Flood Wrecks Pennsylvania Coal Regions and Kills Workers
A severe storm sweeping eastern and central Pennsylvania caused unprecedented flood damage. Rivers including the Schuylkill Lehigh Susquehanna and Juniata rose high flooding 48 Philadelphia and Reading collieries many mules drowned and rail lines wrecked. Three deaths occurred near Williamsport and Wilkesbarre as bridges collapsed and trains were lost amid widespread washouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Juniata
Schuylkill
Lehigh
Susquehanna
Reading
Northern Central
Lehigh Valley
New Jersey Central
Lackawanna
American Federation of Labor
Scranton
Williamsport
Onelda
Hazleton
Schuylkill Valley
Westmore
Wilkesbarre
Juniata River
Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron Company
Pottsville
Ashland
Philadelphia and Erie Division
Pennsylvania Railroad
Lycoming Creek
Newberry
Vosburg
Avoca
Fairview
Eighty Houses Burned In Salem West Virginia Fire
A Saturday night blaze in Salem West Virginia destroyed 65 business and 15 homes in the business district causing about 300000 in losses. No fatalities were reported but at least 250 homeless. Grafton and Parkersburg were asked to assist as telegraph and phone lines failed and trains were rerouted. By Sunday daylight a makeshift speak easy had risen in the ruins and by moonlight fights and robberies were reported until order was restored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
West Virginia
Grafton
Parkersburg
Ohio River
Battle With an Eagle Near Sharon Pa Ends in Death
An eagle preying on poultry and lambs near Sharon Pennsylvania was shot by D W Orres on Friday. The bird was badly wounded and after he tried to finish it with a club it attacked him, tearing his face and hands. Orris finally killed the eagle after a fierce struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon
D. W. Orres
Orris
Lola Ida Henry Bonine Found Not Guilty in Hotel Murder
Jury acquits Lola Ida Henry Bonine of the May 13 killing of Pension Clerk James Seymour Ayres Jr. at the Kenmore Hotel in Washington DC. The defendant is freed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lola
Ida Henry Bonine
James Seymour Ayres, Jr
Kenmore Hotel
Washington, B. C
Liberty
Jealousy Drives Man to Suicide Attempt in Meadville
Benson attempted suicide at Meadville Pennsylvania by taking laudanum. Jealousy of rivals for the attentions of a young woman he was infatuated with caused the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent
Benson
Meadville
Attempt on Niles chief ends with shooting
Chief of Police Neil Hamer of Niles Ohio was at his residence when an unknown man named Munday shot at him. The bullet struck the fleshy part of another man Warner's arm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil Hamer
Niles, O
Munday
Warner
To See by Telephone Invents Visual Link
The Independence Derge of Belgium reports Dr Sylvestre, formerly American and now a naturalized French physician, has invented a spectograph that lets telephone users see one another.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence Derge
Belgium
Sylvestre
Congressional Notes and Senate Confirmations
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed several appointments while Senator Lodge spoke in favor of ratification of the Isthmian canal treaty. Senator Morgan proposed a bill to appropriate 180 million dollars for the Nicaraguan canal. In the House Speaker Henderson announced the rest of the committees. The Ways and Means Committee said they would report a tariff bill for the Philippines on Friday and seek passage next Tuesday under a special rule. The Cuban reciprocity issue will not be considered until after the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Lodge
Senate Debates Hay Pauncefote Treaty In Executive Session
Two speeches were made on the Hay Pauncefote treaty in the Senate executive session on Wednesday with Bacon opposing and Cullom supporting. Knox nomination to Attorney General postponed in executive session at Mr Hoar's request. Cornelius of Pennsylvania confirmed as Consul at St Johns Newfoundland. The Thursday session discussed the Canal treaty and approved adjournment from December 19 to January 6. Confirmations included Leonard US Marshal Middle District of Pennsylvania McCarrell US Attorney Middle District of Pennsylvania Darling Assistant Secretary of the Navy Bantz Deputy Assistant Treasurer of the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Bacon
Senator Cullom
Hoar
Knox
Geo. O. Cornelius
Pennsylvania
St. Johns Newfoundland
House
F. C. Leonard
United States
Middle District of
S. J. M. McCarrell
Charles H. Darling
Vermont
Navy
Gideon C. Bantz
Maryland
Train collision near Ol City leaves missing diver and injured
Pennsylvania freight No. 89 and extra No. 29 on the Olean division collided at Walnut Bend eight miles north of Ol City. Sixty cars plunged into the Allegheny River. Head Brakeman McCaddon is missing, believed drowned. Fireman Van Brunt and Thomas Martin, engineer, were injured. both engines wrecked. Oil City wreck crew responded. tracks to be cleared in hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Walnut Bend
Ol City
McCaddon
Allegheny
van Brunt
Thomas Martin
Oil City
BCCH
No. 89
No. 29
City Treasurer Gerst Hearing Opens On Removal Charges
Buffalo officials opened a hearing into city treasurer Philip Gerst on an order to show cause why he should be removed for alleged misconduct. Gerst admitted a shortage existed but said it has been corrected since November 13 and did not defend the mayor's removal charge. Accountant McKenna was asked to audit the $57,665 shortage and report if any remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Gerst
Buffalo
N. Y
Diehl
Gerst
McKenna
Engineers to depict boiler explosion before Ohio Assembly
Ohio stationary engineers plan to show a Kinetoscope depiction of a low pressure boiler explosion that killed two men during threshing. They urge license law extension to the General Assembly, arguing no boiler under any pressure should be operated by unlicensed men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Assembly
Ohio
General Assembly
Engineers’ Association
Zanesville Marietta and Parkersburg Rail Road Formed
The Zanesville Marietta and Parkersburg Rail road Company was incorporated at Columbus to build a line paralleling the Kanawha route. Surveying will start immediately from Zanesville along the Muskingum River to Marietta, then to Parkersburg and into West Virginia coal fields, competing with the Pennsylvania Railroad and Wabash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Wabash System
West Virginia
Columbus
Zanesville, Marietta
Parkersburg
Muskingum River
Zanesville
Marietta
Ohio and
Little Kanawha
Suit to remove Cleveland mayor cabinet in quo warranto
The Ohio Supreme Court in Columbus heard a quo warranto suit to oust every appointive officer in Cleveland from Mayors Johnsons cabinet. The case, State of Ohio ex rel John M Sheets AG v Beacom Salen Dunn Tapp Madigan Cooley, claims the cabinet members hold office illegally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Supreme Court
Columbus
State of Ohio
John M. Sheets
M. W. Beacom
Charles P. Salen
John Dunn
Charles W. Tapp
J. P. Madigan
H. R. Cool
Brave 13 year old girl plays piano to guide 300 children from burning school
Ethel Barker a 13 year old student at Lincoln school Chicago played a lively two step on a piano in the main corridor as flames filled the basement and smoke thickened the halls She kept time for 300 children marching out and twice was driven back by smoke before finding a way to the first floor amid the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln School
Chicago
Ethel Barker
Chile submits ultimatum to Argentina over dispute
Dispatches from Santiago report Chilean Foreign Minister Yanez handed bases for a new proposal to Portela, the Argentine minister, promising an impartial settlement. If Argentina refuses, Chile will make no further propositions and regards the refusal as a sign of defiance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago de Chile
Senor Yanez
Senor Portela
Chile
Grange honors Leonard Rhone for 18 years of service
Past Master Leonard Rhone was invested with the jewel and badge by the State Grange at Johnstown Pennsylvania in recognition of his 18 years leading the Grange in the state and as one of its earliest organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Rhone
Johnstown
Grange
Pennsylvania
London Under ground railway electric power contract awarded
The Yerkes syndicate has awarded a multi million dollar contract to the British Westinghouse Company to convert London underground railways from steam to electricity. The project aims for generators up to 100000 horsepower capacity, with the plant starting January 1 and completion in two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yerkes Syndicate
London
British Westinghouse Company
Westinghousee
Manchester
England
Tts
Manhattan
N. Y
Niagara Falls Power Company
Germany denies plan to seize Venezuelan harbor
A sweep of brief items notes Germany’s denial of any intent to seize a Venezuelan port, the Cleveland incidents with a fraudster, coronation plans for King Edward, and various political, financial, and criminal happenings across the U.S. and Europe including retirements, imprisonments, and notable deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Demfy Alone Stands By Schley in Court of Inquiry
The Schley Court of Inquiry report was issued Friday with two versions. The majority faults Admiral Schley on eleven points, urging swifter action toward Cienfuegos and stronger pursuit of the Spanish squadron, while Admiral Dewey files a separate report agreeing with most factual findings. Dewey defends the blockade, communications, and his conduct at Santiago, claiming full dispatch and command right linked to the victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schley
Cienfuegos
Department
Santiago
Colon
Brooklyn
Hodgson
Navy Department
Admiral Dewey
Eleven Lives Destroyed In Illinois Central Wreck
A head on collision on the Illinois Central between Irene and Perryville Illinois Sunday killed or missing eight people and injured eleven. The two trains met at a slight bend while at full speed. Smoking express and baggage cars piled on the locomotives trapping occupants. only three escaped. Many perished in the flames, including engine crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central
Irene
Perryville
Ill
Frank Woodward Caught In Reward Case
Frank Woodward alias Frederick Adams was arrested at Clarksburg as Mike McConnell pursues the 2500 dollar reward. A November 11 1899 robbery at a Tuaville railroad station led to the killing of Chief Dan McGrath and wounding of Officer William Sheehy. One attacker was killed, another convicted and executed, with the third, believed to be Woodward, still at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Woodward
Frederick Adams
Clarksburg
Mike McConnell
Tuuaville
Dan McGrath
William Sheehy
Woodward
Veterans Offer Skin Graft to Save Comrade in Fire Burns
Fifty six Spanish war veterans of the D A Currier Separate Company of Englewood New Jersey have mustered to give a patch of skin from their arms for a graft to Harry Brace who suffered severe burns in a gas tank explosion. The act aims to restore Brace to health by skin grafting from fellow comrades.
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Lfe
D. A. Currier
Englewood
N. J
Harry Brace
Brace
Zanesville Soldier Captured as POW After Murder Case
Private Phineas Foutz of the Nineteenth United States Infantry, accused of stabbing his Filipino sweetheart Genevieve Torres in a lover’s quarrel in November 1900, was captured as a prisoner of war by insurgent General Mateo Luga. Luga surrendered Foutz to the U S Army when he gave up his sword.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zanesville
Phineas Foutz
Nineteenth
United States Infantry
Zanesville, O
Genevieve Torres
Mateo Luga
Foutz
Luga
United States Army
Names of Stations Changed by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad renamed stations on the Ohio River division formerly part of the Ohio River Railroad. Changes include Alexander to Stevens, Batesville to Kannibal, Brownsville to Maggie, Brooklyn to Brookin Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Ohio River Division
Ohio River Railroad
Alexander
Stevens
Batesville
Kannibal
Brownsville
Maggie
Brooklyn
Brookin Junction
Breakup of Cuba Mass Meeting Sparks Disorder
In Cuba a mass meeting supporting General Bartolome Masso for the presidency was disrupted by supporters of General Estrade Palma. Negro friends of Palma assisted, and rural guards were summoned to restore order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Bartolome Masso
Negro Friends
Estrade Palma
Missing Cashier Vanishes With Bank Funds in Los Angeles
H J Mielachman cashier of Farmers and Merchants Bank Los Angeles has disappeared with about 100000 dollars believed missing since Monday according to bank vice president H W Hellman. Authorities pursue leads as the bank flags the shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Mielachman
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Los Angeles
Cal
H. W. Hellman
Syndicate Plans Consolidation of Coal Roads in Ohio and West Virginia
A Cleveland syndicate has finalized the details to construct a new coal road from Richmond opposite Fairport Ohio to Wheeling West Virginia. The project consolidates three existing coal roads and adds substantial new track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
atCleveland, O
Richmond
Fairport, O
Wheeling
W. Va
Anonymous Gift Endows Meadville Theological Chair
The Meadville Theological School received a Christmas endowment of 50000 dollars from an anonymous donor to establish the president's chair, supporting leadership at the institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meadville Theological School
Alleged Burglars Captured Near York After Station Robbery
Five men believed involved in the Northern Central Railroad station robbery at New Freedom were rounded up and captured in the woods near York, Pennsylvania, on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Central Railroad
New Freedom
York
Centenarian Mrs Jamegy McDermott Dies in Upshur County
Mrs Jamegy McDermott aged 105 died Tuesday at Cos Upshur county West Virginia. Several aged children survive her.
Freight Train Collision at New Creek Bridge Keyser WV
A westbound freight collided with a following train at New Creek bridge in Keyser West Virginia on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad on Saturday, causing a wreck and delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Creek Bridge
Keyser
W. Va
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Winter cruise not tied to politics says Long
Secretary Long states no political significance in warship movements in West Indian waters. The Kears urge joining the North Atlantic squadron to assemble at Havana on the 28th for a reception to officers. He adds that no State Department representations have been made to the Navy Department about vessels in South American waters at this time.
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Long
Kears
Havana
Navy Department
State Department
GREED REVISERS ADJOURN AT WASHINGTON DC
The Presbyterian Creed Revision Committee finished its work in Washington DC Saturday and issued a tentative declaratory statement. It appointed a sub committee of Judge Edward Humphrey Rev J Nicols Rev D W Fisher Rev William McKibben and Dr Moffat to handle textual revision and report to the full committee in Philadelphia on February 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Edward Humphrey
J Nicols
D. W. Fisher
William McKibben
Moffat
Philadelphia
Charter Obtained for Albany Tunnel Railroad Line
A railroad company with directors from the Pennsylvania and Long Island Railroads was incorporated at Albany to operate a line through an underground tunnel linking New Jersey with Long Island. Capital stock is 1,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania and
Long Island Railroad Companies
Albany
New Jersey
Long Island
American Plan Wins Arbitration in London Case
An arbitration on methods of electrical equipment for the Metropolitan and District Company in London, England, has been decided in favor of Mr. Vertcog plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Metropolitan and District Company
Mrs Roosevelt Hosts First White House Reception
Mrs Roosevelt held her first public reception at the White House on Saturday afternoon. Acting on Dr Rixey's advice she and the other women at the receiving line did not shake hands with visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Roosevelt
White House
Dr. Rixey
Explosive blast at Sharon Steel plant rocks town
An explosion in the casting department of Sharon Steel Company's pig mill near noon Tuesday shattered windows for miles in Sharon and South Sharon. Four workers were injured, two perhaps fatally, as iron and heavy beams were hurled from the mill. damage includes the casting machine, conveyor, and mill roof, with delays at the blast furnaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Sharon
Sharon Steel Company
Michael Howard
Michael Barquerich
Edward Altman
Casails Trixall
Steel Company
Broadway
Sharon
Peace Conference Closes at Philadelphia Friends Meeting
The American Friends Peace Conference in Philadelphia ended Saturday night. A declaration from the Friends of America reaffirmed that the long standing position on war remains unchanged despite the lapse of time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Friends’ Peace Conference
Philadelphia
Friends of America
Friends
Depew Sails to Wed in France with Gifts Loaded Aboard
Senator Chauncey M. Depew sails from New York to Cherbourg aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse to wed Miss May Palmer in France. In the ship’s hold lie two tons of wedding gifts from friends of the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Chauncey M. Depew
New York
Cherbourg
France
May Palmer
Plague Deaths Stir Sydney Suburbs Report
A report from Sydney suburbia notes a bubonic plague death. The item also lists diversions of European dignitaries and other world events including honors, embezzlement cases, and military actions across Europe and Asia. Entwined notes cover Cairotian, Italian, and Indian railway plans and imperial dispatches.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Boniie
Congressional Notes
LVIT
Congress
Ffly Gars
Tarowty
Wabash Line
Quo Warranto
Tom Johnson
Argentina
Rhone
Westinghouse
Yerkes
London Underground
Melvina Fulner
Brittain, O
Cleveland Green
King Edward
Hay
McKinley
National Civil Service Reform League
Boston
D. GC
Gilman
Roosevelt
Elihu Root
John Swinton
W. M. Griggin
American Raisin Packing Company
George Moore
Gongreau
Board of Inquiry
Alonzo P. Douglass
Fla
Kruger
Utrecht
Holland
E. L. Powell
Murphy & Co
Wilson
N. C
Sturgis
Root
Manila
John BE. Redmond
Patrick A. McHugh
Thomas O’donnell
Irish Nationists
Liverpool
Mercer
Nebraska
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Department of Justice and International Tribunals
Signor
Marconi
George LeRay
Thomas M. Lenihan
Cheyenne
Wyo
Marshalltown
William B. Preston
Forty-third Regiment of Infantry
United States Volunteers
Horace L. Smullen
Omaha
Agnes Frizzell
J. C. Root
Soverel
Woodmen of the World
Abel
Red Cross Society
Clara Barton
John M. Wilson
John A. Lagan
Adolph Oppenheimer
San Francisco
Theodore Durrant
Blanche Lamont
Hastwick
Sarah Gehring
Logansport
Ind
Demfy
Vargarlea
Titusville
Jill
American Plan
Sharon Company
Depew
Sydney
New South Wales
Emperor William
Ito
Catania
Sicily
Calabria
Lecce
Courtenay Walter Bennett
Bibao
Graham
Teller Fitcham
Phrst National Bank
Ballston Spa
Fitcham
Ingland
Peking
Imperial Court
Kai Feng
First National Bank
Balliston
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Vicente Sanchez
Rio Hacha
Nkandhla
Zululand
Luneberg
Transvaal
Louis Botha
Calcutta
India
Berlin
F. C. Lascelles
Great Britain
Grand Duke
Michael
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