Seven figures needed to express relief fund total
The Galveston relief effort reports total funding near seven figures with estimates up to 7000, and property losses pegged around 22,500,000. City relief operations gain efficiency as funds and supplies pour in from across the nation, with laborers assured pay and a shift to a businesslike, orderly approach.
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Galveston
Texas
Poe Bible
Stair
Judey Morgan Mann
Towls
St. Louie
Mer Ehudtm
Galveston Wuffer
Cmlwester
Hue
McVittir
Mexico
Mexico City
Mexican Congress
Pro- UT
Pau
Minn
Oskaloosa
Towa
Oskaloota
Lowa
Cekalones
Sayers of Texas Directs Vast Galveston Relief Effort
Sayers personally oversees the immense relief drive for Galveston, coordinating funds from across the United States to Houston emergency committees. He also notes the transfer of 43 locomotives and other rolling stock previously seized at Barberton, with General Stephenson anticipated to occupy Helxpruit on September 17 afternoon.
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Galveston
United States
Houston
Barberton
Stephenson
Helxpruit
Fire at East Front Street Nursery Kills Six Children
Cincinnati, Sept 18 Six lives were lost and two adults fatally injured in a fire at 405 East Front Street, a former four story tenement used as a day nursery. Children left in care perished while their mothers worked elsewhere, with several others seriously burned and a few already identified among the dead. Authorities suspect a defect caused the blaze.
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Cincinnati
East Front
Salvation Army
Paller
Herbert Harkins
Jam Thoda Harking
Edward Mullen
Aed Vrile
New York
Ea 7
Bertha Anderson
Chiloago
Sweden
Tessie Atking
Frank Hill
Albert Hill
Bod
Jas
Harkins
Herbert
Locomotives Captured in S Africa Skirmish Report
London dispatches from Machadodorp dated Monday September 17 report skirmishes between British and Boer forces. General French is said to have captured locomotives in the engagement, reflecting ongoing rail disruptions during the campaign.
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London
Lord Roberts
Machadodorp
Hanna wakes ’em up at Chicago luncheon
Senator Hanna urged 26 leading Chicago businessmen at the Union League club to engage actively in the election, warning against over confidence and noting Bryan’s free silver stance. He said his goal was to wake them up and get them to work, prompting discussion among guests.
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Chicago
Hanna
Union League Club
Bryan
Han‘be
Sachsen arrives in Hong Kong with Waldersee staff
German seamer Sachsen reaches Hong Kong carrying Field Marshal Count von Waldersee and his staff. Report from West River district notes Chinese in town and visible mobilization. A Chinese infant is again patrolling the river, signaling that action may be contemplated as the Sanpiper patrol shifts from the Delta to Canton.
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Hong Kong
Sachsen
Count von Waldersee
International Sea
China
West River
Chinerees
Carey ‘Hain
Canton
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Coal strike spreads as union leaders warn stoppages increase
A Scranton dispatch reports the United Mine Workers claim the strike could affect over one million workers and many industries. Union leaders pledged to block nonunion coal and prevent shipments of bituminous coal to anthracite users, risking broad fuel shortages and possible factory halts nationwide.
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Chicago
Scranton
Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Afr
Fred Dileher
Ohio
Suike Et
Hal
Hazelton
Wilkesbarre
Wyoming Valley
Twe
Lehigh and Wilkenbarre Cord Company
Mocanaqua
West End Coal Company
Schuylkill Region
Poteville
Morea
Dodson & Co
Vulcan
Buck Mountain
Mahahey City
Leugh Coal Company
Centralia
Diwi
Hugh Dempacy
James Gallagher
James Will
Mahanoy City
McAdoo
Audenveld
Yorktown
Strikes Spread in Shamokin and Hazelton Areas
News from Shamokin, Hazelton, and surrounding valleys reports a broad coal mine strike. Workers walk out at Mount Carmel and Shamokin mines amid operator-deputy clashes, with few mines resuming work. Union leaders push for arbitration while operators vow to hold firm.
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Lehigh
Philadelphia and Reading Company
Gove
Henry Clay
Shamokin
Treverton
Scration
Lackawanna
Treaker
Diamond Washery
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western ‘Company
Oxford
Anthony
Gibbons
Pittston
Forest City
Fred Dilcher
Nichols
Susa Ines
Columbus
Street
Delaware and Wudron Cor 7
C. C Rose
Carbondale
Harrisburg
Lykens
Williamstown
Wiconisco
Miners’ Union
Philadelphia
Mitchell
Hard Dal
Wyoming Valley
West Bnd Coal Company
Macanaqua
Wyoming
Hazelton
Ark
MieTe Ral
Berkley
Haxelton
caEne
Ten Thousand Black Men Parade in Santiago Attacks Party
In Santiago de Cuba, ten thousand Black men parade with skull and cross bones badges denoting death to the Republican party. A mock funeral for the Republicans is held amid racial tension after delegate elections favored the Black party and annexationists gain open support. About 1,000 colored people attend. Whites avoid conflicts.
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Santiago de Cuba
Republican Party
Town destroyed by storm with 400 found dead
Dallas reports High Island a seaside resort thirty miles northeast of Galveston was wiped out by the storm. About 1000 residents and visitors suffered as more than 400 bodies were found by relief parties. Gulf & Interstate Railway says over twenty miles of track destroyed between Bolivar Point and High Island.
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Dallas
Tex
High Island
Galveston
Gulf Shore
Jefferson County
Spangler
Gulf & Interstate Railway
Bolivar Point
Will Open Thursday Galveston Traffic Restore
Stricken Galveston will soon be connected to the outside world by rail with Santa Fe involvement. J M Barr and General Manager Police advised that the diet trail will run over the company line to Galveston, repairing the bridge by Wednesday night or Thursday morning. Despite heavy destruction, progress suggests traffic could resume sooner than expected.
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Galveston
J. M. Barr
Santa Fe
Colorado & Santa Fe
Fosemguie
Gal
McKinley Leaves Canton for Washington Amid China Concerns
President McKinley departed Canton at 2:25 pm accompanied by Secretary Cortelyou and Mrs McKinley. The trip follows pressing issues in China and recalls earlier visitors at the McKinley home. The president, in good health, took an extended morning drive with Mrs McKinley and Mrs Rey, noting rest over the weekend.
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Canton
McKiley
Washington
Cortelyou
China
McKinley
Mra McKinsey
Mra Rey
Pennsylvania State League of Republican Clubs
Philadelphia
Lelteram
Pennsylvania
Battle of
Antiema
Five More Guilty in Po Hes Court Jointists Convicted
City detectives supplied positive evidence in five more cases of jointists in Po Hes Court. The defense did not cross examine, and all five defendants appeared with bond set at 100 each. The proceedings followed intensified detective work last week.
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Po Hes Court
Talk With Kruger New York Snot
The Mail reports a supposed interview or exchange involving Kruger, with vague references to Pretoria, English figures, and Portuguese torture terms. The text is garbled OCR, yielding unclear person names and events, but implies a dialogue or correspondence about political or colonial matters.
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New York
Pretoria
Hemis
Biadt
Webster Davis to Speak in Kansas This September
Democratic ac comumbtree pes Webster Davis will speak at three Pisces in Kansas on September 5. Chairman Love has let Saxe the place for Ries Ww talk.
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Webster Davia
Kansan
Love
Saxe
Plkcen
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Santa Fe Galveston Bridge
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Webster Davis
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