Wreck of a Yacht Idler After Storm Off Cleveland
The schooner Idler sank 16 miles off Cleveland in a fierce storm. Six Corrigan family members and crew were aboard. Mrs. John Corrigan survived with her passenger daughter Miss Etta Corrigan. Captain Holmes and crew attempted rescue but most aboard remained trapped in the cabin. Survivors were rescued by tugs shortly after.
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Cleveland
James Corrigan
John Corrigan
Holmes
Samuel Bighum
Port Huron
Corrigan
Etta Corrigan
Diggam
Ida Corrigan
Jane Corrigan
Charles Reilly
Chanivaina
Biggam
Waree Ocently
John Cutlaws
Chicago
Arew
Pittsburg Fireman Dies After Evans Building Collapse
Pittsburg July 10 Stewart Burns of Engine Company No 4 died at an early hour this morning, raising the death toll to five from the Evans building wreck. Captain Dan Campbell of No 4 remains in critical condition with slight chances of recovery. The other injured crews are recovering and say their rescue was miraculous.
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Pittsburg
Stewart Burns
Evans
Dan Campbell
No. 4
Bodies Not Yet Recovered From Idler Drowning
Six people drowned when Captain James Corrigan s yacht Idler capsized fifteen miles offshore. High seas prevented divers from recovery, with another attempt planned for tomorrow. Separate notes report a July fire in Seattle damaging a business block on Second Avenue and an Ashantee War dispatch noting delays and casualties due to food shortages and rebel movements.
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Cleveland
James Corrigan
Seattle
Wash
Holden & Wilson
Randolph Gross
Rhodes Gross
Second Avenue
Proclaimed Aguinaldo Protests Aid to Filipino Unity
Two rebel documents circulate in Manila, including an alleged Aguinaldo proclamation warning against the coming civil commission led by Judge Taft. It claims the commission is unofficial and urges Filipinos to keep arms, yet seeks to extract concessions while promising freedom of speech. A second long letter from General Triao to foreign consuls defends Filipinos over recent massacres of Spanish prisoners in Camarines.
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Manila
Aguinaldo
McKinley
Taft
Peace Commission
Ile
Luzon
Polillo
Hong Kong
Junta
Triao
Camarines
Murder of von Ketteler and Chinese crisis grows
Berlin dispatch reports Emperor William intends firm action for the death of Baron von Ketteler with large armed forces and navy to back intervention in China while Prince Henry may command. In Seattle, the steamer Tacona reports smallpox aboard Charles Nelson and the murder of Frank Luthner by Bruce Kinwright on June 20.
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Gerite
Berlin
Count von Bulow
William
Baron von Ketteler
China
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Lu Hai Houn
Pekin
Seattle
Tacona
Nome
Charles Nelson
Egg Island
Frank Luthener
Bruce Kinwright
Finish senate protests czar edict on Finnish language and trade
In Helsingfors on July 4 the Finish senate memorialized the czar saying it cannot promulgate the imperial rescript on introducing the Russian language in Finland, limiting public meetings, and allowing Russians to trade in restricted crafts. In Birmingham Alabama, July 4 about 10 900 union miners halted work seeking higher wages as the old contract expired yesterday and operators refuse concessions.
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Helsingfors
Finland
Alabama
Birmingham
Ala
Yestersday
Car Jumped Track Kills and Wounds Numerous in Tacoma
A crowded United Traction car on the Edison line plunged 100 feet into a gulch after a hill crest mishap. Nearly 100 passengers were aboard. dozens killed or fatally injured and many more wounded. Motorman F L Koehn and conductor J D Calhoun were in charge. Rescue and hospital care followed amid a frantic scene.
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Tacoma
United Traction Company
Edison
F. L. Koehn
J. D. Calhoun
DeLin Street
First
Washington Volunteers
Mines Report New Yukon Strikes and Rampant Gold Rush
The Post-Intelligencer notes fresh gold strikes 100 miles back of Circle City on Faith Hope and Charity creeks entering the Tanana, plus Walker's Fork on Forty-Mile. A stampede follows, Eureka yields a potential 1 500 000, Rampart and Koyukuk camps draw hopeful prospectors, and Jack Wade and Little Manook claims show strong cleanups and large outputs. Ex Gouvernor McGraw’s No 8 on Little Manook yields 80 000 last winter. other workings report substantial pay, with rework and thawing efforts planned.
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Seattle
the Post-Intelligencer
Skagway
Yukon
Circle City
Faith
Hope
Charity
Tanana
Walker
Eureka
Rampart
Col. Wiggin
Nome
Koyukuk
G. Lenant
Jack Wade
Lenant
McGraw
John H. McGraw
Washington
Little Manook
Big Manook
Rich copper strike reported at War Eagle claim camp
Phoenix reports an ore strike on the War Eagle claim near the shaft drift where 25 feet of clean chalcopyrite ore have been exposed. ore tests show copper over $20 per ton and $1.60 in gold, with the wall yet to be reached.
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Phoenix
B. C
War Eagle
Buck
Mary Ann Placera
Chesaw Camp
Wash
West Fisher Creek
Libby
Mont
Ferguson
Nettie L
Mines reopen activity at Toroda creek promising ledge finds
Seven mining companies operate near Republic Washington with hopes of cutting ledges within days. Oxford mine shows surface values up to 255 ounces silver and 15 dollars per ton gold. A tunnel at 65 feet reveals a 12 inch stringer and ore averaging 200 ounces silver per ton with 10 to 12 dollars gold. tunnel extension and adjacent ledge require further work.
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Republic, Wash
Toroda Creek
Oxford
Bradstreet's Report Signals Dull Trade and Mixed Crop Outlook
Bradstreet's notes dull distributive trade due to season, with generally weak manufactured prices except where crops are promising. Wheat prices surged then cooled. government and private yield estimates differ. Sugar hits decade highs on canning demand. teas rise amid China conflicts. Heavy rains affect cotton from the Mississippi eastward. iron and steel trade remains pessimistic. Weekly wheat shipments total 8,184,144 bushels with 185 bankruptcies, up from last week. Canadian failures 18 versus 28.
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Bradstreet’s
China
Japan
Mississippi River
Pittsburg
Dominion of Canada
Seattle Market Prices Hit Western Wholesale Trade
A dense list of Seattle and Portland market quotes covers produce meats grains and dairy. Items include onions lettuce potatoes beets carrots and parsnips with prices per crate sack or case, plus provisions for beef mutton pork and poultry. Dairy eggs cheese butter and hay values are also noted alongside wheat flour oats barley and millstuff prices. Wholesale ranges reflect regional supply of Washington Oregon and California goods.
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California
Puget Sound
Washington
Portland
Walla Walla
Valley
Oregon
Wool—Valley
Greer
Rossland District Camps Active Near Olalla Creek Headwaters
Report from Spokane notes extensive assessment work at Summit camp eight miles northwest of Olalla, with multiple creek headwaters and trails for pack horses. The Nickle Plate mine is near Twenty Mile Creek, and several high grade properties are visible from it.
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Spokane
Summit Camp
Olalla
Rossland Miner
Keremeos
Cedar
Keremeos Valley
Similkameen
Twenty Mile Creek
Commodity Prices and Grades Across Regions
Wool and hops market figures list regional prices by district. Butter and eggs show creamery and ranch rates with per pound and per dozen equivalents. Millstaffe middlings and bran prices are included for feed.
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Nevada
Oregon
Valley
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