Thousands Perish in Texas Gulf Coast Storm Toll
Reports from New Orleans and Houston detail a hurricane sweeping Texas coast. Galveston suffered massive flooding and tidal surge with 2,600 to 3,000 dead and widespread property destruction. Sabine Pass Port Arthur and coastal towns face ruin as telegraph lines fail and rescue efforts struggle.
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Memphis
New Orleans
Gulf
Texas
Virginia Point
Vera Cruz
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Sabine Pass
Port Arthur
Galveston
Highlands
Sabine
Port Lavaca
Rockport
Arnsas Pass
Corpus Christi
Brownsville
Chenango Junction
Teen
Oyster Creek
Brazoria
Houston
Henry Black
Merchants’ & Planters
Dickson
Masonic
Grand Lodge
First Baptist
Southern Methodist
Trinity Methodist
Alvin
Buller advances as Lydenburg falls to British forces
London dispatch reports Ian Hamilton turning the Boer right flank enabling Buller to push forward. Lydenburg and surrounding positions change hands as Kruger’s capital near Lydenburg is seized and Boer forces retreat north and east into the mountains. Theron’s death believed on the field.
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London
War Office
Lord Roberts
Belfast
S'unday
Ian Hamilton
Buller
Theron
Honingspruit
United States
Stone
Krugerspost
Lydenburg
Kruger
Cape Town
Redvers Buller
Mauch Berg
Dastardly Crime in La Crosse Ends Patrolman’s Life
In La Crosse Wisconsin at 1 30 am Patrolman Perry Gates was shot dead by three robbers he confronted while arresting them for a wagon road robbery. The trio fled after firing at Officer Schubert. Gates died on the scene and townsfolk fear lynching if the men are caught.
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la Crosse
Wis
Perry Gates
la Crescent
Gates
Schubert
Fourth Street
Bradford Man Announces Wireless Telegraphy Ferry Reach
Bradford England Sept 10 Sir William Henry Preece consulting engineer to the British post office announced at the British Association session that wireless telegraphy can convey audible speech six to eight miles across the sea. He said the system is practical and commercial and could link ships with shore or ships with ships.
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Houston
Tex
Galvestion
James C. Timmins
National Express Company
Galveston
Morganspoint
Timmins
Tremont Hotel
Bradford
England
British Association For the Advancement of Science
William Henry Preece
British Post Office
All Were Saved After Steamer John Endicott Sinks
Cohassett Mass Sept 10 The ex excursion steamer John Endicott on the Boston Plymouth line struck a sunk rock east of Minots light Sunday afternoon tearing a hole in her side She ran full to shore off North Scituate where she foundered There were 600 passengers aboard but all were saved by lifeboats and nearby assistance
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Cohassett
Mass
John Endicott
Boston
Plymouth
Minot
North Scituate
Failure to Reach Agreement Ends Conference in Detroit
After six days of talks on the bar mill and paddling scale the conference committee of the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers and iron and steel manufacturers adjourned Saturday afternoon without reaching an agreement. The adjournment is subject to a call by either side.
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Detroit
Mich
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
Great Iron and Steel Manufacturers
General Edward Wellman Ferrell Weds at Bedside
In New York on September 10, doctors warned of peritonitis. Three hours later General Edward Wellman Ferrell married Miss Marion C. Roorbach of Staten Island at his bedside in the Hotel Clarendon. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. Samuel Tyler, assistant pastor of St. George's Church.
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New York
Edward Wellman Ferrell
Marion C. Roorbach
Staten Island
Three Crosses and the Unbelief that Fades at Calvary
Dr. Talmage compares the right left and central crosses at Calvary to unbelief to repentance and to salvation. The right cross embodies world unbelief mocking Christ, the left cross shows a penitent thief who seeks mercy, and the middle cross proclaims salvation through Jesus Christ for all who trust in Him.
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Louis Kropsch
Washington
Munich
Jerusalem
Norway
Lebanon
Calvary
Voltaire
Christ
Ilim
Hobbes
Francis Newport
Hell
God
Heaven
God's Mercy
Castle
Heaven and Earth
Jesus
Paradise
Middle Cross
Lord Jesus Christ
Christ Jesus
Golconda
Ceylon
Gage Defends Gold Standard Warning Against Bryan
Lyman J. Gage replies to Carl Schurz denying any retractable claim while defending the fear of Bryan's election undermining the gold standard. He argues that congressional action and future events would complicate any move away from gold and vows to stand by his warnings about economic disruption and the business impact if Bryan prevails.
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Carl Schurz
Gage
Bryan
Republican Party
Salta' All
Congress
Knoxville
Tenn
Mae
Jn Ts
Bryson
Republican Congress
Mr. Bryan
Lyman J. Gage
Feast of Tabernacles Dates and Market Outlook
The note lists October 8 and 9 1900 as the Feast of Tabernacles. It predicts best stock market days October 4 and 5 with high demand for old hens ducks and fat geese.
Feathered dog hoax and Bryan currency clash in papers
The New York Sun mocks a feathered dog hoax as an example of doubtful genius. The New York Tribune notes Bryan dodging the gold standard topic before workers. The Chicago Inter Ocean says Bryan avoids criticizing Secretary Gage’s currency argument. The Kansas City Journal laments the waning Populist Kansas membership amid prosperity.
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Kansas
Kansas City Journal
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Trémont Hotel
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Angleton
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Nickelson
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Dew
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Waco
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Alta Loma
Pearl
L. B. Carlton
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Prather
Rosenberg
la Crosse, Win
Dr. Talmage
Cass
Schurz
Secretary of the Treasury
Col. Bryan
N. Y. Sun
N. Y
North Carolina
Chicago Inter Ocean
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