Bolomen Kill Captain Hall in Samar Engagements
Nov 18 Manila reports Company E Ninth Infantry under Captain F H Shoeffel repelled Bolomen near Tarangnan Samar. One corporal dead and one private wounded. sixteen Bolomen killed. Capt Herman Hall of the 21st Infantry conducted four engagements in Batangas province. Capt Hall’s scouts captured one insurgent officer and rice. Gen Sumner praises Capt Hartman’s 1st Cavalry action against 400 insurgents at Buan Batangas. Transport delays and future policy on inland seas noted. Filipino priest Deposey sentenced to death. Manila to enlarge city limits include Santa Ana suburb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
F. H. Shhoeffel
Tarangnan
Samar
Herman Hall
21St Infantry
Batangas
Hall
Sumner
Luzon
Hartman
1St Cavalry
Buan
Hartmar
United States
Sheridan
Waldron
Hancock
Japan
Latte
Thomas
Chaffee
Deposey
Santa Ana
The Death Mask of McKinley Cast Finished
Buffalo reports two months of work on a government owned plaster cast from President McKinley’s death mask. Guarded in a safety vault, the 25 pound plaster captures the entire head and will be shown at the Smithsonian in Washington next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
McKinley
Edward la Pauch
Hartford
Washington
Smithsonian Institute
Napoleon
Cows and novelty boards draw Daily attention
A fragmented notice mentions cows, novelty boards, and daily events as readers piece together a quirky scene. Names, dates, and places are unreadable, but the item hints at local curiosity surrounding a pasture display and a playful exhibit.
Dutch Fishing Boat Attacks British Smack in North Sea
A Brussels report describes a Dutch Ymuiden vessel feigning distress near Weelingen lightship in the North Sea. Thirteen fishermen boarded a British smack, shouting pro Boer slogans. Several Britons were wounded and the captain reportedly locked in his cabin before the ship escaped to Ostend to lodge a complaint with the British consul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Sea
London
Brussels
Ymuiden
Weilingen
Ostend
Death of Dr Albert L Gihon
New York on November 18 Dr Albert L Gihon a about 70 years old former medical director of the United States Navy died in a hospital Sunday after suffering a stroke at his hotel last Thursday His native city was Philadelphia He came to the city from the south three weeks ago to meet his wife who is in Europe and is expected back next Tuesday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert L. Gihon
New York
United States Navy
Europe
Philadelphia
Camden
N. J
Board of Health
Board of Education
Nus
H. H. Davis
Tanus
Nis
Eodvice
Connor Dugan
Bridgeton
Hilda Rop
Rocap
Too Good to Live. Nordeman tragedy in Minnesota
Mrs Sarah Nordeman and her son Knute Bjorge Nordeman attempted suicide Saturday by morphine. She died Sunday while the son remained hospitalized with a damaged mind and uncertain recovery. The son raved of leaving this world, believing himself too good to live.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Sarah Nordeman
Knute Bjorge Nordeman
Wage Earners Party Plans Chicago Labor Ticket
Chicago labor men announce a wage earners party to run their own candidates for municipal and state offices, inspired by union labor successes in San Francisco and Bridgeport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wage Earners Party
Chicago
Union Labor
San Francisco
Bridgeport
Labor Men
Yeomanry Captured and Released in Brakspruit Clash
London reports a South African casualty list from Brakspruit dated November 13. Lord Kitchener said last Friday that 58 yeomanry were captured by the Boers and later released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Brakspruit
Lord Kitchener
Professors Burned In Cannoa Lecture Explosion
Professors W. Harkins and H. P. Dolan from Scranton Pa were severely burned when a chemical explosion occurred during a Cannoa lecture to railroad workers in Ft. Scott Kansas on November 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Scott
Kan
W. Harkins
H. P. Dolan
Scranton
Ney
Census Bulletin Details Chinese and Japanese by Counties
The Census Bureau reports distribution of 119,050 Chinese and 86,000 Japanese from 1900. In Hawaii and Alaska vast shares are listed with US proper counts and western states totals. The bulletin notes a ten year rise for Japanese and a decline for Chinese with uneven regional changes.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Hawaii
Alaska
United States
Mine strike violence leaves one dead in Kentucky
A Sunday mining dispute near Madisonville, Kentucky, turned deadly as a well directed attack on Providence Coal Co. workers killed James H. Smith, a Negro striker, and fatally wounded George Crouch. Guards John West Hut Dawson and Nathan Bush were wounded, with clashes continuing into the night and investigations ordered by County Judge Hall and Adjutant General Murray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madisonville
Jas. H. Smith
Geo. Crouch
John West
Hut Dawson
Nathan Bush
Providence Coal Co
Smith
Crouch
Hall
Providence
Adjt
Murray
Kentucky
Monarch Mines
Earlington
St. Bors
Thawed Out Dynamite Blasts Kill Miner In Canada Mines
Sault Ste. Marie Mich Nov 19 Two fatal accidents occurred from dynamite blasts near Helen Iron mine Michipicoten Canada A powderman James Ryan was blown to atoms by a 5000 pound charge drying by a fire Houses were shattered and several bystanders injured by a premature explosion Most believed to be blind and two may die
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Canadian Sea
Helen Iron Mine
Michipicoten
James Ryan
Police Chap Challenges Editor to Mortal Combat
Niles Michigan November 19 Jacob J Allery a police officer issued a newspaper challenge to F W Cook editor of the Niles Daily Star to meet him in mortal combat with revolvers at ten paces. The feud stems from ongoing saloon enforcement as Mayor Bald win’s crackdown is echoed in Ullerys nightly patrols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niles
Mich
Jacob J. Allery
F. W. Cook
Niles Daily Star
Baldwin
Ullery
Cook
Allery
Fire devastates Charlotte cotton district destroying several firms
Fire in Charlotte North Carolina began at 1 30 am in the cotton district. J H Sloan s cotton office Oglesby dry goods J H Link wholesale grocer and Bryan Co grocers are burned out. Water pumps failed cutting water supply. By 3 15 am the blaze was fierce and spreading with losses estimated at 75000 to 100000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
N. C
J. H. Sloan
Oglesby
Dry Goods
Death of renowned cust stone contractor Powers
St Joseph Mo November 19 Patrick Powers a leading cust stone contractor in the United States died here after a short illness He secured major contracts supplying stone for Chicago and other cities He was 75 years old
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Powers
St. Joseph
Patrick Powers
United States
Chicago
Miss Eastwick's Sentence in London
Miss Marie Josephine Eastwick, a Philadelphia woman, pleaded guilty to forging a £100,000 railroad certificate and was sentenced in London to six months in prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Eastwick
London
Marie Josephine Eastwick
Philadelphia
Mexico City Exposition Under American Auspices Planned
Interest grows in a proposed manufacturers exposition in Mexico City under American auspices. Local European manufacturer agents will participate to broaden the event and attract diverse exhibitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Iron works owner cuts prices on prints in Fall River
Fall River Mass November 19 M C D Borden owner of the iron works mills lowered prices on all kinds of prints by half a cent per yard except shirting which dropped a quarter cent This marks a broad reduction in textile costs reflecting market pressures in the citys mill district and Borden management decisions impacting local trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River, Mass
M. C
D. Borden
Iron Works
Bishop Atwill Seriously Ill In Kansas City
Bishop E B ill of the Episcopal diocese of elm Missouri has been seriously ill in California and was brought home to Kansas City Sunday night. He was not allowed to be seen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atwill
Kansas City
E. B.ill
Episcopal Diocese of
Elm Missouri
California
Largest Shipment of Gold Leaves New York on Steamship
The largest single day gold shipment ever from New York sailed Tuesday, touching at French and German ports. Total engagements approximate 7,050,000 dollars in round figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Prizes Increased For U S Bowling Tournament
President Floss announced in Buffalo that prize money rises from 2000 to 3000 dollars for the United States bowling tournament to be held in the city in January during the second week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Floss
United States
Troops Guard Madisonville Amid Mine Strike Turmoil
Two Kentucky state troops are patrolling Madisonville and Hopkinsville areas after a nationwide mining strike. A 30 man company from Hopkinsville arrived by train with Capt H Thomas and 2nd Lt Robert D Bellamy, while 70 men are listed in strength and Maj E B Bassett accompanied the force. Adjt. Gen. Murray pledges suppression of lawlessness as 20 men head toward the Providence mine. Camp fires flicker near Nortonville as a searchlight beams on a coal tipple with about 150 strikers active around tents.
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Madisonville
Hopkinsville
Kentucky State Guard
H. Thomas
Robert D. Bellamy
W. Phelps
E. B. Bassett
3D Regiment
Murray
Providence
Nortonville
Memorial Arch Edict Honors Li Hung Chang in China
The Empress Dowager issued an edict praising Li Hung Chang and ordering a memorial arch near his birthplace. The edict declares the eldest son a marquis in his own right and continues the title through 23 generations. It also elevates Li’s other sons to posthumous marquis ranks and grants dignities to grandsons along with lucrative offices.
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Peking
Li Hung Chang
Asphalt sighted near Rapid river in Michigan
Analysis of asphalt near Rapid river at the head of Little Bay finds 40 parts lubricating oil and 60 parts pure asphaltum, equal in quality to the Trinidad product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Escanaba
Mich
Rapid River
Little Bay
Trinidad
Clash at Vienna University hall splits Lutheran and Catholic students
In Vienna on Sunday fierce clashes between Lutheran and Catholic students spilled from the great hall to the outdoors as students fought after a creed dispute. Police subdued the disturbance with several arrests reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Death of Mrs. C. M. Teller in Morrison Illinois
Mrs Charlotte M Teller mother of United States Senator Henry M Teller of Colorado died at her Morrison Illinois home Sunday at age 93. She retained full faculties to her passing and was linked to the Chapin family of Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Teller
Chicago
Charlotte M. Teller
United States
Henry M. Teller
Colorado
Morrison
Died of Fright Near Hanover While Driving Horse
In Hanover Pennsylvania on November 18 Mrs. Emanuel P. Mummert aged 34 died after the horse she was driving became uncontrollable and she grew alarmed and collapsed from fright during the attempt to manage the wagon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanover
Emanuel P. Mummert
Miss Ellen M. Stone Still Held by Brigands
Sofia reports another letter from Ellen M. Stone criticizing confinement and fare yet affirming hope of release. A message to U. S. agent Dickinson in Sofia notes brigands demand a ransom well above the figure Dickinson proposed and seek immunity from prosecution. Washington says the U. S. diplomat cannot bind Ara and Turkish governments, but talks may continue.
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Sofia
Ellen M. Stone
Ir. Dickinson
United States
Aria
Turkey
Washington
Dickinson
Miss Stone
Mr. Dickinson
Charleston Exposition opens with religious exercises and a Depew Roosevelt event
Charleston expects a grand opening next Sunday week with interdenominational services and a musical program led by Mme Barbet. George Herbert Salas wrote an ode set by Theodore Saul. Chauncey Depew to deliver the principal oration and Roosevelt to trigger the new wheels from the White House. President to visit in February. a deer hunt on President Wagner’s private grounds planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
S. C
Mme. Barbet
George Herbert Salas
Theodore Saul
Chauncey M. Depew
New York
Roosevelt
White House
Lincoln
Wagner
Exposition Company
Soldier shoots two men in Junction City Kansas
An unidentified Fort Riley saddler shot and killed R. E. Cooper in the street and fatally wounded City Marshal James White after opening fire at about 10 PM. The soldier fled along the street shouting he wanted to die as authorities organize a posse to pursue him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junction City
Kan
Fort Riley
R. E. Cooper
Cooper
James White
White
Senator Cullom Named Senate Foreign Relations Chairman
Senator Cullom of Illinois will chair the Senate Foreign Relations Committee succeeding the late Senator Davis. He denied rumors of indecision and stated he would resign the Interstate Commerce Committee to accept the new post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Statesman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Washington
Senator Cullom
Illinois
Senate
Davis
Cullom
Frye
Bubonic Plague Deaths Reported in Odessa
Two deaths in Odessa were certified as bubonic plague. Health authorities imposed vigorous precautions to curb spread and no additional cases have been reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Prince Ching Signals Empress Pact on Manchurian Treaty
Peking dispatches report Prince Ching telegraphs the foreign office that he has left Kai Fong Fu with the empress instructions to conclude the Manchurian treaty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Prince Ching
Foreign Office
Kai Fong Fu
Guard Waldrupe Dead At Fort Leavenworth Mutiny
Leavenworth Kan November 18 J B Waldrupe a guard at the Fort Leavenworth military prison who was shot during the mutiny on November 7 is dead Twenty six mutineers now become liable to a charge of murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldrupe
Leavenworth
Kan
J. B. Waldrupe
Ft. Leavenworth Military Prison
American locomotive breaks speed record on Paris line
Paris reports an American-made locomotive No. 2,999 on the Paris Lyons and Mediterranean line pulled 14 cars totaling 181 tons and reached 130 kilometers per hour, about 81 mph, breaking all records.
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Paris
Berlin Faces Hard Winter as Unemployment Surges
Berlin reports looming hardship for workers with 35 000 unemployed in the city and widespread job seekers across Germany. Authorities warn of difficult winter ahead as more people seek employment and resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Carlisle visits capital for Supreme Court case
Washington November 18 Former Senator John G Carlisle arrived in the capital to attend a case before the United States Supreme Court that was scheduled for Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John G. Carlisle
Supreme Court of the United States
Dynamite Attack Hits Scranton Green Ridge Trolley
In Scranton on November 19 a stick of dynamite placed on the Green Ridge line near Washington avenue and Marion street exploded under a trolley car wheel. The motorman and conductor were uninjured but glass and parts of the car were damaged. This marks the fourth such incident in ten days, all using similar cart ridge methods.
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Green Ridge Line
Washington Avenue
Scranton
Green Ridge
Marion Street
Electric line planned from Chicago to Milwaukee
Waukegan Illinois November 19 reports a deal for an electric line to run from Chicago to Milwaukee independent of existing roads. The plan seeks connections with the Elgin Joliet and Eastern belt line with Cincinnati investors reputedly backing the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukegan
Ill
Chicago
Milwaukee
Fatal deer hunt ends in mystery at Ft Yates
Robert Marshall, a respected resident of Ft Yates North Dakota, was fatally shot while deer hunting on November 19. Indian police hunt for “Kid Silk” and Father Bede, the only people believed to know the facts, as details remain unclear.
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Ft. Yates
N. D
Robert Marshall
Kid Silk
Father Bede
Gusher Starts at Baku Oil Well on Crown Land
In Baku Nov 19 a well rented from the crown by the Baku Naphtha Co began gushing at a rate of about a million poods daily. Operations halted amid fear of a fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Baku
Baku Naphtha Co
Col J T K Hayward Dies in Chicago
Col J T K Hayward who oversaw the Hannibal and St Joseph railroad construction and served as its president until 1866 died in Chicago on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. K.hayward
Chicago
Navy
J. T. K. Hayward
Hannibal & St. Joseph
Three Children Burned to Death in Wisconsin Fire
Antigo Wisconsin November 19 Three children of John Sewitzke perished in a farmhouse fire at Lagladow twenty four miles away from Antigo. The mother left for water and returned to find the house already in ruins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antigo
Wis
John Sewitzke
Lagladow
Cement manufacturers form regional Michigan association
Grand Rapids, Nov 19 plans are under way to form an association of Portland cement manufacturers. The group would encompass all works in Michigan and states west of Pennsylvania, consolidating control and coordination in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids, Mich
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Ten Men Dead in Great Northern Wreck Near Blair
A Great Northern wreck near Blair Montana killed ten men and seriously injured 28 others. An extra freight crashed into a work train carrying 41 Japanese laborers at a sharp curve while traveling westward at 25 miles per hour. Flames erupted as cars piled on the work train. only three escaped unscathed and seven work cars plus three freight cars burned. Rescue efforts followed hours of delay before word reached Culbertson six miles away.
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Culbertson
Canal treaty signed at State Department chamber
The Isthmian canal treaty was signed at 12:05 PM in the diplomatic chamber of the State Department. It provides U S construction of the canal, open to commerce and war vessels, not blockaded, with strict neutrality guarantees and U S as sole guarantor of neutrality and protector of the canal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
United States
The Biddle Brothers to Face Separate Executions
Harrisburg reports counsel for Edward and Thomas Biddle ask Gov Stone to fix separate days for their execution at Pittsburg They were convicted with Walter Dorman of the murder during a burglary attempt Dorman testified for the state and may escape the gallows Ed Biddle resisted arrest during a raid in Pittsburg Detective Fitzgerald was killed in the incident.
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Harrisburg
Edward
Thomas Biddle
Pittsburg
Stone
Biddles
Walter Dorman
Thomas Kahaney
Dorman
Ed Biddle
P. J. Fitzgerald
Indians Protected as Arizona Tract Withdrawn from Settlement
The president ordered withdrawal from public sale and settlement of an unsurveyed 16 township tract southwest of the Moqui Indian reservation in Arizona. About 200 Navajo Indians occupy the land, living there since 1863. The measure aims to shield them from encroachment until they settle under homestead or general allotment laws, with existing ditches and improvements noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Arizona
Whitney to Move Stud Stock to Rancocas Farm
New York nov 19 William C Whitney closes deal with Mrs Lillian B Allen to transfer his winter stud quarters from Kentucky to the famed Rancocas Stock Farm bequeathed by the late Pierre Lorillard, strengthening the spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rancocas Stock Farm
New York
William C. Whitney
Lillian B. Allen
Kentucky
Rancocas
Pierre Lorillard
Liverpool Declared Free From Plague
Washington reports that Liverpool was officially declared free from plague on Monday per cable from Past Assistant Surgeon Thomas of the marine hospital service. Surgeon Gen. Wyman confirms the cable and the city’s health status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Washington
Wyman
Marine Hospital Service
Thomas
British columns kill 43 Boers in Pretoria region report
London reports Lord Kitchener wire to the war office stating since November 7 British forces have killed 43 Boers and wounded 16 while capturing 297 prisoners in the Pretoria area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lord Kitchener
War Office
Pretoria
Murder Charge Follows Man's Killing of Mother in Arkansas
Eureka Springs Ark Nov 19 John Pemberton who recently developed violent mania killed his mother fifteen miles south of here by a rifle strike crushing her skull He fled but was captured by a posse and jailed awaiting further action in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka Springs
Ark
John Pemberton
Here
Sword For Cavalry Abolished Across Forces
London dispatch reports the Indian government has abolished the cavalry sword for both British and Indian soldiers. A short rifle will be issued to all mounted troops, marking a shift in armament and tactics for cavalry units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Simla
Daily Express
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Bolomen
Ninth Infantry
Balangas Province
Death Mask
M’kinley
The
Aux
Ent
Ago Daily
S.avhere Re
Census Bureau Bulletin
Madisonville, Ky
J. W. Cook
Camden, N. J
A. Bridgeton
Bantié City
Bessie ‘Kessler
St. Louis
Funkhouser
Great Northern Railway
Blair, Mont
Biddle Brothers
Benj. F. Evans
Banner Pack. & Prov. Co
John L. Stettinius
Longworth
James M. Glenn
Vachel M. Anderson
Commercial Tribune Co
American Cotton ‘All Co
Ning A Rawson, Jos. Rawson & Sona
David B. Gamble
Procter & Gamble Co
Perin Langdon
Baking Co
W. Smith
Henry Id x
Krogse & Co
W. Pohlman
Ohio
Columbus
Cincinnati
Clifford D. Bevis
THD People's National Family Newspaper
York
Tribune
Daily Tribune
Kouw’n
Dail Tribune
Agricultural Department
Harrison
Buckeye Acetylene CO
Ganby
Dayton
New England Block
Cleveland
High Street
Trs
Citizens’ Bank
Harrison, Oh1o
General Banking
Frank Bowles
Kalsemining
Miley Stephens
Tebbs Bi’k
Munn
Scientific American
All
Will
Walter Hartpence
Harrison, Ohio
Joseph Bernhard
Morrison, Ohio
Sonable
SiiLai Hemicine CO
Harries
Barrow
Rey
Fanci
D. R. Merrill
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