Telegraphic Briefs Sweep Across Global and Local Events
The column reports varied items from politics to industry and crime. It notes Congressman Hitt seeking the Senate seat from Illinois, reelections at Big Four railroads, a fatal sawmill and salt block fire in West Bay City, and a split county race in California. It also mentions maritime plans between Japan and the Black Sea, gold premium rises in Brazil, Cuban resistance, and movements of Jesuit priests in Ecuador. Additional items cover a steeple incident in New Jersey, Transvaal indemnity claims, a Montreal court ruling on shop hours, North Carolina Settle vs Kitchen, Thomas Mackin estate closure, a Saratoga bicycle race, a Texas hardware firm failure, a large probate division, and league governance tensions in New York baseball. The fragment ends with broader international political intrigue and allegations surrounding baseball league executives.
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Odessa
London Times
Japan
Black Sea
London ‘Times
New York Herald
Madrid
Canovan
Cuba
New York
Herald
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Republic
James Davidson
Laurenville
London Daily Telegraph
Pretoria
Transvaal
Loranger
Montreal
Thomas Se Tle
North Carolina
William P. Kitchen
Mr Settle
Kitchen
Thomas Mackin
Chicago
Saratoga
Florida
Smith
Shock
New York City
Golden
Leeper Hardware Company
Denlaos Tex
Cop
John Waples
St Louie
Northern
Westminster Gazette
Edward J Ivory
Edward J Bell
P J Tynan
Fili Bustering Syndicate
Explo Ses
Cubana
Copenhagen
London Valley News
Glabb
Parla
Chamber of Deputies
Socialtete
Berezowski
Cezar Alexander T
Bole de Boulogne
Andrew Freedman
New York Baseball Club
National League
Amos Ruste
John T. Brush
Fyw Robine Bon
Leasgue
League
The Dollar of 1804 Rarity Explored in Two Stories
The article compares two origins for the 1804 silver dollar’s scarcity. One account says coins were sent to Africa to fund soldiers in the Tripoli conflict, with only 19 or 70 minted. The other tale claims a vessel bound for China with nearly the year’s entire mintage was lost. The first story is regarded as more plausible.
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Africa
Y Vay
Scountry
Tripoli
Newlands Outlines Silver Policy at St Louis Convention
San Francisco reports Congressmen F G Newlands of Nevada as temporary chairman of the silver party convention. He argues for free coinage to restore prosperity, urges immediate tariff action, and predicts a tariff-led recovery with silver as money if needed. He notes limited chance of international agreement on bimetallism.
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San Francisco
Cal
Novif
F.G. Newlands
Nevada
Silver Party
St Louis
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Newlands
Dilke Denounces Partition Plan and Dardanelles Assert
London reports Sir Charles Dilke condemning a proposed partition of China by three powers. He alleges a Russian general inspected the Dardanelles forts by order of Moscow and warns Russia would view a British move on the straits as a casus belli.
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London
Enfield
Charles Dilke
Engand
China
Dardanelles
Russia
Chicago Election Errors Spark Board Scrutiny
Chicago officials report added errors in election returns. In the Twelfth precinct of the Thirteenth ward the Lally sheets show large discrepancies, with judges and clerks cited to explain. In five other precincts the votes tallied for the legislative candidate exceed the total votes cast.
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Chicago
Bryan to Speak in Lincoln Opens Four Year Campaign
Lincoln Nebraska November 11 6 Saturday afternoon Hon William Jennings Bryan will lect ure at the Funke Opera House with two talks marking the start of a four year campaign for bimetallism. The Mary Bryan club hosts at 3 pm with a second address at 6 pm under Bryan Home Guards Traveling Men's Bryan club auspices. Admission is free by ticket from S Whiting president of the Traveling Men's club.
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Lincoln
Neb
William Jennings Bryan
Funke Opera House
Bryan
Mary Bryan Club
Traveling
Men's Bryan Club
Bryan Home Guards
S Whiting
Traveling Men'a Club
Bryan guests invited for Chamber of Commerce banquet
Charles S Thomas received a telegram from Wil Van J. Bryan saying he would be in Denver November 11 and Puebla the next day with possible attendance in Leadville on Thanksgiving night. Mrs Bryan cannot leave home. George Fred Williams of Massachusetts and Congressman Towne of Minnesota have been invited as guests with Mr Bryan for the November 24 chamber banquet.
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Denver
Colo
Charles S Thomas
Wil van J. Bryan
Puebla
Leadville
Bryan
George Fred Willams
Massachusetts
Congressman Towne
Minnesota
Chamber of Commerce
Transvaal Seeks £1 Million Indemnity from British Company
From Johannesburg a special dispatch reports the Transvaal Republic government will claim £1,000,000 in indemnity against the British Chartered South African company after Jamieson and followers raided the Transvaal. The move reflects tensions over the raid and its repercussions.
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Hroeger Wools More Creh
London
Tr A
Johannesburg
Transvaal Republic
Jamieson
Trangvaal
Langtry divorce case evidence taken at U S consulate
London November 11 Mrs Langtry the actress testified in her divorce suit against her husband in California. Her deposition was taken today at the United States Consulate before Deputy United States Consul General F W Frigout.
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Mier
London
Mrs Langtry
Ault
California
United States
F. W. Frigout
Kangtry
Langtry Action Against Lim Sparks Legal Fight
Langtry has deserted her and taken action against Lim. Corroborative evidence will be taken from other witnesses before papers are sent to California to settle the case. The World reports Knights of Labor and the AFL demand a revision of grand jury lists to boost labor representation.
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Langtry
Lim
California
New York
Knights of Labor
American Federation of Labor
Mets
Board of Commisioners of
Grand Jurore
Llets
the Board of Commissioners
Missionary Families Move to Safety Amid Anatolia Turmoil
In Constantinople on November 11, U S Minister Terrell advised American missionaries to stay at their posts in Anatolia while arranging safety for their children. The move reflects cautious diplomacy as tensions rise in the region.
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Constantinople
Anatolia
Terrell
Munchausen of Monkeyland under scrutiny by Truth
London reports The Truth runs a page and a half on Prof. Garner claiming to show he profited from alleged monkey language feats while debunking his adventures as imposture. It suggests French missionaries at Fernandez pursue an English judgment for an unpaid bill and attach book proceeds to resolve the disputed hundred days.
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Meanchausen
London
Garner
Prof Garner
Fernandez
Fernandez To Whom It Alleges Prof Garner
France
England
Truth
Thie
Tin Ore Discovered Near Vancouver Coast
An assayer in Vancouver reports ore from the coast north of the city as cassiterite or tin ore. A Cornish miner compares the samples with Dolcoath mine in Cornwall and finds them identical, believing a tin deposit has been discovered.
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Vancouver
Dolcoath
Cornwall
Fire destroys three buildings in Traveree City Michigan
A major blaze in Traveree City Michigan last night destroyed fourteen buildings in the business district causing an estimated loss of 50000 dollars. Newbury a porter from the Front street hotel perished in the flames. Rumors of additional deaths circulated but no other bodies were found. Thirty guests escaped in their night clothes through windows.
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Traveree City
Mich
Newbury
Front Street
Prosperity List Shows 275 Mills Reopen Since Nov. 3
Chicago November 11 Tribune reports a measure listing 275 mills and factories that have resumed business since November 3, employing 155 495 men across the industry.
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Chicago
Tit
Tribune
Wreckage from Seventy Six Drifts Ashore Near Kodiak
Aboard the steamer Dora arriving from Wood Island Alaska, wreckage from the missing schooner Seventy Six has drifted ashore near Kodiak. The Seventy Six left Kodiak in June with eight otter hunters aboard and no word has since reached shore, with fears that all on board perished.
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Port Townsend
Wash
Dora
Wood Island
Alaska
Kodiak
Kentucky Democrats Call County Convention for Free Coinage
In Frankfort Kentucky the silver democrats have expelled sound money men from the party and in their county convention call will recognize as democrats only those who favor free coinage.
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Frankfort
Supreme Court hears Oregon land title case over 90000 acres
The Supreme Court heard arguments on a dispute over about 90 000 acres in Oregon tied to an Oregon Central grant aiding a Portland to Astoria railroad. The circuit court ruled the land forfeited to the United States, the appeals court reversed, and the United States presented its case with Attorneys General Dickinson and Williams opposing railroad counsel Joseph H Choate.
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Washington
Oregon
Supreme Court of the United States
Oregon Central Company
Portland
Astoria
Circuit Court
United States
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court For the
Dickinson
N. Williams
Joseph Hchoate
New York
Canovas Denies Cuba Sale Proposal In Insurgent Talks
Madrid Premier Canovas declares he knows nothing of any plan to sell Cuba to the insurgents. He calls the idea absolutely absurd, impossible, and not to be entertained for a moment in a special cable dispatch to the Herald.
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New York
Herald
Fran Madrid
Sayer
Canovas
Sael
Cuba
Dynamiter case at Bow Street shocks courtroom crowd
London November 13 at Bow Street police court Edward Dell an Irish American saloonkeeper and alleged dynamiter faced examination. A witness named Jones tied Ivory to Irish revolutionary circles and the Shamrock Club, detailing secret schemes and funds while alleging past connections to the Manchester martyrs and Dublin events.
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London
Bow Street
Dward JF Ivory
Allag
Edward Dell
Jones
Ivory
Ace
Ais
Clan Nagael
Physical Force
C. O Gill
Treasury Department
Armagh
New York City
Wm. Lyman
Irish National Alliance
Weland
T. B
Wne
Shamrock Club
Lyman
Hol Ind
Gallagher Kearney
Tynan
Mearna
Nolan
Dublin
Nally
Manchester
Chilcago
Kearney
Abse
O'Donovan Rossa
Hia
Judge Keller Moves To Strike Santa Fe Case Amendment
Judge Henry Keller of Topeka reports steps to block transfer of the Santa Fe case to federal court. He asks the Jefferson charter court to strike out a post amendment by Assistant Attorney General Goddard, alleging collusion between the defendant and state official to defeat state enforcement of laws.
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Topeka
Kas
Henry Keller
Santa Fe Hne
Kansan
Myere
Valley Falls
Goddard
Jefferson Chartet
A Goddard
Fire destroys Manvel Training School and central warehouse
In Chicago a major blaze at the Manvel Training School and adjacent Central High School warehouse on West Mooroatreet causes 30000 dollars of echoe supplies and seven barrels of oil to explode. Debris flys but no injuries occur. Fire loss estimated at 20000 dollars with insurance. The total loss at Manvel Training School runs to 75000 dollars, fully insured.
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Chicago
Starke
Menuel
Central High School
West Moorooatreet
Bord of Education
Manvel
Victory for the Meline cabinet in French chamber vote
Paris voters favored the Meline cabinet as the Chamber of Deputies passed a vote of confidence by 324 to 226. The victory signals a republican leaning outcome, despite opposition claims of a radical collapse.
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Wilhasatta
Paris
Chamber of Puputles
Plang
Meline
Infidelity provokes fatal fire in Snohomish farmer case
In Snohomish county a farmer named John Fiock malcontent after learning of his wife's infidelity set fire to his house and cremated his younger child with the woman fleeing with the two other children. The incident marks a tragic domestic collapse with an apparent intent to harm family.
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Snohomish, Wash
John Fiock
Trafton
Here
Man Returns to Discover Wife's Infidelity and Violent Rage
A man who had been away on a fishing trip learns his wife was unfaithful. He broods over the discovery, loses control of his mind, and becomes violently enraged after returning home to his family.
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Fock
Ile
Alleged Filibuster Arrest in New York
Joaquín Castilla was arrested in New York and detained on $2,500 bail for allegedly taking part in a filibustering expedition to Cuba aboard the Laurada which sailed May 8. The accusation came from Arturo Baldasay Topele, Spanish canal general in the United States.
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New York
Joaquín Castilla
Cuba
Arturo Baldasay Topele
Canaal
Spain
United States
Structural Weakness Found in Texas Navy Vessel
The New York navy yard inquiry into the Texas ship reveals bulkheads fail under pressure, allowing water to flood engine rooms. A sea valve failure could have worsened the disaster, with doors and seams not withstanding the flood even when bulkheads remained intact.
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Washington
New York Navy Yards
Een
Nations Silver party to maintain Washington HQ and Chicago branch
Secretary Diffenderter states the Nations al Silver party will keep a permanent Washington headquarters and open a Chicago branch. He calls for ten thousand silver clubs to sustain the party structure and to advance a simple money plank uniting bi metalists.
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Washington
Diffenderter
The
Nations al Silver Party
Chicago
Silver Party
Siiver
Pacific Mail Sails Toward Dividend Hopes Says Huntington
Pactile Wallanncon New York Nov 13 The Pacific Mail Steamship company has secured prospects and earnings promise a satisfactory half yearly dividend of 1 percent. President Collis P Huntington expects stronger future results and notes potential for further improvement.
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New York
Paclhe Mail Steamship Company
Han Q Sure Plus
Collis P. Huntington
Coffes Arason
Town Warned of Fire Threat in Moundaville Message
A telephone message from Moundaville arrived at 9 tonight warning Wheeling that the town faced destruction by fire and requesting assistance.
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Wheeling
West Vo
Moundaville
War Department denies claims on troop transport rates
Officials state the war department did not call on railroads for troop or war material rates to port facilities. They note a routine request six weeks earlier for troop exchange between Florida and California, then say the Chicago claim is unjustified. News from Havana reports Weyler marching and a Havana volunteers delegation offering 3,000 men for his campaign.
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Merely & Yarn
Washington
War Department
Chicago
Florida
California
Navana
Weyler
Robi Velghta
Wester
Bruje
Havana
Weyrlera
Caledonia Saez
Cabanas
Frankfort electors show McKinley leads with 258 vote margin
The official vote tally from Frankfort Kentucky on November 13 shows Cash as the first elector for McKinley and Hobart with 218 054 votes, Smith the Bryan and Sewall electors with 217 86, McKinley gains the highest electors while Smith records the lowest, giving McKinley a narrow plurality.
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Fesim Frankfort
Cash
McKinley
Hobart
Smith
Bryan
Sewall
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Heglin
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