Roaring Week of World Events and Travel Updates
A condensed review notes rioting in Birmingham over Boer tensions and clashes in Batangas, plus naval moves and political shifts. Major Hugh St Belknap’s Manila death reaches San Francisco. price and tariff debates ripple through Congress as Marconi tests in Newfoundland and anti anarchist talks loom. Travel safety advisories urge passport use for inland China journeys.
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Birmingham
England
Batangas
United States
Hong Kong
Einz
Samar
Hugh St. Belknap
Manila
San Francisco
Thomas
Plans for McKinley Memorial Fund Urges Public Support
Judge William R Day heads the McKinley National Memorial Association and urges immediate contributions from banks post offices and ambassadors to fund a Canton memorial. A joint resolution with the Washington Arch Association seeks congressional action for a national memorial at the capital, while cautioning against commercial solicitations.
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Cleveland
William R Day
McKinley National Memorial Association
Washington
Pete Keeft
Peter
Myrmn
Herrick
Cleve
Ohie
Suusentr
McKinley
Canton
Aptud
White House
William McKinley Memorial
Re Association of Washington
William McKinner
Congress
Bla
Rossevelt
United States
Willa Wekinley
Ten Men Burned in Pittsburgh Furnace Explosion
At Jones and Laughlin furnace in Pittsburgh two disasters unfold. Ten laborers, mostly Hungarians, die after a gas furnace slip and barrow mishap triggering a blast. Four injured, later a Black Diamond Steel Works boiler explosion kills others and injures twelve with extensive mill wreckage.
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Pittsburg
Jones & Laughlin, Ltd
Black Diamond Steel Works
Reuben Miller, Jr
James McNeill
Black Diamond
Telegraphic Link to Alaska and Orient Proposed
Attorney Joseph Shippen urged the Seattle Chamber of Commerce to back a government and commercial telegraph line to Alaska and the Orient, a proposal the chamber unanimously resolved in favor of.
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Paget Sound
Alaska
Manila
Congress
Senator Foster
United States
Orient
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Pacific Cable
Seattle
The
Joseph Shippen
United
Coal Famine Strikes Chicago As Severe Cold Looms
Chicago faces a coal famine with the weather bureau predicting below zero temperatures within 24 hours. Rail congestion and fuel hoarding cripple shipments while large buildings beg coal dealers for relief. only a fraction of supply remains as record cold tightens the city.
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Chicago
Weather Bureau
Secretary Gage Seeks Early Exit From Treasury
Washington December 24 Secretary Gage intends to relinquish the treasury portfolio as soon as President Roosevelt finds a suitable successor. Gage told the president he would like to be relieved before spring and emphasized cordial relations with the president while declining to confirm a formal resignation.
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Waington
Gage
Treasury
Roosevelt
Record December Cold Wave Spreads Across the South
A south wide cold wave on December 24 equaled the coldest December readings since 1884. Temperature lows dropped to record lows across the region from Atlanta to Louisiana, with no serious vegetation damage reported despite the intense cold.
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Atlanta
South
Louisiana
Gulf Border
Bank Robbery Report in Fayetteville’s Rural Bank
At noon today a single robber forced the assistant cashier of Springvale Bank, about ten miles from Fayetteville, to open the vault. The thief seized about $7,000 and fled, while the cashier inside the bank was unaware of the crime until the alarm. no injuries reported.
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Rhinebeck
New York
Navan
Meath
Dublin
The
Journal
Authenti
Invland
Avtetion
Fayetteville
Ark
Bank of
Springvale
Deak
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Yuan Shar Kai
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London
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Newfoundland
Viewng
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Cornwall
Philippines
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Batangas Province
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State Department
Board of Theeeanait
Journal of Commerce
Shanghai
Guaranty Trust Company
Edward QM Cragin
New York National Bank
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