Globe News Roundup of Disasters and Incidents
A scattered Nevada summary reports robberies and wrecks from Barstow to Vancouver, including a bullion theft bound for San Francisco, an explosion damaging rail cars in Bridgeport, and lava flows near Matha Lon. Other items note earthquakes, floods, a royal fundraising drive, and political updates from Chicago, Texas, and Washington with deaths, trials, and policy talks.
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Bas Francisco
Barstow
Cal
Alabama
Ald Woelry
Vancouver
Bi C
Vred Blenbroek
Refugee Ship From Jamaica Arrives With Passengers
The steamer Otert, Jamaica’s second refugee ship, reached Santiago at daylight Saturday with 132 passengers. Among them is George H. Mazen of the Century Magazine. Naval and local authorities praise American marines and regulars for excellent service as Governor Sweetenham says the situation is under control. A lighthouse repairs underway and the Candita carrying medical supplies turned back due to heavy seas. A Kingston dispatch notes the January 1 quake was more serious than any before.
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Santiago
Calis
Otert
Jamaica
Kingston
George H.mazen
Magesine
Oter
Bweetenham
Prins Waldemar
Pringostia Victoria Laisa
Earthquake Strikes Kingston Jamaica Destruction Feared
Report from Kingston describes a devastating quake affecting the Cuban Eastern railroad party and local refugees. More than a thousand dead, many women among victims, with hospitals short of antiseptics and medicines. Names of English merchants Nathin and Sherlock among the dead. Port Royal defenses ruined and Black mud resurfacing as ships anticipate a British cruiser with marines.
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H. M. Fickinger
Cuban Eastern Railroad
Thorsday
Macha Sigar
Brotherhood League
Otorl
Kingeton
Santiago
Re. A. M. Nathin
Charles Sherlock
Dumalen
Nathan, Sherlock & Co
J. W. Middleton
Dr. Cronpter
G. Lockett
Victoria Market
Jamaica
Port Royal
Earthquakes in Europe report from Kuba and Tolmezzo
Two violent shocks hit Kuba in Baku province at 6 30 Friday morning causing panic in the fortified town of 16 000 inhabitants and Tolmezzo 29 miles away at 4 20 Friday morning with residents fleeing. Tolmezzo lies at the Carnic Alps foothills near the Tagnamento and is noted for 96 inches of annual rainfall. population about 2 000 with the commune over 3.
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Bt. Petersburg
Kuba
Baku
Tolmezzo
Tolmezzo I
Carnic Alps
Tagnamento
Hod Carrier Paid More Than Captain in Army Report
Washington dispatch notes Brigadier General Penston reports in his annual army department of California report that a hodcarrier earns more pay than a captain with twenty years service near San Francisco despite quarters. Also mentions Oklahoma politics and separation case of Marlboroughs. Senate arid lands panel backs Flint bill to repair Colorado River diversions into the Garbon sea with $2,000,000 for reservoirs waterways and works to confine the river.
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Washington
San Francisco
Genral Penston
Department of Californian
Senate Committee On Arid Lands
Flint
Colorado River
California
Galton Sea
Dhill
American Marines Ordered From Kingston in Jamaican Crisis
Kingston Jamaica Saturday Rear Admiral Davie’s mercy mission to stricken Kingston ended after Governor Sweettenham objected to Americans clearing streets guarding property and aiding the wounded. Davie, shocked, announced the Missouri Indiana and Yankton would sail Sunday and pledged compliance with the governor’s demand.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Davis
Sweettenham
Davie
Sweetientam
United States
Missouri
Indiana
City shaken by quake scare and riot control actions
Citizens feared a new earthquake as officials claimed no need for US aid. Rear Admiral Davis dispatched bluejackets to the streets, clearing debris and tending the wounded, earning praise from citizens and officers for their decisive response.
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Davis
Train wreck in Indiana kills sixteen. fire follows collision
Sixteen people died when a Cleveland Chicago and St. Louis passenger train collided with a freight train near Fowler Indiana. The 50 mph crash left the train burning. a private car belonging to Mrs C B Shaft survived. Ten were seriously hurt and several more lightly injured. Most of the passenger crew perished.
National monuments named in four land withdrawals
Under a 1906 act, the president designated four public land tracts as national monuments. Devil's Tower in Wyoming covers 1,152 acres. Arizona's Petrified Forest spans 60,777 acres. New Mexico's El Morro and Inscription Rock cover 169 acres. Montezuma Castle in Arizona encompasses 160 acres with prehistoric cliff dwellings.
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Washington
Devil's Tower
Wyoming
Petrified Forest
Arizona
Kila
Apsahe
el Morro
Inscrption Rock
New Mexico
Montezuma Castle
National Monument
Terrible to Recall Kidney Trouble and Priscilla's Revenge
A Bridgeport woman credits Dean's Kidney Pills with curing long lasting kidney pain and weakness after five weeks in bed. The piece blends an old testimonial and a tale of Priscilla's Revenge set in medieval times, plus a garbled sales section offering seed and catalog items.
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Mary Wasner
Kossuth Avenue
Bridgeport
Conn
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N
Novelty and mischief mix in old time notes
A column recalls James P. Magenin's typhoid illness and hair loss joke at the IRS, a berth reservation misprint with interstate commission references, and a testimonial praising Grape Nuts for digestive trouble. The letter-writer credits Grape Nuts with restoring health and strength after white bread restriction.
Centennial of Lee Remembered by District Society
The 100th anniversary of General Robert E. Lee's birth was commemorated in Washington under the United Confederate and Southern Society of the District of Columbia. President Roosevelt sent a letter extolling the Confederacy's great general and advocating a Lee memorial linked to a southern educational institution. Hillary A. Herbert presided as former secretary of the navy.
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Rooatvelt
Washington
Robert £. Lee
United Confederate and Southern Society
District of Columbia
New Willard Hotel
Roonvel
Kingston relief aims pause amid Jamaica aid refusal
New York reports the Kingston relief gathering may end at Wemst as Jamaica governor Sweethampton refuses help from American war vessels. Supplies on the Allegheny and Pring Joachim will call at Port Antonio awaiting instructions, possibly never reaching Kingston.
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New York
Kingston
New York-Kingston
Wemst
Sweettenham
Jamaica
Allegheny
Pring Joachim
Port Antonio
Land Grafters in Colorado Probed by Federal Agents
In Pueblo Colorado under the direction of M C Burch assistant United States attorney and 8 D Church special agent the department of Juance an investigation into alleged public land frauds will be prosecuted from Pueblo during the next two months Messrs Long and Church arrived in the city after spending several months collecting evidence in the southwestern part of the state Renew Talk of New State Boise Idaho northern part of the state agitates state division proposing five northern counties join eastern half of Washington bills to be introduced in Idaho Montana and Washington legislatures this winter The report is believed by most people to be a biennial installment of hot fir.
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Gdexwa
Bhoet and Tin Pinte Company
Plitsburg
United States
J. W. Bailey
Texas House of Representatives
Bailey
Waters-Pierce
King Edward
Mansion House Kingston Relief Fund
Corporaion of
London
Roosevelt
Foss
Naval Affairs Committee
Zelwan
Pueblo, Colo
M. C. Burch
United
Staten
D. Church
Department of Juance
Pueblo
Messrs. Long
Church
Boise
Idaho
Washington
Lewiston
Spokane
Montana
Actor Turns Author in Kansas City Theater Plans
Through a friend of Richard Mansfield it is learned that the tragedian intends to devote much of his future to writing plays. During his recent engagement in the city he outlined a scenario for a new drama for which Manager Askin secured the rights for Esra Kendall, to be used as soon as completed.
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Kansas City
Richard Mansfield
Peer Grant
Askin
Esra Kendall
Peruna Almanac Campaign in Daily Growing Reach
Peruna has become a household word in over a million homes and rises daily. The old remedy targets catarrhal diseases of head throat lungs stomach kidneys bladder and female organs. Ask your druggist for the Peruna Almanac for more details.
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Perwna
Rcutehard
Scrupulous Senator and Adventurous Woman in Morocco
Senator Spooner of Wisconsin denounces congressional junkets and the senate barber shop, saying he never will travel or shave at government expense. In Morocco, an Englishwoman, Mrs. Frances Y. Campbell, tours alone on horseback. An Austrian chemist, Hane Zuzel, claims to have devised a durable incandescent lamp lasting 3,600 hours. Also included are mock health ads and quips about loving enemies and John Demijohn.
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Spooner
Wisconsin
Congress
Senate
Uncle Sam
Morocco
Fea
Francea Y. Campbell
Hane Zuzel
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