London Great Blaze Destroys Historic St Giles Area
A major London fire broke out Friday near Aldersgate and Red Cross street damaging the Church of St Giles Cripplegate and surrounding blocks. More than a hundred engines fought the flames for hours with loss estimated over 5 million pounds. warehouses burned, insurance shares hit, and the district sustained extensive destruction to streets and historic sites linked to Milton and Cromwell.
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London
Aldersgate Street
Red Cross Street
Old Street
Stock Exchange
Hamsell Street
Walter Brown & Co
Mantel
Hurned
Red Cross
Maidenhead Court
Bradford Avenue
Jewin
Hamsell
Well
Edmund
Jewin Crescent
Australian Avenue
Paul's Alley
Cripple Gate Churchyard
Wood Street Square
Monkwell Street
Nicholl Square
Fore Street
Goswell Road
Oliver Cromwell
Elizabeth Bouchier
John Milton
Fox
St. Giles
Daniel Defoe
Robinson Crusoe
St. Giles’ Church
Milton
George W. Childs
Philadelphia
Melbourne
Craig Williamson
Elizabeth Street
Elizabeth, Flinders and
Swanston Streets
Flinders Lane
Swanston Street
Guardians Named for Miss Evangelina Cisneros in Court
An orphans court order in Washington on Friday appointed Mrs. John A. Logan as guardian for Miss Evangelina Cisneros. The brief hearing noted the defendant’s plan to pursue U.S. citizenship and enter a Washington school, remaining a local resident thereafter.
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Washington
Orphans’ Court
John A. Logan
Evangelina Cossio Y Cisneros
Cissieros
United States
Tammany Urges Cuba Aid and City Relief Drive
The Tammany Hall executive committee met to plan the next month’s organization and Croker urged subscriptions of 20000 for starving Cubans and 20000 for New York’s poor to be presented to Senor Tomas Estrada Palma. A Cuban relief check was handed over. A second item reports Mrs Adele Sternaman being sentenced to be hanged for her husband’s murder in Cayuga Ontario with the date set for January 20, 1898.
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Tammany Gives
New York
Tammany Hall
Richard Croker
Cuba
Senor Tomas Estrada Palma
Cayuga
Ont
Adele Sternaman
Sternaman
George Sternaman
Washington
Interstate Ecommerce Commission
New York Central
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Polygamists Deported Under New Immigration Law
Six Moham medan immigrants arrived on the California and were arraigned before the special board of inquiry at the barge office in New York. They declared adherence to the Koran which teaches polygamy and were ordered deported under existing immigration laws.
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New York
California
Special Board of Inquiry
Weyler Denies Cuba Speech In Telegram From Galicia
In Madrid on November 20 the captain-general of Galicia telegraphed the government that his interview with Gen Weyler exculpated him from the Havana leaving remarks and affirmed his loyalty to the government. In Washington Commodore Tewey says the Iowa is the best ship of her class. In Costa Rica San Jose President Velasias is reelected by 23,002 votes over the Republican candidate.
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Weyler
Madrid
Galicia
Cuba
Havana
Washington
Tewey
Naval Trial Board
Iowa
Costa Rica
San Jose
Costa Nica
Velesias
Cabinet Discusses Cuban Policy and Finances in Message
Washington cabinet sessions focused on annual reports and the president’s forthcoming message. Officials debated Cuban policy impact on the United States and welcomed the release of the Competitor crew as a sign of conciliation. Finances sparked wide views and concerns about garnering congressional support.
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Washington
United States
Sagasta
Congress
Negotiations With Canada Continue In Fair Spirit
Washington reports that talks between the United States and Canada over pending issues remain in progress despite rumors of failure. Canada will consider the American proposal, submit it to their privy council, and return a definite answer. Negotiations will now proceed by official correspondence between Washington and Ottawa.
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Washington
United States
Canada
Great Britain
Ottaswa
Privy Council of Canada
Behring Sea
Ottawa
Labor Leaders Meet President Over Immigration Reform
President Gompers and AFL Secretary Morrison urged inclusion of labor protections and immigration reform in a forthcoming message. The president indicated a long, comprehensive address and left open the possibility of a future labor-focused discussion. Immigration officials have pressed for reduced immigrant numbers and the president has shown favorable interest.
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Washington
G Gompers
Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Messrs. Gompers
Powderly
German Admiral lands troops at Kiaochau fortresses seized
A Shanghai dispatch reports Admiral von Diederich landing troops at Kiaochau on November 15. German forces entered, raised the flag and were saluted, taking fort control and signaling a permanent presence. Motive cited is to seek satisfaction for missionary murders and the China minister’s mobbing in Wu-Chang.
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Germany
China
London
Shanghai
von Diederich
Kiao-Chau
Yen-Chu- Fu
Cormorant
Wu- Chang
Recommendations to Secretary Alger on Seacoast Defenses and Army Size
Secretary Alger's first annual report urges adding two artillery regiments and expanding the standing army, with Miles pressing for a population-based standard. It details coast defenses funding, current gun and mortar inventories, Alaska patrol needs, cadet nominations, and cost estimates for next year. It also commends defenders Bufington and Crozier for the disappearing gun carriage and calls for a Grant statue in Washington.
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Alger
Alaska
Washington
War Department
Nelson A. Miles
Congress
Republic
John M. Wilson
Chief of Engineers
Treasury
Lakes Union
Puget Sound
Family Feud Ends in Four Deaths at Bayou LaCombe
In Mandeville Louisiana a deadly clash near Bayou LaCombe left all four men dead. Arthur Jolie Edward Jolie Laurance Cousin and Edward Cousin exchanged gunfire using shotguns and pistols. The feud stems from an old family dispute.
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Mandeville
Bayou Lacombe
Here
Arthur
Edward Jolie
Laurance
Edward Cousin
Masso elected Cuba president in orderly vote
The Cuban republic formed its new government with Bartolome Masso chosen as president. The election held November 4 at Guaymarillo Puerto Princesa with representatives from six states present and Masso winning by a large majority. Other candidates Calixto Garcia Salvador Cisneros Betancourt and Domingo Mendez Capote also received votes.
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Havana
Key West
Fla
Republic of Cuba
Way
Bartolome Masso
Guaymarillo
Puerto Principe
Masso
Calixto Garcia
Salvador Cisneros Betancourt
Domingo Mendez Capote
Knights of Labor General Assembly Ends In Louisville
The Knights of Labor completed its Louisville gathering and adjourned to November next year in Chicago. Delegates debated national issues, backed cooperative plant colonies, denounced the banking system, and praised Henry George while criticizing city and federal actions on labor and railroads.
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General Assembly
Louisville
The
Knights of Labor
Chicago
Cooperation Board
Knights of Tabor
Henry George
Guba
Hazelton
Cleveland
Union Pacific Railroad
Sultan Offers Full Satisfaction to Austria Over Mersina Incidents
Vienna reports Baron de Calice states the sultan is willing to give Austria full satisfaction regarding the Mersina disturbances and the Orient railroad dispute linked to Turkish troop movements in the recent Turkey Greece war. An Austrian merchant Bragzafelli faced maltreatment upon landing, prompting Austrian consul intervention and officials’ friction in Mersina.
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London
Vienna
Baron de Calice
Constantinople
Austria
Mersina
Oriental
Turkey
Greece
Brazzarelli
Adanam
Austria- Lloyd Steamship Company
Porte
Vali
Mutossariff
Bragzafelli
Messina
Markets Await Thanksgiving Stock Taking Across All Industries
R G Dun reports all markets and industries moving toward Thanksgiving with faster retail sales due to colder weather. Production rises overall, some firms cannot accept all offers while others push ahead. Output in major sectors reaches near record highs and investor confidence remains strong for next year. Wheat gains a penny, exports up year over year. Atlantic exports exceed 9.7 million bushels in three weeks of November.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Argentina
United States
Canada
Tobacco Bulletin Contributions Sought From Experts
The Agriculture Department plans a series of tobacco bulletins and a circular inviting expert essays on cultivation export tobaccos of Kentucky and Tennessee and marketing. Prizes of 15 dollars per 1000 words offered with a 10000 word limit and submissions due by March 321 1898. Tragedy in Texas duel ends with two editors dead and a judge wounded after mobbing of a publisher.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Kentucky
Tennessee
Texas
St. Louis
Republic
Waco
Tex
J. W. Warris
Waco Times- Herald
WW. A. Harris
G. B. Gerald
W. A. Harris
J. W. Harris
Gerald
May
W. C. Brann
The
Iconoclast
Treasury Circular Tells Clerks Lose Jobs for Unpaid Debts
The secretary of the treasury issued a circular to employees stating that clerks with fixed salaries who fail to pay for their necessary support and their families without presenting satisfactory reasons will not be retained in office.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Spain Owes $1.2 Million to Cuban War Provisions Contractors
Havana reports Spain owes $1,200,000 to contractors supplying flour and biscuits to Cuban troops. An intendent warned Gen. Blanco that unless three tenths of the debt is paid, provisioning of troops will cease.
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Havana
Spain
Cuba
Gen
Blanco
Methodist Congress Opens In Pittsburgh At Christchurch
Pittsburgh hosts a six day Methodist Episcopal church congress starting Sunday at Christchurch. Bishops Vincent Ninde and Fitzgerald signed the call and delegates from across the nation attend. The congress aims to explore church relations to science and literature and how the church can better serve spiritual and intellectual needs. The inaugural session showed strong popular support for the movement.
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Pittsburgh
Methodist Episcopal Church Congress
Christchurch
Vincent, Ninde
Fitzgerald
Congress
Chicago Woman Loses 8000 In Home Barrel Heist
Mrs. Margaret Keegan of 512 West Fifteenth Street kept 8000 in notes and silver in a barrel in a closet against banks. Thieves, while the family was away Saturday, pried open the home and stole the entire sum. No suspect identified.
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Chicago
Margaret Keegan
West Fifteenth Street
Keegan
Cowardly murder of farmer near Elmira
John Denmark a farmer near Van Ettan 25 miles from Elmira was shot dead Saturday by an unknown assailant firing a double barreled shotgun through a window. His young son was present. Fifteen armed men search the countryside for the killer.
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Elmira
John Denmark
van Ettan
Denmark
Victoria Returns From Arctic Search For Andree
The steamer Victoria fitted by Gov. Tromsoe under King Oscar’s orders to locate Prof. Andree and his party has returned from Spitzbergen without news of their whereabouts. Explorers had landed ten times at points in Danmand’s isles during the voyage.
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Victoria
Andree
Tromsoe
Norway
Explosion at Southern Minnesota mill kills three men
Ackerman Miss Nov 22 News reached here by telephone from Louisville 16 miles south of Ackerman of the explosion of the engine and boiler of John Woodward's steam mill at that place Saturday evening. The blast killed Frank Woodward Jim Hemphill and Fayette Norton and seriously injured several others
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Ackerman
Miss
Louisville
Here
John Woodward
Frank Woodward
Jim Hemphill
Fayette Norton
Miners Strike Unsettled In Northern Illinois
Streator Illinois November 22 The 15 000 coal miners strike remains unresolved after a two day miners convention renewing demands for the Springfield scale of 48 cents per ton and the gross weight system. Officer Tom Donahue killed Charles Lucas in Des Moines Iowa. Fox River Valley prosperity despite Sherry failure with rising paper prices and a new 5 000 000 foot sawmill set for February. Amherst professor W Tyler dies at 87.
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Streator
Ill
Northern
Illinois
Springfield
Des Noines
Tom Donahue
Charles Lucas
Lucas
Fox River Valley
Appleton
Wis
Pax River Valley
Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson 1897 report filed
The 1897 Wilson report highlights sugar beet seed distribution to 22,000 farmers across 27 states to find sweet beet varieties, calls for expanded meat inspection beyond interstate trade, and notes weather service growth with 4.315 million maps issued. It urges Alaska agricultural exploration, domestic science in schools, and cities’ street sweeping disposal for hygiene and fertilizer use.
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Washington
James Wilson
Department
United States
Europe
Weather Bureau
Alaska
Colleges of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Worse Than the Pest In Cuba Death Toll Soars
A Havana dispatch to the World reports that about 75 percent of 400000 noncombatants in Cuba under Weyler are dead. Despite Blanco orders to feed the starving, mortality among reconcentrados remains frightful. Weyler and supporters kill or drive away rural residents, with hospital deaths and battlefield losses outlined. The rebel able-bodied force is likely around 30,000.
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New York
Havana
Cuba
Weyler
Blanco
Spain
Quarantine Raised as Kansas Sees Big Cattle Influx
Topeka Kansas November 17 the cattle quarantine from the south was lifted and Taylor Riddle chairman of the state livestock committee said a record influx had begun. He noted feeders on the southern border ready to enter and cattle in Mississippi ready for shipment to Kansas with an estimate of 30000 Texas cattle and 20000 from Arkansas Mississippi and western Tennessee to be shipped before December 1.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Taylor Riddle
State Livestock Committee
Mississippi
Texas
Arkansas
Tennessee
Public Asked to Give Money for Its Erection
The public is urged to subscribe toward a Henry George memorial to honor his public service and unify diverse projects nationwide aiming to harmonize memorial efforts beyond political or economic views. Another item notes Cross Mountain mines in Jellico region deploying electric mining with pay cuts and a looming general strike. A Berlin report states Germany is arming infantry with a six millimeter rifle capable of 60 rounds per minute.
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New York
Henry George
Chattanooga
Tenn
Cross Mountain
Jellico
Berlin
Germany
Law Student Kills Himself After Rejection
Iowa State news reports George Pusey Kitchen, a senior in the Iowa City state university law program, died by suicide after failing an exam and a love affair disappointment. He travelled to his sweetheart’s home ten miles east of the city, where he shot himself. the body was found in the front yard and later taken to his West Virginia home.
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Killin
George Pusey Kitchen
Kitchen
Law
State University At
Iowa City
Charles Fairall
West Virginia
Suicide of Bellevue Attorney at Independence Depot
Albert Phillips an attorney from Bellevue killed himself at Independence by stepping in front of a moving train. He had been an inmate of an insane asylum three months amid financial reverses from failed building and loan investments. He visited the depot with an attendant to bid farewell to his wife and child before the act.
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Albert Phillips
Bellevue
Independence
Phillips
Babe
Officers Chosen At YWCA Annual Meeting
At the fourteenth annual meeting in Town City of the Young Woman's Christian association the following officers were elected President Mrs F rr Morgan Des Moines first vice president Mrs Sma Ridley Cedar Falls second vice president Miss Eva Seevers Des Moines recording secretary Miss Ethel Brookwalter Toledo corresponding secretary Miss Fannie Eckles Des Moines
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Young Woman’s Christian Association
F. Rr. Morgan
Des Moines
Sma Ridley
Cedar Falls
Eva Seevers
Ethel Brookwalter
Toledo
Fannie Eckles
Iowa State Dairy Convention Elects Officers
The twenty first annual Iowa State Dairy association convention met in Charles City. Officers elected include President P. G. Henderson Central City, Vice President G. L. Hubbel Waukon, Secretary J. C. Daly Charles City, Treasurer E. G. Swift State Center. Waterloo chosen as 1898 meeting site.
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Iowa State Dairy Association
Charles City
P. G. Henderson
Central City
G. L. Hubbel
Waukon
J. C. Daly
E. G. Swift
State Center
Waterloo
Tragic Double Death At Cushing Shocks Town
Farmer L D Spickler killed his wife at Cushing then shot himself. Four children were left orphans, children of the woman by a former husband. The couple had lived apart for over a year due to family troubles.
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L. D. Spickler
Cushing
Spickler
Requisition Refused Over Embezzlement Case
Gov. Drake refused to honor Gov. Tanner of Illinois to return J. I. Corey charged with embezzling funds from a Chicago firm while buying cattle. The draft was drawn in Town, and the governor holds the crime occurred in this state.
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Drake
Gov. Tanner
Illinois
J. I. Corey
Chicago
Tragedy as Train Hits Velocipede Near New Liberty
A Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern freight train struck a three wheeled velocipede carrying a man and two women a mile east of New Liberty. Fred Lausen section boss at Bennett and Mattie Schulsen of Bennett were instantly killed.
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Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
New Liberty
Fred Lausen
Bennett, S
Mattie Schulsen
Bennett
Indicted City Officials Return Salary Money
Col Crawford of the 1895 Dubuque city council has repaid the disputed salaries to the city treasurer. The eight other defendants are preparing to return funds, signaling a likely end to the indictments.
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Col. Crawford
Dubuque
Post Office Established at Elder Grove and Local Notices
Elder Grove in Allamakee county gains a postmaster Olave Monserud. Longtime Keokuk pastor Rev Dr J C Maple resigns effective December 1. Numerous society meetings and legal notices follow including Des Moines and Dubuque developments and regional incidents.
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Elder Grove
Allamakee County
Olave Monserud
J. C. Maple
First Baptist Church
Keokuk
Northwestern Iowa Horticultural Society
Forest City
Christian Scientists of
Dubuque
Annan Hanner
Red Oak
Elliott
State Horticultural Society
Des Moines
Walter Gray
Lomax
Ill
Burlington
Nathaniel L. Ives
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Road
Cedar Rapids
Monroe County
George Schoenenherr
Wapello County
Jonas Sax
Oskaloosa
Dubuque County
August Nelson
Elisha Randall
Mason City
Coon Rapids
Marcus C. Terry
Brighton
Fort Shaw
Mont.) Indian Agency
Stella
William Blum, Jr
Bruce
Wright County
Halvor M. Reierson
G. Randall
Ottumwa
George S. Kerr
Allerton
Fred Hilpert & Sons
Katherine Walout
Sioux City
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Black Sea
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Minneapolis
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George A. Durnam
Halvorson & Richards
Peterson
Goen
Miles
Protection For
St. Michaels
Yukon
Military Academy
West Point
Dun
Ifred R. Ketcham
Northwestern Railway
Ketcham
Northwestern Company
Clifford
American Railway Union
Northwestern
Ietcham
Michigan Central Elevator Company
Kensington
Wilson
Methodist Congress
Megina
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Australia
Rcd
Amherst
Mass
Tyler
Amherst College
Iowa State News
Iowa Dairy Association
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