Week’s Happenings Stretch From Skies to Seas
Boers resume activity in Cape Colony. A German steamer and eight sailors lost. A gale wrecks buildings in Jersey City. A Tennessee murderer burned at the stake. Turkey balks French quays. Steel workers offer concessions to end strike. United States Attorney Evans of Minnesota dies. Nogales officials tied to smuggling plot. Chicago machinists ignore picketing ban. One hundred Filipino insurgents surrender. San Francisco iron workers’ strike settles. Manila force to rise to quell uprising. Shingle mills shut down move in Washington. Venezuela seeks state department help. Castle Rock scaled by Portland climbers. Sir Thomas Lipton arrives in New York. Navy denies Schley request. Sitka to host coast survey observatory. Two arrested for bank fraud. Fifteen drowned in French coaster. Nordstrom gives up hope of escape. Colombian gunboat sinks. Islander steamer hits iceberg. Nome Nome cable damaged beyond repair. Lake Erie tunnel explosion cost five lives. St Joseph health leader. Portland second. Winters sentenced for bullion theft. Sultan ends relations with France. Czar to witness French maneuvers. Islander survivors offer no clues. Golconda disaster claims 17 lives. Missouri mob kills three Negroes. Iowa bound for Panama. Missouri mob lynches two Negroes. England warned war in Africa may end soon. Five children kill a classmate. Arctic expedition rescues Kite. U S exports top among non-Britain to South Africa. Pittsburgh strike adds 1800 workers. Two mills shut. New York donor funds Columbia chair. Ohio river steamer capsizes. 16 die. Rebels press in Colombia and Venezuela. British expenses rise sharply. American seeks perpetual motion secret after 12 years.
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Japan to Protest Over Honolulu Quarantine Action
Tokyo awaits instructions after Mr Takahira receives Honolulu protests against U S quarantine officers subjecting Japanese vice consul St Osakabe and his wife to a physical examination on July 25. Legation notes plans to press formal representations once guidance is received.
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Takahira
Honolulu
United States
St. Osakabe
Japan
State Dept
Legation
Hawaii
Storm Demolishes Anadarko Structures Killing Two
A wind and rain storm swept Ereno area with Anadarko reports saying the town was nearly demolished. Two men died and many were injured as tents and buildings under construction collapsed. The full extent of damage remains to be determined.
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Anadarko
France Breaks Diplomatic Ties With Turkey Over Quay Deals
In Constantinople on August 23, M. Constans informs the sultan that all diplomatic relations between France and Turkey are ended. He cites the sultan's failure to honor a direct personal pledge made at the Yildiz palace regarding quay purchases and disputed French claims. The French foreign minister had assured performance of the agreement, making continued relations untenable.
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Constantinople
M. Constans
France
Turkey
Yildiz
No Change in the Strike in San Francisco
San Francisco reports no new phases in the strike with rumors fading. Docks advance except lumber while the wholesale district sees brisk business. Labor leaders remain confident in union victory as defections from workers grow. Four colliers finished discharging with expectations all port unloadings by next week. Several freight vessels arrived and departed.
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San Francisco
Snow Sheds Burned Near Summit Road in California
A severe morning fire in the snow sheds near the summit at Lakeview station, near Truckee California, destroyed 2,500 feet of sheds. Fire trains from Summit and Truckee checked the blaze despite strong winds. By 3 PM the fire was under control and by 6 PM the timbers burned out and the roadbed cooled.
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Truckee
Cal
Summit
Lakeview
Washington News Briefs Highlight Growth and Local Happenings
Rural free delivery routes expand from Oakesdale and Thornton while Spokane residents anticipate a 12 to 13 mill city levy, down from last year’s 16 mills. Missing farmer Edward Sweagle worries friends. a man’s body found in Be Hingham bay is aged about 45 with sandy hair. Supreme court judges gain a new beach, 22 feet long, in design. Thurston County reports 4,324 school children, up 105. Morse Hardware in Whatcom burglarized for 50 dollars of goods. Tekoa to build a cold storage plant. Loon Lake to stock crawfish. Everett to host a machinery depot. Palouse farmers laud brome grass. Garfield adds a rural route. Whitman fruit yields fall short but quality rises. Irwin rules the 75 cent hunter license fee illegal. Daisy to Meteor road nears completion. six threshers explode from wheat smut. Walla Walla trees watered nightly. Colfax to install free reading room and drinking fountain. Statewide demand for common labor grows with railroad work driving the surge.
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Edward Sweagle
Colfax
Be Hingham Bay
Supreme Court
Henry
Thurston County
Bryan
Morse Hardware Company
Whatcom
Tekoa
Everett
Palouse
Garfield
Whitman County
Irwin
Superior Court
Daisy
Meteor
Fourth
Elm Streets
Walla Walla
Seattle Market Prices For Hides Hogs Wool And Grain
Seattle dealers quote round lot prices on docks for hides pelts and tallow heavy salted steers and cows by weight and category. Livestock beef cattle hogs sheep calves and poultry listed with live and dressed prices. Grain hay seeds and field crops priced by type and region.
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Seattle
Washington
Puget Sound
Russian nobleman among LA junk dealer thefts
A junk dealer arrested for stealing in Los Angeles was identified as a Russian nobleman. The piece notes the Pacific Packing & Navigation Company as the Pacific coast’s largest non railroad corporation and mentions U.S. interest in Siberian mineral wealth including copper mines.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Pacific Coast
The
Pacific Packing & Navigation Company
Nordstrom Hanged for 1891 Murder in Seattle
Charles W. Nordstrom was executed by hanging at 9:49 AM for the murder of William Mason on November 27, 1891. He cried, prayed, and struggled as four men tied him to a board before the trap sprung, and he died at 10:02 AM with ministers and Salvation Army members in attendance.
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Seattle
Charles W. Nordstrom
William Mason
Salvation Army
Nordstrom
Cudihee
Uywight
War finance decree tightens Colombia front line costs
An official Bogota dated July 18 decree sent to department governors orders suspending war material payments and limiting expenses to army and administration. It authorizes forced and voluntary loans and war contributions to fund local needs without relying on the capital. Governors are empowered to act with responsibility to stabilize their territories.
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Colon
Bogota
Treasury to bar Chinese bound for Mexico from landing
Washington reports the treasury department will deny landing to Chinese travelers destined for Mexico unless they prove good faith. Assistant Secretary Taylor stated the policy follows a Chinese exclusion act authority to regulate transit through the United States. A Chinese consul in San Francisco had said migrants were refused landing at that port, signaling broader enforcement to curb smuggling.
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Washington
Treasury Department
United States
Legation
Taylor
San Francisco
Mexico
Train wreck near Jacksonville injures none at Prentice
A fast Kansas City passenger train on the Alton road struck a freight near Prentice eight miles north of Jacksonville Illinois at midnight. No injuries are reported though the wreck halted service and prompted investigation.
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Jacksonville
Ill
Kansas City
Alton Road
Prentice
Here
Venezuelan Revolution Said to Be Under Way
New York reports from Willemstad Curacao say a new Liberal led Venezuelan uprising is being arranged with its leader currently in New York. The country tightens control with travel bans and a curfew-like air. At the Limon river an American firm employing 300 men found only 15 present one morning.
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New York
Willemstad
Curacao
The
Herald
Venezuela
Limon River
Chilean training ship cadets visit Annapolis gift for Washington Monument
The General Bageduino, a Chilean training ship carrying recent naval academy graduates from Valparaiso, is due in New York within days. The group will visit Annapolis and present a bronze tablet to be placed on the Washington monument as a gift from Chile.
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New York
General Bageduino
Naval Academy
Valparaiso
Annapolis
Chile
Washington Monument
France Ultimatum to Sultan Deepens Turkey Rift
Paris reports indicate M. Constans has a free hand to act against Constantinople if disputes are not settled immediately. A full embassy withdrawal may follow, with Munir Bey urged not to return as Turkey and France edge toward severed diplomatic ties. No naval move planned but embassy closure would hit espionage hubs in Paris.
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Paris
Constantinople
M. Constans
Elysee Palace
France
Turkey
French Will Use Strong Measures If Needed Over Turkey
Paris dispatch says France is serious about Turkey and may use a powerful fleet if required. The sultan refused a French concession fearing foreign quay control would aid conspirators, unless Constans allowed a buy back for 41.099 million francs within six months.
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Turkey
Paris
Tribune
France
M. Delcasse
Constans
Constantinople
Porte
Exodus from Nome brings mass of passengers to Port Townsend
Port Townsend reports the Nome Exodus underway with the Roanoke arriving from Nome carrying 130 cabin passengers and many steerage travelers. About 1,000 people have sailed north this season as each succeeding steamer is expected to fill with passengers before ice closes navigation. Passengers carry about $200,000 in gold. Roanoke hauled $600,000 in dust including $90,000 for Pioneer Mining and the rest for North American Trading. Idle men crowd the town seeking passage money amidst scarce work and rising anxiety.
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Port Townsend
Nome
Roanoke
Pioneer Mining Company
North American Trading & Transportation Company
Reservation Opening Sought for Spokane Indian Reserve
Plans were announced to open the Spokane Indian reservation 25 miles northeast of Spokane to mineral locations. The 200000 acre area, now home to about 350 Spokane with Chief Lott, shows promising surface indications. The Spokane chamber of commerce aims to push congressional action.
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Spokane
Fire at Atlantic Refining works destroys vast oil stock
A large blaze at the Atlantic Refining Company works in Point Breeze, Philadelphia burned out leaving an estimated $500,000 loss. About fourteen tanks holding 200000 barrels of oil were destroyed. One tamping station and thousands of feet of pipe were ruined, though key machinery remained intact.
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Philadelphia
Atlantic Refining Company
Point Breeze
Smuggling Ring Busted Near Nogales Officials Fall
In Washington rumor spread of a major crackdown on Chinese smuggling across the Mexican border. William A. Hoey and B F Joss, Nogales customs officers, were jailed along with two others as treasury and secret service agents pursue further arrests. Evidence shows certificates marked with letter a indicate bribe payment.
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Washingtongay
United States
Ating
William A. Hoey
Nogales
B. F. Joss
The
Treasury
Styce
C¢jal
Treasury Department
Kavie Nogales
Reaso
Secret Service
Floods ravage Pennsylvania towns causing fatalities and rail disruption
Heavy weeklong rains trigger disastrous floods across Pennsylvania. Mauch Chunk reports four deaths as the Mauch Chunk creek surges 15 feet above normal. Wilkes-Barre, Tamaqua, Shamokin and other mining towns endure washouts, railroad delays, and widespread mine flooding. Bridges, creeks, and crops suffer extensive damage and business halts statewide.
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Mauch Chunk
Carbon County
Wilkesbarre
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Sunbury
Pennsylvania Railroad
Shamokin
Tamaqua
Pittston
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Pittsville
Philadelphia Reading Road
Schuylkill River
Panther
Wabash
Panthers Creek
Catawassa
Trade in Philippines grows in seven months to 1901
A War Department comparison shows Philippines import value for seven months ending January 31, 1901 at 17,999,167 dollars versus 12,674,705 dollars in 1900, and export value at 12,617,359 dollars versus 8,305,530 dollars in 1900, increases of 42 percent and 52 percent respectively.
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Washington
Philippines
War Department
Islands
Chilean ore shipment tests smelter experiment at Omaha
Notice received by the American Smelting and Refining Company reports a first shipment of gold ore from Chile to its Omaha plant. Described as very rich, the shipment is an experiment and, if successful, will be followed by larger consignments from South America.
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Omaha
American Smelting and Refining Company
Chile
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