Whipping Allegedly Shocks Denny School
Two boys Freddy Oliver and Mikey McLaughlin reportedly beaten by fourth grade teacher Miss Cook and Prof. Babcock at Denny school. Oliver and McLaughlin, each with bruises, complained to police after being punished over chairs with a rubber strap. Their mothers accompanied them to the police station seeking a warrant for arrest.
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Freddy Oliver
Midith
Virginia
Mikey McLaughlin
Eighth Avenue
Miss Cook
Prof. Babcock
Hoth
Laughlin
President moves to establish civil government in Cuba
Washington reports the first major post election task is to set up civil government in Cuba and Porto Rico. The census must be completed by month’s end, with Cuban self government aimed to be ready for immediate operation to guide congressional framing of permanent laws. General Ludlow and Gen. Brooke are involved in consultations shaping Cuba’s future.
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Washington, D. C
Cuba
Porto Rico
Congress
J. P. Soncer
J. C. Tathbone
Porte
Cus Os
Weengton
Pyeral Smith
Havana
Ludlow
Brooke
Ludiow
Department of
Agreement Binds Rail Route From Rhodesia West Coast
Berlin Nov 16. An agreement signed by Germany and the British South Africa company prevents continuation of the rail line to the west coast from Rhodesia south of the 14th degree except from a point on the Anglo German frontier. Germany will not build a northward railroad toward the west coast north of the 14th degree until southern railways through German Southwest Africa are constructed.
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Berlin
Germany
British South Africa Company
Rhodesia
School Pupils Strike Over New Instructors Arrests
Hanover, Pa. November 14 The pupil strike in public schools leads to the arrest of Supervising Principal Christwaite accused of assaulting Carroll Stone and Prof H W Weidner charged with severely punishing a boy named Spangier. Conflict extends from last June as pupils protest new instructors and demand their deposition.
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Hanover
Christwaite
Carroll Stone
H. W. Weidner
Spangier
Priest’s buried treasure found by church grounds youths
In 1874 Father Patrick T. Butler reportedly hid seven thousand dollars in gold coins beneath the sanctuary of the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Children playing near the grounds uncovered the stash in a new trench. Police plan to return the recovered coins to the rightful owner, the absent-minded priest.
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Chicago
Patrick T. Butler
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Money From the West Eases Treasury Strain
Washington officials say funds drawn from eastern banks for western crop movement will soon flow back to New York, relaxing money market strain. No government relief measures are planned as the treasury notes nearer maturity return to banks, improving balance with outlays and receipts nearly matched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Treasury
New York
Treasury Department
Haast
Prison Boiler Blaze Narrowly Averted at City Hall
A boiler supplying heat to the city hall and police station nearly exploded after a guard left the switchman duties. Prisoner Alex Fenwick, serving 11 days, was called from his cell to control the boiler and was released for his act.
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Barber
Harbhee
Larbee
Alex Fenwick
Barbee
Fenwick
Ihla
Paris Exhibit Showcases Weather Bureau Work
Washington reports an exhibit at Paris featuring the Weather Bureau work under Chief Willis L. Moore. The display spans 3% acres, about half the Chicago World’s Fair space, with nearly seven acres allocated by Commissioner Peck to the American exhibit across the grounds in small plates.
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Washington, D. C
Paria
Weather Bureau
Thia
Willis L. Moore
Paria Exposition
Chicago
Peck
Queen Victoria to abdicate throne amid William visit rumor
A London dispatch quoted in a Frankfort paper claims Queen Victoria plans to abdicate. The first definite announcement, the report says, would come during Emperor William’s forthcoming visit to England.
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Frankfort - ON
Main
London
Frankfort
Victoria
William
England
Concession Allows Rhodesia Route via German Territory
Berlin reports a pact between Germany and the British South Africa Company enabling railway connections through German territory to reach the southwest coast. The shorter England to Rhodesia route will go via Germany rather than Cape Town, following Cecil Rhodes' Berlin visit.
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Berlin
Germany
British South Africa Company
England
Rhodesia
Cape Town
Cecil Rhodes
Moench of the U O W Resigns as Latin Professor
The State University board of regents accepted the resignation of Prof Meench, Latin and ancient languages, after reading Graves report on state institutions. The meeting also discussed the honor system in dormitories and deferred electing a dormitory preceptress. An electric lighting plant for dormitories was approved for consideration next meeting.
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Board of Regents
the State University
Graves
Godshall
Pr Meench
Postmasters Discuss Alternatives for Money Transfers by Mail
The National Association of Postmasters meeting discussed substituting post-office scrip or money orders to transmit sums of money through the mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Oh
National Association of Postmasters
Tampa
City News Briefs Narrowly Skim Past Legal and Maritime Affairs
Sole surviving trustee Flisa J. Starr seeks probate court permission to sell part of Lawson Starr's real property. Allan Beplin faces grand larceny charges after escaping a $1 bond. Victoria-bound suspect to be returned by officials. Preliminary hearings set for copper wire teasing charges. Emmett Dutcher appointed mail carrier Seattle to Rainier Beach at 284 yearly. Schooner Nellie Coleman towed to Stetson Post dock with damaged foremast. Steamer Oregon to be retooled for Nome line and now at Quartermaster Harbor. O H Wade joins Assistant Quartermaster staff. E F S Eckles becomes chief clerk at Seattle freight depot. J S Wallace resigns for San Francisco vacation then business plans. U S Inspectors Bryant and Cherry to decide on collision between City of Seattle and Patterson. report withheld until complete. captain censures unlikely. Collision deemed an unavoidable accident in a denme fox.
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O. H Wade
White Pass
Yukon
W. W. Robinson
Eckles
St Michael
Great Northern
Wallace
San Francisco
United States
Bryant
Cherry
City of
Seattle
U. S
Patterson
Killed at Morans Mill in a frightful accident
A laborer A L Cramer was killed at Morans sawmill when a pulley broke and the belt flew free. G Cromwell was injured on the limb as a fragment struck him during the mishap near noon.
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Mornau
A. L. Cramer
G. Cromwell
Cramer
Cromwell
Great Trolley Project Franchises Granted in Cleveland
Eugene Rawdon of Windsor Ohio obtained franchises for 250 miles of electric railway from Cleveland to Pittsburgh with branches to Titusville and Edinboro linking with the Pough Rapid Transit Company. The franchises cover ten and a half years and require about 44 million dollars to build.
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Cleveland
Eugene Rawdon
Windsor
Pittsburg
Tineville
Edinboro
Pune Rapid Transit Company
Passengers praise Patria crew after ship fire
Survivors describe calm discipline and orderly boat evacuations on the burned Patria. Capt Frobisch and crew receive high praise for preventing panic as flames spread, with many rescued in night clothes awaiting onward passage to Southampton aboard Kaiser Friedrich.
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Dover
Eng
Frobisch
Patria
Mont
Bouthampton
Hamburg
New York
Heavy Rains Halt Operations in the Philippines
General Otis reports 4.5 inches of rain in 34 hours with ongoing downpour in the north. Lawton’s telegraph line remains blocked beyond Man Jose though supplies are reported captured on November 1. MacArthur keeps the Hamban to Tarlac railroad running and plans to move four battalions and a cavalry troop to Gerona today.
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Washington, D.C
Otis
Lawton
Jose
Banteidro
Cabanatuan
MacArthur
Hamban
Tarlac
Gerona
Ohio legislature still without clear party lines expected
Columbus Ohio November 16 little progress on organizing the legislature prevails with unclear strength of Hanna Daugherty and Kurta factions. Most expect Hanna or Neeh not to participate in organization while Kurta allies hesitate. Only a few Kurtz men present in each chamber making a Kurz Democrat coalition unlikely.
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Columbes
Hanna
Daugherty
Kurta
Hanna Nor
Neeh
Kurts
Kurtz
House
Senate
Democrata Griffin
Toledo
Charlie Gerrish
Clerk of the House
A. C Reynolds
Nankin
Clark
A.C. McCormick
Seloto
The Whitney Syndicate Heads a New Telephone Trust
Nov 16 report describes the Whitney Syndicate led by William C Whitney FP A Widener William L Kikine and others forming a national telephone trust. It notes the federation of Western and Eastern companies under the Federal Telephone Company and Continental interests nearing formal incorporation in Trenton.
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New York
Whitney Syndicate
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
William C. Whitney
A. H. Widener
William L. Kikine
Great Telephone Corporation Iy
Bell Telephone
Trenton
Federal Telephone Company
Continental Telephone, Telegraph and Cable Con
Steel bar price advance hits Pittsburg market
Pittsburg on November 16 reported steel bar prices rising from 2.00 to 2.75 per hundred pounds for prompt delivery, a five dollar per ton increase. Supplies for earlier delivery are scarce, with second quarter 1900 offer at 2.20 per hundred pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
United States Tops England in Iron Production
A State Department report cites Consul J Monaghan stating the United States surpassed England in raw iron output. England’s 1872 production was 6,850 tons vs the US 2,589. by 1898 the US produced 11,962 tons to Germany 7,218, with England declining as coal and iron industries shift to America.
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Washington, DC
J. ©. Monaghan
Chernits
State Department
England
United States
Germany
Fongland
Tron
Manila
Pillsbury’s Charity Gifts $100000 For Home Fund
The Home for Children and Aged Women in Minneapolis received $100,000 from ex-Gov and Mrs. Pillsbury to form a permanent fund. The interest from the fund will be used for the institution's maintenance.
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Minneapolis
Minn
The
Home For Children and Aged Women
Mra. J. & Pillsbury
Miners Shot in Birmingham Ambush After Labor Discord
In Birmingham, Alabama, a clash between white and colored miners at Henry Ellen led to the assassination of two Black workers, Doc Her ring and W. A. Grout, after work hours. White miner Isbell and others reportedly fought, with threats of retaliation as both sides armed themselves.
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Birmingham
Ala
Navy
Henry Ellen
Isbell
Doc Herring
W. A. Grout
Ore shipments in Lake Superior district expected to top 17 million tons
Cleveland November 14. The total ore movement from the Lake Superior district for 1899 is forecast at 17,000,000 tons with favorable weather. October shipments reached 2,543,66 tons, bringing the season total to 16,569,006 tons by November 1. If mild weather continues, the 17 million ton goal may be exceeded.
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Cleveland
Lake Superior
Uso
Sicilian killer Di Blasi sentenced in Italy
Di Blasi, the Sicilian who killed James M. Ellis, foreman of the Boston Maraa treat cleaning department in May 1898, was sentenced in Messina to six years in prison. The killer, a Boston peddler, fled to Italy where authorities refused extradition, insisting he be tried in his homeland.
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Rome
di Blasi
James MM. Ellis
Boston
Mara
Messinanaeizes
Elisa
Ellis
Italy
Cdti
Zinc Prices Fall in Missouri Kansas Mining District
Zinc ore continues to decline as of November 16 in the Missouri Kansas mining district. Emelera offers only 45 dollars per ton for high grade ore, five dollars below the scheduled price.
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Aoplim
Missouri-Kansas
Emelera
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