Pacific Coast Gale Destroys Ships and Ferries a Loss
Reports from San Francisco via Gale on the Pacific coast detail multiple wrecks including the Ivanhoe and Nora Harkins with deaths and crew escapes. Ships Portia Elfrena and Svanhoe reportedly lost or missing with broader destruction of harbor interests. Captain Grinn led the Svanhoe voyage, red yellow deck features noted.
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San Francisco
Paikie
Tacoma
Nora Harkins
Gray's Harbor
Portia
Stewart's Point
Elfrena
Cambria
San Luis Obispo County
Vanhoo
Seattle
G.K. Grinn
Col
Fred Grant
Bolivia
Vorevon
Won't Be Evicted Amid Bay Shore Squatters Clash
Writs served on about fifty tenants mostly Finns and Swedes to remove them from the Gladstone Midh property on the Bay shore. Squatters attacked watchman with stones and clubs, injuring him. police later quelled a second assault. In Carey Ohio a boiler explosion at Henry Waters planing mill fatally injured one man and badly hurt several others as debris flew miles. Engineer Solomon Sterling, Jack Greene, San tel Bechtel among the injured as men were flung by the blast. Multiple narrow escapes reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladstone Midh
Gladstone Disprovement Company
Bay Shore
Lave
Henry Waters
Carey
Ohio
Aley
Min
Solomon Sterling
Devris
Jack Greene
Santel Bechtel
Joeff Edwardds
Wick Henderson
Black Jack
Edwards
Henderson
Lone
Hanover Street
Beaton
Jose
J. E Foster
Columus
Toledo
Columbus
Lakeport
Dandle
Mets Station
Cal
Post
New Lexington
Elias Henderson
Alliance
Richmond
Fredericksburg
Potomine
Assenger
Quantica
Quantico
Brooks
Daviisville
Crine
Colt
Jack Vulgo
Hillcott
Oregon Overland
Ne. Ulu
William Collins
Pittsburgh
Ublo
Upper Lakes
Lake Ontario
A. J. Mowry
Wisconsin
Chicago
Emily Wood
Buffalo
N. Y
August Herboaum
Bao Ane Toulo
Texas
Mise
Adella Parrott
Muncie
Ind
Myse
Ft. Op
Newton
Hamilton County
Naoe
Henry O'Donnell
Leadville
Col
W. i Elrenlorst
Montreal
Shears
Delaware
Oscar Worton
Heattyville
N. V
Fron
Barah Robleson
Montgomery Gibbs
Ohlewood
Kansas City
Cioclonatl
Bank Meronger
Fire devours Liberty Center business district
A town in Liberty Center Ohio with about 800 residents suffered extensive fire damage. The blaze began at 11 am, destroying multiple businesses and several dwellings before firefighters and nearby engines brought it under control later that day. Suspects named Lam, orien, and others are under arrest, with potential insurance involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Center
Ohio
Arrestus Lams
Orien
Carpenter Falls Ninety Feet In Warrick County
Ernest M Beeson a Evansville carpenter working on St John s Church in Warrick County fell ninety feet from the steeple instantly killed with many bones broken The body struck a slate roof fifty feet down then rolled onto the ground Also mentions Pacific Express Company notices and other brief items involving robberies and Far East events.
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Ernest M. Beeson
Evansville
Ind
St. John's Church
Warrick County
Keanaville
Crime and Disaster Aboard Lakes and Rail Lines
A chaotic report details multiple violent incidents and thefts across cities. Fatalities include Joeff Edwards and Wick Henderson in Black Jack. A lakefront storm wrecked vessels and a rail crew faced robberies and arson attempts. Several hijackings and murders are noted, with extensive property losses and investigations ongoing.
Fire records show major Fulton area losses
Incendiary blaze at Fulton Illinois destroyed multiple buildings in one block. Losses include Geo KRhide hotel six thousand dollars Fulton Grive Mill four thousand, Fulton team Laundry six thousand four hundred, W Grayder wood and other debris.
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Fulton
Geo Krhide
Fulton Grive
Fulton Team Laundry
W. Grayder
Wood
Notable Gloom and Gossips From War and Society
General Ely and Parker of New York have been stricken with paralysis again and keep little hope of recovery. The will of Richard Smith leaves more than £1,000,000 to Philadelphia. Rumors say Nellie Grant Sartoris may wed General SL Kyd Douglas of Baltimore. David Joan Johnston, prominent New York manufacturer and politician, died traveling in Canada. Charter F. Durston, warden of Sing Sing prison, died after two weeks of malignant typhoid fever.
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Ely & Parker
New York
Grant
Wiil
Richard Smith
Philadelphia
Nellie Grant Sartoris
SL Kyd Douglas
Baltimore
David Joan Johnston
Canada
Charter F. Durston
Sing Fing
Treasury receipts lag under new tariff law policy
Washington reports show Treasury receipts below expectations amid tariff changes. Officials say no undue inflation under the State banking system and note China could seek the United States as mediator if a quadruple alliance pushes for arbitration between China and Japan.
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Treasury Department
Treasury
Washington Dispatch
Gresham
China
Japan
Washington
State Department
Mason
Germany
Foreign dispatches and unrest across world fronts
Shanghai reports 40000 Japanese troops landed on the Chinese border. A British consul in London notes a man’s suicide amid unknown causes. Rumors of an assassination plot against the Czar ripple through Russia. A Toledo market incident sees a girl grab cash and flee. Campeche and Carmen face yellow fever deaths as maritime disasters and political efforts unfold. England seeks allied powers to curb the Chinese conflict.
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Shanghai
Patrick Thynnderson
Cudl4
London
Russia
Henry Heinbusch
Toledo
Obla
Manu
Campeche
Carmen
Dully
England
Oakland Army Forms Hidden Industrial Force Under Kelley
In Oakland California an industrial army is forming under General Kelley with a big tent headquarters used for meetings by day and rest at night. The plan foresees a tedious march to the capital next spring and reflects labor unrest and mobilization concerns across the era.
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Oakland
Cal
Kelley
George Travis
Greenwich
Ohio
Toledo
American Railway Union
Mess Central Railroad
McComae
Pistrie Supreme Court
Washinton
Miles Sugar Manufacturing Company
Lowtvtana
Hiathanus
Carlisle
Congress
Knights of Pythias
Labagot
Ind
George W. Powell
Folsca
Indianapolis
Colup
Misa
Viclatity
J. 7 Stafell
Chieuzo
Amortcwn Hawkers
A. Dunleven
Crookston
Minna
Tutinol
Mader- Athon of Labor
Jees
Corbett Fitzsimmons Fight Blocked by Legislature Threat
News notes multiple legal and political tensions including a plan to block a boxing match between Corbett and Fitzsimmons, a governor seeking protection for a Chinese interpreter Yeung Leung, fines for Chinaman players, and various legal actions.
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Chin Pon
Yuma
Arl
Montana
United States
Mary FE. Hartlett
Walden
Mass
Royal Military College
Kingaton
Bravik
Financial and Industrial News Roundup
A summary of financial turmoil and labor actions across the United States. Sjostrom fails for £30,000 while receivers cannot cut salaries. Union reports show Federation growth among railway unions, and seed aid to destitute Kansas farmers. Typographical officers elect leaders, and Chicago grocers lead a sugar trust revolt. Freight rates weaken, and export and currency tensions press stock markets as traders await clearer retail trends.
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O. A. Sjostrom
New York
Tus
Omaha
United States
Woolson
Omaha and &J Louis
Federated Brotherhood
Talload
Gould Southwestern System
St. Louis
Order
W. BK. Prescott
Toronto
Theodora Perry
Nashville
Vic
Frank G. Boyle
St. Paul
Charles W. Lahan
Chicago
A. G. Vines
St Louis
Panever
William M. Higgins
Louisville
August McGrath
Boston
John W. Druuwood
Downer
Homer James J. Dalley
Philadelphia
Alexander Duguid
Cincinnati
Henry F. Dorsey
Dallas
Texas
L. «. Shepard
Grand Rapida
Mieh
Colorado Springs
R G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Litte Beteter
Atlantic gale devastates shipping off Newfoundland and Long Island Sound
A Northeast gale swept over Newfoundland and St Pierre Miquelon, wrecking or damaging many fishing vessels. Some 360 ships convened at St Pierre. thirty lives are lost in the forceful storm as crews tried to ride out the weather, with boats dragged their anchors, beached or shattered.
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Atlantic Shores
Long Island Sound
New Foundland
St. Pierre
Miquelon
Secon
T. Pierre
Bankas
Sept. Au. Althugh
Severa
Nine Die As Storm Wrecks New York Building
A severe coastal storm battered New York and nearby areas causing ships to be wrecked and homes flooded. A seven story factory under construction on Monroe Street collapsed killing nine residents and injuring many others. Rescue work continued through the morning as hospital treatments began, contractor Galligan slated for arrest, and prior warnings by Thomas I Grady about the building’s stability are noted.
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New York
Nonree Street
Monroe Trect
Recue
Hospital Galligan
Thomas I. Grady
M. J. Casey
Government Crop Report Shows Mixed October Conditions
The October crop report indicates corn conditions largely unchanged from September with slight regional gains in some Western states and declines in the southern states. Wheat yields are forecast higher than last October, with state by state yields listed. Oats and rye yields show small changes, while barley yields dip compared to 1892 and 1902 figures.
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Department of Agriculture
Theouthern
Kentucky
Michigan
Neobronka
Dakota
California
Indiana
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Illinois
Washington
Wisconsin
ALY Uw
Peiitiss Ivuota
Kaunas
Nebraska
South Dakota
North Dakota
Ulimuin
WiOregon
Minnesota
Fae
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Telegraph
Pacific
Pacific Coast
Builer
Claremore
Pacific Egress Company
Srene
Port Arthur
Bort Arthur
Ys Pari
Yalu Riiver
Japansan
Crime and Casualty
Econl
Tee Company
Northwestern
Holloran Huse
Lyons
Bayou Oyster Saloon
Biloxi Miss
Masonic Opera
Sweetsman's
Richards
Dale
George Ohr
Jobo
Muresan Choice Creamery
Wresh
Newfoundland
Government Crop Report
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