Cyclone Devastates Havana as Death Toll Soars
Havana dispatch reports more than 100 dead with 94 natives and 16 foreigners among the fatalities. Troop tents blown apart, ships damaged, and interior regions like Pinar Del Rio feared for heavy loss. Weather observer Father Lowe warned Columbia an hour before the cyclone struck.
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New York
Evening Telegram
Havana
Brooklyn
Camp Columbia
Minneapolis
Texas
Denver
Prairie
Pinar del Rio
Artemesia
Father Lowe
Gunotti
Berlin College
Columbia
Scores Dead in Tropic Cyclone
Key West Florida October 20 The Austrian steamer Jennie landed forty nine workmen saved from barge No 4 near the Bahama coast 160 miles from Key West Many others were killed or drowned as the storm struck early Thursday Fifteen barges and workmen are missing and feared lost Rescue ships aided in saving the survivors dead bodies were expected from Virginia Biscayne and Miami with authorities preparing for burials and injured care
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Key West
Fla
Jennie
Dudnich
Gulfport
Genoa
Bahama
W. P. Duesenbury
Duesenburg
Long Key
Lower
Matecumbe
Oyama
Mikado
Maneto
Dodge
Virginia
Miami
Biscayne
St. Lucie
Miami Steamer St Lucie Crushed in Hurricane Disaster
In Miami on Thursday hurricane waves sank the steamer St Lucie with 35 lives lost from 100 aboard. The Peerless similarly lost many, few survivors reported. Elmora capsized and may be a total loss. East Coast road dredges broke free and drifted to sea but no Miami injuries recorded. Theta near Jupiter capsized with a few persons affected.
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Miami
Fla
St. Lucie
Peerless
Elmora
East Coast
Oase
Jupias
Storm Ravages Cuba Damage Reports Rise in Pinar Del Rio
Reports from Havana indicate widespread damage in western Cuba with great losses to tobacco crops in Pinar Del Rio and Batabana, where seven died. American steamers Campbell and Sara wrecked. Batabana appeals for relief as Havana reels from the storm. Twenty four lighters lost, four sugar laden, brunt borne by Havana.
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Havana
Pinar del Rio
Vuelta Abajo
Batabana
Campbell
Sara
Nunez
Sazua la Grande
Marines Report Minor Damage From Cuba Camps
Washington dispatch says Brigadier General Elliott received a Havana commandant cable stating marine camps had slight damage with no casualties and all men well. It notes all army transports have reported in except the Robert Wright and Lauper, which sailed Oct 16 with 600 horses for the Fifteenth Cavalry toward Isabella de Sagua on Cuba's north coast.
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Washington
Elliott
Marines
Havana
Cuba
Robert Wright
Lauper
Newport News
Isabella de ‘Sagua
Havena
Honduras Storm Damage Tops Ports and Towns
A hurricane storms across Honduras and nearby ports causing extensive damage to structures and boats. Reports indicate damaged frames, flooding, and disruptions in Ada port operations with many vessels affected. Limited details available from OCR fragment.
West Indian Hurricane Wrecks Ships and Ruins Honduran Towns
The October 12 hurricane hit Ruatan Tela Atilla Colorado and El Provence Honduras. The Norwegian steamer Herald carried fruit cargo here last night. Vessels wrecked buildings damaged. Banana losses total near a million dollars. The British schooner Southern Queen wrecked on Ruatan shore. Herald damaged and to be docked. A tidal wave swept beaches leaving debris. Captain Henrighgen notes many ships ashore. ten thousand banana bunches washed away. Ship operators warn fruit delivery may take a month to resume.
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Ruatan
Tela
Atilla
Colorado
el Provence
Honduras
Herald
Henrithgen
101 Men Swept to Death in Florida Storm
Survivors from a Long Key houseboat report a storm on Thursday that sent 150 men adrift at 5 am. The vessel broke up, many died as waves crushed the hull, and 49 survivors were rescued by the Russian steamer Jennie. Another Long Key boat with 160 men may also have been swept away.
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Key West
Fla
Keys
W. P. Dusenberry
Long Key
Jennie
Gulf
Dusenberry
Indiana to reform life insurance laws and fees
A year long audit on Indiana state life insurance practices concludes premiums are too high and allow extravagant management and abuse. The committee urges strict laws and a stronger insurance department to curb excesses, protect the public, and attract better business to Indiana.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Office of Auditor of State
Indiana
Baltimore politician John C. Simering dies after operation
John C. Simering of Baltimore died in Indianapolis at his mother-in-law's home from effects of an operation performed months earlier. Born in 1846 he served as secretary of the Maryland state committee and Maryland division of the Travelers Protective Association and sat on the national board. He leaves two children and will be buried in Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
John C. Simering
Baltimore
Elizabeth A. Fesler
Union Street
Maryland
Republican ‘State Committee
Travelers Protective Association
Hammond Update Confirms Gibson Case Gleaned
A fragment from Hammond Indiana notes events last night involving an individual named Gibson. The terse line references a report dated October 22 and mentions related incident details yet to be clarified.
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Hammond
Ind
Ariot
Gibson
Fire destroy residence of Mount township trustee
The residence of John Fields trustee of Mount township in Warren county was destroyed by fire yesterday. The loss is $2,000.
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John Fields
Mount Township
Warren County
Fatally shoots wife then shoots self in Plymouth
John Spon seller, 65, fatally shot his wife in the head yesterday in Plymouth Indiana and then shot himself. He was placed under arrest and will recover.
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Plymouth
Ind
John Sponseller
Architect McElfatrick Inspects Fort Wayne Hotel Theater Site
New York architect W M McElfatrick visits Fort Wayne to inspect sites for a potential new combined hotel and theater. He deems the Certin property on Calhoun Street ideal and meets with D C Fisher and Col John A Scott to discuss Fort Wayne’s theater prospects.
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Fort Wayne
W. M. McEfatrick
New York
America
McElfatrick
Shuberts
Certin
Calhoun Street
Washington and
Jefferson
Washington Street
D. C. Fisher
Col
John A. Scott
Mr. McElfatrick
J. B. McElfatrick
City
Allen County Court House
Balloons Start in Pittsfield Race Amid Weather Delay
Two balloons Centaur and Eagle rose in Pittsfield Mass to join a motor pursuit race. The airships ascended amid overcast skies heading northwest toward Troy New York as earlier plans postponed by bad weather.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Centaur
Eagle
Troy
N. Y
Railway enjoined in Cincinnati in October 1898
A court in Cincinnati enjoined railway actions in October 1898 amid disputes involving local authorities. The fragment suggests a legal halt or injunction affecting railway operations or construction during that period. Details are sparse due to damaged OCR text.
Verdict Reached in Long Session Vast Aggregate of Fines
A lengthy court session concluded with a broad slate of fines totaling a substantial amount. Judges delivered verdicts after arguments from prosecutors and defense counsel. Officials noted the proceedings and recorded the outcomes for the docket.
Closing Scenes of Memorable Case in Findlay Trial
In Findlay Ohio on October 19 the jury found Standard Oil of Ohio guilty of conspiracy against trade under Ohio antitrust law. A fine ranging from 50 to 5000 dollars per day or six to twelve months imprisonment is possible, with a motion for a new trial to follow. The case introduces new procedure using information and affidavit rather than grand jury indictment.
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Findlay
Ohio
Standard Oil Company of
Standard Oil Company
Banker
Circuit Court of State
Supreme Court of
Foreman Bailes
Navy plan Panama trip escort for Roosevelt
Official notice from League Island navy yard says the cruiser Washington will leave around November 1 for Hampton Roads to escort President Roosevelt to Panama. The Tennessee will follow, both new ships, with Louisiana to be Roosevelt’s flagship, boarding in New York on November 8.
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Philadelphia
League Island Navy Yard
Washington
Hampton Roads
Tennessee
Roosevelt
Panama
Louisiana
New York
Potomac
Dolphin
Minneapolis
Brooklyn
Havana
The
Fight ers Plank Down Their $11 In City Court
Two men using assumed names Frank Johnson and William Bailey argued over a woman and paid $11 each in city court after entering records. Both settled quietly the next morning, while other cases proceeded. The woman’s name was not released. Charles Davis and George Wallace were the only drunks, first offenders, and released. Frank Barnes, a floor walker, ill and stranded, was granted $5 and costs. Joe Chenowith’s case was continued until Friday, with parole status to be checked in Jeffersonville. Immorality charges cited by two boys were noted.
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Frank Johnson
William Bailey
Charles Davis
George Wallace
Frank Barnes
Joe Chenowith
Jeffersonville
Purcell Livery Sold to City Trucking at 420 East Columbia
Frank E. Purcell sold his livery stable at 420 East Columbia Street to City Trucking Company for 7000 dollars. The buyer plans immediate occupancy as Purcell moves his business to a sale barn in Bloomingdale. George W. Hoffman is noted in the transaction.
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City Trucking. Company
East
Columbia Street
Purcell
Bloomingdale
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