Mohegan Disaster Toll Climbs With 51 Still Missing
London reports on the Mohegan wreck off the Lizard where 51 crew and passengers remain missing. By Oct 16, 38 bodies identified, many sailors, with two unidentified and a possible German. Rescues continue in rough seas as investigators weigh compass faults and navigational errors.
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London
Atlantic Trans-port Company
Mohegan
Lizard
Manacles
T. W. King
Edna King
Master King
James Blackey
H. M. Cowen
Dr. Fallows
B. Franklin Fuller
B. Franklin Fuller, Mrs. L. M. Luke, George Seymour
L. H. Warrener
Falmouth
Charles Duncan
St. Keverine
Robert Barrows
Coverack Point
A. C. L. Smith
Oregon
Miss Webb
Funeral of Queen Louise of Denmark Held in Roskilde
Copenhagen October 15 Queen Louise was buried in Roskilde Cathedral with a state procession. The king czar princess of Wales and other royals arrived by special train at 145 pm. Eight naval captains and eight colonels bore the coffin to a nearby chapel for final rites.
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Copenhagen
Louise
Denmark
Roskilde
Russia
Princess of Wales
Greece
Wales
Czar
Oscar
Sweden
Norway
Frederick V
Garcia denies pay from U S for Cuban aid in disbanding troops
Santiago de Cuba reports Gen Calixto Garcia rebutting claims of government pay for aiding in ending Cuban troops. He calls himself a patriot and seeks transport to Santa Cruz Del Sur, briefing Gen Wood. Wood agrees to use the Bessie to Manzanillo for Garcia's travel, and orders from Washington seek intel on evacuations while Holguin awaits a second regiment.
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Santiago de Cuba
Calixto Garcia
United States
Garcia
Wood
Santa Cruz del Sur
Cuba
Manzanillo
Washington
Santiago
Holguin
Philippine envoy arrives in Paris seeks peace talks
Senor Agoncillo, envoy of the Philippine insurgents government, reached Havre by La Touraine and arrived in Paris. He is lodged at the Continental with the U S peace commission members on the same floor, but has not yet met them regarding the Philippines fate.
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Paris
Senor Agoncillo
Havre
la Touraine
Hotel Continental
United States Peace Commission
Philippines
Turkish Governor Abides by Allied Crete Withdrawal Order
Ismal Bey, the Turkish military governor, announced to foreign admiral leaders in Crete that the Sultan ordered all Turkish troops to withdraw from Crete in response to a joint note from Great Britain Russia Italy and France. The Oct 16 communication formalizes the withdrawal following Allied demands.
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Canea
Island of
Crete
Ismal Bey
Great Britain
Russia
Italy
France
Philippine insurgents cocky at Lagespi clash
Manila reports insurgents at Lagespi prevented the American steamer Hermanos from loading or unloading citing Spaniards aboard. They barred an officer from landing without permission of Gen Aguinaldo, signaling tense control over coastwise operations during the conflict.
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Manila
Lagespi
United States
Raleigh
Traces of Andree Reported From Polar Camp Site
Chicago reports Swedish journals state Walter Wellman has found traces of Andree in Franz Josef Land. Captain Ernst Andree’s brother receives a letter claiming the expedition left Cape Flora stores for Cape Tegethoff amid fresh snow prints but no message. The vessels last to visit Cape Tegethoff were Austrian, 25 years ago. The Swedish accounts say tracks appeared weeks old and explorers may have passed near the site. Andree could be miles inland or another party nearby. The team left a message before moving north.
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Chicago
Stockholm
Walter Wellman
Andree
Franz Josef Land
Ernst Andree
Evelyn Baldwin
Wellman
Cape Tegethoff
Baldwin
Cape Flora
Warner Embezzlement Case Details Filed in Northampton
District Attorney Hammond filed a bill of particulars in the embezzlement case of Lewis Warner, listing twenty one fraud and false check items. The Commonwealth cites a written confession and alleges embezzlement totaling over 120000 in unrecorded dates and 300000 from the Hampshire Savings Bank, with notes paid by makers converted to Warner’s use. Grand jury may indict on additional charges at its next session.
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Northampton
Dist. Atty. J. Co
Hammond
Lewis Warner
Warner
Commonwealth
Hampshire Savings Bank
Sayings Bank
Man Found in Woods Weakened by Vermin Death Linked to Alcohol
Worcester Massachusetts October 16 Geo W Andrews 37 formerly of New York City was found in woods near East Park in a terrible condition. He was so weak he could not move his body covered with vermin that had eaten his flesh. He died at 7 40 p m at the city hospital from alcoholism. He had recently worked as a delivery clerk for the New England railroad company and had been drinking heavily after leaving his boarding place last Monday morning.
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Smith
W. J. Bloomingdale
Messrs
Smith and
Bloomingdale
Griffiths
T. W. King
Nantucket
Mass
Falmouth
Eng
John Hyslop
New York
Williams
Worcester
Geo. W. Andrews
New York City
East Park
City Hospital
New England Railroad Company
Rufus Choate Statue Unveiled in Boston Rotunda
In Boston Oct 15 the Rufus Choate statue unveiled after five months in Suffolk county court house rotunda with ceremonies attended by leading professionals. The Boston Bar association organized the event and Hon Joseph H Choate of New York gave the address as a nephew of the jurist and a renowned orator.
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Boston
Rufus Choate
Suffolk County Court House
Boston Bar Association
Joseph H. Choate
New York
Army Hospital Surgeon Dies of Peritonitis
Dr Donald A Taylor acting assistant surgeon at Fort McPherson General Hospital died from peritonitis after prolonged hospital duty. He contracted malaria while caring for wounded soldiers, was son of Maj G B Taylor and a University of Virginiagraduate.
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Army Hospital
Atlanta
Donald A. Taylor
General Hospital
Fort McPherson
Taylor
McPherson
GB. D. Taylor
University of Virginia
State Politics In Massachusetts District Contests Loom
Boston dispatch details upcoming primary results and district contests across the seventh tenth and ninth districts with analysis of candidate standings including Ramsdell Roberts Barrows and Krebs. It notes possible cross party shifts and the potential election outcomes, highlighting Holden's presumed nomination and the 1899 Senate prospects. Eleven Sixth Regiment soldiers return from Fortress Monroe with list of names and a note on furloughs and aid arrangements.
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Boston
Flynn
Knox
Senate
Congress
Ramsdell
Lynn
Roberts
Josiah Simpson
Fort Monroe
E. C. Cutler
Leominster
F. Moore
Fitchburg
Harry Fillbrown
North Adams
Ralph Damon
A. A. Preston
Walter Vosburg
A. H. Cook
Arthur Kittredge
Edward Knox
M. Fahey
Napoleon Richard
Fairfax
John T. Burke
Massachusetts Aid Association
Fort Munroe
Simpson Hospital
Burke
Massachusetts
Union Station
Massachusetts Volunteer Aid Association
Dooley on the hero in politics and public duty
Mr Dooley mocks the rush to political office by war heroes and uses many named figures to illustrate the civic tension. He recalls Thomas Francis Dorgan and Plunkett, contrasts enlistment with elective ambition, and notes how few real war heroes seek office while many return to their old trades.
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Mr. Dooley
Mike O'Toole
Sandiago
Sint
Turrer Teddy Mangan
Flaherty’s
Eckstein
Dorsey
Finucane
O'Toole
Plunkett
Cassidy
Congress
Thomas Francis Dorgan
Raycruitin
Dorgan
Woord
Clancy
Terence
Mr. Hennessy
Rollin’ Mills
The
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Concord
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Committee On Cities
Fred H. Williams
A. L. Harwood
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Arthur F. Salmon
Charles E. Hogan
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Newport News
Sixth Regiment
Maurice E. Hardy
Agnew
Ellingwood & Co
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Corner Branch
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John
Nien
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