Death in Telluride Bullion mine disaster claims 25 lives
Fire in the Smuggler Union Bullion tunnel at the Smuggler Union mine in Telluride Colorado leads to 25 confirmed deaths after days of rescue attempts. Seventy five workers were underground when the blaze began. 25 bodies recovered. mine to close about twenty days for repairs.
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Col
Bullion
Union Mining Co
Pandora
Denver
Cal
Union
John Nevala
TeHuride
Abducted Miss Stone Negotiations With Constantinople
Sofia reports US diplomat Mr. Dickinson heads to Constantinople to press for swift release of Miss Stone. He aims to secure ransom payment in Turkish gold as captors demand by January 1, while Stone and companion captives are moved near the frontier and suffered exposure crossing the Struma river.
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Dickinson
United States
Constantinople
Spencer Eddy
Legation
Miss Stone
Thbnitza
Pubnitza
Struma
London
Prigands
Daily Telegraph
Irish patriot Martin Hogan near death in Chicago hospital
Martin Hogan, one of seven men convicted with John Hoyle O'Reilly in 1866 of treason against the British government, is dying at the county hospital. Hogan was rescued from Van Dieman's Land, Australia, after a ship voyage intended for that purpose, and his sentence was reduced from execution to life imprisonment and later to 20 years of penal servitude. He and O'Reilly were banished to the English penal colony in Western Australia in 1867.
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Chicago
Martin Hogan
van Dieman’s Land
Australia
He I
John Hoyle O'Reilly
Treasor
O'Reilly
Pen
Melrose
Glastonbury
Louvre
Luxembourg
Europe
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Prescott
Irving
Emerson
Story
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Kent
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Hodge
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Sprague
Longfellow
Bryant
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West
Cole
Inman
Kensett
Edward Eggleston
Will Carleton
Mark Twain
John Kendrick Bangs
Marion Harland
Margaret
Sangster
Stockton
Churchill
Hopkinson Smith
Irving Bachellor
Julia Ward Howe
Amelia Barr
Brander Matthews
Thomas Nelson Page
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
William Dean Howells
Alexandria
Congress
Seaboard
Cincinnati
Grandrand
Aksgiving
Low Wins Manhattan Mayor Race Over Shepard
Mayor-elect Low secured a 5,667 vote majority over Tammany candidate Edward M. Shepard in Manhattan and the old Bronx.
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Low
Manhattan
New York
Tammany
Edward M. Shepard
Bronx
Count Von Hatefeidt Dies in Berlin
Count Von Hatz feidt, former German ambassador to London, died Friday morning in Berlin. He resigned the ambassadorship on October 16. He was born in 1831.
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Count von Hatefeidt
Berlin
Count von Hatzfeidt
London
Count
Christmas Presents Restricted in War Order
Washington November 21 the secretary of war directs that the order granting free admission of Christmas presents to the Philippines and Cuba extends only to officers and men and civilian employees of the army and navy, not to civilian employees of the civil government.
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Washington
Secretary of War
Philippines
Cuba
Army
Land deal closes in Logan County
Roanoke Virginia reports a land transaction in Logan County closed on Wednesday. The details of the deal are not fully disclosed in the fragment.
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Roanoke
Norv
Logan County
Vast Dawson Conspiracy Aimed to Seize Yukon Land and Loot Mines
Seattle report relayed from Victoria describes an organized conspiracy to seize Dawson, seize Northwest Mounted Police barracks, loot the banks, and pillage northern gold town properties. The plan involved secret society orders including the Order of the Midnight Sun formed in Dawson with several hundred members. The Yukon secret service uncovered the scheme before it could succeed.
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Northwest Mounted Police
James Seely
Secret Service
Yukon
Skagway
Seattle
United States
Order of the Midnight Sun
The
Ynion
Insurgent Leader Caballos Commands Armed Force in Luzon
Gen Chaffee reports Caballos commands 390 fully armed insurgents in Lacuna province Luzon including American Negroes. An officer captured bears papers dated Mauban Lagnina Neverber Ys and says Caballos has Lied men with him and planned to attack Mat han, explaining telegraph line cuts near Mauban and removed supporting poles.
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Chaffee
Caballes
Lacuna Province
Luzon
Mauban
Lagnina
Neverber Ys
Caballos
Matehan
Pillory System Revived At Illinois Reformatory
Chicago reports a 19 year old boy at Pontiac State Reformatory subjected to a revival of the pillory punishment. Cipas Miller, aged 10 may be misread. he claims 24 hours standing with a 14 minute bread and water break at noon. Superintendent Mallory corroborates. Miller was punished for whispering in school.
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Illinois State Reformatory
Chicago
Wisher Fallows
Pontiac (Sh
Cipas. Miller
Mallory
Reformatory
Miller
City of St. Louis Sued Over Smoking Nuisance
St. Louis sues the city and smoke inspector Jones in mandamus to abate a smoke nuisance. Lead tenor Ferdinando Ayer of the Southwell Opera Co unable to sing due to throat irritation from city smoke during the opening of La Gioconda. Proceedings demand immediate abatement.
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City of
St. Louis
Ferdinando Ayerdamn
Southwell Opera Co
St. Lewis
Larceny of Diamond Rings Arrests Man in St Louis
Percy W. Vance, 19, formerly employed at a Chicago department store, was arrested in St. Louis on a Chicago indictment for larceny of 40 diamond rings valued at $2300. He allegedly spent the proceeds in gambling after selling the jewels.
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Percy W. Vance
Chicago
St. Louis
Vance Sara
Nome Steamships Fined For Customs Violations
Seattle November 23 The treasury department fined the owners of three Nome steamships the Roanoke Portland and Valencia a total of 24660 dollars for carrying passengers from the north in excess of the license limit.
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Wash
Treasury Departments
Nome
Roanoke
Portland
Valencia
Declaration of Independence fades from original copy
In Washington on November 23, reports state the writing and signatures on the original Declaration have faded entirely though the document is kept in a hermetically sealed glass case.
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Washington
Barber Union Bans Shaving Any Customer Known by Member
Conneaut Ohio barbers form a union and agree not to shave any customer known to a member this winter. The move signals a new era of union influence over local shop services in Carnegie.
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Conneaut
Conneaut Barbers
Carnegie
Eight Mining Men Die In West Virginia Mine Disaster
Bluefield West Virginia November 25. Eight miners died after entering the Pocahontas Collieries west mine Friday at 11 am. Rescue parties failed to reach them due to white damp. Bodies found near the Baby mine passages or back in the mine show signs of a struggle. The fire at Baby mine continues burning and flooding is seen as the only likely extinguishing method.
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Bluefield
W. Va
West Mine
Pocahontas Collieries Co
Tub River
Fay
A. &. Hurst
Bob Odhanm
Franzier C. Belt
Walter O’maley
Joseph Cardwell
Shamokin Coal and Coke Go
RB. E. St. Clair
Stace
Price
Maurice St. Clair
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OeMalev
Hurst
Ben
Odhem
Baby Mine
Pocahontas
Ex-President Cleveland Shows Improvement After Cold
In Princeton New Jersey on November 25 ex President Cleveland, suffering from a cold, is reported by his physician Dr Wikoff to be getting along nicely and entirely out of danger after a restful night and a comfortable day. Mrs Cleveland adds that he is improved and expected to be fully recovered in a few days though still in bed resting quietly and occasionally distressed by a coughing spells due to the cold breaking up.
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Princeton
N. J
Cleveland
Wikoff
Kansas Education Chief Probes Absence Rate in State
Topeka Kansas November 26 Frank Nelson superintendent of public instruction completes an inquiry into the Kansas educational system. The study shows that 12001 of 466200 school age children do not attend school despite a compulsory education law.
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Topeka
Kan
Frank Nelson
Kansas
Chile builds first iron steamer at Valparaiso
In Valparaiso on Sunday the first iron steamer built in Chile was launched to great success. President Jerman Riesco and federal authorities attended the ceremony with a large crowd. The entire ship, from keel to track, was constructed in the country.
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Santiago de Chile
Chile
Valparaiso
Senor Jerman Riesco
Turkey's Arrogant Circular Note to Powers
Vienna reports state that Turkey sent an arrogant circular note protesting foreign interference and asking about Crete intentions. In Madrid church fires: several provincial churches burned by incendiaries with police yet to find suspects.
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Vienna
eThe Vienna
Crete
Madrid
Nev
Severe gale wrecks ships and property along East Coast
A northeast gale raged for hours causing extensive damage from Staten Island to Long Island and New Jersey. Docks, small boats, and rails were damaged. the United States hotel at Long Branch was wrecked. Asbury Park suffered roof loss and flooded streets as waves breached Ocean Avenue and Wesley Lake.
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New York
Staten Island
United States
Long Branch
Long Island
Astoria
Long Island City
Greenport
Asbury Park
New Jersey
Ocean Avenue
Wesley Lake
Ashbury Park
Metropolitan Hotel
Hotel Strand
Unusual death by own action of Judge M A Rogers
News from Steamboat Springs Colorado reports the death of former Colorado Supreme Court judge M A Rogers by his own action. He laid a dynamite stick beneath him lit a cigar and ignited the fuse causing an explosion. The death occurred near Bear River within the town limits. No motive is known.
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Denver
Col
M. A. Rogers
Supreme Court of Colorado
Steamboat Springs
Rogers
Bear River
Judge Rogers
Unknown Black man killed by mob in Anderson County
In Anderson County a mob captured a Black man after he attacked Mrs. Perry Craft, seriously injuring her. He died before or during pursuit by hundreds with bloodhounds. Details of the death are not provided. News from Columbia dated November 25 reports the fatal mob incident.
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Columbia
S. C
Sera
Anderson County
Perry Craft
Griscom Receives Private Audience With the Sultan
Lloyd Griscom newly appointed minister to Persia and Mrs. Griscom stay with Spencer Eddy in Constantinople. The palace denied a decoration claim while the Sultan granted a private audience and presented a valuable souvenir. Griscom to depart for Teheran Monday.
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Lloyd Griscom
Constantinople
Persia
Griscom
Spencer Eddy
United States
Legation
Canian
Insurgent Fort Captured on Bohol Island
Capt Edward P Lawton's company of the 19th Infantry seized an insurgent fort on Bohol south of Cebu after Sergt McMahon led a three hour rear assault up a cliff. Cannons taken or buried, insurgents suffered heavy losses as Lawton commended McMahon and List. The steamer Alerta with 200 passengers, including discharged American soldiers, is believed lost. Gen Chaffee orders native oath records. Philippine Constabulary proves valuable to authorities.
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Manila
Edward P. Lawton
19Th Infantry
Bohol
Cebu
Vizayan
Lawton
Sergt. McMahon
Sergis
List
McMahon
Alerta
Olongapo
Subig Bay
Chaffee
United States
Philippine Constabulary
A Song of Thanks and National congratulation
A Thanksgiving sermon by Dr Tal Mange reflects on the past year’s achievements and peaceful victories. The discourse notes marvelous changes and celebrates progress in national efforts.
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Dr. Talmange
Thanksgiving oration on plow hammer and pen gains
In New York on Thanksgiving week a speaker extols progress from agriculture to industry. He lauds the plow hammer and pen as national triumphs, praising farmers mechanics and authors, urging gratitude, education, and moral reform while warning against waste and greed.
Isidor Rayner Refuses Fee for Schley Inquiry
Baltimore November 25 report that Isidor Rayner chief counsel for Admiral Schley in the court of inquiry declined any fee. A mutual friend says the admiral sent Rayner a valuable cold watch and presented Mrs. Rayner with a magnificent breech of diamonds and pearls.
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Isidor Rayner
Court of Inquiry
Baltimore
Adm. W. S. Schley
Rayner
Gov Wood Buys San Juan Battlefield for National Park
During a visit to Santiago de Cuba Gen Wood purchased the principal portion of the San Juan battlefield for the government. The 200 acre tract includes San Juan Hill and Bloody Bend site of the blockhouse. It will be a United States reservation with plans for a park on the old site.
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Santiago de Cuba
Gen. Wood
San Juan Battlefield
San Juan Hill
Blockhouse
Bloody Bend
United States
Baulefeld
Stagg loses promising freshman in practice injury
In Chicago a scrimmage at Marshall Field injures Clark Johnson, a freshman substitute, breaking his left leg above the ankle. The piece notes he returned to work. In New York a Harlem River yards strike ends as workers return to work on Tuesday after a Sunday walkout.
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Chicago
Marshall Field
Stagg
Clark Johnson
New York
Harlem River
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Heavy snowstorm hits Oakland and Terra Alta on Allegheny summit
A major snowstorm has blanketed Oakland and Terra Alta in West Virginia since Saturday. Snow depth reached 26 inches by Sunday morning, accompanied by strong winds.
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Cumberland
Oakland
Terra Alta
W. Va
Allegheny Mountains
Westville Farmers Join Zion City Colony in Wisconsin
A party of Westville Indiana farmers joined the Zion City settlement in Kenosha Wisconsin after selling all their possessions to move to Elijah H. Dowie’s community.
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Kenosha
Wis
Zion City
Westville
Ind
Elijah IT
Rescue of Flatbeck Crew After Shoreing at Monmouth Beach
The crew of the ship Flatbeck, ashore near Monmouth Beach after Saturday night, was rescued by the life savers using the breeches buoy. Sailors were brought ashore safely.
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New York
Flatbeck
Monmouth
Pittsburg Gang Named in Systematic Robbery Probe
George Lane and his family including his wife a 14 year old daughter and an 18 year old adopted son were arrested in Pittsburg Kansas for leading a gang accused of systematically robbing local merchants over the past year.
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Pittsburg
Kan
George Lane
Separate Schools Amendment Adopted in Virginia Convention
In the constitutional convention of Richmond Virginia on November 25 an amendment was adopted requiring compulsory education for children between 4 and 16 years old until excused by local school authorities.
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Richmond
Mississippi Bridge Chronicle Snippet
Nov 23 Chicago reports a de- fragment of the Mississippi Bridge story with local archival tones noting the ongoing construction and related civic interests. The readable text hints at delays or determinations affecting public works progress.
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Chicago
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