Kentucky Troops Disperse Striking Miners Camp
Kentucky state troops and Madisonville Hopkinsville militia disband a Nortonville camp of about 200 striking miners. About 25 to 30 remained as arrests were made and tents and paraphernalia were seized. Armaments had been removed earlier, and most prisoners were jailed in Madisonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madisonville
Nortonville
Hall
J. H. Hawkins
Adj
Murray
Ellis
Gordon
State Guard
Madisonville Company
Powers
Hopkinsville Company
Strang
United Mine Workers
Judge Yost
Adjt
Hopkinsville
Judge Hall
Col Lynch May Be Tried For Treason
A Times report states that after Cole Arthur Lynch, new Galway City MP, vowed to confront the Commons, his relatives sought guidance and were told he would be tried for treason for bearing arms against the king if he came to England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loxpon
New York Times
London
The
Times
Cole Arthur Lynch
Galway City
House of Commons
England
Col. Lynch
Shakir Pasha Named Governor of Skutari
A Constantinople dispatch to The Times says Shakir Pasha is appointed governor of Skutari. The appointment signals a shift from coercive measures to moral influence. Shakir, linked with the Imperial Guard Albanians, will urge reciprocity and convey the Sultan’s benevolence. He is described as able upright and tactful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loxpon
NEW York Times
London
Constantinople
The
Times
Shakir Pasha
Skutari
Shakir
Play by Vassar Students Delights Poughkeepsie Audience
The New York Times report notes Vassar College presented A Spray of Paper with Clara Cross as Prosper Couramont and Elsa White as Baron de la Glaciere. The piece received praise for acting and scenery as work begins on a Greek tragedy and an outdoor adaptation of The Birds with Pinglish translations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Vassar College
Clara Cross
Prosper Couramont
Stoddard
Mile
Suzanne
Gow
Rosebery Buys a Steam Yacht for Mediterranean Voyage
Lord Rosebery has purchased a large steam yacht and sends it toward the Mediterranean with plans to join the vessel in the Riviera, as reported by London and New York Times special cable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Times
NEW York Times
London
Lord Rosebery
Mediterranean
Riviera
Amusements and Notices Listing Highlights
Amusements and arrivals dominate page listings while pages note losses by fire marine intelligence and foreign mails ahead. Real estate religious society weather report and yesterday’s fires appear on various pages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoele
Kaiser to Present Gift to Harvard Museum
Berlin Times correspondent reports Emperor William will present Harvard University Senate with a unique collection of plaster casts. The items replicate German medieval stonework, including Halberstadt Cathedral choir tracery, as a token of interest in Harvard’s Germanic Museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Times
NEW York Times
London
Berlin
the Times
Harvard University
William
Senate of Harvard
Halberstadt
Review of Sultan's Cavalry Review in Marrakesh
A Times report details a grand cavalry review in the palace square of Marrakesh. The Sultan rode a gray horse under a red velvet umbrella as bands played and crowds shouted support. The tableau, with white and yellow walls and Atlas Mountains, signals the ruler's projected departure northward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loxpon
NEW York Times
London
Marakesh
Morocco
the Times
Sutan
Atlas Mountains
Cape Colony Campaign Signals Cautious War Tides
The Times correspondent reports British forces under Gen. French withholding full pursuit in Northeast Cape Colony after clearing the midlands. A new blockhouse line from the north to Dordrecht aims to stop Boer westward movement, with operations in Barkly East targeting clearance to free the eastern region from Cape Town to De Aar of Boer forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Times
New York Times
London
Times
Pretoria
Touche
French
Barkly East
Dordrecht
Cape Town
de Aar
German Tariff Bill Draws Mixed Reviews From London Times
A Times-New York Times report on the German tariff bill notes the preamble lacks originality and clarity. It criticizes the omission of Caprivi’s grain tariff reform and treats 1880 to 1900 as a distinct era, while toning down foreign commodity names for German readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Times
New York Times
London
Berlin
The
Times
Reichstag
William
von Caprivi
Ex-City Clerk Arrested Over City Bonds Deal
Ex city clerk A B Phillips of Ashtabula Ohio is under arrest on charges of illegally disposing of $10,000 worth of city bonds and diverting the proceeds. Bonds were reissued on a Cincinnati firm’s blanks but returned bonds were not destroyed. City paid interest on $16,000 for four years. Phillips pleaded not guilty. bond set at $5,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashtabula
Ohio
A. B. Phillips
Cincinnati
Phillips
Cleveland
Sheldon
Smuck
Mary Seymour Elopes With Old Indian Guide
Mary Ledyard Seymour granddaughter of Gov Horatio Seymour and relative of ex Gov Levi Morton elopes with Henry Starwould a sixty five year old guide. Baraga to Houghton to Baraga license then marry in Marquette after parents consent. The match shocks Northern Michigan amid a high profile family and a broad age gap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York. Times
ST. Joseph
Mich
Mary Ledyard Seymour
Horatio Seymour
New York
Levi P. Morton
Empire State
Marquette
Horatio Seymour, Jr
Grassey
Michigan Land and Iron Company
New York City
Henry Starwould
Seymour
Baraga
Starwould
Will
Houghton
Michigan
German Anglophobia in European Press Debate
London dispatch surveys two Journal des Debats and Temps pieces on Chamberlain’s Edinburgh remarks and Boer War Anglophobia. It contrasts German hostility to Britain with defense of German wartime actions. Vienna commentary cites Polish suffering under German rule and court sentences. Associated Press notes Kitchener denying a Boer atrocity claim and William Stead condemning Germany’s conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Times
New York Times
London
Paris
The
Times
Journal Des Débats
Temps
Mr. Chamberlain
Edinburgh
Great Britain
Chamberlain
Vienna
Germany
Associated Press
Graf Pan
de Wet
Daily Mail
Vneaey
Lord Kitchener
Tord Kitchener
William T. Stead
Europe
England
Mr. Stead
Herod
Edison Electric to Control Savannah Street Railways
Savannah street railway system to come under Edison Electric Company of Boston on January 1. Edison recently gained Houston street railways and will form a new local company to include both the lighting plant and railways. Current capitalization about 2.287 million with expectations under 3 million. G. J. Baldwin named to head the Houston Savannah subsidiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edison Electric Company of
Boston
Houston
Texas
Savannah
Edison Electric Company
Edison Company
Tex
G. J. Baldwin
George Parsons
New York
Alfred Vanderbilt Welcomes a Son at Home
Dr. Ervin A Tucker announced that Mrs Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt gave birth to a son at their Fifth Avenue home. The infant weighed about eight pounds and both mother and child were in strong condition by 1 AM. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt is the late Cornelius Vanderbilt’s son and heir. his wife is Elsie French, daughter of Mrs Frances Ormonde French, married at Newport on January 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ervin A. Tucker
West Fiftyseventh Street
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Fifth Avenue
Fifty-sixth Street
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Elsie French
Francis Ormonde French
Newport
Steamer Alerta Believed Lost With 200 Passengers
Manila reports the local steamer Alerta carrying about 200 passengers including discharged American soldiers is believed missing after leaving Olon gapo Subig Bay bound for Manila.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Alerta
Olongapo
Subig Bay
Brigands Threaten to Kill Miss Stone by Jan 1
A Sofia dispatch to the Daily Telegraph says Mr. Dickinson has received no reply from brigands who threaten to kill Miss Stone if the full ransom is not paid by January 1. The note comes from Constantinople with no new concessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Dickinson
Constantinople
London
Sofia
Daily Telegraph
Submarine Fulton Survives 15 Hours Under Water
In Cutchogue New York a crowd witnessed the Fulton rise at 10:30 am after more than fifteen hours submerged. Capt. Cable led the Holland Company vessel which reported no discomfort. Air and machinery functioned well. crew enjoyed meals and some sleep amid stormy seas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cutchogue
L. I1
Fulton
Cable
Holland Company
Lowe
Arthur MacArthur
Washington
Admiral Lowe
Alaska steamship rivalry looms against J J Hill routes
Tacoma reports a new Alaska service line planned by H Stewart Brindley backed by a Baltimore syndicate. Alaska Mail Steamship Company to run two fast passenger ships and slower freighters, aiming to beat time to Skagway and extend routes from coast to coast. Pacific Coast Steamship Co under Hill may meet stiff competition by spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Washington
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
James J. Hill
Alaska
Pacific Cost Steamship Company
Washington and Alaska Steamship Company
Hugh Wallace
Dodwell & Company
H. Stewart Brindley
Baltimore
Seattle
Skagway
Ketchian
Juneau
Puget Sound
Brindley
Baltimore Syndicate
Alaska Mail Steamship Company
West Virginia
la Grande Duchesse
Olivette
New York City
Atlantic
Cape Horn
J. J. Hill
Alaska Steamship Company
Walter Oakes
Oakes
Northern Pacific
Thrilling rescues of ship and tug in New Jersey storm
A full rigged German ship the Flottbek bound for Plymouth England was driven ashore at Monmouth Beach New Jersey. The tug Robert Hatton aboard crew of seven and the ship crew of twenty four were rescued after dangerous maneuvers as the iron pier and United States Hotel were wrecked and widespread damage followed the gale. One life is reported lost.
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Long Branch
N. J
Flottbek
New York
Plymouth
England
Singler
Monmouth Beach
Robert Hatton
United States
Hatton
Stark
No. 5
Vanderbeck
Pier
Point Pleasant
Ocean Avenue
Telegraph Wire Limited as Railroad Blocked by Washout
Only one telegraph wire remains in service from the city while the New York and Long Branch Railroad is blocked by a washout at Morgins. No trains have used the route since morning. A southbound train was dispatched to bypass via Point Pleasant Freehold Monmouth Junction and New Brunswick.
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New York and
Long Branca
Morsgins
New York
Point Pleasant
Freehold
Monmouth Junction
New Brunswick
Severe Nor’easter Ravages Asbury Park Area
A historic storm battered Asbury Park New Jersey with 70 mph gusts at dawn and higher surf. Widespread damage followed as waves overflowed Wesley Lake flooding cellars and streets. The Asbury Avenue Pavilion and Ocean Grove piers sustained structural harm while hotels and cottages endured roof and window losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asbury Park
N. J
Oceana Avenue
Wesley Lake
Asbury Avenue
Asbury
zeMek
Ocean Grove
Metropolitan Hotel
Strand
Seabright Suffering From Devastating Storm
Seabright New Jersey endures heavy storm damage as rail line washing, roadbed destruction, and floods leave the town dark. A new inlet forms near Navesink while the Normandie Hotel roof and multiple bulkheads are damaged. Fire destroys the electric plant and dynamos after oil ignites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seabright
N. J
Normanilis
Shrewsbury
Navesink
Washington
BE. Connor
W. Nelson Cromwell
C. R. Kleike
J. Bo. Duncan
Octagon Hotel
W. J. Riker
S. €. Earle
J. A. Serymses
M. T. Ocean
Ocean
Wrecks in the Shrewsbury River storm damages
A Norheast storm along the North Shrewsbury River causes extensive damage in Red Bank New Jersey with four foot higher tides. Docks boats and yachts are wrecked or blown ashore including two Morford catamarans a Blaisdell and Clay yacht and Haviland boats. The White family abandons a leaking houseboat for land quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Bank
N. J
Shrewsbury
Samuel W. Morford
Frank L. Blaisdell
Robert Clay
Augustus Iaviland
Haviland
Jacob Cornwell
Charles Foxwell
E. E. Roberts
John White
Havoc at Keyport wind and tide wreck harbor
Keyport New Jersey endures historic surge as tides bury docks and dozens of vessels. Capt William Woolley and Capt George Tilton Jr report two foot higher rise than any in memory with wrecks at Matawan Creek and Cliffwood shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keyport
N. J
Golden Gate
William 3. Woolley
Bacer& Hopkins
Matawan Creek
Cliffwood
Jeyport
Raritan
Sandy Hook
George M. Tilton, Jr
William. H. Phillips
Emma Jean
Tilton
Thomas Brown
Lockport
Brown
Oyster Creek
William E. Woolley
Northeast gale batters New York City with high tides and flooding
A violent northeast gale lashes Manhattan, the Bronx, and surrounding shores with sustained winds near sixty mph. Waves flood the Battery, floodpools form on West and Murray Streets, and cellars fill as street levels rise. Ships anchor offshore as the Campania and Ryndum weather the storm, while sewer repairs and tunnel damage complicate recovery efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Harbor
Battery
the Hook
Samdy Hook
Wayane
Gansevoort Street
Walker
Campania
Compania
Ryndum
Panama
Donald
Jamaica
Murhittan
Sewer Department
Proaiyece
Aloens Nin
Wwe West Street
Laight
West Streets
Varick Street
Broadway
Seventy-ninth Street
North River
Sotoosleck
John F. Weed
Tie
Pier A
Zovhar Mills
Valiewman
Andrews
Pennsylvania Hailroad Company
Upper West Side
Lenox Avenue
Ory
Surface Cars Tied Up by Storm on Sixth and Eighth Avenues
Surface cars on the Sixth and Eighth Avenue lines were unable to run for seven hours below Canal Street due to the storm and high tide. Cars reaching Canal Street were switched back uptown and passengers transferred to horse cars, which carried them to broad.
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Sixth
Eighth Avenue
Canal Street
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Galway
Vassar
Rosebery
Kaiser
Harvard
Germanic Museum
Cape Colony
Ashtabula, CO
Miss Seymour
She
Gov. Morton
Kitchener
Savannah Traction
Alfred Vanderbilt
Miss Stone
Manhattan
Bronx
Staten
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