Week in Review: Calamities Politics and Notable Losses
Earthquake devastates Southern California. a six story New York fire destroys a building with 80 000 loss. Bearmouth Montana train wreck kills four. Carlisle Indians beat California 2 0 in San Francisco. Jualine Baldwin dies at The Dalles. Brospel mine disaster claims thirty lives. Laurier protests Canada troop stance. Mrs Potter Palmer named at Paris exposition. British sailers drown near Hatteras. W J Thomas and three children die in Kansas. Pope opens Holy Year in Rome. Cries over Delagoa Bay cargoes and Kruger protest. Fires and impounding continue in London and Boston.
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Grangers
Roseberg
Northern Pacific
Bearmonth
Montana
New York
San Francisco
Carlisle Indians
University of California
Jualine Baldwin
Dalles
Northwest
Laurier
Canada
England
South Africa
Potter Palmer
McKinley
St. Peter's
Fentana
Great Britain
Arioato
Hatteras
N. C
W. J Thomas
Chillicothe
Kan
Thomas
Buller
Colonno
Pan Franciscans Plan Pro Boer Demonstration
Long list of wartime items covers bank closures in Boston, Ladysmith casualties, overestimated British military strength, Chandler’s death, royal warnings, plagues in New Caledonia, racing partnerships, Franco-British tension, and various political and economic notes from the era.
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S Ie
E. C. Hodges & Co
Boston
Ladysmith
Natives Seek Protection as Insurgents Terrorize Areas
Insurgents evacuees retreating to mountains terrorize natives and Chinamen unable to be moved by American forces. Cavalry led by Colonel Wesel probes Trinidad area while General Wheeler seeks campaign lines south from Manila.
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Manila
Dagopap
Vigan
Wesel
Trinidad
Namacpacan
Hare
Thirty-third Infantry
Young
Wheeler
Paracaqus
German English Portuguese treaty and Delagoa dispute unfold
The article reports on a German English Portuguese treaty and a Delagoa Bay arbitration decision expected early next year. It notes England’s potential indemnity from Portugal and a possible March cession of Delagoa Bay, plus a secret partition deal with Germany involving Asia and Africa and a 25 million mark payment to Portugal.
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Sonik Afvten
Berlin
Angieger
Swift
Blaesi-Heasley
Goklaw
Delagoa Bay
England
Portugal
America
Kruger
Delagoa
France
Russia
Enig
Germany
Asia
Africa
Mozambique
Cecil Rhodes
trans-African Railway
Transport Newark event disrupts Manila voyage reports
Fragmentary notice describes ships sailing times and landings, traffic stoppage at port, and financial support for defense. Mentions Newport arrival from Manila in ballast and possible further vessel movements amid unsettled conditions. Contains references to Haitian and Hawaiian residents, and ongoing port tension.
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Nia
Cblems
Newport
Manila
Antine
Thas
Carey
Burial of Maine dead at Arlington after Havana voyage
At Arlington cemetery the Maine dead brought from Havana aboard the Texas are laid to rest with simple services and war honors in the president's presence. A cabinet officer notes the price of these lives to Spain's colonies while the solemn burial continues with a Christian service in the hallowed soil.
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Washington
Arlington Cemetery
Maine
Havana
Texas
Spain
Aoil
The Gaelic Arrives Amid Plague Scare in San Francisco
The Gaelic docked in San Francisco after quarantine from the Orient due to a plague scare. No new cases reported in Honolulu reports but several deaths prompted rumors of plague. Health board notes two deaths attributed to other causes while remaining cases are uncertain.
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San Francisco
Orient
Honolulu
Board of Health How
Prominent man robbed of twelve thousand dollars
H J Mileap of Waleemberg Colorado was attacked by two men at the Klein heoeg and robbed of $12,000. The money was mainly in cash and traveler’s checks. Some fragments of the criminals’ outfits were recovered as Mileap continued to Méxios.
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Manila
Lockett
Forty-sixth
Schuyler
Dorst
Twenty-seventh Infantry
van Deusen
Mont Alban
San Mateo
Enlow
Matson
Waleemberg
Colo
H. J.mileap
Klein Heoeg
Mr. Mileap
Ballard streetcar hold up ends with bandit shot
Two masked men robbed a Ballard streetcar at 1 a m shots rang out. Passenger C E Plimpton fired on the robber, wounding him. another shot hit Plimpton. Police found one bandit dead near the scene, body unidentified.
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Roicbers
Seattle
Ballard
C. E. Plimpton
Plimpton
Freight train wreck destroys Cajon creek bridge
A westbound Santa Fe freight train crossed Cajon Creek Bridge near San Bernardino California. A fire swept through the train carriages and bridge structure after a bridge collapse. One person was killed in the blaze and the wreck ruined the train and its cargo.
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San Bernardino
Cal
Jan. l
Cajon Creek
Beers Mave in Strong Position Amid Abstract Update
An unclear report notes Beers Mave in a strong position. The text references dates, preparations, and a “Mutant Web Bem Pref” with phrases about deepening facts and machine guidance.
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Sentek Wien
Nine Boers Killed and Six Captured in Clash
Partial report notes nine Boers killed and six captured after a clash. Details are sparse with no location or date provided in the fragment.
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Jas Chinenl
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Mat Chandler
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New Caledonia
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Secretary of the Treasury
Scipio
Wold
Heustis
Treasury Department
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REAT
Arlington
Big Buffalo
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Geiser
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Mie
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