Fire ruins fourteen blocks at Coney Island in drunken rampage
New York reports fourteen blocks of buildings in ruins after a drunken alleged arson at Coney Island. One man killed and about two score injured as flames spread while Frank Connolly, 27, and Peter Shelley, 38, former hotel workers, are held on arson charges. The fire caused widespread homelessness and a $1 500 000 loss as panicked crowds began to flee and relief efforts mobilized.
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Coney Island
Frank Connolly
Petter Shelley
Talbatross
Sheepshead Walk
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Larson
Barney Wolf
Raine'’s Law
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Connolly
Shelley
Albert Rubin
Connolly and
Skelley
Charles Murphy
McCelland
J. J. Delaney
McClellan
Manhattan
The
Roux
Brooklyn
Queens
Richmond
Mr. Low
McCellan
Bronx
Devery
Tammany
Columbus
Ohio
Foraker
Cuyahoga
Hanna and
Clarke
Herrick and Johnson
Senate
House &Ftate
Unpublished Boer War Story From Mentone
Paul Kruger, ex-president of the Transvaal, replies to a Patrie statue gift with faith in God and patience. He reads the Bible, accepts exile, and remains dignified. The Patrie hints at an unwritten war chapter revealing Boer reliance on Germany, British neutrality, and plans to arm privateers prevented by Mrs Kruger.
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Mentone
France
Paul Krauger
Transvaal
Mrr
Kruger
South Africa
Germany
Great Britain
Patrie
Dowies Army Leaves New York After Demonstration
More than 2000 followers of John Alexander Dowie departed New York for home, leaving only about a hundred in the city. Mrs Dowie and Gladstone Dowie arrived in Liverpool from Boston amid reporters, denying treasure theft and plans for a London mission, with Australia cited as Dowie’s forthcoming destination.
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New York
John Alexander Dowie
Zion
Dowie
Liverpool
Lucania
Explosion at Crestline yard causes massive property damage
An explosion on a side track at Crestline Ohio derailed a dynamite car threatening extensive damage. No lives reported lost though many freight cars and nearby houses were wrecked. Property losses estimated between 100000 and 500000 dollars with numerous injuries from flying debris.
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Crestline
Pennsylvania Railway
Feud Between Boys of a Town in Kansas
A Kansas feud erupts between college students and town youths in Manhattan. After night attacks on students, a mob of about 200 college men marched toward town, police intervened, six readers were jailed, and several concealed weapons were noted. Corporate plants in nearby towns resumed full operation after suspensions.
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Kansas
Manhattan
Kan
Aen
Idle Workmen Again Employed in McKeesport District
About 2,000 workers in the McKeesport district resumed full employment after six weeks of idleness. At the Dewees Wood plant of the American Sheet Steel company, all departments moved from part time to full day and night shifts.
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Pittsburg Steel Hoop Company
Glassport
Demimler Tin
Braddock
Carnegie Steel Company
Pittsburg
McKeesport
Dewees Wood
American Sheet Steel Company
Another Wreck on the Santa Fe at Thatcher
Santa Fe passenger train No. 6 en route to Junta, Colorado, derailed at Thatcher after a previous wreck at Apishapa Creek. The engine left the track and rolled onto its side, killing Fireman Charles Everhart of Syracuse, Kansas. No passengers were injured. Cause attributed to spreading of the rails.
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Junta
Colo
Santa Fe
Apishapa Creek
Thatcher
Charles Everhart
Syracuse
Kan
Second Battle With Sioux in Northern Wyoming
Newcastle reports Sheriff Miller of Weston County and Deputy Fossenburg killed in a skirmish with twelve wagonloads of Sioux near Beaver Dam on Lightning Creek. Six Indians reportedly dead. Chief Eagle Feather captured. A larger posse pursues the tribe as Governor Chatterton considers troops and stricter hunting licenses for Indians outside reservations.
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Newcastle
Wyo
Tl, Miller
Weston County
Fossenburg
Beaver Dam
Lightning Creek
Converse County
Indiana
Pine Ridge
Rosebud
South Dakota
Miller
Eagle Feather
Cheyenne
Chatterton
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Wyoming
Denver
the Times
Douglas
Cook
Fossenburz
United States
Rosettd Agency
Pine Ridge Agency
Election forecasts diverge on close national vote
Multiple cities report conflicting predictions for Tuesday’s elections. Analysts in New York, Pennsylvania, Colorado and Ohio expect tight results with narrow margins, while Maryland and New Jersey foresee lighter turnout and uncertain legislative outcomes.
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New York City
Ohio
Kentucky
Colorado
Destitute Macedonian Refugees Urgently Need Aid
London reports Massey the British vice consul at Varna confirms 20 000 Macedonian refugees in Varna district suffer extreme destitution. He estimates 60 000 refugees on the Bulgaro Turkish frontier face severe winter, with blankets and relief needed to prevent mass deaths.
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London
Massey
Varna
Bulgaria
Thought He Was Insane in Chicago Deaths After Doughnut Choke
Frank Hayden, believed insane in Chicago, choked on a doughnut last night. A silver tube in his throat failed to help as he tried to breathe and passersby avoided him. He had undergone a tracheotomy three years earlier and carried the tube in his pocket.
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Chicago
Frank Hayden
E& Summons
Hayden
Indianapolis
Ind
Wiliam Bailey
New Richmond
Purdue University
H. O. Wright
Pendleton
Co. & Adams
Osgood
Oliver F. Cutts
AL G. McManus
Davenport
O. Leslie
West Lafayette
G. W. Bichels
Philadelphia
L. E. Rush
Dairy Station
Prof Bitting
Purdue
D. M. Allen
Janchard
Butte Mines Sale Denied and Extra Session Demanded
In Butte Montana President William Scallon of the Anaconda Mining Co and F Augustus Heinze deny talks for sale of Heinze properties after a Boston report of a 15 million dollar offer. Montana labor groups urge Governor Toole to call an extra legislative session to address mining and work day reforms while businessmen push the issue. Gambling houses ignore a mayoral order and stay open late night as establishments operate into the early hours.
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Butte
Mont
William Scallon
Anaconda Minin Company
F. Augustus Heinze
Heinze
Boston
Montana
Toole
Mullina
Cross in the Circle Bee Hive Vote Cue
A reader urges voters to place their cross in the circle under the Bee Hive to ensure casting a correct ballot. The terse instruction frames a simple voting action as guidance for choosing the right option.
American Woman Condemned in Nineteenth Century Piece
A New York Herald dispatch from London reports HU B AL Watson in the Nineteenth Century condemning the American woman as dangerous and anarchic. The piece argues American femininity reflects racial modification and commercial society, claiming women neglect natural laws and threaten the state.
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New York
HU. B. AL Watson
New York Herald
London
Europe
Chicago
Mayfair
Heavy vote in Salt Lake City election seen
In Salt Lake City both Democratic and Republican leaders claim victory in tomorrow's municipal election. Indications point to the heaviest vote ever polled, with the outcome in doubt as Socialists claim a heavy increase over past elections.
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Campaison
Ata
Mechanics Pavilion
Repiblican
Thad
Salt Lake City
Republisn
Socialista
Jews Fight Russian Troops in Warsaw Enlistment Clash
A Pos en dispatch reports about 300 Jews clashing with Russian gendarmes in Warsaw during recruit enlisting. Forty wounded on both sides, several fatally. In Nashville, Melville Wheeler of Cumberland Telephone was robbed of 5000 dollars. two suspects arrested.
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Berlin
Posen
Warsaw
Nashville
Tenn
Melville Wheeler
Cumberland Telephone Company
Wheeler
Body of Salvation Army Leader Emma Booth Tucker Laid In State
Thousands from New York and surrounding areas viewed the body of Emma Booth Tucker, devoted to the Salvation Army, as it lay in state at the headquarters. A farewell service is set for tomorrow before interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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New York
Emma Booth-Tucker
Salvation Army
Woodlawn Cemetery
No Punishment Expected in General Chase Court Martial
Denver November 2. The court martial in the General Chase trial began reviewing evidence in a secret session. The panel’s consensus is a guilty finding on technical disobedience for failing to comply with an executive order to release a prisoner, but no punishment is likely to be imposed.
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Denver
General Chase
Chase
Cannot Avoid War in Bulgaria
London reports Russian agent M. Tzokoff warns war between Turkey and Bulgaria is practically inevitable next spring. He says Macedonia shows no real improvement, Austro-Hungarian reform plans fail, 160000 refugees strain Bulgaria, trade halts, European banks cut Bulgarian credit, provoking a deeper crisis and war.
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London
M. Tzokoff
Turkey
Bulgaria
Macedonia
Secretary Shaw Calls Interest Stops for 1904 Bonds
Secretary Shaw gave notice that on February 2, 1904 interest will cease on outstanding five per cent bonds of 1904. Redemption will continue with interest until the bonds mature.
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Washington, Nav
Shaw
British envoy Egerton named ambassador to Madrid
London reports Sir Edwand Egerton has been appointed ambassador to Madrid in succession to Sir Henry Mortimer Darend who moves to the United States posting.
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London
Edwand Egerton
Athena
Madrid
Henry Mortimer ‘Darend
United States
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