Rescue of Emily H. Naylor Crew After Atlantic Hurricane
After eighteen hours adrift in an open boat six men from the Philadelphia schooner Emily H. Naylor were rescued by the steamer Grenada near Bermuda. The Naylor, under John F. Wilson, sailed from New York in ballast to Virginia, struck a hurricane off Hoes Island, Virginia, tearing sails and flooding holds.
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Philadelphia
Emily H. Naylor
Grenada
New York
Naylor
Bermuda
John F. Wilson
Ney
Virginia
Hoes Laland
Automobile Crash Near Los Angeles Injures Several
In the Los Angeles suburbs Humphrey Praed assistant general manager of the San Jacinto Land Company was killed and Miss Mina Leidolph along with C. S. Frye suffered serious injuries when the car overturned. Praed managed the machine. the crash caused severe head and internal injuries. The injured were expected to recover slowly.
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Cal
Humphrey Pracd
San Jacinto Land Company
Riverdides Cal
JaYius
Teil
Siedeoadm
Fragmentary sketch of a chaotic crime scene
A garbled report describes a chaotic incident with mentions of doors, men, and a pursuit. It references a station, patrols, and women who escaped, with unclear sequence and several misspellings.
Tragic Freight and Streetcar Crash Near Queen Street Crossing
A wreck involving a Grand Trunk freight train and a streetcar at the Queen Street railroad crossing in Toronto leads to multiple injuries and a fatality. The Mohawk steamer bound from New York to Montreal is reported burned after a collision with the wreckage, with 22 on board including two women, and rescue efforts ongoing.
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Guache
Grand Trank
Dng
Queen Street
Montreal
Longfield Sound
Lone Teesnold Sound
New York City
New Lesbian
Vermont Mallland
Amadon
Barnesco
Ekcent
Pall Hiver Mass
Mohaws
New York
Mexico Diaz and dollar standard debate in congress
The article notes Diaz and a special message on coinage and a U S dollar standard for the Philippines, with references to sending changes to Congress. It reports a gas well discovery south of Richmond Indiana and a fire destroying the Meredian Street Methodist Church in Indianapolis, with trustees Fairbanks and Beveridge involved.
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Diaz
Congress
Richmond Ind
Thomas Lamb
Indianapolis M
Meredian Street Methodist Church of
Indianapolis
Fairbanks
Albert J. Beveridge
Anarchists at Work in Spain Bomb Injures Six in Barc Jona
A bomb exploded in the Rue Fernando at Barc Jona injuring six people, one of them fatally. Police and authorities investigate the attack as an anarchist action within the city limits.
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Spain
Fernando
Barc
Jona
Forest Fire Threatens Peoria Area Farms
A forest fire across two miles of bottom lands two miles north of Peoria Illinois has burned hundreds of acres of timber and a large farm. Farmers have united to fight the flames and protect crops and holdings.
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Peoria
Robbers Take Jewelry Worth 20 000 From Lexington Couple
Dr Samuel J Helly a Lexington Kentucky physician and his wife reported to New York City detectives that a trunk containing jewelry valued near 20000 dollars was robbed.
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Samuel J. Helly
Lexington
Storm Hits East Coast in Furious Atlantic Gale
A massive hurricane from Florida battered the Atlantic coast with wind rain and snow. New York city and other areas reported hurricane force winds by nightfall while communications with the south and midwest were disrupted and brokerage houses suspended trading.
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Atlantic
New York
Florida
Cape Hatteras
Weather Bureau
Block Island
Nantucket
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Companies
Baltimore
Canso
N. S
Montreal
Chicago
East
Chicago Board of Trade
The
Stock Exchange
Chivege
New York City
Gotham
Scranton
Pas
Labor and industry clash across the United States and Japan
The report surveys wage trends and factory growth in cities like Philadelphia Boston and Trelaod, notes shifts in coal and leather industries, and records labor union activity. It also covers international labor news, including arbitration talk between Russia and Japan, wartime costs, and currency issues affecting purchases.
Armies Dig In Along the Shakhe and Port Arthur Fronts
The two sides along the Shakhe River fortify with triple and quadruple lines of defense. Japanese attacks persist at Port Arthur as commanders drift toward possible peace talks. Rumors of gains on Riblung and Keekwan mountains surface while Russian morale weakens amid desertions and wartime hardship.
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Baron Harashi
London
Roosevelt
St. Petersburg
Hague
Odessa
Kieff and
Kharkoff
Japan
Port Arthur
Russia
Manchuria
Korea
Harbin
Tozo
Shakhe
Riblung
Keekwan
Etse
Fort Etse
Lisotshan
Stoessel
Nogi
Togo
Baltic
Newchwang
Dalny
Takushan
Antung
Liaotung
Ditsewo
How the Electoral College Chooses a President
The piece explains that the public does not elect a president directly but selects electors in each state. On January 9, electors meet to cast ballots for President and Vice President, with Congress counting the votes on the second Wednesday in February. If no majority emerges, Congress picks the President.
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Cleveland
Delia
Theodore Roosevelt
Commonwealths
Washington
Senate
Congress
Swallow
Mr. Watson
Mr. Debs
Roosevelt
Mr. Parker
Mr. Roosevelt
Parker
Grover Cleveland
Gen Black to Succeed Ware as Pension Commissioner
Chicagoan Elglah F Ware chosen as pension commissioner as Gen John C Black of Illinois accepts the post. Black, former head of the Grand Army of the Republic and former pension chief under Cleveland, will take office March 4 with James T. Davenport serving Jan 1 onward.
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Chicagoan
John C. Black
Ilinois
Grand Army Aid Neesent Civil Service
Eugene F. Ware
Merch
James TL. Davenport
Black
Gen. Blaeck
Gen. Black
Cleveland
McIxinney
Ware
Commissioner Ware Retires From Post After Fall Elections
The President approved Ware's resignation to take effect January 1. Ware had avoided discussion, noting newspapers had been resigning him for two years. He had planned to retire after fall elections and return to Kansas to resume law practice.
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Ware
Kansas
Twelve chaplains in the Japanese army noted
A San Francisco immigration report highlights that many orphans in local asylum homes are aliens sent to the United States for placement. It also mentions Siam's purchase of souvenir gold dollars tied to the Lewis and Clark exposition.
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Milwaukese
Wis
Fray Vietshier
Erstrom
Lsthor
Pittsburg
Tse
Totet
United States
King of Siam
Washington
San Francisco
Gas Tank Blasts Kill and Injure Dozens in Chicago
A gas charging station at Seventy third Street and South Chicago Avenue exploded, killing and injuring many workers. Twenty two acetylene tanks stored for railway car lighting exploded in rapid succession, wrecking nearby buildings and forcing evacuations within a half mile. Fire and police initially kept away to avoid further blasts as large tanks threatened.
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Chicagoscoryline Gas Manufacturing Company
Seventy-third Street
South
Chicago Avenue
Peaple's Gas Light and Coke Company
Amd
Iead
Vicinit
Deptis
Lents
All Betting Records Broken on New York Election Eve Wagers
Massive wagers flood New York on Monday before the election with over a million dollars bet. Broadway and Wall Street led in amounts with Roosevelt favored at 6 to 1 and 5 to 1, while Herrick saw about 2 to 1. Past outcomes show odds shift despite bets on state results.
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New York
York
Broadway
Wall Street
Roosevelt
Herrick
Blaine
Cleverkeed
Cleveland
Harraca
McKinley
College News and Academic Appointments Across Institutions
Dr. Paul Haupt returns from Bourege trip. Rev. Joseph B.E. Williams inaugurated president of Puget Seand University. Dr J P M Lahaffy of Trinity College Dublin to lecture on Hellenism. Bertram Boltwood of Yale cites hot springs health value from radioactivity. Theodore Roosevelt Jr prepares for Harvard under Matthew Hale. Jerome Schneider of Tufts marks eightieth birthday. Foreign students Yin Yising Wen Sing Chia Ghen enter Virginia Military Institute. Ashes of Sir Edwin Arnold placed in Oxford University College Chapel. Agnes H Morris of Philadelphia named secretary treasurer of Oxford Indiana college group.
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Paul Haupt
Julius Hopkins
Bourege
Joseph BE. Williams
Puget Seand University
J. P. Mlahaffy
Trinity Coddese
Dublin
Bertram Boltwood
Yale
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Harvard
Matthew Hale
Elarvard Law School
Jerome Schneider
Tufts College
Yin Yising Wen
Sing Chia Ghen
China
Virginia Military Institute
Sir Edwin Arnold
University College
Oxford
Agnes H. Morris
Philadelphia
Treasuer
Ind
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