Destructive Guerrero Earthquake Hits Chilpancingo and City
A violent earthquake in Guerrero Mexico destroyed Chilpancingo’s capitol and parish church with widespread damage to buildings. An estimated 300 dead and many injured. the Pan American Congress near disaster as tremor lasts 55 seconds. The US Gen Frisbie sugar mill and other facilities suffer losses. Military aid aids rescue efforts.
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Mexico City
Guerrero
Chilpancingo
Federal Telegraph Office
War Department
Mexico
Chilapa
Iguala
Gen. Frisbie
Weekly Ocean Mail Service Expands to Caribbean Route
The Post Office awards Red D steamship line contracts for a new weekly ocean service from New York to Venezuela and Porto Rico. The plan begins March 1 with trips New York to Porto Cabello via San Juan Curacao and Layuiira, every two weeks. Rates cited at 1 dollar per mile for the Caracas leg and 6.623 cents per mile for the Maracaibo route.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Red D Steamship Line
New York
Venezuela
Porto Rico
Porto Cabello
San Juan
Curacao
la Yuira
Maracaibo
la Guira
Delegates Arrive for United Mine Workers Convention
Indianapolis January 18 delegates to the national convention of the United Mine Workers of America began arriving on Saturday. The credentials committee has nearly completed its labors and early indications place attendance at between 800 and 900 delegates.
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Indianapolis
Ind
The
United Mine Workers of America
Everette Moore bankers' extension accord update
Cleveland bankers report that among $11.5 million in liabilities creditors signalled for an extension totaling $10 million. Only about 10 percent of creditors remain unheard, signaling broad acceptance of the proposal.
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Cleveland, O
Everett-Moore Bankers’ Committee
Bouravlinis and Lassens Plan February Departure for Transvaal Recruits
A Budapest dispatch reports Baron Paul Bouravlinis who served with the Boers and Baron Lassens will leave Budapest in February with a strong body of recruits bound for the Transvaal.
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London
Exchange Telegraph Co
Buda Pest
Paul Bouravlinis
Lassens
Transvaal
Young Corbett Denies Engagement to Maud Slater
Young Corbett arrived in St. Louis Friday night and stated he is not engaged to the Denver girl Maud Slater and never intended to marry her. He said he believed a denial would be expected and prepared to issue one.
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Young Corbett
St. St. Louis
St. Louis
Denver
Maud Slater
Gov. Francis denies postponing Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Washington reports Gov. Francis rejects claims the 1903 Louisiana Purchase Exposition would be delayed to 1904. He states the fair can be ready in 1903 and argues for government pressure on European nations reconsidering participation. If postponement occurs, exhibitors may still come via manufacturers and other exhibitors.
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Washington
Gov. Francis
State Department
St. Louis
Sharkey Maher Fight Ends In No Contest At City Arena
Referee Moore halted the Sharkey Maher bout in the third round amid crowd jeers and accusations of a fake contest. Both boxers had earlier been arrested and bound over on $5,000 bail to maintain peace, and the mismatch drew loud protests from about 4000 spectators who paid up to five dollars for seats.
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Moorele
Ana Cee
Eree Rocap
Een
Sharkey
Pan American conference backs compulsory arbitration and Hague accord
In Mexico City on January 18 the Pan American conference endorsed compulsory arbitration and The Hague agreement. W I Buchanan of the US delegation suggested annexing minutes from the last two sessions to the protocol, revealing Chili's and Ecuador's positions and paving adherence to The Hague convention.
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Mexico City
W. I. Buchanan
United States
Ecuador
Chili
Return of 9th Infantry to United States
Orders prepared at the war department for the 9th Infantry to return after their siege duties at Peking and battles in the Philippines. They will travel to San Francisco as soon as arrangements are made, though movement is not expected to begin for several weeks.
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Washington
War Department
United States
9Th Infantry
Peking
Philippines
San Francisco
Business Failures in United States and Canada
New York reports 259 failures in the United States for the week, down from 346 last week and 290 a year ago. Canadian failures total 36 for the week, up from 32 previous week and 50 a year earlier.
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New York
United States
Old Fiddlers Contest Invites Ex-Gov Bob Taylor
Huntsville Alabama January 18 Ex Gov Bob Taylor of Tennessee will be invited to take part in an old fiddlers contest at the local theater on the evening of the 30th inst The best fiddlers of the south will take part in this contest.
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Huntsville
Ala
Bob Taylor
Tennessee
South
National Bank Notes Redeemed and Government Receipts Reported
Washington report shows Friday redemption of national bank notes totaling 706 198 dollars. Internal revenue receipts amount to 692 105 dollars with customs at 807 646 and miscellaneous 88 130. Expenditures total 1 500 000 dollars.
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Washington
National Bank
Insurgent Clash Reports and Missing Canoe Crew
Manila reports say 11 soldiers of Company I, 2d infantry, missing after a dugout canoe voyage, with fears of death or capture. Gen. J. Franklin Bell continues actions in Batangas as he defeats insurgents, amid other skirmishes in Laguna and Bohol where Aguada Kahabagan led a force of about 800. Col. Theodore J. Wint notes numerous small engagements in Batangas and Laguna.
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Manila
Wade
Cebu
Bohol
Secret Service
Laguna
Lazo
8Th Infantry
Aguada Kahabagan
J. Franklin Bell
Batangas
Luzon
Theodore J. Wint
6Th Cavalry
Fort de la Mobile 200th Anniversary Observed in Mobile
Mobile marks the 200th anniversary of Fort de la Mobile founded in 1702 with a Wednesday parade and the unveiling of a court house tablet bearing 1702 1902 and the leaders D Iberville and De Bienville. A Thursday ceremony at Twenty Seven Mile Bluff will place a memorial stone noting the fort and colony origins on the Mobile river bluff.
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Mobile
Ala
Fort de la Mobile
Louisiana
Court House
D'Iberville
de Bienville
Mobile River
Memorial Services Mark Gen Robert E Lee Birthday
Memorial services commemorating Gen Robert E Lee birthday were held across the south. In Memphis 1500 people attended Rev W K Piner at Central Methodist Church delivering The Good Soldier. In Richmond Gov Montague his wife and Lieut Gov Willard left by private car for Atlanta to attend the Lee birthday celebration Monday.
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Memphis
Tenn
Robert E. Lee
South
Central Methodist Church
W. K. Piner
Soldier
Piner
Lee
Richmond
Montague
Willard
Atlanta
Agrarian Riot Incites Fatal Firefight in Transylvania
In Alsoidecs village Maros-Torda Transylvania a mob attacked government officials and gendarmes fired on the crowd. Ten rioters were killed thirteen wounded, one later died and four are not expected to recover.
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Buda Pest
Alsoidecs
Maros-Torda
Transylvania
Death of Judge Dewitt in Butte Montana
Judge Wm H Dewitt longtime Montana supreme court associate justice dies from acute heart trouble in Butte. He served on the Montana Supreme Court for several years and was a member of the national Republican committee for Montana in 1900.
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Butte
Mont
Wm. H. Dewitt
Montana
Montana Supreme Court
National Republican Committee
Carrie Nation Cleaves Toe With Hatchet During Protest
Topeka report says Mrs. Carrie Nation while flourishing a large hatchet from an eastern firm dropped it and the edge severed the large toe of her right foot.
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Topeka
Kan
Carrie Nation
Violinist Joseph Burke Dies at 85 on New Year’s Day
New York paper notes violinist and actor Joseph Burke who gained prominence as the accompanist to Jenny Lind during her 1850 51 tour. he died Sunday in his 86th year. Congresssman Charles H. Burke of South Dakota is his nephew.
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New York
Joseph Burke
Jenie Lind
Charles H. Burke
South Dakota
Settlers in Saskatchewan Valley Praise new homeland
A letter from John H. Schultz and other settlers in Township 43 Range 6 Saskatchewan dated July 8 1900 to Frank Pedley reports strong 1899 crop yields and excellent 1900 prospects. They came from Springfield Bonhomme County South Dakota and say the region offers faster start for poor men and good wheat oats barley and root crops. All signatories are from South Dakota U S A.
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Roshern
Frank Pedley
Saskatchewan
Springfield
Bonhomme County
S. Dakota
Dakota
John H. Schultz
H. A. Coshen
S. Cors
B. H. Dirks
C. D. Unry
P. Unry
A. Ratzlief
South Dakota, U.S. A
Expensive Blaze Destroys Richmond Wholesale Grocers
Richmond Va Jan 20 Gates Brown wholesale grocers were burned out early Sunday morning. The loss is estimated around 80000 dollars and fully insured.
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Richmond
Gates & Brown
Knew What Was Coming in Ohio State Journal Passage
A fragmentary line recalls a confrontation about a woman named Wrenly and an ace being trumped. The text reflects tension and personal dispute reported in an Ohio State Journal excerpt.
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Ohio State Journal
Gossiping Quips Spark Offstage Banter In City Paper
A collection of light exchanges notes Mrs Latto and Mrs Bilkins reputations and social remarks. The Brookyn Eagle cites a manager planning a show described as a hit while the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph quips about a real rainstorm and sawmill. A Philadelphia Bulletin snippet jokes about misplaced teeth and the effort to locate them.
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Frien
Ittsburg
Lydia E Pinkham's Compound Endorsed by Physician
A physician extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a trusted remedy for female weakness and menstrual irregularities. The letter from LARGUERITE St. Omer Brices praises its success and urges sick women to write for advice to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Marguerite St. Omer Briggs
Mount Calm Street
Detroit
Michigan
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
Whelwagren
Where the Difference Lies in Courtship and Photography
A humorous item from the Chicago Post contrasts photography and courtship. The exchange jokes that photography develops negatives in the dark room, while courtship develops the affirmative, leading to a playful proposal.
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Chicago Post
Unmarried Actress Says She Has Been Four Times
The Detroit Free Press quotes a theatrical manager asking an applicant if she is married. She answers unmarried and adds she has been unmarried four times, revealing her evolving stage career and personal history in a light, punchy exchange.
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Detroit Free Press
Back-Door Market Comment Sparks Banker Reporter Debate
A banker and a financial reporter discuss Amalgamated Copper and market ethics. The banker complains of a back-door market where insiders enter openly but exit secretly, deceiving the public. Other bits: a quip about restless papa as a domestic scene caption.
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Amalgamated Copper Company
N. Y
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Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
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