Galveston Death Toll Soars After Devastating Storm
New reports from Nouston Texas and Galveston detail a catastrophe with estimates of up to 5,000 deaths. Mayor Jones and relief committees report mass destitution, widespread ruin of churches and schools, and urgent needs for food, clothing, and shelter as troops and aid poured in from across the United States.
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Jones
Sons of Life
Nouston
Tex
Galveston
Texas
Ketchum
Texas City
Bay Shore
Citizens’ Committee
Island City
New Orleans
Mobile
Gulf and Atlantic Coast
McKibben
United States
Richmond
Hitchcock
Alta Loma
Arcadia
Velasco
Seabrooke
Belleville
Arcola
Adjutant General
Austin
Sayers
Adjt
Scurry
WW. B. Wortham
Houston
Story of the Storm in Galveston Eye-Witness Account
Houston report by Richard Spillane describes the Galveston disaster as a monstrous tempest and flood transforming the city into a raging sea. He notes the wind reached record speeds before instruments failed and cites Gulf storm force and rising tides as central causes.
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Galveston
Houston
Tex
Richard Spillane
Weather Bureau
Gulf
Storm Wreaks Havoc Across Illinois to Michigan
High winds from a southwest storm caused extensive damage in Illinois Indiana Wisconsin and Michigan. The fruit belt suffered at least fifteen thousand dollars in losses. Two Chicago men were killed from live wires and a lake drowning. Telegraph lines were down for miles and steamboats were reported wrecked on the Mississippi.
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Chicago
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Michigan
Galveston
Ilinois
Iinois
Iowa
Mississippi River
Miners' Difficulties and Strike Prospects Stable
At United Mine Workers headquarters in Indianapolis the situation is unchanged with no new developments in the pending anthracite coal miners strike. John Mitchell remains out of the city. In Wilkesbarre the earlier strike threat has faded though Plymouth’s UMW chapter remains strong and vocal.
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Indianapoli
Ind
United Mine Workers
John Mitchell
Wilkesbarre
Wyoming Valley
Plymouth
United Mine Workers’ Organization
Maine and Missouri returns show party gains and losses
Lewiston Maine reports 320 towns out of 512 giving Hill 63 056 votes and Lord 34 615 while four years ago Powers 70 297 and Frank 25 360. The Republican loss nears 10 percent and Democratic gain about 22 percent. Portland Missouri notes complete returns place Republican plurality between 35 000 and 37 000.
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Lewiston
Hill
Lord
Powers
Frank
Portland
Confessed His Crime in St Louis Case
A Sept 12 report from St Louis states John Morgan, a colored man, confessed to the crime. Details are sparse in the fragment but indicate a formal admission.
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St.Louis
John Morgan
Edict for Li Hung Chang to seek peace at Peking
Washington reports Li Hung Chang received an imperial edict directing him to proceed to Peking and work with Prince Ching on peace negotiations. He plans to depart Shanghai by sea, with US support including gunboat use and steamer arrangements as needed.
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Washington
Li Hung’ Chang
Peking
Prince Ching
Li Hung Chang
Shanghai
Robert Hart
Imperial
United States
Earl Li
State Department
China
Conger
Taku
War Department
Fowler
Chefoo
Coolidge
United Forces
Tientsin
Corbin
Col. Meade
Marine Corps
Col. Coolidge
Maj. Waller
J. M. Lee
Ninth Infantry
Morris C. Foote
Ninth
Maj
Foote
Maj. Lee
Bloodless duel shocks Berlin chief justice and apothecary
Berlin reports Herr Von Erestein the chief justice of Dar Es Salaam Zanzibar coast recently fought a bloodless duel with apothecary Wilms. Both men are now in Germany to answer for the offense. Local authorities in St Paul Minnesota and Barrington House respond to the incident.
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Berlin
Herr, von Erestein
Dar-Es-Salaam
Zanzibar
Wilms
Germany
Trade Review Notes Tin Plate Wage Agreement and Mine Outlook
New York telegraph reports limited expansion in business with promise of higher activity once politics cease to disturb. Tin plate wage agreement with the Amalgamated Association raises about 5 percent for 35,000 workers. Anthracite strike decision near. August coal output up 619,000 tons from last year. Grain prices steady with neutralizing foreign crop estimates. Iron and steel demand rising. October 1 possible full resumption. U.S. pastures 145 vs 132 last year. Canada 24 vs 30.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Amalgamated Association
Borden
Fall River
United States
Canada
Fusion in Minnesota Democrat Party Nominates Ticket
The St Paul and Minneapolis conventions reached harmony naming a joint ticket for governor Lind lieutenant governor Meighan secretary of state Neary state treasurer Koerner attorney general Saunders railroad commissioners Ringdale Knox Owen chief justice Brooks associate justice Nethaway electors Schiffmann Prendergast. The platform supports national democracy Bryan Stevenson and labor on a shorter workday, condemns Porto Rico tariffs and Republican lack of sympathy with South Africa Boer republics, and attacks the high protective tariff for fostering trusts.
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St. Paul
Minn
People’s Party
Minneapolis
John Lind
T. J. Meighan
M. E. Neary
H. C. Koerner
Robert C. Saunders
South Africa
Malay tribute show called The Khalifa shocks Kimberley crowd
A London correspondent describes a charity performance in Kimberley titled The Khalifa. Malay performers wield swords pins and knives while pretending to injure themselves to aid sick and wounded soldiers. Several acts resist penetration by weapons ending with the troupe singing God Save the Queen.
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London News
Cape Town
Cape Police
Kimberley
Charles Parsons
Khalifa
Ishmael Kalem
Baredin Mora
Fatah Doley
Mora
Doley
Mamie Kamed
Abdulah Jardin
Taslim
Ishmael
Manie
Majabo
Irish mayors exempt from ealy in courts of law
Sweden launches the Dristigheten the seventh ironclad of modern type at Gothenburg. An ocean cable from Copenhagen to Iceland would stretch 404 miles and cost about $850000. Russia prints 279 papers with languages including Russian Polish and German. Britain faces endangered birds like chough and osprey. Army promotions in Russia are slow with long waits between ranks. Queen Victoria reportedly rules over large Muslim Jewish and African populations. Paris roads set for bicycle and auto in 40 mile radius plan by M Baudin.
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Gothenburg
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Iceland
Russia
Queen Victoria
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Palestine
Africa
M. Pierre Baudin
Paris
Iowa Justice Rules Labor Union a Trust
Justice Hal Ioran in Des Moines holds that a labor union is a pool or trust under Iowa code section 5000. Ryan, backed by the Teamsters' union, will seek a district court writ of error. The case likely heads to the state supreme court for a definitive ruling.
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Des Moines
Hal Ioran
Ryan
Charles Weitz & Son
Halloran
Teamsters’ Union of
District Court
Supreme Court
Outbreak in Bohol Suppressed After Insurrection Fears
Gen. MacArthur cable from Manila reports Pedro Samson, police commandant, led inspections in Tagbilaren and Carmen while insurrection rumors grew. Two detachments faced 120 Bolo men near Carmen, over 106 killed, with no trace of uprising in Ubay. Detachments redeployed. interior movement underway.
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War Department
MacArthur
Manila
Bohol
Pedro Samson
Po- Nce
Tagbilaren
Carmen
Ubay
Leback
Interior
Preece Demonstrates Wireless Speech Across Sea
Bradford England Sept 10 Sir William Henry Preece consulting engineer to the British post office announced at the British Association session that experiments with wireless telegraphy show audible transmission six to eight miles over sea without wires. He said the system is practical commercially and could link ships with shore stations.
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Bradford
England
British Association For the Advancement of Science
William Henry Preece
British Post Office
Vermont Returns Show Stickney With Large Governor Lead
White River Junction Vermont September 7 election returns show Stickney Republican governor candidate with a 31 463 plurality and a total majority of 30 192 based on official and unofficial town figures Stickney 48 466 Senter 16 995 other 1 276 Republican plurality above the last three presidential years average by 2 691
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White River Junction
Vermont
Stickney
Senter
Deed of a Jealous Man in Livingston Sept 11
Fragmentary report from Livingston Montana mentions a jealous man and a shot fatality near Rock Creek. Names Frank Forest rancher Howard and Lenora Linn appear in the sparse text. The three were involved in a deadly incident.
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Livingston
Mont
Frank Forest
Rock, Creek
Wills
Howard
Lenora ‘Linn
Novel Teeth and Curious Dental Artifacts
A Chicago dentist recalls odd requests from patients for artificial teeth and roofplates. Tales include initials set in gold, a platinum roof with horsemen in gold wire, a dancing girl with diamond studs, and a tiger claw guard later worn as a pendant. Prices vary, with one plate at $500 and others far cheaper.
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Chicago
Berkenfeld Gem Industry Through Old World Craft
The Chicago Chronicle describes Berkenfeld in Oldenburg where cut gems and half precious stones are shaped by hand in wet grindstone huts. Lapidaries earn $15 to $25 weekly, own or share a grindstone, and work long hours in a perilous, intimate process. Cameos and pearls are also produced, with diamonds cut in modern factories.
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Nahe River
Grand Duchy of
Oldenburg
Germany
Berkenfeld
Chicago Chronicle
Cargoegof Agate
Brazil
United States
Li Hung Chang Treachery Revealed by London Paper
A London newspaper recalls Li Hung Chang nearly aiding Gordon in a treacherous pardon plot. In Soe Chow Taiping leaders agreed to surrender aiding the city’s capitulation but Li Hung Chang invited them to his tent and then betrayed them.
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China
London
Li Hung Chang
Gen
Gordon
Soechow
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