Instrument of cession signed for Tutuila district in Samoa
Commander Benjamin F. Tilley reports an instrument of cession by 22 Tutuila chiefs transferring islands and waters to the United States. Pago Pago raised the Stars and Stripes as Tilley forms the district of Tutuila while preserving local town rights under US law. Tilley imposes strict prohibitions on firearms explosives and alcohol imports without commandant permission.
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Washington
Benjamin F. Tilley
United States Naval Station
Tutuila
Samoa
Navy Department
United States
Tilley
Tutila
Auna
Rose
Magua
Yutila
Tivoli Frequenters Fined
Eighty one women and eleven men arrested at the Tivoli tenderloin resort were arraigned in New York police court. Two women were fined ten dollars for disorderly conduct, another sentenced to three months as a vagrant. The rest of the cases were continued. J O Conner, Tivoli temporary manager, held on two thousand dollars bail for examination. J F McAve, waiter, held on one hundred dollars bail for examination, with plans to press counters against Senator Ford after Ford testified as complainant.
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Tivoli
New York
J. F. McAve
Ford
McAve
New Jersey Laws Deemed Adequate Against Anarchists
Governor Voorhees of New Jersey said the state’s laws are amply sufficient to cover the anarchist issue and that authorities will act promptly if any transgressions occur. He rejected the claim that anarchists are sheltered in the state.
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New Jersey
New York
Voorhees
Yellow Fever Cases Reported in Tampa
Florida health officials announce two yellow fever cases in Tampa. State health officer Dr. Porter, at Key West, orders immediate quarantine restrictions on all travel to and from Tampa. Authorities believe the outbreak may be confined to Tampa.
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Florida
Key West
Fla
Porter
Weedon
Tampa
Italians in San Francisco Express Grief Over King Humbert
The Italian community in San Francisco met to condemn the assassination of King Humbert. A sympathy cablegram was sent to the Italian foreign minister for the royal family, and memorial services were planned on the king’s funeral day. Consul C F Serga, then in Rome, was instructed to represent the local colony at the funeral.
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San Francisco
Humbert
C.F. Serga
Rome
Cable
Louisville Population Increases By 42 602
Washington August 5 census office reports Louisville Kentucky has 204 731 residents an increase of 42 602 since 1890.
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Louisville
Washington
Rix Dead and Many Injured in Tampico Suburb Clash
A Tampico dispatch reports a deadly confrontation at Donna Cecilia involving about 60 Bahama negroes and a police force aided by government troops. Four negroes and two soldiers died from wounds, with 21 negroes wounded and multiple casualties feared.
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Rix
Chicago
Tampico
Mexico
Donna Cecilia
Pico Police
Allies March on Pekin Reach 18 Miles From Tien Tsin
Dispatch from Shanghai reports M de Cartier de Marchienne stating the allies are advancing toward Pekin. Fifteen to eighteen miles separate them from Tien Tsin with eight days expected to reach Pekin. Europeans seek refuge inside the imperial city. Reinforcements and heavy transport are arriving as 17 000 allied troops hold the line.
China to Blame, Pekin Siege Reports From London
London reports from August 4 citing Dr. Morrison in The Times who accuses the Chinese government of duplicity while offering a hopeful view for Pekin’s besieged. Belgian and British dispatches place allies near Tien Tsin and describe Imperial forces firing on foreign ministers with dwindling provisions.
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London
Pekin
Morrison
Times
Shanghai
Tien Tsin
Claude MacDonald
Sir Chang
Jester Is Not Guilty in 29 Year Old Murder Case
Alexander Jester, an octogenarian, was acquitted tonight of the 29 year old murder charge in New London Missouri. The verdict came after three ballots and a suspenseful court scene with the judge announcing the verdict to a hushed gallery. Jester, overcome with emotion, thanked the jurors and prepared to return to Oklahoma with his family.
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Kansas City
New London
Alexander Jester
Gilbert Gates
Erby
Joseph Barry
Barry
Jester
Oklahoma
Massacre of Christians Reported Near Pekin Amid Chinese Imperial Turmoil
A Shanghai dispatch cites 10 000 to 15 000 Christian deaths as imperial troops attack in the Pekin area. The Times and Daily News note limited empress dowager support for Prince Ching’s peace policy, with Li Hung Chang receiving updates from Pekin.
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London
Shanghai
Tien Tsin
Squiers
United States Legation
Daily News
American Association
Chinese Association
Chins Association
Americans Asiatic Association
Hong Kong
Daily Express
San Francisco
Iver Lee
United States
Society For
Pekin
the Times
L'Sung
Li Yamun
Goodnow
Hsu Chien
Russia
Li Hing Hong
Li Hung Chang
Prince Ching
Yang Lu
Wang Wen Shao
Board of Revenue
Farmington Judge Sentences Haworth to be Shot
Judge Tolapp sentences Nick Haworth to be shot on Friday September 14 for the murder of Night Watchman Sandall. Haworth was captured in Oregon last year and brought back for trial.
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Farmington
Utah
Tolapp
Nick Haworth
Sandall
Haworth
Oregon
International Peace Agency proposed by conference
The conference adopted a plan to establish an international press service called the Peace Agency at the peace bureau in Berne. It will publish a bulletin on progress in peace and be distributed free to European papers, with funds raised by subscription to support the venture.
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International Press Service
Paris
International Peace and Arbitration Conference
Peace Bureau
Sberne
Peace Agency
Europe
Cork MP Dr Charles Tanner Suspended Amid Row
London August 6 Dr Charles Tanner Nationalist MP for Cork middle division is suspended for one night after opposing a supply vote and insulting the chairman. He defied the chair and left the chamber amid a roar as he denounced the house and the English nation. Pretoria August 6 President Kruger and General Botha promise to indemnify farmers for damages by British forces if burghers stay with the commandos.
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London
Charles Tanner
Cork
Tanner
Dr. Tanner
Min
Kruger
Pretoria
Kruseger
Botha
Glanders Found Among Presidio Horses Ahead of China Transit
In San Francisco eight horses at the Presidio stables, linked to various cavalry regiments slated for shipment aboard the Aztec and Strathgyre, were shot after glanders were discovered this morning. The commanding officer orders rigorous measures to stamp out the disease to prevent an epidemic.
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San Francisco
Glanders
Presidio
China
Eyre Cragin Canal Concession Proclaimed In Nicaragua
Nicaraguan President Zelaya declared the termination of the Maritime Canal Company concession and proclaimed the Eyre Cragin canal concession. Officials stress the United States will still control canal construction and concessions may be adjusted to avoid conflicts.
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Washington
Maritime Canal Company
United States
Cragin-Eyre Company
Eyre-Cragin
Manafua
Nicaragua
Galveston
Zelaya
Ashantees routed after major Beddoes siege attempt
Major H R Beddoes with 100 men and two guns began July 24 to locate the Ashantee war camp. He found a camp housing 3000 to 4000 warriors three days east of Mompoessi and fought for hours, suffering heavy losses including Beddoes, Lieutenant Phillips, and Swaby wounded, thirty others hurt. More troops needed to finish the campaign.
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Ashantes
Beekwai
Ashwantee
H. R. Beddoes
Mompoessi
Keddoes
Phillips
Swaby
Alaska Mining Prospects and Reform Talks in Klondike
United States Consul McCook reports Alaska, especially Tanana, as a promising mining region with fresh pay dirt. He notes unfair wage practices under lease agreements and calls for roads, camps, and broader prospecting. Canadian reforms may abolish the royalty and add a government assay office in Dawson. Meanwhile Lucky Queen hill yields rich pay dirt near Grant's Pass Oregon and Gem Mine near Sparta Oregon shows expanding ore bodies and potential for a large mill. Republic Washington considers an electric tramway franchise to spur local mines and transport.
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Alaska
United States
McCook
Dawson
State Department
Tanana
Kyokuk
Consul McCook
Dawson City
Kk. C. Senkel
Yukon Territory
Canada
Klondike
Sparta
Oregon
Portland
N. J. Jenkins
Ainsworth
Kk. M. White
Rui
Pheasants Plen tiful in Rouge River Valley and Local Happenings
Northwest notes report abundant pheasants in the Rouge River valley while the Klamath Indians sold 65 horses to a government buyer at 25 to 10 dollars per head. A panther was shot near Crown Point and a timber fire west of Enterprise Oregon continues. A Chinese vendor in Spokane cuts queues to prove he is Christian. Rogue River valley fruit crop looks strong with 50 to 60 car loads of apples expected from one farm. Walla Walla eyes a fruit fair. committee raised 1000 dollars in three hours. A Salt Creek boy has trapped 168 digger squirrels since March earning a cent per scalp. Salmon appear in the Wallowa river as Chief Joseph’s group plans winter drying. Chehalis dairy produced 10 000 pounds butter and 500 pounds cheese in June. Lewis County diary output projected at 75 000 to 80 000 dollars yearly.
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Northwest
Rouge River Valley
Klamath
Rogue River Valley
Chehalis
Wash
Bee-Nugget
Toledo
Browning
Centralia
Lewis County
Trade Trends Show Mixed Signals as Corn Crop Prospects Improve
Bradstreet notes shift in trade with renewed demand in several sectors. Expectation of a large corn crop after rains and improving Northwest tone contrast with weak iron and steel markets where finished material sold below raw cost. Tin prices ease after high levels. weekly wheat and flour shipments total 2,363,743 bushels versus 3,029,381 last week. Business failures decline to 183 from 202.
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Bradstreet
United States
Seattle Markets and Portland Market Prices Compiled
A dense list of fresh produce and staple prices across Seattle and Portland markets. Onions 14c, lettuce 1 per crate, potatoes 80c, beets 85c per sack, cucumbers 40 to 50c, tomatoes 1.50, butter 23c, eggs 24c, cheese 12c, poultry 14c dressed, hay around 11 to 16 dollars, flour and millstuffs listed by type, fresh meats with per pound quotes, and numerous grain and hay prices. Includes Portland Wheat, flour grades, oats, barley, bran, middlings, hay, butter, eggs, cheese, poultry, potatoes, vegetables, hops, wool, mohair, mutton, lamb, hides, beef, and veal pricing notes.
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California
Puget Sound
Washington
Graham
Portland
Walla Walla
Valley
Shorts
Oregon
Young America
Wool—Valley
Market Prices Reported for Dairy Hops and Grains
San Francisco Market lists Wool spring Nevada at 18 15c per lb Eastern Oregon 10 15c Yale ley 18 20c Northern 10 12c Hops 1899 crop 111 18c per lb Butter Fancy creamery 22 22c do seconds 21 21c fancy dairy 19c doseconds 16 18c per lb Egge Store 7c fancy ranch 82c Milletuffe Middlings 17.00 20.00 bran 12.50 13.50.
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Nevada
Oregon
Yaleley
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Clarissa Blake
S. Parkman Blake
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George Whitemeyer
Sir Edwin Arnold
Held
Julian B. Arnold
Edwin Arnold
Thomas Bolton Sisme
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Mont
J. R. Piper
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St. Mary’s
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Adria
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Martinique
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France
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Loers
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Blaxley
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Charlie Liun
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