Fires and disasters mark a grim year of 1899
A detailed diary records fires and calamities across North America and beyond. Notable losses include the J. L. Menken Co. in Memphis, Osterhout building in Wilkes-Barre, several city fires in Columbus Philadelphia and Chicago, plus large blazes in Winnipeg and Cleveland. The list spans January to December with heavy damages and notable venues.
Disasters and Warfare Echo Through 19th Century Chronicle
A sweeping chronological list records deadly accidents from London shipyards to rail wrecks in New Jersey and Colorado, and floods headlines with snow slides and shipboard fires. It also covers the Philippine campaign arc, including major battles, captures, and political shifts alongside notable events in Washington and New York society. The compilation blends industrial disasters with wartime milestones and notable public notices.
Hosiery factory fire at Reading causes large loss
A hosiery factory in Reading Pennsylvania burned with significant damage reported. Other blazes included a woolen mill in Enfield Massachusetts and a Masonite temple in Arlington, with total property losses estimated near 1,000,000 dollars.
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Charlotte
N. C
MccClurg
Chicago
Mary Holmes College
West Point
Miss
Cleveland
J.ob. Howard
Dartford
Heart of
Summit
Memphis
Vuris
Tenn
Ludington
Mich
Joss
Coulterville
Cal
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Mount Vernon
Ind
Addystone
North Bend
Toledo
Kansas City
Mil and
Lowville
N. Y
Salem
State Deaf Mute Institute
Little Hock
Call
Tex
Bloomington
Hls
Fossa
Duquen
Ark
Masonic Temple
Des Moines
Endeavor
Pac
New Iberia
Cable Works
Hastings
Haverstraw
Loomis Sanitariae
Liberty
Waterloo
Salmon Cannery
Aberdeen
Wash
Lisckettstown Seminary
Hackettstown
N. Jo
Salida
Cote
Sunneytown
Reading
Carbonado
Washington
Enfield
Masonite Temple
Arlington
Angusta
Gay
Porto Rico
South African War Chronicle Through December Campaigns
A dense record lists key Boer and British actions in South Africa from November to December. It notes ultimatums, sieges at Kimberley and Ladysmith, battles at Belmont Gras Pan hills Modder River and Stormbergs, casualties including Gen Methuen and Lord Methuen, and Lord Roberts's order to deploy 60,000 more troops.
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Ocmtper
Kruger
South Africa
Transvaal
Vryburg
Mafeking
Kronje
Kimberley
Paule
Glencoe
Joss
Symons
Elsndslanete
Ladysmith
Estcourt
Belmont
Gras Pan Hills
Vermout
Lord Methuen
Great Britain
Modder River
Methuen
Gras ’An
Basmont
Gataere
Stormberges
A. G. Wannehope
Datler
Tesela
Lord Roberts
Treaty and politics overshadow foreign events in press
The transcript lists varied items from 19th century politics and war to cultural moments. It mentions a peace treaty with Spain transmitted to the Senate, testimony by Commissary Gen. Egan, Adelina Patti’s London marriage, Cuban commander in Havana, Dewey’s rank reform, and other scattered notes on commissions, events, and celebrations.
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Spain
Senate
Egan
Miles
Adelina Patti
London
Baron Cederstrom
Multiple Maritime Disasters Strike U S and European Waters
A list of shipwrecks and drownings includes the Adelina off Tacoma with 17 sailors lost, James Bowen off Hog Island with 11 drowned, Stella near Alderney with 70 to 100 perished, Chilkat near Eureka harbor with 10 lost, Margaret Olwill near Lorain with 9, Scotsman in Belle Isle strait with 14, George L Colwell near Charleston with 12, William M Bird off Cape Romain with 6, Charleston off Luzon unspecified deaths, Patria fire in the North Sea, and Niagara off Long Point with 16 lost.
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William Jack Haynes
G. A. Th
St. Louis
Margaret Ann Cusack
Kenmare
London
Columbia
Bristol
Duke of Alwuzzi
Christiania
Norway
Adelina
Tacoma
James Bowen
Philadelphia
Hog Island
Stella
Casquet Rocks
Island
Alderney
William M. Bird
Cape Romain
S. C.s
U.S
Charleston
Luzon
Patria
North Sea
Severe blizzard and cyclone losses across nations listed
A historical note catalogs widespread disasters from a severe blizzard across the United States with heavy Atlantic winds, cyclones in Arkansas and Mississippi, Missouri tornado devastation, and multiple earthquakes and hurricanes globally, detailing deaths and property losses in April May and beyond.
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United States
Atlantic Coast
Arkansas
Mississippi
Alabama
Major 1900s Racing and Football Highlights
Gravesend Brooklyn Handicap winner Ranastar. Longchamp Grand Prix won by Perth. English Derby victory by Flying Fox. Jeffries defeated Fitzsimmons in 21 rounds for world boxing title at Coney Island. Perth also won Grand Prix de Paris. Suburban at Sheepshead Bay won by Imp. Pennsylvania varsity race win at Kingston. Harvard and Columbia boat races and Yale football draw noted. Princeton over Yale in New Haven, Carlisle Indians 43 beat Columbia. Thanksgiving results include Pennsylvania over Cornell 29 to 0 and West Point over Annapolis 17 to 3.
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Ranastar
Gravesend
Perth
Longchamps
Flying Fox
Jeffries
Fitzsimmons
Coney Islad
Sheepshead Bay
Pennsylvania
Oughkeepsie
Wisconsin
Corneil’s
Columbia
Harvard
Yale
New London
Charles Murphy
Brooklyn
Shamrock
New York
Ithaca
Cornell
Princeton
Cambridge
Carlisle Indians
Chicago
Pennsylvania O
New Yorks
Faston
Lafayette
New Haven
Philadelphia
Confederates Veterans' Reunion and National Meetings
Readable fragments reference a Confederate veterans reunion in Charleston and various national gatherings. Mentions include peace congress at The Hague and councils in Lonshan Ibia, with scattered notes on veterans’ events and organizations.
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Charleston
The
Hague
Princes of Water and History of the Prince of Wales Title
The piece traces sixteen predecessors of the present Prince of Wales, noting most never ascended the throne while several held the title into adulthood. It discusses how the title typically goes to the sovereign’s eldest son and mentions royal knights and the line’s troubled endings, including brutal deaths.
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Prince of Wales
Aly
Hach Prince of Wales
Badeward T
Isngland
Seeseh Prince of Wales
Prince of Wr
Eeward TT
Dent
Berkeley Castle
It Hits the Spot Cough Remedy Ad and Ancient Furniture Note
An advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar for sore throats and colds with a claim it relieves soreness fast and delivers a warming healing feel. A British Museum notice highlights the Girone of Queen Tsatsu, a 1000 year old Nile valley artifact.
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Foley
H. J. Moogh
W. E. Jungkuuz
British Museum
Tsatsu
Nile Valley
Pneumonia treatment cited by Michigan doctor
Dr C J Bishop of Agnew Michigan reports Foley's Honey and Tarin used in three very severe pneumonia cases this past month with good results. H J Moogh W FF Jung Kuna & Co note 78 hard rock phosphate mines active in Florida plus low grade and pebble mines in the south.
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C. J. Bishop
Agnew, Mich
Foley
H. J. Moogh
W. FF. Jungkuna & Co
Florida
Grain-O and Foot-Ease Ads and Australia Tornado Snakes
Try Grain-O the grain based drink replacing coffee claims ease for children and adults. Allen's Foot-Ease offers instant relief for tight shoes and bunions with a 25 cent price and free trial. A tornado in Australia produced thousands of water snakes washing away a beach leaving bare rocks.
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Java
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Australia
Does it Pay to Buy Cheap Cough Syrup and War Remedies
Advertisement style note touts Boschee German Syrup as a universal cure for severe lung troubles with claims of tissue healing and inflammation relief. It promotes sample bottles at Emmert and Burrell and links to long standing druggist endorsements alongside Banner Salve for skin ailments.
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Emmert & Burrell
Holiday Rail Excursions Offer One Third Fare To Nearby Points
The C M and St Paul Railway promotes holiday travel with round trip tickets at one and one third fare for journeys within 200 miles. Tickets go on sale December 23 24 25 30 and January 1 with return validity to January 2 1900. The Illinois Central offers similar terms within 200 miles with sale dates December 28 29 30 and January 1 return by January 2 1900.
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C.M.& St. P. Railway Company
Tlinuis Central R. R
Florida Bound Trains Offer Through Sleeper Service
The Southern Railway promotes double daily winter trains to Florida via the Queen and Crescent route with through sleeping cars from Cincinnati to Jacksonville and from St. Louis to Jacksonville. Connections run through Knoxville Asherville Savannah Birmingham Atlanta and more. Agents offer through winter excursion tickets and free maps schedules and booklets.
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Southern Railway
Southern Resorts
Cincinnati
Louisville
Queen and Crescent
Chattanooga
Jesup
Plant
Jacksonville
Knoxville
Asherville
Savannah
North Carolina
St. Louis
L. i. & St. L. Railroad
Air Line
Kansas City
K. C.F. S.& M. Railroad
Pirmingham
Atlanta
Midland Route Tourist Car service resumes Chicago to San Francisco
The C M and St P Railway restarts the Midland Route Tourist Car service with a schedule from Chicago at 10 55 p m Friday to Omaha 3 55 p m Saturday then to Colorado Springs 10 45 p m Sunday and Salt Lake City 3 50 a m Monday before arriving San Francisco 8 25 am Wednesday The east bound trip departs San Francisco Saturday and reaches Chicago Wednesday
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C. M
St. P. Ry
Midland
Chicago
San Francisco
Omaha
LAT
P. Ry
Colorado Springs
Col. Mid
Salt Lake
TG. & WeRy
Mandey
Sana I Francisco
Salt Lake City
Enebline
Tescsiwer
wbSa
Chizazo
H. Hearroro
G. PP
Tb. A. Hee
Train schedule fragments for Fresport lines 150 152 168
Readable fragments show departure times for lines 150 152 and 168 at Fresport. Times listed include 7:15 am 10:20 am 6:45 pm 8:45 pm and 7:35 pm.
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Fresport
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Laurence BE. Myers
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