Devastating British Gale Wrecks Ships and Destroys Towns
Reports from London and coastal towns describe a severe storm sweeping Inglish waters from Sunday night into Monday. Ships founder, crews perish, and property across Norfolk, Cornwall, and London districts suffers extensive damage. seven thousand troops move ammunition from docks as floods inundate rivers, cells, and streets along the Thames.
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London
Yarmouth
Rugby
Hemsby
Coast-Guard Service
Norfolk
Bacton
Happisburg
Flamborough Head
North Sea
Bridlington Sands
Rose of
Thames
Sheerness Dockyard
Woolwich Arsenal
Scarborough
Lowestoft
Liverpool
Mersey
Chester
Holyhead
Lord Nelson
Oid
Foudroyant
Blackpool
Goodwin Sands
Vedra
Sheerness
Queensboro
London Bridge
Charing Cross
Rochester
Strood
Medway
France
Dun and Bradstreet Views on Trade Conditions in Week
Dun and Bradstreet report heavy wheat and cotton exports with prices up, and corn and manufactured goods exports reaching new highs. Imports lag behind last year, suggesting a substantial monthly trade surplus. iron markets show steady production with lower orders. Trade across regions varies with demand up in the interior while eastern cotton goods linger in subdued spirits.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Bessemer
Gray
Pittsburgh
Chicago
United States
Canada
Bradstreet
Countess of Lathom Killed After Hunting Party Accident
The Countess of Lathom, formerly Lady Alice Villiers, died after being thrown from a trap near Wigan while returning from a shooting party. She fell into a ditch and died shortly after. three ladies with her survived. The Earl of Lathom serves as lord chamberlain to Queen Victoria.
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London
Countess of Lathom
Wigan
Lancaster
Alice Villiers
Earl of Clarendon
Earl of Lathom
Queen Victoria
Lathom Hall
Lancashire
Cuban government rejects autonomy offer framing full independence
Estrada Palma holds Spain’s autonomy terms for Cuba as the Cuban junta declares any proposition short of complete independence unacceptable. The La Yaya document dated October 30, 1897, bears signatures of Domingo Mendez Capote and other Cuban officials.
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New York
Spain
Estrada Palma
la Yaya
Camaguey
Domingo Mendez
Pay Warrant Deposits Union Pacific Funds in Treasury
Assistant Secretary Vanderlip signed a pay warrant directing the U S Treasury to place 8 104 618 in the treasury as part payment from the Union Pacific sinking fund settlement. The transfer completes the proceeds from the sale and ensures the funds cannot be withdrawn without an appropriation by law.
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Treasury
Washington
Vanderlip
United States
Union Pacific Sinking Fund
Union Pacific Road
Court finds Captain Lovering guilty but reprimanded
In a court martial near Chicago the verdict states Captain Leonard A. Lovering of Fort Sheridan is guilty as charged for brutal treatment of Private Charles Hammond, but he is reprimanded by the reviewing authority due to his good character as shown in the evidence. Also reported are rising coffee prices and a levee danger appeal from Washington.
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Chicago
Leonard A. Lovering
Fort Sheridan
Charles Hammond
Germany and Hayti dispute over reparation stance
Berlin reports Germany seeks monetary reparation from Hayti for Emile Lueders arrest but opposes U S interference. Also notes postal division handover of street car mail service to postmasters in major cities including New York Philadelphia Brooklyn Rochester.
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Zerlin
Berliner Tage- Dlatt
Hayti
Emile Lueders
Haytian
United States
Washington
Middle States
Maryland
Virginia
New York
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Rochester
Enormous Deficit Cited by City Comptroller Request
In response to Comptroller Palmer a Brooklyn Corporation Counsel Burr advised withholding city payments until January 1. He says city books through November show a deficit of 3 to 4 million dollars, a condition that persists.
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New York
Palmer
Burr
Brooklyn
Hatch confident on Japan Hawaii dispute settlement
Washington reports Francis M. Hatch Hawaiian minister says the trouble between Japan and Hawaii has been smoothed and can be settled now without difficulty or irritation after his return from Honolulu.
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Washington
Francis M. Hatch
Honolulu
Japan
Hawaii
Navy strength and needs outlined by John D. Long
Secretary Long reports the current navy includes four first class battleships, two second class battleships, two armored cruisers, sixteen cruisers, fifteen gunboats, six double turreted monitors, one ram, one dynamite gunboat, one dispatch boat, one transport, and five torpedo boats. Additional ships include five first class battleships under construction and 64 other vessels. He calls for modernization, Alaska river stern-wheel patrol boats, expanded naval militia, and warns costs will rise for maintenance and yards.
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Long
Washington
John D. Long
Bureau of Navigation
Yukon River
Alaska
Department
Gulf Coast
Bureau
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennseylvania
Maryland
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Louisiana
California
Tlllinois
Michigan
Ohio
Illinois
Virginia
Department States
Congress
Pacific Coast
Atlantic
Joan D. Long
Secretary of the Navy
Choctaw Convention Adjourns elects Jackson delegate
The Choctaw convention adjourned and elected Jacob Jackson as a delegate to Washington to oppose the Choctaw Chickasaw Dawes treaty. A memorial was sent to the president objecting to the treaty as a whole, claiming it does not reflect the majority's views and that ratification was obtained by unscrupulous means.
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Antlers
I. T
Jacob Jackson
Washington
United States
Largest cannon under construction for New York harbor defense
at Bethlehem iron works in Great Gun Washington. The weapon will use 1,900 pounds of powder and fire a 2,300 pound steel projectile in a nearly straight line for more than 16 miles, aiming to protect New York harbor.
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Washington
Bethlehem Iron Works
New York Harbor
Tiny Craft to Make Fifth Atlantic Crossing Attempt
Boston notices Capt. W. A. Andrews plans a fifth attempt to cross the Atlantic in a 14 foot 6 inch boat.
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Boston
W. A. Andrews
Atlantic
Lover Becomes Accuser in Thorn Murder Trial
New York reports the trial of Martin Thorn for Guldensuppe’s murder concluded the evidence phase. Thorn testified claiming his real name Torczechsky and described aiding Mrs Nack in disposing of the body after she confessed to killing Guldensuppe at a Woodside cottage. Prosecution rebuttals followed with witnesses placing Mrs Nack at the scene.
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New York
Martin Thorn
Guldensuppe
Maddox
Thorn
America
Torceschsky
Mrs. Nack
Mrs Nack
Paris
Ninety-second Street
Record-Breaking Run by Union Pacific Fast Mail
The Union Pacific fast mail completed a 519 mile run in 520 minutes from Cheyenne to Omaha. Delayed by a burning bridge, the two mail cars were detached and the record run achieved speeds up to 100 miles per hour for stretches. Six stops were made for coal and water, and railroad men hail it as a marvel of modern record runs.
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Omaha
Neb
Union Pacific
Cheyenne
Early Mississippi River Ice Locks Dubuque and Sioux City Cold
In Dubuque Iowa the Mississippi River froze Sunday night creating an early solid ice bridge, three days after no ice was seen. The cold snap continues with temperatures two degrees below zero in Dubuque and four below in Sioux City, breaking the season record as the Missouri also freezes solid.
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Dubuque
Mississippi River
Sioux City
Missouri
Kentucky's Vote Official Count 1896 to 1900 Totals
Kentucky totals show Bailey 169,678 for the Republican ticket and Shackelford 187,482 for the Democrat. Hindman 9,583 as National Democrat, Parker 7,374 for the Populists, Wallace 1,783 for the Prohibition party. Franklin Frankfort report notes turnout comparison to 1896 with Bryan and McKinley figures.
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Kentucky
Frankfort
McKinley
Bryan
Palmer
Buckner
Bailey
Shackelford
Hindman
Parker
Wallace
Guard units march to defend toll gates in Louisville
Second regiment of the state guard receives marching orders to protect toll gates amid reported governor backing. Gov. Bradley aims to defend turnpike property and may lead militia in person if needed.
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Louisville
State Guard
Bradley
Thanksgiving Day Observed Across Cities Amid Celebrations
New York marked Thanksgiving and Evacuation Day with flag-raising at the Battery and Central Park blockhouse, aiding the poor with meals. Washington saw President McKinley attend services at Metropolitan Methodist Church as the White House stayed quiet. Chicago held religious services despite rain, London hosted an American dinner at Hotel Cecil with John Hay. Berlin Americans gathered at the Kaiserhof for a banquet with Ambassador White leading toasts.
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Hiow
New York
Old Guard
United States
Governor's Island
Central Park
Commissioners of Charities and Corrections
Washington
President McKinley
Metropolitan Methodist Church
Abner McKinley
Smith
Barber
London
Hotel Cecil
John Hay
Berlin
Kaiserhof
White
Smperor William
McKinley
Riot at Vienna Reichsrath Halts Proceedings
Count Badeni ordered a strict crackdown in Vienna provoking a riot in the Reichsrat. Police and guards dragged Wolff Berner and many socialists from the unterhaus as President Abrahamovics suspended Wolff for three days. German nationalists leftists and social democrats railed against the president’s dais amid a tense confrontation.
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Reichsrath
London
Badeni
Vienna
Wolff
Berner
Unterhaus
Interhaus
Abrahamovies
Herr Wolff
Abrahamovics
Refuses to Stop Sealing Negotiations Face Uncertainty
Ottawa reports a prepared dominion reply to Washington on pelagic sealing. It is seen as a refusal to stop sealing for a year, with a possible alternate proposal ready for Congress. Nebraska official vote count shows Sullivan leading and Post trailing.
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Ottawa
One
Washington
United States
Congress
Nebraska
Lincoln
Neb
Sullivan
Supreme Judge
Post
Nolcombe
McCall
Typhoon Disaster in Philippines Leaves Thousands Dead
San Francisco dispatch details the October 6 typhoon that devastated Samar and Leyte. About 400 Europeans drowned and some 6,000 natives perished as towns were leveled, a tidal wave struck Tacloban, and a mass of debris left the region in ruins.
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San Francisco
Philippine Islands
Bay of Santa Paula
Samar
Leyte
Tacloban
Chicago Wife Killed by Husband Confessed by Assistant
Thomas Hickey, an employee at Christopher Merry’s stable, confessed that Merry beat and choked Mrs Pauline Merry and killed her with a poker on the Friday of the incident. Hickey led police to Mrs Merry’s body buried near eighty seventh street and Western avenue. Merry fled with a wagon but remains at large as authorities investigate the murder case.
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Chicago
Pauline Merry
No. 50
Hope Street
Thomas Hickey
Hickey
Christopher Merry
Merry
Eighty-Seventh Street
Western Avenue
James Smith
Mrs. Merry
Assails Plaster Trust in Grand Rapids Suit
Melvin B. Church sues the Anti-Kalsemine company also called the plaster trust for 1 million dollars claiming improper accounting and withheld profits from wall tinting and plaster properties turned over for operation. He previously filed a 250 thousand dollar claim based on further irregularities.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Melvin B. Church
The
Plaster Trust
Church
Trust
Ammunition Seizure on Thames Ships
Customs officers seize eight barges loaded with gunpowder mislabeled as arms in the Thames. The cargo, originating in Russia, was bound for the steamer Baluchistan for Persia and is suspected to be destined for the Afridis.
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London
Thames
Russia
Baluuchistan
Persia
Mine boiler explosion kills three in Halifax
The blast at the Gold Lake mines in Vast Halifax instantly killed mine manager Daniel McPhail and two other workers.
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Halifax
N. S
Gold Lake
Daniel McPhail
Grand jury indicts firms over oleomargarine sales
Denver grand jury returns true bills against several firms for selling oleomargarine, led by the Colorado Creamery Men's association. Eight of more than ten city grocers are said to handle oleomargarine. In Lexington, Whitney offers 15000 for Plaudit the two year old bay colt by Himyar etc.
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Denver
Col
Colorado Creamery Men's Association
Lexington
William C. Whitney
Plaudit
Himyar
John FE. Madden
Cornell Confesses to Slaying His Children in Wisconsin
In Oconomowoc Wisconsin Ernest Cornell admitted to killing his son Willie six and daughter Lillie four with a hammer and slitting their throats with a razor. He claimed intoxication and said he sought death by self destruction. The inquest heard his confession and jurors left a verdict that he killed the children and urged his arrest.
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Oconomowoc
Wis
Ernest Cornell
Cornell
Willie
Lillie
Palmer
Dr. Wilkinson
Charles Glidden
Lewis
Foreman Bolson
Lillie Cornell
Albertine Cornell
John Lewis
Washington Forecasts on Government Receipts and Deficit
The November receipts to date total about 22.95 million dollars, suggesting roughly 25 million for the month and a year deficit of 40.58 million. Customs revenue is seen falling short of the tariff plan's 180 million estimate, likely near 165 million this year.
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Washington
Congress
Fire Engulfs Nahanta and World’s Largest Ore Docks
A blaze aboard the steamer Nahanta in Escanaba Michigan spread to dock No 4 and threatened three other docks. Two crew members are missing and several people injured as the ship and docks burn with the steamer reported a total loss.
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Escanaba
Mich
Nahanta
Drove Him Crazy Murderous Insanity From Trial Reading
Denver reader of Luetgert case becomes violently insane after studying Chicago murder trial testimony. John H. Dame a former Western hotel runner is locked up on insanity charges. He declares intent to kill his wife and two children and burn their bodies in a garbage crematory.
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Luetgert
Denver Col
John H. Dame
Western Hotel
City Hall
Chicago
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