Craig Family Dies in Wreck in Paterson Tragedy
Special to the Scranton Tribune reports the Craig family of Scranton Mr and Mrs Alexander Craig and their daughters Esther and Josie were killed in the Tackawanna wreck near Paterson New Jersey. The tragedy also injures twenty seven others including Scranton residents Sterling Smith Oscar Aronson and Samuel Mendelesohn. The Craigs were en route to New Haven for Thanksgiving with Mr Craig the Tribune business manager and part of a larger party that chose day coaches to stay together. The bodies were identified by personal effects and delayed papers and the family will be interred in New Haven in a single grave with other relatives.
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Alexander Craig
Scranton Tribune
Dan Roe
Ithaca
Walter J. Wellbrook
Cornell
Mrs. Craig
L. Richard
the Tribune
Craig
Lackawanna
The
New York World
Tribune
New York Tribune
Miller Crate
Willard Craig
Millard
Paterson Call
Dufford & Vandervort
Malin Street
Grau
John Gilmor
James
University Place
New Haven
Ivy
Willis Crowe
Maycock
Heelies
Mr. Cralg Hies
John 8 Sanford
Eart
Pearl Street
Ted
Scranton
Beranton
Dover
Craigs
Inez
Paterson
Fate
John Ging
Craiga
Lewis Friedman
Oscar Aronson
Samuel Mendelesohn
Wilkes-Barre
Tering
Smith
Bscranton
Aronson
W. Rosenberg
Sterling
Joe Wheeler
Sterling Smith
New York
St. Joseph's Hospital
Penn to Cornells 24 to 0 in rain of Quaker rushes
Pennsylvania overwhelmed Cornell 24 to 0 at Franklin Field with a fast rushing attack. Potter led a 35 yard kickoff score and three late touchdowns, Hare and McCracken key, while Cornell offered little resistance and failed to gain a first down. About 28 000 spectators watched a clear day turn warm for players.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylyvania
Cornell
Ithacn
Cornellians
Pennsylvania
Quakers
Vetheblo Erenewall
Bankers
Poomesivanta
Hare
McCracken
Coombs
Alexander
Pennsylvanian
Potter
Peguilis
Ine
Starbuck
Dickinson College Stopped By Lafayette 36 to 0
Before about 4 000 fans on Lafayette field Lafayette defeats Dickinson 36 to 0. Bray kicks all goals in his last game as guards back system overwhelms Dickinson halves. Multiple lines of players listed with positions and officials noted.
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Easton
Lafayette
Dickinson College
Bastonians
Bray
Dickinson
Indians Beat Columbia Eleven By Four to Six
In New York today the Columbia football eleven was defeated by the Carlisle Indian team by a score of 4 to 6. About 10 000 spectators filled the enclosure and many more occupied the dead head stands on the viaduct. The loss was Columbia’s severest defeat of the season. The lineup matched their previous game against Yale.
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New York
Columbia
Yate
Guests of Miss Gould Feast On Thanksgiving Turkey
New York on Thanksgiving day featured grand meals for thousands. Miss Helen Gould hosted at Woody Crest near Irvington for 2000 children and the 12 former hospital inpatients shared a turkey dinner. Notable participants included William Waldorf Astor, W Bayard Cutting, and W E Roosevelt.
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New York
Woody Crest
Irvington
N. Y
Helen Gould
Woody Crest Mountain
Lyndhurst
Miss Gould
Children’s Aid
William Waldorf Astor
London
W. Bayard Cutting
W. E. Roosevelt
Newsboys
Duane Street
Catholic Protectory
Five Pointa Mission
Five Points House of Industry
Thankeriving Board
Seth Low
Columbia University
Montefore Home
Strike Settlement Ends Long Quaker City Coal Lockout
In Wilkes-Barre a two day conference between Susquehanna Coal Co officials and a miners committee reached a new wage scale satisfactory to both sides and ending the strike. Strikers await UMW sanction before returning to work. Organizer Benjamin James seeks reinstatement of ten firemen. officials offer other positions. Nanticoke sees the strike settled with a quick return to work. The new scale preserves car prices and adds topping requirements and clerk docking boss duties. About four thousand idle workers have lost an estimated 462000 in wages since Aug 6.
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Wikes-Barre
Susquehanna Coal Company
United Mine Workera
Benjamin James
Nanticoke
WILL STAND BY REESE
National Organizer Christopher Evans and Editor W Scott of the United Mine Workers Journal pledged full action to free Executive John Reese jailed for three months at Fort Scott Kansas They reported over 20000 in the national treasury and 60000 raised since the year began to aid suffering miners They may seek habeas corpus and court action in St Louis to challenge Reese s detention
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Indianapolis
Christopher Evans
United Mine Workers
W. Scott
United Mine Workers Journal
National Order
John Reese
Fort Scott
Kanan
Evans
Reese
Sinve
Hae
Mincre
Slu Idie
Jet Heese
Mitehe
Reeve
United States Circuit Court
Et Louis
Peck Interviews President Before Paris Exposition
Washington reports Ferdinand Ww. Peck commissioner to the Paris exposition held a brief interview with President McKinley. Peck's steamer Prairie will leave Baltimore and Norfolk next week carrying the first government exhibit shipment and return in January for another shipment. Lt. Mon. Daniel Tallon, Dublin mayor, won a lightwing event and departed this afternoon for New York en route home.
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Washington
Perdinand
Peck
Genau
Preakdent Mckinley
Boxing results showcase brief bouts across cities
Boxing events in New York Brooklyn and nearby towns feature quick finishes and disputed decisions. McFadden stops Thompson in three rounds for the lightweight crown claim. Pop defeats Michiel after ten fierce rounds. More and Calan draw. Ferne KO's Callahan in the first round. Trainer and Welsh each fade to eight rounds in a wager.
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New York
George McFadden
Bobby Thompson
Greenwend Ammlothe
Mrooklin
Thampeen
Peters
Detroit
George
Wid" Welel
New Jersey
Frantk Ryan
Union City
Ind
Welsh
Plac
Capture of the Town of Vigan and Gilmore’s Escape
U S battleship Oregon seized Vigan in South Ilocos. Prisoners led by Lieutenant James C. Gilmore of the Yorktown were saved from execution by Aguinaldo’s intervention. Reports detail Gilmore’s capture near Baler, his comrades’ fate, and subsequent Allied movements toward Vigan under General MacArthur and General Lawton.
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Gilmore
Aguinaldo
MacArthur How
Bayhmbang
Manila
Oregon
McCracken
Vigan
Ilocos
A. L. Sonnenshein
James C. Gilmore
United States
Yorktown
Baler
San Ieldro
Luna
Lawton
San Isidro
Abra
Cella
Sherty
General MacArthur
Bayamburg
Bayamban
Manila-Dagupan
General Wheaton
San Fabian
General Lawton
Tayug
Agdy
Mareh
Thirty-third Infantry
Viran
Young
Wigan
Howe
Whith
Allga
Bayimebong
Nueva Viscaya
Johnston
Sonor Legarde
Treasury
Aguinalido
Buencantino
Revolt in Venezuela Gains Ground Amid Fighting
Reports from Caracas describe an evolving movement against General Casino led by General Hernandes gaining momentum. Feuds intensify with severe clashes reported near Las Tejerlas as telegraph lines fail and communications are disrupted.
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Widomptead
Curaeno
Maytien
Caracas
Venenuela
Casino
Hernandes
Las Tejerlas
Paterson Wreck Details Lead Page
Report covers the Paterson wreck with an authentic recount of Lieutenant Gilmore’s capture, a Bloody Battle at Modder River, and general news including Northeastern Pennsylvania sports results with Villanova over St. Thomas in football, plus local pastor services and Thanksgiving plans.
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Paternon
Gilmore
Modder River
Silver Republicans Plan Campaign Strategy
The Silver Republicans in conference announced plans to ally with anti imperialism forces, seek cooperation with Edward Atkinson, and hold a large national convention of 2000 or more delegates to bolster their eastern appeal and pressure Democrats to Bryan. Fred Du Hols confirmed the plan and warned of a separate ticket if anti silver stances persist.
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Chicago
Allver Republicans
Eastorn
Edward Atkinson
Silver Republicans
Byron
Fred du Hols
Idaho
Silver Republican Executive Committee
New England
du Hols
United States Senate
Kilver
Howtwell
Massachusetts
Rdwart Atkinson
Democrate
Bryan
Invest ment firm of C Herbert & Co closes its doors
Washington reports the investment firm of C Herbert & Co, Ninth and Pennsylvania, closed after head Charles Herbert fled in a coupe. The mail business collapsed as circulars promised 20 percent monthly profits. Losses reach about 29000 dollars with larger debts, while post office inspectors investigate and a New York man is linked to the affairs. Fanny Perry, the confidential secretary, says she does not know Herbert’s whereabouts.
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Washington
C. Herbert & Co
Ninth and
Pennsylvania Avenue
Charles Herbert
Herbert
New York Stock Exchange
Mall
Post Office
Misa Fanny Perry
New York
Overcoat Aids Death in Lehigh Mill Race
Joseph George was found dead in a mill race near Pleasant Corner Allentown, drowned in three feet of water. The weight of his waterlogged overcoat trapped him as he tried to escape, leaving finger marks on the bank. He had just hauled potatoes to Shilington and was returning on foot when he likely toppled from a bridge railing.
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Allentown
Joseph George
Pleasant Corner
George
Shilington
Burglars Break Into Bank Official Home Loots valuables
On November 3 in Lantueter burglars entered the home of LW Jeidiah, vice president of the Peoples Bank, while the family was away. They stole silverware and a large sum of money, then escaped via a ladder to a second-story window.
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Lantueter
Jeidiah
Peoples Bank
Bottanee
Meune
Fire at Griggs Cooper & Co. Wholesale Firm in St Paul
A fire destroyed the large wholesale grocery building of Griggs Cooper & Co on East Third Street St Paul causing an estimated loss of at least 90 000 dollars. The structure sits in the wholesale district and the blaze broke out tonight. The loss is reported as well insured.
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Mr. Smith
Duluth
Berantonian
Carrington & Cusack
Connell Building
Ita
Jermyn Hotel
Charles Spittell
Scranton
St. Jo
St. Paul
Griggs, Cooper & Co
East Third Street
Fim
Bloodiest Modder River clash amid equal Boer and British forces
London reports General Methuen wounded at Modder River battle with heavy casualties among officers including Lieutenant Long killed and multiple others wounded. The action described as one of the war’s bloodiest with entrenched Boers, river defenses, and heavy artillery. Methuen’s tactics praised for aggressiveness, though no decisive victory claimed.
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Lord Methuen
London
General Methuen
Modder River
Methuen
Long
Yorkshires
von Hugel
Lieuwtenant Traverse
Grenadiers
Ellis and
Hil
Lots Guards
Plant
Lancashires
Farle and
Otley
For
Baker, Carr and Nettson
Argyll Highlanders
War Office
Ape ‘Town
Colone H
Northcott
Coldstreams
HM. R. Stopford
Artilery
W. Lindsay
Farrell
Dunlop
Serlovaneas
Cronje
Kimberley
Fer
Gener
South Africa
Brechuanaland
Delmont
Tee
Betcourt
Ladysmith
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