Disaster in Puget Sound sinks steam vessel Dix
Seattle November 19 the steamer Dix on the Seattle to Port Blakeley run sank two miles north of Alki point after a collision with a Coast company steamer. Forty one passengers and crew members are missing or dead with 39 survivors. Captain Lermon described a rapid sinking and the panic as life boats were launched amid cries and prayers.
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Dix
Port Blakeley
Alki Point
Alas Coast Company
Lermon
Dia
Dennison
Mason
Briise
Tam
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P. Lermon
Jinan
Suffrage Urged as Constitution Amendment Focus at Labor Meet
At Rock Island Arsenal Minneapolis November 19 the American Federation of Labor approved a resolution urging Congress to report a joint resolution submitting a constitutional amendment for woman suffrage to the legislatures. The federation also backed enforcing Chinese exclusion on seamen and ship crews, and called for anti overload limits on cargo. A separate vote condemned Rock Island arsenal work rules and supported postal reform to allow small parcel shipments and transferable rail transport.
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American Federation of Labor Convention
Judiciary Committee
National House of Representatives
House
United States
Federation
Lake U Is
Arsenal
Minn
Federation of Labor
Rock Island Arsenal
Pittsburg Victory in Court Over Consolidation Plan
In Philadelphia on November 19 the Superior Court ruled in favor of the Greater Pittsburg act, approving the consolidation of Pittsburg with Allegheny City into a single city. The decision sustains the plan to merge the two municipalities, setting the path for a unified Pittsburgh.
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Allegheny City
Philadelphia
Superior Court
Pittsburg
Another road gets in line
Norfolk & Western railway announces a 10 percent wage increase for all employes earning under $200 a month, starting December 1. The move, reported from Norfolk Virginia on November 19, expands on a trend of raises across railroads this year and affects a broad class of workers seeking higher pay.
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Norfolk & Western
Norfolk, Va
Norfolk & Western Railway
Airships to dominate future wars says Baden Powell
London reports Major General Baden Powell, a leading aeronautics authority, asserts airships will be a major factor in coming conflicts. He argues copying birds will speed aerial navigation, urges replacing gas bags with controllable craft, and praises the Lebaudy machine as the best yet, predicting speeds of 25 to 30 miles per hour.
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Baden-Powell
London
Aeronautic
Attempt On Life Of Pope Sparks Bomb At St Peters
Rome reports an assassination threat to the pope amid anarchist fears and a bomb explosion at St. Peter's. The crowded basilica caused panic, with women fainting and a strong gas smell, but no fatalities or perpetrator found. Cardinal Rampolla attended the service after the blast.
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Pope
ST. Peters
Rome
St. Peter's
Anacletus
Peter
St. Peter
St. Pete
Cardinal Rampolla
Clement XIII
Dr Crapsey Is Put Out Of The Church
Rev. Dr. Algernon S. Crapsey of St Andrew's Episcopal church in Rochester is condemned to suspension from the church for heretical teachings. The ecclesiastical court of review sustains the lower court's decision and makes it public.
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DR. Crapsey
Buffalo
N. Y
Algernon S. Crapsey
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Rochester
Ecclesiastical Court of Review
No Governor Now for Canal Zone
Washington reports that President Roosevelt signs an order on the isthmus of Panama to reorganize canal zone government. The canal work will be directed by Chairman Shonts and bureau chiefs reporting to the commission, eliminating the governor's office.
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Washington, Navy
Panama
Roosevelt
Chang
Canal Zone
Shonts
Calve Quits Stage Rumor Seems Confirmed
Paris authorities report rumors that the famed soprano Mine. Calve plans to retire from opera after being engaged to a wealthy blind American. She left Paris with trusted friends and insisted on secrecy about her fiancé's name, with reports placing the couple aboard a Mediterranean yacht.
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Paris
Calve
Sccre
Mediterranean
Automobile drivers strike ends with wage rise
New York November 19. The automobile drivers strike ended early today after a settlement. Striking drivers gained higher wages but retained a 12 hour workday and waived demands to unionize the shop. The strike produced more disorder than any New York strike in years except the streetcar dispute.
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New York
Report on Mutual Life Insurance conduct raises questions
District Attorney Jerome releases the first report on life insurance business in New York State at Governor Higgins request. He notes no state law sanctions insurance officials for common practices, except two Mutual Life officers charged with forgery. He suggests insurance law gaps exist and will study New York Life later. three die in a feud in Muskogee, Oklahoma Territory, as another item in the day's news.
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New York
Aftorhey
Jerome
Higgins
Mutual Life Insurance Company
New York Life Insurance Company
Mutual Life
Enmity Flares as Taft Shooting Leaves Two Dead
Campbell were shot and killed and an unknown man wounded in Taft on Saturday. Local feud between Campbell and Sullivan families cited as motive as authorities investigate.
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Campbell
Taft
Sullivan
Snow In The West Delivers Widespread Storm Reports
West Tennessee reports eight fatalities from the weekend storm with telegraph service gradually returning and rail lines disrupted. Snow blankets Missouri Kansas and Colorado with bitter cold and high winds. ships ashore and crews saved after Lake Superior gales. blizzard conditions extend from Colorado to Texas with heavy livestock losses forecast and trains delayed.
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Missori
Kansas
Colorado Springs
Col
Cripple Creek
Fort William
Oot
Lake Superior
Theano
Thunder Cape Jana
Philip Mineh
Stracena
Mranm
Eafe
Port Arthur
Lroquois
Trinidad
Illinois Coal Production in 1905 Surpasses 40 Million
The 1905 coal output in Illinois reached 4,000,000 short tons with a value of 40,577,592 dollars. E W Parker of the U S Geological Survey reports 52,055 miners employed statewide, 53,053 in mines, about 201 days worked. There were 199 fatalities and 35 injuries, with blasts and windy shots causing most fatal accidents.
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Washington
Minnai
Geological Survey
E.W. Parker
United States Geological Survey
Minois
Pennsylvania
Pistol Duel Ends in Death on Chicago Street
Chicago authorities report a morning pistol duel at Madison avenue station after a policeman tried to arrest ex convict Charles Hanson and a companion for last night’s Hammond Indiana store robbery. Officer Luke Fitzpatrick was killed and Hanson also died after confessing the robbery. His partner, believed to be Guy Vantosel, escaped.
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Chicago
Madison Avenue
Charles Hanson
Hammond
Ind
Luke Fitzpatrick
Hanson
Guy Vantosel
Australian coast rocked by 3:20 PM earthquake
An earthquake struck the Australian coast at 3 20 in the afternoon from Albany to Shark Bay. Severity was noted in Perth Busselton Geraldton and Marble Bar with strong shaking reported along the coastline.
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Albany
Shark’s Bay
Perth
West Australia
Shark's Bay
Busselton
Geralton
Marble Bar
GOP Gains in Illinois in Next Census
Chicago reports Illinois will send 20 Republicans and five Democrats to the next census, up from 19 Republicans and six Democrats, after the election board canvass. Congressman Charles McGuavin reelected in the Eighth district by 85 votes over Stanley Kunz, Democrat. Kunz plans to appeal to Congress.
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Chicago
Illnois
Election Board
Charles MecGuavin
Stanley Kunz
Kunz
Congress
Rockefeller Jr Sects Wealth Evils In Sunday School
New York Nov 19 John D Rockefeller Jr lectured his Fifth Avenue church Sunday school class on the evils of wealth. He urged that wealth demoralizes workers and that true happiness comes from honest labor and friendship as he spoke on King David and the perils of forgetting principle in success.
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Rockefeller, JR
New York
John D. Rockefeller Jr
Fifth Avenue
Bs Church
Rockefeller
Standard Oil Man Under Bonds in Findlay Case
H P McIntosh, Cleveland director of Standard Oil, one of the men indicted by the grand jury, arrived in Findlay-Nov 19 and was placed under arrest. He pleaded not guilty in court and was released on a 1410 dollar bond.
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Findlay
Ohio
H. P. McIntosh
Cleveland
Standard Oil Company
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