captured then freed. In Orange River Colony on November 14, Byng's rear guard faced 400 Boers under General Dewet, eight killed, and Byng’s force sustained several injuries with Lieut Hughes among the dead.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Brakspruit
Transvaal
Byng
Hilbrun
Orange River Colony
Dewet
Hughes
Fifty Vessels Wrecked in Prolonged British Gale
A prolonged gale along British shores wrecked about fifty vessels, with thirty four completely lost and over 180 drowned. The Yarmouth lifeboat disaster left forty four children fatherless after capsizing during rescue. Eight crewmen drowned from the Norwegian bark Erratic near Saltburn. A winter snap and blizzard threaten Britain while Scotland endures heavy snow and shepherd fatalities.
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London
Yarmouth
United Kingdom
Christiania
Saltburn
Scandinavia
Great Britain
Scotland
Fire destroys five-story Madison Street building in Chicago
A five story building at 254 Madison street in Chicago burned, causing about 50000 in losses to half a dozen small firms. Five hundred workers at the Schultz paper box factory were terrified by the blaze and a crowd of a score or more were trampled and bruised, but all were rescued without serious injuries.
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Chicago
Madison Street
Schultz
Government gunboat orders clarified by war department
Washington reports that the United States did not order six gunboats from Urga Boat Company. Instead the secretary of war authorized the Philippine commission to buy 30 to 40 gunboats for revenue and police duties in the islands. Purchases were to be made in Hong Kong and other favorable markets.
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Washington
Japan
United States
Urga Boat Company
Secretary of War
Philippine Commission
Hong Kong
American syndicate buys Hamburg steamship stock
A Berlin Daily Mail correspondent reports an American syndicate has bought 10,000 shares in a Hamburg steamship line via a Vienna bank. This stake could let them seek a revision of the company bylaws at the next meeting. The move sparks concern over a greater American influence on German shipping.
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London
Hamburg
Vienna
Berlin
Daily Mail
Lake Disaster Rocks Georgian Bay Ships in Gale
A telegram from Detroit reports the schooner Chamberlain and consort H Webb are on the rocks at Dortch Island in Georgian bay. Crews are safe but vessels badly damaged. Port reports note extensive shipping damage from the gale. The schooner Sweetheart arrived in Detroit with its captain surprised to learn the vessel had been reported adrift.
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Detroit
Chamberlain
H. Webb
Dortch Island
Georgian Bay
Sweetheart
War Department bans political influence in officer appointments
Washington reports that Brigadier General selections will be delayed until Congress convenes and that the President and War Secretary discourage using political or social influence to obtain postings. They urge a formal officer records system to guide future promotions and stress merit over favors.
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War Department
Washington
Congress
Secretary of War
Transport Hancock Grounds Aboard Near Nagasaki
The U S transport Hancock ashore on the south side of the Straits of Shimonoeshi with a German gunboat assisting. It grounded on a sandy bottom making it the third U S transport to suffer a mishap in Japanese waters recently following the Sheridan and Congressional party incident at Nagasaki.
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Nagasaki
Japan
United States
Hancock
Straits of Shimonoeshi
Sheridan
Congressional Party
Philippine Islands
Warren
Manila
Chilean Cabinet Resigns as Senate Vote Sparks Crisis
New York dispatch says Chilean cabinet tendered resignation after adverse Senate vote. Governor indicates crisis will be partial, affecting a single portfolio and lasting briefly.
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New York
Valparaiso
Chile
The
Herald
Senate
Colombian Gunboat General Pinzons Arrives With Reinforcements
Colon reports the gunboat General Pinzons is expected to arrive soon from Savanilla carrying additional reinforcements for the local forces.
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Colon
General Pinzons
Savanilla
Chicago Bible translation sparks sharp Evening News critique
London reports extracts from a Chicago translation of the Bible published today. The Evening News condemns the work, calling it an atrocity and mocking modern American renderings of the New Testament.
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Chicago Translation of Bible
London
Chicago
The
Evening News
Battle Looms as Panama Insurgents Prep Advance
A dispatch from New York dated November 18 reports Panama expects a battle soon. Indications show the insurgents are preparing to advance on the city, signaling rising conflict in the region.
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New York
The
Herald
Panama
Cig
Kingston Arrival of General Wood in Jamaica
General Wood arrived in Kingston from Santiago and was welcomed by the British commander. The U S government party, led by Boe 19, was received upon arrival as officials noted the ongoing cooperation with local forces.
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Kingston
Jamaica
United States
General Wood
Santiago
Steamer Al-Ki Brings Storm News From Alaska Coast
The Al-Ki reports Southeastern Alaska battered by gales and snow for two weeks with large ice floes. Queen Charlotte sound furious seas forced the ship to turn back. Pilot Bradley notes unprecedented ice movements since a two year old earthquake. Cargo included 600 tons of concentrate, 700 tons of salmon, 80 passengers and $80,000 treasure.
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Port Townsend
Wash
Alaska
Skagway
Queen Charlotte Sound
Bradley
Al-Ki
Treadwell
Douglas Island
Creation of a U.S. Bureau of Forestry
The interior secretary creates a forestry bureau within the department under Fillburt Roth of New York as chief and Edward T. Allen of Washington as forest inspector. The issued instructions urge expanding forest reserves to minimize script and advocate liberal use under careful, merit based policies for each reserve.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Bureau of Forestry
Interior Department
Fillburt Roth
New York
Edward T. Allen
Delay in Danish West Indies Cession Talks Reaches Congress
Washington reports doubt that the Danish West Indies cession treaty will be ready for Congress when it reconvenes next month. Delays stem from a new Danish ministry unsettled toward the agreement, forcing the State Department to restart negotiations. The dispute centers on citizenship future for inhabitants, not the price.
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Washington
Danish West Indies
United States
Congress
Copenhagen
State Department
Denmark
Paper mill workers unify demand for shorter weekend
About 5 000 to 8 000 employees from 50 to 60 Fox and Wisconsin river valley mills, represented by the Paper Mill Employes Union, pressed manufacturers to shut the mills from Saturday evening to Monday morning. They seek a 10 percent reduction in hours without pay cuts, with a December 10 response deadline.
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Appleton
Wis
Fox and
Wisconsin River
Union
United Ina
Kitchener Spots Dewet as British Move on Boers
Lord Kitchener in Pretoria dispatch locates General Dewet in the northeast Orange River Colony and notes Boer forces gathering under his leadership. He reports Boer casualties since November 4 as 63 killed 105 wounded 104 captured and 45 surrendered amid British efforts to disperse them.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Dewet
Orange River Colony
U S Protest Demands Bulgarian Action Over Kidnapping Case
Consul General Dickinson in Constantinople resubmits his note to the Bulgarian government detailing the kidnapping of Miss Stone and Miss Tsilka, urging protection for the captives. He warns of U S responsibility should the women be slain, and cites delays and unhelpful local officials while reporting on ransom talks and shifting Bulgarian attitudes.
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Bulgaria
Miss Stony
Sofia
Dickinson
Constantinople
Migs Stone
Mine Tsilka
Miss Stone
United States
Doubritza
Associated Press
Arms, rail and tension in Yangtse valley crisis
Hankow arms factories expand with about 4000 workers at Hankow and Shanghai arsenals. Fourty thousand gun stocks and 15000 Mausers ready for distribution. Railway to Canton not yet begun. Taotai seeks assurance the American granted concession stays with Chinese government amid Belgian stock concerns. News from Pekin via Times correspondent reports peace in Yangtse valley and expected return to Beijing.
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London
Hankow
Pekin
The
Times
Yangtse
Shanghai
Canton
Shang
Taotai
America
First Monument to McKinley Unveiled at Tower Minnesota
The monument honoring William McKinley was unveiled in Tower Minnesota before thousands from the Northwest. Governor Van Sant spoke as bands gathered and played Nearer My God to Thee while the crowd sang.
Due on Late President McKinley Salary
Washington November 14. The state auditor presents accounts for the late president McKinley noting warrants issued for salary from the start of his term to his death. The balance due is 1856 dollars. A warrant for the estate administrators is drawn by the secretary of the treasury.
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Washington
State Department
McKinley
Secretary of the Treasury
Tequendama Falls Sentinel Fires at U S Minister
New York dispatch reports a sentinel at Tequendama Falls on October 25 refused a passport and fired at United States Minister Charles B. Hart. Hart was unharmed. The Colombian government punished the sentinel and pledged full protection for the minister.
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New York
Bogota
Colombia
Herald
Tequendama Falls
United States
Charles B. Hart
Post Offices Discontinued And New Alaska Post Established
Washington reports that on November 30 the Cannon Beach in Clatsop county and Carter in Malheur county Oregon will have their post offices discontinued. A post office has been established at Niblack Alaska from Dolomi. The order discontinuing Henseltine in Lincoln county Washington has been rescinded.
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Washington
Cannon Beach
Clatsop County
Carter
Malheur County
Niblack
Alaska
Dolomi
Postoffice Department
Henseltine
Lincoln County
Wash
Roosevelt interview to push for Canada trade ties
Washington November 14. Officials say a Roosevelt interview is planned for tomorrow with Boston chamber of commerce representatives and business men from across the country. The purpose is to press for closer economic intercourse with Canada and potential reciprocity measures.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Boers Capture Cavalry Remounts Near Cape Town
Berlin Times London Times New York correspondent reports a British laager with remounts for the cavalry intercepted by Boer forces near Cape Town. Informants say London is unaware of any loss or confirmation due to British silence on war casualties.
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New York
Loyd
Berlin
London Times
Newark Times
England
Cape Town
Londo
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Lipton
Boston
Stassure
Prussia
United States Steel Corporation
San Francisco
Suez Canal
Plymouth
Wisconsin
Mises
Julia Marlowe
Collier's Weekly
St Petersburg
Russia
Pittsburg
City Ledgers
Schley Court
Montana Sheep
News OF the
Portance
Oregon City
Goldworth
Scotts Mills
Eugene
Hudson
Coast Artillery
Fort Stevens
Pendleton Cigar Store
Baker City
Astoria
Portland
Minneapolis
Siskiyou Lumber & Mercantile Company
McCloud River
Portland Markets
New England
Boston Herald
Lst
John Quincy Adams
William Henry Harrison
James K. Polk
Ulysses S. Grant
Rutherford B. Hayes
James A. Garfield
Chester A. Arthur
British
Philippines
Alaskan
Department
Kitchener
China
Northwest Postal Orders
Canada
Ize
Flav
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