Galveston Destruction Terrifies City as Thousands Die
The Galveston disaster leaves thousands dead or missing after a cyclone and flood. Corpses litter the shore and bay. cremation to avert plague. refugees flee by boat to Texas City. city authorities clash. militia patrols begin as wreckage spreads for miles.
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Galveston
Tex
Pompeii
Texas City
Fayling
Ketchum
LIFE
Houston
Spillane
Richard Spillane
Guiveswen
Nimes
Citizens’ Committee
Gulf of Brexico
Tes City
Gulf
Bay
Avenue N
Avenue P
Treamont Street
Olympia
Twenty-first Street
Avenue M
St. Mary's Infirmary
Rosenberg Avenue
Rosenberg
Ball High
Catholic Orphan Asylum
Fort Point
Wis
Texas Cie
Tiines
Penas City
William Nisbett
Zéttun Piah
Cotton Exchange
S. OD. Young
Oltun Exchange
Bay Front
Texas City Company
Moses Bayon
Mes
Lamarque
Proclamations From Philippine Protagonists Described
Washington dispatch reports two dated proclamations in the Philippines. The American proclamation promises free return transportation to insurgents who surrender arms and demands looting be reported, while the Filipino reply grants a temporary amnesty for spies but vows harsh penalties for outlaw Marcello Abinsay and his cohorts.
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Washington, D. C
I. W. Vaile
Post
Philippines
Islands
United States
Flour Mill Trust In Court Forecloses United States Flour Milling
The Central Trust Company of New York filed foreclosure against all property of the United States Flour Milling Company known as the flour trust. The bill seeks sale of the property after the company failed to pay interest on a mortgage dated May 1, 1899, covering $46,000,000.
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Milwaukee
Wls
Central Trust Company of
New York
United States Flour Milling Company
Snown
Flour Trust
Miners Strike Plea for Public Aid Across Coal Fields
Indianapolis dispatch reports United Mine Workers leaders John Mitchell and W B Wilson issue a public statement detailing harsh conditions in Pennsylvania anthracite mines. They cite low wages under $250 yearly, high living costs, compulsory coal per ton, docked wages for impurities, and child labor as factors driving a strike. They urge independent investigation and appeal to American people and press for support.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Pennsylvania
John Mitchell
W. Wilson
United Mine Workers of America
State of
Haa
Gay Colliery
Great Red Company
Jehovah
B. Wilson
Sec
Treas
Portugal Dispatches Bengueller with 1200 Troops
Lisbon reports the transport Bengueller sailed for Lorena Marquez today carrying 1,200 Portuguese troops to guard the frontier. Rumors circulate that additional units may soon depart.
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Portugal
Lisbon
Bengueller
Lorena Marquez
Miners Strike Widespread in Lackawanna Valley
Scranton Sept 13 The anthracite strike spreads as Lackawanna valley mines shut down or run short handed. Dodge and Bellevue all idle. Manville limited. Local unions to meet in special sessions. expectations of a full strike across the district. Union leaders urge orderly action while supporting the stoppage.
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Scranton
Lackawawanna
Dodge
Bellevue
Lackawanna Company
Manville
Upper Valley
Dileher
Nichols
Loomin
Shamokin
Mitchell
Traverton
Mount Carmel
John Fahey
Ninth District
Matchell
Philippine commission approves funds for roads and bridges
At Manila the Philippine commission passed bids totaling 1,000,000 gold for highways and bridges and 2,500 for surveying expenses. Senor Torres questioned disbursement methods while General Luke Wright cited military needs and army engineers as the prime means for public works.
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Manila
Philippine Commission
Senor Torres
Spain
Luke EB. Wright
MacArthur
Coummisston
Bener Terres
Manila- Dagupan
Bangued
Abra
Alen Rinley
Effect of the strike on politics discussed at party HQ
Republican leaders in Chicago debated how to keep the anthracite coal miners strike from shaping politics. Senator Hanna and Payne pressed advisers for careful steps while Perry Heath cautioned against premature views. Democrats predicted the strike would bolster the Bryan ticket by showing capital dangers to labor.
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Chicago
Hanna
Payne
Perry S. Heath
Press Committee
Pennsylvania
Democratic
Walsh
Bryan
Cavalry supply note and curious eighth wonders of 19th century
A quirky note claims a horse breeder can supply cavalry mounts with a specialty in horses of war, while oddities include a Louisville bet requiring the loser to wash the winner’s feet on election day. Johns Hopkins physicians place waterproof name plaques on newborns, and a rattlesnake bite incident ends with rapid amputation. Shifty Philadelphia real estate dealings yield profits from church-property tax exemptions, and imperial promises to free foreigners in Pekin spark calculations of vast sums, potentially trillions.
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A. Brith Offeer
Awstralle
Louisville
Joseph Davis
Frank Late
Han Snow
Johns Hopkins Hospital
John Rankin
Hancock
Ten
Shritty
John Wanamaker
Fifteenth and
Chestnut Streets
Philadelphia
Epiphany Protestant Biscopal Church
William
Pekin
United States
Why not doctor yourself Geneva's tablets promote cure
Geneva's tablets are advertised by Kidd Drug Co. at figin Illinois to cure urinary inflammation ulcers and bladder issues with an internal remedy injection claimed unique in America. Priced at 3 dollars or 6 dollars for two mailed to customers, with wholesale and retailer lines listed including Myers Dillon Omaha Davis Council Bluffs Rizes Lincoln Baker Sioux City and rubber goods available upon request.
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Geneva
Kidd Drug Co
Figin
Ill
America
Myers& Dillon Drug Co
Omaha
Kidd Linge Co
Blegla
Myers & Dillon Drug Co
M. A
Dillon
South Omaha
Davis Drug Co
Council Bluffs
Igss Pharmacy
Lincoln
Haker
Bronx City
Typographical Union Annual Report Shows Membership
The annual report of John W Bramwood secretary treasurer of the international Typographical Union for the year ending June 30 indicates the average paying membership was 32 105.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Bramwood
International Typographical Union
Hall's Catarrh Cure promotion and wedding notice
A vintage advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with a 100 dollar reward claim and internal use claims. It also includes a misfired note about a native Illinois wedding ceremony performed by a nontraditional doctor, plus supplier endorsements from Toledo druggists.
Scarcity of Tonnage and Global Shipbuilding Surge
Amid Atlantic shortages shipyards worldwide are crowded with orders. The next five years promise a peak in shipbuilding activity as nations push for new tonnage. An ad bundle promotes VitaMania tablets and De Geaes Female Regulator with guaranteed trials and various distributors, followed by unrelated snippets and a provocative quote from a Chicago Tribune item about reputation and hissing.
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Atlantic
Vie
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Houston Light Guards
McKibben
Department of the Gulf
Scurry
Texas
Jones
donAapwil
Tod House
Bie
Clarence N. Ousley
TA. Une
Mistrat
West End
Tegwar
Southern Pacific Works
Boschke
Thirtythird Street
Inman
Virginia Point
West Bay
Taunton
Pelican Point
East*bay
Alamo
Pelican Flats
Red Cross
Louise
Houston Direct Navigation Company
Flour Mill Trust
Collerers- IN
Lackawanna District
The
United Mine Workers
Sylvana
BF. J. Cheney & CO
F. J. Cheney
Webt & Truax
Toledo
Walding
Kinnan & Marvin
Hall
Yous Dtoreymian
Ilinois
Chicago Tribune
Delia Miller
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