West Indian hurricane devastates Porto Rico and nearby islands
A massive West Indian hurricane causes nearly 1000 deaths and widespread destruction across Porto Rico and adjacent islands. Over 500 bodies recovered. 100,000 homeless. War Department orders swift relief including 600,000 pounds of rice and beans shipped to Porto Rico. Government calls for improved Caribbean weather service and warned evacuation and aid steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porto Rico
West Indies
Davis
War Department
Barbadoes
Martinique
Dominica
Guadaloupe
Montserrat
Nevis
St. Christopher's
Antigua
St. Croix
St. Thomas
Humacao
Ponce
San Juan
San Domngo
Atlantic
Cape Haytien
Miles
Caribbean
Weather Bureau
West India Weather Service
Manila
Secretary of War
Commissary Department
McPhersonu
New York
Telegraphic Brevities Roundup of 1900s News
Joseph Marshal of Mobile shot and killed Marvin Green. Armour & Co fertilizer house in Chicago damaged by fire for 11000. Ida Michelson of Louisville died after Paris green overdose in Chicago. Four men robbed a conductor on a crowded New York trolley car. Mrs. Orilla Allhouse of Youngstown was robbed of 50 in Akron. Twenty eight Irish girls arrive in New York to join Sisters of Charity with most heading to Texas. Tailors win strike in New York. operators earn 18, basters 15, finishers 10 weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Marshal
Mobile
Ala
Marvin Green
Armour & Co
Chicago
Ida Michelson
Louisville
Paris Green
New York
Orilla Allhouse
Youngstown
Ohio
Akron
Ireland
Sisters of Charity
Texas
Fight at San Fernando leaves ten Americans dead
Ten American soldiers were killed and seventeen wounded in a clash north of San Fernando at daybreak on Wednesday. Gen. MacArthur led about 4,000 troops against a 6,000-strong Filipino force five miles north of the city. After a five-hour battle the Filipinos were routed with many dead and wounded, while insurgents were found active in Manila and riots planned, prompting a nighttime probe. A Sixth Infantry company under Capt. Ames surrounded a cigar factory in Binondo.
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San Fernando
MacArthur
JP YI
Manila
Binondo
Sixth Infantry
Ames
Arch in New York Honoring Dewey to Rise on Fifth Avenue
A grand Dewey tribute arch will be built at Fifth Avenue and Twenty fourth Street in New York. Twenty to thirty sculptors will work gratis over several weeks to complete the staff arch modeled after the Arch of Titus with four piers and extended colonnade. The project signals America’s naval power and New York’s role as a commercial hub.
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New York
Dewey
Fifth Avenue
Twenty-fourth Street
Army
Navy
East
West Indies
America
Filipino insurgents capture key officers in factory raid
In a raid on a factory, forty three insurgents were captured including several officers. Others hid in the building but escaped to adjacent structures via the roof. The insurgents referenced Fili pina independence and mocked Spanish sovereignty, while public imagery would include allegorical scenes of Pat riotism War The Return and Peace with eagles and a Victory quadriga over a ship.
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Aguinaldo
Philippine Islands
Spain
Paris
United States
First Issue of Gold Certificates Distributed by U S Sub-Treasury
The United States sub-treasury in New York distributed Tuesday the first supply of gold certificates to twenty banks. The $2,160,000 issue covered $20, $50, $100, $500, and $1,000 denominations, with more notes in the $50 tier. Banks exchanged gold coin from their own vaults for the notes, not credited to the Government.
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New York
United States Sub-Treasury
Washington
Sub-Treasury
Eugene Augustus Hoffmann
Union Theological Seminary of
United States
Hoffmann
Hoff Mann
Protestant Episcopal Church
Dean Hoffmann
Philadelphia
America
July Fire Loss Totals 11 426 000 in U S and Canada
The New York Journal of Commerce reports July fire losses in the United States and Canada totaling 11 426 000 from daily records. For the first seven months, losses reach 864 566 750 in 1807 1808 and 1899 totals 77 126 150. During July there were 204 fires exceeding 10 000 in destruction.
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United States
Canada
New York Journal of Commerce
Great Anti-Trust Meeting in St Louis Hit by Officials
Mayor Ziengenhein announces arrangements for an anti-trust meeting of Governors and Attorneys General to be held in St Louis on September 20. The event, urged by Governor Say of Texas, has drawn many replies. officials expect most states to be represented.
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St. Louis
Ziengenhein
Gernors
Guv. Say
Texas
United States
State Insurance Department
Melvin Grigsby
Insurance Commissioner
Pyle
Must Hang for Robbery in Virginia Trial
Virginia plans a legal hanging for highway robbery. Finley, a colored man, convicted in Pulaski County on Tuesday for robbing Maj. James H. Dorst, a former legislator, and stealing his money and watch. Finley admitted guilt. fate set for Sept. 15.
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Virginia
Oah Finley
Pulaski County
Maj
James H. Dorst
Finley
Natives Driven From San Fernando by Property Rule
War Department reports Gen. MacArthur at San Fernando ordered removal of all nonowners. Several hundred natives, mostly Macabees, forced to leave under guard as a new Philippine policy begins. Manila force buildup to 50,000 by dry season start. Gen. Miles pushes for armed recruits and target practice. Captain Otis of the Washington regiment arrested by Gen. Lawton for allegedly slow reaction in Calamba marsh.
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San Fernando
War Department
MacArthur
Philippines
Manila
Miles
Department
Otis
Washington Regiment
Lawton
Calamba
Arrest of Faith Healers in Zion Case
De Witt C Holmes and Mrs Henrika Bratz, linked to Dr Dowies Zion in Chicago, were arrested and jailed to answer for the death of Mrs Annette Flanders who died July 28 after Zion treatment. Coroner jury verdict held them responsible for praying instead of giving medicine. Bail was set after late night delay. Judge Waterman granted release.
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Waterman
Loose talk and rumors swirl around historic headlines
The note string mentions San Domingo, the railroad trust, Dom Paul, Guatemala, a Chicago baseball team, the Dreyfus case, Alaska, a Boston divorce suit over charity fair kisses, hymn book royalties, Turks, fossil hunters, a 40,000 round skeleton, and Paty de Glam. It reads as a jumble of anecdotes and speculative remarks from a late era newspaper item.
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San Domingo
Dom Paul
Guatemala
Chicago
Monte Cristo
Dreyfus
Boston
Excell
Dr. Schell
Paris
McKinley Buys Canton House He Started Home In
President McKinley purchased the Canton residence where he and Mrs. McKinley began housekeeping twenty eight years ago. The home, known as the little wooden house on the hill, had passed from his possession in 1892 and now changes hands for 14000 dollars.
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President McKinley
Canton
Ohio
McKinley
Mr. McKinley
Harter
Notable passages on McKinley home and savings banks origin
A survey of 1896 campaign speeches from the McKinley porch marks the house as a presidential nexus with sacred associations, noting the births and deaths of McKinley children there. It also surveys global savings banks, their origins in the UK under Charles W. Sikes, and the spread across Europe and the United States with thousands of depositors and sizable deposits.
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McKinley
England
Charles W. Sikes
Postal Department of
Great Britain
United Kingdom
C. W. Sikes
Italy
Postal Department
France
Russia
United States
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Socused
Plequart
Boisdeffre
M. Hanotaux
Casinthr-Porter
Chanoline
S—M. Cavaignac
Aurlimlen
Billot
Mercier
Miles B. McSweeney
Charleston
S. C
Mr. McSweeney
Hampton Guardian
M. B. Mwsweeney
South Amherst
Mass
Edith Morrell
Eugene Tekahouer
Carlisle School
Edith
Dayton
Miami River
Michael Myers
Burton Mehl
Montana Postlewaite
Parkersburg
W. Va
Postlewaite
State Board of Assessment and Equalization
State Assessment Board
Western Union Telegraph Company
Sioux City and
Northern
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Road
Chicago and Northwestern
Burke and Gamble
Deadwood
Gov. Lee
Pierre
South Dakota
Watertown
State Board of Pharmacy
James Lewis
W. J. Branch
Parker
E. M. Cotton
Tyndall
Alexandria
State Land Department
Aberdeen
Campbell
Walworth
Tooter
Chicago Zinc and Lead Mining Company
Sioux Falls
J. Louis Pfau
Edgar T. Warner
Frank Jones
Fir Es
the Board of Charities and Corrections
W. W. Girton
Asylum For
Gary
Tit
Tata
Frank H. Files
A. E. Clough
Madison
State Board of Embalmers
Brookings
Rors
George Harrington
Bowler
Weere
Board of Pardons
Thompson
Custer County
Saghet
Nice
Montreuil
Holy Fathers
Sandy McQuirk
Porter
London
M'Kinley
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