Record Blizzard Ravages New England Amid Snow and Ship Loss
A massive November blizzard struck New England bringing 8 to 24 inches of snow, severing rail lines, crippling electric service, and causing over 1.6 million dollars in losses to rail and shipping. The storm hit Boston and Hartford hardest, with fatalities and extensive damage across New York and Philadelphia regions.
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Boston
New England
Weather Bureau
New York
New Haven & Hartford
Boston & Maine
Boston Elevated Railroad Company
Ohio
Hartford
Conn
John Ahren
Glastonbury
Lynn
Mass
Benjamin V. Boynton
New York Harbor
Kingston Towing Company
Tucson
New York City
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Nantaskete Beach
Hull
Nantasket
Nantasket Beach
Atlantic Hill
Ocean View House
Esterhazy sails to United States, fate unsettled
Antwerp dispatch reports Maj. Comte Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy has left for the United States aboard a current steamer. The Droits de l’Homme confirms Esterhazy’s voyage amid ongoing postwar tensions and accusations.
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America
Antwerp
the Droits de Yomme
Comte Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy
United States
Precautions Against Mysterious Disease in Chinatown
Not Bubonic Plague reports San Francisco health officials taking vigorous steps to prevent spread after a death in Chinatown sparked fears. Local health office announced the case, initially feared as bubonic plague, was confirmed as nephritis with no evidence of plague entering the city.
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San Francisco
Board of Health
Chinatown
Navy Report Expands History of War and Fleet Build Up
The secretary of the navy notes the annual report is longer due to war demands and the Manila and Santiago victories. It details squadrons, Sampson and Schley movements, the Merrimac sinking, Guantanamo, and the Shafter expedition, plus coal costs, station needs, and a plan to raise the navy by 15 ships with more officers and men.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Manila
Santiago
Sigsbee
Dewey
Lfe
Pacific
United States
Cervera
Cape Verde Islands
Sampson
Cape Haiti
St. Thomas
San Juan
Havana
Schley
Cierfuegos
Curacea
Hobsor
Guartanamo
Shafter
Tampa
Iil
Department
Naval Academy
Navy Yards
Navigation Bureau
Naval Board of Bureau Chiefs
Philippines
Naval War Board
Admiral Sicard
Crownieshield
Cap. Mahan
Gompers Proposes Eight-Hour Federal Labor Reform
President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor writes to President McKinley urging legislation in the next message to Congress. He calls for an eight-hour work day for all government workers and for potential direct government employment where practical, citing evils of competition between free and convict labor and criticizing state efforts that fail to curb interstate commerce in foreign-produced goods.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
McHinley
Congress
Gompers
Serabers
Sharkey Corbett Fight Ends In Disgraceful Fiasco
The Sharkey versus Corbett bout at Lenox Athletic Club ended amid chaos when Corbett's second Connie McVer jumped the ring and the referee disqualified Corbett, awarding the win to Sharkey. Police separated the fighters as 9000 spectators watched, receipts reported over 45900, and bets were ruled off amid suspicions of a fix.
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New York
Sharkey- Corbett
Lenox Athletic Club
Corbett
Connie”’ McVer
John” Kelly
Sharkey
McVer
McVey
MceVey
Weather Bureau year in review expands ocean and inland stations
Chief Willis L Moore’s report to Secretary Wilson details a year of growth for the Weather Bureau with new field operations across the West Indies and Gulf shores, additions in Alaska and numerous western states, and a push to collect lightning loss data via farmers' mutual insurance. Forecasts and flood notes dominated, with over 23.6 million forecasts distributed and five floods recorded, led by Ohio and Indiana in March.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Willis L.moore
Wilson
Montana
Idaho
California
Arizona
Utah
Colorado
Texas
Mississippi
Georgia
Kentucky
West Virginia
Michigan
Florida
Gulf
South Atlantic States
Ohio
Indiana
New York
Dlinois
Missouri
Pennsylvania
Bureau
United States
Baldwin Hotel in San Francisco Destroyed by Fire
A late November blaze gutted the Baldwin Hotel in San Francisco, a 30 year landmark, causing an estimated 1.5 million dollars in damage with four dead and several injured or missing. Fire Marshal Towne calls the structure a death trap and vows no similar flimsy building will be rebuilt in the city center.
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San Francisco
Baldwin Hotel
Baldwin Theater
J. L. White
Lewis Myers
Skeeway
Alaska
J. M. Lighthead
Tate Pryor
F. P. Noon
St. Louis
George Huber
Bridget
Postmaster General Smith Reports on Military Postal Service
Washington reports an in depth review of the postal service focusing on military and naval operations. It covers wartime postal need at camps abroad in Cuba Porto Rico the Philippines Hawaii and the expansion of military post offices and auxiliary cruisers. The commission notes rapid growth in revenue and the push for reform of star routes and rural delivery.
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Washington
Charles Emory Smith
West Indies
Philippines
Congress
Cuba
Sancta
United States
Eben Brewer
Santiago City
Havana
Jamaica
West Indian Islands
Santiago
Porto Rico
Ponce
Antil
Railway Mail Service
Manila
Cavite
San Francisco
Army of Occupation
Hawaii
Congressional Committee
Smith
Pacific Railroad
Ordered Back to Jail. New York Millionaire Thomas Tinsley
In Houston on November 23 Thomas Tinsley a New York millionaire jailed two years for contempt of court for not producing Glenwood Cemetery Company books was ordered back to jail after claiming the books were not in his possession. The judge refused release and warned he may spend the rest of his life in custody in a case described as without parallel in the state.
German Noble Fatally Shoots Constable in Chicago
Baron C. E. W. Von Biedenfeld, a German noble living in Chicago, shot and killed Charles A. McDonald, a constable, after a remark deemed disparaging to Germans. Von Biedenfeld surrendered to police following the shooting on November 23.
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Chicago
C. E.W. von Biedenfeld
Charles A. Mc- Donald
Mc- Donald
von Biedenfeld
Dreyfus Wife Authorized to Cable to Husband
Paris reports Dreyfus family news as the prisoner on Devil's Island is allowed to receive a cable from his wife Mune. The development marks a rare direct communication update in the long case.
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Paris
Dreyfus
Devil’s Island
Cattleman Grant Gillett's Failure Ties Up $500000
The collapse of Woodbine Kansas cattleman Grant C. Gillett shocked Kansas City's financial scene. Over $500,000 of his paper was held by many Kansas City commission firms, with portions reaching local banks though exact holdings by firms or banks were not known.
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Kansas City
Grant C. Gillett
Woodbine
Kan
Gillett
Bernhardt Secures Lease of Paris Theater
Paris November 26 The president of the Paris municipal council informed Mme Sara Bernhardt that the council accepted her offer to lease Theater Des Nations on the old Opera Comique site She will devote all her time to the theater and perform the principal roles herself
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Bernhardt
Paris
Municipal Council of
Mme. Sara. Bernhardt
Theater Des Nacions
Opera Comique
Sblme
Rioting Subsidings
A Hong Kong dispatch to the New York Herald reports unrest and suppression measures tied to rioting incidents. The brief notes authorities urging calm while addressing subsiding clashes and ongoing security responses.
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New York
the Herald
Hong Kong
Reoe Seaulas Sabe
Interior Department Bliss report outlines land water and education trends
The annual Interior Department review notes only 71.5 million acres of 301 million desert acres irrigation ready leaving 200.7 million grazing lands. It covers Indian affairs Mille Lacs Chippewa surrender efforts Uintah treaty ratification, pension appeals total 635000 pending, three extra pension board members, census prep, Alaska liquor law proposals, mining growth in Alaska and needed Sitka public buildings and penitentiary funding.
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Washington
Bliss
Buss
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Jones
Departments of the Interior and of Justice
Mille Lac
Spain
Webster Davis
Pension Bureau
Board of Pension Appeals
Davis
United States
Brady
Alaska
Alaskan
District of Columbia
Congress
Northwest Territory
International Boundary Line
Eagle City
Unalaska
Yukon
Tanana
Prince William Sound
Sitka
Russia Japan Russia Aid Drive Coinage World Gold Era 1887 1896
United States Mint report notes Russia resumed gold payments, Japan reorganized monetary system with gold standard, and India opposed international bimetallism. Gold coinage in 1887 topped $1.719 billion, with much recoinage and net additions to gold stocks as Russia, Austria-Hungary, and Japan prepared monetary reforms.
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Washington
George E. Roberts
Mint
Russia
Japan
India
United States
France
Great Britain
Germany
Austria- Hungary
Rance
Austria-Hungary
Fire gut of Alien B. Wrisley soap factory in Chicago
Sony Factory Huarns Chicago reports the Alien B. Wrisley & Co soap factory at 479-85 Fifth Avenue was destroyed by fire on Thursday evening. Spontaneous combustion is suspected. The six story building contained oils and glycerin and proved hard for firefighters. The blaze left the structure in ruins within 40 minutes. Loss estimated at 105000 dollars.
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Sony
Huarns
Chicago
Alien B. Wrisley & Co
Fifth Avenue
Wrisley Building
Navy War History Reveals Crowninshield Leadership Details
Washington reports Capt. Crowninshield headed the navys war history, detailing plans and ship movements, with no personalities named. The document urges naval force expansion, a national naval reserve, abolition of promotion rewards, and a permanent coast signal service for rapid wartime build up.
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Washington
Lnes
Crowninshield
Bureau of Navigation
Navy Department
War Or Strategy Board
Naval Service
South Atlantic
Sampson
Oregon
South America
Dewey
United States
Spain
Philippine Islands
Cervera
North Atlantic
Navy
Navigation Bureau
Congress
Bureau
Naval
Department
Coast Signal Service
War of Races in Anniston Riot
In Anniston Alabama on November 25 a squad of Third Alabama colored regiment soldiers ambushed white troops and engaged the provost guard. After reinforcements arrived the African American force disappeared leaving unknown casualties with one dead black soldier found. A black soldier was beaten on Tenth Street that afternoon, contributing to the riotous action.
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Anniston
Ala
Alabama (Colored
Tenth Street
Government grants relief for West Indies hurricane distress
London announces a generous grant to aid distress and damage from the recent hurricane in the West Indies. The Mansion House fund is inadequate having realized only £44,000 so far.
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London
West Indies
Nine Drowned When Steamer Jitz James Foundered
London dispatch reports the local steamer Jitz James from this port to Swansea foundered off Beachy Head in a gale. Three crew were rescued. nine sailors perished.
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London
Swansea
Beachy Head
English Channel
Boston boot makers Col barn Fuller Co and Derry Footwear assign
The firm Col barn Fuller Co of Boston and Derry Mass shoe manufacturers voluntary assigned on Friday with liabilities estimated at 300000 dollars largely in notes. Assets are not known.
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Boston
Colbarn, Fuller & Co
Boots
Derry
Mass
New England
Steamer Explodes in Stockton Killing Six at Sea
The river steamer T. C. Walker exploded near Fourteen Mile Slough early Sunday killing six people and injuring 11 with 15 to 20 hurt. Captain John Tulan and chief engineer Watson Henry died along with Mrs Henry and fireman Jerry Daly. several others were badly burned or scalded as upper works were blown away and wreckage filled the ship.
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Stockton
Cal
Fourteen Mile Slough
T. C. Walker
San Francisco
T. C Walker
California Navigation and Improvement Company
John Tulan
W. A. Blurt
Moss Tract
Crockett Factory
Watson Henry
Ferdinand Law
Seattle
Jerry Daley
Canmon
Henry
Blunt
Jerry Daly
Dominici
Louis Brizzolana
Charles Maggini
Texas
Texas Deck
Kaiser Welcomed Home Amid Bells and Decorations
Berlin on Saturday greeted Emperor William with ringing church bells and decorated public buildings. The Boersen Zeitung reports his Holy Land trip cost 10 million marks. Newsprint carried a few welcoming articles.
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Kaiser
Berlin
William
Boersen Zeitung
Holy Land
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England
Samuel Gonmipers
NWW
Willis L Moore
San Franecisco
Interior Department
The
United States Mint
Lowlaville
Gal
South Zerwick
Harley Bates
Fred. Hallway
Portland
Boston’. & Maine
Axvassim
Williamson
W. Va
Samuel ‘Kennedy
Chales Steele
Gray
Steele
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