Comprehensive weekly roundup of world events and incidents
Aguinaldo seeks congressional appeal while Queen Draga is rumored shot. A Colorado mine fire kills many. Colombia gains Colon after hours of battle. Manila fund aims to avert Torres execution. Marines seal a cliff in Samar and destroy insurgent camps. The president advocates Chinese exclusion law, and San Francisco iron molders strike for nine hours and higher wages.
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Aguinaldo
Congress
Queen Draga
Servia
Colorado
Canada
Colon
Manila
Torres
Samar
Union Iron Molders
San Francisco
Green Goods
Secret Service
Bunco
Santa Fe
Needles
Cal
Meade
Marines
Isa
Assumption
Metropolitan Bank
Tacoma
Sweet
Idaho
Washington
Vienna
Seattle
Log cabin press keeps Wood River Times thriving in Hailey
The Wood River Times in Hailey, Idaho operates from a log cabin printing office over 20 years old with modern additions. Publisher T E Picotte has led the paper since its first issue June 14, 1882, making the daily the state’s first. The cabin draws visitors as Picotte’s career spans major city papers and he refuses political offices to focus on journalism.
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Idaho
Wood River Times
Hailey
T.E. Picotte
Times
Iss
Associated Press
Blackfoot
Picotte
New York City
Chicago
Wood River Country
Considine Cleared in Meredith Murder Case
Seattle a verdict of not guilty frees John W Considine after a three hour deliberation. Jury members refuse to reveal ballots or stance. Tom Considine may still face separate charges though no statement issued on his trial status.
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Seattle
John W. Considine
King County Court House
William L. Meredith
Tom
John Considine
Considine
Tom Considine
Meredith
St Louis Prepares for World Fair With New Buildings
ST LOUIS NOV 22 In the world fair drive progress appears on track with Washington University grounds and buildings acquired for exhibits. The administration building is near ready and two large educational halls can be finished quickly. Taylor and Markmann report no piling or blasting needed for foundations, saving time and money. A firm clay base across the site supports heavy structures.
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St.Louis
Washington University
Taylor
Markmann
Election Cost in New York City Ballot
New York reports the cost of the recent city election at 670000 dollars, about 1.08 per registered voter. Advertising ran 0000, ballot printing 35000, incidentals 75000, with remaining sums for registration and election officers. The state spent roughly 6000 dollars on the election.
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New York
Boards of Education of
Greater New York
US diplomat returns to Constantino ple in Miss Stone case
Sofia reports Mr. Dickinson, the United States diplomatic agent, has returned to Constantino ple. No settlement is seen with Miss Stone's abductors. His departure may push brigands to accept his proposals to avoid losing everything.
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Sofia
Mr. Dickinson
United States
Constantinople
Miss Stone
Mr Dickinson
Telegraph on a single wire runs eight circuits
Boulder Colorado November 24 Dr William Duane professor of physics at the state university has been granted a patent for an invention enabling many telegraph messages to be sent over one wire and earth return simultaneously In the university laboratory he reportedly achieved eight circuits on the same wire return with the More instrument adaptable to the single wire setup
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Boulder, Colo
William Duane
the State University
Physical Laboratory
Miners Attack Non Union Workers Near Vincennes
Four hundred union coal miners from Washington, Connerburg, Petersburg, Frinceton and Montgomery attacked non-union workers at Prospect Hill mines. Two men died and about six were seriously injured. Foreman Scott and his family defended themselves as the attack began at shift change. W. P. Collins, visiting attorney and brother-in-law to Scott, suffered injuries possibly fatal.
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Vincennes
Ind
Washington
Connerburg
Petersburg
Frinceton
Montgomery
Prospect Hill
Union Station
Scott
W. P. Collins
Valuable Cargo Aground After Alaska Vessel Return
The Senator captained by James B Patterson carried Alaska products worth 200000 into Seattle on November 20. The shipment included 7250 fish cases from Petersburg Girard Point and Sitka Bay canneries and 2500 fish guano with 550 barrels of oil. On return the vessel grounded at Wrangel Narrows north entrance, bending plates but not leaking, and may need drydock. 89 passengers included Professor C Georgeson, W T Summers, and Dr B K Wilbur.
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Seattle
Alaska
James B. Patterson
Petersburg
Girard Point
Sitka Bay
Kilasnoo
Wrangel Narrows
C. Georgeson
United States Agrcultural Department
W. T. Summers
The
First National Bank of
Juneau
B. K. Wilbur
Sitka
Roosevelt Message Dominates Cabinet Meeting in Washington
Washington November 21. The cabinet meeting lasted about two and a half hours with the entire time spent reading the president's message and commenting on its features. The message is long and vigorous in tone, matching Roosevelt's style. No other business was transacted.
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Wahsington
Roosevelt
Madrid student riots spread to Barcelona and Valencia
Riots began in Madrid with tramway damage and attempts to set trams on fire. Over 20 people were injured as disturbances also erupted in Barcelona and Valencia. In the senate senators debated the seriousness of the unrest while the education minister said the government would act with energy.
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Madrid
Barcelona
Valencia
Senate
Widow shoots two men over leased farm near Creston Indiana
Creston Indiana Nov. 21 Mrs Charles Edwards a widow living three miles west of town shot Andy Narly and Herman James white claiming they blocked her from taking possession of a leased farm where the shooting occurred. James not seriously hurt while Narly may die. Mrs Edwards and her children were ejected last week.
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Creston
Charles Edwards
Here
Andy Narly
Herman James
James
Have Moncey of their Own Berlin Steamship Loan Plans
Berlin reports that the North German Lloyd Steamship Company does not intend to raise a loan in the United States. The company believes German markets can supply its financial needs, which at present are not great.
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Berlin
North German
Lloyd Steamship Company
United States
Steamship Valencia Arrives With Salmon Cargo in San Francisco
The steamship Valencia of the Northern fleet arrived in San Francisco with 39,000 cases of salmon. The whaling bark Gayhead also docked, bringing 600 barrels of oil and 6000 pounds of whalebone.
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San Francisco
Valencia
Gayhead
Commercial and Financial Happenings in the State
A summary of Oregon industry growth and markets notes new oil company formation in Malheur county, a Weston water works lease prospect, a gold bearing quartz vein in Baker district, and a coal find near Huntington. It covers wheat sales from Umatilla, fuel wood shortages, cannery disputes, mail service between North Yamhill and Tillamook, mining activity in Baker City and Myrtle Creek, stock conditions, bounty warrants in Wasco County, and obituary of Lewis C. Pooler.
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Baker
Agricultural price list for Wheat-Walla Walla Valley region
The bulletin lists prices across grains and farm commodities including wheat, flour, oats, barley, mill byproducts, hay, butter, eggs, cheese, poultry, mutton, hogs, veal, beef, hops, wool, mohair and potatoes. Values cover varieties such as flour and graham, Timothy hay, butter grades, storage eggs, mixed chickens, dressed beef and lambs, live turkeys, and regional differences for Oregon and Eastern markets.
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Walla Walla
Valley
Graham
Oregon
Young America
Wool—Valley
First English stamp and London tower damage report
The first English postage stamp was black with barely visible postmarks, followed by red and the portrait of Queen Victoria. Vibration from underground electric transport damaged St Mary le Bow's tower in Cheap Side, London, and a company agreed to pay 5000 dollars to straighten it. A prehistoric ivory deposit was found in Alaska. The oldest house in England sits by the River Ver near St Albans Abbey, octagonal and about 11 centuries old. A doctor endorses hard beds to train children to sleep rigidly from birth, claiming it yields more restorative sleep despite feather beds being cherished by grandmothers.
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Queen Victoria
St. Mary le Bow
Cheapside
London
Christopher Wren
England
Ver
St. Alban's Abbey
Harvard Professor Finds Hydrogen May Be Compound
Boston, Nov. 20. Professor B. C. Pickering of Harvard Observatory announces a discovery from photographs of a lightning spectrum taken last July. He suggests hydrogen may be composite, with at least three components, based on 30 lines in one image, three in another, and one in a third, under varying conditions. The spectra resemble Nova Persei No. 2 from March 23, 1901.
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Boston
C. Pickering
Harvard Observatory
Pickering
Constellation
Perseus
Letters from Miss Stone Show Bravery Amid Captivity
Sofia November 20 A new message from Ellen M Stone reports her health worsened by confinement and rough fare yet she remains hopeful for release. Brigands demand a ransom far above the amount Mr Dickinson, US diplomatic agent at Sofia, is authorized to pay and seek immunity from prosecution, though binding governments is beyond his power.
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Sofia
Ellen M. Stone
Mr. Dickinson
United States
Bulgaria
Turkey
Stone kidnapping update from Sofia dispatches
Washington reports a telegram from United States Consul-General Dickinson in Sofia indicating Miss Stone has not yet been ransomed but there is reason to feel assured about her future. Dickinson remains in direct contact with the brigands or their agents.
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Dickinson
Miss Stone
John Hay
New York Chamber of Commerce
Washington
United States
Alerthaa
San Diego
Magdalena Bay
First National Bank
Mondori
Wis
Sofia
Miner Freed After Mine Disaster Near Pocahontas
In Pocahontas Virginia on November 20 Fritz Moulton was found alive in a west side room after being entombed in a mine drift for hours. Physicians revived him and though weak, he is expected to recover. Collapse followed a heavy roof fall and smoke, with other workers escaping before the deadly air filled the drift.
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Pocahontas
Fritz Moulton
Moulton
Record-breaking driver vows faster mile next year
New York on November 20 Henry Fournier, who yesterday set a new auto speed record by running a mile in 5.45 on the Ocean Parkway, says the gasoline machine has just begun to prove its power. He plans to cut the mile to 32 seconds next year.
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New York
Henry Fournier
Ocean Parkway
Topeka Strikes Rock at Taku Inlet Not Iceberg
Port Townsend reports from the north that the steamship Topeka hit a rock on Taku Inlet during a blinding snow storm. A passenger aboard the Senator witnessed the collision from the deck as the vessel struck an overhanging cliff. Seafaring men note iceberg damage is typically below waterline, while Topeka’s injuries were above.
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Port Townsend
Senator
Taku Inlet
Topeka
Freemansburg Post Office Robbed and Burned
A dispatch from Washington reports the Freemansburg West Virginia post office was robbed and burned on Sunday morning. No loss figure is provided.
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Washington
Freemansburg
W. Va
Kilpatrick Capias Lodged in Kilpatrick Murder Case
St Louis dated item reports Chief Desmond received a capias from Sheriff Howze of Paint Rock Texas for Ben Kilpatrick who is wanted for the murder of William Thornton. The notice ties Kilpatrick to the Paint Rock inquiry and identifies the murder suspect’s location and status.
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St. Louis
Desmond
Ben Kilpatrick
Sheriff Howze
Paint Rock
Tex
Kilpatrick
William Thornton
No Credence Given to Alaska Conspiracy Claim
Seattle November 20 United States Marshal Shoup, linked to a supposed discoverer of a conspiracy to overturn the Canadian government in the Northwest Territory, is reported here to have come to coordinate with the U S Government. He reportedly returned north yesterday after bringing US prisoners sentenced at McNeill's Island.
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Seattle
Skagway
Alaska
Northwest Territory
United States
Marshal Shoup
McNeill's Island
Chinese Exclusion Convention Demands Geary Law Restriction
San Francisco delegates from 3 000 bodies across California adopted resolutions urging continuation of treaties with China and re enactment of the Geary exclusion law They urged united congressional action to pass a bill to enforce the policy and called for executive action to protect the Pacific coast from Asiatic immigration The memorial detailed reasons for continued Chinese and Asiatic immigration restrictions.
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San Francisco
T. J. Geary
California
China
Congress
Committee On
Executive Committee
Pacific Coast
Lost in the Baby Mine at Pocahontas WV
At 11 AM a party led by Walter O Malley and State Mine Inspector William Priest entered the Baby mine to learn details of the recent explosion and fire. By 6:45 PM rescuers faced dense black damp and could not advance. All eight missing inspectors are prominent locals, with family ties, and hope fades as the fire rages.
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Bluefields
W. Va
Walter O'Malley
Pocahontas Colliers Company
William Priest
West Mine
Southwest Virginia Improvement Company
Baby Mine
King
Pocahontas
RETURN OF CHINESE TO U S A FEARS OF NEW LAW
Port Townsend, Nov 25. Advices from the Orient carried by Kinshin Maru report excitement in China over the U S exclusion law and fears among many Celestials entitled to return. The current act expires May 1902 and a stricter law may bar the privileged from returning, prompting hundreds to rush to the United States before the deadline. Customs records show more Chinese leaving for China than any period since the act began. From now to next month each arriving Orient steamer will bring many more.
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Port Townsend
Wash
Orient
China
United States
Custom House
French Senate Acts to Halt Depopulation Trend
Paris November 25 The senate adopted proposals backed by premier Waldeck Rousseau to appoint a commission to study means to arrest France's depopulation.
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Paris
Senate
M.waldeck Rousseau
France
Conspiracy Nipped In Johannesburg With Twenty Arrests
In Johannesburg on November 25 twenty arrests were made across multiple districts. Authorities report swift action and a great sensation followed the takedown of the alleged plot.
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Johannesburg
Boer ex-burghers join British forces grows
London dispatch says growing Boer rank split is shown by more ex-burghers enlisting with British troops. The Pretoria correspondent notes several such corps are already doing excellent work across the field.
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London
Pretoria
The
Standard
Japan to Sell Chinese Indemnity Bonds
Tokyo dispatch reported in London says the Japanese finance minister plans to sell 50 million yen in Chinese indemnity bonds to the postal savings bank at 80. The proceeds would cover Boxer costs and help reduce the national debt.
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London
Tokio
The
Times
Postal Savings Bank
Moonshiner's Fire Fatal for Deputy Marshals in Oxford
In Oxford Mississippi on November 19 Deputy U S Marshal John A Montgomery and another marshal were killed while attempting to arrest Moonshiner and counterfeiter Mathis. Mathis’ house burned with two bodies found nearby. a posse of 30 to 40 citizens vowed to pursue Mathis as horse theft and escape rumors swirl amid a climate of fear surrounding illicit whiskey and counterfeit currency.
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Oxford
Mias
John A Montgomery
United States
Mars Hgomery
Pontoluc
Lef
Arre Will Mathis
Montgomery
Curdy Hall Deigh
Bar of Mathis
Mathis
Pegro
Montgomerys
Trg
Dense UK Fog Causes Accidents and Fatalities
Dense fog across the United Kingdom halts travel and claims lives. In London an omnibus driver died of exposure while the vehicle ran, and collisions occur in Merseyside. A British steamer Sapphire sinks after a collision with the Dominion liner Roman. no lives lost. A drifting Norwegian brigantine raises fears of drownings off Hull as Paris and suburbs grind to a halt.
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London
United Kingdom
Mersey
Dominion
Roman
Portland
Sapphire
Dundee Gen
Hull
Big Diamond Robbery At Portland Hotel Gets $10000 In Diamonds
A New York diamond dealer, A. F. Lowenthal, reported diamonds valued at $10,000 and about $94 in cash stolen from his Portland Hotel room on Nov. 18. He arrived last Saturday on the Pacific Coast business trip and was assigned a ground floor room facing Yamhill Street near Seventh. The thief escaped with the loot after removing the trunk and valuables.
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Dawson
Skagway
E. F. Lowenthal
New York
Portland
Ore
A. F. Lowenthal
New York City
Yamhill Street
Seventh
Yamhill Streets
Fatal accident at slag dump buries workers at Howard Axle Works
A group of three workmen collecting scrap were struck by a dumping car carrying eight tons of red hot slag from a cinder dump behind the Howard Axle Works. One man was killed and two seriously burned as molten material cascaded down about 20 feet.
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Homestead
Howard Axle Works & Day
Companys
Wheat pours into Mexico as tariff wanes 1500 cars hoped
City of Mexico dispatch notes wheat from the Western United States flooding into Mexico. Buyers and railroad men predict deliveries top 1500 cars by December end. They expect imports to continue until tariff removal and corn shortage persist.
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City of
Mexico
United States
Republic
Bad Food in French Army Tinned Provisions Seized Verdun
Paris reports La Liberte claiming 2,000,000 francs worth of deteriorated American tinned goods were found among Verdun military stores. General Adre, minister of war, ordered all canned provisions from any army store sold to avoid reliance on potentially spoiled supplies at war breakout.
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Paris
la Liberte
Verdun
Atdre
Unclear fragment from Wellington item on tee and streets
Fragmentary text from Wellington Kansas mentions tee, street movement, and possible security note. Content is garbled with nonsensical phrases and lacks coherent facts or identifiable entities.
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Astoria Canning Company
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Tillamook
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Astoria
Little Chieftain
Myrtle Creek District
Myrtle Creek
Wasco County
T. L. Gilliam
Mohawk
Booth Kelly Company
Lewis C. Pooler
Willard
Waldo Hills
Plains
Oreoon
Miner
Fournier
Roe
Tion
Japan
Kingdom
United
Seine
Hone Tower
Wellington
Kan
Millee
Tee
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