Tragedy on Wabash: Immigrant Trains Crash Near Adrian
Detroit reports a catastrophic Wabash derailment near Adrian, November 29, as two immigrant trains collide at full speed and burst into flames. Early counts suggest up to 100 dead and 80 injured, with survivors disputing official tallies. The east-bound continental limited and the west-bound immigrant train were said to have failed to wait for No 13, amid conflicting witness accounts.
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Seneca
Adrian
Continental Limited
Trains Clash On Straightaway Near Seneca Wreck
Engineer Strong of train No 4 failed to stop at Seneca, causing a collision with train No 13. Both crews misread headlight signals on a straight track at high speed. Strong says orders told him to pass at Seneca. superintendent Burn cites lost orders as cause. Bashaw Wa bash loss about $45000.
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Seneca
Detroit
Creek
Sand Creek
Sayn Strong
Burn
Engineer Strong
Clerly
Burns
Chinese Minister Criticizes Exclusion Act in Washington
Wu Tingfang, Chinese minister, delivered an address on the Chinese exclusion act at the stairway leading to the president's office. He severely criticized the exclusion of his people from the United States, urging fair treatment and an end to discrimination.
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Washington
Wu Tingfang
Roosevelt
Storm-Damage tops $1,000,000 in New Jersey wrecks
A severe Atlantic coast storm wrecked Long Branch and nearby areas with property losses above one million dollars. Five men drowned after a barge accident as the tempest battered the coast.
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New York
Atlantic
Long Branch
Consul General Warns 500,000 Starve in Yangtze Valley
Washington reports from John Goodson, consul general at Shanghai, that over 500,000 people in the Yangtse valley will starve this winter without outside relief. He cites severe shortages and asks aid agencies to act promptly to prevent famine.
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Washington
John Goodson
Shanghai
State Department
Yangtse Valley
Wife Murderer Sentenced in Sioux City Case
Ben Mc Knight was convicted of murdering his wife by beating her to death in Sioux City Iowa. He was denied a new trial and sentenced to 25 years in prison.
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Sioux City
Ben McKnight
Nation Divorced in Medicine Lodge Drama
Nation of Medicine Lodge Kansas has been granted a divorce from his wife Carvie Nation. The report refers to her as the joint smasher in a concise local legal action dated November 28. The short notice confirms a finalized separation between the couple.
Battleship Missouri to be Launched at Newport News
Washington announces the battleship Missouri will be launched at Newport News on Saturday December 26. The event marks a key milestone in naval program amid wartime production.
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Washington
Missouri
Newport News
Postal revenues make free delivery self sustaining says Johnson
Washington reports First Assistant Postmaster General W M Johnson states that rising postal revenues have made free delivery self sustaining. He notes $74 295 391 from free delivery cities, $16 063 252 from presidential post offices, and $15 913 619 from fourth class offices. Rural free delivery expands revenue as rural routes reach the country. 8 600 routes will be in operation by year end with 4 000 000 people to enjoy free delivery.
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Washington
W. M. Johnson
United States
Johnson
Twenty Seven Die In Detroit Boiler Explosion
A boiler blast at the Penberthy Injector plant in Detroit killed twenty seven workers and injured twenty four others. The rear brick building collapsed, spreading debris across Abbott Street and Brooklyn Avenue, while the cause remained undetermined despite recent boiler inspections.
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Dett
Detroit
Mich
Penbershy
Abbott Street
Brooklyn Avenue
Woman overboard and drowned from Belgent near Nantucket
Captain Till reports Mrs. N. McNeal wife of Dr. McNeal of Ann Arbor Mich was washed overboard and drowned when a heavy sea swept the Belgent past Nantucket Light. The couple had stood on deck moments before the wave carried her away. Her body was not recovered. Also word Judge Taft will return to the United States for an indefinite stay due to health after recent surgery.
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Philadelphia
Till
Elgenland
Liverpool
Nantucket
Nt. McNeal
Taft
Incinnati
William H. Taft
Philippines
Wreck Crew Members' Bodies Believed Buried Near Keweenaw Point
Fishermen from Manitou Island report that several crew members of the wrecked Hudson are buried in sands along Keweenaw Point from Rete de Gris to Manitou Island. The decomposed bodies cannot be identified.
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Houghton, Mich
Manitou Island
Amer Hudson
Keweenaw Point
Rete de Gris
George M. Pullman Dies at 26 in San Mateo
George M. Pullman son of the late car builder died at his country home in San Mateo Thursday morning after several weeks illness with pneumonia aged 26 The death comes after a period when his condition was not thought serious until late Tuesday
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San Francisco
George M. Pullman
San Mateo
Galway MP cautioned over treason trial in Britain
Col Arthur Lynch newly elected member of parliament for Galway has learned that if he travels to England he will be tried forthwith for treason, a warning noted in Given Warning London Navy.
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London
Navy
Arthur Lynch
Galway
England
Venerable Lovers Wed at Quincy in Their Nineties
In Quincy on November 26 Rev. Dudley B. Eells, 75, retired Christian church pastor of Newton, married Mrs. Sarah J. Tilton, 62, of Payson. The ceremony joins two aged partners in a modest nuptial event.
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Quincy
Dudley B. Eells
The
Christian Church
Newton
Sarah J. Tilton
Payson
Secretarial report on army work and Cuba policy
Washington November 27 Secretary of War Elihu Root reviews the past year's army work with attention to Cuba and home rule prospects for the island. He urges a trained civilian officers corps for a volunteer force and calls for a strengthened militia, better organized National Guard, and clearer wartime duties. The report notes Philippines operations, brigandage near, and casualties.
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Washington
Elihu Root
Cuba
Cheel
Philippines
Porto Rico
Congress
Maj
National Guard
Secretary Root Urges Cuba Treaty and Reciprocity
Secretary Root endorses the Cuban military government’s use of the constitution as a workable basis for forming a new government and transfer of island control. He urges a reciprocal treaty with free Cuba, arguing that once Cubans accept U S conditions they should be treated as friends and that commercial reciprocity will benefit the United States.
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Cuba
Root
United States
Uncle Sam
Bodies Found From West Virginia Mine Disaster
Timefield West Virginia November reports the bodies of eight miners from Pocahontas Collieries found after they entered the mine Friday morning. Victims named include A. S. Turst chief inspector Bob Odham sub inspector Frazier Go Bell mining engineer Walter OMalley Joseph Cardwell superintendent of Shamokin Coal and Coke R E St C state mine inspector Prince Maurice St Clair sub inspector.
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Princ Maurice St. Clair
Canvassers Verify Gov Election Vote Totals
In Trenton on November 27 the state board of canvassers reviewed the governor race results finding Franklin Murphy Republican with 188,814 votes and James H. Seymour Democrat with 166,681.
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Trenton
N. d
State Board of
Franklin Murphy
James TI. Seymour
Fate into Washington reports on Miss Stone death claim
Secretary Tay of the State Department received a dispatch from Constantinople stating the American missionary Miss Stone is dead after being held by Bulgarian brigands. The report is discredited by officials and no confirmation has been issued.
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Washington
Nov
Tay H
Constantinople
Miss Stone
Hammond Packing Plant Move Promised to Union Yards
The G. L Hammond company packing plant will be removed from Hammond Indiana to the Union stock yards where between 1.5 and 2 million dollars will be spent to construct new buildings and facilities.
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Ween Hamm
Chicago
G. LU. Hammond Company
Hammond
Ind
Union Stock Yards
Marines Land in Panama Take Rail Route
United States marines from the battleship Iowa landed at Colon Panamanian isthmus and seized the Isthmian railroad. An armored train supported the operation as they cleared the line.
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Panama
United States
Iowa
Two Boys Drowned Skating on Wisconsin River
Milwaukee dispatch reports two young boys named Douglas and Mattison drowned at Wonewee while skating on the Wisconsin River. The Madison special details the accident and location.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Madison
Douglas and
Mattison
Wonewee
Wisconsin River
Four Miller Sisters Die in Pittsburg Kerosene Fire
Four Miller sisters were burned to death in Pittsburg on November 26 after an attempt to start a fire with kerosene. Local authorities investigated the blaze and ruled it an accidental ignition. The victims were identified as generations of the Miller family, with neighbors recalling the household as quiet and close-knit.
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Pittsburg
Miller
Life Saving Service Year Report From 1901
Washington reports the life saving service notes 1901 disasters with 17 deaths among 2,848 aboard documented vessels and 927 aboard undocumented small craft. Total losses reach 43 ships, cargoes valued at over $7.0 million, with services saving $6.4 million in value and maintenance costs at $1.64 million.
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Washington
Life Saving Service
Assault and Capture on Bohol Fort by U S Infantry
Manila reports Capt Edward P Lawtons Nineteenth Infantry unit attacked and seized an insurgent fort on Bohol Island south of Cebu. The fort sat amid a sheer precipice with a guarded entry. After a hard climb through brush, Lawtons force breached the position and routed the defenders.
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Manila
Edward P. Lawton
Nineteenth Infantry
Bohol
Cebu
Vizayan
Lawt Mahon
McMahon
Philippines
Growth of Agriculture Report Shows Exports Surging
The secretary of agriculture James Wilson releases the fifth annual report noting exports surpassing 250 million dollars and a broad expansion of the weather bureau forecast network. It highlights cattle sheep and horse exports, quarantine practices, and the rising role of experiment stations and forestry work amid sustained science based agricultural development.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
James Wilson
Weather Bureau
British Isles
Europe
Azores
Nassau
Bermuda
Turks’ Island
Boston
New Orleans
Denmark
Postal Revenues And Reforms Proposed
Washington November 26 Third Assistant Postmaster General Edwin C Madden in his annual report recommends consolidating third and fourth class mail matter raising the indemnity limit for lost registered mail from ten to one hundred dollars and making postal employees liable for the value of registered matter lost due to carelessness The total postal revenues for the year from all sources were one hundred eleven million six hundred fifty one thousand nine hundred thirty seven dollars exceeding expenditures by eight million nine hundred twenty seven thousand seven hundred twenty seven dollars excluding subsidized rail transport costs Madden notes continued growth of second class mail could erode revenue from other classes over time and pose a long term challenge to postal finances
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Washington
Third Asiat
Edwin C. Madden
Madden
Family Tragedy in Unionville Morgan County
On Sunday evening in Unionville Morgan County Robert Wilking shot and mortally wounded Jacob Stokes and his wife while Stokes and his wife stood on the veranda. A son of Stokes then shot Wilking in the neck, severing his head. No arrest.
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Marietta
Unionville
Morgan County
Robert Wil
Tia Crosse on river lights and accident blame
Fragmentary report notes Tia Crosse and officials contesting responsibility for river lights along the Mississippi. It states lights are out and questions government role in a recent accident.
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Tia Crosse
Liberals Surrender Colon After Conference on Marietta
In Colon Colombia on November 20 liberals agreed to surrender the city to government forces following a conference aboard the US gunboat Marietta.
McKinley Estate Appraised at 200000 in Canton Ohio
Appraisers fixed the value of the McKinley Estate at 200000 dollars in Canton Ohio with an annual widow’s allowance of 8000 dollars. The ruling references President McKinley’s estate planning and set figures for value and support.
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McKinley
Canton
Navy
Coal price rise agreed by mine operators
In Chicago at the Auditorium, mine operators from Ohio West Virginia and Pennsylvania met and agreed to raise the price of soft coal by 25 cents per ton, a 4 cent increase in the base rate.
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Chicago
Ohio
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Wood buys San Juan battlefield for park
Gen. Wood purchased for the government the principal portion of the San Juan battlefield at Santiago de Cuba. The 200 acre tract includes San Juan Hill and Bloody Bend, costing 15000 dollars. It will be a United States reservation with plans to lay out a park on the historic site.
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Santiago de Cuba
Gen. Wood
San Juan Battlefield
San Juan Hill
Bloody Bend
Alaska Wants Land Laws and Delegate in Congress
Washington on November 29 reports that Alaska seeks extension of federal land laws, land survey for immediate settlement, and a congressional delegate without territorial organization. Governor Brady’s annual report outlines these recommendations.
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Washington
Alaska
Brady
Congress
McGovern Knocked Out By Young Corbett In Denver Fight
Hartfort, Conn. November 29 Terry McGovern of Brooklyn was knocked out in the second round of a featherweight championship bout by Young Corbett of Denver.
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Hartford
Conn
Terry McGovern
Brooklyn
Young Corbett
Denver
Louisville treasurer Kills Himself Over 50,000 Shortage
Louisville official and clubman, a retiring city treasurer, died by his own hand after facing a 50 000 shortage charged to his accounts. The death closes a chapter for a social figure who was widely popular in civic circles.
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Louisville, Ky
Young
Revenue Receipts in October Decline from Last Year
Washington reports internal revenue receipts from all sources totaled 24,359,907 dollars in October, down 3,104,672 dollars versus October of the previous year.
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Washington
Wabash disaster toll exceeds 70 lives lost near Seneca
Detroit and Adrian reports detail the Wabash wreck of train No 13 near Seneca on Wednesday night. Deputy customs collector Moran estimates at least 75 deaths, with 110 Italians aboard, many roasted in two cars, plus eight other bodies later recovered. Superintendent Burns disputes the higher figure while awaiting an official list. An Adrian coroner's inquest begins as funeral notes, passenger lists, and identified bodies emerge.
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Detroit
Mich
Thomas E. Moran
Wabash
Seneca
Detroit River
Canada
Great Western
Moran
Burns
Dion
St. Louis
Peru
Ind
Adrian
Wabash Railroad
Winston
New York
G. J. Martin
Montpelier
Strong
Synd Creek
Tony
Martin
Sand Creek
Sencei
Vrew
Wabi
Sencea
Hamilton
Tie
Amalgamated Association rejects three year scale plan
Pitsburg Pennsylvania November 30 1901 sublodges of the Amalgamated Association vote against extending the current scale over three years. The existing scale ends June 30, 1902. Workers are said to be satisfied with current terms but prefer reopening the classification of mills as union or nonunion next summer for potential benefits.
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Pitsburg
Amalgamated Association
Child dies after accidental gun discharge in home
A 40 year old brother found an old revolver while away from home when it fired. The ball struck the base of a child’s skull and the child died within minutes. Authorities investigated the accident and urged safe firearm storage.
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William
steatNer
Sad Birthday in London Reflects Turkish Humiliation
Constantinople Times correspondent reports Sultan celebrated his birthday with a heavy heart. He laments Turkey’s humiliation by France, conveyed to his friends via cables from London.
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London
Constantinople
Times
Turkey
France
Arms Are Laid Dewy Terms of the Agreement
The conference aboard the US gunboat Marietta led to a surrender agreement between liberal and conservative factions in Colon. Liberal soldiers and arms will be handed over to Col Gen Alban with life and liberty guaranteed for those who fought against the conservative government. Over 200 liberals entered Colon with Alban as fighting casualties mounted on both sides.
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Colon
United States
Marietta
Tribune
Suchet
McCrea
Machias
Perry
Iowa
Capt. Perry
Alban
Colombia
Color
Panama
Senor de la Rosa
Domingo Diaz
de la Rosa
Department
Washington
Terran
Verran
A F Han
Missing Montague cashier leaves deeds and note
Henry J. Terwilliger, cashier of the Montague bank, is missing from Montague Michigan. He sent two deeds to trustee William S. Nufer and C. E. Streng and left a statement claiming the bank’s assets exceed liabilities by 15000 dollars. A note to his wife says he will wander the earth and never return. Authorities suspect mental strain from long business focus.
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Montague, Mich
Henry J. Terwilliger
Montague Bank
Montague
William S. Nufer
Whitehall
Fridday
Islanders may seek annexation after Cuban imports duty talk
Members of Congress indicate no legislation likely to reduce duties on imports from Cuba in the coming session despite endorsements by the president and secretary of war. The talk hints that islanders may be driven to seek annexation.
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Washington
Aeal
Congress
Cuba
American Baseball association completes organization
Organisation Completed Chicago November 30 The American Baseball association has completed its organization with clubs at Indianapolis Milwaukee St Paul Columbus 10 leho Minneapolis Omaha and Kansas City.
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American Baseball Association
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Columbus
Leho
Minneapolis
Omaha
Kansas City
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