Gifford House Fire Claims Hotel Guests in Popular Bluff
Popular Bluff Missouri reports a three story Gifford house hotel blaze early today. Forty five guests were present with four dead and about twenty five injured or missing. Many jumped from upper floors as flames spread rapidly. Names include Heck Clark Doniphan Rebecca twens Sheil by DeTart Curley Merry all of Popular Bluff. The list of missing remains incomplete days. Also reporting Boer losses and captures in Africa with several killed or wounded.
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Minsing
Heck Clark
Doniphan, Mo
Rebecca Twens
Sheilby DeTart
Curley Merry
Blutz
Africa
London
Attiow
Roberts
Johannesburg
Methuen
Seyman
Yarmass
Fycutenburg
Kelly Kenny
Mackintosh
Minnopolis
Myrtley
W Lyttleton
Kitehongr
Hyer
Prinsl
Fourie
En. Grobolar
Moroses Refuse War Indemnity Payment for Killing American
Washington reports Moroces again declines to pay indemnity for Marcus Esagin, a naturalized American, citing a Morocco Spain convention. U S Consul will seek support from a U S warship in Moroccan waters to press the claim, possibly with a Fez visit aboard a ship selected by the Navy department. Troops ordered out of Porto Rico as department reorganization takes effect December 1. A battalion of infantry and cavalry to depart. native regiments remain, and General Davis to duty in the Philippines.
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Moroces
United States
Marcus Esagin
Morocco
Spain
State Department
Consni Innaiore
Porto Rico
Department of
Department of the East
Lith Infantry
Ith Cavalry
21Th Bfantry
6Th Artillees
Ren
Davis
Philippines
Pv. Allen
Docks and Wharves Damaged by Water Flow Noted
Mie docks and wharves along the drainage canal suffer damage as the canal opened. Trustees avoid responsibility for losses, and the claim has been filed.
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Mie
Chicago's $34,000,000 Drainage Channel Gift
Chicago has offered its 4,000,000 drainage channel to the United States government with a memorial from the sanitary district. The gift would grant federal navigation rights when the channel is completed and water flow reaches 200,000 cubic feet per minute. The proposal notes federal control over navigation but not mandatory interference with military or other uses. Acceptance would require over 15,000,000 in federal spending. The canal’s aim is to connect the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico via waterways.
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Chicago
Walter
Great Lakes
Mexico
Fragmented OCR reveals chaotic crime and sports snippets across Nov events
A garbled page mixes a grim account of a fatal accident, jail threats, and a sprawling college football slate from Chicago on Nov 12. The report also lists a sequence of disparate items from Emperor William II to a labor strike in Houston, with scattered names, dates, and places amid the fractured text.
Ocean Is Their Tomb Boat Swamped Off Coast
A schooner wreck near the Fundy coast leaves thirty four passengers and crew lost as the City of Monticello nears St John and Yarmouth. Surviving crew include Wilson Cook and Kate Smith, with Captain Smith and Captain Laith among the listed missing. volunteers aided in the rescue as a heavy gale pounded the sea and wreckage washed ashore.
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Fairfax
N. S
Breamers
Bay of Fundy
St. Johi
Yarueutit
Wilson Cook
Quariecnister
Wallefax
Kate Suith
AN. Suith
Horde Line Steam
Phurnalist
Hind Otte
Janne Pawnigers
Swith
Rupert Olivec
Johu
Thou Athuntic
Prince Aos
Bliiridze
Uerchant
Wreck at Crossing Ends in Tragedy and Scattered Details
A partial report from Missouri Valley November 12 describes the Overland Limited wreck near a crossing with the Chicago and Northwestern line. Only one passenger, Walter Meekerson, is listed badly injured while others suffered minor or no injuries. A mangled engine and car debris filled the scene as intentions and dispatch errors are blamed for the crash amid chaotic salvage efforts. Meanwhile a separate Vineyard Sound schooner incident claims six crew perished after a shipowner’s vessel capsized in New England waters. The City of Macon port city details and captain identity are noted as survivors are rescued.
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Chicago
Northwestern
Deter
Tiersen
Omaha
Neli
Cary Detter
Candell
Treterson
Sions
NewThwestern
Rekon
Derajiel
Weterson
Beth Ives
Duliaul
Vineyard Sound
Battles and disasters cross oceans and land in chaotic dispatch
A chaotic article describes a British rushed dispatch during a typhoon near Hong Kong with drownings aboard ships including the Otter saving crew, and danger to gunboats and a dredge. It also mentions a fatal suburban train crash in Cholsey Leroi, fires, accidents, violent unrest in Anderson Texas, and various other scattered incidents with named people and places.
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Tong
Kong
Otter
Tweed
Firebrand
Wivern
Admiralty
Canton
Lincoln University in Luck plants Decatur proposal
Nov 12 Lincoln University gains unusual backing as Kin Las proposes to fund Decatur college plans with 44 dollars in federal support and additional gifts totaling around 1 1 million dollars. If carried out the project would join with Tancola university to create a large new school in Decatur and Cumberland Presbyterian church funds are pledged for the endowment. The plan would also involve a revised faculty and new educational facilities.
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Springfeld
Chicago Teachers’ Pateration
State Board of Equalization
I. €. Steele
Albertian
Callet Colligital Board
Jiong
Tris
Corp
Lincoln University
Luck
Decatur
Cunler Hand Presbyterian Cburel
Cohn University
Decaine
Tancola University
Ihele
Roisiiz
Decatie
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Ont Millikin Place
Sim
Daly Dies in New York and Daly in Doluba Ferry
Marcus Daly of Montana dies at the Hotel Netherland New York Brights disease and heart weakness caused the death Born in Ireland 1842 he came to Montana in 1876 and led the Alice and Anaconda mines political career in 1884 constitutional convention joined the Clark Daly senate contest Henry Willard railroad magnate dies at Doluba Ferry after a heavy cold severing ties with Philippines detachments from Columbus for Manila 117 men total Delagon railroad award settled in London the 12th of November
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Marcus Daly
Montana
Bright
Ireland
Alice
Anaconda
Clark-Daly
United States Senate
Ney Villard
Henry Willard
Doluba Ferry
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