Diverse International and Domestic News Briefs
President McKinley names Dole first Hawaii governor and other global items. Denby credits missionaries for open door in China. Gladwin Michigan fire destroys 16 buildings with 50000 loss. Colville reservation opened for settlement. Chicago landlords raise rents 15 percent. Allen inaugurated Puerto Rico governor. Goshen Washington mill fire destroys 1,000,000 shingles. Sherman arrives San Francisco with 22 insane soldiers. Omaha carpenters strike for eight hour day and higher wages. Five killed three injured in Tilton Ohio boiler blast. Fitzsimmons defeats Dunkborest at Hercules Club NYC. Rampon, famed bandmaster, dies in New York at 57. US navy to stay from Turkey as sultan delays. Transvaal orders British subjects to leave in 48 hours. Santa Fe wrecks 70 cars into San Francisco bay. Peavey secures 1,000,000 life insurance policy. World’s fair plans advance for San Francisco 1901. Boer peace commission to visit America. McKinley signs Hawaiian bill. Pingree becomes Democrat. Clackamas fish commissioners monitor river. Captain Carter’s great steal value reaches 2,000,000. Admiral Dewey greeted in Chicago. Governor Taylor returns to Kentucky. Olympia warrants ruled illegal. Paris expo bridge collapse kills nine. London faults Roberts for slowness. Senate blocks Boer sympathy resolution. Ithaca treasurer Ingersoll arrested in San Francisco. Root doctrine remarks seen as targeting Germany. Forest fires threaten Fish Michigan area. Ames wiped out by disaster. Boer forces shift as French withdraw from Thabanchu. Manila chamber protests Otis taxation. Miller of Franklin Syndicate jailed ten years.
Diverse 1899 world news items from a single dispatch
The column lists numerous events: deaths from Utah mine disaster burial in Scofield. Yale beat Berkeley in New Haven. bank burglary in East Brady with $10000. Dewey parade in St Louis drawing 500000. sundry civil bill ~61500000. Wilsonville Neb gale destruction. La Salle zinc workers strike. Elm Park varnish fire loss 200000. British northward move toward Mafeking. Alaska schooling appropriation push. MacArthur to govern Philippine islands. Petersburg Ind fire loss 80000. Otis relieved in Philippines. Garza Tornado Denton county Texas. National Republican convention hall delay. Gibbons releases 522 Spanish prisoners. lynching near Geneva Ala. Roanoke Va mine fire deaths. Munkacsy dies. Towne as Bryan’s VP prospect. eight-hour workday in New England. Salt Lake capitalists buy Baker City mines. Seattle ships bound for Cape Nome. Transvaal Boers move to America if defeated. Chicago boiler makers strike. Roberts to Pretoria. 20 Americans killed at Catubig Samar. Hanna: hard campaign. Americans to spend 40 million more abroad. Sinclair named Porto Rico inspector. Merritt retires, Brooke eastern command. war ships sold. Northwest Episcopal conference integrates lay representation. Klondike stampede. Carnegie funds Dewey widow and comments on Sgt Douglas. hypnotism cure claim. Bishop Hartzell travels Africa. New York woman blinded by grief. Manila saloons steady.
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la Salle
Ind
Elm Park
Staten Island
Vaal River
Mafeking
Alaska
General MacArthur
Philippine Islands
Petersburg
War Department
General Otis
Division of
Philippines
Manila
United States
Salt Lake
Iowa
Baker City
Seattle
Cape Nome
Reitz
Transvaal
America
Chicago
Roberts
Pretoria
Kimberley
Bloemfontein
Natal
Brooke
Department of the East
Northwest Episcopal General Conference
Spanish silver mine rediscovered in Texas after century
A Spanish silver mine lost a century ago was found in Texas. Lewis Watkins of St. Paul described as the tallest man alive at about eight feet eleven inches and 364 pounds. Rev. David Gregg of Brooklyn Presbyterian questions whether any general assembly member would condemn the son-elect.
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Texas
Lewis Watkins
St. Paul
David Greeg
Brooklyn
N. Y
General Assembly
Brandfort Taken by British in Thabanchu District
London May 5 The British claim capture of Brandfort in a coordinated thrust by Tucker and Pole Carew divisions and Jutton’s mounted infantry. Boer forces 4,000 retreated toward safety as shells disabled two enemy guns. heavy British assembly positions and movements reported near Thabanchu with General Broadwood’s cavalry at Isabeftontein and French and Rundle nearby.
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Brandfort
Bransfort
Tucker
Pole- Carew
Jutton
Colomel Tucker
London
Broadwood
Isabefontein
Thabanehu
Jan Hamilton
Jacobsruhl
Thabanchu
Kuree Siding
French
Rundle
Lord Roberts
Winston Churchill
Bloemfontein
Ladybrand
Kimberley
Natal
Cremation Considered At Scofield Mine Disaster
Scsfield reports show the death toll may be around 250 with 60 bodies unburied as relatives converge on the camp. Coffins are scarce and cremation may be used due to rapid decomposition and no clear blame for the disaster. An inquest found death by mine explosion from a tight heavy shot with no gas present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
Scofield
Tom Broggon
North Lawrence
John Hunter
Hunter
Thomas
Oil workers wage raise in Standard Oil nationwide
New York May 56 The World tomorrow reports 25000 mechanics and laborers hired by Standard Oil received a ten percent wage increase. Clerks are not affected. Suakin May 6 three cases of bubonic plague and one death are reported there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Standard Oil Company
Piagee
Suakin
Senate Takes Up Clark Controversy Amid Pensions Passed
Washington May 5 The Senate adopted a motion to take up the Clark Montana seat dispute and postponed ruling for a week. The Army appropriation bill passed after debate, private pension bills were approved, including widows of Gen Henry, Gen Longstreet, Commodore Badger, and Capt Gridley. The House passed a free homes bill aiding settlers on Indian lands opened to settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Committee On Elections
Clark
Montana
Julia Henry
Guy V. Henry
James Longstreet
Margaret M. Badger
Commodore Badger
Harriet Gridley
Captain Gridley
Navy
Congress
Galusha A. Grow
Goebel murder case and allied political intrigue unfolds
W H Culton testifies in the Goebel murder investigation detailing a Lexington conference plan to seat Henry Berry and bar Vanmeter, with Powers and Youtsey central to the scheme. Autopsy and yard measurements are reviewed as the case moves through court, alongside the Nicaragua canal bill vote and a massive Sandon Kaslo fire in Canada with widespread losses and relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
W. H. Culton
Goebel
Taylor
Youtsey
Kentucky
Lexington
Henry Berry
House of Representatives
Vanmeter
Caleb Powers
Culton
at-Arma Haley
Moore
Jackson County
Montana Central strike shifts to lockout amid hiring of replacement workers
Minneapolis May 5. The Montana Central strike has become a lockout as the Great Northern Company hires experienced men in Minneapolis and Chicago to replace strikers. The first consignment of 60 men was sent on a special train today, with another train to follow in a few days to reopen traffic.
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Minneapolis
Montana Central
Great Northern Company
Twin Cities
Chicago
Greatest Funeral Train Bears 85 Winter Quarters Victims
Salt Lake May 7 A funeral train lowers from Scofield carrying about 85 victims of the Winter Quarters disaster. Relatives accompany the cortege as miners recount the rescue effort and the explosion’s aftereffects at the No 4 workings guided by Superintendent T J Parmley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
Western America
Scofield
No. 1
T. J. Parmley
No. 4
North Coast Limited Impresses Portland With Luxurious Train
Thousands marvel at the Northern Pacific North Coast Limited at the union depot in Portland. The electric glowing exterior and redwood interior create a palace like on wheels with first class hotel amenities. Charles S. Fee and agents from Seattle and Tacoma accompany the train on its inaugural run from St Paul to Portland.
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Northern Pacific
New North Coast Limited
Union Depot
Portland
St. Paul
Charles S. Fee
Seattle
A. D. Charlton
I. A. Nadeau
A. Tinling
Tacoma
North Coast Limited
Court Martial Records From Manila Under War Department
War department records from General Otis in Manila detail six commissioned officers court martial proceedings. Major George W. Kirkman of the Forty-ninth Volunteer Infantry faces dismissal for conduct unbecoming an officer after a drunken street appearance. Lieutenants Gregg Bailey Foley and Hamilton receive varying outcomes. Gregg and Bailey convicted and dismissed, Foley and Hammond acquitted. Records sent to the War Department and judge advocate general. Lieber to prepare a special report on Kirkman influencing future actions. Also notes a flax yield story from Omemee Herald and a deathbed confession by Mrs. Van Horn in Sioux Falls involving a 1882 murder.
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War Department Haa
Otis
Manila
George W. Kirkman
Forty-ninth Volunteer Infantry
Twenty-third Infantry
Otison
Robert OU. Gregg
Clayton J. Bailey
Seventh Infantry
John J. Foley
Thirtieth Volunteer Infantry
Harold Hamilton
Ninth Infantry
Greeg
Bailey
Foley
Hammond
Washington
War Department
Lieber
Kirkman
Gregg
Otia
Senate Passes Army Reorganization Bill After Debate
Washington May 7 The senate passed the army reorganization bill after a three hour debate. The measure, seen as among the session’s most important, changes permanent appointments in key staff corps to a detail system as officers leave active service. Vacancies in the adjutant general inspector general quartermaster general and commissary general offices will be filled by temporary line details not exceeding four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Army
Department of the Adjutant-General
Iowa Governor Declares VP Candidacy Not Contemplated
Chicago May 5 Governor Shaw of Iowa at a Methodist conference says he is not a candidate for the Republican vice presidency and is unaware that Congressman Hepburn favors the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Governor Shaw
Iowa
Hepburn
Steamer Victorian Strands Near Port Townsend Collision Narrow Escape
The steamer Victorian, delayed by fog, came upon the steamer Angeles without signaling while entering the sound from Port Townsend. To avoid collision the Victorian grounded but floated off at high tide without damage.
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Victoria
B. C
Port Townsend
Angeles
Pin mystery stumps Cleveland surgeons in odd case
A Cleveland Plain Dealer note recalls a Baltimore medical team discovering 11 pins inside a patient described as a Human Ostrich during surgery. The report quotes a cryptic exchange about where pins vanish and cites a biblical reference about bread and loaves.
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Baltimore
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Pier Fire Destroys Mallory Pier and Barges in New York
A blaze at Mallory Line pier foot of Maiden Lane in New York City destroyed the 200 by 60 foot pier and its cargo valued at about 1 million dollars. Several barges burned and one infant drowned. Captain Lewis’s 9 month old daughter Rosie perished. Firemen saved many aboard nearby vessels and life boats.
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New York
Mallory Line
Maiden Lane
East River
Charles Lewis
Sherwood
Mallory
San Marios
Stephen B. Elkins
Frank Fox
Charles Lowis
Lenna
Rosie
Locis
Hames
Timothy Boyle
New Brunswick
Rondout
N. Y
Boyle
Life Linen
Hudson Street Hospital
H. H. Lland
Joseph Plumb
Fatrolman
Jeremiah Cronin
Arno
Michael Sheldon
Neuces
St. James
Ambassadors to reply on duties increase conditions
Constantinople May 5 The embassies met and decided to reply to the porte note of April 20 regarding duties. They will consent to an increase only if abuses of chemical analysis are removed, warehouse duties eased, and articles not in tariffs not interdicted or destroyed. The tone preserves conditional approval pending reforms.
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Constantinople
Porte
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Epitome
News of the World
McKinley
Dole
Hawaii
Denby
China
Gladwin
Mich
Colville, Wash
Charles I
Allen
Puerto Rico
Goshen
Wash
Sherman
San Francisco
Omaha
J. W. Bray & Co
Tilton
Ohio
Hercules Athletic Club
Bob Fitzsimmons
Dunkborest
Syracuse Giant
Joseph Gurtar Rampon
Old Guard
United States Navy
Turkey
Johannesburg
Republic
Santa Fe
Frank H. Peavey
Minneapolis, Minn
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Pingree
Michigan
Clackamas
Captain Carter
Admiral Dewey
Olympia
Charles Ingersoll
Ithica
Root
Fish, Mich
Ames
American Chamber of Commerce
William F. Miller
Franklin Syndicate
Utah
New Haven
Conn
First National Bank of
East Brady
St. Louis
House
Wilsonville, Neb
Garza
Denton County
Allied Building Trades Council
The
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Gibbons
Luzon
Geneva
Ala
Hartford
Roanoke
Munkacsy
Bonn
Germany
Charles A. Towne
Bryan
New England Building Trades
White River
Andrew Carnegie
Dewey Arch
Sergeant Douglas
Crotonham
Carnegie
Bishop Hartzell
Africa
C. C. Pierce
Brandfort Taken
Thabanehu District
South Abhica
Kroger
Thareday
Dana
Bill
Nicaragua
Slocan Country
Spokane
Spokesman-Review
Kaalo
Auys
Sandon
Slocan
Kaslo
Spencer’s
Brown's
Tenderloin
Kootenay
Oficers
Mere
Walsh County
Saga
Omemee
N. D
van Horn
Sioux Falls
Thomas Egan
Shaw
United Presbyterian
Bee
Beaver City
Neb
Wilsonville
Leavenworth
Kan
Kansas
Neeley
Montreal
Grand Mere
Quebec
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