Interesting Condensed News of the Week From Both Continents
Naval officials will advise building several large drydocks in a future report to Congress. Aged painter Frank Manninger died in West New York. Italian anarchist Angiolillo was court-martialed and garroted. A Canadian Pacific train killed two women at St Therese Quebec and injured three others. Pope to excommunicate Prince Henry of Orleans and the Count of Turin for dueling. McKinley backs New Mexico statehood. bill to be introduced. Southern Pacific freight train demolished by a burning stump in Cow Creek Canyon. Fireman McEwan killed. Sherman Howell and the French ambassador plan a reciprocal tariff pact with France. Justice Field has longest service on the U S Supreme Court. Thomas Jefferson Sappington helped General Grant evade capture in 1864. Mrs Shorte and two children suffocated by smoke in Arlington Oregon. Indian relief expedition arrived Calcutta from San Francisco. Wisconsin tobacco farmers damaged by a hailstorm. Oregon gold find excites in Sparta district. shipments to mint expected. Pearls found by Bald Knob lake locals. some gems sold for up to 300. Spokane shot injures two men. suspect pleads delirium. Yukon aims appoint district administrator for Canadian officials. Atlantic coast freights shift to Gulf routes. low rates. Danish report of a collapsed balloon near North Cape possibly Andrée. San Francisco notices warn against Chinese education society. Chinatown fears of further murders.
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Prince Henry of
Orleans
Turin
McKinley
New Mexico
Southern Pacific
Cow Creek Canyon
Oregon
Robert McEwan
Sherman
Howell
Department
France
Stephen J. Field
United States Supreme Court
John Marshall
Justice Field
Marshall
Lincoln
Toronto Globe
Ottawa
Dominion
Yukon
Atlantic Coast Lines
New York
Galveston
Copenhagen
London
Mortensen
Ansager
Dublin
Onega
White Sea
Northcape
Europe
Andree
Chinese Society For English Education
Chinatown
San Francisco
China
Mook Ching Society
Pittsburg
de- Armitts
Dolan
Stowe and Collier
New York & Cleveland Gas Coal Company
United Mineowners of America
William P. DeArmitt
United States
Pennsylvania
United Mineworkers of America
Stowe
DeArmitt
W. P. DeArmitt
Samuel DeArmitt
Anna Coto
John Coto
Coto’s
Robert Kerr
Frank Anderson
Kerr
Plum Creek
Anderson
Strife and Trials in Pittsburg Miners Strike
Mutiny in the miners camp and a deputy murder mark a day in the Pittsburg strike. Civil and criminal cases target DeArmitt as injunction hearings in federal court probe the strike's impact. A deputy lies fatally wounded after a bridge fight. the injunctive action against United Mineworkers evolves as witnesses testify.
Duel Between Prince Henry of Orleans and Count of Turin
Paris reports a morning duel in the Bois Marechaux Vacres son between Prince Henry of Orleans and the Count of Turin. Henry was wounded twice in the right shoulder and abdomen, Turin in the right hand. Medics noted no vital organ injury and the fight lasted 26 minutes with five exchanges.
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Prince of Orleans
Miners Strike in Hazelton Demands Superintendent Jones Transfer
In Hazelton Pennsylvania on August 18 twenty five hundred miners from Lehigh and Wilkesharre collieries in the Honey Brook district walked out. They met and resolved to stand together marking the first defection among East Pennsylvania miners. They demand the transfer of Superintendent Jones amid strong sentiment and a secured house with armed escort for his protection.
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Hazelton
Lehigh and
Wilkesharre
Honeybrook
East Pennsylvania
Jones
Professor Lincoln Injured In Chemical Lab Explosion
In Madison Wisconsin on August 17 Professor Lincoln of the state university was hurled across the room by an explosion and found unconscious two hours later. He is expected to be disfigured by the accident.
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Madison, Wis
Lincoln
The
State University
Train hold up near Edmund ends with $500 in safe loot
The southbound Santa Fe passenger train was halted near Edmund, O T at 12:15 this morning. Robbers failed to blow the through safe and departed with between $500 and $600 from the local safe. No further details available. A Lawrence Kane, born a slave, died recently worth $30,000.
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Kansas City
Edmund
O. T
Fire devastates Ostrow town in Russia destroying four hundred homes
A Warsaw dispatch reports Ostrow in Seidle province wiped out by a fourfold fire. Four hundred houses burned leaving 4,000 residents homeless. Four killed and many children missing. Remarkably the blaze started simultaneously in four areas. Separate note: Maryland wealth per capita rose from 378 to 1042 dollars in forty years.
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Berlin
Kreuse Zeitung
Warsaw
Ostrow
Seidloe
Russia
Marlyand
Wreck of Ville de Malaga Details Reach London
London reports confirm the French steamer Ville de Malaga bound from Rouen wrecked off Alderney. Officials say six crewmen drowned and the rest clung to rocks until rescued by tugs after hours on the Normandy coast. A separate note mentions Japan's newspaper growth from one title to two thousand.
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London
Rouen
Alderney Island
Normandy
Klondike report warns against rushing to Yukon district
Washington receives Canadian report condemning Ogilvie findings and detailing climate, living conditions, and selection tips for prospective Yukon workers. It notes high wages, scarce jobs, late season access, and risks from severe winters and storms.
Belgica Sails With Carla the Antarctie Expedition
Antwerp observers bid farewell as the Belgica steamer carrying Carla and 21 crew members weighed anchor at 10 AM. The expedition aims to reach Graham Land by November as the San Francisco salutes the departing ship.
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Antwerp
Carla
Antartie
Graham Land
United States
San Francisco
Ferry steamer capsized near Dresden. 7 missing
A Dresden dispatch reports a ferry between the old and new towns capsized by a passing steamer wash. Over 50 people were thrown into the water, seven are missing, and officials fear a large death toll. Also mentioned is a new method to renew electric light burner filaments.
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Berlin
Dresden
Girl Dora Cushman Dies in Lincoln Poisoning
Autopsy on 15 year old Dora Cushman found dead in a Lincoln pasture reveals poisoning as the cause. Bristol VT reports the tragedy and medical conclusions.
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Bristol
Dora Cushman
Lincoln
Miners Strike Grows in West Virginia and Norfolk Districts
Eight hundred miners at Simmons Creek and Logan joined the strike this morning, raising total out in the Norfolk and western district to fifteen hundred as the labor action expands across the region.
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Mattewan
W. Va
Simmons Creek
Logan
Norfolk
Western District
Striking Union Faces Temporary Court Injunction
Pittsburg August 16 A Pennsylvania court granted a temporary injunction against the United Mine Workers of America led by Patrick Dolan and William Warner. The order bars assemblies near Plum Creek Turtle Creek and Sandy Creek mines and threatens enforcement if miners walk off work, with a hearing set for August 18. Dolan dismissed the ruling, saying they will persevere and defy enforcement if needed.
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Pittsburg
United Mineworkers
New York & Cleveland Gas & Coal Company
United Minneworkers of America
Patrick Dolan
William Warner
Pennsylvania
Plum Creek
Turtle Creek
Sandy Creek
Collier
Dolan
Allegheny County
Miners in Cannonsburg Defy Injunction to March
Cannonsburg strikers plan daily marches near Mc Govern and Cannonsburg mines to test Judge McIllwayne’s injunction. Patrick Dolan says arrests will stack up to force a new injunction while unions nationwide back the行动 in Columbus. Bell, Lewis & Yates mines idle with about 8,000 workers. Akron cereal firm donates two tons of corn meal. Astoria salmon cases head East for miners.
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Pittsburg
Cannonsburg
McGovern and
Columbus
Samuel Gompers
Bell, Lewis & Yates Company
Reynoldsville
Turtle Creek
Akron
Fishermen's Protective Association
Astoria
Strikers Sued Over Trespass in Washington County Court
Coal operator J H Cook of McGovern complained in Washington Pa court that striking workers trespassed on his property despite an injunction. Andrew Savage, named before, attended with leaders and the court extended the injunction to cover United Mineworkers of America leaders Ratchford and Pierce and Pittsburg district mine workers presidents Dolan and Warner.
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Washington, Pa
J. H. Cook
McGovern
Andrew Savage
United Mineworkers of America
Ratchford
Pierce
Pittsburg
Dolan
Warner
Drowned Bathers In Heavy Surf At Atlantic City
Two bathers died in the Atlantic City sea after entering the undertow. Thomas C. Laswell of Princeton Indiana and an unidentified excursionist from Philadelphia perished as crowds of about 10 000 watched. Lifeguards failed to reach Laswell who struggled for about 15 minutes as Parrott tried to save him. The second body had not yet been recovered by nightfall. The heavy surf was caused by a gale and救援 crews rescued 25 to 80 people, including many women.
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Atlantic City
Thomas C. Laswell
Princeton
Ind
Philadelphia
Laswell
P. M. Parrott
Parrott
Indiana
Bathouse
Narrow Escape on Chehalis Railroad Trestle
A young woman near Newaukum narrowly escaped death on a trestle when a passenger train approached. She fell as she ran to the end, the cowcatcher grazed her, and she was left with only minor scratches. Passengers praised Engineer Jones for his quick, calm actions.
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Chehalis
Wash
Newaukum
Jones
Cotton Crop Estimated at Nine and Three Quarter Million Bales
New Orleans reports cotton statistician H M Neill issued a circular on the growing crop. He confirms July 1894 figures and says the year’s crop promises to reach at least 9 750 000 bales with 500 000 to 1 000 000 more within reach. Texas could push the total higher if rains improve.
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New Orleans
H. M. Neill
Texas
Creede Silver Mines Face Closure Over Rates
In Creede Colorado miners and mine owners negotiate amid low silver prices. Talks with railroad and smelter officials aim to cut costs and keep operations open. Miners are prepared to accept wage cuts from 3.00 to 2.75 in wet mines and 2.50 in dry to avoid shutdown.
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Denver
Creede
Colo
Train wreck near Caddo Mills kills passenger
Dallas August 16 a north bound M K T train was wrecked near Caddo Mills by removed fishplates and bent rails. Messenger Rawlins was killed instantly. Several passengers injured. Injured to be taken to Greenville. Wrecking crew at scene. No further details available.
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Dallas
Tex
Caddo Mills
Rawlins
Greenville
Demand for harvest hands hits Eastern Washington and Idaho
Spokane reports an unprecedented demand for harvest hands across Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho with fears that sufficient workers may not be available. Separately, Dover New Hampshire jail cells are arranged in a revolving circular layout so inmates can view the country around the prison.
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Spokane
Washington
Idaho
Dover
N. H
Oregon Sheep Headed to Kansas for Fattening
J A Knollin of Kansas City bought 80 000 Oregon sheep driven overland to Kansas for winter feeding and marketing the following year. The herd is split into 12 bands with eight men each. arrival in Kansas expected by October. some drivers press on to avoid idle suspicion.
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Oregon
Kansas City
J. A. Knollin
Livestock Commission
Kansas
Knollin
Whitecaps terrorizes Ken sington area and Mexican arms order
A three month spree of whitecaps menaces Ken sington Kentucky with abductions and beatings of Ward Bolan and O Hara while a Mexican army prepares by ordering 25 000 Mansur rifles and 10 rapid fire guns from Berlin. A separate Wasco Oregon incident reports a fatal tent fire injuring Mr Huck’s family.
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City of Mexico
Francisco Z. Mena
Berlin
Northwest Brevin Items Of General Interest
A compilation of regional notes from Washington and surrounding areas. Topics include Chinook fish hatchery reopening this month, Chehalis school census with 8 188 children, King county property values, Garfield county grain yields forecast near 2 000 000 bushels, Whatcom hay crop prospects, a Blaine area ranch 500 tons of hay, Westport house foundation details, Chinook land sale rejections, statewide harvest labor scare, rising harvest yields in Titus and Asotin counties, and hops and barley timing for Kent Goldings.
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Chinook
Chehalig
Loren County
Board of Control
Allt Etate Penitentiary
Garfield Couunty
Garfield County
King County
City of
Seattle
Whatcom County
Itig
Blaine
Westporrt
State Board of Land Commiaitioners
Pacity County
C. R. Johnson
Titus County
Waterville
Asotin
Kent Goldings
Astoria Regatta Subscriptions Rise Amid July County Grants
Subscriptions for Astoria regatta are pouring in and will be completed in a few days. July warrants totaling 072.34 were drawn in the county while 3105 in scrip was redeemed. Harvesting progresses with wheat markets improving and cornices assessing the Sherman County stream prospects. Oregon’s congress history notes a failed joint resolution to widen Astoria harbor.
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Astoria
Sherman County
Kiscell
Gray’s River
Astor Kissell
Lincoln County
Oregon
Congress
Sennotr McBride
Secretary of War
Pasoel Astoria
Lumbia
A & Man
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