London Globe and Finance Corp Falls in UK Market Crash
The London Globe and Finance Corporation Limited suspends payment as twelve firms on the Stock Exchange fail, sparking a crisis described as the blackest day since the Baring smash. Marquis of Dufferin and Ava, chairman, faces reputational harm amid family bereavements and a trek to South Africa with Lady Dufferin.
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London
London Globe and Finance Corporation, Limited
London and Globe
Stock Exchange
Ard
Hale & Pixley
Garl & Driver
Douglars Co
Cornfoot Bros
F. A. Cohen
Blackey & Buckingham
Gunn & Aubrey
Richards & Sloper
Baker & Smith
London and Globe Finance Corporation, Limited
Marquis of Dufferin and Ava
Canada
Paris
South Africa
Lady Dufferin
Frederick Temple Blackwood
Lancers
Glenfontein
Lord Dufferin
the Hart of Ava
Ladysmith
Whitaker Wright
Bartholomew & Jacks
Whitaker Wright Group of Mines
The
Baker Street
Senators Brace for Tight Pennsylvania Senatorial Fight
Telegram from Harrisburg reports a charged contest among Quay and insurgent forces with key managers and lawmakers converging. Insurgents predict enough votes to control the House while Democrats rally behind their slate. Governor Gobin hints at no tie, as hotel lobbies bustle with strategy ahead of the Sixth Page continuation.
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General Koontz
Somerset
Marshall
Town
Hoy
Brown
Clarion
Creasy
Columbia
Palm
Wilson
Crawford
Myers
Manning
Cumberland
Dixon
Elk
Smith
Greene
Mayne
Moyer
Lehigh
Cotter
McKean
Rothrock
Mifflin
Squire
Wyoming
Hayes
York
Bluml
Cameron
Young
Clinton
Senate
Gobin
Death of Samuel Mac Donald after War Department murder
Samuel Mac Donald died at Emergency Hospital from self inflicted wounds after shooting F. H. Morris, War Department auditor, and then slitting his own throat. Autopsy cites exhaustion from liver gunshot wound and peritonitis as the immediate cause. Brother William Mac Donald informed. coroner notes will.
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Washington
Samuel MacDonald
F. H. Morris
War Department
MacDonald
Morris
William MacDonald
Denver
Poison Candy Threat Fails As Family Escapes Arsenic
An unknown messenger left a candy box and note at the Gaul Street home of Miss Margaret Torpey. The candy contained arsenic and sickened five family members before they spat it out. Dr. David H. Rows examined the candy at Ross' Drug Store as police seek leads.
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Margaret Torpey
Gaul Street
Miss Margaret
Margaret
Annie Macklen
Johnnie
Ross’ Drug Store
Almond
Morris Streets
David H. Rows
Poison Candy Suspected in Arsenic Case at Mill
A forelady at Goulds Hosiery Mills found poisoned chocolates contain arsenic after testing. The candy, of cheap grade, was said to have halves joined with poison between them. Miss Torpey, 23, says enemies at work may be involved and police began investigation after authorities confirmed arsenic presence. Continued on Seventh Page.
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Thonis Alth
Giat
Miss Torpey
Gould's
Potter
Cumberland Streets
Presence of Mind Saves Five Lives in Camden Fire
Louis Falkowski of 1250 Haddon Avenue Camden used knotted bed sheets to escape with his wife and three children after an oil stove explosion trapped them on a stair. Flames spread to a neighboring house where Vincent Micholeski’s family escaped via a cellar window. his wife suffered three fractured ribs. Losses estimated at $2,000, insured.
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Louis Falkowski
Haddon Avenue
Camden
Falkowski
Vincent Micholeski
Cooper Hospital
Political reshuffle eyed in city police ranks
Johnson Roney of the Second district may transfer to the Twenty-second to fill the vacancy caused by Lieut Harry Wolf resignation. The Ashbridge Durham machine aims to move trusted men into key posts, with McNulty likely to take the Second district and Magee favored for the Thirty-first. Other changes across districts are planned to purge outsiders.
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Johnson Roney
Ashbridge- Durham
Harry Wolf
Roney
Burke
Sergeant McNulty
Magee
Ashbridge-Durham
Better Promises Were Made Before Election
Special Telegram reports wage disputes across the United States. At Sharon Pennsylvania the National Steel Company proposed a ten percent wage cut to 1901 scale, keeping Sharon workers on 1899 wages and prompting possible strikes. In Worcester Massachusetts a Quinsigamond works notice announced a 74 percent reduction, offsetting last Januarys increase.
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Sharon
National Steel Company
Sharon Works
Tue
Worcester
Mass
Quinsigamond Works
American Steel and Wire Works
John C. Sims Shows Signs of Improvement After Heart Trouble
John C. Sims, hospitalized in critical condition after a recent heart attack, was reported to have rallied slightly last night. Dr. White expressed cautious hope as Sims’s condition improved though he remained no longer out of danger.
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John C. Sims
University Hospital
Usher Attacks Pettigrew Sun in Kansas City Theatre
Frank Walden Pettigrew son of Senator Pettigrew was assaulted by an usher after lighting a cigarette in the lobby. He sustained a fractured right cheekbone a dislocated jaw and serious injuries requiring hospital treatment and an operation. Pettigrew served in the Boer army and works for the U S Government Survey heading to Arizona.
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Kansas City
Frank Walden Pettigrew
Pettigrew
South Dakota
Young Pettigrew
South Africa
United States Government Survey
Arveying Corps
Arizona
Preferred Jail to Husband in Wilkes-Barre Split
Scranton dispatch says Mrs Olena Bullock aged about 18 months and her husband Eloped with Edward Fritz. After being traced to Wilkes Barre they were brought back for a hearing. Fritz is held on $1000 bail and Mrs Bullock says she would rather go to jail than return to her husband.
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Scranton
Olena Bullock
Hubby
Storm Capsizes Vessels as Pensacola Floods
A wind and rain storm hit Pensacola late last night flooding several streets. The steel bark Kiandra capsized in the bay while the Klondike and a small schooner foundered. A man and his two sons spent the night in the schooner’s rigging and were rescued at daylight, half frozen.
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Pensacola
Fla
Kiandra
Tng Klondike
Anl
Steamer Brooklyn City Reports Distress Signal
The Bristol City Line steamer Brooklyn City reports sighting a distressed ballast vessel on December 16 in latitude 50.33 N and longitude 26.30 W. A loaded steamer with buff funnel and two white bands towed the wrecked ship, which had lost its propeller and tail shaft, in a strong southwest gale with heavy seas and mist. The Brooklyn City attempted to identify the vessels but received no reply and continued on its voyage.
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New York
Bristol City Line
Brooklyn City
King
Bristol
Swansea
Brooklyn
Tme
Man Dies After Lifting Machine Attempt Breaks Record
Special Telegram to Tar Traps Erie Pa December 20 Clinton Stafford attempted to lift a heavy machine in a South Erie restaurant to beat a 1300 pound record. He reached 1120 pounds before collapsing with a back injury. He was taken home and died the following morning.
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Erie
Clinton Stafford
South Erie
Clint
Steamer Tilamook Believed Lost in Alaska News
Bertha and Dolphin arrived from southwestern Alaska bearing word that the United States mail steamer Tilamook of San Francisco is likely lost after a long delay from Dutch Harbor. City of Topeka, which wrecked on Sullivan Island, may be floated and saved. Captain Abercrombie and crew work on a 600 foot Lowe River bridge for the trans Arctic military road.
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Seattle
Bertha
Dolphin
Alaska
United States Mail
Tilamook
San Francisco
Dutch Harbor
City of
Topeka
Sullivan Island
Lynn Canal
Abercrombie
Port Valdez
Yukon
Lowe River
Victims of Playfulness Die After Hackensack Bonfire Incident
New York reports Mamie Nobile died after being pushed into a bonfire at Hackensack New Jersey. Rosie Choloversky died the day before. Police arrested 10 year old John Eckert and 9 year old Frank Weasell.
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New York
Mamie Nobile
Hackensack
N. J
Rosie Choloversky
John Eckert
Frank Weasell
Miles Hunt with Dr Daly Departs for Tent River Trip
Lieutenant General Miles and Dr Daly of Washington depart Raleigh for a hunting expedition along the Tent River today. The party plans extended time in the field with possible return details not specified in the dispatch.
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Dr. Daly
Tent River
Raleigh
N. C
Miles
Washington
Day
National Woman Cordially Considered for DAR President
At a Washington DAR meeting resolutions favor selecting a national woman for DAR president general. The committee asked Cornelia Cole Fairbanks, wife of Senator Fairbanks of Indiana, and she consented to allow her name to be used as a candidate.
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Cornelia C. Fairbanks
Daughters of American Revolution
Washington
Daughters of the American Revolution
National Society of Theaughters of the American Revolution
Cornelia Cole Fairbanks
Senator Fairbanks
Indiana
Fairbanks
Unusual motive cited in man’s suicide
Fritz Brunke aged 51 took poison after declaring a creed that man outlives usefulness at 50 and should end his life if he survives the allotted term. He was cheerful before drinking poison, as reported in New York on December 29.
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New York
Fritz Brunke
Poleon
Pocketbook Snatcher Arrested After Near Miss
Frank Smith, alleged pocketbook snatcher, would have won $100 by grabbing Mrs. Shoemaker’s bag ten minutes earlier yesterday afternoon. He secured only $2.50 and was arrested by Policeman Black of the Seventeenth district. Detained at City Hall, he faces a hearing before Magistrate Cunningham this morning.
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Frank Smith
Rail Line absorbed. George C. Smith named general manager
Southern Railway absorbs Louisville and St. Louis Air Line and appoints George C. Smith general manager. Fire endangers Marshall Field Co store in Chicago as unrest erupts in Cleveland. Martin Terpel tallies stabbing his wife Caroline, then shoots himself. Jewelry worth over 4000 dollars stolen from three San Francisco homes. three suspects held. American Shipmasters Association formed in San Francisco with branches planned at San Pedro Seattle and New York. Dr. R V K Montfort retires after forty years as superintendent of public schools in New York City.
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The
Southern Railway
Louisville and St. Louis Air Line
George C. Smith
Marshallete Co
Chicago
Cleveland
Martin Terpel Tally
Caroline
American Shipmasters’ Association
San Francisco
San Pedro
Seattle
New York
R. V. K. Montfort
Newne
Weather forecast for eastern states turns cooler Monday
The United States Weather Bureau reports Sunday and Monday will be generally fair for Eastern Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland and the District of Columbia with colder Monday and fresh winds. Eastern New York and New Jersey see similar fair weather with brisk westerlies, while Western Pennsylvania and Western New York expect fair but much colder conditions with possible lake snow flurries and strong west to northwest winds.
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Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
District of Columbia
New York
New Jersey
City News Notes from Philadelphia Skating, Crime and Trials
City reports skating on Centennial Lake in Fairmount Park with clear ice and crowds. Brazen thefts, arrests for liquor sales without license, a stabbing on League Island, and an arm crushed at Cramps shipyard. Court bail for Frankford man in $600. ash cart driver jailed for fatality. Bankruptcy petitions in 1900 total over 450 across eastern district.
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John Smothers
Harry Yusum
Christian Street
Fourth
Christian Streets
Toughill
United States District Court
District
Philadelphia
Washington Notes and Diplomatic Moves in Early January
Secretary Long plans return to Washington for New Year duties while the Postmaster General declines Illinois postmasters association invite. Lord Pauncefote met the Second Assistant Postmaster General on a parcels post accord with Britain. Captain Green of the New Orleans, in Chefoo, China, is retired after forty years. Captain C. S Sperry to command the New Orleans. The United States was invited by the German ambassador to Berlin’s international expo on fre- eras and tire-saving measures next summer.
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Long
Newland
Washington
Illinois Postmasters’ Association
Springfield
Lord Pauncefote
Assistan
Great Britain
Green
New Orleans
Chefoo
China
C. S Sperry
Oae
Berlin
Brenner Charged With Embezzling at St Louis Brewing
Charles J Brenner a bookkeeper and clerk at a St Louis Brewing Company branch was charged in a warrant with embezzling 8000 dollars over the past three or four years authorities say he served the company for nearly ten years and held a trusted position in the firm
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St. Louis
Charles J. Brenner
St. Louis Brewing Company
Brenner
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J. W. Klauder
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Harry Brady
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Ri Avenue
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Wo Street
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Richmond
Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania
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