Week in Review Highlights From Global Events
Major political shifts unfold as Philippines governors back a Roosevelt ally for Senate, while Moody fights railroads over employer liability. Ute Indians flee to Montana as troops pursue them. Standard Oil faces hefty fines in Findlay Ohio and Jackson Tennessee grand jury indicts the company. Maine gunners set records. Cuba and Ireland worry on debt and famine. The New York Central faces penalties over sugar rebates. Hughes gains ground on Hearst in New York race.
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Wyoming
Montana
Destructive Caribbean Hurricane Hits Florida Ports
Reports from October 19 describe a powerful hurricane sweeping from Cuba toward Florida. Fort Pierce and St Augustine note major damage with hundreds of houses ruined, churches collapsed, and key infrastructure including jails and steamer sheds affected. Havana cable links are down, isolating the city and hampering damage assessments.
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Miami
Key Weat
Blaugustine
Fla
Cubs
Florida
Havana
Key West
Stand ar d Oil guilty in Valentine act conspiracy case
Findlay Ohio October 19 after a 32 hour deliberation the jury found the Standard Oil Company of Ohio guilty on the charge of conspiracy to restrain trade under the Valentine anti trust law. The verdict was returned at 435 in the morning with motions for a new trial briefly noted by counsel.
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Standard Oil
Findlay
Ohio
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Troup
Banker
No Chinese Labor On Panama Canal Says Chairman
Chris 7 Oct 18. Chairman Bhonte of the canal commission says no Chinese laborers are employed on the Panama Canal, other than perhaps as laundries. He notes excellent sanitary conditions and steady progress and questions reports of 5,000 workers.
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Panama Canal Sone
Shonte
Canal Commission
Bhonte
Canal Sone
Hide
Panama
Camal Sone
Freight embargo halts San Francisco shipments
Freight shipments to San Francisco over the Southern Pacific are tied up as a new embargo takes effect tomorrow. Hundreds of cars idle on tracks with more arriving daily, and unloading efforts have failed to move congestion.
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Oakland
Storm Sweeps Florida Cuba and Central America
The storm disaster hits Florida Cuba and Central America with high death tolls and massive damage. The steamer St Lucie sank off the Florida coast after a tidal wave wrecked Elliott Key and 23 of 100 passengers died. 60 injured arrived in Miami. Havana reports 20 deaths from a cyclone with $2 million in damage. San Juan notes a Dutch steamer lost and rail lines destroyed between La Guayra and Caracas. Floods in El Salvador Guatemala and Honduras devastate valleys and crops.
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St. Lucie
Pravo
Florida
Bravo
Elliott’s Key
Captain Bravo
Elliott Key
Bahama Inlande
San Juan
Porto Rico
Red Star Line
Philadelphia
la Guayra
Venezuela
New York
Caracas
San Salvador
Republic
Masada
Rivera
Persona
Guatemala
Honduras
Grain Traffic Blocked At New York Port
New York grain trade protests rail delay as railroads halt grain receipts until equipment is secured. A joint meeting of the Produce Exchange grain committee and trade committee with steamship interests will seek legal advice and possible appeal to the Interstate Commerce Commission to challenge the action.
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New York
Deay
Journal of Commerce
Produce Exchange Grain Committee
Committee On Trade and Transportation
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mrs Davis Dead Widow of Confederate Leader
New York on October 17 Mrs Jefferera Davis widow of the Confederacy president died at 10 35 pm at the Majestic Hotel after a week long illness from a severe cold contracted on her return from the Adirondacks She had recently shown some revival and then worsened accompanied by Rev Nathan Sealie who offered religious comfort until she lapsed into coma The Davis home in New York had attracted many inquiries during her illness and she was survived by a wide circle of friends.
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New York
Jefferera Davis
Confederacy
Ho Xen
Hotel Majestic
Davie
Stays Under Sea
The French submarine Lutin left Biserta for planning experiments. Its crew of 14 is feared lost after final plunge near the port. Rescue boats and tugs will remain on scene through the night as salvage efforts resume at dawn. Admiral Bellue led a tug mission and British salvage assistance was coordinated at Malta. The Latin, built at Rochefort in 1901, was 135 feet long and displaced 185 tons.
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Tunis
Lutin
Bignale
Admiral Bellue
Tunie
Japanese Sealer Raid on St Paul Island Probed as Premeditated
Incoming reports from the Empress of Japan indicate the St Paul Island sealer raid was planned. The Japanese claim of Americans firing first is disputed with evidence that the raiders demanded shore access and prepared to strike.
Freight Shed Blaze Rages in San Francisco
Fire swept the Southern Pacific freight sheds on Beery Street between Fifth and Sixth in San Francisco last night. The blaze spread rapidly through inflammable material in the area, drawing crews to battle the flames as damage mounted.
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Beery Street
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