Record Blizzard Paralyzes New England Railways
Boston based dispatches report a record November blizzard sweeping most of New England. Snowfalls of eight to twenty four inches crippled rail and electric services, with massive losses on shipping and railways cited in multiple cities including Boston Hartford and New York.
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Boston
New England
Weather Bureau
New York
New Haven & Hartford
Boston & Maine
Boston Elevated Railroad
Ohio
Hartford
Conn
John Ahren
Glastonbury
Ite
Lynn
Mass
Benjamin W. Boynton
Esterhazy Sailed for United States, Antwerp Dispatch Reports
In Route for America Antwerp dated Nov 28 reports Maj. Comte Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy has sailed for the United States. The Droits de lomme asserts the intelligence.
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America
Antwerp
the Droits de ¥Alomme
Comte Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy
United States
Health Board Tackles Mysterious Chinatown Illness
San Francisco officials report vigorous measures to stop a Chinatown disease scare after a death initially suspected as bubonic plague. The health office confirms the deceased died from neplaitis and sees no evidence of bubonic plague entering the city.
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San Francisco
Board of Health
Chinatown
Planing Mill Darned in Fire at Spafford Mill
Planing mill at Spafford in Rockford Newfoundland destroyed by fire. Loss listed at twenty thousand dollars with no insurance. No injuries reported.
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Rockford
Spafford
Navy report lauds Manila Santisago victories and vast wartime effort
The secretary of the navy praises the rapid mobilization and training that led to decisive defeats at Manila and Santiago, notes the Sigsbee telegram calming public opinion after the Maine incident, and outlines budget figures, manpower plans, and proposed naval expansion including 16 new ships and expanded naval academies.
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Washington
Manila
Santisago
Sigsbee
Maine
Dewey
Pacific
United States
Cervera
Cape Verde Islands
Sampson
Cape Halti
Bt. Thomas
San Juan
Havana
Schley
Cienfuegos
Curacoa
Santiago
Hobson
Guantanamo
Shafter
Tampa
Department
Naval Academy
Navy Yards
Navigation Bureau
Naval Board of Bureau
Naval War Board
Admiral Sicard
Crowninshield
Mahan
Weather Bureau report outlines expanded operations and flood forecasts
The Weather Bureau’s annual report to Secretary Wilson details extended field operations across the West Indies and Gulf shores, plus new climate and crop centers in Alaska and observing stations statewide. It notes large forecast distributions, notable floods, and a new effort to collect lightning damage data via farmers’ mutual insurance partners.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Willis L. Moore
Wilson
Moore
West Indies
Gulf of Mexico
Weather Service
Alaska
Montana
Idaho
California
Arizona
Utah
Colorado
Texas
Mississippi
Georgia
Kentucky
West Virginia
Michigan
Florida
Gulf
South Atlantic
Ohio
Indiana
New York
Illinois
Missouri
Pennsylvania
Boreau
Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Associations
United States
Baldwin Hotel in San Francisco Destroyed by Fire
The Baldwin hotel in San Francisco burned out in the early hours, wiping out a nearly 30 year landmark. Estimated losses reach 1.5 million dollars with only limited deaths and injuries reported. Fire Marshal Towne calls the building a death trap and vows no such flimsy structure will be rebuilt downtown.
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San Francisco
Baldwin Hotel
Baldwin Theater
J. L. White
Lewis Myers
Skagway
Alaska
J. M. Lighthead
Tate Pryor
F. P. Noon
St. Louis
George Huber
Bridget
Gompers Seeks Eight Hour Day for Government Work
President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor has written to President McKinley with labor friendly proposals to be included in the annual message. He urges a nationwide eight hour work day for all government employes and advocates federal regulation of interstate commerce to curb convicts and free labor competition.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
McKinley
Congress
Gompers
Sharkey Corbett Fight Ends In Disgraceful Fiasco
The Sharkey versus Corbett bout at Lenox Athletic Club ends in a fiasco after Connie McVey jumps into the ring appealing to the referee. Referee Kelly disqualifies Corbett and awards the win to Sharkey as police prevent a possible brawl. Attendance nears 9,000 with receipts over $45,000. bets are voided amid suspicions of a foul play.
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New York
Sharkey- Corbett
Lenox Athletic Club
Corbett
Connie” McVey
John” Kelly
McVey
New York Millionaire Re jailed in Contempt Case
Thomas Tinsley, NY financier jailed two years for contempt of court over Glenwood Cemetery Co books, seeks release claiming books not in his possession. Houston judge orders return to jail, likely to spend life there. Case described as without a parallel in the state.
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Houston
Tex
Thomas Tinsley
New York
Glenwood Cemetery Company
Supreme Court of the United States
German Noble Kills Constable in Chicago
Baron C. K. W. Von Biedenfeld shot and killed Charles A. McDonald a Chicago constable after a remark deemed disparaging to Germans. Von Biedenfeld surrendered to police following the shooting.
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Chicago
Baron C. K. W. von Biedenfeld
Charles A. Mc- Donald
Mc- Donald
von Biedenfeld
von Biedenfad
Dreyfus Prisoner’s Wife Authorized to Cable
Paris authorities allow Mme Dreyfus wife of the Devil’s Island prisoner to send a cable to her husband.
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Paris
Mme. Dreyfus
Devil's Island
Hue
Band
Military Postal Service Expands Across Territories
Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith reviews the wartime postal system, noting military posts at camps, Cuba, Porto Rico, and the Philippines, plus Hawaii. He highlights rapid growth in money orders, registered mail, and rural free delivery, and calls for reform to curb abuses in star routes and to extend the mail network as U.S. territories expand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles Emory Smith
Philippines
Congress
Cuba
Santiago
United States
Eben Brewer
Santiago City
Havana
Jamaica
West Indian Islands
Porto Hico
Ponce
Ant
Phillippines
Manila
Cavite
San Francisco
Army of Occupation
Hawaii
Congressional Committee
Tawaui
Smith
Pacific Railroad
Flurry in Kansas City Over Gillett Collapse
Kansas City traders reacted to the failure of cattleman Grant C. Gillett of Woodbine Kansas, with over 500000 in his paper held by numerous commission firms here. Some of the notes reached local banks but exact figures by firm or bank were not available.
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Philadelphia
Nantasket Beach
Hull
Mass
Nantasket Chutes
Nantasket
Atlantic Hill
Ocean View House
Kansas City
Grant C. Gillett
Woodbine
Kan
Gillett
Bernhardt Secures Paris Theater Lease
Paris reports Mme Sara Bernhardt has been informed the municipal council has accepted her offer to lease Theater Des Nations on the former Opera Comique site. She will devote her full time to the theater and perform principal roles herself.
Rioting Subside Report From Seoul Amid Clashes
A Hong Kong dispatch dated November 28 notes rioting at Seoul easing after clashes. Three Coreans were killed yesterday as Independence club followers claimed victory. The British warship Ster Queen arrived to restore order.
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New York
The
Herald
Hong Kong
Chemulpo
Seoul
Independence Club
Ster Qione
Interior Department Bliss reports on lands and pensions
The Interior Department annual by Secretary Bliss details progress in pension, Indian, land, patent, educational and territorial affairs. It notes desert lands needing irrigation, water limits, and forest reservations, plus Indian agitation and treaty issues with Mille Lacs Chippewa and Uintah bands.
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Washington
Bliss
Bills
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Jones
Departments of the Interior and of Justice
Mille Lac
White Marsh
Hall
Aulumn
Senate
Uintah Reservation
Spain
Webster Davis
Pension Bureau
Board of Pension Appeals
Buss
Davis
United States
Brady
Alaska
Alaskan
District of Columbia
Congress
Northwest Territory
International Boundary Line
Ingle City
Unalaska
Yukon
Tanana
Prince William Sound
Sitka
Russia Japan and India influence on world finance noted
Washington reports by George S. Roberts director of the mint highlight 1897 as a year of major monetary shifts. Russia resumes gold payments and coins, Japan reorganizes its monetary system around gold, and India declines to back international bimetallism. Gold coinage totals rise with large recoinage.
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Washington
George S. Roberts
Mint
Russia
Japan
India
United States
France
Great Britain
Germany
Austria- Hungary
Austria-Hungary
Fire destroys Sonn Factory in Chicago causing $105000 loss
The Allen LB. Wrisley & Co soap factory at 470 85 Fifth Avenue Chicago burned Thursday evening. Spontaneous combustion is blamed as the six story building housed inflammable oils and tallow. Fire teams could not stop the flames and the structure was ruined within forty minutes. Next, Phi Delta Theta plans its 1900 national convention in Louisville Kentucky.
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Wey
Writley
Louisville
Columbus
The
Phi Delta Theta
Navy War History Reveals Crowninshield Role and Plans
Washington dispatch details Capt Crowninshield chief of the navy bureau of navigation as key to strategy and execution of war plans. The report praises forethought in orders, notes gunnery superiority, assesses joint army navy operations, and urges reforms including a national naval reserve and abolition of promotions as rewards.
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Washington
Crowninshield
Bureau of Navigation, Navy
War Or Strategy Board
Sampson- Schley
Naval Service
South Atlantic
Sampson
Oregon
South America
Dewey
United States
Spain
Philippine Islands
Cervera
North Atlantic
Navy
Navigation Bureau
Congress
Navy Department
Bureau
Department
Coast Signal Service
War of Races in Anniston Riot Involving Third Alabama Regiment
In Anniston Alabama on November 25 black soldiers from the Third Alabama regiment ambushed white troops and clashed with a provost guard unit. One black soldier is dead and a white soldier was beaten on Tenth Street, with ongoing unrest observed as reinforcements arrived.
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Anniston
Ala
Alabama (Colored
Tenth Street
Government Provides Grant for West Indies Hurricane Relief
London reports a generous grant to ease distress from the recent West Indies hurricane. The Mansion House fund falls short, with only £44,000 raised to date.
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London
West Indies
Nine Drowned After London Steamer Founders
The London steamer Jitz James, sailing from London to Swansea, foundered in a gale off Beachy Head. Three crew members were rescued while nine were drowned.
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Baere
London
Swansea
Beachy Mead
English Channel
Colburn Fuller and Derry Maes go into voluntary assignment
The firm Colburn Fuller & Co. boots and shoes of this city and Derry Maes a prominent New England manufacturer made a voluntary assignment Friday. Liabilities are estimated at about 200 000 largely in notes. Asset amount is not known.
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Ansmigned
Reston
Colburn, Fuller & Co
Boots
Derry
Maes
New England
Asseia
Army Paymaster General report shows increased expenditure
The annual report of Paymaster-General T. H. Stanton shows army expenditures of $23,409,969, up $9,326,804 from the previous year. The document details the rising cost of payrolls and military spending for the year ending.
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Washington
T. H. Stanton
Army
Explosion on Ty C Walker Kills Six in Stockton Harbor
A boiler explosion on the steamer Ty C Walker near Fourteen Mile Slough, en route from San Francisco to Stockton, killed captain John Tulan and engineer Watson Henry, with six dead and 11 wounded. The blast sent passengers in night clothes fleeing as the forward upper works were torn away and steam engulfed the decks. Mrs Henry died later, and several others suffered severe burns and injuries.
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Stockton
Cal
Fourteen Mile
Ty’ Cy Walker
San Francisco
T. C. Walker
The
California Navigation and Improvement Company
John Tulan
T. C
Watson Henry
Henry
Mr. Blunt
Jerry Daly
Dominici
Louis Lrizzolana
Charles Maggini
Texas
Mr. Maggins
Benicia
John Yorke
Texas Deck
Emperor William in Berlin and West Indies Business Trip
Berlin scene shows bells and flags for Em peror William as reports claim his Holy Land voyage costs 10 000 000 marks. In St Louis plans unfold for a business men excursion to Cuba Porto Rico and other West Indian islands starting January. In Maine Harley Bates and Fred Hallway killed when a locomotive snow plow plunged over an embankment.
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Berlin
William
Boersendzeitung
Holy Land
West Indies
St. Louis
Cuba
Porto Rico
West Indian Islands
South Berwick
Harley Bates
Fred Hallway
Portland
Boston & Maine
Alleged Assassin Arrested in Constable Slaying
Samuel Kennedy was arrested in Williamson West Virginia for the assassination of Constable Charles Steele near Gray. Steele was shot from his horse with three bullets. circumstantial evidence against Kennedy is strong and threats of lynching have arisen.
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Williamson
W. Va
Samuel Kennedy
Charles Steele
Gray
Steele
Kennedy
Imp Topgallant Sells at Easton Sale in Kentucky
At the Easton sale of thoroughbreds in Lexington Kentucky on November 28 the 14 year old stallion Imp Topgallant owned by John B Ewing of Nashville was sold to WD Alexander of Chicago for 720000.
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Lexington
Easton
Imp. Topgallant
John B. Ewing
Nashville
W.d. Alexander
Chicago
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New York Harbor
Kingston Towing Company
Audsan
New York City
Work OF the Navy
Long
the Weather Bureau
Baldwin
San Jancisco
Sharkey
OUR
Interior Department
Penceton, Indian, Land, Patent, Educational and Territorial Bureaus
United States Mint
Kaiser
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