Thousands of Indians killed in Guatemala volcanic disaster
Refugees from Guatemala arrived in San Francisco describing widespread death of Indians, ash covers plantations, and robbers loot ruined districts. They recount eruptions from Santa Maria and its western crater El Fosaio, with refugees fleeing by rail and sea to safety.
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San Francisco
Guatemala
Pacific Mail
Para
Champerico
Barillos
Santa Maria
el Fosaio
Ocos
Mazntenango
Santa_ Maria
Helvetia
Tolhu
Mazatenango
Matantenango
Index to Departments and Page References
Listing of newspaper departments with page numbers including Commercial World Amusements Arrivals at Hotels and Out-of-Town Buyers Business Troubles Court Calendars Insurance Notes Legal Notes Losses by Fire Marine Intelligence and Foreign Mails New Corporations Real Estate Society and more to guide readers through the issue.
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Ni Ser
Secret Secretary Absconds With Millville Stockbuildin g Funds
In Millville New Jersey stockholders of the Millville Stockbuilding Association learned at a meeting that assets have vanished amid liabilities exceeding 105000 dollars. Secretary Richard L. Howell, in office since 1874, fled a week ago. A deed securing 30000 dollars was sent by Howell to two directors, but no explanation accompanied it.
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New York Times
Milville
N. J
Millville Stockbuilding Association
Richard L. Howell
Association
George B. Langley
Howell
London Fortified as War Preparations Advance
London reports a broad mobilization plan to defend the capital in case of war. The War Office expanded fortifications, with new batteries along approaches to the south coast and rapid Thamesbank works. Waldingham in Surrey has been prepared as a mobilization center for London’s defense.
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London
Waldingham
Surrey
War Office
Lord Roberts
Thames
Woldingham
Man Arrested Over Feeble Dog Mercy at City Water Works
M Elsbach a longtime clerk at the City Water Works Office in Cincinnati surrendered to police instead of killing his aged dog. The dog, companion to him and his wife for fifteen years, bit a neighbor’s daughter last Monday. Relatives urged euthanasia but Elsbach refused, and was arrested at his desk.
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New York Times
Cincinnati
Elsbach
City Water Works Office
Strike for the Mules Delays Indiana Coal Mines
Sympathy for the mules at Mines Nos 2 and 3 in Washington Indiana sparked a complete walkout by nearly 300 workers. Miners allege the company has neglected feeding watering and caring for the animals and demand better treatment before returning to work.
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New York Times
Washington
Ind
Burnett’s Extract of Vanilla Ad Claims Purity and Strength
Advert evaluates Burnett’s Extract of Vanilla as the best most pure highly concentrated vanilla extract. Claim notes purity and potency as selling points.
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Burnett
The 20th Century Limited Train Between New York and Chicago
An advertising snippet notes the 20th Century Limited is New York Central's 20 hour service between New York and Chicago and claims it saves a day. It mentions Milkk and a high esteem held for the service in an odd phrasing.
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20Th Century Limited
New York Central
New York
Chicago
Adv
Requiem Mass Swindler Nabbed After Bogus Checks
Frank Richards known as Louis Berry was arrested by Police after posing as a grateful mourner to obtain a mass for deceased relatives. He offered checks for $24 drawn on West Side Bank, swindling Fathers Brann and Carr of St Agnes and St Marys and prompting police alerts across New York. He claimed to be a tailor and stated his mother was buried in France.
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Ferdinand Bardwell
Santa Maria
Mr. Bardwell
Retalhouleu
Frank Richards
New York
Rooney
Wakefield Station
Richards
New Jersey
Louis Berry
St. Agnes’s Church
East Forty-third Street
Lexington Avenue
Father Brann
Berry
Forty-fifth Street
France
Bank of England
Max Stenberger
West Side
Father Brawn
Cees
East Fiftyfirst Street
Lantry
McCauley
Lerry
St. Mary’s Church
William's Bridge
Father Carr
Father
West Side Bank
Father Collins
Mr Berry
Father Tole
Fathers Brann
Carr
Steinberger
St. Patrick’s
England
Letters Dictated to Official Stenographer on Pennsyl a Special
The fragment notes letters may be dictated to the official stenographer aboard the Pennsyl a Special 20 hour train to Chicago.
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Chicago
Man Sentenced After Chaotic Bigamy Case
The report notes a man was married to the same woman many times, claimed by the priest, before he was arrested and sent to prison. The incident highlights a long series of marriages and eventual legal action.
Lehigh Valley Railroad President Walter resigns office
Alfred Waller Walter, president of the Lehigh Valley Railroad, resigns effective November 30 after a board meeting in Philadelphia. The move follows internal disagreements and shareholder criticism led by A. E. Cottier. Rumors of a large bond issue and financial policy clashes surround the departure. Walter previously led the Delaware Susquehanna and Schuylkill line and was urged to take the Lehigh Valley post by J. Pierpont Morgan.
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Alfred Waller
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
Philadelphia
Walter
A. E. Cottier
Delaware, Susquehanna and Schuylkill
J. Pierpont Morgan
Girl defies judge and goes to jail for pillow theft
Newark news reports Miss Ethel Speisser 105 Orange Street charged with stealing a silk embroidered sofa pillow valued at 12 dollars. Police Judge Schalk sets 300 dollar bail after she refuses to return the pillow despite a letter from her mother ordering her to keep it.
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New York Times
Newark
N. J
Ethel Speisser
Orange Street
Schalk
Jennie
Austria
Ethel
Improvements in Saratoga connect speedway with avenues
Work has begun on a new avenue linking the eastern end of the speedway to Union Avenue and stretching about three quarters of a mile. Land donated by Spencer Trask and William C. Whitney enables the project. A second avenue is planned to connect the speedway with Lake Avenue. The Sewer Street and Water Commissions supervise the project.
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New York Times
Saratoga
N. Y
Speedway
Union Avenue
Spencer Trask
William C. Whitney
Lake Avenue
Petitioners Seek Adminship of John Hancock Estate
Boston attorney George C. King filed to be appointed administrator of John Hancock's estate. Hancock, a Revolutionary figure, acted as an underwriter insuring ships from Boston. Some insured vessels were captured by French privateers and condemned in prize courts, leading to losses the administrators aim to recover from the United States.
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New York Times
Boston
George C. King
John Hancock
France
Hancock
United States
New York Doctor Wounded in Hunting Accident Near Cairo
A New York physician, part of a five man party from the city, was accidentally shot in the head while partridge hunting at Squire's Hall in Cairo. He was moved to Catskill by litter and the companions, who refused to name him, said he remained hidden in a thicket when the shot occurred. He was transported on the night boat back to New York.
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Catskill
N. Y
New York
Squire's Hall
Cairo
Railroad to abandon Harrison Station on November twenty first
Pennsylvania Railroad announces a temporary abandonment of Harrison New Jersey station beginning November 21. Ticket sales will be discontinued and trains stopped at the station during the period.
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Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Harrison
N. J
Adv
Deerfoot Farm Sausages Ad for Winter Breakfast
Winter breakfast appeal promotes Deerfoot Farm Sausages with a 2 pound package offer. Ad copy emphasizes appetizing and delightful flavors for the season.
Four Prisoners Arrested in Hoboken Blackmail Case
Jersey City police, after a week long stakeout at the Hoboken Post Office, arrested four men tied to threatening letters demanding money from businessmen in Jersey City and New York. Suspect Gustav Strubel, 17, along with Jacob Ganbetz, 26, Frederick Becker, 39, and Fritz Seeber, 24, face questioning. Strubel provided alias names and details linking to previous cases and a Baltimore contact.
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Jersey City
New York
Murphy
Hoboken
A. H. Usop
Ysop
Martin
Struvel
Szuu
Strubel
First Avenue
Hamburg
Germany
Garden Street
Jacksonville
Fla
Baltimore
Ernest Friers
Saratoga Street
Jacob Ganbetz
Frederick Becker
Greenwich Street
Fritz Seeber
van Brunt Street
Becker
Ferry
Gustav Hominghausen
North Street
O. H. van Ojen
Summit Avenue
Jersey City Heights
Capper Rubens
New_York Avenue
Dr. T. Lewis
Park Avenue
J. P. Bennet
Fulton Street
William Becker
Americas
Trinidad
Newark
Central Office
Charles Pfaker
Railways Company General Sold to New York Philadelphia Syndicate
The Railways Company General, organized by W W Gibbs in 1899, shifts from the Investment Company of Philadelphia to a Philadelphia and New York group led by Evans R. Dick. Evans R. Dick remains president. Collier stays secretary and treasurer. The firm plans expansion of electric interests in Williamsport area, Elmira, and Michigan with new capital.
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Philadelphia
Railways Company General
W.W. Gibbs
New York
Evans R. Dick
John J. Collier
Williamsport
Penn
Elmira
N. Y
Michigan
Window glass firms near Pittsburg agree on price contract
A new arrangement aims to guarantee high prices and a steady market for window glass this fire season. Representatives from the National Window Glass Jobbers Association and several companies met to ratify the contract and vow no obstacles to its execution.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
National Window Glass Jobbers’ Association
American Window Glass Company
Federation Window Glass Company
Independent Window Glass Company
Schenectady Boycott Collapse Reported Amid Unions Split
Report from Schenectady New York on November 19 notes no quorum at the Boycott Committee meeting and a collapsed effort. Barbers Union withdraws from the Trades Assembly if the boycott ends, with other unions and labor leaders signaling broad withdrawal and imminent restructuring of the Trades Assembly.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Henry V. Jackson
Barbers’ Union
Trades Assembly
Punch
Barbers
Potter
Carpenters’ Union
Gen Roe Opens Inquiry Into Union Exclusion
Major Gen. Charles F. Roe said a probe at National Guard headquarters is examining the expulsion of William Potter by the Painters and Decorators' Union of Schenectady to see how far courts can act. He cited a related case in Olean and explained resignation rules for guardsmen based on change of residence within or near New York.
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Charles F. Roe
National Guard
Painters and Decorators’ Union of Schenectady
William Potter
Potter
Olean
Roe
New York
New Jersey
Oswego Church Boycotted by Local Unions
In Oswego Grace Presbyterian Church was placed on an unfair list after a contract for a cement walk went to a non union worker. The boycott spreads to repairs with carpenters painters tinsmiths and plumbers declining work and a local hardware merchant avoiding tasks for fear of retaliation.
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New York Times
Rochester
N. Y
Oswego
Grace Presbyterian Church
Strikes Extend From Schwab and Vanderbilt Residences
Strike actions target William Baumgarten & Co. painting contracts in New York City. Amalgamated Painters' Society urges replacing Brotherhood of Painters members with union members at Vanderbilt residence on Fifty first Street and Fifth Avenue and at Charles Schwab's Riverside Drive project.
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George W. Vanderbilt
Fifty-first Street
Fifth Avenue
Waldron
Amalgamated Painters’ Society
Vanderbit
William Baumgarten & Co
Brotherhood of Painters
Charles M. Schwab
Seventy-third Street
Riverside Drive
Vanderbilt
New York
The
Baumgarten
Chicago
Washington
San Francisco
Record Rainfall Bogs Northwest Rivers and Bridges
Tacoma reports the heaviest rainstorm of recent years in Eastern Washington since Saturday with November rainfall over eight inches. Rivers into Puget Sound flood, logging disrupted, several bridges on Cowlitz and Lewis rivers washed out, six million feet of logs jammed against a railroad bridge near Humptulips River. Indications tonight suggest the bridge will be washed out as logs pile high around the pier.
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New York Times
Tacoma
Washington
Puget Sound
Gray's Harbor
Cowlitz
Lewis
Humptulips River
Aberdeen
Crane’s Body Blocks Utica Railway Wires
A large crane’s body hung on power lines along the Utica and Mohawk Valley Railway after Whitesboro fire damage. Officials believe a bird strike caused a short circuit, cutting power and stopping cars. The crane’s body will be mounted for the company.
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New York Times
Utica
N. Y
Mohawk Valley Railway
Whitesboro
Pall Mall London Cigarettes Ad
Pall Mall London Cigarettes specially recommended to gentlemen accustomed to smoking the finest blends of choice Turkish tobacco.
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Pall Mall
London
Adv
President Roosevelt Guests Honor Gen Wright in Memphis
In Memphis Tennessee President Roosevelt joined Vice Governor of the Philippines Gen Luke Wright for a day of ceremonies. A breakfast at the Gayoso Hotel and two receptions highlighted the visit with Gov Benton McMillin and Gen Joseph Wheeler among the dignitaries. Roosevelt praised Wright and Mrs Wright for their service and stressed nonpartisan leadership in administering the Philippines.
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Memphis
Tenn
Luke E. Wright
Philippines
Roosevelt
Benton McMillin
Joseph Wheeler
Gayoso Hotel
Gen. Wright
Gov. McMillin
Joe Wheeler
Judge Hammond
Gov. Wright
Mrs. Wright
Wright
Admiral Semmes
Williams
Gen Wright
McKinley
Pennsylvania Special Stock Reports Advance Business
The report highlights timely stock data and the value of an official stenographer in the Pennsylvania Special. Read as a brief note on operational efficiency and record keeping for financial proceedings.
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Pennsylvania
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Palma
Reforma
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St. Mary’s
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Wall Street Journal
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Alfred Walter
Girl
Judge
Pillow
Magistrate
W.C. Whitney
Post Office
Trades’ Assembly
Gen. Roe
Oswego Church
Schwab
Crane
Groy
Spain
Gov. Taft
Philippine Islands
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