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Newspaper

Aberdeen Herald

Location

Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1897

Page

3

Re 1 2 Works Put on Valid En

A brief item notes two works labeled 1 and 2 placed into service or validation. Details on origin and purpose are limited in the readable text.

Stock Market Brief Skews With Mixed Early Gains

A partial market note reports uneven trading as stocks fluctuated with mixed early gains and late pulls. Investors weigh earnings, inflation signals, and policy outlook amid thin volume.

Descriptions of Havana Rebel Raid and Global Dispatches

A Havana dispatch reports rebels sweeping into forts south and east of the city, with heavy firing and panic in Havana surroundings. Brigadier Castillo and Colonel Nestor Aranguren are named among leaders. Weyler heads to Matanzas as rebels grow in strength. Other items cover Scottdale labor strife, destructive hail in the Midwest, and outbreaks in Africa and Europe.

Havana Weyler Hafor Matanzas Rio Intin Banderas Pennsylvania Hinton Episcopal Church

Wreck on Big Four Express Near Thorntown

A Chicago to Cincinnati Big Four passenger train wrecked near Thorntown Indiana when a switch was opened and held. Engineer Seth Winslow fireman B C Rickmere and two tramps died. Cars derailed but most passengers unharmed. Indianapolis sent a relief train and investigators questioned suspects.

Cincinnati Star Thorntown Ind Chicago Ling Wagner Seth Winslow B. C. Rickmere Indianapolis

Imprisoned Americans in Cuba Still Four Held

Consul General Lee reports that after releases five Competitor prisoners remain in Cuba along with Manuel Fernandez at Fort Cabanas Rafael Fernandez Diaz at Sagua la Grande Juha Thomas Sainz and Frank A Gramont at Santiago All are charged with armed rebellion and under military jurisdiction A US consul in Manzanillo also denies reports that Albert Slusser has been captured by Spanish troops.

Washington Lee State Department Lewis Somelian Havana Cuba Manuel Fernandez Fort Cabanas Rafael Ferninandez Diaz Sagua la Grande Juha Thomas Sainz Frank A. Gramont Santiago United States Manzanillo Secretary of State Albert Slusser Slusser

Cyclone Hits San Jose Farm Killing Seven Injured Three

A cyclone struck A McDowell’s farm two miles north of San Jose Illinois at 7 pm destroying the house barn and walnut grove. Seven people were killed including A C McDowell his grandson and three of Brownlee’s children. Three others were severely injured. Jessie Groves a neighbor was visiting. The storm then moved over the town and Mason City reported a fire from lightning at the Presbyterian church spire.

San Jose Ill A. McDowell A. C. McDowell McDowell Samuel Brownlee Brownlee Jessie Groves M. C. McDowell Charles Mary McDowells Walnut Grove Mason City Presbyterian Church

Annexation Seen asCertainty by Hawaii People

Ellis Mills former Honolulu consul-general arrived on the Alameda from the islands aboard with his wife on the way to Virginia. Mills notes universal belief in annexation among Hawaiians, with enthusiasm higher than ever and confidence Congress will settle the issue this fall.

San Francisco Ellis Mills Honolulu Islands Alameda Mills William Hayward Virginia Hawaii Congress

Loss of Cape Horn Pigeon in Japanese Sea

Message reports the whaler Cape Horn Pigeon lost in a furious storm in the Japanese sea. Captain Scullam and 18 crew were saved though 90 barrels of sperm oil and 2000 pounds of bone had been lost. The vessel was owned by J. and R. Wing of Bedford Massachusetts.

San Francisco Japanese Sea

Britain Renounces Commercial Treaty With Germany

Great Britain renounces the 1895 commercial treaty with the German Zollverein. the pact and its supplementary conventions will cease to operate next year as the main treaty expires in summer. Separate items report a hanging in Texas, a devastating Pennsylvania storm, a train wreck near Palisade, Andree expedition news, a note on song bird protection in Pennsylvania, and a Milford court case over killing a robin.

Berlin Great Britain Zollverein Reichsanzeiger Pennsylvania Milford

Fruit and grain outlook boosts Northwest shipments

Portland reporter cites Kk. Ober of Pacific refrigerator car system describing a strong Northwest fruit and grain crop. Snake River valley Yakima and Walla Walla areas lead, with high eastern prices and growing Alaska demand for green fruit and vegetables. Grain prospects are excellent, wheat prices rising, and Sprague Ritzville crops surpass Pa lour. Traveling freight agents confirm optimistic outlook for Northwest shipments.

Portland Ober Pacific Refrigerator Car System Tle Northern Pacific Snake River Yakima Walla Walla Alaska Tacoma Northwest Sprague Ritzville Palouse Savage Omaha Line Washington

Returned Yukoner Robbed In New York

Henry Gauldier 85, recently from the Klondike, was found unconscious in New York with a head wound and robbed of much of his money. He telegraphed for his brother and claimed rich claims in Dawson and Dominion Creek. papers in his pockets support aspects of his tale. He may be discharged if his skull fracture proves not serious.

New York Henry Gauldier Phillip Laconia N. I Gouldier Clondyke Dawson City Portland Manhattan Harlem Junea Dominion Creek Gauldier Yukon Seattle

Market Letter Notes Big Foreign Demand Lifts Wheat

The weekly market letter highlights strong foreign demand for wheat last week and active bull buying in September futures. It notes limited new-crop movement, a tilt toward higher prices, and a visible supply rise to 17.814 million bushels while last year’s figures were higher. Prices for oats, barley, milled goods, eggs, butter, cheese, pork, beef, and various farm commodities are listed, with regional pricing guidance across Oregon, California, and the Midwest.

Chicago Kansas City St. Louis Toledo Detroit Walla Walla Valley Graham California Oregon Oregon Burbanks Wool—Valley Washington San Joaquin Mountain

Deserted Private Green Saves Captain in Texas Ambush

Private James Green, once persecuted by Captain Bowers, deserts after years of harassment. During a split Indian ambush Green spots the captain, leads him away, and later returns to the fort, sparing him and earning a quiet revenge as the captain resigns.

Fourth Cavalry Fort Bascombe James Green Capt. Bowers Private Green Green Tam Bowers Chance Capt C. B. Lewis St. Louis Republic

Port lands Expected to Carry $2 Million in Gold

The steamer Portland bound from St Michaels around September 15 is reported to carry gold from Alaska valued at 2 million dollars. P B Weare of Chicago, president of the North American Transportation and Trading Co, warned the treasury of possible pirate interference and asked for a government convoy. The request was approved, with the revenue cutter Bear and possibly others to escort the Portland from Behring sea.

Washington Portland St. Michaels P. B. Weare Chicago North American Transportation & Trading Company Treasury Department Behring Sea Bear

Body found on Bird's Island shocks Vancouver readers

Vancouver residents report a headless female body found in a canoe on Bird's Island by a man named Smith and his son while fishing on Howe. The flesh is largely gone but clothing and shawl remain in good shape. police investigation is under way.

Vancouver B. C Smith Howe Bird’s Island

Laborer badly burned at creosote works

San Francisco July 31 a laborer J. Morris fell into a vat of boiling creosote at the North Beach creosote works and was so badly burned that his life was despaired of. New York July 31 The Herald says Otto Munchmeyer the United States consul in San Salvador has committed death by his own hand.

San Francisco North Beach J. Morris New York the Herald San Salvador Otto Munchmeyer United States

Tariff Act Copies Arrive For Circulation

The first copies of the tariff act in law form arrive for circulation. The 70 page law will be distributed by congress with 25,000 copies to House members, 10,000 to senators, and 15,000 to the senate finance committee, totaling 50,000. The United Brethren conference in Indiana blocks removing the word obey from the marriage service.

Washington Senate House Law Senators Senate Committee On Finance Congress United Brethren Conference Indiana

Photographer in balloons steals couple’s roof photo

A Cleveland Plaindealer anecdote recalls a couple facing intrusion after a stranger offers to buy a rooftop portrait. George pays ten dollars for a single image showing them embracing on the roof. The man reveals he sent up balloons with cameras.

George Cleveland Plaindealer

Glass as new material in weights and monuments

The article notes Switzerland approved glass for weights to be used with balance scales, requiring a particularly tough variety. It also reports England suggesting glass could replace stone for weather exposed monuments, offering longer durability.

Switzerland England

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