Sleet and Blizzard Ravage Railways From Montana to Coast
Salt Lake City reports sleet and heavy winds hamper rail and telegraph service from the Northwest to the coast. Missoula and Butte endure blinding snow. Spokane suffers telegraph cuts. sea points fear storms as winds threaten a severe intermountain blizzard. Separately, Iowa Governor Leslie Shaw talks with Washington on the treasury post as his term ends January 16.
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Salt Lake
Utah
Missoula
Mon
Spokane
Wash
Butte
Seattle
Tacoma
Conductor Charles King killed in Idaho storm wreck
In Idaho a freight train derailment killed Conductor Charles King who was blown from the train while aiding a brakeman. His mangled body was found at the bottom of a gorge on a trestle. Fort Benton reports say the storm was the worst in years with courthouse windows blown out and minor damage elsewhere.
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Missoula
Mon
Charles King
Idaho
King
Caboose
Fort Benton
Coast storm damages barges and railroad trestle
Astoria Oregon reports the worst winter storm as two of three barges at Sylvia Degrasse reef broke from moorings and struck the East Astoria railroad trestle. One barge destroyed, another badly damaged, track damage noted. Shipping tied up during the day.
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Astoria
Sylvia Degrasse Reef
No War Declared Yet In Venezuelan-Colombian Dispute
Reports from coast towns in Colombia and Venezuela indicate no war declaration has occurred. Papers quote mutual recriminations over arms muster and incursions while Colombia says it remains ready to meet any emergency and will boost troops on the frontier.
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Colon
Colombia
Venezuela
Venezuelan
William J Sewell Dies in Camden At 95
United States Senator William J Sewell dies at his Camden home at 9 30 am after diabetes and stomach and heart trouble. Born in Ireland in 1835 he came to the U S as a youth and served in the Civil War. He was elected to the U S Senate in 1881 and again in 1895 with a military funeral planned for Tuesday.
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United States
New Jersey
Camden
William J. Sewell
Senator Sewell
Ireland
Bee State
States Senate
Governor Shaw Named Secretary of the Treasury
Washington reports Iowa leaders and Sen Dolliver praise Governor Shaw after the president selects him for the treasury post. Wilson notes Shaw's wide recognition on financial issues east of the Mississippi and his banking experience underscores his qualifications for the role. Dolliver stresses Shaw’s proven banking knowledge and leadership in commerce circles.
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Washington
Shaw
Chambers of Commerce
United States
Treasury Department
Iowa
West
Gomez faring badly in political tour in Puerto Princepe
Telegram reports from Havana state General Gomez faces opposition and heckling during his tour in Puerto Principe province. He travels with veterans and a band, while Maso supporters have withdrawn all their candidates amid bitter sentiment.
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Havana
Sener Ostrada Palma
Gomez
Palma
Puerto Principe
Nacion
Oklahoma farmers say winds harm winter wheat crop
Guthrie Oklahoma farmers report that high dry winds in recent days caused more damage to winter wheat than prior cold spells. Upland wheat shows signs of suffering from the weather on the farm.
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Guthrie
O. T
Dee
Oklahoma
Blight on trees and children noted with Scott’s Emulsion
The passage contrasts tree blight with sickly children, urging Scott’s Emulsion as a remedy to help weak children grow and thrive. It also discusses Woollen manufacturing, cotton margins, agricultural advances, and broad economic data including bank clearings, failures, and price trends for 1900.
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South
New
Old England
Middle States
Bradstreets Calls 1901 a Record-Breaking Year for U.S. Trade
Bradstreets reports 1901 as a record year for American trade, finance, and industry despite strikes, a May stock panic, price fixing attempts, and a McKinley assassination. Clearings rise one fourth, rail earnings up 12 percent, iron and coal output hit new highs, and holiday buying power surges.
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New York
American Trade, Finance and Industry
Bradstreets
United States
McKinley
Archbishop Chappelle Discusses Philippines Mission Fame
New Orleans dispatch reports Archbishop Chappelle returning from six months in Rome. He denies forced withdrawal from the Philippines by the pope and says Pope Leo XIII approves his work. He resigns as apostolic delegate while keeping papal delegate roles to Cuba and Puerto Rico.
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New Orleans
Chappelle
Philippines
Rome
Leo
Cuba
Porto Rico
Cardinal Gibbons
McKinley
Manila
Vatican
Coal train wreck kills four in Scranton area
An Ontario and Western coal train of 50 cars ran away near Preston Park and Starlight, reaching 90 mph before wrecking. Four crew members Melvin Whitling engineer Charles Millard fireman Richard Budd Patrick Duffy brakemen died. Conductor Wrenn Smith and flagman M R Walsh escaped with minor injuries. An 18 year old rider Edward Fitzgerald escaped unharmed. Bridgewater, Nova Scotia saw four boys drown skating on the La Have river.
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Scranton
Ontario and Western
Preston Park
Starlight
Melvin Whitling
Charles Millard
Richard Budd
Patrick Duffy
Carbondale
Wrenn Smith
M. R. Walsh
Edward Fitzgerald
Whitling
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Des Moines
Leslie M. Shaw
the Treasury
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Scott & Bownf
Pearl St
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la Have
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Curry Hubley
George Bachman
Suswest
M. Powers
Principal Powers
Monroe St
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Geo. C. Fullinweider
Caehier Poa
Standard Savings Bank
Huron, Souta Dakota
U.S
Canada
Third and
Wisconsin
Huron
South Dakota
Kelley’s Land Agency Co
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Aberdeen
Wessington
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