Stormy Nome coast as Rosecrans wrecks near Cape Nome
Portland reports Rosecrans grounded about 60 miles south of Cape Nome with a cargo of government supplies aboard. Five passengers disembarked in Nome. salvage operations and ensuing litigation loom as agents sold property and owners seek redress. The Portland also carried $300,000 in Alaska Commercial Company gold. Lieutenant Herron returns to Seattle after leading a long Alaska expedition from Cook Inlet toward the Tanana.
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San Francisco
Portland
Cape Nome
Rose‘rans
Missouri
Rosecrans
Lundquist
Charles Nelson
Unauska
Capertome
Dutch Arbor
Corwin
Catherine Sudden
Nome
Svonder
Alaska Commercial Company
Port Townsend
Wash
Dawson
Sybil
J. S. Herron
Eighth United States Cavalry
Cook Inlet
Tanana
Alaska
Yukon River
Herron
Seattle
F E. D. Wiggin
Rampart
Rampart Creek
Klondike
Nicaragua Blamed For Isthmus Revolt
Dispatches indicate Colombia accepts Nicaragua as responsible for the Panama Isthmus revolt. The U S replies in line with policy to keep the Panama railway open and protect American lives and property. Hayti adopts the gold standard and declares the American dollar as unit of value.
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Nicaragua
Washington
Panama
United States
Hayti
Department of State
Powell
Port Au Prince
Kentucky’s Trial a Success in Final Acceptance Test
The inspection board led by Rear-Admiral Rodgers returned to Washington and reported the Kentucky’s acceptance trial very satisfactory and equal to her sister ship Kearsarge. The double terrets performed splendidly. The Kentucky will enter dry dock at the New York yard for finishing touches of paint.
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Washington
Rodgers
Kentucky
New York
Foreign troops push to Tien Tsin as relief force grows
The 2800 men forming the Seymour relief brigade advances toward Tien Tsin after a heavy Saturday battle. Allies use naval and field guns to drive Chinese artillery from the line while Russians storm the arsenal. Japanese ships and troops surge toward the area as international forces near 60,000, with Canton and Shanghai reports noting unrest and foreign anxieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tien Tsin
Admiral Seymour
Che Foo
Taku
Tien ‘L'Sin
Japan
Ton Shan
Lu Tai
Shan Hai Wan
Pekin
Canton
Weat
Wo Chou
Shanghai
Liu Kung Yih
Chang -Chi Tung
Shanghi
China
Cuban Troops for China Rumor Sparks Army Talk
Dispatches claim half the Cuban garrison may depart Cuba in coming months with the Second Infantry possibly bound for China within ten days. Governor-General Wood denies knowledge of any orders while an officer reports a private cable about the move. In a separate note from Jameston St Helenas, Sarel Eloff leads 11 officers and 98 troopers captured at Maefking to Deadwood prison camp amid Boer activity and one enteric fever death.
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China
Havana
Cuba
Wood
Jameston
St. Helena
Sarel Eloff
Kruger
Maefking
Deadwood
Missionaries Leave Wu Chan Amid Anti-Foreign Demonstrations
The steamer Sam Chui arrived from Wu Chan with a number of women missionaries. Reports say other Europeans plan to leave Wu Chan as natives hold anti-foreign demonstrations along the West river.
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Wu Chan
Hong Kong
Sam Chui
West River
Japanese Driven Out From Keswick Area Miners Resist
In Redding California on June 29 two hundred miners and smelter workers forced 21 Japanese laborers to leave the town. The Japanese were sent toward Keswick by train and then halted by a railroad conductor. No violence occurred as workers oppose the replacements of white labor with Japanese laborers. A precautionary action follows. In Paris the French minister of marine reports sending women and children tied to the mission at Foo Chow to Hong Kong. In Rome the Italian cruiser Vettor Pisani and the cruisers Stromboli Vesuvio were ordered to Chinese waters.
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Redding
Cal
Keswick
Minera
Paris
M. de Lassan
la Joure
Foo Chow
Hong Kong
Arsenal
Rome
Vettor Pisani
Stromboli
Vesuvio
Chinese
Prohibition National Convention Nomination Steps
John J. Woolley of Illinois won the presidential nomination on the final ballot while Henry B. Metcalfe of Rhode Island secured the vice presidential nod by a large majority. Dr Swallow declined the vice presidency after his nomination speech. The convention adjourned sine die at six.
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Chicago
John J. Woolley
Illinois
Henry 8. Metcalfe
Rhode Island
Mr. Woolley
Silas C. Swallow
Pennsyyvania
Hale Johnson
Woolley
H. I. Castle
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
H. B. Metcalfe
Thomas R. Caseardon
West Virginia
First Regiment
Dickie
C. H. Mead
New Jersey
Johann
Committee On
Wolfenbarger
Arkansas
Linois
Llinois
Stewart
John G. Woolley
W. Geer
Homer L. Castle
Pittabuarg
Dr. Swallow
Swallow
A. H. Morrill
Massachusetts
Metcalfe
Cascardon
Eaton
Dr. Maton
Aid urged for India famine sufferers by Colorado governor
Governor Thomas issues proclamation urging Coloradoans to donate to India famine relief. A. D. Weir of Omaha arrives as India Relief Commission representative to canvass the state.
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India
Denver
Thomas
A. D. Weir
Omaha
India Relief Commission
Smithsonian to receive Sprague estate after long delay
New York June 30 S and Terry a beneficiary of J W Sprague of Louisville says it will be about 50 years before the estate valued at 250000 will reach the Smithsonian institution. The collection of Japanese curios now in Louisville is expected to be sold in New York next winter to benefit the estate.
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New York
S. &. Terry
J. W. Sprague
Louisville
Smithsonian Institution
Inauguration of Dole in Honolulu
The ceremony marked the third epoch-making event in Hawaii’s annexation, Governor Sanford B. Dole sworn in on the 1898 proclamation site amid a crowded, multinational crowd at the palace, with the flag displayed and a hot, sunlit day.
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Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
United States of America
Sanford B. Dole
America
Hawaii
Japan enraged over secret executions in Seoul
Japanese anger rises over the covert strangling in Seoul prison of ex cabinet ministers An Kyong Su and Kwon Young Chin, leaders of Korea’s progressive party. They were reportedly tortured into confessions and displayed as traitors to appease Tokyo and Korea’s king.
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Vancouver
B C
An Kyong Su
Kwon Young Chin
Progressive Party
Seoul
Queen Min
Japan
Korea
Kwon
Tokio
Morita
Archduke Franz Ferdinand Renounces Succession Ties
In Vienna today Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his bride to be Princess Chotek swear their marriage will be morganatic. The oath binds them to avoid empress status or dynastic succession for any offspring. The ceremony includes readings by Count Goluchowski and a crucifix pledge at the Hofburg. The marriage is planned for Sunday.
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Vienna
Franz Ferdinand
Hofburg
Chotek
Oxth Warn
Goluchowski
Mining Notes on Prospecting and Geological Knowledge
The article argues for practical mining understanding, stressing outdoor experience, ore occurrence, and geology. It cites prospector life, the need for credible study, and warns against narrow views from isolated regions while mentioning a Boise report of rich ore at the Iowa mine owned by Judge W. B. Heyburn and the incorporation of Okanogan Gold Mines, Ltd.
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Douglas
University of Montana
California
Montana
Colorado
Boise
Idaho
Iowa
W. B. Heyburn
Quartsburg
Okanogan Gold Mines, Ltd
Okanogan Free Gold Mines, Ltd
Okanogan County
Yaab
Midsummer Business Highlights and Trade Shifts
Bradstreet notes gloom in distributive trade and industry with price cuts in manufactured goods especially steel and textiles. Cotton gains from crop damage while cotton goods soften. Dry goods rise with warm weather. Wool quiet awaiting London sale. Sugar profits rise. boot and shoe prospects weaken. leather mixed by region. Coal steady. bituminous demand strong. U S and Canadian business failures decline slightly.
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Bradstreet
London
Chicago
United States
Dominion of Canada
Pacific Coast Trade Markets in Seattle Listings
A compiled price list from Seattle markets shows onions at 14c per pound, new lettuce at 1 per crate, potatoes 15 16, 16, and various vegetables priced per sack or per dozen. Strawberries 1.25 per cage, celery 40 60c per dozen, cabbage 1.00 1.25 per 100 pounds, tomatoes 2.50 per case, and dairy products with butter 22c, eggs 19 8c, cheese 14 15c. Fresh meats include dressed beef steers 8c, cows 7c, mutton 8og, pork 8c, veal 4 10c, hams 13 18 5c, and breakfast bacon 12c.
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California
Puget Sound
Washington
Graham
Portland
Walla Walla
Valley
Oregon
Wool—Valley
Portland Market Prices Mixed Across Commodities
Portland market listings show wheat at 57 58 cents, flour grades around 3.05 per barrel, oats from 33 to 85 cents per bushel, and hay ranging 6 to 11 dollars per ton. Livestock and dairy items include butter at 0.85 to 0.90, eggs 16 cents per dozen, cheese at 14 cents, chickens 3 to 4 dollars per dozen, and hogs 4.50 to 5.00 per 100 pounds with steers up to 4.50.
Commodity price list for dairy and feeds from 1899
The document lists numerous prices across regions and items. It includes wool and hops rates by region such as Nevada Oregon and Yale, dairy prices for creamery butter and fancy dairy, and feed values for millstaffe middlings and bran with quoted dollars and cents. It reflects a late 19th century trading catalog style.
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Bar North
Lunterior
Seymour
THEIR
Katute
Dole
Association of Chambers of Commerce of
United Kingdom
Germany
Austria
Campau
Detroit
Daniel C. Campau
Michigan Democratic State Central Committee
Kansas City
Kanasas City
Midsummer Business
Pacific Coast Trade
Nevada
Yaleley
Northern
Fgge
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