Many Vessels Wrecked on the British Coasts
A severe two day gale battered the United Kingdom with floods across Welsh lowlands and widespread wrecks. The revenue cutter Active wrecked in the Firth of Forth with 23 drowned, 3 saved. The Norwegian bark Inga totally wrecked at Tynemouth. 16 dead. The Swedish bark Trio driven ashore at West Hartlepool. 3 alive, 7 drowned. French bark ashore off Hendon. 19 drowned. Stelvia beached at Dover. Nord sails disrupted but crew saved. Dozens of other wrecks reported as weather hinders identifications.
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London
Navy
United Kingdom
Active
Firth of Forth
Inga
Olsen
Falmouth Oet
Forth Tyne
Tynemouth
West Hartlepool
Hendon
Sunderland
Stelvia
Tyne
Dover
Nord
Calais
Foreland
Dungeness
West Bay
The Siberian Railway Progress Question Raised Abroad
A Times correspondent who recently traveled the Trans-Siberian route reports the line is not complete. He cites gaps in permanent track large bridges unfinished and three tunnels barely begun with construction trains often leaving rails.
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Loxton Times
NEW York Times
London
The
Times Today
Defeat of the Camorra Shapes Naples Civic Scene
Rome Times correspondent notes Camorra voters shifted to Socialists in Naples. Municipal Council lacks powerful organization and may struggle to curb Camorra influence in daily administration.
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Loxpon
New York Times
London
Rome
the Times
Camorra
Naples
Reforms Proposed by National Union in Madrid
A Madrid dispatch to The Times reports that the National Union deputies propose converting external debt to internal debt revising pensions reducing the standing army and other measures. The reforms target industrial and commercial interests and face practicality questions in the chamber.
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London Times
New York Times
London
Madrid
Times
Chamber of Deputies
National Union
Wine sales squeeze sparks farm protests in France and Algeria
A Paris Times report says France faces vineyard uproots as growers protest low demand for wine. In Algeria, planters seek a year's renewal of bills and protection from lawsuits amid the same market squeeze.
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London Times
NEW York Times
London
France
Algeria
Paris
The
Times
Queen Wilhelmina Reported Delivering Early Child
Berlin dispatch cites Vossische Zeitung claiming Queen Wilhelmina was prematurely delivered on November 10 and that the Queen’s condition is satisfactory. Amsterdam reports refuse to confirm or deny the Bonin report as gynecological expert Prof. Halbertsma has been called in.
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Berlin
Vossische Zeitung
Wilhelmina
Amsterdam
Thic
Halbertsma
Index to Departments Listing by Page and Topic
A catalog style notice listing department topics and page numbers including Financial Affairs Commercial World Amusements Arrivals at Hotels Business Troubles Court Calendars Insurance Notes Legal Notes Losses by Fire Marine Intelligence New Corporations Railroads Real Estate Society Timed Service Weather Report Yesterday's Fires and a Polish water promotion.
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Marine Intelligence
Brailroads
Turkish Mission to Russia Heads to St Petersburg
Exclusive dispatch notes an extraordinary Ottoman mission from the Porte to St Petersburg leaving Constantinople this week. Led by a senior dignitary close to Sultan Abdul Hamid, it includes the Sultan’s secretary and any Russian Embassy member present, with aims deemed particularly important.
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London Times
New York Times
London
Odessa
the Times
Porte
St. Petersburg
Constantinople
Abdul Hamid
Turkish Austrian settlement ends long disputes
Vienna reports Sultan Abdul Hamid yielded on key issues to Austria-Hungary before French moves. Austria-Hungary wins damages totaling 90,000 francs to Armenian victims and settlement of eight other disputes including claims of the Oriental Railway Company.
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London Times
NEW York Times
London
Vienna
the Times
Sultan Abdul Hamid
Austria-Hungary
Prizren
Associated Press
Turkey
Porte
Oriental Railway Company
Boers’ Resistance and Peace Terms Put Forward
Vienna correspondent reports an Austrian merchant’s view from South Africa. The war may last six months with Boer endurance until June. He favors peace if substantial autonomy is gained and urges British control of the gold mining region. He ties Kruger’s influence to wealth from gold and notes he would lose allies if his money wanes.
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London Times
NEW York Times
London
South Africa
Vienna
The
Times
Kruger
Boer envoy Wolmarans denies peace talks while in Amsterdam
The Frankfurter Zeitung interviews A. WM. Wolmarans, Boer envoy now in Amsterdam, stating no peace negotiations are possible while the British Ministry adheres to Chamberlain and Salisbury’s speeches. He calls the idea of cession of the gold fields absurd.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Frankfurter Zeitung
WM. Wolmarans
Amsterdam
Mr. Wolmarans
Dutch Paper Says Hague Council Cannot Aid Boer Arbitration
The Brussels correspondent of The Times reports The Standard in Amsterdam claims the Administrative Council of The Hague tribunal is unable to offer good offices for Boer arbitration. The Boers are said to know their appeal will not be received.
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London Timess
New York Times
London
Brussels
the Times
the Standard
Kuyper
Netherlands
Hague
British Sugar Tax May Be Raised by Half Penny
London reports Nov 14 that Chancellor Sir Michael Hicks Beach plans an additional sugar tax of one half penny per pound. The Daily Express notes the potential increase may affect consumers and industry.
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London
Michael Hicks-Beach
Daily Express
German Emigrants Rise Sharply in 1898
Berlin correspondent reports a surge in German emigration with 175,000 Germans and foreigners sailing on German ships in ten months. The figure more than doubles the total from 1894 to 1897, with increased departures to Argentina and Uruguay and a decline to Brazil.
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London Times
NEW York Times
London
Berlin
the Times
Germany
Argentine Republic
Uruguay
Brazil
Suit Alleges Neely Misconduct in Cuban Posts Bond Case
Martin C. Fosnes sues the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company of Maryland in Baltimore for $5,000 claiming Charles F. W. Neely failed to faithfully discharge his duties as Chief of the Bureau of Finance for the Cuban Department of Posts. Neely, appointed Jan 7, 1899, was bonded February 28, 1899, for $5,000. A second Maryland bond of $30,000 also awaits action.
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Baltimore
Charles F. W. Neely
Bureau of Finance
Department of Posts
Island of
Cuba
United States Circuit
Martin C. Fosnes
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company of Maryland
Neely
E. G. Rathbone
Guaranty Company
United States
Burnett’s Extract of Vanilla Ad by Ady
An advertisement extols Burnett’s Extract of Vanilla as the purest, most concentrated vanilla product. It praises its quality and effectiveness, describing it as the best option for cooks and households.
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Burnett
Home Rule Talk Marks Low Odell Albany Visit
Mayor elect Seth Low returned from Albany after a general talk with Gov. Odell about city affairs and home rule for Greater New York. Odell pledged support to reduce legislative interference. no appointments were discussed.
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Seth Low
Albany
Odell
Mr. Low
Grand Central Station
Chicago
John N. Partridge
Greater
New York
City of
Brooklyn
Cornell
Cleveland
Hill
New York City
Sixtyfourth Street
West Twenty-third Street
Roosevelt
Washington
Sheffield
Republican Organization
Morris
Republican County Committee
Low
Julius M. Mayer
Law Committee
Capitol
Executive Chamber
Samuel B. Ward
Col. Partridge
Yale Finances Show Steady Growth in Funds
The Yale University Treasurer reports increases across special funds from 575 900 to 821 000 and professorship funds from 770 000 to 1 204 000 plus building funds from 20 000 to 759 000 and library funds from 308 000 to 348 000. The total investment account rises from 5 347 000 to 6 234 000 and total income advances from 769 598 to 776 760.
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New. Haven
Yale University
University
Sophomores Win Cane Spree Over Freshmen at Princeton
In Princeton New Jersey the sophomore team won an easy cane spree over the freshmen. A W Riley of New York City tied Edward D Townsend of Washington DC in light weight. W C Miller of Watton New York defeated F T Blakeman of New York in four minutes fifty seconds.
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Princeton
N. J
A. W. Riley
New York City
Edward D. Townsend
Washington
D. C
W. Shearer
J. A. Wilsey
W C. Miller
Watton
N. Y
F.T. Blakeman
New York
Poland Poland Poland Purest Natural Spring Water Claim
An advertisement touts Poland brand as offering the purest natural spring water in the world, highlighting its claimed quality and purity without additional details.
Iron and Steel Association Opposes Reciprocity Convention
The American Iron and Steel Association notified Theodore C. Search that it will not be represented at the Washington Reciprocity Convention. Its management says every subsidiary organization in those trades has taken similar action, signaling broad opposition to reciprocity and any subject before Congress affecting tariff laws.
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Philadelphia
American Iron and Steel Association
Theodore C. Search
Washington
Major Smith Reinstated by Appellate Court Decision
Albany November 13 Major Clinton H Smith of the Seventy first National Guard regiment wins reversal of a board of examiners discharge ruling. The Appellate Division overturns the dismissal order, cites lack of fair trial, and reinstates him as a National Guard officer.
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Albany
Appellate Division
Supreme Court
Clinton H. Smith
Seventy-first
National Guard
Roosevelt
Court of Appeals
Major Smith
Board of Examiners
Smith
Battle of
San Juan
Board of Examination
Cat Causes Citywide Power Outage In Niagara Region
A stray cat climbed a trolley pole near Hoffman and touched two wires, causing a 24,000 volt surge. The cat died, a fuse burned out at the Niagara Falls power house, and power was cut to lines from the plant for two hours, leaving Western New York streets dark.
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Lockport
N. Y
International Traction Company
Niagara Falls Power Company
Puss
Buffalo and Lockport Electric Railway
Hoffman
Niagara Falls
New York
Unknown ocean liner blown up after fire near Atlantic
Report from Philadelphia on November 13 describes a large unidentified vessel seen burning about midnight November 7, about 1 000 miles east of the United States. Captain Ferian of the Etelka reported a massive explosion and fire with the ship then disappearing beyond reach. The vessel appeared large but could not be identified.
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Philadelphia
United States
Ferian
Etelka
London
Chicago to Open College of Church Music in 1902
A new school of church music will open January 2, 1902 in Chicago under the Chicago Theological Seminary. The program will train choir singers and organists in the significance and methods of their roles in public worship. Located on Ashland Boulevard near West Madison Street, it aims to serve a broad field of church music.
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Chicago
Chicago Theological Seminary
Congregational School For
Ashland Boulevard
Madison Street
Deerfoot Farm Sausages Emphasize Purity and Cleanliness
With rising health concerns about prepared foods consumers demand purity and cleanliness. Deerfoot Sausages markets itself as a brand promising daintiness and safe handling.
Wild panic on an elevated train
A Third Avenue elevated train bound from the South Ferry station to Harlem collided with an empty train near Chatham Square. The derailment blocked the line for hours and caused a wild passenger panic with hundreds of people escaping through windows and climbing the confined footway. Engineers and police actions contained the scene, while injuries were limited to fainting passengers and alarm.
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Third Avenue
South Ferry
Harlem
Chetham Square
Chatham Square
Canal Street
Hopkins
Bowery
Eldridge Street
Albertson
A. D. Smith
Capt
Capt. Albertson
Canal
Bayard Street
Second Avenue
Third Avenue Road
City Hall
One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Street
Bronx
G A. Darcey
City Hall Terminal
Mr. Darcy
Grand Street
One Hundred and Sixteenth Street
Skitt
Manhattan Elevated Railway Company
Yonkers
Ninth Street
Ninety-ninth Street
Fire destroys portion of wholesale building on Eighth Avenue
A fierce blaze on the second floor of the four story Smith and Sill building on the northeast corner of Eighth Avenue and Forty-sixth Street sparked alarms up to the third and fourth floors. Firefighters battled dense smoke and wind driven flames, with losses pegged at 35 000 for the structure and 110 000 for stock. Reporters wearing badges mingled with crowds as officials battled the blaze for about an hour.
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Eighth Avenue
Forty-sixth Street
Smith and Sill
Duane
Water Tower No. 3
Longacre Square
Croker
Capt
Donohue
West Forty-seventh Street
Smith
Walker
G. Waldo Smith
Blind Pianomaker Leaves Perkins Funds For Pupils
S J Blaisdell, a blind Boston pianomaker and Perkins Institution graduate, left about 16000 to aid pupils on Lincoln's Birthday and July Fourth. Trustees may grant $1 to each pupil on those days or alternatively award graduates $10 to $15 annually.
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Boston
Mass
S. J. Blaisdell
Perkins Institution For
Perkins Institution
Lincoln
Omaha Dogs Too Noisy
An ordinance to prohibit barking dogs in Omaha was introduced by the City Council. The measure declares barking dogs a nuisance and imposes a $20 fine. offending owners must kill, shut up, or dispose of the animal after notice.
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Omaha
City of
Carnegie to Present Founders Day Memento to Mrs Cleveland
Pittsburg reports Andrew Carnegie will gift a canvas titled flight by A Bryan Wall to Mrs Grover Cleveland as a keepsake from her Pittsburg Founders Day visit. He also acquired or plans to acquire Sewing by Ellen W Ahrens, a prize winning Philadelphia portrait. Carnegie leaves for New York and will tour Drexel Pratt Worcester institutes with the technical school committee.
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Pittsburg
Andrew Carnegie
Grover Cleveland
A. Bryan Wall
Carnegie
New York
Drexel Institute
Philadelphia
Pratt Institute
Brooklyn
Worcester
Poland Poland Poland Purest Natural Spring Water Ad
An advertisement touts Poland as home to the purest natural spring water in the world. The spot emphasizes quality and origin with repeated exclamations.
Northern Securities Company Formed To Unite Major Rail Lines
A New Jersey charter creates the Northern Securities Company to consolidate Northern Pacific Great Northern and Burlington rail systems under unified control. The plan envisions exchange of stocks with Union Pacific receiving a $15 million bonus, and a capital structure of 4,000,000 shares of common stock at $100 each.
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Trenton Yester
Northern Pacific
London
Paris
Berlin
Great Northern
Burlington
New Jersey
Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Chicago and Northwestern
Chicago Great Western
Wisconsin Central
Union Pacific Company
E. H. Harriman
Trenton
Northern Securities Company
United States Steel Company
New
Commonwealth
J. P. Morgan & Co
Stetson, Jennings & Russell
George F. Baker, Jr
Madison Avenue
New York
Richard Trimble
East Twenty-fifth Street
Abram M. Hyatt
Allenhurst
N. J
Newark Street
Hoboken
Hudson Trust Company
ISO
Great Northen
Union Pacific
Northern Pacific Railway
Northern Pacific Railway Company
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Denmark
Siberian Railway
Spain
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Russia
Cuban Posts
Baltimore Company
Gov. Odell
Lowed
Iron and Steel
the Seventy-first
Bowery Sidewalk
8Th Avenue
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