Ferryboat Disaster Near Alcatraz Claims Three Lives
In thick fog the ferries San Rafael and Sausalito collided off Alcatraz Island at 6 50 PM. Three lives were lost including W G Crandall secretary of Long Shop works Rafael and a 2 year old boy. A mother Mrs Waller of Ross Valley clung to her child as the vessel sank. many passengers were injured escaping through cabins. Conflicting captains reports followed about which bows met first.
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Sausalito
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Long Shop Works
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Waller
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Crandall
Angel Island
Roos Valley
Ruth
William Boyd
North Pacific Coast Railroad Company
Tribble
Sausa Vito
McKeneie
McKenzie
Denver City Hall Destroyed In Major Fire
A Saturday night blaze in Denver consumed the city hall and central fire station, likely wiping out valuable records. Three firemen are missing and feared dead. The 1880 building, costing about $500000 with $80000 insurance, housed city offices except the police, jail, and included the city jail. Charles Stoll from the city engineer’s office was injured while saving records.
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Central Fire Station
Charles Stoll
Comet Visible Over Chicago Amid Bright Sky Show
Chicago residents witnessed a comet Thursday evening seen from the United States Weather Bureau. Officials say the object appeared about ten degrees southwest, pointed upward, with an estimated length of around two degrees. The sight drew crowds on streets and at the weather bureau.
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Weather Bureau
Presbyterians Begin Work on Revised Creed in D C
A section of the Presbyterian assembly committee met in Washington to start drafting a new statement of the church doctrine. After several hours of discussion no person was named to any phase of the subject.
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Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Assembly
Chinese Exclusion Proclamation Sparks Fund Drive
A proclamation by the Chinese Six Companies calls on all Chinese in the United States to contribute $1 to fund anti exclusion efforts. Penalties are outlined for noncompliance. In mining news two counties report miners leaving Prospect Hill and related mines to strike at other sites, while a warehouse fire in New York injures several firemen and causes substantial losses.
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AY San Syanetsia
United States
Gomez backs Palma for Cuban presidency in El Mundo
General Maximo Gomez endorses Tomas Estrada Palma as Cuba’s president, praising Palma’s experience and service to the country. The report cites Gomez urging recognition of Palma’s proven leadership qualities.
JilL be Sent to Capital in Italian Tribute
New York Italians plan to send a bronze tablet honoring the late President McKinley to Washington. President Roosevelt may place it in the Capitol as a memorial with a capitol etching and four infant figures representing the four U S regions. General Viel, Cuba governor, discusses Cuba’s transfer and Cuba’s trade figures versus Spain and other nations.
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United States
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New York
Viel
Cuba
Tudes
Spain
Boers Dismiss Threats of Confiscation as War Lingers
Kruger and Wolmarans shrug off British plans to seize private property in South Africa calling it robbery. They contrast Boers mercy toward enemies with Britain’s alleged harsh methods and say such actions would be judged after the war.
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South Africa
Kruger
Great Britain
Chicago Live Stock Show Opens with Large Attendance Hopes
Chicago prepares for a 20 acre exposition ground with 15 acres under roof as livestock crowds gather. Organizers expect up to half a million visitors next week aided by cheap rail fares. Judging begins Monday while the fifth annual National Live Stock association convention runs through Friday. In a separate session the French chamber of deputies approved a Chinese loan despite prior paragraphs aimed at restricting church benefits and redistributing identity payments.
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China
Notable Deaths and Legal Moves Across States
Stuart Young Louisville treasurer dies by suicide as city audits begin ahead of transfer. Governor Yates names N B Thistlewood to Illinois G A R board. David Nation wins divorce from Carrie Nation amid property split. Police captain Diamond convicted for neglect of duty in New York. Unknown man found beside tracks near a stalled train, hat labeled John L Wright. Archbishop Feehan case moves toward recall of excommunication and cathedral injunctions. Lamberet mine collapse near Masonic town leaves several injured or dead. William Harper to direct universal education congress in St Louis. Luln Wilson found after years apart, returns to Florida family. Hog cholera outbreak destroys 47 Louisville hogs in Buffalo. US transport Wright wrecks in Philippine Straits. salvage unlikely. Robbery in Chicago nets $2,727 in valuables from Mrs Burlingame. Severe English tidal wave damages eastern coast. Charles J Roller jailed for forging notes worth $50,000. Arthur J Weiler dies in Milwaukee aged 26 from consumption. Judge William Phillips of Polk County dies in Phoenix.
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Illinois Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home
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Woodstock
David Nation
Carrie Nation
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Des Moines
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Jeremiah J. Crowley
Cathedral of the Holy Name
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Masontown
William Harper
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Universal Education Congress
St. Louis
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Tampa
Bla
John M McNeail
Dade City
Fla
Florida
Columbia
S. C
Buffalo
Zink
Bureau of Animal Industry
United States
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Philippine Islands
San Pacinto
Winchester Avenue
Blanche J. Burlingame
Ireland
England
Norfolk
Kent
Notable Leaders and Events Span National Headlines
Senator Hanna pledges 5000 to the McKinley Memorial. General MacArthur to speak at the Kansas City Commercial Club banquet on December 19. University of Illinois glee club performs for convicts and cornerstone laid for a major college gymnasium. Bartlett funds Chicago athletes’ gym and marks. Wisconsin senator Quarles backs Indian self support as government aim. Pullman dies at 26 in San Mateo after pneumonia. Corbett defeats McGovern in Hartford. Union block in Yankton burns for 100000 loss. marshal Pierce leaps from window. A Philadelphia voter boasts voting ten times. Maxim inventor recalls boyhood cannons. Edison and son plan sea voyage along the coast.
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University of Illinois Glee Club
Adolphus C. Bartlett
University of Chicago
Frank Dickinson Bartlett
Quarles
Wisconsin
Committee On
Young Corbett
Denver
Terry McGovern
Brooklyn
George Dixon
Union
Yankton 8. C
William Pierson
Philadelphia
Hiram Maxim
Thomas Edison, Jr
William Edison
Insurgent Attacks Reported Across Luzon and Global Remarks
From Manila insurgents attack a commissary wagon wounding a sergeant and a private of the Eighth. Privates Dunn and Freminfi captured with two horses and 300 rounds of ammunition. Recrudescence of activity noted at Tanauan and Batangas. An interpreter Alberto killed for refusing to donate salary percentage. London Graphic reviews US role in South America. Berlin cites 1902 China expenditures and pensions. McCormicks host reception in Vienna. Depew trusteeship and directorships. Bubonic plague recurs in Victoria. Germany wary of Venezuela talks. Pekin court arrival set for Jan 11 delaying due to dowager empress illness. Prince Ching meets Prince Chun. English coast damage from strong wind. Kaiser Wilhelm appoints Barbach to cancer study.
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China
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Frightful R R Wreck Near Seneca Michigan
Immigrant train No 15 collided with No 4 one mile from Seneca Michigan causing a massive fire and a high death toll with estimates ranging from 60 to 159. Wreck left 80 dead and 150 injured with details slowly emerging as rescuers worked.
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Seneca Station
Fatality List Estimate From Detroit on Seneca Wreck
Detroit officials report an estimated 80 deaths in the Seneca holocaust after a Wabash Railroad wreck of Train No. 14 from Canada. Deputy customs collector Thomas Moran inspects the immigrant cars and baggage to tally victims including 76 Italians among the dead with eight additional bodies recovered and identified.
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Double Shootings in San Francisco Chinese Quarters
Speed bullets unleashed in the Chinese quarter left two Chinese men dead and a third fatally wounded as Lou Fook and bodyguard Juejo were shot entering a gambling house by two highbinders. A separate late shooting on Clay Street killed cigar dealer Quang Lon and Lucy Buck. Police arrested a suspect. connections between the incidents remain undetermined.
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Juejo
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Fook
Yun
You
Quang Lon
Lucy Buck
Clay Street
Hich Binders
Dilemma of an Heiress from New York
Fannie Ray McComb heir to James Jennings McComb of Dobbs Ferry seeks to nullify a will provision granting her only a life income of 10000. The trust 300000 would pass to children. if she marries Louis Herzo she loses that limit. Justice Scott notes the matter is abstract and academic as the marry may never occur.
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Fannie Ray McComb
James Jennings McComb
Dobbs Ferry
Jef
Louis Herzo
Supreme Court
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Rumors of Indian killings of white hunters rise
From Janesville Wisconsin rumors suggest Indians intentionally shot white hunters amid a fall deer invasion that has decimated game near their wigwam. Old-time hunters report strategies to disperse sport seekers by firing stray bullets near ambush spots.
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Train Robbery Suspect Captured in Montana
Deputy Sheriff Dedbetter arrested Bob Collins at Nei hart, a man linked to the Montana Great Northern train robbery. Collins, alias Cam Ma Hanks and Deaf Charlie, denies full identity, but admits helping rob the train and says $12,500 is buried.
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Dedbetter
Neihart
Bob Collins
O. C. Hanks
Allias Cam
Ma Hanks
Deaf Charlie
Harry Langbaugh
Kid Curray
George Parker
Montana
Market Summary and Receipts From Chicago Grains and Livestock
Chicago markets show firm grain prices with winter patents at 50 000 60 and spring patents near 3 25 to 3 70 while wheat stays strong yet not at full prices. December highs and lows listed. corn and oats softer. rye and flax futures noted. Cattle, hogs, and sheep receipts and price ranges reported with weekly totals and market tone described.
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Chicago Produce Market Report Snapshot
Market notes show steady prices across items. Creameries at 14 percent, dressed poultry and turkeys steady, with small firms and unchanged sides cited. The report cites names Chionke Dee and Lana Bees among market references.
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T—Buner
Live Stock Market Report From St Louis Dec 2
St Louis market shows a steady tone with cattle scarce and receipts down. Prices moved up about 1 to 1 ½ cents with the best ranges around 6 to 7 dollars per head on cattle.
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Minneapolis Grain Market Summary
Wheat and grain quotes from Minneapolis show mixed activity on December 2 with May futures around 7 percent and various quotations for hard wheat and northern deliveries. Traders watch supply conditions as the market cites fluctuating bids and nerves amid harvest timing and demand cues.
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