Various War News and Accidents From the World Wide
A roundup notes a Ty fer farmer killed by a runaway team near Astoria a Jersey City rail disaster killing eleven and injuring six a Manila leper scare and Manila to Luzon island quarantines a Kinshui Maru Myagawa Maru collision drowning seventy in Takami a Norfolk court inquiry into the Maria Teresa abandonment and a Chemalpa murder of a storekeeper George Lake. Also listed are bank troubles Emporia Kansas a Tacoma streetcar wreck Meacham blast and Hong Kong war prep and canal surveys.
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Manila
Luzon
Empress of China
Takami
Secretary of the Navy
Navy Yard
Norfolk
Maria Teresa
George W. Lake
Chemalpa
Lake
Charles S. Cross
First National Bank of
First National Bank of Emporia
Kan
Highbinder War Flares In San Francisco And Global News
San Francisco reports a renewed highbinder conflict with four engineer units sent to Havana by the war department. Ex Queen Liliuokalani visits briefly while other notes include Captain Dickens urging higher naval apprenticeship ages, plans for uniform paper money, and Spain's hard line in Cuba talks.
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San Francisco
War Department
Havana
Travel offers two for one rail fares in Europe
Husbands and wives traveling together in Norway Austria and Sun are offered one fare and a half on the railway. Mrs Fred Douglass widow of the famed orator will lecture on the race history in the United States. Lieutenant Jules G Ord son of General Ord and a great grandson of King George IV is noted in connection to his father's death at Santiago.
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Hong Kong
Lai Mam Pass
General Miles
New York Chamber of Commerce
United States
Nicaragua Canal
London
Europe
Kenilworth
Valparaiso
New York
Baron Waldeck de Villamil
Seventh Volunteer Infantry
Immunes
Lexington
Washington
Spain
Porto Rico
War Department
Norway
Austria
Fred Douglass
Jules G. Ord
BE. O. C. Ord
Santiago
George IV
Vallejo
Cal
Pawtucket
Mareisland Navy Yard
Misa Heather Baxter
W. J. Baxter
Ultimatum Prepared in Philippine Negotiations
Spanish peace delegates face joint talks with U S commissioners in Paria as the Americans press a hard line. The protocol on the Philippines is claimed to have one fair interpretation and no arbitration. The United States will seek either cash compensation for the Philippines or its outright transfer by conquest. Cuban issues may reappear as discussions continue nine weeks after prior talks.
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England
Esquimault
India
Rios
Spanish Peace Commission
United States
Philippines
Spain
Carolines
Islands
Stephen B. Tyng
American Chamber of Commerce
Paria
Unilesa
Bonda
Washington
Caroline Group
Paris Peace Commission
Manila
Honolulu
Guam
Ladrone
Caroline Islands
Spanish evacuations in Cuba advance as Paria funds arrive
Nov 22 Havana reports Captain-General O'Blanco authorized Paria to draw 2 million old for Spanish troops in Cuba. Madrid's draft of 425,000 pounds arrives in London as gold, with evac plans pressed for year end. British and German-flag ships due to convoy Spanish forces from Cuban ports to Spain amid rising tensions and military activity around Martinique.
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Havana
O ' Blanco
Paria
Cuba
Madrid
London
Martinique
Rendez
de Leon
Con
Patriota
Germany
Cuban
Ponce Ha
Porto Rico
Spain
Mystery Deepens After Shot Near Wallace House
Pendleton November 22 reports another shot near the Wallace family home where Miss May Wallace was murdered a week ago. P B Fee, a recent resident and brother of Judge James A Fee, recalls seeing two men jump a yard fence the first night and later sees prowlers. Sheriff Blakely assigns deputies but no suspects are found as townspeople speculate about Chinese or Mongolian residents.
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Pendleton
May Wallace
Wallace
Honge
Fee
James A. Fee
Blakely
Chinatown
Amateur Train Robbers Stop Santa Fe Freight Near Daggett
Westbound Santa Fe train No 21 was halted two miles west of Daggett by masked robbers. A pistol duel left one robber dead and the other men fled. engineer Bunnell ordered to move the train but continued after the command was countered. No loot reported.
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Barstow
Cal
Santa Fe
Daggett
Bunnell
Hutchingon
Blakely
Blakeley
Obie
Densmuir
Delta
J. A. Lewis
Oregon Express
Wreck at Alsea Bay Claims Twenty Four Sailors
The British ship Atalanta carrying 27 crew and 2,800 tons of wheat from Tacoma to South Africa wrecked near Alsea Bay. Only three survivors reported as life-saving crews struggle with gear and heavy surf. investigation blames mismanagement by officers and harsh government policy.
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Yaquina, Or
Tacoma
South Africa
Alsea Bay
Yaquina
Atalanta
Terra Firma
Frank Fogarty
Clark
Fogarty
Cape Foulweather
Wash
Atlanta
Delago Bay
Charles McBride
Greenock
Scotland
D. F. Green
A. B
Chapel Place
Dublin
J. Webber
Second Street
New York
British Columbia
Dormer
Salmon
London
Oregon
Ten Persons Burned to Death in Large Ore Shed Fire
A vast ore shed was consumed by flames in St. Petersburg, and ten workers were burned to ashes. The blaze destroyed the shed and caused extensive damage to the site. Local authorities investigate the cause and assess casualties.
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St. Petersburg
Anarchy in Porto Rico Outbreaks Reported in Interior
Washington reports cabinet discussion of complaints accusing lawless bands in Porto Rico of depredations and robberies. Brigands target smaller towns away from the coast as U S troops face misconduct. One raid on a 1500 inhabitant town 16 miles from troops caused extensive destruction.
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Washington
War Department
Porto Rico
United States
Alger
Brooke
Spain
Dewey reports insurrection spread in Philippines
Admiral Dewey cabled from Manila via Washington that Panay island is in insurgent hands except Iloilo defended by 800 troops. Negros has declared independence seeking American protection. Charleston and Concord sent from Manila to verify reports, with foreign residents seeking U S protection as tensions rise amid possible annexation.
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Washington
Navy Department
Dewey
Philippines
Charleston
Concord
Manila
Tloilo
Glass
Panayia
Oilo
Negros
Glass Ia
Aguinaldo
Three Spanish Vessels to be Raised at Manila
Admiral Dewey reports contracting a Hong Kong wrecking firm to raise three Spanish warships sunk in Manila Bay. The ships will cost about 500000 dollars to lift and repair. Chief Constructor Hichborn says the gunboats will serve U S interests in the Philippines and along the Asiatic coast.
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Washington
United States Navy
Dewey
Navy Department
Hong Kong
Manila
Hichborn
United States
Philippines
Asiatic
Government OKs Prosecution for Sheep Grazing on Forest Reservations
The attorney general ruled the government may prosecute individuals for grazing sheep on forest reservations nationwide except in Oregon and Washington. The decision follows Bliesner's query on whether prosecutions fall under the new forest preservation regulations.
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Washington
Oregon
Rights in the East Address of Senator Lodge
Senator Lodge urged a large U S navy to protect American business abroad and warned that ports in the East must be open to all or closed to all. He framed a Pacific power struggle between maritime and non maritime nations and called for a farsighted foreign policy to safeguard commerce and seaborne enterprise.
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Boston
Senator Lodge
United States
Philippines
Pacific Ocean
England
China
Honolulu
Nicaragua Canal
Russia
France
Germany
Japan
Wall
China and Thibet tensions spark regional worries
Vancouver report cites late Oriental dispatches detailing trouble between China and Thibet. A Yachow envoy returns from Thibet after setting up Lama rule in Chantai and Dorge, signaling retrocession of annexed land and concerns China fears Lama independence and a British route from Darjeeling to Lhagea when the England Thibet pact expires.
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Vancouver
B. C
China
Thibet
Yachow
Aete
Chang Tonglin
Chantai
Dorge
Corea
England
Darjeeling
Lhagea
Manila Courts Reopen With Spanish Civil and American Criminal Judges
News from Victoria B C dateline November 19 reports Manila law courts have resumed with Spanish judges hearing civil cases and American judges handling criminal cases. Health concerns rise as malaria typhoid and malignant smallpox spread among troops. hospital deaths may reach about 100 monthly. Negligence by Spanish officials led to nearly 200 lepers escaping confinement.
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Victoria
B. C
Empress of
China
Manila
Luzon
Letter From Peary Reports Ice Delays at Field
A mailed note from Lieutenant Robert E. Peary to J. F. Hill says no message will arrive for years. He reports the ice field cleared but fears the Windward may be delayed as ice closes in and slows progress.
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Peary
Waterville
Robert E. Peary
J. F. Hill
Ope
Drowning in Fifty Mile Rapids on Yukon Voyage
Victoria report from November 19 notes two men drowned after the scow carrying 60 tons of provisions sank in Fifty Mile rapids. Four men departed Lake Bennett September 21. two survived by reaching shore while Amith and Haelloway survived earlier, two unnamed seamen perished.
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Victoria
B.C
Skagway
Yukon
Lake Bennett
Amith
Haelloway
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