Wail Boat Rams a Cruiser and is Beached
London suffers denser fog as a Dutch mail boat collides with the British cruiser Proserpine near Sheerness. Passengers and mails are transferred, the mail boat is beached, and London's mortality tied to the fog rises with many unclaimed bodies and dock workers missing. In Cleveland, Tom Jenking wins the world wrestling championship by defeating Dan McLean before 6000 fans.
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London
Koenigin Regentes
Proserpine
Sheerness
Cleveland
Tom Jenking
Central Armory
Dan Mclean
Ransom Demand and Negotiations Across Borders
Sofia Bulgaria November 8 Mr Dickinson sent a messenger with a reply to the brigands proposals in Miss Stone s letter. An agreement up to the ransom amount is virtually established but payment terms and surrender details remain difficult. the brigands refuse to cross into Turkey for funds while Bulgaria opposes releasing Miss Stone on Bulgarian soil. Burned to Death By Exploding Lamp South Norwalk Conn November a lamp explosion burned Mrs Pimbell and three children. two children aged five and eight died. mother and another daughter were severely burned and hospitalized. Counterfeiters Arrested El Paso Tex November 8 Secret service agents seized a photographer and a large cache of plates and notes bearing imprints of silver certificates and various bank notes. Actor Declared Insane Chicago November Henry William Montgomery, once famed with Sir Henry Irving, sent to Dunning insane hospital. noted as a top character actor years ago. Competition For Glass Trust Indianapolis November 8 Independent window glass manufacturers form steps to rival American and Independent Window Glass companies. Protests Against Reciprocity Treaties Los Angeles November The Southern California fruit Exchange and Chamber of Commerce oppose ratification of reciprocity treaties before Congress. Natal Orders Rolling Stock London November The Natal government places orders for rolling stock in Britain worth about 500000 pounds. Governor Stone’s Thanksgiving Proclamation Yesterday. Prairie Fires Winnipeg Man destroyed many animals and buildings. Andrew Carnegie gave 500000 dollars for a technical college in South Scotland. Attorneys for Roland B Malineny argue for a new trial. Chicago Stock Yards new packing house opened employing 3000. National Prison Association annual convention met in Kansas City. Harrison Rudd pants factory Evansville Indiana destroyed by fire. loss 100000.
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Miss Stone
Sofia
Bulgaria
Dickinson
Turkey
Stone
Winnipeg
Man
Andrew Carnegie
South Scotland
Roland B. Malineny
Chicago
National Prison Association
Kansas City
Harrison & Rudd
Evansville
Ind
Mutiny of Convicts at Leavenworth Prison Breaks Out
At Leavenworth Kansas a mass prison mutiny at the new federal prison site left one guard dead and several wounded. About 20 men escaped to a nearby forest as 26 convicts fled with 30 armed guards and ringleaders Gus Parker and Frank Thompson among them. Fugitives moved toward Easton and southeast rough country, forming small parties to maximize escapes.
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Leavenworth Kan
United States prison
Federal prison
Gus Parker
Ardmore
Frank Thompson
McAlester
I.T
T. E. Hinds
ranviers
CoE Burrows
Arthur Treelford
Treelford
piard
Ford Quinn
Ryan
J. T
Easton
Kan
F. B. Hinds
W. F. Peaste
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Woman Burned to Death in Chicago Fire
A fire at a Chicago home yesterday killed Mrs Julius Yankee who lived on the top floor with her husband. The tar from his stove splashed and ignited the woodwork, engulfing her as neighbors found her beyond aid. Yankee was seriously injured. In Tallahassee, Giles Emfinger was shot two miles from town and died hours later. Jesse Davis, a Negro, is suspected and a posse hunts him. In Murfreesboro a Confederate monument was unveiled with Colonel Bennett H. Young as chief orator, brass infantryman statue on a tall pedestal. In Marion Quebec a street duel left Mann Holman and Junior Meredith both dying. Detective Thomas E Lonergan of New York, known nationwide, died at his Brooklyn home.
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Chicago
Julius Yankee
Yankee
Tallahasee
Fla
Giles Emfinger
Emfinger
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Bennett H. Young
Kentucky
Marion
Mann Holman
Junior Meredith
New York
Thomas E. Lonergan
Brooklyn
C. N. Spalter
Long Island Sound
New Rochelle
Edward E. Tal
Tol
Tall
Stalter
Stelter
Schley Inquiry Concludes Public Sessions With Farewell
The Schley court of inquiry adjourned after its final public session. Captain Lemly delivered closing remarks analyzing testimony and critiquing Admiral Schley’s conduct. Admirals Dewey and Schley and attendees offered farewell greetings as the court ends after 40 days and a lengthy record. Separately, Pittsburg reports the sale of 15 thousand acres of coal lands in Hancock County West Virginia and Greene Township Beaver County to United States Steel for $25 per acre, totaling a multi-region coal block fronting four miles on the Ohio River.
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Washington
Schley court of inquiry
S. C. Lemly
Admiral Dewey
Schley
Lemly
Admiral Schley
Ater
Pittsburg
Hancock county
W. Va
Greene township
Beaver county
United States Steel Corporation
Allen McDonald
Hookstown
Mill Creek
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio river
Freeport
Insurgents Rise Activity in Leyte Island
In Samar and Leyte insurgents are increasingly active. Matalon town was attacked. Inopacan telegraph lines were cut and American troops repairing them faced fire. First Lt. Robert T. Crawford and five men drowned crossing the Baboan River in Samar. London reports cabinet focus on South Africa with plans to dispatch 4,000 cavalry. public mood in London cheers for General Buller.
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Catbalogan
Samar
Leyte
Matalon
Inopacan
Robert T. Crawford
Baboan River
South Africa
London
England
Loni Roberts
Buller
Will of Mary Corrigan Includes 150000 Charity Gift
Mary Corrigan’s will filed in circuit court appoints charitable and religious groups, largely tied to the Roman Catholic Church, to receive about 150000 in gifts and bequests, shaping significant support for faith based causes.
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Chicago
Chariitable
Mary Corrigan
Execution fixed for Keiper and Rowe in Harrisburg
Governor Stone set January 16 for the execution of Watson M. Keiper and Henry Rowe the young bank robbers and killers of Halifax National Bank cashier Charles W. Ryan in Halifax.
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Keiper
Blinded by dynamite wrecks two workers at Philadelphia plant
In West Philadelphia at Belmont and City avenues a premature dynamite blast mangled two colored laborers, Baxter Paterson aged 35 and Joseph Allen age 20. The men were near the blast site as rock drills heated the charge, causing catastrophic injuries including loss of eyes and severe facial and chest trauma. The incident halted work as investigators consider overheating from drilling as a possible cause.
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Philadelphia
West Philadelphia
Belmont
City avenues
hulle
Baxter Paterson
Joseph Allen
Paterson
Allen
Death of Li Hung Chang Sparks Public Mourning In China
The article reports Li Hung Chang's death and the Chinese reaction including a quiet end, a lying in state like ceremony planned, a teakwood coffin from Canton, and interment at his birthplace in Ah-Ini province. It notes Western doctors' intervention being futile and Washington awaiting official confirmation from Pekin. Minister Wu praises Li Hung Chang as a great man who dedicated his life to reform and empire betterment.
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Cozi
iudaght
Watt
yamen
offclais
Harrow street
theen
colin
Tae querel
colin Li Hung Chang
Canton
Pekin
Ah- Ini
Washington
Wo Ting Fang
Hung Chang
Conger
state department
China
Li Hung Chang
Li Tung Chang
Defaulter Confesses in Port Huron Scandal
Port Huron, Mich. Nov 8 Charles D Thompson supreme finance keeper of the supreme tent rights of the Maccabees and a noted vessel and tug man defaulter in 57000 He was heavily bonded by National Surety Company and Fidelity and Deposit Co of Baltimore and the loss iscovered He remains at home awaiting bondings action Killed While Duck Hunting in New York
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Port Huron
Mich
Charles D. Thompson
supreme finance
supreme tent
Maccabees
Thompson
National Surety Company of
New York
Fidelity and Deposit company
Baltimore
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MARKEY’S
NORTH MARKET STREET
Stowepar
BILTMORE HOUSE
George W. Vanderbilt
igubor
Biltmore
Charles Collins
Coking
Mr. Vanderbilt
Coleman
J. M. CARRINGTON
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south Norwalk
Conn
Guy Ponbitt
Norwalk
Pimbell
Rose
Louis
Catherine
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El Paso
Tex
Secret service
Wilkie
J. M Lemon
Henry William Montgomery
Sir Henry Irving
Cook county
Dunning
Gower
Montgomery
America
Los Angeles
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Southern California fruit Exchange
congress
Chamber of Commerce
Natal
Great Britain
Leavenworth, Kas
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American Association of Manufacturers and
Vicksburg
Miss
Ed Yerger
Matt Bedford
Yerger
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Madiven parish
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Biettet Attarcoey
Honolulu
Jruter Calo
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ana averi
Queen Victoria
Festewia
Robbing & Sons
Horace, Ind
Roosevelt
White House
Western Railroaders
Denver
Denver and
Rio Grande
Pueblo
DEATIOPLY ANG CHANG
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Brakenlaagte
Transvaal
Oppprrman
Louis Botha
Kingston
Bernardt Callahan
East Kingston
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Laurel
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