Various Global News and Local Incidents from the Era
Floods and storms devastate the East while a young man is fatally shot near The Dalles. British and French forces in Asia prepare. yellow fever in Havana rises. Indiana Virginia and Florida vote tallies reported. Yale defeats Harvard 28 to 0. Nevada population falls, census highlights city growth. Coal mines collapse near Parkersburg. a sash plant foreman is shot in Chicago.
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Dalles
Tien Tsin
Easton
Oregon
San Francisco Glass Works Collapse Kills Thirteen
A roof collapse at the Pacate Glass Works on Fifteenth street in San Francisco today killed thirteen men and boys and injured many more. Victims fell into furnaces as a crowd watched a Stanford vs UC football game, with hospitals overwhelmed and investigators seeking causes.
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San Francisco
Ag & Tea
San Francisca
Tidday
Pacate Glass Works
Fifteenth Street
Anova
Stanford
University of California
Southern Pacific Railroad
St. Luke’s Hospital
Knox Pursues Retreating Forces After Heavy Engagement
A fragmentary war report notes two batteries and forces moving from Edenburg to Retief. Major Hangen is killed or wounded and Knox pursues Dewet and Stoys near Vaal Bank. Edenburg to Swetadorp evacuation observed. seventy five sick or wounded left at De Wet'sdorp. Messenger failed to relay full details.
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P. M
Hangen
Edenburg
Swetadorp
Knox
Ferry Bond Disaster Reported Near Graaf Bridge
A ferry capsized after breaking away from its current bond near the Graaf bridge. Workers ashore and in a downstream action camp describe boats overturning and men thrown into the river. Several rescuers reached the shore while others remain missing or unaccounted.
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Apokane
Graaf Bridge
Taaden
Electric propulsion plan for canals gains adoption abroad
London reports by the Tribune correspondent that Belgium and Holland have adopted electric canal service with American supplied motors aimed at Erie canal style operation. France is preparing a bill to introduce the system and orders from the United States are anticipated for French canals.
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New York
Hawley
London
Vaya the Tribune
Belgium
Holland
Erie Canal
United States
France
Bierce battle report reaches El Paso from Mexican frontier
Two American miners Seth Tomkins and Will Lowe reported a clash near Soyapa Mexico with Yaqui Indians. They were captured, camp ransacked, and two Mexicans were killed. Troops pursued the Indians. In the engagement the Mexicans withdrew leaving 20 dead. Six Indians were killed or wounded. The Americans escaped.
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el Paso
Tex
Seth Tomkins
Will Lowe
Soyapa
Mexico
Outlaws Run Down Near Bush Camp in Australia
The Breed long Blacks Joe and Jimmy Kreynor are reported killed and wounded after their camp was surrounded by squatters. The eight men fled as shots were fired, with Joe killed and Jimmy wounded. Jimmy was removed to a hospital for treatment.
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Vancouver
B. C
Warrimoo
Australia
Joe
Jimmy Kreynor
Jimmy Governor
Penrest Hospital
Ttlee
Hard Fight Near Lucheff On December 8
Orange River reports a Boer commando of about 600 held a strong kopje position near Lucheff. After five hours of heavy fighting Colonel Henry Hamilton Slette’s column expelled them with light British losses. Sette occupied Ludoff and learned 200 natives were shot for supporting the British. Dewet reportedly nearby.
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Orange River
Hermog
Dewet
Three Cars of Wheat Theft Charged in Des Moines Case
F E Weaser was arrested in Mound City Kansas by a Chicago and Milwaukee detective on charges of stealing three car loads of wheat from the Des Moines yards. He obtained the bills of lading and marketed the grain, netting 21 600 dollars.
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Mound City
Kas
E. Weaser
Chicago & Milwaukee Road
Des Moines
Wesser
Public land lease challenges in Hawaii to be challenged
The Republican reports that within 80 days a case will be filed to cancel all grants sales and leases of public lands in Hawaii by the territorial government since July 14 1800 The paper notes a Washington denial that Attorney General Guggs influenced District Attorney Baird to pursue such suits despite the denial from justice officials.
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Horolulu
Republican of Today
United States
Hawaii
Republican
Washington
Departments of Justice
Guggs
Baird
Bank Wreckers Arrests Stir Newport, Ky Case
Newport Bankwreckers, Cincinnati Dec 8. Robert Winetel assistant bookkeeper of the wrecked German National Bank of Newport Ky was arrested in Cincinnati late last night charged as an accomplice of Frank Brown who is short 196000 in his accounts Winetel was taken to Newport and locked up Brown has not yet been apprehended.
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Leaserville
W Va
Wheeling
State of Washington
Tien Tsin
Conger
Cincinnati
Robert Winetel
German National Bank
Newport
Frank Brown
Winetel
Ball
Brown
Smallpox Outbreak Reported in New York Block
Twenty four cases of smallpox were discovered today on a block on West Sixty ninth street near West End avenue. Patients were sent to Willard Parker hospital. Officials trace the outbreak to a negro actor from a Southern theatrical troupe.
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New York
West Sixty-ninth Street
West End Avenue
Willard Parker Hospital
Wyoming Vote Totals Report McKinley Leads By Plurality
Official return from Wyoming shows McKinley 14 482 votes Bryan 10 164 giving McKinley's plurality of 4 318. The report dates from Cheyenne December 8.
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Indiana
Iiryan
McKinley
Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming
Bryan
Manila Cable Telegrams Report McArthur Court Confirms Conviction
Cable from Manila reports General McArthur confirms a murder conviction and death sentence. The dispatch notes transport ships, shortages of coal, and relief for destitute natives in the area around Cavite and Guam.
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Guam
Washington
Dee
Am Partment
Adeteal
Cavite
Josep’ Passer
Jacob Leiy
Prentice
Firat-Elaes
Mamas
William Firemus
Fragmented Death Toll Report From Local Hospitals
A garbled OCR fragment notes coroner's jury to examine dead and remains. It mentions maimed and injured at area hospitals and doctors. specifics are unreadable.
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