Typhoon Wrecks Guam Island and Sinks Yosemite
Manila nov 29 typhoon violence on Guam reports heavy damage and loss of life. Agana three killed ten died of exposure. Yuarajan destroyed with thirty killed. crops ruined and many homes demolished. Yosemite struck reef nov 13 drifted to sea sank nov 15 after failed tow. 138 crew marines officers saved to Justin with 65000 pesos aboard.
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Manila
Yosemite
Guam
Agana
Yuarajan
White
Harry K. White
Marine Corps
Seaton Schroeder
Herbert Winslow
San Francisco
Somaye
Swanson
George Aubel
J. L. Mahanery
J. L. Davis
Joseph Anderson
United States
Justin
Alava
Yosemite disaster report confirms loss near Guam
Admiral Remey confirms the auxiliary cruiser Yosemite was lost in a typhoon off Guam after totals broke apart by sea. Collier Justin rescued five crew. Brutus ordered to Guam to replace Yosemite. General Alava gunboat captured from insurgents and handed to the Navy.
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Washington
Navy Department
Remey
Yosemite
Guam
Cavite
Sheriman
Justin
Kempff
Amiral Remey
Long
Philippines
Department
Aldva
Manila
Alava
United States Army
United States Navy
Conditions at Guam and Spain’s garrison capitulation
The excerpt describes Guam as the largest Ladrone Island with a Spanish garrison. Dewey’s fleet sent the Charleston to Guam after Manila quieted. The Spanish capitulated without realizing war had begun, mistaking warning shots for a salute.
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Guam
Ladrone Islands
Spain
Dewey
Manila
Charleston
Arrivals at Hotels and Out-of-Town Buyers
Page index listing sections such as Arrivals at Hotels and Out-of-Town Buyers on page 10, Court Calendars on page 1, Marine Intelligence and Foreign Mails on page 11, Real Estate on page 13, Society on page 7, Weather Report on page 10, and Yesterday's Fires on page 10.
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Marine Intelligence and Foreign Mails
Hvans Brewing Reputation Noted As Well Preserved
An advertising blurb emphasizes the enduring quality and recognized reputation of Hvans' brewing, praising its consistent standards and craft.
Postal Clerk Arrested For Letter Abstraction
George K. Kempf twenty four of 165 Forest Street chief money order clerk at Station P Third Avenue near 125th Street arrested by Detective John Foster on complaint of Michael H. Boyle 462 Lexington Avenue for abstracting money from letters A number of letters and nine dollars in marked money found in Kempf possession Arrest occurred as he was about to leave for home He was locked up at the Morristowna Station
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Spain
Guam
Honolulu
Manila
Richard P. Leary
Navy
Agana
New York Times
Leary
George K. Kempf
Forest Street
Third Avenue
Kempf
Morrisania
Automatic Protection on Pennsylvania Railroad Line
The line of the Pennsylvania Railroad is fully protected by a perfect system of automatic electric signals.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Acre Republic Crushed after Eight Months of Secrecy
The New York Times reports that the short lived Acre Republic in Bolivian territory was proclaimed in December 1899 and crushed by August 1900. Brazilian and Bolivian forces clashed on the border while Acre businessmen led the secession against heavy taxes. The Bolivian minister and officials deny boundary disputes and doubt any recognition for the rebels.
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Washington
Republic of
Acre
Bolivia
Republic of Acre
United States
Republic
Denver
NEW York Times
Republic of Bolivia
Senor
Don Fernando E Guadalla
Gordon
South America
Brazil
Galvez
Adda
Madrid
Rodriguez Aries
Aries
Valvez
Braz
Sefior Guarhalla
Henry W. Phillips
Cridler
State Department
Phillips
Mr. Phillips
Two Old Friends End Their Lives After Pact
In Pittsburg on November 29 Gerhardt Mauk aged seventy and Joseph Wilhelm aged sixty eight vowed to die together. Wilhelm hanged himself on a peach tree after his wife accused him of drinking and was found dead by neighbors. Mauk attempted suicide in the Allegheny River but was rescued and will recover, vowing to kill himself once released.
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Wheeler
Guam
Philippines
United States
Gen. Wheeler
Agana
Sumai
Yuarajan
Agat
Merizo
Umata
Santa Rosa
China Sea
Pittsburg
Gerhardt Mauk
Joseph Wilhelm
Allegheny
Wilhelm
Vista Street
Mauk
Carlos Smith
Czar's Strength Rises Amid Illness at Livadia
A press bulletin reports the Czar had a better day with a mild fever drop and improved cheer. Doctors note rising strength as he slept well, while Empress Alexandra cared for him and plans to move to Tsarskoe Selo to escape malarial Livadia conditions.
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Livadia
European
Russia
Ex-Slave Pension Scheme Faces New Tactics
Washington reports promoters of the ex slave pension plan shifting tactics by urging the President to recommend the scheme in his annual message. The fraud has swelled with charters costing 2 50 and monthly dues, preying on ignorant subscribers as officials denounced the scheme as fraudulent.
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Washington
Congress
Evans
Post Office Department
Senate Committee On Pensions
Sugar Refiners Eye New Plant at Shady Side Near Fort Lee
A grant of submerged land at Shady Side New Jersey was awarded to Morrison Building Company New York to build a sugar refinery in 1901 at 1 250 000. The project could also become a glucose plant with high margins. Industry leaders caution about identity and location, noting better sites than New York harbor and Cuba’s potential tariff benefits.
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Shady Side
Fort Lee
N. J
Morrison Building Company of
New York
New Jersey
Arbuckle Brothers
James H. Post
National Sugar Refining Company
Russia
Austria
France
Germany
Cuba
Arbuckles
Cromomy
Carpenter to Leave Cracker Trust by Year End
Milwaukee November 29 Michael Carpenter manager of the United States Biscuit Company known as the Cracker Trust will leave the trust December 31 He is said to be dissatisfied with returns and may resume business on his own account The note mentions A J Johnston who built and sold a large cracker business to the trust then reentered business with a bigger factory.
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Milwauke
Michael Carpenter
United States Biscuit Company
the Cracker Trust
Carpenter
A. J. Johnston
Trust
Florida Negro Kills Two Men at Davis and Forsythe
In Jacksonville on November 29 John Baxter, a young Negro, fatally shot Henry Raley and Chandler Brooks after an arrest led to a demand for release. Officer Tucker was wounded as Baxter fled but later captured.
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Florida
Jacksonville
Fla
Henry Raley
Chandler Brooks
Davis and
Forsythe Streets
John Baxter
Baxter
Raley
Brooks
Jex
Tucker
Roof Collapse Kills 13 at Glass Works Football Crowd
At a Stanford versus California game in San Francisco, a roof at Pacific Glass Works collapsed killing 13 and badly injuring about 80 as 100 people fell onto hot furnaces and glass vats. Fire and police rushed victims to nearby hospitals amid chaotic scenes.
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San. Francisco
Pacific Glass Works
Fifteenth
Stanford
California
University of California
Southern Pacific Railway
St. Luke’s Hospital
City Receiving Hospital
Glass Works
Russian Attitude Shifts Over China Death Penalty Clause
Dr Morrison reports Russian Minister de Giers has signaled possible revision of the death penalty clause or its non revocability, marking a shift from earlier consent. Li Hung Chang is closely informed, with Japan demanding a monument for Sugiyama. A French detachment readies from Shan Si toward Tai Yuan Foo.
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London
Morrison
Times
Peking
M. de Giers
Russia
China
Li-Hung-Chang
Japan
Sugiyama
Shan-Si
Chin-Ting
Tai-yuen-Foo
10000 Troops Join Tuan Rebellion in Kan-Su Province
A Kan-Su report says 10 000 troops of Gen Tung Fu Liang entered the province and joined Prince Tuan's uprising against the Emperor. Gov Shan-Si asks for eight quick firing guns. Viceroy to supply. Hsu Tung alive in hiding near Peking. TIEN-TSIN notes Tung-Wen-Huan to be beheaded per tribunal ruling. Provisional government warns against concealed arms. Boxers in city. US 15th Infantry sails to Tong-Ku for Manila. Russian contingent returns to Tianjin. cold weather spreading.
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Shanghai
Kan-Suo
Tung-Fu-Liang
Tuan
Tung
Sze-Chuen
Shan-Si
Hsu-Tung
Peking
Seymour
Tien-Tsin
Tung-Wen-Huan
Pe-Chi-Li
International Military Tribunal
Pao-ting-Foo
Tien- Tsin
United States Infantry
Tong-Ku
Manila
New Magazine The World's Work By Page and Co
Doubleday Page and Company announce a new magazine titled The World's Work for busy people featuring 100 essential illustrations and practical content.
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Doubleday. Page & Co
Adv
A Magazine with Big Type
A short description notes The World's Work by Page and Co. is printed in large type as a shortcut to what matters most.
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Doubledey, Page & Co
Pen
Adv
Hostile Natives Cause Reprisals and River Navigation Closure
Describes unrest as scouting parties report sniping along routes to Peking. Reprisals are lessening but tension remains. River navigation is effectively closed with supplies moved by wagon to Peking.
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Peking Road
Peking
German commander Yorck near death in China
A dispatch from Peking reports Col Yorck, head of the German column, dying from inhalation of stove fumes in his bedroom. Field Marshal von Waldersee is to take command of Yorck's column.
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London
Peking
Yorck
Kalgan
Count von Waldersee
Chilean peace proposal rejected by Bolivian Congress
Report from Valparaiso states Bolivia’s Congress secretly rejected Chile’s terms for a final peace settlement. Chile sought Pacific access, recognition of occupied territory, Bolivian customs on Chilean soil, and duties on Chilean goods, warning of renewed hostilities if rejected.
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Valparaiso
Sefior Koenig
Sucre
Chile
Bolivia
Peru
Pacific
Republic
Sublime Porte Frightened Over U S Cruiser Plan
Constantinople reports the arrival of the U S battleship Kentucky at Smyrna unsettles the Yildiz Kiosk Court. Indications grow that Turkey will seek a settlement to placate the United States and authorize purchase of a cruiser in Philadelphia, with Armenian indemnity included. Relations between the U S Legation and the Porte remain cordial despite the dispute.
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Constantinople
United States
Kentucky
Smyrna
Yidliz
Philadelphia
Turkey
Legation
Porte
Proposed toboggan slide towers over Grand Forks
Grand Forks British Columbia plans a world class toboggan slide on Observatory Mountain probability starts at 8700 feet elevation with a two to three mile course sloping toward the north fork of the Kettle River. A small return train powered by the smelter company may operate to move patrons back to the summit.
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Grand Forks
B. C
Observatory Mountain
Kettle River
Smeltier Company
Double Wedding and Baptism at Euler Home in Mount Vernon
In Mount Vernon New York on November 29 a wine merchant John Euler hosted two weddings and a baptism. Daughters Caroline Euler twenty and Christina Euler nineteen married Edward Eggert and Edward Klement of Newark. A six month old boy baptized tonight is Euler's son. The ceremonies were conducted by a Newark Lutheran minister in German then English.
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Mount Vernon
N. Y
John Euler
Euler
Caroline Euler
Christina Euler
Edward Eggert
Edward Klement
Newark
Miss Helen Gould Serves Thanksgiving Dinner at Woody Crest
Miss Helen M Gould at Woody Crest Irvington on Hudson New York distributes a large Thanksgiving feast to eighteen boys from Manhattan Crippled Boys Hospital and city missions. She arrives with cousins Northrup and prepares a Bible lesson and songs while staff and neighbors receive turkey.
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Irvington-On-The-Hudson
Helen M. Gould
Woody Crest
New York
Manhattan
Crippled Boys’ Hospital
City Missions
Miss Gould
Jesus
America
Doctor Rolfe Floyd Leaves Roosevelt Hospital Tenure Ends
It was learned last night that Dr Rolfe Floyd who for two years was connected with Roosevelt Hospital has departed the institution He is a nephew of Prof Francis Delafield of 12 West Thirty second Street a visiting peer at the hospital His term would have expired January 1. Beautifully Developed and of rare merit Evans Ale and Stout Adv
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Rolfe Floyd
Roosevelt Hospital
Floyd
Francis Delafield
West Thirty-second Street
Ele
Ex-Superintendent Murray Denial Sparks Row Over Hewitt Claim
Ex Mayor Abram Hewitt and ex Superintendent W Murray spar over a Chamber of Commerce talk on vice suppression. Hewitt asserts a conversation with Murray alleging police corruption while Murray served as police chief. Murray denies any such talk and vows action if proof emerges.
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William Murray
Abram S. Hewitt
Chamber of Commerce
Hewitt
Mr. Murray
Grand Jury
Iewitt
W. Murray
Murray
William J. Murray
Associated Press
Flo
Warning From the Pulpit Denounces Corruption in New York
The article reports sermons at Dr Parkhurst's church condemning corrupt political methods and vice in New York. It calls citizens to reform through individual effort and cites speakers including Dr Charles H. Eaton of the Church of the Divine Paternity.
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New York
New? York
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Daily News
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Nicholas
Tsarkoe Selo
Cracker Trust
Milwaukee
Pennsylvania Limited
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ST. Petersburg
Charlemagne Tower
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Sublime Porte
Dr. Floyd
Roosevelt
Evans’ Ale
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Wall Street
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McClare
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