News of the Week shows global fund flow and unrest
A condensed world roundup notes Canada raised 179161 dollars for India famine relief. Kansas City saloons were raided with 3500 dollars in liquor seized and destroyed. Santa Fe province wheat output barely covers local needs. A Seattle jewelry store was burglarized for 10000 dollars using heavy tools. Five orphans from Honolulu were shipped to San Francisco under bond demands. Eruption at Mangan volcano devastates villages with many bodies recovered or missing.
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Canada
Kansas City
Kan
Buenos Ayres
Santa Fe
W. HH. Finch
Seattle
Honolulu
San Franciso
Salvation Army
Manila
Mangan
Libog
Rio de Janeiro
United States
Indiana Miners Protest at Denver Meeting
A vast gathering at the miners’ hall in Denver voiced support for Indiana miners and criticized state policy. Officials cited low wages of about $1.25 per ten, limited living costs, and urged change in public sentiment toward mining families and relief efforts.
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Denver
Ledaneor
Ind
Opers House
Oval
Ehave
Frendsuip Me and Campaign Against the Weak
A Chicago woman described as a harsh activist planned a campaign aiming to eliminate the weak by painless death. She allegedly sought a large monetary gain under a broad social-justice pretext, including a demand for ten million dollars.
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Manie
Marysh Neel
Chicago
Jerseli
Amd
Uss Begun
Campacga Wwrich
Weether
Mentslivines
Pwasidl
Neuss
Waahi
Hamas A
Cuba's Fight for Liberty: Banderas Leads 12000 in Western Invasion
The New York Journal reports Quintin Banderas, a famed Negro War Captain, led 12,000 troops from eastern Cuba to the western end, reinforcing Matanzas Havana and Pinar del Rio as Gomez planned the second westward invasion. The proclamation urges men of color to honor Maceo and pursue liberty.
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New York
The
Journal and Advertiser
Maximo Gomez
Antonio Maceo
Martinez Campo
Quintin Banderas
Maceo
Matanzas
Havana
Pinar del Rio
Banderas
Isés
Pirates Open Fire on British Steamer Pegu
Reports from Acheh and Canton describe pirate attacks on a British steamer and on river boats, with crews and passengers harmed. The Pegu was boarded by six Acheinese. Captain Ross and others were injured as pirates looted and fired, amid broader tales of piracy and unrest across the region.
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Tacoma
Northern Pacific
Columbia
Yokohama
Hong Kong
Canton River
Chung Kwei
Kung Ah Phin
Canton
Ah Phin
Straits
Mat Sallet
Puleh Gays
Newbro
Gaya
Inaman
Sanikan
Acheen
Pegu
Ross
Lear
Trail News From Skaguay and Alaska Frontier
Reports from Skaguay on August 25 describe a booming frontier town with 3000 residents, diverse outfits, and a lively scene of tents, shacks, gambling, and early townsite clearances. Freight moves by steamer, lighters, and packers, with high prices and many hazards for would-be migrants seeking passage to the Yukon. A Seattle dispatch notes rich strikes on the McMillan river tributary in Alaska and caution over transit rates and the overall Klondike-era rush.
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Seattle
Utopia
Skaguay
Skagway
Alaska
United States
Skagway Trail
Dyes
Irs
Lake Lindeman
Tacoma
Wash
North Fork
McMillan River
George Lemmon
Yukon
Iwan
Klondike
Fatal Fire In Kansas City Burglary and Loot
A Kansas City report describes a fatal blaze traced to a nine men butchers case. Robbers blew the deck of a ship after midnight and escaped with $700 in valuables and $1.50 in money. A naturalist notes distorted puffing effects from devices used by crowds.
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Sansas City
Times
Elainale
Kan
Save
Fom
Wheat prices surge as bulls force market in Chicago
Chicago buyers push September wheat above a dollar for the first time in the current bull campaign. Traders claimed heavy shorts were pressured by the bull clique which includes Wall Street figures like George French and Allen, Grier & Co. A foreign potato crop shortage of about 1 billion bushels boosted demand for U S wheat, lifting December futures while corn and provisions also rallied on the news.
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Chicago
Shorts
Joseph Leiter
George R. French
Allen, Grier & Co
James Keene
Wall Street
George French
Bull Combine
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Ing
Island News Nexuses From San Francisco Dispatch
The Mariposa from Sydney brings Hawaiian items while Japan arbitration on immigration delays continues. The China registry case awaits Judge Perry's decision likely to be appealed. debate over the big steamer's registry looms. Jamaica plans and Cuba trade signals permeate European dispatches as Spain debates tariffs and Cuban questions.
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San Francisco
Sydney
Honolulu
Japan
China
Perry
Supreme Court
Settlal
McFar
London
San Sebastian
Spain
United States
Imier
New York man arrested for stealing a stole
A New York man was arrested the other day for stealing a stole. The report mentions Italy and disruptions in another line about the indemnity dispute with Greece and possible guarantees by Britain France and Russia.
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New York
Constantinople
Lord Syisonfv
Greece
Great Britain
France
Russia
Treasure Ship News From Port Angeles Harbor
The Portland arrives from St Michaels after a three day delay due to a storm. Captain Kidston downplays rumors of 2 million in gold aboard, noting about 825000 in gold dust and nuggets. Passengers bring gold from Eldorado and Bonanza creeks promising large future yields, while crews desert ports and ships struggle to recruit.
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Port Angeles
Wash
Portland
St. Michaels
Kidston
Timothy Bell
William Ogilvie
Dominion
Weare
Yukon
United States
Bear
Seattle
Eldorado Creek
Indian
Eldorado
Bonanza
Klondike
Dawson
Sound
Circle City
California
Victoria
Cap
J. M. Colman
Fate of the Benders and other late notices in brief
A Kansas chronicle reports Captain Carroll’s deathbed confession on the Bender murders near Montgomery county. He claims a citizen posse killed Kate and the old man after burying bodies and sparing Mrs Bender with a warning. The tale recounts Kate’s final defiant words and a tragic end for the Benders. Also from Peru and Los Angeles, notes on Bolivian incursions and oil industry moves.
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Wichita
Kan
Bender
Montgomery County
Captain Carroll
Benders
Seersey
Kate
the Oldman
Mrs. Bender
William Bender
Smares
Northwest Briefs From the Thriving Sister States
A collage of regional notes reports grain yields above 40 bushels per acre, a Walla Walla race meet planned for October, and busy mills in Cosmopolis and Port Townsend. Other items note rail additions, bridge bids, army rumors at Fort Walla Walla, school land sales, and rising west coast labor demand with wages from two to six dollars per day.
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Cosmopolis
Ellensburg
Hope
Kittitas County
Flum
Marine Hospital
Port Townsend Bh
Spokane Spokesman-Review Ae
Lincoln
Wall Walla
Padiams
Respectiv Inty
Board of Submissioners
Iounty
the Falls
Myers Falls
Tha
Catron
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