List of major disasters with deaths by date and place
A compiled roll of fatal and injurious incidents across 1900 era sites. Entries specify location dates and casualty counts including mines explosions shipwrecks train wrecks factory accidents and building collapses in US Canada and Mexico. It notes events such as the Fort Worth Tex collision and Monongah W Va mine disaster among many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Toro City
Las Esprenzas
Mexico
Montreal
Que
Carmi
Pedro
Wyo
Dossett
Tenn
Pitt
Cal
Emporium
Woodward
Ala
Colton
Fort Worth
Tex
Chaplan
Baltimore
Meyro
Whipple
W. Va
Honda
Chicago
Hampton Roads
Priceburg
Cape Cod Bay
Mass
Salem
Mich
California
New York City
San Pedro
Quebec
St. Lawrence River
Charleston
Ill
Shelton
Wash
Norris
Canaan Station
Negaunee
Lake Superior
Jackson
Butler
Gloversville
N. Y
Fontanet
Ind
Joliet
Steubenville
South Milwaukee
Wis
Gerade Crossing
Monongah
Jacobs Creek
Financial turmoil and political shifts sweep across 1907 era
A chronological ledger records bank suspensions and failures from Minnesota to California, stock market shocks in New York, and federal actions including treasury deposits and Panama bond orders. It also notes Senate appointments, gubernatorial wins, and national political turnabouts shaping a volatile year.
Political Shifts Mark Early 1900s Governors and Senators
Inaugurations and elections sweep across states. C B Hughes becomes New York governor as C M Floyd wins New Hampshire governorship by the legislature. Several U S Senate selections follow across Maine Massachusetts Colorado Nebraska Idaho Tennessee Montana New Hampshire and Delaware. House and Senate actions include pay raises for congressmen, Brownsville inquiry, and ship subsidy progress. Blaring changes see Reed Smoot’s Senate seat decision and Porto Rico governance moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Hughes
New York
C. M. Floyd
New Hampshire
W. Xr. Rhe
Maine
W. Murray Crane
Massachusetts
Simon Guggenheim
Colorado
Norris Brown
Nebraska
W. E. Borah
Idaho
R. L Taylor
Tennessee
J M. Dixon
Montana
H. BE. Burnham
H A Richardson
Delaware
House
Senate
Brownsville
Bailey
Texas
Cullom
Alhnais
Chas Curtis
Kansas
Jos RR Burton
W A Smith
Michigan
Alger
O. Briggs
Dry
James R Garfield
Interior
Regis Henri Post
Porto Rico
Beekman Winthrop
Busse
Chicago
Hagerman
New Mexico
George Curry
Egis H. Post
Beckman Winthrop
Secretary of Treasury
Notable executions and mob violence tally across 1900 era
A chronicle of hangings lynchings and mob actions from January to November: individuals such as a Mayersville condemned man hanged before commutation notice arrives, Thaw trial developments in New York, and Haywood murder case outcomes. The record details combatants, juries, and varied punishments across states and nations.
Historic U.S. Train and Mine Disasters Reported in 19 Incidents
A dated list details numerous disasters across the United States with casualties. Entries include towns such as Wolland Kansas Bloomington Winooshi Pittsburg Sanford Fowler Primero Fayetteville Monarch Thomas and New York harbor reporting deaths injuries and disasters by explosions collisions wrecks snowslides and drownings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolland
Kans
Winooshi
Kenosha
Wis
Pittsburg
Sanford
Ind
Fowler
Primero
Colo
Fayetteville
W. Va
Monarch
Thomas, W. Ws
Global turmoil and disasters sweep 1900s reports gathered
A sprawling chronicle notes events across continents: Zinat falls to Moroccan forces while Raisuli and followers flee to the mountains. a vast fire devastates Bangkok’s Chinese quarter. Persia’s Shah Muzaffar Ed Din dies in Tehran. tidal waves hit the Dutch East Indies and Jamaica. Kingston suffers earthquakes and fires. typhoons hit the Philippines. naval actions involve Admiral Davis in Jamaica. European political murders and disasters unfold in Bulgaria, Toulon, and Algeria. massive earthquakes strike Mexico. Turkish battles drain troops in Yemen. and clashes flare in Morocco and Casablanca.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zinat
Raisuli
Bancock
Muzaffar-Ed-Din
Shah
Persia
Teheran
Dutch East Indian Islands
Kingston
Jamaica
Samar
Leyte
Philippines
Davis
Gov. Swettenham
Admiral Davis
Dutch East Indies
Simalu
Saarbrueck
Prussia
H L. Lagercrantz
Sweden
United States
Clavering
Hartlepool
England
Cookton
North Australia
Orlanda
Cardiff
Wales
Port
Baku
Berlin
Hook of Holland
Swellenham
Algeria
M. Petkoff
Bulgaria
Sofia
Toulon
Count Lamsdorff
San Raemo
Lodz
Russia
Eldon Gorst
Lord Cromer
Great Britain
Egypt
Turkey
Amapla
Bonilla
Mexico
Campeche
Yemen
Turkish Arabia
Ncir
Spain
Victorie
Madrid
Velaidena
W—Cossacks
Violent 1900s Tolls From Global Events
Sequential notes record assassinations and bombings in St. Petersburg Osaka and Antwerp dockyard fires in Ant werp celebrations and disasters across 1900s era. Entries mention Viborg prison governor Ivanhoff killed in St. Petersburg and Hague peace conference ending. Carried amid earthquakes floods and royal succession in Sweden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivanhoff
Viborg
St. Petersburg
Antwerp
Kure
Drude
Cassablanca
Sinihe
Otonashigawa River
Japan
Osaka
Maximoffsky
Ministry of Interior of
Russia
Karatagh
Russian Turkestan
Menseilen
France
Iquique
Chili
Oscar II
Sweden
Stockhalm
Gustave V
Notable Deaths and Obituaries in Brief Almanac Lines
A chronological list records prominent figures dying or passing events across months and locations. Entries include Brig. Gen. Beil in Washington, ex-Congressmen Winans and Hixey, Senator Alger, racehorse trainer Charles Marvin, oil, bank, and industrial leaders, authors, scientists, and international figures such as Francois Casimir-Perier and Lord Kelvin, noting ages, cities, and key roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Beil
Washington
John Winans
Janesville
Wis
Russell A. Alger
Charles Marvin
Lexington
John A. Creighton
Omaha
Neb
W. C. Pickett
Philadelphia
W._ Harris
Bridgewater
Mass
J. R. Hixey
Virginia
F. W. Higgins
New York
Olean
Oronhyatekha
Order of Foresters
Georgia
James B. Williams
Glastonbury
Conn
J. M Depuy
Wisconsin
Jefferson City
Floyd K. Whittemore
Illinois
Springfield
John Alexander Dowie
Zion City
Ill
Clinton Rabbitt
Isconsin
Beloit
Wm. A. Proctor
Proctor & Gamble Co
Cincinnati
Galusha A. Grow
Glenwood
H. W. Goode
Lewis & Clarke
Atlantic City
N. J
J. C. Granberry
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Ashland
Jas. H. Eckels
Commercial National Bank of Chicago
Chicago
J. W. Findlay
Maryland
Baltimore
G. L. Laws
Nebraska
Lincoln
R. B. Bullock
Albion
Peter Maytubby
Caddo
I. T
E. W. Suffcutt
Gov. Hughes
Hudson River
John Watson
Ian Maclaren
Mt. Pleasant
W. Potter
E. H. Conger
China
Patton
Michigan
Peter Larson
Northwest
Helena
Mont
E. W. Pettus
Alabama
Hot Springs
N. C
A. St. Gaudens
Cornish
Nelson Morris
Richard Mansfield
New London
Gen. Pleasant Porter
John G Walker
York Beach
Samuel Sloan
Lackawanna Railroad
Garrison-on-the-Hudson
N. Y
Cassie Chadwick
Fee Bank
Ohio
Des Moines
L. H. McComas
Charles T. Barney
Knickerbocker Trust Co
James _ B. Bradwell
G. W. Smith
Illinoils
Murphysboro
H. O. Havemeyer
Sugar Trust
Commack
Lord Kelvin
Glasgow
W. H. Hinrichsen
Alexandria
Mallory
Florida
Pensacola
Boxing and sport results from early 1900s headline Tonopah and Los Angeles
Joe Gans stopped Kid Herman in Tonopah Nevada in the eighth round. Abe Attell kept the featherweight title by KOing Harry Baker in Los Angeles. Tommy Ryan knocked out Dave Barry in Hot Springs Arkansas in the fifth. Calvin Demarest won the national amateur billiards championship in New York. Gary Herrmann elected president of the American Bowling Congress. Chic Stahl of Boston with the National baseball team died by suicide in West Baden Indiana. Major Delmar case jury found Smathers did not conspire to drug Lou Initon. Thomas Longboat, Boston Marathon entrant, set a 2 mile course record amid 114 starters. Tommy Burns defeated Jack O'Brien in Los Angeles to win the heavyweight title in roughly 8 rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Gans
Kid Herman
Tonopah
Nev
Abe Attell
Harry Baker
Los Angeles
Tommy Ryan
Dave Barry
Hot Springs
Ark
Tennessee
Calvin Demarest
New York
Gary Herrmann
Cincinnati
Tommy Burns
Philadelpia
Jack’ O'Brien
Sports Highlights Across Early 20th Century Racing and Tennis
A mosaic of racing wins and athletic feats including James R. Keefe's Superman taking a $2000 Gravesend handicap and Orby winning the Epsom Derby in England with Johnnie Reiff riding. Yale beats Harvard in a boat race at New London, Conn, and Tommy Burns stops Bill Squires in Colma.
Series of Natural Disasters Across U S in 1920s Record
A condensed chronology lists multiple weather and disaster events from January to November, detailing wrecked buildings by dynamite explosion in Lowell Arizona, floods along the Ohio river valley, steamers groundings in Buffalo, tornadoes and storms across Washington Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi Kentucky Wisconsin Illinois Iowa Kansas Georgia, and extensive property damage with loss of life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Ariz
Ohio River Valley
Buffalo
N. Y
Washington, Ark
Pittsburg
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Chilpancingo
Chilapa
Mexico
Kentucky
Illinois
Iowa
Indian Terory
Medicine Lodge
Kan
Indian Territory
Rochester
Tex
Buena Vista Lake
Bakersfield
Cal
Wisconsin
Leavenworth
la Crosse
Ohio
Leeds
New York City
Harbor
Texas
Labor unrest and strikes across 1919 activity timeline
Highlights include Jan 1 ruling on constitutional issue in Memphis federal court, Senate passing Dill in railway employes matter, Goldfield Nev miners voting to end strike, Shea trial outcomes in Chicago, J J Mitchell reelected UMW president, Western Union wage moves, Shea acquittal on conspiracy, Nebraska pass on liability bill, avert strike mediation, Nevada lockout resolved, May Day labor strikes in multiple cities, Pacific States operators wage strike, ongoing Western Union operator strikes, Tobin defeating Shea, AP news service suspensions, and Labor Day riots plus cotton shipping disruption in New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tudge McCall
Federal Court of Memphis
LaFollette
Senate
Goldfield
Nev
Shea
Chicago
John J. Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Western Union Telegraph Co
Cornelius P. Shea
Teamsters
Nebraska House
Western Railroads
Interstate Commerce Commissioners
Gorenels
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Pittsburg
Canada
Pacific States
Telegraph and Telephone Co
Western Union
Oakland
Cal
Western
Teamsters’ Union
Daniel J. Tobin
East
Associated Press
President Small
Biegraphers’ Union
Louisville
Steubenville
Ohio
New Orleans
Small
Also Mentioned on This Page
Merchants’ and Farmers’ Bank of Fairmont
People’s State Bank of
Brownstown
Pope Mfg. Co
Hartford
Treasury
Westinghouse
State Lan and Trust Co
Carson
Nevada
Southern Steel Co
Birmingham
California Safe Deposit & Trust Co. Bank
United States Steel Corporation
Tennessee Coal & Iron Co
Merchants National Bank of Portland
Ore
California Bank of Oakland
Farmers’ & Merchants’ Bank of
American Silk Co. Capital Stock
Chelsea Savings Aank
Chelsea
Glazier
National Bank of Commerce
Kansas City
Pitt National Bank of
l—Jewelers
National Bank
North Attleboro
Isaac Stevenson
Spooner
Dun
J. HH. Gankinead
John T. Morgan
O. Bacon
J. F. Johnston
Senator Pettus
Haskell
Oklahoma
Ilinois Supreme Court
Tom L. Johnson
TE. Burton
Cleveland
Willison
Republicans
Independence League
Tammany
New York County
Congress
Cannon
Aoki
Williams
DeArmond
Taft
World
M. Gude
Norway
H. C. Hauge
Mayersville
Mias
Rollo Steele
Fourth Street National Bank of
James Cullen
Charles City
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Thos. Baldwin
Colfax
Chas. Kennedy
G. K. Farrot
R. H. Aldrich
0. C. Haugh
Dayton
Columbus
Hargis
Cockrill
Wm. D Haywood
Western Federation of Miners
Steunenberg
Boise
Loving
Theodore Estes
Farmer
Houston
Jas Hargis
B. D. Cox
Henry Scutcheon
Nuncia
Karl Hall
Karls- Tae
Germany
Wm. D. Haywood
Will Clifford
Maple
Frank J. Constantine
Gentry
H .K. Brown
Baker City
Win
Burns
Cumberland
Frederick McGill
McGill
Decatur
Fred Singleton
Talladega
Canova
Steve Adams
Rathdrum
Annie M. Bradley
Senator Brown
Wen
New York Harbor
Seoul
Qassablanca
Morocco
Superman
James R. Keefe
Brooklyn
Gravesend
Wisconsin University Eht
Syracuse
Poughkeepsie
Richard Croker
Orby
Johnnie Reiff
Nealor
C. EB. Darnell
Sheepshead
Alex Ross
Boston
Carrie B. Neely
Bill Squires
Colma
Martin J. Sheridan
Celtic Park
May Sutton
Chambers
Jack Johnson
Bob Fitzsimmons
Jimmie Britt
Battling Nelson
Sutton
Nie Ahas-ninwehin NT Fey
Niagara
Manchester
London
H. C. Pulliam
National League
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