Global disaster tally and notable deaths summary
A historical compilation lists numerous events from 16 to 27 across dates and places worldwide. It includes mine explosions in Mexico and West Virginia, rail and ship wrecks in Canada and the United States, deadly fires in New York and Baltimore, battleship powder explosions, and major disasters in Japan and Europe with hundreds killed or injured. Some dates mark coronations and political upheavals, such as the Swedish king’s death and succession, while other entries note peace efforts and violent incidents through a broad sweep of 19th and early 20th century calamities.
Financial turmoil and bank suspensions sweep U S cities
A timeline of banking crises and regulatory actions from January to December. Notable events include suspensions of Merchants and Farmers Bank Fairmont Minnesota and Citizens Bank Eureka Springs Arkansas, embezzlement convictions, the Chicago sub treasury disappearance, major bank failures, and moves to stabilize liquidity with government deposits and Panama bonds. Also lists political shifts with several senate appointments and mayoral elections across multiple states.
Early 1900s State and Federal Political Milestones
Chronology of gubernatorial inaugurations and Senate appointments across multiple states. Highlights include New York governor Jan 1 inauguration, New Hampshire and Maine senators elected by legislatures, and several Senate successors from Illinois Kansas Texas and others. Congress raises congressmen salaries to 7500, Brownsville inquiry, and adjournment with large appropriations. Garfield sworn as interior secretary. Post named governor of Porto Rico. Chicago mayor Busse elected amid traction ordinances.
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Isaac Stevenson
Wisconsin
Spooner
J. H. Bankhead
John T. Morgan
Alabama
Bacon
Georgia
J. F. Johnston
Senator Pettus
Haskell
Oklahoma
Indiana
Chicago
Illinois Supreme Court
Tom L. Johnson
T. E. Burton
Cleveland
Kentucky
Willson
Republicans
Independence League
Tammany
New York County
Congress
Washington
Cannon
Aoki
Japan
Williams
DeArmond
Taft
World
M. Gude
United States
Norway
H. Cc. Hauge
C. E. Hughes
New York
C. M. Floyd
New Hampshire
Y. £. Frye
Maine
W. Murray Crane
Massachusetts
Simon Guggenheim
Colorado
Norris Brown
Nebraska
W. E. Borah
Idaho
R. L. Taylor
Tennessee
J. M. Dixon
Montana
H. E. Burnham
H. A. Richardson
Delaware
House
Senate
Brownsville
Bailey
Texas
Cullom
Illinois
Has
Curtis
Kansas
Jos. R. Burton
W.A. Smith
Michigan
Alger
F. O. Briggs
Dryden
New Jersey
Reed Smoot
Bpooner
Geo. B. Cortelyou
Geo. von L. Meyer
Treasury
James RK. Garfield
Interior
Regis Henri Post
Porto Rico
Beekman Winthrop
Busse
V. Hagerman
Newexico
Calendar of executions and sensational crimes by month
A historical ledger lists multiple capital punishments mob killings and notable trials across the United States from January to December. Entries include hangings electrocutions pardons and acquittals involving individuals such as Thaw Farrot Haywood and Hargis along with bank robberies lynchings and murder cases. Names places and organizations feature repeatedly from Mayerasville Philadelphia Boise and Karlsruhe to Lexington Houston and Chicago. The document traces legal actions publicized violence and notable criminal events through the year.
Rail and mine disasters sweep across towns in January
A sequence of fatal and injury producing incidents are reported across several states. In Kansas a train wreck near Wolland leaves 35 dead and over 60 injured. Vermont reports six suffocations at Winooski. Wisconsin reports nine deaths from a powder blast near Kenosha, and Pittsburg records 30 killed by an explosion in a steel furnace. Indiana cites 28 dead from a wreck caused by a powder explosion near Sanford, with 32 injured. Owler notes 13 in a collision. Colorado near Primero records 24 in a coal mine while Fayeteville, West Virginia sees 60 in a mine incident. Monarch, Colo., 12 in a snowslide. Thomas, West Virginia, 22 in a mine disaster. New York harbor reports 138 drowned or burned on a steamer.
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New York City
Las Esplanzas
Mexico
Montreal
Que
Carmi
Hil
Pedro
Wyo
Dossett
Tenn
Pith
Cal
Emporium
Woodward
Ala
Colton
Tort Worth
Tex
Chaplan
Ont
Gunter
Lake Michigan
Baltimore
Whipple
W. Va
Honda
Chicago
Hampton Roads
Priceburg
Monahan
Wash
Ners Tola
Penobscot Bay
Honeybrook
Russell
Cape Cod Bay
Mass
Salem
Mich
California
San Fedro
Quebec
St. Lawrence River
Charleston
Ill
I Brelton
Norris
Canaan Station
Negaunee
Lake Superior
Jackson
Butler
Gloversville
N. Y
Fontanet
Ind
Joliet
Steubenville
South Milwaukee
Wis
Monongah
Jacobs Creek
Ivanhoff
Viborg
St. Petersburg
Antwerp
Kashima
Kure
Drude
Cassablanca
Otonashigawa
Japan
Osake
Maximoffsky
Ministry of Interior of
Russia
Karatagh
Russian Turkestan
Marseilles
France
Iquique
Chili
Oscar III
Sweden
Stockholm
Gustave V
Wolland
Kans
Winooski
Kenosha
Pittsburg
Sanford
Owler
Primero
Colo
Fayeteville
Monarch
Global unrest and disasters sweep early 20th century notes
A compiled chronicle lists events across continents: Moroccan army seizure at Zinat and Raisali's retreat. a major fire devastates Bancock's Chinese quarter with losses around 3 million dollars. Persia's Shah Muzaffar-Ed-Din dies. deadly tsunamis, earthquakes, and fires strike Kingston Jamaica, the Dutch East Indies, and the Philippines. Maritime wrecks, mine explosions, mutinies, assassinations, and political upheaval pepper the period, including Swettenham’s Jamaica governorship, Lamsdorff’s death, and strikes in Lodz. The entries cover battles, natural disasters, political resignations, and notable deaths through March to August, 1900 era.
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Zinat
Raisali
Bancock
Joss
Muzaffar-Ed-Din
Shah
Persia
Tephassali
Dutch East Indian Islands
Kingston
Jamaica
Samar
Leyte
Philippines
Davis
Gov. Swettenham
Admiral Davis
Dutch East Indies
Simalu
Saarbrueck
Prussia
H. L. F. Lagercrantz
Sweden
United States
Clavering
Martlepool
England
Cookton
North Australia
Orlanda
Cardiff
Wales
Baku
Berlin
Hook of Holland
Swettenham
Algeria
H.M. Petkoff
Bulgaria
Sofia
Lena
Toulon
Count Lamsdorff
San Raemo
Lodz
Russia
Eldon Gorst
Lord Cromer
Great Britain
Egypt
Wloods
Turkey
Amapla
Bonilla
Mexico
Campeche
Yemen
Turkish Arabia
Spain
Queen Victoria
Madrid
Velardena
Buenas
Hong Kong
Fallierea
France
Alikhanoff
Tiflis
Alexandropol
Corea
Seoul
Cassablanca
Morocco
Hea
Casaablanca
Notable deaths and dignitaries listed across months
A chronological register lists brigadier generals ex-congressmen and senators, along with notable figures and their locations from January through December. Entries include G A Bell, John Winans, Russell Alger, Charles Marvin, John Creighton, W W Pickett, J M Depuy, John Rixey, I W Higgins, Oronhyatekha, Dowie, Aldrich, Proctor, Grow, Eckels, Findlay, Laws, Bullock, Patton, and others, with dates and places such as Washington, Janesville, Lexington, Philadelphia, Chicago, and Canton, among numerous others.
Boxing and sports notes from early 20th century events
Jan 11 Joe Gans KOed Kid Her man in eighth in Tonopah. Nov 18 Abe Attell retained featherweight title by KOing Harry Baker in eighth in Los Angeles. Feb 5 Tommy Ryan KOed Dave Barry in fifth in Hot Spring Ark. Racing in Tennessee kilfed by anti-pool selling bill. Mar 14 Calvin Demarest won national amateur balk-line title in New York. Mar 21 Gary Herrmann elected president of American Bowling Congress. Mar 28 Chic Stahl committed death by own hand at West Baden. Apr 9 Smathers case jury found no conspiracy to drug Lou Dillon. gold cup retained by Major Delmar. Apr 19 Thos Longboat won Boston Marathon with field of 114 and new mile record. May 8 Tommy Burns won heavyweight title by KO of Philadelphia Jack O’Brien in Los Angeles.
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Joe Gans
Kid Herman
Tonopah
Abe Attell
Harry Baker
Los Angeles
Tommy Ryan
Dave Barry
Hot Spring Ark
Tennessee
Calvin Demarest
New York
Gary Herrmann
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Jack’’ O'Brien
Historic sports results from early 1900s scattered across events
A compilation of notable victories and bouts from diverse sports figures and clubs. Winners include 20-Superman at Gravesend, Orby in England, Yale and Wisconsin crews, Miss Evelyn Sears in tennis, and Tommy Burns in Colma. The list spans horse racing, yacht events, golf, tennis, boxing, swimming, and baseball, with dates and locations noted.
Disasters Across 1910s Record Turbulent Weather Events
Chronicle of major disasters listing dates and places: dynamite blast wrecking nine Lowell buildings. Ohio river floods. Buffalo gale causing $1.5 million damage to steamers. tornadoes and floods across Arkansas, Pittsburg area, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama. Mexican earthquakes. Kentucky Iowa Illinois windstorms. Oklahoma Indian Territory tornadoes. California levee flood. Wisconsin storms. LeavenworthWaterspout. Leeds Ga tornado deaths. New York harbor damage. Texas woods damage.
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Lowell
Ariz
Ohio River Valley
Buffalo
N. Y
Washington, Ark
Pittsburg
Louisiana
Ississippi
Alabama
Chilpancingo
Chilapa
Mexico
Kentucky
Illinois
Iowa
Indian Territory
Medicine Lodge
Kan
Rochester
Tex
Buena Vista Lake
Bakersfield
Cal
Wisconsin
Leavenworth
la Crosse
Wis
Ohio
Leeds
New York City
Harbor
Woods
Texas
Labor unrest and union actions across 1900 era events
Chronology of labor disputes and union actions across the United States listing key dates and events. Includes court rulings against labor defendants, wage increases, strikes and lockouts, union leadership changes, and nationwide telegraph operator actions. Notable items involve Western Union wage raises, Teamsters and telegraphers activity, and strikes affecting railroads and cotton shipping.
Railway and labor actions flash across 19th century notices
Summary of labor events includes salary boosts for telegraph operators at Southern Railway, resumed work by striking New Orleans cotton handlers pending arbitration, deposed union president S J Small calling off telegraph strike, Danville miners striking over check payments, Commercial Telegraphers union suspending strikes in major cities, a Britain rail strike averted by talks, Louisville streetcar riot, and regular troops sent to Goldfield Nevada during miner-owner clashes.
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McCall
Federal Court of Memphis
Whea Follette
Senate
Goldfield
Nev
Shea
Chicago
John J. Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Western Union Telegraph Co
Cornelius P. Shea
Teamsters
Nebraska House
Western Railroads
Interstate Commerce Commissioners
Galanels
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Pittsburg
Canada
Arr Act
Pacific States Telegraph and Telephone Co
Western Union
Akland
Cal
Los Angeles Attuck
Teamsters’ Union
Daniel J. Tobin
East
Associated Press
Mall of Telegraphers' Union
Louisville
Steubenville
Ohio
New Orleans
Small
Great Britain
Century of fires and losses across cities in a single ledger
A ledger lists numerous destructive fires and losses across the United States. Entries include New York stores with hundreds of thousands in damages, Detroit gutted with casualties, Lancaster tobacco warehouse losses, Springfield publisher’s near million-dollar hit, Philadelphia locomotive works blaze, and moments from Chicago, San Francisco, and beyond with multi‑million totals and homeless evacuations.
Chronology of early 1900s political and legal actions
Timeline lists events from January to November including McCrea becoming Pennsylvania Nnes president after A. J. Cassatt’s death, Findlay grand jury indicting Standard Oil, Chicago grand jury charging John Walsh, Great Northern stock increase injunction, Wisconsin rail fare orders, Panama Canal leadership change to Maj. Goethals, Mary Baker Eddy lawsuit, New Mexico timber land investigations, San Francisco mayor Schmitz bribery and extortion cases, Ruef indictments and guilty pleas, Isle of Pines status ruling, Standard Oil rebates fine, Jamestown Exposition, drug trust injunction, mayoral elections, and other criminal indictments and notable visits.
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McCrea
Pennsylvania Nnes
A. J. Cassatt
Findlay
Standard Oil Co
Chicago
John R. Walsh
Chicago National Bank
Hallam
St. Paul
J. J. Hill
Great Northern Railway
New Mexico House
Gov. Hagerman
Mayor Schmitz
San Francisco
Abraham Ruef
T. W. Halsey
Great Northern Railroad
T. W. Hill
John R.walsh
Supreme Court
Isle of Pines
Standard of Co
Indiana
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Roosevelt
Federal
Indianapolis
Drug Trust
Schmitz Ruef
Schmitz
E. R. Taylor
University of California
San An
Cisco
Board of Supervisors
Landis
Alton Railroad
Beveridge
Catherine Eddy
Berlin
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Boston
Louis Glass
Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Co
C. G. Burton
Nevada
Saratoga
N. Y
Wm. E. Borah
A. & Grant, III
Washington
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Minn
F. D. Gilman
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Goodland
Banic
Wall Street
Cortelyou
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H. W. Salmon
Warsaw
Smith
Bank of America
Citizens' Bank of
Eureka Springs
Ark
People’s State Bank of
Brownstown
Pope Mfg. Co
Hartford
Heinze Corner
Otto Heinze & Co
Stock Exchange
New York Clearing House Committee
Heinze, Morse and Thomas
Knickerbocker Trust Co
Secretary of Treasury
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Trust
State Banks and Trust Co
Carson
New _ York
Southern Steel Co
Birmingham
California Safe Deposit & Trust Co. Bank
United States Steel Corporation
Tennessee Coal & Iron Co
National Bank of Portland
Ore
California Bank of Oakland, Cal
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Partners’ & Merchants
Bank of Sapulpa
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City National Bank of
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Okla
American Bilk Co. Capital Stock
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Chelsea
Glazier
National Bank of Commerce
Kansas City
Fort Pitt National Bank of
National Bank
North Attleboro
Mayerasville
Miss
Rollo Steele
Fourth Street National Bank of
James Cullen
Charles City
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Thos Baldwin
Colfax
Chas. Kennedy
G. K. Farrot
R. H. Aldrich
C. C. Haugh
Dayton
Columbus
Hargis
Cockrill
Lexington
Wm. D. Haywood
Western Federation of Miners
Steunenberg
Boise
Loving
Theodore Estes
Farmer
Houston
Jas Hargis
B. D. Cox
Henry Scutcheon
Nuncia
Karl Hall
Karlsruhe
Germany
Will Clifford
Maple
I Frank J. Constantine
Gentry
J. K. Brown
Baker City
Wm. Burns
Cumberland
Frederick McGilll
McGill
Decatur
Fred Singleton
Talladega
Aia
Canova
S. C
Steve Adams
Rathdrum
Annie M. Bradley
Brown
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G. A. Bell
John Winans
Janesville
Russell A. Alger
Charles Marvin
John A. Creighton
Omaha
Glastonbury
Conn
J. M. Depuy
Jefferson City
Floyd K. Whittemore
Springfield
John Alexander Dowie
Zion City
Clinton Rabbitt
Beloit
M. Casimir Porter
Paris
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
John Moore
Army
T. J. Wint
Department of Missouri
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Kioto
Wm. A. Proctor
Proctor & Gamble Co
Galusha A. Grow
Glenwood
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Powie & Clarke Exposition
Atlantic City
J. C. Granberry
Methodet Eeprecopit Church South
Ashand
Jasta Eckels
Commercial National Bank of Chicago
J. W. Findlay
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G. L. Laws
Iune
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Albion
N. R
Peter Maytubby
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E. W. Suffcutt
Gov. Hughes
Hudson River
John Watson
Ian Maclaren
Mt. Pleasant
C. W. Potter
E. H. Conger
China
Senator Patton
Mrs. McKinley
Canton
T. H. Ruger
Stamford
Lucien Baker
Francis Murphy
M. J. Severance
Minnesota
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Peter Larson
Northwest
Helena
Mont
E. W. Pettus
Hot Springs
N. C
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Cornish
N. H
Nelson Morris
John G. Walker
York Beach
Samuel Sloan
Lackawanna Railroad
Garrison-on-the-Hudson
Cassie Chadwick
Ohio Penitenary
Jefferson Polk
Des Moines
L. E. McComas
Atshington
Charles T. Barney
James B. Bradwell
G. W. Smith
Murphysboro
H. O. Havemeyer
Sugar Trust
Commack
L Lord Kelvin
Glasgow
W. H. Hinrichsen
Alexandria
Mallory
Florida
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Superman
James R. Keene
Brooklyn
Gravesend
Wisconsin University
Syracuse
St Poughkeepsie
Richard Croker
Orby
Johnnie Reiff
Epsom
Nealon
C. BE. Dornell
Sheepsheaday
Alex Ross
Cornell
Poughkeepsie
Yale
Harvard
New London
Robert Simpson
Hinsdale
Evelyn Sears
Carrie E. Neely
Tommy Burns
Bill Squires
Colma
Martin J. Sheridan
Celtic Park
L. I
May Sutton
Chambers
WZW
Jack Johnson
Bob Fitzsimmons
Jimmie Britt
Battling Ween
Sutton
Niagara-on-the- Lake
C. M. Daniels
Manchester
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Britt
Fred McLeod
St. Louis
New York Yacht Club
Sir Thomas Lipton
Chicago Nationals
Detroit Americans
America
Gunner Moir
London
H. C. Pulliam
Natonal League
Detroit
Lancaster
Phelps Pub. Co
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Victor
Coal Harbor
Lyndhurst
John Wanamaker
Acker Parcess Co
Niagara Falls
Leroy
Iill
A. G. Spalding Bros
San Francisco Gas & Electric Co
Holo
Panay
Barnesboro
Princess Anne
Nelson Morris Packing Plant
East St. Louis
Til
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Cody
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