Notable fires and disasters of the year summarized
A year in fires and disasters is recapped month by month noting losses and locations. Fires destroyed warehouses factories churches and hotels across the United States and Canada with totals reaching millions. Notable incidents include large fires at Savannah Fort Worth Louisville and Chicago plus earthquakes and tower inflaming events abroad.
Fatal Fires and Collapses Hit Cities Across North America
A chronology lists multiple disasters with casualties including 26 dead in London Ontario from a floor collapse, 8 in Spokane Washington fire, 6 in Gloversville New York Alvord House blaze, 6 firemen killed in Boston building collapse, 10 dead from Kalamazoo chemical explosion, 11 dead in Bowery lodging house fire, and 66 fatalities in the Santa Isabel mine explosion in Belmez, Spain, across January to April.
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London
Ont
Great Eastern
Spokane
Wash
Pebruary
Alvord
Gloversville
Boston
Charleston
Kalamazoo
New York
Santa Isabel
Belmez
Spain
Year in Review Major Global and U S Events
A dense ledger of 1898 events appears, listing Li Hung Chang recalls, Zola libel verdicts, Cuba and Spain tensions, the Maine explosion, Manila and Havana campaigns, peace talks, and notable deaths and appointments. It traces political shifts in China Britain and the United States, naval battles, and milestones from February through December with many named figures and places.
Widespread Losses From Maritime Disasters in Various Voyages
A compilation of shipwrecks and drownings across seas and coasts. Cuban schooner Tillie foundered near Barnegat with four dead. Channel Queen wrecked off Isle of Wight with twenty-two lost. French steamer Flachat near Canary Islands with sixteen lives. Asian wrecked near Nantucket with eighteen dead. Speedwell capsizing near Key West with thirty-nine drowned. Alma capsizing near the Golden Gate with forty drowned. Marlborough wrecked mid ocean with sixteen lost. Benholm off Wales with twenty-two to twenty-five drowned. Jane Gray near Cape Flattery with thirty-four drowned. Mecca sunk off Calcutta with sixty-three lost. Albion launch tragedy at Blackwall with fifty drowned. Surf City capsizing near Beverly, mass with about twenty drowned. La Gourgogne collision near Sable Island with four hundred-sixty drowned. Norge near Newfoundland banks with sixteen drowned. Mohegan wrecked on Cornish coast with 109 lost. L F Doty on Lake Michigan with seventeen. J Peters on Lake Ontario with lives lost. Atalanta off Oregon coast with twenty-five drowned. Fitzjames off Beachyhead with ten drowned. Portland storm loss with 161 aboard. Ainsworth near Balfoer BC with nine drowned. Clan Drummond wreck Biscay with eighty-seven drowned.
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Barnegat
Isle of Wight
Flachat
Canary Islands
Nantucket
Benholm
Wales
Alaska
Jane Gray
Cape Flattery
Mecca
Calcutta
England
Albion
Blackwall on-the-Thames
Surf City
Beverly
Mass
la Gourgogne
Sable Island
Atlantic
Cornish
Falmouth
Lake Michigan
J. Peters
Lake Ontario
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Atalanta
Oregon Coast
Fitzjames
Beachyhead
Portland
Boston
Ainsworth
Balfour
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Bay of Biscay
Obituary List recalls notable deaths in 1898 era
A sprawling obituary list traces the deaths of artists, statesmen, soldiers, and scholars across cities such as London Washington and New York. Notable names include Lewis Carroll ex-Gov Ross Hagood Liddell Gladstone and Strauss. The roll lists ages and locations from 38 to 89, reflecting a wide spectrum of prominent figures.
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Richard Curzon Poultney
London
C. L. Dodgson
Lewis Carroll
C. P. Villiers
House of Commons
Iondon
Benjamin Butterworth
A. S
Patents
Thomasville
Gen
C. C. Augur
Washington
Henry George Liddell
Thomas F. Hines
Morgan
Cavalry Corps
Frankfort
Grant
Carlisle
Daniel Lawrence Braine
Brooklyn
Conventions Listed For The Year In Various Cities
A compiled notice lists during the year January through October multiple conventions and meetings. Among them are the United Mine Workers in Columbus, the National Stock Growers in Denver, the National Association of Manufacturers in New York, and other gatherings in Washington New Orleans Boston Nashville Omaha Salt Lake City London Nashville Cincinnati Saratoga Indianapolis Chicago Fort Worth and Atlanta.
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United Mine Workers of American
Columbus
Nashville
International Mining Congress
Salt Lake City
National Educational Association
Washington
United Confederate Veteran Association
Atlanta
G. A. RR
Cincinnati
National Editorial Association
Denver
National Council, Order of the Red Men
Indianapolis
The
Sons of Veterans
Omaha
Sovereign Grand Lodge I
Boston
Chicago
Buington
Denver & Rio Grande
Salt, Lake and Ovden
Pullman
California
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National Baseball season opens and major races recap
The year highlights include Jeffries defeating Sharkey in 20 rounds in San Francisco. Jeddah wins the English Derby and Ornament wins the Brooklyn Handicap. Leitoi Soleil captures the Paris Grand Prix as Tillio wins the Suburban Handicap. Cornell defeats Yale and Harvard in the varsity race at New London, with strong times for Yale and Harvard. Pinkcoat wins the American Derby. Pennsylvania tops the varsity crew at Saratoga, Cornell second, Wisconsin third, Columbia fourth. Howell of the United States wins the Diamond Sculls at Henley in England.
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Sharkey
San Francisco
Jeddah
Leitoi Soleil
Paris
Tillo
Cornell
Yale
Harvard
New London
D&s
Pinkcoat
Pennsylvania
Saratoga
Wisconsin
Columbia
Henley
England
Howell
Evacuation Riot During Spanish Troop Departure at Havana
Fragmentary notes describe turmoil in Havana during the evacuation by Spanish troops. Rioting observed as troops moved through the city with bands playing amid unrest.
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Havana
Hay
Fierce Storms Across Lands Leave Widespread Destruction
A historical weather roundup reports deadly storms across the United States and beyond. Tornadoes devastate Fort Smith Arkansas leaving many dead, while blizzards sweep New England and the Midwest. Destructive floods and winds hit Steeleville Missouri and Villa Madina Spain. Coastal hurricane impacts reach the British West Indies and South Carolina Georgia coast.
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