Dozens die in West Virginia mine explosion at Berryburg
A major blast at the Southern Coal and Transportation mine near Berryburg West Virginia claimed many lives. Twelve bodies recovered with twenty unaccounted for as rescue work continues amid chaotic scenes and conflicting causes.
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Philippi
West Va
Southern Coal and Transportation Company
Berrysburg
North Carolina
District of Columbia
C. M. Murphy
W. G. Keys
John W. Green
Judge rules Woodbury funds must refund to Newbury Bank
Judge Dickey rules in favor of Newbury Savings Bank in a suit against the town of Woodbury County Treasurer Charles L. Mead and others. The bank is awarded $771.6k plus interest and the county treasurer must surrender funds totaling $1,782 to the bank’s credit for the town bounty fund. The dispute centers on drafted men bonds used to pay substitutes in the Civil War and later contested legal status of the Drafted Men's act.
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Newburg
Dickey
Newbury Savings
Woodbury
Charles L. Mead
John G. Earl
Israel Owen
Eugene D. Stokem
Orange County
Town of
Congress of the United States
Savings Bank
Earl
Owen
Stokém
Court of Appeals
Illeal
eThe
Brown
Woman Pops The Question In Breach Of Promise Case
Rochester court voids a $2500 judgment after the plaintiff Mrs Drexelus proposes to widower Leo Badhorn. Judge Davy orders setting aside the judgment and grants Badhorn a new chance to plead his side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N.Y
Davy
Leo Badhorn
Maria Dréxelius
St Paul Seen Near Fire Island With Noted Passengers Onboard
The American Line steamship St Paul, expected in port from Southampton yesterday, was sighted south of Fire Island at 2 A M. on arrival day. Among the passengers are Samuel Spencer J F Fahnstock Jr Dr D L Gilman Cia Manderson and actress Miss Olga Nethersole.
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American Line
St. Paul
Southampton
Fire Island
Samuel Spencer
J. F. Fahnstock, Jr
The
International Navigation Company
D.L. Gilman
CIA. Manderson
Olga Nethersole
Ex Jockey Driven Insane by 150 Daily Cigarettes
George Crone, a former jockey in East St. Louis, became insane after smoking about 150 cigarettes daily. He attempted to wreck his home today but was stopped by his mother man. Police placed him in protective custody as he pleaded for cigarettes.
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Louis
George Crone
East St. Louis
Carlists May Take Towns In Spanish Rebellion News
From the Pyrenees front Le Petit Parisien reports Carlists threaten Puycerda and Leo de Urgel with potential seizure. Troops must act to prevent fall of Upper Segre valley and arming from France Andorra.
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Paris
le Petit Parisien
French Pyrenees
Puycerda
Leo de Urgel
Segre
France
Andorra
Catalonia
Bourg-Madame
Pyrenees
Carlist Loyalist Card: Don Carlos Says Movement Is Unauthorized
Venice report quotes Don Carlos saying the current movement lacks his orders and may be driven by impatient Carlists seeking to fix Spain’s troubles. He notes Navarre Valencia and Biscay provinces remain calm as proof of his stance. Paris dispatch cites discontent and no Don Carlos initiation as Spain remains thoroughly Carlist.
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Madrid
Catalonia
Piera
Marquis de Cerralbo
Marquis de Cassasela
Venice
Gazette di Venezia
Don Carlos
Spain
Navarre
Valencia
Biscay
Paris
Urbain de Maille
France
Marichalon
Cuba
Philippines
Mexico to Build Coast Defenses and Navy
A Monterey dispatch reports Secretary Bernardo Reyes aims to present plans to the Mexican Congress for extensive Gulf coast harbor defenses at the Rio Grande mouth and major Pacific ports. The proposal may also urge a larger standing army and the creation of a navy.
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Austin
Texas
Monterey
Mexico
Bernardo Reyes
Mexican Congress
Rio Grande
Tampico
Tuxpam
Vera Cruz
Progreso
Coatzacoalcos
Gulf Coast
Saline Cruz
Acapulco
Mazaitian
Manzanillo
Port Stilwell
Guaymnas
Pacific
Iowa City School Board Accused of Fund Fraud
Johnson County Superintendent Whiting charges Iowa City independent school district with fraud in state school funds. He says 1874 to 1898 reports overstated pupil counts by 1500 to 2200 annually, yielding 1500 to 3000 dollars per year, and names John P. Irish as the first recipient of padded lists. Whiting alleges other former school board members supported the scheme.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Whiting
Johnson County
John P. Irish
San Francisco
Girl Saves Pony From Flames In Riverside
Henry H. Tyson, a New York butcher and Commodore George Tyson's brother, suffered a $5,000 loss as his Riverside estate burned. His daughter Ida sprinted into the blaze to rescue her pony, was knocked down by the animal, but escaped serious harm. The barn and carriage house burned to the ground, with several horses and carriages saved and hay lost. Origin of the fire is unknown.
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Riverside, Conn
Henry H. Tyson
Fifth Avenue
New York
George Tyson
Riverside Yacht Club
Ida
Schofield Promoted to Captain in Army Army
Washington November 3 First Lieut R M A Schofield of the Fifth Cavalry is promoted to Captain and Assistant Quartermaster in the army to fill a vacancy created by retirements. He is a son of Lieut Gen Schofield, retired.
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Washington
R. McA. Schofield
Fifth Cavalry
Col. Scully
Capt. Schofield
Schofield
Valet Jones Recovering as Third Suspect Under Surveillance
Charles F. Jones, late William Marsh Rice’s valet, is recovering in Bellevue Hospital after a neck wound from a suicide attempt amid a confession implicating Patrick in Rice’s death and forged‑check plots. Authorities await Prof. Witthaus’s mercury report while Patrick remains closely watched in the Tombs.
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Charles F. Jones
William Marsh Rice
Patrick
Rice
Bellevue Hospital
Jones
Fred B. House
George Gordon Battle
Barton S. Weeks
Roland B. Molineux
Katherine J. Adams
Battle
Mr. House
Jones and
Mr. Battle
Witthaus
Osborne
Wittha
Albert T. Patrick
Frederick B. House
Moses Grossman
Morris Meyer
Texas
Potter
Hornblower
Byrne
Miller & Potter
Baker
Sammuel Untermyer
Thomas
House
Grossman
Capt. Baker
Detective Bureau
Brooklyn Man Arrested in Chicago on Embezzlement Charge
W C Lundy, a purported former Brooklyn commission man, is held at Chicago Central Station on embezzlement charges The warrant originated in New York City and detectives plan to bring him back The arrest followed a Chicago police inquiry with Capt McClusky and Detective Barrett involved Lundy had been in Chicago three weeks and worked for Reid Murdoch and Co prior to arrest
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Chicago
W. C. Lundy
Brooklyn
N. Y
Central Station
New York City
Lundy
New York
Reid, Murdoch & Co
Barrett
Capt. McClusky
Lost herd of cattle haunts sprawling estate
Lawers settling the Wilson Waddingham estate, a multimillionaire cattle breeder, face a wagging puzzle as vast assets include desert lands in Mexico and Arizona and an immense herd of cattle now missing. Cowboys scour the West to recapture the fugitive herd, while executors search for solvable holdings.
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Wilson Waddingham
New Haven
Conn
Wilson
Waddingham
New Mexico
Mexico
Arizona
West
Carnegie Says He Will Vote for McKinley in 1900 Election
Andrew Carnegie, aboard the Deutschland, backs McKinley and warns against Philippine expansion. He praises McKinley’s financial policy, sees four more years of prosperity, and criticizes Bryan’s potential chaos. He also comments on the Carnegie Institute endowment and Chinese policy with frank, public remarks.
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Andrew Carnegie
Hamburg
Cherbourg
America
McKinley
North American
Philippines
China
Bryan
Mr. Carnegie
Carnegie Institute of Pittsburg
Wu-Ting Fang
Pittsburg
New York
Cleveland Likely To Vote On Election Day
Greenwich reports Grover Cleveland and Commodore Benedict will vote at their homes in a muted, private plan. The ex-president and Benedict admire neither major party but may select the lesser evil, with Oneida’s crew ready for a Monday voyage to Princeton and return to Indian Harbor.
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Greenwich
Conn
Grover Cleveland
Princeton
Commodore E. C. Benedict
William Jennings Bryan
Republican Party
Commodore Benedict
Indian Harbor
Tey
New York City
Oneida
South Brooklyn
Cleveland
Benedict Wiill
Benedict
Will of Mrs Frances Russell Dickey Probed in Newport
The Newport will probate lists generous bequests to nephews Elija Hub bard Reginald De Koven and other relatives. It provides 15000 in trust with quarterly incomes to Charles R. S. De Koven and heirs on death. various sums to Louis De Koven Clarence S Wadsworth Helen Beach Mary Johnson and Anne D Tiffany. The residue divides between Cornelia De Koven Douglass and Frances De Koven Dickey, dated April 26 1900.
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Newport
Frances Russell Dickey
Hugh T. Dickey
New_ York
Halidon Avenue
Elijah Kent Hubbard
Middletown
Conn
Reginald de Koven
New York
Thomas McEwan
Molybdenite Mine Discovered in West Franklin
In Bangor on November 3, word spreads of a large molybdenite deposit found by Samuel O. Hardison in West Franklin. Experts say the mineral is rare and now sells around 375 dollars per ton. The ore is soft, silky, scales easily, and resists high heat. It resembles graphite and is used to harden steel.
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Bangor
Maine
West
Franklin
Samuel O. Hardison
Illinois Property Assessments Reported By State Board
The State Board of Equalization reports state wide property assessments total 779,513,078, down from 895,869,090 last year. Sixty three counties show a net increase of 5,989,833 while thirty nine counties show a net decrease of 122,325,845 for a state net decline of 116,356,012. Excluding Cook County's 118,263,769 decrease, the statewide net increase is 1,907,757.
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Springfield
Ill
State Board of Equalization
Cook County
Outlook in the doubtful states favors McKinley campaign
The New York Times surveyed state observers and party leaders to gauge the closing days of the campaign. In Nebraska fusionists claim a 3,000 vote edge but Republicans expect McKinley to win by about 5,000. registration in Omaha and Lincoln shows record activity.
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Nebraska
Bryan
McKinley
John T. Mallalieu
Republican State Committee
Omaha
Lincoln
Mark Hanna
Allison
Dolliver
Iowa
State Committee
United States
D. E. Thompson
Edward Rosewater
Senate
Silent voters shadow Indiana election outlook
A statewide percentage poll suggests next Tuesday's Indiana vote may hinge on eighteen silent voters per thousand of 706 000 eligible electors. Openly McKinley leads by about 5 000, but shifts from McKinley to Bryan and a growing first-vote bloc could alter the result.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
McKinley
Bryan
Maryland voters weigh McKinley Bryan in close race
In Maryland the Independent and Sound Money Democrats back McKinley while Republicans unite for the State ticket. The Baltimore Sun agitates for Bryan and warns of boycotts, but the state leans toward McKinley with 1900s political tensions shaping turnout and party division easing since 1896.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Bryan
Baltimore Sun
Cowen
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
McKinley
Sound Money Democratic League
Sound Money League
Nebraska’s Governor Vote Seen as Very Close
Lincoln reports a tight statewide contest with no party claiming a decisive lead. Voters expect Governor results to mirror the Presidential vote, while fusion candidates face a damaged image among churchgoers. Bryan plans a one day state tour Monday as fusion forces shape strategy.
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New York Times
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Deitrich
Bryan
California Voters Favor McKinley Over Bryan in San Francisco
In California business leaders in San Francisco show overwhelming support for McKinley while Bryan attracts favor among laborers and mechanics. The Chinese question and imperialism influence sentiment, with observers predicting McKinley will win California though not by the large margin claimed by party leaders.
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San Francisco
California
McKinley
Bryan
Washington Vote Prospects Hint Close State Race
Observers in Washington expect a tight election with Tuesday’s vote potentially the largest in state history near 105000 ballots. Dems claim losses favor the Republicans while issues include Japanese labor impacts and Pacific trade expansion influencing eastern wheat growers toward Bryan and Governor Rogers.
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Tacoma
Washington
Bryan
United States
Philippine Islands
Gov
Rogers
Washington politics in 1896 election mood in Idaho
The piece notes Democratic attacks on federal troops at Wardner and four year old arguments, while Idaho industries prosper and public works advance. Gov. Rogers enjoys Republican support for fiscal conservatism, and McKinley may lead the state ticket. Democratic leaders claim Bryan advantage but results appear doubtful.
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Idaho
Wardner
Rogers
Schively
Republican State Committee
McKinley
Washington
Drum
Democratic State Committee
Bryan
West Virginia voters in doubt over McKinley Electors
Nonpartisan analysis from Wheeling notes Republican control of state machinery and several counties, while Bryan supporters face uphill battle. Forecasts vary with predictions ranging from a narrow McKinley win to disputed margins, amid apathy and unusual campaign dynamics.
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Wheeling
West Va
West Virginia
McKinley
Parkersburg
Grafton
Huntington
Charleston
Bryan
Congress
W. G. Dawson
Republican Committee
James H. Miller
Democraticommittee
South Dakota voting outlook unsettled on eve of election
In Sioux Falls on Nov 3 the political scene in South Dakota shows a standoff over Electoral and State tickets with both sides claiming victory and a large silent bloc undecided by partisans. Fusionists appear to lead the Legislature on joint ballot, while Pettigrew and Lee loom as likely federal winners.
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Sioux Falls
South Dakota
United States
Pettigrew
Fettigrew
National Republican Committee
Gov. Lee
Congress
Bryan
McKinley
Lee
North Dakota Campaign Neares End In Fargo Rally
The North Dakota campaign closes with final statements from state central committees. Weather could sway Tuesday majorities as Republicans push to mobilize doubtful voters. Secretary Jewell of the Republican committee passed through Fargo en route to a closing rally and noted a larger doubtful vote than ever before.
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Fargo
N. D
North Dakota
Jewell
Republican State Central Committee
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